Mobile apps

Now Days Mobile technologies and its application are playing an increasingly vital role in phone age people. Devices such as like smart phones, tablets, and e-book readers connect users to the world immediately, Advancements in networking technologies made it possible for mobile devices and application to be used in the field of education and Library services. It will be very easy access to information via mobile etc. It will also be effective and economic. Such technologies can have a great impact on learning by providing a rich, collaborative and conversational experience for Library. Therefore, this Mobile technology has become a necessary and important in Library Services. So this article seeks to explain the meaning of mobile technology and how this type technology is used for library services as well as explicate the advantages and disadvantage this technology.

In recent years, entrepreneurship has undergone significant growth, driven largely by advances in digital technology. Technology has become a key factor, since it reduces barriers to entry, lowers costs, and enables sustainable business models. However, the factors influencing technology adoption among entrepreneurs remain insufficiently explored, especially from a holistic perspective. This study addresses this gap by investigating the main factors that drive or hinder technology adoption in entrepreneurship. Using a multiple case study approach in Spain, the study conducts semi-structured interviews with entrepreneurs from a wide range of sectors. The data is analysed using the Gioia method: a structured qualitative methodology that emphasises both the opinions of the informants and the development of a theory based on empirical evidence. The results yield 20 independent variables grouped into eight third-order themes, which we identify as theoretical constructs that explain the dependent variable: technology adoption. These constructs are categorised as motivational, enabling, and contextual factors. Variables, such as scalability, return on investment (ROI), customer service, and competitive pressure, constitute key determinants of technology adoption, and underscore the entrepreneur's performance-oriented logic in the adoption process. In contrast, the main barriers are identified as including the lack of technological talent, the absence of adequate technological education and background, and regulatory and bureaucratic obstacles, among others. This research contributes to the understanding of technology adoption in entrepreneurship by providing a comprehensive framework of the factors that influence such adoption. It sheds light on the interaction between internal capabilities and external conditions and provides valuable insights for policymakers and supports organisations that aim to promote technology integration in entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Este libro es una obra de carácter académico-aplicado basada en investigación en neuropsicología educativa, desarrollo infantil y psicopedagogía contemporánea. Su finalidad es ofrecer orientación científica para familias y cuidadores de niños con perfiles de desarrollo asincrónico.

As healthcare systems increasingly shift toward preventive care and chronic disease management, Digital Reminder Systems (DRSs) have emerged as scalable technological interventions to improve adherence to personal health behaviors. This study evaluates the effectiveness of digital reminders in enhancing medication adherence, hydration practices, and physical activity. A sequential explanatory mixed-methods approach was adopted, combining evidence synthesized from more than 40 peer-reviewed clinical and mHealth studies with primary survey data collected from 200 users. The findings indicate a substantial personalization effect, with context-aware reminders achieving an 82.5% response rate compared to 55.3% for non-personalized notifications. A marked decline in engagement was observed between Days 14-21, suggesting the onset of notification fatigue. Furthermore, the inclusion of gamification mechanisms, such as streak tracking, was associated with a 30% increase in long-term retention. The study concludes that DRS effectiveness is strongly influenced by personalization, adaptive timing, and the gradual reduction of prompts as behaviors transition toward automaticity. These findings offer evidence-based design implications for the development of sustainable and user-centered digital health interventions.

Agility is a key component of physical fitness in adolescents. However, the measurement of this variable is usually complex, requiring high cost instruments and complex software. To test the validity and reliability of a novel iPhone app (Lap Tracker Auto-timer) to measure agility performance among adolescents. Twenty-four physically active adolescents (15.7 ± 2.3 years old) participated in two testing sessions (separated by 7 days). They performed three 4 x 10 m agility test trials measured by Photocell or the iPhone app. The correlation analysis revealed high validity (r = .92; 95% confidence interval [CI] = .88 – .95), with a standard error of the estimate of 0.56 s (p < 0.001). The coefficient of variation (CV; 0.09) and intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC; .93; 95% CI = .85 – .97) showed an acceptable reliability. This study demonstrated that the iPhone App Lap Tracker Auto-timer could be a valid, reliable and low-cost tool to evaluate agility performance in adolescents....

This paper examines the role of social support in health self-management and health information systems. The study first reviews social support provided through health information systems and identifies key types of support, including esteem support, emotional support, informational support, network support, and tangible support. It then reports a qualitative interview study with healthcare professionals and healthcare consumers to understand their perceptions of incorporating social support into self-care applications. The findings show that social support helps users build confidence, stay motivated, feel less alone, and manage their health conditions more effectively. The study highlights that social support is a vital component to include in self-care and health information systems to improve health outcomes.

