Eco-efficiency can be used as a useful indicator for decision-making. However, there are several production segments in which studies on eco-efficiency have not been conducted. One example is the thermal spraying prod...
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Eco-efficiency can be used as a useful indicator for decision-making. However, there are several production segments in which studies on eco-efficiency have not been conducted. One example is the thermal spraying production system. To evaluate eco-efficiency in the context of thermal spraying, one must integrate an approach that is able to assess the environmental impacts generated, as well as the costs involved for each step of the process. One technique that can meet this need is the data envelopment analysis (DEA). The overall objective of this work is to evaluate the eco-efficiency of thermal spray processes, through a combination of environmental and economic indicators using DEA. The environmental and economic variables (input and output) to be evaluated in the spraying process were verified. The framework to be employed for eco-efficiency evaluation was defined, and the evaluation was performed using DEA. A total of 33 decision-making units (DMU)s were evaluated, defined by 33 combinations of spraying processes, varying in three types (high-velocity oxy-fuel (HVOF), arc spray, and flame spray). Of the 33 DMUs, 14 presented scores equal to 1, that is, 14 eco-efficient processes present in the three types of TS analyzed. The type of application material used can influence these results, which can cause variation in the process parameters and in the final cost of the product. Companies in the industry can use these results as a basis to analyze their processes from an environmental standpoint concomitantly with the costs involved and increase their competitiveness in the market.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been progressing constantly and being more visible in different aspects of our lives. One recent phenomenon is ChatGPT, a chatbot with a conversational artificial intelli...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies have been progressing constantly and being more visible in different aspects of our lives. One recent phenomenon is ChatGPT, a chatbot with a conversational artificial intelligence interface that was developed by OpenAI. As one of the most advanced artificial intelligence applications, ChatGPT has drawn much public attention across the globe. In this regard, this study examines ChatGPT in education, among early adopters, through a qualitative instrumental case study. Conducted in three stages, the first stage of the study reveals that the public discourse in social media is generally positive and there is enthusiasm regarding its use in educational settings. However, there are also voices who are approaching cautiously using ChatGPT in educational settings. The second stage of the study examines the case of ChatGPT through lenses of educational transformation, response quality, usefulness, personality and emotion, and ethics. In the third and final stage of the study, the investigation of user experiences through ten educational scenarios revealed various issues, including cheating, honesty and truthfulness of ChatGPT, privacy misleading, and manipulation. The findings of this study provide several research directions that should be considered to ensure a safe and responsible adoption of chatbots, specifically ChatGPT, in education.
Pre-planned deceleration assessments are vital for profiling team sport athletes as they provide a measure of the athletes' ability to implement effective performance and protection strategies to tolerate the subs...
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Pre-planned deceleration assessments are vital for profiling team sport athletes as they provide a measure of the athletes' ability to implement effective performance and protection strategies to tolerate the substantial mechanical forces. Although task requirements of these linear assessments are generally consistent, current research employs low sampling technology, which limits the ability to define the deceleration start point and subsequently the reliability. Therefore, this study compared the intra- and inter-day reliability of three deceleration assessment analysis methods: set distance, peak velocity, and the novel deceleration threshold, using a motorized linear encoder device. Ten female and 10 male subjects performed three maximal effort 30 m sprint deceleration trials over two testing days. Each trial was filtered and analyzed using a customized code to calculate key deceleration metrics: distance-to-stop (DTS), time-to-stop (TTS), and average deceleration (DECave) for each analysis method. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) using two-way fixed effect models, coefficients of variation (CV%), and standard errors of measurement (SEM) were calculated to determine the intra-day reliability across all three trials of the first testing day, and inter-day reliability using the: best, average of best two, and average of all trials. The deceleration threshold method using the average of the best two trials from each testing day, exhibited excellent inter-day reliability for the key metrics (TTS: ICC = 0.93, CV% = 6.4;DTS: ICC = 0.97, CV% = 5.3;DECave: ICC = 0.92, CV% = 7.1). To optimize reliability and sensitivity of detecting a meaningful change in sprint deceleration performance practitioners should consider using the average of two best trials analyzed with the deceleration threshold.
Access to independent research experiences is a persistent barrier that stifles the recruitment and retention of students from diverse backgrounds in ecology, evolution, and behavioral biology. The benefits of field e...
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Access to independent research experiences is a persistent barrier that stifles the recruitment and retention of students from diverse backgrounds in ecology, evolution, and behavioral biology. The benefits of field experiences are not equitably available to historically excluded and minoritized students. In this article, we summarize evidence that indicates course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) provide a solution to ensure equitable access to independent research experiences in the life sciences. We draw from our own experiences of teaching CUREs in ecology, evolution, and behavioral biology and provide the complete curriculum for our effective and largely materials-free CURE in behavioral ecology (CURE-BxEco). We advocate for greater access to and synthesize the benefits of CUREs to promote inclusivity in education. The proliferation of such innovative pedagogical practices benefits science because these classroom methods are critical in recruiting and retaining historically excluded and minoritized students, who offer diverse perspectives in research.
