Computer-aided homœopathy

AbstractHomœopathy has now come to a turning point. Thanks to Knowledge Base Expert Systems, which appeared recently and are orientated towards drug diagnosis, homœopaths have been made aware of the enormous possibilities that computers can offer them. This applies particularly to the gathering of clinical data and analysis of a collection of clinical files. The purpose of this paper is to summarize what has already been done and suggest what can be done in the future.

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Public Reporting of Cardiovascular Data: Benefits, Pitfalls, and Vision for the Future

US Cardiology Review ◽

10.15420/usc.2016.10.1.36 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 36

Author(s):

Gregory J Dehmer ◽

Keyword(s):

Clinical Data ◽

Clinical Status ◽

Public Reporting ◽

Professional Organizations ◽

Healthcare Data ◽

Outcomes Of Care ◽

The Future ◽

Policy Statements ◽

Quality And Outcomes ◽

Reporting Programs

Public reporting of healthcare data is not a new concept. This initiative continues to proliferate as consumers and other stakeholders seek information on the quality and outcomes of care. Furthermore, mandates for the development of additional public reporting efforts are included in several new healthcare legislations such as the Affordable Care Act. Many current reporting programs rely heavily on administrative data as a surrogate for true clinical data, but this approach has well-defined limitations. Clinical data are traditionally more difficult and costly to collect, but more accurately reflect the clinical status of the patient, thus enhancing validity of the quality metrics and the reporting program. Several professional organizations have published policy statements articulating the main principles that should establish the foundation for public reporting programs in the future.

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Exploring the Futures of the Ummah

American Journal of Islam and Society ◽

10.35632/ajis.v15i1.2213 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 1-30

Author(s):

Sohail Lnayatullah

Keyword(s):

Turning Point ◽

Ways Of Knowing ◽

Global Models ◽

Limits To Growth ◽

Islamic World ◽

Poststructural Theory ◽

The Future

This article is both a critique of ways of approaching the future and a presentation of scenarios of the Islamic world a generation ahead. The critique covers various global models, including The Club of Rome's classic Limits to Growth (L TG), 1 Mankind at the Turning Point (MTP), and World 2000, and other approaches to the understanding of the future. Drawing from poststructural theory, we ask: What is missing, who does the analysis privilege, and what epistemological frames or ways of knowing are accentuated, are made primary, by the models used? What can the Islamic world learn from these models? We attempt to go a step further than merely asking the Marxist class question of who benefits financially. For us, the issue is deeper. We are concerned with what knowledge frames and (more appropriately, from an Islamic perspective) what civilizational frames are privileged, are considered more important. An appendix presents recommendations focused on making the Islamic urrunah more future oriented. However, global models are only one way of approaching or understanding the future. There are other ways of approaching the study of the future from which can be derived specific assertions about issues, trends, and scenarios as to the likely and possible shape of the future. We also inquire into the utility of these models for better understanding the future of the Islamic ummah. We conclude with visions of the future of the ummah ...

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Expert systems: from database to knowledge base

Information and Software Technology ◽

10.1016/0950-5849(87)90316-8 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 29 (2) ◽

pp. 60-65

Author(s):

B.J. Garner

Keyword(s):

Expert Systems ◽

Knowledge Base

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Cocktails of pesticide residues in conventional and organic farming systems in Europe – legacy of the past and turning point for the future

Environmental Pollution ◽

10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116827 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 116827

Author(s):

Violette Geissen ◽

Vera Silva ◽

Esperanza Huerta Lwanga ◽

Nicolas Beriot ◽

Klaas Oostindie ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Organic Farming ◽

Pesticide Residues ◽

Turning Point ◽

Farming Systems ◽

The Past ◽

The Future ◽

Organic Farming Systems

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Trump, Russia, and China: The First 100 Days

Journal of International Analytics ◽

10.46272/2587-8476-2017-0-1-116-122 ◽

2017 ◽

pp. 116-122

Author(s):

M. Share

Keyword(s):

United States ◽

Foreign Policy ◽

Turning Point ◽

Transition Period ◽

American Foreign Policy ◽

The United States ◽

Donald Trump ◽

Key Indicator ◽

The World ◽

The Future

On April 30 the United States and the World marked the 100th day in office of Donald Trump as President of the United States. The first 100 days are considered as a key indicator of the fortunes for a new President’s program. This article briefly reviews the 2016 campaign and election, the 11 week transition period, his first 100 days, a brief examination of both American-Russian relations and Sino-American relations, and lastly, what the future bodes for each under a Trump Presidency. The 100 Day period has been chaotic, shifting, and at times incoherent. He has made 180 degree shifts toward many major issues, including Russia and China, which has only confused numerous world leaders, including Presidents Putin and Xi. There has been a definite disconnection between what Trump says about Russia, and what his advisors and cabinet officials say. So far Trump has conducted a highly personalized and transactional foreign policy. All is up for negotiation at this a huge turning point in American foreign policy, the greatest one since 1945. Given all the world’s instabilities today, a rapprochement between the United States and Russia is a truly worthwhile objective, and should be strongly pursued.

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PRODUCTION OF ARCHITECTURAL KNOWLEDGE-BASE AND ITS APPLICATION BY CORRELATIONAL ANALOGY METHOD : Fundamental Study for Architectural Computer-Aided Design Part 1

Journal of Architecture Planning and Environmental Engineering (Transactions of AIJ) ◽

10.3130/aijax.389.0_62 ◽

1988 ◽

Vol 389 (0) ◽

pp. 62-71 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

YOSHITSUGU AOKI

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Base ◽

Computer Aided Design ◽

Fundamental Study ◽

Analogy Method ◽

Computer Aided ◽

Aided Design ◽

Architectural Knowledge

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Nutrigenomic Information in the openEHR Data Set

Applied Clinical Informatics ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1635115 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 09 (01) ◽

pp. 221-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 6

Author(s):

Priscila Maranhão ◽

Gustavo Bacelar-Silva ◽

Duarte Ferreira ◽

Conceição Calhau ◽

Pedro Vieira-Marques ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Human Genome ◽

Clinical Data ◽

Literature Search ◽

Systemic Review ◽

Personalized Nutrition ◽

Clinical Practices ◽

Modeling Tools ◽

Data Set ◽

Traditional Concept ◽

The Future

Background The traditional concept of personalized nutrition is based on adapting diets according to individual needs and preferences. Discussions about personalized nutrition have been on since the Human Genome Project, which has sequenced the human genome. Thenceforth, topics such as nutrigenomics have been assessed to help in better understanding the genetic variation influence on the dietary response and association between nutrients and gene expression. Hence, some challenges impaired the understanding about the nowadays important clinical data and about clinical data assumed to be important in the future. Objective Finding the main clinical statements in the personalized nutrition field (nutrigenomics) to create the future-proof health information system to the openEHR server based on archetypes, as well as a specific nutrigenomic template. Methods A systematic literature search was conducted in electronic databases such as PubMed. The aim of this systemic review was to list the chief clinical statements and create archetype and templates for openEHR modeling tools, namely, Ocean Archetype Editor and Ocean Template Design. Results The literature search led to 51 articles; however, just 26 articles were analyzed after all the herein adopted inclusion criteria were assessed. Of these total, 117 clinical statements were identified, as well as 27 archetype-friendly concepts. Our group modeled four new archetypes (waist-to-height ratio, genetic test results, genetic summary, and diet plan) and finally created the specific nutrigenomic template for nutrition care. Conclusion The archetypes and the specific openEHR template developed in this study gave dieticians and other health professionals an important tool to their nutrigenomic clinical practices, besides a set of nutrigenomic data to clinical research.

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