Hall Setting Research Articles

Examining the effectiveness of promotional nudges increasing plant-based food choices in a post-secondary education dining hall: a pilot study.

To evaluate nudge strategies that increase the consumption of plant-based foods, defined as vegetarian or vegan food items, compared with meat-based options in post-secondary dining hall settings. A pilot study. This study took place in the University of British Columbia Vancouver Campus's Gather Dining Hall (GDH) over a 6-week intervention period and two control periods. The intervention incorporated several nudges (proportion increases, item placement, taste-focused labelling, Chef's featured special verbal prompts, social media and promotional posters) into the menu and dining hall area with the goal of increasing the purchases of plant-based items. Sales data from meals that were purchased during the intervention period were compared with sales data from the two control periods. Students and staff who purchased meals in the GDH. The proportion of plant-based items sold significantly increased during the intervention period (56·7 %; P < 0·01) compared with the last 6 weeks of term one (53·6 %) and the first 6 weeks of term two (53·4 %). The proportion of plant-based 'main' menu items was significantly higher in the intervention period (46·4; P < 0·01) when compared with the last 6 weeks of term one (40·9 %) and the first 6 weeks of term two (41·7 %). The combination of nudges was effective at significantly increasing the selection of plant-based options over meat-based options in a post-secondary dining hall setting.

Explorations of Integrated Multi-Energy Strategy under Energy Simulation by DeST 3.0: A Case Study of College Dining Hall

Buildings characterized by high energy consumption necessitate the implementation of efficient multi-energy complementary systems to achieve energy conservation and emission reduction objectives. College dining halls use a lot more electricity than typical residential buildings, despite their relatively small size. The dining hall at the Dongshan Campus of Shanxi University is employed as a representative case study in this research. By utilizing DeST 3.0 software, a comprehensive dynamic load analysis is conducted to estimate the annual energy consumption of the dining hall, with the ultimate goal of an energy-saving system being proposed based on the analysis results. Leveraging DeST 3.0 software, dynamic load characteristics were assessed, revealing an annual energy consumption of 2.39 × 106 kWh for the dining hall. Cooling accounted for 0.91 × 106 kWh, while heating requirements amounted to 0.24 × 106 kWh. These findings illustrate peak power consumption trends, seasonal variations, and potential avenues for energy conservation. To satisfy the heating, cooling, and electricity demands of the dining hall, an integrated energy system incorporating solar and wind energy, as well as utilizing restaurant kitchen garbage as a biomass source, was proposed. This study compares two solar energy utilization systems: photothermal and photovoltaic, with total capacities of 2.375 × 106 kWh and 2.52 × 106 kWh, respectively. The research outcomes underscore that Strategy 2, which integrates a photovoltaic system with wind and biomass energy, emerges as the optimal approach for load management. Ultimately, this investigation demonstrates the feasibility and promise of constructing a hybrid renewable energy system within a college dining hall setting, aligning with sustainability objectives and global trends toward environmentally responsible energy solutions.

Effects of an educational planetary plate graphic on meat consumption in a Stanford University dining hall: a randomized controlled trial

BackgroundAssess the impact of an educational Planetary Health Plate (PHP) graphic on meat-related dietary choices of Stanford University dining hall patrons using a randomized controlled trial crossover design. All patrons entering the dining hall during study periods were enrolled as participants. Control, n = 631; PHP, n = 547.MethodsCompare dietary behavior without signage to behavior while exposed to PHP during four equivalent dinner meals. The primary outcome was total meat-dish weight adjusted for the number of people entering the dining hall. Secondary outcomes included the number of meat-dish servings and average meat-dish serving weight. Analysis using T-tests, Poisson generalized linear model.ResultsDifferences in total meat-dish weight, (1.54 kg; 95% Confidence Interval [CI] = -4.41,1.33; P = .19) and average meat-dish serving weight (0.03 kg; 95% CI = 0.00, 0.06; P = .07) between PHP and control patrons did not reach significance. The rate at which PHP patrons took meat was significantly lower (Incidence Rate Ratio 0.80; 95% CI = 0.71, 0.91; P < .001).ConclusionExposure to an educational plate graphic decreased the proportion of patrons taking meat but had no impact on total meat consumption or meat-dish serving weight. Statistical methods used in this study may inform future investigations on dietary change in the dining hall setting. Further research on the role of educational signage in influencing dietary behavior is warranted, with an aim to improve human health and environmental sustainability.Trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, NCT05565859, registered 4 October 2022

