80 research outputs found
Sapere Aude — Dare to Be Wise: Elbert D. Glover
No full textSapere Aude – Dare to Be Wise is a unique editorial conversational interview-type feature. It is an attempt to deep dive into an Academy members’ background, formative experience, and education – specifically, to extract factors that contributed to their development and evolution as a professional, as well as their success as a prominent researcher in the health behavior arena. Every Academy member selected has a different story to tell and numerous models for success will emerge from this exploration of the membership. That said, the first of what we hope to be a series of enlightening interviews is Elbert D. Glover, the founder of The Academy
Portrait of Senator Elbert D. Thomas
No full textHandwritten inscription: \u27To Mr. Felton M. Johnston with sincere good wishes - [Elbert Thomas]\u27https://egrove.olemiss.edu/fmjohnston/1257/thumbnail.jp
Keeping the Dream Alive: The Back Story
No full textThe purpose of the manuscript was to share the unfamiliar back story of the founding of The Academy. Noted is the unique dilemma and unforeseen obstacles the founder had to overcome to launch The Academy. The dream began with the recognition that most universities waged enormous lip service to quality teaching, however, handsomely rewarded research rarely teaching. Consequently, to overcome his own research limitations, the founder set upon forming a research organization to coalesce with researchers. Detailed is the negative feedback received from colleagues regarding forming The Academy and how he overcame his personal research limitations. The manuscript further notes how the initial founders were recruited, how gender criticism was dealt with, how the bylaws were established, how the meeting venues were selected and how The Academy narrowly missed being a conceivable casualty of 9/11. Similarly, thoughts are offered for keeping The Academy dream alive via the paramount Academy feature; meritocracy. Moreover, further comments are offered regarding Academy admission requirements, prevailing awards within The Academy, the short-lived official journal of The Academy and the limitation of membership. The overall tone is the recognition that organizations grow and change; however, the founder emboldens The Academy to always keep in mind the founding principles that make The Academy unique and distinct from other health organizations
Validation of the Glover-Nilsson Smoking Behavioral Questionnaire for the portuguese population: a psychometric process
No full textThomas Jefferson, world citizen
No full textA biography of the third President and author of the Declaration of Independence
Examining evidence of reliability and validity of mental health indicators on a revised national survey measuring college student health
No full textThe American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA), which began surveying college students in 2001, is currently the only large scale survey available for colleges and universities to measure a variety of health constructs among their student populations. Beginning in December 2005, the survey underwent an extensive revisions process in an effort to improve its measurement quality and to better capture the current health status of college students. Revisions were guided by changing student health priorities, feedback from respondents, literature focused on characteristics of reliable and valid survey questions, and the Model of Survey Response. As mental health concerns continue to rise on campuses today, this content area of the ACHA-NCHA was dramatically expanded, as it now includes constructs such as diagnosis and treatment with multiple mental health conditions, difficult life experiences, stress, and help-seeking. This dissertation, which is a secondary data analysis of data collected from the original and revised ACHA-NCHA surveys during an experimental field pre-test of the modified survey, documents the survey revisions process, provides results from more than 40 mental health indicators by various demographic characteristics, and establishes the reliability and validity of the mental health indicators. The data analyzed in this study were collected from students from 7 U.S. college and universities who were randomized to complete either the original (final N = 6,216) or the revised (final N = 6,110) online ACHA-NCHA from February through May 2007. It was hypothesized that (1) changes to survey indicators designed to measure comparable constructs would result in significant differences in student response patterns across versions of the ACHA-NCHA; (2) mental health indicators on the revised survey would demonstrate evidence of internal consistency reliability, construct-related validity, and criterion-related validity; and (3) modified mental health indicators on the revised ACHA-NCHA would demonstrate greater evidence of reliability and validity than comparable indicators on the original ACHA-NCHA. Findings from this study at least partially support all hypotheses, and the revised ACHA-NCHA demonstrates preliminary evidence that is it a psychometrically sound survey tool to measure college student mental health constructs
The integration of safety and ergonomics into a lean manufacturing processa case study
No full textIncludes bibliographical references
THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE DEFAULT MODE RESTING STATE NEURAL NETWORK, RESPIRATORY SINUS ARRHYTHMIA, AND SELF-FOCUSED COGNITION: AN EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS
