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Nascimento, Darcy. "Magnetotelluric instrument development and application." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 1997. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/15488.
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The magnetotelluric method (MT) has been used to study the conductivity structure of the earth. The method uses the time variations of the natural magnetic and the induced electric fields measured simultaneously at the earth's surface. The demand for new MT instrumentation has increased in the past few years. New applications require more complex sensor configurations. Characteristics like size, weight and real time data processing have become increasingly important to improve logistics and mobility, although it is becoming more and more difficult to measure electromagnetic fields without strong contamination from man-made sources. The ability to process MT results in the field is essential for a quick evaluation of the site conditions, enabling the time required to obtain a suitable amount of good quality data to be reduced. SPAM Mk-III (Short-Period Automatic Magnetotelluric) developed at The Edinburgh University introduces new concepts in terms of geophysical instrumentation. The equipment is based on a family of Transputer devices widely used in parallel processing, incorporating the recent technologies and techniques. Its modular design allows flexible network configurations. A complete description of the equipment, design concepts, features and the precautions needed in designing low-noise instrumentation are presented in this thesis. The distinctive SPAM Mk-III capabilities of multi-channel data acquisition were used in two field experiments. In the first experiment the effect of the electric dipole length on the impedance tensor was investigated. Results confirmed that the apparent resistivity and phase are quite consistent and that longer electric dipoles tended to be more susceptible to local interference. In the second experiment the rotation property of the impedance tensor was studied. The experiment reinforces the assumption that for a layered earth (1-D), the impedance tensor is independent of measuring co-ordinates. New Cu-CuSO4 electrodes were developed for the field work. These are to operate in the frequency range of the SPAM Mk-III (0.001 Hz to 2kHz). Several electrodes were tested and the results indicate that noise and stability does not depend on the internal resistance. Also the frequency response of these electrodes show they do not present any filter effects within the range of magnetotelluric application.
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Collier, Tamara L. "Dietary Routines and Diabetes: Instrument Development." Ohio : Ohio University, 2007. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1179408680.
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Ethington, Kalene Mears. "Developmental Stages Associated with Organizational Learning: An Instrument Development Study." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2019. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/8287.
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Background: Previous research has identified four distinct developmental stages associated with organizational learning in high-performing hospital units: identity and ownership, team and respect, accountability and support, and reliability and sustainability. We designed a research instrument to measure these constructs. The purpose of this thesis was to establish the content and predictive validity of this instrument.Methods: The Organizational Learning Development Instrument (OLDI) consists of a total of 35 items in Likert-scale format. Item-level and instrument-level content validity were assessed using three cycles of cognitive interviewing with 28 nurses, and eight expert ratings. The OLDI was administered to nurses in Magnet® hospitals via a web-based survey. National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) and Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) reports were used for comparison of hospital performance. Predictive validity was tested using multiple linear regression. Based on a power analysis for multiple linear regression, reaching 80% power, with a medium effect size of 0.15, an alpha of 0.05, and five predictor variables, the target sample size was 92 hospital units.Results: Results from 63 inpatient units in 11 Magnet® hospitals were used. The scale- level content validity for this instrument was 0.95 and item-level content validity index scores ranged from 0.86 to 1.0, suggesting excellent content validity. No significant relationships were found between OLDI results and NDNQI measures. Significant correlations (P<.05) were found between several OLDI constructs and HCAHPS composites.Discussion: Correlations with HCAHPS scores help validate the OLDI, as well as the theory underlying the instrument. The OLDI may not have predicted NDNQI measures due to a lack of instrument sensitivity or because NDNQI results are strongly influenced by other factors. Nurse managers can use the OLDI to predict unit performance related to patient satisfaction and to determine actions that may improve unit performance. Replicating this study with a larger sample size and more diverse hospital performance and more uniform unit type could further validate this instrument.
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Zhiqiang, Gao, and Ren Liwei. "Development of a lab instrument management system." Thesis, Högskolan i Halmstad, Sektionen för Informationsvetenskap, Data– och Elektroteknik (IDE), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hh:diva-19089.
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The overall goal of this project is to make the management of a large number of instruments easy at the Halmstad University workshop. An increase in the number of items borrowed needs to be managed. A lab instruments management system is developed and applied to manage the tools and instruments. The focus of the software is on managing information on borrowed instruments. The methods used come from the field of Java web application and include the methods object oriented programming, MySQL database, three-tier architecture and model-view-controller design pattern.The development of the management system is based on four features. Two features are maintenance of basic information of borrowers and instruments. The results showed that administrators can add, modify, delete, and query information of borrowers and instruments through web pages. The third feature is to borrow instruments, return instruments and to extend borrowing time. The last feature is to show statistics.The management system of instruments provides a multi-user platform for allowing the administrators to maintain user information and instrument information and helps the borrower to borrow, return and extend borrowing time. Simple statistical functions are implemented.
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Tian, Jing. "Instrument development for continuing medical education evaluation." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/7416.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2007.Thesis research directed by: Public and Community Health. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Roberts, Cristine Ann Ward-Smith Peggy. "Instrument development the nursing career search questionnaire /." Diss., UMK access, 2008.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--School of Nursing. University of Missouri--Kansas City, 2008."A dissertation in nursing." Advisor: Peggy Ward-Smith. Typescript. Vita. Title from "catalog record" of the print edition Description based on contents viewed Sept. 12, 2008. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 111-125). Online version of the print edition.
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Stanton, Tomas. "Instrument development for non-contact GMR measurement." Thesis, University of York, 2009. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.516646.
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Manning, Mary E. "Development of an instrument assessing parenting behaviors." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/34761.
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Lingg, MaryAnn. "Adolescent Discouragement: Development of an Assessment Instrument." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1990. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc332198/.
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The Adolescent Discouragement Indicator (ADI) was developed to assess the Adlerian construct of discouragement. The 75-item ADI contains five subscales corresponding to the five life tasks specified in Individual Psychology and is specifically designed to pinpoint the area and degree of adolescent discouragement. Item selection was based on ratings by five prominent Adlerians and item correlation with subscale scores.
Age and sex norms for the ADI were established on 225 females and 299 males 12 to 18 years of age. Findings indicate that female adolescents are less discouraged than male adolescents on all scales except the love scale and both sexes reported the least amount of discouragment on the love scale. The only significant difference among the age groups is between the 13-year-olds and the 15, 16, and 17-year-olds on the love scale.
An internal consistency coefficient of .95, a 2-week test-retest coefficient of .89, and a 4-week test-retest coefficient of .92 indicates that the ADI is a reliable instrument. Negative and significant (p < .001) correlations between the ADI and Social Interest Index (Greever, Tseng, & Friedland, 1973) and between the ADI and the Social Interest Scale (Crandall, 1975) contribute to construct validity and support Adler's belief that discouragement and social interest are inversely related. Results of behavioral and academic comparisons on a sample of adolescent males (N=57) seem to indicate a link between behavior, academic performance, and levels of discouragement.
