bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Expectations of an exercise prescription scheme: An exploratory study using repertory grids
Authors: Jones Fiona , Harris Peter , Waller Hilary 
Published: June 2011

Objectives. The study aimed to investigate in depth the personal constructs relating to exercise of individuals referred by their medical practitioner for a 10‐week gym‐based exercise programme. It further aimed to study the expectations of change on these constructs and the extent to which these predicted adherence. A subsidiary aim was to evaluate the usefulness of repertory grid methodology in the exercise context.Design. This was a longitudinal study.Methods. Participants were interviewed at the start of the 10‐week exercise programme. During the interview they completed repertory grids designed to elicit constructs about exercise‐related change. Participants were followed up at three months to check adherence.Results. Three illustrative individual case studies are presented in detail followed by some aggregated analyses. These suggest that expectations of change were very diverse and often overoptimistic. Those who completed their course of exercise had more modest expectations of change than those who failed to complete. They also showed less gulf between their current view of themselves and their view of themselves as they would like to be.Conclusions. The study suggests that having realistic aims and understanding of the outcomes that can be expected from a brief exercise programme is an important predictor of success, but one that may currently be overlooked in the enthusiasm to implement exercise prescription schemes.
Using information for emotion‐focused coping: Cancer patients' use of a cancer helpline
Authors: Broadstock Marita , Borland Ron 
Published: June 2011

Objectives. This study investigated the role of information in coping through use of a cancer specific telephone helpline by 101 adults with cancer.Design. Use of the service was measured by interview schedule between 3 and 11 days after participants called the helpline. Selected items were coded to compute scores of emotion‐focused coping and of problem‐focused coping. This permitted investigation of the relationship between mode of coping and other aspects of helpline use and characteristics of the caller.Methods. An interview schedule was administered over the telephone.Results. The findings indicate that information received over the telephone was frequently associated with emotion‐focused coping efforts as well as for problem‐focused efforts. Mailed literature was also associated with significant emotion‐focused coping.Conclusions. Implications for the conceptualization of information use in coping models and measures are discussed and suggestions made for the development of cancer information services.
Social support and health in adolescence: A factor analytical study
Authors: Pikó Bettina 
Published: June 2011

Objectives. This study aimed to investigate whether there are age‐specific characteristics and gender differences in which dimensions of social support are important correlates of health in an adolescent population.Design. Factor analysis was conducted to investigate the types of social support and t tests to investigate gender differences between the means of support factors and health variables of boys and girls; correlation coefficients were calculated to test the relationships between social support and health‐related variables.Methods. The Inventory of Socially Supportive Behaviors (ISSB) was designed to assess received social support. The following health‐related variables were applied: psychological well‐being, the frequency of common psychosomatic symptoms, self‐perceived health, acute and chronic illness episodes. Data were collected among secondary school students (N = 1039) in Szeged, southern Hungary.Results. Factor analysis of the received social support items gave five factors: emotional support, informational support, task‐oriented guidance, rational–material support and practical support. Significant but small correlations were detected between the social support factors and health‐related variables. While emotional and informational support were more supportive factors for health among girls, rational–material support proved to be a more influential factor among boys. Moreover, task‐oriented guidance showed a significant non‐supportive relationship with the frequency of psychosomatic symptoms among boys.Conclusions. There are characteristics specific to adolescence in the factor structure of the ISSB and the support–health interactions. Future research should focus more on the negative effects of some aspects of social support to identify the special characteristics of the support systems in adolescence.
Subjective well‐being and dieting
Authors: Roncolato Wendy G. , Huon Gail F. 
Published: June 2011

