scholarly journals Applying Ontologies to Terminology: Advantages and Disadvantages

2017 ◽  
Vol 26 (51) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Durán-Muñoz ◽  
María Rosario Bautista-Zambrana
Keyword(s):  
Improve Quality ◽  
Valuable Resource ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
New Methodologies ◽  
Do So

This paper aims at discussing the main advantages that ontologies bring to the field of terminology and its users, focusing on different aspects and needs. Throughout the paper ontologies are acknowledged as a valuable resource to improve quality of terminological projects as well as the content of terminologies, but it also seems appropriate to define the concept of ontologies more precisely and to outline their benefits and limitations. To do so, we firstly discuss the multidisciplinarity of ontologies and the main recent uses within different disciplines. Secondly, we focus on terminology studies and theories and depict the evolution of this resource in the terminology field during the last decades, which has brought about the appearance of new methodologies and applications. Next, we put forward the advantages that ontologies bring to terminology in general and to several linguistic phenomena in particular (multidimensionality, for example) so as to shed some light on their importance in this field and, finally, we conclude with the discussion of significant drawbacks encountered, along with some final remarks about the use of ontologies in terminology work.

The perils of protocols: acute phosphate nephropathy after intravenous phosphate replacement

Diagnosis ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 249-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malvinder S. Parmar
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Organizations ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Dialysis Patients ◽  
Laboratory Abnormality ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The World ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Phosphate Nephropathy ◽  
Time Of Admission

AbstractProtocols are commonly used in the hospitals around the world and enable health care organizations to put evidence into practice and provide a framework for the management of the individual patient. Such standardization of practice is felt to reduce variations in practice and improve quality of care. However, the protocols have advantages and disadvantages. I present a case where activation of the protocols for “Electrolyte, phosphate and magnesium replacement” at the time of admission to the hospital, resulted in harm to the patient because of inappropriate timing of the test(s) with a resulting action to correct the expected laboratory abnormality. Timing of tests and administration of various medications including antibiotics in hospitalized dialysis patients is important, and both the physicians and the nursing staff require vigilance when requesting/performing tests and ordering/administering medications to dialysis patients.

EXPERIENCE OF CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING INFORMATION-MANAGING EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AT UNIVERSITY AND FEATURES OF ITS ADAPTATION AT LYCEUM

2019 ◽  
pp. 47-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. V. Shevchuk ◽  
A. V. Shpak
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Process ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Educational Organizations ◽  
Educational Processes ◽  
Facilitating Conditions ◽  
Oriented Approach

The article describes experience of creating and implementing information-managing educational environment at university. The model of creating information-managing educational environment of university with elements of artificial intelligence and indicative management is described. This environment contributes to improve quality of training and management of educational processes and resources. The stages of creating and implementing information-managing educational environment are considered systemically, as continuous process focused on a consumer. The inhibitory and facilitating conditions for introduction of the model at university are described. To provide subject-oriented approach to the use of information resources of environment, recommended clusters of information subsystems for each category of users are described.Practically implemented scientific and methodological recommendations for subjects of educational process to overcome resistance to innovations introduced in educational organizations are proposed.Features of adaptation of the developed information-managing educational environment for schools are presented.

Can trust become a factor of economic growth? Dynamic changes in the level of trust of Russian youth

2020 ◽  
pp. 92-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. I. Bakhtigaraeva ◽  
A. A. Stavinskaya
Keyword(s):  
Institutional Environment ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Dynamic Changes ◽  
Generalized Trust ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
The Future ◽  
Analysis Of Dynamics

The article considers the role of trust in the economy, the mechanisms of its accumulation and the possibility of using it as one of the growth factors in the future. The advantages and disadvantages of measuring the level of generalized trust using two alternative questions — about trusting people in general and trusting strangers — are analyzed. The results of the analysis of dynamics of the level of generalized trust among Russian youth, obtained within the study of the Institute for National Projects in 10 regions of Russia, are presented. It is shown that there are no significant changes in trust in people in general during the study at university. At the same time, the level of trust in strangers falls, which can negatively affect the level of trust in the country as a whole, and as a result have negative effects on the development of the economy in the future. Possible causes of the observed trends and the role of universities are discussed. Also the question about the connection between the level of education and generalized trust in countries with different quality of the institutional environment is raised.

Widening the horizons: Information space of the library for the blind as the resource to improve quality of life of visually impaired people

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olga Novikova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Continuing Education ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Information Space ◽  
Advanced Training ◽  
Improve Quality ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Special Library

The special library acts as the cultural and educational center for visually impaired people, and as the center for continuing education. The multifunctional performance of the library is substantiated. The joint projects accomplished in cooperation with theatres and museums and aimed at integrating the visually impaired people into the society are described. Advanced training projects for the library professionals accomplished in 2018 are discussed.

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