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Jeffrey Nichols - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • IUI - Trailblazer: enabling blind users to blaze trails through the web
    Proceedings of the 14th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces, 2009
    Co-Authors: Jeffrey P. Bigham, Tessa Lau, Jeffrey Nichols
    Abstract:

    For blind web users, completing tasks on the web can be frustrating. Each step can require a time-consuming linear search of the current web page to find the needed Interactive Element or piece of information. Existing Interactive help systems and the playback components of some programming-by-demonstration tools identify the needed Elements of a page as they guide the user through predefined tasks, obviating the need for a linear search on each step. We introduce TrailBlazer, a system that provides an accessible, non-visual interface to guide blind users through existing how-to knowledge. A formative study indicated that participants saw the value of TrailBlazer but wanted to use it for tasks and web sites for which no existing script was available. To address this, TrailBlazer offers suggestion-based help created on-the-fly from a short, user-provided task description and an existing repository of how-to knowledge. In an evaluation on 15 tasks, the correct prediction was contained within the top 5 suggestions 75.9% of the time.

Cynthia Clark-wadkins - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Tele-ICU Partners Enhance Evidence-Based Practice
    AACN Advanced Critical Care, 2012
    Co-Authors: Carol Olff, Cynthia Clark-wadkins
    Abstract:

    Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become more than just a trendy buzzword in health care; EBP validates care delivery methods and grants satisfaction to nurses in knowing the care they provide is based on valid, current information. Research-based enhancements are paramount to the advancement of nursing practice and prompt the implementation of creative methods to improve care. The advent of the tele–intensive care unit (ICU) introduces new members of the health care team to assist with implementation of EBP initiatives. This new partnership results in improved length of stay, mortality rates, and ventilator times for critical care patients. Current literature suggests that a clinician-driven, standardized ventilator management protocol is of significant benefit. Tele-ICU clinicians provide an Interactive Element to coordinate interdisciplinary team efforts. Enhanced communication, data evaluation, and timely intervention expedite the weaning process and reduce ventilator length of stay. Consistent collaboration between tele-ICU and bedside clinicians successfully improves patient outcomes through standardized adherence to best-practice initiatives.

  • Tele-ICU partners enhance evidence-based practice: ventilator weaning initiative.
    AACN advanced critical care, 2012
    Co-Authors: Carol Olff, Cynthia Clark-wadkins
    Abstract:

    Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become more than just a trendy buzzword in health care; EBP validates care delivery methods and grants satisfaction to nurses in knowing the care they provide is based on valid, current information. Research-based enhancements are paramount to the advancement of nursing practice and prompt the implementation of creative methods to improve care. The advent of the tele-intensive care unit (ICU) introduces new members of the health care team to assist with implementation of EBP initiatives. This new partnership results in improved length of stay, mortality rates, and ventilator times for critical care patients. Current literature suggests that a clinician-driven, standardized ventilator management protocol is of significant benefit. Tele-ICU clinicians provide an Interactive Element to coordinate interdisciplinary team efforts. Enhanced communication, data evaluation, and timely intervention expedite the weaning process and reduce ventilator length of stay. Consistent collaboration between tele-ICU and bedside clinicians successfully improves patient outcomes through standardized adherence to best-practice initiatives.

Wendy Nicholls - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • A systematic review exploring the impact of social media on breastfeeding practices
    Current Psychology, 2020
    Co-Authors: Lisa J. Orchard, Wendy Nicholls
    Abstract:

    Social media has potential to promote and support positive health behaviours. This systematic review explores the influence of social media on breastfeeding decision-making, promotion and support. For the purpose of the review, social media was defined as social networking sites and blogs; M-technology and apps were only considered if they included an Interactive Element, such as a ‘share’ function, or one-to-many communication. Searches were conducted on EBSCO across seven databases (limited to 2007–2019). Of the 1261 papers initially identified, 22 met the inclusion criteria for the current review. Results are mixed, but there is evidence that social media can be used to improve breastfeeding awareness and attitudes. Breastfeeding mothers value pro-breastfeeding online communities. However, the success of such social media groups may be dependent on specific content shared, individual contributors, and group dynamics. Key considerations for practitioners are offered regarding how social media can augment services offered to support breastfeeding. Research in this field is still very much in its infancy. Further investigation of specific social media content is needed, alongside the viewpoints of those who have ceased breastfeeding against their wishes.

