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Nurses' perceptions and attitudes towards documentation in nursing

Introduction: Nursing documentation is essential for ensuring a safe, high-quality and continuous nursing care and research work. By means of documentation nurses communicate with each other, other members of the healthcare team and other care providers. The aim of the present research was to investigate nurses' opinions about the importance of nursing documentation. Methods: For the purposes of the study, a quantitative non-experimental research design was employed. A quota sampling included the nursing employees in ten Slovenian hospitals. The survey was composed of closed-ended questions. The data were collected from June 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013. The response rate was 44.95 %. A total of 592 respondents participated in the research, 47.3 % with secondary education and 52.7 % with completed undergraduate study programme. Chrombach's coefficient alpha was 0.898. Descriptive statistics, Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, Spearman's correlation coefficient, and Mann-Whitney U test were used. Results: Nurses with at least college degree attributed more importance to documentation compared to those with secondary education (p = 0.001). Statistically significant correlation was not established (p = 0.98). However, a negative correlation was identified between the time used for documentation and positive attitude towards documentation (p = 0.04). Discussion and conclusion: Nurses perceive documentation as an important part of their work. They believe that documentation enhances transparency, quality and continuity of care, and patient safety. It would be necessary to identify the differences in practices and perceptions of handovers between nurses and other healthcare providers.
The impact of Workplace Well-Being and Psychological Capital, to the Individual Readiness for Change

The impact of Workplace Well-Being and Psychological Capital, to the Individual Readiness for Change Dini Fatturahmi Fachruddin, Post Graduate Student, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia dini.fatturahmi@gmail.com Wustari H Mangundjaya, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Indonesia wustari@yahoo.com Abstract Every organization should change according to the needs and requirement of the environment, failure to effectively managing change may result in wasted resources, suboptimal organizational performance, and deteriorating employee morale. As a result, preparing employees to be ready for the organization change is important. The questions arises are what kind of variable that will influence and has an impact on the individual readiness for change? Are the conditions of the organization (workplace well being) is better predictor to the individual readiness for change than individual condition (psychological capital). The objective of this research is to identify the relationship and impact between Workplace Well being, and Psychological Capital to Individual Readiness to Change. This study done in one of State Owned Bank in Indonesia (N= 502), and the results show that employee‘s psychological capital are positively related and have contributed to Individual Readiness to Change, however work place well being were not significantly correlated with the Individual readiness for Change. Key words: Workplace Well Being, Job Satisfaction, Organizational Commitment, Psychological Capital, and Individual Readiness for Change. Keywords: Readiness to Change, Workplace Well-being, and Psychological Capital.
Temporal and spatial variations in the trophic structure of key species in downstream of the Daning River

The use of stable isotope ratio data is increasingly important in deciphering the characteristics of community structure and niche width of community members. Because stable isotope ratio values measured in tissue are closely linked to those in the diet and habitat, thus providing both bionomic ( resource) and scenopoetic (habitat) ecological information, the isotopic niche concept, defined as an area ( in 啄鄄space) with isotopic values ( 啄鄄values) as coordinates, has been recently formalized. Isotopic data, which are routinely presented as 啄C鄄啄N bi鄄plots, delineates an organism忆s isotopic niche and ultimately provides representation of an organism忆s trophic niche. Additionally, several quantitative metrics have also been proposed to quantitatively characterize community鄄wide aspects of trophic structure. In the present study, 24 fish species from two sampling sites, Wushan and Dachang, downstream of the Daning River, were collected in May and October, representing the period of low鄄 and high鄄water level of the Three Gorges Reservoir, respectively. Six quantitative
Brawling in Berne

This article explores the use of national and racial stereotypes in the moral panic surrounding a case of athlete violence at the 1954 football World Cup, focusing on the differences in mediation of this event across three nations with different forms of involvement in or connection with the match. Texts are analysed from Norwegian and English national newspapers, and Swiss newspapers of German origin using Fairclough's (1995a, 1995b, 2003) critical discourse analysis. Each of the three national settings presented four discursive perspectives: degradation of play, the referee, the locker room fight, and national racial stereotypes. The media have long operated as agents and stimulants of moral indignation (Cohen, 1972; Hall et al., 1978). The analysis explores the extent to and ways in which mediation of the violence may be understood through the logic of a moral panic, interpreted as a parallel to Fairclough's societal discourse order. We argue that the discursive framing of the event in each national context reveals common and significant characteristics in the understanding of variations in the national and racial stereotypes invoked. These are specific to the implicit codes associated with national socio-cultural practices, and to reinforce asymmetrical power relations to manage a sense of cultural threat to Western and Northern European cultural codes.
Awareness Training (MBAT) for psychological wellbeing: A qualitative examination of participant experiences. Journal of Religion and Health, 53, 849–863

