scholarly journals Transforming A Course On Automotive Emissions Control Through The Use Of Assessment Tools

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet Braun
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Emissions Control ◽  
Automotive Emissions ◽  
Use Of Assessment

Assessing Motor Deficits in Neurological Rehabilitation: Patterns of Instrument Usage

2001 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederike M.J. van Wijck ◽  
Anand D. Pandyan ◽  
Garth R Johnson ◽  
Michael P. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Motor Deficits ◽  
Measurement Technology ◽  
Neurological Rehabilitation ◽  
Clinical Scales ◽  
Frequent Use ◽  
Modified Ashworth Scale ◽  
Use Of Assessment ◽  
Assessment Scales ◽  
Ashworth Scale

To describe current patterns in the use of clinical scales and measurement tech nology for the assessment of motor deficits in neurological rehabilitation. Question naire, sent to the 2,556 members of the World Forum for Neurological Rehabilita tion, distributed over 75 countries. Sixty-eight questionnaires were returned. Generally, participants indicated that the centres where they were based used a num ber of different clinical assessment scales (median, three), most frequently with a small proportion of patients. The (Modified) Ashworth Scale, the FIM, and the Fugl-Meyer were used most frequently. Only 35 respondents stated that their centre used one or more scales in >75% of their patients, but the choice of such routinely applied in struments varied between centres. The application of measurement technology was re stricted, with video and goniometry being used most frequently. The main barriers to more frequent use of assessment tools were perceived to be a lack of resources, infor mation, and training. The (albeit limited) results from this survey suggest that the assessment of motor deficits in neurological rehabilitation is currently mostly qualita tive and lacks standardisation. More resources and education are required to support a more routine application of assessment tools and to integrate measurement tech nology further in neurological rehabilitation to assist in the process of quantification of outcomes. Key Words: Motor deficits—Neurological rehabilitation—Outcome as sessment—Standardisation—Measurement technology.

scholarly journals El cuidado informal en tiempos de crisis. Análisis desde la perspectiva enfermera

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 515-541 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manoli Cantillo Monjo ◽  
Teresa Lleopart Coll ◽  
Sandra Ezquerra Samper
Keyword(s):  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Gender Inequalities ◽  
The Arts ◽  
Current Perspective ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
And Gender ◽  
New Research ◽  
Practice Methods ◽  
Use Of Assessment

Objetivos: Cuantificar y caracterizar la producción científica enfermera sobre cuidados informales del período 2007-2016, observar la evolución de la temática durante estos años, adquirir una perspectiva actual sobre el estado de la cuestión y realizar propuestas sobre futuras líneas de investigación e intervención.Metodología: Revisión bibliográfica llevada a cabo mediante dos estrategias: una cuantitativa, y una segunda estrategia cualitativa. Resultados: El tipo de artículo más publicado es el estudio original cuantitativo, aunque se detecta un crecimiento de las publicaciones con enfoque cualitativo. Los temas más tratados son el perfil de la persona cuidadora, los impactos de la atención en su salud y en otros aspectos de su vida cotidiana, las propuestas de intervenciones profesionales para promover el cuidado personal y para evitar la sobrecarga de las personas cuidadoras y, por último, el uso de herramientas de evaluación para la planificación de la atención a las mismas.Conclusiones: Las publicaciones enfermeras identifican con acierto la centralidad del cuidado informal y el giro asistencial hacia el domicilio y la familia. No problematizan, sin embargo, el actual trasvase de responsabilidades hacia el cuidado desde las administraciones públicas hacia el ámbito familiar, ni analizan en profundidad las desigualdades socioeconómicas y de género reinantes en el actual escenario de cuidados. El abordaje a estos dos elementos puede contribuir a abrir nuevas líneas de investigación e intervención en el campo de la enfermería. Goals: To quantify and characterize the scientific production in nursing on informal care from 2007 to 2016, to observe the evolution of the theme during this period, to acquire a current perspective on the state of the arts, and to suggest future directions of both research and professional practice. Methods: Bibliographical review undertaken through two strategies: a quantitative strategy and a qualitative one. Results: The most frequent type of published article is quantitative although there is an increase of qualitative publications. Among the most frequent themes are: the study of the caregiver’s profile, as well as the impacts of care on their health and on their everyday life; practical professional recommendations to promote care and self-care and to prevent caregivers’ overload; and, finally, the use of assessment tools for planning attention of caregivers. Conclusions: While nursing publications rightly identify the centrality of the family and the household in the new care scenario, they do not problematize the current transfer of responsibility for care from public administrations toward the realm of the family. Neither do they problematize the social, economic, and gender inequalities that take place in the context of care. To approach these two themes can contribute to create new research and professional lines in nursing.

scholarly journals A new hollow fibre catalytic converter design for sustainable automotive emissions control

2019 ◽  
Vol 120 ◽  
pp. 86-90 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Izwanne Mahyon ◽  
Tao Li ◽  
Ricardo Martinez-Botas ◽  
Zhentao Wu ◽  
Kang Li
Keyword(s):  
Catalytic Converter ◽  
Hollow Fibre ◽  
Emissions Control ◽  
Automotive Emissions ◽  
Converter Design

Educational failure or success

2013 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
pp. 302-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sally Dixon
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Language Learning ◽  
First Language ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Native English Speakers ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
English Speakers ◽  
Standard English ◽  
Students First ◽  
Use Of Assessment

Within the Australian education system, Aboriginal students’ use of non-standard English features is often viewed simplistically as evidence of non-attainment of literacy and oral-English milestones. One reason for this is the widespread use of assessment tools which fail to differentiate between native- English speakers and students who are learning English as a second language. In these assessments, non-standard English features are framed as ‘mistakes’ and low scores taken as evidence of ‘poor’ performance. This paper will contrast a mistake-oriented analysis with one that incorporates knowledge of the students’ first language. It will clearly show that when consideration is given to the first language, a more nuanced picture of English proficiency emerges: one that is attuned to the specific second language learning pathway and thus far better placed to inform both assessment and classroom instruction.i

Assessment in Academia. The good, the bad and the ugly

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 113
Author(s):  
Paul Kelter
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Assessment Tools ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Good Teaching ◽  
Normal Part ◽  
People Skills ◽  
Grant Money ◽  
Use Of Assessment ◽  
Department Faculty

<span>The use of assessment tools in academia is increasing at a torrid pace. The most important factor in this stunning increase in assessment is the desire for accountability during difficult economic times. In particular: administrators need to prove to a skeptical public that tax dollars are being spent wisely; individual department faculty need to justify their own budgets; employers want to know that the graduates they hire have the content, thinking and people skills that are required by corporations; and federal, state and private granting organizations want to know that their grant money is being put to good use. This paper will discuss the audiences for assessment and the types of tools that are now a normal part of our faculty responsibilities in the United States. The special focuses will be on considering how we distinguish good teaching from bad teaching, what U.S. universities are doing, and can do, to deal with bad teachers, and how I deal with these issues in my own classroom.</span>

Pd-doped LaCoO3 regenerative catalyst for automotive emissions control

2008 ◽  
Vol 83 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 214-220 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sina Sartipi ◽  
Abbas Ali Khodadadi ◽  
Yadollah Mortazavi
Keyword(s):  
Emissions Control ◽  
Automotive Emissions
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