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Comparative evaluation of the effectiveness of a mobile app (Little Lovely Dentist) and the tell-show-do technique in the management of dental anxiety and fear: a randomized controlled trial

  • Elicherla, Sainath Reddy;Bandi, Sujatha;Nuvvula, Sivakumar;Challa, Rama subbareddy;Saikiran, Kanamarlapudi Venkata;Priyanka, Vaka Jeevan
    • Journal of Dental Anesthesia and Pain Medicine
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    • v.19 no.6
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    • pp.369-378
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    • 2019
  • Background: Behavior guidance is a technique used to subdue inappropriate behavior by establishing communication that meets the needs of a child. This study aimed to measure the effectiveness of a mobile app (Little Lovely Dentist) compared to the tell-show-do (TSD) technique in managing anxious children during their first dental visit. Methods: Fifty children (30 boys and 20 girls) without any past dental experience, aged from 7 to 11 years, were randomly allocated into either the dental app group or the TSD group. The pre- and post-operative anxiety of children who underwent prophylactic cleaning was assessed both physiologically and subjectively using a heart rate measurement and the RMS pictorial scale, respectively. Results: The intragroup comparison of heart rate and RMS scores for children allocated to the dental app group was statistically significant (P value ≤ 0.001). However, a significant reduction only occurred in the RMS scores, but not the heart rate measurements, in the TSD group. Conversely, there was an increase in heart rates in the TSD group. Conclusion: Educating the child prior to a dental procedure using a smartphone application such as Little Lovely Dentist can significantly alleviate the anticipatory anxiety and engage children in dental treatment during their first visit.

The Impacts of Perceived Attributes on Continuance of the Smart Phone App Store (스마트폰 앱스토어에 대한 지각특성이 지속이용에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Kook-Yong
    • Korean Management Science Review
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    • v.30 no.3
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    • pp.33-54
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    • 2013
  • The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between Product Quality (Popularity, Playfulness) and Information Quality (Informativeness, Reliability), System Quality (Ease of Use, Security), Trust and Continuance Intention in Smart Phone Application Market. To identify these affecting relationships, the secondary data or past studies were collected and theoretically arranged. I made the theoretical proposed model to explain the relationships between the constructs, identify the operational definitions and 13 Hypotheses were established, there was executed the survey of 250 customers of Smart Phone Application Market. Using the collected data, previous performances to confirm the construct validity and internal consistency by Cronbach's a was executed and Partial Least Square Analysis to confirm the hypotheses in proposed model was conducted using the Smart-PLS Software. As the result of test that make the relations of used variables clear, we can get the conclusion as followings; First, Product Popularity has the positive effect on Informativeness, except reliability of Information. Second, it was significantly tested the effect on the Ease of use and Security by Product Playfulness. Third, Informativeness and Ease of Use, Security of App Store have the significantly positive effects on the Users' Trust directly. From the empirical test, I suggest the strategic advices in App Store Companies. To increase the Users' Continuance Intention or Loyalty, it would be developed that a variety of methods and ways to raise the Product Popularity and Playfulness, Informativeness, Ease of Use and Security of App Store. It is necessary for sticking the Users to raise the positive trust building and Continuance Intention.

A Study on the Need for a Mobile Application Development Educational Program using an Authoring Tool (저작도구를 이용한 모바일 애플리케이션 개발 교육프로그램의 필요성에 대한 연구)

  • Chang, Young-Hyun;Oh, Sang-Yeob
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.12 no.6
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    • pp.253-258
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    • 2014
  • To ensure excellence in logical software education for smart IT technologies in schools, the study was conducted to determine whether a course on mobile application (app) content creation using an app authoring tool can be introduced as a part of the regular curriculum. As an approach method, five sessions of related training for characterized high school teachers as well as three sessions for elementary, middle and general high school teachers nationwide and a satisfaction survey were conducted for a total of five surveys. The average of 91.4% for more than moderately satisfied' is judged to reflect the perception of a highly successful study. In conclusion, the introduction of an app development education program using an authoring tool in schools is considered essential, and furthermore, the need for establishing new national technical qualifications is still rising.

