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"In the middle of everywhere" : a phenomenological study of mobility and dwelling amongst rural elders
This study aimed to investigate the phenomenon of the meaning of mobility for elders living in rural areas. A phenomenological study was undertaken with older people living in rural South West England and Wales. Ten interviews were undertaken in peoplesâ homes and focused on the spatial dimensions of what it was like to live in the rural area and the everyday experiences of traversing rural space. Spatial mobility was experienced by our sample as any of the possible ways that achieved personal life activities where the traverse of space was normally relevant. We describe the meaning of mobility sensitised by the terms used in the âcontinuum of mobilitiesâ (Parkhurst et al., 2012): âliteral mobility,â âvirtual mobility,â âpotential mobility,â and âimaginative mobility.â Our phenomenological findings revealed that the transport and mobility needs of older people living in rural areas could not be meaningfully understood without understanding their well-being priorities, the kinds of movement that constituted well-being, and how this related to the phenomenon of âdwelling,â which included their feeling of âat-homenessâ in their rural environment. But also what emerged was a second phenomenon that we have called rural living as a portal to well-being in older people. The connection between well-being and rural place was constituted by two interrelated experiences: the importance of dwelling and slowing down in older age, and the importance of a ârich textured localeâ for the well-being of rural older people. We conclude by considering how the elders in our study may have something important to remind us: that mobility and sense of place are mutually implicated and that our present culture places an over emphasis on mobility, which may obscure the value of dwelling
20 cm VLA Radio-Continuum Study of M31 - Images and Point Source Catalogues DR2: Extraction of a supernova remnant sample
We present Data Release 2 of the Point Source Catalogue created from a series
of previously constructed radio-continuum images of M31 at lambda=20 cm (nu=1.4
GHz) from archived VLA observations. In total, we identify a collection of 916
unique discrete radio sources across the field of M31. Comparing these detected
sources to those listed by Gelfand et al. (2004) at lambda=92 cm, the spectral
index of 98 sources has been derived. The majority (73%) of these sources
exhibit a spectral index of alpha <-0.6, indicating that their emission is
predominantly non-thermal in nature, which is typical for background objects
and Supernova Remnants (SNRs). Additionally, we investigate the presence of
radio counterparts for some 156 SNRs and SNR candidates, finding a total of
only 13 of these object in our images within a 5 arcsec search area. Auxiliary
optical, radio and X-ray catalogs were cross referenced highlighting a small
population of SNR and SNR candidates common to multi-frequency domains
Well-Being Through the Poetâs Speaking:A Reflective Analysis of Well-Being through Engagement with Poetry Underpinned by Phenomenological Philosophical Ideas about Language and Poetry
The poet speaks in a particular way that can âbring things to nearnessâ. This particular way of bringing things to nearness may have some useful implications for understanding human wellbeing. Sometimes I have noticed that, when I read a poem that really âspeaks to meâ, the poetic language puts me in touch with well-being in a very palpable way, and this has brought me to wonder about this question: What is it that is taking place in a much loved poem that can bring me close to a felt sense of well-being? This paper will draw upon some philosophical insights from the writings of Heidegger and Gendlin to explore what poetry opens up and holds in order to speak of well-being. What is it about poetry that is adequate to hold the deepest roots of hearing with the fullness of what is speaking? Heideggerâs later ideas about the essence of language and its nonrepresentational power held within the unity of âthe fourfoldâ may be helpful here. And what is it about poetry that can open up worlds, open us to sensation, and carry us beyond the literal words into the experience of well-being? Gendlinâs ideas concerning âthinking beyond patternsâ and âcarrying forwardâ may illuminate how poetry holds open what other language cuts off for us. The paper will conclude by pointing to poetry as a crucial form of adequate human discourse that is up to the task of understanding well-being and is therefore highly relevant to health and social care
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Differences in the Experience of Caregiving Between Spouse and Adult Child Caregivers in Dementia With Lewy Bodies.
Background and objectivesDementia caregiving has been associated with increased burden, depression, grief, a decreased sense of well-being and quality of life, and a weakening of social support. Little is known about the experience of caregiving in Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB). The present study examines differences in the caregiving experience of spouse versus adult child caregivers of individuals with DLB.Research design and methodsIn this cross-sectional analytic study of spouses (n = 255) and adult children (n = 160) caregivers of individuals with DLB, participants completed an online survey of burden, grief, depression, well-being, quality of life, and social support.ResultsAdult child caregivers were more likely to care for women (p < .001) and see the care recipient less often (p < .001) than spouses. Adult child caregivers reported lower quality of life (p < .001) and more caregiver burden (p < .009), but also greater social support (p < .001) than spouses. Between group analyses of caregiver type by disease severity demonstrated that spousal caregivers experience greater grief with advancing disease (p = .005), while adult child caregivers increase social support with advancing disease (p < .001).Discussion and implicationsSpouses and adult children experience DLB caregiving differently. This was explained by the younger age of the adult child caregiver, frequency of contact with the care recipient, and differences in the care recipient's characteristics, frequency of neuropsychiatric symptoms, and disease severity. DLB caregiver support for this population should target psychoeducation for complicated neuropsychiatric symptoms in the care recipient. Screening all DLB caregivers for burden, grief, and depression is suggested to identify those that may benefit most from intervention. Spouses specifically may benefit from interventions that target increasing social support, while adult child caregivers may benefit from interventions aimed at mitigating burden and improving quality of life
"Caring for Insiderness": Phenomenologically informed insights that can guide practice.
