Letter to Mary Smith Forman regarding award of the Lucile Elliott Scholarship, December 23, 1992

A letter from Margaret Collins to Mary Smith Forman thanking SEAALL for the Lucile Elliott Scholarship awarded to Collins

Alien Registration- Collins, Margaret (Calais, Washington County)

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Letter to Mary Smith Forman regarding report of scholarship usage, February 23, 1993

A letter from Margaret Collins to Mary Smith Forman providing a report on the AALL Institute Collins attended using funds received from the Lucile Elliott Scholarship

Methods of Determining Amortization Periods for Non-Conforming Uses

In the mid-1990s the Planning Department of the Hong Kong government became interested in the American concept of the amortization of non-conforming uses to eliminate noxious land uses threatening the viability of residential areas. Dan Mandelker, my former law professor, led a panel of international experts. The panel served as advisors to the Hong Kong planners on the American experience with amortization and to help them establish a well-conceived, comprehensive, and legally-defensible approach to establishing an amortization system in Hong Kong. Dan provided the historical and legal perspectives, while my own research focussed on techniques to determine amortization schedules for phasing out non-conforming uses. This Essay provides a brief summary of Professor Mandelker’s work and then discusses nuts-and-bolts approaches to (1) determining the costs to be amortized and (2) setting the amortization period to recover those costs

Coworker Discretionary Support: Developing and Exploring a Construct

Researchers and practitioners identify social support as an important part of organizational culture, contributing to an environment of psychological well-being and employee engagement. However, social support has been defined and measured inconsistently across studies. The purpose of this study was to explore the construct of coworker discretionary support (CDS), the support that peers offer voluntarily to help coworkers meet job challenges. Using a mixed methodological approach, I examined the types of CDS that employees experience and its value and meaning. I created a measure of CDS and examined the relationship between CDS and engagement as well as the impact of a style preference, relationship-orientation, on the CDS – engagement relationship. The results indicate that CDS is a valuable job resource and is significantly related to work engagement, regardless of how relationship-oriented an employee is. The final CDS instrument is a reliable method that researchers and organizational leaders may use in future research and to assess social support in an organization’s environment

Henry Medwall and John Heywood and Their Contributions to Secular Drama

It is the purpose of this thesis to find out what part Heywood and Medwall played in secularising the early English drama. Through a study of their works and a comparison with the works of other dramatists before and after I have endeavered to discover the say in which they influenced the story of English drama and how far-reaching their influence was

Coworker Discretionary Support: Developing and Exploring a Construct

Researchers and practitioners identify social support as an important part of organizational culture, contributing to an environment of psychological well-being and employee engagement. However, social support has been defined and measured inconsistently across studies. The purpose of this study was to explore the construct of coworker discretionary support (CDS), the support that peers offer voluntarily to help coworkers meet job challenges. Using a mixed methodological approach, I examined the types of CDS that employees experience and its value and meaning. I created a measure of CDS and examined the relationship between CDS and engagement as well as the impact of a style preference, relationship-orientation, on the CDS – engagement relationship. The results indicate that CDS is a valuable job resource and is significantly related to work engagement, regardless of how relationship-oriented an employee is. The final CDS instrument is a reliable method that researchers and organizational leaders may use in future research and to assess social support in an organization’s environment

Is training patients in self-examination an effective way to screen for melanoma?

No studies demonstrate that training patients to examine their skin decreases mortality from melanoma in the general population. Nor is there any evidence to suggest that teaching patients to monitor their skin for suspicious lesions results in earlier detection of melanoma, better prognosis at diagnosis, or better clinical outcomes. However, patients who have had melanoma and perform self-examination have a lower risk of death from subsequent occurrences than those who do not (strength of recommendation [SOR]: B, based on a case-control study)

Self-care coping strategies in people with diabetes: a qualitative exploratory study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The management of diabetes self-care is largely the responsibility of the patient. With more emphasis on the prevention of complications, adherence to diabetes self-care regimens can be difficult. Diabetes self-care requires the patient to make many dietary and lifestyle changes. This study will explore patient perceptions of diabetes self-care, with particular reference to the burden of self-care and coping strategies among patients.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A maximum variation sample of 17 patients was selected from GP practices and diabetes clinics in Ireland to include patients with types 1 and 2 diabetes, various self-care regimens, and a range of diabetes complications. Data were collected by in-depth interviews; which were tape-recorded and transcribed. The transcripts were analysed using open and axial coding procedures to identify main categories, and were reviewed by an independent corroborator. Discussion of the results is made in the theoretical context of the health belief, health value, self-efficacy, and locus of control frameworks.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Patients' perceptions of their self-care varied on a spectrum, displaying differences in self-care responsibilities such as competence with dietary planning, testing blood sugar and regular exercise. Three patient types could be distinguished, which were labeled: "proactive manager," a patient who independently monitors blood glucose and adjusts his/her self-care regime to maintain metabolic control; "passive follower," a patient who follows his/her prescribed self-care regime, but does not react autonomously to changes in metabolic control; and "nonconformist," a patient who does not follow most of his/her prescribed self-care regimen.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Patients have different diabetes self-care coping strategies which are influenced by their self-care health value and consequently may affect their diet and exercise choices, frequency of blood glucose monitoring, and compliance with prescribed medication regimens. Particular attention should be paid to the patient's self-care coping strategy, and self-care protocols should be tailored to complement the different patient types.</p