The Sixty-Fifth Anniversary of the Founding of WUPJYS

2016 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 87-91
Author(s):  
Henry Skirball
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
The World ◽  
Jewish Youth

AbstractIn honour of the sixty-fifth anniversary of the founding of the Youth Section of the World Union for Progressive Judaism (WUPJYS), the author reminisces about some early events he attended, discusses some of the current changes and developments in the Jewish youth scene due to the paradigm changes such as computers, mobile phones etc. as well as the modern ‘Post’ eras of individualism of the Me generation. He concludes with no specific prognostications, but feels that much can be done by dedicated, committed youth and their mentors.

Societal Drivers of Food and Water Systems 1

2018 ◽  
pp. 284-301
Author(s):  
Michael Thompson ◽  
M. Bruce Beck ◽  
Dipak Gyawali
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Wastewater Treatment Plants ◽  
Water Systems ◽  
Food Chains ◽  
Material Flows ◽  
The Core ◽  
Production And Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
Nitrogen Phosphorus ◽  
Plural Rationality

Food chains interact with the vast, complex, and tangled webs of material flows —nitrogen, phosphorus, carbon, water, energy—circling the globe. Cities and households are where those material flows interact with the greatest intensity. At every point within these webs and chains, technologies enable them to function: from bullock-drawn ploughs, to mobile phones, to container ships, to wastewater treatment plants. Drawing on the theory of plural rationality, we show how the production and consumption of food and water in households and societies can be understood as occurring according to four institutionally induced styles: four basic ways of understanding the world and acting within it; four ways of living with one another and with nature. That there are four is due to the theory of plural rationality at the core of this chapter.

scholarly journals Comparative Analysis of Geolocation Information through Mobile-Devices under Different COVID-19 Mobility Restriction Patterns in Spain

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 73
Author(s):  
Raquel Pérez-Arnal ◽  
David Conesa ◽  
Sergio Alvarez-Napagao ◽  
Toyotaro Suzumura ◽  
Martí Català ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Human Mobility ◽  
The Other ◽  
Data Sources ◽  
Experimental Setting ◽  
Mobile Data ◽  
Restriction Patterns ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
The World ◽  
Proper Interpretation

The COVID-19 pandemic is changing the world in unprecedented and unpredictable ways. Human mobility, being the greatest facilitator for the spread of the virus, is at the epicenter of this change. In order to study mobility under COVID-19, to evaluate the efficiency of mobility restriction policies, and to facilitate a better response to future crisis, we need to understand all possible mobility data sources at our disposal. Our work studies private mobility sources, gathered from mobile-phones and released by large technological companies. These data are of special interest because, unlike most public sources, it is focused on individuals rather than on transportation means. Furthermore, the sample of society they cover is large and representative. On the other hand, these data are not directly accessible for anonymity reasons. Thus, properly interpreting its patterns demands caution. Aware of that, we explore the behavior and inter-relations of private sources of mobility data in the context of Spain. This country represents a good experimental setting due to both its large and fast pandemic peak and its implementation of a sustained, generalized lockdown. Our work illustrates how a direct and naive comparison between sources can be misleading, as certain days (e.g., Sundays) exhibit a directly adverse behavior. After understanding their particularities, we find them to be partially correlated and, what is more important, complementary under a proper interpretation. Finally, we confirm that mobile-data can be used to evaluate the efficiency of implemented policies, detect changes in mobility trends, and provide insights into what new normality means in Spain.

scholarly journals Blended Learning Through an Interactive Mobile Application for Teaching Autistic Kindergarten Students

2021 ◽  
pp. 132-146
Author(s):  
Mohammed Yousif
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Blended Learning ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Applications ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Kindergarten Students ◽  
Interactive Learning Environment ◽  
Daily Lives ◽  
The World ◽  
Therapy Sessions

The mobile applications industry has had significant growth in the last few years. Mobile phones are everywhere since we use them in every part of our daily lives for entertainment, communication and other various uses. Unfortunately, there was also a substantial increase the number of autism cases in kids around the world, which has prompted for a dire need of a therapy method that is cheap, reliable and accessible for everyone who needs it. Researchers have tried several methods, like robotics and virtual reality, to help in the therapy of autistic children. While their results were promising, these technologies are still out of reach of most users due to their high cost. Mobile phones, however, are much more accessible since everyone has one, and they have a wide array of useful gadgets that can be used in making the therapy sessions more engaging and fun such as cameras, accelerometers, speakers, microphones and others. This project aims to design and implement an interactive learning environment based on a mobile application for teaching kids with special needs. 

