Combined cooling, heating, and power (CCHP) systems produce electricity, cooling, and heat due to their high efficiency and low emission. These systems have been widely applied in various building types, such as offices, hotels, hospitals and malls. In this paper, an economic and technical analysis to determine the size and operation of the required gas engine for specific electricity, cooling, ...

OBJECTIVE To describe the educational preparation of CLS professionals for conducting research. DESIGN A link to 3-part online survey was sent by electronic mail to 7,572 members of the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science and 500 program directors research project. Barriers to participation in research by undergraduates include time limitations within the curriculum, insufficient...

SPatch is an open source virtual laboratory designed to perform simulated electrophysiological experiments without the technical difficulties inherent to laboratory work. It provides the core equipment necessary for recording neuronal activity and allows the user to install the equipment, design their own protocols, prepare solutions to bathe the preparation or to fill the electrodes, and gathe...

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES (1) The reader will be able to describe the major types of acoustic analysis available for the study of speech, (2) specify the components needed for a modern speech analysis laboratory, including equipment for recording and analysis, and (3) list possible measurements for various aspects of phonation, articulation and resonance, as they might be manifest in neurologicall...

This article describes the competency-based approach to e-learning education that utilizes remote access to the laboratory equipment. The main focus of the paper is the structure and design of the e-learning system used in the Southern Federal University (Russia). The article discusses the related pedagogical strategies and presents system’s features in the context of the education for skilled ...

In this paper, the authors use a mixed methods study, including a survey and follow up interviews, to investigate the concerns that elementary educators in a school district in British Columbia have regarding the diffusion and integration of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in their teaching. The research participants identified four major categories of concerns: the philosophy ...

background: this paper describes the common hazards in the metal industry – chemicals and noise. the aim of the study was to get an overview of risk levels of mentioned occupational hazards and examine the implementation of adequate safety measures. methods: measurements of noise and chemicals were performed, self-reported exposure and usage of personal protective equipment from workers were us...

Assistive technology can help disabled students function better in most educational situations. This technology includes devices and equipment such as pencil grips, picture boards, alternative keyboards, touch screens, speech synthesizers, voice recognition systems, talking calculators, tape recorders and optical character recognition systems. Several web sites are included for additional infor...

Supplementary section for Understanding Networked Applications: A First Course, Morgan Kaufmann, 1999. Copyright notice: Permission is granted to copy and distribute this material for educational purposes only, provided that this copyright notice remains attached. Performance and quality metrics are affected by the underlying technologies of computing and communications, by the equipment and so...