Mindfulness-based interventions are reported as being efficacious treatments for a variety of psychological and somatic conditions. However, concerns have arisen relating to how mindfulness is operationalized in mindfulness-based interventions and whether its ‘spiritual essence’ and full potential treatment efficacy have remained intact. This qualitative study used Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis to examine participant experiences regarding the acceptability and effectiveness of a newly designed secularized intervention called Meditation Awareness Training (MAT) that follows a more traditional Buddhist approach to meditation. Participants (with issues of stress and low-mood) reported experiencing improvements in psychological wellbeing due to receiving MAT. The wider implications are discussed.
SHAREHOLDER COALITIONS, VOTING POWER, AND DIVIDEND POLICY: NEW EVIDENCE FROM TUNISIA

This paper examines the possible association between the voting power of large shareholders and dividend payout policy for a panel of Tunisian firms over the period 1998-2004. The results show a negative relationship between the control stake of the dominant shareholder and payout rates. In contrast, the presence of another large shareholder affects the payout ratio positively. Our results also indicate that different owner types in control influence dividend policy differently. In particular, the control stake of families is associated with a significant negative impact on the dividend distributed whereas the voting power of financial institutions has a positive effect. We conclude that different owner classes have different role in corporate governance.
Comparison of the efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin versus atorvastatin in reduction of low density lipoprotein cholesterol in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with dyslipidemia

Background: Approximately 80% of deaths in diabetic patients are attributable to cardiovascular disease (CVD), which in turn is highly correlated with diabetic dyslipidemia. Statins are drug of choice for raised LDL-C in treating dyslipidemia. The present study compares the efficacy and safety of rosuvastatin against commonly used atorvastatin in patients of type 2 diabetes mellitus with dyslipidemia, so as to guide the present treatment strategies in the management of the same in Indian population.Methods: The study was a single blinded study conducted in a district level tertiary care hospital attached to a medical teaching institute. Patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomized in two groups. Group I received atorvastatin (10mg) and group II received rosuvastatin (5mg) at bedtime orally daily. Serum TC, serum LDL-C, serum HDL-C and serum TG were assessed on week 0, week 6 and week 12.Results: At the end of 12 weeks, the percentage reduction of LDL-C levels in atorvastatin group was 33.58% whereas in rosuvastatin group, it was 43.12%. The percentage reduction in total cholesterol (TC) in atorvastatin group was 24.85% while in rosuvastatin group, it was 30.8%. Rise in HDL-C levels in atorvastatin group was 7.1% whereas in rosuvastatin group, it was 11.16%. All these differences were statistically significant. There was no significant difference in reduction of TG levels between the two groups.Conclusions: Rosuvastatin 5mg causes greater reduction in LDL-C and TC, comparable reduction of TG and greater rise in HDL-C when compared with atorvastatin 10mg therapy.
nfluence of maturity and ripening on aroma volatiles and flavor in ‘ Hass ’ avocado avid

Changes in aroma volatiles were determined using solid phase microextraction (SPME) and gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in ripe avocados (Persea americana Mill., cv. Hass) throughout an eight-month maturation period and related to the sensory properties of the fruit. As maturation progressed sensory panelists found the likeability of the fruit to increase, coinciding with the fruit becoming creamier and less watery in texture, and the flavor richer and less grassy. During this maturation time the concentration of hexanal, (E)-2-hexenal and 2,4-hexadienal, three of the most abundant volatiles, greatly declined in amount. These volatiles all have a grass-like aroma, and it is likely that the loss in amount was responsible for the decline in grassy flavor during maturation. Acetaldehyde, methyl acetate, pentanal, and -myrcene were at higher concentrations in mature than non-mature fruit and may also have contributed to the overall flavor. Avocados of an intermediate maturity were ripened at 20 ◦C and fruit of different ripeness levels (firmnesses) measured for ethylene production, rate of respiration and aroma volatile content. A sharp increase in the rates of respiration and ethylene production marked a rapid increase in softening and the beginning of the climacteric. Twenty-five volatiles were identified in the ripening avocados of which three (pentanol, hexanol, and 2-nonenal) were not detectable in fully-ripe fruit. Of particular interest was an 85% decline in the amount of hexanal in a comparison of firm to fully ripe (4 N firmness) fruit. Aroma volatiles have in the past been little-studied in avocados but appear to g the have a role in determinin
Dynamic analysis of a shape memory alloy beam with pseudoelastic behavior

