scholarly journals The era of «steel apples» and «green robots». Smartphone addiction: a medical problem, a cultural phenomenon, or a fiction media?

2019 ◽  
pp. 8-21
Author(s):  
Irina Vladimirovna Dubatova ◽  
Andrey Viktorovich Antsyborov
Keyword(s):  
Medical Problem ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Addictive Disorders ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Cultural Phenomenon ◽  
Cultural Boundaries ◽  
Software Platforms ◽  
The One

The article is devoted to the one of acute problems of society, that is smartphone addiction, because in recent decades, «smart» devices become ingrained in our everyday lives of almost every person. The sphere of interest of many scientific studies is the study of «high-tech» addictions. One of the particular forms of this type of addictive disorder is smartphone addiction. Currently, there is an expansive increase in the prevalence of smartphones on various hardware and software platforms. The authors of the article wonder whether smartphone addiction can be a form of behavioral addiction or we may consider it a part of the «problematic» use by healthy people? To solve this problem, this review examines the correlation relationships between substantive and behavioral addictions based on existing criteria for diagnosing addictive disorders, and also outlines the socio-cultural boundaries of smartphones use.

scholarly journals “Smart watch” as a Factor for the Formation of Hybrid Doctor–Patient Communication

Communicology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-28
Author(s):  
S. A. Kravchenko ◽  
K. V. Rakova
Keyword(s):  
Health Information ◽  
Modern Society ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Smart Devices ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Doctor Patient Communication ◽  
Inaccurate Information ◽  
Smart Watch ◽  
The One ◽  
Background Mode

The relevance of the research derives from the necessity to analyze the influence of new non-human digital actants on the nature of doctor-patients communication. The authors prove that in modern society the digitalization of the healthcare system is proceeding at an accelerated pace and pushes individuals to monitor their health status regularly in background mode by using such digital actants as smartwatches with pre-installed medical applications. The active use of high-tech devices for self-diagnosis of health transforms the doctor-patient communication, making it hybrid and exerting ambivalent influence on the treatment process. On the one hand, individuals can collect health information continuously. However, on the other hand, the study reveals that smartwatches provide users with less accurate health information in comparison with the health information obtained via stationary medical equipment. The use of inaccurate information without the supervision of medical workers may lead to unforeseen consequences and health risks. The results of the content analysis of modern scientific research on the effectiveness of smart devices’ use in online health diagnostics indicate that formal and pragmatic trends take place in doctor-patient communication. In this regard, the authors prove that hybrid social communication in medicine needs a new vector of development in accordance with the principles of the proposed “humanistic turn”.

scholarly journals Self-Perception of Dependence as an Indicator of Smartphone Addiction. Establishment of a Cut-off Point in the SPAI-SP Inventory

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria Luisa Ballestar-Tarin ◽  
Conchin Simo-Sanz ◽  
Elena Chover-Sierra ◽  
Carlos Saus-Ortega ◽  
Maria del Carmen Casal Angulo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Self ◽  
Smartphone Addiction ◽  
Operating Characteristics ◽  
Self Perception ◽  
Problematic Use ◽  
Intervention Measures ◽  
Dsm Iv ◽  
The One ◽  
The University ◽  
Cutting Point

Background: In recent years, the abusive use of the smartphone has reached a situation that could be considered pathological, although there is no such classification in the DSM-IV. In this sense, different instruments to assess this problematic use or addiction to the smartphone are used. Among them, we found the SPAI, which has been validated in the Spanish language. The main difficulty of these scales is to establish a cut-off point that determines such mobile addiction. On the other hand, self-perception has been used in different addictions as a predictor of the problem. Aim: The objective of this study is to establish the cutting point in the scores of the SPAI scale validated in Spanish, using as a referent the self-perception of addiction values. Methods: A receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analysis was carried out, establishing as the cut-off point the one that presented a higher value of Youden J, indicative of its sensitivity and specificity. Results: 2598 participants from the university community completed the SPAI-Spain questionnaire. When using the self-perception of smartphone addiction as the benchmark value, a score of 44 has been established as the cutting point of the SPAI questionnaire, with a Youden J corresponding to 0.416. Conclusions: The implementation of a cut-off point of the SPAI questionnaire makes it an instrument that allows early identification of those individuals at risk of addiction as well as the establishment of preventive and/or intervention measures.

scholarly journals RECENT DIPLOMACY AND THE MAIN DIRECTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC DIPLOMACY AS COMPONENTS OF KAZAKHSTAN’S FOREIGN POLICY

2020 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Kokenov ◽  
◽  
◽  
Keyword(s):  
International Organizations ◽  
Modern World ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Diplomatic Relations ◽  
Scientific Cooperation ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Joint Solution ◽  
Distribution Of Resources ◽  
Scientific Diplomacy ◽  
The One

