PERCEPTION OF SUPERVISORY STYLES AND SATISFACTION

Supervision is a dynamic and challenging leadership process that remains an essential element within the field of speech-language pathology. This study utilized a descriptive research design in attempt to amass quantifiable information that can be used to statistically analyze elements within the supervisor-supervisee relationship. Agreement of perceived supervisory styles and satisfaction between supervisor-supervisee dyads (n=74) were examined. External and personal characteristics including age, clinical setting, experience, and previous training were also examined in relation to supervisee satisfaction and agreement of supervisory styles within dyads. Data was collected through completion of a demographic questionnaire as well as the Supervisory Style Inventory (SSI) to identify supervisory style as being attractive, interpersonally sensitive, or task oriented. Results indicate that there is not a significant relationship between satisfaction of supervisees and agreement of supervisory styles with over half (66%) of dyads in disagreement of perceived style employed. However, interpersonal and task oriented styles were strongly correlated with supervisee satisfaction. There was not a significant relationship between age, training, and experience of the supervisor related to supervisee satisfaction. Discussions include practical implications, limitations of the study as well as recommendations for future research. Additional research in the area of supervision is necessary to continue increasing positive outcomes through evidence-based practice

The relationship between acculturation level and patient satisfaction among adult Mexican American emergency department patients

The relationship between acculturation level and patient satisfaction among adult Mexican American emergency department patients was explored. Acculturation level was determined by the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II (ARSMA-II). Patient satisfaction was measured with the Patient Satisfaction Inventory (PSI). The study was conducted in an emergency department in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, where 23 participants provided the data. The questionnaires were offered in English and Spanish. The independent variable of acculturation level did not demonstrate a significant relationship with the dependent variable of patient satisfaction. A statistically significant difference was identified among the subscales of the PSI

Eye-tracking the emergence of attentional anchors in a mathematics learning tablet activity

Little is known about micro-processes by which sensorimotor interaction gives rise to conceptual development. Per embodiment theory, these micro-processes are mediated by dynamical attentional structures. Accordingly this study investigated eye-gaze behaviors during engagement in solving tablet-based bimanual manipulation tasks designed to foster proportional reasoning. Seventy-six elementary- and vocational-school students (9-15 yo) participated in individual task-based clinical interviews. Data gathered included action-logging, eye-tracking, and videography. Analyses revealed the emergence of stable eye-path gaze patterns contemporaneous with first enactments of effective manipulation and prior to verbal articulations of manipulation strategies. Characteristic gaze patterns included consistent or recurring attention to screen locations that bore non-salient stimuli or no stimuli at all yet bore invariant geometric relations to dynamical salient features. Arguably, this research validates empirically hypothetical constructs from constructivism, particularly reflective abstraction

Thermal X-Ray Pulses Resulting From Pulsar Glitches

The non-spherically symmetric transport equations and exact thermal evolution model are used to calculate the transient thermal response to pulsars. The three possible ways of energy release originated from glitches, namely the `shell', `ring' and `spot' cases are compared. The X-ray light curves resulting from the thermal response to the glitches are calculated. Only the `spot' case and the `ring' case are considered because the `shell' case does not produce significant modulative X-rays. The magnetic field ($\vec B$) effect, the relativistic light bending effect and the rotational effect on the photons being emitted in a finite region are considered. Various sets of parameters result in different evolution patterns of light curves. We find that this modulated thermal X-ray radiation resulting from glitches may provide some useful constraints on glitch models.Comment: 48 pages, 20 figures, submitted to Ap

Constraining stochastic 3-D structural geological models with topology information using Approximate Bayesian Computation in GemPy 2.1

Acknowledgements. We would like to thank Total E&P UK in Aberdeen for funding this research. We also thank Fabian Stamm for providing the wonderful synthetic geomodel used in this paper. We are grateful for the constructive reviews from Ashton Krajnovich and an anonymous reviewer for helping us improve this manuscript.Peer reviewedPublisher PD

Adsorption of colloidal particles in the presence of external field

We present a new class of sequential adsorption models in which the adsorbing particles reach the surface following an inclined direction (shadow models). Capillary electrophoresis, adsorption in the presence of a shear or on an inclined substrate are physical manifestations of these models. Numerical simulations are carried out to show how the new adsorption mechanisms are responsible for the formation of more ordered adsorbed layers and have important implications in the kinetics, in particular modifying the jamming limit.Comment: LaTex file, 3 figures available upon request, to appear in Phys.Rev.Let