Objective. To investigate the dysphoric mood and negative feelings of well‐being among dieters, using Brunstein's (1993) goal‐setting model.Design. Two time‐extended studies were carried out. The first involved 83 girls (M = 16 years, 9 months) who were assessed twice across five weeks. The second study tested 27 consistent, adolescent female dieters at the beginning and end of a three‐month period. Within‐subject analyses also compared weight loss and academic goal setting.Methods. Participants completed questionnaire‐based measures of subjective well‐being, goal‐setting commitment, perceived attainability and progress.Results. In the first study, improvement in well‐being occurred in relation to manageable academic goals but not in relation to weight loss. Participants in the second study experienced an increase in negative affect, particularly if they were highly committed to their weight‐loss goal and perceived it to be difficult to attain.Conclusions. The findings in relation to academic goals emphasize the importance of helping young girls to identify goals that are personally ‘achievable’. In contrast, the results involving dieting suggest that our efforts should be directed towards enhancing young girls' body esteem and discouraging attempts at weight loss, especially given that most of the girls were within a healthy weight range prior to their weight‐loss attempt.
“It’s Not the Beat, but It’s the Word that Sets the People Free”: Race, Technology, and Theology in the Emergence of Christian Rap Music
Authors: Sorett Josef 
Published: June 2011

AbstractIn an effort to address lacunae in the literature on hip hop, as well as to explore the role of new music and media in Pentecostal traditions, this essay examines rap music within the narratives of American religious history. Specifically, through an engagement with the life, ministry, and music of Stephen Wiley — who recorded the first commercially-released Christian rap song in 1985 — this essay offers an account of hip hop as a window into the intersections of religion, race, and media near the end of the twentieth century. It shows that the cultural and theological traditions of Pentecostalism were central to Wiley’s understanding of the significance of racial ideology and technology in his rap ministry. Additionally, Wiley’s story helps to identify a theological, cultural, and technological terrain that is shared, if contested, by mainline Protestant, neo-Pentecostal, and Word of Faith Christians during a historical moment that has been described as post-denominational.
After the Thrill is Gone: Married to the Holy Spirit but Still Sleeping Alone
Authors: Moultrie Monique 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThis article focuses on the culture industry around singles and sexuality within black religious broadcasting. Many Pentecostal preachers’ messages on sexuality respond to the great angst many black women feel concerning the prospect of marriage. Several studies conclude that, for a myriad of reasons, black women are the least likely to marry. This has led many televangelists to create a niche by encouraging black women to focus on career advancement and personal care. Yet, traditional notions of sexuality, which include abstinence before marriage and the repression of sexual pleasure, endure. This article explores the tension generated by televangelists who promote transgressing the social order that calls for marriage as an ultimate goal while they simultaneous offer a relationship with the sacred as a panacea for sexual desire. It asks what the implications are for black women, theologically and socially, when the Holy Spirit is offered as a spiritual replacement for physical relationships.
‘Woman of valor’ : The character and status of women in jewish philosophy of the sixteenth century
Authors: Regev Shaul 
Published: June 2011

AbstractResearchers of Jewish History dealing with the topic of women’s character and status in Medieval Jewish texts drew their information mainly from Rabbinical Responsa and tended to neglect other types of literature: sermons and Biblical commentaries. Responsa were a primary source for two reasons—convenience and availability of the material. However, this type of literature was written out of necessity and dealt with the problematic situations in a woman’s life, whether with regard to her private life (as for instance in matters of marriage or divorce), her financial situation or other difficult issues. It may be possible to put together a clearer picture of women and their position in the Middle Ages, including their treatment by the men of their immediate surroundings, by examining and researching the vast literature of sermons and Biblical commentaries.Using an interpretation of Chapter 31 of the book of Proverbs (“Woman of Valor”), the preacher draws an image of the ideal woman and uses it to present his opinion on women, their shortcomings and their virtues. The main topic that preachers and interpreters discussed was the question of the perfection of women’s intellectual souls. As women did not usually acquire great intellectual learning, it stands to reason that they could not achieve perfection. Therefore, replacements were created that allowed women’s perfection to surpass that of men’s.
An Investigation of Vitruvius’ Technical Vocabulary Relating to Water Conduits and Pipelines in De arch. 8.6.6-9: vis spiritus and colluviaria (Re)examined1)
Authors: Nikolic Milorad 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThis article investigates the terms vis spiritus and colluviaria in the context of Vitruvius’ description of water pipelines (De arch. 8.6.6-9) by comparing the Vitruvian passage with Greek medical texts and concepts from fluid mechanics. It makes a new suggestion for the translation of the hapax legomenon colluviaria and supports a reinterpretation of the technical term vis spiritus.
Asking as Giving: Apostolic Prayers and the Aesthetics of Well-Being in Botswana
Authors: Klaits Frederick 
Published: June 2011

