cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
title: A Comparison of Audio Recordings and Therapist's Process Notes in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Creators: name: Creaser, Miriam
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Therapistsʼ process notes - written descriptions of a session produced
shortly afterwards from memory - hold a significant role in child and
adolescent psychoanalytic psychotherapy. They are central in training, in
supervision, and in developing oneʼs understanding through selfsupervision
and forms of psychotherapy research. This thesis examines
such process notes through a comparison with audio recordings of the
same sessions. In so doing, it aims to generate theory that might illuminate
the causes of significantly patterned discrepancies between the notes and
recordings, in order to understand more about the processes at work in
psychoanalytic psychotherapy and to explore the nature of process notes,
their values and limitations.
The literature searches conducted revealed limited relevant studies. All
identified studies that compare process notes with recordings of sessions
seek to quantify the differences between the two forms of recording. Unlike
these, this thesis explores the meaning of the differences between process
notes and recordings through qualitative data analysis. Using
psychoanalytically informed grounded theory, in total nine sets of process
notes and recordings from three different psychoanalytic psychotherapists
are analysed. The analysis identifies eight core categories of findings.
Initial theories are developed from these categories, most significantly
concerning the role and influence of a ʻcore transference dynamicʼ
between therapist and patient. Further theory is developed on the nature
and function of process notes as a means for the therapistʼs conscious and
unconscious processing of the session, as well as on the nature of the
influence of the relationships – both internal and external – within which
they are written.
In the light of the findings, a proposal is made for a new approach for
learning about the patient and clinical work, ʻthe comparison methodʼ
(supervision involving a comparison of process notes and recordings),
and, in particular, for its inclusion within the training of psychoanalytic
psychotherapists. Further recommendations for research are also made.
MPEC 2024-J62 : 2010 JE
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Plagiognathus
Plagiognathus chrysanthemi

description: Plagiognathus chrysanthemi (Wolff, 1804)
Miris chrysanthemi Wolff, 1804: 157.
NEW DATA. — Entracque, Fus Carbonaro, 1000 m, 44.250810°N, 7.377315°E (WGS84), 28.VI.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Entracque, S of Suffiet bridge, Bousset stream and right tributary, c. 1185 m, 44.1925°N, 7.4466°E (WGS84), 28.VII.2015, LB, FC, PD, MD, MN, SR, FT leg., 2 specimens, MZUF. — Limone Piemonte, La Perla, 2000 m, 44.15528°N, 7.1753°E (WGS84), 11.VIII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1650 m, 44.17084°N, 7.61385°E (WGS84), 26.IX.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1680 m, 44.2041°N, 7.48709°E (WGS84), 25.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 11 specimenx, MZUF.
CHOROTYPE. — Asiatic-European.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on page 286, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
title: Understanding how Izzat impacts the lived experience of Young Muslim Pakistan Women in the UK: A Phenomenological Approach
Creators: name: Gunasinge, Cerisse
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Literature has documented how cultural practices, (in particular izzat), impact the day-to-day lived experiences of South Asian women. It is evident that such beliefs and value-systems can affect the psychological well-being and experiences of distress of these individuals.
This study intended to explore how six young second generation Pakistani Muslim women understand izzat, what role if any, it has in their lives and whether there is an interplay between upholding the cultural codes and the participants' help-seeking strategies for psychological distress.
A qualitative research method was adopted whereby semi-structured interviews were conducted and transcribed. The data was collected and analysed through the use of an Interpretative Phenomenological Analytic framework. Analysis of the interview transcripts identified three main themes: - 1) Upholding the Rules of Izzat, 2) Speaking Out/Getting Help and 3) Negotiating Tensions.
In conclusion, the study findings highlighted the various ways in which izzat was interpreted by the participants and the implications these cultural codes have for strategies in managing or the silencing of psychological distress. Interviews with the study participants also illustrate the dilemmas and tensions that the participants experience when considering codes of izzat (personal and familial) and how these are negotiated to enable young Pakistani women to self-manage or seek help when experiencing psychological distress. The analysis also highlights possible life experiences that might lead to self-harm and attempted suicide in young Pakistani Muslim women. It was noted that cultural practices of izzat appear to vary over time
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as individuals are exposed to alternative cultural practices or coping strategies, yet can also be mediated by and individual’s country of birth or residence.
The findings were found to support and advance existing research, which suggests that codes of izzat mediate the resources and help-seeking strategies Pakistani Muslim women utilise to maintain and manage their psychological well-being. Suggestions for further research and implications for practice are discussed.
title: How Do Young People Accessing Mental Health Services Describe and Understand Emotional Distress?
Creators: name: Fisher, Rebecca
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Background and aim: There has been growing acknowledgement of the role of emotional distress in the development of mental health difficulties yet despite adolescence being a complex developmental stage, where individuals develop an increasingly sophisticated conceptual framework for their emotional experiences, research has focused on normative adult populations. Furthermore, a lack of shared concept and pragmatic research considerations has led to a diverse conceptualisation of emotional distress and the use of quantitative methodology. Very little qualitative research has been conducted examining the subjective experiences of young people experiencing mental health difficulties so the aim of this study was to explore how young people accessing mental health services talk about and understand their experience of emotional distress.
Method: Eight interviews were conducted with young people aged between 14 and 17 years old who were accessing a Tier 4 Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). The interview transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis.
Results: Four themes were produced in the analysis and were 1) Experience of emotional distress: Emotions are uncontrollable, 2) Impact of emotional expression: Isolations, 3) Management of emotional distress: Self regulation and 4) Reaction to emotional distress: Service provision. They highlight the young people’s understanding of emotional distress and the associated consequences including response by professionals, difficulties with interpersonal relationships and the use of coping mechanisms.
Discussion: The young people described and understood their experiences of emotional distress to have had significant and ongoing impact on their lives. These findings provide support for existing literature but also make new contributions to the evidence base by representing the voice of a marginalised and difficult to access service user group. The theoretical implications of the results consider the importance of continued qualitative investigation in how young people understand and experience emotional distress. Clinical implications were discussed in terms of the commonalities in the conceptualisation of distress between young people and clinical practice. Future directions for research were also discussed.
Parapsallus vitellinus
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Parapsallus
Parapsallus vitellinus

