China Healthcare Construction Market 2005david_singer
1. Around 80% of existing hospitals in China need to be rebuilt over the next 10 years due to outdated designs that lack safety considerations.
2. Virtually all 300 Centers for Disease Control in China above the prefecture level will need to be reconstructed in the next 3-5 years, as most are still using conventional office buildings not designed for healthcare.
3. China's healthcare construction market has grown rapidly over the past decade but challenges remain, including uneven resource distribution and high costs. The market is expected to continue strong growth as China works to improve its healthcare system.
Oil Market Report - IEA - November 2011david_singer
Global oil demand forecasts for 2011 and 2012 are revised down slightly due to lower-than-expected demand in the US, China, and Japan in the third quarter of 2011. However, stronger demand from countries like Korea, India, and Brazil provides some offset. Global oil demand is still expected to rise by 0.9 million barrels per day in 2011 and 1.3 million barrels per day in 2012, supported primarily by increasing gasoil consumption.
The document discusses a study on the effects of a mentoring program. Key points:
- The mentoring program paired at-risk youth with adult mentors in the community.
- A survey found that the program helped reduce risky behaviors and increase self-esteem and grades among participating youth.
- Continued support is needed to sustain the benefits of mentoring programs and help at-risk youth succeed.
Healthcare in India - A PWC Report (2007)david_singer
This document provides an overview of the growing healthcare sector in India. It notes that healthcare is one of India's largest sectors in terms of revenue and employment, and is expanding rapidly. Key drivers of growth include India's large and growing population, a burgeoning middle class with more disposable income, and a rise in chronic diseases as more Indians adopt unhealthy lifestyles. The pharmaceutical industry is also emerging to help meet the country's growing healthcare needs. However, infectious diseases remain a challenge and a large portion of the population still lacks adequate access to care.
Brief Report on the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry - 2011david_singer
The document summarizes the pharmaceutical industry in India. It provides an overview of the industry, noting that it is highly fragmented with over 20,000 registered units and is a $4.5 billion industry growing annually by 8-9%. It also profiles some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in India, including Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, and Cipla, and discusses their operations, market shares, and R&D investments. The industry is a major exporter of generic drugs and has a competitive advantage due to its skilled workforce and cost-effective production capabilities.
China Healthcare Construction Market 2005david_singer
1. Around 80% of existing hospitals in China need to be rebuilt over the next 10 years due to outdated designs that lack safety considerations.
2. Virtually all 300 Centers for Disease Control in China above the prefecture level will need to be reconstructed in the next 3-5 years, as most are still using conventional office buildings not designed for healthcare.
3. China's healthcare construction market has grown rapidly over the past decade but challenges remain, including uneven resource distribution and high costs. The market is expected to continue strong growth as China works to improve its healthcare system.
Oil Market Report - IEA - November 2011david_singer
Global oil demand forecasts for 2011 and 2012 are revised down slightly due to lower-than-expected demand in the US, China, and Japan in the third quarter of 2011. However, stronger demand from countries like Korea, India, and Brazil provides some offset. Global oil demand is still expected to rise by 0.9 million barrels per day in 2011 and 1.3 million barrels per day in 2012, supported primarily by increasing gasoil consumption.
The document discusses a study on the effects of a mentoring program. Key points:
- The mentoring program paired at-risk youth with adult mentors in the community.
- A survey found that the program helped reduce risky behaviors and increase self-esteem and grades among participating youth.
- Continued support is needed to sustain the benefits of mentoring programs and help at-risk youth succeed.
Healthcare in India - A PWC Report (2007)david_singer
This document provides an overview of the growing healthcare sector in India. It notes that healthcare is one of India's largest sectors in terms of revenue and employment, and is expanding rapidly. Key drivers of growth include India's large and growing population, a burgeoning middle class with more disposable income, and a rise in chronic diseases as more Indians adopt unhealthy lifestyles. The pharmaceutical industry is also emerging to help meet the country's growing healthcare needs. However, infectious diseases remain a challenge and a large portion of the population still lacks adequate access to care.
