(Big Data, Analytika a iné technológie v digitalizácii zdravotníctva)

Author(s): Robert Furda,Michal Greguš / Language(s): English / Issue: 3/2017

Introduction: The constantly spreading digitalization facilitates activities in research, development, deployment and usage of new technologies and services in healthcare sector. The deployment of new technologies is supported by proper frameworks, models and architectures. The flexible system architectures for healthcare applications and services are the needed base in implementation of the advanced information technologies. Methods: To bring a business value in building of flexible system architectures the appropriate artifacts should be developed. This development is preceded by research of existing challenges and gaps related to healthcare. By using quantitative and qualitative research methods the interest is focused to Big Data and analytics area oriented to modern technologies and services. Results: The first findings of our researched system architecture are based on the five main components starting from data collection up to outcomes, such as visualization and statistics, and significantly important security access to healthcare data. The research about Big Data and analytics is focused on healthcare data in ophthalmology, such as diabetic retinopathy, blindness, and 3D unstructured data in planning of stereotactic radiosurgery. Conclusion: The conceptual look on the trends in healthcare digitalization should bring the right directions in the following research and proposals of flexible system architectures tuned for healthcare, which include the modern technologies, applications and services. The outcomes of Big Data and analytics should contribute in higher quality of life and bring business value in healthcare sector.

3-D МОДЕЛИРАНЕ НА ФОТОВОЛТАИЧЕН ПАНЕЛ СЪС ЗАДВИЖВАЩ МЕХАНИЗЪМ

Author(s): Radostin Dolchinkov / Language(s): Bulgarian / Issue: 1/2012

A photovoltaic panel with sun tracker is designed with the use of the computer program Solid Edge. The automated process of designing with this CAD program allows substantial improvement in the quality of design, reduction of development time, reduction in material loss of resources and optimization of the structure and principle of operation.

3D-Reconstruction of the Complex Stuccoes from Patrimony Buildings

Author(s): Rodica-Mariana Ion,Valentin Gurgu,Ioan Alin Bucurica,Sofia Teodorescu,Mihaela-Lucia Ion,Dana Postolache,Ioan Darida / Language(s): English / Issue: VII/2017

The paper deals with 3D scanning techniques and instruments to survey the complex stuccoes from the architectural building Nanu-Muscel from Bucharest. EXAscan Portable 3D Laser Scanner has been used to exploit the advantages of the 3D surveying techniques and produce digital models and other geometric representations useful for the protection of historic architectures and a correct solution for their restoration. After the parameterization, the scanning of two stucco-objects surface yielded to a network of points. The program analyzes the points and joins them, so the final result being the scanned object in electronic format (digitized), by "Digitized Shape Editor" module in the Catia program. The not useful surfaces have been removed and for the symmetrical reconstruction the mirroring operation was applied.

A Digitalization of the Museum Funds – a Possible Software for Scientific Passports

Author(s): Philip Mihaylov / Language(s): English / Issue: VI/2016

The digitalization of the museum funds is an important process in the realization of the most important functions of the museums in Bulgaria. The attempts for digitalization of the museum funds are accidental. This paper aims to present a development of Regional Historical Museum – Pernik for digital passporting of museum artifacts.

A FRAMEWORK FOR THE MEASUREMENT AND PREDICTION OF AN INDIVIDUAL SCIENTIST’S PERFORMANCE

Author(s): Endel Põder / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Quantitative bibliometric indicators are widely used to evaluate the performance of scientists. However, traditional indicators do not much rely on the analysis of the processes intended to measure and the practical goals of the measurement. In this study, I propose a simple framework to measure and predict an individual researcher’s scientific performance that attempts to take into account the main regularities of publication and citation processes and the requirements of practical tasks. Statistical properties of the new indicator – a scientist’s personal impact rate – are illustrated by its application to a sample of Estonian researchers.

A LOW TE(A)CH APPROACH TO DIGITAL HUMANITIES

Author(s): Liviu Pop / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

Technological fatigue is spreading due to the increased arrays of technological branches and the rapid pace of development. Keeping up with the latest and newest might prove not only difficult and tiring, but also not necessarily recommended to beginners in digital humanities. A more “back to the basis” approach might be more useful for students that don’t have technical backgrounds.

