Internetpublicering på Familjehemsbanken - en studie om hur barn och unga som ska familjehemsplaceras framställs i annonser på internet

The aim of this study was to shed light on how children and young adults that were subject to foster care placement were described in the advertisement of the Swedish website Familjehemsbanken, according to the fourth and eighteenth guideline of Consolidated Code of Advertising and Marketing Communication Practice. The purpose of our study was to problematize how children and young adults were described in the advertisements by theorizing about stigma and the analytic concepts; ethnicity and socio economic status. Our empirical data consisted of 36 advertisements from the webpage Familjehemsbanken. The method we used is a qualitative content analysis in which we proceeded from a social constructivist scientific point of view. Through our analysis we were able to investigate power relations and social consequences in society. We identified five categories through our search which are; Diagnosis/psychosocial problems, schooling, personal qualities, ethnicity and denomination of age. We came to the conclusion that children and young adults that are described in media need better protection in accordance with the ethical guidelines. Keywords: Media, ethics, children and young adults, stigma and foster care placement. Nyckelord: Media, etik, barn och unga vuxna, stigma och familjehemsplacering

Improving nontechnical skills of an interprofessional emergency medical team through a one day crisis resource management training

Errors are frequent in healthcare, but Emergency Departments are among the highest risk areas due to frequent changes in team composition, complexity and variety of cases, and difficulties encountered in managing multiple patients simultaneously.Crisis resource management (CRM) training has been associated with decreased error rates in the aviation industry as well as in certain areas of acute medical care, such as anesthesia and emergency medicine. In this study, we assessed whether a single day CRM training, combining didactic and simulation sessions, improves nontechnical skills (NTS) of interprofessional emergency medical teams.Seventy health professionals with different qualifications, working in an emergency department, were enrolled in the study. Twenty individual interprofessional teams were created. Each team was assessed before and after the training, through 2 in situ simulated exercises. The exercises were videotaped and were evaluated by 2 assessors who were blinded as to whether it was the initial or the final exercise. They used a new tool designed specifically for the assessment of emergency physicians' NTS. The intervention consisted of one-day training, combining didactic and simulation sessions, followed by an instructor facilitated debriefing. All participants went through this training after the initial assessment exercises.A significant improvement (P<0.05) was shown for all the NTS assessed, in all professional categories involved, regardless of the duration of prior work experience in the Emergency Department.This study shows that even a short intervention, such as a single day CRM training, can have a significant impact in improving NTS, and can potentially improve patient safety

ANALISIS PENGENDALIAN WAKTU DAN BIAYA MENGGUNAKAN METODE NILAI HASIL (Studi kasus: Proyek Pembangunan Perumahan Kaladium Residence Arcamanik)

Selama berlangsungnya pelaksanaan proyek pembangunan Perumahan Kaladium Residence Arcamanik, beragam masalah timbul dari berbagai tahapan pekerjaan salah satunya adalah belum diketahuinya penyimpangan atau keterlambatan yang terjadi. Adanya masalah akan berdampak pada 3 aspek keberhasilan proyek baik biaya, waktu, maupun mutu. Sehingga jarang ditemukan proyek pembangunan yang memiliki ketepatan pada ketiga aspek sekaligus. Analisis pengendalian waktu dan biaya merupakan bagian dari fungsi manajemen proyek yang bertujuan untuk mengurangi penyimpangan pada tiap pekerjaan agar proyek berjalan dengan maksimal dan sesuai rencana. Penelitian ini akan dilakukan untuk mengetahui kinerja, prakiraan waktu dan biaya pada pelaksanaan proyek pembangunan Perumahan Kaladium Residence Arcamanik Metode Nilai Hasil. Berdasarkan indikator Actual Cost (AC), Earned Value (EV), dan Planned Value (PV) untuk mendapatkan nilai Schedule Varians (SV), Schedule Performance Index (SPI),Cost Varians (CV), Cost Performance Index (CPI) serta memprediksi perkiraan waktu sampai akhir proyek (EAS) dan perkiraan biaya sampai akhir proyek (EAC) dengan menggunakan bantuan Microsoft Excel. Hasil hingga minggu ke-15 nilai Indeks Kinerja Jadwal (SPI) = 0,854 1. Perkiraan Waktu Penyelesaian (EAS) berdasarkan data hingga minggu ke-15 adalah selama 25,543 minggu dengan waktu kemunduran selama 1,543 minggu dari jadwal rencana yaitu 24 minggu dan Perkiraan Biaya Penyelesaian (EAC) adalah sebesar Rp 935.750.406,- dengan sisa anggaran sebesar Rp.449.141.480, proyek mengalami kerugian sebesar Rp.69.821.406,-

