bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Professional Commitment and Change Orientation of Coordinators of Home Economics in High Schools in Victoria, Australia
Authors: Lawson Royston J. , Brun Judy K. 
Published: March 2007

This research was undertaken to: 1) identify the professional commitment and change orientation of coordinators of home economics in Victoria, Australia, high schools; 2) in vestigate the relationship of professional commitment to change orientation; and 3) investigate the relationship of change orientation to selected background variables.Coordinators in this population exhibited a relatively high degree of professional commit ment and change orientation as measured respectively by the Loftis Measure of Professional Commitment and the Change Orientation Inventory for Home Economics. Coordinators who were more committed to the profession evidenced a greater degree of change orientation. Ex cept for age and membership in professional associations, the background variables did not significantly differentiate between less and more committed coordinators. While many coor dinators were receptive to innovation, they wanted to retain what they believed to be the essen tials of high school home economics curricula. Innovations in content and method were acceptable, and in some cases desirable, but only as adjuncts to the mainstream of the tradi tional aspects of the subject.
Vitamin C Retention in Orange Juice Imitation Orange Juice, and Orange Beverage from Frozen Concentrates
Authors: Reynolds Patricia , Phillips Jean A. 
Published: March 2007

The susceptibility of ascorbic acid to aerobic oxidation and possible loss of vitamin activity prompted a study to (1) determine if the vitamin C content of reconstituted frozen orange juice prepared using an electric blender is different from that prepared by stirring, and (2) to ascer tain the stability of vitamin C in reconstituted frozen orange concentrates (both pure and syn thetic) stored in a refrigerator for up to one week.Two cans of three brands of frozen concentrated orange juice and one brand of frozen con centrated orange beverage were reconstituted, one using an electric blender and the other by stirring. One can of imitation orange juice was reconstituted by stirring only. The beverages were analyzed immediately after reconstituting, after 3 days, and after 7 days of storage in a refrigerator at 0 ± 1°C (30°–34°F).Method of preparation did not have a significant effect on vitamin C (ascorbic acid plus dehydro‐ascorbic acid) levels. Both time and product affected vitamin C levels. The syn thetically derived orange concentrates were higher in vitamin C (62 mg/100 ml) compared with the orange juices (52 mg/100 ml). All reconstituted concentrates studied were similar in retention of vitamin C, retaining 94 percent or more after 3 days and 91 percent or more after 7 days.
Crude Fiber and Nutrients in the Diets of Preschoolers
Authors: Endres Jeannette , Gulley Beverly , Fisher Charles E. 
Published: March 2007

Diet records of 169 preschool children were analyzed to determine the characteristics of diets with crude fiber values above 2.4 grams (upper quartile) and below 1.5 grams (lower quartile). Children whose diets contained 2.5 to 5.9 grams of crude fiber consumed a wider variety of foods, ate more servings of each food, and tended to have diets which met or exceeded two‐ thirds of the RDA for all nutrients except iron. The diets of the upper quartile group had higher energy values, but the proportion of energy contributed by fat, carbohydrate, and pro tein was similar for the total, upper, and lower quartiles.The diets of the upper quartile group were calculated to have proportionately more crude fiber and vitamins A and C, resulting from greater consumption of fruits and vegetables, while the reported diets of the lower quartile group had more calcium and riboflavin as a result of greater consumption of milk and milk products. At least 13 fiber‐contributing foods (10 fruits and vegetables, peanut butter, dried cooked beans, and whole wheat bread and rolls) reported in the children's diets accounted for 9.6 percent of the total foods.It did not appear that children in the upper versus lower quartile in this study received a large percentage of crude fibers from phytate‐rich foods, and the likelihood of this factor in hibiting iron utilization in the population would be doubtful.
Relating Fashion Change to Social Change: A Methodological Approach
Authors: Robenstine Carol , Kelley Eleanor 
Published: March 2007

