scholarly journals A Picture is Worth a Thousand Keywords: Exploring Mobile Image-Based Web Searching

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Konrad Tollmar ◽  
Ted Möller ◽  
Björn Nilsved
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Information ◽  
Web Searching ◽  
Web Searches ◽  
Web Based ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Search Result ◽  
Video Observations ◽  
Search Tool ◽  
Search For Information ◽  
Data Collections

Using images of objects as queries is a new approach to search for information on the Web. Image-based information retrieval goes beyond only matching images, as information in other modalities also can be extracted from data collections using an image search. We have developed a new system that uses images to search for web-based information. This paper has a particular focus on exploring users' experience of general mobile image-based web searches to find what issues and phenomena it contains. This was achieved in a multipart study by creating and letting respondents test prototypes of mobile image-based search systems and collect data using interviews, observations, video observations, and questionnaires. We observed that searching for information based only on visual similarity and without any assistance is sometimes difficult, especially on mobile devices with limited interaction bandwidth. Most of our subjects preferred a search tool that guides the users through the search result based on contextual information, compared to presenting the search result as a plain ranked list.

scholarly journals Information needs of patients with chronic diseases and their relatives for web-based advance care planning: a qualitative interview study

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Doris van der Smissen ◽  
Judith A. C. Rietjens ◽  
Lisette van Gemert-Pijnen ◽  
Sandra van Dulmen ◽  
Agnes van der Heide ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Diseases ◽  
Advance Care Planning ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Care Planning ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Disease Trajectory ◽  
Search Terms ◽  
Practical Support ◽  
Advance Care ◽  
Search For Information

Abstract Background Advance care planning (ACP) enables persons to identify preferences for future treatment and care, and to discuss, record and review these preferences. However, the uptake of ACP among patients with chronic diseases is relatively low. Web-based ACP programs can support patients and their relatives in ACP. However, information needs of patients and their relatives for ACP are unknown. The aim of this study is to explore information needs of patients with chronic disease and their relatives for web-based ACP. Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients with chronic diseases and relatives at their home or at the study center. In three cases, the patient and relative were paired since they preferred to be interviewed together. We asked about information they would search for when to start with ACP, where they would search for information, what search terms they would use on the Internet, and what content and information they would consider important on an ACP website. The interviewer asked participants to clarify their responses during the interview. We used thematic analysis to analyze the interviewees’ responses. Results We interviewed nine patients with different chronic diseases including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis (MS), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and kidney diseases, and seven relatives, namely partners or (adult) children. The interviewees were aged 24 to 80 years, nine were female and seven were male. Both patients with a chronic disease and relatives mentioned comparable information needs. Many interviewees indicated they would use the Internet to search for information about ACP. Mentioned search terms were “advance care planning”, “treatment plan”, “disease trajectory” and names of patient associations. Information needs concerned their disease trajectory and quality of life, medical treatment decisions, practical support in arranging care, the concept of ACP and guidance in ACP, communication of treatment and care preferences, peer support of others with chronic diseases, and information for relatives. Many appreciated encouragement of their healthcare providers to take a pro-active role in ACP. Conclusions We conclude that information needs for ACP included guidance in ACP, support in making decisions about medical treatment, and practical support in arranging care. We recommend adapting web-based ACP information to the information needs of patients and their relatives to increase its findability, uptake and usefulness.

scholarly journals Utilizing Context in Location-Aware Short-Range Wireless Communication

2010 ◽  
Vol 2010 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vesa A. Korhonen ◽  
Ritva Pyykkönen
Keyword(s):  
Wireless Communication ◽  
Information Search ◽  
Short Range ◽  
Human Interaction ◽  
Preliminary Design ◽  
Data Filtering ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Communication Devices ◽  
Search Tool ◽  
Additional Value

