Modeling Creative Processes for Business Performance

The main aim of the paper is to explore the use of creative processes, primarily in service-providing businesses. Creative processes could be considered one of the ways to improve the company’s performance, as well as increase the motivation of employees. A company’s performance not only depends on routine work processes, but also on the ability to use the creative resources in the most efficient way. In this case, is it true that creativity is widely used in large companies? Is it more beneficial to be creative when the competitiveness is tough? What are the attitude towards creativity as a tool for boosting business development? Implementation of new ideas, resource reallocation, improvement of product line efficiency and other activities can be optimized with the help of creative processes. This paper studies the implementation of creative processes in business development, covering theoretical and practical business aspects for innovation and entrepreneurship

Activation of Ventral Tegmental Area 5-HT2C Receptors Reduces Incentive Motivation

FUNDING AND DISCLOSURE The research was funded by Wellcome Trust (WT098012) to LKH; and National Institute of Health (DK056731) and the Marilyn H. Vincent Foundation to MGM. The University of Michigan Transgenic Core facility is partially supported by the NIH-funded University of Michigan Center for Gastrointestinal Research (DK034933). The remaining authors declare no conflict of interest. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We thank Dr Celine Cansell, Ms Raffaella Chianese and the staff of the Medical Research Facility for technical assistance. We thank Dr Vladimir Orduña for the scientific advice and technical assistance.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

The Grizzly, April 18, 2000

Celebrating Diversity: A Week of Education and Enlightenment • Questions Arise Over Accuracy of UC Student Election Results • S.T.A.R. to Shine in Sexual Assault Awareness Week • Diversity Discussion Unites \u27A Class Divided\u27 • Race Debate Heats up During Diversity Week Deliberation: Students and Faculty Dispute Affirmative Action • Profile of a Protest • Letters to the Editor • Machinal Directing Compelling • proTheatre\u27s Machinal a Masterpiece • Bears Lacrosse Squad Continues its Winning Streak • Softball Sweeps Lebanon Valley, Improves to 28-8 • Playing from the Other Side: UC Athletes Turn Coaches • Profiles: Ryan Warden; Eboni Woodard • Bears Gear Up for CC Playoffs • Golf Team Plays Up to Parhttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1466/thumbnail.jp

The Grizzly, April 11, 2000

Vandalism: Running Rampant in Reimert and the Quad • UC Gets Medieval in Annual Sport Fest • PBK Lecture Informative and Hilarious • Phi Psi Educates UC Greeks on Pledging Do\u27s and Don\u27ts • Students Take Center Stage at Airband 2000 • Service Day Calls UC Community to Action • Basket Bingo Allows Others to Make-a-Wish • Putting a Finger on Sexuality • RHA Behind the Scenes • Election Preview: CAB, RHA, USGA and Class Elections • Letters to the Editor • Thoughts from a Sophomore Chat: If Tuition Increases, Scholarships Must • UC Artists Unveil Photography Exhibit • The Voice of UC College Choir • Team Effort Puts UC in the Lead • Bears Quest for NCAA Tournament Continues • Softball Ranked 18th in Nation • Tennis Team Continues to Struggle • Golf Ties for Second with F&M • Track and Field Improves at Osprey Open • Sports Profiles: Joe Sprague; Sue Sobolewskihttps://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews/1465/thumbnail.jp

Stress, anxiety, and depression among nursing home healthcare workers during a pandemic

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between age, work experience and stress, anxiety, and depression. It also aimed to investigate the affect contact with COVID-19 in the workplace will have on levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Lastly, the study aimed to investigate the affect a person’s job role will have on levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. Method: Healthcare workers (Nurses, health care assistants and social care works) that had worked through the pandemic in nursing home facilities were recruited using social media. Participants completed a short demographic questionnaire before completing the DASS-21. Results: A significant, weak, positive correlation was found between age and stress, anxiety, and depression. A significant, moderate, positive correlation was found between work experience and stress, anxiety, and depression. A MANOVA found contact with COVID-19 to be significant in effecting levels of stress, anxiety, and depression. The second MANOVA found a participant’s job title effects levels of stress, anxiety, and depression, with nurses. Conclusion: Findings provide an insight into the mental health of healthcare workers. Findings have shown similar results to previous research in hospital settings and have shown that COVID-19 has affected healthcare workers

The Implementation of an Emergency Medicine Telehealth System During a Pandemic.

BackgroundIn March of 2020, the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-a disease caused by a novel coronavirus-a pandemic, and it continued to spread rapidly in the community. Our institution implemented an emergency medicine telehealth system that sought to expedite care of stable patients, decrease provider exposure to COVID-19, decrease overall usage rate of personal protective equipment, and provide a platform so that infected or quarantined physicians could continue to work. This effort was among the first to use telehealth to practice emergency medicine in the setting of a pandemic in the United States.DiscussionOutside the main emergency departments at each of 2 sites of our academic institution, disaster tents were erected with patient care equipment and medications, as well as technology to allow for telehealth visits. The triage system was modified to appropriately select low-risk patients with symptoms suggestive of COVID-19 who could be seen in these disaster tents. Despite some issues that needed to be addressed, such as provider discomfort, limited medication availability, and connectivity problems, the model was successful overall.ConclusionsOther emergency departments might find this proof of concept article useful. Telehealth will likely be used more broadly in the future, including emergency care. It is imperative that the health care system continues to adapt to respond appropriately to challenges such as pandemics

Integrated Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders: The Mediating Role of PTSD Improvement in the Reduction of Depression

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) represents one of the most common mental health disorders, particularly among veterans, and is associated with significant distress and impairment. This highly debilitating disorder is further complicated by common comorbid psychiatric disorders, such as substance use disorders (SUD). Individuals with PTSD and co-occurring SUD also commonly present with secondary symptoms, such as elevated depression. Little is known, however, about how these secondary symptoms are related to treatment outcome. The aim of the present study, therefore, was to examine (1) the effects of treatment of comorbid PTSD/SUD on depressive symptoms; and (2) whether this effect was mediated by changes in PTSD severity or changes in SUD severity. Participants were 81 U.S. military veterans (90.1% male) with PTSD and SUD enrolled in a randomized controlled trial examining the efficacy of an integrated, exposure-based treatment (Concurrent Treatment of PTSD and Substance Use Disorders Using Prolonged Exposure; n = 54) versus relapse prevention (n = 27). Results revealed significantly lower depressive symptoms at post-treatment in the COPE group, as compared to the relapse prevention group. Examination of the mechanisms associated with change in depression revealed that reduction in PTSD severity, but not substance use severity, mediated the association between the treatment group and post-treatment depression. The findings underscore the importance of treating PTSD symptoms in order to help reduce co-occurring symptoms of depression in individuals with PTSD/SUD. Clinical implications and avenues for future research are discussed

New York Communities 2008: A Year of CaRDI Publications

CaRDI Reports Issue 7. Compilation of CaRDI Rural New York Minute and the Research & Policy Brief Series from 200