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2. Formative Automated Computer Testing (FACT).
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Hunt, Nicoll, Hughes, Janet, and Rowe, Glenn
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Describes the development of a tool, FACT (Formative Automated Computer Testing), to formatively assess information technology skills of college students in the United Kingdom. Topics include word processing competency; tests designed by tutors and delivered via a network; and results of an evaluation that showed students preferred automated testing as compared to traditional written tests. (Author/LRW)
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- 2002
3. Proceedings of the International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS) International Conference on Cognition and Exploratory Learning in Digital Age (CELDA) (Madrid, Spain, October 19-21, 2012)
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International Association for Development of the Information Society (IADIS)
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The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference intention was to address the main issues concerned with evolving learning processes and supporting pedagogies and applications in the digital age. There had been advances in both cognitive psychology and computing that have affected the educational arena. The convergence of these two disciplines is increasing at a fast pace and affecting academia and professional practice in many ways. Paradigms such as just-in-time learning, constructivism, student-centered learning and collaborative approaches have emerged and are being supported by technological advancements such as simulations, virtual reality and multi-agents systems. These developments have created both opportunities and areas of serious concerns. This conference aimed to cover both technological as well as pedagogical issues related to these developments. The IADIS CELDA 2012 Conference received 98 submissions from more than 24 countries. Out of the papers submitted, 29 were accepted as full papers. In addition to the presentation of full papers, short papers and reflection papers, the conference also includes a keynote presentation from internationally distinguished researchers. Individual papers contain figures, tables, and references.
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- 2012
4. Distance Learning '99. Proceedings of the Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning (15th, Madison, Wisconsin, August 4-6, 1999).
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Wisconsin Univ. System, Madison.
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This document contains 71 papers and 11 workshop presentations on distance teaching and learning from a conference on educational research. The following are among the papers included: "Bridging Distances and Differences" (Nancy Anderson); "The Role of Site Directors in Faculty and Student Success" (Edith M. Barnett, Jeanie P. Kline); "Potential Benefits and Limitations of Investing in Telelearning" (Silvia Bartolic-Zlomislic); "Discussion Diagrams: A Method for Illustrating and Quantifying the Interactive Environment of Discussion-Based On-Line Courses" (Kathryn A. Bickel); "Using Distance Technology in Professional Development and Training" (Donald A. Bille); "The National Guard Distributed Learning Initiative: A Systems Approach" (Craig Bond, Fred Poker, Joseph Pugh); "The Use of Learning Technologies in Modern Business Organizations" (Theresa J. Bowen); "Designing a Web-Based Program in Clinical Bioethics: Strategies and Procedures" (Elizabeth Buchanan, Nancy Morris); "Interactive Satellite Training: More Than Just a Talking Head" (Melissa Buscho, Beth Knutson); "The Assessment of Distance Learning Evaluations" (Matthew V. Champagne, Robert A. Wisher, Jennifer L. Pawluk, Christina K. Curnow); "Creating Accessible Content for the World Wide Web and Distance Education" (Wendy Chisholm); "Constructivist Approach to Satellite Instruction" (Tom Cody, Andrew Kerr); "Using a Collaborative Model of Instruction for the Development of a Distance Education Course and Faculty Training" (Simone Conceicao-Runlee, Ann Hains, Patricia Caro, Rosemary Lehman, Bruce Dewey);"Developing Learner Self-Direction in a Webcentric Learning Environment" (Rita-Marie Conrad); "Evolution of Distance Delivery in a 10-University Consortium Providing a Nurse Practitioner Program" (Betty Cragg, Suzanne Doucette); "Piloting the Psychosocial Model of Faculty Development" (Patricia Cravener); "Strategies for Online Student Learning and Advising" (Shirley M. Davis, Christopher Reese); "How the Internet Will Change How We Learn" (William A. Draves); "Virtual Conversations: A Modest Means for Engaging Faculty at a Distance" (Margarete Epstein); "Transforming Faculty for Distance Learning" (Nancy Franklin, Donald E. Kaufman); "The Care and Feeding of an Online MBA Consortium" (Corbett Gaulden, Jr., Darcy W. Hardy, Jennifer Rees); "Distance Learning Instructor Training" (John H. Gebhardt); "Fine Tuning Interactive Delivery for High School Students in a Rapidly Growing College and Distance Learning System" (Ron J. Hammond); "The Virtual Teacher and the Classroom of the Future" (Richard A. Harrison); "Collaboration Tools" (Denise L. Henderson, Linda B. Ryder); and "Strategies for Addressing 'Cut-and-Paste' Plagiarism in Networked Environments" (Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe). (MN)
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- 1999
5. The Potential for Adaptable Accessible Learning Objects: A Case Study in Accessible Vodcasting
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Gkatzidou, Stavroula and Pearson, Elaine
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With the rapid development of wireless networks and mobile technologies and the increasing adoption of mobile learning, the need for "anywhere, anytime and any device" access to information becomes more evident. This has influenced the design of learning objects. The small but developing literature on vodcasting indicates its potential as an effective learning resource for use in education. This paper explores the use of vodcasting in terms of accessibility and, through a specific use case, investigates the adaptations required for existing learning objects delivered as vodcasts (videos downloaded to an MP3 player). The case study is examined in the context of a larger research initiative which aims to contribute to the requirements specification for the development of an adaptable learning object authoring tool, and suggests a learning object adaptation service which allows for flexibility and personalisation to learners' needs and preferences. Detailing the theoretical aims, design, implementation and evaluation of the project, the paper supports the argument for the educational use and value of vodcasting, but also highlights potential limitations and problem areas. (Contains 4 tables and 4 figures.)
