cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Real-space phase field investigation of evolving magnetic domains and twin structures in a ferromagnetic shape memory alloy
Creators: name: Wu, Hong-Hui
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 20403 Condensed Matter Modelling and Density Functional Theory
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Computational Physics
subject: Thermodynamics

description: A real-space phase field model combining Landau–Lifshitz–Gilbert equationand time-dependent Ginzburg–Landau equation is developed to investigate the evolution of ferromagnetic domains and martensitic twin structures in aferromagnetic shape memory alloy at different lengthscales. Both domain and twin structures are obtained by simultaneously solving for minimization of magnetic, elastic, and magnetoelastic coupling energy terms via a nonlinear finite element method. The model is applied to simulate magneto-structural evolution within a nanoparticle and a bulk single-crystal of the alloy Ni2MnGa, which are subjected to mechanical strains. It is shown that a nanoparticlecontains magnetic vortex structures within a single twin variant, whereas for a bulk crystal both 90° and 180° domain structures are present within multiple twin variants.
Neurotensin: a candidate for peptide-guided drug delivery
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: B200 - Pharmacology, toxicology & pharmacy

description: Modern pharmacotherapy, especially with regards to the treatment of cancer, has been faced with one major obstacle for many years: poor drug specificity. The use of many biotherapeutic/chemotherapeuticdrugs for the treatment of cancer is largely dose-limited due to their highly toxic nature and largely unspecific mode of action, causing 'off target' drug interactions, inadequate drug concentrations at 'on target' areas and poor patient compliance due to the necessity to receive large amounts of a drug that hinder quality of life. Currently available research into the development of recombinant biotherapeutic drugs, targeted to specific ligand receptors, has presented a new mode of drug delivery, which could potentially avoid these problems – drug delivery selective to the tissue of choice with minimal damage to physiologically normal cells. Neurotensin (NT) is a tridecapeptide known to exert a variety of effects on the human body; it has a dual role as both a neuromodulator in the central nervous system and as a local hormone in the periphery. The actions of neurotensin are mediated by specific interactions with one of three neurotensin receptors: NTS1, NTS2 and NTS3, all of which are known to internalise upon interaction with neurotensin. NTS1 in particular is thought to play the biggest role in eliciting the actions of neurotensin and is the main focus of this study; as NTS1 is known to be up regulated in a variety of different cancer types, including pancreatic and breast tumours, it could potentially serve as a target for neurotensin-mediated drug-delivery. The data presented in this study characterises the extent of expression of NTS1 in both polarised and non-polarised Caco-2, and HEK293 cell lines. The uptake and transport of two NT-conjugated fluorophores (GFP and fluorescein) were compared to evaluate the affect of cargo size on cellular uptake. Investigation into uptake and transport of the two fluorophores, elicited by neurotensin, showed both to be internalised in a receptor mediated fashion with the smaller of the two (fluorescein) exhibiting internalisation and transport to a greater extent than the larger (GFP). Visualisation by confocal microscopy showed fluorophore localisation close to the nucleus of the cell. From a more general perspective, this work aims to elucidate the potential for neurotensin to be employed to enhance the delivery of bio-therapeutics to treat 'difficult' cancers, such as pancreatic cancer, which is notorious for poor survival rates and is known to overexpress receptors for neurotensin. If successful, neurotensin-conjugation of bio-therapeutics could improve survival rates by lowering necessary dosages and increasing cancer cell specificity.
Technical note: Stress-Induced Birefringence in Vacuum Systems
Creators: name: Brakhane, Stefan
name: Alberti, Andrea
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics
subject: 20201 Atomic and Molecular Physics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 20604 Quantum Optics

description: Even scientific grade optical glasses show birefringence when small external forces are applied to the sample. Stress-induced birefringence can be particularly detrimental to the state of polarization of light when a laser beam is transmitted through the glass. This is especially the case for glass windows of a vacuum chamber. Since compensation of spatially inhomogeneous birefringence is extremely challenging, it should be prevented by proper design of the vacuum chamber. Birefringence below 0.2 nm/cm can be achieved by thoroughly choosing glass material with low stress optical coefficient and mounting geometry. Applications strongly depend on light polarization are quantum technologies such as precision metrology, quantum computation and quantum simulations based on ions or atoms.
Dimensional Confluence Algebra of Information Space Modulo Quotient Abstraction Relations in Automated Problem Solving Paradigm
Creators: name: Tirri, Seppo Ilari
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: 80611 Information Systems Theory
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Theoretical Computer Science
subject: 80203 Computational Logic and Formal Languages
subject: Computation Theory and Mathematics
subject: Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing

