Multidirectional Communication Research Articles

POLA KOMUNIKASI ANTAR ANGGOTA KOMUNITAS ANAK PUNK DI KOTA CURUP KABUPATEN REJANG LEBONG

This study aimed to determine the communication patterns between punk community member in Curup Rejang Lebong. This study used qualitative research methods, with descriptive research approach. Informants in this study were four members of the punk community. Data collection techniques used by researchers were observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed that the patterns of communication used by members of punk were: one-way communication pattern, two-way communication pattern, and multidirectional communication pattern. In the pattern of one-way communication, punk community members act as listeners or communication made in the form of instructions through mobile media (handphone). This two-way communication patterns better clarify the pattern of one-way communication where the causal direction alternates for their feedback whether the message could be understood and accepted. Multidirectional communication patterns occur in this community go well, because here they exchange ideas or discuss and receive advice among fellow community through consultation conducted every month to pull out the ideas that could be useful for the progress of the punk community members and strengthen the relationships between community members.

Freedom of Expression, Right to Information, Personal Data and the Internet in the view of the Inter-American System of Human Rights

The Inter-American System of Protection of Human Rights is composed of microsystems, like the freedom of expression, the right to information and the protection of privacy and of personal data, among others. These rights interrelate and form the standards of the Inter-American system, in accordance with the UN system, to develop these liberties, and to keep the constant balance of these rights in conflict. All of this enhanced by a dynamic and growing massiveness, like the internet and by a new paradigm in which the freedom of expression and the right to information is included: a postmodern society characterized by a “democratization” of connectivity, a multidirectional transmission of the information and a dichotomy between what is public or private. Freedom of expression is developed in both of its two dimensions: individual or collective. When we talk about its individual dimension, we mean the right of each person to express his ideas, thoughts and beliefs aiming at unidirectional, bidirectional or multidirectional communication. The collective or social dimension refers to the right of a person to receive any type of information, to know the thoughts, ideas and information of others and have free access to them. Both dimensions are equally important and are interdependent, thus it is important to protect them simultaneously. New communication technologies have altered the previous system, and the individual dimension of freedom of expression breaks into public debate on the democratization of internet access and its social dimension due to the feasibility a multidirectional communication impossible to conceive in any other technological paradigm entails. The protection scheme of freedom of expression of the Inter-American System is particularly strong as it specifically prohibits prior censorship and rules sanctions and very strict restrictions in relation to discrimination, advocacy of war, violence and hatred. This characteristic enriches the analysis of content regulation and the responsibility of internet intermediaries whenever honour, reputation and privacy are impaired. The applied standards and statements that nourish in the American Convention on Human Rights guarantee the reasonableness, appropriateness and proportionality of any measure assuring freedom of expression and human dignity.

Public Archaeology 2.0: Facilitating engagement with Twitter

Public archaeology increases public awareness of archaeological issues and their practical applications to modern social concerns. Classroom visits, hands-on activities, site tours, and other events give archaeologists the opportunity to engage the public and transfer knowledge through face-to-face interaction. However, engagement ends at the conclusion of the event, leaving the audience with an incomplete understanding of the subject. Twitter, a social media application, transcends these spatial and temporal limitations by allowing sustained multi-directional communication among archaeologists, their audience and others who never attended the original event. However, there are problems with assessing the success of public archaeology projects and the presentation format differs dramatically from traditional forms of publication.

The opportunity to evaluate the impact of our changing health care system through archetypes and reinforced use of medical coding

