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Secondary Market Management: How to Sustain and Manage Collectible Product’s Growth
No full textAccording to the theory of supply and demand, as demand increases, supply should follow in order to meet the demand and maximize revenue for firms; however, some markets require other considerations. For example, in the collectible markets, increasing supply can be viewed as a temptation that may lead to long-term failure. Numerous cases can be cited where a company has a collectible brand that becomes high in demand, and so the firm increases supply on the primary market to meet the new demand, only to result in a decline in their long-term profits. I hypothesized that this was due to the diluting of the product’s secondary market value (SMV) belonging to that brand. When a product’s SMV goes down, investors may become dissuaded causing a decrease in demand for the brand’s future product releases. When a product’s SMV goes up, investors become satisfied while outsiders become interested in purchasing the next release of its product. Prior literature was examined on the economics of collectibles along with new data gathered from blockchain API sources. The findings of this study can help companies better understand the impact of SMV on their primary market and how to improve secondary market management of their brands
(Post)Modern Asymmetry: Calibrating the Adult Education Philosophy and Practices of Faculty Teaching Interdisciplinary Studies in the Community College
Get PDFIn adult education, the term interdisciplinarity is often treated as an agent for transforming teaching, learning, and research. This appreciation of the concept proliferates despite the fact that its actualization often supports competing interpretations and practices. Many adult educators are unaware of the distinctions made among instrumental, conceptual, and critical interdisciplinarity and the philosophical traditions employed to legitimate their different trajectories. To address these concerns and others, scholars such as Lattuca (2001) have advanced a postmodern conceptualization of interdisciplinarity and introduced a supporting theoretical framework to clarify its character and modes of operation. However, she omitted community college faculty from her study. She also undervalued the asymmetry of power in the postmodern logic used to substantiate the study’s theoretical underpinnings. To address these concerns in Lattuca\u27s innovation, this case study used a mixed methods approach to reveal the ways that faculty members at a large community college in the Midwest contribute to interdisciplinary education and enrich postmodern interdisciplinarity. The findings revealed the following themes and subthemes: philosophy as framework and continuum, alignment of philosophy and practices, purposes of interdisciplinary education, postmodern epistemological sentiments, modern epistemological sentiments, teacher-centered approaches, and student-centered approaches. They also revealed how the participants’ philosophy of adult education and practices interrelated and how they supported instrumental, conceptual, or critical interdisciplinarity and their interstices. Furthermore, the significant ways in which the participants’ praxis signaled the asymmetry of power and value in higher education and beyond were examined. For future consideration, the author introduced Foucauldian architectonics, a postulation on the simultaneity of differences and power, as the kind of postmodern interdisciplinary additive that novice and seasoned adult educators can use to (re)develop their philosophies of education and (re)calibrate their practices as subjects and agents of disciplinarity
Treatment Outcome from Cognitive Processing Therapy Examined Three Ways
Get PDFCognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for treating Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), is an evidence-based treatment that has been demonstrated to be effective in treating PTSD. Nonetheless, CPT can have a high rate of treatment non-completion. Attrition from therapy has been operationally defined using multiple contrasting methods. Understanding attrition using a definition with the most clinical utility is essential to improving outcomes from efficacious treatments. Two clinically relevant definitions for attrition, session attendance and symptom improvement, are critical to understanding attrition. Combining information from both definitions, to create four separate groups, will provide more accurate information about treatment outcomes, referred to as the Two-Part Definition of Attrition (TPDA). The present study examined factors related to treatment attendance, treatment response, and the TPDA. Examined in isolation, only initial depressive symptoms were related to treatment completion whereas both gender and initial depressive symptoms were related to treatment response. Using the TPDA, only two groups differed by initial depressive symptoms, early terminators and those who completed and responded to treatment as anticipated. This study demonstrates that the definition used for attrition will impact the results and in turn inform the application of the results. Specifically, these results can inform clinicians’ decisions to use strategies to reduce attrition with clients who are most at risk of unilaterally terminating treatment. Additionally, researchers may utilize these results to select the most relevant definition for their study
Prediabetic Screening Tool in Primary Care
Get PDFPrediabetic Screening Tool in Primary Care
Problem: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic health condition that affects millions of individuals each year. In addition, it is known as the seventh leading cause of death. While guidelines recommend using evidence-based screening tools, many primary care practices do not implement them. Therefore, potentially resulting in delayed identification and implementation of primary and secondary prevention strategies.
