scholarly journals Talkin’ ‘bout my generation: Exploring age-related resources

2009 ◽  
Vol 70 (7) ◽  
pp. 400-403
Author(s):  
Sidney Lowe ◽  
Susie Skarl
Keyword(s):  
Learning Styles ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Workplace Performance ◽  
The Past ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Seeking Behavior

In the past few years, as technology has radically changed how we find and use information resources, library staff have begun to notice significant generational differences in the information-seeking behavior of library patrons. These frequent observations at the reference desk and in library instruction classes planted the first small seeds of our interest in this topic. Internet sites and online articles about generational differences are plentiful and focus on a wide range of subjects, such as learning styles, social behaviors, moral values, technological skills, marketing, communication, and workplace performance. Generational categories are based on the time period in which a . . .

scholarly journals The Information Seeking Behavior of Undergraduate Education Majors: Does Library Instruction Play a Role?

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason Martin
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Education Majors ◽  
Library Instruction ◽  
Research Information ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Objective – This study investigated the information seeking behavior of undergraduate majors to gain a better understanding of where they find their research information (academic vs. non-academic sources) and to determine if library instruction had any impact on the types of sources used. Methods – The study used a convenience sample of 200 students currently enrolled as undergraduates at the University of Central Florida’s College of Education. A chi square test of association was conducted to determine if the proportion of undergraduate Education majors who use academic sources as compared to non-academic sources varied depending on whether the students had attended at least one library instruction session. Results – The majority of students surveyed find their research information on the freely available Web, even though they admit that academic sources are more credible. At an alpha level of .05, types of sources used for research were not statistically significantly related to whether the student attended library instruction sessions (Pearson χ2 (1, N = 200) = 1.612, p = .447, Cramer’s V = .090). Conclusion – These results are supported by other studies that indicate that today’s college students are using freely available Internet sites much more than library resources. Little to no association appears to exist between “one-shot” library instruction sessions and the sources used by students in their research. Serious consideration needs to be given to multiple library instruction sessions and to for-credit library courses over one-shot classes.

scholarly journals A nyugat-nílusi vírus okozta neuroinvazív tünetegyüttes előfordulása sürgősségi osztályon

2019 ◽  
Vol 160 (51) ◽  
pp. 2026-2035
Author(s):  
Márton Koch ◽  
Katalin Tímea Török ◽  
Ferenc Nagy ◽  
Viktor Soós ◽  
Éva Pozsgai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unknown Origin ◽  
Lethal Outcome ◽  
The Past ◽  
Neuroinvasive Disease ◽  
Secondary Infections ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Biological Methods ◽  
And Control ◽  
The Given

Abstract: Introduction: According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, the prevalence of neuroinvasive symptoms caused by the West Nile virus (WNV) has significantly increased in the past years throughout Europe, including Hungary. The rise may be attributed to changes in precipitation and climate. The WNV zoonosis is spread by mosquitoes. It is mostly asymptomatic, flu-like symptoms occur in 20% of the cases and in less than 1% a neuroinvasive disease with a lethal outcome may develop. Aim: Our aim was to demonstrate the neuroinvasive symptomatology and the diagnosis and treatment of WNV infections by describing our patient cases as well as to resolve differential diagnostic dilemmas. Method: We report the cases of 4 patients treated at the “Moritz Kaposi” Somogy County Hospital between the 31st July and 4th September, 2018, with WNV, whose diagnoses were confirmed by serological and molecular biological methods. An epidemiological overview of WNV infections was also given. Results: Four patients were confirmed to have had WNV infection in the given time period. A wide range of neurological symptoms were observed in each patient and death occurred in one case. The patients were elderly with a number of comorbidities. Conclusions: The appearance of more severe, neuroinvasive symptoms following WNV infections is also characteristic of Hungary. The treatment of the infection is supportive, including giving pain relievers and the management of secondary infections. It is important to consider the possibility of a WNV infection in the case of a neurological disease of unknown origin, particularly if the symptoms indicate encephalitis. Orv Hetil. 2019; 160(51): 2026–2035.

