12 research outputs found
Importance of organisational structure for the management of a small traveling company : Case Carisa Travel Group Oy
No full textThis research and thesis was conducted while the author of the thesis worked in Carisa Travel Group OY as a Group Sales Executive in January 2019. Therefore, the topic and the case company was chosen by the author as the research objective. Carisa Travel Group operates in the tourism industry in Finland. The main objective of the thesis was to study and analyse the importance of organisational structure to a small company so that it can have better management and thus be more competitive in the very competitive tourism market. The author aimed at proposing recommendations on the development of the organisational structure and management policy to the case company as well as to other travel companies of similar size which operate in the tourism market in Finland. In order to reach the objective of the thesis the author formulated research questions to be answered with support of the theoretical research and results based on interviews to the top managers (CEO, Accounting and FIT Managers) of the case company.
The theoretical research focused on the trends of global tourism and tourism in Finland and on basic management strategies and concepts of management and organisational structures in the tourism industry. Both secondary data and primary data were used to support the analysis. The research approach was qualitative and the data was collected by interviewing the CEO and other employees of the company and via personal observations of the author of the thesis. Information about the company provided online and literature sources were also used. The author conducted an SWOT analysis of the case company based on the results of the interviews, theoretical research and own observations while working for the company.
As a results of this thesis, several recommendations on improvement of the organisational structure and management of the case company were made. These recommendations can be applied to other traveling companies of the same size in Finnish tourism market
The Use of Napping Stations and Aromatherapy to Enhance Sleep in ICU Nurses
No full textThe sleep disorders that shift workers experience can cause an impact on work performance that may include patient safety and medical errors, overall poor sleep quality, and personal relationship with family and friends. The purpose of this evidence-based proposal is to identify methods of improving sleep quality, emotional health, overall quality of life, and safety of patients in the care of nurses that are working shift work jobs. It is important for nurses working shift work to be aware of the quality of their sleep and the various methods to increase the well- being of the self, prevent errors at work, improve relationships among family and friends and to provide a high quality of patient care amid the need to work shift work (CDC, 2019). The PICOT question framing this evidence-based proposal is:
Among nurses that work shift work hours and exhibit poor sleep quality, what is the impact of a napping station and aromatherapy inhalation therapy compared to no interventions, on the nurse\u27s sleep quality and duration, patient’s and medical errors and personal relationships with family and friends within three months?
The findings from the reviewed literature suggest that incorporating nap rooms/stations and implementing aromatherapy inhalation interventions in the nurses’ workplace may help to improve the sleep patterns and quality of sleep among the nurses. The clinical practice change will include an experimental group and a control group. The experimental group will receive an educational plan alongside utilizing a nap room with aromatherapy inhalation for 20 – 30 minutes during breaktime. The benefits of napping in a control setting can result in refreshing the mind and body and increasing alertness and concentration. Improving sleep with utilizing a nap room with aromatherapy can improve the quality of sleep, patient and medical errors, and personal relationships with family and friends
An exploratory study of African-American women infected with HIV/AIDS and risky sexual behaviors, 2000
No full textThis study examined the relationship between African American women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and risky sexual behaviors. The aims of the study were: (1) to describe knowledge related to sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS; (2) to determine high-risk sexual behaviors; and (3) to discuss intervention needed to reduce risky sexual behaviors. The setting was Positive Impact, a non-profit agency located in Atlanta, Georgia that provides counseling to those diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. The sample consisted of 25 African American women between the ages of 18 to 50. The participants were given a 97-item questionnaire to asses demographics, knowledge about the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS, and risky sexual behaviors. The data was analyzed using descriptive statistics and the chi-square goodness-of-fit test. The findings indicated that although the participants had a high level of knowledge about the sexual transmission of HIV/AIDS, they still engaged in risky sexual behaviors. The results are valuable for clinicians because it will aid in educating individuals about risky sexual behaviors. Also, it will be useful for developing intervention programs and implementing policies that may eventually decrease risky sexual behaviors and the spread of HIV/AIDS among African American women
THE PORTRAYAL OF COMMODIFICATION PHENOMENON IN VLADIMIR NABOKOV’S NOVEL ENTITLED LOLITA
No full textThis article analyzes the portrayal of commodification in human’s behavior as depicted a novel entitled Lolita. Such phenomenon could be found in the novel, in which the main character named Humbert Humbert is tend to behave in such way. Vladimir Nabokov as the author shows that human’s treatment towards each other can be affected by material point of view. The writer used Marxism approach in analyzing the depiction and applying theory of commodification and adding few social-economical references in order to reveal the depiction clearly. It will focus on Humbert Humbert characteristic as the basis of his commodification behavior then moved to his relationship with the characters in the novel that is related with commodification value. The result shows that Humbert’s relationship with some characters in the novel is proven to involves both sign and exchange value.  Keywords: Marxism, Commodification, Exchange Value, Sign-exchange Valu
