Guidelines and Recommendations

2013 ◽  
pp. 246-257
Author(s):  
Robin J.A. Sharp ◽  
Julie A. Ewald ◽  
Robert Kenward
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Internet Portal ◽  
Analytical Work ◽  
Assessment Systems ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
Environment Recognition ◽  
One Stop ◽  
High Level ◽  
Guidelines And Recommendations

Policy guidelines and recommendations were derived from direct and indirect sample surveys of stakeholders in most European Union countries and some others and from related analytical work. They call for rationalisation of the high level environmental assessment systems in Europe, greater sharing of data derived from them, more research into the information needs of stakeholders, especially local stakeholders, who take key decisions about the environment, recognition of the value of participation in biodiversity-related activities by ordinary users of the countryside, promotion of citizen capability to use electronic mapping tools for biodiversity monitoring and management, analysis of the links between land-use changes and success in biodiversity conservation, and support for progress towards a comprehensive decision-support system via an internet portal providing a one-stop site for ideas and knowledge.

Characterizing response quantity on academic social Q&A sites: a multidiscipline comparison of linguistic characteristics of questions

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lei Li ◽  
Anrunze Li ◽  
Xue Song ◽  
Xinran Li ◽  
Kun Huang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Function Words ◽  
Second Person ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Five Disciplines ◽  
Negative Effect ◽  
Academic Communication ◽  
High Level ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeAs academic social Q&A networking websites become more popular, scholars are increasingly using them to meet their information needs by asking academic questions. However, compared with other types of social media, scholars are less active on these sites, resulting in a lower response quantity for some questions. This paper explores the factors that help explain how to ask questions that generate more responses and examines the impact of different disciplines on response quantity.Design/methodology/approachThe study examines 1,968 questions in five disciplines on the academic social Q&A platform ResearchGate Q&A and explores how the linguistic characteristics of these questions affect the number of responses. It uses a range of methods to statistically analyze the relationship between these linguistic characteristics and the number of responses, and conducts comparisons between disciplines.FindingsThe findings indicate that some linguistic characteristics, such as sadness, positive emotion and second-person pronouns, have a positive effect on response quantity; conversely, a high level of function words and first-person pronouns has a negative effect. However, the impacts of these linguistic characteristics vary across disciplines.Originality/valueThis study provides support for academic social Q&A platforms to assist scholars in asking richer questions that are likely to generate more answers across disciplines, thereby promoting improved academic communication among scholars.

Information Rich Systems and User's Goals and Information Needs

2006 ◽  
pp. 338-343
Author(s):  
Michael J. Albers
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Task Analysis ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Complete Sequence ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Clear Understanding ◽  
Complex Problems ◽  
Linear Sequence ◽  
Sequence Of Events ◽  
High Level

Currently, most of the Web is designed from the viewpoint of helping people who know what they want but need help accomplishing it. User goals may range from buying a new computer to making vacation plans. Yet, these are simple tasks that can be accomplished with a linear sequence of events. With information-rich sites, the linear sequence breaks down, and a straightforward process to provide users with information in a useful format does not exist. Users come to information-rich sites with complex problems they want to solve. Reaching a solution requires meeting goals and subgoals by finding the proper information. Complex problems are often ill-structured; realistically, the complete sequence can’t even be defined because of users’ tendencies to jump around within the data and to abandon the sequence at varying points (Klein, 1999). To reach the answer, people need the information properly positioned within the situation context (Albers, 2003; Mirel, 2003a). System support for such problems requires users to be given properly integrated information that will assist in problem solving and decision making. Complex problems normally involve high-level reasoning and open-ended problem solving. Consequently, designer expectations of stable requirements and the ability to perform an exhaustive task analysis fall short of reality (Rouse & Valusek, 1993). While conventional task analysis works for well-defined domains, it fails for the ill-structured domains of information-rich sites (Albers, 2004). Instead of exhaustive task analysis, the designer must shift to an analysis focused on providing a clear understanding of the situation from the user’s point of view and the user’s goals and information needs.

