This master thesis deals with internet information portal ikvalita.cz review. The main goal is to propose possible improvements. The thesis contains theoretical part which is concerned with information sources and improvement metodology. Practical part proceed from analysis on current state of information portal. It contents content analysis, structure analysis and also SWOT analysis which was made to summarize what was find out and to identify strengths and opportunities for improvements. Specific actions follow for both short time period (half year) and also for long-term time horizont. Commercialization is the topic of final chapter, which propose different ways.

Thesis deals with the use of Competitive Intelligence methods for selected IT company. The main objective of this work is the use of competitive intelligence analysis within the company and the characteristics of the company's competitive environment. Another goal is to identify appropriate information sources to obtain information about the external business environment and tools for monitoring them. The theoretical part of this work comes from the professional literature and focuses on the characteristics of competitive intelligence, and the intelligence cycle, including a description of its phases. Furthermore is mentioned the categorization of information sources and described the tools for collecting and analyzing information on the Internet. Part of theoretical part is a chapter devoted to CI in small and medium-sized companies. The practical part of this thesis deals with designing a system of competitive intelligence for a particular company. The first part includes the evaluation of the current situation in the ICT sector. Next chapter contains useful information sources to track and monitor information. Part of the proposed solution is a proposal profile person responsible for the conduct of CI. Thesis contribution in general involves a practical demonstration of using the CI methods possibilities in small business. From the practical side is the benefit mainly evaluating various analyzes, the conclusions and recommendations drawn from them.

El internet ha generado una serie de cambios en el trabajo periodístico que ha llevado a muchos a preguntarse si el producto informativo de los medios son de calidad, principalmente porque en los medios digitales impera, muchas veces, la exigencia de la inmediatez sobre el trabajo básico del periodista: seleccionar el hecho noticioso, corroborar la información, buscar fuentes adicionales que acerque a la audiencia a la comprensión del hecho noticioso abordado y construir responsablemente la publicación. El presente trabajo de investigación tiene como finalidad identificar el nivel de cumplimiento de los estándares de calidad periodística propuestos por Lorenzo Gomis y el VAP-UC en los medios digitales de IDL Reporteros, El Comercio y La República. Se decidió someter a evaluación las notas periodísticas que desarrollaron los tres medios a partir de una serie de screenshots del chat “La Botica” que cada medio obtuvo en exclusiva. La investigación parte de la premisa de que los chats, como fuente de información, son parte de la vida privada de las personas y que su exposición no solo debería estar justificada sino bien argumentada en el producto periodístico. / The internet has generated a series of changes in journalistic work, mainly because of one factor: time. Journalists have to select the news event, corroborate the information, find additional sources to contextualize the case and build a responsable publication in a shorter time than ever, because of the digital media which demands immediacy. That´s why, many researchers has wondered if the media's informative product fulfills quality standards. The cuestion borns in a digital media times, where immediacy can be considered more important than publish a deeper or complete contextualization of the news. This research will identify in which level the digital media of IDL Reporters, El Comercio and La República fulfills the standards of journalistic quality proposed by Lorenzo Gomis and the VAP-UC. The nine publications selected has been built from a principal source of information: a series of screenshots of La Botica’s chat, that each media obtained exclusively. The investigation is based on the premise that chats, as a source of information, are part of people's private life and their publication should not only be justified also well argued in the journalistic product. / Tesis

The study reported in this article investigates whether or not consumers from Turkey and New Zealand attach similar levels of importance to various information sources in their purchase decisions and whether they are similar (dissimilar) in their opinions on advertisement in various media. Customers surveyed in Istanbul and Wellington serve as the database. Study results and their implications are discussed.

