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Fostering university-industry collaborations through university teaching

2019

Unversity-industry links and their impact on innovation processes have been widely acknowledged. However, previous studies have mainly examined university-industry knowledge transfer activities from the perspective of the research and third stream missions. This paper goes a step further, analysing such processes from the perspective of the university’s teaching mission. More specifically, it explores how educational crowdsourcing platforms help bring universities and industry together to develop joint activities in undergraduate and graduate programmes. Nine platforms with different business models were examined. A qualitative exploratory approach was adopted to manually collect and analys…

Knowledge managementEducation HigherKnowledge managementOnline platformKnowledge transferTransferència de tecnologiaLibrary and Information SciencesCrowdsourcingManagement Information SystemsManagement of Technology and Innovation0502 economics and business:Economia i organització d'empreses [Àrees temàtiques de la UPC]SociologyBusiness and International ManagementTechnology transferbusiness.industryTeachingGestió del coneixement05 social sciencesUniversitats -- PlanificacióCrowdsourcing050211 marketingUniversity teachingbusinessKnowledge transfer050203 business & managementUniversity-industry
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Continuous Improvement Challenges: Implementing PBL in One University in Romania

2020

Abstract What do business and education have in common when it comes to continuous improvements? The answer is Lean Principles. Case studies and implementation challenges from some pilot PBL projects in one university, in Romania, are analysed and described in depth, while comparing the educational experience in the university to the challenges and resistance to change that facilitators in the private sector face inside their own companies. Taking this into consideration and based on qualitative data retrieved from interviews carried out in the private sector and in the educational sector, the authors of this paper will present deep insights that are meant to serve as a basis for understand…

Knowledge managementWicked problemHF5001-6182020205 medical informaticsSocial Psychologybusiness.industryEconomics Econometrics and Finance (miscellaneous)Face (sociological concept)continuous improvementResistance (psychoanalysis)Qualitative property02 engineering and technologyproblem based learningPrivate sector03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineProblem-based learninglean higher education030221 ophthalmology & optometry0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineeringBusiness Management and Accounting (miscellaneous)BusinessSociologybusinessStudies in Business and Economics
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Early and midterm outcomes of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds for ostial coronary lesions: insights from the GHOST-EU registry.

2016

Aims: We aimed to investigate the outcomes of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) in coronary ostial lesions. Ostial lesions represent a challenging angiographic subset, with higher event rates compared with non-ostial lesions. BVS might be associated with advantages over the long term, but their safety in this setting remains to be explored. Methods and results: Procedural and 12-month follow-up data from consecutive patients treated with BVS for lesions located at the ostium of the right (RCA), left anterior (LAD) or circumflex (LCX) coronary in 11 European centres were collected. The primary device-oriented endpoint was defined as a combination of cardiovascular death, target vessel m…

