In a world that appears riven by social media, ill-informed opinion, rumour, and conspiracy theories in preference to facts and established truths, it can be alarming to see scientists, doctors, and engineers challenged by vacuous statements that often hold sway over the hard-won truths of science. Moreover, large numbers of people do not understand the ‘scientific method’ and what makes it so powerful.
Paradoxically, those challenging science and scientists based on their belief systems do so using technologies that can only be furnished by scientific methodologies. For sure; no religion, belief system, great political mind, anarchist, professional protester, or social commentator will produce a TV set, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, supercomputer, MRI Scanner, AI system, or vaccine! But they will criticise, challenge, and be abusive based on their ignorance and inability.
So, this is the world that now influences the minds of young aspiring students, and this presentation is designed to go beyond the simple exposition and statement of the scientific principles and method, to provide an ancient, modern, and forward-looking perspective. It also includes a complex ‘worked example’ to highlight the rigour that must be applied to establish any truth!
For millennia we have crafted artifacts from bulk materials that we have progressively refined to produce ever more precision tools and products. Latterly, we have crossed a critical threshold where our abilities now eclipse Mother Nature. For example; the smallest transistors in production today have feature sizes down to 2nm which is smaller than a biological virus ~20 - 200nm. The implications for ITC, AI, Robotics, and Production are ever more profound as we approach, and most likely undercut, the scale of the atom ~ 0.1-0.4nm. Not only does this open the door to new technologies, it sees new and remarkable capabilities. So, in this presentation we look at this new Tech Horizon spanning robotics to quantum computing and sensory technologies, and how they will help us realise sustainable futures germane to Industry 4.0, 5.0, and beyond.
We are engaged in a war the like of which we have never seen or experienced before. Our enemies are invisible and relentless; with globally dispersed forces working at all levels and in all sectors of our societies. They are better organised, resourced, motivated, and adaptive than any of our organisations or institutions, and they are winning. This war is also one of paradox!
“The cost to many nations is now on a par with their GDP”
“No previous war has seen so many suffer so much to (almost) never retaliate”
“We are up against attackers who operate as a virtual (ghost-like) guerrilla army”
“No state can defend its population and organisations, and they stand alone - isolated and exposed”
“A real army/defence force would rehearse and play all day and very occasionally engage in warfare. We, on the other hand, are at war every day but never play, war-game, or anticipate new forms of attack”
To turn this situation around we need to understand our enemies and adopt their tactics and tools as a part of our defence strategy. We also have to be united, and organised so the no one, and no organisation, stands alone. We also have to engage in sharing attack data, experiences and solutions.
All this has to be supported by wargaming, and anticipatory solutions creation.
The good news is; we have better, and more, people, machines, networks, facilities, and expertise than our enemies. All it requires is the embracing of advanced R&D, leadership, sharing, and orchestration on a global scale.
Part 1 of this two-part serious was about rethinking and reeducation: ‘Attack Scenarios’ approached the transformation process by getting students to think as if they are attacker so that in Part 2; ‘Defence Scenarios’ they are challenged to get ahead of the game; to anticipate and respond ahead of an attack, by recalling what they did in RED Team mode which gave them the opportunity to design their own criminal empire on screen!
In both Part 1 and Part 2 the detailed discussions occurred in camera and are not for publication or open public access.
This presentation was created in support of a short keynote for ICGS3-21 (14-15 Jan21) UK to purposely highlight the reasons why we are losing the cyber war and what we have to do to win. The approach adopted quantifies the key weakness and shortcomings of our current defence strategies to give pointers to a more secure future.
In postulating remedies, we purposely fall back on the wisdoms of Sun Tzu and The Art of War to highlight and explain the meaning and implications of quoted insights (below) and their pertinence to modern cyber wars/security.
“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy”
In this way, we go beyond opinion and suspicion by quantifying the scale of the individual elements of the cyber security equation using a variant of Drake’s Equation. This gives us a good estimate of the scale of the problems we face. Beyond this we highlight some cultural and political issues that need urgent attention.
Finally, we link to comprehensive presentations going back to 2016 that detail specific Red and Blue team exercises thinking and preparation. These themes were invoked to widen the awareness and thinking in the student body @ The UoS.
No doubt Aldous Huxley and George Orwell would be pleased to see cameras and surveillance devices everywhere, just as they predicted, but they would then be amazed to find that we buy and install them and become upset if no one is watching! So the Dystopian futures they both predicted and feared are not here yet, but they might just be in the pipeline, and being built a device at a time by us!
Only 70 years ago close observation and surveillance was difficult and very expensive. Today, it is so very cheap, efficient, and everywhere: in our pockets; on our wrists; in our homes, offices, cars, trains, planes; in the streets and on the highways and major roads.
To some degree every country has embraced all the possibilities presented by the technology to make their societies safer and more progressive as organisms, but now here comes AI. Automatic voice, face, finger, eye, action, movement and habit recognition writ large along with all our messages, entertainment, work and recreation patterns monitored 24x7, so inference engines can check if we are good, bad, dangerous, safe, under threat and so on!
Some countries are now employing such technology to judge, sentence, and commit people for criminal acts and ant-social behaviours etc. At this point we have to proceed with care in the recognition that data errors ‘happen’ and human biases can be built in at the birth of such AI systems. Nothing is ever perfect - not people, and certainly not our machines, and we have to progressively drive out bias snd error…
Every Industrial revolution has seen the progression from people dominated design, build and production to a higher degrees of automation that has gone hand-in-hand with shortening timescales enabled by ever-more powerful technologies. However, at a fundamental level the process has remained the same, but it is now edging toward a continuum of evolution as opposed to a series of discrete jumps that often trigger company reorganizations. In concert, there is a realization abroad that it is no longer about the biggest, the strongest, the best, or the fittest, it is now all about the survival of the most adaptable.
By and large it is relatively easy to predict when and where tech change will occur and the likely outcomes, in terms of existing and future products and services, but how people, customers, companies and societies will react is an unsolved puzzle. On another plane, competition and threats may well occur outside the sector, from a direction managers are not looking, by entirely new mechanisms, and at a most critical time. These are all challenges indeed!
How to adapt to, and cope with these collective challenges is the focus of this presentation which is illustrated and supported by past and present industrial cases along with the experiences and methodologies of those who have driven/weathered this storm as well as those who failed. Many of the illustrations are automated and there are exemplar movies and segue inserts throughout.
In a world that appears riven by social media, ill-informed opinion, rumour, and conspiracy theories in preference to facts and established truths, it can be alarming to see scientists, doctors, and engineers challenged by vacuous statements that often hold sway over the hard-won truths of science. Moreover, large numbers of people do not understand the ‘scientific method’ and what makes it so powerful.
