Use Of Mobile Devices Research Articles

Parental norms and perceptions regarding use of mobile devices by children under five years

Objetivo: descrever as normas e as percepções de uma amostra de pais e responsáveis espanhóis sobre o uso de dispositivos móveis ( smartphone e/ou tablet ) por seus filhos e sua associação com esse uso. Método: estudo quantitativo, analítico, transversal, online e exploratório foi realizado com uma amostra não probabilística de pais ou responsáveis por crianças que usam smartphones ou tablets . O questionário virtual consistia em 44 perguntas e estava disponível em https://www.kenkolab.org/participa/ . Resultados: o número total de participantes (pais ou responsáveis) foi de 183 pessoas. Observou-se que 26,2% dos pais admitiram que seus filhos tinham acesso livre e irrestrito a smartphones ou tablets . Foram identificadas associações entre o tempo gasto com o uso de dispositivos móveis e as atitudes dos pais, como a permissão sem limitação de tempo e o uso como recompensa ou punição. Aproximadamente metade dos entrevistados acredita que seus filhos usam o dispositivo móvel por mais tempo do que o recomendado. Conclusão: a maioria dos pais exerce algum controle sobre o uso de dispositivos por seus filhos. Agir de acordo com as normas e percepções dos pais é vital para o sucesso na abordagem do tempo que as crianças passam em dispositivos móveis. A enfermagem comunitária pode ser um meio de educação sobre hábitos saudáveis de consumo de tela na primeira infância.

Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) in English Education: Trends and Developments

The emergence of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL) is a paradigm shift in English Language Teaching (ELT). Due to the rampant use of mobile devices, there has been an influx of language practice resources anytime and anywhere for the language learners. This article reviews the growth and reliance of MALL in English teaching, its advantages, disadvantages, and why it has the potential to change the normal classroom learning. It is aimed at actual trends and case studies shedding light on mobile apps, social networks, and other technologies that facilitate language learning. The article presents some suggestions on how to adapt MALL in the teaching of the English language for improved results and as a response to the needs of the current generation students.

Bibliometric Study of Scientific Output Between 2011 and 2020 Regarding Teaching-Learning of the Sciences Through Comic Books

The main aims of the present research were to: (1) describe the scientific outputs indexed in the Scopus and Web of Science databases, from now on WoS, regarding the use of comic books as didactic resources in the teaching-learning of the sciences, and; (2) establish the conceptual structure of scientific output regarding the use of comic books as didactic resources in the teaching-learning of science. A quantitative-bibliometric methodology was followed on a sample of 60 scientific documents recovered using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses strategy, from now on PRISMA. Findings suggest that the topic is still emerging given the novelty of the discipline and that published studies tend to be low impact in terms of the number of citations they receive. With regards to the conceptual structure, the most relevant themes and trends to emerge pertained to medical education, comic books and illustrations, and the use of mobile devices. Finally, analysis of the keywords used by the top 20 most relevant authors, it was possible to infer a degree of correspondence between sources, keywords and the continents responsible for the greatest scientific output on the topic.

Research on the Innovation of Publicity Work in Colleges and Universities under the New Media Environment

Abstract New media has become a new propaganda carrier of the development of the times, today’s society with the massive use of mobile devices, all kinds of new media content in the form of fragmentation of high-speed dissemination. How to use new media in colleges and universities has become a key issue that must be considered in publicity work. In this paper, based on the topology and characteristics of the complex network, the complex network data model is constructed, and on this basis, the SIS propagation dynamics model and sentiment analysis are added, and the final propagation density formula is derived through the derivation of the critical value. Through the convolution operation of a graph neural network, the various orders of propagation phenomena in social media networks are modeled, and a prediction model is proposed to predict user preferences in the social perspective of new media. The user and content vectors are used as inner products to predict user ratings for the public numbers advertised. The model is optimally adjusted using the loss function. The WeChat public number of the subject university, University B, showed high reading peaks in March, May, October, and November, with reading counts of 75107.95, 75575.95, 72767.99, and 107,821.3 per read, respectively. University B’s official public microblog keeps a steady reading count, and individual extremely excellent works produce reading peaks. The publicity sentiment of student users to the official WeChat public number of University B is mainly positive and reaches a maximum value of 4.248 after 13 days of the publicity video release, followed by sad and fearful sentiment release to keep in line with the positive sentiment, the University B handles the publicity of the graduation season better, and the students’ sentiment is more positive.

ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ШІ ДЛЯ ЗАХИСТУ ЦИФРОВОГО АКТИВУ ЩОДО УПРАВЛІННЯ БІЗНЕС ПРОЦЕСАМИ В УМОВАХ ЦИФРОВИХ ТРАНСФОРМАЦІЙ: ЕВОЛЮЦІЯ ТА МАЙБУТНЄ

It is important to note that in the conditions of the digital transformation of the economy, the management of business processes requires new innovative tools, including artificial intelligence (AI), which is actively being used in business and is becoming a competitive advantage. The relevance of the research lies in the fact that in the conditions of the formation of the digital economy, modern methods of managing business processes with the use of AI go beyond the framework of business infrastructure. After all, the use of mobile devices, cloud and hybrid services and the transfer of data about a business company to contractors and customers, and therefore information for solving business problems acquires commercial business value and due to the existing risks of its loss, needs protection. The purpose of the article is to study the use of artificial intelligence for the protection of a digital asset in terms of business process management in the context of digital transformations in the context of the evolution and future of AI. In the research process, methods of analysis, systematization and generalization were used. The risks of the loss of a digital asset in the conditions of digitalization due to cyberattacks, which the business receives in the event of information insecurity, are characterized. It is proposed to introduce a new economic term – a digital innovative asset, which is based on business, commercial value in information and communication technologies for managing business processes in the conditions of digital transformation of the economy and requires a reliable protection system. The stages of the evolution of artificial intelligence in the context of digital asset protection are defined. The methods used by AI to identify and predict threats to a digital asset for the purpose of protection are described. The practical value of the research lies in the effectiveness of the use of intelligent AI and machine learning in the protection of a digital innovative asset, which will become a practice and is especially important in the conditions of the formation of a digital economy. After all, predictive AI optimizes threat detection and creates effective cybersecurity solutions that are closely related to the threat landscape, which tends to constantly change and create danger for the digital asset, which is the basis of business process management, which will reduce risks and provide business opportunities. The vector of further research is the development of a global digital strategy for the protection of a digital asset.

Validating the Problematic Media Use Measure in Preschool-Aged Children: Associations With Children's Screen Media Use, Bothersome Pestering to Use Screen Media, and Emotional Self-Regulation.

Screen media use, and particularly mobile device use, is frequent among preschool-age children. Studies support that problematic media use (PMU) symptoms are present among older children (4-11-year-olds) and toddlers, and PMU correlates with child temperament and parenting around child media use. We examined the performance of a widely used PMU measure among a sample of 85 3-5-year-old children to document whether variation in PMU exists in this age group and whether this PMU measure specifically has face validity relative to expected correlates of PMU. To address our study goals, we completed a confirmatory factor analysis of the PMU scale and compared PMU scores with child externalizing behaviors when parents set limits on the child's media use and three measures of child self-regulation (emotional self-regulation, attentional focusing, and inhibitory control). Results supported a one-factor construct of PMU, and PMU was positively related to greater screen time among children. Results further documented strong associations between PMU and more extreme child behaviors when limits were set on media (e.g., more bothersome pestering, crying, whining, and physical gestures). Additionally, PMU related to less emotional self-regulation among children. Overall, findings support the validity of the PMU measure in preschool-age children and confirm associations around child media use behaviors and temperament. The implications related to media parenting are discussed.

Parental Attitudes on Preschool Children’s Mobile Device Use and Parent-Child Relationship

Mobile devices bring new solutions and opportunities as well as challenges for family relationships. We examined the association between parents’ attitudes towards preschool children’s mobile device usage habits (PAT) and parent–child relationship (PCRI) and tested whether this association is dependent on parent characteristics. The results showed that there is no correlation between the total scores of PAT and PCRI. On the other hand, PCRI was moderately correlated with three subscales of PAT (the subscales of Distraction, Control, and Information). Further, we found out the potential influence of parent sex on parental attitude and parental educational level on the parent-child relationship.