description: Parapsallus vitellinus (Scholtz, 1847)
Capsus vitellinus Scholtz, 1847: 130.
NEW DATA. — Limone Piemonte, La Perla, 1650 m, 44.17084°N, 7.61385°E (WGS84), 20.VI.2014, MN, MD leg., 2 specimens, MZUF, coll. PD.
CHOROTYPE. — Sibero-European.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on pages 286-287, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
title: How Can a School Based Mindfulness Intervention Help Teenage Girls Who Have Experienced School Related Anxiety within the Last Year
Creators: name: Gilleece, Patricia
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: This research aims to explore if the implementation of a mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) intervention with teenage girls increases levels of mindfulness and well-being and decreases anxiety, as measured by the Mindfulness Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS), Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) and The Spence Children’s Anxiety Scale (SCAS), respectively. An exploratory mixed methods design was used, involving sequential data collection. Quantitative data was collected pre and post intervention, qualitative data was collected following the intervention and after the quantitative phase of the study was completed. Combining both qualitative and quantitative data provided a better understanding of intervention impact and generated a rich picture of both process and outcomes. The mindfulness intervention incorporated MBSR techniques and some exercises which were based on Biegel’s (2009) stress reduction workbook for teens.
	
The key findings from this study indicate a significant difference on the students’ levels of mindfulness and well-being as measured by the MAAS and WEMWBS after the intervention took place. There were slight decreases on the SCAS scores however it was not significant. In the semi-structured interviews students highlighted a range of benefits from using mindfulness including: lower levels of stress, improved levels of concentration and attention and higher levels of self-esteem and self-efficacy. These findings are largely consistent with existing literature regarding the use of mindfulness with children and young people.
title: The Development and Evaluation of a School-Based Programme to Promote and the Enhance Well-Being of Primary School Children
Creators: name: Gilani, Tasneem
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: The current study was carried out to evaluate the impact of a well-being curriculum based on existing knowledge of themes within PP, which contribute to well-being. The Positive Well-Being Curriculum consists of twelve ninety minute sessions delivered weekly during a school term. The twelve well-being sessions fit into four domains: positive experience, positive emotions, positive relationships, achievement and meaning (Seligman, 2007).
The objectives of the study were to test the practical implications of running a well-being curriculum, to develop a range of activities within each domain and to evaluate the impact on student well-being with regard to life satisfaction, positive affectivity and subjective happiness.
A pilot was carried out as preparation for the main mixed method intervention study, which was conducted in two London primary schools. Pre and post data was collected using standardised measures, focus groups and one to one interviews. Findings from the pilot demonstrated a significant increase in well-being as demonstrated by increases in: life satisfaction, positive affect and subjective happiness. Additional information was gathered which informed the content and implementation of the curriculum in the main study.
The experience of taking part in the study as evidenced through qualitative and quantitative results, indicate that the Positive Well-being Curriculum was perceived by participating teachers and children to contribute positively to the well-being of the children. These findings would be of interest to educational psychologists as there is an increasing interest by schools to include creative and validated resources to support and enhance the well-being of all children.
A number of useful insights were developed about the usefulness of the curriculum for children in a variety of educational settings.
title: Competency Based Assessment Using Virtual Reality (VERT): Is It a Realistic Possibility ?
Creators: name: Flinton, David Maurice
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: The education of the radiography profession is based within higher education establishments, yet a critical part of all radiography programmes is the clinical component where students learn the practical skills of the profession. Assessments therefore not only have to assess a student’s knowledge, but also their clinical competence and core skills in line with both Health and Care Professions Council and the Society and College of Radiographers requirements. This timely thesis examines the possibility of using the Virtual Environment for RadioTherapy (VERT) as an assessment tool to evaluate a student’s competence so giving the advantage of a standard assessment and relieving time pressures in the clinical department.
A mixed methods approach was taken which can be described as a Quantitative Qualitative design with the emphasis being on the Quantitative element; a so called QUAN  qual design. The quantitative evaluation compared two simulations, one in the virtual reality environment and another in the department using a real treatment machine. Students were asked to perform two electron setups in each simulation; the order being randomly decided and so the study would be described as a randomised cross-over design. Following this, qualitative data was collected in student focus groups to explore student perspectives in more depth.
Findings indicated that the performance between the two simulators was significantly different, p < 0∙001; the virtual simulation scoring significantly lower than the hospital based simulation overall and in virtually all parameters being assessed. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data supported this finding and identified 4 main themes; equipment use, a lack of reality, learning opportunities and assessment of competence. One other sub-theme identified for reality was that of the environment and senses.
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) cognatus
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Polymerus
Polymerus cognatus