  • A Systematic Review Exploring the Impact of Social Media on Breastfeeding Practices
    2020
    Co-Authors: Lisa Orchard, Wendy Nicholls
    Abstract:

    Social media has potential to promote and support positive health behaviours. This systematic review explores the influence of social media on breastfeeding decision-making, promotion and support. For the purpose of the review, social media was defined as social networking sites and blogs; M-technology and apps were only considered if they included an Interactive Element, such as a ‘share’ function, or one-to-many communication. Searches were conducted across seven databases (limited to 2007-2019). An initial search identified 1,123 papers, of which 16 met the inclusion criteria. A second search conducted prior to publication identified an additional six relevant papers, increasing the total to 22 included papers. Results are mixed, but there is evidence that social media can be used to improve breastfeeding awareness and attitudes. Breastfeeding mothers value pro-breastfeeding online communities. However, the success of such social media groups may be dependent on specific content shared, individual contributors, and group dynamics. Key considerations for practitioners are offered regarding how social media can augment services offered to support breastfeeding. Research in this field is still very much in its infancy. Further investigation of specific social media content is needed, alongside the viewpoints of those who have ceased breastfeeding against their wishes.

Thomas Bortfeld - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • a new concept for Interactive radiotherapy planning with multicriteria optimization first clinical evaluation
    Radiotherapy and Oncology, 2007
    Co-Authors: Christian Thieke, Karlheinz Kufer, Michael Monz, Alexander Scherrer, Fernando Alonso, U Oelfke, Peter E Huber, Jurgen Debus, Thomas Bortfeld
    Abstract:

    Abstract Background and purpose Currently, inverse planning for intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) can be a time-consuming trial and error process. This is because many planning objectives are inherently contradictory and cannot reach their individual optimum all at the same time. Therefore in clinical practice the potential of IMRT cannot be fully exploited for all patients. Multicriteria (multiobjective) optimization combined with Interactive plan navigation is a promising approach to overcome these problems. Patients and methods We developed a new inverse planning system called "Multicriteria Interactive Radiotherapy Assistant (MIRA)". The optimization result is a database of patient specific, Pareto-optimal plan proposals. The database is explored with an intuitive user interface that utilizes both a new Interactive Element for plan navigation and familiar dose visualizations in form of DVH and isodose projections. Two clinical test cases, one paraspinal meningioma case and one prostate case, were optimized using MIRA and compared with the clinically approved planning program KonRad. Results Generating the databases required no user interaction and took approx. 2–3h per case. The Interactive exploration required only a few minutes until the best plan was identified, resulting in a significant reduction of human planning time. The achievable plan quality was comparable to KonRad with the additional benefit of having plan alternatives at hand to perform a sensitivity analysis or to decide for a different clinical compromise. Conclusions The MIRA system provides a complete database and Interactive exploration of the solution space in real time. Hence, it is ideally suited for the inherently multicriterial problem of inverse IMRT treatment planning.

Niamh Brennan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • rhetoric and argument in social and environmental reporting the dirty laundry case
    Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2014
    Co-Authors: Niamh Brennan, Doris M Merkldavies
    Abstract:

    Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to explore the Interactive Element in social and environmental reporting during a controversy between business organisations and a stakeholder over environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach - – The paper adopts Aristotle's triangular framework of the rhetorical situation to examine how the writer, the audience, and the purpose of communication interact in the choice of rhetorical strategies used to persuade others of the validity and legitimacy of a claim during a public controversy. The analysis focuses on the strategies (i.e. moves and their rhetorical realisations) in the form of Findings - – All six firms interacting with Greenpeace in the form of press releases eventually conceded to Greenpeace's demand to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their supply chains. The paper attributes this to Greenpeace's ability to harness support from other key stakeholders and to use rhetoric effectively. Results show the extensive use of rhetoric by all parties. Originality/value - – The authors regard legitimacy construction as reliant on communication and as being achieved by organisations participating in a dialogue with stakeholders. For this purpose, the paper develops an analytical framework which situates environmental reporting in a specific rhetorical situation and links rhetoric, argument, and metaphor.

