bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Analysis of Mass Media Influences on British Contemporary Art: A Turner Prize perspective
Authors: Chang Zhou , Kamaruddin Norfadilah , WMD Wan Samiati
Published: October 2022

Turner Prize has grown from an unattended state to an authoritative art festival. Besides the innovation of its own evaluation criteria, it also benefits from the extensive involvement of the media in the Turner Prize. The upsurge of visits and public discussion caused by this changed the cultural influence of contemporary art on the public, promoted the prosperity of the art market, and gave birth to new art forms. This paper attempts to analyse the positive and negative influences of mass media on British contemporary art from the Turner Prize and mass media.
Keywords: Contemporary Art; Mass media; Turner Prize; Art Market
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2020. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3773
Conceptual and Production Version Connectivity: Conceptual framework model
Authors: Misnan Nur Farrah Najwa , Anwar Rusmadiah , Siran Zainudin
Published: October 2022

New product development, such as strategic conceptual designs, requires maximum effort, resources, expertise, time, and cost. However, due to unclear concern factors from various stages, these had changed the final design differently. Thus, this paper presents a theoretical framework model for performing design research, specifically in studying inconsistent design elements and factors that contributed to the new product development process. The triangulation of data collection from literature review, interviews and design experiments will establish the specific character of designers concern towards achieving the objective of the optimization NPD process.
Keywords: Conceptual Design; Final Design; New Product Development
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3778
Conceptualizing Touch Aesthetic Communication as a Model Pictorial Art Appreciation
Authors: Mohamad Nadiah , Vermol Verly Veto , Anwar Rusmadiah
Published: October 2022

Haptic communication through pictorial art remains an argumentative subject of aesthetic experience, with many unresolved issues until today that questioning the how and why reactions of various people. Throughout this framework of research, a conceptual examination of experiencing a pictorial work of art (its duration, intensity, and individual art expression) for a congenitally blind person by applying Verbal Protocol Analysis (VPA) approach model was designed to enhance the experience from an artwork. This study provides an observation procedure within the influence of 'time of experience' and 'art expression' mediated by professional artwork.
Keywords: Art; Touch; Communication; Visual Art Experience; Tactile
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA CE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3780
Empirical Identification of Perceptual Design Criteria for Ablution Concept
Authors: Mohamed Raif Diana , Anwar Rusmadiah , Baharom Mohd Khairi
Published: October 2022

This paper was initiated based on the conceptual framework of Ablution Function Mean Analysis relating to a phenomenon that impacts designer perception in developing new product development for religious-based design. Empirical observation of user-designer exploring the convergent process of ablution design development was set up. The ablution performed, the perceptions verbalized, and the different design principles targeted were analyzed from a qualitative and a quantitative point of view. This study's data were first measured to obtain an appreciation of Muslims performing ablution behaviour. The study focused on the product gestalt, recognising the design act of divergent and convergent transpires in a real context, and identifying the spontaneous control reflection that influences the resulting product perception.
Keywords: Design gestalt; ablution; design thinking.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3783
Formulating Healing Jewellery using a Model of Designomics
Authors: Hashim Hema Zulaika , Muhammad Arif Ezatul Mazwe , Anwar Rusmadiah , Khalid Mohd Faizul
Published: October 2022

Incorporate with designomics model, these jewelleries will assist in uplifting their mood, relax their overthinking mind and bring out their inner confidence. The objective of this research is to investigate the type of healing jewellery that can encourage positive behaviour with the usage of the healing stones and design aesthetics. Its aim to examine the properties of jewellery that affect minor depression and to produce signature jewellery of feel and heal for minor depression. This research will benefit psychiatrists, doctors, family members and jewellery designers and potentially benefit for individual with minor depression.
Keywords: healing jewellery; jewellery design; designomics; gemstones
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ARA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3785
Interface Design Review on Interactive Exhibition for Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
Authors: Kamaruddin Norfadilah , Ibaruslan Norfadzillah , Rosli Hafizah , Marman Maisarah
Published: October 2022

