Guidelines for robot-human environments in therapy

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A comparison of mentor and coach approaches across disciplines

A comparison of mentor and coach approaches across disciplines Confusion surrounds the role of the mentor and coach, given the broad and sometimes conflicting definitions attributed to mentoring and coaching. This prohibits practitioners communicating clearly about their role and whether it is suitable to the needs of the client. Furthermore, it presents difficulties with purchasers or potential clients understanding what they might get out of being mentored or coached. This study examined the shared and distinctive approaches of mentors and coaches, by exploring the work of practitioners within six disciplines: mentors of young people, mentors of leaders, mentors of newly qualified teachers, executive coaches, coaching psychologists and sports coaches. A review of the literature was carried out in relation to these six areas which suggested that shared practitioner approaches were evident, particularly where client needs were similar. The literature also intimated some differences in approach when the specific discipline was taken into account. However, no research was found which asked mentors and coaches to identify any unique aspects of their role that might set them apart from other types of practitioners. A qualitative study using comparative case studies explored the approaches of practitioners from each of the six identified disciplines to address this gap. Findings suggest that mentor or coach approaches might be viewed as discipline-specific where practitioners want to specialise in a particular type of mentoring or coaching which requires specific knowledge and/or skills. However, for the field of mentoring and coaching to further develop, mentors and coaches could expand their capacity and scope of work by adopting interdisciplinary approaches and reapplying their skills across a range of disciplines, where appropriate. This would also encourage the sharing of good practice across the mentoring and coaching disciplines. Further research is needed which takes into consideration the approaches and needs in other disciplines not featured in this study

Investigating the sources of process innovation among UK manufacturing firms

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Hydrogen thermal conductivity at temperatures from 2000 to 4000 deg F Final report

Hydrogen thermal conductivity at temperatures from 2000 to 4600 deg

Rate of photosynthetic induction in fluctuating light varies widely among genotypes of wheat.

Crop photosynthesis and yield are limited by slow photosynthetic induction in sunflecks. We quantified variation in induction kinetics across diverse genotypes of wheat for the first time. Following a preliminary study that hinted at wide variation in induction kinetics across 58 genotypes, we grew 10 genotypes with contrasting responses in a controlled environment and quantified induction kinetics of carboxylation capacity (Vcmax) from dynamic A versus ci curves after a shift from low to high light (from 50 µmol m-2 s-1 to 1500 µmol m-2 s-1), in five flag leaves per genotype. Within-genotype median time for 95% induction (t95) of Vcmax varied 1.8-fold, from 5.2 min to 9.5 min. Our simulations suggest that non-instantaneous induction reduces daily net carbon gain by up to 15%, and that breeding to speed up Vcmax induction in the slowest of our 10 genotypes to match that in the fastest genotype could increase daily net carbon gain by up to 3.4%, particularly for leaves in mid-canopy positions (cumulative leaf area index ≤1.5 m2 m-2), those that experience predominantly short-duration sunflecks, and those with high photosynthetic capacities

Space and surface power for the space exploration initiative: Results from project outreach

The analysis and evaluations of the Space and Surface Power panel, one of eight panels created by RAND to screen and analyze submissions to the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) Outreach Program, is documented. In addition to managing and evaluating the responses, or submissions, to this public outreach program, RAND conducted its own analysis and evaluation relevent to SEI mission concepts, systems, and technologies. The Power panel screened and analyzed submissions for which a substantial portion of the concepts involved power generation sources, transmission, distribution, thermal management, and handling of power (including conditioning, conversion, packaging, and enhancements in system components). A background discussion of the areas the Power panel covered and the issues the reviewers considered pertinent to the analysis of power submissions are presented. An overview of each of the highest-ranked submissions and then a discussion of these submissions is presented. The results of the analysis is presented

Excursion to Grays

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