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Buckner, Lloyd Robert. "Within-session session changes in responding as a function of habituation vs. satiation." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2004. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc4635/.
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Behavior analysts refer to a decrease in response rate following repeated, contingent presentations of a reinforcing stimulus as a product of satiation. Other evidence suggests that these decreases may often be due to habituation to the sensory properties of the reinforcing stimulus. The investigation reported here sought to determine whether decreases in operant responding by 3 adults with developmental disabilities were due to satiation or habituation. During baseline, participants placed poker chips into a container, and no reinforcement was available. Within subsequent phases, participants received diet lemon-lime soda on a fixed-ratio (FR) schedule of reinforcement. In one condition, the color of the soda was constant throughout the session, and in another condition food coloring was added several minutes into the session. Results for at least 2 participants indicated that: (a) soda functioned as a reinforcer for placing poker chips in the can; (b) response rates decreased within the session to baseline levels; and (c) response rates increased following a change in the color of the soda within the session. Results for the third participant were less clear. The results support the argument made by other researchers that the terms habituation (a weakening of a behavior following contact with the reinforcing stimulus) and stimulus specificity (a strengthening of a behavior following a change in the reinforcing stimulus) may be more appropriate descriptors of within-session changes in responding. The factors associated with habituation and satiation, as well as both basic and applied research examples, are discussed.
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Good, Richard. "Linking session based services with transport plane resources in IP multimedia subsystems." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5212.
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The massive success and proliferation of Internet technologies has forced network operators to recognise the benefits of an IP-based communications framework. The IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) has been proposed as a candidate technology to provide a non-disruptive strategy in the move to all-IP and to facilitate the true convergence of data and real-time multimedia services. Despite the obvious advantages of creating a controlled environment for deploying IP services, and hence increasing the value of the telco bundle, there are several challenges that face IMS deployment. The most critical is that posed by the widespread proliferation ofWeb 2.0 services. This environment is not seen as robust enough to be used by network operators for revenue generating services. However IMS operators will need to justify charging for services that are typically available free of charge in the Internet space. Reliability and guaranteed transport of multimedia services by the efficient management of resources will be critical to differentiate IMS services. This thesis investigates resource management within the IMS framework. The standardisation of NGN/IMS resource management frameworks has been fragmented, resulting in weak functional and interface specifications. To facilitate more coherent, focused research and address interoperability concerns that could hamper deployment, a Common Policy and Charging Control (PCC) architecture is presented that defines a set of generic terms and functional elements. A review of related literature and standardisation reveals severe shortcomings regarding vertical and horizontal coordination of resources in the IMS framework. The deployment of new services should not require QoS standardisation or network upgrade, though in the current architecture advanced multimedia services are not catered for. It has been found that end-to-end QoS mechanisms in the Common PCC framework are elementary. To address these challenges and assist network operators when formulating their iii NGN strategies, this thesis proposes an application driven policy control architecture that incorporates end-user and service requirements into the QoS negotiation procedure. This architecture facilitates full interaction between service control and resource control planes, and between application developers and the policies that govern resource control. Furthermore, a novel, session based end-to-end policy control architecture is proposed to support inter-domain coordination across IMS domains. This architecture uses SIP inherent routing information to discover the routes traversed by the signalling and the associated routes traversed by the media. This mechanism effectively allows applications to issue resource requests from their home domain and enable end-to-end QoS connectivity across all traversed transport segments. Standard interfaces are used and transport plane overhaul is not necessary for this functionality. The Common PCC, application driven and session based end-to-end architectures are implemented in a standards compliant and entirely open source practical testbed. This demonstrates proof of concept and provides a platform for performance evaluations. It has been found that while there is a cost in delay and traffic overhead when implementing the complete architecture, this cost falls within established criteria and will have an acceptable effect on end-user experience. The open nature of the practical testbed ensures that all evaluations are fully reproducible and provides a convenient point of departure for future work. While it is important to leave room for flexibility and vendor innovation, it is critical that the harmonisation of NGN/IMS resource management frameworks takes place and that the architectures proposed in this thesis be further developed and integrated into the single set of specifications. The alternative is general interoperability issues that could render end-to-end QoS provisioning for advanced multimedia services almost impossible.
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Filho, Supercilio Barros. "Endodontic treatment of teeth with periapical lesion in one session with photodynamic therapy as an adjuvant: study "in vivo"." Universidade de Taubaté, 2012. http://www.bdtd.unitau.br/tedesimplificado/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=409.
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Hypothesis of the study: It is assumed that the use of photodynamic therapy (PDT) as an adjuvant in root canal therapy can promote the repair of teeth with periapical lesions treated in one session. Objectives: This in vivo study was to evaluate the effects of photodynamic therapy as an adjuvant in root canal therapy in one session for the repair of periapical lesions. Method: Fourteen human teeth with mortification pulp and periapical lesions were randomly divided into two groups (n=7): G1- endodontic treatment was performed in one session and G2 underwent endodontic therapy in one session associated with photodynamic therapy. The photodynamic therapy used methylene blue dye (100μ/mL) for five minutes and diode laser low power (685nm, 100mW) for three minutes. The follow-ups were performed by periapical radiographs. The images were evaluated by the computer program Adobe Photoshop CS 5.1, using the system K values. By which we assessed the area of periapical bone healing. Radiographs were taken prior to execution, immediately after treatment, and six months following the treatment. Results: There were statistically significant differences between the G2- endodontic therapy in one session associated with photodynamic therapy and G1- endodontic therapy in one session (p<0.05) without PDT. Conclusion: The endodontic treatment in one session associated with photodynamic therapy was more effective in repair of the periapical lesion.<br>Hipótese do estudo: O emprego da terapia fotodinâmica (PDT) como coadjuvante do tratamento endodôntico possa favorecer a reparação de dentes portadores de lesão periapical, tratados em sessão única. Objetivos: Este estudo in vivo, teve por objetivo avaliar, os efeitos da terapia fotodinâmica como coadjuvante do tratamento endodôntico em sessão única, na reparação de lesões periapicais. Método: Quatorze dentes humanos portadores de mortificação pulpar e lesão periapical, foram aleatoriamente divididos em dois grupos (n=7): G1- foi realizado tratamento endodôntico em sessão única, G2- foi submetido à terapia endodôntica em sessão única, associado à terapia fotodinâmica. Para a terapia fotodinâmica utilizou-se como corante o azul de metileno (100μ/mL) por cinco minutos e o laser de diodo de baixa potência (685nm, 100mW) por três minutos. A proservação foi realizada por meio de radiografias periapicais. As imagens foram avaliadas por um programa de computador Adobe Photoshop CS 5.1, valendo-se dos valores médios de K. Pelo qual foi avaliado a área de cicatrização óssea periapical. As radiografias foram tomadas antes da execução do tratamento endodôntico, imediatamente após e proservado com cento e oitenta dias após o tratamento. Resultados: Houve diferença estatísticamente significante entre o grupo G2- terapia endodôntica em sessão única associado à terapia fotodinâmica e G1- terapia endodôntica em sessão única (p< 0,05). Conclusão: O tratamento endodôntico em sessão única associado à terapia fotodinâmica mostrou-se mais eficaz na reparação da lesão periapical.
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Venugopalan, Natarajan. "Model to estimate the number of sessions handled by conference server in session initiation protocol conferencing solution with less delay and the optimum processing capacity." Thesis, Wichita State University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10057/2542.
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The recent introduction of conferencing products such as telepresence has led to immense growth in the number of voice conferencing calls on the internet protocol (IP) network. Currently, voice conferencing users are provided with many options, such as free session initiation protocol (SIP) soft phone and voice over internet protocol (VOIP) calls at a lower rate. As technology and social networking sites continue to grow, there is a good possibility that these sites could be integrated with VOIP conferencing solution, which would lead to enormous growth in IP voice traffic. The recent addition of core routers by network software companies also indicates an increased prediction for real-time and multimedia traffic. With such a prediction in the growth of voice traffic, it becomes essential to estimate the delay as well as voice quality analytically.
