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H., R. Ganesha, and S. Aithal P. "How to Complete the Ph.D. Program in Time and Without Complications in India?" International Journal of Philosophy and Languages (IJPL) 1, no. 1 (2022): 96–116. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7308315.
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<strong>Purpose:</strong><em> The purpose of this article is to i) explain every step of the Ph.D. journey along with their importance, priority, and weightage, ii) provide a Ph.D. planner template, iii) introduce a self-evaluation calculator to understand scholars’ Ph.D. progress, iv) throw some light on career opportunities for the Ph.D. holders, and v) Ph.D. holder’s responsibilities.</em> <strong>Design/Methodology/Approach: </strong><em>Postmodernism philosophical paradigm; Inductive research approach; Observation data collection method; Longitudinal data collection time frame; Qualitative data analysis. </em> <strong>Findings/Result:</strong><em> As long as the Ph.D. scholars can understand i) which step of the Ph.D. journey is important?; ii) which step needs scholars’ efforts?; iii) which steps require external support?; iv) what are the career prospects of a Ph.D. holder; v) what are the responsibilities of a Ph.D. scholar? They will be able to complete their Ph.D. journey in time and without complications.</em> <strong>Originality/Value:</strong><em> There is a vast literature about research methodology and other aspects of the research. However, only a few have explained the step-by-step process of the Ph.D. journey. In this article, we have attempted to explain every step of the Ph.D. journey; importance, weightage, and priority of each step; career options for Ph.D. holders; responsibilities of Ph.D. scholars/holders.</em> <strong>Paper Type:</strong><em> Conceptual. </em>
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Briggs, Farren B. S., Erika S. Trapl, Farrah J. Mateen, Alessandro De Nadai, Devon S. Conway, and Douglas D. Gunzler. "Common Social and Health Disparities Contribute to Racial Differences in Ambulatory Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis." International Journal of MS Care 26, no. 1 (2024): 36–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2023-004.
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CE INFORMATION ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation online, go to https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this activity is physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, social workers, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Describe the extent to which common social and health disparities contribute to racial differences in ambulatory impairment in MS. Recognize the importance of distinguishing mediators from confounders in multivariable regression models. ACCREDITATION: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Intellisphere, LLC. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive .5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. PHYSICIANS: The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. NURSES: The CMSC designates this enduring material for .5 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) (none in the area of pharmacology). PSYCHOLOGISTS: This activity is awarded .5 CE credit. SOCIAL WORKERS: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the CMSC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive .5 general continuing education credits. DISCLOSURES: It is the policy of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers to mitigate all relevant financial disclosures from planners, faculty, and other persons that can affect the content of this CE activity. For this activity, all relevant disclosures have been mitigated. Francois Bethoux, MD, editor in chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as physician planner for this activity. He has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Alissa Mary Willis, MD, associate editor of IJMSC, has disclosed not relevant financial relationships. Authors Farren B.S. Briggs, PhD, ScM; Farrah J. Mateen, MD, PhD; Devon Conway, MD, MS; Alessandro de Nadai, PhD; Erika S. Trapl, PhD; and Douglas D. Gunzler, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Intellisphere, LLC who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, continuing education director CMSC, has served as a planner and reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. METHOD OF PARTICIPATION: Release Date: January 1, 2024; Valid for Credit through: January 1, 2025 To receive CE credit, participants must: (1) Review the continuing education information, including learning objectives and author disclosures.(2) Study the educational content.(3) Complete the evaluation, which is available at https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. The CMSC and Intellisphere, LLC do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the CMSC or Intellisphere, LLC. DISCLAIMER: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health care professionals without first evaluating their patients’ conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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Ciol, Marcia Aparecida, Patricia Noritake Matsuda, Seema Rani Khurana, Melissa Jaclyn Cline, Jacob Jonathan Sosnoff, and George Howard Kraft. "Effect of Cognitive Demand on Functional Mobility in Ambulatory Individuals with Multiple Sclerosis." International Journal of MS Care 19, no. 4 (2017): 217–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2016-120.
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CME/CNE Information Activity Available Online: To access the article, post-test, and evaluation online, go to http://www.cmscscholar.org. Target Audience: The target audience for this activity is physicians, physician assistants, nursing professionals, and other health-care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Learning Objectives: Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC), Nurse Practitioner Alternatives (NPA), and Delaware Media Group. The CMSC is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. The CMSC designates this journal-based CME activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurse Practitioner Alternatives (NPA) is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. NPA designates this enduring material for 1.0 Continuing Nursing Education credit (none in the area of pharmacology). Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, has served as Nurse Planner for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Disclosures: Editor in Chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as Physician Planner for this activity. He has received consulting fees from Acorda Therapeutics and Atlas5D and has received research support from Acorda Therapeutics and Atlas5D.Francois Bethoux, MD, has served as Nurse Planner for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Marcia Aparecida Ciol, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Patricia Noritake Matsuda, PT, PhD, DPT, has received consulting fees from Mallinckrodt and has received research support from Mallinckrodt and Medtronics.Seema Rani Khurana, DO, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Melissa Jaclyn Cline, MD, has received research support from MC10, Inc, and Perimobile, Inc, and has an ownership interest in Intelliwheels, Inc.Jacob Jonathan Sosnoff, PhD, is a member of the Axon Council, Acorda Pharmaceuticals.George Howard Kraft, MD, MS, The anonymous peer reviewer for the IJMSC has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at the IJMSC, CMSC, NPA, and Delaware Media Group who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Method of Participation: Release Date: August 1, 2017 Valid for Credit Through: August 1, 2018 In order to receive CME/CNE credit, participants must: Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the post-test with a passing score of &gt;70% and the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. Disclosure of Unlabeled Use: This CME/CNE activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. CMSC, NPA, and Delaware Media Group do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of CMSC, NPA, or Delaware Media Group. Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health-care professionals without first evaluating their patients' conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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McArthur, Amy Roder, Elizabeth Walker Peterson, Jacob Sosnoff, et al. "Online Delivery of the Individualized Reduction of Falls Intervention for Persons With Multiple Sclerosis Who Use a Wheelchair or Scooter Full-time: A Pilot Study." International Journal of MS Care 25, no. 2 (2023): 82–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2022-044.
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CE INFORMATION ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation online, go to https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this activity is physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, mental health professionals, social workers, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the components of a fall prevention and management program for individuals living with multiple sclerosis who use a wheelchair or a scooter. ACCREDITATION: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Intellisphere, LLC. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive .5 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. PHYSICIANS: The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of .5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. NURSES: The CMSC designates this enduring material for .5 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) (none in the area of pharmacology). PSYCHOLOGISTS: This activity is awarded .5 CE credits. SOCIAL WORKERS: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the CMSC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The CMSC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive .5 continuing education credits. DISCLOSURES: It is the policy of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers to mitigate all relevant financial disclosures from planners, faculty, and other persons that can affect the content of this CE activity. For this activity, all relevant disclosures have been mitigated. Francois Bethoux, MD, editor in chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as physician planner for this activity. He has disclosed relationships with Springer Publishing (royalty); Qr8 (receipt of intellectual property rights/patent holder); Biogen (receipt of intellectual property rights/patent holder, speakers’ bureau); MedRhythms (consulting fee, contracted research); GW Pharmaceuticals, Genentech, Helius Medical Technologies, Osmotica, Ipsen (consulting fee); and Adamas Pharmaceuticals (contracted research). Alissa Mary Willis, MD, associate editor of IJMSC, has disclosed relationships with Greenwich Biosciences (consulting fee); Alexion (consulting fee, speakers’ bureau, contracted research); Genentech (consulting fee, speakers’ bureau); and Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb (speakers’ bureau). Jacob Sosnoff, PhD, has disclosed relationships with Xavor, Inc (consultant); Genentech (advisory board); and Sosnoff Technologies (owner). Authors Amy McArthur, OTR/L; Elizabeth Walker Peterson, PhD, OTR/L; Deborah Backus, PhD, PT; Rebecca Yarnot, MS; Libak Abou, PhD, MPT; Jacqueline Kish, MS, OTR/L; Sydney Steinkellner, BS; Arman Sandhu, BS; Laura Rice, PhD, MPT, ATP have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Intellisphere, LLC who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, continuing education director CMSC, has served as a planner and reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. METHOD OF PARTICIPATION: Release Date: March 1, 2023; Valid for Credit through: March 1, 2024 To receive CE credit, participants must: (1) Review the continuing education information, including learning objectives and author disclosures.(2) Study the educational content.(3) Complete the evaluation, which is available at https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. The CMSC and Intellisphere, LLC do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the CMSC or Intellisphere, LLC. DISCLAIMER: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health care professionals without first evaluating their patients’ conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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Wäneskog, Anna H., Anette S. Forsberg, and Ylva E. Nilsagård. "Exploring the Complexity of Falls in People With Multiple Sclerosis: A Qualitative Study." International Journal of MS Care 26, Q4 (2024): 308–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2024-020.
