Academic Articles & Research Papers

Augmented Reality in astrophysics

Advanced technologies and international business: A multidisciplinary analysis of the literature

Advanced digital technologies, such as the Internet of Things, blockchain, big data analytics and augmented reality, are gradually transforming the way multinational firms do business. Due to the extent of this transformation many scholars ...

Functional MRI of Handwriting Tasks: A Study of Healthy Young Adults Interacting with a Novel Touch-Sensitive Tablet

Handwriting is a complex human activity that engages a blend of cognitive and visual motor skills. Current understanding of the neural correlates of handwriting has largely come from lesion studies of patients with impaired handwriting. Tas...

Bridging the Smart Tourism Skills Gap: Industry Perspectives on Fourth Industrial Revolution Competencies and Curriculum Transformation in Tourism Education

The aim of this study is to explore the adoption of Smart Tourism (ST) and Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) skills demanded by the tourism industry, graduate preparedness, and curriculum alignment in accommodation establishments in KwaZul...

My Caregiver the Cobot: Comparing Visualization Techniques to Effectively Communicate Cobot Perception to People with Physical Impairments

Nowadays, robots are found in a growing number of areas where they collaborate closely with humans. Enabled by lightweight materials and safety sensors, these cobots are gaining increasing popularity in domestic care, where they support peo...

Simulators with Haptic Feedback in Neurosurgery: Are We Reaching the “Aviator” Type of Training? Narrative Review and Future Perspectives

Over the last decade, the quality of neurosurgical procedures dramatically improved, also thanks to the development and increased accessibility of several technological recourses (e.g., imaging, neuronavigation, neurophysiology, microscopy)...

Using immersive reality technologies to increase a physical education teacher's health-preserving competency

The article discusses the findings of study targeted at enhancing the methodology of augmented reality use for the development of a physical education teacher's competence in health preservation under post-graduate educational settings. Acc...

Hackathons as Stepping Stones in Health Care Innovation: Case Study With Systematic Recommendations

BackgroundUntil recently, developing health technologies was time-consuming and expensive, and often involved patients, doctors, and other health care professionals only as passive recipients of the end product. So far, users have been mini...

The impact of technology on patient knowledge acquisition and retention of oral hygiene instructions and associated risks

Objective: The aim of the study was to assess dental patients’ knowledge and perceptions of the risks associated with orthodontic treatment and oral hygiene instructions given at the start of their treatment regimen. Methods: The sample gro...

Adaptive Cloud-Based Extended Reality: Modeling and Optimization

Extended Reality (XR) — which includes Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality — promises to bring the virtual and telepresence experience to another level. Unfortunately, solutions leveraging these technologies require special ...

Immersive educational innovation: Stakeholder perceptions on metaverse-based vocabulary learning in Saudi Arabia

This study investigates the educational potential and implications of Metaverse technologies—including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), lifelogging, and mirror worlds—for vocabulary instruction in the Saudi educational context....

Augmented Reality Intersecting Digital Content into Real-Life Environments: A Case of A Rurally Located Institution of Higher Learning, Eastern Cape Province

This paper explored the incorporation of Augmented Reality (AR) within the educational framework in a rurally located university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study investigated how digital content within real-lived expe...

Application of Electronic Learning by Utilizing Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Methods in Natural Sciences Subjects (IPA) in Elementary School Students Grade 3

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) has stopped all aspects of human life, including the world of education. The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Indonesia has stopped face-to-face teaching and learning activities in schools, repla...

Novel Blended Learning on Artificial Intelligence for Medical Students: Qualitative Interview Study

Abstract BackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) systems are becoming increasingly relevant in everyday clinical practice, with Food and Drug Administration–approved AI solutions now available in many specialties. This developmen...

Augmented Reality and Robotics: A Survey and Taxonomy for AR-enhanced Human-Robot Interaction and Robotic Interfaces

This paper contributes to a taxonomy of augmented reality and robotics based on a survey of 460 research papers. Augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR) have emerged as a new way to enhance human-robot interaction (HRI) and robotic interfaces (...

Robotic surgery

BACKGROUND: Proficiency in minimally invasive surgery requires intensive and continuous training, as it is technically challenging for unnatural visual and haptic perceptions. Robotic and computer sciences are producing innovations to augme...

Robot-Assisted Augmented Reality (AR)-Guided Surgical Navigation for Periacetabular Osteotomy

Periacetabular osteotomy (PAO) is an effective approach for the surgical treatment of developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH). However, due to the complex anatomical structure around the hip joint and the limited field of view (FoV) during...

Digital Analysis Methods in Business-Processes and Projects in Digital Twins at Investment-Construction Companies

The article analyzes modeling of investment-construction company work from graph models to digital analogues. Such analysis is necessary in order to build economically grounded twin of the investment-construction company. The need to use ad...

Cybersecurity

Laboratory digitization can dramatically improve automation, quality control, and data analysis, reduce human error, and ensure process reproducibility. However, cybersecurity threats can compromise sensitive data and disrupt laboratory ope...

Design of public space guide system based on augmented reality technology

Abstract With the rapid development of science and technology, augmented reality technology provides intelligent and application services. The research is based on imaging techniques using augmented reality technology and camera image captu...