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Sheffield JL, Parkinson B, Bascom A, Bateman T, Magleby S, Howell LL. Expanding research impact through engaging the maker community and collaborating with digital content creators. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0302449. [PMID: 38718013 PMCID: PMC11078436 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0302449] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024] Open
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This paper proposes a method for increasing the impact of academic research by providing materials for public use, thus engaging the maker community, and by collaborating with internet content creators to extend the reach. We propose a framework for engagement and report a multi-year study that evaluates short, intermediate, and long-term outcomes, with a second effort to demonstrate repeatability of the short-term outcomes. In the first study, we posted forty-one 3D printable compliant mechanisms on public repositories and collaborated with physicist and content creator Derek Muller (Veritasium YouTube channel). Outputs and outcomes from this interaction were measured over 3 years. The framework was exercised again with four new 3D printable mechanisms in collaboration with engineer and STEM influencer Mark Rober. The proposed methods aim to help researchers extend the reach of their work to broader audiences, including professional engineers, hardware designers, educators, students, researchers, and hobbyists. This work demonstrates promising impacts of the framework, including (1) extending public awareness of research findings to broader audiences by engaging the maker community and collaborating with content creators, (2) accelerating the pace of innovation and further hardware-based research through public application of research findings, (3) fostering a culture of open-source design and collaboration among other researchers, engineers, educators, and makers, and (4) increasing utilization of peer-reviewed published content. These outreach practices can be valuable tools for researchers to increase impact of and excitement for their research.
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- Jacob L. Sheffield
- Compliant Mechanisms Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Compliant Mechanisms Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Compliant Mechanisms Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Compliant Mechanisms Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Compliant Mechanisms Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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- Compliant Mechanisms Research Group, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, United States of America
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Liu Y, Koch JC, Arregui L, Oune A, Bodenstein S, Gutierrez-Wing MT, Tiersch TR. Exploring pathways toward open-hardware ecosystems to safeguard genetic resources for biomedical research communities using aquatic model species. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL ZOOLOGY. PART B, MOLECULAR AND DEVELOPMENTAL EVOLUTION 2024; 342:278-290. [PMID: 38185943 PMCID: PMC11099901 DOI: 10.1002/jez.b.23234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2023] [Revised: 11/03/2023] [Accepted: 12/04/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024]
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Development of reliable germplasm repositories is critical for preservation of genetic resources of aquatic species, which are widely utilized to support biomedical innovation by providing a foundational source for naturally occurring variation and development of new variants through genetic manipulations. A significant barrier in repository development is the lack of cryopreservation capability and reproducibility across the research community, posing great risks of losing advances developed from billions of dollars of research investment. The emergence of open scientific hardware has fueled a new movement across biomedical research communities. With the increasing accessibility of consumer-level fabrication technologies, such as three-dimensional printers, open hardware devices can be custom designed, and design files distributed to community members for enhancing rigor, reproducibility, and standardization. The overall goal of this review is to explore pathways to create open-hardware ecosystems among the communities using aquatic model resources for biomedical research. To gain feedback and insights from community members, an interactive workshop focusing on open-hardware applications in germplasm repository development was held at the 2022 Aquatic Models for Human Disease Conference, Woods Hole, Massachusetts. This work integrates conceptual strategies with practical insights derived from workshop interactions using examples of germplasm repository development. These insights can be generalized for establishment of open-hardware ecosystems for a broad biomedical research community. The specific objectives were to: (1) introduce an open-hardware ecosystem concept to support biomedical research; (2) explore pathways toward open-hardware ecosystems through four major areas, and (3) identify opportunities and future directions.