Results of factor analysis and interscale correlations are presented. Implications for further research include continued validation using behavioral criteria associated with discouragement, refinement of the subscales and establishment of score ranges to indicate when an adolescent is considered discouraged.
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Holstein, Jane. "Cultural Competence for Health Professionals : Instrument Development." Licentiate thesis, Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för arbetsterapi, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-156147.
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In recent decades, both global migration in general and specifically migration to Sweden have increased. This development compels the need for delivering healthcare to the increasingly diverse populations in Sweden. To support health professionals, for instance occupational therapists, in developing their professional knowledge in encounters with foreign-born clients a self-rating instrument measuring cultural competence is developed. This may contribute to the development of suitable services for foreignborn clients and improve person-centered interventions for these clients. The general aim of this thesis was to develop an instrument for health professionals by examining psychometric properties and utility of the Swedish version of the Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument (CCAI-S) among occupational therapists. The specific aim of study I was to evaluate the content validity and utility of the Swedish version of the Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument (CCAI-S) among occupational therapists. The study had a descriptive and explorative design. Nineteen occupational therapists participated, divided into four focus groups. Qualitative content analysis was used to examine the content validity and utility of the CCAI-S. The specific aim of study II was to examine the clinical relevance, construct validity and reliability of the Swedish version of the Cultural Competence Assessment Instrument (CCAI-S) among Swedish occupational therapists. The study had a cross-sectional design. A web-based questionnaire was e-mailed to a randomised sample of 428 occupational therapists to investigate the construct validity, reliability and utility of the CCAI-S. Factor analysis was performed as well as descriptive statistics. The findings from study I revealed high content validity for all 24 items. However, six items needed reformulations and exemplifications. Regarding utility, the results showed strong support for CCAI-S. The category ‘Interactions with clients’ showed that the CCAI-S could be utilised individually for the health professional and create a higher awareness of cultural questions in practice. The category ‘Workplace and its organisational support’ displayed potential for use in different workplaces regarding CCAI-S and indicated the importance of organisational support for health professionals in the development of cultural competence. The findings from study II regarding construct validity generated a three-factor model with the labels ‘Openness and awareness’, ‘Workplace support’ and ‘Interaction skills’. All three factors showed high factor loadings and contained 12 of the 24 original items. The Cronbach’s Alpha showed high support for the three-factor model. Concerning utility, the participants reported that all 24 items had high clinical relevance. In conclusion, the findings from the two studies indicated good measurement properties and high clinical relevance for the CCAI-S. This may sup-port the utilisation of CCAI-S in the Swedish context for health professionals, for instance occupational therapists. The results of the instrument development show that the upcoming published version of the CCAI-S can be a valuable self-assessment tool for health professionals who strive to improve in person-centred communication in encounters with foreign-born clients. CCAI-S can also be of support for the organisation to serve as a guide for what to focus on to develop cultural competence within the staff. Altogether this presumably influence the effectiveness of the healthcare and enhance the evidence of interventions for foreign-born clients. To develop an instrument is an iterative process requiring several evaluations and tests in various settings and populations. Therefore further psychometric testing and utility studies on the CCAI-S is crucial.
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Richmond, Misty M. "Development of an Instrument Measuring Existential Authenticity." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1439306443.
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Jensen, Colby. "TRISO Fuel Thermal Conductivity Measurement Instrument Development." DigitalCommons@USU, 2010. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/838.
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Thermal conductivity is an important thermophysical property needed for effectively predicting fuel performance. As part of the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) program, the thermal conductivity of tri-isotropic (TRISO) fuel needs to be measured over a temperature range characteristic of its usage. The composite nature of TRISO fuel requires that measurement be performed over the entire length of the compact in a non-destructive manner. No existing measurement system is capable of performing such a measurement. A measurement system has been designed based on the steady-state, guarded-comparative-longitudinal heat flow technique. The system as currently designed is capable of measuring cylindrical samples with diameters ~12.3-mm (~0.5″) with lengths ~25-mm (~1″). The system is currently operable in a temperature range of 400 K to 1100 K for materials with thermal conductivities on the order of 10 W/m/K to 70 W/m/K. The system has been designed, built, and tested. An uncertainty analysis for the determinate errors of the system has been performed finding a result of 5.5%. Finite element modeling of the system measurement method has also been accomplished demonstrating optimal design, operating conditions, and associated bias error. Measurements have been performed on three calibration/validation materials: SS304, 99.95% pure iron, and inconel 625. In addition, NGNP graphite with ZrO2 particles and NGNP AGR-2 graphite matrix only, both in compact form, have been measured. Results from the SS304 sample show agreement of better than 3% for a 300–600°C temperature range. For iron between 100–600°C, the difference with published values is < 8% for all temperatures. The maximum difference from published data for inconel 625 is 5.8%, near 600°C. Both NGNP samples were measured from 100–800°C. All results are presented and discussed. Finally, a discussion of ongoing work is included as well as a brief discussion of implementation under other operating conditions, including higher temperatures and adaptation for use in a glovebox or hot cell.
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Marchant, Christian. "Algorithm Development of the Aglite-Lidar Instrument." DigitalCommons@USU, 2008. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/107.
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The Aglite system is a three-wavelength lidar plus a suite of instruments for measuring particulate emission levels near agricultural facilities. The lidar performs 3D scans of the air surrounding the facility and maps the concentration of particulates in the atmosphere surrounding the facility with high spatial and temporal resolution. Data from the conventional instruments are used to calibrate the lidar.
The Aglite system includes a retrieval program, which combines the data from the lidar instrument with data from the conventional instruments to produce measurements of particulate concentration values. This thesis describes the design of the lidar data retrieval program, the development and implementation of the algorithm, and the results of measurements made on the initial field campaign. The methodology used by the Aglite system, the details of the retrieval algorithm, and the results of the measurements made by the instrument on its first field campaign are described.
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Cook, Janeen. "Attitudes Toward Seeking Financial Counseling: Instrument Development." DigitalCommons@USU, 1987. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/2352.
