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Rural transformation, network society and the information age: The case of Nkonkobe District Municipality in the Eastern Cape

open access: yesThe Journal for Transdisciplinary Research in Southern Africa, 2020
The aim of this article is exploratory: to illustrate the main trends in communication and amongst data users in the Nkonkobe Municipal Area, a municipal zone in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa, now known as Chris Hani.
Teresa Connor
doaj   +1 more source

The Contribution of Socio-Cultural Aspects of Smartphone Applications to Smart City Creation. Poland–Turkey Comparison

open access: yesEnergies, 2021
The main objective of this article is to analyze the use of modern information technologies, referring to the example of smartphones, paying particular attention to selected cultural aspects of the phenomena that appear to play an important role in ...
Witold Chmielarz   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smartphone Use Patterns of Smartphone-dependent Children [PDF]

open access: yesChild Health Nursing Research, 2020
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the smartphone use patterns of smartphone-dependent children.Methods: The study design was a cross-sectional descriptive study. The data were derived from the 2017 survey on smartphone overdependence conducted by the Ministry of Science and ICT and the National Information Society Agency.
openaire   +3 more sources

Smartphones-Based Assistive Technology: Accessibility Features and Apps for People with Visual Impairment, and its Usage, Challenges, and Usability Testing [PDF]

open access: yes, 2021
Suraj Singh Senjam,1 Souvik Manna,1 Covadonga Bascaran2 1Department of Community Ophthalmology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India; 2International Centre for Eye Health ...
Bascaran, Covadonga   +8 more
core   +1 more source

Digitally Printed Eco‐Friendly Electronic Devices

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Fabrication of electronics using eco‐friendly materials through digital printing routes is a promising strategy for improving life cycle sustainability and reducing the environmental impacts of conventional manufacturing. This review highlights state‐of‐the‐art eco‐friendly materials, green ink formulations, various resource‐efficient digital printing ...
Nitheesh M. Nair   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Crowd-Sourced Wildfire Spread Prediction With Remote Georeferencing Using Smartphones

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2019
Wildfires are natural hazards with severe consequences worryingly worsening for many climate-change affected regions of our planet. Unfortunately, technologies that can provide real-time fire-line information, such as satellites, in-field sensors, and ...
Nikos Bogdos, Elias S. Manolakos
doaj   +1 more source

Drawing Graphs on a Smartphone [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Graph Algorithms and Applications, 2011
Summary: We present a system for the visualization of information modeled in terms of a graph on a smartphone. First, we show the adopted visualization paradigm, that allows the user to navigate the graph using a focus-based approach. Second, we tackle the algorithmic challenges posed by the new visualization paradigm, introducing and experimenting ...
Giordano Da Lozzo   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application

open access: yesAdvanced Materials, EarlyView.
This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Using anonymized mobility data to reduce inequality in the availability and use of urban parks

open access: yesPeople and Nature
Parks are an integral component of cities. Ensuring city residents have equitable and easy access to parks is crucial for human well‐being. In temperate climates, park accessibility is particularly important in the summer months when these green spaces ...
Alessandro Filazzola   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Smart Building Technologies for Fire Rescue: A QR Code-Enabled Notification System

open access: yesFire
This study aimed to shorten firefighter search times during indoor fires, allowing more people to be rescued, by enhancing disaster-prevention capabilities using building technologies.
Tzu-Wen Kuo, Ching-Yuan Lin
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