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The impact of poetry therapy on symptoms of secondary posttraumatic stress disorder in domestic violence counselors

The Impact of Poetry Therapy on Symptoms of Secondary Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Domestic Violence Counselors. (December 2006) Beth Carol Boone, B.A., University of North Carolina; M.Ed., University of Houston Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. Linda Castillo This study examines the effectiveness of internet-based poetry therapy on symptoms of secondary posttraumatic stress disorder (SPTSD) in domestic violence counselors, and explores correlations between demographic, workplace and personality variables with SPTSD symptoms in this population. Domestic violence counselors, at risk for SPTSD due to their exposure to the traumatic material of clients, need effective interventions that combat symptoms of SPTSD. Poetry therapy is a form of expressive arts counseling used increasingly by psychologists and mental health counselors. Expressive writing therapies in general have been shown to be effective in reducing symptoms of stress, and in increasing mental and physical health and well-being. In this study, data was collected from 97 participants who participated anonymously by completing some assessments and activities accessed via the website set up for the study. Results of t tests indicate that in this sample, participants in the internet poetry therapy group showed a decrease in symptoms of SPTSD following treatment, though additional analyses also show that there was a decrease in symptoms on post tests for all participants in the study. Regression analyses indicate that openness to experience and years working with trauma significantly predicted symptoms of SPTSD in this sample.
"I think therefore I participate": using a picture book in a philosophical inquiry with children and adults.

The aim of the workshop is to introduce philosophy for children (P4C) to a wider audience. Philosophy for children (P4C) was first introduced by Matthew Lipman in the 1970s as an attempt to apply philosophy in schools. Lipman, inspired mainly by Platonic dialogues, the Socratic method and Dewey’s ideas on pragmatism, wrote a series of novels and accompanying manuals, so as to help teachers and children do philosophy in the classroom. The reason P4C was first introduced in the classroom was to develop children’s thinking skills, particularly their ability to think critically, creatively and caringly. The workshop will begin with a brief explanation as to what P4C is and what do we mean by words or phrases such as ‘stimuli’ and ‘community of inquiry’. Anecdotes from my personal experience from practising philosophy with children with a mixed group of adults and children in Newport will be also briefly presented. Then, attendants will have the opportunity to experience a P4C community of inquiry using a stimulus (in this case a picture book). The outcome of the workshop is to generate a philosophical debate and make the attendants realise that philosophising can be done not only through a formal academic process, but through dialoguing, exchanging and testing ideas as philosophy was first introduced in the Socratic tradition.
The Effects of Principal Support on Special and General Educators' Stress, Job Satisfaction, School Commitment, Health, and Intent to Stay in Teaching

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY WAS TO IDENTIFY SPECIAL AND GENERAL TEACHERS' PERCEPTIONS OF PRINCIPAL SUPPORT. TEACHERS INDICATED THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY RECEIVED VARIOUS TYPES OF SUPPORT AS WELL AS THE IMPORTANCE OF EACH TYPE OF SUPPORT. WE ALSO INVESTIGATED THE EFFECTS OF PERCEIVED PRINCIPAL SUPPORT ON TEACHER STRESS AND PERSONAL HEALTH, JOB SATISFACTION, SCHOOL COMMITMENT, AND INTENT TO STAY IN TEACHING. QUESTIONNAIRES INCLUDING MEASURES OF SUPPORT, STRESS, JOB SATISFACTION, SCHOOL COMMITMENT, PERSONAL HEALTH, AND INTENT TO STAY WERE RECEIVED FROM 385 SPECIAL AND 313 GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS IN VIRGINIA. GENERALLY, RATINGS OF SUPPORT WERE SIMILAR FOR GENERAL AND SPECIAL EDUCATORS. CROSS-VALIDATED REGRESSION RESULTS INDICATE THAT WORK-RELATED VARIABLES ARE BETTER PREDICTORS OF EXTENT OF SUPPORT THAN ARE DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES. FURTHER, SPECIFIC TYPES OF SUPPORT ARE SIGNIFICANT PREDICTORS OF JOB SATISFACTION, SCHOOL COMMITMENT, AND PERSONAL HEALTH.
Reliability and Validity of Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS) Scores With Academically Talented Students: A Comparative Perspective

