scholarly journals Quality assessment in interlingual live subtitling: The NTR Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pablo Romero-Fresco ◽  
Franz Pöchhacker
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Automatic Speech Recognition ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Accuracy Rate ◽  
Simultaneous Interpreting ◽  
Grading Scale ◽  
Recognition Errors ◽  
Model Features

This article presents a model for assessing the quality of interlingual live subtitling, as carried out by way of respeaking and automatic speech recognition or other means. The first part reviews the requirements and formulas for quality assessment in intralingual live subtitling and presents the NER model, developed by the first author, which serves as a foundation for the new model. Drawing on insights from the literature on both prerecorded interlingual subtitling and simultaneous interpreting, the authors then introduce the NTR model, an NER-based formula for calculating the accuracy rate of (interlingual) live subtitles. The model features a set of categories for scoring the accuracy of content and form as well as a three-level grading scale for translation and recognition errors. The application of the NTR model is exemplified, highlighting the role of the accuracy rate as part of an overall qualitative assessment.

scholarly journals Supranational Assessment of the Quality of Probiotics: Collaborative Initiative between Independent Accredited Testing Laboratories

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 1456
Author(s):  
Jean-Pol Warzée ◽  
Marina Elli ◽  
Abdoulaye Fall ◽  
Daniela Cattivelli ◽  
Jean-Yves François
Keyword(s):  
Daily Basis ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Quality Label ◽  
Accredited Laboratories ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Quality Of Food ◽  
The Eu

Recent acquisitions about the role of the microbiota in the functioning of the human body make it possible to envisage an increasing use of beneficial microbes, and more particularly of probiotics as well as their metabolites, as nutritional supplements. National and EU authorities are engaged in assuring the safety and quality of food supplements and in defining rules to assess and communicate their efficacy on human health. The quality of probiotics, intended as strains’ identification, viability, and stability over time, is a crucial factor of credibility with consumers and health professionals. Analytical technologies for the quality control of probiotics must also be adapted to new preparations, such as those including new multistrains complex combinations. Accredited laboratories face this relevant challenge on a daily basis. Through its close collaboration with the laboratory commissioned to produce the specifications for its ESLP quality label (identification and quantitative analyses) together with its scientific committee, the ESLP has been focusing on this issue for 10 years. Recently, as part of the internationalization of the ESLP quality label, a new and unique initiative in Europe for the evaluation of the quality of probiotic preparations has been carried out. The collaboration between two accredited laboratories in Belgium and in Italy represented a concrete example of supranational collaboration in the assessment of the quality of probiotic preparations. Results show that both laboratories are in line as expected in terms of performance. Common approaches to the qualitative assessment of probiotic preparations, especially for complex and composite recipes, in terms of number of strains and included substances, should be encouraged and promoted all over the EU.

scholarly journals Lateral Preference and Inter-limb Asymmetry in Completing Technical Tasks During Official Professional Futsal Matches: The Role of Playing Position and Opponent Quality

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luiz H. Palucci Vieira ◽  
Carlos A. Kalva-Filho ◽  
Felipe B. Santinelli ◽  
Filipe M. Clemente ◽  
Sergio A. Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Accuracy Rate ◽  
World Cup ◽  
Lateral Preference ◽  
Match Play ◽  
Frequency Of Use ◽  
Limb Asymmetry ◽  
Similar Accuracy ◽  
High Level

This study had the purpose of analyzing dominant and non-dominant limb performances (frequency of use and accuracy) during match-play technical actions with ball possession (receiving, passing, and shooting a ball) in professional futsal and also check for the possible influence of playing position and the quality of opponent. We have analyzed data pertaining to eight matches of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Thailand 2012™ in which 76 male professional senior futsal players participated (44 right-footed and 32 left-footed). In total, we coded 5,856 actions (2,550 ball receptions, 3,076 passes, and 230 shoots). Our main findings were that (a) players used the dominant limb more frequently than the non-dominant limb for all actions considered [p < 0.001; effect size (ES) medium-to-large]; (b) accuracy was generally greater when using the dominant limb, regardless of the quality of opponent (p < 0.01; ES large); and (c) in shooting actions, pivots showed similar accuracy between dominant and non-dominant limbs (p = 0.51; ES small). The study suggested that when completing technical actions with the ball in futsal, high-level players depended to a greater extent on the use of their dominant lower limb during official matches. Excepting a similarity detected between limbs on shooting performance of pivots, players from all positional roles generally showed a higher accuracy rate in receiving, passing, and shooting a ball when using their dominant limb as compared to their non-dominant one during match-play and the limb usage and accuracy seemed to be independent of the quality of opponents.

scholarly journals The role of safety in service quality in the opinion of traditional and digital customers of postal service

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-4
Author(s):  
Kamila Kowalik
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Postal Service ◽  
Perception Of Safety ◽  
Postal Services ◽  
Safety Attributes ◽  
The Impact

