scholarly journals Construction and Analysis of Integral User-Oriented Trustworthiness Metrics

Electronics ◽  
2022 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 234
Author(s):  
Evgenia Novikova ◽  
Elena Doynikova ◽  
Diana Gaifulina ◽  
Igor Kotenko
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Risk Score ◽  
Reliability Level ◽  
Equal Importance ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Novel Algorithm

Trustworthiness metrics help users to understand information system’s or a device’s security, safety, privacy, resilience, and reliability level. These metrics have different types and natures. The challenge consists of the integration of these metrics into one clear, scalable, sensitive, and reasonable metric representing overall trustworthiness level, useful for understanding if the users can trust the system or for the comparison of the devices and information systems. In this research, the authors propose a novel algorithm for calculation of an integral trustworthiness risk score that is scalable to any number of metrics, considers their criticality, and does not perform averaging in a case when all metrics are of equal importance. The obtained trustworthiness risk score could be further transformed to trustworthiness level. The authors analyze the resulting integral metric sensitivity and demonstrate its advantages on the series of experiments.

scholarly journals Enhancing spatial perception through sound: mapping human movements into MIDI

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernardo Breve ◽  
Stefano Cirillo ◽  
Mariano Cuofano ◽  
Domenico Desiato
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
User Study ◽  
Spatial Perception ◽  
Human Movements ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Real Time Tracking ◽  
People’S Perceptions ◽  
Novel Algorithm

AbstractGestural expressiveness plays a fundamental role in the interaction with people, environments, animals, things, and so on. Thus, several emerging application domains would exploit the interpretation of movements to support their critical designing processes. To this end, new forms to express the people’s perceptions could help their interpretation, like in the case of music. In this paper, we investigate the user’s perception associated with the interpretation of sounds by highlighting how sounds can be exploited for helping users in adapting to a specific environment. We present a novel algorithm for mapping human movements into MIDI music. The algorithm has been implemented in a system that integrates a module for real-time tracking of movements through a sample based synthesizer using different types of filters to modulate frequencies. The system has been evaluated through a user study, in which several users have participated in a room experience, yielding significant results about their perceptions with respect to the environment they were immersed.

scholarly journals B-1 cell: the precursor of a novel mononuclear phagocyte with immuno-regulatory properties

2009 ◽  
Vol 81 (3) ◽  
pp. 489-496 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Daniel Lopes ◽  
Mario Mariano
Keyword(s):  
Mammalian Cells ◽  
Giant Cells ◽  
Mononuclear Phagocyte ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
B1 Cells ◽  
Regulatory Properties

Characterization of the origin, properties, functions and fate of cells is a fundamental task for the understanding of physiological and pathological phenomena. Despite the bulk of knowledge concerning the diverse characteristics of mammalian cells, some of them, such as B-1 cells, are still poorly understood. Here we report the results obtained in our laboratory on these cells in the last 10 years. After showing that B-1 cells could be cultured and amplified in vitro, a series of experiments were performed with these cells. They showed that B1 cells reside mostly in the peritoneal and pleural cavities, migrate to distant inflammatory foci, coalesce to form giant cells and participate in granuloma formation, both in vitro and in vivo. They are also able to present antigens to immunologically responsive cells and are endowed with regulatory properties. Further, we have also shown that these cells facilitate different types of infection as well as tumor growth and spreading. These data are presently reviewed pointing to a pivotal role that these cells may play in innate and acquired immunity.

scholarly journals Investigation on the Breakdown Characteristics of Different Types of Lightning Rods

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-5
Author(s):  
Noor Azlinda Ahmad ◽  
Rosniza Zainal ◽  
Zuraimy Adzis
Keyword(s):  
Breakdown Voltage ◽  
High Voltage ◽  
Horizontal Distance ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Voltage Breakdown

This paper investigates the voltage breakdown characteristics of three types of lightning rods - blunt, sharp and flat. The objectives of this study are to determine the voltage breakdown characteristics of various types of lightning rods and to obtain the striking distance of each rod. A series of experiments were conducted in the high voltage laboratory consisting of individual testing rod, competitive testing rod and also horizontal distance changing. All three types of rods have been tested in each experiment in order to obtain a comprehensive result. The blunt rod has been proven as the best strike receptor in comparison to sharp and flat rod. This is because breakdown voltage for blunt rod is much lower (199 kV) than that of flat and sharp rod. Therefore, replacement of widely used sharp rod with the blunt one should be considered in order to provide better protection for buildings from lightning activities. 

scholarly journals Neural neworks in a management information systems

2009 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 331-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jana Weinlichová ◽  
Michael Štencl
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Business Intelligence ◽  
Management Information Systems ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Management Information ◽  
Software Products ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Neural Networks ◽  
Primary Support

For having retrospection for all over the data which are used, analyzed, evaluated and for a future incident predictions are used Management Information Systems and Business Intelligence. In case of not to be able to apply standard methods of data processing there can be with benefit applied an Artificial Intelligence. In this article will be referred to proofed abilities of Neural Networks. The Neural Networks is supported by many software products related to provide effective solution of manager issues. Those products are given as primary support for manager issues solving. We were tried to find reciprocally between products using Neural Networks and between Management Information Systems for finding a real possibility of applying Neural Networks as a direct part of Management Information Systems (MIS). In the article are presented possibilities to apply Neural Networks on different types of tasks in MIS.