Brief Report on the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry - 2011david_singer
The document summarizes the pharmaceutical industry in India. It provides an overview of the industry, noting that it is highly fragmented with over 20,000 registered units and is a $4.5 billion industry growing annually by 8-9%. It also profiles some of the largest pharmaceutical companies in India, including Ranbaxy, Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, and Cipla, and discusses their operations, market shares, and R&D investments. The industry is a major exporter of generic drugs and has a competitive advantage due to its skilled workforce and cost-effective production capabilities.
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
zkStudyClub - LatticeFold: A Lattice-based Folding Scheme and its Application...Alex Pruden
Folding is a recent technique for building efficient recursive SNARKs. Several elegant folding protocols have been proposed, such as Nova, Supernova, Hypernova, Protostar, and others. However, all of them rely on an additively homomorphic commitment scheme based on discrete log, and are therefore not post-quantum secure. In this work we present LatticeFold, the first lattice-based folding protocol based on the Module SIS problem. This folding protocol naturally leads to an efficient recursive lattice-based SNARK and an efficient PCD scheme. LatticeFold supports folding low-degree relations, such as R1CS, as well as high-degree relations, such as CCS. The key challenge is to construct a secure folding protocol that works with the Ajtai commitment scheme. The difficulty, is ensuring that extracted witnesses are low norm through many rounds of folding. We present a novel technique using the sumcheck protocol to ensure that extracted witnesses are always low norm no matter how many rounds of folding are used. Our evaluation of the final proof system suggests that it is as performant as Hypernova, while providing post-quantum security.
Paper Link: https://eprint.iacr.org/2024/257
Digital Banking in the Cloud: How Citizens Bank Unlocked Their MainframePrecisely
Inconsistent user experience and siloed data, high costs, and changing customer expectations – Citizens Bank was experiencing these challenges while it was attempting to deliver a superior digital banking experience for its clients. Its core banking applications run on the mainframe and Citizens was using legacy utilities to get the critical mainframe data to feed customer-facing channels, like call centers, web, and mobile. Ultimately, this led to higher operating costs (MIPS), delayed response times, and longer time to market.
Ever-changing customer expectations demand more modern digital experiences, and the bank needed to find a solution that could provide real-time data to its customer channels with low latency and operating costs. Join this session to learn how Citizens is leveraging Precisely to replicate mainframe data to its customer channels and deliver on their “modern digital bank” experiences.
Northern Engraving | Nameplate Manufacturing Process - 2024Northern Engraving
Manufacturing custom quality metal nameplates and badges involves several standard operations. Processes include sheet prep, lithography, screening, coating, punch press and inspection. All decoration is completed in the flat sheet with adhesive and tooling operations following. The possibilities for creating unique durable nameplates are endless. How will you create your brand identity? We can help!
Ivanti’s Patch Tuesday breakdown goes beyond patching your applications and brings you the intelligence and guidance needed to prioritize where to focus your attention first. Catch early analysis on our Ivanti blog, then join industry expert Chris Goettl for the Patch Tuesday Webinar Event. There we’ll do a deep dive into each of the bulletins and give guidance on the risks associated with the newly-identified vulnerabilities.
Programming Foundation Models with DSPy - Meetup SlidesZilliz
Prompting language models is hard, while programming language models is easy. In this talk, I will discuss the state-of-the-art framework DSPy for programming foundation models with its powerful optimizers and runtime constraint system.
HCL Notes and Domino License Cost Reduction in the World of DLAUpanagenda
Webinar Recording: https://www.panagenda.com/webinars/hcl-notes-and-domino-license-cost-reduction-in-the-world-of-dlau/
The introduction of DLAU and the CCB & CCX licensing model caused quite a stir in the HCL community. As a Notes and Domino customer, you may have faced challenges with unexpected user counts and license costs. You probably have questions on how this new licensing approach works and how to benefit from it. Most importantly, you likely have budget constraints and want to save money where possible. Don’t worry, we can help with all of this!
We’ll show you how to fix common misconfigurations that cause higher-than-expected user counts, and how to identify accounts which you can deactivate to save money. There are also frequent patterns that can cause unnecessary cost, like using a person document instead of a mail-in for shared mailboxes. We’ll provide examples and solutions for those as well. And naturally we’ll explain the new licensing model.
