In this position paper we present the FP7 ERC starting grant project iHEARu (Intelligent systems’ Holistic Evolving Analysis of Real-life Universal speaker characteristics). This project addresses several fundamental shortcomings in state of the art methods for computational paralinguistics, by introducing holistic analysis, evolving learning of features and models, and collection of real-life,...

OBJECTIVES To determine which of the two methods of case note review provide the most useful and reliable information for reviewing quality of care. DESIGN Retrospective, multiple reviews of 692 case notes were undertaken using both holistic (implicit) and criterion-based (explicit) review methods. Quality measures were evidence-based review criteria and a quality of care rating scale. SETT...

Anthropogenic impacts on the aquatic environment, especially in the context of nutrients, provide a major challenge for water resource management. The heterogeneous nature of policy relevant management units (e.g. catchments), in terms of environmental controls on nutrient source and transport, leads to the need for holistic management. However, current strategies are limited by current underst...

The European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) business excellence model is widely recognized as a representative theory to improve traditional Total Quality Management (TQM) by expanding the narrow quality-oriented concept into a holistic management concept. The EFQM model, an integrative business system, covers all management activities composed of input, process, and output (Black et ...

BACKGROUND A holistic approach to health requires the development of tools that would allow to measure the inner world of individuals within its physical, mental and social dimensions. OBJECTIVES To create the Physical, Mental and Social Well-being scale (PMSW-21) that allows a holistic representation of various dimensions of well-being in such a way as they are perceived by the individuals a...

We believe that holistic medicine can be used for patients with mental health disorders. With holistic psychiatry, it is possible to help the mentally ill patient to heal existentially. As in holistic medicine, the methods are love or intense care, winning the trust of the patient, getting permission to give support and holding, and daring to be fully at the patient's service. Our clinical expe...

The small acmaeid limpet Patelloida lat istr~gata Angas and clumps of macroalgae are found in midshore intertidal regions dominated by barnacles. Interactions between limpet and algae were investigated experimentally to determine the effect of the herbivore on microalgae (this term includes propagules of macroalgae) as well as on macroalgal plants, and also the influence of both forms of algae ...

The nervous breakdown of a 22-year-old, young woman was caused by severe sexual abuse in childhood, which was repressed over many years. During therapy, the patient accumulated resources to start the painful integration of these old traumas. Using holistic existential therapy in accordance with the life mission theory and the holistic process theory of healing, she finally was able to confront ...