Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THERAPIST IN-SESSION FUNCTIONING THAT POSITIVELY

MF01/PC03 Plus Postage. *Client Characteristics (Human Services); *Counselor Client Relationsl-dp; Intervention; Psychotherapy; *Therapy This review identifies two areas of therapist in-session functioning that contribute to positive psychotherapy outcome. The first area discussed is therapist interpersonal characteristics, or non-specific factors, and cherapist interventions that contribute to establishing and maintaining a therapeutic alliance. Alliance has been shown in psychotherapy outcome research to be correlated to positive therapy outcome. The second area discussed is therapist interventions that contribute directly to positive psychotherapy outcome. Implications for therapist functioning both as a result of characteristics and interventions are discussed. Research in this document suggests that: (1) an active collaborative involvement in therapy by patients and the patient's positive experience of the therapist's relationship qualities are essential for successful psychotherapy outcome; (2) establishing and maintaining a strong working alliance between patient and therapist is necessary for successful therapy outcome; (3) therapists contribute to successful outcome through offering a relationship based on warmth, friendliness, genuine caring, understanding, and accep'ance; and (4) therapists can further facilitate successful outcome by providing a consistent and purposeful approach and by considering the level of psychological maturity of the client. Contains 45 references. (Author/SR) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. * *********************************************************************** THERAPIST IN-SESSION FUNCTIONING THAT POSITIVELY APPROVED: AFFECTS PSYCHOTHERAPY OUTCOME
Relationships Between Word Decoding Speed , General Name-Retrieval Ability , and Reading Progress in First-Grade Children

A discrete-trial reaction time methodology was employed in order to measure the speed with which skilled and less-skilled readers named colors, pictures, numbers, letters, and words. Words were the only stimulus type that the skilled readers named more rapidly. The equality of naming times for colors, pictures, and numbers suggests that a general name retrieval deficit, suggested by earlier studies of dyslexic children, does not appear to be characteristic of less-skilled nondyslexic children. Instead, the marked word decoding speed difference, in conjunction with the lack of a letter naming difference between the two groups, supports previous research that has suggested that phonological analysis skills may be important determinants of early reading acquisition.
Subcontinental impacts of an invasive tree disease on forest structure and dynamics

1. Introduced pests and pathogens are a major source of disturbance to ecosystems world‐wide. The famous examples have produced dramatic reductions in host abundance, including virtual extirpation, but most introductions have more subtle impacts that are hard to quantify but are potentially at least as important due to the pathogens’ effects on host reproduction, competitive ability and stress tolerance. A general outcome could be reduced host abundance with concomitant increases in the abundance of competitors.
Phosphorus in agricultural soils around the Baltic Sea – comparison of laboratory methods as indices for phosphorus leaching to waters

In this study we investigated the phosphorus (P) content of Baltic soils. In the first set of analyses, 99 soil samples from the Baltic states and Sweden (soil set 1, representing seven different catchments or experimental plots) were analysed for soil P using four extraction methods: ammonium lactate (PAL), double lactate (PDL), Mehlich 3 (PM3) and carbonate (POlsen) (r = 0.85–0.97). In absolute values, results from PM3, PDL and POlsen gave means of 71, 61 and 20%, respectively, of the value from the PAL extraction method. Significantly different relationships were found between P soil concentrations and pH of the extract. In addition, soil pH and organic matter content were found to be of importance. Secondly, we tested 110 soil samples (soil set 2) from five different Swedish monitoring fields with clay soils where PAL clearly correlated with soil P extracted in calcium chloride (PCaCl2) (r = 0.95). Values of a single‐point phosphorus sorption index (PSI) correlated with the aluminium concentration (AlAL) in the lactate extract (r = 0.91) and with (AlOX) in the oxalate extract (r = 0.96). None of the soil P tests with different extraction agents – calcium chloride (PCaCl2), water (Pw), POlsen or PAL– correlated with the mean annual flow‐weighted concentration (1999–2010) of dissolved reactive P (DRP) in drainage water. Neither was there any clear relationship between DRP concentration in drainage water and these tests combined with PSI or with other sorption indices including extracted Al and iron (Fe). However, DRP was related to the clay content of the topsoil (r = 0.91, P < 0.05).
Wrist kinematics during the golf drive from a bilaterally anatomical perspective

Despite the reported importance of the wrist ‘un-cocking’ measure in the golf swing, only anecdotal evidence exists with respect to the three dimensional or bilateral nature of wrist motion. Through the downswing such anecdotal reports suggest that good players generally maintain a fixed flexion/extension position at the left (lead) wrist but perform rapid flexion at the right (trail) wrist. To assess these anecdotal assertions, 3D wrist kinematics of 8 skilled male golfers were determined during a high velocity golf drive. Each participant used their preferred driver, with data recorded using a Vicon 3D optoreflective system operating at 400 Hz. The results support anecdotal recommendations with respect to the large extent of right wrist flexion. However, all players underwent a considerable amount of left wrist flexion, which was in contrast to common coaching recommendations.
The Influence of Work Environment On It-Specific Individual Differences: An Empirical Study

