Face and Place: The Mobile Phone and Internet In the Netherlands

2017 ◽  
pp. 127-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enid Mante ◽  
Jemen Heres
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone

Adoption of a preventive health program via website versus mobile phone app across neighborhoods with different socioeconomic conditions in the Netherlands: cross-sectional study (Preprint)

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Agachi ◽  
Tammo H A Bijmolt ◽  
Jochen O Mierau ◽  
Koert van Ittersum
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Health Program ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Health Programs ◽  
Controlled Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Socioeconomic Groups ◽  
Program Adoption ◽  
Preventive Health Programs

BACKGROUND Socioeconomic disparities in the adoption of preventive health programs represent a well-known challenge, with programs delivered online serving as a potential solution. The preventive health program examined in this study is a large-scale, open access online platform operating in the Netherlands, aimed at improving the health behaviors and wellness of its participants. OBJECTIVE This study examines differences in adoption of an online preventive health program across socioeconomic groups, whereby comparing between its two delivery means: website versus mobile phone app. METHODS The 83,466 participants in this cross-sectional, non-experimental study are individuals who have signed up for the health program between July 2012 and September 2019. The rate of program adoption per delivery means is estimated using the Prentice, Williams and Peterson Gap-Time model (PWP-GT), with the measure of neighborhood socio-economic status (NSES) employed to distinguish between population segments with different socioeconomic characteristics. Registration to the health program is voluntary and free, not within a controlled study setting, allowing for observing the true rate of adoption. RESULTS The estimation results indicate that program adoption across socioeconomic groups varies depending on program’s delivery means. For the website version, higher NSES groups have a higher likelihood of program adoption compared to the lowest NSES group (hazard ratio [HR]=1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI]=1.01, 1.05). For the mobile phone app version, the opposite holds: higher NSES groups have a lower likelihood of program adoption compared to the lowest NSES group (HR=0.94; 95% CI=0.91, 0.97). CONCLUSIONS Promoting preventive health programs using mobile phone apps can help increase program adoption among the lowest socioeconomic segment. Given the increasing usage of mobile phones among the disadvantaged population groups, structuring future health interventions to include mobile phone apps as means of delivery can support the stride towards diminishing health disparities.

A large prospective cohort study on mobile phone use and health in the Netherlands: repeatability of self-reported usage

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Reedijk* ◽  
Virissa Lenters ◽  
Pauline Slottje ◽  
Matti Rookus ◽  
Petra H. Peeters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Large Prospective Cohort Study ◽  
Large Prospective Cohort

scholarly journals Cohort profile: LIFEWORK, a prospective cohort study on occupational and environmental risk factors and health in the Netherlands

BMJ Open ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. e018504 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marije Reedijk ◽  
Virissa Lenters ◽  
Pauline Slottje ◽  
Anouk Pijpe ◽  
Petra H Peeters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Prospective Cohort ◽  
Weighted Kappa ◽  
Cancer Registries ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Base Stations ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

PurposeLIFEWORK is a large federated prospective cohort established in the Netherlands to quantify the health effects of occupational and environmental exposures. This cohort is also the Dutch contribution to the international Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health (COSMOS). In this paper, we describe the study design, ongoing data collection, baseline characteristics of participants and the repeatability of key questionnaire items.Participants88 466 participants were enrolled in three cohort studies in 2011–2012. Exposure information was collected by a harmonised core questionnaire, or modelled based on occupational and residential histories; domains include air pollution (eg, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particulate matter with diameter ≤2.5 µm (PM2.5)), noise, electromagnetic fields (EMF), mobile phone use, shift work and occupational chemical exposures. Chronic and subacute health outcomes are assessed by self-report and through linkage with health registries.Findings to dateParticipants had a median age of 51 years at baseline (range 19–87), and the majority are female (90%), with nurses being over-represented. Median exposure levels of NO2, PM2.5, EMF from base stations and noise at the participants’ home addresses at baseline were 22.9 µg/m3, 16.6 µg/m3, 0.003 mWm2and 53.1 dB, respectively. Twenty-two per cent of participants reported to have started using a mobile phone more than 10 years prior to baseline. Repeatability for self-reported exposures was moderate to high (weighted kappa range: 0.69–1) for a subset of participants (n=237) who completed the questionnaire twice.Future plansWe are actively and passively observing participants; we plan to administer a follow-up questionnaire every 4–5 years—the first follow-up will be completed in 2018—and linkage to cause-of-death and cancer registries occurs on a (bi)annual basis. This prospective cohort offers a unique, large and rich resource for research on contemporary occupational and environmental health risks and will contribute to the large international COSMOS study on mobile phone use and health.

