Intimacy during the COVID-19 pandemic: an online survey examining the impact of COVID-19 on the sexual practices and dating app usage of people living in Hong Kong.
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DOI: 10.1071/sh22058
Abstract: BACKGROUND Little attention has been paid to understanding the impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on sexual practices and dating app usage among the Chinese population. To fill this gap, we examined the… read more here.
Keywords: hong kong; app usage; dating app; covid pandemic ... See more keywords
A difference-in-differences analysis of the impact of government financial subsidies on mobile app usage: a natural experiment during COVID-19
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DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2024.2309461
Abstract: ABSTRACT This study examines the impact of financial subsidies provided by the Korean government to help people during economic crises or natural disasters such as the COVID-19 pandemic. To this end, we conduct a natural… read more here.
Keywords: natural experiment; mobile app; financial subsidies; app usage ... See more keywords
Evaluating mobile app usage by service sector micro and small enterprises in Nigeria: an abductive approach
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DOI: 10.1080/02681102.2020.1727825
Abstract: ABSTRACT This research investigated how mobile apps influence the dynamic capabilities of service sector micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Lagos, Nigeria. Using an abductive method, data from 388 service sector MSEs was examined through… read more here.
Keywords: mobile app; sector micro; service; service sector ... See more keywords
Drivers of mobile learning app usage: an integrated perspective of personality, readiness, and motivation
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DOI: 10.1080/10494820.2021.1937658
Abstract: Mobile phones are now used ubiquitously in everyday life around the world. However, using mobile devices for learning activities (i.e. m-learning) is not as popular as initially expected. This stud... read more here.
Keywords: integrated perspective; mobile learning; app usage; drivers mobile ... See more keywords
WhatsNextApp: LSTM-Based Next-App Prediction With App Usage Sequences
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DOI: 10.1109/access.2022.3150874
Abstract: Next app prediction can help enhance user interface design, pre-loading of apps, and network optimizations. Prior work has explored this topic, utilizing multiple different approaches but challenges like the user cold-start problem, data sparsity, and… read more here.
Keywords: app prediction; app usage; app; next app ... See more keywords
To What Extent We Repeat Ourselves? Discovering Daily Activity Patterns Across Mobile App Usage
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DOI: 10.1109/tmc.2020.3021987
Abstract: With the prevalence of smartphones, people have left abundant behavior records in cyberspace. Discovering and understanding individuals’ cyber activities can provide useful implications for policymakers, service providers, and app developers. In this paper, we propose… read more here.
Keywords: app usage; framework; activity; activity patterns ... See more keywords
The Impact of Mobile Social App Usage on Offline Shopping Store Visits
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DOI: 10.1177/10949968221095554
Abstract: This research is a first empirical investigation into the effect of mobile social app usage on consumers’ decisions to visit offline stores and how such an effect varies across consumers and carries over time. The… read more here.
Keywords: app usage; social app; effect; mobile social ... See more keywords
Usage of a workplace health promotion app: an evaluation of app usage data and medical check-up results
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DOI: 10.1177/14604582221148058
Abstract: Smartphone applications (apps) have been used and evaluated in the context of workplace health promotion (WHP) programs. However, there is a lack of studies analyzing actual app usage data and measuring changes in medical markers… read more here.
Keywords: medical check; app usage; health; promotion ... See more keywords
Exploring the Associations Between Self-reported Tendencies Toward Smartphone Use Disorder and Objective Recordings of Smartphone, Instant Messaging, and Social Networking App Usage: Correlational Study.
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DOI: 10.2196/27093
Abstract: BACKGROUND Social communication via instant messaging (IM) and social networking (SN) apps makes up a large part of the time that smartphone users spend on their devices. Previous research has indicated that the excessive use… read more here.
Keywords: use; smartphone; smartphone use; tendencies toward ... See more keywords
The Synergistic Effect of Nurse Proactive Phone Calls With an mHealth App Program on Sustaining App Usage: 3-Arm Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI: 10.2196/43678
Abstract: Background Although mobile health application (mHealth app) programs have effectively promoted disease self-management behaviors in the last decade, usage rates have tended to fall over time. Objective We used a case management approach led by… read more here.
Keywords: mhealth app; app usage; trial; mhealth ... See more keywords
U-shaped association between online information exchange and app usage frequency: a large-scale survey of China ‘s online young and middle-aged people with pre diabetes and diabetes
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DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1141645
Abstract: Background China has the world’s largest diabetic population, and the cost of caring for all these people every day is substantial. Online information exchange and app usage frequency have been demonstrated to play a significant… read more here.
Keywords: information; information exchange; app usage; usage frequency ... See more keywords