Potential Service Providers Research Articles

Expectations to data: Perspectives of service providers and users of future health and wellness services

The healthcare and wellness sector currently attempts to provide more proactive service models with data-driven solutions. This study examines the expectations and values related to personal data i.e. data valences from the perspective of service providers and individual users. The study is based on the analysis of extensive empirical material collected through interviews and a collaborative workshop. The data was collected in one cultural context, Finland. The results suggest that the potential service providers and users have similar expectations regarding self-evidence of data while the main differences concern the expectations of transparency. The results of the study propose some basic requirements for the development of personalised data-driven services in future. The study suggests that basic requirements for the development of future data driven services concern expectations to usable data visualisations, data as a motivator, data accuracy and data transparency. Even though there are varying expectations to personal health data and even some concerns, it can be seen that here different ecosystem actors primarily perceived the wider use of personal health and wellness data as a positive trend. It can be concluded that collaborative personal data-driven service ecosystems are an integral part of development towards proactive service models in healthcare.

Optimization of PR effects and features of the development of the advertising market of Kazakhstan

The article discusses the development trends of the institution of public relations in Kazakhstan. The need to consider national characteristics in PR was noted. The mechanisms for solving problems in the field of communication, long-term interaction of various social structures are considered. The differences between the effects of PR and advertising, based on improving the image, have been described as ways to measure the effectiveness of PR. Problem-oriented and resource-based approaches to PR-activities were demonstrated. For campaign planning, a model set of motivation was proposed. The purpose of the article is to compare the necessary experience using PR-technologies and the analysis of key concepts. The technologies are the same all over the world, but the application of each of them depends on national characteristics. The use of PR-technologies should require to target audience. There were used theoretical approaches based on the description, control and comparison of subject analysis, document analysis, systematization and works of foreign scientists in the article. The main result of this article is that when using any advertising, the company is connected with potential buyers or service providers and invests in raising PR funds for an audience, which subsequently provides information to customers or service providers. The difference between advertising and PR con- tributes to the reliability of PR technologies. The value of the article. The article analyzes the effectiveness of PR and features of the development of the advertising market in Kazakhstan, and conducts a systematic review. In the article, the author discussed the development of the advertising market. Several successive stages of economic activity formation in Kazakhstan as a form of sociocultural order are analyzed. The advertising market is a developing segment of the national economy. There are a number of factors that have changed in the advertising market.

Big 4 Alumni's Attitudes and Behavior Toward their Former Firm

SUMMARY This article summarizes a recently published academic study (Cannon, Herda, and Puffer 2019) that examines factors associated with Big 4 alumni's proclivity to benefit their former firm by recommending the firm to others as a potential service provider or employer (i.e., post-employment citizenship). Based on social exchange theory, our study predicts and finds that alumni who perceive their firm treated them fairly and supported them during their time with the firm are more committed to the firm, and therefore more likely to engage in post-employment citizenship. Although we find that firm commitment decreases after individuals exit the firm, our results suggest that the firm's alumni outreach efforts (both formal and informal) can help soften this decline. Practical implications for audit firms are discussed.

A respectful design approach to facilitate codesign with people with cognitive or sensory impairments and makers

ABSTRACT People with cognitive or sensory impairments (CSI) often have abilities, needs and desires that are not catered for by conventional service provision. This presents opportunities for volunteer makers to help co-create alternative futures with them. We describe a codesign process with people with CSI, their caregivers and family members, design researchers and makers. First, we focus on recruitment of design clients with CSI and the volunteer designer-makers, as recruitment is often overlooked in reporting. We explore ways of matching makers and their skills with design clients. We used codesign methods with our participants that suited their communication abilities and interests. Design props supported them to express and communicate their needs to design researchers, while limiting disclosure of personal information. Our findings indicate that codesign work with people with CSI involves (1) negotiating access, (2) mutual learning to create shared understanding and trust, (3) developing communication and participation through valuing unique abilities and interests, and (4) using design props to engage makers. We contribute an approach of respectful design, which emphasises mutual learning, self-expression and self-determination for people with CSI. This approach supports people with CSI to express themselves and assists their communication with potential volunteer makers and service providers.