Paradoxically, those challenging science and scientists based on their belief systems do so using technologies that can only be furnished by scientific methodologies. For sure; no religion, belief system, great political mind, anarchist, professional protester, or social commentator will produce a TV set, mobile phone, laptop, tablet, supercomputer, MRI Scanner, AI system, or vaccine! But they will criticise, challenge, and be abusive based on their ignorance and inability.
So, this is the world that now influences the minds of young aspiring students, and this presentation is designed to go beyond the simple exposition and statement of the scientific principles and method, to provide an ancient, modern, and forward-looking perspective. It also includes a complex ‘worked example’ to highlight the rigour that must be applied to establish any truth!
For millennia we have crafted artifacts from bulk materials that we have progressively refined to produce ever more precision tools and products. Latterly, we have crossed a critical threshold where our abilities now eclipse Mother Nature. For example; the smallest transistors in production today have feature sizes down to 2nm which is smaller than a biological virus ~20 - 200nm. The implications for ITC, AI, Robotics, and Production are ever more profound as we approach, and most likely undercut, the scale of the atom ~ 0.1-0.4nm. Not only does this open the door to new technologies, it sees new and remarkable capabilities. So, in this presentation we look at this new Tech Horizon spanning robotics to quantum computing and sensory technologies, and how they will help us realise sustainable futures germane to Industry 4.0, 5.0, and beyond.
We are engaged in a war the like of which we have never seen or experienced before. Our enemies are invisible and relentless; with globally dispersed forces working at all levels and in all sectors of our societies. They are better organised, resourced, motivated, and adaptive than any of our organisations or institutions, and they are winning. This war is also one of paradox!
“The cost to many nations is now on a par with their GDP”
“No previous war has seen so many suffer so much to (almost) never retaliate”
“We are up against attackers who operate as a virtual (ghost-like) guerrilla army”
“No state can defend its population and organisations, and they stand alone - isolated and exposed”
“A real army/defence force would rehearse and play all day and very occasionally engage in warfare. We, on the other hand, are at war every day but never play, war-game, or anticipate new forms of attack”
To turn this situation around we need to understand our enemies and adopt their tactics and tools as a part of our defence strategy. We also have to be united, and organised so the no one, and no organisation, stands alone. We also have to engage in sharing attack data, experiences and solutions.
All this has to be supported by wargaming, and anticipatory solutions creation.
The good news is; we have better, and more, people, machines, networks, facilities, and expertise than our enemies. All it requires is the embracing of advanced R&D, leadership, sharing, and orchestration on a global scale.
Part 1 of this two-part serious was about rethinking and reeducation: ‘Attack Scenarios’ approached the transformation process by getting students to think as if they are attacker so that in Part 2; ‘Defence Scenarios’ they are challenged to get ahead of the game; to anticipate and respond ahead of an attack, by recalling what they did in RED Team mode which gave them the opportunity to design their own criminal empire on screen!
In both Part 1 and Part 2 the detailed discussions occurred in camera and are not for publication or open public access.
This presentation was created in support of a short keynote for ICGS3-21 (14-15 Jan21) UK to purposely highlight the reasons why we are losing the cyber war and what we have to do to win. The approach adopted quantifies the key weakness and shortcomings of our current defence strategies to give pointers to a more secure future.
In postulating remedies, we purposely fall back on the wisdoms of Sun Tzu and The Art of War to highlight and explain the meaning and implications of quoted insights (below) and their pertinence to modern cyber wars/security.
“To know your Enemy, you must become your Enemy”
In this way, we go beyond opinion and suspicion by quantifying the scale of the individual elements of the cyber security equation using a variant of Drake’s Equation. This gives us a good estimate of the scale of the problems we face. Beyond this we highlight some cultural and political issues that need urgent attention.
Finally, we link to comprehensive presentations going back to 2016 that detail specific Red and Blue team exercises thinking and preparation. These themes were invoked to widen the awareness and thinking in the student body @ The UoS.
No doubt Aldous Huxley and George Orwell would be pleased to see cameras and surveillance devices everywhere, just as they predicted, but they would then be amazed to find that we buy and install them and become upset if no one is watching! So the Dystopian futures they both predicted and feared are not here yet, but they might just be in the pipeline, and being built a device at a time by us!
Only 70 years ago close observation and surveillance was difficult and very expensive. Today, it is so very cheap, efficient, and everywhere: in our pockets; on our wrists; in our homes, offices, cars, trains, planes; in the streets and on the highways and major roads.
To some degree every country has embraced all the possibilities presented by the technology to make their societies safer and more progressive as organisms, but now here comes AI. Automatic voice, face, finger, eye, action, movement and habit recognition writ large along with all our messages, entertainment, work and recreation patterns monitored 24x7, so inference engines can check if we are good, bad, dangerous, safe, under threat and so on!
Some countries are now employing such technology to judge, sentence, and commit people for criminal acts and ant-social behaviours etc. At this point we have to proceed with care in the recognition that data errors ‘happen’ and human biases can be built in at the birth of such AI systems. Nothing is ever perfect - not people, and certainly not our machines, and we have to progressively drive out bias snd error…
Every Industrial revolution has seen the progression from people dominated design, build and production to a higher degrees of automation that has gone hand-in-hand with shortening timescales enabled by ever-more powerful technologies. However, at a fundamental level the process has remained the same, but it is now edging toward a continuum of evolution as opposed to a series of discrete jumps that often trigger company reorganizations. In concert, there is a realization abroad that it is no longer about the biggest, the strongest, the best, or the fittest, it is now all about the survival of the most adaptable.
By and large it is relatively easy to predict when and where tech change will occur and the likely outcomes, in terms of existing and future products and services, but how people, customers, companies and societies will react is an unsolved puzzle. On another plane, competition and threats may well occur outside the sector, from a direction managers are not looking, by entirely new mechanisms, and at a most critical time. These are all challenges indeed!
How to adapt to, and cope with these collective challenges is the focus of this presentation which is illustrated and supported by past and present industrial cases along with the experiences and methodologies of those who have driven/weathered this storm as well as those who failed. Many of the illustrations are automated and there are exemplar movies and segue inserts throughout.
Our communications history is dominated by fixed networks of bounded linear predictability. These were based on precise engineering design giving assured information security, and measured operation. However, mobile devices, internet, social networks, IP, and Apps changed all that! Internets are inherently non-linear, unbounded, and essentially designoid — that is, mostly shaped by evolution, steered by demand/rapid innovation - highly adaptive and ‘learning’ in real time.
So, those who suppose we can control such networks to fully guard and protect the information of institutions and individuals are sadly mistaken. And further confounded by Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, a mix of the information of individuals and things, is distributed across the planet on a scale far larger than ever conceived in the past, to become essential components in the survival of our species in realising sustainable societies.
Not surprising then, Privacy and Data protection are big issues for regulators, governments and civil liberties organisations. But so far, nothing has worked, and we see the UK Data Protection Act, EU-GDPR, EU-USA Shield, and Copyright Laws often ignored or worked around. These are largely derivatives of a paper based world and a pre-computing world are now largely unfit for purpose.
