Digital Phenotyping in Clinical Neurology

Internet-connected devices, including personal computers, smartphones, smartwatches, and voice assistants, have evolved into powerful multisensor technologies that billions of people interact with daily to connect with friends and colleagues, access and share information, purchase goods, play games, and navigate their environment. Digital phenotyping taps into the data streams captured by these devices to characterize and understand health and disease. The purpose of this article is to summarize opportunities for digital phenotyping in neurology, review studies using everyday technologies to obtain motor and cognitive information, and provide a perspective on how neurologists can embrace and accelerate progress in this emerging field.

Digital marketing training for salted fish SMEs in Pela Tourism Village, Kutai Kartanegara Regency

One of the businesses that is currently starting to develop in Pela Village is the salted fish business. However, the income of the Pela Village community is very low. One of the contributing factors is the lack of promotions carried out to promote their products in the market. Based on these problems, this community service aims to train the Pela Village community in marketing salted fish products through digital marketing. The PkM team facilitates computers for people who do not have personal computers. This program is carried out through counseling and workshop methods. The results show that partners have succeeded in creating layouts for their product sales promotions digitally and posted on marketplaces and social media. Through the available promotion media, it is hoped that they can increase the sales.

The WELL and Usenet Alternative Newsgroups: Revisiting the Free Speech Revolution on the Electronic Frontier of the 1980s and 1990s

The democratization of personal computers and their increasing role as tools of individual empowerment, starting in the second half of the 1980s, brought along new ways of interpersonal communication on what was about to be known as cyberspace (Barlow 1990). The examples of The WELL, founded by Larry Brilliant and Stewart Brand in 1985, and of the alt. groups created by John Gilmore (Electronic Frontier Foundation co-founder) and Brian Reid in 1987, both in the San Francisco Bay Area, illustrate new territories of free speech on an electronic frontier under construction (Rheingold 1993; Dyson 1998).

RESEARCH OF AIR IONIZATION OF AIR IN PREMISES ON OPERATION OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

All known studies on the effect of computer equipment on the concentration of air ions of both signs have been used for rooms where desktop computers are operated. The expediency of conducting research using a laptop computer is substantiated. Therefore, the urgent task is to study the dynamics of the air ionic composition of the air from the operation of personal computers and identify ways to maintain this indicator at the regulatory level. It is shown that the switched on computer deionizes air, and mainly on one polarity. It is established that this is a consequence of electrification of polymer surfaces. The cause of electrification is triboelectric phenomena, including the directional movement of dry air from the CPU cooling fan. Additional electrification (and consequently - deionization of air) gives the presence of the user. Confirmation of the cause of deionization is the slow recovery of the concentration of air ions after turning on the computer to a certain neutralization of surface charges. The dependences of the change of air ion concentrations on the distance from the electric field source are established. At its intensity of about 5 kV/m with dimensions of 1.0×1.0 m, the critical distance is 1.2-1.3 m. It is recommended to carry out wet absorption for an unambiguous workplace, which provides insignificant electric fields for 1.5 hours. During the operation of many personal computers, it is advisable to neutralize surface charges with an ultrasonic humidifier-ionizer. It is emphasized that the conducted research has a separate character. This is due to the presence of specific synthetic materials It is advisable to conduct research in standard rooms for the operation of computer equipment to obtain information that can be summarized and used to develop sanitary standards for the operation of computer equipment.

The Use of Email and Secure Messaging between Residents and Patients at St. Michael’s Family Medicine Residency Program

Background: The use of email and secure messaging between physicians and patients is increasing in frequency. P PHowever, residents lack formal training in e-communication, patient privacy and other confidentiality issues associated with it. There is also a paucity of assessment tools and faculty feedback regarding this practice.Objective: The objective is to investigate use of email and secure messaging between patients and residents at St. Michael’s family medicine residency program and analyze educational constructs, facilitators, and barriers relevant to this practice.Methods: Three cross-sectional surveys were conducted at St. Michael’s family medicine residency program in 2018-2020. Each resident in postgraduate year 1 & 2 received an email inviting them to respond. Results: The prevalence of residents using email or secure messaging is increasing (47% in 2018 vs 81% in 2020). Over 86% of FM residents used hospital/clinic computers in 2020 but the proportion of residents using personal computers rose to 60% that year. A prominent barrier appears to be the ‘potential for inappropriate use by patients’, which was cited as ‘fairly’ or ‘very’ important at rates of 85.3%, 86.9%, and 73.68% in 2018, 2019 and 2020, respectively. 76.4% and 56.52% of residents cited lack of consistent advice/guidelines as a barrier in the years 2018 and 2019, respectively. The perception of support has risen (33.3% residents reporting supervisors as ‘very’ or ‘somewhat’ supportive versus 57.8% in 2020). The majority reported ‘rarely’ or ‘never’ getting feedback/guidance from their supervisors.Conclusions: Our study found an increase in the use of email and secure messaging. Residents are increasingly using their personal computers which likely reflects the increase in virtual models of care. Residents have concerns regarding the appropriate use of such messaging by patients. Lack of supervision may pose a risk of patient confidentiality/privacy breach. There is a need for curricular re-design and faculty development around this practice.