Dying to be thin: The social construction of the female beauty ideal and eating disorders.

Although there has been a substantial amount of research conducted on females and eating disorders, little emphasis has been placed on social factors. Exploratory research was performed in an attempt to answer the question, Can eating disorders be scientifically explained by psychological and/or biochemical factors at the expense of undermining certain social factors and their explanatory power in eating disorders. In short, should the explanation of eating disorders be viewed as a combination of psychological and/or biochemical factors as well as social factors, whose explanatory significance should not be overlooked? Following the theory of social construction, and an Interpretive Interactionist approach, 10 women in therapy for an eating disorder were interviewed, utilizing open ended interview questions. The interviewees were asked 38 questions in accordance to five social variables used for the study. The findings of this thesis were discussed, and conclusions were made. Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 37-01, page: 0148. Adviser: Muhammad Shuraydi. Thesis (M.A.)--University of Windsor (Canada), 1997

La Ejecución Presupuestal Y Su Influencia En El Cumplimiento De Metas En La Sociedad De Beneficencia Pública De Trujillo, Años Periodo 2015-2018

La presente investigación se desarrolló con la finalidad de determinar la influencia de la ejecución presupuestal en el Cumplimiento de metas en la Sociedad de Beneficencia Pública de Trujillo, desde el año 2015 hasta el año 2018, de acuerdo a su clasificación el diseño para este estudio fue el no experimental y de manera específica es de tipo correlacional descriptivo explicativo de corte trasversal, cabe mencionar que los métodos de investigación aplicados para el presente fueron el deductivo e inductivo, teniendo como muestra las once metas establecidas para mencionada entidad desde el año 2015 hasta el 2018 en función a la ejecución presupuestal obtenidos de los reportes alcanzados por la Sociedad de Beneficencia Pública de Trujillo utilizando en su análisis estadística descriptiva e inferencial aplicando análisis de regresión lineal para conocer la influencia de cada variable en el cumplimiento de las metas. En la mencionada investigación con respecto a los resultados se evidenció que existe influencia significativa de la ejecución presupuestal en el cumplimiento de metas en la Sociedad de Beneficencia Pública de Trujillo, desde el año 2015 hasta el año 2018, debido a que se utilizó el coeficiente de correlación llamado Durbin Watson cuyo valor fue de 1.54, siendo bastante confiable y altamente significativo con 0.000002 (p<0.05). Asimismo, concluimos que las dimensiones de la ejecución presupuestal influyen significativamente en el cumplimiento de metas durante los años mencionados. Por lo que se recomienda al presidente del directorio de la Sociedad de Beneficencia Pública de Trujillo y a los responsables de las áreas involucradas en especial al área de contabilidad, hacerles llegar los resultados de la presente tesis, señalando los hallazgos de mayor relevancia con respecto a la influencia de la ejecución presupuestal en el cumplimiento de metas, dando la debida explicación el porqué del comportamiento de dichos resultados para buen aporte a la gestión administrativa bajo los correctivos necesarios para ir revirtiendo la problemática encontrada

A study of factors related to primary grade spelling: correlations of factors studied.

Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universit

Quantification of MUCIN 1, cell surface associated and MUCIN16, cell surface associated proteins in tears and conjunctival epithelial cells collected from postmenopausal women