Определение параметров геометрии рельсовой колеи с помощью современных путеизмерительных средств

The research is dedicated to the comparison of the parameters of geometry of a rail track which have been received due to the data of TsNII-4MD track-tester and APK “Profile”. APK “Profile” measures the parameters of an unladen rail track, and TsNII-4MD car under stress, which corresponds to the real interaction conditions. The use of mobile track testing devices will let determine the equirigidity of a rail base on the site. Additionally proposed to conduct the evaluation of the geometry of a rail track with the use of a portable noise meter.

A Game Theoretic Approach to Computation Offloading Strategy Optimization for Non-cooperative Users in Mobile Edge Computing

Computation offloading from a user equipment (UE, also called mobile user, mobile subscriber, or mobile device) to a mobile edge cloud (MEC) provides an effective way to virtualize an ordinary smart mobile device (e.g., smartphone, tablet, handheld computer, wearable device, and personal digital assistant) into a formidable equipment, which is able to provide more and stronger functionalities than that of a laptop or a desktop computer. It is conceivable that there can be several MECs with different processing capabilities in a geographic area, and each MEC many serve many UEs with endless sequences of computation tasks, various application characteristics, and diversified communication requirements and bandwidths. Furthermore, the mobile users are competitive and selfish, which means that computation offloading strategy optimization needs to be carried out for each individual mobile user to optimize the performance of only his applications. In this paper, we conduct a mathematical study of computation offloading strategy optimization for non-cooperative users in mobile edge computing by using a game theoretic approach. The main contributions of this paper can be summarized as follows. We establish an M/G/1 queueing model to characterize multiple heterogeneous UEs and MECs, so that the average response time of all offloadable and non-offloadable tasks generated on a UE can be calculated analytically and the optimal computation offloading strategy of a UE can be defined rigorously. We construct a non-cooperative game framework for a mobile edge computing environment, in which each player (i.e., a UE) can selfishly minimize his payoff by choosing an appropriate strategy in his strategy space. We prove the existence of the Nash equilibrium of the above game. We develop algorithms to find the Nash equilibrium, including an algorithm to find the best response of a mobile user and an iterative algorithm to find the Nash equilibrium. We demonstrate numerical examples and data of our game, including numerical data for the Nash equilibrium and numerical data for the convergence of the Nash equilibrium. To the best of the author's knowledge, this is the first paper that effectively investigates computation offloading strategy optimization for multiple, heterogeneous, and competitive mobile users and multiple heterogeneous mobile edge clouds by using a non-cooperative game approach. Hence, the paper makes noticeable contributions towards the understanding of a competing mobile edge computing environment and its stabilization.

Educating Out-of-School Children in North Western Nigeria through Open Schooling: A Case for Using Mobile Technologies

In today’s technologically enabled global culture, open schooling has become one of the recognized delivery modalities for both formal and non-formal education. Furthermore, tablets, mobile phones, and other digital gadgets are now tiny enough to fit in pockets, connecting users to information sources and encouraging learning at any time and from any location suitable for Nigeria’s out-of-school children who are ever-increasing due to fragility. Conflict and violence (FCV). This is a review paper which describes the usage of mobile devices in Nigeria’s informal education sector. Materials used were from several databases: Google scholar, Web of Science, EBSCO, and ERIC. Major findings pointed out that there were successful ICT integrated projects in several developed countries. The paper made a recommendation for the utilization of mobile technology to boost the effectiveness of Nigeria’s open schooling Initiative, for its thirteen million children not attending formal schools.

