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Baker, Jacqueline R. "Shall We Dance? Teaching Parents the Communication Dance to Enhance Generalized Communication in Their Children." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2014. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc500157/.
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Children diagnosed with autism exhibit deficits in communication that impact their ability to control their immediate environment. Recent research on mand training has been criticized for producing a limited number of mand topographies over a long span of time with limited generalization to novel environments. There is a body of research, however, that successfully establishes larger repertoires. Training parents as change agents may mediate generalization by teaching under naturally maintaining contingencies. Additional effects of parent training may reduce parent reports of stress, increase favorable quality of parent-child interactions, and increase reports of parental self-efficacy. The current study evaluated the effects of a generalized training framework to teach parents how to target generalized mands and expand their child’s communicative topographies. The effects of the training were evaluated using a non-concurrent multiple baseline across participants and skills. Results indicated that parents were able to effectively teach their child to mand for a variety of items and events and to substantially increase the number of different mand topographies and expand the topographies the child emitted. Parents were observed to have higher overall confidence and lower overall stress following intervention. The current study builds on previous research on generalized teaching strategies for parents that are effective in teaching a variety of responses to the child.
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Suberman, Rachel. "Teaching Caregivers to Implement Speech-Generating Device-Based Mand Training: Evaluating the Efficacy of Behavioral Skills Training." Scholar Commons, 2017. http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7094.
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Many individuals with developmental disabilities do not develop vocal repertoires. Thus, teaching the use of an augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) device is imperative. A speech-generating device (SGD) is an example of an AAC that is universally understood. Individuals with developmental disabilities have been taught to communicate using such device. Teaching caregivers to conduct communication training with their children may be one to way to foster communication in an individual’s natural environment. Thus, the purpose of this study was to extend previous research by using behavioral skills training (BST) to teach caregivers to implement SGD-based mand training using an adapted training sequence. Additionally, we evaluated whether training caregivers to implement mand training with their children resulted in an increase of independent mands in their children. This study found that BST was effective in teaching caregivers to implement SGD-based mand training with their children. Additionally, independent mands increased from pre-training to post-training observations for two children.
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Barnes, Clarissa Sue. "An Evaluation of Behavioral Skills Training on the Implementation and Use of The Picture Exchange Communication System." OpenSIUC, 2010. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/292.
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The picture exchange communication system (PECS) is a functional communication system frequently used with individuals diagnosed with autism (Frost & Bondy, 2002). Few empirical investigations have evaluated staff training procedures to train staff how to teach consumers to use PECS, and none have been published to date on training staff to promote the use of PECS outside of the training environment. Using a multiple probe design the current investigation evaluated staff training procedures for teaching Phases 1-3 of PECS to adults with autism spectrum disorders, with direct care staff. Typical staff training procedures resulted in little improvement from baseline performances for each participant. Performance following behavioral skills training improved significantly, approaching mastery criterion levels.
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Brodhead, Matthew T. "THE USE OF A DISCRIMINATION TRAINING PROCEDURE TO TEACH MAND VARIABILITY TO CHILDREN WITH AUTISM." DigitalCommons@USU, 2014. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2301.
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Repetitive behavior and delays in communication are core deficits of autism spectrum disorder. As a result, individuals with autism often engage in repetitive verbal behavior, and they may not vary their verbal behavior, even when the situation demands it. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of a script training and discrimination training procedure on mand variability in preschoolers with autism. Participants were taught to vary their vocal mands in the presence of written scripts, a green placemat, and Lag schedule of reinforcement. They were also taught to not vary their vocal mands in the presence of the same written scripts and a red placemat. When the scripts were removed, all three participants continued to engage in varied manding in the presence of the Lag schedule of reinforcement and the green placemat. All three participants also did not vary their mands in the presence of the red placemat. When the Lag schedule of reinforcement was removed, two participants continued to engage in varied responding in the presence of the green placemat and unvaried responding in the iv presence of the red placemat. One participant did not engage in varied responding when the Lag schedule of reinforcement was removed. However, when the Lag schedule of reinforcement was re-introduced, varied responding re-emerged. Finally, all three participants demonstrated mand variability during snack sessions when their peers were present, and they maintained their varied manding after a 2-week follow-up.
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Vinquist, Kelly Marie. "An evaluation of variables affecting response allocation among concurrently available mand topographies." Diss., University of Iowa, 2010. https://ir.uiowa.edu/etd/900.
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The primary purpose of the current study was to determine which variables influence or change response allocation among mand topographies. The variables evaluated consisted of response effort, schedule of reinforcement (extinction), changes in concurrent schedules arrangements, and availability of visual stimuli (i.e., a communication card). The stability of responding was evaluated across more than one reinforcement context (escape, attention, and tangible) for each of the 2 participants. Finally, a concurrent schedules arrangement was used to evaluate response allocation among card touches, manual sign, microswitch touches, and vocalizations. Results of the evaluation suggested that response allocation varied across reinforcement contexts in baseline and when responding was challenged. However, variations in response allocation were not uniform across all challenges and reinforcement contexts. Problem behavior continued to be exhibited at low levels throughout the evaluation even when mild punishment procedures were implemented. These results are discussed in terms of changes in patterns of responding across reinforcement contexts, variability in response allocation among available response options, and persistence of responding when challenges are implemented.
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Griffiths, Freskida. "The Effects of Telehealth Training on Parents of Children with Autism in Albania." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2020. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8427.
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The present study evaluated telehealth training with parents on techniques for working with their children with autism spectrum disorder in Southeastern Europe. The purpose of this study was to research the effects of telehealth training on the parents and the increase of mands on the children. The participants of this study included three mothers and three children, which totaled six participants. Parents were trained on how to increase functional communication in their child. Telehealth training was based on an effective training package called Behavior Skills Training (BST). BST consist of instructions, modeling, rehearsal, and feedback. The resources needed for the training were minimal. They included access to internet, a device installed with a camera, and the children’s preferred items which were placed within view but outside the reach of the child. Sessions were recorded where parents interacted with their child during the generalization sessions as well as during the role plays with the trainer. The videos were observed in order to collect frequency data, determine if parents completed each step of the training, and if the child manded during each session. All three parent participants reported an increase in manding from their child, better communication skills between them and their child, and an increase in self-efficacy. These results suggest that countries in South-Eastern Europe should seek to implement telehealth training, mand training, and parent training as a program that not only these families may benefit from, but also the entire community. Future research should be conducted with a larger sample size and with more trainers using telehealth as an effective tool to increase better communication and decrease problem behaviors.
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Kelley, Kristen N. "The Effects of Simultaneous Script-Training and Fading Procedures on the Mand Variability of Children with Autism." DigitalCommons@USU, 2013. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2066.
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Individuals with autism often display rote and repetitive responding across behavioral topographies. One area that is often affected is the individual’s verbal repertoire. In an attempt to build and expand verbal repertoires, script and script fading procedures have often been implemented to teach individuals new and varied verbal behavior. Script training and fading procedures have also been used specifically to remediate deficits in an individual’s mand repertoire. Researchers have examined the effects of script training and fading procedures on the variability within an individual’s mand repertoire. This line of research is of great importance since a lack of variability in mands can limit an individual’s access to desired and/or needed items as well as social interactions. In the present study, we implemented simultaneous script training and fading procedures to increase the variability of mands used by three preschool-aged children (one male and two females) diagnosed with autism. We implemented these procedures in an attempt to promote mand variability using antecedent only procedures and to teach variability explicitly in our script training and fading preparation. It was also our goal to address some of the limitations that arose in the previously conducted mand variability studies, namely, the suppression of the default mand frame. At the conclusion of the study, and following procedural modifications, all three participants demonstrated an increase in variability of mand frames. This increase was observed following the inclusion of extinction procedures and following low levels of variability while using antecedent-only procedures. Participants in this study demonstrated an average of one mand frame following antecedent-only procedures and this increased to an average of three mand frames following the inclusion of extinction procedures. The combination of the antecedent procedures and extinction further increased variability across participants. The need for the extinction condition led to many limitations in this study including the limitations analyzed in the simultaneous script training and fading procedures.
