28,502 research outputs found
Interview with Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell
No full textEconomicStudies_AnalysisOn September 23, 2021, Dr. Robert Lawson and Dr. Benjamin Powell visited the Private Enterprise Research Center and that evening, they gave a presentation titled, �������Socialism versus Freedom�������� based on their book titled, Socialism Sucks. During their visit, they were interviewed by PERC��������s Dr. Andrew J. Rettenmaier
Interview with Pia Orrenius and Roberto Salinas-Leon
No full textEconomicStudies_AnalysisOn October 14, 2021, Dr. Pia Orrenius and Dr. Roberto Salinas-Le����n visited the Private Enterprise Research Center and gave a presentation titled, �������Immigration, Trade and the Future of the Mexican Economy.�������� The following publication documents their interview with PERC��������s Dr. Andrew J. Rettenmaier during their visit
3rd Floor: Staff Try Out Red Seats
No full textLibrary staff checking out the renovations during the University Author Receptionhttps://digitalcommons.pittstate.edu/unihistoryphotos/1118/thumbnail.jp
Business Impact of Covid-19 Pandemic, Bryan-College Station Follow-up Survey Results
No full textEducationThis follow-up survey is the second of two surveys that includes responses from businesses in the Bryan-College Station area on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on operations and supply chain, workforce, and finance. The survey, created by staff at the Private Enterprise Research Center and distributed by the BCS Chamber, was conducted November 2-6, 2020. A total of 217 follow-up surveys were completed. The following report also compares responses from the initial survey, which was carried out June 8-16, 2020 and had 499 respondents
A performance analysis of graduate school staff at University of Wisconsin-Stout
No full textPlan BThe University of Wisconsin-Stout (UW-Stout) Graduate School serves the campus community with a coordinator position and three permanent support staff positions. After a consultant from Noel-Levitz visited campus and a University wide analysis (ESURC), several recommendations were forwarded to UW-Stout Academic and Student Affairs administrators. One specific recommendation was to evaluate all permanent positions in the Graduate School and match tasks with people to better meet the needs of the graduate community. A performance analysis of these positions was conducted and the results are reported in this study. To accomplish this performance analysis, Graduate School staff, were asked to describe their position tasks and duties in detail. This analysis was documented and recommendations for possible changes to better serve the campus community were forwarded to the UW-Stout Provost and Associate Vice Chancellor for review
The cultivation of (difficult) surfaces or “I know that’s a tree”
No full textTo coincide with the exhibition Real Painting at the Castlefield Gallery in Manchester Craig Staff, author of After Modernist Painting: The History of a Contemporary Practice (2013), offered his response to the exhibition, considering it in relation to painting’s histories, theories and philosophies. From connections with the Renaissance and modernism, he will venture towards the means by which we might begin to think about, if not understand the works that make up Real Painting
Dr D.B. Smuts : Onderstepoort staff
No full textScanned image of a photographic glass-plate negativeDr D.B. Smuts, Onderstepoort staff memberin the Section of Nutrition in the late 1930's. He was co-author of the article "The Nutritive Value of Animal Proteins.-
The Biological Values of Fishmeal, Whale and Fishmeal, Meatmeal, Meat and Bonemeal, Crayfishmeal, and White Fishmeal" published in the Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Science and Animal Industry, Volume 16, Numbers 1 and 2, January and April, 1941.Digitised by the Department of Library Services, University of Pretoria, 2019ab201
Cognitive factors in NHS staff responses to violence and aggression
No full textNHS staff frequently experience violence and aggression, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is amongst the potential psychological consequences. Using a prospective
design, the present study sought to establish whether cognitive factors, specified in Ehlers and Clark's (2000) model, could predict symptom severity over and above other established risk factors. The aim was to develop and refine a predictive tool, which could be used to identify
individuals who may benefit from early, targeted interventions. Forty-eight healthcare workers completed questionnaires assessing a range of cognitive factors, immediately following an incident of violence or aggression. Of these participants, twenty provided data concerning PTSD symptoms at three-month follow-up, despite implementing strategies to maximise response rates. It was therefore not possible to address the original research question owing to the small sample size. However, several participants reported experiencing symptoms, and for
some these were moderate to severe.
Several potential reasons for non-response were identified, including the possibility that healthcare workers appraise workplace incidents in such a way that subsequent effects are minimised. An experimental analogue study examined this hypothesis. Student nurses (N = 190) read a vignette as an analogue for a violent incident, in which the context was manipulated. Results indicated that neither organisational setting (work / non-work), nor cause of the perpetrator's behaviour (illness / non-illness) influenced the type of appraisals endorsed, or ratings of perceived distress. It therefore seems likely that other factors contributed to the low response rate observed in Study 1. However, in line with Ehlers and Clark's (2000) cognitive model, appraisals explained a significant amount variance in dysfunctional behaviours after controlling for perceived distress.
Study 1 indicated that a proportion of staff were adversely affected by incidents of violence and aggression. Replication of this research is warranted in light of the current literature, and recommendations are made for modification
How-to guides for first time staff RN researchers, from staff RN researcher, published author
No full textAdvice and tips from a first time bedside staff RN researcher/ published author to potential staff RN researchers/ authors on how to start, fund, form teams, gather and analyze data, submit completed research project for conferences and publication
Quality of care for people with mental handicap and challenging behaviour : an investigation of the impact of staff training in goal attainment scaling and behavioural procedures
No full textThis study examined the contribution to quality of care
of a goal planning technique called Goal Attainment
Scaling and its impact upon the quality of life of people
with severe mental handicaps and challenging behaviour.
The study also seeks to establish the utility of
employing Goal Attainment Scaling as a means of
evaluating clinical nursing performance,
This study essentially aims to bring about changes in the
care practices of nurses using a comprehensive staff
management procedure. The study was designed as a four
phase intervention using a multiple baseline design
across three wards in a hospital for people with mental
handicaps. Staff on three wards (n = 41) were initially
trained over three phases in the use of Goal Attainment
Scaling and other procedures. Training was carried out by
a combination of workshops and individual tuition which
incorporated the use of individualised learning contracts
for staff. The fourth phase consisted of establishing
weekly meetings to set objectives for staff to achieve
that were specifically related to material covered in
training. If targets were achieved, staff performance was
followed by letters of recognition from managers and by
financial donations to ward funds.
Dependent measures included frequency of challenging
behaviour, quality of staff-resident interaction and
engagement, ward activity, residents' adaptive behaviour,
staff attitudes and goals set by staff. Results indicate
that adaptive behaviour increased by small but
statistically significant levels. Levels of challenging
display a mixed pattern of results, as do levels of ward
activity and quality of interaction, although encouraging
trends may be identified. Despite some increases,
residents still spend significant amounts of time
unoccupied. The number of goals set increased throughout
the study, particularly in phase four, data for staff
attitudes were not used because of the low compliance
rate and changes indicated below.
Considerable problems were encountered with turnover of
staff and other organisational changes outwith the
researcher's control which compromised both the quality
of training given to staff and, by virtue of this, the
final results. Statistically significant relationships
were found to exist between staff turnover and
interaction.
The implications of this study are discussed and
recommendations made for future research
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