Showing posts with label apps. Show all posts
Showing posts with label apps. Show all posts
Wednesday, February 8, 2017
More apps less flu
More apps less flu
Of course, less flu could be just the result of fewer mutations in bugs, warmer weather and more vaccinations. Yet the power of good software - such as google flu trends, twitter-based trackers and numerous apps can not be underestimated. Thanks to these tools, we are now more aware (and more afraid).
The flu is inherently social?. "Nip the flu in the bud by spreading information, not germs, through the social network", says Flu Alert app. and lets you sort your friends by their flu exposures. Virtual flu in Fluville is promoting healthy habits by showing how flu can spread. Fluspotter lets you exchange warnings with your facebook friends, Flutracking reads your e-mails, while Influ takes your voice messages and shares it with users around the world. Biodisapora is tracking disease outbreaks by monitoring air travel. Sickweather scans Twitter and Facebook posts, and Germtrax lets you also sync with Foursquare and Google+ to geo-locate your wereabouts while being sick - with one of 6067 sicknesses available in their database.
According to multiple research studies, flu-related Internet searches, use of certain phrases on Twitter and Facebook posts peak 1-2 weeks earlier than the epidemic curve and align reasonably well with CDC data.
Social media is a noisy but powerful adjunct to surveillance systems based on official sources. It gives us an opportunity of contributing to the communitys common good. It raises our awareness, but is not sufficient on its own. Many other factors increase our individual risks. Air travel. Or stress (havent you noticed flu season in Greece was the worst in the world this year?) Age and food, too.
Aurametrix is a personal health analysis system that tackles this problem with an integrative approach. It aligns your medical history and historical CDC information with your food, mood and amount of sleep. It looks at all environmental predictions for today telling you if pollen, mold spores or air quality are more likely to be the reason for your symptoms, or if it is the rise in infectious diseases in your area. Aurametrix relies on a range of official sources and social media predictions. The data are constantly updated and refined, and causes linked with effects.
REFERENCES
Dugas, A., Hsieh, Y., Levin, S., Pines, J., Mareiniss, D., Mohareb, A., Gaydos, C., Perl, T., & Rothman, R. (2012). Google Flu Trends: Correlation With Emergency Department Influenza Rates and Crowding Metrics Clinical Infectious Diseases, 54 (4), 463-469 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir883
Manago, Adriana M., Taylor, T., Greenfield, P.M. Me and my 400 friends: The anatomy of college students Facebook networks, their communication patterns, and well-being. (2012) Developmental Psychology, Jan 30. doi: 10.1037/a0026338
Signorini A, Segre AM, Polgreen PM. The use of Twitter to track levels of disease activity and public concern in the U.S. during the influenza A H1N1 pandemic. PLoS One. 2011 May 4;6(5):e19467. PMID: 21573238
Ginsberg J, et al. Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data. (2009) Nature 457, 1012–1014.
Ortiz JR, et al. Monitoring influenza activity in the United States: A comparison of traditional surveillance systems with Google Flu Trends. PLoS ONE 6(4):e18687. 2011.
Christakis NA, et al. Social network sensors for early detection of contagious outbreaks. PLoS ONE 5(9):e12948. 2010.
Malik MT, Gumel A, Thompson LH, Strome T, Mahmud SM. "Google flu trends" and emergency department triage data predicted the 2009 pandemic H1N1 waves in Manitoba. Can J Public Health. 2011 Jul-Aug;102(4):294-7. PMID: 21913587
Collier N, Son NT, Nguyen NM. OMG U got flu? Analysis of shared health messages for bio-surveillance. J Biomed Semantics. 2011 Oct 6;2 Suppl 5:S9. PMID: 22166368
Basak P. Development of an online tool for public health: the European Public Health Law Network.
Public Health. 2011 Sep;125(9):600-3. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PMID: 21864871
Chew C, Eysenbach G. Pandemics in the age of Twitter: content analysis of Tweets during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. PLoS One. 2010 Nov 29;5(11):e14118. PMID: 21124761
Scanfeld D, Scanfeld V, Larson EL. Dissemination of health information through social networks: twitter and antibiotics. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Apr;38(3):182-8. PMID: 20347636
Eysenbach G. Infodemiology and infoveillance: framework for an emerging set of public health informatics methods to analyze search, communication and publication behavior on the Internet. J Med Internet Res. 2009 Mar 27;11(1):e11. PMID: 19329408
Signorini A, Segre AM, Polgreen PM. The use of Twitter to track levels of disease activity and public concern in the U.S. during the influenza A H1N1 pandemic. PLoS One. 2011 May 4;6(5):e19467. PMID: 21573238
Ginsberg J, et al. Detecting influenza epidemics using search engine query data. (2009) Nature 457, 1012–1014.
Ortiz JR, et al. Monitoring influenza activity in the United States: A comparison of traditional surveillance systems with Google Flu Trends. PLoS ONE 6(4):e18687. 2011.