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CE INFORMATION ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation online, go to https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this activity is physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, social workers, rehabilitation professionals, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). LEARNING OBJECTIVE: Recognize the complexity of fall situations and fall risk factors and apply that knowledge to obtaining information from patients about their individual fall anamnesis. Incorporate evidence-based strategies into care that strengthen patients' awareness and self-management of fall risk. ACCREDITATION: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Intellisphere, LLC. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. PHYSICIANS: The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 0.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. NURSES: The CMSC designates this enduring material for 0.75 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) (none in the area of pharmacology). PSYCHOLOGISTS: This activity is awarded 0.75 CE credit. SOCIAL WORKERS: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the CMSC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 0.5 general continuing education credit. DISCLOSURES: It is the policy of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers to mitigate all relevant financial disclosures from planners, faculty, and other persons that can affect the content of this CE activity. For this activity, all relevant disclosures have been mitigated. Francois Bethoux, MD, editor in chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as physician planner for this activity. He has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Alissa Mary Willis, MD, associate editor of IJMSC, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Authors Anna H. Wäneskog, PhD; Anette S. Forsberg, PhD; and Ylva E. Nilsagård, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Intellisphere, LLC who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, continuing education director, CMSC, has served as a planner and reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. METHOD OF PARTICIPATION: Release Date: November 1, 2024; Valid for Credit through: November 1, 2025 To receive CE credit, participants must: (1) Review the continuing education information, including learning objectives and author disclosures.(2) Study the educational content.(3) Complete the evaluation, which is available at https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. The CMSC and Intellisphere, LLC, do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the CMSC or Intellisphere, LLC. DISCLAIMER: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health care professionals without first evaluating their patients’ conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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O’Mahony, Julia, Ruth Ann Marrie, Audrey Laporte, and Adalsteinn Brown. "Addressing Health-Related Quality of Life Among Children With Multiple Sclerosis." International Journal of MS Care 25, no. 1 (2023): 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2022-017.
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CE INFORMATION ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation online, go to https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this activity is physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, mental health professionals, social workers, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Describe the three theories discussed and characterize their overlap with usual care in order to implement changes to improve health-related quality of life in children with MS. Describe how recommendations derived from these theories may improve the health-related quality of life of children with MS and their parents by strengthening self-concept, hope, and knowledge. ACCREDITATION: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Intellisphere, LLC. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive .75 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change. PHYSICIANS: The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of .75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. NURSES: The CMSC designates this enduring material for .75 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (NCPD) (none in the area of pharmacology). PSYCHOLOGISTS: This activity is awarded .75 CE credits. SOCIAL WORKERS: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the CMSC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The CMSC maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive .75 continuing education credits. DISCLOSURES: It is the policy of the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers to mitigate all relevant financial disclosures from planners, faculty, and other persons that can affect the content of this CE activity. For this activity, all relevant disclosures have been mitigated. Francois Bethoux, MD, editor in chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as physician planner for this activity. He has disclosed no relevant relationships. Alissa Mary Willis, MD, associate editor of IJMSC, has disclosed no relevant relationships. Authors Julia O’Mahony, PhD; Ruth Ann Marrie, MD, PhD; Audrey Laporte, PhD; and Adalsteinn Brown, DPhil, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Intellisphere, LLC who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, continuing education director CMSC, has served as a planner and reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. METHOD OF PARTICIPATION: Release Date: January 1, 2023; Valid for Credit through: January 1, 2024. To receive CE credit, participants must: (1) Review the continuing education information, including learning objectives and author disclosures.(2) Study the educational content.(3) Complete the evaluation, which is available at https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. The CMSC and Intellisphere, LLC do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the CMSC or Intellisphere, LLC. DISCLAIMER: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health care professionals without first evaluating their patients’ conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer’s product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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Gomes, Kayla E., Kaitlin E. Riegler, Heather M. DelMastro, Aaron P. Turner, Lindsay O. Neto, and Elizabeth S. Gromisch. "Psychosocial Factors are Associated With Walking-Related Goal Attainment in Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study." International Journal of MS Care 27, Q1 (2025): 56–62. https://doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2024-045.
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CE INFORMATION ACTIVITY AVAILABLE ONLINE: To access the article and evaluation online, go to https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. TARGET AUDIENCE: The target audience for this activity is rehabilitation professionals, physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nursing professionals, social workers, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Discuss the potential role of pain impact, depression symptoms, and level of social support on walking-related physical therapy (PT) goal attainment in individuals with MS. Recognize potential avenues for a multidisciplinary approach for determining and addresses psychosocial barriers to PT goal attainment in individuals with MS. ACCREDITATION: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Intellisphere, LLC. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education, the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education, and the American Nurses Credentialing Center, to provide continuing education for the health care team. This activity was planned by and for the health care team, and learners will receive 0.5 Interprofessional Continuing Education credit for learning and change. PHYSICIANS: The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. NURSES: The CMSC designates this enduring material for 0.5 contact hour of nursing continuing professional development (none in the area of pharmacology). PSYCHOLOGISTS: This activity is awarded 0.5 CE credits. SOCIAL WORKERS: As a Jointly Accredited Organization, the CMSC is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards Approved Continuing Education program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 0.5 general continuing education credits. DISCLOSURES: It is CMSC policy to mitigate all relevant financial disclosures from planners, faculty, and other persons that can affect the content of this CE activity. For this activity, all relevant disclosures have been mitigated. Disclosures: Francois Bethoux, MD, editor in chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), and physician planner for this activity and Alissa Mary Willis, MD, associate editor of IJMSC, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Authors Kayla E. Gomes, DPT, PT, NCS; Kaitlin E. Riegler, PhD; Heather M. DelMastro, MS; Aaron P. Turner, PhD; Lindsay O. Neto, MPH; and Elizabeth S. Gromisch, PhD, have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Intellisphere, LLC, who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, continuing education director CMSC, has served as a planner and reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. METHOD OF PARTICIPATION: Release Date: March 1, 2025; valid for Credit through: March 1, 2026. To receive CE credit, participants must: (1) Review the continuing education information, including learning objectives and author disclosures.(2) Study the educational content.(3) Complete the evaluation, which is available at https://www.highmarksce.com/mscare. Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. DISCLOSURE OF UNLABELED USE: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The CMSC and Intellisphere, LLC, do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the CMSC or Intellisphere, LLC. DISCLAIMER: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health care professionals without first evaluating their patients' conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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Al-Obedi, Ahmad D., and Khansaa Sh Al-Nama. "COMPUTATIONAL BINDING STUDIES AND BIOACTIVITY EVALUATION FOR CERTAIN SCHIFF BASE METAL-COMPLEXES TRANSFORMED FROM CIPROFLOXACIN." Chemical Problems 23, no. 3 (2025): 449–61. https://doi.org/10.32737/2221-8688-2025-3-449-461.
