483 research outputs found
Perspective-taking accuracy on a conceptually complex problem
No full textPerspective taking is the process of constructing an understanding of other persons' ways of conceptualizing and responding to situations. It involves the effortfulemployment of strategies that enable individuals to visualize, understand, anticipate, or
predict the perceptions, thoughts, feelings, or actions of others. This is achieved when the observer attempts to create a mental model that corresponds to another's own mental model of situations. The present research was designed in the context of a model that views perspective taking as a process of constructing a representation that varies in difficulty according to (a) the degree of similarity between the perspective taker and the target person and (b) the degree of similarity between the perspective taker's own life situation and that of the person whose perspective is taken (target situation) (Cutting &Chinn, 2007).
The perspective-taking problem provided to participants (college students enrolled in an educational psychology course) is unlike most prior research on perspective taking. It required them to predict how a conceptually novel target person (a villager living in Los Molinos, Peru) responded to a dissimilar situation (introduction of water purification practices). Multiple source documents on this topic provided opportunities for participants to seek out information and adjust their mental models accordingly. In addition, a variety of prompts and scaffolds to promote strategy use were
examined for their influence on perspective-taking accuracy. Results from this study showed that brainstorming multiple predictions facilitated initial prediction accuracy and that new information in critical source documents enhanced final prediction accuracy.
However, cognitive biases, such as rationalizing anomalous information and confirmation bias, interfered with correcting inaccurate predictions.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (150-163)by Maris F. Cuttin
Cardinal Cos, bishop Pedro Segura Sáenz and the sculptor Ramón Núñez: the "Stella Maris" of Comillas
No full textCoinciden tres personalidades en torno a la obra de la “Stella Maris” en Comillas. El escultor Ramón Núñez es autor de la estatua “Stella Maris” que culmina la fachada marítima de la iglesia del Seminario Pontificio de Comillas (Cantabria), bendecida cuando ese centro cumplía su XXV aniversario. Fue circunstancia decisiva el cardenal Cos que consagra como Obispo de Apolonia a Pedro Segura Sáenz, primer alumno de aquel seminario que alcanzó la mitra. Los tres coincidieron en Valladolid desde 1912.The sculptor Ramón Núñez is the author of the statue "Stella Maris", on the top of the seaside façade of the church of the Pontifical Seminary of Comillas (Cantabria), which was consecrated at the time of the XXV anniversary of this institution. On the same occasion, Cardinal Cos appointed Pedro Segura Sáenz as Apollonia's Bishop was the first student of Cardinal Cos to receive episcopal consecration.peerReviewe
The county agent
No full textby Paul V. Maris, county agent leader.This archived document is maintained by the State Library of Oregon as part of the Oregon Documents Depository Program. It is for informational purposes and may not be suitable for legal purposes.Mode of access: Internet from the Oregon Government Publications Collection.Text in English
Geeniinfo väärtus südame-veresoonkonnahaiguste riski hindamisel
No full textVäitekirja elektrooniline versioon ei sisalda publiktasiooneFakt, et südame-veresoonkonnahaigused on peamiseks suremuse põhjustajaks maailmas, rõhutab vajadust edendada ja täiustada olemasolevaid haiguse ennetus- ja ennustusstrateegiaid. Südame-veresoonkonnahaiguste riski hindamine põhineb tänases kliinilises praktikas klassikalisi fenotüübilisi riskitegureid arvestavatel riski hindamise mudelitel. Kuigi nimetatud strateegia võimaldab kõrge riskiga indiviide suhteliselt hästi tuvastada, jääb pea kolmandiku riski hinnang ebatäpseks ning ravimääramine ebaselgeks. Lisaks eelnevale peegeldub mudelite piiratud kasutus selles, et riskifaktorite loetlemisega hinnatakse tegelikkuses molekulaarsel tasandil juba toimunud muutusi. Seega leevendatakse praeguse strateegia kasutamisel pigem patoloogia progresseerunud kulgu, kui pärsitakse või ennetatakse molekulaarsete mehhanismide häirumist varases staadiumis. Üheks võimalikuks edasiarenduse meetmeks pakutakse haiguse geneetilise informatsiooni arvestamist. Seda eeskätt seetõttu, et südame-veresoonkonnahaiguste geneetiliste seoste uuringutega on täna jõutud hinnanguteni, millel on potentsiaali muuta oluliselt täpsemaks nii tervete indiviidide varast haigusriski hindamist kui ka haigete kliinilist käsitlust. Selle doktoritöö peamiseks eesmärgiks on anda ülevaade tänastest südame-veresoonkonnahaiguste riski hindamise meetmetest ning sellest, kas ja kuidas geneetilise informatsiooni kaasamine igapäeva kliinilistesse otsustesse neid edendada võiks. Lisaks toon näiteid, kuidas kõrge resolutsiooniga genoomi järjestusandmestik võimaldaks tunnusega seotud põhjuslikke geenivariante täpsemini tuvastada ning kuidas populatsiooni-põhise biopanga andmete kasutamine tõhustaks kõrge riskiga indiviidide kliinilist käsitlust.Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, underscoring the requisite for improved strategies for disease prevention and risk prediction. The main approach applied in today's clinical practice to identify those at increased cardiovascular risk relies on the utilization of phenotypic risk models that facilitate the estimation of one's disease risk based on traditional risk factors. While this strategy is beneficial for avoiding disease incidence and it does on the whole target individuals at high risk for treatment sufficiently well, a third of individuals, who experience an adverse event, are misclassified into a lower risk category and are therefore advocated treatment ambiguously. Importantly, the current approach lacks in providing accurate estimation for primordial prevention, that is estimating risk before risk factors emerge. To overcome this issue and seek for approaches to enhance risk estimation, attention has now been turned to genetics with the aim of incorporating genetic information into established risk prediction strategies. The scrutiny of the genetic architecture of cardiovascular diseases conducted in recent decades has today resulted in estimates that can be of clinical utility and value. This doctoral thesis aims to give an overview of the status quo of the genomic research on cardiovascular diseases and contemplate on what the advances in molecular technology, computational capacities and large-scale initiatives have enabled, what the progress of these endeavours entail and whether these do bestow incremental value for clinical utility. Furthermore, I will bring examples of how the utilization of high-coverage sequencing data can enhance the search for the genetic underpinnings of cardiovascular disease-associated phenotypes, and how the use of large-scale cohorts and population-based biobanks can enable the anticipated improvement in disease risk estimation, especially when integrated into a national healthcare system.https://www.ester.ee/record=b522706
Tsütokiinigeenide polümorfismide seosed pikaealisuse ning vananemisprotsessis kujunevate haigustega
No full textFour individuals standing in front of Government House at Madang. Maris from Atemble on left.