yes / Background/Aims: Personalised nutrition has potential to revolutionise dietary health promotion if accepted by the general public. We studied trust and preferences regarding personalised nutrition services, how they influence intention to adopt these services, and cultural and social differences therein. Methods: A total of 9381 participants were quota sampled to be representative for each of nine EU countries (Germany, Greece, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Netherlands, UK, Norway) and surveyed by questionnaire assessing their intention to adopt personalised nutrition, trust in service regulators and information sources, and preferences for service providers and information channels. Results: Trust and preferences significantly predicted intention to adopt personalised nutrition. Higher trust in the local department of healthcare was associated with lower intention to adopt personalised nutrition. General practitioners were the most trusted of service regulators, except for in Portugal, where consumer organisations and universities were most trusted. In all countries, family doctors were the most trusted information providers. Trust in the National Health Service as service regulator and information source showed high variability across countries. Despite its highest variability across countries, personal meeting was the preferred communication channel except in Spain (where an automated internet service was preferred). General practitioners were the preferred service providers, except in Poland, where dietitians and nutritionists were preferred. The preference for dietitians and nutritionists as service providers highly varied across countries. Conclusion: These results may assist in informing local initiatives to encourage acceptance and adoption of country specific tailored personalised nutrition services therefore benefiting individual and public health.

Access and use of information facilitate the improvement of agriculture in rural areas. It is therefore important to ensure that adequate and appropriate information flows to the rural areas, and that farmers are able to utilise it. This study investigated the access and use of poultry management information in three rural districts of Tanzania, namely Iringa Rural, Morogoro Rural and Mvomero. The survey method, supplemented by methodological triangulation, was used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 360 poultry farmers in the selected rural communities. Sixteen focus group discussions were conducted, in which 160 farmers participated. Twenty-two information providers were interviewed. The SPSS® software was used to analyse quantitative data, while qualitative data was analysed using content analysis. The findings indicated that poultry farmers needed information on poultry disease control, poultry protection, shelter for poultry and poultry production. There was very low identification and prioritisation of farmers’ information needs by the information providers. Farmers accessed information that had a direct impact and was deemed relevant to their farming activities. It was revealed that farmers accessed information mainly from interpersonal sources. Likewise, farmers preferred interpersonal and informal sources to formal sources of information. The extension officers were considered to be the most effective information source, followed by family, friends, and neighbours. Various factors, such as lack of awareness, unavailability of extension officers and poor infrastructure, influenced access and use of poultry management information. It was concluded that most of the information providers were not aware of the farmers’ information needs, and as a result they were not in a position to disseminate relevant information. In addition, farmers were used to an oral culture, which means that they would probably continue to depend on interpersonal sources of information, regardless of the availability of formal channels and modern sources. The study recommended several measures, including the use of multiple sources of information and delivery of information in a variety of formats, in order to accommodate various categories of farmers. The study also suggested some areas for further research. Furthermore, a model for effective dissemination of poultry management information in rural areas was proposed. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)

Access and use of information facilitate the improvement of agriculture in rural areas. It is therefore important to ensure that adequate and appropriate information flows to the rural areas, and that farmers are able to utilise it. This study investigated the access and use of poultry management information in three rural districts of Tanzania, namely Iringa Rural, Morogoro Rural and Mvomero. The survey method, supplemented by methodological triangulation, was used to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 360 poultry farmers in the selected rural communities. Sixteen focus group discussions were conducted, in which 160 farmers participated. Twenty-two information providers were interviewed. The SPSS® software was used to analyse quantitative data, while qualitative data was analysed using content analysis. The findings indicated that poultry farmers needed information on poultry disease control, poultry protection, shelter for poultry and poultry production. There was very low identification and prioritisation of farmers’ information needs by the information providers. Farmers accessed information that had a direct impact and was deemed relevant to their farming activities. It was revealed that farmers accessed information mainly from interpersonal sources. Likewise, farmers preferred interpersonal and informal sources to formal sources of information. The extension officers were considered to be the most effective information source, followed by family, friends, and neighbours. Various factors, such as lack of awareness, unavailability of extension officers and poor infrastructure, influenced access and use of poultry management information. It was concluded that most of the information providers were not aware of the farmers’ information needs, and as a result they were not in a position to disseminate relevant information. In addition, farmers were used to an oral culture, which means that they would probably continue to depend on interpersonal sources of information, regardless of the availability of formal channels and modern sources. The study recommended several measures, including the use of multiple sources of information and delivery of information in a variety of formats, in order to accommodate various categories of farmers. The study also suggested some areas for further research. Furthermore, a model for effective dissemination of poultry management information in rural areas was proposed. / Information Science / D. Litt. et Phil. (Information Science)

