Engineering Lab in Immersive VR—An Embodied Approach to Training Wafer Preparation

2021 ◽  
pp. 073563312110364
Author(s):  
Xinhao Xu ◽  
Fang Wang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Physical World ◽  
Embodied Experience ◽  
Training Environment ◽  
Safe Environment ◽  
Confidence Levels ◽  
Complementary Approach ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Peer Researchers

This paper reports an immersive virtual reality lab (iVRLab) training environment that offers college students an immersive and embodied experience in engineering lab work. The iVRLab provides a simple and safe environment for students to learn the complex lab operations to process and prepare silicon wafers. It features highly embodied interactions congruent to the actual body movements to manipulate the lab devices and materials in the physical world. Fourteen college students participate the lab training and the study results reveal positive learning effects, confidence levels of accomplishment, and embodied experiences. Students’ cognitive load is also measured, and its relationship with the embodied experiences is examined and discussed. The study offers a reference for peer researchers and practitioners for the design and implementation of immersive VR systems for engineering lab training. It also sketches a complementary approach during the time like the pandemic to practicing authentic lab work without having to be in a real classroom or laboratory.

scholarly journals Sarcopenia and Malnutrition Screening in Female Osteoporosis Patients—A Cross-Sectional Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 2344
Author(s):  
Franca Genest ◽  
Dominik Rak ◽  
Elisa Bätz ◽  
Kerstin Ott ◽  
Lothar Seefried
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
Risk Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Functional Deficits ◽  
Complementary Approach ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Patients At Risk ◽  
Not At Risk

Sarcopenia and malnutrition are important determinants of increased fracture risk in osteoporosis. SARC-F and MNA-SF are well-established questionnaires for identifying patients at risk for these conditions. We sought to evaluate the feasibility and potential added benefit of such assessments as well as the actual prevalence of these conditions in osteoporosis patients. We conducted a cross-sectional, single-center study in female osteoporosis patients ≥ 65 years (SaNSiBaR-study). Results of the sarcopenia (SARC-F) and malnutrition (MNA-SF) screening questionnaires were matched with a functional assessment for sarcopenia and data from patients’ medical records. Out of 107 patients included in the analysis, a risk for sarcopenia (SARC-F ≥ 4 points) and a risk for malnutrition (MNA-SF ≤ 11 points) was found in 33 (30.8%) and 38 (35.5%) patients, respectively. Diagnostic overlap with coincident indicative findings in both questionnaires was observed in 17 patients (16%). As compared to the respective not-at-risk groups, the mean short physical performance battery (SPPB) score was significantly reduced in both patients at risk for sarcopenia (7.0 vs. 10.9 points, p < 0.001) and patients at risk for malnutrition (8.7 vs. 10.5 points, p = 0.005). Still, confirmed sarcopenia according to EWGSOP2 criteria was present in only 6 (6%) of all 107 patients, with only 3 of them having an indicative SARC-F score. Bone mineral density was not significantly different in any of the at-risk groups at any site. In summary, applying SARC-F and MNA-SF in osteoporosis patients appears to be a complementary approach to identify individuals with functional deficits.

scholarly journals Predictors and Moderators of Quality of Life Among College Students With ADHD

2017 ◽  
Vol 23 (14) ◽  
pp. 1736-1745 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trevor D. Pinho ◽  
Patricia H. Manz ◽  
George J. DuPaul ◽  
Arthur D. Anastopoulos ◽  
Lisa L Weyandt
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
College Students ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Psychosocial Treatment ◽  
Psychopharmacological Treatment ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Students With Adhd ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Total Impact

Objective: The current study examines (a) whether ADHD among college students is associated with differences in perceptions of quality of life (QoL); (b) the moderating roles of comorbidity, drug use, psychopharmacological treatment, and psychosocial treatment; and (c) the total impact of these variables on QoL. Method: Participants were college students with and without ADHD ( N = 372) in a longitudinal study. Results: College students with ADHD were more likely to assert negative global QoL evaluations relative to non-ADHD peers. The relationship between ADHD and QoL was not altered as a function of medication treatment, comorbid psychopathology, psychosocial treatment, or drug use. Conclusion: College students with ADHD behave similarly to other adults with ADHD in that they make lower subjective global evaluations of their QoL relative to their non-ADHD agemates. Other factors associated with ADHD and QoL do not appear to moderate this relationship.

