Video-based Simulations: Considerations for Teaching Students with Developmental Disabilities

The use of video-based multimedia simulations for teaching functional skills to persons with developmental disabilities remains an unexplored application of technology for this group. This article examines the historical literature in this area, and discusses future considerations, design issues, and implications of using multimedia simulations. Implementation issues are presented, and suggestions regarding design, development, and application of multimedia simulations are offered. Considerations address the importance of appropriate role modeling and the combination of video-based simulation and in vivo training to foster generalization and maintenance in the context of transition to the real world.Yeshttps://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/manuscript-submission-guideline

Outcome of paediatric intensive care survivors

The development of paediatric intensive care has contributed to the improved survival of critically ill children. Physical and psychological sequelae and consequences for quality of life (QoL) in survivors might be significant, as has been determined in adult intensive care unit (ICU) survivors. Awareness of sequelae due to the original illness and its treatment may result in changes in treatment and support during and after the acute phase. To determine the current knowledge on physical and psychological sequelae and the quality of life in survivors of paediatric intensive care, we undertook a computerised comprehensive search of online databases for studies reporting sequelae in survivors of paediatric intensive care. Studies reporting sequelae in paediatric survivors of cardiothoracic surgery and trauma were excluded, as were studies reporting only mortality. All other studies reporting aspects of physical and psychological sequelae were analysed. Twenty-seven studies consisting of 3,444 survivors met the selection criteria. Distinct physical and psychological sequelae in patients have been determined and seemed to interfere with quality of life. Psychological sequelae in parents seem to be common. Small numbers, methodological limitations and quantitative and qualitative heterogeneity hamper the interpretation of data. We conclude that paediatric intensive care survivors and their parents have physical and psychological sequelae affecting quality of life. Further well-designed prospective studies evaluating sequelae of the original illness and its treatment are warranted

Numerical Simulation of Double Cup Extrusion Test Using the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian Formalism

peer reviewedIn this chapter Double Cup Extrusion Test (DCET) is modelled using the finite element method with the help of the Arbitrary Lagrangian Eulerian (ALE) formalism. DCET is a tribological test involving very large deformations which are traditionally dealt with complicated and costly remeshing algorithms. Since the topology of ALE meshes should remain constant throughout the simulation, twovery thin layers of auxiliary elements are added to the initial mesh of the billet where the material is expected to flow. This numerical trick is combined with an original and efficient node relocation procedure which allows the model to take into account complex geometries of punches. The presented model is firstly validated for limited punch strokes thanks to a purely Lagrangian simulation. It is then compared with results from the literature. Eventually the general nature and the effectiveness of this numerical strategy is demonstrated by a fully-coupled thermomechanical simulation of thixoforming where the final shape of the billet is compared to experimental measurements