scholarly journals Modeling the COVID-19 pandemic - parameter identification and reliability of predictions

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Hackl
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Parameter Identification ◽  
The United States ◽  
Epidemic Models ◽  
Non Linear ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Using Data

AbstractIn this paper, we try to identify the parameters for two elementary epidemic models, the so-called SI- and SIS-models, via non-linear regression using data of the COVID-19 pandemic. This is done based on the data for the number of daily infections. Studying the history of predictions made, we attempt to estimate their reliability concerning the future course of the epidemic. We validate this procedure using data for the case numbers in China and South Korea. Then we apply it in order to find predictions for Germany, Italy and the United States. The results are encouraging, but no final judgment on the validity of the procedure can yet be made.

scholarly journals Book Review: An Indigenous Peoples' History Of The United States

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
pp. 127-130
Author(s):  
Judith B. Cohen
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Indigenous Peoples ◽  
Settler Colonialism ◽  
The United States ◽  
Genocide Studies ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Indian Perspective

Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz's, An Indigenous Peoples' History Of The United States, confronts the reality of settler-colonialism and genocide as foundational to the United States. It reconstructs and reframes the consensual narrative from the Native Indian perspective while exposing indoctrinated myths and stereotypes. This masterful and riveting journey provides truth and paths towards the future progress for all peoples. It is a must read and belongs in every classroom, home, library, and canon of genocide studies.

Considering the future of art bibliography: the FAB initiative

2011 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 10-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kathleen Salomon
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Art History ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of Art ◽  
The Future ◽  
Art Historians ◽  
History Of ◽  
Review Current ◽  
Research Institute ◽  
Current Practices

The Future of Art Bibliography (FAB) initiative developed out of various conversations among colleagues in the United States and Europe. Events in the art historical community, including limited funding resources for art libraries and projects internationally, and the cessation of the Getty’s support for the production of the Bibliography of the history of art (BHA) provided the catalyst for the Kress Foundation grant to the Getty Research Institute. A series of international meetings of art librarians, art historians, publishers and information specialists ensued. The goal was to review current practices, take stock of changes, and seriously consider developing more sustainable and collaborative ways of supporting the bibliography of art history in the future.

scholarly journals Patient-Computer Dialogue: A Review,

2000 ◽  
Vol 09 (01) ◽  
pp. 71-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
W.V. Slack
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
University Of Wisconsin ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
The University

AbstractSince the first study of communication between patient and computer was performed at the University of Wisconsin in 1965, programs for patient-computer dialogue have been developed, implemented, and studied in numerous settings in the United States and abroad, and the results have been encouraging. This review presents a brief history of patient-computer dialogue together with suggested guidelines for programs in the future.

scholarly journals The 2008 Financial Recession and the Dodd-Frank Act

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Dominick Spano
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Economic Climate ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Financial Recession ◽  
Looking Back

Abstract The 2008 Financial Recession was one of the most significant fiscal downturns in the history of the United States. Considering that the world is in the midst of a global pandemic which may lead to another adverse economic climate, I believe that looking back at the causes of the 2008 Financial Recession is recommended. This may assist administrators to avoid the missteps which sparked this down economy in the future. By reading this paper, readers will also learn about the demographics effected by the recession and the Dodd-Frank Act, which was drafted to combat future occurrences of this nature.

Presbyterians and Higher Education

2019 ◽  
pp. 567-580
Author(s):  
David S. Guthrie ◽  
R. Tyler Derreth
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
The United States ◽  
History Of Higher Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Freedom Of Thought

This chapter explores Presbyterian influences and involvement in higher education. It begins by using Princeton as an historic lens to examine the “Presbyterian ideals” of reason and education, liberty, and differentiation. The Presbyterian regard for freedom of thought and intellectual edification produced denominational schools throughout the history of higher education, especially in the United States, that differed substantially in their overarching philosophies, approaches to learning, curricula, and emphases on Christian piety. The second part of the chapter identifies the proliferating diversity at the intersection of Presbyterianism and the higher education landscape in the twentieth century. It describes differentiation by theology, denominations, geography, and culture. The chapter ends with brief ruminations on the future roles and stability of Presbyterian higher education.

