4,541 research outputs found
Partnering with healthcare: The experiences of consumer representatives
The importance of consumer advocacy in person-centred healthcare service planning and delivery is growing. In Australia, the role of the Consumer Representative (known internationally as Patient and Family Advisors ) is to advocate for patients and their families\u27 needs to improve service planning, healthcare design, and service evaluation. As the role of consumer representatives evolves and matures within the healthcare setting, it is crucial to comprehend their experiences and identify key insights to support and enhance their role within healthcare organizations. To achieve this, a focus group of four Consumer Representatives was conducted and their views were compiled into a single commentary. Our findings suggest that Consumers Representatives are driven by a desire to assist others, but they may feel dissatisfied if their role is perceived as tokenistic or lacks meaningful engagement. Consumer Representatives suggested various ways to improve consumer participation, including role clarification, meeting facilitation, and the development of supportive consumer networks.
Experience Framework
This article is associated with the Patient, Family & Community Engagement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework (https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework). Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this lens
Longitudinal Double Spin Asymmetry in Inclusive Jet Production at STAR
This contribution reports on the first measurement of the longitudinal
double-spin asymmetry for the inclusive production of jets in
polarized proton-proton collisions at . The data
were collected with STAR at RHIC in the years 2003 and 2004, and correspond to
a sampled integrated luminosity of with beam
polarizations up to 45%. The results on cover jet transverse momenta
and agree with perturbative QCD evaluations
based on deep-inelastic scattering parametrizations for the gluon polarization
in the proton. The results disfavor large positive gluon polarization in the
polarized proton.Comment: 5 pages, 1 figur
New Challenges to Hydrodynamics from Azimuthal Anisotropy at RHIC
This paper presents ratio as a function of transverse
momentum (), pseudorapidity () and collision centrality in Au+Au
collisions at GeV using the STAR detector at the
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC). It is found that is
larger than Hydrodynamic calculations, the centrality and transverse dependence
of this ratio can not be fully described by Hydrodynamics, and the
pseudorapidity dependence is opposite to what one expects from Hydrodynamics.
The dependence of is also presented. It is found that
for changes sign, and two possible explanations of
the sign change are discussed.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. CIPANP 06 proceedin
An Integrated Tracker for STAR
The STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider RHIC studies the
new state of matter produced in relativistic heavy ion collisions and the spin
structure of the nucleon in collisions of polarized protons. In order to
improve the capabilities for heavy flavor measurements and the reconstruction
of charged vector bosons an upgrade of the tracking system both in the central
and the forward region is pursued. The integrated system providing high
resolution tracking and secondary vertex reconstruction capabilities will use
silicon pixel, strip and GEM technology.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figures, to be published in the Proceedings of the 9th
Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics (CIPANP
2006), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, May 30 - June 3, 200
Inclusive Hadron Production in p+p Collisions at STAR
The STAR experiment at RHIC has measured a variety of inclusive hadron cross
sections in collisions at Sqrt(s) = 200 GeV. Measurements of the
differential cross section for inclusive charged pion production at mid
rapidity and for inclusive neutral pion production at forward rapidity (3.0 <
eta < 4.2) as well as the first preliminary result from STAR for the
differential cross section for inclusive neutral pion production near mid
rapidity are presented. These cross sections are compared to next-to-leading
order perturbative QCD calculations and can provide constraints on the pion
fragmentation functions. Good agreement between data and pQCD has been found
for all three cross sections.Comment: 4 pages, 1 figure, to be published in the Proceedings of the 9th
Conference on the Intersections of Particle and Nuclear Physics (CIPANP
2006), Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, May 30 - June 3, 2006, v2 with updated
reference
Hill's Equation with Random Forcing Parameters: The Limit of Delta Function Barriers
This paper considers random Hill's equations in the limit where the periodic
forcing function becomes a Dirac delta function. For this class of equations,
the forcing strength , the oscillation frequency \af_k, and the period
are allowed to vary from cycle to cycle. Such equations arise in astrophysical
orbital problems in extended mass distributions, in the reheating problem for
inflationary cosmologies, and in periodic Schr{\"o}dinger equations. The growth
rates for solutions to the periodic differential equation can be described by a
matrix transformation, where the matrix elements vary from cycle to cycle.
Working in the delta function limit, this paper addresses several coupled
issues: We find the growth rates for the matrices that describe
the solutions. This analysis is carried out in the limiting regimes of both
large and small forcing strength parameters. For the
latter case, we present an alternate treatment of the dynamics in terms of a
Fokker-Planck equation, which allows for a comparison of the two approaches.
Finally, we elucidate the relationship between the fundamental parameters
(\af_k,q_k) appearing in the stochastic differential equation and the matrix
elements that specify the corresponding discrete map. This work provides
analytic -- and accurate -- expressions for the growth rates of these
stochastic differential equations in both the and the
limits.Comment: 29 pages, 3 figures, accepted to Journal of Mathematical Physic
Enhancing Communication Within Multi-Generational organizations
In order to capture the essence of employee dynamics within the ever-changing landscape of modern organizations, a naturalistic inquiry using a holistic approach was employed. This technique emphasized the millennial generationâs communication strengths as compared to those of previous generation workers. The perceptions of millennial students, millennial workers, multi-generational managers, university professors, and IT professionals were analyzed through a constant, comparative analysis and grouped so that grounded theory was allowed to emerge. The products of this inquiry include practical solutions aimed at reducing the uncertainty for multi-generational managers, specifically regarding the supervision of younger generation workers. In addition, the results of this study suggest that traditional business communication practices, when coupled with an increased use of information and communication technologies that are specifically designed to bolster collaboration and interpersonal communication, have the potential to maximize internal and external communication effectiveness. The data collected within this study provided an overview of the underlying values and perceptions behind millennial behavior. This synopsis, captured through millennial focus groups and face-to-face interviews, acquiesces to the literature surrounding the millennial generation. As outwardly portrayed, the individuals within this study are technically advanced, goal-oriented people who want the freedom and balance to work efficiently and effectively. In addition, the millennials used herein respect the traditional organizational structure, but only to the limit that its hierarchical nature does not stunt innovation achieved through adaptability and collaboration
Asymmetric Quark/Antiquark Hadronization in e+e- Annihilation
We point out that the fragmentation of a strange quark into nucleons versus
antinucleons is not necessarily identical , even though the perturbative contributions from gluon splitting
and evolution are symmetric. The observation of such
asymmetries in the hadronization of strange and other heavy quarks can provide
insight into the nonperturbative mechanisms underlying jet fragmentation in
QCD.Comment: Latex, 12 page
Positivity Constraints for Spin-Dependent Parton Distributions
We derive new positivity constraints on the spin-dependent structure
functions of the nucleon. These model independent results reduce conside\-rably
their domain of allowed values, in particular for the chiral-odd parton
distribution .Comment: 8 pages,CPT-94/P.3059,LaTex,3 fig available on cpt.univ-mrs.fr
directory pub/preprints/94/fundamental-interactions/94-P.305
- âŠ