The organising vision for telehealth and telecare: discourse analysis. by Greenhalgh, T, Procter, R, Wherton, J, Sugarhood, P, Shaw, S

“…Modernist discourse presented a futuristic utopian vision in which assistive technologies, implemented at scale, would enable society to meet its moral obligations to older people by creating a safe 'smart' home environment where help was always at hand, while generating efficiency savings. …”

Hybrid feature selection technique for classification of human activity recognition by Yusup, Norfadzlan

“…Through the advancement of wearable sensors, wireless communication, and machine learning techniques, Assistive Technologies (AT) which endorse autonomous, active, and healthy lifestyles are emerging in recent years. …”
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Innovation in teaching and facilitation: Challenges of Islamic education teachers by Ajmain, Talhah, Latif, Mohamad khairul, Asma Nurul, Asma Nurul, Osman, Siti Fatihah, A. Rahman, Siti Nur Hadis, Siti Noraishah, Siti Noraishah, Hehsan, Aminudin

“…The evolution of technology has brought along the current trends of Internet 2.0 with a nature of distributed and consensus combining the software used and other assistive technologies. The facts that the Islamic education (IE) subject as a core subject that needs to be taken by each Muslim student also needs to be evolved with the current trends of innovation and transformation. …”

Deep video-to-video transformations for accessibility applications by Banda, Dalitso Hansini.

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Smart Home Sensing and Monitoring in Households With Dementia: User-Centered Design Approach by Federico Tiersen, Philippa Batey, Matthew J C Harrison, Lenny Naar, Alina-Irina Serban, Sarah J C Daniels, Rafael A Calvo

“…Older adults, including people with dementia, want to live independently and feel in control of their lives for as long as possible. Assistive technologies powered by artificial intelligence and internet of things devices are being proposed to provide living environments that support the users’ safety, psychological, and medical needs through remote monitoring and interventions. …”
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A Deep CNN Framework for Neural Drive Estimation From HD-EMG Across Contraction Intensities and Joint Angles by Yue Wen, Sangjoon J. Kim, Simon Avrillon, Jackson T. Levine, Francois Hug, Jose L. Pons

“…Objective: Previous studies have demonstrated promising results in estimating the neural drive to muscles, the net output of all motoneurons that innervate the muscle, using high-density electromyography (HD-EMG) for the purpose of interfacing with assistive technologies. Despite the high estimation accuracy, current methods based on neural networks need to be trained with specific motor unit action potential (MUAP) shapes updated for each condition (i.e., varying muscle contraction intensities or joint angles). …”
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3D printing vs traditional workflow for the fabrication of mandibular implant overdentures: study protocol for a mixed-methods cross-over RCT by Dana Jafarpour, Nesma El-Amier, Jocelyne Feine, Christophe Bedos, Samer Abi-Nader, Shahrokh Esfandiari, Tibor Shuster, Elizabeth Zimmermann, Raphael de Souza

“…Abstract Background Complete tooth loss is a significant global oral health issue, particularly impacting older individuals with lower socioeconomic status. Computer-assisted technologies enhance oral healthcare access by the elderly. …”
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Challenges and opportunity in mobility among older adults – key determinant identification by Petra Maresova, Ondrej Krejcar, Raihan Maskuriy, Nor Azlina Abu Bakar, Ali Selamat, Zuzana Truhlarova, Jiri Horak, Miroslav Joukl, Lucie Vítkova

“…New and effective solutions lie in understanding the interactions between different determinants of mobility, addressing environmental factors, and exploring opportunities in the context of emerging technologies, such as the integration of smart home technologies, design of accessible and age-friendly public spaces, development of policies and regulations, and exploration of innovative financing models to support the integration of assistive technologies into the lives of seniors. Conclusion For an effective and comprehensive solution to support senior mobility, the determinants cannot be solved separately. …”
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LidSonic for Visually Impaired: Green Machine Learning-Based Assistive Smart Glasses with Smart App and Arduino by Sahar Busaeed, Rashid Mehmood, Iyad Katib, Juan M. Corchado

“…The design space for assistive technologies for the visually impaired is complex, involving many design parameters including reliability, transparent object detection, handsfree operations, high-speed real-time operations, low battery usage, low computation and memory requirements, ensuring that it is lightweight, and price affordability. …”
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LidSonic V2.0: A LiDAR and Deep-Learning-Based Green Assistive Edge Device to Enhance Mobility for the Visually Impaired by Sahar Busaeed, Iyad Katib, Aiiad Albeshri, Juan M. Corchado, Tan Yigitcanlar, Rashid Mehmood

