scholarly journals Quality Control for Media Digitization Projects

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Casey
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Control System ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Quality Control System ◽  
Risk Management Strategies ◽  
Long Term Preservation ◽  
Video Digitization

This article defines types of quality control and explores risk management strategies that are broadly applicable to any organization engaged in media digitization for long-term preservation. It uses the quality control system for audio and video digitization that was developed by Indiana University’s Media Digitization and Preservation Initiative to provide examples and illustrations of these ideas.

scholarly journals Friendship, kinship and social risk management strategies among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Padmini Iyer
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Safety Net ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Mutual Aid ◽  
Exchange Networks ◽  
Risk Pooling ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

AbstractThis paper describes risk-pooling friendships and other social networks among pastoralists in Karamoja, Uganda. Social networks are of critical importance for risk management in an environment marked by volatility and uncertainty. Risk management or risk pooling mainly takes the form of “stock friendships”: an informal insurance system in which men established mutually beneficial partnerships with unrelated or related individuals through livestock transfers in the form of gifts or loans. Friends accepted the obligation to assist each other during need, ranging from the time of marriage to times of distress. Anthropologists and economists claim that social networks are critical for recouping short-term losses such as food shortage, as well as for ensuring long-term sustainability through the building of social capital and rebuilding of herds. To this end, I present ethnographic data on friendship, kinship, and other networks among male and female pastoralists in Karamoja. Using qualitative and quantitative data on these relationships and norms of livestock transfers and other mutual aid, I show the enduring importance of social networks in the life of Karamoja’s pastoralists today. I also demonstrate how exchange networks were utilized by participants during a drought. On this basis, I argue that appreciating historical and traditional mechanisms of resilience among pastoralists is vital for designing community-based risk management projects. I discuss how traditional safety net systems have been used successfully by NGOs to assist pastoralists in the wake of disaster, and how the same can be done by harnessing risk-pooling friendships in Karamoja.

scholarly journals Influence of different test gases in a non-destructive 100% quality control system for medical devices

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 587-591
Author(s):  
Thomas Pollack ◽  
Hermann Seitz
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Quality Control ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Control System ◽  
Intensive Care Units ◽  
Medical Devices ◽  
Quality Control System ◽  
Critical Ill Patients ◽  
Non Destructive ◽  
Critical Ill

AbstractThe purpose of this research is to evaluate the detectability of defect membranes in intravenous (IV) infusion filter systems. The device under test (DUT) protects critical ill patients and has a high priority for the risk management of intensive care units. The developed quality control system stands out from other filter integrity methods because no method located on this topic represents such a simple, reliable, fast and non-destructive technique, examined without liquid. The invented method works as a pressure driven test and uses gas to identify defects. Previous studies have demonstrated the capability of detecting various types of errors. In this paper the influence of different test gases on the detectability of smallest defects is presented.

In Surplus and in Scarcity: Agricultural Development, Risk Management, and Political Economy on ofu Island, American Samoa

2016 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Quintus ◽  
Melinda s. Allen ◽  
Thegn N. Ladefoged
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Food Production ◽  
Agricultural Development ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
High Volume ◽  
American Samoa ◽  
Agronomic Practices ◽  
Environmental Perturbations ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

AbstractMuch attention has been paid to the role of increased food production in the development of social complexity. However, increased food production is only one kind of agricultural process, and some changes in agronomic practices were geared toward stabilizing production or counteracting periodic shortfalls. The intersection between these latter strategies and sociopolitical development are poorly understood, while the long-term value of risk management strategies is often hypothesized but empirically not well demonstrated. We address these issues using recent archaeological data from the Samoan Archipelago, Polynesia. We investigate variability in, and the development of, one type of agricultural infrastructure: ditch- and-parcel complexes. In the context of Samoa’s high-volume rainfall, recurrent cyclones, and steep topography, these novel risk management facilities offered production stability and, by extension, long-term selective benefits to both emergent elites and the general populace. Their effectiveness against known hazards is demonstrated by hydrologicai modeling, while their long-term success is indicated by increased distribution and size over time. Additionally, based on their morphologies, funetional properties, chronology, and spatial patterning, we argue that this infrastructure could have been effectively used by emergent elites to gain political advantage, particularly in conjunction with environmental perturbations that created production bottlenecks or shortfalls.

scholarly journals The connection between long-term and short-term risk management strategies: examples from land-use planning and emergency management in four European case studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 3137-3182
Author(s):  
K. Prenger-Berninghoff ◽  
V. J. Cortes ◽  
T. Sprague ◽  
Z. C. Aye ◽  
S. Greiving ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Cultural Context ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Abstract. The need for continuous adaptation to complex and unforeseen events requires enhancing the links between planning and preparedness phases to reduce future risks in the most efficient way. In this context, the legal-administrative and cultural context has to be taken into account. This is why four case study areas of the CHANGES1 project (Nehoiu Valley in Romania, Ubaye Valley in France, Val Canale in Italy, and Wieprzówka catchment in Poland) serve as examples to highlight currently implemented risk management strategies for land-use planning and emergency preparedness. The strategies described in this paper were identified by means of exploratory and informal interviews in each study site. Results reveal that a dearth or, in very few cases, a weak link exists between spatial planners and emergency managers. Management strategies could benefit from formally intensifying coordination and cooperation between emergency services and spatial planning authorities. Moreover, limited financial funds urge for a more efficient use of resources and better coordination towards long-term activities. The research indicates potential benefits to establishing or, in some cases, strengthening this link and provides suggestions for further development in the form of information and decision support systems as a key connection point. Aside from the existent information systems for emergency management, it was found that a common platform, which integrates involvement of these and other relevant actors could enhance this connection and address expressed stakeholder needs. 1 Marie Curie ITN CHANGES – Changing Hydro-meteorological Risks as Analyzed by a New Generation of European Scientists.

scholarly journals The connection between long-term and short-term risk management strategies for flood and landslide hazards: examples from land-use planning and emergency management in four European case studies

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3261-3278 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Prenger-Berninghoff ◽  
V. J. Cortes ◽  
T. Sprague ◽  
Z. C. Aye ◽  
S. Greiving ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Land Use Planning ◽  
Spatial Planning ◽  
Weak Link ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Use Of Resources ◽  
Landslide Hazards ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

Abstract. Adaptation to complex and unforeseen events requires enhancing the links between planning and preparedness phases to reduce future risks in the most efficient way. In this context, the legal–administrative and cultural context has to be taken into account. This is why four case study areas of the CHANGES1 project (Nehoiu Valley in Romania, Ubaye Valley in France, Val Canale in Italy, and Wieprzówka catchment in Poland) serve as examples to highlight currently implemented risk management strategies for land-use planning and emergency preparedness. The focus is particularly on flood and landslide hazards. The strategies described in this paper were identified by means of exploratory and informal interviews in each study site. Results reveal that a dearth or, in very few cases, a weak link exists between spatial planners and emergency managers. Management strategies could benefit from formally intensifying coordination and cooperation between emergency services and spatial planning authorities. Moreover, limited financial funds urge for a more efficient use of resources and better coordination towards long-term activities. The research indicates potential benefits to establishing or, in some cases, strengthening this link through contextual changes, e.g., in organizational or administrative structures, that facilitate proper interaction between risk management and spatial planning. It also provides suggestions for further development in the form of information and decision support systems as a key connection point. 1 Marie Curie ITN CHANGES – Changing Hydro-meteorological Risks as Analyzed by a New Generation of European Scientists

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