Nowadays, interactive digital exhibitions have become common at many museums, offering us a memorable experience. However, past research found many digital initiatives do not deliver the result as promised. These issue also troubled the losing connections within visitors, involving the process and execution, as well as stability and usability of the systems, which resulted in the visitor's experiences. In this paper, the focus is on the interface design principles and usability that are either confirmed or interrupted, which may affect the visitors psychologically. In conclusion, this paper suggests how to utilize interface design principles in a context of a museum.
Keywords: Interface Design; Interactive Digital Exhibition; Museum
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by E-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3788
Museum as a Laboratory of Knowledge towards Local Culture Empowerment
Authors: Abdul Wahid Wahiza , Mat Isa Mohd Jamil
Published: October 2022

This paper aims to investigate museums' roles that reflect the culture of Malaysia. It discusses Malaysian museums' challenges in meeting audience needs and enhancing the local culture. The four main topics covered are the museum as an informal learning institution, knowledge lab in a museum environment, the crucial role of museums in preserving and empowering culture, and museum impact on local communities. The main objective of this research is to identify how museums act as a knowledge lab within Malaysian culture. The findings of this study are based on observation and discussions with several local museum professionals.
Keywords: museums; knowledge lab; culture; empowerment
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3793
Socio-Technical System as Factors and Influences in Form Design Development
Authors: Johari Nor Haliza , Anwar Rusmadiah , Awang Nor Nazida
Published: October 2022

Since digitalisation in the cyber-physical system has taken over design development, researchers attempt to improve the approach to new product development including brand recognition. This research attempt to determine the design strategy based on syntactic design meaning in analysing the visual through design formulation, design treatment and design standard inline socio-technical system. The concept of digitalisation design scenario, the methodology was developed by observational study, laboratory study and interview to analyse designer integrates with the strategy of design analysis. The design analysis was approachable to determine the design representation and potentially generalised the characteristic of product design and consumers' psychological preferences toward product forms.
Keywords: Socio-technical system; form development; design thinking; influence factors
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3795
Comparative Analysis of Legislative Reform of Admission by Apologetic Discourse
Authors: Suhaimi Nurul Shuhada , Mohamad Hashim Haswira Nor , Ahmad Nurrulhuda
Published: October 2022

This study compares the protection of admission by apologetic discourse through legislative reform in selected Common Law jurisdictions. The legislative reform provides a solution to the long-standing problem of adverse legal effects of admission by apologetic discourse made by professionals/practitioners who had breached their duty of care, code of ethics, or conducts. A similar problem is reported in Malaysia due to similarities in evidentiary rules, insurance contract clauses and statutory limitation law attributed to the Common Law system. The findings of this comparative study help towards the development of the law that protects admission by apologetic discourse for professional negligence and misconduct in Malaysia.
Keywords: Apologetic discourse; admission; legislative reform; professional negligence and misconduct
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3814
Different Stages of Rally Score Distinguish Performance Level in Badminton: A preliminary study
Authors: Zaki Sufyan , Zawi Khairi , Salamuddin Norlena
Published: October 2022

The study aimed to investigate the use of visual display badminton game rallies to determine the level of sports intelligence. Methods of this study reveal the study participants with video display real game of badminton where some strokes rally divided into several shots. The result showed expert level players led the perceptual-cognitive task among another tested group. This preliminary study could suggest that the 'software' approach in skilled performance has been heading the search for systematic differences in information processing strategies between expert and novice athletes.
Keywords: perceptual-visual; prediction; decision making; video task
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3822
Development of Tawaf Simulation in Hajj Training in the New Norms
Authors: Abdul Rani Mohd Khairul Azahari , Ramli Sharulnizam
Published: October 2022

Advances in technology through education will help the way people communicate and learn in nearly every aspect of modern life. Motion graphic has become progressively known because of their ability to catch the audience's attention rather than words alone. This globalized era somehow creates problems in combining information whereby confusion and difficulty in recalling information occur. Despite this, motion graphics could be an effective tool in education in conveying information successfully as it can convey much information compared to still pictures.
Keywords: Tawaf Simulation, Motion Graphic, Hajj Training, New Norms.
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3831
Perceived Outcome of Working from Home among Malaysian Employees: A preliminary quantitative study
Authors: Hasan Hadayat Rahmah , Anuar Mazura , Drucman Zachariah Aidin , Mohamad Nur Maizatul Aqmal
Published: October 2022