Peer Influence on the Psychosocial and Behavioral Health of African American College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kentya H. Ford ◽  
Angela Meshack ◽  
Ronald J. Peters ◽  
Mi-Ting Lin ◽  
Sheila Yu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Behavioral Health ◽  
Peer Influence ◽  
The United States ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Psychosocial Effects ◽  
Study Results ◽  
American Students ◽  
Personal Conflict

The relationship between psychological and behavioral health and bother from non-college at-tending peers was assessed among 180 African American students attending a historically black universityin the southwestern region of the United States in the spring of 2013. Results: Students reporting stressrelated to influence from non-college attending friends reported significantly higher conflicts with theirpartners (5.31 vs. 1.26, p < .05), lower personal conflict resolution (2.00 vs. .70, p < .05), and lowerfamily connectedness (30.81 vs. 34.02, p < .05). Study results emphasize college students’ need for copingskills to address external culturally-linked stressors. The information gained from this research may providestrategic guidance in understanding the behavioral and psychosocial effects of extended peer networks onthe mental health of college students.

scholarly journals College Students’ Caffeine Intake Habits and Their Perception of Its Effects

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 42
Author(s):  
Andrea R. Van Beek ◽  
Megan E. Weier ◽  
Kassandra R. Williams ◽  
Samuel P. Abraham ◽  
Deborah R. Gillum
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
College Campus ◽  
Caffeine Intake ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Background: Caffeine is a highly used stimulant on college campuses. The prevalence of energy drinks, especially among the younger generations is cause for concern. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the caffeine intake habits of college students and the perception of its effects. Method: The method used was quantitative, cross-sectional, with a descriptive design. The two research questions were: (1) What are the caffeine intake habits of college students? (2) What are the perceptions of the effects of caffeine use among college students? This study was conducted at a college campus in northern Indiana, USA. Participants included 120 male and female students ages 18 years and older. The health belief model was used to guide this study. Results: The study indicated that while caffeine is a commonly used stimulant across campus, overuse was not revealed. Many students reported being able to go 48-72 hours without caffeine and not experiencing withdrawal symptoms when going without it. However, most students do report that they perceive a need to decrease their use of caffeine, as caffeine use has increased since attending college. Conclusion: The review of the literature indicated that the use of caffeine was higher in younger people. However, the research completed as a part of this study from college students indicated that caffeine overuse may not be as prevalent as previously thought.

scholarly journals Toward a Decarceral Sexual Autonomy: Biopolitics and the Compounds of Projected Deviance in Carceral Space

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Raechel Tiffe
Keyword(s):  
Queer Studies ◽  
Correctional Facility ◽  
State Violence ◽  
Correctional Facilities ◽  
Embodied Experience ◽  
Transformative Justice ◽  
Space Race ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
Race And Sexuality ◽  
Prison Abolition

 Abstract This essay examines the rhetorical and structural divides between the “inside” and “outside” carceral world as they exist within the intersections of racialized state violence and biopolitics. It is also a reflection on my embodied experience, as a volunteer and activist, inside penal and correctional facilities, not in an attempt to center my “freeworld” body as more important than the embodied experiences of incarcerated people, but rather to trouble that binary altogether and to use my experience as a perceived outsider to illuminate what I call the compounds of projected deviance.  I will use my experiences working in jails as well as my experiences teaching yoga in an addiction correctional facility to argue for prison abolition and transformative justice, particularly in relation to resettlement. Drawing on the work of prison and queer studies, I argue that space, race, and sexuality interlock in significant ways in historical and contemporary prisons and jails. I will also use my reflections to argue that the feminist project of sexual liberation and autonomy must start with a rejection of sexual Othering for the most marginalized members of society: incarcerated people. 

Applied-Information Technology in Willingness of Online Group Buying for College Students

2014 ◽  
Vol 685 ◽  
pp. 540-544
Author(s):  
Xiao Ting Li ◽  
Lin Zhong ◽  
Shou Wen Ji
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
College Student ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Influence Factors ◽  
Reference Value ◽  
Group Buying ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Management Recommendations ◽  
Online Group ◽  
Operation And Management

As a new e-commerce model, network group purchase develops rapidly for its advantages such as conservation and convenience. The college student is an important part of consumer of the online group buying, so the research on college student willingness has a important reference value for the expansion of market. Firstly, the article has a theoretical study on the influence factors of willingness of Online Group Buying for college students and carries out related questionnaires. Secondly, the article makes factor analysis, correlation analysis, multiple regression analysis using the statistical software of SPSS19.0. Finally, this paper proposes corresponding operation and management recommendations for relevant participants in online group-buying according to the study results.

scholarly journals An embodied approach to consumer experiences: the Hollister brandscape

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (4) ◽  
pp. 806-828 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorna Stevens ◽  
Pauline Maclaran ◽  
Stephen Brown
Keyword(s):  
Primary Source ◽  
The Body ◽  
Embodied Experience ◽  
Consumer Experience ◽  
Sensory Marketing ◽  
Holistic Understanding ◽  
Consumer Experiences ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
On Line ◽  
Sensory Activation

