Connected Health Living Lab

The school of computing, in collaboration with the institute of nursing and health research and the school of engineering, recently established the connected health living lab (CH:LL) at Ulster University. CH:LL offers a dedicated environment to support user and clinical engagement, access to state-of-the-art technology to assess usability and interaction with innovative technologies, in addition to being a dedicated environment to record user behaviours with new connected health solutions. The creation of such a dedicated environment offers a range of benefits to support multi-disciplinary research in the area of connected health. This paper illustrates the design, development, and implementation of CH:LL, including a description of the various technologies associated with the living lab at Ulster University. To conclude, the paper highlights how these resources have been used to date within various research projects.

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Asset Mapping as a Tool for Identifying Resources in Community Health: A Methodological Overview

Journal of Biomedical Analytics ◽

10.30577/jba.2019.v2n1.22 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 13-25

Author(s):

Tanvir C Turin ◽

Maaz Shahid ◽

Marcua Vaska

Keyword(s):

Community Health ◽

Health Research ◽

Community Partnerships ◽

Research Community ◽

Research Projects ◽

Intended Audience ◽

Asset Mapping ◽

Surface Level ◽

Health Related ◽

The Creation

Background: By focusing on a community’s strengths instead of its’ weaknesses, the process of asset mapping provides researchers a new way to assess community health. This process is also a useful tool for assessing health-related needs, disparities, and inequities within the communities. This paper aims to serve as a basic and surface level guide to understanding and planning for creating an asset map. Methods: A step-by-step guideline is provided in this paper as an introduction to those interested in creating an asset map using organizational outlines and previous application in research projects. Results: To help readers better grasp asset maps, a few examples are first provided that show the application of asset maps in health research, community engagement, and community partnerships. This is followed by elaboration of the six steps involved in the creation of an asset map. Conclusion: This paper introduces researchers to the steps required to create an asset map, with examples from published literature. The intended audience includes students and researchers new to the creation of asset maps.

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Reflective insights from developing a palliative care children and young people’s advisory group

Palliative Medicine ◽

10.1177/0269216320976035 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 026921632097603

Author(s):

Anna Roach ◽

Debbie Braybrook ◽

Steve Marshall

Keyword(s):

Palliative Care ◽

Young People ◽

Health Research ◽

School Health ◽

Public Involvement ◽

After School ◽

Advisory Group ◽

Research Projects ◽

Children And Young People ◽

Care Research

Background: The importance of actively involving patient and public members throughout the different stages of palliative care and health research projects is widely acknowledged, however patient and public involvement work rarely considers insight from children and young people. Although this is becoming increasingly recognised in other areas of research, there is currently no structured guidance on how to best involve children and young people in palliative care research. Aim: To plan and deliver a Young People’s Advisory Group in palliative care and health research at a secondary school. Findings: Attending an after-school ‘Health and Social Research Methods Club’ for 11 weeks benefitted children and researchers. Children were taught about data collection methods, data analysis and ethics in health research and used these skills to provide valuable feedback which has been implemented in current palliative care research projects. Children took part in considered discussions around palliative care topics and enjoyed attending the group. Conclusion: This project has equipped researchers with skills and provided a structured template for future Young People’s Advisory Groups, ensuring the unique voices of children and young people are considered and valued in future palliative care research.

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Something old, something new: Enabled theory building in qualitative marketing research

Marketing Theory ◽

10.1177/14705931211032257 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 147059312110322

Author(s):

Pierre-Yann Dolbec ◽

Eileen Fischer ◽

Robin Canniford

Keyword(s):

Consumer Research ◽

Review Process ◽

Marketing Research ◽

Theory And Practice ◽

Theory Building ◽

Marketing Theory ◽

Research Projects ◽

Novel Theory ◽

The Creation ◽

Analytical Tools

“Enabled theorizing” is a common practice in marketing scholarship. Nevertheless, this practice has recently been criticized for constraining the creation of novel theory. To advance this conversation, we conduct a grounded analysis of papers that feature enabled theorizing with the aim of describing and analyzing how enabled theorizing is practiced. Our analysis suggests that enabled theorizing marries data with analytical tools and ontological perspectives in ways that advance ongoing conversations in marketing theory and practice, as well as informing policy and methods. Based on interviews with marketing and consumer research scholars who practice enabled theorizing, we explain how researchers use enabling theories to shape research projects, how researchers select enabling lenses, and how they negotiate the review process. We discuss the implications of our analyses for theory-building in our field, and we question the notion of originality in relation to theory more generally.

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Development, Implementation, and Initial Participant Feedback of an Online Anatomy and Radiology Contouring Bootcamp in Radiation Oncology

Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development ◽

10.1177/23821205211037756 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 ◽

pp. 238212052110377

Author(s):

Paige Eansor ◽

Madeleine E. Norris ◽

Leah A. D’Souza ◽

Glenn S. Bauman ◽

Zahra Kassam ◽

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Keyword(s):

