Digital Architecture and the New Elegance

Aesthetics ◽  
2017 ◽  
pp. 185-188
Author(s):  
Hina Jamelle
Keyword(s):  
Digital Architecture

scholarly journals Evidence-Based Digital Tools for Weight Loss Maintenance: The NoHoW Project

Obesity Facts ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
R. James Stubbs ◽  
Cristiana Duarte ◽  
António L. Palmeira ◽  
Falko F. Sniehotta ◽  
Graham Horgan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Weight Loss ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Digital Health ◽  
Self Regulation ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Behaviour Change Techniques ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Behavioural Science ◽  
Digital Architecture

<b><i>Background:</i></b> Effective interventions and commercial programmes for weight loss (WL) are widely available, but most people regain weight. Few effective WL maintenance (WLM) solutions exist. The most promising evidence-based behaviour change techniques for WLM are self-monitoring, goal setting, action planning and control, building self-efficacy, and techniques that promote autonomous motivation (e.g., provide choice). Stress management and emotion regulation techniques show potential for prevention of relapse and weight regain. Digital technologies (including networked-wireless tracking technologies, online tools and smartphone apps, multimedia resources, and internet-based support) offer attractive tools for teaching and supporting long-term behaviour change techniques. However, many digital offerings for weight management tend not to include evidence-based content and the evidence base is still limited. <b><i>The Project:</i></b> First, the project examined why, when, and how many European citizens make WL and WLM attempts and how successful they are. Second, the project employed the most up-to-date behavioural science research to develop a digital toolkit for WLM based on 2 key conditions, i.e., self-management (self-regulation and motivation) of behaviour and self-management of emotional responses for WLM. Then, the NoHoW trial tested the efficacy of this digital toolkit in adults who achieved clinically significant (≥5%) WL in the previous 12 months (initial BMI ≥25). The primary outcome was change in weight (kg) at 12 months from baseline. Secondary outcomes included biological, psychological, and behavioural moderators and mediators of long-term energy balance (EB) behaviours, and user experience, acceptability, and cost-effectiveness. <b><i>Impact:</i></b> The project will directly feed results from studies on European consumer behaviour, design and evaluation of digital toolkits self-management of EB behaviours into development of new products and services for WLM and digital health. The project has developed a framework and digital architecture for interventions in the context of EB tracking and will generate results that will help inform the next generation of personalised interventions for effective self-management of weight and health.

scholarly journals The Digital Architecture of Time Management

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-337 ◽  
Author(s):  
Judy Wajcman
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Design Rationale ◽  
Digital Architecture ◽  
Human Thought ◽  
Sociotechnical Imaginaries ◽  
Technological Artifacts ◽  
The World ◽  
Perception Of Time ◽  
Existential Problem

This article explores how the shift from print to electronic calendars materializes and exacerbates a distinctively quantitative, “spreadsheet” orientation to time. Drawing on interviews with engineers, I argue that calendaring systems are emblematic of a larger design rationale in Silicon Valley to mechanize human thought and action in order to make them more efficient and reliable. The belief that technology can be profitably employed to control and manage time has a long history and continues to animate contemporary sociotechnical imaginaries of what automation will deliver. In the current moment we live in the age of the algorithm and machine learning, so it is no wonder, then, that the contemporary design of digital calendars is driven by a vision of intelligent time management. As I go on to show in the second part of the article, this vision is increasingly realized in the form of intelligent digital assistants whose tracking capacities and behavioral algorithms aim to solve life’s existential problem—how best to organize the time of our lives. This article contributes to STS scholarship on the role of technological artifacts in generating new temporalities that shape people’s perception of time, how they act in the world, and how they understand themselves.

Digital transformation of legionella-safe cooling towers: an ecosystem design approach

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexandra Ângelo ◽  
João Barata
Keyword(s):  
Cooling Tower ◽  
Design Science ◽  
Science Research ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Cooling Towers ◽  
Goal Modeling ◽  
Outbreak Response ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Outbreak Management ◽  
Digital Architecture

Purpose Legionnaires’ disease is a major threat to public health. Solutions to deal with this problem are usually siloed and not entirely effective. This paper aims to model the information requirements of legionella-safe cooling towers in the era of Industry 4.0. Design/methodology/approach A year-long design science research was conducted in a cooling tower producer for heavy industries. The project started with a bibliometric analysis and literature review of legionella in cooling towers. Goal modeling techniques are then used to identify the requirements for digital transformation. Findings The improvement of legionella prevention, detection and outbreak response in digitally enabled cooling tower should involve different stakeholders. Digital twins and blockchain are disruptive technologies that can transform the cooling tower industry. Originality/value For theory, this study revises the most recent advances in legionella protection. Legionella-safe systems must be prepared to anticipate, monitor and immediate alert in case of an outbreak. For practice, this paper presents a distributed and digital architecture for cooling tower safety. However, technology is only a part of outbreak management solutions, requiring trustworthy conditions and real-time communication among stakeholders.

A New Destination of Online Travel Business: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (2) ◽  
pp. 130-137
Author(s):  
Durga Madhab Mahapatra ◽  
Soumendra Kumar Patra
Keyword(s):  
Hotel Industry ◽  
Digital Revolution ◽  
Digital Architecture ◽  
New Destination ◽  
Travel Services ◽  
Reducing Costs ◽  
Online Travel ◽  
Roll Out ◽  
Game Changer

Technology is the lifeblood of the online travel business. Over the last two years, mobile has proved to be the biggest game changer. The possibilities and scalability of business are faster with cloud. Further, the Indian online hotel industry was expected to be USD1.8 billion by 2016 which was USD0.8 billion in the year 2015. India is among the top five traffic sources for ‘trip advisor’ globally. These are early days for online booking in India. India’s biggest online travel firms are seeking to dominate hotel bookings as the industry ventures beyond low-margin airline ticketing. The companies like MakeMyTrip and Goibibo have been offering cheap flight tickets and travel packages. The digital revolution in India, driven by the roll-out of 4G, reducing costs, increasing smartphone penetration and increasing time spent on mobile phones will ensure that digital architecture will also grow at a faster clip compared to traditional media. Thus, the growth of digital advertising during 2017 (`82.02 billion), 2018 (`108.51 billion), 2019 (`143.54 billion) and 2020 (`189.86 billion) as per Dentsu Aegis Network. Online travel portal MakeMyTrip has formed a partnership with Flipkart to allow consumers to book domestic flights tickets and other travel services directly through the e-commerce firm’s portal.

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