AbstractOne of the factors allowing to shape safety and quality of a postal service is an opinion of its customer. In the following paper, the analysis of the impact of a customer’s perception of safety on the service quality assessment has been presented. Research results presented in the paper refer to opinions of traditional and digital customers of postal services. The presented analysis is enriched by a theoretical framework of service quality, the explanation of the concept of safety, and a complementary characteristics of traditional and digital postal services. Afterwards, safety attributes of the postal services have been proposed, explained and highlighted. Subsequently, the results presented in the paper refer to the validity of particular chosen safety attributes of postal services.

scholarly journals Information Openness and Accessibility as a Direction of Social Marketing (by the Example of Social Service Institutions)

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 459-481 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Nefedieva ◽  
Anastasia Gulyaeva
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Social Marketing ◽  
Social Service ◽  
Legal Status ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Social Commitment ◽  
Internet Technologies

The article deals with the issue of ensuring and monitoring the quality of social services and the role of such an instrument of social marketing and advertising as informing the population with the help of Internet technologies. The article reveals the necessity of existence and obligatory requirements to the content of the websites of the state social organizations. The article states the functions of the sites in terms of informing recipients of social services about the activities of organizations, the opportunities and services they provide, the establishment of feedback. The article reveals the essence and purpose of an independent assessment of the quality of social service institutions, a list of its criteria. The characteristic of indicators within one criterion of an independent quality assessment - openness and availability of information on the organization - is given. The authors analyzed the legal framework for the formation and conduct of an independent quality assessment in the system of social service institutions. The article describes the results of the content analysis of the content of the websites of institutions of social service of the Irkutsk region in terms of their information transparency, completeness and accessibility for recipients of social services. The authors consider the role of the websites and the way the information is arranged on them while forming the policy to improve the quality of social services to different categories of citizens. The level of compliance with the requirements for all indicators of information openness and accessibility of social services institutions of different types is analyzed. The degree of representation of information on the websites in terms of individual indicators is stated, as well as parameters of full disclosure of information with maximum and minimum values are identified. The difference of requirements to transparency and availability of information, their relevance to various types of institutions are revealed. The differentiation of information openness and accessibility depending on the type of social service institution, the legal status of the institution, the service audience are identified. The role of Internet technologies, requirements to information openness and accessibility for the implementation of social advertising and the development of social commitment by institutions of social services are outlined.

Role of Information Technology in Healthcare Quality Assessment

2012 ◽  
pp. 242-253
Author(s):  
Stamatia Ilioudi ◽  
Athina A. Lazakidou ◽  
Maria Tsironi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Information Technology ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Health Gain ◽  
Healthcare Quality ◽  
Nursing Assessment ◽  
Healthcare Quality Assessment ◽  
Role Of Information

Quantifying and improving the quality of health care is an increasingly important goal in medicine. Because quality of life is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure - particularly with physically and mentally vulnerable people - outcomes from nursing in continuing care are not easily articulated. The focus of the nursing assessment tool is therefore on increasing quality of life, rather than perceiving health gain simply as increased longevity. Assessment is considered to be the first step in the process of individualized nursing care. It provides information that is critical to the development of a plan of action that enhances personal health status. It also decreases the potential for, or the severity of, chronic conditions and helps the individual to gain control over their health through self-care. In this chapter the authors try to describe how important is the role of information and especially of the Information Technology in healthcare quality assessment.

scholarly journals Quality Evaluation of Mobile Game: Miftah Alfasaha

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ghada Alhuhud ◽  
Wejdan Altamimi
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Educational Game ◽  
Quality Model ◽  
Mobile Platforms ◽  
Mobile Games ◽  
Healthy Diets ◽  
Behavioral Impact

Due to evolution of digital games towards mobile platforms, a large exposure to mobile games is nowadays recorded. This is because of the availability of the cell phone with individuals anytime anywhere. Hence, a vital role of game quality assessment is raised. This is for the purpose of serving as a guide for developing healthy games. Accordingly, the mobile games would help in boosting the educational entertainment, healthy diets control, and behavioral sciences studies and research. This paper presents quality assurance and quality models for ISO based educational game. In this paper, an ISO quality model is presented and quality application behavioral impact measures are justified to evaluate the development quality of Miftah Alfasaha game. The quality model and proposed quality assessment plan are tested through a CodePro Analytix tool and six sigma evaluations.

