Integrating Women and Girls With Disabilities Into Mainstream Vocational Training: A Practical Guide

[From Foreword] This guide has been developed as an ILO contribution to implementing the Agenda for Action of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons, 1993-2002, and to the Platform for Action adopted by the 1995 United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing which has called specifically for action by Governments, in cooperation with employers, workers and trade unions, international and on-governmental organizations, including women’s and youth organizations, and educational institutions to ensure access to quality education and training for, among others, women with disabilities, to improve their employment opportunities. It is also part of the ILO strategy to promote the observance of the ILO Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (Disabled Persons) Convention, 1983 (No. 159), and Recommendation, 1983 (No. 168). These are the main reference documents for the ILO activities on the employment and training of disabled persons, along with the ILO Recommendation on Vocational Rehabilitation of the Disabled, 1995 (No. 99). This guide is intended primarily for instructors and administrators in vocational training institutes in both the public and private sectors

MDPI Annual Report 2015: Academic Open Access Publishing Since 1996

3 20 YEARS OF OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING 5 2015 KEY FIGURES 5 Papers Published in MDPI Journals by Region 5 Geographical Distribution of Authors and Reviewers 5 Publication by Subject Area 5 Growth Based on Published Articles 6 Summary of Key Performance Indicators 6 Readership 6 Quality of Service 6 Papers Published in Flagship Journals 7 2015 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 7 Information on Article Processing Charges 7 Sources of Income 8 JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR DEVELOPMENT 8 Impact Factors 9 Journal Rankings by Quartile in Science Citation Index Expanded ( SCIE ) 10 NEW JOURNALS LAUNCHED IN 2015 11 SCIFORUM CONFERENCES IN 2015 11 International Symposium on Sensor Science ( I3S ) 11 World Sustainability Forum ( WSF ) 12 BOOK PUBLISHING IN 2015 12 About 12 Benefits of Publishing Open Access Books with MDPI 12 Top 5 Books 13 INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS 13 Institutional Members 13 Partnerships 13 Learned Societies and Professional Associations 14 OUTLOOK FOR 2016 14 MDPI\u27s 20th Anniversary 14 Company Expansion 14 Sustainability Award 15 CONFERENCES 2016/2017 15 Viruses 2016 - At the Forefront of Virus – Host Interactions 15 World Sustainability Forum ( WSF ) in 2017 16 STAY CONNECTED 16 About MDP

MDPI Annual Report 2015: Academic Open Access Publishing Since 1996

3 20 YEARS OF OPEN ACCESS PUBLISHING 5 2015 KEY FIGURES 5 Papers Published in MDPI Journals by Region 5 Geographical Distribution of Authors and Reviewers 5 Publication by Subject Area 5 Growth Based on Published Articles 6 Summary of Key Performance Indicators 6 Readership 6 Quality of Service 6 Papers Published in Flagship Journals 7 2015 FINANCIAL INFORMATION 7 Information on Article Processing Charges 7 Sources of Income 8 JOURNAL IMPACT FACTOR DEVELOPMENT 8 Impact Factors 9 Journal Rankings by Quartile in Science Citation Index Expanded ( SCIE ) 10 NEW JOURNALS LAUNCHED IN 2015 11 SCIFORUM CONFERENCES IN 2015 11 International Symposium on Sensor Science ( I3S ) 11 World Sustainability Forum ( WSF ) 12 BOOK PUBLISHING IN 2015 12 About 12 Benefits of Publishing Open Access Books with MDPI 12 Top 5 Books 13 INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND PARTNERSHIPS 13 Institutional Members 13 Partnerships 13 Learned Societies and Professional Associations 14 OUTLOOK FOR 2016 14 MDPI\u27s 20th Anniversary 14 Company Expansion 14 Sustainability Award 15 CONFERENCES 2016/2017 15 Viruses 2016 - At the Forefront of Virus – Host Interactions 15 World Sustainability Forum ( WSF ) in 2017 16 STAY CONNECTED 16 About MDP