In the competitive and low entrance barrier beauty industry, customer loyalty is a critical factor for business success. Research literature of customer relationship management recommends various factors contributing to customer loyalty in the general setting; however, there are insufficient studies empirically weigh the importance of each critical factor for the beauty industry. This study investigates and ranks empirically the critical factors, which contributes to customer loyalty of Online-to-Offline (O2O) marketing in the beauty industry. Our result shows that customer satisfaction, customer switching costs, customer trust, corporate image and customer value positively influence customer loyalty of O2O marketing and in the order of decreasing importance. Attributes contributing to the five critical factors have also been studied and ranked. Findings of this study can help the beauty industry to develop an effective O2O marketing plan and hence customer loyalty can be enhanced through the process of implementing targeted marketing activities.

This study examines how users engage with and abandon mobile health applications. Although mHealth apps have strong potential to improve health outcomes, many users stop using them before achieving their health goals. The study conducted a cross-sectional survey involving 209 mHealth users worldwide to identify reasons for adoption, continued use, and discontinued use. The findings show that sports and fitness activity tracking apps were the most commonly used, with popular apps including MyFitnessPal, Fitbit, Nike Run Club, and Samsung Health. The main reasons for abandonment were lack of motivation, loss of interest, and users experimenting with different apps before choosing one that suited them best. The study highlights the importance of motivation, affordability, personalization, feedback, and gamification strategies in sustaining long-term user engagement with mHealth apps.

This paper investigates the key factors that influence consumers’ intention to use mobile health applications for self-care. Self-care refers to intentional actions taken by individuals to care for their physical, mental, and emotional health. Although many health support applications are available through smartphones, many consumers still track health-related information manually rather than using mobile applications. This study identified influencing factors through a systematic literature review and further examined them quantitatively using data from 203 consumers in Malaysia. The findings show that perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, self-efficacy, and perceived privacy risk significantly influence the intention to use mHealth apps for self-care. The study highlights that future mHealth applications should be designed to meet consumers’ expectations, reduce privacy concerns, and support continuous use in achieving health goals.

This chapter argues that mobile media delivered through smartphones consitutes a valuable tool for historians and allows the translation of academic research into urban public history with the ability to expand and deepen heritage engagement. It uses the case study of the HistoryCity apps, developed by the authors in, to date, ten cities in Europe, to set out how the excavation of the urban palimpsest, and questions around place, mobility, material culture and social culture, has been sharpened by the process of creating locative, GPS-triggered apps, and how such questions have been addressed through a combination of short-form audio, georeferenced mapping and images, with underpinning online articles. This chapter discusses how HistoryCity has looked to mitigate the potential pitfalls around its first-person interpretation or ‘living history’ model, and argues that this methodology facilitates a focus on embodied experience and urban movement in the past, the connection of both well-known and overlooked sites, and the presentation of lives often marginalised in heritage interpretation.

Philippine government hospitals are under considerable strain from escalating patient volumes, yet most tertiary public facilities remain without the data analytics capabilities required to anticipate and prepare for these demands. To address this shortfall, the present study designed and validated two machine learning models: one intended to project patient visit frequencies and another to evaluate the operational efficiency of healthcare delivery. Training and testing relied on a publicly available synthetic Kaggle dataset containing 2,000 physician visit records. Variables captured in the dataset spanned patient gender, geographic location type, clinical department, visit category, diagnosis, waiting and consultation durations, patient-to-staff ratios, average service time, and a binary indicator for peak hours.
Prior to model training, the dataset was subjected to several preparation steps: null entries were handled, categorical attributes were transformed via one-hot encoding, continuous measurements were scaled through normalization, and the full dataset was apportioned into training (80%) and test (20%) segments. Random Forest was employed to project total patient visit volumes, whereas Linear Regression was applied to quantify service efficiency. The Random Forest algorithm attained an R² of 0.92, an MAE of 5.98, and an RMSE of 8.75, reflecting its capacity to model intricate, nonlinear relationships across multiple predictors. Linear Regression yielded an R² of 0.88, an MAE of 3.95, and an RMSE of 5.62, demonstrating consistent and interpretable output for service-related operational factors.
These results collectively indicate that Random Forest is more appropriate for modeling complex, nonlinear fluctuations in patient volume, while Linear Regression offers greater transparency when ease of interpretation is prioritized over predictive precision. Both algorithms confirm that machine learning methods are capable of generating actionable healthcare forecasts even when real clinical data are unavailable. This study contributes a reproducible modeling pipeline that could guide hospital planning efforts—especially in resource distribution, workforce scheduling, and operational efficiency management.

