Terminological Resources for Geosciences Translation

2020 ◽  
pp. 615-633
Author(s):  
Sabina Di Franco ◽  
Paolo Plini ◽  
Elena Rapisardi
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Knowledge Domain ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
The Public

Geosciences are part of a complex network of environmental disciplines of growing importance both for scientific purposes and for social issues. Researchers and geoscientists are called to engage with the public, not only to share their knowledge but also to persuade people and decisionmakers. The authors believe that language is the building block to start sharing and organizing knowledge, but language has its complexity and pitfalls, especially when translating from one language to another or from jargon to natural language. There is a growing need for precise, correct, and clear scientific and technological translation, starting from the meaning of specific terms to the structure of semantic relationships between terms of a certain knowledge domain. Terminology and terminological resources (thesauri, ontologies, and glossaries) dedicated to geosciences can help with these difficult tasks.

scholarly journals Seventeenth-Century Pamphlets as Constituents of a Public Communications Space: A Historical Critique of Public Sphere Theory

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-62
Author(s):  
Pascal Verhoest
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Public Sphere ◽  
Complex Network ◽  
Building Block ◽  
Parliamentary Democracy ◽  
Discursive Practices ◽  
Historical Account ◽  
The Public ◽  
Political Struggles ◽  
The Public Sphere

A public sphere in which people can freely discuss worldly affairs is arguably an essential building block of deliberative democracies. As a theoretical and historical concept, however, the public sphere concept is far from unequivocal. This article reviews Habermasian public sphere theory and particularly his failure, according to critics, to establish the ‘bourgeois public sphere’ as an historical category. It provides a more realistic historical account that helps to reframe contemporary conceptions of the public sphere. It argues that the 17th century’s culture of pamphleteering created the space for a proto-public sphere, characterized as a complex network of discursive practices mixing commercial doggerel, state-sponsored propaganda and reasoned argument. These practices were part of contradictory but mutually constitutive processes in the context of religious and political struggles that coincided with the gestation of parliamentary democracy.

Single-shot Semantic Matching Network for Moment Localization in Videos

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Xinfang Liu ◽  
Xiushan Nie ◽  
Junya Teng ◽  
Li Lian ◽  
Yilong Yin
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language ◽  
Fixed Number ◽  
Single Shot ◽  
Semantic Matching ◽  
Matching Network ◽  
Attention Model ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
Natural Language Query ◽  
Benchmark Datasets ◽  
Short Memory

Moment localization in videos using natural language refers to finding the most relevant segment from videos given a natural language query. Most of the existing methods require video segment candidates for further matching with the query, which leads to extra computational costs, and they may also not locate the relevant moments under any length evaluated. To address these issues, we present a lightweight single-shot semantic matching network (SSMN) to avoid the complex computations required to match the query and the segment candidates, and the proposed SSMN can locate moments of any length theoretically. Using the proposed SSMN, video features are first uniformly sampled to a fixed number, while the query sentence features are generated and enhanced by GloVe, long-term short memory (LSTM), and soft-attention modules. Subsequently, the video features and sentence features are fed to an enhanced cross-modal attention model to mine the semantic relationships between vision and language. Finally, a score predictor and a location predictor are designed to locate the start and stop indexes of the query moment. We evaluate the proposed method on two benchmark datasets and the experimental results demonstrate that SSMN outperforms state-of-the-art methods in both precision and efficiency.

Public perception of COVID-19 vaccines from the digital footprints left on Twitter: analyzing positive, neutral and negative sentiments of Twitterati

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aasif Ahmad Mir ◽  
Sevukan Rathinam ◽  
Sumeer Gul
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Public Perception ◽  
English Language ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Application Programming Interface ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Public Reaction ◽  
Types Of Information ◽  
The Impact