Multidisciplinary Engineering Systems 2nd and 3rd Year College-Wide Courses

Undergraduate engineering education today is ineffective in preparing students for multidisciplinary system integration and optimization - exactly what is needed by companies to become innovative and gain a competitive advantage in this global economy. While there is some movement in engineering education to change that, this change is not easy, as it involves a cultural change from the silo approach to a holistic approach. The ABET-required senior capstone multidisciplinary design course too often becomes a design-build-test exercise with the emphasis on just getting something done. Students rarely break out of their disciplinary comfort zone and thus fail to experience true multidisciplinary system design. What is needed are multidisciplinary systems courses, with a balance between theory and practice, between academic rigor and the best practices of industry, presented in an integrated way in the 2nd and 3rd years that prepares students for true multidisciplinary systems engineering at the senior level and beyond. The two courses presented here represent a significant curriculum improvement in response to this urgent need

Multidisciplinary computational aerosciences

As the challenges of single disciplinary computational physics are met, such as computational fluid dynamics, computational structural mechanics, computational propulsion, computational aeroacoustics, computational electromagnetics, etc., scientists have begun investigating the combination of these single disciplines into what is being called multidisciplinary computational aerosciences (MCAS). The combination of several disciplines not only offers simulation realism but also formidable computational challenges. The solution of such problems will require computers orders of magnitude larger than those currently available. Such computer power can only be supplied by massively parallel machines because of the current speed-of-light limitation of conventional serial systems. Even with such machines, MCAS problems will require hundreds of hours for their solution. To efficiently utilize such a machine, research is required in three areas that include parallel architectures, systems software, and applications software. The main emphasis of this paper is the applications software element. Examples that demonstrate application software for multidisciplinary problems currently being solved at NASA Ames Research Center are presented. Pacing items for MCAS are discussed such as solution methodology, physical modeling, computer power, and multidisciplinary validation experiments

Built environment assessment: Multidisciplinary perspectives.

Context:As obesity has become increasingly widespread, scientists seek better ways to assess and modify built and social environments to positively impact health. The applicable methods and concepts draw on multiple disciplines and require collaboration and cross-learning. This paper describes the results of an expert team׳s analysis of how key disciplinary perspectives contribute to environmental context-based assessment related to obesity, identifies gaps, and suggests opportunities to encourage effective advances in this arena. Evidence acquisition:A team of experts representing diverse disciplines convened in 2013 to discuss the contributions of their respective disciplines to assessing built environments relevant to obesity prevention. The disciplines include urban planning, public health nutrition, exercise science, physical activity research, public health and epidemiology, behavioral and social sciences, and economics. Each expert identified key concepts and measures from their discipline, and applications to built environment assessment and action. A selective review of published literature and internet-based information was conducted in 2013 and 2014. Evidence synthesis:The key points that are highlighted in this article were identified in 2014-2015 through discussion, debate and consensus-building among the team of experts. Results focus on the various disciplines׳ perspectives and tools, recommendations, progress and gaps. Conclusions:There has been significant progress in collaboration across key disciplines that contribute to studies of built environments and obesity, but important gaps remain. Using lessons from interprofessional education and team science, along with appreciation of and attention to other disciplines׳ contributions, can promote more effective cross-disciplinary collaboration in obesity prevention

Weight Discrimination: A Multidisciplinary Analysis

Protection against obesity discrimination is extremely limited under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). No obese plaintiff has won using the actual disability theory, but a few have won under the perceived disability theory. Weight-related appearance standards are legal. We estimate weight-based wage penalties for young men and women. We find that mildly obese (20% over standard weight) white women experience greater wage penalties than black men experience for weight that is 100% over standard weight. Men do not experience wage penalties until their weight exceeds standard weight by over 100 lb. A gender-plus analysis under Title VII is more appropriate than the ADA for addressing the weight-based wage penalties that women experience

Integral multidisciplinary rehabilitation treatment planning

This paper presents a methodology to plan treatments for rehabilitation outpatients. These patients require a series of treatments by therapists from various disciplines. In current practice, when treatments are planned, a lack of coordination between the different disciplines, along with a failure to plan the entire treatment plan at once, often occurs. This situation jeopardizes both the quality of care and the logistical performance. The multidisciplinary nature of the rehabilitation process complicates planning and control. An integral treatment planning methodology, based on an integer linear programming (ILP) formulation, ensures continuity of the rehabilitation process while simultaneously controlling seven performance indicators including access times, combination appointments, and therapist utilization. We apply our approach to the rehabilitation outpatient clinic of the Academic Medical Center (AMC) in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Based on the results of this case, we are convinced that our approach can be valuable for decision-making support in resource capacity planning and control at many rehabilitation outpatient clinics. The developed model will be part of the new hospital information system of the AMC