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- 2009
6. Learning Architectures and Negotiation of Meaning in European Trade Unions
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Creanor, Linda and Walker, Steve
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As networked learning becomes familiar at all levels and in all sectors of education, cross-fertilisation of innovative methods can usefully inform the lifelong learning agenda. Development of the pedagogical architectures and social processes, which afford learning, is a major challenge for educators as they strive to address the varied needs of a wide range of learners. One area in which this challenge is taken very seriously is that of trade unions, where recent large-scale projects have aimed to address many of these issues at a European level. This paper describes one such project, which targeted not only online courses, but also the wider political potential of virtual communities of practice. By analysing findings in relation to Wenger's learning architecture, the paper investigates further the relationships between communities of practice and communities of learners in the trade union context. The findings suggest that a focus on these relationships rather than on the technologies that support them should inform future developments. (Contains 2 notes.)
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- 2005
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7. Researching the Impact of the Networked Information Environment on Learning and Teaching
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Zenios, M., Goodyear, P., and Jones, C.
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During the last decade, the focus of innovation and research in the field of computers and education has shifted from stand-alone to networked computers. The rapidly growing educational use of networked computers raises questions about which approaches to research can tell us most about improving educational impact. A key aim of this paper is to stimulate discussion about such research approaches by presenting a methodological case study of the use "project logic" evaluation methods. The paper draws on our formative evaluation of what is currently the largest learning technology development programme in UK tertiary education. Originally called the Distributed National Electronic Resource (DNER) and more recently re-named the Information Environment (IE), this development is intended to create a managed environment for accessing quality-assured information resources on the Internet (DNER, 2002). These resources are intended for a variety of purposes in tertiary education, including research. However, our focus has been on the use, or likely use, of these resources for teaching and learning--something that was the intended focus of a substantial number of projects funded under the DNER/IE umbrella. The paper illustrates a method for helping project teams articulate their implicit theories about learning and change, which we argue are important in predicting and improving educational impact.
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- 2004
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8. Problem Based Learning in Design and Technology Education Supported by Hypermedia-Based Environments
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Page, Tom and Lehtonen, Miika
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Audio-visual advances in virtual reality (VR) technology have given rise to innovative new ways to teach and learn. However, so far teaching and learning processes have been technologically driven as opposed to pedagogically led. This paper identifies the development of a pedagogical model and its application for teaching, studying and learning with 3D virtual reality technologies. This is in the context of design and technology education, where it has been devised for the support of innovation education. This work promotes an understanding of the implications of virtual learning technologies in education for teachers, learners and educational decision-makers. Furthermore, it can be shown that when pedagogical considerations are given weight in the development of such technology-based learning services, improvements arise for all stakeholders.
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- 2006
9. Wild Interdisciplinarity: Ethnography and Computer Science
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Goulden, Murray, Greiffenhagen, Christian, Crowcroft, Jon, McAuley, Derek, Mortier, Richard, Radenkovic, Milena, and Sathiaseelan, Arjuna
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Drawing on the experiences of a novel collaborative project between sociologists and computer scientists, this paper identifies a set of challenges for fieldwork that are generated by this "wild interdisciplinarity. Public Access Wi-Fi Service" was a project funded by an 'in-the-wild' research programme, involving the study of digital technologies within a marginalised community, with the goal of addressing digital exclusion. We argue that similar forms of research, in which social scientists are involved in the deployment of experimental technologies within real world settings, are becoming increasingly prevalent. The fieldwork for the project was highly problematic, with the result that few users of the system were successfully enrolled. We analyse why this was the case, identifying three sets of issues which emerge in the juxtaposition of interdisciplinary collaboration and wild setting. We conclude with a set of recommendations for projects involving technologists and social scientists.
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- 2017
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10. Information Technology: Issues for Higher Education Management. Higher Education Policy Series 26.
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Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France)., Bull, G. M., Bull, G. M., and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France).
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The Program on Institutional Management in Higher Education of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development studied information technology (IT) in higher education. Specifically, the study aimed to investigate the state of the art of IT in European higher education, examine the potential of IT and the impact of IT developments on higher education, and identify management issues of IT. Six topics were identified as a way of classifying the use of IT across the higher education spectrum, and are represented in the following six papers: (1) "Teaching and Learning" (Gordon Bull); (2) "Research and National Networking" (Yves Epelboin); (3) "Administration" (Edgar Frackmann); (4) "Management Information" (Carry Dallinga-Hunter); (5) "Libraries and Information Services" (Edgar Frackmann); and (6) "General Management Issues" (Edgar Frackmann). In addition, analyses of the range of national initiatives in support of IT and their impact in five countries are presented, in the following papers: "France" (Yves Epelboin); "Germany" (Edgar Frackmann); "Ireland" (Dennis Jennings); "Netherlands" (Carry Dallinga-Hunter); and "United Kingdom" (Gordon Bull). Most papers contain references. (JDD)
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- 1994
11. The 'Golden Triangle'--Users, Librarians and Suppliers in the Electronic Information Era.
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Smith, N. R.
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Discussion of the relationship between users, librarians, and vendors as it has been influenced by electronic databases and communications networks highlights experiences at Aston University (United Kingdom). Topics addressed include mediated searching; direct user access to databases; impacts on staff; user demand; costs; CD-ROM networks; electronic journals; and future possibilities. (Contains three references.) (LRW)
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- 1993
12. The Classroom vs the Computer Room.
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Watson, Deryn M.
