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Understanding older adults’ continuance intention toward smart locks: a socio-technical study based on the Expectation-Confirmation Model of Information Systems and Task-Technology Fit Model

Yuan Wang, Norazmawati Md Sani, Jing Cai, Pei Lu et al. • PeerJ Computer Science (2026)

Background As aging populations continue to grow, smart home technologies—such as smart locks—have become increasingly essential to support older adults’ independent living. Long-term use remains a challenge, however, with most studies focu...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7717/peerj-cs.3621

Working Memory and Children’s Mathematical Skills: Implications for mathematical development and mathematics curricula

Joni Holmes, John W. Adams • Educational Psychology (2005)

This study examined the contributions of the different components of the working memory (WM) model to a range of mathematical skills in children, using measures of WM function that did not involve numerical stimuli. A sample of 148 children...

OPENALEX Open Access DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410500341056

Analyzing the Transparency and the Efficiency of Innovative Transparent Electrodes for Space Solar Cell Applications

Francesco Cipriani, Maksim Shundalau, Patrizia Lamberti • Engineering Proceedings (2026)

In this work a study about the behavior of nanomaterial-based innovative transparent electrodes is presented, with a special focus on graphene, for space photovoltaic applications, in particular their transparency and the efficiency of the ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/engproc2026133130

An Agent Cascade for Explainable Relevance Assessment of Procurement Procedures in the Tenders Electronic Daily Environment

Ivan Tikshaev, Anatoly Sidorov • Mathematics (2026)

This paper considers the task of assessing the relevance of a procurement procedure for a supplier under conditions of growing volumes of open procurement data and increasing complexity of electronic publication services. It is shown that, ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/math14173125

A game-theoretic sequential three-way decision using probabilistic rough sets and multiple levels of granularity

T. V. Soumya, M. K. Sabu • Discover Computing (2025)

Abstract The sequential three-way decision accepts additional information at each level and makes more accurate definite decisions with less uncertainty. This process can also be extended to two-way classification with the finer-grained inf...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1007/s10791-025-09729-5

OP47 New Health Technology Assessment Framework For Digital Health Technologies

Joan Segur-Ferrer, Carolina Moltó-Puigmartí, Roland Pastells Peiró, Rosa Maria Vivanco‐Hidalgo • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2024)

Introduction Experts emphasize the necessity of reconsidering the approaches used in the health technology assessment (HTA) of digital health technologies (DHTs) to adequately address their particular characteristics. In this context, the A...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462324001090

Digital prevention of depression for farmers? A qualitative study on participants' experiences regarding determinants of acceptance and satisfaction with a tailored guided internet intervention program

Johanna Freund, Claudia Buntrock, Lina Braun, Janika Thielecke et al. • Internet Interventions (2022)

Introduction: Farmers, forest workers and gardeners have a higher risk of developing depression compared to other occupational populations. As part of the German pilot project “With us in balance”, the potential of six guided internet- and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.invent.2022.100566

Effectiveness of a tele-rehabilitation intervention to improve performance and reduce morbidity for people post hip fracture - study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Yafit Gilboa, Talia Maeir, Sharon Karni, Michal E. Eisenberg et al. • BMC Geriatrics (2019)

Abstract Background Most surviving hip-fracture patients experience reduced mobility and lose some of their functional ability, which increases the risk of complications and rehospitalization. Post-discharge transitional programs to reduce ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12877-019-1141-z

An adaptive cruise control system for autonomous vehicles using PRDC–CoROA-based hybrid optimization

M. Sivaramkrishnan, M. Siva Ramkumar, Kiruthika Balakrishnan, J. Isaac JoshuaRamesh Lalvani • Scientific Reports (2026)

Abstract An adaptive cruise control (ACC) system has a key role to play in enhancing the safety and stability of autonomous vehicles, along with ensuring improved ride quality through proper management of vehicle velocity and distance betwe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1038/s41598-026-69261-4

Development and validation of a portable, point-of-care canine distemper virus qPCR test.

Ania Tomaszewicz Brown, Denise McAloose, Paul P Calle, Angelika Auer et al. • PLoS ONE (2020)

Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a multi-host pathogen that can cause significant mortality in domestic, wild terrestrial and marine mammals. It is a major conservation threat in some endangered species. Infection can result in severe respir...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0232044

Developing and testing methods for deriving preference-based measures of health from condition-specific measures (and other patient-based measures of outcome)

JE Brazier, D Rowen, I Mavranezouli, A Tsuchiya et al. • Health Technology Assessment (2012)

Objectives: Generic preference-based measures such as EQ-5D are widely used to estimate quality-adjusted life-years but may not be available or, more importantly, appropriate in some medical conditions. Condition-specific preference-based m...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/hta16320

HEALTH TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT IN AUSTRIA

Claudia Wild • International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (2000)

The Austrian healthcare system relies mainly on physicians in private practice and on various services provided by hospitals. The social health insurance scheme is compulsory, covering 99% of the population. The system is very decentralized...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s0266462300101023

The Emergence of AI-Based Wearable Sensors for Digital Health Technology: A Review

Shaghayegh Shajari, Kirankumar Kuruvinashetti, Amin Komeili, Uttandaraman Sundararaj • Sensors (2023)

Disease diagnosis and monitoring using conventional healthcare services is typically expensive and has limited accuracy. Wearable health technology based on flexible electronics has gained tremendous attention in recent years for monitoring...

OPENALEX cc-by DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239498 PMC: 10708748

Evaluation of Blood-Based Antibody Rapid Testing for HIV Early Therapy: A Meta-Analysis of the Evidence

Xiaojie Huang, Xinchao Liu, Jieqing Chen, Yugang Bao et al. • Frontiers in Immunology (2018)

BackgroundWestern blot (WB) assay is considered the gold standard test for HIV infection confirmation. However, it requires technical expertise and is quite time-consuming. WHO recommends blood-based rapid diagnosis to achieve same-day test...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.01458

Nutritional knowledge, attitudes and behaviours in rugby league; influences of age, body composition and ancestry

Alice Sharples, Rob Duffield, Jarrod Wade, Hugh H. K. Fullagar • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2024)

Introduction Rugby league is a physically demanding sport that necessitates considerable nutritional intake, focusing on quality and type, in order to optimize training and competition demands. However, rugby league athletes are reported to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2024.2411714

Further validation of the Chinese short Warwick Edinburgh mental wellbeing scale in the adult population of Macau: an application of classic test theory and item response theory

Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Lawrence T. Lam, Mary K. Lam • Frontiers in Psychiatry (2025)

BackgroundThis study aims to validate the Chinese version of the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS) by employing both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and Item Response Theory (IRT) approaches.MethodsData were gathered thr...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1528509

Compounds of Marine Origin with Possible Applications as Healing Agents

Nektaria-Ioanna Karma, Fotini Mellou, Panagoula Pavlou, Angeliki Siamidi et al. • Marine Drugs (2024)

It is well established that marine organisms consist of a great variety of active compounds that appear exclusively in the marine environment while having the ability to be vastly reproduced, irrespective of the existing conditions. As a re...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/md23010005

Emerging New Era of Mobile Health Technologies

Young‐Taek Park • Healthcare Informatics Research (2016)

medical records [6].Patients are also able to reduce their direct and indirect healthcare costs through reduction of the need for healthcare clinic visits or hospitalization [7,8].Regarding mHealth, there is an international conference, "mH...

OPENALEX cc-by-nc DOI: https://doi.org/10.4258/hir.2016.22.4.253 PMC: 5116535