scholarly journals Risk factors of mobile phone use while driving in Queensland: Prevalence, attitudes, crash risk perception, and task-management strategies

PLoS ONE ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. e0183361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Oviedo-Trespalacios ◽  
Mark King ◽  
Md. Mazharul Haque ◽  
Simon Washington
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Task Management ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
And Task

scholarly journals Primary CNS tumors in adults and environmental factors: an update

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
S.G. Berntsson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cns Tumors ◽  
Acoustic Neurinoma ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Increased Risk

The incidence of adult primary brain tumors is increasing in some European countries. High-dose ionizing irradiation, rare genetic syndromes, and genetic predisposition in 5 % of families are a few established environmental risk factors for brain tumor. Mobile phone use that causes near brain exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic waves and thus creates risks of CNS tumors has been the focus of many studies. Nine meta-analyses were available on this subject. The Interphone multi-center case-control study is the largest one to date; it included 2.708 glioma and 2.409 meningioma cases and matched controls in 13 countries. Studies exploring metals (cadmium, lead), pesticides, outdoor pollution, virus, and risk of glioma created by exposure to them were reviewed. Interphone study did not show increased risk of glioma or meningioma in mobile-phone users. One recent meta-analysis in 2017 found that prolonged exposure i.e.,> 10 years of all phone types was associated with increased risk of ipsilateral CNS tumor locations. In another meta-analysis, long-term use of mobile-phones was found to be a risk factor for low-grade glioma. In case of all durations regarding mobile phone use and both sides of the head, the results of pooling data were more discordant. A large prospective study in 2014 showed that long term use vs never use increased risks of acoustic neurinoma (10+ years: RR = 2.46, 95 % CI = 1.07–5.64, P = 0.03), but not of glioma or meningioma. Studies of other risk factors showed no/weak/contradictory association with brain tumor risk. In the absence of robust and consistent evidence, a causal relation between radiofrequency exposure and CNS tumors was not found. Large prospective studies of this kind regarding a disease with low incidence require a high number of participants and a long follow-up period.

scholarly journals Risk perception of mobile phone use in school pupils (1)

2012 ◽  
Vol 76 (0) ◽  
pp. 2PMB20-2PMB20
Author(s):  
Kichiro Furutani ◽  
Atsushi Hikita ◽  
Shinji ISHII
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Mobile Phone Use

Task adherence: an agentic perspective on task-focused dedication in an interrupting work environment

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tanner Skousen ◽  
Justin Ames ◽  
James Gaskin
Keyword(s):  
Task Switching ◽  
Information Overload ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Theory Approach ◽  
Task Management ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Content Type ◽  
And Task

PurposeKnowledge workers live and work in a technology-enabled, push-notification world full of interruptions that create information overload, often requiring these workers to utilize task switching as a mechanism to meet multiple competing tasks' demands. Previous research has examined both the positive and, more often, negative effects from interruptions and task switching on knowledge workers' performance. However, this paper aims to examine knowledge workers' agentic approach to managing interruption signals and consequent task switching to remain dedicated to the task at hand.Design/methodology/approachUsing an inductive grounded theory approach, we analyzed data from semi-structured interviews with knowledge workers regarding their experiences with task management strategies in interruption-heavy environments.FindingsThe results indicate the emergence of a new construct that we define as “task adherence.” We identified behavioral and technological mechanisms that knowledge workers employ to adhere to tasks, and we also categorized a host of environmental, personal and task-related factors that influence a knowledge worker's task adherence level.Practical implicationsThis study offers a novel conceptualization of key determinants of knowledge workers' task management. Through insights into how knowledge workers purposefully prepare for and address potential interruption signals, as well as manage task switching from subsequent interruptions, managers may be able to design new work processes to improve task performance.Originality/valueIn a world of interruptions, task adherence adds to and clarifies a missing element in the time and task management dilemma that can enhance future efforts in designing strategies that enable knowledge workers to be more productive.

scholarly journals Mobile Phone Use and Risk of Uveal Melanoma: Results of the Risk Factors for Uveal Melanoma Case-Control Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. 120-123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Stang ◽  
Andrea Schmidt-Pokrzywniak ◽  
Timothy L. Lash ◽  
Peter Karl Lommatzsch ◽  
Gerhard Taubert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Uveal Melanoma ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Control Study ◽  
Melanoma Case

scholarly journals Extent of mobile phone use by pedestrians on controlled crossings in central Hobart, Tasmania