Learning Environment ◽

Radiation Oncology ◽

Medical Physics ◽

Course Completion ◽

Online Course ◽

Design Development ◽

Subject Knowledge ◽

Course Content ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Creation

BACKGROUND The Anatomy and Radiology Contouring (ARC) Bootcamp was a face-to-face (F2F) course designed to ensure radiation oncology residents were equipped with the knowledge and skillset to use radiation therapy techniques properly. The ARC Bootcamp was proven to be a useful educational intervention for improving learners’ knowledge of anatomy and radiology and contouring ability. An online version of the course was created to increase accessibility to the ARC Bootcamp and provide a flexible, self-paced learning environment. This study aimed to describe the instructional design model used to create the online offering and report participants’ motivation to enroll in the course and the online ARC Bootcamp's strengths and improvement areas. METHODS The creation of the online course followed the analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation (ADDIE) framework. The course was structured in a linear progression of locked modules consisting of radiology and contouring lectures, anatomy labs, and integrated evaluations. RESULTS The online course launched on the platform Teachable in November 2019, and by January 2021, 140 participants had enrolled in the course, with 27 participants completing all course components. The course had broad geographic participation with learners from 19 different countries. Of the participants enrolled, 34% were female, and most were radiation oncology residents (56%), followed by other programs (24%), such as medical physics residents or medical students. The primary motivator for participants to enroll was to improve their subject knowledge/skill (44%). The most common strength identified by participants was the course's quality (41%), and the most common improvement area was to incorporate more course content (41%). CONCLUSIONS The creation of the online ARC Bootcamp using the ADDIE framework was feasible. The course is accessible to diverse geographic regions and programs and provides a flexible learning environment; however, the course completion rate was low. Participants’ feedback regarding their experiences will inform future offerings of the online course.

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Three short studies from field studies in marine biology and oceanography

SURG Journal ◽

10.21083/surg.v6i2.2208 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 6 (2) ◽

pp. 78-92

Author(s):

Melanie Barry ◽

Shannon Ferraro ◽

Kaitlyn Wagner

Keyword(s):

New Brunswick ◽

Benthic Invertebrates ◽

Marine Mammals ◽

Marine Biology ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Field Studies ◽

Integrative Biology ◽

Research Projects ◽

Science Centre ◽

The University

ZOO*4300 (Marine Biology and Oceanography) is a senior-level field course offered by the Department of Integrative Biology at the University of Guelph. This two-week course is held at the Huntsman Marine Science Centre in St. Andrew’s New Brunswick, Canada. Students enrolled in the course study various aspects of the ecology, behaviour, physiology, biochemistry and genetics of marine organisms using a variety of oceanographic techniques. The course also includes group exercises to study various intertidal and sub-tidal environments as well as boat cruises to collect plankton, benthic invertebrates, marine fish, and to observe marine mammals. The course provides excellent opportunities for students to familiarize themselves with state-of-the-art techniques involved in various branches of marine biology and oceanography and conduct an individual research project. This feature highlights three individual research projects by University of Guelph students. More information about the field course in marine biology and oceanography is accessible at the following link: http://www.uoguelph.ca/ib/undergrad/fieldcourses_marine.shtml.

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Short-Term Global Health Research Projects by US Medical Students: Ethical Challenges for Partnerships

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene ◽

10.4269/ajtmh.2010.09-0692 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 83 (2) ◽

pp. 211-214 ◽

Cited By ~ 45

Author(s):

Audrey M. Provenzano ◽

Michele Barry ◽

Asghar Rastegar ◽

Kaveh Khoshnood ◽

Mei Elansary ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Global Health ◽

Health Research ◽

Global Health Research ◽

Research Projects ◽

Ethical Challenges ◽

Short Term

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Shape from Profiles

Images and Artefacts of the Ancient World ◽

10.5871/bacad/9780197262962.003.0014 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

Roberto Cipolla ◽

Kwan-Yee K. Wong

Keyword(s):

Motion Estimation ◽

State Of The Art ◽

3D Models ◽

Model Estimation ◽

Model Reconstruction ◽

The Creation ◽

The Way

This chapter discusses profiles or outlines which are dominant features of images. Profiles can be extracted easily and reliably from the images and can provide information on the shape and motion of an object. Classical techniques for motion estimation and model reconstruction are highly dependent on point and line correspondences, hence they cannot be applied directly to profiles which are viewpoint dependent. The limitations of classical techniques paved the way for the creation of different sets of algorithms specific to profiles. In this chapter, the focus is on state-of-the-art algorithms for model reconstruction and model estimation from profiles. These new sets of algorithms are capable of reconstructing any kind of objects including smooth and textureless surfaces. They also render convincing 3D models, reinforcing the practicality of the algorithm.

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Multimedia-Enabled Dot Codes as Communication Aids

Handbook of Research on Modern Educational Technologies, Applications, and Management ◽

10.4018/978-1-7998-3476-2.ch020 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 331-345

Author(s):

Shigeru Ikuta ◽

Masamichi Watanuki ◽

Shinya Abe

Keyword(s):

Special Needs ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State ◽

Digital Information ◽

Two Dimensional ◽

Basic Information ◽

Communication Aids ◽

Teaching Materials ◽

The World ◽

The Creation

Grid Onput is a set of novel two-dimensional codes comprising extremely small dots. The present authors recently developed software to overlap the dot codes on the user's designed sheet, to create a content to replay audios, to create a standalone application to replay multimedia, and to create an application to replay multimedia on iPad. Simply touching the dot codes with a speaking-pen and/or a dot-code reader enables users to directly access the corresponding digital information; a maximum of four mediums can be easily linked to each dot code icon. In collaboration with schoolteachers all over the world, one of the authors, Shigeru Ikuta, has been creating a variety of original self-made content and conducting various activities at both general and special needs schools. This chapter outlines the recent development of the state-of-the-art Grid Onput dot code technology and presents basic information regarding the creation of original teaching materials using newly developed software and the use at both general and special needs schools.

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