The Impact of Mobile Phone Use and IKSL's Audio Messages on the Asset Base of Poor Farmers in Lucknow, India

The use of mobile phones while driving has been a hot topic in the field of driving safety for decades. Although there are few studies on the influence of gesture control on in-vehicle secondary tasks, this study aims to investigate the impact of gesture-based mobile phone use without touching while driving from the perspective of multiple-resource workload owing to visual, auditory, cognitive, and psychomotor resource occupation. A novel gesture control technique was adopted for secondary task interactions, to recognize the gestures of drivers. An experiment was conducted to study the influences of two interaction modes, traditional touch-based mobile phone interaction and gesture-based mobile phone interaction, on driving behavior in three different cognitive level task groups. The results indicate that gesture-based mobile phone interaction can improve driving performance with regard to lateral position-keeping ability and steering wheel control; nevertheless, it has no significant impact on longitudinal metrics such as driving speed, driving speed variation, and throttle control variation. Gesture-based mobile phone interactions have a larger effect on secondary tasks with medium cognitive load but not on actual operation tasks. It was also verified that the performance of gesture-based mobile phone interaction was better in secondary mobile phone tasks such as switching (e.g., switching songs) and adjusting (e.g., adjusting volume) than the traditional interaction mode. This study provides the theoretical and experimental support for human–computer interaction using gesture-based mobile phone interactive control in future automobiles.

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EXPLORATION OF MOBILE USERS WITH QUESTIONNAIRE METHOD AND OBJECTIVE AUDIOMETRY (OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION)

Ukrainian Scientific Medical Youth Journal ◽

10.32345/usmyj.2(116).2020.68-74 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 116 (2) ◽

pp. 68-74

Author(s):

Daria Fedorchenko ◽

Vyacheslav Didkovsky

Keyword(s):

Hearing Loss ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Pearson Correlation ◽

Otoacoustic Emission ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Phone Calls ◽

Objective Audiometry ◽

Questionnaire Method ◽

The Impact

Background: The main purpose of study was to assess the impact of using mobile phones among young Ukrainians (age 17-25) on auditory system. We conducted a study using anonymous questionnaires and with using a method of objective audiometry (otoacoustic emission). Finally, we compared our results with results of studies which were conducted in Sweden and Finland. Those studies were first among all the others with assessment of association between amount of mobile phone use and frequency of headache, tinnitus or hearing loss at 4-year follow-up. Methods: The participants were chosen among volunteers (n=251). All of them received anonymous questionnaires. We made stratified sample by age, sex, type of phone used, duration of phone calls, using of headphones during calls, symptoms appearing after using cell phone (headache, tinnitus, hearing loss). Results: The age of respondents was 17-25 years (32,3% - 22 years, 13,1% - 19 years, 12,4% - 20 years, 10,8% - 23 years., 8,4% - 21 years., 8% - 18 years, 7,6% - 17 years, 2,8% - 24р., 2,8% - 25 years). Due to this data the median age of participants was 22 years. Sex: female – 74.3%, male – 25.7%. Most of participants were using mobile phones (99.2%). 51.8% of respondents were always using headphones during phone calls, 8.8% - never used headphones during phone calls, 39,4% - were rarely using headphones during phone calls. We assess the association between mobile phone use and appearing symptoms after phone calls. 3.6% of respondents reported a headache after phone calls, 96.4% were free of this symptom after phone calls. 58.2% reported headache at least once a week, 41.8% - were free of this symptom. 42.2% of respondents reported tinnitus: 1.6% reported tinnitus every day, 4.8% once in 2-3 days, 35.9% reported this symptom rarely (less than once a week). 57.8% of respondents were free of tinnitus. 21.5% of respondents reported hearing loss, 78.5% were free of hearing loss. Most of respondents associate headache with fatigue, sleep deprivation, stress, weather change, sleep disorders, arterial hypertension, hunger, frequent phone calls. Respondents who complained of hearing loss were offered to pass objective audiometry (optoacoustic emission).6 respondents took part in this examination. In 85 ears of respondents (71%) who complained of hearing loss it occurs on 8000 Hz. In 95 ears of respondents (79%) who complained of hearing loss it occurs on 5714 Hz. Pearson correlation coefficient between our results and results of Northern Europe studies was 0.935, suggesting a strong linear association.