Fashion authorities recognize that social changes and fashion changes are related. How ever, their observations are largely speculative, rather than being based upon empirical testing. This research was designed to determine whether patterns of stability and change in attire coincide with periods of societal stability and change. A data recording form was developed and a method to quantify the data for likelihood ratio tests was designed.A sample of 112 costumes, either photographs of portraits or fashion illustrations, was used to pilot test the methodology. Eight male and eight female costumes were spaced throughout each of seven of the traditional historic periods between 1715 and 1914 in France. Political and institutional stability and change do not always coincide. Therefore, for hypothesis testing, the traditional periods were classified as periods of institutional stability or change or political stability or change. Two hypotheses concerning patterns of change in dress fashions, one related to institutional change and one related to political change, were rejected when the composite silhouette data were subjected to maximum likelihood ratio tests with the data pooled by sex and by stability and change periods.
The Young Child's Developing Concept of Family
Authors: Powell Judith A. , Wiltcher Barbara Jones , Wedemeyer Nancy Voigt , Claypool P. Larry 
Published: March 2007

Purposes were (a) to determine the usefulness of classifying children's perceptions accord ing to eight dimensions of “family,” and (b) to examine the effects of sex and family type on children's perceptions of “family” structure and family roles.The sample of 84 preschool children was stratified by geographical location, sex, and family type. Each subject was classified as “pre‐operational” on a Piagetian‐based cognitive developmental level test. Data were obtained from individual verbatim taped interviews of subjects' responses to the Family Concept Interview, containing items related to concepts of family structure, dimensions of family and family roles, and flexibility of family roles. Major hypotheses were tested by analysis of variance. No significant effects due to sex of child were found. Generally, two‐parent and one‐parent children had similar perceptions and appeared to be defining family in much the same way. There was some support for the hypothesis that one‐parent children may be less concerned with co‐residence and membership, or “who lives together.”Results indicated children's responses can be classified according to dimensions of “family.” Dimensions most salient for pre‐operational children were “membership,”“biology,”“domestic functions,” and “guidance.” For children of both family types, family composition appears to be defined normatively as at least two parents and a child.
Export Competition in the Man‐Made Fiber Industry
Authors: Dardis Rachel , Prem Roohi 
Published: March 2007

The objective of this study was to investigate competition in the cellulosic and non‐cellulosic fiber industry among the major exporting regions of the OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development). Markov analysis was used to analyze the competition among the OECD exporting regions from 1975 to 1986 and to project their market shares from 1987 to 2000.The results of the Markov analysis indicated considerable variations in retention rates for the five exporting regions. In the case of non‐cellulosic fibers, changes in market shares were projected to continue through the year 2000, whereas few changes were projected for the cellulosic fibers. This result is in keeping with the maturity of the cellulosic fiber industry. These projections must be interpreted with caution in view of major economic and political changes that have occurred, and continue to occur, in Europe and elsewhere since 1986. However, the pro jections are still of use because a comparison of actual and projected market shares will indicate changes in the underlying set of forces affecting the market shares of various exporting regions.
Crisis management: the psychological dimension
Authors: Doepel David G. 
Published: March 2007

Doepel, D.G., 1991. Crisis management: the psychological dimension. Industrial Crisis Quar terly, 5 : 177-188. In the last decade an enormous amount of research has been conducted on the psychological aspects of the human response to traumatic events. During the same period managers and management consultants have developed sophisti cated procedures for responding to traumatic events that occur in the work place. This paper combines a number of key aspects of both and proposes strat egies for enhancing the overall effectiveness of crisis management by focusing upon the stress experienced by management and employees in the aftermath of traumatic events.
Freezing-Thawing Processes in Glass Fiber Board
Authors: Hokoi S. , Hatano M. , Matsumoto M. , Kumaran M.K. 
Published: March 2007

