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Development of Hypervideo Platform Using Object Databases
No full textWeb users are seizing on interactive capabilities that software suppliers have developed so far, and are eagerly awaiting new interactive capabilities now being demonstrated. This paper focuses the development of rich information environment based on a customized platform enabling hyperlinks on objects within a digital video. With the help of such environment, the viewer is able to view multiple videos concurrently and browse them temporally as well as spatially with the help of an object database. Specifically, the platform enables to traverse through that object by linking, and such links have been explored and created. The link may connect to within a video, or multiple running videos and/or World Wide Web object. The issues such as open hypermedia link base (static, generic or dynamic) and object database versus multiple videos are also investigated
Semantic Web Approach to Academic Program Assessment
No full textGenerally, the engineering program assessment process in line with an accreditation body involves some cyclic and tiring paperwork before any weakness is identified in the system. Additionally, the current state of such systems is that the assessment data are spread over many sub-systems, and there is no way to use them intelligently for better academic process management. It has been a desire of academic institutions to develop these processes in such a way that program management is also facilitated through an integrated system connecting all stakeholders of the program. This paper describes an electrical engineering program assessment process that has been developed and implemented using web semantics to provide intelligent services through an integrated system. The integrated system provides a value-added semantics layer where activities such as annotation, querying and reasoning can be carried out to support management. The framework is developed with a case study of a United Arab Emirates (UAE) University program assessment process to show how semantic web technologies can be used to facilitate program management
Object-database approach for a hypervideo platform
No full textWeb users are seizing on interactive capabilities that software suppliers have developed, and are eagerly awaiting new interactive capabilities now being demonstrated. The capabilities currently being explored include video browsing. This paper focuses on the development of a rich information environment based on a customized platform that enables hyperlinks on objects within a digital video. With the help of such an environment, the user is able to view multiple videos concurrently and browse them spatially and temporally, with the help of an object database. Specifically, the platform is expected to enable users to traverse through that object by linking, and such links have been explored. The links may connect to within a video, or multiple running videos and/or World Wide Web object. The issues such as open hypermedia link base and object database versus multiple videos are also investigated
Study of Pakistan pilot project farmer-leaders to Nepal
No full textFarmer participation / Irrigation management / Farmer managed irrigation systems / Irrigated farming / Sustainable agriculture / Institution building / Pakistan
Are Two Interviews Better Than One? Memory across Repeated Cognitive Interviews.
No full textEyewitnesses to a filmed event were interviewed twice using a Cognitive Interview to examine the effects of variations in delay between the repeated interviews (immediately & 2 days; immediately & 7 days; 7 & 9 days) and the identity of the interviewers (same or different across the two repeated interviews). Hypermnesia (an increase in total amount of information recalled in the repeated interview) occurred without any decrease in the overall accuracy. Reminiscence (the recall of new information in the repeated interview) was also found in all conditions but was least apparent in the longest delay condition, and came with little cost to the overall accuracy of information gathered. The number of errors, increased across the interviews, but the relative accuracy of participants' responses was unaffected. However, when accuracy was calculated based on all unique details provided across both interviews and compared to the accuracy of recall in just the first interview it was found to be slightly lower. The identity of the interviewer (whether the same or different across interviews) had no effects on the number of correct details. There was an increase in recall of new details with little cost to the overall accuracy of information gathered. Importantly, these results suggest that witnesses are unlikely to report everything they remember during a single Cognitive Interview, however exhaustive, and a second opportunity to recall information about the events in question may provide investigators with additional information
Adherence to the WHO guidelines of newspaper-reporting on suicides in Pakistan: a content analysis
