scholarly journals University Extension Project as a Health Promotion Instrument during the Covid-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (7) ◽  
pp. 295-304
Author(s):  
Patrícia Costa dos Santos da Silva ◽  
Lívia Ferreira Oliveira ◽  
Mariana Ramos ◽  
Michele Aparecida Silva Maciel ◽  
Luana Araújo Macedo Scalia ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Promotion ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Access To Health ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Virtual Platform ◽  
Informative Content

The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed the reality, made social isolation urgent aiming at reducing the contagion of the disease and, as a consequence, had to interrupt the classes and actions of extension projects in person. In this aspect, the Internet has become a possibility of interaction between teachers, nursing students and the community in an extension project university entitled: "Aromatherapy as a tool for coping in times of pandemic. Thus, the present study is a report of the authors' experience in the project of  aromatherapy as an activity for health promotion in times of pandemic by COVID-19. A descriptive qualitative report was carried out on the experiences of the authors with the use of a virtual platform as an alternative informative content on the subject, during this period. The project was carried out in five weeks, with three synchronous meetings, the programmatic content was guided by scientific evidence, with guidelines of great importance to the public assisted with the aim of promoting health and be a tool for coping in times of pandemic. Thus, access to health promotion and exchange of knowledge of the target audience of the extension project was expanded.

scholarly journals The internet racing ahead of the scientific evidence: the case of "liberation treatment" for multiple sclerosis

2011 ◽  
Vol 69 (3) ◽  
pp. 525-527 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yára Dadalti Fragoso
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Neurological Disease ◽  
Venous Insufficiency ◽  
Scientific Evidence ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
The World ◽  
Internet Discussion ◽  
The Central Nervous System ◽  
The Subject

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic neurological disease that typically affects young adults. A recent publication suggested that MS might originate from insufficient blood drainage in certain areas of the central nervous system. The condition was named chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI). Other papers have not confirmed these findings and, therefore, the matter remains controversial. Nineteen months after the original publication on CCSVI and MS, another 22 papers have been published addressing the matter. No clinical trials have been carried out on the subject and there is no evidence-based indication to perform surgical vascular procedures in MS patients. However, over the same nineteen-month period, the internet discussion on the subject of CCSVI and MS has led to countless websites advertising treatment using vascular surgery for patients with MS all over the world. The treatment based on the CCSVI theory has appealingly been called "liberation treatment", thus making it difficult to explain to patients why a treatment that has been highly praised (on the internet) cannot be recommended based on partial medical results that await confirmation.

The specificity of the digital transformation of the public sector

2021 ◽  
Vol 150 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-23
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Śledziewska ◽  
Renata Włoch
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Public Administration ◽  
Main Part ◽  
New Technology ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

In this article we focus on identifying the specificity of digital transformation within the public sector. The aim of the article is to present the main mechanisms resulting from the introduction of digital innovations that have changed the functioning of the public sector. Starting from a discussion on the technological requirements of digital transformation, we briefly characterise the use of computers and the Internet in public administration, resulting in the development of e-services and administration. The main part of the article is devoted to discussing the specificity of the implementation of the new digital technologies in public administration, focusing mainly on artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies. Our thesis is that the impact of innovative digital technologies on the operation standards and structure of public administration should be analysed through the prism of interrelated mechanisms of datafication and platformisation, characteristic for the digital economy. The adopted methodology, which is based on an analysis of the subject literature and an analysis of new technology implementations in public administration in EU countries, indicates the pilot, random and non-transformational nature of these implementations, partly due to the lack of well-established methodologies to study and assess the maturity of digital transformation within the public sector.

scholarly journals Possible influence of social media on shaping the image of nurses on the Internet

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-83
Author(s):  
Piotr Pawłowski ◽  
Daria Makuch ◽  
Paulina Mazurek ◽  
Adrianna Bartoszek ◽  
Alicja Artych ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Comparative Method ◽  
Social Networking Site ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Subject ◽  
High Level ◽  
Offensive Language

AbstractIntroduction. Nowadays, a professional image is an important element of the identity of individual professions. Its formation is a difficult process, dependent on many factors, including the use of new communication channels, such as social media, which in recent years have become a space for expressing social opinion, including those concerning individual professions.Aim. The analysis of the possibilities of using social media in shaping the image of nurses on the Internet.Material and methods. The study was carried out using the comparative method. The subject of the research were websites (fanpages) related to the professional environment of nurses on the social networking site Facebook.com, chosen deliberately according to the adopted criteria.Findings. During the research, differences in the strategy of administering the analyzed websites were identified, depending mainly on the subject matter and purpose of publishing the content. The topicality, visual attractiveness and cohesion were characterized by a high level. The posts appearing on individual websites were written in the language of the recipients, with different publication frequency. The websites created a long-term group of recipients and tried to influence the image of nursing in Poland in a positive way.Conclusions. Content published on social media can affect both the positive and negative image of the nurse in the public opinion. Among the factors that do not affect the image of nurses can be indicated, among others, offensive language of comments and displaying negative traits of nurses. Positive reception guarantees current knowledge in the field of nursing and emphasizing professional competences.

scholarly journals Wirtualne sale i globalne sieci. Partycypacja w kulturze filmowej w kontekście pandemii

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 39-55
Author(s):  
Tomasz Raczkowski
Keyword(s):  
Social Networks ◽  
Social Isolation ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Environment ◽  
Film Culture ◽  
Global Networks ◽  
General Dynamics ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Contemporary Film

