Exploring demographic and lifestyle associations with patient experience following telephone triage by a primary care doctor or nurse:secondary analyses from a cluster randomised controlled trial

The ESTEEM trial was a cluster randomised controlled trial that compared two telephone triage management systems (general practitioner (GP) or a nurse supported by computer decision support software) with usual care, in response to a request for same-day consultation in general practice

An assessment of public chapter 1101: implementation in Blount county, Tennessee

This thesis assesses the mandated growth management legislation of Tennessee, Public Chapter 1101, and its implementation in Blount County. The actual legislation was reviewed in order to determine both the mandates and objectives included within the document. Blount County was then reviewed and observed as a case study, in order to gather information on the plan of action being taken by the county and its municipalities. The information gathered from Blount County was then compared to the objectives and mandates of the legislation in order to determine whether or not Blount County meet the mandates of the legislation and achieved the objectives. The thesis concludes with recommendations and key things learned from the implementation of Public Chapter 1101 in a real world situation

A study of the effect of the father's absence upon family life during a boy's early years.

Thesis (M.S.)--Boston Universit

(A) history of the sonnet, with special reference to England and America

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston University, 1931. This item was digitized by the Internet Archive

Reducing Uncertainty: A Student Perspective on an Introductory Communication Course

This assessment examines the Cal Poly Communication Studies (COMS) Department’s organizational needs and obstacles to effectively educating students in the major. We also propose a research question and method in order to provide the COMS department with insight into their organizational needs. Specifically, we have identified issues in overall educational effectiveness in correspondence with the needs and perspectives of their students. We will look into this issue through interviews, surveying, and analyzing the current COMS curriculum

Finite element based electric motor design optimization

The purpose of this effort was to develop a finite element code for the analysis and design of permanent magnet electric motors. These motors would drive electromechanical actuators in advanced rocket engines. The actuators would control fuel valves and thrust vector control systems. Refurbishing the hydraulic systems of the Space Shuttle after each flight is costly and time consuming. Electromechanical actuators could replace hydraulics, improve system reliability, and reduce down time

Dice Questions Answered

Superstitious discussion of fair and unfair dice has pervaded the tabletop gaming industry since its inception. Many of these are not based on any quantitative data or studies. Consequently, misconceptions have been spread widely. One dice float test video on Youtube currently has 925,000 views (Fisher, 2015a). To combat the flood of misconceptions we investigated the following questions: 1) Are dice cursed? 2) Are D20s (20-sided dice) less fair than D6s (6-sided dice)? 3) Do float tests tell anything about the fairness of dice? 4) Are some dice systems inherently fairer than others? 5) Are density differences or dimensions more critical to dice fairness? 6) What is the best way to test your dice for fairness? 7) How many rolls are needed to detect unfair dice? 8) Are metal dice fairer than plastic dice? Based on tens of thousands of physical dice rolls, billions of simulated dice rolls, and analysis our answer to these questions are as follows. 1) Probably plastic dice are cursed. 2) Yes, D6s are fairer than D20s. 3) Float tests tell you nothing about which side of a die will come up more often. 4) Yes, some dice systems are fairer. 5) Usually dimensions are more important except for large, off-center bubbles. 6) The running chi square goodness of fit test is the best way to test dice that we found. 7) 100 rolls are not enough except possible for loaded dice. 8) Our preliminary conclusion based on limited tests is that metal dice are not fairer than plastic dice