scholarly journals A Study of the Challenges and design perspectives Affecting Physical Computing Teaching and Digital Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Hani Mohanna
Keyword(s):  
Interaction Design ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Physical Computing ◽  
Computing Education ◽  
High Profile ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Computing Skills ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The shift towards physicality and materiality in interaction design and the rise of the Internet of Things is likely to lead to a high demand for physical computing devices and experiences in the coming years. Previous researches have argued that design and development for physical computing require on a diversity of skills including physical design, electronics, computational logic and programming and collaboration. Recent trends in computing education (e.g., initiatives that seek to encourage engagement with computer science topics from a younger age) have the potential to make schools a highly promising site for the development of physical computing skills. Yet, we hypothesize that teaching and learning physical computing is likely to present a range of unique challenges that aren’t addressed by programs that are primarily focused on topics of computing and computer programming alone. In this paper, we present a study that explores the extent and nature of physical computing teaching in the context of one high-profile computing education program: the UK’s Computing at School initiative. Our study comprised a questionnaire that was distributed to teachers, and follow-up interviews with selected respondents. Our findings suggested that physical computing concepts aren't commonly taught in schools, despite physical computing tools being prevalent.

Radiological and clinical associations with scoliosis outcomes after posterior fossa decompression in patients with Chiari malformation and syrinx from the Park-Reeves Syringomyelia Research Consortium

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer M. Strahle ◽  
Rukayat Taiwo ◽  
Christine Averill ◽  
James Torner ◽  
Jordan I. Gewirtz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Posterior Fossa ◽  
Chiari Malformation ◽  
Craniocervical Junction ◽  
Curve Progression ◽  
Posterior Fossa Decompression ◽  
Type I ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Curve Magnitude ◽  
The Mean

OBJECTIVEIn patients with Chiari malformation type I (CM-I) and a syrinx who also have scoliosis, clinical and radiological predictors of curve regression after posterior fossa decompression are not well known. Prior reports indicate that age younger than 10 years and a curve magnitude < 35° are favorable predictors of curve regression following surgery. The aim of this study was to determine baseline radiological factors, including craniocervical junction alignment, that might predict curve stability or improvement after posterior fossa decompression.METHODSA large multicenter retrospective and prospective registry of pediatric patients with CM-I (tonsils ≥ 5 mm below the foramen magnum) and a syrinx (≥ 3 mm in width) was reviewed for clinical and radiological characteristics of CM-I, syrinx, and scoliosis (coronal curve ≥ 10°) in patients who underwent posterior fossa decompression and who also had follow-up imaging.RESULTSOf 825 patients with CM-I and a syrinx, 251 (30.4%) were noted to have scoliosis present at the time of diagnosis. Forty-one (16.3%) of these patients underwent posterior fossa decompression and had follow-up imaging to assess for scoliosis. Twenty-three patients (56%) were female, the mean age at time of CM-I decompression was 10.0 years, and the mean follow-up duration was 1.3 years. Nine patients (22%) had stable curves, 16 (39%) showed improvement (> 5°), and 16 (39%) displayed curve progression (> 5°) during the follow-up period. Younger age at the time of decompression was associated with improvement in curve magnitude; for those with curves of ≤ 35°, 17% of patients younger than 10 years of age had curve progression compared with 64% of those 10 years of age or older (p = 0.008). There was no difference by age for those with curves > 35°. Tonsil position, baseline syrinx dimensions, and change in syrinx size were not associated with the change in curve magnitude. There was no difference in progression after surgery in patients who were also treated with a brace compared to those who were not treated with a brace for scoliosis.CONCLUSIONSIn this cohort of patients with CM-I, a syrinx, and scoliosis, younger age at the time of decompression was associated with improvement in curve magnitude following surgery, especially in patients younger than 10 years of age with curves of ≤ 35°. Baseline tonsil position, syrinx dimensions, frontooccipital horn ratio, and craniocervical junction morphology were not associated with changes in curve magnitude after surgery.

scholarly journals Tangibly understanding intangible complexities: Designing for distributed autonomous organizations

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 47-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bettina Nissen ◽  
Ella Tallyn ◽  
Kate Symons
Keyword(s):  
Distributed Systems ◽  
Interaction Design ◽  
Digital Technologies ◽  
Interactive Systems ◽  
Collaborative Practice ◽  
The Internet ◽  
The Face ◽  
Future Technologies ◽  
The Internet Of Things

