Progressing digitalization of business, economy, and the society places higher education institutions (HEIs) in the center of the debate on how to effectively respond to challenges and opportunities that are thus triggered. Several facets of this pro...
Contemporary society demands a university education based on active and participatory educational models that enable the development of competences, with digital competence being amongst the most demanded ones. This work presents the results of an ed...
One of the most promising advancements in healthcare is the application of digital twin technology, offering valuable applications in monitoring, diagnosis, and development of treatment strategies tailored to individual patients. Furthermore, digital...
In recent years, researchers in the field of natural heritage have intensified their efforts to develop new ways to enhance the promotion and accessibility of natural content in order to attract more audiences using virtual representations of physica...
The advancement of digital twins (DTws) has been instrumental in various scientific and industrial domains, facilitating real-time monitoring, analysis, and optimisation of complex systems. However, it remains difficult to describe precisely the arch...
The integration of green finance and digital technology exhibits considerable methodological diversity; however, existing scholarship lacks a systematic account of how empirical evidence is generated in this field. This scoping (PRISMA-ScR) review de...
This study explains the rationale of a methodology developed by the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid (UPM) group TechPeopleCare as applied to the e-Health Inclusion through ICT Training project partly funded by the European Institute of Technology E...
The advent of generative AI (GenAI) and its growing use in education has sparked a renewed wave of school digital transformation. School principals are pivotal in advancing and shaping school digital transformation, yet little is known about how they...
The differentiation of contemporary approaches to qualitative data analysis can seem daunting even for experienced social science researchers. Especially when they move forward in the data analysis process from general analytical strategies used in q...
The expansion of accessible, fine-grained city data has significantly increased opportunities for evidence-based and informed policy-making. Despite this evolution, extracting actionable insights from heterogeneous data sources and effectively commun...
The sustainable management of organic waste is a global priority due to its environmental impact and the increasing pressure on urban and rural systems, particularly in regions with limited technological infrastructure. This study introduces and vali...
Transfer accuracy is widely used to evaluate orthodontic indirect bonding workflows, particularly in the context of digital CAD/CAM planning and three-dimensional bracket positioning. However, substantial heterogeneity in its definition, measurement,...
Virtual environment simulations have gained great importance in the field of robotics by enabling the validation and optimization of control algorithms before their implementation on real platforms. However, the construction of accurate digital model...
This paper reviews the evolution of methodologies and tools for modeling, simulation, and design of digital electronic system-on-chip (SoC) implementations, with a focus on industrial electronics applications. Key technological, economic, and geopoli...
23 July 2022
While television has been the most widely used medium for food and beverage marketing, companies are shifting in favor of digital media. The ubiquitous digital marketing of breast-milk substitutes (BMS) and foods and beverages high in saturated fat,...
This research examines the impact of digital transformation on teaching practices and evaluates educators’ training requirements within the European Framework for the Digital Competence of Educators (DigCompEdu), focusing specifically on its im...
Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)-based photogrammetric reconstruction is a key step in geometric digital twinning of bridges, but ensuring the quality of the reconstruction data through the planning of measurement configurations is not straightforward....
Uncertainty about global change requires alternatives to quantify the availability of water resources and their dynamics. A methodology based on different satellite imagery and surface elevation models to estimate surface water volumes would be usefu...
The revelation of the internal structure of objects through computed tomography (CT scan) contributes to a more comprehensive understanding of their creation, the assessment of their preservation status, and the prediction of their future behavior. C...
The contemporary Digital Twinning Paradigm (DTP) emerges from the synergy of conceptual development and experiences gained through the digital transformation of real-world Cyber–Physical and Sociotechnical Systems. Balancing current practices a...
Analysis of circulating cell-free tumor DNA (cftDNA) has emerged as a specific and sensitive blood-based approach to detect epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients. Still, there is some debate...
This paper presents the validation of a digital image analysis method for the quantitative determination of physical quality parameters of apples by comparative analysis with a traditional measurement method. The method was used to determine the qual...
The presented article is focused on presenting the methodology for design and content creation for presentation purposes using see-through displays which show digital information on transparent surfaces in combination with real objects. The main part...
The development and validation of a comprehensive five-phase methodology for creating a functional digital twin of complex educational infrastructures are presented, implemented through the IPN Hidalgo campus as a case study. Unlike conventional appr...
Steel structures face significant challenges in long-term maintenance because of complex and unstable service environments. Fortunately, the digital twin technique offers an excellent solution by creating a digital model and continuously updating it...