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The purpose of this research was to establish the validity and reliability of the scores on an instrument which assesses attitudes toward seeking help for financial problems . Content, criterion-related, and construct validit y and internal consistency reliability of the scores on the instrument were examined. The Hughes' conceptual model of the Family in Financial Crisis provided the theoretical basis for this study . The sample size of this study was 510. The instrument evaluated was based on a scale developed by Rimm (1975) to assess attitudes toward seeking help for financial problems. Total scores on the 16-item inst rument ranged from 8 to 46, with a mean of 28.71, and were normally distributed. content validity of the attitude scale was confirmed by a jury of financial counseling professionals. Criterion-related validity was examined using an analysis of variance (ANOVA) to assess the relationship between total scores on the attitude scale and responses to three criterion questions. A significant relationship was found between responses of two of the three questions and attitude scores. Construct validity was confirmed by evaluating the relationship between attitude scores and the demographic variables of gender and socioeconomic status (SES) using an ANOVA. Females and respondents with higher SES had more positive attitudes toward seeking help. An ANOVA was also used to compare the demographic variables, age and religion, and attitude scores. No relationship was found between these variables and attitude scores. Using factor analysis, three factors were identified: confidence/willingness to seek help (7 items), stigma tolerance (6 items), and self-sufficiency (3 items). Internal consistency reliability of the scale, measured using Cronbach's Alpha, was .82. Based on comments from the jury and the data analyses, a revised instrument, the Financial Counseling Attitude Scale, was developed.
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Ramos, Vera Santos. "Estudo preliminar do Parental Bonding Instrument: Adaptação de um instrumento de medida." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/833.
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Dissertação de Mestrado em Psicologia da Gravidez e da ParentalidadeO conceito de Ligação entendido como um conjunto específico de estados mentais e recursos comportamentais direccionados para o cuidado da criança terá a função de garantir a manutenção da proximidade física e psicológica, possibilitando assim a sua sobrevivência e desenvolvimento. Deste modo, a Vinculação que se desenvolve durante os primeiros anos de imaturidade - infância, latência e adolescência — está profundamente correlacionado com o tipo de Ligação (Bonding) parental que é estabelecido pelo prestador de cuidados. Quer isto dizer que, a maneira como os prestadores de cuidados se ligam aos filhos e o modo como os tratam, no que respeita ao cuidado e à protecção prestada, não só condiciona o desenvolvimento social como também o desenvolvimento psicológico constituindo um aspecto caracterizador do funcionamento psíquico ao longo da vida Tomando como referencia de base a teoria da vinculação, procura-se na presente investigação desenvolver um estudo preliminar de adaptação do Parental Bonding Instrument (PBI), construído por Parker, Tupling e Brown (1979), por recurso à análise factorial exploratória, que tem por objectivo descrever a correlação observada entre as variáveis originais para estimar quais as características comuns que ligam os factores latentes às variáveis, ou seja, explorar quais os factores emergentes e o modo como se correlacionam na amostra em estudo. Pretende-se também descrever e explorar qual a percepção da maioria dos inquiridos relativamente ao estilo de ligação emocional estabelecido no decurso dos primeiros 16 anos de vida, com ambas as figuras parentais e deste modo verificar qual o padrão de ligação parental dominante na amostra em estudo. Para tal efeito, foi constituída uma amostra por conveniência de 151 participantes de ambos os sexos com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 67 anos, sendo a média de idade de 39 anos. Este questionário, desenhado com o propósito de criar uma pequena escala auto -administrada aplicada a participantes com idade superior ou igual a 16 anos, está organizado segundo duas dimensões de avaliação das características parentais, sendo estas: o Cuidar [«Care»] e a Hiper-Protecção [«Overprotection»], que determinam a qualidade da ligação afectiva entre país e filhos. Esta avaliação é feita separadamente para cada uma das figuras parentais através da sub-escala materna e paterna da qual fazem parte 25 itens cada. A recolha dos dados empíricos efectuou-se nas infra-estruturas de instituições e empresas públicas e privadas que, após o consentimento inicial, autorizaram o contacto com os respectivos participantes, que ocorreu durante os meses de Janeiro a Novembro de 2006. As sessões de aplicação tinham uma duração média de 12 minutos e ficaram ao cuidado de um mesmo técnico. Em resposta ao primeiro objectivo, verifica-se que os resultados obtidos a partir da análise factorial exploratória (com rotação varimax) efectuada ao Parental Bonding Instrument, permitiram-nos construir uma escala cuja característica de validade aponta para um coeficiente elevado, indicador de pertinência do instrumento (o Alfa de Cronbach para a totalidade da escala foi de 0.81). De acordo com as possibilidades apresentadas, a partir da análise da variância explicada foi possível extrair cinco factores ou dimensões para a sub-escala referente à mãe e três factores ou dimensões para a sub-escala relativa ao pai. No que respeita ao segundo objectivo, observa-se que maioria dos inquiridos percepciona, quer a mãe quer o pai, como tendo sido afectivos e empáticos nos cuidados prestados, ao mesmo tempo que incentivavam os seus comportamentos de autonomia. Seguida de uma percentagem significativa de inquiridos, que percepcionava a ligação estabelecida, com ambos os pais, como tendo sido afectuosa e próxima, embora associada a uma elevada hiper-protecção, entendida esta última pela assunção de uma menor autonomia nos primeiros dezasseis anos de vida. Em conclusão, podemos dizer que o modo como a maioria dos participantes percepciona as duas dimensões - Cuidar e Protecção - que caracterizam o tipo de ligação afectiva, segundo definido por Parker, Tupling. e Brown (1979), estabelecida com as figuras materna e paterna parece inscrever-se num mesmo quadrante denominado de «Parentalidade Óptima», seguido de um estilo de parentalidade do tipo «Constrangimento Afectivo». Por último, dada a escassez de instrumentos psicológicos adaptados, percebemos que esta escala poderá constituir uma mais valia, não só ao nível da investigação empírica mas também no contexto da avaliação psicológica.
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McFadden, Cara W. "Development and Validation of the Sense of Competence Scale-Revised (SCS-R)." Diss., Virginia Tech, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/27930.
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The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the sense of competence of traditional age college students across the dimensions that define the construct. The Sense of Competence Scale-Revised (SCS-R) was developed to provide a measure of Chickering’s (1969) first vector, an important psychosocial construct. Administrators can use data from the instrument to modify an institution’s academic and social environment to enhance the development of the intellectual, physical, and interpersonal competencies of college students.
During the development and validation, various aspects of the SCS-R were examined in accordance with the validity framework outlined by Messick (1995). According to Messick (1995), the validity of measures can be examined in terms of six forms of evidence; content, substantive, structural, generalizability, external and consequential. The six forms of evidence function as general standards for all educational measurement (Messick, 1995). During the study the content aspect of validity was addressed through the creation of concept maps and test blueprints. In addition, the content aspect of validity was addressed by creating and selecting items by reviewing the literature and hosting brainstorming sessions, items were then reviewed by student development theory experts, pilot tested, field tested and then items with high technical quality were selected for the final instrument. The substantive aspect of validity was addressed through an analysis of item rating scale functioning, person fit to the measurement scales, and item difficulty. The structural aspect of validity was addressed by evidence of the instrument’s dimensionality. The generalizability aspect of validity was addressed through an analysis of item/person reliability.
