Social media big data-based research on the influencing factors of insomnia and spatiotemporal evolution

Insomnia is a prevalent sleep disorder that causes serious harm to individuals and society. It is closely linked to not only personal factors but also social, economic and other factors. This study explores the influencing factors and spatial differentiation of insomnia from the perspective of social media. This paper chose China’s largest social media platform, Sina Weibo, as its data source. Then, based on the collected relevant data of 288 Chinese cities from 2013 to 2017, it explored the impact of economic, social, and environmental factors and an educated population on insomnia. Additionally, the importance and interaction of each influencing factor were analyzed. According to the results, the gross domestic product (GDP), proportion of households connected to the Internet and number of students in regular institutions of higher education are the major factors that influence insomnia, and their influences show obvious spatial nonstationarity. Rapid GDP growth has increased the probability of insomnia, and the positive correlation between the proportion of households connected to the internet and insomnia has strengthened annually. Although the impact of insomnia on college students decreased in some regions, the overall impact was still increasing annually, and spatial nonstationarity was obvious. Properly controlling GDP growth and unnecessary time spent online and guiding people to develop healthy Internet surfing habits and lifestyles will help improve their sleep quality. Our research results will help relevant professionals better understand the distribution of regional insomnia and provide a reference for related departments to formulate regional insomnia prevention and treatment policies

2016 GREAT Day Program

SUNY Geneseo’s Tenth Annual GREAT Day.https://knightscholar.geneseo.edu/program-2007/1010/thumbnail.jp

How do digital transformation and the internet use influence our wellbeing perception?

[EN] Digital transformation and the internet are changing the way people relate to others, but also the way individuals to themselves and their wellbeing perception. In this thesis, there have been examined definitions, affections, and considerations relative to digital transformation, internet, or wellbeing to deepen and understand better the concepts that will take part in our analysis. There, it has been analyzed the internet use among European Countries attending data provided by the European Social Survey (2016) on a sample of more than 34.700 respondents from 18 countries and its relationship with WB perception of individuals. First, it has been examined the individual relationship of WB of people involved in the survey. Sociodemographic factors as age, education, gender, or country have also been considered to analyze differences. The same exercise has been done with internet use data. Second, it has been examined the effect of considering both concepts (internet use and WB) together and interaction between them, for providing more extensive information and understanding. Then, personal values have been introduced. Values influence people's lives and determine individuals' attitude, behavior, relationships with others and themselves, and even their WB perception. Thus, attending personal values and considerations individuals report on the survey, different personal profiles have been defined. And both, internet use and WB concepts, first at an individual level, and secondly considering their interaction, have been examined for each different profile. Finally, results and conclusions that demonstrate personal values and different individuals profile influence the Internet use and WB perception are presented for discussion.[ES] La transformación digital y el uso de internet están cambiando la forma en la que las personas interactúan entre ellas, pero también el modo en el que se relacionan consigo mismo, e incluso su propia percepción del bienestar.En esta tesis, se han examinado las definiciones, afecciones y consideraciones relativas a la transformación digital, internet y/o bienestar para profundizar mejor en los conceptos incluidos en el presente análisis. Además, en base a una muestra de la Encuesta Social Europea (European Social Survey) 2016 en una muestra de más de 34.700 participantes de 18 países, se ha analizado el uso de internet entre países europeos, así como su relación entre la percepción del bienestar de las personas. Así, primero se ha examinado la relación y percepción individual del bienestar de las personas incluidas en la encuesta, analizando factores sociodemográficos tales como edad, educación, género o país para analizar las diferencias entre la muestra poblacional. Dicho ejercicio ha sido replicado en lo que al análisis individual del uso de internet se refiere. En segundo lugar, se ha examinado el efecto de considerar ambos conceptos simultáneamente (uso de internet y bienestar) para analizar la inteacción entre ellos y profundizar en los efectos derivados del mismo. Seguidamente se introducen los valores personales. Los valores influencian la vida de las personas determinando su actitud personal, su comportamiento, la relación con ellos mismos y con los demás, e incluso su propia percepción del bienestar. Así, atendiendo a los valores y consideraciones personales proporcionadas en la encuesta, se han definido distintos perfiles personales, para, seguidamente analizar el impacto de el uso de internet y percepción del bienestar primero a nivel individual para cada perfil, y posteriormente valorar la interacción de la confluencia de ambos y la singularidad de su efecto en cada perfil. Por último, se presentan los resultados y conclusiones identificadas, que demuestran que, los valores personales y los diferentes perfiles personales influencian el uso individual de internet y su percepción del bienestar.[CA] La transformació digital i l'ús d'Internet estan canviant la forma en què les persones interactuen entre si, però també la forma en què es relacionen amb si mateixos, i fins i tot la seva pròpia percepció del benestar. En aquesta tesi s'han examinat les definicions, condicions i consideracions relatives a la transformació digital, Internet i/o benestar, per tal d'aprofundir en els conceptes que s'inclouen en aquesta anàlisi. Partint d'una mostra de l'Enquesta Social Europea (European Social Survey) 2016 amb més de 34.700 participants de 18 països, s'ha analitzat l'ús d'Internet entre els països europeus, així com la seva relació entre la percepció del benestar de les persones. Així, s'ha examinat per primera vegada la relació individual i la percepció del benestar de les persones incloses en l'enquesta, analitzant factors sociodemogràfics com l'edat, l'educació, el gènere o el país per analitzar les diferències existents. Aquest exercici s'ha replicat amb tot alló relatiu a l'anàlisi individual de l'ús d'Internet. En segon lloc, s¿ha examinat l'efecte de considerar els dos conceptes simultàniament (ús d'Internet i benestar) per analitzar l'acció entre ells i aprofundir en els efectes que se'n deriven. També s¿han introduït els valors personals. Els valors influeixen en la vida de les persones mitjançant la determinació de la seva actitud personal, el comportament, la relació amb ells mateixos i els altres, i fins i tot la seva pròpia percepció del benestar. Així, tenint en compte els valors i les consideracions personals previstes en l'enquesta, s'han definit diferents perfils personals, per després analitzar l'impacte de l'ús d'Internet i la percepció del benestar primer a nivell individual per a cada perfil, i posteriorment valorar la interacció de la confluència d'ambdós i la singularitat del seu efecte en cada perfil. Finalment, es presenten els resultats i conclusions identificats, demostrant que els valors personals i els diferents perfils personals influeixen en l'ús individual d'Internet i en la seva percepció de benestar.Femenía Mulet, S. (2020). How do digital transformation and the internet use influence our wellbeing perception? [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/149478TESI