Dra. Andréa Mascarenhas (UNEB*) Dra. Ayanne Larissa Almeida de Souza (UEPB) Dr. Fabiano Tadeu Grazioli (URI) (FAE*) Fernando Miramontes Forattini (Doutorando/PUC-SP) Dra. Yls Rabelo Câmara (USC, Espanha) Me. Marcos dos Reis Batista (UNIFESSPA*) Dr. Raimundo Expedito dos Santos Sousa (UFMG)

Current resource policies for mobile phone apps are based on permissions that unconditionally grant or deny access to a resource like private data, sensors and services. In reality, the legitimacy of an access may be context-dependent -for example, depending on how often a resource is accessed and in which situation. This thesis presents research into providing bounds on the access of JavaScript apps to security and privacyrelevant resources on mobile devices. The investigated bounds are quantitative and interaction-dependent: for example, permitting one access each time the user presses x Right, my phone. When these things first appeared, they were so cool. Only when it was too late did people realize they are as cool as electronic tags on remand prisoners.

MIT App Inventor is a visual blocks language that enables beginners and non-programmers to create apps for their phones and tablets. It has empowered thousands to create software with real-world usefulness, and see themselves as creators rather than only consumers in the mobile computing environment. Educationally, it offers a "gateway drug" that can help broaden and diversify participation in computing education.

Cet article analyse le lancement de HILITNA, une application mobile développée par la Commune de la Ville de N'Djaména, comme illustration émergente de la transformation numérique de la gouvernance locale au Tchad. Au-delà de sa fonction technique de signalement des problèmes urbains (voirie, déchets, inondations, éclairage public), HILITNA s'inscrit dans une dynamique plus large de citoyenneté numérique, de participation citoyenne et de modernisation de l'action publique territoriale.

À travers une approche fondée sur les concepts de gouvernement numérique, de GovTech, de ville intelligente et de gouvernance participative, l'article examine comment cette initiative transforme progressivement la relation entre l'administration municipale et les citoyens. Il met en évidence le rôle stratégique des données générées par les signalements citoyens dans l'amélioration de la prise de décision publique, la priorisation des interventions urbaines et le renforcement de la redevabilité institutionnelle.

L'analyse situe également HILITNA dans le contexte des expériences internationales et africaines de gouvernance urbaine numérique, tout en soulignant les spécificités du contexte tchadien. Les défis liés à l'inclusion numérique, à la protection des données personnelles, à la cybersécurité, à la confiance citoyenne et à la capacité opérationnelle des administrations locales sont également examinés.

L'article soutient que HILITNA ne constitue pas seulement une innovation technologique, mais une étape importante vers un modèle de gouvernance locale plus participatif, plus réactif et davantage fondé sur les données. Il conclut que cette initiative pourrait servir de référence pour d'autres collectivités territoriales du Tchad et d'Afrique engagées dans la transformation numérique des services publics.

Mots-clés : Gouvernement numérique, GovTech, Gouvernance locale, Transformation numérique, Participation citoyenne, Ville intelligente, Innovation publique, N'Djaména, Tchad, Administration publique.

This article examines the launch of HILITNA, a mobile application developed by the City Council of N'Djamena, Chad, as an emerging example of digital transformation in local governance. Beyond its technical function of enabling citizens to report urban issues such as road degradation, waste management problems, flooding, and public lighting failures, HILITNA represents a broader shift toward participatory governance and digital citizenship.

Drawing on concepts from digital government, GovTech, smart cities, and citizen engagement, the article analyzes how the application transforms the relationship between local government and citizens by enabling residents to contribute directly to the identification, monitoring, and resolution of urban challenges. It further explores the strategic value of citizen-generated data for evidence-based decision-making and urban management.

The paper situates HILITNA within global and African experiences of digital municipal innovation, including initiatives such as FixMyStreet, DansMaRue, and Smart Kigali, while highlighting the specific realities and opportunities of the Chadian context. Particular attention is given to the challenges associated with digital inclusion, institutional capacity, data governance, cybersecurity, and public trust.

The article argues that HILITNA should not be viewed merely as a technological tool, but as a foundational step toward a more responsive, participatory, and data-driven model of local governance. It concludes that the initiative offers valuable lessons for municipalities across Chad and Africa seeking to leverage digital technologies to strengthen citizen participation and improve public service delivery.

Keywords: Digital Government, GovTech, Local Governance, Digital Transformation, Citizen Participation, Smart Cities, Urban Innovation, Chad, N'Djamena, Public Sector Innovation.