EPTRI – European Paediatric Translational Research Infrastructure. Bridging the gaps of the paediatric excellence medicine

Development of age appropriate medicines for children is one of the major challenge of our century. Historically, research of new paediatric drugs has been neglected due to poor industrial interest and limited public and private investments. The ID-EPTRI project is aimed to bridge the existing gaps in the paediatric medicine that stop the progress, from the early stage drug development phases to be translated into paediatric use of medicines, through a new paediatric Research Infrastructure. To reach this goal, EPTRI has developed and disseminated a survey in order to identify the gaps and map the competences of the excellence of the paediatric research in pan-European countries that will be the potential service providers of the new Research Infrastructure. EPTRI will network all the available competences and technologies useful to the paediatric research, creating an open science space allowing top-level researchers to work together.

Planning for Older Adult Day Programs in an Arab American Community: Perceptions From Older Adults, Caregivers, and Professional Providers

Background and Objective: This study explored Arab American stakeholders' perceptions about potential future adult day programming to inform geriatric service providers about relevant services for culturally diverse older adults. Research Design and Method: Participants (N = 28) in five focus groups were recruited through a social service provider in Metropolitan Detroit, Michigan. Results were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: Themes included basic requirements, promoting clear and transparent understanding of adult day programs (ADPs), respecting the person, social engagement and activities, explaining complex ethnic and geographic identities, and implementing diversity. Discussion and Implications: ADP service providers can enhance services by drawing on the life experiences, resilience, and creativity of older Arab Americans. Person-focused policies and programs that draw on the strengths of the diverse local community should be developed and communicated clearly for potential participants, family members, and service providers.

Optimizing the role of general practitioners in organized colorectal cancer screening

Organized, population-based colorectal cancer (CRC) screening has been implemented in various cities of China in order to control its rising threat. General practitioners (GPs) play a crucial role as central coordinators among potential screening participants, service providers and program organizers. However, rates of participation and adherence to CRC screening program remain low, whilst its program performance indicators are increasingly receiving more attention. In this review, we summarize the latest literature focusing on strategies to optimize the role of GPs in different stages of organized CRC screening programs, which could substantially enhance screening efficiency and cost-effectiveness of population-based screening programs. Key words: Colorectal neoplasms; Screening; General practitioners; Quality control

2360 Engaging, capturing, and integrating the voice of the customer and collaborator in a clinical and translational science program

2360 Engaging, capturing, and integrating the voice of the customer and collaborator in a clinical and translational science program

Raising concern about the information provided on medical travel agency websites: A place for policy

Patients are increasingly choosing to travel abroad for essential but non-urgent medical treatments, such as hip and heart valve replacements. Websites are frequently the first contact point with potential international service providers, such as medical travel agencies (MTAs). Yet only a few studies have previously assessed the standard of information provided on the websites of MTAs. This study examined the information provided by European MTA websites using a modified version of the Health on the Net (HON) code. A content analysis of the information collected assessed how the MTA websites promoted their services and communicated the risks, benefits and other issues related to medical travel. Twenty-seven websites based in thirteen different European countries were identified and coded using a modified version of the HON tool. Considerable inconsistencies across websites were noted on all domains assessed and no single item of the tool was addressed by all websites. The most frequently included item on websites was a contact form (74%), but no website provided information on risk rates, or used scientific references to support their claims. The promotion of benefits of medical travel coupled with the absence of risk communication was concerning. It is evident that there is a need for a policy which considers the regulation of MTAs and the information and services that they provide.

Forensics Analysis from Cloud Storage Client Application on Proprietary Operating System

Increased use of cloud storage services have become a necessity alternative that complements the main storage media in everyday activities because it offers ease of doing automatic backups, sharing files and photos and so forth on a variety of computing devices and smartphones. It is very possible loopholes for criminals to store illegal files or matters relating to such activities. There are various types of cloud services with each type having a different potential use in criminal activities. One area of difficulty is the identification and acquisition of potential data when different services can be exploited by criminals. Because geographically cloud servers scattered in various regions. This causes difficulties for digital forensic investigators will add time and expense, to contact all potential service providers to determine whether the data stored in the server cloud services. This paper presented at a target on the client side user application to help find the data renmant on the use of cloud storage applications of various service provider on the proprietary operating system focuses on the Windows 10 platform. Results from this research include a variety of state after the install, deleted and uninstall web browser and memory, in order to find digital evidence. Based on the test results the success index average was 82.63% and the remaining can not be analyzed, the results depend on various state, procedures and tools that are used, the research can be carried out smoothly. General Terms Digital investigation, Cloud storage, Application Forensics.