Research on University Library E-Learning Environment Construction under MOOCs Trend

2014 ◽  
Vol 543-547 ◽  
pp. 4298-4303
Author(s):  
Jian Ping Liu ◽  
You Qun Shi ◽  
Zai Xin Ren
Keyword(s):  
Information Needs ◽  
Learning Support ◽  
University Libraries ◽  
Network Education ◽  
Cooperation Mechanism ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
One Stop ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Learning Modes ◽  
The University

With network education popularizing and developing, E-learning in MOOCs trend is gradually becoming one of the most important learning modes in the university. Current simple resource and service of university libraries without integrative design cannot satisfy the information needs of the customers. This paper introduces the basic elements of the MOOCs E-learning course, its technical strategies and the significance of its construction. Targeted at the demands of the users for E-learning based on MOOCs, the library should establish the cooperation mechanism between colleges on campus, office of teaching affairs and other departments, complete the integration of curriculum-based virtual and entity services, and thus enables the teachers and students to get one-stop MOOCs E-learning support services. The theoretical framework of the research and its practical application could provide some insightful suggestions on MOOCs E-learning in other university libraries.

Development of a physiotherapy-led balance clinic: the Aintree model

2014 ◽  
Vol 128 (11) ◽  
pp. 966-971 ◽  
Author(s):  
A V Kasbekar ◽  
N Mullin ◽  
C Morrow ◽  
A M Youssef ◽  
T Kay ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo ◽  
Waiting Times ◽  
Clinic Visit ◽  
Positional Vertigo ◽  
One Stop ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level ◽  
Referral Letters ◽  
Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

AbstractObjective:To create a ‘one-stop’ clinic in which assessment, diagnosis, treatment and therapies for most patients presenting with balance and dizziness disorders are delivered simultaneously.Methods:Patients triaged via referral letters were selected to attend the balance clinic, which is led by specialist balance physiotherapists. Patients were seen by an audiologist, and a ‘balance’ ENT consultant was available for joint consultations when required. Further details of the clinic set up are discussed.Results:Over an 18-month period, 200 new ‘dizzy’ patients attended the clinic. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and labyrinthitis were the commonest diagnoses. Fifty per cent of all patients were discharged after a single clinic visit. Questionnaires showed that patient satisfaction was high.Conclusion:The physiotherapy-led balance clinic has reduced patient waiting times to be seen, has a high level of patient satisfaction and is economically beneficial.

scholarly journals Analisis Sistem Informasi Union Catalogue Perpustakaan UIN Raden Fatah Palembang dengan Pendekatan EUCS

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 182-187
Author(s):  
Rusmiatiningsih
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
End User ◽  
Average Value ◽  
A Value ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Level ◽  
End User Computing

The Library of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang is one of the university libraries that uses a system automation and union catalog system to meet the information needs of the academic community. This study aims to determine the level of satisfaction of users in utilizing union catalog using the End User Computing Catalog Satisfaction (EUCS) approach. This study uses a quantitative method with a total sample of 100 visitors to the Palembang Raden Fatah UIN Library. From the calculation of the mean and grand mean it was found that the subvariable content obtained a high score of 3.98, the subvariable accuracy obtained a high score of 3.97. In the subvariabel the format obtained a high score of 4.09. punctuality earned a high score of 4.01. The grand mean catalog satisfaction variable together with the End User Computing Satisfaction approach, obtained a value of 4.03 from the average value of 5 satisfaction subvariables. With a value of 4.01 which indicates that user satisfaction is at a high level.   Keywords: author guidelines, Pustaka Budaya, article template

scholarly journals Towards a High-level Service Delivery Architecture for One-Stop Government (OSG)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Thu Huong Nguyen ◽  
◽  
Mustafa Hashmi ◽  
Mary Tate ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Service Delivery ◽  
One Stop ◽  
High Level

scholarly journals Accident Causal Factors on the Building Construction Sites: A Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Opeyemi Samuel Williams ◽  
Razali Adul Hamid ◽  
Mohd Saidin Misnan
Keyword(s):  
Safety Management ◽  
Innovative Technology ◽  
Construction Site ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Strict Adherence ◽  
Environment Recognition ◽  
Set Up ◽  
High Level ◽  
Safety Committees ◽  
Construction Accidents