A Follow-up Study of the Effects of Mobile Serious Game Application on Diabetes (모바일 기능성 게임 앱이 당뇨환자에게 미치는 효과에 대한 추적 조사 연구)

  • Kim, Yu Jeong
    • Journal of Korea Game Society
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    • v.18 no.4
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    • pp.43-52
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    • 2018
  • This study was developed as a mobile serious game app (Roly Poly 160 App) based on a prototype model and then used in a public health center for diabetes patients. The mobile serious game application upgraded the mobile version of Roly Poly 160, which is a content for diabetes self-management of the existing PC version, by requesting to charge service of G city. The study period was from February 19, 2018 to May 11, 2018, and users were allowed to access the Roly Poly 160 app at least once a day for a total of 8 to 12 weeks after the preliminary investigation. As a result, HbA1C was significantly decreased(p=0.04), and diabetic knowledge was significantly higher than that before the follow-up(p=0.01). After applying Roly Poly 160 App, Satisfaction score was 3.74 out of 5 points

The Effect of Involvement in Smartphones on Purchase Intention in Fashion Shopping Malls based on Mobile Web Apps and PC Web Apps (스마트폰몰입이 모바일웹과 PC웹기반의 의류쇼핑몰에서의 구매의도에 미치는 영향)

  • Lee, Jung-Woo;Kim, Mi Young
    • Fashion & Textile Research Journal
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    • v.15 no.3
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    • pp.393-405
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    • 2013
  • This study considers the effect of smartphone involvement for purchase intentions in fashion shopping malls based on mobile web apps and on PC web apps; in addition, it investigates the correlation between purchase intention in fashion shopping malls (based on activated PC web apps) and those of fashion shopping malls (based on newly created mobile web apps). The results of this study are: First, the analysis of smartphones factors showed that smartphones consist of 6 kinds of dimensions of 'appearance involvement', 'time and information search involvement', 'application involvement', 'entertainment involvement', 'communication involvement', and 'transaction involvement'. Second, the higher the entertainment and transaction involvement among descriptive variables for smartphone involvement were due to the positive responses displayed towards fashion shopping mall purchases based on mobile web apps. Third, a higher application and entertainment involvement in the descriptive variables for smartphones resulted in a positive response displayed for purchases in fashion shopping malls based on PC web apps shown in a regression analysis that verified the smartphone and purchase intention relationship in fashion shopping malls based on PC web apps. Fourth, consumers with high purchase intention in the existing PC web app based fashion shopping malls were shown to have a high purchase intention in mobile web app based fashion shopping malls due to the results of a correlation analysis that analyzed the relationship between purchase intention in PC web app based fashion shopping malls and mobile web app based fashion shopping malls.

Study of Mobile App GUI Interface for SAP (SAP에 대한 모바일앱 GUI 인터페이스 연구)

  • Yoon, KyungBae;Park, Jong-Youel;Park, Dea-Woo
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.11 no.9
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    • pp.201-207
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    • 2013
  • Recently, the interest in a Mobile Office is increasing dramatically and the Smart Phone App Service begin in earnest to be requested in an area of applying SAP system to PC. This study aims to research the system which can be easily implemented with the configuration and Mobile App which cause difficulties in embodying SAP system-based Apps suitable for a mobile environment. First, by realizing SAP system interface that can operate in mobile devices in the form of GUI, assisting the connecting parts of SAP for the users-friendly set-up, providing the communication method of Client, Application, and SAP Service in the form of web service through TCP/IP, and finally showing cases of implementing the method of delivering the data request and result value of Server and Client in the form of XML suggest more effective and new method, the research suggests a new way of making the linkage of SAP more efficient.

Usability of a smartphone food picture app for assisting 24-hour dietary recall: a pilot study

