The Development of a Secure Hospital Messaging and Communication Platform

2017 ◽  
pp. 243-267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoda Moghimi ◽  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Hospital Communication ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Hospital Communication Systems

Pagers and phone conversations have been the stalwarts of hospital communication. With good reason - they are simple, reliable and relatively inexpensive. However, with the increasing complexity of patient care, the need for greater speed and the general inexorable progress of health technology, hospital communication systems appear to be increasingly inefficient, non-secure, and inadequate. Thus, this study is proposed to answer the key research question: How can ICT (information communication technology) solutions ameliorate the current challenges regarding communication inefficiencies within healthcare? To answer this question, the study will design and develop a bespoke ICT solution for a specific context using three strong theories; communication theory, activity theory and agency theory to make a robust body of knowledge for the proposed solution. Further, it will serve to establish proof of concept, usability and feasibility of the proffered solution. The study participants will be selected from medical and nursing staff.

The Development of a Secure Hospital Messaging and Communication Platform

2019 ◽  
pp. 277-301
Author(s):  
Hoda Moghimi ◽  
Nilmini Wickramasinghe
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Good Reason ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Hospital Communication ◽  
Study Participants ◽  
Hospital Communication Systems

Pagers and phone conversations have been the stalwarts of hospital communication. With good reason - they are simple, reliable and relatively inexpensive. However, with the increasing complexity of patient care, the need for greater speed and the general inexorable progress of health technology, hospital communication systems appear to be increasingly inefficient, non-secure, and inadequate. Thus, this study is proposed to answer the key research question: How can ICT (information communication technology) solutions ameliorate the current challenges regarding communication inefficiencies within healthcare? To answer this question, the study will design and develop a bespoke ICT solution for a specific context using three strong theories; communication theory, activity theory and agency theory to make a robust body of knowledge for the proposed solution. Further, it will serve to establish proof of concept, usability and feasibility of the proffered solution. The study participants will be selected from medical and nursing staff.

scholarly journals Free to be: Experiences of arts-based relational caring in a community living and thriving with dementia

Dementia ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 147130122110270
Author(s):  
Christine Jonas-Simpson ◽  
Gail Mitchell ◽  
Sherry Dupuis ◽  
Lesley Donovan ◽  
Pia Kontos
Keyword(s):  
Ethic Of Care ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Creative Arts ◽  
Support Worker ◽  
Personal Support ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Van Manen ◽  
Phenomenological Methodology ◽  
Qualitative Phenomenological

Aim To present findings about experiences of relational caring at an arts-based academy for persons living with dementia. Background There is a compelling call and need for connection and relationships in communities living with dementia. This study shares what is possible when a creative arts-based academy for persons living with dementia grounded in relational inquiry and caring focuses on relationships through the medium of the arts. Design A qualitative phenomenological methodology (informed by van Manen) was used to answer the research question, “What is it like to experience relational caring at an arts-based academy for persons living with dementia?” We address two research objectives: (1) to explore how relationships are experienced when a relational caring philosophy underpins practice, including arts-based engagements; and (2) to understand the meaning of relationships that bring quality to day-to-day living. Methods Twenty-five participants were recruited from the Academy and interviewed in one-to-one in-depth interviews or small groups. Participants included five persons living with dementia, eight family members, four staff, five artists, one personal support worker, and two volunteers. Participants were asked to describe their experiences of relational caring or relationships in the Academy space. Findings Three thematic patterns emerged, which address the research objectives. Relational caring is experienced when: freedom and fluid engagement inspire a connected spontaneous liveliness; embracing difference invites discovery and generous inclusivity; and mutual affection brings forth trust and genuine expression. Conclusions Findings contribute to the growing body of knowledge about both relational caring and arts-based practices that call forth a different ethic of care—one that is relational, inclusive, and intentional. Findings also shed light on what is possible when a relational caring philosophy underpins arts-based practices—everyone thrives.

scholarly journals FIT to Care: An Action Research Study Exploring the Use of Communication Theory to Strengthen Caring Relationships between Teachers and Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pamela K. Lake, ◽  
Barbara K. Haas, ◽  
Marsha Matthews,
Keyword(s):  
Action Research ◽  
Nursing Faculty ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Instructional Feedback ◽  
Communication Techniques ◽  
Educational Environments ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
Action Research Study ◽  
Study Participants

A caring-trusting relationship between teacher and student is foundational in caring educational environments. This relationship can be threatened when negative feedback to students is required. Instructional feedback based on feedback intervention theory (FIT) has been effective in communication studies. The purpose of this action research study was to explore the use of FIT-based communication techniques as a tool for nursing faculty to provide instructional feedback while protecting the caring-trusting relationship between teacher and student. Study participants reported positive changes in the instructional feedback communications with students that enabled a culture of caring to be maintained.

scholarly journals Method for cyberincidents network-centric monitoring in modern information & communication systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Олександр Григорович Корченко ◽  
Віктор Олександрович Гнатюк ◽  
Євгенія Вікторівна Іванченко ◽  
Сергій Олександрович Гнатюк ◽  
Нургуль Абадуллаєвна Сєйлова
Keyword(s):  
Communication Systems ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Modern Information

scholarly journals Flow complexity in open systems: interlacing complexity index based on mutual information

