Dissemination Channels Research Articles

José Joaquín Benegasi y Luján in Three Texts from de senectute Period Material and Contextual Comparison

In the de senectute period of Madrid poet José Joaquín Benegasi y Luján (1707-70), we can observe a series of intentional mechanisms along with literary and editorial strategies that could be linked to those developed by contemporary Spanish authors. With the material and contextual comparison of three of his mature texts (Fama póstuma, Descripción festiva and Benegasi contra Benegasi), we intend to shed light on the channels of dissemination, the reading public, the social networks and the patronage mechanisms that are exercised throughout the career of this author. All this will help to better outline both his figure and the meaning of his work in the context of the first half of the Spanish eighteenth century.

People’s Information Security during a Pandemic and in the Post-Pandemic Period as a Systemic Phenomenon in Terms of Their Protectedness

This paper shares the findings from a study that assessed the level of a person’s information security during a pandemic and in the post-pandemic period. The base for the study was advertising and textual and visual content with theoretical-academic, practical-medical, cultural-educational, social, and social-political narratives containing information about COVID-19, an acute respiratory disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. The authors analyzed materials from leading media outlets in Ukraine, Russia, the UK, Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic, Spain, and Italy and from the official website of the World Health Organization (WHO). For a better insight into the ongoing processes, the following key groups of threats to one’s information security wereidentified: another person, groups of people, collectives, masses, and social institutions;programming and technical means and information-telecommunications systems;structured channels for dissemination of mass information. The more tangible impacts on one’s information security within the specialized information space segment were investigated in the third group of threats, namely at the level of analysis of structured channels for dissemination of mass information. Based on their analysis of the latest information flows, the authors developed a special socio-communication model for ensuring a person’s security in times of epidemics and crises that covers principles of informing the public such as filling the information space with various conceptual markers;ensuring proper professional-information interpretation of various phenomena and processes;undertaking the innovative enhancement of the sphere of information production and diffusion;ensuring a universal individual nature. The authors suggest that the study of content in local, regional, statewide, and international media resources potentially can serve as a crucial knowledge base for comprehending all significant characteristics of informing the public in times of societal disruption. The authors’ exploration of information flowing across multiple media channels helped them gain a better understanding of the need for and utility ofverifying and fact-checking information to ensure the meeting of information needs and proper performance of relevant roles in society, with the following key characteristics of good information identified: value, relevance, objectivity, reliability, completeness, comprehensibility, and adequacy. Copyright © 2021 by Academic Publishing House Researcher s.r.o.

Bottom-up citizen engagement for health emergency and disaster risk management: directions since COVID-19

Bottom-up citizen engagement for health emergency and disaster risk management: directions since COVID-19

Finding the Signal in the Noise

Abstract The constituent documents of the International Criminal Court (ICC) were formulated in the 1990s, at a time when the internet was still relatively new to most of society. In the four years between the signing of the Rome Statute in 1998 and its entry into force in 2002, there was a surge in technological development. The replacement of dial-up connections by home broadband and wireless internet, the commercial launch of 3G, and the introduction of camera phones all took place during that period, followed only a few years later by the founding of Google, YouTube and Facebook. This trend has only continued. Advanced technologies have changed the way in which societies create information and share it, generating an ever-growing volume of data. The availability and accessibility to new sources of information open up opportunities for international criminal investigators, but the task of using them effectively is not without its challenges. Recent cases before the ICC indicate that digital evidence will play an increasingly central role in investigations and prosecutions. In national jurisdictions, digital evidence is now introduced in the majority of criminal cases, and there have been significant reforms in domestic statutes on evidentiary and procedural rules from admissibility to e-discovery. However, such reforms have not yet materialized at the ICC. This article assesses whether the Rome Statute and Rules of Procedure and Evidence, and their current interpretation, remain effective and appropriate in the face of technological change. The authors examine the emerging challenges related to the use and handling of digital evidence, as well as the unique nature of the internet and other dissemination channels. By drawing attention to the main issues with the existing rules and practices, and raising unresolved questions, the authors highlight the importance of reassessing rules based on obsolete assumptions and expectations as we move towards the future.

