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Clemans, Terry. "IN RECOGNITION OF BIOMEDICAL ELECTRONICS EQUIPMENT TECHNICIANS." Journal of Clinical Engineering 16, no. 5 (September 1991): 382–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00004669-199109000-00008.
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Ng, Sek-Hong. "Electronics Technicians in an Industrialising Economy: Some Glimpses on the ‘New Middle Class’." Sociological Review 34, no. 3 (August 1986): 611–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-954x.1986.tb00691.x.
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The ‘New Working Class’ theory, popularised in French sociology during the 1960s and 1970s, envisages the advent of a politically inspired class movement that rekindles the vision of a new social order as the technicians rise to become its vanguard. According to writers like Mallet and Touraine, these technical ‘white-collars’ tend to take over from the traditional manual groups in posing as the ‘standard-bearers’ of class-based industrial radicalism and solidarity. This paper proposes to trace the recent vein of discussions on the class implications of occupational and technological transformation from such a neo-Marxian perspective. It also attempts to apply these arguments to interpret the characteristics of a new occupation in Hong Kong – the technicians working in the electronics and related industries, with reference to an empirical study carried out in the early 1980s.
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Mikulecky, Larry, and Jeanne Ehlinger. "The Influence of Metacognitive Aspects of Literacy on Job Performance of Electronics Technicians." Journal of Reading Behavior 18, no. 1 (March 1986): 41–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10862968609547555.
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Bartels, Alain, Edward Cripps, Adrian Keating, Ian Milne, Ben Travaglione, and Melinda Hodkiewicz. "Framework for Validation of Permanently Installed MEMS-Based Acquisition Devices Using Soft Sensor Models." CivilEng 1, no. 2 (July 28, 2020): 93–105. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/civileng1020007.
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Asset integrity and predictive maintenance models require field data for an accurate assessment of an asset’s condition. Historically these data collected periodically in the field by technicians using portable units. The significant investment in inexpensive microelectromechanical (MEMS) sensors mounted on untethered (energy-harvesting or battery-powered) microprocessors communicating wirelessly to the cloud is expected to change the way we collect asset health data. Permanently installed MEMS-based sensing units will enable near-real time data collection and reduce the safety exposure of technicians by eliminating the need to manually collect field data. With hundreds of MEMS-based sensing units expected to be installed at a single site it is vital to assure the data they produce and maintain them cost effectively. An asset management framework for validation of MEMS-based sensing units for condition monitoring and structural integrity (CM&SI) applications is proposed. An integral part of this framework is the proposed use of soft sensor models to replace technician inspections in the field. Soft sensor models are used in the process industry to stabilize product quality and process operations but there are few examples in asset management applications. The contributions of this paper are twofold. Firstly, we use an interdisciplinary approach drawing on electronics, process control, statistics, machine learning, and asset management fields to describe the emerging field of permanently installed MEMS-based sensing units for CM&SI. Secondly, we development a framework for assuring validation of the data these sensing units generate.
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Wong, Thomas T. "The Salary, Structure, Allowances and Benefits of a Shanghai Electronics Factory." China Quarterly 117 (March 1989): 135–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0305741000023687.
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The employees of this profitable and technologically advanced factory seem satisfied with their relatively high salaries, bonuses and allowances, and pleased with the extensive benefits and services given by the factory. In particular, the bonus system of this factory offers factory-wide, production-group and individual bonuses that seem to offer adequate incentives for the improvement of both productivity and quality, two key goals in the present nationwide economic reform. The possibility and means of improving status and income through study, hard work and innovation have been effective in encouraging many employees to apply their efforts and talents to their jobs and to study after work in the hope of qualifying for higher education in the case of technical workers, and for higher technical and language proficiency levels in the case of technicians and engineers.The relatively high standard of living of this factory's employees seems to have dampened outspoken criticism of its leaders and policies. Continued increases in remuneration and benefits should keep the employees satisfied in the immediate future.
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Pangilinan, Bernardo. "Development of College of Industrial Technology FM Broadcast Trainer." Proceedings Journal of Education, Psychology and Social Science Research 1, no. 1 (November 22, 2014): 78–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.21016/icepss.14046.
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An FM Broadcast Trainer was developed to expose the students to the basic equipment needed in radio broadcasting. The cost of Portable FM Broadcast Trainer is much lower than the cost of the traditional commercial equipment because of the materials used. The FM Broadcast Trainer is laboratory equipment that can be used by schools offering academic programs in Industrial Courses specifically Electronics Communication courses. At present, there is no portable FM broadcast station available in the local market. Some schools are reluctant to buy new FM station equipment since these are quite costly. To resolve this problem, the researchers deemed it necessary to design and develop a portable FM Broadcast Trainer that is simple and affordable to fulfill the basic curricular requirements for offering courses in Electronics Communication Technicians. This is a requirement for our graduates to qualify to take the Radio Telephone Operator examination given by the National Telecommunication Commission the telecommunication body in the Philippines counterpart of Federal Communication Commission in the US. Aside from this, the station will be a venue for Mass Communications students and a vehicle for channeling important announcements from the School.
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Rae, Ian D. "Radiocarbon Dating at the Museum of Applied Science Victoria 1952–70: a Pioneer Venture." Historical Records of Australian Science 29, no. 1 (2018): 14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/hr17019.
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The Museum of Applied Science in Melbourne committed in the earlier 1950s to the development of a radiocarbon dating laboratory that would provide dates for carbonaceous material obtained by archaeologists and anthropologists. Progress through the 1950s was very slow due to under-resourcing and -staffing, but Victorian researchers obtained results by sending material to New Zealand and the USA for dating. The laboratory was officially opened in 1961 but few dates emerged. While the process for obtaining carbon dioxide from carbonaceous material, operated by chemist Anne Bermingham, was satisfactory, the apparatus for counting the carbon-14 decompositions, built by her and a series of electronics technicians was never satisfactory. The radiocarbon laboratorywas closed at the end of 1970, bywhich time several other dating services had opened in Australia.
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Chukwuedo, Samson Onyeluka, and Anthony U. Ainetor. "CORRECTIVE MAINTENANCE SKILLS REQUIREMENTS IN DVD HOME THEATRE FOR INTEGRATION INTO TECHNICAL COLLEGE CURRICULUM." Problems of Education in the 21st Century 66, no. 1 (August 25, 2015): 7–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.33225/pec/15.66.07.