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The current work focuses on using Schiff base ligand a tetra-dentate (cipro-p-phd) made from Ciprofloxacin and p-phenylenediamine. UV-visible spectroscopy, 1H-NMR, FT-IR, TGA, (C.H.N), as well as measuring magnetic susceptibilities, fusion point and molar conductivity were used to examine the compounds. The physical measurement showed that the ligand was linked to the central atoms by oxygen atoms from carboxylate groups and nitrogen atoms from azomethine groups. Based on the measurements all compounds have tetrahedral structure, with the exception of the nickel (II) complex, which has a square planner configuration. Computer simulations and experimental data utilizing Density Functional Theory (DFT) provided additional support. Their radical scavenge activities were evaluated using the (DPPH) 2,2-Diphenyl1-picrylhydazyl assessment in comparison to ascorbic acid. Additionally, both Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria were included in the antibacterial evaluation. The ligand was tested as a ligand with DNA gyrase employing molecular docking studies with S. aurous and E. coli.
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Barker, Alexander B., Kathryn Smale, Nigel Hunt, Nadina B. Lincoln, and Roshan das Nair. "Experience of Identity Change in People Who Reported a Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis." International Journal of MS Care 21, no. 5 (2019): 235–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2018-069.
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CME/CNE Information Activity Available Online: To access the article, post-test, and evaluation online, go to http://www.cmscscholar.org. Target Audience: The target audience for this activity is physicians, physician assistants, nursing professionals, and other health care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Learning Objectives: Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Delaware Media Group. The CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Physician Credit The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurse Credit The CMSC designates this enduring material for 1.0 contact hour (none in the area of pharmacology). Disclosures: Editor in Chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as physician planner for this activity. He has disclosed relationships with Springer Publishing (royalty); Qr8 (receipt of intellectual property rights/patent holder); Abide Therapeutics, GW Pharma (consulting fee); Biogen (speakers' bureau); and Adamas Pharmaceuticals (contracted research).Francois Bethoux, MD, has served as reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Alexander B. Barker, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Kathryn Smale, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Nigel Hunt, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Nadina B. Lincoln, PhD, has disclosed a relationship with Biogen and Novartis (speakers' bureau).Roshan das Nair, PhD, The peer reviewers for IJMSC have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at IJMSC, CMSC, and Delaware Media Group who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Note: Financial relationships for some authors may have changed in the interval between listing these disclosures and publication of the article. Method of Participation: Release Date: October 1, 2019 Valid for Credit Through: October 1, 2020 In order to receive CME/CNE credit, participants must: Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the post-test with a passing score of &gt;70% and the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. Disclosure of Unlabeled Use: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. CMSC and Delaware Media Group do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of CMSC or Delaware Media Group. Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health-care professionals without first evaluating their patients' conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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Duff, Whitney R. D., Justin W. Andrushko, Doug W. Renshaw, et al. "Impact of Pilates Exercise in Multiple Sclerosis." International Journal of MS Care 20, no. 2 (2018): 92–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.7224/1537-2073.2017-066.
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CME/CNE Information Activity Available Online: To access the article, post-test, and evaluation online, go to http://www.cmscscholar.org Target Audience: The target audience for this activity is physicians, physician assistants, nursing professionals, and other health-care providers involved in the management of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). Learning Objectives: Accreditation Statement: In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Consortium of Multiple Sclerosis Centers (CMSC) and Delaware Media Group. CMSC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Physician Credit The CMSC designates this journal-based activity for a maximum of 0.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. Nurse Credit The CMSC designates this enduring material for 0.5 contact hours (none in the area of pharmacology). Disclosures: Editor in Chief of the International Journal of MS Care (IJMSC), has served as Physician Planner for this activity. He has received royalties from Springer Publishing, intellectual property rights/patent holder from Biogen, and consulting fees from Ipsen Pharma, and has performed contracted research for Biogen, Adamas Pharmaceuticals, and Acorda Therapeutics.Francois Bethoux, MD, has served as reviewer for this activity. She has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Laurie Scudder, DNP, NP, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Whitney R.D. Duff, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Justin W. Andrushko, MSc, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Doug W. Renshaw, MEd, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Philip D. Chilibeck, PhD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Jonathan P. Farthing, PhD, is the co-owner of Lead Pilates and Integrated Health Therapies, where the study interventions occurred.Jana Danielson, MBA, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.Charity D. Evans, PhD, The peer reviewers for the IJMSC have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. The staff at the IJMSC, CMSC, and Delaware Media Group who are in a position to influence content have disclosed no relevant financial relationships. Note: Disclosures listed for authors are those applicable at the time of their work on this project and within the previous 12 months. Method of Participation: Release Date: April 1, 2018 Valid for Credit Through: April 1, 2019 In order to receive CME/CNE credit, participants must: Statements of Credit are awarded upon successful completion of the post-test with a passing score of &gt;70% and the evaluation. There is no fee to participate in this activity. Disclosure of Unlabeled Use: This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not approved by the FDA. CMSC and Delaware Media Group do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of CMSC or Delaware Media Group. Disclaimer: Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any medications, diagnostic procedures, or treatments discussed in this publication should not be used by clinicians or other health-care professionals without first evaluating their patients' conditions, considering possible contraindications or risks, reviewing any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparing any therapeutic approach with the recommendations of other authorities.
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Landorf, Karl B. "Effectiveness of foot orthoses in the treatment of plantar fasciitis." Thesis, View thesis, 2004. http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/696.
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The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the short and long term effectiveness of foot orthoses in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.Three studies were undertaken, the first two informing the third. The aim of the first study was to establish prescription habits of Australian and New Zealand podiatrists in order to ascertain the most commonly prescribed foot orthoses. The second study was conducted to establish the most appropriate outcome measure to assess the effectiveness of foot orthoses in the treatment of plantar faciitis. The main study, a pragmatic single-blind randomised control trial, was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of three types of foot orthoses in the treatment of plantar fasciitis. The research concluded that provision of appropriate foot orthoses produces small short-term benefits in function for people with plantar fasciitis, but no effect is apparent at twelve months.
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Allan, Alasdair J. "New founs fae auld larachs : leid-plannin for Scots." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 1988. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=167831.
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After introducing the concepts of language maintenance and language-planning, the thesis outlines the current status of a selection of European minority languages. These are later drawn upon in order to make comparisons about the present state of Scots and possible ways forward for its language activists. The language's identity crisis and consequent problems for language maintenance are examined, and the conclusion reached that major intervention in both status and corpus planning is required for the language to have any secure future. Potential areas for status planning are discussed, focusing on the options for the short and medium terms. The latter part of the thesis concentrates on the problems for corpus-planners, discussing the alternatives for solutions in the fields of orthography, lexicon and grammar. The greatest problem for Scots is the depth of public and official ignorance surrounding it. The author's argument is that will only change when Scots' own advocates understand that the case for language maintenance is more than a case for Scots poetry. Rather, it implies an extensive campaign for status-planning measures, most of which have implications in the field of corpus planning. The thesis is written in Scots.
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Zawawi, Norliyana Binti Haji Zin. "Nitrous oxide emissions from oil palm planted on peat soils in Malyasia." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2018. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=239395.
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Gao, Chuan. "Applying the theory of planned behaviour and the commonsense model of self-regulation to fitness, activity and treatment adherence in elderly patients with congestive heart failure." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2006. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=228856.
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is one of the leading causes of hospitalisation, morbidity and mortality in the UK. The incidence and prevalence of CHF is expected to increase due to the aging population and improved survival in heart disease. Exercise has been recognised as a valuable treatment and has proved to be beneficial in CHF. The present study applied the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and the Commonsense Model of Self-regulation to fitness, daily activity and medication-adherence in elderly patients with CHF. The study was in parallel with a randomised controlled trial of a 3-month exercise programme. A TPB questionnaire was used at baseline and at 3 months. Illness representations were assessed by IPQ-R at baseline. Fitness (measured by 6 minute walk test) and daily activity (measured by an accelerometer) were assessed at baseline, 3 and 6 months. ACEI-adherence (assessed by measuring serum ACE level) was assessed at baseline. The main findings from 81 CHF patients (mean age = 81 years) showed that Subjective norm (SN) was the only predictor of Intention (IN1) at baseline; Attitude, Perceived behavioural control (PBC) were predictors of INT at 3 months; fitness was predicted by PBC at 3 months. The exercise intervention led to significant changes in Attitude and PBe. The finding also indicated that the participants were more likely to attribute their illness to Chance, BiolOgical factors and God. Identity and Illness coherence predicted fitness, and Consequences predicted daily activity. Participants who believed that their illness was chronic or serious were less likely to adhere to ACEI medication. Conclusion: both the TPB and IPQ-R were useful instruments to predict behaviours in elderly patients with CHF. The IPQ-R had a greater predictive power than the TPB in this population. Illness representations may play a role in influencing the formation of intention as background factors.
