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The telemedicine service concept was mainly established to benefit the underprivileged people from rural areas of a country. However, due to the low literacy and awareness rates among rural population of Bangladesh, the service is not much effective. This paper represents a study on the awareness of the rural population of telemedicine service in Bangladesh and few key findings indicate how the awareness could be increased. The research also suggests that utilizing blockchain technology can enhance the data security and privacy. The research reveals some of the findings which can raise the awareness and popularity of telemedicine service among rural population. We have proposed implementation of blockchain technology which can vastly improve the security issue.

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Individuals' expertise in human factors and ergonomics in Malaysia was studied with a view to aiding in gauging the confusion and conjectures of the expertise in this area. The choices and preferences of individuals in dealing with the current issues of human factors and ergonomics were examined. The authors suggest the ways to meet ethical challenges in their work and professions.

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Work-related research, education, and training (WRET) have not been widely recognised in many developing countries (DCs) as the most important factor for sustainable workplace improvement. There are many reasons why WRET is still neglected or remains unrecognised. Empirical research, advanced studies, and training abroad do not seem to be cost-effective for many people living in DCs because of enormous obstacles. Therefore, it is not easy to demonstrate that WRET result in workplace improvement in diverse situations in each DC. Taking into consideration poor health and safety in various workplaces, this paper aims to stimulate critical opinions and discussions on WRET, which are yet to be given high priority in the national agenda to ensure industrial production and social progress.

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The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between balancing movements and age and sex in standing on two legs with the eyes open and closed using the motion analysis system. The collected data may help in developing balance evaluation and training in rehabilitation. The study sample consisted of 100 healthy, randomly selected people from the City of Oulu (men and women aged 31 to 80 years). The participants were divided into 10 groups by age decade and sex. The body movements in standing on two legs with the eyes open and closed were measured with the Mac Reflex motion analysis system (Qualisys AB, Partille, Sweden) and calculated as maximal anterior-posterior and total movements. The associations between movement values and age and sex were analysed. During standing on two legs with the eyes open, there was a statistically significant difference in the maximal anterior-posterior head movement between the age groups (P < 0.05) but the results did not show any other statistically significant differences between the balancing movements of the separate body parts of the groups or between the balance measurement values of men and women in standing on two legs with the eyes open and closed. In standing on two legs with the eyes closed all the measured body parts moved more than in standing with the eyes open (P < 0.001). It was concluded that healthy men and women seem to control their steady standing position with quite similar ranges of body adjustment. Standing balance control should also possibly be evaluated and trained in more difficult circumstances, because some changes do not necessarily appear in easier balance tasks or performance.

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