Browsing by Subject "Application"

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    The Automated Home Window Project
    (2020-04-30) Ashcraft, Samuel; Bessesen, Chad; Burke, Alyssa; Weissbach, Robert
    Terry Walden, a homebuilder and the project sponsor, expressed the need for a vinyl window that can be controlled electronically by a cell phone application. The window will be automated using a Wi-Fi Stepper Microcontroller, a NEMA 23 stepper motor, a worm-gear, and an android application. The automated window will operate by pressing a button on the android phone. This button will send a script to the microcontroller board. From there, the board will control the stepper motor that is attached to the worm gear, effectively closing or opening the window depending on which button was pressed. The frame of the window and the window itself are provided by the sponsor. In order to meet sponsor requirements, the entire electrical and mechanical pieces will fit within a 4inch envelope above the window. The window will fully open, or fully close, within 10 seconds and the voltage to each window will not exceed ~24 VDC. There is an overcurrent sensor that will determine when the window is fully open, fully closed, or obstructed by a foreign object for safety. Opening the window will still be possible manually. The system will operate within the sponsor's needs as it meets each requirement listed in the Specifications Requirements table - which can be found in Chapter 2. To verify that the automated window has met the functional specifications, the test procedures were implemented. The testing specifications have been approved by both the sponsor and Dr. Weissbach. The results of the tests can be found in the Test Specifications document of the report and more information can be found in Chapter 5 of this report.
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    Hoffman Inbound Inventory Management System Improvement
    (2021-05-05) Rector, Lucas R.; Scott, Bryan P.; Cooney, Elaine
    Lester Sales needed a solution for its outdated inbound inventory system. We created a phone application so warehouse employees could reduce the time to put away an inbound shipment. We analyzed where time was being wasted in the original inbound process and improved these steps using our app. The app allows for the Director of Operations to create a shipment list in the app based on the inbound shipment of commercial products. From there, he can assign the shipment to a warehouse employee. This employee will follow a list of product numbers and primary bin locations where they need to go to. If the primary location is full, they have an option to select an overstock location. The overstock option will allow them to input the product number and bin location where the product was placed. Any product that was placed into overstock will be created into a separate list for the Hoffman Inventory Operator to make sure they shift said product into the proper bin location using the central computer system. We streamlined the complicated process that the people at Lester Sales had to go through. This will save Lester Sales money on the turn-around of products and maximize the commission they receive.
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    Impact of parallel planning on residency match rate success
    (Springer Nature, 2025-03-19) Rusk, Debra S.; Holt, Ashley; Harvey, Brianna; Shanks, Anthony L.
    Background: Medical students targeting competitive specialties or those with lower competitiveness for their preferred specialty are encouraged to parallel apply to a less competitive field. The AAMC provides data on the number of applicants who parallel apply but little information exists on their match success. Objective: Our objective is to describe the success rates for students who parallel apply to more than one specialty. Methods: Following IRB exemption, a retrospective cohort study of Indiana University School of Medicine graduates from the 2021–2024 residency match cycles was conducted. ERAS data and match reports were reviewed to identify students who parallel applied to more than one specialty, determining their match outcomes. Subgroup analyses were performed based on specialty type, and descriptive statistics were reported. Results: Between 2021 and 2024, 1,411 IUSM students applied for the match, with 225 (16%) having a parallel plan; 39% of these students matched into their preferred specialty, 56% into their parallel specialty, and 5% did not match. The most common parallel plan specialties were Anesthesiology, Orthopaedic Surgery, and OBGYN. There were no statistically significant differences in parallel application rates among surgical, hospital-based, and primary care specialties. Conclusions: Our study shows that 1 in 6 students will apply to a parallel specialty, with more than half matching into their parallel plan, making it a viable strategy for those targeting competitive specialties or with lower competitiveness. We found no difference in application rates between surgical, hospital-based, and primary care specialties, emphasizing the need for individualized competitiveness guidance.