An urgent need exists for balance between students learning the theory of clinical practice and becoming an expert. While theory is taught in the didactic setting, it is the experiential setting where the mastery of the clinical teacher is demonstrated. What does the master clinical teacher do that makes the student's learning experience so significant? One must recognize the moment, capture the learning opportunity, and draw the student in so that learning can occur. Effective clinical teaching is paramount in creating empowered students and practitioners. This qualitative case study of a doctoral pharmacy program identified two master clinical preceptors and shadowed one in a hospital and the other in a retail pharmacy. Interactions between clinical preceptors and students were captured through direct observation, audio-tape, and complemented with in-depth interviews. Content analysis identified emerging themes yielding an emerging model of master clinical teaching, illuminating teachable moments between student and clinical preceptor, and the manner in which they interacted with each other and the clinical environment. The model highlights an approach for making the critical time on clinical rotations as effective as possible and offers a practical means to study interactions between students and preceptors, discerning those that lead to teachable moments. Features of the teachable moments are identified. Although expertise cannot be taught, current and future clinical teachers can use this study to improve their teaching and effectiveness in clinical teaching practice. The methodology of this study can be applied to future studies in the same discipline, other rotations, or other disciplines. This study augmented the literature in qualitative research in pharmacy education for clinical practice by 1) utilizing a methodology that could be used in future studies 2) identifying features of teachable moments in the interactions of clinical preceptors and students 3) exploring how the clinical preceptors dealt with the changing environment of their clinical teaching 4) offering an emerging model to guide clinical preceptors for making the critical clinical teaching time as effective as possible. Future studies could utilize this emerging model to gain further insight on clinical teaching practices thus increasing the expertise of clinical teaching. / Ph. D.

In today's society, awash with digital media, the physical book should still be treated as a valuable object. It is a symbol of knowledge and, in the same way that the stones of historic buildings tell the story of their times, the physical book carries the truths of the past to each new generation, not only by the words it contains, but in how it is bound and set and worn. The library rises around the book, offering shelves that may be explored, allowing people to discover as they browse. The neighborhood library serves as an anchor for the community; without physical books, the library is gutted of its essential purpose, becoming merely a community gathering place. Members of the community must be given space to move through the books as they progress from the public realm of the street into the semi-public space of a library reading room, and perhaps beyond to their private places of study. Each stage of their journey should be a clearly defined 'place' with its own purpose and potential. At the same time, the spatial boundaries in this progression must be integrated in order to invite people to move from one to another, to discover the books and the knowledge contained within. My thesis project has explored and developed these theoretical ideas into a library and housing project for Washington, DC's West End neighborhood. / Master of Architecture

Yes / Obtaining closed porosity, i.e. densities >7.4 g.cm-3, is a major target in PM development. To increase density, strength and surface hardness of low-carbon PM steels: cold and warm compaction, sintering and slow cooling through the ferrite transformation region, followed by cold repressing and surface hardening were investigated. The slow cooling resulted in soft, ferritic, microstructure amenable to cold resizing. Repressing at 700-900 MPa densified the samples to ~7.6 g.cm-3. Mechanical properties, after repressing and surface hardening, are characterised by appreciable plasticity following macroscopic yielding at stresses of 400-1200 MPa. Reference is made to possible further increases in strength by incorporation of small additions of clean, fine Mn containing master alloy into the powder mix. Results were verified industrially on hollow cylinders made from Fe-0.5Mo or Fe-1.5Cr-0.2Mo base powders.