We are engaged in an exponentially growing cyber war that we are visibly losing. Within the next 3 years it has been estimated that the global cost will equal, or overtake, the UK GDP, and it is clear that our defences are inadequate and often ineffective. Malware and ransomer-ware continue to extort more money, and cause damage and inconvenience to individuals, organisations and society, whilst hacker groups, criminals and rogue states continue to innovate and maintain their advantage. At the same time, our defences are subverted and rendered ineffective as we operate in a reactive and prescriptive, after the fact, mode with no foresight or anticipation.
In any war it is essential to know and understand as much about the enemy as possible, it is also necessary to establish the truth and validity of any situation or development. Doing this in the cyber domain is orders of magnitude more difficult than the real world, but some of the relevant tools are now available or at an advanced stage of development. For example; fully automated fact checkers and truth engines have been demonstrated, whilst situational awareness technologies are commercially available. However, what is missing is some level of context assessment on a continual basis. Without this we will continue to be ‘blind-sided’ by the actions and developments of the attackers as they maintain their element of surprise along every line of innovation.
What do we need? In short ; a Context Engine that continually monitors networks, servers, routers, machines, devices and people for anomalous behaviours that flag pending attacks as behavioural deviations that are generally easy to detect. In the case of attacker groups we have observed precursor events and trends in network activity days ahead of some big offensive. However, this requires a shift in the defenders thinking and operations away for the reactive and short term, to the long term continual monitoring, data collection and analysis in order to establish threat assessments on a real time.
The behavioural analysis of people, networks and ITC, is at the core of our ‘Context Engine’ solution which completes the triangle of: Truth; Situation; Context Awareness to provide defenders with a fuller and transformative picture. Most of the known precursor elements of this undertaken have been studied in some depth, with some behavioural elements identified on real networks and some physical situations. The unknown can only add more accuracy!
For the vast majority of history the progress of our species and civilisation was limited by a very few artisans - the workers of metal, wood, leather and cloth along with famers and distribution networks. Specifically, the number of skilled blacksmiths determined the rate of sword, knife, lance and armour production, and ultimately the size of empires.
The turning point came in the eaten 1700s when the Royal Navy was expanding to explore and colonies the planer. Nails were the problem with more than 20k required per ship! So this was the first item to be mad automatically, followed by wooden blocks for the rigging. The water mills constructed to power the production therefore mark the start of Industry 1.0 and the growth of the British Empire.
The spread of automation through Industry 2, 3 and 4 accelerated and empowered us to do more and more using less and less people, power and materials. Without it we could not support the population of the planet or the lifestyle we enjoy. Remarkably, at no time during this process have we seen mass unemployment, and consistently, more and more jobs have been created. In brief, better production capabilities have seen the creation of better tools, which in turn has led to better productivity and better quality.
The process has been evident in everything hardware, and much of entertainment ,design, and software, with services perhaps the last bastion of human based delivery and support. However; the on-line world and rise of AI are now changing the balance across retail, banking, insurance, accountancy, and services in general.
The past 25 years have seen a move toward the convergence of telephone and computer onto a single network. Whilst the telephone network enjoyed a unique and isolated development (and growth) of dedicated circuit switching for near 200 years, computing more naturally ventured into ethernet (packet switching) and on to the internet in just 55years.
So different are these networking concepts that it was originally thought they could never converge. But as the internet grew to outgun the old fixed telephone network and new mobile working, it became economically and technologically clear that convergence (VOIP) was possible and most likely would be transformational.
Having ‘fixed’ the conundrum of real-time communication using uncontrolled packets that introduce variable latency, a new ‘monster’ reared - cybersecurity! Telephone and mobile nets never suffered ‘hacker attacks’ to the same degree as the PC dominated world and so new provisions had to be made. These came in the form of end-to-end packet encryption and layered link encryption with constraints on the number of end-to-end and node-to-node hops.
Today, telephone calls mostly pass through a portion of the internet, PN, PVN, with a shrinking number still originating and terminating at old analog and digital local loops with circuit switches. By and large, the core network is ‘super secure’ and it is in the new digital and old analogue periphery where the major risks reside. Within the next decade the full transformation to all-digital, packet switching, should be complete.
As per the internet; people, insider, malware, Denial of Service (DoS and DDoS) and other forms of attack persist, but the defences developed to combat these are formidable. In this lecture we address the attack scenarios and the defences to date and highlight some of the lesser-known/advertised approaches of both the defenders and the attackers.
It has been estimated that the global earnings of Cyber Criminals will equal or exceed the GDP of the UK sometime in the 2022/23 window. If this was the capability of a country they would be joining the G8! Clearly, we are losing the Cyber War hands down, and the time has long passed when we might ignore the threat scenarios surrounding us.
In this lecture we examine global networks from home and office through the ‘last mile,’ and on to national and international networks to identify the key vulnerabilities and points of potential ingress. We identify the cyber risks as escalating as we approach the periphery of all forms of network. For the most part, the core/carrier networks are virtually unassailable physically as they are dominated by terrestrial and undersea optical fibre cables.
Throughout the ‘carrier’ network levels the difficulty of physical interception, encryption, routing, and path diversity employed renders them secure in the extreme. Attackers, therefore, tend to focus on the exploitation of people, devices, services, home, and office appliances, and latterly, a poorly engineered IoT.
In reality, we are expanding the attack surface of the planet exponentially without due caution or care in the most exposed sectors and locations. And so, we explore potential tech and operational solutions for the future.
NOTE: This lecture is one of a series that has examined technology design and deployment, devices and the IoT, people fallibility, deviousness, internal and external threats.
In class; RED and BLUE Team Exercises have also been conducted in support of the complete Cyber Security Package to date.
"Demystifying a world of the weird and unexpected"
In just over 100 years our understanding of reality, nature, and the world about us has transited from the simple, linear and causal, to the complex, non-linear, and confounding. As a species, we now understand something of the scale of the problems we face and the limitations of our innate abilities. In addition, our mathematical and digital computing frameworks do not scale to match the challenges of climate change, global warming, or the economics of sustainability.
‘Quantum Computing is analogue/probabilistic and not digital’
The stark reality is; We will never understand the human brain, the true nature of cancer, chemistry, biology, life, and the complexities of the environment using today’s tools. Building bigger and better digital computers does not scale to meet these challenges, and is untenable in the longer term! For sure, AI can help us formulate new enlightenments, but it still isn’t enough. We occupy a quantum universe that cannot be decoded and understood by us or our linear machines, no matter how many or how big! A Quantum universe demands Quantum Computers to realize deep understandings.
‘Quantum Computers will not replace our digital computers
In this multi-media talk we open the ‘quantum kimono of reality’ to explain the what, how, and when, of Quantum Machines and the implications for the future.
