Is There an App For That? Developing an Evaluation Rubric for Apps for Use with Adults with Special Needs

With the rise of mobile technology, there are now thousands of applications (apps) at our fingertips. Many apps could potentially enhance the lives of adults with special needs, but there lacks an evaluation tool and central repository of apps for this population. A tool that was developed for evaluation of apps by teachers for the classroom was adapted by the researchers for use in this population. The purpose of this study was to find apps that enhance the lives of adults with special needs and validate a tool for evaluation of their usefulness through a pilot study. Selected apps were evaluated using a tool adapted to address such issues as cost, benefits of use, ease of use, alteration, and application to the population. A pilot group of 10 parents, siblings, and caregivers of adults with special needs were recruited for this study. Those recruited reviewed predetermined apps and used the adapted evaluation tool to review the apps. Based on this process, recommendations were made for apps that were useful for adults with special needs and recommendations were made for continued development of the evaluation tool. Findings helped identify applications that adults with special needs can use to enhance their lives and assist families in finding and evaluating applications. An expanded study is being planned based on the results of this study. It is anticipated that this will result in adaptation of the tool and then retesting with a larger participant number. The goal is to publish the tool and the results for these apps as well as others on a public access website so that family and caregivers can use it to evaluate apps that are appropriate for use by their adults with special needs.University of Kansas School of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Honors Progra

Patient satisfaction for the adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic

The Adults with Down Syndrome Specialty Clinic (ADSSC) was established in 2008 to better meet the unique needs of adults with Down syndrome due to many concerns regarding the health care that patients with Down syndrome receive. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of care that the patients and families receive at this clinic and determine any additional resources that need to be incorporated into the patients’ care. A satisfaction survey was developed and mailed to all of the patients (N=75) and 24 responses were obtained. The Likert scale questions were analyzed using weighted calculations and the written narrative responses were reviewed. There were six categories that were analyzed which include: ease of getting care, waiting, provider, nursing staff, all other staff, and facility. Overall, the patients were satisfied with the care that they are receiving at the ADSSC. However, two main concerns for the patients were better location of the facility and better parking. Many of these adults face difficulty finding services that can meet their individual needs. As a result of this study we hope to provide more access to resources as well as high quality healthcare to this population.UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING HONORS PROGRAMSELF REPORTED HEALTH PROMOTION BEHAVIORS OF INDIVIDUALS WITH PSYCHIATRIC DISABILITIES IN A WEIGHT LOSS INTERVENTION Biethman, E Hamera, E PATIENT SATISFACTION FOR THE ADULTS WITH DOWN SYNDROME SPECIALTY CLINIC Bowman, S Peterson, M BUILDING STUDENT RESOURCES FOR THE KANSAS CENTER FOR NURSING SCHOLARSHIP & LEADERSHIP Feighny, M Teel, C EXPLORING BARRIERS TO EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING AMONG ADOLESCENT LATINA WOMEN Hansen, L L Wambach, K FAMILY CAREGIVER STRAIN AND RESIDENT DISTRESS IN THE DEMENTIA POPULATION OF NURSING HOME FACILITIES Harris, B Bott, M J COMPLEMENTARY THERAPY/CARE TO RELIEVE PEDIATRIC CANCER-THERAPY RELATED SYMPTOMS IN THAILAND Shanberg, R Williams, P D Piamjariyakul,

Is There an App for That? Developing an Evaluation Rubric for Apps for Use with Adults with Special Needs

Paper submitted to the University of Kansas School of Nursing in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Nursing Honors Program.Background: Societal need for technological support constantly evolves. Many mobile applications (apps) are now easily accessible, especially for the special needs population. Little literature exists discussing the usefulness, value, and evaluation of applications in this population. Apps have the potential to enhance the independent lives of adults with Down syndrome. One example is iDress which provides the user with the temperature and the clothing selection that is appropriate for that temperature. Purpose: The purpose was to identify apps that could enhance the lives of adults with Down syndrome. Methodology: Apps were chosen based on ease of use and applicability to the population. A tool was developed previously based on Harry Walker's evaluation rubric. The tool provides evaluations in application, feedback, adjustability, ease of use, cost and benefit. Each app was scored 1-4 and an average of each area calculated. Qualitative data were gathered from participants (adults with special needs and family members). Participants selected from a convenience sample, were required to be English speaking and capable of touch technology. Results/Conclusions: Through analysis of qualitative and quantitative data, conclusions were drawn that touch technology and the apps that use it, can be beneficial in the lives of adults with Down syndrome. Apps that were rated low were due to participants' inability to communicate and understand directions or physical inability to use touch technology. Adults that were able to participate in the study rated most apps useful and applicable to their daily lives, specifically iDress. Findings indicate that adjustments, based on participants verbal and education capabilities, are needed for apps to be fully effective in the target population. TheThe University of Kansas School of Nursing Bachelor of Science Nursing Honors Progra