Methods: This quality improvement (QI) pilot project utilized a descriptive, observational study design. The American Diabetes Association Risk Tool (ADART) was administered to a convenience sample of patients aged 18 to 44 years old without a previous diagnosis of prediabetes or diabetes mellitus, seeking care in a primary care setting. Data were collected from January – April 2023, including the number of patients seen daily, screenings administered, and the ADART scores identifying those at risk for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Also, data specifying the number of referrals the primary care provider offered for further diagnostics.
Results: The ADART was utilized to screen (N = 131) participants. Of those screened, 22% (n = 29) had an ADART score of five or greater, indicating they were at risk for prediabetes and diabetes mellitus. The primary care provider provided 100% (n = 29) further diagnostics.
Implications for Practice: Widespread utilization of the ADART in other primary care clinics can assist in identifying individuals at risk for prediabetes and diabetes mellitus. Providing earlier identification and intervention, such as further diagnostic testing
Self-Compassion and Experiential Avoidance: Potential Pathways to Posttraumatic Growth
Get PDFSocial support has been identified as one of the most consistent predictors of posttraumatic growth (PTG). Although the role of social support in the process of PTG is informative, social support is intrinsically reliant on other people. Identifying internal, potentially malleable, factors that are associated with PTG is essential for developing preventative interventions to improve trauma-related outcomes and increase levels of PTG among trauma survivors. Internal processes such as self-compassion and experiential avoidance may promote, or interfere with, deliberate processing and the subsequent development of PTG; however, this has not yet been examined in the literature. Thus, the primary aims of the current study were to: 1) examine the associations between PTG, social support, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance; 2) investigate if self-compassion has an indirect effect on the link between social support and PTG; 3) evaluate whether self-compassion or experiential avoidance moderate the relationship between social support and PTG. The sample included 398 trauma-exposed adults (Mage = 30.56, SD = 10.64; 67.6% female; 68.6% white). PTG was positively correlated with social support, self-compassion, and experiential avoidance (rs =.12-.16). Mediation results revealed an indirect effect for social support and PTG via self-compassion (B = .08) and experiential avoidance was found to moderate the relationship between social support and PTG (B = .01). These findings indicate that both self-compassion and experiential avoidance may be key internal factors relevant in understanding individuals’ propensity for growth in the aftermath of trauma
Evaluation of DIRFloortime® on Mother’s Depression, Anxiety, and Stress
No full textThis paper reports the results of a retrospective record review and qualitative questionnaires of mothers of children with neurocognitive disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The aim was to examine the relationship between DIRFloortime® use in children with ASD and ADHD and PHQ-8 scores for depression, GAD-7 scores for anxiety, and PSS-10 scores for perceived stress among the children’s mothers. The results showed no statistical significance between DIRFloortime® use in children and PHQ-8, GAD-7, and PSS-10 scores for mothers. Qualitative questionnaires did report improvements in quality of life. Implications for the need of evidence-based developmental therapy is discussed due to the rise of prevalence of ASD and ADHD
Applications of Nanoporous Gold in Therapy, Drug Delivery, and Diagnostics
Get PDFNanoporous gold (np-Au) has promising applications in therapeutic delivery. The promises arise from its high surface area-to-volume ratio, ease of tuning shape and size, ability to be modified by organic molecules including drugs, and biocompatibility. Furthermore, np-Au nanostructures can generate the photothermal effect. This effect can be used either for controlled release of drugs of therapeutic importance or for destroying cancer cells by heating locally. Despite the enormous potential, the research on the therapeutical use of the np-Au is still in its early stage. In this review, we discuss the current progress and future directions of np-Au for therapeutic applications
Analyzing the Impact of Process-Oriented Technology in Programming Education
Get PDFCurrently, there exist several factors in programming education that deter novice programmers. Computer science students are often significantly penalized for programs that do not compile, reflecting how current teaching standards are focused on the product of the student’s efforts, rather than the independent pieces of code that would otherwise execute properly. Novice programmers struggle with interpreting error messages that identify where and why a program failed, but are written with the assumption that the author already has mastered the fundamental concepts that they are trying to implement. In the classroom, educators may show presentations with pre-written code or perform live coding demonstrations, but neglect to use metacognitive strategies that allow learners to better develop their coding process. This study explored the impact of a website that captures and visualizes the student coding process in addressing these issues. Three experiments were conducted, including a live coding demonstration and the implementation of the site for assignment completion in four different courses, including three programming courses and a communications course. Fourteen students were given questionnaires on the live coding demonstration, while four professors and five students were interviewed about the website\u27s impact in the classroom. The findings of this work suggest that the use of tools modeling students’ programming processes may be met with resistance, but can be beneficial in addressing difficulties in promoting and assessing student learning. This work demonstrates a need for more research into the application and improvement of process-oriented technology in programming education
umsllibraries | Posts | 2020-07-29
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