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CORRELATION BETWEEN ALEXITHYMIA AND NECK PAIN IN SMARTPHONE ADDICTED USERS OF PARAMEDICAL STUDENTS FROM SOUTH GUJARAT - A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY
Abstract: Introduction : In the contemporary age, the widespread utilization of smartphones has resulted in various musculoskeletal discomforts, with neck pain being a prevalent issue. The excessive use of smartphones can contribute to Smartphone Addiction (SA), and this condition is associated with Alexithymia in the southern Gujarat region.Method : Students aged between 17 and 27 years were selected from various colleges in South Gujarat using a convenient sampling method. The prevalence …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 13, Issue 3, 2023 · pp. 44–51 Read article
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess the Impact of Smartphone Use on Daily Activities of Living Among Undergraduate Students in a Selected College in Bangalore
Abstract: Introduction: Smartphones are compact devices which are commonly used by undergraduate students. Nowadays it is evident that around 4.76 h are spent by the students for entertainment and are at risk of addiction and have impact in terms of academic, physical, social, economic, psychological and behavioral activities on daily basis. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of smartphone use on daily activities of living among …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 15, Issue 3, 2025 · pp. 35–43 Read article
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Smartphone-Controlled IoT Robot for Safety and Automation
Abstract: Robotics Automation is a field that's growing fast. Industrial robots are being used a lot in different parts of the world recently. They are becoming more and more popular because they help make things faster, work well in many situations, and make money. In this project, we want to make a special robot that you can control with your Smartphone. It can do many different tasks and is strong and …
Published in International Journal of VLSI Circuit Design & Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Impact of Smartphone Use on Health Status and Study Habits Among Students: A Study of Self-Financing Nursing Colleges
Abstract: Background: The proliferation of smartphones within academic environments has introduced far-reaching consequences for both physical and psychological well-being and academic engagement. Nursing students, whose professional formation depends on concentrated learning and sound clinical reasoning, represent a particularly vulnerable yet understudied group within this discourse. Objective: This systematic review synthesizes peer-reviewed evidence examining the multidimensional impact of smartphone use on the health status and study habits of students enrolled in self-financing …
Published in Journal of Nursing Science & Practice · Vol. 16, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 31–41 Read article
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Association Between Smartphone Addiction and Functional Exercise Capacity in College Students
Abstract: Smartphone addiction has become increasingly prevalent among college students and is associated with various negative physical and psychological outcomes. Functional exercise capacity, a key indicator of physical fitness and health, may be adversely affected by excessive smartphone use due to sedentary behavior and reduced physical activity. This article examines the association between smartphone addiction and functional exercise capacity in college students by analyzing behavioral, psychological, physiological, and methodological perspectives. Evidence …
Published in International Journal of Orthopedic Nursing and Practices · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2026 · pp. 28–51 Read article
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Overcome Thermal Aspect in Smart Phone
Abstract: In this modern era, the use of smartphones become a common thing in everyone's lifestyle. The use ofhigh-performance applications and game now becomes more important than just a use for callingpurpose. Sometimes the heavy use of high-performance applications and games can be resulted in theoverheating of entire device. So, the smartphones are needed to be thermally optimized hardware forbetter performance and efficient working in specified temperature limits. That’s why Thermalmanagement …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 28–38 Read article
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A Correlational Analytical Study on Smartphone Usage, Physical Activity & Sleep Quality Among Health Science Students
Abstract: Physical activity refers to any bodily movement generated by skeletal muscles that results in the use of energy. It is considered risk factor for various cardiovascular disease leading to higher mortality and morbidity. Sleep is naturally occurring condition marked by a change in consciousness, a significant reduction in sensory activity and the suppression of most voluntary movements. Technological advancements over the past two decades have resulted in rise in smartphone …
Published in Research & Reviews: A Journal of Bioinformatics · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2025 · pp. 22–32 Read article
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Online Monitoring of Daily Energy Expenditure Using Smartphones
Abstract: This paper presents a novel method to empower the people with solutions to monitor their energy expenditure and balance their weight against food intake. In addition, enabling users to share this knowledge with their physicians enhances the physician’s ability to help their patients. In this paper, an application was developed to track user’s physical activity and estimate the energy expenditure using 3-axis accelerometer in a smartphone with android operating system. …
Published in Journal of Instrumentation Technology & Innovations · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 7–14 Read article
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Passive Digital Phenotyping for Longitudinal Burnout and Occupational Mental Health Surveillance: A Transformer-Based Explainable Deep Learning Approach Using Smartphone Behavioral Streams
Abstract: Occupational burnout constitutes a pervasive yet chronically under-surveilled public health threat, its insidious temporal evolution rendering episodic self-report instruments structurally inadequate for early detection. This paper introduces BurnoutSense, a passive digital phenotyping framework that continuously harvests eight heterogeneous smartphone behavioral data streams encompassing application usage ecology, communication metadata, geospatial mobility, screen interaction dynamics, inferred sleep rhythmicity, keystroke kinematics, ambient noise exposure, and battery/charging cadence to construct individualized multivariate behavioral signatures …
Published in International Journal of Behavioral Sciences · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2026 · pp. 44–53 Read article
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Human Activity Recognition Using For Smartphone Sensors To Predict The Best Accuracy Based On Machine Learning Algorithms
