Quality and Acceptance of Crowdsourced Translation of Web Content

2019 ◽  
pp. 1177-1194
Author(s):  
Ajax Persaud ◽  
Steven O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Native Language ◽  
Language Translation ◽  
Web Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Better Than

Organizations make extensive use of websites to communicate with people. Often, visitors to their sites speak many different languages and expect that they will be served in their native language. Translation of web content is a major challenge for many organizations because of high costs and frequent changes in the content. Currently, organizations rely on professional translators or machines to translate their content. The challenge is that professional translations is costly and too slow while machine translations do not produce high quality or accurate translations even though they may be faster and less expensive. Crowdsourcing has emerged as a technique with many applications. The purpose of this research is to test whether crowdsourcing can produce equivalent or better quality translations than professional or machine translators. A crowdsourcing study was undertaken and the results indicate that the quality of crowdsourced translations was equivalent to professional translations and far better than machine translations. The research and managerial implications are discussed.

Quality and Acceptance of Crowdsourced Translation of Web Content

Crowdsourcing ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 881-897
Author(s):  
Ajax Persaud ◽  
Steven O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Native Language ◽  
Language Translation ◽  
Web Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Better Than

Organizations make extensive use of websites to communicate with people. Often, visitors to their sites speak many different languages and expect that they will be served in their native language. Translation of web content is a major challenge for many organizations because of high costs and frequent changes in the content. Currently, organizations rely on professional translators or machines to translate their content. The challenge is that professional translations is costly and too slow while machine translations do not produce high quality or accurate translations even though they may be faster and less expensive. Crowdsourcing has emerged as a technique with many applications. The purpose of this research is to test whether crowdsourcing can produce equivalent or better quality translations than professional or machine translators. A crowdsourcing study was undertaken and the results indicate that the quality of crowdsourced translations was equivalent to professional translations and far better than machine translations. The research and managerial implications are discussed.

Quality and Acceptance of Crowdsourced Translation of Web Content

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 100-115 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ajax Persaud ◽  
Steven O'Brien
Keyword(s):  
Native Language ◽  
Language Translation ◽  
Web Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Managerial Implications ◽  
Better Than

Organizations make extensive use of websites to communicate with people. Often, visitors to their sites speak many different languages and expect that they will be served in their native language. Translation of web content is a major challenge for many organizations because of high costs and frequent changes in the content. Currently, organizations rely on professional translators or machines to translate their content. The challenge is that professional translations is costly and too slow while machine translations do not produce high quality or accurate translations even though they may be faster and less expensive. Crowdsourcing has emerged as a technique with many applications. The purpose of this research is to test whether crowdsourcing can produce equivalent or better quality translations than professional or machine translators. A crowdsourcing study was undertaken and the results indicate that the quality of crowdsourced translations was equivalent to professional translations and far better than machine translations. The research and managerial implications are discussed.

scholarly journals Synthesis of High-Quality Carboxyl End-Functionalized Poly(3-hexylthiophene)/CdSe Nanocomposites

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
He-Ping Shi ◽  
Da-Wei Lin ◽  
Rui-feng Wu
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Charge Transfer ◽  
Crystalline Structure ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
Cdse Nanocrystals ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Efficient Charge ◽  
Controllable Particle Size ◽  
Better Than

Carboxyl end-functionalized poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT-COOH) was grafted chemically with CdSe nanocrystals (NCs) by a phosphine-free method. The particle quality of P3HT-COOH/CdSe nanocomposites was better than that of P3HT/CdSe nanocomposites, which were synthesized using the same method. Nanocrystals with controllable particle size exhibited a wurtzite crystalline structure and showed excellent nanocrystal dispersion in the P3HT-COOH matrix. Photoluminescence (PL) characterization performed on nanocomposites suggested the efficient charge transfer at the P3HT-COOH/CdSe interface. This approach based on the phosphine-free method is not only environmentally friendly but also highly efficient.

Automated Headstone Photo Engraving

2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 313-320
Author(s):  
Daniela Perdukova ◽  
Mišel Batmend ◽  
Pavol Fedor
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Cnc Machine ◽  
Solid Materials ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Simple Method ◽  
Cnc Machines ◽  
Data Coding ◽  
Better Than

Nowadays, machine engraving of photos into solid materials such as marble or granite is becoming very popular. Relatively cheap CNC machines are available. The problem is that high quality photos are essential to obtain good results. The first part of the paper describes a model of a CNC machine used for engraving and puts down the principles of image processing applied to poor quality photos in order to get the best results, as well as the fundamental image processing methods necessary for achieving satisfactory results when using an electromagnetic diamond percussion tool for engraving. The second part of the paper describes a very simple method of data coding and the algorithm of engraving tool movement for image engraving process by means of a control system based on ATmega16 microcontroller. The quality of the engraved images is comparable, or even better, than that of manually engraved images or images engraved by other competitive CNC machines.