Cavitation of the Ghon focus in an HIV-infected infant who acquired tuberculosis after the initiation of HAART

Tuberculosis immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) may present as new or worsening cavitation. We present an HIV-infected infant in whom TB infection and subsequent cavitation of the Ghon focus appeared to coincide with immune reconstitution due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). TB-IRIS in response to infection that occurs after starting HAART has not previously been described

‘Prairie Palette’ Penstemon

Penstemon grandiflorus Nutt. (Scrophulariaceae Juss.), commonly known as the shellleaf penstemon or large beardtongue, is indigenous from North Dakota to Texas and from Wyoming to Illinois (Gleason, 1952). Leaves are large, almost heart-shaped, gray-green, smooth, and cupped. The erect stems range from 50 to 120 cm tall. It is a large-flowered species with normal floral colors of pink to light lavender (Wilde, 1995). Two white-flowered forms of P. grandiflorus (‘Albus’ and ‘Prairie Snow’) have been reported (Lindgren, 1990; Lindgren and Davenport, 1992). Anthers are pale green, widely divergent, but not explanate. Staminodes are recurved abruptly at the tip bearing minute orange hairs apically. This species is adapted to a wide range of climatic conditions but, as with many midwestern U.S. species, does best in sunny sites and welldrained soils (Barr, 1983). A short-lived perennial, plants of P. grandiflorus form rosettes the first year of growth and start flowering the second year. Barr (1983) stated that P. grandiflorus usually lives for only 3 to 4 years. Several leaf spot diseases (Cercospora sp. and Septoria sp.) can infect the foliage, especially in the presence of higher than normal moisture (Uhlinger and Viehmeyer, 1971). Named cultivars include ‘Fate’, ‘Fate-Seeba’, ‘Leana Seeba’, ‘Seeba’, and ‘Avalon’, all reported to be hybrids between P. grandiflorus x P. murrayanus Hook. (Lindgren and Davenport, 1992). ‘Prairie Palette’ is a proposed seed mix for large areas, such as roadsides, meadows, or prairie restoration projects. Single specimens can be planted, but the floral color varies among plants. This population contains many floral colors, whereas other sources of this species for roadsides and prairie restoration plantings contain plants with few colors. Also, plants were selected for a lower overall incidence of leafspot disease as compared with other populations. Origin The germplasm collection for this mix began in 1976. Sources of parent material included field collections, crosses made between outstanding plants in this genus, and as seed from the American Penstemon Society seed exchange. The material was field evaluated for floral color and reduced disease tolerance until 1992. In 1993, 29 plants that exhibited a wide range of floral colors and exhibited the best disease tolerance were selected from the collection. Disease ratings for leaf spots were based on the percentage of leaf area infected, with 1 = no disease, 2 = 1% to 25% infected, 3 = 26% to 50% infected, 4 = 50% to 75% infected, and 5 = 76% to 100% infected. Seeds were collected from each of these 29 plants and planted in field plots in 1994. The floral colors included white, shades of pink, shades of red, and shades of lavender to dark purple. Seeds from these progeny were mixed to form the base population of ‘Prairie Palette’. The name ‘Prairie Palette’ was selected to be consistent with previous releases from the Univ. of Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Center (e.g., ‘Prairie Snow’ penstemon, ‘Prairie Splendor’ penstemon, ‘Prairie Pink’ dianthus, and ‘Prairie Petite’ lilac), and has been registered with the American Penstemon Society registrar. Palette refers to the plants’ range of floral colors. Release of ‘Prairie Palette’ is timed to honor the 20th anniversary of the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum. Description Reproductive parts of ‘Prairie Palette’ are consistent in size, regardless of environmental plantings. The inflorescence is 40 to 49 mm long with 0 to 14 flowers per axil. The calyx is 7.1 to 7.8 mm long. The corolla is 35 to 42 mm long with the upper corolla lip (2-lobed) 12.5 to 13.5 mm wide and the lower corolla (3- lobed) 20.9 to 23.0 mm wide. Stamens are 27.5 to 31.9 mm long. Staminodes are 28.0 to 32.1 mm and the pistil 24.2 to 30.0 mm long. Seeds are =2 x 2.5 mm. Seed coat color varies from light to dark brown, 165B to 200C (Royal Horticultural Society, 1982)