Application of optimal defaults to increase selection of sustainable menu choices

Vegan diets confer less adverse environmental impact than omnivore and vegetarian diets. While many consumers have shifted to more environmentally sustainable diets in recent years, additional strategies are needed to encourage these choices. As some vegan foods are unfamiliar to mainstream diners, food neophobia may deter the selection of such items. The current research applied a behavioral economics strategy, optimal defaults, to menu design in a two-part study that aimed to increase selection of vegan menu choices. Two experiments were conducted in analogue internet and college dining hall settings to investigate the effect of menu default presentation (optimal default, suboptimal default, or free array) on choice of vegan and omnivore menu items, stratified across familiar and unfamiliar vegan food options (six menu conditions total). Two-hundred ninety-nine young adults without dietary restrictions completed the analogue internet experiment and 209 college students completed the college dining hall experiment. Participants were randomly presented with one of the six experimental menus and asked to choose their entree. Chi-square and binomial logistic regression analyses were used to assess the independent and interactive contributions of menu format and vegan-item familiarity level on entree choice (vegan or omnivore). Results showed that in both simulated and real-world settings, optimal default menus were more successful at nudging consumers toward sustainable, vegan entree choices than no-default, free array menus and, in the dining hall experiment, did not result in greater food waste. Vegan food familiarity level did not moderate the effect of menu format on entree choice. Optimal default menus could be a feasible and effective tool for the dining industry to transition to more sustainable, including less familiar, food offerings.

Factors Affecting Cheating Behavior at Quetta- Pakistan

Cheating in examinations across the globe is an issue of growing concern. This study argues that the culture of cheating in exams in Balochistan has reduced the efficiency of human resource and has resulted in producing students with high qualifications but less potential in the province. Therefore, it is very importantto explore the factors contributing to cheating in exams and to suggest a course of action to mitigate the menace it poses. A quantitative research method was employed for this study. Similarly, statistical techniques such as correlation and logistic regression were conducted for statistical analysis and explanation of thestudy using SPSS. Theoretically, the study is inspired by rational choice theory. The findings of the study show a significant relationship between personal, institutional, and situational factors. Personal factors that contribute to cheating were found to be students’ desire to excel, low GPA, and slow learning. Institutional factors include the weak administrative role of institutions, poor academic policies, overload on students, and weak performance of the teachers. Situational factors such as the poor management strategy of the examiner, time pressure, and technological tools were found to be instigating students towards cheating. The study suggests that an appropriate exam hall setting, effective monitoring, concept-oriented exams, and a strong honor code can decrease cheating.

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Higher secondary teachers job satisfaction in relation to their attitude towards teaching

Educating is a difficult calling and just such instructors can bear the weighty obligations of country working, as are sufficiently ready and have a sound proficient disposition. An educator is an all-around informed individual and he really bends over backward to help the understudy in learning, can fabricate great human relationships, understanding and ability connected with the course of cooperation, the people who help the understudy most, is said to have 'attitude towards teaching'. An instructor not just must be skillful in his subject, technique for educating and in getting his understudy, yet additionally ought to have interest in the calling and have a great mentality towards instructing. 'Job Satisfaction' is a term utilized widely by various individuals in various settings. So it is characterized in various ways. Educator work fulfillment relies upon instructing in a specific setting, the way of life and values held locally. It likewise relies upon the countless instructor and understudy qualities and the study hall setting. In view of these specific situations, instructor schooling and occupation execution of an educator are utilized.

Communicating strategy in a town hall setting

This article focuses on strategy communication in an administrative housing association. It investigates top management’s attempts to facilitate dialog with employees in a town hall meeting. The purpose is to provide insights into the communicative methods employed, thereby contributing to understanding what can be considered as ‘true’ dialog, why dialog is important, and whether dialog is possible in this specific organizational context.Within the theoretical frame of change communication and strategy-as-practice, a case study of a specific town hall meeting is conducted. Based on ethnomethodological conversation analysis three key sequences from a specific town hall meeting are analyzed, and the participants’ actions are described as here-and-now moments for facilitating or hindering dialog.The study points to several communicative techniques employed by management that discourage dialog, instead of facilitating it. Moreover, the meeting is designed and performed as managers’ one-way communication of information, which limits their access to valuable information from the operational employees. In this case, the micro practices investigated are considered an impediment to organizational change and a move towards organizational silence (Tourish &amp; Robson, 2006; Morrison and Milliken, 2000).