Development of an urban flood model for Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India

In the recent past, a steep increase in the frequency and intensity of flash floods in urban regions has resulted in significant damage to life and property, necessitating a holistic approach to address the problem. An integrated urban flood model for Bengaluru city, Karnataka, India has been developed with a modular approach, which includes real-time rainfall and weather monitoring, and a rainfall forecast system feeding into a comprehensive hydrologic flood model. An output management and information dissemination channel for timely disaster preparedness and response is integrated in the framework, with active involvement of the government. The framework and outcomes of the system are summarized and presented here. © 2021. All Rights Reserved.

Diversity in Surgery: A Historical, International, and Contemporary Perspective

The major challenges to entry and advancement in surgical careers encountered by women and by underrepresented minority (URM) groups are sadly centuries old problems. Despite relatively recent recognition of significant disparities in equity and equality and under-representation in surgery, these unacceptable problems persist. The traditional lack of diversity seems to have persisted longer and in a more apparent way in surgery than in other disciplines within medicine and as compared to other professions. It is well recognized that diversity is a major workplace asset as attested to by a myriad of objective metrics. Some of the disturbing inequities experienced by women and by other URM groups include income, career promotion, and academic recognition, despite adjusting for age, specialty, productivity, and years of experience. While some improvements have been made, much work remains to be done to address and rectify these inappropriate and unacceptable disparities. Success is contingent upon delivery of this crucial message. The traditional channels of dissemination of such information including the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts, the delivery of lectures, and the establishment of organizations have been augmented by the use of social media platforms. Social media has emerged as a democratizer, giving voice to all surgeons regardless of gender identification, race, nationality, ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual preferences, or other demographic factors. Furthermore, the immediacy of social media allows surgeons all over the world to connect and share these issues regardless of location or time zone. Success in increasing diversity will benefit surgeons, surgeons’ workplaces, and patients, representing a rational and wise use of social media to catalyze and expedite this success.

OPERASIONALISASI SPEKTRUM DISEMINASI MULTI CHANNEL TEKNOLOGI PERTANIAN UNTUK DISEMINASI YANG EFEKTIF

<p>Downstreaming information of Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Technology (IAARD) technology is carried out, among others, through the Multi Channel Dissemination Spectrum (MCDS). The SDMC employs various dissemination channels and actors to accelerate technology dissemination. MCDS discussions at the operating level are limited especially on how it contributes to more technology adoption. Referring to the Agricultural Innovation System, an innovation arises due to support of various subsystems ranging from technology providers, carriers, users, markets, policies, and interactions among subsystems. Likewise, the MCDS should be supported by its subsystems for an effective dissemination. This paper aims to contribute ideas on subsystems requirements in the implementation of the MCDS and how these subsystems can drive the delivered technology information to be adopted by users. The supporting subsystems (planning, approaches in the implementation process, policies, infrastructure) for technology implementation are essential in dissemination activities. As a system, MCDS does not only focus on delivering IAARD’s technology information, but the success of technological innovation must be supported by dissemination planning and its subsystems, technology application ecosystem, and interaction between potential users and technology producers.</p>

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Research on product decision support system model based on cloud service and embedded system

With the continuous progress of society and the continuous development of science and technology, people's lives have also undergone great changes. In people's daily life, the rapid development of information technology has brought people many new life experiences. Computer network technology takes up an increasing proportion of social development. People are gradually getting used to the convenient life brought by computer network technology, and its development has also changed the way and channels of information dissemination. The development of embedded systems provides a broader space for the construction of computer networks. In the process of development, people also combine cloud service platforms with embedded systems to provide help for product decision-making, but embedded systems themselves have many shortcomings However, the system does not have strong hardware support in the process of storage resources and operation, which will affect the normal operation of the cloud service platform, so the problems existing in the embedded system must be solved. In order to improve the effectiveness and scientificity of product decision-making, this article builds an effective technical framework for the system construction of product decision-making based on the analysis of cloud service decision-making platform construction. This study also evaluated the performance of the product decision-making system by establishing a mathematical model, proving that the construction and use of the system can provide effective help for decision-makers’ decision-making activities.

Catalogue of Communication Tools and Dissemination Guidelines: benchmarking current practice in EU and Member State bodies.

