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  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,669 Views
15 Pages

Digitalization in Trail Running: Digital Tools as Sustainable Outdoor Infrastructure

  • Orsolya Czegledi,
  • Simon Beaucousin,
  • Daniel Caballero-Julià and
  • Philippe Campillo

16 July 2023

Studies focusing on the territorial impact of outdoor activities rarely take into account the use of digital tools, such as digital mobile devices and applications. However, these digital tools can serve as sustainable outdoor infrastructure. While d...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,845 Views
24 Pages

27 October 2022

Depopulation has become a significant issue for local culture and built heritage conservation of many European rural areas. In San Giovanni Lipioni, a province of Chieti (Italy), this phenomenon has increased to the point that, nowadays, there are on...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
5,897 Views
24 Pages

Data-Driven Methodology for Coliving Spaces and Space Profiling Based on Post-Occupancy Evaluation through Digital Trail of Users

  • Alicia Regodon,
  • Maxime Armand,
  • Carmen Lastres,
  • Jose De Pedro and
  • Alfonso García-Santos

15 November 2021

Sustainable spaces are those that are optimized, accessible, promote user experience and aim to reduce CO2 emissions while enhancing users’ well-being and comfort. The purpose of this paper is to present a methodology that was developed during the CO...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
2,970 Views
23 Pages

Learnings from User Digital Trail Post-Occupancy Evaluation before COVID-19 for Future Workplace Analysis and Design

  • Alicia Regodón,
  • Enrique García-Navalón,
  • Juvenal Santiso-Hernandez,
  • Enrique Delgado-Rodriguez and
  • Alfonso Garcia-Santos

29 October 2021

Data are required for optimizing workplace design, assessing user experience, and ensuring wellbeing. This research focuses on the benefits of incorporating post-occupancy evaluation (POE) data analysis by studying the digital trail of employees gene...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,590 Views
21 Pages

13 January 2022

Logging trails are one of the main components of modern forestry. However, spotting the accurate locations of old logging trails through common approaches is challenging and time consuming. This study was established to develop an approach, using cut...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
16,279 Views
15 Pages

19 November 2015

Theacrine is a purine alkaloid found primarily in the leaves of the Camellia Kucha plant and is now included within dietary supplements. To compare the effects of a theacrine-containing dietary supplement with caffeine and placebo on energy and mood,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
6,342 Views
18 Pages

In this work, we developed normative data for the neuropsychological assessment of independent and cognitively active Spanish older adults over 55 years of age. Method: Regression-based normative data were calculated from a sample of 103 non-depresse...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,070 Views
21 Pages

24 August 2023

Many mountainous, protected areas, such as national parks worldwide, face trail erosion; stakeholders have made significant efforts to manage eroded trails. However, their effectiveness has not been evaluated. This study aimed to (1) create digital e...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
6,964 Views
17 Pages

Assessing Safety and Suitability of Old Trails for Hiking Using Ground and Drone Surveys

  • Shiou Yih Lee,
  • Chengju Du,
  • Zhihui Chen,
  • Hao Wu,
  • Kailang Guan,
  • Yirong Liu,
  • Yongjie Cui,
  • Wenyan Li,
  • Qiang Fan and
  • Wenbo Liao

Hiking is a popular recreational activity and to cater to public demand, it is apt to increase the number of hiking trails. Various methodologies have been proposed to evaluate the suitability of forest trails to be constructed as hiking trails, but...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,553 Views
25 Pages

26 April 2025

Trails and tracks are the detectable signs of passage of wildlife and off-highway vehicles in natural landscapes. They record valuable information on the presence and movement of animals and humans. However, published works aimed at mapping trails an...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
7,614 Views
10 Pages

3 October 2020

Resistance exercise has been demonstrated to improve brain function. However, the optimal workout characteristics are a matter of debate. This randomized, controlled trial aimed to elucidate differences between free-weight (REfree) and machine-based...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
5,181 Views
17 Pages

8 September 2020

Cognitive impairment is the most common sequelae following an acquired brain injury (ABI) and can have profound impact on the life and rehabilitation potential for the individual. The literature demonstrates that music training results in a musician&...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
3,303 Views
26 Pages

