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Smartphone addiction, daily interruptions and self-reported productivity
Addictive Behaviors Reports, 2017 The advent of the smartphone has dramatically altered how we communicate, navigate, work and entertain ourselves. While the advantages of this new technology are clear, constant use may also bring negative consequences, such as a loss of productivity due
Éilish Duke, Christian Montag
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Smartphone fluorescence spectroscopy [PDF]
SPIE Proceedings, 2014 We demonstrate the first use of smartphone spectrophotometry for readout of fluorescence-based biological assays. We evaluated the smartphone fluorimeter in the context of a fluorescent molecular beacon (MB) assay for detection of specific nucleic acid sequences in a liquid test sample and compared performance against a conventional laboratory ...
Hojeong, Yu +2 more
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Smartphone and wearable diagnostics
Expert Review of Molecular Diagnostics, 2023 [Abstract Not Available]
Berin Ozdalgic +2 more
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Validity of a Wearable Digital Insole for Assessing Gait ON and OFF in Parkinson's Disease
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Gait impairment is a distinctive symptom of Parkinson's disease that negatively impact mobility. We assessed the validity of wearable digital insoles against a validated reference gait analysis system for measuring select gait characteristics in patients with Parkinson's disease. Methods A comparative analysis between digital insoles
Deborah A. Hall +16 more
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Parasites & VectorsBackground Ticks are the primary vectors of numerous zoonotic pathogens, transmitting more pathogens than any other blood-feeding arthropod. In the northern hemisphere, tick-borne disease cases in humans, such as Lyme borreliosis and tick-borne ...
Lisa Bald +7 more
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BMC Psychiatry, 2022 Background Smartphone addiction bodes adverse consequences, affecting different populations, including medical students. Parental bonding in childhood had been associated with addiction and recovery in later life.
Chunyu Xin +4 more
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Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2021 Background: As a device with multiple functions, a smartphone become more and more relevant in everyday life. However, this goes along with an increase in reports about smartphone addiction and its unwanted consequences.
Christiane Eichenberg +2 more
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On attitude estimation with smartphones [PDF]
2017 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications (PerCom), 2017 We investigate the precision of attitude estimation algorithms in the particular context of pedestrian navigation with commodity smartphones and their inertial/magnetic sensors. We report on an extensive comparison and experimental analysis of existing algorithms. We focus on typical motions of smartphones when carried by pedestrians.
Michel, Thibaud +3 more
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Problematic Internet Use in Frontotemporal Dementia: A Case Series
Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The present study investigated problematic internet use (PIU) among 61 patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) compared to a cohort of 354 patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's dementia. PIU was identified in 22.9% of FTD patients compared to only 0.8% of AD patients (p < 0.001). Behaviors included compulsive social
Daniele Urso +9 more
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The Effects of Smartphone Use During Resistance Training
Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri DergisiSeveral health risks are associated with sedentary behavior; therefore, it is important to better understand behaviors such as smartphone use and how it may influence physical activity and/or exercise.
Taylor Cornell +4 more
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