411 research outputs found
Contemplating workplace change: evolving individual thought processes and emergent story lines
Drawing on topical life histories of physicians in a particularly volatile public health
sector environment, we build theory around the contemplation of workplace change.
Overall, our study provides evidence as to why single or multiple independent factors,
such as pay or job structure, may fail to predict or explain individual decisions to stay
in or change workplaces. Instead, the contemplation process we argue is a complex,
evolutionary, and context-dependent one that requires individualized interventions.
Our findings reveal the prevalence of episodic context-self fit assessments prompted
by triggering stimuli, two mechanisms by which thought processes evolved
(reinforcement and recalibration), and four characteristic story lines that explain
why the thought processes manifested as they did (exploring opportunities, solving
problems, reconciling incongruence, and escaping situations). Based on our findings,
we encourage practitioners to regularly engage in story-listening and dialogic
conversations to better understand, and potentially affect the evolving socially
constructed realities of staff members
Beam-Normal Single Spin Asymmetry in Elastic Electron Scattering off Si and Zr
We report on a new measurement of the beam-normal single spin asymmetry
in the elastic scattering of 570 MeV transversely polarized
electrons off Si and Zr at . The
studied kinematics allow for a comprehensive comparison with former results on
C. No significant mass dependence of the beam-normal single spin
asymmetry is observed in the mass regime from C to Zr.Comment: Submitted for publication to Physics Letters
Low birth weight is associated with chronic kidney disease only in men
The association of low birth weight and chronic kidney disease was examined in a screened volunteer population by the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Early Evaluation Program. This is a free, community-based health program enrolling individuals aged 18 years or older with diabetes, hypertension, or a family history of kidney disease, diabetes, or hypertension. Self-reported birth weight was categorized and chronic kidney disease defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate less than 60 ml per min per 1.73 m2 or a urine albumin/creatinine ratio ≥30 mg/g. Among 12 364 participants, 15% reported a birth weight less than 2500 g. In men, significant corresponding odds ratios were found after adjustment for demographic characteristics and health conditions to this low birth weight and chronic kidney disease, but there was no association among women. There was no significant interaction between birth weight and race for either gender. Efforts to clinically understand the etiology of this association and potential means of prevention are essential to improving public health
High accuracy synchrotron radiation interferometry with relativistic electrons
A high-precision hypernuclear experiment has been performed at the Mainz
Microtron (MAMI) to determine the hypertriton {\Lambda} binding energy via
decay-pion spectroscopy. A key element of this measurement is an accurate
calibration of the magnetic spectrometers with the MAMI beam. For such an
absolute calibration with small statistical and systematic uncertainties the
undulator light interference method will be applied. In this contribution the
basic principle of this method is discussed and the analysis status of the
measured synchrotron radiation spectra is presentedComment: The 13th Biennial Conference on Classical and Quantum Relativistic
Dynamics of Particles and Fields (IARD22
Measurement of polarization transfer in the quasi-elastic process
Polarization transfer to a bound proton in polarized electron knock-out
reactions, , is a powerful tool to look
for in-medium modification of the bound proton. It requires comparison to
calculations which consider the many-body effects accompanying the quasi-free
process. We report here measured components , , and
their ratio , of polarization transfer to protons
bound in , which is described well by the shell model and for
which reliable calculations are available. While the calculations capture the
essence of the data, our statistical precision allows us to observe deviations
which cannot be explained by simple scaling, including by varying the proton
electromagnetic form factor ratio . We further explore the deviations
of the ratio of the polarization transfer components from that of a free
proton, , and its dependence on the bound-proton virtuality
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