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  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,427 Views
13 Pages

4 December 2022

The way that education is delivered changed significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic to be completely online in many countries for many institutions. Despite the fact that they are not online teaching platforms, virtual meeting platforms were utili...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,924 Views
15 Pages

8 December 2023

Effective international project team development and management is a crucial aspect of project management that directly influences the performance and satisfaction of team members. As reductions in travel and physical mobility are prioritized for sus...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,129 Views
10 Pages

Online Collaborative Learning in Pediatric Dentistry Using Microsoft Teams: A Pilot Study

  • Antonia M. Caleya,
  • Andrea Martín-Vacas,
  • Gonzalo Feijóo,
  • Maria Rosa Mourelle-Martínez,
  • Manuel Joaquín de Nova-Garcia and
  • Nuria E. Gallardo-López

11 August 2024

Collaborative learning (CL) is the instructional use of small groups in such a way that students work together to maximize their own and others’ learning. In this study, the aim was to implement online collaborative learning (OCL) using the Mic...

  • Article
  • Open Access
63 Citations
14,664 Views
12 Pages

8 September 2021

The long-lasting impact of COVID-19 forced governments to continue with distance learning. Due to the absence of a formal digital learning management system (DLMS), public universities in many countries adopted social network sites (SNSs), e.g., Face...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,485 Views
16 Pages

11 November 2021

One of the leading problems of teaching is maintaining the students’ motivation for learning. In the current epidemiological situation, improvement of education quality using digital platforms and educational services by creating conditions for incre...

  • Article
  • Open Access
97 Citations
17,710 Views
20 Pages

Videoconference Fatigue: A Conceptual Analysis

  • Nicola Döring,
  • Katrien De Moor,
  • Markus Fiedler,
  • Katrin Schoenenberg and
  • Alexander Raake

Videoconferencing (VC) is a type of online meeting that allows two or more participants from different locations to engage in live multi-directional audio-visual communication and collaboration (e.g., via screen sharing). The COVID-19 pandemic has in...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
5,933 Views
35 Pages

18 August 2020

The use of information age technology favors pervasive communication exchanges and complex phenomenologies, which affect the production of knowledge and the permanent transformation of personalities and contexts, not always with a view to prosocial e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
6,795 Views
15 Pages

12 September 2021

The present paper studies a blended learning approach provided by a university in central Taiwan from 2018 to 2020. In this approach, a Moodle E-learning platform called iLearn2.0 was used along with an onsite classroom. iLearn 2.0 has four major fea...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
1 Citations
2,531 Views
5 Pages

Problem-Based Learning (PBL) during Online Teaching

  • Muhd Khudri Johari and
  • Nur Zaimah Jamil

The purpose of this study is to examine how problem-based learning (PBL) is adapted in an online teaching medium using Microsoft Teams and then utilized in Aviation English classrooms at a Malaysian aviation-based technical institution with the purpo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,642 Views
38 Pages

Enhancing Sustainability of E-Learning with Adoption of M-Learning in Business Studies

  • Silvia Parusheva,
  • Irena Sisovska Klancnik,
  • Samo Bobek and
  • Simona Sternad Zabukovsek

14 April 2025

The rapid development of information technologies has significantly transformed education, making digital tools and e-learning platforms essential for modern learning processes. This research study examines mobile learning (m-learning) adoption among...

  • Article
  • Open Access
29 Citations
4,993 Views
19 Pages

Analysis of Emergency Remote Education in COVID-19 Crisis Focused on the Perception of the Teachers

  • Marco Antonio Zamora-Antuñano,
  • Juvenal Rodríguez-Reséndiz,
  • Leticia Rodriguez Segura,
  • Miguel Ángel Cruz Pérez,
  • José Antonio Altamirano Corro,
  • Wilfrido J. Paredes-Garcia and
  • Hugo Rodríguez-Reséndiz

31 March 2021

This descriptive study intends to identify the satisfaction perception among the teachers of the Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) concerning the use of the Microsoft Teams platform in the transition from traditional model (face-to-face) to 100%...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,191 Views
34 Pages

