Contributions of Coding Efficiency of Temporal-Structure and Level Information to Lateralization Performance in Young and Early-Elderly Listeners

The article analyzes a number of methods of knowledge formation using various graph models, including oriented, undirected graphs with the same type of edges and graphs with multiple and different types of edges. This article shows the possibilities of using graphs to represent a three-level structure of knowledge in the field of complex technical systems modeling. In such a model, at the first level, data is formed in the form of unrelated graph vertices, at the second level – information presented by a related undirected graph, and at the third level – knowledge in the form of a set of graph paths. The proposed interpretation of the structure of knowledge allows to create new opportunities for analytical study of knowledge and information, their properties and relationships.

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Hasty Pudding Versus Tasty Bread: Regional Variations in Diet and Nutrition during the Industrial Revolution

Local Population Studies ◽

10.35488/lps89.2012.9 ◽

2012 ◽

pp. 9-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sara Horrell ◽

Deborah Oxley

Keyword(s):

Dairy Products ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Local Economy ◽

Household Level ◽

Level Data ◽

Other Information ◽

Level Information ◽

Local Supply ◽

Key Aspects ◽

Nutritional Score

Using parish-level information from Sir F.M. Eden's The state of the poor (1797) we can identify typical diets for the counties of England. These diets varied considerably and afforded very different standards of nutrition. We compute a nutritional score for this diet, paying attention to the presence of vitamins, minerals and micronutrients shown to be essential for health and growth in constructing this measure. Other information in the reports allows us to relate county-level nutrition to factors in the local economy. In particular we find nutrition was positively related to the availability of common land in the area and to women's remunerated work if conducted from home. Lack of common land and little local supply of dairy products also pushed households into buying white wheaten bread rather than baking their own wholemeal loaf. Replicating some of this analysis with household-level data confirms these results. Diet also maps onto stature: male convicts to Australia were significantly taller if they originated in a county with a more nutritious diet. This verifies the important impact of nutrition on stature and demonstrates the sensitivity of height as a measure of key aspects of welfare.

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Gendered Impact of Corruption in Healthcare Service Delivery in Nigeria

The Nigerian Journal of Sociology and Anthropology ◽

10.36108/njsa/3102/11(0140) ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Yetunde A. Aluko

Keyword(s):

Service Delivery ◽

Public Hospitals ◽

Public Health Care ◽

Women's Voices ◽

Medical Supplies ◽

Poor Women ◽

Level Information ◽

Life Threatening ◽

Threatening Situation ◽

The Impact

This paper supports the hypothesis that corruption and non-delivery of services in key sectors such as health have gender-specific poverty consequences. The study utilized qualitative micro-level information about the structures of corruption and its impact on poor women. Respondents expressed their perceptions on the occurrence of corrupt practices in public health care system and its wider impact on society. The findings revealed that the impact of corruption is felt disproportionately by women and the poor, who are most dependent on public services, and have no alternative even when facing corrupt practices in a life threatening situation, such as complicated birth delivery. Pregnant women denied access to doctors tended to deliver at home, which increased the likelihood of complications and maternal and child mortality. Medical supplies meant for public hospitals are sold to private clinics who charge more for drugs and supplies. There is need to strengthen sectoral oversight mechanisms and transparency as well as increase women’s voices in service delivery.

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Controlling the Temporal Structure of Limb Movements: A Response

10.21236/ada169261 ◽

1986 ◽

Author(s):

Richard A. Schmidt

Keyword(s):

Temporal Structure ◽

Limb Movements

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