Christakis NA, et al. Social network sensors for early detection of contagious outbreaks. PLoS ONE 5(9):e12948. 2010.
Malik MT, Gumel A, Thompson LH, Strome T, Mahmud SM. "Google flu trends" and emergency department triage data predicted the 2009 pandemic H1N1 waves in Manitoba. Can J Public Health. 2011 Jul-Aug;102(4):294-7. PMID: 21913587
Collier N, Son NT, Nguyen NM. OMG U got flu? Analysis of shared health messages for bio-surveillance. J Biomed Semantics. 2011 Oct 6;2 Suppl 5:S9. PMID: 22166368
Basak P. Development of an online tool for public health: the European Public Health Law Network.
Public Health. 2011 Sep;125(9):600-3. Epub 2011 Aug 23. PMID: 21864871
Chew C, Eysenbach G. Pandemics in the age of Twitter: content analysis of Tweets during the 2009 H1N1 outbreak. PLoS One. 2010 Nov 29;5(11):e14118. PMID: 21124761
Scanfeld D, Scanfeld V, Larson EL. Dissemination of health information through social networks: twitter and antibiotics. Am J Infect Control. 2010 Apr;38(3):182-8. PMID: 20347636
Eysenbach G. Infodemiology and infoveillance: framework for an emerging set of public health informatics methods to analyze search, communication and publication behavior on the Internet. J Med Internet Res. 2009 Mar 27;11(1):e11. PMID: 19329408
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Saturday, February 4, 2017
MX Player Pro v1 7 38 Final Android Apps
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Sunday, January 29, 2017
My Favorite Aviation Apps TWA800
My Favorite Aviation Apps TWA800
#blog #avgeek #weather #NTSB
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| This post is dedicated to the memory of the victims and families of the TWA 800 tragedy. May the truth out, so the pain can be healed . . . |
Special note: Today marks the 17th anniversary of the explosion of TWA 800, downed—we are told—by a "frayed fuel tank wire." A documentary premiers tonight on Epix that attempts to "shoot down" that theory. Heres the Trailer:
Direct Link: http://youtu.be/BTpLnuuxRBg
Also check out Karlene Petitts excellent post today, "In Memory of TWA 800": http://karlenepetitt.blogspot.com/2013/07/in-memory-of-twa-800.html
Miss TWA also has a short and sweet post honoring the fallen, including the ATC feed of eyewitnesses to the explosion. As she says, not for our morbid curiosity, but because the pilots and controllers themselves honor them by ending with a, "God bless them."
http://misstwa.blogspot.com/2013/07/twa-flight-800lets-quietly-honor-them.html
Please be on the lookout for Airways Magazine Contributing Editor Mark L. Berrys upcoming memoir, 13,670 Feet—Living with TWA Flight 800. (Publication date TBA.) A TWA pilot who lost his fiancée in the crash, Berry writes candidly about the dark days following the tragedy. He forwarded me an advanced copy of it, and when the proper time comes Ill review it in this blog. Needless to say . . . . its an intense read!
Heres my quote that he uses on his blog, and the link to read Chapter 1, plus other specials:
“Captain Berry wisely dovetails his excruciating psychological odyssey with the fascinating journey of his own airline career. An eye-opener for any landlubber, he presents a bird’s eye view—warts and all—of the gritty, sometimes comical, reality of those daring young men and women in their flying machines. From his shoestring-budget gambit to launch his career by becoming a “Pilot of the Caribbean,” to his misadventures as a naive B-727 Flight Engineer based in Germany, Berry’s book could easily double as an entertaining, Ernest K. Gann-infused how-to manual for the airline pilot wannabe.”
— Eric Auxier
Airline pilot and author of The Last Bush Pilots
Link: http://marklberry.com/praise-for/
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And now back to our regular blog post, already in progress . . . .
One of the most common questions I get from readers is, "What are your favorite aviation apps?" So, an apropos post is in order...
TAKEOFF HD
$9.99 iPad $5.99 iPhone/Android
First of all, Id like to review a new flight weather planning app for the iPad called, Takeoff HD. App developer Derek sent me a free copy and asked me to review it; otherwise, no money or merch changed hands for this review. He rolled the dice, hoping Id like it!
And I do. Ive longed for a quick, comprehensive app that would have all those elusive weather charts at my fingertips. As long as I have a strong Wifi or 3G signal (Ive got an iPad 2), this slick gizmo whips up the wx charts faster than you can say, "SIGMET!"
But Im getting ahead of myself. First off, I like the cool, intuitive interactiveness of the app. Right off the bat, it has you input your "limits"—IFR, VFR, or personal ceiling/clouds youre comfy with inflight. Then, when you move on to check airports and routes, it automatically color codes them with green, yellow, and red, depending on your personal minimums.
At a glance, you already know how "risky" the flight will be for you. How cool is that!