description: Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) cognatus (Fieber, 1858)
Poeciloscytus cognatus Fieber, 1858: 331.
NEW DATA. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, Gias Garbella, 1650 m, 44.19694°N, 7.4838°E (WGS84), 19.VI.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF.
CHOROTYPE. — Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on page 287, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
title: Exploring the Impact of a Difficult Breastfeeding Experience on Maternal Identity: A Narrative Analysis
Creators: name: Fowle, Rebekah
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Introduction: Due to the implied health benefits for mother and baby, breastfeeding has become a key public health issue. Literature reviewed highlighted the ‘medical’ and ‘natural’ mother discourse which surrounds motherhood and impacts on women’s decisions to breastfeed. Whilst the emotional and physical strains of a difficult experience have been explored, it is unclear how these experiences impact on women’s identities as mothers and in what ways women are able to narrate and share their embodied experiences.
Methods: Seven first time mothers who described themselves as having had a difficult breastfeeding experience were interviewed to gather data pertaining to how mothers construct narratives of breastfeeding and the impact of these narratives on their identity as mothers. An interest in both socio-political discourse and embodiment theory derived from the literature review led to the use of visual methods in eliciting narratives and the employment of a critical narrative analysis in exploring the data gathered.
Findings: The participants’ narratives drew from ‘medical’ and ‘natural’ mother discourses and were found to constrain subjective experience and leave participants with feelings of guilt, frustration and loss. A prevailing assumption that unruly, excessive bodies must be controlled by a rational ‘mind’ led to the body becoming a site for control and resistance for participants as they attempted to conform to norms of motherhood and breastfeeding.
Discussion: Results identified the ways in which women as mothers can see their subjective experiences diminished and their voices silenced due to a lack of available discourse and entrenched ideologies surrounding the ‘good’ mother. It is suggested that adopting a social justice agenda within therapeutic practice might prevent the internalisation of oppressive discourse which can lead to mothers’ psychological distress. Moreover, it is suggested that exploring the body in therapy might resist a mind/body dualism and lead to increasingly compassionate and accepting relationships with our bodies; in turn increasing awareness of subjective experience.
title: Constructions of Clinical Psychology in Adult Mental Health: A Discursive Thematic Analysis
Creators: name: Fernandez-Catherall, Daniela
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: In face of the current economic-political changes facing the UK and its State institutions and of the new evidence about the impact of social inequality on human distress, this study attempts to understand the increasing practice of delivering psychological therapy by the British clinical psychology profession.
A review of the critical histories of the profession in the UK identified the need for a more detailed study of the “history of the present” to reveal the discursive operations that construct professional practice. A discursive thematic analysis (DTA) based on the theoretical concepts of the late post-modern scholar Michel Foucault was used to explore public available documents produced by British clinical psychologists between 2010 and 2014.
Two dominant professional discursive themes were identified: alternative and leadership. These themes were found to be supported by the discursive sub-themes of applied science, well-being, Cognitivism and therapy which align the aspiration of the profession with those of the State. The tension between the applied scientist and the therapist role - specifically the need to establish simultaneously the profession’s scientific credibility and its therapeutic abilities in order to respond to market pressures – showed recurrences of the conflicts of the early history of professionalization of clinical psychology.
The positioning of clinical psychology against the use of functional psychiatric diagnosis and the challenges and opportunities identified by the opening of the NHS market to ‘any willing provider’ revealed how professional discourses operate to maintain the status quo. This study recommends that the socio-historical construction of the profession should be investigated further, in particular through the subjugated discourse identified here
Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Polymerus
Polymerus unifasciatus

description: Polymerus (Poeciloscytus) unifasciatus (Fabricius, 1794)
Lygaeus unifasciatus Fabricius, 1794: 178.
NEW DATA. — Entracque, Fus Carbonaro, 1360 m, 44.23738°N, 7.38143°E (WGS84), 21.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1679 m, 44.2041°N, 7.48709°E (WGS84), 27.VII.2013, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF.
CHOROTYPE. — Holarctic.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on page 287, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Psallus
Psallus ambiguus