The SIP conferencing solution includes a key centralized entity called a conference server, the role of which is not limited to maintain the media sessions between participants and forwarding traffic from the active speaking user to other participants. Considering the finite endtoend delay of 150msec for VOIP traffic, the conference server should handle the job efficiently so that more delay is not introduced to voice traffic. Since voice traffic must pass through several middle agents such as Session Border Controllers and proxy servers for specific purposes, the delay increases with these centralized devices in addition to that introduced by devices such as routers, firewalls, and switches. Therefore, the delay management of voice traffic in the conference server becomes prominent as the voice traffic becomes futile beyond the finite end-to-end delay of 150msec. The delay of voice traffic in the SIP conference call scenario increases due to many factors. The factors that were influenced by the conference server are the application processing capacity of the server and traffic intensity. In this thesis, a model has been proposed to estimate the number of sessions that the conference server can handle at a specific processing capacity with less delay. This model was simulated using Matlab, and the observed results verify the proposed model, with graphs showing the necessary optimum processing capacity of the conference server.<br>Thesis (M.S.)--Wichita State University, College of Engineering, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
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Rodrigues, Andressa Peripolli. "Clinical trial and controlled randomized in session with group mothers for promotion of breastfeeding in self-efficacy." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=16586.
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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior<br>The aim of this study was to evaluating the effectiveness of educational strategy in group session from the use of the flipchart "I can feed my child" in the promotion of self-efficacy in breastfeeding and exclusive breastfeeding. It is a controlled, randomized clinical trial, with 104 mothers in the intervention group (IG) and 104 in the control group (CG). The intervention was characterized by the use of the flipchart "I can feed my child" in GI, applied in group session. Data collection was carried out in the rooming and by telephone accommodation in six times to 15 days after birth and monthly until 120 days. The place of recruitment of participants was the Toco-gynecological Unit of a referral hospital for the Midwest region of Rio Grande do Sul in labor and birth attendance. It used the Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale - Short Form (BSES-SF) to measure the scores of self-efficacy in nursing, as well as forms with sociodemographic, obstetric history, current pregnancy, parturition, and birth and child data to 120 days of life. It was assured the blinding of the four research assistants in data collection. There was compared to the average range by Student t test, Mann-Whitney and ANOVA. The associations between self-efficacy and categorical variables were analyzed by odds ratios and the test XÂ, likelihood ratio and of X for linear trend in proportions. There was found a higher percentage of women with high self-efficacy during follow-up period in the intervention group (p = 0.002) and an increase in average self-efficacy scores in that group at follow-up (p <0.05). The practice of exclusive breastfeeding at 120 days after birth was higher in the intervention group, with chance to exclusively breastfeed 1.75 (0.75 to 4.04) times in the postpartum group who received the educational intervention. There were observed higher offer breastfeeding rates in the intervention group and remained above 52% throughout the monitoring. The change of exclusive breastfeeding for other foods in the intervention group was 1.8 (0.3 to 9.7) times higher in the age group up to 19 years old and 1.3 (0.5 to 3.7) times for primiparous women; in the control group the chance to offer other food was of 1.4 (0.5 to 3.8) times higher in primiparous. In the intervention group, the average self-efficacy in nursing was higher when associated with exclusive breastfeeding at 30 and 90 days of follow-up. We conclude that the scores of self-efficacy in nursing were higher in the GI from the rooming until 120 days after birth. Thus, there was modification or enhancement of maternal self-efficacy in nursing using the flipchart "I can feed my child" in group session, reflecting the offer of exclusive breastfeeding during the study period.<br>O objetivo do estudo foi avaliar a eficÃcia da estratÃgia educativa em sessÃo grupal a partir da utilizaÃÃo do Ãlbum seriado âEu posso amamentar o meu filhoâ na promoÃÃo da autoeficÃcia em amamentar e do aleitamento materno exclusivo. Trata-se de um ensaio clÃnico controlado e randomizado, com 104 puÃrperas no grupo intervenÃÃo (GI) e 104 no controle (GC). A intervenÃÃo caracterizou-se pela utilizaÃÃo do Ãlbum seriado âEu posso amamentar o meu filhoâ no GI, aplicado em sessÃo grupal. A coleta de dados foi realizada no alojamento conjunto e por contato telefÃnico em seis momentos, aos 15 dias apÃs o parto e mensalmente atà os 120 dias. O local de recrutamento das participantes foi a Unidade Toco-GinecolÃgica de um hospital de referÃncia para a regiÃo centro-oeste do Rio Grande do Sul no atendimento ao parto e nascimento. Foi utilizada a Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy Scale â Short Form (BSES-SF) para mensurar os escores de autoeficÃcia em amamentar, alÃm de formulÃrios com dados sociodemogrÃficos, antecedentes obstÃtricos, gestaÃÃo atual, parto, nascimento e dados da crianÃa atà os 120 dias de vida. Garantiu-se o cegamento dos quatro auxiliares de pesquisa na coleta dos dados. Compararam-se as mÃdias da escala pelos testes t de Student, Mann-Whitney e ANOVA. As associaÃÃes entre a autoeficÃcia e as variÃveis categÃricas foram analisadas pelas razÃes de chances e pelos testes de 2, razÃo de verossimilhanÃa e de 2 para tendÃncia linear em proporÃÃes. Encontrou-se maior percentual de mulheres com autoeficÃcia alta ao longo do perÃodo de acompanhamento no grupo intervenÃÃo (p=0,002) e um aumento da mÃdia dos escores de autoeficÃcia nesse grupo no perÃodo de acompanhamento (p<0,05). A prÃtica do aleitamento materno exclusivo aos 120 dias apÃs o parto foi superior no grupo intervenÃÃo, com chance de amamentar exclusivamente de 1,75 (0,75 - 4,04) vezes no grupo de puÃrperas que receberam a intervenÃÃo educativa. Observaram-se maiores Ãndices de oferta do aleitamento materno no grupo intervenÃÃo, mantendo-se acima dos 52% em todo o acompanhamento. A mudanÃa do aleitamento materno exclusivo para outros alimentos no grupo intervenÃÃo foi 1,8 (0,3 - 9,7) vezes mais elevada na faixa etÃria atà 19 anos e 1,3 (0,5 - 3,7) vezes para as primÃparas; no grupo controle a chance de oferecer outro alimento foi 1,4 (0,5 - 3,8) vezes superior nas primÃparas. No grupo intervenÃÃo, a mÃdia de autoeficÃcia em amamentar foi superior quando associada ao aleitamento materno exclusivo aos 30 e 90 dias de acompanhamento. Conclui-se que os escores de autoeficÃcia em amamentar foram mais elevados no GI, desde o alojamento conjunto atà os 120 dias apÃs o parto. Assim, houve modificaÃÃo ou reforÃo da autoeficÃcia materna em amamentar com a utilizaÃÃo do Ãlbum seriado âEu posso amamentar o meu filhoâ em sessÃo grupal, repercutindo na oferta de aleitamento materno exclusivo ao longo do perÃodo de estudo.
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Nelson, Stephanie Anne. "Associations Between Intelligence Test Scores and Test Session Behavior in Children with ADHD, LD, and EBD." ScholarWorks @ UVM, 2008. http://scholarworks.uvm.edu/graddis/159.
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Individually administered intelligence tests are a routine component of psychological assessments of children who may meet criteria for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), learning disorders (LD), or emotional and behavioral disorders (EBD). In addition to providing potentially useful test scores, the individual administration of an intelligence test provides an ideal opportunity for observing a child’s behavior in a standardized setting, which may contribute clinically meaningful information to the assessment process. However, little is known about the associations between test scores and test session behavior of children with these disorders. This study examined patterns of test scores and test session observations in groups of children with ADHD, LD, EBD who were administered the Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition (SB5), as well as in control children from the SB5 standardization sample. Three hundred and twelve children receiving special education services for ADHD (n = 50), LD (n = 234), EBD (n = 28) and 100 children selected from the SB5 standardization sample were selected from a data set of children who were administered both the SB5 and the Test Observation Form (TOF; a standardized rating form for assessing behavior during cognitive or achievement testing of children). The groups were then compared on SB scores and TOF scores. Associations between test scores and TOF scores in children with ADHD, LD, and EBD and normal controls were also examined. The results of this investigation indicated that children with ADHD, LD, and EBD and normal control children differed on several SB5 and TOF scales. Control children scored higher on all of the SB5 scales than children with LD, and scored higher on many of the SB5 scales than children with ADHD and EBD. Children with EBD demonstrated the most problem behavior during testing, followed by children with ADHD. Children with LD were similar to control children with respect to test session behavior. In addition, several combinations of test scores and test session behavior were able to predict diagnostic group status. Overall, the results of this investigation suggest that test scores and behavioral observations during testing can and should be important components of multi-informant, multi-method assessment of children with ADHD, LD, and EBD.
