Thursday, May 23, 2019

Tabula Rosa Systems Blog Of 5/23/2019 - International Turtle Day


Today is International Turtle Day - Let's do all we can to support and preserve them!


 


May is Awareness for the following:


May

*      American Stroke Awareness Month
*      Arthritis Awareness Month
*      Better Hearing and Speech Month
*      Clean Air Month
*      Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
*      Food Allergy Action Month
*      Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
*      Healthy Vision Month
*      Hepatitis Awareness Month
*      International Mediterranean Diet Month
*      Lupus Awareness Month
*      Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
*      Mental Health Month
*      National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
*      National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
*      National High Blood Pressure Education Month
*      National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
*      National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
*      National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
*      Ultraviolet Awareness Month
*      National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1–7)
*      World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5)
*      North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 5–11)
*      National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 5–11)
*      Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (May 11)
*      National Women’s Health Week (May 12–18)
*      National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week (May 12–18)
*      HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18)
*      National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19)
*      World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (May 20)
*      Don’t Fry Day (May 24)
*      National Senior Health Fitness Day (May 29)
*      Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (TBA)
*      Food Allergy Awareness Week (TBA)
*      National Hurricane Preparedness Week (TBA)
*      National Neuropathy Awareness Week (TBA)
*      World Preeclampsia Day (TBA)









Richard Nordquist is a freelance writer and former professor of English and Rhetoric who wrote college-level Grammar and Composition textbooks.
Updated August 31, 2018 

In English grammar, a root is a word or portion of a word from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. By learning root words, you can decipher unfamiliar words, expand your vocabulary, and become a better English speaker. 

The Roots of Words 

Most words in the English language are based on words from ancient Greek and Latin. The root of the word "vocabulary," for example, is ​voc, a Latin root meaning "word" or "name." This root also appears in such words as "advocacy," "convocation," "evocative," "vocal," and "vowel." By dissecting words such as these, etymologists can study how a word has evolved over time and tell us about the cultures they came from.

Root words are also useful for creating new words, especially in technology and medicine, where new innovations occur frequently. Think of the Greek root word tele, which means "far," and inventions that traverse long distances, such as the telegraph, telephone, and television. The word "technology" itself is a combination of two other Greek root words, techne, meaning "skill" or "art," and logos, or "study."

Greek Root Words 

The table below defines and illustrates 25 of the most common Greek roots.
Root
Meaning
Examples
anti
against
antibacterial, antidote, antithesis
ast(er)
star
asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
aqu
water
aquarium, aquatic, aqualung
auto
self
automatic, automate, autobiograph
biblio
book
bibliography, bibliophile
bio
life
biography, biology, biodegradable
chrome
color
monochromatic, phytochrome
chrono
time
chronic, synchronize, chronicle
doc
teach
document, docile, doctrinal
dyna
power
dynasty, dynamic, dynamite
geo
earth
geography, geology, geometry
gno
to know
agnostic, acknowledge
graph
write
autograph, graphic, demographic
hydr
water
dehydrate, hydrant, hydropower
kinesis
movement
kinetic, photokinesis
logos
word, study
astrology, biology, theologian
narc
sleep
narcotic, narcolepsy
path
feel
empathy, pathetic, apathy
phil
love
philosophy, bibliophile, philanthropy
phon
sound
microphone, phonograph, telephone
photo
light
photograph, photocopy, photon
schem
plan
scheme, schematic
syn
together, with
synthetic, photosynthesis
tele
far
telescope, telepathy, television
tropos
turning
heliotrope, tropical








Tuesday, May 21, 2019

Tabula Rosa Systems Tecnical Term 5/21/2019

live chat (live support) From whatis .com
Live chat (live support) is technology that provides companies with a way to interact with users when they visit an organization's media properties. Visitors can initiate a chat session by simply typing a message in the chat window. Behind the scenes, live chat may be staffed by representatives of the organization or by chatbot software that uses robotic process automation (RPA) technology to automate answers to a pre-selected number of common visitor queries.
Live chat is typically implemented through code that is inserted on selected pages of a website and organizations can decide which pages to make live chat available. If the vendor's live chat is integrated with the organization's customer relationship management (CRM) systems, the live representative can look up user details and to save the transcript to the customer's customer experience (CX) record.
Live chat is used by sales, marketing and customer support staff to answer questions from customer and prospects. On the consumer side, live chat is used by visitors to seek assistance during their website sessions. Live chat can be provided through in-house commercial software products or application program interface calls (APIs) to a third-party software as a service (SaaS) provider.
Some live chat software uses artificial intelligence (AI) to automate interactions between a user and the brand. Often referred to as smart chatbots, this type of AI software uses natural language processing (NLP) to understand users' requests and respond accordingly. When users can't tell that there isn't a human being on the other end, the chatbot support can be said to have passed the Turing Test.
Benefits of live chat
Live chat can be used as both a customer service and marketing channel for organizations. The chats look similar to instant messaging conversations. The text-based messages are transmitted back and forth in a chat window, usually without images, audio or video. An example of the customer service use case is an airline website -- on the flight status page, a customer could chat with an airline representative to ask for further details about a flight delay.
Live chat can also be used by marketers to qualify prospects or move users along the sales funnel. For example, a hardware manufacturer could use live chat on a product pricing page to invite visitors to ask product-related questions, or a hotel website could use live chat to help users book a room.
For many users, live chat is considered a more efficient and expedient customer service channel compared to a phone call. Users don't have to navigate through phone menus or be placed on hold. Instead, they can exchange short messages with a company representative. Users can visit other web pages or check email as they await answers or resolution from the representative.
From the perspective of the live chat provider, live chat can provide a form of customer support that costs less than phone-based support. In addition, live chat can enable sales and marketing personnel to engage with prospects and move them closer to a purchasing decision.



