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Flexible Sensor‐Based Human–Machine Interfaces with AI Integration for Medical Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review explores how flexible sensing technology and artificial intelligence (AI) significantly enhance human–machine interfaces in medical robotics. It highlights key sensing mechanisms, AI‐driven advancements, and applications in prosthetics, exoskeletons, and surgical robotics.
Yuxiao Wang, Zhipeng Jiang, Sun Hwa Kwon, Matthew Ibrahim, Alexander Dang, Lin Dong   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The impact of digital social capital on the health of older adults: A moderated mediation effect test

Digital Health
Purpose Older adults are struggling in the digital age due to lower digital literacy and other reasons. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between digital social capital, digital divide, learning ability, and health of older adults.
Yupeng Cui, Youshi He, Xinglong Xu, Lulin Zhou, Jonathan Aseye Nutakor   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Professional dental and oral surgery liability in Italy: a comparative analysis of the insurance products offered to health workers

Open Medicine, 2016
In Italy there has been an increase in claims for damages for alleged medical malpractice. A study was therefore conducted that aimed at assessing the content of the coverage of insurance policy contracts offered to oral health professionals by the ...
Di Lorenzo Pierpaolo, Paternoster Mariano, Nugnes Mariarosaria, Pantaleo Giuseppe, Graziano Vincenzo, Niola Massimo   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Does economic policy uncertainty affect insurance premiums? Fresh empirical evidence

Heliyon, 2023
Economic Policy Uncertainty (EPU) is the level of uncertainty or unpredictability arising from government policy on topics such as taxes, trade, monetary policy, and regulation.
Saeed Sazzad Jeris, Shahriar Frances, Mst Taskia Akter, Majed Alharthi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

King and Cochrane: The technological treadmill and racial inequity in US agriculture

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract Between 1920 and 1969, the number of Black farmers in the US decreased from 14% of all operators to 4%. Using Martin Luther King Jr.'s critique of agricultural policy and Willard Cochrane's theory of the technological treadmill, we explore how racial discrimination was linked to policies that led to structural change in US agriculture.
Jared Hutchins, Jacopo De Marinis
wiley   +1 more source

Health Insurance Coverage of Young Adults: Issues and Broader Considerations [PDF]

, 2008
Compares the 19-to-26 age group to others in terms of insurance status by income level, health, and citizenship; access to insurance; and attitudes toward insurance.
Genevieve M. Kenney, John Holahan
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Technological change, capital deepening, and agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) growth: Cross‐country comparison of 18 OECD countries

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper employs the data envelope analysis (DEA) to assess technological progress and its impact on agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) across 18 the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) countries from 1973 to 2015.
Yu Sheng
wiley   +1 more source

Assistive products for long-term care among older people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in Japan: a retrospective cohort study

BMC Geriatrics
Background Assistive products support energy conservation in older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) that exhibits some disease-specific symptoms, such as dyspnea. This study aimed to determine the utilization of assistive products
Satomi Kitamura, Rumiko Tsuchiya-Ito, Reina Taguchi, Tomoki Ishikawa, Tomoyuki Ota, Shota Hamada   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Scoping Review of Nudges for Enhancing Agricultural Policy

Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Following PRISMA guidelines, we conduct a scoping review on 18 empirical studies on nudging interventions for farmers in Europe and the USA. The evidence on the effectiveness of nudges is mixed. Some studies demonstrate positive outcomes, particularly when nudges are combined with other interventions; others report no effect or negative ...
Nadja El Benni, Yanbing Wang, Jeanine Ammann, Gabriele Mack, Robert Finger   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Continuity of Visiting Pharmacist Services and Factors Related to Service Discontinuation Among Older Adults in Japan: A Retrospective Cohort Study

Pharmacology Research & Perspectives
This study describes the continuity of visiting pharmacist services and investigates factors associated with service discontinuation in a homebound older population in Japan.
Reina Taguchi, Akira Okada, Rumiko Tsuchiya‐Ito, Satomi Kitamura, Tomoki Ishikawa, Shota Hamada   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source