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HyperRESEARCH aids Biodiversity Conservation during Climate Change
In the journal of Global Environmental Change, Shannon Hagerman, Hadi Dowlatabadi, Terre Satterfield, and Tim McDaniels explore environmental and conservation policy in their article, "Expert views on biodiversity conservation in an era of climate change."
In the abstract of the article, they state "Adapting conservation policy to the impacts of climate change has emerged as a central and unresolved challenge. In this paper, we report on the results of 21 in-depth interviews with biodiversity and climate change adaptation experts on their views of the implications of climate change for conservation policy. We find a diversity of views across a set of topics that included: changing conservation objectives, conservation triage and its criteria, increased management interventions in protected areas, the role of uncertainty in decision-making, and evolving standards of conservation success. Notably, our findings reveal active consideration among experts with some more controversial elements of policy adaptation (including the role of disturbance in facilitating species transitions, and changing standards of conservation success), despite a comparative silence on these topics in the published literature. Implications of these findings are discussed with respect to: (a) identifying future research and integration needs and (b) providing insight into the process of policy adaptation in the context of biodiversity conservation."
This quatitative study on this critical issue was conducted using HyperRESEARCH. The article can be found here.
HyperRESEARCH Aids in Understanding the Impact of Computers in Schools
In the December 2009 (Volume 7 - Issue 4) issue of the Acedemic Leadership Online Journal, J. Ignacio Aguaded, M. Fandos, and M. Amor Pérez explore the impact of computers in schools in their article entitled "The ICT Centre model in Andalusia (Spain). Results of a resolute educational policy." HyperRESEARCH was used in the broad qualitative study of the impact of computers and information systems in schools and how it related to educational policy. The full article can be found here.
HyperRESEARCH Used to Study Disability Issues in India
In their article "Navigating a way forward: using focused ethnography and community readiness to study disability issues in Ladakh, India", Theresa A. McElroy (Centre for International Child Health at BC Childrens Hospital), Alexis Davis (Department of Occupational Therapy, Sunny Hill Health Centre for Children), Cynthia Hunt (HEALTH Inc.), Jigmet Dadu (HEALTH Inc.), Tsering Stanba (HEALTH Inc.), and Charles Larson (Centre for International Child Health at BC Childrens Hospital) offer "a discussion about the use of focused ethnography and the community readiness model to study disability at the community level in cross-cultural or international settings. It describes lessons learned when applying these methods to inform community-based disability programming in remote, rural villages in Ladakh, India."
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HyperRESEARCH is an essential skill for Market Researchers
In an article in the April 19th, 2010 issue of the Hauseman Marketing Research Newsletter, the author discusses essential skills for employers to look for in hiring Market Researchers. Among those skills, the author cited proficency with HyperRESEARCH for qualitative analysis. Of course, we couldn't agree more! In the increasing sophisticated worlk of product and service marketing, coming up with clever "catch phrases" is just not enough - robust analytical skills are required. HyperRESEARCH makes harnessing that robust power intuitive and easy. For the full article, see http://www.hausmanmarketingletter.com/what-to-look-for-in-hiring-a-marketing-consultant-or-employee/.
Understanding the role of Community Health Workers through HyperRESEARCH
In volume 3, issue 3, Fall 2009, pp 227-235 of the journal of Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action, Caricia E. C. Catalani, Sally E. Findley, Sergio Matos, and Romelia Rodriguez present their finding of a qualitative study using HyperRESEARCH in the article "Community Health Worker Insights on Their Training and Certification." The article describes how "In recent years, the community health worker (CHW) field has grown significantly in the United States, with increasing numbers, roles, and visibility of CHWs. State health department regulators, health program administrators, and community health advocates have observed this growth with uncertainty about the definition of a CHW, how CHW roles differ from those of other health professionals, CHW training needs, and the potential impact of the growing certification and accreditation regulations."
Read more: Understanding the role of Community Health Workers through HyperRESEARCH