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Rapid, easy, and cheap randomization: prospective evaluation in a study cohort

open access: yesTrials, 2012
Background When planning a randomized controlled trial (RCT), investigators must select randomization and allocation procedures based upon a variety of factors.
Parker Melissa J   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Replacing paper data collection forms with electronic data entry in the field: findings from a study of community-acquired bloodstream infections in Pemba, Zanzibar

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2012
Background Entering data on case report forms and subsequently digitizing them in electronic media is the traditional way to maintain a record keeping system in field studies. Direct data entry using an electronic device avoids this two-step process.
Thriemer Kamala   +13 more
doaj   +1 more source

Handheld computers for data entry: high tech has its problems too

open access: yesTrials, 2007
Background The use of handheld computers in medicine has increased in the last decade, they are now used in a variety of clinical settings. There is an underlying assumption that electronic data capture is more accurate that paper-based data methods have
Abernethy Amy P   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

A development platform and execution environment for mobile applications

open access: yesCLEI Electronic Journal, 2018
Small computing devices are everywhere changing the way people communicate and interact, however applications for these devices are developed more or less with the same tools used for conventional computer applications.
Guillermo Licea Sandoval
doaj   +1 more source

Sensing-Based Interaction for Information Navigation on Handheld Displays

open access: yesAdvances in Human-Computer Interaction, 2008
Information navigation on handheld displays is characterized by the small display dimensions and limited input capabilities of today’s mobile devices. Special strategies are required to help users navigate to off-screen content and develop awareness of ...
Michael Rohs, Georg Essl
doaj   +1 more source

ERICA: use of screens and consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents

open access: yesRevista de Saúde Pública, 2016
OBJECTIVE To describe the length of exposure to screens and the prevalence of consumption of meals and snacks by Brazilian adolescents in front of screens.
Juliana Souza Oliveira   +7 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Smartphones in the operating room: Can perioperative nurses be trusted?

open access: yesJournal of Perioperative Nursing, 2021
The use of hand-held technology has become ubiquitous in modern life. For many Australians, handheld technology is a necessity with nearly nine out of ten owning a smartphone.
Tarryn Armour, Elyse Coffey
doaj   +1 more source

Upgrading IT101 With Handheld Computers

open access: yesCommunications of the Association for Information Systems, 2005
This study examines the impact of handheld computers on students in a first year Information Technology course (IT101), measuring IT attitudes, skills, and performance. Students in standard sections used their laptop computers and traditional textbooks.
Mark Frydenberg   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Ophthalmologists on Smartphones: Image-Based Teleconsultation

open access: yesBritish and Irish Orthoptic Journal, 2019
Background: Teleophthalmology has the potential to facilitate wider access to expert advice. It includes viewing of ophthalmic images by experts either on handheld devices like smartphones/tablets or office devices such as computer screens.
Amit Mohan   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prospective evaluation of direct approach with a tablet device as a strategy to enhance survey study participant response rate

open access: yesBMC Research Notes, 2012
Background Investigators conduct survey studies for a variety of reasons. Poor participant response rates are common, however, and may limit the generalizability and utility of results. The objective of this study was to determine whether direct approach
Parker Melissa J   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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