  • Rhetoric and argument in social and environmental reporting: the Dirty Laundry case
    Accounting Auditing & Accountability Journal, 2014
    Co-Authors: Niamh Brennan, Doris M. Merkl-davies
    Abstract:

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the Interactive Element in social and environmental reporting during a controversy between business organisations and a stakeholder over environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach – The paper adopts Aristotle's triangular framework of the rhetorical situation to examine how the writer, the audience, and the purpose of communication interact in the choice of rhetorical strategies used to persuade others of the validity and legitimacy of a claim during a public controversy. The analysis focuses on the strategies (i.e. moves and their rhetorical realisations) in the form of logos (appealing to logic), ethos (appealing to authority), and pathos (appealing to emotion), with a particular emphasis on metaphor, used to achieve social and political goals. The authors base the analysis on a case study involving a conflict between Greenpeace and six organisations in the sportswear/fashion industry over wastewater discharge of hazardous chemicals. The conf...

  • rhetoric and argument in social and environmental reporting the dirty laundry case
    Open Access publications, 2014
    Co-Authors: Niamh Brennan, Doris M Merkldavies
    Abstract:

    Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the Interactive Element in social and environmental reporting during a controversy between business organisations and a stakeholder over environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach: The paper adopts Aristotle's triangular framework of the rhetorical situation to examine how the writer, the audience, and the purpose of communication interact in the choice of rhetorical strategies used to persuade others of the validity and legitimacy of a claim during a public controversy. The analysis focuses on the strategies (i.e. moves and their rhetorical realisations) in the form of logos (appealing to logic), ethos (appealing to authority), and pathos (appealing to emotion), with a particular emphasis on metaphor, used to achieve social and political goals. The authors base the analysis on a case study involving a conflict between Greenpeace and six organisations in the sportswear/fashion industry over wastewater discharge of hazardous chemicals. The conflict played out in a series of 20 press releases issued by the parties over a two-month period. Findings: All six firms interacting with Greenpeace in the form of press releases eventually conceded to Greenpeace's demand to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their supply chains. The paper attributes this to Greenpeace's ability to harness support from other key stakeholders and to use rhetoric effectively. Results show the extensive use of rhetoric by all parties. Originality/value: The authors regard legitimacy construction as reliant on communication and as being achieved by organisations participating in a dialogue with stakeholders. For this purpose, the paper develops an analytical framework which situates environmental reporting in a specific rhetorical situation and links rhetoric, argument, and metaphor.

  • Rhetoric and Argument in Social and Environmental Reporting: The Dirty Laundry Case
    SSRN Electronic Journal, 2013
    Co-Authors: Niamh Brennan, Doris M. Merkl-davies
    Abstract:

    Purpose – This paper explores the Interactive Element in social and environmental reporting during a controversy between business organisations and a stakeholder over environmental performance. Design/methodology/approach – We adopt Aristotle’s triangular framework of the rhetorical situation to examine how the writer, the audience, and the purpose of communication interact in the choice of rhetorical strategies used to persuade others of the validity and legitimacy of a claim during a public controversy. Our analysis focuses on the strategies (i.e., moves and their rhetorical realisations in the form of on logos (appealing to logic), ethos (appealing to authority), and pathos (appealing to emotion), with a particular emphasis on metaphor, used to achieve social and political goals. We base our analysis on a case study involving a conflict between Greenpeace and six organisations in the sportswear/fashion industry over wastewater discharge of hazardous chemicals. The conflict played out in a series of 20 press releases issued by the parties over a two-month period. Findings – All six firms interacting with Greenpeace in the form of press releases eventually conceded to Greenpeace’s demand to eliminate hazardous chemicals from their supply chains. We attribute this to Greenpeace’s ability to harness support from other key stakeholders and to use rhetoric effectively. Results show the extensive use of rhetoric by all parties. Originality/value – We regard legitimacy construction as reliant on communication and as being achieved by organisations participating in a dialogue with stakeholders. For this purpose, we develop an analytical framework which situates environmental reporting in a specific rhetorical situation and links rhetoric, argument, and metaphor.