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Research conducted over the past two decades has shown that poor patient understanding of medication instructions is an important contributor to the more than 1 million medication errors and adverse drug events that lead to office and emergency room visits, hospitalizations, and even death. Patients who have limited literacy skills, who have multiple comorbidities, and who are elderly face the greatest risk, and limited literacy skills are significantly associated with inadequate understanding and use of prescription instructions and precautions. The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality notes that only 12 percent of U.S. adults have proficient health literacy that allows them to interp...
In recent years, there has been an increased interest in the field of healthcare delivery systems. Scientists and practitioners are constantly searching for ways to improve the safety, quality and efficiency of these systems in order to achieve better patient outcome.This book focuses on the research and best practices in healthcare engineering and technology assessment. With contributions from researchers in the fields of healthcare system stochastic modeling, simulation, optimization and management, this is a valuable read.
Unlock the essential knowledge of mechanics and robotics with "Mechanical Degrees of Freedom," an indispensable resource for professionals, students, and enthusiasts alike. This book delves deeply into the core principles of robotics, mechanics, and kinematics, offering a structured, comprehensive guide that will sharpen your understanding of multibody systems, inverse kinematics, and much more. Whether you're an undergraduate, graduate student, or a seasoned engineer, this work will empower you to explore the complexities of robotic systems and their applications in modern engineering. Dive in and enhance your expertise in the foundational concepts that drive the robotics field forward Degr...
1: Degrees of freedom (mechanics): This chapter introduces the concept of degrees of freedom, explaining its significance in mechanical systems and how it influences the motion of objects. 2: Machine: Explore the nature of machines, including their structure, function, and the role of degrees of freedom in determining machine behavior and capabilities. 3: Kinematics: Learn the principles of kinematics, focusing on the motion of bodies without considering forces, and its application in robotic systems. 4: Configuration space (physics): Understand the concept of configuration space, where all possible positions and orientations of a system are represented. 5: Rigid body dynamics: Dive into rig...
What should the average person know about science? Because science is so central to life in the 21st century, science educators and other leaders of the scientific community believe that it is essential that everyone understand the basic concepts of the most vital and far-reaching disciplines. Nanotechnology 101 does exactly that. This accessible volume provides readers — whether students new to the field or just interested members of the lay public — with the essential ideas of the new science of nanotechnology using a minimum of jargon and mathematics. Concepts are introduced in a progressive order so that more complicted ideas build on simpler ones, and each is discussed in small, bite-sized segments so that they can be more easily understood. Nanotechnology 101 provides contemporary topics about the infusion of nanotechnology in the areas of the environment, food safety, medicine and healthcare, consumer goods, agriculture, homeland security, and energy supply. With a bibliography, sidebars, and interviews with leading figures in the field, Nanotechnology 101 provides the perfect starting point for anyone wishing to understand this burgeoning science.