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Lüken, Ulrike, Markus Mühlhan, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, et al. "(Don't) panic in the scanner! How panic patients with agoraphobia experience a functional magnetic resonance imaging session." Saechsische Landesbibliothek- Staats- und Universitaetsbibliothek Dresden, 2013. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:14-qucosa-120053.
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Although functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has gained increasing importance in investigating neural substrates of anxiety disorders, less is known about the stress eliciting properties of the scanner environment itself. The aim of the study was to investigate feasibility, self-reported distress and anxiety management strategies during an fMRI experiment in a comprehensive sample of patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia (PD/AG). Within the national research network PANIC-NET, n = 89 patients and n = 90 controls participated in a multicenter fMRI study. Subjects completed a retrospective questionnaire on self-reported distress, including a habituation profile and exploratory questions about helpful strategies. Drop-out rates and fMRI quality parameters were employed as markers of study feasibility. Different anxiety measures were used to identify patients particularly vulnerable to increased scanner anxiety and impaired data quality. Three (3.5%) patients terminated the session prematurely. While drop-out rates were comparable for patients and controls, data quality was moderately impaired in patients. Distress was significantly elevated in patients compared to controls; claustrophobic anxiety was furthermore associated with pronounced distress and lower fMRI data quality in patients. Patients reported helpful strategies, including motivational factors and cognitive coping strategies. The feasibility of large-scale fMRI studies on PD/AG patients could be proved. Study designs should nevertheless acknowledge that the MRI setting may enhance stress reactions. Future studies are needed to investigate the relationship between self-reported distress and fMRI data in patient groups that are subject to neuroimaging research.
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Lüken, Ulrike, Markus Mühlhan, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, et al. "(Don't) panic in the scanner! How panic patients with agoraphobia experience a functional magnetic resonance imaging session." Technische Universität Dresden, 2011. https://tud.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A27099.
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Although functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) has gained increasing importance in investigating neural substrates of anxiety disorders, less is known about the stress eliciting properties of the scanner environment itself. The aim of the study was to investigate feasibility, self-reported distress and anxiety management strategies during an fMRI experiment in a comprehensive sample of patients with panic disorder and agoraphobia (PD/AG). Within the national research network PANIC-NET, n = 89 patients and n = 90 controls participated in a multicenter fMRI study. Subjects completed a retrospective questionnaire on self-reported distress, including a habituation profile and exploratory questions about helpful strategies. Drop-out rates and fMRI quality parameters were employed as markers of study feasibility. Different anxiety measures were used to identify patients particularly vulnerable to increased scanner anxiety and impaired data quality. Three (3.5%) patients terminated the session prematurely. While drop-out rates were comparable for patients and controls, data quality was moderately impaired in patients. Distress was significantly elevated in patients compared to controls; claustrophobic anxiety was furthermore associated with pronounced distress and lower fMRI data quality in patients. Patients reported helpful strategies, including motivational factors and cognitive coping strategies. The feasibility of large-scale fMRI studies on PD/AG patients could be proved. Study designs should nevertheless acknowledge that the MRI setting may enhance stress reactions. Future studies are needed to investigate the relationship between self-reported distress and fMRI data in patient groups that are subject to neuroimaging research.
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Murray, Susan E. "Working alliance and session impact in career counseling for Vietnam era veterans with and without post-traumatic stress disorder /." free to MU campus, to others for purchase, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/mo/fullcit?p9842555.
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PEREIRA, SILVIA MAURA RODRIGUES. "DEALING WITH THE CHALLENGE OF COMPLEX COMMUNICATIVE GAMES IN INVESTOR RELATIONS: AN ANALYSIS OF QUESTIONS-ANSWERS SESSION IN EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALLS." PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA DO RIO DE JANEIRO, 2009. http://www.maxwell.vrac.puc-rio.br/Busca_etds.php?strSecao=resultado&nrSeq=14000@1.
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CONSELHO NACIONAL DE DESENVOLVIMENTO CIENTÍFICO E TECNOLÓGICO<br>A partir de uma perspectiva sociointeracional de análise de uma atividade de
fala, este trabalho busca investigar através de um mapeamento temático e
interacional, como analistas de investimento e executivos gerenciam a produção
das as perguntas e respostas para atingir seus objetivos comunicativos e que
fatores orientam a produção dos participantes. O corpus é constituído de earnings
conferece calls de três companhias de capital aberto brasileiras, acessadas via
Internet. A análise considera os efeitos que a mediação tecnológica tem sobre a
estrutura de participação; a influência dos papeis institucionais, das diferentes
especialidades e do alinhamento de múltiplos objetivos, na interpretação dada
pelos executivos às perguntas e suas estratégias argumentativas; e nas habilidades
comunicativas de analistas e executivos para lidar com as especificidades das
relações de poder e do objetivo fim do evento: a segurança nas decisões de
investimento por peritos e leigos.<br>This work uses a social-interactional and activity based framework to
investigate through thematic and interactional mapping how equity analysts and
CEOs manage the production of questions and answers to achieve multiple
communicative purposes and which factors orient participant production in
earnings conference calls of three publicly traded Brazilian companies accessed
via the Internet. The analysis considers the effects of technological mediation on
participant structure; and the influence of roles-relational, expert orientation and
agenda alignment on the interpretation of questions made by executive and their
argumentative strategies; and on executive and analyst communicative ability to
deal with power play features and activity ends-objectives: safe investment
decisions by expert and lay players.
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Pang, Huan, and Noman Latif. "Cost-Benefit Analysis of Exploratory Testing in Comparison with Scripted Testing." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3671.
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Context: Exploratory Testing (ET) and Scripted Testing (ST) are two of the more commonly practiced manual testing approaches in industry. ST is a traditional testing approach in which testing is carried out by executing pre-designed test cases. While in ET, learning, test designing and test execution are carried out simultaneously. In many instances, ET and ST complement each other very well in projects; however, proponents of ET claim that ET is more cost-beneficial in comparison to ST. Moreover, a few studies have indicated that ET is more effective in defect detection. Nevertheless, to the best of our knowledge, no study has been conducted to compare the costs and benefits of these two approaches. Objectives: The aim of this study was to conduct a qualitative Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) of ET in comparison with ST. By comparing and analyzing these two testing approaches, this study attempts to aid in decision-making with respect to how resources should be allocated for ET and ST for certain projects. Methods: The factors of costs and benefits of ET and ST were identified by conducting six semi-structured interviews in industry. Based on the analysis of these factors, a CBA model is proposed. The academic and industrial evaluation of the proposed CBA model was performed by conducting five interviews with researchers and practitioners. In addition, a qualitative CBA of a process of ET, Session-Based Testing Management (SBTM), and a process of ST, Test-Case Based Testing (TCBT) is conducted by collecting data through questionnaires and interviews with industry practitioners. A total of 22 questionnaire responses and seven interviews were analyzed. Results: By analyzing the identified cost and benefit factors, a CBA model was developed based on the testing phases stated in the ISO/IEC 29119 standard. A qualitative CBA of the SBTM process in comparison with the TCBT process was conducted by applying the CBA model in a questionnaire. The following findings were gathered from the CBA: • The differences of the SBTM and TCBT processes are identified by an analysis of the activities performed in various organizations, which the respondents belonged to. • The results of the analysis and comparison, of the costs (in terms of effort) and benefits (quality of the testing activities) of these two testing processes, are presented with respect to each testing phase. • The factors that impact the costs and benefits of using SBTM and TCBT, are summarized and discussed in this report. • The scenarios, in which SBTM and TCBT can be more cost-beneficial, are identified based on practitioners’ opinions. Conclusions: According to the survey results, industry practitioners consider SBTM as more cost-beneficial in comparison with TCBT, particularly in the test design, implementation and test execution phases. However, industry practitioners also stressed that ET should not be considered as a replacement for ST. In some contexts, testing objectives are better achieved through a more scripted approach, while, in other contexts, testing objectives will benefit more from the ability to create and improve tests as they are being executed. Whether a testing approach is valuable or cost-beneficial also depends on the context of project and the required benefits.