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The Impact on Mobile Phone use on Pedestrian Road Crossing Behaviour

JTTTP - JOURNAL OF TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT THEORY AND PRACTICE ◽

10.7251/jtttp2101015g ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 6 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Aleksandar Gavrić ◽

Saša Džigerović ◽

Belmin Avdić ◽

Goran Bošnjak ◽

Suzana Miladić-Tešić

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Traffic Safety ◽

Negative Impact ◽

Cognitive Activity ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Unsignalized Intersections ◽

Pedestrian Crossing ◽

The Impact ◽

Road Crossing

Mobile phone use at pedestrian crossings has been recognized as a growing problem in the field of traffic safety. The objective of the paper is to analyze the impact of mobile phone use at pedestrian crossings considering specific territory. Signalized and unsignalized intersections are observed in the study. Several factors having the impact on unsafe pedestrian crossing behaviour are identified such as: age, location and the type of mobile phone using. The model of unsafe pedestrian behaviour based on displayed mobile phone use while crossing the intersection is constructed. It has been shown in this research that talking and texting on mobile phone distract pedestrians. Listening to music does not affect pedestrians to behave unsafely because it requires less cognitive activity than talking or texting. Also, location affects the pedestrian crossing behavior. The results of this research can serve the purpose of preventing the mobile phones use and reduce the negative impact on pedestrian crossing behavior.

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Impact of Maternal Obesity and Mobile Phone Use on Fetal Cardiotocography Pattern

Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences ◽

10.3889/oamjms.2018.405 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (10) ◽

pp. 1813-1817 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Zaheera Saadia

Keyword(s):

Clinical Trial ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Maternal Obesity ◽

Well Being ◽

Obese Group ◽

Control Group ◽

Cardiovascular Development ◽

Obese Women ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

The Impact

BACKGROUND: The fetal heart rate (FHR) is a good marker of fetal well-being during labour. Cardiotocography is used to record the FHR and uterine contractions and can detect possible fetal hypoxia. Mobile phones use, and obesity is suggested to influence the FHR and cardiovascular development. AIM: The present study aimed to study the differences in FHR pattern between fetuses of obese vs non-obese groups when using a mobile phone. METHODS: We conducted a clinical trial to test the impact of mobile phone use on FHR using a single mobile phone with Specific Absorption Rate rating of 0.99 W/kg for 10 minutes. Data from this clinical trial were analysed to compare the FHR pattern between fetuses of obese women (exposed group) vs those of non-obese women (control group). The two study groups (obese vs non-obese) were compared regarding four FHR patterns: baseline FHR, variability, acceleration and deceleration scores. Data were analysed by SPSS software version 23.0 using the independent-samples t-tests. RESULTS: Sixty-nine women were included in the final analysis (obese group: n = 22 and non-obese group: n = 47). Fetuses of the obese women had significantly higher baseline FHR and less FHR variability scores when compared with fetuses of the non-obese women (mean difference 2.9 and 3.18, respectively). CONCLUSION: Fetuses of obese women had abnormal FHR pattern compared with fetuses of non-obese women. The use of mobile phone slightly influenced the FHR variability score. These results highlight the importance of proper management of obesity in women within the childbearing period.

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Road Safety and Mobile Phone Behaviors

Encyclopedia of Mobile Phone Behavior ◽

10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch107 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 1356-1365

Author(s):

Junaid Ahmad Bhatti

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Road Safety ◽

Motor Vehicle ◽

Experimental Studies ◽

Epidemiological Studies ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Vehicle Collision ◽

Safety Risks ◽

Lane Position ◽

The Impact

Mobile phone use while driving is one of the major road safety risks. In surveys from different settings, the rate of mobile phone use while driving ranged from 1 to 11%. Literature from observational and experimental studies show that driving capacities such as reacting to traffic hazards, maintaining a central lane position, maintaining a safe distance and speed are negatively affected when using a mobile phone while driving. Several epidemiological studies suggest that motor vehicle collision risks increase by two to nine times when using a mobile phone (handheld or hands-free) compared to not using the phone while driving. Considering these findings, almost three-quarters of the countries have adopted legislation banning the use of handheld mobile phone devices while driving. These interventions, however, are insufficient to deal with the use of hands-free mobile phones while driving and texting which are challenging to ascertain and prevent. Currently, “in-vehicle” and collision avoidance technologies are being evaluated to further reduce the impact of these road menaces in our society.

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Evaluating the impact of penalising the use of mobile phones while driving on road traffic fatalities, serious injuries and mobile phone use: a systematic review

Injury Prevention ◽

10.1136/injuryprev-2019-043619 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 26 (4) ◽

pp. 378-385

Author(s):

Bjørn Olsson ◽

Hannah Pütz ◽

Fabian Reitzug ◽

David K Humphreys

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Interrupted Time Series ◽

Traffic Fatalities ◽

Road Traffic Crashes ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Randomised Controlled ◽