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Discussion of the use of microcomputers in secondary schools in the United Kingdom focuses on classroom use versus separate computer laboratories. Group dynamics among students working at computers are discussed; teachers' attitudes are considered; single microcomputers versus computer networks are examined; and case studies from geography classes are briefly reported. (19 references) (LRW)
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- 1990
13. Curriculum and Resources: Computer Provision in a CTC.
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City Technology Colleges Trust Ltd., London (England). and Denholm, Lawrence
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The program for City Technical Colleges (CTCs) draws on ideas and resources from government, private industry, and education to focus on the educational needs of inner city and urban children. Mathematics, science, and technology are at the center of the CTCs' mission, in a context which includes economic awareness and a commitment to enterprise and wealth creation. This discussion addresses the question of computer provision in the context of the need for children to learn skills in the technologies now central to their existence, and their need for sufficient access to relevant equipment through their learning experiences at school if they are to develop such skills. This paper presents a rationale for providing information technology (IT); a discussion of how subject areas in the National Curriculum, ranging from science to dance, can be enhanced by its use; suggestions for staffing and administering IT programs; and a discussion of issues concerned with system purchase, support, and maintenance. Suggestions are based on an analysis of needs, value for money, the nature of educational computing, parity between CTCs and the external world, and an attempt to predict the future direction of educational information technology. Two appendices provide an annotated list of sources of information and resources for curricular issues, the purchase and evaluation of equipment, satellite systems and remote sensing, issues relating to the management of information technology, MS-DOS educational software, and software for alternative computing platforms; and a glossary and explanation of terms. (KRN)
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- 1991
14. New Approaches to Technology in HE Management
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Cobb, Chris
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Most UK universities can trace their current management information systems back to significant investments made in the 1990s, largely fuelled by concerns about the millenium bug and a change from character interfaces to graphical user interfaces following the introduction of the personal computer. It was during this period that institutions also moved away from predominantly in-house developed systems to supplier-led solutions. In essence, two models emerged: (1) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP); and (2) "Best of Breed". The former is a model where an organisation's systems are sourced from one supplier and all aspects are theoretically fully integrated "out of the box". On the other hand, "Best of Breed" approaches are those where institutions select separate systems for each area of functionality according to individual specifications. Whether an ERP or Best of Breed, a university's administrative IT structure typically comprises three core systems: (1) student records; (2) finance; and (3) human resources, as well as a range of other specialist systems supporting the estate, facilities, residences, alumni, planning etc. Each individual system provides a multitude of functions. In this article, the author argues that disaggregation of systems into their component elements is essential to understanding opportunities and enabling efficiencies with new modes of service delivery such as shared services. The author presents examples that demonstrate how technological solutions may be adopted to enable new approaches to managing higher education institutions. A possible four-stage model of how to transition towards different service provision is also offered. The author closes the paper with some final reflections. (Contains 2 tables and 4 figures.)
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- 2012
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15. Networks and Learning: Communities, Practices and the Metaphor of Networks
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Jones, Chris
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This article argues that the use of the network metaphor can link together various different aspects of research into the use of advanced learning technologies based on computer networks. The idea of networked learning has become commonplace as an alternative to e-learning that stresses the interaction of learners, tutors and resources through networks. The arguments put in this article are firstly that learning technology needs to take account of the wider debate about networks and secondly that research in this field needs to address the theoretical and practical issues raised by advances in the field of networks. A third point is that the idea of the network acts as a powerful metaphor even if we are able to discount any particular theory generated in its support. The network metaphor can act as a unifying concept allowing us to bring together apparently disparate elements of the field. Networks are an important issue in the study of learning using advanced technologies and they speak to some of the central issues in learning theory such as virtual communities and communities of practice.
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- 2004
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16. Perspectives on Higher Education in the Global Market.
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Daniel, John, Leavitt, Michael, and Romer, Roy
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An administrator of the United Kingdom's Open University and two cofounders of Western Governors University participate in a panel discussion of higher education in a global marketplace, the potential for new networked delivery strategies, the future of selective, conventional institutions and the traditional student experience, the influence of the corporate sector on higher education, and technology-use issues. (MSE)
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- 1998
17. Networks, Libraries and Information: Priorities for the UK.
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Outlines key issues identified by the United Kingdom Office for Library Networking in developing a national policy and strategy for library and information networking, including awareness; resource organization; relationships and representation; standards; development of network tools; cooperation; national library role; rights of information creators, publishers, and users; education and training; and European Commission policy. (EA)
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- 1993
18. Exploiting Information and Communication Technologies for Rural Development.
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Grimes, Seamus
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Examines how information technology (IT) might be exploited to promote rural development. Considers how IT impacts on the rural periphery. Implies that using IT for rural development may lead to greater decentralization. Describes the Nordic telecottage experiments in which 65 centers for telecommunications were established. (KS)
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- 1992
19. Library Applications of a Wide Area Network: Promoting JANET to UK Academic Libraries.
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MacColl, John A.
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Describes Project Jupiter, which was developed to promote the United Kingdom's Joint Academic Network (JANET) to its member libraries. Library uses of JANET are described, including online catalogs, commercial services, and electronic mail; the convergence of local area networks (LANs) and wide area networks (WANs) is discussed; and future possibilities are considered. (11 references) (LRW)
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- 1990
20. UK Performance Engineering Workshop 2010.
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Jarvis, S.A.
