Creativity Support via Terms in Thematic Relations

2010 ◽  
pp. 117-129
Author(s):  
Eiko Yamamoto ◽  
Hitoshi Isahara
Keyword(s):  
Word List ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Verification Method ◽  
Web Retrieval ◽  
Thematic Relations ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Thematic Relation ◽  
Creative Tasks

Creativity is required in many fields of endeavor—especially industry and scientific research. Creative tasks we consider in this article include not only creative tasks by single individual or multiple individuals, but also collaborative tasks accomplished by a group of individuals with support of e-collaboration technologies. The difficulty of formulating new ideas calls for the development of an environment that supports creativity. Moreover, it is known that people tend to become more creative when they use words that are related thematically rather than taxonomically. In light of this, we sought to extract lists of words having a thematic relation. In this article, we propose a method of extracting such word lists and verify, through Web retrieval, that word lists with a thematic relation can support creativity. The verification method is based on the belief that we can acquire certain knowledge if a word list directs us to informative Web pages and the knowledge included in such pages is useful and can itself stimulate creativity. As a result of our experiment, we report that our methodology can extract word lists available to support creativity.

scholarly journals A new renaissance for creativity in technology and the arts in the context of virtual worlds

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. Earnshaw
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Virtual Worlds ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Diverse Environment ◽  
Research Environments ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaborations ◽  
The Future ◽  
New Ideas

AbstractWhere do new ideas come from and how are they generated? Which of these ideas will be potentially useful immediately, and which will be more ‘blue sky’? For the latter, their significance may not be known for a number of years, perhaps even generations. The progress of computing and digital media is a relevant and useful case study in this respect. Which visions of the future in the early days of computing have stood the test of time, and which have vanished without trace? Can this be used as guide for current and future areas of research and development? If one Internet year is equivalent to seven calendar years, are virtual worlds being utilized as an effective accelerator for these new ideas and their implementation and evaluation? The nature of digital media and its constituent parts such as electronic devices, sensors, images, audio, games, web pages, social media, e-books, and Internet of Things, provides a diverse environment which can be viewed as a testbed for current and future ideas. Individual disciplines utilise virtual worlds in different ways. As collaboration is often involved in such research environments, does the technology make these collaborations effective? Have the limits of disciplinary approaches been reached? The importance of interdisciplinary collaborations for the future is proposed and evaluated. The current enablers for progressing interdisciplinary collaborations are presented. The possibility for a new Renaissance between technology and the arts is discussed.

scholarly journals Effects of semantic relations, repetition of words, and list length in word list recall of Alzheimer's patients

2008 ◽  
Vol 66 (2b) ◽  
pp. 312-317 ◽  
Author(s):  
Orlando F.A. Bueno ◽  
Paulo H.F. Bertolucci ◽  
Maria Gabriela M. Oliveira ◽  
Jacqueline Abrisqueta-Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Free Recall ◽  
List Length ◽  
Word List ◽  
Semantic Relations ◽  
Healthy Elderly ◽  
Facilitating Factors ◽  
Word Lists

INTRODUCTION: Semantic relations among words and repetition enhance free recall, but it is unknown if these facilitating factors are effective in dementia. METHOD: Alzheimer's patients (MILD-Alz, MOD-Alz) were compared to healthy elderly. Fifteen-word lists were read out to the subjects. In four sets of lists the words in intermediary input positions were semantically related or not, or the midlist words were repeated, or they were repeated and semantically related. RESULTS: The usual third peak of recall of semantically related words was not observed in MOD-Alz, repetition of words did not increase recall of the patients, and the combination of relatedness and repetition benefited only MID-Alz. In a second experiment, with related or unrelated midlist words, and list length shortened from 15 to 9 words, semantic facilitation was observed in mild and moderate Alzheimer´s patients, although diminished compared to controls. CONCLUSION: Progression of dementia turns facilitating factors of recall less effective.

scholarly journals Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Text of Annual Reports—The Case of the IT Services Industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 4119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renáta Myšková ◽  
Petr Hájek
Keyword(s):  
Corporate Social Responsibility ◽  
Social Responsibility ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Word List ◽  
Annual Reports ◽  
It Services ◽  
Sustainable Business ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
Services Industry ◽  
Corporate Social