PurposeTwitter is gaining popularity as a microblogging and social networking service to discuss various social issues. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a global pandemic and is discussed worldwide. Social media is an instant platform to deliberate various dimensions of COVID-19. The purpose of the study is to explore and analyze the public sentiments related to COVID-19 vaccines across the Twitter messages (positive, neutral, and negative) and the impact tweets make across digital social circles.Design/methodology/approachTo fetch the vaccine-related posts, a manual examination of randomly selected 500 tweets was carried out to identify the popular hashtags relevant to the vaccine conversation. It was found that the hashtags “covid19vaccine” and “coronavirusvaccine” were the two popular hashtags used to discuss the communications related to COVID-19 vaccines. 23,575 global tweets available in public domain were retrieved through “Twitter Application Programming Interface” (API), using “Orange Software”, an open-source machine learning, data visualization and data mining toolkit. The study was confined to the tweets posted in English language only. The default data cleaning and preprocessing techniques available in the “Orange Software” were applied to the dataset, which include “transformation”, “tokenization” and “filtering”. The “Valence Aware Dictionary for sEntiment Reasoning” (VADER) tool was used for classification of tweets to determine the tweet sentiments (positive, neutral and negative) as well as the degree of sentiments (compound score also known as sentiment score). To assess the influence/impact of tweets account wise (verified and unverified) and sentiment wise (positive, neutral, and negative), the retweets and likes, which offer a sort of reward or acknowledgment of tweets, were used.FindingsA gradual decline in the number of tweets over the time is observed. Majority (11,205; 47.52%) of tweets express positive sentiments, followed by neutral (7,948; 33.71%) and negative sentiments (4,422; 18.75%), respectively. The study also signifies a substantial difference between the impact of tweets tweeted by verified and unverified users. The tweets related to verified users have a higher impact both in terms of retweets (65.91%) and likes (84.62%) compared to the tweets tweeted by unverified users. Tweets expressing positive sentiments have the highest impact both in terms of likes (mean = 10.48) and retweets (mean = 3.07) compared to those that express neutral or negative sentiments.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the study is that the sentiments of the people expressed over one single social platform, that is, Twitter have been studied which cannot generalize the global public perceptions. There can be a variation in the results when the datasets from other social media platforms will be studied.Practical implicationsThe study will help to know the people's sentiments and beliefs toward the COVID-19 vaccines. Sentiments that people hold about the COVID-19 vaccines are studied, which will help health policymakers understand the polarity (positive, negative, and neutral) of the tweets and thus see the public reaction and reflect the types of information people are exposed to about vaccines. The study can aid the health sectors to intensify positive messages and eliminate negative messages for an enhanced vaccination uptake. The research can also help design more operative vaccine-advocating communication by customizing messages using the obtained knowledge from the sentiments and opinions about the vaccines.Originality/valueThe paper focuses on an essential aspect of COVID-19 vaccines and how people express themselves (positively, neutrally and negatively) on Twitter.

How Twitter is changing the meaning of scholarly impact and engagement: Implications for qualitative social work research

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 178-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Victoria F Burns ◽  
Anne Blumenthal ◽  
Kathleen C Sitter
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Social Work ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Public Realm ◽  
Knowledge Mobilization ◽  
Social Work Research ◽  
The Public ◽  
Media Technologies ◽  
Scholarly Impact ◽  
Perspective Drawing

Social media technologies continue to change the academic landscape. Twitter has become particularly popular in research arenas including social work and is being used for fieldwork, knowledge mobilization activities, advocacy, and professional networking. Although there has been some consideration of the benefits and risks of using social media in academia, little has been written from a qualitative social work perspective. Drawing on the example of Twitter, this article redresses this gap in the literature, by exploring how social media is changing the way research is conducted and promoted in relation to (1) measuring scholarly impact via altmetrics; (2) engaging with research participants; (3) networking and making collegial connections; and (4) advocating for social issues in the public realm. As we highlight tensions in each of these four areas, a key concern is how and for whom social media is contributing to the changing meaning of scholarly impact and engagement in research communities. We draw specific attention to how the inequalities that exist in academia writ large may be amplified on social media thus affecting overall engagement and perceived impact for researchers from marginalized social locations (e.g. gender, race, sexual orientation). We conclude by discussing specific implications of using social media in qualitative social work research and provide suggestions for future areas of inquiry.

scholarly journals ”An Appraisal studies on moral deviation and It’s therapy through Manfalouti’s book “Al- Nazaraat: تقويم الاعوجاج الخلقي والدّعوة إلى الأخلاق الحميدة في كتاب (النّظرات) للمنفلوطي

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wedraoga Inusa - Tho Al Azhan Ben Abdel Halim
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Methods ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Literary Works ◽  
The Public ◽  
Educational Issues