Submitted by Eunice Novais (enovais@uepg.br) on 2018-03-26T18:40:10Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Andrea Morais.pdf: 1693284 bytes, checksum: 3de7d39db13d60c40364681d53667f77 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-03-26T18:40:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Andrea Morais.pdf: 1693284 bytes, checksum: 3de7d39db13d60c40364681d53667f77 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-09-28 / Esta pesquisa se destina a investigar como se relacionam as fontes de informações com os repórteres de rádio que cobrem a área policial, em Curitiba. Tal estudo foi feito sob o enfoque de uma problemática complexa, que considera a notícia como parte importante da relação fonte-jornalista. Explicando melhor: o que as pessoas ouvem no rádio (assim como leem em jornais e sites e veem nas emissoras de televisão) é o reflexo desse relacionamento, o qual é revestido de um contato de interdependência, na medida em que tanto jornalistas quanto fontes compartilham interesses de publicização, ainda que por vezes divergentes nos seus métodos e fins. A perspectiva teórica aplicada é a do Newsmaking, com a análise da questão das fontes considerando fatores como rotina produtiva, valores-notícias e profissionalismo. As técnicas de recolha de dados utilizadas são a observação participante – como método principal – e as entrevistas semiestruturadas – mecanismo complementar. Tal metodologia foi empregada para analisar a rotina produtiva de cinco profissionais de duas emissoras de rádio de Curitiba: Banda B e BandNews. Durante a coleta de dados, foram observadas questões como as pressões presentes na rotina do repórter e que impactam na escolha de fontes, a exemplo do apelo por produtividade e do tempo reduzido para o fechamento das pautas; o uso de fontes oficiais e a intermediação feita por assessores de imprensa; a atuação dos colegas como fontes de sugestões de pauta e de informações; a utilização de equipamentos e mídias eletrônicas (rádio HT, WhatsApp, redes sociais) para contato com as fontes; e as diferenças decorrentes de rotinas produtivas distintas. / This research aims to investigate how sources of information relate to radio reporters who write about police related subjetcs in Curitiba, Brazil. This study was done under the focus of a complex problem, which considers the news as an important part of the source of information-journalist relationship. To explain this better: what people hear on the radio (such as what they read in newspapers and news websites, what they watch on television) is a reflection of this relationship, which is interdependent, as both journalists and sources share the interests in spreading their work, although sometimes divergent in their methods and purposes. The theoretical perspective applied is that of Newsmaking, with the analysis of the issue of sources of information considering factors such as productive routine, news values and professionalism. The techniques of data collection used are the participant observation – as the main method –and semi-structured interviews as complementary mechanism. This methodology was used to analyze the productive routine of five professionals from two radio stations in Curitiba: Band B and BandNews. During data collection, questions were observed, such as the pressures that are present in the reporter's routine and that impact on the choice of sources, such as the pressure for productivity and the reduced deadlines; the use of official sources and the mediation done by press officers; the performance of colleagues as sources of advice and information; the use of equipment and electronic media (HT radio, WhatsApp, social networks) to contact the sources; and the differences arising from different productive routines.

