The Many Faces of a Kohonen Map A Case Study: SOM-based Clustering for On-Line Fraud Behavior Classification

On-line Tropical Epidemiology -A Case-Study from The Gambia

Methods of Information in Medicine ◽

10.1055/s-0038-1635490 ◽

1987 ◽

Vol 26 (02) ◽

pp. 73-76 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Kathryn Rowan ◽

P. Byass ◽

R. W. Snow

Keyword(s):

Data Collection ◽

Field Trial ◽

Error Rates ◽

Database Management System ◽

Bed Nets ◽

Completion Rates ◽

On Line ◽

Access To Data ◽

Rapid Processing

SummaryThis paper reports on a computerised approach to the management of an epidemiological field trial, which aimed at determining the effects of insecticide-impregnated bed nets on the incidence of malaria in children. The development of a data system satisfying the requirements of the project and its implementation using a database management system are discussed. The advantages of this method of management in terms of rapid processing of and access to data from the study are described, together with the completion rates and error rates observed in data collection.

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RECYCLED WATER RISK PERCEPTION - A COMPARISON OF TWO CASE STUDIES

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2007.068 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 2 (4) ◽

Author(s):

A. Hurlimann

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Case Studies ◽

Perceived Risk ◽

Capital City ◽

Recycled Water ◽

Urban Centre ◽

On Line ◽

Line Survey ◽

Water Uses

This paper reports results from a study comparing perceived risk associated with various recycled water uses in two Australian locations, both in the state of Victoria: the capital city Melbourne, and Bendigo a regional urban centre. Both locations are experiencing ‘drought’, but Bendigo is experiencing this in a more acute manner. A case study is used in each location. Both case studies involve future use of recycled water in new commercial buildings. An on-line survey was used to measure attitudes to recycled water of the future occupants of both buildings. The study found perceived risk associated with 11 uses of recycled water increased as the use became increasingly personal. Interestingly, no difference in perceived risk associated with 11 uses of recycled water was found between locations. Prior experience (use) of recycled water was found to be a significant and positive factor in reducing risk perception. Various attitudinal variables were found to be significant influences on perceived risk. Results indicate that reducing perceived risk of recycled water use may increase satisfaction with its use.

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The Nonconformist Inheritance

10.1093/oso/9780198269960.003.0005 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

Isabel Rivers

Keyword(s):

Eighteenth Century ◽

Seventeenth Century ◽

Church Of England ◽

John Bunyan ◽

John Wesley ◽

Religious Attitudes ◽

Pilgrim's Progress ◽

The Many ◽

John Owen

This chapter analyses the editions, abridgements, and recommendations of texts by seventeenth-century nonconformists that were made by eighteenth-century dissenters, Methodists, and Church of England evangelicals. The nonconformist writers they chose include Joseph Alleine, Richard Baxter, John Flavel, John Owen, and John Bunyan. The editors and recommenders include Philip Doddridge, John Wesley, Edward Williams, Benjamin Fawcett, George Burder, John Newton, William Mason, and Thomas Scott. Detailed accounts are provided of the large number of Baxter’s works that were edited, notably A Call to the Unconverted and The Saints Everlasting Rest, and a case study is devoted to the many annotated editions of Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress and the ways in which they were used. The editors took into account length, intelligibility, religious attitudes, and cost, and sometimes criticized their rivals’ versions on theological grounds.

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Morphological Change of Dhaka City Over a Period of 55 Years: A Case Study of Two Wards

Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners ◽

10.3329/jbip.v2i0.9554 ◽

1970 ◽

Vol 2 ◽

pp. 30-38 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Bayes Ahmed ◽

Muhammad Rakibul Hasan Raj ◽

KM Maniruzzaman

Keyword(s):

Urban Form ◽

Spatial Dynamics ◽

Morphological Structure ◽

General Interest ◽

Morphologic Change ◽

Dhaka City ◽

Territorial Expansion ◽

Physical Form ◽

The Many

Dhaka City has undergone radical changes in its physical form, not only by territorial expansion, but also through internal physical transformations over the last decades. These have created entirely new kinds of fabric. With these changes, the elements of urban form have changed. Plots and open spaces have been transformed into building areas, open squares into car parks, low land and water bodies into reclaimed built-up lands etc. This research has its general interest in the morphologic change of Dhaka City. It focuses on the spatial dynamics of urban growth of Dhaka over the last 55 years from 1952-2007. In the research, the transformation of urban form has been examined through space syntax. The aim behind using this technique is to describe aspects of relationships between the morphological structure of man-made environments and social structures and events. To conduct this research, Wards 49 and 72 of Dhaka City Corporation were selected as the study areas, of which Ward 72 is an indigenous and Ward 49 is a planned type of settlement. Being a planned residential area, the syntactic measures from this morphological analysis are showing quite unchanged and high values in all phases for Ward 49 and the physical characteristics of Ward 72 (Old Dhaka) still represent the past. The syntactic values are found to be higher for Ward 72 and than Ward 49. Higher values indicate that the street network is highly connective among each other. Time affects differently the layout of cities and the architecture of buildings. Of the many human creations, street systems are among the most resistant to change. This has been emphasized in this study, thereby facilitating the comparison of urban layouts across space and time. The interpretation of history in the light of quantitative accounts, as demonstrated in this study, will be of value to urban planners and urban designers for the future planning of modern Dhaka City.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbip.v2i0.9554 Journal of Bangladesh Institute of Planners Vol. 2, December 2009, pp. 30-38

