Summary Of Project Research Articles

A Summary of Collaborative Projects Working to Preserve Access to Government Data

Researchers of varied disciplines use federal information and data on a daily basis. Publically funded information and data are important not only to researchers, but to businesses and state and local governments as well. Recent events have resulted in concerns about the continuing accessibility of federal government information has led to several collaborative projects to preserve government data. This article is a summary of some of these projects, the types of data they collect, and how anyone can provide access to the valuable data.

A Proposal for UNCITRAL to Develop a Model Law on Warehouse Receipts

This article fleshes out a proposal made during the Fourth International Secured Transactions Colloquium, held in March 2017, for UNCITRAL to develop a model legal framework for warehouse receipts. It argues that most developing economies have sufficient warehousing infrastructure and secondary markets, but lack a modern warehouse receipts law. To support this argument, it includes a summary of the recent projects funded by various agencies to promote warehousing of goods, and agricultural commodities in particular. It describes the recent efforts to create a model framework for warehouse receipts and provide guidance on the establishment of a warehouse receipts system by entities such as the Organization of American States, the World Bank Group, and the Food and Agriculture Organization. Furthermore, the article analyzes the work of UNCITRAL in the field of negotiable documents and concludes that such work has not addressed many aspects typically regulated by warehouse receipts laws. The analysis also focuses on the emerging practice of issuing electronic warehouse receipts, their trading through commodity exchanges, and the utilization of emerging technologies, such as blockchain, to dematerialize warehouse receipts. Finally, the article explores the most common modalities of warehousing services, the parties involved in warehouse receipts transactions, the characteristics of warehouse receipts in different jurisdictions, and the benefits of electronic systems, identifying the areas that ought to be covered in a model warehouse receipts framework.

Opportunities and Challenges in Using SOFCs in Waste to Energy Systems

A summary of research activities and on-going multiple projects at Delft University of Technology aimed at the development of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) integrated waste to energy systems are presented in this paper. A wide range of studies ranging from pattern cell impedance analysis to integrated system development is also presented. Cleaning the gas to match constraints of SOFCs requires complex approaches. A brief discussion on the achievable system efficiencies with SOFC integrated waste to energy systems is presented and novel concepts such as gasifier- Reversible SOFC integrated power production cum energy storage systems are discussed. Additionally, an overview of a wide range of national, European and international projects that helped or currently helping us to carry out the above mentioned research activities are presented.

Session details: SIGCSE special projects grant summaries

Project Grants are awarded twice annually by SIGCSE, and we share project summaries from the projects awarded midyear. You can find information about upcoming project grants at http://sigcse.org/sigcse/programs/special.

Ka ora kainga rua: Finding a home in the academy. A study into the experiences of four maori women in the academy

The article is a brief summary of a larger project that studied the experiences of four Maori women in the academy. The project attempted t o identify practices that limited and/or supported Maori women's participation within the academy. The project suggested five emerging themes that relate t o these women's experiences: motivation to pursue and maintain tertiary study; the entry experiences of Maori women into the academy; being supported within the academy; women in the academy and the multiplicity of roles; and learning from the experiences of others.

Logistics of Mathematical Modeling-Focused Projects

This article addresses the logistics of implementing projects in an undergraduate mathematics class and is intended both for new instructors and for instructors who have had negative experiences implementing projects in the past. Project implementation is given for both lower- and upper-division mathematics courses with an emphasis on mathematical modeling and data collection. Projects provide tangible connections to course content, which can motivate students to learn at a deeper level. Logistical pitfalls and insights are highlighted, as well as descriptions of several key implementation resources. Effective assessment tools, which allowed a smooth adjustment to student feedback, are demonstrated for a sample class. As I smoothed the transition into each project and guided students through the use of the technology, their negative feedback on projects decreased and more students noted how the projects had enhanced their understanding of the course topics. Best practices learned over the years are given, along with project summaries and sample topics. These projects were implemented at a small liberal arts university, but advice is given to extend them to larger classes for broader use.

