Cochlear Implant Recipients: Device Selection Preferences and Experiences

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (9) ◽  
pp. 4-20
Author(s):  
Cache Pitt ◽  
Christina Heitzinger ◽  
Lauri Nelson ◽  
Elizabeth Preston ◽  
Karen Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Cochlear Implant ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Device Manufacturer ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Post Implantation ◽  
Selection Of

Cochlear implants can provide benefit for many deaf and hard of hearing individuals. When candidacy for implantation is determined, recipients are often responsible for selecting the manufacturer of their own cochlear implant. Recipients may, however, encounter various challenges in the selection process, due to the complexity of information and lack of standardization for patient education. This study explored the experiences of cochlear implant recipients with the selection process, including influential factors in their selection, their commitment to the implant, and their post-implantation perceptions. Eighty recipients who had received their implant within the last 12 months completed an online survey. Results of the survey revealed that a wide range of factors influenced selection, that most recipients chose a device without direct recommendations from their audiologist, and that many would have preferred to receive advice from their cochlear implant center in the selection of the device manufacturer.

scholarly journals Selection Process of Sustainable Indicators for the Algarve Region—OBSERVE Project

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 444 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fátima Farinha ◽  
Miguel Oliveira ◽  
Elisa Silva ◽  
Rui Lança ◽  
Manuel Pinheiro ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Economic Implications ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Economic Agents ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
Flow Of Information ◽  
Selection Of

The selection of indicators for the Observatory of Sustainability of the Algarve Region for Tourism (OBSERVE), poses challenges, namely which indicators are relevant to stakeholders and how to assure that information is available. To support the selection of the environmental, sociocultural, economic and institutional indicators, an engagement process was designed and applied, which included meetings with stakeholders, a workshop and an online survey. The results showed that both workshop and online surveys reflected, in general, similar opinions, thus allowing the selecting of the sustainable development indicators for the Algarve region. Additionally, the results showed that nearly 75% of the indicators can be obtained from national statistics and, therefore, can be used on the OBSERVE project, assuring a quick flow of information. As limitations, it is important to mention that the other 25% will need further development, in order to provide data for indicators, like carbon management and client satisfaction. With this approach, the observatory will survey and evaluate the sustainable development of the region (status and trends), based on indicators that answer to the strategic needs of system’s main users, with social and economic implications, i.e., public institutions, economic agents, tourists, local communities and residents.

scholarly journals ANALYSIS OF CREATING BENCHMARK IMAGES METHODS TO TEST THE ACCURACY OF PHOTOGRAMMETRIC SOFTWARE

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-55
Author(s):  
Alexander V. Komissarov ◽  
◽  
Valeriya V. Dedkova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Aerial Survey ◽  
High Price ◽  
Work Time ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Processing Accuracy ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Classi Fication ◽  
The Right ◽  
Imagery Processing ◽  
Selection Of

Digital photogrammetry is based on the use of specialized photogrammetric software (or digital photogrammetric systems) to solve problems related to the aerospace imagery processing. A wide range of programs and high price motivate consumers to choose the right software that responds to requirements of processing accuracy, amount of work, time of execution, etc. The main goal of this study is to analyze the existing methods of benchmark images creating to test photogrammetric pro-grams. The article carries out the analysis of existing techniques of creating benchmark images, classi-fication, selection of benchmark images types suitable for testing of photogrammetric software, and substantiates the necessity for checking of aerial survey results quality in specialized software.

Components for Composite Material Customization System

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soumitra Nandi ◽  
Zahed Siddique
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Material Selection ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Material Design ◽  
Optimization Techniques ◽  
Conventional Approach ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Properties Of Materials ◽  
Selection Of

With the advancements of composite materials and research in nano-composites, designers have the flexibility to select materials from a wide range of properties to meet their specific design needs. Even with all these advancements, the material selection process during design follows a very conventional approach. The conventional approach to material design is to select a certain material from a given pre-set material list that allows the attainment of nearest properties required for the product. One of the disadvantages of this approach is that the trade-off inherent in the selection of material, when multiple properties are targeted, can be cumbersome to achieve or addressed at all. In this paper we present an approach to select and design composite materials, where the designer will have flexibility to select multiple properties of materials during the design of a new product. This approach employs an index for selection combined with heuristic optimization techniques to select the optimized combination of composite materials that could meet closest possible property goals. In the case study presented in this paper, we did not perform any optimization; rather, emphasize is given to the explanation of material selection technique, and an RMS value is introduced as an index for the selection.

scholarly journals Optimization of Building Components with Sustainability Aspects in BIM Environment

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Khanzadi ◽  
Ali Kaveh ◽  
Mohammad Rastegar Moghaddam ◽  
Seyyed Mohammad Pourbagheri
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Building Materials ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Optimal Combination ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Procurement Cost ◽  
Building Components ◽  
Selection Of

