A Lingual Agnostic Information Retrieval System by Umar Bn Abdullahi, Godspower Osaretin Ekuobase

“…The resultant lingual agnostic IRS (LAIRS) was evaluated using heuristics and system evaluation methods for parity of language of interaction against the default language and was excellently stable across queries and languages, guaranteeing 86% parity with the default language in the use of other languages for information access and retrieval. Furthermore, it has been shown that LAIRS is the most appropriate IRS to address the problem of language barriers to cyber-inclusion compared with existing IRSs.…”
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Digital divide: a phenomenon of unequal adoption of technology by SMMEs in the agribusiness sector in South Africa by Blessing Mbatha

“… The digital evolution and the adoption of technology have made it possible for information access and management to improve the social and economic impacts of the tourism sector globally. …”
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Metodologías para el desarrollo de Interfaces Visuales de Recuperación de Información: análisis y comparación by Víctor Herrero-Solana, Yusef Hassan

“…This phenomenon improves data exchange and communication but introduces new troubles in relation to information access and searching. Aim. This paper proposes an exhaustive review of the different models, methods and algorithms that can be used to develop Visual Interfaces for Information Retrieval. …”
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Lexical variation in English language podcasts, editorial media, and social media by Jussi Karlgren

“…This variation, besides being of philological interest, has ramifications for computational work. Information access for material which is not primarily topical should be designed to be sensitive to such variation that defines the data set itself and discriminates items within it. …”
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Library Digitalization and Modernization: Strategies for Utilizing E-Clipping to Enhance Services at The Digital Library of The Audit Board of The Republic of Indonesia (BPK RI) Ba... by Lucia Maria Dos Santos Salsinha, Juwita Pratiwi Lukman

“…The findings indicate that the implementation of e-clipping not only accelerates information access but also improves operational efficiency and user satisfaction. …”
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The Relationship between Records Management and Service Delivery in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of Kabale University Library. by Forsca, Kyomugasho

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Vulnerability Testing and Analysis on Websites and Web-Based Applications in the XYZ Faculty Environment Using Acunetix Vulnerability by Mifthahul Rahmi, Yuhandri Yunus, Sumijan Sumijan

“…These digital platforms offer unrestricted information access, overcoming spatial and temporal limitations. …”
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Socio-economic benefits and challenges confronting oil palm production among indigenous rural farmers in Karonga district, Malawi by Noel Mweta, Alex Somuah Obeng, John Windie Ansah

“…The researchers therefore recommended that the Malawi Ministry of Agriculture should collaborate with other stakeholders in the agriculture sector, including financial institutions and the manufacturing industry, in the provision of extension services as a means of information access, creating the market, and providing credits to indigenous rural farmers so that they can invest and buy equipment necessary for this agricultural activity.…”
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Variables associated with environmental scanning among clinicians at substance abuse treatment clinics by Alison L. Koch, Cynthia L. Arfken, Marcus W. Dickson, Elizabeth Agius, & Jacqueline K. Mitchelson

“…Clinicians were asked for their perceptions of their clinic’s openness to new treatment techniques and support for acquiring new information, access to and satisfaction with information sources at work, as well as if they feel it is their job to keep up to date with current treatment research. …”
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Value Chain Analysis of Highland Bamboo (Yushania alpina) in Banja District, Awi Zone, Ethiopia by Mulat Mengstu, Asmamaw Alemu, Chernet Worku, Sosina Bezie

“…Based on the findings of this study, designing policies help to increase farmers’ knowledge and skills through capacity building and help to improve information access, silviculture management practice, and market supply of culm.…”
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Access to Finance and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda: A Case of Selected Smes in Kabale Municipality by Esperance, Nyiratebuka

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“No miracle cure” interface evaluation of a UK suicide prevention app in a Norwegian context by Kari Dakota Aasheim, Thea Heggeli Bråthen, Kristine Brandager Reiersen, Mimi Alexandra Erichsen, Kristina Sande Storevik, Anne Lund

“…Self-help apps may potentially reach and support suicidal individuals, next of kin, bereaved and professionals with educational information, access to suicide emergency help, hotlines, and coping tools. …”
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Factors Influencing the Uptake and Sustainable Use of Soil and Water Conservation Measures in Bubaare Micro-Catchment, Kabale District, South Western Uganda by Willbroad, Byamukama, Ssemakula, E, Kalibwani, R

“…In this regard, several key recommendations were made which involved extending financial services to the farmers, communication and information access, training and experience sharing, strengthening research and development, education and awareness, providing technical and financial support.…”
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Large Language Model Approach for Zero-Shot Information Extraction and Clustering of Japanese Radiology Reports: Algorithm Development and Validation by Yosuke Yamagishi, Yuta Nakamura, Shouhei Hanaoka, Osamu Abe

“…Previously used in the NTCIR-16 (NII Testbeds and Community for Information Access Research) shared task for clustering performance competition, this dataset was ideal for comparing the clustering ability of our algorithm with those of previous methods. …”
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Adopting Positive Selection Technology and Improving Seed Quality in Smallholder Potato Farmers in South-Western Uganda. by Kajura, Tibanyendera Deo

“…Institutional factors that had significant effect were information access, awareness and extension services. Study findings indicated that adoption of Positive Selection Technology was influenced by demographic, socio-economic, institutional and technological factors. …”
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Tax and income transparency in Norway from 2001 to 2014 by Czarny Bogusław

“…The digitization of relevant data and publishing it on the Internet made all of this information accessible directly from a home computer. I have provided an overview of the historical and cultural background, as well as the direct causes of the changes introduced in Norway and their consequences. …”
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Evaluation of Documentation Management and Business Continuity in Financial Institutions: A Case Study of Unique Sacco In Kabale Municipality. by Komugisha, Susan

“…The study on the relationship between documentation management and business continuity were; enables the SACCOs to operate effectively, assists in the planning of the organization, help to improve in service delivery, improves on the efficiency and productivity of the SACCO, essential informational resource, inventory is effectively managed and ensures easily information accessibility. The study recommended there should be employment of skilled workers to enable provision of effective and efficient services in document management at Unique SACCO for easy access and retrieval of the documents, the SACCO should provide enough capital to help the records department to perform its duties in document management effectively and there should be provision of enough storage space for expansion to facilitate proper documents management at Unique SACCO.…”
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Dissipation Alters Modes of Information Encoding in Small Quantum Reservoirs near Criticality by Krai Cheamsawat, Thiparat Chotibut

“…Using Partial Information Decomposition (PID), we examine how different dynamical regimes encode input drive signals in terms of <i>redundancy</i> (information shared by each oscillator) and <i>synergy</i> (information accessible only through their joint observation). …”
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The Impact of Critical Listening and Critical Reading on Critical Thinking by Yasemin Baki

“…Critical thinking, which is a productive language skill, provides a framework for these two receptive language skills and enables the evaluation of the accuracy of information accessed through critical listening and critical reading, analyzing different perspectives and making inferences to reach correct conclusions. …”
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Do you think medicines can be prescribed in a more eco-directed, greener way? A qualitative study based on public and prescriber focus groups on the impact of pharmaceuticals in Sc... by Claire Anderson, Lydia Niemi, Naoko Arakawa, Mark Taggart, Stuart Gibb, Sharon Pfleger

“…Although the public representatives were generally open to the concept of EDSP, this decision required weighing pros/cons considering personal health choices, information accessibility and transparency, and trust in and time with prescribers.Conclusions This study identified new insights from prescribers and the public related to the concept of, and barriers to, EDSP in Scotland, as well as perspectives regarding knowledge support tools and information communication. …”
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