Back to the future of digital price display: Analyzing patents and other archives to understand contemporary market innovations

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Franck Cochoy ◽  
Bastien Soutjis
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Historical Study ◽  
Body Parts ◽  
Cost Constraints ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Legal Frameworks

The article explores reasons for the lack of success of digital electronic shelf labels (ESLs) in US retail settings. It suggests that these reasons can be traced by referring to the triple meaning of ‘digital’: ‘Digital’ now means electronic, but the word also long encompassed numerals – a digit is a number – and body parts – digitus is the Latin word for the finger, that is, the index we use to point at things or manipulate them. The current fate of ESLs is linked to a long history that combined these three dimensions. The study unfolds along a twofold narrative. First, it reviews the recent introduction of ESLs in the United States based on the reading of papers and advertisements published in Progressive Grocer, a leading trade press magazine. Then, it goes ‘back to the future’ by exploring the roots of ESLs over a century. This historical study is based on the analysis of the evolution of US price tag patents (through a network study of patents citations and their evolution); the network analysis is complemented with the history of the US price tag market (through the knowledge gained from Progressive Grocer). The results show that digital price fixing depends on past and present systems and infrastructures, cost constraints and payback schemes, legal frameworks, and social projects.

A Brief History of the Sociology of Parishes in the United States

2019 ◽  
pp. 25-46
Author(s):  
Tricia C. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Catholic Church ◽  
The United States ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Sociological Literature ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Good For ◽  
Sociological Studies ◽  
The Church

Exploring sociological literature across almost three-quarters of a century, this chapter maps the origins and trajectory of sociologists’ exploration of the parish from the 1950s to today. From its contentious start to its largely applied orientation today, the chapter highlights several eras of parish research and argues that our current lack of sociological research on Catholic parishes can be traced to the tenuous relationship between the academy and the institutional Catholic Church. The chapter concludes by asserting that parish studies can be simultaneously good for the academy and good for the church. The future of sociological studies of the parish rest upon the willingness of both the academy and the church to accept this proposition.

At the Speed of Sound

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Derek W. Vaillant
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Speed Of Sound ◽  
High Speed ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electronic Communications ◽  
Radio Broadcasting ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of

This chapter sketches the history of U.S–French electronic communications prior to the rise of U.S.–French radio broadcasting. Focusing primarily on France, it analyzes the anticipatory and reactive discourses to live interwar transatlantic broadcast connectivity with the United States. The period saw two contrasting, nationally inflected techno-aesthetics take shape in America and France that defined excellence in radio. In America, technological power, abundance, and high-speed execution demonstrated professional competence and efficiency. The French emphasized quality, accepted scarcity, and valued deliberate speed. More than extensions of preexisting differences in U.S. and French cultural conventions these broadcast paradigms emerged relationally and cross-nationally to shape the future of U.S.–French broadcast interaction and the character of an evolving international medium.

History of Electronic Resources

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dalene Hawthorne
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
The Future ◽  
History Of ◽  
Library Catalogs

This chapter describes the history of the development and use of electronic resources in libraries in the United States. It provides an overview of the major developments in the field with a focus on library catalogs, electronic databases, e-books and e-serials. The chapter is intended to convey the broad sweep of change that has characterized these electronic resources from the 1960’s to the early 2000’s, as well as a sense of the underlying issues that remain the same. The author hopes that an understanding of the history of the development and use of these resources may lead to a better understanding of the current environment and provide inspiration for the future.

scholarly journals History of the Museum and Archives of the Jewish Historical and Ethnographic Society after October 1917

2019 ◽  
pp. 13-43
Author(s):  
Iryna Serheyeva
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Scientific Research ◽  
The United States ◽  
Historical Events ◽  
The Future ◽  
Archival Documents ◽  
History Of

The article is devoted to the history of the collection of the Museum and Archive of the Jewish Historical and Ethnographic Society (St. Petersburg, 1908–1930) in the period after October 1917 until the early 1990s.On the basis of a significant number of archival documents stored in different countries of Europe and the United States, published sources and scientific research,the author reveals historical events related to the collections, reconstructs the composition and content of the collections, and the future of the museum and archival collections, if possible.

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