description: ABSTRACT Confluence in abstract parallel category systems is established for net class-rewriting in iterative closed multilevel quotient graph structures with uncountable node arities by multi-dimensional transducer operations in topological metrics defined by alphabetically abstracting net block homomorphism. We obtain minimum prerequisites for the comprehensive connector pairs in a multitude dimensional rewriting closure generating confluence in Participatory algebra for different horizontal and vertical level projections modulo abstraction relations constituting formal semantics for confluence in information space. Participatory algebra with formal automata syntax in its entirety representing automated problem solving paradigm generates rich variety of multitude confluence harmonizers under each fundamental abstraction relation set, horizontal structure mapping and vertical process iteration cardinality.
Broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity of wetland-derived Streptomyces sp. Actif450
Creators: name: Benhadj, Mabrouka
name: Metrouh, Roumaisa
name: Menasria, Taha
name: Gacemi-Kirane, Djamila
name: Slim, Fatma Zohra
name: Ranque, Stephane
Publisher: name: IfADo - Leibniz Research Centre for Working Environment and Human Factors, Dortmund
Year: 2020
Subjects: coastal wetland
Streptomyces
antifungal activity
Candida spp.

description: The increased incidence of invasive infections and the emerging problem of drug resistance particularly for commonly used molecules have prompted investigations for new, safe and more effective microbial agents. Actinomycetes from unexplored habitats appear as a promising source for novel bioactive compounds with a broad range of biological activities. Thus, the present study aimed to isolate effective wetland-derived actinomycetes against major pathogenic fungi and bacteria. Water samples were collected from various locations of Fetzara Lake, Algeria. Thereafter, an actinomycete designated ActiF450 was isolated using starch-casein-agar medium. The antimicrobial potential of the newly isolated actinomycete was screened using the conventional agar cylinders method on Potato Dextrose Agar (PDA) against various fungal and bacterial pathogens. A wetland-derived Streptomyces sp. Actif450 was identified as Streptomyces malaysiensis based on its physiological properties, morphological characteristics, and 16S rDNA gene sequence analysis. The antimicrobial activity of Streptomyces sp. ActiF450 showed a potent and broad spectrum activity against a range of human fungal pathogens including moulds and yeasts, such as Arthroderma vanbreuseghemii, Aspergillus fumigatus, A. niger, Candida albicans, C. glabarta, C. krusei, C. parapsilosis, Fusarium oxysporum, F. solani, Microsporum canis, Rhodotorula mucilaginous and Scodapulariopsis candida. In addition, high antibacterial activity was recorded against pathogenic staphylococci. The novel Streptomyces sp. ActiF450 may present a promising candidate for the production of new bioactive compounds with broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity.
description: EXCLI Journal; 19:Doc360; ISSN 1611-2156
Metadata Mess: Managing Errors in Vendor-Supplied Metadata
Creators: name: Kati, Rebekah
name: Goslen, Anna
Publisher: name: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill University Libraries
Year: 2020

description: In May 2018, UNC Libraries purchased a report from 1Science which listed 47,000 articles authored by UNC researchers. Although the vendor characterized the report as an out-of-the-box tool designed to fill an institutional repository, we found that it would take significant work to make it usable for the Carolina Digital Repository (CDR).

In this presentation, we will discuss the issues that we identified, including scripting errors, inconsistent metadata and rights concerns. We will describe the plans and processes to fix these issues. Additionally, we will address best practices for uploads and future plans.
Alkaloids from aerial parts of Annona senegalensis against Streptococcus mutans
Creators: name: N. Lall
name: N. Kishore
name: D. Bodiba
name: G. More
name: E. Tshikalange
name: H. Kikuchi
name: Y. Oshima
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biochemistry
subject: Microbiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biotechnology
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Antimicrobial potential of medicinal plants have been explored extensively these days. This study was carried out to evaluate the antibacterial potential from aerial parts of plant, called ‘Annona senegalensis’ and its constituents. Bioassay guided fractionation led to the isolation of four metabolites, (+)-catechin (1), (−)-anonaine (2), (−)-asimilobine (3) and (+)-nornantenine (4). This is the first report on the isolation of compounds 1, 3 and 4 from this plant. Compounds 2 and 4 showed good activity, whereas 1 and 3 displayed weak inhibition against Streptococcus mutans (ATCC 25175). The results showed that compound 2 and 3 showed significant activity with a minimum inhibition concentration (MIC) of 0.12 and 0.25 mg/mL, respectively. The present study reports for the first time the antibacterial activity of the extract of A. senegalensis and its constituents. As S. mutans is a rather resistant bacteria, the MIC obtained during the present study is significant. Antibacterial potential of alkaloids isolated from Annona senegalensis.
Using Multiple Sequential Functional Analysis (MSFA) to identify potential developmental pathways of Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD)
Creators: name: Brough, Jenna Louise
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: C840 - Psychology in health & medicine