Wind turbine blade anti-icing and deicing system. Summary of DeICE-UT project - 7th EU Framework Programme

Wind turbine blade anti-icing and deicing system. Summary of DeICE-UT project - 7th EU Framework Programme

Occupational Radiation Exposure of Anesthesia Providers: A Summary of Key Learning Points and Resident-Led Radiation Safety Projects.

Anesthesia providers are frequently exposed to radiation during routine patient care in the operating room and remote anesthetizing locations. Eighty-two percent of anesthesiology residents (n = 57 responders) at our institution had a "high" or "very high" concern about the level of ionizing radiation exposure, and 94% indicated interest in educational materials about radiation safety. This article highlights key learning points related to basic physical principles, effects of ionizing radiation, radiation exposure measurement, occupational dose limits, considerations during pregnancy, sources of exposure, factors affecting occupational exposure such as positioning and shielding, and monitoring. The principle source of exposure is through scattered radiation as opposed to direct exposure from the X-ray beam, with the patient serving as the primary source of scatter. As a result, maximizing the distance between the provider and the patient is of great importance to minimize occupational exposure. Our dosimeter monitoring project found that anesthesiology residents (n = 41) had low overall mean measured occupational radiation exposure. The highest deep dose equivalent value for a resident was 0.50 mSv over a 3-month period, less than 10% of the International Commission on Radiological Protection occupational limit, with the eye dose equivalent being 0.52 mSv, approximately 4% of the International Commission on Radiological Protection recommended limit. Continued education and awareness of the risks of ionizing radiation and protective strategies will reduce exposure and potential for associated sequelae.

From personal to public: field books, museums, and the opening of the archives

Large museums contain diverse collections, often including specimens, artefacts, archives, and publications. At the intersection of many of these are natural history field books, which are regularly treated as both museum objects and archival items, as scientific data and historical narratives, and as personal artefacts, organizational records and tools for public engagement. Field books contain key contextual information about collection items and are evidence for significant data in collection management systems, while also containing social and cultural observations, historical weather observations, jokes and recipes. In recent years, a number of museums have established projects intended to document, digitize, and transcribe their collections of field books, seeking to make these important research records available to the public online. This article examines the nature of field books, highlighting the ways in which they function as boundary objects between professions and disciplines. A summary of key field book projects is used to explore how institutions seek to pluralize these records, followed by an examination of the value of these records to science, history, museology and other disciplines. The article concludes with a discussion of the implications of these projects for museums, archivists, and archival collections more broadly.

The Sālim Bin Yaʿqūb Ibāḍī Manuscript Library in Jerba, Tunisia

This article offers a summary of a recent project aimed at the conservation and preliminary inventory of the Bin Yaʿqūb (Ben Yaqoub) family library in the village of Guīzin (Guezin) on the island of Jerba, Tunisia. The inventory, carried out from September to December 2015 with generous funding from a Collection Care and Emergency Response Grant from The Islamic Manuscript Association (TIMA), sought to insure the long-term protection of this collection as well as to compile a preliminary inventory of its contents. This article provides an overview of the survey, including its stated goals and the extent to which it realized those objectives. The second half of the article provides a preliminary inventory of the library’s contents.

CSM 2017 Orthopaedic Section Platform Presentations (Abstracts OPL1–OPL64)

CSM 2017 Orthopaedic Section Platform Presentations (Abstracts OPL1–OPL64)

A CONTINUED INTERNATIONAL PARTERNSHIP IN FAMILY MEDICINE

The Department of Family Medicine of University of Iowa has a long and collaborative relationship with the Department of Family Medicine of North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov that started over 20 years ago. Relationships like these are very valuable for resident education and continued professional development. In October, 2016 3 attending physicians and 1 resident (the author of this article) were able to visit St. Petersburg to participate in a conference and visit the department. I stayed for an additional two weeks as part of my residency training to participate in clinical, academic and research activities. Below is an outline of the educational and training requirements for doctors of family medicine in the US, comments on the conference, a brief summary of a new research project with investigators from both sites and other details of my experience in Russia.

