Conference Session

Projects in Manufacturing Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

that encompasses both theoretical analysis and experimental investigations such as designing and testing of propulsion systems including design and development of pilot testing facility, mechanical instrumentation, and industrial applications of aircraft engines. Also, in the past 10 years she gained experience in teaching ME and ET courses in both quality control and quality assurance areas as well as in thermal-fluid, energy conversion and mechanical areas from various levels of instruction and addressed to a broad spectrum of students, from freshmen to seniors, from high school graduates to adult learners. She also has extended experience in curriculum development. Dr Husanu developed laboratory activities for

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Jianming Deng, Jinling Institute of Technology and Southeast University

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Computing and Information Technology

in electronics, andadded modern software engineering courses such as software system design, management,development, and testing.More recently, MOEC and the computer science education community in Chinese highereducation started a new initiative named “New Engineering Education” in which computingrelated education sees a new era of development. In 2015, the ACM China Committee onEducation published the translated Chinese version of ACM Computer Science Curriculum 2013[10], an indication that the Chinese computer science education community starts to pay closeattention to the commonly accepted standard in the U.S. Also started in 2015, finished by 2016,MOEC and a working group created a set of guidelines for undergraduate curriculum of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

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Engineering Technology

AC 2008-354: TEACHING BASIC MATERIALS ENGINEERING DESIGN TOENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY STUDENTS USING STRINGED INSTRUMENTTOP DESIGNKathleen Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is the Associate Dean for the new College of Sciences and Technology at Western Washington University. Previously, she was Associate Dean for the College of Arts and Sciences and served as Chair of Engineering Technology Department from 1995-2002. Since arriving at Western Washington University in 1988, her primary teaching assignments have been in the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program and in the development of the communication skills of engineering technology students; her research interests

Conference Session

Retention of STEM Students

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morrison Obeng, Bethune-Cookman College; Xiaohe Wu, Bethune-Cookman College

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Minorities in Engineering

. Page 12.650.2Student Intellectual Development StrategiesHands-on team-based projects in the curriculum have been reported in the literature to enhanceengineering student intellectual development and retention1,2. At BCU, a project of the typedescribed below are assigned in the microprocessor and embedded systems course.The project, assigned to a group of 2 to 3 students may be stated as follows: “design, developand implement a microcontroller-based system on a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to measure thetemperature of a specified location and transmit the measurement by wireless means to a givenserver”. In this assignment, the students will have to obtain on their own all the informationneeded to do the project. The instructor provides the

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Yu Wang; Alex Wong; Aparicio Carranza

are also able to write application programs on the Windows operating system to access from a personal computer to various external Input/Output devices. The new labs developed on Digilent USB I/O Explorer aims to increase students’ competence in microprocessor system programming and improve the learning quality of Microcomputer Systems Technology course. Key words: Computer Organization, Microprocessor, Computer Interfacing Technology, USB I/O Explorer, Lab Curriculum,I. IntroductionComputer organization and Assembly Language are essential components for Computer Science[1], Computer Engineering [2], Software Engineering [3], and Information Technology [4]. OurComputer Engineering

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina at Charlotte

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

veterans advocate and dedicated graduate school opportunities.To support an ongoing veteran recruitment and retention program, the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte, Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Science Department developedan elective undergraduate course (ENGR 3999). This course was designed to use imagery andhands on, military based research laboratory experiences to engage veteran and non-veteranengineering undergraduate students. The class is available to all engineering students, butpredominately attended by Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technologystudents.Our curriculum development process was guided by the Integrative Approach for CurriculumDevelopment Framework [3]. This framework explains that

Conference Session

Manufacturing Education Curriculum II

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

in the CAD/CAM curriculum taught in the junior year.Computer Aided Reverse Engineering of cork opener, gear puller, cell phone case, and cellphone cover were the selected course projects taken by students in the CAD/CAM course. Oneof the main objectives of the curse project was for the students to extend their knowledge indesign process and gain a hands-on experience in the field of solid modeling and productrealization. A caliper and a micrometer were used to measure the main dimensions of the parts,and a solid modeling program was used for creating the parts model and assembly as well. Thispaper describes hands-on solid modeling and prototyping experiences of manufacturingengineering students regarding product realization process at our

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramesh Narang, Indiana University-Purdue University-Fort Wayne

