Supervision Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Psychologists-in-Training: A Qualitative Study

With little research on how LGB psychologists-in-training experience supervision and how supervision affects their development as professionals and as LGB individuals, this qualitative study investigated the experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) psychologists-in-training within the supervisory dyad. Included in the analysis were the developmental processes, both as LGB and as professionals, affected by the supervision relationship. Fourteen LGB participants were interviewed via telephone. Interview questions focused on where the individual was in terms of being “out,” what their overall experiences have been in supervision, and the impact of these supervisory relationships on their identity as LGB and as professionals. Participants were also asked select questions derived from the Sell Assessment of Sexual Orientation (SASO) to more intricately define their sexual orientation identity. Data analysis of the interviews followed a grounded theory methodology. Four categories, Identity, Supervisory Relationships, Climate, and Impact, emerged from the data. Under each category relevant themes emerged: (a) three for Identity, (b) four for Supervisory Relationships, (c) three for Climate, and (d) four for Impact. The core category that emerged was the category Climate; from this an axial paradigm and theoretical propositions evolved. The main findings of this study are that (a) LGB psychologists-in-training develop in a healthy way when they are able to integrate both their sexual orientation identity and their professional identity within the training environment and are hindered in their development when there are barriers to this integration; (b) although “good” and “bad” supervision are construed similarly by supervisees in general, the one difference with regard to LGB supervisees is the added component that in “good” supervision, the supervisor defines “diversity” broadly and in “bad” supervision, the supervisor is less aware of LGB issues as part of diversity; (c) education of LGB issues in all psychology training environments is needed to reduce homonegativity, and heterosexism; and, (d) the impact on LGB psychologists-in-training of homonegative/heterosexist environments and relationships is that trainees not only lose learning opportunities, but also must compensate for this loss on their own. Implications for supervisors, faculty, and future research are discussed

Interacting multi-component exciton gases in a potential trap: phase separation and Bose-Einstein condensation

The system under consideration is a multi-component gas of interacting para- and orthoexcitons confined in a three dimensional potential trap. We calculate the spatially resolved optical emission spectrum due to interband transitions involving weak direct and phonon mediated exciton-photon interactions. For each component, the occurrence of a Bose-Einstein condensate changes the spectrum in a characteristic way so that it directly reflects the constant chemical potential of the excitons and the renormalization of the quasiparticle excitation spectrum. Moreover, the interaction between the components leads, in dependence on temperature and particle number, to modifications of the spectra indicating phase separation of the subsystems. Typical examples of density profiles and luminescence spectra of ground-state para- and orthoexcitons in cuprous oxide are given.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure

A quantitative central limit theorem for linear statistics of random matrix eigenvalues

It is known that the fluctuations of suitable linear statistics of Haar distributed elements of the compact classical groups satisfy a central limit theorem. We show that if the corresponding test functions are sufficiently smooth, a rate of convergence of order almost $1/n$ can be obtained using a quantitative multivariate CLT for traces of powers that was recently proven using Stein's method of exchangeable pairs.Comment: Title modified; main result stated under slightly weaker conditions; accepted for publication in the Journal of Theoretical Probabilit

An immersed boundary method for computing heat and fluid flow in porous media

A volume-penalizing immersed boundary (IB) method is presented that facilitates the computation of fluid flow in complex porous media. The computational domain is composed of a uniform Cartesian grid, and solid bodies are approximated on this grid using a series of grid cells (i.e., a ''staircase'' approximation). Solid bodies are distinguished from fluid regions using a binary phase-indicator function: Taking the value of ''1'' in the solid parts of the domain and ''0'' in the fluid parts. The effect of solid bodies on the flow is modeled using a source term in the momentum equations. The source term is active only within solid parts of the domain, and enforces the no-slip boundary condition. Fluid regions are governed by the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. An extension of the IB method is proposed to tackle coupled fluid-solid heat transfer. The extended IB method is validated for Poiseuille flow, which allows for a direct comparison of the numerical results against a closed analytical solution. We subsequently apply the extended IB method to flow in a structured porous medium and focus on bulk properties such as the gradient of the average pressure and the Nusselt number. Reliable qualitative results were obtained with 16-32 grid points per singly-connected fluid region

Results of the Australian geodetic VLBI experiment

The 250-2500 km baseline vectors between radio telescopes located at Tidbinbilla (DSS43) near Canberra, Parkes, Fleurs (X3) near Sydney, Hobart and Alice Springs were determined from radio interferometric observations of extragalactic sources. The observations were made during two 24-hour sessions on 26 April and 3 May 1982, and one 12-hour night-time session on 28 April 1982. The 275 km Tidbinbilla - Parkes baseline was measured with an accuracy of plus or minus 6 cm. The remaining baselines were measured with accuracies ranging from 15 cm to 6 m. The higher accuracies were achieved for the better instrumented sites of Tidbinbilla, Parkes and Fleurs. The data reduction technique and results of the experiment are discussed

AD Mensae: a dwarf nova in the period gap

AD Men was classified as a probable long-period dwarf nova based on its long-term variability. Recent spectroscopic data instead suggested a short-period system. With the here presented observations we aim at clarifying its nature. Time--resolved photometry and spectroscopy has been used to get information on the orbital period of this system. The light curve shows the typical flickering and a clear hump--like periodic modulation with an average amplitude of 0.3mag and a period of P=2.20(02)h. The radial velocity measurements of the Halpha emission line confirm this value as the orbital period. AD Men is thus located at the lower end of, but clearly inside, the gap of the period distribution of cataclysmic variables, making it one of only 11 dwarf novae in this important period range.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, accepted by A&

Comparison of Simulator Wear Measured by Gravimetric vs Optical Surface Methods for Two Million Cycles

Understanding wear mechanisms are key for better implants Critical to the success of the simulation Small amount of metal wear can have catastrophic effects in the patient such as heavy metal poisoning or deterioration of the bone/implant interface leading to implant failure Difficult to measure in heavy hard-on-hard implants (metal-on-metal or ceramic-on-ceramic) May have only fractions of a milligram of wear on a 200 g component At the limit of detection of even high-end balances when the component is 200 g and the change in weight is on the order of 0.000 1 grams Here we compare the standard gravimetric wear estimate with A non-contact 3D optical profiling method at each weighing stop A coordinate measuring machine (CMM) at the beginning and end of the ru

Profile alterations of a symmetrical light pulse coming through a quantum well

The theory of a response of a two-energy-level system, irradiated by symmetrical light pulses, has been developed.(Suchlike electronic system approximates under the definite conditions a single ideal quantum well (QW) in a strong magnetic field {\bf H}, directed perpendicularly to the QW's plane, or in magnetic field absence.) The general formulae for the time-dependence of non-dimensional reflection {\cal R}(t), absorption {\cal A}(t) and transmission {\cal T}(t) of a symmetrical light pulse have been obtained. It has been shown that the singularities of three types exist on the dependencies {\cal R}(t), {\cal A}(t), {\cal T}(t). The oscillating time dependence of {\cal R}(t), {\cal A}(t), {\cal T}(t) on the detuning frequency \Delta\omega=\omega_l-\omega_0 takes place. The oscillations are more easily observable when \Delta\omega\simeq\gamma_l. The positions of the total absorption, reflection and transparency singularities are examined when the frequency \omega_l is detuned.Comment: 9 pages, 13 figures with caption