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CLOUD computing ,ROUTING (Computer network management) ,COMPUTER networks ,SYSTEMS engineering ,COMPUTER science ,TELECOMMUNICATION systems ,PERFORMANCE evaluation ,PACKET switching (Data transmission) - Abstract
This special issue contains four papers selected from the 26th UK Performance Engineering Workshop (UKPEW), which was held during 8–9 July 2010 in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Warwick. UKPEW is the leading UK forum for the presentation of work relating to all aspects of performance modelling and the analysis of computer and telecommunication systems. This year's selected papers demonstrate the variety of topics on offer at UKPEW: performance issues in cloud computing, energy-aware routing in packet networks, source location privacy and multi-hop ad hoc networks for wireless networks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2011
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21. Using On-Line Financial Information in Teaching.
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Ho, T. S.
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Describes the development of a financial computing laboratory at the University of Lancaster (United Kingdom) and outlines the ways in which online financial information has been integrated into teaching and research. Highlights include hardware used; computer networks; commercial databases used in the financial sector; and teaching and research applications. (12 references) (LRW)
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- 1989
22. Social software and libraries: a literature review from the LASSIE project.
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Secker, Jane
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LIBRARIES ,WEB 2.0 ,WEB applications in libraries ,WEBSITES ,COMPUTER network resources ,WORLD Wide Web ,ONLINE social networks ,INTERNET publishing ,LIBRARY personnel - Abstract
Purpose — This paper aims to provide an overview of the published literature and current use of social software by libraries primarily in the UK and USA. Design/methodology/approach — The paper's approach is a literature review and desk research. Findings — Libraries are experimenting considerably in this area and many Web 2.0 applications have been developed by libraries and librarians over the past few years. These tools offer the potential to enhance library services. Research limitations/implications — The area is one of rapid change, so the findings will date quickly. Practical implications — An overview of which technologies are being used most widely and might offer the most potential for library staff considering experimenting in this area. Originality/value of paper — Web 2.0 is an area with which many library staff need to become familiar quickly. This paper provides a useful overview of the topic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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23. Under the Corporate Radar: Examining Insider Business Cybercrime Victimization through an Application of Routine Activities Theory.
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Williams, Matthew L., Levi, Michael, Burnap, Pete, and Gundur, R.V.
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BUSINESS networks ,ECONOMIC security ,COMPUTER networks ,RADAR ,MARKET surveys - Abstract
Cybercrime is recognized as one of the top threats to UK economic security. On a daily basis, the computer networks of businesses suffer security breaches. A less explored dimension of this problem is cybercrimes committed by insiders. This paper provides a criminological analysis of corporate insider victimization. It begins by presenting reviews of insider criminal threats and routine activities theory as applied to cybercrime. Analysis of the nationally representative Cardiff University UK Business Cybercrime Survey then informs statistical models that predict the likelihood of businesses suffering insider cyber victimization, using routine activities and guardianship measures as predictors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2019
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24. An Historical Study of the Beginnings of Packet Switching.
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Davies, D. W.
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PACKET switching (Data transmission) ,DATA transmission systems ,COMPUTER networks ,SWITCHING systems (Telecommunication) - Abstract
The article discusses the history of packet switching technology in Great Britain. It suggests that the technology can be attributed to Paul Baran of RAND Corp. who proposed it in the context of a digital communication network for military purpose. It cites the role of Leonard Kleinrock in the development of ARPA through the application of queuing theory with the aim of predicting performance of its design.
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- 2001
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25. Interfirm collaboration through interfirm networks.
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Li, Feng and Williams, Howard
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COMPUTER networks ,RETAIL industry ,MOTOR industry ,ELECTRONIC industries - Abstract
Abstract. Abstract. Since the late 1980s, interfirm (computer) networks have been diffusing very rapidly. They have not only been adopted by firms across the whole spectrum of sectors; the applications based on such networks have also been extended from routine transactions to strategically more important processes. Using recent evidence gathered from six in-depth cases studies in the UK and a telephone-based survey, this paper will illustrate how the development of interfirm networks has facilitated the emergence of new interfirm collaboration in strategic areas. The empirical evidence has been drawn from the retailing, motor manufacturing and electronics industries. To conclude, the paper will highlight several key issues that have emerged from the study, identify three layers of barriers to the development of interfirm networks, and outline a future research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 1999
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26. Web-based PDA app cuts paper trail.
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Beckett, Helen
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COMPUTER network resources ,ELECTRONIC data processing ,ELECTRONIC commerce software ,COMPUTER software ,COMPUTER networks ,COMPUTER systems ,COMPUTER technical support - Abstract
The article reports on the integration of Web-based computer applications within the maintenance operations of Brunelcare in Great Britain. The integration of the Impact: Response application which has been developed by Impact Applications has improved the efficiency of the housing charity's manual maintenance operations by 25 percent, specifically its paperwork. Accordingly, the system is based on a zero-client approach which requires no additional software installation on user devices, thus supports job requests through resident support coordinator or via call center.
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- 2007
27. Modal and temporal argumentation networks.
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Barringer, H., Gabbay, D. M., and Woods, J.