description: Background. Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD) is one of the most common differential diagnoses to epilepsy. Due to the impact of misdiagnosis, research has focused on improving differential diagnosis by identifying factors distinguishing the two populations. These factors, though non-specific and common place comprise much of the understanding of the aetiology of NEAD. Theories which adequately explain the processes by which attacks develop and are maintained are lacking. Although it is agreed that psychological processes underpin NEAD, therapeutic approaches targeting specific processes are under developed. In light of the limitations of currently employed structural approaches, a functional approach may improve understanding of possible mechanisms underpinning NEAD development and maintenance.Aim. This study aimed to use Multiple Sequential Functional Analysis to explore whether behavioural principles of learning, applied to detailed life histories, can be used to understand the developmental pathway of non-epileptic attacks.Method. Three adult participants were recruited from outpatient Neurology clinics in the East Midlands, UK. Clinical interviews were conducted using a biographical format to collate detailed information around all aspects of the participant’s histories, current situation, and non-epileptic attacks. To improve the hypotheses made, interview data was triangulated with data from an interview with a relative and a file review. The MSFA was conducted according to the principles of radical behaviourism and applied functional analysis. Data was utilised in the analysis based on the pragmatic truth criterion of functional contextualism.Results. The results are three detailed functional analytic case studies that track the development of non-epileptic attacks for each participant from formative experiences to their current attack experiences. The results demonstrate that functional analytic principles can be used to understand the developmental pathway of NEAD in these three adults. Though the participants had very different experiences and presentations, an across-case analysis identifies that attacks have similar functional values for these people. Issues including avoiding/reducing stress and emotional suppression appear to be important factors in the development and maintenance of the behaviour.Discussion. The findings that non-epileptic attacks hold functional value for this group of people, supports the theorised roles of avoidance and secondary gain in the developmental process. The findings have important implications for future research. A strength of the present methodology is that it identifies subtle differences in the learning histories, which has implications for the development of assessment and treatment approaches for those with NEAD.Page 2 of 248Acknowledgements
Technical note: Stress-Induced Birefringence in Vacuum Systems
Creators: name: Brakhane, Stefan
name: Alberti, Andrea
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Applied Physics
subject: 20201 Atomic and Molecular Physics
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: 20604 Quantum Optics

description: Even scientific grade optical glasses show birefringence when small external forces are applied to the sample. Stress-induced birefringence can be particularly detrimental to the state of polarization of light when a laser beam is transmitted through the glass. This is especially the case for glass windows of a vacuum chamber. Since compensation of spatially inhomogeneous birefringence is extremely challenging, it should be prevented by proper design of the vacuum chamber. Birefringence below 0.2 nm/cm can be achieved by thoroughly choosing glass material with low stress optical coefficient and mounting geometry. Applications strongly depend on light polarization are quantum technologies such as precision metrology, quantum computation and quantum simulations based on ions or atoms.
Froland, Louis, Memoires concernans la nature et la qualité des status; diverses questions mixtes de droit et de coutume; et la pluspart des arrests qui les ont décidées, Paris, chez Mercier, Paulus du Mesnil, Brunet, Nully, 1729, tome 2
Creators: name: Froland, Louis
Publisher: name: NAKALA - https://nakala.fr (Huma-Num - CNRS)
publisherIdentifier: https://ror.org/04ces3204
publisherIdentifierScheme: ROR
Year: 2019

description: Source: https://books.google.fr/books?id=fHcPAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=inauthor:froland&hl=fr&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjxrPfqwKfjAhUQlhQKHRDPCPEQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q&f=false
description: Relation: vignette : https://www.nakala.fr/data/11280/6af26971
Using Multiple Sequential Functional Analysis (MSFA) to identify potential developmental pathways of Non-Epileptic Attack Disorder (NEAD)
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: C840 - Psychology in health & medicine