A comprehensive benchmarking exercise on current best practices on communication tools and dissemination processes of EU Member State organisations plus Iceland and Norway, selected ENVI EU agencies (EFSA, EMA, ECHA, ECDC), and EU bodies (DG SANTE, JRC, EU COUN) was carried out via an online survey, remote qualitative interviews, and a desk analysis of documents and web content.These current practices have been compiled into a catalogue of communication tools and a guide to their effective dissemination. Both elements are designed to help inform the EC General Plan for Risk Communication (GPRC)andfacilitate a coordinated communication framework at the EU and national level on matters relating to the food chain. The reportsets out a broad overview of the current tools that are commonly used, their intended communication purposes and target audiences. It also describes dissemination channels andmethods to optimise outreach. This work provides a solid platform for EU and Member State bodies to build on going forward. The report should be viewed as a living document that will evolve to meet fast-changing information needs and the requirements of the future GPRC.The catalogue highlights that multimedia tools show relatively high impact scores and high mention rates by the respondents participating in the online survey. Editorial tools are still very important, especially to reach the media. Both physical meetings and events and educational tools have very high impact scores but limited mention rates. All communication tools can be effective if properly designed (i.e. right content and tone of voice for the intended target audience(s) and disseminated through the right channels). Social media and the website are the most used dissemination channels. The reliance on campaigns is widespread as they help achieve a stronger impact on the target audience. Moreover, communication tools supported by best practices in dissemination perform much better and are used by a wider audience than tools that are merely published on an organisation's website. A systematic phased approach to dissemination (1. planning, 2. preparation, 3. publication and distribution, and 4. post-publication and distribution) is, therefore, crucial for a successful communication strategy. Effective leverage of amplifiers (planned and prepared in the first two phases) substantially increases communication tools' outreach in the publication and distribution phase. The usage of Key Performance Indicators, set during the planning phase, allows an organisation to improve both communication tools and their dissemination strategy. Post-publication and distribution is a strategic phase to learn from the outcomes and fine-tune subsequent communication practices.

Музей Кадиса и его коммуникационная стратегия

During lockdown 2020, museums reacted by attempting to digitally offer everything that had previously been done in the museum space. The testing of tools and resources, as well as new forms of communication and participatory techniques, leads us to a hybrid museum where virtuality is combined with physical presence. The new reality has intensified the current discussions about the museum as a socio-cultural institution, a new definition of the concept of a museum, about the relationship between entertainment and educational forms of interpretation of heritage. Along with an overview of key research trends and methodological approaches in the field of heritage, the article presents the results of the analysis of social networks of the Museum of Cadiz, based on a methodological approach to planning and evaluating integrated communications - the PESO model, which separates the channels of information dissemination into paid, earned, social and owned. The Cadiz Museum was not chosen as an object of research by chance, since even before the pandemic, its digital communications stood out strongly against the background of other Spanish museums of different levels. It is possible that they managed to achieve this due to the fact that they made their pages on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter not only the showcase of the museum, but also the very entrance to the museum. Social networks for the Museum of Cadiz are the only channel with which he can independently work. The official pages of the Museum of Cadiz, during the pandemic, were analyzed for the period from March 12 (the announcement of the closure of museums) to August 31, using the Russian automated service for analytics of brand communities in social networks, JagaJam. The data is compared with the same period in 2019 (except for Twitter, for which there is no data).

Redes de colaboración y Formación para el Fomento de la Ingeniería Comprometida: Reflexiones hacia Futuros Posibles

Este escrito explora desde dos perspectivas el ejercicio de colaboración y las implicaciones de trabajo colectivo en redes de formación de ingeniería. Una primera mirada apunta a las reflexiones teóricas de la evolución de la disciplina y las confluencias de la colaboración y las redes, y una segunda apuesta se encuentra en el análisis de diversas redes en el continente Americano, tal es el caso de las redes ESJP con mayor actuación en Norteamérica, REPOS en Brasil y RECIDS en Colombia desde América Latina. A nivel metodológico se realizó una revisión de literatura y de entrevistas semi estructuradas a siete personas que participan de estas. Mediante diferentes canales de difusión digital fue posible vislumbrar sus inicios e ideales que dieron cabida a la formación y consolidación de estos espacios colaborativos. Ante lo cual, se gesta un símil narrativo de tensiones evidentes en el accionar colectivo como el concepto de desarrollo social y, de las potencialidades y oportunidades que se denotan en el presente y nutren un futuro cercano tal como la justicia social. Finalmente, enmarcados en una realidad agobiante y común a la humanidad se formulan algunas ideas alrededor de las posibilidades de acción en el escenario de pos-pandemia.