Assessing and augmenting SCADA cyber security: a survey of techniques

SCADA systems monitor and control critical infrastructures of national importance such as power generation and distribution, water supply, transportation networks, and manufacturing facilities. The pervasiveness, miniaturisations and declining costs of internet connectivity have transformed these systems from strictly isolated to highly interconnected networks. The connectivity provides immense benefits such as reliability, scalability and remote connectivity, but at the same time exposes an otherwise isolated and secure system, to global cyber security threats. This inevitable transformation to highly connected systems thus necessitates effective security safeguards to be in place as any compromise or downtime of SCADA systems can have severe economic, safety and security ramifications. One way to ensure vital asset protection is to adopt a viewpoint similar to an attacker to determine weaknesses and loopholes in defences. Such mind sets help to identify and fix potential breaches before their exploitation. This paper surveys tools and techniques to uncover SCADA system vulnerabilities. A comprehensive review of the selected approaches is provided along with their applicability

The Journal of BSN Honors Research, Volume 5, Issue 1, Summer 2012

University of Kansas School of Nursing. Bachelor of Science in Nursing Honors ProgramExploration Of Health Care Needs Among Sudanese Refugee Women - Albin, J M, Domian, E. Is There An App For That? Developing An Evaluation Rubric For Apps For Use With Adults With Special Needs - Buckler, T, Peterson, M. The Relationship Between Nursing Characteristics And Pain Care Quality - Davis, E, Dunton, N. The Relationship Between Sleep And Night Eating On Weight Loss In Individuals With Severe Mental Illness - Huynh, Thu Nhi, Hamera, E. Examining Nurse Leader/Manager-Physician Communication Strategies: A Pilot Study - Jantzen, M, Ford, D J. Comparison Of Personal, Health And Family Characteristic Of Children With And Without Autism - Martin, A, Bott, M J. Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea And Postoperative Adverse Events - Nielsenshultz, Y, Smith, C, Bott, M, Schultz, M P, Cole, C. Challenges Associated With Partnering With Sudanese Refugee Women In Addressing Their Health Issues - Pauls, K L, Baird, M B. Complementary Therapy To Relieve Pediatric Cancer Therapy-Related Symptoms In The Usa - Slaven, A, Williams, P D

Asteroseismology and Interferometry

Asteroseismology provides us with a unique opportunity to improve our understanding of stellar structure and evolution. Recent developments, including the first systematic studies of solar-like pulsators, have boosted the impact of this field of research within Astrophysics and have led to a significant increase in the size of the research community. In the present paper we start by reviewing the basic observational and theoretical properties of classical and solar-like pulsators and present results from some of the most recent and outstanding studies of these stars. We centre our review on those classes of pulsators for which interferometric studies are expected to provide a significant input. We discuss current limitations to asteroseismic studies, including difficulties in mode identification and in the accurate determination of global parameters of pulsating stars, and, after a brief review of those aspects of interferometry that are most relevant in this context, anticipate how interferometric observations may contribute to overcome these limitations. Moreover, we present results of recent pilot studies of pulsating stars involving both asteroseismic and interferometric constraints and look into the future, summarizing ongoing efforts concerning the development of future instruments and satellite missions which are expected to have an impact in this field of research.Comment: Version as published in The Astronomy and Astrophysics Review, Volume 14, Issue 3-4, pp. 217-36

Depletion of Trypanosome CTR9 Leads to Gene Expression Defects

The Paf complex of Opisthokonts and plants contains at least five subunits: Paf1, Cdc73, Rtf1, Ctr9, and Leo1. Mutations in, or loss of Paf complex subunits have been shown to cause defects in histone modification, mRNA polyadenylation, and transcription by RNA polymerase I and RNA polymerase II. We here investigated trypanosome CTR9, which is essential for trypanosome survival. The results of tandem affinity purification suggested that trypanosome CTR9 associates with homologues of Leo1 and Cdc73; genes encoding homologues of Rtf1 and Paf1 were not found. RNAi targeting CTR9 resulted in at least ten-fold decreases in 131 essential mRNAs: they included several that are required for gene expression and its control, such as those encoding subunits of RNA polymerases, exoribonucleases that target mRNA, RNA helicases and RNA-binding proteins. Simultaneously, some genes from regions subject to chromatin silencing were derepressed, possibly as a secondary effect of the loss of two proteins that are required for silencing, ISWI and NLP1

Research and Design of a Routing Protocol in Large-Scale Wireless Sensor Networks

无线传感器网络，作为全球未来十大技术之一，集成了传感器技术、嵌入式计算技术、分布式信息处理和自组织网技术，可实时感知、采集、处理、传输网络分布区域内的各种信息数据，在军事国防、生物医疗、环境监测、抢险救灾、防恐反恐、危险区域远程控制等领域具有十分广阔的应用前景。 本文研究分析了无线传感器网络的已有路由协议，并针对大规模的无线传感器网络设计了一种树状路由协议，它根据节点地址信息来形成路由，从而简化了复杂繁冗的路由表查找和维护，节省了不必要的开销，提高了路由效率，实现了快速有效的数据传输。 为支持此路由协议本文提出了一种自适应动态地址分配算——ADAR（AdaptiveDynamicAddre...As one of the ten high technologies in the future, wireless sensor network, which is the integration of micro-sensors, embedded computing, modern network and Ad Hoc technologies, can apperceive, collect, process and transmit various information data within the region. It can be used in military defense, biomedical, environmental monitoring, disaster relief, counter-terrorism, remote control of haz...学位：工学硕士院系专业：信息科学与技术学院通信工程系_通信与信息系统学号：2332007115216