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Stoic beliefs and health: Development and preliminary validation of the Pathak-Wieten Stoicism Ideology Scale
Get PDF© Article author(s) (or their employer(s) unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted. Introduction We developed and validated a new parsimonious scale to measure stoic beliefs. Key domains of stoicism are imperviousness to strong emotions, indifference to death, taciturnity and self-sufficiency. In the context of illness and disease, a personal ideology of stoicism may create an internal resistance to objective needs, which can lead to negative consequences. Stoicism has been linked to help-seeking delays, inadequate pain treatment, caregiver strain and suicide after economic stress. Methods During 2013-2014, 390 adults aged 18+ years completed a brief anonymous paper questionnaire containing the preliminary 24-item Pathak-Wieten Stoicism Ideology Scale (PW-SIS). Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to test an a priori multidomain theoretical model. Content validity and response distributions were examined. Sociodemographic predictors of strong endorsement of stoicism were explored with logistic regression. Results The final PW-SIS contains four conceptual domains and 12 items. CFA showed very good model fit: root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA)=0.05 (95% CI 0.04 to 0.07), goodness-of-fit index=0.96 and Tucker-Lewis Index=0.93. Cronbach's alpha was 0.78 and ranged from 0.64 to 0.71 for the subscales. Content validity analysis showed a statistically significant trend, with respondents who reported trying to be a stoic 'all of the time' having the highest PW-SIS scores. Men were over two times as likely as women to fall into the top quartile of responses (OR=2.30, 95% CI 1.44 to 3.68, P<0.001). ORs showing stronger endorsement of stoicism by Hispanics, Blacks and biracial persons were not statistically significant. Discussion The PW-SIS is a valid and theoretically coherent scale which is brief and practical for integration into a wide range of health behaviour and outcomes research studies
Parmanu-Gunak
No full textParmanu-Gunak is a free Python based GUI application for reducing single and double spike isotope dilution data.
Version 1.0
Please contact the author at [email protected] for any questions related to Parmanu-Gunak. If you use Parmanu-Gunak for your data reduction, then please cite the following paper:
Pathak, D. (2023), Parmanu-Gunak: Data Reduction Software for Isotope Dilution Analysis. Geostand Geoanal Res. https://doi.org/10.1111/ggr.12476
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Satellite-retrieved direct radiative forcing of aerosols over North-East India and adjoining areas: climatology and impact assessment
No full textThe article by J. Biswas et al. contained an update in affiliation of author Binita Pathak. The author would like to add another affiliation to her name. Her updated affiliations are the following
Social entrepreneurship, governmentality & the Left
No full textThis paper offers a critique of the location of social entrepreneurship in the imaginaries of an advanced liberal social economy . Social entrepreneurship is used in a broad sense to refer to innovative, sustainable solutions to social problems, and this paper is agnostic towards organisational structures or the use of earned income which might be understood to circumscribe the practice of social enterprise. This chapter therefore, rejects Reiss’ (1999,1) assertion that social entrepreneurship refers simply to the “application of sound business practices to the operation of non-profit organizations” and is closer to the social innovation school of thought advocated by Dees & Anderson (2006). By doing so, the author asserts the need for nation states to take an active role through policy innovation and the co-ordination of the social economy
Analysing spatial interdependence among the 2011 Thailand flood-affected small and medium enterprises for reduction of disaster recovery time period
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guidance of the colleagues and family members.
The author would like to acknowledge the constant support and guidance
from Anila Pathak, Nupur Chaturvedi, Meleana Chaturvedi and Aaryana
Pathak.
