77 research outputs found

    The Impact of Training and Technology on the Future of Aviation

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    The comprehensive exam proposal is intended to address the core competency requirements for the degree of Master of Aeronautical Science. In addition, the proposal will address the competency requirements for the Aviation Education Specialization. In partial fulfillment of these requirements, the proposal will examine human factors as they pertain specifically to the arena of unmanned flight, the impact computer based training and web based training advances have and will continue to have on the aviation community, the technological, social, environmental, and political aspects of the air cargo industry as they pertain to the industry’s survival, the ability of Next Generation (NextGen) air traffic control technologies to navigate the advances in the aviation community and finally the ability of crew resource management to adapt and thrive in the ever advancing world of aviation technologies. The examination of these issues in aviation will be conducted utilizing a mixed-methodology. Qualitative and quantitative data will be analyzed ex-post facto for triangulation which will lead to the validity of conclusions

    Observed Changes in Risk during Naturopathic Treatment of Hypertension

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    Few outcome assessments are published from complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) practices. We aimed to describe patient and practice characteristics of ND care for hypertension (HTN), quantify changes in blood pressure (BP), and evaluate the proportion achieving control of HTN during care. A retrospective, observational study of ND practice in HTN was performed in an outpatient clinic in WA State. Eighty-five charts were abstracted for the final analysis. At initiation of care, the mean patient age was 61 years, with 51% having stage 2 HTN, despite common use of anti-hypertensive medications (47%). Patients with both stage 1 and stage 2 HTN appeared to improve during care, with stage 2 patients achieving mean reductions of −26 mmHg (P < .0001) and −11 mmHg (P < .0001) in systolic BP (SBP) and diastolic BP (DBP), respectively. The proportion of patients achieving control (<140/90 mmHg) in both SBP and DBP was increased significantly from 14 to 44% (P < .033), although the statistical significance was not maintained upon correction for multiple comparisons. BP appears to improve during ND care for HTN, in a high-risk population. Randomized trials are warranted

    Das VerhÀltnis zwischen Hochschule und Wissenschaft in Deutschland

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    Dieser Beitrag rekonstruiert den Einfluss der Hochschulentwicklung und der wissen–schaftlichen KapazitĂ€tsbildung auf die wissenschaftliche Wissensproduktion in Deutschland, einem der weltweit stĂ€rksten Produzenten wissen­schaftlichen Wissen seit 1900. Folgende Forschungsfragen sollen beantwortet werden: Wie haben institutionalisierte Strukturen, und darin verschiedene Organisationsformen, die langfristige Entwicklung wissenschaftlicher ProduktivitĂ€t beeinflusst und verĂ€ndert? In welchen organisationalen Netzwerken entwickelt sich aktuell die Wissenschaft weiter? Die AnnĂ€herung an den Forschungsgegenstand erfolgt auf der Makroebene anhand von Indikatoren zur Erfassung der globalen Expansion, Kooperation und Produktion der Wissenschaft. Vor dem Hintergrund dieses Untersuchungsrahmens wird dann auf der Mesoebene das Zusammenspiel von Organisationsformen in Deutschland mittels netzwerkanalytischer Verfahren betrachtet. Ziel des Beitrags ist, die Orte und institutionellen Settings wissenschaftlicher Produktion zu identifizieren und anhand ihrer Aufgaben und Ziele voneinander abzugrenzen sowie ihre Beziehungen zuein­ander herauszuarbeiten. Als theoretische Basis werden neo-institutionalistische AnsĂ€tze zur Untersuchung und ErklĂ€rung der Expansion des Hochschulwesens und der Wissenschaft und zur Analyse von organisationalen Netzwerken herangezogen. Grundlage der empirischen Analyse bilden Publikationen in peer-reviewed Zeitschriften als Kennzeichen wissenschaftlicher Produktion
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