Financing Regional Dementia Networks in Germany: Determinants of Sustainable Healthcare Networks

Analysis of practice-based financing concepts in German dementia networks (DN); Provision of sustainable financing structures and their determinants in DN. Qualitative expert interviews with leaders of 13 DN were conducted. A semi-structured interview guide was used to analyse four main topics: Finance-related organization, cost, sources of funding and financial sustainability. DN were primarily financed by membership fees, earnings of services provided, public funds and payments by municipalities or health care providers. 63% of the DN reported a financial sustainability. Funds to support the interpersonal expanding, a mix of internal and external financing sources and investments of the municipality were determinants of a sustainable financing. Overall, DN in rural areas seemed to be disadvantaged due to a lack of potential linkable service providers. DN in urban regions are more likely able to gather sustainable funding resources. A minimum funding of 50.000 €/year for human resources coordinating the DN, seems to be a threshold for a sustainable DN.

Nursing students’ experiences of clinical placement in community settings: A qualitative study

Changing community demographics and the rising incidence of chronic and complex conditions has exacerbated the primary care workload. Encouraging beginning nurses to view primary care nursing as a viable career option will help alleviate the workforce stress of this specialty. Whilst higher education institutions (HEI's) have increased the exposure of pre-registration nurses to community settings, there has been limited exploration of this experience from the perspective of pre-registration nurses. As potential key service providers, it is important to identify factors which influence how pre-registration nurses view primary care placements in the community. This study seeks to explore the experiences of pre-registration nursing students following community based clinical placements and to explore the impact of this placement on their learning. A qualitative design was employed in this study. Nine pre-registration nursing students were recruited from a research intensive single campus of an Australian university. In-depth semi-structured interviews. Findings are presented in the following four themes: (1) autonomy in practice: "you make your own decisions", (2) working with highly skilled nurses: "their knowledge was just incredible", (3) focusing on holistic care: "they'd obviously built rapport with these people", and (4) showing genuine interest in educating students: "they got me involved". Exposure to community settings was a positive learning experience for pre-registration nursing students. Further research needs to focus on the impact of these placements on both clinical skills acquisition and job choices into the future.

Health literacy issues in the care of Chinese American immigrants with diabetes: a qualitative study

ObjectivesTo investigate why first-generation Chinese immigrants with diabetes have difficulty obtaining, processing and understanding diabetes related information despite the existence of translated materials and translators.DesignThis qualitative study employed purposive sampling....

Trustworthiness Management in the Social Internet of Things

The integration of social networking concepts into the Internet of things has led to the Social Internet of Things (SIoT) paradigm, according to which objects are capable of establishing social relationships in an autonomous way with respect to their owners with the benefits of improving the network scalability in information/service discovery. Within this scenario, we focus on the problem of understanding how the information provided by members of the social IoT has to be processed so as to build a reliable system on the basis of the behavior of the objects. We define two models for trustworthiness management starting from the solutions proposed for P2P and social networks. In the subjective model each node computes the trustworthiness of its friends on the basis of its own experience and on the opinion of the friends in common with the potential service providers. In the objective model, the information about each node is distributed and stored making use of a distributed hash table structure so that any node can make use of the same information. Simulations show how the proposed models can effectively isolate almost any malicious nodes in the network at the expenses of an increase in the network traffic for feedback exchange.

The role of information search in seeking alternative treatment for back pain: a qualitative analysis.

BackgroundHealth consumers have moved away from a reliance on medical practitioner advice to more independent decision processes and so their information search processes have subsequently widened. This study examined how persons with back pain searched for alternative treatment types and service providers. That is, what information do they seek and how; what sources do they use and why; and by what means do they search for it?Methods12 persons with back pain were interviewed. The method used was convergent interviewing. This involved a series of semi-structured questions to obtain open-ended answers. The interviewer analysed the responses and refined the questions after each interview, to converge on the dominant factors influencing decisions about treatment patterns.ResultsPersons with back pain mainly search their memories and use word of mouth (their doctor and friends) for information about potential treatments and service providers. Their search is generally limited due to personal, provider-related and information-supply reasons. However, they did want in-depth information about the alternative treatments and providers in an attempt to establish apriori their efficacy in treating their specific back problems. They searched different sources depending on the type of information they required.ConclusionsThe findings differ from previous studies about the types of information health consumers require when searching for information about alternative or mainstream healthcare services. The results have identified for the first time that limited information availability was only one of three categories of reasons identified about why persons with back pain do not search for more information particularly from external non-personal sources.

MOBILE R&D PROTOTYPES — WHAT IS HAMPERING MARKET IMPLEMENTATION?

