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The study sought to investigate whether digital media endorsement influences COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy among Vhembe District-based women in South Africa. As conceptual frameworks, the study relied on digital media endorsement and vaccination hesitancy. A qualitative research method and exploratory research design were employed to better explore women's views and perceptions on how digital media might influence COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy in the Global South. In this study, fifteen women participants aged between 20 and 45 were purposively selected to give their views and experiences concerning the identified lacuna. Data solicited through an in-depth structured interview schedule with open-ended questions were processed and analysed using a qualitative thematic analysis technique to develop pertinent themes and sub-themes. The study established that access to digital media platforms substantially endorsed COVID-19 vaccination hesitancy and uncertainty among most women in the Vhembe District of South Africa. This study further revealed that most women in the Vhembe District were vaccinated against the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, a few were hesitant and would somehow use digital media endorsements to decide whether to go for vaccination or not. It was further established that digital media endorsements through celebrities, public figures, and influential people played a significant role in most women accepting the COVID-19 vaccine. The results show how digital media endorsement affects women's perceptions of the COVID-19 vaccination.
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Kevin Hall kicks off the Feature Article section of this issue with a piece entitled, "Leadership Modeling: Christian Leadership Development Through Mentoring as Informed by Social Learning Theory." The purpose of their study was to fill a gap in pastoral health literature by determining the predictive factors that contribute to the sustainability and well-being of leaders. [...]Kimon Nicolaides gets us thinking with an article entitled, "Aspects of Leadership and their Effects on the Growth and Vitality of North American Churches."
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PurposeTo explore the perceived credibility, relevance, legitimacy and accessibility of videos and podcasts in farm extension.MethodsA two-phase mixed methods approach consisting of a pre-COVID online survey of farmers (n = 221), farmer telephone interviews (n = 60) and in-person focus groups of farmers (n = 4) followed by an analysis of how viewers interact with Agricology videos and podcasts, a further online survey (n = 141) and online farmer focus groups (n = 4) during the COVID-19 pandemic.FindingsIf they are to be perceived as effective extension methods, videos should be short, concise, practical, advert-free and visualise how to implement a practice. Podcasts can be longer, more detailed, and allow multitasking. Both should use farmer-friendly language, be easily accessible, high quality, non-biased, and be created by someone whom farmers respect.Practical implicationsHelps policy-makers and extensionists understand the potential of videos and podcasts and the trade-offs in using them with other forms of extension. The findings are also of use to global advisory services seeking to offer hybridised advice as a result of the ongoing COVID pandemic.Theoretical implicationsElucidates the trade-offs of using videos and podcasts when face-to-face extension is not possible and develops the CRELE framework.OriginalityDiscusses the role of podcasts in farm extension and re-evaluates the role of videos when face-to-face extension is impossible.
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Highlights New media formats such as podcasts are revolutionizing the production and dissemination of knowledge in and outside of higher education. One danger is the rise of EdTech companies that have used the pandemic as an opportunity to increase profits as more individuals and systems of higher education rely on digital platforms and products. This report explores the revolutionary potential of podcasts as an education technology that does not necessarily further the privatization of education. The case of the FreshEd podcast is highlighted. The concept of "infrastructuralism” is used to show how an ethos of Open Science can challenge many exploitative academic conventions and social relations. The main problem of a digital infrastructure that does not use the profit motive, however, is sustainable financing.
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CPD credits: 0.5 Podcast Coping, resilience and surviving trauma In this podcast Dr Raj Persaud talks to Dr Vajrin Malin about the immediate psychological impact of a sudden physical trauma, the importance of having goals and a sense of purpose when faced with challenges and how trainee doctors who may be struggling to cope with stress or trauma can be supported.
