610 research outputs found
Associative and Spatial Relationships in Thesaurus-based Retrieval
No full textThe OASIS (Ontologically Augmented Spatial Information System) project explores terminology systems for thematic and spatial access in digital library applications. A prototype implementation uses data from the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland, together with the Getty AAT and TGN thesauri. This paper describes its integrated spatial and thematic schema and discusses novel approaches to the application of thesauri in spatial and thematic semantic distance measures. Semantic distance measures can underpin interactive and automatic query expansion techniques by ranking lists of candidate terms. We first illustrate how hierarchical spatial relationships can be used to provide more flexible retrieval for queries incorporating place names in applications employing online gazetteers and geographical thesauri. We then employ a set of experimental scenarios to investigate key issues affecting use of the associative (RT) thesaurus relationships in semantic distance measures. Previous work has noted the potential of RTs in thesaurus search aids but the problem of increased noise in result sets has been emphasised. Specialising RTs allows the possibility of dynamically linking RT type to query context. Results presented in this paper demonstrate the potential for filtering on the context of the RT link and on subtypes of RT relationships
Ergonomics Oriented to Processes Becomes a Tool for Continuous Improvement
No full textA holistic view is essential for qu a lity initiatives such as Total Quality Management (TQM), Standard No. ISO 9001:1994 (International Organization for Standardization [ISO], 1994), Concurrent Engineering, Business Reengineering, and Business Process Improvement. The challenge is knowing how to transition from this theoretical concept to implementation. The relationship between quality interest and an ergonomics program will be the focus of this discussion. An ergonomics oriented improvement program includes (a) ergonomics or fittin g the jo b to the person; (b) integration of operations management, safety engineering, medical management, and employees as coowners of the process; (c) the emphasis of ergonomic precepts in the engineering of new processes and improvement of curre nt processes; and (d) the emphasis of employees tak in g responsibility for their own well being and the improvement of their work environment. The parallel between the continuous improvement process delineated by the quality-system requirements in Standard No. ISO 9001:1994 (ISO, 1994) and the improvement contributions of ergonomics are very revealing (Getty, Abbott, & Getty, 1995). It is the con tentio n of this ap proach that if the precepts of ergonomics were applied to the work environment, it would sup po rt the objective of world class quality and productivity, resulting in improved global competitiveness of businesses
Perinatal choline status, metabolism, and brain development in the piglet
No full textSubmission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2017-12-01Although recognized as an essential nutrient in 1998, more than 90% of adults (including pregnant women) in the United States are consuming choline at levels below recommendations. Choline is required for normal neurodevelopment; but, there is relatively little research evaluating the impact of maternal choline intake on infant or childhood health, development, or intelligence outcomes. Numerous rodent studies have reported diminished performance in learning and memory tasks of offspring following choline deficiency during gestation; however, rodents may not be the most appropriate model to study early life choline status. As such, pigs were chosen as a translational model for the human infant due to striking similarities in digestive physiology, neuroanatomy, and neurodevelopmental trajectory. We hypothesized that pigs would exhibit several negative effects of choline deficiency such as: metabolic and clinical health outcomes similar to humans, learning and memory outcomes similar to rodents, and long-term neurodevelopmental and growth delays.
