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A Systematic Review of Self-directed Learning in Medical Education in Undergraduate Medical Students

Dharmendra Kumar Gupta, Arunima Chaudhuri, Dip Gaine • Current Medical Issues (2025)

Self-directed learning (SDL), which emphasizes the need for students to take ownership of their learning, has become a crucial part of medical education. With the increasing complexity of health care, SDL is seen as a crucial skill for fost...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.4103/cmi.cmi_96_24

Energy, transport network and financial issues: PR perspectives for economic development in time of Euro-Med area change

Amanda Jane Succi • Academicus International Scientific Journal (2012)

The social sciences have inherited a not so clear relationship with the social politics throughout the history. At the first moment the concept of social sciences came into use in the 19th century the first organizations that were promoting...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.7336/academicus.2012.05.07

Immersive educational innovation: Stakeholder perceptions on metaverse-based vocabulary learning in Saudi Arabia

Abdullah Al Fraidan, Rahaf Alkuwaity • Computers in Human Behavior Reports (2026)

This study investigates the educational potential and implications of Metaverse technologies—including virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), lifelogging, and mirror worlds—for vocabulary instruction in the Saudi educational context....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.chbr.2026.101199

Augmented Reality Intersecting Digital Content into Real-Life Environments: A Case of A Rurally Located Institution of Higher Learning, Eastern Cape Province

Bulelwa Makena, Ntando Elliot Mpahla, Manitshana Mveleli • Journal of Education and Learning Technology (2025)

This paper explored the incorporation of Augmented Reality (AR) within the educational framework in a rurally located university in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. The study investigated how digital content within real-lived expe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.38159/jelt.2025686

Application of Electronic Learning by Utilizing Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) Methods in Natural Sciences Subjects (IPA) in Elementary School Students Grade 3

Risan Putra Anggara, Purnawarman Musa, Sri Lestari, Suryarini Widodo • Jurnal Teknologi Pendidikan (2021)

Corona Virus Disease 2019 (Covid-19) has stopped all aspects of human life, including the world of education. The Ministry of Education of the Republic of Indonesia has stopped face-to-face teaching and learning activities in schools, repla...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.21009/jtp.v23i1.20203

Restoring Budget Transparency in Ukraine in the Context of War-Induced Institutional Deterioration

Dmytro Sydorenko • Economic Sustainability and Business Practices (2026)

The article examines the restoration of budget transparency in Ukraine following its sharp deterioration caused by the full-scale armed aggression of the Russian Federation and the introduction of martial law. It demonstrates that, during t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: https://doi.org/10.21272/esbp.2026.3-05

Exploring the intersection between sustainable finance and achieving carbon neutrality in the transportation sector

Jingfu Lu, Fatime Gulzar, Yifan Lai • Heliyon (2024)

In the context of China's transportation sector, which has faced escalating challenges in carbon emissions, this study delves into the intricate nexus between sustainable finance strategies and the imperative of achieving carbon neutrality....

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e34467

Protocol for a mixed methods process evaluation for a randomised controlled trial to improve shared decision-making about, and uptake of, osteoporosis medicines: the iFraP study [version 3; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

Terence W O'Neill, Robert Horne, Clare Jinks, Christian D Mallen et al. • NIHR Open Research (2026)

Background High quality shared decision-making (SDM) conversations involve people with or at risk of osteoporosis and clinicians working together to decide, where appropriate, which evidence-based medicines best fit the person’s life, belie...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3310/nihropenres.13751.3

Cost effective reproduction number based strategies for reducing deaths from COVID-19

Christopher Thron, Vianney Mbazumutima, Luis V. Tamayo, Léonard Todjihounde • Journal of Mathematics in Industry (2021)

Abstract In epidemiology, the effective reproduction number R e $R_{e}$ is used to characterize the growth rate of an epidemic outbreak. If R e > 1 $R_{e} >1$ , the epidemic worsens, and if R e < 1 $R_{e}< 1$ , then it subsides and eventual...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13362-021-00107-6

Enhancing vocational training in corrections: A type 1 hybrid randomized controlled trial protocol for evaluating virtual reality job interview training among returning citizens preparing for community re-entry

Matthew J. Smith, Jamie A. Mitchell, Shannon Blajeski, Brittani Parham et al. • Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications (2020)

The Michigan Department of Corrections operates the Vocational Villages, which are skilled trades training programs set within prisons that include an immersive educational community using virtual reality, robotics, and other technologies t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.conctc.2020.100604

Benchmarking spiking neurons for linear quadratic regulator control of multi-linked pole on a cart: from single neuron to ensemble

Shreyan Banerjee, Luna Gava, Aasifa Rounak, Vikram Pakrashi • Neuromorphic Computing and Engineering (2025)

The emerging field of neuromorphic computing for edge control applications poses the need to quantitatively estimate and limit the number of spiking neurons, to reduce network complexity and optimize the number of neurons per core and hence...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1088/2634-4386/ae0fc0

Autonomous Collision Avoidance at Sea: A Survey

Hans-Christoph Burmeister, Manfred Constapel • Frontiers in Robotics and AI (2021)

In this survey, results from an investigation on collision avoidance and path planning methods developed in recent research are provided. In particular, existing methods based on Artificial Intelligence, data-driven methods based on Machine...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/frobt.2021.739013

Designing Sociable Robots

Cynthia Breazeal • The MIT Press eBooks (2002)

Cynthia Breazeal here presents her vision of the sociable robot of the future, a synthetic creature and not merely a sophisticated tool. A sociable robot will be able to understand us, to communicate and interact with us, to learn from us a...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/2376.001.0001

An Optimization Model for Reliability Improvement and Cost Reduction Through EV Smart Charging

Jinping Zhao, Ali Arefi, Alberto Borghetti, Gerard Ledwich • Journal of Modern Power Systems and Clean Energy (2024)

There is a general concern that the increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs) will result in higher aging failure probability of equipment and reduced network reliability. The electricity costs may also increase, due to the exacerba...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.35833/MPCE.2022.000837

Promoting inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics: Addressing challenges for pediatric access

Fosch-Villaronga Eduard, Čartolovni Anto, Pierce Robin L. • Paladyn (2020)

Pediatric access to exoskeletons lags far behind that of adults. In this article, we promote inclusiveness in exoskeleton robotics by identifying and addressing challenges and barriers to pediatric access to this potentially life-changing t...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1515/pjbr-2020-0021

An empirical study of the work conditions and productive performance after collaborative robotics implementation in a manufacturing assembly process

Colim Ana, Morgado Rita, Dinis-Carvalho José, Sousa Nuno • FME Transactions (2021)

Industry 4.0 has led to a widespread and impactful evolution of technology that is transforming industry and organizations in general. Collaborative robotics is considered one of the new features in this movement allowing humans and robots ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5937/fme2104859C

Boosting precision crop protection towards agriculture 5.0 via machine learning and emerging technologies: A contextual review

Gustavo A. Mesías-Ruiz, Gustavo A. Mesías-Ruiz, María Pérez-Ortiz, José Dorado et al. • Frontiers in Plant Science (2023)

Crop protection is a key activity for the sustainability and feasibility of agriculture in a current context of climate change, which is causing the destabilization of agricultural practices and an increase in the incidence of current or in...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1143326

Mixed reality for robotics

Wolfgang Hönig, Christina Milanes, Lisa Scaria, Thai Phan et al. • IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (2015)

Mixed Reality can be a valuable tool for research and development in robotics. In this work, we refine the definition of Mixed Reality to accommodate seamless interaction between physical and virtual objects in any number of physical or vir...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/iros.2015.7354138