This article aims at developing a semi-analytic approach for studying the free and forced vibrations of a pseudoelastically behaving shape memory alloy beam. Based on the Euler–Bernoulli beam theory, equations of motion were derived through Hamilton principle, and the obtained partial differential equations were decomposed by applying the Galerkin approach and were solved using Newmark integration method. A three-dimensional phenomenological model of shape memory alloy, which is capable of identifying the main properties of the shape memory alloy, was employed to model the behavior of the shape memory alloy beam. A closed-form numerical algorithm was introduced to simulate the governing kinetic equations of the shape memory alloy beam coupled with transformation strain. The presented novel solution approach is simple, flexible, and time-saving. Stability analysis was performed using phase state trajectories to show dynamic characteristics of the shape memory alloy beam. Due to hysteric behavior of the shape memory alloy, energy dissipation was clearly observed in early stages of the free vibration and within the transient regions of the forced vibration. The numerical results showed that, due to the hysteric induced damping effect, the vibration amplitude is smaller in comparison to an equivalent elastic beam, and consequently, the shape memory alloy beam exhibits more stable behavior at the resonant frequencies. This property can potentially find applications in energy damping applications and vibration control. Moreover, an interesting phenomenon called jumping was observed in the results of frequency response analysis. At jumping frequency, the amplitude of the frequency response has two distinct levels. This jumping frequency is as a result of the hysteresis behavior of the shape memory alloy, and it is a function of the exciting amplitude.
Do Small States Get More Federal Monies? The Myth of Overrepresentation in the US Senate

We analyze the relationship between Congressional representation and federal bud- get allocation to the US federal states during the period 1978-2002. Using dierent spending categories, we investigate whether small states, which are typically overrep- resented in the Senate, receive signi…cantly more spending than the underrepresented large states. Contrary to existing studies, we …nd that defense and procurement spend- ing are not in‡uenced by overrepresentation. On the other hand, less manipulable spending categories, such as direct payments to individuals, grants and salaries, seem to be aected. However, once state-speci…c trends - largely due to population trends - are taken into account, apart from a small eect on defense spending, we do not …nd any further evidence of overrepresentation bias on federal budget allocation. Hence, our results run against the hypothesis of small state advantage in the distribution of federal monies.
Quantifying the loss of processed natural gas within California's South Coast Air Basin using long-term measurements of ethane and methane

Abstract. Methane emissions inventories for Southern California's South Coast Air Basin (SoCAB) have underestimated emissions from atmospheric measurements. To provide insight into the sources of the discrepancy, we analyze records of atmospheric trace gas total column abundances in the SoCAB starting in the late 1980s to produce annual estimates of the ethane emissions from 1989 to 2015 and methane emissions from 2007 to 2015. The first decade of measurements shows a rapid decline in ethane emissions coincident with decreasing natural gas and crude oil production in the basin. Between 2010 and 2015, however, ethane emissions have grown gradually from about 13 ± 5 to about 23 ± 3 Gg yr−1, despite the steady production of natural gas and oil over that time period. The methane emissions record begins with 1 year of measurements in 2007 and continuous measurements from 2011 to 2016 and shows little trend over time, with an average emission rate of 413 ± 86 Gg yr−1. Since 2012, ethane to methane ratios in the natural gas withdrawn from a storage facility within the SoCAB have been increasing by 0.62 ± 0.05 % yr−1, consistent with the ratios measured in the delivered gas. Our atmospheric measurements also show an increase in these ratios but with a slope of 0.36 ± 0.08 % yr−1, or 58 ± 13 % of the slope calculated from the withdrawn gas. From this, we infer that more than half of the excess methane in the SoCAB between 2012 and 2015 is attributable to losses from the natural gas infrastructure.
Four-Group Decodable Space–Time Block Codes

Two new rate-one full-diversity space-time block codes (STBCs) are proposed. They are characterized by the lowest decoding complexity among the known rate-one STBC, arising due to the complete separability of the transmitted symbols into four groups for maximum likelihood detection. The first and the second codes are delay-optimal if the number of transmit antennas is a power of 2 and even, respectively. The exact pairwise error probability is derived to allow for the performance optimization of the two codes. Compared with existing low-decoding complexity STBC, the two new codes offer several advantages such as higher code rate, lower encoding/decoding delay and complexity, lower peak-to-average power ratio, and better performance.
Trace metal, proximate composition and anatomical properties of four fish species commonly consumed in South Western Nigeria

Proximate and trace metal contents of fish is of great interest to the consumer and the nutritionist. In the study, trace metal concentrations and proximate compositions of local and imported fish species were examined. The result of the analysis showed that all fish species have adequate amount of fish proteins necessary for human consumption. The high yield of fillet makes Atlantic mackerel the best source of raw materials for canning and great value when added to other products. The lipid content reveals that all fish species can be preserved using local methods. The result of the analysis shows that the levels of Cd in all the fish samples were between 0.03 mg/g in cat fish species and 0.09 mg/g in Tilapia fish species. The concentration of Zn was found high in catfish species while low concentration was recorded for Tilapia fish species. It was further revealed that the levels of Cd and Zn were below permissible levels for human consumption. Pb was not detected in the entire species understudy. These findings conclude that the fish species understudy were safe for human consumption and adequate for various methods of preservation.
Foreign Aid vis â€“a- vis Foreign Exchange Gap under the Ethiopian Economy

