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Epidermal Passive RFID Strain Sensor for Assisted Technologies [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
An epidermal passive wireless strain sensor using RFID tags is presented. The tag is intended to detect eyebrow or neck skin stretch where paraplegic patients have the capability to tweak facial muscles.
Rumens, C.V.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

The Relationship between Language and Technology: How Screen Time Affects Language Development in Early Life—A Systematic Review

open access: yesBrain Sciences, 2023
Screen time refers to the amount of time a child is exposed to a screen, that is, television, computer, smartphone, or any other digital medium. Prolonged screen time in the first years of life may affect a child’s cognitive abilities, especially ...
Valentina Massaroni   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of the Chemcatcher® passive sampler and time-of-flight mass spectrometry to screen for emerging pollutants in rivers in Gauteng Province of South Africa [PDF]

open access: yesEnvironmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019
Many rivers in urbanised catchments in South Africa are polluted by raw sewage and effluent to an extent that their ecological function has been severely impaired. The Hennops and Jukskei Rivers lying in the Hartbeespoort Dam catchment are two of the worst impacted rivers in South Africa and are in need of rehabilitation. Passive sampling (Chemcatcher®
Cornelius Rimayi   +4 more
openaire   +3 more sources

A latent growth curve model to estimate electronic screen use patterns amongst adolescents aged 10 to 17 years

open access: yesBMC Public Health, 2018
Background High quality, longitudinal data describing young people’s screen use across a number of distinct forms of screen activity is missing from the literature.
Michael Rosenberg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Psychological impacts of "screen time" and "green time" for children and adolescents: A systematic scoping review.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
Technological developments in recent decades have increased young people's engagement with screen-based technologies (screen time), and a reduction in young people's contact with nature (green time) has been observed concurrently.
Tassia K Oswald   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

COVID-19-related anxiety and the role of social media among Canadian youth

open access: yesFrontiers in Psychiatry, 2023
BackgroundCurrent literature indicates that safety measures, including lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, severely disrupted our lifestyle, marked by increased screen time. The increased screen time is mostly associated with exacerbated physical and
Soyeon Kim   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Passive objective measures in the assessment of problematic smartphone use: A systematic review

open access: yesAddictive Behaviors Reports, 2020
Research focussing on problematic smartphone use has predominantly employed psychometric tests which cannot capture the automatic processes and behaviours associated with problematic use.
Francesca C. Ryding, Daria J. Kuss
doaj   +1 more source

Reducing harm and promoting positive media use strategies: new perspectives in understanding the impact of preschooler media use on health and development

open access: yesPsicologia: Reflexão e Crítica, 2023
Most children grow up in homes with easy access to multiple screens. Screen use by children between the ages of 0 to 5 has become a worldwide preoccupation.
Caroline Fitzpatrick   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Investigating Associations Between Screen Time and Symptomatology in Individuals With Serious Mental Illness: Longitudinal Observational Study

open access: yesJournal of Medical Internet Research, 2021
BackgroundIncreasing screen time exposure from digital devices like smartphones has shown a variety of mixed associations with cognition, behavior, and well-being in adults and children but little is known about its associations with symptomatology in ...
Henson, Philip   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Descriptive epidemiology of screen and non-screen sedentary time in adolescents: a cross sectional study

open access: yesInternational Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2010
Background Much attention has been paid to adolescents' screen time, however very few studies have examined non-screen sedentary time (NSST). This study aimed to (1) describe the magnitude and composition of screen sedentary time (SST) and NSST in ...
Ridley Kate   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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