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No full textHow Rwandan Journalists Use WhatsApp to Advance Their Profession and Collaborate for the Good of Their Country
No full textSocial media can create opportunities and networks that empower people and advance communities, especially in developing nations. This study examined how Rwandan journalists believe the professional use of the popular online messaging application WhatsApp influences their daily news processes as well as influences their news audiences. In-depth interviews with journalists revealed that in Rwanda, a developing country that has experienced substantial social and economic progress since its 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi, journalists regularly use WhatsApp to generate story ideas, communicate with sources, disseminate news, receive audience feedback, and most notably, to collaborate with one another and promote professional practices for the good of their country. In practice, these activities empowered audiences, increased participation, and improved professionalism, ultimately contributing to the country’s post-genocide reconstruction and development. Theoretically, this research advances knowledge about how journalism is connected to social media and ultimately contributes to a subfield of an emerging area called epistemologies of digital journalism
The role of regional cultural values in decisions about hurricane evacuation
No full textThis paper explores perceived risk within the context of regional cultural values. We describe aspects of local culture in Galveston, Texas, as emically defined, which affected response to a mandatory evacuation order for Hurricane Ike. Since over the past two decades about a third of residents failed to evacuate for hurricanes, we focused on understanding why residents would choose to stay. We used a matched-pair design to control for socioeconomic status and resources that might affect evacuation. Thus, pairs of neighbors were interviewed (one person who evacuated and a neighbor who did not evacuate). Using a new technique (qualitative comparative analysis) to find clustering among people and themes, narratives from in-depth open-ended interviews revealed two distinct groups of people with separate motivations for not evacuating. One group focused on the hazards of leaving because traffic hazards could be greater than storm risk, combining traffic risk with past experiences and concern about delay in reentering. These people were well-prepared with supplies and equipment to survive for a week or two without services. A second group focused on media hype; they simply did not believe news sources about the danger the storm posed. Unfortunately, in this case, the media warnings were correct, and the storm fooded the town with about thirteen feet of seawater, sewage, and debris. The historical pattern of official warnings, response actions, and media warnings considered to be hype, may actually be encouraging a culture of non-compliance with future mandatory evacuation orders
Architecture-based dynamic evolution runtime environment (ADERE) for service-based systems
No full textContinuous availability and flexible customization are key requirements in most of today\u27s SaaS multi-Tenant sys-Tems. In these systems, shutting down and restarting for an up-date comes with a high risk and increased cost. Providing a runtime evolution-centric environment would help in providing highly available systems. However, it is crucial that this solution ensures the system conformance to its architectural constraints, when the runtime evolution occurs, in addition to appropriate state handling. The solution must also consider a system with multiple tenants allowing independent customization for each tenant application, without affecting participating tenants. In this paper, we present an architecture-Aware runtime environ-ment (ADERE) for dynamic SaaS evolution. It builds on the advantages of existing approaches and aims at providing a mid-dleware layer amenable to highly available and highly customi-zable systems. ADERE comes with a light API that is easy to use within applications code
ABO Incompatibility in the Newborn
No full textABO incompatibility is one form of hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN). Since the development of antenatal treatment for Rh incompatibility has developed, ABO incompatibility has emerged as the most common cause of HDN. Generally, ABO incompatibility is a benign condition because of the low level of hemolysis that occurs. Infants with ABO incompatibility do require close monitoring and treatment, based on the symptoms. The most common manifestation of ABO incompatibility is hyperbilirubinemia. This hyperbilirubinemia can usually be managed effectively with conventional measures such as phototherapy. However, rare complications such as anemia and, in extreme cases, kernicterus may require blood or exchange transfusion
The development of self-efficacy to work with suicidal clients
No full textSuicide is a public health crisis which counselors must be prepared to address. In this grounded theory study, the researchers advance a model to show how counselors develop self-efficacy to work with suicidal clients. Counselor educators may use this model to improve programmatic training and supervision of students. Keywords: Counselor Education, Suicide, Self-Efficacy, Supervision, Grounded Theory
A novel method for conjugating the terminal amine of peptide ligands to cholesterol: Synthesis iRGD-cholesterol
No full textAim: Conventional conjugation reactions often involve the use of activated PEG as a linker, but concerns about PEG-mediated reduction in intracellular delivery and enhanced immunogenicity have generated interest in developing methods that eliminate the need for a PEG linker. Materials & methods: Reaction conditions were identified that specifically couples the terminal amine of a cyclic iRGD peptide (CRGDRGPDC) to the hydroxyl moiety of cholesterol through a short carbamate linker. Results & conclusion: Using this method for synthesizing iRGD-cholesterol, peptide ligands can be incorporated into lipid-based delivery systems, thereby eliminating concerns about adverse reactions to PEG. Toxicity and stability data indicate low toxicity and adequate serum stability at low ligand levels
Howling on the edge: Mantled howler monkey (Alouatta palliata) howling behaviour and anthropogenic edge effects in a fragmented tropical rainforest in Costa Rica
No full textDeath and Life by a Thousand Cuts: Lessons Learned from the Deconstructive/Reconstructive Journey
Get PDFQuestioning one’s faith and beliefs about God, church, and their religion can be an excruciating experience. Since we all have an innate need to belong, feel safe, and be loved, we can be reticent to question and doubt our faith due to fear of rejection and isolation from two major figures: God and the church. For many people, it is not easy to separate the two. For some, the fear of losing God’s love, even momentarily, is terrifying. For others, the thought of leaving their beliefs behind may also feel like they have to leave their religious tribe behind, which can be just as anxiety-provoking. Yet, there comes a point where a person must simply choose to live life authentically. Feeling the lure of God to move in a certain theological direction may at times take precedence over the risk of suffering the social consequences of exclusion. Following the leading of God’s voice may also take precedence over pretending and living a lie according to other people’s religious projections of how one should live and what one should believe. This article explores the journey of a therapist and ordained pastor who chose to leave the comfort of his religious beliefs and faith community and shares vital lessons learned throughout the process