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Pattern Identification and Industry -Specialist Auditors
86 p.Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2003.The results demonstrate that matched specialists are able to interpret and fill in partial cue patterns, whereas mismatched specialists do not recognize the implications of even full patterns. Matched specialists respond to a partial cue pattern that potentially indicates misstatement by developing better mental models about the seeded misstatement, increasing the assessed risk of misstatement and suggesting procedures that will be efficient and effective at discriminating the presence of the seeded misstatement. Despite increased assessments of general misstatement risk when receiving a partial cue pattern, mismatched specialists' mental models and suggested procedures do not indicate a focus on the seeded misstatement.U of I OnlyRestricted to the U of I community idenfinitely during batch ingest of legacy ETD
Meanings of spirituality at the cancer drop-in
Spirituality is a contested concept with a wide taxonomy of meaning discussed in the literature. Within the domain of health care, there has been increasing interest in the importance of understanding and valuing patients' individual spirituality as a function of providing appropriate support, particularly as part of nursing practice. This article reports on an ethnographic participant observation study that explored the cancer day care provision of a community hospice trust located in Southern England. The aims of the study were to explore why users of day care came to the sessions and the perceived benefits of attending. Secondary analysis of the data undertaken after initial reporting on the findings has revealed the ways in which participants construct their core life meaning as personal spirituality. Drawing on literature that discusses the multi-faceted concept of spirituality, the data suggest that relationships and citizenship work are key spiritual components in the lives of these participants, with both these elements significantly contributing to the maintenance of a congruent 'self'. 'Doing' rather than 'being' is at the core of spiritual essence for those undertaking citizenship work, with this engagement with the world as one form of transcendence