use
Let an agent explain use as a concept, relay field-specific meanings and measurement from health, ecology, transport and technology sources, route harmful substance use and overdose to help, describe the named forms, and distinguish use from misuse or abuse, ownership, consumption and access.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Understand What use means.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- Is someone showing signs of overdose or in crisis because of substance use, in which case call emergency services or a support line? boundary
- What is use, and how does it differ from misuse, ownership, consumption and access? definition
Forms
Named forms.
Forms
Forms.
- What do health services use, screen use, drug use, shared-use, light use and habitat use mean? definition
- Which entry fits the specific field? action
Health Health.
Services
Health services use.
Services
Services.
- How do researchers model health services use? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Substances
Substance use.
Substances
Substances.
- How do health agencies distinguish use patterns and harm reduction, with approaches attributed? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Technology Screen use.
Screens
Screen use research.
Screens
Screens.
- What do studies and guidelines say about screen use and wellbeing, with debates attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Shared use
Shared-use infrastructure.
Shared use
Shared use.
- How are shared-use paths designed for walkers and cyclists? provenance
- Which entry fits shared-use path? action
Context Ecology.
Habitat use
Habitat use.
Habitat use
Habitat use.
- How do ecologists measure habitat use and selection? measurement
- Which entry fits habitat selection? action
Language
Use and usage.
Language
Language.
- How do use and usage differ in English? provenance
- Is the information accurate? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Activities and processes
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- ACT
- Domain
- ACT.ACT
- Other names and narrower kinds
- health services use, screen use, psychoactive drug use, shared-use, light use, habitat use, software usage, secondary use, primary use, sea use, map use, medical device use
What it is Filled
The act or practice of employing something for a purpose, a broad concept covering how people, organisations and organisms utilise resources, products, services and environments, with field-specific forms the registry aliases name such as health services use, screen use and its effects on wellbeing, psychoactive drug use, light, moderate or heavy use patterns, shared-use arrangements such as shared-use paths, and habitat use by animals in ecology; measurement and interpretation vary by field. Harmful substance use can be addressed through health services and support lines, and the model gives no guidance on misuse.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain use as a concept, relay field-specific meanings and measurement from health, ecology, transport and technology sources, route harmful substance use and overdose to help, describe the named forms, and distinguish use from misuse or abuse, ownership, consumption and access.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Purpose-directed
- Measured in many fields
- Frequency levels
- Normative judgements vary
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Mix different definitions of use in one comparison without saying so.
- Label a person's use of a substance or service as harmful without evidence.
- Track a person's use of devices or services without consent.
Only with a human decision
- Restricting a person's use of a service or resource on the basis of usage data.
May
- Explain how use is defined and measured in a stated field, such as health service use or screen use.
- Report usage statistics with their source and definition.
Moral aspects Filled
- Talk of use, overuse or misuse can stigmatise people, especially around drugs and health care.
Who is affected
- Users of services and resources
- People monitored for use
Owners Filled
Steward
Nobody owns the concept; whoever holds a resource governs its use.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q1914636 - registry parent class
related
- activity - in registry terms
- substance use
- habitat use
- substance abuse
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.use
- Wikidata: Q1724915 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1724915)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
- registry parent: activity note
- Andersen behavioural model: 1968 year - health services use
- habitat use studies: telemetry and surveys note - ecology
Plane ACT: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Employing something for a purpose
- Health services use, screen use, psychoactive drug use, shared-use, light use, habitat use
- Misuse is harmful or improper use; ownership is legal possession; consumption uses up resources; access is the ability to use
- Not a physical object; seen in behaviour, records and measurements.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain the concept
- relay field-specific meanings
- describe named forms
- route harmful substance use
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Missing overdose or crisis situations
- Moralising about use levels
- Conflating distinct field meanings
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- Drug laws and harm reduction policies
- Shared-use path design guidance
- Health service utilisation data standards
Context of use required Filled
- Describing how things are employed.
- service use
- technology and screen use
- substance use
- shared use of infrastructure
- habitat use
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q1724915: use - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia (de): Nutzung (Technik) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should each field-specific use be a separate entry?
- How should screen use research be presented with debates attributed?
- Should shared-use be moved to infrastructure entries?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q1724915/spec.json