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This article examines a nascent phenomenon in which a cluster
of digital platforms mimicking popular Chinese apps has
popped up in various cities in the United Kingdom (UK). They
have been eagerly adopted by a strong clientele ...
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This article examines a nascent phenomenon in which a cluster
of digital platforms mimicking popular Chinese apps has
popped up in various cities in the United Kingdom (UK). They
have been eagerly adopted by a strong clientele composed
mainly of Chinese international students and young working
migrants from China. Drawing on data we gathered from the
British city ofManchester, one of the most popular destinations
for Chinese international students, we propose the concept
of home virtuality to illustrate how Chinese student migrants’
frequent surfing of these Chinese-style digital platforms has
created a ‘virtual home’ that is quite reminiscent of the platformized
lifestyle in China, and that thus offers them a sense of
connection to home. We argue that this ‘home virtuality’ does
not only imply a virtual connection but is also a home environment
materialized through the familiar app services of the new
Chinese platform businesses in the UK.
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Background: The research project “Healthy together: prevention plus for mother and child” (GeMuKi) aims to strengthen interdisciplinary health counselling for pregnant women and young parents. In order to support this innovative...
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Background: The research project “Healthy together: prevention plus for mother and child” (GeMuKi) aims to strengthen interdisciplinary health counselling for pregnant women and young parents. In order to support this innovative and complex intervention, a?data platform (GeMuKi-Assist) for healthcare providers, participants and study coordinators was developed. Methods: This article describes the most important user requirements for the GeMuKi-Assist data platform and its integration into the intervention and study. In addition, first experiences including challenges and success factors during the usage of the data platform within the GeMuKi study are highlighted. The GeMuKi-Assist consists of several components. Using the GeMuKi-Assist data platform healthcare providers are able to document health-related data from the medical record booklets of mothers and children as well as information on the counselling process. They also enter lifestyle goals on which healthcare providers and participating women have jointly agreed. An app is provided for all women to fill in questionnaires during pregnancy and after birth. On this app, women also receive reminders to work on their goals. Study coordinators are provided with an administrative tool to check whether counselling has taken place and questionnaires have been filled in. Results: The use of the GeMuKi app for motivating pregnant women and young mothers to change their individual lifestyles was well accepted. The implementation of the surveys via the mobile app was positively evaluated by the participants. The requirement to support the project team in data management was very well implemented. Especially the administrative tool for study coordinators can be considered as innovative. The organization of the questionnaire delivery was uncomplicated to implement using the administration tool. Nevertheless, healthcare providers express reservations about documenting health-related data in additional digital data platforms, which can be explained by the limited time in everyday practice, security concerns and a?lack of experience in using digital media. Conclusion: In summary, it can be stated that most of the essential project requirements could be realized by the implementation and usage of the GeMuKi-Assist data platform. Based on feedback from doctors and medical professionals a?deeper integration of the GeMuKi-Assist-specific features (e.g., goal reminders and questionnaires) with already existing established pregnancy apps or medical documentation systems would be desirable for future research projects.
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This article discusses the socio-economic impact of mobile telephony in a developing country like India. Emerging markets are experiencing technology leapfrogging in terms of telecom evolution and adaptation. While the rich and af...
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This article discusses the socio-economic impact of mobile telephony in a developing country like India. Emerging markets are experiencing technology leapfrogging in terms of telecom evolution and adaptation. While the rich and affluent use mobile technology to enhance their lifestyle, for the poor, mobile based applications can augment their daily livelihood. Due to economic compulsions, the focus of the market has been on mobile services and applications that belong to the primary category. This paper identifies the potential of livelihood enabling applications and describes successful global projects in livelihood enabling mobile applications in areas like mHealth, mEducation, mAgriculture, and mFinance. The paper concludes by identifying a set of challenges for developing livelihood enabling mobile apps in India and makes policy suggestions that can increase the viability of such mobile applications in India.
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Background eHealth technology can help patients with cardiovascular disease adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle by supporting self-management and offering guidance, coaching, and tailored information. However, to support patien...