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Infants and children with positive PCR test results have been forcefully separated from their parents—unless their parent(s) also test positive and can therefore accompany them to a quarantine facility. On 29 March 2022, a headless robotic dog, carrying an electronic loudspeaker on its back that broadcast a pre-recorded message, walked along an empty, sunny street inside a residential compound in Shanghai (Figures 1 and 2). The app specialises in promoting podcasts (播客) and fostering podcast communities, distinguishing itself from other audio apps such as Ximalaya.FM, which feature a wide variety of audio programs such as audio books, music, comic dialogues, and news briefs (McHugh 2022: 223–25;Xu and Morris 2021). [...]a sound diary contains many elements that are hard to communicate in a written form, such as changes in pitch and volume, laughter, background music, ambient sounds, and even equipment noises from phones or recorders—all of which are open to the aural and affective perceptions of podcasters and listeners.
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PurposeA wide choice of varied information and data-based tools is reviewed in order to determine their ability treating symptoms of the COVID-19 infodemic. Several literacies and derived literacies, presumably having the ability to fulfil these roles are enumerated. There is also a review of the impact of applying deconstruction, understanding, and anticipation as well as of tools for mitigating overload phenomena, and communication overload.Design/methodology/approachThe article reviews literacies deemed to promise reducing the impact of the information crisis, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.FindingsA non-exhaustive review of literature, taken from sources of varied disciplines, resulting from reverse snowballing and forward citation mining confirmed that there is a wide choice of solutions from among literacies, derived literacies and other approaches that have the potential to combat annoyance and anxiety, caused by the infodemic.Originality/valueNo other, published research has looked at such a wide range of literacies and derived literacies, as well as other, related approaches linked them to the COVID-19 infodemic.
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PurposeThis study aims to investigate perceptions about interactive travel websites. The researchers hypothesize that engaging content, the quality of information and source credibility have a significant effect on the consumers' utilitarian motivations to continue using them in the future.Design/methodology/approachA structured survey questionnaire was used to gather data from 1,287 online users, who were members of two popular social media groups. The methodology relied on a partial least squares approach to analyze the causal relationships within an extended information adoption model (IAM).FindingsThe findings reveal that the research participants perceive the utility of interactive travel websites and are willing to continue using them, particularly the responsive ones. The research participants suggest that these sites are easy to use, capture their attention and offer them useful information on various tourism services. The results also indicate that they appreciate their source credibility (in terms of their trustworthiness and expertise of their curators) as well as their quality content.Research limitations/implicationsThis study integrates key measures from the IAM with a perceived interactivity construct, to better understand the individuals' acceptance and use of interactive websites.Practical implicationsThis research implies that service businesses ought to have engaging websites that respond to consumer queries in a timely manner. Hence, they should offer a seamless experience to their visitors to encourage loyal behaviors and revisit intentions to their online domains.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors' knowledge, there are no other studies that incorporated an interactive engagement construct with key constructs from IAM and from the technology acceptance model (TAM). This contribution underlines the importance of measuring the individuals' perceptions about the engagement capabilities of interactive media when investigating information and/or technology adoption.
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Today, the process of digitisation of everyday life pervades all aspects and areas in which human beings move and realise their interests. The political sphere is no exception and is also influenced by technological innovation. Over the last decade, the development of Web 2.0 has meant that cyberspace, albeit through electronic means, has taken on the characteristics of a physical place in the guise of social platforms. Currently, the continued proliferation of social networks is reviving numerous debates and latent issues that are still unresolved. Against this backdrop, research has been undertaken to understand the different aspects and the many meanings of this new dimension across different fields of research. In fact, the work will initially focus on the role they possess in society and the possible negative declinations resulting from disinformation and will then come to a legal overview in terms of European regulations, with reference to the protection of privacy and personal data following the enactment of EU Regulation 679/2016. The objective of this study is to provide a sociological and legal framework for the ethics of artificial intelligence and legal regulation in Europe. This study aims to promote a scientific and political discussion to improve understanding of the pervasiveness of social networks and related legal implications. Additionally, this study seeks to offer a perspective that leads to ethical and sustainable solutions.
