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Robotic hysterectomy: an umbrella review and regional access in the Midlands, UK - Is there inequity?
Keywords Robotic hysterectomy Laparoscopic hysterectomy Open hysterectomy Equity of access Get full text access Log in, subscribe or purchase for full access. References 1. Chadwick, J.R. Extirpation of the uterus by abdominal section Boston Med Surg J. 1875; 93:522-525 2. Classic pages in obstetrics and gynecology. Observations on ovariotomy, statistical and practical. Also, a successful case of entire removal of the uterus, and its appendages. Charles Clay.
Supporting children’s mental health: why it matters
Philippa Williams is Deputy Head of Secondary and Designated Safeguarding Lead at The British International School Bratislava. Today’s world offers many opportunities to children and young people, but it also brings a new set of pressures which can feel overwhelming. Studies are finding higher levels of stress and anxiety in children of all ages and genders. Mental health is not just about “feeling happy”.
Effects of brief exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms on twitter: a randomised controlled experiment
Wright C, Williams P, Elizarova O, et al Effects of brief exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms on twitter: a randomised controlled experiment BMJ Open 2021;11:e045445. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-045445
Effects of brief exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms on twitter: a randomised controlled experiment
Abstract Objectives To assess the effect of exposure to misinformation about e-cigarette harms found on Twitter on adult current smokers’ intention to quit smoking cigarettes, intention to purchase e-cigarettes and perceived relative harm of e-cigarettes compared with regular cigarettes. Setting An online randomised controlled experiment conducted in November 2019 among USA and UK current smokers.
The controversial privacy update that WhatsApp is pushing on India may be banned in Europe
The rollout of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, which critics warn will lead to more data sharing with its parent company Facebook, received a blow on May 13 after German regulators temporarily banned the update. The regulators are now said to be seeking a European Union-wide ban by presenting their case to the European Data Protection Board. WhatsApp users will have noticed a recent intensification of pop-ups nudging them to agree to the app’s new terms of service.
WhatsApp's controversial privacy update may be banned in the EU – but the app's sights are fixed on India
The roll out of WhatsApp’s new privacy policy, which critics warn will lead to more data sharing with its parent company Facebook, received a blow on May 13 after German regulators temporarily banned the update. The regulators are now said to be seeking an EU-wide ban by presenting their case to the European Data Protection Board. WhatsApp users will have noticed a recent intensification of pop-ups nudging them to agree to the app’s new terms of service.
Strategies to tackle extreme speech on WhatsApp must bring together socio-political, digital worlds
As a platform for private messaging, WhatsApp enables the circulation of extreme speech within particular interest groups, and in the format of text, memes and videos that can be forwarded to a user’s contacts. Following researchers Matti Pohjonen and Sahana Udupa, we define online extreme speech as digital acts that seek to polarise opinion, and which may be articulated along the political spectrum.
India’s WhatsApp election: political parties risk undermining democracy with technology
General Elections 2019 WhatsApp has already been used to misinform voters in elections and spread damaging 'fake news' that has led to serious violence By Philippa Williams, Lipika Kamra Last Updated: Wednesday 13 March 2019 India’s 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the “WhatsApp elections”.
Commentary: India's 'Whatsapp election' will fuel the misinformation blame game
LONDON: India’s 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the “WhatsApp elections”. Against a backdrop of rapidly improving internet connectivity and rising smartphone use, the number of people using private messaging service WhatsApp has soared since its India launch in mid-2010 to more than 200 million – more users than in any other democracy. Advertisement And now the country’s political parties are moving to capitalise on this mass communication channel.
India’s ‘WhatsApp Polls’: How Parties Risk Undermining Democracy
India’s ‘WhatsApp Polls’: How Parties Risk Undermining Democracy SHARE, SAVE, COMMENT There’s good reason to think the widespread popularity of WhatsApp in India could have a damaging effect on the election. (Image used for representation only)(Photo: Shruti Mathur/The Quint) Philippa Williams, Queen Mary University of LondonLipika Kamra, OP Jindal Global University00H 00M AGO India’s 2019 Lok Sabha elections are widely anticipated to be the “WhatsApp elections”.
Why WhatsApp could play a more potent role in India’s elections than it has in any other country
India’s 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the “WhatsApp elections”. Against a backdrop of rapidly improving internet connectivity and rising smartphone use, the number of people using private messaging service WhatsApp has soared since its India launch in mid-2010 to more than 200 million – more users than in any other democracy. And now the country’s political parties are moving to capitalise on this mass communication channel.
India's 2019 election is threatened by fake news on WhatsApp
India’s 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the “WhatsApp elections.” Against a backdrop of rapidly improving internet connectivity and rising smartphone use, the number of people using private messaging service WhatsApp has soared since its India launch in mid-2010 to more than 200 million—more users than in any other democracy. And now the country’s political parties are moving to capitalise on this mass communication channel.
India's WhatsApp election: Political parties risk undermining democracy with technology
Home Technology Internet / Consumer & Gadgets March 1, 2019 March 1, 2019 by Philippa Williams And Lipika Kamra, The Conversation Credit: Shutterstock/lidear21/AshTProductions/Dishant Shrivastava/Rawpixel India's 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the "WhatsApp elections".
political parties risk undermining democracy with technology
India’s 2019 national elections are widely anticipated to be the “WhatsApp elections”. Against a backdrop of rapidly improving internet connectivity and rising smartphone use, the number of people using private messaging service WhatsApp has soared since its India launch in mid-2010 to more than 200m – more users than in any other democracy. And now the country’s political parties are moving to capitalise on this mass communication channel.
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