Chat Lines Research Articles

Internet-based adherence interventions for treatment of chronic disorders in adolescents.

BackgroundTreatment adherence is a ubiquitous challenge in medicine, particularly in the adolescent population with chronic disorders. Web-based adherence interventions may be particularly useful in adolescents, due to their familiarity with and frequent use of the Internet.ObjectiveTo review web-based interventions used to improve adherence to medication in adolescent patients with chronic disorders.MethodsA PubMed search was performed for full-text, English, clinical trials in adolescents using keywords “adherence” or “compliance”, “Internet” or “web”, and “treatment” from inception until November 2014. Articles were selected if they involved using the Internet to provide support to adolescents to help improve their adherence to treatment, excluding those focused on solely providing medical services through the Internet and articles focusing on preventative care, rather than treatment of an illness.ResultsFourteen studies were found concentrating on chronic adolescent disorders. Interventions included online surveys, physician chat lines, monitoring programs, and interactive programs. All interventions experienced either greater improvement in adherence or another disease control measure or no statistically significant difference compared with the control group (in-clinic visits).LimitationsFew clinical trials studying web-based interventions to improve adherence in adolescents were found. Due to not having one standard outcome measured in all of the studies, it was also difficult comparing the effectiveness of the interventions.ConclusionWeb-based interventions play a role in improving adherence in adolescents with chronic disorders by being more time saving and cost effective compared with in-clinic visits. Further research focusing on adherence interventions using the Internet is necessary to determine the ideal ways of utilizing the Internet to improve adherence in adolescents with chronic disorders.

Application of a Translational Profiling Approach for the Comparative Analysis of CNS Cell Types

Comparative analysis can provide important insights into complex biological systems. As demonstrated in the accompanying paper, translating ribosome affinity purification (TRAP) permits comprehensive studies of translated mRNAs in genetically defined cell populations after physiological perturbations. To establish the generality of this approach, we present translational profiles for 24 CNS cell populations and identify known cell-specific and enriched transcripts for each population. We report thousands of cell-specific mRNAs that were not detected in whole-tissue microarray studies and provide examples that demonstrate the benefits deriving from comparative analysis. To provide a foundation for further biological and in silico studies, we provide a resource of 16 transgenic mouse lines, their corresponding anatomic characterization, and translational profiles for cell types from a variety of central nervous system structures. This resource will enable a wide spectrum of molecular and mechanistic studies of both well-known and previously uncharacterized neural cell populations.

Young women with diabetes: using Internet communication to create stability during life transitions

The aim of the current study was to explore and describe the strategies young women with Type 1 diabetes used to manage transitions in their lives. This paper will describe one aspect of the findings of how women with Type 1 diabetes used the Internet to interact with other people with diabetes and create stability in their lives. Individuals living with diabetes develop a range of different strategies to create stability in their lives and enhance their well-being. Changing social and emotional conditions during life transitions have a major impact on diabetes management. Although the literature indicates that strategies enabling the individuals to cope with transitions are important, they remain under-researched. Using grounded theory, interviews were conducted with 20 women with Type 1 diabetes. Constant comparative data analysis was used to analyse the data and develop an understanding of how young women with Type 1 diabetes used the Internet to create stability in their lives. The findings revealed that the women valued their autonomy and being in control of when and to whom they reveal their diabetic status, especially during life transitions and at times of uncertainty. However, during these times they also required health and social information and interacting with other people. One of the women's main strategies in managing transitions was to use Internet chat lines as a way of obtaining information and communicating with others. This strategy gave women a sense of autonomy, enabled them to maintain their anonymity and interact with other people on their own terms. Having meaningful personal interactions, social support and being able to connect with others were fundamental to the women's well being. Most importantly, preserving autonomy and anonymity during such interactions were integral to the way the women with Type 1 diabetes managed life transitions. Health professionals need to explore and incorporate Internet communication process or anonymous help lines into their practice as a way to assist people manage their diabetes.

Granice społecznej tolerancji

The Internet, a network covering the majority of the world, changes the way we create and exchange information. What is its potential to change the way people interact and express themselves? New media enable those with a particular interest to communicate with each other instantly, whatever the vehicle may be: chat lines, news groups, replies through email, or even browsing on each other’s web sites. Individuals interested in very specific and obscure research can interact with people focusing on the same subject in another part of the world in no time. This provokes fast changes of sociopolitical notions and a greater variety of human endeavors. Can this be regarded as a benefit to mankind? The author discusses the potential of new media to transgress the traditional boundaries. What are the values that will need to be re-evaluated? Are we closer to a multicultural dialogue or rather to intercultural conflicts? Tolerance and censorship seem to be at the center of the controversy.

What Porn?

What Porn?

Topic Identification in Dynamical Text by Complexity Pursuit

The problem of analysing dynamically evolving textual data has arisen within the last few years. An example of such data is the discussion appearin g in Internet chat lines. In this Letter a recent...