No full textThere is a lack of evidence regarding the rate of adherence to the World Health Organization (WHO) media guidelines of vernacular newspapers reporting on suicides in Pakistan. Also, the relevance of this report is based on the lack of official data regarding the number of suicides across the country. The aim of this study was to explore the rate of adherence to the WHO guidelines of two popular newspapers in reporting on suicides in Pakistan. We daily analysed the online version of two popular newspapers in Pakistan, the daily Jeejal (in Sindhi) and daily Jang (in Urdu), from 1 August 2021 to 31 July 2022; we performed a content analysis of news reporting on national suicides and evaluated their rate of adherence to the WHO media guidelines. One hundred and seventy-three reports of suicides were identified and analysed; 84% of them reported the names of victims, 70% reported their age, and 46% included information regarding their occupation. Characteristics of suicide methods were reported in 87% of reports, reasons for suicide in 66%, as well as locations in 87%. In general, 84% of newspapers reported incomplete information regarding suicide prevention and help-seeking, so we may conclude they were not fully adherent to the WHO recommendations. This study indicates that national vernacular newspapers may improve their reporting on suicides and should revise their policy in order to be adherent to the WHO guidelines. Also, better and responsible reporting may provide an accurate epidemiological source regarding suicide where official data are missing at the national level
XML Implementation of Role Based Control in Healthcare Adhoc Networks
No full textAs mobile adhoc networks (MANETs) are becoming popular for a variety of applications, so are the issues engulfing corresponding implementations. In this paper, a healthcare application is described for the environment where normal network connectivity may not be available hence adhoc networking of small scale healthcare units and corresponding devices becomes necessary. Different roles of such units are discussed to develop policy framework to facilitate role based access control conformant access. Furthermore, implementation of such access control within a typical healthcare environment is investigated
Comparative Effectiveness of Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Pain, Fatigue, and Sleep Quality in Fibromyalgia. A Systematic Review With Network Meta-Analysis
No full textOBJECTIVES: There is tentative evidence to support the analgesic effects of noninvasive brain stimulation (NiBS) in fibromyalgia (FM), but a comprehensive synthesis is lacking. This systematic review with network meta-analysis (NMA) aimed to determine the relative effectiveness of different NiBS techniques, such as transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in FM, and to identify the optimal stimulation location and intensity/frequency. METHODS: Four databases were searched until July 9, 2023 for randomized trials (RCTs) comparing NiBS in FM. Pain was the primary outcome, while fatigue and sleep were secondary outcomes. A frequentist NMA calculated standardized-mean-differences (SMDs) for pain, with pairwise meta-analysis for fatigue and sleep. Bias was assessed with the Cochrane-risk-of-bias-tool (RoB-2.0), and evidence certainty through confidence-in-NMA. RESULTS: Forty-three RCTs with 2120 participants were included. NMA showed that low frequency (LF)-rTMS (SMD: -1.20, 95% CI: -1.82 to -0.58), dual tDCS (SMD: -0.91, 95% CI: -1.82 to -0.58), and high frequency (HF)-rTMS (SMD: -0.58, 95% CI: -1.00 to -0.17) likely results in a reduction in pain intensity at the end of intervention compared with sham stimulation. For stimulation location, right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC)(SMD: -1.42, 95% CI: -2.69 to -0.15), bilateral DLPFC (SMD: -0.94, 95% CI: -1.82 to -0.05), and left primary motor cortex (M1)(SMD: -0.49, 95% CI: -0.85 to -0.14) likely results in reduction in pain intensity at the end of intervention, with DLPFC maintaining effects in short-term. LF-rTMS over DLPFC (SMD: -1.42, 95% CI: -2.69 to -0.15) and HF-rTMS over M1 (SMD: -0.78, 95% CI: -1.39 to -0.18) likely results in the reduction in pain intensity at the end of intervention, with LF-rTMS over right DLPFC maintaining effects in the short term. NiBS appears to be safe and may reduce fatigue and improve sleep quality. DISCUSSION: Excitatory stimulation like HF-rTMS over M1 and inhibitory like LF-rTMS over DLPFC may yield better results
RBAC and XML Security in Adhoc Networks
No full textAs adhoc networks are becoming increasingly important for variety of applications, so are the rules and specifications for their formations and operations. In this paper, we describe how roles of participating devices can be framed to facilitate access and formation of an adhoc network. Further, we propose XML framework for secured file transfer in a typical case where adhoc network nodes exchange files and data among themselves. We also show corresponding XML pseudo-code in the light of world-wide-web consortium (W3C)guidelines
False claims about false memory research
No full textPezdek and Lam [Pezdek, K. & Lam, S. (2007). What research paradigms have cognitive psychologists used to study “False memory,” and what are the implications of these choices? Consciousness and Cognition] claim that the majority of research into false memories has been misguided. Specifically, they charge that false memory scientists have been (1) misusing the term “false memory,” (2) relying on the wrong methodologies to study false memories, and (3) misapplying false memory research to real world situations. We review each of these claims and highlight the problems with them. We conclude that several types of false memory research have advanced our knowledge of autobiographical and recovered memories, and that future research will continue to make significant contributions to how we understand memory and memory errors
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