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Bértoa, Fernando Casal – Sociological Methods & Research, 2017
Although much has been written about the process of party system institutionalization in different regions, the reasons why some party systems institutionalize while others do not still remain a mystery. Seeking to fill this lacuna in the literature, and using a mixed-methods research approach, this article constitutes a first attempt to answer…
Descriptors: Mixed Methods Research, Politics, Democracy, Systems Development
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Brazhnikov, Maksim A.; Khorina, Irina V.; Minina, Yulia I.; Kolyasnikova, Lyudmila V.; Streltsov, Aleksey V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The relevance of this problem is primarily determined by a necessity of improving production efficiency in conditions of innovative development of the economy and implementation of Import Substitution Program. The purpose of the article is development of set of criteria and procedures for the comparative assessment of alternative volume production…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Productivity, Criteria, Methods
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Nagovitsyn, Roman S.; Chigovskaya-Nazarova, Yanina A.; Miroshnichenko, Aleksey A.; Senator, Svetlana Y. – European Journal of Contemporary Education, 2018
The purpose of the article is to develop a system programme "Health saving education" on the basis of creating a structural model and model of management and ensuring health and preventive activities and experimentally prove the effectiveness of its implementation in the educational process of the university. The solution of research…
Descriptors: Systems Development, Models, Beliefs, Cultural Influences
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Fanning, Elizabeth; Bunch, John; Brighton, Catherine – International Journal on E-Learning, 2011
The purpose of this study was to compare the production processes and approaches for user engagement of virtual environments created for learning or commercial and entertainment purposes, specifically through online games and 3-D online spaces. This study used a qualitative, multiple case study approach based on interviews with developers of…
Descriptors: Advertising, Observation, Virtual Classrooms, Innovation
Goh, A.; Hui, S. C. – Microcomputers for Information Management, 1996
Describes how TES, a text extraction system, is able to electronically retrieve a set of sentences from a document to form an indicative abstract. Discusses various text abstraction techniques and related work in the area, provides an overview of the TES system, and compares system results against manually produced abstracts. (LAM)
Descriptors: Abstracting, Abstracts, Automation, Comparative Analysis
Kyriakopoulos, Irene – 1975
The Bureau of the Census and Navy occupational classification systems are outlined and examined for the purpose of identifying the civilian occupations which correspond to each Navy rating. The procedures for and problems encountered in matching occupations from the census system (a public information document designed to portray an accurate…
Descriptors: Classification, Comparative Analysis, Employment, Job Analysis
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Venkatraman, N. – Journal of Management Information Systems, 1986
Derives three guidelines for management information systems (MIS) planning research by illustrating similarities between research streams of MIS planning and organizational strategic planning: recognition of MIS planning levels hierarchy and corresponding hierarchy in MIS planning benefits; specific attention to operationalization of constructs;…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Guidelines, Management Information Systems, Organizations (Groups)
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Trenner, Lesley – Information Processing and Management, 1989
Describes a comparative study of the "help" facilities of 16 interactive information retrieval systems. Guidelines for the design of a "help" facility are presented and then used to evaluate the quality and friendliness of each system. Suggestions for the improvement of online "help" facilities are discussed. (31…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design, Evaluation Criteria, Guidelines
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Ostroff, Daniel; Shneiderman, Ben – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes a study that measured the speed, error rates, and subjective evaluation of arrow jump keys, a jump mouse, number keys, and a touch screen in an interactive encyclopedia. The results of previous studies are discussed as well as the findings of this study. Improvements in selection devices are suggested. (41 references) (Author/CLB)
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Encyclopedias, Evaluation Criteria, Man Machine Systems
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Srinivasan, Padmini – Information Processing and Management, 1989
Describes rough sets theory and discusses the advantages it offers for information retrieval, including the implicit inclusion of Boolean logic, term weighting, ranked retrieval output, and relevance feedback. Rough set formalism is compared to Boolean, vector, and fuzzy models of information retrieval and a small scale evaluation of rough sets is…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Feedback, Formative Evaluation, Information Retrieval
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Salton, G. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Describes a new Boolean retrieval environment in which an extended soft Boolean logic is used to automatically construct queries from original natural language formulations provided by users. Experimental results that compare the retrieval effectiveness of this method to conventional Boolean and vector processing are discussed. (27 references)…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Information Retrieval, Mathematical Models, Online Searching
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Fox, Edward A.; Koll, Matthew B. – Information Processing and Management, 1988
Provides an overview of methods for improving the effectiveness of Boolean retrieval systems, including document clustering, relevance feedback, weighted term searching, ranked output, and fuzzy set theory. The discussion of experimental studies with the SMART and SIRE systems focuses on the implementation and results of these methods. (69…
Descriptors: Bibliographic Databases, Comparative Analysis, Feedback, Full Text Databases
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Allen, Nancy S. – Library Trends, 1988
Describes the development and outcome of a cooperative computerization effort involving nine public and university museums. The discussion covers the project goals, data development and analysis, and contributions resulting form the project. Appendices provide the system data fields used and a comparison between automation of library and museum…
Descriptors: Automation, Classification, Comparative Analysis, Consortia
Gratch, Jonathan; DeJong, Gerald – 1992
In machine learning there is considerable interest in techniques which improve planning ability. Initial investigations have identified a wide variety of techniques to address this issue. Progress has been hampered by the utility problem, a basic tradeoff between the benefit of learned knowledge and the cost to locate and apply relevant knowledge.…
Descriptors: Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence, Comparative Analysis, Computer System Design
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Baldwin, Paul E. – Canadian Library Journal, 1980
Describes the replication study undertaken by the British Columbia Union Catalogue (BCUC) to assess three online systems and their potential to meet the technical and economic needs of a number of libraries of all types and sizes in British Columbia. References are provided. (CHC)
Descriptors: Cataloging, Comparative Analysis, Economic Research, Feasibility Studies
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