Virtual Screens, Global Networks. Film Culture Participation in the Wake of Pandemic The article discusses the subject of virtualization – the process of partial transmission significant discursive fields into the Internet – of the film culture, which is defined as the group of practices and discourses accompanying cinema, which connect it with the socio-cultural environment. According to the author, the virtualization process is specifically exposed during pandemics and social isolation, what is presented in the text from the perspective of film audience. Pandemic is treated here as liminoidal moment, in which, due to the disorder of cinema’s functioning, its social networks happen to transform in certain manner. By interpreting results of his own fieldwork, author points at general dynamics of virtualization as an element of contemporary film culture, highlighting both the possibilities opened by such situation and dangers it brings.

scholarly journals Komunikasi Interpersonal Siswa Pengguna Internet dan Implikasinya terhadap Layanan Bimbingan dan Konseling

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
Winda Marnita ◽  
Riska Ahmad ◽  
Azrul Said
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Online Communication ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
Descriptive Research ◽  
Counselling Services ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Question Form

Interpersonal communication through the internet is now becoming a trend among the public, especially students. Online communication is of  interest by students because it is cheap, easy and fast. The Internet as a communication medium between the interpersonal students with parents, teachers and fellow internet users. The use of the internet as a medium of interpersonal communication understood the students well. Aspects that should be understood in communicating interpersonal are students use of the internet, the purpose of the use of the internet, openness, attention, empathy, equality. This research is descriptive research, the population in this study are students of SMP Negeri Padang 25 that become the subject of research is as much as 69 students, data collected by using question form. This study reveals students' interpersonal communication through the internet and the implications for guidance and counselling services. Because most of students have yet to understand and implement the aspects of the accommodation.

scholarly journals Existing Dangers for the Child on the Internet

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-211
Author(s):  
Nadezhda Krasteva
Keyword(s):  
Social Relationships ◽  
Internet Use ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Age Limit ◽  
And Training

Abstract In the past few years there has been a significant increase in Internet use. Undoubtedly, the Internet reveals new opportunities for its users, but it also hides serious dangers. It was found that the most frequent Internet users are people aged 14-24. In recent years there is a fall in the lower age limit. Therefore, children, as the most active users of the Internet, are also the most vulnerable to online dangers. The subject of this research is precisely those online dangers, which threaten children in particular. They affect different social relationships, but each of them affects the proper development of children. The aim of the research is to inform the public and its individual citizens about the existing dangers on the Internet. It turns out that the most secure form of prevention here is namely awareness and training. By outlining existing dangers on the Internet and presenting them to the public, effective ways to avoid them could be sought. In this way, children can be protected from internet encroachments

Evaluating Personal Health Care and Health Promotion Web Sites

2005 ◽  
Vol 44 (02) ◽  
pp. 328-333 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Collen ◽  
J. R. Lang
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Promotion ◽  
Public Interest ◽  
Web Sites ◽  
Qualitative Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Personal Health ◽  
The Public ◽  
Site Evaluation ◽  
Methodological Approaches

Summary Objective: An exemplary sample of web sites relevant to personal health care and health promotion was chosen and evaluated. Methods: Both quantitative and qualitative data were converged to assess and rank the sites on nine attributes. Results: The sites provided a definitive range of value and variety of presentations, health care and health promotion information, and services covering the virtual choices currently available to users of the Internet. Conclusion: Discussion focused on methodological approaches and issues of web site evaluation serving the public interest, health care, and health promotion.

Detecting “DeepFakes” in H.264 Video Data Using Compression Ghost Artifacts

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (4) ◽  
pp. 116-1-116-7
Author(s):  
Raphael Antonius Frick ◽  
Sascha Zmudzinski ◽  
Martin Steinebach
Keyword(s):  
Image Forensics ◽  
Video Data ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Video Sequences ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Video Content ◽  
High Quality ◽  
The Public

In recent years, the number of forged videos circulating on the Internet has immensely increased. Software and services to create such forgeries have become more and more accessible to the public. In this regard, the risk of malicious use of forged videos has risen. This work proposes an approach based on the Ghost effect knwon from image forensics for detecting forgeries in videos that can replace faces in video sequences or change the mimic of a face. The experimental results show that the proposed approach is able to identify forgery in high-quality encoded video content.

The Internet Trap

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Hindman
Keyword(s):  
The Internet ◽  
Net Neutrality ◽  
The Public ◽  
Attention Economy ◽  
Digital News ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Over Time

The Internet was supposed to fragment audiences and make media monopolies impossible. Instead, behemoths like Google and Facebook now dominate the time we spend online—and grab all the profits from the attention economy. This book explains how this happened. It sheds light on the stunning rise of the digital giants and the online struggles of nearly everyone else—and reveals what small players can do to survive in a game that is rigged against them. The book shows how seemingly tiny advantages in attracting users can snowball over time. The Internet has not reduced the cost of reaching audiences—it has merely shifted who pays and how. Challenging some of the most enduring myths of digital life, the book explains why the Internet is not the postindustrial technology that has been sold to the public, how it has become mathematically impossible for grad students in a garage to beat Google, and why net neutrality alone is no guarantee of an open Internet. It also explains why the challenges for local digital news outlets and other small players are worse than they appear and demonstrates what it really takes to grow a digital audience and stay alive in today's online economy. The book shows why, even on the Internet, there is still no such thing as a free audience.

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