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Showing 1 to 20 of 92 for “"communication tool"”.
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An Autonomous Casualty Status Communication Tool
… a design for a novel machine learning-enabled tool to autonomously detect and communicate casualty status information as a redundancy mechanism to ensure accurate, comprehensive, and timely medical information reaches higher echelons of care. This thesis specifically details a system design, …
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Teen Perceptions of Cellular Phones as a Communication Tool
… teen perceptions of cellular phones as a communication tool by Midwest suburban middle students.</p><p>Foundational to the study was the "Evolution of Educational Technology" as a historical perspective of technological change, and how new technologies influence society, change …
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Blissymbolics as an Augmentative Communication Tool for Adults with Expressive Aphasia
… whether Blissymbolics - a visual-graphic communication system based on meaning rather than phonetics - could be used as a means of communication re-training with adults having expressive aphasia. This study investigated the performance of those individuals who had plateaued in re-learning …
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Social media as a communication tool during emergencies and disasters in Ghana
… has revolutionized information dissemination and communication practices, particularly in emergency and disaster management. While current research mainly focuses on one-way communication from Emergency and Disaster Management Organizations (EDMOs) to the public, there is a significant gap in …
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Development of a Communication Tool to Support the Preschool Interior Design Process
… study was designed to investigate the need for a communication tool to support child development professionals, design professionals, and parents in the preschool design process. Guided by the theoretical perspectives of Gardner and Bronfenbrenner, this research examined the need for a support …
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The use of Instagram as a communication tool in the Durban fashion industry
… Sciences Specialising in Public Relations and Communication at the Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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The development, formative evaluation, diffusion, and usage of a health communication tool for noncommunicative patients
… to examine the usage (diffusion) of the Beaumont Communication Tool, as part of a formative evaluation, to determine who is using the communication tool, perceptions of strengths and weaknesses of the communication tool, and perceptions of the effectiveness of the communication tool in …
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BP's Use of Twitter as a Crisis Communication Tool During the Gulf Oil Spill Crisis Response Phase
On April 20, 2010, British Petroleum's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig located in the Gulf of Mexico exploded, creating the largest oil spill in U.S. history. BP launched a major public relations response that targeted its online audience through strategic use of its corporate website, Twitter feed, …
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Examining uses of selected WhatsApp emojis as a communication tool among the youth: A case of Non-Metropolitan College
Communication is regarded as one of the most important activities for human beings as it allows them to pass messages from one another in society and generate more knowledge as they live together. With the advancement of technology and society, WhatsApp has firmly established itself as a popular …
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An assessment of the use of social media as a corporate communication tool by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC)
… assesses the use of social media as a corporate communication tool by the Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). The main objectives of this study were to assess the social media platforms used by NBC as communication tools to engage with their audience. The study examined the extent to which …
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The development and validation of a modified Situation-Background-Assessment-recommendation (SBAR) communication tool for reporting early signs of deterioration in patients
Background: Errors in communication are prevalent in healthcare and affect patient safety and cause unnecessary patient deaths. Reporting early signs of physiological or clinical deterioration could improve patient safety and prevent 'failure to rescue' or unexpected intensive care admissions, …
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An investigation of the impact of social media as an effective communication tool in Namibia: A case study of the Affirmative repositioning Movement (ARM)
… study assesses the impact of social media, as a communication tool, its efficacy and the paradigm change it has brought to the communication process in Namibia. Using a qualitative method in the form of a case study, the researcher focuses on Namibia‟s socio-political movement, the Affirmative …
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Public relations via Twitter : an analysis of South African commercial organisations
… and read news, Twitter has become a popular communication tool, particularly for commercial brands in South Africa. This thesis investigates twelve South African organisations’ use of Twitter. It portrays Twitter as an informational network that allows conversational communication. It seeks …
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Patient Engagement in Transitional Care
… Evidence-based research collected highlighted communication as a pain point in transitional care practices. Focus of project development was aimed at the nurse-patient relationship in transitional care, and a communication tool was developed to engage the patient in goal development and …
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The Unwantables: An Exploration of Visual Narrative
… topic. My project explores visual narrative as a communication tool to explain the role of imagination in my life.
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Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging as an Assessment Tool in Critically Ill Patients
… neuroimaging techniques were used for covert communication with two completely locked-in, critically ill patients. The results suggest that this methodology could be used as an augmentative communication tool to allow patients to be involved in their own medical decision-making. Taken …
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Clinical nurse specialist-driven communication bundle to improve patient satisfaction
… satisfaction which includes nursing and provider communication. Ineffective communication is detrimental to patient satisfaction as it can lead to medical errors and sentinel events. Additionally, acute care hospitals are required to collect and publicly report HCAHPS data to receive their full …
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Ecosystem services and urban water: an assessment of the goods and benefits accruing from sustainable approaches to urban water management
… different SUDS types and to develop and test a communication tool, to confirm the multiple benefits provided by SUDS. The work contributes to existing knowledge in this field of study, particularly as there is a very limited information available on delivery of cultural ecosystem services from …
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New media, global terrorism and the cyber battlespace: the role of the internet in radicalisation of young Saudi males
Since the inception of the internet as a communication tool with other functions, there has been increasing interest in its use by terrorists and extremist groups like ISIS and Al-Qaeda for radicalisation. These radical groups view the internet as an integral communication tool that permits …
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