In this study, teacher ratings of academically talented (AT) students on the Learning Behaviors Scale (LBS) were examined for evidence of reliability and validity in two cohorts attending a summer program. The LBS is a 29-item rating scale assessing learning behaviors related to academic success. Cohort 1 consisted of 387 students and Cohort 2 consisted of 287 students. The AT students’ scores were similar to scores of gifted and talented and high-IQ students in the normative sample, and reliability estimates of participants’ scores were in the moderate to high range. The scores resulted in factors that were similar to those found in the normative sample, and coefficients of congruence were greater than . 85 for two LBS factors across samples. LBS scores predicted achievement after controlling for previous achievement and socioeconomic status. Future research should examine LBS scores in public school settings with identified and referred students.
Risk factors for iron deficiency anaemia in preschool children in northern Ethiopia

Abstract Objective To determine risk factors for anaemia in preschool children. Design A cross-sectional study. Setting Tigray province, northern Ethiopia. Subjects 2080 of 2373 children aged 6–60 months provided blood to assess anaemia. Results Anaemia was highly prevalent (42%) and constituted an important nutritional problem in the region. In a sub-sample of 230 anaemic children, 56% had a low red blood cell (RBC) count, and 43% had a serum ferritin of less than 12 μg l−1 indicating that the anaemia was largely due to iron deficiency. Unlike other regions in developing countries, hookworm (0.4%) and malaria (0.0%) were rare and contributed little to the anaemia. Even though their diet lacked variety, the amount of iron consumed through cereal-based staple foods was adequate. However, the iron in these foods was not readily available and their diets were probably high in iron absorption inhibitors and low in enhancers. Dietary factors associated with anaemia included frequent consumption of inhibitors, such as fenugreek and coffee, and poor health in the child such as diarrhoea and stunting. Conclusions Underlying causes of anaemia were lack of safe water and inadequate human waste management, maternal illiteracy and mother being ill, and having no food reserves. The root cause of these factors was poverty. The optimal control strategy for iron deficiency anaemia should have a holistic approach which includes the alleviation of poverty, the empowerment of women and the provision of a safe environment.
Stress-Induced Changes in the Expression of the Clock Protein PERIOD1 in the Rat Limbic Forebrain and Hypothalamus: Role of Stress Type, Time of Day, and Predictability

Stressful events can disrupt circadian rhythms in mammals but mechanisms underlying this disruption remain largely unknown. One hypothesis is that stress alters circadian protein expression in the forebrain, leading to functional dysregulation of the brain circadian network and consequent disruption of circadian physiological and behavioral rhythms. Here we characterized the effects of several different stressors on the expression of the core clock protein, PER1 and the activity marker, FOS in select forebrain and hypothalamic nuclei in rats. We found that acute exposure to processive stressors, restraint and forced swim, elevated PER1 and FOS expression in the paraventricular and dorsomedial hypothalamic nuclei and piriform cortex but suppressed PER1 and FOS levels exclusively in the central nucleus of the amygdala (CEAl) and oval nucleus of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNSTov). Conversely, systemic stressors, interleukin-1β and 2-Deoxy-D-glucose, increased PER1 and FOS levels in all regions studied, including the CEAl and BNSTov. PER1 levels in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), the master pacemaker, were unaffected by any of the stress manipulations. The effect of stress on PER1 and FOS was modulated by time of day and, in the case of daily restraint, by predictability. These results demonstrate that the expression of PER1 in the forebrain is modulated by stress, consistent with the hypothesis that PER1 serves as a link between stress and the brain circadian network. Furthermore, the results show that the mechanisms that control PER1 and FOS expression in CEAl and BNSTov are uniquely sensitive to differences in the type of stressor. Finally, the finding that the effect of stress on PER1 parallels its effect on FOS supports the idea that Per1 functions as an immediate-early gene. Our observations point to a novel role for PER1 as a key player in the interface between stress and circadian rhythms.
A Comprehensive Assessment of the Avoidability of Long-Term Complications of Diabetes. A case-control study. SID-AMD Italian Study Group for the Implementation of the St. Vincent Declaration