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COMPUTER networks ,ATOMS ,MODAL logic ,ARGUMENT ,ULTRAFILTERS (Mathematics) - Abstract
The traditional Dung networks depict arguments as atomic and study the relationships of attack between them. This can be generalised in two ways. One is to consider various forms of attack, support, feedback, etc. Another is to add content to nodes and put there not just atomic arguments but more structure, e.g. proofs in some logic or simply just formulas from a richer language. This paper offers to use temporal and modal language formulas to represent arguments in the nodes of a network. The suitable semantics for such networks is Kripke semantics. We also introduce a new key concept of usability of an argument. This is the beginning of a continuing research for adding contents to the nodes of an argumentation network. This research will allow us to address notions like ‘what does it exactly mean for a node to attack another’ or ‘what does it mean for a network to be consistent’ or ‘can we give proper proof rules to manipulate networks’, and more. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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28. Involving Service Users and their Carers as Equal Partners in a Project Using Electronic Communication.
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ASHBY, SUSAN M., MASLIN‐PROTHERO, SIAN E., and ROUT, AMELIA C.
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INTERMEDIATE care ,INTERPROFESSIONAL relations ,ELDER care ,MEDICAL personnel ,COMPUTER networks ,HOSPITAL admission & discharge ,DIGITAL communications ,ELECTRONIC data processing - Abstract
This paper presents a research team's experience using a virtual steering group to manage a research project. The main research project was concerned with the evaluation and development of interprofessional working among health and social care staff across primary and secondary care in the United Kingdom, with a focus on older people receiving intermediate care. Intermediate care is a service aimed at preventing unnecessary hospital admission; supporting early discharge from hospital; and reducing or delaying the need for residential care in the community. Intermediate care covers multi-agency and interprofessional working across the continuum of care. We examine one aspect—the use of a virtual steering group, which is an innovative approach aimed at facilitating user and carer participation in the research in a supportive and less intimidating way. The research team includes academics, practitioners, older people and carers, and representatives from the voluntary sector—all are equal members. The team believes it is important to actively involve clients and their carers in the development and direction of research because they can provide a unique perspective ensuring that the research addresses issues of importance to them as service users. We examine and discuss the importance of preparation, support, and training to meaningfully engage in the virtual steering group and the direction of this research. The paper concludes by making recommendations about this model of involving service users in research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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29. Self-organizing innovation networks, mobile knowledge carriers and diasporas: insights from a pioneering boutique hotel chain.
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Lowe, Michelle S., Williams, Allan M., Shaw, Gareth, and Cudworth, Katherine
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TECHNOLOGICAL innovations ,COMPUTER networks ,SERVICE industries ,WORK environment ,HOTELS - Abstract
This paper provides insights from the UK’s pioneering boutique hotel chain, Hotel du Vin (HduV) to explore the dynamics of self-forming innovation networks within the service sector. In particular, it focuses on HduV’s diaspora of spin-off and follow-on enterprises, examining the nature of innovation and creativity, and the significant role of human mobility in knowledge transfer and in the dynamic reconfiguration of such networks. Through the use of participative’ research methods and ‘close dialogue’, it provides a contribution to understanding processes of innovation in an under-researched industry—utilizing the concept of ‘diasporas’ to encapsulate the temporality and spatiality of those processes. In particular, it explores the various re-uses and re-combinations of the organizational processes and value propositions that defined the innovatory nature of the original chain, showing how those re-combinations were critical to the entrepreneurial nature of the diasporic network which developed around HduV [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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- 2012
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30. The Price of Copper and the Transition to Fibre.
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Cave, Martin, Fournier, Antoine, and Shutova, Natalia
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COPPER prices ,OPTICAL fiber communication ,COMPUTER networks ,BROADBAND communication systems - Abstract
The question of how to price access to the copper network during the period of transition to fibre has attracted much attention, both from regulators and in reports prepared by consultants (notably Plum Consulting and WIK Consult) acting for different groups of operators. Our paper considers three regulatory objectives - the two familiar ones of efficient cost recovery and efficient entry, and an additional one of efficient migration to fibre. It examines a range of possible pricing principles including the LRIC, HCA and CCA approaches, and mixed HCA/CCA approaches observed in France and the UK. These are simulated using a data set for the copper local loop in France, prepared by the regulator, ARCEP. Recognising that the number of instruments available to the regulator is less than the number of objectives, the paper proposes an approach which ensures nearly exact cost recovery, and which takes separate account of the obsolescent copper and of the continuing value of the trenches and ducts which contain it. Where full cost recovery allows it, the price of access to the physical works should be lowered to encourage the transition to fibre. The simulations show that the access prices associated with the proposed approach are lower than those derived from CCA and LRIC methods for pricing copper. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
31. E-procurement in digitally clustered organisations: an analysis of sustainability.
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Adebanjo, Dotun
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INDUSTRIAL procurement ,ELECTRONIC commerce ,COMPUTER networks ,DIGITAL technology ,BUSINESS models ,SUSTAINABILITY ,SUPPLY chain management ,FOOD industry - Abstract
This paper examines the sustainability of e-cluster applications used within the context of e-procurement in order to analyse business models and identify factors important for viability of 'digital proximity' e-marketplaces. Survey-based functionality value analysis was used to examine development and operational costs, while workshops identified preferences of potential e-cluster members. The study identified two business models - subscription and pay-per-use. Analysis indicated that the pay-per-use model had more variable cashflow but had the potential for higher cost benefit particularly when aggregated procurement is adopted. The findings suggest that e-cluster management organisations have to be strategic in their deployment. The findings also suggested that e-cluster members preferred to pay for e-cluster sustainability through subscriptions rather than through advertising. In addition, the study indicated a lack of consensus with regards to the value attached to various functionalities of e-clusters and the sourcing of initial funding for the development of the e-cluster application. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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32. Grid-based Data Access to Nucleotide Sequence Database.
