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Associations between sense of purpose and romantic relationship quality in adulthood

The current studies investigated the extent that sense of purpose is associated with desirable relationship variables, such as relationship satisfaction, relationship commitment, perceived quality of alternatives, and investment size. Data were collected from two online surveys of 1,001 and 1,594 participants in relationships (Study 1: M = 46.68, SD = 15.77, range = 18–86; Study 2: M = 52.52, SD = 16.05, range = 18–91). Study 1 found that sense of purpose was positively associated with relationship satisfaction, commitment, and negatively associated with the perception that one’s partner was preferable to alternatives. When controlling for affective well-being and the Big Five personality traits, sense of purpose was still associated with relationship commitment and the perception that one’s partner was preferable to alternatives. Study 2 found that sense of purpose was positively associated with relationship satisfaction, commitment, and investment size (which was exclusively assessed in Study 2), but it was not significantly associated with perceived quality of alternatives. These associations held when controlling for affective well-being and the Big Five personality traits. Across both studies, age did not consistently moderate the associations between sense of purpose and relationship satisfaction, commitment, and perceived quality of alternatives. These studies suggest that sense of purpose and aspects of relationship quality are positively associated across adulthood. Findings are discussed with respect to how purpose may be considered in future close relationship research.
Efficient Local Comparison Of Images Using Krawtchouk Efficient Local Comparison Of Images Using Krawtchouk

It is known that image comparison can prove cumbersome in both computational complexity and runtime, due to factors such as the rotation, scaling, and translation of the object in question. Due to the locality of Krawtchouk polynomials, relatively few descriptors are necessary to describe a given image, and this can be achieved with minimal memory usage. Using this method, not only can images be described eﬃciently as a whole, but speciﬁc regions of images can be described as well without cropping. Due to this property, queries can be found within a single large image, or collection of large images, which serve as a database for search.
Emerging use of cord blood in regenerative medicine

Regenerative medicine is dedicated to the study of repairing, replacing or regenerating damaged human cells, tissues or organs to restore or establish normal function; and it has potential applications to treat a wide variety of conditions. Umbilical cord blood (CB) is a relatively safe, easily collected, readily available and non-controversial source of cells for regenerative medicine purposes. If it proves to be useful in this regard, there will be significant implications in both the treatment of diseases and the current models of CB collection.
Admissions of obstetric patients in the intensive care unit: A 5year review

Complications may arise during pregnancy, labour or in the postpartum period which may be life threatening and require intensive care. Obstetric p atients with these complications are better served by early admission and optimal management in the in tensive care unit (ICU). The objective of this study was to ascertain the prevalence, indications for admission, interventions and outcome of critically ill obstetric patients admitted in the i ntensive care unit. The study design was a retrospe ctive collection of data and it was carried out at the IC U in the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) from February 2007 to January 2012. The intensive care unit records and case files of all obstetric patients admitted to the ICU during t he 5-year study period were used to extract the relevant data. Data collected included demographic characteristics of the patients, indications for admission, interventions and outcome.
Influences of Thyroid Hormones on the Alteration of Autonomic Nervous System in Female Patients with Overt Hyperthyroidism

The aim of this study is to document the impact of thyroid hormones on the autonomic nervous system (ANS), expressed by heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate turbulence (HRT), in patients with hyperthyroidism, compared to controls. Another purpose is to determine if HRV and HRT parameters are significantly correlated with the levels of thyroid hormones and the duration of hyperthyroidism. We studied HRV, in time and frequency domain, and HRT in a group of 113 premenopausal women, with still untreated overt hyperthyroidism, without cardiovascular diseases or risk factors for atherosclerosis, admitted between 2015 and 2018 in the Endocrinology Clinic of our hospital and compared the results with data obtained in 29 healthy controls. Depending on the severity and duration of hyperthyroidism and levels of thyroid hormones, patients were assigned to three groups: mild and moderate hyperthyroidism, severe and recurrent forms. We performed 24 hours Holter monitoring in patients and controls. Regarding HRV parameters in time domain, they were significantly depressed in patients comparing to controls. Referring to HRT, all patients had abnormal, positive values of turbulence onset (TO) and we documented statistically significant differences (p[0.001) when compared to controls. All patients had normal positive values of turbulence slope (TS), which decreased parallel with the severity of hyperthyroidism. In patients with hyperthyroidism, we documented depressed values of HRV parameters in time domain, correlated with the duration and severity of the thyroid disease. Our patients had pathologic values of TO. Although positive, TS values were lower when compared to controls.
Combating pharmacist burnout: A model for critical care clinical pharmacy faculty