In recent decades, the variety of building materials has grown a great deal causing the selection of suitable materials from a wide range of candidates to be complex and difficult. One of the main criteria to be considered in this area, besides reducing procurement cost, is paying attention to various aspects affecting the dimensions of sustainable development, such as increasing energy saving, applying recyclable materials and localization.This paper proposes a framework in the BIM environment - as one of the successful approaches in the AEC industry - which allows the project stakeholders to choose the most desired and optimal combination for their building components with least human interference in the selection process makes systematic choices. In order to achieve the purposes embedded in the framework phases, several methods such as ENSCBO, DEA and VIKOR have been utilized in order to evaluate and depict the selection process, this is implemented as a Revit plugin and eventually applied to a case study.

scholarly journals Typologies of postnatal support and breastfeeding at two months in the UK

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily H Emmott ◽  
Abigail Emma Page ◽  
Sarah Myers
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Support Group ◽  
Emotional Support ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Latent Class ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Breastfeeding Rates ◽  
The Uk ◽  
To Receive

Extensive evidence suggests that social support improves breastfeeding outcomes. Building on this evidence-base, public health services and interventions aiming to improve breastfeeding rates have primarily targeted informational and emotional support to mothers, reflecting an individual behaviour-change approach. However, mothers exist within a wider social network, and the characteristics of their broader support networks may be an important predictor of breastfeeding outcomes. Here we explore the typologies of postnatal support for mothers in the UK; a population with one of the lowest breastfeeding rates in Europe. Using retrospective data from an online survey (data collection period between December 2017 and February 2018), we carry out a latent class regression (n=432) to identify “clusters” of postnatal support in our data. Mothers in our sample were most likely to receive practical and emotional support from partners and maternal grandmothers, and breastfeeding information from health professionals. We identify three distinct typologies of postnatal support: 1) Extensive support, where mothers received support from a wide range of supporters including partners, maternal grandmothers, friends and health professionals, but mothers were the only ones to feed the infant; 2) Family support, where mothers received support from partners and maternal grandmothers, including with infant feeding, but less likely to receive support from health professionals; and 3) Low support, where mothers primarily received support from partners. 94% of women with extensive support were predicted to be breastfeeding at two months, followed by 48% of mothers in the low support group, and 13% in the family support group. Our findings highlight the complexities of family support and its potential impact on breastfeeding, as well as the significance of professional support. Overall, our results hint at the potential value for health professionals to engage with wider family in order to achieve extensive support for mothers.

scholarly journals Therapists Make the Switch to Telepsychology to Safely Continue Treating Their Patients During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Virtual Reality Telepsychology May Be Next

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Sampaio ◽  
Maria Vicenta Navarro Haro ◽  
Bruno De Sousa ◽  
Wilson Vieira Melo ◽  
Hunter G. Hoffman
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Treatment Effectiveness ◽  
Immersive Virtual Reality ◽  
Training And Education ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Ethics Guidelines ◽  
Therapy Sessions

Before COVID-19, most therapists had concerns about telepsychology, and only treated patients in person. During the COVID-19 lockdown, patients still needed therapy, but in-person therapy sessions became unsafe. The current study measured how many therapists are using online therapy before vs. during COVID-19, how much training they have received, and their knowledge about legal restrictions on using telepsychology. A sample of 768 U.S.A. mental health professionals completed a 29-item online survey. Results show that before COVID-19, most therapists only saw their patients in person (e.g., at the therapists office), but during the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all therapists used a wide range of telecommunication technologies to communicate with their quarantined patients, including texting, telephones, video conferences, and even virtual reality. According to within-subject related samples comparisons, 39% of survey respondents used telepsychology before COVID-19, vs. 98% during COVID-19 (χ2 = 450.02, p < 0.001). Therapists reported high treatment effectiveness using telepsychology (7.45 on 0–10 scale). However, overall, on a 0–10 scale, therapists reported a significant increase in feeling burned out during the COVID-19 pandemic, Mean = 3.93 (SD = 1.93) before vs. 6.22 (SD = 2.27) during the pandemic (Z = −18.57, p < 0.001). Although the APA ethics guidelines encourage therapists to use telepsychology with their patients during the crisis, gaps in respondents' knowledge identify a need for increased specialized training and education. Although the current study showed that virtual reality is rarely used by the therapists surveyed, virtual reality is a promising new telepsychology technology. Billions of dollars are currently being invested in mass producing immersive virtual reality systems. In the future, as networked immersive Virtual Reality becomes more widely available, therapists and patients in physically different locations will be able to “meet” in a shared computer-generated world designed for therapy sessions, potentially including group sessions. Telepsychology and virtual reality have the potential to be increasingly valuable tools to help therapists mitigate the consequences of COVID-19. Research, development and training is recommended.

scholarly journals Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penerimaan Bantuan Beras Miskin Menggunakan Metode AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) Pada Kecamatan Banawa

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 59
Author(s):  
Dewi Kusumawati ◽  
Mohammad Mohammad
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Hierarchy Process ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Black Box ◽  
Development Method ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Disadvantaged People ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Process Method