description: Psallus (Mesopsallus) ambiguus (Fallén, 1807)
Lygaeus ambiguus Fallén, 1807: 89.
LITERATURE. — Mancini (1963 [sub Psallus (Apocremnus) ambiguus]): Colle di Tenda.
NEW DATA. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1580 m, 44.19503°N, 7.49107°E (WGS84), 03.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF.
CHOROTYPE. — European.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on page 287, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
title: A Sociological Imagination in Public Health: Systematic Review, Qualitative Studies and Young People's Health in Schools
Creators: name: Jamal, Farah
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Since the 1970s, public health research has shown a renewed focus on the social determinants of health. A focus on the social or ‘upstream’ determinants of health suggests the value of developing sociological analyses. My research applies a sociological imagination to public health science to develop an understanding of the interrelationship between, on the one hand, individual experiences and, on the other, societal arrangements and social position. This research is critical because a public health science oriented towards equitable improvement of people’s lives will require attending to the connections between health and their social contexts.
In this critical overview I re-assess the publications I have submitted for the degree of PhD by publication, which includes six peer-reviewed journal articles published between 2013-2015 in top ranking journals in sociology and public health. I highlight the original empirical, theoretical and methodological contributions the publications have made to two domains of public health research and practice: a) school health and b) systematic review methods. The common thread underpinning my research across these domains is situating an understanding of health within a framework of larger social processes. A key aim of this overview is therefore to elaborate and extend my thinking from individual publications to bring this to fruition. I do so by using Anthony Giddens’ notion of structuration as an over-arching theoretical lens to interpret my qualitative research (including interviews, focus groups, documentary analysis and qualitative systematic reviews including meta-ethnography and meta-narrative synthesis) and to illustrate that attending to the duality of structure and agency is useful for providing a framework through which to assess research and practice, and for developing theories which could inform the design and evaluation of complex health interventions.
title: Nuture groups in secondary schools: An exploration of young people's lived experiences
Creators: name: Hibberd, Benjamin
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Children with emotional difficulties often experience problems at school in terms of their academic progress and within peer relationships. This can create a particular challenge to teachers in terms of managing their behaviour and meeting their needs (Bennathan, 2000). Nurture groups (NGs) were developed by educational psychologist Marjorie Boxall in the 1960’s with an aim to improve the emotional wellbeing of children with Social, Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties (SEBD). This chapter explores the definition of Nurture Groups, SEBD and places current research within both local and national contexts.
title: Perceptions, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in Ethiopia: The Case of Smallholder Farmers in Sidama
Creators: name: Hameso, Seyoum
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Climate change is one of the most complex problems of our time presenting

unique challenges for societies. For developing countries such as Ethiopia, it complicates existing 
challenges of development. The problem is aggravated for Sidama’s smallholder farmers’ who depend 
on rain-­‐fed agriculture to produce coffee for global market and Enset for subsistence. Yet 
farmers’ understanding and responses to climate change have not been seriously acknowledged nor 
empirically studied.


This doctoral thesis explores perceptions, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change. More 
specifically it seeks to explore, document and analyse perceptions of climate change, examine 
vulnerability of farmers and their adaptation strategies as well as the state of mainstreaming 
climate change adaptation to development policy in Ethiopia.


To achieve these aims, the study deploys comparative case study research design to analyse climate 
change in three agroecological zones. Both qualitative and quantitative research methods are used 
for data collection and analysis. A modified form of sustainable livelihoods framework is deployed 
as analytical tool to investigate vulnerability context, livelihood assets, institutions enabling 
or hindering adaptation. Fieldwork research took place from January 2012 -­‐ May 2012 involving a 
survey with 120 farmers, focus group discussion with 30 farmers, semi-­‐structured interviews with 
15 farmers and 17 policy makers.


Findings reveal increased temperature, high rainfall variability and inter-­‐annual and 
intra-­‐seasonal variation. Farmers clearly perceived climate risks based on their experience and 
knowledge of their local environment. They also took a number of measures to adapt to climate 
change within their capacity. They need informed  public  policy  and  research  to  help  create  
enabling  conditions  for
sustainable livelihoods and increased resilience.
Psallus (Psallus) varians
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Psallus
Psallus varians