The evidence generated from the study suggested that the chosen items for the SCS-R provide reliable and valid estimates of a student’ s personal assessment of their intellectual, physical and interpersonal abilities.Ph. D.
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Donius, Mary Alice Higgins. "Instrumental caring inventory : the development of an instrument measuring caring as a three dimensional construct /." Access Digital Full Text version, 1994. http://pocketknowledge.tc.columbia.edu/home.php/bybib/11714141.
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Thesis (Ed.D.)--Teachers College, Columbia University, 1994.Typescript; issued also on microfilm. Sponsor: Marilyn M. Rawnsley. Dissertation Committee: Richard M. Wolf. Includes tables. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 167-174).
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Holmes, James R. "Development of Operational and Teaching Software for a Complex Analytical Instrument Using Virtual Instrument Technology." Thesis, Curtin University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/582.
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It is not always possible to provide students and new users of complex instrumentation with sufficient hands-on use to fully develop the required knowledge of the instrument. Access may also be limited when there is a need to develop data collection and processing procedures. One solution to this problem is to develop a simulation of the instrument in readily accessible computer software. Modern computer-based technology allows traditional instrumentation to be replaced with Virtual Instruments consisting of digital control/acquisition hardware and software that graphically represents the functions of the physical instrument.In this thesis, operating and analysis software to simulate the operation of complex analytical instrumentation was successfully developed using a numerical model of the instrument. The approach will reduce the need for machine time for operator training and the development of data collection processing procedures. In particular the thesis developed software to emulate the behaviour of a VG-354 Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer. Graphical programming tools were employed to create a modular set of Virtual Instruments that formed the basis of the model. The Simulated Mass Spectrometer produced results that compared well with real data obtained from the physical instrument.Virtual Instrument peak centring and measurement modules were then developed to operate the Simulated Mass Spectrometer in peak jumping mode. Uncertainties were reduced with improved analysis techniques employing polynomial least-squares fits for peak centring and single-collector isotope ratio measurements. The techniques also have the potential to accommodate hysteresis effects in the magnetic sector analyser, further reducing uncertainty.
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Holmes, James R. "Development of Operational and Teaching Software for a Complex Analytical Instrument Using Virtual Instrument Technology." Curtin University of Technology, Department of Applied Physics, 2002. http://espace.library.curtin.edu.au:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=13792.
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It is not always possible to provide students and new users of complex instrumentation with sufficient hands-on use to fully develop the required knowledge of the instrument. Access may also be limited when there is a need to develop data collection and processing procedures. One solution to this problem is to develop a simulation of the instrument in readily accessible computer software. Modern computer-based technology allows traditional instrumentation to be replaced with Virtual Instruments consisting of digital control/acquisition hardware and software that graphically represents the functions of the physical instrument.In this thesis, operating and analysis software to simulate the operation of complex analytical instrumentation was successfully developed using a numerical model of the instrument. The approach will reduce the need for machine time for operator training and the development of data collection processing procedures. In particular the thesis developed software to emulate the behaviour of a VG-354 Thermal Ionisation Mass Spectrometer. Graphical programming tools were employed to create a modular set of Virtual Instruments that formed the basis of the model. The Simulated Mass Spectrometer produced results that compared well with real data obtained from the physical instrument.Virtual Instrument peak centring and measurement modules were then developed to operate the Simulated Mass Spectrometer in peak jumping mode. Uncertainties were reduced with improved analysis techniques employing polynomial least-squares fits for peak centring and single-collector isotope ratio measurements. The techniques also have the potential to accommodate hysteresis effects in the magnetic sector analyser, further reducing uncertainty.
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Väisänen, J. (Jussi). "Development of a model for classifying software based instruments using the instrument Seq1 as a testbed." Master's thesis, University of Oulu, 2016. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:oulu-201604261543.
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Software based musical instruments are new kind of musical instruments that employ digital technology in the generation of sound, user interface or both. In this work I describe a new software based musical instrument called Seq1 that was developed at the RFMedia laboratory in Ylivieska. Design choices for Seq1 came from findings in literature into similar phenomena. Research literature also unveiled the fact that although there are frameworks for describing different aspects of software based musical instruments there is no general model for classifying software based musical instruments.
There are systems for classifying musical instruments such as the most prominent of these, the Hornbostel-Sachs system which is meant as a way to classify every type of musical instrument. It was originally created in 1914 and has since then been updated several times. The last update has been in 2011 which added tens of new subcategories for electrophones (electronic instruments). The subcategories meant for classifying software based musical instruments seem to be inadequate.
This work introduces a sketch of a new model for classifying specifically software based musical instruments and introduces Seq1 as an example for the usage of the new classification system.
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Croff, Rebecca Conboy Nezu Arthur M. "Development of a cancer specific body-image instrument /." Philadelphia, Pa. : Drexel University, 2005. http://dspace.library.drexel.edu/handle/1860/476.
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Patel, Rakeshkumar Babubhai. "Instrument development using resistive anodes and multichannel plates." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 1998. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.366525.
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Booysen, Freddie. "Delft SAPS as an instrument for community development." Thesis, Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/20913.