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Terry, Callie A. "Teaching Children with Autism to Vocally Mand for Others to Perform an Action." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2015. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc822802/.
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Mand training is a very logical and natural procedure to begin teaching communication skills to individuals with autism. Existing research has documented strategies for teaching children with autism to mand for preferred items, although there are fewer high quality studies on teaching children to mand for other people to perform an action. In addition to improving the general mand repertoire, teaching children to mand for others to perform an action is important because it allows children with autism to communicate ways in which another person could improve their environment by performing a simple action. The purpose of this study was to document a functional relation between mand training and acquisition and generalization of unprompted mands for another person to perform an action. Using a multiple-baseline design across participants, four children with autism were taught to mand for an adult to perform a variety of actions (e.g., to open a container so the child could obtain a preferred item). Results showed that the intervention produced an increase in unprompted mands for actions for all participants. Additionally, all participants demonstrated unprompted mands at or above mastery criteria during all generalization sessions in a different setting and different interventionist. The magnitude of effect was also large for all participants. This study extends the research on mand training by demonstrating a procedure that can be used to teach children with autism specific mands for actions. Additionally, this study will contribute to a body of strong and adequate studies that will eventually lead to mand training being considered an evidence-based practice.
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Schaffer, Kelly. "Analysis of Commercial Online Training Videos for Teachers who Instruct Students with Characteristics of Autism Spectrum Disorder." Doctoral diss., University of Central Florida, 2014. http://digital.library.ucf.edu/cdm/ref/collection/ETD/id/6352.
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A deficit currently exists in teacher preparation programs for teaching students with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) using evidence-based practices, specifically in the area of Applied Behavior Analysis. As communication deficits are a primary characteristic associated with the diagnosis of ASD teaching communication skills is a common educational goal for students with ASD, and this skill needs to be addressed in teacher education. Mand training is one evidence-based practice applied to teach independent requesting skills to students with ASD.
In this study, four teachers serving students with characteristics of ASD in the classroom participated in a multiple-probe across-participants study evaluating the extent to which online training videos prepare teachers in mand training procedures for students with ASD. Concurrent with teacher participants, changes in rates of student mands were evaluated for four students receiving instruction in a multiple probe design. Data analysis consisted of visual analysis of graphically displayed results and calculation of effect sizes. Results indicate that the Online Training Videos (OTV) were not effective as a standalone intervention for preparation of teachers to teach mands, however three student participants showed improved student outcomes.Ph.D.
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Orozco, Daniella. "Teaching Mands to Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Evaluation of the Essential for Living Communication Modality Assessment." Scholar Commons, 2018. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7345.
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McGreevy, Fry, and Cornwall (2014) developed an assessment within the Essential for Living (EFL) manual for clinicians to identify which communication modality should be used for each individual. This assessment identifies an AAC based on the learner’s skills, level of problem behavior, similarities between AAC and vocal community, and size of the verbal community. However, to date, no research has evaluated if this assessment identifies the communication modality that will result in faster acquisition of mands in individuals with ASD. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare acquisition of mands across a modality identified by the EFL communication modality assessment and two other commonly used modalities. A secondary purpose was to determine if participants acquire mands using the mode of AAC identified by EFL. Finally, a third purpose was to determine if the communication modality identified by EFL communication modality assessment matches the modality currently used by the individual. Findings showed that although all three participants acquired mands across the three communication modalities, mands in the modality of communication recommended by the EFL assessment were acquired faster only by 1 out of the 3 participants.
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Gamba, Jonas Fernandes. "Treino de ouvinte e a relação entre tatos e mandos como protocolo experimental para a aquisição de regras simples." Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2012. https://repositorio.ufscar.br/handle/ufscar/2896.
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The analysis of the relation between listener and speaker repertoires has contributed to the comprehension about the processes involved in the acquisition of complex verbal skills. The study of rule-governed behavior is part of these efforts. Further, it has been hypothesized that the transformation effect of verbal rules is dependent on the existing bidirectional relations between words and objects specified in the rule. The present study aimed to analyze how the relation between listener training and the emergence of tacts and mands may be understood as a basis to interpret simple occurrences of rule-construction and rule-following repertoires during acquisition. The basic procedure involved teaching motor signs for known and unknown items through MTS tasks in a specific context (listener training), and testing for the emergence of mands and tacts and the rule-following and rule-construction behavior that required the use of this information in a different context. Participants learned to respond to new signs by selecting the appropriate visual stimuli (pictures of containers, tools, and unfamiliar stimuli). Tacts were tested asking the participant to signalize in the presence of the pictures. On the other hand, mands were tested in a context where the participants were required to signalize the missed tools necessary to use specific containers. Then, 3 unfamiliar stimuli were used to substitute 3 of the stimuli used in the original training. The final tests consisted of to assess if the information learned during the original training could be transfer to the unfamiliar stimuli. Results pointed out to the emergence of tacsts and mands after listener training for most of the participants. However, the transformation effect of verbal rules using unfamiliar stimuli seemed to be related with the existence of bidirectional relations between the signs and objects specified in the rule.
A análise da relação entre os repertórios de falante e de ouvinte tem contribuído para a compreensão de como se dá a aquisição de habilidades verbais complexas. O estudo do comportamento governado por regras faz parte desses esforços. Além disso, discute-se que o controle por regras depende da relação bidirecional entre as palavras e os objetos especificados pelas regras. O presente estudo teve como objetivo analisar como a relação entre o treino de ouvinte e a emergência de tatos e mandos pode auxiliar na interpretação de ocorrências simples na aquisição dos repertórios de construir e de seguir regras. O procedimento envolveu (a) ensino de sinais para itens familiares e não familiares através de tarefas de MTS (treino de ouvinte), (b) teste para a emergência de mandos e de tatos e (c) teste para a emergência dos comportamentos de construir e de seguir regras envolvendo a utilização dos sinais aprendidos durante as tarefas de MTS. Os participantes aprenderam a responder aos sinais selecionando os estímulos visuais correspondentes (figuras de containers, ferramentas para a utilização desses containers e estímulos não familiares). Tatos foram testados em tarefas em que era solicitado ao participante sinalizar as figuras. Mandos foram testados em situações em que os participantes poderiam sinalizar as ferramentas necessárias para a utilização dos containers. Em seguida, três figuras não familiares foram utilizadas em um treino posterior para substituir as figuras dos containers que fizeram parte do treino original. O teste final avaliou se as informações aprendidas durante o treino original poderiam ser transferidas para os estímulos não familiares. Resultados indicaram a emergência de mandos e de tatos após o treino de ouvinte para a maioria dos participantes. No entanto, a transferência do efeito das regras verbais para os estímulos não familiares parece estar relacionada com a existência de relações bidirecionais entre os sinais e os objetos especificados na regra. Estudos futuros envolverão a construção de relações mais complexas entre os repertórios de ouvinte e falante para a aplicação no contexto do comportamento governado por regras.
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Rawls, Medea. "A within-subject comparison of stimulus equivalence training." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2005. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4841/.
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Training structures have been defined as the order and arrangement of baseline conditional discriminations within stimulus equivalence training. The three training structures most often used are, linear (trains A:B and B:C discrimination), many-to-one (trains B:A and C:A discriminations) , and one-to-many (trains A:B and A:C discriminations). Each training structure trains a different set of simultaneous and successive discriminations that are then needed in the test for derived relations (symmetry, reflexivity, transitivity, and symmetrical transitivity). The present experiment seeks to extend the research on stimulus equivalence training structures by using a within-subject design and adult human subjects. Three sets of 9 arbitrary stimuli were trained concurrently each with a different training structure. From the beginning, training and testing trials were intermixed. The likelihood of producing stimulus equivalence formation was equal across structures.