Abstract New digital technologies such as Blockchain and smart contracting are rapidly changing the face of value exchange, and present new opportunities and challenges for designers. Designers and data specialists are at the forefront of exploring new ways of exchanging value, using Blockchain, cryptocurrencies, smart contracting and the direct exchanges between things made possible by the Internet of Things (Tallyn et al. 2018; Pschetz et al. 2019). For researchers and designers in areas of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) and Interaction Design to better understand and explore the implications of these emerging and future technologies as Distributed Autonomous Organisations (DAOs) we delivered a workshop at the ACM conference Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) in Edinburgh in 2017 (Nissen et al. 2017). The workshop aimed to use the lens of DAOs to introduce the principle that products and services may soon be owned and managed collectively and not by one person or authority, thus challenging traditional concepts of ownership and power. This workshop builds on established HCI research exploring the role of technology in financial interactions and designing for the rapidly changing world of technology and value exchange (Kaye et al. 2014; Malmborg et al. 2015; Millen et al. 2015; Vines et al. 2014). Beyond this, the HCI community has started to explore these technologies beyond issues of finance, money and collaborative practice, focusing on the implications of these emerging but rapidly ascending distributed systems in more applied contexts (Elsden et al. 2018a). By bringing together designers and researchers with different experiences and knowledge of distributed systems, the aim of this workshop was two-fold. First, to further understand, develop and critique these new forms of distributed power and ownership and second, to practically explore how to design interactive products and services that enable, challenge or disrupt existing and emerging models.

scholarly journals Timing of orchidopexy and its relationship to postoperative testicular atrophy: results from the ORCHESTRA study

BJS Open ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
C Skerritt ◽  
C Bradshaw ◽  
N Hall ◽  
L McCarthy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Primary Outcome ◽  
Testicular Atrophy ◽  
Wound Infections ◽  
Atrophy Rate ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Hospital Stays ◽  
Reoperation Rates ◽  
International Audit

Abstract Background In 2011 a consensus statement from the British Association of Paediatric Urologists recommended lowering the age at orchidopexy to under 1 year. There are concerns that a younger age at operation may increase postoperative testicular atrophy. The ORCHESTRA study aimed to establish the current age at orchidopexy in a multicentre, international audit and to see whether testicular atrophy was affected by age at operation. Methods The study was undertaken over a 3-month period in 28 centres in boys undergoing orchidopexy for unilateral, palpable undescended testes. Data collection was done using a standardized, predetermined protocol. The primary outcome was postoperative testicular atrophy. Secondary outcomes were wound infections, reoperations, and unplanned hospital stays related to anaesthetic events. Results A total of 417 patients were included, of whom only 48 (11.5 per cent) underwent orchidopexy before 1 year of age. There was no difference in anaesthetic complications in boys aged less than 1 year versus older patients: 0 of 48 (0 per cent) versus 6 of 369 (1.6 per cent) (P = 0.999). Complete follow-up was available for 331 patients (79.4 per cent). There was no difference in atrophy rate between those aged less than 1 year and older boys: 1 of 37 (3 per cent) versus 9 of 294 (3.1 per cent) (P = 0.999). Reoperation rates were 0 of 37 (0 per cent) and 7 of 294 (2.4 per cent) respectively (P = 1.000). There were more wound infections in boys under 1 year of age: 4 of 37 (11 per cent) versus 7 of 294 (2.4 per cent) (P = 0.025). Conclusion Only 11.5 per cent of boys underwent surgery before the age of 1 year. There was no increased risk of postoperative testicular atrophy with early surgery, although there was a higher rate of wound infection. Further study is required to demonstrate that early orchidopexy is not inferior to orchidopexy undertaken in boys aged over 1 year.

How Much Can Computers and Internet Help?

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chia-Wen Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Problem Based Learning ◽  
Vocational Schools ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Computing Education ◽  
Self Regulated Learning ◽  
Regulated Learning ◽  
Computing Skills

Computing education in Taiwan is ineffective. Most teaching efforts in private vocational schools have been devoted to helping students pass tests through a “spoon-feeding” teaching method. Under such constraints, students may lose their long-term competence in practical terms. In this study, the author conducted a series of quasi-experiments to examine the long-term effects of web-mediated problem-based learning (PBL), self-regulated learning (SRL), and their combinations on students’ computing skills over three years. The author re-examined students’ long-term computing skills three years after the start of the related course. Results reveal that effects of web-mediated PBL, SRL, and their combinations on students’ long-term computing skills are significant. The implications for scholars and teachers engaged in online learning were also discussed.