Technological advancements have significantly reshaped modern retail operations, with Augmented Reality (AR) emerging as a transformative force, particularly in the fashion sector. Try-Before-You-Buy (TBYB) AR experiences allow consumers to visualise products-such as apparel, eyewear, footwear, and accessories-on themselves virtually, bridging the experiential gap between online and physical retail. In India, rapid digitalisation, increased smartphone penetration, and growing familiarity with immersive technologies have made AR-based retail innovations increasingly relevant. This study investigates the impact of TBYB AR experiences on consumer decision-making in the context of fashion retail in Ahmedabad, a major urban centre in Gujarat offering a unique blend of traditional textile heritage and contemporary fashion sensibilities. The research utilises a quantitative methodology with a sample of 300 respondents aged 18-45 years from Ahmedabad city. A structured questionnaire measured key constructs, including perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, user satisfaction, trust in AR technology, and purchase intention. Statistical tools such as t-tests, z-tests, chi-square tests, and descriptive analysis were applied to evaluate differences, associations, and impacts across demographic and behavioural groups. Results reveal that AR-based TBYB experiences significantly enhance perceived product fit, reduce uncertainty, increase user satisfaction, and improve overall purchase intention. Findings confirm the strong relevance of AR as a consumer decision-support tool in fashion retail within urban Indian contexts. This study contributes to the growing field of digital consumer behaviour by offering empirical evidence from a Tier-1 Indian city. It highlights the critical role of AR in influencing decision-making processes, thereby informing retailers, marketers, and technology developers. It concludes by recommending greater integration of multilingual AR interfaces, in-app AR-based size guidance, and personalised virtual styling features to maximise consumer engagement and reduce return rates.

Ähnlich wie Ratgeber in gedruckter Form definieren mobile Apps Zielgruppen und brechen komplexe Bedarfe und Wissensformen auf bearbeitbare Problem lagen herunter. Sie stellen Antworten und Problemlösestrategien bereit - und zwar in Form ihrer selbst. In Echtzeit, integriert in den Alltag und eingebunden in Dateninfrastrukturen agieren Apps u. a. durch Trackingfunktionen mit direktem Feedback ‚unmittelbarer' als ‚herkömmliche' Ratgeber. Im Beitrag klären wir am Beispiel von Parenting-Apps, inwiefern diese als Ratgeber fungieren, ihre spezifische Funktionsweise und Nutzungspraxis aber auch darüber hinaus gehen und welche methodischen Konsequenzen für die Analyse daraus resultieren.

Saat ini banyak website yang disajikan dalam bentuk mobile , yang menyediakan berbagai informasi kepada pengguna, termasuk diantaranya website berita mobile . Namun, bagi pengguna yang mengalami rabun dekat kesulitan merasa dalam membaca. Peneliti sudah melakukan wawancara terhadap 3 orang yang mengalami rabun dekat dengan rentang usia 30-60 tahun dengan jarak 25-30 cm, dari hasil wawancara menyatakan bahwa orang yang mengalami rabun dekat kesulitan dalam membaca karena font nya, ukurannya, tidak sesuai sehingga tidak terbaca dengan jelas dan informasi tidak di dapat oleh pengguna. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode UCD ( User Centered Design), yang mana metode UCD dapat menempatkan pengguna sebagai pusat pengembangan desain . Metode ini dapat digunakan untuk mengetahui seperti apa karakter dan kebutuhan dari pengguna. Untuk mengetahaui tingkat usability design yang sudah dibuat, dilakukan pengujian dengan penyebaran kueisioner dalam bentuk google form dengan hasil pengujian yang per...

This research adopted survey descriptive research type to find out what Nigerian youths and professionals perceived about using mobile-learning to achieve secondary school educational goals in contemporary Nigerian society. Purposive and cluster sampling technique was used to sample a number of 300 youths and 100 teachers of secondary schools across the south-western state of Nigeria. Questionnaire developed by the researcher was used for data collection. The instrument's validity and reliability co-efficient of 0.68 was determined using face and content validity
approach and test re-test approach. Collected data were analyzed using percentages. Findings revealed that a high percentage of sampled students and teachers of secondary school were in support of provision for utilising mobile-learning as (this will help to achieve the secondary school educational goals of the contemporary 21st century of Nigerian society. However, few sampled respondents said that it be a sort of distraction to some category of students. Based on these findings, recommendations were given 

Keywords: utilising mobile-learning; secondary school educational goal «;
contemporary Nigerian society