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Miller, Caron-Jayne. "Intrinsic and extrinsic factors associated with change in range of motion (ROM) after a single stretch session and repeated loading following an endurance run." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/10688.
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Static stretching is commonly performed by athletes and clinicians on the assumption that it increases joint range of motion (ROM). However, observations from our laboratory indicate that there is an apparent inter-individual variance in the change in ROM in response to static stretching. Furthermore, prolonged repetitive loading has also been shown to affect ROM of a joint or series of joints. In particular, runners have a significantly decreased hamstring ROM. The aim of this study was to investigate the factors which are associated with a change in ROM in response to 1) a static stretch session and 2) prolonged repetitive loading. The findings showed that there is a variable response in the change in ROM following both a SSS intervention and in response to participation in a 42.2 or 56 km road race. More specifically, about 10% of the participants had a reduction in ROM after the SSS while the majority of participants had a reduced ROM after completing the marathon or ultra marathon.
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Yates, Chad M. "The Use of Per Session Clinical Assessment With Clients In a Mental Health Delivery System: An Investigation Into How Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum Students and Practicum Instructors Use Routine Client Progress Feedback." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2012. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1331567104.
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Hampson, James. "A single-case series investigation of the efficacy of an internet delivered multi-session cognitive bias modification-interpretation task in a population with clinical levels of panic symptomatology." Thesis, University of East Anglia, 2014. https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/50715/.
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Cognitive bias modification for interpretation bias (CBM-I) has been shown to successfully modify interpretative biases across psychological presentations including social anxiety, generalised anxiety and depression. Despite the role catastrophic misinterpretations of bodily sensations are thought to maintain with panic disorder, to date no study has sought to explore the efficacy of CBM-I with individuals with clinical levels of panic symptomatology. Six individuals (19 to 53 years old) with clinical levels of panic symptomatology, as measured by the panic disorder severity scale, completed an internet administered seven session CBM-I training programme at home. A single-case series design was adopted in order to investigate the efficacy of the CBM-I training programme. Participants were randomised to a seven, nine or eleven day baseline control phase. Daily measures and outcome measures were completed. Visual analysis revealed that four of the six participants responded to the CBM-I training programme. Three participants made clinically significant and reliable change on a measure of panic, whilst four participants made significantly reliable change on a measure of anxiety sensitivity. Interpretation bias was assessed using the ranking and believability tasks of the Brief Body Sensations Interpretation Questionnaire. Four of the six participants showed a significant change in interpretation bias on the ranking task, whilst only two participants showed a change in interpretation bias in the expected direction on the believability task. The results indicate the potential clinical utility of CBM-I in reducing levels of panic symptomatology. These results need to be interpreted with caution due to the small sample size. Future areas for research are considered, with the potential for CBM-I to serve a preventative, as well as a therapeutic, function discussed.
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Anderson, Ryan, Nicole Lane, Matt Millward, and David Lee. "Comparing the Knowledge of Pharmacy Students at The University of Arizona Regarding Dangerous Critters of Southern Arizona Based on Pre and Post Testing with an Education Session in Between." The University of Arizona, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614611.
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Class of 2011 Abstract<br>OBJECTIVES: To determine if knowledge and confidence of third year pharmacy students would increase after an education session presented by the Poison Control Center about scorpions, snakes, Gila Monsters and spiders of the southwest.
METHODS: A pre-test/post-test study design was implemented around the presentation from the Poison Control Center utilizing third year pharmacy students at The University of Arizona as the study population. The two tests were than analyzed to determine if there was any statistically significant improvement in quantifiable knowledge and comfort level associated with imparting knowledge regarding venomous stings and bites.
RESULTS: Out of an available 95 students, 67 completed the pre and post-tests. Overall, the pharmacy student’s knowledge increased with statistical significance (p<0.05) by 10% with a corresponding statistically significant (p<0.05) increase in comfort level in talking to patients about bites and stings.
CONCLUSION: Both knowledge and confidence increased in third year pharmacy students after an education session about scorpions, snakes, Gila monsters and spiders.
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MURANAKA, Yasushi, Toshio NAKAMURA, Masayo MINAMI, and Masami TAKEYAMA. "Estimation of paleotemperature from racemization of aspartic acid in combination with radiocarbon age(Proceedings of the 19^ Symposium on Chronological Studies at the Nagoya University Center for Chronological Research in 2006,POSTER SESSION)." 名古屋大学年代測定資料研究センター, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/13696.
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第19回名古屋大学年代測定総合研究センターシンポジウム平成18(2006)年度報告<POSTER SESSION> Proceedings of the 19th symposiumon on Chronological Studies at the Nagoya University Center for Chronological Research
in 2006 日時:平成19 (2007)年1月15日(月)～17日(水) 会場:名古屋大学シンポジオン Date:January15th-17th, 2007 Venue:Nagoya Uhiversity Symposion Hall
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Waldeck, Lisa. "The role of imaginative play in music therapy sessions with two mainstream pre-school children : a case study." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/36766.
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This study explores the concept of imaginative play within music therapy sessions with two pre-school children in a mainstream school. This is based on pre-existing material from my clinical work at a pre-school in 2008. My interest in the phenomenon of imaginative play that emerged within our sessions gave rise to this dissertation. I found that, within my sessions, imaginative play seemed to be particularly helpful in the development of the therapeutic relationship. Thus, the aim is to explore how moments of imaginative play emerged within sessions, how the client and therapist interacted within these moments, and how this affected the therapeutic relationship and served to address therapeutic goals. This is addressed within the main research question. In addition to this, I look at the advantages and limitations of working with imaginative play in music therapy, and how music therapists can use their skills during these moments. This is addressed within the two sub-questions. This study aims to offer valuable insight about the phenomenon of imaginative play in music therapy, with particular focus on pre-school children. The study is conducted within the qualitative research paradigm, and is exploratory in nature. It follows a case study design, where pre-existing data from sessions is analysed in detail. The data consists of three video excerpts. Two excerpts are taken from different points in one session with an individual client (D), and the third is taken from an individual session with another client (F), where I was the co-therapist. The data has been transcribed, coded, categorized and organized into themes, which highlight the use and implications of using imaginative play in music therapy sessions. Findings indicate that imaginative play in music therapy sessions can be beneficial in promoting interaction, mutual participation as well as offering the client an alternative medium through which they can express different ideas and feelings where music did not seem to do so. It also provided an enjoyable experience for both the client and therapist, allowing for a more relaxed, therapeutic atmosphere and for the therapeutic relationship to develop.<br>Mini Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2009.<br>gm2014<br>Music<br>Unrestricted
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Brauer, Martha. "Mediating objects : physical objects in therapy sessions together with childern." Thesis, Konstfack, Industridesign, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:konstfack:diva-5755.
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The purpose of this work has been to explore if objects can strengthen communication between psychologists and children in therapy. Can objects together with tactility as a tool help us to find and put words to feelings and episodes in our lives? I have explored this by interviewing three psychologists on several occasions who work with children. I have planned and implemented a three-day workshop with four children in the age of 7. Working in 3D as a method of sketching and testing has been an important part of the process.The work resulted in a tactile material consisting of 18 objects that have different material qualities. During tests the material has been helpful in order tostart conversation and getting help describing emotions. My hope is that this material will continued to be tested and developed.
