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What Discourages Participation in the Lay Judge System (Saiban’in Seido) of Japan? Interaction between the Secrecy Requirement and Social Networks.
No full textThe lay judge system, a quasi-jury system, was introduced in Japan from May 2009. This paper attempts to analyze Japanese people’s attitude towards this system by examining whether they show a willingness to serve as a lay judge. The major findings from regression analysis are: (1) In general, people with a spouse inclined to adopt a negative attitude about serving as a lay judge. This tendency is, however, not observed in large cities. (2) Long-time residents and homeowners are more likely to have a negative attitude about serving as a lay judge. These results show that a tightly knitted interpersonal social network discourages people from serving as a lay judge. Because of the life time secrecy obligation and the penalty provisions for those who break this obligation, people with closer interpersonal ties are under greater pressure and strains, leading to larger psychological cost. The obligation and its penalty should be eased to improve people’s attitudes about serving as a lay judge.Lay judge system; Social network; Secrecy requirement
User characteristics: Professional vs. lay users
No full text(User characteristics: professional use vs lay use by Cifter A and Dong H)
The market success of a product largely depends on whether it correctly addresses the user needs. Understanding the user is increasingly becoming important in the design process. Different user models may determine different approaches to design. This paper identifies the characteristics of different types of users, with a specific focus on professional users and lay users. It gives a definition of professional users and lay users in the context of adapting products originally designed for professional use to the use of lay people (for example, home use medical devices). It summarises, and compares, the characteristics of professional users and lay users, suggesting that designers pay attention to user characteristics and the context of use so as to better address user perceptions and meet user needs
Interior of the Advent Christian Church, Hartford, Connecticut
No full textB&W photo of interior of the church looking toward the podium. Written on the verso – “Photographed by J. Edward Lay.” Addressed to Mrs. Bertha S. Hazard of Providence, R. I. Not posted. 3 ½ x 5 ½ in
Nurse led versus lay educators support for those with asthma in primary care: a costing study
No full text<p>Background - Regular review and support for asthma self-management is promoted in guidelines. A randomised controlled trial suggested that unscheduled health care usage was similar when patients were offered self management support by a lay-trainer or practice nurses.</p>
<p>Methods - Following the RCT, a costing study was undertaken using the trial data to account for the cost of delivery of the service under both strategies and the resulting impact on unscheduled healthcare (measure of effectiveness) in this trial.</p>
<p>Results - One year data (n = 418) showed that 29% (61/205) of the nurse group required unscheduled healthcare (177 events) compared with 30.5% (65/213) for lay-trainers (178 events).</p>
<p>The training costs for the lay-trainers were greater than nurses (£36 versus £18 respectively per patient, p<0.001), however, the consultation cost for lay-trainers were lower than nurses (£6 per patient versus £24, p<0.001). If the cost of unscheduled healthcare are accounted for then the costs of nurses is £161, and £135 for lay-trainers (mean difference £25, [95% CI = −£97, £149, p = 0.681]). The total costs (delivery and unscheduled healthcare) were £202 per patient for nurses versus £178 for lay-trainers, (mean difference £24, [95%CI = −£100, £147, p = 0.707]).</p>
<p>Conclusions - There were no significant differences in the cost of training and healthcare delivery between nurse and lay trainers, and no significant difference in the cost of unscheduled health care use.</p>
Lay-user characteristics reflected by their interaction with a digital camera and a blood pressure monitor
No full textThe material is posted here with the permission of the publishers. Internal or personal use of this material is permitted. However, permission to reprint/republish this material must be obtained from the publisher.There is an increasing and evolving demand from the end-user market for the adaptation of products originally designed for professional-use to the use of lay people, for example, home use medical devices. However, there is a lack of understanding of lay user characteristics by product designers. This paper reports a study investigating lay user characteristics reflected by their interaction with digital products. A digital camera and a digital blood pressure monitor were tested with different user groups: 10 able-bodied young people; 10 healthy older people (65+) and 10 disabled people; and lay user characteristics were summarised
