Search results for " Information Technology"
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Lifestyle Changes for the Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease - A 2015-19 Update.
2020
Background: Lifestyle interventions aimed at weight loss have been associated with improved liver enzymes, reduced intrahepatic triglyceride content, and improved histology (including reduced fibrosis stage). Objective: To revise the evidence on the beneficial effects of lifestyle changes accumulated since 2015, following the publication of the pivotal Cuban experience with histologic outcome. Methods: A PubMed search covering the period 2015 to July 2019 was carried out. All retrieved references were analyzed and double-checked by authors. Results: 20 new studies were identified; in addition, two relevant studies provided new evidence. Thirteen studies were classified as randomized, contr…
Health and self-perceived barriers to internet use among older migrants : a population-based study
2022
Background:In older adults, including those with a migrant background, ill health is associated with less internet use. However, it is not known what are the specific self-perceived barriers to internet use among older migrants with different health conditions. The aim of this study was to investigate the associations between different health conditions and self-perceived barriers to internet use among older migrants.Methods:We used the Care, Health and Ageing of Russian-speaking Minority in Finland (CHARM) study, which is a nationally representative survey of community-dwelling Russian-speaking adults aged ≥50 years living in Finland (N=1082, 57% men, mean age 63.2 years, standard deviatio…
Issues of adopting benefits management practices of IT investments in municipalities: A Delphi study in Norway
2007
Author's version of a chapter in Proceedings of the 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. Also available from the publisher at http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.303 The concept of benefits management highlights explicit practices to facilitate benefits realization from information technology (IT) investments, in addition to plain project management focusing on information systems (IS) deliverables as such. This article presents preliminary results from a Delphi study of identifying critical issues to facilitate adoption of benefits management practices in Norwegian municipalities. Three expert panels were established, representing three stakeholder groups within…
La utilització de WebQuest i de Sistemes de Resposta Interactiva en l'assignatura Investigació de Mercats
2010
Aquest treball té com objectiu estudiar la importància d'implantar metodologies docents centrades en les noves tecnologies de la informació i comunicació (TIC), amb la finalitat de potenciar la participació de l'estudiant i de millorar els seus resultats d'aprenentatge. Concretament,aprofundirem en el disseny d'una WebQuest i en l'ús de Sistemes de Resposta Interactiva en l'assignatura Investigació de Mercats. Els resultats obtinguts serviran de base per a dissenyar les guies i metodologies docents de les assignatures de l'àrea de Comercialització i Investigació de Mercats en els nous estudis de grau.
Information Integration, Coordination Failures, and Quality of Prescribing
2022
Poor information flows hamper coordination, potentially leading to suboptimal decisions in health care. We examine the effects of a large-scale policy of health information integration. We use the staggered adoption of a nationwide electronic prescribing system over four years in Finland and prescription-level administrative data. Our results show no discernible effect on the probability of co-prescribing harmful drugs on average, but the heterogeneity analysis reveals that this probability reduces in rural regions, by 35 percent. This substantial reduction is driven by interacting prescriptions from different physicians and generalists. Information integration can therefore improve the coo…
GETTING A MULTIMEDIA MESSAGE ACROSS IN PALERMO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ARTISTIC HERITAGE IN AN AREA WITH A LOW RATE OF DEVELOPMENT
2000
It is not that our cultural heritage should be regarded as riches that may be turned to profit; it is that the decay into which many monuments and historic sites have fallen by making them part of society's wealth-generating structures would represent an opportunity for otherwise run-down areas to get back on their feet again. For that to happen, communication will be an indispensable tool, making our cultural wealth easily accessible to all and allowing it to be taken advantage of. Palermo has this problem. It has a marvellous cultural heritage but no global plan for keeping the outside world informed and bringing itself to the attention of potential visitors.
Preparation and Characterization of Pulp and Paper Mill Sludge-Activated Biochars Using Alkaline Activation : A Box–Behnken Design Approach
2022
This study utilized pulp and paper mill sludge as a carbon source to produce activated biochar adsorbents. The response surface methodology (RSM) application for predicting and optimizing the activated biochar preparation conditions was investigated. Biochars were prepared based on a Box–Behnken design (BBD) approach with three independent factors (i.e., pyrolysis temperature, holding time, and KOH:biomass ratio), and the responses evaluated were specific surface area (SSA), micropore area (Smicro), and mesopore area (Smeso). According to the RSM and BBD analysis, a pyrolysis temperature of 800 °C for 3 h of holding and an impregnation ratio of 1:1 (biomass:KOH) are the optimum conditions f…
Impact of information technology on future floras
2009
Some important facilities offered by the information technology to innovate the development of traditional floras are illustrated and discussed. These include: random access interactive tools for the identification of species, low cost, easy updating, virtually unlimited space for high resolution images and texts, on-line utilities, strong synergy between authors and users. It is argued that the combination of printed books with integrated digital utilities and data-sources is the most desirable structure for future floras.
Disinformazione nelle città
2023
Nell‘ambito della Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3), strategie di innovazione nazionali o regionali per la crescita intelligente, sostenibile e inclusiva nell’Unione Europea per il prossimo decennio, finanziata dall’Unione Europea, la Regione Siciliana ha promosso il progetto Fake News in accordo con la finalità di sviluppare strumenti di scambio informativo e confronto in rete. L’obiettivo è di concentrare le risorse europee in settori tecnologici emergenti che realmente possono svilupparsi nella stessa regione puntando sulla costruzione di saperi locali, piuttosto che sul trasferimento di risorse tecnologiche esterne. Si sperimenta un’applicazione di tecnologie ICT al fenomeno della di…