Case Study about the Energy Absorption Capacity of Metal Oxide Varistors with Thermal Coupling

Metal oxide varistors are applied today inside modern surge arresters for overvoltage protection for all voltage levels. Their main issue is the thermal activation of their crossing current, which could lead to complete destruction by thermal runaway. This article presents a new technological solution developed in order to increase the thermal stability of metal oxide varistors. It consists in connecting in parallel two or more similar varistors (for dividing their current), having a thermal coupling between them (for equalizing their temperatures and forcing them to act together and simultaneously as much as possible). Starting from a finite element computer model performed for each situation (varistor standalone or parallel), up to real measurements, the thermal stability of the equipment was analyzed in permanent and impulse regime. Experiments were carried out in the same conditions. Experimental data obtain from two disk varistors corresponds very well to simulations, proving that parallel connection of varistors, combined with a thermal exchange between them is an efficient technical solution for thermal stability improvement, even if not apparently economically justified

New Technical Parameters and Operational Improvements of the Metal Oxide Varistors Manufacturing Process

At the beginning, this article details the manufacturing procedures for varistor materials. Starting from the initial composition of two large series of varistors (those with two additive oxides and those with five additive oxides), there is a major overview of the main stages of the technological process and the equipment used for the production, emphasizing the technological changes that were made. The article continues with the study of the influence of the sintering pressure and the sintering temperature on the electrical properties of the varistor materials made before. There were two experimental series of 7 varistors, one series based on 2 additive oxides and one based on 5 additive oxides. Each varistor of these series was sintered at another temperature, the fundamental purpose being to determine an optimal sintering temperature for each chemical composition. A second activity consisted of manufacturing two more series of varistors with the same chemical composition (2 oxides and 5 additive oxides), which were sintered at two different pressures, for having a set of conclusions on the influence of sintering pressure on the electric performances. All conclusions are underlying a new process for manufacturing metal oxide based varistors

Development and integration of package opening devices with a flexible robot in a smart home environment

This paper presents results from the project PACKAGE based on assistive technology to open packages.The project has developed a set of different tools based on user needs. This paper will focus on an automatic device, Magic-Hand, that opens packages with screw tops. A similar automatic device, Magic-Slice was also developed for packages that require a cutting action . The project is within the theme of 'Design for All' and extensive user based functional analysis has been conducted during the project work .The resulting prototypes from the project are currently under going user trials and indicative results are promising.The devices are integrated in kitchen units not to disturb the feel of a normal kitchen. Future developments include the integration of these devices in a smart home environment including a flexible robot

Analysis of the Wind System Operation in the Optimal Energetic Area at Variable Wind Speed over Time

Due to high mechanical inertia and rapid variations in wind speed over time, at variable wind speeds, the problem of operation in the optimal energetic area becomes complex and in due time it is not always solvable. No work has been found that analyzes the energy-optimal operation of a wind system operating at variable wind speeds over time and that considers the variation of the wind speed over time. In this paper, we take into account the evolution of wind speed over time and its measurement with a low-power turbine, which operates with no load at the mechanical angular velocity &#969;MAX. The optimal velocity is calculated. The energy that is captured by the wind turbine significantly depends on the mechanical angular velocity. In order to perform a function in the maximum power point (MPP) power point area, the load on the electric generator is changed, and the optimum mechanical velocity is estimated, &#969;OPTIM, knowing that the ratio &#969;OPTIM/&#969;MAX does not depend on the time variation of the wind speed