Srinivasan, S., Heynen, M. L., Martell, E., Ritter, R., Jones, L., & Senchyna, M. (2013). Quantification of MUCIN 1, cell surface associated and MUCIN16, cell surface associated proteins in tears and conjunctival epithelial cells collected from postmenopausal women. Molecular Vision, 19, 970–979.Purpose: To quantify the expression of mucin 1, cell surface associated (MUC1) and mucin 16, cell surface associated (MUC16) proteins and messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) in a cohort of postmenopausal women (PMW), to explore the relationship between mucin expression, dry eye symptomology, and tear stability.Methods: Thirty-nine healthy PMW (>50 years of age) were enrolled in this study. No specific inclusion criteria were used to define dry eye; instead, a range of subjects were recruited based on responses to the Allergan Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaire and tear stability measurements as assessed by non-invasive tear breakup time (NITBUT). Tears were collected from the inferior tear meniscus using a disposable glass capillary tube, and total RNA and total protein were isolated from conjunctival epithelial cells collected via impression cytology. Expression of membrane-bound and soluble MUC1 and MUC16 were quantified with western blotting, and expression of MUC1 and MUC16 mRNA was assessed with real-time PCR.Results: OSDI responses ranged from 0 to 60, and NITBUT ranged from 18.5 to 2.9 s. Only two statistically significant correlations were found: soluble MUC16 protein concentration and MUC16 mRNA expression with OSDI vision related (−0.47; p=0.01) and ocular symptom (0.39; p=0.02) subscores, respectively. Post hoc exploratory analysis on absolute expression values was performed on two subsets of subjects defined as asymptomatic (OSDI ≤6, n=12) and moderate to severe symptomatic (OSDI ≥20, n=12). The only significant difference between the two subgroups was a significant reduction in MUC16 mRNA expression found in the symptomatic dry eye group (1.52±1.19 versus 0.57±0.44; p=0.03).Conclusions: A broad exploration of mucin expression compared to either a sign (NITBUT) or symptoms of dry eye failed to reveal compelling evidence supporting a significant relationship, other than a potential association between MUC16 with specific symptoms. Furthermore, comparison of mucin protein and expression levels between the asymptomatic and moderate to severe symptomatic subgroups revealed only one significant difference, a reduction in MUC16 mRNA expression in the symptomatic subgroup.Funding for this study was provided by Alcon Research Ltd and the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC)

Propiedades psicométricas de la escala tolerancia a la frustración en estudiantes de secundaria de las instituciones educativas de Nuevo Chimbote

La presente investigación tuvo como objetivo determinar las propiedades psicométricas de la escala tolerancia a la frustración, en una muestra de 367 estudiantes de diferentes instituciones públicas de Nuevo Chimbote. Los resultados obtenidos en relación a la validez de constructo a través de la correlación ítem-test varían entre ,304 y ,541, cuyo nivel de correlación es aceptable. En la aplicación del análisis factorial confirmatorio, mediante el método de mínimos cuadrados generalizados, las cargas factoriales en el único factor están entre ,24 y ,70. Asimismo en los índices de ajuste, la mayoría cumple con los requisitos prestablecidos como satisfactorios, por lo que el modelo se ajusta a los datos recolectados, sólo los índices CFI e IFI se les considera como aceptables. En su fiabilidad, a través de la consistencia interna con el método del alfa de omega alcanzó ,734 y cuyo intervalo confidencial al 95% de confianza está entre ,683 y ,784; que indica un coeficiente de fiabilidad aceptable. Por lo tanto, se concluye que la escala tolerancia a la frustración es un instrumento que presenta adecuadas propiedades psicométricas de validez y confiabilidad para la población estudiantil evaluada

Relación entre la calidad del servicio y la lealtad de los clientes de un restaurante de pollo a la brasa en la ciudad de Trujillo, 2018