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- Yue Liu
- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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- Aquatic Germplasm and Genetic Resources Center, School of Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
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Subbaraman B, de Lange O, Ferguson S, Peek N. The Duckbot: A system for automated imaging and manipulation of duckweed. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0296717. [PMID: 38261570 PMCID: PMC10805289 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0296717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 12/17/2023] [Indexed: 01/25/2024] Open
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Laboratory automation can boost precision and reproducibility of science workflows. However, current laboratory automation systems are difficult to modify for custom applications. Automating new experiment workflows therefore requires development of one-off research platforms, a process which requires significant time, resources, and experience. In this work, we investigate systems to lower the threshold to automation for plant biologists. Our approach establishes a direct connection with a generic motion platform to support experiment development and execution from a computational notebook environment. Specifically, we investigate the use of the open-source tool-changing motion platform Jubilee controlled using Jupyter notebooks. We present the Duckbot, a machine customized for automating laboratory research workflows with duckweed, a common multicellular plant. The Duckbot comprises (1) a set of end-effectors relevant for plant biology, (2) software modules which provide flexible control of these tools, and (3) computational notebooks which make use of these tools to automate duckweed experiments. We demonstrate the Duckbot's functionality by automating a particular laboratory research workflow, namely, duckweed growth assays. The Duckbot supports setting up sample plates with duckweed and growth media, gathering image data, and conducting relevant data analysis. We discuss the opportunities and limitations for developing custom laboratory automation with this platform and provide instructions on usage and customization.
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- Blair Subbaraman
- Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
- Biology Department, Shoreline Community College, Shoreline, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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- Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Otero M, Prieur-Coloma Y, El-Deredy W, Weinstein A. A High-Resolution LED Stimulator for Steady-State Visual Stimulation: Customizable, Affordable, and Open Source. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:678. [PMID: 38276370 PMCID: PMC10819381 DOI: 10.3390/s24020678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2023] [Revised: 01/16/2024] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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Visually evoked steady-state potentials (SSVEPs) are neural responses elicited by visual stimuli oscillating at specific frequencies. In this study, we introduce a novel LED stimulator system explicitly designed for steady-state visual stimulation, offering precise control over visual stimulus parameters, including frequency resolution, luminance, and the ability to control the phase at the end of the stimulation. The LED stimulator provides a personalized, modular, and affordable option for experimental setups. Based on the Teensy 3.2 board, the stimulator utilizes direct digital synthesis and pulse width modulation techniques to control the LEDs. We validated its performance through four experiments: the first two measured LED light intensities directly, while the last two assessed the stimulator's impact on EEG recordings. The results demonstrate that the stimulator can deliver a stimulus suitable for generating SSVEPs with the desired frequency and phase resolution. As an open source resource, we provide comprehensive documentation, including all necessary codes and electrical diagrams, which facilitates the system's replication and adaptation for specific experimental requirements, enhancing its potential for widespread use in the field of neuroscience setups.
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- Mónica Otero
- Facultad de Ingeniería, Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago de Chile 8420000, Chile;
- Centro BASAL Ciencia & Vida, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago de Chile 8580000, Chile
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- Brain Dynamics Laboratory, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile; (Y.P.-C.); (W.E.-D.)
- Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Biomédica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Brain Dynamics Laboratory, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile; (Y.P.-C.); (W.E.-D.)
- Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Biomédica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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- Escuela de Ingeniería Civil Biomédica, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad de Valparaíso, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
- Advanced Center for Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Valparaíso 2340000, Chile
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Bataka EP, Maletsika P, Nakas CT. Formal Assessment of Agreement and Similarity between an Open-Source and a Reference Industrial Device with an Application to a Low-Cost pH Logger. SENSORS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2024; 24:490. [PMID: 38257583 PMCID: PMC10820125 DOI: 10.3390/s24020490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2023] [Revised: 01/05/2024] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/24/2024]
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Open-source devices are nowadays used in a vast number of research fields like medicine, education, agriculture, and sports, among others. In this work, an open-source, portable, low-cost pH logger, appropriate for in situ measurements, was designed and developed to assist in experiments on agricultural produce manufacturing. Τhe device was calibrated manually using pH buffers for values of 4.01 and 7.01. Then, it was tested by manually measuring the pH from the juice of citrus fruits. A waterproof temperature sensor was added to the device for temperature compensation when measuring the pH. A formal method comparison process between the open-source device and a Hanna HI9024 Waterproof pH Meter was designed to assess their agreement. We derived indices of agreement and graphical assessment tools using mixed-effects models. The advantages and disadvantages of interpreting agreement through the proposed procedure are discussed. In our illustration, the indices reported mediocre agreement and the subsequent similarity analysis revealed a fixed bias of 0.22 pH units. After recalibration, agreement between the devices improved to excellent levels. The process can be followed in general to avoid misleading or over-simplistic results of studies reporting solely correlation coefficients for formal comparison purposes.