Abstract: Human activity recognition requires predicting the action of a person based on sensor-generated data. Due to the enormous number of applications possible by modern ubiquitous computing devices, it has sparked a lot of attention in recent years. It categorizes data into actions such as walking, sitting, standing, and lying. The accelerometer and gyroscope were used to generate the sensor data, and the sensor signals were pre-processed with noise filters. The …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 12–23 Read article
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A Covel: AI driven COVID-19 Pandemic Prediction using Personal Hand Held Smartphone
Abstract: From the family of renowned viruses that made humans ill came in the lime light under the name coronavirus later as COVID-19. COVID-19 proved fatal in whuhan province of china that later was touted as epicenter of COVID-19. COVID-19 accelerated and expanded its footprint around the countries and is reported as a Pandemic. Currently almost whole globe is struggling to delimit the COVID-19. Not much research have been done in …
Published in Journal of Artificial Intelligence Research & Advances · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Smartphone Addiction and Its Repercussions on Social Lives and Mental Health
Abstract: Our world is now a digital one, where smartphones and other electronic devices have become an inseparable part of our daily routine. In today's digital world, it is hard to imagine a life without smartphones and other technological devices. However, the increasing reliance on these devices has given rise to a prevalent issue known as Nomophobia, or the fear of being without a mobile phone. This phenomenon has become particularly …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Health Professions · Vol. 13, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 16–25 Read article
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Attendance System Using Smartphone Authentication and Bluetooth Beacons
Abstract: AbstractMost of the institute in India takes attendance to track the progress of students and most of them update attendance manually which is just a waste of time. Some of the methods like Biometric, RFID can be implemented but it takes a lot more time and also has a chance of spreading the deadly virus like Sars-Cov-2 [1]. This paper is aimed at updating attendance of students using the student’s …
Published in Journal of Communication Engineering & Systems · Vol. 10, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 10–15 Read article
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A Descriptive Study on Contents Being Generalized in News Apps and Smartphone Users’ Attitude towards Them
Abstract: We are in an era where the emerging technologies play an important role in our routine life. Smartphones are one of those gifts of technology which made us depend on it for almost every task starting from carrying a grocery list to learning about an open-heart surgery. One of the popular categories of apps that we users often install is ‘News’ apps. This study will intend to find the user’s …
Published in OmniScience: A Multi-disciplinary Journal · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Context Inference: Light-Weight Online Unsupervised Posture Detection by Smartphone Accelerometer
Abstract: This paper proposes a mild-weight online classification method to locate the user-centric postural movements, inclusive of sitting, standing, walking, and jogging, through smartphones. These moves are named user states considering that they're inferred after the evaluation of records acquired thru the accelerometer sensor built-in smartphones. To distinguish one-person country from some other, much research may be observed in the literature. But, this has a look at differs from others via …
Published in Journal of Control & Instrumentation · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 12–20 Read article
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From Sensors to Smartphones: Evaluating the Blynk IoT Smart Plant Monitoring System for Modern Gardening
Abstract: In our technologically advanced era, where automation permeates every aspect of our lives, even plants have been transformed into smart entities. This article explores the integration of various technical components to imbue plants with self-maintenance capabilities, eliminating the need for human intervention. The system discussed herein regulates moisture levels and temperature within plants, ensuring optimal growing conditions. It incorporates alerts to notify users of deviations from preset parameters and activates …
Published in Journal of Nuclear Engineering & Technology · Vol. 14, Issue 2, 2024 · pp. 18–27 Read article
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Hidden Markov Model (HMM) Statistical Model and Learning from Data Concepts Context-Aware Framework: A Basic Design in Accelerometer Based Smartphones
Abstract: This paper proposes a novel system focused on the Secret Markov Model (HMM) mathematical model and the analysis of data concepts. The architecture either considers or predicts device specific inferences named 'device states' for potential context-conscious implementations. Context-aware systems involve continuous data collection and analysis from one or more sensor readings. The battery life of the unit must also be increased due to the reality that the continually operating built-in …
Published in Journal of Control & Instrumentation · Vol. 11, Issue 3, 2020 · pp. 34–41 Read article
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Obstacle Avoidance MOBOT Displaying the Detected Distance and Time by Interfacing Bluetooth with Ultrasonic Sensor Controlled via Smartphone
Abstract: This paper completely integrates the compactness of the mobile robotic platform built in the Arduino where a robot car was designed and implemented to display the detected distance and time on the LCD avoiding any obstacle by using Bluetooth and Ultrasonic sensor HCSR-04. This robot car was programmed and got dumped through USB and started getting operated by the user by connecting the Bluetooth module through smart phone supporting the …
Published in Journal of Microcontroller Engineering and Applications · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 25–28 Read article
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Email Client Application for Android Smartphone
Abstract: In the mobile device area, new advance features are introduced such as Android mobiles, tablets, Windows platform phones, etc. Using these mobile phones, we can send email using different browsers to anyone using internet. For the security of the emails, the authors have implemented an application using Rabbit algorithm. A particular email client uses Rabbit algorithm to encrypt and decrypt confidential email content. This application can be used to view, …
Published in Journal of Mobile Computing, Communications & Mobile Networks · Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 15–19 Read article
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Untethered Anxiety: Managing the Challenges Brought on by Nomophobia
Abstract: All phones, computers, calculators, radios, televisions, recorders, cameras, video recorders, and notably libraries have been superseded by smartphones, making them unique. Finding the positive aspects of a smartphone for pupils is beneficial. These days, cell phones are a big element of techno culture, especially for younger people. Social media sites are widely used by college students in ways that could negatively impact several facets of their lives. The “overconnection syndrome” …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Neuroscience · Vol. 14, Issue 3, 2024 · pp. 9–13 Read article