Relationship Among Self-Esteem, Blame And Guilt, And Sexuality Of Infertile Young Women

This descriptive correlational study purported to ascertain the relationships among self-esteem, blame and guilt, and sexuality of infertile young adult women, and to explore the basis for the study the Roy Adaptation Model (1976) was utilized. The convenience sample was comprised of 31 infertile women with diverse conditions who had undergone medical treatments for at least one year. The Infertility Questionnaire (IFQ) of Bernstein, Potts, and Mattox (1985) and researcher-developed questions were used in data collection to assess adaptation of the women to infertility. Quantitative data were analyzed using Pearson\u27s Product Moment Correlation while content analysis was used to describe the qualitative data. Data were collected at a private infertility clinic for three consecutive weeks. Results of the study supported the three correlational hypotheses. When infertile women experience blame and guilt, self-esteem and sexuality are decreased. Also, as self-esteem is lowered, sexuality is decreased. The main coping strategies used by these women were prayer, hobbies, anger, and crying. Perceived supportiveness of significant others and health care providers was found to decrease emotional distress. Implications for clinical practice and nursing education were suggested, and three recommendations for further research were offered

Letter from L. H. Boothe

Letter concerning the college choir at Utah Agricultural College

Optimization of input parameters to a CN neuron model to simulate its activity during and between epileptic absence seizures

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Pemeriksaan Kekuatan Tanah Dengan Perkuatan Anyaman Kawat (Studi Kasus : Kawasan Tinoor)

Ilmu keteknikan, dalam hal ini geoteknik harus dapat memberi jawaban atas kebutuhan daya dukung tanah yang diinginkan sesuai dengan keperluan konstruksi. Oleh karena itu, berbagai macam metode mulai dikembangkan termasuk metode pemberian perkuatan tanah (soil reinforcement) yaitu dengan menggunakan material geosintetik. Dalam penelitian ini digunakan anyaman kawat dan serat jute sebagai perkuatan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui kekuatan tanah yang diberi perkuatan anyaman kawat dan serat jute, berapa besar faktor keamanan dan melihat perbedaan faktor keamanan sebelum dan sesudah diberi perkuatan anyaman kawat dan serat jute sampai 5 lapis perkuatan dengan menggunakan program plaxis v.8.2 2D. Dari hasil peneliian, Faktor keamanan meningkat sesuai dengan pemberian jumlah lapis perkuatan yang diberikan terhadap tanah asli berturut- turut hingga 5 lapis perkuatan : 18.70 %, 36.51 %, 52.42 %, 92.75 %, 139.44 %

Nuclear safety policy working group recommendations on nuclear propulsion safety for the space exploration initiative

An interagency Nuclear Safety Working Group (NSPWG) was chartered to recommend nuclear safety policy, requirements, and guidelines for the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI) nuclear propulsion program. These recommendations, which are contained in this report, should facilitate the implementation of mission planning and conceptual design studies. The NSPWG has recommended a top-level policy to provide the guiding principles for the development and implementation of the SEI nuclear propulsion safety program. In addition, the NSPWG has reviewed safety issues for nuclear propulsion and recommended top-level safety requirements and guidelines to address these issues. These recommendations should be useful for the development of the program's top-level requirements for safety functions (referred to as Safety Functional Requirements). The safety requirements and guidelines address the following topics: reactor start-up, inadvertent criticality, radiological release and exposure, disposal, entry, safeguards, risk/reliability, operational safety, ground testing, and other considerations

Combining machine learning and simulations of a morphologically realistic model to study modulation of neuronal activity in cerebellar nuclei

Abstract from 23rd Annual Computational Neuroscience Meeting: CNS 2014 © 2014 Alva et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated.Epileptic absence seizures are characterized by synchronized oscillatory activity in the cerebral cortex that can be recorded as so-called spike-and-wave discharges (SWDs) by electroencephalogram. Although the cerebral cortex and the directly connected thalamus are paramount to this particular form of epilepsy, several other parts of the mammalian brain are likely to influence this oscillatory activity. We have recently shown that some of the cerebellar nuclei (CN) neurons, which form the main output of the cerebellum, show synchronized oscillatory activity during episodes of cortical SWDs in two independent mouse models of absence epilepsy [1]. The CN neurons that show this significant correlation with the SWDs are deemed to “participate” in the seizure activity and are therefore used in our current study designed to unravel the potential causes of such oscillatory firing patternsPeer reviewe

Ipteks Penguatan Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Daerah Provinsi Sulawesi Utara Pasca Penerapan Peraturan Pemerintah Tentang Inovasi Daerah

Article 386 paragraph 1 of Law Number 23 Year 2014 concerning Regional Government which made for increasing the regional government's performance. The innovation that took place in the city of Manado in 2016 was a successful innovation in the region. After the issuance of Government Regulation Number 38 of 2017 concerning Regional Innovation, it's stated that regional innovation is organized by the head of the Research and Development Agency (R & D). Applying a qualitative approach through literature studies. It aims to contribute ideas about various efforts that can be done by R & D of Manado City institutions in carrying out their functions in Government Regulation Number 38 of 2017 concerning Regional Innovation. Agencies must be the organization responsible for regional innovation by providing solutions for regional innovation, becoming the Independent Team Coordinator to deal with problems that occur in these countries. Agencies must carry out additional budgets to support tasks to improve the Regional Innovation System

Evaluasi Komplikasi Plate Exposure Pasca Reseksi Amelobl Astoma Mandibula Dengan Rekonstruksi Pelat Titanium Di Rsup Dr. Sardjito YOGYAKARTA

Resection of the jaw is a primary option of treatment in mandibular ameloblastoma with bone damage. Mandibular resection will cause mandibular stability disturbance due toloss of some part of the bone. Instability of the mandible can cause aesthetic, physiological, and psychological malfunctioning. To restore its stability, installment of mandibular reconstruction plate on the remaining mandibular by using screws. However, it is not uncommon that plate exposure occurs following mandibular reconstruction, caused by inaccurate adaptation of the plates to the mandibular bone. A 3D stereolithography modelcan help provide the best assesment on the bone defect, plan the making of the more easily pre-operative curved plates and provide more accurate faster surgery time. Objective: To evaluate plate exposure after mandibular resection with titanium reconstruction plates in Dr. SardjitoHospital. Case report: A case was reported on mandibular reconstruction after resection of ameloblastoma with titanium plate performed in Dr. Sardjito Hospital that experienced intra-oral plate exposure and oro-cutaneous fistula on the left mandible. The clinical evaluation showed the curved titanium plate did not adapt well with the remaining mandibular bone; therefore, the titanium plate was removed without replacing it with a new plate. Inappropriate adaptationof curved titanium plate is one of the main causes of plate exposure. The use of a 3D stereolithography model is very helpful for the success of mandibular reconstruction