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Evaluating the Use of Daily Care Notes Software for Older People with Dementia
There has been little research to investigate the impact of software to support the care for older people with dementia care. This article reports the evaluation of software adapted to support one key person-centered task for the care of older residents with dementia – recording and sharing daily care notes. The evaluation on the dementia wing of 1 residential home for over 6 months revealed that use of the software on mobile devices carried by the carers increased the number and volume of daily care notes recorded, but only for the types of content that were already being recorded by carers. Carers reported more advantages that resulted from daily care notes once in digital form than from the documenting task, as well as barriers to the use of mobile digital software to record daily care notes
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Using mobile devices and apps to support reflective learning about older people with dementia
There has been little research to develop computing technologies to support the care of people with dementia, in spite of the growing challenges that the condition poses for society. To design such technologies, an existing model of computer-support reflective learning was instantiated with findings from a pre-design study in one residential home. The result was a mobile device running an adapted enterprise social media app to support person-centred care. Evaluations of the device and app in two residential homes revealed that use of the app both motivated and increased different styles of care note recording, but little reflective learning was identified or reported. The results suggest the need for more comprehensive and flexible computer-based support for reflective learning about residents in their care – and new designs of this more comprehensive support are also introduced
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The Role of Oxalic Acid in New Particle Formation from Methanesulfonic Acid, Methylamine, and Water.
Atmospheric particles are notorious for their effects on human health and visibility and are known to influence climate. Though sulfuric acid and ammonia/amines are recognized as main contributors to new particle formation (NPF), models and observations have indicated that other species may be involved. It has been shown that nucleation from methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and amines, which is enhanced with added water, can also contribute to NPF. While organics are ubiquitous in air and likely to be involved in NPF by stabilizing small clusters for further growth, their effects on the MSA-amine system are not known. This work investigates the effect of oxalic acid (OxA) on NPF from the reaction of MSA and methylamine (MA) at 1 atm and 294 K in the presence and absence of water vapor using an aerosol flow reactor. OxA and MA do not efficiently form particles even in the presence of water, but NPF is enhanced when adding MSA to OxA-MA with and without water. The addition of OxA to MSA-MA mixtures yields a modest NPF enhancement, whereas the addition of OxA to MSA-MA-H2O has no effect. Possible reasons for these effects are discussed
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The Role of Oxalic Acid in New Particle Formation from Methanesulfonic Acid, Methylamine, and Water
Atmospheric
particles are notorious for their effects on human
health and visibility and are known to influence climate. Though sulfuric
acid and ammonia/amines are recognized as main contributors to new
particle formation (NPF), models and observations have indicated that
other species may be involved. It has been shown that nucleation from
methanesulfonic acid (MSA) and amines, which is enhanced with added
water, can also contribute to NPF. While organics are ubiquitous in
air and likely to be involved in NPF by stabilizing small clusters
for further growth, their effects on the MSA–amine system are
not known. This work investigates the effect of oxalic acid (OxA)
on NPF from the reaction of MSA and methylamine (MA) at 1 atm and
294 K in the presence and absence of water vapor using an aerosol
flow reactor. OxA and MA do not efficiently form particles even in
the presence of water, but NPF is enhanced when adding MSA to OxA-MA
with and without water. The addition of OxA to MSA-MA mixtures yields
a modest NPF enhancement, whereas the addition of OxA to MSA-MA-H<sub>2</sub>O has no effect. Possible reasons for these effects are discussed
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New particle formation and growth from methanesulfonic acid, trimethylamine and water.
New particle formation from gas-to-particle conversion represents a dominant source of atmospheric particles and affects radiative forcing, climate and human health. The species involved in new particle formation and the underlying mechanisms remain uncertain. Although sulfuric acid is commonly recognized as driving new particle formation, increasing evidence suggests the involvement of other species. Here we study particle formation and growth from methanesulfonic acid, trimethylamine and water at reaction times from 2.3 to 32 s where particles are 2-10 nm in diameter using a newly designed and tested flow system. The flow system has multiple inlets to facilitate changing the mixing sequence of gaseous precursors. The relative humidity and precursor concentrations, as well as the mixing sequence, are varied to explore their effects on particle formation and growth in order to provide insight into the important mechanistic steps. We show that water is involved in the formation of initial clusters, greatly enhancing their formation as well as growth into detectable size ranges. A kinetics box model is developed that quantitatively reproduces the experimental data under various conditions. Although the proposed scheme is not definitive, it suggests that incorporating such mechanisms into atmospheric models may be feasible in the near future
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New particle formation and growth from methanesulfonic acid, trimethylamine and water.
New particle formation from gas-to-particle conversion represents a dominant source of atmospheric particles and affects radiative forcing, climate and human health. The species involved in new particle formation and the underlying mechanisms remain uncertain. Although sulfuric acid is commonly recognized as driving new particle formation, increasing evidence suggests the involvement of other species. Here we study particle formation and growth from methanesulfonic acid, trimethylamine and water at reaction times from 2.3 to 32 s where particles are 2-10 nm in diameter using a newly designed and tested flow system. The flow system has multiple inlets to facilitate changing the mixing sequence of gaseous precursors. The relative humidity and precursor concentrations, as well as the mixing sequence, are varied to explore their effects on particle formation and growth in order to provide insight into the important mechanistic steps. We show that water is involved in the formation of initial clusters, greatly enhancing their formation as well as growth into detectable size ranges. A kinetics box model is developed that quantitatively reproduces the experimental data under various conditions. Although the proposed scheme is not definitive, it suggests that incorporating such mechanisms into atmospheric models may be feasible in the near future
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Correction: New particle formation and growth from methanesulfonic acid, trimethylamine and water.
Correction for 'New particle formation and growth from methanesulfonic acid, trimethylamine and water' by Haihan Chen et al., Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 13699-13709