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Virtual or in‐person: does it matter? Comparing pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy and physical function outcomes of virtual, hybrid and in‐person GLA:D Canada participants

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, Accepted Article.
Objective This study aimed to determine if program format (in‐person, virtual, hybrid) results in differences in three‐month outcomes of pain, function, quality of life, self‐efficacy and chair stands in a hip/knee osteoarthritis management program. Methods A secondary analysis of the GLA:DTM Canada database was completed.
Jill Van Damme   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A current and future outlook on upcoming technologies in remote monitoring of patients with heart failure

open access: yesEuropean Journal of Heart Failure, 2020
Heart failure is a major health and economic challenge in both developing and developed countries. Despite advances in pharmacological and device therapies for patients with a reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and heart failure, their ...
T. Bekfani   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Application of Remote Sensing in Detecting and Monitoring Water Stress in Forests

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2023
In the context of climate change, the occurrence of water stress in forest ecosystems, which are solely dependent on precipitation, has exhibited a rising trend, even among species that are typically regarded as drought-tolerant.
T. Le, R. Harper, B. Dell
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Advancing Wildfire‐Retardant Materials: Engineering Strategies for Direct and Indirect Suppression

open access: yesAdvanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Here, the evolution, ecological impact, and performance of current fire‐retardant materials and suppression strategies are reviewed, offering an engineering perspective to address existing challenges and propose pathways for the development of more effective, scalable, and sustainable solutions to meet the demands of a changing climate. Wildfires cause
Changxin Dong   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interference of Heavy Aerosol Loading on the VIIRS Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) Retrieval Algorithm

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2017
Aerosol optical depth (AOD) has been widely used in climate research, atmospheric environmental observations, and other applications. However, high AOD retrieval remains challenging over heavily polluted regions, such as the North China Plain (NCP).
Yang Wang   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Wearable Haptic Feedback Interfaces for Augmenting Human Touch

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The wearable haptic feedback interfaces enhance user experience in gaming, social media, biomedical instrumentation, and robotics by generating tactile sensations. This review discusses and categorizes current haptic feedback interfaces into force, thermal, and electrotactile stimulation‐based haptic feedback interfaces, elucidating their current ...
Shubham Patel   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

DSM Quality Assessment of GF-7 Satellite [PDF]

open access: yesThe International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
The Gaofen-7 (GF-7) satellite was launched on November 3, 2019. It can achieve 1:10000 scale stereo mapping and serve the application needs of basic surveying and mapping, natural resources monitoring and geographic information resource construction ...
P. Tian   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Remote Sensing in Grassland Ecosystem Monitoring: A Systematic Review

open access: yesRemote Sensing, 2022
In recent years, the application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing in grassland ecosystem monitoring has increased, and the application directions have diversified.
Xin Lyu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Patterned Assembly of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide/Graphene Heterostructures via Direct Laser Writing

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
The fabrication of patterned transition metal dichalcogenide (TMD)/graphene heterostructures via direct laser writing reveals new interface chemistry and enables efficient, customizable assembly. Selective laser irradiation of functionalized TMD/graphene triggers localized reactions, forming chemically modified interfaces.
Xin Chen   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Observed Effects of Vegetation Growth on Temperature in the Early Summer over the Northeast China Plain

open access: yesAtmosphere, 2017
The effect of vegetation on temperature is an emerging topic in the climate science community. Existing studies have mostly examined the effects of vegetation on daytime temperature (Tmax), whereas this study investigates the effects on nighttime ...
Xiaxiang Li, Xuezhen Zhang, Lijuan Zhang
doaj   +1 more source

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