scholarly journals All-inclusive LSP dictionaries and the Slovene–English Dictionary of Tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 3-32
Author(s):  
Biljana Božinovski
Keyword(s):  
International Literature ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
User Groups

The chapter analyses some of the features of TURS, the Slovene LSP Dictionary of Tourism (Mikolič et al., 2011) against the terminographic guidelines from Slovene and international literature, and proposes improvements for its future updates. Arguments are based on the concept of the so-called all-inclusive dictionary (Fuertes-Olivera, 2011), which caters for a wide range of user groups and needs; the chapter argues it is necessary nowadays for all publicly-funded terminographic projects to be implemented applying the all-inclusive principle. This is because online terminological sources are widely available, and, thus, used by all user categories (hence dictionaries should cater to all of them). The chief focus of this chapter is the treatment of homonyms in TURS, particularly in relation to the implications that has for its bilingual aspect (the latter often being neglected in Slovene terminography).

scholarly journals First Molecular Evidence of Pathogens in Fleas Collected from Dogs in Northern Vietnam

Pathogens ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (9) ◽  
pp. 1185
Author(s):  
Thom Do ◽  
Tawin Inpankaew ◽  
Duc Hieu Duong ◽  
Khanh Linh Bui
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Detection ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Domestic Dogs ◽  
Molecular Evidence ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Risk Of Infection ◽  
Rickettsia Felis ◽  
Northern Vietnam ◽  
Mycoplasma Wenyonii ◽  
Wide Range

Fleas are considered as hosts for a wide range of pathogens that cause emerging and re-emerging zoonotic diseases worldwide. Data on fleas and flea-borne pathogens (FBPs) in the international literature are limited in Vietnam. This study aimed to investigate the species of fleas and the presence of pathogens of interest in fleas in northern Vietnam using PCR and sequence analysis. Out of 200 dogs enrolled in this study, 20% were infested by the flea species Ctenocephalides felis felis. In total, 62 fleas (35 females and 27 males) collected from domestic dogs were molecularly screened for the detection of pathogens. Out of the screened fleas, 39 were positive for Rickettsia felis (62.9%), 9 for Candidatus Mycoplasma hemobos (14.52%), and 6 for Mycoplasma wenyonii (9.68%). This study shows the first molecular detection of the above-mentioned pathogens in fleas collected from the studied areas and the potential risk of infection with examined FBPs in northern Vietnam.

scholarly journals Disability

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sam Murray ◽  
Roger Loveless
Keyword(s):  
Living Standards ◽  
Development Model ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Publicly Funded ◽  
Structural Barriers ◽  
Disability And Health ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Government Decision ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Disability Support

Disabled people and their whänau have poorer outcomes across a wide range of wellbeing and living standards measures.1 Yet disability analysis does not appear to be well integrated into government decision making on wellbeing. This article builds a framework for understanding disability in a wellbeing context by using the Treasury’s Living Standards Framework and Sophie Mitra’s human development model for disability and health. One of the most important aspects of Mitra’s model is the interaction between resources and structural factors. Structural factors, such as an inaccessible built environment, force disabled people to spend more resources to get the same outcomes as nondisabled people. Publicly funded disability support is essential to counteract these structural factors. We also need to improve the usability of the four capitals for disabled people and their whänau to reduce these structural barriers.

Inclusive Design and Usability

2000 ◽  
Vol 44 (38) ◽  
pp. 893-896
Author(s):  
W.S. Green
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Design ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This introduction to the symposium Inclusive Design and Usability gives an overview of some of the issues and problems facing ergonomists and designers who attempt to provide access to current technologies for a wide range of user groups, particularly those who may be considered disadvantaged or handicapped. The relationship of ergonomics and design is raised.

Ordance Survey Digital Mapping for Land Navigation

1996 ◽  
Vol 49 (2) ◽  
pp. 163-168
Author(s):  
Steve Hartley
Keyword(s):  
Technical Innovation ◽  
Digital Mapping ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
User Groups

The last few years have seen the launch of several new navigation-related products to the market; TrafficMaster is an excellent example of technical innovation and marketing skill which assists drivers to make decisions about travelling. There are many other products in development targeted at differing user groups for a wide range of applications.

Objectives and Problems of Managing Aquatic Living Resources

1973 ◽  
Vol 30 (12) ◽  
pp. 1936-1947 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. L. Alverson ◽  
G. J. Paulik
Keyword(s):  
Renewable Resources ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Systems Approach ◽  
Allocation Of Resources ◽  
Multiple Use ◽  
Fish Stocks ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Conflicting Objectives ◽  
The Status ◽  
User Groups

