Users Of Electronic Devices Research Articles

ESCAPE ancillary blood pressure measurement study 2: changes in end-digit preference after 2 years of a cluster randomized trial.

The aim of the ESCAPE AMPA 2 trial was to describe the evolution of end-digit preference (EDP) practices in primary care after 2 years of trial. A descriptive analysis of the EDP in the intervention group (IG) and in the electronic control group (ECG) of the ESCAPE trial and a comparative analysis of EDP changes in blood pressure (BP) measures of both groups were carried out between baseline and 2 years. In the ESCAPE trial, physicians in the IG were new users of electronic devices provided in the trial to measure their patients' BP and physicians in the ECG were former users of electronic devices. Hierarchical mixed-effects models were used for statistical analysis in a pragmatic cluster randomized-controlled trial. After 2 years, the proportion of BP measures ending with a 0 or a 5 was significantly higher in the ECG than in the IG (50.4 vs. 33.4%, P<0.0001). There was no significant change in EDP tendency between baseline and the end of the trial in the ECG (65.6-56.7%, P=0.39) and in the IG (29.6-38.2%, P=0.07), with a between-groups P value of 0.11. Over 2 years, there was no significant change in systematic EDP in the ECG (18.8-20.0%, P=0.29) and in the IG (4.8-10.6%, P=0.01), with a between-groups P value of 0.17. EDP is not eliminated by electronic devices and tends to increase with time for new users.

Audiological Behavior of Speech Pathology Students

Introduction: The course of speech demand professionals able to prevent, assess, and treat communication disorders, therefore requires that they possess the peripheral and central hearing in its entirety. As a large part of the course are young students, with the possibility to be users of electronic devices (earphones coupled to cell phones, mp3). Viewed is needed to carry out basic hearing assessment in students who have recently entered the undergraduate for possible guidance preventive. It is known that these devices can expose the individual to high sound pressure levels, since the maximum capacity of this equipment are around 90 to 120 dB, and that the intensity associated to a few hours during a specific exposure time can bring the user of these devices an irreversible sensorineural hearing loss.

A Practical Decision-Making Model for Security Products Preference

As many users of electronic devices have demanded security functions for their devices, many security products have been recently developed and released. Only a few products, unfortunately, are selected by users and most of products are disappeared. The kinds and demand-side market of electronic devices have been dramatically increased. And potential users consider various factors when they purchase security products. However, until now, security products have been developed in no consideration of user’s selection features with effective evident criteria and that’s the reason why most of products are disappeared. Thus this study explores the key factors and preference tendencies that are essentially deliberated when users choose security products. This study provides a decisionmaking model for software developers, users and market strategist. Also this paper proposes the assessment matrix for measuring the factor level to form the criteria which can be utilized in a security product market.

A Descriptive Study of Point-of-Care Reference Resource Use by Advanced Practice RNs in Texas

This descriptive study replicates and extends previous research on advanced practice RNs and the (1) reference resources available to them at the point of care, (2) resources they use to inform their clinical practice, and (3) resources they are accessing from handheld electronic devices such as PDAs, smartphones, and tablet computers during practice. These elements formed the purpose of the current study. A sample of advanced practice RNs from Texas Public Health Region 11 was surveyed. Available resources were current journals appropriate to setting and current clinical guidelines. These advanced practice RNs "always or frequently" based their professional practice on personal experience of caring for patients/clients over time, information learned in college/university, and information learned about each patient/client as an individual. Responses for Hispanic respondents as well as electronic device users were similar. Content and features accessed daily by handheld computer devices were reference materials, e-mail, address/phonebook, Internet access other than e-mail, calendar/date book, alarm/reminder, calculator, and memo pad. Software installed on handheld devices and used daily included drug references, medical text/reference book, medical math/formula calculator, practice guidelines, and language translator/dictionary. Respondents who did not report using handheld devices at work were older, had more years in advanced practice nursing, and were more likely to work in a hospital, birthing center, or institution such as a prison, school, or military facility. There was no difference in resource or electronic device use by Hispanic advanced practice RNs. Electronic resources for practice are growing and being used by advanced practice RNs. Consideration should be given to incorporating evaluation and implementation of electronic clinical resources into advanced practice RN educational programs. Future research should include greater detail about the origin of information used in practice. Patient responses to the use of electronic handheld devices in clinical settings needs illuminating.

Adaptive training interfaces for less-experienced, elderly users of electronic devices

A great number of complex electronic devices are now part of our everyday lives. While many of us learn to handle these products by trial and error; others, especially older users with little experience in using electronic devices, need support. In order to allow the user maximum flexibility in terms of learning time and location, a training programme is presented which is implemented as part of the software embedded in the product itself. Particular focus is placed on the effect of adaptive training on learning. In this study, the training versions differed in their ability to adjust their complexity to the user's experience (adaptive user interface complexity) and their capability to support the learner by prompting them during the learning process (adaptive training advice). The results show that the adjustment of complexity had a positive effect on users’ experience: elderly users who trained with an adaptive interface were more successful in learning to use a mobile phone. Adaptive training advice, however, was found to have no significant effects on learners’ success and reduced their self-efficacy. This work offers guidelines on how to design integrated training applications for electronic devices that successfully help elderly users with little prior experience.

An evaluation of online purchase intentions of electronic devices based on consumer value theory

Increasing usage of online purchases, popularity of electronic devices, and the role of value on consumer behavior are the reasons of forming the purpose of current research. Current survey is investigating consumers online purchase behavior considering customer value theory. To perform the investigation, 6 hypotheses were assumed; 249 the Apples electronics users and fans were asked about their online purchase intentions by a 28 items reliable and valid online questionnaire. The correlations between different variables were evaluated using statistical tests via SPSS version 19 software. The results demonstrate that for electronic device users, social relationship support, Aesthetics, price utility, social self-image expression, and functional utility have correlation with online purchase intention, respectively. Results may help electronic device producers to identify what aspects of their products have potential to motivate an online purchase behavior. Key words: Online purchase intention, customer value theory, electronic devices.

Computer Vision Analysis of 3D Scanned Circuit Boards for Functional Testing and Redesign

Testing, repair and overhaul of long-living printed circuit boards (PCBs) is a laborious task if no schematics or layout plans are available. Existing Reverse Engineering (RE) methods are time-consuming, error-prone, and destructive and require reference samples which makes them not feasible for non-OEM users of electronic devices. The Fraunhofer Institute for Production Systems and Design Technology (IPK) in Berlin and the Technical University Berlin have defined a new process for automated and non-destructive schematic and layout reconstruction based on electrical and optical measuring techniques. Current results and innovative approaches using computer vision analysis for recognition of PCB structure aiming to build error-free net lists through a net list merging algorithm are depicted in this paper.

Bluetooth: The invisible connector. Short-range wireless technology for the contemporary orthodontic practice

Although it sounds like a nonvital tooth, Bluetooth is actually one of technology's hottest trends. It is an industrial specification for wireless personal area networks, but for a busy orthodontic practice, it translates to freedom from cables and cords. Despite its enigmatic name, Bluetooth-based devices and the wireless technology that these gadgets work with are here to stay. They promise to make life easier for the electronic-device users of all stripes, and orthodontists are no exception. The purpose of this article is to orient orthodontists, office staff, and auxiliary personnel to this universal wireless technology that is slowly becoming an integral part of every office.