In order to evaluate these hypotheses, two similar experiments were conducted. For both experiments, sows were provided either a choline deficient (CD) or choline sufficient (CS) diet for the last 65 d of gestation (prenatal intervention). Piglets were weaned from the sow 48 h after farrowing and provided either a CD or CS milk replacer (postnatal intervention) for 29 ± 2 d, resulting in a factorial arrangement of 4 treatment (prenatal/postnatal) groups: CS/CS, CS/CD, CD/CS, and CD/CD. To evaluate long-term impacts of choline deficiency, half of the littermate piglets in the second experiment were transferred to standard University of Illinois swine production diets at 29 ± 1 d until 89 ± 2 d of age. The first experiment evaluated the metabolomic and clinical health outcomes of perinatal choline deficiency in neonatal piglets. Overall, the piglet appears to be a sensitive model for choline deficiency during the perinatal period, as piglets did exhibit clinical health outcomes similar to humans. Specifically, liver enzymes such as ALP and GGT were elevated in postnatally CD piglets as compared to their postnatally CS counterparts. Additionally, plasma cholesterol concentrations were lower in postnatally CD piglets as compared to postnatally CS piglets, suggesting impaired VLDL excretion from the liver. In the second experiment, neurodevelopment and function were evaluated using magnetic resonance imaging procedures (macrostructural analysis, voxel-based morphometry, diffusion tensor imaging, and magnetic resonance spectroscopy) and cognitive performance in a spatial T-maze learning and memory task. We observed that perinatal choline deficiency delays brain development in terms of both overall brain size and white matter maturation, and alters hippocampal metabolite concentrations, but learning and memory performance was only minimally impacted. Additionally, long-term growth performance and health outcomes were evaluated. Provision of CS diets following the neonatal period reversed many of the observed negative impacts of perinatal choline in piglets; however, differences in growth performance persisted in older pigs. Taken together, maternal and early postnatal choline intake have both short- and long-term impacts on overall health status and growth performance of domestic pigs.The student, Caitlyn Getty, accepted the attached license on 2015-12-01 at 10:17.The student, Caitlyn Getty, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2015-12-01 at 10:19.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2015-12-02 at 11:31.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #8888 on 2016-03-02 at 14:07:23Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-02T20:24:03Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Getty - George A. Getty (ca. 1892)
No full textA.B.; D.D., 1917; valedictorian; entered sophomore class; Phi Beta Kappa. Grad. Gettysburg Seminary, 1894. Born Mar. 10, 1872, Baltimore, Md. Lutheran clergyman: Cleveland, O., 1894-96; E. Schodack, N.Y., 1896-98; Cobleskill, N.Y., 1898-1910; Baltimore, Md., 1910-15; York, 1915-31. Retired Oct., 1931. Member of Deaconess Bd., and Foreign Missions Board. Author: "The Kingly Christ"; "Foundations of Faith". Married June 5, 1894, Alethea W. Bevard, Baltimore, Md., who died in 1915; June 11, 1917, Carrie E. Haase, Baltimore, Md. Children: Alethea, b. June 8, 1895, d. June, 1896; Annie Bevard, b. Sept. 23, 1897, d. July 1919. Address: 748 N.E. 81st St., Miami Beach, Fla
Restoration and re/creation of lacunae : the attitudes and principles of Gabriël Fagan Architects as expressed in the restoration of the Castle of Good Hoop [i.e. Hope]
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (leaves 103-113).A lacuna is a disruption in a figurative image and impedes comprehension of the unity of the whole. It is something missing, a void, in material form and, in some cases memory. The urge to eradicate or minimize a disruption to an aesthetic whole has long been a dilemma in conservation, particularly in painting and sculpture, but also in the repair of historical buildings. Any solution must address the issue of authenticity, as repair will be an insertion into an ancient, perhaps layered artefact. The solution requires a theoretically based methodology if the aim of the conservation intervention is to conserve the value and meaning of the building or artefact. The repair of lacunae at the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town has had a distinct aesthetic impact on the complex and has changed the perception of the complex. The extensive three-decade-long intervention undertaken by Gabriël Fagan Architects is a re-establishment of the Castle complex as a VOC/Dutch fortified citadel as envisioned by the Architects and reveals the issues that must be confronted in order to conserve authenticity
A geo-temporal information extraction service for processing descriptive metadata in digital libraries
No full textIn the context of digital map libraries, resources are usually described according to metadata records that define the relevant subject, location, time-span, format and keywords. On what concerns locations and time-spans, metadata records are often incomplete or they provide information in a way that is not machine-understandable (e.g. textual descriptions). This paper presents techniques for extracting geotemporal information from text, using relatively simple text mining methods that leverage on a Web gazetteer service. The idea is to go from human-made geotemporal referencing (i.e. using place and period names in textual expressions) into geo-spatial coordinates and time-spans. A prototype system, implementing the proposed methods, is described in detail. Experimental results demonstrate the efficiency and accuracy of the proposed approaches
