838 research outputs found
Interview with Eugene Sadler‐Smith, author of <i>The Intuitive Mind</i>
No full textPurposeThe purpose of this paper is to provide an interview with Eugene Sadler‐Smith, Professor of Management Development and Organizational Behaviour, at the University of Surrey's School of Management and author of The Intuitive Mind.Design/methodology/approach:This briefing is prepared by an independent interviewerFindingsEugene Sadler‐Smith's research interests are centered upon the role of intuitive judgment in management decision making and management development. His research has been published widely in peer‐reviewed journals such as the Academy of Management Executive, Academy of Management Learning and Education, British Journal of Psychology, Journal of Occupational & Organizational Psychology, Journal of Organizational Behavior, Management Learning, and Organisation Studies. He has researched and published widely in the field of learning and development (L&D) and is author of several books, including Inside Intuition (Routledge, 2008) and The Intuitive Mind (John Wiley and Sons, 2010). His intuition research has featured on BBC Radio 4 and in The Times.Practical implicationsProvides strategic insights and practical thinking that have influenced some of the world's leading organizations.Originality/valueThis interview give some insight into the underlying scientific principles that explain the intuitive mind, offering tools and techniques for developing and deploying informed intuition in leadership and management.</jats:sec
Ecological Connectivity Research in Urban Areas
No full textThe successful movement of individuals is fundamental to life. Facilitating these movements by promoting ecological connectivity has become a central theme in ecology and conservation. Urban areas contain more than half of the world's human population, and their potential to support biodiversity and to connect their citizens to nature is increasingly recognized. Promoting ecological connectivity within these areas is essential to reaching this potential. However, our current understanding of ecological connectivity within urban areas appears limited.We reviewed the published scientific literature to assess the state-of-the-art of ecological connectivity research in urban areas, summarized trends in study attributes and highlighted knowledge gaps.We found 174 papers that investigated ecological connectivity within urban areas. These papers addressed either structural (48) or functional connectivity (111), and some addressed both (15), but contained substantial geographic and taxonomic biases. These papers rarely defined the aspect of connectivity they were investigating and objective descriptions of the local urban context were uncommon. Formulated hypotheses or a priori predictions were typically unstated and many papers used suboptimal study designs and methods.We suggest future studies explicitly consider and quantify the landscape within their analyses and make greater use of available and rapidly developing tools and methods for measuring functional connectivity (e.g. biotelemetry or landscape genetics). We also highlight the need for studies to clearly define how the terms ‘urban’ and ‘connectivity’ have been applied.Knowledge gaps in ecological connectivity in urban areas remain, partly because the field is still in its infancy and partly because we must better capitalize on the state-of-the-art technological and analytical techniques that are increasingly available. Well-designed studies that employed high-resolution data and powerful analytical techniques highlight our abilities to quantify ecological connectivity in urban areas. These studies are exemplary, setting the standards for future research to facilitate data-driven and evidence-based biodiversity-friendly infrastructure planning in urban areas
Case Study: Financial Plan for the Bedo Family
No full textDear Mr. and Mrs. Bedo:
Thank you very much for taking the time to meet with me recently. I enjoyed getting to know you and learning more about what is most important to you. My staff and I appreciate your diligence with providing the information we requested in a timely manner. We look forward to continuing to get to know you and your family while helping you reach your long-term financial goals. We will partner with you throughout your whole life to keep you on track. We want you to feel comfortable knowing that we take the confidentiality of your personal information very seriously. While at times we will need to partner with other financial professionals on your team, such as your attorney or CPA, we will only share information with them at your request. Our commitment to you is that we will always be transparent about your cost to work with us, and we will be happy to review this information with you as often as necessary. It is my hope that the value you receive from working with Sadler Financial will far exceed your costs.
As we discussed at our most recent meeting, you would like a comprehensive review of your financial situation resulting in recommendations, suggestions, and analysis of your current status. Your primary concerns were achieving the retirement of your dreams and sending Becky to college. We will address these concerns in the following financial plan and will work together as a team to ensure that you are satisfied with the plan we agree upon.
Finally, it is very important that if you choose to allow us to serve you, that you understand the importance of ongoing maintenance to the plan. We find it most effective to meet annually for a very thorough review of the plan, while keeping in contact throughout the year on an as-needed basis. Please don’t hesitate to reach out when things come up in your life that may alter your financial plans.