The rice program for poor families or commonly known as Raskin is one of the government's efforts to reduce the burden of expenditure on poor families. The Raskin program is to reduce poverty and maintain the food of economically disadvantaged people so that all parties are expected to participate in the success of this program so that it can be implemented properly and is beneficial to the community. In general, the problems that occur in the assistance of Poor Rice assistance are still not optimal, because at the time of selection of poor rice recipients there is no system that supports so that during the selection process still using estimates only and there is no calculation at the time of selection of poor rice recipients. So that few or many people sometimes protest because people are supposed to get help but they don't get the assistance, and vice versa. The purpose of this study is to help the committee to receive poor rice assistance in selecting people who are entitled to receive assistance, especially in the district of Banawa. The research method used is the software development method using the prototype method and decision-making method using the AHP (Analytical Hierarchy Process) method. Based on the results of testing conducted with the black box technique, the results show that the decision support system for receiving poor rice assistance can help the sub-district, especially the committee in selecting poor rice aid recipients, by comparing the criteria for each alternative and showing the value the highest of alternatives means that the alternative is the main choice for receiving poor rice assistance.

scholarly journals Introduction to Section II

2021 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Shea
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Online Learning ◽  
Deep Learning ◽  
Learning Processes ◽  
Submission Process ◽  
Institutional Issues ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
K 12 ◽  
To Receive ◽  
Selection Of

In addition to the papers associated with the OLC Accelerate and Innovate conferences, we also have a selection of studies that have been reviewed and accepted for publication through our regular submission process. The journal continues to receive hundreds of submissions and the Online Learning Consortium appreciates the opportunity to serve as a nexus for researchers in the field.   These studies investigate deep learning processes, motivation, compassion, and a wide range of other student, faculty and institutional issues in both k-12 and higher education online settings.

scholarly journals Structure of anxiety associated with СOVID-19 pandemic: the online survey results

2020 ◽  
pp. 70-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
MYu Sorokin ◽  
ED Kasyanov ◽  
GV Rukavishnikov ◽  
OV Makarevich ◽  
NG Neznanov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Stress ◽  
Affective Disorders ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Sample Median ◽  
Distress Level ◽  
Epidemic Period ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Survey Results

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed not only serious threats to the physical health of the population, but also provoked a wide range of psychological problems. The study was aimed to define the structure of anxiety in the population during the epidemic period, as well as to identify the most vulnerable social groups (including individuals with affective disorders) which were most in need of psychological and/or psychiatric help. The online survey of 1957 Russian-speaking respondents aged over 18 was carried out from March 30 to April 5, 2020. The anxiety distress level was verified using the Psychological Stress Measure (PSM-25), the stigmatization of individuals experiencing respiratory symptoms was assessed using the modified Perceived Devaluation-Discrimination Questionnaire (PDD; Cronbach's α = 0.707). In 99.8% of respondents, the combination of various concerns associated with COVID-19 was observed, the mean psychological stress score was increased to moderate level (score 104.9 ± 34.4), and the stigmatization score exceeded the whole sample median value (19.5±3.4; Me = 17). About 35% of respondents had concerns associated with anxiety distress (Cohen’s d = 0.16–0.39): these were the "risk of social isolation" and the "possible lack of medication for daily use". The following groups of respondents were the most susceptible to the stress: people with affective disorders, young people (aged ≤20), unemployed persons, single persons, people with no formal education, and women. Thus, the broad sectors of the population need correction of anxiety distress associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, the measures’ implementation should be targeted, and in terms of coverage and content oriented to the identified vulnerable social groups.

Selection criteria for slurry trench cutoffs

1983 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-537
Author(s):  
M. D. Haug ◽  
Paul Kozicki
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Selection Procedure ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Engineering Properties ◽  
Cutoff Wall ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Slurry Trench ◽  
Open Trench ◽  
Selection Of

Slurry trench cutoff walls have been employed for over three decades and are becoming increasingly popular for controlling seepage of groundwater and hazardous wastes. They are also gaining acceptance for construction of underground facilities. The technique involves the excavation of a narrow trench in the presence of a bentonitic fluid or slurry. The slurry acts to support the open trench until it is backfilled with an impermeable material. The increase in popularity of these walls has been aided by the development of new construction techniques. These techniques offer the designer a wide range of engineering properties for the cutoff wall. However, there are few published guidelines on the selection of slurry trench cutoffs. This has resulted in situations where the cutoff wall selected was originally designed for a totally different application. The net effect in these cases has been poor performance and an unsatisfactory cutoff wall.This paper examines the principal methods of constructing slurry trench cutoffs, establishes their engineering characteristics, and presents a procedure for selecting a slurry trench cutoff. The factors which influence the selection are identified and discussed. The methodology of the selection process is reviewed with an example. This review and examination of the selection procedure demonstrates that it is an effective method of compiling and systematically analyzing the relevant factors affecting selection of slurry trench cutoffs.

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