In the management of aquatic living resources a wide range of objectives has emerged, associated with maintenance of renewable resources at productive levels, socioeconomic goals, and national and international political interest. Conservation objectives are largely concerned with "rational use" concepts, while socioeconomic goals may be associated with economic efficiency, resource development, allocation of resources between user groups, etc.A number of problems confront managers of aquatic living resources. They include the rapidity of the changes occurring in fisheries, conflicting objectives, the fragmented and limited jurisdiction of management agencies, adequacy of scientific input into management decisions, difficulties of enforcement, and multiple use interest. Improved management of aquatic living resources will require decision-making machinery that is responsive to the dynamic character of modern fisheries, systems to resolve potential conflicts in human values, a commitment of governments, managers and scientists to assume the responsibilities delegated to them, including the promulgation and enforcement of appropriate regulations, and a recognition on the part of management that they cannot expect scientific unanimity or certainty regarding the status of fish stocks and the nature of the actions required to ensure their productivity. Although the responsibility to manage is clearly the mandate of the administrator, the scientific community has the responsibility to effectively communicate its findings to managers, to evolve methods of providing quick and reasonably cheap diagnoses of the status of stocks, and to contribute to the development of the theory and application of the total systems approach to management of renewable resources.

scholarly journals High resolution data from everyday life: coproducing a technically robust and engaging sensing platform

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Machin ◽  
Lamiece Hassan ◽  
John Ainsworth
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Connected Health ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Sensing Platform ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dementia Research ◽  
User Groups ◽  
Clinical Records

ABSTRACTObjectives Researchers are increasingly recognising the potential for connected health devices – in particular, wearables and smartphones - to capture high-resolution, multi-dimensional data from everyday life. The Dementias Platform UK project aims to develop research capacity in this emerging area by providing a combination of hardware and software: a pool of devices capable of generating data supported by a ‘sensing platform’ designed to securely receive, store and link these data with sources, including clinical records and cohort data. We collected feedback from researchers and patients to (i) develop requirements for the sensing platform and (ii) inform procurement of a device pool. ApproachSeparate workshops were held to involve (i) researchers (public and private sector) and (ii) over 30 patients from four potential user groups, including people with dementia. Both groups gave feedback on the suitability and acceptability of a range of wearable devices for capturing data for different study purposes. Additionally, researchers commented on the platform functionality. Patients were provided opportunities to handle multiple devices and test them at home. We captured feedback at workshops using notes, which were collated, shared and discussed among the team. An agile software development methodology was used to respond rapidly to changing requirements. ResultsPatients supported plans for connected health dementia research and, in principle, were willing to wear devices, provided they consented voluntarily and data were stored securely and confidentially. Many patients were prepared to undergo some level of inconvenience, for example wearing devices for longer periods, particularly if given ongoing feedback about research progress, findings and benefits. Researchers and patients agreed the platform should be open to a wide range of devices, available currently and in future. Researchers envisaged using the platform for a range of projects and data types. As a result, we established a device pool (including wearables, smartphones and tablets) and developed a generic, ‘device-agnostic’ platform to receive and store data. Platform architecture was designed to be as flexible as possible to allow for future modifications. ConclusionWe found it was feasible to integrate requirements from both researchers and patients when developing a sensing platform for dementia research. By seeking feedback from both user groups, we were better able to attend to device linkage requirements, platform functionality and acceptability, integrating these within development and procurement processes. Furthermore, we identified aspects of research setup and design that could support sustained engagement from participants, thereby improving data completeness and quality.

scholarly journals FAKE POPULARITY FOR REAL MONEY: COMMERCIAL ASTROTURFING AND DATA BUBBLE ON CHINESE DIGITAL PLATFORM

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaofei Han ◽  
Jiaxi Hou
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Mixed Data ◽  
Channel Networks ◽  
Data Infrastructure ◽  
Digital Platforms ◽  
Data Practices ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
User Groups

This on-going research delineates the constructing of an interlocking ecosystem around popularity magnification on popular Chinese digital platforms, which we refer as “data bubble”. Similar to the bubble in a stock market or in real estate market in different economies where the price of assets substantially exceeds its intrinsic value, we propose “data bubble” as a neologism to describe the phenomenon and ecosystem of manipulating data to aim for an inflated popularity on Chinese digital platforms, which ultimately pitch to higher commercial and financial values. We argue that data bubble is laced with platform company’s commercial and financial imperatives, logics of datafication and popularity of platform as data infrastructure, and active participation from different user groups and complementors, and a deeply embedded mentality of “traffic is king”. It is achieved through mixed data practices including data optimization, commercial astroturfing, and counterfeit data manufacturing behind which a wide range of actors and entities are involved. They range from platforms, individual end users (fans in particular), influencers, multi-channel networks (MCNs) and incubators, celebrities and their agencies, click farms, and advertisers—all of them have achieved their own ends and thus actively participated in fabricating data bubble in one way or another. The practices of data manipulating and optimization by different participants in constructing data bubble, as a result, have driven the data metrics on Chinese platforms far over—and no longer representative of—the actual popularity.

scholarly journals The Businesses and the Innovations of Adolf Engel in the Second Half of the 19th Century

2022 ◽  
pp. 208-219
Author(s):  
Patrik Zsolt Varga
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Heritage ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Local Economy ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Energy Crisis ◽  
International Literature ◽  
Great Volume ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
National Archives ◽  
The 19Th Century

