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FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NON-USE AND ABANDONMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

Research in Education and Rehabilitation
ssistive technology is recognised as a necessary tool to improve the quality of life of people with disabilities. The use of assistive technology and the quality of related services varies from country to country.
FACTORS INFLUENCING THE NON-USE AND ABANDONMENT OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
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ResQDrone: Autonomous Indoor Quadcopter for Multi-Layered Mapping in Crisis and Disaster Management Scenarios [PDF]

The International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
This paper introduces a fully autonomous quadcopter developed for the safe and efficient exploration of indoor environments in crisis and disaster management scenarios.
M. Cella, J. Biber, P. Bournez, J. Salzinger, V. Widhalm, F. Vultaggio, F. d’Apolito, F. Bruckmüller, C. Sulzbachner, P. Fanta-Jende   +9 more
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Evolution and Trends in Sign Language Avatar Systems: Unveiling a 40-Year Journey via Systematic Review

Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023
Sign language (SL) avatar systems aid communication between the hearing and deaf communities. Despite technological progress, there is a lack of a standardized avatar development framework.
Maryam Aziz, Achraf Othman
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Psychological principles of successful aging technologies: A mini-review [PDF]

, 2008
Based on resource-oriented conceptions of successful life-span development, we propose three principles for evaluating assistive technology: (a) net resource release; (b) person specificity, and (c) proximal versus distal frames of evaluation. We discuss
Antonio Krü, Backman L, Backman L, Baltes PB, Bower GH, Charness N, Craik FIM, Dhami MK, Ericsson KA, Fisk AD, Freund AM, Hawthorn D, Kliegl R, Li S-C, Li S-C, LoPresti EF, Lovden M, Lovden M, Mantyla T, Martin Lö, Melenhorst A-S, Michael Schellenbach, Nyberg L, Schafer S, Shu-Chen Li, Tulving E, Ulman Lindenberger   +26 more
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Effects of a 6-Minute Fast-Walking Protocol on Changes in Muscle Activity in Individuals with Flatfoot

Applied Sciences, 2022
Flatfoot causes abnormal biomechanics in the lower extremity, resulting in discomfort and excessive burden on lower extremity muscles during functional tasks, and it potentially leads to associated syndromes in the lower extremity.
Chu-Yuan Chiang, Kuang-Wei Lin, Hui-Min Lee, Shun-Hwa Wei, Li-Wei Chou   +4 more
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The Acceptance of Culturally Adapted Signing Avatars Among Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals

IEEE Access
Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) individuals often encounter significant challenges in communication and accessing digital content, with Sign Language as their primary mode of communication.
Achraf Othman, Amira Dhouib, Hajer Chalghoumi, Oussama El Ghoul, Amnah Al-Mutawaa   +4 more
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Measurement of Trunk Movement during Sit-to-Stand Motion Using Laser Range Finders: A Preliminary Study

Sensors, 2023
The sit-to-stand (STS) motion evaluates physical functions in frail older adults. Mounting sensors or using a camera is necessary to measure trunk movement during STS motion.
Haruki Toda, Kiyohiro Omori, Katsuya Fukui, Takaaki Chin   +3 more
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Q & A on Customized Employment: Assistive Technology as a Workplace Support [PDF]

, 2005
[Excerpt] Despite the promise of assistive technology, many people with significant physical disabilities remain in facility-based employment programs. Underutilization of AT to facilitate competitive employment is related to a number of critical issues.
Office of Disability Employment Policy
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Predicting the Future Burden of Renal Replacement Therapy in Türkiye Using National Registry Data and Comparative Modeling Approaches

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic kidney disease is a growing public health problem worldwide, and the number of patients requiring renal replacement therapy is steadily increasing. Türkiye has experienced a similar rise in both the incidence and prevalence of renal replacement therapy over the past decades; however, national‐level projections of future ...
Arzu Akgül, Neriman Sıla Koç, Berrak Itır Aylı   +2 more
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Assistive technology as cognitive support in everyday life for persons with dementia or stroke [PDF]

, 2012
The overall aim of this thesis was to expand the knowledge base for a better understanding of how persons diagnosed with dementia or stroke become users of assistive technology for cognitive support in everyday life.
Lindqvist, Eva
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