description: Background. Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD) is one of the most common differential diagnoses to epilepsy. Due to the impact of misdiagnosis, research has focused on improving differential diagnosis by identifying factors distinguishing the two populations. These factors, though non-specific and common place comprise much of the understanding of the aetiology of NEAD. Theories which adequately explain the processes by which attacks develop and are maintained are lacking. Although it is agreed that psychological processes underpin NEAD, therapeutic approaches targeting specific processes are under developed. In light of the limitations of currently employed structural approaches, a functional approach may improve understanding of possible mechanisms underpinning NEAD development and maintenance.Aim. This study aimed to use Multiple Sequential Functional Analysis to explore whether behavioural principles of learning, applied to detailed life histories, can be used to understand the developmental pathway of non-epileptic attacks.Method. Three adult participants were recruited from outpatient Neurology clinics in the East Midlands, UK. Clinical interviews were conducted using a biographical format to collate detailed information around all aspects of the participant’s histories, current situation, and non-epileptic attacks. To improve the hypotheses made, interview data was triangulated with data from an interview with a relative and a file review. The MSFA was conducted according to the principles of radical behaviourism and applied functional analysis. Data was utilised in the analysis based on the pragmatic truth criterion of functional contextualism.Results. The results are three detailed functional analytic case studies that track the development of non-epileptic attacks for each participant from formative experiences to their current attack experiences. The results demonstrate that functional analytic principles can be used to understand the developmental pathway of NEAD in these three adults. Though the participants had very different experiences and presentations, an across-case analysis identifies that attacks have similar functional values for these people. Issues including avoiding/reducing stress and emotional suppression appear to be important factors in the development and maintenance of the behaviour.Discussion. The findings that non-epileptic attacks hold functional value for this group of people, supports the theorised roles of avoidance and secondary gain in the developmental process. The findings have important implications for future research. A strength of the present methodology is that it identifies subtle differences in the learning histories, which has implications for the development of assessment and treatment approaches for those with NEAD.Page 2 of 248Acknowledgements
Kalahari vulture declines, through the eyes of meerkats
Creators: name: Thorley, Jack B
name: Clutton-Brock, Tim
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Evolutionary Biology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 59999 Environmental Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Earth and related environmental sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified

description: Vulture populations are experiencing rapid declines across the globe. While the declines have been most precipitous in Asia, recent reports suggest African populations are likewise imminently threatened. As the factors underlying these general population trends are multifaceted and will vary in their relative intensity spatially, it is imperative that monitoring data across different vulture populations is assimilated if targeted conservation action is to prove most effective. In this study, we highlight a medium-term decline in the African White-backed Vulture Gyps africanus population inhabiting the southern Kalahari, South Africa, using a long-term behavioural data set collected from a habituated population of meerkats Suricata suricatta. Meerkats emit an alarm call on sighting airborne vultures, which elicits a group-level response, such that the rates at which this behaviour is recorded in meerkats provides a high-resolution proxy for local vulture abundance. Although unconventional, this sampling method uncovered a steady decline over 17 years in White-backed Vulture numbers that mirrors the temporal decline recently documented in other southern African populations.
Career planning for the non-clinical workforce – an opportunity to develop a sustainable workforce in primary care
Creators: name: Tavabie, Jacqueline A.
name: Simms, Jacqueline M.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2016
Subjects: subject: Biotechnology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Science Policy
subject: 110309 Infectious Diseases
subject: FOS: Health sciences

description: Many health and social care systems worldwide have been developing a variety of navigator and signposting roles to help patients negotiate care through increasingly complex systems and multiple provider agencies. This UK project aims to explore, through a combination of job description review and workshops of stakeholders, the common competencies and features of non-clinical roles. The information is collated to develop common job descriptions at four key levels. These form the basis for a career pathway supported by portfolio-based educational programmes, embracing Apprenticeship Training Programmes. The programmes have the potential to support recruitment and retention of an increasingly skilled workforce to move between traditional health and social care provider boundaries. This offers the opportunity to release clinicians from significant administrative workload and support patients in an integrated care system.
An evaluation of the predictive value of temperament tests carried out on Assistance Hearing Dogs
Creators: name: Plant, Hannah
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: D300 - Animal science

description: Assistance Hearing Dogs provide independence to people with a hearing impairment by alerting to household and danger sounds, and provide companionship in a range of public places. Hearing Dogs experience thorough socialising and training in order to meet high Assistance Dog standards. Present procedures in use by Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, UK involve an 8 months behavioural test, with the aim to predict each dogs’ future training performance. Knowing the predictive validity of this test, with respect to task performance is of great importance. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive validity of 8 month behaviour tests already in use by the UK charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, for performance at 18 months were evaluated on 62 dogs over a two year period. Correlations between the two tests and significant differences in performance were assessed using Spearman’s Rho and Wilcoxon matched pairs tests. The following 13 behavioural factors were analysed: social behaviour with adults, children and dogs, environmental behaviour, recovery rate, adaptability, vocal reactivity, motivation, trainability, frustration, chase, hunt and distraction. Convergent validity of both the 8 and 18 month behaviour tests was further examined where possible using a CBARQ questionnaire completed at 8 and 18 months by the socialisers and trainers of 12 of the dogs. Positive correlations were observed between all behavioural factors with the exception of distractibility and recovery rate, however overall the behavioural tests demonstrated a high sensitivity and a low specificity, signifying a poor predictive validity with respect to task performance. While these results partly reflect the small number of failures in each test, the findings may also be symptomatic of the continued socialising and training that all dogs, irrelevant of pass rates, undergo between the 8 and 18 month behaviour tests. The value of the 8 month test and its individual elements is critically appraised.
An evaluation of the predictive value of temperament tests carried out on Assistance Hearing Dogs
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: D300 - Animal science

