Ibrahim Mohedas

Journal article International Journal of Technology and Design Education · April 1, 2024 Stakeholder engagement activities are essential for guiding designers’ decision-making throughout their design processes. In capstone courses, engineering student designers practice engaging with stakeholders in preparation for their professional careers. ... Full text Cite

Preclinical Evaluation of a Task-Shifting Contraceptive Implant Insertion Device for Use in Low- and Middle-Income Countries

Journal article Journal of Medical Devices Transactions of the ASME · December 1, 2022 Worldwide, 225 million women have unmet contraceptive needs which, every year, leads to 52 million unintended pregnancies. A challenge to providing universal access to contraception is the large proportion of the population living in rural, difficult-to-ac ... Full text Cite

The use of recommended interviewing practices by novice engineering designers to elicit information during requirements development

Journal article Design Science · May 16, 2022 Effective stakeholder interviewing is a critical component of a design process. However, interviewing is a complex skill that is difficult for novice designers to learn and incorporate into their design practices. Few studies have investigated how novice d ... Full text Cite

The NSF Convergence Accelerator program

Journal article AI Magazine · March 1, 2022 The National Science Foundation’s Convergence Accelerator is a unique program offering researchers and innovators the opportunity to translate research results into tangible solutions that make a difference for society. Through an intense innovation curric ... Full text Cite

Preliminary clinical assessment of a task-shifting device for subcutaneous contraceptive implants.

Journal article International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · October 2021 Full text Cite

Students' perceptions of the value of stakeholder engagement during engineering design

Journal article Journal of Engineering Education · October 1, 2020 Background: Human-centered design approaches promote and facilitate comprehensive understanding of stakeholders to inform design decisions. Successful engagement with stakeholders is critical to favorable design outcomes and requires skillful information g ... Full text Cite

Assessing the Usability of a Task-Shifting Device for Inserting Subcutaneous Contraceptive Implants for Use in Low-Income Countries

Journal article Journal of Medical Devices Transactions of the ASME · March 1, 2020 Women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) have limited access to long-acting contraceptives. Access to long-acting contraceptives, such as subcutaneous contraceptive implants, could be increased by task-shifting implant administration from advanced ... Full text Cite

Requirements development: Approaches and behaviors of novice designers

Journal article Journal of Mechanical Design · July 1, 2015 Elicitation and development of product requirements are crucial aspects of front-end design and have significant impacts on future product success. This study sought to better understand how novice designers approach the development of product requirements ... Full text Cite

Assistive Device for the Insertion of Subcutaneous Contraceptive Implants

Journal article Journal of Medical Devices Transactions of the ASME · June 1, 2015 Full text Cite

Ghanaian undergraduate biomedical engineering students' perceptions of their discipline and career opportunities

Journal article Global Journal of Engineering Education · January 1, 2015 Biomedical and clinical engineers are critical to low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in order to facilitate the local design, development and production of health technologies. Undergraduate biomedical engineering programmes are growing in LMICs, but ... Cite

Design ethnography in capstone design: Investigating student use and perceptions

Journal article International Journal of Engineering Education · January 1, 2014 In today's global markets engineers need to design products for a wide variety of stakeholders and cultures. Engineering students, therefore, must learn how to design products that meet the needs of the stakeholders and are appropriate for the cultures in ... Cite

Discrepancies between clinicians and rural healthcare workers regarding referral procedures based on blood pressure measurements.

Journal article International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · December 2013 Full text Cite

Nanomechanics of biologically inspired helical silica nanostructures

Journal article Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part N Journal of Nanoengineering and Nanosystems · September 1, 2010 Diatoms are unicellular algae that exhibit highly intricate, silicified cell walls called frustules. Frustules consist of hierarchical nanostructures composed of amorphous silica and organic protein. Earlier work has suggested diatoms as inspiration for no ... Full text Cite