The state-of-the-art in digital technology-based assessment

Michael O'Leary; Darina Scully; Anastasios Karakolidis; Vasiliki Pitsia

doi:10.1111/ejed.12271

The state-of-the-art in digital technology-based assessment

European Journal of Education ◽

10.1111/ejed.12271 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 53 (2) ◽

pp. 160-175 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Michael O'Leary ◽

Darina Scully ◽

Anastasios Karakolidis ◽

Vasiliki Pitsia

Keyword(s):

Digital Technology ◽

State Of The Art ◽

The State

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Literature Review of Digital Twins Applications in Construction Workforce Safety

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11010339 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 339

Author(s):

Lei Hou ◽

Shaoze Wu ◽

Guomin (Kevin) Zhang ◽

Yongtao Tan ◽

Xiangyu Wang

Keyword(s):

Literature Review ◽

Construction Industry ◽

Digital Technology ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Health And Safety ◽

The State ◽

Construction Sector ◽

Digital Twins ◽

Improvement Strategies ◽

Complex Construction

For many decades, safety has been a challenge in the construction sector. Despite extensive efforts to improve overall safety, the sector’s casualty rate still remains high. In practice, dynamic and complex construction processes may lead to on-site risks and safety plans being overlooked, likely leading to a variety of safety accidents. Nowadays, under the guidance of the digital twins (DT) concept, the advent of state-of-the-art sensing and visualisation technologies has offered the possibility to improve construction health and safety in the workplace. To understand the research advances of these technologies, identify their gaps and challenges, and propose solutions to further advance the industry’s safety, we conducted and report a thorough review on the state-of-the-art technological studies, and elaborate upon the key findings in detail. For instance, despite DT being proven to be effective in improving construction workforce safety, the construction industry has yet to fully exploit and streamline these innovations in practice. Overall, this review provides insights into technological clustering, improvement strategies, as well as workforce safety, which can benefit from formulating effective digital technology paradigms.

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Practical Picture Processing

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100051700 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 338-339

Author(s):

T. A. Welton

Keyword(s):

Radiation Damage ◽

Coherence Length ◽

Spatial Information ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Coherent Radiation ◽

The State ◽

Energy Spread ◽

Electron Micrograph ◽

Picture Processing ◽

Molecular Skeleton

Various authors have emphasized the spatial information resident in an electron micrograph taken with adequately coherent radiation. In view of the completion of at least one such instrument, this opportunity is taken to summarize the state of the art of processing such micrographs. We use the usual symbols for the aberration coefficients, and supplement these with £ and 6 for the transverse coherence length and the fractional energy spread respectively. He also assume a weak, biologically interesting sample, with principal interest lying in the molecular skeleton remaining after obvious hydrogen loss and other radiation damage has occurred.

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Current Issues: Advanced Digital Technology for Supervising Graduate Clinicians

Perspectives on Administration and Supervision ◽

10.1044/aas20.1.9 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

pp. 9-13 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Glenn Tellis ◽

Lori Cimino ◽

Jennifer Alberti

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Digital Technology ◽

Clinical Training ◽

State Of The Art ◽

Clinical Skills ◽

Slow Motion ◽

Video Capture ◽

Microsoft Excel ◽

Clinical Supervisors ◽

Training And Supervision

Abstract The purpose of this article is to provide clinical supervisors with information pertaining to state-of-the-art clinic observation technology. We use a novel video-capture technology, the Landro Play Analyzer, to supervise clinical sessions as well as to train students to improve their clinical skills. We can observe four clinical sessions simultaneously from a central observation center. In addition, speech samples can be analyzed in real-time; saved on a CD, DVD, or flash/jump drive; viewed in slow motion; paused; and analyzed with Microsoft Excel. Procedures for applying the technology for clinical training and supervision will be discussed.

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