LCX (29Target lesionMale52%). Patients presenting with ostial lesions did not differ from the remaining cohort except for a higher incidence of prior revascularisation. Predilation was performed in 97% of the lesions (vs. 96% in non-ostialp= 0.035)medicine.medical_treatmentMyocardial Infarction304 patients with a mean age of 62 +/- 11years. There were 90 ostial lesions (5.8%) in 84 patients (6.4%) located at the ostial RCA (14Coronary Artery Disease030204 cardiovascular system & hematologyCoronary artery diseasebut their safety in this setting remains to be explored. Methods and results: Procedural and 12-month follow-up data from consecutive patients treated with BVS for lesions located at the ostium of the right (RCA)0302 clinical medicineAbsorbable Implants030212 general & internal medicineMyocardial infarctionCircumflexRegistriesTissue Scaffolds32%)Drug-Eluting StentsMiddle AgedThrombosisCoronary VesselsAims: We aimed to investigate the outcomes of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) in coronary ostial lesions. Ostial lesions represent a challenging angiographic subset with higher event rates compared with non-ostial lesions. BVS might be associated with advantages over the long term but their safety in this setting remains to be explored. Methods and results: Procedural and 12-month follow-up data from consecutive patients treated with BVS for lesions located at the ostium of the right (RCA) left anterior (LAD) or circumflex (LCX) coronary in 11 European centres were collected. The primary device-oriented endpoint was defined as a combination of cardiovascular death target vessel myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularisation. The database included a total of 1549 lesions in 1304 patients with a mean age of 62 +/- 11years. There were 90 ostial lesions (5.8%) in 84 patients (6.4%) located at the ostial RCA (14; 16%) LCX (29; 32%) or LAD (47; 52%). Patients presenting with ostial lesions did not differ from the remaining cohort except for a higher incidence of prior revascularisation. Predilation was performed in 97% of the lesions (vs. 96% in non-ostial p= 0.618) post-dilation in 43% (versus 58% in the non-ostial group p= 0.008). At quantitative coronary angiography treatment of ostial lesions was associated with higher residual stenosis (30% [23-41] vs. 26% [20-37] p= 0.035) but no difference in minimum lumen diameter existed (p= 0.447). Follow-up data were available at 385 [362-465] days. The 12-month Kaplan-Meier estimated rates of scaffold thrombosis were 4.9% and 2.0% (ostial and non-ostial lesion groups respectively log-rank p= 0.005). The device-oriented composite endpoint occurred respectively in 12.6% and 4.6% at 12 months (log-rank p= 0.001). Treatment of ostial lesions was an independent predictor of this endpoint (p= 0.0025 HR 2.65 [1.41-4.97]).OstiumAims: We aimed to investigate the outcomes of bioresorbable vascular scaffolds (BVS) in coronary ostial lesions. Ostial lesions represent a challenging angiographic subsetTreatment Outcomein 12.6% and 4.6% at 12 months (log-rank p= 0.001). Treatment of ostial lesions was an independent predictor of this endpoint (p= 0.0025CardiologyFemale549 lesions in 1medicine.symptomCardiology and Cardiovascular MedicineAdultpost-dilation in 43% (versus 58% in the non-ostial groupmedicine.medical_specialtyor LAD (47HR 2.65 [1.41-4.97])but no difference in minimum lumen diameter existed (p= 0.447). Follow-up data were available at 385 [362-465] days. The 12-month Kaplan-Meier estimated rates of scaffold thrombosis were 4.9% and 2.0% (ostial and non-ostial lesion groupsrespectivelyLesion03 medical and health sciencesPercutaneous Coronary Interventionwith higher event rates compared with non-ostial lesions. BVS might be associated with advantages over the long termleft anterior (LAD) or circumflex (LCX) coronary in 11 European centres were collected. The primary device-oriented endpoint was defined as a combination of cardiovascular deathInternal medicinemedicineHumanstarget vessel myocardial infarction or target lesion revascularisation. The database included a total of 1Agedp= 0.008). At quantitative coronary angiographybusiness.industryPercutaneous coronary interventionp= 0.618)treatment of ostial lesions was associated with higher residual stenosis (30% [23-41] vs. 26% [20-37]log-rank p= 0.005). The device-oriented composite endpoint occurredmedicine.diseaseSurgery16%)businessEuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology
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Volatiles in pantellerite magmas: A case study of the Green Tuff Plinian eruption (Island of Pantelleria, Italy)

2013

Abstract The Green Tuff (GT) Plinian eruption, the largest in magnitude at Pantelleria, erupted 3 to 7 km3 DRE of pantellerite magma and a small volume of trachyte. Fifty-nine anorthoclase-hosted melt inclusions from the two basal pumice members were analyzed by FT-IR spectroscopy in order to assess the pre-eruptive H2O content in the pantellerite melt. Microanalytical methods were used to determine major element, Cl, F and S contents. Melt inclusions and glassy groundmasses have a nearly homogeneous pantelleritic composition (peralkaline index = 1.9-2.2) and variable water contents ranging from 1.4 to as high as 4.2 wt %, i.e. much higher than the 1.4 wt % of earlier published studies. The…