The psychology of place: A qualitative study of mid-life relocation to Sedona, Arizona
No full textAlthough defined as the context from which our experiences occur, place often remains in the background of awareness, if not completely unconscious. Place is a subjective and unique experience yet common to all as a primary component of identity development and expression. The purpose of this dissertation research was to expand the understanding of the phenomenon of "psychology of place" as it relates to relocation. This inquiry investigated specifically why adults in mid-life chose to relocate to Sedona, Arizona. This qualitative research methodology employed a phenomenological-hermeneutic framework to investigate the consciously lived experience of eight individuals, between the ages of 25 and 64 years old, who consider Sedona home. A parallel coder was utilized to help interpret the data. Participants in this study chose to move to Sedona as adults in mid-life and have resided there for a minimum of one year. Middle age is typically the prime time of one's career and yet people were drawn to Sedona for non-employment reasons. It was found that serendipity played a large role in the decisions made by many of the participants in this study. As the author, I explored the motivations for relocation by evaluating interpersonal reasons that were grounded in the current literature while also investigating place attributes that attracted these migrants. This dissertation addressed gaps in the literature, as well as deepened the exploration of place psychology and its role in identity development
Design and analysis of cable-driven parallel robot CaRISA: A cable robot for inspecting and scanning artwork
No full textCultural heritage science envisages understanding of methods and techniques used by past painters and sculptors in creating their masterpieces of art. Existing devices for in situ and non-destructive, automated scanning are large and bulky and built around the assumption of a perfectly planar surface. We are developing a lightweight, portable robot for scanning of paintings, marbles, or statues while explicitly allowing for their out-of-plane surface. This paper presents the kinematic design and analysis of the wrench-feasible workspace of a cable-driven parallel robot capable of positioning an imaging device with three translational and two rotational degrees of freedom. At the end stand geometric parameters optimized for the application requirements allowing for pan and tilt of 70 each in total, making scanning of the spatial surface of art objects possible.Mechatronic Systems Design(OLD) MSE-
Online Teacherpreneurship: Shedding Light on the Practice, the Individuals Who Pursue It, and the Impacts They Experience
No full textabstract: Online teacherpreneurs are current and former PreK-12 teachers who share their original classroom resources in online marketplaces where teachers download them for a small fee. Online teacherpreneurs’ resources are becoming prolific in classrooms today. Meanwhile, online teacherpreneurs stand to gain financially and professionally. This exploratory study drew on conceptual frameworks from entrepreneurship and teacher leadership to describe the practice of online teacherpreneurship in terms of the characteristics of the people who participate, the school environments in which they work, and the possible impacts they experience. An exploratory sequential mixed methods design was used. In phase one, 10 semi-structured interviews were conducted with online teacherpreneurs who ranked in the top 1% of sellers on TeachersPayTeachers.com for profits earned. In phase two, the results of the interviews were used to develop a quantitative survey, which was distributed to an international sample of 412 TeachersPayTeachers.com sellers with various levels of experience and sales success. Results from both phases were analyzed separately and together, indicating that online teacherpreneurs viewed themselves as helpful, hard-working, creative, and organized. While some online teacherpreneurs worked in supportive school environments, others worked in unsupportive or ambivalent schools. Most online teacherpreneurs kept their online business and classroom teaching separate. They reported that online teacherpreneurship involved a variety of practices including creating educational resources, collaborating with teachers, collaborating with fellow teacherpreneurs, and engaging in entrepreneurial endeavors such as marketing. They also believed they experienced impacts including improvements to teaching practice, teacher leadership opportunities, and some professional stressors. Implications for online teacherpreneurs and other stakeholders including teachers, school and district leaders, and teacher educators are considered.Dissertation/ThesisDoctoral Dissertation Learning, Literacies and Technologies 201
Guide to the Painted Rock Pictograph Collection, c. 1870s, c. 1900s, c. 1950s
No full textThis collection contains four India ink drawings from tracings made of the original pictographs found on the formation known as the Painted Rock (La Piedra Pintada; also called the Carisa Rock), located on the Carrizo Plain in eastern San Luis Obispo County, California. Native Americans—primarily Chumash Indians—drew the original drawings on the sacred, ceremonial site. The pictographs were sketched in the 1870s by pioneer Carrizo Plain resident Mary Brumley Noyes, who spent part of her youth on the nearby El Saucito Rancho with her family. Painted Rock is a local landmark, rising dramatically from the surrounding flat plains. In the intervening years since her sketches were made, the rock art has been vandalized and has deteriorated due to human use and weather conditions. The collection was donated by her descendents in 1990. An additional donation to the collection is a short, unpublished radio script depicting the Brumley family’s life on the Carrizo Plain, c. 1950s. Nothing is known about its author, L. Munson of Los Angeles. An additional donation traces the family’s history and includes vintage prints of Painted Rock
