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National priority assistive product list development in low resource countries : lessons learned from Tajikistan

open access: yes, 2021
Introduction: Developing a national assistive products list is an important part of an assistive technology policy and requires knowledge of total population need, and product costs and benefits; information is not always readily available in low-income ...
Allen, Michael   +12 more
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Financing assistive technology—Policy options on the path towards universal health coverage

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
Supporting functional ability in everyday life is essential for advancing toward universal health coverage (UHC). However, of the estimated 2.5 billion people in need of assistive technology (AT) globally, the vast majority do not have access.
Jens Wilkens   +3 more
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Effects of motor-cognitive training on cognitive function and gait performance in older adults with dementia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

open access: yesScientific Reports
Motor-cognitive training combines motor and cognitive tasks during the training. So far, its effectiveness on cognitive function and gait in people with dementia remains unknown, and whether it is superior to single physical or cognitive training has yet
Wei-Han Weng   +3 more
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Improving Assistive Technology in Practice: Contributions From Interdisciplinary R&D Collaboration

open access: yes, 2019
This paper describes a collaborative strategy shared by a rehabilitation center and a public university with a goal to improve the knowledge on assistive technology and rehabilitation research and development in Brazil.
da Silva, Sara Raquel Martins   +3 more
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Financing options for the provision of assistive products

open access: yes, 2021
Having predictable, stable and adequate financial resources is essential for achieving universal coverage of essential health products and services, including assistive products.
Bell, Diane   +2 more
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Brain activity during cognitive-motor tasks in older adults with cognitive frailty: a fNIRS study

open access: yesFrontiers in Aging Neuroscience
BackgroundCognitive frailty has recently drawn increasing attention in the context of elderly healthcare. While structural brain alterations in older adults with cognitive frailty have been previously explored, functional brain changes particularly ...
Yin-Hsiang Wang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Pushing the limit to near real-time indoor LiDAR-based semantic segmentation [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
Semantic segmentation of indoor 3D point clouds is a critical technology for understanding three dimensional indoor environments, with significant applications in indoor navigation, positioning, and intelligent robotics.
P. Bournez   +5 more
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Assistive technology: opportunities and implications [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
It is important to recognize the role of technology and the impact on the lives of people who mostly do not understand how much this technology is already shaping the future.
Soar, Jeffrey   +2 more
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A flexible object orientated design approach for the realisation of assistive technology [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
This thesis contributes to a growing body of research conducted by the Interactive Systems Research Group (ISRG) at Nottingham Trent University within the fields of accessibility and accessible technologies.
Battersby, S
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Assistive Technologies for Aging in Place

open access: yes, 2015
Presented on December 15, 2015 from 9:30 - 10:30 am in Room 207 of the Health Systems Institute (HSI) Building.Liz Persaud is a nationally recognized keynote and public speaker addressing the need to build bridges between individuals with and without ...
Persaud, Elizabeth   +2 more
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