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Abstract Background The need for patient engagement in health research has been increasingly acknowledged and accepted in recent years. However, implementation is still limited due to lack of evidence on its value and lack of guidance on how to implement patient engagement. This study aims to provide insight into the contribution of patient engagement in the RECOVAC project, which studied COVID-19 vaccination in kidney patients, and formulate concrete practice-based action perspectives for patient engagement. Methods We used a qualitative participatory mixed methods approach, based on the Patient Engagement Monitoring and Evaluation (PEME) framework. Patient engagement and data collection were based on the Reflexive Monitoring in Action (RMA) approach. Data collection included participant observations, open ended questionnaires and interactive reflection sessions. Qualitative analysis was done via a thematic approach. Results We have described the process of patient engagement systematically, provided insight in its value and found that there is a need for clear aims, expectations and preparations from the start of the engagement process. We have shown that reflection throughout the process is of utmost importance and the same applies to clear communication between researchers and patient representatives. By being part of the consortium patient representatives had direct access to information, straight from the source, on for example the vaccination schedule and medication availability and had indirect influence on decisions made by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) on preventive measures and treatment against COVID-19. Having experienced patient representatives is important, otherwise training needs to be provided. We also found that patient engagement had impact on conduct and outcomes of research activities itself and may have impact on future research and patient engagement activities in general. Conclusion Patient engagement has changed the course of the project. Concrete practice-based action perspectives have been formulated, which are already being implemented by the Dutch Kidney Patients Association (NVN). Studying patient engagement in a high pace project with high public interest has resulted in lessons learned and will help prepare and implement patient involvement in future research projects. Clinical trial registration The RECOVAC studies in which the patient engagement took place are registered at clinicialtrial.gov (NCT04741386 registration date 2021-02-04, NCT04841785 registration date 2021-03-22 and NCT05030974 registration date 2021-08-20).

This literature review systematically analyzes 100 critical scholarly articles, utilizing testimonio as a primary research method and methodology, alongside literary criticism. This descriptive and pragmatic methodological examination explores scholars’ processes to collect testimonios, highlighting the various data collection procedures involved. Testimonio as collaborative intellectual production framed in critical race feminist methodology is a multimethodological research design that was analyzed and numerically tabulated. The reviewed literature was classified into two categories and nine subthemes. Fundamental Methods, the first category, encompasses several subthemes: (1) Co-creation, (2) Critical Ethnography, (3) Autoethnography and Autobiography, (4) Narrative and Journalism, (5) Art-based Approaches and Pláticas, and (6) Reflexivity and Reflexión. The second category, Peripheral Perceptions, introduces the following subthemes: (7) Synoptic Literature Review, (8) Literary Criticism, and (9) Guidelines. This project emerged in response to the lack of examinations specifically focused on the range of techniques for data collection procedures, and summarizes the most remarkable theoretical frameworks, epistemologies, and characteristics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: The need for patient engagement in health research has been increasingly acknowledged and accepted in recent years. However, implementation is still limited due to lack of evidence on its value and lack of guidance on how to implement patient engagement. This study aims to provide insight into the contribution of patient engagement in the RECOVAC project, which studied COVID-19 vaccination in kidney patients, and formulate concrete practice-based action perspectives for patient engagement. Methods: We used a qualitative participatory mixed methods approach, based on the Patient Engagement Monitoring and Evaluation (PEME) framework. Patient engagement and data collection were based on the Reflexive Monitoring in Action (RMA) approach. Data collection included participant observations, open ended questionnaires and interactive reflection sessions. Qualitative analysis was done via a thematic approach. Results: We have described the process of patient engagement systematically, provided insight in its value and found that there is a need for clear aims, expectations and preparations from the start of the engagement process. We have shown that reflection throughout the process is of utmost importance and the same applies to clear communication between researchers and patient representatives. By being part of the consortium patient representatives had direct access to information, straight from the source, on for example the vaccination schedule and medication availability and had indirect influence on decisions made by the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) on preventive measures