11 August 2023

Chimp Haven is a sanctuary for chimpanzees retired from biomedical research, rescued from the pet trade, or re-homed after other organizations could no longer care for them. To provide optimal care for over 300 chimpanzees, Chimp Haven’s animal...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
4,769 Views
24 Pages

Distributed Asymmetric Virtual Reality in Industrial Context: Enhancing the Collaboration of Geographically Dispersed Teams in the Pipeline of Maintenance Method Development and Technical Documentation Creation

  • Alisa Burova,
  • Paulina Becerril Palma,
  • Phong Truong,
  • John Mäkelä,
  • Hanna Heinonen,
  • Jaakko Hakulinen,
  • Kimmo Ronkainen,
  • Roope Raisamo,
  • Markku Turunen and
  • Sanni Siltanen

7 April 2022

Virtual Reality (VR) is a critical emerging technology in industrial contexts, as it facilitates collaboration and supports the product development lifecycle. However, its broad adoption is constrained by complex and high-cost integration. The use of...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,348 Views
16 Pages

Targeting Fear of Cancer Recurrence with Internet-Based Emotional Freedom Techniques (iEFT) and Mindfulness Meditation Intervention (iMMI) (BGOG-gyn1b/REMOTE)

  • Laura Tack,
  • Lore Mertens,
  • Marte Vandeweyer,
  • Fien Florin,
  • Emma Pauwels,
  • Thaïs Baert,
  • Tom Boterberg,
  • Christel Fontaine,
  • Kurt Geldhof and
  • Philip R. Debruyne
  • + 9 authors

22 August 2025

Approximately one-third of cancer survivors report a need for professional help to cope with Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR). In the REMOTE trial, we aim to investigate the efficacy of two internet-based mind-body techniques to address this currently...

  • Communication
  • Open Access
5,356 Views
11 Pages

AI-Powered Western Blot Interpretation: A Novel Approach to Studying the Frameshift Mutant of Ubiquitin B (UBB+1) in Schizophrenia

  • Artur Fabijan,
  • Michał Chojnacki,
  • Agnieszka Zawadzka-Fabijan,
  • Robert Fabijan,
  • Michał Piątek,
  • Krzysztof Zakrzewski,
  • Emilia Nowosławska and
  • Bartosz Polis

14 May 2024

The application of artificial intelligence (AI) in the analysis of molecular biology data is becoming increasingly widespread. The Western Blot (WB) technique, a cornerstone in proteomic research, facilitates the identification and analysis of protei...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,965 Views
16 Pages

Examining the Effectiveness of Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning for Language Proficiency Purposes

  • Alexandra Dashkina,
  • Aleksandra Kobicheva,
  • Tatiana Lazovskaya,
  • Elena Tokareva,
  • Dmitriy Tarkhov and
  • Irina Guselnikova

13 May 2022

(1) The main goal of this research was to assess the effectiveness of the computer-supported collaborative learning for language learning purposes using the indicators of students’ learning outcomes and the level of their engagement, as well as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
67 Citations
9,523 Views
27 Pages

Off-Line Evaluation of Mobile-Centric Indoor Positioning Systems: The Experiences from the 2017 IPIN Competition

  • Joaquín Torres-Sospedra,
  • Antonio R. Jiménez,
  • Adriano Moreira,
  • Tomás Lungenstrass,
  • Wei-Chung Lu,
  • Stefan Knauth,
  • Germán Martín Mendoza-Silva,
  • Fernando Seco,
  • Antoni Pérez-Navarro and
  • Yu Tsao
  • + 10 authors

6 February 2018

The development of indoor positioning solutions using smartphones is a growing activity with an enormous potential for everyday life and professional applications. The research activities on this topic concentrate on the development of new positionin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
55 Citations
7,573 Views
29 Pages

Teaching Challenges in COVID-19 Scenery: Teams Platform-Based Student Satisfaction Approach

  • Leticia Rodriguez-Segura,
  • Marco Antonio Zamora-Antuñano,
  • Juvenal Rodriguez-Resendiz,
  • Wilfrido J. Paredes-García,
  • José Antonio Altamirano-Corro and
  • Miguel Ángel Cruz-Pérez

