Requirements document for mini system test unit

The mini system test unit (STU) for the Trace Gas Analyzer (TGA) is defined. The interface signals of the components used to implement the STU are also defined. The mini STU is used to support pre-flight ground test operations. The STU indications of TGA operation (organic and carbon monoxide analyses) and its ability to monitor gas chromatograph and mass spectrometer test signals are included

The Analysis of Acute Stroke Clinical Trials with Responder Analysis Outcomes

Traditionally in acute stroke clinical trials, the primary outcome has been a dichotomized modified Rankin Scale (mRS). The mRS is a 7-point ordinal scale indicating a patient\u27s level of disability following a stroke. Traditional analyses have used a fixed dichotomization scheme, which dichotomizes \u27success\u27 as an mRS of 0-1 or 0-2. This method fails to address the concern that stroke severity may impact the likelihood of a successful outcome; subjects with mild strokes may achieve the defined threshold for success more easily than subjects with severe strokes. Consequently, subjects are unable to contribute equally to the estimation of treatment effect. Stroke studies are increasingly turning to new statistical methods that make more efficient use of available data, including responder analysis. Responder analysis, also known as the sliding dichotomy, allows the definition of success to vary according to baseline severity. This method puts patients on a more level playing field, producing a more clinically relevant insight into the actual effect of investigational stroke treatments. It is unclear whether or not statistical analyses should adjust for baseline severity when responder analysis is used, as the outcome already takes into account baseline severity. Through the use of simulations, this research compares the operating characteristics of unadjusted and adjusted analyses in the responder analysis scheme. We also compare the treatment effect estimates and their standard errors between methods. Under various treatment effect settings, the operating characteristics of the unadjusted and adjusted analyses do not appear to differ substantially. Power and type I error were preserved for both the unadjusted and adjusted analyses. Our results suggest that, under the given treatment effect scenarios, the decision whether or not to adjust for baseline severity should be guided by the needs of the study rather than a strict guideline, as type I error rates and power do not appear to vary largely between the methods

Muoversi in sicurezza in spazi mai esplorati: un intervento per migliorare l'accessibilit\ue0 dei luoghi della cultura e della formazione

L'articolo riferisce di una sperimentazione di sistemi di orientamento e mobilit\ue0 in autonomia in particolare mirate per persone con disabilit\ue0 sensoriali . La sperimentazione parte dallo studio della letteratura in tema di orientamento e wayfinding e declina le caratteristiche che un tale sistema deve avere per essere efficace nel contesto dell'accessibilit\ue0 al patrimonio culturale. In particolare poi la validazione degli strumenti individuati viene condotta in un contesto di edificio di interesse storico dove si svolgono attivit\ue0 di formazione, e l'articolo illustra le metodologie adottate e i risultati conseguiti

Italian Universities for Territorial Sustainable Development and Responsible Communities—The Case Study of the University of Trieste

Today, the active promotion of sustainability is acknowledged as a pivotal task for universities. Under the flagship of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the demand is to help cities and territories tackle complex challenges by providing innovative solutions and local actions. The call is for deep change in the ways universities address their fundamental missions and or-ganisation, and the relationships with their internal and external stakeholders. From this per-spective, a key issue to be investigated further is how new approaches and measures can con-cretely foster universities’ social responsibility towards SDGs. Taking a research-based ap-proach, the article addresses this question through the critical analysis of actions and tools deliv-ered by the Italian Universities Network for Sustainable Development (RUS), and the University of Trieste (UniTS). From sustainability and social reporting to civil engagement practices, the fo-cus is on the nexus between the upgrading of universities’ overall performance, and the ways they can act as living labs, capacity builders, and hubs of knowledge transfer. Discussion and conclu-sions highlight some fields and key factors that can drive universities towards a more effective integration of sustainability measures involving their spatial assets, governance, and stable col-laboration with their hosting cities, territories, and communities

Transforming our World through Universal Design for Human Development

An environment, or any building product or service in it, should ideally be designed to meet the needs of all those who wish to use it. Universal Design is the design and composition of environments, products, and services so that they can be accessed, understood and used to the greatest extent possible by all people, regardless of their age, size, ability or disability. It creates products, services and environments that meet people’s needs. In short, Universal Design is good design. This book presents the proceedings of UD2022, the 6th International Conference on Universal Design, held from 7 - 9 September 2022 in Brescia, Italy.The conference is targeted at professionals and academics interested in the theme of universal design as related to the built environment and the wellbeing of users, but also covers mobility and urban environments, knowledge, and information transfer, bringing together research knowledge and best practice from all over the world. The book contains 72 papers from 13 countries, grouped into 8 sections and covering topics including the design of inclusive natural environments and urban spaces, communities, neighborhoods and cities; housing; healthcare; mobility and transport systems; and universally- designed learning environments, work places, cultural and recreational spaces. One section is devoted to universal design and cultural heritage, which had a particular focus at this edition of the conference. The book reflects the professional and disciplinary diversity represented in the UD movement, and will be of interest to all those whose work involves inclusive design

