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View article: Improving Access to Necessary Oral Healthcare Among Racialized Women Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Exploration of Care Seeking Experiences
Improving Access to Necessary Oral Healthcare Among Racialized Women Impacted by Intimate Partner Violence: A Qualitative Exploration of Care Seeking Experiences Open
Background/Aim Women with lived experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV), especially physical trauma to the head, neck, and face, can experience oral health issues, leading to significant dental problems. Despite these severe dental …
View article: Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach
Testing the Acceptability and Feasibility of a Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation mHealth App for Women: Mixed Methods Approach Open
Background Cigarette smoking is a leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality worldwide. Women who smoke face greater health risks than men, including higher rates of cardiovascular disease and more pronounced declines in lung fun…
View article: Speculating and Disentangling the Relationship Between Technology and Care Work
Speculating and Disentangling the Relationship Between Technology and Care Work Open
View article: A Fully Generative Motivational Interviewing Counsellor Chatbot for Moving Smokers Towards the Decision to Quit
A Fully Generative Motivational Interviewing Counsellor Chatbot for Moving Smokers Towards the Decision to Quit Open
The conversational capabilities of Large Language Models (LLMs) suggest that they may be able to perform as automated talk therapists. It is crucial to know if these systems would be effective and adhere to known standards. We present a co…
View article: Using the behaviour change wheel framework to develop a rule-based chatbot to support varenicline adherence for smoking cessation
Using the behaviour change wheel framework to develop a rule-based chatbot to support varenicline adherence for smoking cessation Open
Introduction Varenicline is one of the most effective smoking cessation medications; however, non-adherence remains a significant barrier to successful quitting. Conversational agents have the potential to support medication adherence in h…
View article: A Fully Generative Motivational Interviewing Counsellor Chatbot for Moving Smokers Towards the Decision to Quit
A Fully Generative Motivational Interviewing Counsellor Chatbot for Moving Smokers Towards the Decision to Quit Open
View article: PROSTHETIST KNOWLEDGE AND 3D PRINTING
PROSTHETIST KNOWLEDGE AND 3D PRINTING Open
In this paper we briefly explored the history of 3D printing in prosthetics. We provided details of our own work developing 3D printing design tools from 2014-2020 noting how claims around prosthetist experience and knowledge have been sup…
View article: Participatory Development of a Gender-Specific Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Women
Participatory Development of a Gender-Specific Smoking Cessation Smartphone App for Women Open
CONTEXT: Women experience lower success rates in quitting smoking compared to men, partly due to gender-related barriers to quitting. The majority of smoking cessation apps are designed in a genderneutral manner, inadvertently contributing…
View article: Digital Gig Work Under Unstable Energy Infrastructures: Invisible Workarounds and Alternative Imaginaries
Digital Gig Work Under Unstable Energy Infrastructures: Invisible Workarounds and Alternative Imaginaries Open
Digital upskilling and remote work are frequently presented as pathways for displaced communities who face political, economic crises and employment barriers. The viability and stability of available energy infrastructures for these commun…
View article: A Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation App for Women: Protocol for an Acceptability and Feasibility Study
A Gender-Informed Smoking Cessation App for Women: Protocol for an Acceptability and Feasibility Study Open
Background Tobacco smoking remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease among women. Quitting smoking offers numerous health benefits; however, women tend to have less success than men when attempting to quit. This discrepanc…
View article: Migrant Farmworkers' Experiences of Agricultural Technologies: Implications for Worker Sociality and Desired Change
Migrant Farmworkers' Experiences of Agricultural Technologies: Implications for Worker Sociality and Desired Change Open
This mixed method study situated in Ontario, Canada, investigates how migrant farmworkers' experiences with agricultural technologies (agtech) affect their attitudes, conditions, and expectations of work, and how workers envision technolog…
View article: Identifying determinants of varenicline adherence using the Theoretical Domains framework: a rapid review
Identifying determinants of varenicline adherence using the Theoretical Domains framework: a rapid review Open
