Prevalence of antibacterial resistant bacterial contaminants from mobile phones of hospital inpatients [PDF]
Libyan Journal of Medicine, 2014 Mobile phones contaminated with bacteria may act as fomites. Antibiotic resistant bacterial contamination of mobile phones of inpatients was studied. One hundred and six samples were collected from mobile phones of patients admitted in various hospitals ...
B. Vinod Kumar +6 more
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Investigating five key predictive text entry with combined distance and keystroke modelling [PDF]
, 2008 This paper investigates text entry on mobile devices using only five-keys. Primarily to support text entry on smaller devices than mobile phones, this method can also be used to maximise screen space on mobile phones.
CL James +8 more
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Reducing environmental hazard caused by disposed mobile phones in developing countries [PDF]
Environmental Economics, 2017 The utilization of unused and retired mobile phones in South Africa and other African countries poses a significant environmental hazard. Disposing of retired mobile phones in a safe manner has become an issue of concern in South Africa because of health
Alfred Coleman
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Why young consumers are not open to mobile marketing communications [PDF]
, 2007 This paper explores young people's motivations for using mobile phones. Older adolescents' everyday use of traditional and new forms of mediated communication were explored in the context of their everyday lives, with data generated from self-completion ...
Grant, Ian, O'Donohoe, Stephanie
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Mobiles phones and health [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2008 Mobile phones came on the market in the 1980s and people in the Nordic countries were among the first to use the technology. We are now among the most frequent mobile phone users in the world. Mobile phone technology has changed from analogue to digital signals, and signal frequencies have changed from 450 to 2200 MHz.
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Bacterial contamination associated with mobile phones used by students at Basrah Medical College, Basrah, Iraq [PDF]
The Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2020 Bacterial contamination associated with mobile phones used by students at Basrah Medical College, Basrah, Iraq ABSTRACT: Background: Cell phones are increasingly becoming an important vector for pathogens, especially when they are combined with ...
Nidham Jamalludeen
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Keypad mobile phones are associated with a significant increased risk of microbial contamination compared to touch screen phones [PDF]
, 2013 The use of mobile phones in the clinical environment by healthcare workers has become widespread. Despite evidence that these devices can harbour pathogenic micro-organisms there is little guidance on how to reduce contamination.
Alder, S +9 more
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Are we aware how contaminated our mobile phones with nosocomial pathogens?
Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials, 2009 Background The objective of this study was to determine the contamination rate of the healthcare workers' (HCWs') mobile phones and hands in operating room and ICU. Microorganisms from HCWs' hands could be transferred to the surfaces of the mobile phones
Ulger Fatma +5 more
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BMC Public Health, 2019 Background Ultra-processed food consumption is a risk factor for obesity and has a negative environmental impact. Food companies spend billions of dollars on advertisements each year to increase the consumption of ultra-processed food. In Australia, USA,
Petter Fagerberg +5 more
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Study of the role of mobile phones in the transmission of Hospital acquired infections
Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University, 2014 Nosocomial infections are an important cause of morbidity and mortality. The inanimate objects like mobile phones in the immediate environment of the patients can act as a source of infection.
Kalpana M Angadi +4 more
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