Introducing computational thinking at elementary school can develop students’ capabilities and interest in Computing skills. In this study, we introduced the Computer Science unplugged (CS-unplugged) technique in Pakistan. We use paper-based ac...
This paper presents an educational experience of using Poly-Universe, a game created by Janos Saxon, with the aim of developing computational thinking (CT) skills through unplugged activities. It was implemented in the course “Algorithm Analysi...
This review examines the implementation of computer science (CS) unplugged activities in K–12 education, focusing on their impact on educational outcomes, student motivation, and teacher perceptions. A total of 32 relevant studies published bet...
This study reports on a STEM camp that aimed to engage middle grade students in computational thinking dispositions. Case study methodology and data from observational field notes and participant reflections were used to investigate if and how studen...
24 July 2022
The “Intervention Program based on Self” (IPSELF) project was created to address the gap between the acquisition of life skills during prevention programs and their application with a session for developing one’s self-concept includ...
The changing economic environment in Taiwan has led to an increase in the structure of double-income families. To compensate for the lack of time to take care of their children and the regret of their learning process, parents will send their childre...
There is a debate about the way to introduce computational thinking (CT) in schools. Different proposals are on the table; these include the creation of new computational areas for developing CT, the introduction of CT in STEM areas, and the cross-cu...
Computational thinking (CT) learning activities are increasingly integrated in early-stage school curricula in several countries. Tools used to teach CT in early school years include unplugged coding—i.e., programming without computing devices&...
This study examined the effectiveness of video self-modeling in teaching unplugged coding skills to children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The participants included one female and three male children with ASD, ages 10 to 12, in a multiple-prob...
In the era where digital technologies are becoming increasingly prevalent, it is anticipated that a majority of the global population will have at least a basic understanding of informatics. However, empirical evidence suggests that a significant por...
Computational thinking is recognized as a critical competency in contemporary education, preparing individuals to tackle complex challenges in a digitally pervasive world. In this quasi-experimental design study with pretest and post-test measures, t...
In our increasingly technology-dependent society, the importance of promoting digital literacy (e.g., computational thinking, coding, and programming) has become a critical focus in the field of childhood education. While young children these days ar...
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies in students’ lives necessitates the systematic incorporation of foundational AI literacy into educational curricula. Students are challenged to develop conceptual understanding of com...
15 October 2025
Alcohol, tobacco, and drug misuse continue to rise globally, with adolescents at particular risk. In response, school-based prevention programs have been widely implemented, yet their efficacy and long-term impact remain under-discussed. This scoping...
Direct current fast charging is a necessary element of the transition to electric vehicles (EVs). Regulatory complexity, capital requirements, and challenging business models hinder charging infrastructure deployment, so focusing on the efficient use...
Although play naturally embeds computational thinking (CT) and mathematical learning in early childhood education, designing developmentally appropriate learning activities that purposefully nurture and extend these competencies remains a challenge....
The COVID-19 outbreak revealed the fragility not only of our species but also of society, which has demonstrated its ability to adapt to challenging conditions and to learn from disasters. One of the most pressing issues during the pandemic was the d...
Augmented consumerism has propelled electronic innovation, leading to unprecedented growth in e-waste. Mishandling of e-waste poses environmental and human health hazards that necessitate a review of existing technologies and regulatory frameworks fo...
This brief narrative review assesses how digital technologies—such as wearables, mobile health apps, and various digital tools such as computers, game consoles, tablets, smartphones, and extended reality systems—can influence sedentary an...
In school-based addiction prevention, life skills programs (LSPs) have been established since the 1990s. The scientific evidence regarding program effectiveness is in parts unclear. This review links life skills not to behavioral outcomes but to thre...
In this paper we present a detailed study of bonded knots and their related structures, integrating recent developments into a single framework. Bonded knots are classical knots endowed with embedded bonding arcs modeling physical or chemical bonds....
Preliminary identification of plugging of open-ended pipe piles based on their dimensions, ahead of driving, is explored in this study using data analytics. Piles can be unplugged, plugged, or internally plugged, depending on their dimensions, and ge...
Lost circulation is a world-class problem, and the contradiction between plugging and unplugging in reservoirs is a problem that needs to be solved urgently. The traditional LCM is not suitable for reservoirs and the complex subsequent operations. Cu...
In the production process of oil and gas wells, the migration of solid particles, such as mud and sand, often leads to screen pipe clogging, resulting in production reduction or even shutdown. Controlled plasma pulse plugging removal technology is a...
In this paper, we study knotoids with extra graphical structure (bonded knotoids) in the settings of rigid vertex and topological vertex graphs. We construct bonded knotoid invariants by applying tangle insertion and unplugging at bonding sites of a...