Landslide Trail Extraction Using Fire Extinguishing Model

  • Zhao Zhan,
  • Wenzhong Shi,
  • Min Zhang,
  • Zhewei Liu,
  • Linya Peng,
  • Yue Yu and
  • Yangjie Sun

10 January 2022

Landslide trails are important elements of landslide inventory maps, providing valuable information for landslide risk and hazard assessment. Compared with traditional manual mapping, skeletonization methods offer a more cost-efficient way to map lan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
3,839 Views
8 Pages

Purpose: This one-group pretest–posttest, designed within a subject study, looks to compare the effects of an outdoor nature walk (ONW) to those of a virtual nature walk (VRW) on memory and cognitive function. Implications are discussed for edu...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
5,841 Views
30 Pages

Professional Development in Mathematics Education—Evaluation of a MOOC on Outdoor Mathematics

  • Eugenia Taranto,
  • Simone Jablonski,
  • Tomas Recio,
  • Christian Mercat,
  • Elisabete Cunha,
  • Claudia Lázaro,
  • Matthias Ludwig and
  • Maria Flavia Mammana

22 November 2021

In this paper, we examine the impact of a massive open online course (MOOC) in the context of outdoor mathematics on the participating teachers’ professional development. We firstly introduce the theoretical background on outdoor mathematics, f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,876 Views
18 Pages

Factors Influencing Movement of the Manila Dunes and Its Impact on Establishing Non-Native Species

  • Buddhika Madurapperuma,
  • James Lamping,
  • Michael McDermott,
  • Brian Murphy,
  • Jeremy McFarland,
  • Kristy Deyoung,
  • Colleen Smith,
  • Sam MacAdam,
  • Sierra Monroe and
  • Solveig Mitchell
  • + 3 authors

12 May 2020

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are being widely used to monitor microtopographic and vegetation changes in coastal habitats using remote sensing techniques. Sand dune habitats are vital ecosystems along the North coast of Humboldt County in Californ...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,918 Views
20 Pages

21 January 2024

The significant increase in hiking, wood extraction, and transportation activities exerts a notable impact on the environmental balance along trails and forest roads in the form of soil degradation. The aim of this study was to develop a Deformation...

  • Article
  • Open Access
187 Views
22 Pages

Data-Driven Trail Management Through Climate Refuge-Based Comfort Index for a More Sustainable Mobility in Protected Natural Areas

  • Carmen García-Barceló,
  • Adriana Morejón,
  • Francisco J. Martínez,
  • David Tomás and
  • Jose-Norberto Mazón

13 January 2026

In this paper, we propose a data-driven decision-support approach for conceptual trail planning and management in protected natural areas, where environmental awareness (particularly climatic comfort and noise levels) is critical to ensuring a sustai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,293 Views
14 Pages

26 October 2019

In early 2019, Australia’s Northern Territory (NT) government announced the $106 million funding and promotion of a new state-wide Territory Arts Trail featuring Indigenous art and culture under the banner “The World’s biggest art g...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,089 Views
19 Pages

18 January 2022

In the present investigation, a wind tunnel experiment was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the trailing edge jets control scheme to mitigate the unsteady aerodynamic force and flow structure of a single box girder (SBG) model. The flow con...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
33 Citations
4,214 Views
15 Pages

Comparing Accuracy of Three Methods Based on the GIS Environment for Determining Winching Areas

  • Rodolfo Picchio,
  • Francesco Latterini,
  • Piotr S. Mederski,
  • Rachele Venanzi,
  • Zbigniew Karaszewski,
  • Mariusz Bembenek and
  • Michele Croce

In forestry interventions such as thinning or selection cutting, appropriate road and skid trail networks are essential for efficient forest operations, but also for limiting damage to the residual stand and soil. Recently, multiple studies have show...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,018 Views
13 Pages

Dual-Frequency, Dual-Mode Reconfigurable Digital Atmospheric Radar Receiver Design

  • Zengmao Zhang,
  • Qingchen Xu,
  • Xiong Hu,
  • Bing Cai,
  • Yongkun Wu,
  • Junfeng Yang and
  • Mingliang Zhao

