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  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,573 Views
27 Pages

Personalizing Industrial Maintenance Operation Using the Model of Hierarchical Complexity

  • Gonçalo Raposo,
  • Nuno Araújo,
  • Marco Parente,
  • António M. Lopes,
  • Adriano Santos,
  • Filipe Pereira,
  • Sofia Leite and
  • António Ramos Silva

The rapid advancement of Industry 4.0 technologies has transformed industrial maintenance operations, introducing digital work instructions as a critical tool for improving efficiency and reducing errors. However, existing digitalization approaches o...

  • Case Report
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,591 Views
13 Pages

Cognitive Support Technology for People with Intellectual Disabilities: Factors for Successful Implementation

  • Michiel de Looze,
  • Ellen Wilschut,
  • Reinier Könemann,
  • Kim Kranenborg and
  • Harry De Boer

8 November 2023

In Europe, large numbers of people with disabilities are willing to work but have problems finding a job. One of the barriers to this is job complexity, particularly for those with low education, low IQ, or cognitive impairments. Digital technologies...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,047 Views
12 Pages

Selective Code Duplication for Soft Error Protection on VLIW Architectures

  • Yohan Ko,
  • Soohwan Kim,
  • Hyunchoong Kim and
  • Kyoungwoo Lee

Very Long Instruction Word, or VLIW, architectures have received much attention in specific-purpose applications such as scientific computation, digital signal processing, and even safety-critical systems. Several compilation techniques for VLIW arch...

  • Article
  • Open Access
317 Views
5 Pages

The Interference Effect of Concurrent Working Memory Task on Visual Inhibitory Control

  • Brad M. Hong,
  • Susan Weiner,
  • Michael Clancy and
  • Minjoon Kouh

We examined the interference between inhibitory control of a saccadic eye movement and a working memory task. This study was motivated by the observation that people are susceptible to cognitive errors when they are preoccupied. Subjects were instruc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
7,465 Views
12 Pages

In school settings, self-control is central to the ability of learners to complete their academic work successfully. Learners’ self-control is directly influenced by the ways in which educators execute their work, including their instructional explan...

  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
8,105 Views
22 Pages

Development and Evaluation of Digital Learning Tools Promoting Applicable Knowledge in Economics and German Teacher Education

  • Jasmin Reichert-Schlax,
  • Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia,
  • Katharina Frank,
  • Sebastian Brückner,
  • Moritz Schneider and
  • Anja Müller

Digital teaching interventions allow for tailor-made university teaching. This is especially relevant for teacher education, where applicable professional teaching knowledge needs to be promoted for later professional success. Digital teaching tools...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
5,908 Views
17 Pages

23 February 2023

With the field of late-life language learning (LLLL) expanding fast, ample attention has been paid to cognitive benefits ensuing from LLLL. However, these studies have yielded mixed results, which may be partly explained by seniors’ language le...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,851 Views
13 Pages

An Educational RISC-V-Based 16-Bit Processor

  • Jecel Mattos de Assumpção,
  • Oswaldo Hideo Ando,
  • Hugo Puertas de Araújo and
  • Mario Gazziro

30 November 2024

This work introduces a novel custom-designed 16-bit RISC-V processor, intended for educational purposes and for use in low-resource equipment. The implementation, despite providing registers of 16 bits, is based on RV32E RISC-V ISA, but with some key...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,261 Views
18 Pages

24 January 2025

This study provides critical policy insights into the U.S. students’ academic achievement trends and the impacts of remote learning policies and practices during the COVID-19 pandemic. Linking cross-state education assessment and survey dataset...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,481 Views
15 Pages

15 September 2023

A smart contract is a digital contract on a blockchain. Through smart contracts, transactions between parties are possible without a third party on the blockchain network. However, there are malicious contracts, such as greedy contracts, which can ca...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,476 Views
21 Pages

25 August 2023

This qualitative study examines the actions taken by 12 US content teachers during the pandemic to provide their emergent bilingual learners (EBLs) with a digitally just education. When the pandemic forced schools to close their doors and transition...

