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Xin Chen - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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cycle ergometer and inspiratory muscle Training Offer modest benefit compared with cycle ergometer alone a comprehensive assessment in stable copd patients
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2017Co-Authors: Kai Wang, Guangqiao Zeng, Rui Li, Mei Wang, Yuhe Hu, Wenhui Xu, Luqian Zhou, Rongchang Chen, Xin ChenAbstract:BACKGROUND: Cycle ergometer Training (CET) has been shown to improve exercise performance of the quadriceps muscles in patients with COPD, and inspiratory muscle Training (IMT) may improve the pressure-generating capacity of the inspiratory muscles. However, the effects of combined CET and IMT remain unclear and there is a lack of comprehensive assessment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-one patients with COPD were randomly allocated to three groups: 28 received 8 weeks of CET + IMT (combined Training group), 27 received 8 weeks of CET alone (CET group), and 26 only received 8 weeks of free walking (control group). Comprehensive assessment including respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, pulmonary function, dyspnea, quality of life, emotional status, nutritional status, and body mass index, airflow obstruction, and exercise capacity index were measured before and after the pulmonary rehabilitation program. RESULTS: Respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, inspiratory capacity, dyspnea, quality of life, depression and anxiety, and nutritional status were all improved in the combined Training and CET groups when compared with that in the control group (P 0.05). Patients with weakened respiratory muscles in the combined Training group derived no greater benefit than those without respiratory muscle weakness (P>0.05). There were no significant differences in these indices between the patients with malnutrition and normal nutrition after pulmonary rehabilitation program (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Combined Training is more effective than CET alone for increasing inspiratory muscle strength. IMT may not be useful when combined with CET in patients with weakened inspiratory muscles. Nutritional status had slight impact on the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation. A comprehensive assessment approach can be more objective to evaluate the effects of combined CET and IMT.
Philippe Prévost - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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The Digital University Agreen U How to Build an Innovative Knowledge Sharing and Learning Project in Agribiosciences? Case Study
Teaching and Learning in a Digital World, 2018Co-Authors: Caroline Martin, Camille Hervé, Philippe PrévostAbstract:The Agronomic, Veterinary and Forestry Institute of France (Agreenium), representing eighteen French public research and higher education institutions in Agribiosciences decided to create a unique portal to the digital university in Agribiosciences, agreen U (https://agreenium.fr/u/accueil). Its objective is to encourage digital education in this sector to accompany the evolution of teaching practices but also contribute to the strengthening of the international visibility of French research and higher agricultural and veterinary education, and to develop the international attractiveness of the French Training Offer in the scope of Agribiosciences. The paper explores the identification of functional specifications necessary to attract learners in a such e-learning ecosystem by an international comparative analysis of fifteen universities and institutes and their online courses Offers. The paper concludes that we can propose a framework of the functional specifications dedicated of an e-learning project.
Kai Wang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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cycle ergometer and inspiratory muscle Training Offer modest benefit compared with cycle ergometer alone a comprehensive assessment in stable copd patients
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 2017Co-Authors: Kai Wang, Guangqiao Zeng, Rui Li, Mei Wang, Yuhe Hu, Wenhui Xu, Luqian Zhou, Rongchang Chen, Xin ChenAbstract:BACKGROUND: Cycle ergometer Training (CET) has been shown to improve exercise performance of the quadriceps muscles in patients with COPD, and inspiratory muscle Training (IMT) may improve the pressure-generating capacity of the inspiratory muscles. However, the effects of combined CET and IMT remain unclear and there is a lack of comprehensive assessment. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Eighty-one patients with COPD were randomly allocated to three groups: 28 received 8 weeks of CET + IMT (combined Training group), 27 received 8 weeks of CET alone (CET group), and 26 only received 8 weeks of free walking (control group). Comprehensive assessment including respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, pulmonary function, dyspnea, quality of life, emotional status, nutritional status, and body mass index, airflow obstruction, and exercise capacity index were measured before and after the pulmonary rehabilitation program. RESULTS: Respiratory muscle strength, exercise capacity, inspiratory capacity, dyspnea, quality of life, depression and anxiety, and nutritional status were all improved in the combined Training and CET groups when compared with that in the control group (P 0.05). Patients with weakened respiratory muscles in the combined Training group derived no greater benefit than those without respiratory muscle weakness (P>0.05). There were no significant differences in these indices between the patients with malnutrition and normal nutrition after pulmonary rehabilitation program (P>0.05). CONCLUSION: Combined Training is more effective than CET alone for increasing inspiratory muscle strength. IMT may not be useful when combined with CET in patients with weakened inspiratory muscles. Nutritional status had slight impact on the effects of pulmonary rehabilitation. A comprehensive assessment approach can be more objective to evaluate the effects of combined CET and IMT.
