The Impact of Copyright and Personal Data Laws on the Creation and Use of Models for Language Technologies

This research focuses on the impact of the new regulations on the protection of personal data in the scientific field of computer science, which is centered on the creation of programs and mechanisms that can display behaviors considered intelligent. In other words, the necessary respect for the fundamental right to data protection in those technological advances that, progressively, make machines think like human beings, determining what are the possible legal bases that can be found to legitimize all processing of personal data that occur in this new field.

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Experience in the use of double broncholytic therapy in occupational practice

Russian Journal of Occupational Health and Industrial Ecology ◽

10.31089/1026-9428-2019-59-5-303-307 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 303-307

Author(s):

Elena A. Beigel ◽

Natalya G. Kuptsova ◽

Elena V. Katamanova ◽

Oksana V. Ushakova ◽

Oleg L. Lakhman

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Personal Data ◽

The Body ◽

Step Test ◽

Aluminum Production ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Body Plethysmography ◽

Occupational Copd ◽

The Impact

Introduction. Occupational chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the leading nosological forms of occupational respiratory disease. Numerous studies have shown high effectiveness of the combination of indacaterol/glycopyrronium (Ultibro®breezhaler®) on the impact on clinical and functional indicators in the treatment of COPD in General practice.The aim of the investigation the case of occupational COPD with the analysis of the dynamics of functional indicators, tolerance to physical load and evaluation of the quality of life of workers engaged in aluminum production by using combination of indacaterol/glycopyrronium.Materials and methods. The random sampling method included 20 men, workers of aluminum production, with the established diagnosis of professional COPD at the age of 40 to 60 years. The survey was conducted (Borg scale, medical Research Council scale (mMRC) and COPD Assessment Test (CAT). Functional methods of studies were conducted: spirometry, body plethysmography, electrocardiography (ECG) and the six-minute stepper test (6-MST).Results. Against the background of 8 weeks of therapy, the volume of forced exhalation for 1 minute (FEV1) increased by 14.7% and amounted to 67.90% of the due values, the forced vital capacity of the lungs (FVC) increased by 11.3% and amounted to 76.95% of the due. According to the body plethysmography (BPG) is set to decrease in residual lung volume on average by 13.4% and static hyperinflation, confirmed by the decrease in functional residual volume (FRV) of 18.8%. During the study period increased physical activity of patients. The average difference between the distance traveled in the six-minute step test before and after treatment was 58.8 m. The analysis of personal data showed that the quality of life of patients improved, the total score in the questionnaire CAT at the beginning of the study was 16.9 points, and after 8 weeks decreased by 63% and amounted to 10.7 points.Conclusions: The Results indicate a positive effect of combination therapy with indacaterol/glycopyrronium on the course and progression of occupational COPD.

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Trading faces: Complete AI face doubles avoid the uncanny valley

10.31234/osf.io/pykjr ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Christopher Welker ◽

David France ◽

Alice Henty ◽

Thalia Wheatley

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Sexual Orientation ◽

Uncanny Valley ◽

Torture Survivors ◽

The Uncanny ◽

The Creation ◽

Full Face ◽

The Impact

Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) enable the creation of videos in which a person appears to say or do things they did not. The impact of these so-called “deepfakes” hinges on their perceived realness. Here we tested different versions of deepfake faces for Welcome to Chechnya, a documentary that used face swaps to protect the privacy of Chechen torture survivors who were persecuted because of their sexual orientation. AI face swaps that replace an entire face with another were perceived as more human-like and less unsettling compared to partial face swaps that left the survivors’ original eyes unaltered. The full-face swap was deemed the least unsettling even in comparison to the original (unaltered) face. When rendered in full, AI face swaps can appear human and avoid aversive responses in the viewer associated with the uncanny valley.

