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Interpersonal Communication : Some Quantitative Models, John J. Rasmussen

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Interpersonal communication, or the sending and receiving of messages between two individuals, can be characterized by various degrees of certainty, consistency, and patterning. One's prior experiences can often affect current perceptions and attitudes. Furthermore, the various aspects of the personalities of the communicants can significantly influence whether the outcome of the communication sequence will be successful and mutually understood, or will be unsuccessful and misunderstood. This dissertation presents several models of the interpersonal communication process. These have been derived from such apparently divergent fields as mathematical communication theory, thermodynamics, behavioral science, and transactional analysis, and have been wedded into a …

Simulation Of Lamp Manufacturing: When To Shut Down, Davida Kahrl Steinbrink

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This thesis analyzes the impact of progressive deterioration of lamp-making equipment on finished lamp cost and quantity. This analysis is accomplished by describing the total process as a sequence of Markov processes, for each of which the transitional probabilities have been defined. The expected behavior of this multi-stage process over the time period of interest is calculated by a Fortran computer program. Results of the analysis may be used by a shop foreman as a guide in determining when to shut down for repair or maintenance of equipment.

1976-1977 Capital Outlay Budget, Southern University System. Office Of Finance & Administration.

All Southern University System Budgets

The Division of Administration capital outlay program. The outlay program is divided into two sections. The first part being a program of capital outlay sustained by ordinary income. The second section contains recommendation based upon bond authorization previously approved by the legislature or proposed during the 1976 Regular Session.

The Implementation Of Packaged Information Systems, Dean David Trilling

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

The packaged information system has become one of the most viable methods of quickly acquiring information handling capability. Users have realized significant cost savings by utilizing these vendor-supplied program sets. While most potential information system users have various alternatives at their disposal many have chosen package acquisition, because of the benefits users have derived from packages such as reduced implementation resource commitments and lead-times. However, potential package users have suffered greatly in their inability to effectively implement the system within their own operating environments. They have defeated their own objectives through misaligned implementation procedures and a lack of control and …

Profile: June, 1976. Vol: 8 No: 12, Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc., Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

June 1976 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

Measurement Of Health Change: A Model For Patients In An Adult Intensive Care Unit, Marylou Kiley

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This study introduces an index for quantifying the health status and changes in patients within an adult intensive care unit (ICU), driven by the need to evaluate the impact of telemedicine on healthcare delivery. The ICU Patient Assessment Profile consists of twelve observable parameters encompassing neurological, respiratory, cardiovascular, and renal functions. Each parameter receives a score, and weights derived through stepwise multiple regression and nonlinear optimization create a severity of illness index, SEVILL, applicable to both neurologic and non-neurologic patients. This index enables comparisons of individual patients over time and among similar patients, facilitating assessments of recovery rates. The thesis …

Optimal Labeling On Trees, Raghavendra N. Rao

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Consider the problem of labeling the nodes of a given tree on n nodes with labels 1,2,...,n. Let d(i,i+1) be the number of edges in the path from node labeled i to node labeled i+1, i=1,2,...,n. d(n,n+1) is considered as d(n,1). The sum of d(i,i+1) over i=1,2,.. .,n is the quantity, call it SL' of interest. The minimum of SL is 2(n-1) for any tree on n nodes. This result is established and an efficient algorithm is given to achieve this value. This result is extended to trees having non-negative edge lengths. Since this problem can also be considered as …

A Triage System For The Distribution Of Outpatient Appointments In A Neurology Department: Systems Description, Validation Of Triage System Results And The Report Of A Delphi Method Study For Evaluating Criteria Determining Appointment Urgency, Bruce L. Austin, Durjoy Kumar Chaudhuri, J. Conomy

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This report addresses the challenge of effectively utilizing health care resources to meet legitimate and increasing health demands in contemporary American medicine. The delivery of health care, historically rooted in "cottage industry" models, has evolved into a limited commodity due to factors such as population growth, technological advances, and rising costs. Ensuring equitable and efficient utilization of health resources is essential for controlling costs, improving access, and fulfilling the health care system's purpose of alleviating suffering, managing health crises, and preventing disease. However, the health care delivery system faces significant issues, including regional maldistribution of resources and an imbalance between …