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Ng, Andrew Y. 1976. "On feature selection : learning with exponentially many irreverent features as training examples." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1998. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/9658.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1998.Includes bibliographical references (p. 55-57).
We consider feature selection for supervised machine learning in the "wrapper" model of feature selection. This typically involves an NP-hard optimization problem that is approximated by heuristic search for a "good" feature subset. First considering the idealization where this optimization is performed exactly, we give a rigorous bound for generalization error under feature selection. The search heuristics typically used are then immediately seen as trying to achieve the error given in our bounds, and succeeding to the extent that they succeed in solving the optimization. The bound suggests that, in the presence of many "irrelevant" features, the main somce of error in wrapper model feature selection is from "overfitting" hold-out or cross-validation data. This motivates a new algorithm that, again under the idealization of performing search exactly, has sample complexity ( and error) that grows logarithmically in the number of "irrelevant" features - which means it can tolerate having a number of "irrelevant" features exponential in the number of training examples - and search heuristics are again seen to be directly trying to reach this bound. Experimental results on a problem using simulated data show the new algorithm having much higher tolerance to irrelevant features than the standard wrapper model. Lastly, we also discuss ramifications that sample complexity logarithmic in the number of irrelevant features might have for feature design in actual applications of learning.
by Andrew Y. Ng.
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Laugharn, Peter Andrew. "Negotiating education for many : enrolment, dropout and persistence in the community schools of Kolondieba, Mali." Thesis, University College London (University of London), 2002. http://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/10020391/.
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Ben, Chaabane Delia B. "The effects of parent implemented training on improvisation of mands by children with autism." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1172144721.
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Hofmans, Coral. "The Effects of a Parent Training Protocol to Teach Mands during Naturally Occurring Family Routines." Thesis, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, 2016. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10105502.
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Although the current body of research on parent training is limited, research has shown parent training to be an effective way of producing naturalistic learning within the home. The purpose of the current study was to determine whether a language intervention could be taught to parents to increase independent manding responses in their children. Three naturally occurring family routines were chosen by the family, and the parent was trained to implement an echoic-to-mand procedure with her child to increase manding responses. Results indicated that the parent successfully implemented behavior analytic strategies during naturally occurring family routines, increasing her child’s verbal behavior acquisition.
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Green, Gillian Diana. "The diffusion and dissemination of a suicide prevention training programme across three sites in the North West of England." Thesis, University of Manchester, 2010. http://www.manchester.ac.uk/escholar/uk-ac-man-scw:200469.
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Aim: The purpose of this study was to explore the processes involved in the dissemination of a suicide prevention training programme (STORM) and, to add context to these processes in terms of its Workability, its ability to become Normalized (sustained) into practice. In addition, this study was interested in the part policy played in the dissemination of suicide prevention training. Background: The National Health Service needs to build capacity and capability to deliver high quality equitable care. Learning and professional development are key to this endeavour and yet there is a lack of apparent support within healthcare organizations to facilitate this. Programme evaluation is also needed to ensure that the training delivered is of good quality, applicable to practice and is sustainable. Whilst dissemination studies tell us that certain processes are important to the successful adoption of innovations, what is less clear is how these innovations are then sustained and routinized into practice. Method: Facilitators within three study sites were trained by the researcher to deliver the STORM programme. Participants directly involved in the dissemination of the STORM programme, or with policy implementation, were recruited to a multiple case study. Semistructured telephone interviews were conducted over a 12-month penoo. Findings: A culture of training was found that understood the processes needed to support a training programme. Suicide prevention policy was found to influence suicide prevention training to some degree. The Normalization Process Theory was found to have practical utility when applied to the work of training. Reflexive evaluation informed decisions to continue, adapt or cease the work of training. The work was fluid and dynamic with the ability to project itself into future work; it was normalized into practice. Conclusions: A culture of training can be identified that supports training. The Normalization Process Theory can identify the processes involved that help normalize (sustain) training into practice, and it can provide an evaluative tool. However, if organizations are to benefit from this research they must integrate sustainability and programme evaluation into their systems as continuing processes and not as outcomes. Further research is needed to explore how well organizations can benefit from this work.
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Weber, Kimberly Paige. "A Comparison of Vocal Training Alone and Vocal Plus Sign Language Training on the Acquisition of Tacts and Mands Made by Preschool Aged Children with Developmental Disabilities /." The Ohio State University, 1995. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1487929230739947.
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Arenas, Joshua A. "Evaluation of a Novel Myoelectric Training Device." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4050.
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Recent technological developments have implemented the use of proportional control in prosthetic hands, giving rise to the importance of appropriate myoelectric control. EMG models in the past have assumed a linear proportionality to simplify the EMG-force relationships. However, it has been shown that a non-linear EMG-force relationship may be a more effective model. This study focused on evaluating three different control algorithms for a novel myoelectric training device, consisting of a toy car controlled by EMG signals from the distal muscles in the arm. Sixteen healthy adult subjects (5 male and 11 female) with an average age of 23.6 years (SD = 2.7) were asked to drive the car through a slalom course. Completion times as well as number of errors (wall hits, cone hits, and reversals) were recorded to evaluate performance. The NASA TLX was administered to evaluate psychometrics such as mental demand, physical demand, frustration, and overall workload. The average total errors per trial on the final day of testing using the linear proportional algorithm was found to be statistically significantly (p < 0.05) lower than digital and non-linear proportional. The average course completion time per trial and overall workload using the non-linear proportional algorithm was found to be statistically significantly (p < 0.05) lower than digital and linear proportional. These results suggest that a non-linear algorithm would be most appropriate for myoelectric control in prosthetic hands.
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Burke, Maria Bennett Milton J. "Befriending difference intercultural sensitivity training for ministers /." Online full text .pdf document, available to Fuller patrons only, 2001. http://www.tren.com.
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Roby, Erin N. "The Effects of Functional Communication Training on the Emission of Independent Mands and Reduction of Problem Behaviors in Children Diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder." The Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1462727736.
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Tincani, Matthew J. "Effects of selection-based versus topography-based communication training on the acquisition of mands by children with autism and multiple disabilities." The Ohio State University, 2002. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1283274043.
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Prinsloo, Jané. "The impact of a Go MAD training programme on students' self-regulation / Jané Prinsloo." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2316.
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Celik, Sule. "The Effects Of An Attachment-oriented- Psychoeducational-group-training On Improving The Preoccupied Attachment Styles Of University Students." Phd thesis, METU, 2004. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12605253/index.pdf.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of an Attachment-Oriented-Psychoeducational-Group-Training on the preoccupied/insecure attachment style of university students. This study consists of two phases. In the first phase of the study, Relationship Scales Questionnaire (RSQ), Relationship Questionnaire (RQ), Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSS), and an Information Form were given to the 755 third year METU students. The differences among the attachment styles (RSQ and RQ) of the participants by gender and self-esteem levels (RSS) were explored by using a 2 (gender) x 2 (high-low self-esteem) factorial MANOVA. Results showed significant self-esteem differences in fearful, preoccupied and secure subscale scores in RQ and RSQ and gender differences in fearful, preoccupied and secure subscale scores of RSQ and RQ. These results indicated that students who had lower self-esteem scored significantly higher in fearful and preoccupied subscales of RSQ while students who had higher self-esteem had statistically significant higher mean scores in secure attachment subscales. No significant differences were found between the insecure/avoidant subscale scores of the high and low self-esteem group students.
Results showed that females scored significiantly higher in fearful attachment style of RQ and RSQ. Male students scored significiantly higher in both preoccupied subscales of RQ and RSQ and in secure attachment subscale of RSQ.
