Background Delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) increases severity of illness and con- tinued transmission of TB in the community. Understanding the magnitude and factors asso- ciated with total delay ...

This paper explores whether shopping tourism in the context of cross-border regions may trigger more viable, and long-term, tourism despite persistent border asymmetries (e.g., price and tax differences) which are typically ...

In our research, we study end-user development and computer-supported collaborative learning in educational settings. The main research method we use is interaction analysis (IA)—the analysis of group interaction (verbal ...

Alkali–silica reaction (ASR) in concrete causes expansion and degradation of the material, which might give adverse structural consequences. From the structural engineer point view, the greatest concern is if ASR leads to ...

In this paper, we investigate the common narrative in literary history that the inner lives of characters became a central preoccupation of literary modernism. We operationalise this notion via a proxy, tracing the use ...

The production of concrete for construction purposes is a major source of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. One promising avenue towards a more sustainable construction industry is to make use of naturally occurring mineral-microbe ...

Plants are very efficient computing machines. They are able to sense diverse environmental conditions and quickly react through chemical and electrical signaling. In this paper, we present an interface between plants and ...

Demand for electronic health care systems is increasing. In addition to this, more of the systems benefit from being accessible outside of the physical organizations. This is also something that gives users better decision ...

With the upcoming introduction of 5G networks for our daily usage and convenience and with the purpose of accommodating a countless amount of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and applications alongside the billion devices ...