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As the world experiences changes in all facets of life, it is equally expected that the school curriculum should not remain static but change in the same direction. The electronic technology workshop practice in technical colleges in Nigeria has overtime been dominated with the teaching of practical skills in radio and television that are gradually phasing away in the electronic world, hence the need to upgrade it by integrating the practical contents of modern digital electronics, of which DVD home theatre sound system is one of the electronic gadgets. This study therefore determined the corrective maintenance skills requirements in DVD home theatre sound system necessary for improving the workshop practice of electronic technology via curriculum innovation in technical colleges. Three research questions were raised and answered using mean statistic, while one hypothesis was formulated and tested using t-test statistic. The descriptive survey research design was employed in the study. A five point scaled questionnaire was the instrument used for data collection. The sample size was 164, comprising electronic technology teachers in universities and technical colleges and DVD home theatre sound system technicians in Edo State. The instrument was validated by experts and its reliability coefficient obtained using Cronbach’s alpha formula was 0.876. It was found that the corrective maintenance skills requirements in DVD home theatre sound system necessary for integration into technical college curriculum for electronic technology workshop practice are skills in the use of tools and equipment to perform such maintenance, fault diagnosis skills in order to carry out the maintenance and the actual repairs (corrective maintenance) skills. It was therefore recommended that electronic technology teachers should be trained in the teaching of practical skills in maintenance of DVD home theatre sound system for capacity building. Key words: DVD home theatre sound system, corrective maintenance, curriculum, electronic technology, technical college.
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Cooke, Nancy J., and Anna L. Rowe. "Evaluating Mental Model Elicitation Methods." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 38, no. 4 (October 1994): 261–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129403800416.
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Researchers have developed and applied a number of methods for measuring mental models. Unfortunately not only is the mental model construct ill-defined, but the basic research associated with it offers little guidance concerning the selection of a method for a particular application. In this paper a program of research is presented that is designed address this shortcoming. Specifically, the research involves a comparative evaluation of methods to measure mental models on the basis of the relationship between the method's output (i.e., the mental model) and the criterion of primary importance to the problem (e.g., task performance, user acceptance). It is assumed that a method should be selected on the basis of its ability to generate output that is predictive of the criterion of interest. It is likely that because the methods tap different aspects of a mental model, they will predict performance well on some tasks and criteria, but not others. As an example of this approach, data are presented that help to select the best method for measuring technicians' mental models of an electronics troubleshooting task.
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Al-Ataby, Ali, and Waleed Al-Nuaimy. "Technology-Enhanced and Personalised Laboratory Learning Experience for Undergraduate Electrical Engineering and Electronics Students." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 7, no. 10 (October 31, 2019): 534–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol7.iss10.1801.
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Teaching large and multicultural cohorts in lecture theatres is often a challenging task, and it becomes more challenging when it comes to laboratory teaching where students carry out practical work is involved. Students often complain about the quality of delivery with regards to the support they get from teaching assistants and technicians, and the lack of meaningful and personalised feedback they receive afterwards. Taking into consideration the fact that cohort sizes are often caused to increase from year to year, a serious sustainability issue therefore arises. Students in such cohorts may eventually disengage from their studies as a result of their perception of a lack of personalised learning experience. This often combines with other compounding factors into a downward spiral of disillusionment and demotivation that further jeopardises their studies and makes subsequent re-engagement less likely. Furthermore, the physical capacity restrictions of the laboratories and resources impose a further limit on how work is organised, and with constant budget cuts and increasing expectations and workloads, some form of crisis may seem inevitable.
This paper portrays how such a crisis was averted by implementing a package of transformational change delivered in a planned, incremental fashion over a period of 5 years to bring a notable improvement in the overall laboratory and practical coursework provision to second year Electrical Engineering and Electronics students, by employing a number of innovative approaches to enhance student experience. Moreover, the incorporation of tools such as instructional videos, online pre-lab and post-lab questions, blogs for student projects, weekly FAQs and Twitter feeds were particularly innovative and effective in their deployment, and resulted in a win-win situation in which both students and staff were able to communicate instantly and asynchronously in a manner that was hitherto not possible. This is particularly timely as the continuous increase in student numbers means that such techniques will be used increasingly. As a result, student satisfaction has improved in a steady and quantifiable manner, with a 29% increase over three academic years.
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Huseby, Jennifer. "Who Gets to Operate on Herbie? Right to Repair Legislation in the Context of Automated Vehicles." Journal of Law and Mobility, no. 2020 (2020): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.36635/jlm.2020.who.
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You bought it, you own it, but do you have the right to repair it? As right-to-repair remains a hot topic in the context of consumer electronics such as smartphones, one must consider the ramifications it may have for the automated vehicle (“AV”) industry. As the backdrop for one of the first legislative victories for right-to-repair, the automobile industry has continued to push for the expansion of right-to-repair to cover increased access to telematics and exceptions to proprietary software controls. However, as we revisit the issue for more highly connected and automated vehicles, it is important to assess the unique considerations of the AV sector before we can transpose previously learned lessons into a new, nearly unpredictable context. As such, this article examines a possible framework that addresses the technical and privacy concerns that uniquely arise when applying right-to-repair legislation to AVs. By attempting to predict on how previously learned lessons may influence action going forward, this article hopes to influence the right-to-repair discourse that will arise between manufacturers, consumers, and independent repair technicians for AVs.
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Lane, David M., and Dean G. Jensen. "Einstellung: Knowledge of the Phenomenon Facilitates Problem Solving." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 37, no. 18 (October 1993): 1277–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129303701816.
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If subjects are given a series of problems that all have the same type of solution, they often have great difficulty with a subsequent problem that would ordinarily be solved very easily. This phenomenon is referred to as psychic blindness or Einstellung. This study explored whether knowledge of the Einstellung phenomenon facilitates problem solving. Eight subjects in each of three experimental conditions were given set-inducing problems followed by an otherwise easy “critical” problem that could not be solved by the strategy used on the set-inducing problems. Subjects in one condition worked on the easy problem without interruption. Subjects in a second condition were interrupted by an unexpected event. Subjects in a third condition were interrupted by a message explaining how the ability to solve an otherwise easy problem could be inhibited after solving a series of problems with more difficult solutions. Subjects given this hint were three times more likely to solve the easy problem than were subjects in the other experimental conditions. Four subjects in the No-Set Control condition all solved the easy problem by the third trial. The implications for training electronics technicians, computer programmers and other problem solvers are discussed.
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Reyna, Jorge, Jose Hanham, and Peter Meier. "The Internet explosion, digital media principles and implications to communicate effectively in the digital space." E-Learning and Digital Media 15, no. 1 (January 2018): 36–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2042753018754361.
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Being literate has traditionally meant being able to read and write using the media of the day. In the 21st century, being literate requires additional skills such as competence with digital media creation. Until recently, those who could afford and use equipment and applications to produce digital media content were typically developers and technicians. With the development of prosumer electronics, in conjunction with the use of mobile devices and tablets, a shift has occurred in the accessibility of these tools, becoming more affordable for the general population. Video sharing services, social software and Web 2.0 applications have made it possible to host a digital media ecosystem on the Internet, and this has led to the proliferation of User-Generated Content. These technological advances have changed how we communicate, socialise and learn. Effective communication using digital media is underpinned by a set of design principles which most students are not likely to be aware. This paper built on two previous papers on the Digital Media Literacy Framework and the Taxonomy of Digital Media types for teaching and learning. It argues the importance of digital media principles to develop effective communication in the digital space. Students now require knowledge of these principles, in conjunction with conceptual and functional skills, for effective communication in the digital space.