In the second phase, the Attachment-Oriented-Psychoeducational-Group-Training was implemented to the experimental group of 11 volunteered preoccupied subjects. The control group consisted of 8 preoccupied students. The control group subjects did not receive any training. Both experimental and control groups were given Relationship Scales Questionnaire and Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale at pre-test, post-test and follow up. Non-parametric statistical analyses of Wilcoxon test and Mann-Whitney U test were employed to the RSQ and RSS scores of the subjects to assess the effect of the Attachment-Oriented-Psychoeducational-Group-Training.
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secure attachment subscale scores have increased from pre-test to posttest but not pre-test to follow up or posttest to follow up tests of both RSQ and RSS. A significant difference was found between pre and follow up tests scores of RSS for control group.
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CARVALHO, RICARDO P. de. "Desenvolvimento de um simulador de treinamento para operadores do reator de pesquisa IEA-R1." reponame:Repositório Institucional do IPEN, 2006. http://repositorio.ipen.br:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/11445.
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Carvalho, Ricardo Pinto de. ""Desenvolvimento de um Simulador de Treinamento para Operadores do Reator de Pesquisa IEA-R1"." Universidade de São Paulo, 2006. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/85/85133/tde-28052007-145138/.
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Este trabalho apresenta o desenvolvimento de um Simulador do Reator de Pesquisa IEAR1. O Simulador foi desenvolvido com Visual C++ em duas etapas: 1) construção dos modelos matemáticos e 2) criação e configuração de interfaces gráficas em um aplicativo Windows XP. Utilizou-se uma modelagem simplificada dos principais fenômenos físicos: o nuclear através de cinética pontual, e o modelo de térmica e hidráulica através das leis de conservação de massa e energia no canal médio do reator. As equações diferenciais dinâmicas dos processos nucleares, térmicos e hidráulicos foram solucionadas pela técnica de diferenças finitas através do método de Runge-Kutta de 4ª ordem. Foram modelados os sistemas: controle de reatividade, resfriamento do reator e proteção do reator. As variáveis de processo são armazenadas em arquivos ASCII. O Simulador permite o usuário navegar por interfaces gráficas dos sistemas e monitorar tendências dos transientes de operação sendo uma ferramenta interativa para ensino e treinamento de operadores do IEA-R1. Este também pode ser usado por alunos e professores no ensino de teoria de reatores, térmica e hidráulica. O Simulador permite simulações de operações de partida, manobra de potência e parada.This work reports the development of a Simulator for the IEA-R1 Research Reactor. The Simulator was developed with Visual C++ in two stages: 1) construction of the mathematics models and 2) development and configuration of graphics interfaces in a Windows XP executable. A simplified modeling was used for main physics phenomena, using a point kinetics model for the nuclear process and the energy and mass conservation laws in the average channel of the reactor for the thermal hydraulic process. The dynamics differential equations were solved by using finite differences through the 4th order Runge- Kutta method. The reactivity control, reactor cooling, and reactor protection systems were also modeled. The process variables are stored in ASCII files. The Simulator allows navigating by screens of the systems and monitoring tendencies of the operational transients, being an interactive tool for teaching and training of IEA-R1 operators. It also can be used by students, professors, and researchers in teaching activities in reactor and thermal hydraulics theory. The Simulator allows simulations of operations of start up, power maneuver, and shut down.
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Pillay, Karnagie. "Educator perceptions of the implementation of integrated quality management systems (IQMS) in further education and training colleges in South Africa / Karnagie Pillay." Thesis, North-West University, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/4773.
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The purpose of this study was to investigate educator perceptions of the implementation of Integrated Quality Management Systems (IQMS) in Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges in South Africa. Quality in education is presently put more firmly on the agenda not withstanding the fact that a vast range of literature is available to support the process of improving the quality in education. The department of education has made many attempts to introduce an effective appraisal system in support of quality education only to find that the previous appraisal systems were rejected by the educator force for the mere fact that it was perceived as a form of inspection and supervision rather than for development purposes.
This study also focuses on a review of the integrated quality management system (IQMS), of its purpose, guidelines and its subsequent implementation in FET colleges in South Africa in 2004. The primary focus of the discussion is on the processes, the methods, the guiding principles and the pitfalls of the implementation of quality management systems in educational organizations To guide this discussion literature reviews on quality, quality education, quality management and quality management systems were undertaken.
The empirical study entailed gleaning information from a structured questionnaire which was distributed to a sample group of lecturers at Sedibeng College for FET in the Gauteng Province. The questions were structured in a manner to gain information about the understanding of the operational principles of quality management, the aims and guiding principles of IQMS, the importance of quality control and the external relationships of the college. The major finding emanating from this study was that there was a need for intensive training in IQMS, thus a management's strategy for ensuring that IQMS is effectively implemented was proposed. The overall recommendation arising from this study includes ensuring that management designs a quality manual to guide the process of quality assurance.Thesis (M.Ed. (Education Management))--North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2010.
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Reis, Ilda Maria Domingues Gonçalves. "Intervenção social com famílias multiproblemáticas: diálogos entre a sistémica e a mediação." Master's thesis, [s.n.], 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10284/3534.
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Dissertação apresentada à Universidade Fernando Pessoa
como parte dos requisitos para a obtenção
do grau de Mestre
em Mediação e InterculturalidadeNo contexto de uma sociedade globalizada e em contínua mutação, as famílias multiproblemáticas são uma consequência da crise socioeconómica e de valores que se faz sentir na atualidade. São assim uma realidade que constitui um problema social, cada vez mais expressivo. Devido à sua globalidade, complexidade e emaranhado sistema de problemas que vivenciam, simultaneamente, constituem um dos maiores desafios para os profissionais de ação social. Apesar de os profissionais que trabalham com estas famílias tenham consciente a importância de avaliar estas famílias numa perspetiva ecossistémica e holística, persiste ainda uma visão negativa, salientando os seus problemas e incompetências em detrimento da identificação e valorização das suas potencialidades. Por outro lado, embora os princípios das novas políticas sociais orientem para a participação ativa, capacitação, autonomização e responsabilização, persistem modelos de intervenção tradicionais, assentes numa perspetiva assistencialista e de imediatismo, emergindo resultados insatisfatórios e ineficazes. Deste modo, mantém-se o ciclo multiproblemático destas famílias e os sentimentos de frustração e impotência nos profissionais. É neste contexto que surge a necessidade de repensar a prática profissional no âmbito da intervenção social com as FM, inovando metodologias e princípios de atuação, que se constroem na complementaridade e transdisciplinaridade. Nesta perspetiva, emerge a pertinência de estabelecer Diálogos entre a Sistémica e a Mediação, dois saberes e práticas complementares e fundamentais para o sucesso da intervenção social com famílias Multiproblemáticas. Neste sentido desenvolvemos a presente investigação de índole qualitativo e caráter exploratório, com o objetivo geral de aferir quais os contributos da Mediação na intervenção social com FM e, numa perspetiva mais ecossistémica, qual o seu contributo para coesão e paz social – Cultura de Paz. Como técnica de recolha de dados foi utilizada a entrevista em profundidade, semiestruturada, aplicada de forma semidiretiva a seis profissionais de diversas instituições que trabalham na área social. A par de uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a temática abordada foi elaborado um guião da entrevista, facilitando assim a orientação da mesma de acordo com os objetivos definidos para o estudo. A informação recolhida foi organizada de acordo com o Modelo Interativo de Análise de Dados proposto por Miles e Huberman (1984 cit. in Lessard-Hébert et al., 1990) e tratada através da análise do conteúdo das entrevistas (Bardin, 1995 e Vala, 1986), sendo enquadrada em quatro categorias apresentadas em diferentes matrizes concetuais. Os resultados deste estudo apontam para a necessidade de uma mudança/restruturação nos modelos e estratégias de intervenção social com as famílias multiproblemáticas no sentido de promover a sua capacitação para a resolução dos seus próprios problemas, autonomia e responsabilização na tomada de decisões. Neste sentido, é importante adotar uma perspetiva positiva, sendo crucial a identificação e valorização das suas competências e recursos, acreditando na sua resiliência e autodeterminação. Por outro lado, o trabalho em equipa multidisciplinar e transdisciplinar exige um trabalho em parceria e em rede, articulado, coordenado e personalizado, fundamental para o sucesso da intervenção social com as famílias multiproblemáticas. As conclusões