description: Assistance Hearing Dogs provide independence to people with a hearing impairment by alerting to household and danger sounds, and provide companionship in a range of public places. Hearing Dogs experience thorough socialising and training in order to meet high Assistance Dog standards. Present procedures in use by Hearing Dogs For Deaf People, UK involve an 8 months behavioural test, with the aim to predict each dogs’ future training performance. Knowing the predictive validity of this test, with respect to task performance is of great importance. The sensitivity, specificity, and predictive validity of 8 month behaviour tests already in use by the UK charity, Hearing Dogs for Deaf People, for performance at 18 months were evaluated on 62 dogs over a two year period. Correlations between the two tests and significant differences in performance were assessed using Spearman’s Rho and Wilcoxon matched pairs tests. The following 13 behavioural factors were analysed: social behaviour with adults, children and dogs, environmental behaviour, recovery rate, adaptability, vocal reactivity, motivation, trainability, frustration, chase, hunt and distraction. Convergent validity of both the 8 and 18 month behaviour tests was further examined where possible using a CBARQ questionnaire completed at 8 and 18 months by the socialisers and trainers of 12 of the dogs. Positive correlations were observed between all behavioural factors with the exception of distractibility and recovery rate, however overall the behavioural tests demonstrated a high sensitivity and a low specificity, signifying a poor predictive validity with respect to task performance. While these results partly reflect the small number of failures in each test, the findings may also be symptomatic of the continued socialising and training that all dogs, irrelevant of pass rates, undergo between the 8 and 18 month behaviour tests. The value of the 8 month test and its individual elements is critically appraised.
“The answer is in an analysis of himself”: exploring therapists’ self-reflection of difficult experiences encountered in clinical practice
Creators: name: Heath-Tilford, Adele
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: C800 - Psychology

description: Existing research into work-related stress highlights that working as a therapist can be challenging. Evident across both qualified and trainee therapists, work-related stress can impact upon the quality of care provided. Practising psychotherapy can often result in difficulties for the therapist, which if unresolved can negatively impact upon therapist wellbeing and impede therapeutic process for the client. Ideally, therapists would have access to quality clinical supervision however literature suggests repeated evidence of a failure to adhere to best practice guidelines. Consequently, therapists are left to manage their difficulties independently, which may lead them to personal therapy. Reflective practice enables therapists to examine their experiences with clients and to consider the emotional impact of their work in order to gain insight into the self, the client and the overall therapeutic process. There is no existing literature related to therapists’ reflective practice in relation to their experience of therapist difficulties.Study aimsThis study aimed to explore therapists’ experiences of using a self-reflection tool (SRT) to reflect upon difficulties encountered in their clinical practice, their emotional experience and coping strategies, which may serve to increase therapists’ ability to manage difficulties in practice and reduce occurrence of work-related stress and associated negative consequences for client care.Page 3 of 241MethodsInformed by a pragmatic worldview this study utilised a mixed method, intrinsic (Stake, 2005), multiple case study design (Luck, Jackson & Usher, 2006). Opportunistic sampling recruited three qualified and three trainee therapists. Therapists attended an initial semi-structured interview before completing the self-reflection tool (SRT) as and when they experienced a difficulty within their clinical practice for a period of six weeks, alongside a measure of emotional impact and wellbeing, before attending a second semi-structured interview. Inductive and deductive qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted.ResultsThe qualitative and quantitative data was organised into two broad categories: 1) therapist experience, which included the themes therapist difficulties and therapist wellbeing and 2) therapist activity, which included the themes coping, reflective practice and clinical supervision.DiscussionThe findings yield implications for clinical practice in terms of reflective practice, clinical supervision and training courses. The SRT would benefit from further research to determine its practical use over a longer period of time, subsequent to revision following feedback obtained in the study. Furthermore, obtaining the client’s perspective of the difficulties would strengthen our understanding of the value of reflective practice in improving therapeutic outcome.
“The answer is in an analysis of himself”: exploring therapists’ self-reflection of difficult experiences encountered in clinical practice
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: C800 - Psychology