2017 ◽  
Vol 825 ◽  
pp. 704-742 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jose M. Pozo ◽  
Arjan J. Geers ◽  
Maria-Cruz Villa-Uriol ◽  
Alejandro F. Frangi
Keyword(s):  
Mutual Information ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Communication Theory ◽  
Open Systems ◽  
Straight Tube ◽  
Natural Distribution ◽  
Ergodic Processes ◽  
Complexity Index ◽  
Crucial Component

Flow complexity is related to a number of phenomena in science and engineering and has been approached from the perspective of chaotic dynamical systems, ergodic processes or mixing of fluids, just to name a few. To the best of our knowledge, all existing methods to quantify flow complexity are only valid for infinite time evolution, for closed systems or for mixing of two substances. We introduce an index of flow complexity coined interlacing complexity index (ICI), valid for a single-phase flow in an open system with inlet and outlet regions, involving finite times. ICI is based on Shannon’s mutual information (MI), and inspired by an analogy between inlet–outlet open flow systems and communication systems in communication theory. The roles of transmitter, receiver and communication channel are played, respectively, by the inlet, the outlet and the flow transport between them. A perfectly laminar flow in a straight tube can be compared to an ideal communication channel where the transmitted and received messages are identical and hence the MI between input and output is maximal. For more complex flows, generated by more intricate conditions or geometries, the ability to discriminate the outlet position by knowing the inlet position is decreased, reducing the corresponding MI. The behaviour of the ICI has been tested with numerical experiments on diverse flows cases. The results indicate that the ICI provides a sensitive complexity measure with intuitive interpretation in a diversity of conditions and in agreement with other observations, such as Dean vortices and subjective visual assessments. As a crucial component of the ICI formulation, we also introduce the natural distribution of streamlines and the natural distribution of world-lines, with invariance properties with respect to the cross-section used to parameterize them, valid for any type of mass-preserving flow.

Personal Branding Digital Natives di Era Komunikasi Media Baru (Analisis Personal Branding di Media Sosial Instagram)

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-30
Author(s):  
Oryza Devi Salam
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
New Media ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Digital Natives ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Personal Branding

The nature of humans in their lives is to carry out communication activities. An individual can be said to communicate with other people if both have an understanding of the meaning of the message conveyed in their interactions. The progress of information communication technology provides an opportunity for individuals to interact more easily through the internet. In 2017, the number of internet users in Indonesia was recorded at 143.26 million, or 54.68 percent of Indonesia's total population. This number increased compared to the previous year, namely in 2016 which was recorded at 132.7 million. Of the numbers recorded, 130 million of them are active on social media in term of New Media Communication, or noted as information technology-based communication, makes social media as primary chosen for individuals interacting socially in cyberspace. This study aims to analyze how the personal branding forming in social media instagram refer to eight laws of personal branding such as: specialization, leadership, personality, distinctiveness, visibility, unity, persistence and goodwill. The best personal branding must be meets on these eight laws. The type of research conduct as qualitative descriptive, which the method is case study. The data used are primary data from interviews with selected informants and secondary data: documents in the form of photos and texts of digital natives on their Instagram. The data were analyzed by data reduction, data display by arranging it according to the pattern and then verification that is drawing the conclusion to answer the research question. Refer to the results of the study, the conclusion is personal branding of digital natives on Social Media Instagram need to be manage to meet all eight laws of personal branding.Keywords: Communication, Digital Natives, New Media, Social Media

Exploring Structural and Dynamical Properties Microtubules by Means of Artificial Neural Networks

2014 ◽  
pp. 191-203
Author(s):  
R. Pizzi ◽  
S. Fiorentini ◽  
G. Strini ◽  
M. Pregnolato
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Electromagnetic Field ◽  
Artificial Neural Networks ◽  
Communication Systems ◽  
Dynamical Behaviour ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Cellular Functions ◽  
Dynamical Properties ◽  
Physical Measures ◽  
Artificial Neural

Microtubules (MTs) are cylindrical polymers of the tubulin dimer, are constituents of all eukaryotic cells cytoskeleton and are involved in key cellular functions and are claimed to be involved as sub-cellular information or quantum information communication systems. The authors evaluated some biophysical properties of MTs by means of specific physical measures of resonance and birefringence in presence of electromagnetic field, on the assumption that when tubulin and MTs show different biophysical behaviours, this should be due to their special structural properties. Actually, MTs are the closest biological equivalent to the well-known carbon nanotubes (CNTs), whose interesting biophysical and quantum properties are due to their peculiar microscopic structure. The experimental results highlighted a physical behaviour of MTs in comparison with tubulin. The dynamic simulation of MT and tubulin subjected to electromagnetic field was performed via MD tools. Their level of self-organization was evaluated using artificial neural networks, which resulted to be an effective method to gather the dynamical behaviour of cellular and non-cellular structures and to compare their physical properties.

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