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Engineering, Industrial
Yolande E. Chan, Rashmi Krishnamurthy, Arman Sadreddin
Summary: University business incubators play a significant role in entrepreneurial innovation ecosystems. This study investigates the use of digital tools, specifically social, mobile, analytics, and cloud technologies, in facilitating internal and external interactions within university incubators and the entrepreneurial innovation ecosystem. The findings suggest that while these digital technologies are crucial for the incubation processes of university incubators, they are currently not fully utilized. However, digital technologies have the potential to support incubator managers and entrepreneurs in developing innovative ideas and contributing to entrepreneurial ecosystems.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sara L. Jackson, Hannah Shucard, Joshua M. Liao, Sigall K. Bell, Alan Fossa, Thomas H. Payne, Lisa M. Reisch, Andrea C. Radick, Catherine M. DesRoches, Patricia Fitzgerald, Suzanne Leveille, Jan Walker, Joann G. Elmore
Summary: This study aimed to understand the experiences of care partners accessing patient information through electronic portals. The majority of care partners, who were often family members, considered access to electronic visit notes very important for promoting positive health behaviors. They suggested improvements to the portal design, such as separate logins for care partners and avoiding judgmental language in the notes.
PATIENT EDUCATION AND COUNSELING
(2022)
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Computer Science, Information Systems
Prasanna P. Karhade, John Qi Dong
Summary: This study investigates how firms can facilitate innovation while coping with information overload from boundary-spanning information systems (BSIS). By introducing the digitally enabled collaborative problemistic search (CPS) capability, it is found that the cross-stream CPS effect can be beneficial for innovation, depending on whether firms are experiencing information overload.
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Business
Sophie Altrock, Anne-Laure Mention, Tor Helge Aas
Summary: The growth of intelligent machines challenges digital transformation in organizations. Increasingly complex algorithms allow computerized systems to automate tasks previously done by human workers. Robo-advisors in the financial sector exemplify technological versatility. This article explores the impact of robo-advisors on human financial advisors and highlights possible automation scenarios, the value added by humans, and the skills needed in the future workforce.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT
(2023)
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Nayuta Shimizu, Kazuhiko Kotani
Summary: Laboratory tests and health information exchange are crucial for patient management in home care, where clinic-hospital cooperation and interprofessional collaboration play a vital role. This study raises important issues regarding point-of-care testing and electronic medical record use, and proposes future challenges in this growing area.
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
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Agricultural Economics & Policy
Michael R. Carter
Summary: Risk management is crucial for an agricultural transformation in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia that includes the smallholder farm sector. Digital technologies are impacting the accessibility and cost of savings, credit, and insurance services in remote rural areas, making them more available to the smallholder farm sector. A flexible system of financial tools that meet the diverse needs of different households can promote resilience and an inclusive agricultural transformation.
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Michael G. Leu, Stuart T. Weinberg, Craig Monsen, Christoph U. Lehmann
Summary: Integrating Web services and applications into EHR systems can enhance pediatric support functionalities, improving healthcare providers' ability to focus on pediatric care needs and ensuring data security and privacy.
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Rehabilitation
Marina B. Pinheiro, Leanne Hassett, Catherine Sherrington, Alison Hayes, Maayken van den Berg, Richard Lindley, Maria Crotty, Sakina Chagpar, Daniel Treacy, Heather Weber, Nicola Fairhall, Siobhan Wong, Annie McCluskey, Leanne Togher, Katharine Scrivener, Kirsten Howard
Summary: This study evaluated the cost-effectiveness of adding a tailored digitally enabled exercise intervention to usual care in improving mobility, showing that the intervention saved costs and was more effective for mobility and quality-adjusted life years compared to usual care. Decision makers willing to pay AU$50,000 per meaningful improvement in mobility or quality-adjusted life year gained had a high probability of the intervention being cost-effective.
CLINICAL REHABILITATION
(2023)
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Construction & Building Technology
Eleni Iacovidou, Phil Purnell, Konstantinos Daniel Tsavdaridis, Keerthan Poologanathan
Summary: This study highlights how modular construction can improve efficiency and productivity in the UK construction sector, while also promoting sustainability throughout the entire value chain. However, the current focus on resource efficiency upstream of the construction value chain neglects the environmental and economic impacts downstream, pointing to the need for a more integrated approach to sustainably improving the sector.
JOURNAL OF BUILDING ENGINEERING
(2021)
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Mihoko Sakurai, Rajib Shaw
Summary: This paper reports on a practical research project in Muroran City, Japan, which aimed to use digital technology to involve high school students in a disaster education program. The research found that the students' disaster risk reduction consciousness increased after participating in the workshops.
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Mario Henrique Bueno Moreira Callefi, Gilberto Miller Devos Ganga, Moacir Godinho Filho, Maciel M. Queiroz, Vasco Reis, Joao Gilberto Mendes dos Reis
Summary: This study fills a gap in existing research by identifying technology-enabled capabilities in road freight transportation systems and evaluating their readiness level. 32 technology-enabled capabilities were identified and categorized into six groups, with commercial applicability examples found for 28 of them. The study provides academics and professionals with an overview of capabilities enabled by technology.
EXPERT SYSTEMS WITH APPLICATIONS
(2022)
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Oncology
Lauren R. Bangerter, Monica Looze, Barbara Barry, Kathleen Harder, Joan Griffin, Meredith Dezutter, Nandita Khera, Sikander Ailawadhi, Karen Schaepe, Kristin Fischer
Summary: The study developed a high-fidelity prototype of a HIT-enabled psychoeducational tool for HSCT caregivers using human-centered design, outlining a hybrid method of healthcare delivery research and design to optimize future eHealth innovations for HSCT.
SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER
(2022)
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Education, Scientific Disciplines
Anneke G. Niet, Alan Bleakley
Summary: The advancement of technology, such as AI, in medicine brings both opportunities and challenges. While AI offers improvements in diagnostic accuracy and treatment options, it also raises practical, conceptual, pedagogical, and ethical dilemmas. The widespread adoption of technology threatens to shift the focus from hands-on clinical work to technology-enhanced scenarios, potentially complicating ethical responsibilities.
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Education & Educational Research
Samuel Hailegebreal, Tigists Tolessa Sedi, Selamawit Belete, Kirubel Mengistu, Anteneh Getachew, Daniel Bedada, Mebrie Molla, Tamiru Shibiru, Shegaw Anagaw Mengiste
Summary: This study aimed to assess the utilization of ICT and its associated factors among Arba Minch University College of Medicine and Health Science students. Results showed that factors such as urban residence, ICT knowledge, formal training, inclusion of IT in current courses, and good IT skills were significantly correlated with the use of ICT among students. The study suggests that investing in professional development and providing student-centered ICT resources can improve teaching and student performance in the college.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2022)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Andre Q. Andrade, Jean-Pierre Calabretto, Nicole L. Pratt, Lisa M. Kalisch-Ellett, Gizat M. Kassie, Vanessa T. LeBlanc, Emmae Ramsay, Elizabeth E. Roughead
Summary: This study aimed to compare the effects of digital and postal modes of delivery on primary care physician behavior. The cluster randomized controlled trial found that digital delivery had comparable effectiveness to postal delivery in reducing prescription drug use and had increased effectiveness in referring patients to psychologists.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INTERNET RESEARCH
(2022)