Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mediating Contexts in Trans-Generational Faith Transmission : a Qualitative Study

Problem. This descriptive study explored the experience of faith transmission across generations in order to seek to identify the conditions that are intrinsic to successful faith transmission, and conversely, the conditions that my lead to a rejection of faith in Jesus Christ. Method. Diads were chosen purposively so that the diads were: (1) known to the interviewer, (2) representative of the convergent or divergent paradigm, (3) residents of Australia, and (4) composed of children between 20-40 years of age. Convergent diads were defined as diads in which all in the diad when interviewed were members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Divergent diads were those in which one person of the diad is no longer a practicing Seventh-day Adventist, although that person may have a personal faith in Jesus. Twelve convergent diads and 9 divergent diads were interviewed. Discussion. Six major themes were derived from the interview analysis: internal family influences; external environmental influences; exclusivism associated with Adventism; issues of differentiation regarding God, faith, and the church; faith nurture; and encouragement in open communication and decision making. These themes appeared to synthesize into two major areas in faith development, a social-relational dimension and an intellectual-personal dimension. This was consistent with Fowler's notion that these two dimensions were foundational to faith development and growth. Faith development was impacted by the person's emotional, social, and faith development maturation. If intellectual dissonance or limited social interaction and acceptance occurred, personality style appeared to be another major influence that affected the retention or rejection of personal and/or institutional faith. For this study, personal faith in God appeared to be well transmitted by both convergent and divergent diads, with 20 of the 21 diads interviewed apparently successful in transmitting personal faith in God. The shape of that faith seemed dependent on the individual's conception of relational and intellectual adequacy along with the impact of his or her personal and faith development maturation and personality that influenced his or her faith view. Thus, institutional faith adherence seemed to be as much a question of personal outlook as parental nurture.
'Big Picture People Rarely Become Historians': Genre Systems and the Contradictions of General Education

This study synthesizes Y. Engestrom’s version of cultural historical activity theory and North American genre systems theory to explore the problem of specialized discourses in activities that involve non-specialists, in this case students in a university 'general education' course in Irish history struggling to write the genres of professional academic history. We trace the textual pathways (genre systems) that mediate between the activity systems (and motives) of specialist teachers and the activity systems (and motives) of non-specialist students. Specifically, we argue that the specialist/lay contradiction in U.S. general education is embedded in historical practices in the modern university, and manifested in alienation that students often experience through the writing requirements in general education courses. This historical contradiction also makes it difficult for instructors to make writing meaningful for non-specialists and go beyond fact-based, rote instruction to mediate higher-order learning through writing. However, our analysis of the Irish History course suggests this alienation may be overcome when students, with the help of their instructors, see the textual pathways (genre systems) of specialist discourse leading to useful knowledge/skill in their activity systems beyond the course as specialists in other fields or as citizens.
Everyday problems and stress faced by parents of children with cochlear implants.

Objectives: To explore everyday problems associated with parenting children who undergo cochlear implantation (CI), to investigate parents’ interpersonal relationships as a resource for collaborative problem solving, and to examine links among parents’ everyday problems, stress, and life satisfaction. Method: 31 parents of deaf children with CI responded to open-ended questions regarding types of everyday problems encountered within the specific context of parenting those children. Parents also completed the Parental Stress Index/Short Form and the Life Satisfaction Scale. Results: Problems were categorized in 9 domains: implant drawbacks, communication difficulties, child’s behavior and character, socialization, habilitation demands and parenting role, financial difficulties, services, educating others and/or advocacy, and academic concerns. Professionals, spouses, and other parents of deaf children were frequently nominated partners for collaborative everyday problem solving and coping. Significant correlations emerged among parents’ everyday problems, stress, and life satisfaction. Conclusions: Findings enhance understanding regarding the contextual specificity of everyday problems associated with raising deaf children with CI, beyond that obtained from a general measure of parental stress. This, in turn, can guide habilitation teams in working with families of implanted children.
Convergent Validity of the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adults: The New Member of the PAQ Family