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Engineering Technology

both of which areexpensive.Understanding the practical principles of measurement science using GD&T should be animportant part of engineering technology education which helps to impart the hands-on aspect ofthe subject area.There is a basic metrology course at the freshman/sophomore level that teaches principles ofhands-on measurements using common instruments such as vernier calipers, different types ofvernier micrometers, gage blocks, dial indicators, and CMMs (Coordinate Measuring Machines).It was decided to develop the new higher-level metrology course at the junior/senior level thatwould supplement the material covered in the basic course. Also, students learn the GD&Ttheory in their freshman/sophomore level from the point of view

Conference Session

Electromechanical & Manufacturing ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raju Dandu, Kansas State University-Salina

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Engineering Technology

indoorinsulated ceiling (IC) rated, air-tight recessed compact fluorescent lamp (CFL) downlight fixture.The distinct features of fixture include: compact and light weight, unique CFL lamp, built-in-modularity and high lumen output. This paper outlines the design and development of a recesseddownlight to address the early market acceptance of CFL fixtures and the replacement ofincandescent light sources.IntroductionUnited States Government agencies and electric utilities are actively promoting the markettransformation of energy efficient residential light fixtures. A major impediment to thesepromotions is the lack of performance and affordable price of these light fixtures. Given themarket size and the number of “off the shelf” technology solutions

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mysore Narayanan

subjectedto load, the experimenter was required to obtain null deflection on agalvanometer. In addition, when the beam was subjected to a load perpendicularto long axis of the beam, the galvanometer produces a reading. This reading isa measure of the beam deflection or bending moment developed inside the beam.There are plans to utilize an L.V.D.T. (Linear Variable Differential Transducer),also to measure the beam deflection. A portable strain-meter if available can beutilized to verify experimental data with theoretical calculations.Mechanical TransducersIt is highly likely that the most common type of industrial instrumentation wouldrequire the measurement of pressure. This is primarily because pressuremeasurement can cover

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Cyrus Taylor

. Page 7.1170.1It is perhaps worth emphasizing several aspects of this program. “Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2002, American Society for Engineering Education Section 1654First, the detailed course content has been developed to meet the specific needs that ourphysicist/entrepreneur advisors identified as being crucial, while preserving a degree offlexibility permitting students to target areas of individual interest.Second, the internship/Master’s thesis insures that the students will have real-worldexperience of technical innovation in an entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Innovating Ethics Curriculum and Instruction

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wade L. Robison, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

Technology Wade L. Robison is the Ezra A. Hale Professor of Applied Ethics at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He received his Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a minor in law. He was President of the Hume Society for sixteen years and was the first President and co-founder of the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum. He has published extensively in philosophy of law, David Hume, and practical and professional ethics. His book Decisions in Doubt: The Environment and Public Policy (University Press of New England, 1994) won the Nelson A. Rockefeller Prize in Social Science and Public Policy. His latest book is Ethics Within Engineering: An Introduction (Bloomsbury Academic

Conference Session

Design in the ECE Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint Cole, Washington State University, Pullman; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca, Romania; Shannon Sexton, Rose Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

assessment projects and provides faculty with professional development opportunities in the area of assessment. Page 13.601.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2008 Extensive Use of Advanced FPGA Technology in Digital Design EducationAbstractThe design tools, methods, and technologies used in industry to design digital hardware evolvequickly and continuously. Since the inception of wide-spread CAD tool use to define digitalcircuits around 40 years ago, revolutionary tool changes have occurred every 5 to 10 years.Although many of the foundational concepts are relatively unchanged

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Om Agrawal; Fred Fontaine

many electrical engineering students take is discrete mathematics,which helps to support many computer engineering courses, both hardware and softwarerelated. Required courses include: digital logic design, computer architecture, programminglanguages. The electrical engineering curriculum at The Cooper Union will includecommunication networks as a required course starting in the next academic year. This willserve to increase the relevance of the discrete mathematics course.A third elective course of particular relevance for electrical engineering is complex variables,which has strong linkages to the study of signals and systems. Specifically, transfer functions(Laplace and z-transforms) studied in courses such as digital signal processing and

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

that can beborrowed and applied to systems engineering. There have been numerous efforts in variousdisciplines where college and university professors have been challenged to develop instructionalmethods that transform students from passive listeners to active learners1. In the author’sexperience, introducing such techniques in a highly conceptual engineering class is ‘easier saidthan done.’Active learning is in short, anything that students do in a classroom other than merely passivelylistening to an instructor’s lecture. This includes everything from listening practices which helpthe students to absorb what they hear, to short writing exercises in which students react to lecturematerial, to complex group exercises in which students apply