The Evaluation Groundwater Quality in Daqing Oilfield by Using Logging Data

2014 ◽  
Vol 955-959 ◽  
pp. 3088-3092
Author(s):  
Yu Bo Yang ◽  
Zhong Jun Deng
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Drinking Water ◽  
Groundwater Quality ◽  
The South ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Well Location ◽  
Sand Body ◽  
Resistivity Logging ◽  
Better Than

In order to research the groundwater quality of the Taikang Formation in Tertiary in west of Daqing Oilfield, resistivity logging data of 140 wells in the study area were used to analyze the relations between the groundwater quality and sedimentary sand body and buried depth. The south area of Hongweixing well area and the east of Xishuiyuan well area, including Ranghulu, Qianjincun, Dulitun and Nanshuiyuan well area are favorable for high quality groundwater. The shallower buried water quality is better than the deeper buried water quality of the Taikang Formation in Tertiary. The research provides the evidences to evaluate the groundwater quality in west Daqing Oilfield and determine specific well location, improving the efficiency of exploring the underground drinking water.

PENGARUH LAMA PENYULINGAN DAN KOMPOSISI BAHAN BAKU TERHADAP RENDEMEN DAN MUTU MINYAK ATSIRI DARI DAUN DAN BATANG NILAM (Pogostemon cablin Benth)

2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
A Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Essential Oil ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Composition Effect ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Pogostemon Cablin ◽  
Time Required ◽  
Better Than

The research of Distillation And Raw Material Composition Effect of Yield And Quality EssentialOil of Leaves And Stem Patchouli (Pogostemon cablin Benth). This study aimed to examine the influence of the length of distillation and composition of raw materials to the yield and quality of essential oil of patchouli leaves and stems to produce essential oils that have a high quality and yield. The time required to obtain the highest yield of patchouli oil is 8 hours, by composition of 100% leaf (1:0), that is equal to 3.631%, while the lowest yield of patchouli oil are produced from 100% stem (1:0) by distillation of 4 hours, in the amount of 0.10%. Composition that produces patchouli oil with the best quality is 100% stems (0:1) but that yield is lower, while the quality of patchouli oil produced by 100% leaf (1:0) and a mixture of leaf-stem (1:1) quality is still lower than the patchouli oil from the stem, but its yield is better than the yield of oil patchouli by 100% composition of the stem (0:1).Keywords:  essential oil, pogostemon cablin benth, yield

Evaluating the patient-centered quality of cancer survivorship care models.

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (8_suppl) ◽  
pp. 48-48
Author(s):  
Holly Mead ◽  
Mandi Pratt-Chapman ◽  
Sean Cleary ◽  
Sarah Raskin
Keyword(s):  
Cancer Survivorship ◽  
Organizational Context ◽  
Models Of Care ◽  
Survivorship Care ◽  
Coordinated Care ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Full Spectrum ◽  
Better Than

48 Background: With 15.5 million cancer survivors in the U.S., cancer is increasingly viewed as a chronic illness that requires systematic, coordinated care. Yet research has not determined what models of survivorship are most effective in providing high quality, patient-centered care. This study evaluates the quality of three models of cancer survivorship care using a newly developed patient-centered measure. Methods: We conducted a comparative effectiveness study with 32 cancer programs distributed across 3 distinct models of survivorship care: 1) Consultative Specialized Survivorship Clinic; 2) Longitudinal Specialized Survivorship Clinic; and 3) Oncology-Embedded Survivorship Clinic with Referrals. We developed the Patient-Prioritized Measure of High Quality Survivorship Care (PPM), a scale comprising 9 patient-prioritized components of survivorship care. We enrolled 991 survivors of breast, colorectal and prostate cancer across these programs and followed them over 6 months collecting self-reported data on quality of survivorship services. Results: Preliminary results suggest statistically significant differences across models of care for six PPM components. Model 1 is more likely than the other two models to provide a full spectrum of services (p=0.0001), mental health and social support (p<0.0001), and information and resources for patients in survivorship (p=0.0002). Model 2 is better than model 3 at providing a medical home (0.04), and outperforms both other models at coordinating care and transitions (p=0.0059). Both Models 1 and 2 are better than model 3 in ensuring productive patient-provider interactions (p=0.006). Conclusions: It appears that certain models of survivorship care are better at specific domains of patient-centered quality, suggesting cancer centers should consider their organizational context and their patients’ needs before committing to a particular model of care.