and treatment against COVID-19. Having experienced patient representatives is important, otherwise training needs to be provided. We also found that patient engagement had impact on conduct and outcomes of research activities itself and may have impact on future research and patient engagement activities in general. Conclusion: Patient engagement has changed the course of the project. Concrete practice-based action perspectives have been formulated, which are already being implemented by the Dutch Kidney Patients Association (NVN). Studying patient engagement in a high pace project with high public interest has resulted in lessons learned and will help prepare and implement patient involvement in future research projects. Clinical trial registration: The RECOVAC studies in which the patient engagement took place are registered at clinicialtrial.gov (NCT04741386 registration date 2021-02-04, NCT04841785 registration date 2021-03-22 and NCT05030974 registration date 2021-08-20). Plain English Summary: This article is about the extensive engagement of patients in a scientific research project and what that engagement adds to the project. Although researchers acknowledge the importance of engagement of patients in research projects, it is not happening very often, Because there is not enough scientific evidence on the value of patient engagement and not enough guidance for researcher on how to implement it in their research. We used the Patient Engagement Monitoring and Evaluation (PEME) framework and qualitative participatory mixed methods research to provide insight into patient involvement in the RECOVAC project, which studied COVID-19 vaccination in kidney patients. We also formulated practical guidance for researchers who want to engage patients in their research. We describe the process of patient engagement in the RECOVAC project; what went well and what could be improved. We found that it is important to prepare well, keep reflecting on the engagement process throughout the project with all stakeholders of the project, communicate clearly and have experienced patient representatives involved or have training available for them. Patient engagement had impact on the conduct and outcome of the research activities itself and on activities outside of the project (e.g., doctors changing their conversations with their patients). We can conclude that involving patients changed the project and its outcomes to better fit with the needs of patients. A guideline has been made and is already implemented by the Dutch Kidney Patients Association. The lessons learned from this project will help researchers involve patients in their future projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In business process management, business process change analysis is the key link to ensure the flexibility and adaptability of the system. The existing methods mostly focus on the change analysis of a single business process from the perspective of control flow, ignoring the influence of data changes on collaborative processes with information interaction. In order to compensate for this deficiency, this paper proposes a rule-driven consistency analysis method for data changes in collaborative processes. Firstly, it analyzes the influence of data changes on other elements (such as activities, data, roles, and guards) in collaborative processes, and gives the definition of data influence. Secondly, the optimal alignment technology is used to explore how data changes interfere with the expected behavior of deviation activities, and decision rules are integrated into the Petri net model to accurately evaluate and screen out the effective expected behavior that conforms to business logic and established rules. Finally, the initial optimal alignment is repaired according to the screened effective expected behavior, and the consistency of business processes is recalculated. The experimental results show that the introduced rule constraint mechanism can effectively avoid the misjudgment of abnormal behavior. Compared with the traditional method, the average accuracy, recall rate, and F1-score of effective expected behavior are improved by 4%, 4.7%, and 4.3%, respectively. In addition, the repaired optimal alignment significantly enhances the system's ability to respond quickly and self-adjust to data changes, providing a strong support for the intelligent and automated transformation of business process management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Collaboration for nursing is a core competence and therefore educational interventions are essentials for collaborative skills. To identify such interventions, we carried out a study to understand nursing students' collaborative process. A narrative inquiry method was used to explore the collaborative process of first‐year undergraduate nursing students. The analysis was conducted on field notes from 70 h of observation of 87 nursing students' collaboration during skills lab activities. It also included transcriptions of four focus group discussions with 11 students. The results are presented as a sequential process of (1) navigating in unfamiliar territory, (2) navigating together to cope, and (3) navigating together towards independency and the future nursing profession. We identified a transition from teacher‐led assistance and guidance to student interdependency and reciprocal learning, ending with student‐led assistance supporting independency. In line with Vygotsky's theory of zone of proximal development, different scaffolding interventions are needed depending on where