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Utilising semantic technologies for decision support in dementia care
The main objective of this work is to discuss our experience in utilising semantic technologies for building decision support in Dementia care systems that are based on the non-intrusive on the non-intrusive monitoring of the patientâs behaviour. Our approach adopts context-aware modelling of the patientâs condition to facilitate the analysis of the patientâs behaviour within the inhabited environment (movement and room occupancy patterns, use of equipment, etc.) with reference to the semantic knowledge about the patientâs condition (history of present of illness, dependable behaviour patterns, etc.). The reported work especially focuses on the critical role of the semantic reasoning engine in inferring medical advice, and by means of practical experimentation and critical analysis suggests important findings related to the methodology of deploying the appropriate semantic rules systems, and the dynamics of the efficient utilisation of complex event processing technology in order to the meet the requirements of decision support for remote healthcare systems
Institutional reforms in irrigation sector of Punjab, Pakistan: Proceedings of Workshop held at Faisalabad Serena on 10-11 February 2000
Institution building / Irrigated farming / Irrigation management / Participatory management / Farmer participation / Farmers' associations / Pakistan / Punjab / Hakra
Institutional reforms in irrigation sector of Punjab, Pakistan: Proceedings of Workshop held at Faisalabad Serena on 10-11 February 2000
Institution building / Irrigated farming / Irrigation management / Participatory management / Farmer participation / Farmers' associations / Pakistan / Punjab / Hakra
Economic growth, innovation systems, and institutional change: A Trilogy in Five Parts
Development and growth are products of the interplay and interaction among heterogeneous actors operating in specific institutional settings. There is a much alluded-to, but under-investigated, link between economic growth, innovation systems, and institutions. There is widespread agreement among most economists on the positive reinforcing link between innovation and growth. However, the importance of institutions as catalysts in this link has not been adequately examined. The concept of innovation systems has the potential to fill this gap. But these studies have not conducted in-depth institutional analyses or focussed on institutional transformation processes, thereby failing to link growth theory to the substantive institutional tradition in economics. In this paper we draw attention to the main shortcomings of orthodox and heterodox growth theories, some of which have been addressed by the more descriptive literature on innovation systems. Critical overviews of the literatures on growth and innovation systems are used as a foundation to propose a new perspective on the role of institutions and a framework for conducting institutional analysis using a multi-dimensional typology of institutions. The framework is then applied to cases of Taiwan and South Korea to highlight the instrumental role played by institutions in facilitating and curtailing economic development and growth.economics of technology ;
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