description: Existing research into work-related stress highlights that working as a therapist can be challenging. Evident across both qualified and trainee therapists, work-related stress can impact upon the quality of care provided. Practising psychotherapy can often result in difficulties for the therapist, which if unresolved can negatively impact upon therapist wellbeing and impede therapeutic process for the client. Ideally, therapists would have access to quality clinical supervision however literature suggests repeated evidence of a failure to adhere to best practice guidelines. Consequently, therapists are left to manage their difficulties independently, which may lead them to personal therapy. Reflective practice enables therapists to examine their experiences with clients and to consider the emotional impact of their work in order to gain insight into the self, the client and the overall therapeutic process. There is no existing literature related to therapists’ reflective practice in relation to their experience of therapist difficulties.Study aimsThis study aimed to explore therapists’ experiences of using a self-reflection tool (SRT) to reflect upon difficulties encountered in their clinical practice, their emotional experience and coping strategies, which may serve to increase therapists’ ability to manage difficulties in practice and reduce occurrence of work-related stress and associated negative consequences for client care.Page 3 of 241MethodsInformed by a pragmatic worldview this study utilised a mixed method, intrinsic (Stake, 2005), multiple case study design (Luck, Jackson & Usher, 2006). Opportunistic sampling recruited three qualified and three trainee therapists. Therapists attended an initial semi-structured interview before completing the self-reflection tool (SRT) as and when they experienced a difficulty within their clinical practice for a period of six weeks, alongside a measure of emotional impact and wellbeing, before attending a second semi-structured interview. Inductive and deductive qualitative and quantitative analyses were conducted.ResultsThe qualitative and quantitative data was organised into two broad categories: 1) therapist experience, which included the themes therapist difficulties and therapist wellbeing and 2) therapist activity, which included the themes coping, reflective practice and clinical supervision.DiscussionThe findings yield implications for clinical practice in terms of reflective practice, clinical supervision and training courses. The SRT would benefit from further research to determine its practical use over a longer period of time, subsequent to revision following feedback obtained in the study. Furthermore, obtaining the client’s perspective of the difficulties would strengthen our understanding of the value of reflective practice in improving therapeutic outcome.
Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: a case series approach
Creators: name: Roche, Lauren
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: C841 - Health psychology

description: BackgroundAcceptance is understood to be an important element in coping with chronicillnesses, linked to positive outcomes such as reduced symptoms and greater qualityof life. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a disabling syndrome that is associatedwith a poor reported quality of life even in comparison to other chronic conditions.Given that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a psychotherapeuticmodel aimed at increasing psychological flexibility, with an emphasis on experientialacceptance and the pursuit of values, this approach holds potential for living andcoping with CFS.MethodsThis study used a mixed method multiple single case design to explore the effects ofa six week self-help ACT intervention with six participants with CFS.ResultsSignificant increases in ‘engaged response style’ was replicated in four out of sixparticipants and maintained at follow up, with the qualitative data adding furthervalidity to the importance of the values component of the intervention. Low initialacceptance scores improved in four participants but were not maintained. Overallmeasures of psychological flexibility indicated improvements maintained at follow upfor three participants. All participants wearing the activity monitor showed increasedphysical activity post-intervention, three of which maintained this at follow up. Fiveparticipants reported less symptoms and disability, which was maintained for threeparticipants. The implicit measure indicated that underlying beliefs remained stable.ConclusionThis study was largely exploratory but it seems that this intervention might be ofbenefit to some individuals with CFS, particularly in the promotion and pursuit ofindividual values. This study adds support to the role of acceptance in CFS howeverin this format at least it seems that any benefits from the intervention are difficult tomaintain. Although improvements in overall psychological flexibility were replicated inDCP
How Big is the “Lemons” Problem? Historical Evidence from French Wines
Creators: name: Mérel, Pierre
name: Ortiz-Bobea, Ariel
name: Paroissien, Emmanuel
name: Mérel, Pierre
name: Ortiz-Bobea, Ariel
name: Paroissien, Emmanuel
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Crop Production/Industries
subject: Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety
subject: asymmetric information
subject: adverse selection
subject: quality uncertainty
subject: welfare
subject: wine appellation

description: This paper provides empirical evidence of large welfare losses associated with asymmetric information about product quality in a competitive market. When consumers cannot observe product characteristics at the time of purchase, atomistic producers have no incentive to supply costly quality. We compare wine prices across administrative districts around the enactment of historic regulations aimed at certifying the quality of more than 250 French appellation wines to identify welfare losses from asymmetric information. We estimate that these losses represent up to 13% of total market value, suggesting an important role for credible certification schemes.
Acceptance and commitment therapy for chronic fatigue syndrome: a case series approach
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: C841 - Health psychology