ORCID: 0000-0002-2750-8483 (Shubham Pathak).Natural disasters have been a significant hurdle in the economic growth of middle-income developing countries. Thailand has also been suffering from recurring flood disasters and was most which are severely affected during the 2011 floods. This paper aims to identify the various factors that impact the speed of disaster recovery among the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) severely affected by the floods in Pathumthani province in central Thailand, and how it is related to its speed decision of neighbours SMEs. The methodology adopts a spatial econometric model, to analysis and understand each of the chosen factors' impact. The findings include the impact of disaster resilience, mitigation and planning at the SME level as well as the government level. The absence of accurate perception of actual risk, flood insurance and disaster management planning before the 2011 floods had contributed to the severity of the impacts during the 2011 floods
On Hankel Transformable Spaces and a Cauchy Problem
No full textThe classical Hankel transform of a conventional function ϕ on (0, ∞) defined formally bywas extended by Zemanian [21-23] to certain generalized functions of one dimension. Koh [9, 10] extended the work of [21] to n-dimensions, and that of [22] to arbitrary real values of μ. Motivated from the work of Gelfand and Shilov [6], Lee [11] introduced spaces of type Hμ and studied their Hankel transforms. The results of Lee [11] and Zemanian [21] are special cases of recent results obtained by the author and Pandey [14]. The aforesaid extensions are accomplished by using the so-called adjoint method of extending integral transforms to generalized functions. Dube and Pandey [2], Pathak and Pandey [15, 16] applied a more direct method, the so-called kernel method, for extending the Hankel and other related transforms.
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Value Dimensions Influence Perceptions Towards Immigrants
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Researchers have turned to human values as predictors for people’s attitudes toward immigrants. Value- based studies may be effective in producing attitudinal and behavioral changes toward immigrants, as people can be receptive to universal values. The current study compared differences between human values (e.g., benevolence, universalism, power, and achievement) on people’s perceptions toward immigrants. A total sample of 250 participants was collected for the current study. Each participant was randomly assigned to one group (control group, universalism value prime, benevolence value prime, power value prime, or achievement value prime). All participants were given a demographics questionnaire, followed by a task priming value saliency, a manipulation check, and lastly a questionnaire which assessed their perceptions towards immigrants. One-way ANOVAs among the value groups (achievement, benevolence, power, and universalism), along with planned contrasts, revealed no statistically significant differences between any of the value groups, across the composite scale and subscales (realistic and symbolic threat). Post Hoc LSD tests revealed that those who identified as White were much more likely, on average, to perceive immigrants as threats compared to Blacks and Hispanics, suggesting differences in perception from an ethnic background
Robust decentralized authentication for public keys and geographic location:
No full textAuthentication has traditionally been done either in a decentralized manner with human assistance or automatically through a centralized security infrastructure. In the security infrastructure approach, a central trusted authority takes on the responsibility of authenticating participants within its domain of control. While the security infrastructure approach works well in traditional organizations, it does not address the needs of open membership systems.