Join HCL Ambassador Marc Thomas in this webinar with a special guest appearance from Franz Walder. It will give you the tools and know-how to stay on top of what is going on with Domino licensing. You will be able lower your cost through an optimized configuration and keep it low going forward.
These topics will be covered
- Reducing license cost by finding and fixing misconfigurations and superfluous accounts
- How do CCB and CCX licenses really work?
- Understanding the DLAU tool and how to best utilize it
- Tips for common problem areas, like team mailboxes, functional/test users, etc
- Practical examples and best practices to implement right away
Driving Business Innovation: Latest Generative AI Advancements & Success StorySafe Software
Are you ready to revolutionize how you handle data? Join us for a webinar where we’ll bring you up to speed with the latest advancements in Generative AI technology and discover how leveraging FME with tools from giants like Google Gemini, Amazon, and Microsoft OpenAI can supercharge your workflow efficiency.
During the hour, we’ll take you through:
Guest Speaker Segment with Hannah Barrington: Dive into the world of dynamic real estate marketing with Hannah, the Marketing Manager at Workspace Group. Hear firsthand how their team generates engaging descriptions for thousands of office units by integrating diverse data sources—from PDF floorplans to web pages—using FME transformers, like OpenAIVisionConnector and AnthropicVisionConnector. This use case will show you how GenAI can streamline content creation for marketing across the board.
Ollama Use Case: Learn how Scenario Specialist Dmitri Bagh has utilized Ollama within FME to input data, create custom models, and enhance security protocols. This segment will include demos to illustrate the full capabilities of FME in AI-driven processes.
Custom AI Models: Discover how to leverage FME to build personalized AI models using your data. Whether it’s populating a model with local data for added security or integrating public AI tools, find out how FME facilitates a versatile and secure approach to AI.
We’ll wrap up with a live Q&A session where you can engage with our experts on your specific use cases, and learn more about optimizing your data workflows with AI.
This webinar is ideal for professionals seeking to harness the power of AI within their data management systems while ensuring high levels of customization and security. Whether you're a novice or an expert, gain actionable insights and strategies to elevate your data processes. Join us to see how FME and AI can revolutionize how you work with data!
5th LF Energy Power Grid Model Meet-up SlidesDanBrown980551
5th Power Grid Model Meet-up
It is with great pleasure that we extend to you an invitation to the 5th Power Grid Model Meet-up, scheduled for 6th June 2024. This event will adopt a hybrid format, allowing participants to join us either through an online Mircosoft Teams session or in person at TU/e located at Den Dolech 2, Eindhoven, Netherlands. The meet-up will be hosted by Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e), a research university specializing in engineering science & technology.
Power Grid Model
The global energy transition is placing new and unprecedented demands on Distribution System Operators (DSOs). Alongside upgrades to grid capacity, processes such as digitization, capacity optimization, and congestion management are becoming vital for delivering reliable services.
Power Grid Model is an open source project from Linux Foundation Energy and provides a calculation engine that is increasingly essential for DSOs. It offers a standards-based foundation enabling real-time power systems analysis, simulations of electrical power grids, and sophisticated what-if analysis. In addition, it enables in-depth studies and analysis of the electrical power grid’s behavior and performance. This comprehensive model incorporates essential factors such as power generation capacity, electrical losses, voltage levels, power flows, and system stability.
Power Grid Model is currently being applied in a wide variety of use cases, including grid planning, expansion, reliability, and congestion studies. It can also help in analyzing the impact of renewable energy integration, assessing the effects of disturbances or faults, and developing strategies for grid control and optimization.
What to expect
For the upcoming meetup we are organizing, we have an exciting lineup of activities planned:
-Insightful presentations covering two practical applications of the Power Grid Model.
-An update on the latest advancements in Power Grid -Model technology during the first and second quarters of 2024.
-An interactive brainstorming session to discuss and propose new feature requests.
-An opportunity to connect with fellow Power Grid Model enthusiasts and users.
Introduction of Cybersecurity with OSS at Code Europe 2024Hiroshi SHIBATA
I develop the Ruby programming language, RubyGems, and Bundler, which are package managers for Ruby. Today, I will introduce how to enhance the security of your application using open-source software (OSS) examples from Ruby and RubyGems.
