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Sierra Leone After the End of the Armed Conflict
No full textSince March 1991, Sierra Leone has experienced continuous civil strife culminating in a protracted civil war, leading to widespread destructions of infrastructures and property, and the death of thousands of people, many more injured and over half of the population displaced. Three peace accords were signed in 1996, 1997 and 1999 in Abidjan, Conakry and Lame respectively. However, these agreements did not bring peace. In this paper, the author situates the reasons and the nature of the conflict, the events leading to both government and rebel leaders declaring in January 2002 the end to conflict. Finally, he looks at Sierra Leone following the formal declaration of an end to the war
Sierra Leone After the End of the Armed Conflict
Full text linkSince March 1991, Sierra Leone has experienced continuous civil strife culminating in a protracted civil war, leading to widespread destructions of infrastructures and property, and the death of thousands of people, many more injured and over half of the population displaced. Three peace accords were signed in 1996, 1997 and 1999 in Abidjan, Conakry and Lame respectively. However, these agreements did not bring peace. In this paper, the author situates the reasons and the nature of the conflict, the events leading to both government and rebel leaders declaring in January 2002 the end to conflict. Finally, he looks at Sierra Leone following the formal declaration of an end to the war.Desde Março de 1991, a Serra Leoa viveu uma experiencia de permanentes conflitos violentes envolvendo populações civil, experiência esta que desembocou numa verdadeira guerra civil, com a destruição em larga escala de infra-estruturas e propriedades, a morte de milhares de pessoas, um número muito maior de feridos, e mais de metade da população deslocada. Três acordos de paz foram assinados — em 1996 (Abidjan), 1997 (Conakry) e 1999 (Lame), respectivamente. Porém, nenhum deles trouxe a paz. No presente artigo, o autor localiza as razoes e a natureza do conflito, e os acontecimentos que levaram o governo e os líderes rebeldes a declarar o conflito terminado, em Janeiro de 2002. Na parte final analisa a situação Serra Leoa desta «declaração de fim de guerra».Dès mars 1991, la Sierra Leone a vécu une expérience de continuels conflits violents qui impliquaient des populations civiles. Cette expérience a débouché sur une vraie guerre civile, avec destruction à grande échelle d'infrastructures et propriétés, la mort de milliers de personnes, un nombre encore plus grand de blessés, et plus de moitié de la population déplacée. Trois accords de paix ont été signés — en 1996 (Abidjan), 1997 (Conakry)et 1999 (Lame), respectivement. Cependant, aucun d'entre eux n'a produit la paix. Dans l'article qui suit, l'auteur localise les raisons et la nature du conflit ainsi que les évènements que ont conduit le gouvernement et les chefs rebelles a déclarer le conflit comme terminé, en janvier 2002. Dans la parte finale il analyse les résultats de cette « déclaration de fin de guerre » en Sierra Léone
ORGANIZATIONAL RESOURCES AND RETURN ON ASSETS OFLARGE MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA
Full text linkThe general objective of this study was to determine the effect of organization resources on return on assets of large manufacturing firms in Kenya. The specific objective of this study was to determine the influence of organizational resources on return on assets of large manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was a cross sectional survey targeting 102 large manufacturing firms and the response rate was from 94 firms. The data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences. Null hypothesis was tested and results indicated that organizational resources had influence on return on assets of large manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study was limited in that change of variables of study was not monitored or observed over time as would be the case with longitudinal studies
Awareness and use of assistive technology among older adults with vision impairments in the Midwestern United States
Full text linkPlan BOlder adults with vision impairments make up more than 18% of the population of the United States (Boswell, 2000; Braille Institute, 2000). If these trends continue an estimated 13 million older adults are likely to be affected by a visual impairment or blindness in the next 20 to 30 years. According to the U.S. Census Bureau (2002) and the Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics (2000), there are significantly higher proportions of older adults in certain states around the country. States with the highest numbers of older adults who experience a visual impairment are centered within the Midwestern region of the United States (National Eye Institute, 2002). Older adults who are visually impaired find it increasingly difficult to perform daily living activities and remaining independent. The use of assistive technology may play a significant role in the lives of older adults who are visually impaired or blind. Current research however, indicates that most older adults with disabilities, including those with vision loss