A Wheelchair Dynamometer

1980 ◽  
Vol 102 (4) ◽  
pp. 718-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. G. Thacker ◽  
J. R. O’Reagan ◽  
J. H. Aylor
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Multiple Uses ◽  
Patient Performance ◽  
Wheelchair Dynamometer

This paper describes the design of a low-cost wheelchair dynamometer used to evaluate patient performance while using their own wheelchairs. Specifications are listed and details of the overall system including controlling schemes are given. Representative clinical research is listed. The multiple uses of the dynamometer system are discussed.

Quality Improvement or Research—Deciding Which Road to Take

2014 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 58-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julie M. Stausmire
Keyword(s):  
Critical Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Evidence Based Practices ◽  
Care Nurse ◽  
Scarce Resources ◽  
Quality Patient Care ◽  
Broad Overview

Critical care nurses are constantly challenged to provide safe, high-quality patient care at a low cost with increasingly scarce resources while implementing the latest evidence-based practices into their own clinical practice. This article is the first in a 4-part series to provide a practical quality improvement guide for critical care nurses interested in implementing system process or performance improvement projects within their own units. Part 1 is designed to answer the question “What method is better for measuring real-world patient outcomes—quality improvement or clinical research?” A broad overview of the differences between quality improvement and clinical research is provided. A newly published checklist to differentiate between attributes of each process is introduced, and readers can test their own knowledge between quality improvement and research with a quick quiz of studies recently published in Critical Care Nurse.

scholarly journals Do Eco-Friendly Floral Preservative Solutions Prolong Vase Life Better Than Chemical Solutions?

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 415
Author(s):  
Toan Khac Nguyen ◽  
Jin Hee Lim
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Postharvest Quality ◽  
Vase Life ◽  
Cut Flower ◽  
Cut Flowers ◽  
Chemical Solutions ◽  
Multiple Uses ◽  
Better Than ◽  
Preservative Solutions

Cut flowers have become an export income in the global floriculture market. They have multiple uses, such as for home beautification, in ceremonies (including weddings and funerals), and as symbols of love, appreciation, respect, etc., in humane society. Each type of cut flower has a different vase life and the longevity of their freshness is linked to preharvest, harvest, and postharvest tools and conditions. The postharvest quality and vase life must be considered in order to obtain the desirable qualities of cut flowers, and factors that affect this are important in the floral industry. The use of floral preservative solutions is good practice for prolonging the vase life of cut flowers. Currently, the eco-friendly solutions, which are used as floral preservatives for extending cut flower vase life, have been discovered to be a low-cost and organic alternative as compared to chemical solutions. However, there are certain problems associated with the use of chemical and eco-friendly solutions. In this review, we summarize several potential approaches to improve flower vase life and discuss the best choices for holding-preservative-solution practices.

Closing the cycle of innovation in healthcare in Europe

2020 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frank Hulstaert ◽  
Alric Ruether ◽  
Jacques Demotes ◽  
Øyvind Melien
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Priority Setting ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Health Technology ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Public Health Decision ◽  
Funding Sources ◽  
Or Practice ◽  
Health Decision

AbstractPragmatic or practice-oriented comparative effectiveness trials may be conducted to fill the evidence gaps that are revealed after the private sector has performed the trials needed for bringing their product to the market. A tool of increasing importance to identify such evidence gaps is resulting from health technology assessments (HTA) whereby the data derived from clinical research are examined in a systematic manner with reference to effect, safety, as well as additional parameters. Practice-oriented trials are informative for healthcare decision makers, practice-changing and may even be cost-saving for the healthcare payers. There are however only a limited number of funding sources for such trials. Public and private healthcare payers should stimulate the conduct of practice-oriented trials in their effort to maximize patient benefit within the limitation of the available resources. Pragmatic randomized trials can be performed at low cost when based on existing coded electronic health records and as well health registries. Public health decision makers are increasingly taking advantage of results from health technology assessments to support priority setting. In accordance with this it would appear reasonable that decision makers should get more involved in priority setting and funding also in the field of clinical research in order to provide further evidence needed for assessments, reassessments, and subsequent qualified decisions and resource allocations in health care. A closer dialogue and collaboration between the clinical research and HTA communities would facilitate a more efficient utilization of such opportunities.

