In Search of Community: Lessons from Idealized Independence for Adults with Disabilities

2017 ◽  
Vol 87 (3) ◽  
pp. 380-403 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amy L. Boelé
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Individuals With Disabilities ◽  
Adults With Disabilities ◽  
False Dichotomy ◽  
Full Independence ◽  
And Control ◽  
Community Access

In this article, Amy Boelé presents a conceptualization of community that challenges the goal of independence as an ultimate ideal. Building on in situ tensions within independence ideologies, she illustrates the contradictions that exist when the approach to achieving community access for individuals with developmental disabilities requires full independence. Such an approach serves as a kind of assimilation to the dominant, nondisabled group's practices, which brings about contradictions that maintain oppressive forces. Using excerpts from interviews and personal recollections, she theorizes how a reconceptualization of community might empower individuals with disabilities to be contributors to their communities. She argues against considering independence as the emancipatory opposition to institutionalization. She contends that true community, as a mutual site of unconditional giving and resisted oppression, is what counters discrimination, segregation, and control, rejecting the false dichotomy of independence and institutionalism.

Participatory, art-based appreciative inquiry with artists labelled/with intellectual and developmental disabilities

2021 ◽  
Vol 00 (00) ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Sara Miller
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Appreciative Inquiry ◽  
The United States ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Participatory Art ◽  
The Future ◽  
Online Methods ◽  
And Control ◽  
Community Access

People labelled/with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) participate in community-based studio programming across the United States, yet their experiences and preferences for studio programming are not well known. The goal of this research was to learn what artists in a community-based studio think is important about their studio and what they want to change in the future. Using art-based appreciative inquiry and online methods, the artists were prompted to talk and create artwork about ‘what is most important’ in the studio and ‘what we want for the future’. The artists reported that the most important aspects of the studio are the staff and their friends at the studio and the opportunity to make art that is motivated by their interests. The wishes expressed by the artists included increased opportunities to be social, to make more money, to have more community access and more choice and control in the studio.

A computer-control program for TEM in situ fatigue experiments

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 620-621
Author(s):  
Kenneth S. Vecchio ◽  
John A. Hunt
Keyword(s):  
Slow Crack Growth ◽  
Computer Control ◽  
Control Program ◽  
Video Tape ◽  
Computer Control System ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
In Situ Experiments ◽  
Tremendous Amount ◽  
And Control

In-situ experiments conducted within a transmission electron microscope provide the operator a unique opportunity to directly observe microstructural phenomena, such as phase transformations and dislocation-precipitate interactions, “as they happen”. However, in-situ experiments usually require a tremendous amount of experimental preparation beforehand, as well as, during the actual experiment. In most cases the researcher must operate and control several pieces of equipment simultaneously. For example, in in-situ deformation experiments, the researcher may have to not only operate the TEM, but also control the straining holder and possibly some recording system such as a video tape machine. When it comes to in-situ fatigue deformation, the experiments became even more complicated with having to control numerous loading cycles while following the slow crack growth. In this paper we will describe a new method for conducting in-situ fatigue experiments using a camputer-controlled tensile straining holder.The tensile straining holder used with computer-control system was manufactured by Philips for the Philips 300 series microscopes. It was necessary to modify the specimen stage area of this holder to work in the Philips 400 series microscopes because the distance between the optic axis and holder airlock is different than in the Philips 300 series microscopes. However, the program and interfacing can easily be modified to work with any goniometer type straining holder which uses a penrmanent magnet motor.

Individual and Family Correlates of Community Living Options Among Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Inclusion ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 279-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meghan M. Burke ◽  
Chung eun Lee ◽  
Moon Y. Chung ◽  
Kristina Rios ◽  
Catherine K. Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Group Homes ◽  
Community Living ◽  
Intellectual And Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Functional Abilities ◽  
Future Planning ◽  
Adults With Disabilities ◽  
The Family ◽  
Family Home

Abstract With recent policy changes and case-law decisions, there are more opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) to live independently in inclusive settings. It is necessary to identify malleable correlates of community living options to develop interventions to increase inclusive, independent living. To this end, 546 parents and siblings of adults with IDD responded to a national survey. According to parent and sibling report, adults with IDD were more likely to live outside of the family home when the family engaged in future planning, the individual had more informal supports and more functional abilities and had parents with fewer caregiving abilities. Among the 187 adults with IDD who lived outside of the family home, individuals with more problem behaviors and fewer functional abilities were more likely to live in larger group homes (versus independently with or without supports). Further, when the family engaged in more future planning activities, adults with disabilities were more likely to live in a group home (versus independently). When parents had fewer caregiving abilities, adults with disabilities were more likely to live in bigger group homes (versus independently). Implications for policymakers, practitioners, and research are discussed.

scholarly journals The Importance of Interphases in Energy Storage Devices: Methods and Strategies to Investigate and Control Interfacial Processes

Physchem ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-44
Author(s):  
Chiara Ferrara ◽  
Riccardo Ruffo ◽  
Piercarlo Mustarelli
Keyword(s):  
Energy Storage ◽  
Solid Electrolyte Interphase ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Lithium Metal ◽  
Energy Storage Devices ◽  
Storage Devices ◽  
Lithium Metal Batteries ◽  
And Control ◽  
Near Future

Extended interphases are playing an increasingly important role in electrochemical energy storage devices and, in particular, in lithium-ion and lithium metal batteries. With this in mind we initially address the differences between the concepts of interface and interphase. After that, we discuss in detail the mechanisms of solid electrolyte interphase (SEI) formation in Li-ion batteries. Then, we analyze the methods for interphase characterization, with emphasis put on in-situ and operando approaches. Finally, we look at the near future by addressing the issues underlying the lithium metal/electrolyte interface, and the emerging role played by the cathode electrolyte interphase when high voltage materials are employed.