Percezione e Sicurezza: il ruolo del Progetto di Architettura

Il contributo al volume vuole offrire uno spunto di riflessione sul ruolo che pu\uf2 avere l\u2019azione-progetto nel perseguimento dell\u2019obiettivo \u201cqualit\ue0 della vita\u201d, legato alla fruizione di beni, spazi e servizi, quanto pi\uf9 possibile in autonomia, e comunque nel rispetto delle esigenze primarie delle persone in termini di sicurezza e benessere. Se si considera oltre alla dimensione \u201cambientale\u201d anche quella \u201csociale\u201d della sostenibilit\ue0, non si pu\uf2 non considerare la necessit\ue0 che gli edifici, gli spazi aperti e le infrastrutture pubbliche debbano essere progettati in modo tale che le loro soluzioni basilari (formali, tecnologiche) possano permetterne l\u2019uso ad una vasta categoria di utenti, la pi\uf9 ampia possibile, ovvero a \u201ctutti\u201d, offrendo a tutti il maggior numero possibile di pari opportunit\ue0. In questo modo l\u2019uguaglianza e i diritti di tutti

ATLAS: A flexible and extensible architecture for linguistic annotation

We describe a formal model for annotating linguistic artifacts, from which we derive an application programming interface (API) to a suite of tools for manipulating these annotations. The abstract logical model provides for a range of storage formats and promotes the reuse of tools that interact through this API. We focus first on ``Annotation Graphs,'' a graph model for annotations on linear signals (such as text and speech) indexed by intervals, for which efficient database storage and querying techniques are applicable. We note how a wide range of existing annotated corpora can be mapped to this annotation graph model. This model is then generalized to encompass a wider variety of linguistic ``signals,'' including both naturally occuring phenomena (as recorded in images, video, multi-modal interactions, etc.), as well as the derived resources that are increasingly important to the engineering of natural language processing systems (such as word lists, dictionaries, aligned bilingual corpora, etc.). We conclude with a review of the current efforts towards implementing key pieces of this architecture.Comment: 8 pages, 9 figure

Spazi pubblici sicuri e inclusivi

L\u2019intervento illustra le principali ricerche svolte presso gli Atenei di Trieste, Udine e Venezia nel campo della fruizione in sicurezza di spazi di uso pubblico, che si connotano per un approccio multi scalare e transdisciplinare, che superano la visione delle soluzioni \u201ca norma\u201d basate sul concetto di utente standard. Tale approccio non trascura la dimensione del desiderio dell\u2019uomo di fruire di tutte le potenzialit\ue0 che un contesto \u201cabilitante\u201d sarebbe in grado di offrire, ovvero di usare spazi, beni e servizi in sicurezza e con il massimo grado di autonomia possibile, traendo giovamento nel farlo.Tali percorsi di ricerca, svolti a livello nazionale e internazionale, si focalizzano sul ruolo svolto dal progetto per elevare il grado di accessibilit\ue0 di spazi e beni di uso pubblico, con ci\uf2 contribuendo ai processi di inclusione sociale e di responsabilizzazione delle comunit\ue0 per la trasformazione sostenibile dell\u2019habitat

On the relationship between universal and particular in architecture

In 1998 Molly Follette Story, James Mueller and Roland Mace published the book The Universal Design File; that can be considered the result of a long way, started by Mace in 1985, towards a design approach based on the principles of Universal Design. In 2010 the Centre for Active Design publishes the Active Design Guidelines: Promoting Physical Activity and Health in Design. Between these two milestones, this article offers some ideas about the evolution of the universal approach to design. Assuming that Universal Design approach can present limits, this article aims to reflect on the relationship between universal and particular in developing a theoretical approach to architecture and design, supporting the idea that the wide gray area of the population who need specific access solutions can find answers to their needs only through successive adjustments, time by time plugged on universal solutions. This implies a process of requirement­based retrofitting of existing spaces and goods, to get qualities or perfecting performances otherwise inadequate. From this perspective the project for accessibility should be seen as a never ending process, and not a fix and final product, and Universal Design should be considered as a methodological approach ideally tending towards accessibility as a goal. Having this in mind, the article explores the issues related to how to blend universal and particular in a human centred design strategy, how to combine design actions and awareness by the users to allow an effective mutual adaptation between people and their living environment. The article aims to be further food for thought regarding research to be implemented in future works

Apropriação de saberes ambientais mediados pelas tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC).

RESUMO: Durante as últimas décadas do século XX mudanças puderam ser observadas em diferentes segmentos da sociedade, o que provocou uma série de alterações na relação entre os seres humanos e entre estes e a natureza. No setor agropecuário discussões sobre sustentabilidade passam a fazer parte do repertório e evidencia-se a importância e o papel dos agricultores como seres ativos na construção e apropriação de saberes ambientais. Diante desta realidade este artigo analisa e discute o uso do modelo conceitual desenvolvido por Bernardes e Torres (2010), denominado de Tecnopedia Social Rural ? TeSoRu, que adota as tecnologias de informação e comunicação (TIC) como mediadoras dos processo de construção de conhecimento como um instrumento efetivo para desenvolver coletivamente junto a agricultores familiares a apropriação de saberes ambientais.SBIAgro 2011