Why OR.NET? Requirements and perspectives from a medical user’s, clinical operator’s and device manufacturer’s points of view

2018 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Czaplik ◽  
Verena Voigt ◽  
Hannes Kenngott ◽  
Hans Clusmann ◽  
Rüdiger Hoffmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Medical Board ◽  
The Past ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
It Systems ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
Interdisciplinary Networking

AbstractIn the past decades, modern medicine has been undergoing a change in the direction of digitalisation and automation. Not only the integration of new digital technologies, but also the interconnection of all components can simplify clinical processes and allow progress and development of new innovations. The integration and interconnection of medical devices with each other and with information technology (IT) systems was addressed within the framework of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF)-funded lighthouse project OR.NET (“Secure dynamic networking in the operating room and clinic”.) (OR.net-Forschungskonsortium (OR.net Research Syndicate.) OR.net – Sichere dynamische Vernetzung in Operationssaal und Klinik [Online]. Available:www.ornet.org. [last accessed 22 March 2017]). In this project the standards and concepts for interdisciplinary networking in the operating room (OR) were developed. In this paper, the diverse advantages of the OR.NET concept are presented and explained by the OR.NET “Medical Board”. This board represents the forum of clinical users and includes clinicians and experts from various specialties. Furthermore, the opinion from the viewpoint of operators is presented. In a concluding comment of the “Operator Board”, clinical user needs are aligned with technical requirements.

scholarly journals Robotic Scrub Nurse for Otolaryngology-Integrating an Assistive Robot in the Operating Room

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Agovic
Keyword(s):  
Operating Room ◽  
Specific Knowledge ◽  
Assistive Robots ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
The Past ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Assistive Robot ◽  
Domain Specific Knowledge ◽  
The One

Over the past year we have studied the challenges that must be overcome before we can introduce assistive robots in an operating room. We consider top among the issues a human-robot interface and an instrument-robot interface. In order for an autonomous mechanism to serve up instruments it must have domain specific knowledge about the instrument nature. The robot must be able to track the state of each instrument under its management. To this end we examine technical requirements of an instrument server. The second area of interest, and the one more unpredictable, is the problem of interaction between a human and a machine. In the past we have looked at the human speech as a medium of communication with the robot. Going beyond that we also examine the interaction that occurs at the haptic level. Here we would like to know what precisely could be conveyed to the robot and frmo the robot just by a touch? In microscope is undesirable and touch becomes a valuable means of communication.

Further Studies in the Respiration of Psychotic Patients

1934 ◽  
Vol 80 (331) ◽  
pp. 692-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erich Wittkower
Keyword(s):  
Normal Subjects ◽  
Mental Patients ◽  
The Past ◽  
Points Of View

Within the past few years a series of papers emanating from this laboratory has dealt with the respiration of normal subjects and psychotic patients from psychological and physiological points of view. Linking up the chain of these investigations, we have tried in this study to get some information about the respiratory type and the ventilation in different groups of mental patients, especially of schizophrenics.

scholarly journals Transforming finnish higher education: institutional mergers and conflicting academic identities

2017 ◽  
Vol 35 (2) ◽  
pp. 307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jani Ursin
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education System ◽  
Structural Development ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Font Size ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Academic Identities ◽  
The Past ◽  
Institutional Mergers ◽  
Finnish Higher Education

<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"> </p><p class="RESUMENCURSIVA">As in many other European countries also Finnish higher education system has witnessed several reforms over the past decade many of which originate in efforts to make more competitive and affordable higher education system. The aim of this paper is to describe the changes and institutional mergers in particular that have taken place in Finnish higher education and explore what kind of academic identities are constructed amid changes in Finnish higher education. The paper shows that the mergers followed the objectives set by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture for the structural development of the higher education system and that the creation of a joint culture for merged institutions was important yet challenging. The paper also argues that due to these external changes in Finnish higher education there is a tendency to move from a traditional notion of an academic toward more hybrid and dynamic understanding of what it is being an academic in the 21st century.</p><p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;"><span style="line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;" lang="EN-US"><br /></span></p>

scholarly journals Treatment by bloodletting in the past and present

2016 ◽  
Vol 144 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 240-248
Author(s):  
Natasa Colovic ◽  
Danijela Lekovic ◽  
Mirjana Gotic
Keyword(s):  
Western Medicine ◽  
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Cardiac Insufficiency ◽  
The Past ◽  
Treatment Of Hypertension ◽  
Almost All ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
Methods Of Treatment ◽  
Proper Balance