We discuss how a short-range wireless communication service implemented for modern mobile communication devices can provide additional value for both the consumer and the service/product provider. When used as an information search tool, such systems allow services and products being promoted at the location they are available. For the customer, it may provide a “digitally augmented vision”, an enhanced view to the current environment. With data filtering and search rules, this may provide a self-manageable context, where the user's own personal environment and preferences to the features available in the current surroundings cooperate with a direct connection to the web-based social media. A preliminary design for such service is provided. The conclusion is that the method can generate additional revenue to the company and please the customers' buying process. In addition to the marketing, the principles described here are also applicable to other forms of human interaction.

scholarly journals Web-Based Search Tool for Visualizing Instrument Performance Using the Triple Knockout (TKO) Proteome Standard

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 687-693 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeremy P. Gygi ◽  
Qing Yu ◽  
Jose Navarrete-Perea ◽  
Ramin Rad ◽  
Steven P. Gygi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Web Based ◽  
Instrument Performance ◽  
Search Tool

scholarly journals IMPLEMENTASI CONTEXT AWARE PADA SISTEM TRAVEL PLANNER BERBASIS MOBILE

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-27
Author(s):  
Viery Darmawan ◽  
◽  
Rengga Asmara ◽  
Ira Prasetyaningrum
Keyword(s):  
Contextual Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Tourist Attractions ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Travel Efficiency ◽  
Opening And Closing

In the era of technological advances, tourists will first seek information about the tourist object to be addressed, even tourists often don't have a destination, so they have to search one by one via the internet. In determining travel plans, it is often to see one by one the review of tourist attractions and conclude the results will take a long time, while tourists need actual and fast information to determine the travel plans. In this study, the authors take a new approach, namely by creating a mobile-based travel planner system that compiles travel plans automatically by considering contextual information related to tourist location points, whether of tourist locations during travel days, travel opening and closing hours, so that it will increase travel efficiency without having to do the research manually which takes a long time. The system can also provide travel recommendations based on visitor comments sentiment on Google Places and is equipped with a trip route that will be generated automatically. This research is useful for helping tourists plan their trip actually because of the consideration of contextual information so that it will make it easier and save tourists time.

Why we need a new approach to teaching digital literacy

2018 ◽  
Vol 99 (6) ◽  
pp. 27-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Breakstone ◽  
Sarah McGrew ◽  
Mark Smith ◽  
Teresa Ortega ◽  
Sam Wineburg
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Presidential Election ◽  
Digital Literacy ◽  
Web Searching ◽  
Main Approach ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Approach To Teaching ◽  
K 12 ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
The Web

In recent years — and especially since the 2016 presidential election — numerous media organizations, newspapers, and policy advocates have made efforts to help Americans become more careful consumers of the information they see online. In K-12 and higher education, the main approach has been to provide students with checklists they can use to assess the credibility of individual websites. However, the checklist approach is outdated. It would be far better to teach young people to follow the lead of professional fact-checkers: When confronted by a new and unfamiliar website, they begin by looking elsewhere on the web, searching for any information that might shed light on who created the site in question and for what purpose.

Spatio-Temporal Based Personalization for Mobile Search

2012 ◽  
pp. 386-409 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ourdia Bouidghaghen ◽  
Lynda Tamine
Keyword(s):  
Information Retrieval ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Search Results ◽  
Search Result ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Spatio Temporal ◽  
Mobile Context

The explosion of the information available on the Internet has made traditional information retrieval systems, characterized by one size fits all approaches, less effective. Indeed, users are overwhelmed by the information delivered by such systems in response to their queries, particularly when the latter are ambiguous. In order to tackle this problem, the state-of-the-art reveals that there is a growing interest towards contextual information retrieval (CIR) which relies on various sources of evidence issued from the user’s search background and environment, in order to improve the retrieval accuracy. This chapter focuses on mobile context, highlights challenges they present for IR, and gives an overview of CIR approaches applied in this environment. Then, the authors present an approach to personalize search results for mobile users by exploiting both cognitive and spatio-temporal contexts. The experimental evaluation undertaken in front of Yahoo search shows that the approach improves the quality of top search result lists and enhances search result precision.