Between 2015 and 2025, cross-border marriages involving Chinese males and foreign females increased by an estimated 35% (±7%) globally. Source regions include Southeast Asia (55-65% of cases), South Asia (10-15%), Eastern Europe (8-12%), Africa (5-10%), Central Asia (3-7%), with smaller volumes from Latin America and the Middle East. Annual global volume is estimated at 40,000-60,000 marriages. 2. Both opportunities and serious harms exist. Opportunities: Cultural exchange and global integration; economic improvement for source country families (estimated $200-500 million in annual remittances); reduced social isolation for rural Chinese men (30-35 million unmarried men in China); strengthened international people-topeople relations. Serious harms (documented across all regions): Human trafficking (12-18% of detected trafficking cases in East/Southeast Asia involve marriage); forced marriage (violation of UDHR Article 16); domestic violence and abuse (reported in 35-50% of documented problematic cases); deportation without trafficking screening (60-75% of victims initially misidentified as immigration violators); statelessness risk for children (estimated 2,000-6,000 children annually). 3. Systemic gaps are consistent across all regions. Gap Consequence No mandatory pre-marriage verification Traffickers operate with impunity Deportation without trafficking screening Victims treated as criminals No post-migration tracking Only 10-15% of families receive follow-up

Modern cities increasingly rely on efficient electrical distribution. In recent years, efforts have focused on developing integrated infrastructures that include resilient power systems, renewable energy generation, secure communication, and real-time energy pricing. This integrated system, known as the smart grid, forms the backbone of smart cities. In essence, consumers play a significant role in smart grids, as their energy use accounts for a considerable proportion of overall demand. As a result, utility companies, government agencies, and environmentally conscious organizations aim to reduce and alter energy consumption patterns to achieve peak load reduction, load smoothing, and carbon emission reduction. In this survey paper, we provide an overview of approaches that engage smart grid consumers through mobile applications to achieve energy efficiency, primarily by providing them with information, motivation, and recommendations. We focus on discussing both recent research project outputs and commercial products, examining various design aspects, such as game mechanics, motivation techniques, and target audiences. Furthermore, we aim to share Iran's experience with gamification in the smart grid by introducing the "BAENERGY" application.

The study explores the use of mobile audiobooks as a tool for enhancing listening comprehension and literary appreciation among EFL college students. It begins by noting that students already spend significant time listening to audio and video content on their mobile devices, and that thousands of audiobooks-across languages, genres, and age levels-are freely available as mobile applications. Audiobooks come in multiple formats (audio only, audio with text, or audio with video and music) and are narrated by professional speakers, making them a rich source of authentic listening input.

The increasing level of consumer engagement with smartphones and tablets or ipods, and the proliferation of mobile applications in recent years have seen a rapid growth in branded apps. Marketers are creating branded mobile apps as a brand communication channel to attract new customers and potentially increase brand loyalty among current customers. Previous research has measured initial adoption or intention to adopt branded apps rather than continuance adoption. In South Africa, few studies have explored adoption of branded apps among generation Y consumers. To fill this gap, this research aims to determine the effectiveness of branded mobile apps in driving brand loyalty among generation Y consumers. To achieve this goal, the research uses Expectation Confirmation Theory (ECT) to explore the factors influencing satisfaction, continuance adoption of branded apps and brand loyalty. Using a quantitative research approach, a total of 406 valid self-administered questionnaires were collected by survey method, and structural equation modelling was employed in the data analysis. The results indicate that confirmation of expectations-functional value, social value and satisfaction significantly influence brand loyalty. When consumers confirmed expectations of branded apps, it directly led to positive perceptions of value and satisfaction. Consumer satisfaction was a significant driver of behavioural loyalty. Results also suggested that consumer confirmation of expectations and perceptions of value impacted on continuance intention indirectly through satisfaction. Perceived functional value was found to be an important direct booster of consumer's decisions and behaviour to continue using branded apps, while social value was found to be an inhibitor of continuance intention. The relationship between continuance intention and brand loyalty was insignificant. Continuance intention was simply an intermediate response following satisfaction with prior usage. This study therefore confirmed and extended the (ECT), that satisfaction with a product or service was a prerequisite for establishing continuance intention and brand loyalty among consumers.

Este documento presenta el diseño y desarrollo de un sistema integral de comercio electrónico y gestión automatizada de inventarios para PLATA FARMACIA, enfocado en la optimización y modernización de los procesos administrativos, comerciales y operativos dentro del sector farmacéutico. El proyecto surge como solución a problemáticas relacionadas con el descontrol de inventarios, desabasto de medicamentos, productos caducados, deficiencias en ventas en línea y limitaciones en la generación de reportes administrativos y financieros.

Dunia digital terus berkembang cepat di tahun 2026! Mulai dari AI, konten viral, creator tanpa wajah, hingga tren media sosial terbaru, semuanya mulai mengubah cara anak muda bekerja, belajar, dan mencari hiburan. Artikel ini membahas berbagai tren digital yang wajib diketahui agar tidak ketinggalan perkembangan zaman dan bisa memanfaatkan peluang di era modern.