1976-05-03, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Patterns Of Management Thought: The Search For New Perspectives, Howard M. Carlisle

Faculty Honor Lectures

the past several years, I have noticed that the presenters have typically done two things: they have reviewed some of their most significant research or theoretical contributions, and they have engaged in some freewheeling speculations or prescriptions about future trends. I intend to do both of these tonight. I would like to report on several aspects of contingency or situational theories of management where I have done most of my publishing, and I would also like to express some personal concerns and prescriptions I propose to improve the effectiveness of organizations

Profile: May, 1976. Vol: 8 No: 11, Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc., Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

May 1976 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

Forest City/University Hospitals Telemedicine System Project Evaluation: Progress Report Iii, Arnold Reisman, F.J. Staub, Betty L. Grundy, W. Pittard, Edward A. Ernst, J. S. Gravenstein, Hamilton Emmons, Teunis J. Ott, Burton V. Dean, Thomas George, Marylou Kiley, Bruce L. Austin, M. A. Chowdhury, Pauline Crawford, Ronella Fields, Willie Callaham Lambright, Charles S. Berry

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

The maldistribution of qualified medical personnel, which has plagued this country in recent years, has become a matter of serious concern for administrators and planners in the health care sector. Inner-city and small suburban hospitals have suffered the most from this unfortunate circumstance. At various levels, public administrators have attempted to remedy the situation. Telemedicine is one system that, in several widely different environments, has shown its potential in addressing the problem. One such system has been in experimental operation for some time in Cleveland, Ohio. Under a contract with the Health Care Technical Division of the National Center for …

On The Degree Of Approximation By Monotone Polynomials, Vasant A. Ubhaya

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This article considers the problem of approximating a continuous function defined on an interval by polynomials which are monotone nondecreasing there. Upper and lower bounds on the degree of approximation are obtained in terms of moduli of monotonicity, a concept which the author introduced in an earlier article [12]. Certain asymptotic results are also established. One of the results of this article shows that when f is continuous but not nondecreasing, En(f), the degree of approximation of f by monotone polynomials of degree at most n, converges to a positive number as n→∞, at a rate which is at least …

A Study Of The Adaptability Of The Dental Management Game To Podiatry, Frank D. Ilzig, John Karaffa, Michael Rothschild, Marina Van Zyl

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper explores the similarities between the practices of podiatry and dentistry, focusing on their shared clinical and managerial aspects. Both professions involve managing specialized areas of the body, directing assistants, and utilizing similar physical layouts, equipment, and treatment processes. However, students in both fields receive limited training in practice management during their predoctoral years. To address this gap, a computer-aided dental management game, developed at Case Western Reserve University, teaches dental students decision-making skills related to practice setup, patient scheduling, and staff management. The game evaluates performance based on costs, income, patient care, and resource utilization. Due to the …

Systems And Procedures Of Patients And Information Flow In The Outpatient Clinic Of A Large Health Center: A Systems Description, Critical Evaluation, And Recommendations For Improvement, Arnold Reisman, Joao Mello Da Silva, Joe Mantell

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

Systems analysis methods were used to describe the existing procedures for patient and information flow in the outpatient clinic of a large metropolitan health center. The procedures were complex, and they fell short of being effective from the physicians’, the patients’, and the administrators’ points of view. They were the result of the dynamics of natural degradation during a period of institutional expansion and extension. The paper delineates, in operationally meaningful terms, the ultimate goals and the objectives for the Patient and Information Flow System as well as the processes to be used to achieve same.

Seniors Display Art At Lindenwood, Lindenwood College

Archived Lindenwood Press Releases

No abstract provided.

1976-04-06, Morehead State Board Of Regents

Morehead State Board of Regents Agenda Books and Meeting Minutes

No abstract provided.