“…Increased research activity in this field is required in order to encourage the development, commercialization, and widespread acceptance of low-cost and affordable assistive technologies for visual impairment and other disabilities. …”
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In Vitro Testing and Clinical Handling of a Novel Implant Positioning Technology for Proximal Humeral Plating by Markus Windolf, Dominik Knierzinger, Stefaan Nijs, An Sermon, Michael Blauth, Robert Geoff Richards, Jan Buschbaum

“…Conclusions: Results suggest a strong potential of the Xin1 assistance technology to enhance the surgical procedure and patient outcomes in the rising incidence of osteoporotic humeral fractures. …”
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Effectiveness and Experiences of Quality Improvement Interventions in Older Adult Care: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Systematic Review by Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin, Ray Samuriwo, Marcus Chilaka, Emilia Vann Yaroson

“…This review included both qualitative and quantitative analyses of patients undergoing older adult care and any health and care professionals involved in the care delivery for older adults; a broad range of QI interventions, including assistive technologies, effects of training and education, improved reporting, safety programs, and medical devices; the experiences and perspectives of staff and patients; the context of older adult care setting; and a broad range of outcomes, including patient safety. …”
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Identifying Emerging Technologies and Skills Required for Construction 4.0 by Alex Sander Clemente de Souza, Luciana Debs

“…Twenty-one technologies were identified and grouped into five sets according to their similarities and applications: AI-assisted technologies, Advanced manufacture, Smart tools, Digital simulation/Visualization, and Data acquisition/detection. …”
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Decoding hand and wrist movement intention from chronic stroke survivors with hemiparesis using a user-friendly, wearable EMG-based neural interface by Eric C. Meyers, David Gabrieli, Nick Tacca, Lauren Wengerd, Michael Darrow, Bryan R. Schlink, Ian Baumgart, David A. Friedenberg

“…In online scenarios, two stroke survivors achieved 91.34 ± 1.53% across three movements and rest, highlighting the potential as a control mechanism for assistive technologies. Feedback from stroke survivors who tested the system indicates that the sleeve’s design meets various user needs, including being comfortable, portable, and lightweight. …”
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Comparison of ultrasound-guided and traditional localisation in intraspinal anesthesia: a systematic review and network meta-analysis by Yuhui Li, Wuhua Ma, Yinzhou Zhang, Mingling Peng, Junying Wei, Jieling Huang

“…Subgroup analysis showed that the use of real-time ultrasound guidance for neuraxial anaesthesia in pregnant and patients with obesity improved first-pass success rates. Ultrasound-assisted technology can improve first-attempt success rates in older patients with abnormal lumbar spine anatomy.Conclusion Compared with conventional positioning, ultrasound guidance technology can improve the first-pass success rate of neuraxial anaesthesia, but there is no significant difference between ultrasound-assisted and real-time guidance technology. …”
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Clinical management guidelines for Friedreich ataxia: best practice in rare diseases by Louise A. Corben, Veronica Collins, Sarah Milne, Jennifer Farmer, Ann Musheno, David Lynch, Sub Subramony, Massimo Pandolfo, Jörg B. Schulz, Kim Lin, Martin B. Delatycki, the Clinical Management Guidelines Writing Group

“…New topics since 2014 include emergency medicine, digital and assistive technologies and a stand-alone section on mental health. …”
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Preprocessing Effects on Performance of Skin Lesion Saliency Segmentation by Seena Joseph, Oludayo O. Olugbara

“…However, a further improvement in the therapeutic outcomes of the disease is highly anticipated with the aid of humanoid assistive technologies that are nowadays touted as a superlative alternative for the clinical diagnosis of diseases. …”
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Uncovering tomato candidate genes associated with drought tolerance using Solanum pennellii introgression lines. by Herika Paula Pessoa, Françoise Dalprá Dariva, Mariane Gonçalves Ferreira Copati, Ramon Gonçalves de Paula, Felipe de Oliveira Dias, Carlos Nick Gomes

“…Because they are already associated with genetic markers, they can be transferred to elite tomato cultivars through marker-assisted technology after validation.…”
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StairNet: visual recognition of stairs for human–robot locomotion by Andrew Garrett Kurbis, Dmytro Kuzmenko, Bogdan Ivanyuk-Skulskiy, Alex Mihailidis, Brokoslaw Laschowski

“…This research aims to support the development of next-generation vision-based control systems for robotic prosthetic legs, exoskeletons, and other mobility assistive technologies.…”
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Pixel-level scene understanding with deep structured models by Arnab, A

“…This thesis concentrates on pixel-level scene understanding tasks such as semantic- and instance-segmentation, which have applications in diverse fields such as autonomous vehicles, medical diagnosis and assistive technologies for the partially sighted among others. …”