Discovering mathematics in one's own environment inspires students. Numerous everyday objects offer potentials for posing interesting and motivating measuring tasks. To organize the mathematics lesson outdoors, teachers can create so-called math trails in their environment using the MathCityMap system: a web portal and a smartphone app are available to prepare and conduct a math trail. Equipped with the app and measuring tools, the students work in small groups on the object side. Hereby, the MathCityMap app supports the independent and collaborative learning of students offering hints and direct answer validation. In the following paper, the components of MathCityMap are presented.

Both, mobile learning and extracurricular learning, offer great potentials for mathematics education. An interesting approach which combines those two concepts is the math trail idea: Students work outside on mathematical problems related to real-existing objects. Thereby, the mathematical learning progress can be structured by the MathCityMap app. The app guides students to the task situations, shows the task and gives hints. The subsequent described study shall examine the possible impact of long-term mobile-supported outdoor learning on mathematical skills by using the MathCityMap app. Therefore, twenty classes of eighth graders (Hessian Gymnasium) will be accompanied in the school year 2020/21. While one experimental group works on math trails by using the MathCityMap app, a second experimental group will work on a paper-and-pencil math trail. Within five tests, the learning progress of both groups will be compared among each other s and with a control group.

This paper redefines sex in tourism by introducing cyber-sexual leisuredigitally mediated and emotionally ambivalent erotic engagements that unfold through platforms like Grindr during travel. Drawing on interviews with queer male tourists, we examine how fragmented, gamified, and affectively ambivalent interactions produce symbolic erotic pleasure, even in the absence of physical sex. Moving beyond outcome-oriented and corporeal understandings, sexual experience is conceptualised as a processual continuum encompassing anticipation, interaction, and emotional aftermath. A recursive model is proposed comprising four stages: digital engagement, affective and erotic investment, emotional and/or physical outcomes, and re-engagement or withdrawal. These dynamics are intensified by tourism conditionsmobility, anonymity, novelty, and compressed timewhile also shaped by inequalities structuring visibility, desirability, and vulnerability in contemporary tourism.

This study compares two groups of EFL Japanese university students studying the vocabulary from the New General Service List (NGSL) using a spaced repetition mobile application called “Memrise.” One of the groups studied with the original English definitions of the words, while the other used Japanese translations. Participants’ amount of time studied, reactions, and comments were analyzed through time sheets, questionnaires, and follow-up interviews. Special attention was paid to spaced repetition and principles of gamification in the discussion, and participants’ statements also showed that competition was a large factor in desire to continue to use the application. It has been claimed that vocabulary is a fundamental, yet often overlooked element of SLA (Folse, 2004). Particularly in the case of high-frequency vocabulary, many academic and pedagogically-oriented sources state that deliberate attention to the most frequent 2000-3000 English words allows students to handle a wide r...

During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, the lockdown of all activities including schools and universities became a normal habit, forcing educational institutes to find new ways to ensure the continuity of the learning process. E-learning is considered the best choice at this stage whereas using video conferencing or virtual meeting applications (VM) apps is the most common solution. In this research, security issues and possible cyber-attacks that may occur due to the use of the most popular VM apps used by educational institutes (i.e., Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google meet) are discussed. Moreover, the security features of these applications are briefly explained. Furthermore, a comprehensive comparison from a cybersecurity perspective between VM apps was made. The results show that Google Meet was the most secure against cyber-attacks, followed by the Microsoft Teams and finally the Zoom app.

Due to tough economic conditions, Malaysian car markets were experiencing a slowdown. Car makers, including national cars were facing huge sales fluctuations. This pressure car dealer to use various marketing methods, including digital signage to obtain sales. However, digital signage has been underutilized by car dealer despite of its potential to generate sales in other retail formats. Therefore, this paper aims to determine the perception of digital signage in car showrooms through car dealers’ perspectives. By means of semi-structured interviews which were conducted between June 2017 and August 2017, car dealers from North, Central and South Malaysia were interviewed to gain insight of their perceptions toward digital signage in their showrooms. The findings revealed that car dealers have mixed perceptions towards the functions of digital signage to automotive retails. However, digital signage has the potential to positively contribute to automotive sales with given conditions t...

Semina Mundi – Seminare la Comunità EcoSomatica in Italia è un incontro partecipativo e basato sulla pratica che esplora come le pratiche ecosomatiche possano contribuire alla rigenerazione culturale, ecologica e relazionale dei territori. Attraverso laboratori, pratiche corporee, attraversamenti performativi, tavoli di lavoro tematici e processi di co-creazione, il progetto attiva uno spazio di ricerca incarnata in cui artisti/artiste, educatori/educatrici, facilitatori/facilitatrici, ricercatori/ricercatrici e practitioner provenienti da diversi contesti si incontrano per mappare bisogni, condividere pratiche e immaginare forme collaborative di intervento.

