scholarly journals Internet System Supporting the Work of Nurses in Long-Term Geriatric Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 66 (3) ◽  
pp. 647-661
Author(s):  
Marcin Warpechowski ◽  
Jędrzej Jan Warpechowski
Keyword(s):  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Geriatric Care ◽  
Care Services ◽  
The Social ◽  
Medical Documents ◽  
Internet Application ◽  
Care Of Elderly

Abstract The development of health sciences along with the continuous technological progress contribute to the emergence of web applications. There exist many applications supporting the work of doctors, whereas the market definitely lacks solutions supporting the work of nurses. This is particularly evident in long-term geriatric home care, in which the nursing specialization is developing rapidly. Care of elderly patients requires the nurse to collect medical documents from each visit. Considering the large number of diseases affecting elderly people and the number of required visits – which should exceed 4 a week – a decision was made to develop an Internet application supporting the work of nurses in long-term geriatric care. The application facilitates the process of geriatric patient description in order to eliminate the need for filling in paper medical records. This study presents the method of developing an Internet application supporting the work of nurses in long-term geriatric care. The software was developed based on an analysis of conclusions from a social study carried out in a group of 42 nurses providing geriatric long-term home medical care services in the district of Białystok, Poland. The aim of the study was to determine the features, functionality, and declarative interest in using the software. Conclusions from the analysis indicated that the attempt to develop the application had been justified. Moreover, conclusions from the social survey formed the basis for formulating the design assumptions. The web application was developed in the following technologies: HTML 5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP 7, and MySQL. First, a prototype of the solution was tested in a XAMPP environment. After successful tests, the app was tested in a nursing practice. The obtained test results raise high hopes for potential commercialization of the application.

scholarly journals AN EVALUATION METHODOLOGY FOR MEASURING THE LONG-TERM IMPACT OF FAMILY STRENGTHENING AND ALTERNATIVE CHILD CARE SERVICES: THE CASE OF SOS CHILDREN’S VILLAGES

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 7-28
Author(s):  
Rosalind Willi ◽  
Douglas Reed ◽  
Germain Houedenou
Keyword(s):  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Social Impact ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Evaluation Methodology ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Social Return On Investment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Long Term Impact

Until recently, SOS Children’s Villages International, like many organisations in the social sector, lacked a rigorous and systematic approach to gauging the long-term impact of their services. With this in mind, SOS Children’s Villages International developed a social impact evaluation methodology in 2014 to measure the long-term effects of its services on children and their families and communities, as well as the social return on investment. This evaluation methodology has been tested and applied to similar service types across 15 low-, middle-, and high-income countries worldwide. The findings are regularly consolidated, in order to derive trends and learnings for the global organisation and to inform strategy and policy. The present article will discuss the evaluation methodology and the related limitations. Conclusions regarding the validity of the methodology will be offered in terms of the measurement of social service impact and the way forward.

scholarly journals APPROACHES TO CLASSIFICATION AND CREATION OF APPLICATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (191) ◽  
pp. 70-73
Author(s):  
Olha Dushchenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Computer Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Internet Applications ◽  
Internet Application ◽  
Selection Of

Gadgets have become indispensable attributes of our lives, but also applications. Using applications simplifies and speeds up users. It is the future computer science teachers who must be able to create their own applications for professional duties, because the possession of tools for creating software products is one of the software learning outcomes of future computer science teachers. The concept of "application" is analyzed in the article. An "application" is defined as a software product that can run on a PC and / or mobile device due to installation or opening by a browser without installation. Types of applications are presented: desktop applications, mobile, web applications. The existing classifications of applications are given, with their characteristics, namely: web application, rich Internet application, Internet application, mobile application, hybrid mobile application, composite web application (mashup). Describes the classification of Internet applications and composite web applications. Examples of web applications are given. Statistics on the use of mobile applications of social networks and messengers, according to which the most popular application is the YouTube application. The author's classification of applications is offered: desktop applications (applications that are installed on a PC), mobile applications (applications that are installed on mobile devices), Internet applications (web applications, applications that do not require installation, but are opened by a browser and a certain mostly use the Internet). The platforms for creating applications are given. The stages of application creation are characterized: selection of the target audience, definition of purpose and functionality, type of application interface, selection of tools for application creation, application creation, application testing, improvement of the developed application. Examples of applications that can be created by future computer science teachers for further use in professional activities are offered: own website, testing system, reference book, application with presentations to educational material and tasks, guest book, forum, etc. The creation and use of applications by future computer science teachers ensures the formation of pupils' interest in computer science lessons, because pupils often use applications for personal needs, rather than educational.

scholarly journals Possibilities of using ICT for increase of customer feeling of exceptionality

2011 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 365-370
Author(s):  
Pavel Turčínek ◽  
Arnošt Motyčka
Keyword(s):  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Product Line ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Online Information ◽  
Aggregated Data ◽  
Marketing Activities ◽  
Interaction Web

