Secondly, in order to insure that the voted value represents a correct consensus, we propose a mid-value hardware voting technique thanks to which we solve the problem of dissemination of each sensor element value to other ones.
Awareness of the problem of dissemination bias is a prerequisite for change.
Despite various recent examples of dissemination bias and several initiatives to reduce it, the problem of dissemination bias has not been resolved.
27 Broad acceptance and use of systematic reviews will also help to increase awareness about the problem of dissemination bias, as suggested in recommendation #1.
To develop evidence-informed general and targeted recommendations addressing the various stakeholders involved in knowledge generation and dissemination to help overcome the problem of dissemination bias on the basis of previously collated evidence.
A rather different slant on the problem of dissemination and re-use of scientific knowledge is offered by the Liquid Publication Project, a European initiative partnered by Springer Verlag [ 60].
Instead of solely describing aspects of the general problem of dissemination bias, in addition to the general recommendations, we developed several targeted and concrete recommendations that specifically address each key stakeholder group and thus, as a whole, offer a holistic approach to address the problem.
The problem of dissemination bias needs to be addressed through concerted activities that include several or all stakeholders in order to prevent responsibilities from being shifted from one stakeholder to the other (our research showed that many groups believe it to be 'somebody else's problem').
As outlined in the OPEN paper on our conceptual approach to the problem of selective dissemination and resulting dissemination bias (Bassler et al, submitted for publication), the OPEN project is unique in that it aimed to determine which stakeholder groups should be held responsible, and for identifying what they can do to reduce and eliminate this multifaceted and multidimensional problem.
It's to do with the continuing problem of the dissemination of British films on British screens.
