Text Chat Research Articles

Recognizing Multi-Party Epistemic Dialogue Acts During Collaborative Game-Based Learning Using Large Language Models

AbstractUnderstanding students’ multi-party epistemic and topic based-dialogue contributions, or how students present knowledge in group-based chat interactions during collaborative game-based learning, offers valuable insights into group dynamics and learning processes. However, manually annotating these contributions is labor-intensive and challenging. To address this, we develop an automated method for recognizing dialogue acts from text chat data of small groups of middle school students interacting in a collaborative game-based learning environment. Our approach utilizes dual contrastive learning and label-aware data augmentation to fine-tune large language models’ underlying embedding representations within a supervised learning framework for epistemic and topic-based dialogue act classification. Results show that our method achieves a performance improvement of 4% to 8% over baseline methods in two key classification scenarios. These findings highlight the potential for automated dialogue act recognition to support understanding of how meaning-making occurs by focusing on the development and evolution of knowledge in group discourse, ultimately providing teachers with actionable insights to better support student learning.

Concept and development of a telemedical supervision system for anesthesiology in operating rooms using the interoperable communication standard ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC.

Discussion of a telemedical supervision system for anesthesiology in the operating room using the interoperable communication protocol SDC. Validation of a first conceptual demonstrator and highlight of strengths and weaknesses. The system includes relevant medical devices, a central anesthesia workstation (AN-WS), and a remote supervision workstation (SV-WS) and the concept uses the interoperability standard ISO/IEEE 11073 SDC. The validation method involves a human patient simulator, and the system is tested in an intervention study with 16 resident anesthetists supervised by a senior anesthetist. This study presents a novel tele-supervision system that enables remote patient monitoring and communication between anesthesia providers and supervisors. It is composed of connected medical devices via SDC, a central AN-WS and a mobile remote SV-WS. The system is designed to handle multiple ORs and route the data to a single SV-WS. It enables audio/video connections and text chatting between the workstations and offers the supervisor to switch between cameras in the OR. Through a validation study the feasibility and usefulness of the system was assessed. Validation results highlighted, that such system might not replace physically present supervisors but is able to provide supervision for scenarios where supervision is currently not available or only under adverse circumstances.

An exploratory study on second language learner engagement in different types of interactive tasks in video-chat and text-chat communication

Abstract This study investigated 48 Hong Kong English as a second language (ESL) learners’ engagement in three types of interactive tasks conducted via video chat or text chat. The learners, paired with their university friends, completed a descriptive task, a narrative task, and a decision-making task. They were randomly assigned to either the video-chat or text-chat group and were interviewed about their emotional engagement in each task immediately after task performance. The findings revealed that both groups of learners were behaviourally the least engaged but cognitively the most engaged in the decision-making task. They experienced positive emotions during the descriptive task, but fewer reported positive emotions in the other two tasks. The text-chat group was the most socially engaged in the decision-making task. Furthermore, the video-chat group was behaviourally and emotionally more engaged than the text-chat group. These findings have implications for task design and selection in computer-mediated communication.

Smartphone use and social media addiction in undergraduate students

Background Children’s use of social media has increased significantly over the past decade. As a result, they are susceptible to smartphone addiction. In particular, parents' and children's well-being and behaviors are negatively affected by smartphone addiction. Such addiction likely affects both physical performance and lifestyle. Adolescents utilize their smartphones while performing other tasks. The secondary task might divert attention away from the primary task. Reaction time is the combination of brain processing and muscular movement. Texting or communicating on a smartphone while performing another task may affect reaction time. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of smartphone use on reaction time in undergraduate students who were addicted to smartphones. Methods The Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) was used to assign 64 undergraduate students to the smartphone addiction group (n = 32) and the control group (n = 32). The reaction time (RT) of an organism is used to determine how rapidly it responds to stimuli. All participants were examined on the RT test under three conditions: no smartphone use (control), texting, and chatting on a smartphone. Participants were questioned by smartphone through text message or chat with the support of a researcher during the texting and conversation conditions. While responding to the questions, the participant was administered an RT test. Results The results showed that smartphone addiction tends to have a reduced influence on reaction time when compared to the control group. Also, texting or conversing on a smartphone while doing other work had a substantial impact on reaction time in the undergraduates. Conclusions Combining smartphone use with other activities tends to reduce undergraduate students' reaction time.