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Lupone, Michelangelo, Laura Bianchini, Silvia Lanzalone, and Alessio Gabriele. "Research at Rome's Centro Ricerche Musicali on Interactive and Adaptive Installations and on Augmented Instruments." Computer Music Journal 44, no. 2-3 (2020): 133–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/comj_a_00570.
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Abstract Established in 1988 by composers Laura Bianchini and Michelangelo Lupone, the Centro Ricerche Musicali (CRM) in Rome was officially recognized in 1990 as a Music Research Center by the Ministry for University Education and Scientific and Technological Research. The Center focuses on musical production in relation to new technologies, in order to create a continual interaction among musical language, scientific thought, and technological resources. The staff at CRM, comprising musicians, technicians, visual artists, architects, information technology specialists, engineers, and researchers, aim to promote study of the aesthetic, analytical, and scientific aspects of music. In the beginning, research at CRM concerned the design and development of specific hardware devices for live electronics and composition, such as the Fly10 (1983–1985) and Fly30 (1990) systems. Subsequent studies on a physical model for the bow-and-string system in 1997 gave rise to the development of virtual musical instruments. From 1999 onwards, other areas of research have included interactivity and adaptivity applied to musical forms, the development of specific technologies for sound art installations and sculptural–musical works, and augmented instruments such as the Feed-Drum, SkinAct, WindBack, and ResoFlute. This article presents a brief history of CRM and some artistic productions by composers working at the Center.
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Efing, Christian. "Kommunikative Anforderungen an Auszubildende in der Industrie." Fachsprache 32, no. 1-2 (May 31, 2017): 2–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.24989/fs.v32i1-2.1404.
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Apparently, German secondary schools (Hauptschulen, Realschulen) do not succeed sufficiently in providing their pupils with a basis for vocational training. Especially the linguistic competence at the end of a school career seems to be underdeveloped compared to the necessary communicative skills in vocational education. As the curricula (Bildungsstandards) explicitly admit the responsibility of the German lessons for preparing vocational training, this difference between actual competences and requirements is surprising. To make German lessons in secondary schools more effective in this regard, the real communicative requirements of (industrial) companies have to be analysed, first of all. Thereupon proposals for lessons (or a reorganised curriculum) in secondary schools, that might prepare a vocational training in a better way, can be made. This paper presents the results of such an empirical survey and analysis of communicative requirements in industry. The survey was conducted from May to July 2009 exemplarily at “Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG” (constructor and global market leader of printing units), within the vocational fields of industrial mechanics, mechatronics fitters, electronics technicians and design draughtsmen. The focus of the analysis will be on the prototypical types of text and of discourse, vocational trainees have to deal with regularly within their first two years of vocational training; then the necessary competences to master these requirements will be discussed. In conclusion, we will present possible didactical consequences of the analysis of the collected data in industry.
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Ogbuanya, Dr Theresa C., Ohanu Ohanu, and Ifeanyi Benedict. "Possible Faults of Liquid Crystal Display(LCD) Television and Their Remedy Skills Required by Electronic Technicians." Global Journal For Research Analysis 3, no. 4 (June 15, 2012): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.15373/22778160/apr2014/18.
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Williams, Sean. "Interpretation and Performance Practice in Realizing Stockhausen's Studie II." Journal of the Royal Musical Association 141, no. 2 (2016): 445–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02690403.2016.1216059.
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ABSTRACTIn the 1950s, using electronic devices to make music seemed a new paradigm for composers eager to remove the effects of interpretation on their relationship with their audience. The promise was that compositional ideas could be directly made into sound with the help of a technician whose task it was to carry out instructions. By making a new realization of Stockhausen's Studie II, composed in 1954, I interrogate many of the original techniques and practices, and show that there are many sites which require interpretation and raise issues of performance practice. The implication of these discoveries is that there may be advantages to an analysis of early electronic music of the 1950s and 1960s from the perspective of the practice of instrumental music, and that where there are references to ‘technicians’, great care should be taken to understand and appreciate the range of musical skills often required by such individuals. This approach to realization also raises serious questions about the ontology of electronic music.
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Crotty, Eric, Conway RRT, Kim Ward Hart, Craig Dietrich, Scott Pettinichi RRT, John Racadio, and Brian Jacobs. "Computerized Provider Order Entry with Pager Notification Improves Efficiency in STAT Radiographic Studies and Respiratory Treatments." Applied Clinical Informatics 01, no. 01 (2010): 19–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.4338/aci-2009-10-ra-0004.
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Summary Background: The use of computerized provider order entry (CPOE) has been widely linked to improvements in patient safety. We hypothesized that electronic routing of CPOE-generated orders through individual pagers would improve the efficiency of STAT radiographic studies and respiratory treatments. Methods: The study was conducted in two periods before and after implementing pager notification of STAT orders. In the Baseline Period, CPOE-generated STAT orders were communicated to radiology technicians or respiratory therapists through the use of printed orders, manual paging and/or telephone communication. The time to process the order and deliver a radiology result or respiratory treatment was tracked. In the Intervention Period CPOE-generated STAT orders were electronically routed to the radiology technician’s or respiratory therapist’s pager. During both time periods, clinicians completed user satisfaction surveys. Results: Using pager notification, there was a significant reduction in radiology technician arrival time (16.8±2.1 vs 7.9±0.7 mins, p<0.001). Similarly there was a significant reduction in the cumulative time required to capture the radiographic image, image availability in the picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and the verbal report from the radiologist (p<0.05). The time required in obtaining a preliminary or final radiographic written report and the total cycle times were not significantly reduced. For STAT respiratory therapy orders there was a significant reduction in the mean time from ordering to administration of respiratory therapy treatments (124.7±14.1 vs 49.8±11.4 minutes, p<0.01). Radiologists, respiratory therapists and ordering clinicians reported improved satisfaction after implementation of pager notification. Conclusion: Computer-generated orders for STAT radiographic studies and respiratory treatments can be carried out significantly faster through the use of direct pager notification. The implementation of this process has resulted in improved care delivery and widespread clinician satisfaction.
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Wabdan, Ahmed Ali. "Occupational Radiation Exposure to Workers Used18F-FDG." Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Science 29, no. 4 (May 6, 2019): 100. http://dx.doi.org/10.23851/mjs.v29i4.489.
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The increasing interest of medical institutes in the development of imaging services to include the hybrid system [Positron Emission Tomography combined with Computed Tomography(PET/CT)], this system is acquiring explosive growth due to its ability to accurately detect and stage many types of cancer and follow the progress of treatments. An increasing demand for use of (18F-FDG PET) in oncology has been the main reason for its growth. The physical characteristics of positron emissions result in higher radiation risk for staff and growing use of PET/CT for diagnostic purposes increase radiation exposure.