the students are in the collaborative process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With increased access to biomedical and electronic health records data and the complexity of research questions, individuals in residency programmes who aim to conduct research require specialized educational programmes and biostatistics support. Biostatistics collaboration units in academic health centres often work with residents to conduct data‐intensive research. These units face numerous challenges related to providing training in statistical literacy and collaborating on resident‐led research within very restricted timelines. Since 2019, the Duke Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Research Design (BERD) Methods Core has supported over 247 resident‐led projects by developing tools and resources to address these challenges. This manuscript presents novel processes and training materials that other institutions can use to help biostatistics collaboration units effectively support resident training programmes. We provide a framework to support the development of collaborative teams, along with specialized training materials for residents who collaborate with these teams. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In collaborative manufacturing environment, the knowledge integration in collaborative process is very crucial, especially the heterogeneous information distributed among various cooperative suppliers. To tackle the optimization of knowledge consolidation in co-manufacturing, a knowledge integration with ontological framework is proposed in this study. First, by representing the collaborative business activities for cooperative suppliers, an architecture of knowledge integration with ontological schema is generated. The ontological model of knowledge concepts is explored in terms of the analysis of the ontological structure of knowledge. Aiming at the concept, an approach of ontology integration on the basis of ontological similarity is promoted. There are two portions included in this approach, mapping and combination, which are implemented through the analysis of similarity in two ontologies namely universal and regional. To integrate the two ontologies, the relations and restrictions among fields are definitely depicted by the Semantic Web Rule Language. Eventually, the presented framework is illustrated through a case study, and the outcomes satisfy the needs of knowledge combination to assure that the effectiveness of the presented method is confirmed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to identify and analyze existing gaps in the integration of immersive approaches for collaborative processes with Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector. Using a systematic approach that includes metadata analysis and review procedures, we have formulated specific research questions aimed at guiding future investigations into these gaps. Additionally, the analysis generates insights that could guide future research directions and improvements in the field. The methodology involves a comprehensive review of the literature, focusing on the interaction between immersiveness, BIM methodology, and collaborative processes. Data from 2010 to 2023 have been analyzed to ensure relevance and completeness. Our findings reveal current limitations in the field, such as the need for fully integrated prototypes and the execution of empirical studies to clarify operational processes. These limitations serve as the basis for our research questions. The study offers actionable insights that could guide future research and improvements in the AEC sector, particularly in the adoption of immersive technologies. The research underscores the urgency of addressing these challenges to facilitate ongoing development and greater adoption of immersive technologies in the AEC sector.

In business process management, business process change analysis is the key link to ensure the flexibility and adaptability of the system. The existing methods mostly focus on the change analysis of a single business process from the perspective of control flow, ignoring the influence of data changes on collaborative processes with information interaction. In order to compensate for this deficiency, this paper proposes a rule-driven consistency analysis method for data changes in collaborative processes. Firstly, it analyzes the influence of data changes on other elements (such as activities, data, roles, and guards) in collaborative processes, and gives the definition of data influence. Secondly, the optimal alignment technology is used to explore how data changes interfere with the expected behavior of deviation activities, and decision rules are integrated into the Petri net model to accurately evaluate and screen out the effective expected behavior that conforms to business logic and established rules. Finally, the initial optimal alignment is repaired according to the screened effective expected behavior, and the consistency of business processes is recalculated. The experimental results show that the introduced rule constraint mechanism can effectively avoid the misjudgment of abnormal behavior. Compared with the traditional method, the average accuracy, recall rate, and F1-score of effective expected behavior are improved by 4%, 4.7%, and 4.3%, respectively. In addition, the repaired optimal alignment significantly enhances the system’s ability to respond quickly and self-adjust to data changes, providing a strong support for the intelligent and automated transformation of business process management.