Burnout is a growing phenomenon among health care professionals in whom the prevalence has been estimated at greater than 50%. The adverse outcomes of burnout affect individuals, institutions, and patients. Although burnout literature in the profession of pharmacy is somewhat lacking, emerging data suggest a similar prevalence. Pharmacists who experience burnout typically suffer from emotional exhaustion and/or a reduced sense of personal accomplishment. The critical care setting introduces several elements that increase the risk of burnout in health care providers, including pharmacists, who practice in this area prompting professional organizations to call for action to address burnout. Critical care pharmacists with faculty appointments have additional responsibilities that may precipitate burnout. In response to anecdotal symptoms of burnout, four critical care pharmacy faculty members at the University of Illinois at Chicago developed and implemented an off‐service rotation model designed to provide clinical track faculty members protected, off‐service time to fully engage in academic responsibilities utilizing a tenured clinical faculty member, and a rotating schedule of clinical coverage to assure continuity in patient care in each of the areas (medical intensive care unit, cardiac care unit, and emergency department). Compared with the 24 months prior to implementation, academic output increased during the 24‐month period following implementation of the model. Importantly, there was no evidence of burnout from the personal accomplishment domain of the Maslach Burnout Inventory‐Health Services Survey for Medical Professionals, although high levels of emotional exhaustion and depersonalization were present.
Trend to the equilibrium for the Fokker-Planck system with an external magnetic field

We consider the Fokker-Planck equation with an external magnetic field. Global-in-time solutions are built near the Maxwellian, the global equilibrium state for the system. Moreover, we prove the convergence to equilibrium at exponential rate. The results are first obtained on spaces with an exponential weight. Then they are extended to larger functional spaces, like certain Lebesgue spaces with polynomial weights and modified weighted Sobolev spaces, by the method of factorization and enlargement of the functional space developed in [Gualdani, Mischler, Mouhot, 2017].
Dealing with Health and Health Care System Challenges in China: assessing health determinants and health care reforms

markdownabstractThis dissertation investigates the challenges faced by China around 2010 in two domains – population health and the health care system. Specifically, chapters 2 and 3 are devoted to health challenges, explaining the female health disadvantage in later life and assessing the effect of only children on their elderly parents’ mental wellbeing. Chapters 4 and 5 are devoted to health care system challenges, assessing in rural China if bottom-up results-based reforms could improve the health system performance under limited funding and if a simplified diagnosis-related group (DRG)-based hospital payment system could contain the fast-growing health expenditure.
Is the Process the Only Punishment?: Racial–Ethnic Disparities in Lower‐Level Courts

Although misdemeanors make up the bulk of criminal cases in the United States, the majority of research on court decision&#8208;making examines felony sentencing. In contrast to felony courts, lower&#8208;level courts are characterized by higher case volumes and increased reliance on informal sanctions, which may contribute to greater racial&#8211;ethnic disparities. To assess this possibility, we examine pretrial detention and case processing outcomes for misdemeanants in Miami&#8208;Dade County, Florida. Utilizing temporal (detention time) and monetary (bond amount) measures of pretrial detention, we assess whether and to what extent there are racial&#8211;ethnic disparities in formal and informal sanctions facing misdemeanants. Results indicate that black defendants, especially black Latinx defendants, face greater informal sanctions (longer detention and higher bond amounts), are more likely to be convicted, and experience more severe formal sanctions than do white non&#8208;Latinx defendants. These findings complicate Feeley's (1979) argument about lower&#8208;level cases, revealing that black defendants are punished by both the court process and formal sanctions. In this way, &#8220;the process is the punishment&#8221; for lower&#8208;level white and nonwhite defendants, while the punishment is also the punishment for black defendants.
Physician Leadership and Self Efficacy: A Case Study Using Grounded Theory

Bombarded by constant and rapid change, healthcare organizations feel a sense of urgency to meet their needs for leaders. They rely on physicians to lead at all levels in their healthcare organizations. For them to successfully navigate today's healthcare environment, they require more than a medical education. To address this need, healthcare organizations are developing in-house leadership development programs.In this paper, I conduct a case study of physicians transitioning into leadership and their self-efficacy facilitated through an in-house leadership development program. Documentation, semi-structured interviews, and observations are examined to explore how physicians think about their leadership experiences following their participation in a six-month leadership development program.The study also explores at a high-level how these experiences influenced physician's self-efficacy as a first step in developing a theory of physician leadership and self-efficacy.
Vitamin D in pregnancy and infancy : dietary sources and associations with pregnancy outcomes and infant growth

