620 research outputs found
One Mountain, Two Traditions: Buddhist and Taoist Claims on Zhongnan shan in Medieval Times
article about Mount Zhongnan in the Tang dynast
Medication Adherence: To Have is to Hold
Nature of the problem: Medication non-adherence is consistently the most frequent cause of mental health decompensation, relapse of mental illness, and hospitalization. The solution to non-adherence remains quite elusive, despite it being relatively easy to identity as the most major obstacle to successful control of mental illness.
Method: Eighteen documents published between years 2002-2012 were rated using the AACN’s evidence leveling system. The 18 studies were examined to better understand what is known and not known about the challenge we face in trying to effect recovery and to prevent relapse of mental illness in the United States.
Results: Various study designs, diverse interventions and treatment strategies demonstrated limited success in effecting sustained adherence. However, to date, the literature does not show there to be a single, simple, intervention that is effective. The evidence strongly suggests an interdisciplinary approach, using various combinations of interventions is the best strategy, but not a guarantee. A Power Point presentation was used to share the findings of this project with 13 PMHNP students and 2 active, expert PhD, PMHNPs.
Nursing implications: Adherence is a complex, multi-determinant, individualized process that is embedded in the core belief of the person. Nursing can use this knowledge to collaboratively work with patients, their families, and other health care team members to devise approaches to facilitate recovery and understanding of the role of medication adherence in recovery maintenance
Currents and finite elements as tools for shape space
The nonlinear spaces of shapes (unparameterized immersed curves or
submanifolds) are of interest for many applications in image analysis, such as
the identification of shapes that are similar modulo the action of some group.
In this paper we study a general representation of shapes that is based on
linear spaces and is suitable for numerical discretization, being robust to
noise. We develop the theory of currents for shape spaces by considering both
the analytic and numerical aspects of the problem. In particular, we study the
analytical properties of the current map and the norm that it induces
on shapes. We determine the conditions under which the current determines the
shape. We then provide a finite element discretization of the currents that is
a practical computational tool for shapes. Finally, we demonstrate this
approach on a variety of examples
The Role of Resilience in the STEM Identities of Post-Secondary Students: A Qualitative Metasynthesis
The purpose of this qualitative metasynthesis is to explore the relationship between science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) identity and resilience in racially and ethnically diverse post-secondary students. This study identifies experiences that impact STEM identity development in diverse undergraduate and graduate students. The results of a constant targeted comparison (an analytical technique not often used in educational studies) between STEM identity and student resilience suggests that STEM identity contributes to resilience in diverse students. Findings suggest that common adverse experiences that may impact racially and ethnically diverse students can be overcome in the presence of a well-developed STEM identity. This resilience in STEM appears to be impacted by factors such as group membership, race, gender, agency, internal and external supports, validation, and access. Diverse students may have access to a range of coping mechanisms including family and peer support systems, as well as a personal cache of innovative approaches to self-define their STEM identities and help them navigate the academic milieu. Additional research is needed to better understand the relationship between a strong STEM identity and resilience in diverse undergraduate and graduate students
Religious Studies 2MT3 Asian Meditation Traditions
This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of meditation systems in Asia taught at McMaster University in Fall 201
Religious Studies 3UU3 Buddhism in East Asia McMaster University Winter 2019
Syllabus for my course 3UU3, Buddhism in East Asia planned for Winter term 201
Religious Studies 718 Topics in Buddhist Studies: Recent Scholarship McMaster University, Term II 2020–21
Course Description
In this seminar we shall read and discuss a selection of recent important works on and around Buddhism and material culture (in English). In addition we shall survey trends in recent Buddhist Studies scholarship produced in other languages (Chinese, Japanese, French, German, etc.). Students will be required to write regular, short, critical responses to the readings in addition to a longer essay that reflects on the state of the field of material culture in Buddhist Studies
Health, Healing and Religion: Comparative Views
Syllabus for a level 2 course on Health, Healing and Religion: Comparative Views. To be taught online Fall 2020.
Please contact me if you want more details of the online content (there are 4 short videos per module, plus other resources
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