Due to the fact that the modern world is in the context of globalization, the development of the countries of the world is accompanied by a qualitative increase in technology in the field of science and technology, in connection with which, there is an internationalization of scientific developments, high-tech production, as well as competition between countries over the distribution of resources is intensifying, in terms of new developments and development in general. Cooperation in itself bears the potential of mutual assistance, joint solution of a set of international, scientific problems by the participating countries. For this reason, modern scientific cooperation is a consequence of well-built scientific diplomacy. Scientific diplomacy is called upon to promote the development of scientific cooperation; it is aimed at maintaining partner diplomatic relations, which, on the one hand, can use science to bring together interstate priorities, and, on the other hand, contribute to the development of science itself. The latest diplomacy has adopted scientific approaches and is actively solving modern challenges facing governments and countries. The article discusses the work of international organizations in the designated area of research, provides Kazakhstani experience in resolving the issue

“Regulatory Guillotine” – dangers and prospects for industrial enterprises

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A.A., Chesnokova ◽  
K.I. Porsev ◽  
V.P. Marin
Keyword(s):  
Technological Progress ◽  
Technological Development ◽  
Current Level ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Industrial Enterprises ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
Research Goal ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Business Entities ◽  
The One

The article analyzes the problems associated with the reform of control and supervisory activities to reduce the administrative burden on business entities. Special attention is paid to the mechanism of the "regulatory guillotine" in the Russian Federation, as a comprehensive update of mandatory requirements. This reform is especially relevant for organizations that produce high-tech products, since it is at these enterprises that the requirements corresponding to the current level of scientific and technological progress should be applied. As a research goal of the article, the authors analyzed the features of the introduction of the "regulatory guillotine" mechanism for industrial enterprises. As a result of the analysis, it is established that it is necessary to apply a process-oriented approach in the implementation of control and supervisory activities. It is determined that on the one hand, the mechanism of the "regulatory guillotine" for enterprises will reduce unnecessarily unjustified control and supervisory checks, form a system of regulation of control and supervisory activities, and minimize administrative pressure. The new regulatory and legislative framework (mandatory requirements) should be consistent and unambiguous, meeting the requirements of the time and technological development of enterprises, based on the most significant public risks. This will allow businesses to reduce costs and remove barriers to development. On the other hand, it is established that the implementation of the "regulatory guillotine" mechanism strongly depends on organizational and managerial aspects: the definition, justification and development of mandatory requirements that ensure a risk-based approach to control and supervisory activities is a difficult task for all participants of the reform, requiring them to be prompt and consistent. The implementation of the "regulatory guillotine" may take years and enterprises will have to work in the mode of uncertainty of the regulatory framework for several more years, and the establishment of a large number of uncontrolled exceptions contributes to the ambiguity of control and supervisory procedures. The article defines the difficulties of implementing the mechanism of the "regulatory guillotine" in industrial enterprises.

scholarly journals Poeticizing the economy: The Corsican language in a nexus of pride and profit

Multilingua ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-27
Author(s):  
Alexandra Jaffe
Keyword(s):  
Native Speaker ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Minority Languages ◽  
Social Actor ◽  
Qr Codes ◽  
Communicative Practice ◽  
The Many ◽  
The One ◽  
The Village ◽  
Musical Heritage

Abstract This article explores the carefully managed semiotic complex found in the Corsican village of Pigna with respect to the themes of pride and profit in the valuation of minority languages. This complex includes the careful coordination of color, graphics, the use of the Corsican language, as well as high-tech soundscaping of place through QR codes that tie specific locales to Corsican music and multilingual texts. This display, labeled the “poeticizing of the economy” by a key social actor, is directed both at the many tourists who visit the village as well as Corsican visitors and locals. It is linked to an effort to embed Corsican linguistic and musical heritage in new practices that both create place and integrate tradition and modernity. On the one hand, these practices can be linked to discourses of both “pride” and “profit” (Duchêne and Heller 2012) attested in many minority language contexts. On the other hand, I argue that the Pigna esthetic indexes a shift in the framework for cultural and linguistic revitalization from one that emphasizes a return to past native speaker communicative practice to one that focuses on the collective agency and identity associated with style and stylization and “transactional,” or situated authenticities.

Rewriting the HR Playbook for the Future

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 442-453
Author(s):  
Sadhna Dash
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Other ◽  
Pivotal Role ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Work World ◽  
The One ◽  
Hr Function

As organisations deal with the evolving nature of the new normal, the role of the human resources (HR) is getting redefined to meet the ongoing needs of its workforce. Designing employee–HR experiences in an uncertain and ambiguous work world emerges as one of the top challenges for HR leaders. On the one hand, employee well-being initiatives like employee mentoring, virtual mindfulness workshops, health tips and free consulting and counselling services are becoming the norm. On the other hand, the HR function is itself being re-crafted for the emergent workplace. Technology plays a pivotal role, fuelling the need for scaling HR activities to provide next-gen employee experiences. As the war for high-tech talent increases, organisations are re-crafting an all new HR playbook to differentiate themselves as preferred employers. Within the transforming work and workplace context, the worker continues to be in the eye of the storm and demands both attention and action.