This paper presents the design and implementation of a flexible manipulator formed of connected continuum kinematic modules (CKMs) to ease the fabrication of a continuum robot with multiple degrees of freedom. The CKM consists of five sequentially ar...
This study integrated the augmented reality (AR) technology into the “Coding Ocean” board game to provide players with real-time simulation of ship paths and learning scaffolds. Combined with Scratch block-based programming, an interactiv...
This study investigates the impact of excessive mobile phone use on young individuals aged 14–35 in Kastoria, Greece. It explores how smartphone addiction affects daily life and social interactions. A survey with 30 closed-ended questions was c...
This study investigates the affecting pattern of cooling rates on the physical and mechanical properties of granite at high temperature. The different cooling rates are realized by cooling the heated granite specimens in the air at room temperature,...
The integration of computational thinking (CT) in mathematics education is increasingly important due to its intersections with mathematical thinking and its role in the 21st century. Recent years have seen a growing interest in the use of innovative...
Manipulation of deformable objects is a desired skill in making robots ubiquitous in manufacturing, service, healthcare, and security. Common deformable objects (e.g., wires, clothes, bed sheets, etc.) are significantly more difficult to model than r...
The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) estimates that the environmental pressure from households will increase significantly by 2030. Sustainable consumption means making consumers aware of the social and environmental impa...
Environmental education plays a fundamental role in the fight against climate change and the transformation towards a more sustainable and environmentally friendly socio-economic model. This study shows how to evaluate the effectiveness of a program...
This article examines Daoist ritual and meditative practices, primarily developed between the fourth and twelft centuries, as cosmotechniques: methods for engaging, recalibrating, and occasionally overturning the spatial and temporal order. It first...
The use of commercially available autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) has increased during the last fifteen years. While they are mainly used for routine survey missions, there is a set of applications that nowadays can be only addressed by manned...
Interest in computational thinking (CT) in the scientific community has increased significantly in the last 4 years, as evidenced by the numerous systematic reviews carried out. However, there is a lack of reviews that update the emerging conceptuali...
In the realm of click-type reactions and their application to bioorthogonal chemistry in living organisms, metal-free [3+2] cycloadditions involving mesoionic rings and strained cycloalkynes have gained increasing attention and potentiality in recent...
Wireless charging for drones is significant for solving problems such as the frequent manual plugging and unplugging of cables. A large number of densely packed transmitting coils and fully independent on-off control can precisely track the receiver...
Obstructive lung diseases, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, or non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, share some major pathophysiological features: small airway involvement, dysregulation of adaptive and innate pulmonary immune hom...
This study aims to investigate the tip resistance mechanism of open-ended steel pipe piles under partially plugged conditions by decomposing the load-sharing contribution of the ring zone and the internal soil core. A virtual static loading test was...
Human exploration of the ocean is inseparable from reliable ocean observation equipment. Wireless power transmission technology can supply power to the receiving end in a non-contact manner, saving complicated cable plugging and unplugging. Due to th...
Glucan particles (GPs) are 2–4 mm spherical, hollow, porous shells extracted from Baker’s yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisae. The surface of the GPs is composed primarily of 1,3-b-glucan and the particles are efficiently phagocytosed via receptor-mediate...
Low-frequency electromagnetic fields, induced by alternating current (AC)-based equipment such as transformers, are known to influence the physicochemical properties and function of enzymes, including their catalytic activity. Herein, we have investi...
A new non-invasive adhesive bone conduction hearing device (ABCD) has been proposed as an alternative solution for reversible bilateral conductive hearing loss in recurrent or long-lasting forms of otitis media with effusion (OME) in children that ca...
The development of innovative tools for neuroscientific research is based on in vivo tests typically applied to small animals. Most often, the interfacing of neural probes relies on commercially available connector systems which are difficult to hand...
The application of wireless power transfer (WPT) technology in power replenishment for drones can help to solve problems such as the frequent manual plugging and unplugging of cables. A wireless power replenishment system for drones based on the tran...
Computational thinking (CT) can be developed in a multitude of ways. Well-known examples are plugged-in and unplugged applications that focus primarily on the (combined) usage of visual, textual, or tangible modalities. Less obvious are applications...
Coding and computational thinking (CT) are important skills to include in early childhood education. Measuring these vital skills in preschool-age children can be challenging. We modified the TechCheck-PreK assessment, an unplugged measure of CT for...
The aging of rechargeable batteries, with its associated replacement costs, is one of the main issues limiting the diffusion of electric vehicles (EVs) as the future transportation infrastructure. An effective way to mitigate battery aging is to act...
Nowadays, research in autonomous underwater manipulation has demonstrated simple applications like picking an object from the sea floor, turning a valve or plugging and unplugging a connector. These are fairly simple tasks compared with those already...
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