Electronics, Computer, and Mechanical Engineering Technologyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/55382024-03-25T07:49:10Z2024-03-25T07:49:10ZA study of attitudes of faculty and administrators towards interprofessional education.Delnat, Catherine Christinehttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/82112021-06-02T17:56:20ZA study of attitudes of faculty and administrators towards interprofessional education.
Delnat, Catherine Christine
Faculty and administrator’s attitudes are believed to be important in planning and implementing successful interprofessional education in the academic environment with the goal of increasing health sciences students’ competencies in interprofessional collaborative practice. The purpose of this study was to examine attitudes toward interprofessional education and identify attributes that may have an impact on those attitudes.
A survey was distributed to all faculty and administrators in the health care sciences field at this institution. Using scales adopted from peer-reviewed literature, respondents were asked questions designed to rate their attitudes toward health care teams, interprofessional education, and interprofessional learning in the academic setting. Information about each respondent’s academic discipline, professional role, years worked in higher education, years of experience with interprofessional education, and gender were also collected. One open ended question was included.
A 32% response rate from those surveyed (N = 42) indicated that discipline had a significant effect on attitudes towards health care teams, F(4, 35) = 4.10, p = .008, ω2 = .24, as well as on attitudes towards interprofessional education, F(4, 35) = 3.28, p = .022, ω2 = .17. On average, men scored lower (M = 3.96) than women (M = 4.30) in attitudes towards health care teams, t(38) = -2.20, p = .034, two-tailed, r = .36. The 95% confidence interval for the mean difference of -.34 was -.65 to .03. Respondents who reported no, or some experience in interprofessional education scored lower (M = 3.74) on attitudes towards interprofessional learning in the academic setting than those who reported being experienced (M = 4.24),
t(37) = -3.15, p = .003, two-tailed, r = .46. The 95% confidence interval for the mean difference of -.51 was -.83 to -.18.
The findings indicated a positive attitude of faculty and administration towards interprofessional education, especially with respect to the importance of understanding collaborative roles and developing communication skills needed for interprofessional endeavors. However, there appeared to be less confidence in the feasibility of providing interprofessional learning opportunities in the current academic setting. Discipline, gender, and experience in interprofessional education were all significant attributes to overall attitudinal responses towards interprofessional education. These findings may be useful in planning successful faculty development opportunities for interprofessional education.
Using Fuzzy Logic With Radio Frequency Identification To develop A Theoretical Model For Model For Monitoring Package PlacementSarikonda, Shruthi Reddyhttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/82082021-06-02T17:41:55ZUsing Fuzzy Logic With Radio Frequency Identification To develop A Theoretical Model For Model For Monitoring Package Placement
Sarikonda, Shruthi Reddy
Europe, the Middle East, Africa and the United States face problems of supply chain
management and inventory control. Warehouse management is one of the biggest problems
faced by pharmaceutical companies. Pharmaceutical companies maintain warehouses based on
customer demands. Using several warehouse management systems in order to satisfy customized
requirements of customers is an expensive process. Pharmaceutical companies seek for
warehouse management solutions that support dynamic user defined configurations with
variations in warehouse procedures including label printing, picking and sending the materials
for processing and several others. Dealing with inventory control problems accounts for the
largest cost component for the pharmaceutical industry. The challenge is to cut down these costs
and simultaneously provide better management solutions.
This thesis deals with the theoretical design of a fuzzy logic model interfaced with a radio
frequency identification system that monitors drug placements in a pharmaceutical company’s
warehouse. Fuzzy logic is the key interface that deals with the waste of pharmaceutical products
while supplying to the customers.
Reported condom use in students enrolled in a personal health and wellness course.Florence, Candacehttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/82102021-06-02T12:35:20ZReported condom use in students enrolled in a personal health and wellness course.
Florence, Candace
When used consistently and correctly, condoms can prevent against the spread of sexually transmitted diseases (STD’s) and unplanned pregnancies. Condoms are a significant prevention method viable for all populations. This study was conducted using students at a Midwestern University who were enrolled in a personal health and wellness course and examined their reported use of condoms. This study involved voluntary participation of 275 personal health and wellness students. Results indicated that approximately 40% of the participants who reported being sexually active stated they did not use a condom during their last act of sex. The most common response for lack of condom use was “Trust in partners’ monogamy.” Females reported experiencing STD’s and unplanned pregnancies at a higher rate than the male population.
Thermal Protection of an Inductive Proximity Sensor Utilizing
Low-Density Ceramic Composition TileAnger, Kimhttp://hdl.handle.net/10484/82062021-06-02T18:06:46ZThermal Protection of an Inductive Proximity Sensor Utilizing
Low-Density Ceramic Composition Tile
Anger, Kim
This thesis presents the results of a unique method for protecting inductive proximity (IP) sensors from extreme thermal exposure. The method presented in this study employs a barrier of ceramic tile material developed for the space shuttle program. While it may be intuitive that the ceramic tile material will provide adequate protection for extreme temperatures, what is not clear is the adaptability of this material to commercial use in a steel mill environment.One of the potential problems associated with using any thermal barrier is a partial or complete attenuation of the magnetic field generated by the sensor. To effectively utilize the shielding material in an application such as this it is necessary to understand the effect of the ceramic material on the magnetic field generated by the proximity sensor.In order to test the effectiveness of the ceramic tile to provide the level of thermal protection required and to discover if the tile will allow adequate magnetic field penetration for sensor detection, a series of two separate tests will be run. The first test will verify that the thermal shielding properties maintain the cool side temperature within the operational threshold of the sensor; the second test will establish the maximum sensing distance with the ceramic tile interposed between the sensor and the detectable object. This study determines if it is possible to consistently detect piping of 4” nominal diameter carbon steel pipe at a minimum specified distance from the shielding assembly.