Access To Smartphones Research Articles

Functional Training Handbook

Reach a whole new level of physical training with Functional Training Handbook, whose big-picture approach to movement fosters lifelong health, mobility, and athletic development. This practical guide delivers clear, how-to- information, an array of sport-specific guidelines, and key principles that will keep your clients at peak performance. Join the revolution to improve sports performance, treat injury, and re-train patterns with this comprehensive guide to the body and its movement. Features: Sport specific chapters include Baseball, Basketball, Cycling, Dance, Football, Golf, Hockey, Mixed Martial Arts, Olympic Weight Lifting, Skiing, Soccer, Swimming, Surfing, and Tennis. It emphasis on functional exercise explores the physics of weight-bearing and balance to reduce repetitive motion injuries. It guides to injury prevention, safe workouts, re-injury avoidance, and practical strategies for active athletes. Now with the print edition, enjoy the bundled interactive eBook edition, offering tablet, smartphone, or online access to: complete content with enhanced navigation; a powerful search that pulls results from content in the book, your notes, and even the web Cross-linked pages, references, and more for easy navigation; highlighting tool for easier reference of key content throughout the text; ability to take and share notes with friends and colleagues; and quick reference tabbing to save your favorite content for future use.

Bounce Back Now! Protocol of a population-based randomized controlled trial to examine the efficacy of a Web-based intervention with disaster-affected families

Disasters have far-reaching and potentially long-lasting effects on youth and families. Research has consistently shown a clear increase in the prevalence of several mental health disorders after disasters, including depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. Widely accessible evidence-based interventions are needed to address this unmet need for youth and families, who are underrepresented in disaster research. Rapid growth in Internet and Smartphone access, as well as several Web based evaluation studies with various adult populations has shown that Web-based interventions are likely to be feasible in this context and can improve clinical outcomes. Such interventions also are generally cost-effective, can be targeted or personalized, and can easily be integrated in a stepped care approach to screening and intervention delivery. This is a protocol paper that describes an innovative study design in which we evaluate a self-help Web-based resource, Bounce Back Now, with a population-based sample of disaster affected adolescents and families. The paper includes description and justification for sampling selection and procedures, selection of assessment measures and methods, design of the intervention, and statistical evaluation of critical outcomes. Unique features of this study design include the use of address-based sampling to recruit a population-based sample of disaster-affected adolescents and parents, telephone and Web-based assessments, and development and evaluation of a highly individualized Web intervention for adolescents. Challenges related to large-scale evaluation of technology-delivered interventions with high-risk samples in time-sensitive research are discussed, as well as implications for future research and practice.

Social Media and Public Outreach: A Physician Primer.

The emergence of social media with easy and anywhere smartphone access has facilitated our society's information-craving behaviors to the point that many rely on the Web and social media to make health-related decisions. Recognizing this reality, many health care professionals and organizations have

Utility of routine postoperative visit after appendectomy and cholecystectomy with evaluation of mobile technology access in an urban safety net population

BackgroundThe value of routine postoperative visits after general surgery remains unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of routine postoperative visits after appendectomy and cholecystectomy and to determine access to mobile technology as an alternative platform for follow-up. MethodsRetrospective review of 219 appendectomies and 200 cholecystectomies performed at a safety net hospital. One patient underwent both surgeries. Patient demographics, duration of clinic visit, and need for additional imaging, tests or readmissions were recorded. Access to mobile technology was surveyed by a validated questionnaire. ResultsOf 418 patients, 84% percent completed a postoperative visit. At follow-up, 58 patients (14%) required 70 interventions, including staple removal (16, 23%), suture removal (4, 6%), drain removal (8, 11%), additional follow-up (20, 28%), medication action (16, 21%), additional imaging (3, 4%), and readmission (1, 1%). Occupational paperwork (62) and nonsurgical clinic referrals (28) were also performed. Average check-in to check-out time was 100 ± 54 min per patient. One intervention was performed for every 7.8 h of time in the clinic. Additionally, 88% of the surveyed population reported access to cell phone technology, and 69% of patients <40 y had smartphone access. ConclusionsRoutine in-person follow-up after surgery consumes significant time and resources for patients and healthcare systems but has little impact on patient care. Most of the work done in the clinic is administrative and could be completed using mobile technology, which is pervasive in our population.

How do social media transform politics? The role of a podcast, ‘Naneun Ggomsuda’ in South Korea

In December 2012 South Korea completed a presidential election that exhibited a high level of political participation through podcast-based Internet use and smartphone access. Podcasts and social media in relation to political and social participation are extremely popular in South Korea. ‘Naneun Ggomsuda’ is a podcast program which is ranked first in the world among Korean-speaking users for political participation. Drawing on DeLone and McLean’s IS success model from the theoretical lens of the belief-desire-intention (BDI) framework, we propose a research model investigating the effects of three quality dimensions (systems, content, and service) of Naneun Ggomsuda’s podcast system on participation, desire and intention. Among the quality dimensions, content quality and real-time connectivity service quality have a significant impact on political participation desire. Interestingly, podcast systems quality does not show a significant effect. The study looks at critical success factors of this podcast social media system, including system quality, social content quality, service quality and social issues, and suggests practical implications encompassing the political, social, and business aspects of this program’s influence.

