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Q Methodology as a Constructivist Methodology

Operant Subjectivity, 2009
Following a brief discussion of the meanings of constructivism an argument is made to the effect that Q methodology is a constructivist methodology in a sense that is compatible with the philosophy of Alfred North Whitehead. A brief comparison of the ideas of Stephenson and Whitehead is followed by a section outlining Whitehead’s notion of the ‘actual ...
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Microbial fuel cells: methodology and technology.

Environmental Science and Technology, 2006
Microbial fuel cell (MFC) research is a rapidly evolving field that lacks established terminology and methods for the analysis of system performance. This makes it difficult for researchers to compare devices on an equivalent basis.
B. Logan, B. Hamelers, R. Rozendal, U. Schröder, J. Keller, S. Freguia, P. Aelterman, W. Verstraete, K. Rabaey   +8 more
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Methodology and Reconstruction

The Psychoanalytic Quarterly, 1991
The challenges presented in treating patients with so-called borderline and narcissistic personality disorders have revived interest in the subject of reconstruction, because many analysts believe that these difficulties originate in the events of the earliest preverbal phase of development.
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Mixed Methodology: Combining Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches

, 1998
PART ONE: PARADIGMS AND POLITICS OF RESEARCH Introduction to Mixed Methods and Mixed Model Studies in the Social and Behavioral Sciences Pragmatism and the Choice of Research Strategy Research Design Issues for Mixed Method and Mixed Model Studies PART ...
A. Tashakkori
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Genotyping Methodologies

Molecular Biotechnology, 2001
This chapter details DNA extraction through polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification, gel running, allele assignment, and data management so that the genotyping data produced is suitable for use in linkage analysis programs.
S, Bevan, R S, Houlston
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Methodology: Methodology Justification

2017
This study adopts one design of the mixed methods—the sequential explanatory design. This design is characterized by the collection and analysis of quantitative data followed by the collection and analysis of qualitative data. The underlying epistemology for this methodology is based on Behren and Smith’s arguments.
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Sampling and Methodology

2016
Tamil Nadu has been classified into five agro climatic zones. The zone wise data on area underirrigated as well as unirrigated cotton were collected for 5 years (1998–2003). Then the zones were ranked on the basis of area under cotton under irrigated and unirrigated condition. Under irrigated cotton, zone V was chosen.
Vasant P. Gandhi, Dinesh Jain
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Methodological Individualismand Methodological Institutionalism

Voprosy Ekonomiki, 2013
In the paper the capabilities and limitations of methodological individualism as a core principle of mainstream economics are explored. The recent debate dealing with methodological individualism in economics is considered. Institutional individualism principle is tested.
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Response surface methodology

, 1996
Featuring a substantial revision, the Fourth Edition of Response Surface Methodology: Process and Product Optimization Using Designed Experiments presents updated coverage on the underlying theory and applications of response surface methodology (RSM ...
Raymond H. Myers, Douglas C. Montgomery
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Methodology: an introduction

2018
This chapter introduces the research methodology underpinning this book. It first defines the terms of ‘research’ and ‘methodology’ and discusses the implicit — and often unspoken — ideas about what research is and how it should operate. Academically situated researchers undergo long training and socialisation processes that involve learning the forms,
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