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Long, Hilary Edith W. "'Acting good parts well' : Sir Ian McKellen in Shakespeare." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2000. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/5096/.
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This thesis examines the performances which have earned Sir lan McKellen a reputation as one of the foremost Shakespearean actors of the day. His reputation has been built on five major performances: Richard II, Macbeth, Coriolanus, lago and Richard III. His performances as Hamlet, Romeo, Leontes and Kent were only limited successes. This thesis places McKellen's performances in these roles in the specific context of the production as a whole. Where it is relevant it assesses the significance of the casting of other roles, the influence of the personality, style and interests of the director, the policy of the theatre company and the impact of the performance space. This thesis identifies patterns in McKellen's work determined by his own personality and sexuality, the Cambridge education he shares with Sir Peter Hall, John Barton and Trevor Nunn, and his relationships with other actors. The Introduction considers the characteristics of a McKellen Shakespeare performance and assesses the importance of his intellectual approach to the text. It looks at how his sexuality has influenced his performances. His devotion to touring is also highlighted. Chapter 1 concentrates on the Shakespeare roles McKellen played early on in his career. Chapter 2 is devoted to McKellen's celebrated performance as Richard II. Chapter 3 examines McKellen's interpretation of Hamlet. Chapter 4 looks at his performance as Edgar in the Actors' Company's King Lear and his taking over the role of The Bastard in the Royal Shakespeare Company's King John. Chapter 5 considers his performance as Romeo and chapter 6 his interpretation of Leontes. The success of McKellen's portrayal of Macbeth is scrutinised in Chapter 7, and his Sir Toby Belch in a touring production is also examined. Chapter 8 assesses the strengths and weaknesses of his performance as Coriolanus at the National Theatre. His NCO lago is explored in Chapter 9. Chapter 10 looks at the difficulties McKellen confronted when playing Kent and Chapter 11 the success of his portrayal of Richard III.
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Law, Thomas Robert. "A double-acting hydraulic ram pump for deep-well water pumping." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2015. https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2118b139-caac-4eea-ab0d-56e625916971.
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Many existing deep-well water pumping technologies that are affordable to developing world smallholders suffer from reliability issues, low efficiency and/or expensive running costs. The Double-Acting Hydraulic Ram Pump (DAHR) has the potential to address these problems. An evolution of the classic hydraulic ram pump that converts kinetic energy from free-flowing water sources into a reduced flow at a much higher head, the DAHR contains virtually no moving parts or dynamic seals. The result is a deep-lift technology that can be both highly efficient and extremely reliable. This thesis investigates the potential of the DAHR, taking an initial proof-of-concept rig to a design that is ready for outdoor field trials. The beta prototype design process has been aided considerably by the development of a suite of numerical models. Like the conventional hydraulic ram, the DAHR has clearly defined acceleration and delivery phases either side of an impact event. The fluid motion during acceleration is modelled using a 1D lumped element approach whereas the delivery phase modelling is based on the shock equations for both compression and rarefaction waves. Unlike the conventional hydraulic ram, the DAHR makes full use of the kinetic energy downstream of the impact. The numerical results facilitate the selection of drive pipe diameter, inlet/delivery valves and the choice of pipe material via the resulting sound speed. A 15 m tall test facility housed within a three storey public stairwell was set up to help simulate pumping from deep underground. The DAHR sitting in a tank at the bottom would lift water to the top of the stairwell before it was returned under gravity to complete the circuit. The driving power input to create the low pressure, high volume oscillatory flow within the DAHR U-tube is provided by two custom-made pneumatic fluidynes. The data acquired over several weeks of testing with three different plastic drive pipe materials required an automated post-processing routine capable of analysing DAHR performance impact-by-impact. Computed efficiencies of up to 75 percent were achieved while pumping 350 L/h at 32 m head. Experimental observations also showed good agreement with numerical modelling. A single-acting design, capable of fitting down a smaller borehole, was considered as an alternative way forward. A further prototype, with the second drive pipe replaced by a gas spring, was designed, built and tested in the same facility. The prototype proved substantially more difficult to control and estimated efficiency was approximately half that of the DAHR validating the original double-acting approach.