Secure Encrypted Steganography Graphical Password scheme for Near Field Communication smartphone access control system

The revolutionary development of smartphone which offers compelling computing and storage capabilities has radically changed the digital lifestyles of users. The integration of Near Field Communication (NFC) into smartphone has further opened up opportunities for new applications and business models such as in industry for payment, electronic ticketing and access control systems. NFC and graphical password scheme are two imperative technologies that can be used to achieve secure and convenient access control system. One of the potential uses of such technologies is the integration of steganography graphical password scheme into NFC-enabled smartphone to transcend conventional digital key/tokens access control systems into a more secure and convenient environment. Smartphone users would have more freedom in customizing the security level and how they interact with the access control system. As such, this paper presents a secure two-factor authentication NFC smartphone access control system using digital key and the proposed Encrypted Steganography Graphical Password (ESGP). This paper also validates the user perception and behavioral intention to use NFC ESGP smartphone access control system through an experiment and user evaluation survey. Results indicated that users weigh security as a dominant attribute for their behavioral intention to use NFC ESGP smartphone access control system. Our findings offer a new insight for security scholars, mobile device service providers and expert systems to leverage on the two-factor authentication with the use of NFC-enabled smartphone.

Development of a Smartphone App for a Genetics Website: The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Online Genetics Database (ALSoD).

BackgroundThe ALS Online Genetics Database (ALSoD) website holds mutation, geographical, and phenotype data on genes implicated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and links to bioinformatics resources, publications, and tools for analysis. On average, there are 300 unique visits per day, suggesting a high demand from the research community. To enable wider access, we developed a mobile-friendly version of the website and a smartphone app.ObjectiveWe sought to compare data traffic before and after implementation of a mobile version of the website to assess utility.MethodsWe identified the most frequently viewed pages using Google Analytics and our in-house analytic monitoring. For these, we optimized the content layout of the screen, reduced image sizes, and summarized available information. We used the Microsoft .NET framework mobile detection property (HttpRequest.IsMobileDevice in the Request.Browser object in conjunction with HttpRequest.UserAgent), which returns a true value if the browser is a recognized mobile device. For app development, we used the Eclipse integrated development environment with Android plug-ins. We wrapped the mobile website version with the WebView object in Android. Simulators were downloaded to test and debug the applications.ResultsThe website automatically detects access from a mobile phone and redirects pages to fit the smaller screen. Because the amount of data stored on ALSoD is very large, the available information for display using smartphone access is deliberately restricted to improve usability. Visits to the website increased from 2231 to 2820, yielding a 26% increase from the pre-mobile to post-mobile period and an increase from 103 to 340 visits (230%) using mobile devices (including tablets). The smartphone app is currently available on BlackBerry and Android devices and will be available shortly on iOS as well.ConclusionsFurther development of the ALSoD website has allowed access through smartphones and tablets, either through the website or directly through a mobile app, making genetic data stored on the database readily accessible to researchers and patients across multiple devices.

Smartphones, mobile social space, and new sociality in Korea

As mobile phones evolve into smartphones equipped with mobile operating systems, the modes of mobile communication are changing. When smartphones incorporate the Internet into their multimedia functions, they enable people to access various mobile social communication spaces in which existing forms of mobile communication, such as calls and text messages, coexist with forms of Internet communication such as instant messengers, emails, and social networking sites (SNSs) on the move. This study attempts to focus on the newly emerging mobile communication practices that have resulted from smartphones allowing people to access their SNSs anytime and anywhere. To understand how the mobility and immediate accessibility of smartphones have affected the communication practices of SNS, the study will pay particular attention to the use of Twitter via smartphones. This study will explore this through 49 Korean Twitter users’ everyday practices of communication and social interaction via their smartphones. Based on qualitative interview data, this study discusses how mobile social media forms a pseudo-aural space for volatile but self-expediential social networks and how it shapes a new sociality. It suggests that this sociality strays from existing social practices and has a new cultural significance.