OBJECTIVE To identify and quantify risk factors for the development of long-term diabetic complications (i.e., critical limb ischemia, amputation, chronic renal failure [creatinine > 3 mg/dl], dialysis treatment, proliferative retinopathy, blindness), with particular emphasis on those variables that, being related to quality of care, can be considered avoidable. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We designed a case-control study that enrolled 886 patients with long-term diabetic complications and 1,888 control subjects without complications from 35 diabetic outpatient clinics and 49 general practitioners' offices during a 6-month period. Selected socioeconomic, pathophysiologic, self-care, health care, and lifestyle information were collected for all patients. RESULTS A logistic regression analysis showed that several factors are related to the development of major diabetic complications. Among patient characteristics, male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 1.8, 95% CI 1.4–2.3) and age (OR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.2–2.4 for patients between 50 and 69 years of age as opposed to those younger than 50 years of age) were associated with an increased risk of complication. Among clinical variables, the type and the duration of diabetes were the most important predictors of diabetic complications. The presence of hypertension was also associated with the development of diabetic complications, particularly when it was poorly controlled by treatment (OR = 3.1, 95% CI 2.3–4.3). Patients who needed help to reach a health care facility and those who did not regularly attend such a facility were at higher risk of developing complications (OR = 1.5, 95% CI 1.2–1.9; OR = 1.7, 95% CI 1.3–2.2, respectively). Educational aspects were also related to the outcome: patients who did not receive any kind of educational intervention had an increased risk of developing complications (OR = 4.1, 95% CI 1.7–9.7), while self-management of insulin therapy had a protective effect (OR = 0.6, 95% CI 0.5–0.8). The summary attributable risk related to avoidable risk factors (i.e., uncontrolled hypertension, poor compliance with visit scheduling, inadequate diabetes education, no self-management of insulin treatment) was 0.39. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggest that, by removing avoidable risk factors, the number of diabetic complications considered could be reduced by more than one-third. The case-control methodology represents an efficient way of monitoring clinical practice and relating it to important outcomes. It can be of help for policy makers in identifying the more effective strategies and in tailoring specific interventions aimed at improving the quality of the care delivered to diabetic patients.
An Online Survey of the Healthcare Needs of Undergraduate Students at an Urban University

There is a growing body of evidence that reveals mounting need for radical modification of college health services for young adults in the United States. The health issues for this population, which are exacerbated by inadequate access to healthcare include alcoholism, depression, unintended pregnancy, disordered eating, sexual assault and sexually transmitted infections. Utilizing the College Student Health Survey developed by University of Minnesota’s Boynton Health Service, this study specifically focused on analyzing the health care needs of undergraduate students at a large, urban, university. Access and utilization of healthcare services for this population were also examined. An online survey was sent to 3,838 undergraduate students, but only 1,467 read the invitation with a response rate of 31.6% (N=463). Key findings from this online survey include a higher rate of anxiety, depression, tobacco use, and sexually transmitted infections. Additionally, there was 9.9% rate of uninsured undergraduate students. Conclusion: There is a huge need for student health services that is integrated and specifically addressing the issues relevant to the undergraduate students. Recommendations based upon the research findings are discussed in this paper in hopes of enhancing the health of the entire university undergraduate population. Implications for practice and future nursing research are also included in the discussion. AN ONLINE SURVEY OF THE HEALTH CARE NEEDS OF AN 3
Work as a central life interest for legal professionals