Ultrasound in the Assessment of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Literature Review by the OMERACT Ultrasound Group

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (7) ◽  
pp. 991-1000 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marwin Gutierrez ◽  
Carina Soto-Fajardo ◽  
Carlos Pineda ◽  
Alfonso Alfaro-Rodriguez ◽  
Lene Terslev ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systemic Sclerosis ◽  
Interstitial Lung Disease ◽  
Lung Disease ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Meta Analyses ◽  
Detailed Search ◽  
Based Medicine

Objective.To provide an overview of the role of lung ultrasound (LUS) in the assessment of interstitial lung disease (ILD) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and to discuss the state of validation supporting its clinical relevance and application in daily clinical practice.Methods.Original articles published between January 1997 and October 2017 were included. To identify all available studies, a detailed search pertaining to the topic of review was conducted according to guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). A systematic search was performed in PubMed and EMBASE. The quality assessment of retrieved articles was performed according to the Oxford Center for Evidence-based Medicine. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed using the Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews and the Quality Assessment of Diagnostic Accuracy Studies–2 tool.Results.From 300 papers identified, 12 were included for the analysis. LUS passed the filter of face, content validity, and feasibility. However, there is insufficient evidence to support criterion validity, reliability, and sensitivity to change.Conclusion.Despite a great deal of work supporting the potential role of LUS for the assessment of ILD-SSc, much remains to be done before validating its use as an outcome measure in ILD-SSc.

scholarly journals The Role and Meaning of Spirituality in Older People Living With Dementia: A Systematic Review

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
NATAŠA MLINAR RELJIĆ ◽  
ZVONKA FEKONJA ◽  
SERGEJ KMETEC ◽  
BLANKA KORES PLESNIČAR ◽  
FIONA TIMMINS ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Older People ◽  
Spiritual Care ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Holistic Nursing ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Ebsco Host ◽  
Meta Analyses

Abstract Background: Spiritual care is a component of holistic nursing care, and it is a crucial element in providing person-centred care of older people living with dementia. The review aimed to find a deeper meaning and provide a profound interpretation of the role of spirituality from the perspective of older people living with dementia.Methods: The systematic review was conducted using Preferred Reporting for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. Four databases: CINAHL, PubMed, Science Direct, EBSCO host and reference lists were searched for studies published by February 2020. The Qualitative Assessment and Review Instrument were used to assess the quality of studies, and the data were synthesised using thematic analysis. Results: Ten studies were included in the systematic review. Two main themes: (1) Spirituality as an inner source of power and (2) Spirituality as connectedness described the role and meaning of spirituality in older people living with dementia. Findings show the importance of spirituality as an inner source which gives people with dementia strength in facing dementia and also highlighted the role and meaning of connectedness with self, others and God. Relationships with family and the community is an essential reflection of spiritual life and represent a source of incentive and joy for older people with dementia.Conclusion: These findings provide new insights based on the qualitative perspective of older people living with dementia. This review offers nursing staff a broader and more in-depth insight into the role and meaning of spirituality as experienced by older people living with dementia and thus encourage the implementation of spiritual care as an integral part of providing holistic person-centred care.

scholarly journals Quality Assessment of Ground Water in Pre and Post-Monsoon Using Various Classification Technique

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 5996-6003
Keyword(s):  
Water Quality ◽  
Quality Assessment ◽  
Ground Water ◽  
Confusion Matrix ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Chemical Parameters ◽  
Accuracy Rate ◽  
Post Monsoon ◽  
Classification Technique

Quality assessment of water is one of the basic points which have pulled in a lot of thought in the progressing years. Diverse kinds of classification system are most convenient for the examination in this field of study. The present examination investigates the quality of ground water in Agastheeswaram which is located in Tamilnadu. Totally 138 water samples was accumulated in the midst of pre-monsoon (PRM) and post-monsoon (PSM) from the year of 2011 to 2012.The water quality (WQ) evaluation was carried out by assessing chemical parameters for both the seasons. This paper explores various classifier models such as DT, KNN and SVM to achieve prediction of groundwater quality. The classification is done based on the WQI of each sample. A near investigation of characterization systems was done dependent on the confusion matrix, accuracy, f1 score, precision and recall. The outcomes propose that SVM is a better method having high accuracy rate than other models

The role of working memory capacityin interpreting performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munjung Bae ◽  
Cheol Ja Jeong
Keyword(s):  
Working Memory ◽  
Span Task ◽  
Reading Span ◽  
Simultaneous Interpreting ◽  
Operation Span ◽  
English Reading ◽  
Korean And English ◽  
Span Tasks

Abstract This study aims to examine the relationship between working memory (WM) capacity and the performance of student interpreters defined as the quality of their interpreting output. To measure WM capacity, we administered Korean and English reading span tasks, and an operation span task. The WM scores were analysed for correlation with simultaneous interpreting (SI) and consecutive interpreting (CI) scores. The results were mixed: (1) the CI score showed no correlation with any of the WM span tasks and (2) the SI score correlated with only one WM span task, the operation span task. Given that the participants received shorter training in SI than in CI, we can tentatively conclude that interpreting performance is influenced more by WM capacity when the interpreter performs a less familiar type of interpreting. Further research is needed to find out why the reading span tasks and the operation span task showed different relationships with SI.

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