The objective of this study was to estimate the radiation exposure to the medical physicists, technicians and nurses working in three Egyptian nuclear medicine institutes under our investigations, based on the whole body collective dose measured by thermoluminescent dosimeters (TLDs) and the effective dose per study received by medical staff were measured by electronic pocked dosimeters and the finger doses by ring dosimeter during a period of six months. The (mean± SD) dose measured per PET/CT procedure were (2.45±0.137, 3.22±0.218 and 1.69±0.11) μSv for the medical physicist, technician and nurse respectively. The (mean± SD) dose measured per MBq of 18F-FDG were (7.35±0.43, 9.73±0.66 and 5.13±0.33) nSv/MBq for the medical physicist, technician and nurse respectively. The (mean± SD) finger dose measured per 18F-FDGPET/CT scans were (179.9±24.94, 8.82±2.912 and 24.15±4.164) μSv for the medical physicist, technician and nurse respectively.
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Milatovic, Aleksandra, Sonja Ivanovic, Vesna Spasic-Jokic, and Slobodan Jovanovic. "A dose estimation for persons occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation in Montenegro." Archive of Oncology 16, no. 1-2 (2008): 5–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/aoo0802005m.
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Background: Persons occupationally exposed to ionizing radiation are subject to radiation protection due to potential harmful effects of radiation. Dose monitoring of professionally exposed workers is an essential regulatory measure in radiation protec?tion. In Montenegro, which is a small "non-nuclear" country with population of 670.000, the use of radiation sources is limited to common medical applications and a few industrial ones, with estimated 500-600 occupationally exposed individuals. Methods: Centre for Eco-toxicological Research in Podgorica, acting as a technical support organization to regulatory authorities, is the first and only institution in the country performing personal dosimetry service (since 2007). Initial results, obtained using a Harshaw 4500 TLD reader, and as the results of personal electronic dosimeters DOSICARD readings were summarized in present paper. Results: Average equivalent doses per month are found to be 70.3 ?Sv for physicians and 82.7 ?Sv for technicians. The highest dose recorded in one month was 1100 ?Sv for a RTG technician in Niksic Hospital. Conclusion: Results for all subjects monitored up to now (medical staff) are below internationally recommended dose limits.
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FARLEY, BENOIT. "Extracting information from free-text aircraft repair notes." Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 15, no. 4 (September 2001): 295–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0890060401154041.
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For every problem mentioned by crew members in an aircraft log book, an associated repair action note is entered in the same log book by a maintenance technician after the problem has been handled. These hand-written repair notes, subsequently transcribed into a database, give an account of the actions undertaken by the technicians to fix the problems. Written in a free-text format with peculiar linguistic characteristics, including many arbitrary abbreviations and missing auxiliaries, they contain valuable information that can be used for decision support methods such as case-based reasoning. We use natural language techniques in our information extraction system to analyze the structure and contents of these notes in order to determine the pieces of equipment involved in a repair and what was done to them. Lexical information and domain knowledge are extracted from an electronic version of the illustrated parts catalog for the particular airplane, and are used at different stages of the process, from the morpholexical analysis to the evaluation of the semantic expression generated by the syntactical analyzer.
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Setiawan, Ade. "APLIKASI KALKULATOR KOMPONEN ELEKTRONIKA BERBASIS ANDROID." Edik Informatika 7, no. 2 (June 11, 2021): 13–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.22202/ei.2021.v7i2.4811.
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Android is the most popular OS today, many of which use android as a learning medium, knowledge and tools for calculating examples such as making electronic component calculators that can help repair technicians of electronic devices. In this study, the authors made an electronic component calculator application that can calculate a component value by reading the component codes carried out by the application. In making this application using Android Studio tools to create the source code. Adobe Photoshop is of course for the design. Of course, this is in line with the purpose of the author's research. The results of research by electronic device repair technicians and students are greatly helped by this application.
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Reising, Dal Vernon C., and Penelope M. Sanderson. "Mapping the Domain of Electronic Repair Shops: A Field Study in Fault Diagnosis." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 39, no. 9 (October 1995): 464–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193129503900905.
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Recent experimental research has indicated that different multiple faults impose differing levels of objective and subjective difficulty on human troubleshooters. Technological advances suggest that systems are becoming more complex and integrated, in which case multiple components will fail. Operators will have to be able to deal with these more complex failures. In this paper we report field work conducted in order to build and substantiate a model of the factors influencing fault diagnosis in the field. By conducting field observations and by constructing concept maps, we investigated how expert troubleshooters handle the difficulty associated with diagnosing multiple faults. The troubleshooters were expert electronic technicians in departmental repair shops on a large university campus. The end product of the research is a model of fault diagnosis that is grounded in field data. Our results suggest that diagnostic difficulty arises from several factors: (1) organizational structure, (2) technicians' strategies for fault diagnosis, and (3) equipment design. The field observations and concept maps indicate that technicians approach the diagnostic task with standard, ritualistic methods that they have developed over years of experience. They generally go through two phases of troubleshooting: (1) the problem definition phase and (2) what we call the At-the-Equipment-TroubleShooting (AETS) phase. Technicians also reason about multiple failures in series, considering one simple explanation at a time. Our principal conclusion is that in real-world settings the three previously mentioned factors have evolved to avoid situations in which technicians must engage in prolonged functional reasoning. These findings will be used (1) to develop further the model of fault diagnosis, and (2) to guide future experimental investigations studying the influences of fault diagnosis.
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Cecyli C and Ezhilarasan G. "Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Paramedic Health Care Workers Towards COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Research in Pharmaceutical Sciences 11, SPL1 (December 18, 2020): 1482–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.26452/ijrps.v11ispl1.3699.
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Mankind is experiencing another remarkable involvement in the quickly spreading COVID-19 pandemic. Besides, the sickness fundamentally influences regular daily existence, bringing about a financial emergency. Moreover, the highest risk of getting COVID-19 is for the front line Healthcare workers (HWs). Therefore, utmost importance to evaluate their knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) regarding COVID -19 is needed. An online Cross-sectional research design was utilized for the study. An aggregate of 100 paramedic health workers (Nurses, Pharmacist, Lab technician and Allied health technicians) were chosen using a convenient sampling technique. Data were gathered among eligible healthcare workers through an online survey by electronic distribution of self-administered questionnaire developed by the investigator. The results depict that 80% had adequate knowledge, 84.6% had a positive attitude towards COVID-19 and 88% of participants had appropriate practice related to COVID-19. There was a positive relationship noted among knowledge and attitude(r=0.114),attitude-practice(r=0.283) and knowledge-practice(r=0.177) at p<.05 and p<.01level respectively.The outcome found that there is no huge affiliation found between selected demographic variables such as age, residence, marital status and source of information but gender and years of experience was significantly associated with knowledge and practice (p=5.18) at p<0.01 and profession was significantly associated with attitude (p=10.92) at p<0.001.
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Setiawan, Ade, Sandra Dewi Saraswati, and Waeisul Bismi. "Aplikasi Perhitungan Komponen Pasif Elektronika Berbasis Android." JURIKOM (Jurnal Riset Komputer) 7, no. 2 (April 26, 2020): 347. http://dx.doi.org/10.30865/jurikom.v7i2.2135.
