Participation in science and engineering laboratories for students with physical disabilities: survey development and psychometrics
In: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology : special issue, Band 14, Heft 7, S. 692-709
ISSN: 1748-3115
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In: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology : special issue, Band 14, Heft 7, S. 692-709
ISSN: 1748-3115
In: The Economic Journal, Band 81, Heft 323, S. 652
In: American journal of qualitative research: AJQR, Band 7, Heft 3, S. 139-159
ISSN: 2576-2141
<i>Savoring contributes to human flourishing by enabling individuals to optimize, enhance, and prolong pleasurable moments. One unique dimension of savoring, communication savoring, refers to the practice of mindfully attending to and elevating pleasurable or meaningful moments that are experienced in language and social interaction. The grounded model of communication savoring identified the types and phenomenological experiences of communication savoring. The purpose of this study is to continue grounded theoretical development of the communication savoring model by adding new cases to build and refine the model and by applying the model to a novel setting. Using a priori and emergent coding, we analyzed 268 communication savoring narratives from 107 emerging adults and 161 mature/older adults. Our findings demonstrate high fidelity across groups and suggest a refinement to one communication savoring type (i.e., extraordinary communication). Our novel application of the model also revealed generational similarities within the contexts for communication savoring (e.g., people and events) and generational differences regarding the valence (i.e., savoring the bittersweet) and target of communication savoring (i.e., giving vs. receiving). Our paper advances qualitative theory-building in positive social science and offers new insight into age differences in communication savoring. </i>
In: Communication research, Band 48, Heft 7, S. 1059-1084
ISSN: 1552-3810
Framed by uncertainty management theory, the present study explores the uncertainty issues and management practices of undergraduate student parents. Results from 40 narrative interviews reveal seven sources of uncertainty, eight management practices, and two uncertainty trade-offs. Findings reveal that having two interrelated identities (student and parent) not only exacerbate some uncertainties but create completely new ones. This intersectionality also holds implications for management practices. Theoretical implications and practical applications are discussed.
In: The British journal of social work
ISSN: 1468-263X
In: Health & social work: a journal of the National Association of Social Workers, Band 34, Heft 4, S. 283-291
ISSN: 1545-6854
In: Journal of gay & lesbian social services: issues in practice, policy & research, Band 21, Heft 2-3, S. 282-293
ISSN: 1540-4056
WOS: 000286708700015 ; A new high-spin isomeric state (t(1/2) = 2.8 +/- 0.1 mu s) in Re-160 has been identified. This high-spin isomer is unique in that it only decays by gamma-decay and not by proton or alpha-particle emission as is the case in every other proton emitter between Z = 64 and 80. Shell model calculations indicate how the convergence of the h(9/2) and f(7/2) neutron levels in this region could open up a gamma-decay path from the high-spin isomer to the low-spin ground state of 160Re. providing a natural explanation for this anomalous absence of charged-particle emission. The consequences of these observations for future searches for proton emission from even more exotic nuclei and in-beam spectroscopic studies are considered. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. ; UK Science and Technology Facilities Council; Swedish Natural Science Research Council; Academy of Finland [44875, 209430, 111965]; European Union [RII3-CT-2004-506065, HPMT-CT-2001-00250]; Science and Technology Facilities Council [ST/G008671/1, ST/J000108/1, EP/C015371/1, ST/J000094/1, EP/C015266/1, ST/G008620/1, ST/F012039/1] ; The authors thank the technical staff at the University of Jyvaskyla for their excellent support, Paul Morrall for making the targets and Witek Nazarewicz for stimulating discussions. This work was supported by the UK Science and Technology Facilities Council; the Swedish Natural Science Research Council; the Academy of Finland through the Finnish Centre of Excellence Programme (project 44875 Nuclear and Condensed Matter Physics Programme at JYFL) and support for C.S. (contract 209430) and P.T.G. (contract 111965); the European Union Sixth Framework contract EURONS (RII3-CT-2004-506065) and the European Union Marie Curie Programme (contract HPMT-CT-2001-00250).
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In: http://hdl.handle.net/2027/txa.taeb158316
"10M-1-57, Revised." ; Title from cover. ; Mode of access: Internet. ; In cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture.
