scholarly journals Neuroplasticity at Home: Improving Home-Based Motor Learning Through Technological Solutions. A Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Riis Forman ◽  
Jens Bo Nielsen ◽  
Jakob Lorentzen
Keyword(s):  
Motor Learning ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Information And Communications Technology ◽  
Personalized Feedback ◽  
Motor Rehabilitation ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Effective Science ◽  
Further Development

Background: Effective science-based motor rehabilitation requires high volume of individualized, intense physical training, which can be difficult to achieve exclusively through physical 1-on-1 sessions with a therapist. Home-based training, enhanced by technological solutions, could be a tool to help facilitate the important factors for neuroplastic motor improvements.Objectives: This review aimed to discover how the inclusion of modern information and communications technology in home-based training programs can promote key neuroplastic factors associated with motor learning in neurological disabilities and identify which challenges are still needed to overcome.Methods: We conducted a thorough literature search on technological home-based training solutions and categorized the different fundamental approaches that were used. We then analyzed how these approaches can be used to promote certain key factors of neuroplasticity and which challenges still need to be solved or require external personalized input from a therapist.Conclusions: The technological approaches to home-based training were divided into three categories: sensory stimuli training, digital exchange of information training, and telerehabilitation. Generally, some technologies could be characterized as easily applicable, which gave the opportunity to promote flexible scheduling and a larger overall training volume, but limited options for individualized variation and progression. Other technologies included individualization options through personalized feedback that might increase the training effect, but also increases the workload of the therapist. Further development of easily applicable and intelligent solutions, which can return precise feedback and individualized training suggestions, is needed to fully realize the potential of home-based training in motor learning activities.

scholarly journals Seeing the collective: family arrangements for care at home for older people with dementia

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (06) ◽  
pp. 1200-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
CHRISTINE CECI ◽  
HOLLY SYMONDS BROWN ◽  
MARY ELLEN PURKIS
Keyword(s):  
Family Care ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
People With Dementia ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Care At Home ◽  
At Home

ABSTRACTWith the predicted growth in the number of people with dementia living at home across the globe, the need for home-based care is expected to increase. As such, it will be primarily family carers who will provide this crucial support to family members. Designing appropriate support for family carers is thus essential to minimise risks to their health, to prevent premature institutionalisation or poor care for persons with dementia, as well as to sustain the effective functioning of health and social care systems. To date, the high volume of research related to care at home and acknowledged low impact of interventions suggests that a re-examination of the nature of care at home, and how we come to know about it, is necessary if we are to advance strategies that will contribute to better outcomes for families. This paper describes findings from an ethnographic study that was designed to support an analysis of the complexity and materiality of family care arrangements – that is, the significance of the actual physical, technological and institutional elements shaping care-giving situations. In this paper, we describe the arrangements made by one family to show the necessary collectivity of these arrangements, and the consequences of the formal care system's failure to respond to these.

Enabling Requirements for High Volume Thermo compression Bonding

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 (DPC) ◽  
pp. 000995-001015
Author(s):  
Tom Strothmann
Keyword(s):  
Process Control ◽  
Cost Reduction ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Manufacturing Technology ◽  
Data Logging ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Review State ◽  
Memory Applications

The potential of Thermo compression Bonding (TCB) has been widely discussed for several years, but it has not previously achieved widespread production use. TCB has now begun the transition to an accepted high volume manufacturing technology driven primarily by the memory market, but with wider adoption close for non-memory applications. Several key factors have enabled this transition, including advanced TCB equipment with higher UPH for cost reduction and advanced methods of inline process control. The unique requirements of TCB demand absolute process control, simultaneous data logging capability for multiple key factors in the process and portability of the process between tools. This introduces a level of sophistication that has not previously been required for BE assembly processes. This presentation will review state of the art TCB technology and the fundamental equipment requirements to support the transition to HVM.

Problematising care burden research

2014 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 1410-1428 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARY ELLEN PURKIS ◽  
CHRISTINE CECI
Keyword(s):  
Family Member ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Knowledge Development ◽  
Care Giver ◽  
Care Burden ◽  
Care Giving ◽  
Home Based ◽  
Methodological Problems ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Home Based Care

ABSTRACTIn this paper we use Alvesson and Sandberg's strategy of problematisation to analyse the assumptions embedded in the development and use of the concept of ‘care-giver burden’. We do this in order to develop an explanation as to why decades of research into the experience of providing home-based care to a family member with dementia has had little effect in relieving or reducing the ‘burden’ of that care. Though some part of this is undoubtedly political, our analysis suggests that key assumptions of the research limit both knowledge development and intervention effectiveness. Especially problematic are first, an overriding focus on the isolated care-giver–recipient dyad as the appropriate object of inquiry and target of intervention, and second, an absence of an analysis of the materiality of care and care-giving practices. The heterogeneity of care situations, including interrelations among people, technologies, objects, spaces and other organisational worlds, appear in much of the research primarily as methodological problems, variables to be subdued through a more rigorous application of method. The high volume of research and acknowledged low impact of interventions, however, suggests that rethinking the nature of care practices, and how we come to know about them, is necessary if we are to develop and implement strategies that will contribute to better outcomes for people.

Acute wards: problems and solutions

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 108-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susannah Rix ◽  
Geoff Shepherd
Keyword(s):  
Organisational Change ◽  
Quality Of Services ◽  
Service Development ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Problems And Solutions ◽  
South East England ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Made In

Aims and MethodTo develop an evidence-based approach that supports the improvement of front-line delivery of adult acute in-patient services. Key factors of effective organisational change were identified from the literature. These were adopted as part of an ‘evidence-based service development’ programme. This approach was used by the Health Advisory Service in a project with an NHS Trust in south east England.ResultsSignificant progress was made in improving the quality of local acute in-patient services.Clinical ImplicationsFurther development and evaluation of this approach should be undertaken, since it seems to offer significant opportunities to deliver real improvements in the quality of services.

