The purpose of this study was to examine the perceptions attendees have of Professional Development meetings. In addition, attendees were asked to state their preferences for PD follow-up. Data were analyzed in terms of attendee assignment, and career stage (based on Huberman, 1989). Results indicated that both assignment and career stage were not significantly related to perception. Follow-up preferences were varied, indicating individual needs. This information is important for PD providers, who must be kept accountable to attendees for relevant information.

This paper was made from my master thesis entitled “Perception about self-defense and women self-defense training”. The study was conducted in Islamabad and Rawalpindi. The main objective of the research was a comparison of the strategies which self-defense trained and untrained girls used to attempt for their self-protection in order to reduce the risk of violence. The study finds out the effectiveness of self-defense training towards women’s self-protection. Non random sampling technique was used to select the sample. The study used statistical techniques of analysis. The study constitute 120 respondents falling in the age range- range 18-30 years. The findings support the hypothesis that women who take self-defense training are better equipped with physical and mental skills which allows her to defend herself from assailant than a woman who did not have training. Self-defense training, increased confidence, self-efficiency in women and reduce the chances of victimization.

This paper first studies the importance of high-tech SMEs, then briefly discusses the meaning of the Valley of Death, then studies the difficulties faced by SMEs in Tianjin, and then analyzes the coordination and institutional support for the resolution of Valley of Death. The importance of the valley problem, combined with the actual situation in Tianjin, studied some solutions for solving the problem of high-tech SMEs facing the Valley of Death, and constructed a structural model for solving the problem of death valley in Tianjin.

This study made use of primary data. This qualitative study draws on 20 individuals, in-depth, face-to-face interviews (individual) with both males and females patients between the ages 15-49 years enrolled at Piet Retief Wellness Centre for antiretroviral treatment (ART) between the period 2010 and 2017 were used to obtain information from patients who have defaulted treatment and those who have not defaulted treatment.

Neoclassic theory of internationalization is argued as superannuated by some scholars. In this sense, seminal conceptualizations and theories which pillared the development of this research field, have collected wide criticism, which imposes an introspection about how enduring/germane are they in current times. Focusing upon one of those models (the Uppsala), this article it illustrates that neoclassicism is not synonym of old-fashioned, with the focal model evolving in its utility and t simultaneously evolving in its rationale (to a capabilisation model for internationalization).

French Validation of two brief Routine Outcome Monitoring (ROM) scales from the PCOMS system : the ORS (Outcome Rating Scale, Miller et al., 2005) designed to assess various dimensions of well-being and progression during care, and the SRS (Session Rating Scale 3.0; Miller et al., 2002) designed to assess dimensions of the therapeutic relationship. The research implied clinical and non clinical populations and brings estimates regarding factorial structure, validity, reliability, preliminary index and norms of the two scales in French.

Resistiveness to care is very common among patients of dementia as these patients do not take medicines, meals or bath very easily. Amongst different factors, the type of communication between resident dementia patient and health caregiver is an important contributing factors in development of resistiveness to care. Elderspeak (baby talk) is type of communication in which health caregivers adjust their language and style, while interacting with elderly and dependent patients. Most of times, caregivers tend to adapt elderspeak as they handle weak and fragile older patients for routine activities. Although elderspeak is meant to provide support, warmth and care to patients, yet patients perceive elderspeak as patronizing and it induces negative feeling about self-esteem. The present review discusses the studies discussing the use of elderspeak in communication and development of resistiveness to care in resident patients of dementia.

The relationship of family types with money influence, self-assessment, self-esteem and social relationship of women living in joint and nuclear families were studied in a randomized group design. 100 women tested. It was assumed that family types can influence study variables? Money Attitude Scale, Self-assessment Scale, Rosenberg Self-esteem Scale, Social Relationship Scale were administered. The SPSS analysis revealed significant response differences between joint and nuclear family system participants in terms of the variables; moreover, the means of all variables were found higher among joint family system. Some context information about mediating interaction between the variables came in light. More cultural context studies would reveal further.

Background: In the next 40 years, the Hispanic population will represent 29% of the U.S. population. Hispanics living in the U.S. face cultural and economic barriers to receiving healthcare. To address the health disparities faced by Hispanic populations at the local level, an inter-professional group of Hispanic students from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) founded the first League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) at an academic medical center. Methods: This article represents a descriptive guide to the methods we utilized to establish the organization, the health fairs, a mentoring program, and a medical Spanish curriculum. Additionally, this article demonstrates how our partnership with LULAC facilitated each of the activities we organized by enhancing public awareness, increasing available resources, and enabling community partnerships with local businesses and media outlets. Results: Since the organization was established in 2017, 87 students from the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, Nursing, and Health Professions have become UAMS LULAC members. Together they screened 194 uninsured Hispanic patients at health fairs, mentored pre-medical students at local colleges, and designed and implemented the curriculum for a medical Spanish course in which 64 students participated. Conclusion: Becoming a LULAC council is an innovative and highly beneficial avenue for both new and existing Hispanic medical student organizations. By following a similar methodology, and by partnering with local LULAC councils and their pre-existing networks, Hispanic student organizations may also increase their access to support, resources, and volunteers to ultimately enhance their educational experience and public health outreach efforts.

