Office-based Physician EHR Adoption and Use in Southern US States

The paper chronicles exploratory research in the domain of physician electronic health records (EHR) adoption with a view to establishing a foundation for additional research. After reviewing the literature on technology adoption in general and EHR adoption, the paper reviews the adoption and use of EHR by physicians in southern US states to determine if anomalies exist by state or by year. The first major finding is that no differences existed between states. Next, it was discovered that there were statistically significant differences in hospital ERH adoption between two consecutive year pairs (2011/12 and 2012/13). This finding was mirrored physician’s ability to send lab results; however, the finding was slightly different in physician’s ability to view lab results where the difference was only significant in 2011/12. These findings should be the catalyst for future research to explore the cause of these differences

The Formation of Information Security Practitioner Ethics

With the provision and consumption of services increasingly driven by software, the execution and effects of behavior occur at machine speed, the actions of a small number of people potentially impacting on many in terms of loss of privacy, cost, and in some cases even physical harm. Practitioners of information security are trained to knowledgeably employ information technologies for the manipulation of information and services. However, this same skill set poses a potential threat to many others leaving the ends to categorize the means. With the burgeoning dependence of society on information technologies, the antecedents of ethical behavior in practitioners of information security justify a corresponding increase in relevance to study. The effect of the modern, relatively earlier introduction of information technologies into life experience on the nascent development of the information technology ethical ‘compass’ of individuals on their path to professional work can only amplify the case for analysis

Harnessing the Expended Labor of Active Learning Exercises

Although many faculty and students agree that engagement and learning are enhanced by using practical, hands-on exercises in the classroom, it is rare that consideration is given to the harnessing of labor expended while transacting active learning in the field of computer programming. Professors expend effort creating programming assignments that are aimed at teaching and practicing core programming concepts, and students expend effort satisfying the assignment to earn points towards a grade for the class. We propose that if secondary school teachers and educators offer up suggestions for new software needed in their classroom the resulting information can be used to create programming assignments that will produce programs satisfying the expressed need. It is in this fashion that the fruitless labor of students in programming classes can be re-purposed to create heuristic tools for use in various areas of study

Sit Back, Relax, And Tell Me All Your Secrets

The goal of this research is to describe an active learning opportunity that was conducted as a community service offering through our Center for Cybersecurity Education and Applied Research (CCEAR). As a secondary goal, the participants sought to gain real world experience by applying techniques and concepts studied in security classes. A local insurance company tasked the CCEAR with assembling a team of students to conduct penetration testing (including social engineering exploits) against company personnel. The endeavor allowed the insurance company to obtain information that would assess the effectiveness of employee training with regard to preventing the divulgence of sensitive information. The team of students assembled organized, planned and executed all penetration testing. This academic opportunity allowed the students to build experience transacting the social engineering while laying the groundwork for future projects that will allow additional students to build and expand the process outlined in this study

UBRI Photometry of Globular Clusters in the Leo Group Galaxy NGC 3379

We present wide area UBRI photometry for globular clusters around the Leo group galaxy NGC 3379. Globular cluster candidates are selected from their B-band magnitudes and their (U-B)o vs (B-I)o colours. A colour-colour selection region was defined from photometry of the Milky Way and M31 globular cluster systems. We detect 133 globular cluster candidates which, supports previous claims of a low specific frequency for NGC 3379. The Milky Way and M31 reveal blue and red subpopulations, with (U-B)o and (B-I)o colours indicating mean metallicities similar to those expected based on previous spectroscopic work. The stellar population models of Maraston (2003) and Brocato etal (2000) are consistent with both subpopulations being old, and with metallicities of [Fe/H] \~ -1.5 and -0.6 for the blue and red subpopulations respectively. The models of Worthey (1994) do not reproduce the (U-B)o colours of the red (metal-rich) subpopulation for any modelled age. For NGC 3379 we detect a blue subpopulation with similar colours and presumably age/metallicity, to that of the Milky Way and M31 globular cluster systems. The red subpopulation is less well defined, perhaps due to increased photometric errors, but indicates a mean metallicity of [Fe/H] ~ -0.6.Comment: 12 pages, Latex, 10 figures, 1 table, submitted for publication in MNRAS, Fig. 11 available in source file or from [email protected]

Pengaruh Jus Buah Nanas (Ananas Comosus (L.) Merr.) Terhadap Profil Farmakokinetik Parasetamol Pada Tikus Putih Jantan (Rattus Norvegicus) Galur Wistar

Obat yang digunakan bersamaan dengan makanan atau minuman dapatmempengaruhi efek terapi obat tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahuipengaruh jus buah nanas (Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.) terhadap profil farmakokinetikparasetamol pada tikus putih jantan galur Wistar. Hewan uji dikelompokkan secara acakdibagi menjadi 3 kelompok. Kelompok I (parasetamol) diberikan parasetamol tunggaldosis 9 mg/200gBB peroral. Kelompok II (parasetamol dan jus nanas dosis 1) diberikanparasetamol dosis 9 mg/200gBB bersamaan dengan jus buah nanas dosis 2,7 g/200gBB.Kelompok III (parasetamol dan jus nanas dosis 2) diberikan parasetamol dosis 9mg/200gBB bersamaan dengan jus buah nanas dosis 5,4 g/200gBB. Cuplikan darahhewan uji diambil selama 9 jam pada vena lateralis ekor tikus. Penetapan kadarparasetamol pada plasma dilakukan dengan spektrofotometer UV. Parameterfarmakokinetik dihitung menggunakan metode regresi linear dan metode residualselanjutnya diuji secara statistik menggunakan One Way ANOVA dengan tingkatkepercayaan 95%. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian memperlihatkan bahwa kelompok II dankelompok III meningkatkan secara signifikan parameter Cpmaks, t, tab, tel, AUCdan menurunkan secara signifikan parameter ka, ke, dan CL. Kelompok III memberikanpengaruh yang paling kuat terhadap profil farmakokinetik parasetamol yaitu denganmenurunkan parameter absorbsi dan eliminasi serta meningkatkan parametermetabolisme parasetamol pada tikus

LOW-COST, HOLISTIC APPROACH TO ACTIVE LEARNING IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

ABSTRACT The curriculum of a program in information technolog

Changes in macroinvertebrate community structure provide evidence of neutral mine drainage impacts

Contamination of aquatic environments as a consequence of metal mining is an international issue. Most historic studies have considered the impact of acid mine drainage (pH < 6) on instream communities and comparatively little attention has been given to sites where drainage is typically circum-neutral (6 > pH < 8). Here, the impacts of historic mining activities on the benthic macroinvertebrate community of a circumneutral river in Central Wales are assessed. Biotic and diversity indices, widely used for biomonitoring purposes, indicate aquatic macroinvertebrate assemblages within the Afon Twymyn to be in a good condition, despite severe metal contamination of bed sediments and river water. However, Canonical Correspondence Analysis identifies differences in community structure between mining impacted and unimpacted reaches of the river associated with chalcophile (Zn, Pb, Cu, Cd) and common (Fe and Mn) metals. Stream pH was not a significant factor structuring the macroinvertebrate community. Widely utilised macroinvertebrate indices failed to identify impacts at the community level because they either seek to identify impacts of a specific contaminant or are dependent on a model community response to a given stress. The nature of metal mine discharges is temporally complex, having highly variable chemical signatures and as a result, care is advised when interpreting and modelling community impacts. The use of standard macroinvertebrate biotic and diversity indices in the context of the EU Water Framework Directive could lead to erroneous classifications of aquatic ecosystem health when used for bio-monitoring rivers affected by neutral mine drainage where other indicators are unavailable