Work from home (WFH) was a new concept in Malaysia until the COVID-19 pandemic hit the country and forced firms and employees to opt for remote working to stop the spread of the deadly virus. This study explored the factors for and against WFH concerning work focus and perceived separation. It also investigates employees' perception of WFH as a new norm. 110 employees aged between 21 to 26 years old working remotely were randomly chosen to give responses to a set of questionnaires. The findings show that the advantages of WFH outweighed the disadvantages. While respondents preferred work and time flexibility, distraction made it difficult to focus on the given tasks. Perceived separation was quite apparent due to a lack of face-to-face communication and assistance. Generally, respondents were quite ready to embrace WFH as a new norm. Analysed data reveals interesting implications for working from home as a new norm.
Keywords: work from home, work focus, perceived separation, isolated
eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open access article under the CC BYNC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7%20(Special%20Issue).3836
Теплоемкость, теплопроводность и магнитокалорический эффект в сплаве Гейслера Ni-=SUB=-47-=/SUB=-Mn-=SUB=-40-=/SUB=-Sn-=SUB=-13-=/SUB=-
Authors: Гамзатов А.Г. , Батдалов А.Б. , Хизриев Ш.К. , Мухучев А.М. , Алиев А.М. , Varzaneh A.Ghotbi , Kameli P. , Sarsari I.Abdolhosseini , Jannati S.
Published: October 2022

Приведены результаты исследования теплоёмкости, теплопроводности, и магнитокалорического эффекта поликристаллического сплава Ni47Mn40Sn13 в зависимости от температуры (T=80-350 К) и магнитного поля (0-8 T). Вблизи магнитоструктурного фазового перехода (МСФП) мартенсит--аустенит обнаружена значительная разница между величинами скачка теплоемкости Delta CP в режиме нагрева и охлаждения, что связывается с влиянием скрытой теплоты фазового перехода. В диапазоне T=80-300 K теплопроводность растет с температурой (dkappa/dT>0) и увеличивается более чем в три раза. Электронная теплопроводность в мартенситной фазе (T=150 K) составляет 37% от общей. В области МСФП обнаружен аномальный рост теплопроводности Deltakappa=kappa(аust)-kappa(mart)=4.2 Wm K. Вклады электронов и фононов в наблюдаемый скачок составляют 63 и 37% соответственно и обусловлены как ростом подвижности электронов проводимости при переходе мартенсит--аустенит, так и увеличением длины свободного пробега фононов. Исследован магнитокалорический эффект в циклических магнитных полях амплитудой 1.8 T. Установлена зависимость величины обратного эффекта от скорости сканирования температуры. Прямые измерения Delta T в циклическом магнитном поле 1.2 T показывает уменьшение амплитуды эффекта вблизи TC в два раза при увеличении частоты циклического магнитного поля от 1 до 30 Hz. Скорее всего это связано с магнитными и микроструктурными неоднородностями, которые выступают в качестве дополнительного канала тепловой диссипации. Ключевые слова: сплавы Гейслера, теплоёмкость, теплопроводность, магнитокалорический эффект, циклические магнитные поля.
Исследование диссоциативной поверхностной ионизации молекул тебаина нестационарными методами поверхностной ионизации
Authors: Рахманов Г.Т. , Усманов Д.Т.
Published: October 2022

The adsorption and surface ionization of thebaine molecules C19H21O3N with m/z 311 on the surface of oxidized tungsten was studied by non-stationary methods of voltage modulation and flux modulation under the same experimental conditions using a high-vacuum mass spectrometric setup using a “black chamber”, all walls of which are cooled with liquid nitrogen. The rate constants Kd and the activation energy Еd of the reaction of dissociation of previously adsorbed thebaine molecules with bond cleavage with the formation of ionizable radicals by surface ionization have been determined. The rate constants K0 and activation energies of thermal desorption E0, as well as the pre-exponential factors in the continuity equation for С11Н12ОN+ radicals (m/z 174) were determined during the adsorption of thebaine molecules С19Н21О3N with m/z 311.
The Best Predictor of the Future—the Metaverse, Mental Health, and Lessons Learned From Current Technologies
Authors: Benrimoh David , Chheda Forum D , Margolese Howard C
Published: October 2022

