216 research outputs found
Interwoven Care: Creating opportunities for richer conversations between case managers and patients
Master of Design in Integrative DesignUniversity of Michiganhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/136864/1/ABidkar_2017_MDes-Thesis.pd
Exploring Leadership Styles In Hotel Management: A Comprehensive Analysis
This research paper delves into the diverse leadership styles adopted by hotel managers and their impact on organizational success. By synthesizing existing literature and conducting interviews with industry professionals, we aim to provide a comprehensive understanding of the leadership landscape in the hotel management sector. This study conducts a comprehensive analysis of leadership styles in the context of hotel management, aiming to shed light on the diverse approaches utilized by leaders within this dynamic sector. Effective leadership is crucial in the hospitality industry, where service excellence and guest satisfaction are paramount. However, the nuances of leadership within hotel management have received limited attention in existing literature. Drawing on a combination of theoretical frameworks, empirical research, and industry insights, this research explores the manifestations and impacts of different leadership styles in hotel environments. Through qualitative and quantitative methods, including surveys, interviews, and case analyses, the study captures the multifaceted nature of leadership practices prevalent in the hotel industry. Key objectives include identifying prevalent leadership styles, understanding their effectiveness and challenges, analyzing their impact on organizational outcomes and employee dynamics, and offering recommendations for enhancing leadership effectiveness within hotel management contexts. The study engages with both leaders and employees to gain holistic perspectives on leadership dynamics and their implications. By filling a critical gap in the literature and providing actionable insights, this research aims to empower hoteliers, managers, and industry stakeholders to optimize leadership practices, foster organizational resilience, and drive sustainable growth within the hospitality sector. The findings contribute to advancing both theoretical understanding and practical application of leadership in hotel management
Nonlinear Aerodynamic Damping of Sharp-Edged Beams at Low Keulegan-Carpenter Numbers
Slender sharp-edged flexible beams such as flapping wings of micro air vehicles (MAVs), piezoelectric fans and insect wings typically oscillate at moderate-to-high values of non-dimensional frequency parameter β with amplitudes as large as their widths resulting in Keulegan–Carpenter (KC) numbers of order one. Their oscillations give rise to aerodynamic damping forces which vary nonlinearly with the oscillation amplitude and frequency; in contrast, at infinitesimal KC numbers the fluid damping coefficient is independent of the oscillation amplitude. In this article, we present experimental results to demonstrate the phenomenon of nonlinear aerodynamic damping in slender sharp-edged beams oscillating in surrounding fluid with amplitudes comparable to their widths. Furthermore, we develop a general theory to predict the amplitude and frequency dependence of aerodynamic damping of these beams by coupling the structural motions to an inviscid incompressible fluid. The fluid–structure interaction model developed here accounts for separation of flow and vortex shedding at sharp edges of the beam, and studies vortex-shedding-induced aerodynamic damping in slender sharp-edged beams for different values of the KC number and the frequency parameter β. The predictions of the theoretical model agree well with the experimental results obtained after performing experiments with piezoelectric fans under vacuum and ambient conditions
Coded Aperture and Compton Imaging for the Development of Ac-based Radiopharmaceuticals
Targeted alpha-particle therapy (TAT) has great promise as a cancer
treatment. Arguably the most promising TAT radionuclide that has been proposed
is Ac. The development of Ac-based radiopharmaceuticals has
been hampered due to the lack of effective means to study the daughter
redistribution of these agents in small animals at the preclinical stage. The
ability to directly image the daughters, namely Fr and Bi, via
their gamma-ray emissions would be a boon for preclinical studies. That said,
conventional medical imaging modalities, including single photon emission
computed tomography (SPECT) based on pinhole collimation, cannot be employed
due to sensitivity limitations. As an alternative, we propose the use of both
coded aperture and Compton imaging with the former modality suited to the
218-keV gamma-ray emission of Fr and the latter suited to the 440-keV
gamma-ray emission of Bi. This work includes coded aperture images of
Fr and Compton images of Bi in tumor-bearing mice injected with
Ac-based radiopharmaceuticals. These results are the first
demonstration of visualizing and quantifying the Ac daughters in small
animals via coded aperture and Compton imaging and serve as a stepping stone
for future radiopharmaceutical studies
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