We propose automatic decentralized authentication mechanisms for peer-to-peer systems, email systems, and ad-hoc networks. Our byzantine fault tolerant public-key authentication protocol (BPKA) provides decentralized authentication to peer-to-peer systems with honest majority. Authentication is done over an insecure asynchronous network without using trusted third parties or human input. We also authenticate public keys in the email environment through our social-group key authentication protocol (SGKA). The protocol provides end-to-end authentication at the email client without using infrastructure or centralized authorities. Finally, location authentication in ad-hoc networks is proposed through our geographical secure path routing protocol (GSPR). The protocol authenticates geographic locations of anonymous nodes in order to provide location authentication and anonymity simultaneously.Ph.D.Includes bibliographical references (p. 121o-128)by Vivek Patha
Inside Out, Spring 2017
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Abstract Anatomy: The Strength Within, Jordyn Brooke Tumas, Front Cover
Lower East Side, Caroline Christianson, Inside Cover
Untitled, Alex Rowan, 1
Daytime Figure Study, Chen Zhou, 2
Amyloids, Malika Madhava, 3
Dirty Dishes, Daisy Zhang, 4
Topography, Prachi Priyam, 5
Glass Wall, South Street, Sanket Patkak, 5
Our home is open, Julie Christensen, 6
Hands, Katie Shen, 7
Balance, Anna Melnick, 8
Consequence, Anitha Ahmed, 9
Woman with White Carnation, Katie Sommers, 10
pocketbooks, Anthony K. Vu, 10
Miniatures, Holly Rankin, 11
Savory Poem, Anya Platt, 11
Rememberance, Anya Platt, 12
Paper Doll, Daisy Zhang, 13
Miniatures, Holly Rankin 13
Cardioversion, Jordyn Brooke Tumas, 14
the finest fixes, Anthony K. Vu, 14
Stream in Summer, Katie Sommers, 15
Where the Heart is, Anitha Ahmed, 15
2017, Caroline Christianson, 16
Copper, David Chou, 16
Collection, Sam Schoer, 17
A Start to Detangling, Sam Schoer, 18
Philly Drummer, Sanket Pathak, 18
Trump in Philadelphia, Sanket Pathak, 19
A Body\u27s Parts, Sam Schoer, 19
Brooklyn, Caroline Christianson, 20
Echoes, Tanziyah Muqeem, 21
No Bans on Stolen Lands, Prachi Priyam, 21
Carving Song, Anya Platt, 22
Resist, Prachi Priyam, 23
Rooster, Michelle Chen, 24
jhaar, Karishma Kodia, 24
The Falls, Emily Sterbis, 25
And The Next One will be Named, Daisy Zhang, 25
Look at Me, Sh\u27rae Marshall, 26
Father and Sons, Jessi Phillips, 26
Winter Break, Naomi Newman, 28
Contrast Study, David Chou, 30
Dissection, Benji Richter, 30
One by One, Jui Desai, 31
Gentle Hands, Megan Feick, 31
Miljacka East, Mak Sarich, 32
1, Harnoor Kaur, 32
the streets at 2am, Karishma Kodia, 32
Histea and West, Mak Sarich, 33
inspiration, Harnoor Kaur, 33
Seated Study, Chen Zhou, 34
1 A.M., Daisy Zhang, 35
Standing Nude, Chen Zhou, 36
Home, David Chou, 36
Back Alleyway, Julie Christensen, 36
A Quiet Sunday Morning, Emily Ott, 37
Dear Mommy, Rachel Werk, 37
Standard Deviations, Erik Blomain, 38
Gandhi and the Brain, Mak Sarich, 38
Knighthood, Alicia Jiang, 40
Ireland, Chen Zhou, 40
The Process, Alex Acosta, 42
Boy Contemplating, Sanket Pathak, 42
The Interpreter, Jarett Beaudoin, 44
Abstract Anatomy: The Strength Within, Jordyn Brooke Tumas, 45
Water, Malika Madhava, 45
Snake Honey Thaw, Sam Schoer, 45
Bavarian Bubble Boy, Mak Sarich, 46
Circus, David Chou, 47
Notes on Loss, Gianna Girone, 48
Contributors, 49
Acknowledgements, 50
Abstract Anatomy: The Strength Within, Jordyn Brooke Tumas, Back Cover
Editors-in-Chief: Anitha Ahmed, Karly Brown, Anya Platt
Editors: Jarett Beaudoin, Caroline Christianson, Alicia Jiang, Harnoor Kaur, Karishma Kodia, Malika Madhava, Alisha Maity, Becca Montana, Naveed A. Rahman, Leena Ramani, Benjamin Richter, Sara Sadeghi, Hanna Sandhu, Mak Sarich, Kathryn Sommers.
Advisor: Dorissa Bolinski
Faculty Sponsor: Dr. Mark L. Tykocinski
The Jefferson Arts Organization was founded primarily to offer Jefferson students the opportunity to express themselves through art. The Jefferson Arts organization focuses on such media as art and photography, writing, and music and supports diverse activities including live readings, art exhibits and musical performances. In addition, the organization publishes Inside Out, an annual art and literary journal which showcases photography, paintings, sketches, short stories, poems and essays contributed by Jefferson students. All of these activities are designed to bring more diversity to the Jefferson community; to allow students, faculty and staff the chance to stop and reflect on their daily lives; and to provide a creative outlet from the rigors of school and work
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