An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Determine Overwintering Habits of American Robins and Eastern Bluebirds

American Robins (Turdus migratorius) and Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) are two species of migratory thrushes that breed in Northwest Indiana but historically are uncommonly present during the winter season (November 1 - March 1). These trends have changed recently, and both species are seen more abundantly during the winter. Recently invaded non-native fruiting plants continue to provide nutrients for the birds throughout the winter and may contribute to the increased avian populations during that time. To measure the effect these food sources contribute to thrush wintering habits, we created an agent-based computer model to simulate the birds\u27 movement in Northwest Indiana along with their food consumption over the course of the winter season. The model incorporates availability of food sources, foraging and roosting behavior, bio-energetics, and starvation, with parameter values informed by the literature. Ultimately, this model will yield a carrying capacity that could explain changes in the birds\u27 migratory patterns

Primal and Shadow functions, Dual and Dual-Shadow functions for a circular crack and a circular 90 degree V-notch with Neumann boundary conditions

This report presents explicit analytical expressions for the primal, primal shadows, dual and dual shadows functions for the Laplace equation in the vicinity of a circular singular edge with Neumann boundary conditions on the faces that intersect at the singular edge. Two configurations are investigated: a penny-shaped crack and a 90^o V-notch

Pharmacoeconomic impact of patient-centric oncology service model

Kasey Rubin PharmD. Samuel Jacobson PharmD. BCOP, Shannon Buxell PharmD. Providence Health & Services, Portland Oregon Pharmacoeconomic impact of patient-centric oncology service model Providence Health & Services recently embedded ambulatory oncology pharmacists into the ambulatory oncology clinic setting. The overall purpose of this retrospective study is to quantify the financial benefits of ambulatory oncology pharmacists as well as quantify patient-centric factors through utilization of an onsite specialty pharmacy. This study was submitted and approved by Institutional Review Board. Electronic health records of patients who visited the ambulatory oncology clinic will be retrospectively reviewed over two time periods: 12 months preceding integration of a pharmacist and 12 months post integration of a pharmacist on the ambulatory oncology team at Providence Portland Medical Center (PPMC). Each group will consist of 250 patients. The following patient data will be collected: Patient MRN, Patient visit encounter (if multiple visits), sex, ICD10 code for diagnosis, number of prescriptions/dispense report, cost of medication, financial revenue, nausea scores, pain scores, and number of Interventions completed by pharmacists. These endpoints will be assessed and an estimated dollar amount will be attached to each non-monetary service provided by pharmacists. Epic projects an equivalent dollar amount per each intervention completed by a pharmacists. This projected dollar amount will be utilized to quantify the benefits of a pharmacist and will be considered as cost-savings. Number of prescriptions/dispense report and cost data will be provided by Providence specialty pharmacy, Credena. Credena utilizes Epic and CPR+. The primary investigator will not access to CPR+ and will defer to secondary investigators to collect prescription data. Preliminary pharmacoeconomic data will be presented. Clinical results from the addition of the pharmacists show an initial review of the oral antineoplastic in 70% and 86% of patients in sites #1 and #2, respectively. Follow-up calls were made to 55% and 85% of patients in sites #1 and #2, respectively. Patients getting their prescriptions through Credena are continually counseled by Credena specialty pharmacists. Pharmacists reviewing medications reviewed drug-drug interactions, with the true number of interventions not able to be calculated. In conclusion, pharmacists have added both financial and patient centered benefits after integration with the care team.https://digitalcommons.psjhealth.org/pharmacy_PGY1/1008/thumbnail.jp

An Agent-Based Modeling Approach to Determine Winter Survival Rates of American Robins and Eastern Bluebirds

American Robins (Turdus migratorius) and Eastern Bluebirds (Sialia sialis) are two species of migratory thrushes that breed in Northwest Indiana but historically are uncommon during the winter season. These trends have changed recently, and both species are seen more abundantly during the winter. Recently invaded non-native fruiting plants continue to provide nutrients for the birds throughout the winter and may contribute to the increased avian populations during that time. To measure the effect these food sources contribute to thrush wintering habits, we created an agent-based computer model to simulate the birds\u27 movement in Northwest Indiana along with their food consumption over the course of the winter season. The model incorporates availability of food sources, foraging and roosting behavior, bio-energetics, and starvation, with parameter values informed by the literature. We obtained simulated winter survival rates of the birds that could begin to explain the changes in the birds\u27 migratory patterns

