Beyond Narrative

My graduate film at Virginia Commonwealth University, Nunna Mia e la Barca, explores the traditions behind narrative and documentary film construction. With this project, my goal was to blend narrative story telling techniques - for example continuity editing - with that of documentary approaches in order to communicate the story of my Italian grandmother, Nunna, and her journey on the Andrea Doria in 1956. These documentary approaches focus more on the specific details of Nunna\u27s American home as I have experienced them growing up. Everything in the motion picture frame has been lit, composed, rehearsed, and edited as in any fictional film, but the actors are my family and do play themselves and others throughout the piece. Although the work is scripted, the actuality of Nunna being herself and acting out her daily tasks creates a soft merging of fiction and nonfiction that makes the film nearly docudramatic. The docudramatic elements(elements dramatized from a true story) stem from both the biographical information as well as the perception of the abstracted objects in Nunna\u27s house. As in most of my films, my interest lies in the relationship between past and present events and the effect they have on the individual experiencing them. In order for me to tackle the combination of narrative and documentary, I had to define the terms as I understood them to be

Designing User Interfaces for the Elderly: A Systematic Literature Review

This paper discusses the issues of implied trust in ethical hacking. Ethical hackers are considered to be professionals and experts in their field. It is well documented that there is an implied trust toward professionals who are entrusted to undertake a task. Like many similar professions, such as ICT and computer forensics, there is no uniform or mandated code of ethics that an ethical hacker must adhere to. Given the nature of hacking and the potential for misuse and access to sensitive and confidential information, the need to ensure professionalism is maintained through ensuring competence and ethical behaviour is critical

Automating the Systematic Review Process: A Bibliometric Analysis

Objectives : To perform a bibliometric analysis on the body of literature discussing the use of automation tools to facilitate systematic reviews.Methods : A comprehensive search was performed to identify articles describing the automation of systematic reviews using artificial intelligence (e.g. machine learning, text mining, algorithms, etc.). Searches were conducted in biomedical, library & information science, and engineering databases. Results were aggregated and de-duplicated. The number of results indicated that machine learning was an appropriate technique for reviewing such a large body of literature. A random sample of records was screened to identify relevant papers and create a training data set. After the machine learning process was employed to complete screening on the remaining records, final results were uploaded into a visualization & network mapping tool.Results : Our bibliometric analysis found considerable collaboration around a core of prolific authors based in countries where evidence-based medicine has been widely adopted. Over time, representation in publications has moved from computer science journals and conference proceedings to domain-specific application with many newer enhancements focused on health sciences. Additionally, publications have moved from theory to problem-solving in specific parts of the systematic review process. Results will be delivered as a poster at the MLA 2019 Annual Meeting with visualizations including: size and scope of literature, key journals and conferences, collaboration networks, and author demographics including affiliation and role.Conclusions : The field of systematic review automation has grown substantially in recent years, both in the addition of new authors and the expansion of collaboration networks. While adoption has increased in systematic review-focused publications and groups, more work must be done to gain acceptance in biomedical publications, including validations of algorithms and tools, guidelines for use in systematic reviews, and education of researchers. As key partners in systematic review performance and educators in systematic review methods, librarians are poised to play an important role in the adoption and acceptance of this technology

Insurance pricing for breast cancer under different multiple state models

In this paper we consider pricing of insurance contracts for breast cancer risk based on three multiple state models. Using population data in England and data from the medical literature, we calibrate a collection of semi-Markov and Markov models. Considering an industry-based Markov model as a baseline model, we demonstrate the strengths of a more detailed model while showing the importance of accounting for duration dependence in transition rates. We quantify age-specific cancer incidence and cancer survival by stage along with type-specific mortality rates based on the semi-Markov model which accounts for unobserved breast cancer cases and progression through breast cancer stages. Using the developed models, we obtain actuarial net premiums for a specialised critical illness and life insurance product. Our analysis shows that the semi-Markov model leads to results aligned with empirical evidence. Our findings point out the importance of accounting for the time spent with diagnosed or undiagnosed pre-metastatic breast cancer in actuarial applications

Bibliometrics Supporting Curriculum Transformation

These visualizations represent the bibliometric and curriculum mapping efforts in support of identifying curriculum transformation opportunities for the Eshelman School of Pharmacy

Bibliometric Analyses and Visualizations: Applying Bibliometrics to Examine Research Output and Highlight Collaboration

Visualizations Associated with Case Study from: Applying Bibliometrics to Examine Research Output and Highlight Collaboratio

The sonographer’s role in RFA therapy of liver lesions

Interventional techniques using ultrasound guidance, such as Radio Frequency Ablation (RFA) of liver lesions, are the domain of the radiologist. However, real time ultrasound imaging as performed by the sonographer, is critical in monitoring the successful insertion and placement of the RFA needle. RFA is used to create a localised and controlled application of heat in order to induce necrosis of cells within the liver lesions