2019 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma Pharo
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Moving Vehicle ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Vehicle Traffic ◽  
Risk Of Injury ◽  
Slow Moving ◽  
Safe Road

Distracted walking is one way that pedestrians increase their risk of injury, but little is known about the extent of the problem. I quantified the extent of phone use by pedestrians over seven hours at each of the 10 signalised crossings in central Hobart. Of the 16,032 people counted, 12.4% of pedestrians were using phones: 4.6% were reading or typing on their phone, 2.3% were talking and another 5.5% were listening to headphones. The latter figure will be an underestimate because of the difficulty of seeing headphones obscured by hats and long hair. At the busiest sites at two ends of a pedestrian mall, there were as many as 155 and 158 people in a one hour period looking down at their phones to read or type. Fortunately these two roads had slow moving vehicle traffic, meaning consequences of crashes would likely be minor. However, four of the sites crossed wide, 50kph, arterial roads, so a combination of responses will be needed to lower crash risk, including education, enforcement and consideration of safe road speeds.

scholarly journals Mobile phone use among commercial drivers in Ghana: An important threat to road safety

2018 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 122-126
Author(s):  
Isaac Donkor ◽  
Adam Gyedu ◽  
Anthony K Edusei ◽  
Beth E. Ebel ◽  
Peter Donkor
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Road Safety ◽  
National Institutes Of Health ◽  
Distracted Driving ◽  
Driving Under The Influence ◽  
Crash Risk ◽  
Driving Experience ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Commercial Drivers ◽  
The Law

Background: Ghana passed a law in 2012 banning the use of mobile phones while driving. However, data on compliance to the law has been lacking.Objective: To examine factors associated with mobile phone use while driving among Ghanaian commercial drivers.Methods: A survey was conducted among 627 commercial drivers (98.0% response rate). Bivariate and multivariate logistic regressions were performed to determine how a priori covariates influenced commercial drivers’ use of phones while driving. The covariates included driver age, education, driving route distance, driving under the influence (DUI), and knowledge that phone use during driving causes distraction.Results: Respondents were aware of the law (94.7%) but compliance was low (38%). Drivers who did not believe that cell phone use contributed to crash risk were more likely to report distracted driving (AOR 2.02,95%CI 1.05-3.9). Drivers who had completed primary (AOR 4.49,95%CI 1.14-17.78) or at least senior high school (AOR 6.89,95%CI 1.5-31.59) had increased odds of using the phone while driving, compared to those having no formal education. Drivers with 6-10 years (AOR 2.00,95%CI 1.00-3.98) or >10 years driving experience (AOR 2.87,95%CI 1.24-6.62) were more likely to report distracted driving compared to those with ≤5 years’ experience. Drivers who travelled longer distances were more likely to report distracted driving (AOR 2.41,95%CI 1.23-4.71). Those who had never engaged in DUI were less likely to use the phone while driving (AOR 0.06,95%CI 0.01-0.43).Conclusion: Future prevention efforts for distracted driving in Ghana will require targeted distracted driving enforcement and education for commercial drivers and their passengers. Funding: This study was funded, in part, by a grant (D43-TW007267) from the Fogarty International Center, US National Institutes of Health. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health. Keywords: Mobile phone, commercial drivers, Ghana, road safety, distracted driving

scholarly journals Primary CNS tumors in adults and environmental factors: an update

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-181
Author(s):  
S.G. Berntsson ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Brain Tumor ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Cns Tumors ◽  
Acoustic Neurinoma ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
Increased Risk

