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Exploration Of Fatigue In Fourth-Year Nursing Students, Kelly Riccardi
Exploration Of Fatigue In Fourth-Year Nursing Students, Kelly Riccardi
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The purpose of this study was to explore fatigue in fourth-year nursing students enrolled at a university in southwestern Ontario. A sample of 134 participants completed a demographic questionnaire and the Occupational Fatigue Exhaustion Recovery (OFER) scale midway through their final semester of school. The study examined the perceptions of fatigue, along with the predicting factors of chronic fatigue, acute fatigue and intershift recovery. Participants experienced moderate-high levels of acute and chronic fatigue, and low-moderate levels of intershift recovery. More than half of participants agreed that work drains their energy everyday, that they never have enough time between shifts to …
Characterization Of Powder Metallurgy Lightweight Alloys, Douglas B. Boudreau
Characterization Of Powder Metallurgy Lightweight Alloys, Douglas B. Boudreau
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Over the past few decades, the automotive industry has seen a steady increase in the amount of powder metallurgy products that have been included in modern vehicles. The majority of the parts were cold press and sintered products that allowed for a high production volume and low cost option. In more recent years, the powder metallurgy parts have seen service as structural parts mainly consisting of steel base products. The mechanical and dynamic properties of four lightweight materials produced by powder metallurgy and additive manufactured are tested to determine if they are suitable to be used in a structural part …