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Thesis (MPA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2005.ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to determine whether a lack of effective service delivery at the South African Police Service at Delft was due to a lack of community participation and development in Delft. Data was collected through a plurality of research methodologies, including participatory action research by means of interviews with role players and participative observation; a literature study; a diachronical study, application of relevant legislation as a guideline as well as input gained by means of discussion with various experts. The collected data was analysed in relation to the theme, the objective of the study and the research hypothesis. The following observations were made as a result of the study: • The local police station SAPS Delft, by acting as a catalyst, has assisted in the establishment of many structures in the community; and • The erecting of a new police station facilitated community participation and development. The study, having considered the observations and drawn conclusions, has offered a number of recommendations namely: • The erecting of a new police station should take place simultaneously with the development of the township where it is situated. By this means all role players will participate. • The local government and relevant national government departments are of the utmost importance when it comes to addressing the root causes of the problems in the community or when putting alternatives in place. The location of a police station should be such that its convenience and accessibility will result in enhanced and sustainable service delivery, provided that the community capitalises on it. Finally, to ensure success, there must be education and training of both the police and the community, facilitated by the SAPS, government departments and NGOs.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Die studie is onderneem om vas te stel of die gebrek aan effektiewe dienslewering by Delft Suid-Afrikaanse Polisie Diens te wyte is aan die gebrek aan gemeenskapsdeelname en -ontwikkeling in Delft. Data is ingesamel deur middel van ‘n pluraliteit van navorsingsmetodologië, insluitend die volgende: deelnemende aksie navorsing deur onderhoude met rol spelers en deelnemende waarneming; ‘n literatuurstudie; ‘n diakroniese studie, toepassing van relevante wetgewing as ‘n riglyn asook insae verkry deur besprekings met ‘n verskeidenheid kenners. Die ingesamelde data is geanaliseer in verhouding tot die tema en die doelwitte van die studie en is vergelyk met die navorsingshipotese. Die volgende waarnemings is uit die studie gemaak: • Die plaaslike polisiestasie, Delft SAPD, het as katalisator gedien om baie strukture in die gemeenskap tot stand te bring; en • Die oprigting van ‘n nuwe polisiestasie het gemeenskapsbetrokkenheid en - ontwikkeling gefasiliteer. Die waarnemings in ag geneem, is tot die gevolgtrekking gekom dat die volgende aanbevelings gemaak word: • Die bou van ‘n nuwe polisiestasie moet saam met die ontwikkeling van ‘n woonbuurt geskied, waarby alle rolspelers betrokke moet wees; en • Die plaaslike regering en relevante departemente is van kardinale belang by die aanspreek van die oorsake van probleme in gemeenskappe of om alternatiewe in plek te stel. Die aanwesigheid van ‘n bereikbare en toeganklike polisiekantoor sal beter en volhoubare dienslewering tot gevolg hê indien die gemeenskap daarop kapitaliseer. Laastens verg dit egter opvoeding, vir die polisie sowel as die gemeenskap, en gefasiliteer deur SAPD, staatsdepartemente en nie-regeringsorganisasies om sukses te verseker.
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Steinbinder, Amelia. "Instrument development to assess knowledge of lifestyle change." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276535.
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This study involved designing an instrument to estimate self care knowledge levels of post myocardial infarction patients. The instrument subscales were diet, smoking, exercise, signs and symptoms of cardiac distress, medications, stress and high blood pressure. Twenty-six subjects were tested following hospital discharge and again two weeks later. Test-retest reliability was performed to establish stability of the instrument. The preset criterion level of.70 for the total scale was not met. The medication subscale did meet the.70 criterion level. Reliability estimates were conducted to establish internal consistency of the instrument. The preset criterion level of.70 was not met for the total scale; however, the stress subscale did meet the.70 criterion level on the retest. Concurrent validity was estimated by comparing subscale knowledge scores with self report behavior. Point biserial coefficients did not meet the preset.70 criterion levels. These results suggest that reliability and validity estimates in the post myocardial infarction patient population were not statistically significant. (Abstract shortened with permission of author.)
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LaPierre, Lawrence L. "Development and testing of a spirituality assessment instrument." Thesis, Boston University, 1994. https://hdl.handle.net/2144/42978.
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Wood, Jo Nell Buchanan. "The development of the curriculum supervisor effectiveness instrument /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1998. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9924946.
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Schmidt, Christy Beth. "The development of a breast examination training instrument." Morgantown, W. Va. : [West Virginia University Libraries], 1999. http://etd.wvu.edu/templates/showETD.cfm?recnum=646.
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Thesis (M.S.)--West Virginia University, 1999.Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains viii, 165 p. : ill. (some col.). Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 43).
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Buys, Kurijn. "Development and evaluation of a hybrid wind instrument." Thesis, Open University, 2018. http://oro.open.ac.uk/53631/.
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A hybrid wind instrument generates self-sustained sounds via a real-time interaction between a computed excitation model (such as the physical model of human lips interacting with a mouthpiece) and a real acoustic resonator. Attempts to produce a hybrid instrument have so far fallen short, in terms of both the accuracy and the variation in the sound produced. The principal reason for the failings of previous hybrid instruments is the actuator which, controlled by the excitation model, introduces a fluctuating component into the air flow injected into the resonator. In the present thesis, the possibility of using a loudspeaker to supply the calculated excitation signal is evaluated; the loudspeaker is placed at the entrance of the resonator (a clarinet-like tube), along with a microphone. This work focusses particularly on two possibilities: using the instrument as a new musical instrument and using it as a tool to carry out wind instrument research. First, a theoretical study facilitates the modelling of the loudspeaker-resonator system and the design of a feedback and feedforward filter to successfully compensate for the presence of the loudspeaker. The prototype is then evaluated using physical models of a single-reed, a lip-reed and a bow-string interaction and using a purely mathematical “polynomial” excitation model. For the design of excitation models, the usefulness of dimensionless and reduced parameter forms is outlined, and a sound prediction theory is presented, enabling the pre-estimation of both amplitude and spectral related features of the self-sustained sounds. The resulting self-sustained sounds are evaluated by a mapping of their sound descriptors to the input parameters of the excitation models, both for sustained and attack sounds. For all excitation models, the sounds produced by the hybrid instrument are shown to match those predicted by simulation. However, the hybrid instrument is more easily destabilised for certain extreme parameter states.
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Perkins, Jaime. "Follow-Up Instrument Development and Results from a Trial Cohort for Graduates of the Integrative Medicine in Residency Certificate Program." Thesis, The University of Arizona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/623531.
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A Thesis submitted to The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Medicine.Integrative medicine (IM) is a unique clinical paradigm that may be applied across numerous healthcare professions and diverse settings. With its focus on whole person health and lifestyle medicine, it advocates utilizing complementary and alternative medicine in addition to traditional treatments in order to achieve an individual’s optimal wellness. Literature supports how significantly this distinctive, promising field of practice can help reduce overall healthcare costs, alleviate the heavy burden of chronic disease, bolster efforts focused on preventive measures, and improve both patient outcomes along with practitioner wellbeing. In order to meet a growing demand for easily accessible, ongoing professional education in IM, the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine launched an innovative curriculum called the Integrative Medicine in Residency (IMR). This online, two hundred hour, integrative course premiered with eight Family Medicine Residencies across the United States. The purpose behind this study was to aid in developing an appropriate compilation of instruments for a long-term follow‐up questionnaire for IMR graduates, distribute the survey to a trial cohort, and present a summary of the pilot survey results. The instrument was developed in order to: provide feedback on the course, aid in future program modification, determine how graduates implement what they learned through IMR, identify barriers to care, and help distinguish areas where physicians may need additional support to better incorporate IM into practice. The final forty‐four‐question survey, with quantitative and qualitative measures, was distributed in 2015 over three months to residents that graduated between 2011‐2014 via their program directors. All candidates were sent an email with an embedded link to Survey Monkey. Through this series of online, self‐reported responses, the questionnaire was filled out in real time and results were auto‐populated into a secure excel file for further statistical analysis. Our trial cohort attained valuable responses from thirty‐one graduates. Results demonstrated that students were largely satisfied with their education and pleased with the personal and professional impacts following their IMR training; however, barriers to care most notably reported were time, cost, and patient receptivity. This study emphasizes the importance of providing easy access to ongoing IM education for physicians, while also highlighting the equal importance of future research into how to better support healthcare providers seeking to provide the comprehensive IM therapy all patients deserve.
