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AES Student Submission form
Submitted: 2025-05-09 06:09:24
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ID: 39
Faculty and/or Staff Mentor(s)
- All student submissions for presentations at AES must have the approval of a WOU faculty or staff mentor. To learn more about this requirement please visit http://wou.edu/pure/academicexcellenceshowcase/students/. The identified and approving mentor(s) will be automatically notified upon completion of this form.
- If you do not have a mentor's approval, please discuss your presentation ideas and proposal abstract with a faculty or staff member and ask them for their approval and sponsorship before completing this form.
- You must have approval BEFORE submitting or your presentation may not be included in AES.
Mentor Email
ID: 30
Mentor Name
ID: 29
First: Maren
Last: Anderson
Do you have more than one mentor who should be listed for this submission?
ID: 32
No
Has your faculty or staff mentor reviewed your proposal and approved it for submission?
ID: 3
Yes: Yes
Presenters
ID: 4
| WOU Email | First Name | Last Name | vNumber | Major | Year (Senior, Junior, etc.) | Home Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| jramostorres23@mail.wou.edu | Jennifer | Ramos Torres | V00400209 | pre-nursing | freshman | Salem |
What type of session are you participating in?
ID: 6
Poster
Select the session topic(s) that best match your poster
ID: 13
- First Year Seminar Student Showcase
Title of your presentation/poster/performance
ID: 7
Do cellphone calls actually increase heart disease?
Are there any accompanists or composers that should be recognized in the program?
ID: 14
No
Did your project involve Human Subjects?
ID: 15
Yes
Abstract or image files
ID: 17
I will add both an abstract and an image/video file now (artwork or video submissions only)
Abstract
ID: 21
Does using your phone a lot increase the risk of heart disease because it affects sleep, stress, or health problems like smoking and diabetes? The study looked at how using your phone a lot might affect your heart by causing things like poor sleep, stress, and bad mental health. It also found that people who smoke or have diabetes, who are already more at risk for heart problems, tend to use their phones more. The researchers studied data from 444,027 people in the UK Biobank to explore the link between cellphone use and heart disease. Participants reported how much time they spent making phone calls each week, and their health was tracked over an average of 12.3 years. The study measured the risk of heart problems like stroke and heart failure based on phone use. It also looked at how poor sleep, stress, and existing conditions like smoking and diabetes might explain the increased risk. The study suggests that using your phone a lot doesn't directly cause heart disease, but it can lead to poor sleep and more stress, which can increase the risk, especially for people who already have health issues like smoking or diabetes. So, it’s more about how phone use affects your overall health, not just the phone calls themselves, which makes the study a little inaccurate. This research is important because it shows that heavy phone use might hurt your health in ways people don’t always think about, like messing up your sleep or increasing stress. Understanding this can help people make healthier choices and avoid bigger health problems like heart disease later on. Using your phone a lot can increase the risk of heart disease, but not directly. It’s mostly because it can lead to poor sleep, higher stress, and worse mental health, especially in people who already have health issues like smoking or diabetes. This research highlights how something as common as phone use can affect our health in unexpected ways. While phones are a big part of everyday life, spending too much time on calls might increase the risk of heart disease, not because of the phone itself, but because of how it impacts our overall well-being. The study found that heavy phone use is linked to poor sleep, more stress, and worse mental health. These issues can harm the heart over time, especially for people who already smoke or have diabetes. That means phone use can make existing health problems even worse. Understanding this connection is important because it shows that small habits, like talking on the phone for hours, could have long-term health effects. Being aware of these risks can help people make better choices, like setting limits on phone time, improving sleep, and managing stress. It also reminds us that health isn’t just about diet and exercise, our daily routines and screen time matter too. As technology continues to grow, so does its impact on our health. Being mindful of how much time we spend on our phones could be a simple way to protect our hearts and improve our overall well-being. While more research is needed, this study helps us think differently about how technology affects our bodies.
Image File
ID: 22
Do you give us permission to publish your work online in partnership with Hamersly Library?
ID: 16
No
Would you be interested in submitting your work to PURE Insights?
ID: 24
No
Model release statement
ID: 18
Yes
Are you willing to allow WOU to make a video recording of your session?
ID: 23
No
I am interested in participating in a session to learn about preparing:
ID: 25
Presentations: Presentations
Name
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First: Jennifer
Last: Ramos Torres
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V00400209
Email
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jramostorres23@wou.edu