scholarly journals Managing Aged Animals in Zoos to Promote Positive Welfare: A Review and Future Directions

Animals ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (7) ◽  
pp. 116 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bethany Krebs ◽  
Debra Marrin ◽  
Amy Phelps ◽  
Lana Krol ◽  
Jason Watters
Keyword(s):  
Behavioral Changes ◽  
Life Stages ◽  
Future Directions ◽  
Welfare Impacts ◽  
The Past ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Animal Welfare Science ◽  
Human Care ◽  
Age Related Changes

Improvements in veterinary care, nutrition, and husbandry of animals living in zoos have led to an increase in the longevity of these animals over the past 30 years. In this same time period, the focus of animal welfare science has shifted from concerns over mitigating negative welfare impacts to promoting positive welfare experiences for animals. For instance, providing opportunities for animals to exert agency, solve problems, or acquire rewards are all associated with positive welfare outcomes. Many common age-related changes result in limitations to opportunities for positive welfare experiences, either due to pain or other physical, cognitive, or behavioral limitations. This review aggregates information regarding common age-related physical and behavioral changes across species, discusses how age-related changes may limit positive welfare opportunities of aged animals in human care, and suggests potential management methods to help promote positive welfare for animals at all life stages in zoos and aquariums.

scholarly journals Value of Libraries: Relationships Between Provision, Usage, and Research Outcomes

2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 139 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Jubb ◽  
Ian Rowlands ◽  
David Nicholas
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Research Performance ◽  
Fine Grained ◽  
Research Outcomes ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Close Study ◽  
Two Stages ◽  
Research Intensity

Objective – To explore the relationships in the United Kingdom between library expenditures, levels of usage, and research outcomes, focusing on the provision and use of e-journals. Methods – The project used a mixture of top-down and bottom-up approaches. It involved a close study of the behaviors of researchers in eight universities and two research institutes across a range of six subject areas, along with a parallel gathering and analysis of data for all U.K. universities and colleges, covering various library indicators together with data on article downloads and a range of measures of research performance. The work was undertaken in two stages and was completed in 2010. The first stage involved detailed mining of the publishers’ logs from Elsevier’s Science Direct and from Oxford Journals to generate fine-grained insights into the information-seeking behavior of scholars from the case study institutions, together with an initial analysis of the U.K.-wide data. The second stage involved a survey and interviews with a wide range of researchers as well as librarians from the case study institutions, together with further analysis of the U.K.-wide data. Results – Strong variations were found between users, not only in different disciplines but also in different institutions. Some, but not all, of the variations seemed to be related to the size and research intensity of the institution. Analyses of the U.K.-wide data show that levels of library expenditure influence subsequent levels of use of e-journals. While the modeling does not show strong direct linkages in either direction between library expenditure and research performance, it does show a strong positive feedback loop between the use of e-journals and research performance. Conclusion – There is a need both to broaden the focus beyond e-journals and for more detailed work to test hypotheses and understand the dynamics of the relationships between different variables over time.

Understanding Human Resources Needs in Tourism

2021 ◽  
pp. 20-40
Author(s):  
Teresa Dieguez
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Masters Students

As one of the world's largest economic sectors, travel and tourism creates jobs, drives exports, and generates prosperity across the world. Comprising a wide range of industries, it supports one in every ten jobs on the planet, has accounted for one in five of all jobs created across the world over the past five years, and is a dynamic and complex engine of employment opportunities. Its companies are inside a competitive arena and must ensure its sustainability on the basis of its greatest asset: its employees. Nowadays in the workplace there are a great diversity of cultures, ages, and generational differences, and employers have to explore new ways to motivate people to efficiently work. Each generation is unique and usually this variety does not work without supervision. The study will be conducted on two Portuguese Polytechnic Institutes with Masters Students from Hospitality and Tourism. As a methodology, it will be used a quantitative research. Conclusions may help companies to better understand the reasons why employees abandon them or are attracted by them.

