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A comprehensive review on the adoption of insulated block/eco-block as a green building technology from a resident perspective

Hashita Joyram, Kannan Govindan, Robin Nunkoo • Cleaner Engineering and Technology (2022)

Green building technologies (GBTs) have gained significant momentum as a result of the environmental, energy management and societal problems within the building sector. The insulated block/eco-block is a GBT, which consists of an insulatio...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.clet.2022.100480

Quantum Computing for Everyone

Chris Bernhardt • The MIT Press eBooks (2019)

An accessible introduction to an exciting new area in computation, explaining such topics as qubits, entanglement, and quantum teleportation for the general reader. Quantum computing is a beautiful fusion of quantum physics and computer sci...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.7551/mitpress/11860.001.0001

Effect of stress ball use before cholecystectomy surgery on surgical fear, anxiety and comfort of patients: a randomized controlled trial

Hatice Merve Alptekin, Seval Ulubay, Seda Cansu Yeniğün Akbulut • BMC Nursing (2025)

Abstract Background Thinking about surgery generally causes fear and anxiety among patients. These negative feelings may affect the healing process. This study aimed to investigate the effects of a stress ball on surgical fear, anxiety and ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12912-025-04057-x

How nurses address psychosocial needs in patients with advanced heart or lung failure: a qualitative interview study

Janneke van Oirschot, Esmee D. Noijons, Hanneke Merten, Bregje D. Onwuteaka-Philipsen et al. • BMC Nursing (2026)

Abstract Background Patients with advanced heart failure or lung failure often experience significant changes in psychosocial needs, which may affect their quality of life, emotional wellbeing, and daily functioning. Although nurses are wel...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s12912-026-04537-8

Social network X and mental health in Brazil in times of coronavirus

Thallys da Silva Nogueira, Laisa Marcorela Andreoli Sarte, Priscila Vanessa Zabala Capriles Goliatt • HU Revista (2024)

Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a number of impacts on people's daily lives around the world. The radical change in people's daily routines has led to an increase in the use and consumption of social media content. The scenario ...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.34019/1982-8047.2024.v50.44375

Introduction to Natural Language Processing

Anamarija Ami Podrebarac • Routledge eBooks (2019)

My daily routine starts with loud knocking on my door. I hear my grandmother giving me a couple of minutes notice to get ready and start my daily chores. It is 8 a.m. and we are having breakfast and drinking black coffee. Every day we sit i...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9781351027946-15

Computer Vision Syndrome

Susan A. Randolph • Workplace Health & Safety (2017)

With the increased use of electronic devices with visual displays, computer vision syndrome is becoming a major public health issue. Improving the visual status of workers using computers results in greater productivity in the workplace and...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2165079917712727

Resting Posture Recognition Method for Suckling Piglets Based on Piglet Posture Recognition (PPR)–You Only Look Once

Jinxin Chen, Luo Liu, Peng Li, Wen Yao et al. • Agriculture (2025)

The resting postures of piglets are crucial indicators for assessing their health status and environmental comfort. This study proposes a resting posture recognition method for piglets during lactation based on the PPR-YOLO model, aiming to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/agriculture15030230

Evaluating the ergonomic deficiencies in computer workstations and investigating their correlation with reported musculoskeletal disorders and visual symptoms among computer users in Bangladeshi university

Md Golam Kibria, Md Shohel Parvez, Palash Saha, Subrata Talapatra • Heliyon (2023)

Background: Nowadays, computer users are facing musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) and visual symptoms. Prolonged sitting in inappropriate, awkward, and static postures on the computer workstation may cause musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). S...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e22179

Evaluation of Indoor Thermal Environments Using a Novel Predicted Mean Vote Model Based on Artificial Neural Networks

Xiaosai Duan, Suihuai Yu, Jianjie Chu, Dengkai Chen et al. • Buildings (2022)

The assessment of indoor thermal environments is crucial to achieving thermal comfort and energy efficiency. However, the inaccurate evaluation and strong nonlinear variations of thermal comfort parameters limit engineering designs. Therefo...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3390/buildings12111880

Communicative management in present-day university

Petryshyna Olga, Boyko Mariya • SHS Web of Conferences (2021)

In modern academic community not only communication management plays a great role. Monitoring of expectations, awareness of communicative needs, the course and results of communicative interaction, barriers hindering rational managerial dec...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1051/shsconf/202110402012

Fatigue Monitoring Through Wearables: A State-of-the-Art Review

Neusa R. Adão Martins, Neusa R. Adão Martins, Simon Annaheim, Christina M. Spengler et al. • Frontiers in Physiology (2021)

The objective measurement of fatigue is of critical relevance in areas such as occupational health and safety as fatigue impairs cognitive and motor performance, thus reducing productivity and increasing the risk of injury. Wearable systems...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2021.790292

Artificial Intelligence for Efficient Thermal Comfort Systems: Requirements, Current Applications and Future Directions

Ali Ghahramani, Ali Ghahramani, Parson Galicia, David Lehrer et al. • Frontiers in Built Environment (2020)

In buildings, one or a combination of systems (e.g., central HVAC system, ceiling fan, desk fan, personal heater, and foot warmer) are often responsible for providing thermal comfort to the occupants. While thermal comfort has been shown to...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.3389/fbuil.2020.00049