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au, etor@nd edu, and Geok Hwa Tor. "Measuring youth civic development in Malaysia: Conceptualization, instrument development using the Rasch measurement model, and substantive outcomes." Murdoch University, 2010. http://wwwlib.murdoch.edu.au/adt/browse/view/adt-MU20100227.153706.
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This study concerned the development of measures for youth civic development in Malaysia with four major goals in mind, namely conceptual, measurement, baseline/pragmatic, and predictive goals. It was a preliminary study of its kind in Malaysia as Malaysia did not participate in any international or regional study such as the IEA Civic Study. The central intention of the study was to establish a conceptually valid assessment framework and psychometrically sound instruments for the measurement of youth civic development in Malaysia. This would, in turn, provide some baseline information upon which future research on youth civic development in Malaysia could build.
Civics as a subject was removed from the Malaysian school curriculum in the early 1980s and Civic and Citizenship Education as a specific subject, with an explicit structure and curriculum framework, was reintroduced only in 2005. It was not feasible at the time when this study was conducted to conduct a specific assessment on the outcomes for school-aged students as explicated and expected in the curriculum framework. Therefore, the post-school-aged group of young undergraduates in public universities within the age range of 17-28 was selected as the target population.
Firstly, a conceptualisation of youth civic development was synthesized by identifying current views on citizenship, as set out in the international literature and, specifically, in Malaysia in two major documents the Rukenagara and Vision2020. Civic development consists of three variables of Civic Knowledge (CK) (knowledge about the legal status and associated rights and responsibilities of citizens); Civic Disposition (CD) (views on identity and attitudes as a citizen); and Civic Engagement (CE) (participation as a citizen). The relationship between civic development variables was explicated through a Neo-Vygotskian cultural-historical theory of human development. In addition, Bronfenbrenners Socio-Ecological Theory of human development was adopted for the selection of contextual and individual factors (the independent variables) for the conceptual model. To help ensure cross-cultural validity for use within the Malaysian socio-cultural context, the three dependent variables of CK, CD and CE, and the independent variables were appraised for their suitability for use within the Malaysian socio-cultural context before they were operationalized into observable indicators.
Secondly, the Rasch measurement paradigm, framework and model were adopted as the foundation for instrument development and validation. The procedures for instrument development followed Wilsons model of four building blocks of instrument development (Wilson, 2005). Three instruments were developed for this study, namely The Malaysian Civic Knowledge Inventory (MCKI), The Malaysian Civic Disposition Inventory (MCDI), and the Malaysian Civic Engagement Inventory (MCEI). Items from existing instruments in international literature were adopted or adapted for the three instruments, especially the MCEI, if there was construct equivalence in Rukunegara and Vision 2020. This was to ensure a cumulative tradition in research on youth civic development. Most of the items in the MCKI and the MCDI however were developed specifically for this study to capture the specificity of the civic culture of Malaysia.
The target population for the study was undergraduate students enrolled in Malaysian public universities. Students at one public university were chosen as the accessible population. Data were collected in February 2006 (pilot study) and from July to August 2006 (main study). The sample for this study (N=1391) was drawn through multistage cluster sampling by study concentration, level of study, and clusters based on lecture/tutorial group. The sample also, by default, included major inherent characteristics of the target population, particularly gender (Male and Female) and ethnicity (Malay, Chinese, Indian and other ethnic groups).
Rasch analyses confirmed the three-dimensional structure of youth civic development. Three measurement scales with acceptable psychometric properties were established to provide measures for the three dependent variables of CK, CD and CE. The hypotheses about civic development (in terms of CK, CD and CE) as a tool and result activity were tested through path analyses of mediational relationships based on Baron and Kennys criteria (1986) using the Rasch-derived linearized scores from the main study. Analyses provided statistical support for a bidirectional association between each pair of CK, CD and CE, despite the low inter-correlations between them.
This study revealed that, on average, youth in this study demonstrated a moderately high level of CK (Mean =1.11, SD = 0.77), a positive CD (Mean = 1.25; SD = 0.63) but a moderately low CE (Mean = -0.44; SD = 0.92). The Malay sub-sample scored, on average, higher on all three dimensions of civic development. The results of hierarchical multiple regressions however showed the effect of ethnicity (Malay or Non-Malay) was statistically non-significant when other contextual (home, curricular and co-curricular) variables were entered into the regression equation. This indicates it is not ethnicity that predicts levels of civic development, but rather it is the differences in other socio-political entitlements and status associated with ethnic status. Three selected collective social-contextual factors of home, curriculum and co-curriculum explained only a fairly modest but statistically significant amount of variance (10 to 20%) in the dependent variables.
Finally, the findings were discussed in relation to the theoretical perspectives undergirding this study. Pragmatic implications for policy planning as well as other relevant stakeholders involved in youth civic development are also discussed.
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Andersson, Bodil T. "Radiographers’ Professional Competence : Development of a context-specific instrument." Doctoral thesis, Hälsohögskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, HHJ, Avd. för omvårdnad, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-19717.
