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Neighborhood Assistants Pilot:A Program Evaluation of Person-Centered Staffing
The purpose of this study was to pilot test and evaluate an innovative staffing approach called the Neighborhood Assistant (NA) at the Francis E. Parker Memorial Home. The goal of the program was to support the certified ... -
Detailed search stats from DSpace Solr
The DSpace institutional repository platform has several methods for extracting usage statistics. This brief case study gives an overview 3 methods and shows some of the advanced details available using the Solr API. -
SHAND-Y: A Smart Power Strip Connected to the IoT
The purpose of the project is to create a power strip that is capable of saving energy by turning off power to outlets connected to devices that are not in use. To do this, an Arduino Yun connects to a web page and sends ... -
Serving an Increasing Older Population with Severe Disability: Serious Challenges Await for Ohio Over the Next Twenty Years
Ohio faces a demographic and financing challenge as its population ages in the next 20 years. With the number of people age 60 and older with a severe disability projected to increase by 60% while the overall population ... -
Unpaid Caregivers Growing Demand and Limited Supply?
Several recent studies indicate that the supply of informal caregivers is declining and this change in potential support could have major policy implications. This brief explores, the reasons, implications, and possible ... -
A Review and Perspective on Lean in Higher Education
The purpose of this paper is to synthesize the accumulated body of research on Lean in higher education, draw conclusions to help guide successful Lean implementations and propose future research directions to establish ... -
Empowering Women of Bangladesh in the Garment Industry
Women’s empowerment is an important aspect of the social, political and economic life of developing countries. Globally, women’s economic and political empowerment performance has changed through education and labor, but ... -
Enriching gender in physics education research: A binary past and a complex future
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Gender in Physics.] In this article, we draw on previous reports from physics, science education, and women’s studies to propose a more nuanced treatment of gender in physics ... -
The New Architectural Trend in China: The Heritage and Deelopment of Traditional Culture
After the failed Anglo-Chinese War of the 1840s, China was forced to open to international trade. China is still borrowing developing experiments from the West in the distinctive Chinese cultural context. By doing so, a ... -
Affordable and Sustainable Housing Solutions for Iran's Low Income Citizens
This paper studies the architectural implications of the economic and social needs and challenges of Low-Income and Iranian families in Tehran. The attempt is to answer the following question: what strategies can be used ... -
Olympic Legacy:Flexible Architectural Strategies for Boston's 2024 Olympics Proposal
The Olympics present the perfect opportunity for host cities to show their value to the world. This opportunity introduces immeasurable pressure to create an impressive display of entertainment for the spectators. The ... -
Built Environment that Enhances Children's All-round Development-Vidyalaya
India is one among the ten fastest growing economies in the world but suffers in terms of literacy contributing to 34% of the worlds illiterate population. In India English is the primary language for government, business ... -
Creating Conducive Environments for Dar Es Salaam's Street Children Through Archiecture
How can architecture be part of a solution to the difficult lives of street children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania? In Dar es Salaam, street children exist in poverty without family support, education, or technical skills. ... -
Architecture of repose: Creating moments for retreat and intimacy
The fast-paced nature of contemporary culture acts as a catalyst for anxiety due to overstimulation. This paper explores how the built environment can be designed in order to bring people from a state of overstimulation ...