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Brolly, Connor. "The application of Raman spectroscopy in support of the ExoMars 2020 mission." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2017. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=235435.
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The European Space Agency's ExoMars 2020 mission gives the astrobiology community the opportunity to scrutinise instrumentation, landing sites and proposed biosignatures in preparation for this mission. A miniaturised Raman spectrometer will be included as part of the payload instrumentation. The main focus of this work is to test the capabilities of this technique in support of this mission. The impact crater environment is one of the most valuable targets in search for life on Mars. One of the most well preserved craters on earth has evidence of microbial life in the post-impact hydrothermal deposits and the surface mineral crusts. Raman spectroscopy is able to identify more habitable forms of sulphate and detect photo-protective microbial pigments in the crusts. One of the building blocks of life is organic carbon. Raman spectroscopy will primarily be used to characterise organics, and as Mars has a limited atmosphere and lacks a global magnetic field, the surface of Mars is heavily oxidised. The effect that oxidation has on the Raman carbon signal is therefore important. Results show that hematite has an interfering band at the same frequency as the carbon D band, which could result in a misinterpretation of the carbon order, so caution must be taken. Oxidised iron could be a viable energy source of iron-reducing bacteria. One of the most common reduction morphologies in the geological record is the reduction spheroid. They are most likely formed by iron-reducing bacteria, and could be used as a biosignature on Mars. Results show that Raman spectroscopy is able to detect reduction spheroids by tracking the presence of hematite. Experimental work aiming to simulate the formation of a reduction spheroid was unsuccessful but shed light on the complexity of crystalline Fe(III) reduction. This work has highlighted the capabilities and limitations of Raman spectroscopy prior to the ExoMars mission.
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Oppliger, Zan Luz Valeria. "Reproduction des grandes algues brunes des côtes Chiliennes et Bretonnes en marge de leur aire de distribution." Paris 6, 2010. http://www.sb-roscoff.fr/images/stories/sbr/Edition-communication/theses/PHD-Thesis-oppliger.pdf.
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Le développement, la reproduction et la survie d’un organisme, dépendent de son environnement physique et/ou écologique. La sélection en faveur de certains traits d’histoire de vie découle donc de la stabilité de l’environnement (i. E. Reproduction sexuée versus asexuée). La stratégie de reproduction d’une espèce est par conséquent susceptible de se modifier en fonction des changements environnementaux, pouvant survenir en limite d’aire de distribution qui se caractérisent par des fluctuations abiotiques plus importantes. Les grandes algues brunes (Phaeophyceae, Laminariales) sont des espèces structurant les communautés benthiques marines. Elles présentent un cycle de reproduction hétéromorphe avec alternance de phase haploïde microscopique (gamétophyte) et de phase diploïde macroscopique (sporophyte). Les connaissances sur la biologie et la distribution géographique de la plupart de ces espèces n’étaient basées jusqu’à présent que sur l’étude des sporophytes. Mes travaux de thèse ont permis de mettre en évidence l’importance de ces gamétophytes dans le maintien des populations, en comparant les modes de reproduction de trois espèces de laminaires. Les résultats suggèrent que le déterminisme du sexe est principalement génétique et que l’effet de la température de l’eau de mer sur la phase microscopique peut expliquer les distributions géographiques de certaines espèces. Par ailleurs, différents stratégies reproductives ont été observées au sein et entre espèces suggérant l’existence de phénomènes d’adaptations locales. En particulier, en limite d’aire de distribution des espèces, nos résultats montrent l’existence de la parthénogenèse géographique.
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Skår, Silje. "Extending the theory of planned behaviour : a proposed integrated theoretical model using motivational and volitional variables, including interventions, to predict physical activity and physical activity change in a student population." Thesis, University of Aberdeen, 2011. http://digitool.abdn.ac.uk:80/webclient/DeliveryManager?pid=165796.
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Physical activity is important to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Levels of physical activity decrease across the lifespan, and findings suggest only between 13-32% of University students are physically active at the recommended level. Research has found that ca. 50% of motivated individuals fail to enact on their intentions to be physically active. The theory of planned behaviour (TPB) was described, limitations and additions identified and its use outlined in three areas of investigation predicting physical activity: motivation, volition and intervention. Method: Student Activity and Lifestyle Study at Aberdeen (SALSA), a web-based survey, invited all students at the University of Aberdeen to respond to three questionnaires across the 2005/06 and 2006/07 academic years. SALSA received responses from 1418 and 1273 participants at the start of each academic year, respectively. Social cognitions (e.g. intention, perceived control), self-reported physical activity levels and attendance to the University’s sport facilities were measured. A double-blind randomised controlled trial investigated the efficacy two planning interventions, delivered via the internet, aiming to increase PA. Results and Summary: Findings suggest that students who are motivated benefit from making plans when, where and how to take part in physical activity, and plan how to cope with potential barriers and obstacles. Participants who are more certain of their intentions, aware of effort, the standards required and monitor themselves are more likely to be physically active, even though they are equally motivated and perceive themselves to be in control. Participant who were active in the past were more likely to attend the University’s sport facilities. However, the planning interventions did not increase students’ activity levels or attendance to the University’s sport facilities. Adherence to intervention protocol was low (between 58.8% to 76.7%) and participants dropping out of SALSA were large across both academic years.
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Middleton, Crystal. "Using the Theory of Planned Behavior to Understand Seniors' Fruit and Vegetable Purchasing Intentions at Farmers' Markets." Available to subscribers only, 2009. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1885751681&sid=6&Fmt=2&clientId=1509&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Pace, Erika Marie. "The decision to act: a study on the variables influencing teachers’ willingness to implement inclusive classroom practices." Doctoral thesis, Universita degli studi di Salerno, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10556/2555.
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2015 - 2016<br>Il presente lavoro di tesi è volto ad indagare le variabili che influenzano le decisioni degli insegnanti nel mettere in atto e nell’implementare pratiche inclusive in classe. Un’analisi dettagliata della letteratura scientifica ha consentito di individuare la Teoria del Comportamento Pianificato (Ajzen, 1988) come framework teorico dell’intero lavoro. Negli ultimi anni questa teoria ha occupato un posto di notevole rilievo nelle scienze sociali al fine di studiare il comportamento umano; inoltre, numerose ricerche in ambito educativo hanno adottato tale teoria per guidare la pianifica degli studi e la loro realizzazione.
Sulla base della Teoria del Comportamento Pianificato e dell’individuazione di studi simili già condotti e riportati nella letteratura scientifica internazionale, la principale ipotesi di ricerca comprende tre variabili predittive ed una variabile dipendente. Per quanto riguarda le prime, esse sono: le percezioni degli insegnanti circa la loro auto-efficacia per insegnare in contesti inclusivi, gli atteggiamenti verso l’inclusione e le preoccupazioni che gli insegnanti hanno circa le pratiche inclusive. La variabile dipendente è relativa alle intenzioni dei docenti di implementare pratiche inclusive. L’ipotesi è che più gli atteggiamenti dei docenti sono positivi e più alte sono le auto-percezioni di efficacia, più alta è la possibilità che gli insegnanti adottino pratiche inclusive. Per quanto concerne le preoccupazioni, in questo caso, meno esse sono, più alte sono le intenzioni di adottare pratiche inclusive. Inoltre, è stato ipotizzato che, studiate insieme, queste tre variabili aumentino il livello di predittività delle intenzioni rispetto a quando sono prese in considerazione singolarmente.