A new dual-frequency, dual-mode reconfigurable digital receiver based on Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) dynamic reconfiguration is proposed, which is based on a common hardware platform of high-bandwidth RF front-end, high-speed data acquisitio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4,372 Views
22 Pages

14 September 2025

This paper examines how 360-degree panoramic tours can enhance heritage promotion, accessibility, and engagement, illustrated through two case studies: the Understory Art and Nature Trail in Northcliffe and the Subiaco Hotel in Perth, Western Austral...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,076 Views
26 Pages

29 June 2024

Situated in the province of Chieti, Italy, San Giovanni Lipioni is a representative case of depopulation, mirroring the challenges numerous rural areas across Europe face. In this regard, the present paper describes the activities of a four-year rese...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,370 Views
15 Pages

3 June 2020

Based on the premise that hiking in Israel is strongly related to constructs of sense of place and place attachment, this study analyzes the motivations and experiences of hikers along the Israel National Trail. To this end, it employs diverse method...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7,658 Views
22 Pages

Menstrual Cycle Phase Influences Cognitive Performance in Women and Modulates Sex Differences: A Combined Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Study

  • Angelika K. Sawicka,
  • Katarzyna M. Michalak,
  • Barbara Naparło,
  • Adrià Bermudo-Gallaguet,
  • Maria Mataró,
  • Pawel J. Winklewski and
  • Anna B. Marcinkowska

15 August 2025

Sex hormones’ and menstrual cycle’s effects on cognitive performance remain unclear. This study examined cognitive differences between women across menstrual cycle phases, sex differences between women and men, and hormone–cognition...

  • Article
  • Open Access
56 Citations
13,399 Views
32 Pages

Canopy Height Estimation in French Guiana with LiDAR ICESat/GLAS Data Using Principal Component Analysis and Random Forest Regressions

  • Ibrahim Fayad,
  • Nicolas Baghdadi,
  • Jean-Stéphane Bailly,
  • Nicolas Barbier,
  • Valéry Gond,
  • Mahmoud El Hajj,
  • Frédéric Fabre and
  • Bernard Bourgine

28 November 2014

Estimating forest canopy height from large-footprint satellite LiDAR waveforms is challenging given the complex interaction between LiDAR waveforms, terrain, and vegetation, especially in dense tropical and equatorial forests. In this study, canopy h...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,028 Views
19 Pages

Conceptual Design and Analysis of a Trans-Domain Aircraft Based on the Camber Morphing Wing

  • Mingzhen Wang,
  • Mingxuan Xu,
  • Xing Shen,
  • Zhenyang Lai,
  • Yan Zhao,
  • Chen Wang and
  • Qi Hu

Multi-functionality and high mission adaptability are important trends in the development of future aircrafts. Trans-domain aircraft, with their unique take-off and landing capabilities and cross-medium capability, have significant potential in the f...

  • Article
  • Open Access
27 Citations
5,608 Views
24 Pages

Avoiding 3D Obstacles in Mixed Reality: Does It Differ from Negotiating Real Obstacles?

  • Bert Coolen,
  • Peter J. Beek,
  • Daphne J. Geerse and
  • Melvyn Roerdink

17 February 2020

Mixed-reality technologies are evolving rapidly, allowing for gradually more realistic interaction with digital content while moving freely in real-world environments. In this study, we examined the suitability of the Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,206 Views
16 Pages

Extracting Farmland Features from Lidar-Derived DEM for Improving Flood Plain Delineation

  • Tianlu Qian,
  • Dingtao Shen,
  • Changbai Xi,
  • Jie Chen and
  • Jiechen Wang

1 March 2018

Flood plains, which are commonly distributed in flat river or lake basins, often contain large tracts of farmland. Therefore, flood plains require precise and detailed information on the role played by farmland in flood routing simulations, flood ris...

  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
9,729 Views
12 Pages

Effectiveness of a Computer-Based Training Program of Attention and Memory in Patients with Acquired Brain Damage

  • Elizabeth Fernandez,
  • Jorge A. Bergado Rosado,
  • Daymi Rodriguez Perez,
  • Sonia Salazar Santana,
  • Maydane Torres Aguilar and
  • Maria Luisa Bringas

30 December 2017

Many training programs have been designed using modern software to restore the impaired cognitive functions in patients with acquired brain damage (ABD). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-based training progr...