11 September 2020

At the onset of the crisis caused by COVID-19, the Mexican education system chose to join the global context and suspend face-to-face classes for all educational levels. For the continuity of educational processes, a transition from a traditional edu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
5,952 Views
15 Pages

In this article, we compare a Google Tango tablet with the Microsoft HoloLens smartglasses in the context of the visualisation and interaction with Building Information Modeling data. A user test was conducted where 16 participants solved four tasks,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,226 Views
22 Pages

15 July 2020

The ever-growing and widespread use of touch, face, full-body, and 3D mid-air gesture recognition sensors in domestic and industrial settings is serving to highlight whether interactive gestures are sufficiently inclusive, and whether or not they can...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
7,754 Views
26 Pages

Practical Comparison Between the CI/CD Platforms Azure DevOps and GitHub

  • Vladislav Manolov,
  • Daniela Gotseva and
  • Nikolay Hinov

31 March 2025

Continuous integration and delivery are essential for modern software development, enabling teams to automate testing, streamline deployments, and deliver high-quality software more efficiently. As DevOps adoption grows, selecting the right CI/CD pla...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,558 Views
15 Pages

Virtualized Gamified Pharmacy Simulation during COVID-19

  • Denise L. Hope,
  • Gary D. Grant,
  • Gary D. Rogers and
  • Michelle A. King

26 March 2022

Extended and immersive gamified pharmacy simulation has been demonstrated to provide transformative learning in pharmacy education, preparing graduates for real-world practice. An international consortium of universities has implemented local adaptat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,604 Views
17 Pages

Primary care networks (PCNs) are geographical networks consisting of 30,000 to 50,000 patients and groups of general practices working in a multidisciplinary team, including community pharmacists. Community pharmacy (CP) neighbourhood leads act as a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
28 Citations
4,677 Views
16 Pages

Education systems and institutions, often historically considered to be resolute, slow-moving entities transformed virtually overnight during the earlier stages of the COVID-19 pandemic, demonstrating nimbleness in adversity. This paper describes the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,572 Views
11 Pages

26 January 2022

The purpose of this study is to analyze the problems of quality training of personnel for the digital economy of Russia during the pandemic within the framework of STEAM education and to identify their solutions with the help of the most effective di...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
5,770 Views
22 Pages

25 July 2020

An optimization study of an electric vertical takeoff and landing personal air vehicle (eVTOL PAV) was performed during the conceptual design stage using the design of experiments method. In defining the initial problem, a design target parameter was...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
7,125 Views
17 Pages

Breakout Group Allocation Schedules and the Social Golfer Problem with Adjacent Group Sizes

  • Alice Miller,
  • Matthew Barr,
  • William Kavanagh,
  • Ivaylo Valkov and
  • Helen C. Purchase

23 December 2020

The current pandemic has led schools and universities to turn to online meeting software solutions such as Zoom and Microsoft Teams. The teaching experience can be enhanced via the use of breakout rooms for small group interaction. Over the course of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,203 Views
13 Pages

Blended learning has become immensely integrated in contemporary times owing to the emergence of COVID-19. Consequently, it was seen as an effective approach to meet the accelerated demands of the diverse student population in universities and colleg...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,846 Views
20 Pages

Cloud PricingOps: A Decision Support Framework to Explore Pricing Policies of Cloud Services

  • George Fragiadakis,
  • Anargyros Tsadimas,
  • Evangelia Filiopoulou,
  • George Kousiouris,
  • Christos Michalakelis and
  • Mara Nikolaidou

20 December 2024

To maximize the business value of the cloud, the cost of cloud solutions is explored alongside technical quality and performance. To enable this form of exploration engineering, finance and business teams collaborate in the context of FinOps, the ope...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
2,972 Views
20 Pages

This research investigates the possible influence of students’ perceptions of emerging AI technologies on university courses, focusing on their knowledge and perceived usefulness within engineering design. An evaluation tool implemented in a Mi...

  • Article
  • Open Access
22 Citations
3,643 Views
19 Pages

6 October 2022

The extensive use of cloud computing influences changes in managing information technology and communication systems. The term “Cloud Computing” refers to a new management information system that emphasizes the distribution of various com...