  • Hongu, Nobuko;Pope, Benjamin T.;Bilgic, Pelin;Orr, Barron J.;Suzuki, Asuka;Kim, Angela Sarah;Merchant, Nirav C.;Roe, Denise J.
    • Nutrition Research and Practice
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    • v.9 no.2
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    • pp.207-212
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    • 2015
  • BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVES: The Recaller app was developed to help individuals record their food intakes. This pilot study evaluated the usability of this new food picture application (app), which operates on a smartphone with an embedded camera and Internet capability. SUBJECTS/METHODS: Adults aged 19 to 28 years (23 males and 22 females) were assigned to use the Recaller app on six designated, nonconsecutive days in order to capture an image of each meal and snack before and after eating. The images were automatically time-stamped and uploaded by the app to the Recaller website. A trained nutritionist administered a 24-hour dietary recall interview 1 day after food images were taken. Participants' opinions of the Recaller app and its usability were determined by a follow-up survey. As an evaluation indicator of usability, the number of images taken was analyzed and multivariate Poisson regression used to model the factors determining the number of images sent. RESULTS: A total of 3,315 food images were uploaded throughout the study period. The median number of images taken per day was nine for males and 13 for females. The survey showed that the Recaller app was easy to use, and 50% of the participants would consider using the app daily. Predictors of a higher number of images were as follows: greater interval (hours) between the first and last food images sent, weekend, and female. CONCLUSIONS: The results of this pilot study provide valuable information for understanding the usability of the Recaller smartphone food picture app as well as other similarly designed apps. This study provides a model for assisting nutrition educators in their collection of food intake information by using tools available on smartphones. This innovative approach has the potential to improve recall of foods eaten and monitoring of dietary intake in nutritional studies.

The Effect of PC Software Piracy Attitude and Habit on Illegal Use of Smartphone App (PC소프트웨어 불법사용에 대한 태도와 습관이 스마트폰 앱 불법복제에 미치는 영향)

  • Kim, Joong-Han
    • Journal of Korea Society of Industrial Information Systems
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    • v.22 no.3
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    • pp.49-61
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    • 2017
  • Due to Proliferation of Mobile Devices, the Global Mobile Application (App) Market is Set to Continue its Impressive Growth Trajectory. However, like other Digital Contents, Prevalent Piracy of Smartphone Apps has Become One of the Major Obstacles to the Growth of the Newborn App Industry. The Objective of this Study is to Examine and Better Understand the Effects of Factors Which has been Known to Influence PC Software Piracy. A Research Model Explaining the Impact of Various Factors to Smartphone App Piracy Attitude and Intention is Constructed Based on Theories of Ethical Behavior. A Survey of College Students was Conducted to Test the Research Model. Findings Show that PC Software Piracy Habit and Attitude have Significant Effects on Smartphone Piracy Attitude and Intention. Beliefs Concerning Judicial and Performance Risks Due to Piracy have Little Effects on Smartphone App Piracy Attitude.

The Development and Application of Education Program for Smart Educational App Production Using Authoring Tool for the Elementary School Student (저작도구를 활용한 초등학생의 스마트교육용 앱 제작 교육프로그램 개발 및 적용)

  • Park, SunJu
    • Journal of The Korean Association of Information Education
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    • v.17 no.2
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    • pp.225-232
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    • 2013
  • The smart education is performed in the education field, but the contents related to the subject class performed in the various smart devices are insufficient and it is necessary to continue training teacher and learner for the app development education. Therefore this study developed and applied the contents production education program of the game type web app around elementary science 6 grade 1 term utilizing Storyline authoring tools, similar to PowerPoint and be executable in the various devices. After educating students, we investigate the convenience of the use of Storyline, satisfaction level of learning contents work activity, and the continued availability, and etc,. They are interested in the activity of the smart educational contents development and they wished to participate in the continued app development education and activity in spite of it make difficulty for using English menu.

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The Development of A Tour Application Book Using Contents Concerned with Busan Tour (부산 관광콘텐츠를 활용한 여행 앱북 <레인보우 부산> 개발)

  • Chang, Eun Jin;Yun, Tae Soo
    • Smart Media Journal
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    • v.4 no.4
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    • pp.93-100
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    • 2015
  • Markets of e-book and app book in Korea see novel as genre literature and webtoon account for 80 percents in sales so that market share is too based towards some specific fields. In readiblily and easy-to-buy convenience, different from paper books mostly sold off-line, app books are more advantageous but it works as a weak point to take long to publicly spread them before they are generally accepted. Meanwhile, the sales of the e-book market in Korea has been steeply risen. Further, the market is not only restricted to genre literature but also has come into the stage that various experimental challenges are issued in the field of publication contents. This study is aimed at developing the sightseeing app book as a future web-mobile platform with planning and develping the first app book dealing with localized contents based on Busan tour contents, making up for its defect that it offers only current simple information and then suggesting a strategy that the travelers' app book should be available for constant utilization connected to purchase by charged download.