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Autogenic regulation training (ART), sickness absence, personal problems, time and the emotional-physical stress of student nurses in general training : a report of a longitudinal field investigation
A field investigation was carried out with student nurses entering General Training in a School of Nursing. Autogenic Regulation Training (ART), sickness absence, personal problems, time and their emotional physical experience was evaluated. Measures used in the study included:The Sickness Absence Record (SAR)The Mooney Problem Checklist (MPC)The Crown-Crisp Experiential Index (CCEI)and The Personal Observations Inventory (POI)Data was collected at different time periods early in their nurse education. The study was carried out to investigate the effectiveness of ART in providing a method of coping with individual stress. Analyses were made between and within an ART group of student nurses and a comparison group who did not receive training in ART. Consideration was also given to individual differences of student nurses in each group.Particular attention was paid to the hypotheses that 1) ART is associated with reduced sickness absence in student nurses when analysed against a comparison group' of student nurses not trained in ART; and 2) ART is associated with reduced stress in student nurses when compared with student nurses not trained in ART. 'It is generally concluded that student nurses trained in ART may reduce their level of sickness absence and can alleviate stress for some student nurses. However, examination of individual student nurse reports of ART and its usefulness and practice within these group data, suggest more complex interpretations of the study. Despite the study limitations, implications for methods of stress control for nurses, curriculum development and cost-effective savings for nursing administrations are suggested, and possibilities for the development of comprehensive counselling services for nurses are raised. These issues it is suggested, should be examined within a broader programme of research into coping with stress amongst nurses
Applications of Ground Penetrating Radar to Structural Analysis of Carbonate Terraces on the Island of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands
This thesis utilized the method of ground penetrating radar to investigate the structural geology of carbonate units in relation to the evolution of the island of Bonaire, Caribbean Netherlands. Two surveys were completed on the island for this purpose: a long continuous cross-island transect, as well as a smaller set of lines that facilitated three-dimensional interpretation at an outcrop known as Seru Grandi. In the detailed processing workflow implemented for the collected datasets, steps were taken to remove unwanted signal noise, and advanced imaging techniques where then applied to generate interpretable subsurface cross-sections.
A novel numerical interpretation tool was developed for use on the cross-island transect, which adapted a traditional k-means clustering algorithm for use with structure-parallel vectors derived from structure tensors. The results of this method were utilized in defining a set of radar facies for the cross-island transect. Mapping of these radar facies identified subsurface features related to subtidal-to-foreshore depositional sequences in the southern part of the transect, a potential lagoon system in the south-central portion, eolianites within the center of the transect, and clinoforms related to platform slope deposits in the northeast portions of the survey.
Using the small-scale dataset at the Seru Grandi outcrop, subsurface geometries of a previously identified geologic unconformity were described. This unconformity was identified here to be the remnants of a wave cut-platform occurring at the site. The specific geometry of this feature was related to external controls on wave cut-platform development. In addition, the data collected at Seru Grandi identified a set of clinoform surfaces in the subsurface below the mapped unconformity. These observations were compared to previously identified clinoforms observed on the face of the outcrop.
Observations and interpretations from both surveys in this study were used to provide additional information relating to the geologic evolution of Bonaire
Looks are situation-dependent properties
This thesis concerns the distinction between appearance and reality. Particularly, the metaphysical nature of a class of visual appearances that I call "looks." I answer the question of what looks are. My positions constitutes a break with philosophical tradition: looks are not minddependent properties, but objective--mind-independent--properties of objects. They are not, however, intrinsic properties, but relational properties objects have of projecting light of a certain informational character to a viewpoint. Looks-properties are instantiated relative to certain of the intrinsic properties of objects, spatial relations between objects and viewpoints, and environmental conditions on which the character of the light at the viewpoint depend.Dr. Matthew McGrath, Thesis Supervisor.Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32)
Continuous Generation and Stabilization of Mesoscopic Field Superposition States in a Quantum Circuit
While dissipation is widely considered as being harmful for quantum
coherence, it can, when properly engineered, lead to the stabilization of
non-trivial pure quantum states. We propose a scheme for continuous generation
and stabilization of Schr\"{o}dinger cat states in a cavity using dissipation
engineering. We first generate non-classical photon states with definite parity
by means of a two-photon drive and dissipation, and then stabilize these
transient states against single-photon decay. The single-photon stabilization
is autonomous, and is implemented through a second engineered bath, which
exploits the photon number dependent frequency-splitting due to Kerr
interactions in the strongly dispersive regime of circuit QED. Starting with
the Hamiltonian of the baths plus cavity, we derive an effective model of only
the cavity photon states along with analytic expressions for relevant physical
quantities, such as the stabilization rate. The deterministic generation of
such cat states is one of the key ingredients in performing universal quantum
computation.Comment: 9 pages, 6 figure
The Development and Potential of Inverse Simulation for the Quantitative Assessment of Helicopter Handling Qualities
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