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Frank Zhigang Wang, Sining Wu, Na Helian, Zhiwei Xu, Yuhui Deng, Vineet Khare, Chenhan Liao, Thompson, Chris, and Parker, Michael
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NUCLEOTIDE sequence ,DATABASES ,DIGITAL communications ,COMPUTER networks ,VIRTUAL reality - Abstract
The International Nucleotide Sequence Database Collaboration (INSDC) exchanges sequence data on a daily basis across its three member organizations in the USA, UK and Japan. This paper studies how this sequence database in MySQL can best take advantage of the increased transfer bandwidth of a Grid-optimized data communication protocol. Within the context of the UK Government Project Grid-oriented Storage (GOS) and the EC Project EuroAsiaGrid, GOS File System (GOS-FS) has been developed in our lab, which melds distributed file system technology with high performance data transfer techniques to meet the needs of WAN/Grid-based virtual organizations. A real-world test shows that the INSDC sequence database backing up operation, mysqldump, over the GOS-FS protocol beats those over the classic NFS protocol by 6 times over the link between Cambridge and Tokyo. Best of all, the multi-streamed GOS-FS protocol remains fully compatible with existing IF infrastructures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2007
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33. Three myths of internet governance considered in the context of the UK 1.
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Collins, Richard
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INTERNET ,COMPUTER networks ,WIDE area networks ,COMMUNICATION ,COMMERCE - Abstract
Discussion of Internet governance has been shaped by three myths; that the market can decide, that the Internet is different to 'legacy' media, and that national governance is unimportant. This paper challenges these three myths through an examination of Internet governance in the UK in 2003/4 and argues that the Internet is a layered, not vertically integrated, medium of communication, that three modes of governance prevail--hierarchy, markets and networks (self-regulatory). The layers of the UK Internet are examined, their governance identified and evaluated and the conclusion drawn that network governance is a distinctive, but not universally present, characteristic of UK Internet governance and that contemporary, well functioning, arrangements may be unstable requiring stronger hierarchical governance in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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34. Innovation in complex capital projects: clustering and dispersion in two cases from Argentina and the UK.
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Alderman, Neil
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INDUSTRIAL equipment ,COMPUTER networks ,ENGINEERING education ,ENGINEERING - Abstract
This paper examines the notion of clusters and clustering from the perspective of complex capital projects, drawing on two detailed case studies of long-term engineering projects. It suggests that conventional notions of clusters are often predicated on a high volume model of production and a stable environment for innovation. The case studies illustrate how the locus of innovation is shifting in response to changes in the nature of demand for major capital goods and the services associated with them. It is suggested this leads to greater dispersion in networks for innovation within complex capital projects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2004
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35. TÜRKİYE VE İNGİLTERE KALKINMA AJANSLARI: İNGİLTERE DENEYİMİNDEN ALINABİLECEK DERSLER.
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DEMİROĞLU, Mahsut and TOPAL DEMİROĞLU, Elif
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COMPUTER networks , *TACKLING (Football) , *PIGEON pea - Abstract
Regional Development Agencies (RDAs), embarking on significant roles in the development of both undeveloped regions and developed economies of the world, especially in many European countries, have come to agenda with intense discussions in Turkey. Although forms and directions of these discussions have changed following of RDAs going into action, concerns about their vision and future roles are still up to date. In this study, place and importance of Turkey's RDAs, of which legal basis was formed in 2006 and establishment was completed all over the country in 2010, will be handled by presenting experience of regional development agencies of England. As England model has been generally tackled in the formation process of RDAs in Turkey, discussions have remained mostly theoretical in similarly entitled studies in the literature. There have also existed concrete practices in Turkey with the agencies' coming into operation. This paper aims to add the experience of these practices to the previously conducted theoretical studies in the same title and make contribution to studies to be carried out in this area. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
36. By the Book.
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Varlow, Sally
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LIBRARY automation ,COMPUTER networks - Abstract
Reports technological innovations in libraries and archives in Great Britain. Implementation of computer cataloguing and imaging; Creation of Search Station for information and research services; Provisions of the library at Bishopsgate Institute; Materials about the 19th-century radical movement and the working class in London.
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- 1999
37. The e-Social Science research agenda.
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Peter Halfpenny
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SOCIAL science research , *COMPUTER networks , *CIVILIZATION , *UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
In this paper, we use the experience of the first 5 years of the UK Economic and Social Research Council’s National Centre for e-Social Science as a basis for reflecting upon the future development of the e-Social Science research agenda. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2010
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38. EDITORIAL.
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MEDICAL records ,ELECTRONIC data processing documentation ,ELECTRONIC systems ,COMPUTER networks ,MEDICAL informatics - Abstract
The article focuses on the announcement of one of the largest ever investments in electronic patient records (EPR) within the NHS by University College London Hospitals NHS Trust (UCLH). The stated aim is that, over three years, electronic systems will replace paper, and medical notes, test results and correspondence, including appointments, will be linked into a single computer-based EPR. EPR is undoubtedly the inevitable outcome of the National Strategic Programme for IT within the NHS (NPfIT) that was started following the publication of "Delivering 21st Century IT: Support for the NHS", in Great Britain.
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- 2003
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39. The Brits are calling [UK electronic communication and media consumption].
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Conti, Juan Pablo
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COMMUNICATION & technology , *COMPUTER networks , *TELECOMMUNICATION , *COMMUNICATION , *TELECOMMUNICATION systems - Abstract
This paper discusses the results of a comprehensive annual report prepared by the UK regulator, Ofcom, that examined how consumers are using electronic communications and media technology in Britain in 2006, and how these consumption patterns are shaping the next generation of services. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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40. London hospitals to face hefty bill for IT plan work.
