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âBeing in a group with others who have mental illness makes all the differenceâ: The views and experiences of parents who attended a mental health parenting program
© 2017 Background The relationship between parental mental illness and poor outcomes in children is well established. While parents with mental illness could benefit from accessing parenting programs, this population tends to be reluctant to do so. To address this need, we developed an adaptation of the Triple P program specific to people with mental illness, and this paper presents the views and experiences of parents who attended this program. The program is a ten week intervention consisting of a six week group parenting program, followed by four weekly home visits. Methodology This client satisfaction evaluation consists of 18 telephone interviews with program participants as well as feedback from the Triple P Client Satisfaction Questionnaire (CSQ) (N = 116). While this evaluation sought to gain participant feedback on the entire program, the focus was on gaining insight into the usefulness of a modified program specifically for this population, and how the unique components of this modified Triple P program are perceived by the participants. Results Both the qualitative and quantitative findings indicate high satisfaction with the program, and highlight the value of a parenting program designed specifically for parents with mental illness. In particular, participants stressed that the design of the program was essential to their satisfaction and engagement with the program. Analysis of the interview data identified a number of reasons why participants engaged with this particular parenting program and found it very useful, in particular: being in a group with others with mental illness; focus on child development and parenting with a mental illness; and the home visits. Conclusion This study adds to the limited evidence base specific to parent programs for parents who experience mental illness, and highlights the importance participants attach to sharing the group experience with other parents who also experience mental illness, and the significance of this in facilitating engagement in parenting programs
Causes of delays in the construction phase of Chinese building projects
Purpose: Delays during construction are one of the common scenarios in the construction industry. The purpose of this paper is to identify the primary causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire survey approach was adopted across the four typical cities in China, namely, Beijing, Shanghai, Chongqing and Shenzhen. In total, 115 sets of valid responded questionnaires were collected and analyzed. Findings: The results show that the causes of variations, delays in progress payments, exceptionally low bids and subcontractorsâ poor performance and communication issues were the most important causes of delays in China. Originality/value: This research is the first questionnaire survey on the causes of delays in the construction phase of building construction projects in China. The comparative analysis shows two unique causes of delays in the Chinese construction industry, such as âdifficulty in claiming indemnityâ and âunreasonable upfront capital demanded by client.â It also reveals different ranked causes of delays as per distinguished political and economic situations in China. The research findings can be referred by construction projects in other countries that are funded or partnered with China
High-resolution O VI absorption line observations at 1.2 < z < 1.7 in the bright QSO HE 0515-4414
STIS Echelle observations at a resolution of 10 km/s and UVES/VLT
spectroscopy at a resolution of 7 km/s of the luminous QSO HE 0515-4414 (z_em =
1.73, B = 15.0) reveal four intervening O VI absorption systems in the redshift
range 1.2 < z_abs < 1.7 (1.38503, 1.41601, 1.60175, 1.67359). In addition two
associated systems at z = 1.69707 and z = 1.73585 are present. For the first
time high resolution observations allow to measure radial velocities of H I, C
IV and O VI simultaneously in several absorption systems (1.385, 1.674, 1.697)
with the result that significant velocity differences (up to 18 km/s) are
observed between H I and O VI, while smaller differences (up to 5 km/s) are
seen between C IV and O VI. We tentatively conclude that H I, O VI, and C IV
are not formed in the same volumes and that therefore implications on
ionization mechanisms are not possible from observed column density ratios O
VI/H I or O VI/C IV. The number density of O VI absorbers with W_rest > 25 mA
is dN/dz < 10, roughly a factor of 5 less than what has been found by Tripp at
al. (2000) at low redshift. An estimate of the cosmological mass-density of the
O VI-phase yields Omega_b(O VI) = 0.0003 h^{-1}_{75} for [O/H] = -1 and an
assumed ionization fraction O VI/O = 0.2. This corresponds to an increase by
roughly a factor of 15 between z = 1.5 (this work) and the value found by Tripp
et al. (2000) at z = 0.21, if the same oxygen abundance [O/H] = -1 is assumed.
Agreement with the simulations by Dave et al. (2001) can be obtained, if the
oxygen abundance increases by a factor of 3 over the same redshift interval.Comment: 8 pages, 1 figure, accepted for publication in A&
Paraphrases and summaries: A means of clarification or a vehicle for articulating a preferred version of student accounts?