In this lecture is the final session of an extensive wireless course delivered over several weeks at the University of Suffolk. So, by way of ‘rounding-off’ the series, we chart the progression of wireless/radio communication from the first spark transmitters through Carrier -Wave Morse, AM, FM, DSSC, SSB to digital systems along with the use of LW, MW, SW, VHF, UHF and Microwaves. Whilst we focus on Electro-Magnetic-Waves from 30kHz through 300GHz, we also mention optical, ultrasonic, and chemical communication as additional modes.
Our examinations detail the distinct genetic trails of 1, 2, 3G, and 4, 5G, the approximate development cycles/timeline along with distinctive changes in design thinking. We then postulate that 6 and 7G are likely to form a new line of development with 6G probably realised without any towers or any conventional cellular structure. In this context we also point out that there are no digital radios today, only traditional analogue designs with ‘strap-on-modems’ at the transmitter and receiver. Perhaps more radically, we suggest that it is time to adapt fully digital designs that allow for the eradication of the established bands and channels mode of operation.
We also chart the energy hungry progression of systems from 1 through 5G where tower installations are now consuming in excess of 10kW due to the extensive signal processing employed. This immediately debunks any notion of another step in the direction of more bandwidth, lower latency, greater coverage with >20x more towers (than 4G) and >250Bn power hungry smart devices. In short: we propose that 5G is the last of the line and the realisation of 6G demands new thinking and new modes that lead us away from W and mW to µW and nW wireless designs.
Whilst most of the technology required for 6G is available up to 300GHz, there remains one big channel in respect of the growing number of antennas per device and platform. Even for 3 - 5G + WiFi + BlueTooth space is at a premium in mobile devices and fractal antennas have not lived up to their promise too integrate all of these into one wideband structure. However, at 100GHz and above, antennas/dipoles become less than chip size and can see 10s included as phased arrays. But this all needs further work!
Throughout this lecture, we provide examples, demonstrations, and mind-experiments to support our assertions.
Research and Development in Roof-Top Solar Potentiality Using LiDAR Technology
Mr. Radhey Shyam Meena
M.Tech Scholar (Power System)
Student Member -The Institute of Engineering & Technology (IET), UACEE
Dept. Of Electrical Engineering
Sri Balaji College Of Engineering & Technology Jaipur Rajasthan Technical University Kota
4th International conference on “Advance Trend in Engineering, Technology and Research (ICATETR-2015)”
Date: 19-20 June-2015
Venue: Bal Krishna Institute of Technology, Kota IPC-15, RIICO Institutional Area, Ranpur Kota (Rajasthan) (India)
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The process of identifying vulnerabilities and threats to the information resources used by an organization in achieving business objectives and what countermeasures to take in reducing risk to an acceptable level.
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The Insiders - December 2020 Edition
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Our communications history is dominated by fixed networks of bounded linear predictability. These were based on precise engineering design giving assured information security, and measured operation. However, mobile devices, internet, social networks, IP, and Apps changed all that! Internets are inherently non-linear, unbounded, and essentially designoid — that is, mostly shaped by evolution, steered by demand/rapid innovation - highly adaptive and ‘learning’ in real time.
So, those who suppose we can control such networks to fully guard and protect the information of institutions and individuals are sadly mistaken. And further confounded by Industry 4.0 and the Internet of Things (IoT). Here, a mix of the information of individuals and things, is distributed across the planet on a scale far larger than ever conceived in the past, to become essential components in the survival of our species in realising sustainable societies.
Not surprising then, Privacy and Data protection are big issues for regulators, governments and civil liberties organisations. But so far, nothing has worked, and we see the UK Data Protection Act, EU-GDPR, EU-USA Shield, and Copyright Laws often ignored or worked around. These are largely derivatives of a paper based world and a pre-computing world are now largely unfit for purpose.
We are engaged in an exponentially growing cyber war that we are visibly losing. Within the next 3 years it has been estimated that the global cost will equal, or overtake, the UK GDP, and it is clear that our defences are inadequate and often ineffective. Malware and ransomer-ware continue to extort more money, and cause damage and inconvenience to individuals, organisations and society, whilst hacker groups, criminals and rogue states continue to innovate and maintain their advantage. At the same time, our defences are subverted and rendered ineffective as we operate in a reactive and prescriptive, after the fact, mode with no foresight or anticipation.
In any war it is essential to know and understand as much about the enemy as possible, it is also necessary to establish the truth and validity of any situation or development. Doing this in the cyber domain is orders of magnitude more difficult than the real world, but some of the relevant tools are now available or at an advanced stage of development. For example; fully automated fact checkers and truth engines have been demonstrated, whilst situational awareness technologies are commercially available. However, what is missing is some level of context assessment on a continual basis. Without this we will continue to be ‘blind-sided’ by the actions and developments of the attackers as they maintain their element of surprise along every line of innovation.
What do we need? In short ; a Context Engine that continually monitors networks, servers, routers, machines, devices and people for anomalous behaviours that flag pending attacks as behavioural deviations that are generally easy to detect. In the case of attacker groups we have observed precursor events and trends in network activity days ahead of some big offensive. However, this requires a shift in the defenders thinking and operations away for the reactive and short term, to the long term continual monitoring, data collection and analysis in order to establish threat assessments on a real time.
The behavioural analysis of people, networks and ITC, is at the core of our ‘Context Engine’ solution which completes the triangle of: Truth; Situation; Context Awareness to provide defenders with a fuller and transformative picture. Most of the known precursor elements of this undertaken have been studied in some depth, with some behavioural elements identified on real networks and some physical situations. The unknown can only add more accuracy!
For the vast majority of history the progress of our species and civilisation was limited by a very few artisans - the workers of metal, wood, leather and cloth along with famers and distribution networks. Specifically, the number of skilled blacksmiths determined the rate of sword, knife, lance and armour production, and ultimately the size of empires.
The turning point came in the eaten 1700s when the Royal Navy was expanding to explore and colonies the planer. Nails were the problem with more than 20k required per ship! So this was the first item to be mad automatically, followed by wooden blocks for the rigging. The water mills constructed to power the production therefore mark the start of Industry 1.0 and the growth of the British Empire.
The spread of automation through Industry 2, 3 and 4 accelerated and empowered us to do more and more using less and less people, power and materials. Without it we could not support the population of the planet or the lifestyle we enjoy. Remarkably, at no time during this process have we seen mass unemployment, and consistently, more and more jobs have been created. In brief, better production capabilities have seen the creation of better tools, which in turn has led to better productivity and better quality.
The process has been evident in everything hardware, and much of entertainment ,design, and software, with services perhaps the last bastion of human based delivery and support. However; the on-line world and rise of AI are now changing the balance across retail, banking, insurance, accountancy, and services in general.