Este estudo teve como objetivo principal identificar as redes de conhecimento, que os professores de Ciências da escola básica formaram na escolha e uso de fontes de informação durante a formação acadêmica e na tomada de decisão para a elaboração do planejamento de ensino. Os procedimentos metodológicos se relacionaram a uma abordagem mista, a partir das ferramentas da Análise de Redes Sociais (ARS), que permitiu o mapeamento e a caracterização das relações existentes, sob a forma de um estudo de caso, que incluiu a aplicação de um questionário, realizado com os professores de Ciências da rede municipal de Cachoeirinha, RS, que atuam na educação básica com alunos dos anos finais no ensino fundamental. Os dados foram analisados com o uso dos softwares UCINET e NetDraw, que possibilitou a partir dos resultados revelar alguns padrões estruturais de relacionamento dos professores com as fontes em forma de rede. A fundamentação teórica desta pesquisa perpassa por autores que estudam o conceito da sociedade em rede, o ensino de ciências, as novas tecnologias e as fontes de informação no ensino. Investigou-se ainda de que forma as fontes de informação podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento do Ensino de Ciências na educação básica. Os resultados indicaram que a fonte mais utilizada durante a formação acadêmica foram as Bibliotecas e no planejamento de ensino são os livros didáticos, seguido do buscador Google.com e de jornais. Verificou-se que a escolha do professor pelo uso de determinada fonte de informação está relacionada com os recursos pedagógicos tradicionais usados no processo de ensinar e aprender e também com a visão de educação que os professores possuem. Conclui-se o estudo ao salientar o desafio da prática pedagógica, a necessidade da formação continuada dos professores em consonância com as novas tecnologias educacionais para dar conta da realidade social do aluno e avançar no processo de ensinar e apreender no âmbito das Ciências, Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS). / This study aimed to identify the knowledge networks, the basic school science teachers formed in the choice and use of information sources during the academic and decision-making for the development of educational planning. The methodological procedures were related to a mixed approach, from the Social Network Analysis tools (SNA), which allowed the mapping and characterization of the relationship, in the form of a case study, which included a questionnaire performed with the science teachers in the municipal Cachoeirinha, RS, working in primary education with students of final years in elementary school. Data were analyzed with the use of UCINET and NetDraw software, which allowed from the results reveal some structural patterns teacher relationship with sources in network order. The theoretical basis of this research permeates authors who study the concept of the network society, science education, new technologies and information sources in teaching. Were also investigated how the information sources can contribute to the development of science education in basic education. The results indicated that the source used most during the academic training were Libraries and education planning are textbooks, followed by Google.com search engine and newspapers. It was found that the choice of the teacher by the use of a particular source of information is related to the traditional teaching resources used in the process of teaching and learning and also with the vision of education that teachers have. We conclude the study to highlight the challenge of teaching practice, the need for ongoing training of teachers in line with the new educational technologies for dealing with the social reality of the student and support the process of teaching and seize.

In recent years, many Personal Health Record (PHR) systems have been developed to retrieve patients&rsquo / Electonic Health Records (EHRs) from external sources. However, current PHRs can provide access to only a small number of EHR systems, since there are many dierent interfaces, data formats and medical terminologies among dierent systems. When this is the case, all these diversity yields high integration costs. Development of such systems is dicult and expensive because of the reasons such as accessing to evidence based medical information, utilization of social networks to share information, incorporation of available medical knowledge models, etc. Due to the technical diversity of external information systems, a developer of a PHR system faces a dicult integration process when he wants to integrate a new source or service. Integration of medical devices is also important and necessary in a PHR system. However, most of the medical device vendors use proprietary formats and protocols for communicating their devices with external systems / again, causing high integration eorts and costs. In this thesis, these problems and challenges are addressed by providing an on-line personal iv healthcare management platform, i.e. eSaglikKaydim which is built on top of a highly modular architecture and provides services based on worldwide standards. In this way, eSaglikKaydim platform can be integrated with any external health information service and medical device so that it maximizes the data variety retrieved from all kinds of external health data sources. The work presented in this thesis is part of the OSAmI project supported by European ITEA and funded by the TU&uml / BI