COVID-19, collections, and collaboration: Promoting inclusivity from the ground up

The promotion of a library’s resources often relies on using its physical space with physical displays. With COVID-19, many libraries are either not physically open or their services have been modified where there are limitations with who or how many people are allowed to enter their buildings. Promoting areas in the collection may take on creative and new methods during the pandemic, including the use of virtual displays or online resource guides. Creating virtual displays can also become an opportunity to support and promote equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) within the library and campus wide.

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Enhancing the Role of Government, Non-Profits, Universities, and Resident Associations as Valuable Community Resources to Advance Equity, Access, Diversity, and Inclusion

Societies ◽

10.3390/soc11020033 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 11 (2) ◽

pp. 33

Author(s):

Ivis García ◽

April Jackson

Keyword(s):

Physical Space ◽

Community Resources ◽

Sustainable Communities ◽

Local Institutions ◽

Role Of Government ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

Culture History ◽

Community Residents ◽

Asset Based Community Development

Asset-based community development (ABCD) recognizes the value of six local assets: (1) individuals or community residents, (2) neighborhood resident associations (3) local institutions (e.g., government, non-profits, and universities) (4), physical space (e.g., parks, vacant lots, etc.), (5) economy and exchange (e.g., business development, barter, etc.), and (6) culture, history, and stories. ABCD draws upon these assets to build stronger and more sustainable communities [1] (see Figure 1) [...]

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Autonomous Language Learning In Self-Access Spaces: Moodle in Action

Studies in Self-Access Learning Journal ◽

10.37237/070109 ◽

2016 ◽

pp. 72-83 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Kerstin Dofs ◽

Moira Hobbs

Keyword(s):

Language Learning ◽

Teaching And Learning ◽

Learner Engagement ◽

Final Choice ◽

Face To Face ◽

The Past ◽

New Methods ◽

Online Tools ◽

Online Resource ◽

Instruction And Learning

Over the past few decades language educators have experienced an enormous growth in the use of digital technology, both for themselves and for their students. Along with the internationalisation and stronger business focus of education that most of us have been experiencing, many institutions around the world are now undergoing a push towards new methods of teaching and learning, which involve less face-to-face contact and more online instruction and learning. This paper takes the reader through reflections on the development of an online resource for students, of which one of the aims was to foster learner autonomy. Knowledge has been gleaned from the authors’ experiences of enhancing their expertise in the use of Moodle. The rationale behind the development, as well as the background to the final choice of resources and online tools for the autonomous learning components and learner engagement are explored. The writers also reflect on the effectiveness of the site and suggest improvements for future development of autonomous language learning (ALL) Moodle sites.

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An Augmented Reality application for Simplifying Engineering Concepts

International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering - Special Issue ◽

10.35940/ijitee.i8597.078919 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 3061-3065

Keyword(s):

Augmented Reality ◽

Mixed Reality ◽

Physical Space ◽

Educational Institutions ◽

Game Engine ◽

Virtual Objects ◽

New Methods ◽

Augmented Reality Application ◽

Methods Of Learning ◽

And Training

With the evolution of mobile devices, Augmented Reality has proved its potential in producing interesting and interactable AR environments in multiple areas. Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging technology where the perceptivity of the user is strengthened by the seamless blending of a real environment with digital virtual objects coexisting in the same physical space. It offers a canvas to imagine new methods of learning and new ways of collaborating with others beyond the frame of the screen. In education and training, AR has proved to have the potential to make learning a reality. AR has been enhanced to mixed reality since the use of Hololens which provides a mixed world to a user, where the advanced spatial mapping is used to anchor digital artifacts in physical space. The goal of this project is to develop an AR application for HoloLens using Unity game engine and Visual Studio based on engineering concepts that will provide students with eye-catching visualizations by rendering holograms for data structures, data mining and engineering chemistry so that they would learn the subjects thoroughly. MR will change how educational institutions outlook learning by delivering learning experiences that no longer depend on lectures to teach concepts or the idea of earning a degree in the course of persons’ lifelong career. It will help those students to develop interests in the subjects who prefer skipping the difficult topics.

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Replication of Wet Objects and Cells

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100050524 ◽

1974 ◽

Vol 32 ◽

pp. 102-103

Author(s):

S. Basu ◽

D. F. Parsons

Keyword(s):

Water Vapor Pressure ◽

High Vacuum ◽

Polystyrene Latex ◽

Vacuum System ◽

Saturated Water Vapor ◽

Replication Method ◽

New Methods ◽

Saturated Water ◽

Water Vapors ◽

Intermediate Chamber

We are approaching the invasiveness of cancer cells from the studies of their wet surface morphology which should distinguish them from their normal counterparts. In this report attempts have been made to provide physical basis and background work to a wet replication method with a differentially pumped hydration chamber (Fig. 1) (1,2), to apply this knowledge for obtaining replica of some specimens of known features (e.g. polystyrene latex) and finally to realize more specific problems and to improvize new methods and instrumentation for their rectification. In principle, the evaporant molecules penetrate through a pair of apertures (250, 350μ), through water vapors and is, then, deposited on the specimen. An intermediate chamber between the apertures is pumped independently of the high vacuum system. The size of the apertures is sufficiently small so that full saturated water vapor pressure is maintained near the specimen.

