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Objectives Data visualization style guides are standards for formatting and designing representations of information, like charts, graphs, tables, and diagrams. To assist researchers communicate their visual content in better and more effective ways, this article accomplishes two tasks. First, we take a detailed look at a data visualization style guide and its components—what it is and what it should include. Second, we create a detailed template for the color section of a data visualization style guide. Target Audience Creating a data visualization style guide as described here should help researchers across multiple disciplines create better and more consistent charts, graphs, and diagrams. Such style guides are useful for individuals and organizations in their efforts to be more efficient and consistent in their data communication products. Scope Data visualization style guides often include explaining the what (eg, types of charts), the why (eg, reasons for using specific colors), and the how (eg, tools or templates) of creating consistent and effective visuals that can also fit within an individual's or organization's larger design system. We use a variety of tools to create, test, and implement a data visualization color palette. We provide sample color palettes and provide step-by-step instructions on how to import those palettes into six popular data visualization tools: Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint, Tableau, PowerBI, and Adobe Illustrator and InDesign. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is a great privilege to highlight the important contribution of this internationally renowned and versatile linguist to the 2020-translation of the Bible in Afrikaans. Initial phase Since the beginning of the translation project prof. Kotzé, chair of the Language Commission of the South African Academy for Science and Arts (2003-2012), was involved in the planning of the manual for all collaborators, as well as the identification of language specialists to serve in various book teams as well as the linguistic advisory committee. Linguistic advisory committee The Bible Society invited Kotzé to chair a panel of linguistic advisers that eventually became a broader linguistic advisory panel and a smaller linguistic advisory committee respectively. In his capacity as chair, he played an essential role in the identification and placement of language specialists in the respective book translation teams, as well as the linguistic evaluation of the trial translations by language practitioners endeavouring to be part of the project. The linguistic advisory committee attended to various problematic issues such as punctuation, linguistic and textual features, etcetera. Kotzé then provided extensive guidelines to collaborators and proof-readers concerning various tricky issues. Since the beginning of the project, he was also a member of various book teams, as well as at a later stage of the editorial committees of the Old and the New Testament. Whenever expedient, he consulted with members of the Language Commission of the South African Academy for Science and Arts. Executive committee At the executive committee (policy committee) his opinion carried great weight. He submitted proposals concerning Fauna and Flora emanating from deliberations in this committee to the Language Commission of the South African Academy for Science and Arts to be considered for inclusion in their planned CD Rom, and saw to it that the project remained in sync with the Afrikaanse Woordelys en Spelreëls (Afrikaans Glossary and Spelling rules). With respect to the vexing issue of second person pronouns as form of address in Afrikaans, he also provided clear guidelines with regard to the dynamic of power and the dynamic of solidarity, respectively. Editorial committees In the editorial committees of the Old Testament and the New Testament, he was responsible for the final linguistic editing. He could, furthermore, substantiate the suitability of a specific word with reference to the statistical frequency of its usage in the Afrikaans linguistic corpus. Given his broad linguistic and semantic background, he could often pose probing questions to the exegetes and source language specialists concerning a specific translation proposal that often led to an adaptation of the translation. In this respect, his self-acquired knowledge of the source languages (as a non-theologian) often took the source language specialists by surprise. When the discussion sometimes became a bit heated, his sense of humour and witty remarks would invariably defuse the situation. Approachability The executive committee and the project leader had great appreciation for the fact that Ernst Kotzé was always willing to answer any enquiry by colleagues or proof-readers speedily and in detail. Even at a late stage in the project, he was still willing to edit the Introduction, Glossary and Accountability for consistency. Even after the publication of the translation, he still remains selflessly willing to answer enquiries to the Bible Society arising from feedback by readers. Public contributions Prof. Kotzé often delivered addresses about Bible translation, speaking specifically about the linguistic aspects of the 2020 translation on Radio Sonder Grense (Radio Without Borders) and Radio Cape Pulpit. On the project's website (www.bybeldirektevertaling.co.za) he answered specific questions received from readers. He explained different ways of spelling as well as the issue of loan-words resembling the source languages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Crowdfunding campaigns are a way to secure capital for organizations, entrepreneurs, artists, and more. Little research has focused on stylistic aspects of text associated with successful campaigns. Method: We used corpus analysis to analyze the text of 312,529 Kickstarter campaigns. We used a novel scoring method to compute how often verbs and words surrounding verbs were associated with success or failure. We then identified prominent stylistic aspects of text that were often included in successful and unsuccessful campaigns. Results: Stylistic elements strongly associated with success included using we instead of I, using contractions instead of full forms of verbs, inviting the reader to join the project and receive rewards, and projecting confidence via will instead of the more uncertain would. Conclusion: Stylistic findings interact. Specifically, using we and contractions together indicates outcomes strongly associated with success. Broadly, each of the findings point toward creators of campaigns attempting to build trust in the readers. The elements of this emergent style work together toward a goal of producing campaign text that describes a campaign readers accept and trust as likely to succeed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Copyright of RumeliDE Journal of Language & Literature Research / RumeliDE Dil ve Edebiyat Araştırmaları Dergisi is the property of RumeliDE Uluslararasi Hakemli Dil & Edebiyat Arastirmalari Dergisi and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The byzantine conventions of advanced academic writing in English are notoriously difficult for graduate students and junior scholars to gain control over. Global higher education and academic publishing have seen a massive expansion in recent years, so that the ability to demonstrate insider disciplinary competence and a grasp of scholarly persuasion has become essential for academic success. With courses in English for Research and Publication Purposes (ERPP) in their infancy and unknown in many countries, writers often turn to the advice of style manuals for guidance. Here they often find recommendations to follow general principles of clarity, brevity and objectivity and are given advice on specific features to achieve this. In this paper we examine three of the most commonly referred to features: demonstrative ‘this’, existential ‘there’ and first-person pronouns. With the aid of a diachronic corpus of articles from four disciplines over the past 50 years, we find that expert use of these features has increasingly departed from the advice in the guides. We describe how the use of these features has changed and stress what instructors in ERPP courses might teach