RESUMEN La presente investigación tiene como propósito de estudio determinar la relación que existe entre la calidad de servicio y cómo influye en el nivel de lealtad de los clientes de un Restaurante de pollo a la brasa de la ciudad de Trujillo en el año 2018. Su contribución está en brindar la información a la gerencia para la toma de decisiones pertinentes, dado que, en la actualidad la calidad de servicio es un tema crucial e indispensable dentro de cualquier tipo de negocio, siendo éste uno de los factores más importantes para el desarrollo positivo o negativo de un negocio o marca. Se utilizó la técnica de la encuesta para analizar cómo perciben los clientes externos la calidad de servicio que brinda el restaurante antes mencionado, así como el nivel de lealtad. Para ello, se utilizó un cuestionario adaptado tomando como referencia el modelo SERVQUAL, herramienta utilizada en trabajos de investigación, el cual se fundamenta en la teoría de los GAPS, explicando así la diferencia entre las expectativas y percepciones de los clientes respecto a la calidad de servicio y la lealtad. La investigación es de tipo de transversal descriptivo correlacional donde la unidad de estudio son los clientes de un Restaurante de pollo a la brasa de la ciudad de Trujillo. La muestra determinada estuvo conformada por 302 clientes. Como resultado de la investigación se concluyó que la calidad de servicio impacta de manera significativa y positivamente en la lealtad del cliente, aprobando de esta manera la hipótesis planteada en la presente tesis. Con respecto a los resultados de las dimensiones se obtuvo un nivel en una escala de 100%, de 11% en la dimensión de elementos tangibles, 32% en la dimensión de fiabilidad, 22% en la dimensión de capacidad de respuesta, 19% en la dimensión de seguridad y por último en 16% en la dimensión de empatía. Finalmente, dejamos a su servicio la presente investigación, con el deseo de lograr mejorar la gestión del negocio y lograr una plena lealtad de los clientes de un Restaurante de pollo a la brasa de la ciudad de Trujillo. Los resultados ayudaron a identificar y priorizar las categorías donde deberán implementarse acciones de mejora. PALABRAS CLAVE: Calidad de Servicio, Lealtad de Servicio, Satisfacción, Percepción, Clientes.ABSTRACT The purpose of this research is to determine the relationship between the quality of service and how it influences the level of loyalty of the customers of a grilled chicken restaurant of the city of Trujillo in 2018. Their contribution is in provide information to management for making relevant decisions, since, at present, the quality of service is a crucial and essential issue within any type of business, this being one of the most important factors for positive or negative development of a business or brand. The survey technique was used to analyze how external clients perceive the quality of service provided by the aforementioned restaurant, as well as the level of loyalty. To this end, an adapted questionnaire was used, taking as a reference the SERVQUAL model, a tool used in research work, which is based on the theory of GAPS, explaining the difference between the expectations and perceptions of the clients regarding the quality of service and loyalty. The research is of a cross-descriptive, correlational type where the study unit is the client of a grilled chicken restaurant of the city of Trujillo in 2018. The determined sample consisted of 302 clients. As a result of the research, it was concluded that the quality of service has a significant and positive impact on customer loyalty, thus approving the hypothesis proposed in this thesis. With respect to the results of the dimensions, a level was obtained on a scale of 100%, of 11% on the dimension of tangible elements, 32% on the reliability dimension, 22% on the response capacity dimension, 19% on the the dimension of security and finally in 16% in the dimension of empathy. Finally, we leave the present investigation at your service, with the desire to improve the management of the business and achieve full loyalty of the customers of a grilled chicken restaurant of the city of Trujillo in 2018 The results helped to identify and prioritize the categories where improvement actions should be implemented. KEYWORDS: Quality of Service, Loyalty of Service, Satisfaction, Perception, Clients

Cyanogen in NGC 1851 red giant branch and asymptotic giant branch stars: Quadrimodal distributions

The Galactic globular cluster NGC 1851 has raised much interest since Hubble Space Telescope photometry revealed that it hosts a double subgiant branch. Here we report on our homogeneous study into the cyanogen (CN) band strengths in the red giant branc

Grupos de acogimiento: Sistematización de un modelo participativo para la formulación diagnóstica y terapéutica en un centro de salud mental comunitaria. Chorrillos-Perú, 2018.

Objective: To systematize the process of diagnosis and treatment plan formulations in participatory groups of users and professionals, called Fostering Groups, as an alternative to the conventional model of individual and sequential psychiatric consults, in the field of community mental health.&nbsp; &nbsp;Material and Methods: The study was carried&nbsp;out in a community mental health center (CMHC) in Lima throughout the period January-December 2018. An action-research methodology was followed, in which proposals arising from the experiences were put into action to, then, critically analyze the and adjust them successively until reaching a point of standardization or consensus among the participants. Results: The participatory model was applied in 97% of the users during the observation period and the formulation of diagnoses and treatment plans during the Foster Group session was successfully reached in 85% of the patients. The sessions were standardized in four concatenated and semi-structured moments: Horizontal presentation of participants, mutual empathetic understanding, collective exploration of causes, and shared therapeutic decisions. Conclusions: The Fostering group model was a viable and effective alternative for the initial formulation of diagnoses and therapeutic plans in the CMHC, with semi-structured phases conveniently standardized and replicable.Objetivo: Sistematizar el proceso de formulación de diagnósticos y planes de tratamiento en grupos participativos de profesionales y usuarios, denominados Grupos de Acogimiento, como alternativa al modelo convencional de consultas psiquiátricas individuales y secuenciales, en el ámbito de la salud mental comunitaria. &nbsp;Material y Métodos: El estudio se realizó en un centro de salud mental comunitaria (CSMC) de Lima durante el periodo enero-diciembre de 2018. &nbsp;Se siguió una metodología de investigación-acción en la que propuestas surgidas de la experiencia se implementaban para, luego, analizar críticamente sus resultados y ajustarlos sucesivamente hasta lograr un punto de estandarización o de consenso entre los participantes. Resultados:&nbsp;&nbsp; El modelo participativo se aplicó en 97% de los usuarios durante el periodo de observación y se llegó a la formulación de diagnósticos y planes de tratamiento durante la sesión del Grupo de Acogimiento, en el 85% de los pacientes. Las sesiones se estandarizaron en cuatro momentos concatenados y semi-estructurados: Presentación horizontal de participantes, comprensión empática mutua, exploración colectiva de causas, y decisiones terapéuticas compartidas. Conclusiones: El modelo participativo de Grupos de Acogimiento fue una alternativa viable y eficaz para la formulación inicial de diagnósticos y planes terapéuticos en el CSMC, con fases semiestructuradas convenientemente estandarizadas y replicables

