Ishaya Gambo

Ontology Matching: An Ultimate Solution for Semantic Interoperability in Healthcare

healthcare domain is a complex domain which lacks a unified terminological set, most especially in clinical cases. As a result of this, the messaging standards employed in the healthcare domain use different terms for the same concept which often results in clinical misinterpretation, knowledge mismanagement, misdiagnosis of the patients illness or even death. Consequently, the healthcare system is characterized by high error rate and semantic heterogeneity. A lot of efforts have been made to resolve this problem through the use of standards, clinical terminologies, web services as well as the use of achetype. However, these solutions have proved unsuccessful in resolving semantic heterogeneity in healthcare. Ontologies have also been developed to resolve this problem by making explicit the meaning of terms used in healthcare. Ontologies provide a source of shared and precisely defined terms, resulting in interoperability by knowledge sharing and reuse. Unfortunately, the variety of ways that the healthcare domain is conceptualized results in the creation of different ontologies with contradicting or overlapping parts. Thus, the available ontologies also introduce semantic heterogeneity to this domain. An effective solution to this problem is the introduction of methods for finding matches among the various components of ontologies in healthcare in order to facilitate semantic interoperability. Therefore, this paper aims at examining the various attempts for achieving semantic interoperability in healthcare and also motivates the critical needs for ontology matching in healthcare systems. General Terms Ontology, Interoperability, Semantic. Keywordsntology, ontology matching, semantic heterogeneity, interoperability, semantic interoperability.

An Online Multi-Eatry Management System

Over the years eatries have attracted massive patronage following the trend by which people no longer have time to cook before making it to their respective places of work which has brought much concern because of the massive turn up at the eatry premises leading to crowdedness and insufficient space to accommodate customers and also the fact that customers having not attended to on time, as a result forced to wait longer than they should. This research built an application to incorporate ease, accuracy and comfort with the view of addressing the above stated problem. In order to achieve the aim of this paper, investigation of the existing system was done via extensive review of literature, interview and observation. The design was done using unified modeling language and entity relationship diagram. And it was implemented using Java programming language, and MySQL as the database management system. The system used Titto Gate, Mr Biggs, Steam Fast, and Ostrich Bakery all in Makurdi metropolis as case studies. The result shows that most processes in the manual system are not recorded, staffs spend too much time correcting mistakes instead of attending to customers, lack of tally in inventory and discrepancies towards customers. These issues are all eliminated in the online automated system. This system minimized repetitive work done by the system administrator and staff as it is very common in the manual system; minimized the level of crowdedness at the eatry premises, thereby maintaining steady patronage; increased quality of service and customer satisfaction; make dinning a social tool; ensured accountability and error free handling of customer information and lots more.

ICT: An Emerging Paradigm for Success in Nigeria

It has been argued that for people to make successful employment inroads, they will need not only the know-how but also the psychological make-up to function in a turbulent job market that changes constantly in both boundaries and requirements. This dynamic might not be easily addressed through traditional career guidance and counseling. ICT has significant capacity and myriad capabilities to assist in this realm. It can provide a paradigmatic approach that is thematic and stochastic as well as unbiased, which might not be possible with the traditional approach. Here, the authors discuss such an approach with respect to the growing ICT field in Nigeria.

ICT Implementation in the Nigerian Healthcare System

In Nigeria, the use of ICT in the healthcare sector has transformed the delivery of care. ICT has had significant effects in terms of the quality of healthcare services delivery. Here, the authors discuss how Nigeria has advanced in its use of ICT for citizen services and examine the widespread application of ICT for healthcare delivery across the country.