In this paper, we examine why mobile R&D prototypes are not being implemented. To do so, we formulated propositions, moving from a macro-economic view on innovation, via innovation strategies to explanations that focus on artifact design and the underlying business models. We concluded that in the design process the focus is on technology and user acceptance, at the expense of the relationship with potential providers of the mobile service. In our view, although design approaches should focus on the artifact and the underlying business models, managing the relationship with potential service providers has to be included from the outset.

Can Payments for Ecosystem Services Contribute to Adaptation to Climate Change? Insights from a Watershed in Kenya

Climate change presents new challenges for the management of social-ecological systems and the ecosystem services they provide. Although the instrument of payments for ecosystem services (PES) has emerged as a promising tool to safeguard or enhance the provision of ecosystem services (ES), little attention has been paid to the potential role of PES in climate change adaptation. As an external stressor climate change has an impact on the social-ecological system in which PES takes place, including the various actors taking part in the PES scheme. Following a short description of the conceptual link between PES and adaptation to climate change, we provide practical insights into the relationship between PES and adaptation to climate change by presenting results from a case study of a rural watershed in Kenya. Drawing upon the results of a participatory vulnerability assessment among potential ecosystem service providers in Sasumua watershed north of Nairobi, we show that PES can play a role in enhancing adaptation to climate change by influencing certain elements of adaptive capacity and incentivizing adaptation measures. In addition, trade-offs and synergies between proposed measures under PES and adaptation to climate change are identified. Results show that although it may not be possible to establish PES schemes based on water utilities as the sole source of financing, embedding PES in a wider adaptation framework creates an opportunity for the development of watershed PES schemes in Africa and ensures their sustainability. We conclude that there is a need to embed PES in a wider institutional framework and that extra financial resources are needed to foster greater integration between PES and adaptation to climate change. This can be achieved through scaling up PES by bringing in other buyers and additional ecosystem services. PES can achieve important coadaptation benefits, but for more effective adaptation outcomes it needs to be combined with vulnerability assessments and climate scenarios to ensure that these are realized and potential trade-offs between PES measures and adaptation measures minimized.