The incidence of adult primary brain tumors is increasing in some European countries. High-dose ionizing irradiation, rare genetic syndromes, and genetic predisposition in 5 % of families are a few established environmental risk factors for brain tumor. Mobile phone use that causes near brain exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic waves and thus creates risks of CNS tumors has been the focus of many studies. Nine meta-analyses were available on this subject. The Interphone multi-center case-control study is the largest one to date; it included 2.708 glioma and 2.409 meningioma cases and matched controls in 13 countries. Studies exploring metals (cadmium, lead), pesticides, outdoor pollution, virus, and risk of glioma created by exposure to them were reviewed. Interphone study did not show increased risk of glioma or meningioma in mobile-phone users. One recent meta-analysis in 2017 found that prolonged exposure i.e.,> 10 years of all phone types was associated with increased risk of ipsilateral CNS tumor locations. In another meta-analysis, long-term use of mobile-phones was found to be a risk factor for low-grade glioma. In case of all durations regarding mobile phone use and both sides of the head, the results of pooling data were more discordant. A large prospective study in 2014 showed that long term use vs never use increased risks of acoustic neurinoma (10+ years: RR = 2.46, 95 % CI = 1.07–5.64, P = 0.03), but not of glioma or meningioma. Studies of other risk factors showed no/weak/contradictory association with brain tumor risk. In the absence of robust and consistent evidence, a causal relation between radiofrequency exposure and CNS tumors was not found. Large prospective studies of this kind regarding a disease with low incidence require a high number of participants and a long follow-up period.

scholarly journals Perception of Risk Factors and Determination of Risk Management Strategies According to Agricultural Enterprise Typologies

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 333
Author(s):  
Zuhal Karakayacı ◽  
Zeki Bayramoğlu ◽  
Orhan Gündüz ◽  
Yusuf Çelik
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Risk Management ◽  
Risk Perception ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
General Information ◽  
Economic Activities ◽  
Agricultural Enterprises ◽  
Capital Shortage ◽  
Agricultural Enterprise ◽  
Risk Management Strategies

In this study, it was aimed to determine the risk management strategies and the level of risk perception of the entrepreneurs in agricultural enterprises classified according to production activities. Risk behaviours of entrepreneurs were examined according to the enterprise typologies, and the reference game was used for this purpose. The success of the economic activities of the enterprises was determined by an analysis of the annual operating results. The risk perception was investigated according to the enterprise typology. As a result, it was determined to be perceived as risk factors: drought, fluctuation of input and product prices in the livestock enterprises; drought, precipitation, pests, frost and hail in the mixed plant enterprises; drought, precipitation, frost and hail in the mixed plant and livestock enterprises; pest, diseases, hail, drought and precipitation in the specialized perennial enterprises; storm, capital shortage, loans, price fluctuation, yield fluctuation and fire in the specialized horticulture enterprises; drought, frost, hail, insufficient and unpredictable precipitation in the crop enterprises. The general information on agricultural issues, the implementation of new farming techniques, the diversity in production, the planned debt, the contract production, agricultural protection and the market follow were found out as management strategies for these risk factors.

scholarly journals Mobile Phone Use “on the Road”: A Self-Report Study on Young Drivers

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelo Fraschetti ◽  
Pierluigi Cordellieri ◽  
Giulia Lausi ◽  
Emanuela Mari ◽  
Elena Paoli ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Perception ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Self Report ◽  
Accident Risk ◽  
Mobile Phone Use ◽  
The Road ◽  
Young Drivers ◽  
On The Road

BackgroundExtensive research showed that multitasking negatively affects driving performance. Multitasking activities can range from talking and texting to listening to music; particularly among young drivers, multitasking behavior is caused mainly from mobile phone use while driving which is one of the main causes of road accidents.ObjectiveThe main purpose of this study was to investigate whether some variables (e.g., Sensation-Seeking, preferences of Multitasking) could affect mobile phone use while driving in young drivers and whether any gender differences were present among the examined variables.Setting and participantsThe sample consists of 424 Italian students (56% males) with an age range of 18–21 years. A self-report questionnaire was specifically developed to assess variables such as: Attitude toward Multitasking, Perceived Self-efficacy in Multitasking, Accident Risk Perception, General Multitasking Habits, and Sensation Seeking.ResultsThrough SEM modeling, we found the attitude to multitasking while driving to be largely explained by the considered variables. Using multigroup analysis (MGSEM), the model we developed appears to be suitable for explaining the behaviors of both male and female young drivers. Furthermore, data comparison showed that females were more likely to risk perception toward multitasking, and risk perception when using a mobile phone while driving, while males obtained higher mean scores in Sensation Seeking, Perceived Self-Efficacy in Multitasking, and in Multitasking caused by mobile phone use while driving.ConclusionOur research showed how some variables may influence the inclination of some subjects to engage in multitasking while driving. Furthermore, we discussed the importance of considering these variables in the implementation of effective road safety education projects on driving multitasking.

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