Intro : We address two major problems related to electronic health record (EHR) systems in Norway: 1) a disconnect between health care personnel when using separate systems, and 2) a difficulty to accurately and easily track the financial and clinical impact of new treatment plans and even health system changes in general. The Full Flow project (Norwegian Research Council-funded project# 247974/O70) aims to develop a multi-directional communication of health data between patient-operated devices and primary and secondary EHR systems. Regular involvement of a variety of stakeholders, including feedback from EHR system vendors, medical personnel, patients and archetype developers will enable us to use an iterative design process to improve upon tested systems as they are developed. Proposed solution : Concept of archetypes: Archetypes systematize how health and observational data is entered and formatted within EHRs as a “common language”, enabling health professionals to utilize data for their different purposes. National archetypes are currently developed and stored in a repository in Norway governed by the National Editorial Group for Archetypes (NRUA). Concept of medical codes: Medical codes, on the other hand, act as standardized packages of procedural, resource and diagnosis details, e.g. Current Procedural Terminologies (CPT), International Classification of Disease (ICD-10), and Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs). These codes were created to track and ensure the appropriate use of resources, medical spending and decision-making for each type of medical case. These codes are typically assigned manually and directly affect reimbursement. Combining concepts: Together, archetypes and medical codes have the potential to promise a more comprehensive description of medical processes and a better understanding of how innovations and health systems in general impact health and financial outcomes. Medical codes could be assigned automatically to a patient case based on procedures performed, archetype, and health values (e.g. blood pressure) entered into a health record on behalf of the patient, see Figure 1 for an example. Figure 1: Demonstration of how procedural and health data can be coded, enabling financial and health outcomes to be easily tracked and assessed without manual review. Methods & Conclusion: In cooperation with the NRUA, the Full Flow project will utilize both nationally defined archetypes in a pilot study, as well as our own simplified versions of archetypes for diabetes-related parameters, e.g. blood glucose, in clinical trials through the University Hospital of North Norway and local GP practices. Analysis will take place on both EHR and patient-gathered data, which will be entered into our own defined templates to test presentation of such data. By testing and evaluating this concept on a smaller, more iteratively reactive scale, we can inform the NRUA, and related organizations, of the potential clinical, financial and operational impacts of integrating medical codes and archetypes.

Creation and implementation of SAMPRO™: A school-based asthma management program

Clinicians who care for children with asthma have an obligation to coordinate asthma care with the schools. Aside from routine clinical care of asthmatic children, providers must educate the family and child about the need for an asthma treatment plan in school and support the school nurse meeting the needs of the student requiring school-based asthma care. The following article was developed by multiple stakeholders to address this need. It describes the 4 components of the School-based Asthma Management Program (SAMPRO™). SAMPRO™ details elements necessary for the education of children, families, clinicians, and school-based personnel based on a “circle of support” that would enhance multidirectional communication and promote better care for children with asthma within the school setting.

A gut (microbiome) feeling about the brain

There is an increasing realization that the microorganisms which reside within our gut form part of a complex multidirectional communication network with the brain known as the microbiome-gut-brain axis. In this review, we focus on recent findings which support a role for this axis in modulating neurodevelopment and behavior. A growing body of research is uncovering that under homeostatic conditions and in response to internal and external stressors, the bacterial commensals of our gut can signal to the brain through a variety of mechanisms to influence processes such neurotransmission, neurogenesis, microglia activation, and modulate behavior. Moreover, the mechanisms underlying the ability of stress to modulate the microbiota and also for microbiota to change the set point for stress sensitivity are being unraveled. Dysregulation of the gut microbiota composition has been identified in a number of psychiatric disorders, including depression. This has led to the concept of bacteria that have a beneficial effect upon behavior and mood (psychobiotics) being proposed for potential therapeutic interventions. Understanding the mechanisms by which the bacterial commensals of our gut are involved in brain function may lead to the development of novel microbiome-based therapies for these mood and behavioral disorders.

Der Wandel der Übersetzungshilfsmittel (Çeviri Araçlarının Değişimi)

Translator and interpreter have received today new tools with the evolution of electronical instruments and multi-directional communication technologies. The tools used especially as communication medias have been utilized today consummately on translation. Hence, in this study are linked up the tools for translation with mass communication medium. The aim of this study is to state the conventional translation tools and modern tools and besides to dispute the growing of these tools and their impact on translation. Eventually it is here mentioned that the role of translator has exchanged by means of these tools und his responsibilities go up not only as a text producer but also as a investigator.

Research on interaction and communication in English teaching

In recent years, with the continuous improvement of English teaching way, the interaction and communication way in English teaching has become an important means to improve English teaching. This paper illustrates the benefits of interaction and communication in English teaching, and introduces three interaction and communication ways in English teaching - unilateral communication between teachers and students, multi-directional communication between teachers and students, and multi-level communication between teachers and students, and carries out experimental teaching based on these three ways. This paper uses the factor analysis to analyze the student performance in listening, speaking, reading and writing, and determines the proportion of performance in these four aspects according to the analysis results. This paper evaluates the effect of role of three interaction and communication ways in English teaching according to the fuzzy comprehensive evaluation. The results show that the unilateral communication between teachers and students is slightly superior.