For the prevention of vapor condensation and accompanying damage in cold regions, the behavior of water and ice in porous materials should be understood. In this study, experiments on the freezing-thawing processes in a glass fiber board, which is a typical insu lation, were conducted. The freezing-thawing processes were analyzed with the use of si multaneous heat and moisture transfer equations that accounted for the existence of ice. The result of the analysis agrees well with that of the experiment. In materials with large pores such as glass fiber board, the moisture transfers mainly in the gaseous phase. As a re sult, the maximum ice content is found at the colder boundary of the wall, which differs from the result in our previous investigation [1] for Leda Clay with pores that are much smaller.
Time Variation of Insulating Properties of Closed Cell Foam Insulation
Authors: Ostrogorsky A.G. , Glicksman L.R. 
Published: March 2007

Heat is transferred through closed-cell foam insulation by conduc tion through the solid polymer making up the cell structure, conduction through the low conductivity gas (blowing agent) inside the cells, and radiation. The effective thermal conductivity of closed-cell foam panels changes with the foam age due to diffusion of air components into the foam and diffusion of the blow ing agent out from the foam. The change in the composition and thermal conductiv ity of the gas mixture was modeled as a function of the aging time. The change in the composition is computed by solving the transient diffusion equations for each gas species in the foam. The thermal conductivity of the gas mixture is computed from an empirical correlation proposed by Lindsay and Bromley. A computer program was developed to numerically solve the governing equations. The effective diffusion coefficients of the air components and the blowing agent are the main code inputs. The numerical prediction of the change of the effective con ductivity of foam panels for a given age is within 6% or better of the conductivity obtamed in long-term tests under three different thermal environments.
Fiber Glass for Insulating Cryogenic Tanker Systems
Authors: Fay R. Michael , Albers Mark A. 
Published: March 2007

Large quantities of cryogemc liquids are routinely transported in over-the-road cryogemc tankers. The majority of these tankers are insulated with ex panded perlite at a density of 96 to 160 kg/m3 and reduced pressures below 0.07 mb (0.05 mm Hg). Fiber glass insulation at a density of 32 kg/m3 used in place of ex panded perlite offers similar thermal performance. Fiber glass insulation has a sig nificantly lower density which relates to lower cryogenic tanker weight and thereby the ability to either transport more product or use less fuel. This article reviews the requirements of thermal insulations for over-the-road cryogenic tankers and compares thermal conductivities of various insulations used for this application. Data on a new "AA" fiber glass insulation designed for this cryogemc market is presented. The results indicate that this new fiber glass blanket can offer the highest thermal resistivities on a per weight basis of any of the insula tion systems evaluated.
Review : Antegrade continence enema: nursing considerations
Authors: Laurie Christina 
Published: March 2007

■ The Malone ACE procedure offers an alternative treatment for children with faecal incontinence and soiling ■ Nurses need to be aware of the importance of the careful selection, preparation and continuing support of children and carers ■ Children and carers need to be aware of the high level of compliance required to achieve success
Homage To the Historical Jesus and Early Christian Devotion
Authors: Hurtado Larry 
Published: March 2007

AbstractWhat continuity or discontinuity is there between the remarkable devotion to Jesus as divine figure in earliest Christianity and the sorts of homage/ reverence that was given to the earthly Jesus? The intra-canonical Gospels exhibit notable differences in the ways that they portray the homage given to Jesus in his ministry, particularly in the language that they prefer. Mat thew is distinctive in a programmatic portrayal of the homage given to Jesus by various figures as 'worship'. Collectively, however, the Gospels confirm that the worship of Jesus in 'post-Easter' Christian circles repre sents a significant development beyond the sorts of homage given to Jesus during his ministry.
Authorial Intent and Historical Reporting: Putting Spong's Literalization Thesis To the Test
Authors: Powell Mark 
Published: March 2007