Il programma mette al centro il corpo come luogo di ascolto, relazione e produzione di conoscenza, intrecciando ecosomatica, ecopoetica, pedagogia, pratiche performative e approcci rigenerativi. La struttura partecipativa dell’incontro favorisce l’emersione di reti informali, processi di co-facilitazione e micro-progettualità orientate alla sostenibilità delle pratiche nei campi della formazione, dell’arte, della salute e del benessere.

Semina Mundi nasce come dispositivo di ricerca e comunità: un laboratorio vivente in cui l’esperienza incarnata, il dialogo con il più-che-umano e l’intelligenza collettiva diventano strumenti per ripensare le relazioni tra pratica artistica, ecologia e trasformazione sociale. Il progetto si inserisce nel crescente dibattito internazionale sull’ecosomatica, le pratiche eco-incarnate e le metodologie artistiche partecipative orientate alla costruzione di futuri vivibili.

BackgroundAs the COVID-19 global pandemic continues, digital exposure notification systems are increasingly used to support traditional contact tracing and other preventive strategies. Likewise, a plethora of COVID-19 mobile apps have emerged.ObjectiveTo characterize the global landscape of pandemic related mobile apps, including digital exposure notification and contact tracing tools.Data Sources and MethodsThe following queries were entered into the Google search engine: “(*country name* COVID app) OR (COVID app *country name*) OR (COVID app *country name*+) OR (*country name*+ COVID app)”. The App Store, Google Play, and official government websites were then accessed to collect descriptive data for each app. Descriptive data were qualified and quantified using standard methods. COVID-19 Exposure Notification Systems (ENS) and non-Exposure Notification products were categorized and summarized to provide a global landscape review.ResultsOur search resulted in a global count of 224...

En la introducción se destaca que uno de los mayores retos actuales es lograr la transversalización de la perspectiva de género en los planes de desarrollo y en las políticas públicas. Esto implica que la igualdad de género no sea un elemento aislado, sino que esté presente de manera estratégica, coherente y explícita en todas las acciones gubernamentales. También se señala que este proceso enfrenta obstáculos como resistencias institucionales, desigualdades estructurales y la necesidad de involucrar a diversos sectores sociales.

En conjunto, el libro propone que la gobernanza con perspectiva de género es clave para construir sociedades más justas, inclusivas y equitativas, reconociendo la diversidad de identidades y las desigualdades históricas, y promoviendo cambios tanto en las instituciones como en la cultura social.

We present the results of our study of people's responses to unsafe scenarios with personal safety apps. Several such apps have been developed, offering features such as a location-sharing panic button. However, there is little research into how people might respond in different personal safety situations, and how such apps might contribute to their response. We performed a lab study with 30 participants and used semi-structured interviews to gather responses to a set of three increasingly risky scenarios, both before and after the installation of a personal safety app. From our results, participants stated that they would use mobile phones and personal safety apps most often to support "collective" responses, with calls to others for assistance. Further, while collective responses were often combined with "avoidance" or "protective" responses, when using a personal safety app, collective responses were less often combined with other reaction types. Overall, our results suggest some potential benefit from personal safety apps, though more study is required.

This study explores the effectiveness of mobile apps in promoting the utilization of electronic information resources (EIRs) among postgraduate students in federal universities in Nasarawa and Benue states, Nigeria. A descriptive survey design was employed, involving 106 postgraduate students selected through stratified random sampling from the Federal University of Lafia and Joseph Tarkaa University of Makurdi. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive statistics. The findings indicate that postgraduate students have a high level of awareness of mobile apps such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and JSTOR, while their awareness of other apps like Zotero, PubMed, and ScienceDirect remains low. Despite this awareness, the actual utilization of mobile apps for accessing EIRs is relatively low, with Google Scholar being the most frequently used. The study further reveals that mobile apps are highly effective in promoting EIR utilization, particularly through academic performance correlation, user engagement metrics, and frequency of resource downloads. However, significant challenges hinder their usage, including poor internet connectivity, high data costs, lack of digital literacy, and inadequate institutional support. To enhance EIR access, the study recommends targeted awareness campaigns, digital literacy training, improved internet infrastructure, and institutional support to encourage the effective use of mobile apps for academic purposes.