The joint power of sex and stress to modulate brain-gut-microbiota axis and intestinal barrier homeostasis: implications for irritable bowel syndrome.

Intestinal homeostasis is a dynamic process that takes place at the interface between the lumen and the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract, where a constant scrutiny for antigens and toxins derived from food and microorganisms is carried out by the vast gut-associated immune system. Intestinal homeostasis is preserved by the ability of the mucus layer and the mucosal barrier to keep the passage of small-sized and antigenic molecules across the epithelium highly selective. When combined and preserved, immune surveillance and barrier's selective permeability, the host capacity of preventing the development of intestinal inflammation is optimized, and viceversa. In addition, the brain-gut-microbiome axis, a multidirectional communication system that integrates distant and local regulatory networks through neural, immunological, metabolic, and hormonal signaling pathways, also regulates intestinal function. Dysfunction of the brain-gut-microbiome axis may induce the loss of gut mucosal homeostasis, leading to uncontrolled permeation of toxins and immunogenic particles, increasing the risk of appearance of intestinal inflammation, mucosal damage, and gut disorders. Irritable bowel syndrome is prevalent stress-sensitive gastrointestinal disorder that shows a female predominance. Interestingly, the role of stress, sex and gonadal hormones in the regulation of intestinal mucosal and the brain-gut-microbiome axis functioning is being increasingly recognized. We aim to critically review the evidence linking sex, and stress to intestinal barrier and brain-gut-microbiome axis dysfunction and the implications for irritable bowel syndrome.

Development of information networks in a territory: the concept, indices, and examples

The geographical concept of territorial economic development, elaborated during the Soviet period, requires further clarification in the modern context of rapid development of information networks. A general concept of the development of information networks on a territory is formulated. The concept of network frontierness is introduced. Two indices are designed to assess such a state of the network. The unique combination of quantitative values of both indices is used to identify the strategies and models of network deployment. Three strategies for the penetration of an information network into new territories are established: the construction of a one-way communication line to each new successive communication node; the construction of multidirectional communication lines; and the construction of a communication line to a remote node, followed by the creation of new nodes on this newly developed line. Analysis of alternations of these strategies has allowed us to establish 38 models of information network deployment. The case of the postal network in pre-Soviet Siberia is used to depict models that simulated network deployment in the period of 1782–1916. The prevailing models are identified for different stages of development and various provincial postal networks. Similarities between the identified models and the real expansion of the postal network are evaluated.

A service-oriented architecture to enable participatory planning: an e-planning platform

Recent advances in Web technologies have opened avenues to create socio-technical platforms that can empower citizens in urban planning processes. The rise of the GeoWeb and the popularity of Web 2.0 collaborative tools can facilitate the development of a new generation of bottom-up Public Participatory GIS (PPGIS) platforms that can incorporate user-generated content into Spatial Data Infrastructures (SDIs). New service-based delivery mechanisms can provide architectural flexibility and adaptability, and enable the public to benefit from ubiquitous information access. From an e-participation perspective, Web 2.0 social networking functions support interactive communication among various PPGIS stakeholders, e.g., citizens, planners, and decision makers. The main contribution of this article is to present a reference architecture for e-planning platforms that (1) facilitates effective e-participation by allowing multidirectional map-based communication among various land development stakeholders (e.g., planners, decision makers, citizens, etc.), and (2) enables incorporation of visualization, evaluation, and discussion capabilities to support community planning processes. To achieve this, we developed a service-oriented architecture (SOA) that exploits SDI principles and Web 2.0 technologies. The platform architecture allows heterogeneous data sources, analytical functionality and tools, and presentation frameworks to be plugged into a coherent system to provide a planning and decision support platform. We present two real-world implementations of the proposed architecture that have been developed to support community engagement in the City of Calgary, Canada.