Drivers of health policy adoption: a political economy of HIV treatment policy

Why do some countries rapidly adopt policies suggested by scientific consensus while others are slow to do so? Through a mixed methods study, we show that the institutional political economy of countries is a stronger and more robust predictor of health policy adoption than either disease burden or national wealth. Our findings challenge expectations in scholarship and among many international actors that policy divergence is best addressed through greater evidence and dissemination channels. Our study of HIV treatment policies shows that factors such as the formal structures of government and the degree of racial and ethnic stratification in society predict the speed with which new medical science is translated into policy, while level of democracy does not. This provides important new insights about the drivers of policy transfer and diffusion and suggests new paths for practical efforts to secure adoption of ‘evidence-based’ policies.

Testing methods to increase consumption of healthy foods evidence from a school-based field experiment in Viet Nam

Schools are an attractive entry point to improve children’s diets, as their eating habits can be shaped during childhood and the information disseminated from school can reach adults through children. We implemented a cluster-randomized trial in 12 schools in peri-urban Viet Nam to assess if two school-based interventions increased knowledge of healthy diets among children and their parents, as well as children’s consumption of healthy foods. First, children were given lessons about food before school lunch and encouraged to share the lessons with their parents. Second, children were provided with healthy snacks to reinforce messages about healthy eating. We found that in the short term, the nutrition lessons raised the knowledge index score of the children by 0.35 standard deviation. After six months, this intervention lost its effectiveness, emphasizing the need for linkage between knowledge and practice. By itself, free access to fruit at school increased the children’s daily fruit consumption by half a portion, but not at the expense of home fruit consumption. Access to healthy foods at school can therefore be an effective measure to raise children’s healthy consumption. Child-parent communication was not a reliable channel for knowledge dissemination in our setting.

Modeling and Simulation of Dissemination of Cultivated Land Protection Policies in China

Cultivated land protection is the top priority of the national economy in China and the livelihood of people. Cultivated land protection policies (CLPP) play an important role in the protection of cultivated land. However, the process of dissemination of CLPP on social networks of farmers has problems, such as distortion of policy content, single dissemination channels, low level of farmers’ knowledge, and low dissemination efficiency. For revealing the characteristics of the dissemination of CLPP in the farmers’ social networks (FSN), this study combines the Suspected–Exposed–Infected–Recovered–Suspected (SEIRS) epidemic model to construct a model of CLPP dissemination suitable for FSN. In addition, a numerical simulation of the dissemination process of CLPP is conducted on the FSN, and the influence of the structural characteristics of the FSN and different model parameters on the dissemination of CLPP is analyzed. Results show that (1) the dissemination rate between farmers in FSN has a significant impact on the scale and speed of CLPP. A greater initial dissemination rate corresponds to faster speed and larger scale of CLPP dissemination. (2) A greater node degree in FSN means stronger dissemination ability for CLPP. Therefore, identifying structural holes (opinion leaders) in FSN can effectively promote the dissemination of CLPP. (3) The SEIRS model can dynamically describe the evolution law of CLPP dissemination process over time through the four states of farmer nodes of suspected, exposed, infected, and recovered. Numerical simulation results show that the immune degradation rate is proportional to CLPP. However, the direct immunization rate is inversely proportional. The increase in immune degradation rate can reduce the number of recovered farmers and improve the efficiency of CLPP dissemination. On the basis of the abovementioned conclusions, this study draws policy recommendations to increase the scale and speed of CLPP dissemination in China.