Extraction of high quality cellulose from the stem of Calotropis procera

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 113-118
Author(s):  
Somnath Maji ◽  
Rajesh Mehrotra ◽  
Sandhya Mehrotra
Keyword(s):  
Acid Treatment ◽  
Fiber Strength ◽  
Alkali Treatment ◽  
Cellulose Fibers ◽  
Calotropis Procera ◽  
Cellulose Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Yield And Quality ◽  
Better Than

The stem of Calotropis procera (Vern. Aak) is a source of natural cellulosic bast fibres wherein the commercially valuable properties like cellulose content, fiber strength and fiber elongation are found to be intermediate between that of cotton and linen. Other than high tensile and abrasive strength, fibers from C. procera possess more weight per square meter than the cotton fibers. We have been trying to standardize protocol for isolation of high quality cellulose from Calotropis. We have compared the effects of alkali treatment and acid treatment on the yield and quality of cellulose fibers obtained. When the retted stems of C. procera were treated with 0.5N NaOH, the natural yield of cellulose fibers was approximately 6%. The efficiency of cellulose extraction was increased to 26% when the fibers were treated with 80% acetic acid and concentrated nitric acid (10:1). The percentage composition of cellulose was determined through infrared spectroscopy and acid detergent fiber method by refluxing. Acid treated fibers show higher percentage of cellulose content (85%) compared to the alkali treated method. The cellulose content in fibers obtained through acid treatment is comparable with that of cotton and better than linen. The acid treated method requires significantly less time compared to the alkali treated method. Since Calotropis is a wildly growing shrub in major parts of India, its use as a source of excellent cellulose fibers might have enormous economical implications.

An Agent-Based Approach to Adapt Multimedia Web Content in Ubiquitous Environment

2012 ◽  
pp. 60-84
Author(s):  
Domenico Rosaci ◽  
Giuseppe M.L. Sarnè
Keyword(s):  
Recommender System ◽  
Web Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Agent Based ◽  
Multimedia Contents ◽  
Multimedia Resources ◽  
Ubiquitous Environment ◽  
Global Profile ◽  
And Storage

Nowadays, Ubiquitous Computing allows a high number of multimedia contents to be accessible anywhere and anytime by using several devices, also characterized from limited computational and storage resources. To support users in multimedia choices, different recommender systems have been proposed in the past, but any of them considers the effects of the exploited devices, even though users show different behaviours in presence of different devices. This chaptertries to give a contribution in this setting, proposing a new agent-based recommender system in which each device is provided with a client agent able to monitor the user’s behaviour performed on that device. A unique server agent associated with that user collects from his/her devices this information to build a global profile, periodically returned to the client agents. Finally, recommendations of multimedia resources are generated from the collaboration among a recommender agent, associated with a Web site, and the client agent running on the device currently exploited by the user. Some experiments confirm the high quality of the recommendations generated by the proposed approach.

Are two sites better than one?: Sites of care and quality of myeloma treatment.

2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e18159-e18159
Author(s):  
Anne Renteria ◽  
Sundar Jagannath ◽  
Kezhen Fei ◽  
Sylvia Lin ◽  
Radhi Yagnik ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Care Quality ◽  
Treatment Quality ◽  
Infection Prophylaxis ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Logistic Regression Models ◽  
Referral Center ◽  
Comorbidity Index ◽  
Better Than

e18159 Background: Care coordination affects the quality of cancer treatment. Multiple Myeloma (MM) patients frequently are cared for by local and referral center physicians. We sought to determine whether getting treated at different sites might impact on the quality of MM care. Methods: We used NCCN 2014 and CMS guidelines to define categories of treatment quality and transplant eligibility. We defined high quality MM care as: Induction for all patients with ECOG < 4; harvest & transplant for patients completing induction without progression, with albumin > 2.8, bilirubin < 3 and age ≤77 years; maintenance for transplant ineligible patients completing induction with no progression & for transplant eligible patients completing transplant with no progression; and supportive care of receiving bone targeting agents, anticoagulation and infection prophylaxis for all patients receiving MM therapy. Patients who received care with both local and referral center physicians were considered to have received care at 2 sites. We abstracted 709 charts of patients with ICD-9 diagnosis of MM from 2010-2014 for demographics, site of care and treatments received. We compared groups with chi square and multivariate logistic regression models with age, insurance, race, comorbidity and sites of care to predict care quality. Results: Of the 709, 388 had active MM. On average, patients were 62 ±11 years. Overall, 70% received care at > 1 site. Referred patients had no differences by age, comorbidity index, insurance or race. Having > 1 care site was associated with higher rates of induction and harvest. Conclusions: Historically, hand-offs in care have been associated with poorer quality. However, in a referral center, hand-offs do not negatively affect induction and harvest care quality. Patients referred to a MM center are more likely to get high quality treatments for which they are referred, but referral does not ensure receiving the full gamut of needed MM treatments.[Table: see text]

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