The past 25 years have seen a move toward the convergence of telephone and computer onto a single network. Whilst the telephone network enjoyed a unique and isolated development (and growth) of dedicated circuit switching for near 200 years, computing more naturally ventured into ethernet (packet switching) and on to the internet in just 55years.
So different are these networking concepts that it was originally thought they could never converge. But as the internet grew to outgun the old fixed telephone network and new mobile working, it became economically and technologically clear that convergence (VOIP) was possible and most likely would be transformational.
Having ‘fixed’ the conundrum of real-time communication using uncontrolled packets that introduce variable latency, a new ‘monster’ reared - cybersecurity! Telephone and mobile nets never suffered ‘hacker attacks’ to the same degree as the PC dominated world and so new provisions had to be made. These came in the form of end-to-end packet encryption and layered link encryption with constraints on the number of end-to-end and node-to-node hops.
Today, telephone calls mostly pass through a portion of the internet, PN, PVN, with a shrinking number still originating and terminating at old analog and digital local loops with circuit switches. By and large, the core network is ‘super secure’ and it is in the new digital and old analogue periphery where the major risks reside. Within the next decade the full transformation to all-digital, packet switching, should be complete.
As per the internet; people, insider, malware, Denial of Service (DoS and DDoS) and other forms of attack persist, but the defences developed to combat these are formidable. In this lecture we address the attack scenarios and the defences to date and highlight some of the lesser-known/advertised approaches of both the defenders and the attackers.
It has been estimated that the global earnings of Cyber Criminals will equal or exceed the GDP of the UK sometime in the 2022/23 window. If this was the capability of a country they would be joining the G8! Clearly, we are losing the Cyber War hands down, and the time has long passed when we might ignore the threat scenarios surrounding us.
In this lecture we examine global networks from home and office through the ‘last mile,’ and on to national and international networks to identify the key vulnerabilities and points of potential ingress. We identify the cyber risks as escalating as we approach the periphery of all forms of network. For the most part, the core/carrier networks are virtually unassailable physically as they are dominated by terrestrial and undersea optical fibre cables.
Throughout the ‘carrier’ network levels the difficulty of physical interception, encryption, routing, and path diversity employed renders them secure in the extreme. Attackers, therefore, tend to focus on the exploitation of people, devices, services, home, and office appliances, and latterly, a poorly engineered IoT.
In reality, we are expanding the attack surface of the planet exponentially without due caution or care in the most exposed sectors and locations. And so, we explore potential tech and operational solutions for the future.
NOTE: This lecture is one of a series that has examined technology design and deployment, devices and the IoT, people fallibility, deviousness, internal and external threats.
In class; RED and BLUE Team Exercises have also been conducted in support of the complete Cyber Security Package to date.
"Demystifying a world of the weird and unexpected"
In just over 100 years our understanding of reality, nature, and the world about us has transited from the simple, linear and causal, to the complex, non-linear, and confounding. As a species, we now understand something of the scale of the problems we face and the limitations of our innate abilities. In addition, our mathematical and digital computing frameworks do not scale to match the challenges of climate change, global warming, or the economics of sustainability.
‘Quantum Computing is analogue/probabilistic and not digital’
The stark reality is; We will never understand the human brain, the true nature of cancer, chemistry, biology, life, and the complexities of the environment using today’s tools. Building bigger and better digital computers does not scale to meet these challenges, and is untenable in the longer term! For sure, AI can help us formulate new enlightenments, but it still isn’t enough. We occupy a quantum universe that cannot be decoded and understood by us or our linear machines, no matter how many or how big! A Quantum universe demands Quantum Computers to realize deep understandings.
‘Quantum Computers will not replace our digital computers
In this multi-media talk we open the ‘quantum kimono of reality’ to explain the what, how, and when, of Quantum Machines and the implications for the future.
In this lecture is the final session of an extensive wireless course delivered over several weeks at the University of Suffolk. So, by way of ‘rounding-off’ the series, we chart the progression of wireless/radio communication from the first spark transmitters through Carrier -Wave Morse, AM, FM, DSSC, SSB to digital systems along with the use of LW, MW, SW, VHF, UHF and Microwaves. Whilst we focus on Electro-Magnetic-Waves from 30kHz through 300GHz, we also mention optical, ultrasonic, and chemical communication as additional modes.
Our examinations detail the distinct genetic trails of 1, 2, 3G, and 4, 5G, the approximate development cycles/timeline along with distinctive changes in design thinking. We then postulate that 6 and 7G are likely to form a new line of development with 6G probably realised without any towers or any conventional cellular structure. In this context we also point out that there are no digital radios today, only traditional analogue designs with ‘strap-on-modems’ at the transmitter and receiver. Perhaps more radically, we suggest that it is time to adapt fully digital designs that allow for the eradication of the established bands and channels mode of operation.
We also chart the energy hungry progression of systems from 1 through 5G where tower installations are now consuming in excess of 10kW due to the extensive signal processing employed. This immediately debunks any notion of another step in the direction of more bandwidth, lower latency, greater coverage with >20x more towers (than 4G) and >250Bn power hungry smart devices. In short: we propose that 5G is the last of the line and the realisation of 6G demands new thinking and new modes that lead us away from W and mW to µW and nW wireless designs.
Whilst most of the technology required for 6G is available up to 300GHz, there remains one big channel in respect of the growing number of antennas per device and platform. Even for 3 - 5G + WiFi + BlueTooth space is at a premium in mobile devices and fractal antennas have not lived up to their promise too integrate all of these into one wideband structure. However, at 100GHz and above, antennas/dipoles become less than chip size and can see 10s included as phased arrays. But this all needs further work!
Throughout this lecture, we provide examples, demonstrations, and mind-experiments to support our assertions.
Research and Development in Roof-Top Solar Potentiality Using LiDAR Technology
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4th International conference on “Advance Trend in Engineering, Technology and Research (ICATETR-2015)”
Date: 19-20 June-2015
Venue: Bal Krishna Institute of Technology, Kota IPC-15, RIICO Institutional Area, Ranpur Kota (Rajasthan) (India)
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The process of identifying vulnerabilities and threats to the information resources used by an organization in achieving business objectives and what countermeasures to take in reducing risk to an acceptable level.
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Education systems across the West have degenerated into a series of memory tests and the quest to hit abstract performance targets and measures. So students that appear well qualified are often unable to apply the most basic of mathematical, scientific, engineering or logical principles, and nor do they have a good appreciation of history or design. This does not bode well for a future of faster change and greater complexity.
“At the most basic level our society it is about the survival of the most adaptable”
For sure; today’s education and learning methodologies have to move toward more experimental and experiential working in order to reinforce the basics whilst engendering far greater understanding. Early specialism has also to be reversed with all students studying a broader range of topics through school and on into college and/or university.
