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    v. 81, issue 5, October 11, 2013

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    The etiquette of aspect. How and why prositi stopped worrying and entered a pair

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    On the basis of the linguistic and extralinguistic data gathered from a variety of Old Russian (henceforth OR) and Middle Russian (henceforth MR) written sources (the Laurentian Codex of the Tale of Bygone Years, the corpus of birch bark letters, Daniel the Traveller\u2019s Pilgrimage, Afanasij Nikitin\u2019s The Journey Beyond Three Seas, testaments and treaties signed between princes, Avvakum\u2019s Life, and other texts retrieved from the OR and MR subcorpora of the Russian National Corpus), this paper explores the possible reasons for the absence of preverbed proto-perfective first person non-past forms of prositi \u2018to ask (for)\u2019 in directive speech acts up to the second half the 18th century. It is argued that this restriction can be primarily accounted for on the basis of morphosyntactic and sociolinguistic evidence, namely, on the one hand, the actional properties of verbs of communication and, on the other, the lack of a proper allocutionary pronoun (in the sense of a T-V distinction) consistent with the etiquette of hierarchically-oriented social relationships

    Being a Christian Librarian: A Partial Definition

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    In this essay, the intent is partially to define the meaning of the phrase, Christian librarian. Because of journal limits on the length of an article, only a partial definition is possible. As literature about Christian librarianship accumulates, I hope a clearer understanding will emerge. Gregory A. Smith’s Christian Librarianship: Essays on the Integration of Faith and Profession (2002) has given a good start to defining Christian librarianship

    Causal attributions, lifestyle change and coronary heart disease: illness beliefs of patients of South Asian and European origin living in the UK

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    OBJECTIVE We examined and compared the illness beliefs of South Asian and European patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) about causal attributions and lifestyle change. METHODS This was a qualitative study that used framework analysis to examine in-depth interviews. SAMPLE The study comprised 65 subjects (20 Pakistani-Muslim, 13 Indian-Hindu, 12 Indian-Sikh, and 20 Europeans) admitted to one of three UK sites within the previous year with unstable angina or myocardial infarction, or to undergo coronary artery bypass surgery. RESULTS Beliefs about CHD cause varied considerably. Pakistani-Muslim participants were the least likely to report that they knew what had caused their CHD. Stress and lifestyle factors were the most frequently cited causes for CHD irrespective of ethnic grouping, although family history was frequently cited by older European participants. South Asian patients were more likely to stop smoking than their European counterparts but less likely to use audiotape stress-relaxation techniques. South Asian patients found it particularly difficult to make dietary changes. Some female South Asians developed innovative indoor exercise regimens to overcome obstacles to regular exercise. CONCLUSION Misconceptions about the cause of CHD and a lack of understanding about appropriate lifestyle changes were evident across ethnic groups in this study. The provision of information and advice relating to cardiac rehabilitation must be better tailored to the context of the specific needs, beliefs, and circumstances of patients with CHD, regardless of their ethnicity

    Managing the Tensions between the Interests of Organisations and Service Users

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    The context to arguments over the organisational implementation of person centred planning and action is the lives of people using services and there are examples in this chapter illustrating why person centred planning and action are vital to underpin changes in power and power relationships between services and service users

    Harry Potter and the Meaning of Death

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    The paper reviews how J.K. Rowling is able to examine death in the Harry Potter book series. In the first part of the text the author touches on the deaths of Harry\u27s parents and the scarring that Harry receives from that, as well as an examination of how the deaths of others, from close friends to acquaintances, have affected Harry, specifically pertaining to his personal responsibility for them and also his grieving process. The paper also goes into how Voldemort\u27s inability to feel love, paired with his fear of dying, have pushed his quest for immortality (using Horcruxes). Harry\u27s mastery of death (using the Hallows), his willingness to accept death, and his sense of love and sacrifice for his friends is what enables him to finally defeat Voldemort. The main message is that the Harry Potter books are great entertainment, but their underlying philosophy on death creates a depth that Rowling wants us to learn from: death is a part of life, and seeking love and friendship is much more important than worrying about death