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- Evmorfia P. Bataka
- Laboratory of Biometry, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 384 46 Volos, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Pomology, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 384 46 Volos, Greece;
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- Laboratory of Biometry, Department of Agriculture, Crop Production and Rural Environment, University of Thessaly, 384 46 Volos, Greece;
- University Institute of Clinical Chemistry, Inselspital—Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, 3010 Bern, Switzerland
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Liu D, Kulkarni A, Jaqua VF, Cole CA, Pearce JM. Distributed manufacturing of an open-source tourniquet testing system. HARDWAREX 2023; 15:e00442. [PMID: 37457304 PMCID: PMC10338363 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2023.e00442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/11/2023] [Indexed: 07/18/2023]
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Tourniquets are effective for casualty-prevention in emergency situations. The use of centrally-manufactured commercial tourniquets, however, is not always possible due to supply chain disruptions. The open-source hardware model has been applied to overcome these disruptions in humanitarian crises and several low-cost digitally manufacturable open-source tourniquets have been developed. With the low reliability of improvised tourniquets, it is important to ensure that distributed manufacturing of tourniquets is effective and safe. Tourniquets can be tested, but existing tourniquet testers are expensive, bulky, and complex to operate, which limits their accessibility to an even greater extent than tourniquets in extreme settings. This article fulfills a need by providing a small, transportable, open-source additive-manufactured tourniquet tester that enables inexpensive and accurate testing of tourniquets against known clinical parameters. The <$100 tourniquet tester is validated and tested for operating force of tourniquets in the field or in distributed manufacturing facilities. The tourniquet tester has a significant economic and operational advantage compared to proprietary counterparts available on the market. Once calibrated with a blood pressure monitor, the built-in LCD displays the measuring range of the tester as 0 to 200 N, which is enough to test the validation of all tourniquets.
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- Dawei Liu
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Western University, London, Canada
- Ivey Business School, Western University, London, Canada
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Broch C, Heuschele J. Zoobooth: A portable, open-source and affordable approach for repeated size measurements of live individual zooplankton. Heliyon 2023; 9:e15383. [PMID: 37153413 PMCID: PMC10160350 DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e15383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Revised: 04/05/2023] [Accepted: 04/05/2023] [Indexed: 05/09/2023] Open
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Repeated size measurements of individual animals are valuable data for many research questions, but it is often hard to obtain without causing stress or damage to the animal. We developed a video-based approach called Zoobooth to size individual zooplankton, which involves a low risk of handling accidents and stress. Here we describe the process of assembling the instrument we used to acquire video recordings of single zooplankton and the procedure to obtain size estimates from the recorded videos. Our setup produces accurate size estimates for Daphnia magna (correlation to manual measurements = 0.97), and was also tested with other zooplankton species. Zoobooth is especially advantageous when one needs size measurements of live, individual mesozooplankton. The device is small, portable, and comprised of very affordable and readily available components. It can easily be modified for other purposes, such as studies of coloration or behavior of micro-and macro-plankton. We share all the files to build and use Zoobooth.