Accession of the Internet undoubtedly has contributed to the shift of marketing activities. With the increasing availability and wealth of online information customers become more knowledgeable and sophisticated. If a company wants to keep its customers in long term, it must offer something more than an “ordinary” product, which has comparable substitutes in tens of other companies.At first it is necessary to identify customers behavior and thinking. Observation of his/her preferences of a demanded product line discovers products playing the key role from his/her point of view. We use methodical tools for this purpose e.g. CRM systems, Business Intelligence etc. Over gained metrics from data in data warehouses (observation subsystem) we make evaluations according to various criteria (subsystem of evaluation). In this report we methodically open up not just e.g. data mining technologies, but also based on aggregated data we infer e.g. consumer’s trends.The goal of the article is to point out suitable instruments which enable to create interaction with customers, where they’ll be able to participate in creation products of their own. The Internet seems as a perfect communication channel for this interaction. Web application will consist of solution of an observation subsystem as a database application and of evaluation subsystem as the application of a row of methods e.g. multicriteria evaluation. Web applications feedback effect leads into knowledge of selected customer’s characteristics, which enables to offer him/her among others a special line of standard products.By creating a disposable web application it’s possible e.g. to offer customers absolutely common products with different visual angle. Thanks to gained information and knowledge we divide customers into groups and then target on them specifically.

scholarly journals A Unified Fuzzy-Based Symmetrical Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Method for Evaluating Sustainable-Security of Web Applications

Symmetry ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 448 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alka Agrawal ◽  
Mamdouh Alenezi ◽  
Rajeev Kumar ◽  
Raees Ahmad Khan
Keyword(s):  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Fuzzy Ahp ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Sustainability Evaluation ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Long Term Impact ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The Web

Although security is an integral aspect of any web application’s growth, sustainability is also a pivotal factor in maintaining the web application. It is clear that the software industry aims to develop different methods and initiatives for achieving high security while maintaining high sustainability. Unfortunately, web application protection is useless if the sustainability is low. Thus, the present day need calls for innovation in developing web applications that afford sustainable-security to the users. By improving sustainability along with web application protection, underlying security and sustainability attributes play a vital role in determining the symmetrical effect of the sustainability and security attribute to achieve the best outcome. Sustainability evaluation, therefore, uses security and sustainability qualities to achieve the desired sustainability security solutions. In this study, ten consecutive versions of two web applications were used to determine symmetrical sustainability. The authors used the Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (Fuzzy-AHP) mechanism to determine sustainability goals and long-term impact. Furthermore, the effect of security on sustainability is assessed, and vice versa. The findings in the paper will prove to be valuable for improving sustainability of the web application.

scholarly journals Learning From Doing

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 33-46
Author(s):  
Nicole Wang-Trexler ◽  
Martin K-C. Yeh ◽  
William C. Diehl ◽  
Rebecca E. Heiser ◽  
Andrea Gregg ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Educational Technology ◽  
Performance Optimization ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Social Performance ◽  
Software Applications ◽  
Interpretive Case Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Successes And Challenges

Software applications in educational technology have been a strong driving force for the success of online learning at all levels. These applications are created for various purposes and are used by a range of experts. The development of a successful educational technology software takes a deliberate team effort and thoughtful project management. This interpretive case study details the processes, successes, and challenges determined throughout the development of an educational web application, the Social Performance Optimization Tool (SPOT). In describing the evolution of SPOT, and the processes the heterogeneous team followed in the development of the web application, this study provides analysis and guidance to educational researchers who are interested in developing educational web applications in the future. The study described how authors mindfully adopted software design models, team management techniques, and communication tools. Additionally, the paper highlights practical and unique implications developers must account for when working in higher education contexts.

scholarly journals Impact of social support, loneliness & social isolation on sustained physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Verity Hailey ◽  
Abi Fisher ◽  
Mark Hamer ◽  
Daisy Fancourt
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Study ◽  
Physical Activity Behaviour ◽  
The Social ◽  
High Social Support ◽  
Activity Behaviour ◽  
Term Maintenance

AbstractCOVID-19 lockdown introduced substantial barriers to physical activity, providing a unique ‘natural experiment’ to understand the social factors associated with sustained physical activity. Longitudinal data from the COVID-19 Social Study was used to identify a sample of participants who maintained their physical activity despite lockdown. 16% were consistently active while 44% were completely inactive. After adjustment for multiple confounders high social support was associated with a 39% (95% CI, 12-74%) increased odds of sustaining physical activity. Association between physical activity and loneliness and social isolation were not found. This study supports previous research showing the importance of social support for the long-term maintenance of physical activity behaviour but shows that such effects extend to contexts of social restrictions.

scholarly journals Theoretical framework for analysing green web applications

Politik ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Elling Scheele
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Co2 Emissions ◽  
Web Application ◽  
Web Applications ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Institutional Perspective ◽  
Behavioural Changes ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Web

This paper evaluates the appeal of four Danish green web applications. e purpose of the web application is to incentivise behavioural changes aimed at securing a long term sustainable climate by reducing CO2- emissions. e applications are placed in a theoretical framework. is framework shows the dialectical rela- tionship between hardware, software, practice, and discourse. e empirical basis excludes the hardware level. e web applications constitute the software level. Practice is in this case understood in a neo-institutional perspective. e discursive level is the Danish political consensus regarding the need for action in regard to CO2-emissions. e purpose of the evaluation of the appeal of each web application is to test the following hypothesis: A green web application’s appeal bene ts from employing multiple potentially opposed incentives. After establishing the theoretical framework each web application will be analysed according to a template of pa- rameters. e comparative analysis shows how the individual neo-institutional mechanics operates di erently in each application. Each “institution” plays its own role in regard to applications, however it will be argued that an application could bene t from containing elements from all the institutions – both in regard to their appeal and with respect to their key functionality: incentivising behavioural changes. 

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