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Classification Taxonomy for Safety-Critical Self-Adaptive Robotic Systems

Researchers at the University of Victoria in Canada recently conducted a study and pre-published the results as a paper on arXiv. The paper provides a framework for classifying safety-critical self-adaptive systems and differentiating them from other robotic solutions. The objective of the work was to formalize the idea of safety-critical self-adaptive systems and help roboticists […]

Call for New Taxonomy of Obstetric Diseases

Researchers of the National Institutes of Health’s Perinatology Research Branch at the Wayne State University School of Medicine have proposed the need for a new taxonomy of obstetric diseases. The proposed taxonomy would also consider the biomarkers found through placental examinations. Published in The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, “Toward a new taxonomy of […]

Machine-Readable Rulebook Initiative

FINRA announced the launch of a machine-readable rulebook initiative designed to enhance firms’ compliance efforts, reduce costs, and aid in risk management. The machine-readable rulebook was developed by creating and embedding a taxonomy, which was applied or tagged to the 40 most frequently viewed FINRA rules. As part of this initiative, FINRA created a prototype—the […]

Utilizing Taxonomies to Address Problematic Patterns in Legal Drafting

Documentation recording the legal rights and obligations of contracting parties of various financial instruments plays a crucial role in the financial services industry. With many institutions moving towards digital transformation and process automation, standardizing and digitalization of legal data is challenging because of the problematic patterns in legal drafting. The prevalence and impact of problematic […]

A Compelling Need for a New CRO Sourcing Model Terminology

Lack of distinction, poor understanding, and misuse of the terms Full-Service Outsourcing (FSO) and Functional Service Provider (FSP) ultimately fail to provide Clinical Research Organizations (CROs) with meaningful and actionable insight to inform strategic decision-making and continuous improvement. Today, biopharmaceutical companies collect vast operating data to inform, predict, and ultimately optimize clinical trial performance. However, […]

The Importance of Data Standardization in the Maritime Industry

Vessels produce technical, commercial, and operational data, including information from sensors and automation systems on board, current and future vessel location data, and fuel consumption. However, the sheer volume of data can be overwhelming, especially as much of it is disparate and unstructured. Additionally, there is no standard way to exchange, interpret information, or effectively […]

WHO Releases a Public Health Taxonomy for Monkeypox Conversations

The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed a public health taxonomy for monkeypox conversations. The taxonomy provides an overview of how public health professionals can apply social listening to generate infodemic insights on monkeypox for public health response. An infodemic accompanies every acute public health event. It leads to confusion, concerns, and risk-taking behavior, which […]

Utilizing Linked Data Obtained From Websites

E-commerce platforms and interactive websites generate a copious amount of data that do not have any connections to other sources. As a result, it is challenging to use this data. A linked data approach would help to understand and utilize this data effectively. The internet is a web of numerous words with many meanings. If […]