Forensic Analysis of the WhatsApp Application Using the National Institute of Justice Framework

The advancement of communication media has rapidly evolved with the emergence of various communication applications on smartphones, which have now surpassed mere communication functions to become complex social media platforms. This change has transformed the way we interact, not only through messages and voice but also through the exchange of videos and images. However, along with these developments, there has been a surge in digital crimes such as defamation, fraud, and drug trafficking. This investigation aims to compare the performance of forensic tools in obtaining digital evidence by utilizing applications like Mobiledit, Belkasoft, Mobile Forensic SPF, and Magnet Axiom, and by applying the National Institute of Justice framework, which consists of five stages: identification, collection, examination, analysis, and reporting. The output of the investigation is presented through reports and evidence, resulting in text chat files, contacts, images, audio, and view-once images. Forensic tools have a 100% success rate in finding pieces of evidence. The comparison of the four tools showed different percentages: Mobiledit Forensic 40%, Magnet Axiom 80%, Belkasoft 60%, and Mobile Forensic SPF 60% in obtaining evidence. Digital evidence can be used as strong support in court proceedings.

KEMAMPUAN LITERASI BAHASA INDONESIA PELAKU UMKM PRODUK LOKAL BADUI PADA TOKO ONLINE DAN E-COMMERCE TOKOPEDIA

The indigenous Badui community is known for its strict customs; among other things, prohibitions on schools and the use of technology in daily life so it is not surprising that the majority of Badui people cannot write, especially the Badui Dalam indigenous community and the older generation of the Badui Luar community. As time goes by, the Badui Luar indigenous people are starting to openup using technology in the form of cell phones and the internet. The use of cell phones and the internet among the Badui Luar indigenous community is not only for communication, but also for trading. Initially, the use of social media by the Badui indigenous community was Facebook and Instagram for trading. In the last year, some of them have started using e-commerce. The use of social media indirectly becomes a learning medium for the indigenous Badui Luar community to write because like it or not they have to communicate in writing with consumers in the form of chat texts and create product descriptions in the online shops they own. However, due to their limited ability to write and speak Indonesian well, they often experience communication barriers with consumers which ultimately impacts the success of buying and selling transactions. The objectives to be achieved in this research include: (1) knowing the ability of small business owner local Badui to write sentences, (2) knowing the ability of small business owner in understanding sentences or short conversation texts and responding to chats in writing. This research is a development of the research results of Saleh Abas (2006) which states that a person's ability to write is determined by accuracy in using languageelements, organizing discourse in the form of an essay, accuracy in using language, and choosing the words used to write. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The research subjects were local Badui product who already had online shops on Tokopedia e-commerce. The sample obtained by purposive sampling consisted of 10 small business owner who already had an online shop on Tokopedia e-commerce with the status still active. Research data was obtained based on 26 texts describing local Badui products; including woven cloth, koja bags, palm sugar and tutu coffee. This data is to determine sentence structure, diction, punctuation, and creativity in creating sentences. The data analysis technique uses descriptive analysis based on product description text. The results of the research show that 6 out of 10 small business owner who are local Badui products have quite good writing skills, but are not good in terms of grammar, diction, punctuation and creativity in creating sentences. The conclusions from this research show that the Indonesian language literacy skills of small business owner local Badui product are quite good even though they have not received formal education.