Manfalouti’s literary works are recognized in addressing social issues. This is because the stories and articles are critical in the descriptions of reality. Most of these descriptions are found in his book ‘Al- nazarat”, where the author enlightens and motivates the public toward the independence of minds and respect as well as love with dignity and talent. The author focuses on the criticism of writers, journalists, poets, linguists, and the aspects of politics, social corruption resulting from the influence of western civilization, and resolution of marital and educational issues, as well as evaluation of moral deviations and call for good morals. This study highlights the evaluation of moral deviations and call for good morals using descriptive and analytical methods, by relating the similarities of the issues covered in the book, drawing conclusion based on the thoughts advocated by the author under each issue. The study discovered eight moral deviations which the author avoids and disregards those who practice them in different ways: theft, laziness, envy, arrogance, miserliness, dishonesty, alcohol, gambling. In addition, the author calls for five good morals: righteousness, integrity, patience, loyalty, and compassion.

scholarly journals Health Tweets: An Exploration of Health Promotion on Twitter

2012 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorie Donelle ◽  
Richard Booth
Keyword(s):  
Cross Section ◽  
News Media ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Health Agency ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
The Public ◽  
Directed Content Analysis ◽  
Emerging Themes ◽  
Network Technologies

Twitter® is a popular microblogging site that allows users to disseminate information in 140 characters of text or less. A review of literature indicated that, to date, there has been little inquiry into the health based discussions conceptualized and enacted within and among Twitter® users. Methods for this qualitative study included a directed content analysis, guided by the Public Health Agency of Canada’s Determinant of Health (DOH) framework was completed to explore health based discussions on Twitter®. A 24-hour cross-section of tweets (N=2400) containing the word or hashtag ‘health’ were collected for analysis. Findings revealed predominant themes of health services, personal health practices, and education. Many of the tweeted messages reflected existing political and social issues publicized within the global mass media. This study also considered the evolving dynamic behind the conceptualization of health and how it is co-constructed through news media, advertising, and social network technologies. Discussion of the emerging themes and implications for practice are presented.

scholarly journals The Mood of the Nation in 2020: The Stuff/Massey pre-election online survey

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grant Duncan ◽  
James H Liu ◽  
Sarah Y Choi
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
The Political ◽  
Online Surveys ◽  
Conspiracy Theories ◽  
The Public ◽  
Large Samples ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Political Spectrum

Leading up to the 2017 New Zealand general election, Stuff.co.nz and Massey University collaborated in two online surveys of public opinion to test the mood of the nation and seek opinions about a range of relevant political and social issues. Given their success, two more surveys were conducted in 2020. This article summarises results from the 2020 data, and reflects on the methodological advantages, disadvantages and challenges of conducting people-driven online surveys that need to meet the differing needs of academic researchers, journalists and the public. While the surveys produced very large samples, they were not representative. Moreover, the choices of items were influenced by what happened to be newsworthy at the time. Naturally, Covid-19 was a significant theme during the 2020 surveys. The results reveal predictable left–right polarization of opinions, a minority support for conspiracy theories, some areas of wide agreement across the political spectrum, and some unexpected nuances of opinions within and across ethnic groups.

scholarly journals Comparison of Templates with Word2vec in Finding Semantic Relations Between Words

2018 ◽  
pp. 13-17
Author(s):  
Kaan Ant ◽  
Ugur Sogukpinar ◽  
Mehmet Fatif Amasyali
Keyword(s):  
Natural Language Processing ◽  
Natural Language ◽  
Language Processing ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Semantic Relations ◽  
Template Method ◽  
Semantic Relationships ◽  
Semantic Spaces

The use of databases those containing semantic relationships between words is becoming increasingly widespread in order to make natural language processing work more effective. Instead of the word-bag approach, the suggested semantic spaces give the distances between words, but they do not express the relation types. In this study, it is shown how semantic spaces can be used to find the type of relationship and it is compared with the template method. According to the results obtained on a very large scale, while is_a and opposite are more successful for semantic spaces for relations, the approach of templates is more successful in the relation types at_location, made_of and non relational.

scholarly journals Corpies: Bisnis Kreatif Pemanfaatan Sampah Kaleng dan Kertas Menggunakan Teknik Lukis Sebagai Usaha Meningkatkan Nilai Benda Bekas Pakai

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 524-541
Author(s):  
Joni Agung Sudarmanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Economic Value ◽  
Positive Sign ◽  
The Public ◽  
Process Waste ◽  
Marketing Process ◽  
Cutting Boards ◽  
Painting Techniques