The first topic is CVE (Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures). I have published CVEs many times. But what exactly is a CVE? I'll provide a basic understanding of CVEs and explain how to detect and handle vulnerabilities in OSS.
Next, let's discuss package managers. Package managers play a critical role in the OSS ecosystem. I'll explain how to manage library dependencies in your application.
I'll share insights into how the Ruby and RubyGems core team works to keep our ecosystem safe. By the end of this talk, you'll have a better understanding of how to safeguard your code.
How information systems are built or acquired puts information, which is what they should be about, in a secondary place. Our language adapted accordingly, and we no longer talk about information systems but applications. Applications evolved in a way to break data into diverse fragments, tightly coupled with applications and expensive to integrate. The result is technical debt, which is re-paid by taking even bigger "loans", resulting in an ever-increasing technical debt. Software engineering and procurement practices work in sync with market forces to maintain this trend. This talk demonstrates how natural this situation is. The question is: can something be done to reverse the trend?
Main news related to the CCS TSI 2023 (2023/1695)Jakub Marek
An English 🇬🇧 translation of a presentation to the speech I gave about the main changes brought by CCS TSI 2023 at the biggest Czech conference on Communications and signalling systems on Railways, which was held in Clarion Hotel Olomouc from 7th to 9th November 2023 (konferenceszt.cz). Attended by around 500 participants and 200 on-line followers.
The original Czech 🇨🇿 version of the presentation can be found here: https://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/hlavni-novinky-souvisejici-s-ccs-tsi-2023-2023-1695/269688092 .
The videorecording (in Czech) from the presentation is available here: https://youtu.be/WzjJWm4IyPk?si=SImb06tuXGb30BEH .
In the realm of cybersecurity, offensive security practices act as a critical shield. By simulating real-world attacks in a controlled environment, these techniques expose vulnerabilities before malicious actors can exploit them. This proactive approach allows manufacturers to identify and fix weaknesses, significantly enhancing system security.
This presentation delves into the development of a system designed to mimic Galileo's Open Service signal using software-defined radio (SDR) technology. We'll begin with a foundational overview of both Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) and the intricacies of digital signal processing.
The presentation culminates in a live demonstration. We'll showcase the manipulation of Galileo's Open Service pilot signal, simulating an attack on various software and hardware systems. This practical demonstration serves to highlight the potential consequences of unaddressed vulnerabilities, emphasizing the importance of offensive security practices in safeguarding critical infrastructure.
[OReilly Superstream] Occupy the Space: A grassroots guide to engineering (an...Jason Yip
The typical problem in product engineering is not bad strategy, so much as “no strategy”. This leads to confusion, lack of motivation, and incoherent action. The next time you look for a strategy and find an empty space, instead of waiting for it to be filled, I will show you how to fill it in yourself. If you’re wrong, it forces a correction. If you’re right, it helps create focus. I’ll share how I’ve approached this in the past, both what works and lessons for what didn’t work so well.
Have you ever been confused by the myriad of choices offered by AWS for hosting a website or an API?
Lambda, Elastic Beanstalk, Lightsail, Amplify, S3 (and more!) can each host websites + APIs. But which one should we choose?
Which one is cheapest? Which one is fastest? Which one will scale to meet our needs?
Join me in this session as we dive into each AWS hosting service to determine which one is best for your scenario and explain why!
Generating privacy-protected synthetic data using Secludy and MilvusZilliz
During this demo, the founders of Secludy will demonstrate how their system utilizes Milvus to store and manipulate embeddings for generating privacy-protected synthetic data. Their approach not only maintains the confidentiality of the original data but also enhances the utility and scalability of LLMs under privacy constraints. Attendees, including machine learning engineers, data scientists, and data managers, will witness first-hand how Secludy's integration with Milvus empowers organizations to harness the power of LLMs securely and efficiently.
2024 State of Marketing Report – by HubspotMarius Sescu
https://www.hubspot.com/state-of-marketing
· Scaling relationships and proving ROI
· Social media is the place for search, sales, and service
· Authentic influencer partnerships fuel brand growth
· The strongest connections happen via call, click, chat, and camera.
