The Correlations Among Ambivalence, One\u27s Concept of God, and Spiritual Well-Being as Measured on Two Diverse Religious Groups

This study investigated the correlation among measures of concept of God, ambivalence, and spiritual well-being in members of a Baptist General Conference and a Unitarian Universalist Association congregations. Ambivalence is considered to have three manifestations; the simultaneous expression of opposite affect, emotional constriction, and indecision. While this condition is assumed to be present in several crucial developmental stages, and is especially apparent in relation to one\u27s parents, this study argues through psychological and Biblical data that there is also an unrecognized ambivalence in relation to God. Parental ambivalence influences one\u27s relationship with his or her parents and also influences one\u27s concept or perceptions of those parents. It is likewise argued that ambivalence toward God has a similar effect, namely, that if one is ambivalent toward God there should be a corresponding variation in one\u27s concept of God and one\u27s relationship with God. While the correlational nature of this study does not allow for cause-effect influences, this is a pioneer study of the possible relationship of these variables. Fifty-one Unitarians from the First Unitarian Church (Unitarian Universalist Association) and 46 Baptists from Temple Baptist Church (Baptist General Conference), both of Portland, Oregon completed a demographic questionnaire, the Intense Ambivalence Scale, the Spiritual Well-Being Scale, and the Conceptualization of God as Seen in Adjective Ratings. Results showed that Baptists scored higher on Religious Well-Being, and described God in more traditional terms than the Unitarians. There was no significant difference on Existential Well-Being or the Intense Ambivalence Scale. A surprising result is that Baptists described God as potently passive. The only relationship that was confirmed among the scales was the relationship between SWB and the COG. Ambivalence was not significantly related to the other two instruments. While there are aspects of ambivalence stressed in this study which are not measured by the Intense Ambivalence Scale it appears that ambivalence as measured by this scale may be a constant variable irrespective of denomination. This is in need of further investigation as are other aspects of ambivalence such as emotional constriction and indecision. The nature, etiology, incidence and consequences of viewing God as potently passive are also in need of additional research

Guide to Daily Correspondence of the Coast, Rift Valley, Central and Northeastern Provinces : Kenya National Archives

The daily correspondence of the provincial and district officers of the East Africa Protectorate and Kenya Colony were microfilmed during the 1960s as part of a cooperative project between the Kenya National Archives and Syracuse University. … This guide was prepared at Syracuse University during 1982-84 under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is an index to the follow collections of daily correspondence: Cost Province, 2nd series, 1894-1965: 150 reels Central Province, 1888-1964: 71 reels (1-40, 61-91) Rift Valley Province, 1894-1959: 61 reels Northeastern Province, 1909-63: 46 reel

Guide to daily correspondence of the Coast, Rift Valley, Central, and Northeastern Provinces : Kenya National Archives microfilm

The daily correspondence of the provincial and district officers of the East Africa Protectorate and Kenya Colony were microfilmed during the 1960s as part of a cooperative project between the Kenya National Archives and Syracuse University. This guide was prepared at Syracuse University during 1982-84 under a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. It is an index to the follow collections of daily correspondence: Cost Province, 2nd series, 1894-1965: 150 reels -- Central Province, 1888-1964: 71 reels (1-40, 61-91) -- Rift Valley Province, 1894-1959: 61 reels -- Northeastern Province, 1909-63: 46 reels. For more information, refer to the Kenya National Archives subject guide.https://surface.syr.edu/archiveguidekenya/1007/thumbnail.jp

A Guide to the Secretariat Circulars: Kenya National Archives Microfilm

The Secretariat Circulars are made up of five reels of microfilm that comprise Section 7, the last section of the Guide to the Kenya National Archives. Microfilm number: 2807.https://surface.syr.edu/books/1008/thumbnail.jp

A Five Year Summary of Kendig Creek Watershed Monitoring

Land use in the Kendig Creek watershed is mostly for agriculture purposes. Kendig Creek has relatively high concentrations of nitrate, total kjeldahl nitrogen and total suspended solids when compared to other watersheds in central New York State. Kendig Creek is also an event responsive watershed, i.e. a majority of the discharge, nutrient and solids lost from the watershed to the stream ecosystem occurs during precipitation or melting events. Stressed stream analysis has identified several agricultural sites that are contributing nutrients and soil to the stream ecosystem. Linking these three facts together suggest that agricultural practices allowing nutrients and soil to runoff into the creek are having a major impact on the loadings from Kendig Creek. The high loss of phosphorus from the watershed into Kendig Creek also indicate that the Creek is fairly polluted, when compared to other streams in western and central New York State. A remedial action plan and best management plan are suggested as the next logical step in developing a water quality program for this watershed

Report on a collecting trip of the British Myriapod Group to Hungary in 1994

During a collecting trip participated jointly by the members of the British Myriapod Group and by Hungarian experts in 1994, 34 species of millipedes, 14 of centipedes, 8 of woodlice and 73 of spiders were recorded from Hungary. Two records of the millipede species Boreoiulus tenuis (Bigler, 1913) and Styrioiulus styricus (Verhoeff, 1896) were new to the fauna of Hungary

Adolescent Self-Consent for Biomedical HIV Prevention Research: Implications for Institutional Review Board Approval and Implementation

Purpose The Adolescent Medicine Trials Network Protocol 113 (ATN113) is an open-label, multisite demonstration project and Phase II safety study of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) preexposure prophylaxis with 15- to 17-year-old young men who have sex with men that requires adolescent consent for participation. The purpose of this study was to examine factors related to the process by which Institutional Review Boards (IRBs) and researchers made decisions regarding whether to approve and implement ATN113 so as to inform future biomedical HIV prevention research with high-risk adolescent populations. Methods Participants included 17 researchers at 13 sites in 12 states considering ATN113 implementation. Qualitative descriptive methods were used. Data sources included interviews and documents generated during the initiation process. Results A common process for initiating ATN113 emerged, and informants described how they identified and addressed practical, ethical, and legal challenges that arose. Informants described the process as responding to the protocol, preparing for IRB submission, abstaining from or proceeding with submission, responding to IRB concerns, and reacting to the outcomes. A complex array of factors impacting approval and implementation were identified, and ATN113 was ultimately implemented in seven of 13 sites. Informants also reflected on lessons learned that may help inform future biomedical HIV prevention research with high-risk adolescent populations. Conclusions The results illustrate factors for consideration in determining whether to implement such trials, demonstrate that such protocols have the potential to be approved, and highlight a need for clearer standards regarding biomedical HIV prevention research with high-risk adolescent populations