Architecture is a pathway to capture memories in the physical presence. Like a charm bracelet, a path leads you through individual segments, each telling their own stories. "Community Narratives for Architecture Spaces" investigates how to choreograph design strategies around the memories of the Christiansburg Institute, a historically African American school, and its cultural legacy. Materiality, lighting, and programming articulate specific memories within the spaces of this project. It is essential to have moments highlighting the past, present, and future while individuals maneuver through the site. There is a life cycle where things must end, and new opportunities can grow from them. This cycle can be beautiful yet ugly to navigate through. Architecture highlights the essence of this cycle by portraying how beginnings can be born from the old. An old site can be transformed into a new one, creating new memories and perspectives while preserving existing ones. Christiansburg Institute encompasses all of these beliefs. This design proposal honors the life cycle of the institute. / Master of Architecture / Historically African American school in Southwest Virginia for approximately 100 years. At its prime, it reached over 185 acres with over 14 buildings. It now stands with less than five acres and only one surviving building. This thesis is a design proposal to rejuvenate the current site in honor of its legacy and contributions bestowed to the African American community. Ethnographic storytelling documents the cultural identity of a group of people or a specific experience. Historically, storytelling has documented the history of African American communities. To directly honor the alumni of the site, I interviewed four individuals to discuss their memories of the school's spiritual and physical presence. Their stories will remain documented and help understand the Christiansburg Institute's space and its legacy. These recollections of memory were analyzed and dissected to influence the new design proposal. As an emerging designer, the relationship between social narratives, the role of an architect, and creating community space are imperative. Community members should have a voice in how the design process shapes their neighborhoods and buildings. Community Narratives for Architecture Space; Christiansburg Institute uses Christiansburg Institute as a case study to further explore the process of engaging the community with schematic development procedures. Ideally, these actions will influence future design and planning strategies to be more intentional and inclusive.

The development of Watershed Management Plans (WMPs) in urban areas aids municipalities in allocating resources, engaging the public and stakeholders, addressing water quality regulations, and mitigating issues related to stormwater runoff and flooding. In this study, 63 urban WMPs across the nation were reviewed to characterize historical approaches and identify emerging trends in watershed planning. Planning methods and tools were qualitatively evaluated, followed by statistical analyses to identify correlations between planning factors. Plans developed by a municipality or consultant were correlated to higher occurrences of hydrologic modeling and site-specific recommendations, and lower occurrences of characterizing social watershed factors. Trends in the use and selection of hydrologic, hydraulic, and pollutant load models were identified, specifically in the past decade. Project prioritization was found to increasingly focus on feasibility in implementation. Additional qualitative trends identified include an increased focus on water quality and interdisciplinary studies, public participation, responsiveness to water quality regulations, and risk aversion. The study concludes by envisioning future watershed planning trends. This state of the practice review of planning efforts, innovation in implementation, and the adoption of emergent technologies will aid future planners in employing current tools and strategies in the development of new WMPs. / Master of Science / Watershed-based management has long been used as the preferred approach for protection of water resources at a hydrologic, ecological, and social level. The development of Watershed Management Plans (WMPs) in urban areas aids municipalities in allocating resources, engaging the public and stakeholders, addressing water quality regulations, and mitigating issues related to stormwater runoff and flooding. The processes and tools used in watershed management planning are ever-evolving based on improved technologies, changing regulations, and social trends. In this study, 63 urban WMPs across the nation were reviewed to characterize historical approaches as well as identify emerging trends in watershed planning. Planning methods, tools of analysis, and recommended strategies were qualitatively evaluated to determine trends in the planning process, followed by statistical analyses to identify correlations between planning factors and methodologies. Plans developed by a municipality or consultant were correlated to higher occurrences of hydrologic modeling and site-specific recommendations, and lower occurrences of characterizing social watershed factors. Trends in the use and selection of hydrologic, hydraulic, and pollutant load models were identified, specifically in the past decade. Project prioritization was found to increasingly focus on feasibility in implementation. Other qualitative trends identified include an increased focus on water quality and interdisciplinary studies, public participation, responsiveness to water quality regulations, and risk aversion. The study concludes by envisioning future watershed planning trends. This state of the practice review of planning efforts, innovation in implementation, and the adoption of emergent technologies will aid future planners in employing current tools and strategies in the development of new WMPs.