Il questionario comprende quattro scale finalizzate a misurare le variabili predittive e dipendenti, mentre una sezione a parte è dedicata alla raccolta dei dati socio-demografici. Dopo la traduzione delle scale dall’inglese all’italiano, è stato condotto uno studio pilota per accertare che il linguaggio fosse appropriato per il contesto e che non vi fossero eventuali interpretazioni sbagliate o ambiguità. Le quattro scale utilizzate sono state la “Teacher self-Efficacy for Inclusive Practices Scale” (Sharma, Loreman & Forlin, 2011), la “Attitudes towards Inclusion Scale” (Sharma & Jacobs, 2016), la “Concerns about Inclusive Education Scale” (Sharma & Desai, 2002), e la “Intentions to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms Scale” (Sharma & Jacobs, 2016). Nell’ultima sezione del questionario vi sono due domande a risposta aperta atte a sollecitare i partecipanti all’individuazione di tre fattori che possano favorire l’adozione di pratiche inclusive e tre fattori che possano rappresentare degli ostacoli.
Il questionario è stato somministrato all’inizio di un percorso di formazione per il conseguimento della specializzazione per le attività di sostegno didattico agli alunni con disabilità tenutosi presso l’Università degli Studi di Salerno nell’anno accademico 2015/2016. Il numero degli intervistati (docenti di scuola dell’infanzia, scuola primaria, scuola secondaria di primo e di secondo grado) è pari a 156, la maggior parte dei quali donne (93%); quanto all’età, oscillano tra i 31 e i 40 anni (64%). I punteggi medi hanno dimostrato che il gruppo di docenti ha atteggiamenti positivi, bassi livelli di preoccupazioni, alti livelli di auto-percezioni di efficacia ed un elevato grado di intenzioni di insegnare in classi inclusive. L'analisi di regressione multipla ha confermato l'ipotesi principale di questa tesi e cioè che le tre variabili insieme sono predittori significativi per spiegare le intenzioni di insegnare in classi inclusive.
Secondo gli intervistati, il principale fattore che favorisce l'educazione inclusiva è l'implementazione di strategie e di attività didattiche partecipative e costruttive, mentre valori, credenze ed atteggiamenti non sono favorevoli per la promozione di contesti inclusivi sono stati considerati come il maggiore ostacolo.
Questa tesi sostiene che la Teoria del Comportamento Pianificato possa guidare gli studi sulle relazioni tra le variabili che incidono sull’inclusione e possa risultare utile per la progettazione di programmi di formazione degli insegnanti, andandone a valutare la loro efficacia. Tuttavia, è necessaria l'integrazione di studi qualitativi per ridurre la vulnerabilità dei dati raccolti con strumenti self-report. [a cura dell'autore]<br>The aim of this thesis was to investigate the variables that impinge on teachers’ decisions to implement inclusive classroom practices. A thorough literature review on this research topic led to the identification of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) (Ajzen, 1988) as an underpinning framework for this thesis. This theory has gained considerable approval in social sciences to investigate human behaviour and an increasing amount of studies on this area of educational research have adopted it as a guiding theory and model for the research design and implementation.
On the basis of the TPB and similar studies conducted, the principal research hypothesis included three predictor variables and a dependent variable. The former are teachers’ self-percepts of efficacy to work in inclusive contexts, attitudes towards, and concerns about inclusion, whereas the dependent variable is intentions to implement inclusive classroom practices. It was hypothesised that the more positive the teachers’ attitudes towards inclusion are and the higher the self-percepts of efficacy, the more likely teachers are to adopt inclusive practices. With regards to the third predictor variable, the fewer the concerns the higher are teachers’ intentions to implement inclusive practices. Moreover, it was hypothesised that studied together, these three variables would be more predictive of intentions than when taken singularly.
Four scales comprised the questionnaire that aimed at measuring these variables. These were the Teacher self-efficacy for Inclusive Practices Scale (Sharma, Loreman & Forlin, 2011), the Attitudes towards Inclusion Scale (Sharma & Jacobs, 2016), the Concerns about Inclusive Education Scale (Sharma & Desai, 2002), and the Intentions to Teach in Inclusive Classrooms Scale (Sharma & Jacobs, 2016). An additional section collected demographic data, while two concluding open-ended questions asked respondents to identify factors that, in their opinion, facilitate and hinder inclusion.
The questionnaire was administered at the beginning of a course which was aimed at student-teachers interested in acquiring the Learning Support Teachers Warrant to work in either nursery and primary school or lower and upper secondary school. The total number of respondents was 156 of whom the majority were female (93%) and were between 31 and 40 years old (64%). Mean scores showed that this group of respondents have positive attitudes, low levels of concerns, high levels of teacher self-efficacy, and high degrees of intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms. Multiple regression analysis confirmed the main hypothesis in this thesis that the three variables together are significant predictors to explain intentions to teach in inclusive classrooms.
According to the respondents, the major factor that fosters inclusive education is the implementation of active, hands-on teaching strategies and activities, whereas values, beliefs and
attitudes that are not conducive for the promotion of inclusive contexts were considered as the main hindrance.
This thesis argues that the TPB can guide studies on the relationships between the variables impacting on inclusion, and may be useful for designing teacher education programmes and evaluate their effectiveness. However, the integration of qualitative studies to reduce the vulnerability of data collected from self-reports is required. [edited by author]<br>XV n.s.
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Nascimento, Pedro Ivo de Araujo do. "Obten??o dos par?metros-x de estruturas planares." Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 2012. http://repositorio.ufrn.br:8080/jspui/handle/123456789/15468.
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Previous issue date: 2012-12-11<br>Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico<br>Due to major progress of communication system in the last decades, need for more precise characterization of used components. The S-parameters modeling has been used to characterization, simulation and test of communication system. However, limitation of S-parameters to model nonlinear system has created new modeling systems that include the nonlinear characteristics.
The polyharmonic distortion modeling is a characterizationg technique for nonlinear systems that has been growing up due to praticity and similarity with S-parameters.
This work presents analysis the polyharmonic distortion modeling, the test bench development for simulation of planar structure and planar structure characterization with X-parameters<br>O grande desenvolvimento dos sistemas de comunica??o nas ?ltimas d?cadas trouxe a necessidade de uma caracteriza??o cada vez mais precisa dos componentes utilizados. A modelagem por meio de par?metros-S ? utilizada para caracteriza??o, simula??o e testes de sistemas de comunica??o desde meados dos anos 60. Contudo a limita??o dos par?metros-S para sistemas lineares fez crescer a necessidade por novos tipos de parametriza??es que incluam as caracter?sticas de sistemas n?o lineares.
A modelagem por distor??o poli-harm?nica ? uma t?cnica de caracteriza??o aplicada a sistemas n?o lineares que vem ganhando espa?o na literatura por sua praticidade e semelhan?a conceitual com os par?metros-S.
Este trabalho apresentar? uma an?lise da modelagem por distor??o harm?nica, o desenvolvimento de um banco de testes para simula??o de estruturas planares e a caracteriza??o destas estruturas por meio de par?metros-X. Com isso pretende-se analisar a utiliza??o, precis?o e efici?ncia da modelagem por distor??o poli-harm?nica para estruturas planares
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Meng, Xianyu. "The Individual and Collective Minds Behind the Role of the Educator-Researcher: An Integrated Educational Experiment." In Cultural-historical Digital Methodology in Early Childhood Settings. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-59785-5_4.
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AbstractAn educational experiment was introduced by Hedegaard (Studying children: A cultural-historical approach. Open University Press, New York, 2008a) as a synthesis of pedagogical intervention and research method. The planned intervention is designed collaboratively between teachers and researchers to supports children’s learning and development. But what happens when the researcher also assumes the role of the educator? This chapter presents an example of an educational experiment that was undertaken individually by an educator-researcher. To support the educational experiment, a collective of PhD supervisors and the other intellectual colleagues acted as an expansive community that enabled theoretical discussions and data analysis to be performed at an interpsychological level. It was found that with digital video observation as the main research method, the dialectical relations between the individual and the collective created unique opportunities for the formation of the researcher’s identity, as well as fulfilling the research aim of the educational experiment. Thus a new configuration of the educational experiment is proposed as an enabling research method, where an educator-researcher used digital video observations, and an expansive intellectual community for peer review.