scholarly journals PERANCANGAN APLIKASI PEN+ BERBASIS MOBILE UNTUK MEMUDAHKAN KINERJA DOSEN PADA PERGURUAN TINGGI

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 50-60
Author(s):  
Untung Rahardja ◽  
Nikita Jova Tejosuwito ◽  
Fernanda Setyobudi Armansyah
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Test Scores ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
Online Assessment ◽  
Application Development ◽  
The People ◽  
The World ◽  
Student Test ◽  
Design And Testing ◽  
Device Technology

Kecanggihan  teknologi  device  yang  semakin  merambah  di  dunia  pengetahuan  dan  teknologi membuat pengembangan sistem pemanfaatan baru seperti aplikasi Pen+ berbasis mobile yang dimanfaatkan oleh dosen dalam menginput hasil nilai ujian mahasiswa. Seluruh orang di dunia pasti  memiliki  handphone.  Teknologi  yang  digunakan  pada  handphone  kini  telah  menjadi smartphone yang lebih banyak fitur-fitur aplikasi yang canggih menggunakan jaringan internet. Oleh  karena  itu  dengan  mengembangkan  suatu  aplikasi  Pen+  berbasis  mobile  yang  dapat  di akses  secara  online  untuk  dosen  bisa  melakukan  penginputan  nilai  lebih  cepat  dan  efektif. Aplikasi  Pen+  berbasis  mobile  yang  digunakan  juga  mempermudah  pelayanan  dengan  lebih dahulu   login   dengan   email   secara   pribadi   dan   lebih   nyaman   dibutuhkan   kapan   saja. Pengembangan  aplikasi  Pen+  juga  melalui  perencanaan,  desain,  dan  pengujian.  Maka  hasil dari  penelitian  ini  yaitu  dimana  aplikasi  Pen+  berbasis  mobile  dapat di download  dengan mudah dan kapan saja untuk memudahkan penilaian secara online. Kata Kunci : Aplikasi, Pen+, Mobile, Dosen The sophistication of device technology is increasingly pervasive in the world of knowledge and technology makes the development of new systems such as the utilization of Pen + based mobile application  that  is  used by lecturer in entering the results of student test scores. All the people in  the  world  would  have  a  mobile.  The  technology  used  in  mobile  phones  have  now  become more  smartphone  features  advanced  application  uses  the  internet.  Therefore, by developing a Pen + based mobile application that can be accessed online to the lecturer can make inputting values more quickly and effectively. Pen + based mobile application that is used also facilitate service  with  advance  login  with  your  email  private  and  more  comfortable  whenever  needed. Pen + application development also through planning, design, and testing. So the results of this analysis,  which  Pen  +  based  mobile  application  can  be  downloaded  easily and at any time to facilitate the online assessment. Keywords : Applications, Pen +, Mobile, Lecturer  

Standards Development as Hybridization and Capacity Building

2015 ◽  
pp. 211-224
Author(s):  
Xiaobai Shen ◽  
Ian Graham ◽  
Robin Williams
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Capacity Building ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Chinese Government ◽  
The West ◽  
Systems Of Innovation ◽  
National Systems Of Innovation ◽  
The World ◽  
Indigenous Innovation ◽  
National Systems

While users in the rest of the world have been offered 3G mobile phones based on either the CDMA2000 or W-CDMA standards, users in China have the additional option of using phones based on the TD-SCDMA standard. As a technology largely developed by Chinese actors and only implemented in China, TD-SCDMA has been seen as an “indigenous innovation” orchestrated by the Chinese government and supported by Chinese firms. China's support for TD-SCDMA was widely viewed in the West as a ploy to keep the “global” 3G standards, W-CDMA and CDMA2000, out of China, but in 2009, the Chinese government licensed the operation of all three standards. The authors argue that Chinese support for TD-SCDMA, rather than being a defensive move, was a proactive policy to use the TD-SCDMA standard to develop Chinese industrial capacity, which could then be fed back into the global processes developing later generations of telecommunications standards. Rather than being an indigenous Chinese technology, TD-SCDMA's history exemplifies how standards and the intellectual property and technological know-how embedded in them lead to a complex hybridization between the global and national systems of innovation.

Mobile Phone Culture: The Impacts of Mobile Phone Use

2015 ◽  
pp. 658-672 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Hyun Lee
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Communication Technology ◽  
Social Problems ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The Social ◽  
Cultural Implications ◽  
The World ◽  
The Way

From being a simple communication technology to a key social tool, the mobile phone has become such an important aspect of people's everyday life. Mobile phones have altered the way people live, communicate, interact, and connect with others. Mobile phones are also transforming how people access and use information and media. Given the rapid pervasiveness of mobile phones in society across the world, it is important to explore how mobile phones have affected the way people communicate and interact with others, access the information, and use media, and their daily lifestyle. This article aims to explore the social and cultural implications that have come with the ubiquity, unprecedented connectivity, and advances of mobile phones. This article also focuses on the discussion about people's dependence on, attachment and addiction to mobile phones, social problems that mobile phones generate, and how people value mobile phone use.