No full textTitle imposed. Caption on rear of the photograph: “4 house boys taken in front of Government house at Madang. Maris our cook boy out here at Atemble on left.” Captions reflect the attitudes of the author at the time they were written, and do not reflect the values of the archives. These photographs were taken during Stinear's time in Papua New Guinea from 1936-1937, in the Sepik, Ramu, and Gulf regions
The Impact of Tourism on Curacao's Economy: A Scenario Approach
No full textCuraçao is an autonomous countrywithin the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The governmentwants to support tourism development. However,various development strategies are possible. This articlepresents four scenarios of marketing and investmentstrategies that will affect the number of tourists fromThe Netherlands and North America (USA and Canada)in different ways. A multiplier model was used to calculatethe economic impacts of the four scenarios. Bydoing so, this article shows how the government’s decisionto support particular marketing and investmentstrategies may have certain outcomes for the number ofjobs in Curaçao’s tourism industry
The practice of adaptation : turning fact and fiction into theatre
No full textAdaptation of novels and other source texts into theatre has proven to be a recurring and popular form of writing through the ages. This study argues that as the theoretical discourse has moved on from outmoded notions of fidelity to original sources, the practice of adaptation is a method of re-invigorating theatre forms and inventing new ones. This practice-led research employed a tripartite methodology comprised of the writing of two play adaptations, participation by the author/researcher in their productions, and exegetical components focused on the development and deployment of analytical tools. These tools were derived from theoretical literature and a creative practice based on acquired professional artistry "learnt by doing" over a longstanding professional career as actor, director and writer.\ud
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A suite of analytical tools was developed through the three phases of the first project, the adaptation of Nick Earls’ novel Perfect Skin. The tools draw on Cardwell’s "comparative analysis", which encompasses close consideration of generic context, authorial context and medium-specific context; and on Stam’s "mechanics of narrative": order, duration, frequency, the narrator and point of view. A third analytical lens was developed from an awareness of the significance of the commissioning brief and ethical considerations and obligations to the source text and its author and audience.\ud
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The tripartite methodology provided an adaptation template that was applied to the writing and production of the second play Red Cap, which used factual and anecdotal sources. The second play’s exegesis (Chapter 10) analyses the effectiveness of the suite of analytical tools and the reception of the production in order to conclude the study with a workable model for use in the practice of adapting existing texts, both factual and fictional, for the theatre
Importância de estratégias de leitura para a construção do letramento literário em sala de aula
No full textA leitura e o letramento literário são modalidades de ensino trabalhadas em sala de aula desde as séries iniciais até as séries finais, porém o letramento literário e a leitura devem fazer parte do decorrer da vida de um ser humano, por serem modalidades que exigem, enriquecem e aproximam o indivíduo das práticas sociais. Para que ocorra uma interação eficaz do indivíduo com as práticas de leitura e o letramento literário, é de suma importância que a família, a sociedade, e como fator primordial, a escola realize um trabalho de estratégias para que o educando, não só saiba codificar sinais, mas sim que se aproprie da linguagem e saiba compreender e utilizá-la no seu dia-a-dia. Com base nos principais autores, Magda Soares, Rildo Cosson, Maria Helena Zancan Frantz, dentre outros, foi desenvolvida uma pesquisa com o objetivo de estudar a importância das estratégias de leitura e do letramento literário desenvolvido pelos professores em sala de aula. A metodologia utilizada é uma pesquisa qualitativa com base nas teorias de Antonio Carlos Gil e Stella Maris Bortoni-Ricardo. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas com os professores do 1º ao 5º ano e com a professora bibliotecária. Os resultados obtidos demonstram que existem diversas práticas e estratégias utilizadas pelos professores, porém ainda surgem alguns gêneros literários que não são lembrados com frequência, mas não deixam de ser importantes para a formação do educando. _________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTReading and literary literacy are teaching modalities worked in the classroom from the initial to the final series, but the literary literacy and reading should be part of the course of life of a human being, being arrangements that require, enrich and near the individual social practices. To occur effective interaction of the individual with the reading practices and literary literacy, is of paramount importance that the family, the society and as a primary factor in the school conduct a study of strategies for the student not only to know code signals, but that appropriates the language and learn to understand and use it in their day-to-day. Based on the principal author, Magda Soares, Rildo Cosson, Maria Helena Zancan Frantz, among others, was a research with the aim of studying the importance of reading strategies and literary literacy developed by teachers in the classroom. The methodology is a qualitative research based on the theories of Antonio Carlos Gil and Stella Maris Bortoni-Ricardo, which were conducted semi-structured interviews with teachers from 1st to 5th grade and the teacher librarian. The results show that there are various practices and strategies used by teachers, but there are even some literary genres that are not remembered often, but are nonetheless important to the formation of the student
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