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Increasingly rapid development of mobile phone whether it is the hardware that is used to using a keypad is now a touch screen, and from software are generally still use Symbian OS and Java, now almost everyone is switching to Android OS. This is because the Android OS, has many kinds of advantages in terms of application. Many who use android application which of them is to recite the Qur'an, read a book maulid, learn to cook, order food online even ordered transportation services. They all android phone users should be eased all his daily activities with its gadgets. For this reason the author tries to create android apps that are useful in science learning electronics. Certainly if we discuss the science of electronics, the elaboration widespread, with these authors restrict that application that the author is an application that addresses the basic electronic passive components. The target is this application can be used for elementary, junior high, high school, vocational school, even college course in accordance department. Not only was the application that the author made can be when used for the repair technician electronics devices. With this expected to manufacture android application with the title of the application of knowledge and calculation of passive components basic electronics based on Android can help the learning process in the world of education that certainly from the level of elementary, junior high, high school, vocational and higher education as well as a solution the use of gadgets smarter, precise and instructive
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Idesawa, Masanori. "Looking Toward the Next Ten Years." Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics 31, no. 1 (February 20, 2019): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.20965/jrm.2019.p0006.
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As its first issue was published in 1989, the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics (JRM) has been in existence for 30 years. Its entrance into its fourth decade this year coincides with the change in the name of the Japanese era, marking a joyous milestone. During the three decades since the JRM was founded, much progress has been made in the areas covered by it, and these areas have expanded to encompass very diverse fields. It was around 1988, when I was at the Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), that I received a letter from Kazuo Yamafuji, later the first Editor-in-Chief of the editorial board, stressing the need for a journal such as the JRM. I gladly joined the committee to discuss its publication, and after attending a few meetings, I witnessed its successful launch. I served as the Deputy Editorin- Chief of the editorial board. Prior to that time, robots had mainly inhabited the world of science fiction and were not recognized as a technological subject within an academic discipline, except in the field of factory automation. The robots that did exist were usually thought of in a recreational context. Meanwhile, the general trend in academic and engineering disciplines was toward specialization and segmentation, with engineering splitting into mechanical, electronic, and other branches, each becoming progressively isolated from the others. Yet, those working in areas related to product development and manufacturing were expected not only to have knowledge of several engineering disciplines but also to integrate them in applying them. These engineers/technicians were treated as unoriginal emulators existing outside of the conventional systematized and specialized fields, and they were regarded as heretics with no suitable field to represent in making presentations at professional or academic conferences. Even if they hoped to publicize their research findings, there were no professional/academic journals that could provide a proper peer review. It was under these circumstances that the word “mechatronics” was coined in Japan, where it gained currency and also came to earn some recognition in the English-speaking world. Founded at just the right time, the JRM contributed to the spread and growth of mechatronics. Subsequently, the term came to denote, in addition to its original meaning of the integration of mechanics, electronics, and information science, the fusion of widely diverse technologies in human sciences, social sciences, and medicine. In this context, it is my ardent hope that the JRM, in its fourth decade, will increase its presence as a journal that remains unconstrained by conventional specialties and accepts papers and articles that deal with as-yet-unestablished areas that cross multiple fields, contributing to their dissemination. At the time the JRM was founded, Keiji Hayashi was president of Fuji Technology Press Ltd., the organization that annually presents the JRM Best Paper Award. Unfortunately, he passed away at the age of 90 on March 19, 2017, before he could see the JRM’s 30th anniversary. Some time before he passed, he telephoned me to say that he hoped the JRM would continue to widely encompass and nurture as-yet-unknown areas. On this occasion of the 30th anniversary of the JRM, I wish to pay my respects and express my deep gratitude to Mr. Hayashi, who provided his own funds to support its publication. I pray that his soul may rest in peace, and I sincerely hope that the JRM continues to make great strides in the coming decade.Masanori Idesawa
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Macris, A. C., and M. C. Annon. "Team training process for technicians." ISA Transactions 29, no. 3 (January 1990): 43–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0019-0578(90)90010-i.
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Ohanu, Ifeanyi Benedict, and Theresa Chinyere Ogbuanya. "Precautionary Measures Necessary in Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Television Maintenance by Electronic Technicians." Modern Economy 05, no. 03 (2014): 201–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/me.2014.53021.
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Wilson, Alphus Dan. "Advanced Methods for Teaching Electronic-Nose Technologies to Diagnosticians and Clinical Laboratory Technicians." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 46 (2012): 4544–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2012.06.293.
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Vande, Aaditee Vishnu, Shivsagar Tewary, Pronob Kumar Sanyal, and Karuna Gajanan Pawashe. "Assessment of the Knowledge about Routine Laboratory Procedures in Fabrication of Fixed Dental Prostheses amongst Dental Laboratories in Western Maharashtra Region." Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences 10, no. 15 (April 12, 2021): 1054–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.14260/jemds/2021/225.
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BACKGROUND The success of fixed dental prosthesis (FDPs) delivered to the patients depends upon the implementation of appropriate laboratory procedures and dental materials which are required during fabrication of that prosthesis. Inappropriate technique during its fabrication may not always hamper the esthetic end results or fit, but may also hamper the longevity as well. Thus, knowledge about the dental materials as well as the basic laboratory procedures among the dental laboratories should be regularly assessed to assure good quality work. This survey was conducted to assess the knowledge among laboratory technicians regarding the routinely used laboratory procedures and materials for fabrication of FDPs in dental laboratories in Western Maharashtra region with the help of a validated questionnaire. METHODS An electronic survey was conducted with the help of a validated questionnaire that was circulated to 49 laboratories in Western Maharashtra region. The feedback was gathered from laboratory technicians and was then statistically analysed to achieve the objectives of the study. RESULTS 48.8 % of laboratories confirmed that technicians working for them were registered under the state council. 51 % agreed that they only used dental materials that were American Dental Association (ADA) specified. The most common gypsum product for pouring of impressions was dental stone. 65.9 % of the technicians agreed that they inspected the cast before starting the fabrication procedure. Die preparation and ditching procedure was done by 52.9 % and 35.7 % laboratories respectively. Only 38.1 % agreed of using beryllium free alloy ingots; in 66.7 % laboratories, ceramic work was carried out in a separate ceramic room with 76.2 % having adequate ventilation provisions. CONCLUSIONS Response of technicians in Western Maharashtra region regarding their knowledge about basic laboratory procedures in FDP fabrication indicates several areas of weakness. Avoiding such inadequacy in laboratories can significantly reduce FDP failure rates. KEY WORDS Fixed Dental Prosthesis, Dental Laboratory, Survey
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STEPHENS, CARLENE, and MAGGIE DENNIS. "Engineering time: inventing the electronic wristwatch." British Journal for the History of Science 33, no. 4 (December 2000): 477–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007087400004167.