The use of group discussions as a means to facilitate learning from experiences is well documented in adventure education literature. Priest and Naismith (1993) assert that the use of the circular discussion method, where the leader poses questions to the participants, is the most common form of facilitation in adventure education. This paper draws on transcripts of facilitation sessions to argue that the widely advocated practice of leader summaries or paraphrases of student responses in these sessions functions as a potential mechanism to control and sponsor particular knowledge(s). Using transcripts from recorded facilitation sessions the analysis focuses on how the leader paraphrases the studentsâ responses and how these paraphrases or âformulationsâ function to modify or exclude particular aspects of the studentsâ responses. I assert that paraphrasing is not simply a neutral activity that merely functions to clarify a student response, it is a subtle means by which the leader of the session can, often inadvertently or unknowingly, alter the studentâs reply with the consequence of favouring particular knowledge(s). Revealing the subtle work that leader paraphrases perform is of importance for educators who claim to provide genuine opportunities for students to learn from their experience
What makes for prize-winning television?
We investigate the determinants of success in four international television awards festivals between 1994 and 2012. We find that countries with larger markets and greater expenditure on public broadcasting tend to win more awards, but that the degree of concentration in the market for television and rates of penetration of pay-per-view television are unrelated to success. These findings are consistent with general industrial organisation literature on quality and market size, and with media policy literature on public service broadcasting acting as a force for quality. However, we also find that âhome countriesâ enjoy a strong advantage in these festivals, which is not consistent with festival success acting as a pure proxy for television quality
A short diastereoselective total synthesis of (±)-vibralactone
A total synthesis of the (±)-vibralactone has been achieved in 11 steps and 16% overall yield from malonic acid. Key steps include a highly diastereoselective allylation of an α-formyl ester containing an all carbon α-quaternary center, a Pd-catalyzed deallylative ÎČ-lactonization, and an aldehyde-selective Wacker oxidation of a terminal alkene
Terminal velocities of luminous, early-type SMC stars
Ultraviolet spectra from the Space Telescope Imaging Spectrograph (STIS) are
used to determine terminal velocities for 11 O and B-type giants and
supergiants in the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) from the Si IV and C IV
resonance lines. Using archival data from observations with the Goddard
High-Resolution Spectrograph and the International Ultraviolet Explorer
telescope, terminal velocities are obtained for a further five B-type
supergiants. We discuss the metallicity dependence of stellar terminal
velocities, finding no evidence for a significant scaling between Galactic and
SMC metallicities for Teff < 30,000 K, consistent with the predictions of
radiation driven wind theory for supergiant stars. A comparison of the
ratio between the SMC and Galactic samples, while
consistent with the above statement, emphasizes that the uncertainties in the
distances to galactic O-stars are a serious obstacle to a detailed comparison
with theory. For the SMC sample there is considerable scatter in this ratio at
a given effective temperature, perhaps indicative of uncertainties in stellar
masses.Comment: 28 pages, 8 figures, accepted by ApJ; minor revisions prior to
acceptanc
A hydrodynamic study of the circumstellar envelope of alpha Scorpii
Context: Both the absolute mass-loss rates and the mechanisms that drive the
mass loss of late-type supergiants are still not well known. Binaries such as
alpha Sco provide the most detailed empirical information about the winds of
these stars.
Aims: The goal was to improve the binary technique for the determination of
the mass-loss rate of alpha Sco A by including a realistic density distribution
and velocity field from hydrodynamic and plasma simulations.
Methods: We performed 3D hydrodynamic simulations of the circumstellar
envelope of alpha Sco in combination with plasma simulations accounting for the
heating, ionization, and excitation of the wind by the radiation of alpha Sco
B. These simulations served as the basis for an examination of circumstellar
absorption lines in the spectrum of alpha Sco B as well as of emission lines
from the Antares nebula.
Results: The present model of the extended envelope of alpha Sco reproduces
some of the structures that were observed in the circumstellar absorption lines
in the spectrum of alpha Sco B. Our theoretical density and velocity
distributions of the outflow deviate considerably from a spherically expanding
model, which was used in previous studies. This results in a higher mass-loss
rate of (2 +/- 0.5) x 10^-6 M_sun/yr. The hot H II region around the secondary
star induces an additional acceleration of the wind at large distances from the
primary, which is seen in absorption lines of Ti II and Cr II at -30 km/s.Comment: 12 pages, 14 figures, accepted for publication in A&
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