Virtually Bridging the Safety Gap between the Lecture Hall and the Research Laboratory

Laboratory safety has received heightened attention due to a series of devastatingly tragic accidents in both academic and nonacademic settings. Consequently, chemistry departments at various academic institutions now offer some form of formal training in laboratory safety for entering graduate students. Although the extent of this training varies widely among institutions, it typically includes an online assessment and/or minimal in-person classroom instruction. However, a significant gap exists between a lecture hall setting and the complex environment that comprises an advanced research laboratory. We’ve adapted the technological advances in virtual and augmented reality to bridge this gap. A set of 360° virtual reality lab experiences, highlighting safety infractions, have been created for a variety of subdiscipline-distinct (medicinal, organic, inorganic, physical, drug screening) laboratory settings. Notable features include the accurate depiction of the visual complexity associated with research settings, the opportunity for the trainee to explore multiple laboratories in a self-paced fashion, and immediate feedback with respect to the identification of safety hazards. The VR Lab Safety modules were very well received by first year graduate students, with greater than 85% of the respondents describing the VR experience as engaging and memorable, as a good supplement to safety reading material, and as providing real world examples that are otherwise difficult to visualize.

108 COMBATTING CONFUSION: SIMULATION-BASED MEDICAL EDUCATION FOR DEALING WITH DELIRIUM

Abstract Background Delirium is a complex, costly, and common clinical syndrome. Simulation-based medical education has been shown to be effective in enhancing the confidence, knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in the management of delirium. We piloted an inter-professional education simulation on delirium in an acute hospital setting. The session’s design was informed by participating in ‘Sim Stars’, a regional simulation development competition. Methods We iteratively developed a low-fidelity simulation scenario on the recognition, prevention and management of delirium. The resulting simulation was piloted during an hour-long multidisciplinary departmental teaching session in a lecture hall setting. A candidate was asked to review an acutely confused patient (played by a ‘confederate’) on call. The candidate was expected to screen for delirium using the 4AT tool; assess for possible causes of delirium; and implement an appropriate management plan. After the session, qualitative feedback from the participants and audience was sought. Results This pilot simulation included one candidate (medical Senior House Officer); two confederates (Consultant Geriatrician, Advanced Nurse Practitioner); two facilitators (Consultant Geriatrician, Advanced Nurse Practitioner); and an audience of 17 members. Feedback indicated that learners and trainers found this a helpful and enjoyable pedagogical method. Areas for improvement were highlighted, including providing advance notice for learners of the topic to be simulated; a more structured introduction defining the learning outcomes and declaring a ‘blame free’ environment; improved script for the patient confederate; and that having a team of learners (rather than specialists) to play ‘confederates’ may help improve team-building and reduce learner anxiety. Conclusion This pilot simulation received positive appraisals from the team, and plans are underway to incorporate simulation more regularly into departmental teaching. Suggestions to improve future simulations were welcomed. Given its low-fidelity, this scenario can easily be used at any site for simulation-based training.

New results on Nyldon words and Nyldon-like sets

Grinberg defined Nyldon words as those words which cannot be factorized into a sequence of lexicographically nondecreasing smaller Nyldon words. He was inspired by Lyndon words, defined the same way except with “nondecreasing” replaced by “nonincreasing.” Charlier, Philibert, and Stipulanti proved that, like Lyndon words, any word has a unique nondecreasing factorization into Nyldon words. They also show that the Nyldon words form a right Lazard set, and equivalently, a right Hall set. In this paper, we provide a new proof of unique factorization into Nyldon words related to Hall set theory and resolve several questions of Charlier, Philibert, and Stipulanti. In particular, we prove that Nyldon words of a fixed length form a circular code, we prove a result on factorizing powers of words into Nyldon words, and we investigate the Lazard procedure for generating Nyldon words. We show that these results generalize to a new class of Hall sets, of which Nyldon words are an example, that we name “Nyldon-like sets”, and show how to generate these sets easily.