Vitamin D is vital for normal growth and development. Vitamin D is produced endogenously in the skin after sunlight exposure or obtained from dietary sources. In Finland, solar radiation is inadequate for cutaneous vitamin D synthesis in winter, leading to a high risk for vitamin D insufficiency, defined by circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration [25(OH)D] below 50 nmol/l. Poor maternal 25(OH)D has been associated with adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes, such as pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), and low birth weight. Only a few studies have explored the relationship between vitamin D and infant postnatal growth, and these studies show inconsistent results. Further, data on current maternal vitamin D status and infant vitamin D intake in Finland are lacking. The objectives of this thesis were to 1) define maternal and newborn 25(OH)D concentrations and characterize maternal determinants of vitamin D status during pregnancy; 2) examine whether vitamin D status differs between mothers with and without GDM; 3) describe vitamin D intake from food and identify food sources of vitamin D in 1-year-old infants, and finally, 4) investigate whether maternal or infant vitamin D status associate with preand postnatal infant growth. This thesis is part of the Vitamin D Intervention in Infants (VIDI) study. At Helsinki Maternity Hospital, 987 families were recruited to the study from January 2013 to June 2014. Infants were randomized to daily supplemental vitamin D dosages of 10 μg or 30 μg from 2 weeks until 2 years of age. Mothers were of Northern European ethnicity without regular medication. Infants were born at term with birth weights appropriate for gestational age. Maternal serum samples were collected at prenatal clinics between 2012 and 2013 in early pregnancy. At birth, umbilical cord blood (UCB) was obtained. Circulating 25(OH)D was analyzed with IDS-iSYS from pregnancy, UCB and infant serum samples at 1 year of age. Maternal dietary patterns were derived from a 22-item food frequency questionnaire and infant vitamin D intake was assessed with a 3-day food record. GDM diagnosis and data on infant birth size were obtained from medical records. Infant growth was measured at study visits at the ages of 6 months and 1 year. Overall, the pregnant women and their newborns were vitamin D sufficient as the concentration of 25(OH)D in 96% of all subjects was ≥50 nmol/l. Of pregnant women, 95% used vitamin D supplements with a mean daily intake of 16 μg. Maternal positive predictors of 25(OH)D during pregnancy, based on 25(OH)D from early pregnancy to UCB, were supplemental vitamin D intake, a dietary pattern characterized by regular use of vitamin D–fortified foods and prepregnancy physical activity. In contrast, factors associating with declining 25(OH)D during pregnancy were smoking and multiparity.
Underestimating the unrepresented: Cognitive biases disadvantage pro se litigants in family law cases.

The majority of civil cases in the United States involve at least one pro se party—more often than not, at least 1 litigant is unrepresented by legal counsel. Despite efforts to provide pro se parties with information that decreases the procedural complexity of litigation, wide access to justice gaps persist between counseled and pro se litigants. We argue that, although helpful, information alone is not enough to close access-to-justice gaps, because the mere presence of counsel gives represented litigants a persuasive edge over pro se litigants in the eyes of legal officials. Two randomized experiments with civil court judges (Experiment 1) and attorney-mediators (Experiment 2), wherein only the presence of counsel varied (whereas other case-related factors were held constant), found that legal officials, on average, devalued the case merit of pro se litigants relative to otherwise identical counseled litigants. This case devaluation, in turn, shaped how legal officials expected pro se (vs. counseled) litigants to fare as they sought justice. Judges, attorneys, and mediators forecasted that pro se litigants would experience the civil justice system as less fair and less satisfying than counseled litigants, especially when the dispute resolution mechanism was trial (vs. mediation). These results suggest that perceptions of case merit are strongly influenced by a litigant’s counseled status. Comprehensive solutions to address access-tojustice gaps must consider ways to reduce legal officials’ biased perceptions of pro se litigants, so that they are not underestimated before their cases are even heard.
A Self-Organizing Global Sliding Mode Control and Its Application to Active Power Filter

In this article, a self-organizing global sliding mode control (GSMC) is developed for a class of dynamic systems, whereby modeling uncertainties are estimated by metacognitive fuzzy-neural-network (MCFNN) framework. First, a GSMC is designed for the tracking of reference signals to eliminate the reaching mode and chattering phenomenon. To overcome the drawbacks of GSMC, the control law is designed based on MCFNN instead of the uncertain information. Distinguished from the fixed structure schemes, MCFNN can restructure the network structure and parameters by extracting useful input data not all data. Moreover, in order to alleviate redundant or inefficient computation, only the parameters of the rule nearest to the current data instead of all rules are updated online based on Lyapunov stability analysis. Finally, simulation and experimental investigations on active power filter are employed to verify the control performance of proposed controller.
TUTORS’ VIEWS ON THE INTEGRATED TUTOR MODEL IN OPEN DISTANCE LEARNING

The facilitation of learning by tutors is a worldwide phenomenon that is supported by most open and distance learning (ODL) institutions. It is a strategy employed to achieve academic success. This qualitative intrinsic case study explored the views of tutors at the University of South Africa (Unisa) about the implementation of the Integrated Tutor Model (ITM) which supports student learning. The successes, challenges and impact of the ITM on the tutors’ delivery of tutorials are not fully known. Therefore, the findings of this study will highlight the successes, challenges and impact of the ITM which Unisa can use to improve the model. Data were gathered through face-to-face interviews with six tutors who were purposively selected from Unisa’s Gauteng region. The findings revealed successes and challenges of the ITM that affect the support that is due to the students via tutorage. These findings explain the application of the ITM that can assist Unisa in strengthening or reviewing both the tutor system and the model.
Expanding the concept of shared decision making for mental health: systematic search and scoping review of interventions