A simulation model for wave propagation and scattering of beam waves in vegetation using scalar transport theory

Representing an accurate model of how pulse waves are propagated and scattered in the vegetation is an interest in the area of wireless communications. Several research projects on this problem have supplied similar techniques using scalar transport theory when the incident, pulse waves have been altered to emulate a particular radiation condition in the real world. This paper will principally investigate a simulation model – a digital prototype that represents a physical problem – to correlate among these research projects that have tendencies of evolving progressively by facilitating a model-driven approach, thus establishing some of the computational models reliably. By providing summaries of these research projects, this paper has identified all commonalities and differences among these projects to delineate them into a simulation model, which is then divided into smaller submodels. These submodels are further validated to meet the minimum error criteria and conditions for better numerical results. Consequently, these models will permit effortless enhancements when new computational resources and theories have become available.

How to make an academic poster.

Academic posters are an excellent way to showcase your work at conferences and meetings. They can be used in poster presentations and serve as a summary of your project. In this how to article, we demonstrate how trainees can make and deliver a successful academic poster.

Alternative Futures for Forest-Based Nanomaterials

Forestry and forest products research has entered into a robust research agenda focused on creating nano-sized particles and nanoproducts from wood. As wood-based materials can be sustainably produced, the potential of these renewable products could be limitless and include high-end compostable electronics, paint-on solar panels, and lightweight materials for airplanes and cars. Others warn about potential serious negative health and environmental consequences. Either way, wood-based nanomaterials could disrupt forestry as we know it. This article is a summary and analysis of a collaborative research project exploring the futures of wood-based nanomaterials within the context of the futures of forests and forest management within the United States. We start by describing the history of forestry through the lens of the U.S. Forest Service, then describe nanotechnology in general and wood-based nanocellulose specifically. Next, we outline the Manoa School alternative futures method, and how we used it to design and carry out a “complete futures of x” project. Following the Manoa School approach, we describe four alternative futures for forestry and forest management. We conclude with implications for the future of forestry, forests, and forest-based nanomaterials, as well as a discussion on the implementation of a complete “futures of x” project.

"Oh, Flip That!" An Evaluation of Flipped Learning in Initial Teacher Education

Technologies are already ‘established and stable’ in Further Education Colleges (AoC, 2014: p. 11), such as distance and blended learning packages, virtual learning environments (VLEs), e-portfolios, messaging and plagiarism detection, however, these technologies often mean there is no interaction between the users, or, when there is, it follows the more traditional didactic method. There is increasing pressure in all education sectors to broaden the use of digital technology in teaching, learning and assessment, and flipped learning has been seen to contribute to this. What makes the flipped classroom different is the use of technology in order to encourage collaborative teaching and learning. This paper will first provide a general overview of flipped learning and then evaluate its effectiveness within Initial Teacher Education (ITE) in the Lifelong Learning Sector (LLS) via a summary of a small-scale research project with in-service trainees. The conclusion emphasises that Teacher Educators require time and support in order to develop and embed e-learning effectively.

A RELAÇÃO ENTRE DIALETOLOGIA E HISTÓRIA: REFLEXÕES TEÓRICO-METODOLÓGICAS PARA O ESTUDO DO PORTUGUÊS USADO EM MINAS GERAIS

Este texto apresenta uma síntese dos trabalhos dialetológicos já realizados sobre Minas Gerais. A descrição do português usado no estado aponta a delimitação de três ou quatro áreas dialetais básicas, divisão que aparentemente pode ser explicada por fatores históricos. O objetivo do texto é discutir os problemas decorrentes da tentativa de se explicar a divisão dialetal do estado à luz da cartografia e da historicidade convencionais, as quais nem sempre levam em conta o dinamismo do tempo e do espaço.