The metaverse—a virtual world accessed via virtual reality technology—has been heralded as the next key digital experience. It is meant to provide the next evolution of human interaction after social media and telework. However, in the context of the growing awareness of the risks to mental health posed by current social media technologies, there is a great deal of uncertainty as to the potential effects of this new technology on mental health. This uncertainty is compounded by a lack of clarity regarding what form the metaverse will ultimately take and how widespread its application will be. Despite this, given the nascent state of the metaverse, there is an opportunity to plan the research and regulatory approaches needed to understand it and promote its positive effects while protecting vulnerable groups. In this viewpoint, we examine the following three current technologies whose functions comprise a portion of what the metaverse seeks to accomplish: teleworking, virtual reality, and social media. We attempted to understand in what ways the metaverse may have similar benefits and pitfalls to these technologies but also how it may fundamentally differ from them. These differences suggest potential research questions to be addressed in future work. We found that current technologies have enabled tools such as virtual reality–assisted therapy, avatar therapy, and teletherapy, which have had positive effects on mental health care, and that the metaverse may provide meaningful improvements to these tools. However, given its similarities to social media and its expansion upon the social media experience, the metaverse raises some of the same concerns that we have with social media, such as the possible exacerbation of certain mental health problems. These concerns led us to consider questions such as how the users will be protected and what regulatory mechanisms will be put in place to ensure user safety. Although clear answers to these questions are challenging in this early phase of metaverse research, in this viewpoint, we use the context provided by comparator technologies to provide recommendations to maximize the potential benefits and limit the putative harms of the metaverse. We hope that this paper encourages discussions among researchers and policy makers.
FLASH Radiotherapy for the Treatment of Symptomatic Bone Metastases (FAST-01): Protocol for the First Prospective Feasibility Study
Authors: Daugherty Emily C , Mascia Anthony , Zhang Yong , Lee Eunsin , Xiao Zhiyan , Sertorio Mathieu , Woo Jennifer , McCann Claire , Russell Kenneth , Levine Lisa , Sharma Ricky , Khuntia Deepak , Bradley Jeffrey , Simone II Charles B , Perentesis John , Breneman John
Published: October 2022

Background

In preclinical studies, FLASH therapy, in which radiation delivered at ultrahigh dose rates of ≥40 Gy per second, has been shown to cause less injury to normal tissues than radiotherapy delivered at conventional dose rates. This paper describes the protocol for the first-in-human clinical investigation of proton FLASH therapy.

Objective

FAST-01 is a prospective, single-center trial designed to assess the workflow feasibility, toxicity, and efficacy of FLASH therapy for the treatment of painful bone metastases in the extremities.

Methods

Following informed consent, 10 subjects aged ≥18 years with up to 3 painful bone metastases in the extremities (excluding the feet, hands, and wrists) will be enrolled. A treatment field selected from a predefined library of plans with fixed field sizes (from 7.5 cm × 7.5 cm up to 7.5 cm × 20 cm) will be used for treatment. Subjects will receive 8 Gy of radiation in a single fraction—a well-established palliative regimen evaluated in prior investigations using conventional dose rate photon radiotherapy. A FLASH-enabled Varian ProBeam proton therapy unit will be used to deliver treatment to the target volume at a dose rate of ≥40 Gy per second, using the plateau (transmission) portion of the proton beam. After treatment, subjects will be assessed for pain response as well as any adverse effects of FLASH radiation. The primary end points include assessing the workflow feasibility and toxicity of FLASH treatment. The secondary end point is pain response at the treated site(s), as measured by patient-reported pain scores, the use of pain medication, and any flare in bone pain after treatment. The results will be compared to those reported historically for conventional dose rate photon radiotherapy, using the same radiation dose and fractionation.

Results

FAST-01 opened to enrollment on November 3, 2020. Initial results are expected to be published in 2022.

Conclusions

The results of this investigation will contribute to further developing and optimizing the FLASH-enabled ProBeam proton therapy system workflow. The pain response and toxicity data acquired in our study will provide a greater understanding of FLASH treatment effects on tumor responses and normal tissue toxicities, and they will inform future FLASH trial designs.

Trial Registration

: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04592887; http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04592887

International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)

DERR1-10.2196/41812
Leveraging Mobile Health to Manage Mental Health/Behavioral Health Disorders: Systematic Literature Review
Authors: Kruse Clemens Scott , Betancourt Jose  A , Gonzales Matthew , Dickerson Kennedy , Neer Miah
Published: October 2022

Background

Mental health is a complex condition, highly related to emotion. The COVID-19 pandemic caused a significant spike in depression (from isolation) and anxiety (event related). Mobile Health (mHealth) and telemedicine offer solutions to augment patient care, provide education, improve symptoms of depression, and assuage fears and anxiety.