An evaluation of citizen service web portals in Latin America

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to report on the level of government web portal resource development, impediments to progress in electronic government practices, and areas that require improvement in 19 Latin American countries. Design/methodology/approach A comparative study was carried out between March and May of 2012, based on a method combining heuristic usability analysis with an automatic web portal accessibility test. Findings The results suggest that Latin American government web portals do not fully meet international accessibility guidelines and that multidirectional communication and participation mechanisms lack diversity. Only functionalities related to usability presented positive scores, but with shortcomings in terms of security. Originality/value Extensive literature is available on the development of electronic government policies in Latin America. This study falls within that tradition but, in addition, offers a new perspective by examining the features of web portals, which ultimately aids the calibration of the results of policy implementation. The data obtained are useful for web developers, ICT policy designers and the entire community of actors involved in developing electronic government programs.

Does the Opposition Progress in Networks? Does the Opposition Get Caught in the Net?

The fact that social media allows for a multi-directional commu-nication in which ordinary citizens are able to make their oppositional stance, observations and voices heard has been promising for the democratization of communication. For this reason, in conjunc-tion with the social events unfolding in 2011, the revolutionary power of social media with its contribution to the improvement of freedom of expression and democracy was reemphasized. Revolutionary characters have been attributed to the social networks used in the social events developing in the world. From the Green Movement in Iran to the news of the Occupy Wall Street, we encounter terms such as “Facebook Revolution” or “Twitter Revolution” for the social events that take place all around the world. To such an extent that communication carried out on Twitter by the opponents in the Arab uprisings was followed by the whole world. In fact, the mainstream media used this medium as a news source. Digital media activism has enabled local issues to be shared with the world public and particularly, social networks like Twitter have acted as media providing economic, facilitating and interactive communication and logistic coordination. (Segerberg and Bennett, 2011:198). What is the role of social media on the power–opposition sides in terms of the social transformations in question?

YÖNETİŞİM SÜRECİNDE KURUMSAL İLETİŞİMİN ROLÜ VE ÖNEMİ

Today, it is not possible for corporations to detach themselves from society and to be indifferent to the voices of stakeholders. Stakeholders who can get information quickly with the development in technology question the behaviors of organizations and demand their expectations to be met. In this respect, corporate governance based on the principles such as equality, transparency, accountability is gaining more and more importance. The adoption of corporate governance approach in the whole corporation and corporate governance principles becoming corporate values occur depending on the effective work of communication. In this sense, it is clear that corporate communication works for different stakeholders for different purposes play an important role in the governance process. The concept of stakeholder which has a key importance for the understanding of Yrd. Doc. Dr., Izmir Kâtip Celebi Universitesi, Sosyal ve Beseri Bilimler Fakultesi, Medya ve Iletisim Bolumu, Halkla Iliskiler ve Reklamcilik ABD, burcu.oksuz@ikc.edu.tr governance also constitutes one of the basic foundations of corporate communication. Good relations established in the framework of corporate communication with stakeholders ensure the creation of good governance. Corporate governance shapes the corporations‟ relations with their stakeholders. When the process of governance is performed effectively, all the stakeholders of corporations are taken into consideration and their interests are protected. Thus, corporations gain the support of stakeholders and have the positive evaluation. Corporate communication targeting different stakeholders with its integrated structure provide an opportunity for the flow of multidirectional communication that is needed for the governance. In this study, the role and significance of corporate communication in governance process would be studied. Based on the theoretical discussion, it is possible to state that corporate communication have a crucial role in success of governance.

Toll-like receptor 4: innate immune regulator of neuroimmune and neuroendocrine interactions in stress and major depressive disorder.

Major depressive disorder (MDD) poses one of the highest disease burdens worldwide. Yet, current treatments targeting serotonergic and noradrenaline reuptake systems are insufficient to provide long-term relief from depressive symptoms in most patients, indicating the need for new treatment targets. Having the ability to influence behavior similar to depressive symptoms, as well as communicate with neuronal and neuroendocrine systems, the innate immune system is a strong candidate for MDD treatments. Given the complex nature of immune signaling, the main question becomes: What is the role of the innate immune system in MDD? The current review presents evidence that toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4), via driving both peripheral and central immune responses, can interact with serotonergic neurotransmission and cause neuroendocrine disturbances, thus integrating with widely observed hallmarks of MDD. Additionally, through describing the multi-directional communication between immune, neural and endocrine systems in stress, TLR4—related mechanisms can mediate stress-induced adaptations, which are necessary for the development of MDD. Therefore, apart from exogenous pathogenic mechanisms, TLR4 is involved in immune changes as a result of endogenous stress signals, playing an integral part in the pathophysiology, and could be a potential target for pharmacological treatments to improve current interventions for MDD.