Molecular Cytogenetic Classification of Down Syndrome and Screening of Somatic Aneuploidy in Mothers

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Sushil Kumar Jaiswal ◽  
Ashok Kumar ◽  
Amit Kumar Rai
Keyword(s):  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Peripheral Blood ◽  
Trisomy 21 ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Chromosome 21 ◽  
Robertsonian Translocations ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
And Control

Down Syndrome (DS) caused by trisomy 21 results in various congenital and developmental complications in children. It is crucial to cytogenetically diagnose the DS cases early for their proper health management and to reduce the risk of further DS childbirths in mothers. In this study, we performed a cytogenetic analysis of 436 suspected DS cases using karyotyping and fluorescent in situ hybridization. We detected free trisomies (95.3%), robertsonian translocations (2.4%), isochromosomes (0.6%), and mosaics (1.2%). We observed a slightly higher incidence of DS childbirth in younger mothers compared to mothers with advanced age. We compared the somatic aneuploidy in peripheral blood of mothers having DS children (MDS) and control mothers (CM) to identify biomarkers for predicting the risk for DS childbirths. No significant difference was observed. After induced demethylation in peripheral blood cells, we did not observe a significant difference in the frequency of aneuploidy between MDS and CM. In conclusion, free trisomy 21 is the most common type of chromosomal abnormality in DS. A small number of DS cases have translocations and mosaicism of chromosome 21. Additionally, somatic aneuploidy in the peripheral blood from the mother is not an effective marker to predict DS childbirths.

Boosting the Capabilities of Gas Stand Data Acquisition and Control Systems by Using a Digital Twin Based on a Holistic Turbocharger Model

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José R. Serrano ◽  
Luis Miguel García-Cuevas ◽  
Vishnu Samala ◽  
Juan Antonio López-Carrillo ◽  
Holger Mai
Keyword(s):  
Data Acquisition ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Heat Fluxes ◽  
Testing Time ◽  
Time Saving ◽  
Digital Twin ◽  
Dimensional Modeling ◽  
On Line ◽  
And Control

Abstract During the last decade, increasingly advanced turbocharger models have been developed for sizing, engine matching and one-dimensional modeling. This work goes further and, instead of using these models for turbocharged engines design or analysis, it implements them in the data acquisition and control system of a turbocharger gas stand. This way, interesting new capabilities arise. The paper shows that there are important synergies between advanced turbocharger gas stand data acquisition and control systems and the modern turbocharger holistic models that have not been deeply exploited until now. They can be summarized as: on-line heat fluxes analysis, in-situ outlier testing points detection, testing time saving and using digital-twin techniques to monitor turbocharger health during testing.

scholarly journals In Situ Measurement and Control of the Fermi Level in Colloidal Nanocrystal Thin Films during Their Fabrication

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (24) ◽  
pp. 7165-7172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sebastian Volk ◽  
Nuri Yazdani ◽  
Olesya Yarema ◽  
Maksym Yarema ◽  
Deniz Bozyigit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Fermi Level ◽  
In Situ Measurement ◽  
And Control ◽  
Measurement And Control

scholarly journals Correlation Between Insulation Resistance and Temperature Measurement Error in Type K and Type N Mineral Insulated, Metal Sheathed Thermocouples

2022 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Pearce ◽  
Declan Tucker ◽  
Carmen García Izquierdo ◽  
Raul Caballero ◽  
Trevor Ford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Measurement ◽  
Measurement Errors ◽  
Insulation Resistance ◽  
Monitoring And Control ◽  
Type K ◽  
Reference Type ◽  
Process Monitoring And Control ◽  
Resistance Breakdown ◽  
And Control

AbstractMineral insulated, metal sheathed (MI) Type K and Type N thermocouples are widely used in industry for process monitoring and control. One factor that limits their accuracy is the dramatic decrease in the insulation resistance at temperatures above about 600 °C which results in temperature measurement errors due to electrical shunting. In this work the insulation resistance of a cohort of representative MI thermocouples was characterised at temperatures up to 1160 °C, with simultaneous measurements of the error in indicated temperature by in situ comparison with a reference Type R thermocouple. Intriguingly, there appears to be a systematic relationship between the insulation resistance and the error in the indicated temperature. At a given temperature, as the insulation resistance decreases, there is a corresponding increasingly negative error in the temperature measurement. Although the measurements have a relatively large uncertainty (up to about 1 °C in temperature error and up to about 10 % in insulation resistance measurement), the trend is apparent at all temperatures above 600 °C, which suggests that it is real. Furthermore, the correlation disappears at temperatures below about 600 °C, which is consistent with the well-established diminution of insulation resistance breakdown effects below that temperature. This raises the intriguing possibility of using the as-new MI thermocouple calibration as an indicator of insulation resistance breakdown: large deviations of the electromotive force (emf) in the negative direction could indicate a correspondingly low insulation resistance.

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