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How is the use of mobile money services transforming lives in Ghana?
2018
Mobile money (MM) is considered a revolutionary phenomenon in the developing world and relies on basic mobile handsets capable of voice and SMS or text. This chapter assesses the potential of mobile phones as a delivery mechanism for financial services in Ghana. Based on the sample of 595 responses collected during the months of September and October, 2016, we investigated various consequences that influence the consumer decision-making process and continuous usage within the mainstream MM or micro-financial services. In total, six hypotheses were developed and tested. The results provided support for all the hypotheses. The key takeaway from this chapter is that MM service agent credibilit…
Factors influencing mobile banking continuous use in Sub-Sahara Africa : A study of mobile banking users in Nigeria
2019
The ubiquitous diffusion of information and communications technology is fundamentally impacting several sectors. In the financial services sub-sector, the convenience and speed that mobile banking (m-banking) applications offer users have made it one of the most popular applications in use. However, the growth trajectory of the application is questionably different as it has continually seen a decline in the Nigerian market. The aim of this study is therefore to examine the factors influencing m-banking continuous use in an emerging market context by using a hybrid of unified theory of acceptance and use of technology (UTAUT2), uses and gratification, and privacy theories. Survey data were…
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine: Today and Tomorrow
2020
Artificial intelligence-powered medical technologies are rapidly evolving into applicable solutions for clinical practice. Deep learning algorithms can deal with increasing amounts of data provided by wearables, smartphones, and other mobile monitoring sensors in different areas of medicine. Currently, only very specific settings in clinical practice benefit from the application of artificial intelligence, such as the detection of atrial fibrillation, epilepsy seizures, and hypoglycemia, or the diagnosis of disease based on histopathological examination or medical imaging. The implementation of augmented medicine is long-awaited by patients because it allows for a greater autonomy and a mor…
La grande sfida:verso la città “Smart” per un territorio sostenibile
2012
La qualità dei servizi per l'infanzia: educazione partecipata e corresponsabilità scuola-famiglia.
2019
The European Union has already devoted its attention to the reality of early childhood for years and through the European Commission Network on Childcare (ECNC) had developed recommendations and documents that stress the importance of preschool education, seen as a key tool for a good cultural, cognitive, physical and emotional development of children, and at the same time as a necessary condition for guaranteeing equal opportunities among citizens right from the start (Silva, Freschi & Caselli, 2018). The European pillar of social rights' (2017) establishes that all children have the right to education and care in early childhood at sustainable costs and of good quality. With the Legis…
A systematic review on omics data (metagenomics, metatranscriptomics, and metabolomics) in the role of microbiome in gallbladder disease
2022
Microbiotas are the range of microorganisms (mainly bacteria and fungi) colonizing multicellular, macroscopic organisms. They are crucial for several metabolic functions affecting the health of the host. However, difficulties hamper the investigation of microbiota composition in cultivating microorganisms in standard growth media. For this reason, our knowledge of microbiota can benefit from the analysis of microbial macromolecules (DNA, transcripts, proteins, or by-products) present in various samples collected from the host. Various omics technologies are used to obtain different data. Metagenomics provides a taxonomical profile of the sample. It can also be used to obtain potential funct…
Ordem e Desordem - Desenho “Ordem” e Cidade “Desordem Moderna”
2016
ABSTRACT IN PORTOGHESE Os arquitetos, desde o inicio dos tempos, cuidam, auxiliam, programam e projetam o território em seus aspectos funcionais e estéticos. Por esse motivo, o arquiteto propõe qual o ´regista´ dessa complexa obra de transformação do território e qual o coordenador de todas as atividades destinadas a transformar esse território. Mas, o território não é uma fonte inesgotável, uma vez modificado não retornará nunca mais a ser como antes e, os erros, pagam-se em termos de ´horrores´ perenes expostos ao juízo de quem é submetido inexoravelmente aos efeitos. Condições do habitar, condições do construído, requisitos eco-sustentáveis e eco-compatíveis, impõem uma reflexão inicial …
Decentralized classification in societies of autonomous and heterogenous robots
2011
This paper addresses the classification problem for a set of autonomous robots that interact with each other. The objective is to classify agents that “behave” in “different way”, due to their own physical dynamics or to the interaction protocol they are obeying to, as belonging to different “species”. This paper describes a technique that allows a decentralized classification system to be built in a systematic way, once the hybrid models describing the behavior of the different species are given. This technique is based on a decentralized identification mechanism, by which every agent classifies its neighbors using only local information. By endowing every agent with such a local classifie…
Decentralized Deployment of Mobile Sensors for Optimal Connected Sensing Coverage
2008
In this paper, we address the optimal connected sensing coverage problem, i.e., how mobile sensors with limited sensing capabilities can cooperatively adjust their locations so as to maximize the extension of the covered area while avoiding any internal “holes”, areas that are not covered by any sensor. Our solution consists in a distributed motion algorithm that is based on an original extension of the Voronoi tessellation.
e-Health and the Internet of Things. Definitions, applications, regulation, actors. Roadmap to a use cases research.
2015
This reports deals with the electronic health (e-Health) as a prism to study the Internet of Things. After having provided the necessary definitions and having described applications, regulators, regulations and actors both in the UK, in the US and in the EU, the author sets the basis for a use cases research regarding the e-prescribing.