Factors determining farmers’ capacity in raising ‘KUB’ Superior Chicken

Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (Balitbangtan) has produced various technological innovations, one of which is superior chicken called KUB. Massive dissemination on the KUB chicken has been carried out to through intensive assistance including caging and feeding management. This study aims to analyze the factors determining farmers’ capacity in raising the KUB chicken. The study used surveys and interviews to collect the data. Findings showed that not all technologies in raising the KUB chicken have been well understood and adopted by farmers. Several factors have affected its adoption process involving dissemination methods, media, materials, and channels.

Comunicación científica en el espacio digital. Acciones de difusión de proyectos de investigación del programa H2020

The European Union’s H2020 program requires that all proposals submitted to calls include a scientific communication plan. Approved projects must have a plan for exploitation and dissemination of results (PEDR) that sets out the communication strategies. These must be translated into actions and products that contribute to reaching the different interest groups, following the four-helix model. This research analyzes the actions for disseminating and communicating the results of the research projects of the H2020 program led by entities, bodies, or companies in Spain and carried out through the web and social media. The hypothesis establishes that the communication actions carried out through the web and social media are scarce, standardized, and correspond to low-cost resources and formats, with nonprofessional production. From the database of projects funded by the H2020 program available on Cordis, a sample of 50 projects was selected based on funding criteria, choosing those with a higher level, as it is considered that this would, in principle, allow a greater allocation to communication actions. The methodology relies on descriptive and explanatory analyses of the websites and social media of the projects using the Method of analysis of scientific communication in digital media (Macomed), enabling an evolutionary comparison between 2017 and 2020. The variables of analysis are: (a) presence on the web and social media and (b) the level of use of these communication and dissemination channels considering metrics such as the level of activity, the diversity of channels, the rate of publication, the level of interaction with their audiences, the engagement with their communications, or the level of production achieved. The results reveal communication in digital media (web and social networks) that evolves with the development of the projects but that is unequal, with its scope limited mainly to Twitter and Facebook, and being highly oriented to reach research peers and evaluation agents, but lacking a clear orientation that addresses the demand for open communication to society as established by the principles of responsible research and innovation (RRI). Resumen La comunicación científica es un requerimiento exigido en las convocatorias competitivas de proyectos financiadas por la Unión Europea a través del programa Horizonte 2020. Los proyectos aprobados deben contar con un PEDR (Plan de explotación y diseminación de resultados) que establezca las estrategias de comunicación, y que concrete estas en acciones y productos que contribuyan a alcanzar a los diferentes grupos de interés atendiendo al modelo de la cuádruple hélice. En este artículo se analizan las acciones de divulgación y comunicación de los resultados de los proyectos de investigación del programa H2020, liderados por entidades, organismos o empresas de España, realizadas a través de la web y los medios sociales. La hipótesis de trabajo establece que las acciones de comunicación realizadas a través de la web y los medios sociales es escasa, estandarizada y responde a recursos y formatos de bajo coste y con producciones no profesionales. A partir de la base de datos Cordis de proyectos financiados por el programa H2020, se ha seleccionado una muestra de 50 proyectos elegidos en función del criterio de financiación. Se han elegido aquellos con un nivel más alto considerando que ello permitiría, en principio, una mayor dotación para las acciones de comunicación. La metodología aplica un análisis descriptivo y explicativo de las webs y los medios sociales utilizados por los proyectos mediante el Método de análisis de comunicación científica en medios digitales (Macomed), realizando una comparativa evolutiva entre 2017 y 2020. Las variables de análisis contemplan: a) la presencia en web y medios sociales, b) el nivel de utilización de estos canales de comunicación y difusión considerando métricas como el nivel de actividad, la diversidad de canales, la cadencia de publicación, el nivel de interacción con sus audiencias, el engagement de sus comunicaciones, y el nivel de producción que desarrollan. Los resultados muestran una comunicación en los medios digitales propios (web y redes sociales) que evoluciona con el desarrollo de los proyectos, pero que resulta desigual, con un alcance limitado fundamentalmente a Twitter y Facebook, y muy orientada a alcanzar a los pares de investigación y los agentes evaluadores, pero que carece de una orientación clara que cubra la demanda de abrir la comunicación a la sociedad tal como establecen los principios de la investigación e innovación responsable (RRI).

