scholarly journals Evidence From Web-Based Dietary Search Patterns to the Role of B12 Deficiency in Non-Specific Chronic Pain: A Large-Scale Observational Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. e4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eitan Giat ◽  
Elad Yom-Tov
Keyword(s):  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Search Patterns ◽  
B12 Deficiency

scholarly journals Foreste e servizi ecosistemici culturali: mappatura su larga scala utilizzando un approccio partecipativo

2020 ◽  
pp. 119-136
Author(s):  
Carmelina Prete ◽  
Mario Cozzi ◽  
Mauro Viccaro ◽  
Frans Sijtsma
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Natural Resources ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Local Communities ◽  
Forest Resources ◽  
The Other ◽  
Cultural Ecosystem Services ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Participatory Gis

The valorisation of Cultural Ecosystem Services (CESs) of forests is closely linked to the society involvement with regard to the role of recreational, spiritual and symbolic services of forest resources. In this direction, the aim of the study was to increase the knowledge of forest CESs, analysing the people’s preferences on natural areas by a web-based participatory GIS. The analysis shown the possibility to explicit not only the recreational component, but also the other components of CESs. Therefore, the mapping of CES on a large scale could be used for planning and management activities with an increase in awareness of local communities with respect to the natural resources present in the territory.

scholarly journals Vujović, Ramscar & Wonnacott (pre-print). Language learning as uncertainty reduction: The role of prediction error in linguistic generalization and item learning

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maša Vujović ◽  
Michael Ramscar ◽  
Elizabeth Wonnacott
Keyword(s):  
Adult Learners ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
Prediction Error ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Total N ◽  
Artificial Language Learning ◽  
Type Frequency ◽  
Learning As A Process

Discriminative theories frame language learning as a process whereby prediction error reduces uncertainty about the meaning of an utterance. Previous work proposed that learning a suffixing language promotes prediction error, and thus generalization, to a greater extent than prefixing, which in turn tended to promote item-learning. We explored this in two large-scale web-based artificial language learning experiments with adult learners (total N = 434). Although we found no overall benefit of suffixing on generalization, participants in the prefix condition were more affected by feature frequency, and were more likely to incorrectly overgeneralize a high frequency, but non-discriminating (in terms of affix use) feature than those in the suffix condition. We demonstrate computationally that this behaviour is in-line with the predictions of a naïve discriminative learning model which treats affixes as cues to nouns under prefixing, and nouns as cues to affixes under suffixing. For item learning, we did not see the predicted benefit of prefixing, although there was overall better item-learning of low type-frequency items, which we discuss in terms of differences in the entropy of individual items. The results demonstrate the crucial role of prediction error in linguistic generalization, and have implications for how generalization interacts with item-learning.

The right word in the left place

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 273-300 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dmitrii Yurievich Manin
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Avant Garde ◽  
The Right ◽  
Traditional Poetry ◽  
Formal Constraints

This work describes a large-scale empirical study that quantifies two aspects of lexical foregrounding in literary texts: the unpredictability (unexpectedness) and constrainedness (irreplaceability) of individual words in context. The data are generated by a Web-based literary game where players guess words in fragments of real texts. The results shed new light on the nature of the distinction between poetry and prose and on the role of formal constraints in poetry. In particular, traditional poetry tends to have higher constrainedness than prose and comparable unpredictability, while avant-garde poetry is characterized by higher unpredictability than prose and comparable constrainedness.

scholarly journals Understanding Consumer Attitudes Toward Web-based Communication Tools

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Raghu Kurthakoti ◽  
Siva K. Balasubramanian ◽  
John H. Summey
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Viral Marketing ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Using Data ◽  
Behavior Domain

<p>Motivated by the growing role of online transactions and Web-related Word-Of-Mouth (WWOM) in the consumer behavior domain, we propose a theoretical model that relates two antecedents (consumers’ community and content ownership) to attitudes toward four WWOM tools (Viral Marketing, Consumer-Produced Ads, Consumer Web Logs, and Collaborative Filters). The model and related hypotheses are empirically tested with the structural equation modeling (SEM) approach, using data from a large-scale survey. Results validated most of the proposed hypotheses and generated new insights. For example, we found that the direct relation between consumers’ community and their attitude toward blogs was completely mediated by their sense of content ownership. Finally, we delineate the limitations of the study and outline directions for future research.</p>

Using Web-based Testing for Large-Scale Assessment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura S. Hamilton ◽  
Stephen P. Klein ◽  
William Lorie
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Large Scale Assessment ◽  
Scale Assessment

The Role of Sense of Direction and Other Factors During Navigation in a Large-Scale, Unconstrained Environment

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth J. Ploran ◽  
Ericka Rovira ◽  
James C. Thompson ◽  
Raja Parasuraman
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Sense Of Direction

Role of Ethnicity on Pain Perception, Fatigue, and Quality of Life in a Pediatric Chronic Pain Population

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey I. Gold ◽  
Trina Haselrig ◽  
D. Colette Nicolaou ◽  
Katharine A. Belmont
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Chronic Pain ◽  
Pain Perception ◽  
Pediatric Chronic Pain

Impact of COVID-19 on Nuclear Medicine in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: An International Survey in April 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (04) ◽  
pp. 294-299 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lutz S. Freudenberg ◽  
Ulf Dittmer ◽  
Ken Herrmann
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Medicine ◽  
Health Systems ◽  
Personal Protective Equipment ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Diagnostic Procedures ◽  
Protective Equipment ◽  
Current Crisis ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Public Versus Private ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Introduction Preparations of health systems to accommodate large number of severely ill COVID-19 patients in March/April 2020 has a significant impact on nuclear medicine departments. Materials and Methods A web-based questionnaire was designed to differentiate the impact of the pandemic on inpatient and outpatient nuclear medicine operations and on public versus private health systems, respectively. Questions were addressing the following issues: impact on nuclear medicine diagnostics and therapy, use of recommendations, personal protective equipment, and organizational adaptations. The survey was available for 6 days and closed on April 20, 2020. Results 113 complete responses were recorded. Nearly all participants (97 %) report a decline of nuclear medicine diagnostic procedures. The mean reduction in the last three weeks for PET/CT, scintigraphies of bone, myocardium, lung thyroid, sentinel lymph-node are –14.4 %, –47.2 %, –47.5 %, –40.7 %, –58.4 %, and –25.2 % respectively. Furthermore, 76 % of the participants report a reduction in therapies especially for benign thyroid disease (-41.8 %) and radiosynoviorthesis (–53.8 %) while tumor therapies remained mainly stable. 48 % of the participants report a shortage of personal protective equipment. Conclusions Nuclear medicine services are notably reduced 3 weeks after the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic reached Germany, Austria and Switzerland on a large scale. We must be aware that the current crisis will also have a significant economic impact on the healthcare system. As the survey cannot adapt to daily dynamic changes in priorities, it serves as a first snapshot requiring follow-up studies and comparisons with other countries and regions.

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