The present paper describes the arc-length continuation method; a mathematical technique that can solve a wide variety of chemical engineering problems. Several case studies involving distillation, reaction engineering, and thermodynamics are treated with the help of this method. The approach is powerful enough to elucidate situations when several turning points occur. Finally, the authors conc...

Cendan J, Lok B. The use of virtual patients in medical school curricula. Adv Physiol Educ 36: 48–53, 2012; doi:10.1152/advan.00054.2011.—The demonstration of patient-based cases using automated technology [virtual patients (VPs)] has been available to health science educators for a number of decades. Despite the promise of VPs as an easily accessible and moldable platform, their widespread acc...

Citation: Akiha K, Brigham E, Couch BA, Lewin J, Stains M, Stetzer MR, Vinson EL and Smith MK (2018) What Types of Instructional Shifts Do Students Experience? Investigating Active Learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Classes across Key Transition Points from Middle School to the University Level. Front. Educ. 2:68. doi: 10.3389/feduc.2017.00068 What Types of instructional shi...

This article describes the general architecture and application of a remote laboratory for teaching control theory based in Matlab/Simulink. The proposed system allows solving the time and spatial limitations of laboratories that rely on real physical systems used in control courses. In this way, control lab assignments with various physical processes present in the remote laboratories can be p...

Dudley, Robert, Raymond B. Huey, and David R. Carrier. Living History of Physiology: Carl Gans. Adv Physiol Educ 30: 102–107, 2006; doi:10.1152/ advan.00023.2006.—In 2005, The American Physiological Society initiated The Living History of Physiology Project to recognize senior members who have made extraordinary contributions during their career to the advancement of the discipline and professi...

It is essential that nurses and midwives can understand and critically evaluate research to ensure the delivery of high-quality evidence-based care. Journal clubs are an educational method that helps to develop research capacity and assist with bridging the gap between research and clinical practice. To maintain competence and remain current with the latest evidence, a commitment to continuing ...

We present an innovative educational computer application for undergraduate students enrolled in a Construction Surveying Fundamentals course. The application includes an Interactive Virtual Environment for learning surveying concepts and practices, and an e-assessment tool that measures the individual student’s cognitive and practical abilities. Results of a pilot study with 31 undergraduate s...

Exploding hydrogen-oxygen balloons are popular chemistry demonstrations. Although initial research experimentally quantified potential hearing risk via analysis of peak levels [K. L. Gee et al., J. Chem. Educ. 87, 1039-1044 (2010)], further waveform and spectral analyses have been conducted to more fully characterize these impulsive noise sources. While hydrogen-only balloons produce inconsiste...

Article linked to research: Analysis of the regionalization and implementation process of the Maternal and Child Healthcare Network (Rede Cegonha) in the state of Ceará. Receipt date: February 21, 2017. Approval date: May 10, 2017. Conflicts of interest: none. How to cite this article: Tajra FS, Pontes RJS, Carvalho FHC. The possible meanings of care: self-care and care-for-theother. Invest. Ed...

In our previous article (Am J Physiol Adv Physiol Educ 272: S26-S30, 1997) we proposed a model that permits analysis for the change of hemodynamics in vessels with local stenosis. This problem is connected with the blood-tissue metabolism. This article continues the classroom research on concepts related to blood flow physiology. We take into consideration the problem of the blood-tissue fluid ...