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Automated system for creating training programs for mass professional users

Informatization and communication ◽

10.34219/2078-8320-2020-11-1-21-27 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 21-27

Author(s):

V.K. Grigoriev ◽

A.A. Biryukova ◽

A. Yu. Volk ◽

A.S. Ilyushechkin

Keyword(s):

Experimental Verification ◽

Training Programs ◽

Automated System ◽

Software Product ◽

Learning Programs ◽

E Learning ◽

The Creation ◽

The Impact

The article discusses the automation of the creation and use of e-learning programs. The impact of automating the learning of a large number of users on the effectiveness of the introduction of a new software product is analyzed. The methods and algorithms that increase the efficiency of creating electronic training programs on example of the author’s automated system “Tutor Builder” are described. The results of experimental verification of the automated system are provided.

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Data protection and passenger name record in judicial criminal matters under the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement

New Journal of European Criminal Law ◽

10.1177/2032284421994920 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 203228442199492

Author(s):

Catherine Van de Heyning

Keyword(s):

United Kingdom ◽

Data Protection ◽

Personal Data ◽

Cooperation Agreement ◽

Judicial Cooperation ◽

The United Kingdom ◽

Record Data ◽

Criminal Matters ◽

The Impact ◽

The Eu

The submission discusses the provisions in the EU–UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement on data protection as well as the consequences for the exchange of passenger name record data in the field of criminal and judicial cooperation. The author concludes that the impact of the Agreement will depend on the resolvement of the United Kingdom to uphold the standards of protection of personal data equivalent to the EU’s in order to reach an adequacy decision.

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Data and visual displays in the Journal of Ecology 1996–2016

Information Visualization ◽

10.1177/1473871620980121 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 147387162098012

Author(s):

Alon Friedman

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Single Species ◽

Data Type ◽

Reliability Test ◽

Visual Displays ◽

Domain Type ◽

Academic Publications ◽

The Creation ◽

The Impact

Scholars in scientific disciplines face unique challenges in the creation of visualizations, especially in publications that require insights derived from analyses to be visually displayed. The literature on visualizations describes different techniques and best practices for the creation of graphs. However, these techniques have not been used to evaluate the impact of visualizations in academic publications. In the field of ecology, as in other scientific fields, graphs are an essential part of journal articles. Little is known about the connections between the kind of data presented and domain in which the researchers conducted their study that together produces the visual graphics. This study focused on articles published in the Journal of Ecology between 1996 and 2016 to explore possible connections between data type, domain, and visualization type. Specifically, this study asked three questions: How many of the graphics published between 1996 and 2016 follow a particular set of recommendations for best practices? What can Pearson correlations reveal about the relationships between type of data, domain of study, and visual displays? Can the findings be examined through an inter-reliability test lens? Out of the 20,080 visualizations assessed, 54% included unnecessary graphical elements in the early part of the study (1996–2010). The most common type of data was univariate (35%) and it was often displayed using line graphs. Twenty-one percent of the articles in the period studied could be categorized under the domain type “single species.” Pearson correlation analysis showed that data type and domain type was positively correlated ( r = 0.08; p ≤ 0.05). Cohen’s kappa for the reliability test was 0.86, suggesting good agreement between the two categories. This study provides evidence that data type and domain types are equally important in determining the type of visualizations found in scientific journals.

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An evaluation of the Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership’s advocacy strategy for policy change

Health Research Policy and Systems ◽

10.1186/s12961-021-00759-1 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 19 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Emalie Rosewarne ◽

Michael Moore ◽

Wai-Kwan Chislett ◽

Alexandra Jones ◽

Kathy Trieu ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Policy Change ◽

Action Plan ◽

Evaluation Framework ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Health Advocacy ◽