do estudo realçam o potencial transformador e educativo da Mediação, considerando esta uma via para a consciencialização, capacitação, autonomia e responsabilização destas famílias na resolução dos seus próprios problemas e tomada de decisão informada no rumo das suas vidas. Outras vantagens advêm do uso da Mediação como saber e prática na intervenção social, realçando a importância da existência de um profissional mediador na equipa multidisciplinar. Esta mudança implica ainda uma mudança de paradigma assente na Cultura de Paz. In the context of a constantly changing globalized society, problematic families are a consequence of the socio-economic and standards crisis that are felt today. Therefore, they’re a reality that constitutes an increasingly expressive social problem. Due to its globalization, complexity and to the tangled problematic system that they experience, simultaneously they are one of the biggest challenges for practitioners of social action. Although professionals who work with these families bear in mind the importance of these families in a holistic and ecosystem perspective, there persists a negative view, pointing out their problems and incompetence at the expense of identification and appreciation of its potential. On the other hand, although the principles of the new social policies geared to the active participation, empowerment, autonomy and accountability, remain traditional models of intervention, based on a welfare perspective and immediacy, emerging unsatisfactory and ineffective results. Thus, remains the several problems cycle in these families and the feelings of frustration and powerlessness in the professionals. It is in this context that the need to rethink the practice within the social intervention with problematic families, innovating methodologies and principles of action, which are built on complementarity and transdisciplinarity. In this perspective, emerges the relevance of establishing dialogues between Systemic and Mediation, two complementary knowledge and practices that are fundamental to the success of social intervention with problematic families. For this reason we developed this qualitative and explorative research, with the overall objective of measuring the contributions of Mediation in social intervention with problematic families and in a more ecosystem perspective, what`s its contribution to social cohesion and peace – Culture of Peace. For the collection of information six professionals from several institutions working in the social area were interviewed in a deep and semi structured way. Along with a literature review on the topic addressed, it was prepared a script for the interview improving its guidance and following the objectives set for the study. The information collected was organized according to the Interactive Model of Data Analysis proposed by Miles and Huberman (1984 cit. In Lessard-Hébert et al., 1990) and processed by analyzing the content of the interviews (Bardin, 1995 and Vala, 1986), they were framed in four categories presented in different conceptual matrixes. The results of this study lead us to the need for a change / restructuring models and social intervention strategies with families with many issues in order to promote their empowerment to solve their own problems, autonomy and accountability in decision making. In this sense, it is important to adopt a positive perspective, crucial to identify and value their expertise and resources, believing in their resilience and self-determination. On the other hand, the teamwork requires a multidisciplinary and cross-disciplinary work in partnership and networking, articulated, coordinated and personalized, fundamental to the success of social intervention with families with many issues. The findings highlight the transformative potential of education and mediation, considering this a way to raise awareness, empowerment, autonomy and accountability of these families in solving their own problems and informed decision making in the course of their lives. Other benefits stem from the use of mediation as knowledge and practice in social intervention, highlighting the importance of a professional mediator in multidisciplinary team. This change also implies a paradigm shift based on the Culture of Peace.
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Severino, Fernanda Gadelha. "Avalia??o muscular respirat?ria: adapta??o do mano vacu?metro nacional para a avalia??o da press?o inspirat?ria nasal e n?vel de intensidade da ventila??o volunt?ria m?xima em sujeitos saud?veis." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2010. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/16687.
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Previous issue date: 2010-05-18The clinical importance of evaluating the respiratory muscles with a variety of tests has been proposed by several studies, once that the combination of several tests would allow a better diagnosis and therefore, a better clinical follow of disorders of the respiratory muscles. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of adapting a national electronic manovacuometer to measure the nasal inspiratory pressure (study 1) and analyze the level of load intensity of maximum voluntary ventilation, as well as the variables that may influence this maneuver in healthy subjects (study 2). We studied 20 healthy subjects by a random evaluation of two measures of SNIP in different equipments: a national and an imported. In study 2 it was analyzed the intensity of the load of MVV test, change in pressure developed during the maneuver, the possible differences between genders, and the correlations between the flow developed in the test and the result of MVV. In study 1 it was found the average for both measures of nasal inspiratory pressures: 125 ? 42.4 cmH2O for the imported equipment and 131.7 ? 28.7 cmH2O for the national one. Pearson analysis showed a significant correlation between the average, with a coefficient r = 0.63. The average values showed no significant differences evaluated by paired t test (p> 0.05). In the Bland-Altman analysis it was found a BIAS = 7 cmH2O, SD 32.9 and a confidence interval of - 57.5 cmH2O up to 71.5 cmH2O. In the second study it was found significant differences between the genders in the air volume moved, being higher in males 150.9 ? 13.1 l / min vs 118.5 ? 15.7 L / min for (p = 0.0002, 95% CI 44.85 to 20:05). Regarding the inspiratory and expiratory loading, they were significantly higher in men than in women, peak inspiratory pressure (34.7 ? 5.3 cmH2O vs 19.5 ? 4.2 cmH2O, 95% CI - 18.0 to -12.3, p <0.0001), peak expiratory (33.8 vs. 23.1 ? 5.9 cmH2O ? 5.4 cmH2O, 95% CI -17.1 to - 4.6, p <0.0001), and the delta pressure (59.7 ? 10 cmH2O vs 36.8 ? 8.3 cmH2O, 95% CI 14.5 to 31.2, p <0.0002). The Pearson correlation showed that the flow generated by the maneuver is strongly correlated with the delta-expiratory pressure / inspiratory (r2= 0.83,R = 0.91, 95%IC 0.72 a 0.97 e p< 0.0001).Through these results we suggest that the national electronic manovacuometer is feasible and safe to perform the sniff test in healthy subjects. For the MVV, there are differences between the genders in the intensity of pressure developed during the maneuver. We found a load intensity considered low during the MVV, and found a strong correlation between the flow generated in the test and the delta pressure expiratory / inspiratory
A import?ncia clinica de avaliar os m?sculos respirat?rios com uma variedade de testes vem sendo proposta por diversos trabalhos, pois a combina??o de v?rios testes possibilitaria um melhor diagn?stico e consequentemente um melhor seguimento cl?nico das disfun??es dos m?sculos respirat?rios. Este trabalho teve como objetivo avaliar a viabilidade da adapta??o do manovacu?metro nacional eletr?nico para a realiza??o da medida de press?o inspirat?ria nasal (estudo 1) e analisar o n?vel de intensidade de carga da ventila??o volunt?ria m?xima, assim como as vari?veis que possam influenciar a manobra em sujeitos saud?veis (estudo 2). Foram estudados 20 sujeitos saud?veis atrav?s da avalia??o aleat?ria de duas medidas de SNIP em equipamentos diferentes: um nacional e outro importado. No estudo 2 foi analisado a intensidade da carga do teste da ventila??o volunt?ria m?xima(VVM), a varia??o de press?o desenvolvida durante manobra, as poss?veis diferen?as entre g?neros, e as correla??es entre o fluxo desenvolvido no teste e o resultado da VVM. No estudo 1 as m?dias encontradas durante as duas medidas das press?es nasais foram de 125 ? 42,4 cmH2O para o aparelho importado e de 131,7 ? 28,7 cmH2O para o nacional. A an?lise de Pearson demonstrou uma correla??o significativa entre as m?dias com um coeficiente r=0.63. Os valores m?dios n?o apresentaram diferen?as significativas avaliadas pelo teste t pareado (p>0,05).Na an?lise de Bland-Altman foi encontrado um BIAS igual a 7 cmH2O, desvio padr?o 32,9 e um intervalo de confian?a de - 57,5cmH2O at? 71,5 cmH2O. No estudo 2 foi encontrada diferen?a significativa entre os g?neros para o volume de ar deslocado maior em homens 150.9 ? 13.1 l/mim vs 118.5 ? 15.7 L/mim para (p= 0.0002, IC95% 20.05 ? 44.85). Em rela??o carga inspirat?ria e expirat?ria foram significativamente maiores em homens que nas mulheres: pico inspirat?rio (34.7 ? 5.3 cmH2O vs 19.5 ? 4.2 cmH2O, IC95% - 18.0 a -12.3, p< 0.0001), pico expirat?rio (33.8 ? 5.9 cmH2O vs 23.1 ? 5.4 cmH2O, IC95% -17.1 a - 4.6, p< 0.0001), assim como o delta de press?o (59.7 ? 10 cmH2O vs 36.8 ? 8.3 cmH2O, IC95% 14.5 a 31.2 , p< 0.0002). A correla??o de Pearson mostrou que o fluxo gerado pela manobra est? fortemente correlacionado com o delta de press?o expirat?ria/inspirat?ria (r2= 0.83,R = 0.91, (95%IC 0.72 a 0.97 e p< 0.0001). Atrav?s dos resultados encontrados podemos sugerir que o manovacu?metro eletr?nico nacional ? vi?vel e seguro para realiza??o do sniff teste em sujeitos saud?veis. Em rela??o a VVM, existem diferen?as entre os g?neros na intensidade de press?o desenvolvida durante a VVM, a uma intensidade de carga durante a VVM foi considerada baixa assim como foi encontrada uma forte correla??o entre o fluxo gerado no teste e o delta de press?o expirat?rio/inspirat?rio
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Pernin, Jean-Philippe. "Mars : un modèle opérationnel de conception de simulations pédagogiques." Grenoble 1, 1996. https://theses.hal.science/tel-00005011.