Software Platforms for Mobile Programming

2007 ◽  
pp. 912-920
Author(s):  
K. Ju
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Active Server Pages ◽  
Software Platforms ◽  
Mobile Programming ◽  
Java 2 Micro Edition ◽  
The One ◽  
General Architecture ◽  
Application Developers

Java 2 Micro Edition (J2ME), .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF), and Active Server Pages .NET (ASP.NET) Mobile Controls are commonly used alternatives in mobile programming. They provide an environment for applications to run on mobile devices. However, they are different in many ways, such as supported mobile devices, architecture, and development. Hence, it is important for mobile application developers to understand the differences between them in order to choose the one that meets their requirement. Therefore, in this article we will discuss the general architecture of J2ME, .NET CF and ASP.NET Mobile Controls and compare the three alternatives.

scholarly journals Evaluation of REE potential in Portuguese legacy mines

2019 ◽  
Vol 98 ◽  
pp. 06003
Author(s):  
M. Isabel Dias ◽  
M. Isabel Prudêncio ◽  
J. Carlos Waerenborgh ◽  
M. Isabel Paiva ◽  
Rosa Marques ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mössbauer Spectroscopy ◽  
Mossbauer Spectroscopy ◽  
Environmentally Friendly ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Mining Sites ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
Mößbauer Spectroscopy ◽  
Geochemical Properties ◽  
The One ◽  
Selection Of

REE have unique properties that are mostly used to manufacture high tech devices. Most REE have geochemical properties that cause them to be typically dispersed and not often found in concentrated and economically exploitable forms, and difficult to separate. The ENVIREE project aims to develop environmentally friendly and efficient methods for their extraction from secondary sources. REE contents of tailings from four legacy mining sites have been obtained by INAA and analysed by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy. REE concentrations in the tailings of Covas and Cumieira are more dependent on the REE contents of the primary ores and the treatment to extract the target metals than on the nano-sized oxides present. The tailings’ size, REE contents and Mössbauer results support the selection of the Covas tailing as the one to be submitted for further steps of REE extraction on the framework of the project.

scholarly journals Research on Innovation Catering Behavior and Its Economic Consequences—An Empirical Analysis Based on Threshold Regression Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 8198
Author(s):  
Yue Zhu ◽  
Ziyuan Sun ◽  
Ling Wang ◽  
Xiaoping Wang ◽  
Lu Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Regression Model ◽  
Empirical Test ◽  
Economic Consequences ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Threshold Regression ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Independent Innovation ◽  
The One ◽  
Threshold Regression Model ◽  
D Investment

The purpose of this research is to develop the subjective initiative and enhance the sense of independent innovation in the process of high-tech enterprises, so as to guarantee the sustainable development of innovation ability. Based on the relevant data of high-tech enterprises from 2012 to 2017, a threshold regression model was established to study the existence of innovative “incentive” catering behaviors in the process of identifying high-tech enterprises. First, the empirical test results support the hypothesis of innovative “incentives” catering behavior, identified by high-tech enterprises, with a threshold of 0.0370. The empirical results show that the one-size-fits-all objective identification standard will indeed encourage some companies to adopt catering behaviors. Next, the paper verifies that high-tech companies that do not adopt “incentive” catering behaviors will have higher innovation efficiencies. Moreover, the R&D investment and R&D subsidy of high-tech enterprises without catering behaviors will be higher. Finally, through a stepwise regression test, it was found that R&D investment and R&D subsidies play an intermediary role in the relationship between innovation “incentives” catering behavior and corporate innovation efficiency. High-tech enterprises affect the innovation efficiency of enterprises through the transmission mechanism of R&D investment and R&D subsidies.

Understanding control in communities of practice: Constructive disobedience in a high-tech firm

2019 ◽  
Vol 73 (6) ◽  
pp. 864-890 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jens Rennstam ◽  
Dan Kärreman
Keyword(s):  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Management Control ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
High Tech ◽  
Situated Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge Use ◽  
Managerial Control ◽  
Contemporary Work ◽  
The One ◽  
Insight Into

Communities of practice (CoPs) represent a broad range of work situations characterized by shared knowledge and situated knowledge use. Although CoPs have been studied rather extensively, discussions of control in CoPs are rarer. This is peculiar because CoPs are characterized by a common tension in contemporary work: on the one hand, CoPs are expected to autonomously “think together,” but on the other they are expected to be responsive to various managerial control attempts. We interrogate this tension in an ethnographic study of engineering work, where we found that in response to management control the engineering communities engaged in constructive disobedience – that is, subversion and displacement of rules and orders to construct a dynamic of control where work can be executed autonomously. By associating constructive disobedience with control in CoPs, our study contributes with insight into and theorization of how management control is dealt with and how control operates in work characterized by CoPs. The study also provides deepened insight into the limits of management control and how professionalism may be maintained despite increased management. These insights may support development of a more knowledgeable and nuanced approach to attempts at managing communities of practice.

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