Master Oscillator Power Amplifiers (MOPA) are laser systems that utilize a seed and pump amplification system to boost the output power of high-quality lower power seeding signals. MOPAs can generate high gain while avoiding many of the nonlinearities that negatively affect resonance-based lasers that are known to feature higher internal intensities. Additionally, MOPAs provide an easy alternative to the construction of novel laser technologies for higher output power as they can be easily combined with existing laser sources to amplify their output power. This thesis outlines the design of an ytterbium-doped fiber laser (YDFL), featuring a MOPA architecture. The YDFL is constructed to amplify a continuous wave single mode signal, at 1064nm, from 366mW to 16.4W while maintaining high spectral purity and beam quality. This laser is being developed with the intention to seed a subsequent MOPA YDFL for amplification to 1.5kW, for use in following thermal blooming experiments. As a result, the laser being developed in this work must have high spectral purity, centered near 1064nm, and a narrow linewidth, less than 0.25nm. Methods for limiting instabilities within the MOPA amplification stages are developed and the final seed laser emission quality is demonstrated in this work.

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by Cheung Po-Yu, Tang Poon-Tung, Denny. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 102-103). / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vi / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.ix / LIST OF TABLES --- p.xi / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.xiii / CHAPTER / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / What is M.B.A. ？ --- p.1 / Criticisms of Worldwide MBA Programs --- p.2 / Changes of MBA Program --- p.3 / MBA Programs in Hong Kong --- p.3 / Programs Offered by The Chinese University of Hong Kong --- p.4 / Programs Offered by Hong Kong University of Science and Technology --- p.6 / Corporate Communication Practices in CUHK MBA Program --- p.7 / Purpose of Study --- p.9 / Chapter II. --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.10 / Corporate Image --- p.10 / Key to Public Trust --- p.11 / Retain Quality Students --- p.11 / Let the Image Do the Recruiting --- p.12 / Corporate Communication --- p.13 / Introduction - What is It ？ --- p.13 / Means of Corporate Communication --- p.13 / Corporate Advertising --- p.13 / Product Advertising --- p.14 / Public Relations --- p.15 / Existing communication channels of the MBA Programs in CUHK --- p.16 / Public --- p.16 / Chapter III. --- RESEARCH METHOD --- p.19 / Objectives --- p.19 / Research Design --- p.20 / Literature Review --- p.20 / Research Method --- p.21 / Questionnaire Design --- p.21 / Sampling --- p.21 / Test of Questionnaires --- p.24 / Limitations --- p.24 / Chapter IV. --- RESEARCH FINDINGS AMD ANALYSIS --- p.26 / Overall Sample Characteristics --- p.26 / Questionnaire 1 --- p.26 / Nature of Business --- p.26 / Departments Respondents Belong To --- p.28 / Overall Findings --- p.29 / Questionnaire 2 --- p.41 / Nature of Respondents --- p.41 / Overall Findings --- p.41 / Chapter V. --- RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.53 / Product Strategies --- p.54 / Global Perspective with Focus on Asia - Pacific --- p.55 / Inclusion Mandarin as a Non-credit Core Course --- p.56 / Set up Another Concentration in China Studies --- p.58 / Enrich International Exchange Program by Increasing the Number of Overseas Universities --- p.59 / Include Study Tours to Different Countries --- p.61 / Enrich and Revise Current Curriculum --- p.62 / Introduction of Enrichment Programs --- p.63 / Design of Career Strategies of MBA Graduates --- p.65 / Set up Independent MBA Placement Office --- p.66 / Reorganize Networking with Existing Alumni --- p.72 / Communication Strategies --- p.74 / Public Relations --- p.74 / Set up Center for Corporate Partnership --- p.75 / Exhibitions --- p.76 / Publications and Promotional Items --- p.77 / Government Lobbying --- p.78 / Redefine the Organization and Build Up Distinctive Symbol for the Graduate School --- p.79 / Chapter VI. --- CONCLUSIONS --- p.81 / TABLES --- p.83 / APPENDIXES --- p.91 / REFERENCES --- p.102