AbstractDrawing on an ethnographic description of hymns, prayers, and requests for material goods among Apostolic Christians in Botswana, this article considers how styles of asking bring aspects of the person to the attention of divine and human others. Apostolic believers regard personal well-being under circumstances of vulnerability as hinging in part on styles of prayer and asking, which entail forms of both self-assertion and engagement with the personhood of others. Experiences of vulnerability compel Apostolics’ awareness of how partible aspects of their persons, including the voice, move among them so as ideally to build up well-being. Thus prayers to God as the ultimate source of well-being frame persons in aesthetic terms so that they may be well apprehended by divine and human others. In light of Mauss’s theory of the gift, the article considers how verbal requests can foster well-being by conveying aspects of the person to divine and human hearers in ways that assert personal standing while sustaining moral consideration. An avenue is presented for comparative inquiry into the ways in which asking opens spaces of agency and obligation in religious and humanitarian discourses.
Parthisch biaspān, altarmenisch despan, altgeorgisch diaspani und Verwandtes
Authors: Bielmeier Roland 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThe article deals with Old Armenian despan 'messenger, envoy', its Old Georgian correspondence diaspani, their Iranian background and further loan correspondences in Syriac and Arabic. After showing the research history, a new modified Iranian etymology is proposed. Being ultimately based on Old Iranian *dvi-aspāna- 'having two horses', all the loans are shown to be taken over either from its well documented Parthian successor biaspān ( > Syriac) or from its undocumented Middle Persian successor *diaspān ( > Armenian, Georgian, and Arabic from Armenian). This implies a new reading of the Parthian form in its Parthian and Middle Persian literary contexts. In a further step the meanings of most of the records of the loans are investigated in their literary contexts by quoting and interpreting these contexts considering the social status of the messenger, the question whether horses are used by him, and whether he is remarkably fast on his way, as all these semantic aspects are involved in the etymology. Whereas the meanings 'messenger' or 'envoy with a high social status' are clearly dominating in the Parthian and Armenian records, the use of horses are mentioned only occasionally, and what is even less involved is fastness. In Old Georgian, however, the semantic range of the meanings is clearly wider. We also find the meanings 'messenger' or 'envoy with a high social status', but especially the usage of horses is more often expressed, leading to the finding that in some cases diaspani may simply designate the horse of the envoy and not the riding person, and in one case it even seems to designate the litter or the chariot in which the envoy is travelling. For this in Armenian the related loan despak is used, which is also known from Syriac and Talmudic Aramaic, but is not known from Georgian. There is only one Middle Iranian record that has survived, viz. Parthian biaspak in Middle Persian context. The Syriac loan stems from Parthian, whereas the Armenian and Aramaic records are based on the again undocumented Middle Persian *diaspak. Concerning the meaning, mainly the question is discussed whether a litter or a chariot is meant in the literary contexts, which are also given and interpreted. Finally, a similar New Persian form is added. Although it is already known from Firdausi's Šāhnāme, it nevertheless has to be considered a new creation in late Middle or early New Persian time, not going back to the aforementioned Middle or even Old Iranian forms.