The concerns for cost, quality and timely delivery of projects have been in existence from time immemorial, whereas the passion for these should be extended to safe execution of site works by the construction participants, as safety of life is very paramount. However, high level of commitment that is essential for the safe execution of site works has become a taboo. Hence, a plethora of accidents takes place on the site ranging from falls from height, contact with working tools, vehicle-related, slip and trip, collapse, exposure to harmful substances, to lifting and handling object accidents. It is pertinent to know that, responsibility for accidents on site cuts across all project participants (clients, consultants, contractors, workers), as well as the construction site environment. Recognition of the construction participants and site environmental factors as agents of accident is the focus of this research. Through extensive review of literature, a copious number of factors were identified and subsequently grouped under five factors as client-related, consultant-related, contractor-related, construction workers-related, and construction site-related. However, there has been a dearth of research in the grouping of accident contributing factors. The identification and understanding of these factors will go a long way in mitigating construction accidents, coupled with proven measures taken in positively addressing them. Efforts to prevent these causative factors include inter alia elimination of hazards from design, effective safety management, adequate planning of activities and employment of seasoned professionals by the client. The contractors are to embark on staff safety auditing, set up safety committees, conduct regular training for staff, use innovative technology, uphold housekeeping and report accident occurrence, while strict adherence to safety regulations must be adopted by all construction operatives.

scholarly journals Productive Employment for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in European Union Countries: A Multivariate Analysis

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1771 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria-Ana Georgescu ◽  
Emilia Herman
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Union Countries ◽  
And Cluster Analysis ◽  
Working Poverty ◽  
High Level ◽  
Productive Employment

It is widely recognized that achieving highly productive employment is a serious challenge facing inclusive and sustainable development. In this context, the aim of this article was to highlight the main characteristics and mechanisms of productive employment, focusing on the interrelationships between productive employment, and inclusive and sustainable development in European Union countries, during the recent economic crisis and recovery period (2007–2016). The results of the correlation and regression analysis suggest that the high level of inclusive and sustainable development in some European Union countries can be mainly explained by high labor productivity, an efficient sectoral structure of employment, a low level of vulnerable and precarious employment, and low working poverty. Moreover, the results of the principal component analysis and cluster analysis show that there are common features and differences between the European Union member states in terms of their interrelationship between productive employment, and inclusive and sustainable development, which emphasizes the need to take specific actions to transform unproductive employment into productive employment, especially in southern countries and some central and eastern European countries, so that productive employment will be the driving force for development.

scholarly journals Automated Program Design – an Example Solving a Weather Forecasting Problem

Open Physics ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 410-419 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anatoliy Doroshenko ◽  
Pavlo Ivanenko ◽  
Olga Ovdii ◽  
Olena Yatsenko
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Weather Forecasting ◽  
Automated Design ◽  
Software Tools ◽  
Internet Portal ◽  
Multiprocessor Platforms ◽  
Algorithmic Software ◽  
Circulation Modeling ◽  
Parallel Code ◽  
High Level

AbstractHigh-level algebra-algorithmic software tools for automated design of parallel code in the OpenMP environment are developed for the purpose of both producing efficient parallel code and increasing the performance of program developers. Application of the tools is illustrated with an example of a problem in atmosphere circulation modeling, represented as a service belonging to an Internet portal providing meteorological forecasting services. Results of execution of the parallel weather forecasting program on multiprocessor platforms are given.

scholarly journals Mozambican Adolescents and Youths during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Knowledge and Awareness Gaps in the Provinces of Sofala and Tete

Healthcare ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 321
Author(s):  
Claudia Marotta ◽  
Ussene Nacareia ◽  
Alba Sardon Estevez ◽  
Francesca Tognon ◽  
Giselle Daiana Genna ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young People ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Multivariate Model ◽  
National Average ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
High Level

(1) Background: Mozambique has an average population age of 17 years and adolescents and youths have a pivotal role in SARS-CoV-2 pandemic control. (2) Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study in order to assess the awareness and information needs with regard to COVID-19 among a sample of adolescents and youths from two different Mozambican provinces. (3) Results: Only 25% of adolescents and youths had a high level of awareness and only 543/2170 participants reported a high level of knowledge regarding COVID-19. In our multivariate model, significant predictors of reporting a high level of knowledge about COVID-19 include female sex (O.R. = 1.47; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.23–2.89), having a house without a thatched roof (O.R. = 1.85; 95% CI 1.02–2.95) and HIV-positive status (O.R. = 1.56; 95% CI 1.36–2.87). (4) Conclusions: Our study highlights an important and relevant knowledge gap in adolescents and youths with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic. Involving young people and adolescents in the fight against SARS-CoV-2 is an essential strategy, especially in countries where the national average age is young, such as Mozambique, and where this epidemic can aggravate an already fragile health system.

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