Multilingual environmental information is communicated via different media. These media can be newspapers, TV, internet, WAP, SMS, etc. Each of the media has a presentation mode which fits best. Thus, it turned out that for newspapers, pictograms which indicate good, normal, and bad conditions, a map with pictograms and/or a very short text are to be preferred. In contrast, the information prov...

BACKGROUND Inadequacies of drug labeling have been frequently reported among Malaysian healthcare institutes, in which the Hospital Information System (HIS) is used. OBJECTIVE To identify potential areas to improve the existing labels used for pediatric liquid medications. METHODS This study was qualitative in nature, whereby focus group discussions (FGDs), face-to-face interviews (FTFIs), ...

The goal of this thesis is to present one concrete example of how a system can interpret and handle cultural differences in human-provided interpretations. In doing so, this thesis utilizes pictograms, a well-known iconic medium of communication which contains both the implicit cultural interpretations as well as explicit semantic interpretations. Cross-cultural pictogram interpretations are co...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study is to examine the knowledge, practice, and attitude toward medications of different primary school children at age group (7-9) years. METHODS This cross sectional study adopted the form of structured interviewing technique using a validated and pre-piloted questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of a mixture of multiple choice and open-ended questions, 15 U...

When the design of directional signage takes into account both the needs of different types of end users and the nuances of a specific environment, this can greatly enhance a localised wayfinding system. This need for contextualised wayfinding design is particularly apparent within zoological gardens, as the presence of captive animals represents a distinctive challenge in terms of sign design....

Synthetic Biology Open Language (SBOL) is a data exchange standard for the specification of forward engineered genetic designs (Galdzicki 2012). SBOL Visual is the graphical counterpart to SBOL, used to represent designs in a human readable manner. The central element in the SBOL data model is the DNA Component, which represents the design of a contiguous piece of DNA. DNA Components have an as...