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Models of Intervention
Get PDFThis chapter explores models of intervention that can be used to address offending behaviour
Isolation and Rheological Characterization of Mucuna flagellipes Seed Gum
Get PDFThe gum from M. flagellipes seed endosperm has been isolated and characterised using capillary viscometry and steady shear and small deformation oscillatory rheometry. The endosperm was found to constitute 67.15% of the whole seed and yielded 32.6% of gum. The Huggins and Kraemer plots obtained by capillary viscometry gave an intrinsic viscosity of 7.9 dL/g and viscosity average molecular mass was calculated to be 2.1 x 106 using the Mark Houwink relationship. The zero shear viscosity was plotted against the coil overlap parameter, C[ç], and the slopes of the lines in the dilute and semi-dilute regions were found to be ~ 1.0 and 4.6 respectively. The curves were fitted to the Tuinier and Martin equations and showed only qualitative agreement. The shear flow viscosity profiles indicated that M. flagellipes gum did not exhibit significant shear thinning at polymer concentrations less than 0.5%, however, at higher concentrations, pronounced shear thinning was observed with the relaxation time (ô) increasing with increase in polymer concentration. The dynamic viscosity profiles showed that at all polymer concentrations examined, a Newtonian plateau was obtained at low frequencies indicating that the loss modulus was the dominant response. Plots of log ç versus log ﻵ and log ç* versus log ù were not superimposible and hence did not obey the Cox-Merz rule
A Taxometric Analysis of Type-D Personality
No full textObjective: To test the dimensionality of Type-D personality, using taxometric procedures, to assess if Type-D personality is taxonic or dimensional. Type-D personality is treated as a categorical variable and caseness has been shown to be a risk factor for poor prognosis in coronary heart disease. However, at present, there is no direct evidence to support the assumption that Type D is categorical and able to differentiate true cases from noncases. Methods: In total, 1012 healthy young adults from across the United Kingdom and Ireland completed the DS14, the standard index of Type D, and scores were submitted to two taxometric procedures MAMBAC and MAXCOV. Results: Graphical representations (comparing actual with simulated data) and fit indices indicated that Type D is more accurately represented as a dimensional rather than categorical construct. Conclusion: Type D is better represented as a dimensional construct. Implications for theory development and clinical practice with respect to Type D are examined as well as the wider use of taxometrics within psychosomatic medicine (e.g., to investigate if there are medically unexplained syndrome taxons, such as a Gulf War Syndrome taxon)
Visions of Apostolic Mission: Scandinavian Pentecostal Mission to 1935 a Review Article
Get PDFA review article of David Bundy’s published dissertation on Scandinavian Pentecostal missio
Planned telephone support for disadvantaged parents in North Wales: perceptions of service users
No full textThis paper draws on the findings of a qualitative evaluation to examine user perceptions of a planned telephone support intervention based in a disadvantaged area in North Wales. Telephone support services are tailored differentially to offer information, advice and/or counselling on a crisis-led or planned-intervention basis. Research focusing on telephone support, for the most part (and particularly in the UK) has examined crisis-led as opposed to planned support services. The findings of our study resonate with earlier research findings about telephone support that suggest provision of non-visual support in social care can overcome some practical and financial difficulties for users with little discernible loss to their experience of satisfaction with the service. In addition, the paper suggests that planned support may provide a valuable service to users who are most disadvantaged and marginalized and who have found traditional forms of support unsatisfactory. For such users, planned telephone support can offer one-to-one communication tailored to specific client needs. Moreover, it can enable the development of user trust in the service which empowers users to operationalize strategies in the context of a reliable, sustained, unthreatening (and thus minimal risk) relationship
A Qualitative Study of The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award and Young Offenders in the Secure Estate
Get PDFThe thesis describes a qualitative study of the Duke of Edinburgh‟s Award (DofE) and young offenders in the secure estate. The overall aim of the thesis is to examine young offenders‟ engagement with the DofE, and implications for their experiences while in the secure estate, and subsequently following their release into the community. The research draws on focus groups with young people in young offenders institutions, secure training centres and secure children‟s homes in England and Wales (pre and post implementation of the DoE programme), and interviews with secure estate staff delivering the programme. Interviews were also carried out with DofE management and a sample of Youth Offending Team (YOT) staff. In addition, an online questionnaire was distributed to all YOT managers across England and Wales. The findings of the study indicate that the DofE was popular with participants (both young people and staff) for several reasons. These included the opportunity for young people to engage in activities which were new to them, the hands –on approach to programme delivery, the transference of a range of both technical and more „indeterminate‟ social/individual skills, the perceived status of the qualification, and, related to this, perceived potential to facilitate access to more opportunities for young people, post release. Barriers to implementation were mainly a function of institutional constraints, particularly in relation to risk. Moreover, constraints on the programme delivery, posed by the secure estate, appeared to challenge the Award‟s claim to inclusiveness (that its accessibility to all). A particular challenge for the DofE was maintaining the reputation of the Award (associated with the positive attributes it is claimed to confer upon recipients) while widening access by implementation to young offenders in the secure estate
Adaptable and Collaborative Virtual Learning Environments Supporting Soft Skills
Get PDFThe adaptation of virtual learning environments (VLEs) into academic and business cultures has increasingly become a dominant factor in their operation. Often seen as avenues providing flexible solutions and attributing to new approaches in maintaining and applying learning opportunities, the implementation of e-learning has the potential to provide new approaches to satisfy the requirements of learning. However this powerful tool introduces an avalanche of ethical and social aspects to contend with.