  • Proceeding Paper
  • Open Access
4 Citations
1,783 Views
5 Pages

BIM4Ren: Barriers to BIM Implementation in Renovation Processes in the Italian Market

  • Mohamed Elagiry,
  • Valentina Marino,
  • Natalia Lasarte,
  • Peru Elguezabal and
  • Thomas Messervey

As a part of BIM4REN (Building Information Modelling based tools & technologies for fast and efficient RENovation of residential buildings) H2020 project, the analysis of the barriers to the use of BIM tools in renovation processes, as well as th...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
4,846 Views
16 Pages

24 June 2022

The share of the elderly population is increasing globally, and it is important to help them to maintain their physical activity levels and ability to function to as late an age as possible. This qualitative intervention study focused on the experien...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2,508 Views
20 Pages

A Digital Math Game and Multiple-Try Use with Primary Students: A Sex Analysis on Motivation and Learning

  • Claudio Cubillos,
  • Silvana Roncagliolo,
  • Daniel Cabrera-Paniagua and
  • Rosa Maria Vicari

8 June 2024

Sex differences have been a rarely addressed aspect in digital game-based learning (DGBL). Likewise, mixed results have been presented regarding the effects according to sex and the conditions that generate these effects. The present work studied the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
6,377 Views
15 Pages

5 July 2023

The use of comics and their creation is an especially promising tool to enable students to construct new knowledge. Comics have already been adopted in many applied sciences disciplines, as the combination of text and images has been recognized as a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
5,316 Views
16 Pages

29 January 2019

With the widespread nature of wireless internet and internet of things, data have bloomed everywhere. Under the scenario of big data processing, privacy and security concerns become a very important consideration. This work focused on an approach to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,916 Views
23 Pages

31 January 2023

This study used a small stories research narrative paradigm to examine social media posts that focused on efforts to sustain the delivery of early childhood education during COVID. Inductive and deductive content analysis focused on 1303 posts from 1...

  • Article
  • Open Access
16 Citations
8,178 Views
24 Pages

Design of Digital-Twin Human-Machine Interface Sensor with Intelligent Finger Gesture Recognition

  • Dong-Han Mo,
  • Chuen-Lin Tien,
  • Yu-Ling Yeh,
  • Yi-Ru Guo,
  • Chern-Sheng Lin,
  • Chih-Chin Chen and
  • Che-Ming Chang

27 March 2023

In this study, the design of a Digital-twin human-machine interface sensor (DT-HMIS) is proposed. This is a digital-twin sensor (DT-Sensor) that can meet the demands of human-machine automation collaboration in Industry 5.0. The DT-HMIS allows users/...

  • Article
  • Open Access
12 Citations
5,783 Views
18 Pages

Educational Mechatronics Training System Based on Computer Vision for Mobile Robots

  • Héctor A. Guerrero-Osuna,
  • Jesús Antonio Nava-Pintor,
  • Carlos Alberto Olvera-Olvera,
  • Teodoro Ibarra-Pérez,
  • Rocío Carrasco-Navarro and
  • Luis F. Luque-Vega

11 January 2023

Boosting by the world’s context, several efforts have been maiden toward the digital transformation of Education. Technology-based active learning has become pivotal in pursuing a more flexible education system. This work presents the developme...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,741 Views
15 Pages

In recent years, long short-term memory (LSTM) has been used in many speech recognition tasks, due to its excellent performance. Due to a large amount of calculation and complex data dependencies of LSTM, it is often not so efficient to deploy on the...

  • Article
  • Open Access
818 Views
16 Pages

A Data-Driven Analysis of Cognitive Learning and Illusion Effects in University Mathematics

  • Rodolfo Bojorque,
  • Fernando Moscoso,
  • Miguel Arcos-Argudo and
  • Fernando Pesántez

19 November 2025

The increasing adoption of video-based instruction and digital assessment in higher education has reshaped how students interact with learning materials. However, it also introduces cognitive and behavioral biases that challenge the accuracy of self-...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
17,374 Views
16 Pages

CMOS Image Sensor with a Built-in Lane Detector

  • Pei-Yung Hsiao,
  • Hsien-Chein Cheng,
  • Shih-Shinh Huang and
  • Li-Chen Fu

12 March 2009

This work develops a new current-mode mixed signal Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) imager, which can capture images and simultaneously produce vehicle lane maps. The adopted lane detection algorithm, which was modified to be compatible...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
2,946 Views
16 Pages

A Low-Complexity Edward-Curve Point Multiplication Architecture

  • Asher Sajid,
  • Muhammad Rashid,
  • Malik Imran and
  • Atif Raza Jafri

The Binary Edwards Curves (BEC) are becoming more and more important, as compared to other forms of elliptic curves, thanks to their faster operations and resistance against side channel attacks. This work provides a low-complexity architecture for p...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
3,718 Views
19 Pages

22 October 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all areas of life, including everyday working life. Apprentices are often affected two-fold by the lockdown—school closures make it difficult to learn the theoretical content, while restrictions in the company affec...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
1,971 Views
27 Pages