A Method for Modeling a Schema for Graph Databases

Author(s): Peretz Shoval / Language(s): English / Issue: VIII/2018

The recent decade had brought about massive growth in the Web and Web data - pictures, documents, videos and more. What worked well for years with relational databases is not well suited for the unstructured massive amounts of data and applications that are part of the Web, such as social networks. As a result, new types of database have emerged, including NoSQL (“not only SQL”) databases. Graph data-bases are one type of NoSQL database.

A Model of Content Structure for a Serious Educational Game Related to the Military and Historical Heritage Presented through the “Mission Opalchenets”

Author(s): Nikolay Noev,Iliya Valev,Stefka Kancheva,Vladimir Sapundjiev / Language(s): English / Issue: VIII/2018

The article discusses methodology and structure of the content of Serious Educational Game related to the military and historical heritage “Mission Opalchenets” (working title) according to learning objective. The goal of this initiative is to achieve a specific level of knowledge and skills in users in the area of military and historical heritage of Bulgaria. The authors' thesis is that any cognitive level can be appropriately represented in the IT environment of the serious educational game.

A Practical Approach to Ascertaining the Accuracy and Resolution of Post Rendered 3D Models Acquired Originally via 3D Digitization

Author(s): Feng Zhao,Soo Choon Loy / Language(s): English / Issue: VII/2017

3D digitization is becoming the norm in the preservation of tangible cultural properties be it movable or immovable. In the case of mobile cultural objects, 3D models are normally acquired through non-destructive methods such as photogrammetry or 3D scanning using structured light or laser. The continuing improvements in scanning equipment which result in higher accuracy and resolution can be translated to mean higher level of 3D data acquired. At times, the quantity of 3D data of a single model can get too large and beyond what a normal work-station can process. This is where optimization comes in. However, the level of optimization will vary to suit the final purpose or usage of the 3D model. During optimization, the resulting optimized 3D model is bound to suffer from some level of data loss when compared to the original 3D model acquired directly from laser scanning. This paper discusses a practical method devised by Amber Digital Solutions in maintaining a high level of accuracy of the final optimized model for national archival purposes which requires the highest form of quality.

A Serious Educational Game of Bulgarian Military and Historical Heritage

Author(s): Nikolay Noev,Maxim Goynov,Vladimir Sapundjiev,Iliya Valev / Language(s): English / Issue: VII/2017

This article present work on the project of developing the models and concepts of serious educational games through related multimedia resources of military and historical heritage.

A SHORT HISTORY OF COMPUTER USE AT FACULTY OF PHYSICS – UNIVERSITY OF BUCHAREST

Author(s): Mircea Victor Rusu / Language(s): English / Issue: 2/2017

For physicists computing is a main activity. Starting from devising an experiment to problem solving with computer, from using mathematical tables to other aids to computation, physics has grown its strength by using each step the numerical computation. So, computing for researches as well as education was used and steadily improved by us, starting from first minicomputers to the last generation of computers and algorithms. In this presentation we will follow, in short, the evolution of computing, hard and soft, in physics at our faculty. We selected here the main field of interests that was connected with problems showing: programmed solutions, simulations and modeling, computer application and software during the time. Such a time recollection is interesting and surprises me as how diverse and far such activity was done. Examples will be from computation in tradition physics, to biology, chemistry, astronomy, medicine to data processing and visualization, data management, to create our own educational software and so on. The fields as nonlinear dynamics, complexity, chaos and fractals, as well as fluid dynamics, atomic, molecular or nuclear physics, earth or stellar physics, connected to improvement of the experiments and devices via artificial intelligence are some of our topics which will be exemplified here.

A Short Note on the Glagolitic Ornament in Pamvo Berynda’s Triod Cvetnaya (Kiev 1631)

Author(s): Sebastian Kempgen / Language(s): English / Issue: 14-15/2015

The article draws attention to two lesser known lines written in Glagolitic which are part of the Epilogue to Pamvo Berynda’s Triod Cvetnaja, printed in Kiev in 1631. Thanks to their typographic realisation, these two lines seem to have been mainly considered „an ornament“ or a „cryptographic“ element of the text in older literature. The article presents the Glagolitic text in standard Unicode encoding, so it becomes electronically searchable as such, along with a transliteration and a translation. It turns out that the Glagolitic text is nearly identical to the self-descriptions famout printer Pamvo Berynda had used before (although in Cyrillic). Another question put forth in the paper is the provenience of the actual printing types used in Kiev in 1631. A comparision shows that the letters look similar – but not identical – to printing type used around the same time Italy (Rome, Venice) or by Primož Trubar in the century before. The typographic quality of the Kievan types is, however, inferior.