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Aims: The overall aim of this thesis was to explore and describe radiographers‟ professional competence based on patients‟ and radiographers‟ experiences and to develop a context-specific instrument to assess the level and frequency of use of radiographers‟ professional competence. Methods: The design was inductive and deductive. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. The data collection methods comprised interviews (Studies I-II) and questionnaires (Studies III-IV). The subjects were patients in study I and radiographers in studies II-IV. In study I, 17 patients were interviewed about their experiences of the encounter during radiographic examinations and treatment. The interviews were analysed using qualitative content analysis. In study II, 14 radiographers were interviewed to identify radiographers‟ areas of competence. The critical incident technique was chosen to analyse the interviews. Studies III and IV were based on a national cross-sectional survey of 406 randomly selected radiographers. Study III consisted of two phases; designing the Radiographer Competence Scale (RCS) and evaluation of its psychometric properties. A 42-item questionnaire was developed and validated by a pilot test (n=16) resulting in the addition of 12 items. Thus the final RCS comprised a 54-item questionnaire, which after psychometric tests was reduced to 28 items. In study IV, the 28-item questionnaire served as data. The level of competencies was rated on a 10-point scale, while their use was rated on a six-point scale. Results: In study I, the female patients‟ comprehensive understanding was expressed as feelings of vulnerability. The encounters were described as empowering, empathetic, mechanical and neglectful, depending on the radiographers‟ skills and attitudes. Study II revealed two main areas of professional competence, direct patient-related and indirect patient-related. The first focused on competencies in the care provided in close proximity to the patient and the second on competencies used in the activities of the surrounding environment. Each of the two main areas was divided into four categories and 31 sub-categories that either facilitated or hindered good nursing care. In study III the analysis condensed the 54-item questionnaire in two steps, firstly by removing 12 items and secondly a further 14 items, resulting in the final 28-item RCS questionnaire. Several factor analyses were performed and a two factor-solution emerged, labelled; “Nurse initiated care” and “Technical and radiographic processes”. The psychometric tests had good construct validity and homogeneity. The result of study IV demonstrated that most competencies in the RCS received high ratings both in terms of level and frequency of use. Competencies e.g. „Adequately informing the patient‟, „Adapting the examination to the patient‟s prerequisites and needs‟ and „Producing accurate and correct images‟ were rated the highest while „Identifying and encountering the patient in a state of shock‟ and „Participating in quality improvement regarding patient safety and care‟ received the lowest ratings. The total score of each of the two dimensions had a low but significant correlation with age and years in present position. The competence level correlated with age and years in present position in both dimensions but not with the use of competencies in the “Nurse initiated care” dimension. Conclusion: This thesis has shown that professional competence is important in the encounter between patient and radiographer. It has also demonstrated that radiographers‟ self-rated professional competence is based on nursing, technological and radiographic knowledge. From a radiographer‟s perspective, „Nurse initiated care‟ and „Technical and Radiographic processes‟ are two core dimensions of Radiographer Competence Scale. The 28-item questionnaire regarding level and frequency of use of competence is feasible to use to measure radiographers‟ professional competence.
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Koves, G. Kenneth. "Information seeking in the workplace : instrument development and validation." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/30046.
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Berg, Katherine. "Measuring balance in the elderly : development of an instrument." Thesis, McGill University, 1987. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=63917.
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Arora, Samiksha. "Firmware Development of the LAICE Instrument Interface Board (LIIB)." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/78242.
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The Lower Atmosphere/Ionosphere Coupling Experiment (LAICE) CubeSat mission includes the payload instruments that generate scientific data by interacting with the flight computer. The LAICE Instrument Interface Board (LIIB) is designed to interface with the payload instruments and the flight computer for efficient operation of the LAICE. The uplink command packet contains commands for regulating power supply to the payload instruments and for interfacing the peripheral, called the thermal knife, with the science instruments. The LIIB is responsible for interpreting these commands in order to execute the associated functions. The architecture of the LIIB is designed such that it not only takes into account all the requirements of the systems and instruments on the LAICE, but also ensures smooth flight data analysis at the ground station end. The approach taken to build the design makes the entire process intuitive and easier to debug. This thesis describes the design and development of the LIIB firmware, to ensure proper functioning of the LAICE. The firmware design is presented first, by initially defining the architecture based on the system requirements and progressing eventually to its development at the system level. End-to-end testing with the payload instruments and thermal knife setup verifies the operation of the LAICE LIIB firmware and electronics, thus qualifying the instrument for deployment within the LAICE.Master of Science
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David, Shannon L. "Development and Validation of the Patient-AT Trust Instrument." Ohio University / OhioLINK, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1375825756.
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Ganginis, Heather Victoria. "Planning for career and family an instrument development study /." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/8066.
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Thesis (M.S.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2008.Thesis research directed by: Dept. of Psychology. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Novodvorsky, Ingrid. "Development of an instrument to assess attitudes toward science." Diss., The University of Arizona, 1993. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/186455.
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This dissertation describes the development of an instrument to assess students' attitudes toward science. The rationale for developing a new instrument is presented in the context of a review of existing instruments. As discussed in the literature review, many existing instruments are based on ill-defined theoretical constructs, and include statements that do not appear to be assessing the single construct of attitude toward science. In addition, existing instruments do not distinguish between biological and physical science. Thus, the purpose of this study was to carefully define the construct, attitude toward science, and develop an attitude instrument to reflect that construct and to distinguish between biological and physical science. For this study, biological science was defined as any of the branches of science dealing with living things, such as genetics, entomology, or anatomy. Physical science was defined as any of the branches of science dealing with non-living things, such as physics, geology, chemistry, or earth science. Once the Likert-scale instrument was developed, it was piloted on a sample population of students in science classes at a suburban, southwestern high school. Their responses were used to do item analyses and to calculate validity and reliability. Principal-component analysis was also performed to try to identify sub-scales. The results of the data analysis were used to select items for a final scale. The final instrument consists of two parallel forms of 20 items each. For each form, 12 items refer to science in general, four to biological science, and four to physical science. The test-retest reliability coefficients of the final instruments are 0.768 for Form A and 0.788 for Form B. The parallel-forms reliability coefficient of the instrument is 0.93. The construct validity coefficients of the final instruments, compared to Germann's Attitude Toward Science in School Assessment, is 0.82 for Form A and 0.85 for Form B. Inter-item consistency, measured by Cronbach's alpha coefficient, is 0.91 for Form A and 0.89 for Form B.
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Orr, Cameron Scott. "Development of Adapted Capacitance Manometer for Thermospheric Applications." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/71331.
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An adapted capacitance manometer is a sensor composed of one fixed plate and one movable plate that is able to make accurate pressure measurements in a low pressure environment. Using detection circuitry, a change in capacitance between the two plates can be measured and correlated to a differential pressure. First, a high sensitivity manometer is produced that exhibits a measurable change in capacitance when experiencing a pressure differential in a low pressure space environment. Second, an accurate and precise detection circuit is identified to measure the change in capacitance. Both, the manometer and the detection circuitry, are tested separately and together to confirm accurate measurements when experiencing small pressure differentials. The manometer shows low sensitivity at the desired differential pressure range but reacts predictably when compared to simulations. The manometer also shows an unexpected correlation in capacitance change to temperature change.Master of Science
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Prabhakaran, Pradeep. "Development of electronic instrument for defect measurements with eddy currents /." St. Lucia, Qld, 2004. http://www.library.uq.edu.au/pdfserve.php?image=thesisabs/absthe17873.pdf.
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West, Stephanie Theresa. "Development of an instrument to assess residents perceptions of equity." Texas A&M University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/1395.