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BACKGROUND: It is important to investigate remotelearning options for medical education. We evaluated retention of research-related knowledge after exposure to pre-recorded audio-based didactics (AUDIO) versus video conference-based didactics (ZOOM). METHODS: Obstetrics and Gynecology residents over the 2020-2021 academic year were randomized to didactics delivered in AUDIO versus ZOOM formats. At baseline, immediately post-exposure, and 3-month post-exposure, objective knowledge was assessed through 15 multiple choice questions. Confidence and satisfaction were assessed on a 5-point Likert scale. Median differences and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were applied to identify a 10% non-inferiority margin. RESULTS: Thirty of thirty-one (30/31, 96.8%) eligible residents participated. At 3-month post-exposure, AUDIO was non-inferior to ZOOM (6.3% mean difference in knowledge scores, 95% CI -3.5-16.2). There were no differences in satisfaction or confidence, though a greater proportion of AUDIO participants indicated they would use a similar resource independently (p=0.008). CONCLUSION: AUDIO didactics may be non-inferior to ZOOM.
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Introduction/Main Objectives: This research aims to study the important factors behind achieving the e-advocacy leverage capacity that determines the success of a business in the sphere of digital marketing. Background Problems: In response to the increasing competition in the world of online culinary businesses due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses have to enhance strategic marketing to improve consumer loyalty. Novelty: This research model contributes to the development of a concept about consumer advocacy from the perspective of strategic marketing, which is still a limited area of study. Research Methods: The research model was applied to 220 respondents (Indonesian culinary business owners) using a survey that was processed with AMOS SEM. Finding/Results: This research convincingly identifies two significant building factors for e-advocacy leveraged capacity, namely promotional attractiveness and digital affinity direction. Conclusion: Companies' marketing strategies focus not only on maintaining close customer relations but also on ways to intervene with customers so that they are willing to advocate products or brands through digital media.
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BA can structure and ground conversations between professionals and families, by helping young people and family members adjust goals and activities in order to negotiate the COVID-19 experience. CPD credits: 0.5 Module Planning ahead: end-of-life care, treatment escalation and advance care planning Planning ahead, including advance care and treatment escalation planning, increases the likelihood that care and treatment is consistent with the individual's preferences and minimises invasive treatment of limited clinical benefit. The psychology behind mathematical modelling of epidemics Managing alcohol withdrawal in acute in-patient psychiatry Coping with the ‘pointless suffering' of COVID-19 Re-reading Camus's ‘The Plague' in pandemic times Obedience to authority – lessons from Milgram applied to COVID-19 Mental Health Tribunals: response to the COVID-19 emergency How do we lead effectively through the COVID-19 pandemic?
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99441 – [Telephone evaluation and management service by a physician or other qualified healthcare professional who may report evaluation and management services provided to an established patient, parent, or guardian not originating from a related E/M service provided within the previous seven days nor leading to an E/M service or procedure within the next 24 hours or soonest available appointment;Five-10 minutes of medical discussion.] Cellular Partners of Mast Cells and Basophils in Homeostasis and Allergic Disease You can find a full list of 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting sessions, including pricing for special sessions, by visiting the AAAAI Continuing Education Center at education.aaaai.org.Earn CME Credit with Select AAAAI Podcast Episodes The AAAAI is excited to offer free CME credit for members who listen to select episodes of our podcast, Conversations from the World of Allergy. Episodes offering CME credit will be identified with a CME icon and CME language in the podcast description.Lay Organizations The AAAAI places a high value on its relationships with patient advocacy organizations in support of our mutual concern for the needs of people with allergy, asthma and immunologic disease and their families. Allergy & Asthma Network allergyasthmanetwork.org American Partnership for Eosinophilic Disorders (APFED) apfed.org Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) aafa.org Alaska Chapter: aafaalaska.com California Chapter: aafa-ca.com Greater Kansas City Chapter: aafakc.org Maryland/Washington DC Chapter: aafa-md.org Michigan Chapter: aafamich.org New England Chapter: asthmaandallergies.org Texas Chapter: aafatexas.org St. Louis Chapter: aafastl.org Campaign Urging Research for Eosinophilic Disease (CURED) curedfoundation.org Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Connection Team (FAACT) foodallergyawareness.org Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) foodallergy.org Immune Deficiency Foundation (IDF) primaryimmune.org International FPIES Association fpies.org The Mastocytosis Society (TMS) tmsforacure.org US Hereditary Angioedema Association (HAEA) haea.org You Can Now Use Our Internet Point-of-Care Activity to Earn MOC The COVID-19 pandemic has altered the way we see patients and conduct research.