description: BackgroundAcceptance is understood to be an important element in coping with chronicillnesses, linked to positive outcomes such as reduced symptoms and greater qualityof life. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS) is a disabling syndrome that is associatedwith a poor reported quality of life even in comparison to other chronic conditions.Given that Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) is a psychotherapeuticmodel aimed at increasing psychological flexibility, with an emphasis on experientialacceptance and the pursuit of values, this approach holds potential for living andcoping with CFS.MethodsThis study used a mixed method multiple single case design to explore the effects ofa six week self-help ACT intervention with six participants with CFS.ResultsSignificant increases in ‘engaged response style’ was replicated in four out of sixparticipants and maintained at follow up, with the qualitative data adding furthervalidity to the importance of the values component of the intervention. Low initialacceptance scores improved in four participants but were not maintained. Overallmeasures of psychological flexibility indicated improvements maintained at follow upfor three participants. All participants wearing the activity monitor showed increasedphysical activity post-intervention, three of which maintained this at follow up. Fiveparticipants reported less symptoms and disability, which was maintained for threeparticipants. The implicit measure indicated that underlying beliefs remained stable.ConclusionThis study was largely exploratory but it seems that this intervention might be ofbenefit to some individuals with CFS, particularly in the promotion and pursuit ofindividual values. This study adds support to the role of acceptance in CFS howeverin this format at least it seems that any benefits from the intervention are difficult tomaintain. Although improvements in overall psychological flexibility were replicated inDCP
Geomorphology of the Järve coast (Saaremaa Island, Estonia)
Creators: name: Luik, Katre
name: Tõnisson, Hannes
name: Rivis, Reimo
name: Vilumaa, Kadri
name: Vaasma, Tiit
name: Vandel, Egert
name: Tamura, Toru
name: Suursaar, Ülo
Publisher: name: University of Tartu, Tallinn University
Year: 2024
Subjects: Coastal change
Relative sea level
Holocene
Progradation
Foredunes

description: This dataset supports an analysis of development shifts on the emerging Järve coast (Estonia) in Late Holocene (the Holocene epoch: past 11,700 years, 11.7 ka). Thes study area includes a sequence of accretional paleospits and beach ridges, which developed over the past 4 ka mostly through coastal progradation and land emergence driven by glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). Using optically stimulated luminescence dating, LiDAR elevation data, historical cartography, and recent instrumental metocean forcing data, the historical developments in relative sea level (RSL) and major shifts in the region’s geomorphology from the Mid- to Late-Holocene can be analyzed. The dataset includes two zip files, one for geomorphology of the Järve coast and the second includes auxiliary metocean (forcing) data.
Entwicklung eines Themenfeldes "Digitale Welt" für den Berliner Rahmenlehrplan Sachunterricht
Creators: name: Schröder, Annika
Publisher: name: Freie Universität Berlin
Year: 2019
Subjects: subject: Digitale Bildung
subject: Sachunterricht
subject: Berliner Rahmenlehrplan
subject: informatische Bildung
subject: 300 Sozialwissenschaften::370 Bildung und Erziehung::372 Primär- und Elementarbildung

description: Die Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit Unterrichtsentwicklung im Kontext der Digitalisierung. Es werden Möglichkeiten der Angliederung von digitalisierungsbezogenen Themen in den Sachunterricht gezeigt. Eine Angliederung von digitalisierungsbezogenen Themen, die sich durch künftige gesellschaftliche Transformationsprozesse ergeben, in die bereits bestehenden und vorgeschlagenen Themen im Perspektivrahmen Sachunterricht ist möglich und konnte in der Arbeit graphisch gestützt dargestellt werden. Es konnte zudem gezeigt werden, dass sich allein durch die Aufnahme eines Themas aus der digitalen Welt in den Sachunterricht nicht nur Sachunterrichtskompetenzen, sondern auch weitere digitale Kompetenzen erwerben lassen können und somit besonders das Fach Sachunterricht mit seiner mehrperspektivischen Ausrichtung einen Beitrag zur digitalen Bildung leisten kann. Bislang gibt es kein verbindliches thematisches Curriculum für die Grundschule zum Thema "Digiale Welt". Die Arbeit widmet sich einem innovativen Feld und kann als Vorlage für weitere Forschung und Bildungsplangestaltung dienen.
Acceptance and commitment therapy for public speaking anxiety: a case series study of effects on self-reported, implicit, imaginal, and in-vivo outcomes
Creators: name: Priestley, Joseph
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: C840 - Psychology in health & medicine