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Background eHealth technology can help patients with cardiovascular disease adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle by supporting self-management and offering guidance, coaching, and tailored information. However, to support patients over time, eHealth needs to blend in with their needs, treatment, and daily lives. Just as needs can differ between patients, needs can change within patients over time. To better adapt technology features to patients’ needs, it is necessary to account for these changes in needs and contexts of use. Objective This study aimed to identify and monitor patients’ needs for support from a web-based health management platform and how these needs change over time. It aimed to answer the following research questions: “How do novice and more advanced users experience an online health management platform?” “What user expectations support or hinder the adoption of an online health management platform, from a user perspective?” and “How does actual usage relate to user experiences and adoption?” Methods A mixed methods design was adopted. The first method involved 2 rounds of usability testing, followed by interviews, with 10 patients at 0 months (round 1) and 12 patients at 6 months (round 2). In the second method, log data were collected to describe the actual platform use. Results After starting cardiac rehabilitation, the platform was used frequently. The patients mentioned that they need to have an incentive, set goals, self-monitor their health data, and feel empowered by the platform. However, soon after the rehabilitation program stopped, use of the platform declined or patients even quit because of the lack of continued tailored or personalized advice. The reward system motivated them to log data, but most participants indicated that being healthy should be the main focus, not receiving gifts. A web-based platform is flexible, accessible, and does not have any obligations; however, it should be implemented as an addition to regular care. Conclusions Although use of the platform declined in the longer term, patients quitting the technology did not directly indicate that the technology was not functioning well or that patients no longer focused on achieving their values. The key to success should not be user adherence to a platform but adherence to healthy lifestyle habits. Therefore, the implementation of eHealth should include the transition to a stage where patients might no longer need support from a technology platform to be independently and sustainably adherent to their healthy lifestyle habits. This emphasizes the importance of conducting multi-iterative evaluations to continuously monitor whether and how patients’ needs and contexts of use change over time. Future research should focus on how this transition can be identified and monitored and how these insights can inform the design and implementation of the technology.
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Siliciclastic, carbonaceous and phosphoritic shallow marine sediments from several Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) and Precambrian-Cambrian (PC-C) boundary sections on the Yangtze Platform, South China contain remarkable trace fossil a...
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Siliciclastic, carbonaceous and phosphoritic shallow marine sediments from several Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) and Precambrian-Cambrian (PC-C) boundary sections on the Yangtze Platform, South China contain remarkable trace fossil assemblages. The present paper provides a general overview on the distribution and the possible palaeobiological and palaeoenvironmental significance of these trace fossil assemblages from selected PC-C boundary sections on the passive Yangtze Platform margins. Comparative investigations of the typology of Neoproterozoic (Ediacaran) ichnofaunas as well as of the related sedimentary enviromnents accompanying the ichnoassemblages demonstrate in general correspondence with other studies worldwide that the Neoproterozoic ichnofaunas are mainly composed of slightly curved to straight and unbranched horizontal traces, which are usually related to the occurrence of shallow marine softgrounds scaled by microbial mats. Rare traces show ichnomorphological patterns that indicate developments toward a more effective horizontal exploitation of the feeding ground during the late Neoproterozoic and earliest Cambrian. The majority of these traces appear to represent undermat miners with simple feeding strategies. During the earliest Phanerozoic (early Meishucunian Stage, equivalent to the Nemakit-Daldynian Stage of Siberia), the oxic shallow-water environments along the ancient continental passive margins of the Yangtze platform were populated by large, as yet unknown arthropods which produced Rusophycus-type trace fossils. The late Precambrian to early Phanerozoic sediments of the Yangtze Platform generally provide excellently preserved trace fossil records, which together with the presence of index fossils (SSF) from the Nemakit-Daldynian Stage, provide a more detailed insight into the development of PC-C palaeoenvironments and the evolution of lifestyles among early bilaterian metazoans. A preliminary comparison of the Neoproterozic biotas occurring on the Yangtze Platform and in other time-equivalent (Ediacaran) habitats demonstrates general similarities but also some striking differences, probably due to palaeoenvironmental variations. The data presented here from South China are critically discussed in the light of current palichnological approaches and theories. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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