Rural mobile phone coverage is an issue for the NHS

We read with great interest the editorial regarding the value of smartphones to anaesthetic practice in the developing world [1]. Many of the advantages noted, such as access to reference material, contact details, photography and education are also of considerable value in the UK, and particularly to colleagues in remote and rural areas. The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland has developed standards for pre-hospital anaesthesia and inter-hospital transfer of patients [2, 3]. In both these circumstances, smartphone access can be highly relevant and offer significant improvements in quality of care and clinical governance. However, whilst mobile phone network coverage is generally ‘taken for granted’ in urban areas, many rural parts of the UK are still without cover (Table 1). In Scotland, the Emergency Medical Retrieval Service (EMRS) provides a critical care transfer service to remote and rural areas [5]. After repeated issues with network coverage, we surveyed the 66 sites covered by EMRS and found that 34 have no network providing ‘good’ 2G (phone and text) coverage, including five of the community hospitals (Arran, Barra, Portree, Golspie and Benbecula); 3G coverage was even poorer. Many rural staff and patients are subject to a digital divide that excludes them from the advantages outlined above. Comments from our rural colleagues are illuminating, some relying on carrying multiple mobile phones where single networks cover different parts of practices, others relying on pagers or innovatively using non-UK tariffs to permit ‘roaming’ of UK networks [6]. All these must inevitably increase NHS costs. Critical care skills, with the appropriate equipment, are transferrable to remote and rural environments. Although EMRS has developed a prize-winning app containing contact and logistics details, standard operating procedures and checklists for their service catchment area, the utility of this app is restricted by the poor availability of 3G service across rural areas. Whilst we fully agree with the editorial regarding the value of mobile phones in the developing world, we feel that the NHS should recognise the value of mobile communications in remote and rural areas and actively support improved coverage. The current position is detrimental to NHS service provision in terms of costs and quality of care, which should prompt a corporate response from the NHS to improve coverage for rural services in the UK.

Recent Tech Adoption Trends and Implications for the Digital Divide

In recent years, there have been two developments in technology adoption that are in tension with one another. On the one hand, home broadband adoption has increased only modestly since 2009. On the other, there has been a very rapid increase the adoption of Smartphones. This development presents questions for policymakers and stakeholders interested in the digital divide, namely: Does the leveling off of home broadband adoption and accompanying growth in Smartphone adoption represent a substitution effect? That is, are those without broadband at home simply turning to Smartphones instead? If so, though users may be acquiring Smartphones instead of home broadband service, how do usage patterns compare for Smartphone-only users versus those with home broadband connections? That is, do those who have only Smartphone access to the internet do as much online as home broadband users? Are Smartphone-only users equally as confident as home broadband users in their ability to find information online?Understanding the answers to these questions will be important to policymakers and those in the private sector interested in closing technology access gaps. The Federal Communications Commission has recently announced the Connect to Compete (C2) initiative, a public-private collaboration designed to provide low-cost home computers and broadband connections to qualified low-income people. The FCC is also exploring reforming the Lifeline/Link-Up program to provide support for broadband service to qualifying low-income households. In both cases, knowing whether Smartphone are substituting for home broadband connection – or how Smartphones impact overall usage patterns – is important to program design. To address the questions identified above, this paper will rely on data drawn from a statewide telephone survey of Illinois residents fielded in February-March of 2012. The sample size of the survey is 3,500 respondents, which will permit analysis of these questions across demographic and geographic characteristics of respondents, which will be of interest to policymakers and other stakeholders. The survey explored in detail the following issues: How do people they get online (e.g., home broadband, tablets, Smartphones)? What online activities they do (e.g., information searches, shopping, educational uses)? How do they view the usefulness of different access means for carrying out tasks online? How do data caps (if users are subject to them) impact Smartphone users’ online behavior?In addition, the paper will draw on other publicly available data on Smartphone and home broadband adoption (mainly from the Pew Internet Project) as points of comparison with the Illinois sample. John B. Horrigan is currently Vice President, Policy & Research, for TechNet, where he conducts research on broadband and other innovation policy issues.Prior to joining TechNet, Horrigan was part of FCC Chairman Genachowski’s leadership team tasked with developing the National Broadband Plan (NBP). While there, he designed and conducted the FCC’s first national survey on broadband adoption and usage. The survey findings were highlighted in the NBP’s working paper, Broadband Adoption and Use in America. Most recently, Horrigan’s essay “What are the Consequences of Being Disconnected in a Broadband-Connected World?” was published in the Fall 2011 issue of Daedalus in a special issue edited by David Clark.Before joining the FCC, Horrigan was Associate Director, Research, with the Pew Internet & American Life Project for nine years. Horrigan has a Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Texas at Austin.

A Model for Remote Access and Protection of Smartphones Using Short Message Service

The smartphone usage among people is increasing rapidly. With the phenomenal growth of smartphone use, smartphone theft is also increasing. This paper proposes a model to secure smartphones from theft as well as provides options to access a smartphone through other smartphone or a normal mobile via Short Message Service. This model provides option to track and secure the mobile by locking it. It also provides facilities to receive the incoming call and sms information to the remotely connected device and enables the remote user to control the mobile through SMS. The proposed model is validated by the prototype implementation in Android platform. Various tests are conducted in the implementation and the results are discussed.

Confessions of a Wilderness Fellow: I Can't Live Without My Smartphone, Can You?

Confessions of a Wilderness Fellow: I Can't Live Without My Smartphone, Can You?