· Time saved with AI leads to more creative work
· Seeking: A single source of truth
· TLDR; Get on social, try AI, and align your systems.
· More human marketing, powered by robots
ChatGPT is a revolutionary addition to the world since its introduction in 2022. A big shift in the sector of information gathering and processing happened because of this chatbot. What is the story of ChatGPT? How is the bot responding to prompts and generating contents? Swipe through these slides prepared by Expeed Software, a web development company regarding the development and technical intricacies of ChatGPT!
Product Design Trends in 2024 | Teenage EngineeringsPixeldarts
The realm of product design is a constantly changing environment where technology and style intersect. Every year introduces fresh challenges and exciting trends that mold the future of this captivating art form. In this piece, we delve into the significant trends set to influence the look and functionality of product design in the year 2024.
How Race, Age and Gender Shape Attitudes Towards Mental HealthThinkNow
Mental health has been in the news quite a bit lately. Dozens of U.S. states are currently suing Meta for contributing to the youth mental health crisis by inserting addictive features into their products, while the U.S. Surgeon General is touring the nation to bring awareness to the growing epidemic of loneliness and isolation. The country has endured periods of low national morale, such as in the 1970s when high inflation and the energy crisis worsened public sentiment following the Vietnam War. The current mood, however, feels different. Gallup recently reported that national mental health is at an all-time low, with few bright spots to lift spirits.
To better understand how Americans are feeling and their attitudes towards mental health in general, ThinkNow conducted a nationally representative quantitative survey of 1,500 respondents and found some interesting differences among ethnic, age and gender groups.
Technology
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The US Healthcare Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services - 2009-2014 (Executive Summary)
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List of Tables ............................................................................... 3
List of Figures .............................................................................. 3
Executive Overview ...................................................................... 5
What You Will Find in This Report ............................................................ 8
Methodology, Scope, and Definitions........................................................ 9
Related Research .................................................................................11
The US Healthcare Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services:
2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis ................................................. 11
Key Findings ........................................................................................13
What Do Buyers Want?.................................................................................... 14
Mobile Technology and Social Trends Fuel Patient Education ................................ 15
Industry Issues .............................................................................................. 18
New Business Models for Wireless Carriers ......................................................... 18
The Rush for Electronic Health Records (and Personal Health Records) .................. 20
Technology Advances ...................................................................................... 21
Demand-side Analysis ...........................................................................24
The mHealth Demographic ............................................................................... 24
Who is the Buyer? The Ongoing Shift in the Buyer Demographic ........................... 26
Supply-side Analysis .............................................................................29
Packaged Applications and Content ................................................................... 30
Services ........................................................................................................ 42
Technology .................................................................................................... 46
US Market Trends ....................................................................... 50
Market Inhibitors ..................................................................................50
Market Catalysts ..................................................................................53
International Trends ................................................................... 56
Revenue Opportunities and Recommendations ............................... 59
Consider the Expert Patients ..................................................................59
Improve Performance and Efficiency .......................................................60
Guard the Data ....................................................................................60
Track the Technology ............................................................................61
Follow the Money .................................................................................63
Index of Suppliers Mentioned ....................................................... 65
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List of Tables
Table 1 - 2009-2014 Healthcare Forecast for Mobile Learning Products
and Services (in $US Millions) ..................................................................13
Table 2 – 2009 Total Number of Clinical and Technical Healthcare
Practitioners by Job Role .........................................................................24
Table 3 – 2009-2014 Healthcare Mobile Learning Buyers by Nine Buyer
Types (in $US Millions) ...........................................................................27
Table 4 - 2009-2014 Healthcare Forecast for Mobile Learning Products
