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Patterns of Meaningful and Meaningless Smartphone Use: A Diary Study

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Patterns of Meaningful and Meaningless Smartphone Use: A Diary Study. / Almoallim, Sultan; Sas, Corina.
36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference. British Computer Society, 2023. p. 251-261.

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Almoallim, S & Sas, C 2023, Patterns of Meaningful and Meaningless Smartphone Use: A Diary Study. in 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference. British Computer Society, pp. 251-261, British Human Computer Interaction (BHCI), York, United Kingdom, 28/08/23. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2023.28

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Almoallim, S., & Sas, C. (2023). Patterns of Meaningful and Meaningless Smartphone Use: A Diary Study. In 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference (pp. 251-261). British Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2023.28

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Almoallim S, Sas C. Patterns of Meaningful and Meaningless Smartphone Use: A Diary Study. In 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference. British Computer Society. 2023. p. 251-261 doi: 10.14236/ewic/BCSHCI2023.28

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Almoallim, Sultan ; Sas, Corina. / Patterns of Meaningful and Meaningless Smartphone Use : A Diary Study. 36th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction Conference. British Computer Society, 2023. pp. 251-261

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