The Effect of Dysfunctional Thought Processes on Subjective Well-Being and Job Satisfaction

While the dispositional approach to job satisfaction has received a good deal of recent attention, a fundamental deficiency in past dispositional research is a failure to use existing theories to explain why individuals are unhappy and dissatisfied with their jobs. Locke (1976), Judge (in press), and Judge and Hulin (in press) suggested that thinking processes should be studied in relation to job satisfaction. This study tested the thesis that the cognitive theory of depression, which focuses on irrational thought processes, will help in understanding both subjective well-being and job satisfaction. A causal model involving subjective well-being, job satisfaction, dysfunctional thought processes, and other relevant influences was hypothesized and tested using a stratified random sample of university employees. Ratings were obtained from two sources in order to reduce single-source bias. The results indicated strong support for the overall model and for the efficacy of dysfunctional thought processes

Mode-locking in advection-reaction-diffusion systems: an invariant manifold perspective

Fronts propagating in two-dimensional advection-reaction-diffusion (ARD) systems exhibit rich topological structure. When the underlying fluid flow is periodic in space and time, the reaction front can lock to the driving frequency. We explain this mode-locking phenomenon using so-called burning invariant manifolds (BIMs). In fact, the mode-locked profile is delineated by a BIM attached to a relative periodic orbit (RPO) of the front element dynamics. Changes in the type (and loss) of mode-locking can be understood in terms of local and global bifurcations of the RPOs and their BIMs. We illustrate these concepts numerically using a chain of alternating vortices in a channel geometry.Comment: 9 pages, 13 figure

Rendezvous radar for the orbital maneuvering vehicle

The Rendezvous Radar Set (RRS) was designed at Motorola's Strategic Electronics Division in Chandler, Arizona, to be a key subsystem aboard NASA's Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle (OMV). The unmanned OMV, which was under development at TRW's Federal Systems Division in Redondo Beach, California, was designed to supplement the Shuttle's satellite delivery, retrieval, and maneuvering activities. The RRS was to be used to locate and then provide the OMV with vectoring information to the target satellite (or Shuttle or Space Station) to aid the OMV in making a minimum fuel consumption approach and rendezvous. The OMV development program was halted by NASA in 1990 just as parts were being ordered for the RRS engineering model. The paper presented describes the RRS design and then discusses new technologies, either under development or planned for development at Motorola, that can be applied to radar or alternative sensor solutions for the Automated Rendezvous and Capture problem

Rescued, Rehabilitated, Returned: Institutional Approaches to the Rehabilitation of Survivors of Sex Trafficking in India and Nepal

Despite participating in rehabilitation programs, many survivors of sex trafficking in India and Nepal are re-trafficked, ‘voluntarily’ re-enter the sex industry, or become traffickers or brothel managers themselves. This thesis discusses the challenges of institutional rehabilitation from a critical theory perspective. Drawing from three months of participant observation, interviews, and focus groups with rehabilitation professionals, this thesis will show that there has been a recent, positive shift in the discourse of survivor rehabilitation at the institutional level. However, a focus on individual rather than holistic change, the structure of the rehabilitation process, and a lack of assessment tools has made these theoretical changes difficult to implement, resulting in a gap between “rehabilitation in theory” and “rehabilitation in practice” and the persistence of the status quo

Recreational pole dance

Pole dance/fitness is an international form of dance fitness that has become increasingly popular since the early 2000s. This thesis is an ethnographic case study focusing on a specific community of people who participate in pole dance/fitness as a recreational activity in Tampa, Florida. This ethnography highlights the motivations of participants who take pole dance/fitness classes and applies theories of feminist anthropology and embodiment theory. Throughout my research I found that, with the support of their pole family, women continuously (re)created their sense of self as they worked towards their ideal self by embodying the pole community’s values. These values included diminishing an emphasis on physical appearance as a marker of a women’s worth and promoting self-love. Despite the stigma attached to pole dance/fitness, those who participate in it continue to do so because of the mental and physical benefits it offers them. The pole community provides a safe space and encourages participants to explore freedom of sexual and gender expression. In this thesis I analyze the demographics, practices, and beliefs of polers. I provide a holistic understanding of one small pole dance/fitness community in Tampa, but my findings are applicable to understanding the wider pole dance/fitness community.Thesis (M.A.)Department of Anthropolog

Letter to John D. Garwood from Ruth A. Locke

A letter to John D. Garwood regarding course descriptions for the military science programhttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/military_science_rotc_docs/1015/thumbnail.jp

Hafnium isotopic insights into the evolution of mantle source contributions to primitive lavas erupted in Turkana, East African Rift System

Compositions of mafic lavas from the Turkana region, within the East African Rift System (EARS), provide valuable contributions to the understanding of the significant processes in continental magmatism. Specifically, new Hf isotopic ratios coupled with new and existing Pb, Sr, Nd, and He isotopic compositions of Quaternary and Tertiary lavas from Turkana reveal compositional contributions from melt generation processes occurring in the sublithospheric mantle versus contributions from melt generation processes in the lithosphere. Pb and Nd compositions demonstrate two separate mixing trends within the Turkana lavas, and together with Sr isotopic compositions, three compositional end-members are revealed: C-Component, EM1, and HIMU. New Hf isotope ratios of the Quaternary and Tertiary Turkana samples presented a temporal correlation, in Hf-Pb space one trend progresses from an EM1-like component to a C-component over time, while the other trend progresses from a HIMU like component to an EM1 like component throughout time. Based on compositional and spatiotemporal relationships, a model is proposed where HIMU is a lithospheric component, EM1 is a sublithospheric component that acts as an agent of metasomatism in the lithosphere, and the C-component is a second sublithospheric end-member likely present as a result of regional plume activity

Itinerary - LTC Andrew Kuschner

An itinerary for a visit to campus by LTC Andrew Kuschnerhttps://scholars.fhsu.edu/military_science_rotc_docs/1016/thumbnail.jp