“Education isn’t something you have to get done and dusted - it is a lifelong pursuit”
There is a further need to recognize that the (so-called) academic and practical streams are afforded equal importance! To get the best out of teams/groups all members have to share a common base of understanding and appreciation. In turn, this can be enabled and supported by Just-in-Time education and training-on-line. But there is much more….
Scope Creep - Damned if I Do, Damned if I Don'tJustin Grammens
While everyone likes to share successes, let’s discuss the reality of software development. Projects are messy with lots of competing interests and challenges. One of these challenges that comes up often is scope creep. As software developers, we can be pulled in many different directions to not only help make the best product that we can but stay focused on the scope of what’s expected. Sometimes your job feels like: “Damned If I Do, Damned If I Don’t”. Let’s discuss the reality of the situation and some techniques and tools to help.
Session Outline:
Introduction: Some projects & experiences with scope creep I’ve had as a developer
Scope Creep: who are the guilty parties, what are the signs, why it happens, and when is it's most likely
Solutions: Tips/tricks to help if you are in this situation -- Ideas on how to help avoid scope creep in the future -- Reach out and let me know if they work!
Mrs McTavish and the Elderpark craft Cafe enhancedwithaliss-processmaterialsPeter Ashe
This is a scenario we used with Glasgow practitioners and tech folk, in spring 2012, to help explore how ALISS curation might work in their circumstances - a sort of conversation al prompt.
Thanks to Beth and Steve of MMM Group, Simon and Leigh of Curvor, and Andy, for this one. It's the WalkAbout pitch for stage 2 funding, under the DoH/NHS London/TSB SBRI Obesity Behaviour Change challenge. We wanted people to walk a bit rather than just stand and wait for their bus!
Healthcare as in Health-and-Care or Integrated Health and Social Care. In Scotland.
Just a notion, about linking up things that are going on. It might look like apps, but fundamentally, it's about data.
Oh, and please see explanatory notes, on the slides where these apply.
ALISS and service design - some stories and impressions - for Service-Design ...Peter Ashe
ALISS first met service-design in 2010, when together we ran a series of innovation workshops. ALISS enjoyed the experience and would recommend it to anyone! Here are a few stories and impressions mostly of how service-design and 'engagement' (so important to ALISS) go very well together
A selection of images from asset-mapping conversations and meetings that I have participated in. Some 'here's one I prepared earlier' material, in the hope that when introducing the topic, folk participating can get some idea of what it might be like in practice
ALISS mechanics on the back of a cereal packet - annotatedPeter Ashe
A very short slide sequence seeking to outline the 'ALISS cycle' - mapping, organising a collection of resources, and publishing this. Just deals with the 'mechanics' etc not the broader questions (self-management, co-production, etc.)
Asset-Mapping and more - an outline proposal for a pan-Scotland Learning SetPeter Ashe
We want to recruit and work with a national cohort on the processes involved with community asset-mapping, individual network-mapping, and 'social prescription', helping participants plan, carry out initial activities (the actual mapping), and follow-through, in a number of locations and communities of geography/interest across Scotland.
ALISS and Quality Assurance: for NHSInformPeter Ashe
This is a presentation (at the Beardmore Hospital - hence the ref to shaving - sorry, couldn't resist a wee pun) to a Quality Assurance Governance group within NHS Inform. I was making the point that ALISS does support QA - only "not as we know it, Jim" :-)
several Scottish GP practices were involved in the 'Links' project in early/spring 2011. ALISS was lucky enough to be passed a copy of the lists of social/community resources they'd identified locally as being ones they wanted to work with particularly. We put these lists into the Engine, and can get links back out. This activity happened alongside early work elsewhere on assets, that we were also involved with, so I provided a view of these too.
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Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Saeid Safari
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Recomendações da OMS sobre cuidados maternos e neonatais para uma experiência pós-natal positiva.
Em consonância com os ODS – Objetivos do Desenvolvimento Sustentável e a Estratégia Global para a Saúde das Mulheres, Crianças e Adolescentes, e aplicando uma abordagem baseada nos direitos humanos, os esforços de cuidados pós-natais devem expandir-se para além da cobertura e da simples sobrevivência, de modo a incluir cuidados de qualidade.
Estas diretrizes visam melhorar a qualidade dos cuidados pós-natais essenciais e de rotina prestados às mulheres e aos recém-nascidos, com o objetivo final de melhorar a saúde e o bem-estar materno e neonatal.
Uma “experiência pós-natal positiva” é um resultado importante para todas as mulheres que dão à luz e para os seus recém-nascidos, estabelecendo as bases para a melhoria da saúde e do bem-estar a curto e longo prazo. Uma experiência pós-natal positiva é definida como aquela em que as mulheres, pessoas que gestam, os recém-nascidos, os casais, os pais, os cuidadores e as famílias recebem informação consistente, garantia e apoio de profissionais de saúde motivados; e onde um sistema de saúde flexível e com recursos reconheça as necessidades das mulheres e dos bebês e respeite o seu contexto cultural.
Estas diretrizes consolidadas apresentam algumas recomendações novas e já bem fundamentadas sobre cuidados pós-natais de rotina para mulheres e neonatos que recebem cuidados no pós-parto em unidades de saúde ou na comunidade, independentemente dos recursos disponíveis.
É fornecido um conjunto abrangente de recomendações para cuidados durante o período puerperal, com ênfase nos cuidados essenciais que todas as mulheres e recém-nascidos devem receber, e com a devida atenção à qualidade dos cuidados; isto é, a entrega e a experiência do cuidado recebido. Estas diretrizes atualizam e ampliam as recomendações da OMS de 2014 sobre cuidados pós-natais da mãe e do recém-nascido e complementam as atuais diretrizes da OMS sobre a gestão de complicações pós-natais.
O estabelecimento da amamentação e o manejo das principais intercorrências é contemplada.
Recomendamos muito.
Vamos discutir essas recomendações no nosso curso de pós-graduação em Aleitamento no Instituto Ciclos.
Esta publicação só está disponível em inglês até o momento.
Prof. Marcus Renato de Carvalho
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Knee anatomy and clinical tests 2024.pdfvimalpl1234
This includes all relevant anatomy and clinical tests compiled from standard textbooks, Campbell,netter etc..It is comprehensive and best suited for orthopaedicians and orthopaedic residents.
These simplified slides by Dr. Sidra Arshad present an overview of the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract.
Learning objectives:
1. Enlist the non-respiratory functions of the respiratory tract
2. Briefly explain how these functions are carried out
3. Discuss the significance of dead space
4. Differentiate between minute ventilation and alveolar ventilation
5. Describe the cough and sneeze reflexes
Study Resources:
1. Chapter 39, Guyton and Hall Textbook of Medical Physiology, 14th edition
2. Chapter 34, Ganong’s Review of Medical Physiology, 26th edition
3. Chapter 17, Human Physiology by Lauralee Sherwood, 9th edition
4. Non-respiratory functions of the lungs https://academic.oup.com/bjaed/article/13/3/98/278874
Title: Sense of Taste
Presenter: Dr. Faiza, Assistant Professor of Physiology
Qualifications:
MBBS (Best Graduate, AIMC Lahore)
FCPS Physiology
ICMT, CHPE, DHPE (STMU)
MPH (GC University, Faisalabad)
MBA (Virtual University of Pakistan)
Learning Objectives:
Describe the structure and function of taste buds.