scholarly journals Teaching Mathematics during the COVID-19 Lockdown in a Context of Historical Disadvantage

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 177
Author(s):  
Brantina Chirinda ◽  
Mdutshekelwa Ndlovu ◽  
Erica Spangenberg
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
South African ◽  
Mathematics Teachers ◽  
Education System ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Education Community ◽  
South African Education

The COVID-19 global pandemic widely affected education across the world and engendered unprecedented scenarios that required expeditious responses. In South Africa, the pandemic came on top of pre-existing inequalities in the education system. Using a qualitative research method of exploratory and descriptive nature, this study engaged a social justice framework to explore the teaching and learning of mathematics during the COVID-19 lockdown in a context of historical disadvantage. A sample of twenty-three Grade 12 mathematics teachers at various public secondary schools in Gauteng, South Africa was used in the study. The teachers were selected through purposive sampling. A Google-generated open-ended questionnaire and follow-up telephonic interviews were used to collect data. Data were analysed thematically in five steps. The findings revealed that the WhatsApp platform is a valuable tool that can support the teaching and learning of mathematics beyond the classroom in the contexts of historical disadvantage. The findings also provided insights into how mathematics teachers became learners themselves during emergency remote teaching (ERT) as they had to adapt to digital teaching, find solutions to unfamiliar problems and acquire knowledge from a larger mathematics education community around the globe. The article discusses these findings and teachers’ challenges of transitioning from traditional face-to-face classrooms to ERT and how they were addressed. At the time of publishing the article, most learners in South Africa had started going to school on a rotational basis. Nonetheless, the study reported in this article is of importance as ERT in the context of historical disadvantage has foregrounded issues of inequality in the South African education system that must be dealt with urgently.

scholarly journals Predictors of long-term post-thrombotic syndrome following high proximal deep vein thrombosis: a cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marit Engeseth ◽  
Tone Enden ◽  
Per Morten Sandset ◽  
Hilde Skuterud Wik
Keyword(s):  
Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Proximal Deep Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Clinical Criteria ◽  
Vein Thrombosis ◽  
Post Thrombotic Syndrome ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Deep Vein

Abstract Background Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a frequent chronic complication of proximal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the lower limb, but predictors of PTS are not well established. We aimed to examine predictors of PTS in patients with long-term PTS following proximal DVT. Methods During 2006–09, 209 patients with a first time acute upper femoral or iliofemoral DVT were randomized to receive either additional catheter-directed thrombolysis or conventional therapy alone. In 2017, the 170 still-living participants were invited to participate in a cross-sectional follow-up study. In the absence of a gold standard diagnostic test, PTS was defined in line with clinical practice by four mandatory, predefined clinical criteria: 1. An objectively verified DVT; 2. Chronic complaints (> 1 month) in the DVT leg; 3. Complaints appeared after the DVT; and 4. An alternative diagnosis was unlikely. Possible predictors of PTS were identified with multivariate logistic regression. Results Eighty-eight patients (52%) were included 8–10 years following the index DVT, and 44 patients (50%) were diagnosed with PTS by the predefined clinical criteria. Younger age and higher baseline Villalta score were found to be independent predictors of PTS, i.e., OR 0.96 (95% CI, 0.93–0.99), and 1.23 (95% CI, 1.02–1.49), respectively. Lack of iliofemoral patency at six months follow-up was significant in the bivariate analysis, but did not prove to be significant after the multivariate adjustments. Conclusions In long-term follow up after high proximal DVT, younger age and higher Villalta score at DVT diagnosis were independent predictors of PTS.

scholarly journals Biological and clinical impact of hemangioblastoma-associated peritumoral cysts in von Hippel-Lindau disease

2016 ◽  
Vol 124 (4) ◽  
pp. 971-976 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Huntoon ◽  
Tianxia Wu ◽  
J. Bradley Elder ◽  
John A. Butman ◽  
Emily Y. Chew ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Clinical Impact ◽  
Anatomical Location ◽  
Von Hippel Lindau ◽  
Study Enrollment ◽  
Common Location ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
The Mean ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Vhl Disease