DataOps for Cyber-Physical Systems Governance: The Airport Passenger Flow Case

Recent advancements in information technology have ushered a new wave of systems integrating Internet technology with sensing, wireless communication, and computational resources over existing infrastructures. As a result, myriad complex, non-traditional Cyber-Physical Systems (CPS) have emerged, characterized by interaction among people, physical facilities, and embedded sensors and computers, all generating vast amounts of complex data. Such a case is encountered within a contemporary airport hall setting: passengers roaming, information systems governing various functions, and data being generated and processed by cameras, phones, sensors, and other Internet of Things technology. This setting has considerable potential of contributing to goals entertained by the CPS operators, such as airlines, airport operators/owners, technicians, users, and more. We model the airport setting as an instance of such a complex, data-intensive CPS where multiple actors and data sources interact, and generalize a methodology to support it and other similar systems. Furthermore, this article instantiates the methodology and pipeline for predictive analytics for passenger flow, as a characteristic manifestation of such systems requiring a tailored approach. Our methodology also draws from DataOps principles, using multi-modal and real-life data to predict the underlying distribution of the passenger flow on a flight-level basis (improving existing day-level predictions), anticipating when and how the passengers enter the airport and move through the check-in and baggage drop-off process. This allows to plan airport resources more efficiently while improving customer experience by avoiding passenger clumping at check-in and security. We demonstrate results obtained over a case from a major international airport in the Netherlands, improving up to 60% upon predictions of daily passenger flow currently in place.

Stair versus elevator use in a university residence hall setting

Objective Determine the temporal and spatial characteristics of stairs versus elevator use in a university residence hall to inform future physical activity promotion efforts. Participants All residents and visitors for a single, four-story residence hall dormitory building located on a college campus in Orange, CA. Methods Smart mat systems capable of detecting pedestrian traffic were placed in front of the stairs and elevators on each floor plus a basement. Generalized additive mixed models (GAMMs) were used to compare stair versus elevator usage at different times of the day and on different floors. Results Stair versus elevator use varied much more throughout the day on floors nearest to the ground floor, with stair use most common in the morning. Overall, the elevator was used more frequently on higher floors, with less variation throughout the day. Conclusion To be most effective, future stair promotion interventions should target residents on higher floors and in the morning.

Building Community-Engaged Multidisciplinary Partnerships to Improve Medication Management in Elderly Patients With Multiple Chronic Conditions

Many studies in preventing adverse drug events have been researcher-driven, yet few have engaged patients in the development of a project. This project aims to engage minority elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions in the development of research questions and strategies to improve medication safety. Elderly patients (≥65 years old) who were prescribed 7 or more chronic medications were recruited through a university-based aging resource network in a historically African American community in Houston, Texas. Patients and a caregiver participated in a multidisciplinary workgroup comprised of a physician, pharmacists, a nurse, health educators, and a social worker. Patients were engaged by utilizing the 4 patient-centered outcomes research engagement principles. The workgroup created a strategic plan, completed an environmental scan, identified research problems, and reviewed current evidence-based approaches in the literature. Workgroup findings were presented to a broader audience within a community town hall setting, and input was collected from a community-wide survey. From April 2018 to July 2018, 3 patients and 1 caregiver participated in 5 multidisciplinary workgroup meetings. A total of 74 seniors attended the town hall meeting, and 69 completed the surveys. The most common drug-related problems among survey participants were doubts about drug advertisements (79%) and drug interactions (70%). Most participants (88%) were more comfortable in receiving face-to-face counseling compared to an app or virtual visits. Findings aided in developing 3 grant proposals. This narrative provides a roadmap for conducting multidisciplinary, patient-centered participatory research to refine research strategies in minimizing drug-related problems.

Anticipatory Feelings About Dissection: An Exercise for the First Day of a Gross Anatomy Course.

Studies have demonstrated that students experience a variety of intense emotions in anticipation of human anatomical dissection, including enthusiasm, gratitude, responsibility, apprehension, detachment, anxiety, and spiritual or moral reflection. The exercise described here provides an opportunity to start a conversation about the complexity of students' emotional reactions to the anatomy experience. The intention of this exercise is to normalize the variety of emotions that anatomy students experience, both to demonstrate to students that their emotions are normal and to encourage the empathy for others' reactions which may differ from their own. In the lecture hall setting before the first day of dissection, students are asked to draw how they feel about the dissection experience and are provided an opportunity to discuss their drawings with their peers. The course director then provides a slide show demonstration of drawings from previous years, and experienced anatomy faculty facilitate a large group discussion in which students react to the drawing exercise and slide show and ask questions which are addressed by the faculty. This exercise provides an opportunity for students to practice appropriately communicating about emotionally complex experiences in a professional setting. The exercise is straightforward to implement and is easily modifiable for different class sizes and curricular structures.