Outcomes From a Montana School Wellness in Action Mini-Grant Program and Implications for Sustaining Long-Term Policy Support

ObjectiveTo provide a financial incentive to support the implementation of the federally mandated school wellness policy in Montana school districts. To learn effective methods and best practices that school districts utilize for building and sustaining a healthy school nutrition environment.DescriptionBy analyzing data from the final reports and follow-up surveys from three cycles of the School Wellness in Action mini-grant program, a summary of wellness projects, leadership methods and specific outcomes was developed. Key factors, best practices, and implications for long-term implementation of the local wellness policy and/or sustainability of a student wellness initiative were identified.EvaluationA 3 year analysis of the final report and follow-up survey of the school wellness mini grant program identified effective methods used to lead and carry out projects, mini-grant outcomes, and the implications for long-term support of the school wellness policy implementation in school districts in a rural state.Conclusions and ImplicationsThe distribution of funds through a competitive mini-grant program is an effective method for promoting student wellness programs in rural school districts. Supporting a part-time school wellness coordinator is a best practice to yield maximum impact. Use of funds to kick start a wellness initiative can also build long-term support if grassroots support is also strengthened. Farm to school programs are a growing area of interest for nutrition education and promotion in Montana schools. While long term access to funding can be a challenge, collective impact can be produced by collaborating with statewide and national partners to secure funds.FundingUSDA Team Nutrition Training Grant #CNTN-14-MT (C) ObjectiveTo provide a financial incentive to support the implementation of the federally mandated school wellness policy in Montana school districts. To learn effective methods and best practices that school districts utilize for building and sustaining a healthy school nutrition environment. To provide a financial incentive to support the implementation of the federally mandated school wellness policy in Montana school districts. To learn effective methods and best practices that school districts utilize for building and sustaining a healthy school nutrition environment. DescriptionBy analyzing data from the final reports and follow-up surveys from three cycles of the School Wellness in Action mini-grant program, a summary of wellness projects, leadership methods and specific outcomes was developed. Key factors, best practices, and implications for long-term implementation of the local wellness policy and/or sustainability of a student wellness initiative were identified. By analyzing data from the final reports and follow-up surveys from three cycles of the School Wellness in Action mini-grant program, a summary of wellness projects, leadership methods and specific outcomes was developed. Key factors, best practices, and implications for long-term implementation of the local wellness policy and/or sustainability of a student wellness initiative were identified. EvaluationA 3 year analysis of the final report and follow-up survey of the school wellness mini grant program identified effective methods used to lead and carry out projects, mini-grant outcomes, and the implications for long-term support of the school wellness policy implementation in school districts in a rural state. A 3 year analysis of the final report and follow-up survey of the school wellness mini grant program identified effective methods used to lead and carry out projects, mini-grant outcomes, and the implications for long-term support of the school wellness policy implementation in school districts in a rural state. Conclusions and ImplicationsThe distribution of funds through a competitive mini-grant program is an effective method for promoting student wellness programs in rural school districts. Supporting a part-time school wellness coordinator is a best practice to yield maximum impact. Use of funds to kick start a wellness initiative can also build long-term support if grassroots support is also strengthened. Farm to school programs are a growing area of interest for nutrition education and promotion in Montana schools. While long term access to funding can be a challenge, collective impact can be produced by collaborating with statewide and national partners to secure funds. The distribution of funds through a competitive mini-grant program is an effective method for promoting student wellness programs in rural school districts. Supporting a part-time school wellness coordinator is a best practice to yield maximum impact. Use of funds to kick start a wellness initiative can also build long-term support if grassroots support is also strengthened. Farm to school programs are a growing area of interest for nutrition education and promotion in Montana schools. While long term access to funding can be a challenge, collective impact can be produced by collaborating with statewide and national partners to secure funds.

A Data Summary of a Community-Based Participatory Research Project Targeted Toward the Prevention of Adolescent Obesity

A Data Summary of a Community-Based Participatory Research Project Targeted Toward the Prevention of Adolescent Obesity

Meeting Announcement Joint Meeting 2016 Eastern Section SSA Annual Meeting and PEER NGA‐East Project Summary Meeting

Meeting Announcement Joint Meeting 2016 Eastern Section SSA Annual Meeting and PEER NGA‐East Project Summary Meeting