We developed and validated an instrument to measure the perceived readability in data visualization: PREVis. Researchers and practitioners can easily use this instrument as part of their evaluations to compare the perceived readability of different visual data representations. Our instrument can complement results from controlled experiments on use...
Kleefstra syndrome (KLEFS1) is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental disorder affecting multiple body systems. It continues to be under-researched, and its prevalence remains unknown. This paper builds on the international KLEFS1 cohort of 172 individuals based on the caregiver-reported outcomes collected within the online data collection platform GenI...
The literature on lottery gambling shows that players do not select numbers randomly, a phenomenon which is called conscious selection. Mainly, players prefer "small" numbers (less than thirty), either because of the existence of small lucky numbers or because they are victims of the so-called birthday-number effect. Because lotto games are parimut...
The quantitative survey of the world of associations in four Italian cities is the research activity that characterises the tenth edition of the Social Associations Report. In defining its design, the working group introduced a number of innovations with respect to classic studies of associational life: firstly, by focusing the survey on the circle...
Metodiev, MartinPerrot-Dockès, MarieOuadah, SarahRobin, StéphaneLatouche, Pierre
We consider the problem of estimating a high-dimensional covariance matrix from a small number of observations when covariates on pairs of variables are available and the variables can have spatial structure. This is motivated by the problem arising in demography of estimating the covariance matrix of the total fertility rate (TFR) of 195 different...
Les notions théoriques de schème, de schéma conceptuel et de chaîne opératoire sont au fondement de l’analyse des productions matérielles des sociétés préhistoriques. Largement utilisées afin de mettre en évidence les intentions techniques intervenues dans les processus de fabrication des outils, ces notions conduisent à discuter l’Étant de la Tech...
The growing popularity of design thinking in both corporate and administrative sectors has revealed the potential of user-centric approaches to drive societal transformation. However, the application of this expertise to socio-technical transitions remains in its early stages. Previous work (Abramovici et al., 2023; 2022) has lighted the...
Apresentamos uma reflexão coletiva sobre a pesquisa de “campo internacional”, entendida como uma oportunidade de estabelecimento de uma relação direta entre o pesquisador e os sujeitos que protagonizam as práticas em estudo, permitindo observar mudanças de escala efetuadas pelos atores e processos de transnacionalização. O artigo se baseia em uma p...
PANELVIEW is an instrument for evaluating the appropriateness of the process, methods, and outcome of guideline development and the satisfaction of the guideline group with these steps. To evaluate the guideline development process of the German guideline on the treatment of patients with severe/multiple injuries ('German polytrauma guideline') fro...