  • Article
  • Open Access
87 Citations
8,978 Views
17 Pages

Digital Twin for Human–Robot Interactions by Means of Industry 4.0 Enabling Technologies

  • Abir Gallala,
  • Atal Anil Kumar,
  • Bassem Hichri and
  • Peter Plapper

30 June 2022

There has been a rapid increase in the use of collaborative robots in manufacturing industries within the context of Industry 4.0 and smart factories. The existing human–robot interactions, simulations, and robot programming methods do not fit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
3,403 Views
17 Pages

Increasing the Personal Development of White-Collar Employees for Sustainable Employability

  • Burcu Mucan Özcan,
  • Suleyman Emre Ozcan,
  • Umut Burak Geyikci,
  • Asena Gülova and
  • Fatih Mehmet Sancak

7 October 2023

This qualitative study evaluated a training intervention aimed at increasing the personal development curves of the ABC company’s white-collar employees and developing presentation preparation techniques. The participants prepared presentations...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,846 Views
9 Pages

The Experience of Spanish Prison Nurses with the HIV Pandemic

  • Enrique J. Vera-Remartínez,
  • Jose Antonio Zafra-Agea,
  • Julio Garcia-Guerrero and
  • Maria Pilar Molés-Julio

12 January 2024

Introduction: This study discusses the experiences of nurses in Spanish prisons during the HIV/AIDS pandemic, emphasizing administrative changes and adaptive measures, such as the creation of the Subdirectorate General of Penitentiary Health. Objecti...

  • Project Report
  • Open Access
1,773 Views
32 Pages

31 August 2025

Background: Child hospitalisation can have emotional, practical, financial, and social sequalae for the family. By understanding the impact and challenges involved, this research can inform clinical practice and interventions to help mitigate the imp...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
7,328 Views
25 Pages

Attractiveness of Collaborative Platforms for Sustainable E-Learning in Business Studies

  • Simona Sternad Zabukovšek,
  • Zdenko Deželak,
  • Silvia Parusheva and
  • Samo Bobek

6 July 2022

E-learning platforms have become more and more complex. Their functionality included in learning management systems is extended with collaborative platforms, which allow better communication, group collaboration, and face-to-face lectures. Universiti...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
3,584 Views
15 Pages

How Can a Clinical Data Modelling Tool Be Used to Represent Data Items of Relevance to Paediatric Clinical Trials? Learning from the Conect4children (c4c) Consortium

  • Chima Amadi,
  • Rebecca Leary,
  • Avril Palmeri,
  • Victoria Hedley,
  • Anando Sen,
  • Rahil Qamar Siddiqui,
  • Dipak Kalra and
  • Volker Straub

2 February 2022

Data dictionaries for clinical trials are often created manually, with data structures and controlled vocabularies specific for a trial or family of trials within a sponsor’s portfolio. Microsoft Excel is commonly used to capture the representa...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
5,098 Views
17 Pages

Teachers’ Perceptions of Remote Learning during the Pandemic: A Case Study

  • Susana Silva,
  • Joana Fernandes,
  • Paula Peres,
  • Vanda Lima and
  • Candida Silva

12 October 2022

The closure of higher education institutions (HEIs) due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic led to visible changes in pedagogical practices. With the lockdown, there was ambiguity and disagreement about the workload of teachers and students, and...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
6,654 Views
12 Pages

29 December 2021

The outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020 has posed several challenges to the sporting industry, caused by the change in behavior of sporting fans from purchasing event tickets to watching live broadcasts of events on the Internet. This study aims to gain a d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,828 Views
22 Pages

Online classes are typically conducted by using video conferencing software such as Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Google Meet. Research has identified drawbacks of online learning, such as “Zoom fatigue”, characterized by distractions and la...