High Quality Characteristics of Briquette Fuel Based on Physical Appearances and Electrical Induction

2016 ◽  
Vol 848 ◽  
pp. 56-59
Author(s):  
Duongruitai Nicomrat ◽  
Parinya Somkid ◽  
Kitti Chuaiwan
Keyword(s):  
Production Process ◽  
Agricultural Waste ◽  
High Heat ◽  
Heat Output ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Key Characteristics ◽  
Electrical Induction ◽  
Further Development

At present, charcoal briquette fuel, a source of heat energy and mostly made from agricultural waste materials, are popular in the markets because of their high constant heat output. It helps reduce pollution, and produce no sparks while burning, but varied due to different types of materials, burning protocols, temperature, and pressure used. In this study, the research team have studied the characteristics of high quality fuel briquettes for possible further development of standard indicators of briquette fuel production process. In the study, key factors of the Charcoal fuel features composed of high qualities of physical characteristics and electrical induction. Activated carbon and coconut shell charcoal types were showed to be great materials. The production process involved aerobic burning at 800-900oC for at least 3 hours, grinding and mixing with starch binder. The briquettes’ electrical conductivity was especially lower than 10 kΩ. High heat production was obtained at least 6000 Cal/g while ground charcoal possessed with the sizes were varied. Under microscopy, the charcoal particle sizes were in a range of 50-100 μm for 30-50% (w/w), size of 10-50 μm for 20-40% (w/w) and distinctive numbers of holes greater than 300 μ to 1 mm were rarely observed. Therefore, with key characteristics of charcoal briquette fuel, it could be further applied for development the indicator as well as instruments to measure the quality of the briquette.

scholarly journals KEY FACTORS OF THE MARKET DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS TOURISM AND HOTEL SERVICES IN THE REGION

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 419-430
Author(s):  
Екатерина Огородникова ◽  
Ekaterina Ogorodnikova ◽  
Алексей Рябцев ◽  
Aleksey Ryabtsev ◽  
Андрей Плахин ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Tourism Industry ◽  
Market Development ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Mechanism Of Formation ◽  
Strategic Development ◽  
Current State ◽  
Development Plans ◽  
The City ◽  
Further Development

The aim of this paper is to investigate the key factors in the development of business tourism market of the Sverdlovsk region and the city of Yekaterinburg. The authors identified the principal aspects of the mechanism of formation of demand from business tourism entities, as well as conducted a structural analysis tools offer of accommodation, including hotels. Identified factors allowed us to formulate the main problems of the current state of the market of business tourism of Sverdlovsk region and the prospects for its further development. Particular attention is also paid to the possibilities of development of Yekaterinburg as a center of business tourism UFD considering the further growth of interest in this type of business tourism as the congress and exhibition. The paper formulated a list of recommendations to improve the Sverdlovsk region and Yekaterinburg attractive from the standpoint of business tourism. Presented in this work can be used by enterprises within the tourism industry in the formation of its strategic development plans as well as the executive bodies of state power in the development of the legal documentation governing the business tourism market.

scholarly journals Mg-Li Hybrid Batteries: The Combination of Fast Kinetics and Reduced Overpotential

2022 ◽  
Vol 2022 ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Yajie Li ◽  
Yongjian Zheng ◽  
Kai Guo ◽  
Jingtai Zhao ◽  
Chilin Li
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Specific Capacity ◽  
Lithium Ion ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Material Design ◽  
High Volume ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Fast Kinetics ◽  
Interface Modification ◽  
Further Development

It is imperative for the development of cost-effective and high-performance batteries. Currently, lithium-ion batteries still occupy most of the market. However, limited lithium (Li) resource and energy density retard their further development. The magnesium (Mg) metal has several significant advantages; those make it a viable alternative to Li as anode, including high volume specific capacity and dendrite-free plating during cycling and high abundance. The Mg-Li hybrid batteries can combine the advantages of Li ion and Mg metal to achieve fast electrode kinetics and smooth anode deposition morphology. This review summarizes recent progresses in cathode material design and anode interface modification for Mg-Li hybrid batteries. We aim to illustrate the contribution of Li+ to the electrochemical performance improvement at both cathode and anode sides and to provide inspiration for the future research in this field.

scholarly journals NEW GENERATION OF ADAPTABLE MOBILE MEANS OF ORGANISATIONAL REPAIR

2018 ◽  
pp. 32-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. L. Krivolapov ◽  
A. F. Strakhov
Keyword(s):  
Effective Means ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Repair Systems ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Technological Opportunities ◽  
Technical Readiness ◽  
Further Development ◽  
Intended Use

One of the key factors of ensuring the required level of the AD WME technical readiness for the intended use is minimisation of the time period necessary for restoration of the AD WME systems after their failures. Over the years, JSC Principle Production and Technical Company Granit has per-formed a cycle of R&D activities aimed at creating effective means of the AD WME maintenance and organisational repair at their deployment sites as well as at developing innovative maintenance and organisational repair technologies. Following the results of these activities, a set of adaptable unified mobile repair and diagnostic equipment (RDE)was created and then exported in order to ensure the maintenance and organisational repair of the AD WME pieces delivered within military technical cooperation with foreign countries. Further development of this focus area resulted in creation of a set of unified mobile organisational repair systems. This article considers main functional and technical as well as technological opportunities of the unified mobile organisational repair systems. Their prototypes are previously developed RDE for export.

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