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A Study of Conformal Metasurfaces on Passive Beam Steering for Arrays
Get PDFBeam-steering has drawn significant interest due to the expansion of network capacity. However, a traditional beam steering system involves active phase shifters and controlling networks which can be complex. This work proposes a passive conformal metasurface design on beam steering. The phase shifting is achieved by changing the curvature of a conformal metasurface. In addition, three conformal prototypes were fabricated and tested using different techniques such as 3D printing. The simulations and test results indicate up to 20? of beam shifting. This study can be extended to higher frequency bands for lower power consumption beam steering systems
Assessment of Health Literacy and Preferred Learning Style of Patients in a Rural North Dakota Primary Care Clinic
Get PDFIndividuals with low health literacy face many difficulties within the healthcare system, including seeking medical care in inappropriate places, foregoing appointments and preventative health screenings, and misunderstanding self-care instructions. This leads to more hospitalizations, increased healthcare expenses, and use of healthcare resources. Low health literacy is especially significant in rural populations, where there are additional barriers to healthcare such as geography, distance, weather, inadequate financial resources and lower socioeconomic status, and lack of primary care and specialty providers. Furthermore, providers often do not consider patients? preferred learning styles, which may be significant for those who have difficulty understanding instructions. Patient education may be more effective if teaching strategies are individualized to each patient.
The purpose of this project was to assess the health literacy and preferred learning style of patients at a primary care clinic in rural North Dakota and educate healthcare providers in the respective clinic on health literacy and teaching methods, which has the potential to enhance patient education and learning. The implementation of this practice improvement project included assessing patients? health literacy levels and preferred learning styles and an educational session for rural healthcare providers. Health literacy levels and preferred learning styles were tested using the Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine (REALM) and Visual, Auditory, Reading/Writing, and Kinesthetic (VARK) tools, respectively. The education session utilized a presentation to discuss health literacy in rural populations and the importance of assessing health literacy and learning style. A pre- and post-test and follow-up survey assessed providers? knowledge of the importance of testing health literacy and preferred learning style, available tools, and their intent to utilize these tools in practice.
The results of the project indicate there continues to be gaps in knowledge related to risk factors of low health literacy, tools available to measure health literacy and learning styles, and consistent utilization of health literacy and learning style information when educating patients. The project was successful in raising awareness of the problem of low health literacy in rural populations but reflects the need for healthcare facilities to provide education for their healthcare team on these topics
?I Am a Priest?: The Construction and Adaptability of Identity in the Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
Get PDFThe following paper investigates the construction and adaptability of identity, especially in regard to gender, religion, and culture in Louise Erdrich?s novel The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse. The goal of this paper is to explore how a broader understanding of one aspect of identity, can lead to a more complex understanding of other aspects of identity. This work performs textual analysis to examine how the character Agnes/Father Damien?s gender and their religious persona are constructed in the novel as they blend their religious beliefs and their masculinity/femininity as well as how this causes them to exist in an in-between state where they are both man/woman and Catholic/Ojibwe in their spiritual beliefs. Secondary research is used to give context about gender, religion, culture, and identity, as well as how those aspects relate specifically to The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse
Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis of Traffic Forecasting: A Case Study
Get PDFRaj Bridgelall is the program director for the Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute (UGPTI) Center for Surface Mobility Applications & Real-time Simulation environments (SMARTSeSM).Transportation planning has historically relied on statistical models to analyze travel patterns across space and time. Recently, an urgency has developed in the United States to address outdated policies and approaches to infrastructure planning, design, and construction. Policymakers at the federal, state, and local levels are expressing greater interest in promoting and funding sustainable transportation infrastructure systems to reduce the damaging effects of pollutive emissions. Consequently, there is a growing trend of local agencies transitioning away from the traditional level-of-service measures to vehicle miles of travel (VMT) measures. However, planners are finding it difficult to leverage their investments in their regional travel demand network models and datasets in the transition. This paper evaluates the applicability of VMT forecasting and impact assessment using the current travel demand model for Dane County, Wisconsin. The main finding is that exploratory spatial data analysis of the derived data uncovered statistically significant spatial relationships and interactions that planners cannot sufficiently visualize using other methods. Planners can apply these techniques to identify places where focused VMT remediation measures for sustainable networks and environments can be most cost-effective.https://www.ugpti.org/about/staff/viewbio.php?id=7
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Music Recommendations Using Cosine Similarities of Various Combined Feature Sets Consisting of Metadata and User Generated Tags
Get PDFThis paper aims to compare and evaluate the methods for recommending songs using metadata, user generated tags, metadata and tags, and metadata and top five tags. Recommendations are calculated using cosine similarities with relevant exceptions (artist filtering, tag filtering, year to decade conversion) investigated
Research Upon Airline Passenger Experience
No full textAviation has a rich and long history. The
industry has evolved increasingly over the year to
accommodate technological advancement. However, along
the way, the human part of it has been removed from
the conversation. Aviation is one of the most important
pieces in today?s society and economy, but at the
same time it should be designed with human interaction
in mind and not otherwise. Valuing human presence and
adapting for the future. This research document leverage
today?s technology and software to analyze one
of the top airport in the world. From there, one can
be evaluate kinks within the system. The data collected
in this can be used to inform design choices
later on the road. Design choices need to accommodate
code and standards while putting human value first
and foremost. Respecting and integrating nature and
surrounding environmental resources to help reduce
its carbon footprint and solving urban issues. Create
what architecture means to do in the beginning.