description: Psallus (Psallus) varians (Herrich-Schäffer, 1841)
Capsus varians Herrich-Schäffer, 1841: 45.
NEW DATA. — Valdieri, Terme di Valdieri, La Valletta, 1550 m, 44.19083°N, 7.26778°E (WGS84), 17.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 3 specimens, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1580 m, 44.19503°N, 7.49107°E (WGS84), 03.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF.
CHOROTYPE. — European.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on pages 287-288, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
title: An Exploration of How Clinical Psychologist make Sense of the Roles of Religious and Spiritual Beliefs within their Therapeutic Work with Adults who have Experienced Trauma?
Creators: name: Harbidge, Philippa Rose
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Background and Aims: Spiritual and religious beliefs and practices hold
a central role within many individuals’ worldviews, how they function
socially and in the expression of distress. Within the profession of clinical
psychology however spirituality and religion have been referred to as a
neglected area. Some psychologists report discomfort in relation to
incorporating spirituality and religion into therapeutic practice. However,
the salience of spirituality and religion to clients who have experienced
trauma is widely reported. The relationship between spirituality, religion
and trauma has been explored, in terms of their role within meaning
making processes, as a resource for coping and also, for some people,
holding the potential for increased distress. This study aimed to explore
how clinical psychologists made sense of the roles of spirituality and
religion within their practice, working with adults who had experienced
trauma.
Method: Semi-structured interviews were carried out with eight clinical
psychologists working within two NHS trusts. Participants held a range of
preferred therapeutic modalities; cognitive, analytic and systemic.
Verbatim interview transcripts were analysed using Thematic Analysis.
Results: Four main themes were generated, ‘Spirituality and religion:
Connectedness and ambivalence’; ‘Influencing frameworks’; ‘Trauma,
spirituality and religion; Important to clients’ and ‘Contradictions in
practice’. A description of these themes and associated sub-themes is
presented.
Conclusions: Participants reported spirituality and religion to be a
difficult topic; Spirituality and religion were acknowledged to hold
significance to clients however contradictions were reported between
therapeutic intentions and therapeutic actions. Consideration was given
to the influence of wider contexts upon actions in practice. Clinical
implications and directions for future research are discussed.
title: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Experiences of Adults with Learning Disabilities and Anxiety Undertaking Compassion Focussed Therapy
Creators: name: Hardiman, Mark
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: In the UK approximately 1.2 million people are estimated to have a mild to moderate learning disability (LD); however, they are historically underrepresented in research. Whilst there’s a small but growing evidence base for Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) in adult populations, there’s no published research regarding its use with people with LD.
A mixed methods case study project explored the experience of three participants with LD and anxiety undertaking a programme of CFT. Measures of self-compassion, anxiety and depression were administered pre-intervention, post-intervention and at three-month follow-up. Post-intervention interviews were analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis. Findings were then combined to develop mixed methods inferences.
Findings showed that participant anxiety reduced significantly. Participants experienced this reduction as a categorical change in the self. There was limited evidence for overall changes in their understanding and experience of self-compassion. In addition, they appeared to understand mindfulness as a tool to use when experiencing acute distress. Participants appeared to be developing a greater sense of common humanity.
Issues raised include possible diagnostic overshadowing leading to high levels of anxiety at referral, the value of mixed methods research in the field and the value of a hermeneutic understanding of the researcher’s role in analysing data from people with LD. In summary, this research is the first to examine the function of CFT in adults with LD. It suggests that CFT may have a role in clinical practice, but as always more research is needed
MPEC 2024-J63 : 2020 HD6
Creators: name: Minor Planet Center Staff
Publisher: name: The Minor Planet Center
Year: 2024
Subjects: subject: Small Solar System bodies
valueUri: http://astrothesaurus.org/uat/1469

description: The Minor Planet Electronic Circulars contain information on unusual minor planets, routine data on comets and natural satellites, and occasional editorial announcements.  They are published on behalf of Division F of the International Astronomical Union by the Minor Planet Center, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A.
title: Predictors of Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help Amongst UK-Based First Generation Greek Adults
Creators: name: Kyriakou, Panayiota
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: This study employed quantitative methodology to examine the role of age, gender, years of living in the United Kingdom, past experiences of therapy, acculturation, public stigma and internalised shame in predicting Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help of first generation Greek immigrants (N=120). 

The results of the correlational analysis suggested significant correlations between attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, gender, age, years in the United Kingdom, past experiences of therapy, social stigma and the embarrassment factor of internalised shame. In contrast to the hypothesis and previous studies, acculturation did not correlate significantly with attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help. 

Hierarchical regression analysis was further used to present a model of the link between the predictor variables and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help. The results suggested that past experiences of therapy and social stigma were the main predictors of attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help, with higher levels of social stigma being the most significant predictor. Internalised shame, gender, age and years of living in the United Kingdom did not have a predictive effect in this model.

