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Teaching Physiology To Biomedical Engineers Using Team-Based Learning And Inquiry Research, Trevor R. Cardinal

Biomedical Engineering

Presentation given at conference.

Modelado Matemático En Ingeniería, Francisco J. Valdes-Parada

Francisco J. Valdes-Parada

En esta plática se discute de una manera sencilla la importancia que tiene el modelado matemático en Ingeniería. Para ello, se presenta una visión personal sobre el papel que juegan asignaturas como fenómenos de transporte y termodinámica en la formación de licenciatura y posgrado en Ingeniería. Más aún, con el objetivo de ilustrar la importancia de los cambios de escala que frecuentemente aparecen en Ingeniería, se analiza el caso del flujo de un soluto a través de tubos capilares. De esta manera, se tiene un sistema donde a escala microscópica son relevantes la difusión (radial y axial) y convección (axial) …

New Freedom: An Investigation Into The World Of Prosthetics, Jenna Marcus

Senior Honors Projects

Prosthetics dates back thousands of years, with some of the earliest recorded devices dating back to the ancient Egyptians. The devices are used to replace a limb that may have been lost due to a variety of reasons. Of course, much has changed since the basic wooden devices. What is exceptionally fascinating about prosthetics and orthotics is that the field is always changing and become more advanced; it truly has infinite potential. Prosthetics has evolved over many centuries to be what it is today, but where will the technology go in the future?

Focusing on one area of prosthetics, specifically …

Demystifying The Legend Of Resistance To Change, Hamid Tahbaz Tavakoli, Nader Ale Ebrahim, Arash Golnam

Nader Ale Ebrahim

Nothing is permanent except change. Many authors stress that the reason for the failure of many change initiatives can be found in resistance to change. Resistance to change introduces costs and delays into the change process that are difficult to anticipate but must be taken into consideration. Undoubtedly the resistance to change is key topic in change management and should be seriously considered to help the organization achieve advantages of the transformation. Considering the importance of resistance to change, this paper aims to delve deeper in this field through theoretical exposition of the concept, elaborating more on the literature involving …

A Hybrid Approach To Projects In Gaming Courses, Amber Settle, Joe Linhoff, André Berthiaume

Amber Settle

Using Agent Based Simulation And Game Theory Analysis To Study Information Sharing In Organizations – The Infoscape, Richard Donald Jolly, Wayne W. Wakeland

Systems Science Faculty Publications and Presentations

Information sharing in organizations, especially the impact of sharing freely versus not sharing, was studied using game theory and agent based simulation. A game theoretic analysis was performed, and Netlogo simulations were carried out wherein some agents hoarded information while others shared information. As expected, sharing was found to greatly increase the overall amount of information within the organization. Unexpectedly, agents who share acquire more information than hoarders. This is due to the synergy that develops between groups of agents who are sharing with each other. The density of the agents is important-as the density increases, the probability increases that …