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Behnam Behforouz,Anca Daniela Frumuselu
Pág. pp. 88 - 104
This paper investigates the efficiency of using text messaging in the EFL reading classroom at the Islamic Azad University-South Tehran Branch, Iran. After the administration of an Oxford Placement Test (OPT), 74 participants who scored one standard devi...
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Yi-Hua Chung, Jun-Fu Huang, Yuan-Chen Hu, Chen-Kang Huang
Pág. 74 - 89
It is known that climate change causes a decrease in the profit gained from agricultural production. This work designs and establishes weather boxes equipped with functions of rainfall prediction, frosting forecast, and lightning detection. With the wire...
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Taleb M. Al-Rousan, Abdullahi A. Umar, Aslam A. Al-Omari, Yahia A. Khalaylah, Hamza M. Alkuime and Ayoub H. Al-Rousan
Distracting activities while driving are common and can result in errors that threaten road users? safety. The main objectives of this study were to investigate drivers? perspectives of the factors contributing to distraction, determine the relative rank...
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Roxana Ramona Onofrei, Elena Amaricai, Oana Suciu, Vlad Laurentiu David, Andreea Luciana Rata and Elena Hogea
Maintaining an upright posture while talking or texting on the phone is a frequent dual-task demand. Using a within-subjects design, the aim of the present study was to assess the impact of a smartphone conversation or message texting on standing plantar...
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Ade Hikmat,Herri Mulyono
Pág. pp. 4 - 14
This paper reports on a small scale investigation into preservice teachers? multitasking behaviours during a course in a teacher education program (TED). Specifically, it addresses three research questions, 1) how frequent do preservice teachers do multi...
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Nathan Whit, Yair Levy, Steven R. Terrell, Steve Bronsburg
Pág. 1 - 16
Texting while driving is a growing problem that current efforts have failed to curtail. This behavior has serious, and sometimes fatal, consequences, and the factors that cause a driver to text are not well understood. This study investigates the influen...
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Steve E. Bronsburg, Steven B. Zucker
Pág. 117 - 132
The leading preventable cause of death in the United States continues to be tobacco use, which is a major global health issue responsible for six million deaths each year with projections by 2030 to exceed eight million. Approximately 90% of adults own a...
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P. G. Mostert,D. J. Petzer,A. Weideman
AbstractSmart phone marketers are finding it difficult to maintain market share in a market characterised by fierce competition and continued new product development. Generation Y consumers generally have a good command of technology and engage in techno...
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Julian C. Jamison,Dean Karlan,Pia Raffler
Pág. pp. 1 - 28 pgs.
We evaluate the impact of a health information intervention implemented through mobile phones, using a clustered randomized control trial augmented by qualitative interviews. The intervention aimed to improve sexual health knowledge and shift individuals...
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Geraldine Jones,G. Edwards
Pág. pp. 6 - 11
In this paper we discuss a case study investigating how the academic and personal development of first year students on an undergraduate sports education degree can be supported and enhanced with mobile SMS communication. SMS-based technologies were intr...
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