Drawing on prior research of Thatcher and Perrewe (2002) and of Ahuja and Thatcher (2005), the purpose of this study is to furthering our understanding of the impacts of broad and IT-specific work environment variables on individual differences influencing IT use. A survey has been conducted with a sample of 1129 workers in professional training in France. The results show that autonomy, qualitative overload, and IT managerial support significantly impact IT situation- specific individual differences. This study furthers the examination of interactions between work environment variables and individual differences. It contributes to a better understanding of the interplay of key variables in the mutual adaptation process between IT, organiza- tions, and individuals.
Oceanic Island Volcanism II : Mantle Processes

John D. Greenough1, Jaroslav Dostal2, and Leanne M. MalloryGreenough3 1Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of British Columbia Okanagan, 3333 College Way, Kelowna, BC, V1V 1V7, Canada. E-mail: John.Greenough@ubc.ca Tel: 250 762 5445 ext. 7520; Fax: 250 470 6005 2Department of Geology, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, NS, B3H 3C3, Canada. E-mail: jdostal@smu.ca 3Department of Geology, University of Toronto, 22 Russell St., Toronto, ON, M5S 3B1, Canada. E-mail: mallory@geology.utoronto. ca
Failure mechanism and practical load-carrying capacity calculation method of welded hollow spherical joints connected with circular steel tubes

The design standard of hollow spherical joint is nothing but “Technical specification for latticed shells” and “Specification for design and construction of space truss structures”. For the hollow spherical joint with the same specification, design carrying capacity obtained from space truss specification is lower than that obtained from latticed shell. Especially when the material is Q345, calculation result will have 1 time difference. Hence, this article study deeply the failure mechanism of spherical joint under compression and the impact factor of load carrying capacity. This article studies the content mentioned above in 4 ways: finite element analysis, significance analysis of influencing parameter, theoretical analysis and experimental analysis. Based on the linear hardening elastic-perfectly plastic model and the Mises yield criterion, a finite element model for the analysis of these joints is established, in which the effect of geometric nonlinearity is taken into account. The whole loading course of 68 joints is calculated by the use of arc-length method. This paper investigates systematically the structural behavior , load-carrying capacity and failure mechanism of joints, and determines the judgment criteria of ultimate bearing capacity. My study reveals that: for the compressed spherical joint that satisfy construction requirement of the last 2 technical specification, the failure mode is neither strength failure of material nor stability failure of spherical structure. It’s due to plastic expansion of material that cyclic plastic hinge is developed and cause the load carrying capacity of hollow spherical joint to lose. By the further analysis, the concept of failure key section is formed, in which shear is dominant stress and as 1/ 3 times as failure Mises stress.
Latvian Teachers’ Perspectives on Early Childhood Educational Practice

The Education Law of Latvia recognizes early childhood education as an educational level in which multi-dimensional development of the child as an individual, strengthening of health and preparation for the acquisition of primary education takes place. Currently, early childhood education is undergoing considerable transformations and transition to a competence-based approach. Teachers’ perspectives serve as significant indicators for analysis of current educational situation and therefore highlight the core areas for enhancing early childhood educational practice. The design of the study is based on qualitative research using data from a survey and focus group discussions. The aim of the study is to identify and analyse teachers’ perspectives on early childhood educational practice. In accordance to the aim, the following research questions were posed: (1) what is early childhood teachers’ personal meaning of good educational practice; (2) what factors could contribute to enhance the early childhood educational practice in future? To identify teachers’ perspectives, a survey was conducted with early childhood teachers implementing curriculum in municipal early childhood education institutions around Latvia. The answers to two open-ended questions as a part of a larger questionnaire were analysed. The in-depth examination of perspectives was reached by implementing several focus group discussions. Data were analysed using the method of qualitative content analysis. The findings revealed wide diversity in teachers’ personal meaning of good educational practice. The issues related to developmental psychology-based learning outcomes and school-readiness still dominate among teachers’ perspectives. Postmodern views on a child emphasizing children’s diversity and uniqueness were often mentioned as well. The factors contributing to good educational practice were categorized into four main areas such as organization of the pedagogical process, teachers’ competences, environment of an early childhood setting, collaboration with parents. In general, Latvian teachers’ perspectives demonstrate readiness for transition to a competence-based approach in early childhood education. However, identified contributing and hindering factors should be taken into account during the process of transformations.
The impact of trust on reforms

