Investigating the Roles and Requirements, Manifestations and Management of Metadata in the Creation of Reliable and Preservation of Authentic Electronic Entities Created by Dynamic, Interactive and Experiential Systems: Report on the Work and Findings of the Interpares 2 Description Cross Domain Group

Metadata that is associated with either an information system or an information object for purposes of description, administration, legal requirements, technical functionality, use and usage, and preservation, plays a critical role in ensuring the creation, management, preservation and use and re-use of trustworthymaterials, including records. Recordkeeping1 metadata, of which one key type is archival description, plays a particularly important role in documenting the reliability and authenticity of records and recordkeeping systemsas well as the various contexts (legal-administrative, provenancial, procedural, documentary, and technical) within which records are created and kept as they move across space and time. In the digital environment, metadata is also the means by which it is possible to identify how record components – those constituent aspects of a digital record that may be managed, stored and used separately by the creator or the preserver – can be reassembled to generate an authentic copy of a record or reformulated per a user’s request as a customized output package.Issues relating to the creation, capture, management and preservation of adequate metadata are, therefore, integral to any research study addressing the reliability and authenticity of digital entities, regardless of the community, sector or institution within which they are being created. The InterPARES 2 Description Cross-Domain Group (DCD) examined the conceptualization, definitions, roles, and current functionality of metadata and archival description in terms of requirements generated by InterPARES 12. Because of the needs to communicate the work of InterPARES in a meaningful way across not only other disciplines, but also different archival traditions; to interface with, evaluate and inform existing standards, practices and other research projects; and to ensure interoperability across the three focus areas of InterPARES2, the Description Cross-Domain also addressed its research goals with reference to wider thinking about and developments in recordkeeping and metadata. InterPARES2 addressed not only records, however, but a range of digital information objects (referred to as “entities” by InterPARES 2, but not to be confused with the term “entities” as used in metadata and database applications) that are the products and by-products of government, scientific and artistic activities that are carried out using dynamic, interactive or experiential digital systems. The nature of these entities was determined through a diplomatic analysis undertaken as part of extensive case studies of digital systems that were conducted by the InterPARES 2 Focus Groups. This diplomatic analysis established whether the entities identified during the case studies were records, non-records that nevertheless raised important concerns relating to reliability and authenticity, or “potential records.” To be determined to be records, the entities had to meet the criteria outlined by archival theory – they had to have a fixed documentary format and stable content. It was not sufficient that they be considered to be or treated as records by the creator. “Potential records” is a new construct that indicates that a digital system has the potential to create records upon demand, but does not actually fix and set aside records in the normal course of business. The work of the Description Cross-Domain Group, therefore, addresses the metadata needs for all three categories of entities.Finally, since “metadata” as a term is used today so ubiquitously and in so many different ways by different communities, that it is in peril of losing any specificity, part of the work of the DCD sought to name and type categories of metadata. It also addressed incentives for creators to generate appropriate metadata, as well as issues associated with the retention, maintenance and eventual disposition of the metadata that aggregates around digital entities over time.

Attachement des enfants en famille d’accueil : contribution de la santé mentale et de la sensibilité interactive du parent d’accueil ainsi que des caractéristiques du placement

Cette étude a pour objectif d’’examiner les rôles de la sensibilité interactive (SI) et des symptômes liés à la dépression du parent sur la sécurité d’’attachement (SA) des enfants de 12 à 42 mois placés en famille d’’accueil. Certaines caractéristiques propres à la situation de placement sont également analysées comme étant des modérateurs potentiels de la relation entre la SI et la SA, soit le nombre de placements vécus par l’’enfant, l’’âge de celui-ci lors du placement ainsi que la durée du placement. Le type de famille d’’accueil dans lequel vit l’’enfant est analysé comme étant en lien avec la sécurité d’’attachement par le biais d’une médiation de la SI. L’’échantillon est composé de 41 enfants. Les résultats permettent d’’identifier la SI comme étant un facteur prépondérant pour la SA de l’’enfant, alors que les symptômes de dépression ne semblent pas contribuer à celle-ci. Les caractéristiques du placement ne modèrent pas le lien trouvé entre la SI et la SA, ce qui renforce l’importance des facteurs plus proximaux pour l’’enfant, comme la SI. Le lien entre le type de famille d’’accueil et la SA semble médiatisé par la SI.

