Health information technology

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With the proliferation of the Internet and wireless technology in many areas of people's life; the use of mobile phones; especially smartphones for health practices and information (mHealth) has increasingly been prevalent. Based on Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and the Innovation Diffusion Theory (IDT); this study examined the role of mHealth literacy and other factors toward the adoption of wellness apps among the users in Danang city.

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The impact of dementia for communication skills can result in difficulties in social interactions between people with dementia and their conversation partner, as initiating and maintaining conversations becomes increasingly challenging. The role of technology in enhancing social health and participation for people with dementia is increasing, but the use of technological devices to support social interactions and aid communication quality is still in its infancy.

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By understanding the information seeking behaviors of older adults, we can better develop or iterate effective information technologies, such as the McMaster Optimal Aging Portal, that provide evidence-based health information to the public. This paper reports health-related information seeking and searching behaviours and provides strategies for effective knowledge translation (KT) to increase awareness and use of reliable health information.

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This article thus focused on demonstrating some risks that may happen to those who carry medical implantable devices to suggest some solutions to overcome the modern business dilemma situation of: securing the health of patients while protecting their privacy.

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Technology offers opportunities to improve healthcare, but little is known about Internet use by COPD patients. We tested two hypotheses: Internet access is associated with socio-demographic disparities and frequency of use is related to perceived needs.

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Chapter 15 - Safety, health, and employee assistance programs. The chapter explores how these new technologies are being applied within organizations along with traditional information systems. The chapter also discusses e-commerce strategies, the use of business intelligence software, and knowledge management.

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In this chapter, the learning objectives are: Identify several ethical issues regarding how the use of information technologies in business affects employment, individuality, working conditions, privacy, crime, health, and solutions to societal problems; identify several types of security management strategies and defenses and explain how they can be used to ensure the security of business applications of information technology;...

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Carers looking after someone with cancer often experience negative impacts on their own health. M-health interventions have been designed to provide information and support to patients and their carers. However, the effectiveness of technology-based interventions for carers is less well understood.

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Traditional farming has imbalance and excess use of chemicals and, in turn, to negative environmental impacts on soil health, groundwater, and atmosphere. Sensor based farming system should be more sustainable to reach economical and social profitability as well as the sustainable environment. A correct solution is to adopt precision farming, the best option for sustaining food production without declining the ecosystem.

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Plants in nature are constantly exposed to a variety of abiotic and biotic stresses which limits their growth and production. Enhancing crop yield and production to feed exponentially growing global population in a sustainable manner by reduced chemical fertilization and agrochemicals will be a big challenge. Recently, the targeted application of beneficial plant microbiome and their cocktails to counteract abiotic and biotic stress is gaining momentum and becomes an exciting frontier of research.

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Although ready to let their children use the apps, a number of parents are concerned about the confidentiality of the information, the legality and effectiveness of the apps. Some technologically incapable parents are reluctant to use the apps, worried about online payment risk which may not be covered by the insurance. Some recommendations and limitations of the study are also given.

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Economically disadvantaged families receive care in both clinical and community settings, but this care is rarely coordinated and can result in conflicting educational messaging.

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Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is knowledge intensive requires holistic approach, expert advice timely decision making and action on fast track. Needs of farmer in pest management revolves around pest diagnostics, surveillance, forecasting and dissemination of expert information in short time. Recent improvement form research brought considerable change in the cropping system and allowed farmer to grow several crops throughout the year, which were very seasonal in the past.

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A myriad of mobile technologies purport to help individuals change or maintain healthrelated behaviours, for instance by increasing self-awareness or motivation. To disseminate the information regarding Brucellosis prevention in dairy animals a mobile application called “Brucellosis Advisor App” was developed. This paper is devoted to explore the perceived feedback of commercial dairy farmers of Haryana and Punjab state on effectiveness of android mobile application.

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For effective extension of technologies it is utmost important that it should be based on the needs of end users. As it is the basic principle of extension that any extension programme should be based on needs and interest of the client. In the present study 300 dairy farmers were selected from five districts of Punjab i.e. Ludhiana, Barnala, Bathinda, Tarn-Taran and Hoshiarpur, to assess their information needs. The findings revealed that most essential information needs were knowledge about infectious diseases (INI=89.00), prevention and control of mastitis (INI=86.

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The present article describes the significance of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) for the rural development. It is based on the perception survey about ICT, suggesting that ICT can be very beneficial and powerful tool for facilitating rural development, particularly in the sectors of e-commerce, e-health, e-government services and the most important e-education, training, information and expertise exchange, experience sharing, communication and society engagement. Overall, ICT is an effective tool for the different dimension of rural development.

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Ultrasound techniques are becoming increasingly important in animal reproduction, offering both a mean of diagnosis and a useful therapeutic tool. Accordingly, understanding the use of ultrasound technology is critical in contemporary animal sciences, since ultrasound examinations are now a routine component of diagnostic workups in reproduction.

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The aim of the study was to review and evaluate the current use of videoconference education for nurses in KwaZulu-Natal. Methodology: A review the literature on VC education in nursing using bibliometric review strategies was conducted and two nurses’ education courses conducted via videoconferencing was evaluated against a set of criteria developed and validated by the Department of TeleHealth at the University. Results: 81 publications addressing videoconference nurse education were found, most being published after 2000.

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Globalization and information and communication technology (ICT) continues to change us and the world we live in, particularly when one considers the influence of ICT on health (e-health). The barriers that have contributed in the past to the inaccessibility of vital health information (and the experience needed to transform such data into actionable knowledge) are beginning to dissipate.

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