This study aims to identify and analyze existing gaps in the integration of immersive approaches for collaborative processes with Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sector. Using a systematic approach that includes metadata analysis and review procedures, we have formulated specific research questions aimed at guiding future investigations into these gaps. Additionally, the analysis generates insights that could guide future research directions and improvements in the field. The methodology involves a comprehensive review of the literature, focusing on the interaction between immersiveness, BIM methodology, and collaborative processes. Data from 2010 to 2023 have been analyzed to ensure relevance and completeness. Our findings reveal current limitations in the field, such as the need for fully integrated prototypes and the execution of empirical studies to clarify operational processes. These limitations serve as the basis for our research questions. The study offers actionable insights that could guide future research and improvements in the AEC sector, particularly in the adoption of immersive technologies. The research underscores the urgency of addressing these challenges to facilitate ongoing development and greater adoption of immersive technologies in the AEC sector. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Understanding how individuals collaborate with others is a complex undertaking, because collaborative problem-solving (CPS) is an interactive and dynamic process. We attempt to identify distinct collaborative problem-solver profiles of Chinese 15-year-old students on a computer-based CPS task using process data from the 2015 Program for International Student Assessment (PISA, N = 1,677), and further to examine how these profiles may relate to student demographics (i.e., gender, socioeconomic status) and motivational characteristics (i.e., achieving motivation, attitudes toward collaboration), as well as CPS performance. The process indicators we used include time-on-task, actions-on-task, and three specific CPS process skills (i.e., establish and maintain shared understanding, take appropriate action to solve the problem, establish and maintain team organization). The results of latent profile analysis indicate four collaborative problem-solver profiles: Disengaged, Struggling, Adaptive, and Excellent. Gender, socioeconomic status, attitudes toward collaboration and CPS performance are shown to be significantly associated with profile membership, yet achieving motivation was not a significant predictor. These findings may contribute to better understanding of the way students interact with computer-based CPS tasks and inform educators of individualized and adaptive instructions to support student collaborative problem-solving. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the 2022/2023 season, my collaborators and others from The New Post Office prepared a series of five lecture performances entitled Sex Education II, which explored from different angles and using different performing practises the right to sexual pleasure as a fundamental part of sexual rights as a human rights issue. The lecture performances were based on conversations with women1 who shared their personal stories, experiences and difficulties, as well as interviews with experts from different fields. In October 2023, we combined the five lecture performances into one whole and performed them in one day. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, I will look at the collaborative aspects of the composition and the rehearsal process involved in making OCCAM I, and how the piece sits within the context of my solo harp commissioning project (2002–). I will discuss how Éliane Radigue's compositional method intersects with my improvisational practice, and how the performance techniques that I have developed and my particular relationship to the harp function as compositional material. I will highlight some of the technical challenges of performing her pieces—stamina, double bowing, refinement of techniques, timing, listening, partials, crossfades, tuning and projecting in a space—as well the emotional registers that are inherent in her work. I will then turn to the ways that OCCAM Ocean differs from other projects I have worked on and how it reshapes traditional concepts of authorship, authority and performer agency. Notably there is no conventional score to Radigue's pieces; rather she presents an image or images of water to the musicians. I will draw upon my long experience of performing Radigue's music as well as my work notebooks and two as yet unpublished interviews that I conducted with Radigue in November 2013 and February 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Glazed ceramic cladding is a material with a very long history of use in the built environment, whether as roof tiles, wall tiles, or more recently, as part of a rainscreen cladding system. A key factor in the resurgence of interest in ceramic as a cladding material—in addition to its inherent qualities of sustainability, malleability, durability, and fire resistance—is as a means of incorporating color into the facade. Although polychromatic facades are commonly achieved using tessellation of a range of single‐colored elements, this article will focus on complex layered and variegated color and texture within a single component. Historical glazes, such as the