Relationship between burnout and yutori of mind in new nurses

New nurses’ experience of burnout leads to turnover; therefore, reducing burnout has been attracting attention. It can be presumed that the yutori of mind may reduce burnout. In addition, emotion regulation strategies including reappraisal and distraction are assumed to mediate relationships between the yutori of mind and burnout. The present study aims to examine these unclear possibilities. A total of 73 new Japanese nurses completed questionnaires, which consisted of questions about the scales of the yutori of mind, reappraisal, distraction, and burnout. As a result of the path analysis, yutori of mind was shown to have a negative correlation with burnout, especially emotion exhaustion and depersonalization. However, there was no significant correlation between yutori of mind and personal accomplishment factors in burnout. Moreover, the mediating effects of reappraisal and distraction on the relationship between yutori of mind and burnout were not observed. Although the process underlying the relationship between yutori of mind and burnout remains unclear, yutori of mind may reduce burnout in new nurses

Giant Pulsations Excited by a Steep Earthward Gradient of Proton Phase Space Density: Arase Observation

AbstractWe present observational evidence of drift resonance between westward propagating odd mode standing ultralow frequency waves and energetic protons. Compressional ∼13 mHz (Pc4 band) waves and proton flux oscillations at >50 keV were detected at ∼03 hr magnetic local time by the Arase satellite on 15 April 2017. The azimuthal wave number (m number) is estimated to be ∼−50 from ground observations, while the theory of drift resonance gives m ∼− 49 for odd mode waves and ∼110‐keV protons, providing evidence that the drift resonance indeed took place in this event. We also found a steep earthward gradient of proton phase space density, which can quantitatively explain the wave excitation. The observed waves show typical features of giant pulsations (Pgs), regarding local time, m number, and flux oscillations. This study, therefore, has great implications to the field line mode structure and excitation mechanism of Pgs

日本語教育(上級レベル)のためのCAIシステムの開発

In teaching Japanese at advanced levels, the aim is to have students acquire sufficient Japanese language skills to enable them to take specialized courses conducted only in Japanese. However, this aim is often difficult to achieve because of the students\u27 diverse backgrounds and levels of Japanese proficiency. If a suitable CAI system can be developed and course were prepared with a text related to each student\u27s major field of study, effective individual teaching will be possible thereby enabling each student to acquire sufficient language skills to take specialized courses. In this paper we will discuss, firstly, the necessity of teaching reading of Japanese with a text which relates to the student\u27s major field of study and second, the development of a CAI system for teaching advanced level Japanese language courses

Whole language in preservice teacher education: The story of Mechelle

This qualitative case study examines the influence of a whole language methods course on a preservice teacher's ideas and student teaching performance. In addition it explores significant problems the participant had when she attempted to apply theory in practice and the influence of block instructors, classroom teachers, primary school students, and block classmates on the participant's development in whole language. The study took place during the participant's whole language block semester at the University of Arizona in Tucson, in which preservice teachers learned teaching methods in language arts, reading, and social studies through both classroom sessions and a practicum, at Borton Primary Magnet School, whose principal was a well-known proponent of whole language education. The participant's apprenticeship classroom teacher utilized an integrated curriculum in a holistic paradigm. The study continued until the participant finished her student teaching in the same classroom. The data included exchange journals, videotapes, field notes, audiotapes, oral interviews, documents, memos, and photographs. K. S. Goodman's five pillars of whole language and Cambourne's eight optimal conditions for learning were used as frameworks for the data analysis. The results of the analysis were presented in chronological and analytical descriptions. The chronological description portrayed the stages of the participant's growth in whole language during the block semester and her attempts to translate theory into use during student teaching. The analytical description elaborated the results of the data analysis within the two whole language frameworks. The results of this study emphasize the importance of immersion in whole language in order to develop in whole language, the value of the transactional paradigm in teaching and learning, and the power of a community of learners

Potential determinants of T helper 2 markers and their distribution in school-aged children

Background: There is growing data on T helper 2 (Th2) biomarker determinants in adult populations. However, the determinants and typical range of these biomarkers have not been well studied in general populations of children. Therefore, we assessed the determinants and typical range of three Th2 biomarkers, including blood eosinophils, FeNO, and serum total IgE in 9-11-year-old children in a prospective birth cohort. Methods: We examined the pre- and postnatal factors associated with Th2 biomarkers using multivariable logistic regression analysis (n = 428) and extended the results to the original cohort (n = 17,009) using inverse probability weighting. We also measured typical Th2 biomarker distribution in all examined children and healthy participants without allergic diseases (n = 180). Results: At age 9–11, wheeze (odds ratio (OR) 7.63), rhinitis (OR 3.14), and eczema (OR 2.46) were significantly associated with increased blood eosinophils. All three allergic conditions were associated with FeNO and total serum IgE, but the ORs were smaller than those for blood eosinophils. Secondhand smoking was inversely associated with the blood eosinophils (OR, 0.38). Similar results were found in the original cohort. Male sex and prenatal factors (maternal smoking and parental history of allergies) were not independent predictors of high Th2 levels. Conclusions: In addition to wheezing and rhinitis, eczema and secondhand smoke exposure are independent factors for Th2 biomarker interpretation in children. Furthermore, the typical values and cutoff values of blood eosinophils in adults may not be applicable to children