Exploring Challenges in Conducting E-Mental Health Research Among Asian American Women

In this discussion paper, we explore the challenges of conducting e-mental health intervention research among Asian American women and propose a model for addressing these barriers. Based on an extensive literature review, we identify two main types of barriers to conducting e-mental health intervention research among Asian American women: recruitment barriers and adherence barriers. Recruitment barriers are further subcategorized into those related to (1) stigmatized cultural beliefs about mental illness and mental health services; (2) lack of awareness about mental health services; and (3) language barrier. As to adherence barriers, the two identified subtypes concern (1) acuity and severity of mental health condition; and (2) lack of time. In order to enhance recruitment and adherence in e-mental health intervention research among the studied population, we formulate the following three main research strategies, namely: (1) considering the cultural and social contexts of Asian American women in the development of e-mental health interventions; (2) determining appropriate program length; and (3) conducting feasibility studies to test e-mental health interventions. We suggest that nurse researchers integrate our proposed model in conducting e-mental health interventions among Asian American women. Our proposed model also implies that nurses play an important role in encouraging Asian American women’s acceptance of and adherence to e-mental health interventions. In order to overcome the obstacles to conducting e-mental health research among Asian American women, we recommend that nurses familiarize themselves with credible, relevant, and evidence-based e-mental health resources and integrate online mental health services and information within their nursing practice

Electric probes in plasmas

(June 26 - July 2, 2017) POS515 CALVADOS - CALabrian arc mud VolcAnoes: Deep Origin and internal Structure, June 18 – July 13, 2017, Dubrovnik - Catani

Neutral gas compression in the Alcator C-Mod divertor, experimental observations

One of the high heat flux solutions envisioned for ITER is the gas target divertor. This scheme requires high neutral pressure to be sustained in the divertor chamber with a minimal effect on the pressure in the main tokamak chamber (i.e. high gas compression). The neutral gas compression has been studied in the Alcator C-Mod closed divertor under various central and edge plasma conditions. The neutral pressure measured by a fast, in-situ, ionization gauge, installed behind the divertor target plate was compared with the midplane pressure, measured by a shielded Bayard-Alpert gauge. Divertor pressures up to 30 mTorr with compression factors p{sub div}/p{sub mid} {le} 70 have been observed. It has been found that the neutral pressure in the divertor does not depend strongly on the fueling location but rather on the core plasma density and the resulting divertor plasma regime. Divertor detachment leads to a considerable drop in the compression ratio, suggesting a partial {open_quotes}unplugging{close_quotes} of the divertor volume. An examination of the local particle flux balance in the divertor indicates that the single most important factor determining divertor pressure and compression is the private-flux plasma channel opacity to neutrals

Explorations, Vol. 1, No. 1

Welcome to the first issue of Explorations, A Journal of Research at the University of Maine at Orono. Join us as we explore a representative selection of the pure and applied research of our faculty. At UMO, we believe that research can capture the imagination and invigorate the mind, as well as contribute directly to the quality of life of the citizens we serve. In this first issue, we have selected four areas of research that span the disciplines of biological and environmental sciences and the arts. This is but a small part of the research conducted by the faculty at UMO where research, teaching and public service activities support baccalaureate degree study in more than 85 fields and graduate study at the master’s and doctoral levels in more than 50 fields. Articles include: The DNA Molecule: Mapping its Mysteries, by R.D. Blake. The double helix is a thing of habit: simple computer programs are providing molecular biologists with portraits of the evolution of organisms and species. The Larch: Avoiding a critical shortage, by Katherine Carter. The curtain is rising on a stage set by a spruce budworm epidemic 70 years ago; clones from exotic larches may halt an economic tragedy. The Medieval Oliphant: Its Function and Meaning in Romanesque Secular Art, by David MacKinnon Ebitz. Rarely mentioned in art histories, elephant tusk sculpture added stateliness and grace to noble courts of the Middle Ages. RADON: noble gas? by Carole J. Bombard assisted by Stephen A. Norton. With epidemiological research in Maine, the United States becomes one of only three countries conducting studies to find the causal relationship between radon and cancer