A review of changes in the delivery of information to users

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (1/2) ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mike McGrath
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Developing World ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Us ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The World

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to consider the changes that have taken place in Interlending & Document Supply over the past 12 years. Design/methodology/approach – Research of the past 48 literature reviews published in Interlending & Document Supply. Findings – Over the past 12 years, Interlending & Document Supply has declined dramatically in much of the world, although less so in the US. It is likely to increase in the developing world but not as much as to compensate for the decline elsewhere. Originality/value – This is the only study that has been made of the changes in document supply in this century.

Automatic recommendation of prognosis measures for mechanical components based on massive text mining

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 480-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Martinez-Gil ◽  
Bernhard Freudenthaler ◽  
Thomas Natschläger
Keyword(s):  
Fault Diagnosis ◽  
Text Mining ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Mechanical Component ◽  
The World ◽  
Fault Prognosis ◽  
Mechanical Components ◽  
Unstructured Information

Purpose The purpose of this study is to automatically provide suggestions for predicting the likely status of a mechanical component is a key challenge in a wide variety of industrial domains. Design/methodology/approach Existing solutions based on ontological models have proven to be appropriate for fault diagnosis, but they fail when suggesting activities leading to a successful prognosis of mechanical components. The major reason is that fault prognosis is an activity that, unlike fault diagnosis, involves a lot of uncertainty and it is not always possible to envision a model for predicting possible faults. Findings This work proposes a solution based on massive text mining for automatically suggesting prognosis activities concerning mechanical components. Originality/value The great advantage of text mining is that makes possible to automatically analyze vast amounts of unstructured information to find corrective strategies that have been successfully exploited, and formally or informally documented, in the past in any part of the world.

scholarly journals Diabetes and people with learning disabilities: issues for policy, practice, and education

2020 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Andrew Maine ◽  
Michael Brown ◽  
Maria Truesdale
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Health Needs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Extant Literature ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Policy Practice ◽  
The Past ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Literature Reviews

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present an overview of the extant literature on diabetes in people with learning disabilities (LD) and discuss implications for policy, practice and research. Design/methodology/approach The key findings are extracted from qualitative and quantitative studies and recent systematic literature reviews. These findings are discussed in the areas of prevalence, treatments and implications. Findings The complex health needs of people with LDs who are diagnosed or at risk of developing diabetes are gaining wider recognition, and recent studies have begun to implement and evaluate potential solutions. Further analysis and alignment between services is required. Originality/value Following a dearth of studies on diabetes in people with LD, the past decade has seen a sudden upsurge in large and diverse set of studies. This paper provides an overview on the extent of this study.

Happiness research for public policy and administration

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 196-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam Okulicz-Kozaryn
Keyword(s):  
Public Policy ◽  
Common Good ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Policy Issues ◽  
Happiness Research ◽  
The Past ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The Common

Purpose The purpose of this viewpoint is to introduce happiness research for public policy and administration scholars and practitioners. It focuses on what can be useful for the discipline, provides relevant examples and presents the most recent findings and directions for future research. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a combination of literature review, argumentation and illustrations. Findings Over the past few decades, there has been a tremendous growth in happiness research, and over the past few years, this research has started addressing policy issues such as housing, transportation and inequality. Strikingly, public policy and administration discipline has failed to notice these developments. Happiness research has great potential, and it can be used in many theoretical and practical ways to advance the common good. Originality/value Happiness is extremely important and useful for public policy and administration and yet largely overlooked in the discipline. Existing literature reviews are not written with the discipline in mind, and this viewpoint is aimed at filling this gap.