A Study in Gold

Top Romanian Scholarly Journals and Their Open Access Policies

Author(s): Robert Coravu,Mihai Constantinescu / Language(s): English / Issue: 4/2018

This study aims to offer a global image of the top Romanian Open Access journals. After the identification of the Romanian journals included in the most widely-used bibliometric databases (Web of Science and Scopus), some characteristics, such as their inclusion in DOAJ and/or ROAD, the use of Open Access licenses and the existence of processing/submission charges are analysed. The conclusions of this study offer a perspective on the Open Access movement and its influence on Romanian scientific publishers.

A szabad magyar könyv

Author(s): Pál Kerekes / Language(s): Hungarian / Issue: 11/2018

Academia vs Forums: Official and Unofficial Knowledge – The “Case” of Cyril and Methodius

Author(s): Mišel Pavlovski,Loreta Georgievska-Jakovleva / Language(s): English / Issue: 10/2016

The digital (virtual) space is the place (some would go as far as to call it the most democratic of all spaces) where ideas and opinions clash, where new meanings are being created, where new values and beliefs are being forged. At the same time, digital space is the site where meaning is shaped and defined. This paper aims at exploring possible changes in meaning when examining Cyril and Methodius via digital space. Hence, said transformations practically help forge new meanings about the past. By situating Cyril and Methodius within the context of the virtual media space, this paper aims at examining how a culture’s heritage and its representation within digital time stand in direct correlation with the needs of contemporary politics and dominant discourses. Thus, the representations of Cyril and Methodius forged within the digital space breathe new meanings into old legacies, i.e., they de/construct and re/construct it. The research shows that said process, though mostly chaotic and partial, is always compatible with powerful (even if oftentimes contradictory) discourses. Along those lines, if juxtaposing the meaning of a culture’s heritage with said culture’s contemporality, we can in fact ascertain its function, meaning, and influence on contemporary cultural processes. Or, to paraphrase Simon During, to examine the ways in which past traces and representations enter contemporary (popular) culture.

Accession of Unstructured File Collections

Author(s): Alexander Herschung,Marit Kleinmanns / Language(s): English / Issue: VII/2017

Unstructured file collections will keep archives increasingly busy, as the digitisation of the workplace as well as the private correspondence proceeds. But the archiving of this kind of data requires a lot of time and personnel. startext COMO is a software tool that helps to organize and evaluate unstructured file collections.

Achieving Quality and Impact for Europe’s Library Collections

Author(s): Louise Edwards,Ismet Ovcina / Language(s): English / Issue: 08/2015

From 2015, The European Library will be an independent, not-for-profit library services organisation, supported by CENL, LIBER and CERL. Our vision is to be the most important hub for libraries’ data in Europe. With a dataset of over 200 million records, we collaborate closely with trusted partners to develop services that maximize the impact of libraries’ data. We operate on the principles of openness and inclusivity. Affordable membership is available to all national and research libraries from the 47 Council of Europe states. The benefits to libraries are to make data work in ways that are cost-effective. We aggregate, enrich and improve data, and distribute it into the workflows of users. We return the enhanced data back to libraries to improve their own systems and processes. We are involved in innovative projects that demonstrate the application of data in new products and services. Examples include cloudbased infrastructures, full text search and browse, collection descriptions to promote the discovery of hidden resources, and linked open data for the semantic web. We are a best practice network for the sharing of knowledge and expertise. The presentation will highlight some of the services offered by The European Library, with a special focus on the libraries and collections of the Balkan region.

Affinal Kinship Terminology in the Corpus of Bulgarian and Ukrainian Parallel Texts

Author(s): Ivan Derzhanski,Olena Siruk / Language(s): English / Issue: VI/2016

In this study we examine the occurrences and correspondences of terms for affinal kinship in a Bulgarian–Ukrainian parallel corpus of fiction. All instances of the terms selected for study, matching and non-matching, were located and counted, and the frequencies compared. Some of the asymmetries found may have roots in culture and history whilst others reflect diverse features of language and the practice of literary translation.

ALBUMS IN THE ATTIC. AN INVESTIGATION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC METADATA

Author(s): Vinayak Das Gupta / Language(s): English / Issue: 1/2017

This article investigates the challenges of creating online research collections, specifically for photographic objects. This examination considers the material aspects of the photograph and considers the manner in which they may be made accessible within a web resource. The article explores the challenges of attributing metadata for visual resources in an attempt to address some of the key issues in the production of resources in the Digital Humanities.