description: Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common problem, and in some cases can lead to significant social and occupational difficulties. While exposure therapy combined with cognitive restructuring is currently the most effective treatment available, approximately 25% of individuals fail to respond.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a third-wave behavioural approach predicated on supposed different mechanisms of change, may have additional benefits to more traditional interventions, and may be more acceptable to those individuals with PSA who find exposure based therapy too difficult.A multiple single-case design was used to examine the effects of a self-help ACT intervention for PSA on self-reported, implicit, imaginal, and in-vivo outcomes, across six replications.All participants reported a reduction in speech anxiety, with evidence of reliable change in three cases. The four participants who reported an increase in willingness to approach a feared public speaking scenario, also completed an in-vivo voluntary speech task. Triangulation of quantitative (daily and weekly measures) and qualitative data (change-interview) indicate that mindfulness (self-as-context and present-moment awareness) may be a key mechanism of change in ACT for individuals with PSA.The findings offer support for ACT delivered in a self-help format to treat speech anxiety, however, further research is needed to generalise these findings and examine the long term effects.
Acceptance and commitment therapy for public speaking anxiety: a case series study of effects on self-reported, implicit, imaginal, and in-vivo outcomes
Creators: name: Author, Unknown
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2023
Subjects: C840 - Psychology in health & medicine

description: Public speaking anxiety (PSA) is a common problem, and in some cases can lead to significant social and occupational difficulties. While exposure therapy combined with cognitive restructuring is currently the most effective treatment available, approximately 25% of individuals fail to respond.Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), a third-wave behavioural approach predicated on supposed different mechanisms of change, may have additional benefits to more traditional interventions, and may be more acceptable to those individuals with PSA who find exposure based therapy too difficult.A multiple single-case design was used to examine the effects of a self-help ACT intervention for PSA on self-reported, implicit, imaginal, and in-vivo outcomes, across six replications.All participants reported a reduction in speech anxiety, with evidence of reliable change in three cases. The four participants who reported an increase in willingness to approach a feared public speaking scenario, also completed an in-vivo voluntary speech task. Triangulation of quantitative (daily and weekly measures) and qualitative data (change-interview) indicate that mindfulness (self-as-context and present-moment awareness) may be a key mechanism of change in ACT for individuals with PSA.The findings offer support for ACT delivered in a self-help format to treat speech anxiety, however, further research is needed to generalise these findings and examine the long term effects.
Hacking heritage: power and participation in digital cultural collections
Creators: name: Sherratt, Tim
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: Digital Humanities

description: Presented at the DigitalGLAM Symposium, University of Melbourne, 15 July 2016.
Abstract
As cultural heritage collections become available in digital form they can be used and transformed by publics outside of existing institutions. But what are the limits of these new forms of engagement? Even as we hack around structures of professional and institutional authority and create new pathways into collections, barriers remain. Lack of technical confidence, legal uncertainties, and the inherent politics of access can all inhibit broader participation. Drawing on examples from Trove and the National Archives of Australia, this presentation will explore the meaning of 'access' within the frame of open data. What do we need to see cultural heritage collections differently?
Telling stories with data
Creators: name: Sherratt, Tim
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2016
Subjects: Digital Humanities

description: Keynote presented at Working History, the Professional Historians’ Association Conference, 19 August 2016, Melbourne.
Abstract
Access to digital resources like Trove has changed the way we do history, but what about the way we communicate history? Sure, we now use blogs and social media to tell our stories, but there remains a divide between the data embedded within digital resources, and the narratives we construct on top of them. I want to explore ways in which we can maintain and enrich connections between data and narrative -- to tell stories that not only connect us to the past, but connect us to the wealth of historical material that exists within online collections.
Talking about objects in motion: investigating the meaning of in front of, behind, leading and following
Creators: name: Smith, Martin
Publisher: name: University of Lincoln
Year: 2024
Subjects: C800 - Psychology

description: Motion has been shown to generate a front-back axis in objects that people can use to talk aboutobject location: e.g., the red billiard ball is following the white billiard ball. However, we have onlyrecently become to understand some of the factors that generate a front-back axis during motion(Coventry & Frias-Lindquist, 2005). We investigated the relative contribution of three factors:Translation, the co-ordinate changes of objects through space, Intrinsic Motion, the motion of objectparts (e.g., turning wheels), and Motion Control, whether the co-ordinate changes are self-governedor externally imposed (Coventry & Garrod, 2004). Participants were asked to indicate theacceptability of the prepositions in front of and behind, and the verbs leading and following, whilewatching scenes of two moving objects through a virtual reality headset. Acceptability scores andreaction times showed that translation contributed most, followed by intrinsic motion and motioncontrol in the generation of a front-back axis. Verbs appeared to be more sensitive to motion controlthan prepositions. We explain the results in terms of inference generating a weaker, but quickerfront-back axis when there is a lack of translation and motion control having a larger role in endpointassignment rather than front-back axis generation.