Implications of the findings to the field of Counselling Psychology are considered. This study appears to be the first to examine the attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help amongst a population of first generation Greek immigrants living in the United Kingdom. The implications of the findings include questioning the utility of a “Western” model of counselling. Considering the possible link between one’s attitudes and their behaviours in relation to seeking help, these findings point out the need for interventions to reduce the social stigma of seeking help of Greek immigrants, which may in turn increase the willingness to seek help for emotional difficulties of this growing immigrant population.
Stenodema (Stenodema) sericans
Creators: name: Norbiato, Margherita
name: Dioli, Paride
name: Cianferoni, Fabio
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Miridae
Stenodema
Stenodema sericans

description: Stenodema (Stenodema) sericans (Fieber, 1861)
Miris sericans Fieber, 1861: 240.
NEW DATA. — Valdieri, Pian del Valasco, 1747 m, 44.19608° N, 7.23051°E (WGS84), 20.VIII.2013, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Valdieri, Pian della Casa, 1700 m, 44.17446°N, 7.2672°E (WGS84), 26.VII.2012, MN leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Valdieri, Terme di Valdieri, La Valletta, 1550 m, 44.19083°N, 7.26778°E (WGS84), 17.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1679 m, 44.2041°N, 7.48709°E (WGS84), 27.VII.2013, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1625 m, 44.19503°N, 7.49107°E (WGS84), 17.VIII.2013, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1580 m, 44.19503°N, 7.49107°E (WGS84), 03.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1730 m, 06.VII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF. — Vernante, loc. Palanfré, 1770 m, 21.VIII.2014, MN, MD leg., 1 specimen, MZUF.
CHOROTYPE. — South-European.
description: Published as part of Norbiato, Margherita, Dioli, Paride & Cianferoni, Fabio, 2019, Annotated checklist of the Hemiptera Heteroptera of the Site of Community Importance and Special Area of Conservation " Alpi Marittime " (NW Italy), pp. 269-312 in Zoosystema 41 (15) on page 288, DOI: 10.5252/zoosystema2019v41a15, http://zenodo.org/record/3722483
title: A Qualitative Study Exploring Migrant Pakistani-Muslim Women's Lived Experiences and Understanding of Postnatal Depression
Creators: name: Lamba, Rima
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: An array of literature suggests that "postnatal depression" is particularly high among Black and Minority Ethnicities, migrant women, those from non-English-speaking backgrounds, and South Asian women.
Studies which have been conducted in this field, tend to be from a quantitative stance, not taking much account for individual experiences. Qualitative research which has been conducted tends to place women from South Asian communities into one group which ignores the existing diversities within South Asian communities. As a result, the experiences of migrant Pakistani-Muslim women within the context of maternal distress have been largely overlooked.
This research tries to address this gap by attempting to gain a rich understanding of migrant Pakistani-Muslim women's experiences of postnatal depression within motherhood. The research hopes to inform clinical practice and suggests ways of improving supportive services for this group of migrant women.
A qualitative approach was used to interview four migrant Pakistani-Muslim women in London aged: 27-39 who subjectively experienced depression during the postnatal period in motherhood. The interview transcripts were analysed based on the principles of interpretative phenomenological analysis.
Six main themes emerged from the data: 'experiencing transitions', 'the experience of significant relationships', 'the body and motherhood', living with postnatal distress', the experience and perception of Pakistani culture' and 'patchy provision of "good" healthcare'.
The research findings illustrate that migrant Pakistani-Muslim women's experiences of postnatal depression maybe complex and seem to be a combined product of psychosocial, cultural and physiological issues and stressors.
This study highlights the importance of support for migrant Pakistani-Muslim women and how healthcare services could improve to meet their needs, which may ultimately reduce or prevent experiences of maternal distress.
title: Mindfulness Experiences of Children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Anxiety- An Exploratory Study