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A Freeze Shadow Technique for the Preparation of Soft Paint Latexes for Electron Microscopy

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100079097 ◽

1977 ◽

Vol 35 ◽

pp. 314-315

Author(s):

Earl R. Walter ◽

Glen H. Bryant

Keyword(s):

Sample Preparation ◽

High Vacuum ◽

Vacuum System ◽

Latex Particles ◽

New Methods ◽

Diffusion Pump ◽

Film Forming ◽

Routine Basis ◽

Distribution Studies ◽

Preparation Techniques

With the development of soft, film forming latexes for use in paints and other coatings applications, it became desirable to develop new methods of sample preparation for latex particle size distribution studies with the electron microscope. Conventional latex sample preparation techniques were inadequate due to the pronounced tendency of these new soft latex particles to distort, flatten and fuse on the substrate when they dried. In order to avoid these complications and obtain electron micrographs of undistorted latex particles of soft resins, a freeze-dry, cold shadowing technique was developed. The method has now been used in our laboratory on a routine basis for several years.The cold shadowing is done in a specially constructed vacuum system, having a conventional mechanical fore pump and oil diffusion pump supplying vacuum. The system incorporates bellows type high vacuum valves to permit a prepump cycle and opening of the shadowing chamber without shutting down the oil diffusion pump. A baffeled sorption trap isolates the shadowing chamber from the pumps.

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Directional observation on lipid of male nectary of Lindera megaphylla hemsl. by the rapid embedding method with polyethylene glycol (PEG)

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100161151 ◽

1990 ◽

Vol 48 (3) ◽

pp. 718-719

Author(s):

Dai Dalin ◽

Guo Jianmin

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscope ◽

Polyethylene Glycol ◽

Chemical Reaction ◽

Traditional Method ◽

Osmium Tetroxide ◽

Unsaturated Lipid ◽

Embedding Method ◽

Long Period ◽

New Methods

Lipid cytochemistry has not yet advanced far at the EM level. A major problem has been the loss of lipid during dehydration and embedding. Although the adoption of glutaraldehyde and osmium tetroxide accelerate the chemical reaction of lipid and osmium tetroxide can react on the double bouds of unsaturated lipid to from the osmium black, osmium tetroxide can be reduced in saturated lipid and subsequently some of unsaturated lipid are lost during dehydration. In order to reduce the loss of lipid by traditional method, some researchers adopted a few new methods, such as the change of embedding procedure and the adoption of new embedding media, to solve the problem. In a sense, these new methods are effective. They, however, usually require a long period of preparation. In this paper, we do research on the fiora nectary strucure of lauraceae by the rapid-embedding method wwith PEG under electron microscope and attempt to find a better method to solve the problem mentioned above.

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Confronting the grey zone after severe brain injury

Emerging Topics in Life Sciences ◽

10.1042/etls20190115 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 3 (6) ◽

pp. 707-711 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Andrew Peterson ◽

Adrian M. Owen

Keyword(s):

Brain Injury ◽

Ethical Issues ◽

Vegetative State ◽

Clinical Care ◽

Grey Zone ◽

Severe Brain Injury ◽

New Methods ◽

Legal Decision Making ◽

Technological Developments ◽

The Brain

In recent years, rapid technological developments in the field of neuroimaging have provided several new methods for revealing thoughts, actions and intentions based solely on the pattern of activity that is observed in the brain. In specialized centres, these methods are now being employed routinely to assess residual cognition, detect consciousness and even communicate with some behaviorally non-responsive patients who clinically appear to be comatose or in a vegetative state. In this article, we consider some of the ethical issues raised by these developments and the profound implications they have for clinical care, diagnosis, prognosis and medical-legal decision-making after severe brain injury.

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Interprofessional Collaboration to Promote Culturally Engaged and Strengths-Based Practice

Perspectives of the ASHA Special Interest Groups ◽

10.1044/2020_persp-20-10007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 5 (6) ◽

pp. 1410-1421

Author(s):

Erica Ellis ◽

Mary Kubalanza ◽

Gabriela Simon-Cereijido ◽

Ashley Munger ◽

Allison Sidle Fuligni

Keyword(s):

Los Angeles ◽

Training Program ◽

Interprofessional Education ◽

Clinical Training ◽

Interprofessional Collaboration ◽

Communication Disorders ◽

Outreach Program ◽

State University ◽

Diversity And Inclusion ◽

Health Nursing

Purpose To effectively prepare students to engage in interprofessional practice, a number of Communication Disorders (COMD) programs are designing new courses and creating additional opportunities to develop the interprofessional competencies that will support future student success in health and education-related fields. The ECHO (Educational Community Health Outreach) program is one example of how the Rongxiang Xu College of Health and Human Services at California State University, Los Angeles, has begun to create these opportunities. The ultimate goal of the ECHO project is to increase both access to and continuity of oral health care across communities in the greater Los Angeles area. Method We describe this innovative interdisciplinary training program within the context of current interprofessional education models. First, we describe the program and its development. Second, we describe how COMD students benefit from the training program. Third, we examine how students from other disciplines experience benefits related to interprofessional education and COMD. Fourth, we provide reflections and insights from COMD faculty who participated in the project. Conclusions The ECHO program has great potential for continuing to build innovative clinical training opportunities for students with the inclusion of Child and Family Studies, Public Health, Nursing, and Nutrition departments. These partnerships push beyond the norm of disciplines often used in collaborative efforts in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Additionally, the training students received with ECHO incorporates not only interprofessional education but also relevant and important aspects of diversity and inclusion, as well as strengths-based practices.

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