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- Catharina Broch
- Centre for Ecological and Evolutionary Synthesis, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Centre for Biogeochemistry in the Anthropocene, The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- Corresponding author. Section for Aquatic Biology and Toxicology, Department of Biosciences, University of Oslo, Blindernveien 31, Blindern, 0371, Oslo, Norway.
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Keller O, Appelhoff S, Paffhausen B, Wenzel T. Development and Sharing of Open Science Hardware: Lessons Learned from Wikimedia Fellowships. RESEARCH IDEAS AND OUTCOMES 2023. [DOI: 10.3897/rio.9.e95174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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The promise of open hardware as a branch of open science is a sustainable change of research instrumentation towards more openly documented and licensed designs. Methods, code, and data are already valued by journal editors and peer-reviews to judge if a study's result can be replicated with the information provided in a manuscript. The open hardware movement seeks to include laboratory tools and research instrumentation into the same category. Availability of and access to open hardware equipment are set to democratize professional lab work and field studies as well as enhance the transferability of methods to civic science settings. Here, we report four case studies from the first five years of the Wikimedia Program "Free Knowledge", an open science fellowship funded by Wikimedia Germany and partners. The project developers discuss and evaluate the impact related to key aspects typically attributed with open hardware: costs, availability, adaptability, community and educational value. The open hardware projects covered in this review span from natural sciences to life sciences to education.
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ABEKIRI N, RACHDY A, AJAAMOUM M, NASSIRI B, ELMAHNI L, OUBAIL Y. Platform for Hands-On Remote Labs Based on the ESP32 and NOD-red. SCIENTIFIC AFRICAN 2022; 19:e01502. [PMCID: PMC9741961 DOI: 10.1016/j.sciaf.2022.e01502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 12/10/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Not only in Morocco, throughout the walks of the world covid 19 pandemics has seriously questioned policymakers from different sectors. Think-tank in the educational sector notably higher education addressed by such a wide range of challenges brought about by covid 19. The characteristic concern that educationalists in Moroccan universities have to reconsider in this pandemic period should not be beyond rethinking new pedagogical alternatives including approaches, methods, techniques and didactic materials which can successfully assist practioners of the teaching and learning process to keep up with the current alterations. Practical work (PW) is an indispensable type of teaching in scientific and technical training and meets a real complementary need through real, remote or virtual laboratories. Students can consolidate what they have learnt and develop analytical skills by comparing experimental results with those obtained during the manipulation. In this context, the Laboratory of Engineering Sciences and Energy Management (LASIME) at the Superior School of Technology of Agadir has developed a low-cost platform called LABERSIME installed in the cloud (LMS, IDE) and equipped with an embedded system to drive real laboratory equipment and perform experiments qualitatively more efficient than those in face-to-face mode. The ultimate goal is to stimulate self-learning motivation in students through a creative approach.
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- Najib ABEKIRI
- Ibn Zohr University Higher School of Technology, Agadir, Morocco,Corresponding author
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- Ibn Zohr University Higher School of Technology, Agadir, Morocco
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- Ibn Zohr University Higher School of Technology, Agadir, Morocco
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Botero-Valencia J, Mejia-Herrera M, Pearce JM. Design of a low-cost mobile multispectral albedometer with geopositioning and absolute orientation. HARDWAREX 2022; 12:e00324. [PMID: 35734380 PMCID: PMC9207679 DOI: 10.1016/j.ohx.2022.e00324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Albedo is the percentage of radiation that a given surface reflects. Its study is important to evaluate thermal effects in buildings, generation capacity with bifacial panels, among others. In this work, the design and validation of a low-cost mobile albedometer is presented, which measures the reflection in 8 spectral bands in the visible, additionally the system is equipped with a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receiver, to reference its position and an Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to know its absolute orientation, make corrections in real time or detect errors. The purpose of designing the mobile device is to measure a larger area and, since it is georeferenced, it is to feed GIS tools that allow designers to use the information.