Current Progress and Future Potential in the Evaluation and Treatment of Age-Related Cognitive Declines

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keith A. Wesnes ◽  
Helen J. Brooker
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Aging ◽  
Early Adulthood ◽  
Lifestyle Changes ◽  
Automated Testing ◽  
The Past ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dementia Research ◽  
Future Potential

Research data obtained during the past few decades have confirmed the widely acknowledged phenomenon that cognitive function peaks in early adulthood and declines thereafter. Such changes occur in the majority of individuals and precede more dramatic conditions such as dementia. Evidence is emerging that healthier cognitive aging can be achieved via a wide range of treatments, interventions, and lifestyle changes. The field of dementia research is also entering the space of normal cognitive aging with trials aimed at the new condition of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. Success in this field depends on having the appropriate cognitive tests to definitively assess the benefits, and automated testing has made excellent inroads here. The opportunity to administer cognitive tasks via the Internet will enable very large, long-term, international trials to be conducted, which will produce the big data necessary to answer many important but unresolved questions in this field.

scholarly journals INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR AND ITS PRACTICAL UTILITY

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (10) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
Versha Bharadwaj ◽  
Javed Khan
Keyword(s):  
Information Seeking ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Information Science ◽  
Information Seeking Behavior ◽  
Library And Information Science ◽  
Reference Services ◽  
Database Construction ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Community Information ◽  
Seeking Behavior

Information behaviour is also the term of art used in library and information science to refer to a sub-discipline that engages in a wide range of types of research conducted in order to understand the human relationship to information. Information seeking behavior refers to those activities a person engages in when identifying his or her own need for information, searching for such information in any way and using or transferring of information.  The term information seeking often serves as an umbrella overarching a set of related concepts and issues. In the library world, discussions of database construction and management, community information needs, reference services, and many other topics resonate with the term.

Understanding Human Resources Needs in Tourism

2022 ◽  
pp. 1623-1643
Author(s):  
Teresa Dieguez
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Generational Differences ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Economic Sectors ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
Travel And Tourism ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The World ◽  
Masters Students

As one of the world's largest economic sectors, travel and tourism creates jobs, drives exports, and generates prosperity across the world. Comprising a wide range of industries, it supports one in every ten jobs on the planet, has accounted for one in five of all jobs created across the world over the past five years, and is a dynamic and complex engine of employment opportunities. Its companies are inside a competitive arena and must ensure its sustainability on the basis of its greatest asset: its employees. Nowadays in the workplace there are a great diversity of cultures, ages, and generational differences, and employers have to explore new ways to motivate people to efficiently work. Each generation is unique and usually this variety does not work without supervision. The study will be conducted on two Portuguese Polytechnic Institutes with Masters Students from Hospitality and Tourism. As a methodology, it will be used a quantitative research. Conclusions may help companies to better understand the reasons why employees abandon them or are attracted by them.

Optical Properties of HVEM Accelerators

1975 ◽  
Vol 33 ◽  
pp. 180-181
Author(s):  
A. Strojnik ◽  
J.W. Scholl ◽  
V. Bevc
Keyword(s):  
Optical Properties ◽  
Electron Accelerator ◽  
Systematic Investigation ◽  
Electron Source ◽  
High Brightness ◽  
The Past ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Optical Behavior

The electron accelerator, as inserted between the electron source (injector) and the imaging column of the HVEM, is usually a strong lens and should be optimized in order to ensure high brightness over a wide range of accelerating voltages and illuminating conditions. This is especially true in the case of the STEM where the brightness directly determines the highest resolution attainable. In the past, the optical behavior of accelerators was usually determined for a particular configuration. During the development of the accelerator for the Arizona 1 MEV STEM, systematic investigation was made of the major optical properties for a variety of electrode configurations, number of stages N, accelerating voltages, 1 and 10 MEV, and a range of injection voltages ϕ0 = 1, 3, 10, 30, 100, 300 kV).

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