Lately Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) are used more frequently in surveying. With broader use comes higher demands on the uncertainty in such measurements. The post processing software is an important factor that affects the uncertainty in the finished product. Therefore it is vital to evaluate how results differentiate in different software and how parameters contribute. In UAS-photogrammetry images are acquired with an overlap which makes it possible to generate point clouds in photogrammetric software. These point clouds are often used to create Digital Terrain Models (DTM).  The purpose of this study is to evaluate how the level of uncertainty differentiates when processing the same UAS-data through block adjustment and dense image matching in two different photogrammetric post processing software. The software used are UAS Master and Pix4D. The objective is also to investigate how the level of extraction in UAS Master and the setting for image scale in Pix4D affects the results when generating point clouds. Three terrain models were created in both software using the same set of data, changing only extraction level and image scale in UAS Master and Pix4D respectively.  26 control profiles were measured with network-RTK in the area of interest to calculate the root mean square (RMS) and mean deviation in order to verify and compare the uncertainty of the terrain models. The study shows that results vary when processing the same UAS-data in different software.  The study also shows that the extraction level in UAS Master and the image scale in Pix4D impacts the results differently. In UAS Master the uncertainty decreases with higher extraction level when generating terrain models. A clear pattern regarding the image scale setting in Pix4D cannot be determined. Both software were able to produce elevation models with a RMS-value of around 0,03 m. The mean deviation in all models created in this study were below 0,02 m, which is the requirement for class 1 in the technical specification SIS-TS 21144:2016. However the mean deviation for the ground type gravel in the terrain model created in UAS Master at a low extraction level exceeds the demands for class 1. This indicates all but one of the created models fulfil the requirements for class 1, which is the class containing the highest requirements. / Obemannade flygfarkostsystem (eng. Unmanned Aerial Systems, UAS) används allt mer frekvent för datainsamling inom geodetisk mätning. I takt med att användningsområdena ökar ställs också högre krav på mätosäkerheten i dessa mätningar. De efterbearbetningsprogram som används är en faktor som påverkar mätosäkerheten i den slutgiltiga produkten. Det är därför viktigt att utvärdera hur olika programvaror påverkar slutresultatet och hur valda parametrar spelar in. I UAS-fotogrammetri tas bilder med övertäckning för att kunna generera punktmoln som i sin tur kan bearbetas till digitala terrängmodeller (DTM).  Syftet med studien är att utvärdera hur mätosäkerheten skiljer sig när samma data bearbetas genom blockutjämning och tät bildmatchning i två olika programvaror. Programvarorna som används i studien är UAS Master och Pix4D. Målet är också att utreda hur vald extraktions nivå i UAS Master och vald bildskala i Pix4D påverkar resultatet vid generering av terrängmodeller. Tre terrängmodeller skapades i UAS Master med olika extraktionsnivåer och ytterligare tre skapades i Pix4D med olika bildskalor. 26 kontrollprofiler mättes in med nätverks-RTK i aktuellt område för beräkning av medelavvikelse och kvadratiskt medelvärde (RMS). Detta för att kunna verifiera och jämföra mätosäkerheten i modellerna. Studien visar att slutresultatet varierar när samma data bearbetas i olika programvaror.  Studien visar också att vald extraktionsnivå i UAS Master och vald bildskala i Pix4D påverkar resultatet olika. I UAS Master minskar mätosäkerheten med ökad extraktionsnivå, i Pix4D är det svårare att se ett tydligt mönster. Båda programvaror kunde producera terrängmodeller med ett RMS-värde kring 0,03 m. Medelavvikelsen i samtliga modeller understiger 0,02 m, vilket är kravet för klass 1 från den tekniska specifikationen SIS-TS 21144:2016. Medelavvikelsen för marktypen grus i UAS Master i modellen med låg extraktionsnivå överskrider dock kraven för klass 1. Därmed uppnår alla förutom en av terrängmodellerna kraven för klass 1, vilket är den klass med högst ställda krav.

This diploma thesis focuses on the methodology introduction of master franchise. In a particular market Czech Republic and market with car services specifies the steps in the implementation of new licenses on the market. It also contains specific business plan drawn up directly to the network service stations operating under one brand.