Abstract The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition began in January 2012, with the goal of developing a mobile device to monitor health parameters and quickly diagnose several common medical conditions. In August 2014, a list of ten finalists was announced, including a Slovenian team MESI Simplifying diagnostics that brings together companies MESI, D·Labs, and Gigodesign, and partners from academia, Jozef Stefan Institute and Faculties of... The Qualcomm Tricorder XPRIZE competition began in January 2012, with the goal of developing a mobile device to monitor health parameters and quickly diagnose several common medical conditions. In August 2014, a list of ten finalists was announced, including a Slovenian team MESI Simplifying diagnostics that brings together companies MESI, D·Labs, and Gigodesign, and partners from academia, Jozef Stefan Institute and Faculties of Electrotechnics and Medicine of the University of Ljubljana. In this review, we present the XPRIZE competition, we briefly look at the ten finalists and more closely at the MESI Simplifying diagnostics approach. Special attention is given to the diagnostic algorithm that was developed in order to facilitate the diagnostic process. Read More Read Less

Abstract At the present time, the acquisition of digital skills or “e-skills”, defined as the ability to master Information and Communication Technologies is essential for the majority of personal, educational and professional activities of Moroccan Ph.D students. How well do doctoral students master basic digital skills? Does faculty membership affect this degree of mastery? In this work, we will draw a... At the present time, the acquisition of digital skills or “e-skills”, defined as the ability to master Information and Communication Technologies is essential for the majority of personal, educational and professional activities of Moroccan Ph.D students. How well do doctoral students master basic digital skills? Does faculty membership affect this degree of mastery? In this work, we will draw a brief portrait of the inequalities of digital skills between doctoral students from different faculties of Hassan II Casablanca University, by referring to a baseline of basic digital skills developed with the help of university professors. Read More Read Less

Abstract Being a doctoral student is not easy because it presupposes having a number of technical skills, among which digital skills, defined by the European Commission (2006) as “the safe and critical use of the technologies of the society of the information” and the variety of digital use in the personal and professional context, allows us to ask the question that... Being a doctoral student is not easy because it presupposes having a number of technical skills, among which digital skills, defined by the European Commission (2006) as “the safe and critical use of the technologies of the society of the information” and the variety of digital use in the personal and professional context, allows us to ask the question that any doctoral student should master and acquire in terms of digital skills? And on what basis can we define these skills? In this work we expect to develop a baseline of digital skills, is a document that includes the set of essential digital skills that represents a fundamental tool for the doctoral student who can in no way bypass it. And for this, we conducted interviews with about thirty university professors from different faculties of Hassan II University in Casablanca to arrive to a draft of this reference system, then we proceeded to its validation with a second group of 45 teachers in the same university, while studying the correlations existing between the degree of importance of the fields of numerical competences and the belonging to a faculty of the university in question using the khi2 test. Read More Read Less

Abstract This study examines the degree of mastery and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by learners in high school sciences learning in the Casablanca - Settat region (Morocco). The research results made it possible to remember that there are still problems in the use of digital tools and the internet. As a result, obstacles to the pedagogical integration of ICTs into teaching... This study examines the degree of mastery and use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) by learners in high school sciences learning in the Casablanca - Settat region (Morocco). The research results made it possible to remember that there are still problems in the use of digital tools and the internet. As a result, obstacles to the pedagogical integration of ICTs into teaching practices oppose the progress of the education system. In order to push learners towards successful integration, several obstacles will be mentioned in this study, which must be taken into consideration in future attempts. Read More Read Less