YUMIF DAN PERUBAHAN SOSIAL: KARAKTER, KOMUNIKASI STRATEGIS, DAN AKTIVASI KETERLIBATAN

Middle class in Indonesia is growing up but its interest is still inadequate in the political arena as the poor and the have. Mobilizing middle class to voice out their aspiration can trigger social change that might contribute to shift the horizon of democracy in the country. This paper brings preliminary conclusion on this issue: a) Indonesian middle class hypothetically falls into transitional spectrum between baby boomers and early millennial that is indicated by the essential meaning of family and self-sufficiency in their career, embracing short-medium orientation, and inclination to be rational in responding communication message compared to earlier generation (b) fit and multidirectional communication strategy, emphasizing on engagement and dialogue via effective communication channels to yield collaborative exchange are necessary, and (c) Indonesian YUMIF has strong economic-political power to bring social changes, therefore, empowering them to bring a better Indonesia is crucial.

The Use of Social Networking Sites for Public Health Practice and Research: A Systematic Review

BackgroundSocial networking sites (SNSs) have the potential to increase the reach and efficiency of essential public health services, such as surveillance, research, and communication.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to conduct a systematic literature review to identify the use of SNSs for public health research and practice and to identify existing knowledge gaps.MethodsWe performed a systematic literature review of articles related to public health and SNSs using PubMed, EMBASE, and CINAHL to search for peer-reviewed publications describing the use of SNSs for public health research and practice. We also conducted manual searches of relevant publications. Each publication was independently reviewed by 2 researchers for inclusion and extracted relevant study data.ResultsA total of 73 articles met our inclusion criteria. Most articles (n=50) were published in the final 2 years covered by our search. In all, 58 articles were in the domain of public health research and 15 were in public health practice. Only 1 study was conducted in a low-income country. Most articles (63/73, 86%) described observational studies involving users or usages of SNSs; only 5 studies involved randomized controlled trials. A large proportion (43/73, 59%) of the identified studies included populations considered hard to reach, such as young individuals, adolescents, and individuals at risk of sexually transmitted diseases or alcohol and substance abuse. Few articles (2/73, 3%) described using the multidirectional communication potential of SNSs to engage study populations.ConclusionsThe number of publications about public health uses for SNSs has been steadily increasing in the past 5 years. With few exceptions, the literature largely consists of observational studies describing users and usages of SNSs regarding topics of public health interest. More studies that fully exploit the communication tools embedded in SNSs and study their potential to produce significant effects in the overall population’s health are needed.

Facilitation of web-based internet PBL: What is an adequate group size?

Background: Development in internet technology enables e-learning at the higher education level. We have developed the Internet PBL-Tutorial System/Rakuichi that allows multi-directional communication among participants with web-based bulletin boards. Although this system has been successful in medical education at the undergraduate level, we sought to encourage “readonly members” to participate more fully in the program.

Cancer Prevention and Control in the Changing Communication Landscape

Cancer Prevention and Control in the Changing Communication Landscape

Blogs Íntimos: gêneros emergentes no meio digital

Unlike traditional journals, based on the continuity of the paper, blog´s narrative is continuously subverted by the hypertext, questioning their journal status. The article intends to explore the intersection between the hypertextual support and the narrative and discursive forms proposed by intimate blogs. It aims at taking these blogs as an emergent genre of discourse, based on the Theory of Enunciation and on the French Discourse Analysis, an approach that promotes understanding of intergeneric relationships among these and other autobiographical genres, considering its specific features, like the constant presence of the other and the construction of meaning effects related to the ethos. These considerations are made from a path that goes from the syntax to the pragmatic, investigating new modes of circulation of the utterances, not only as a component of multidirectional communication devices, but as a tool that articulates the narrative, marked by a specific mode of enunciation. Key words: blogs, diaries, discourse, genre.