May is Awareness for the following:


May

*      American Stroke Awareness Month
*      Arthritis Awareness Month
*      Better Hearing and Speech Month
*      Clean Air Month
*      Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month
*      Food Allergy Action Month
*      Global Employee Health and Fitness Month
*      Healthy Vision Month
*      Hepatitis Awareness Month
*      International Mediterranean Diet Month
*      Lupus Awareness Month
*      Melanoma/Skin Cancer Detection and Prevention Month
*      Mental Health Month
*      National Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month
*      National Celiac Disease Awareness Month
*      National High Blood Pressure Education Month
*      National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month
*      National Physical Fitness and Sports Month
*      National Teen Pregnancy Prevention Month
*      Ultraviolet Awareness Month
*      National Physical Education and Sport Week (May 1–7)
*      World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5)
*      North American Occupational Safety and Health Week (May 5–11)
*      National Stuttering Awareness Week (May 5–11)
*      Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Awareness Day (May 11)
*      National Women’s Health Week (May 12–18)
*      National Alcohol- and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week (May 12–18)
*      HIV Vaccine Awareness Day (May 18)
*      National Asian and Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (May 19)
*      World Autoimmune Arthritis Day (May 20)
*      Don’t Fry Day (May 24)
*      National Senior Health Fitness Day (May 29)
*      Children’s Mental Health Awareness Week (TBA)
*      Food Allergy Awareness Week (TBA)
*      National Hurricane Preparedness Week (TBA)
*      National Neuropathy Awareness Week (TBA)
*      World Preeclampsia Day (TBA)









Richard Nordquist is a freelance writer and former professor of English and Rhetoric who wrote college-level Grammar and Composition textbooks.
Updated August 31, 2018 

In English grammar, a root is a word or portion of a word from which other words grow, usually through the addition of prefixes and suffixes. By learning root words, you can decipher unfamiliar words, expand your vocabulary, and become a better English speaker. 

The Roots of Words 

Most words in the English language are based on words from ancient Greek and Latin. The root of the word "vocabulary," for example, is ​voc, a Latin root meaning "word" or "name." This root also appears in such words as "advocacy," "convocation," "evocative," "vocal," and "vowel." By dissecting words such as these, etymologists can study how a word has evolved over time and tell us about the cultures they came from.

Root words are also useful for creating new words, especially in technology and medicine, where new innovations occur frequently. Think of the Greek root word tele, which means "far," and inventions that traverse long distances, such as the telegraph, telephone, and television. The word "technology" itself is a combination of two other Greek root words, techne, meaning "skill" or "art," and logos, or "study."

Greek Root Words 

The table below defines and illustrates 25 of the most common Greek roots.
Root
Meaning
Examples
anti
against
antibacterial, antidote, antithesis
ast(er)
star
asteroid, astronomy, astronaut
aqu
water
aquarium, aquatic, aqualung
auto
self
automatic, automate, autobiograph
biblio
book
bibliography, bibliophile
bio
life
biography, biology, biodegradable
chrome
color
monochromatic, phytochrome
chrono
time
chronic, synchronize, chronicle
doc
teach
document, docile, doctrinal
dyna
power
dynasty, dynamic, dynamite
geo
earth
geography, geology, geometry
gno
to know
agnostic, acknowledge
graph
write
autograph, graphic, demographic
hydr
water
dehydrate, hydrant, hydropower
kinesis
movement
kinetic, photokinesis
logos
word, study
astrology, biology, theologian
narc
sleep
narcotic, narcolepsy
path
feel
empathy, pathetic, apathy
phil
love
philosophy, bibliophile, philanthropy
phon
sound
microphone, phonograph, telephone
photo
light
photograph, photocopy, photon
schem
plan
scheme, schematic
syn
together, with
synthetic, photosynthesis
tele
far
telescope, telepathy, television
tropos
turning
heliotrope, tropical