Dubin’s theory of Central Life Interests (CLIs) was used to investigate whether work is a CLI for legal professionals in South Africa. The research also served as a comparative exploration between the public and private sectors based on their work centrality and work orientation. 59 employees from three public sector organisations and 27 employees from various private sector law firms completed questionnaires. Contrary to Dubin’s theory, results indicated that two-thirds of respondents did not have work as a CLI. Also, contrary to previous work on private and public sector employees, some interesting similarities emerged between the two sectors. Opsomming Dubin (1992) se teorie van Sentrale Lewensbelangstellings was gebruik om te ondersoek of werk ’n sentrale lewensbelangstelling is vir individue in die Suid-Afrikaanse regsprofessie. Die navorsing was ook ’n vergelykende ondersoek tussen die publieke en privaat sektore met betrekking tot hul werk sentraliteit en werk orientasie. 59 werknemers van drie publieke organisasies en 27 werknemers van verskeie privaat firmas het vraelyse beantwoord. Teenstellig met Dubin se teorie het resultate gewys dat vir twee-derdes van die deelnemers werk nie ’n sentrale lewensbelangstelling was nie. Daar was ook interessante resultate wat te voorskyn gekom het, wat teenstrydig was met vorige navorsing op werknemers in die privaat en publieke sektore.
ATP-Induced Inflammasome Activation and Pyroptosis Is Regulated by AMP-Activated Protein Kinase in Macrophages

Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is released by bacteria and host cells during bacterial infection as well as sterile tissue injury, acting as an inducer of inflammasome activation. Previous studies have shown that ATP treatment leads to AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activation. However, it is unclear whether AMPK signaling has been involved in the regulation of ATP-induced inflammasome activation and subsequent pyroptosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate this issue in lipopolysaccharide-activated murine macrophages. Our results showed that AMPK signaling was activated in murine macrophages upon ATP treatment, which was accompanied by inflammasome activation and pyroptosis as evidenced by rapid cell membrane rupture as well as mature interleukin (IL)-1β and active caspase-1p10 release. The ATP-induced inflammasome activation and pyroptosis were markedly suppressed by an AMPK inhibitor compound C or small-interfering RNA-mediated knockdown of AMPKα, but could be greatly enhanced by metformin (a well-known AMPK agonist). Importantly, metformin administration increased the mortality of mice with bacterial sepsis, which was likely because metformin treatment enhanced the systemic inflammasome activation as indicated by elevated serum and hepatic IL-1β levels. Collectively, these data indicated that the AMPK signaling positively regulated ATP-induced inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in macrophages, highlighting the possibility of AMPK-targeting therapies for inflammatory diseases involving inflammasome activation.
Selecting a Doctoral Dissertation Supervisor: Analytical Hierarchy Approach to the Multiple Criteria Problem

Perhaps the most significant decision a doctoral student makes in the beginning of her research career is the selection of a thesis supervisor. Most often these decisions are in the form of a selection problem from a finite number of choices. The selection is based on a set of criteria, such as professors’ reputation, knowledge, and matching of interests among others. However, the application of these criteria in selecting a supervisor is often done in an unplanned manner, which can become one of the reasons for regret, lack of motivation, and poor quality of research output. The need for having a supervisor who fits well with the students’ preferences can hardly be overemphasized. This requires that students should select their supervisor in an objective manner, taking all factors and their own priorities into account. In order to address this need of doctoral students, the paper aims to demonstrate the use of analytical hierarchy process (AHP) in the selection of a thesis supervisor. A survey of doctoral students is conducted to obtain a list of criteria that are significant for selection of a research guide and then modeled as an AHP problem. A survey of junior and senior doctoral students is also conducted to ascertain the relative weights of the criteria elements to demonstrate the application of the proposed method.
Distributive Justice, Age and Organizational Citizenship Behaviour among Non-teaching Staff of Benue State University

This study investigated the impact of distributive justice and age on organizational cit izenship behaviours. The study was conducted among non-teaching staff of Benue State Un iversity, Nigeria, and fo r this purpose, data was collected fro m 216 non-teaching employees fro m seven departments and units with a use of a questionnaire. Convenience sampling was used and SPSS 16.0 software was used to analyse the data. Findings revealed that there was no significant relationship between age and altruism, conscientiousness, sportsmanship and civic virtue. There was a significant relat ionship between distributive justice and altruism, conscientiousness, sportsmanship and civic virtue. The study provides implications and informat ion for university managers and stakeholders to pay attention to distributive justice to increase organizat ional citizenship behaviours of non-teaching staff.
High-Resolution Observations and Model Simulations of the Life Cycle of an Intense Mesoscale Snowband over the Northeastern United States