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Collins, Tony
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ELECTRONIC industries ,MANAGEMENT information systems ,COMPUTER networks ,COMPUTER systems ,BUSINESS enterprises - Abstract
Health Service organisations in London have been warned that a failure to carry out a wide range of implementation measures for the £2.3bn national programme for IT may place the National Health Service (NHS) in default of its £996m contract with local service provider BT. It summarized the contract with the BT-led Capital Care Alliance (CCA), which won a 10-year deal in December to run NHS IT systems for London's population of 7.2 million people. The document said trusts would have the opportunity to commission and pay CCA to train doctors and other NHS staff. The British Computer Society's Health Informatics Committee has estimated that training, organisational and other changes could cost more than four times the £2.3bn allocated to the national programme. INSET: What trusts will have to provide.
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- 2004
41. Record system boosts care at Sheffield trust.
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Clark, Lindsay
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APPLICATION software ,MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems ,PRIMARY health care ,ELECTRONIC records ,COMPUTER networks ,HILLSBOROUGH Stadium Disaster, Sheffield, England, 1989 - Abstract
The article reports that the Great Britain National Health Service's (NHS) Sheffield Care Trust in Sheffield, England has improved its service to patients by using electronic content management software with the help of IT service provider Avanqest. The trust has been creating electronic health records on a system developed in-house based on Microsoft.net and SQL. The new application allows doctors to call up historic records from anywhere on the network while improving the health care. The new software will gradually be integrated into the National Programme for IT by NHS.
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- 2007
42. Insurer saves ? 4m a month with SAP.
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Saran, Cliff
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COMPUTER software ,BUSINESS planning ,CUSTOMER relationship management ,CUSTOMER relations ,INSURANCE companies ,INSURANCE claims ,COMPUTER networks - Abstract
The article presents information on introduction of SAP enterprise software for customer-care management of Co-operative Group Ltd. in Great Britain. The company started rolling out this software in April 2006 for the Co-operative Insurance Society, which is part of the company. It replaced its paper-based claims handling process for motor insurance by the new software. The company officials observed that implementation of the SAP software without modification helped the company to achieve the savings rapidly. The company carried out a major business process change before implementing the software.
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- 2006
43. DIY HIV prevention: Formative qualitative research with men who have sex with men who source PrEP outside of clinical trials.
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Paparini, Sara, Nutland, Will, Rhodes, Tim, Nguyen, Vinh-Kim, and Anderson, Jane
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HIV prevention ,DO-it-yourself work ,GENERIC drugs ,QUALITATIVE research ,NATIONAL health services ,CLINICAL trials ,EMTRICITABINE-tenofovir ,PRE-exposure prophylaxis - Abstract
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with antiretroviral medication is an effective, evidence-based option for HIV prevention. In England, issues of cost-effectiveness and of responsibility for commissioning prevention services have so far led National Health Service (NHS) England to decide not to commission PrEP. Given the significant lag between the awareness of PrEP efficacy and the opportunity to obtain PrEP through traditional health care routes, many gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) have turned to ‘DIY PrEP’, purchasing generic formulations of PrEP for themselves on the internet or via other alternative routes. However, there is very little research on DIY PrEP practices and no qualitative study with DIY PrEP users in the UK. A formative qualitative study was conducted in 2017 to inform the development of an intervention (PrEP Club) to support DIY PrEP users and improve the safety and experience of this prevention strategy. Focus groups were held with 20 MSM who are based in London and are obtaining PrEP through means other than clinical trials, to explore their accounts of sourcing and using PrEP and the experiential meanings of these. In this article, we report findings from this first, formative study and present the different practices involved in finding out about PrEP, buying it and ascertaining legitimacy of sellers and products. We reflect on the uncertainties participants described related to actually using PrEP, including deciding on drug dosing and monitoring their health. Finally, we present the results of the discussions participants had about the kind of support they had received, the help they would have liked, and their views on proposed interventions to support DIY PrEP users, such as PrEP Club. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2018
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44. Ofcom advisory board lacks user representation.
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Savvas, Antony
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WIRELESS communications ,INFORMATION technology ,COMPUTER networks - Abstract
The Communications Management Association (CMA) will take up the lack of users with Ofcom. No users have been invited to sit on regulator Ofcom's spectrum advisory board to deal with rolling out wireless technologies. The board is seen as pivotal in the way Ofcom manages Great Britain's spectrum frequencies to handle solutions built using wireless data technologies such as 2.5G, 3G, Wi-Fi wireless Lans and the upcoming Wimax standard, which will allow end-users to work on a wireless Lan over distances of kilometres rather than metres. CMA is dismayed by the decision to exclude any form of user representation from the board. The association sees efficient spectrum management as a key area if the government is to achieve its aim of Broadband Britain. It has submitted a paper to Ofcom on the subject, which included key recommendations on spectrum management. "The board is not the only source of expert external opinion on spectrum issues. It also has a working relationship with the Federation of Communications Services which represents the views of many spectrum users and in particular provides a voice for small users."
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- 2004
45. IT problems hit single assessment.
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INFORMATION technology ,MEDICAL history taking ,MEDICAL care ,COMPUTER software ,COMPUTER networks - Abstract
Explores the impact of poor information technology systems on the success of the single assessment, a scheme designed to cut procedures that result in multiple care workers all asking patients the same questions in Great Britain. Incompatibility of software to the computer networks of hospitals; Nurses' use of paper copies of the assessment.