Equivalent efficiency of a simulated photon-number detector

Homodyne detection is considered as a way to improve the efficiency of communication near the single-photon level. The current lack of commercially available {\it infrared} photon-number detectors significantly reduces the mutual information accessible in such a communication channel. We consider simulating direct detection via homodyne detection. We find that our particular simulated direct detection strategy could provide limited improvement in the classical information transfer. However, we argue that homodyne detectors (and a polynomial number of linear optical elements) cannot simulate photocounters arbitrarily well, since otherwise the exponential gap between quantum and classical computers would vanish.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure

Extracting generalized edge flux intensity functions with the quasidual function method along circular 3-D edges

International audienceExplicit asymptotic series describing solutions to the Laplace equation in the vicinity of a circular edge in a three-dimensional domain was recently provided in Yosibash et al, Int. Jour. Fracture, 168 (2011), pp. 31-52. Utilizing it, we extend the quasidual function method (QDFM) for extracting the generalized edge flux intensity functions (GEFIFs) along circular singular edges in the cases of axisymmetric and non-axisymmetric data. This accurate and efficient method provides a functional approximation of the GEFIFs along the circular edge whose order is adaptively increased so to approximate the exact GEFIFs. It is implemented as a post-solution operation in conjunction with the p-version of the finite element method. The mathematical analysis of the QDFM is provided, followed by numerical investigations, demonstrating the efficiency, robustness and high accuracy of the proposed quasi-dual function method. The mathematical machinery developed in the framework of the Laplace operator is important to realize its possible extension for the elasticity system

Circular edge singularities for the Laplace equation and the elasticity system in 3-D domains

International audienceAsymptotics of solutions to the Laplace equation with Neumann or Dirichlet conditions in the vicinity of a circular singular edge in a three-dimensional domain are derived and provided in an explicit form. These asymptotic solutions are represented by a family of eigen-functions with their shadows, and the associated edge flux intensity functions (EFIFs), which are functions along the circular edge. We provide explicit formulas for a penny-shaped crack for an axisymmetric case as well as a case in which the loading is non-axisymmetric. Explicit formulas for other singular circular edges such as a circumferential crack and an external crack are also derived. The mathematical machinery developed in the framework of the Laplace operator is extended to derive the asymptotic solution (three-component displacement vector) for the elasticity system in the vicinity of a circular edge in a three-dimensional domain. As a particular case we present explicitly the series expansion for a traction free or clamped penny-shaped crack in an axisymmetric or a non-axisymmetric situation. The precise representation of the asymptotic series is required for constructing benchmark problems with analytical solutions against which numerical methods can be assessed, and to develop new extraction techniques for the edge flux/intensity functions which are of practical engineering importance in predicting crack propagation. <br

Embracing social media in sport management education: perspectives for its use in the classroom

The rise of social media has reshaped today's society by affectinghow people communicate and build social relationships.The sports industry has not been indifferent to these shifts and embraced these communication tools.Indeed, social media is an essential management element in the day-to-day routine of sports managers. Furthermore, athletes, coaches, clubs, professional leagues, federations, and other sport actors have also adopted the use of social media. Therefore, owing to the increasing prevalence and growing role of social media in the sports industry, the mastery of digital skills related to the useof social media is one of the aspects that is most sought after by employers. In fact, the COVID-19 pandemic has recently boosted these demands as well as having further accelerated the process of digitalization of the sport sector. Furthermore, owing to restrictions on citizens' mobility, the pandemic has also pushed distance learning methods (where social media serve as facilitators) to take on a more prominent role in the educational context. Nevertheless, there is a lack of comprehensive studies addressing the effectof these tools in the scope of sport management education; in addition, there are few studies that provideguidelines for teachers to incorporate social media into the different areas of the teaching-learning process. Thus, this article focuses on the inclusion that social media have in sport management studies and also presents a proposal for the classification and possible application of social media which, owing to their characteristics and educational/labor potential, are considered suitable for introducing them into sport management courses. Furthermore, this studyaims to encourage the sport management teaching community to introduce social media into the dynamics of their courses, given their pedagogical value, and the positive effectthey have on student education