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Scientific mapping of research on English as a foreign language (EFL) reading instruction: A thirty-year perspective
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augmented reality ar virtual reality vr increasingly appeared medical literature past decade ar recently studied potential role remote health care delivery communication recent literature describes ars implementation realtime telemedicine contexts across multiple specialties settings remote emergency services particular using ar enhance disaster support simulation education despite introduction ar medical literature potential shape future remote medical services studies yet investigate perspectives telemedicine providers regarding novel technology study aimed understand applications challenges ar telemedicine anticipated emergency medicine providers range experiences using telemedicine ar vr technology across 10 academic medical institutions 21 emergency medicine providers variable exposures telemedicine ar vr technology recruited semistructured interviews via snowball sampling interview questions focused various potential uses ar anticipated obstacles prevent implementation telemedicine area providers patients might respond introduction included video demonstrations prototype using ar interviews elicit informed complete insights regarding ars potential remote health care interviews transcribed analyzed via thematic coding study identified 2 major areas use ar telemedicine first ar perceived facilitate information gathering enhancing observational tasks visual examination granting simultaneous access data remote experts second ar anticipated supplement distance learning minor major procedures nonprocedural skills cue recognition empathy patients trainees ar may also supplement longdistance education programs thereby support less specialized medical facilities however addition ar may exacerbate preexisting financial structural literacy barriers telemedicine providers seek value demonstrated extensive research clinical outcome satisfaction financial benefits ar also seek institutional support early training adopting novel tools ar although overall mixed reception anticipated consumer adoption awareness key components ars adoption ar potential enhance ability gather observational medical information would serve diverse set applications remote health care delivery education however ar faces obstacles similar faced current telemedicine technology lack access infrastructure familiarity paper discusses potential areas investigation would inform future studies approaches implementing ar telemedicine