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| Uh oh, KSEA checking in with 500 foot cloud base. Time to scrub the pleasure cruise and head to the pub! |
Personally, my favorite part of the app is the Graphics section. With a good signal, I instantly have any weather chart available—around the world!
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| Pick a chart, it comes right up... |
Of course, any app has its downside, and heres my biggest squawks...
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| ...do the ol 2-finger spread, and it zooms in! |
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| The charts seen round the world! |
Secondly, this is a flight planning tool. Once youre in the air and out of wifi/3G signal, it stops working. Offline, you can access the preloaded airport data, but not the enroute data nor the charts. In the future, I am hoping for an offline version with the charts!
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| Radar view aint too bad, neither! |
All in all, Takeoff HD is an awesome app, and does just about everything a weather flight planning app should do.
And at $9.99 iPad/$5.99 iPhone/Android, its a steal!
Capn Aux Rating:
Excellent!
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I HIGHLY RECOMMEND this app, especially for the GA pilot.
Check it out yourself at: http://takeoffaviationweather.com/
Speaking of fast-access Wx RADAR loops, my Go-to RADAR app is . . .NOAA RadarUS
$1.99 iPhone/iPad
Again, assuming a strong wifi or 3G signal, I can call up the RADAR pretty fast, and loop it:
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| I love my loops! |
While I liked the original background map better, the new version appears to load much faster. And, as above, fast is my first and foremost need. With 3 or more bars of signal, I can have the loop a-looping to show me the wx trend.
Capn Aux Rating:
Excellent!
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AeroWeather
Lite Version—Free
Another good quickie app for checking METARs and TAFs (Airport weather reports and Terminal Area forecasts)
Whats more, via Airnav.com, one can call up any number of airports for details on frequencies, services, runway details . . .
. . . even call up current PDFs of every SID, STAR and Approach Plate! (All instrument charts.)
Capn Aux Rating:
Dang Good!
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Intellicast HD
Free; $1.99/6 mo. ad-free
Before the age of awesome aviation weather apps, I used to have the intellicast.com url saved to my iPad homescreen as a pseud-app. With it, I could (slowly) access all the weather charts I needed.
Now, Intellicast has come up with Intellicast HD.
Now, Intellicast has come up with Intellicast HD.
Sadly, however, it is not geared toward aviation. In fact, its just a simple, locals-only weather app. Works great . . . if youre staying put. The free version also comes with ads...lots of ads.
The best use I found for it, actually, is as a night stand clock! It shows the time in easy-to-see bold numbers, and shows the local forecast.
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| Intellicast.com screen shot. It will even run a RADAR loop! |
For the diehard chart lover who wants a free "pseudo-app," saving intellicast.com to the home screen is still a great way to go!
Intellicast HD
Capn Aux Rating:
Meh.
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Other Notable Aviation Apps:
Flight Planning:
iE6B—As a pampered airline pilot type, I dont think I could slide rule my way out of a paper bag any more. . . but the iE6B electronic substitute for that venerable icon of flying—the E6B circular slide rule—does it for me!
Name That Nav!—It "SUX" when Center says, "Cleared direct to Sioux Falls," and you have to reply, "Uh, whats the identifier for that?"* Name that Nav fixes that aeronautical faux pas!
More Weather:
TWC—The Weather Channel. The definitive landlubbers weather app.
iHurricane Pro—I used this to track Sandy. Since then, havent touched it.
AccuWeather—Like Intellicast HD, but with slightly more features, and slightly more interactive.
TurbCast—For nervous flyers, a quick check on the chances of moderate or severe turbulence on your flight.
Flight Trackers/Travelers Delights:
FlightAware—Where would you be without it!FlightTrack—Quick, easy flight tracking. Slightly quicker and easier to use than FlightAware. But less info.
LiveATC—Yep, the website you use to eavesdrop on flight transmissions comes in an app as well!
TripTracker—Same stuff, different app.
FAAwait—Whoever thought the FAA would come up with something worthwhile? FAAwait tells you accurate estimates of Airport delays across the country!
NOTAM Decoder—Free. From their site: "NOTAMs Decoder intelligently gathers all NOTAMs in a requested area (U.S. ONLY), and sorts them according to risk and importance. NOTAMs are presented in an ordered, color-coded way, with one tap access to the full report. " http://appshopper.com/utilities/notams-decoder
Jumpseaters Delights:
Next Flight: Indispensible for the cross-country pilot-commuter! Lists, in chronological order, all flights from Point A to Point B!
ALPA: Every airlines jumpseat requirements at your fingertips. Current airline news to boot! Bonus: KCM checkpoints!—For comprehensive "Best of" reviews from Sportys Pilot Shop and Plane & Pilot Magazine, check out:
http://ipadpilotnews.com/2013/01/top-10-weather-apps-for-pilots/
http://www.planeandpilotmag.com/products/pilot-supplies/20-new-ipad-apps.html
*If you didnt get it, the 3-letter i.d. for Sioux City, IA is: "SUX." LOL!;)
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