Creators: name: Lambert, Jodie
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: This qualitative phenomenological study explored the experiences of four children with
Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and anxiety (aged 10-13 years) who took part in a
mindfulness-based intervention. The research was conducted within a local authority in
times of reform in both education and mental health. A systematic literature review
indicated that the majority of children with ASD experience difficulties with attention,
anxiety, empathy, comprehension and communication within the social world. The
research into mindfulness revealed it to have many applications in social and emotional
development, attention and general well-being for children and adults. However, there
was limited literature regarding mindfulness-based interventions with children on the
autistic spectrum. The central research question was ‘what do children with ASD say
about their experiences of being part of the mindfulness programme?’ Additional
research questions were ‘what do children with ASD say about their life experiences?’
and ‘does anything change in children’s lived experiences during the course of the
mindfulness programme?’ The data was collected using semi-structured interviews pre
and post intervention and via audio- diaries. Data was analysed using Interpretative
Phenomenological Analysis. The themes that emerged were ‘worries’, ‘perceptions of
the self’, ‘relationships’, ‘connecting to the environment’, ‘views of autism’ and
‘perceptions and experiences of mindfulness’. The themes appear to indicate that
mindfulness-based approaches may be useful in promoting the psychological well-being
of children with ASD. Children reported enjoyment of mindfulness, engagement with
the practical and concrete teaching of the intervention, positive changes to their
experiences of having autism and worries, feelings of empowerment and resiliency,
enjoyment of new experiences and abilities in noticing and accepting change. Therefore,
the research identifies positive opportunities for children with ASD to engage with
mindfulness-based approaches and it also highlights the role that can be undertaken by
the educational psychologist in such interventions.
title: The Views of Students with Dyslexia on the Transition to Secondary School-The Importance of Self-Advocacy
Creators: name: Kelly, Samuel
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: The transition to secondary school can be a stressful and challenging process for young people, especially those with special educational needs. While research acknowledges the importance of additional support for students with dyslexia at post-secondary transition, a systematic literature review indicated that very little research has studied their experience during transition to secondary school. Additionally, there is a growing evidence base for the importance of vulnerable students being taught to self-advocate during transition, though limited research has investigated its efficacy for young people with dyslexia. To address these issues, qualitative exploratory research was conducted with nine young people with dyslexia, who had recently transitioned to secondary school. Data collection involved two semi-structured interviews which were both analysed using thematic analysis. The first interview sought to explore both the experiences of young people with dyslexia during transition, as well as what they found supportive during this process. Findings highlighted the importance of understanding and disclosing dyslexia; requesting appropriate support; knowing strengths and areas for development; adequate information about transition; support from friends and family. Using these findings, the researcher developed five draft self-advocacy based materials which sought to support young people with dyslexia during transition. The second interview explored the views of participants on these materials. The research indicated that the materials would be useful for preparing young people with dyslexia for the transition to secondary school. The materials were then refined based on the feedback of participants. The findings of this research highlighted the importance of transition planning for young people with dyslexia and the potential efficacy of self-advocacy based support.
title: Induction and HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorders
Creators: name: Inchley-Mort, Sophie
Publisher: name: The University of East London
Year: 2015

