A Comparative Studies of Automatic Query Formulation in Full-Text Database Search of Chinese Digital Humanities

2021 ◽  
pp. 457-468
Author(s):  
Chengxi Yan ◽  
Tzu-Yi Ho ◽  
Jun Wang
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Database Search ◽  
Query Formulation ◽  
Text Database

Task design and assignment of full-text generation on mass Chinese historical archives in digital humanities

2020 ◽  
Vol 72 (2) ◽  
pp. 262-286
Author(s):  
Jihong Liang ◽  
Hao Wang ◽  
Xiaojing Li
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Character Recognition ◽  
Digital Humanities ◽  
Task Design ◽  
Text Generation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Historical Archives ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
Effective Design

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to explore the task design and assignment of full-text generation on mass Chinese historical archives (CHAs) by crowdsourcing, with special attention paid to how to best divide full-text generation tasks into smaller ones assigned to crowdsourced volunteers and to improve the digitization of mass CHAs and the data-oriented processing of the digital humanities.Design/methodology/approachThis paper starts from the complexities of character recognition of mass CHAs, takes Sheng Xuanhuai archives crowdsourcing project of Shanghai Library as a case study, and makes use of the theories of archival science, including diplomatics of Chinese archival documents, and the historical approach of Chinese archival traditions as the theoretical basis and analysis methods. The results are generated through the comprehensive research.FindingsThis paper points out that volunteer tasks of full-text generation include transcription, punctuation, proofreading, metadata description, segmentation, and attribute annotation in digital humanities and provides a metadata element set for volunteers to use in creating or revising metadata descriptions and also provides an attribute tag set. The two sets can be used across the humanities to construct overall observations about texts and the archives of which they are a part. Along these lines, this paper presents significant insights for application in outlining the principles, methods, activities, and procedures of crowdsourced full-text generation for mass CHAs.Originality/valueThis study is the first to explore and identify the effective design and allocation of tasks for crowdsourced volunteers completing full-text generation on CHAs in digital humanities.

Advantages of ASHP’s Full-Text Database

1983 ◽  
Vol 40 (10) ◽  
pp. 1613-1615
Author(s):  
Dwight R. Tousignaut
Keyword(s):  
Full Text ◽  
Text Database

Cooperative purchase and use: a study of the ProQuest full text database of dissertations and theses (PQDT)

2015 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Xiaoxia Yao ◽  
YongChao Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
First Person ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Text Database ◽  
Person Account ◽  
Administrative Center

Purpose – To purpose of this study is to describe and to demonstrate the value of a consortium purchase of the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses full-text database (PQDT) in China. Design/methodology/approach – The authors provide a first-person account based on their professional positions at the China Academic Library & Information System Administrative Center. Findings – That the PQDT database has steadily increased the use of theses in China with more institutions subscribing every year. The PQDT full-text database has become one of the most cost effective databases cooperatively purchased in China. Originality/value – One of the few in-depth studies of the use of the PQDT database.

scholarly journals Effects of moxibustion on symptoms of mild cognitive impairment: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. e033910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Zhang ◽  
Lin-Peng Wang ◽  
Gui-Ling Wang ◽  
Jing-Qing Sun ◽  
Xue-Wen Mao ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Risk Of Bias ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Controlled Trials ◽  
Cochrane Central Register ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Text Database

IntroductionMild cognitive impairment (MCI) is considered the intermediate phase between normal age-related cognitive decline and dementia. Moxibustion has gained increased popularity for the management of MCI in China.This study aimed to evaluate the effects and safety of moxibustion on symptoms of MCI.Methods and analysisFour English databases and six Chinese databases will be searched from their inception to October 2019: Embase, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Allied and Complementary Medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chongqing VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database, Wanfang Database, SinoMed, China Doctoral Dissertations Full-text Database and the China Master’s Theses Full-text Database. Only clinical randomised controlled trials and the first period in randomised cross-over trial related to moxibustion for MCI will be included. The primary outcomes include the improvement of cognitive function, as measured by validated assessment tools. The secondary outcomes include changes in the activity of daily living scale, effective rate and the incidences of adverse events. The selection of studies, data extraction and risk of bias assessment will be carried out by two independent reviewers. Review Manager V.5.3 software will be used for statistical analyses. Heterogeneity test, data synthesis and subgroup analysis will be performed if necessary. The risk of bias of included studies will be assessed by theCochrane Handbookrisk of bias tool. Evidence quality will be evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation system.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval is not required as no private information from individuals are collected. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal or disseminated in relevant conferences.Trial registration numberCRD42018112657.

scholarly journals Lateral vs. Supine Positioning for Femoral Intramedullary Nailing: A Systematic Review of Comparative Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamed Sarraj ◽  
Daniel E Axelrod ◽  
Sarah Zhu ◽  
Herman Johal
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Intramedullary Nailing ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Comparative Studies ◽  
Femoral Shaft ◽  
Definitive Treatment ◽  
Femoral Shaft Fractures ◽  
Shaft Fractures ◽  
Lateral Positioning ◽  
Full Text Screening

Femoral shaft fractures are devastating injuries that usually result from high-energy mechanisms in victims of poly-trauma. Reamed and statically locked intramedullary nailing (IMN) is the definitive treatment modality for femoral shaft fractures. Patients are most commonly positioned either supine or lateral decubitus. There remains considerable concern regarding the safety of lateral positioning in the traumatized patient, particularly in the management of a potentially difficult airway or concomitant C-spine injuries. We therefore undertook a systematic review of intraoperative positioning among patients with femoral shaft fractures following PRISMA guidelines. Title and abstract screening, full text screening, and data abstraction were all completed in duplicate. Methodological Index for Nonrandomized Studies (MINORS) scores were used to evaluate methodological quality. Results: 3018 studies were included in initial screening, with three studies ultimately meeting all inclusion criteria. A total of 1,949 patients were analyzed, with 684 patients treated in lateral positioning and 1,215 patients in supine positioning. Level of agreement was strong across title (κ = 0.872; 95% CI 0.794 to 0.951), abstract (κ = 0.801; 95% CI 0.585 to 1.000), and full-text screening (κ = 1.000). The consensus mean MINORS score of included studies was 17.67 ± 0.58, indicating good to high quality of evidence. Neither patient positioning offered obvious benefits such as fewer complications or shorter operative time.  Furthermore, length of admission, days in ICU or on ventilator, and overall morbidity were not found to be significantly different between positions. Lateral positioning for intramedullary nailing of mid-shaft femur fractures appears to be a safe alternative to the standard supine positioning. There is a lack of both prospective and retrospective comparative studies investigating functional clinical outcomes in the literature.

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