Introduction. Therapeutic bloodletting has been practiced at least 3000 years as one of the most frequent methods of treatment in general, whose value was not questioned until the 19th century, when it was gradually abandoned in Western medicine, while it is still practiced in Arabic and traditional Chinese medicine. Content. In modern medicine bloodletting is practiced for very few indications. Its concept was modeled on the process of menstrual bleeding, for which it was believed to ?purge women of bad humours.? Thus, bloodletting was based more on the belief that it helps in the reestablishment of proper balance of body ?humours? than on the opinion that it serves to remove excessive amount of blood as well as to remove toxic ?pneumas? that accumulate in human body. It was indicated for almost all known diseases, even in the presence of severe anemia. Bloodletting was carried out by scarification with cupping, by phlebotomies (venesections), rarely by arteriotomies, using specific instruments called lancets, as well as leeches. In different periods of history bloodletting was practiced by priests, doctors, barbers, and even by amateurs. In most cases, between one half of liter and two liters of blood used to be removed. Bloodletting was harmful to vast majority of patients and in some of them it is believed that it was either fatal or that it strongly contributed to such outcome. In the 20th century in the ?Western? medicine bloodletting was still practiced in the treatment of hypertension and in severe cardiac insufficiency and pulmonary edema, but these indications were later abandoned. Conclusion. Bloodletting is still indicated for a few indications such as polycythemia, haemochromatosis, and porphyria cutanea tarda, while leeches are still used in plastic surgery, replantation and other reconstructive surgery, and very rarely for other specific indications.

scholarly journals EL EFECTO DEL LIBRO DE TEXTO ESCOLAR EN EL MERCADO EDITORIAL ECUATORIANO

2021 ◽  
pp. 47-68
Author(s):  
Guillermo Sánchez-Borrero
Keyword(s):  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Editorial Policies ◽  
National Education ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Las Casas ◽  
Palabras Clave ◽  
National Education Systems ◽  
Publishing Houses ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Points Of View

El libro de texto escolar es una herramienta de control curricular, su relación con el aprendizaje y enseñanza que la determina el Estado ecuatoriano. El objetivo de los textos escolares es mostrar el universo científico y cultural que se quiere enseñar a los estudiantes y refleja los: valores, estereotipos e ideologías del Ecuador. A partir de 2011 se normalizó y lo controla y distribuye el Ministerio de Educación de forma gratuita en los establecimientos educativos fiscales, fiscomisionales y municipales del Ecuador. Son elaborados y producidos por las más importantes casas editoriales, además revisados y avalados por las universidades del país. Este sistema aparece con la creación de la Ley Orgánica de Educación Intercultural que ha logrado establecer políticas editoriales en el sector educativo, así como dinamizar la economía del sector editorial en toda su cadena productiva tanto intelectual como de fabricación. Es relevante el análisis de la producción editorial por la expansión de los sistemas nacionales de educación y la implementación de los modelos de enseñanza, se presenta varios puntos de vista sobre la representación del saber oficial y el acceso igualitario a la información y conocimiento. Se identifica cómo están distribuidas las casas editoras y la contribución de las universidades del país para la evaluación de contenidos, según su área de experiencia y la asignatura que abarca el texto escolar. El artículo muestra también diferentes cifras sobre la asignación y fondos destinados al proyecto que aporta a la economía de Ecuador. Palabras clave: Textos escolares, políticas editoriales, mercado editorial, impresión, diseño editorial. AbstractThe school textbook is a curricular control tool, its relationship with learning and teaching is determined by the Ecuadorian State. The objective of the textbooks is to show the scientific and cultural universe intended to be taught to students and reflects the values, stereotypes, and ideologies of Ecuador. As of 2011, it was standardized, controlled, and distributed by the Ministry of Education free of charge in public, fiscal, “fiscomisional”, and municipal educational establishments in Ecuador. They are elaborated and produced by the most important publishing houses, also reviewed, and endorsed by the country's universities. This system appears with the creation of the Organic Law of Intercultural Education, which has managed to establish editorial policies in the educational sector, as well as boost the economy of the publishing sector throughout its productive chain, both intellectual and manufacturing. The analysis of editorial production is relevant due to the expansion of national education systems and the implementation of teaching models, various points of view are presented on the representation of official knowledge and equal access to information and knowledge. It is identified how the publishing houses are distributed and the contribution of the country's universities for the evaluation of content, according to their area of experience and the subject covered by the textbook. The article also shows different figures on the allocation and funds destined for the project that contributes to the economy of Ecuador. Keywords: School texts, editorial policies, publishing market, printing, editorial design.