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The poor access to data on the marine environment is a handicap to government decision-making, a barrier to scientific understanding and an obstacle to economic growth. In this light, the European Commission initiated the European Marine Observation and Data Network (EMODnet) in 2009 to assemble and disseminate hitherto dispersed marine data. In the ten years since then, EMODnet has become a key producer of publicly available, harmonised datasets covering broad areas. This paper describes the methodologies applied in EMODnet Geology project to produce fully populated GIS layers of seabed substrate distribution for the European marine areas. We describe steps involved in translating national seabed substrate data, conforming to various standards, into a uniform EMODnet substrate classification scheme (i.e., the Folk sediment classification). Rock and boulders form an additional substrate class. Seabed substrate data products at scales of 1:250,000 and 1:1 million, compiled using descriptions and analyses of seabed samples as well as interpreted acoustic images, cover about 20% and 65% of the European maritime areas, respectively. A simple confidence assessment, based on sample and acoustic coverage, is helpful in identifying data gaps. The harmonised seabed substrate maps are particularly useful in supraregional, transnational and pan-European marine spatial planning.
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Future scenarios provide challenging, plausible and relevant stories about how the future could unfold. Urban Futures (UF) research has identified a substantial set (>450) of seemingly disparate scenarios published over the period 1997–2011 and within this research, a sub-set of >160 scenarios has been identified (and categorized) based on their narratives according to the structure first proposed by the Global Scenario Group (GSG) in 1997; three world types (Business as Usual, Barbarization, and Great Transitions) and six scenarios, two for each world type (Policy Reform—PR, Market Forces—MF, Breakdown—B, Fortress World—FW, Eco-Communalism—EC and New Sustainability Paradigm—NSP). It is suggested that four of these scenario archetypes (MF, PR, NSP and FW) are sufficiently distinct to facilitate active stakeholder engagement in futures thinking. Moreover they are accompanied by a well-established, internally consistent set of narratives that provide a deeper understanding of the key fundamental drivers (e.g., STEEP—Social, Technological, Economic, Environmental and Political) that could bring about realistic world changes through a push or a pull effect. This is testament to the original concept of the GSG scenarios and their development and refinement over a 16 year period."
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In: Taylor , P (ed.) , Allpress , S (ed.) , Carr , M , Lupu , E , Norton , J , Smith , L , Blackstock , J , Boyes , H , Hudson-Smith , A , Brass , I , Chizari , H , Cooper , R , Coulton , P , Craggs , B , Davies , N , De Roure , D , Elsden , M , Huth , M , Lindley , J , Marple , C , B , M , R , N , J , N , R , P , Radanliev , P , Rashid , A , D , S , Skatova , A , Taddeo , M , Tanczer , L , Vieira-Steiner , R , Watson , JDM , Wachter , S , Wakenshaw , S , Carvalho , G , Thompson , RJ & Westbury , PS 2018 , Internet of Things: realising the potential of a trusted smart world . London .
This report examines the policy challenges for the Internet of Things (IoT), and raises a broad range of issues that need to be considered if policy is to be effective and the potential economic value of IoT is harnessed. It builds on the Blackett review, The Internet of Things: making the most of the second digital revolution, adding detailed knowledge based on research from the PETRAS Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things Research Hub and input from Fellows of the Royal Academy of Engineering. The report targets government policymakers, regulators, standards bodies and national funding bodies, and will also be of interest to suppliers and adopters of IoT products and services.
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Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted routine hospital services globally. This study estimated the total number of adult elective operations that would be cancelled worldwide during the 12 weeks of peak disruption due to COVID-19. Methods: A global expert response study was conducted to elicit projections for the proportion of elective surgery that would be cancelled or postponed during the 12 weeks of peak disruption. A Bayesian β-regression model was used to estimate 12-week cancellation rates for 190 countries. Elective surgical case-mix data, stratified by specialty and indication (surgery for cancer versus benign disease), were determined. This case mix was applied to country-level surgical volumes. The 12-week cancellation rates were then applied to these figures to calculate the total number of cancelled operations. Results: The best estimate was that 28 404 603 operations would be cancelled or postponed during the peak 12 weeks of disruption due to COVID-19 (2 367 050 operations per week). Most would be operations for benign disease (90·2 per cent, 25 638 922 of 28 404 603). The overall 12-week cancellation rate would be 72·3 per cent. Globally, 81·7 per cent of operations for benign conditions (25 638 922 of 31 378 062), 37·7 per cent of cancer operations (2 324 070 of 6 162 311) and 25·4 per cent of elective caesarean sections (441 611 of 1 735 483) would be cancelled or postponed. If countries increased their normal surgical volume by 20 per cent after the pandemic, it would take a median of 45 weeks to clear the backlog of operations resulting from COVID-19 disruption. Conclusion: A very large number of operations will be cancelled or postponed owing to disruption caused by COVID-19. Governments should mitigate against this major burden on patients by developing recovery plans and implementing strategies to restore surgical activity safely.
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