Examining beginner Spanish learners' interactions during text chat: Self‐monitoring and the impact of metacognitive instruction

AbstractText chat facilitates L2 use by providing learners with extended time to plan, monitor, and process production during interactional tasks. However, learners may not naturally take advantage of these affordances, especially for providing peer feedback. This study used video‐enhanced chat scripts to examine the behavior of beginner L2 Spanish learners (n = 46) completing decision‐consensus tasks via text chat, investigating how learners interacted with the medium to self‐monitor by deleting text before sending. Learners were also differentially assigned to receive metacognitive instruction (MI) to learn ways to provide corrective feedback to peers or engage in language‐related episodes (LREs). Results showed that all learners frequently used text chat's affordances to self‐correct and also integrated technology to resolve LREs (creating technology‐assisted LREs). However, MI did not have a significant impact on the production of corrective feedback or LREs, potentially due to attentional resources expended during self‐correction. These findings suggest that completing task‐based activities within text chat may be beneficial for promoting beginner learners' linguistic processing and integrating technology to facilitate discussion of L2 form but less impactful for promoting peer feedback.

Abstract B021: Quitxt research study: A mobile messaging intervention to promote smoking cessation among young adult smokers in South Texas

Abstract Background: Despite major advances in tobacco control and treatment, tobacco use remains the single largest preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in the US. Smoking prevalence is highest among Texas young adults (ages 18-29), especially those with lower education and income and those living in rural areas, like Latinos. About 19.2% of Latinos ages 18-29 in the study areas are current smokers, putting them at higher risk of cancer and other tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Young adults are heavy users of smartphones, text messaging, social media chats, and other mobile social media, providing a remarkable opportunity for innovation in the delivery of health promotion interventions to reduce health disparities in this large and rapidly growing racial/ethnic population. This research study aims to assess the effectiveness of Quitxt, our culturally appropriate mobile smoking cessation program. Quitxt – launched by our interdisciplinary research team using proven social cognitive, motivational interviewing, and brief intervention methods for promoting behavior change – blends bilingual text and social media messaging for smoking cessation tailored to the language and culture of young adult smokers in our vulnerable region of South Texas. The team also adapted the program to the Primary Care and Mays Cancer Center patient population, and it is currently being implemented. Quitxt has not been tested in a research study, as its creation as an evidence-based cancer prevention service for young adult smokers was supported by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. Methods: The proposed 5-year study involves a 2-group parallel randomized controlled trial with 4 assessments (baseline, 1, 3, and 6 months) and will recruit 1,200 young adult Latino smokers: 1)The intervention group will receive Quitxt (text messaging or chat); and 2) the usual care group will receive abbreviated text messaging with health promotion-related content, including smoking cessation and referral to the Texas DSHS cessation program YesQuit. Smoking cessation will be validated via biological tests for those who report smoking cessation at the study follow-ups. We hypothesize that the group receiving the Quitxt intervention will achieve significantly higher smoking cessation rates than the group receiving usual care. Results: The proposed intervention will mark the first significant study to assess the effectiveness of an innovative, bilingual, culturally, and linguistically appropriate mobile cessation intervention tailored to young adult Latinos living in South Texas by enhancing their skills development, competence, and self-efficacy to initiate and maintain cessation. Conclusion: This study will advance public health by testing the effectiveness of a scalable, evidence-based, easily disseminated, and adaptable intervention with potentially broad national reach to help young adults stop smoking and reduce smoking-related cancer and chronic disease morbidity and mortality and their associated healthcare costs. Citation Format: Patricia Chalela, Vivian Cortez, Sandra Sivak, Armida Flores, Martha De La Mora, Zully Garcia, Byeongyeob Choi, Edgar Muñoz, Cliff Despres, Alfred L. McAlister, Qurathul Ahmed, Audrey Cordova, Maria I. Sung-Cuadrado, Luis F. Velez, Sahak Kaghyan, Rahul Mundlamuri, David Akopian, Amelie G. Ramirez. Quitxt research study: A mobile messaging intervention to promote smoking cessation among young adult smokers in South Texas [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2024 Sep 21-24; Los Angeles, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2024;33(9 Suppl):Abstract nr B021.