14 April 2025

Architectural design education aims to balance creativity and analytical thinking. However, design studios have traditionally emphasized intuitive approaches over systematic processes. This study developed and evaluated a pedagogical model termed Com...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
11,918 Views
28 Pages

15 January 2025

The present survey examines the intersection of methodological advancements and technological innovations in e-learning, emphasizing their transformative impact on modern education. It systematically explores instructional design frameworks, adaptive...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
4,417 Views
15 Pages

The work describes the new architecture of a fixed-point arithmetic unit. It is based on the use of integer arithmetic operations for which the information about the scale of the processed numbers is contained in the binary code of the arithmetic ins...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
4,940 Views
10 Pages

30 October 2021

Ki67 is an important biomarker with prognostic and potential predictive value in breast cancer. However, the lack of standardization hinders its clinical applicability. In this study, we aimed to investigate the reproducibility among pathologists fol...

  • Article
  • Open Access
19 Citations
3,427 Views
23 Pages

Mixed Reality for Safe and Reliable Human-Robot Collaboration in Timber Frame Construction

  • Luis Felipe González-Böhme and
  • Eduardo Valenzuela-Astudillo

1 August 2023

In the field of construction, human-robot collaboration and mixed reality (MR) open new possibilities. However, safety and reliability issues persist. The lack of flexibility and adaptability in current preprogrammed systems hampers real-time human-r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
25 Citations
8,788 Views
22 Pages

20 August 2019

In this article, we highlight the pressing need for integrating the windows of opportunities that digital transformation of education opens up with circular economy education to accelerate the achievements of sustainability outcomes. Circular economy...

  • Article
  • Open Access
7 Citations
3,161 Views
15 Pages

10 February 2024

A continuing need to improve health, safety and wellbeing in construction has led to multiple research projects and technological innovations. One such innovation is the Safety Risk Library: a repository of data that functions in BIM environments to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3,312 Views
19 Pages

21 October 2025

This study aims to explore teachers’ perceptions and students’ strategies when integrating AI-mediated informal digital learning of English tools (AI-IDLE) into career ESL writing instruction. This case study involved six university instr...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
9,287 Views
17 Pages

e-Learning Challenges in STEM Education

  • María Magdalena Saldívar-Almorejo,
  • Luis Armando Flores-Herrera,
  • Raúl Rivera-Blas,
  • Paola Andrea Niño-Suárez,
  • Emmanuel Zenén Rivera-Blas and
  • Nayeli Rodríguez-Contreras

13 December 2024

This work reviews the key challenges surrounding teaching Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics subjects known as STEM. The research has uncovered a significant gap between traditional teaching styles and the need to develop and adapt to...

  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,729 Views
18 Pages

ChatGPT as a Virtual Peer: Enhancing Critical Thinking in Flipped Veterinary Anatomy Education

  • Nieves Martín-Alguacil,
  • Luis Avedillo,
  • Rubén A. Mota-Blanco,
  • Mercedes Marañón-Almendros and
  • Miguel Gallego-Agúndez

3 September 2025

Artificial intelligence is transforming higher education, particularly in flipped classroom settings, in which students learn independently prior to class and collaborate during in-person sessions. This study examines the role of ChatGPT as a virtual...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,516 Views
15 Pages

24 July 2025

The increasing integration of 3D technologies and machine learning is fundamentally reshaping mineral sciences and cultural heritage, establishing the foundation for an emerging “Mineralogy 4.0” framework. However, public engagement with...

  • Article
  • Open Access
148 Views
17 Pages

Blended learning is widely adopted in higher education, yet little is known about how students experience its motivational and instructional features. In this study, we examined undergraduate students’ experiences regarding blended learning by...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
4,154 Views
23 Pages

Implementation of a MEIoT Weather Station with Exogenous Disturbance Input

  • Héctor A. Guerrero-Osuna,
  • Luis F. Luque-Vega,
  • Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla,
  • Gerardo Ornelas-Vargas,
  • Víctor H. Castañeda-Miranda and
  • Rocío Carrasco-Navarro

27 February 2021

Due to the emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID 19), education systems in most countries have adapted and quickly changed their teaching strategy to online teaching. This paper presents the design and implementation of a novel Internet of Thin...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,373 Views
23 Pages

Telerehabilitation Strategy for University Students with Back Pain Based on 3D Animations: Case Study

  • Carolina Ponce-Ibarra,
  • Diana-Margarita Córdova-Esparza,
  • Teresa García-Ramírez,
  • Julio-Alejandro Romero-González,
  • Juan Terven,
  • Mauricio Arturo Ibarra-Corona and
  • Rolando Pérez Palacios-Bonilla

Nowadays, the use of technology has become increasingly indispensable, leading to prolonged exposure to computers and other screen devices. This situation is common in work areas related to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), where peo...

