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Academic Policies Committee Minutes of the Academic Senate 2025-04-04
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Effects of an eHealth Program on Physical Performance in Women With Cancer-Related Fatigue and Breast Cancer
Get PDFPurpose/Hypothesis: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF) is common in women treated for breast cancer. Exercise can reduce CRF, yet the impact of an eHealth exercise program on physical performance (PP) is rarely described. While the primary aim was to reduce CRF, this ongoing study reports on the effect of an 8-week multidisciplinary physical (PT) and occupational therapy (OT) eHealth program on measures of PP.
Materials and Methods: Participants ages 18-69 diagnosed with breast cancer in the last 5 years, who rated fatigue ≥4/10 on 0-10 scale and had completed primary cancer treatment, were randomized to intervention (EX) or control (CON) groups. Using individualized websites and web conferencing, EX met weekly with PT and OT for aerobic/resistance exercise instruction and progression, activity performance problem-solving, and completed exercise 3x/week. CON continued usual activities. Measures taken at baseline, 4 and 8 weeks included patient demographics, PP measured by step counts, minutes of moderate-vigorous activity (MVPA) (55-75% of heart rate max), 6-minute walk test (6MWT) and 30 second sit to stand (30STS). Valid activity tracker data were based on minimum wear time of 600 minutes 3x/week. An intention-to-treat analysis was performed; descriptives and independent samples t-tests were used to analyze demographics; a repeated measures ANOVA was used to analyze PP. Significance was alpha 0.05 a priori.
Results: Data from 22 women were available for analysis (Excluded: drop out (3); invalid tracker data (6)). Groups were not different at baseline for age (EX 47 (10) years, CON 51 (12), p =.477) and BMI (26.5(5.2) and 34.4(10.6, p=.054)). Most were white (86%), married (86%), college- educated (100%), and working \u3e30 hours/week (71%). Most were stage 1-2 BC (90%), had mastectomy (52%), chemo (71%) and/or radiation (81%). PP measures were not significantly different within or between groups except for 6MWT from baseline (463 m (92.45)) to 8 weeks (539.6 m (96.81)) (p=.011, Cohen’s d=-.819).
Conclusions: A multidisciplinary PT-OT eHealth intervention 3x weekly for 8 weeks resulted in improved 6MWT distance compared to a control group. Given that CRF is a multidimensional construct, it is possible that outcomes used may not accurately capture PP except for the 6MWT, which can be considered an endurance test. The 30STS may have a ceiling effect. Step counts and time spent in MVPA may not capture PP in the same way. Wearing fitness trackers is known to improve steps counts via the Hawthorne effect and may not be the best way to capture PP. Limitations include sample size as it was powered for the primary fatigue measure, and incomplete data collection.
Clinical Relevance: Multidisciplinary PT-OT eHealth rehabilitation can result in improved walk distances which has been correlated with improved health outcomes in a variety of chronic disease populations. The 6MWT may be a better PP functional measure because it requires endurance similar to daily activity in comparison to step counts and time in MVPA.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/dpt_symposium/1051/thumbnail.jp
3D Solid Models
No full text3D solid models for model vehicles, target panels, objects, and the desert terrain model in STL file format
Polarimetric Data: Scenario 03
No full textPolarimetric data Scenario 03 collected within the Automated Remote Sensing Solar Simulation Lab at the University of Dayton. The data were collected using a visible monochromatic division-of-time imaging polarimeter. The dataset is parameterized across different sensor, scene, and illumination geometries that mimic outdoor solar irradiance conditions
Use of Simulation in Dietetic Internships: A Qualitative Exploration of Program Director Attitudes and Motivations
Get PDFThe use of simulation holds promise for the future of dietetics education for its use as an alternative for up to 30% of the 1,000 supervised practice hours for the training of Registered Dietitian Nutritionists. Even more so, simulation is a teaching tool. When done well, simulation can challenge students in a safe environment where they can receive constructive feedback from expert guides and meaningfully reflect on their learning. The purpose of this study was to interview dietetic internship (DI) program directors on their attitudes and motivations on the use of simulation in their programs, targeting the heavily program-congested states of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York. Three main themes emerged from this study: the live professional internship experience is considered ‘best’ to most program directors; program directors are motivated to use simulation if it will benefit students; and access to information on how to use simulation needs to be more readily available. As all directors voiced the Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics (ACEND) and Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors (NDEP) as their major source of information on using simulation, more resources should be made available through these channels on best-practices in using simulation to increase awareness and ease of adoption for those interested in using this type of instruction
Supplementary Material 07: Root Locus
Get PDFLecture supplement for the course Control Systems (ECE 415) in the University of Dayton School of Engineering Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, taught by Raúl Ordóñez, PhD, Professor. The course is a study of mathematical models for control systems and analysis of performance characteristics and stability. Design topics include pole placement, root locus, and frequency domain techniques
Academic Policies Committee Minutes of the Academic Senate 2025-01-17
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Reading of ‘Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl,\u27 July 15, 1944
No full textSheila Hassell Hughes, professor of English, reads a selection from the diary, July 15, 1944.
This reading is a supplement to a commentary by Sandra Yocum on Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young Girl.https://ecommons.udayton.edu/rosebk_commentary/1048/thumbnail.jp
2025-1-24 Minutes of the Academic Senate
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