and Services (in $US Millions) ..................................................................29
Table 5 - 2009-2014 US Healthcare Mobile Learning Packaged
Applications and Content Revenues by Content Category (in $US
millions)................................................................................................31
Table 6 - 2009-2014 Healthcare CME Delivery Method by Percentage ...........36
Table 7 - 2009-2014 Revenue Forecasts for Healthcare Mobile Learning
Services ................................................................................................42
Table 8 - 2009-2014 Revenue Forecast for Healthcare Mobile Learning
Tools, Device-embedded Learning, and Technology (in $US Millions) ............46
Table 9 - Employment of Wage and Salary Workers in Healthcare, 2008
and Projected Change, 2008-2018. (Employment in Thousands) ..................54
Table 10 - Employment in Healthcare by Industry Segment, 2008 and
Projected Change, 2008-2018 (Employment in Thousands) .........................55
List of Figures
Figure 1 – The Rise of mHealth: Suppliers Integrating Mobile Learning
into Clinical Applications........................................................................... 5
Figure 2 – Definitions of Mobile Learning Products and Services ...................10
Figure 3 – 2009-2014 US Growth Rates for Mobile Learning Products
and Services in the Healthcare Segment ...................................................12
Figure 4 – Factors Driving Adoption of Mobile Learning in Healthcare ............13
Figure 5 - The Carrier Waves: An Extraordinary Range of Wireless
Technologies Support Mobile Learning ......................................................23
Figure 6 – 2009 US Healthcare Learning Products and Services Supply
Chain....................................................................................................26
Figure 7 – 2009-2014 Comparison of Buyers by Percent of Healthcare
Mobile Learning Expenditures ..................................................................28
Figure 8 - 2009–2014 US Healthcare Mobile Learning Growth Rates for
Packaged Applications and Content by Content Category ............................31
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Figure 9 - 2009-2014 US Healthcare Mobile Learning Forecast by Top
Revenue Generating Content Type (in $US millions) ...................................32
Figure 10 –US Professions that Require Continuing Education Credits to
Maintain Licensure .................................................................................36
Figure 11 - 2009-2014 US Mobile Learning Methods in Healthcare CME .........37
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Executive Overview
Over the last several years, we have witnessed the acceptance and then
the acceleration of mHealth. Mobile Health or mHealth means supporting
According to the medical and public health practices via mobile handheld devices, patient
Bureau of Labor monitoring devices, and other wireless technologies.
Statistics, "ten of the
20 fastest growing
occupations are
Around the globe, mHealth is growing rapidly in concert with the
healthcare related." widespread availability of mobile phones. In rural areas and in developing
Between 2008-2018, regions, mHealth connects healthcare professionals with patients living far
employment of home away from health services. In developed countries, mHealth also enables a
health aides is level of in-home care not previously possible.
expected to increase
by 50%. Healthcare Originally, mHealth referred to collecting and transmitting a patient's vital
workers will continue signs, clinical or community health data; but the term's usage has
to need performance
expanded to include a variety of patient education and performance
support and training.
support activities for healthcare practitioners—what we at Ambient Insight
identify as Mobile Learning.
Figure 1 – The Rise of mHealth: Suppliers Integrating Mobile Learning into
Clinical Applications
The US healthcare market for Mobile Learning products and services
climbed to $104.44 million in 2009. Over the forecast period (2009-2014),
overall demand will grow by a healthy 24% compound annual growth rate
(CAGR) and revenues will reach $306.67 million by 2014.
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6. Ambient Insight’s US Healthcare Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services:
2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis
The market for Mobile Learning in the healthcare segment is opaque, as it
includes portions of other learning technology buyer segments such as
associations, NGOs, and non-profits; corporations and businesses; and
higher education. The answer to the question, "Who is the buyer?" is not
easily discerned. This report addresses that question, as well as "What do
buyers want?"
Demand will remain robust throughout the forecast period. Sales of
healthcare Mobile Learning packaged applications and content will outpace
sales of both Mobile Learning services and technology products. The growth
in content comes from a wide variety of companies.
There are new names such as QD Ideas, iAnesthesia, Nerdcore Learning,
and SoundTells; and well-known consumer brands such as Weight
Watchers and Men's Health; as well as veteran Mobile Learning suppliers
such as Modality who continue to expand their product lines.
Suppliers who were already succeeding in one content category such as
continuing medical education (CME) have enlarged their scope to provide
products in additional content categories such as study guides and
reference products or services. The personalization features of Skyscape's
Mobile Learning product called CME STAT is just one example.
Many suppliers now offer an integrated system of medical information for
mobile devices and often, as is the case with the popular Epocrates Rx, the
reference material is provided at no cost. Suppliers have experimented
with a variety of business models, from offering premium and free content
to providing fee-based or subscription services.