Annual reports are an important source of qualitative information about a company’s strategic areas, including sustainability. However, previous work on sustainability assessment has been limited to quantitative indicators that are difficult to obtain. Here, we address this issue by analyzing a company’s strategic documents, with the specific aim of demonstrating the role of sustainability and social responsibility in the text of the annual reports of companies in the IT services industry. We demonstrate that this information is a significant determinant of future economic outcomes. Specifically, here we evaluate sentiment in managerial communication in the area of sustainable business by using collocation analysis of topic and sentiment word lists. Several domain-specific word lists were used for each category monitored. Specifically, Loughran and McDonald’s word list was used to measure sentiment in the context of corporate social responsibility and sustainability. The word list that was developed by Pencle and Malaescu was used for CSR, while novel word lists are proposed for sustainability topics. The results of experiments show that the sentiment of sustainability topics (environmental and social in particular) in the annual reports may be a significant indicator of future profitability and thus represent an important information for corporate stakeholders.

scholarly journals Development of word lists in Telugu for assessing speech recognition threshold: alternative forms to existing word lists

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 147
Author(s):  
S. B. Rathna Kumar ◽  
Madhu Sudharshan Reddy. B ◽  
Sale Kranthi
Keyword(s):  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Recognition Performance ◽  
Word List ◽  
Recognition Score ◽  
Recognition Threshold ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Function Testing

<p class="abstract"><strong>Background:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">The present study aimed to develop word lists in Telugu for assessing speech recognition threshold which might serve as equivalent and alternative forms to the existing word lists. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Methods:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">A total of two word lists were developed using compound words with each list consisting of 25 words. Equivalence analysis and performance-intensity function testing was carried out using two word lists on a total of 75 native speakers of Telugu who were equally divided into three groups.  </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Results:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">The results revealed that there was no statistically significant difference (p&gt;0.05) in the speech recognition performance between three groups for each word list, and between two word lists for each group. Hence, the two word lists developed were found to be equally difficult for all the groups and can be used interchangeably. The performance-intensity (PI) function curve showed semi-linear function, and the subjects reached the beginning of the plateau at 3 dBSL where they reached more than 90% speech recognition score for two word lists, and reached 100% speech recognition score at 6 dBSL. The 50% speech recognition score which corresponds to SRT was obtained at less than 1.5 dBSL for two word lists suggesting good agreement between PTA and SRT. </span></p><p class="abstract"><strong>Conclusions:</strong> <span lang="EN-IN">The findings of the study are similar to the findings of existing word lists in Telugu. Thus the developed word lists in the present study can be considered equivalent and alternative forms to existing word lists in Telugu.</span></p>

Effect of Word-List Consistency on the Correlation between Group Memory and Group Polarization

2013 ◽  
Vol 112 (2) ◽  
pp. 375-389 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshiko Arima
Keyword(s):  
Word List ◽  
Blood Type ◽  
Shared Knowledge ◽  
Group Polarization ◽  
Consistent Condition ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
Group Members ◽  
The Common ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Individual Condition

Two studies investigated the effect of shared knowledge, manipulated using associated or randomly ordered word lists, on the correlation between group remembering and group polarization. Group polarization due to accumulation of information was expected only if it was consistent with shared knowledge among group members (the knowledge shared among group members before discussion). Consistency of information with shared knowledge was manipulated by lists of words that were ordered either randomly or in a manner consistent along with four stereotype categories. In Experiment 1, 159 college students answered a questionnaire about the common stereotype that blood type determines personality; half were given lists of words that were consistent with the stereotype (consistent condition) and the other half, randomly ordered word lists (inconsistent condition). After completion of the questionnaire, they were given, a surprise free-recall test including words from the lists that had appeared in the questionnaire; the test was administered in a group (group condition) or individual (individual condition) setting. The results indicated that stereotype-consistency of the word list reduced the groups' ability to detect incorrect answers compared with the individual condition. In Experiment 2 ( N = 132), the divergence of memory among group members was manipulated by altering the constitution of each group with regard to members' blood type. The results showed that the shift in the score representing belief in the blood-type stereotype correlated with the number of words recalled in the stereotype-consistent word-list condition.

Ruth N. Bolton: Autobiographical reflections

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-263 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth N. Bolton
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Personal Perspective ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Research Career ◽  
Career Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Practical Implications

Purpose My goal is to describe my life in marketing over more than 36 years and to help readers better understand (from my personal perspective) the history of marketing. I also aim to lift the curtain on some aspects of service within the marketing community. Design/methodology/approach This paper is an autobiographical sketch. It describes some key moments in my career, as well as describing how my most cited articles came to be written. It emphasizes the contextual factors at work in different periods, so readers can better understand how and why my research evolved in certain ways. I aim to convey the nature and variety of career experiences that were (and are) open to marketing academics. I discuss my experiences at the Journal of Marketing and the Marketing Science Institute. Findings Marketing changed rapidly between 1974 and 2017. Although change can be uncomfortable, I urge marketers to seek exposure to new ideas and practices; they are essential to learning and growth. Unexpected opportunities will come along and an alert individual can learn much from them. My time in industry was a learning experience for me. There are many kinds of interesting and successful careers. Practical implications The marketing field advances, not by the work of a single individual, but from the accumulated work of the entire marketing community. Everyone has a role to play. I encourage each individual to look for ways to contribute. I offer thoughts on how to build a research career based on my own experience. Social implications My thoughts may shed some light on the experiences of a woman academic and the globalization of marketing academia between 1974 and 2017. Originality/value My hope is that this paper contributes to a better understanding of the history of marketing, when it is considered together with other articles on this topic. It may also be useful to people who are embarking upon a career, as well as those seeking to understand the work of earlier marketing scholars.

