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Toward a Definition of Nurse-Managed Centers
The purpose of this study was to gain consensus on a definition of Nurse-Managed Centers. To accomplish this task, Delphi survey methods were used with the participants of the Second Biennial Conference on Nurse-Managed Centers. Delphi methods entail obtaining autonomous consensus from experts through rounds of questionnaires and feedback of results. A questionnaire was developed that included 22 items obtained from the literature, past conferences, and the expertise of the authors. An additional 6 items were suggested by the conferees. Of the 168 conferees, 148 participated in the first round, 147 in the second, and 133 in the third. Fifty-three percent of the respondents were educators, 22% administrators, and 11% clinicians. More than 75% of the respondents were masters prepared. After the third round, the highest-ranked items indicated that NMCs should provide direct access for clients to professional nursing, be part of a strong referral network, base services on client participation, and provide holistic treatment. A definition was formulated and associations between ranked items and selected demographic characteristics were analyzed
Least-Squares Approximation by Elements from Matrix Orbits Achieved by Gradient Flows on Compact Lie Groups
Let denote the orbit of a complex or real matrix under a certain
equivalence relation such as unitary similarity, unitary equivalence, unitary
congruences etc. Efficient gradient-flow algorithms are constructed to
determine the best approximation of a given matrix by the sum of matrices
in in the sense of finding the Euclidean least-squares
distance
Connections of the results to different pure and applied areas are discussed
Optimal control of a qubit coupled to a non-Markovian environment
A central challenge for implementing quantum computing in the solid state is
decoupling the qubits from the intrinsic noise of the material. We investigate
the implementation of quantum gates for a paradigmatic, non-Markovian model: A
single qubit coupled to a two-level system that is exposed to a heat bath. We
systematically search for optimal pulses using a generalization of the novel
open systems Gradient Ascent Pulse Engineering (GRAPE) algorithm. We show and
explain that next to the known optimal bias point of this model, there are
optimal shapes which refocus unwanted terms in the Hamiltonian. We study the
limitations of controls set by the decoherence properties. This can lead to a
significant improvement of quantum operations in hostile environments.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figures, improved pulse shape
Infrared spectroscopic study of phonons coupled to charge excitations in FeSi
From an investigation of the optical conductivity of FeSi single crystals
using FTIR spectroscopy in the frequency range from 30 to 20000 wavenumbers we
conclude that the transverse effective charge of the Fe and Si ions is
approximately 4e. Of the five optical phonons which are allowed by symmetry we
observe only four, three of which have a Fano line shape presumably resulting
from an interaction of these modes with the electronic continuum. We show that
the large oscillator strength of the phonons results from a relatively weak
coupling (lambda of the order of 0.1) of the lattice degrees of freedom to an
electronic resonance above the semiconductor gap, which is also responsible for
the large electronic polarizability of the medium.Comment: Revtex, 10 pages, 2 postscript pictures, to be published in Phys.
Rev. B Rapid Comm
Conversion efficiency and luminosity for gamma-proton colliders based on the LHC-CLIC or LHC-ILC QCD Explorer scheme
Gamma-proton collisions allow unprecedented investigations of the low x and
high regions in quantum chromodynamics. In this paper, we investigate
the luminosity for "ILC"LHC ( TeV) and
"CLIC"LHC ( TeV) based colliders. Also
we determine the laser properties required for high conversion efficiency.Comment: 16, 6 figure
The Impacts of Preservice Action Research in a Rural Teaching Residency
Preliminary data was collected as part of the program assessment of a yearlong teaching residency program in rural California where preservice teachers conducted action research as the culminating activity for a Masters degree. Focus groups and survey data from program graduates were analyzed and compared to findings from the research literature. Themes from the data indicate that the residency program prepared graduates to feel confident about their ability to reflect on their teaching and to collaborate with other professionals. Graduates report that having conducted action research in their preservice program had many benefits to their experiences as a teacher of record, including analyzing data, sharing their knowledge with others, and to ask for assistance when needed. Challenges of conducting action research during a preservice program were also cited by a few participants
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