Serious Injuries ◽

The Impact

BackgroundA vast literature has demonstrated that using mobile phones while driving increases the risk of road traffic crashes. In response, policy-makers have introduced bans and harsher penalties on using mobile phones while driving. Even though emerging evidence suggests that such measures may reduce mobile phone use and crashes, the literature has not been systematically reviewed and synthesised.ObjectiveTo evaluate the impact of penalising mobile phone use while driving on road traffic fatalities, serious injuries and the prevalence of mobile phone use while driving.MethodsWe employed a comprehensive search strategy using electronic databases, websites, handsearching and other sources to locate studies evaluating legislation on mobile phone use while driving. Randomised controlled trials, interrupted time series’, controlled before–after studies with control(s) not exposed to harsher sanctions and panel data designs were included if they measured the outcomes of fatalities, serious injuries or the prevalence of mobile phone use while driving. Eligible studies were critically appraised. Due to substantial heterogeneity, the results were synthesised narratively. The synthesis structured studies according to the type of legislation and outcome measure.ResultsOf the 7420 studies retrieved, 32 were included. The evidence on the effects of penalising mobile phone use while driving was weak, and somewhat inconsistent, but pointed to a potential decrease in the prevalence of mobile phone use and fatalities for all-driver primary enforcement hand-held bans and texting bans.ConclusionsPreventing fatalities from risky driving practices may be helped by implementing harsher laws that penalise mobile phone use while driving.

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Gender difference in mobile phone use and the impact of digital device exposure on neck posture

Ergonomics ◽

10.1080/00140139.2016.1147614 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 59 (11) ◽

pp. 1453-1461 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Xiaofei Guan ◽

Guoxin Fan ◽

Zhengqi Chen ◽

Ying Zeng ◽

Hailong Zhang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Gender Difference ◽

Mobile Phone ◽

Digital Device ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

The Impact

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The impact of mobile phone use on farmers’ livelihoods in post-insurgency Northeast Nigeria

Information Development ◽

10.1177/0266666919886904 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 026666691988690 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Chioma Anadozie ◽

Mathias Fonkam ◽

Jean-Paul Cleron ◽

Muhammadou MO Kah

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Mobile Phones ◽

Smallholder Farmers ◽

Feedback Loops ◽

Information And Communications Technology ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Complex Interactions ◽

Sustainable Livelihoods Framework ◽

The Impact ◽

Northeast Nigeria

The most ubiquitous information and communications technology (ICT) in the hands of the common man today is the mobile phone. Most existing literature on the impact of mobile phones in farming has examined the various components of the farming cycle in isolation, and failed to holistically account for the complex interactions and relationships between these components. In this study, we combine the strengths of the Sustainable Livelihoods Framework (SLF) and Systems Theory (ST) as a theoretical lens to understand the impact of mobile phone use in farming and its developmental contributions on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers in post-insurgency northeast Nigeria. On the basis of empirical data and literature, we develop a qualitative system dynamics model depicting mobile phone use in farming. The main feedback loops show that the greatest bane to farming in the area is insecurity and climate variability. However, better access to information and communications afforded by mobile phones empowers farmers and enables them to overcome these vulnerabilities. The use of feedback loops in analysis provides rigour and depth to the findings due to their ability to demonstrate the interdependencies between system components. We contribute to knowledge and inform practice by extending the understanding of the impact of mobile phone use in farming through system dynmics modelling.

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Mobile Phone Use during Gait: The Role of Perceived Prioritization and Executive Control

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18168637 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (16) ◽

pp. 8637

Author(s):

Tal Krasovsky ◽

Joel Lanir ◽

Yasmin Felberbaum ◽

Rachel Kizony

Keyword(s):

Mobile Phone ◽

Task Performance ◽

Cognitive Flexibility ◽

Dual Task ◽

Text Comprehension ◽

Mental Workload ◽

Mobile Phone Use ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Walking Performance ◽

The Impact

(1) Background: Mobile phone use during gait is associated with adverse health outcomes, namely increased risk of pedestrian injury. Healthy individuals can voluntarily prioritize concurrent task performance, but the factors underlying the impact of phone use during walking remain largely unknown. Thus, the objective of this work was to evaluate the relationship between subjective (perceived) prioritization, cognitive flexibility and dual-task performance when using a mobile phone during walking. (2) Methods: Thirty young participants walked for one minute with and without reading or texting on a mobile phone, as well as reading or texting while sitting. Walking performance (kinematics) was recorded, as well as phone use (text comprehension, text read/written), mental workload, perceived prioritization (visual analog scale), and cognitive flexibility (trail-making test). (3) Results: Texting while walking was associated with larger decreases in gait speed, larger gait variability, higher mental workload, and lower text comprehension compared to reading. Perceived prioritization was associated with walking dual-task costs (DTCs) (r = 0.39–0.42, p < 0.04) when texting, and better cognitive flexibility was associated with lower gait DTCs when texting (r = 0.55, p = 0.002) but not reading. (4) Conclusions: The context-dependent link between perceived prioritization, cognitive flexibility, and walking DTCs promotes our understanding of the factors underlying texting-while-walking performance. This could identify individuals who are more prone to dual-task interference in this increasingly common and dangerous task.

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