Using Microanalysis (MFD) to Teach & Train Students

Microanalysis of face-to-face dialogue (MFD), that is, the detailed and replicable examination of any aspect of observable communicative behavior as it occurs, moment by moment, in a face-to-face dialogue (Bavelas, Gerwing, Healing, & Tomori, 2016) to examine professional conversations. MFD is an inductive methodology which uses detailed operational definitions and analysis rules, rather than relying on subjective judgment, to produce high inter-analyst agreement (Bavelas et al., 2016). MFD principles are applicable to teaching, training, and supervising clinicians in our CFT program.https://digitalscholarship.unlv.edu/btp_expo/1061/thumbnail.jp

Bulk singularities at critical end points: a field-theory analysis

A class of continuum models with a critical end point is considered whose Hamiltonian ${\mathcal{H}}[\phi,\psi]$ involves two densities: a primary order-parameter field, $\phi$, and a secondary (noncritical) one, $\psi$. Field-theoretic methods (renormalization group results in conjunction with functional methods) are used to give a systematic derivation of singularities occurring at critical end points. Specifically, the thermal singularity $\sim|{t}|^{2-\alpha}$ of the first-order line on which the disordered or ordered phase coexists with the noncritical spectator phase, and the coexistence singularity $\sim |{t}|^{1-\alpha}$ or $\sim|{t}|^{\beta}$ of the secondary density $$ are derived. It is clarified how the renormalization group (RG) scenario found in position-space RG calculations, in which the critical end point and the critical line are mapped onto two separate fixed points ${\mathcal P}_{\mathrm{CEP}}^*$ and ${\mathcal P}_{\lambda}^*$ translates into field theory. The critical RG eigenexponents of ${\mathcal P}_{\mathrm{CEP}}^*$ and ${\mathcal P}_{\lambda}^*$ are shown to match. ${\mathcal P}_{\mathrm{CEP}}^*$ is demonstrated to have a discontinuity eigenperturbation (with eigenvalue $y=d$), tangent to the unstable trajectory that emanates from ${\mathcal P}_{\mathrm{CEP}}^*$ and leads to ${\mathcal P}_{\lambda}^*$. The nature and origin of this eigenperturbation as well as the role redundant operators play are elucidated. The results validate that the critical behavior at the end point is the same as on the critical line.Comment: Latex file; uses epj stylefiles svepj.clo and svjour.cls. Two eps files as figures included; uses texdraw to generate some figures Only some remarks added in last Section of this final versio

New materials for fireplace logs

Fibrous insulation and refractory concrete are used for logs as well as fireproof walls, incinerator bricks, planters, and roof shingles. Insulation is lighter and more shock resistant than fireclay. Lightweight slag bonded with refractory concrete serves as aggregrate

The fading breadwinner role and the implications for young couples

It is a commonplace that the past few decades have been a time of increasing importance in the role of women as income providers, both within and outside of marriage. Drawing on data from the 1964 and 1993 March Current Population Surveys (CPS), we document the changing division of income provision within marriage and the association between changing marital income-provision roles and younger couples' economic welfare over the past thirty years. We find that the proportion of marriages in which husbands are primary breadwinners has declined dramatically, with a corresponding rise in "co-provider" marriages. Regression analyses show that (1) co- provider marriages are economically advantaged compared to other income-provision-role arrangements in both the early 1960s and the early 1990s; and (2) a relatively substantial part of the total improvement in younger couples' economic welfare over time stems from the shift towards co-provider marriages.

Photo Editing: The Intern

Photography today straddles the line between recording and rendering. As people consistently fall victim to photo editing capabilities of the twenty-first century, so too does the physical world. Architecture cannot fend for itself. Yet those who should stand for its rights are consistently the source of its distortion. The space between our walls should be just as intimate as the space between our fingers. Even so, we feel no remorse when we cover its flaws. As designers, it is easy to lose track of the distinction between production and documentation. Yet this space defines the separation between truth and deception. The life of a building is starved of its personality and its face is covered in makeup. It is staged for a shoot. Still this is not enough. Perfection can only be obtained on a screen

The American Voice Anthology of Poetry

The American Voice looks to find the vital edge of modern American writing. The journal, whose contributors come from the U.S., Canada, and Latin America, often publishes work by writers denied access to mainstream journals. Writings from its pages have been regularly reprinted in prize annuals such as The Pushcart Prize, Best American Poetry, and Best American Essays. This fifteenth anniversary anthology collects eighty poems from some of the most original and daring writers of our time. The anthology\u27s contributors range from the world famous Jorge Luis Borges, Marge Piercy, May Swenson to the newly emerging Marie Sheppard Williams, Suzanne Gardinier, Robyn Selman and from the nationally read Wendell Berry, Reynolds Price, Barbara Kingsolver to the distinctly regional George Ella Lyon, Jane Gentry, James Still. This volume brings together some of the best selections from an award-winning journal, making clear why Small Press dubbed The American Voice one of the most impressive journals in the country. Frederick Smock, founding editor of The American Voice, teaches at Bellarmine College and has published two volumes of his own poetry and a travel memoir. These first-rate poems...highlight the social, political, and personal aspects of the human condition. —Elisabeth Beattie In a world so often focused on the boundaries that divide us, it is refreshing to encounter a volume that respects our differences in perspective but also reveres our common humanity. The searching voices of these poems, whose explorations range from daydreams to deathbeds, bring the reader to the edge of tragedy and back again. —Louisville Courier Journalhttps://uknowledge.uky.edu/upk_creative_writing/1002/thumbnail.jp

Cultivating Compassion for Competition: A Psychological Skills Workbook for Irish Dancers

Over the past decade, research on self-compassion has grown tremendously (McGhee, Germer, & Neff, 2017). Previous findings show a wide range of benefits to being self-compassionate, including using positive coping skills to overcoming failures, increasing emotional regulation, and enhanced overall wellbeing (Neff, 2009). Similar benefits can have been found among self-compassionate athletes in sport and performance settings (Ceccarelli et al., 2019; Mosewich et al., 2019). This project introduces a guided workbook of self-compassion-based reflections and mental exercises aimed to help prepare competitive Irish dancers for performance. Competitive Irish dancers are in a sport environment and face many of the same hardships as athletes, such as failure, injury, and negative emotions that can prevent peak performance and decrease mental health and overall wellbeing (Curran & Hill, 2018; Mosewich et al., 2019). Many resources are available to dancers to increase their physical strength. However, there is a lack of resources to assist dancers with their mental strength. The workbook is a resource containing reflections and mental exercises that will introduce dancers\u27 to various strategies to be self-compassionate. Irish dancers will learn to set effective goals, increase their awareness of how their body feels, and utilize self-talk for optimal performance. Key aspects covered are learning to be kind to oneself, remaining in the present moment, and reaching out for support. Other mental skills, such as imagery and precompetitive routines, will be taught with a self-compassionate approach. All of these exercises can be practiced and integrated into dancers\u27 training to help them achieve optimal performance and increase their overall wellbeing