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- 2004
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46. Viewing of Internet-Based Sexually Explicit Media as a Risk Factor for Condomless Anal Sex among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Four U.S. Cities.
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Schrimshaw, Eric W., Antebi-Gruszka, Nadav, and Jr.Downing, Martin J.
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UNSAFE sex ,MEN who have sex with men ,MASS media ,INTERNET ,REGRESSION analysis ,CONDOM use - Abstract
The last decade has seen a dramatic increase in the availability of sexually explicit media (SEM) on the Internet. Men who have sex with men (MSM) report near universal use of SEM. However, this widespread use of SEM among MSM may contribute to more condomless anal sex. To examine the association of viewing SEM on the Internet and the number of condomless anal sex encounters among MSM, in 2012, an online survey was conducted of 265 MSM from New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, or Washington D.C. who reported viewing SEM online in the past 3 months. Analyses were performed using negative binomial regression. Nearly all men reported viewing SEM featuring anal sex with (91%) or without (92%) condoms in the past 3 months. Neither viewing more hours of SEM per week or compulsively viewing SEM were associated with more condomless anal sex encounters. Rather, viewing a greater proportion of SEM containing condomless anal sex was associated with engaging in more condomless anal encounters (IRR = 1.25), while viewing a greater proportion of SEM containing anal sex where condoms were used was associated with fewer condomless anal sex encounters (IRR = 0.62). MSM reported that viewing SEM caused changes in their sexual fantasies, desires, and behaviors. These findings provide important insights for health policy and the design of interventions addressing SEM and condomless sex among MSM. The findings suggest that condom use by SEM performers may benefit not only actor health, but also have health implications for SEM viewers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2016
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47. The Structure and Characteristics of #PhDChat, an Emergent Online Social Network.
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Ford, Kasey C., Veletsianos, George, and Resta, Paul
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COMPUTER networks ,SOCIAL networks ,DOCTOR of philosophy degree ,GRADUATE students - Abstract
#PhDChat is an online network of individuals that has its roots to a group of UK doctoral students who began using Twitter in 2010 to hold discussions. Since then, the network around #PhDchat has evolved and grown. In this study, we examine this network using a mixed methods analysis of the tweets that were labeled with the hashtag over a one-month period. Our goal is to understand the structure and characteristics of this network, to draw conclusions about who belongs to this network, and to explore what the network achieves for the users and as an entity of its own. We find that #PhDchat is a legitimate organizational structure situated around a core group of users that share resources, offer advice, and provide social and emotional support to each other. Core users are involved in other online networks related to higher education that use similar hashtags to congregate. #PhDchat demonstrates that (a) the network is in a continuous state of emergence and change, and (b) disparate users can come together with little central authority in order to create their own communal space. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2014
48. A Question for You.
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Tennant, Don
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COPYRIGHT infringement , *INFORMATION technology , *COMPUTER software , *COMPUTER networks , *SCALABILITY - Abstract
The author reflects on the credence of information technology (IT) professionals in publishing the white papers written by an independent research firm in Great Britain. He criticizes the confreres at the IDC are among the most outstanding business analysts and they earned the position in the global IT community. He questions the IT community on the neutrality of vendor-sponsored IDC white papers, which he alleged the papers was downloaded from his company's web site.
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- 2007
49. Where Next for UK Cyber-Security?
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Neville-Jones, Pauline and Phillips, Mark
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COMPUTER security ,COMPUTER networks ,PUBLIC sector ,PRIVATE sector ,CYBERSPACE ,NATIONAL security - Abstract
The increasing prevalence of interconnected computer services and networks, both within and between the public and private sectors, fully justifies the classification of cyber-security as a tier one risk in the 2010 National Security Strategy. However, Pauline Neville-Jones and Mark Phillips argue that, two years on – and with the growing pervasiveness of cloud computing – the government needs to take the lead by securing its own systems and working more closely with industry, especially in areas critical to national security, to set out standards to which companies can adhere. Nor should this effort be limited to the UK; securing cyberspace requires a global solution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2012
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50. Challenges in the capture and dissemination of measurements from high-speed networks.
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Clegg, R. G., Withall, M. S., Moore, A. W., Phillips, I. W., Parish, D. J., Rio, M., Landa, R., Haddadi, H., Kyriakopoulos, K., Augé, J., Clayton, R., and Salmon, D.
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JANET (Computer network) ,WIDE area networks ,INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems ,COMPUTER networks ,ELECTRONIC data processing ,ELECTRONIC systems - Abstract
The production of a large-scale monitoring system for a high-speed network leads to a number of challenges. These challenges are not purely technical but also socio-political and legal. The number of stakeholders in such monitoring activity is large including the network operators, the users, the equipment manufacturers and, of course, the monitoring researchers. The MASTS project (measurement at all scales in time and space) was created to instrument the high-speed JANET Lightpath network and has been extended to incorporate other paths supported by JANET(UK). Challenges the project has faced included: simple access to the network; legal issues involved in the storage and dissemination of the captured information, which may be personal; the volume of data captured and the rate at which these data appear at store. To this end, the MASTS system will have established four monitoring points each capturing packets on a high-speed link. Traffic header data will be continuously collected, anonymised, indexed, stored and made available to the research community. A legal framework for the capture and storage of network measurement data has been developed which allows the anonymised IP traces to be used for research purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2009
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