description: Antiretroviral medication has improved HIV-related prognosis. Yet HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) have substantially increased, leading to decreased quality of life, increased illness severity and mortality. In the research literature, executive dysfunction (e.g. planning difficulties and cognitive inflexibility) has been identified as prominent in HAND, but there has been little analysis of the componential and qualitative aspects underpinning these deficits. Targeted and theory-driven neurorehabilition for HAND is limited due to the lack of this type of detailed information. This study aimed to explore whether induction, a key aspect of executive function, is impaired in HAND, and if so, the underpinning processes causing impairment.
Thirteen participants with HAND and thirteen HIV-negative participants were matched for gender, age, education and reading ability. The HAND population were assessed for current functioning, and compared to the control group on verbal and non-verbal tests of induction. Qualitative analysis was used to derive a componential scoring system for the Brixton Spatial Anticipation Test (non-verbal measure of induction) to qualitatively and quantitatively characterise performance in the HAND group compared to the non-clinical sample.
Results suggest that induction is impaired in HAND. However, initial rule detection appears spared. Processes such as slowed information processing, and lapses in attention and working memory affected induction across the HAND group. Other deficits appeared idiosyncratically: accordingly, no single profile of impairment was identified. This study showed that taking simple measures of executive function at face value does not provide an accurate description of individual performance in HAND. The results are interpreted in the context of a need for componential analyses of neuropsychological tests, generally in research and when interpreting scores in practice