Abstract: In this modern era, handmade products are increasingly popular because people have begun to appreciate art. SMEs have many ways to grow with many government facilities and exhibitions that support handmade products. This is a positive sign for domestic products to be more prominent. Products that raise social issues also get more attention from the public, one of which is environmental issues. Behind the consumptive culture of humans, there are problems that they create, one of the most visible is the amount of waste. To overcome this problem, innovations were created to process consumption waste into usable products that have more economic value than just being recycled. "Corpies" business target is to process waste into reusable objects. This business focuses on producing products with painting techniques that are also become its trademark. The products produced include painting cans, stools, painting cutting boards, painting totebag, painting shoes. The method used in creating this business is in accordance with the business development timeline which consists of 9 flows starting from the collection of raw materials, the cleaning process of raw materials, to the documentation and marketing process of the product. This business also engage the participation of the surrounding community in its production so that it is expected to create a positive impact for the community, one of which is creating a new culture, such as collecting used cans, so that they can be reused and produced into high-value products. Keywords: creative business, trash cans and paper, painting techniques, corpies Abstrak: Di era modern, produk buatan tangan semakin digemari karena masyarakat sudah mulai menghargai karya seni. UKM memiliki banyak cara berkembang dengan banyaknya fasilitas dari pemerintah dan pameran yang mendukung produk buatan tangan. Ini menjadi pertanda positif bagi produk dalam negeri untuk semakin menonjol. Produk yang mengangkat isu sosial juga mendapatkan perhatian lebih dari masyarakat, salah satunya isu lingkungan. Dibalik budaya konsumtif manusia, terdapat masalah yang mereka ciptakan, salah satunya adalah menumpuknya sampah. Untuk mengatasi masalah tersebut, diciptakan inovasi untuk mengolah sampah hasil konsumsi menjadi produk layak pakai yang lebih bernilai ekonomi daripada sekedar didaur ulang. Target bisnis “Corpies” adalah mengolah sampah menjadi benda yang dapat dipakai kembali. Bisnis ini fokus memproduksi produk dengan teknik lukis yang menjadi ciri khasnya. Produk yang diproduksi diantaranya adalah kaleng lukis, stool, talenan lukis, tote bag lukis, sepatu lukis. Metode yang digunakan dalam menciptakan bisnis ini sesuai dengan alur pengembangan bisnis yang terdiri dari 9 alur yang dimulai dari pengumpulan bahan baku, pembersihan bahan baku, hingga proses dokumentasi dan pemasaran. Bisnis ini turut mengajak partisipasi masyarakat sekitar dalam produksinya sehingga diharapkan dapat menciptakan dampak positif bagi komunitas, salah satunya adalah menciptakan  budaya baru mengumpulkan kaleng bekas untuk digunakan kembali dan diproduksi menjadi produk bernilai jual tinggi. Kata kunci: bisnis kreatif, sampah kaleng dan kertas, teknik lukis, corpies

scholarly journals Menyoal Jenis Kelamin Allah dalam Perspektif Teologi Feminis: Menuju Teologi yang Lebih Berkeadilan terhadap Perempuan

Humaniora ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 433
Author(s):  
Christian Siregar
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equality ◽  
Gender Discrimination ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Christian Theology ◽  
Literature Study ◽  
Philosophical Approach ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Feminine ◽  
Attributes Of God

Gender inequality is often regarded as a divine creation (everything comes from God, or commonly known, already by nature). This is where the Christian theology actually gets a touchstone. Because theology should be a critical reflection religion on factual issues faced by the public, so that it should talk not only about the concept of invicible God, but also that metaphysical translated into social issues—particularly women's issues. At that point, theology of woman is a theology which explores the feminine aspects of God for the sake of gender equality. This study attempted to trace the theological dimensions of women as well as exploring the feminine attributes of God so that gender equality can be realized, or at least theology does not fold its eyes, or theology is to be fair to the existence of woman. This research is a literature study using representative literature data and relevant to the object of research. Research used philosophical approach with descriptive-analytic-critical method by doing interpretation, extrapolation, the meaning of the data in reaching a conclusion. Results showed that the lowering of woman feminine quality is equivalent to neglect the feminine quality of God. On that basis, gender discrimination actually has no theological justification, but is a denial of the reality of God as a whole. The reason is gender relations are impressively has been represented by God. 

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