Constructivisme et manuel scolaire au niveau collégial : Rencontre réflexive, interactive et sociale avec l’objet d’apprentissage

Cet essai est divisé en quatre chapitres et porte sur la conception, l'expérimentation et l'adaptation d'un modèle de rédaction d'un manuel de référence de facture constructiviste. Cette modélisation servira de guide à la rédaction d'un manuel en santé dentaire publique à l'intention des étudiantes) en techniques d'hygiène dentaire. L'hygiéniste dentaire en santé publique travaille prioritairement auprès des enfants et de leur milieu familial. Elle fait partie intégrante d'un programme national de santé dentaire publique établi à l'intérieur de chaque Centre de santé et services sociaux. Au Québec, les enfants les plus vulnérables à la carie dentaire sont de l'ordre de 25 % et cumulent à eux seuls plus de 65 % des problèmes de carie dentaire (Payette et coll., 1989). C'est à partir d'un programme créé par le ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux que l'hygiéniste dentaire procède à un dépistage scientifique qui lui permet de prédire que certains enfants seront susceptibles à la carie dentaire avant même l'apparition des dents permanentes et de classer ces enfants. Par la suite, ces enfants, parmi les plus vulnérables, sont suivis pour changer le cours de leur histoire dentaire et leur permettre d'avoir la même chance que leurs camarades. Ces rencontres de suivi visent à sensibiliser l'enfant et les parents à l'hygiène buccodentaire ainsi qu'à l'application de la thérapie clinique à l'école (applications de fluorure, d'agents de scellement des dents, etc.). Selon les particularités de chaque région du Québec, les hygiénistes dentaires interviendront auprès de différentes clientèles. Bien que la majorité des diplômées en techniques d'hygiène dentaire exerceront leur profession en clinique privée, quelques finissantes travailleront dans les CSSS. Pour permettre aux étudiantes d'acquérir la compétence en santé dentaire publique, le programme de formation prévoit un cours et un stage totalisant environ 135 heures réparties sur deux trimestres, selon la spécificité propre à chaque collège. À Saint-Hyacinthe, le cours et les laboratoires sont d'une durée de 90 heures. Le stage de 45 heures est effectué en majeure partie auprès des hygiénistes dentaires des CSSS. On peut aisément conclure que le nombre d'heures prévu au programme est à peine suffisant face à la complexité de la tâche et au type de responsabilités que l'hygiéniste dentaire doit assumer en santé publique et comprendre l'importance d'offrir un outil de référence complet et adapté à l'apprentissage et aux besoins du marché du travail. Le présent ouvrage est divisé en quatre parties permettant une réflexion sur la possibilité d'intégrer une approche constructiviste à l'intérieur d'un manuel scolaire. La première partie traite d'abord notre cheminement à titre d'auteure de cet essai. Par la suite, elle expose la problématique à laquelle nous sommes confrontée à titre de rédactrice scientifique. Nous présenterons les compétences visées par le programme de la discipline concernée, l'écart ressenti avec la pratique en classe et l'écriture d'un manuel scolaire au collégial. Nous tenterons de dégager des étapes et des conditions à respecter pour en greffer ensuite un style d'écriture applicable dans une perspective constructiviste. La deuxième partie s'intéresse à la recension des écrits et dégage des définitions relatives au constructivisme. Elle couvre les fondements qui permettent d'entrevoir la possibilité d'écrire différemment le manuel scolaire. Le troisième chapitre concerne la méthodologie utilisée durant l'expérimentation didactique. Nous présentons le modèle choisi pour concevoir notre chapitre expérimental. Nous avons aussi sélectionné des activités à facture constructiviste. Nous avons présenté des principes pour appuyer l'écriture d'un manuel scolaire afin de dégager un modèle d'écriture constructiviste. Nous avons procédé à l'écriture du chapitre en conformité avec ces principes et nous avons vérifié la fécondité de cette écriture auprès d'expertes et d'étudiantes du milieu collégial. Dans le quatrième chapitre, la présentation et l'analyse des résultats font état de l'estimation d'une écriture constructiviste jugée souhaitable pour l'écriture de notre chapitre. La préoccupation centrale est de dégager des caractéristiques qui s'articulent autour de notre pratique constructiviste. Il s'agit aussi de discuter sur les possibilités d'application de ces principes en exposant sommairement les impacts d'un tel changement de paradigme de l'écriture.