LavaSettore GEO/07 - Petrologia E PetrografiaGeochemistryTrachyteMagma chamberStrombolian eruptionGeophysicsEffusive eruptionGeochemistry and PetrologyPumiceMagmaThe Green Tuff (GT) Plinian eruption the largest in magnitude at Pantelleria erupted 3 to 7 km 3 DRE of pantellerite magma and a small volume of trachyte. Fifty-nine anorthoclase-hosted melt inclusions from the two basal pumice members were analyzed by FT-IR spectroscopy in order to assess the pre-eruptive H2Ocontent in the pantellerite melt. Microanalytical methods were used to determine major element Cl F and S contents. Melt inclusions and glassy groundmasses have a nearly homogeneous pantelleritic composition (peralkaline index = 1.9-2.2) and variable water contents ranging from 1.4 to as high as 4.2 wt % i.e. much higher than the 1.4 wt % of earlier published studies. The chlorine content is constant at about 1 wt %. Combined Cl and H2O data were used to estimate a confining pressure of about 50 MPa (depth around 2-3 km) for the GT magma chamber. The chamber was characterized by a compositional zoning with a dominant pantellerite overlying a trachyte magma. Soon after the GT eruption intra-caldera volcanism was dominated by the eruption of voluminous trachyte lavaflows while pantellerite melt production resumed after about 20 ka with numerous low-volume mildly explosive (Strombolian) to effusive eruptions. Comparison with data from the literature reveals that despite the differentexplosivity the post-caldera Strombolian eruptions and the GT Plinian eruption were fed by pantelleritic magmas with similar water contents. Chlorine and CO2contents suggest that the young magma reservoirs feeding the Strombolian to effusive activity were deeper (h≥4.5 km) than the much larger (based on erupted volumes) magma chamber which fed the GT eruptionGeologyMelt inclusionsJournal of Volcanology and Geothermal Research
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Student voice in learning assessment: a pathway not yet developed at university

2012

During 2009/2010, the current research was conducted with the aim of analysing student and teaching staff on regarding student participation in assessment. A content analysis of 76 subject outlines was carried out, and then 40 member of the teaching staff and 614 university students were surveyed. The results of the content analysis prove there is a shortage of information about and programming for student participation in assessment. Durante el curso 2009/2010 se llevó a cabo esta investigación con el objetivo de analizar la opinión y perspectiva que profesores y estudiantes universitarios tienen sobre la participación de estos últimos en el proceso de evaluación. Se realizó un análisis de…

Learning assessmentCollaborative assessmenteducación superiorcoevaluaciónlcsh:LB5-3640EducationFormative assessmentPeer-assessmentevaluación entre igualesPedagogyComputingMilieux_COMPUTERSANDEDUCATIONLearning-oriented assessmentevaluación participativaStandards-based assessmentMedical educationEvaluación del aprendizajeHigher EducationautoevaluaciónCo-assessmentevaluación orientada al aprendizajelcsh:Theory and practice of educationSelf-assessmentLearning assessment Learning-oriented assessment Self-assessment Peer-assessment Co-assessment Collaborative assessment Participative assessment Higher EducationParticipative assessmentPsychologyevaluación colaborativaLearning assessmentRELIEVE - Revista Electrónica de Investigación y Evaluación Educativa
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Distance education and learning processes. A survey at University of Catania during the COVID-19 pandemic.

2021

The emergency situation caused by the COVID-19 pandemic required all Italian universities to implement alternative teaching strategies to traditional face-to-face lessons. At the University of Catania, this situation prompted the start of distance learning paths in a synchronous mode at the very beginning of the emergency. At the same time, the lecturers were encouraged to video-record the lessons in order to make them available to students also in asynchronous mode. On the basis of this emergency situation, an investigation was immediately launched to identify the consequences of the new teaching methods on student learning processes; the research began in the first phase of the lockdown i…

Learning processes distance learning synchronous and asynchronous teaching higher education COVID-19.
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Internationalization of Finnish higher education — is language an issue?

2012

Finland is among the countries with the highest amount of English-taught programmes in higher education in Europe (Wächter and Maiworm 2008). This article analyses, how the higher education language situation of a small country with a marginal majority language (Finnish) and an official bilingual status (Finnish and Swedish) has historically developed from the setting of “drawing the line” between Finland and Sweden or Finland and Russia (Harle and Moisio 2000) in the 19th century and the early 20th century (nationalism), towards drawing the line between Finnish/Swedish and English in the late 20th century (globalization). It then continues to present a case of foreign language (in practice…

Linguistics and LanguageHigher educationbusiness.industryForeign languageFinnish higher educationenglanninkieliset koulutusohjelmatLanguage and LinguisticsNationalismGlobalizationInternationalizationSuomalainen korkeakoulupolitiikkainternationalization strategiesSociologySocial scienceEnglish taught programsbusinessSmall countrykansainvälistyminenInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language
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Ambivalent English : What We Talk About When We Think We Talk About Language