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Richey, Stacey Marie. "Social Engagement Behaviors of Two Children with ASD in Intervention Sessions Using a Robot." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2011. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/2886.
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This study focuses on the use of a humanoid robot to facilitate the initiation of social engagement behaviors in two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Approximately 10 minutes of a 50-minute treatment session were devoted to interaction using a humanoid robot, Troy, to facilitate interactions with a graduate clinician or caretaker. These interactions were recorded, analyzed, and coded in 5 s intervals. This study focused specifically on the children's initiations of social engagement behaviors. Results suggested that the robot had potential to facilitate social engagement between the children and the adults.
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Astiazaran, Francesca M. "I'LL TALK, YOU LISTEN: WRITING CENTER TUTORS READING ALOUD IN SESSIONS WITH L2 TUTEES." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2015. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd/242.
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Writing center tutors work in a field with a long tradition of fostering meaningful interaction between tutor and tutee. However, as university demographics change and more and more international students and second language users utilize writing centers, our long-held notions of meaningful interaction have been called into question as tutors struggle to reckon the needs of students with the implicit demands of their field. Using data taken from real writing center sessions, I use qualitative and quantitative methods to explore how tutors negotiate this necessarily changing paradigm, looking in particular at the way these changes manifest themselves in who reads a text aloud, how that influences session content, and who talks and when. Based on the data and analysis, I make suggestions for tutor practice, education, and further research.
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Erasmus, Anine Carolien. "Exploring the value of collaboration between music therapy and physiotherapy in South Africa in sessions with clients with Cerebral Palsy." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/29126.
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Literature has indicated that music therapy has many physical benefits for individuals with Cerebral Palsy (CP) and that these benefits hold much potential for music therapy application within physiotherapy sessions. Collaboration between music therapy and physiotherapy in work with these individuals, however, has not yet been explored in a South African context and no studies include physiotherapists‟ perspectives on the matter. This research study has begun to bridge this gap by exploring music therapy and physiotherapy collaboration in a South African context and by looking for new insights concerning physiotherapists‟ perspectives. Data for this study was collected from a process in which I, as music therapy student, collaborated with a physiotherapist in sessions with clients with CP over a period of six sessions. Data included semi-structured interviews with physiotherapist participants; session notes written by the music therapy student as part of participant observation; and video-excerpts of meaningful moments from the collaborative sessions. The data indicated that collaboration has the potential to afford many physical, emotional/relational and psychological benefits for clients with CP, although there were some challenging features which also emerged throughout the process. The different therapists‟ perceptions also revealed some of the collaborative dynamics which can emerge during such a process, as well insights as into the requirements for effective collaboration. Copyright<br>Dissertation (MMus)--University of Pretoria, 2012.<br>Music<br>unrestricted
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Chauhan, Gauri. "Stories of comedy and tragedy in therapy : psychological therapists' experiences of humour in sessions with clients diagnosed with a terminal illness." Thesis, University of Roehampton, 2016. https://pure.roehampton.ac.uk/portal/en/studentthesis/stories-of-comedy-and-tragedy-in-therapy(c8a9f149-bf42-43a7-83bb-53dcb604c2b5).html.
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This research explores psychological therapists’ experiences of humour in sessions with clients diagnosed with a terminal illness. In considering the extensive research uncovered involving humour and death, comparatively little was found in the field of terminal illness, humour and the psychological therapies, and none specifically on therapists’ experiences of these phenomena. Bruner’s (1991, 2004) narrative approach is used to examine six psychological therapists’ experiences which elicited: participating therapists’ personal experiences of humour compared to those experiences with clients; how preconceptions of working in terminal care shaped their experiences of humour once they were experienced therapists; the nature of working with terminally ill clients; the nature of humour as a hindrance and/or help; the differences between humour with clients in terminal settings compared to other settings; and finally, what therapists have learned through their experiences. Analysis of the findings is conducted by looking at both the content and structure of participants’ narratives, paying close attention to character, plot, temporality, and situatedness. The nature of this research and the findings and their implications are discussed and critiqued, before further research is recommended and concluding remarks are made.
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Ramsden, Emma. "A practitioner-researcher inquiry into choice, voice and agency in individual dramatherapy sessions : co-researching with children in a primary school setting." Thesis, Leeds Beckett University, 2014. http://eprints.leedsbeckett.ac.uk/3812/.
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This qualitative study engages seven children as co-researchers of their individual dramatherapy experiences within a mainstream inner-city primary school. The study adopted a practitioner research approach and data were collected over 18 months. The research questions address the ways in which children can engage as co-researchers in the reflective phase of dramatherapy sessions; whether choice-making can promote agency; and what the field of dramatherapy can learn from children’s reflections. Data collection took place across three phases: Phase One (two sessions) was concerned with assent choosing. The co-researching took place in Phase Two (10 sessions), during 15 minutes of reflection time towards the end of individual dramatherapy sessions. Phase Three (three sessions) focused on each child and myself reviewing their co-researching experiences. The children led the pace of their engagement throughout the phases, and reviewed their choice to co-research on a session-by-session basis. They also chose the nature of their engagement from 12 arts-based creative research methods, which had been identified and made available from the existing practice of dramatherapy and the additional resources already in the therapy room. The study is underpinned by theoretical frameworks relating to choice, voice and agency, and by practices – such as the provision of research methods that draw on creative processes – that invite children to be equal agents in matters which concern them. Also influential in the study’s design are practitioner research theories that aim to develop and improve practice, engaging the researcher as an active and effective listener whilst respecting the existing client-therapist relationship. 4 The findings are presented in the form of a thematic analysis and three case studies. The findings reveal that making choices about the ongoing nature of assent is an important way in which children can gain insight into their co-researching experiences – and therefore into themselves. They also show that the opportunity to choose creative research methods and resources, through which children can review and reflect upon their co-researching experiences, promotes and reveals their agency. This study has the potential to contribute to theory, practice and research in dramatherapy, and to the field of research with children.
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Gilsenan, Callan. "Using Discrete Trial Training with Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Improve Participation in Regard to Precision, Scope, and Depth During Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Sessions." OpenSIUC, 2020. https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/theses/2680.
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The purpose of the present study was to improve participation through precision, scope, and depth of responding during Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) sessions for three individuals with autism. Following baseline observations which revealed less than optimal performance, participants received 8 relational framing training tasks prior to each ACT lesson, in which the underlying ACT relational principles were taught in a Discrete Trial Training format. Following mastery of all 8 programs and concurrent data collection on ACT participation quality, all participants were given maintenance probes to assess if ACT scores remained high in the absence of intervention. Challenging behaviors were concurrently evaluated for each participant as well as self-report assessments that measured psychological flexibility. The results of the study demonstrated an improvement in average AQAS scores from baseline for all three participants. Challenging behavior had an average decrease for two out of three participants. Self-report measures demonstrated an increase in overall psychological flexibility for one out of two participants.
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Bonac, Vesna A. "Unconscious communication of children in psychotherapy : analysis of sessions with respect to variables pertaining to Langsian ground rules of psychotherapeutic relationship." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/30372.
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The central thesis of this study says that the ground rules and boundaries of the psychotherapeutic relationship (the frame), as defined by Robert Langs for adults and adolescents, are the same for children. Transcripts from memory of verbalisation and behaviours from 12 sessions of children in individual psychotherapy were analyzed with the purpose to test Langsian communicative psychoanalytic hypotheses. Unconscious communications were analyzed in accordance with Langs' theories to determine the impact of the state of the frame on children. The dependent variable, unconscious communication, was analyzed with respect to the following nine independent variables of the frame: (a) change in therapy rooms, (b) audio recording of session, (c) missed sessions and holidays, (d) therapist's contact third parties, (e) disruption of session, (f) time extension and time reduction of session, (g) observation mirror, (h) forced termination of treatment, and (i) touching toys. The analysis of data was limited to: (a) triggers, (b) polarity of themes and images, (c) perceptions of the therapist, (d) models of rectification, and (e) vicissitudes of resistances. This is a limited, multiple case empirical study of two boys (ages 5 and 11) and one girl (age 6) in individual psychotherapy in a
public clinic setting. The process of unconscious validation and non-validation by the client was used to determine the correctness of individual hypotheses, which were formed for each session on the basis of the state of the frame.