The interactive dynamics in the university context: the classroom environment

Interpersonal relationships in human communities gained a great value since the begging of mankind, these relationships are constructed on interaction and socialization. The educational context is not exempt of these interactive and communicative processes, and it is specifically in the classroom where they can be found. The classroom can be identified as a physical and a humane space, in which dynamics are developed from the interactions between teachers and students, learning content, learning strategies and the class environment. All of these aspects are presented in the classroom as part of the teaching and learning processes. It is interesting to analyze the classroom environment and the interactive dynamics that are developed in it, regardless of the student’s age, wether in the case of infants, adolescents or adults. In this particular case, we analyze the classroom environment at the university level. Understanding the interactive dynamics that are being developed in the classroom, determine whether or not an environment is appropriate for the teaching and learning processes, which must be considered, if someone chooses an integral and quality of education.

Soil N²O emissions from long-term agroecosystems: interactive effects of rainfall seasonality and crop rotation in the Brazilian cerrado.

2016

Two-way text messaging: an interactive mobile learning environment in higher education

Short messaging service (SMS) is perhaps the most popular mobile technology prevalent among students in higher education due to its ubiquitous nature and the capability of two-way communication. However, a major limitation in two-way text messaging is sending back a part of received data with the reply message. This limitation results in users of a mobile learning environment being unable to reply back to the correct destination. This article presents a two-way text messaging system that can be integrated into a learning management system (LMS) to provide an interactive learning experience to the user community. Initially, a database is integrated into the LMS that holds message information such as recipient's phone number, message body and user data header. A specific port associated with the SMS is used to conceal and exchange data of a particular course unit. Subsequently, software in the student's mobile device captures this message and sends back the reply message to the appropriate course unit allowing both teachers and students to view messages sent and replies received pertaining to a particular course. Results indicate the educational impact of the proposed system in improving the learning environment and benefits it offers to the community in a campus-wide implementation.

CrashEd – A live immersive, learning experience embedding STEM subjects in a realistic, interactive crime scene

Interactive experiences are rapidly becoming popular via the surge of ‘escape rooms’; part game and part theatre, the ‘escape’ experience is exploding globally, having gone from zero offered at the outset of 2010 to at least 2800 different experiences available worldwide today. CrashEd is an interactive learning experience that parallels many of the attractions of an escape room – it incorporates a staged, realistic ‘crime scene’ and invites participants to work together to gather forensic evidence and question a witness in order to solve a crime, all whilst competing against a ticking clock. An animation can enhance reality and engage with cognitive processes to help learning; in CrashEd, it is the last piece of the jigsaw that consolidates the students’ incremental acquisition of knowledge to tie together the pieces of evidence, identify a suspect and ultimately solve the crime. This article presents the background to CrashEd and an overview of how a timely placed animation at the end of an educational experience can enhance learning. The lessons learned, from delivering bespoke versions of the experience to different demographic groups, are discussed. The article will consider the successes and challenges raised by the collaborative project, future developments and potential wider implications of the development of CrashEd.

Panson: An interactive sonification framework for real-time applications

Many sonification systems face a number of common design challenges. These are addressed in every project with different, specific-purpose solutions. We present Panson – an interactive sonification framework implemented in Python that can ease the development of sonification systems. Panson allows the user to implement sonifications using the sc3nb library as interface to the SuperCollider sound synthesis engine. The framework provides support for both offline and online (real-time) sonification through a set of composable classes; these classes are designed to natively support interaction in Jupyter Notebooks. Using Panson, we will show an example of its application by implementing a facial expression sonification Jupyter Notebook based on OpenFace 2.0.

PIATTAFORMA DI DATA VISUALIZATION GUIDATA DALLA MODELLAZIONE STATISTICA DEI DATI Applicazione a dati sanitari di pazienti oncologici della regione Emila-Romagna

Una gestione, un’analisi e un’interpretazione efficienti dei big data possono cambiare il modello lavorativo, modificare i risultati, aumentare le produzioni, e possono aprire nuove strade per l’assistenza sanitaria moderna. L'obiettivo di questo studio è incentrato sulla costruzione di una dashboard interattiva di un nuovo modello e nuove prestazioni nell’ambito della Sanità territoriale. Lo scopo è quello di fornire al cliente una piattaforma di Data Visualization che mostra risultati utili relativi ai dati sanitari in modo da fornire agli utilizzatori sia informazioni descrittive che statistiche sulla attuale gestione delle cure e delle terapie somministrate. Si propone uno strumento che consente la navigazione dei dati analizzando l’andamento di un set di indicatori di fine vita calcolati a partire da pazienti oncologici della Regione Emilia Romagna in un arco temporale che va dal 2010 ad oggi.