Due to the UN and EU’s strong interest in digitizing cultural heritage, the application of 3D scanning technology is gaining importance, even in the case of under-explored areas, such as the 3D scanning of historical clothes. This article discovers a...
The technologization of society presents a great challenge for education in the twenty-first century; there is a need to face that challenge to be able to promote quality digital literacy. The use of the teacher’s digital competence in terms of...
Three-dimensional (3D) digitization has become a central methodological pillar in cultural heritage documentation, conservation support, and dissemination. Despite the maturity of image-based photogrammetry and active sensing technologies, real-world...
This paper explores the rise in voice-based social media as a pivotal transformation in digital communication, situated within the broader era of chatbots and voice AI. Platforms such as Clubhouse, X Spaces, Discord and similar ones foreground vocal...
The paper introduces an innovative methodology that combines photogrammetry and laser scanning techniques to create detailed 3D models of historic mansions within the Kifissia region of Attica, Greece. While photogrammetry excels in capturing intrica...
This article presents a methodology for the design of rehabilitation devices that considers factors involved in a clinical environment. This methodology integrates different disciplines that work together. The methodology is composed by three phases...
This research aims to analyze digital teaching competence in the field of block programming applied to educational robotics among active primary education teachers. The research methodology employed is defined as descriptive and exploratory. We gathe...
Romania’s wooden churches, numbering over 1400, represent a unique and valuable cultural heritage. However, their preservation faces challenges due to degradation and insufficient documentation regarding their condition and significance. This p...
This article presents a case of strategic and participatory institutional innovation in higher education, focused on developing teacher digital competence (TDC) as a key enabler of sustainable digital transformation. In response to the post-pandemic...
The research project “Mouseion Topos” (in English: “Museums Place”), focusing on traditional local settlements situated at three Aegean islands, aims to contribute to the promotion of their physiognomy and intangible cultural heritage by connecting r...
A digital badge system with a leaderboard ranking was implemented in an 18-week course offered by a Chinese mainland university during the 2018 Spring Semester. Fifty-four junior college students participated in this study, and the learning activitie...
Flipped learning methodology has the potential to be combined with a multitude of didactic actions and techno-pedagogical resources that are adapted to the needs of the student. Access to resources and training outside the classroom can be carried ou...
Implementing the IIoT concept in industry involves the development and implementation of online systems monitoring the technical state of electromechanical equipment. This is achieved through the use of digital twins and digital shadows (object state...
In the fourth industrial revolution age, digital transformation is crucial to the sustainable development of small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs). This study suggests a hierarchical model based on the Technology–Organization–Environm...
Mozambique is experiencing the consequences of a severe energy crisis with economic and social impacts. Its strict dependence on hydroelectric sources is being severely tested by recent droughts that have drastically reduced water levels in dams. How...
Despite the aesthetic potential of free-form envelopes in large-scale public buildings, geometric interlacing complexity, ambiguous façade boundaries, and constructability translation gaps persist as systemic barriers. This study addresses the...
The aim of this study was to determine the post-pandemic learning adaptation scenarios from the perspective of university students from the Faculty of Education Science of the University of Seville (Spain) as a function of the competencies identified...
This systematic review analyzed the role of microlearning in basic education, identifying the most widely used Digital Information and Communication Technologies, relevant learning theories, and the role of social technologies from a Science, Technol...
This paper presents an overall concept developed by ENEA (the Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) in the Italian framework of renewable energy communities (RECs). The proposed work is driven by t...
Digital innovations and interventions can potentially revolutionize agri-food systems, especially in coping with climate challenges. On a similar note, digital research tools and methods are increasingly popular for the efficient collection and analy...
Due to the complexity, high-risk and conservative character of construction companies, advanced digital technologies do not become widely adopted in the short term, while vendors make determined efforts to overcome this and disseminate their technolo...
Digital video surveillance systems are now common in the security infrastructure of modern times, but proprietary file systems provided by large manufacturers are a major challenge to the work of the forensic investigator. This paper proposes a foren...
In the didactics of mathematics, many technological resources can be used with teaching strategies, techniques, models, and methodologies that facilitate the teaching–learning process. Pedagogical models such as Flipped Learning and active methodolog...
19 August 2021
In today’s society where there is an abundance of accessible, complex, and often false information, critical thinking (CT) is an essential skill so that citizens in general and students in particular can make complex decisions based on scientific evi...
This article addresses the state of the art of methodologies for bridge inspection with potential for inclusion in Bridge Management Systems (BMS) and within the scope of the IABSE Task Group 5.9 on Remote Inspection of Bridges. The document covers c...
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