Frontiers in psychodynamic neuroscience

he term psychodynamics was introduced in 1874 by Ernst von Brücke, the renowned German physiologist and Freud’s research supervisor at the University of Vienna. Together with Helmholtz and others, Brücke proposed that all living organisms are energy systems, regulated by the same thermodynamic laws. Since Freud was a student of Brücke and a deep admirer of Helmholtz, he adopted this view, thus laying the foundations for his metapsychology. The discovery of the Default Network and the birth of Neuropsychoanalysis, twenty years ago, facilitated a deep return to this classical conception of the brain as an energy system, and therefore a return to Freud's early ambition to establish psychology as natural science. Our current investigations of neural networks and applications of the Free Energy Principle are equally ‘psychodynamic’ in Brücke’s original sense of the term. Some branches of contemporary neuroscience still eschew subjective data and therefore exclude the brain’s most remarkable property – its selfhood – from the field, and many neuroscientists remain skeptical about psychoanalytic methods, theories, and concepts. Likewise, some psychoanalysts continue to reject any consideration of the structure and functions of the brain from their conceptualization of the mind in health and disease. Both cases seem to perpetuate a Cartesian attitude in which the mind is linked to the brain in some equivocal relationship and an attitude that detaches the brain from the body -- rather than considering it an integral part of the complex and dynamic living organism as a whole. Evidence from psychodynamic neuroscience suggests that Freudian constructs can now be realized neurobiologically. For example, Freud’s notion of primary and secondary processes is consistent with the hierarchical organization of self-organized cortical and subcortical systems, and his description of the ego is consistent with the functions of the Default Network and its reciprocal exchanges with subordinate brain systems. Moreover, thanks to new methods of measuring brain entropy, we can now operationalize the primary and secondary processes and therefore test predictions arising from these Freudian constructs. All of this makes it possible to deepen the dialogue between neuroscience and psychoanalysis, in ways and to a degree that was unimaginable in Freud's time, and even compared to twenty years ago. Many psychoanalytical hypotheses are now well integrated with contemporary neuroscience. Other Freudian and post-Freudian hypotheses about the structure and function of the mind seem ripe for the detailed and sophisticated development that modern psychodynamic neuroscience can offer. This Research Topic aims to provide comprehensive coverage of the latest advances in psychodynamic neuroscience and neuropsychoanalysis. Potential authors are invited to submit papers (original research, case reports, review articles, commentaries) that deploy, review, compare or develop the methods and theories of psychodynamic neuroscience and neuropsychoanalysis. Potential authors include researchers, psychoanalysts, and neuroscientists