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This work aims to advance on the systematization of teaching experiences in the formulation of evaluation activities, mediated by ICT, for academic and professional training in the field of Political Science. It explores the usefulness of student podcasting as a didactic strategy for theoretical-active learning in digital university environments during COVID-19 pandemic. Based on the design of an assessment questionnaire and a non-probabilistic convenience sampling strategy, a survey has been administered to N=40 students from two theoretical undergraduate courses of the School of Political Science at the University of Costa Rica, taught during two semesters in 2020. The article reviews the related results according to the degree of satisfaction with podcasting as a way of evaluating the appropriation of theoretical content. It is concluded by arguing that this teaching-learning methodology helps to facilitate among students' new ways of "putting theory into practice", this through the exercise of creative, reflective skills and theoretical-conceptual argumentation according to the creation of student-made podcasts, based on work on theoretical lines and conceptual proposals of relevance to Political Science.
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Televizyonun icadına giden bir dizi buluşun ilk denemelerin yapıldıǧı günden beri mecra sürekli bir gelişim ve dönüşüm geçirerek günümüzdeki halini almıştır. Televizyon, kullanıcı ihtiyaçları ve farklı iletişim teknolojilerindeki yeni etkilerle, günümüzde de deǧişimini sürdürmektedir. Bu gelişmeler ışıǧında internet ile televizyon arasında yakınsama yaşanarak dijital yayıncılık;Web TV, IPTV ve Mobil TV gibi konseptler doǧmasına imkân tanımıştır. Özellikle yaygınlaşan internet baǧlantılı cihazlar Over The Top Television (OTT TV) yayıncılıǧının ortaya çıkmasına katkı sunmuştur. Bu çalışmada televizyonun tarihsel gelişiminden dijital yayıncılıǧa olan serüven ele alınarak dünyaca popüler olan OTT TV örneǧi NetfliXm, özellikle de Covid-19 sürecinde yaşamış olduǧu büyümeye deǧinilmiştir. Konuyla alakalı olarak dört farklı sosyokültürel yapıya sahip 12 kişiyle yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat yapılmıştır. Verilerin daha iyi kavranabilmesi için görselleştirme imkanlarından yararlanılmış ve katılımcıların dikkat çeken bazı söylemlerine yer verilmiştir. Mülakat sonrasında elde edilen verilere bakıldıǧında, Netflix aboneliǧinin Covid-19 döneminde arttıǧı ve ekran başında geçirilen sürenin uzadıǧı gözlemlenmiştir. Ayrıca söz konusu mecranın geleneksel televizyona nazaran özgürlük, kalite, içerik çeşitliliǧi gibi nedenlerden dolayı tercih edildiǧi anlaşılmaktadır.Alternate :Since the first trials of a series of inventions leading to the invention of television, the medium of communication has undergone continuous development and transformation and has taken its current form. Television continues to change today, with user needs and new effects in different communication technologies. In the light of these developments, digital broadcasting by experiencing convergence between the internet and television gave birth to concepts such as Web TV, IPTV, Mobile TV. Especially widespread internet-connected devices over The Top Television (OTT TV) have contributed to the emergence of broadcasting. The aim of this study is to discuss the historical development of television from past to digital broadcasting age and the growth of Netflix, as an example of worldwide popular OTT TV, especially during Covid-19. To this end, Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 12 people with four different sociocultural structures. Visualization opportunities were used to better understand the data and some of the remarks of the participants were included. Looking at the data obtained after the interview, it was observed that the Netflix subscription increased during the Covid-19 period and the time spent on the screen increased. In addition, it is understood that the media in question is preferred over conventional television for reasons such as freedom, quality and content diversity.