Attitude formation towards digital payment system: A case study of eSewa mobile application

Mobile technologies have rapidly gained widespread adoption and provide significant advantages for businesses, including the ability to reach customers more effectively. These technologies offer numerous benefits, such as the ability to interact from virtually anywhere, individualized usage, personalized information and services, and prompt responses. The advancement of mobile technology has facilitated the transition from traditional to digital payment systems. For example, in Nepal, the mobile payment system "eSewa" was introduced by eSewa Fonepay in 2009. Recent years have seen a dramatic rise in e-commerce, largely driven by the pervasive use of mobile devices. This surge in online trading has led to the development of new products and solutions for online payments, influencing consumer attitudes and behaviors. An online survey of 165 individuals was done for the study. Correlation and regression analysis were performed in SPSS was used for the data analysis. The study identified several factors influencing adoption: perceived reputation, perceived trust, environmental risk, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and perceived mobility. Findings revealed that perceived reputation, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness positively affect attitudes towards digital payments. Notably, perceived usefulness had the greatest impact on fostering a positive attitude, while perceived trust, environmental risk, and perceived mobility did not show significant effects.

ETOSP: Energy-efficient task offloading strategy based on partial offloading in mobile edge computing framework for efficient resource management

<p>Mobile edge computing (MEC) is a very promising paradigm that facilitates efficient processing and analysis of Internet of Things (IoT) data at the network edge. MEC is a cloud-based platform that offers a range of online resources and sophisticated mobile apps to users of mobile devices. The continuing trend among mobile users is the growing need for accessing current apps and cloud-based services on their mobile computing devices (MCDs) with high data transfer rates and low latency. MCD’s frequently experience situations where they are either overwhelmed with excessive resource demands or insufficiently used due to imbalanced requests for resources. Offloading strategies play a crucial role in optimizing the efficiency of real-time data processing and analysis. This study proposes an ETOSP: Energy-efficient Task Offloading Strategy based on Partial Offloading in Mobile Edge Computing framework for efficient resource management as a solution to address the aforementioned difficulty. The application of the genetic algorithm is employed to produce strategies that provide balanced resource allocation for the purpose of identifying the most optimum offloading approach. The performance evaluation of ETOSP is shown through simulated experiments.</p>

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION AND ITS DIRECTION TOWARD A FUTURE CAREER IN BROADCASTING AND JOURNALISM AS A SOLO BROADCAST JOURNALIST

This paper aims to delve into the adoption of mobile technology among the university's young generation majoring in broadcasting and journalism. Further discussion will translate the mobile adoption and its direction toward the future of solo broadcasting journalism in Malaysia, respectively among them. During the pandemic covid 19, people have adapted to tremendous changes in their everyday lives. Since then, the Internet of Things and digitalisation have become new norms since they must access everything from home. In other words, technology has become essential to everyone despite their age, gender, or location. Almost everyone can broadcast and become a journalist, as long as they know and have skills in using various technologies ranging from email to web blogs to digital videos to mobile technologies to social media. In line with this modernisation, the solo broadcast journalist has also been identified as an active mobile device user to fulfil their job preference. Solo broadcasting journalism has become essential in the world of broadcast and journalism. A person who wants to work in this convergence field must have the ability and knowledge to handle all mobile technology devices alone when they have to do fieldwork. However, ability and knowledge are not the main points; other factors can motivate a person to learn and become a solo journalist. Therefore, this research explores the factors influencing the desire to use mobile devices among 200 broadcasting and journalism students at Universiti Utara Malaysia, Sintok Kedah. The present study indicates that perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and experience positively correlated with using mobile technologies. The study mainly contributes to mobile technologies and social media adoption among the university's young generation majoring in broadcasting and journalism to prepare for their future broadcasting and journalism careers.