AbstractJohn Shelby Spong's thesis that a post-canonical process of literalization caused episodes in the Gospels to be misunderstood as historical narratives when they had been intended by their authors and received by their original readers as purely metaphorical tales does not hold up to the scrutiny of either literary or historical analysis. It is also theologically unnecessary, motivated apparently by a drive to legitimate a reading of the texts that is better obtained through a recognition of the hermeneutical limits of authorial intent, an appreciation for polyvalence, and an adoption of postmodern reading strategies.
Jesus, Judaism and the Covenant
Authors: Holmén Tom 
Published: March 2007

AbstractThis article seeks to illuminate Jesus' Jewishness by introducing the perspective of covenant and a new concept, covenant path searching. The concept reflects a phenomenon discernible in all Judaism of the time: the activity of trying to find out how to keep faithful to the covenant. The analysis suggests that Jesus refrained from such an activity thus remarkably departing from the contemporary covenant thinking. This does not necessarily mean detachment of Jesus from Judaism or that he should be pictured as an antinomian. The so-called eschatological covenant of later Old Testament prophetic books could offer an explanation. The texts foretell an inner knowledge of God's will which renders pursuing questions of covenant loyalty futile.
The Use of Polypropylene Nonwoven Geotextiles Impregnated with Bituminous Binder in Road Pavements
Authors: Levy Tom 
Published: March 2007

Nonwoven geotextiles impregnated with bituminous binder will in crease the service life of roads by delaying reflective cracking and providing an im permeable membrane inside the pavement structure This paper describes the use and the function of a specially designed thermally bonded, nonwoven polypropylene geotextile in repaving of cracked roads. An important application of a major road near Losheim (Germany) is described.
Toward a Postliberal Ecclesial Spirituality
Authors: Reno R. R. 
Published: March 2007

ABSTRACTFocusing on the modern concept of spirituality, this article analyzes the various strategies available for giving power and potency to inherited forms of Christian language and practice. The first part of the paper discusses modern spirituality and shows how it appeals to anxoutside of Christian language and practice to infuse it with spiritual potency. The second section investigates the motive for this modern strategy, illustrating the ways in which inherited forms of Christianity have become mute and ineffective. Anglo-Catholic and Evangelical alternatives are briefly canvased and set aside. With a discussion of Origen, the article ends by commending a spiritual practice that both takes seriously the weaknesses and impediments to faith and at the same time rejects the strategies of modern spirituality.
‘Community’: A Postmodern Mission Paradigm?
Authors: McCoy Michael 
Published: March 2007

ABSTRACTTo answer the question of the title of this article, the words ‘community’, ‘postmodern’, ‘mission’ and ‘paradigm’ are examined in turn and defined. The central place of the ‘local church’ in contemporary missiology is discussed, and the need for a missional and communitarian ecclesiology is argued with positive but critical reference to the approach of the Gospel and Our Culture Network of North America. The article ends by suggesting that ‘community’ can indeed be seen as a mission paradigm for postmodernity, and by posing some key questions facing the local church if it is to become a missional community.
Australian Anglicanism and Pluralism
Authors: Rayner Keith 
Published: March 2007

ABSTRACTInitially the Church of England was the one recognized church in Australia. As other churches were established, it became the dominant church among a few others. Subsequently it became one Christian denomination among many. Now it finds itself, with other churches, among a plurality of other faiths. This evolution from singularity to plurality has raised such questions as whether truth is one or many, how unity relates to plurality and how a church conveys its message in a plural society. For Anglicans the intensity of these questions has been heightened by the plurality within Anglicanism itself. This article argues that plurality can contribute positively to a fuller perception of truth and that the pressure for unity continues in the face of pluralism, though it may be a unity obtained by excluding dissenting points of view or an inclusive unity which transcends plurality.
An Antipodean Establishment: Institutional Anglicanism in Australia, 1788–c. 1934
Authors: Strong Rowan 
Published: March 2007