Архитектурные подходы и технологические решения в создании инновационных веб-приложений для голосовых и текстовых чатов. Анализ, перспективы и реализация

The article provides a detailed examination of the technologies used in an innovative service that implements voice and text chats as a web application, using an already implemented solution as an example. The main focus is on analyzing the architectural and technological solutions employed in the development of innovative web applications for voice and text chats. The article extensively discusses the functional capabilities, scalability of such systems. The service, provisionally named “Voice and Text Chat Service in the Context of Import Substitution”, serves as the object of analysis. Despite its functional similarities and user experience with leading communication platforms such as Discord, Telegram, and VKontakte, it is developed with specific requirements and the latest technologies in web development in mind. The article meticulously reviews the key components of the system, including server logic, client applications, and data infrastructure. Special attention is given to the integration of modern technologies into real products, including the use of cloud services, microservices architecture, and contemporary frameworks and protocols. The analysis covers not only technical aspects but also issues of usability, accessibility, and inclusivity, enabling the creation of more effective services that meet user needs. The article also highlights potential directions for further development of such platforms and presents examples of best practices in this field.

Communicate, support and integrate: strategies to improve engagement with cardiac rehabilitation

Abstract Background Factors beyond Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR) service continue to negatively impact CR attendance and programme completion. Intrapersonal, socioeconomic, health perception/co-morbidity and logistical factors can have a significant impact on CR uptake. During the COVID-19 pandemic many services reconsidered their approach and utilised novel but more flexible delivery solutions (1). As clinical services remodel post-COVID we sought to incorporate the patient perspective. Purpose To identify and co-design strategies to improve engagement with CR. Methods Experience Based Co-Design (EBCD) is a Codesign methodology that incorporates the experiences of patients, caregivers and service providers (2). The project involved staff, patients and caregivers linked to CR across the region. In an iterative process, a literature review followed by focus groups and co-design workshops were conducted by the research team during 2019-2021. Results The co-design workshops identified numerous multifaceted issues in relation to engagement with CR. These can be described in three distinct themes. Communicate Misunderstandings about CR content and efficacy persist amongst patients and the public. Health Care Professionals must streamline, and focus information provided to patients in order to highlight the multifaceted benefits of CR, a patient-led information video for patients and public was produced and shared through CR networks. Support Patients require additional emotional and social support following a cardiac event. Significant concerns described by patients relate to family, work, socialising and future health. A supportive, facilitated discussion was warranted and a brief cardiac intervention (CABIN) was developed and will be tested in a feasibility trial. Integrate Following COVID-19 patients are more receptive to hybrid approaches to delivering CR. Diverse options for delivery of CR should be integrated into standard practice. Patient suggestions included online learning modules, social exercise, video libraries, online support meetings, text chat facilities, and regionally specific webpages. The study resulted in three key outputs; a short regional information video, a regional webpage and the brief supportive intervention, CABIN. Conclusion Co-designing with staff and patients provides relevant and important information about highlighting the importance of and accessing and delivering a service which can be incorporated into future service changes.

Perception and Acceptance of Telemedicine Use in Health Care Among the General Public in China: Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.