Background: To accommodate the need for longitudinal physical activity research, we developed the Physical Activity Questionnaire for Adults (PAQ-AD). The PAQ-AD is an adult version of the PAQ-C and PAQ-A questionnaires which were developed for older children and adolescents, respectively. Methods: Two studies assessed the convergent validity of the PAQ-AD using a series of self-report tools and direct measurement of physical activity. Results: In the first sample (N = 247), the PAQ-AD was significantly related to a series of self-report tools (r = 0.53 to 0.64). In the second sample (N = 184), the PAQ-AD was significantly related to the self-report tools (r = 0.56 to 0.63), a physical activity recall interview (r = 0.24), and to direct measurements of physical activity (r = 0.26 to 0.43). Conclusion: These results provide preliminary validity evidence for the PAQ-AD and suggest the PAQ “family” of questionnaires might be advantageous for longitudinal research assessing physical activity from childhood to.
Investigating the Relationship between Organizational Learning Culture, Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention in it SMEs

IT workers are critical to IT companies because of their knowledge and experiences in fast- changing nature of technology. Turnover can be a crisis for all industries and companies, particularly for IT Company, because losing a worker can cause financial and non financial problems for IT companies. The purpose of this descriptive, co-relational and cross-sectional study is to gain a better understanding of the relationships between organizational learning culture and job satisfaction of employees, and their impact on turnover intention at IT companies in, Iran, in 2011. Data were collected by distribution of three questionnaires based on job satisfaction survey (JSS), organizational learning culture (DLOQ) and Turnover intention (SLI) among 132 employees of these IT companies through a simple random sampling method. Correlation analysis was done on the data gathered from the questionnaire based on 95% of confidence level. The results of the study indicated that, there was a significant and moderate positive correlation among the seven dimensions of organizational learning culture and job satisfaction. The correlations between the seven dimensions of organizational learning culture and turnover intention were all negative. Job satisfaction also had a strong negative relationship with turnover intention. Further, the present study suggests that there is an indirect impact of organizational learning culture on turnover intention when job satisfaction is considered as a mediator. As organizational learning culture and job satisfaction have strong correlation with turnover, it is important to reinforce them by applying the right human resource policies.
Neo-liberal Citizenship

The government of populations within states and the government of states themselves within the international arena are intimately connected. Thus, in order to understand the character of citizenship in the modern world, it is necessary to locate it as part of a supra-national governmental regime in which the system of states, international agencies and multinational corporations play a fundamental role. A brief history of the modern system of states is followed first by an account of liberalism as a project of government emerging within that system, and secondly by an examination of how twentieth-century changes in the system of states have impacted on that liberal project. Where the liberal government of non-Western populations was once predicated on a denial of citizenship it is now channelled through the promotion of citizenship in states that are themselves increasingly subject to the rigours of the market.
TRPV4 Channels Mediate Cyclic Strain–Induced Endothelial Cell Reorientation Through Integrin-to-Integrin Signaling

Cyclic mechanical strain produced by pulsatile blood flow regulates the orientation of endothelial cells lining blood vessels and influences critical processes such as angiogenesis. Mechanical stimulation of stretch-activated calcium channels is known to mediate this reorientation response; however, the molecular basis remains unknown. Here, we show that cyclically stretching capillary endothelial cells adherent to flexible extracellular matrix substrates activates mechanosensitive TRPV4 (transient receptor potential vanilloid 4) ion channels that, in turn, stimulate phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase–dependent activation and binding of additional β1 integrin receptors, which promotes cytoskeletal remodeling and cell reorientation. Inhibition of integrin activation using blocking antibodies and knock down of TRPV4 channels using specific small interfering RNA suppress strain-induced capillary cell reorientation. Thus, mechanical forces that physically deform extracellular matrix may guide capillary cell reorientation through a strain-dependent “integrin-to-integrin” signaling mechanism mediated by force-induced activation of mechanically gated TRPV4 ion channels on the cell surface.
Impact of model grid spacing on regional- and urban- scale air quality predictions of organic aerosol