ABSTRACTThis article argues that the Church of England in Australia maintained for most of this period a culture of conservative political and social values. This conservative culture was a consequence of the Church of England being a subordinate partner in the hegemony of the ruling landed classes in England. In Australia, the Church of England, while never legally established, continued to act as though it was, and to strongly uphold conservative political and social values long after its monopolistic connection with the state had any practical reality. Consequently, the Church of England in Australia supported conventional values and solutions to social problems and marginalized Anglicans who challenged its prevailing conservatism. The catalysts for a change in this prevailing institutional culture were the First World War and the Great Depression. These challenges prompted the emergence within the institutional church of the beginnings of a more cautiously critical outlook towards the social status quo.
Tolerable Diversity and Ecclesial Integrity: Communion or Federation?
Authors: Turner Philip 
Published: March 2007

ABSTRACTA series of issues have recently arisen that pose the question of whether or not the Anglican Communion will remain a communion of churches or become merely a loose federation. To remain a communion, Anglicans will have to come to some agreement about the relation between ecclesial integrity on the one hand and tolerable diversity on the other. The right balance between the two cannot be maintained by simple reference to such things as doctrinal statements, episcopal authority, or canon law. Ecclesial integrity and tolerable diversity are often not matters with a fixed and plainly recognizable identity. The right balance is to be found within an ethos defined by common practices that include hearing the Scriptures entire within an ordered form of worship, open theological debate, cohesive episcopal oversight, Godliness, and reluctance to change practice until wide agreement in respect to disputed issues is reached.
Improved visualization of breast lesions with gadolinium‐enhanced magnetization transfer MR imaging
Authors: Schreiber Wolfgang G. , Brix Gunnar , Knopp Michael V. , Heß Thomas , Lorenz Walter J. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractA pulse sequence with magnetization transfer as the main contrast mechanism (MT‐FLASH) was developed for improved imaging of breast lesions that requires neither fat suppression nor postprocessing. After optimization of the sequence in phantom and volunteer studies, a clinical pilot study with 14 patients was performed. In carcinomas the relative signal increase after Gd‐DTPA administration was on average 34% in MT‐FLASH images compared with 169% in conventional T1 weighted (T1W) three‐dimensional FLASH images. In MT‐FLASH images, all lesions demonstrated a signal intensity higher than that of fat; in T1W images, all lesions have a lower signal intensity. The average postcontrast carcinoma‐to‐fat contrast‐to‐noise ratios were +11.6 and −14.2, respectively. The conspicutty of 12 of 13 carcinomas was improved in postcontrast MT‐FLASH images compared with postcontrast T1w images. Thus, MT‐FLASH imaging enables excellent visualization of Gd‐DTPA‐enhancing breast lesions.
Algorithms for extracting motion information from navigator echoes
Authors: Wang Yi , Grimm Roger C. , Felmlee Joel P. , Riederer Sephen J. , Ehman Richard L. 
Published: March 2007

AbstractAlgorithms to reliably detect motion in navigator echoes are crucial to many MRI motion suppression techniques. The accuracy of these algorithms is affected by noise and deformation of navigator echo profile caused by physiologic motion. This study compared the performance of algorithms based on correlation and least squares for extracting displacement information from motion‐monitoring navigator echoes, using computer simulation and in vivo imaging. The least squares algorithm was determined to be of higher accuracy than the correlation algorithm against errors caused by noise and profile deformation.
A new adiabatic inversion pulse
Authors: Rosenfeld Daniel , Zur Yuval 
Published: March 2007

AbstractAdiabatic pulses play an important role in magnetization inversion in the presence of RF field inhomogeneity. In this work the authors present an efficient adiabatic inversion pulse that is able to selectively invert magnetization over a large frequency bandwidth in a short time. The pulse is constructed in two steps: (i) the optimal trajectory is determined and (ii) the optimal rate of motion along that trajectory is determined. The resulting pulse enables separately controlling and trading off the pulse duration against the transition width. The superiority of this pulse over the well known sech/tanh adiabatic pulse is demonstrated in a scenario where a large bandwidth should be inverted at a short time using limited B1 amplitude.