The study objective was to evaluate the feasibility of interviews by cell phone as a complement to interviews by landline to estimate risk and protection factors for chronic non-communicable diseases. Adult cell phone users were evaluated by random digit dialing. Questions asked were: age, sex, education, race, marital status, ownership of landline and cell phones, health condition, weight and ...

objectives: most studies have performed to identify the affective variables in using mobile phone by drivers based on interview and questionnaire. in this study call answering rate while driving was investigated in a sample of male postgraduate students of a university in tehran by a driving simulator. methods: six driving scenario designed differing in risk of driving. answer rate to mobile ph...

OBJECTIVE The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR) classified mobile phone addiction disorder under "impulse control disorder not elsewhere classified". This study surveyed the diagnostic criteria of DSM-IV-TR for the diagnosis of mobile phone addiction in correspondence with Iranian society and culture. METHOD Two hundred fifty stud...

Background. Cell-phone usage has increased dramatically over the last decade, along with a rising public concern over the health effects of using this device. The association between cell-phone usage and hypertension has not been examined before. Methods. We analysed data from 21,135 adults aged ≥18 years who participated in the 2008 National Health Interview Survey. Based on reported cell-phon...

Seldom does a disruptive technology just appear on the scene like an intergalactic hitchhiker on a meteor or asteroid. The smart phone might seem to be one of those. It revolutionized the way we think about and conduct our lives. It’s really not a phone at all but a mini-computer with which we make the occasional real-time voice call. Problem-based Learning (PBL) and the Multiple Mini Interview...

This was a cross-sectional study based on surveys conducted in 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007 and 2009 by Statistics Sweden (SCB) representing the Swedish work force. Data concerning working environment was collected by phone interview and questionnaire. The response rate for the phone interview was 88% (12546 employed persons) and for questionnaire there was a 69% response rate (9798 employed persons)...

This thesis presents a Mobile Intelligent Dialogue Agent that can be used in the crisis management project DIADEM. The Agent is used in crisis situations where a chemical accident near a populated area has occurred and a gas is released. The Agent is implemented as a mobile application and can interview people on their mobile phone to gather information on what they smell. Research is done on o...