Autistic Dreaming: a phenomenological study of dreaming and well-being

Whilst there have been a handful of studies into autism and dreaming, it remains a potentially under-researched area. Studies that have been carried out with autistic participants have demonstrated that there are differences in the sleep architecture that produces dreams and in the content of those dreams. Research into the dreaming experiences of other atypical groups or loosely affiliated communities have shown that this activity may indicate a change in their underlying conditions or may be used to monitor the effectiveness of any therapeutic intervention. If correlations between dreaming and the impact on well-being of autistic people can be demonstrated then this same potential for therapeutic support could be applied. To investigate this gap in knowledge, a Thematic Analysis (TA) approach was used which was later supplemented with an Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). Three participants were recruited using a Semi Structured Interview Questionnaire (SSIQ) and the interviews transcribed for analysis. Following a review of the feedback around this initial pilot, the data collection was moved to an on line survey based on the SSIQ. This reached a wider group of potential participants and a further 90 questionnaires were completed. These responses were prepared for a parallel analysis, all the responses were explored in the descriptive TA and 6 of these were selected for the idiopathic IPA. The data provided by the on line questionnaire offered some quantitative data which was used to highlight the qualitative findings. Initial findings have shown an appreciation of the therapeutic benefits of dreaming and links to waking well-being in a variety of ways. An unexpected finding has been the role of dreaming in the construct of a sense of personal identity and how it is perceived in the sense of an autistic self-hood. The study will provide suggestions for further research in the area

COVID-19 and Environment: Impacts of a Global Pandemic

This is a reprint of the MDPI IJERPH Special Issue entitled "COVID-19 and Environment: Impacts of a Global Pandemic". The reprint consists of 17 papers with different topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic and environmental impacts using data from different countries all over the globe

Development of Telehealth systems and technologies for remote patients’ healthcare.

Telemedicine, or Telehealth, can be defined as the use of the most modern and up- to-date technologies to provide remote healthcare services and information. Through specially developed devices and thanks to the internet and satellite connections, patients and physicians can communicate virtually from anywhere, reaching places and people that other healthcare systems can’t. Over the years, telemedicine has undergone a notable evolution, successfully supporting ordinary medical practice. Telehealth proved to ensure high-quality medical care, greater possibilities for timely diagnosis, reduction of traveling times – especially for patients living in remote areas, or for elderly and/or invalid patients. The research activity focused mainly on seafarers embarked on commercial ships: generally, in these vessels, there is no doctor or medical staff, and the ship can travel the oceans for a long time, far from ports and health facilities. Healthcare onboard ships represent one of the greatest challenges for modern medicine, and the seafarers are the perfect example of remote patients. After carefully understanding the problems and health needs of this population, we have proposed strategies, systems, and technologies to promote an improvement in the health care provided, remotely. The final goal was to create standard models of telemedicine solutions based on scientific research and the experience gained over the years, as well as on the regulations and guidelines in force. This to provide standards for the future development of telemedicine systems and technologies, respecting and taking into account the practical and health needs of citizens.The proposed telehealth services may be effective for remote patients, but even in "non-remote" contexts such as in the ordinary medical/pharmaceutical practice, or in emergencies. The future work can be extended to improve the remote assistance service and explore the services for a larger population, starting from patients living in internal areas, far from health facilities

Chinese herbal medicine for insomnia : evidence and experience

Insomnia, a condition with significant medical consequences, is becoming more and more prevalent worldwide. Hypnotic drugs are associated with dependence, adverse reactions and long-term risks. Psychotherapy is time- and resource-consuming and largely unavailable. As such, many people who present with insomnia also look for alternative treatments. Recent studies show that Chinese herbal medicine (CHM), a traditional herbal medicine based on holistic theories, could be a potential alternative. The aims of this doctoral research were to explore the potential benefits of CHM for the treatment of insomnia and provide guidance in the treatment of insomnia with CHM. For practical reasons, the empirical aspect of the investigation focuses on one specific CHM product, which is Zao Ren An Shen (ZRAS). The research questions include: (1) Is ZRAS a safe and effective treatment for insomnia disorder? (2) How do Chinese medicine clinicians diagnose and treat insomnia with CHM? This doctoral research consists of a narrative review and three major studies: one systematic review, one randomised, placebo-controlled trial and one clinical experience synthesis. In the systematic review, clinical trial that assessed the efficacy and/or safety of ZRAS for insomnia were systematically searched and screened. In the clinical trial, after one week of placebo run-in, 85 participants with insomnia disorder were randomly allocated to either take ZRAS capsule or placebo for four weeks. Insomnia severity, psychological status, fatigue levels, quality of life, subjective sleep parameters, objective sleep parameters, and adverse events were assessed through the intervention period and at a four-weeks follow-up. Both the investigator and the participants were blind to the treatment allocation. In the clinical experience synthesis (CES), clinical experience reports published in the literature, which described treatment of insomnia with CHM, were systematically reviewed and screened. The systematic review shows that ZRAS is safe and effective for insomnia. The randomised trial support ZRAS capsule as a safe and acceptable treatment, yet failed to improve significantly insomnia severity in insomnia patients. These differences may be explained by the poor quality of the studies included in the systematic review. The studies included in the systematic review and the randomised trial both used a standardised intervention approach. However, Chinese medicine clinician recommend an individualised approach, which may contribute to improved outcomes across a broader range of measures