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Murray, Marsheena S. "The Acting White Accusation, Racial Identity, and Psychological Well-Being in African American Adolescents." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1308338249.
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Beyneveldt, Tanya. "Emotion work and well-being of human resource personnel in a mining industry / T. Beyneveldt." Thesis, North-West University, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/3625.
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Human Resource personnel as part of their daily jobs provide a service to other employees within a mining industry. These service workers may experience dissonance between their actual feelings and the feelings they are expected to display. For these service workers to be more engaged at work, emotional intelligence and social support is vital. If these factors are not in place, their well-being may be in jeopardy.
The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between Emotion Work, Emotional Intelligence, Well-being and Social Support of service workers in a human resource field within a mining industry. A cross-sectional survey design was used. The study population (n = 229) consisted of human resource personnel in the Limpopo and North West Province. The Greek Emotional Intelligence Scale (GEIS), Frankfurt Emotion Work Scales, Utrecht Work Engagement Scale, Oldenburg Burnout Inventory and Social Support Scale, as well as a biographical questionnaire, were used as measuring instruments. Cronbach alpha coefficients, factor analysis, inter-item correlation coefficients, Pearson product moment correlation coefficient and stepwise multiple regression analysis were used to analyse the data.
An analysis of the data indicated that correlations between the following constructs are statistically and practically significant. The results show that Positive Display is statistically and positively practically significantly related (medium effect) to Interaction Control. Caring/Empathy is positively practically significantly related to Positive Display (medium effect). Furthermore the Control of Emotions (medium effect) and Emotion Management (large effect) are both positively practically significantly related to Caring/Empathy. Emotional Resilience however is negatively practically significantly related to Caring and Empathy (medium effect). Emotion Expression Recognition is positively practically significantly related to Control of Emotion (medium effect). However, both Exhaustion (medium effect) and Emotional Resilience (medium effect) are negatively practically significantly related to Control of Emotions. Engagement is positively practically significant (medium effect) to Emotion Management. Emotion Resilience (medium effect) positively correlates with Exhaustion while Engagement (medium effect) negatively correlates with Exhaustion. Engagement positively practically correlates with Resilience (medium effect). Social Support of both supervisor and co-workers positively relates to engagement to a medium effect.
Principal component analysis performed on the GEIS resulted in a four-factor solution. The first factor was Caring and Empathy, which includes the willingness of an individual to help other people and understand others' feelings. The second factor was Control of Emotion, which is the ability of the individual to control and regulate emotions within themselves and others. Emotion Expression/Recognition, which is the ability of the individual to express and recognise his or her own emotional reactions, was the third factor, and the fourth was Emotion Management, which is the ability of an individual to process emotional information with regard to perception, assimilation, understanding and management of emotions. All four factors correlate with that of the GEIS originally developed by Tsaousis (2007) and accounted for 31% of the total variance in emotional intelligence.
A Multiple Regression Analysis with Exhaustion as dependent variable was carried out. The results show that Emotion Work factors accounted for 2% of the total variance and Emotional Intelligence factors for 12% of the total variance. More specifically it seems that the lack of Caring and Empathy and Emotion Management predicted Exhaustion in this regard. However, when Emotional Intelligence factors were entered into the model, an increase of 10% variance was shown of the variance explained in Exhaustion. Emotion Work, Emotional Intelligence and Social Support predicted 14% of the variance explained in the level of Exhaustion by participants.
A Multiple Regression analysis with Emotional Resilience as dependent variable was carried out. The results show that Emotion Work factors accounted for 6% of the total variance. More specifically; it seems that Dissonance predicted the level of Emotional Resilience. When Emotional Intelligence factors were entered into the model, an increase of 15% was shown. Caring and Empathy and Control of Emotions predicted Emotional Intelligence the best. Lastly, when Social Support factors were entered into the regression analysis, the variance explained showed an increase of 5%. Support of Family and Others predicted Emotional Resilience the best. In total, Emotion Work, Emotional Intelligence and Social Support factors explained 20% of the variance in Emotional Resilience.