blue‐red of Chinese Jun ware pottery from the 12th century CE were produced through carefully controlled reduction kiln processes, yet retained an element of uncertainty in the resultant patterns and remain an inspiration for contemporary ceramic artists. Drawing on historical research, literature review and interviews with ceramic artists and industrial manufacturers, six case studies from the United Kingdom and China are discussed that show collaborative processes at different scales of operation. These combine unique artisan and artistic glazes, with standardized, rigorously tested, and internationally manufactured products. These "fusion glazes" refer to historic hand‐made practices to bring an element of unpredictability, and a layer of complexity in terms of color, texture and luster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A common practice in scenarios of remote collaboration is to provide a representation from distributed team members, aiming to positively influence the level of social presence and in turn the work effort. Nevertheless, these stimuli can lead to fractured learning experiences, since collaborators need to split attention among the task, the shared information, and the counterpart representation. This paper explored how the last affects social presence, and other dimensions of collaboration, as well as task resolution in scenarios of remote guidance. A user study was conducted, comparing two distinct conditions: traditional video chat (team members representation always visible) and Augmented Reality (AR) annotations (collaborators representation never available). These were selected due to ongoing research with partners from the industry sector, following the insights of a participatory design process. A real-life use-case was considered, i.e., synchronous maintenance task with 4 completion stages that required a remote expert using a computer to guide 37 on-site participants wielding a handheld device. The results of the study are described and discussed based on data analysis, showing that the majority of participants preferred the AR-based condition, despite the absence of the expert representation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Collaborative governance within natural resource management relies on dialogical forums where people can negotiate complex issues through conversations. In this paper, we investigate situations where procedural frames around these discussions are negotiated in the conversations between its participants in a corpus from five different natural resource management contexts. We present how frame discussions are initiated, how actors express that actions are not aligned with the frames, and finally, how these openings of discourse about the frames are interactively managed, maintained, and closed. We argue norms of inclusiveness, consensus, and performance shape the interaction and hamper the joint investigation of the frames, and undermine the entire justification of the collaborative processes and the core quality of dialogical conversations. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Additive manufacturing has seen remarkable growth in recent years and a rising evolution of industrial applications for direct manufacturing. Many industries are looking to adopt this technology to take advantage of its benefits, such as design freedom and component mass reduction. However, design teams need to gain the experience, training, and design knowledge that allow them to consider the capabilities of this new technology. Existing design methodologies for additive manufacturing only consider a subset of the design process. Most research studies focus on either design heuristics, or design principles, or design rules, and do not provide a structuring and comprehensive design methodology tailored to additive manufacturing. This paper aims to provide designers and companies with a systematic and creative integrated design methodology in a user-centered approach. The benefits and constraints of AM are structured for greater understanding, through the design heuristics, principles, and design rules related to the process. Furthermore, we integrate visualization and prototyping throughout the process to ensure product quality and user fidelity. Hence, this study aims to provide a new methodology for product design for AM that covers the entire process, from the requirement to production. The proposed user-centered methodology integrates the different stakeholders, throughout the project life cycle. Finally, we evaluate the proposed methodology by designing a left-handed mouse as a case study. Novice designers for new product development with AM can also use this solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this article, we question and reflect on our collaborative work and research throughout our participation at several European Teacher Education Network (ETEN) conferences. We present four workshops we designed and conducted in Setubal (PT), Rotterdam (NL), Vic (SP) and online (DK). Our experience shows that, far from being a concept reserved only for the private or intimate sphere since the first philosophers, friendship encompasses mutual respect, allowing for creative and fruitful cooperation in arts and education and in formal or informal contexts. We also address singular processes in our workshops using Atkinson’s concepts of ‘not-know’ and ‘subjects-yet-to-come’.

