Reduced model design of a pelton turbine rotor via 3d printer for educational use

The impact of rapid prototyping on undergraduate engineering universities using a single machine or a wide variety of prototyping techniques is a lot discussed by many authors. In the past, manufacturing real models using a variety of model creation processes has enhanced graduate students' product design skills. The main advantage is the ability to verify different hypotheses research parameters and allow for improved project completion, reducing the costs of manufacturing instrumentation and test configurations, reducing the design-test-review cycle time, and presenting students with classes more practices and research problems. Thus, the experimental study through the reduced model of the rotor of a hydraulic turbine has its importance based on the fact that it is possible to analyze its behavior in the laboratory itself. The present work aimed to design, model and manufacture, through a 3D printer, a reduced model of the Pelton turbine rotor for didactic use. The turbine rotor was dimensioned based on the project input data such as: head drop, turbine power, engine speed, pressure coefficient and efficiency. The rotor disk diameter of 375.75 mm was obtained, where 25 shells will be assembled. The manufactured model will be printed to compose a didactic bench later built for use in practical classes. This bench will be a tool for experimental research studies, and also as a didactic resource in subjects such as fluid mechanics and flow machines, taught in the undergraduate course in Mechanical Engineering, as a way of internalizing the content learned in the classroom.

Maintaining the Quality Management Program

AbstractsEstablishing and maintaining a quality management program (QMP) is easy in theory but difficult in practice. It requires considerable time, energy, and the full commitment of everyone involved, starting with the program management. The time involved in establishing a QMP varies in terms of time, depending on the scope of your system and the starting point. The initial question you need to ask is, “What standards, knowledge, do we already have?” In almost every case, the answer is “a considerable amount!” These days many hospitals already have accreditations or certifications like Joint Commission International (JCI), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), standards issued by the government and institutions and professional organizations. The most important pool of knowledge, however, is the education and experience of staff. All standards are initially created by colleagues in the field and, at least for FACT-JACIE, also further developed in a 3-year review cycle.

Undertaking medication review by telehealth

Background Medication review can be delivered using telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic to ensure ongoing provision of care to vulnerable patient populations and to minimise risk of infection for both patients and health professionals. Objective The aim of this article is to discuss the evidence related to telehealth medication reviews and provide practical considerations for conducting successful medication reviews by telehealth. Discussion Leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth technologies had been increasingly used to deliver medication review services, mainly to patients in rural and remote areas, and were accepted by patients. Available evidence suggests telehealth medication reviews may positively affect clinical and cost outcomes, but there are ongoing challenges. When delivering these services, appropriate preparation – using support people, maintaining patients’ privacy, selecting the most suitable technology on the basis of individual circumstances and ensuring good communication between healthcare professionals involved in medication review cycle of care – can help produce best results for patients.

Transformation at Scale

This chapter summarizes a unique department-wide effort in the adoption, development, implementation, and assessment of open educational resources (OER) for a wide range of information technology courses. The chapter presents the development principles and practices at four levels: OER-driven pedagogies, OER adoption and development, course design/review cycle, and department/program level coordination. The chapter also provides an overview of the OER features and adoption in the computing and IT field.

Barriers and facilitators for early career researchers completing systematic or scoping reviews in health sciences: A scoping review

BackgroundSystematic and scoping reviews are being published in health sciences and medicine at an increasing rate. At each stage during the systematic or scoping review cycle, different challenges can arise, especially for a novice researcher. Some of these challenges relate to inadequate or limited training in research methods, reporting standards, and the publication cycle, resulting in poorly conducted or reported reviews being published. We aimed to identify the challenges and facilitators experienced by early career researchers when undertaking systematic and scoping reviews. MethodsUsing a scoping review approach, we conducted comprehensive searches in multiple databases. The selection criteria for screening were established a priori and pilot tested. We included studies that focused on scoping or systematic reviews undertaken by early career researchers in the health sciences and medicine. All levels of screening were performed by two independent reviewers, while conflicts were resolved by discussion or a third reviewer. Two reviewers independently extracted relevant data using a pre-tested form, and discrepancies were resolved through discussion. Results were analysed thematically.ResultsThe literature search yielded a total of 14967 citations. Upon completion of title and abstract screening, 148 references were deemed potentially relevant and reviewed. Subsequently, 8 documents fulfilled our eligibility criteria and were included. ConclusionThis scoping review provides an overview of the barriers early career researchers face when conducting systematic and scoping reviews such as time, experience and expertise, training and mentoring, and methods. We also found facilitators that can be harnessed to assist them including training and adhering to reporting guidelines.