Describe the relationship between the taste threshold and taste index of common substances.
Explain the chemical basis and signal transduction of taste perception for each type of primary taste sensation.
Recognize different abnormalities of taste perception and their causes.
Key Topics:
Significance of Taste Sensation:
Differentiation between pleasant and harmful food
Influence on behavior
Selection of food based on metabolic needs
Receptors of Taste:
Taste buds on the tongue
Influence of sense of smell, texture of food, and pain stimulation (e.g., by pepper)
Primary and Secondary Taste Sensations:
Primary taste sensations: Sweet, Sour, Salty, Bitter, Umami
Chemical basis and signal transduction mechanisms for each taste
Taste Threshold and Index:
Taste threshold values for Sweet (sucrose), Salty (NaCl), Sour (HCl), and Bitter (Quinine)
Taste index relationship: Inversely proportional to taste threshold
Taste Blindness:
Inability to taste certain substances, particularly thiourea compounds
Example: Phenylthiocarbamide
Structure and Function of Taste Buds:
Composition: Epithelial cells, Sustentacular/Supporting cells, Taste cells, Basal cells
Features: Taste pores, Taste hairs/microvilli, and Taste nerve fibers
Location of Taste Buds:
Found in papillae of the tongue (Fungiform, Circumvallate, Foliate)
Also present on the palate, tonsillar pillars, epiglottis, and proximal esophagus
Mechanism of Taste Stimulation:
Interaction of taste substances with receptors on microvilli
Signal transduction pathways for Umami, Sweet, Bitter, Sour, and Salty tastes
Taste Sensitivity and Adaptation:
Decrease in sensitivity with age
Rapid adaptation of taste sensation
Role of Saliva in Taste:
Dissolution of tastants to reach receptors
Washing away the stimulus
Taste Preferences and Aversions:
Mechanisms behind taste preference and aversion
Influence of receptors and neural pathways
Impact of Sensory Nerve Damage:
Degeneration of taste buds if the sensory nerve fiber is cut
Abnormalities of Taste Detection:
Conditions: Ageusia, Hypogeusia, Dysgeusia (parageusia)
Causes: Nerve damage, neurological disorders, infections, poor oral hygiene, adverse drug effects, deficiencies, aging, tobacco use, altered neurotransmitter levels
Neurotransmitters and Taste Threshold:
Effects of serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (NE) on taste sensitivity
Supertasters:
25% of the population with heightened sensitivity to taste, especially bitterness
Increased number of fungiform papillae
Basavarajeeyam is an important text for ayurvedic physician belonging to andhra pradehs. It is a popular compendium in various parts of our country as well as in andhra pradesh. The content of the text was presented in sanskrit and telugu language (Bilingual). One of the most famous book in ayurvedic pharmaceutics and therapeutics. This book contains 25 chapters called as prakaranas. Many rasaoushadis were explained, pioneer of dhatu druti, nadi pareeksha, mutra pareeksha etc. Belongs to the period of 15-16 century. New diseases like upadamsha, phiranga rogas are explained.
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Topic Menu
Some things about ALISS:
• Where did the idea come from? (a.k.a. policy context)
• What’s the general approach?
• Some key technical concepts
• Technical ‘architecture’
• Quality-assured information
• Accessing ALISS data across the web
• What’s it like in practice?
• Workshops and asset-mapping
• GPs and local community resources
The Local Context:
• What do you want to do?
• When do you want to do it/them?
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2 million
in Scotland living with a long term health condition
40%
of Scotland’s population
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15 min per month
= 3 hours per year
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5. ALISS
resources for self-management of long term conditions
S c o tG o v ‘B e tte r H e alth , B e tte r
C are ’:
i d e n ti fy & m ap e x i s ti n g lo c al
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s u p p o rt s ys te m s
fo r s taff & p u b li c
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I m p ro vi n g q u ali ty
C re ati ve , i n n o vati ve , c o n n e c ti n g
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6. what’s the problem?
• Massive amount of information – all
disconnected
• hard to find – no matter how useful
• hard to collate and publish
• public and staff not able to easily share their
useful information
• Useful support is local, hard to capture, often
informal, no web presence
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8. What to do? - ALISS Vision
designing the engine
• improve existing processes
• designed by people who are going to use it
• local control
• sustainable
• distributed control, not centrally managed
• easy to use, think of health literacy
15. ALISS engine
Improving access to support for self-management of
long term conditions
• a national-local directory
• a big (glorified) index
• a ‘curation engine’
16. In the ALISS engine, the 3 key information-service
tasks are devolved
ALISS engine
collect it sort it publish it
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17. So a wide
variety of
info can be …managed
contributed
to the
ALISS engine (curated)
info flows
Engine, out to
and… intermediary
information
services
Centre
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19. what kind of information?
• what is diabetes?
quality assured
• what are the treatments?
• what do I do now?
• who can I talk to? local & personal
• what will it be like?
• will I cope?
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20. the range of health information
Centre
spam experience resources quality assured
21. the range of providers
Centre
spam experience resources quality assured
22. ALISS focus is self management
Centre
ALISS
spam experience resources quality assured
23. ALISS and quality-assured info
a local walking group
Partick Walking Group Index
Whether you are an experienced walker or haven’t
walked in a while, our walks are a great way to keep fit,
get to know your local area and meet new people.
All walks are free - and there is no need to book - just
turn up!However, if you are attending for the first time,
t
title: Partick Walking Group
please arrive 10 or 15 minutes before the walk is due to
begin to fill in a registration form with the walk leader. text: Whether you are an
Don’t worry, this only needs to be done once.
Each walk lasts an hour and begins and ends at the
experienced walker or...
locations listed below.
Partick Annexe Healthy Living CentreWalks leave from locations: G11 5PE
9A Stewartville StreetMondays, 11am-12pm (gentle
health walk). Walk leader: JaneThursdays, 2-3pm. Walk tags: walking, exercise
leaders: Jane and Angie
locations: G11 5PE
tags: walking, exercise
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24. Search
second-guessing user interests in the Partick Walking Group
“I w an t e x e rc i s e ”
P arti c k + e x e rc i s e ✔
“I ’m g e tti n g o ve r a h e art p ro b le m ”
h e art p ro b le m ✘
“I w an t to g e t o u t w i th m y
p artn e r w h o ’s i n a w h e e lc h ai r”
w h e e lc h ai r ac c e s s ✘
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25. How curation helps
ALISS adds curations from people with particular interests
R e s o u rc e Ind ex
P arti c k W alk i n g
W h e th e r yo u are an e x p e ri e n c e d w alk e r o r h ave n ’t
ti tle : P arti c k W alk i n g G ro u p
G ro u p
w alk e d i n a w h i le , o u r w alk s are a g re at w ay to
k e e p fi t, g e t to k n o w yo u r lo c al are a an d m e e t n e w te x t: W h e th e r yo u are an
p e o p le .
