Background The risk-adjusted mortality rate (RAMR) is used widely by healthcare agencies to evaluate hospital performance. The RAMR is insensitive to case volume and requires a confidence interval for proper interpretation, which results in a hypothesis testing framework. Unfamiliarity with hypothesis testing can lead to erroneous interpretations by the public and other stakeholders. We argue t...

Pointing out relevant information to a user is one application of focus+context techniques in information visualization. We present a method for doing this which uses selective blur to direct the user’s attention. This method is based on the depth of field (DOF) effect used in photography and cinematography, and is therefore both familiar to users and perceptually effective. Because this method...

This paper undertakes the modelling experiment of translating excerpts of the natural language play “Faust” by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe into a RDF structure, so that it is accessible by machines on a word or concept level. Thereby, it is crucial that statements made in the logic of the play can be distinguished from the usual, general purpose Linked Open Data. The goal is to find a standard c...