Stoichiometry of mercury-thiol complexes on bacterial cell envelopes

We have examined the speciation of Hg(II) complexed with intact cell suspensions (1013 cells L− 1) of Bacillus subtilis, a common gram-positive soil bacterium, Shewanella oneidensis MR-1, a facultative gram-negative aquatic organism, and Geobacter sulfurreducens, a gram-negative anaerobic bacterium capable of Hg-methylation at Hg(II) loadings spanning four orders of magnitude (120 nM to 350 μM) at pH 5.5 (± 0.2). The coordination environments of Hg on bacterial cells were analyzed using synchrotron based X-ray Absorption Near Edge Structure (XANES) and Extended X-ray Absorption Fine Structure (EXAFS) spectroscopy at the Hg LIII edge. The abundance of thiols on intact cells was determined by a fluorescence-spectroscopy based method using a soluble bromobimane, monobromo(trimethylammonio)bimane (qBBr) to block thiol sites, and potentiometric titrations of biomass with and without qBBr treatment. The chemical forms of S on intact bacterial cells were determined using S k-edge XANES spectroscopy. Hg(II) was found to complex entirely with cell bound thiols at low Hg:biomass ratios. For Bacillus subtilis and Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 cells, the Hg—S stoichiometry changed from Hg—S₃ to Hg—S₂ and Hg—S (where ‘S’ represents a thiol site such as is present on cysteine) progressively as the Hg(II) loading increased on the cells. However, Geobacter sulfurreducens did not form Hg—S₃ complexes. Because the abundance of thiol was highest for Geobacter sulfurreducens (75 μM/g wet weight) followed by Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 (50 μM/g wet weight) and Bacillus subtilis (25 μM/g wet weight), the inability of Hg(II) to form Hg—S₃ complexes on Geobacter sulfurreducens suggests that the density and reactivity of S-amino acid containing cell membrane proteins on Geobacter sulfurreducens are different from those of Bacillus subtilis and Shewanella oneidensis MR-1. Upon saturation of the high affinity thiol sites at higher Hg:biomass ratios, Hg(II) was found to form a chelate with α-hydroxy carboxylate anion. The stoichiometry of cell envelope bound Hg-thiol complexes and the associated abundance of thiols on the cell envelopes provide important insights for understanding the differences in the rate and extent of uptake and redox transformations of Hg in the environment

Active Tuberculosis among Homeless Persons, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1998–2007

While tuberculosis (TB) in Canadian cities is increasingly affecting foreign-born persons, homeless persons remain at high risk. To assess trends in TB, we studied all homeless persons in Toronto who had a diagnosis of active TB during 1998–2007. We compared Canada-born and foreign-born homeless persons and assessed changes over time. We identified 91 homeless persons with active TB; they typically had highly contagious, advanced disease, and 19% died within 12 months of diagnosis. The proportion of homeless persons who were foreign-born increased from 24% in 1998–2002 to 39% in 2003–2007. Among foreign-born homeless persons with TB, 56% of infections were caused by strains not known to circulate among homeless persons in Toronto. Only 2% of infections were resistant to first-line TB medications. The rise in foreign-born homeless persons with TB strains likely acquired overseas suggests that the risk for drug-resistant strains entering the homeless shelter system may be escalating