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Pour tenter de faire une synthèse claire du travail intensif, ce rapport se divisera en trois parties:
Michael J. Kovacs and Diane K. Kovacs
E‐mail based electronic conferences (e‐conferences) and journals (e‐journals) are an increasingly popular means of communication for scholars who have access to the…
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E‐mail based electronic conferences (e‐conferences) and journals (e‐journals) are an increasingly popular means of communication for scholars who have access to the academic networks BITNET or Internet. This article explains the technology that allows e‐conferences to form and proliferate, presents preliminary research on scholars' use of the networks, and then examines general issues informing and moderating e‐conferences.
La théorie du tourisme ne s'est pas beaucoup occupée jusqu'à présent des corrélations de la vente des facteurs d'attraction — des questions de la propagande concernant…
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La théorie du tourisme ne s'est pas beaucoup occupée jusqu'à présent des corrélations de la vente des facteurs d'attraction — des questions de la propagande concernant cela — ainsi que de celles de la motivation et du mobile de l'efficacité de la réclame touristique. En même temps les organes d'organisation et de gestion touristiques dépensent des sommes énormes en propagande, en réclame et employent des spécialistes de réclame, etc.
Les questions posées concernant l'enseignement de tourisme sont bilatérales. D'une part, il faut trouver la source favorable pour la reconstitution des cadres, laquelle…
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Les questions posées concernant l'enseignement de tourisme sont bilatérales. D'une part, il faut trouver la source favorable pour la reconstitution des cadres, laquelle assure dans un temps court — en utilisant une méthode spéciale — les spécialistes du tourisme. L'autre tâche est l'organisation de l'enseignement postscolaire des personnes qui travaillent depuis longtemps.
The author takes a comprehensive look at the accessibility of e-resources for all people, including those with disabilities, in the context of collection development (CD).
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Purpose
The author takes a comprehensive look at the accessibility of e-resources for all people, including those with disabilities, in the context of collection development (CD).
Methodology/approach
Employing a combination of research methodologies
Findings
Several professional library organizations recommend accessibility-sensitive selection and procurement procedures. However, not all students enrolled in library school programs might learn about the issue. Few books on the subject cover the issue adequately. Nationwide, CD policies requiring conformance to accessibility standards are the exception; and when librarians meet to make decisions about the selection of specific e-resources, the needs of people with disabilities are rarely on their radar screens.
Research limitations/implications
Researchers conducting similar surveys in the future might want to not only select a statistically more representative sample of academic libraries but also widen their focus and include both accessibility and usability in their investigations.
Practical implications
Textbook authors and course instructors in the area of CD need to address accessibility and usability. Librarians need to raise the issue with database and e-book vendors during license negotiations.
Social implications
The acquisition of e-resources designed to be accessible and usable for all will enable people with disabilities to participate more fully in our information-driven society.
Originality/value
The data collected provide for a broad discussion of the extent to which the needs of people with disabilities are considered in connection with CD.
Jennifer Kurth, Alison Zagona, Amanda Miller and Michael Wehmeyer
This chapter provides “viewpoints” on the education of learners with extensive and pervasive support needs. That is, students who require the most support to learn, often…
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This chapter provides “viewpoints” on the education of learners with extensive and pervasive support needs. That is, students who require the most support to learn, often categorized as having intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, or related disabilities. The lenses through which we provide these viewpoints are historical and future-oriented; we begin with historic perspectives on the education of students with extensive and pervasive support needs, and then provide 21st century viewpoints for these learners. We interpret the notion of viewpoints in two ways: first, consistent with a viewpoint as indicating an examination of objects (in this case, practices and interventions) from a distance so as to be able to compare and judge; and, second, viewpoint as indicating our perspective on said interventions and practice.
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– The purpose of this paper is to explore a novel breast volume measuring method by mesh projection based on three-dimensional (3D) point cloud data.
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to explore a novel breast volume measuring method by mesh projection based on three-dimensional (3D) point cloud data.
Design/methodology/approach
Mesh projection method, a rapid and accurate method to calculate the volume of models described by triangular meshes, was transplanted to calculate breast volume based on 3D point cloud data derived from a [TC]2 3D scanner. A simple landmarking procedure was developed to decide breast boundary. Breast volumes derived from mesh projection method were compared to the results of water displacement by statistical analysis to validate its accuracy.
Findings
A novel breast volume measurement method is developed based on mesh projection method. By comparison of water displacement, mesh projection method is proved to be accurate to calculate breast volume. Furthermore, a simple and standard breast boundary landmarking procedure is established, which avoids the arbitrariness of the definition of breast boundary and improves the repetition of landmarking.
Practical implications
A simple and convenient tool is provided for bra industries to rapidly and accurately measure breast volume.
Originality/value
Mesh projection method is primarily applied to determine breast volume based on 3D point cloud data. Meanwhile, a simple and standard breast boundary landmarking procedure is put forward.
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Deirdre E. McGhee and Julie R. Steele
The purpose of this paper is to measure the breast volume of a large sample of women and their corresponding correctly fitted bra size, in order to demonstrate the range…
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Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to measure the breast volume of a large sample of women and their corresponding correctly fitted bra size, in order to demonstrate the range of volumes within each size and the variation amongst different bra sizes.
Design/methodology/approach
Breast volume of 104 women was measured via water displacement and was compared to their professionally fitted bra size, in the one style and brand of bra.
Findings
The mean breast volume of the left and right breast was 642 and 643 ml, ranging from 125 (size 10A) to 1,900 ml (size 24DD). The average professionally fitted bra band size was 12 (range size 10‐24; Australian sizing) and cup size was DD (range A‐G). A range of breast volumes was found to correspond to the same bra size and the volume of any one cup size was not homogenous amongst different band sizes.
Practical implications
Appreciating the range of breast volumes that correspond to each bra size is important in terms of both bra structure and design in order to provide adequate breast support. The large variation in cup volumes associated with different band sizes suggests women should not consider themselves to be an isolated cup size, but rather a combination of a band and cup size.
Originality/value
This is the first study to publish normative breast volume data, and the corresponding correctly fitted bra sizes, for a large sample of women. This is important information for bra design and to assist women achieve correct bra fit and support.
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Identifies key activities that network users can perform in orderto use the network effectively. Offers recommended reading, frombeginner to expert user status. Explains…
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Identifies key activities that network users can perform in order to use the network effectively. Offers recommended reading, from beginner to expert user status. Explains some commonly used terms (e.g. Turbo Gopher with Veronica!). Lists useful Internet resources.
Acquisitions librarians operate in a dynamic environment requiring constant alertness to new developments. Current awareness services (CAS), especially those available for…
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Acquisitions librarians operate in a dynamic environment requiring constant alertness to new developments. Current awareness services (CAS), especially those available for free through the World Wide Web (WWW), can help them to keep up with trends, publisher and vendor‐related information, developments in a particular field of acquisitions, events important to professional career development, new titles and conference announcements. A number of WWW types of CAS are discussed and examples are provided. These include table of content services, automatic notification from tables of contents, book alerting services, SDI or alerting services available through aggregate services, e‐newsletters, newspaper filtering services, monitoring through intelligent agents, Web site update notification services, Web pages with newsworthy content, discussion groups and electronic mailing lists, and personalised Web pages.
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