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Introduction: Digital media are integrated in our daily routine, play a critical role in the dissemination of health information and disease prevention guidelines and are becoming more impacting in pharma-companies activities, with an increasing trend after the pandemic period. They pose pharmacovigilance challenges for application of PV rules. a structured approach is needed for pharmacovigilance departments in the new digital scenario. Objective: The SIMeF pharmacovigilance working group worked on digital topic since two years, addressing it in a structured way: from a a specific survey (1), to proposals for addressing the needs underlined, to seminars and events for capability building and discussions among experts. SIMEF group also worked on a proposal guideline for sup-porting PV departments (6), suggesting a framework for managing sponsored digital activities with potential collection of adverse events, to provide useful operative suggestions on PV requirements management. Methods: A research on the regulation in force and the current status of digital media was conducted, with a focus on pharmacovigilance, privacy and quality aspects. The guideline was written considering the expertise of the authors in the management of pharmacovigilance activities. Seminars were done to favour discussions among experts. Results: All healthcare sectors are impacted by digital media: scientific societies, academic institutions, patients' associations, hospitals and healthcare institutions are increasing their online presence 2,3. Social media are used by patients to compare health data, collect treatment information and discuss with physicians, with an increasing active role. Digital media should be considered as a potential source of AEs by pharmacompanies, when managing sponsored activities. PV aspects of digital activities are currently described, although not in details, in different regulations by EMA, FDA and MHRA. Management digital projects by pharmacompanies is complex and require a structured multifunctional process, to guarantee a holistic approach to regulatory and legal requirements. Many aspects should be considered for compliance and efficiency. SIMeF work pose considerations on the importance of crossfunctional work, early pharmacovigilance advice, tracking system, execution of risk-based assessment, escalation to quality, SOPs presence, personnel trainings (including vendors) and a Quality System covering PV. New skills and capability will be crucial for PV departments in future. Conclusion: Digital media are powerful instrument to increase patients and physicians involvement and to support disease knowledge. The rising amount of safety data generated through digital opens a challenge for pharmacompanies. This work is a starting point to trigger broader discussions around PV quality system for digital activities.
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[...]to boost morale during a particularly challenging COVID-19 slump, I held a contest in class with the prize being Baby Yoda stickers (created by queer Ojibway artist Mishiikenkenh Kwe).7 As this course addresses the concept and importance of recognizing Indigenous data sovereignty (in other words, the rights of Indigenous Peoples to control how their data is used/stored), I want to also address what it meant to use tools based outside of Canada throughout this course (and in courses in general). [...]in order to set up students with free "organizational" accounts for the web-based mapping tool ArcGIS Online, the SFU Library required students' personal information including first name, last name, and email address. [...]since ArcGIS is an external tech tool with servers in the US, I was required by the SFU Library to ask for students' voluntary consent to share their information with the library (and by extension, ArcGIS's parent company-ESRI ArcGIS).8 With the passing of the US Patriot Act in 2001, which involved increased data surveillance measures in response to the September 11, 2001, terrorist acts across the United States, many Canadian universities were prompted to shift their confidential data to Canadian servers. Currently, Canadian privacy laws (The Privacy Act, PIPEDA) do not apply to or protect Canadian data shared over US servers;this means that by choosing to use services with servers located in the US, one is also consenting to the disclosure of information that may be shared with/monitored by US authorities (as part of the Patriot Act) without one's knowledge.
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Nice White Parents is a podcast series about an ordinary middle school in New York.1 It charts how, over the school's 50-year history, White parents have consistently, and almost always unwittingly, exercised their enormous unsaid power in the public education system to directly and indirectly hamper the school's mission of providing a progressive and integrated education to children of all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Other scenarios are less directly analogous, but nonetheless relate to power dynamics and individuals’ ability to navigate a complex system – wealthy professionals seeking NHS referrals on the basis of private medical reports, and individuals demanding specific investigations or treatments on the basis of informal conversations with medical family members or friends. The nature of a publicly funded system, whether it is health or education or any other sector, is that every decision needs to be seen through two lenses – at the individual and the population levels.