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Notre recherche se situe dans le domaine des "Environnements Interactifs d'Apprentissage par Ordinateur", et concerne plus spécialement la conception et la production de simulations pédagogiques. Cette thèse se propose d'aborder la définition de nouveaux environnements de production d'un point de vue pragmatique en partant de cas concrets rencontrés dans la formation professionnelle technique en milieu industriel. Le résultat essentiel de ce travail est la définition du modèle MARS (Modèle-Associations-Représentation-Scénario), cadre conceptuel permettant de structurer l'approche de conception. MARS propose trois espaces de travail dédiés à la spécification du modèle de simulation, du scénario pédagogique, de la représentation et un quatrième espace permettant l'intégration des différents résultats obtenus. La volonté de fournir des solutions opérationnelles nous a amené à définir un processus de développement basé sur le déroulement en parallèle des activités de conception organisées chacune selon un cycle de prototypage automatisé. Nous abordons également la définition des environnements de production en insistant, dans chaque espace de travail, sur l'importance des interfaces et des concepts manipulés par les concepteurs. Nous définissons l'architecture d'un environnement intégré adaptatif qui permet de proposer différents niveaux d'accès adaptés aux compétences des auteurs, au domaine technique étudié, au contexte de production, etc. . . Nous décrivons enfin un exemple d'environnement que nous avons développé pour TPEC, centre de formation de Hewlett-Packard. L'environnement MELISA proposé aux responsables de formation technique un ensemble de méthodes et outils pour créer, modifier ou adapter, rapidement et à moindre coût, leurs propres applications de simulation, et résoudre ainsi des problèmes non couverts par les techniques traditionnelles de formation
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Fenollosa, Artés Felip. "Contribució a l'estudi de la impressió 3D per a la fabricació de models per facilitar l'assaig d'operacions quirúrgiques de tumors." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/667421.
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La present tesi doctoral s’ha centrat en el repte d’aconseguir, mitjançant Fabricació Additiva (FA), models per a assaig quirúrgic, sota la premissa que els equips per fer-los haurien de ser accessibles a l’àmbit hospitalari. L’objectiu és facilitar l’extensió de l’ús dels prototips com a eina de preparació d’operacions quirúrgiques, transformant la pràctica mèdica actual de la mateixa manera que en el seu moment ho van fer tecnologies com les que van facilitar l’ús de radiografies. El motiu d’utilitzar FA, en lloc de tecnologies més tradicionals, és la seva capacitat de materialitzar de forma directa les dades digitals obtingudes de l’anatomia del pacient mitjançant sistemes d’escanejat tridimensional, fent possible l’obtenció de models personalitzats. Els resultats es centren en la generació de nou coneixement sobre com aconseguir equipaments d’impressió 3D multimaterials accessibles que permetin l’obtenció de models mimètics respecte als teixits vius. Per facilitar aquesta buscada extensió de la tecnologia, s’ha focalitzat en les tecnologies de codi obert com la Fabricació per Filament Fos (FFF) i similars basades en líquids catalitzables. La recerca s’alinea dins l’activitat de desenvolupament de la FA al CIM UPC, i en aquest àmbit concret amb la col·laboració amb l’Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona (HSJD). El primer bloc de la tesi inclou la descripció de l’estat de l’art, detallant les tecnologies existents i la seva aplicació a l’entorn mèdic. S’han establert per primer cop unes bases de caracterització dels teixits vius -sobretot tous- per donar suport a la selecció de materials que els puguin mimetitzar en un procés de FA, a efectes de millorar l’experiència d’assaig dels cirurgians. El caràcter rígid dels materials majoritàriament usats en impressió 3D els fa poc útils per simular tumors i altres referències anatòmiques. De forma successiva, es tracten paràmetres com la densitat, la viscoelasticitat, la caracterització dels materials tous a la indústria, l’estudi del mòdul elàstic de teixits tous i vasos, la duresa d’aquests, i requeriments com l’esterilització dels models. El segon bloc comença explorant la impressió 3D mitjançant FFF. Es classifiquen les variants del procés des del punt de vista de la multimaterialitat, essencial per fer models d’assaig quirúrgic, diferenciant entre solucions multibroquet i de barreja al capçal. S’ha inclòs l’estudi de materials (filaments i líquids) que serien més útils per mimetitzar teixits tous. Es constata com en els líquids, en comparació amb els filaments, la complexitat del treball en processos de FA és més elevada, i es determinen formes d’imprimir materials molt tous. Per acabar, s’exposen sis casos reals de col·laboració amb l’HJSD, una selecció d’aquells en els que el doctorand ha intervingut en els darrers anys. L’origen es troba en la dificultat de l’abordatge d’operacions de resecció de tumors infantils com el neuroblastoma, i a la iniciativa del Dr. Lucas Krauel. Finalment, el Bloc 3 té per objecte explorar nombrosos conceptes (fins a 8), activitat completada al llarg dels darrers cinc anys amb el suport dels mitjans del CIM UPC i de l’activitat associada a treballs finals d’estudis d’estudiants de la UPC, arribant-se a materialitzar equipaments experimentals per validar-los. La recerca ampla i sistemàtica al respecte fa que s’estigui més a prop de disposar d’una solució d’impressió 3D multimaterial de sobretaula. Es determina que la millor via de progrés és la de disposar d’una pluralitat de capçals independents a fi de capacitar la impressora 3D per integrar diversos conceptes estudiats, materialitzant-se una possible solució. Cloent la tesi, es planteja com seria un equipament d’impressió 3D per a models d’assaig quirúrgic, a fi de servir de base per a futurs desenvolupaments.La presente tesis doctoral se ha centrado en el reto de conseguir, mediante Fabricación Aditiva (FA), modelos para ensayo quirúrgico, bajo la premisa que los equipos para obtenerlos tendrían que ser accesibles al ámbito hospitalario. El objetivo es facilitar la extensión del uso de modelos como herramienta de preparación de operaciones quirúrgicas, transformando la práctica médica actual de la misma manera que, en su momento, lo hicieron tecnologías como las que facilitaron el uso de radiografías. El motivo de utilizar FA, en lugar de tecnologías más tradicionales, es su capacidad de materializar de forma directa los datos digitales obtenidos de la anatomía del paciente mediante sistemas de escaneado tridimensional, haciendo posible la obtención de modelos personalizados. Los resultados se centran en la generación de nuevo conocimiento para conseguir equipamientos de impresión 3D multimateriales accesibles que permitan la obtención de modelos miméticos respecto a los tejidos vivos. Para facilitar la buscada extensión de la tecnología, se ha focalizado en las tecnologías de código abierto como la Fabricación por Hilo Fundido (FFF) y similares basadas en líquidos catalizables. Esta investigación se alinea dentro de la actividad de desarrollo de la FA en el CIM UPC, y en este ámbito concreto con la colaboración con el Hospital Sant Joan de Déu de Barcelona (HSJD). El primer bloque de la tesis incluye la descripción del estado del arte, detallando las tecnologías existentes y su aplicación al entorno médico. Se han establecido por primera vez unas bases de caracterización de los tejidos vivos – principalmente blandos – para dar apoyo a la selección de materiales que los puedan mimetizar en un proceso de FA, a efectos de mejorar la experiencia de ensayo de los cirujanos. El carácter rígido de los