scholarly journals Prioritising Storage Practices: A New Approach to Housing Design Thinking

Interiority ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elena Marco ◽  
Katie Williams ◽  
Sonja Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Design Thinking ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
First Time ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Design Intervention

Inhabitants of UK housing have more possessions than ever, whilst space for living in standardised houses is at a premium. The acquisition of material possessions, and how it affects both space and inhabitants’ wellbeing, has not previously been considered in architectural practice or housing policy research fields. This paper addresses this gap, by exploring how practising architects design for the storage of material possessions in housing. For the first time, it places storage practices at the centre of housing design thinking, by engaging practising architects in a design intervention to explore original design solutions that support inhabitants’ lives and lifestyles, and therefore their wellbeing. The study uses a new storage-focused conceptual design framework to seek design knowledge, to better understand how storage practices could be considered when designing. The findings have implications for design practice research, providing an account of how architects consider storage in housing design, drawing on novel design intervention methods.

Family-centered empowerment for perioperative stress and pain management – using novel design thinking approaches

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 611
Author(s):  
Vidya Chidambaran ◽  
Victor Garcia ◽  
Rebecca Brown ◽  
Peter Sturm ◽  
Sarah Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pain Management ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Family Centered ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Perioperative Stress

scholarly journals Repeat prescribing policy in New Zealand general practice: making it better

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 373
Author(s):  
Steven Lillis ◽  
Liza Lack
Keyword(s):  
General Practice ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
General Practitioners ◽  
Local Development ◽  
Policy Research ◽  
Practice Research ◽  
Annual Conference ◽  
Protected Time ◽  
Repeat Prescribing ◽  
General Practices

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTIONRepeat prescribing is common in New Zealand general practice. Research also suggests that repeat prescribing is a process prone to error. All New Zealand general practices have to comply with requirements to have a repeat prescribing policy, with the details of the policy to be designed by the practice. AIMTo inform the development of practice policy, research was undertaken with experienced general practitioners to identify and mitigate risk in the process. METHODSAt the 2019 annual conference of the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners, a workshop was held with 58 experienced general practitioner participants. The group was divided into six small groups, each with the task of discussing one aspect of the repeat prescribing process. The results were then discussed with the whole group and key discussion points were transcribed and analysed. RESULTSIssues identified included: improving patient education on appropriateness of repeat prescribing; having protected time for medicine reconciliation and the task of repeat prescribing; reducing the number of personnel and steps in the process; and clarity over responsibility for repeat prescribing. DISCUSSIONThis research can inform the local development of a repeat prescribing policy at the practice level or be used to critique existing practice policies. Attention was also drawn to the increasing administrative burden that repeat prescribing contributes to in general practice.

Food label design – exploring the literature

2019 ◽  
Vol 122 (3) ◽  
pp. 766-778
Author(s):  
Maria Elena Latino ◽  
Marta Menegoli ◽  
Angelo Corallo
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Child Nutrition ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Food Labelling ◽  
Food Label ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
New Policies ◽  
First Time

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to identify the main research fields concerning food label designs and build a topic overview. To this end, the literature review method was chosen.Design/methodology/approachA sample of 121 papers was identified and analyzed using bibliometric analysis. Journals, articles, authors of the sample and the term co-occurrence map, which represents the recurring themes and organizes them in clusters, were defined. To recognize the main research fields, starting from analyzing the terms that compose each cluster, the results were discussed in a focus group composed of five experts.FindingsFood labelling theories are distinctly related to eight research fields: consumer behaviour analysis, consumer willingness evaluation, consumer product evaluation, nutrition and health, daily foodstuff and meal effects, food industry and related products, impacts on market and society and child nutrition.Research limitations/implicationsSeveral stakeholders could be interested in the results of this paper. Food companies could identify the best practices in food labelling theories to improve their products and labels. Governments could understand how social policies are acknowledged by consumers and how to create new policies. Researchers could identify new issues to investigate. The results could also facilitate bibliographical referencing for those who approach this topic for the first time.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, studies on food label theories explore the themes from the consumer’s perspective. The authors’ study, in contrast, focused on recognizing the research fields where food label designs are addressed.