are unaware of the availability of devices to improve their independent functioning (Russell, 1997; Campell, 1999; Gitlin, 2002). At the same time, studies suggest that maintaining independence is one of greatest concerns among older adults (Mack, 1997). Additionally, research has shown that older adults with vision impairments have a 15% higher probability of being admitted to a nursing home than other older adults (Moore, 1994). There is a need to examine the level of awareness and use of adaptive devices among older adults who are visually impaired or blind, and of the possible effects assistive technology may have on their quality of life. The current study examined the level of awareness and frequency of use of assistive technology devices among older persons with visual impairments in the Midwestern United States. Awareness and use of assistive technology was measured among 113 adults more than 55 years of age who were identified as experiencing a visual impairment, and who resided in the three states of Montana, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. Information was gathered through the use of a survey designed by the primary researcher for this study. Additional areas of information gathered by the researcher included demographic information, medical and health issues, safety, timeliness of services, and available funding sources. Results suggest that older adults with visual impairments were not aware of assistive technology that is available to enhance general activities of daily living. Magnifiers and Close Circuit Televisions (CCTV) were the most commonly used forms of assistive technology among participants in the survey, which corresponds to the reported limitations of reading and writing. While no statistically significant findings were found, there were some important trends to consider. Overall, participants in the study were not concerned with safety or general medical and health needs. At the same time, a large number of survey respondents indicated that they had at least one disabling condition in addition to their visual loss. Many had two or more additional disabling conditions. Deafness and cardiovascular disease were found to be the top two secondary health conditions. Perhaps the most distressing results related to the lack of available funding to support assistive technology purchases. The vast majority (87.6%) of respondents choose “self-pay” as their primary funding source for assistive technology. Results suggest the need for increased education about available technology to enhance daily living skills as well as identification of funding sources to support technology for older adults with visual impairments
A pilot study of the effects of a relaxation movement group on students attending a partial hospitalization program
No full textMore recently, research into Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBIs) have touted promising positive outcomes for youth, which include, but are not limited to, alleviating internalizing and externalizing disorders, and enhancing self-regulation, and frustration tolerance (Long et al., 2015; Zack et al., 2014). The current pilot study examined the effects of an eight-week Relaxation Movement Group (RMG) on a clinical population of students (N = 9) attending a partial hospitalization program. Specific aims of the study included addressing the following: 1) What were participants' beliefs regarding the acceptability of the RMG program? 2) Was the RMG program implemented as initially designed? 3) Were there clinically meaningful changes in participants' behavior and functioning from pre to post in externalizing behaviors, adaptive behaviors, points earned in the Partial Program, or number of restraints? The current study used measures such as acceptability and fidelity rating scales, the Behavior Assessment System for Children, Third Edition, Teacher Rating Scale (BASC-3 TRS), and records of participants' daily points and frequency of restraints. Results of the pilot study indicated that, overall, participants' acceptability of the RMG program was high. Regarding fidelity, the majority of participants received high quantity and quality RMG programming, as initially intended although fidelity was variable across participants. Finally, results suggested clinically meaningful changes in some of the participants' RCI scores on the Externalizing and Adaptive Skills Composites of the BASC-3 TRS from pre to post, positive trends (i.e., increases) in the mean number of points some participants earned before and after RMG implementation.Psy.D.Includes bibliographical referencesby Clareanne B. Lagard
"Have you really read Job? Read him, read him again and again" : Kierkegaard, Vischer, and Barth on the book of Job
No full textThis thesis explores the reception history of the book of Job, particularly in Søren
Kierkegaard’s Three Upbuilding Discourses and Repetition, Wilhelm Vischer’s “Hiob, ein
Zeuge Jesu Christi,” and Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics. It examines the hermeneutical
presuppositions of these three scholars and how the scholars themselves fit into the history
of interpretation, showing that they use a post-critical allegorical interpretation in order to
explore the freedom of God and humanity.
