scholarly journals The Model of Good Health

2018 ◽  
Vol 140 (04) ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
Jean Thilmany
Keyword(s):  
Medical Device ◽  
Good Health ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Building Model ◽  
Modeling Simulation ◽  
Regulatory Testing ◽  
3D Printers ◽  
Radiological Health ◽  
Design And Testing

This article explores the innovative ways of using advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis software in medical field. In order to meet design requirements, engineers who work for medical device makers have been putting advanced modeling, simulation, and analysis software to use in innovative ways, such as creating models of the human anatomy that can be used to virtually test potential medical technologies. They have also put new tools such as 3D printers to work building model prototypes for real-world testing. The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health is now creating a simulated human capable of serving as an in-silico guinea pig. The center is building a library of computer regulatory testing models and a family of ‘virtual patients’ for product design and testing. The article also describes that medical device developers can use cinematic rendering, such as an image of the blood vessels in the skull created in Syngio via Frontier, an application enabling the realistic depiction of volume datasets, to help create better treatments.

Application of BIM Technology on Energy Efficiency Building Design

2014 ◽  
Vol 587-589 ◽  
pp. 283-286 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mei Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Saving ◽  
Design Method ◽  
Building Design ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Building Energy Consumption ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Building Model

According to the current application situation and domestic energy of our current building energy efficiency design analysis software, in view of the current traditional energy-saving design method can't meet the need of practical problems, put forward the BIM (building information modeling) analysis technology and building energy consumption are combined, anew design method for energy saving building. Application of BIM technology to create virtual building model contains all the information architecture, the virtual building model into the building energy analysis software, identification, automatic conversion and analyzing a large number of construction data information includes in the model, which is convenient to get the building energy consumption analysis.

A New Medical Device Modeling Framework for Predicting the Performance of Indwelling Continence Care Devices and Improving Patient Care

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Bodner ◽  
Walt Baxter ◽  
Christina Leung ◽  
Phillip Falkner
Keyword(s):  
Medical Device ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Human Anatomy ◽  
Device Performance ◽  
Modeling Framework ◽  
Tissue Properties ◽  
Lack Of Information ◽  
Improving Patient Care ◽  
Medical Device Modeling ◽  
Basic Evaluation

Abstract Computational models that incorporate human anatomy, tissue biomechanics, and experimental measurements from animals or cadavers to predict medical device performance have proven useful. Since implant choices made by clinicians and biological tissue properties can vary widely across patients, these models tend to suffer from a fundamental lack of information about such variations that impact the analysis. To demonstrate a new means of overcoming such paucity of input data, the authors focused on a tractable device concern (that of temporary continence care lead movement) and allowed input properties to vary within the bounds of experiment to generate many simulations that ultimately predicted device performance. The computational model results were then compared with experimental results to build confidence in the predictions. The results suggest that a new method considering intervals of poorly defined and highly variable biomechanical and structural modeling inputs can faithfully predict device mechanics as measured in a cadaver model. Moreover, both model and experiment suggest that a new basic evaluation lead can provide more reliable fixation compared to the predicate device.

scholarly journals Design and testing of a replicable, scalable capacity-building model for species conservation

Oryx ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 50 (4) ◽  
pp. 579-580
Author(s):  
Haidy Rojas ◽  
Dinora Sánchez ◽  
Daniel Lew ◽  
José R. Ferrer-Paris ◽  
Jon Paul Rodríguez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capacity Building ◽  
Species Conservation ◽  
Building Model ◽  
Design And Testing

Heat Flux through Naturally Ventilated Building in Malaysian Climate

2012 ◽  
Vol 204-208 ◽  
pp. 4384-4388
Author(s):  
Freda Morris ◽  
Nor Zaini Zakaria ◽  
Azni Zain Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Heat Transfer ◽  
Heat Flux ◽  
Environmental Temperature ◽  
Heat Rate ◽  
Analysis Software ◽  
Minimum Requirement ◽  
Virtual Test ◽  
Building Model ◽  
Vertical Walls ◽  
Model Dimension

Roofs and walls are the main media for heat transfer for typical Malaysian buildings. In order to estimate the duration of uncomfortable periods, the environmental temperature of a building was determined over a period of time. A study of heat flux through a naturally ventilated was conducted by simulation. This study focused on heat transfer through the roof, ceiling and vertical walls. A Thermal Analysis Software was used for the modeling and analyses. A virtual test building model dimension 4m x 4m x 3m was created using conventional construction parameters for roof, ceiling, windows, door, walls and floor which meet the minimum requirement in Malaysian Standards. The results show that heat rate flux mostly peak at east wall before 12:00 hrs and west wall after 12:00 hrs. The heat rate flux through the roof is higher than that through the ceiling during daytime but lower at night as roof was the surface of most exposed to solar radiation. The proportion of heat through roof was 87% by radiation, 11% by convection and 2% by conduction. 97% of heat was transferred by radiation and 3% by conduction for ceiling and heat through wall was 88% by radiation, 8% by convection and 4% by conduction respectively.

Health Communication: Implications for Diverse Populations

2011 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 12-19
Author(s):  
Amy Hasselkus
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Communication ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Linguistically Diverse ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The United States ◽  
Poor Health ◽  
Health Care Decisions ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
Health Related

The need for improved communication about health-related topics is evident in statistics about the health literacy of adults living in the United States. The negative impact of poor health communication is huge, resulting in poor health outcomes, health disparities, and high health care costs. The importance of good health communication is relevant to all patient populations, including those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds. Efforts are underway at all levels, from individual professionals to the federal government, to improve the information patients receive so that they can make appropriate health care decisions. This article describes these efforts and discusses how speech-language pathologists and audiologists may be impacted.

Validity of the Elderly Behavior Assessment for Relatives (EBAR)

2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 77-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lina Pezzuti ◽  
Caterina Laicardi ◽  
Marco Lauriola
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Functioning ◽  
Mini Mental State Examination ◽  
Rating Scale ◽  
Good Health ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Behavior Assessment ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Behavior Rating Scale ◽  
Components Analysis ◽  
State Examination

Summary: An Elderly Behavior Assessment for Relatives (EBAR), updating the GERRI ( Schwartz, 1983 ), was administered to relatives (or significant others) of 349 elderly persons, from 60 to over 80 years of age, living at home, in good health and without cognitive impairment. A trained psychologist administered subjects the Life Satisfaction for Elderly Scale (LSES), the Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (IADL), the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), and personally answered to an overall elderly behavior rating scale (RA). EBAR items were first examined. The more attractive and less discriminative statements were excluded. A principal components analysis was carried out on the remaining EBAR items. Three factors were extracted. After varimax rotation they were tentatively labeled: Everyday Cognitive Functioning, Depression, and Hostility. Factor-driven EBAR subscales were designed, taking into account simpler items in the factor matrix. Results provide evidence for EBAR construct validity. Everyday Cognitive Functioning is connected to the IADL and the RA scores; Depression is very highly related to the LSES; Hostility is weakly related to RA, IADL, and MMSE, indicating that the scale needs further investigation.

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