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Is blockchain for internet of medical things a panacea for COVID-19 pandemic?

- Li, Xuran, Tao, Bishenghui, Dai, Hong-Ning, Imran, Muhammad, Wan, Dehuan, Li, Dengwang

  • Authors: Li, Xuran , Tao, Bishenghui , Dai, Hong-Ning , Imran, Muhammad , Wan, Dehuan , Li, Dengwang
  • Date: 2021
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Pervasive and Mobile Computing Vol. 75, no. (2021), p.
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  • Description: The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has deeply influenced the lifestyle of the general public and the healthcare system of the society. As a promising approach to address the emerging challenges caused by the epidemic of infectious diseases like COVID-19, Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) deployed in hospitals, clinics, and healthcare centers can save the diagnosis time and improve the efficiency of medical resources though privacy and security concerns of IoMT stall the wide adoption. In order to tackle the privacy, security, and interoperability issues of IoMT, we propose a framework of blockchain-enabled IoMT by introducing blockchain to incumbent IoMT systems. In this paper, we review the benefits of this architecture and illustrate the opportunities brought by blockchain-enabled IoMT. We also provide use cases of blockchain-enabled IoMT on fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic, including the prevention of infectious diseases, location sharing and contact tracing, and the supply chain of injectable medicines. We also outline future work in this area. © 2021 Elsevier B.V.

Balance in writing a life : some issues in biography

- Hamilton, Helen

  • Authors: Hamilton, Helen
  • Date: 2020
  • Type: Text , Journal article
  • Relation: Collegian Vol. 27, no. 6 (2020), p. 585-588
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  • Description: Background: Biographers aim to create a balanced interpretation of an individual life, both in the narrative of the life and the portrayal of the circumstances in which it was lived. Problem and method: Factors that may distort balance in the account of a life are identified in a review of selected literature of experienced biographers. Findings: Biographical evidence, the biographer's relationship with the protagonist and ethical and privacy matters and are discussed in relation to the quality, adequacy and accessibility of records; maintaining distance from the protagonist; keeping the life in perspective; selecting an appropriate approach and dealing with private or intimate matters. Conclusion: Partiality in the form of prejudice or bias and inaccuracy to the point of being untruthful, are threats to creating a balanced narrative. The credibility of a biography depends upon its honesty. © 2020
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