Undergraduate programs face the permanent challenge of constantly transforming to keep an up-to-date curriculum according to globalization and internationalization processes. In the case of civil engineers, professional training should respond to the needs of the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Operation (AECO) industry. In this context, Building Information Modelling (BIM) constitutes a process involving shared digital representations of built assets to facilitate design, construction, and operations processes within the industry to form a reliable base for decision-making. The present research develops a methodology and a proposal to embed BIM in an undergraduate civil engineering competency-based curriculum. Mixed method research was applied with a descriptive approach and a concurrent design. The results show that it is possible to implement a curricular design to embed BIM transversally. The study concludes that this design was embraced by the AECO industry, as the number of students, the number of employed graduates, and institutional national and international agreements have positively increased from 2017, at the launch of the program, to 2022. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Content validity and clinical utility of the Collaborative Process for Action Plans to Achieve Children's Participation Goals were evaluated. The collaborative process is designed to assess child, family, and environment strengths and areas for improvement specific to a child's participation goal and identify intervention strategies and the person(s) responsible for each strategy. Twelve pediatric therapists participated in one of two Nominal Group Consensus Process. Following discussion, therapists rated the importance of child, family, and environment attributes, clarity of wording, and the usefulness of the collaborative process. Ratings for 91% (first group consensus) and 100% (second group consensus) of the statements met the criterion for consensus, supporting content validity. Ten parent/child/therapist teams evaluated clinical utility. Written responses to open-ended questions were coded using inductive content analysis. Parents and therapists indicated that the collaborative process promotes engagement, the goal is considered from many viewpoints, and there is a joint commitment to the action plan. Limitations included time to complete, the need for preparation and more guidance, and unfamiliar expressions. Familiarity with collaborative, solution focused processes and participation interventions are considerations for use in practice. Research is recommended in which the action plan is implemented, progressed, and achievement of participation goals are evaluated. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Forest landscape in Cijedil Village, Cianjur hosts numerous endemic wildlife to conserve. On the other hand, the needs of local people from forest utilization could not be also neglected. Hence, the environmental management issues in the forest landscape of Cijedil are not only attributed to the biodiversity and ecological protection but also social and economic empowerment that engages various stakeholders. To get a mutual understanding among the stakeholders within collaborative management, building dialogue, reaching consensus, and comprehending its process is necessary. Nevertheless, few studies, particularly in Indonesia, have thoroughly performed related to this topic. The objective of this study is to fill this gap by describing the consensus building in the collaborative process framework and its affecting factors for reaching an agreement in collaborative management in the forest landscape of Cijedil. We performed a qualitative study by using action-based research and a case-study approach. Semi-structured and in-depth interviews were undertaken with 18 key informants selected by the snowball sampling representing six stakeholders involved: KPH Cianjur, SPH II Cianjur, BLHD Cianjur, officials of Cijedil Village, LMDH Cijedil, and the local community of Cijedil. The findings show that this consensus building has adapted the collaborative framework indicated by problem- and direction-setting activities in the first two stages of the collaborative process. It also suggests that the main influencing of parties-related factors are human resource capacity, level of understanding, and commitment, whereas process-related barriers are time uncertainty and incentives offered. These factors are indicated not completely discrete but rather affecting each other. To conclude, while the consensus for broadly collaborative environmental management is still needed to promote, the driven inhibiting factors remain. It is, therefore, crucial to address and deal with those main challenging elements. Abstrak Lanskap hutan di Desa Cijedil, Cianjur mempunyai banyak satwa endemik yang penting untuk dilestarikan. Namun di sisi lain, kebutuhan masyarakat lokal dari pemanfaatan hutan juga tidak bisa diabaikan. Oleh karena itu, masalah pengelolaan lingkungan di lanskap hutan Cijedil tidak hanya terkait dengan perlindungan keanekaragaman hayati tetapi juga pemberdayaan sosial dan ekonomi yang melibatkan berbagai pemangku kepentingan. Untuk mendapatkan pemahaman bersama di antara para pemangku kepentingan dalam pengelolaan kolaboratif, perlu membangun dialog, mencapai konsensus, dan memahami prosesnya. Namun demikian, baru sedikit penelitian, khususnya di Indonesia, yang telah dilakukan terkait topik ini. Tujuan dari studi ini adalah untuk mengisi kesenjangan ini dengan menggambarkan pembangunan konsensus dalam kerangka proses kolaboratif dan faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhinya untuk mencapai konsensus dalam pengelolaan kolaboratif di lanskap hutan Cijedil. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kualitatif berbasis aksi dan pendekatan studi kasus. Wawancara semi terstruktur dan mendalam dilakukan dengan teknik snowball terhadap informan kunci yang mewakili enam pemangku kepentingan yang terlibat: KPH Cianjur, SPH II Cianjur, BLHD Cianjur, aparat Desa Cijedil, LMDH Cijedil, dan masyarakat Cijedil. Temuan menunjukkan bahwa pembangunan konsensus ini telah mengadaptasi kerangka kerja kolaboratif yang ditunjukkan oleh aktivitas penetapan masalah dan arah dalam dua tahap pertama proses kolaboratif. Temuan juga menunjukkan bahwa faktor utama yang mempengaruhi terkait pihak adalah kapasitas sumber daya manusia, tingkat pemahaman, dan komitmen, sedangkan hambatan terkait proses adalah ketidakpastian waktu dan insentif yang ditawarkan. Faktor-faktor ini tidak sepenuhnya terpisah melainkan saling mempengaruhi. Penelitian ini menyimpulkan bahwa walaupun konsensus untuk pengelolaan lingkungan kolaboratif secara luas masih diperlukan, faktor-faktor penghambatnya masih tetap ada. Oleh karena itu, penting untuk mengatasi tantangan utama tersebut.