Students Using Indigenous Knowledge in Video Game Creation to Develop Design Thinking Skills

2011 ◽  
pp. 806-819 ◽  
Author(s):  
Professor Neil Anderson ◽  
Lyn Courtney
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Indigenous Knowledge ◽  
Video Game ◽  
Design Thinking ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Simulation Game ◽  
School Students ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
First Time

This chapter describes an educational intervention to introduce and develop design thinking skills with two groups of Australian Indigenous high school students in Far North Queensland and reports on the first phase of the data collection. The initial data collection involved interviewing key personnel at the two sites to gauge their perceptions about the feasibility of the project. This project represents the first time that Australian Indigenous students have participated in videogame creation with an emphasis on using Indigenous knowledge to develop design thinking skills along with literacy and numeracy skills. During the intervention, Year 10 students will be introduced to design thinking skills in the context of developing computer video games using Australian Indigenous knowledge (e.g., a simulation game involving a fictitious island in the Torres Strait).

scholarly journals First building engineers in architectural practice of St. Petersburg at the beginning of the 19th century

2020 ◽  
Vol 164 ◽  
pp. 05011
Author(s):  
Ekaterina Vozniak ◽  
Svetlana Golovina ◽  
Maria Kolesova
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineer ◽  
Urban Development ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Bridge Construction ◽  
Architectural Practice ◽  
The 19Th Century ◽  
First Time

The emergence of the specialty of civil engineer in the first half of the 19th century had a significant impact on architectural practice in St. Petersburg. The differentiation of the professions of engineer and architect took place for the first time; both specialists began to participate in the design. The appearance of such engineers as Augustine Betancourt, Matvey Clark, Pierre-Dominique Bazin and Wilhelm von Tretter brought about changes in all areas of architecture and construction. New building structures and materials appeared, as well as methods for checking and calculating. Designing has become comprehensive, the activities of the Committee for Structures and Hydraulic Works led by Betancourt covered urban development, individual buildings and all types of utilities. The formation of engineering education took place, which brought up the next generation of Russian engineers.The article considers the most important aspects of the activities of Augustine Betancourt, who laid the foundations for engineering education in Russia; Matvey Clark, who created the first metal beams and trusses; Pierre Dominique Bazin, who continued the development of engineering education, as well as Wilhelm von Tretter, one of the founders of iron bridge construction in Russia.

scholarly journals A Novel Design of Multi-Chambered Biomass Battery

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Sudhakar ◽  
R. Ananthakrishnan ◽  
A. Goyal ◽  
H.K. Darji
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Power Output ◽  
Rural Household ◽  
Raw Material ◽  
Cow Dung ◽  
Battery Design ◽  
Output Characteristics ◽  
First Time ◽  
Novel Design

In this paper, a novel design of biomass battery has been introduced for providingelectricity to meet the lighting requirements of rural household using biomass. A biomass battery isdesigned, developed and tested using cow dung as the raw material. This is done via anaerobicdigestion of the cow dung, and power generation driven by the ions produced henceforth. Thevoltage and power output is estimated for the proposed system. It is for the first time that such ahigh voltage is obtained from cow dung fed biomass battery. The output characteristics of thisnovel battery design have also been compared with the previously designed battery.

Electrical Conductivities of Low-Temperature KCl-ZrCl4 and CsCl-ZrCl4 Molten Mixtures

2018 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 259-263
Author(s):  
Alexander B. Salyulev ◽  
Alexei M. Potapov
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Original Design ◽  
Electrical Conductivities ◽  
Temperature Ranges ◽  
First Time ◽  
In Cells

AbstractThe electrical conductivities of molten KCl-ZrCl4 and CsCl-ZrCl4 mixtures, including their heterogeneous (melt+crystals) ranges, were measured for the first time. The concentration ranges were 65–72 and 66–75 mol.% of ZrCl4, and the temperature ranges were 482–711 and 548–735 K, respectively. The measurements were carried out in cells of an original design.

scholarly journals Modeling and Formulation of a Novel Microoptoelectromechanical Gyroscope

