Abstract Smartphones are ubiquitous today, yet opinions differ as to whether the benefits or downsides of smartphone use predominate. Using age-representative ‘Innovation Sample’ German Socio-Economic Panel study ( N = 5,131, age M 52.26, 17–96 years), this examined associations between self-reported and three life domains: individual well-being (psychological well-being, sleep); interpersonal ...

The now taken-for-granted introduction of internet usage into the workplace changed dynamics work, productivity, and management, this is further complicated by ubiquitous availability personal cell phones, going beyond company supplied (partially) controlled computers with connections. This paper studies connection between phone employees firm productivity. Using primary data collected via a se...

In this paper, we investigate the performance of six data structures for managing voxelised full-waveform airborne LiDAR during 3D polygonal model creation. While has been available over a decade, extraction peak points is most widely used approach interpreting them. The increased information stored within waveform makes interpretation and handling difficult. It is, therefore, important to rese...

The price on the electricity market is constantly changing. Owing to characteristics of future movement relatively hard predict. For this reason following three processes are applied: process according geometric Brownian motion, mean reversion process, and spikes process. paper discusses all processes, including their definitions, formulas applications, as well upsides downsides.

The self becomes context sensitive in service of the need to belong. When it comes to achieving personal happiness, an identity system that derives its worth and meaning excessively from its social context puts itself in a significantly disadvantageous position. This article integrates empirical findings and ideas from the self, subjective well-being, and cross-cultural literature and tries to ...

Deep Learning methods have been proven to be flexible model complex phenomena. This has also the case of Intelligent Transportation Systems, in which several areas such as vehicular perception and traffic analysis widely embraced a core modeling technology. Particularly short-term forecasting, capability deliver good results generated prevalent inertia towards using models, without examining de...

BACKGROUND The numbers of learners seeking placements in general practice is rapidly increasing as an ageing workforce impacts on General Practitioner availability. The traditional master apprentice model that involves one-to-one teaching is therefore leading to supervision capacity constraints. Vertically integrated (VI) models may provide a solution. Shared learning, in which multiple levels ...

OBJECTIVE This article reports on State Defense Forces (SDFs) as tools for providing coordinated, disciplined, trained, and uniformed volunteers to augment civilian disaster response and advance public health. METHODS This report draws on and describes the example of the Texas State Guard's Medical Brigade and its Operation Lone Star. RESULTS Although SDFs have downsides, since they are lar...