Combined with the characteristics of open-pit mines in China, the definition of intelligent open-pit mines is given. This paper introduces the overall network architecture, business architecture and collaborative process of the intelligent open-pit mine. The overall network architecture of cloud, edge and end is adopted to realize the collaborative correlation of various production links in the open-pit mine by accessing multi-source heterogeneous data and fully applying advanced technologies such as big data and cloud computing. The business architecture adopts the "5 layers + 3 system" model. The "5 layers" from bottom to top are the basic equipment layer, business data layer, analysis service layer, analysis business layer and analysis presentation layer. And the "3 systems" are data analysis standard system, safety specification standard system, metadata and code specification standard system. The bottom-up collaboration of intelligent open-pit mine should realize "basic + data" support, mine production system collaboration, disaster risk analysis collaboration and business decision-making collaboration. The key technologies such as unmanned technology, digital twin technology, big data collection and analysis technology, risk monitoring and early warning technology of intelligent open-pit mine are discussed. It is pointed out that technologies such as big data and artificial intelligence will become the core driver of open-pit mine intelligence. The platform-based architecture will become the common choice for future intelligent open-pit mine systems.

Decision making in natural resource management must deal with uncertainty. This can be very challenging when there is high uncertainty in the system being managed, particularly when participatory processes are used that potentially involve a wide range of stakeholders with competing interests and values, and where technical resources are limited. In the first phase of the research, a formal review of how uncertainty was managed in a collaborative and community-centred policy process to set water quality and water quantity limits in the Selwyn Waihora catchment in New Zealand. Three recommendations for improvement were identified: (i) increase the transparency of the nature and level of uncertainty considered, (ii) expand the types or sources of uncertainty considered, and (iii) apply a systemic and systematic approach to identifying and prioritising uncertainties. In the second phase, this led to the development of a five-stage conceptual framework incorporating a number of steps and tools designed to facilitate understanding, communicating, and managing uncertainty. The framework was tested and refined using the data from the original Selwyn Waihora policy process. This paper describes our framework, which was found to support understanding, managing, and communicating uncertainty in collaborative processes tasked with developing new environmental policy, despite time and resource constraints. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

During the COVID-19 pandemic music therapy managers in hospitals were responsible for supporting their teams through relentless planning and implementation of change, including working virtually and in–person. The Creative Arts Therapies Managers' Network was established as a group of eight music therapy managers to formulate and appraise thinking and generate and refine meaningful constructs to sustain their own capacities as managers. Weekly meetings for the period April to July 2020 were recorded, transcribed and analyzed to generate themes that reflected these managers' early pandemic experiences. Each manager used these themes as a basis for reflection to write stories that represented their lived experiences in that period. These stories are discussed using theoretical constructs which inform them, including aspects of identity, moral dilemmas, relentless uncertainty, and resilience in response to uncertainty. These stories and underpinning considerations illuminate previously unexplored experiences of music therapy managers in hospitals. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this article is to describe and analyze the epistemic and argumentative dimension of the collaborative process established between a mediator and two teachers during the development of a continuing education program for English public teachers lecturing adults and teenagers. The continuing education program focused on reflection on the teaching practice of the language teacher, the construction of collaborative practices, and the production of teaching units based on the Pedagogy of Multiliteracies (KALANTZIS et al., 2016). Reflective sessions were developed, recorded in audio, and later, transcribed. The analysis of the transcription of audio records was conducted through epistemic-argumentative actions developed by the Center for Collaborative Studies in School Contexts (N.E.C.C.E, in Portuguese), from UFSM. We identified throughout this collaborative and argumentative process, an orientation towards the construction of critical and reflective thinking by the participants, expanding possibilities of enhancing understanding related to the multiliteracies approach. The argumentative process, besides opening paths for collaboration practices, also enhanced the transformation of theoretical