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Chen Xu, New York City College of Technology; Lili Ma, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

adjust to the distance learning mode include: a) decomposition of the course context into three modules and clear specification of the corresponding learning objectives of each module; b) combination of different technologies to create friendly and inclusive learning environment; c) frequent assessment of students' performance via online quizzes/tests; and d) carefully- designed laboratory assignments via MATLAB simulations that are able to demonstrate the entire feedback control process. A comparison of students' performance under the traditional face-to-face learning mode and the new distance learning mode is conducted. Based on assessment results, we will evaluate the effectiveness of our current teaching methodology/plan developed

Conference Session

Electrical ET Curriculum and Projects

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min-Sung Koh, Eastern Washington University; Esteban Rodriguez-Marek, Eastern Washington University; Claudio Talarico, Eastern Washington University; David Freiberger, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

in communication systems requiring high capacity. It was only afterseveral decades of research, sprung from Claude Shannon’s seminal work on the mathematics ofcommunication theory, that a capacity approaching code was designed. Developing a capacityapproaching code requires the knowledge of a large variety of different error correctingapproaches, generally based on advanced mathematic skills. This knowledge typically is taughtin classes dealing with coding theory, error correction codes, or information theory etc. Hence,LDPC codes are seldom taught in an undergraduate curriculum, as they are combined in graduateprograms with other coding techniques. However, it has been recently found that LDPC code canbe understood from factor graphs, which

Conference Session

SE Curriculum and Course Management

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Clifton, University of Wisconsin-Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

estimatesand plans. Furthermore, most of the courses require that students use version control.The department has tried different mechanisms and tools for time logging. Early on, studentswere allowed to submit their time logs in text documents. We then experimented with freewaretools and later used spreadsheets with various formats. One problem we noticed for allapproaches was that some students would fill in time sheets days after actually spending the timeand would guess the actual time spent. To attempt to force the students to provide more accuratetime logs, the department developed a spreadsheet version of a time log that had several areaslocked. The spreadsheet had a punch-in/punch-out feature that the students were required to use.Manual

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne Keilson, Loyola College in Maryland; robert pond, Loyola College; william karasz, Loyola College; kyle bates, Loyola College; ryan christopher, Loyola College

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Materials

students’ quickly learn that time management and recognizing the criticalpath for product development is the key to success in their project.Cost AnalysisThere are three components of cost to evaluate: product price (including cost of materials,cost of manufacture), testing price (including costs of development, prototyping, andtesting), and other costs to society (environmental and recycling costs) that are often notincluded in traditional engineering economics. Our goal is to make this project asaffordable as possible so that it is competitive with conventional standards. Looking atthese various elements of cost will help determine the design’s competitiveness.In both of our designs (for headlight circuits), we need 16 transmitter circuits

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zareena Gani, ADMC, Higher Colleges of Technology, UAE; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; sajeev karai, Higher Colleges of Technology; Huned Bohari Bohari, HCT

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

defined and developed. (6)Chryssolouris.G. et al., reviewed related publications and concluded that to effectively addressthe emerging challenges for manufacturing education and skills delivery, the educationalparadigm in manufacturing needs to be revised. Many educational institutions have tried to bringtheir educational practice closer to industry also with the concept of “Learning Factory”. Adrawback of this approach may be that the dedicated equipment, which is installed on theacademic settings, may at some point become obsolete. (7)With the advancement of manufacturing technologies adapted by industries, academicinstitutions are required to adapt those technologies in their curriculum to be in par. One suchlatest advancement in manufacturing

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jingshan Wu, Zhejiang University; Yujie Wang, Zhejiang University; Hanbing Kong, Zhejiang University; Ling Zhu, Zhejiang University

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Computing and Information Technology

engineering curriculum?[C]. Proceedings of SEFI Annual Conference 2013[A],2013[18] Moses J. Engineering with a Big E: integrative education in engineering: long range plan for the School of Engineering, 1994-1998[M]. School of Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1994[19] Peersman. Overview: Data collection and analysis methods in impact evaluation [EB/OL], http://www.unicef-irc.org/KM/IE/,2014[20] Repenning A, et al. Scalable game design and the development of a checklist for getting computational thinking into public schools[C].Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education [A]. ACM, 2010: 265-269[21] Shoop R, et al. Can computational thinking practices be

Conference Session

Manufacturing Engineering Technology Curriculum

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zhan, Texas A&M University; Jay Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. Process map example In the Measure stage, a Matlab model was developed for data measurement. Baselineperformance was established using statistical analysis based on the simulation result. Inthe Analyze stage, a Cause-and-Effect diagram was used to find the potential causes formotor speed variation. Design of Experiment (DOE)2 was used to identify the maincontributing factor to the motor speed variation as shown in Figure 4. Page 13.1175.4 Pareto Chart of the Standardized Effects (response is average error (rpm), Alpha