Conclusive empirical proof of the effects of three types of breaks in the frame on the process of child psychotherapy is presented: contact with third parties, observation mirror, and changing the time for sessions adversely influence the process of child psychotherapy. These three findings were made possible because the available data included the breaking as well as securing of the frame which permitted the execution of complete Langsian analysis. Each of the three instances represents a piece of conclusive evidence of the predictive value of Langs' theory regarding children and therefore conclusive evidence of the three aspects of the basic thesis of this study. The analysis of data revealed that the individual Langsian hypotheses were correct in all instances. The analysis also revealed that none of the data would satisfy a rival hypothesis which would propose an outcome opposite to Langsian hypotheses. A limitation of the study is the fact that the majority of available data contained material that allowed only partial Langsian analysis of the impact of the frame on the child. Further studies of secure frame psychotherapy are needed to complete the set
of ground rules and boundaries of child psychotherapy by empirical means.<br>Education, Faculty of<br>Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of<br>Graduate
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Tate, Amy. "An Exploratory Study of Social Work Students: Predictors for Perceived Knowledge and Perceived Comfort Level with the use of Interpreters in Therapeutic Sessions." The Ohio State University, 2019. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1554222369581906.
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Kaenampornpan, Pornpan. "The inclusion of the family members as primary carers in music therapy sessions with children in a special education centre : how does this help the child and the carer?" Thesis, Anglia Ruskin University, 2015. http://arro.anglia.ac.uk/550334/.
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This qualitative study aims to explore the parents’ or other family members’ experiences in participating in music therapy sessions with their children with special needs. This aim leads to three research questions which were; 1) Can music therapy help to achieve aims set out for individual children with special needs and their parents or other family members 2) What are the functions of music therapy in nurturing communication between the parents or other family members and their children? and 3) How can the music therapist develop ways in which parents or other family members can use music to help their children? Six children who are attending the Special Education Centre, region 9 in Thailand, aged four to twelve years old with their family members who are their primary carers, participated in 24 music therapy sessions. Each session was videoed and the video recordings were discussed every two weeks with the carers. The carers were interviewed three times by the research assistants. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was employ to evaluate data collected from interviews. Furthermore, there were two home visits, one after a month when the 24th session was finished and another visit was two months after the 24th session was finished. From the interview analysis, there are 28 themes under five categories namely: 1) The carers’ expectations of the music therapy 2) The carers’ experience of seeing their children in the music therapy sessions 3) The carers’ experiences of seeing themselves in the sessions 4) The carers’ experiences of reviewing the video recordings from the music therapy sessions and 5) The carers’ experiences of using music at home. It can be summarised that music therapy made a positive impact on the children and their carers. The finding highlighted how the music therapy enhanced the social and communication skills of the children. Moreover, involving the carers in the sessions enabled the carers to have positive experiences with their children and these experiences led the carers to see and interact with their children differently. The findings suggest the ways to work with the carers in a therapeutic process and how to encourage the carers to use music at home with their children.
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Santos, Romilson Gomes dos. "The Fedathi Sequence in math education educator: reflections on the geometry of basic education and fractions equivalent with the software GeoGebra." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2015. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=14609.
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Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento CientÃfico e TecnolÃgico<br>This study aimed at analyzing the contributions of the teaching methodology Fedathi Sequence (SF) by using the GeoGebra software, applied in Basic Geometry contents and
equivalent fractions in the initial pedagogue training in order to provide favorable conditions for the development of education and learning of mathematics, in a systematic and organized manner. The problematic of the research emerged surrounding the mathematical knowledge of the students in the Pedagogy Course of the Faculty of Education FACED / UFC, research locus, before the use of GeoGebra, in the understanding of the content related to the flat geometric figures; specifically, square, triangle, rectangle and parallelogram and the spatial figures as tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron and icosahedron, and the equivalent fractions. The research was theoretically based on the SF methodology. From the application of Teaching Sessions (SD) promoted by SF, we work in our classes the understanding of math
concepts, to provide an investigative learning of knowledge. Therefore, the research problem consisted of the question: How to work the Basic Geometry content and equivalent fractions in mathematics education of pedagogy students, using the GeoGebra from SD? In this sense
we opted for the qualitative and quantitative research, using descriptive and exploratory approach, setting up a case study. The investigated subjects were students of the Pedagogy Program. From the observations made in the classroom and the actions of the students during
the investigative process, it was possible to identify the categories of research analysis, characterized as: SD and math content on Basic Geometry and equivalent fractions. As data collection technique, we used direct observation, with photos and audio produced during the
classes; portfolios and discussion forum in which the activities were recorded in TelEduc virtual environment. The data were submitted to content analysis, considering three stages: pre-analysis, the analytical description of the data and the processing of results, including the
inference and interpretation. The results contributed to better understanding of mathematical content in the initial formation of the pedagogue. Therefore, the SF teaching methodology was very important for the use of GeoGebra software as a teaching resource to aid in the
formation of mathematics educator, in the assimilation of Geometry Basic content and equivalent fractions.<br>A presente pesquisa objetivou analisar as contribuiÃÃes da metodologia de ensino SequÃncia Fedathi (SF) com o uso do software GeoGebra, aplicado nos conteÃdos de Geometria BÃsica e fraÃÃes equivalentes, na formaÃÃo inicial do pedagogo, visando proporcionar condiÃÃes favorÃveis ao desenvolvimento do ensino e da aprendizagem da MatemÃtica, de forma sistematizada e organizada. A problemÃtica da pesquisa emergiu no entorno do conhecimento matemÃtico dos alunos do Curso de Pedagogia da Faculdade de EducaÃÃo FACED/UFC, locus da pesquisa, diante do uso do GeoGebra, na compreensÃo dos conteÃdos relacionados Ãs figuras geomÃtricas planas; especificamente, no quadrado, triÃngulo, retÃngulo e paralelogramo e nas figuras espaciais, como tetraedro, cubo, octaedro, dodecaedro e icosaedro, e nas fraÃÃes equivalentes. A pesquisa teve como fundamentaÃÃo teÃrica a metodologia SF. A partir da aplicaÃÃo de SessÃes DidÃticas (SD) promovidas pela SF, trabalhamos, durante as aulas, a compreensÃo dos conteÃdos matemÃticos, para propiciar uma aprendizagem investigativa do conhecimento. Desse modo, o problema da pesquisa consistiu na seguinte questÃo: Como trabalhar os conteÃdos de Geometria BÃsica e fraÃÃes equivalentes na formaÃÃo matemÃtica dos alunos da pedagogia, com o uso do GeoGebra, a partir de SD?
Neste sentido optou-se pela pesquisa de natureza quali-quantitativa, utilizando a abordagem descritiva e exploratÃria, configurando-se num estudo de caso, tendo como sujeitos investigados os alunos do Curso de Pedagogia. A partir das observaÃÃes feitas em sala de aula
e das aÃÃes realizadas dos alunos, durante o processo investigativo, foi possÃvel identificarmos as categorias de anÃlises da pesquisa, caracterizadas como: SD e os conteÃdos de matemÃtica sobre Geometria BÃsica e fraÃÃes equivalentes. Como tÃcnica de coleta de dados, utilizamos observaÃÃo direta, com fotos e Ãudios produzidos durante as aulas; portfÃlios e fÃrum de discussÃo, em que foram registradas as atividades no ambiente virtual TelEduc. Os dados foram submetidos à anÃlise de conteÃdo, considerando trÃs momentos: a
prÃ-anÃlise, a descriÃÃo analÃtica dos dados e o tratamento dos resultados, abrangendo a inferÃncia e a interpretaÃÃo. Os resultados obtidos contribuÃram para melhor compreensÃo dos conteÃdos matemÃticos, na formaÃÃo inicial do pedagogo. Dessa forma, a metodologia de ensino SF foi de fundamental importÃncia para o uso do software GeoGebra, como recurso didÃtico, para auxiliar na formaÃÃo matemÃtica do pedagogo, na assimilaÃÃo dos conteÃdos de
Geometria BÃsica e fraÃÃes equivalentes.