Abstract. Regional-scale chemical transport model predictions of urban organic aerosol to date tend to be biased low relative to observations, a limitation with important implications for applying such models to human exposure health studies. We used a nested version of Environment Canada's AURAMS model (42- to- 15- to- 2.5-km nested grid spacing) to predict organic aerosol concentrations for a temporal and spatial domain corresponding to the Border Air Quality and Meteorology Study (BAQS-Met), an air-quality field study that took place in the southern Great Lakes region in the summer of 2007. The use of three different horizontal grid spacings allowed the influence of this parameter to be examined. A domain-wide average for the 2.5-km domain and a matching 15-km subdomain yielded very similar organic aerosol averages (4.8 vs. 4.3 μg m −3 , respectively). On regional scales, secondary organic aerosol dominated the organic aerosol composition and was adequately resolved by the 15-km model simulation. However, the shape of the organic aerosol concentration histogram for the Windsor urban station improved for the 2.5-km simulation relative to those from the 42- and 15-km simulations. The model histograms for the Bear Creek and Harrow rural stations were also improved in the high concentration "tail" region. As well the highest-resolution model results captured the midday 4 July organic-aerosol plume at Bear Creek with very good temporal correlation. These results suggest that accurate simulation of urban and large industrial plumes in the Great Lakes region requires the use of a high-resolution model in order to represent urban primary organic aerosol emissions, urban VOC emissions, and the secondary organic aerosol production rates properly. The positive feedback between the secondary organic aerosol production rate and existing organic mass concentration is also represented more accurately with the highest-resolution model. Not being able to capture these finer-scale features may partly explain the consistent negative bias reported in the literature when urban-scale organic aerosol evaluations are made using coarser-scale chemical transport models.
Introducing Cognitive Analytic Therapy. Principles and Practice

[][1] Reading this book brought to mind a sobering experience from my youth. In 1966, I visited a psychotherapy institute in Leningrad (now St Petersburg). Its doctors said they used ‘Pavlovian’ psychotherapy. How did they do this? They admitted patients, took a detailed history
Understanding Internally Displaced Congolese Women: The Relationship between Coping Strategies and Mental Health Factors

NEMIRO, ASHLEY. Understanding Internally Displaced Congolese Women: The Relationship between Coping Strategies and Mental Health Factors. (Under the direction of Dr. Sylvia Nassar-McMillan). A pressing challenge in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is how to help survivors and communities overcome the psychological effects of exposure to extreme violence (Watt, & Zimmerman, 2013). The main goal of this study was to obtain a better understanding of the coping strategies of Congolese internally displaced women living in the eastern province of South Kivu. A quantitative study was conducted that included the COPE inventory, the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (Part IV), and the Hopkins Symptom Checklist. The target population for the study was internally displaced Congolese women residing in the city of Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo (n=50). A Pearson Correlation and a Canonical Correlation Analysis was preformed to determine the relationship between coping strategies and mental health factors. The results showed a high prevalence rate for both depression and PTSD amongst this population. Furthermore, the results indicated that positive reinterpretation and growth, seeking both instrumental and emotional social support, and active coping significantly decreased mental health symptomology. These findings encourage the development of mental health programs involving the teachings of effective coping strategies to lessen the severity of mental health concerns, along with further investigation into the healing practices of internally displaced
Development of the UTAUT2 model to measure the acceptance of medical laboratory portals by patients in Shiraz

Introduction One of the main stages for achieving the success is acceptance of technology by its users. Hence, identifying the effective factors in successful acceptance of information technology is necessary and vital. One such factor is usability. This study aimed to investigate the software usability in the “Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology 2 (UTAUT2)” model in patients’ use of medical diagnosis laboratories’ electronic portals in 2015. Methods This cross-sectional study was carried out on 170 patients in 2015. A 27-item questionnaire adopted from previous research and the Usability Evaluation questionnaire were used for data collection. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM), with Partial Least Squares approach by SPSS 20.0 and Smart-PLS V3.0. Results The results showed that the construct of intention to use had significant associations with price value (t-value=2.77), hedonic motivation (t-value=4.46), habit (t-value=1.99) and usability (t-value=5.2), as well as the construct of usage behavior with usability (t-value=3.45) and intention to use (t-value=2.03). Conclusion Considering the results of this study, the following recommendations can be made in order for the higher use of portals by the patients: informing patients about the advantages of using these portals, designing portals in a simple and understandable form, increasing the portals’ attractiveness, etc.
Hierarchical Random-Effect Meta-Analysis of Binary Events Investigating the Relation between Treatment Effect and Underlying Risk