Objective

This review aims to assess the effectiveness of mHealth to provide mental health care by analyzing articles published in the last year in peer-reviewed, academic journals using strong methodology (randomized controlled trial).

Methods

We queried 4 databases (PubMed, CINAHL [Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature], Web of Science, and ScienceDirect) using a standard Boolean search string. We conducted this systematic literature review in accordance with the Kruse protocol and reported it in accordance with the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis) 2020 checklist (n=33).

Results

A total of 4 interventions (mostly mHealth) from 14 countries identified improvements in primary outcomes of depression and anxiety as well as in several secondary outcomes, namely, quality of life, mental well-being, cognitive flexibility, distress, sleep, self-efficacy, anger, decision conflict, decision regret, digestive disturbance, pain, and medication adherence.

Conclusions

mHealth interventions can provide education, treatment augmentation, and serve as the primary modality in mental health care. The mHealth modality should be carefully considered when evaluating modes of care.

Trial Registration

PROSPERO International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews CRD42022343489; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/display_record.php?RecordID=343489
Removing Dust From the German Health Care System by Introducing Health Apps Into Standard Care: Semistructured Interview Study (Preprint)
Authors: Heidel Alexandra , Hagist Christian , Spinler Stefan , Schoeneberger Michael
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

In 2019, Germany launched the Digital Healthcare Act. The reform enables physicians to prescribe health apps as treatments to their statutory-insured patients.

OBJECTIVE

We aimed to determine the extent to which the integration of health apps into standard care could be considered beneficial and which aspects of the regulation could still be improved.

METHODS

We conducted a semistructured interview study with 23 stakeholders in Germany and analyzed them thematically. We used descriptive coding for the first-order codes and pattern coding for the second-order codes.

RESULTS

We created 79 first-order codes and 9 second-order codes following the interview study. Most stakeholders argued that the option of prescribing health apps could improve treatment quality.

CONCLUSIONS

The inclusion of health apps into German standard care could improve the quality of treatment by expanding treatment portfolios. The educational elements of the apps might additionally lead to more patient emancipation through a better understanding of personal conditions. Location and time flexibility are the biggest advantages of the new technologies, but they also raise the most significant concerns for stakeholders because app use requires personal initiative and self-motivation. Overall, stakeholders agree that the Digital Healthcare Act has the potential to remove dust from the German health care system.
Supporting Youth Vaping Cessation With the Crush the Crave Smartphone App: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Sanchez Sherald , Deck Alicia , Baskerville Neill Bruce , Chaiton Michael
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

The use of e-cigarettes, or vaping, has increased exponentially in the past decade, particularly among youth. Emerging evidence indicates growing nicotine dependence among youth, revealing historically higher rates of dependence among current e-cigarette users compared to rates seen in earlier research. Despite the urgent need for youth vaping cessation interventions, there is limited knowledge about the process of vaping cessation, and few evidence-based interventions are available to young people seeking support. A notable literature review on vaping cessation resources for young people recommended technology-based interventions, such as smartphone apps and SMS text messaging services, as a promising area of vaping cessation research and intervention development.

OBJECTIVE

The primary aim of our study is to determine the effectiveness of the Crush the Crave app in supporting vaping cessation among youth recruited to the intervention arm via comparison with an assessment-only control group. The primary hypothesis is that participants in the intervention group—those using Crush the Crave—will be more likely to be abstinent at the 6-month follow-up point than participants in the assessment-only control arm.

METHODS

A 2-arm, single-blind, parallel randomized controlled trial will be conducted over 12 months. Study invitations will be sent to 600 youth (age: 16-18 years) and young adult (age: 19-29 years) e-cigarette users and randomized between an intervention arm, which will be using Crush the Crave (n=300), and an assessment-only control arm (n=300) in a 1:1 ratio. The primary hypothesis is that participants in the intervention group—those using Crush the Crave—will be more likely to be abstinent at the 6-month follow-up point.

RESULTS

Study recruitment began on March 4, 2022. Recruitment is anticipated to be completed in December 2022.

CONCLUSIONS

This protocol describes one of the first-ever randomized controlled trial studies to evaluate the effectiveness of an app-based intervention for supporting vaping cessation among youth aged 16 to 18 years and young adults aged 19 to 29 years. The findings from our trial will help increase our understanding of the process of vaping cessation among youth and provide evidence on the effectiveness of an app-based intervention in helping young people quit vaping. The trial results will also have implications in the development of current and future approaches to youth vaping cessation.

