Despite the expected future introduction of autonomous vehicles in cities, very few studies have analysed needs and challenges facing urban planning. This paper employs a combination backcasting Q-methodology to carry out participatory visioning for driverless city. novel approach was used elaborate shared visions desirable city among group 20 citizens 10 practitioners. Views on 41 statements w...

Background Mixed methods research designs are becoming increasingly popular in nursing to explore complex clinical issues and generate knowledge useful improve the quality of practice clients’ health outcomes. Q methodology is one such design that combines strengths both qualitative quantitative approaches examine scientifically peoples’ subjectivity towards a subject area. Aim This paper aims ...

This article presents design principles and practical steps for web-based Q methodology surveys. Drawing on the experience of two online studies, we discuss theoretical concerns, sort survey design, software programs, issues in researcher–participant engagement. We argue that opening to modes data collection is important capture greater diversity social perspectives geographies.

Museums and researchers require knowledge of how museums think about practice sustainability to understand considerations can further be incorporated institutionalised into museum on four pillars: environmental, social, economic cultural. A systematic literature review was carried out explore the theoretical background sustainable museums. This study, which used Q methodology, designed determin...

Symbolic reasoning about continuous dynamic systems requires consistent qualitative abstraction functions and a consistent symbolic model. Classically, symbolic reasoning systems have utilized a box partition of the system space to achieve qualitative abstraction, but boxes can not provide a consistent abstraction. Our Q methodology abstracts a provably consistent symbolic representation of noi...

The aim of this study was to assess the strength and direction of the correlation between cognitive appraisal, emotional state, social functioning and the effectiveness of a weight-loss program undertaken by obese subjects. The out-patient weight-loss program encompassed 150 obese women. Assessments were carried out at four time points: at the start of the weight-loss program and then after a 5...