The COVID-19 pandemic is bringing about substantial changes in health care systems, leading to a significant shift toward telemedicine for the delivery of health care services. This study aims to examine the relationship between perceived usefulness and ease of use of telemedicine services and their association with the behavioral intention to use telemedicine. An anonymous cross-sectional survey was conducted in China. Partial least squares structural equation modeling was used to determine significant predictors of intention to use telemedicine consultation. Types of illnesses that favored seeking telemedicine consultation, as well as the most preferred platform for conducting telemedicine consultations, were also investigated. In total, 1006 participants completed the survey. A total of 44.3% (n=446) reported being very likely and 49.3% (n=496) reported being likely to seek telemedicine consultation. Overall, the majority of participants expressed strong agreement or agreement regarding the perceived usefulness of telemedicine. Likewise, the majority indicated strong agreement or agreement when it came to their perception of the ease of using telemedicine. In the partial least squares structural equation modeling, perceived usefulness (β=0.322; P<.001) and perceived ease of use (β=0.118; P=.01) were significantly associated with a higher likelihood of seeking telemedicine consultation. A considerable number of participants expressed willingness to use telemedicine services for various medical conditions, particularly respiratory (n=340, 33.8%), skin (n=316, 31.4%), and musculoskeletal issues (n=316, 31.4%) while showing less interest in seeking telemedicine consultations for reproductive health (n=44, 4.4%) and cancer (n=64, 6.4%). The majority preferred video chat (n=443, 44%) and text chat (n=317, 31.5%) as their most preferred platforms for telemedicine consultation, while a smaller proportion preferred telephone (n=193, 19.2%) and email (n=53, 5.3%). Telemedicine has the potential to play a larger role in China's health care system. The preferences for certain platforms over others may influence service design and implementation.

ENGAGEMENT AND ATTRITION IN A TELEHEALTH SERVICE FOR HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS. A SINGLE CENTER EXPERIENCE

Objective: To investigate engagement with blood pressure telemonitoring and counselling (BPTM) in patients with hypertension (HTN) and its predictors. Design and method: Patients with uncontrolled HTN (office systolic (S) BP &gt;140 mm Hg) were recruited consecutively in a large reference center. Only patients who were motivated and willing to participate were included. The telehealth system consisted of a home BP telemonitoring service and an on-demand text chat with the patient's attending physician. The BPTM continued for 3 months with mandatory baseline and follow-up visits, as well as completion of the HYPE (HYpertension imPact quEstionnaire) to assess quality of life. Patients who did not report BP readings for 2 weeks + after 2 alerts were termed ’quit’. Others comprised the ’continued’ group. Results: A total of 92 patients were included in the final analysis (median age 43 years, 69 men, 49 at low-intermediate CVD risk). At baseline, median office SBP was 155 mm Hg (150;162) and office diastolic (DBP) was 95 mm Hg (90;102). Over the 3 months, SBP and DBP decreased significantly (-16 and -11 mm Hg, respectively; p &lt;0.001 for both). There was a greater reduction in SBP at home (-8 mm Hg from 1 week to 3 months, p &lt;0.001). A total of 43 patients continued BPTM and 48 patients discontinued BP telemonitoring (85% of them after 1 month). The groups were well matched for age, sex, and baseline BP. The δSBP did not differ between the two groups, nor did the median number of questions (3 consultations/patient). Higher baseline office SBP (β = 0.03, p = 0.043) and male sex (β = 1.15, p = 0.041) were predictors of high engagement with the telehealth service after adjustment for other covariates. Quality of life at 3 months was higher in the ’continuing’ patients. (δ+8 points HYPE). Conclusions: Telemonitoring and remote counseling are effective in patients with HTN. Even when patients are motivated to use telehealth, more than half of them discontinue during the first months, predominantly female patients with mild uncontrolled HTN. Patients who continue BPTM experience a higher quality of life.

Empowering Nonverbal Communication: A Comprehensive Examination of Sign Language Recognition Systems and Implementation of Interpretation

This paper provides a analysis of previous research on sign language recognition systems and their impact on Providing meaningful interaction among non-verbal individuals. It introduces a real-time sign language interpreter that translates text into gestures and vice-versa, accommodating regional sign languages and promoting personal expression. In a manner distinct from previous systems, it emphasizes individualization and includes text chat features for seamless communication. By enabling users to create and share their own gestures, it Promotes cultural diversity and authentic self-expression, promoting inclusivity and empowerment within the non-verbal community. This innovative solution also alleviates the pressure on non-verbal communication users to perform gestures in front of a camera for accurate recognition, addressing issues with outdated sign languages and the lack of personal sign gestures. Key Word: Sign Language Recognition, Text-to-sign Translation, Sign Language Interpreter, Sign Language Evolution, Recognition Models, Recognition Techniques.