The purpose of the study. The study is about the businesses of Adolf Engel, a local entrepreneur of Pécs in the 19th century. The study is focused on finding answers to three main questions. Firstly, in what ways did Adolf Engel’s career differ from other great entrepreneurs of Pécs, such as Zsolnay, Angster or Hamerli? Secondly, how big was Engel’s impact on the local economy and how did he tackle the charcoal crisis by establishing industrial coal mining in Komló? Finally, what kind of innovations did he use and what were their effects? Applied methods. The research is based upon a wide range of sources. A great volume of domestic and international literature and the memoirs of Adolf Engel provided the background of the study. I used statistics of the era and I read numerous articles found in the Arcanum Digitheca and Hungarian Cultural Heritage Portal databases. Furthermore, I revealed and analysed archival sources of the Regional Archives of Baranya County of the National Archives of Hungary. I composed the study in chronological order and have summed up Engel’s work. Outcomes. By the end of the study, I was able to reflect on the differences of Adolf Engel’s entrepreneurial career. He managed multiple businesses in different sectors at the same time. He successfully participated in the development of the local economy and took part in solving the energy crisis. He applied several unusual innovations, but their outcome was undoubtedly positive and successful. Engels’s efforts are clearly telling of the career of a self-made businessman.

scholarly journals Sequence2Script: A Web-Based Tool for Translation of Pharmacogenetic Data Into Evidence-Based Prescribing Recommendations

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chad A. Bousman ◽  
Patrick Wu ◽  
Katherine J. Aitchison ◽  
Tony Cheng
Keyword(s):  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Clinical Report ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
Laboratory Staff ◽  
Regulatory Standards ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
User Groups

Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing has emerged as an effective strategy for informing drug selection and dosing. This has led to an increase in the use of PGx testing in the clinic and has catalyzed the emergence of a burgeoning commercial PGx testing industry. However, not all PGx tests are equivalent in their approach to translating testing results into prescribing recommendations, due to an absence of regulatory standards. As such, those generating and using PGx data require tools for ensuring the prescribing recommendations they are provided align with current peer-reviewed PGx-based prescribing guidelines developed by expert groups or approved product labels. Herein, we present Sequence2Script (sequence2script.com), a simple, free, and transparent web-based tool to assist in the efficient translation of PGx testing results into evidence-based prescribing recommendations. The tool was designed with a wide-range of user groups (e.g., healthcare providers, laboratory staff, researchers) in mind. The tool supports 97 gene-drug pairs with evidence-based prescribing guidelines, allows users to adjust recommendations for concomitant inhibitors and inducers, and generates a clinical report summarizing the patient’s genotype, inferred phenotype, phenoconverted phenotype (if applicable), and corresponding prescribing recommendations. In this paper, we describe each of the tool’s features, provide use case examples, and discuss limitations of and future development plans for the tool. Although we recognize that Sequecnce2Script may not meet the needs of every user, the hope is that this novel tool will facilitate more standardized use of PGx testing results and reduce barriers to implementing these results into practice.

scholarly journals Consumer Evaluation of the Quality of Online Health Information: Systematic Literature Review of Relevant Criteria and Indicators (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yalin Sun ◽  
Yan Zhang ◽  
Jacek Gwizdka ◽  
Ciaran B. Trace
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Quality Evaluation ◽  
Qualitative Content Analysis ◽  
Online Health Information ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Consumer Evaluation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
User Groups

BACKGROUND As the quality of online health information remains questionable, there is a pressing need to understand how consumers evaluate this information. Past reviews identified content-, source-, and individual-related factors that influence consumer judgment in this area. However, systematic knowledge concerning the evaluation process, that is, why and how these factors influence the evaluation behavior, is lacking. OBJECTIVE This review aims (1) to identify criteria (rules that reflect notions of value and worth) that consumers use to evaluate the quality of online health information and the indicators (properties of information objects to which criteria are applied to form judgments) they use to support the evaluation in order to achieve a better understanding of the process of information quality evaluation and (2) to explicate the relationship between indicators and criteria to provide clear guidelines for designers of consumer health information systems. METHODS A systematic literature search was performed in seven digital reference databases including Medicine, Psychology, Communication, and Library and Information Science to identify empirical studies that report how consumers directly and explicitly describe their evaluation of online health information quality. Thirty-seven articles met the inclusion criteria. A qualitative content analysis was performed to identify quality evaluation criteria, indicators, and their relationships. RESULTS We identified 25 criteria and 165 indicators. The most widely reported criteria used by consumers were trustworthiness, expertise, and objectivity. The indicators were related to source, content, and design. Among them, 114 were positive indicators (entailing positive quality judgments), 35 were negative indicators (entailing negative judgments), and 16 indicators had both positive and negative quality influence, depending on contextual factors (eg, source and individual differences) and criteria applied. The most widely reported indicators were site owners/sponsors; consensus among multiple sources; characteristics of writing and language; advertisements; content authorship; and interface design. CONCLUSIONS Consumer evaluation of online health information is a complex cost-benefit analysis process that involves the use of a wide range of criteria and a much wider range of quality indicators. There are commonalities in the use of criteria across user groups and source types, but the differences are hard to ignore. Evidently, consumers’ health information evaluation can be characterized as highly subjective and contextualized, and sometimes, misinformed. These findings invite more research into how different user groups evaluate different types of online sources and a personalized approach to educate users about evaluating online health information quality.

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