Chapter one offers a defense of using reception history in biblical studies. By
walking through Mikhail Bakhtin’s theories on great time and the chronotope, it argues that
great texts continue to live and grow even after their completion and canonization. During
this “afterlife,” their meaning expands as more readers participate in their interpretations.
Chapter two examines the afterlife of the book of Job in the hands of Christian exegetes,
focusing on allegory and freedom in the interpretations by Gregory the Great, Thomas
Aquinas, Martin Luther, John Calvin, and Immanuel Kant. Chapter three looks at the
unusual and rich interpretations of Job by Kierkegaard—the autonymous upbuilding
discourse on Job’s response to his suffering in the prologue and the novella Repetition as an
interpretation of the dialogue between Job and his friends. Chapter four examines the
interpretation of the book of Job in Vischer’s mini-commentary. Vischer sees the character
of Job as one whose devotion to God goes beyond the laws that God purveys and the
doctrine that seeks to explain God. Referring specifically to the works of Kierkegaard and
Vischer, Karl Barth’s work on Job—the focus of chapter five—sees the book of Job as
illustrative of Jesus Christ’s relationship to God and humanity. All three scholars
incorporated allegory while ruminating on the freedom of God in the book of Job. The final
chapter evaluates their interpretations while addressing their similarities and differences
Organizational Behavior in the Knowledge Based Society, a Practical Research in the Romanian Business Environment
Full text linkThe paper contains the results of a special research developed by the author on the organizational behavior in some multinational companies with branches in Romania. This research is confirming the fact that the organizational behavior is very much influenced by the core organizational values and is answering to the questions about how people, individuals, and groups act in organizations and why. The research demonstrated how the core values of an organization are influencing the organizational behavior of the human resources from different organizational levels. The final section of the paper is presenting and is explaining some steps for building a new organizational behaviour model adapted to the knowledge based society, taking into account that the core organizational values are the key elements which should be considered by an effective management team in a modern society.core values, organizational behaviour, knowledge based society, behaviour models.
Efeito da temperatura em diferentes aspectos da fotossíntese de Lithothamnion superpositum (Corallinales, Rhodophyta
Full text linkTCC(graduação) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina. Centro de Ciências Biológicas. Biologia.As mudanças climáticas globais provocarão conseqüências físicas e químicas no ambiente marinho. Dentre elas, possíveis variações na temperatura promovem alterações fisiológicas alterando o comportamento respiratório e fotossintético e, assim as taxas de crescimento de organismos fitobênticos, especialmente. Dentre estes organismos, algas calcárias têm grande importância ecológica, com fornecimento de nicho e substrato para outras algas e invertebrados. Nesse grupo os efeitos de alterações da temperatura da água do mar são potencialmente ainda mais preocupantes, pois além de serem organismos chaves para o ambiente marinho, estão intimamente relacionadas ao ciclo do carbono. O presente trabalho verificou mudanças na resposta fotossintética de Lithothamnion superpositum (Corallinales, Rhodophyta) relacionadas à variação de temperatura. Assim, espécimes trazidos da Rebio do Arvoredo (22º C) foram incubados por 24h, a 15°C, 20°C, 25°C e 30°C. Por sete dias consecutivos as taxas de transferência de elétrons (ETR) e a fluorescência da Clorofila a do Fotossistema II foram aferidos com o fluorímetro DIVING-PAM. Também foram observados o balanço de oxigênio dissolvido e pH mantendo as plantas e controles no claro e escuro. Após esse tempo, foram extraídos os pigmentos (Aloficocianina, Ficocianina, Ficoeritrina e Clorofila). Os resultados evidenciam que as plantas mantidas a 20, 25 e 35°C, tiveram pouca diferença em relação à Pmáx, Ik e à β. Em relação à α não houve diferença significativa entre elas. Maiores concentrações de pigmentos foram encontradas nas plantas mantidas a 25°C. Pode-se sugerir, portanto, que as melhores temperaturas para as algas dessa espécie são as mais altas, encontradas nas regiões tropicais
Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use
No full textFor centuries people have used trees, shrubs, and woody vines for food, clothing, ritual, construction, scientific study, and more. However, these important plants are easy to overlook during the winter months, when the absence of leaves, fruit, and other distinguishing characteristics makes them difficult to recognize.
