A Response: Needing Inspiration from Many Sources

This issue describes the Assessment 360° process, which takes a panoramic approach to the language assessment process with school-age English Language Learners (ELLs). The Assessment 360° process guides clinicians to obtain information from many sources when gathering information about the child and his or her family. To illustrate the process, a bilingual fourth grade student whose native language (L1) is Spanish and who has been referred for a comprehensive language evaluation is presented. This case study features the assessment issues typically encountered by speech-language pathologists and introduces assessment through a panoramic lens. Recommendations specific to the case study are presented along with clinical implications for assessment practices with culturally and linguistically diverse student populations.

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Studies on Thalidomide as a Cause of Congenital Malformations

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1636682 ◽

1963 ◽

Vol 02 (02) ◽

pp. 49-51 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

K. Knapp ◽

W. Lenz

Keyword(s):

Federal Republic ◽

Congenital Malformations ◽

Chemical Substance ◽

Federal Republic Of Germany ◽

Virus Diseases ◽

Many Sources

SummaryIn 1961 an increase in certain congenital malformations was noticed in various parts of the Federal Republic of Germany. From the outset, it seemed very probable that a single cause was responsible, since, although these malformations varied, they appeared to belong to one and the same syndrome. For general reasons, such causes as radioactivity, contraceptives, attempted abortions or virus diseases did not provide an acceptable explanation. The epidemiology was, however, suggestive of some chemical substance taken orally.After thalidomide had been indicated in several histories, suspicion of that drug was aroused and, within one week, intake of it could be proved or was found to be very likely in 17 out of 20 cases, while in the remaining cases it could not be excluded. Though this first result was highly significant, we were at first reluctant to incriminate thalidomide definitely, because there was still some doubt about the reliability of the histories. But within a few weeks, the thalidomide aetiology received support from many sources. Specific studies on limited material are sometimes superior to extensive, broadly planned investigations.

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REVAMPING TEACHER EDUCATION THROUGH ICT INFUSION

Scholarly Research Journal for Humanity Science & English Language ◽

10.21922/srjhsel.v4i23.9659 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (23) ◽

Author(s):

Lalit Kumar ◽

Kavita Batra

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Developing Countries ◽

Teacher Education Program ◽

Sole Source ◽

Educational Systems ◽

Effective Technology ◽

Technology Infusion ◽

Information And Communication ◽

Many Sources ◽

Ict Revolution

ICT revolution has influenced almost every aspect of public life including education. Educational systems around the world are under increasing pressure to use the new Information and Communication Technology to teach students the knowledge and skills they need in the 21st century. Teacher education curricula in developing countries need a revamp to incorporate IT/ICT for effective technology infusion into classrooms. Teachers in India need to be prepared for imparting the new age education, and hence teacher education program in India should integrate ICT component in such a way that teachers are enabled to face the new demands in the profession. ICT Recommendations are made for effective technology infusion in developing countries in spite of prevalent handicaps. It implies a shift in the teachers’ role from being the sole source of knowledge and instruction to being a facilitator of students’ learning that is acquired from many sources.

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Historical Representations and Recent Changes

10.1093/oso/9780190850524.003.0004 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Jürgen Schaflechner

Keyword(s):

Comparative Analysis ◽

South Asia ◽

Oral Histories ◽

Detailed History ◽

Modern Times ◽

History Of ◽

Historical Representations ◽

The Rich ◽

Many Sources ◽

Over Time

Chapter 3 introduces the tradition of ritual journeys and sacred geographies in South Asia, then hones in on a detailed history of the grueling and elaborate pilgrimage attached to the shrine of Hinglaj. Before the construction of the Makran Coastal Highway the journey to the Goddess’s remote abode in the desert of Balochistan frequently presented a lethally dangerous undertaking for her devotees, the hardships of which have been described by many sources in Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Sindhi, and Urdu. This chapter draws heavily from original sources, including travelogues and novels, which are supplanted with local oral histories in order to weave a historical tapestry that displays the rich array of practices and beliefs surrounding the pilgrimage and how they have changed over time. The comparative analysis demonstrates how certain motifs, such as austerity (Skt. tapasyā), remain important themes within the whole Hinglaj genre even in modern times while others have been lost in the contemporary era.

