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The role of an omnipresent pocket device : smartphone attendance and the role of user habits [PDF]

, 2013
Smartphones are convergent, always-on pocket devices that have taken up an important role in the life of their users. This warrants a closer look into how this medium is used in every-day situations.
De Marez, Lieven, Stevens, Isabelle, Verbrugge, Karel   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Mycobacterial cell division arrest and smooth‐to‐rough envelope transition using CRISPRi‐mediated genetic repression systems

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing and phenotypic exploration in nontuberculous mycobacteria. In this Research Protocol, we describe approaches to control, monitor, and quantitatively assess CRISPRI‐mediated gene silencing in M. smegmatis and M. abscessus model organisms.
Vanessa Point, Wafaa Achache, Janïs Laudouze, Eliana Sepulveda Ramos, Mickaël Maziero, Céline Crauste, Stéphane Canaan, Pierre Santucci   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessing tick attachments to humans with citizen science data: spatio-temporal mapping in Switzerland from 2015 to 2021 using spatialMaxent

Parasites & Vectors
Background 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, Nils Ratnaweera, Tomislav Hengl, Patrick Laube, Jürg Grunder, Werner Tischhauser, Netra Bhandari, Dirk Zeuss   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Association between high adolescent smartphone use and academic impairment, conflicts with family members or friends, and suicide attempts.

PLoS ONE, 2019
This study aims to evaluate the association between smartphone use and suicide attempts, independent of possible confounders, including conflicts with family/friends and poor academic performance due to smartphone use.
Min-Hyuk Kim, Seongho Min, Joung-Sook Ahn, Chisoo An, Jinhee Lee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of High School Students’ Smartphone Addiction and Insomnia Level

Türk Uyku Tıbbı Dergisi, 2020
Objective:To determine the frequency of smartphone addiction among high school students using smart phones and the severity of insomnia.Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional study was performed between April and June 2019 and included high school ...
Özlem Çağan, Bennur Koca
doaj   +1 more source

Remote Monitoring in Myasthenia Gravis: Exploring Symptom Variability

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare, autoimmune disorder characterized by fluctuating muscle weakness and potential life‐threatening crises. While continuous specialized care is essential, access barriers often delay timely interventions. To address this, we developed MyaLink, a telemedical platform for MG patients.
Maike Stein, Maximilian Mönch, Meret Herdick, Frauke Stascheit, Sarah Hoffmann, Hannah Preßler, Philipp Mergenthaler, Carla Dusemund, Paolo Doksani, Haoqi Sun, Pushpa Narayanaswami, Andreas Meisel, Lea Gerischer, Sophie Lehnerer   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Effects of Smartphone Use During Resistance Training

Pamukkale Spor Bilimleri Dergisi
Several 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, Emily Beach, Morgan Rekstis, Mallory Kobak, Michael Rebold   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the connection between parental bonding and smartphone addiction in Chinese medical students

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, Ning Ding, Nan Jiang, Honghe Li, Deliang Wen   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smartphone security [PDF]

, 2017
According to eMarketer researchers, the total number of smartphones in active use on the planet exceeded the 2 billion unit in 2016 and amounted up to 2.16 billion against 1.9 billion in 2015 and 1.6 billion devices in 2014.
Mamienko, Sergey, Mieshkov, V.I., Zuyenok, I.І.   +2 more
core  

Smartphone chronic gaming consumption and positive coping practice [PDF]

, 2016
Purpose: Chronic consumption practice has been greatly accelerated by mobile, interactive and smartphone gaming technology devices. This study explores how chronic consumption of smartphone gaming produces positive coping practice.
de Kervenoael, Ronan, Palmer, Mark, Schwob, Alexandre, Simmons, Geoff   +3 more
core   +4 more sources