This study investigated challenges of Public relation practices in Polytechnic libraries in North Central, Nigeria. The study was guided by two research questions. Descriptive survey design was adopted for this study. The population of the study was 107 library staff consisting of both Federal and State Polytechnic libraries in North Central, Nigeria. The instrument used to collect data for the study was questionnaire. The data collected were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The formulated hypotheses were tested using t-test. The findings revealed that inadequacy of funds for organizing film shows and non-availability of funds for organizing social events in the library were identified as challenges, while provision of public information desks for attending to users' enquiries and training of librarians on live streaming techniques for library programmes were identified as strategies for improving PR in the libraries under study. Based on the findings, it was recommended that, parent institution, governing council and Polytechnic management should partner together to provide alternative source of funding the library's public relation activities in order to project the library's image and enhance service delivery, and finally, there should be provision of awareness on the best strategies that can be implemented in Polytechnic libraries to enhance effective service delivery so that the aim of using public relation will not be defeated, among others.

In recent years, mobile applications have come to constitute an ecosystem of their own, becoming an important driver for innovation. The consolidation of mobile applications as the prevalent interface for content access has consequences for the production, distribution and consumption of content, merging the functional spheres of digital content: performance, creation, management and communication. This paper proposes a functional typology of mobile content applications, along with an evolutionary analysis model. It analyses the functional evolution of 153 versions of 12 relevant applications developed during two years (March 2013 through March 2015). Though statistical representativeness is limited, the sample analysis allowed validation of the model. The results point to intervention capacity and communication capacity over content as important value-added drivers in mobile content applications, although not in homogeneous terms for all the kinds of mobile applications analysed

ha realizado consultoría y formación sobre estrategias de imagen y comunicación en España, Brasil y Portugal. Co-dirige el proyecto Comunicación móvil e información personal: impacto en la industria del contenido, el sistema publicitario y el comportamiento de los usuarios financiado por el Plan Nacional de I+D (CSO2013-47394-R) y participa en el proyecto MOB AD: El impacto de la tecnología móvil en la comunicación estratégica y publicitaria financiado por la Fundación Séneca (19451/PI/14).

This study evaluates the effectiveness of Krishi Call Centre (KCC) services and farmer satisfaction in Maharashtra, highlighting its role in providing real-time agricultural advisories. Using a mixedmethod approach with questionnaires and interviews, the research finds that most farmers depend on KCC for guidance on crop management, pest control, fertilizer use, and government schemes, with plant protection being the most common concern. Farmers from districts such as Nanded, Buldana, and Yevatmal show higher usage, and inquiry volumes peak in July during the Kharif season. While farmers generally appreciate the accessibility and prompt responses of KCC, issues like delayed follow-ups and insufficient region-specific advice reduce satisfaction, particularly in weather-related services. The study emphasizes the need to enhance personnel training, localize advisories, and adopt technologies such as AI-driven systems to improve service quality, farmer decision-making, and sustainable agricultural practices.

BSN bank is a government owned bank based in Malaysia which offers both Islamic or conventional financial products and services which is appointed as an agent of Malaysia's primary trustee company Amanah Rayat Berhad known by ARB on 1997 to sale the trust decease estate planning, Wasiyyah (Will) service, Hibah (Gift) and Waqaf (endowment) . According to Alma'amun (2010)Malaysian have a very low level of awareness on Islamic estate planning. Supported by BSN wealth management Departement (2016)The Islamic will ( Wasiyyah) is offered by the department of wealth management which currently faces a huge lack in selling will writing and that leads to the growth of unclaimed inheritance in Malaysian. Since Wasiyyah product is one of the recourses of the BSN, and if customers keep on ignoring the investment in it, BSN will be exposed to high financial risk and inappropriate sales incentives schemes. That will cause significant instability in the financial system which will result in difficulties to compete with other banks(Lindley 2014). Attracting morecustomers will contributeinimproving the long-term subsistence of the bank. Therefore, there is a need of a deeper understanding of the causes that lead to lack of sale of Wasiyyah product. By doing so, the bank may set up different strategies to attract more clients. Moreover, Wasiyyah product is important for individuals, societies, and government. Individuals will be benefited customers will be able to distribute their property beneficiaries quickly and guarantee his/her

Basic input output system (BIOS) validation is performed on both graphical user interface (GUI) and command-line interface (CLI) by a test engineer. Keyboard and mouse are used to insert test cases commands into system under test (SUT). Test engineer monitors test cases progress on a monitor for validation. This method is time-consuming and relatively more expensive than automation. In this project we designed an independent automation system that able to mimic human interaction in BIOS validation. The approach can be divided into two main parts. The first part is the input device to enter commands into SUT and the second part is the advanced image recognizer. The keyboard and mouse emulator is used as an input device to reproduce test commands and send them to an SUT. The image analyzer algorithm is developed using OpenCV and optical character recognizer (OCR) tools to help automate some test challenges. Our result shows that advanced user interface (UI) test automation (AUTA) can perform a 125 test cases within 5 hours compared to 48 hours for a human to complete the job.