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In the late 1960s teams of engineers working independently in Japan, Switzerland and the United States used newly created electronic components to completely reinvent the wristwatch. The products these groups developed instigated a global revolution in the watch industry and gave everyone, whether they needed it or not, access to the split-second accuracy once available only to scientists and technicians. This radical change in timekeeping technology was in the vanguard of a dramatic shift from a mechanical to an electronic world and raises important issues about technological change for scholars interested in late twentieth-century history. Examining the work of three teams of engineers, this paper offers a comparative approach to understanding how local differences in culture, economy, business structure and access to technological knowledge shaped the design of finished products and their acceptance by users.
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Medcalf, Gordon E. "Circuit Applications of ‘Dunn's Rule’." International Journal of Electrical Engineering & Education 38, no. 3 (July 2001): 237–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.7227/ijeee.38.3.6.
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A simple algebraic rule can often be used as an alternative to the application of differential calculus when seeking or demonstrating the occurrence of maximum or minimum conditions in a circuit or system (e.g. the conditions for maximum power transfer). Teaching experience has proved the rule to be especially effective and convenient when teaching introductory electronics courses to technician students.
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Fisher, Jennifer, and Beth Loring. "Usability of Emergency Medical Devices: Assessment and Design Implications." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 46, no. 16 (September 2002): 1491–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120204601618.
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The goal of this study was to assess the usability of portable electronic emergency medical equipment. The study consisted of field interviews conducted with emergency medical workers, including emergency medical technicians (EMTs), paramedics, and firefighters. We sampled a varied population, including workers from urban and suburban areas as well as private and public organizations. Equipment manufacturers can use the results of this study to enhance the usability, efficiency, and acceptability of future emergency medical devices.
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Wilson, Alphus Dan. "Theoretical and practical considerations for teaching diagnostic electronic-nose technologies to clinical laboratory technicians." Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 31 (2012): 262–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.12.053.
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Hollins, Hunter. "Forgotten hardware: how to urinate in a spacesuit." Advances in Physiology Education 37, no. 2 (June 2013): 123–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advan.00175.2012.
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On May 5, 1961, astronaut Alan Shepard became the first American to fly in space. Although National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) had discounted the need for him to urinate, Shepard did, in his spacesuit, short circuiting his electronic biosensors. With the development of the pressure suit needed for high-altitude and space flight during the 1950s, technicians had developed the means for urine collection. However, cultural mores, combined with a lack of interagency communication, and the technical difficulties of spaceflight made human waste collection a difficult task. Despite the difficulties, technicians at NASA created a successful urine collection device that John Glenn wore on the first Mercury orbital flight on February 20, 1962. With minor modifications, male astronauts used this system to collect urine until the Space Shuttle program. John Glenn's urine collection device is at the National Air and Space Museum and has been on view to the public since 1976.
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Moore, Leslie D., and Megan G. Smith. "Positive Impact of Technician-Driven MTM Program on Performance Measures." Journal of Pharmacy Practice 33, no. 3 (September 19, 2018): 283–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0897190018801107.
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Objective: To determine the effect of using a technician-driven medication therapy management (MTM) program on quality performance measures for a community pharmacy chain. Methods: A technician-driven MTM program was incorporated in 35 stores of a regional supermarket pharmacy chain. The overall chain percentage score for the 4 quality measures used in Medicare Part D Star Ratings—proportion of days covered (PDC) for cholesterol, diabetes, renin–angiotensin system antagonists (RASA), and high-risk medication use—was compared pre- and postimplementation of the technician-driven MTM program. Data were collected from Electronic Quality Improvement Platform for Plans and Pharmacies (EQuIPP) platform and t tests were used to analyze 1 year pre- and postimplementation. Results: The PDC for RASA, high cholesterol medications, and diabetes medications significantly increased pre- to postimplementation for each drug class ( P < .001, P = .011, P = .001, respectively). The combined overall mean PDC score for RASA, cholesterol medications, and diabetes medication classes significantly increased by 5.6% from 2015 to 2016 (74.2% vs 79.8%, P < .001); there was also a nonsignificant decrease in high-risk medication use for the entire chain. Conclusions This technician-driven MTM program can positively affect pharmacy quality performance and potentially improve patient outcomes.
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Taylor, Denise A., Gina M. Nicholls, and Andrea D. J. Taylor. "Perceptions of Pharmacy Involvement in Social Prescribing Pathways in England, Scotland and Wales." Pharmacy 7, no. 1 (March 4, 2019): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010024.
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Social prescribing is increasingly viewed as a non-pharmacological option to address psychosocial consequences of social isolation, loneliness and bereavement; key contributors to poor mental health and wellbeing. Our study explored experiences and attitudes of pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to social prescribing in England, Scotland, and Wales, using an on-line survey. (Ethical approval, University of Bath, November 2017). The electronic survey was distributed to pharmacists registered with Royal Pharmaceutical Society local practice forum network groups in England, Scotland, and Wales, and pharmacy technicians via social media platforms. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and free text by thematic analysis. One hundred and twenty respondents took part in the survey; (94.6% pharmacists and 5.4% pharmacy technicians). Responses indicated a lack of knowledge and experience with social prescribing; however, there was enthusiasm for pharmacists and the wider pharmacy team to be involved in local social prescribing pathways. Respondents believed they were well positioned within the community and consequently able to be involved in identifying individuals that may benefit. Barriers to involvement, included time, funding and training while enablers were pharmacist skills and the need within the community for social prescribing. There is a willingness in pharmacy, to be involved in social prescribing, however further research is required to enable pharmacy to be full participants in social prescribing pathways.
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Lin, Wen Bin. "The Teaching Web-Site Building of Technician Certificate for Electronic Elements Soldering and Taking Apart." Advanced Materials Research 1022 (August 2014): 349–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1022.349.
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This paper presents an E-learning web site of technician certificate setting up. With the rapid development of education informationization in Taiwan and the wide spread of specialization of teachers, educational technology ability is becoming a basic requirement. In this case, the traditional educational technology training model can no longer meet the demand for professional development of teachers. To increase the on-line learning interactivities and real time feedbacks, Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) could be used to implement web pages. E-learning web site can combine multimedia technology and allow users to review and practice the material at any place. Consequently, we build an E-learning web site of technician certificate for electronic elements soldering and taking apart. The proposed web site not only can provide the students to enhance their abilities by using the tool web site as a remedial teaching aid after school, but also can encourage them to have more interest in learning the questions’ answer for certificate exam.
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Scheminger, J., and S. Mil’shtein. "Innovation Teaching in Engineering Program at Nashoba Valley Technical High School." Applied Science and Innovative Research 3, no. 3 (September 1, 2019): p211. http://dx.doi.org/10.22158/asir.v3n3p211.