2020

The ambivalence of English manifests itself in the discourses that surround it. English may be a resource and consume resources; it empowers and oppresses. The dichotomous discussion around the usefulness or dangers of English as a “global” or “world” language erases problematizations of the layered societal implications of English in localised contexts. English needs to be analysed not (only) as a language but (also) as the ideologies and societal structures intertwined with it. We examine English in two higher education contexts. Our first case deals with the so-called Accent Reduction courses offered for international students in US universities. The second one analyses English as a lang…

Linguistics and LanguageLiterature and Literary TheoryHigher educationAccent reductionmedia_common.quotation_subjectContext (language use)Ambivalenceinternationalisation of higher educationLanguage and LinguisticsPoliticsResource (project management)Englishyhteiskunnalliset vaikutuksetSociologymedia_commonbusiness.industrylanguage as societal structurelanguage as ideologyMedia studiesnation-state centerednesskielenkäyttöNation statekielipolitiikkakansallisvaltioIdeologybusinessenglannin kieliambivalenssiideologiat
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Comparing Long-Acting Antipsychotic Discontinuation Rates Under Ordinary Clinical Circumstances: A Survival Analysis from an Observational, Pragmatic…

2021

Background Recent guidelines suggested a wider use of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (LAI) than previously, but naturalistic data on the consequences of LAI use in terms of discontinuation rates and associated factors are still sparse, making it hard for clinicians to be informed on plausible treatment courses. Objective Our objective was to assess, under real-world clinical circumstances, LAI discontinuation rates over a period of 12 months after a first prescription, reasons for discontinuation, and associated factors. Methods The STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ was a naturalistic, multicentre, observational prospective study that enrolled subjects initiating a LAI without restrictions …

MalePediatricsrespectively)0302 clinical medicineDelayed-Action PreparationBrief Psychiatric Rating ScalePharmacology (medical)he STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in ItalyOriginal Research ArticleProspective StudiesProspective cohort studytreatmentMental DisordersHazard ratiowhereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5%Psychiatric Status Rating ScaleMiddle Agedside efectsPsychiatry and Mental healthItalyMental DisorderFemalehe STAR Network ‘Depot Study’ prospectively followed 394 subjects initiating treatment with long-acting injections (LAIs) of antipsychotics under naturalistic conditions for 12 months. LAI discontinuation was frequent in everyday clinical practice in Italy occurring in almost 40% of the entire sample; side efects participant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4% respectively) whereas more than half of participants initiating risperidone LAI and olanzapine LAI discontinued during the 12 months of follow-up (51.4 and 62.5% respectively). In multivariate analysis being prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation risk.HumanAntipsychotic Agentsmedicine.drugPsychopathologyAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyDiscontinuationFollow-Up StudieMedication Adherence03 medical and health sciencesmedicineHumansPaliperidoneAdverse effectSettore MED/25 - Psichiatriadiscontinuation ratesPsychiatric Status Rating Scalesrespectively). In multivariate analysisbusiness.industryLong-Acting Antipsychoticlong-acting injectable antipsychoticsSurvival AnalysisConfidence intervalparticipant refusal to continue LAIs and LAIs no longer being required were the most frequently reported reasons for discontinuation. Paliperidone LAI and aripiprazole LAI were the least discontinued medications (33.9 and 35.4%030227 psychiatryDiscontinuationProspective StudieAntipsychotic Agentoccurring in almost 40% of the entire sampleDelayed-Action PreparationsNeurology (clinical)business030217 neurology & neurosurgerybeing prescribed olanzapine LAI and poor medication adherence at baseline were signifcantly associated with higher discontinuation riskFollow-Up Studies
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Intercultural Studies in Higher Education. Policy and Practice

2019

International audience; This book explores the study of policies and practices in Higher Education by comparing systems, institutions, programs, innovations, results and cultures. In a rapidly changing global and international marketplace, the growth of higher education has occurred within distinct cultural contexts, meaning that change is reflected within local, regional, national and global perspectives. Using a single data methodology across countries and continents, the editors and contributors explore higher education reforms between global and local dimensions, the expansion of access and democratisation, and relevant aspects in the organisation and management of higher education. In …

Management of Higher Education[SHS.EDU]Humanities and Social Sciences/Education[SHS.EDU] Humanities and Social Sciences/EducationCultureEducational ReformInternational ComparisonEducational PracticeTraining SystemEducational InstitutionTeaching PolicyDemocratization of EducationEducational InnovationCurriculumOutcome
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