HealthGrids in Health Informatics

2011 ◽  
pp. 913-932
Author(s):  
Aisha Naseer ◽  
Lampros K. Stergioulas
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hierarchical Order ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Ubiquitous Access

Healthcare is a vast domain encapsulating not only multiple sub-domains or sub-sectors but also many diverse operations and logistics within each sub-sector. This diversity needs to be handled in a systematic and well-characterized manner in order to maintain consistency of various healthcare tasks. Integration of health information systems within each healthcare sub-sectors is crucial for ubiquitous access and sharing of information. The emerging technology of HealthGrids holds the promise to successfully integrate health information systems and various healthcare entities onto a common, globally shared and easily accessible platform. Many different types of HealthGrids exist but there lacks a taxonomy to classify them into a hierarchical order. This chapter presents a well-characterized taxonomy of different types of HealthGrid and classifies them into four major types, namely BioGrid, MediGrid, PharmaGrid and CareGrid. Each of these HealthGrids possesses dedicated features and functionalities. The proposed taxonomy serves to better understand the realtionship among various HealthGrid types and would lay a basis for future research.

Crossmodal correspondences between chemosensory stimuli and musical notes

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (0) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Anne-Sylvie Crisinel ◽  
Charles Spence
Keyword(s):  
Musical Instruments ◽  
Crossmodal Correspondences ◽  
Musical Note ◽  
Water Based ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
Series Of Experiments ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
Psychological Dimensions

We report a series of experiments investigating crossmodal correspondences between various food-related stimuli (water-based solutions, milk-based flavoured solutions, crisps, chocolate and odours) and sounds varying in pitch and played by four different types of musical instruments. Participants tasted or smelled stimuli before matching them to a musical note. Our results demonstrate that participants preferentially match certain stimuli to specific pitches and instrument types. Through participants’ ratings of the stimuli along a number of dimensions (e.g., pleasantness, complexity, familiarity or sweetness), we explore the psychological dimensions involved in these crossmodal correspondences, using principal components analysis (PCA). While pleasantness seems to play an important role in the choice of instrument associated with chemosensory stimuli, the pitch seems to also depend on the quality of the taste (bitter, salty, sour or sweet). The level at which such crossmodal correspondences might occur, as well as the potential applications of such results, will be discussed.

scholarly journals Ontological Representation of Smart City Data: From Devices to Cities

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paola Espinoza-Arias ◽  
María Poveda-Villalón ◽  
Raúl García-Castro ◽  
Oscar  Corcho
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Smart City ◽  
Design Patterns ◽  
Core Model ◽  
Ontological Commitments ◽  
Related Data ◽  
Ontology Design ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Core Concepts

Existing smart city ontologies allow representing different types of city-related data from cities. They have been developed according to different ontological commitments and hence do not share a minimum core model that would facilitate interoperability among smart city information systems. In this work, a survey has been carried out in order to study available smart city ontologies and to identify the domains they are representing. Taking into account the findings of the survey and a set of ontological requirements for smart city data, a list of ontology design patterns is proposed. These patterns aim to be easily replicated and provide a minimum set of core concepts in order to guide the development of smart city ontologies.

HealthGrids in Health Informatics

2010 ◽  
pp. 124-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Naseer ◽  
Lampros K. Stergioulas
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Health Information ◽  
Health Informatics ◽  
Health Information Systems ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Hierarchical Order ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Ubiquitous Access

Healthcare is a vast domain encapsulating not only multiple sub-domains or sub-sectors but also many diverse operations and logistics within each sub-sector. This diversity needs to be handled in a systematic and well-characterized manner in order to maintain consistency of various healthcare tasks. Integration of health information systems within each healthcare sub-sectors is crucial for ubiquitous access and sharing of information. The emerging technology of HealthGrids holds the promise to successfully integrate health information systems and various healthcare entities onto a common, globally shared and easily accessible platform. Many different types of HealthGrids exist but there lacks a taxonomy to classify them into a hierarchical order. This chapter presents a well-characterized taxonomy of different types of HealthGrid and classifies them into four major types, namely BioGrid, MediGrid, PharmaGrid and CareGrid. Each of these HealthGrids possesses dedicated features and functionalities. The proposed taxonomy serves to better understand the realtionship among various HealthGrid types and would lay a basis for future research.

Critical Role of Supply Chain Decoupling Point in Mass Customisation from Its Upstream and Downstream Information Systems Point of View

2011 ◽  
pp. 185-196
Author(s):  
S. Saghiri
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Information Systems ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Information Flows ◽  
Mass Customisation ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Type Information ◽  
Different Levels

Concentrating on the role of supply chain decoupling point, this chapter introduces different levels of customisation and mass operations and three types of mass customisation. It argues that in each mass customisation type, information systems which are upstream and downstream of the decoupling point can be varied. Consequently, information flows in different types of mass customisation have been examined. This analysis is an endeavour to organise mass customisation information systems across the supply chain, while it can be a useful structure for future researches in this area as well.

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