生态系统服务付费的诊断框架及案例剖析

PDF HTML阅读 XML下载 导出引用 引用提醒 生态系统服务付费的诊断框架及案例剖析 DOI: 10.5846/stxb201304040602 作者: 作者单位: 北京大学 城市与环境学院,北京大学 城市与环境学院,北京大学 城市与环境学院 作者简介: 通讯作者: 中图分类号: 基金项目: 国家自然科学基金（41130534） A diagnostic framework of payments for ecosystem services and associated case studies Author: Affiliation: College of Urban and Environment Sciences,College of Urban and Environment Sciences,College of Urban and Environment Sciences Fund Project: 摘要 | 图/表 | 访问统计 | 参考文献 | 相似文献 | 引证文献 | 资源附件 | 文章评论 摘要:生态系统服务付费目前已成为生态系统服务研究的热点之一。参考Ostrom的社会-生态系统诊断框架，提取并总结影响生态系统服务付费执行效率的变量，建立了适合区域特点的项目绩效评估体系，并以哥斯达黎加（PSA）项目和中国退耕还林工程为例，探讨了该评估体系在生态系统服务付费效率诊断中的适用性。研究表明，依据该评估体系，未来中国在实施生态系统服务付费项目时应注意以下问题：建立生态系统服务付费的市场机制、实施多样化的付费方式；付费标准应考虑区域特征和供给方特征；建立生态系统服务付费项目的第三方监督和绩效评估机制；加强对生态系统服务的监测。 Abstract:The concept of payments for ecosystem services (PES) can be seen as a market-based model that provides ecological protection based on Coasean economics. Focusing on market mechanisms, PES uses certain funding constraints related to the management of ecosystem services in a way that is designed to maximize environmental benefits received from ecosystem management. The factors affecting PES include the potential ecological service providers, the relationship between land use and ecosystem services, the persistence of a PES project, perverse incentive policies, and the spatial positioning of ecological compensation objects. On the other hand, the implementation of PES involves several steps: (1) Determining types of land use change and analyzing the corresponding changes in ecosystem services supply; (2) Selecting a "reference point" as a standard to be used to measure the performance of PES implementation, namely determining incremental changes in land-use types; and (3) determining the amount and type of payment. At the end of 2002, 287 projects had been planned or implemented using payments for ecosystem services globally, which were mainly related to such ecosystem services as the aesthetic values of landscapes, forest carbon sequestration, watershed protection and biodiversity conservation, etc. All of these provide practical examples in theory and methodology of ecosystem services' payment. However, questions remain as to how one can ensure that these programs using PES actually improve the environmental quality while simultaneously providing benefits to local residents; that is to say, how can the established objectives be achieved? These problems have drawn the attention of researchers and practitioners alike. Because the methods used in ecosystem service research are very fragmented, this paper proposes a new diagnostic framework that imitates Ostrom's social-ecological systems. Based on the new diagnostic framework, the factors influencing PES are reorganized into a new system that allows for a more accurate analysis of the effectiveness of PES. The goals are to use an objective method to evaluate PES use, to extract and summarize the variables that affect the efficiency of implementing PES, and to establish a performance assessment system that can be adaptable to any region's characteristics. The assessment system consists of four core variables, i.e. Ecosystem Services, Providers, Buyers and Governance Systems; each core variable consists of a number of secondary variables. Relevance feedback is also conducted between each subsystem. This paper summarizes the variables that affect the efficiency of implementing a payment system for ecosystem services; this process is more intuitive and unambiguous than other research methods, and will be beneficial to policy makers tasked with making management decisions, policy-making and evaluating the efficiency of ecological engineering. The Pago por Servicios Ambientales program in Costa Rica, a successful case of payment for ecosystem services in Central America, is discussed as an example to discuss the framework' applicability to the efficiency assessment of PES programs. After diagnosing and analyzing the Sloping Land Conversion Program in China, some existing problems are pointed out that affect the efficiency of ecological engineering. Then the establishment of market mechanisms is discussed that can be used to establish payments for ecosystem services, together with the management of regional differences in payment. In addition, it is also proposed for the establishment of third party monitoring for ecosystem services payment projects and the use of associated performance evaluation mechanisms, which are all designed to strengthen the monitoring of ecosystem services payment programs.Physical geography, social economics and cultural background create significant differences in how a program of payment for ecosystem services should be established. Appropriate trade-offs need to be considered if a system is created to be adapted to local conditions. These considerations must be properly applied to the assessment system when evaluating the performance of a PES program. When all the variables that affect the efficient execution of a PES program are considered for the first time, some deficiencies are sure to remain; a need will still exist to constantly enrich and perfect the practice. 参考文献 相似文献 引证文献

Ontology-Based Context Modelling and Reasoning in the Web Service Migration Framework

The advancement in ubiquitous computing requires more effort to cope with contextual changes in the environment and to adapt to these changes in regular and efficient ways. A context model and context-awareness are proposed to provide a model of the contextual information and to describe its impact on individual behaviour of system's components and on rules and relationships which control their interactions. This paper extends the Web service migration framework which provides software support for services migrating between potential service providers in service-oriented architecture according to the contextual changes. The extension utilises ontology-based context modelling in OWL/RDF and reasoning by means Jena reasoners and rules to make necessary migration decisions. Applications of ubiquitous computing in diverse envi- ronments and needs for automatic adaptation to cope with changing contextual information in the environments lead to emerging context awareness in the ubiquitous systems. The context awareness enables a system to process contextual in- formation, to be aware of contextual changes and consequent interactions between system components during runtime. Context-aware computing was introduced at the first time by (1) as the ability of a mobile user's applications to dis- cover and react to changes in the environment. The mobile user uses these applications to monitor and derive informa- tion on the surrounding environment. This information has meaningful observations which will be used to adapt the system according to its current status. The context term was defined by (2) as any information that can be used to charac- terize the situation of an entity. An entity is a person, place, or object that is considered to be relevant to the interaction between a user and an application, including the user and applications themselves. The contextual information available to a system or its components is modelled by a context model. In the case of service-oriented architecture (SOA), context models de- scribe contextual information available to individual ser- vices, which may extend a functional description of the services provided by usual means (e.g., their description in Web Services Description Language (WSDL)), and the actual state of service providers' environment affecting their availability (e.g., available resources or quality of network connections). In this way, context modelling makes ser- vices more accessible and discoverable. Moreover, sharing context models between different environments allows to es- tablish a common contextual base for system or component

Open_PHACTS and NanoPublications

This tutorial is an introduction to the Open PHACTS platform and API tailored to the wide community of potential data providers, data consumers, and service providers. The tutorial will include an overview of the Open PHACTS architecture, data sources, and example applications followed by a hands-on session detailing the use of the API.