INCIDENCE AND DYNAMICS OF MOBILITY DEVICE USE AMONG COMMUNITY-DWELLING OLDER ADULTS IN THE UNITED STATES

Abstract Mobility devices significantly enhance the activities and participation for individuals with mobility disability, particularly in the rapidly expanding population of older adults globally. This research reports patterns of mobility device use among community-dwelling older adults in the United States. Using the National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) waves 1-9, data on basic demographics and mobility device use were collected in a nationally representative group of community-dwelling older adults (65+ years old). Mobility device use included canes, walkers, wheelchairs, and scooters. In a total of 47,722 person-years observed in community settings, 2,943 incident mobility device uses over an average of 3.8±3.0 years were identified among 2,591 participants, with an incidence rate of 61.7/1,000 person-year. Participants had an average age of 80.3±7.2 years, with 57.7% female, 70.2% White, 20.1% Black, and 5.7% Hispanic, and 34.6% living alone. The majority (51.3%) of incident mobility device use lasted no longer than one year, and only 18.6% continued for four or more years. The most popular combinations of mobility device types were cane only (44.3%), cane+walker (15.7%), walker only (15.1%), and walker+wheelchair (8.3%). 30.5% of community-dwelling older adults changed their patterns of mobility device use at least once, with the most common changes including cane only to cane+walker (16.4%), cane+walker to cane only (7.97%), walker only to walker+wheelchair (5.2%), and cane+walker to walker only (5.1%). Mobility device use among community-dwelling older adults is dynamic: use of mobility devices involves mostly short bouts and changes frequently, with a preference for a combination of mobility devices.

NORMATIVE VALUES FOR STRENGTH AND FUNCTION DERIVED FROM THE CANADIAN LONGITUDINAL STUDY ON AGING

Abstract Decreased muscle strength and physical function often precede disability, nursing home admission, home care use, and mortality in older adults. Normative values for commonly used physical performance-based tests are not widely available for older adults but are required for clinicians and researchers to easily identify individuals with low performance. Our objective was to develop normative values for grip strength, gait speed, Timed Up and Go, single leg balance, and five-repetition chair rise tests in a large population-based sample of Canadians aged 45 to 85 years. Baseline data (2011-2015) from the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging was used to estimate age- and sex-specific normative values for each of the physical tests. Participants were without disability or mobility limitation (no assistance with activities of daily living or use of mobility devices). Of the 25,470 participants eligible for the analyses 48.6% (n=12,369) were female with a mean age of 58.6 ±9.5 years. Sex-specific 5th, 10th, 20th, 50th, 80th, 90th, and 95th percentile values for each physical performance-based test were estimated. Cross-validation (n=100 repetitions) with a 30% holdout sample was used to evaluate model fit. The normative values developed in this paper can be used in clinical and research settings to identify individuals with low performance relative to their peers of the same age and sex. Interventions targeting these at-risk individuals including physical activity can prevent or delay mobility disability and the resulting cascade of increasing care requirements, health care costs, and mortality.

Exploring the Information-seeking Behaviour of Students at the Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, who Use Mobile Technologies to Access Information

The advent and development of ICTs brought about changes that influence users’ information-seeking by using mobile devices. This article contains a report from a doctoral thesis on a qualitative phenomenological study that explored the use of mobile devices by undergraduate students at the Federal University of Lafia, Nigeria, to seek academic-related information. A semi-structured interview schedule was employed to collect data from 21 students from years 2, 3 and 4. Owing to certain features of mobile devices, the findings suggested that mobile devices influenced the students’ information-seeking behaviour. The features that influenced the use of mobile technologies for information-seeking purposes included affordability, ease of use, portability, and convenience. However, features such as screen size and unstable networks negatively affected the use of mobile devices for information-seeking purposes. In turn, some user-related characteristics, such as a lack of information literacy skills and a lack of knowledge on how to use mobile technologies, seemed to affect the students’ willingness to use mobile technologies for information-seeking purposes.

Investigation of Mobile Applications for Children to Support the Acquisitions in the Preschool Education Program

Nowadays, with the widespread use of mobile devices and the internet, the age range of users has decreased to the preschool period. Games in application stores do not always contain educational content. The content encountered is important for children who spend some of their time playing games on mobile devices. In line with this, the present study aimed to examine the support status of mobile applications for children regarding the acquisitions in the Preschool Curriculum. The sample of the study, in which the document analysis method was employed, consists of 24 mobile applications for children in the Google Play Store. While examining the applications, the data were processed into the Application Review Form created on Google Forms by the researcher, and all the data were analyzed at the end of the review process. According to the study results, it was revealed that the examined mobile applications could support 28 acquisitions out of a total of 63 acquisitions in the Preschool Curriculum and the highest number of supportable acquisitions belonged to the cognitive development domain. It was concluded that mobile applications were insufficient to support the acquisitions in other development domains and mobile applications could be used as an educational tool only for some acquisitions, and suggestions were presented in this direction.

