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Showing 1 to 20 of 153 for “"cell phone"”.
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Cell phone location data for travel behavior analysis
Mobile phone technology generates vast amounts of data at low costs all over the world. This rich data provides digital traces when and where individuals travel, improving our ability to understand, model, and predict human mobility. Especially in this era of rapid urbanization, mobile phone data …
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Social Isolation and Cell Phone Use by College Students
<p>In our technologically ever-advancing world, cell phones can either help us remain socially connected or can contribute to social isolation by substituting for face-to-face contact. This study examines the levels of social isolation in terms of the state of loneliness and trait of shyness and …
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Codependency traits and the mere presence of a cell phone
… could be manipulated by the mere presence of a cell phone, especially when the individual scores high in codependency traits. Previous research suggests that the mere presence of a cell phone is sufficient to inhibit an individual’s ability to perform a task. Codependency has been seen as …
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Superconducting RF front-end filters for cell phone base stations
Cellular bands A and B are in the 100s of :MHz frequency range. They are . discontinuous bands requiring sharp skirts - the specialty of superconducting filters. Superconducting filters are therefore ideal in the function of front-end filters on cell phone base stations, serving to reject any …
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Cell Phone Distraction Analysis Of Motor Response In A Simulated Driving Environment
Does the use of a cell phone while driving influence the driver's ability to execute a proper turn? Is there difference between genders pertaining to motor skill while driving in a simulated driving environment? To accomplish this task, three groups of ten participants (5 women and 5 men) each were …
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The Extent of Distraction of Cell Phone Conversations for Passengers in Simulated Flight
… passengers are forbidden from making cell phone calls during flights in the United States due to cellular electronic interference. However, some related research has demonstrated that the use of cell phones has little interference with avionics. Furthermore, any potential electronic …
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Digital Reader: Using A Cell Phone to Explore and Engage with Informational Texts
This study explored the use of a cell phone to search for informational texts while using different websites. This study investigated a student’s critical thinking process as she engaged in discussion with the researcher regarding her research findings. This study was conducted for five weeks, and …
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The effects of cell phone and text message conversations on simulated street crossing
… is impaired when pedestrians engage in cell phone conversations. Less is known about the impact of texting on street crossing performance. Thirty-two young adults completed three distraction conditions in a simulated street crossing task: no distraction, phone conversation, and texting. …
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A low noise, low power DC/DC converter for cell phone power applications
Thesis (M.Eng. and S.B.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2002.
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A Novel cell phone based application for tracking the vaccination coverage in rural communities
… diseases. In this regard, we present a cell phone based application called Jeev to track the vaccination coverage of children in rural communities. Jeev synergistically combines the power of smartphones and the ubiquity of cellular infrastructure, Quick Response (QR) codes, and national …
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A Cross-Cultural Comparison of Cell Phone Interface Design Preferences from the Perspective of Nationality and Disability
A cell phone is an electronic communication device that helps break down the distance barriers between people, with added mobility advantages. For some users a cell phone is more than a communication device; it may be used as a fashion accessory, and for some the cell phone is needed to seek help …
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An exploration of micro-teaching skills with digital technology (cell phone) in B.Ed. programmes at a Western Cape university
… skills with the use of digital technology (cell phone) in B.Ed. programmes at a Western Cape university. The study aims to merge the past and present strategies to initiate the development of a simple model to improve micro-teaching methodology using a simple and mostly available digital …
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Using naturalistic driving data to improve the understanding of drivers' self-regulatory behavior when engaged in cell phone tasks
Die Nutzung von Mobiltelefonen während des Fahrens, vor allem das Lesen und Verfassen von Textnachrichten („Texting“), hat in den letzten Jahren drastisch zugenommen und stellt ein wachsendes Risiko für die Verkehrssicherheit dar. Es ist bekannt, dass visuell-manuelle Zweitaufgaben wie Texting die …
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“Can you just put your phone away?”: The effects of cell phone use on face-to-face conflict in romantic relationships
… interactions is by the presence or use of cell phones during conflict interactions. There is empirical evidence for a “mere presence” effect of cell phones on FtF interactions, such that the presence of cell phones is dissatisfying. Existing perspectives also suggest that individuals may be …
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Tools For School: Student Fluency And Perception Of Cell Phones Used For Learning
… communicates, collaborates, and learns. Improved cell phone capabilities and an ever increasing amount of cell phone applications allow individuals to connect globally and afford almost instantaneous access to information inside and outside the classroom. The majority of students today possesses …
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Call on me : the cell phone : a multi-media tool of communication amongst South African youth and how it can be used to platform youth stories for media and advertising
This media dissertation researches the cell phone's actual and potential role as a multimedia tool of communication amongst South African youth and looks at how it can be used to platform youth stories for media and advertising. The youth's connection to the cell phone has come to mean so much more …
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Characterizing the effects of videophone conversations on younger and older driver performance
… conversations can be less distracting than cell phone conversations because of an increase in shared situational awareness when the conversation partner can see the driver and driving scene. Recently, Gaspar and colleagues (in press) found that providing remote conversation partners views of …
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Quantitative spectral data acquisition and analysis with modular smartphone assemblies
A low-cost cell phone spectrometer using the image sensor in the cell phone camera is developed and analyzed. The spectrometer design is optimized for sensitivity and spectral resolution. Calibration techniques are developed to enable robust data collection across different phone models with …
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Evolution of the mobile phone supply chain : the case of Ecuador
The cell phone industry is growing at a vertiginous pace. It has a life-changing impact on individuals and businesses in developing countries, where it can make up for the lack of infrastructure. In Latin America, the cell phone supply chain faces challenges specific to developing countries. …
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The silent frontier: deaf people and their social use of cell phones in Cape Town
… ways in which the Deaf negotiate and embrace the cell phone socially. The Deaf, who can be seen as a linguistic and sensory minority within the predominant hearing society, use the cell phone to negotiate their marginalised position as people living with a hearing impairment. By doing so, the Deaf …
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