34 research outputs found
A Research Study Examining Forgiveness, Empathy, Commitment, Trust, and Relational Satisfaction Among Adult Friends After Relational Transgressions
This research project examined how forgiveness was managed by adult friends after relational transgressions. It studied how the emotion of empathy promoted the act of forgiving and why the construct of commitment related to trust and relational satisfaction among friendship dyads. Isolating the specific emotion empathy in regards to forgiveness heightened the understanding of what emotional behaviors were used to maintain friendships once a relational transgression was experienced. Measuring and analyzing the interaction between commitment, trust, and relational satisfaction helped to determine how these constructs promoted forgiveness among adult friends
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Ultraviolet Spectroscopy of Asteroid (4) Vesta
We report a comprehensive review of the UV-visible spectrum and rotational
lightcurve of Vesta combining new observations by Hubble Space Telescope and
Swift Gamma-ray Burst Observatory with archival International Ultraviolet
Explorer observations. The geometric albedos of Vesta from 220 nm to 953 nm are
derived by carefully comparing these observations from various instruments at
different times and observing geometries. Vesta has a rotationally averaged
geometric albedo of 0.09 at 250 nm, 0.14 at 300 nm, 0.26 at 373 nm, 0.38 at 673
nm, and 0.30 at 950 nm. The linear spectral slope as measured between 240 and
320 nm in the ultraviolet displays a sharp minimum near a sub-Earth longitude
of 20^{\circ}, and maximum in the eastern hemisphere. This is consistent with
the longitudinal distribution of the spectral slope in the visible wavelength.
The photometric uncertainty in the ultraviolet is ~20%, and in the visible
wavelengths it is better than 10%. The amplitude of Vesta's rotational
lightcurves is ~10% throughout the range of wavelengths we observed, but is
smaller at 950 nm (~6%) near the 1-\mum band center. Contrary to earlier
reports, we found no evidence for any difference between the phasing of the
ultraviolet and visible/near-infrared lightcurves with respect to sub-Earth
longitude. Vesta's average spectrum between 220 and 950 nm can well be
described by measured reflectance spectra of fine particle howardite-like
materials of basaltic achondrite meteorites. Combining this with the in-phase
behavior of the ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared lightcurves, and the
spectral slopes with respect to the rotational phase, we conclude that there is
no global ultraviolet/visible reversal on Vesta. Consequently, this implies a
lack of global space weathering on Vesta, as previously inferred from
visible-near-infrared data.Comment: 44 pages, 5 figures, 1 tabl
Decentralized clinical trials in the trial innovation network: Value, strategies, and lessons learned
New technologies and disruptions related to Coronavirus disease-2019 have led to expansion of decentralized approaches to clinical trials. Remote tools and methods hold promise for increasing trial efficiency and reducing burdens and barriers by facilitating participation outside of traditional clinical settings and taking studies directly to participants. The Trial Innovation Network, established in 2016 by the National Center for Advancing Clinical and Translational Science to address critical roadblocks in clinical research and accelerate the translational research process, has consulted on over 400 research study proposals to date. Its recommendations for decentralized approaches have included eConsent, participant-informed study design, remote intervention, study task reminders, social media recruitment, and return of results for participants. Some clinical trial elements have worked well when decentralized, while others, including remote recruitment and patient monitoring, need further refinement and assessment to determine their value. Partially decentralized, or “hybrid” trials, offer a first step to optimizing remote methods. Decentralized processes demonstrate potential to improve urban-rural diversity, but their impact on inclusion of racially and ethnically marginalized populations requires further study. To optimize inclusive participation in decentralized clinical trials, efforts must be made to build trust among marginalized communities, and to ensure access to remote technology