This paper presents results of an exploratory experimental study of the effects of interruptions on the execution of computerised clerical tasks, provides classification of interruption handling strategies, and gives some recommendations for the user interface design for frequently interrupted work conditions.

This paper has people as its focus, namely 80 trainee interpreters and practitioners, with the following questions: where they come from occupationally – what their current/previous occupations are; how much (wish to) work; why wish to become/remain an interpreter. Data were collected Australia-based informants who will or currently work in public service interpreting. Matching current of train...

BACKGROUND Program effectiveness is influenced by the degree and quality of implementation, thus requiring careful examination of delivery processes and how the program is or is not being implemented as intended. Implementation fidelity is defined by adherence to intervention design, exposure or dose, quality of delivery, and participant responsiveness. As part of the process evaluation (PE) of...

This study was undertaken to assess the socio-economic impact of producing export oriented agricultural crops on the livelihoods of the farmers, in eastern Ethiopia. A random sample of 305 farmers was studied. Comparisons were made between producers and non-producers using the Ztest and regression analysis. It was found that producers of export oriented crops are better off than the non-produce...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to examine the predictive relationships between employee health risk factors (HRFs) and workers' compensation (WC) claim occurrence and costs. METHODS Logistic regression and generalised linear models were used to estimate the predictive association between HRFs and claim occurrence and cost among a cohort of 16 926 employees from 314 large, medium an...

PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES To identify the specific administrative, clerical, patient care, patient education, and research responsibilities that licensed nursing personnel perform in the field of radiation oncology. DESIGN Descriptive. SAMPLE 281 licensed nursing personnel employed in the field of radiation oncology in North America. METHODS Subjects completed a six-page, self-administered quest...

This study examines the efficacy of user participation in developing an accounting application. The research takes place over a 19month time frame, involves 516 clerical-level accounting subjects, and includes experimental manipulations in a field setting. The model of user participation and involvement proposed by Hartwick and Barki (1994) provides the foundation for the research framework. Th...