Divya P. Vijayan¹, Tokani Ghuhato¹, Eslavath Rajkumar^2,*, Allen Joshua George³, Romate John¹, John Abraham⁴

International Journal of Mental Health Promotion, Vol.26, No.5, pp. 389-398, 2024, DOI:10.32604/ijmhp.2024.023032 - 30 May 2024

Abstract ‘Selfie’ taking was introduced to the common people by smartphones and has become a common practice across the globe in no time. With technological advancement and the popularity of smartphones, selfie-taking has grown rapidly within a short time. In light of the new trend set by the generation, this study aimed to explore reasons for selfie-taking and selfie-posting on social media and their effects on the social and psychological lives of young adults. A purposive sampling method was adopted to select 20 Indian citizens, between 18 and 24 years. The data were collected through semi-structured More >

Karim Hammoudi^1,2,*, Adnane Cabani³, Halim Benhabiles⁴, Mahmoud Melkemi^1,2

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.124, No.3, pp. 1049-1059, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmes.2020.011663 - 21 August 2020

Abstract In a context of a virus that is transmissive by sputtering, wearing masks appear necessary to protect the wearer and to limit the propagation of the disease. Currently, we are facing the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic. Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease with first symptoms similar to the flu. The symptom of COVID-19 was reported first in China and very quickly spreads to the rest of the world. The COVID-19 contagiousness is known to be high by comparison with the flu. In this paper, we propose a design of a mobile application for permitting… More >