Vimal Patel
Biographic Data
| ID | 6172807 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vimal Patel |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vimal |
| FAMILY NAME | Patel |
| SIGNATURE | PATEL V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Otago |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Learning English With Chatgpt
The AI revolution, for English language learners, is a parade that is messy, swift, sometimes unsettling, and, certainly, now impossible to ignore. This article ventures deep into the landscape where ChatGPT, a language model fueled by vast data and unpredictable quirks, stands beside learners as both guide and critic, sometimes as friend and sometimes strangely mechanical taskmaster. Through abrupt sentences, a blend of scholarly and colloquial …
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for English Language Acquisition
This article explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the field of English language acquisition. Moving beyond traditional computer-assisted language learning (CALL), AI introduces a new paradigm characterized by personalization, interactivity, and unprecedented accessibility. We examine the core technologies underpinning this revolution, including Natural Language Processing (NLP), speech recognition, and machine lea…
Orientalist Scholarship and Empire
This article explores the tangled and deeply ambivalent relationship between British Orientalist scholarship and the consolidation of imperial power in India from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, a relationship defined by a weird mix of genuine intellectual curiosity and the hard-nosed pragmatics of colonial governance. It argues that Orientalism was never a simple, monolithic project of imperial domination as is sometimes clai…
British Orientalists and the Preservation of India's Cultural Heritage Contributions to Indian Classical Studies in the 18th and 19th Centuries
This article explores the complex and often contradictory role of British Orientalists in the study and preservation of India's classical cultural heritage during the 18th and 19th centuries. Moving beyond a simplistic binary of colonial exploitation versus benevolent preservation, it examines the motivations, methodologies, and legacies of key figures such as Charles Wilkins, Sir William Jones, James Prinsep, and H. H. Wilson. The analysis delve…
Developing a smartphone ‘app’ for public health research
BACKGROUND: We have developed manual methods to gather data on the point prevalence of observed smoking in road vehicles. To enable the widespread international collection of such data, we aimed to develop a smartphone application (app) for this work. METHODS: We developed specifications for an app that described the: (1) variables that could be collected; (2) transfer of data to an online repository; (3) user interface (including visual schemati…
Cigarette butt littering in city streets
Butt littering behaviour appears to be the norm among smokers in this urban setting, even though rubbish bins were ubiquitous. One solution is stronger enforcement of littering laws. Nevertheless, in a society with a national smokefree goal (by year 2025 for New Zealand), it would probably be more logical and cost effective to move to smokefree policies for major city streets, which are used in a number of jurisdictions internationally
Smoking increases air pollution levels in city streets
Informing outdoor smokefree policy
Objective measurement of area differences in ‘private’ smoking behaviour
Observing smoking in vehicles using a single-observer method provides a feasible and objective indicator of the different smoking behaviours, especially around children, within an area. This study further supports the evidence from this country and internationally that adults and children from high-deprivation areas are much more likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke
Informing outdoor smokefree policy
Developing a smartphone ‘app’ for public health research
BACKGROUND: We have developed manual methods to gather data on the point prevalence of observed smoking in road vehicles. To enable the widespread international collection of such data, we aimed to develop a smartphone application (app) for this work. METHODS: We developed specifications for an app that described the: (1) variables that could be collected; (2) transfer of data to an online repository; (3) user interface (including visual schemati…
Objective measurement of area differences in ‘private’ smoking behaviour
Observing smoking in vehicles using a single-observer method provides a feasible and objective indicator of the different smoking behaviours, especially around children, within an area. This study further supports the evidence from this country and internationally that adults and children from high-deprivation areas are much more likely to be exposed to secondhand smoke
Cigarette butt littering in city streets
Butt littering behaviour appears to be the norm among smokers in this urban setting, even though rubbish bins were ubiquitous. One solution is stronger enforcement of littering laws. Nevertheless, in a society with a national smokefree goal (by year 2025 for New Zealand), it would probably be more logical and cost effective to move to smokefree policies for major city streets, which are used in a number of jurisdictions internationally
Smoking increases air pollution levels in city streets
Informing outdoor smokefree policy
Developing a smartphone ‘app’ for public health research
BACKGROUND: We have developed manual methods to gather data on the point prevalence of observed smoking in road vehicles. To enable the widespread international collection of such data, we aimed to develop a smartphone application (app) for this work. METHODS: We developed specifications for an app that described the: (1) variables that could be collected; (2) transfer of data to an online repository; (3) user interface (including visual schemati…
Learning English With Chatgpt
The AI revolution, for English language learners, is a parade that is messy, swift, sometimes unsettling, and, certainly, now impossible to ignore. This article ventures deep into the landscape where ChatGPT, a language model fueled by vast data and unpredictable quirks, stands beside learners as both guide and critic, sometimes as friend and sometimes strangely mechanical taskmaster. Through abrupt sentences, a blend of scholarly and colloquial …
Utilizing Artificial Intelligence for English Language Acquisition
This article explores the transformative impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) on the field of English language acquisition. Moving beyond traditional computer-assisted language learning (CALL), AI introduces a new paradigm characterized by personalization, interactivity, and unprecedented accessibility. We examine the core technologies underpinning this revolution, including Natural Language Processing (NLP), speech recognition, and machine lea…
Orientalist Scholarship and Empire
This article explores the tangled and deeply ambivalent relationship between British Orientalist scholarship and the consolidation of imperial power in India from the late eighteenth to the early twentieth century, a relationship defined by a weird mix of genuine intellectual curiosity and the hard-nosed pragmatics of colonial governance. It argues that Orientalism was never a simple, monolithic project of imperial domination as is sometimes clai…
British Orientalists and the Preservation of India's Cultural Heritage Contributions to Indian Classical Studies in the 18th and 19th Centuries
This article explores the complex and often contradictory role of British Orientalists in the study and preservation of India's classical cultural heritage during the 18th and 19th centuries. Moving beyond a simplistic binary of colonial exploitation versus benevolent preservation, it examines the motivations, methodologies, and legacies of key figures such as Charles Wilkins, Sir William Jones, James Prinsep, and H. H. Wilson. The analysis delve…
Environmental health (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Geography (3 works) · Noise Effects and Management (3 works) · Air Quality and Health Impacts (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention (2 works) · Public health (2 works) · Smoking Behavior and Cessation (2 works)