36 research outputs found
Time will tell: a longitudinal examination of interest congruence with educational and work environments
No full textTheories of person-environment (P-E) fit describe the interaction between persons and environments as a dynamic process that changes over time. In particular, theories refer to an adjustment process by which the degree of P-E fit should improve over time due to adaptations of a person’s attributes to fit their environment, changes in the environment itself, or both. Despite the changing dynamics of fit forming the central aspect of several theoretical perspectives, these ideas have largely gone untested. The present dissertation is an empirical examination of changes in fit over time between individuals and career-related environments during a critical period of transition from education into the workforce. This longitudinal study is a within-person test of changes in interest congruence in two Icelandic samples that allowed for an examination of whether or not fit improves over time and the drivers of fit change. Several methods were used to capture interest congruence over time: growth models of profile correlations between person and environment interests, longitudinal latent congruence models based on a structural equation modeling framework, person and environment latent difference scores, and piecewise growth models to examine interest development before and after environmental changes. Each of these methods used a slightly different lens to understand how interest congruence changes over time with respect to educational and work domains. Across these methods, three sets of results were typically found: (1) interest congruence improved over time in both types of environments, (2) participants’ interests sometimes changed in response to their environment, and (3) educational and work changes often followed from changes in participants’ interests. Implications of these findings for theoretical development and practice are discussed.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2022-05-01The student, Lexi Hanna, accepted the attached license on 2020-05-05 at 10:50.The student, Lexi Hanna, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2020-05-05 at 10:59.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2020-05-05 at 14:21.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #15214 on 2020-08-25 at 17:42:56Made available in DSpace on 2020-08-27T00:51:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3
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Cardiovascular Risk with Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Systematic Review of Population-Based Controlled Observational Studies
No full textThis is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Coded Excitation for Doppler Ultrasound Imaging of The Brain
No full textDoppler ultrasound imaging of cerebral blood flow faces challenges arising from a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) and a wide dynamic range. Echo signals received from blood cells are significantly weaker compared to surrounding tissues, such as the skull or brain soft tissue, resulting in inhibited visualization of small blood vessels and deep brain areas. To address this issue, this thesis explored the feasibility of employing and improving coded excitation techniques to enhance the SNR of Doppler ultrasound images. Furthermore, an optimized code for Doppler ultrasound imaging is designed, represented by a generalized encoding matrix. The research begins with the definition of a linear signal model that incorporates the encoding matrix. Subsequently, a trace-constraint optimization problem is formulated based on maximizing the Fisher information matrix to find the optimized encoding matrix. The feasibility and performance of the optimized encoding matrix are assessed through simulations on both small and large array settings, which operate above Nyquist sampling frequency and under Nyquist sampling frequency respectively. The imaging results indicate that the optimized code exhibits higher SNR in deep image regions compared to existing coded excitation methods like Barker code while using the same number of transmissions, bit length, and same average transmit energy, albeit with a trade-off of decreased axial resolution. Nonetheless, this resolution degradation can be mitigated through the application of the iterative imaging technique LSQR. Finally, the optimized code is tested in a clinical transducer setting, and a blood flow simulation is conducted. The outcomes showcase the capacity of the proposed optimized code to enable higher SNR in Doppler ultrasound imaging and more accurate and informative clinical assessments.Electrical Engineering | Signals and System
A Guide to Digital Marketing for New Creators
No full textThis is a guidebook and primer in the use of social media for marketing music, arts or any product or service using freely available online resources. The author explains the basic approaches to building up an online audience and following, emphasizing do-it-yourself (DIY) organic, cost-effective outreach tactics. Paid strategies are also discussed. The author has been involved in various grass roots social media marketing campaigns and draws on their own experience, as well as that of other marketing practitioners who were interviewed as part of the project to inform the recommendations found in this guidebook
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Hookman : a new play
No full textNote: This thesis has been removed at the request of the author and with approval from the UC San Diego Graduate Division Dean. Abstract: Freshman year at college is hard : your roommate is weird, you're feeling homesick, and a serial killer is slashing girls' throats. If Lexi discovers what really happened to her old high school friend on that car ride to the movies, everything will be okay. In Hookman, an existential slasher comedy, Lexi and her friends learn what it means to grow up - and it's not prett
Advance Directives in Long-Term Care: Implementation of Five Wishes
No full textabstract: Background and Purpose The lack of an advance directive (AD) can predispose a person to an aggressive course of treatment despite their wishes. When AD’s are incomplete, the chances of unwanted procedures, such as tube feedings and repeated transitioning between nursing homes and hospitals often result in the risk of increased mortality and morbidity, especially for older adults. Making end-of-life decisions can improve the quality of death by allowing individuals to make decisions to die in a dignified manner. The purpose of this project was to improve AD completion rates by implementing “Five Wishes” (FW) into the admission process in a long-term care facility (LTCF).
Methods The project took place on the skilled nursing units at a LTCF in Southwestern Arizona over a 2-month period of time. Twenty random charts were assessed before the start of the project to determine the residents AD status. Those 20 were then informed about FW’s and encouraged to complete one, along with all newly admitted residents to the skilled nursing units. Logs were used for data collection and each participating resident signed a HIPPA document. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the sample and outcome variables.
Outcomes Of the 20 current residents included in the quantitative chart assessment, 6 (30%) residents completed a FW’s document. Fifty residents were admitted during the project span and 21 (42%) of them completed FW’s.
