Access of primary school students to information and communication technologies in Turkey by Ira Gözde Özenç, İra Nejat, Güngörc Şevket, Çakır Pınar, Aksu Ali

“…To enable the wider student masses to actively use distance education platforms, the online learning environments must be accessible to everyone and usable without any problems.…”
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ETHNO-RELIGIOUS CONFLICT: A THREAT TO BENEVOLENT INTERGROUP RELATIONS IN WUKARI METROPOLIS, TARABA STATE, NIGERIA by Rosemary Onchi Daniel, Ajiyitu Bako

“… Globally, there are variant patterns of intergroup relations that determines when interaction and contact between individuals and groups in the society produces benevolent or malevolent outcomes.In recent times, the growing interest for political and economic domination among the major ethnic groups has resulted in power tussle.This study examines the ethno-religious conflict and its effects on intergroup relations in Wukari Metropolis, a multi-ethnic society in Nigeria. …”
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IVR-UNED: Interactive virtual environments to understand radiation fields by Mario Belotti, Rafael Juárez

“…Since the ability to understand such information depends on the unevenly distributed spatial intelligence, this practice can induce biases and limit the usability of the calculations. But beyond analyst-client communication, analysts themselves often fail to identify cleanly all the aspects of a complex radiation field. …”
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An Online Platform to Support the Network of Caregivers of People with Dementia by April B. C. G. Boessen, Renée Verwey, Saskia Duymelinck, Erik van Rossum

“…Care technology can support the network of PWD. We tested the usability and perceived value of an online platform that aims to support the communication and collaboration between family and professional caregivers of PWD. …”
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Appraisals of Salient Visual Elements in Web Page Design by Johanna M. Silvennoinen, Jussi P. P. Jokinen

“…Therefore, knowledge of programmers’ appraisals of visual elements can be utilized to understand the web page designs we interact with. …”
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Integrated DEA Models and Grey System Theory to Evaluate Past-to-Future Performance: A Case of Indian Electricity Industry by Chia-Nan Wang, Nhu-Ty Nguyen, Thanh-Tuyen Tran

“…The results found that all companies have not shown many abrupt changes on their scores, and it is always not consistently good or consistently standing out, which demonstrated the high applicable usability of the integrated methods. This integrated numerical research gives a better “past-present-future” insights into performance evaluation in Indian electricity industry.…”
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The Feasibility and Validity of a Remote Pulse Oximetry System for Pulmonary Rehabilitation: A Pilot Study by Jonathan Tang, Allison Mandrusiak, Trevor Russell

“…The aim of this study was threefold: to establish the technical feasibility of transmitting real-time pulse oximetry data, determine the validity of remote measurements compared to conventional face-to-face measures, and evaluate the participants’ perception of the usability of the technology. Thirty-seven healthy individuals participated in a single remote pulmonary rehabilitation exercise session, conducted using the eHAB telerehabilitation system. …”
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Advancing the development of real-world data for healthcare research in China: challenges and opportunities by Jun Zhang, Eric Wu, Jia Zhong, Honghao Fang, Larry Liu, Jipan Xie

“…A workshop with 30 representatives from healthcare research agencies, technology companies focused on healthcare big data and pharmaceutical companies was held in December 2020 to identify strategies to overcome the barriers associated with the usability and quality of RWD in China. Across all sectors, examples of barriers identified included inconsistencies in terminology and non-standardised coding practices; the absence of longitudinal data; the absence of transparent data processing and validation practices; and the inability to access and share RWD. …”
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Potential Use of Industrial Cocoa Waste in Biofuel Production by C. J. Mendoza-Meneses, A. A. Feregrino-Pérez, C. Gutiérrez-Antonio

“…In particular, the cocoa industrial wastes represent a source of usable biomass for the elaboration of new products such as food, livestock feed, cosmetics, and chemical products, and they can even be used for the generation of biofuels. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Super Plasticizer on Scoria Concrete. by Turyasiima, Ronald

“…Scoria are often used as the constituents of structural concrete and insulating materials. The usability of the concretes tested in this study broadens as the porosity of the mixtures decreased and the cement dosage increased. …”
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Ekyeyo Mobile Application by Nkuba, Blair, Kansiime, Daniel

“…Field studies revealed significant user satisfaction due to the app's efficiency and usability, with features such as real-time notifications and intuitive interfaces highlighted as key strengths. …”
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Students’ Online Learning Adoption during an Emergency Situation: Integrating the Self-Determination and Perceived Risk Theories by Sheng-Ju Chan, Thi Xuan Nong, Thi Thanh Truc Nguyen

“…After missing data and outliers were removed, 450 questionnaires were found to be usable for data analysis. SMARTPLS version 3.2.2 was employed to analyze PLS-SEM and test the proposed hypotheses. …”
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Validity and Reliability of the Spiritual Counselling Intervention Module (MIKS) by Nor Asliza Mohd Zin, Ku Suhaila Ku Johari, Abu Yazid Abu Bakar, Mohd Izwan Mahmud

“…In carrying out this study, the design and development method (Design and Development Research, DDR) was used according to three systematic phases, namely Phase 1: analysis of needs; Phase 2: design and development; and Phase 3: evaluation and usability. Validity tests are conducted based on evaluations from experts in various fields involving psychologists, guidance and counselling experts, and religious experts. …”
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A Study on Students Acquisition of IT Knowledge and Its Implication on M-Learning by A. Balavivekanandhan, S. Arulchelvan

“…The research study found that the perceived usability along with the usefulness of m-learning impacts the association between IT expertise and the objective of learners’ acceptance of m-learning. …”
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Regularised Model Identification Improves Accuracy of Multisensor Systems for Noninvasive Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Diabetes Management by Mattia Zanon, Giovanni Sparacino, Andrea Facchinetti, Mark S. Talary, Andreas Caduff, Claudio Cobelli

“…This model represents an important incremental step toward the development of NI-CGM devices effectively usable by patients.…”
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The Parla-CLARIN Recommendations for Encoding Corpora of Parliamentary Proceedings by Tomaž Erjavec, Andrej Pančur

“…We conclude by presenting corpora already encoded in Parla-CLARIN and discussing further work, especially the provision of a set of example documents and of transformation scripts that would make the proposed encoding more usable.…”
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Thermal Shock Effect on Strength Loss Properties of Rock Materials: An Experimental Study on Thermal Fatigue Durability by Eren Kömürlü

“…This study aims to be a usable reference to establish a thermal change procedure and improve a new testing method for determination of thermal fatigue durability of rock materials.…”
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The important role of the DTPB in the development of Islamic P2P lending in Indonesia by Azidni Rofiqo, Ainul Zamarkasi, Abdurrizqi Bin Abd Razak

“…In terms of attitude control, only perceived uselfulness has insiginificant influence on attitude. …”
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Kartal by János Gábor Tarbay

“…The breaking of the deposited ingots and bronze objects was deliberate and probably did not occur simultaneously, and most of these finds were still usable preceding their breaking. The Kartal hoard may have been deliberately assembled by a small community. …”
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Implementation of a Real-Time Force Estimation System Based on sEMG Signals and Gaussian Process Regression: Human–Robot Interaction in Rehabilitation by Thantip Sittiruk, Kiattisak Sengchuai, Apidet Booranawong, Pornchai Phukpattaranont

“…The main contribution of this work is the implementation of a real-time force estimation system in MATLAB/Simulink to support real-time testing and usability. The regression models (i.e., Gaussian process regression (GPR), neural networks (NN), linear regression (LR), and support vector machines (SVM)) are applied to estimate the forearm muscle forces exerted by different elbow placement patterns for rehabilitation applications. …”
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