MyUniversity is a European project to foster the eParticipation in European higher education institutions and allow their members to influence the final decision making performed by the institutions’ authorities. A framework, composed of the two existing interactive tools Gov2Demoss and Pnyx.eVoting, and a methodology to manage eParticipation initiatives have been created for this purpose. This...

This study reports the impact of high sensitivity to early exchange in 11-grade, CSCL triads solving welland ill-structured problems in Newtonian Kinematics. Analysis of the evolution of participation inequity (PI) in group discussions suggested that participation levels tended to get locked-in relatively early on in the discussion. Similarly, high (low) quality member contributions made earlie...

In this chapter, a framework for monitoring user involvement and participation within ERP implementation projects is proposed by using the goals/questions/metrics method. The results of this work are three-fold. First, a literature review is presented on the topic of user involvement and participation as related with ERP implementation projects. Second, a framework for monitoring user involveme...

In this chapter, a framework for monitoring user involvement and participation within ERP implementation projects is proposed by using the goals/questions/metrics method. The results of this work are three-fold. First, a literature review is presented on the topic of user involvement and participation as related with ERP implementation projects. Second, a framework for monitoring user involveme...

BACKGROUND Worldwide, there is a growing concern with adolescents' low levels of physical activity (PA). We used a comprehensive social ecological framework to uncover factors associated with leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) among adolescents from southeastern Spain. METHODS A population-based sample of 3249 adolescents aged 12-17 participated in a school-based survey in 2006. Potential ...

INTRODUCTION Parents have a fundamental role in promoting the healthy weight of their children. OBJECTIVES To determine parental perceptions of their child's body weight, eating and physical activity (PA) behaviours, and to test a predictive model of parental perceptions regarding their child's PA and healthy eating behaviours. METHODS A random-digit telephone survey was conducted among par...

BACKGROUND The identification of various individual, social and physical environmental factors affecting physical activity (PA) behavior in Canada can help in the development of more tailored intervention strategies for promoting higher PA levels in Canada. This study examined the influences of various individual, social and physical environmental factors on PA participation by gender, age and ...

BACKGROUND Physical activity (PA) improves many facets of health. Despite this, the majority of American adults are insufficiently active. Adults who visit a physician complaining of chest pain and related cardiovascular symptoms are often referred for further testing. However, when this testing does not reveal an underlying disease or pathology, patients typically receive no additional standar...

BACKGROUND Shared decision-making (SDM), a process whereby physicians and patients collaborate to select interventions, is not well understood for biologic treatment of autoimmune conditions. METHODS This was a cross-sectional survey of adults initiating treatment for Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis (inflammatory bowel disease, IBD) or psoriatic arthritis or rheumatoid arthritis (RA/PA)...

of a thesis at the University of Miami. Women who are post surgery for breast cancer (BCa) experience distressing side effects that negatively influence Quality of Life (QoL). Physical activity (PA) following a BCa diagnosis is associated with decreased mortality, reduced recurrence, increased functional capacity, less fatigue, and may improve depression and QoL. Furthermore, evidence suggests ...