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A set of functional lower limb tests for physiotherapists working with athletes

15.09.2020 Research

Tanja Hinkkanen, PT-student, Arcada UAS, tanja.hinkkanen@arcada.fi Alice Vidjeskog, PT-student, Arcada UAS Joachim Ring, PT., Master of Health Care, Degree Programme Director, Arcada UAS. joachim.ring@arcada.fi The aim of this text is to introduce a set of functional lower limb tests that can be used in physiotherapy with clients that are athletes or otherwise in good physical condition. It is important to find tests that are sufficiently challenging for that target group…

Our new research project ‘’ALL-IN for Plastics Recycling’’ at its start phase

17.07.2020 Cooperation, Projects, Research

The PLASTin research project is established for next 2 years to together with wider consortium to develop systemic, and environmentally optimized recycling concepts. The project is focusing on the new knowledge gained about recycling processes and technologies such as sorting, pretreatment, mechanical and chemical treatment and reject handling, and about system level understanding, allowing improved business opportunities based on recycling. The project will focus on certain challenging plastic waste fractions,…

Virtual Reality Training for Dialysis Patients – The Future of Exercise Therapy Programs?

11.05.2020 Research

Maari Lehtoviita, PT-student, Arcada UAS, maari.lehtoviita@arcada.fi Joachim Ring, PT., Master of Health Care, Degree Programme Director, Arcada UAS. joachim.ring@arcada.fi Introduction Patients in hemodialysis seem to have a restricted physical function, low physical activity level and poor Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) and therapeutic exercise seems to have a positive effect on these areas (Segura-Ortí et al 2018). However, therapeutic exercise is still not used as a regular part of the…

New Tech Project Managers’ Media Relations Improve through Transparency

03.04.2020 Education, Research

Milla Åman Kyyrö, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Tomas Träskman Examiner: Dr Nathalie Hyde-Clarke New technologies are invented, designed and experimented by start-ups and RDI (research, development and innovation) projects. Once the products are ready to be tested, the projects’ managers need to disseminate information to reach the public. Introducing new technologies to the public requires media presence; hence the industry must evolve…

New library databases and 200 000 new e-books, just for you

27.03.2020 Student Life

Academic Search Complete – the very much appreciated database Academic Search Elite with 2,100 scientific journals has now been upgraded to Academic Search Complete with 7,300 peer reviewed journals. This is a database for all study fields at Arcada. You access ASC through Arcada Finna or Libguides Academic Search Complete is the world’s most valuable and comprehensive scholarly, multi-disciplinary full-text database, with more than 8,500 full-text periodicals, including more than…

PlastExpo Nordic 2020 at Messukeskus, Helsinki

11.03.2020 Cooperation, Events, Projects

Despite all the worries and uncertainties with epidemics/pandemics the leading industrial events in Northern Europe at Messukeskus Expo and Convention Center Helsinki 11–12 March 2020 took place. The trade events for the packaging, food and drink, and plastics industries – PacTec, FoodTec and PlastExpo Nordic – brought together industry professionals at Messukeskus in Helsinki. Arcada UAS organised booth at PlastExpo Nordic fair area hosted by 4 students from engineering study…

The Harvest: Feedback from the ‘Content Packaging’ Experience

06.03.2020 Education, Research

Jutta Törnqvist, Lecturer in Online Media, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS This text reflects on the feedback of the ‘content packaging’ experience in the course UX & UI that I blogged about earlier while in the planning stage. Students were required to give their feedback based on the path they had selected at the start of the course. Interestingly, the results show no big surprises in terms…

Ending the NURED Project: final products, and final thoughts.

28.02.2020 Education, Projects, Research

The NURED Project has reached the end of the road! After November 2019 all our activities were wrapped up, and now by the end of February also our administrative tasks are slowly coming to an end. And did we reach the goal? Yes, we most certainly did: Our aligned curriculas for home care nursing in the Baltic Sea Region (16 ECTS, EQF levels 5 and 6) are available for FREE…

Social media marketing on Instagram – Case study.

07.02.2020 Education, Research

Shiva Heidari, Media Management MA student, department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Supervisor: Dr Mats Nylund Examiner: Dr Nathalie Hyde-Clarke My MA thesis examines the use of social media in marketing, more specifically how Instagram is utilised for social media marketing of photography services. My thesis was based on an intrinsic case study. Due to a confidentiality clause, the company name and recommendations specific to that company are…

Rote learning and epistemic beliefs

23.01.2020 Education, Research

Tore Ståhl, Educational Researcher, Department of Culture and Media, Arcada UAS Two recent blogs by Owen Kelly (2019, 2020) inspired me to some unsystematic reflections, firstly from a general educational perspective, and secondly in the light of my own research regarding so-called epistemic beliefs. Learning by doing or parroting The first experiences described by Kelly invite me to reflect about various areas within both educational practice and educational theory….