Modelo conceitual de interface ergonômica para smartphones voltada ao gerenciamento de aulas pelo professor do ensino superior
No full textDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro de Comunicação e Expressão. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Design e Expressão GráficaEsta pesquisa visou desenvolver um modelo conceitual de interface para smartphones voltada ao gerenciamento de aulas pelo professor na graduação em Design. Para isso, revisaram-se em livros e periódicos relevantes e atuais os conceitos e elementos de interesse. Em seguida, foram estudadas as características e necessidades do usuário alvo, bem como o sistema de uso, através de questionário online, entrevista semi estruturada e personas. Então, foram levantadas especificações de uso e usabilidade e definiram-se requisitos para a construção dessas interfaces para smartphones. Por fim, foram feitos o wireframe, o modelo conceitual e o protótipo navegável do modelo conceitual proposto.This research aimed to develop a conceptual interface for smartphones dedicated to the management of school by the teacher in undergraduate Design. For this purpose, reviewed in books and journals relevant and current concepts and elements of interest. Next, we studied the characteristics and needs of the target user and the system used by the online questionnaire, semi-structured and personas. So were raised specifications of usage and usability requirements and set up to build these interfaces for smartphones. Finally, we made a conceptual model in wireframe and navigable prototype
From Translation to Navigation of Different Discourses: A Model of Search Term Selection during the Pre-Online Stage of the Search Process
No full textWe propose a model of search term selection process based on our empirical study of professional searchers during the pre-online stage of the search process. The model characterizes the selection of search terms as the navigation of different discourses. Discourse refers to the way of talking and thinking about a certain topic; there often exists multiple, diverse discourses on the same topic. When selecting search terms, searchers appear to navigate a variety of discourses, i.e., they view the topic of a client's search request from the perspective of multiple discourse communities, and evaluate and synthesize differences and similarities among those discourses when selecting search terms. Six discourses emerged as sources of search terms in our study. These discourses are controlled vocabularies, documents and domains, the practice of indexing, clients' search requests, databases and the searchers' own search experience. Data further suggest that searchers navigate these discourses dynamically and have preferences for certain discourses. Conceptualizing the selection of search terms as a meeting place of different discourses provides new insights into the complex nature of the search term selection process. It emphasizes the multiplicity and complexity of the sources of search terms, the dynamic nature of the search term selection process, and the complex analysis and synthesis of differences and similarities among sources of search terms. It suggests that searchers may need to understand fundamental aspects of multiple discourses in order to select search terms
Memorie de' viaggi e feste per le reali nozze de' serenissimi sposi Violante Beatrice di Baviera, e Ferdinando principe di Toscana.
No full textErrata, p. 196.Signatures: +⁶ A-K⁴, ²D⁴ G-H⁴ O-2A⁴ 2B² chi-chi3⁴.Woodcut device on t.p. with Medici arms.Mode of access: Internet.Binding, c. 2: coarse gray paper. Blind embossed stamp of Giannalisa Feltrinelli.Binding, c. 1: modern mottled goatskin. Spine tooled in gilt, author & title on label. Edges of boards gilt rolled. Page edges untrimmed.Neither Getty copy is among the few that include an etched view after Alessandro Cecchini of the "giuoco del calcio" in piazza Santa Croce. Cf. MHAG record, RLIN.Getty c. 2 lacks leaves 3-4 of first gathering
The Economic Value of Sangiran Museum, Central Java, Indonesia Application of Travel Cost Method
No full textThis research is an application travel cost method (TCM) at Sangiran Museum which aims to estimate the total value of
benefit for visitors Sangiran Museum, willingness to pay (WTP) visitors to the activities of the addition of new facilities at the
Sangiran Museum and analysed factors that affect the significant impact on the level of visits per 1000 population per year to the
Sangiran Museum. This sample size was 180 people, the election is done by way of probability sampling. The results of this study
indicate that the total value of benefits at Sangiran Museum admission fee is equal to zero for Rp. 728,013,743.7 (USD 80,890.42),
while the total value of benefits per year, Sangiran Museum in admission rates applicable to Rp. 300,- (USD 0.03) to
Rp. 532,788,743.7,- (USD 59,198.75). Magnitude average maximum willingness to pay (WTP) of visitors to the activities of the
addition of new facilities at the Sangiran Museum is Rp. 11,102.63 (USD 1.23). Form of empirical model functions best in this study is
the log-log form. The results of regression analysis showed that the variable cost of travel (LnTC), education (LnEDC), income
(LnNC), distance (LnDIS) and age (LnAGE) significantly affect the level of significance level of 5% of visits per 1000 population per
annum (LnV) the Sangiran Museum.
Keywords— Travel cost method; total benefits; willingness to pay; Sangiran Museum
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