  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
11,885 Views
21 Pages

16 February 2021

The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a major pillar of the European energy policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, the reportedly pervasive frauds in this market are constraining the beneficial role of the EU ETS. In th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,965 Views
22 Pages

Digital evidence is a critical component in today’s organizations, as it is the foundation on which any certification is based. This paper presents a risk assessment of evidence in the certification domain to identify the main security risks. T...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,968 Views
20 Pages

In 2019, the National Archives of Korea (NAK) developed a blockchain recordkeeping platform to conduct R&D on recordkeeping approaches. This paper introduces two types of R&D studies that have been conducted thus far. The first is the use of...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,031 Views
21 Pages

5 March 2025

The burgeoning digital economy in China serves as a significant impetus for extensive economic growth across the nation. However, regional development within China remains imbalanced, and the issue of the digital divide cannot be overlooked. This pap...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,217 Views
31 Pages

7 September 2025

In this paper, we design, implement, and empirically evaluate a tamper-evident, blockchain-secured solar energy logging system for resource-constrained edge Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Using a Merkle tree batching approach in conjunction with t...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
5,830 Views
24 Pages

High and Low Levels of an NTRK2-Driven Genetic Profile Affect Motor- and Cognition-Associated Frontal Gray Matter in Prodromal Huntington’s Disease

  • Jennifer A. Ciarochi,
  • Jingyu Liu,
  • Vince Calhoun,
  • Hans Johnson,
  • Maria Misiura,
  • H. Jeremy Bockholt,
  • Flor A. Espinoza,
  • Arvind Caprihan,
  • Sergey Plis and
  • The PREDICT-HD Investigators and Coordinators of the Huntington Study Group
  • + 2 authors

This study assessed how BDNF (brain-derived neurotrophic factor) and other genes involved in its signaling influence brain structure and clinical functioning in pre-diagnosis Huntington’s disease (HD). Parallel independent component analysis (pICA),...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
5,498 Views
27 Pages

Effects of Carnosine Supplementation on Cognitive Outcomes in Prediabetes and Well-Controlled Type 2 Diabetes: A Randomised Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

  • Rohit Hariharan,
  • Aya Mousa,
  • Kirthi Menon,
  • Jack Feehan,
  • Barbara Ukropcová,
  • Jozef Ukropec,
  • Martin Schön,
  • Arshad Majid,
  • Giancarlo Aldini and
  • Barbora de Courten
  • + 3 authors

26 April 2025

Background: Trends in global ageing underscore the rising burden of age-related cognitive decline and concomitant cardiometabolic diseases, including type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Carnosine, a naturally occurring dipeptide with anti-inflammatory,...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
714 Views
14 Pages

Constraints and Opportunities of Co-Designing an Interdisciplinary MathCityMap Trail

  • Janka Medová,
  • Veronika Bočková,
  • Silvia Haringová and
  • Ľubomíra Valovičová

25 March 2025

Interdisciplinary teaching enhances student learning but poses challenges in practical implementation. This study examines the co-design of an interdisciplinary MathCityMap trail by mathematics and physics educators, analyzing tensions and synergies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
13 Citations
3,107 Views
9 Pages

The ecological validity of neuropsychological testing (NT) has been questioned in the sports environment. A frequent criticism is that NT, mostly consisting of pen and paper or digital assessments, lacks relevant bodily movement. This study aimed to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,613 Views
11 Pages

King-Devick Test Performance and Cognitive Dysfunction after Concussion: A Pilot Eye Movement Study

  • Doria M. Gold,
  • John-Ross Rizzo,
  • Yuen Shan Christine Lee,
  • Amanda Childs,
  • Todd E. Hudson,
  • John Martone,
  • Yuka K. Matsuzawa,
  • Felicia Fraser,
  • Joseph H. Ricker and
  • Janet C. Rucker
  • + 4 authors