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Rivera-Yevenes, Carolina. "Theorising the Development, Implementation and Sustainability of Schools as Community Hubs." In Schools as Community Hubs. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9972-7_19.
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AbstractIncreasingly, school-based community hubs are aiming to engage and connect communities and service organisations in their daily operations. While some schools offer additional services to community members and share their facilities, there is limited research in the Australian context into how schools succeed in making their infrastructure and extended services accessible to both school and community members. This chapter proposes a research framework to investigate how schools as community hubs (SaCH) have been developed, implemented, and sustained, for the purpose of seeking insights into the processes, challenges, and lessons that have been learned by those involved. The chapter presents findings from the PhD study being undertaken by the author to illustrate how the framework guides attention to the socio-material relations at play within schools operating as community hubs, helping to make connections between the built environment and inhabitants’ practices, activities, and behaviours. The framework supports qualitative inquiry into the lived experiences of those associated with conceiving, delivering, operating, and using schools as community hubs, privileging the voices of policymakers, planners, designers, operators, and users.
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Buonanno, Luca. "Gamma-Ray Spectroscopy and Imaging with SiPMs Readout of Scintillators: Front-End Electronics and Position Sensitivity Algorithms." In Special Topics in Information Technology. Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-15374-7_4.
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AbstractThis is an introductory article to the topics more widely discussed in the PhD thesis from the same author. Following a short introduction and the motivations for researching innovative gamma-ray detector systems, this article describes a novel 85 dB dynamic range per channel integrated circuit for SiPM charge signal readout, named GAMMA, and the custom FPGA-based readout system. Experimental results presented in this article, obtained using a planar array of NUV-HD SiPMs, encompass the single-photon sensitivity achieved by GAMMA ASIC and the 2.6% resolution at the 137Cs peak emission energy of 662 keV, when using GAMMA ASIC to collect current signal from a detector array that is coupled to a LaBr3 scintillation crystal. Pixellation of the detector matrix allows for coarse position of interaction sensitivity in the scintillation crystal using machine learning reconstruction algorithms.
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Saal, Alexander, Lukas Kalvoda, and Arnulf Kung. "Axel Kleidon: “You Can View the Earth as an Onion”." In SpringerBriefs in Climate Studies. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-81650-5_6.
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Abstract Axel Kleidon (*1969) leads an independent research group on biosphere theory and modeling at the Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry in Jena and is a private lecturer at Friedrich Schiller University. After his studies in physics, he started to work on the climate system and how it is influenced by vegetation during his Ph.D. Later, he developed a holistic model of the Earth system based on thermodynamics, which allows us to better understand the role of life and humanity on our planet. Kleidon is also concerned with the question of how much energy sustainable resources such as the Sun or wind can provide us with.
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Sanvito, Davide. "Traffic Management in Networks with Programmable Data Planes." In Special Topics in Information Technology. Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62476-7_2.
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AbstractThis brief includes a summary of the Ph.D. thesis entitled “Traffic management in networks with programmable data planes” and supervised by Prof. Antonio Capone. Software-Defined Networking (SDN) enables the configuration and operation of communications networks through open software programming interfaces providing an unprecedented flexibility in their dynamic reconfiguration and management. The thesis analyses the opportunities for traffic management provided by the SDN paradigm at different levels. Starting from the programmability at the control plane, we have designed a Traffic Engineering framework operating on the global view offered on top of the controller to proactively configure the network according to traffic measurements while limiting the number of reconfigurations. In order to deal with unexpected conditions such as network failures and congestion, the above centralized, global and proactive approach has been complemented by reactive and distributed approaches based on advanced stateful programmable data planes which enable a self-adaptation according to partial local information yielding to a more prompt and scalable reaction. All the solutions presented in the thesis have been evaluated with software prototypes based on research-oriented or production-ready open-source tools. Some of the extensions developed for these tools have been integrated as official open-source contributions.
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Emanuele, Rosemarie. "Living (!) A Life I Never Planned." In Mama, PhD. Rutgers University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.36019/9780813544984-015.
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"plantar fat pad atrophy Atrophy of the Plantar Fat Pad." In Diagnostic Imaging of the Foot and Ankle, edited by Ulrike Szeimies, Axel Staebler, and Markus Walther. Georg Thieme Verlag, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/b-0034-102471.
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Inada Hiroshi, Horio Hiroyuki, Nakazawa Kazuo, et al. "A Study on Development of a Home Health Care Support Information System." In Studies in Health Technology and Informatics. IOS Press, 1998. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-60750-896-0-269.
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As the need for home health care has been increasing with the rising number of the elderly in Japan, the application of medical informatics to home health care delivery is considered to be useful. Therefore, development of a home health care support information system was planned. The system can collect patient&apos;s PHD (Personal Health Data) such as data of ECG, complaints, etc. at patient&rsquo;s home and can send the PHD to medical facilities. We designed and constructed two subsystems on a trial basis. One subsystem has function of gathering, recording and transmitting vital signs of the aged such as ECG, physical activity rate, oxygen saturation rate in arterial blood. Another subsystem can collect and send image data of the old people at their home. Experiments for trial use of the system was conducted and it was recognized that the PHD can be smoothly collected and recorded at home of the elderly and can be sent to the medical facilities with good success by using the system.
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Słowik, Magdalena. "Edukacja oraz pomoc psychologiczno-pedagogiczna realizowana zdalnie w opinii rodziców, uczniów i nauczycieli." In Funkcjonowanie dziecka we współczesnym świecie. Współpraca z rodziną. Wyzwania, zagrożenia, perspektywy. Wydawnictwo Wyższej Szkoły Gospodarki Euroregionalnej im. Alcide De Gasperi w Józefowie, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.13166/wsge/ped/xihj9437.
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Remote education, and thus also psychological and pedagogical assistance, became a necessity during the pandemic, and not a voluntary choice or a tool supporting traditional education. Therefore, it was necessary to consider whether and how the pandemic influenced the entire education process? Did the students, parents and teachers cope with the change and how? Have they encountered difficulties and what difficulties – especially in the field of providing psychological and pedagogical help? Did the pandemic affect the psychophysical functioning of students, parents and teachers, and how? The planned research allowed to show the current situation in education at the level of primary school, and also showed the scope and expectations of respondents regarding the psychological and pedagogical help provided. These studies allowed to show not only the first experiences, suggestions and conclusions, but also to show psychophysical changes among respondents (such as, for example, overloading parents, phobias, fears, etc.), their fears, psychophysical condition and perceived threats (e.g. symptoms). depression among children and parents, lack of motivation, etc.) and expected changes in the future and in education, including the traditional one.
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Kilani Asma. "Improving the Efficiency of Plan Optimisation Techniques." In Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications. IOS Press, 2015. https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-589-0-182.
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My research area is centred on AI planning, with the current work focused on optimising low quality plans generated by existing planners. Since the beginning of my PhD studies, I have concentrated on studying existing plan-optimisation techniques. Efforts have been made to compare, evaluate and test them on several benchmarks domains and planning engines. From my work, I have concluded that adapting different techniques to work together is pivotal to establishing an efficient technique. Besides this, another very important aspect to study was the theoretical properties of these techniques, including completeness and complexity.
Conference papers on the topic "PhD Planner"
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Chakraborty, Subhradeep, Mahesh P. Abegaonkar, and Ananjan Basu. "A Composite Dense Dielectric Patch Antenna with Improved Radiation Characteristics in Diagonal, Principal Planes and Other Different phi cut Planes." In 2024 IEEE Microwaves, Antennas, and Propagation Conference (MAPCON). IEEE, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1109/mapcon61407.2024.10923190.
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Klosova, Daria, Daria Mokrenko, and Maria Kozlovska. "Last planner system - An innovative planning tool for construction project management." In 14TH CONFERENCE OF CIVIL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING FOR PHD STUDENTS AND YOUNG SCIENTISTS: YOUNG SCIENTIST 2022 (YS22). AIP Publishing, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/5.0158355.
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Forasassi, Matteo. "Vision-based relative navigation system for autonomous proximity orbital operations." In IV Aerospace PhD-Days. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644903193-33.