Opinions and Competencies of the Elderly and Disabled towards the Use of Mobile Devices and Applications

Many mobile applications have been developed for the elderly and disabled in recent years. The elderly and disabled can check their health information and access health services easier through mHealth (Mobile Health) applications. The aim of this study is to determine the competencies and opinions of the elderly and disabled towards these mobile devices and the NEU-LIFE ASSIST ANDROID application developed by researchers. In this context, the frequency with which the elderly and disabled use these devices and the effectivity of these devices has been researched. Therefore, the competencies of the elderly and disabled using mHealth applications can be determined and this data can be used in further studies. When the study findings regarding whether the elderly and disabled perceive themselves to be competent in using mobile devices are examined, it is observed that they can call, message and access information through the internet faster. When their opinions are considered, they stated that mobile devices and the NEU-LIFE ASSIST ANDROID application made their lives easier and improved their ability to communicate. Individuals who stated they could easily meet their needs at home using their mobile devices thought it would be more beneficial for mobile applications that enable this to be developed. Future studies should consider the development of more mobile applications that can be used in the field of health and investigate the effectivity of such applications.

The Semosemo: Vehicle Rental Application in Manado City

In everyday human life, there are many aspects that cause a decision to be made. Agreements can be made in writing or unwritten, reciprocal agreements and unilateral agreements, obligatory agreements and one of them is a lease agreement. The lease agreement can help the parties, both from the leaser and the lessee. Car Rental is one of the businesses providing transportation services that involves the use of mobile devices to find out information about the services provided by the company. Car Rental is closely related to transportation services to help people who need car rental for various purposes. To use rental services in Manado City, usually the tenant must go to the rental place, and that is less efficient to do. Therefore, the problem found is how to make the Semosemo Vehicle Rental Application in Manado City. With the aim of making the Semosemo Vehicle Rental Application in the City of Manado. This research uses the prototype method and is also assisted by software such as React Native, Figma, and Visual Studio Code. The result is that the Semosemo application can be made to help rent vehicles in the city of Manado and the application can run accordingly.

New Digital Order and its Implications on Indian Family Relationships

The extensive adoption of mobile devices in India has revolutionized family communication patterns, presenting new dynamics and challenges. This study investigates the role of mobile communication in various aspects of family relationships, including parent-child interactions, marital relationships, and intergenerational dynamics. The aim is to see the evolving landscape of family relations in the digital era on family communication patterns, psychological well-being, and social connectedness. Mobile devices facilitate frequent and convenient communication, allowing family members to stay connected despite physical distances. It has also been observed to increase monitoring and supervision by parents, which may positively influence parent-child relationships. However, excessive mobile usage and dependency may lead to neglect of face-to-face interactions, resulting in reduced family interactions and communication. It is essential to explore the potential consequences of excessive mobile usage and identify strategies to promote healthy mobile communication practices within Indian families. The researcher conducted ten semi-structured interviews in a suburban housing society in Mumbai suburbs with similar socioeconomic strata. The aim was to know more about how mobile phones affect family communications. Qualitative grounded theory analysis was used to find themes and interpret results. (Creswell, 2013) The study explores the role of mobile communication in family relationships, emphasizing the need for effective management of mobile device usage within households. Setting time limits, boosting digital literacy, and encouraging family activities offline are among tactics that could help lessen the detrimental effects of mobile communication on family dynamics. Furthermore, understanding the cultural context of Indian families is crucial, as it can influence the adoption and interpretation of mobile technology within familial relationships. The research concludes that the role of mobile communication and usage in Indian family relations is a complex and multifaceted process. While mobile devices offer convenience and connectivity, their impact on family dynamics must be considered. This research abstract highlights the need for further investigation into the effects of mobile communication on different aspects of family relationships in the Indian context.