Background Adhering to varenicline has been shown to significantly improve the chances of successfully quitting smoking, with studies indicating a twofold increase in 6-month quit rates. However, despite its potential benefits, many indivi…
View article: AI Conversational Agent to Improve Varenicline Adherence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study
AI Conversational Agent to Improve Varenicline Adherence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study Open
Background Varenicline is a pharmacological intervention for tobacco dependence that is safe and effective in facilitating smoking cessation. Enhanced adherence to varenicline augments the probability of prolonged smoking abstinence. Howev…
View article: AI Conversational Agent to Improve Varenicline Adherence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study (Preprint)
AI Conversational Agent to Improve Varenicline Adherence: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND Varenicline is a pharmacological intervention for tobacco dependence that is safe and effective in facilitating smoking cessation. Enhanced adherence to varenicline augments the probability of prolonged smoking abstinence. Howe…
View article: A Motivational Interviewing Chatbot With Generative Reflections for Increasing Readiness to Quit Smoking: Iterative Development Study
A Motivational Interviewing Chatbot With Generative Reflections for Increasing Readiness to Quit Smoking: Iterative Development Study Open
Background The motivational interviewing (MI) approach has been shown to help move ambivalent smokers toward the decision to quit smoking. There have been several attempts to broaden access to MI through text-based chatbots. These typicall…
View article: A Motivational Interviewing Chatbot With Generative Reflections for Increasing Readiness to Quit Smoking: Iterative Development Study (Preprint)
A Motivational Interviewing Chatbot With Generative Reflections for Increasing Readiness to Quit Smoking: Iterative Development Study (Preprint) Open
BACKGROUND The motivational interviewing (MI) approach has been shown to help move ambivalent smokers toward the decision to quit smoking. There have been several attempts to broaden access to MI through text-based chatbots. These typical…
View article: Cocreation of a conversational agent to help patients adhere to their varenicline treatment: A study protocol
Cocreation of a conversational agent to help patients adhere to their varenicline treatment: A study protocol Open
Objective Varenicline is the most efficacious approved smoking cessation medication, making it one of the most cost-effective clinical interventions for reducing tobacco-related morbidity and mortality. Adhering to varenicline is strongly …
View article: DESIGNING A DIGITAL TOOLCHAIN FOR PROSTHETICS: A RETROSPECTIVE
DESIGNING A DIGITAL TOOLCHAIN FOR PROSTHETICS: A RETROSPECTIVE Open
From 2014 until 2020, I participated in the development of a novel CAD/CAM system for lower-limb prosthetic sockets for use in Lower and Middle Income Countries (LMIC) orthopaedic clinical settings. This article provides an overview of the…
View article: Special issue on hybrid pedagogies editorial
Special issue on hybrid pedagogies editorial Open
An increasing awareness of the potential biases and problematic impacts of digital technologies is driving a renewed focus on social responsibility and ethical considerations within the fields of engineering and the computer and data scien…
View article: The Critical Experience of Making: Interview with Matt Ratto. Interviewers: I. Farías & T. Sánchez Criado
The Critical Experience of Making: Interview with Matt Ratto. Interviewers: I. Farías & T. Sánchez Criado Open
Matt Ratto is Director of the Critical Making Lab in the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto. Ratto coined the term “critical making” to describe hands-on activities to explore the relationship between technology and socie…
View article: Research Brief on Additive manufacturing and Healthcare, with a specific focus on the printing of custom medical devices
Research Brief on Additive manufacturing and Healthcare, with a specific focus on the printing of custom medical devices Open
Additive Manufacturing (3D Printing) is currently being used to produce a variety of medical devices including implants, hearing aides, guides for surgery and training, and custom prosthetic and orthotic devices. The focus of brief is on c…
View article: Making at the end of nature
Making at the end of nature Open
column Free Access Share on Making at the end of nature Author: Matt Ratto University of Toronto University of TorontoView Profile Authors Info & Claims InteractionsVolume 23Issue 5September + October 2016 pp 26–35https://doi.org/10.1145/2…
View article: The Discrete Practices of 3D Printing
The Discrete Practices of 3D Printing Open
Current discourse around 3D printing has tended to focus on its ability to produce
\nphysical manifestations of the digital. While this narrative had helped to popularize these technologies, relying on the powerful and appealing notion of …