At Your Service,
Jerri Sadler, Financial Advisor, Principa
The mechanism of thickness selection in the Sadler-Gilmer model of polymer crystallization
No full textRecent work on the mechanism of polymer crystallization has led to a proposal for the mechanism of thickness selection which differs from those proposed by the surface nucleation theory of Lauritzen and Hoffman and the entropic barrier model of Sadler and Gilmer. This has motivated us to reexamine the model used by Sadler and Gilmer. We again find a fixed-point attractor which describes the dynamical convergence of the crystal thickness to a value just larger than the minimum stable thickness, lmin. This convergence arises from the combined effect of two constraints on the length of stems in a layer: it is unfavorable for a stem to be shorter than lmin and for a stem to overhang the edge of the previous layer. The relationship between this new mechanism and the explanation given by Sadler and Gilmer in terms of an entropic barrier is discussed. We also examine the behavior of the Sadler-Gilmer model when an energetic contribution from chain folds is included. © 1999 American Institute of Physics
A little-known contribution to the Lulliste-Ramiste dispute. Jean Galli de Bibiena’s Mémoires et aventures de monsieur de *** (1735)
No full textDisputes concerning opera, even more so than literary polemics, have a special importance for the historiographer in illustrating how a given piece was perceived by contemporary audiences. As Paul-Marie Masson puts it, ‘By the way a work is attacked or defended, authors understand better what the author wished to achieve and what the public expected of him’. The Lullistes’ attacks, which were directed as much at Rameau’s person as at his music, came in many different guises. In addition to open letters to the press, they included derogatory poems, among them Jean-Baptiste Rousseau’s much-quoted ‘Distillateurs des accords baroques’ and the satire Marsias allégorie, which, though anonymous, was widely believed to be the work of the poet and librettist Pierre-Charles Roy, ringleader of the Lullistes
What underlies the difference between self-reported health and disability after stroke? A qualitative study in the UK
No full textAbstract: Background: Levels of self-reported health do not always correlate with levels of physical disability in stroke survivors. We aimed to explore what underlies the difference between subjective self-reported health and objectively measured disability among stroke survivors. Methods: Face to face semi-structured interviews were conducted with stroke survivors recruited from a stroke clinic or rehabilitation ward in the UK. Fifteen stroke survivors purposively sampled from the clinic who had discordant self-rated health and levels of disability i.e. reported health as ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ despite significant physical disability (eight), or as ‘fair’ or ‘poor’ despite minimal disability (seven) were compared to each other, and to a control group of 13 stroke survivors with concordant self-rated health and disability levels. Interviews were conducted 4 to 6 months after stroke and data analysed using the constant comparative method informed by Albrecht and Devlieger’s concept of ‘disability paradox’. Results: Individuals with ‘excellent’ or ‘good’ self-rated health reported a sense of self-reliance and control over their bodies, focussed on their physical rehabilitation and lifestyle changes and reported few bodily and post-stroke symptoms regardless of level of disability. They also frequently described a positive affect and optimism towards recovery. Some, especially those with ‘good’ self-rated health and significant disability also found meaning from their stroke, reporting a spiritual outlook including practicing daily gratitude and acceptance of limitations. Individuals with minimal disability reporting ‘fair’ or ‘poor’ self-rated health on the other hand frequently referred to their post-stroke physical symptoms and comorbidities and indicated anxiety about future recovery. These differences in psychological outlook clustered with differences in perception of relational and social context including support offered by family and healthcare professionals. Conclusions: The disability paradox may be illuminated by patterns of individual attributes and relational dynamics observed among stroke survivors. Harnessing these wider understandings can inform new models of post-stroke care for evaluation
Systematic review and narrative synthesis of the experiences of individuals with chronic pain participating in digital pain management interventions.
No full textBACKGROUND: The use of digital pain management interventions has grown since the Covid 19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to systematically review and synthesise evidence from qualitative studies regarding the experiences of individuals with chronic pain participating in digital pain management interventions in primary care and community settings. METHODS: Fourteen databases were searched, as well as citation tracking and hand-searching reference lists of included articles. The latest search was completed by 07/07/2023. Qualitative studies of patient and carer perspectives of digital pain management interventions for adults aged 18 and over with non-malignant chronic pain were included. All studies were appraised for quality using the Critical Appraisal Skills Programme Qualitative Checklist. A narrative synthesis approach was used to synthesise the findings. Normalisation Process Theory was used to understand how individuals with chronic pain make sense of digital pain management interventions and incorporate knowledge, skills and strategies learnt into their day-to-day lives. RESULTS: Eleven studies, encompassing both digital applications for use on smartphones/ mobile devices and user-directed online modular programmes, were included in the synthesis. Three main themes and related subthemes were identified from the included studies: 1) Making sense of the digital intervention (Subthemes: Tailoring to user's needs; Human contact and support; Accessibility of the digital intervention; Personal and environmental factors affecting engagement with digital interventions); 2) Initiating and Maintaining Behaviour Change (Subthemes: Planning activity; Being active); and 3) Personal Growth (Subthemes: Gaining understanding and skills; Gaining and acting on feedback; Negotiating a new relationship with pain). CONCLUSION: Recommendations. The key recommendations from our findings are that digital pain management interventions should provide: Specific and tailored information for individual participants.Focus on changing attitudes and behaviours and reframing perceptions of pain.Structured goal setting with prompts to review goals.Potential healthcare professional support alongside the digital intervention.Limitations of the review. To reduce bias, it would have been preferable for more than one author to independently fully analyse each paper and to identify themes and sub-themes. Instead, the identified themes and sub-themes were discussed with two other authors in the team (ES, LW) to reach a consensus view on final themes and sub-themes. One author (JS) received a Research Internship and Research Initiation Award funded by NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) Wessex (https://www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/) and NHS England (https://www.england.nhs.uk/). The protocol for this review was registered with the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR) PROSPERO international database for registering systematic reviews (PROSPERO Registration Number CRD42021257768)
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