This paper aimed to examine and analyze the consequence of transformational leadership and motivation on work performance at PT PLN UWP IV Electric Maintenance Center Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The novelty of this research is by testing the theoretical framework for the consequence of transformational leadership and motivation (need for achievement) on work performance in a different context, scope, and population than existing research. This research uses quantitative research methods with detailed causality research. The sampling technique in this study was saturated sampling, which was 40 employees at PT PLN UWP IV Electric Maintenance Center. The data investigation approach used is multiple linear regression. The consequence of this study confirm the influence of transformational leadership and work motivation on performance, both partially and simultaneously. The results of this paper are persistent with the theory of transformational leadership and the theory of motivation for achievement. This research contributes scientifically to the consequence of transformational leadership and work motivation on work performance.

Data were corrected from SMEs that received finance through the support of Private Agricultural Sector Support(PASS) a BDS provider. BDS support services that were investigated includes Training, Business linkages and Guarantees. The questions were put into likert scale from 1 to 5 where by 1 strongly disagree and 5 strongly agree. The multiple linear regression was applied to analyse data.

Targeting at the problems in the risk assessment and control processes of the letter of credit settlement in China’s export enterprises so far, it first adopts the quantitative method and exploratory factor analysis to extract the main factors. On the basis, the software VENSIM is used to design the dynamics causes tree and the flow chart of the letter of credit system. Next, the equation sets of DANAMO parameters are also constructed with the software. Finally, through observation of the system risk fluctuation diagram with system simulation, it gives enterprises some advice on how to identify risk points and how to prevent and control letter of credit risks in advance.

This paper investigates application of holistic approach to teaching and assessment and applies selected strategies to measure the effectiveness of such approach using results from teaching a Decision Support Systems (DSS) Course. Assessment is an integral part of the learning cycle and for any teaching strategy to succeed, teaching should be aligned with assessment strategies. The strategies used in this paper for measurement of the effectiveness of the holistic approach are student ratings, self-evaluation, and learning outcome measures.

Data from an audience survey on the characteristics of the science fiction and fantasy genres was compared to existing approaches to genre classification to build an alternative genre classification for science fiction based on popular understanding of the genre.

This paper presents the results of testing the hypotheses concerning the connection between some phenotypic bodily features and such individual psychological characteristics as aggressiveness, impetuosity, pedantry, passivity, etc. In particular, studied the validity of using appropriate representations of phenotypology to predict respective character traits. The results obtained disprove the possibility of a direct use of the phenotypic approach for reliable characterological profiling.

Marketing higher education in Africa is a growing research domain, and there is a shortage of knowledge about how higher education in Africa are marketing themselves towards prospective students. Despite inadequate funding for the existing tertiary institutions, there are growing numbers of Universities to meet the quest of students for higher education. Understanding the size and key stakeholders in this market is for both administrative and research purposes. Likewise, it is essential for strategic planning and developing effective marketing communications strategies. The paper presents an overview of Universities structure in Nigeria, recognising the different classification of the public and private Universities. The number of Universities across different states and geo-political zones are presented. The analysis offers both theoretical and practical implications for researchers, University managers and policymakers.

This paper investigates the concept of social roles in ethnographic fieldwork, its place in the global literature discussing qualitative research methods, and its application in the Ethiopian ethnographic fieldwork. I discuss that social roles are all about seeing one’s role and status, in this case, as researchers, in the social structure of a society or community we do the ethnographic research. Based on my own experience and the experience of other ethnographers elsewhere, I argue that a conscious use of our social roles is a sin qua non for successful ethnographic fieldwork. However, this concept has been given less emphasis in the literature of qualitative research methods. Social roles in the ethnographic fieldwork are especially less known in the Ethiopian ethnographic research experience.

Human beings live in various places. Place affects human being. A few experiments were conducted on 200 students, including 100 male and 100 female. Participants were the students of a selected school. Place effect on participants’ motor, cognitive behaviors and academic confidence studied. The subjects were divided into two groups. Group-A was consisted of students those were in the school for more than 5 years, whereas in group-B students with less than 5 years stay in the school were there. It was assumed that duration as stay in the school representing place effect may provide some relationship link? Following instruments were used; Taping Board (Electronic) 10 trails for both groups as motor performance, Star Mirror Drawing (Electronics) 10 trails with preferred hand both groups for transfer as cognition and Academic Self-efficacy Scale for all groups for academic confidence implied in similar controlled conditions. The results provided useful significant information about the place effect; some emic proposition regarding gender also emerged. More studies recommended.