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MutationTaster2021

Nucleic Acids Research ◽

10.1093/nar/gkab266 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Robin Steinhaus ◽

Sebastian Proft ◽

Markus Schuelke ◽

David N Cooper ◽

Jana Marie Schwarz ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Prediction Model ◽

Clinical Phenotype ◽

The Novel ◽

User Friendliness ◽

Major Overhaul ◽

Splice Site Prediction ◽

Disease Mutations ◽

Many Sources ◽

Variant Effect Prediction ◽

Mutation Search

Abstract Here we present an update to MutationTaster, our DNA variant effect prediction tool. The new version uses a different prediction model and attains higher accuracy than its predecessor, especially for rare benign variants. In addition, we have integrated many sources of data that only became available after the last release (such as gnomAD and ExAC pLI scores) and changed the splice site prediction model. To more easily assess the relevance of detected known disease mutations to the clinical phenotype of the patient, MutationTaster now provides information on the diseases they cause. Further changes represent a major overhaul of the interfaces to increase user-friendliness whilst many changes under the hood have been designed to accelerate the processing of uploaded VCF files. We also offer an API for the rapid automated query of smaller numbers of variants from within other software. MutationTaster2021 integrates our disease mutation search engine, MutationDistiller, to prioritise variants from VCF files using the patient's clinical phenotype. The novel version is available at https://www.genecascade.org/MutationTaster2021/. This website is free and open to all users and there is no login requirement.

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Uncovering Burdens, Examining Needs, and Shedding Assumptions of Evidence-Based Social Support Programs for Mothers: A Descriptive Qualitative Study in a Remote Community

Global Qualitative Nursing Research ◽

10.1177/23333936211035747 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 233339362110357

Author(s):

Johanna R. Jahnke ◽

Julee Waldrop ◽

Alasia Ledford ◽

Beatriz Martinez

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Young Children ◽

Healthcare Workers ◽

Qualitative Interviews ◽

Well Being ◽

Evidence Based ◽

Community Stakeholders ◽

Significant Burden ◽

Many Sources ◽

Evidence Based Programs

Many studies have demonstrated a significant burden of maternal stress and depression for women living on the Galápagos Islands. Here, we aim to uncover burdens and needs of women with young children on San Cristóbal Island and then explore options for implementing evidence-based programs of social support to meet these needs. We conducted 17 semi-structured qualitative interviews with mothers of young children, healthcare workers, and community stakeholders. We then used Summary Oral Reflective Analysis (SORA), an interactive methodology, for qualitative analysis. Despite initial reports of a low-stress environment, women described many sources of stress and concerns for their own and their children’s health and well-being. We uncovered three broad areas of need for mothers of young children: (1) the need for information and services, (2) the need for trust, and (3) the need for space. In response to these concerns, mothers, healthcare workers, and community leaders overwhelmingly agreed that a social support program would be beneficial for the health of mothers and young children. Still, they expressed concern over the feasibility of such a program. To address these feasibility concerns, we propose that a web-based education and social support intervention led by nurses would best meet mothers’ needs. Women could learn about child health and development, develop strong, trusting friendships with other mothers, and have their own space to speak freely among experts and peers.

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Children’s ability to edit their memories when learning about the environment from credible and noncredible websites

Cognitive Research Principles and Implications ◽

10.1186/s41235-021-00305-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Kim P. Roberts ◽

Katherine R. Wood ◽

Breanne E. Wylie

Keyword(s):

Environmental Sustainability ◽

Choice Test ◽

Multiple Choice Test ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Older Children ◽

Inaccurate Information ◽

The Many ◽

The Individual ◽

Many Sources ◽

Website Content

AbstractOne of the many sources of information easily available to children is the internet and the millions of websites providing accurate, and sometimes inaccurate, information. In the current investigation, we examined children’s ability to use credibility information about websites when learning about environmental sustainability. In two studies, children studied two different websites and were tested on what they had learned a week later using a multiple-choice test containing both website items and new distracters. Children were given either no information about the websites or were told that one of the websites (the noncredible website) contained errors and they should not use any information from that website to answer the test. In both studies, children aged 7- to 9-years reported information from the noncredible website even when instructed not to, whereas the 10- to 12-year-olds used the credibility warning to ‘edit out’ information that they had learned from the noncredible website. In Study 2, there was an indication that the older children spontaneously assessed the credibility of the website if credibility markers were made explicit. A plausible explanation is that, although children remembered information from the websites, they needed explicit instruction to bind the website content with the relevant source (the individual websites). The results have implications for children’s learning in an open-access, digital age where information comes from many sources, credible and noncredible. Education in credibility evaluation may enable children to be critical consumers of information thereby resisting misinformation provided through public sources.