scholarly journals Water, Paper, Glass

2004 ◽  
Vol 126 (05) ◽  
pp. 30-32
Author(s):  
Paul Sharke
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Press Release ◽  
Human Eye ◽  
Liquid Lenses ◽  
Camera Module ◽  
Fine Focus ◽  
Scientists And Engineers ◽  
The Way

This article reviews the inability of some fluids to mix makes for a fine focus in a tight space. Scientists and engineers at Royal Philips Electronics of the Netherlands are developing a fluid lens that loosely duplicates the way in which they see with their own eyes. Called the Fluid Focus lens, it focuses by adjusting the shape of the lens itself. In much the same manner, the human eye varies the shape of its own lens to bring nearby and far-off objects into view. Time will tell if fluid paper or fluid lenses will make it to the market. Already, Samsung and Varioptic have jointly demonstrated an autofocus camera module that uses liquid lenses and an integrated circuit for controlling its electrowetting. According to a press release, Samsung will be targeting its camera module marketing at mobile phone and PDA makers.

scholarly journals Circular Economy as a Glocal Business Activity: Mobile Phone Repair in the Netherlands, Poland and China

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 498 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serdar Türkeli ◽  
Beijia Huang ◽  
Agata Stasik ◽  
René Kemp
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Circular Economy ◽  
Spare Parts ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Business Activity ◽  
Firm Level ◽  
Loop Design

Repair of mobile phones fits with the vision of a circular economy in an urban context and with the Sustainable Development Goal 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities. Drawing on the literature about firm level competitiveness and closed-loop design through repair, remanufacturing or recycling, we analyze the business ecosystem of independent mobile phone repair shops in the Netherlands, Poland and China as a glocal business activity. The analysis is based on primary data collection through a questionnaire to independent repair shops in the Netherlands (n = 130), Poland (n = 443) and China (n = 175) with response rates of 13%, 12%, 40%, respectively; and 17 interviews in the Netherlands, 40 in Poland, and 70 in China. Findings indicate that to maintain a strong position in the local market and to sustain the trust of customers, independent mobile phone repair shops offer a range of customized services based on direct contact with customers. In China, the increasing prices of spare parts and falling prices of mobile phones constitute the most important challenges, whereas in the Netherlands and Poland, the most important challenges are the competitive pressures from informal repair activities, and new repair shops. Our research also revealed that repairability strongly depends on the global manufacturers’ circularity choices.

Public resistance to make 5G rollout patchy in the EU

2020 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
The Netherlands ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Radio Wave ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
5G Technologies ◽  
Public Concerns ◽  
The Eu

Subject Citizen opposition to 5G technologies. Significance Public concerns about and activism against 5G technology are highly varied across EU countries. Resistance is particularly strong in Germany, France, Belgium and Austria, while the Netherlands has thus far seen the highest number of arson attacks against mobile phone masts. Impacts The EU will not exclude Huawei from 5G outright, despite escalating US-China tensions over technology. Huawei’s geostrategic, reputational and supply chain difficulties are rising, clouding its market appeal worldwide. Resistance to 5G may lead to increased regulation on radio-wave strength levels to help address public concerns. Governments may adjust complaints procedures to shorten delays in the rollout of 5G and other infrastructure projects.

DRUG-ASSOCIATED ANAPHYLAXIS: 20 YEARS OF REPORTING IN THE NETHERLANDS (1974-1994) AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

1996 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 1355-1363 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. van der Klauw ◽  
J. H. P. Wilson ◽  
B. H. Ch. Stricker
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Review Of The Literature
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