The purpose of the study was to provide insights into the information seeking
behaviors and needs of graduate students of Management Sciences at the Centre for
Operations Excellence, University of ...British Columbia. The study describes major aspects of
the information seeking patterns taking into account the whole phenomena: from the nature
of the original situation where and when the need was recognized, to the characteristics of the
information seeker, to the providers which were consulted and degrees of success. Using the
case-study method and the sense-making approach, data were gathered through logs,
interviews, and a questionnaire. Verbal protocols helped to delve and probe into the
qualitative aspects of the search behavior resulting in a model for the search process.
Findings revealed that the students went through six stages during their research: 1 Task
defining, 2 Focus forming, 3 Monitoring and reviewing, 4 Selecting and sieving, 5
Interpreting, and 6 Presenting. Typically, information seeking occurred in context of task
achievement which was affected by various factors such as time, cost, prior knowledge,
feedback, motivation and experience and perception of students. A user survey demonstrated
that 1 informal channels were used more avidly in information seeking than formal
channels, 2 information service providers were not consulted on a regular basis, 3 UBC
libraries were very rarely used, 4 factors such as time, location, motivation, cost,
perception, feedback played an integral role in information seeking and task completion, 5
satisfaction with services of service provider were based on the relevance, currency,
timeliness and accuracy of information provided, and 6 usage of information was weighed
against the benefit to analysts. Recommendations for action and further study and a service
model were the outcomes of the findings.
The presented model of operations capacity planning allows obtaining quantitative dimensions of the service system parameters for Administrative Services Centre. A methodology for the practical ...application of this model has also been presented here. The present paper aims at offering support for operations managers in the service sector for decision making regarding the operations capacity.
We present the results of a clinical feasibility study, performed in 10 healthy volunteers undergoing a simulated treatment over 3 sessions, to investigate the use of a wide-field visual feedback ...technique intended to help patients control their pose while reducing motion during radiation therapy treatment.
An optical surface sensor is used to capture wide-area measurements of a subject's body surface with visualizations of these data displayed back to them in real time. In this study we hypothesize that this active feedback mechanism will enable patients to control their motion and help them maintain their setup pose and position. A capability hierarchy of 3 different level-of-detail abstractions of the measured surface data is systematically compared.
Use of the device enabled volunteers to increase their conformance to a reference surface, as measured by decreased variability across their body surfaces. The use of visual feedback also enabled volunteers to reduce their respiratory motion amplitude to 1.7 ± 0.6 mm compared with 2.7 ± 1.4 mm without visual feedback.
The use of live feedback of their optically measured body surfaces enabled a set of volunteers to better manage their pose and motion when compared with free breathing. The method is suitable to be taken forward to patient studies.
Impact of environmental and genetic factors on the scale shape of zebrafish, Danio rerio (Hamilton 1822): A geometric morphometric study Staszny, Ã; EnikÅ HavasauthorSzent István University Department of Zoology and Animal Ecology, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Páter K. út 1 GödöllÅ H-2100 Hungary; R. KovácsauthorSzent István University Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Institute of Environmental & Landscape Management Páter K. út 1 GödöllÅ H-2100 Hungary ...
2015
Journal Article
Communication of scientific uncertainty: international case studies on the development of folate and vitamin D Dietary Reference Values Brown, Kerry A; Liesbeth de WitauthorFood Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK; Lada TimotijevicauthorFood Consumer Behaviour and Health Research Centre, School of Psychology, Faculty of Arts and Human Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford GU2 7XH, Surrey, UK ...
2015
Journal Article
Effective urban planning is increasingly affected and governed by the current information society. This paper argues that the so-called third data revolution creates unprecedented challenges for ...sustainable city policy in the digital age. Three types of data revolutions are distinguished in this paper. The nowadays popular notion of smart cities may be helpful to enhance the cognitive quality of urban policy-making, but leads also to new issues on complex data handling in the modern age of social media and digital information systems. The various issues at stake are outlined in this paper, while this study is concluded with a sketch of the contours of a so-called smart city policy fly-wheel, so as to demonstrate that the urban fabric - also in a smart city context - is always work in progress, with a view to the achievement of sustainable development goals.
Highlights
The birth of the smart cities concept originates from the third data revolution.
Sustainable city policy calls for smart data management.
In the 'New Urban World' systematic data warehousing is needed.
The tension between closed administrative city borders and open data systems can be bridged.
The attainment of sustainable development goals (SDGs) presupposes smart city policy.
