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Tag: INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/TRACKING SYSTEMS
PSU researchers awarded $1 million federal grant to develop ‘open knowledge network’
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help Portland State provide better information to agencies that manage wildfires, water quality and biodiversity conservation. The grant will pay to conduct user needs assessments and develop prototype technologies to…
To measure bias in data, NIST initiates ‘fair ranking’ research effort
New initiative has long-term goal of making search technology more evenhanded
PSU researchers awarded $1 million federal grant to develop ‘open knowledge network’
A $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation will help Portland State provide better information to agencies that manage wildfires, water quality and biodiversity conservation. The grant will pay to conduct user needs assessments and develop prototype technologies to…
The smell of old books could help preserve them
Old books give off a complex mélange of odors, ranging from pleasant (almonds, caramel and chocolate) to nasty (formaldehyde, old clothes and trash). Detecting early signs of paper degradation could help guide preservation efforts, but most techniques destroy the very…
The smell of old books could help preserve them
Old books give off a complex mélange of odors, ranging from pleasant (almonds, caramel and chocolate) to nasty (formaldehyde, old clothes and trash). Detecting early signs of paper degradation could help guide preservation efforts, but most techniques destroy the very…
New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost
CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…
ARTiFACTS announces ORCID integration
ORCID users can register their research works on ARTiFACTS, thereby securing the provenance of their research via their ORCID credentials
New research shows the more women on a company’s board, the more market value is lost
CATONSVILLE, MD, November 12, 2019 – A company with a gender-diverse board of directors is interpreted as revealing a preference for diversity and a weaker commitment to shareholder value, according to new research in the INFORMS journal Organization Science .…
ARTiFACTS announces ORCID integration
ORCID users can register their research works on ARTiFACTS, thereby securing the provenance of their research via their ORCID credentials
Forecasting dengue: Challenges and a way forward
International collaboration is finding new ways to improve how scientists develop and test models to forecast dengue infection. An international team has been improving dengue infection outbreak predictions, highlighting the challenges researchers face when attempting to build successful forecasting models.…
Forecasting dengue: Challenges and a way forward
International collaboration is finding new ways to improve how scientists develop and test models to forecast dengue infection. An international team has been improving dengue infection outbreak predictions, highlighting the challenges researchers face when attempting to build successful forecasting models.…
No more traffic blues for information transfer: decongesting wireless channels
A machine-learning algorithm can help select the best channel for communication over a wireless network of resource-constrained devices
‘Fake news’ isn’t easy to spot on Facebook, according to new study
AUSTIN, Texas — With the presidential election season moving into high gear, campaign messaging will soon begin increasing dramatically. But for those of us who get our news from social media, a new study from the McCombs School of Business…
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
Researchers lift the curtain behind the ‘black box’ of data broker records
New study reveals key strengths and weaknesses of data records
Consumers trust influencers less when there is a variety of choices for a product
A large selection of colors or styles discredit opinion leaders’ recommendations
LD Connect Beta Version 2 now available from IOS Press
Amsterdam/Santa Barbara – IOS Press is pleased to announce the availability of LD Connect 2.0 (Beta). This linked data portal with an improved user interface currently contains linked IOS Press (meta)data from more than 132,000 journal articles and book chapters…
From Haft Tappeh to the world wide web
Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz und Mainz University of Applied Sciences are digitizing 3,500-year old cuneiform texts
Public reporting on aortic valve surgeries has decreased access, study finds
Patients with endocarditis less likely to receive the surgery
Changes in driver shifts and pick-up choices for food delivery services can boost profits
INFORMS journal Transportation Science New Study Key Takeaways: Optimizing delivery driver shifts can reduce pick-up time by 50%. Choosing restaurants closer to the drop-off location rather than where a meal was just delivered can reduce delivery time by 17%. Order…
Review of 96 healthy eating studies finds ‘nudges’ yield best changes in eating habits
INFORMS Journal Marketing Science New Study Key Takeaways: The most effective “nudge” to bolster healthy eating focuses on changing peoples’ behavior. Reducing portion sizes of unhealthy foods appears to be the best way to improve eating habits. Choosing the best…
Revamped crew scheduling model cuts airline delays by as much as 30%
INFORMS Journal Transportation Science New Study Key Takeaways: Researchers introduce slack times distributed across a crew schedule to plan ahead of any delays or disruptions. The approach can reduce extreme delays by as much as 20-30% on average. The buffers…
Smartphone typing speeds catching up with keyboards
A study of over 37,000 users shows that the ‘typing gap’, the difference typing speeds between mobile devices and physical keyboards is decreasing, and 10-19-year olds can type about 10 words-per-minute faster than their parents’ generation
Swimming toward an ‘internet of health’?
In recent years, the seemingly inevitable “internet of things” has attracted considerable attention: the idea that in the future, everything in the physical world — machines, objects, people — will be connected to the internet. Drawing on lessons learned from…
Breaking data out of the silos
UCSB researchers receive NSF grant to develop spatially explicit open knowledge networks
New research analyzes video game player engagement
Gaming companies can drive up to 8% increase in game-play and correlates to revenue boost
How cities can leverage citizen data while protecting privacy
Study offers models for preserving the privacy of citizens while using their data to improve government services
Artificial intelligence can improve sales by four times compared to some human employees
INFORMS Journal Marketing Science New Study Key Takeaways: Artificial intelligence can increase sales by four times more than inexperienced workers. If a customer is told about the use of artificial intelligence before purchasing, sales drop by nearly 80%. The majority…
Want to optimize sales performance?
New Research says reduce commissions on sales of popular items and provide sales incentives, not customer discounts
Elsevier works with Wageningen University to detect and prevent citation manipulation
0.8 percent of 69,000 reviewers were associated with suspicious citation patterns, according to a st
Research reveals new plan to maximize rideshare availability by routing empty cars
CATONSVILLE, MD, September 5, 2019 – Time is money. Especially for rideshare drivers with companies like Uber and Lyft. New research in the INFORMS journal Operations Research looks at a new model for rideshare companies focusing on maximizing the availability…
How ‘information gerrymandering’ influences voters
Study analyzes how networks can distort voters’ perceptions and change election results
How do social networks shape political decision-making?
Researchers say science can explain — and improve — group decision-making
Do those retail apps increase customer engagement and sales in all channels?
New research says ‘yes’ on both sales and returns
Student body diversity goals & giving parents a say in where their child goes to school
INFORMS Journal Operations Research New Study Key Takeaways: A new algorithm achieves school diversity goals while allowing parents to still have a say in where their child attends. The only caveat with the model is there is no way to…
Giving people a ‘digital identity’ could leave them vulnerable to discrimination, experts warn
Global efforts to give millions of people missing key paper documents such as a birth certificates a digital identity could leave them vulnerable to persecution or discrimination, a new study warns. Work is underway to use digital technology so refugees…
Hospital ratings systems get low grades from experts
Most receive ‘Cs’ and ‘Ds’, except for a ‘B’ to US News & World Reports’ ratings