Purpose This paper aims to use embodied theory to analyze consumer experience in a retail brandscape, Hollister Co. By taking a holistic, embodied approach, this study reveals how individual consumers interact with such retail environments in corporeal, instinctive and sensual ways. Design/methodology/approach The primary source of data was 97 subjective personal introspective accounts undertaken with the target age group for the store. These were supplemented with in-depth interviews with consumers, managers and employees of Hollister. Findings The authors offer a conceptualization of consumers’ embodied experience, which they term The Immersive Somascape Experience. This identifies four key touch points that evoke the Hollister store experience – each of which reveals how the body is affected by particular relational and material specificities. These are sensory activation, brand materialities, corporeal relationality and (dis)orientation. These may lead to consumer emplacement. Research limitations/implications The authors propose that taking an “intelligible embodiment” approach to consumer experiences in retail contexts provides a deeper, more holistic understanding of the embodied processes involved. They also suggest that more anthropological, body-grounded studies are needed for the unique insights they provide. Finally, they note that there is growing consumer demand for experiences, which, they argue, points to the need for more research from an embodied experience perspective in our field. Practical implications The study reveals the perils and pitfalls of adopting a sensory marketing perspective. It also offers insights into how the body leads in retail brandscapes, addressing a lack in such approaches in the current retailing literature and suggesting that embodied, experiential aspects of branding are increasingly pertinent in retailing in light of the continued growth of on-line shopping. Originality/value Overall, the study shows how an embodied approach challenges the dominance of mind and representation over body and materiality, suggesting an “intelligible embodiment” lens offers unique insights into consumers’ embodied experiences in retail environments.

scholarly journals An Analysis on the Correlation and Gender Difference between College Students’ Internet Addiction and Mobile Phone Addiction in Taiwan

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shao-I Chiu ◽  
Fu-Yuan Hong ◽  
Su-Lin Chiu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Mobile Phone ◽  
Internet Addiction ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Mobile Phone Addiction ◽  
Study Results ◽  
And Gender

This study is aimed at constructing a correlative model between Internet addiction and mobile phone addiction; the aim is to analyse the correlation (if any) between the two traits and to discuss the influence confirming that the gender has difference on this fascinating topic; taking gender into account opens a new world of scientific study to us. The study collected 448 college students on an island as study subjects, with 61.2% males and 38.8% females. Moreover, this study issued Mobile Phone Addiction Scale and Internet Addiction Scale to conduct surveys on the participants and adopts the structural equation model (SEM) to process the collected data. According to the study result, (1) mobile phone addiction and Internet addiction are positively related; (2) female college students score higher than male ones in the aspect of mobile addiction. Lastly, this study proposes relevant suggestions to serve as a reference for schools, college students, and future studies based on the study results.

scholarly journals Online Course Enrollment in Community College and Degree Completion: The Tipping Point

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Shea ◽  
Temi Bidjerano
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Community College ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Community College Students ◽  
Degree Completion ◽  
Tipping Point ◽  
Online Course ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Course Load

Recent research indicates that certain students are at risk of lower levels of academic performance in online settings when compared to peers who study only in the classroom.  Community college students have been a population of particular concern.  In this paper, we hypothesize that online course load and institutional quality may impact outcomes for such students at risk for lower levels of degree attainment.  Using comprehensive data from the 30 community colleges (n=45,557) of the State University of New York (SUNY), we conducted a state-wide study to examine whether there is a “tipping point” at which online course load becomes problematic for community college learners seeking to attain a degree through a mix of online and face-to-face coursework. We also test the conjecture that some institutions may excel at supporting online learner success among more at risk populations who choose online study. Results indicate that community college students who take more than 40% of their courses online begin to lose the benefits of enhanced degree completion conferred through a mix of online and face-to-face enrollment. Moderating variables are also identified and discussed.

scholarly journals Disrupting Lunar Cycles: Selling Seasonal Menses

2006 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Dol
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Production ◽  
Female Body ◽  
Medical Knowledge ◽  
Explanatory Models ◽  
Cultural Control ◽  
Embodied Experience ◽  
Lunar Cycles ◽  
Biomedical Discourse ◽  
Embodied Experiences ◽  
American Society

Women's embodied experience of menarche, menses, and menopause can reveal underlying misogynist biosocial assumptions embedded within medical and political policies and practices designed specifically for women based solely on our uniquely physiological embodied experiences. A new menstrual suppressing drug - Seasonale is the latest pharmaceutical insult/assault against women by the pharmaceutical industry capitalizing on the traditional Victorian misconceptions regarding the female body as being the diseased body in need of cultural control. This essay takes up Arthur Kleinman 's concept of 'explanatory models' to analyze the hidden issue of the gendered nature of biomedical discourse and the issue of medical knowledge production. The focus of this paper is on how biomedical discourses in the form of 'scientific' pharmaceutical rhetoric is actually constructing 'explanatory models' for women to practice and conform to a specific notion of the ideological woman in American society - the seasonal bleeder. I argue that well into the 21st century, the female body embodied in natural reproductive functions is produced discursively as an idiom of pathology ill the 'explanatory models' produced by Western biomedical discourse.

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