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Abstract. The paper presents the research project of the author, focused on developing, implementing and testing a vision based relative navigation system for spacecraft. A temporal organization of the project is presented, with tasks assigned to each year of the PhD programme, while at the same time two main technical stages, “final” and “far” rendezvous are introduced together with their scientific objectives. Being an experimental work, the envisioned implementation of the system on COTS computing platforms is introduced as well as the experiments planned to gather real imagery to validate the algorithms. Finally, possible fields of application of the project are discussed.
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Murugesan, D., K. Jagatheesan, and D. Boopathi. "Meta-heuristic Strategy Planned Controller for Frequency Supervision of Integrated Thermal Plant with Renewable Source." In 2021 IEEE 3rd PhD Colloquium on Ethically Driven Innovation and Technology for Society (PhD EDITS). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/phdedits53295.2021.9649544.
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Aliakbarpour, Hadi, and Jorge Dias. "PhD forum: Volumetric 3D reconstruction without planar ground assumption." In 2011 Fifth ACM/IEEE International Conference on Distributed Smart Cameras (ICDSC). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/icdsc.2011.6042942.
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Bolis, Mathilda. "Cislunar orbit dynamics with an application to space situational awareness." In IV Aerospace PhD-Days. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644903193-32.
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Abstract. Given the growing number of planned missions and satellite launches, it is clear the cislunar orbital domain gained great interest from both industries and space agencies in the last few years. The chaotic dynamics that characterise this area of space set new challenges that have not been considered for near-Earth space. An increasing number of space objects orbiting in the chaotic cislunar domain could lead to a more complex debris problem than is found near-Earth today, making the design of effective End-of-Life (EoL) disposal strategies more important than ever. This Ph.D. research aims to develop a dynamic cartography of cislunar space through tools derived from dynamical systems theory. Thus, it will be possible to characterise the long-term stability of different families of orbits in cislunar space, creating a catalogue of stable and unstable orbits; to develop a tool to define effective and customisable EoL strategies; and to analyse the behaviour of possible fragmentations in the cislunar domain.
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Grochowalski, Jacek M., and Tomasz Chady. "Numerical analysis of eddy current transducer with rotating permanent magnets for planar conducting plates testing." In 2018 International Interdisciplinary PhD Workshop (IIPhDW). IEEE, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/iiphdw.2018.8388386.
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Bracaglia, Francesca. "Influence of fiber misalignment on the thermal buckling of variable angle tows laminated plates." In IV Aerospace PhD-Days. Materials Research Forum LLC, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21741/9781644903193-13.
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Abstract. Variable Angle Tows (VAT) are a class of composite materials with curved fiber paths within the lamina plane. The tailoring of VATs is a virtue that increased the interest in their study. On the other hand, the same freedom in the fiber deposition inevitably leads to manufacturing defects like misalignment that impact the structure behavior, particularly buckling. The present study investigates the influence of manufacturing fiber misalignment on the thermal buckling response of a VAT composite square plate. The governing equations are obtained within the Carrera Unified Formulation (CUF) framework combined with Finite Element Method. The thermal problem is schematized with a decoupled approach, and the critical loads are evaluated through the solution of an eigenvalue problem. The results show how the presence of random misalignment influences both the buckling critical temperature and the buckling mode.
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Basu, Deborsi, Vikash Kumar Gupta, Raja Datta, and Uttam Ghosh. "Dynamic Cluster Based Control Plane Load Balancing in Large Scale vSDN-enabled 5G WAN." In 2021 IEEE 3rd PhD Colloquium on Ethically Driven Innovation and Technology for Society (PhD EDITS). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/phdedits53295.2021.9649455.
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Suganya, J., and N. Sridhar. "A Circular Patch Antenna operating at 65 GHz using a Co-axial Feed with a ground plane CSRR." In 2021 IEEE 3rd PhD Colloquium on Ethically Driven Innovation and Technology for Society (PhD EDITS). IEEE, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/phdedits53295.2021.9649642.
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Kennedy, Harvey E., and Roger M. Krinard. Shumard Oaks Successfully Planted on High pH Soils. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experiment Station, 1985. http://dx.doi.org/10.2737/so-rn-321.
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Hennekens, Stephan, Jan Holtland, Nils van Rooijen, Wieger Wamelink, and Wim Ozinga. Planten als indicatoren voor pH en GVG : Een vergelijking van het ITERATIO- en Wamelink-indicatorsysteem voor pH en GVG. Wettelijke Onderzoekstaken Natuur & Milieu, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/564312.
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van Rooijen, Nils, Stephan Hennekens, Marlies Sanders, Jan Holtland, Wieger Wamelink, and Wim Ozinga. Planten als indicatoren voor pH en GVG II : Een vergelijking van het ITERATIO- en Wamelink-indicatorsysteem voor pH en GVG vanuit ecologisch perspectief. WOT Natuur & Milieu, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.18174/670299.
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Beavers. L51897 Cathodic Protection Conditions Conducive to SCC. Pipeline Research Council International, Inc. (PRCI), 2002. http://dx.doi.org/10.55274/r0010193.
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The objective of this research project was to define pipeline conditions where use of the 100 mV polarization criterion may be conducive to possible SCC problems. Each of the controlling conditions for the two recognized forms of SCC (high pH SCC and near neutral pH SCC) was examined, using a combination of analysis of previous research results, analysis of unpublished field data, and laboratory testing. In the original proposal, it was not planned to analyze field data but the data became available and the analysis has yielded some significant findings. The results of the literature survey, the analysis of the soil and electrolyte data from the SCC field digs, and the testing performed in this project all indicate that cathodic protection is generally beneficial in mitigating near-neutral pH SCC. Furthermore, the only testing reported in the literature, which suggests that cathodic protection is detrimental to this form of cracking, was performed under unrealistic conditions where cathodic polarization was applied to pipe steel samples containing growing cracks, but the beneficial environmental polarization that accompanies cathodic protection was not allowed to occur. One conclusion from this current research is that it is not necessary to consider the near neutral pH form of cracking in the selection of the CP criterion.
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Ross, Peter, Samantha Scott, and Marie Noel. Tod Creek watershed: Water quality report for the 2023/24 wet season. Raincoast Conservation Foundation, 2024. https://doi.org/10.70766/76.9001.
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Water is essential for life, and steps are needed to understand, protect and restore its health in fish habitat throughout British Columbia. The Raincoast Healthy Waters program was launched in 2023 to establish community-oriented water pollution monitoring in select BC watersheds. Two Healthy Waters sampling events take place every year in each watershed: the dry season (summer), and the wet season (winter). This report highlights results from one sampling event: the first wet (winter) season sampling, carried out with the support and participation of the Capital Regional District (CRD) and Tsartlip First Nation. Briefly, the Healthy Waters team sampled the Tod Creek watershed on December 13, 2023. The team worked with CRD, Tsartlip First Nation and community volunteers to first determine basic water properties (temperature, conductivity, pH, dissolved oxygen and turbidity) in situ. Water samples were collected from six water categories, including source water (3 samples), stream and river water (3 samples), road runoff (3 samples), tap water (10 samples - 9 from the Sooke supply and 1 from groundwater were pooled into a single composite sample) and marine water (3 samples), alongside surface water samples collected in the areas surrounding the Hartland landfill (3 samples). Samples were then pooled into a single composite sample for each of the six water categories and analysed for coliform, metals, nutrients, physical parameters, pesticides, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs), polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), alkylphenol ethoxylates, bisphenols, per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), sucralose and 6-PPD Quinone. This initial sampling with a limited number of samples suggests that, overall, Tod Creek water quality was relatively good. Additional sampling and analysis planned will provide additional insight into any sources or activities that may be impacting the health of this valued watershed.
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Chang, Chew Hung, P. S. Teng, Aik-Ling Tan, Yew Wooi Chan, and Mun See Tham-Poh. An evidence-informed study to determine why Singapore teachers engage in professional development. National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 2020. https://doi.org/10.32658/10497/29001.
