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Metrology-Assisted Production in Agriculture and Forestry

Sensors
According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, climate change will negatively affect food security and increase pressure on freshwater resources [...]
Bogena, H. R., Brogi, C., Hübner, C., Panagopoulos, A.   +3 more
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The Kenyan assistive technology ecosystem: a network analysis

Global Health Action
Background Assistive technology is central to the realization of the rights of persons with disabilities. However, there remains limited access to assistive technology throughout much of the world, with particularly poor access in lower- and middle ...
Emma M. Smith, Stephanie Huff, Rose Bukania, Bernard Chiira, Catherine Holloway, Malcolm MacLachlan   +5 more
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Improving Satisfaction with Assistive Technology Through Better Service Delivery: Evidence from the WHO rATA Survey in Italy

Technologies
Population-level evidence on how different phases of assistive technology service delivery contribute to user satisfaction with assistive products remains limited, despite its importance for strengthening provision systems.
Lorenzo Desideri, Riccardo Magni, Francesco Zanfardino, Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, Concetta Vaccaro, Regina Gregori Grgič, Marta De Santis, Rosa Immacolata Romeo, Elena Ilaria Capuano, Sandra Morelli, Antonia Pirrera, Daniele Giansanti   +11 more
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Procurement architecture as a determinant of rehabilitation system performance: insights from Ukraine's prosthetics sector

Frontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences
Access to assistive products remains highly uneven across health systems. Policy discussions in rehabilitation frequently emphasize workforce development, service delivery models, and clinical standards. Less attention has been given to the institutional
Aadrian Sullivan, Volodymyr Golyk, Marlee Elizabeth Quinn, Oleh Karpov   +3 more
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Preferences of Informal Carers on Technology Packages to Support Meal Production by People Living with Dementia, Elicited from Personalised AT and ICT Product Brochures

Informatics, 2017
Assistive technology (AT) can help support the continued independence of people living with dementia, supported by informal carers. Opinions and preferences of informal carers towards a range of assistive and digital information and communication ...
Maria Laura De Filippis, Michael P. Craven, Tom Dening   +2 more
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Service Specifications for Assistive Products Fitting in Healthcare Institutions

康复学报
China has the largest population in need of assistive products and the greatest market potential in the world. The demand for assistive products fitting services among functionally impaired groups such as the elderly, individuals with disabilities, and ...
BAI Dingqun, XIAO Mingzhao, GONG Weijun, WANG Yulong, WU Shuang, XU Jianwen, YU Hongliu, DING Tao, TAO Chunjing, MA Lifang, YANG Lining, RAO Qianyi, ZOU Hongyan   +12 more
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Rethinking Design Education: The Role of Universal Design in a Sustainable Future

DIID
This paper explores the critical gap in integrating Universal Design (UD) into U.S. design education, where sustainability is often prioritized while inclusivity remains elective.
Bruno Oro, Subinay Malhotra
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Association Between the Availability of Mobility Assistive Products and Participation Outcomes in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury in Switzerland. [PDF]

Top Spinal Cord Inj Rehabil, 2023
Fong A, Gemperli A, de Vries W.
europepmc   +1 more source

Retrospective analysis of low vision assistive products - A 6-year review. [PDF]

Saudi J Ophthalmol, 2023
Gurnani B, Kaur K, Sivakumar P, Bhandari S.   +3 more
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Codesigning Solutions for Assistive Technology Service Provision in Queensland, Australia

Health Expectations
Introduction Assistive technology (AT) is an essential element of universal healthcare, with a lack of access to AT a worldwide problem. Collaboration between key stakeholders is essential to understand the provision challenges and to generate possible ...
Tammy Aplin, Louise Gustafsson, Christy Hogan, Michelle Owens, Hayden Boyd, Tenelle Hodson, Camila Shirota, Michelle Bissett   +7 more
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