2008 ◽  
Vol 2008 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bohua Sun ◽  
Bo Zhang ◽  
Mohamed Toriq Khan
Keyword(s):  
Phase Shift ◽  
Measurement Technique ◽  
Measurement System ◽  
Proposed Model ◽  
The World ◽  
Innovative Model ◽  
First Time ◽  
Sagnac Gyroscope ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Better Than

This paper proposed a novel design of microgyroscope based on MEMS structures and optic interferometric microdisplacement measurement technique. The gyroscope consists of microvibrator and interferometric readout. Using Coriolis force, the vibrator transfers the system rotation into a forced vibration; the induced vibration can be sensed by the interferometric microdisplacement measurement system. The optic measurement system has two mirrors which will reflect two rays into a detector. The comprehensive studies on the formulation and analysis of the proposed gyroscope have been undertaken; two key sensor equations have been derived in the first time in the world: (1) relation between rotation and phase shift of lightΔφ=(4πl0/λ)+(8π/λ)(xmax⁡Qy/ωy)Ω(t)sin⁡(ωdt), (2) relation between rotation and interferometric intensity of lightI(t)≈(8π/λ)(xmax⁡Qy/ωy)Ω(t)sin⁡(ωdt)sin⁡(4πl0/λ). The comparison of the proposed gyroscope and well-know Sagnac formulation has been investigated; it shown that the proposed model is much better than Sagnac ones. The new model has finally get rid of needing very long fiber in the case of Sagnac gyroscope. The innovative model gives a new hope to fabricate high accurate and cheaper gyroscope. To date, the proposed gyroscope is the most accurate gyroscope.

scholarly journals Normalization and Validation of a Questionnaire on Effective Life Skills for Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation of Addiction in Adolescents

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-238
Author(s):  
Hossein Gharaati Sotoudeh ◽  
◽  
Masoud Arefnazari ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Life Skills ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Cronbach’S Alpha ◽  
Cronbach's Alpha ◽  
Addiction Prevention ◽  
Specific Skill ◽  
First Time ◽  
Novel Design ◽  
Effective Life

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to normalize and validate a questionnaire on effective life skills for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of addiction in an adolescent population (age >10 years) from Tehran, Iran.  Methods: To prepare the questionnaire, several standard questionnaires were combined, including self-control, problem-solving, decision-making, and assertiveness questionnaires. Afterward, the validity and reliability of the questionnaire were confirmed. Results: The questionnaire consisted of 40 questions on four main skills including 10 questions targeting one specific skill. The questionnaire was examined among 160 adolescents, aged ≥5 years, in different parts of Tehran, Iran. Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was measured to determine its reliability. The reliability of the questionnaire was calculated based on the ratio of internal variances; Cronbach’s alpha of all items of the designed questionnaire was above 0.7, indicating its acceptable reliability. Discussion: The questionnaire on effective life skills for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of addiction in adolescents had a completely novel design, which was established for the first time in Iran. According to the findings, it is possible to evaluate the adolescents’ skills regarding addiction prevention and treatment. 

scholarly journals Enhancing Antibodies’ Binding Capacity through Oriented Functionalization of Plasmonic Surfaces

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (10) ◽  
pp. 2620
Author(s):  
Maria Laura Coluccio ◽  
Fabiana Grillo ◽  
Valentina Onesto ◽  
Virginia Garo ◽  
Cinzia Scala ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Surface ◽  
Binding Capacity ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Antigen Binding ◽  
Crucial Importance ◽  
Enhanced Fluorescence ◽  
Immobilized Antibodies ◽  
Research Fields ◽  
Fragment Antigen Binding ◽  
First Time

Protein A has long been used in different research fields due to its ability to specifically recognize immunoglobulins (Ig). The protein derived from Staphylococcus aureus binds Ig through the Fc region of the antibody, showing its strongest binding in immunoglobulin G (IgG), making it the most used protein in its purification and detection. The research presented here integrates, for the first time, protein A to a silicon surface patterned with gold nanoparticles for the oriented binding of IgG. The signal detection is conveyed through a metal enhanced fluorescence (MEF) system. Orienting immunoglobulins allows the exposition of the fragment antigen-binding (Fab) region for the binding to its antigen, substantially increasing the binding capacity per antibody immobilized. Antibodies orientation is of crucial importance in many diagnostics devices, particularly when either component is in limited quantities.

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