Conference Session

Curriculum for Green Materials

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen McLachlan, Granta Design; Patrick Coulter, Granta Design; Mike Ashby, University of Cambridge

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Materials

modelling and the study of the properties of composites and foams. He has written and co-written leading textbooks in the field, as well as over 200 papers on mechanisms of plasticity and fracture, powder compaction, mechanisms of wear, methodologies for materials selection, and the modelling of material shaping processes, among other topics. He is also co-founder of Granta and directs development of Granta's CES EduPack. Page 11.1224.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Teaching Students About The Environmental Impact Of Material Choice In

Conference Session

New Approaches in Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Muthukrishnan Sathyamoorthy

Session 3460 An Innovative Co-op Program at WVU Tech M. Sathyamoorthy Office of the Dean of Engineering West Virginia University Institute of Technology Montgomery, WV 25136AbstractThe paper describes the development and proposed implementation of an industry-university collaboration in experiential learning. West Virginia University Institute ofTechnology (WVU Tech) and various industries in the Upper Kanawha Valley region havedesigned a co-op program for undergraduate students that will require them to spend aday every week of the spring and

Conference Session

Mathematics Curriculum in Transition

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Doug Tougaw

of analysis of variance (ANOVA) calculations, including single-factor ANOVA and two-factor ANOVA. 10. Calculate the parameters of a simple linear regression, including inferences about whether or not the slope is zero. As these learning objectives demonstrate, this course provides thorough coverage of the topic with significant breadth in both probability and inferential statistics. In Spring 2004, the author was presented with the opportunity to teach this course for the first time after the retirement of a more senior colleague who had been teaching it for more than two decades. This was a very challenging assignment for at least three reasons: • The material in this course is conceptually difficult, and the course had developed a

Conference Session

Curriculum Issues in Graphics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alice Scales

provide students with adegree similar to the one that is being planned. To develop this new specialization, knowledge ofthe characteristics and concerns of the students with an interest in this type of degree isimportant. The students, as the customers of this degree, must be taken into consideration. Aprogram in any institution of higher education must also sell itself to potential customers. Toignore this aspect of creating a degree could doom the degree to failure. To obtain some of thisinformation, a descriptive study was conducted in the form of a survey given to students who arein the TED Non-Teaching Option majoring or minoring in GC. This paper will report on thefindings of this survey as well as discuss their implications for developing

Conference Session

Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Distinction in 2010. Dr. Natarajarathi- nam’s research interests include coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and optimizing global supply chains. Her research articles have won best paper awards at Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference and Society of Marketing Advances Conference. She currently serves on the Editorial advisory board for International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. Dr. Natarajarathinam has worked on several research projects funded by government agencies and industry. She has a strong passion for student development. She is the founding faculty of the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Hum

Paper ID #38285Development of an Alternate Pathway into STEM: AProgress ReportDenise Hum (Professor) © American Society for Engineering Education, 2022 Powered by www.slayte.com Development of an Alternate Pathway into STEM A Progress Report1. IntroductionAs noted in the 2019 Two-Year College Data Science Summit report, while community collegesgenerally serve a more diverse student population compared to four-year institutions, thechallenges presented in designing curriculum “provide an opportunity to increase diversity inSTEM by providing STEM career paths that students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Vaden, University of Pittsburgh; Melissa Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; April Dukes, University of Pittsburgh; Amy Nave; Amy Landis; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University

research hasindicated that instructors should create classroom environments that foster inclusivity andbelonging. However, there is a lack of specific guidance for how to create these environments,especially in engineering classrooms where much of the focus is on technical content. This studyis addressing this gap through developing and providing pragmatic, proven, and trusted practicesfor engineering faculty who are seeking to make their classrooms more inclusive environmentsfor all students. This research is informed by and aligned with the Theory of Change Model developed byHenderson, Beach, and Finkelstein which notes 4 categories of change strategies for highereducation: disseminating curriculum and pedagogy, developing reflective

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Matthew Stephen Barner, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

efforts, such asseminars and workshops, aimed at providing educators with the most up-to-date research-basedinstructional strategies have been limited in their impact for several reasons. Most prevalent ofthese reasons are that instructors are not involved in the development of these innovations, littleto no effort is made to follow up with instructors after the workshop or seminar, instructors arenot provided with enough training and resources to adopt new curriculum during the academicyear, and these professional development efforts typically focus on universal learning rathercontent-specific learning.2 The research activities and findings presented in this paper discussefforts to address all of these limitations and their potential impact on