Computer-mediated communication is driving fundamental changes in the nature of written language. We investigate these changes by statistical analysis of a dataset comprising 107 million Twitter messages (authored by 2.7 million unique user accounts). Using a latent vector autoregressive model to aggregate across thousands of words, we identify high-level patterns in diffusion of linguistic cha...

Some scholars have hypothesized that writing style, the special language of writing, is acquired, or subconsciously absorbed, through reading (Krashen, 1984, 2004; Smith, 1988, 2004). The language of writing, it is argued, is too complex to be consciously learned, and there are compelling case histories of those who developed high levels of competence in the written language through reading alo...

PURPOSE To audit operation notes of 50 patients according to the guidelines of the Royal College of Surgeons. METHODS Proforma operation notes of 50 consecutive patients treated in an orthopaedic department were audited by a single reviewer, according to the guidelines of the Royal College of Surgeons in terms of date and time of surgery, name of surgeon, procedure, operative diagnosis, incis...

Hand held devices have recently became available that can scan printed text and create computer-generated speech. These devices are generally designed for people with some type of disability. This paper describes the software portion of a similar device to identify isolated small sequences of hand-written or printed sheet music. The software we designed analyses scanned images of sheet music an...

Clinical documentation is an integral part of the healthcare professional's job. Good record keeping is essential for patient care, accurate recording of consultations and for effective communication within the multidisciplinary team. Within the surgical department at the Great Western Hospital, Swindon, the case notes were deemed to be bulky and cumbersome, inhibiting effective record keeping,...

WHENEVER a person produces a message, whether it be conversation, an ordinary letter to a relative, or a suicide note, he employs a complex set of encoding habits. It seems reasonable to assume that these language habits are organized in much the same way as the habits underlying nonlanguage behavior and that the general principles of learning and performance therefore apply equivalently in bot...

The number of alternative tourism types that appeal to niche markets is increasing daily in response the changing demands and expectations tourists. Apitourism, which a blend nature culture, has attracted attention become an important market recent years. In this study, tourists’ experiences visiting beekeeping museum, attraction within scope apitourism, were examined. notes written museum’s vi...