Exploring and Evaluating Interprofessional Training: A Brief Overview

This paper provides a general overview of an upcoming evaluation plan with JCIPE that began this fall. This plan was constructed primarily because although numerous training institutions have constructed and implemented various courses and programs designed to provide students with extensive learning opportunities steeped in interprofessional education (IPE)1-3, projects employing longitudinal and/or mixed-methods approaches to understanding the multi-faceted barriers to and facilitators of IPE within health professions training have been quite limited. Similarly, few evaluation plans have attempted to unearth if and how students are exposed to interprofessional values outside of IPE-specific programs or how these team-based values may translate to students’ later professional practice

Influence of the Surface Layer when the CMT Process Is Used for Welding Steel Sheets Treated by Nitrooxidation

Nitrooxidation is a non-conventional surface treatment method that can provide significantly improved mechanical properties as well as corrosion resistance. However, the surface layer is a major problem during the welding process, and welding specialists face many problems regarding the weldability of steel sheets. This paper deals with the properties of a nitrooxidized surface layer, and evaluates ways of welding steel sheets treated by nitrooxidation using a Cold Metal Transfer (CMT) process. The limited heat input and the controlled metal transfer, which are considered as the main advantage of the CMT process, have a negative impact on weld joint quality. An excessive amount of porosity is observed,probably due to the high content of nitrogen and oxygen in the surface layer of the material and the fast cooling rate of the weld pool

Adhesive Bonding of Aluminium Alloy A5754 by Epoxy Resins

Joining thin sheets of aluminium and its alloys is a promising area in the field of joining materials. Nowadays, joining methods that do not melt the material itself are increasingly being utilised. This paper deals with adhesive bonding of aluminium alloy A5754 by two-component epoxy resins. Theresults show that joints bonded by Hysol 9466 have appropriate mechanical properties, but that joints bonded by Hysol 9492 have better thermal stability

Weld joints fatigue properties of thin carbon steel sheet treated by nitrooxidation

Nisko ugljični čelik DC 01 (EN 10130-91) obrađen postupkom nitrooksidacije značajno je povećao mehanička svojstva kao i otpornost na atmosfersku koroziju. To je povećanje nastalo zbog postojanja površinskih nitridnih i oksidnih slojeva. Do sada su predlagani odgovarajući postupci zavarivanja za tako obrađivane čelične limove, od kojih se zavarivanje čvrstog tijela laserskim snopom (solid-state laser beam welding) smatralo najpogodnijim. Cilj je ovoga rada bio odrediti zamorna svojstva laserom zavarenih spojeva materijala obrađenog nitrooksidacijom. Provedena je i fraktografska analiza. Ispitivanja na zamor su se provodila kod opterećenja pri savijanju s frekvencijom od 20 kHz i sinusoidalnim simetričnim ciklusom. Rezultati su dokazali da se postupkom nitrooksidacije značajno poboljšavaju zamorna svojstva zavarenih spojeva.Low carbon steel DC 01 (EN 10130-91) treated by the process of nitrooxidation significantly increased its mechanical properties as well as the resistance to atmospheric corrosion. The high increase was due to the presence of the surface nitridic and oxidic layers. Previous outcomes dealt with suggesting a suitable welding method for steel sheets treated in this way, the solid-state laser beam welding being marked as the most suitable. The aim of this paper was to determine the fatigue properties of laser beam welded joints of material treated by nitrooxidation. The fractographic analysis was carried out as well. The fatigue tests were carried out under bending load with frequency of 20 kHz and sinusoidal symmetric cycle. The results proved that the process of nitrooxidation had a great positive effect on the weld joints ultimate fatigue properties

Extrinsic and Intrinsic Elements that may Impact Students’ Perceptions of and Willingness to Internalize Interprofessional Education Program Goals

ABSTRACT An increasing number of health profession education institutions are constructing and implementing Interprofessional Education (IPE) programs. Various evaluative efforts are therefore underway to explore students’ perceptions of these programs, nuances of the interdisciplinary interactions within programs, and the potential long-term impact of these programs on students’ mentality towards team-based, collaborative care. This study, however, examines how elements specific to and outside of an IPE program may impact students’ perceptions of the program and their willingness to engage with prominent aims and goals of IPE. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with 16 students from varying disciplines at the end of years one and two of a 2-year IPE program. Data were analyzed utilizing a multi-step inductive and deductive process to identity consistent patterns in students’ perceptions of and attitudes toward the program from year one to year two. The data show that although students felt they understood the value and importance of interprofessionality and team-based care, there were elements that were intrinsic (assignments, time constraints, level of accountability) and extrinsic (anticipatory socialization, lack of professional identity) to the IPE program that impacted their perceptions of the program, and that these perceptions, in turn, affected their level of commitment to the program. Further examination of these factors suggests that students struggled specifically with how their program negotiated: a.) fostering understanding of each specific discipline/profession as well as advocating for team-based care, and b.) the informal vs formal nature of the program. The findings of this study shed a valuable new light on how elements related to an IPE program’s structure and implementation as well as factors outside of the program may affect and influence the acculturation of person-centered team-based care. Contact: Barret Michalec Dept. of Sociology University of Delaware Newark, DE (19716), USA [email protected]

Preliminary measurements of lumbar spine kinematics and stiffness

The purpose of the presented study was the experimental measurement of lumbar spine stiffness and its range of motion. The dependence of torsion moment of lumbar spine segment on deflection of flexion, extension and torsion was observed during experiments. Stiffness of spine segment was determined from measured data. Human lumbar spine was used for verification of the experimental technique. The sample consisted of one lumbar vertebrae composed by five vertebral bodies and four intervertebral discs. All muscles were removed, however all ligaments were preserved. Experiments were ca rried out on the test system MTS 858.2 MiniBionix, where loading by axial force and torsion moment is possible at the same time. Special Modular Bionix Spine Test Fixator, attached to the test system was used for the measurements. Loading was controlled kinematically (gradual turning) by keeping the axial force equal zero. Measurement was timedependent. The results of these experiments are going to be used as input data for creating a model of artificial lumbar spine and new type of artificial disc replacement

Charmonium and open charm production in nuclear collisions at SPS/FAIR energies and the possible influence of a hot hadronic medium

We provide predictions for charmonium and open charm production in nuclear collisions at SPS/FAIR energies within the framework of the statistical hadronization model. The increasing importance at lower energies of Lambda_c production is demonstrated and provides a challenge for future experiments. We also demonstrate that, because of the large charm quark mass and the different timescales for charm quark and charmed hadron production, possible modifications of charmed hadrons in the hot hadronic medium do not lead to measurable changes in cross sections for D-meson production. A possible influence of medium effects can be seen, however, in yields of charmonium. These effects are visible at all energies and results are presented for the energy range between charm threshold and RHIC energy.Comment: 12 pages, 4 figures; v2: slightly revised text and updated calculations; v3: slightly enhanced discussion, one more ref.; data file with calculations will be available at http://www-linux.gsi.de/~andronic/physics/charm