All w alk s are fre e - an d th e re i s n o n e e d to b o o k -
e x p e ri e n c e d w alk e r
ju s t tu rn u p ! H o w e ve r, i f yo u are atte n d i n g fo r th e o r...
fi rs t ti m e , p le as e arri ve 1 0 o r 1 5 m i n u te s b e fo re th e
T h e g ro u p o ffe rs a
Ctu o n t
w alk i s d u e to b e g i n to fi ll i n a re g i s trati o n fo rm
CC u rai o ra i o n
i ran g e o f w alk s ...
w i th th e w alk le ad e r. D o n ’t w o rry, th i s o n ly n e e d s
u ra t n
to b e d o n e o n c e .
E ac h w alk las ts an h o u r an d b e g i n s an d e n d s at th e S o m e w alk s are
lo c ati o n s li s te d b e lo w . w h e e lc h ai r ac c e s s i b le ...
P arti c k An n e x e H e alth y L i vi n g C e n tre W alk s le ave
fro m 9A S te w artvi lle S tre e tM o n d ays , 1 1 am -1 2 p m
lo c ati o n s : G 1 1 5 P E
(g e n tle h e alth w alk ). W alk le ad e r: Jan e T h u rs d ays ,
lo c ati o n s : G 1 1 5 P E
2 -3p m . W alk le ad e rs : Jan e an d An g i e tag s : w alk i n g , e x e rc i s e ,
c ard i ac , re h ab i li tati o n ,
tag s : w alk i n g , w h e e lc h ai r ac c e s s ,
m e n tal h e alth
e x e rc i s e ac c o u n ts : 83d 5 f, 2 847 f, 02 d 4j, ...
ac c o u n ts : 83d 5 fe , 2 847 fg ,
02 d 4j, ...
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26. Distributed collaborative curation
the sum is greater than the parts
C u ra
ti o n
↑ q u ali ty:
m o d e rati o n & ac c o u n t fi lte ri n g
Cu ra ti o n
↓ c e n tral c o s t
d e vo lve d ad m i n
C u ra t
↑ s u s tai n ab i li ty ion
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27. Filtering outputs from ALISS: search
A Practice example: just our own resources
local group
library
Our practice local group
Local community
p rac ti c e p rac ti c e
Local practices
Local NHS
Citizens Advice
p rac ti c e
local group
p le - c li e n t s i d e to o ls c an s e arc h AL I S S h o w e ve r th e y li k e
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28. Filtering outputs from ALISS: search
A Practice example: trusted local community resources
local group
library
Our practice local group
Local community
p rac ti c e p rac ti c e
Local practices
Local NHS
Citizens Advice
p rac ti c e
local group
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29. Filtering outputs from ALISS: search
A Practice example: search accounts with NHS flag
GGC
local group
NHS service
library
Our practice local group
Local community
p rac ti c e p rac ti c e
Local practices
Local NHS
Citizens Advice
p rac ti c e
local group
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30. ALISS technology status
two development phases, implementation now starting
d e ve lo p m e n t o f arc h i te c tu re an d
•
p ro to typ e
- S e p 09-M ar 1 0
w o rk i n g m o d e l
• - N o v 1 0-M ar 1 1
i m p le m e n tati o n n o w h o s te d b y L T C AS
• - e n g i n e ti c k i n g o ve r s i n c e p h as e 1
- b as i c s 80% c o m p le te
- to o ls 1 0%
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33. Aliss across the web
A range of ways to access ALISS data:
• ‘Gapp’: social prescribing support for Glasgow
GPs
• Living well @ the Library: below the radar local
community collaboration
• A ‘powered by ALISS’ search box
• Latest screencast re tech
Editor's Notes
We know we have a problem with Long Term Conditions- there are around 2 million people with one or more LTCs in Scotland, around 40% of the population.
We know from public feedback that managing alone without proper information or support is a difficult struggle. This picture shows how little time is spent with health professionals. A person with, for instance diabetes, or asthma or epilepsy will see a health professional for about 15 – 20 minutes per month, and actually - this would be pretty generous in some surgeries. This adds up to just 3 hours per year of professional contact.
The project has taken a novel approach- it could have encouraged people to do their own thing locally, ...
... or gone for one national database.
We might call ALISS a national local directory, because it lets people collect and manage their own local information resources, but as part of a national collection. And sometimes we just call it a 'big index' because, technically, that's what it boils down to. But I'm going to call ALISS a 'curation engine', and explain what I mean by that.
ALISS supports a similar process. The ALISS engine collects short descriptions and links to useful resources, either by people submitting things, or by getting them electronically from other systems in various ways. Once a resource is in the ALISS index, people with accounts can add keywords or more information, like sticking a post-it note on. We call that curation, meaning collecting information and labelling it in ways that make it more useful and easier to find. This means devolving control over content, which is not only in line with the ethic of self management but also more sustainable as it means no resources going to centralised administration. But, it’s not a free-for-all. All content is moderated, and you can filter it so you only get information from sources you trust. ALISS data can be published and searched by any other computer systems- the data is open and accessible across the web.
This means useful resources which might be scattered across lots of different systems, or not online at all, can now be indexed in one place which we call the ALISS Engine. The Engine can then be accessed by any system across the web. So it can feed other web sites, practice systems, libraries, advice centres, right across Scotland.
ALISS aims to make useful information easier and quicker to find- but what kind of information are we talking about?Questions like ‘what is diabetes’ or ‘what are the treatments for diabetes’ need quality assured information, provided by NHS Inform and other reputable sources.But other questions, like ‘what do I do now’, ‘who can I talk to’, ‘what will it be like’, or ‘how will I cope’ are local and personal.
We know people access all this information ...
... from a huge range of sources.
ALISS focusses on this middle section, helping people identify what is useful.
to fix this sort of problem, typically someone has to go back to the original resource, and add in all the possible tags they can think of. ALISS uses a different approach.
This strange looking beast was once a lion, gifted to the King of Sweden in 1731, and when it died, the skin and bones were given to a local taxidermist. But like most people in 18th century Sweden, he’d never seen a lion. So he did his best, and this is the result. And that’s our problem here, that we’re presenting something which is innovative and not been done before. Our vision is that it will lead to huge improvement in participation, and promoting localism, using emerging technologies to tackle our changing demography. We’re describing the ALISS Engine, but we don’t know what it looks like – it will link data but you won’t see it.