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Set against the motivation for NIE/GPL to enhance Teacher Professional Development (TPD) in meeting the needs of our stakeholders, the question of what makes a teacher want to engage in TPD was raised. While a wide literature scan has shown numerous studies on TPD that illuminates different types of PD that teachers do consider effective, there exists little consensus on which type of PD works best. It is no surprise that there is inconclusive evidence on what makes a teacher want to do TPD. Today, the Singapore literature suffers from a dearth of empirical study to show what motivates a teacher to do TPD. Adopting a social psychology framework of Planned Behaviour Theory (TPB), this study sought to address the research problem above through a baseline study and an extended exploration on the factors affecting a teacher's motivation to do TPD. A variety of data collection methods were utilised in this study. In-depth interviews, questionnaire surveys and Focus Group Discussions (FGD) were used to construct baseline statistics while observations and fieldwork deepened the exploration and provided the triangulation to data collection, essentially improving the reliability of the study. The findings from this study present various important implications for NIE and her partners through detailed analysis which might reshape the trajectory and if need be, modify the nature of Singapore’s TPD service delivery.
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Wen, Bei, Li Xu, and Yuguang Huang. Which minimally invasive therapy is most effective for the treatment of postherpetic neuralgia? An update meta-analysis. INPLASY - International Platform of Registered Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Protocols, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.37766/inplasy2022.10.0114.
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Review question / Objective: Which minimally invasive therapy is the best choice to alleviate pain for patients suffering from postherpetic neuralgia? Eligibility criteria: The eligibility criteria are interpreted under the PICOS (P, participants; I, interventions; C, comparison; O, outcomes; S, study design) framework. (1) P: ParticipantsInclusion criteria: Patients suffering from postherpetic neuralgia (the pain lasting more than 3 months after the onset of herpes zoster rash eruption or more than 1 month after the vesicles have healed).Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who had other neuropathic pain; 2. Patients with acute or subacute zoster-related pain.(2) I: Interventions Inclusion criteria: Interventional treatments applied to PHN patients, as follows: 1) nerve block (including epidural block, intrathecal block, dorsal root ganglion block, intercostal nerve block, paravertebral block, erector spinae plane block);2) subcutaneous injection (including subcutaneous injection of normal saline, local anesthetics, corticosteroids, MeB12 as well as local infiltration);3) stellate ganglion block;4) subcutaneous botulinum toxin type A injection;5) pulsed radiofrequency with or without.
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Vigil, M. G. Plane Shock Generator Explosive Lens: PH 13-8 Mo stainless steel versus 4340 steel shock wave separators and LX-13 versus PBX-9501 explosive particle velocity-time profiles. Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI), 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.2172/6730164.
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Willits, Daniel H., Meir Teitel, Josef Tanny, Mary M. Peet, Shabtai Cohen, and Eli Matan. Comparing the performance of naturally ventilated and fan-ventilated greenhouses. United States Department of Agriculture, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2006.7586542.bard.
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The objectives of this project were to predict the performance of naturally and fan-ventilated greenhouses as a function of climate, type of crop, evaporative cooling and greenhouse size, and to estimate the effects of the two cooling systems on yield, quality and disease development in the different crops under study. Background In the competitive field of greenhouse cultivation, growers and designers in both the US and Israel are repeatedly forced to choose between naturally ventilated (NV) and fan ventilated (FV) cooling systems as they expand their ranges in an effort to remain profitable. The known advantages and disadvantages of each system do not presently allow a clear decision. Whether essentially zero operating costs can offset the less dependable cooling of natural ventilation systems is question this report hopes to answer. Major Conclusions US It was concluded very early on that FV greenhouses without evaporative pad cooling are not competitive with NV greenhouses during hot weather. During the first year, the US team found that average air temperatures were always higher in the FV houses, compared to the NV houses, when evaporative pad cooling was not used, regardless of ventilation rate in the FV houses or the vent configuration in the NV houses. Canopy temperatures were also higher in the FV ventilated houses when three vents were used in the NV houses. A second major conclusion was that the US team found that low pressure fogging (4 atm) in NV houses does not completely offset the advantage of evaporative pad cooling in FV houses. High pressure fog (65 atm) is more effective, but considerably more expensive. Israel Experiments were done with roses in the years 2003-2005 and with tomatoes in 2005. Three modes of natural ventilation (roof, side and side + roof openings) were compared with a fan-ventilated (with evaporative cooling) house. It was shown that under common practice of fan ventilation, during summer, the ventilation rate is usually lower with NV than with FV. The microclimate under both NV and FV was not homogeneous. In both treatments there were strong gradients in temperature and humidity in the vertical direction. In addition, there were gradients that developed in horizontal planes in a direction parallel to the direction of the prevailing air velocity within the greenhouse. The gradients in the horizontal direction appear to be larger with FV than with NV. The ratio between sensible and latent heat fluxes (Bowen ratio) was found to be dependent considerably on whether NV or FV is applied. This ratio was generally negative in the naturally ventilated house (about -0.14) and positive in the fan ventilated one (about 0.19). Theoretical models based on Penman-Monteith equation were used to predict the interior air and crop temperatures and the transpiration rate with NV. Good agreement between the model and experimental results was obtained with regard to the air temperature and transpiration with side and side + roof ventilation. However, the agreement was poor with only roof ventilation. The yield (number of rose stems longer than 40 cm) was higher with FV
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Husson, Scott M., Viatcheslav Freger, and Moshe Herzberg. Antimicrobial and fouling-resistant membranes for treatment of agricultural and municipal wastewater. United States Department of Agriculture, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2013.7598151.bard.
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This research project introduced a novel membrane coating strategy to combat biofouling, which is a major problem for the membrane-based treatment of agricultural and municipal wastewaters. The novelty of the strategy is that the membrane coatings have the unique ability to switch reversibly between passive (antifouling) and active (antimicrobial) fouling control mechanisms. This dual-mode approach differs fundamentally from other coating strategies that rely solely on one mode of fouling control. The research project had two complementary objectives: (1) preparation, characterization, and testing of dual-mode polymer nanolayers on planar surfaces and (2) evaluation of these nanolayers as membrane modifiers. The first objective was designed to provide a fundamental understanding of how polymer nanolayer chemistry and structure affect bacterial deposition and to demonstrate the reversibility of chemical switching. The second objective, which focused on membrane development, characterization, and testing, was designed to demonstrate methods for the production of water treatment membranes that couple passive and active biofouling control mechanisms. Both objectives were attained through synergistic collaboration among the three research groups. Using planar silicon and glass surfaces, we demonstrated using infrared spectroscopy that this new polymer coating can switch reversibly between the anti-fouling, zwitterion mode and an anti-microbial, quaternary amine mode. We showed that switching could be done more than 50 times without loss of activity and that the kinetics for switching from a low fouling zwitterion surface to an antimicrobial quaternary amine surface is practical for use. While a low pH was required for switching in the original polymer, we illustrated that by slightly altering the chemistry, it is possible to adjust the pH at which the switching occurs. A method was developed for applying the new zwitterionic surface chemistry onto polyethersulfone (PES) ultrafiltration membranes. Bacteria deposition studies showed that the new chemistry performed better than other common anti-fouling chemistries. Biofilm studies showed that PESultrafiltration membranes coated with the new chemistry accumulated half the biomass volume as unmodified membranes. Biofilm studies also showed that PES membranes coated with the new chemistry in the anti-microbial mode attained higher biofilm mortality than PES membranes coated with a common, non-switchablezwitterionic polymer. Results from our research are expected to improve membrane performance for the purification of wastewaters prior to use in irrigation. Since reduction in flux due to biofouling is one of the largest costs associated with membrane processes in water treatment, using dual-mode nanolayer coatings that switch between passive and active control of biofouling and enable detachment of attached biofoulants would have significant economic and societal impacts. Specifically, this research program developed and tested advanced ultrafiltration membranes for the treatment of wastewaters. Such membranes could find use in membrane bioreactors treating municipal wastewater, a slightly upgraded version of what presently is used in Israel for irrigation. They also may find use for pretreatment of agricultural wastewaters, e.g., rendering facility wastewater, prior to reverse osmosis for desalination. The need to desalinate such impaired waters water for unlimited agricultural use is likely in the near future.