An incentive for the deployment of these environments is the promise of advancements provided through technology, such as improved usability and communication. There should be focuses on both the ethical and social aspects to deploying an educational community. Although their application is usually in a supportive role, alongside conventional teaching practices, the additional resources to maintain these environments can sometimes outweigh practicality and be limited when utilised. These environments should be seen as the opportunity to manifest wisdom and skill through innovative approaches and provide participants with efficient methods to self-reflect via each other. Are advancements in technology truly producing innovative and unconventional approaches, which provide a seamless transition from conventional classroom teaching? This paper examines the problems associated with the deployment of virtual learning environments to sustain knowledge through collaborative and adaptable learning and focuses on the problems associated with supporting soft skills online
The Encyclopedia of Writing and Illustrating Children's Books: From Creating Characters to Developing Stories, a Step-by-step Guide to Making Magical Picture Books (hardcover)
No full textA practical and theoretical guide to creating successful childrens books. Co- authored by Sue Thornton and Yadzia Williams. Publishers Description The latest in our best selling Encyclopedia of Art series now focuses on a popular topic for both writers and illustrators: how to make, craft, and sell children’s books. This practical book is a step-by-step guide to becoming a successful graphic storyteller, showing how to create exciting plots and engaging characters that will delight young readers. Topics feature a wide range of genres, from fantasy and fairy tales to action-packed adventure, and offers guidance on how to tailor work to suit different age groups. The Encyclopedia of Writing and Illustrating Children’s Books also features a special section on the commercial realities of the children’s publishing industry, with tips on presenting and promoting work, and includes a gallery of inspirational examples from renowned children’s writers and illustrators
Electrostatic Interaction and Complex Formation between Gum Arabic and Bovine Serum Albumin
No full textThe interaction of gum arabic (GA) and bovine serum albumin (BSA) has been investigated through turbidity and light scattering intensity measurements and by the use of dynamic light scattering, laser Doppler velocimetry, and isothermal titration calorimetry. It has been shown that GA and BSA can form soluble and insoluble complexes depending on the solution pH and the mixing ratio and is a function of the net charge on the complex. Soluble complexes were obtained when the electrophoretic mobility was greater than ±1. 5 μm s−1 V−1 cm−1. Changes in the value of the isoelectric point of the complexes with mixing ratio and isothermal titration calorimetric data indicated that complexes formed at pHs 3 and 4 consisted of 60 BSA molecules for every GA molecule, while at pH 5 there were 10 BSA molecules per GA molecule. Calorimetric studies also indicated that the interaction occurred in two stages at both pH 3 and pH 4, but that the nature of the interaction at these two pH values was significantly different. This was attributed to differences in the relative magnitude of the positive and negative charges on the BSA and GA, respectively, and possibly due to changes in the BSA conformation. The fact that there is an interaction at pH 5, which is above the isoelectric point of the BSA, is due to the interaction of the carboxylate groups on the GA with positive patches on the BSA or to the charge regulation of the protein−polysaccharide system brought about by changes in dissociation equilibria. Complexation is reduced as the ionic strength of the solvent increases and is prevented at a NaCl concentration of 120 mM
Holographic Optical Elements Recorded in Silver Halide Sensitized Gelatin Emulsions. Part I. Transmission Holographic Optical Elements
No full textSilver halide sensitized gelatin (SHSG) holograms are similar to holograms recorded in dichromated gelatin (DCG), the main recording material for holographic optical elements (HOE’s). The drawback of DCG is its low sensitivity and limited spectral response. Silver halide materials can be processed in such a way that the final hologram will have properties like a DCG hologram. Recently this technique has become more interesting since the introduction of new ultra-high-resolution silver halide emulsions. An optimized processing technique for transmission HOE’s recorded in these materials is introduced. Diffraction efficiencies over 90% can be obtained for transmissive diffraction gratings. Understanding the importance of the selective hardening process has made it possible to obtain results similar to conventional DCG processing. The main advantage of the SHSG process is that high-sensitivity recording can be performed with laser wavelengths anywhere within the visible spectrum. This simplifies the manufacturing of high-quality, large-format HOE’s