ISIS: a semantic mediation model and an agent based architecture for GIS interoperability

Interoperability has become a major challenge for the development of integrated healthcare applications. This is mainly because of the reason that data is collected, processed, and managed using heterogeneous protocols, different data formats, and diverse technologies, respectively. Moreover, interoperability among healthcare applications has been limited because of the lack of mutually agreed standards. This article proposes a semantic mediation model for the interoperability provision in heterogeneous healthcare service environments. To enhance semantic mediation, the Web of Objects (WoO) framework has been used to support abstraction and aggregation of healthcare concepts using virtual objects and composite virtual objects with ontologies. Besides, semantic annotation of healthcare data has been achieved with a simplified annotation algorithm. The alignment of diverse data models has been supported with the deep representation learning method. Semantic annotation and alignment provide a common understanding of data and cohesive integration, respectively. The semantic mediation model is backed with a target ontology catalog and standard vocabulary. Healthcare data is modeled using the standard Resource Description Framework (RDF), which provides triples structure to describe the healthcare concepts in a unified way. We demonstrate the semantic mediation process with the experimental settings and provide details on the utilization of the proposed model.

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Total etch dentin bonding systems: scanning electron microscopy of the resin-dentin hybrid layer

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100130092 ◽

1992 ◽

Vol 50 (2) ◽

pp. 1092-1093

Author(s):

Jorge Perdigao

Keyword(s):

Composite Resin ◽

Mechanical Interlocking ◽

Hybrid Layer ◽

Agent Based ◽

Dentin Bonding ◽

Acid Agent ◽

Bond Strengths ◽

Main Component ◽

Bonding Systems ◽

New Generation

In 1955, Buonocore introduced the etching of enamel with phosphoric acid. Bonding to enamel was created by mechanical interlocking of resin tags with enamel prisms. Enamel is an inert tissue whose main component is hydroxyapatite (98% by weight). Conversely, dentin is a wet living tissue crossed by tubules containing cellular extensions of the dental pulp. Dentin consists of 18% of organic material, primarily collagen. Several generations of dentin bonding systems (DBS) have been studied in the last 20 years. The dentin bond strengths associated with these DBS have been constantly lower than the enamel bond strengths. Recently, a new generation of DBS has been described. They are applied in three steps: an acid agent on enamel and dentin (total etch technique), two mixed primers and a bonding agent based on a methacrylate resin. They are supposed to bond composite resin to wet dentin through dentin organic component, forming a peculiar blended structure that is part tooth and part resin: the hybrid layer.

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The Relation Between Aerobic Fitness and Cognitive Performance

Journal of Psychophysiology ◽

10.1027/0269-8803/a000159 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 102-113 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Chun-Hao Wang ◽

Chun-Ming Shih ◽

Chia-Liang Tsai

Keyword(s):

Cognitive Performance ◽

Aerobic Fitness ◽

Reaction Times ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Brain Potentials ◽

Fitness Level ◽

Eeg Data ◽

Attention Performance ◽

P3 Amplitude ◽

The Relationship

Abstract. This study aimed to assess whether brain potentials have significant influences on the relationship between aerobic fitness and cognition. Behavioral and electroencephalographic (EEG) data was collected from 48 young adults when performing a Posner task. Higher aerobic fitness is related to faster reaction times (RTs) along with greater P3 amplitude and shorter P3 latency in the valid trials, after controlling for age and body mass index. Moreover, RTs were selectively related to P3 amplitude rather than P3 latency. Specifically, the bootstrap-based mediation model indicates that P3 amplitude mediates the relationship between fitness level and attention performance. Possible explanations regarding the relationships among aerobic fitness, cognitive performance, and brain potentials are discussed.

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Response Interference as a Mechanism Underlying Implicit Measures

European Journal of Psychological Assessment ◽

10.1027/1015-5759.24.4.218 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 24 (4) ◽

pp. 218-225 ◽

Cited By ~ 28

Author(s):

Bertram Gawronski ◽

Roland Deutsch ◽

Etienne P. LeBel ◽

Kurt R. Peters

Keyword(s):

Task Performance ◽

Psychological Research ◽

Implicit Measures ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Response Interference ◽

Relevant Evidence ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Stimulus Features ◽

Underlying Mechanisms

Over the last decade, implicit measures of mental associations (e.g., Implicit Association Test, sequential priming) have become increasingly popular in many areas of psychological research. Even though successful applications provide preliminary support for the validity of these measures, their underlying mechanisms are still controversial. The present article addresses the role of a particular mechanism that is hypothesized to mediate the influence of activated associations on task performance in many implicit measures: response interference (RI). Based on a review of relevant evidence, we argue that RI effects in implicit measures depend on participants attention to association-relevant stimulus features, which in turn can influence the reliability and the construct validity of these measures. Drawing on a moderated-mediation model (MMM) of task performance in RI paradigms, we provide several suggestions on how to address these problems in research using implicit measures.

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Employee Strengths Use and Thriving at Work

Journal of Personnel Psychology ◽

10.1027/1866-5888/a000262 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (4) ◽

pp. 197-205

Author(s):

He Ding ◽

Xixi Chu

Keyword(s):

Self Efficacy ◽

Mediation Model ◽

Model Data ◽

Strengths Use ◽

Moderated Mediation Model ◽

Indirect Relationship ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship ◽

Humble Leadership ◽

Thriving At Work

Abstract. This study aimed to investigate the relationship of employee strengths use with thriving at work by proposing a moderated mediation model. Data were collected at two time points, spaced by a 2-week interval. A total of 260 medical staff completed strengths use, perceived humble leadership, self-efficacy, and thriving scales. The results of path analysis showed that strengths use is positively related to thriving, and self-efficacy mediates the relationship of strengths use with thriving. In addition, this study also found perceived humble leadership to positively moderate the direct relationship of strengths use with self-efficacy and the indirect relationship of strengths use with thriving via self-efficacy. This study contributes to a better understanding of how and when strengths use affects thriving.

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