and practical teaching concepts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Formulating effective management plans for addressing the impacts of invasive non-native species (INNS) requires the definition of clear priorities and tangible targets, and the recognition of the plurality of societal values assigned to these species. These tasks require a multi-disciplinary approach and the involvement of stakeholders. Here, we describe procedures to integrate multiple sources of information to formulate management priorities, targets, and high-level actions for the management of INNS. We follow five good-practice criteria: justified, evidence-informed, actionable, quantifiable, and flexible. We used expert knowledge methods to compile 17 lists of ecological, social, and economic impacts of lodgepole pines (Pinus contorta) and American mink (Neovison vison) in Chile and Argentina, the privet (Ligustrum lucidum) in Argentina, the yellow-jacket wasp (Vespula germanica) in Chile, and grasses (Urochloa brizantha and Urochloa decumbens) in Brazil. INNS plants caused a greater number of impacts than INNS animals, although more socio-economic impacts were listed for INNS animals than for plants. These impacts were ranked according to their magnitude and level of confidence on the information used for the ranking to prioritise impacts and assign them one of four high-level actions—do nothing, monitor, research, and immediate active management. We showed that it is possible to formulate management priorities, targets, and high-level actions for a variety of INNS and with variable levels of available information. This is vital in a world where the problems caused by INNS continue to increase, and there is a parallel growth in the implementation of management plans to deal with them. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study uses the case of Broward County's HIV/AIDS Health Services Planning Council to highlight the likely leadership contributions in collaborative governance for core medical and support services to target populations as a conduit to care and treatment. The study relies on an in-depth interview of Council members including leaders to generate relevant data for interpretation purposes. The data are subjected to thematic analysis to help derive insights from participants' experiences relative to leadership efforts in collaborative governance. The results accentuate formal and informal leadership contributions in shared understanding, trust building, commitment to process, institutional design, communication, conflict resolution, empowerment, system context, and allocation priorities with attendant facilitation benefits and challenges. The findings point to the irreplaceable role of leadership in collaborative governance in areas such as antecedent/initial conditions, collaborative process, and the consequential outputs and/or outcomes for the benefits of target populations and society at large. It appears the tragedy of HIV/AIDS epidemic unexpectedly fosters alternative leadership approaches which is usually facilitative in nature as part of a governance regime and enables collective multi-stakeholder engagements for viable and sustainable solutions while embracing associated challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Creativity is a highly estimated value and an increasingly present topic in contemporary educational, economic, political and media discourses. It is not only considered as a valuable individual quality but as an important company and states competitive asset too. Nowadays, special attention is accorded to creative industries, as they boost national economies. In short, we are surrounded by references to creativity. However, emphasizing and promoting creativity and praising creative talents may conceal from us all the "non-creative" human, material and immaterial factors and resources which support and make possible creative accomplishments. In other words, behind each individual or group creative achievement there are those who provide logistics, organizational, financial, research, social, psychological and other kinds of support. Individuals or teams would not be able to develop and realize their innovative ideas and projects without some or more collaborators whose various talents, skills, competencies and work are embedded in the creative processes and results. The purpose of this paper is not to diminish the outstanding importance of creativeness as an inner special quality, but to present a more comprehensive approach to its manifestation, realization and outcomes. We want to bring to light and acknowledge the invisible and underestimated contributions to creative activities. Although it is good to encourage and promote creativity with all available means, we should avoid turning it into a new imperative, a pressure on each and everyone to demonstrate their creative aptitudes, especially in the educational field. This attitude could provoke feelings of frustration, deficiency and self-depreciation in persons who are not particularly creative but possess other valuable and useful qualities and skills, such as analytical, logical, practical, organizational, administrative, managerial, and others. Creative achievements as results of highly collaborative processes will be illustrated with the example of creative industries.