Several studies and researches have shown that modern roundabouts are safe and effective as engineering countermeasures for traffic calming, and they are now widely used worldwide. The increasing use of roundabouts and, more recently, turbo and flower roundabouts, has induced a great variety of experiences in the field of intersection design, traffic safety, and capacity modeling. As for unsign...

As information systems (IS) are increasingly able to create highly engaging and interactive experiences, the phenomenon of flow is considered a promising vehicle to understand pre-adoptive and post-adoptive IS user behavior. However, despite a strong interest of researchers and practitioners in flow, the reliability, validity, hypothesized relationships, and measurement of flow constructs in cu...

We present our experiences in developing, and user responses in experimenting with, virtual environments that can dynamically incorporate (visualize and interact with) real objects. We have found hybrid environments can enable natural interaction, extremely rapid development, and an effective platform for conducting tasks with a substantial manual component. We hope this article will encourage ...

This mixed methods research study explored Iranian high school English teachers' perceptions of the CLT approach and the problems that may hinder teachers from implementing CLT in classes. In addition, this study investigated the relationships between teachers' backgrounds and their beliefs towards CLT approach. In the quantitative phase of the study, 70 teachers responded to the Attitudes towa...

Background Trial oversight committees (TOC) including Trial Steering Committees (TSCs) and Trial Management Groups (TMGs) are integral to trial conduct. Patient and public involvement (PPI) in trial design and conduct is frequently stipulated although there is little empirical evidence to optimise roles and inputs. We aimed to use qualitative research to understand the experiences of PPI involv...

Cultural training can be a difficult topic to address during the internship year and can be defined or approached in many different ways. This article describes a program designed to provide cultural training focused on increasing cultural awareness for psychology interns. The training program outlined is based in part on anthropological research methods and teaches interns a method for learnin...

This special issue offers a first systematic qualitative cross-national exploration of how diverse minority groups respond to stigmatization in a wide variety of contexts. This research is the culmination of a coordinated study of stigmatized groups in Brazil, Israel and the USA, as well as of connected research projects conducted in Canada, France, South Africa and Sweden. The issue sheds ligh...

This position paper has been prepared for a workshop concerned with issues and experiences surrounding logged data for on-line communities. We briefly describe relevant elements of a field study of a group of welding engineers using a collaborative system conducted at NIST. The log data captured during the field study is sequential, as it is ordered by time. We believe this ordering will be imp...

The MetaCenter is both Czech national Grid and supercomputing infrastructure and a research project focused on sustainable advancement of this infrastructure. We describe a research activity bringing virtual network service to MetaCenter. It covers the reasons for implementing VirtCloud, system for managing virtual networks, expected use-cases, design and implementation constraints and interact...