Ua77/1 Western Alumnus, Vol. 45, No. 1, Wku Alumni Relations

WKU Administration Documents

WKU alumni magazine. Features the following articles:

• Relevance - Western Environmental Programs
• The Environmental Sciences & Technology Building
• Snodgrass, Jim. Environmental Education
• Hurst, Teri. Carpooling - The Energy Saver
• Henderson, Ray. A Piece of the Rock - Football
• Mud, Rice and Camellias
• Conlin, Bill. Hilltoppers Classy Club - Football
• Feix, Jimmy. Western Pays Its Tribute to This Dear & Gentle Man - Nick Denes
• Bruce, Don. Teacher of the Year - Paula Morgan
• Ward, Robert. Letters from Ireland
• Conway, Sheila. A Dream Come True - Randy Yeager
• Remember When? - Faculty Photograph
• Governor Julian Carroll Honors Dr. L.Y. Lancaster for …

Farm, Ranch And Home Quarterly Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources, University Of Nebraska- Lincoln

Farm, Ranch and Home Quarterly

In this issue:

3 Does Ag Research Pay?

4 Warm Season, Ornamental Turfgrasses for Nebraska

7 New Protein Sources Evaluated

8 Computer Can Analyze Your Diet

10 Photographing Rural Nebraska

13 Irrigation-From Army Ordnance to Ag Research

15 Credit Use Among Nebraska Farmers

17 Toxic Weeds Can Cause Disease in Cattle

18 Is Solar Heating Feasible for Livestock Housing?

Newsletter: Hear The Latest?, April, 1976, Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc, Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

No abstract provided.

Profile: April, 1976. Vol: 8 No: 10, Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc., Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

April 1976 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

Nonlinear Programming, Approximation, And Optimization On Infinitely Differentiable Functions, Vasant A. Ubhaya

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

A nonnegative, infinitely differentiable function φ defined on the real line is called a Friedrichs mollifier function if it has support in [0,1] and ∫₀¹ φ(t)dt = 1. In this article the following problem is considered: Determine Ak = inf ∫₀¹ φ(k)(t)dt, k=1,2,..., where φ(k) denotes the kth derivative of φ and the infimum is taken over the set of all mollifier functions, which is a convex set. This problem has applications to monotone polynomial approximation as shown by this author in Ref. 2. The problem is reducible to three equivalent problems--a nonlinear programming problem, a problem on the functions …

Preparing Price-Level Adjusted Financial Statements, Robert Yahr

Accounting Faculty Research and Publications

No abstract provided.

1976 January - June, Office Of Communications & Marketing, Morehead State University.

Morehead State Press Release Archive, 1961 to the Present

Morehead State University press releases from January to June of 1976.

Matrix Analysis And Social Planning, Roger A. Lohmann

Faculty & Staff Scholarship

This study is a follow-up to an earlier (1971) proposal for the application of Input-output analysis to social planning in human services (Repository item #753), and predates current models of human services as part of the nonprofit, or third sector. The manuscript details a study of financial inputs and service outputs in human services in the United Way system of Knoxville TN, noting a variety of quantitative ratios and measures of the human services delivery system, and assessing some of the strengths and weaknesses of the matrix approach.

Guidance Gazette, Dr. Vernon L. Sheeley

Counseling & Student Affairs Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Hear The Latest March 1976, Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc., Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

March 1976 newsletter.

Profile: March, 1976. Vol: 8 No: 9, Blue Cross Of Florida, Inc., Blue Shield Of Florida, Inc.

Florida Blue Archives Printed Materials

March 1976 employee monthly newsletter printed for employees, their families and friends.

Economic Analysis Applied To The Practice Of Dentistry, Arnold Reisman, Hamilton Emmons, Edward J. Green, Ronald Occhionero, Keki R. Dadachanji, Shailesh J. Mehta, Susumu Morito

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

This paper describes one aspect of a general methodology for the management of a dental practice; in general and in particular, of one involving Expanded Duty Dental Auxiliaries. The aspect of concern in this paper centers on the economic analysis of practice management. Thus, the paper presents both an algebraic statement of the economic analysis and a set of forms (similar in format to the International Revenue Service 1040 forms) which can be used to respond to the following questions: (1) Given a patient load and mix, a practice configuration (i.e., the number of operatories and of workers of each …

On The Next-To-Dominating Eigenvalues Of A Markov Matrix, Teunis J. Ott

Research Reports from the Department of Operations

It is proven that two matrices, each of which has the property that all its rowsums are equal, and which have the property that one can be obtained from the other by adding, for every column, the same number to all elements of that column, have essentially the same set of eigenvalues. This result is used to give an upper bound for the absolute value of the "next-to-dominating" eigenvalue of a markov matrix. The two foregoing results together are used to suggest an iterative procedure for the value-determination step in markov-decision processes.