CLINICALTRIAL

OSF Registries osf.io/hmd87; https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/HMD87

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

DERR1-10.2196/42956
Building a Chatbot in a Pandemic (Preprint)
Authors: Rambaud Kimberly , van Woerden Simon , Palumbo Leonardo , Salvi Cristiana , Smallwood Catherine , Rockenschaub Gerald , Okoliyski Michail , Marinova Lora , Fomaidi Galina , Djalalova Malika , Faruqui Nabiha , Melo Bianco Viviane , Mosquera Mario , Spasov Ivaylo , Totskaya Yekaterina
Published: October 2022

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Easy access to evidence-based information on COVID-19 within an infodemic has been a challenging task. Chatbots have been introduced in times of emergency, when human resources are stretched thin and individuals need a user-centered resource. The World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe and UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Europe and Central Asia came together to build a chatbot, HealthBuddy+, to assist country populations in the region to access accurate COVID-19 information in the local languages, adapted to the country context. Working in close collaboration with thematic technical experts, colleagues and counterparts at the country level allowed the project to be tailored to a diverse range of subtopics. To ensure that HealthBuddy+ was relevant and useful in countries across the region, the 2 regional offices worked closely with their counterparts in country offices, which were essential in partnering with national authorities, engaging communities, promoting the tool, and identifying the most relevant communication channels in which to embed HealthBuddy+. Over the past 2 years, the project has expanded from a web-based chatbot in 7 languages to a multistream, multifunction chatbot available in 16 regional languages, and HealthBuddy+ continues to expand and adjust to meet emerging health emergency needs.
A Mental Health and Well-Being Chatbot: User Event Log Analysis (Preprint)
Authors: Booth Frederick , Potts Courtney , Bond Raymond , Mulvenna Maurice , Kostenius Catrine , Dhanapala Indika , Vakaloudis Alex , Cahill Brian , Kuosmanen Lauri , Ennis Edel
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

Conversational user interfaces, or chatbots, are becoming more popular in the realm of digital health and well-being. While many studies focus on measuring the cause or effect of a digital intervention on people’s health and well-being (outcomes), there is a need to understand how users really engage and use a digital intervention in the real world.

OBJECTIVE

In this study, we examine the user logs of a mental well-being chatbot called ChatPal, which is based on the concept of positive psychology. The aim of this research is to analyze the log data from the chatbot to provide insight into usage patterns, the different types of users using clustering, and associations between the usage of the app’s features.

METHODS

Log data from ChatPal was analyzed to explore usage. A number of user characteristics including user tenure, unique days, mood logs recorded, conversations accessed, and total number of interactions were used with k-means clustering to identify user archetypes. Association rule mining was used to explore links between conversations.

RESULTS

ChatPal log data revealed 579 individuals older than 18 years used the app with most users being female (n=387, 67%). User interactions peaked around breakfast, lunchtime, and early evening. Clustering revealed 3 groups including “abandoning users” (n=473), “sporadic users” (n=93), and “frequent transient users” (n=13). Each cluster had distinct usage characteristics, and the features were significantly different (P<.001) across each group. While all conversations within the chatbot were accessed at least once by users, the “treat yourself like a friend” conversation was the most popular, which was accessed by 29% (n=168) of users. However, only 11.7% (n=68) of users repeated this exercise more than once. Analysis of transitions between conversations revealed strong links between “treat yourself like a friend,” “soothing touch,” and “thoughts diary” among others. Association rule mining confirmed these 3 conversations as having the strongest linkages and suggested other associations between the co-use of chatbot features.

CONCLUSIONS

This study has provided insight into the types of people using the ChatPal chatbot, patterns of use, and associations between the usage of the app’s features, which can be used to further develop the app by considering the features most accessed by users.
Do Behavioral Messages Increase Honest Self-Assessment of COVID-19 Symptoms? Evidence From a Digital Field Experiment (Preprint)
Authors: Huang Haijing Crystal , Mathur Mitali , LuSava Rachel , Saad Hassan , Brockman Ben , Rogers Debbie
Published: October 2022