27 November 2021

(1) Background: The King-Devick (KD) rapid number naming test is sensitive for concussion diagnosis, with increased test time from baseline as the outcome measure. Eye tracking during KD performance in concussed individuals shows an association betwe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,985 Views
13 Pages

Effects of the Enriched Sports Activities-Program on Executive Functions in Italian Children

  • Marianna Alesi,
  • Giulia Giordano,
  • Marcello Giaccone,
  • Michele Basile,
  • Sebastiano Costa and
  • Antonino Bianco

Physical activity (PA) during childhood plays an important role in brain development. This role is played in both the structural domain, prefrontal cortex area, and in the functional domain, involving the higher cognitive functions, including the exe...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
4,053 Views
17 Pages

In the age of digitalization, business-to-business (B2B) data sharing is becoming increasingly important, enabling organizations to collaborate and make informed decisions as well as simplifying operations and hopefully creating a cost-effective virt...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
8,261 Views
15 Pages

30 April 2009

An image tracking algorithm, which was originally used with the particle image velocimetry (PIV) to determine velocities of buoyant solid particles in water, is modified and applied in the presented work to detect motion of fire ant on a planar surfa...

  • Article
  • Open Access
36 Citations
7,660 Views
22 Pages

Utilising Digital Health Technology to Support Patient-Healthcare Provider Communication in Fragility Fracture Recovery: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

  • Lalit Yadav,
  • Ayantika Haldar,
  • Unyime Jasper,
  • Anita Taylor,
  • Renuka Visvanathan,
  • Mellick Chehade and
  • Tiffany Gill

The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of digital health supported targeted patient communication versus usual provision of health information, on the recovery of fragility fractures. The review considered studies including old...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
2,696 Views
27 Pages

This paper presents an integrated Smart City platform that combines digital twin technology, advanced machine learning, and a private blockchain network to enhance data-driven decision making and operational efficiency in both public enterprises and...

  • Study Protocol
  • Open Access
7 Citations
4,227 Views
13 Pages

25 February 2023

Dementia causes deterioration in cognitive and physical functions. The scope of this study is to investigate the effect of different exercise programs on cognitive functions and functionality of persons suffering from mild Alzheimer’s disease (...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,683 Views
10 Pages

Deficits of Attention and Working Memory in Patients with Gliomas of Supplementary Motor Area

  • Aleksandra Bala,
  • Agnieszka Olejnik,
  • Antonina Gottman-Narożna,
  • Weronika Rejner,
  • Kacper Koczyk,
  • Tomasz Dziedzic and
  • Przemysław Kunert

13 February 2025

Objectives: The effects of brain tumors located in the supplementary motor area (SMA) have so far been described mainly in the context of motor and speech disorders. There are few studies that have considered other cognitive domains, so this study ai...

  • Article
  • Open Access
26 Citations
4,643 Views
15 Pages

Free Fatty Acids Are Associated with the Cognitive Functions in Stroke Survivors

  • Dariusz Kotlęga,
  • Barbara Peda,
  • Joanna Palma,
  • Agnieszka Zembroń-Łacny,
  • Monika Gołąb-Janowska,
  • Marta Masztalewicz,
  • Przemysław Nowacki and
  • Małgorzata Szczuko

Ischemic stroke is a leading cause of motor impairment and psychosocial disability. Although free fatty acids (FFA) have been proven to affect the risk of stroke and potentially dementia, the evidence of their impact on cognitive functions in stroke...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,086 Views
13 Pages

The Effect of Flywheel Resistance Training on Executive Function in Older Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial

  • Amanda dos Reis Cota,
  • Édison Andrés Pérez Bedoya,
  • Pablo Augusto Garcia Agostinho,
  • Luciano Bernardes Leite,
  • André Schneider,
  • Pedro Forte,
  • António M. Monteiro,
  • Luís Branquinho,
  • José E. Teixeira and
  • Miguel Araújo Carneiro-Júnior
  • + 2 authors

Background/Objectives: Executive function, which includes inhibitory control, working memory, and cognitive flexibility, tends to decline with aging. While traditional resistance training (TRT) has shown positive effects in mitigating these declines,...

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