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Design Of A Homeopathic Solution For Chronic Cough, Jacob Ziemke
Design Of A Homeopathic Solution For Chronic Cough, Jacob Ziemke
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
Chronic cough is most commonly defined as a cough that persists for more than eight weeks and is estimated to affect more than 30 million people in the United States at any given time. Diseases contributing to the onset of chronic cough include asthma, pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, postnasal drip, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and bronchitis, and may include lifestyle choices such as smoking. For those who seek medical advice, pharmaceuticals and speech therapy are two common methods of combating chronic cough but serve to mask the symptoms rather than treat the problem; frequently, chronic cough is misdiagnosed or cannot …
The Impact Of Functional Modeling On Engineering Students' Mental Models, Jacob T. Nelson
The Impact Of Functional Modeling On Engineering Students' Mental Models, Jacob T. Nelson
Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019
The ability to understand complexity and think holistically about systems is an increasingly important part of engineering design. This is embodied in the concept of systems thinking, a concept studied primarily in the fields of systems dynamics and systems engineering. Systems thinking ability is built off mental models, a loosely-defined construct people form to make predictions about their surroundings. Methods to evaluate systems thinking and underlying mental models rely primarily on self-evaluative methods such as questionnaires, or detailed simulations of systems or processes; however these methods fail to directly capture students’ design tendencies. This work presents a visual instrument used …