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The problem of obesity in children is an important problem because it could lead other disease. The major challenge in the current childhood obesity prevention is the diversity of information. Not all of the information is a valid medical knowledge, such as some local belief. Therefore, applying the invalid information to children often cause more harm than good. In this work, we present a knowledge...
We introduce an exhaustive collection of Instagram posts tied to locations in the Gulf nation of Qatar, and explore its potential as a source for the study of the native and expat populations, in particular their dietary and health activity. Obesity has taken an epidemic proportion in such fast-developing countries, and we show that, for example, for Arabic-speakers posting from restaurants strongly...
The aim of this position paper is to examine the case for supporting behaviour change in pre-diabetic obese people in order to improve their health. The paper sets out the background and motivation for supporting behaviour change before outlining the relevant literature in this health and wellbeing area. The paper then explores the feasibility of SmartLife — a patient-driven application involving...
Overweight and obesity have become a severe medical and financial societal challenge. Besides an unbalanced caloric intake and expenditure, individual behaviors and lifestyle choices shaped by the social environment, are driving, if not significantly impacting on the global obesity epidemic. This research in progress paper is focused on social comparison theory and presents the design of the mobile...
Many successful social and casual games use techniques in their design that help sustain players' interest over time. The success of these games amongst players who consider themselves ‘non-gamers’ has resulted in the development of applications that attempt to use these same techniques to encourage behavior change in the real world. Most of these applications gamify their sites by adopting a system...
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