Understanding the ââinsiderââ perspective has been a pivotal strength of qualitative research. Further than this, within the more applied fields in which the human activity of ââcaringââ takes place, such understanding of ââwhat it is likeââ for people from within their lifeworlds has also been acknowledged as the foundational starting point in order for ââcareââ to be caring. But we believe that more attention needs to be paid to this foundational generic phenomenon: what it means to understand the ââinsidernessââ of another, but more importantly, how to act on this in caring ways. We call this human phenomenon ââcaring for insiderness.ââ Drawing on existing phenomenological studies of marginal caring situations at the limits of caring capability, and through a process of phenomenologically oriented reflection, we interrogated some existential themes implicit in these publications that could lead to deeper insights for both theoretical and applied purposes. The paper provides direction for practices of caring by highlighting some dangers as well as some remedies along this path
Estimation of Scattering Attenuation from Zero-offset VSP Data: CO2CRC Otway Project Case Study
Seismic attenuation consists of anelastic absorption and scattering loss. Due to the dominance of stratification, the scattering attenuation in the sedimentary crust is dominated by 1-D scattering. In this study we applied an integrated workflow for estimation of attenuation from ZVSP and log data to a comprehensive dataset acquired at Otway basin. Both 1D reflectivity modeling and application of generalized OâDoherty-Anstey theory to the Otway log data shows that the 1-D scattering component of attenuation gives Q of over 200. At the same time, average Q estimated from field VSP data value is close to 60. Hence we conclude that scattering plays a relatively minor role in the study area. Further research is required to understand whether this conclusion holds in other areas. In particular, scattering attenuation might be larger in environments with larger variability of elastic properties between layers, such as in areas with laminated coal layers
The ATLAS 9.0 GHz Survey of the Extended Chandra Deep Field South: The Faint 9.0 GHz Radio Population
We present a new image of the 9.0 GHz radio emission from the extended
Chandra Deep Field South. A total of 181 hours of integration with the
Australia Telescope Compact Array has resulted in a 0.276 square degree image
with a median sensitivity of 20 Jy/beam rms, for a synthesised beam
of 4.0 1.3 arcsec. We present a catalogue of the 9.0 GHz radio
sources, identifying 70 source components and 55 individual radio galaxies.
Source counts derived from this sample are consistent with those reported in
the literature. The observed source counts are also generally consistent with
the source counts from simulations of the faint radio population. Using the
wealth of multiwavelength data available for this region, we classify the faint
9 GHz population and find that 91% are radio loud AGN, 7% are radio quiet AGN
and 2% are star forming galaxies. The 9.0 GHz radio sources were matched to 5.5
and 1.4 GHz sources in the literature and we find a significant fraction of
flat or inverted spectrum sources, with 36% of the 9 GHz sources having
-0.3 (for ). This flat or
inverted population is not well reproduced by current simulations of radio
source populations.Comment: 17 pages, 12 figures. Accepted for publication in MNRA
20 cm VLA Radio-Continuum Study of M31 - Images and Point Source Catalogues
We present a series of new high-sensitivity and high-resolution
radio-continuum images of M31 at \lambda=20 cm (\nu=1.4 GHz). These new images
were produced by merging archived 20 cm radio-continuum observations from the
Very Large Array (VLA) telescope. Images presented here are sensitive to rms=60
\mu Jy and feature high angular resolution (<10"). A complete sample of
discrete radio sources have been catalogued and analysed across 17 individual
VLA projects. We identified a total of 864 unique discrete radio sources across
the field of M31. One of the most prominent regions in M31 is the ring feature
for which we estimated total integrated flux of 706 mJy at \lambda=20 cm. We
compare here, detected sources to those listed in Gelfand et al. (2004) at
\lambda=92 cm and find 118 sources in common to both surveys. The majority
(61%) of these sources exhibit a spectral index of \alpha <-0.6 indicating that
their emission is predominantly non-thermal in nature. That is more typical for
background objects.Comment: 28 pages, 25 figures, accepted for publication in the Serbian
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