Create the physical environment in which people and
cultures live
The Circle of Life: The Role of Architecture in the Embodiment of Grief
Get PDFIf it is true that we understand ourselves through the other, is it possible that a piece of ourselves is therefore within the other? How has distancing ourselves from the death of others impacted the understanding of the self?
Once an essential part of the public realm, death has been increasingly reduced to an efficient process in our modern economic lives. With it has faded away our participation in the symbolic and ritualistic acts that ensured the reciprocal influence of the dead on the living. In their absence, we have gained an aversion which has generated a distance in the connection to one another, and from a piece of ourselves. Considering the underrepresentation of death in modern cities, this thesis examines the role of architecture in the experience of the bereaved by opening a space for active remembrance; an effort to continue the life of one being inside the other, through a continued presence of memory.
By employing Federica Goffi?s assertions on memory and fragments, the Hart Island Archives aim to serve as a ?corporeal time machine?. Here, mnemic architecture opens an opportunity for the retelling of a tale, and the recombination of the exquisite corpse which is Hart Island
Church of the New and the Old
Get PDFChurches undoubtedly serve as an inspiration for many architects. Their emotional
and physical presence to move people is undeniable. However, we can see a shift in their design
and meaning through time. As the world changes so does the physical church building
and our understanding of their light and material. From the Gothic cathedral to American
sprawl, the desire for beauty has more and more turned into rational practicality. This problem
not only affected the aesthetics of these buildings but can also has high probability
of affecting the spiritual encounter that can happen through their design. The beginning
church serves a different purpose than what we see in America today. In the bible we see
how the first Christian church functioned, ?And all the believers met together in one place
and shared everything they had. They sold their property and possessions and shared the
money with those in need. They worshiped together at the temple each day, met in homes
for the Lord?s supper, and shared their meals with great joy and generosity?- all the while
praising God and enjoying the goodwill of all the people? (Acts 2:44-47). The design proposal
at hand is to take the old and the new to make something that resembles previous times in
a modern context
Minding the Gap
Get PDFIncreasingly, there is a shift from multigenerational family living to seniors residing in age-specific facilities. Due in part to the relative isolation seniors experience here, there is also a noticeable rate of depression and other psychological struggles among this age group. The loneliness epidemic is not unique to seniors; significantly more people from all ages and backgrounds are facing this problem. This, combined with factors such as rapid technological advancement and increasing diversity, is making it necessary for people to find new ways to connect, specifically with those outside of their immediate circle.
The thesis addresses this need by creating spaces that facilitate intergenerational relationships, shown to be an invaluable tool for connecting individuals and communities. Combining senior living, a high school, and a community center in one complex creates an environment that adapts multigenerational spaces from familial households to new typologies. The architecture supports relationships via shared spaces and connections, while allowing for specific typological and user-driven needs. Shared spaces offer various levels of interaction between seniors, students, and community members in educational, recreational, and residential settings, with goals of promoting lifelong, cross-generational learning; improving individuals? well-being, empathy, and capabilities; and strengthening the community?s social fabric
Found in Translation: Language and the Built Reality
Get PDFLanguage acts as the primary way humans understand themselves and
the world, and through the learning of languages, we are able to mediate
and enrich this exchange. As humans reach for understanding of the
world they inhabit, how can language be used to influence the design
and experience of architecture, and can it be used to bring together
communities with cultural and linguistic differences? How do these
parallel yet contrasting stories impact worldviews, imaginations, and
behaviors?
Minnesota has over 300 languages woven into its history. The people
who speak these languages use them to give life to their own art,
music, and stories, but most language education focuses on a select few
European languages, severely restricting the audience and interpretation
of these works and cultures. This library and learning center acts as a
convergence point for cultures, languages, and worldviews to overlap
and intermingle at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi
rivers. Its design translates stories from spoken and written language to
the language of architecture while encouraging the expansion of stories
through further translations and the building of relationships through
discourse, learning, and a connection to the physical world