INTEGRATED MARITIME DOMAIN INFORMATION AWARENESS

The purpose of this study is to investigate the information-seeking behaviour of the Egyptian elderly, including their information needs. A sample of 63 elderly people living in care homes was taken. It was divided into five focus groups. Of the 63 elderly people, 40 were men (63.5%) and 23 women (36.5%). Almost half (47.6%) ranged in aged from 61 to 70. About a quarter (23%) of them held a high school diploma. The highest percentage (28.6%) was labelled as average-income people. The highest percentage (60.3%) was also found to be widows or widowers. The types of information used most by the Egyptian elderly related to physical, medical/health, social, rational and recreational needs. Their information sources varied between formal and informal sources. Nearly two-thirds (63.5%) of them showed that limited knowledge, lack of interest, poor information awareness, aging, loneliness and health problems were the most significant obstacles they faced when seeking information.

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An Improved Airborne Single Observer Passive Location

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.157-158.1533 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 157-158 ◽

pp. 1533-1536

Author(s):

Yong Wang ◽

Chang Qiang Huang ◽

Zheng Wang ◽

Wang Xi Li

Keyword(s):

Angular Velocity ◽

Phase Difference ◽

Measurement Problem ◽

Doppler Frequency ◽

Original Method ◽

Parameter Measurement ◽

Frequency Change ◽

Passive Location ◽

Change Rate ◽

Domain Information

Using phase difference change rate’s augmentation to angular velocity, an improved passive location is developed,which solves the high precision parameter measurement problem of angular velocity in passive location and tracking via spatial-frequency domain information. The simulation shows that this method can reduce the difficulties of parameter measurement. The ranging error is mainly affected by the measurement error of phase difference change rate and doppler frequency change rate. Compared with the original method, it has higher passive location precision.

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The Knowledge Management Information Landscape — Awareness, Access, Use and Value of Sources

Journal of Information & Knowledge Management ◽

10.1142/s0219649215500021 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 14 (02) ◽

pp. 1550002 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Denise A. D. Bedford

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Information Management ◽

Critical Component ◽

Management Information ◽

Specific Knowledge ◽

Public Survey ◽

Knowledge Organisation ◽

Information Awareness ◽

Information Valuation ◽

Information Landscape

Information landscape is a critical component of professional and scholarly disciplines. Established disciplines have a managed information foundation covering primary, secondary and tertiary sources, targeted search capabilities, discipline-specific knowledge organisation tools and services, and quality controlled review processes. The information landscapes of emerging disciplines may be more chaotic and unsettled, and present challenges for professionals. This research considers the information landscape of the knowledge management discipline. An open public survey of knowledge professionals provides insights into three factors that affect the landscape including: (1) information awareness; (2) information use and access; and (3) information valuation. Findings highlight key information management challenges, and offer suggestions for solutions.

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