In a constantly changing economic environment, a country's ability to undertake institutional reforms is crucial to maintain economic growth and to promote the welfare of its citizens. A wide range of determinants for institutional reforms have been identified. However, the impact of trust on reforms has not been fully addressed. We provide theoretical arguments why trust should influence institutional changes and test the relationship empirically. We find a significant positive relation between trust and the success of reforms with regard to government size, the legal system, and deregulation of private businesses and the labor market. Other policy fields are ambiguous.
The preglacial Nysa Kłodzka fluvial system in the Sudetic Foreland, southwestern Poland

The preglacial series deposited by the Nysa Klodzka river has a much wider extent in the Sudetic Foreland than hitherto supposed. It can be found in a 5-10 km wide belt near margin of the Sudetes Mts and an over 60 km wide belt in the Sudetic Foreland and the adjacent part of the Silesian Lowland. This series is porphyry-bearing and it is made up of four lithostratigraphic units that differ in their heavy mineral contents. The porphyry-free sediments deposited by other river systems of the Sudetic Foreland occur at the margins of the porphyry-bearing series or partially overlie it. Units I-III were deposited mainly by sinuous, suspended-load, low energy rivers and only locally by gravel-load, high energy rivers. The preglacial sediments of units I-III consist of strongly re-worked, quartz-rich material and some kaoline matrix, that most probably come from Tertiary weathering mantles of the Sudetes Mts. These fluvial sequences were deposited by rivers with widely migrating valleys and they probably reflect weak tectonic activity in the region. Unit IV was deposited by bed-load, high energy rivers which were formed during general landscape reorganisation caused by strong tectonic activity. The new valleys were incised, and as a result, local, kaolin-free material became dominant in the sequence. The vertical amplitude of tectonic movements in the Sudetic Foreland at that time was about 40-80 m, with simultaneous uplift of the Sudetes Mts of about 60-70 m. Units I-III are most probably of Late Pliocene age, whereas unit IV could have been deposited from the Early Pleistocene to the Cromerian Stage.
Nitrogen:phosphorus ratio as the main ecological determinant of the differences in the species composition of brown-moss rich fens in north-eastern Poland

Department of Plant Ecology and Environmental Conservation, Institute of Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, Al. Ujazdowskie 4, PL-00-478 Warsaw, Poland, e-mail: p.pawlikowski@uw.edu.pl, kasia_abramczyk@wp.pl, ania.szczepaniuk@gmail.com, lukasz.kozub@biol.uw.edu.pl; Department of Nature and Rural Landscape Protection, Institute of Technology and Life Science, Falenty, Al. Hrabska 3, PL-05-090 Raszyn, Poland
Influence of Student Councils’ Involvement in Student Welfare Activities on Students Discipline in Public Secondary Schools in Kathonzweni Sub-County, Kenya

The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of student councils’ involvement in student welfare activities on students discipline in public secondary schools in Kathonzweni Sub-County, Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive survey design. The target population was 30 public secondary schools in Kathonzweni Sub-County. Stratified random sampling was used to select a sample size of 108 students, 162 teachers and 28 principals. Questionnaires and interview guides were used to collect primary data. The questionnaires were also subjected to pilot test to ensure that research instruments were reliable. The data collected were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences computer programme version 20.0. The results were presented in form of frequency tables and chi square tests. Chi square tests were used to show the relationship between the variables. The results indicated that a school where a student council are not involved in the deciding over students welfare activities was characterized by high levels of indiscipline than those where student council was involved deciding over students welfare activities. It is recommended that student councils should be involved in deciding the welfare of the other student. Key words: student welfare, discipline, public secondary schools
The Perception of Positive Behavioral Support

Positive Behavioral Support (PBS) is a framework for developing via functional analysis an understanding of a person’s challenging behaviour, which is then used to develop effective support NHS England and Local Government Association [1]. PBS is a multi-component framework employing ethical, socially valid techniques in management of challenging behaviour and has primarily been implemented within intellectual disability [ID] services Carr [2] and schools Sugai et al. [3] as well as in other health and social care settings Allen [4] and is widely endorsed MIND, 2013, 2015; Royal College of Nursing, 2013; NHS Protect, 2014; Department of Health, 2014; National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, 2015a and b; Skills for Care and Skills for Health, 2014.
The Model of Instructional Design Based on Self-Regulated Learning using Modular Object Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment (MOODLE)