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Self-screening and self-reporting of COVID-19 cases, often through the internet and mobile phone applications, have become common in the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic. Given the widespread use of self-screening as a public health tool, honest self-reporting of COVID-19 symptoms is increasingly important. We experimentally test how behavioral messaging via a digital self-screening tool (HealthCheck) can increase honest assessment of COVID-19 symptoms at scale, in the context of public universities in South Africa where mandatory self-screening was required to enter campus. We conducted a randomized control trial (RCT) via a digital platform, HealthCheck, among 19, 689 users, who were randomized into three treatment arms with different honesty framings (a pro-social appeal, highlighting the salience of consequences, and a moral appeal) or a status-quo control arm before they completed a HealthCheck. All outcomes were measured through back-end data collected via the COVID-19-Connect chatbot platform. Honest self-assessment of COVID-19 symptoms was measured by whether the symptom checker was completed and the number of days per week the user avoided campus based on either an incomplete check or a check resulting in “moderate” or “high” COVID-19 risk. The combined effect of being in any Treatment arm significantly reduced the proportion of completed HealthChecks by 1.28% (p-value< 0.0001). The lowest completion was seen in in Treatment 3 (Moral Appeal) with 2.09% fewer than that of the control. Being in any Treatment group increased the number of days users avoided campus per week by 0.05 days per week (pooled estimate) from the control mean of 0.28 days per week. The largest effect was found among users in Treatment 3 (Moral Appeal), who avoided campus an additional 0.09 days per week (p-value<0.0001). This effect size translates to the average university-goer avoiding one additional day on campus per 12 weeks when symptomatic; for 1000 users, this translates to 1,080 additional person-days campus is avoided. While these effect sizes are relatively small, when considered on a population scale the impacts add up. The very low cost of implementing these messages point to the cost-effectiveness of using behaviorally-informed messages as part of the toolkit for curbing the spread of COVID-19.
Mobile Acceptance and Commitment Therapy With Distressed First-Generation College Students: Microrandomized Trial (Preprint)
Authors: Thomas Emily Brenny Kroska , Sagorac Gruichich Tijana , Maronge Jacob M , Hoel Sydney , Victory Amanda , Stowe Zachary N , Cochran Amy
Published: October 2022

BACKGROUND

Extant gaps in mental health services are intensified among first-generation college students. Improving access to empirically based interventions is critical, and mobile health (mHealth) interventions are growing in support. Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is an empirically supported intervention that has been applied to college students, via mobile app, and in brief intervals.

OBJECTIVE

This study evaluated the safety, feasibility, and effectiveness of an ACT-based mHealth intervention using a microrandomized trial (MRT) design.

METHODS

Participants (N=34) were 18- to 19-year-old first-generation college students reporting distress, who participated in a 6-week intervention period of twice-daily assessments and randomization to intervention. Participants logged symptoms, moods, and behaviors on the mobile app Lorevimo. After the assessment, participants were randomized to an ACT-based intervention or no intervention. Analyses examined proximal change after randomization using a weighted and centered least squares approach. Outcomes included values-based and avoidance behavior, as well as depressive symptoms and perceived stress.

RESULTS

The findings indicated the intervention was safe and feasible. The intervention increased values-based behavior but did not decrease avoidance behavior. The intervention reduced depressive symptoms but not perceived stress.

CONCLUSIONS

An MRT of an mHealth ACT-based intervention among distressed first-generation college students suggests that a larger MRT is warranted. Future investigations may tailor interventions to contexts where intervention is most impactful.

CLINICALTRIAL

ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04081662; https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT04081662

INTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT

RR2-10.2196/17086
Analytical study to find out the effect of subtrochanteric fractures on Iraqi elderly patients
Authors: Mohammed Hasan Abdul Hadi , Ali Raid Mubarak , Khalaf Canaan Sattar Shuqoor
Published: October 2022

Objective: This study aims to find out the effect of subtrochanteric fractures on Iraqi elderly patients Materials and methods: A cross-sectional observational study was established for patients over 75 years of age who were admitted to different hospitals in Iraq with a hip fracture in the period 2018-2020. The clinical history of each patient was reviewed, and demographic data, medical history, comorbidities, age, admission status, surgery data, and presence of complications were extracted. Results: During the study period, 100 patients were analyzed; the mean age was 83.92 ± 5.5 for the Subtrochanteric group and 82.1 ± 4.99 for the Per trochanteric group Forty-eight patients were males, with 68.5% of the population, and 22 female patients, with 31.4%. For the Subtrochanteric group, the mean length of HS was 13.22 (±6.1), and for the Pertrochanteric group, the mean length of HS was 10.1 (±2.2) with a statistically significant relationship at 0.001 p-values. Conclusion: Age, increased risk of anesthesia, need for supplemental oxygen during the postoperative period, and length of hospital stay were the main independent factors for the presence of in-hospital complications
La llegada al sur. La controvertida historia de los deslindes de terrenos baldíos en Chiapas, en su contexto internacional y nacional, 1881-1917
Authors:   CIMSUR - UNAM, Fenner Justus
Published: October 2022

