Are mobile blood donation applications green?

Sofia Ouhbi; José Luis Fernández-Alemán; Ali Idri; José Rivera Pozo

doi:10.1109/SITA.2015.7358377

Are mobile blood donation applications green?

Sofia Ouhbi
, José Luis Fernández-Alemán
, Ali Idri
, José Rivera Pozo

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

6 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

On a global scale, software sustainability is attracting more and more attention. The term green software often refers to environmental sustainability applied to software systems, however, it is impacted by the different dimensions of sustainability. Green software can be divided into green by software and green in software. Blood donation mobile applications are more and more used by smartphone users. They represent an alternative way to attract volunteers and increase awareness about the importance of blood donation acts. The aim of this paper is to assess the greenability of seventy-two free blood donation applications using individual, social, environmental and technical dimensions of sustainability. The type, functionality and energy consumption of each app are identified and analyzed. Results have shown that the type of the BD app has a great impact on its level of greenability.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems
Subtitle of host publication	Theories and Applications, SITA 2015
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509002207
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SITA.2015.7358377
Publication status	Published - Dec 15 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015 - Rabat, Morocco Duration: Oct 20 2015 → Oct 21 2015

Publication series

Name	2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015

Conference

Conference	10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015
Country/Territory	Morocco
City	Rabat
Period	10/20/15 → 10/21/15

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Computational Theory and Mathematics
Artificial Intelligence

Access to Document

10.1109/SITA.2015.7358377

Cite this

Ouhbi, S., Fernández-Alemán, J. L., Idri, A., & Pozo, J. R. (2015). Are mobile blood donation applications green? In 2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015 Article 7358377 (2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SITA.2015.7358377

Are mobile blood donation applications green? / Ouhbi, Sofia; Fernández-Alemán, José Luis; Idri, Ali et al.
2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. 7358377 (2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Ouhbi, S, Fernández-Alemán, JL, Idri, A & Pozo, JR 2015, Are mobile blood donation applications green? in 2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015., 7358377, 2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015, Rabat, Morocco, 10/20/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/SITA.2015.7358377

Ouhbi S, Fernández-Alemán JL, Idri A, Pozo JR. Are mobile blood donation applications green? In 2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2015. 7358377. (2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015). doi: 10.1109/SITA.2015.7358377

Ouhbi, Sofia ; Fernández-Alemán, José Luis ; Idri, Ali et al. / Are mobile blood donation applications green?. 2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. (2015 10th International Conference on Intelligent Systems: Theories and Applications, SITA 2015).

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