No full textFunctional activity within the default mode resting state neural network (RSNN) and the resting respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) may represent an integrated neural and peripheral cardiovascular index of the baseline, resting state in humans. Research also indicates that the integrated physiological baseline potentially formed by the default mode RSNN and resting RSA may be associated with self-focused cognition. We hypothesize that measures of default mode RSNN (namely functional connectivity strength), resting RSA, and self-focused cognition are, indeed, correlated and aim to demonstrate these relationships. Measures of default mode RSNN functional connectivity strength were derived using functional magnetic resonance imaging, measures of resting RSA were obtained via electrocardiogram, and self-focused cognition was assessed using survey methods. Although our results were largely unsupportive of our hypothesis, we present several possibly methodological confounds that may have impacted our findings, and we describe directions for future research
The effectiveness of the backroom conversion process on reducing back injuries related to manual material handling
No full textPlan BABC Company is a retailer operating retail stores throughout the United States. In any given week, a 100,000 square foot store will receive 2-3 trailers of freight 3-4 nights per week. Each trailer can hold 200-400 pieces of freight. The trailers are generally unloaded during the night, beginning at approximately 10:00 p.m. with a team of 8-10 unloaders and stockers. Some freight will be moved to the salesfloor in order to replenish store shelves while the remaining freight will be stored in the receiving area. Efficient freight flow from the receiving area and backroom to the salesfloor is essential in achieving sales goals and maintaining standards of productivity, associate moral, and associate safety. Consequently, the amount of freight being moved and the means by which it is handled has resulted in an increased occurrence of associate back injuries related to material handling. The most predominant injuries are sprains and strains resulting from material handling activities including lifting, pushing, pulling and reaching.
In 1999, in an effort to improve the efficiency of the flow of freight and to address the aforementioned issues, ABC Company undertook redesigning its backrooms and inventory management process referred to as the "backroom conversion". Sixty stores underwent the conversion during what was referred to as "Phase One" with an additional three hundred and sixteen stores scheduled for the conversion later in the year. The conversion process included changes in the arrangement of steel bins (shelving) in the backroom; the material handling equipment used in the movement of freight; the amount of palletized versus non-palletized freight; and associate training.
Research studies support the implementation of several key components in developing a comprehensive program aimed at preventing and reducing back injuries resulting from manual material handling activities. These components include ergonomic job design or redesign, training, strength and fitness testing, and the use of back belts. Through extensive research, it has been proven that ergonomic design of a work station is significantly far more effective than traditional methods such as selecting the worker to fit the job or training the worker on proper lifting techniques in reducing back injuries.
The study's methodology involved analyzing the workers' compensation claims, specifically, back injuries which occurred in the backroom or receiving area of the store as a result of manual material handling. Furthermore, the training process was also reviewed to determine what changes were made to it as a result of the backroom conversion.
The results revealed that the sixty stores that went through the initial rollout of the backroom conversion process experienced 67 associate injuries caused by material handling prior to the conversion compared to 48 after the conversion was completed, a reduction of 28%. Material handling injuries overall also decreased by 16%. A review of the training process showed that additional training was developed and implemented to provide associates with training on the proper use of the walkerstacker. All other components of training related to proper lifting and back injury prevention remained the same.
Several recommendations were made based on the results of the study. ABC Company should continue to work with suppliers in redesigning packaging to limit the weight of individual boxes or cartons and include handles to allow for easier handling by associates. The training program should also be expanded to include training aimed specifically at unloaders and stockers providing the basic ergonomic principles and specific work practices in the backroom which will reduce the potential for back injuries. Once the NIOSH back belt study is completed for ABC Company, the Company will need to re-evaluate its position on the continued use of back belts as part of their back injury prevention program. Recommendations for further study were also made, including the continued analysis of back injuries as it relates to an associate's length of employment as well as an analysis of injury data at points in time when inventory is at its highest and physical demands on associates is at its greatest
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