"Imagine a place:" Power and intimacy in fandoms on Discord

With over 300 million users, the voice, video, and text chat application Discord has been steadily emerging as a dominant site of fan communities and practices. As the platform continues to grow and to court audiences beyond the site's gaming origins, fans have flocked to the site. To critically consider how fandom has developed on Discord, we analyze how power structures and intimacies between and across fandoms are constructed across three levels on the platform. At the smallest scale, rules, roles, and fan practices within individual Discord servers afford the explicit hierarchization of fans and the regulation of fan discourses. Next, Discord's subscription services encourage economic and cultural competition across and between servers of the same fan text. Finally, fan practices and discourses stretch across the entire Discord platform, connecting seemingly disparate fandoms through a variety of fan activities. By examining how fan practices and the platform's affordances constitute power structures and intimacies across these three levels, we provide a primer on the affordances and critical sites of inquiry on the ever-expanding Discord platform.

An online community of interns: Examining the music student teaching seminar in a virtual setting

Communities of Practice are integral as a network for engaging in regular interactions, sharing resources, and offering support. As online collegiate communities continue to expand, exploration of virtual courses—specifically, the music student teaching seminar—seems necessary. The purpose of this instrumental case study was to describe music student teachers’ (MSTs, N = 20) and instructors’ experiences in a virtual music student teaching seminar in the United States. Data collection included (a) observations of weekly seminar meetings; (b) focus group interviews with MSTs and seminar instructors; (c) text chat transcripts from virtual meetings and the class Facebook® group; and (d) course documents. Findings highlight the successes and challenges of developing, instructing, and facilitating the seminar in a virtual space, the perceived impact of online chat platforms/functions as an instructional and reflective tool, the benefits of regular seminar meetings, and participants’ perceived purpose of the music student teaching seminar.

Smartphone use and social media addiction in undergraduate students

Background Children’s use of social media has increased significantly over the past decade. As a result, they are susceptible to smartphone addiction. In particular, parents' and children's well-being and behaviors are negatively affected by smartphone addiction. Such addiction likely affects both physical performance and lifestyle. Adolescents utilize their smartphones while performing other tasks. The secondary task might divert attention away from the primary task. Reaction time is the combination of brain processing and muscular movement. Texting or communicating on a smartphone while performing another task may affect reaction time. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the influence of smartphone use on reaction time in undergraduate students who were addicted to smartphones. Methods The Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Version (SAS-SV) was used to assign 64 undergraduate students to the smartphone addiction group (n = 32) and the control group (n = 32). The reaction time (RT) of an organism is used to determine how rapidly it responds to stimuli. All participants were examined on the RT test under three conditions: no smartphone use (control), texting, and chatting on a smartphone. Participants were questioned by smartphone through text message or chat with the support of a researcher during the texting and conversation conditions. While responding to the questions, the participant was administered an RT test. Results The results showed that smartphone addiction tends to have a reduced influence on reaction time when compared to the control group. Also, texting or conversing on a smartphone while doing other work had a substantial impact on reaction time in the undergraduates. Conclusions Combining smartphone use with other activities tends to reduce undergraduate students' reaction time.

Predicting compliance: Leveraging chat data for supervised classification in experimental research

Behavioral and experimental economics have conventionally employed text data to facilitate the interpretation of decision-making processes. This paper introduces a novel methodology, leveraging text data for predictive analytics rather than mere explanation. We detail a supervised classification framework that interprets patterns in chat text to estimate the likelihood of associated numerical outcomes. Despite the unique advantages of experimental data in correlating textual and numerical information for predictive modeling, challenges such as limited sample sizes and potential data skewness persist. To address these, we propose a comprehensive methodological framework aimed at optimizing predictive modeling configurations, particularly in small experimental behavioral research datasets. We also present behavioral experimental data from a preregistered tax evasion game (n=324), demonstrating that chat behavior is not influenced by experimenter demand effects. This establishes chat text as an unbiased variable, enhancing its validity for prediction. Our findings further indicate that beliefs about others’ dishonesty, lying attitudes, and risk preferences significantly impact compliance decisions.