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Mendes, Paulo Jorge Milheiro. "Session-aware popularity-based resource allocation : support for streaming applications in networks with differentiated services." Doctoral thesis, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/1763.
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Wu, Chih-Lung, and 吳志榮. "A Study on Dynamic Session Key Exchange with Pseudo Random Number Scheme in a Cloud Computing Environment." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/34595755674316429273.
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碩士<br>國防大學管理學院<br>資訊管理學系<br>100<br>According to the universality of the Internet, the information exchange is more convenient. Regardless of the enterprise, government, academic organizations, and the educational units, there are more and more digital data exchange through the internet. But in the transmission process, the viruses, crackers, eavesdropping, replay attacks etc. are the growing threats to the information security. Therefore, to prevent the various kinds of malicious attacks in the internet, such as using eavesdropping and detection technique to get, eavesdrop and modify the data. So information security is one of the most important issues of nowadays and "Cryptography" always has new theories and applications. The most famous key exchange protocol is Diffie-Hellman key exchange protocol. Its security is based on discrete logarithm. Because it can’t authenticate the participants, it cannot prevent the man-in-the-middle attack.
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Ling, Chiang Wan, and 江宛凌. "An Analysis of Significant Events and Session Impact in Counseling with Low Self-Esteem Undergraduates by Using Tarot." Thesis, 2006. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/88049791580236934207.
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碩士<br>國立屏東教育大學<br>教育心理與輔導學系碩士班<br>94<br>Abstract
The purpose of this study was to investigate the clients’ significant events and session impact in counseling process with low self-esteem undergraduates by using tarot.
The study used discovery-oriented research method. The counselor, as the researcher, was in the 2nd year of a master’s program in counseling. Three clients were recruited from one university by SLCS-R. Two interviewers collected the data by interviewing clients independently and measuring session impact by Session Evaluation Questionnaire after each counseling session. The major findings were as follows:
1. All clients identified the positive significant events, which were synchronicity, expression of insight and understanding, disclosuring personal information, obtaining clear messages from counselors, description and exploration of feeling, expression of strong extra therapy feelings, and important massages. The negative significant events were obstruction of information and feeling, and unfinished self.
2. At session one and two, disclosuring personal information, clafication of needs and goals of the counseling were the most. Obtaining clear messages from counselors were the most at session three to five. At session six to eight, expression of insight and understanding and obstruction of information and feeling were the most.
3. On session impact, three clients’ perceptions of session smoothness, depth, positiveness and arousal changed extensively in eight sessions. The patterns were serrated. Once the patterns went up, then they went down next.
4. The researcher furthur explains the possibile relationship of tarot, significant events, and session impact.
5. Three clients’ self-esteems were improved after counseling by using tarot.
Suggestions for counseling practice and further study were recommended.
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Mawjee, Karizma. "Working Memory Training in Post-secondary Students with Attention-deficiti/Hyperactivity Disorder-pilot Study of the Differential Effects of Training Session Length." Thesis, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1807/42633.
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This thesis evaluates the effectiveness of study components in order to aid in design refinements for a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT). A total of 38 post-secondary students with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) were randomized into a waitlist control group, or standard-length (45 minute) or shortened-length (15 minute) WM training group. Criterion measures included the WAIS-IV Digit Span (auditory-verbal WM), CANTAB Spatial Span (visual-spatial WM) and WRAML Finger Windows (visual-spatial WM). Transfer-of-training effects were assessed using indices of everyday cognitive functioning. Participants in the standard- and shortened-length groups showed greater improvements at post-test on auditory-verbal WM and reported fewer cognitive failures in everyday life than waitlist controls. Participants in the standard-length group showed greater improvements in visual-spatial WM at post-test than participants in the other two groups. Preliminary findings suggest that shorter training may have similar beneficial outcomes as documented for the standard-length training, indicating that a larger-scale RCT is warranted.
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Tai, Ku-lin, and 戴谷霖. "A study of the effects of the counseling, significant events, session impact, self-esteem, and counseling satisfaction in counseling with a battered woman." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/57997682362471847346.
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碩士<br>國立屏東教育大學<br>教育心理與輔導學系<br>100<br>The purpose of this study was to investigate the significant events, session
impact and counseling satisfaction, and also their relationships in the counseling
process with a battered woman. In addition, this study also explored the alternations
in self-esteem of the battered woman.
The study employed a discovery-orientedprocess researchand single-subject
research design. A battered woman, with her permission, was recruited from a
community counseling center. Her counseling psychologist was asked to participate in
this study. The counselor-client dyad had eight counseling sessions. The final session
was terminated until both had reached a consensus.
The researcher conducted two follow-up sessions after the counseling came to an
end, investigating the client’s reflections toward the counseling, the counseling
satisfaction subscales, and interviews of the significant events. The researcher
evaluated the client’s self-esteem before, in the middle, and after the counseling. The
major findings were as follows:
1.The client had eight sessions of counseling. The fifty-two positive significant events,
namely ten categories, were identified. The positive significant events, eight
categories, include the disclosure of the agent’s information (14), description and
exploration of feeling (3), the emergence of important messages (1), the gaining of
insight and comprehension (3), expressing strong emotions about extratherapy
contexts (4), learning about therapeutic processes (2), expressing positive and
negative feelings toward the counselor (3), the disclosure of specific information
from the counselor (18). The negative significant events were the untreated self (2)
and the difficulties of receiving and expressing information and feelings (2).
2. There are three dimensions of session impact,including smoothness, depth, and
positivity, which fluctuated intensively in the counseling process. The forth
dimension, i.e. arousal, had upward fluctuations in the middle and post counseling
process. Furthermore, the amount of positive/negative significant events and the
trend of the depth dimension of session impact are consistent. This shows that they
are highly interwoven.
3. Among eight sessions, satisfaction evaluation renders that the client scored highest
in the fourth; lowest in the seventh in the facilitating positive relationship subscale.
The change and outcome subscale renders that the client scored highest in the third
and the sixth; lowest in the seventh. The full inventory renders that the client
scored highest the third and the fourth; lowest in the seventh.The counseling
satisfaction varies stability with the eight sessions of counseling. Furthermore, the
amount of positive/negative significant events and the trend of the change and
effect of counseling satisfaction are consistent.
4. The alternations among significant events, session impact, and counseling
satisfaction have similar pattern. This shows that these three are closely
interrelated.
5. The client shows little change in the assessment of CFSEI-2. There has
insignificant increase in the subscale of general self-esteem and social self-esteem;
there remains no change in the subscale of personal self-esteem.
The research results were discussed based on these findings. Suggestions for
further research and counseling practices were offered.
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Silverman, Michael Joseph Standley Jayne M. "The effect of single-session psychoeducational music therapy on response frequency and type, satisfaction with life, knowledge of illness, and treatment perceptions in psychiatric patients." Diss., 2007. http://etd.lib.fsu.edu/theses/available/etd-03302007-103405/.
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Dissertation (PhD) Florida State University, 2007.<br>Advisor: Jayne Standley, Florida State University, College of Music. Title and description from dissertation home page (viewed 8-29-2007). Document formatted into pages; contains 167 pages. Includes biographical sketch. Includes bibliographical references.
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Rananga, Ntshengedzeni Collins. "Professionalising storytelling in African languages with special reference to Venda." Thesis, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10500/1329.
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Unlike in the days of yore where storytelling was primarily known for its entertainment value, storytelling should be harnessed to make people's livelihood.
Chapter 1 serves as prologue wherein the background of the study, problem statement, statement of aims, research methodology, research questions, hypotheses, definition of terms and organization of the study are presented. Storytelling began with the aim of transmitting the culture of people from one generation to another. There are different theories to account for the origin of stories. The identified problem is that storytelling is dying because it has not yet been professionalised in African languages. For storytelling to become viable in South Africa, storytellers have to be economically empowered. Both qualitative and quantitative approaches were employed in this study. Various questions have been prepared for use when interviewing the respondents.