Con base en una exhaustiva revisión de archivos en Alemania, Inglaterra, Estados Unidos y México y con una perspectiva que va de lo internacional a lo local, La Llegada al Sur presenta una nueva y fresca lectura que cambia nuestra visión de uno de los aspectos clave para la modernización del México porfiriano: el manejo de las tierras baldías. Al reconstruir la concesión para el deslinde de los terrenos baldíos en el estado de Chiapas (1881-1917), el libro recupera una historia que distingue claramente lo sucedido en Chiapas de lo ocurrido en el centro o norte del país y rompe con las frecuentes generalizaciones historiográficas. En un estilo casi policiaco, el autor sigue los pasos de una serie de actores que lo llevan de un olvidado paraje montañoso en Sonora, pasando por Baja California, a los despachos de presidentes, secretarios y tycoons de la economía internacional, para aterrizar en un análisis innovador de su actuación en el estado de Chiapas. Con una amplia gama de documentos públicos y privados, el texto reconstruye la estrecha red de intereses políticos y económicos manejada desde Palacio Nacional que movía el redituable negocio de las tierras baldías del país. De esta manera se visualiza cómo su operación en Chiapas estaba conectada íntimamente con la seguridad nacional, el trazo y la defensa de las fronteras nacionales, la defensa de las tierras comunales, igual que con la constante lucha de las oligarquías nacionales y locales por el poder.
Servicios bibliotecarios y de información 2019-2021. Usuarios de la Biblioteca de la Unidad Académica de Estudios Regionales (UAER) de la UNAM
Authors: Lemus Alberto Fernando Lemus , Chávez Jiménez Daniar
Published: October 2022

Se reflexiona sobre la función de la biblioteca universitaria durante 2019 a marzo de 2021. Analizamos a grandes rasgos el tránsito sufrido por los servicios bibliotecarios durante el periodo de confinamiento ocasionado por la covid-19. Partimos de la pregunta: ¿cuáles son las perspectivas que se le vislumbran a la biblioteca universitaria en la nueva normalidad? A partir de ahí, enfocamos nuestro estudio en los usuarios de la información de la biblioteca de la UAER. Concluimos señalando que gracias a los controles estadísticos nos fue posible comparar y analizar el comportamiento de los usuarios en el uso de los servicios de la biblioteca durante el periodo mencionado, con lo cual se sientan las bases para proponer estrategias de servicio más eficientes (incluidos los servicios digitales) para la comunidad de usuarios en la UAER en la denominada nueva normalidad.
Alfabetización múltiple y formación en TIC y Medios
Authors: Gutiérrez Martín Alfonso
Published: October 2022

Tras un breve análisis de la terminología más utilizada para denominar los conocimientos básicos necesarios en la sociedad actual, se presenta el concepto de “alfabetización múltiple” como contenedor e integrador de otras posibles alfabetizaciones. En la era digital gran parte de los conocimientos, destrezas y aptitudes que forman la alfabetización múltiple están directamente relacionadas con las TIC y los medios. El artículo se centra en esa formación básica en TIC y medios como parte integrante de la alfabetización múltiple; en los nuevos textos que se generan y los nuevos contextos donde nos comunicamos. La formación básica en TIC y medios comprende la adquisición, integración y aplicación de conocimientos, habilidades, destrezas, actitudes y valores (competencias) en torno a la información, la tecnología digital y los medios de comunicación disponibles y predominantes en cada época. Comprende, por lo tanto, varias de las ya tradicionales alfabetizaciones que convergen con la verbal: la informacional, la audiovisual, la informática, la mediática y la digital. El artículo se completa señalando algunas de las competencias profesionales en TIC y medios que el profesorado y el personal bibliotecario deberían añadir en su formación a las básicas de la alfabetización múltiple.