This style guide used by Kemal TAŞKIRAN, the author of the guide, for the translation of scientific manuscripts in Turkish into English includes rules compiled from several manuals, books and websites indicated below under references.

Background: In a continuing effort to provide innovative formats of presenting medical information in a digestible and comprehensive manner, infographics were created and included in select standard letters created by the Medical Information team. Methods: Qualitative and quantitative feedback on the ease of comprehension, flow, layout, and value of infographics within Standard Response Documents (SRDs) was obtained from healthcare professionals (HCPs). A qualitative survey (n = 47) was conducted to assess the ease of comprehension and effectiveness of infographics. The qualitative market research consisted of 25 individual 60-min phone interviews with HCPs focused around two SRDs. Results: It was found that 87% (n = 41) of respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the infographic was easy to comprehend. Additionally, 85% (n = 40) of the respondents agreed or strongly agreed that the infographic was useful in answering their product question. It was found that most HCPs (20/25) appreciated the presentation of the infographics and found them visually appealing. Additionally, most agreed that the infographic provided content that was sufficient in addressing their product inquiries and impactful for clinical decision making. Conclusion: Infographics have proved to be a valuable resource within response letters to address HCP inquiries and provide an option to pharmaceutical companies to evolve the way medical information is presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Brinton (1914) wrote the first 'Design Style Guide' in the form of rules more than 100 years ago, yet no one really studies nor uses them. Organizations like Google and London City Intelligence recently extended their design systems to include standards specifically for data visualization. This speaks to the growing importance of using data and metrics in an organization's decision making and the value of branding them appropriately. In 2014, Amy Cesal created one of the first actual Data Visualization Style Guides for the Sunlight Foundation. Since then, many other organizations have created style guides of their own, however, Data Visualization texts have only recently begun to cover style guides. In this paper we argue that more widespread use of data visualization style guides by organizations would bring consiste brand identity, readability and accessibility to their data visualization work, and that incorporating data visualization into university curricula will be instrumental in encouraging widespread adoption of these style guides.. We present a historical analysis of these style guides from Brinton's 1914 edition to today's examples from 2014 through today to contextualize data visualization style guides for instructional purposes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This style guide used by Kemal TAŞKIRAN, the author of the guide, for the translation of scientific manuscripts in Turkish into English includes rules compiled from several manuals, books and websites indicated below under references. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, the BBC's stance on English language use is investigated by analysing its language guidelines provided in the 2003 BBC News Styleguide. Before the analysis is tackled, a brief discussion of the use of language and style guides in the media is given to illustrate its complexities and effects on news providers. In order to assess how prescriptive or descriptive the BBC's language advice is, a comparison is made with two usage guides, Fowler's A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (1926) and Burchfield's The New Fowler's Modern English Usage (1996). This comparison, based on a selection of disputed usage items, requires a differentiation of style and usage guides as text types. By compiling three mini-corpora containing the selected disputed usage items a more in-depth analysis is made by identifying keywords and analysing keywords in context. The study concludes that the BBC attempts to balance prescriptive and descriptive views on language to satisfy its audience, which is illustrated by two specific usage problems (concede and data). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fernando Benadon (2016) shines a strong objective light onto slight but noticeable timing perturbations in Afro-Cuban drumming practice, coining the term near-unisons to describe non-simultaneous attacks that are perceived as such, but that are also perceived to correspond to the same point on an abstract isochronous grid. I speculate that these data uncover an aspect of the music that will most likely be perceived qualitatively rather than quantitatively—an element of style rather than one of structure—but that the quantitative approach taken here is a crucial first step toward the stylistic analysis of genre-specific microtiming that is generally painted over with the broad brushes of participatory discrepancy or groove.

