title: An exploration of young people's experiences of living with mental illness in Phuket

authors: Nelson, Mia

subjects: mental illness

abstract: The primary objective of this study was to explore some of the experiences of young people living in Phuket with a mental illness. Much academic material regarding mental illness is from a Western medical perspective, leaving out consideration for Eastern cultures and context. In Phuket, life is an amalgamation of both Western and Eastern cultures, and it is not possible to research one perspective without also seeing the impact of the other. To understand how ex-pats and Thai nationals experience living with mental illness in Phuket, it is important to give people an opportunity to speak about this cultural context. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four young adults living in Phuket with a mental illness. Thematic analysis identified common themes including where mental illness comes from, family background, interpersonal relationships, living with a mental illness, lifestyle. Participants understood their illness as arising in part from their family background, genetic components and environmental factors. Family support as well as other interpersonal relationships were important support factors for living with mental illness. Participants expressed feeling stigma from others regarding their mental illness, which led to difficulties in school, employment, housing, and interpersonal relationships. The study found that the participants had high self-awareness regarding their mental illness, their perceptions of themselves and how others view them. It is concluded that Phuket offers the participants a positive cultural context for healing based on Thai cultural values.

text: An exploration of young people's experiences of living with mental illness in Phuket The primary objective of this study was to explore some of the experiences of young people living in Phuket with a mental illness. Much academic material regarding mental illness is from a Western medical perspective, leaving out consideration for Eastern cultures and context. In Phuket, life is an amalgamation of both Western and Eastern cultures, and it is not possible to research one perspective without also seeing the impact of the other. To understand how ex-pats and Thai nationals experience living with mental illness in Phuket, it is important to give people an opportunity to speak about this cultural context. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with four young adults living in Phuket with a mental illness. Thematic analysis identified common themes including where mental illness comes from, family background, interpersonal relationships, living with a mental illness, lifestyle. Participants understood their illness as arising in part from their family background, genetic components and environmental factors. Family support as well as other interpersonal relationships were important support factors for living with mental illness. Participants expressed feeling stigma from others regarding their mental illness, which led to difficulties in school, employment, housing, and interpersonal relationships. The study found that the participants had high self-awareness regarding their mental illness, their perceptions of themselves and how others view them. It is concluded that Phuket offers the participants a positive cultural context for healing based on Thai cultural values.

year: 2019

title: The application of machine learning techniques to time-series data

authors: Mitchell, R. Scott

subjects: computer science

abstract: "Knowledge discovery" is one of the most recent and fastest growing fields of research in computer science. It combines techniques from machine learning and database technology to find and extract meaningful knowledge from large, real world databases. Much real world data is temporal in nature, for example stock prices, dairy cow milk production figures or meteorological data. Most current knowledge discovery systems utilise similarity-based machine learning methods "learning from examples" which are not in general well suited to this type of data. Time-series analysis techniques are used extensively in signal processing and sequence identification applications such as speech recognition, but have not often been considered for knowledge discovery tasks. This report documents new methods for discovering knowledge in real world time-series data. Two complementary approaches were investigated: 1) manipulation of the original dataset into a form that is usable by conventional similarity-based learners; and 2) using sequence identification techniques to learn the concepts embedded in the database. Experimental results obtained from applying both techniques to a large agricultural database are presented and analysed.

text: The application of machine learning techniques to time-series data "Knowledge discovery" is one of the most recent and fastest growing fields of research in computer science. It combines techniques from machine learning and database technology to find and extract meaningful knowledge from large, real world databases. Much real world data is temporal in nature, for example stock prices, dairy cow milk production figures or meteorological data. Most current knowledge discovery systems utilise similarity-based machine learning methods "learning from examples" which are not in general well suited to this type of data. Time-series analysis techniques are used extensively in signal processing and sequence identification applications such as speech recognition, but have not often been considered for knowledge discovery tasks. This report documents new methods for discovering knowledge in real world time-series data. Two complementary approaches were investigated: 1) manipulation of the original dataset into a form that is usable by conventional similarity-based learners; and 2) using sequence identification techniques to learn the concepts embedded in the database. Experimental results obtained from applying both techniques to a large agricultural database are presented and analysed.

year: 1995-05

title: Lessons from children in Māori medium for teachers: Encouraging greater efficiency when learning to multiply.

authors: Hāwera, Ngārewa

subjects: children

abstract: This research explores the responses of 44 Year 7-8 students from four Māori medium schools who were asked to solve a multiplication word problem. The findings show that there was a range of mental strategies displayed by the children, 29 of whom were able to solve the problem. However, data also indicates that 15 children were not able to either access the problem or utilise an appropriate strategy to solve it. This paper discusses the strategies shared by all of these children and suggests avenues to further support learners to become multiplicative thinkers.

text: Lessons from children in Māori medium for teachers: Encouraging greater efficiency when learning to multiply. This research explores the responses of 44 Year 7-8 students from four Māori medium schools who were asked to solve a multiplication word problem. The findings show that there was a range of mental strategies displayed by the children, 29 of whom were able to solve the problem. However, data also indicates that 15 children were not able to either access the problem or utilise an appropriate strategy to solve it. This paper discusses the strategies shared by all of these children and suggests avenues to further support learners to become multiplicative thinkers.

year: 2012