scholarly journals Lists in Flux, Lives on Hold? Technologies of Waiting in Liver Transplant Medicine

2020 ◽  
pp. 15-37
Author(s):  
Julia Rehsmann
Keyword(s):  
Liver Transplant ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Waiting Lists ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Liver Transplants ◽  
Critical Feature ◽  
Transplant Medicine ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Affective Dimensions

Abstract This chapter examines waiting in liver transplant medicine, a field characterized by immediacy, urgency and delay. By taking a close look at waiting lists, allocating algorithms and mobile phones, it engages with the technological and material features that generate, shape and mediate waiting and hope when livers fail. Based on ethnographic research in Germany, I analyse the powerful workings of ephemeral waiting lists and discuss how these lists in flux put the lives of those looking for an organ on hold. By doing so, I contribute to understandings of how immobilities are produced and their affective dimensions. I approach waiting lists for liver transplants as part of transplant medicine’s invisible digital infrastructure and contend that the mobile phone becomes a critical feature therein, significantly affecting those waiting for a transplant. Firstly, I discuss the wait list as bureaucratic technology, marker of eligibility and symbol for patients’ chances to receive live-saving treatment. I then show, secondly, how complex algorithms create these ephemeral lists. Thirdly, I turn in more detail to the experiences of a patient listed for a transplant. I demonstrate how, in this time of waiting-in-uncertainty, the mobile phone becomes an extension and tangible manifestation of this ephemeral list as well as a reminder of one’s dependency on medical care. I show how the mobile phone transforms from a mere communication tool to an ambivalent marker of people’s simultaneous mobility and immobility during their wait.

The Use of Mobile Phones by Women Accessing Health Care Services in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Md Mosharaf Hossain ◽  
Ruhani Mat Min ◽  
Madihah Mohd
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Care Services ◽  
To Receive

Background: Maternal and neonatal mortality rates still pose a global challenge. Objectives: The present study aimed to identify the socio-demographic characteristics of mobile users trying to access antenatal care services, transportation to facilities, and postnatal care for mothers and newborns. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study that used data collected from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2014. Data were gathered using a questionnaire. Participants comprised 4,494 mothers aged between 14 and 49. Models of logistic regression were used to determine associations. Results: The overall sample size was 4494, with only 22.23% of women using mobile phones. Among these, 29.9% used their mobile phones to obtain health services or advice and 70.1% did not. Women with mobile phones who had a higher level of education used them to receive more health care (secondary and higher: OR = 1.922, 95%CI = 1.225−3.014; primary: OR = 1.982, 95% CI = 1.738−2.654); they were of higher socio-economic status (rich: OR = 1.228, 95% CI = 1.009&−1.494; middle income: OR = 1.691, 95% CI = 1.256−2.333); they accessed more prenatal care (yes: OR = 1.993, 95% CI = 1.425−1.987) and antenatal care (yes: OR = 1.951, 95% CI = 1.765−1.998); they checked their health status after delivery (yes: OR = 1.966, 95% CI = 1.639−2.357). Conclusion: The results of the present study showed that young women who had a higher level of education and income and resided in urban areas were more likely to use a mobile phone to receive health care facilities in Bangladesh. Intervention studies are essential in recognising that mobile phone-based facilities improve maternal health care.

scholarly journals Investigasi Aplikasi Messager Pada Smartphone Berbasis Android

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (02) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haris Richard Adrian Taruma Selej
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Digital Forensics ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Forensic Investigation ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Basic Principles ◽  
Digital Forensic ◽  
Considerable Distance

in the era of technology has greatly advanced, mobile phones have become a necessity and a means of communicating with each other. even though they are separated by a considerable distance, no longer need to spend the time to meet physically. This reason also makes the phone as the primary choice for criminals to communicate. communication used a variety of purposes, such as positive or negative. In 2010, digital forensic analyst team has examined such as network Puslabfor drugs, pornography, gambling, corruption, defamation, fraud, bribery, and others. Of these, as many as 118 types of mobile phones in the form of evidence. It means that offenders still consider mobile phones as a primary communication tool. Digital forensic analysts and investigators, it shall be able to anticipate these things, so that when there is evidence of mobile phone, which was confiscated from criminals, can be checked properly in accordance with the basic principles of digital forensics. This study uses DFIF (Digital Forensic Investigation Framework) smartphone investigation by searching for evidence of a conversation via text message. the results of the investigation evidence to prove the offender information, the information will be presented in the form of a forensic report which will be used as evidence in court.

Mobile Phone Usage in Organizational Communication and Decision-Making

2014 ◽  
pp. 240-257
Author(s):  
Yun Xia ◽  
Yuping Mao
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Text Messaging ◽  
Relationship Maintenance ◽  
Customer Relationship ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The Rich ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage

Through individual in-depth interviews, the authors examine employees’ use of mobile phones for decision-making and internal/external communication in the China branch of a multinational company. The study shows that mobile phones are a key communication tool in the company. Voice calls are the most preferable way of mobile phone use due to their synchronous nature for instant communication and the rich verbal cues they carry. Text messaging is an unobtrusive way of business communication and it can be used as the formal documentation of business decision-making. Group text messaging turns the mobile phone into a mass communication platform for customer relationship maintenance. Contingency theory is applied to further discuss the findings, and practical recommendations are also provided.