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Logistics management in China: A case study of Haier

Human Systems Management ◽

10.3233/hsm-2004-23102 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 23 (1) ◽

pp. 15-27

Author(s):

Jason C.H. Chen ◽

Binshan Lin ◽

Lingli Li ◽

Patty S. Chen

Keyword(s):

Communication Networks ◽

Global Economy ◽

Collaborative Advantage ◽

Logistics Systems ◽

Business Partners ◽

Business Operations ◽

Global Brand ◽

The Many ◽

Foreign Competitors

Chinese businesses began with a weak foundation in the intense world trade environment, similar to the many other companies that grew from developing countries. How were these Chinese businesses able to compete with foreign competitors armed with strong capital structures and efficient communication networks? Haier is an excellent example of how Chinese companies have successfully adapted to and prospered in the global economy, using information technology as a strategic weapon to improve its competitive advantage and further to create collaborative advantage. Haier's growth is miraculous: in less than two decades, it grew from a state-owned refrigerator factory into an innovative international giant. The company has become China's first global brand and the fifth largest appliance seller in the world. What are the secrets of Haier's success? Many researchers have conducted extensive studies on Haier's management and found the key is Management Information Systems such as e-Commerce and logistics systems that improve business operations between its suppliers, customers, and business partners. This article recounts the journey of Haier's achievements to excellence through its MIS, and provides analyses of the company's business model, the market chain management model.

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On-line separation and quantification of virus antigens of different serotypes in multivalent vaccines by capillary zone electrophoresis: A case study for quality control of foot-and-mouth disease virus vaccines

Journal of Chromatography A ◽

10.1016/j.chroma.2020.461834 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 1637 ◽

pp. 461834

Author(s):

Yanmin Song ◽

Yanli Yang ◽

Xuan Lin ◽

Qizu Zhao ◽

Zhengjun Li ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Disease Virus ◽

Foot And Mouth Disease ◽

Mouth Disease Virus ◽

Zone Electrophoresis ◽

On Line ◽

Capillary Zone ◽

Line Separation ◽

Virus Antigens

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William James and the Sustainable Transformation of Values, with a Case Study for Rethinking the American Dream

Human Arenas ◽

10.1007/s42087-020-00170-2 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Paul Croce

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Social Transformation ◽

American Dream ◽

William James ◽

Social Issues ◽

Virus Spread ◽

Global Pandemic ◽

The Face ◽

The Many

AbstractThis article addresses the call of the Psychology of Global Crises conference for linkage of academic work with social issues in three parts: First, examples from conference participants with their mix of bold calls for social transformation and realization of limits, a combination that generated few clear paths to achieving them. Second, presentation of Jamesian practical idealism with psychological insights for moving past impediments blocking implementation of ideals. And third, a case study of impacts from the most recent prominent crisis, the global pandemic of 2020, which threatens to exacerbate the many crises that had already been plaguing recent history. The tentacles of COVID’s impact into so many problems, starting with economic impacts from virus spread, present an opportunity to rethink the hope for constant economic growth, often expressed as the American Dream, an outlook that has driven so many of the problems surging toward crises. Jamesian awareness of the construction of ideological differences and encouragement of listening to those in disagreement provide not political solutions, but psychological preludes toward improvements in the face of crises.

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DOLARS, a Distributed On-Line Activity Recognition System by Means of Heterogeneous Sensors in Real-Life Deployments—A Case Study in the Smart Lab of The University of Almería

Sensors ◽

10.3390/s21020405 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (2) ◽

pp. 405

Author(s):

Marcos Lupión ◽

Javier Medina-Quero ◽

Juan F. Sanjuan ◽

Pilar M. Ortigosa

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Activity Recognition ◽

Real Life ◽

Recognition System ◽

Machine Learning Algorithms ◽

Sensor Data ◽

Heterogeneous Sensors ◽

On Line ◽

The University

Activity Recognition (AR) is an active research topic focused on detecting human actions and behaviours in smart environments. In this work, we present the on-line activity recognition platform DOLARS (Distributed On-line Activity Recognition System) where data from heterogeneous sensors are evaluated in real time, including binary, wearable and location sensors. Different descriptors and metrics from the heterogeneous sensor data are integrated in a common feature vector whose extraction is developed by a sliding window approach under real-time conditions. DOLARS provides a distributed architecture where: (i) stages for processing data in AR are deployed in distributed nodes, (ii) temporal cache modules compute metrics which aggregate sensor data for computing feature vectors in an efficient way; (iii) publish-subscribe models are integrated both to spread data from sensors and orchestrate the nodes (communication and replication) for computing AR and (iv) machine learning algorithms are used to classify and recognize the activities. A successful case study of daily activities recognition developed in the Smart Lab of The University of Almería (UAL) is presented in this paper. Results present an encouraging performance in recognition of sequences of activities and show the need for distributed architectures to achieve real time recognition.

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