  • Article
  • Open Access
61 Citations
13,667 Views
26 Pages

Assessment of Augmented Reality in Manual Wiring Production Process with Use of Mobile AR Glasses

  • Andrzej Szajna,
  • Roman Stryjski,
  • Waldemar Woźniak,
  • Norbert Chamier-Gliszczyński and
  • Mariusz Kostrzewski

22 August 2020

Digitalization of production environment, also called Industry 4.0 (the term invented by Wahlster Wolfgang in Germany) is now one of the hottest topics in the computer science departments at universities and companies. One of the most significant top...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
10,665 Views
14 Pages

Inclusive Leadership and Employee Engagement as Critical Drivers of Sustainability in Telecommunication Companies

  • Sulaiman Olusegun Atiku,
  • Kristofine Aili Itembu-Naunyango and
  • Olufemi Michael Oladejo

16 June 2024

There has been a growing concern about the influence of inclusive leadership on employee engagement in the telecommunications industry. The telecommunications industry is undergoing rapid technological advancements, leading to increased competition a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
597 Views
18 Pages

Willing but Underserved: Interpreting Digital Training Needs of Grade 8–12 Teachers in a Rural Libangeni Circuit

  • Mbazima Amos Ngoveni,
  • Gabriel Tshepo Mphuthi,
  • Louisa Mmatlawa Maile,
  • Ronald Vuledzani Mulaudzi,
  • Regina Mosima Tefo and
  • Enid Manyaku Pitsoane

19 November 2025

Rural teachers often face systemic barriers that limit their ability to engage in technology-integrated pedagogy despite growing global emphasis on digital education. This study examined the digital training needs, tool proficiency, and institutional...

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,761 Views
18 Pages

Evaluating Urban Building Damage of 2023 Kahramanmaras, Turkey Earthquake Sequence Using SAR Change Detection

  • Xiuhua Wang,
  • Guangcai Feng,
  • Lijia He,
  • Qi An,
  • Zhiqiang Xiong,
  • Hao Lu,
  • Wenxin Wang,
  • Ning Li,
  • Yinggang Zhao and
  • Yuexin Wang
  • + 1 author

12 July 2023

On February 6, 2023 (local time), two earthquakes (Mw7.8 and Mw7.7) struck central and southern Turkey, causing extensive damage to several cities and claiming a toll of 40,000 lives. In this study, we propose a method for seismic building damage ass...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,195 Views
14 Pages

19 September 2024

Children in prehospital emergency care are particularly vulnerable to medication errors, often with serious consequences. A prior study analyzing prehospital pediatric medication dosing errors, conducted after the implementation of a statewide pediat...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
10,188 Views
15 Pages

26 September 2023

The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of LMS digital tools used by academics to foster student engagement at the University of Technology in South Africa. International studies have examined how academics encourage student engage...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,938 Views
24 Pages

Experimental Performance Evaluation of Enhanced User Interaction Components for Web-Based Collaborative Extended Reality

  • Štefan Korečko,
  • Marián Hudák,
  • Branislav Sobota,
  • Martin Sivý,
  • Matúš Pleva and
  • William Steingartner

23 April 2021

COVID-19-related quarantine measures resulted in a significant increase of interest in online collaboration tools. This includes virtual reality (VR) or, in more general term, extended reality (XR) solutions. Shared XR allows for activities such as p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
15 Citations
4,202 Views
14 Pages

Accentuating the Interrelation between Consumer Intention and Healthy Packaged Food Selection during COVID-19: A Case Study of Pakistan

  • Muhammad Zeeshan Zafar,
  • Adnan Maqbool,
  • Lucian-Ionel Cioca,
  • Syed Ghulam Meran Shah and
  • Shahjahan Masud

This study contemplates the factors that influence consumer intention, before and during the eruption of COVID-19, for the selection of healthy packaged food in Pakistan. The extant studies have identified two distinct attitudes of consumers about fo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
31 Citations
8,391 Views
20 Pages

Detecting Mistakes in CPR Training with Multimodal Data and Neural Networks

  • Daniele Di Mitri,
  • Jan Schneider,
  • Marcus Specht and
  • Hendrik Drachsler

13 July 2019

This study investigated to what extent multimodal data can be used to detect mistakes during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training. We complemented the Laerdal QCPR ResusciAnne manikin with the Multimodal Tutor for CPR, a multi-sensor system c...

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