Sovereign wealth fund investments in private funds: selected tax planning considerations in the US, EU and UK

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel A. Nelson ◽  
Kate Habershon ◽  
Kathryn W. Hambrick ◽  
Meghan E. McCarthy ◽  
Alexios S. Hadji ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Tax Planning ◽  
Risk Allocation ◽  
Investment Fund ◽  
Sovereign Wealth Funds ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Market Disruption ◽  
The Us ◽  
The World ◽  
Wide Experience

Purpose To discuss US, EU and UK tax-related issues that sovereign wealth funds should consider when investing in private funds. Design/methodology/approach Discusses various tax-related structuring, operational, risk-allocation, and economic matters that private funds, sovereign wealth funds and other non-US institutional investors should consider a series when evaluating potential private fund investments. Findings Despite the market disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, sovereign wealth funds continued to make significant capital commitments to private funds in 2020 and, as the world emerges from the pandemic, are expected to make similar or greater commitments in 2021 and beyond. Originality/value Practical guidance from lawyers with wide experience in international tax planning and investment fund structuring.

Impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions: Navigating the global emerging patterns of financial crime

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christoph Wronka
Keyword(s):  
Financial Institutions ◽  
Global Economy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Financial Sector ◽  
Financial Crime ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Emerging Patterns ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The current COVID-19 pandemic has already proven to be one of the world’s deadliest crises in modern history with far-reaching impacts on different sectors of the global economy. The financial sector is among the most widely affected by the economic crisis occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. One of the most notable effects is related to financial crime. It is against this backdrop that the present study aimed to examine the impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions with the main focus being on financial crime Design/methodology/approach Its twofold objectives were to critically examine the global emerging patterns of financial crime and their association with the COVID-19 pandemic; and to investigate how financial institutions across the world have been responding to, managing, and dealing with the emerging patterns of financial crime brought about by (or linked to) the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings It was found out that as the pandemic ravages the world and pushes people and businesses to the very limits of their endurance, many financial sector stakeholders and players are responding in ways that put the entire financial sector and all its stakeholders at great risk. Specifically, COVID-19 pandemic has led to the emergence of new patterns of financial crime that were either unheard of or were not as rampant in the past. Originality/value Both the descriptive and correlation analyses produced by this study provide new insights into the impact of COVID-19 on financial institutions with a main focus on financial crime.

How well does the law protect women at home?

2018 ◽  
Vol 60 (2) ◽  
pp. 186-209 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheluchi Onyemelukwe
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Content Analysis ◽  
Best Practices ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Potential Effect ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Domestic Violence Legislation ◽  
The Impact

Purpose The prevalence of domestic violence in Nigeria may be described as epidemic. To address this scourge, several pieces of legislation have been enacted in the past decade at state and federal levels in Nigeria. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the emerging legislation on domestic violence. This paper thus examines the contents of these laws in a bid to determine the potential of these laws to prevent domestic violence, deter perpetrators from further incidents, punish perpetrators, compensate survivors and provide them with the necessary interventions for their rehabilitation. Design/methodology/approach The approach adopted is a content analysis of the provisions of the legislation, using salient parameters that have been drawn from documented best practices, specifically the key components for framing of domestic violence legislation around the world. Findings The author finds that while there is significant attempt in extant legislation to ensure that women are protected within domestic relationships, there are still gaps. Further, the protections are uneven across the states. In addition, there are systemic and contextual challenges that hamper the effectiveness of existing legislation in Nigeria in providing the necessary protections to women. Originality/value This study analyses the provisions of some of the legislation currently in place to protect persons from domestic violence. The impact, potential effect and overall utility of these pieces of legislation continue to require examination.

scholarly journals “Act-as-if you are infected and infectious”: what has the global therapeutic community movement learnt from COVID-19?