Adoption of mobile banking in rural China: Impact of information dissemination channel

There is a significant divide in financial accessibility between urban and rural areas in China. This gap can in part be mitigated by diffusion of existing technology innovations including mobile banking. A binary probit model was used to estimate the impact of three information dissemination channels and the availability of financial services on the adoption of mobile banking by rural residents in six provinces of China. Results indicate mass and interpersonal communication channels have a greater impact than those organizational. Residents with a local banking facility and those using a state-owned bank, females, and those younger and more educated, proficient with mobile devices, working other than in agriculture, and living farther from the nearest road have a higher probability of adoption. Adoption is inversely related to level of regional financial development. To develop mobile banking in rural areas, this paper suggests making use of more diversified communication channels to promote mobile banking, better tailoring mobile banking for rural users, and targeting promotion. Policy should be considered that helps mitigate constraints on the availability of financial infrastructure and financial products in the rural financial environment.

Do phone-based short message services improve the uptake of agri-met advice by farmers? A case study in Haryana, India

Phone-based short message applications (also called SMS in common parlance) as a medium of sending agricultural information to farmers is considered important in the context of a developing country as it makes information accessible to a large number of farmers economically. However, the empirical evidence on the effect of agricultural information sent through SMS on varied farm outcomes is divided. Using a randomized control trial study design, the present study focuses on a particular agricultural information viz. agri-met advisories, and a particular channel of dissemination viz. SMS to understand the role of information and the medium of information in compliance with recommended information and improvement in farm outcomes. This paper asks two main questions: i) does provision of agri-met advisory via SMS lead to greater compliance with advisory recommendations by the farmers? and ii) Do farm outcomes such as yield differ for those who received the agri-met advisory via SMS?The study is based on six districts in Haryana divided across three agro-climatic zones focusing on the wheat crop. The results showed positive and significant impact of SMS agri-met advisories on the farmers’ compliance with advisory for the treatment group—particularly when the advisory was about agricultural cycles and processes with which they are familiar. However, for weather-related advisory, the results did not show a significant impact of SMS-based agri-met advice on the farmers’ compliance, which was unexpected. The likely reasons for such a finding could be many—including unfamiliarity of the farmers with acting on weather advice, which suggests that future research is needed on factors affecting the uptake of SMS-based agri-met advice by farmers in developing country context.

E-commerce Short Video Marketing Based on 5W Model

Based on the five aspects of disseminator, dissemination content, dissemination channel, audience and dissemination effect under the 5W model, this paper analyses e-commerce short video marketing problem. Through the overall analysis of e-commerce short videos, summarize the existing problems in its current development, and propose countermeasures from the five perspectives of the 5W model.

Диффузионные сети: динамические аспекты сетевой теории и практики

Comparative analysis revealed insufficient representation of the theories of network dynamics in comparison with the theories of network statics, with the exception of the “strategic relational theory of network dynamics” by K. Hay and D. Richards, the actor-network theory of B. Latour and the theory of stochastic processes, on the basis of which most models of network dynamics are built. In comparison with the relational and stochastic approaches, the diffusion direction describing the corresponding type of networks is less represented in the publications. The object of this study is diffusion networks, considered as a communicative element of the process of policy diffusion, that is, a channel for policy dissemination from one policy subject to another. The subject of the study is the political practices of cognitive control in diffusion networks. The methodological basis was the concept of the dynamics of diffusion networks, which allows us to describe the effects of “cognitive limitations” that arise in the Internet. In the development of this topic, it is planned to continue the research in the direction of identifying technologies of cognitive control in diffusion networks based on the manipulation of the cognitive abilities of participants in network relations. The empirical part of the study is aimed at testing the theoretical provisions of the concept of the dynamics of diffusion networks on the example of the practices of network control in the form of political cognitive censorship in the course of digital campaigns. To substantiate the conclusions, we use the big data analysis carried out by monitoring the online network space using the resources of the “Medialogia” and “YouScan” systems. The result was the conceptualization of the concept of “cognitive network control” in relation to diffusion networks, the description of the main dynamic indicator – the speed of dissemination of political information in network communities, and the identification of technologies for cognitive strategic influence in digital practices.