As a point of departure, the research hypotheses were laid down. Various concepts used in the study have been defined in order to clarify any misconceptions. For a study to follow a predetermined plan, it has to be organised in its initial stage. For that reason what has been discussed in each chapter has been summarised in the first chapter.
Chapter 2 presents views of scholars, researchers and authors in general on how storytelling could be professionalised. The factors which retard the professionalisation of storytelling were also provided. The furnished views are classified according to their similarity.
In Chapter 3, the methodology used in the gathering of research data is outlined. Both qualitative and quantitative methodologies were used, but the qualitative method more extensively because this is an explorative study. Data was collected through interviewing, questionnaires, documents and observation methods. Two sampling methods were used to select the respondents: the snowball sampling method and the judgmental or purposeful sampling design. The setting of the study was determined by the accessibility and the willingness of the respondents to use the site.
Once the data was collected, it was analysed and interpreted. Chapter 4 focuses on the analysis and interpretation of the research data collected through interviews, questionnaires and systematic observations. During data analysis, similar themes from different respondents were combined in order to interpret the main findings. All such themes are discussed under major categories. In this chapter, themes were identified in relation to how storytelling might be professionalised.
The fifth chapter outlines the main findings arrived at during the analysis and the interpretation of the data. To make this study more pragmatic, the findings are accompanied by suggested recommendations.
The final chapter provides a general conclusion to the entire study. The success of professionalised storytelling and storytellers, the implications in terms of teaching and professionalisation, the implications for further study and the limitations of the study are also dealt with in this chapter.<br>African Languages<br>D. Litt. et Phil. (African Languages)
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Barry, Sarah Jeanne. "Psychologist training with religion and spirituality in therapy sessions /." 2010. http://149.152.10.1/record=b3092696~S16.
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Thesis (M.A.) -- Central Connecticut State University, 2010.<br>Thesis advisor: Carol Shaw-Austad. "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in Psychology." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 38-41). Also available via the World Wide Web.
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Karam, Illana. "Birth parents' experiences of contact sessions with their children in foster care." Diss., 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/50639.
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Foster care plays a significant role in child protection services worldwide and so too in the South African social services context. Foster care involves four role players, namely the child, the foster parent/s, social worker/s and birth parent/s. From relevant literature, it is evident that the birth parent’s perspective of foster care is currently an understudied component.
Parents who have children in care often experience stigmatization, lead complex lives, face a multitude of social issues and have few opportunities to practice parenting skills. These issues add to their poor engagement with child welfare services and reduced likelihood of contact and visitation with their children. Birth parents are generally encouraged by child welfare services to maintain contact with their children in care, as it is seen to maintain the child’s psychological identity and wellbeing, as well as maintain the attachment between the parent and the child. However, contact is often a strenuous and highly emotive experience for both children and their parents. The strain experienced by both birth parents and their children during contact sessions often lead to lessened contact, making the possibility of reunification or quality contact sessions slimmer.
In trying to gain insight into birth parents’ experiences of contact sessions with their children in foster care, the researcher conducted a qualitative, applied study using a collective case study design. A review of foster care literature forms the knowledge base of the study. In-depth, one-to-one interviews were conducted with ten birth parents who currently have or have had, children in foster care and have had numerous contact sessions with them. This empirical study adds to the foster care knowledge base by offering insight into birth parents’ experiences not only of contact sessions with their children, but also of their experiences of child protection agencies, social workers and the presence of the foster parents during contact sessions.
From this empirical study, it was concluded that birth parents find contact sessions highly emotive and stressful and that they are not adequately prepared for and supported during contact sessions. In addition to the above, it was concluded that in general birth parents have a need for more communication from social workers and that they experience that they do not have a voice within the foster care system.
The study was concluded with recommendations by the participants to improve the quality of contact sessions. This was followed by recommendations by the researcher to child protection agencies, social workers and foster parents in terms of improving contact sessions, as well as service delivery to birth parents in general. This included a checklist for social workers of aspects to be worked through with birth parents once contact commences. Finally, recommendations were made for future research.<br>Dissertation (MSW)--University of Pretoria, 2015.<br>tm2015<br>Social Work and Criminology<br>MSW<br>Unrestricted
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Toennisson, Tiffany Aurora. "Suburban ant community structure with emphasis on Tapinoma sessile and T. sessile colony movement in the laboratory." 2009. http://etd.utk.edu/2009/May2009Theses/ToennissonTiffanyAurora.pdf.
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Wang, Chun-Chen, and 王俊程. "Association of subjective well-being with hope and social support in athletes in the sport injury rehabilitation sessions." Thesis, 2009. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/72684671092817310807.
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碩士<br>國立體育大學<br>體育研究所<br>97<br>The purpose of the present study was to examine: (1) the differences among demographic variables (i.e. gender, skill level, perceived level of injury); (2) the relationship among hope, social support and subjective well-being; (3) whether hope and social support can predict subjective well-being in athletes in the sport injury rehabilitation sessions. One hundred and twelve college injured athletes ( mean 21.34 ± 1.53 years), were recruited and completed the following measures: Hope Scale, Social Support Scale, and Subjective Well-being Scale (including Life Satisfaction Scale and Positive and Negative Emotion Scale). This study revealed that:
(1) With independent t-tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), the results indicated that there was no significant difference among gender, skill levels and perceived levels of injury groups.
(2) Pearson’s correlation analyses were performed between the different measures. The results showed that subjective well-being was positively related to trait hope and social support, which indicated that those injured athletes with higher trait hope will perceive more social support and higher subjective well-being.
(3) With the stepwise regression analysis, we found that athletes’ hope (R2=.351) was significantly related to subjective well-being. Besides, social support was able to explain 24.5% of variance in subjective well-being, more specifically, only one subscale of social support– esteem support significantly predicted subjective well-being.
(4) With the stepwise regression analysis, the results demonstrated that compared with their perceived social support, those injured athletes’ trait hope had better predictability of subjective well-being.
To conclude, evidence of positive association of subjective well-being with hope and social support was obtained in the present study. Moreover, subjective well-being can be positively predicted by both hope and social support. However, given that there are considerable other potential influent factors of subjective sell-being, it’s needed to conduct future researches that concern with individual and environmental context.
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Lyon, Donna Carolyn. "Achievement through small-group discussion sessions in large general chemistry lecture classes with the aid of undergraduate peer teaching assistants." Thesis, 2002. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/utexas/fullcit?p3099487.
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Castelino, Ajay. "The effect of single sessions of music therapy on the level of anxiety in older persons with psychiatric disorders : a pilot study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Music Therapy at the New Zealand School of Music, Wellington, New Zealand." 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10179/1207.
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This pilot study examined the effects of single sessions of music therapy on the level of anxiety in older persons with psychiatric disorders. The studied intervention was a 30 minute music therapy group and the control intervention was a verbal therapeutic intervention in the form of a reminiscence group. Participants acted as their own control. The measurement tool was the state part of a “State Trait Anxiety Inventory”. It was administered a total of four times, pre- and post- the music therapy intervention and preand post- the reminiscence therapy (control) group. A total of 9 participants were recruited for the study. The results indicated that single sessions of music therapy significantly reduced the level of anxiety for older persons with psychiatric disorders [t(8)=4.626, p<0.0017] as compared to the control intervention as measured by the state part of the “State Trait Anxiety Inventory”. There was no evidence for a significant carryover effect since the baselines prior to each intervention did not differ significantly (p=0.55). These results can be considered to be a part of a pilot study and early inquiry into this field since methodological difficulties and the time limitation of the research resulted in some necessary deviations from the original protocol. A major limitation of the study was the choice of a measurement tool, which required the client to be cognitively high functioning. Thus these results are limited to cognitively able clients, which is a relatively small proportion of this client group that could potentially benefit from music therapy. It is suggested that for future research with this client group the measured variable be physical relaxation, rather than anxiety.