On 𝜎-Subnormal Subgroups of Finite 3'-Groups

For any partition 𝜎 of the set ℙ of all primes, it is proved that if every complete Hall set of type 𝜎 for a finite 3'-group G is reducible into a certain subgroup H of G, then H is 𝜎-subnormal in G.

An Interactive Lifestyle Medicine Curriculum for Third-Year Medical Students to Promote Student and Patient Wellness.

Although lifestyle intervention and behavior modification are effective in the prevention and treatment of chronic disease, few medical schools provide specific training in stress management, nutrition, or physical activity. While the prevalence of chronic disease rises, medical students and physicians lack sufficient knowledge and skills to promote their patients' as well as their own wellness across these domains. We developed three hour-long workshops delivered to third-year medical students. We employed interactive lectures, small-group discussions, and reflective activities to teach the pillars of lifestyle medicine. These sessions focused on knowledge and skills to advance lifestyle counseling and behavior modification interventions with patients and to promote student wellness. We assessed student satisfaction with each session as well as self-perceived knowledge, skills, and attitudes toward lifestyle medicine and behavior change before and after the curriculum. Over 2 years, 183 students participated in the workshop series. The sessions received high ratings, with a mean of 4.2 on a 5-point Likert scale. Participating in the curriculum significantly enhanced students' understanding of the connection between lifestyle factors and the health of patients and improved their confidence about counseling for behavioral change. Lifestyle medicine provides an evidence-based framework for teaching students about the impact of lifestyle modification on chronic disease. While receiving knowledge and skills to advance patient care in the domains of stress management, nutrition, and physical activity, students who completed this curriculum also had the opportunity to reflect on their own health promotion, which could mitigate professional burnout.

Effectiveness of Entrepreneurship Education Program in a Large Class

This study investigates the effectiveness of an entrepreneurship education program in a large classroom setting at a research university. Entrepreneurship education is typically delivered through experiential, action-based approaches in small class formats that are not easily scalable. A unique aspect of this study is that the credit-bearing course examined was conducted in a large lecture hall setting with several hundred students from diverse academic disciplines. Our quasi-experiment using difference-in-differences (DID) analysis evaluated the program’s effectiveness. Outcomes of enrolled students were compared to those of a control group of students who had not taken the course. Results show that the program significantly deepened students’ understanding of causation and effectuation logic, which are important elements of entrepreneurship. These results not only generally validate results of earlier studies showing the effectiveness of entrepreneurship education programs. They also demonstrate that, combining various types of content, students’ entrepreneurship mindsets can indeed be fostered, even in a traditional large classroom setting. Consensus is building towards a view that entrepreneurship is important not only for entrepreneurs starting new businesses, but for everyone who might create new opportunities and value in uncertain environments. Research universities are called to provide entrepreneurship education comprehensively to students with various motivations and prior knowledge. Nevertheless, many institutions are constrained by the existing curriculum, physical infrastructure, and a lack of qualified instructors. This paper’s salient contribution is its demonstration that properly designed entrepreneurship education can be provided efficiently to large classes with minimum resources.

О σ -субнормальных подгруппах конечных 3'-групп

УДК 512.542 Для любого разбиения σ множества всех простых чисел доказывается, что каждое полное холлово множество типа σ конечной 3'-группы G редуцируется в некоторую подгруппу H группы G , то подгруппа H является σ -субнормальной в G .

The Implications of Using Interactive Artifacts to Bridge the Divide Between Audience and Stage in a Conventional Hall Setting

Within the field of performance art, where the audience and the performance stage is separated, there is a paradox in keeping a conventional divide between the audience and the performing stage while expanding the possible space of engagement between the two. Interactive technology yields tantalizing promises of creating an underlying layer so the conventional divide is still respected and somewhat preserved.&#x0D; &#x0D; This paper presents a cross-sectional view of experiments done with the Royal Danish Theatre to explore different strategies of creating interactive mediation to bridge this divide. We will introduce examples of passive spectatorship modeled performances that attempted to integrate digital interaction. Through the experiments, we have become aware of central implications that one needs to be aware of to fully succeed in integrating in a manner that does not negatively impact the experience of the audience members. The three implications are context expectations, level of audience control, and the embodied experience. Based on the experiments and the implications, we suggest two things to consider: First, we discuss the possibility to work across disciplines and stakeholders to custom design mediated experiences for a particular production. Second, we propose the possibility to think in terms of designing artifacts that can be integrated into the hall setting across different plays without larger interference with the overall experience.&#x0D;