Custom content service providers are partnering with veteran healthcare
and medical content publishers such as Elsevier and Lippincott Williams &
Wilkins and well-known brands such as Tylenol to create a wide variety of
custom Mobile Learning content and hosted services.
This type of collaboration with authoritative third-party content providers is
still a smart route for new supplies trying to enter the market and for
existing suppliers attempting to expand their offerings.
The stunning advances in mobile device technology such as location-
awareness, faster processing speeds, and high-quality digital imaging are
contributing significantly to the growth of Mobile Learning. The availability
of high-speed bandwidth and new device capabilities are enabling
sophisticated multimedia Mobile Learning applications, including
simulations and game-based learning.
However, the recent proliferation of operating systems and nonstandard
browsers combined with rapidly evolving devices will create more chaos
than certainty for developers planning to release Mobile Learning products
in the foreseeable future.
Developers will weigh the odds between developing native apps to take
advantage of unique device features or creating Web-based apps and
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services to serve a cross-platform market. This report highlights the pros
and cons of each option, as well as addressing other market inhibitors.
In response to the ubiquity of connected mobile phones and handhelds, the
previous trend for suppliers to provide mobile devices pre-packaged with
Mobile Learning healthcare content has diminished. This report offers new
insights on the evolving supplier and buyer/user categories, as well as the
A 2009 study funded
growth percentages and revenue forecasts for specific healthcare Mobile
by the Agency for
Healthcare Research Learning content types, services, and technology.
and Quality and
published in the Several factors in the healthcare ecosystem are converging to drive the
Annals of Internal growth of Mobile Learning, not the least of which is user expectations and
Medicine found that readiness. The changing demographics of healthcare consumers coupled
patient education on with an accelerated need among healthcare providers to achieve greater
after-hospital care levels of efficiency, reduce medical errors, and improve patient outcomes
saves money by
creates a healthy environment for Mobile Learning suppliers.
reducing re-
admissions and ER
visits by 30%. The emergence of the so-called "Expert Patient" in the last few years has
created a strong demand for consumer-facing healthcare content. In the
last two years, there has been an explosion in the number of mobile
consumer and patient education healthcare applications and content. The
very latest trend emerging is the integration of social networking features
into these products.
A totally new type of product that Ambient Insight refers to as "intelligent
medical jewelry" has emerged in the last year. Many of these wearable
devices provide procedural ―step-by-step" instruction to patients or
caregivers, and are defined as Device-embedded Learning products by
Ambient Insight.
New suppliers continue to enter the market at a steady pace. New native
Mobile Learning development tools and delivery platforms continue to come
on the market including highly specialized tools designed to create
Location-based Learning, augmented reality, flashcards, exams and
practice tests, and applications that will run on ebook readers and
dedicated gaming devices.
Consumers and healthcare buyers, who increased spending on Mobile
Learning even at the height of the recession, are driving the current overall
US Mobile Learning market. Since the recession began, the healthcare
segment has added over 730,000 jobs. According to a May 2010 report by
the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the healthcare segment has been
adding an average of 19,700 jobs a month over the last 2 years.
Essentially, the healthcare Mobile Learning market has been immune from
the recession. Ambient Insight expects this trend to continue throughout
the forecast period.
Ambient Insight has identified a distinct change in the healthcare buyer
demographic and this report describes a dramatic shift unfolding over the
forecast period. Clearly, there are significant revenue opportunities for
suppliers that know who the buyer is in the healthcare segment.
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2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis
What You Will Find in This Report
This report provides extensive examples of competitors, products, and
buying behaviors to help suppliers understand the market. This is
evidence-based data designed to help suppliers create sustainable business
models, develop competitive products, execute on go-to-market strategies,
and generate significant revenues and profit.