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This study examined equity in the context of the allocation of park and recreation resources within a community. The contributions made by this study include: extending the original taxonomy of equity models proposed by Crompton and Wicks (1988); development of a theoretical framework for their original model; providing a current synthesis of equity based literature; advancing the Equity Implementation Model (Wicks & Crompton, 1989) by developing an instrument capable of measuring residents perceptions and preferences of park and recreation resource allocation in their community; empirically confirming the legitimacy of alternate dimensions of equity through Structural Equation Modeling; applying information gained from using the instrument to determine the usefulness of selected variables in predicting equity preferences; and comparing data on equity preferences with those of prevailing perceptions to illustrate the utility of the instrument in guiding resource allocation decisions.
Five of the original operationalizations of equity were validated (Compensatory, Taxes Paid, Direct Price, Efficiency and Advocacy). An additional operationalization,
Professional Judgment, was included and also validated, while one of the original dimensions suggested by Crompton and Wicks, Equal Outcomes, could not be distinctively conceptually differentiated and so was discarded. The operationalizations of Equal Inputs and Equal Opportunity could not be differentiated to reflect distinctively different equity concepts. However, further efforts should be invested in operationalizing these two equity concepts, since they do appear to be conceptually different.
Using confirmatory factor analysis, a model consisting of all seven operationalizations (Compensatory, Taxes Paid, Direct Price, Efficiency, Advocacy, Professional Judgment and Equality) was an acceptable fit and all paths were significant at the .05 level, suggesting that the proposed 23-item, seven-dimension scale, P&R-EQUITY, effectively measures seven facets of residents perceptions of equity in the allocation of park and recreation resources. Two additional operationalizations (Demonstrated Use and Coproduction Opportunities) emerged during the research which suggested that Demonstrated Interest was inadequately operationalized, so future efforts could be focused on operationalizing those three. The scale developed in this study is intended to help officials make appropriate decisions when allocating park and recreation resources.
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Hauchecorne, Catherine Morley. "The development of an instrument to evaluate therapeutic nutrition education." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30646.
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The growing challenge to clinical dietitian/nutritionists to demonstrate their effectiveness in order to maintain funding levels, and the move toward outcome measurement in health care prompted this study. This study was undertaken to develop and test an instrument to i) measure respondents' perceptions about nutrition education (where therapeutic dietary changes were required), ii) measure dietary change(s) following contact with a dietitian, and iii) reveal any unintended effects of nutrition education.
Adult ambulatory oncology patients who had talked with a dietitian at the B.C. Cancer Agency were the respondents. Interviews with key informants led to the development of the Value of Nutrition Education conceptual framework. The framework was the basis for the questions for the next set of interviews. Interviews with a second group of respondents provided a range of responses to the questions. Once a final draft of the instrument was agreed to by the expert panel, a third group of respondents pilot tested the instrument. The expert panel critiqued each of the steps involved in instrument development and testing.
Initial and after one week returns indicated instrument reliability. Respondents reported that they had benefitted from nutrition education in terms of improved physical well-being after making dietary changes and improved psychological well-being following interaction with a dietitian. The instrument was not useful as a measure of dietary change. As well as providing a measure of reported benefits of nutrition education, results can be used to guide decision making about nutrition education practice.Education, Faculty of
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Dubé, Rita Vis. "Development of the picture story language instrument for deaf children." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 2000. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp02/NQ59580.pdf.
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Lee, Younghwa. "Developing theoretical models of website usability instrument development and validation /." Full text available, 2005. http://images.lib.monash.edu.au/ts/theses/leeyounghwa.pdf.
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Kurokawa, Ko. "Development of an evaluation program for automotive instrument panel design." Diss., This resource online, 1990. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-06062008-172213/.
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Frenzel, Linda [Verfasser]. "Besucherforschung als Instrument des Audience Development in Kunstmuseen / Linda Frenzel." Aachen : Shaker, 2017. http://d-nb.info/1138178721/34.
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Sikorski, Mathew E. "Thermomechanical analysis of polymeric fibres : instrument development and preliminary results." Thesis, University of Manchester, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292787.
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Eleftheriadis, Konstantinos. "The development of an instrument to size fractionate atmospheric aerosol." Thesis, University of Essex, 1993. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.359093.
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Angus, Emily. "Development and Exploration of the Crucial Cs Self Report Instrument." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2020. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1707292/.
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This study aimed to explore the ability to capture the theoretical constructs of Adlerian crucial Cs (capable, connect, count, and courage) through creation of a self-report instrument for children. After following a four-phase process to develop the Crucial Cs Self Report (CCSR), including use of an expert panel, field reviews, preliminary testing, and final administration, the researcher utilized a series of exploratory factor analyses to explore the internal factor structure and relationships between items and resulting factors. The final EFA sample consisted of 112 children between the ages of 8 and 12 years recruited from various settings including three elementary schools, two mental health counseling clinics, and one private practice mental health agency. Exploratory factor analysis revealed a three-factor structure with 14 items. Refined model identified three factors later named count/significance, connect/belonging, and capable/striving. This initial exploration into the constructs of the Crucial Cs provides increased understanding of the widely used concepts. Further exploration and validation of the CCSR can help support parents and teachers in their efforts to foster healthy development of children as well as allow professionals and researchers to conceptualize progress and measure effectiveness of counseling intervention more accurately.
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Viklund, Morgan. "Nurses' intention to quit: NITQ : Development of a measuring instrument." Thesis, Mälardalens högskola, Akademin för hälsa, vård och välfärd, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-35883.
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For decades, researchers have shown interest in nurses' intention to quit. Studies reveal that 17-54% of all nurses have an intention of leaving their workplace and longitudinal studies have found a significant relation between the intention and quitting. With a global shortage of nurses and an increasing need for care, the situation is critical. Results of meta-analyses show a myriad of underlying factors, loss of joint effort and a missing synthesis of measuring instruments. The aim of this study was to develop and evaluate a multidimensional instrument that measures nurses' intention to quit. 33 articles were reviewed and used to construct a 50-item questionnaire. Ten areas were found relevant: demographic, career, wages, schedule/working hours, organization, manager, work environment, work climate, health, and intention to quit. Each area became a dimension, a subscale to measure causes behind nurses' intention to quit. A questionnaire survey was conducted at a hospital in central Sweden (n = 114). The results reveal that the constructed scale Nurses’ intention to quit (NITQ) has good internal consistency (.82 - .85). Each subscale correlates well and is significant with the variable intention to quit and a standard multiple regression was statistically significant through the whole model (F (8,105) = 27,10, p < .001), explaining a variance of 67,4% in the dependent variable intention to quit. The results indicate that NITQ fulfills its purpose as a measuring instrument finding nurses’ intention to quit as well as the underlying factors which give rise to the thoughts of quitting.
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Kersting, Nicole B. "Assessing teachers' knowledge of teaching mathematics instrument development and validation /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2005. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=953999911&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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