Optimizacija konfiguracije S-Lay postupka polaganja podmorskih cjevovoda : doktorska disertacija
No full textU radu je opisana optimizacija parametara S-Lay postupka polaganja podmorskih cjevovoda upotrebom genetskog algoritma. Na početku rada prikazan je S-Lay postupak, odgovarajući matematički model te NLay softver za 2D statički analizu S-Lay postupka tvrtke Saipem. Nakon toga je sistematizirana metodologija analize polaganja podmorskih cjevovoda S-Lay postupkom. Na osnovu metodologije definirani su ciljevi i ograničenja optimizacije konfiguracije S-Lay postupka polaganja podmorskih cjevovoda. Optimizacija je izvedena pomoću genetskog algoritma čiji su operatori posebno prilagođeni problemu. Za simulaciju S-Lay postupka i izračun funkcije kvalitete koristi se NLay softver. Analiza i optimizacija genetskim algoritmom implementirane su unutar softvera SLayOpti za profesionalnu inženjersku primjenu čiji je razvoj autor vodio u okviru projekta suradnje sa gospodarstvom za tvrtku Saipem. Razvijeni softver SLayOpti omogućuje inženjeru analitičaru instalacija podmorskih cjevovoda veliko povećanje produktivnosti i smanjenje radnih sati potrebnih za pronalaženje optimalne konfiguracije. Dizajn softvera omogućuje upotrebu od strane korisnika koji nije upućen u detalje optimizacije genetskim algoritmom.This work describes offshore pipelines installation S-Lay method parameters optimization with genetic algorithm. At the beginning, S-Lay method is described, following description of the mathematical model and Saipem Company’s NLay software for S-Lay method 2D static analysis. Offshore pipelines S-Lay method analysis methodology is systematized next. On the basis of that methodology, S-Lay method configuration optimization goals and constraints are defined. Optimization uses genetic algorithm with operators specially adjusted to the optimization problem. NLay software is used for S-Lay method simulation and for fitness function evaluation. Analysis and genetic algorithm optimization are implemented within professional engineering software SLayOpti whose development was leaded by the author, in the frame of industry collaboration project for Saipem Company. Developed SLayOpti software facilitates great productivity enhancement for offshore pipelines installation analyst engineer and great decrease of engineering man-hours required for the optimal configuration assessment. Software design allows its usage by the user who is not acquainted with genetic algorithm optimization details
Class of 1944 Ellis Lucia with Wrangler award
No full textPacific University class of 1944 graduate Ellis Lucia earned the Western Heritage Wrangler Award for 'Outstanding Western Non-Fiction Book, 1974' from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame and Western Heritage Center in 1974 for his book 'Owyhee Trails'. Photo dated May 23, 1974.[back] Ellis Lucia PU '44 with Wrangler award; Lucia p. 29; Allan J. de Lay, Professional photographer, May 23 1974, 8835 S. E. 31st Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97202, 554-6495
The psychological-type profile of lay church leaders in Australia
No full textA sample of 845 lay church leaders (444 women and 401 men) from a range of 24 different denominations and movements (including house churches and independent churches) completed the Francis Psychological-Type Scales within the context of the 2006 Australian National Church Life Survey. The psychological-type profiles of these lay church leaders were almost identical to the type profiles of 1527 Australian churchgoers (936 women and 591 men) published in an earlier study by Robbins and Francis. The predominant types among female lay church leaders were ISFJ (21%), ESFJ (21%), and ISTJ (18%). The predominant types among male lay church leaders were ISTJ (28%), ISFJ (17%), ESTJ (13%), and ESFJ (12%). The SJ temperament accounted for 67% of the female lay church leaders and for 70% of the male lay church leaders. The strengths and weaknesses of the SJ leadership style are discussed
Lay health educators within primary care practices to improve cancer screening uptake for South Asian patients: challenges in quality improvement