This comprehensive volume is the essential guide to woody plants in Kentucky, Tennessee, and surrounding states during the winter season. Featuring color images of more than four hundred species, this detailed botanical resource provides keys to the genera and species, as well as descriptions of the genera. The species accounts include useful information on Latin meanings, common names, habitats and distributions, and notes on toxicity, nativity, rarity, and wetland status. In addition, authors Ronald L. Jones and B. Eugene Wofford provide notes on practical uses for the plants, including food, medicine, fiber, and weapons.
Winter identification of woody plants can be a daunting exercise, but Jones and Wofford present clear and authoritative information that can help anyone spot these species in the wild. Whether taken into the field or enjoyed at home, Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee: The Complete Winter Guide to Their Identification and Use is a comprehensive and accessible resource for professional and amateur botanists, students, commercial landscapers, homeowners, and outdoor enthusiasts.
Ronald L. Jones is foundation professor of biological sciences and curator of the herbarium at Eastern Kentucky University. He is the author of Plant Life of Kentucky: An Illustrated Guide to the Vascular Flora.
B. Eugene Wofford is research professor and director of the herbarium at the University of Tennessee. He is the author of Guide to the Vascular Plants of the Blue Ridge and coauthor of Guide to the Trees, Shrubs, and Woody Vines of Tennessee.
This book is an excellent resource for those who need to identify the woody plants of the two states in winter conditions. The images and writing are superb and represent one of the best collections of this type that I have seen. -- Edward W. Chester, Austin Peay State University
A significant contribution to our knowledge and understanding of the plants of Kentucky, Tennessee, and adjacent regions of the Southeast. The images will be of tremendous benefit to those seeking to identify plants during the fall, winter, and early spring. -- Zack Murrell, Appalachian State University
A useful resource for for enriching botanical expertise. -- Lexington Herald-Leader
It is a book of valuable information and reference for professional botanists and consultatns, college and high school teachers and students, state and federal foresters, farmers, agricultural agents, land planners, landscape architects, and others who are interested in woody plant identification and uses as a hobby. -- Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee is an essential reference for professional botanists and consultants, high school teachers and students, foresters and farmers, agricultural agents, land planners and landscape architects, nature and gardening enthusiasts, and many others. In addition, those who wish to learn more about the practical uses of wild plants in winter, especially during emergency survival situations, will also find information listed for each appropriate species as well as appendixes of plants used for food, medicine, making rope, and constructing bows and arrows. -- Knoxville Daily Sun
Woody Plants of Kentucky and Tennessee is a well-illustrated winter guide to the woody plants of Kentucky, Tennessee and various other closely surrounding regions - offering their identification and use. -- Linda Hinchcliffe -- Chevy Chaser Magazine
This attractive work is a significant addition to the winter-botany genre. -- Taxon
Anyone who has ever been challenged with identifying plants in the winter will welcome this helpful addition to the literature on identification of woody plants. -- The New England Botanical Club
An excellent guide to the identification and uses of 172 genera and 457 species and lesser taxa of woody plants in their winter condition in Kentucky and Tennessee -- James D. Caponetti -- Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science
If you ever wanted to know anything about the woody plants of Kentucky, Tennessee, and most of the Southeast, then this is the book for you. -- Tennessee Librarieshttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_plant_sciences/1007/thumbnail.jp
From stage to screen: adapting a children's theatre production into a digital toy
Full text linkThis photo essay explores the adaptation of the Scottish theatre for early years (TEY) production White into a transmedia digital toy. In 2013, Catherine Wheels Theatre Company commissioned an app developer, Hippotrix, to create an app for mobile tablet computers and smartphones inspired by the world of White.
The paper outlines the process of creating White The App, including wire-framing, asset capture, sound recording, coding and prototyping. It also explores the impact of design decisions on dramaturgy and performativity, noting that digital media offer new possibilities for embracing non-linear storytelling while retaining key aspects of the live aesthetic.Publisher PD