Purpose Much of the existing literature on shared decision making (SDM) in mental health has focused on the use of decision aids (DAs). However, DAs tend to focus on information exchange and neglect other essential elements to SDM in mental health. The purpose of this paper is to expand the review of SDM interventions in mental health by identifying important components, in addition to information exchange, that may contribute to the SDM process in mental health. Design/methodology/approach The authors conducted a systematic literature search using the Ovid-Medline database with supplementary scoping search of the literature on SDM in mental health treatment. To be eligible for inclusion, studies needed to describe (in a conceptual work or development paper) or evaluate (in any type of research design) a SDM intervention in mental health. The authors included studies of participants with a mental illness facing a mental health care decision, their caregivers, and providers. Findings A final sample of 31 records was systematically selected. Most interventions were developed and/or piloted in the USA for adults in community psychiatric settings. Although information exchange was a central component of the identified studies, important additional elements were: eliciting patient preferences and values, providing patient communication skills training, eliciting shared care planning, facilitating patient motivation, and eliciting patient participation in goal setting. Originality/value The review indicates that additional elements, other than information exchange such as sufficient rapport and trusting relationships, are important and needed as part of SDM in mental health. Future SDM interventions in mental health could consider including techniques that aim to increase patient involvement in activities such as goal settings, values, and preference clarification, or facilitating patient motivation, before and after presenting treatment options.
The Wijsman structure of a quantale-valued metric space

We define and study a quantale-valued Wijsman structure on the hyperspace of all non-empty closed sets of a quantale-valued metric space. We show its admissibility and that the metrical coreflection coincides with the quantale-valued Hausdorff metric and that, for a metric space, the topological coreflection coincides with the classical Wijsman topology. We further define an index of compactness and show that the indices of compactness of the quantale-valued metric space and of the hyperspaces equipped with the quantale-valued Hausdorff metric and with the quantale-valued Wijsman structure coincide.
Antioxidants, Cytokines and Markers of Oxidative Stress in Lung Cancer

Lung cancer represents a major health concern with over 1.3 million cases diagnosed worldwide each year. Lung cancer is associated with increased production of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Also chemotherapy and ionizing radiation induce the formation of ROS. This book reviews studies examining the levels of various antioxidants, cytokines and parameters of oxidative and nitrosative stress in lung cancer patients and non-cancer controls. In addition, a comprehensive review of current literature is provided. The findings of the studies would indicate that lung cancer is associated with increased oxidative stress and production of certain cytokines. It was also demonstrated that bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid can be a useful medium for analyzing local cytokine and oxidative stress marker status. New, interesting data is provided as higher exhaled pentane levels seemed to predict better survival. In addition, these data imply that serum and BAL fluid IL-8 and thiols and serum VEGF may be useful prognostic factors in lung cancer patients. Dr. Crohns's groundbreaking research is a must-have for everyone interested in lung cancer research.
‘But if Taiwan legalizes same-sex marriage … ’: discourses of homophobia and nationalism in a Chinese antigay community online

ABSTRACT This article examines the interplay between homophobia and nationalism by analyzing online comments on the ruling of legalizing same-sex marriage in Taiwan. Drawing on methods from critical discourse analysis, I focus on the framing of this ruling by members from a Chinese antigay community online. I show that they frame this ruling as (1) in opposition to public opinion, (2) promoting ‘Westernization’ and ‘Independence’, (3) seeking immorality and self-destruction. I find that within these frames, they evoke nationalist discourses that represent supporters of this ruling as the ‘Other’ who attempt to split with China, thereby associating LGBT equality movements in China with this political threat. I argue that these nationalist discourses are used in a way that reinforces and legitimizes discourses of homophobia.
Influence of Addition of Egyptian Grape Seed Extract on the Antioxidant, Antibacterial Activities and Shelf Life of Traditional Labneh

This study aimed to evaluate the impact of adding Egyptian grape seed (Red Romi) extract (GSE) to traditional Labneh in order to enhance its shelf life and functionality availability. Labneh was divided into four treatments; the first one served as control (with no GSE), the second, third and fourth treatments contained 0.05, 0.1 and 0.2% of GSE, respectively. During cold storage period, levels of titratable acidity increased, while levels of moisture decreased in all treatments. Addition of GSE resulted in an increase of the antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of crude extract of Labneh. Also, Labneh samples fortified with GSE had more shelf life than control. GSE did not negatively effect on the viability of starter culture. Labneh fortified with 0.2% GSE showed the lowest score for its appearance