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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Data Standards"”.
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Measuring the applicability of open data standards to a single distributed organisation : an application to the COMESA Secretariat
This dissertation develops data metrics that represent the extent to which data standards can be applied to an organization's data. The research identified key issues that affect data interoperability or the feasibility of a move towards interoperability. This research tested the unwritten rule …
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Advancing clinical gait analysis through technology and policy
… and CT Angiography, and a high-level analysis of data standards used in gait analysis, it concludes that policies cannot directly create the institutional structures and the data standards required to advance gait analysis as a clinical diagnostic tool. Only through indirect means, such as …
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Using information-sharing exchange techniques from the private sector to enhance information sharing between domestic intelligence organizations
… reporting processes are manual and occur without data standards or process standards. Public sector and private sector information sharing systems utilized both process and data standards to automate routine information sharing between organizations like those exchanges between fusion centers. …
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An analysis of physical object information flow within Auto-ID infrastructure
… time, these trials reveal the necessity of RFID standards. Among these newly developed RFID standards, Auto-ID standard, which was originally developed by Auto-ID Center, is a strong candidate to be a de-facto standard. Auto-ID technologies consist of data standards and software architecture …
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Development of Protocols and Methods for Predicting the Remaining Economic Life of Wastewater Pipe Infrastructure Assets
… unlike gravity pipes, there are no industry standards for inspection and condition assessment for force mains. Furthermore, accessibility issues for inspections add to this challenge. Under Water Environmental and Reuse Foundation (WEandRF)'s Strategic Asset Management (SAM) Challenge, there …
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Representing and manipulating spatial data in interoperable systems and its industrial applications
… increases exponentially. Making sense of this data has become increasingly difficult because of the two factors: · The sheer volume of data · The lack of interoperability between disparate data sources and models While one can do little about the former factor, the latter one can be mitigated …
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Comparing two post occupancy evaluation methods with an urban plaza test case
… in a heavily used urban space and much of the data, from observer to observer, and observer to camera, was found unreliable. Reliability decreased as pedestrian frequency increased but not so uniformly that data from this study could be used to determine an exact number of persons that can be …
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An Epidemiology of Big Data
… the common drivers that have contributed to a data explosion, with industry analysts and stakeholders proclaiming this decade the big data decade in healthcare (Horowitz, 2012). But a precise definition of big data is hazy (Dumbill, 2013). Instead, the healthcare industry mainly relies on …
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Simulating Water Resource Systems as a Set of Loosely Integrated Model Components
… was evaluated by varying the number and size of data communications between components. The second study presents a methodology for establishing interoperability between observational data standards and loosely integrated model component standards. This methodology is leveraged to design an …
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An analysis of treaties for the exchange of information for tax purposes impacting a South African retail sector taxpayer and financial institutions trading in the Southern African development community region
… retained and reported using the agreed XML data standards. Conversely, financial institutions and taxpayers will also need to adjust their own tax systems in order to identify reportable information, and be prepared to comply with ad hoc or periodic requests from revenue authorities, even if …
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Modeling the Adoption of Identification Standards Within the Healthcare Supply Chain
<p>The adoption of identification standards and its associated technology in the healthcare supply chain has been slow over the past twenty five years, despite the evidence of the benefits that can be achieved. The widespread use of identification standards in the form of barcode labeled medical …
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Data driven urbanism: challenges in implementing open data policy and digital transparency in the City of Cape Town
… in 2014 the City of Cape Town adopted an open data policy, which was later coupled with an open data portal to make government data available for public access. This was touted as a novelty initiative as the City of Cape Town was the first African city to implement a policy of this nature. This …
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Enhancing data interoperability and connectivity in digital twin applications for building operations and maintenance
… remains limited in practice due to fragmented data systems, poor semantic alignment, and unreliable connectivity. These limitations hinder seamless data exchange between systems and compromise the ability of digital twins to support timely and accurate decision-making in real-world operations. …
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Investigating the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Chest Radiography: Efficacy, Bias, and Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic
… resulted in unprecedented access to medical datasets. Large, novel public datasets were created, such as the National COVID-19 Chest Imaging Database (NCCID) in the UK and the Medical Imaging and Data Resource Center (MIDRC) in the US. Thousands of AI models have been developed to improve …
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Development of a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Registry in South Africa to optimise care
… challenges due to the lack of epidemiological data, the natural history of the disease and information about clinical care amongst Africans. Understanding the disease course of the local population can lead to better care approaches, further with the possibility of gene therapy becoming …
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The Influence of Cognitive and Psychological Well-being Factors on Freshmen Community College Student GPA: A Prediction Model
… student GPAs were obtained from SMC’s Banner Data Standards System. Student demographic variables (Age, Gender, Ethnicity, Major, and Parents’ Educational Level) were obtained from a student selfreported demographic questionnaire.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Seven linear regression models were built …
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Integration of geospatial and environmental data to support building renovation
… within the geospatial domain. Various data standards and schemes have been developed to represent this domain. However, these representations are not directly applicable to building renovation since they lack a focus on the required or beneficial concepts for this task and fail in …
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Academic Profiles of Science Students: An Analysis of Longitudinal Data on Virginia Students
… States public school education has moved toward standards-based curricula. However, performance on standardized tests may not be representative of subject literacy or workforce preparedness. This misalignment may be particularly true in the sciences, where low science literacy and gender-related …