274 research outputs found

    Data Visualization of Treatment Outcomes for Tuberculosis Patients

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    Tuberculosis is an infectious disease, and different treatments have been discovered over the years. However, patients may develop various drug resistance levels that affect the likelihood of becoming cured or dying. In this study, we sought to employ data visualization to explore the relationship between treatment trajectory, as indicated by smear and culture results in the follow-up tests and patient outcomes. A large sample of patients have been broken down by demographics including age, gender, and drug resistance status. Sankey diagrams were used to visualize the pathway progression of the patients over time split between two time periods- months 0-6 and months 6-24. It was determined that the most crucial months of treatment for all drug resistant types were during months 0-2, since there was high variability within that time frame for all demographics. It was also observed that younger patients were much more varying test results. It is thus recommended that the standards be updated to test every month for the first nine months of treatment in order to better track the pathway variety and that younger patients be more closely monitored throughout the treatment process. Future studies may investigate the possibility of creating a prediction diagram for patient pathway progression based on demographic status and past medical information

    Journalism from the peripheries. From the Swiss-Italian media system to other local dimensions. ECREA 2018 special panel report

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    Inspired by the ECREA 2018 theme “Centres and Peripheries” and the conference setting in the Italian-speaking region of Switzerland, the panel “Journalism from the peripheries. From the Swiss-Italian media system to other local dimensions” explored how changing dynamics in the contemporary news environment affect local news provision in less-examined – or peripheral – geographic areas. Joining moderator Philip Di Salvo, post-doctoral researcher at Università della Svizzera italiana’s Institute of Media and Journalism, panelists discussed forces shaping how local media at the peripheries of contemporary journalism maximize their distinctive positions to produce and distribute news that effectively represents and serves their communities

    Places and Spaces Without News: The Contested Phenomenon of News Deserts

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    News deserts have gained prominence both in academic literature and policy discussions about local news in recent years. Although there is no agreed definition of the term, it usually refers to the lack of or diminishing availability, access, or use of local news or media in a community. It is seen as a significant phenomenon that highlights inequalities in local news provisions, challenges of local media operations in the digital environment, and issues around the quality of local journalism and the critical information needs of communities. This thematic issue aims to contribute to the field by bringing together different approaches to the topic, considering varied empirical studies and methodological designs, and providing perspectives from countries around the world with different media systems and cultures. The articles in the thematic issue address three broad issues: approaches to studying news deserts, local news production and news deserts, and the impact of news deserts on communities. Overall, the contributions reveal that the presence of a news desert is not a simple question of a locality having or not having a local media outlet. The concept is better understood as processes affecting access and quality of local news involving places, news media outlets and production, communities, and audiences. We end the editorial highlighting areas for further research, including the need for more holistic, conceptual, and comparative work on the topic

    Characteristics of Online Editors at City and Regional Magazines

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    Continually updated websites have become necessary additions to traditionally print publications, such as newspapers and magazines. In recent years, a particular subset of magazines, city and regional magazines, has followed this trend, creating online editions with much of the same content as found in their print editions. Many of these magazines have also hired web-focused editors to oversee their online editions. This study profiles online editors at city and regional magazines that are members of the City and Regional Magazine Association. A survey of these online editors reveals that they share many similarities. Their online editions have many of the same types of content, including articles repurposed from the print edition, blogs and directories and databases, and these online editors have many of the same job duties, including managing social media, copy editing articles and writing blogs. They are also satisfied in their jobs and see themselves as having similar roles and responsibilities in their workplaces, such as increasing traffic to their online editions. These online editors are similar in the pressures they face as well, with small staff sizes, limited resources and pressure to accommodate advertisers. Overall, these online editors aim to create online editions that are well-designed and functional and present exclusive, dynamic content that will attract readers.School of Media and Strategic Communication

    Direct transformation of maize (Zea mays L.) tissue using electroporation and particle bombardment, and regeneration of plantlets.

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    Thesis (M.Sc.)-University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 1996.Please open electronic version for Abstract

    Diverse Discourse: Analyzing the Potential of Public Affairs Magazine Online Forums to Reflect Qualities of the Public Sphere

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    Public affairs magazines have expanded beyond their print editions to offer online editions with forums for readers to discuss important public issues. For magazines that cater to ideologically specific audiences, online forums could serve as forms of alternative publics for presenting diverse viewpoints and values. The conversations that emerge also hold potential for portraying characteristics of the public sphere. This study used textual analysis to examine online comments associated with 21 articles from six different U.S. public affairs magazines representing various positions on the ideological spectrum. Using Dahlberg’s (2001) six-part assessment of quality public discourse, the analysis showed that moderate magazines serving a broad readership induced a lower-quality discussion. In contrast, liberal and conservative publications, when encouraging diverse and ideologically heterogeneous perspectives, produced quality discourse. These forums showed higher levels of quality characteristics such as exchange and critique of normative positions, reflexivity, sincerity, and constructive dialogue

    Prospectus, November 8, 1978

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    SHOPLIFTING--A GROWING CRIME; Recital cancelled; Activities for the week; Registration still open for bridge tournament; Register by tomorrow for adult workshop; PC offers glass class; Everyone feels depression; Counseling center hosts transfer day; Shopping trip set for Dec. 2; PC players begin play; \u27Super Piano\u27 performs at PC; Shoplifting problem turns to part-time robbery; Bread warms audience in Halloween concert; Queen contest set for Dec. 15; NJCAA meet hosted by PC; PC students put their best pumpkin forward; Classifieds; DePree gives Karate exhibit; PC offers workshop; WPCD\u27s Top 15 for the Week of Nov. 6; State Tourney here we come!; Intramurals start this week; Illini team is promising; Fast Freddy Contest; Clarke wins Fast Freddy; PC finishes 3rd at Danvillehttps://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1978/1004/thumbnail.jp

    Detection of a CMB decrement towards a cluster of mJy radiosources

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    We present the results of radio, optical and near-infrared observations of the field of TOC J0233.3+3021, a cluster of milliJansky radiosources from the TexOx Cluster survey. In an observation of this field with the Ryle Telescope (RT) at 15 GHz, we measure a decrement in the cosmic microwave background (CMB) of 675±95μ-675 \pm 95 \muJy on the RT's \approx 0.65 kλ\lambda baseline. Using optical and infrared imaging with the McDonald 2.7-m Smith Reflector, Calar Alto 3.5-m telescope and UKIRT, we identify the host galaxies of five of the radiosources and measure magnitudes of R24R \approx 24, J20J \approx 20, K18K \approx 18. The CMB decrement is consistent with the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich (SZ) effect of a massive cluster of galaxies, which if modelled as a spherical King profile of core radius θC=20\theta_C = 20^{\prime\prime} has a central temperature decrement of 900μ900 \muK. The magnitudes and colours of the galaxies are consistent with those of old ellipticals at z1z \sim 1. We therefore conclude that TOC J0233.3+3021 is a massive, high redshift cluster. These observations add to the growing evidence for a significant population of massive clusters at high redshift, and demonstrate the effectiveness of combining searches for AGN `signposts' to clusters with the redshift-independence of the SZ effect.Comment: Six pages; accepted for publication in MNRAS. Version with full-resolution UV plot available from http://www.mrao.cam.ac.uk/~garret/MB185.p
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