Use of Filters for Residency Application Review: Results From the Internal Medicine In-Training Examination Program Director Survey

ABSTRACT Background The increase in applications to residency programs, known as “application inflation,” creates challenges for program directors (PDs). Prior studies have shown that internal medicine (IM) PDs utilize criteria, such as United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Step examination performance, when reviewing applications. However, little is known about how early these filters are utilized in the application review cycle. Objective This study sought to assess the frequency and types of filters utilized by IM PDs during initial residency application screening and prior to more in-depth application review. Methods A web-based request for the 2016 Internal Medicine In-Training Examination (IM-ITE) PD Survey was sent to IM PDs. Responses from this survey were analyzed, excluding non-US programs. Results With a 50% response rate (214 of 424), IM PDs responded that the most commonly used data points to filter applicants prior to in-depth application review were the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Knowledge score (32%, 67 of 208), USMLE Step 1 score (24%, 50 of 208), and medical school attended (12%, 25 of 208). Over half of US IM PD respondents (55%, 114 of 208) indicated that they list qualifying interview criteria on their program website, and 31% of respondents (50 of 160) indicated that more than half of their applicant pool does not meet the program's specified interview criteria. Conclusions Results from the 2016 IM-ITE PD Survey indicate many IM PDs use filters for initial application screening, and that these filters, when available to applicants, do not affect many applicants' decisions to apply.

Partnership through co-creation: Lessons learnt at the University of Adelaide

This paper describes three exemplars of practice inspired by emerging evidence that student-staff partnerships have the potential to significantly enhance many areas of higher education. Students and academics at the University of Adelaide have successfully implemented this collaborative approach across a range of learning and teaching contexts. The Design Thinking Framework, developed by the Hasso Plattner Institute of Design at Stanford University, was utilised at a faculty, program, and course level to frame each of the exemplars, due to its implicit approach to creativity, collaborative development, and achievement of solutions. The iterative nature of the framework facilitated a review cycle for continuous improvement in each Students-as-Partners’ initiative. Analysing the outcomes of each exemplar has identified common hallmarks of successful partnership, and these indicators have the potential to contribute to the growing body of evidence that defines best practice in this pedagogy

Labours of Love and Convenience: Dealing with Community-Supported Knowledge in Museums

This writing utilizes the case study of a specific project, namely adopting a Digital Asset Management System (DAMS) based on open source technologies at the Art Institute of Chicago (AIC), to describe the thought process, which along the way led to the discovery of Linked Data and more general technology development practices based on community participation. In order to better replicate such a thought process and its evolution into a broader strategy that goes beyond technology, this paper will begin by describing the problem that the Collection IT team at AIC had been initially tasked to resolve, and its technical implementation. After that, the paper will treat the strategic shift of resources from a self-contained production and review cycle toward an exchange-based economy. The challenges, both external and internal, posed by this change will be addressed. All the while, the paper will highlight perspectives and challenges related to the museum sector, and the efforts of AIC to adopt views and methodologies that have traditionally been associated with the library world. A section is dedicated to ongoing efforts of the same nature among museums.

Challenges and facilitators for early career researchers completing systematic or scoping reviews in the health sciences: A Scoping Review Protocol

An increasing number of systematic reviews (SysRev) are being published in health sciences and medicine; however, many are poorly conducted or reported.Strategies are needed to help reduce this avoidable waste in research . Systematic reviews can help decision makers interpret the deluge of published biomedical literature. However, a SysRev or scoping review may be of limited use if the methods used to conduct them are flawed, or if reporting is incomplete.At each stage during the systematic or scoping review cycle, different challenges can arise, especially for a novice researcher. All knowledge syntheses, once past the stage of question formulation, begin with the literature search. Librarians are in a strategic position to uncover issues regarding a researcher’slevel of preparedness in conducting these types of studies. From this vantage point, librarians can have a significant impact by teaching researchers about practices to properly report findings, as well as by raising awareness about which methodology might be more appropriate for their research question. Research waste is a growing concern, and librariansare part of the answer in the role they play as advocates for research integrity and transparency. This scoping review would be the first to cover this topic in a comprehensive, structured and methodologically rigorous way. Results would be of interest to librarians, researchers, educators and the wider research community in health sciences and medicine.