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Global consumer electronic device market status and future forecast of growth in 2019-2025 is presented in complete Reuters review (https://www.reuters.com/brandfeatures/venture-capital/article?id=76507). With added commercial electronic products the market will exceed $152 Billions by 2022. The dynamics of electronic industry is incomparable market of chemical products, steel and even automotive. Even more impressive is the dynamics of solar panels manufacturing and installation. Last year solar cells produced about 1% of annual US electricity production. However in 2020 it will be already 2% of electricity produced in US. Availability of educated manpower of all levels from production line operators to technicians testing and installing the hardware and design engineers is the most important factor in existing trends of electronic industry. Only well-educated and inventive technical personnel could participate in design and fabrication of electronic products, which basically are modified or changed every two years. Our study summarizes joint work of University of Massachusetts and Nashoba Valley Technical School in developing innovative skills in high school students, who specialize in electrical engineering.
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Roli, Dave, Irani Ali, and Vikram Neekhra. "Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders in Electrical, Telecommunication and Instrument Mechanics of Armed forces." International Journal of Occupational Safety and Health 10, no. 1 (July 5, 2020): 18–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijosh.v10i1.29878.
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Background: Modern defence system has a significant role of electrical, electronic and instrument technicians in armed forces. Despite their intensive role, little is known about work-related musculoskeletal disorder in these technicians.
Objective: To investigate the prevalence of the work-related musculoskeletal disorder in defence personnel involved in electrical and electronic maintenance and repairs.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out for 3 years, in Electrical, telecom and instrument defence technicians (N = 164). Prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorder was assessed using the Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire. Effect of age, working hours, work experience, Basal metabolic index and type of job on the prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorder was investigated using logistic regression analysis.
Results: A total of 119 (72.56%) respondents reported work-related musculoskeletal disorder with 53.04% multiples & 19.51% single work-related musculoskeletal disorder. Simultaneous presence of neck, shoulder and upper back work-related musculoskeletal disorder were observed. Highest rate of work-related musculoskeletal disorder was in neck (44.44%), followed by shoulder (27.16%), ankle/ foot (14.81%), elbow/ forearm (12.96%), low back (11.72%) and wrist/ finger (9.87%). Neck (44%) related work-related musculoskeletal disorder were highest across all job crafts. Work experience (p = 0.012; OR = 0.87; 95% CI – 0.78- 0.97), working hours (p = 0.031; OR= 1.73, 95% CI – 0.58-5.12) smoking (p = 0.00 ; OR = 5.3, 95 % CI = 4.3 – 8.48) and job crafts like electrician (p = 0.434; OR = 1.89, 95% CI = 1.08-3.31) and telecom mechanics (p = 0.026; OR = 1.26, 95% CI =0.74 – 2.15) were significantly associated as risk factors of work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
Conclusion: High prevalence of work-related musculoskeletal disorder was observed in electrical, telecommunication & instrument mechanics, with higher multiple work-related musculoskeletal disorder. Working hours, work experience, job craft and smoking were highly associated with a work-related musculoskeletal disorder. We suggest suitable ergonomic intervention and awareness program along with smoking control drive to reduce the risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorder.
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Bain, Amie, Sallianne Kavanagh, Sinead McCarthy, and Zaheer-Ud-Din Babar. "Assessment of Insulin-related Knowledge among Healthcare Professionals in a Large Teaching Hospital in the United Kingdom." Pharmacy 7, no. 1 (January 30, 2019): 16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmacy7010016.
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Despite numerous strategies introduced to promote the safe use of insulin, insulin-related medication errors persist. Our aim was to examine the knowledge and self-reported confidence of a range of healthcare professionals regarding insulin use in a large teaching hospital in the North of England. A 16-item electronic questionnaire was prepared in light of locally reported insulin-related incidents and distributed electronically to all healthcare professionals at the hospital over a 4-week study period. A range of healthcare professionals, including nurses, pharmacists, pharmacy technicians, junior doctors and consultants, completed the questionnaires (n = 109). Pharmacists achieved the greatest percentage of mean correct answers overall (49%), followed by consultant doctors (38%) and pharmacy technicians (37%), junior doctors (34%) and nurses (32%). Healthcare professionals were mainly “slightly confident” in their knowledge and use of insulin. Confidence level positively correlated to performance, but number of years’ experience did not result in higher confidence or performance. This small-scale study allowed for a broad assessment of insulin-related topics that have been identified both nationally and locally as particularly problematic. Identifying knowledge gaps may help tailor strategies to help improve insulin knowledge and patient safety.
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Grätz, Tilo. "Radio Call-In Shows on Intimate Issues in Benin: “Crossroads of Sentiments”." African Studies Review 57, no. 1 (April 2014): 25–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/asr.2014.4.
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Abstract:The article focuses on the growing prevalence of radio call-in shows in the Republic of Benin that discuss topics such as sexuality and intimacy that are taboo in other settings. The popularity of this emerging format exemplifies current processes of appropriation of electronic media in West Africa, including its impact on contemporary public communication. The article argues that the current public prominence of these programs corresponds to considerable shifts in the media landscape that are enabled by a variety of factors, including an increasing expertise among presenters and technicians and the influence of mobile phones.
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Gourmaj, Mourad, Ahmed Naddami, Ahmed Fahli, and Driss Nehari. "Teaching Power Electronics and Digital Electronics using Personal Learning Environments. From Traditional Learning to Remote Experiential Learning." International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE) 13, no. 08 (August 4, 2017): 18. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v13i08.6840.
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<p class="0abstractCxSpFirst"><span lang="EN-US">Practical works have a fundamental role in the curriculum of any scientist, engineer, and technician. It helps learners to face the real world and put in practice what they have learned to judge their operability. Moreover, due to some limiting factors and due to the growth number of learners, universities and institutes have become inapt to give efficient learning. Distance education presents a future key to reduce these restrictions. </span></p><p class="0abstractCxSpLast"><span lang="EN-US">Currently, remote experiments together with web-based courses approach significantly contribute to many aspects of education for learners. In this context, the main question addressed is how we ensure that an educational system evolves to better serve the needs of learners? The present work proposes a solution based on student’s Personal Learning Environments ‘PLEs’. PLEs are educational platforms that help learners take control and manage their own learning process, learning modules with remote experiments, for reaching a specific goal. In order to response these criteria we use the Learning Management System (LMS) Moodle, the e-portfolio Mahara, the Remote Laboratory Management System (RLMS) iLab Shared Architecture (ISA) with additional tools and plug-ins to implement the learning by doing environment.</span></p>
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Kancler, David E., Megan E. Gorman, Mary McWesler, Scott Bachmann, Darryl Stimson, Christopher Curtis, Capt Christian Randall, and Capt Brian Tidball. "Application of Cognitive Task Analysis in User Requirements Definition and Prototype Design." Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 49, no. 23 (September 2005): 2045–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120504902310.
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The Aircraft Maintenance Intuitive Troubleshooting (AMIT) project is a three-year Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) effort headed by the Logistics Readiness Branch, Warfighter Readiness Research Division, Human Effectiveness Directorate (HEAL) through NCI Information Systems, Inc, with the support of the University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI). AMIT's goal is to support aircraft maintenance technicians by providing the right information, appropriate to their experience level, so they will more efficiently and effectively complete their task. Multiple data collection strategies were adopted, including an extensive literature review, a series of process interviews, and a progression of CTA interviews. The CTA effort was designed to capture where the process is inadequate or breaks down. Areas of the maintenance process identified as most challenging includes debrief, problem duplication, and troubleshooting. Resulting design recommendations include Graphical System Representations, electronic technical orders, electronic wiring diagrams, access to other information sources, and application of case based reasoning.
