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Hock Chuan Chua - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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design and development of a mobile peer to peer Social Networking application
Expert Systems With Applications, 2009Co-Authors: Flora S Tsai, Junwei Xu, Hock Chuan ChuaAbstract:The proliferation of wireless and mobile devices such as personal digital assistants and mobile phones has created a large demand for mobile Software applications such as Social Networking Software. In addition, the realization and widespread usage of peer-to-peer (P2P) Networking have drastically increased the number of applications utilizing these technologies. The convergence of mobile and P2P Networking have generated increasing interest in the mobile peer-to-peer (MP2P) community. In this paper, we describe the design and development of a mobile Social Software (MoSoSo) based on a P2P network architecture using Juxtapose (JXTA) and Juxtapose for Java MicroEdition (JXME). The MoSoSo application allows users to discover, communicate and share resources with one another. We present three facets of designing the MoSoSo: object-oriented Software design, network infrastructure design, and user-interface design. The Software has been fully implemented and tested on a variety of mobile devices for use in a campus setting. By studying the design and implementation of the MoSoSo, we hope to benefit the entire mobile application development community by providing common models and insights into developing MP2P Software.
Steve Gerbino - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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designing a peer support system for computer programming courses using online Social Networking Software
Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 2014Co-Authors: Brian Thoms, Evren Eryilmaz, Steve GerbinoAbstract:In this paper we explore the design and preliminary evaluation of an online peer-to-peer support system for higher education. Our Software utilizes existing online Social Networking (OSN) Software to provide students with a multi-dimensional peer-to-peer support structure. More specifically, this research introduces an innovative expansion to online course learning Software that enhances communication based on a student's course activity including course grades and technical abilities. We measure the impact of our system across introductory computer programming courses, taken by traditional college students. Initial survey data was positive and while overall levels of agreement fell between pretest and posttest surveys, the majority of students responded favorably to the new system.
Shelley Ross - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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have you seen what is on facebook the use of Social Networking Software by healthcare professions students
BMJ Open, 2013Co-Authors: Jonathan White, Paul Kirwan, Krista Lai, Jennifer M Walton, Shelley RossAbstract:Objective The use of Social Networking Software has become ubiquitous in our society. The aim of this study was to explore the attitudes and experiences of healthcare professional students using Facebook at our school, to determine if there is a need for development of policy to assist students in this area. Design A mixed-methods approach was employed, using semistructured interviews to identify themes which were explored using an online survey. A combination of descriptive statistics and thematic analysis was used for analysis. Setting Healthcare professions education programmes at a large Canadian university. Participants Students of medicine, nursing, pharmacy, speech and language pathology, occupational therapy, physical therapy, dentistry, dental hygiene and medical laboratory Science were invited to participate. 14 participants were interviewed, and 682 participants responded to an online survey; the female:male balance was 3 : 1. Results 14 interviews were analysed in-depth, and 682 students responded to the survey (17% response rate). 93% reported current Facebook use. Themes identified included patterns of use and attitudes to friendship, attitudes to online privacy, breaches of professional behaviour on Facebook and attitudes to guidelines relating to Facebook use. A majority considered posting of the following material unprofessional: use of alcohol/drugs, crime, obscenity/nudity/sexual content, patient/client information, criticism of others. 44% reported seeing such material posted by a colleague, and 27% reported posting such material themselves. A majority of participants agreed that guidelines for Facebook use would be beneficial. Conclusions Social Networking Software use, specifically Facebook use, was widespread among healthcare students at our school who responded to our survey. Our results highlight some of the challenges which can accompany the use of this new technology and offer potential insights to help understand the pedagogy and practices of Facebook use in this population, and to help students navigate the dilemmas associated with becoming 21st century healthcare professionals.
Elissa R Weitzman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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sharing data for public health research by members of an international online diabetes Social network
PLOS ONE, 2011Co-Authors: Elissa R Weitzman, Ben Adida, Skyler Kelemen, Kenneth D MandlAbstract:Background Surveillance and response to diabetes may be accelerated through engaging online diabetes Social networks (SNs) in consented research. We tested the willingness of an online diabetes community to share data for public health research by providing members with a privacy-preserving Social Networking Software application for rapid temporal-geographic surveillance of glycemic control. Methods and Findings SN-mediated collection of cross-sectional, member-reported data from an international online diabetes SN entered into a Software applicaction we made available in a “Facebook-like” environment to enable reporting, charting and optional sharing of recent hemoglobin A1c values through a geographic display. Self-enrollment by 17% (n = 1,136) of n = 6,500 active members representing 32 countries and 50 US states. Data were current with 83.1% of most recent A1c values reported obtained within the past 90 days. Sharing was high with 81.4% of users permitting data donation to the community display. 34.1% of users also displayed their A1cs on their SN profile page. Users selecting the most permissive sharing options had a lower average A1c (6.8%) than users not sharing with the community (7.1%, p = .038). 95% of users permitted re-contact. Unadjusted aggregate A1c reported by US users closely resembled aggregate 2007–2008 NHANES estimates (respectively, 6.9% and 6.9%, p = 0.85). Conclusions Success within an early adopter community demonstrates that online SNs may comprise efficient platforms for bidirectional communication with and data acquisition from disease populations. Advancing this model for cohort and translational science and for use as a complementary surveillance approach will require understanding of inherent selection and publication (sharing) biases in the data and a technology model that supports autonomy, anonymity and privacy.
Flora S Tsai - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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design and development of a mobile peer to peer Social Networking application
Expert Systems With Applications, 2009Co-Authors: Flora S Tsai, Junwei Xu, Hock Chuan ChuaAbstract:The proliferation of wireless and mobile devices such as personal digital assistants and mobile phones has created a large demand for mobile Software applications such as Social Networking Software. In addition, the realization and widespread usage of peer-to-peer (P2P) Networking have drastically increased the number of applications utilizing these technologies. The convergence of mobile and P2P Networking have generated increasing interest in the mobile peer-to-peer (MP2P) community. In this paper, we describe the design and development of a mobile Social Software (MoSoSo) based on a P2P network architecture using Juxtapose (JXTA) and Juxtapose for Java MicroEdition (JXME). The MoSoSo application allows users to discover, communicate and share resources with one another. We present three facets of designing the MoSoSo: object-oriented Software design, network infrastructure design, and user-interface design. The Software has been fully implemented and tested on a variety of mobile devices for use in a campus setting. By studying the design and implementation of the MoSoSo, we hope to benefit the entire mobile application development community by providing common models and insights into developing MP2P Software.