Effective Smartphone Application Use for Postoperative Management of Moyamoya Disease.

Continuous and careful management is necessary after revascularization surgery for moyamoya disease (MMD). The postoperative information has been shared in person or by telephone and emails among doctors; however, this is not always efficient. We aimed to describe the feasibility of remote diagnosis and text chats using a smartphone application on postoperative MMD management. Twenty consecutive patients who underwent combined direct and indirect revascularization for MMD were prospectively investigated in this study. In ten patients, the operator viewed postoperative images uploaded on a smartphone screen using the Join application (Allm Inc., Tokyo, Japan). The doctors shared the radiological findings and treatment plans using the group text chat function and performed postoperative management. We evaluated the intermodality agreements of radiological findings between the smartphone screen and conventional viewer. Postoperative courses were compared between the two patient groups that used or did not use the application. All postoperative images were uploaded to the cloud server and the operator viewed them remotely on the smartphone screen without restriction of location. Detected abnormal findings were cerebral hyperperfusion (CHP), CHP-related watershed shift phenomenon, fluid-attenuated inversion recovery cortical hyperintensity, high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging, CHP-related crossed cerebellar diaschisis, and hypoperfusion. Radiological agreement between the modalities was good in all cases, and additional findings were not obtained on the conventional viewer. The postoperative courses of the Join group were as good as those of the control group. Remote radiological diagnosis and text chat using a smartphone application were feasible and useful for efficient and safe postoperative MMD management.

PELATIHAN PENGGUNAAN PLATFORM MICROSOFT SEBAGAI MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN DARING

The unconducive pandemic situation has greatly affected various aspects of human life, including education. Learning that used to be done face-to-face must change to online learning. Online learning is distance learning based on internet network technology such as video conference, video call or text chat. The ability to use devices that can support the online learning process is needed by students in order to have a better learning experience. An application that can facilitate students in collaborating, communicating, and sharing learning documents is Microsoft Teams. Based on the results of the perception test conducted, it was found that the participants were familiar with several software that support online learning process. But for Microsoft platform itself, they are not familiar with and understand its use. To overcome the students' problems, a service activity was carried out to provide training on the use of Microsoft Teams application. Training activities were carried out twice and the evaluation process was carried out by giving assignments and working on pre-test and post-test questions. Various features from Microsoft are used by the students for online learning, including conversation features, meeting, cloud storage (onedrive), collaboration on the same worksheet in Microsoft Office, and so on. From the results of working on pre-test and post-test questions, it shows that there is an increase in students' skills in using the Microsoft Teams application.

Examining technology use and mental health among parents with newborns in the intensive care unit during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study

ObjectivesTo investigate the relationship between pandemic-related stressors, mental health, and technology use among parents of hospitalized infants during the COVID-19 pandemic. MethodsA cross-sectional study of 47 participants who had an infant in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) during the pandemic was completed. Participants ranked several statements on a Likert scale to assess mental health, technology use, and COVID-19-related stress during their infant's stay in the NICU. ResultsMental health wellness scores were negatively associated with COVID-19-related stress (rs − 0.40, p = .015). The most prevalent stressor was hospital visitation restriction. Higher COVID-19-related stress was associated with greater use of text and video chat [(rs0.35, p = 0.016) and (rs0.33, p = .025)]. Enjoyment of technology use and access to technology were positively associated with higher mental health wellness scores [(rs0.42, p = .003) and (rs0.38, p = .009)]. ConclusionsSocial uses of technology were valuable in a cohort of parents with infants hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic. InnovationTechnology is a tool that can help parents cope with the stress of having a hospitalized infant. Digital literacy and technology access should be promoted in the post-pandemic landscape to help parents of infants in the NICU attain more benefit from these resources.