Integrating research into practice.

Optimal Control via Integrating the Dynamics of Magnetorheological Dampers and Structures

Magnetorheological (MR) dampers have the advantage of being tuned by low voltages. This has attracted many researchers to develop semi-active control of structures in theory and practice. Most of the control strategies first obtain the desired forces of dampers without taking their dynamics into consideration and then determine the input voltages according to those forces. As a result, these st...

A paediatric nurses’ journal club: developing the critical appraisal skills to turn research into practice AUTHORS

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine if implementation of a regular journal club improves critical appraisal confidence and facilitates integrating research literature into nursing practice. Design A survey was distributed to all paediatric nurses across two wards who had potentially attended the journal club in the previous two years. Setting This small scale study was undertaken ...

Trample the weak, hurdle the dead: the tribulations of integrating research into clinical practice.

CARE V series: integrating patient viewpoints into health care practice and research.

Integrating Web and Database Marketing: Australian Study of Direct Marketing Firms

The advent of web based electronic commerce has created numerous opportunities for marketing professionals to enhance current marketing practices by integrating the interactive nature of the web with database marketing. The challenge for IT professionals is to align IT with web site strategy in order to utilise the potential of the database marketing to enhance interaction and personalised comm...

Closing gaps: integrating food safety management systems into the veterinary curriculum, as a tool to improve food quality and trade