Mobile phone usage and willingness to receive mental health support through mobile phones among perinatal mothers in rural Bihar, India

2020 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 102431
Author(s):  
Vijaya Raghavan ◽  
Homam A. Khan ◽  
Uttara Seshu ◽  
Amarnath Choudhary ◽  
C. Sangeetha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mental Health Support ◽  
Health Support ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
To Receive

scholarly journals Behavior Revealed in Mobile Phone Usage Predicts Credit Repayment

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 618-634 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel Björkegren ◽  
Darrell Grissen
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Phone Data ◽  
South American ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Behavioral Signatures ◽  
Mobile Phone Usage ◽  
Rich Data ◽  
To Receive

Abstract Many households in developing countries lack formal financial histories, making it difficult for firms to extend credit, and for potential borrowers to receive it. However, many of these households have mobile phones, which generate rich data about behavior. This article shows that behavioral signatures in mobile phone data predict default, using call records matched to repayment outcomes for credit extended by a South American telecom. On a sample of individuals with (thin) financial histories, this article's method actually outperforms models using credit bureau information, both within-time and when tested on a different time period. But the method also attains similar performance on those without financial histories, who cannot be scored using traditional methods. Individuals in the highest quintile of risk by the measure used in this article are 2.8 times more likely to default than those in the lowest quintile. The method forms the basis for new forms of credit that reach the unbanked.

scholarly journals MOBILE GAME HALMA MULTIPLAYER

Telematika ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Dhimas ◽  
Novrido Charibaldi ◽  
Wilis Kaswidjanti
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Programming Language ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Multiplayer Games ◽  
Multimedia Services ◽  
Mobile Game ◽  
Games Development ◽  
Bluetooth Communication

Handphone besides as a communication tool also has a function as a medium of entertainment. Various multimedia services and communications facilities contained therein, one Bluetooth. Games is one application that always exist in the mobile phone, and with a wider variety of games development by utilizing the services in mobile. In this research, the development of the multiplayer games for mobile phones utilizing Bluetooth communication media using the programming language Java Micro Edition (J2ME). Design method using the grapple, NetBeans IDE 6.1 is used as tools to assist programming.

scholarly journals Women, youth and everything else: age-based and gendered stereotypes in relation to digital technology among elderly Italian mobile phone users

2016 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 798-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francesca Comunello ◽  
Mireia Fernández Ardèvol ◽  
Simone Mulargia ◽  
Francesca Belotti
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Digital Technology ◽  
The Other ◽  
Mobile Telephony ◽  
Communication Tool ◽  
Advanced User ◽  
User Skills ◽  
Gendered Stereotypes ◽  
International Research Project

In the context of an international research project on older people’s relations with and through mobile telephony, Italian participants spontaneously provided narrations on mobile phones that appeared to be structured around strong stereotypes. Respondents show a twofold representation of mobile phones either as a simple communication tool or as a ‘hi-tech’ device, which generates multifaceted stereotypes. More specifically, when the mobile phone is considered as a simple communication tool, age-based stereotypes address younger people’s bad manners, while gendered stereotypes depict women as ‘chatterboxes’ or ‘social groomers’. On the other hand, when the mobile phone is considered a ‘hi-tech’ device, age-based stereotypes underline younger people’s advanced user skills, while gendered stereotypes focus on women’s lack of competencies. Based on that, we provide a conceptual framework for analysing such stereotyped – and apparently conflicting – representations. Interestingly, while some issues also emerged in other countries, the masculine assumption that women are less-skilled mobile phone users appears as a peculiarity of Italian respondents.

scholarly journals Women�s Perceptions of Using Mobile Phones for Maternal and Child Health Support in Afghanistan: Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fazal Yamin ◽  
Jaranit Kaewkungwal ◽  
Pratap Singhasivanon ◽  
Saranath Lawpoolsri
Keyword(s):  
Child Health ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Maternal And Child Health ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Child Health Services ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
To Receive ◽  
And Child Health

BACKGROUND Growing rates of global mobile subscriptions pave the way for implementation of mobile health (mHealth) initiatives, especially among hard-to-reach populations. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine the perceptions of Afghan women regarding the use of mobile phones for maternal and child health services. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in both rural and urban districts of Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. The interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to assess participants’ demographic profile, mobile phone usage, and perception of respondents toward different aspects of health care delivery via mobile phones. RESULTS Of the 240 participants, 142 (59.2%) owned mobile phones and 220 (91.7%) routinely used mobile phones. Approximately 209 (87.1%) of participants were willing to receive health messages via a mobile phone. Automated voice call was the most preferred method for sending health messages. More than 90% of the women reported that they would like to receive reminders for their children’s vaccinations and antenatal care visits. CONCLUSIONS Users’ perception was associated with mobile phone ownership, literacy level, and experience using mobile phones. In the study area, where the literacy rate is low, mHealth was well perceived.

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