Exploring the roles of AI-powered e-tutors in enhancing self-directed learning in open distance e-learning courses by Mncedisi Christian Maphalala, Rachel Gugu Mkhasibe, Dumsani Wilfred Mncube

“…The paper also addresses the practical challenges and limitations of implementing AI-powered e-tutoring, such as technology access, data privacy, and the continuous improvement of AI algorithms. …”
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Sexual Health Education for Young Adults Diagnosed with Severe Mental Illness, Intellectual Disability, and Autism: A Pilot Study on the eITPoSA Psycho-Educational Intervention by Miriam Belluzzo, Veronica Giaquinto, Camilla Esposito, Erica De Alfieri, Anna Lisa Amodeo

“…A pilot study was conducted with 12 participants diagnosed with SMI, ID, and ASD, who attended the training sessions covering topics such as body knowledge, genital sexuality, privacy, and hygiene. Pre- and post-intervention assessments were carried out using structured monitoring grids, with data analyzed through descriptive statistics, paired-samples <i>t</i>-tests, and Cohen’s d to evaluate effect sizes. …”
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Community case study: Our Wave, an online platform to facilitate survivor disclosure of sexual assault and trauma recovery by Laura Sinko, Laura Sinko, Olga V. Naidenko, Brendan Michaelsen, Cassandra Marzke, Madeline Hart, Brooke Tweedie, Brooke Tweedie, Kyle Linton

“…With over 100,000 members and over 1,200 stories and forms of media shared, the platform has become a valuable resource for survivors. Using mixed-methods analysis of platform usage data and anonymous user feedback surveys (n = 288), we examined patterns of engagement and impact. …”
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Understanding Medical 4.0 implementation through enablers: An integrated multi-criteria decision-making approach by Md Nahid Akhtar, Abid Haleem, Mohd Javaid, Mohd Vasif

“…A comprehensive set of evaluation criteria is proposed, encompassing cost-effectiveness, adaptability, risk mitigation, Data Privacy, interoperability, ease of implementation, stakeholder acceptance, environmental impact, supplier and partner compatibility, and regulatory compliance. …”
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An analytic research and review of the literature on practice of artificial intelligence in healthcare by Salma Mizna, Suraj Arora, Priyanka Saluja, Gotam Das, Waled Abdulmalek Alanesi

“…However, AI adoption faces technical challenges related to data quality and bias, ethical and privacy concerns, regulatory and legal considerations, and issues of cost and accessibility. …”
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On-Device Automatic Speech Recognition for Low-Resource Languages in Mixed Reality Industrial Metaverse Applications: Practical Guidelines and Evaluation of a Shipbuilding Applicat... by Anton Valladares-Poncela, Paula Fraga-Lamas, Tiago M. Fernandez-Carames

“…The system prioritizes data privacy and security by eliminating the need for Internet connectivity or external processing. …”
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Left Heart Changes in Hypertensives Attending Rivers State University Teaching Hospital: An Echocardiographic Review by Ngozi CS, Deinma A, Rita W, Bonas H

“…Statistical analysis was performed using Excel and SPSS 25 for descriptive and comparative evaluation. …”
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Family Caregivers’ Experiences of Formal Peer Support in a Finnish Setting – a Socioecological Understanding by Sarah Åkerman, Fredrica Nyqvist, Annika Wentjärvi, Laura Coll-Planas

“…Methods: Seventeen family caregivers were interviewed through focus group and individual interviews. The qualitative data was analysed using a socioecological model for formal peer support. …”
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A systematic literature review on integrating AI-powered smart glasses into digital health management for proactive healthcare solutions by Boyuan Wang, Ying Zheng, Xihao Han, Liang Kong, Gexin Xiao, Zunxiong Xiao, Shanji Chen

“…Key issues discussed include user engagement, treatment adherence, data privacy, standardization, battery efficiency, clinical validation, and medical ethics. …”
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A Study on the Social Responsibilities of Iranian Public Libraries by Parnian Eisazadeh, Mehdi Shaghaghi

“…Content validity was established using the Content Validity Index (CVI), with a mean CVI of .80 per item. …”
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Acceptability of self-sampling and self-testing for infections: a rapid systematic review on public users’ views by Aleksandra J. Borek, Caity Roleston, Runa Lazzarino, Mineli Cooray, Gail Hayward, Nia Roberts, Edward Blandford, Tom Fowler, Sarah Tonkin-Crine