The objectives of this research are (1) to develop a model of self-regulated instructional design by using MOODLE; (2) to investigate how far an instructional model can develop students' self-regulated learning; and (3) to investigate the effectiveness of the instructional design model in increasing students’ study competency moderated by their self-regulated learning. This research used the R & D research method. The procedure of the research consisted of three phases, namely: preliminary study, model design and development, and model effectiveness assessment. In the preliminary study, literature reviews on MOODLE instructional design and self-regulated learning theories and a small-scale field survey were carried out to get an idea of the instructional design model on the basic concepts of Civic Education presently applied. In the phase of model design and development, a model draft was developed to be validated by experts before limited and extended field tests were executed. In the phase of model effectiveness assessment, an experiment using the model of the Matching-only Pretest-Posttest Control Group design and factorial design was conducted. There were 76 participants in this effectiveness assessment, consisting of 36 university students and 2 lecturers as the experimental group, and other 36 university students and 2 lecturers as the control group. The research instruments used test questions to measure the variable of the students’ learning result competency and rubric scales of learning independence to measure the learning independence covariance. The data analysis technique used the techniques of Independent Sample t-Test and ANCOVA. The results of R & D are as follows: 1) The instructional design is executed through the following steps: identifying core competencies, carrying out instructional analysis, carrying out students' characteristic analysis, formulating in-between competency, developing online evaluation instruments, developing instructional strategy, developing Learning Object Materials (LOM), designing and executing online formative evaluation, revising the program, and designing and executing summative evaluation. 2) The model of the instructional design based on self-motivated learning using MOODLE promotes a higher learning autonomy than the instructional design model using CD-ROM and e-mail. 3) The model of the instructional design based on self-motivated learning using MOODLE effectively increases students' learning result competency moderated by their self-motivated learning and is better than instructional design model using CD-ROM and e-mail. Keywords : instructional design, self-directed learning, and MOODLE
Caddisflies of Russia: Fauna and biodiversity

Analysis of the historical faunistic explorations in Russia demonstrates the gradual improvement of knowledge during the 20th century for this country with variable borders. Recent estimations of the Trichoptera biodiversity in the Russian Federation show the presence of 643 species in 148 genera of 28 families within its limits. The largest family, Limnephilidae, comprises 159 species, followed by Leptoceridae (92 spp.), Hydroptilidae (56), Rhyacophilidae (49), Apataniidae (41), Polycentropodidae (35), Hydropsychidae (33), Phryganeidae (28), Glossosomatidae (23), Psychomyiidae (22), Philopotamidae (19), Lepidostomatidae (18), Goeridae (12), Brachycentridae (9), Molannidae (8), Beraeidae (6), Sericostomatidae (5), Stenopsychidae (5), Arctopsychidae (4), Ptilocolepidae (4), Ecnomidae (3), Uenoidae (3), Calamoceratidae (3), and Odontoceridae (2), with Hydrobiosidae, Dipseudopsidae, Phryganopsychidae, and Thremmatidae each with a single species. The fauna of Far East Russia is the richest with 392 species, whereas European Russia in inhabited by 225 spp. , the Caucasus 155, and Siberia 239. Species distribution patterns are not known in detail even in European Russia. New additions to the fauna are expected from the Far East and other regions.
cultural economy: an introduction

The sets of processes and relations we have come to know as ‘the economy’ appear no longer as taken for granted as perhaps once they were. Many of the old certainties ‐ both practical and academic ‐ concerning what makes firms hold together or markets work seem less clear-cut and our knowledge of them feels less secure. Yet among these proliferating uncertainties has emerged ‐ or, better, re-emerged ‐ a belief that something called ‘culture’ is both somehow critical to understanding what is happening to, as well as to practically intervening in, contemporary economic and organizational life. This ‘cultural turn’ takes many different forms depending on context and preferred project. In a number of formal organizational settings ‐ both private and public ‐ for example, senior managers have found themselves turning to ‘culture’ as a means of attempting to improve organizational performance. A central feature of this particular ‘cultural turn’ is a renewed interest in the production of meaning at work. As Graeme Salaman (1997) has argued, the contemporary interest in ‘managing culture’ is premised, in large part, upon a belief that so-called ‘rationalist’, ‘mechanistic’ or ‘bureaucratic’ systems of organization have systematically (sic) destroyed meaning and creativity at work, and that in order to compete effectively in what is conceived of as an increasingly globalized, knowledge-based economy, a foremost necessity is to reverse this process and make new meaning for people at work, thus unleashing their creativity and enterprise. ‘Culture’ is accorded a privileged position in this endeavour because it is seen to play a crucial role in structuring the way people think, feel and act in organizations. The aim is to produce the sorts of meanings that can enable people to make what senior management consider to be the right and necessary contribution to the success of the organization for which they work. To this end, managers are encouraged to view the most effective or ‘excellent’ organizations as those with the ‘right’ culture ‐ that ensemble of norms and techniques of conduct that enables the self-actualizing capacities of individuals to become aligned with the goals and objectives of the organization for which they work. As the current head of the British government’s Performance and Innovation Unit has argued, solving organizational problems ‐ whether in