Relative Clauses in Vartashen Udi Preliminary Remarks
Authors: Gippert Jost 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThe article provides a preliminary account of the structure of relative clauses in Udi, an endangered language of the Caucasus. Based upon written sources, mostly from Tsarist times, and audiovisual materials collected in a documentation project, it addresses the formation and use of relative pronouns that are built upon either interrogative or demonstrative stems. The main focus is on the question whether the latter type of relative pronouns can be regarded as a "sprachwirkliches" feature of spoken Udi; it is argued that further fieldwork with specific elicitation methods is necessary to give a reliable answer.
The Authenticity of the First Passion Prediction and the Origin of Mark 8.31-33
Authors: Zolondek Michael Vicko 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThis article presents arguments that the first passion prediction in Mk 8.31 is part of an authentic core lying behind Mk 8.31-33. The author will demonstrate that the objections raised against the authenticity of the first passion prediction are weakened considerably when subjected to close scrutiny. Nothing demands that one designate it as a vaticinium ex eventu; it lacks that which one would expect to find if it were a creation of the early church; and there is no plausible tradition-history that accounts for Mk 8.31-33. On the other hand, the arguments in favour of its authenticity are quite convincing. Jesus elsewhere is aware of and vocal about his impending death; the prediction is the fulcrum upon which highly embarrassing elements of Mk 8.31-33 rest; Mk 8.31-33 is likely independently attested in Mt. 16.21-23; and the most economical and comprehensive explanation as to the origin of Mk 8.31-33 is that the historical Jesus predicted his death. The author will not address the authenticity of Jesus' prediction of his resurrection, and, therefore, it will not be included here as part of the authentic core of Mk 8.31-33.
Development Cooperation as Economic Diplomacy?
Authors: de Haan Arjan 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThis article explores the role of international development cooperation — or aid — in foreign policy and diplomacy. Based on his experience as a practitioner, Arjan de Haan makes the observation that the development debate, and in particular the search for effective aid, has neglected the political role of aid. Moreover, the high political symbolism that aid has obtained, particularly in the last decade, has received relatively little attention. A political perspective on aid is now rapidly becoming more important, especially because of the enhanced importance of global security in setting an aid agenda, and because the old ways of working are — or seem to be — challenged by the rise of China and other countries that were recently (and still are) recipients of aid. An understanding of the diverse political motives behind aid should inform the way that aid effectiveness is measured. The changing politics in which aid is embedded are illustrated with reference to the Netherlands, which used to have one of the most respected aid programmes because of its multilateral emphasis and ‘untying’ of aid, and because Dutch strategic interests have now been made one of the cornerstones of the Netherlands’ new policy. The article hypothesizes that reinforcing progressive principles around international development can be a supportive element of a strengthened diplomacy in the globalized world beyond 2010.
Hobbes's Concept of Multitude
Authors: Astorga Omar 
Published: June 2011