2020 ◽  
Vol 41 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 129-135
Author(s):  
Helena Gosling ◽  
Rowdy Yates
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Therapeutic Community ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
International Learning ◽  
Learning Event ◽  
Community Movement ◽  
As If

Purpose The purpose of this paper is twofold: to reflect upon what the global therapeutic community (TC) movement has learnt from coronavirus and to consider how TCs will continue to adapt and evolve in a post-pandemic climate. Design/methodology/approach This is a viewpoint paper based on the authors’ participation in an international learning event whereby speakers from TCs from around the world spoke about how they adapted their services to overcome adversity. Findings The findings are usefully thought out as shelter, creativity, reintegration and employment, technology and roots. Based on the material discussed in the learning event, it would seem that the global TC movement has engaged in a process of looking to the past to move forward by drawing upon founding principles and prescriptions of the TC tradition, rooted in humanistic and indeed humanitarian responses to staff, client and sociocultural needs. Originality/value According to the author, this paper is one of the first attempts to capture how TCs from across the globe have responded to the threat of coronavirus.

What’s trending in the library cybersphere – Recent conferences and posts focus on data and information literacy

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 21-22
Author(s):  
Adetoun A. Oyelude
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
George Washington ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Information Professionals ◽  
Usual Process ◽  
Washington University

Purpose This edition looks at trending snippets mainly from library conferences around the world in the past few months. Design/methodology/approach The conferences and the themes reflect the thoughts and focus of library and information professionals worldwide as seen in internet reports from wikis and blogs. Findings Thus far, data and data management is the most focused topic of 2017. Social implications Daniel Shapiro in his report on the LITA blog described his experience at the two-day workshop organized by the Library of Congress, George Washington University and George Mason University. Originality/value The workshop titled “Collections as data: hack-to-learn” had four datasets and five tools to work with. Over the two-day period, participants worked with data tools such as OpenRefine, Voyant, MALLET, Gephi and Carto. Working with the data and data analysis tools for Shapiro yielded results, but the usual process in research of formulating hypothesis is still crucial even with all the deluge of data.

scholarly journals Changes in the jurisprudence of the WTO Appellate Body during the past twenty years

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 129-146
Author(s):  
Frieder Roessler
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Appellate Body ◽  
The World ◽  
Wto Appellate Body ◽  
Internal Procedures ◽  
Judicial Economy ◽  
Made In ◽  
Key Questions

Purpose – This paper aims to examine changes in the jurisprudence of the World Trade Organization Appellate Body in three areas of law (judicial economy, the identification of the measure to be examined under Article XX of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade and other duties and import charges), and concludes that the Appellate Body failed to acknowledge and cogently explain in each of these areas, the changes it made. Design/methodology/approach – The paper asks two key questions: what has the Appellate Body done when its own rulings in past cases stood in the way of a legally sound ruling in a new case, and how should it handle such instances in the future? Findings – The paper concludes that all changes in jurisprudence reduce predictability, but that predictability suffers even more when the changes are made in disguise because panels and Members then receive confused or conflicting normative signals. Originality/value – The paper argues that the Appellate Body should seek consistency of jurisprudence wherever possible. It should handle changes in jurisprudence more transparently and adopt internal procedures that make the need for them less likely.

The representation of shopping in children’s books

2016 ◽  
Vol 44 (10) ◽  
pp. 976-995 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivier Badot ◽  
Joel Bree ◽  
Coralie Damay ◽  
Nathalie Guichard ◽  
Jean Francois Lemoine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Consumer Behaviour ◽  
Social Ties ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Children's Books ◽  
Children’S Books ◽  
Semiotic Analysis ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify the representations, figures and processes of shopping/commerce in books published in France that are aimed at three to seven-year-olds. Design/methodology/approach A semiotic analysis of nearly 50 books published over the past 60 years. Findings These books reveal a broad diversity in the images of shops given to children (ranging from the traditional shop, a source of pleasure and creator of social ties, to the hypermarket/megastore, a symbol of stress and overconsumption) and the wealth of information that is given to children to help them assimilate the process of a shopping transaction. Originality/value The originality and richness of this research lies in its methodological approach. Indeed, it is perfectly aligned with a recent academic trend that calls on researchers to mobilise and compare new data collection tools to apprehend current and future consumer behaviour. Consequently this research is based on an immersion in children’s books that depict the world of commerce in one way or another.

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