Meta-analysis is a statistical method used to quantitatively synthesize findings from independent but related studies. It has become increasingly important in medical research. Using common moment-based meta-analytical approaches for studies with binary events, such as the Mantel-Haenszel method or the DerSimonian-Laird method, one would first choose a summary metric (e.g., relative risk, odds ratio or risk difference) and then “combine” across studies. The choice among different summary metrics is not straightforward given their different mathematical properties, ease of interpretation and variability across studies. We propose a flexible measure that allows estimation of the measure that “best” fits the data. The accuracy of the moment-based estimators has been questioned by many. Alternative approaches are the likelihood-based methods that model the binomial structure of the data. The difficulty with these approaches lies in the model specification. This dissertation examines current hierarchical models and proposes new methods for hierarchical model selection. By comparing conditional models to joint models, we conclude that the conditional approach that eliminates some nuisance parameters is convenient, but it neither agrees with other conditioning procedures nor captures the structure of the data as a full joint model with meaningful parameters does. ii We extend the full joint model with a more flexible modeling structure, which is constructed based on a flexible measure. Instead of forcing an a priori decision among the common summary measures or a pre-fixed model, the flexible structure allows the data to decide which measure or model is the “best” for combining the studies. We look for the best way of describing the probability distribution for studies across a two-dimensional space (probability of an event in the control group and probability of an event in the treatment group). Inference on this scale is straightforward to interpret and can be easily transformed to any scale of interest. The flexible modeling framework permits us to acknowledge the uncertainty in the model specification, but the intervals under the classical setting fail to account for it. We extend the methods to a fully Bayesian analysis to account for the full uncertainties in model selections and parameter estimations.
Emerging malnutrition during hospitalisation independently predicts poor 3-month outcomes after acute stroke: data from a Chinese cohort.

OBJECTIVE Questions exist regarding the causal relationship between malnutrition and stroke outcomes. This study aimed to determine whether nutritional status changes or malnutrition during hospitalisation could predict 3-month outcomes in acute stroke patients. METHODS During a 10-month period, patients who suffered their first stroke within 7 days after stroke onset were included in this prospective multi-centre study. The demographic parameters, stroke risk and severity factors, malnutrition risk factors and dysphagia were recorded. Nutritional status was assessed by 3 anthropometric and 3 biochemical indices. Changes in nutritional status were defined by comparing the admission values with the 2-week values. A Modified Rankin Scale score of 3-6 was defined as a poor outcome at the 3-month follow-up. Univariate and multiple logistic regression analyses were used to investigate the power of nutritional status changes in predicting poor patient outcomes. RESULTS Data from 760 patients were analysed. Poor outcomes were observed in 264 (34.7%) patients. Malnutrition prevalence was 3.8% at admission and 7.5% after 2-weeks in hospital, which could not predict 3-month outcome. Emerging malnutrition was observed in 36 patients (4.7%) during the 2-week hospitalisation period and independently predicted poor 3-month outcomes after adjusting for confounding factors (odds ratio 1.37, 95% confidence interval 1.03-1.83). CONCLUSIONS Emerging malnutrition during hospitalisation independently predicted poor 3-month outcomes in acute stroke patients in this study.
Competition and Cooperation

When do competitors share assets and other opportunities for mutual gain? Conversely, when do they seem to prefer to distinguish themselves by establishing firm boundaries such that there is a minimum of sharing or cooperation despite potential gains from trade? Why, for example, are two competing auto makers unlikely to sell one another components or to use the same expert advertising agency or law firm but then more likely to equip their cars with identical tires or perhaps to consider the same architect when planning new office buildings? Why do competing law schools in a single city cooperate so little in offering joint programs and economizing on certain costs even as they use the same casebooks in their courses and borrow from one another libraries? This paper suggests circumstances in which competitors exploit economies of scale and the like by trading directly with one another and settings in which third parties, or markets more generally, facilitate cooperation among competitors. As to why and when implicit cooperation through markets is found attractive, the paper suggests that a critical variable may be the ability of markets to ensure that gains from trade are equally divided. Risk averse firms, for instance, may be more inclined to share sources of supply if there is reduced likelihood that cooperation will give competitors relative cost advantages. The paper considers and mildly rejects other explanations for the sometimes inclination to cooperate through markets, including conceptions of firm "pride" and the possibility that cooperation with a competitor will be deemed a negative signal by investors or consumers. It also dwells on the use of noncooperation as a competitive strategy. The discussion ranges across a large variety of examples including (but hardly limited to) nonoverlapping offerings by mail-order retailers, the substantial overlap of stock among competing retailers with fixed locations, the use of common creditors by competitors, the disinclination of competitors to use the same law firms or advertising agencies, cooperation among neighboring municipalities, and the lack of cooperation between competing law schools.
Prognostic significance of an increased number of micrometastatic tumor cells in the bone marrow of patients with first recurrence of breast carcinoma

Using cytokeratin (CK) as a histogenetic marker of epithelial tumor cells in the bone marrow of patients with primary breast carcinoma, a subgroup of patients with decreased survival can be identified. This study was designed to evaluate the frequency and prognostic relevance of such cells in patients with recurrent breast carcinoma.