Fady T Charbel - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Virtual reality Training in neurosurgery: Review of current status and future applications
Surgical Neurology International, 2011Co-Authors: Ali Alaraj, Michaelg Lemole, Joshuah Finkle, Rachel Yudkowsky, Adam Wallace, Silvioh Rizzi, P. Pat Banerjee, Cristian J. Luciano, Cristian Luciano, Fady T CharbelAbstract:BACKGROUND Over years, surgical Training is changing and years of tradition are being challenged by legal and ethical concerns for patient safety, work hour restrictions, and the cost of operating room time. Surgical simulation and skill Training Offer an opportunity to teach and practice advanced techniques before attempting them on patients. Simulation Training can be as straightforward as using real instruments and video equipment to manipulate simulated "tissue" in a box trainer. More advanced virtual reality (VR) simulators are now available and ready for widespread use. Early systems have demonstrated their effectiveness and discriminative ability. Newer systems enable the development of comprehensive curricula and full procedural simulations. METHODS A PubMed review of the literature was performed for the MESH words "Virtual reality, "Augmented Reality", "Simulation", "Training", and "Neurosurgery". Relevant articles were retrieved and reviewed. A review of the literature was performed for the history, current status of VR simulation in neurosurgery. RESULTS Surgical organizations are calling for methods to ensure the maintenance of skills, advance surgical Training, and credential surgeons as technically competent. The number of published literature discussing the application of VR simulation in neurosurgery Training has evolved over the last decade from data visualization, including stereoscopic evaluation to more complex augmented reality models. With the revolution of computational analysis abilities, fully immersive VR models are currently available in neurosurgery Training. Ventriculostomy catheters insertion, endoscopic and endovascular simulations are used in neurosurgical residency Training centers across the world. Recent studies have shown the coloration of proficiency with those simulators and levels of experience in the real world. CONCLUSION Fully immersive technology is starting to be applied to the practice of neurosurgery. In the near future, detailed VR neurosurgical modules will evolve to be an essential part of the curriculum of the Training of neurosurgeons.
Mikhail Fominykh - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Active learning modules for multi-professional emergency management Training in virtual reality
2017 IEEE 6th International Conference on Teaching Assessment and Learning for Engineering (TALE), 2017Co-Authors: Ekaterina Prasolova-førland, Judith Molka-danielsen, Mikhail Fominykh, Katherine LambAbstract:In modern society there is interest for safer industrial workplaces and a growing need for cost effective Training of personnel in emergency management work. Use of live trials as Training modules to model emergency situations and prepare for crisis events can be expensive, risky, inflexible to adapt to alternate scenarios, and difficult to replicate. Therefore, virtual reality simulations for education and Training Offer new opportunities and are being increasingly adopted for such purposes. Quite often emergency situations involve a multiprofessional team of medics, firefighters, police, and industry workers such as engineers who are working and co-located at the incident site. However, existing simulations for Training typically focus on mono-professional teams, omitting the crucial communications and collaboration protocols from Training modules. In this paper we discuss a project that has an objective to develop a new model for multi-professional Emergency Management education that involves use of virtual reality simulations. In particular, address the theoretical question of how combination of Activity theory and Naturalistic Decision Making/Recognition Primed Decision models can form the basis for a pedagogical model for multi-professional emergency management Training. We present the design of the virtual reality simulation, learning scenarios and the results of the initial trials among various user groups. Finally, we identify the opportunities and challenges for applying virtual reality based learning environments for efficient and safe Training.
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Creating safe and effective learning environment for emergency management Training using virtural reality
Norsk konferanse for organisasjoners bruk av IT, 2015Co-Authors: Judith Molka-danielsen, Leif Martin Hokstad, Ekaterina Prasolova-førland, Mikhail FominykhAbstract:There is a growing need for cost effective Training of personnel in emergency management work that integrates stakeholders of diverse work roles and who are from both the private and public sectors, for example, petroleum industry and fire service respectively. Use of live trials as Training modules to model emergency situations and prepare for crisis events can be expensive, risky, inflexible to adapt to alternate scenarios, and difficult to replicate. Innovative use of virtual reality technologies for the education and Training Offer new opportunities that can address needs for modular design that are: adaptive, safe, flexible and reusable. Yet the application of virtual reality simulations in emergency management Training is a relatively new area of research and innovation. While some technologies have been tested in lab settings, for the most part virtual reality as applied to adaptive learning environments in support of emergency management Training has yet to be validated in the field. This paper is a position paper, where we explore and discuss how a decision making model can form the basis for a pedagogical model that can be applied for emergency management Training. We focus on a particular case in the petroleum industry. Our findings are based on interviews with two representatives of an emergency management Training organization in this industry, that help to identify learning elements that need to be represented in Training modules in order to create immersive and adaptive Training environments. We propose a design approach of the learning module based on the model of Recognition Primed Decision making that is within the family of models in Naturalistic Decision Making. We identify the opportunities and challenges for applying virtual reality based learning environments for efficient and safe Training.