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Developing a vocabulary and ontology for modeling insect natural history data: example data, use cases, and competency questions

Biodiversity Data Journal ◽

10.3897/bdj.7.e33303 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 7 ◽

Author(s):

Brian Stucky ◽

James Balhoff ◽

Narayani Barve ◽

Vijay Barve ◽

Laura Brenskelle ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Natural History ◽

Large Scale ◽

Use Cases ◽

Data Systems ◽

Multiple Sources ◽

History Data ◽

Insect Ecology ◽

Many Sources ◽

Multicellular Organisms ◽

Initial Results

Insects are possibly the most taxonomically and ecologically diverse class of multicellular organisms on Earth. Consequently, they provide nearly unlimited opportunities to develop and test ecological and evolutionary hypotheses. Currently, however, large-scale studies of insect ecology, behavior, and trait evolution are impeded by the difficulty in obtaining and analyzing data derived from natural history observations of insects. These data are typically highly heterogeneous and widely scattered among many sources, which makes developing robust information systems to aggregate and disseminate them a significant challenge. As a step towards this goal, we report initial results of a new effort to develop a standardized vocabulary and ontology for insect natural history data. In particular, we describe a new database of representative insect natural history data derived from multiple sources (but focused on data from specimens in biological collections), an analysis of the abstract conceptual areas required for a comprehensive ontology of insect natural history data, and a database of use cases and competency questions to guide the development of data systems for insect natural history data. We also discuss data modeling and technology-related challenges that must be overcome to implement robust integration of insect natural history data.

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Brick by brick: building up our knowledge base on the abuse of adults with learning disabilities

Tizard Learning Disability Review ◽

10.1108/tldr-12-2013-0051 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 19 (3) ◽

pp. 130-133 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Michelle McCarthy

Keyword(s):

Learning Disabilities ◽

Knowledge Base ◽

Design Methodology ◽

Personal Relationships ◽

Good Thing ◽

Social Changes ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Content Type ◽

Adults With Learning Disabilities ◽

Many Sources

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to draw readers’ attention to the myriad ways to find out about abuse towards people with learning disabilities. Design/methodology/approach – Whilst acknowledging the continued importance of research studies specifically focused on the topic of abuse, this commentary reviews information about abuse of adults with learning disabilities from other sources, e.g., through service audits, studies on sexual and personal relationships. Findings – Having many sources of information about abuse against people with learning disabilities is a good thing, but there are some problems associated with this. First, some forms of abuse appear to be easier to find out about than others, and second, the difficult question of how the information can be used to improve the lives of people with learning disabilities. Originality/value – This commentary encourages readers to take a broad view of abuse of people with learning disabilities and to use all the knowledge available to support individuals, whilst at the same time demanding social changes.

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USING COLLABORATIVE FILTERING FOR DEALING WITH MISSING VALUES IN NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS EVALUATION

International Journal of Uncertainty Fuzziness and Knowledge-Based Systems ◽

10.1142/s0218488510006635 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 18 (04) ◽

pp. 431-449 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

ROSA M. RODRÍGUEZ ◽

LUIS MARTÍNEZ ◽

DA RUAN ◽

JUN LIU

Keyword(s):

Collaborative Filtering ◽

Missing Values ◽

Evaluation Process ◽

Nuclear Safeguards ◽

Sources Of Information ◽

Energy Agency ◽

Trust Measure ◽

Many Sources ◽

Linguistic Approach ◽

Fuzzy Linguistic

Nuclear safeguards evaluation aims to verify that countries are not misusing nuclear programs for nuclear weapons purposes. Experts of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) carry out an evaluation process in which several hundreds of indicators are assessed according to the information obtained from different sources, such as State declarations, on-site inspections, IAEA non-safeguards databases and other open sources. These assessments are synthesized in a hierarchical way to obtain a global assessment. Much information and many sources of information related to nuclear safeguards are vague, imprecise and ill-defined. The use of the fuzzy linguistic approach has provided good results to deal with such uncertainties in this type of problems. However, a new challenge on nuclear safeguards evaluation has attracted the attention of researchers. Due to the complexity and vagueness of the sources of information obtained by IAEA experts and the huge number of indicators involved in the problem, it is common that they cannot assess all of them appearing missing values in the evaluation, which can bias the nuclear safeguards results. This paper proposes a model based on collaborative filtering (CF) techniques to impute missing values and provides a trust measure that indicates the reliability of the nuclear safeguards evaluation with the imputed values.

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