“…Abstract Background Self-sampling and self-testing have been increasingly used for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and quickly became widespread during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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A scoping review of frameworks evaluating digital health applications by Orla Deegan, Eoghan O Riain, Denis Martin, Mai Yoshitani, Mairead O’Donoghue, Keith Smart, Sinead McMahon, Trish O’Sullivan, Declan J O’Sullivan, Aaron Cole, Ciara Hanrahan, Catherine Blake, Joseph G. McVeigh, Brona M Fullen, David Murphy

“…A search strategy that included relevant keywords encompassing the domains of interest; digital health, evaluation frameworks and digital health applications was created between January 2007 and December 2023, across seven medical and computer science databases. Data from each study were extracted by a team of four reviewers using a customized data extraction tool. …”
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Factors Influencing Telemedicine Adoption Among Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Interview Study by Fiona Schürmann, Daniel Westmattelmann, Gerhard Schewe

“…Perceived risks were multidimensional, including performance risks such as treatment limitations (mentioned by 7/14, 50% of the participants) and reliance on technical proficiency of patients (5/14, 36%), privacy risks related to data security (10/14, 71%), and time and financial risks associated with training (7/14, 50%) and equipment costs (4/14, 29%). …”
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Examining the Role of Social Media in New Social Movements A Case Study of the Black Lives Matter Movement by Ali Davari, Mostafa Ghaffari

“…Data analysis was conducted using a theory-driven approach, whereby pre-existing theoretical concepts provided the framework for organizing and interpreting the data. …”
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Personal, environmental and behavioral predictors associated with online fraud victimization among adults. by Vimala Balakrishnan, Umayma Ahhmed, Faris Basheer

“…A self-reporting questionnaire was developed based on the PEB framework and used to collect data targeting Malaysian adults. …”
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The reliability and validity of a non-wearable indoor positioning system to assess mobility in older adults: A cross-sectional study. by Isabel B Rodrigues, Patricia Hewston, Jonathan Adachi, Sayem Borhan, George Ioannidis, Alexa Kouroukis, Carolyn Leckie, Andrea Lee, Alexander Rabinovich, Parthipan Siva, Rachel Swance, Suleman Tariq, Lehana Thabane, Alexandra Papaioannou

“…Currently, there is a lack of consensus on which assessments to use to assess walking speed and how to continuously monitor walking speed outside of the clinic. …”
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The Applications of Large Language Models in Mental Health: Scoping Review by Yu Jin, Jiayi Liu, Pan Li, Baosen Wang, Yangxinyu Yan, Huilin Zhang, Chenhao Ni, Jing Wang, Yi Li, Yajun Bu, Yuanyuan Wang

“…Relevant information on application details and performance metrics was extracted during the data charting of eligible articles. ResultsA total of 95 articles were drawn from 4859 studies using LLMs for mental health tasks. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of missed dose protocols of opioid agonist treatment in British Columbia, Canada: protocol for a population-based target trial emulation by Paul Gustafson, Robert W Platt, Bohdan Nosyk, Jeong Eun Min, Md Belal Hossain, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Shaun Seaman, Paxton Bach, Megan Kurz, Maria Eugenia Socías, Momenul Haque Mondol, Michelle Zanette

“…A range of sensitivity analyses will assess the robustness of our results, including cohort and timeline restriction, alternative definitions of exposure and outcome and alternative estimation strategies.Ethics and dissemination The protocol, cohort creation and analysis plan have been classified and approved as a quality improvement initiative by Providence Health Care Research Institute and the Simon Fraser University Office of Research Ethics. All data are deidentified, securely stored and accessed in accordance with provincial privacy regulations. …”
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Reproductive health problem among youths and associated factors in Dilla town, southern Ethiopia by Seblewongel Gebretsadik Sertsewold, Getachew Assefa Zenebe, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan

“…A survey of houses with young people was followed by the use of a systematic sampling technique. Data was gathered using pretested and structured questionnaires. …”
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Performance of Open-Source Large Language Models in Psychiatry: Usability Study Through Comparative Analysis of Non-English Records and English Translations by Min-Gyu Kim, Gyubeom Hwang, Junhyuk Chang, Seheon Chang, Hyun Woong Roh, Rae Woong Park

“…However, cloud-based proprietary models raise concerns about data privacy and limited adaptability to local health care systems. …”
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