The study has examined the effect of of foreign aid on economic growth in Ethiopia through financing foreign exchange gap (import requirement) over the period 1974 to 2013 using multivariate cointegration analysis. The empirical result from the growth model shows that aid has a significant positive impact on growth in the long run. The aid-policy interaction term also has a significant positive effect on growth implying that the effectiveness of aid would have been higher if it was supported by a sound macroeconomic policy environment. The empirical result of import model also indicated that the positive and significant contribution of aid on import requirements in the long run. In other words the theoretical view of the gap models which is Aid can enhance growth by financing foreign exchange gap is proven in this study.
Current trends of consanguineous marriages and its association with socio-demographic variables in Pakistan

Background: A high proportion of marriages in South and Middle East Asia are contracted between close biological relatives due to cultural preference as it is a deeply rooted social fashion among these societies. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of consanguineous marriages and ascertain their relationship to relevant sociodemographic variables. Methods: This was a cross sectional descriptive study conducted in tertiary care hospital of Islamabad. Data were collected on a specially designed questionnaire form. Age of participants, their education, socioeconomic status, castes and number of anomalous children born to these participants, degree of consanguinity and reasons of preferences were inquired. Results: Out of 300 women chosen by convenience sampling technique, 62% had consanguineous marriages, and 38% had a non-consanguineous union. The mean age of women presenting to maternal and child health centre was 27 years. The average age of a woman having consanguineous marriage was 21 years in contrast to 24 years for nonconsanguineous nuptial. About 18% of women in consanguineous marriages were illiterate as compared to 5.4% (p = 0.001) of women in non-consanguineous unions. First cousin marriages were more common among certain castes like Rajput and Awan. None in the consanguineous group had any anomalous baby in contrast to non-consanguineous who had two anomalous children (p = 0.0001). There was no significant association between type of marriage and the number of miscarriages (p=0.69). Conclusions: Majority women still prefer cousin unions for their progeny due to traditions and family security reasons irrespective of their education and social status. Therefore, it is important to incorporate prenatal genetic counseling sessions in community programs to raise awareness about repercussions of consanguinity on future generations.
The DiskMass Survey - VI. Gas and stellar kinematics in spiral galaxies from PPak integral-field spectroscopy

We present ionized-gas ([Oiii]λ5007 A) and stellar kinematics (velocities and velocity dispersions) for 30 nearly face-on spiral galaxies out to as many as three K-band disk scale lengths (hR). These data have been derived from PPak integral-field-unit spectroscopy from 4980-5370 A observed at a mean resolution of λ/Δλ = 7700 (σinst = 17 km s-1). These data are a fundamental product of our survey and will be used in companion papers to, e.g., derive the detailed (baryonic+dark) mass budget of each galaxy in our sample. Our presentation provides a comprehensive description of the observing strategy and data reduction, including a robust measurement and removal of shift, scale, and rotation effects in the data due to instrumental flexure. Using an in-plane coordinate system determined by fitting circular-speed curves to our velocity fields, we derive azimuthally averaged rotation curves and line-of-sight velocity dispersion (σLOS) and luminosity profiles for both the stars and [Oiii]-emitting gas. Along with a clear presentation of the data, we demonstrate: (1) The [Oiii] and stellar rotation curves exhibit a clear signature of asymmetric drift with a rotation difference that is 11% of the maximum rotation speed of the galaxy disk, comparable to measurements in the solar neighborhood in the Milky Way. (2) The e-folding length of the stellar velocity dispersion (hσ) is 2hR on average, as expected for a disk with a constant scale height and mass-to-light ratio, with a scatter that is notably smaller for massive, high-surface-brightness disks in the most luminous galaxies. (3) At radii larger than 1.5hR, σLOS tends to decline slower than the best-fitting exponential function, which may be due to an increase in the disk mass-to-light ratio, disk flaring, or disk heating by the dark-matter halo. (4) A strong correlation exists between the central vertical stellar velocity dispersion of the disks (σz,0) and their circular rotational speed at 2.2hR (V2.2hROiii), with a zero point indicating that galaxy disks are submaximal. Moreover, weak but consistent correlations exist between σz,0/V2.2hROiii and global galaxy properties such that disks with a fainter central surface brightness in bluer and less luminous galaxies of later morphological types are kinematically colder with respect to their rotational velocities. Based on observations collected at the Centro Astronomico Hispano Aleman (CAHA) at Calar Alto, operated jointly by the Max-Planck Institut fur Astronomie and the Instituto de Astrofisica de Andalucia (CSIC). Table 2 and Appendices are available in electronic form at http://www.aanda. org