AbstractIn this brief article I expound some uses that Hobbes gave to the concept of multitude. Firstly, I explain the distinction between "people" and "multitude", the confusion of which was regarded in De Cive as a cause of sedition. The plural and disunited character of the multitude is highlighted, in comparison with the unity that constitutes the people. Secondly, I show that Hobbes, beyond the cited distinction, makes a relevant use in Leviathan of the principle of representation, in order to show the way in which multitude becomes State. Finally, I highlight the two-fold use given by the author to such concept: on the one hand, by attributing a theoretical role to it, which should allow thinking of the rational construction of the State; on the other, by showing the historical reality of multitude, turned into a source of madness and sedition.
Language as a Factor of Integration or Segregation in Modern States
Authors: Costa Margarita 
Published: June 2011

AbstractThis paper aims at showing that Hobbes's theory of language, which allows men to communicate among themselves like no other animal species, is an importante factor in the integration of modern states. Both his nominalism and the fact that he considers language previous to reason play a role in the formation of social groups. This leads him, as Johnston points out, to make political order depend upon linguistic order. In consequence, Hobbes aims at building a political philosophy by introducing a suitable vocabulary and setting basic propositions from which to deduce valid conclusions, proceding more geometrico. He also points out the importance of language for men to emerge from the state of nature and to draw a compact for peace and security. He also stresses the relation between language and power. Biblical references are included to reinforce the role of language in society, It is also shown that occasionally language may be a disgregating factor. Examples are put rather to show the integrating force of language.
Linguistic changes in the Catalan spoken in Catalonia under new contact conditions
Authors: Arnal Antoni 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
Linguistic contact between Catalan and Spanish has undergone substantial change during the last quarter of the twentieth century. A new type of transfer linked to the sociolinguistic changes that have taken place in Catalonia have for the first time after many centuries of contact brought Catalan much closer to Spanish. This article tries to interpret this sudden change in the evolution of modern Catalan by using a model of contact-induced change which takes into account the importance of the agents of change.
Radiative Fluxes at Barrow, Alaska: A Satellite View
Authors: Niu Xiaolei , Pinker Rachel T. 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
Satellite estimates of surface shortwave radiation (SWR) at high latitudes agree less with ground observations than at other locations; moreover, ground observations at such latitudes are scarce. The comprehensive observations of radiative fluxes made since 1977 by the Department of Energy Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program at the Barrow North Slope of Alaska (NSA) site are unique. They provide an opportunity to revisit accuracy estimates of remote sensing products at these latitudes, which are problematic because the melting of snow/ice and lower solar elevation make the satellite retrievals more difficult.
A newly developed inference scheme for deriving SWR from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS; Terra and Aqua) that utilizes updated information on surface properties over snow and sea ice will be evaluated against these ground measurements and compared with other satellite and model products. Results show that the MODIS-based estimates are in good agreement with observations, with a bias of −5.3 W m−2 (−4% of mean observations) for the downward SWR, a bias of −5.3 W m−2 (−7%) for upward SWR, a bias of 1 (1%) for net SWR, and a bias of −0.001 (0%) for surface albedo. As such, the MODIS estimates of SWR can be useful for numerical model evaluations and for estimating the energy budgets at high latitudes.
Pomalidomide plus low-dose dexamethasone in myeloma refractory to both bortezomib and lenalidomide: comparison of 2 dosing strategies in dual-refractory disease
Authors: Lacy Martha Q. , Allred Jacob B. , Gertz Morie A. , Hayman Suzanne R. , Short Kristen Detweiler , Buadi Francis , Dispenzieri Angela , Kumar Shaji , Greipp Philip R. , Lust John A. , Russell Stephen J. , Dingli David , Zeldenrust Steven , Fonseca Rafael , Bergsagel P. Leif , Roy Vivek , Stewart A. Keith , Laumann Kristina , Mandrekar Sumithra J. , Reeder Craig , Rajkumar S. Vincent , Mikhael Joseph R. 
Published: June 2011

Abstract
Pomalidomide at doses of 2 or 4 mg/d has demonstrated excellent activity in patients with multiple myeloma (MM). We opened 2 sequential phase 2 trials using the pomalidomide with weekly dexamethasone (Pom/dex) regimen at differing doses to study the efficacy of this regimen in patients who have failed both lenalidomide and bortezomib. Pomalidomide was given orally 2 or 4 mg daily with dexamethasone 40 mg weekly. Thirty-five patients were enrolled in each cohort. Confirmed responses in the 2-mg cohort consisted of very good partial response (VGPR) in 5 (14%), partial response (PR) in 4 (11%), minor response (MR) in 8 (23%) for an overall response rate of 49%. In the 4-mg cohort, confirmed responses consisted of complete response (CR) in 1 (3%), VGPR in 3 (9%), PR in 6 (17%), MR in 5 (14%) for an overall response rate of 43%. Overall survival at 6 months is 78% and 67% in the 2- and 4-mg cohort, respectively. Myelosuppression was the most common toxicity. This nonrandomized data suggests no advantage for 4 mg over the 2 mg daily. Pomalidomide overcomes resistance in myeloma refractory to both lenalidomide and bortezomib. This trial is registered at http://ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT00558896.