Abstract This paper investigates the structural and dynamical evolution of an intense mesoscale snowband occurring 25–26 December 2002 over the northeastern United States. Dual-Doppler, wind profiler, aircraft, and water vapor observations in concert with the fifth-generation Pennsylvania State University–NCAR Mesoscale Model run at 4-km grid spacing are used to highlight evolutionary aspects of a snowband unresolved by previous studies. The high-resolution observations and model simulations show that band formation was coincident with a sharpening of a midlevel trough and associated increase in frontogenesis in an environment of conditional and inertial instability. Band maturity was marked by increasing conditional stability and a threefold increase in frontogenetical forcing. Band dissipation occurred as the midlevel trough and associated frontogenetical forcing weakened, while the conditional stability continued to increase. The effect of changing ascent is shown to dominate over changing moisture in .
Arabidopsis AXR6 encodes CUL1 implicating SCF E3 ligases in auxin regulation of embryogenesis

The AXR6 gene is required for auxin signaling in the Arabidopsis embryo and during postembryonic development. One of the effects of auxin is to stimulate degradation of the Aux/IAA auxin response proteins through the action of the ubiquitin protein ligase SCFTIR1. Here we show that AXR6 encodes the SCF subunit CUL1. The axr6 mutations affect the ability of mutant CUL1 to assemble into stable SCF complexes resulting in reduced degradation of the SCFTIR1 substrate AXR2/IAA7. In addition, we show that CUL1 is required for lateral organ initiation in the shoot apical meristem and the inflorescence meristem. These results indicate that the embryonic axr6 phenotype is related to a defect in SCF function and accumulation of Aux/IAA proteins such as BDL/IAA12. In addition, we show that CUL1 has a role in auxin response throughout the life cycle of the plant.
Identity and acculturation: interethnic relations in the Basque Autonomous Community

This study analyses the influence of ethnic identity on the acculturation orientations of Basque undergraduates, towards groups in traditional contact (native Basques and native Spaniards) and towards recent immigrant groups. Five dimensions were used to measure the Basque and/or Spanish identities: linguistic, cultural, political, global, and the desire to be Basque and/or Spanish. Two factors were identified by analysing the factor structure of the items: Basque and Spanish identity. The scales of both factors were dichotomised using the mid-point of a 7-point Likert-type scale. The subjects were classified, according to their scores on identity scales, into three prototypes: two polarised identities, Basque and Spanish, and a third Dual prototype merges both identities. The main aim is to compare the host acculturation orientations of the three prototype identities towards different groups. The differences in acculturation were small in regard to immigrant groups, although orientations were more negative towards groups of immigrants who are less highly regarded by the host society. Interestingly, the prototypes differ in the acculturation orientations regarding the groups in traditional contact, the native Basques and native Spaniards. An in-group favouritism effect occurs, in both polarised prototypes, whereas the Dual prototype shows similar positive acculturation orientations towards both groups.
Impulsive Sensation Seeking, Parental History of Alcohol Problems, and Current Alcohol and Tobacco Use in Adolescents

Objectives:This study attempted to evaluate whether impulsive sensation seeking mediated the relationship between parental alcohol problems and offspring alcohol and tobacco use. Methods:Participants were Connecticut high school students (n = 2733) completing a survey of high-risk behaviors. Variables of interest included past month alcohol use, past month binge alcohol use, frequency of past month alcohol use, past month tobacco use, having a biologic parent with an alcohol problem, and score on the Impulsive Sensation Seeking scale (ImpSS) from the Zuckerman–Kuhlman Personality Questionnaire—Form III. Results:ImpSS scores were elevated in past month users of alcohol, binge users of alcohol, users of both tobacco and alcohol, and they increased with increasing frequency of past month alcohol use. Also, parental history of alcohol use increased the likelihood of past month alcohol use, binge use, use of both tobacco and alcohol, and higher levels of past month alcohol use. Mediational analyses did not seem to support the hypothesis that impulsive sensation seeking mediates the relationship between parental history of alcohol problems and alcohol and tobacco use in offspring. Conclusions:Impulsive sensation seeking and parental history of alcohol problems seem to be independent factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of alcohol and tobacco use in adolescents. These findings can inform prevention and treatment efforts.