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- J.S. Botero-Valencia
- Grupo de Sistemas de Control y Robótica, Engineering Faculty, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia
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- Grupo de Sistemas de Control y Robótica, Engineering Faculty, Instituto Tecnológico Metropolitano, Medellín, Colombia
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Farré R, Gozal D, Nguyen VN, Pearce JM, Dinh-Xuan AT. Open-Source Hardware May Address the Shortage in Medical Devices for Patients with Low-Income and Chronic Respiratory Diseases in Low-Resource Countries. J Pers Med 2022; 12:jpm12091498. [PMID: 36143283 PMCID: PMC9502622 DOI: 10.3390/jpm12091498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2022] [Revised: 09/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/10/2022] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Respiratory diseases pose an increasing socio-economic burden worldwide given their high prevalence and their elevated morbidity and mortality. Medical devices play an important role in managing acute and chronic respiratory failure, including diagnosis, monitoring, and providing artificial ventilation. Current commercially available respiratory devices are very effective but, given their cost, are unaffordable for most patients in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Herein, we focus on a relatively new design option—the open-source hardware approach—that, if implemented, will contribute to providing low-cost respiratory medical devices for many patients in LMICs, particularly those without full medical insurance coverage. Open source reflects a set of approaches to conceive and distribute the comprehensive technical information required for building devices. The open-source approach enables free and unrestricted use of the know-how to replicate and manufacture the device or modify its design for improvements or adaptation to different clinical settings or personalized treatments. We describe recent examples of open-source devices for diagnosis/monitoring (measuring inspiratory/expiratory pressures or flow and volume in mechanical ventilators) and for therapy (non-invasive ventilators for adults and continuous positive airway pressure support for infants) that enable building simple, low-cost (hence, affordable), and high-performance solutions for patients in LMICs. Finally, we argue that the common practice of approving clinical trials by the local hospital ethics board can be expanded to ensure patient safety by reviewing, inspecting, and approving open hardware for medical application to maximize the innovation and deployment rate of medical technologies.
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- Ramon Farré
- Unitat de Biofísica i Bioenginyeria, Facultat de Medicina i Ciències de la Salut, Universitat de Barcelona, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, 28029 Madrid, Spain
- Institut Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi Sunyer, 08036 Barcelona, Spain
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Child Health, The University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 65201, USA
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- National Tuberculosis Program, 463 Hoang Hoa Tham, Vinh Phu, Ba Dinh, Hanoi 118000, Vietnam
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- Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Ivey Business School, Western University, London, ON N6A 5B9, Canada
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- Service de Physiologie-Explorations Fonctionnelles, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), 75014 Paris, France
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Tanner RL, Onthank KL. Open Source Solutions in Experimental Design: An Introduction to the Symposium. Integr Comp Biol 2022; 62:1056-1060. [PMID: 35953440 DOI: 10.1093/icb/icac132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Revised: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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The Open Science movement has increased dramatically in popularity with deserved calls to action around transparency, access to resources, and inclusion in our field. However, its practical applications within experimental design have been slow to uptake, with researchers unsure where to even start with the dizzying array of open source hardware and software solutions available. The perceived time investment and unknown cost, especially in implementing open source hardware, has stagnated the implementation of inexpensive experimental solutions, but we sought to increase awareness to lower the barrier to participation in this space. While there are countless technical and financial advantages to integrating open source solutions into every biologist's experimental design, we put an emphasis on the "people" part of the equation in our symposium. This symposium championed innovative experimental designs by early career SICB researchers across all fields of biology, from plants to animals, in the lab or in the field, or even virtually engaging with the public and students. The open science movement operates within community norms that champion transparency, continuous development, and collaboration. These values are congruent with the priorities of reducing barriers to participation in science, and we hope our symposium's collection of open source solutions encourages readers to adopt these or other innovative designs into their own experimentation.
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- Richelle L Tanner
- Environmental Science & Policy Program, Chapman University, Orange CA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Walla Walla University, College Place WA
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