No full textAK Lofters,1–4 M Vahabi,5 V Prakash,6 L Banerjee,7 P Bansal,8 S Goel,7,8 S Dunn1,2,9 1Department of Family and Community Medicine, 2Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, 3Department of Family and Community Medicine, 4Centre for Urban Health Solutions, St Michael’s Hospital, 5Daphne Cockwell School of Nursing, Ryerson University, Toronto, 6Screening Saves Lives Program, Canadian Cancer Society, Mississauga, 7Wise Elephant Family Health Team, Brampton, 8Mississauga Halton Central West Regional Cancer Program, Mississauga, 9Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada Background: Cancer screening uptake is known to be low among South Asian residents of Ontario. The objective of this pilot study was to determine if lay health educators embedded within the practices of primary care providers could improve willingness to screen and cancer screening uptake for South Asian patients taking a quality improvement approach.Materials and methods: Participating physicians selected quality improvement initiatives to use within their offices that they felt could increase willingness to screen and cancer screening uptake. They implemented initiatives, adapting as necessary, for six months.Results: Four primary care physicians participated in the study. All approximated that at least 60% of their patients were of South Asian ethnicity. All physicians chose to work with a preexisting lay health educator program geared toward South Asians. Health ambassadors spoke to patients in the office and telephoned patients. For all physicians, ~60% of South Asian patients who were overdue for cancer screening and who spoke directly to health ambassadors stated they were willing to be screened. One physician was able to track actual screening among contacted patients and found that screening uptake was relatively high: from 29.2% (colorectal cancer) to 44.6% (breast cancer) of patients came in for screening within six months of the first phone calls. Although physicians viewed the health ambassadors positively, they found the study to be time intensive and resource intensive, especially as this work was additional to usual clinical duties.Discussion: Using South Asian lay health educators embedded within primary care practices to telephone patients in their own languages showed promise in this study to increase awareness about willingness to screen and cancer screening uptake, but it was also time intensive and resource intensive with numer­ous challenges. Future quality improvement efforts should further develop the phone call invitation process, as well as explore how to provide infrastructure for lay health educator training and time. Keywords: quality improvement, cancer screening, ethnicity, health equity, health promotion, primary car
Creating a local residual curvature during S-lay pipeline installation by lowering the stinger
No full textMarine pipelines are often operated at high internal pressure and temperature. This loading condition results in the development of axial compressive forces that can cause the pipeline to buckle globally. Global buckling occurs when significant lateral motion is present in the pipeline and excessive feed-in occurs at that specific location, which in turn forms into a sharp curve that can initiate destructive structural failure. Research has been conducted addressing the control of buckle development. The "buckle initiation" techniques were invented to mitigate the uncontrolled buckling of the pipelines on the seabed. These techniques involve the creation of less stiff sections in the pipeline (imperfections), so that buckling occurs in these locations. The most common buckle initiation techniques used in S-lay installation so far, are the "snake lay" method, the "artificial vertical out-of-straightness" and the "distributed buoyancy" method. However, these techniques require the addition of subsea structures on the seafloor or larger pipeline length, which can increase the pipelaying cost dramatically. A beneficial buckle initiation technique is the "residual curvature" method. The residual curvature method (RCM) principle is based on creating intermittent residual curvature sections in the pipeline so that buckling can be initiated at these locations. The curvature sections are created by adjusting the settings of the already existing installation equipment. So far, this method is only used in reel-lay installation. It is particularly urgent to examine if the local residual curvature method can successfully be applied in pipelines laid by S-lay vessels, since S-lay is considered the most common and frequently used technique due to its adequacy on different water depths and pipe diameters. The scope of this master thesis is to assess the feasibility of creating local residual curvatures in the pipeline by lowering the stinger during S-lay. The assessment is accomplished by simulating numerically the pipelaying process and the creation of the residual curvature, by analysing the behaviour of the pipeline while being lowered (in particular, looking at its twist/rotational behaviour) and by verifying if the alterations to the normal pipelaying procedure still respect the integrity of the pipeline and installation equipment.Offshore and Dredging Engineerin
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