Conclusions The FW’s completion rates were lower than expected. None of the residents had an AD more detailed than a basic full code or do not resuscitate (DNR) status before being informed of FW’s. It is recommended that the facility social workers would have implemented the intervention to increase the likelihood of adherence
REALISASI JAMINAN KESEHATAN BAGI TERSANGKA/ TERDAKWA SEBAGAIMANA DIATUR DALAM UNDANG ‐ UNDANG NOMOR : 16 TAHUN 2004 TENTANG KEJAKSAAN REPUBLIK INDONESIA
No full textLegal writing / thesis was entitled "The realization of health insurance for the suspect / defendant as stipulated in Law No. 16 Year 2004 on the Prosecutor of the Republic of Indonesia". Legal issues in legal writing / thesis is whether health insurance for the suspect / defendant as stipulated in Law No. 16 Year 2004 on the Prosecutor of the Republic of Indonesia has to be realized, and if found any obstacles in realizing health care for the suspect / defendant as set forth in Law No. 16 Year 2004 on the Indonesian Attorney. Writing law made by the author aims to identify and assess the realization of health insurance for the suspect / defendant as stipulated in Law No. 16 Year 2004 on the Attorney General of Indonesia, as well as identify and assess obstacles in realizing health care for the
suspect / defendant as stipulated in the Act Law Number 16 Year 2004 on the Indonesian Attorney.
Type of research is the type of normative legal research studies that focus on norms (law in the books), and research has focused on secondary data and primary data as a supporter. Studies of this type of legal research is the sociology of law and political law. Research locations selected by the researchers is the High Court of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta State Attorney and State Attorney Sleman. The data used in this study is primary data and secondary data. Primary data includes data obtained from interviews with informants from the High Court of Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta State Attorney and State Attorney Sleman. Secondary data were obtained from primary legal materials, which include: the norms of
positive law in the form of legislation, secondary legal materials, which include: literature books that are relevant to the problems studied by the author, and legal materials in the form of tertiary Indonesian Law Dictionary and Dictionary Big Indonesian.
Method of data collection through interviews and library research. Data obtained from the study, collected and analyzed qualitatively. From the analysis of the author, it can be concluded that the realization of health insurance for the suspect / defendant as stipulated in Law No. 16 Year 2004 on the Indonesian Attorney have not optimal
UJ READS 1st Semester 2015 - Book discussion : in love and war by Lesley Lokko
No full textLexi Sturgis is a woman in a man’s world, a war correspondent whose life has taken her to some of the world’s most troubled regions. Lexi is never happier than when she’s dodging bullets, chasing down the leads that other reporters only dream of getting, or swapping stories with her rivals at the bar. She thrives on risk, danger and the thrill of the chase, while keeping everyone else at arm’s length – colleagues, friends and lovers. TV executive Jane Marshall needs a Big Idea. With her career nose-diving and her colleagues circling for her job, she needs to pull something major out of the hat. And Lexi might just be what she needs. When a young British woman is kidnapped in Egypt, both Lexi and Jane are thrown together on a journey which will change their lives entirely. It will take them into a world where no one is quite what they seem and menace lurks in every corner. Sometimes, when your back’s against the wall, the only thing to do is trust in the person closest to you... An enthralling story of two women brought together in extraordinary circumstances from the bestselling author of LITTLE WHITE LIES
Erratum: Author Correction: Evaluation of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in the Intensive Care Unit (European review for medical and pharmacological sciences (2021) 25 18 PII: 36861 DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202109_26798)
No full textCorrection to: Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2021; 25 (18): 5801-5806-DOI: 10.26355/eurrev_202109_26798-PMID: 34604971 published online on September 30, 2021. The methodology section of this research article incorrectly stated that the lexi-interact checker program is freely accessible. The study was conducted at Uludağ University using university-access computers. As a result, the lexi-interact program, provided through UpToDate and accessed via the university's subscription service, was mistakenly described as a free resource. Therefore, the sentence "pDDIs, defined using the lexi-interact (a free online interaction checker, provided from UpToDate, 2020, https://www.uptodate.com/drug-interactions), were classified based on the significance of the interaction level (minor, moderate, major)" has been corrected as follows: - pDDIs, defined using the lexi-interact (an online interaction checker, provided from UpToDate, 2020, https://www.uptodate.com/drug-interactions), were classified based on the significance of the interaction level (minor, moderate, major). There are amendments to this paper. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. https://www.europeanreview.org/article/26798
Patient Drug Information Handouts: Finding the Source that Best Fits Your Organization's Needs
No full textObjective To systematically compare patient drug information handout sources and make an informed decision about which handouts to give patients in a health maintenance organization. Methods Desirable patient handout structure and content elements were identified. Known drug information sources were listed and an Internet search was performed to locate additional sources. Products were scored according to the extent that they contained the desirable elements. Results Eight patient drug information sources were evaluated. These sources were the American Society of Health System Pharmacists, Clinical Reference Systems, First Data Bank, Gold Standard Multimedia, Lexi-comp, Micromedex, Mosby, and Multum. The maximum possible score was 75. Lexi-Comp received the highest score (67). Gold Standard Media had the second highest score (63). Conclusions: Lexi-Comp's product was found to have the best overall structure and content. The scoring system used was based on what the author deemed important and could be altered to reflect different values (eg, items could be weighted differently based on their relative importance). </jats:sec