Data Visualization e Sonification per aumentare la consapevolezza sull'inquinamento attraverso un'applicazione web interattiva

Nonostante la consapevolezza sulle condizioni non ottimali della qualità dell'aria sia sempre più diffusa, a molte persone risulta ancora insidioso comprendere il significato dei dati sull'argomento tramite la sola rappresentazione grafica. L'obbiettivo di questo progetto è quello di presentare, tramite un'applicazione web interattiva, le informazioni sull'inquinamento atmosferico in maniera più semplice e coinvolgente. La strategia scelta è la Sonificazione: un processo che trasforma un dato di qualsiasi natura in un suono che ne rispecchia le caratteristiche. Su questa base, vengono approfondite le problematiche dell'inquinamento, le metodologie di rappresentazione e le debolezze di queste ultime. Dopo essere entrato in dettaglio sul funzionamento della Sonificazione e sulle sue applicazioni, il volume segue lo sviluppo del sistema in tutte le sue fasi: l'analisi dei requisiti, la scelta delle tecnologie, l'implementazione e i test. L'elaborato presta particolare attenzione a spiegare in dettaglio la realizzazione della traccia audio di Sonificazione, l'elemento più importante di tutto l'applicativo.

Aumentare la consapevolezza sul benessere digitale: Data Visualization e Sonification in un’applicazione mobile

La tecnologia gioca un ruolo importante nella vita della maggior parte delle persone, ma come possiamo assicurarci che migliori effettivamente la vita piuttosto che distrarci da essa? Con gli smartphone di oggi, i social media e i flussi infiniti di contenuti, molte persone sono pronte a condannare la tecnologia sulla base della loro convinzione che questi prodotti siano dannosi per la salute mentale e il benessere. Ma concentrarsi solo su questi effetti potenzialmente dannosi non ci aiuta a raccogliere tutti i vantaggi che questi strumenti hanno da offrire, gestendo anche i loro rischi. Da qui nasce il digital wellbeing: un termine utilizzato per descrivere l’impatto delle tecnologie e dei servizi digitali sulla salute mentale, fisica, sociale ed emotiva delle persone. Lo scopo di questa tesi è quello di aumentare la consapevolezza sul reale utilizzo dei dispositivi e sulle proprie abitudini salutari attraverso la sonificazione, un processo di traduzione dei dati in suono, a volte in un contesto musicale utilizzato come metodo per superare le barriere della comunicazione scientifica. Questo metodo è particolarmente vantaggioso per la sua capacità di rappresentare i dati scientifici per le persone con disabilità visive, che spesso non sono in grado di interagire con le tradizionali visualizzazioni dei dati. Per raggiungere l'obiettivo della tesi viene preso in esame una solo tipologia di dispositivi, gli iPhone, per la quale verrà creata un'applicazione che riesca ad ottenere i dati sulla salute, sulla forma fisica e di utilizzo dello smartphone.

Genetic Predictors Of Long-term Response To Growth Hormone (gh) Therapy In Children With Gh Deficiency And Turner Syndrome: The Influence Of A Socs2 Polymorphism.

There is great interindividual variability in the response to GH therapy. Ascertaining genetic factors can improve the accuracy of growth response predictions. Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-2 is an intracellular negative regulator of GH receptor (GHR) signaling. The objective of the study was to assess the influence of a SOCS2 polymorphism (rs3782415) and its interactive effect with GHR exon 3 and -202 A/C IGFBP3 (rs2854744) polymorphisms on adult height of patients treated with recombinant human GH (rhGH). Genotypes were correlated with adult height data of 65 Turner syndrome (TS) and 47 GH deficiency (GHD) patients treated with rhGH, by multiple linear regressions. Generalized multifactor dimensionality reduction was used to evaluate gene-gene interactions. Baseline clinical data were indistinguishable among patients with different genotypes. Adult height SD scores of patients with at least one SOCS2 single-nucleotide polymorphism rs3782415-C were 0.7 higher than those homozygous for the T allele (P < .001). SOCS2 (P = .003), GHR-exon 3 (P= .016) and -202 A/C IGFBP3 (P = .013) polymorphisms, together with clinical factors accounted for 58% of the variability in adult height and 82% of the total height SD score gain. Patients harboring any two negative genotypes in these three different loci (homozygosity for SOCS2 T allele; the GHR exon 3 full-length allele and/or the -202C-IGFBP3 allele) were more likely to achieve an adult height at the lower quartile (odds ratio of 13.3; 95% confidence interval of 3.2-54.2, P = .0001). The SOCS2 polymorphism (rs3782415) has an influence on the adult height of children with TS and GHD after long-term rhGH therapy. Polymorphisms located in GHR, IGFBP3, and SOCS2 loci have an influence on the growth outcomes of TS and GHD patients treated with rhGH. The use of these genetic markers could identify among rhGH-treated patients those who are genetically predisposed to have less favorable outcomes.

