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A wayfinding aid to increase navigator independence

Journal of Spatial Information Science, 2011
Wayfinding aids are of great benefit because users do not have to rely on their learned geographic knowledge or orientation skills alone for successful navigation. Additionally, cognitive resources usually captured by this activity can be spent elsewhere.
Wilfred Waters, Stephan Winter
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On the Move to Surgery: A Scoping Review of Patient‐Reported Outcomes for Preoperative Walking Into the Operating Theatre

Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Although healthcare infrastructure has improved in recent years, the preoperative journey of patients is often accompanied by anxiety. Allowing patients to walk to the operating theatre is a simple, yet underexplored strategy that may enhance their sense of autonomy and reduce anxiety.
Sebastian Labenbacher, Sascha Hammer, Angelika Moser, Nikolaus Schreiber, Helmar Bornemann‐Cimenti   +4 more
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Supplementing, restructuring, resisting: Maps of Underground space in poetry, embodied performativity, and the “misrepresentationalism” of Harry Beck's Tube diagram

Orbis Litterarum, EarlyView.
Abstract This article considers mental and poetic “maps” of London in their respective relationships to Harry Beck's famous 1930s “circuit‐diagram” map of the underground railway system. This iconic image distorts and radically stylizes London geography; thus, it functions as a tool for planning individual travel itineraries but leads to a ...
Craig Melhoff
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Unterwegs in fremden Umgebungen Ein praxeologischer Zugang zum „wayfinding“ von Fußgängern

Raumforschung und Raumordnung, 2011
The process how people manage to find their way has been discussed in the Anglo-Saxon literature already since the 1980s using the term wayfinding. However, as wayfindingresearch is mainly rooted within environmental psychology, it basically focuses on ...
Rainer Kazig, Monika Popp
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Crossing the third‐level digital divide through digital literacy programs

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 77, Issue 2, Page 397-413, February 2026.
Abstract Digital literacy programs (DLPs) implemented by community‐anchored organizations have become a key focus toward achieving digital equity. However, there is a notable lack of quantitative empirical research that measures DLPs' effectiveness in supporting the achievement of tangible benefits of digital literacy (DL), beyond simply acquiring it ...
Yeweon Kim, Scott Eric Beland, Mega Subramaniam   +2 more
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Exploring the Spatial Distribution Characteristics and Correlation Factors of Wayfinding Performance on City-Scale Road Networks Based on Massive Trajectory Data

Journal of Advanced Transportation, 2021
Understanding how urban residents process road network information and conduct wayfinding is important for both individual travel and intelligent transportation.
Jun Li, Yan Zhu, Zhenwei Li, Wenle Lu, Yang Ji, Xiao Sang   +5 more
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Deskilling technology affords work amenity, increases labor supply

Strategic Management Journal, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 364-389, February 2026.
Abstract Research Summary We investigate how deskilling technology (map apps) affects the choice of individuals to provide ride‐hail service. In a vignette experiment, technology increased participation in work by 8% and 4% among low‐ and high‐skill drivers respectively.
Pinchuan Ong, I. P. L. Png
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Factors That Motivate Provider Switching: The Patients' Perspective

Health Services Research, Volume 61, Issue 1, February 2026.
ABSTRACTObjectiveTo generate evidence regarding the specific critical incidents that prompt patients to switch care providers.Study Setting and DesignBuilding on existing work on customer switching behavior, we applied the critical incident technique (CIT) to the health services research context and analyzed primary data obtained from 555 US‐based ...
Onyi Dillibe, Rahul Singh, Norman A. Johnson   +2 more
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A Gamification-Based Approach on Indoor Wayfinding Research

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information, 2020
Indoor environments can be very complex. Due to the challenges in these environments in combination with the absence of mobile wayfinding aids, a great need exists for innovative research on indoor wayfinding.
Dries De Leeuw, Philippe De Maeyer, Laure De Cock   +2 more
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Rationale and design of a multidomain lifestyle program for mild cognitive impairment

Alzheimer's &Dementia, Volume 22, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract The development of non‐pharmacological treatment approaches is supported by evidence that addressing key modifiable risk factors may prevent or delay up to 45% of dementia cases. The Charlie and Harriet Shaffer Cognitive Empowerment Program (CEP) was developed to address current gaps in access to, and evidence for, interventions that reduce ...
Amy D. Rodriguez, Jennifer R. DuBose, Agata Rozga, Craig M. Zimring, Elizabeth D. Mynatt, Gari D. Clifford, Kayci L. Vickers, Felicia C. Goldstein, Emily L. Giannotto, Jacquelyn Thelin, Allan I. Levey   +10 more
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