ECHO

2010 ◽  
pp. 539-555 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hadas Weinberger
Keyword(s):  
Learning Experience ◽  
Semantic Annotation ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Context Aware ◽  
Web Based ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Web Technologies ◽  
Web Based Learning

In this chapter, we suggest Echo, a model for utilizing Web technologies for the design of Web-based context-aware learning. Web technologies are continuously evolving to enhance information retrieval, semantic annotation, social interactions, and interactive experiences. However, these technologies do not offer a methodological approach to learning. In this chapter, we offer a new approach to Web-based learning, which considers the role of the user in shaping the learning experience. The key feature in Echo is the analysis and modeling of content for the design of a Web-based learning experience in context. There are three elements in Echo: 1) a methodology to guide the learning process, 2) techniques to support content analysis and modeling activities, and 3) a three-layered framework of social-semantic software. Incorporating this framework facilitates knowledge organization and representation. We describe our model, the methodology, and the three-layered framework. We then present preliminary results from on-going empirical research that demonstrates the feasibility of Echo and its usefulness for the design of a context-aware learning experience. Finally, we discuss the usefulness of Echo and its contribution to further research in the field of Web technologies.

OP83 Iterative Formative Research Informing Primary Care Education Design

2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (S1) ◽  
pp. 21-21
Author(s):  
Josephine Belcher ◽  
Woroud Alzaher ◽  
Pradnya Naik-Panvelkar ◽  
Renee Granger
Keyword(s):  
Program Design ◽  
Contextual Information ◽  
Grey Literature ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Educational Programs ◽  
Formative Research ◽  
Advisory Group ◽  
Design And Development ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Research Questions

IntroductionNPS MedicineWise delivers nationwide educational programs for Australian general practitioners and community pharmacists. Extensive searching and synthesis of published and grey literature is undertaken to inform program design and development. However, this formative research process is lengthy, labour intensive and attempts to pre-emptively answer questions that could arise during design and development, prompting a process re-evaluation.MethodsA more targeted and iterative process was piloted entailing: (i) rapid collation (two weeks maximum) of basic contextual information into a pre-scoping briefing document including high-level statistics on medicines or test usage, key guidelines identification and collation of findings from relevant government and stakeholder reports, (ii) an internal advisory group reviewing the pre-scoping brief and identifying the highest priority research questions that must be answered to inform the design and development of the educational program, (iii) iterative work to answer the highest priority research questions with findings provided to the advisory group fortnightly, involving ad hoc search methods and snowballing techniques to identify pertinent literature quickly, (iv) iterative feedback from the advisory group as to whether the resulting work is adequate and development or whether further information is required, and reprioritisation of the work plan if necessary, and (v) completion of the formative research process within four or five iterations. The new approach was evaluated via surveys of the internal advisory group and staff involved in design and development. Administrative data on staffing and costs using the new approach were also compared with previous data.ResultsThis approach was trialled for three different educational programs. The resulting reports are more targeted, answer specific advisory group questions and take half the time to produce.ConclusionsThis approach can rapidly provide appropriate information to inform program design. The iterative approach has allowed greater responsiveness to changing advisory group priorities and process improvements.

Direct Manipulation of Feature Models in Web-Based Collaborative Design

2004 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael Bidarra ◽  
Andre´ van Bunnik ◽  
Willem F. Bronsvoort
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Design ◽  
Feature Model ◽  
Feature Models ◽  
Direct Manipulation ◽  
Model Data ◽  
Web Based ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Client Server ◽  
Collaborative Modeling ◽  
Interactive Feature

Providing advanced 3D interactive facilities to users of a client-server collaborative modeling system presents a great challenge when thin clients are involved, mainly due to their lack of both a full-fledged CAD model and adequate modeling and solving functionalities. This paper presents a new approach that provides a convenient representation of feature model data suitable for direct manipulation of feature models at such clients. In particular, feature handles are proposed to support interactive feature editing. This approach combines all advantages of a thin client approach with the sort of 3D direct manipulation facilities usually only found in powerful standalone CAD systems.

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