    In There or Up Front? : An Introduction to Bottom-Line Human Resource Management

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    This essay explains to managers and academics a new approach to human resource management, what I call “Bottom-Line Human Resource Management.” Bottom-line human resource management starts by positing clear organizational goals, and in this way differs from strategic human resource management, which starts with analysis of the organization’s human resource strategy. Organizational goals are easily classified; managers cannot manage well unless they know which class of organization they are working in. Not all decisions have right and wrong answers but some do. Managers will earn a seat at the table if they are able to make correct decisions in these cases and to ask correct questions the rest of the time. By embracing their organization’s goals, using sound decision criteria, and conveying their decisions in jargon-free English, managers will be valued partners

    The Official Student Newspaper of UAS

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    UAS Answers: Everybody's got one... -- What's the Scoop UAS -- The Deadline for National and International Exchange Applications is Quickly Approaching -- That was a thing! -- What's the Scoop UAS: Why recycle? -- Just One Year -- The Apocalypse is Nigh -- What Happens in New Orleans -- Suddenly, College: Zero to Hero -- Cleaning out the pantry: Tortilla Soup -- Campus calenda

    Therapy-based exercise from the perspective of adult patients: a qualitative systematic review conducted using an ethnographic approach

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    © The Author(s) 2019.Objectives: Many patients do not meet recommended levels of therapy-based exercise. This review aims to explore how adult patients view being prescribed therapy-based exercise, the information/education they are given and receive and if/how they independently practise and adhere. Design: A qualitative systematic review conducted using an ethnographic approach and in accordance with the PRISMA statement. Sources: PubMed, CINAHL, SCOPUS and EMBASE databases (01 January 2000–31 December 2018). Methods: Qualitative studies with a focus on engagement/adherence with therapy-based exercise were included. Data extraction and quality appraisal were undertaken by two reviewers. Results were discussed and data synthesized. Results: A total of 20,294 titles were screened, with data extracted from 39 full texts and data from 18 papers used to construct three themes. ‘The Guidance received’ suggests that the type of delivery desired to support and sustain engagement was context-dependent and individually situated. ‘The Therapist as teacher’ advocates that patients see independent therapy-based exercise as a shared activity and value caring, kind and professional qualities in their therapist. ‘The Person as learner’ proposes that when having to engage with and practise therapy-based exercise because of ill-health, patients often see themselves as new learners who experience fear and uncertainty about what to do. Patients may have unacknowledged ambivalences about learning that impact on engagement and persistence. Conclusion: The quality of the interaction between therapists and patients appears integral to patients engaging with, and sustaining practice of, rehabilitation programmes. Programmes need to be individualized, and health care professionals need to take patients’ previous experiences and ambivalences in motivation and empowerment into account.Peer reviewe

    Theft! A History of Music

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    Greay Whales Eschristius robustus are the only large whales that are specialized bottom feeders, foraging on bottom sediments. When surfacing after a feeding dive a mud plume is formed at the surface as remaining sediment is strained out between the baleen. In the Chukchi Sea, Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris are attrackted to these mud plumes in search of food particles.GrĂ„valar Eschrichtius robustus Ă€r de enda stora valar som Ă€r söker föda genom att filtrera bottensediment. DĂ„ valen Ă„terkommer till ytan uppstĂ„r ett sedimentmoln dĂ„ sediment pressas ut mellan barderna.    Under den svenska expeditionen “Beringia 2005Ëź sĂ„gs flockar om flera 10 000 övervintrande kortstjĂ€rtade liror Puffinus tenuirostris i Tjuktjerhavet. I omrĂ„den dĂ€r Ă€ven födosökande grĂ„valar förekom, sökte lirorna aktivt föda i sedimentmolnen. KortstjĂ€rtade liror lever i första hand pĂ„ krill, och i de omrĂ„den dĂ€r de stora flockarna av liror observerades förekom höga koncentrationer plankton. Eftersom lirorna trotts tillgĂ„ngen pĂ„ plankton dras till sedimentmolnen mĂ„ste dessa innehĂ„lla organismer som Ă€r extra attraktiva som föda. Det Ă€r sedan tidigare kĂ€nt att andra havsfĂ„glar dras till sedimentmolnen, men detta Ă€r första gĂ„ngen det beskrivs för kortstjĂ€rtad lira
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