Salt Reduction ◽

Public Health Advocacy ◽

The Creation ◽

The Impact

Abstract Background Public health advocacy strategies facilitate policy change by bringing key health issues to the forefront of public and political discourse, influencing decision-makers and public opinion, and increasing policy demand. The Victorian Salt Reduction Partnership (VSRP) was established in 2014 in response to inadequate government action to improve population diets in Australia. This study aimed to evaluate the success of the VSRP’s advocacy strategy in achieving policy change. Methods Documentation of VSRP activities and outputs were collected, and semi-structured interviews conducted as part of a comprehensive process evaluation. For this study, the Kotter Plus 10-step public health advocacy evaluation framework was used to guide data extraction, analysis, and synthesis. Results A sense of urgency for salt reduction was generated by producing evidence and outlining the potential impact of a state-based salt reduction programme. This enabled the creation of a coalition with diverse skills and expertise, which facilitated the development of an innovative and collaborative advocacy action plan. A clear change vision was established, but communication of the vision to decision-makers was lacking, which reduced the impact of the programme as decision-makers were not provided with a clear incentive for policy change. As a result, while programme outputs were achieved, these did not translate to achieving broader strategic goals during a limited-term intervention in a political climate unconcerned with salt. Conclusions The Kotter Plus 10-step framework was a useful tool for evaluating the success of the VSRP advocacy strategy. The framework enabled the identification of key strengths, including the creation of the guiding coalition, and areas where efforts could be improved in future similar strategies, such as effective communication within partnerships and to decision-makers, to better influence policy and improve public health impact.

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The Impact of Business Incubator Facilities on Investment Promotion in Jordan: A Case of King Hussein Business Park

Journal of Management and Sustainability ◽

10.5539/jms.v8n3p55 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (3) ◽

pp. 55

Author(s):

Ibrahim Alshamaileh ◽

Fouad Sheikh Salem

Keyword(s):

Positive Impact ◽

Business Environment ◽

Occupancy Rate ◽

Business Climate ◽

Business Incubator ◽

Scarce Resources ◽

Investment Promotion ◽

Investment Law ◽

The Creation ◽

The Impact

This study aims to measure the impact of facilities provided by King Hussein Business Park on investment promotion. King Hussein Business Park has reached 100% occupancy rate, with a crucial plan for expansion to over 1.4 million m2 of land. The problem of the study lies on how King Hussein Business Park will attract additional investments to occupy the spaces targeted for expansion. Results of the study reveal a significant positive impact of the facilities on investment promotion. The robust infrastructure, complementary services, and investment law benefits influence the creation of attractive business environment for investments. These findings show that countries with scarce resources face many challenges in promoting investment either locally or internationally, and they must improve their business climate for investment promotion. Governments also have the means to make conducting the businesses and projects easier for people.

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Disruption, destruction and the creation of ‘the inner cities’: the impact of urban renewal on industry, 1945–1980

Urban History ◽

10.1017/s0963926816000730 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 44 (3) ◽

pp. 492-515 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

ALISTAIR KEFFORD

Keyword(s):

Inner City ◽

Urban Renewal ◽

Economic Activity ◽

Policy Makers ◽

Industrial Activities ◽

Inner Cities ◽

The Creation ◽

Post War ◽

The Impact

ABSTRACT:This article examines the impact of post-war urban renewal on industry and economic activity in Manchester and Leeds. It demonstrates that local redevelopment plans contained important economic underpinnings which have been largely overlooked in the literature, and particularly highlights expansive plans for industrial reorganization and relocation. The article also shows that, in practice, urban renewal had a destabilizing and destructive impact on established industrial activities and exacerbated the inner-city problems of unemployment and disinvestment which preoccupied policy-makers by the 1970s. The article argues that post-war planning practices need to be integrated into wider histories of deindustrialization in British cities.

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Beyond Interactive Evolution: Expressing Intentions Through Fitness Functions

Leonardo ◽

10.1162/leon_a_01103 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 49 (3) ◽

pp. 251-256 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Penousal Machado ◽

Tiago Martins ◽

Hugo Amaro ◽

Pedro H. Abreu

Keyword(s):

Fitness Function ◽

Interactive Art ◽

Support Tool ◽

Generative Art ◽

Fitness Functions ◽

Meta Level ◽

Evolutionary Art ◽

Creativity Support ◽

The Creation ◽

The Impact

Photogrowth is a creativity support tool for the creation of nonphotorealistic renderings of images. The authors discuss its evolution from a generative art application to an interactive evolutionary art tool and finally into a meta-level interactive art system in which users express their artistic intentions through the design of a fitness function. The authors explore the impact of these changes on the sense of authorship, highlighting the range of imagery that can be produced by the system.

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