The two major sections in the forecast and analysis section of this report
provide a demand-side analysis and a supply-side analysis. The demand-
side analysis in this report breaks out the expenditures for Mobile Learning
products and services by nine distinct buyer types in the US healthcare
segment:
Consumers
Students
Professional individuals
Healthcare associations
Providers
Teaching institutions
Government funding to organizations
Direct purchases by government agencies
Pharmaceutical, device, EHR, and publishing companies
The supply-side analysis in this report forecasts the expenditures for three
major categories of Mobile Learning products and services for the US
healthcare segment:
Packaged Applications and Content - broken out by eight major
content types:
o Language learning
o General education, study guides, and reference
o Simulation and game-based Learning
o Medical, health, nutrition, and fitness
o Business, sales, and finance
o Handheld decision support
o Professional licensure, continuing education (CE), and
continuing medical education (CME)
o Professional training and development
Services - including custom content development and software-
sold-as-a-service (SaaS)
Technology - including development tools, Device-embedded
Learning, and installed platforms
NOTE: A highly-detailed analysis of the overall demand for Mobile Learning
in the US across all eight buying segments is included in a separate
Ambient Insight report called, "The US Market for Mobile Learning Products
and Services: 2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis"
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9. Ambient Insight’s US Healthcare Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services:
2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis
We provide an analysis of the US market including key findings, trends,
market inhibitors, and market catalysts.
A great deal of innovation is occurring outside the US, and we also provide
an overview of healthcare-related international Mobile Learning trends.
Answering the question, "who is the buyer?" can be a daunting task for
suppliers competing in the US healthcare Mobile Learning market. This
report provides an analysis of the buying behavior of the top buyers in the
industry.
Finally, we identify the most lucrative revenue opportunities for suppliers
and offer our recommendations to compete successfully in the US
healthcare Mobile Learning market.
Methodology, Scope, and Definitions
Ambient Insight provides market revenue forecasts based on our
proprietary Evidence-based Research Methodology (ERM). The ERM is an
iterative process based on predictive analytics used to identify revenue
opportunities for suppliers.
ERM progresses from general patterns (the big picture) to very precise
particular patterns. It is used to create a forecast model comprised of
relevant predictors.
The forecast model is refined as additional data becomes available.
Ambient Insight triangulates baseline revenues from three analysis vectors
that include:
Supply-side analysis
Demand-side analysis
Product and Service category analysis
Once the baseline revenues are triangulated, Ambient Insight uses the data
to forecast the Total Addressable Market (TAM). Ambient Insight uses the
data derived from the ERM process literally as evidence to support our
market forecasts.
Scope
The data in this report are US-centric and only the buying behavior of US
buyers is analyzed regardless of whether they buy from offshore vendors.
Definition of Mobile Learning
Ambient Insight defines Mobile Learning as knowledge transfer events,
content, tools, and applications built using Mobile Information Architecture
and accessed on handheld computing devices.
In our taxonomy, laptop and netbook computers, while mobile, are not
considered handheld devices.
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2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis
Figure 2 – Definitions of Mobile Learning Products and Services
Ambient Insight defines three major types of "native" Mobile Learning
products: Handheld Decision Support, Location-based Learning services,
and Device-embedded Learning.
It should be noted
that there are mobile
Handheld Decision Support is an interactive application that
and handheld
versions of the
provides sequential performance and decision support based on the
seven other learning input provided by the user. Handheld Decision Support is very
product types common in corporate mobile field force, government first
tracked by Ambient responder, and clinical healthcare environments.
Insight. To the
extent that they Location-based Learning Services are based on location-based
have been modified services (LBS) technology. It is a type of knowledge transfer based
substantially from on location-based intelligence enabled by wirelessly networked
their original format
interfaces and sensors adapting to the presence of the user at a
into mobile formats
they are considered specific location. Global Positioning System (GPS) chips, Radio
Mobile Learning Frequency Identification (RFID) chips, and 2D and 3D bar codes are
products. often used in this type of learning, particularly in clinical healthcare
environments, first responder situations, museums, consumer
education, and in the tourist industry.
Device-embedded Learning is when the primary purpose of a
handheld computing device is to enhance learning, access
educational content, and assess and support performance. The
device functions as a personal learning system. Examples in the
healthcare segment include devices that provide procedural step-
by-step information to patients and caregivers.
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11. Ambient Insight’s US Healthcare Market for Mobile Learning Products and Services:
2009-2014 Forecast and Analysis
Although the terms Electronic Health Records (EHR) and Electronic Medical
Records (EMR) are sometimes used interchangeably, this report uses the
EHR term.
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