  • Article
  • Open Access
21 Citations
6,665 Views
14 Pages

4 June 2024

This paper examines the implementation of a digital product passport (DPP) using Hyperledger Fabric technology to enhance product lifecycle management within the European Union’s circular economy action plan. This study addresses the need for d...

  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
6,519 Views
25 Pages

Evolution of the Electromagnetic Manipulation: From Tunable to Programmable and Intelligent Metasurfaces

  • Sisi Luo,
  • Jianjiao Hao,
  • Fuju Ye,
  • Jiaxin Li,
  • Ying Ruan,
  • Haoyang Cui,
  • Wenjun Liu and
  • Lei Chen

20 August 2021

Looking back on the development of metamaterials in the past 20 years, metamaterials have gradually developed from three-dimensional complex electromagnetic structures to a two-dimensional metasurface with a low profile, during which a series of subv...

  • Entry
  • Open Access
725 Views
10 Pages

Adult learner dropout is adults’ withdrawal or stop-out from formal or non-formal educational programs before successful completion. For adult learners, withdrawal often manifests as stop-out or temporary disengagement rather than permanent att...

  • Article
  • Open Access
1,121 Views
19 Pages

22 September 2025

This study examines the effectiveness of the strategic session format in teaching sustainable development within a university ecology course, with a particular focus on fostering student engagement. A pedagogical experiment was conducted with first-y...

  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
2,973 Views
15 Pages

21 February 2024

Instructional design is an essential part of teaching practice: both researchers and teachers are engaged in finding strategies to deal with this complex work. We propose the use of storytelling as a skeleton to structure a long-lasting teaching unit...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
4,782 Views
35 Pages

This work solves the problem of identification of the machine code architecture in cyberphysical devices. A basic systematization of the Executable and Linkable Format and Portable Executable formats of programs, as well as the analysis mechanisms us...

  • Article
  • Open Access
9 Citations
3,871 Views
28 Pages

MEIoT 2D-CACSET: IoT Two-Dimensional Cartesian Coordinate System Educational Toolkit Align with Educational Mechatronics Framework

  • Rocío Carrasco-Navarro,
  • Luis F. Luque-Vega,
  • Jesús Antonio Nava-Pintor,
  • Héctor A. Guerrero-Osuna,
  • Miriam A. Carlos-Mancilla and
  • Celina Lizeth Castañeda-Miranda

25 June 2022

The educational sector has made extraordinary efforts to neutralize the impact of the pandemic caused by COVID-19, forcing teachers, scholars, and academic personnel to change the way education is delivered by developing creative and technological so...

  • Article
  • Open Access
45 Citations
8,508 Views
16 Pages

The Role of Smart Contracts in Sustainability: Worldwide Research Trends

  • Esther Salmerón-Manzano and
  • Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro

30 May 2019

The advent and development of digital technologies has had a significant impact on the establishment of contracts. Smart contracts are designed as computer code containing instructions for executing user agreements, offering a technologically secure...

  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
7,925 Views
14 Pages

Presently, cryptographic hash functions play a critical role in many applications, such as digital signature systems, security communications, protocols, and network security infrastructures. The new standard cryptographic hash function is Secure Has...

  • Article
  • Open Access
4 Citations
4,120 Views
24 Pages

Smart Maintenance Solutions: AR- and VR-Enhanced Digital Twin Powered by FIWARE

  • André Costa,
  • João Miranda,
  • Duarte Dias,
  • Nuno Dinis,
  • Luís Romero and
  • Pedro Miguel Faria

30 January 2025

In the modern era of industrial digitalization, the convergence of the Internet of Things (IoT), advanced data analysis, augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) is significantly transforming various industrial sectors. This research aimed to...

  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,439 Views
30 Pages

Exploiting Properties of Student Networks to Enhance Learning in Distance Education

  • Rozita Tsoni,
  • Evgenia Paxinou,
  • Aris Gkoulalas-Divanis,
  • Dimitrios Karapiperis,
  • Dimitrios Kalles and
  • Vassilios S. Verykios

19 April 2024

Distance Learning has become the “new normal”, especially during the pandemic and due to the technological advances that are incorporated into the teaching procedure. At the same time, the augmented use of the internet has blurred the bor...

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