materiales mayoritariamente usados en impresión 3D los hace poco útiles para simular tumores y otras referencias anatómicas. De forma sucesiva, se tratan parámetros como la densidad, la viscoelasticidad, la caracterización de materiales blandos en la industria, el estudio del módulo elástico de tejidos blandos y vasos, la dureza de los mismos, y requerimientos como la esterilización de los modelos. El segundo bloque empieza explorando la impresión 3D mediante FFF. Se clasifican las variantes del proceso desde el punto de vista de la multimaterialidad, esencial para hacer modelos de ensayo quirúrgico, diferenciando entre soluciones multiboquilla y de mezcla en el cabezal. Se ha incluido el estudio de materiales (filamentos y líquidos) que serían más útiles para mimetizar tejidos blandos. Se constata como en los líquidos, en comparación con los filamentos, la complejidad del trabajo en procesos de FA es más elevada, y se determinan formas de imprimir materiales muy blandos. Para acabar, se exponen seis casos reales de colaboración con el HJSD, una selección de aquellos en los que el doctorando ha intervenido en los últimos años. El origen se encuentra en la dificultad del abordaje de operaciones de resección de tumores infantiles como el neuroblastoma, y en la iniciativa del Dr. Lucas Krauel. Finalmente, el Bloque 3 desarrolla numerosos conceptos (hasta 8), actividad completada a lo largo de los últimos cinco años con el apoyo de los medios del CIM UPC y de la actividad asociada a trabajos finales de estudios de estudiantes de la UPC, llegándose a materializar equipamientos experimentales para validarlos. La investigación amplia y sistemática al respecto hace que se esté más cerca de disponer de una solución de impresión 3D multimaterial de sobremesa. Se determina que la mejor vía de progreso es la de disponer de una pluralidad de cabezales independientes, a fin de capacitar la impresora 3D para integrar diversos conceptos estudiados, materializándose una posible solución. Para cerrar la tesis, se plantea cómo sería un equipamiento de impresión 3D para modelos de ensayo quirúrgico, a fin de servir de base para futuros desarrollos.
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Gainey, Summer. "Increasing communicative mand topographies : an evaluation of the use of a lag reinforcement schedule embedded in a functional communication training treatment package." 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2152/21973.
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Invariant responding among individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is problematic and can be pervasive across all areas of development. Individuals with ASD demonstrate difficulty communicating wants and needs and often engage in challenging behavior in order to get needs met. Functional communication training (FCT) is one approach for mediating challenging behavior by teaching individuals a communicative response that is functionally equivalent to the demonstrated challenging behavior. However, individuals are often taught a single communicative response (e.g., vocal approximations) that may be unintelligible to the naïve listener and challenging behavior may resurge as a result of a communication breakdown. Recently, the evaluation of lag schedules of reinforcement has shown that it is possible to reinforce operant variability during instruction. Increasing communicative variability for individuals with ASD may decrease the likelihood of resurgence of challenging behavior by providing a broader repertoire of socially appropriate communicative responses that contacted reinforcement through the use of a lag schedule of reinforcement. The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the effect a lag schedule of reinforcement on communicative variability in three individuals with ASD. In this study, communication was reinforced on either a Lag 0 (or FR1 concurrent) schedule of reinforcement, or a Lag 1 (e.g., responses contacted reinforcement only if the response differed from the previous communicative response). Functional analyses were conducted for each participant to determine variables maintaining challenging behavior, all participants were given a mand topography assessment to evaluate mand topography proficiency, and a lag schedule evaluation was conducted. Results showed that increasing the lag schedule of reinforcement from Lag 0 to Lag 1 increased communicative mand topographies for all participants. Results further showed a significant reduction in challenging behavior as compared to baseline conditions contingent on implementation of the FCT package.text
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Nazario, Liovani M. Imwold Charles H. "The use of alternative assessments in physical education why some do but many more don't /." Diss., 2005. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-04112005-183900.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--Florida State University, 2005.Advisor: Dr. Charles Imwold, Florida State University, College of Education, Dept. of Sport Management, Recreation Management and Physical Education. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed June 10, 2005). Document formatted into pages; contains v, 84 pages. Includes bibliographical references.
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Mesbah, Mana [Verfasser]. "Entwicklung eines neuropsychologischen Testverfahrens zur differenzierten Erfassung der Demenz als Grundlage gezielter Intervention in der Demenztherapie : Training Target Test Dementia (3TD) / vorgelegt von Mana Mesbah." 2008. http://d-nb.info/990346803/34.
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Rückert, Ellen [Verfasser]. "Prävention von Lese-Rechtschreibschwierigkeiten : Entwicklung und Evaluation des Eltern-Kind-Trainings "Lass uns lesen!" zur Vorbereitung auf den Schriftspracherwerb / vorgelegt von Ellen Mandu Rückert." 2011. http://d-nb.info/1012004112/34.
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Kelm, Erwin. "The development of job-related education and training in Soweto, 1940-1990." Diss., 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/17065.
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The dissertation analyses job-related education, training
and development in Soweto since 1940. The effect which the
interference of the National Party government had on jobrelated
education for black South Africans in Soweto is
examined, as it is of importance to know that qualifiers
were only permitted to operate as trades people in the
bantustans and not in the "white" cities.
It is discussed that prior to the assassination of prime
minister Dr H F Verwoerd in 1966, the NP government had
little interest in promoting urban black upliftment. Also
mentioned is the economic situation at that time, which
forced the N P government to introduce the Manpower
Training Act, permitting Africans to qualify in trades
which were until 1981 reserved for whites only.
At the eentre of the discussion are the few Sowetan
colleges which deal with job-related education. training
and development in the African township. Despite the
demand for skills training of black South Africans,
training deteriorated and the dissertation investigates
the reasons surrounding the loss of interest in the
communities and why interest groups were no longer
concerned about this type of training.
The dissertation concludes with a possible future
perspective which needs to be implemented to enable
job-related education, training and development in Soweto
to expand. The need to train Sowetans in their own
colleges as opposed to colleges outside Soweto is
examined.History
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Muirequetule, Victor. "Ensino superior militar e desenvolvimento de competências de comando e liderança." Doctoral thesis, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/24229.