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There's something of an unspoken tendency in the field of conversation analysis to conflate the notion of 'conversation' with that of 'all forms of talk'.1 Hence the very positive efforts in the field to try to find the mechanisms behind what people do when they talk together, whenever they talk together, whoever they may happen to be, whatever the topic, whatever the type of talk. To stress: this is absolutely admirable and a great advance on, to name a few, social semiotics, speech-act theory and formal pragmatics. But is it possible that the various types of talk that we can find inside single conversations may be interesting and significant, not just for analysts but also for those who, as we hope to show, manifestly orient to generic changes within the conversations they are co-constructing?

Productivity Tool and Cognitive Stimulator

Personal computers today are able to play natural sounding human speech and provide full-screen interactive video. Computers can also allow users to communicate globally and to interact with one another in real-time using chat lines, Webcams (Web cameras), etc. Such virtual communication avenues offer opportunities for authentic language use between native and non-native. Furthermore, CD-ROMS used with laptop computers can offer language instruction almost anywhere on demand. With so many possibilities available, broadly speaking, the computer can be used essentially in three ways for language teaching. It can be used to present material to the entire class; it can be used by small groups of learners working collaboratively at the screen, either in the classroom or on a self-access basis; and it can be used as an individual resource either in the classroom or on a self-access basis [1]. Whenever the computer is used in any of the three ways for language teaching, it can be utilized as a productivity tool and as an instrument for promoting higher-order thinking skills—in other words, as a cognitive stimulator. This article considers the role of cognition in language learning and explores constructivism and Bloom's taxonomy of higher-order thinking skills. By noting how computer-assisted language learning (CALL) and cognitive development are linked, we can understand why the computer is under-utilized as a promoter of higher-order thinking skills and suggests ways to remedy that situation for language learning with computers.

Incidence and correlates of pathological Internet use among college students

This study surveyed 277 undergraduate Internet users, a population considered to be high risk for pathological Internet use (PIU), to assess incidence of PIU as well as characteristics of the Internet and of users associated with PIU. Pathological use was determined by responses to 13 questions which assessed evidence that Internet use was causing academic, work or interpersonal problems, distress, tolerance symptoms, and mood-altering use of the Internet. Approximately one-quarter of students (27.2%) reported no symptoms (NO) while 64.7% reported one to three symptoms (Limited Symptoms) and 8.1% reported four or more symptoms (PIU). Based on popular stereotypes as well as previous research, it was predicted that pathological Internet users would more likely be males, technologically sophisticated, use real-time interactive activities such as online games and chat lines, and feel comfortable and competent online. Further, it was hypothesized that pathological users would be more likely to be lonely and to be socially disinhibited online. Partial confirmation of this model was obtained. Pathological users were more likely to be males and to use online games as well as technologically sophisticated sites, but there was no difference in Internet Relay Chat use. Although reported comfort and competence with the Internet was in the expected direction, differences were not significant. Pathological users scored significantly higher on the UCLA Loneliness Scale, and were socially disinhibited online.

The End of the Virtual Community

The End of the Virtual Community

Internet-based model of distance education

The history of distance education began over a hundred years ago. During the Industrial Revolution, technological developments in areas such as transportation and communications led to major advances in the delivery of distance education. Recent developments with Internet technology, such as electronic mail, newsgroups, chat lines and the World Wide Web, have created another revolution in the capacity to deliver high-quality, cost-effective distance education. In order to take full advantage of using Internet-based tools in human resource development (HRD) initiatives such as training and development, there is a need for a clear model that defines the range and types of Internet-based tools available. In this paper Shale and Garrison's model of distance education developed in the late 1980s is updated and critiqued for the late 1990s through the addition of Internet-based distance education tools. If properly understood and implemented, these Internet-based tools can lead to instruction that is highly interactive and learner-centered. The Internet-based model of distance education developed in this paper recognizes that instructional design and delivery influence the way in which content and communication are designed, delivered and received. Finally, the implications of the model for the field of distance education are discussed.

A note on research into the marketing of discreet services

Identifies discreet activities in marketing – defined as a service in which customers keep their interests and participation secret or hidden; such as Manchester’s gay village, betting shops, telephone chat lines, massage parlours, dating agencies and blood sports (to name a few). Cites some of the problems market researchers may encounter in gaining access to any of these establishments and suggests the best method of obtaining access is to develop an open relationship of trust with the staff and customers of the discreet service organization. Provides an example with the case of Sh!, a female only sex shop in London. Proposes alternative means of gaining access to the above‐named establishments – posing as a customer or undertaking some professional work (such as accountancy) for the organization. Raises ethical questions about such a covert approach.

Phone sex is cool chat lines as superconductors

(1996). Phone sex is cool chat lines as superconductors. Women & Performance: a journal of feminist theory: Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 161-177.