People Watch

2009 ◽  
Vol 13 (04) ◽  
pp. 82-83
Keyword(s):  
Waste Water ◽  
Water Treatment ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Waste Water Treatment ◽  
Chief Operating Officer

Medicilon/MPI Pre-clinical Research-Shanghai Announces New President and Chief Operating Officer. Singapore Honors Dutch Scientist for Low-cost Waste Water Treatment. New CEO for AVA. Spain's Minister for Health and Consumer Affairs Visits Singapore.

scholarly journals E-survey with researchers, members of ethics committees and sponsors of clinical research in Brazil: an emerging methodology for scientific research

2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sonia Mansoldo Dainesi ◽  
Moisés Goldbaum
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Ethics Committees ◽  
Epidemiological Studies ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Internet Users ◽  
Refusal To Participate ◽  
University Degree ◽  
Age Range

INTRODUCTION: The growth of Internet users enables epidemiological studies to be conducted electronically, representing a promising methodology for data collection. METHODS: Members of Ethics Committees, Clinical Researchers and Sponsors were interviewed using questionnaires sent over the Internet. Along with the questionnaire, participants received a message explaining the survey and also the informed consent. Returning the questionnaire meant the consent of the participant was given. No incentive was offered; two reminders were sent. RESULTS: The response rate was 21% (124/599), 20% (58/290) and 45% (24/53) respectively for Ethics Committees, Researchers and Sponsors. The percentage of return before the two reminders was about 62%. Reasons for non-response: participant not found, refusal to participate, lack of experience in clinical research or in the therapeutic field. Characteristics of participants: 45% of Ethics Committee participants, 64% of Researchers and 63% of Sponsors were male; mean age (range), respectively: 47 (28-74), 53 (24-72) and 40 (29-65) years. Among Researchers and Sponsors, all respondents had at least a university degree and, in the Ethics Committees group, only two (1.7%) did not have one. Most of the questionnaires in all groups came from the Southeast Region of Brazil, probably reflecting the highest number of clinical trials and research professionals in this region. CONCLUSION: Despite the potential limitations of a survey done through the Internet, this study led to a response rate similar to what has been observed with other models, efficiency in obtaining responses (speed and quality), convenience for respondents and low cost.

scholarly journals The Clinical Research Associate Retention Study: A Report From the Children’s Oncology Group

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (6) ◽  
pp. 414-421 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily E. Owens Pickle ◽  
Dawn Borgerson ◽  
Anelise Espirito-Santo ◽  
Sabrina Wigginton ◽  
Susan Devine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Research ◽  
Intent To Leave ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Oncology Group ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
High Turnover ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Associate ◽  
Reasons For Staying

Pediatric medicine often struggles to receive adequate research funding for its small, yet vulnerable population of patients. Remarkable discovery in pediatric oncology is credited in large part to the collaborative structure of its research community. The Children’s Oncology Group conducts studies supported by the National Cancer Institute. The clinical research associate (CRA) discipline comprises professionals who support administrative duties, regulatory duties, subject management, and data collection at individual research sites. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with CRA retention, as the group continues to have high turnover and position vacancy. A cross-sectional survey design was used to characterize the most frequently cited reasons CRAs gave when considering leaving or staying within their position. Results suggest that low salary, unmanageable workload, lack of career advancement and professional development, and lack of research commitment from the medical team were associated with intent to leave CRA positions. The most frequently cited reasons for staying at their job were the meaningfulness and interest in the work, a supportive principal investigator, and enjoyment working with colleagues. CRAs reported serious but eminently solvable issues that can be addressed using practical and low-cost solutions to improve job satisfaction and retention.

scholarly journals The construction and evaluation of a low-cost isokinetic knee exerciser

1992 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 15-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Greenblatt
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Shock Absorber ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Upper And Lower Bounds ◽  
Preliminary Evaluation ◽  
Rehabilitation Programs ◽  
Lever Mechanism ◽  
Patient Performance