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Sarazan, R. Dustan, and Karl T. R. Schweitz. "Standing on the shoulders of giants: Dean Franklin and his remarkable contributions to physiological measurements in animals." Advances in Physiology Education 33, no. 3 (September 2009): 144–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/advan.90208.2008.
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The use of electronic instrumentation to monitor physiological function in conscious research animals and humans has become routine. Beyond basic research, animal studies using these methods are required by government regulatory agencies worldwide before human testing of potential new drugs. Living, as we do, in an age of miniaturized high-tech electronic devices, we are accustomed to believing this technology is easy; however, this has not always been the case. While a broad supporting cast of engineers, physiologists, fellows, and technicians was involved, the true innovators were Dr. Robert Rushmer, Dr. Robert Van Citters, and Mr. Dean Franklin. Before Dean Franklin's death in 2007, the primary author recorded ∼5 h of interviews with him at his home in Columbia, MO. An additional approximate 1.5-h interview was recorded with Dr. Van Citters via telephone. The information contained herein is based on the recollections of these men as recorded in their interviews.
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Kossaify, Antoine, Marwan Refaat, and Maurice Khoury. "Cardiac Electrophysiology in Lebanon—Part II." Clinical Medicine Insights: Cardiology 7 (January 2013): CMC.S12778. http://dx.doi.org/10.4137/cmc.s12778.
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Systematic national effort to improve cardiac electrophysiology practice in Lebanon is lacking, and the quality improvement program mainly relates to individual efforts along with regulations, which are set as a “Road Map” by the Lebanese Arrhythmia Working Group. Lebanon currently has five electrophysiology laboratories. The “Road Map” mainly consists of creating a registry and a National Card for Electronic Device Holder, centralization of complex electrophysiology procedures in institutions where electrophysiologists are available, setting regulations to conform to international guidelines, and creating a National Arrhythmia Website and E-Journal. Most importantly, we emphasize that the practice of device checking must be performed by physicians with expertise and not by industry technicians.
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Frifita, Sana, Ines Mathlouthi, and Abdelaziz Dammak. "An Efficient VNS Algorithm to Solve the Multi-Attribute Technician Routing and Scheduling Problem." International Journal of Applied Metaheuristic Computing 11, no. 1 (January 2020): 23–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijamc.2020010102.
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This article addresses a technician routing and scheduling problem inspired from an application for the repair of electronic transactions equipment. It consists of designing routes for staff to perform requests while considering certain constraints and resources. The objective is to minimize a linear combination of total weighted distance, overtime, and maximize the served requests. An efficient meta-heuristic algorithm based on variable neighborhood search with an adaptive memory and advanced diversity management method is proposed. Numerical results show that the meta-heuristic outperforms the best existing algorithm from the literature which is a Tabu Search.
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Berdot, Sarah, Abdelali Boussadi, Aurélie Vilfaillot, Mathieu Depoisson, Claudine Guihaire, Pierre Durieux, Laetitia Minh Maï Le, and Brigitte Sabatier. "Integration of a Commercial Barcode-Assisted Medication Dispensing System in a Teaching Hospital." Applied Clinical Informatics 10, no. 04 (August 2019): 615–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1694749.
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Objectives A commercial barcode-assisted medication administration (BCMA) system was integrated to secure the medication process and particularly the dispensing stage by technicians and the administration stage with nurses. We aimed to assess the impact of this system on medication dispensing errors and barriers encountered during integration process. Methods We conducted a controlled randomized study in a teaching hospital, during dispensing process at the pharmacy department. Four wards were randomized in the experimental group and control group, with two wards using the system during 3 days with dedicated pharmacy technicians. The system was a closed loop system without information return to the computerized physician order entry system. The two dedicated technicians had a 1-week training session. Observations were performed by one observer among the four potential observers previously trained. The main outcomes assessed were dispensing error rates and the identification of barriers encountered to expose lessons learned from this study. Results There was no difference between the dispensing error rate of the control and experimental groups (7.9% for both, p = 0.927). We identified 10 barriers to pharmacy barcode-assisted system technology deployment. They concerned technical (problems with semantic interoperability interfaces, bad user interface, false errors generated, lack of barcodes), structural (poor integration with local information technology), work force (short staff training period, insufficient workforce), and strategic issues (system performance problems, insufficient budget). Conclusion This study highlights the difficulties encountered in integrating a commercial system in current hospital information systems. Several issues need to be taken into consideration before the integration of a commercial barcode-assisted system in a teaching hospital. In our experience, interoperability of this system with the electronic health record is the key for the success of this process with an entire closed loop system from prescription to administration. BCMA system at the dispensing process remains essential to purchase securing medication administration process.
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Lamas, Amilton Costa, and Anderson Gomes Domingues. "Social Electrical Engineering: A Pathway for Better Undergraduate Education." International Journal on Alive Engineering Education 5, no. 1 (June 22, 2018): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.5216/ijaeedu.v5i1.48146.
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As engineering skills becomes a commodity, electrical engineers’ programs are urged to adapt their pedagogical strategies do better prepared their graduates. The 21st century engineers are expected to have a strong technical background while being capable to work with people with different kinds of intellectual and social capitals, and to have a high level of cognitive flexibility. This article reports on the application of an information appropriation method, adopted by the Department of Electrical Engineering at PUC-Campinas, where activities on extension projects are simultaneously conducted along with the regularly schedule classes. The study case is related to the coplanning and cocreation of a technological white cane (proof of connect) between electrical engineering students, social technicians and the visually impaired. In the present case, the technicians were led to reinterpret, adapt and reinvent technology while contributing to the design and build of a low cost adaptive electronic sensing aid attachable to a white cane. The collaborative method, applied during conversation rounds, is based on a virtuous cyclic process which includes steps like information capture, validation, guidance and feedback. The engineering students, on the other hand, have the opportunity to develop their communication, analysis and interpretation skills in a way not available in the classroom. They also experience solving conflict situations and find creative uses and applications for they knowledge not otherwise foreseen. The participating students transformed information into knowledge through a dialogical experience with people having a contrasting technological background to its own. Through this experience the engineering graduates emerged with a greater sense of responsibility with the society and a better understanding of what means to be an engineer. Participation in the Extension Project also brought up several opportunities of professional recognition by the technicians and the visual impaired themselves, which stimulated the students do achieve better performance in the course.
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Coffey, John W., Alberto J. Cañas, Greg Hill, Roger Carff, Thomas Reichherzer, and Niranjan Suri. "Knowledge modeling and the creation of El-Tech: a performance support and training system for electronic technicians." Expert Systems with Applications 25, no. 4 (November 2003): 483–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0957-4174(03)00089-7.
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