scholarly journals PLATONIC DIALOGUE AND GADAMERIAN HERMENEUTICS

LOGOS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Albertus Joni
Keyword(s):  
Essential Element ◽  
Positive Approach ◽  
The Real ◽  
Philosophical Basis ◽  
The Past ◽  
Platonic Dialogue ◽  
Points Of View

This paper will elaborate the different Platonic elements of dialogue as philosophical basis for Gadamerian hermeneutical structures. The intersubjective cross-examination found in Plato’s Dialogue shows that the real meaning comes from the real encounters between speakers; or in Gadamer’s term: encounters between text and the reader. For Gadamer, it is always important in this pursuit of meaning and truth that we examine our own prejudice. Cross-examining our own claim of truth and belief is an essential element in Gadamer’s hermeneutics. I argue that we can see how the Platonic model of dialogue is easily aligned with the Gadamerian positive approach towards ‘traditions.’ There is a constant dialogue at work in interpretation, a dialogue between the past and the present, between different traditions and points of view. Dialogue is an important keyword for both Plato and Gadamer in their efforts to their existential quest of wisdom.

scholarly journals Sticky models

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Harris ◽  
John Nott
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Modern Medicine ◽  
Close Collaboration ◽  
Medical Technologies ◽  
The Past ◽  
The North ◽  
Material Conditions ◽  
Historical Practices ◽  
The University

This paper explores the material histories which influence contemporary medical education. Using two obstetric simulators found in the distinct teaching environments of the University of Development Studies in the north of Ghana and Maastricht University in the south of the Netherlands, this paper deconstructs the material conditions which shape current practice in order to emphasise the past practices that remain relevant, yet often invisible, in modern medicine. Building on conceptual ideas drawn from STS and the productive tensions which emerge from close collaboration between historians and anthropologists, we argue that the pull of past practice can be understood as a form of friction, where historical practices ‘stick’ to modern materialities. We argue that the labour required for the translation of material conditions across both time and space is expressly relevant for the ongoing use and future development of medical technologies.

A comprehensive analysis of the 21st century's research trends in English Mobile Learning: a bibliographic review of the literature

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rouhollah Khodabandelou ◽  
Masood Fathi ◽  
Mohammad Amerian ◽  
Mohammad Reza Fakhraie
Keyword(s):  
Bibliometric Analysis ◽  
Mobile Learning ◽  
Research Trends ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Learning Research ◽  
Points Of View

PurposeThis study examines the importance of English Mobile Learning research as a foundation for lifelong and sustainable education from different points of view, including those of technology innovation experts, psychologists and educators. It aims to explore the current status and relevant research trends through the application of bibliometric mapping and bibliometric analysis.Design/methodology/approachFor this study, all Web of Science records (in total 5,343) from 2000 to 2020 in the field of English Mobile Learning were analyzed using the VOSviewer and CiteSpace software tools. The WoS built-in functions, including “Refine” and “Analyze,” were employed to perform the bibliometric analysis. The study further analyzed a sample of the five most-cited articles to identify the previous studies with the highest quality or impact.FindingsThe results showed that research in English Mobile Learning is growing quickly and steadily with a noticeable emphasis on various device-based technologies and applications. The study also discusses the key implications for research institutions, education policymakers and academicians, and identifies the most prominent avenues for future research on English Mobile Learning. Moreover, the results shared in this review highlight the most important and emerging areas of research in the field.Originality/valueThis article is the most recent bibliographic review of literature that particularly addresses the English Mobile Learning research during the past two decades.

Exploring Empathy in Student Design Teams

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meredith Apfelbaum ◽  
Kendra Sharp ◽  
Andy Dong
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Reactivity Index ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Applied Psychology ◽  
Student Groups ◽  
Technical Requirements ◽  
Trait Empathy ◽  
Final Design ◽  
Empathy Scale ◽  
Design Theories

Abstract The objective of this paper is to develop a methodology to better understand behavioral empathy in the design process for the purpose of addressing user needs. To accomplish this, content analysis was conducted on undergraduate student assignments that documented group projects designing a consumer product. Using qualitative data analysis, the assignments and presentations were coded for their levels of behavioral empathy, using a scale that applied psychology and design theories. The Interpersonal Reactivity Index was administered to the students to assess their trait empathy. Results from these two analyses showed little connection between levels of behavioral empathy and self-assessed trait empathy of the student groups. The student assignments did reveal empathic waves that demonstrated comprehension and application of expressed user needs, evidenced by ascending and descending the empathy scale. These results indicate that is it not trait empathy that leads to empathic design, but rather applied empathy in the design process; developing internal empathy is not sufficient if it does not effectively translate user needs to technical requirements in the final design.

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