OBJECT Peritumoral cysts are frequently associated with CNS hemangioblastomas and often underlie neurological morbidity and mortality. To determine their natural history and clinical impact, the authors prospectively analyzed hemangioblastoma-associated peritumoral cysts in patients with von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) disease. METHODS Patients with VHL disease who had 2 or more years of follow-up and who were enrolled in a prospective study at the National Institutes of Health were included. Serial prospectively acquired laboratory, genetic, imaging, and clinical data were analyzed. RESULTS One hundred thirty-two patients (of 225 in the VHL study with at least 2 years of follow-up) had peritumoral cysts that were followed for more than 2 years (total of 292 CNS peritumoral cysts). The mean age at study entrance was 37.4 ± 13.1 years ([mean ± SD], median 37.9, range 12.3–65.1 years). The mean follow-up was 7.0 ± 1.7 years (median 7.3, range 2.1–9.0 years). Over the study period, 121 of the 292 peritumoral cysts (41.4%) became symptomatic. Development of new cysts was associated with a larger number cysts at study enrollment (p = 0.002) and younger age (p < 0.0001). Cyst growth rate was associated with anatomical location (cerebellum cysts grew faster than spine and brainstem cysts; p = 0.0002 and p = 0.0008), younger age (< 35 years of age; p = 0.0006), and development of new neurological symptoms (p < 0.0001). Cyst size at symptom production depended on anatomical location (p < 0.0001; largest to smallest were found, successively, in the cerebellum, spinal cord, and brainstem). The most common location for peritumoral cysts was the cerebellum (184 cysts [63%]; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS Peritumoral cysts frequently underlie symptom formation that requires surgical intervention in patients with VHL disease. Development of new cysts was associated with a larger number of cysts at study enrollment and younger age. Total peritumoral cyst burden was associated with germline partial deletion of the VHL gene.

Extended Follow-Up After Atrial Repair for Transposition of the Great Arteries: A Younger Age at Surgery Improves Late Survival

1985 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 246-251
Author(s):  
Michele Genoni ◽  
Paul Vogt ◽  
Ludwig Segesser ◽  
Burkhardt Seifert ◽  
Urs Arbenz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Younger Age ◽  
Age At Surgery ◽  
Late Survival

scholarly journals Rates and risk factors for amputation in people with diabetes in Japan: a historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Masanori Kaneko ◽  
Kazuya Fujihara ◽  
Mayuko Yamada Harada ◽  
Taeko Osawa ◽  
Masahiko Yamamoto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lower Limb ◽  
Cox Regression ◽  
Lower Limb Amputation ◽  
Limb Amputation ◽  
Historical Cohort ◽  
Cox Regression Analysis ◽  
Claims Database ◽  
Younger Age

Abstract Background The prevalence of diabetes is rising, and diabetes develops at a younger age in East Asia. Although lower limb amputation negatively affects quality of life and increases the risk of cardiovascular events, little is known about the rates and predictors of amputation among persons with diabetes from young adults to those in the “young-old” category (50–72 y). Methods We analyzed data from a nationwide claims database in Japan accumulated from 2008 to 2016 involving 17,288 people with diabetes aged 18–72 y (mean age 50.2 y, HbA1c 7.2%). Amputation occurrence was determined according to information from the claims database. Cox regression model identified variables related to lower limb amputation. Results The mean follow-up time was 5.3 years, during which time 16 amputations occurred (0.17/1000 person-years). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that age (hazard ratio [HR] 1.09 [95% confidence intervals] 1.02–1.16, p = 0.01) and HbA1c (HR 1.46 [1.17–1.81], p < 0.01) were independently associated with amputations. Compared with those aged < 60 years with HbA1c < 8.0%, the HR for amputation was 27.81 (6.54–118.23) in those aged ≥60 years and HbA1c ≥8.0%. Conclusions Age and HbA1c were associated with amputations among diabetic individuals, and the rates of amputation were significantly greater in those ≥60 years old and with HbA1c ≥8.0%.

scholarly journals IOT And Big Data Analytics In E-Learning: A Technological Perspective and Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1.8) ◽  
pp. 164 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Kusuma ◽  
D Kasi Viswanath
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Big Data Analytics ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Learning Approaches ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Recent Trends ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The Internet Of Things

The internet of things & Big data analytics in eLearning brings tremendous challenges & opportunities to educational institutions & students. In recent trends, the growth of Pervasive computing, Social media, evolving IoT capabilities, technologies such as cloud computing, and big data and analytics are improving the core values of teaching and conducting research but also instilling a new digital culture and developing an IoT-centric society. The primary purpose of this paper is to provide an impact of IoT & Big data analytics in the area of E-learning and study on different E-learning approaches. 

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