An inexpensive knee exerciser which closely approximates the performance of state-of-the-art isokinetic equipment has been constructed and a preliminary evaluation has been carried out. Unlike other exercisers, the lower limb angular velocity cannot be set a priori but, on the basis of patient performance it is possible to restrict limb velocity to within upper and lower bounds. The exerciser makes use of a shock absorber and lever mechanism which allow easy calibration of the system while elementary electronics and computer interfacing allow the measurement angle, velocity and torque in real time. A significant advantage of this exerciser over some isokinetic knee exercisers currently on the market is that limited arc rotation can be enforced. This type of limb restriction is important in many rehabilitation programs.

scholarly journals Fluoxetina: profilo terapeutico e farmacoeconomico di un prodotto generico

2003 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 125-152
Author(s):  
Carlo Della Pepa ◽  
Mario Eandi
Keyword(s):  
Major Depression ◽  
Clinical Research ◽  
Cost Minimization ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Prior Work ◽  
Antidepressive Agent ◽  
Great Advance

Fluoxetine has been the first antidepressive agent of the class of selective serotonine reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) to be introduced in therapy, back in 1987. The availability of SSRIs has meant a great advance in the treatment of major depression and other neuro-psychiatric pathologies. In this paper we review the scientific and clinical research on fluoxetine that has been published in the last six years, as the prior work has been extensively examined in a review conducted on the tenth anniversary of its introduction on the market. The review focuses on cost minimization strategies that can be conducted following the introduction of low cost generic fluoxetine.

scholarly journals Are the Enrichment Nutrient Feasible to the Vermicomposting Efficiency For Water Hyacinth (E. Crassipes)?

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karolina Kotsubo ◽  
Irineu Bianchini Júnior ◽  
Marcela Bianchessi da Cunha Santino ◽  
Hugo Henrique Lanzi Saulino
Keyword(s):  
Water Resources ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Nutrient Addition ◽  
Aquatic Weeds ◽  
Organic Solution ◽  
Compost Quality ◽  
Multiple Uses ◽  
Macrophyte Biomass

Abstract In eutrophic environments, aquatic weeds reproduce quickly and occupy large areas, preventing multiple uses of water resources. The use of the biomass of these plants in vermicomposting represents a sustainable alternative. The enrichment of macrophyte biomass during vermicomposting was tested using inorganic NPK solution (1.75% and 3.5%) and organic solution (0.25 g/L and 0.5 g/L) to improve the quality of the compound. Biomass consumption increased as the experiment progressed, reaching the highest values at the end. The experiment without worms remained stable. The influence of E. fetida individuals the vermicomposting process of water hyacinth will depend nutrient addition. The additions improved subtly the compost quality and the consumption of biomass, besides its low-cost, easily obtained and applicable treatment. It does not have the necessary requirements for its use as a fertilizer. However, we suggest the use in association with other fertilizers, adding moisture and structuring to the soil.

Decomposition of the metastable beta titanium alloy Ti-15-3

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 264-265
Author(s):  
Y. L. Chen ◽  
S. Fujlshiro
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
High Strength ◽  
Alpha Phase ◽  
Thick Sheet ◽  
Omega Phase ◽  
Beta Titanium Alloy ◽  
Beta Titanium ◽  
Beta Matrix ◽  
Metastable Beta ◽  
Very High

Metastable beta titanium alloys have been known to have numerous advantages such as cold formability, high strength, good fracture resistance, deep hardenability, and cost effectiveness. Very high strength is obtainable by precipitation of the hexagonal alpha phase in a bcc beta matrix in these alloys. Precipitation hardening in the metastable beta alloys may also result from the formation of transition phases such as omega phase. Ti-15-3 (Ti-15V- 3Cr-3Al-3Sn) has been developed recently by TIMET and USAF for low cost sheet metal applications. The purpose of the present study was to examine the aging characteristics in this alloy.The composition of the as-received material is: 14.7 V, 3.14 Cr, 3.05 Al, 2.26 Sn, and 0.145 Fe. The beta transus temperature as determined by optical metallographic method was about 770°C. Specimen coupons were prepared from a mill-annealed 1.2 mm thick sheet, and solution treated at 827°C for 2 hr in argon, then water quenched. Aging was also done in argon at temperatures ranging from 316 to 616°C for various times.

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