Analytical reading is a necessary cognitive skill for advancing to other skills required in the digital age. Thailand is focused on the instructional development and use of digital media to enhance the digital natives...
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Analytical reading is a necessary cognitive skill for advancing to other skills required in the digital age. Thailand is focused on the instructional development and use of digital media to enhance the digital natives' analytical reading skills, which will assist learners of all ages in effectively and quickly adapting to changes in the digital environment. After the COVID-19 pandemic situation, educational institutions in Thailand have begun to embrace a hybrid learning approach like never before. The limitations of the existing learning process for boosting digital natives' analytical reading skills are the lack of integration between reading techniques, hybrid pedagogies, and emerging learning technologies to enhance learners' seamless learning experiences. Thus, this study aims to propose the Cloud-powered Hybrid learning process (Cp-HL process) to enhance digital natives' analytical reading skills. This study consisted of two main stages in the research methodology: 1) learning process development;and 2) learning process evaluation. The developed Cp-HL process had four main learning phases: (1) preparation for hybrid learning;(2) presentation for interactive learning;(3) practice with analytical reading;and (4) progress reports on analytical reading skills. All the experts agreed that the newly developed Cp-HL process performed extremely well in terms of overall suitability.
This study uncovers research trends by analysing 1,142 papers published in Science Education, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, and International Journal of Science Education: Part A between 2018 and 2022, foll...
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Explaining the predictions of machine learning models is of critical importance for integrating predictive modeling in drug discovery projects. We have generated a test system for predicting isoform selectivity of pho...
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Explaining the predictions of machine learning models is of critical importance for integrating predictive modeling in drug discovery projects. We have generated a test system for predicting isoform selectivity of phosphoinositide 3-kinase (PI3K) inhibitors and systematically analyzed correct predictions of selective inhibitors using a new methodology termed MolAnchor, which is based on the "anchors" concept from explainable artificial intelligence. The approach is designed to generate chemically intuitive explanations of compound predictions. For nearly all correctly predicted isoform-selective inhibitors, well-defined structural fragments determining the predictions were identified, and in most cases, an individual substructure was responsible for the prediction outcome. For inhibitors with different isoform selectivities, recurrent substructures determining the predictions were distinct. The comparison of newly identified anchor substructures with independent explanations based on calculated feature importance values supported the superior interpretability of MolAnchor explanations. Two highly recurrent substructures determining correct predictions were found to be directly implicated in isoform selectivity of PI3K inhibitors, thus indicating a causal relationship between decisive substructures and selectivity determinants.
This article discusses how three low-tech instructional strategies, typically used in face-to-face teaching, can be successfully used in synchronous and asynchronous online instruction with students with high-incidenc...
This article discusses how three low-tech instructional strategies, typically used in face-to-face teaching, can be successfully used in synchronous and asynchronous online instruction with students with high-incidence disabilities and their typical-learning peers in inclusive online classes. The three strategies are choral responding, response cards, and guided notes. Each strategy has been researched extensively and has been shown to result in high levels of active student responding, which improves students' learning with and without disabilities across various academic subjects and grade levels. With high-tech tools, such as video conferencing platforms and learning management systems, educators can successfully use these strategies during online teaching. This article describes each strategy, presents research on its effectiveness, and suggests potential adaptations when used during inclusive online instruction, including students with high-incidence disabilities and those at-risk.
The purpose of this study was to explore how students interacted with guidance to conduct a scientific inquiry in a physics simulation by using the eye-tracking techniques. The participants were 51 7th graders, and an...
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The purpose of this study was to explore how students interacted with guidance to conduct a scientific inquiry in a physics simulation by using the eye-tracking techniques. The participants were 51 7th graders, and an eye-tracking system was used to record their visual behaviors and log data while they were using the simulation. As for data analysis, we first checked each participant's log data to examine whether they completed the requirement of the guidance, and then checked the correctness of her/his answer to the inquiry task. The participants were thus divided into two groups (correct vs. wrong), and the patterns of their visual behaviors were examined by a set of eye-movement indices, normalized heat maps and lag sequential analyses. The results indicate that both spatial distributions and temporal sequences of the participants' visual attention were associated with their performances on the inquiry task. Regarding the spatial distribution, the correct group tended to allocate more visual attention to the regions presenting the target phenomenon than the wrong group. Concerning the temporal sequence, the correct group tended to make more visual transitions among the content of the guidance, the relevant control panels and the target phenomena than the wrong group.
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