BACKGROUND Previous interventions have shown promising results using theory-based podcasts to deliver a behavioral weight-loss intervention. OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to examine whether a combination of podcasting, mobile support communication, and mobile diet monitoring can assist people in weight loss. METHODS In this 6-month, minimal contact intervention, overweight (n = 9...

In this paper we present a semantic web approach to solve some current limitations of podcasting. The main shortcomings of podcasts are two. The first one is that there is no formal description of the contents of a podcast session, apart from a textual description only available in HTML. The second problem is that a podcast session consists of a single audio file. Thus, it is very difficult to ...

This paper presents acoustic-model-training techniques for improving automatic transcription of podcasts. A typical approach for acoustic modeling is to create a task-specific corpus including hundreds (or even thousands) of hours of speech data and their accurate transcriptions. This approach, however, is impractical in podcast-transcription task because manual generation of the transcriptions...

OBJECTIVES Podcasts have the potential to facilitate communication about palliative care with researchers, policymakers and the public. Some podcasts about palliative care are available; however, this is not reflected in the academic literature. Further study is needed to evaluate the utility of podcasts to facilitate knowledge-transfer about subjects related to palliative care. The aims of thi...

BACKGROUND Audio and video podcasts have gained popularity in recent years. Increasingly, podcasts are being used in the field of medicine as a tool to disseminate information. This format has multiple advantages including highly accessible creation tools, low distribution costs, and portability for the user. However, despite its ongoing use in medical education, there are no data describing fa...

Listen to the JRRD At a Glance Podcast Episode 40: Discussing Traumatic brain injury, postacute stoke rehabilitation, mobility monitoring, and more from JRRD Volume 51, Number 7, 2014. [Johanna Gribble]: This is episode 40 of the JRRD podcast for volume 51, issue 7, produced by the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD) and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Hello, I’m ...

American Family Physician (AFP) continuously strives to keep up with the times and with the needs of our readers. This month, we are proud to announce the debut of our twice-a-month podcast that will highlight key points from each issue of AFP. There’s a good chance you already listen to podcasts. Serial, anyone? This American Life? The format has exploded in recent years. One in three American...

The purpose of this study was to understand the effects of podcast ad placement and podcast ad type on consumers' perceived intrusiveness, perceived irritation, attitude toward the ad, and ad avoidance. Our 2 x 2 (traditional ad vs. sponsorship by beginning vs. middle) experimental study found that sponsorships generated better consumer responses than did traditional ads and that podcast ads pl...

We report on an exploratory, qualitative user study designed to identify users’ goals underlying podcast search, the strategies used to gain access to podcasts, and how currently available tools influence podcast search. We employed a multi-method approach. First, we conducted an online survey to obtain broad information on overall trends and perceptions regarding podcasts in general and podcas...