Purpose: Is the current style guide helping our business? Does it give us an edge over our competitors in reaching out to people? Company executives ask these questions before allocating budgets and resources for the documentation team. A style guide is a rule-driven document that sets the parameters for consistency and acceptability of all written materials produced by an organization. But, is that the sole function of a style guide? This paper lays out key fundamentals of how to make an effective style guide and explores its benefits. The article also illustrates the process of developing a style guide in detail while satisfying the needs of the organization. Method: To understand the best practices in the industry, a comparative analysis of five style guides of global software companies was done. Further, an online survey was administered to the technical writing community to collect more information. To get first-hand feedback from professionals, seven technical writers were interviewed and discussions in online technical writing forums were facilitated. Result: In addition to generating document consistency, 82% of the survey participants concurred that an effective style guide helps in creating a distinct brand image. Word usage, new terminology, document formatting and meeting needs of global audience are important topics that need constant attention during designing a style guide. Conclusion: A style guide will have a successful impact when it is supported by management, incorporates broader inputs from all its beneficiaries, is integrated into the day-to-day operations, and is updated periodically. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Opsomming: Die gebruikersperspektief staan tans sentraal in die leksikografiese gesprek. Dit spruit uit die beginsel dat enige woordeboek in die eerste plek vir gebruik deur 'n bepaalde teikengebruikersgroep bedoel moet wees, en as sodanig moet die woordeboek op daardie gebrui-kersgroep afgestem wees — dit moet gebruikersvriendelik wees. In hierdie artikel word van die standpunt uitgegaan dat die gebruik van 'n woordeboek as 'n kommunikatiewe handeling begryp moet word, wat die geleentheid bied om insigte uit die kommunikasiewetenskap in die metalek-sikografie te benut. Na aanleiding van die algemene kommunikasiemodel vir interpersoonlike kommunikasie wat in die literatuur oor kommunikasiewetenskap voorkom, word 'n leksikogra-fiese kommunikasiemodel voorgestel. Uit hierdie model kan minstens elf leksikografiese para-meters afgelei word aan die hand waarvan gebruikersvriendelikheid in woordeboeke sistematies beskryf kan word. Die struktuur wat hierdie parameters aan 'n gesprek oor gebruikersvriendelik-heid in woordeboeke kan gee, bemiddel die formulering van die ware doel van 'n gebruikers-vriendelike woordeboek.Sleutelwoorde: GEBRUIK, GEBRUIKER, GEBRUIKERSPERSPEKTIEF, GEBRUIKERSVER-WYSINGSRAAMWERK, GEBRUIKERSVRIENDELIKHEID, KANAAL, KOMMUNIKASIEMODEL, KONTEKS, LEKSIKOGRAAF, LEKSIKOGRAFIESE KOMMUNIKASIEMODEL, MEDIUM, META-TEKS, STYLGIDS, TERUGVOER, WERKLIKE DOEL, WOORDEBOEK, WOORDEBOEKPLANAbstract: A Preliminary Model for the Systematic Description of User-friendliness in Dictionaries. The user perspective is a central notion in current lexico-graphical discourse. This stems from the principle that a dictionary should in the first place be meant for use by a specific target user group, and as such the dictionary should be aimed at that target user group — it should be user friendly. In this article the point of departure is that the use of a dictionary should be regarded as a communicative act, which presents the opportunity to util-ise insights gained in communication science in the metalexicography. From the general communi-cation model for interpersonal communication, as found in literature on communication science, a lexicographical communication model is developed. From this model at least eleven lexicographi-cal parameters can be derived according to which user-friendliness in dictionaries can be described in a systematic way. The structure that these parameters can offer in debating user-friendliness in dictionaries informs the formulation of a definition for the genuine purpose of a user-friendly dic-tionary.Keywords: CHANNEL, COMMUNICATION MODEL, CONTEXT, DICTIONARY PLAN, DICTIONARY, FEEDBACK, GENUINE PURPOSE, LEXICOGRAPHER, LEXICOGRAPHICAL COMMUNICATION MODEL, MEDIUM, METATEXT, STYLE GUIDE, USE, USER, USER'S FRAME OF REFERENCE, USER'S PERSPECTIVE, USER-FRIENDLINESS

Offers ideas on library and online searching and using information resources. Guide questions for information exploration; Factors relevant to information searching; Tips on using online catalogs; Information on periodical indexes.

The Web continues to grow in a largely unregulated manner. It is an established role of health sciences librarians to assist busy clinicians and other health care professionals cope with "information overload" by helping them locate useful and valuable information resources. One time-honored means of doing so is to prepare annotated bibliographies of such resources, perhaps no more so than to manage such cross-disciplinary topics as writing for publication. This article recommends resources to assist clinician writers publishing their research and other writings and suggests search strategies to update these resources as needed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fernando Benadon (2016) shines a strong objective light onto slight but noticeable timing perturbations in Afro-Cuban drumming practice, coining the term nearunisons to describe non-simultaneous attacks that are perceived as such, but that are also perceived to correspond to the same point on an abstract isochronous grid. I speculate that these data uncover an aspect of the music that will most likely be perceived qualitatively rather than quantitatively--an element of style rather than one of structure--but that the quantitative approach taken here is a crucial first step toward the stylistic analysis of genre-specific microtiming that is generally painted over with the broad brushes of participatory discrepancy or groove. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Focuses on usability engineering as a part of the software development process. Aim of the ISO 15504 standard; Features of the V-model software developing standard developed by the German Ministry of Defense; Influences on the usability of user interfaces.