Background: The increasing use of smartphones, wearables, and connected devices has enabled the increasing application of digital technologies for research. Remote digital study platforms comprise a patient-interfacing digital application that enables multimodal data collection from a mobile app and connected sources. They offer an opportunity to recruit at scale, acquire data longitudinally at a high frequency, and engage study participants at any time of the day in any place.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSince the first decade of the XXI century the digitalization of the healthcare system in Russia has been actively carried out according to interrelated federal and regional projects. The older generation has well-established habits and prefers traditional channels for obtaining information and services - by phone and during a personal visit, and moreover, they are even afraid to use electronic services. The vulnerability of the elderly was especially exacerbated during the CODID-19 pandemic and after, when strict restrictive measures on freedom of movement were introduced and many services began to be provided remotely.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPorous ferroelectric lead zirconate titanate (PZT) films are a promising material for various electronic applications. This study focuses on understanding how the structure-directing agent, polyvinylpyrrolidone, can alter the structure and electrical properties of porous PZT films prepared through chemical solution deposition. Films with various porosities of up to ~40 vol.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFStandard assessments can give instructors reliable objective measures of student skills at the beginning and end of a term. We describe seven standard assessments that we have developed for commonly taught economics courses, and introduce a new website, econ-assessments.org, that allows instructors worldwide to set up any of our assessments for their students.
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