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Assiste-se em várias regiões do mundo aceleradas mudanças na esfera política, económica e social onde Moçambique não é uma exceção colocando novos desafios ao ensino superior e, particularmente, ao ensino superior militar que deve contribuir para esse desenvolvimento, nomeadamente a nível do currículo da Academia Militar e do desenvolvimento das competências de comando e liderança dos seus graduados. Esta tese apresenta um estudo desenvolvido no âmbito do doutoramento em Ciências da Educação, na área de aprofundamento de Estudos Curriculares e Supervisão Pedagógica, que procura saber como os graduados pela Academia Militar “Marechal Samora Machel” desenvolvem as competências de comando e liderança das tropas.
Constituem objetivos específicos: (I) Identificar no currículo da AM as áreas de formação que contribuem para o desenvolvimento de competências de comando e liderança de tropas; ii) Compreender como os graduados pela AM “MSM” desenvolvem as competências de comando e liderança de tropas; iii) Conhecer a perceção das lideranças militares sobre o processo de desenvolvimento das competências de comando e liderança de tropas; iv) Reconhecer a compreensão dos graduados em relação às competências de comando e liderança de tropas desenvolvidas ao longo do exercício da sua atividade profissional; e v) Identificar ações que visem melhorar a articulação entre a formação inicial e as competências de comando e liderança de tropas.
Trata-se de um estudo de tipo exploratório que parte do paradigma fenomenológico-interpretativo e privilegia uma abordagem qualitativa, recorrendo à pesquisa documental, à entrevista semiestruturada a dez líderes militares selecionados por conveniência e a um focus group com dezoito graduados pela Academia nos anos 2009 e 2011.Fast growing changes in the political, economic and social spheres are occurring across several regions of the world, where Mozambique is not an exception. These changes pose new challenges to higher education, and in particular, to higher military education, which should contribute to this development, namely, in the Military Academy curriculum and the development of command and leadership skills of its graduates. This thesis presents a study developed in the context of the PhD in Educational Sciences, in the area of Curricular Studies and Pedagogical Supervision. This study aims at identifying the perceptions of military leaders of and graduates by the Military Academy "Marechal Samora Machel" on how are the skills of command and leadership of troops developed, and the articulation they establish between initial training and the exercise of those in the field of professional action. It is an exploratory study that starts from the phenomenological-interpretative paradigm and privileges a qualitative approach, resorting to documentary research, semi-structured interviews with military leaders selected for convenience, and one focus groups with 18 graduates of that Academy (2009 and 2011).
En varias regiones del mundo se han acelerado cambios en la esfera política, económica y social, donde Mozambique no es una exceptión planteando nuevos desafíos a la enseñanza superior y, en particular a la enseñanza militar superior que debe contribuir a este desarrollo, en particular en el currículo de la Academia Militar y el desarrollo Competencias de mando y liderazgo de sus graduados. Esta tesis presenta un estudio desarrollado en el ámbito del doctorado en Ciencias de la Educación, en el área de profundización de Estudios Curriculares y Supervisión Pedagógica, que busca saber cómo los graduados por la Academia Militar "Marechal Samora Machel" desarrollan las competencias de mando y liderazgo de las tropas. Los objetivos son: identificar en el currículo de la Academia áreas de formación que contribuyen al desarrollo de aquellas competencias, conocer las percepciones de los graduados en cuanto a la contribución de la formación en el desarrollo de las mismas ya la articulación que establecen entre la formación inicial y el ejercicio de aquellas en el plano de la acción profesional. Se trata de un estudio de tipo exploratorio que parte del paradigma fenomenológico-interpretativo y privilegia un abordaje cualitativo, recurriendo a la investigación documental, a la entrevista semiestructurada a diez líderes militares seleccionados por conveniencia ya un focus group con dieciséis graduados de por la Academia (2009 y 2011).
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Jermanová, Zuzana. "Příprava dětí mladšího školního věku v hasičském sportu." Master's thesis, 2011. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-313106.
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My thesis paper is focused on preparation of early school age children in fire sport. This sport is known as adult sport and only marginally. In theoretical part I want to bring near ideas of this sport. I deal with history of fire departments and children in these departments, next I am focused on fire game "Plamen"(Flame) and also trainer personality. Research is focused on searching and evaluation of informations about preparation early school age children in fire sport in Benešov district.
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Metelková, Iva. "Ochrana člověka za mimořádných událostí jako téma pro žáky středních odborných škol." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-342486.
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TITLE: Human Protection in Emergencies as a part of Health Education AUTHOR: Iva Metelková DEPARTMENT: Department of Education SUPERVISOR: PaedDr. Eva Marádová, CSc. ABSTRACT Human Protection in Emergency (HPE) is the subject of this theoretical research thesis. The theoretical part focuses on a set of human protection in emergency and military training in the broader historical context but also legislative context. Space is devoted to the unambiguous definition of related terms. Furthermore the course curriculum reform with emphasis on the level of secondary vocational education. The practical part is focused on the evaluation of the research that was conducted among the students of first and second years of nonscience oriented secondary vocational schools. Data for the research was obtained by questionnaire survey and analyzed the statistical method. The work also includes a draft concept for the implementation of the teaching of human protection in emergencies. The objective of this proposal is to ensure access to information concerning the HPE for students but also for teachers and that contribute to the formation of desirable patterns of behavior for participation in the incident. KEY WORDS: emergency event, protection of man, military training, vocational education, comparison, chemical experiment
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SOUKUPOVÁ, Pavla. "Problematika přijmutí kompetence ke katetrizaci močového měchýře muže sestrou specialistkou (ARIP)." Master's thesis, 2014. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-174711.
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The passing of the act on non-physician medical professions and the decree on activities of healthcare workers has brought numerous changes that are also linked to changes of nurse competences. Aim 1: To find out whether nurses with ARIC specialization perform male urethral catheterization. Aim 2: To find out whether nurses with ARIC specialization are interested in improvement of their knowledge of male urethral catheterization. Aim 3: To find out whether nurses with ARIC specialization have sufficient practical skills in male urethral catheterization. Aim 1: To find out what opinion physicians have on male urethral catheterization performed by a nurse specialized in ARIC. Aim 2: To find out whether physicians let nurses specialized in ARIC perform male urethral catheterization. The research part of the thesis was based on quantitative and qualitative research. The research results will be provided to head nurses in the hospital where the research was performed. The results might be useful for preparation of a specialization course focused on male urethral catheterization not only for nurses specialized in ARIC, but also for nurses that are interested in performing the procedure in the future, particularly as it is known that no such a course exists in the South Bohemia. The results might also be used as an input to further research.
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Avila, Sakar Andrea. "Experiencing Allyhood: the complicated and conflicted journey of a spiritual-Mestiza-Ally to the land of colonization/decolonization." Thesis, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/4376.
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Ally literature suggests processes and guidelines that non-Indigenous researchers can follow in order to establish respectful relationships (Battiste, 1998; Wilson, 2008; Edward, 2006; Margaret, 2010). It also states the importance of preparedness for engaging and sustaining long term alliances (Lang, 2010; Brophey, 2011); however specific training methods; modalities that support long-term relationships; practices to develop desired qualities; or self-care approaches for Allies have not been addressed in the literature. Through autoethnographic work I sought to explore this gap in literature. This study is situated within decolonizing methodologies looking to contribute to legitimizing traditional ways of knowing; and within Anzaldúas (1987) philosophical view of “Doing Mestizaje” (1987). My work is a personal account of the complicated and conflicted situation of working as an Ally, being both Mestiza and Buddhist in a culture of colonization/decolonization. Unique to this exploration are modalities I chose to help with a deeper understanding, and as possible approaches to address emotional stress and prevent burnout in Ally work: art, meditation, mindfulness practice, prayer, dream work, and narrative/poetry. My findings show that a Mestizo view of Allyhood presents differences with those of White Allies; that implementation of the Buddhist concepts of interdependence and selflessness can support Allies during a painful or stressful process of self-reflection, as well as through out the relationship; and that doing research as ceremony, and ceremony as research contributes to the revitalization of Indigenous traditional ways of knowing and its importance in Decolonizing work.Graduate