scholarly journals Corrigendum

2016 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-233
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Family Business ◽  
Validation Study ◽  
Word List ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Common Error ◽  
Word Lists

Brigham, K. H., Lumpkin, G. T., Payne, G. T., & Zachary, M. A. (2014). Researching long-term orientation: A validation study and recommendations for future research. Family Business Review, 27(1): 72-88. The authors have provided the following clarifications to correct issues in the developed measure and report relevant changes. Specifically, two errors were observed by the authors. First, several words were included in more than one of the developed word lists, which violated the intentions of the authors to keep each word list mutually exclusive. Second, in re-analyzing the data with the corrected word lists, an error in the original content analysis was discovered. A common error in the DICTION 5.0 software limited the analysis of the corpus of documents. In response, the authors re-analyzed the data using an updated version of the software (i.e., DICTION 7.0). Below are corrections to the paper subsequent to these errors.

scholarly journals A Bilingual Academic Word List: The Merging of a Norwegian and a Swedish List

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sofie Johansson ◽  
Kristin Hagen ◽  
Janne Bondi Johannessen
Keyword(s):  
Word List ◽  
Word Lists

This paper describes the work and methods used to compile monolingual Norwegian and Swedish academic word lists as well as a merged Norwegian-Swedish list. The resulting list is discussed with respect to similarities and especially differences between the two languages, in terms of concepts such as cognates, false friends and remote friends.

scholarly journals Evaluating Corpora with Word Lists and Word Difficulty

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Brent Culligan
Keyword(s):  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Word List ◽  
Line Graphs ◽  
Family Approach ◽  
Word Lists ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Word Difficulty ◽  
General Service ◽  
Difficult Word

This study examines the application of an IRT analysis of words on lists including the General Service List (GSL), New General Service List (NGSL), Academic Word List (AWL), New Academic Word List (NAWL), and TOEIC Service List (TSL). By comparing line graphs, density distribution graphs, and boxplots for the average difficulty of each word list to related lists, we can get a visualization of the data’s distribution. Japanese EFL students responded to one or more of 84 Yes/No test forms compiled from 5,880 unique real words and 2,520 nonwords. The real words were analyzed using Winsteps (Linacre, 2005) resulting in IRT estimates for each word. By summing the difficulties of each word, we can calculate the average difficulty of each word list which can then be used to rank the lists. In effect, the process supports the concurrent validity of the lists. The analysis indicates the word family approach results in more difficult word lists. The mean difficulties of the GSL and the BNC_COCA appear to be more divergent and more difficult particularly over the first 4000 words, possibly due to the use of Bauer and Nation’s (1993) Affix Level 6 definition for their compilation. Finally, just as we should expect word lists for beginners to have higher frequency words than subsequent lists, we should also expect them to be easier with more words known to learners. This can be seen with the gradual but marked difference between the different word lists of the NGSL and its supplemental SPs.

scholarly journals Role of mhealth in the management of Tuberculosis: A new approach to improve adherence

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 5560-5568
Author(s):  
Rajavardhana T ◽  
Rajanandh M G ◽  
Geethavani M ◽  
Sreedhar V
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Systems ◽  
Treatment Compliance ◽  
World Health ◽  
Single Individual ◽  
Success Rates ◽  
Tb Treatment ◽  
Care Systems ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Health Accounts ◽  
Health Organization

Compliance with Tuberculosis (TB) treatment is essential in enhancing singly and public health as well. may come out with suffering, disease worsening, and mortality and also leads to increased economic burden to the patients. Through this article, we want to explore new ideas to strengthen medication adherence with the assistance of approaches to monitor and enhance TB patient's medication-taking behavior. have more success rates in particular parts, whereas its limitations in improving the adherence can be understood in the world health organization End Tuberculosis plan of action. To provide disease and treatment-related education to the patients, apps should be of educational worth to patients by delivering classified information, which is easily accessible to the patients and caregivers. Hurdles to TB treatment compliance are noteworthy and multiple. Mobile health accounts for an arising field with significant promises to locate barriers, thus enhancing every single individual and community health and health care systems planning.

Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document