Factors Affecting Mobile Phone Use Among Undergraduate Students in Turkey

2013 ◽  
pp. 234-246
Author(s):  
Ali Acilar
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Young Generation ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Sense Of Security ◽  
The World

Mobile phones are one of the fastest-adopted innovations in history. Globally, mobile phones have rapidly become widespread in most parts of the world, especially among the young generation. Young people constitute an important and significant part of mobile phone users. In this study, the author examined the factors affecting mobile phone use among undergraduate students in a developing country. The research data was collected through a convenience sample of undergraduate students in a public university in Turkey. Exploratory factor analysis was used to examine the underlying factors in mobile phone use. Nine factors are identified from the results of factor analysis such as “Information,” “Attitude,” “Mobility,” “Functional service,” “Entertainment/Relaxation,” “Convenience,” “Fashion,” “Sense of security,” and “Multimedia service”.

The Challenges of Compressing and Streaming Real Time Video Originating from Mobile Devices

2012 ◽  
pp. 1-24
Author(s):  
Ngozi V. Uti ◽  
Richard Fox
Keyword(s):  
Real Time ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Video Compression ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Cell Phone ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Streaming Video ◽  
The World ◽  
Computational Resources ◽  
Efficient Video

In recent years, mobile phones have become the de facto system of communication across the planet. Mobile phones have helped increase economic growth and critical response in many parts of the world. Mobile phones are even being used for data transmission. However, little academic research has been done on the specific problem of streaming real time video originating from the cameras of mobile devices over cell phone networks. There are many factors that complicate this problem including the limited computational resources of mobile phones, the low and variable bandwidth of cell phone networks, and the need for video compression and streaming algorithms that can be supported by both the mobile phones and cell phone networks. This chapter examines the problems involved and discusses on-going research on the topic. The main goal of this chapter is to identify the real time constraints and challenges of compressing and streaming video from mobile devices for the purpose of designing efficient video compression and streaming techniques that are able to work within the constraints of the limited computational resources and bandwidth available to mobile devices.

Green IoT (G-IoT) Ecosystem for Smart Cities

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-37
Author(s):  
Vasaki Ponnusamy ◽  
Bobby Sharma ◽  
Waqas Nadeem ◽  
Goh Hock Guan ◽  
N. Z. Jhanjhi
Keyword(s):  
Internet Of Things ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Green Infrastructure ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Green Energy ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Food Packages ◽  
The World ◽  
Conceptual Study

We are in the era of Industry 4.0 with the world going towards everything, everywhere, and anytime with “things” being enablers of technology. Our world is becoming smarter with everything (mobile phones, cars, TVs) connected to each, having unique addresses and communication mechanisms. It is foreseen that by 2025 every little thing, like pen, paper, food packages, etc., would be operated over the internet by internet of things (IoT) towards a smarter world. However, in order to enable the smart world to be sustainable, IoT should be embarking into energy efficient (green) paradigms. Since IoT is also a key enabler for smart cities, a green-aware design of smart cities could see a potential to create a green IoT ecosystem for smart cities. This ecosystem would comprise the green IoT lifecycle, the six pillars of smart cities, and focusing on the green infrastructure, green applications, and green energy. This conceptual study would motivate researchers embarking into smart city projects and keeping green concepts intact in their design and implementations.

Dual-SIM Phones

2012 ◽  
pp. 462-469
Author(s):  
Dickinson C. Odikayor ◽  
Ikponmwosa Oghogho ◽  
Samuel T. Wara ◽  
Abayomi-Alli Adebayo
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phones ◽  
Mobile Network ◽  
Manufacturing Firms ◽  
User Preference ◽  
Network Services ◽  
Disruptive Technology ◽  
Clear Case ◽  
The World

Dual-SIM mobile phones utilize technology that permits the use of two SIMs at a time. The technology permits simultaneous access to the mobile network services. Its disruptive nature is with reference to the mobile phone market in Nigeria and other parts of the world. Earlier market trend was inclination to “newer” and “better” phones, in favour of established single-SIM mobile phone manufacturers like Nokia and Samsung. Introduction of dual-SIM phones mainly manufactured by Chinese mobile phone manufacturing firms propelled user preference for phones acquisition which permits dual and simultaneous access to mobile network. This technology has compelled its adoption by established manufacturing names in order that they may remain competitive. It is a clear case of a disruptive technology, and this chapter focuses on it need, effects, and disruptive nature.

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