Knowledge of Home Dialysis Among Inner‐City Satellite Hemodialysis Patients

There is limited use of home renal replacement therapies in the U.S.A. One percent of dialysis patients are on home hemodialysis (HHD) and only 9% undergo peritoneal dialysis (PD). In an effort to better understand this, 161 satellite hemodialysis patients in 6 units in Brooklyn were surveyed. Forty‐eight percent of patients were women, 86% were black, 5% white, 8% Hispanic, and 1% other. Mean age was 49.4 years (range 22 – 69 years). Etiology of renal disease was hypertension (41%), diabetes mellitus (31%), polycystic kidney disease (3%), systemic lupus erythematosus (4%), and other or unknown (21%). Patients were queried about knowledge of and attitudes toward home therapies. Seventy‐nine percent of patients knew of home dialysis. The source of this information was the nephrologist (59%), the social worker (14%), a nurse (8%), other patients (4%), and other sources (15%). Only 10% of patients had ever considered HHD. Fifty‐four percent were afraid to do self‐care at home and 35% were not interested. Surprisingly, only 3% felt they had no reliable helper and 8% felt that their housing was not suitable. Similarly, 78% of patients had been spoken to about PD, but only 11% had considered it. Forty‐one percent were afraid of doing self‐care on PD, and 45% were not interested. We conclude that, although the majority of patients in six inner‐city dialysis units had heard of home dialysis, only a small number ever considered it. As many patients were afraid of doing home therapy, better education about the risks and benefits needs to be disseminated.     

The Determinants of Home Price Appreciation Among Community Reinvestment Homeowners

Homeownership is considered an effective wealth creation mechanism for low-income households. This study examines the appreciation of homes purchased with community reinvestment loans in a national pilot in the USA called the Community Advantage Program (CAP). Homes purchased between 1998 and 2002 are found to have appreciated at a median annual rate of 5.4% between the time of purchase and spring 2003. This is less than the national house price appreciation index of 7.0% (covering 1998–2003) but higher than other types of investments such as the Dow Jones Index (2.78% annual growth rate) and the average rate on a 6-month CD (4.34%) over the same time period. The median increase in net housing wealth of the Community Advantage homeowners is $17 492. Returns have been particularly impressive for the lowest-income borrowers. Borrowers with less than $20 000 in annual household income at the time of purchase had a median down-payment of $1790 and have experienced a median equity increase of $24 724. Price and equity appreciation rates for African Americans are solid, but are about 10% lower than for whites.     

WLAN中MAC子层接入技术的研究

多址接入技术是WLAN的关键技术之一。首先介绍了MAC子层在WLAN协议体系中的主要功能,对常用的多址技术进行了归类,根据不同的网络业务类型粗略分析了各种技术的特点,并详细剖析了当前几种热点WLAN的接入机制,最后总结了多址技术的发展趋势。     

家用空调新风引入技术

我国是家用空调生产和使用大国，作为家用空调的主体，分体式空调有其明显的优势使得它在未来不算短的时间内依然是家用空调的主体。分析家用分体空调存在的不足，由于使用者的使用时间过长，提出其改革技术的必要性，及改革的关键——新风技术的引入，并就新风量，新风调解问题作了讨论。     

基于移动IPv6的平滑切换算法研究

切换时延和数据包丢失一直是制约移动IPv6发展的关键因素.文章针对现有切换算法及存在的问题进行了分析,然后在现有算法的基础上提出了一种改进算法.仿真实验结果表明,该算法能有效地抑制因移动节点的网络切换而导致的通信节点拥塞控制机制的启动,提高了移动网络数据流的正确率和吞吐量,进而提高了移动网络的通信质量.     

调制EoC技术在南昌广电网络双向改造中的应用

本文介绍了调制EoC在南昌市双向网络改造中的应用情况。以及在应用过程出现的常见问题和解决办法。     

基于指标改善的家宽业务满意度提升研究

进入5G移动互联网时代,家宽重要性不言而喻。在实际的工作中,家宽端到端的长流程、多样业务形态与不透明的用户侧组网导致家客用户满意度影响因素众多,在提升家宽业务用户满意度过程中遇到了"时效低、定位难、缺抓手、无闭环"四大难题,给运维支撑与满意度提升工作带来较大压力。基于此,文章从客户属性、业务质量、服务质量等三个方面建立家宽业务满意度分析模型,实现对用户满意度问题的精确识别、支撑前移与闭环跟踪。     

安森美半导体针对家庭娱乐应用的音视频、电源管理和电路保护方案

详细介绍了安森美半导体音频、视频、开关控制器、电压监控器、抑制EMI、微控制器、接口滤波及保护等解决方案。     

后现代风格设计在家居陈设中的应用

通过后现代风格陈设设计元素的分析及设计实例的解读（即一套家居的陈设设计,包括家具、灯具、装饰的配置等）,对后现代风格家居陈设设计进行了研究。     

Users’ Preferences for Smart Home Automation – Investigating Aspects of Privacy and Trust

Smart home automation provides residents with relief and convenience in everyday life and allows for self-determined aging in place. Yet, market penetration is offset by user concerns related to privacy and trust issues: With increasing system complexity, users may perceive a loss of control and fear technical unreliability. While barriers to acceptance in terms of privacy and trust are well understood when considered separately, they are hardly investigated in conjunction so far. We conducted a quantitative study using Adaptive Choice-Based Conjoint Analysis via an online questionnaire. We explored how aspects of privacy and trust determine the willingness to use smart homes from the perspective of (future) users (n = 137, 18 to 64 years of age), and also with respect to the level of automation and application field. Results show that semi-automated systems are rather preferred than fully automated smart home technology. The perceived reliability of automation is the most important acceptance determinant, followed by the location of data storage. Whereas the awareness to use (e.g., recommendations), the type of data, and application field are less important factors for the overall willingness to use smart homes. Findings inform scientists in the field of human-automation interaction and technical developers of smart home automation for technology innovation adapted to user needs.