Moving Announcement
Posted on August 27th, 2008 by Kele Ding
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Internet Addiction
Posted on June 23rd, 2008 by Kele Ding
23 Jun 2008
Internet addiction is a “clinical disorder”, says The Daily Telegraph. The newspaper quotes a leading psychiatrist who suggests that “obsessive internet use is a public health problem, which is so serious it should be officially recognised as a clinical disorder”.
The editorial which sparked this news story is a one-page opinion piece which responds to a call for work exploring the criteria for the diagnosis of psychiatric conditions. Any suggestions were to be considered by the American Psychiatric Association for inclusion in an update to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Health Disorders, currently known as DSM-IV.
This editorial has effectively put the case for more research into internet addiction. For any emerging clinical or policy issue, getting agreement from experts on accurate and consistent diagnostic criteria is an important first step, and this editorial will be a component of that process. It is not clear from this paper what the extent of the problem is in the UK.
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Medical News Today News Article
Posted on June 20th, 2008 by Kele Ding
June 19, 2008
A collection of twelve online meeting options for every budget.
AIM Pro
– A professional version of AIM that allows for web meetings powered by WebEx http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WebEx that can also incorporate video conferencing.
BeamYourScreen – Show your screen to one or many with the ability to hide portions of your screen, switch presenters, use a pointer, remote control of other systems and more.
eBlvd.com – eBlvd’s web meeting system includes integrated VoIP for teleconfrencing as you go over demos and presentations.
eZmeeting.com – Allows you to share files such as PDFs, spread sheets, 2D models, 3D models and more interactively while chatting over an exclusive instant messenger system.
Glance.net – The only person who needs to install anything is the host, all attendees can just use a browser, making it as simple as possible for the the other users.
GoToMeeting.com – Winner of PC Magazine http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PC_Magazine Editor’s Choice award for two years running, GoToMeeting allows you to hold meetings, demo products and more.
LiveLook.net – Offers by-the-minute pricing or monthly subscriptions to fit any budget. Also has the ability to add screen sharing to your Web site for demos.
Netviewer.net – Aimed at the corporate user, Netviewer can handle as many as 1,000 participants at a time while offering meeting and training environments.
Persony.com – Charges a one time fee of $99 for their brandable flash-based meeting tool that requires no client download.
Vyew.com – Allows up to 20 real-time participants in your meeting for free. Also offers online whiteboards, file exchanges and training sessions for a total collaborative workspace.
WebEx.com – One of the most well-known names in online meetings software, it allows you to share everything on your desktop with ease along with VoIP and telephone conferencing support.
Zoho Meeting – You can have all of your normal meetings, offer support to your customers, run demos and more, but you can also embed their meetings in blogs and web sites.
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Articles in Chinese published in an American Journal
Posted on June 19th, 2008 by Kele Ding
Sounds odd to you? According to Becky Smith of American Association for Health Education, professionals in China now have an option to submit their manuscripts to IEJHE in Chinese. They can submit to www.journalsubmit.com, and the journal is on the AAHPERD or AAHE website.
Somehow it is a privilege for Chinese professionals to publish their research articles in an American professional journal. However, for most of them, this brings up extra work such as translation or requires a rare skill as English writing. Often, they have to rely on helps from bilingual professionals in the United States to write or rewrite for them. Now, this language barrier seems to be minimized. Professionals in the United States who have worked with their Chinese counterparts in China can also give support of letting Chinese professionals write up their researches in their language and yet publish in the United States rather than take over the first place in authorship to write an English version.
Details are yet to learn. But this is good news, for professionals in China and in the United States. Cheers!
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