On The Distinct Molecular Architectures Of Dipping- And Spray-lbl Films Containing Lipid Vesicles.

The introduction of spraying procedures to fabricate layer-by-layer (LbL) films has brought new possibilities for the control of molecular architectures and for making the LbL technique compliant with industrial processes. In this study we show that significantly distinct architectures are produced for dipping and spray-LbL films of the same components, which included DODAB/DPPG vesicles. The films differed notably in their thickness and stratified nature. The electrical response of the two types of films to aqueous solutions containing erythrosin was also different. With multidimensional projections we showed that the impedance for the DODAB/DPPG spray-LbL film is more sensitive to changes in concentration, being therefore more promising as sensing units. Furthermore, with surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) we could ascribe the high sensitivity of the LbL films to adsorption of erythrosin.

Longitudinal Analysis Of Hippocampal T2 Relaxometry In Fmtle.

To investigate the degree of T2 relaxometry changes over time in groups of patients with familial mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (FMTLE) and asymptomatic relatives. We conducted both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses of T2 relaxometry with Aftervoxel, an in-house software for medical image visualization. The cross-sectional study included 35 subjects (26 with FMTLE and 9 asymptomatic relatives) and 40 controls; the longitudinal study was composed of 30 subjects (21 with FMTLE and 9 asymptomatic relatives; the mean time interval of MRIs was 4.4 ± 1.5 years) and 16 controls. To increase the size of our groups of patients and relatives, we combined data acquired in 2 scanners (2T and 3T) and obtained z-scores using their respective controls. General linear model on SPSS21® was used for statistical analysis. In the cross-sectional analysis, elevated T2 relaxometry was identified for subjects with seizures and intermediate values for asymptomatic relatives compared to controls. Subjects with MRI signs of hippocampal sclerosis presented elevated T2 relaxometry in the ipsilateral hippocampus, while patients and asymptomatic relatives with normal MRI presented elevated T2 values in the right hippocampus. The longitudinal analysis revealed a significant increase in T2 relaxometry for the ipsilateral hippocampus exclusively in patients with seizures. The longitudinal increase of T2 signal in patients with seizures suggests the existence of an interaction between ongoing seizures and the underlying pathology, causing progressive damage to the hippocampus. The identification of elevated T2 relaxometry in asymptomatic relatives and in patients with normal MRI suggests that genetic factors may be involved in the development of some mild hippocampal abnormalities in FMTLE.

A Putative Otu Domain-containing Protein 1 Deubiquitinating Enzyme Is Differentially Expressed In Thyroid Cancer And Identifies Less-aggressive Tumours.

This study aimed to identify novel biomarkers for thyroid carcinoma diagnosis and prognosis. We have constructed a human single-chain variable fragment (scFv) antibody library that was selected against tumour thyroid cells using the BRASIL method (biopanning and rapid analysis of selective interactive ligands) and phage display technology. One highly reactive clone, scFv-C1, with specific binding to papillary thyroid tumour proteins was confirmed by ELISA, which was further tested against a tissue microarray that comprised of 229 thyroid tissues, including: 110 carcinomas (38 papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs), 42 follicular carcinomas, 30 follicular variants of PTC), 18 normal thyroid tissues, 49 nodular goitres (NG) and 52 follicular adenomas. The scFv-C1 was able to distinguish carcinomas from benign lesions (P=0.0001) and reacted preferentially against T1 and T2 tumour stages (P=0.0108). We have further identified an OTU domain-containing protein 1, DUBA-7 deubiquitinating enzyme as the scFv-binding antigen using two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and mass spectrometry. The strategy of screening and identifying a cell-surface-binding antibody against thyroid tissues was highly effective and resulted in a useful biomarker that recognises malignancy among thyroid nodules and may help identify lower-risk cases that can benefit from less-aggressive management.