Onnikka is based on the Persuasive Systems Design method developed at the University of Oulu under the leadership of Professor Harri Oinas-Kukkonen, with a focus on guiding behavior change. Onnikka has now been developed ...
Dec 19, 2023
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It's no secret that smartphones and other digital devices control and consume our attention, both among adults and young people. This can be illustrated with three different, but very common scenarios:
Nov 30, 2023
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How many fast-food joints do you come across throughout your day and what does that have to do with your health? "A lot," says Abigail Horn, a lead scientist at USC's Information Sciences Institute (ISI).
Nov 30, 2023
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A new study from The University of Western Australia has found the world is experiencing a myopia (short-sightedness) epidemic, and the main cause is computer screens rather than mobile phones or tablets.
Nov 21, 2023
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Cardiometabolic disease (CMD) is an umbrella term that includes conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high cholesterol, and hypertension. Unfortunately, many adults in the United States have CMDs and the rates are on the ...
Nov 20, 2023
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A University of Granada (UGR) research team has shown for the first time that we are not "addicted" to mobile phones but to the social interaction these electronic devices provide. The study, published in the journal Psicothema, ...
Nov 14, 2023
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A wireless biosensor, developed by a Malmö University researcher, enables a more patient-controlled system whereby infections can be detected much earlier through smart catheters, smart diapers or wound dressings.
Nov 14, 2023
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A smartphone app using artificial intelligence technology to detect changes in the voice of a person with heart failure predicted more than 75% of hospitalizations about three weeks before they happened, according to late-breaking ...
Nov 14, 2023
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Does electromagnetic radiation emitted by mobile phones affect semen quality? While various environmental and lifestyle factors have been proposed to explain the decline in semen quality observed over the last fifty years, ...
Nov 1, 2023
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Your smartwatch could be the key to better, more personalized cancer care, UVA Cancer Center researchers suggest. A team of UVA Health researchers has demonstrated the potential of wearable and mobile devices such as smartwatches ...
Oct 31, 2023
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