Efficacy and Safety of Tedizolid and Linezolid for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections in Injection Drug Users: Analysis of Two Clinical Trials
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Near-Death Experiences, Deathbed Visions, and Past-Life Memories: A Convergence in Support of van Lommel's Consciousness Beyond Life
No full textABSTRACT: This review supports cardiologist Pim van Lommel's continuity claim for human existence in his recently published book Consciousness Beyond Life: The Science of the Near-Death Experience (2010). Van Lommel and colleagues (van Lommel, van Wees, Meyers, & Elfferich, 2001) studied NDEs among 344 Dutch hospital patients who had been resuscitated following cardiac arrest. From their and others' NDE research findings (e.g., accurate perceptions during the arrest period), van Lommel and colleagues concluded that mental activity can take place even in the absence of cerebral function. Extrapolating from this conclusion, van Lommel claimed in Consciousness Beyond Life a fundamental continuity for individual human existence: that death and birth mark not final limits but instead the transition from one state of consciousness to another. In the course of making his continuity claim, van Lommel referred to other topics such as deathbed visions and past-life memories. In addition to reviewing NDE research, this article reviews research and illustrative responses pertaining to these related phenomena. A convergence of corroborative evidence is consistent with van Lommel's continuity claim. KEYWORDS: Near-death experience; deathbed vision; past-life memory; consciousness; non-locality John C. Gibbs, Ph.D., is Professor of Developmental Psychology, Psychology Department, The Ohio State University, 1835 Neil Avenue, Columbus, OH 43210. He thanks Jonathan Gibbs, editor Jan Holden, Melvin Morse, Denis Purcell, Lea Queener, Ken Ring, Mike Sabom, Carol Stover, Carisa Taylor, and JohnAlexis Viereck for helpful comments on a preliminary version of this article. Reprint requests should be addressed to Dr. Gibbs at [email protected]. JOURNAL Of NEAR-DEATH STUDIES Pim van Lommel is a distinguished cardiologist, researcher, author, and lecturer with a particular interest in near-death experiences (NDEs). With colleagues As van Lommel acknowledged, the continuity claim for human existence is "nothing new" (p. 82). The view of humans as having a continuing, non-material essence has found advocates throughout human intellectual and religious history. The third-century neoPlatonist philosopher Plotinus posited that humans have souls that originate from and return to a timeless, unitary realm of light and truth. The continuity claim has also found expression in the works of philosophers, theologians, and mystics such as Baruch Spinoza, Meister Eckhart, Paul Tillich, John Shelby Spong, and Kahlil Gibran. Reincarnation in particular has been thematic to Eastern religions or traditions (Hinduism, Jainism, Tibetan Buddhism), ancient Egypt, most tribal traditions, Christian Gnosticism, Jewish mysticism, Norse mythology, and spiritualist literature such as that of theosophy and New Age. Van Lommel is also not the first to base the continuity claim on research findings in psychology and other disciplines. Transpersonal psychologist Jenny Wade (1998) used NDE and ostensible prenatal memories to suggest that a transcendent source of consciousness "predates physical life at the moment of conception and survives it after death" (p. 249). Radiation oncologist Jeffrey Long (2010) concluded from a large online NDE self-report data base that "death is not an end but a transition" to an afterlife (p. 201). Edward Kelly and colleagues (Kelly, Kelly, Crabtree, Gauld, Grosso, & Greyson, 2007) argued the need for a twenty-first century psychology that can adequately accommodate many currently anomalous phenomena, including NDEs and deathbed visions. Their prototype toward a new psychological paradigm retrieved the insights of two of psychology's founding figures, Frederick W. H. Myers and William James, and en-JOHN C. GIBBS 305 compassed contributions ranging from process theology to quantum physics. Yet something importantly new pertains to van Lommel's NDE research-based articulation of the continuity claim: in two words, The Lancet. The prior publication of his and colleagues The challenge meets understandable opposition. How can van Lommel or anyone justifiably use near-death studies to make claims regarding death and beyond? It has been said that an extraordinary hypothesis requires for its acceptance extraordinary evidence-and the continuity hypothesis would certainly seem to be extraordinary. Has not neuroscience established that mind or consciousness is totally a function of the brain-and hence cannot possibly continue once brain activity has ceased? What evidence could be extraordinary enough to challenge this established materialist view of mind qua brain-let alone support a leap into a claim for the existence of an afterlife? Does not such a claim drag scholars back to pre-scientific days of baseless belief, dogma, and superstition? Yet as I will show, there is extraordinary evidence. And as the evidentiary base broadens, the existential and ontological claim becomes compelling. Although van Lommel (2010) based his continuity claim largely on NDE studies, he referred also to related existential phenomena such as deathbed visions or "nearing-death awareness" as well as past-life memories. Such related phenomena round out the picture and merit more extensive attention than that afforded in van Lommel's book alone. Accordingly, in this article I primarily review not only NDEs but also deathbed visions and past-life memories (cf. E. f. . I will illustrate the experiential "feel" of these phenomena as well as review corroborative and converging evidence