A Multiple Regression Analysis with Engagement as dependent variable with Emotion Work factors, Emotional Intelligence factors and Social Support as predictors of Engagement was done. Entry of Emotion Work factors at the first step of the regression analysis did not produce a statistically significant model and only accounted for 1% of the variance. However, when Emotional Intelligence factors were entered in the second step of the analysis, it accounted for approximately 7% of the variance. More specifically, it seems that Caring and Empathy predicted Engagement. When Social Support factors were entered into the third step of the analysis, an increase of 27% was found. All the Social Support factors (Social Support of Family and Others, Supervisors and Co-workers) accounted for 27% of the variance explained in Engagement. Emotion Work, Emotional Intelligence and Social Support predicted 33% of the total variance explained in the level of Engagement.
Limitations within the study were identified, and recommendations were made for human resource personnel in a mining industry, as well as for future research.Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2009.
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Park, Lauren Sarah. "Differential Well-Being in Response to Incivility and Surface Acting among Nurses as a Function of Race." PDXScholar, 2018. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4480.
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Demand for healthcare services is rising dramatically as the proportion of older adults in the United States increases, and the success of these healthcare organizations depends on cooperation among patients, doctors, and nurses. These interpersonal interactions come with costs associated with managing one's emotions in ways that are in line with completing job tasks effectively, especially as past research has demonstrated that nurses are likely to experience and respond to incivility, and nurses of minority backgrounds even moreso. This study examines the effect of experiencing incivility on engaging in surface acting, or simulating emotions that are not actually felt; how these two factors influence well-being outcomes; and the impact of racial differences in these relationships. A sample of 100 Black and White nurses participated in this research. Results indicate that experiencing incivility increases emotional exhaustion both directly and indirectly through engaging in surface acting in response to incivility. Additionally, findings suggest that Black nurses are more likely than White nurses to experience incivility from other nurses. These results highlight how incivility can contribute to burnout and negative health outcomes and that this effect may be particularly salient among Black nurses.
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Du, Preez Arenda. "Emotion work and well-being of human-resource employees within the chrome industry / A. du Preez." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/2637.
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Joubert, Sonja. "Emotion work and well-being of client service workers within small and medium enterprises / Sonja Joubert." Thesis, North-West University, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10394/1822.
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Frontline client service workers are central to the service elements of any small and medium enterprise. People who have much customer or client contact are seen to be subject to stronger emotional display rules. These display rules may result in compromising the psychological and/or physical health of workers, because they often lead to a disturbing dissonance between felt emotions and the emotions one must exhibit. It is, therefore, of vital importance for service workers to exhibit Emotional Intelligence, which will enable them to manage both their own emotions and their interactions with other people. Their inability to do so may result in stress as well as physical and emotional exhaustion, also known as Burnout.
The objective of this research was to determine the relationship between Emotion Work, Emotional Intelligence, Well-being and Social Support of client service workers within small and medium enterprises, A cross-sectional survey design was used. An availability sample was taken from small and medium enterprises employing client service workers in the Mpumalanga Province (N = 145). The Greek Emotional Intelligence Scale (GEIS), Frankfurt Emotion Work Scales (FEWS), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI) and Social Support Scale, as well as a biographical questionnaire were used as measuring instruments. Cronbach alpha coefficients, factor analysis, inter-item correlation coefficients, Pearson product moment correlation coefficients, stepwise multiple regression analysis, and Multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) were used to analyse the data.
Principal component analysis resulted in a one-factor solution for Engagement labelled Work Engagement, and a two factor solution for Burnout namely: Disengagement and Emotional Exhaustion. Regarding Social Support, a three factor model was extracted namely; Social Support - Co-worker, Social Support -Supervisor and Social Support - Family. A three factor model was extracted for Emotion Work namely: Emotional Dissonance, Display of Client Care and Extent of Client Interaction. A four-factor solution was extracted for Emotional Intelligence namely: Emotional Expression/Recognition, Use of Emotions to Facilitate Thinking, Control of Emotion as well as Caring and Empathy.
An analysis of the data indicated that all of the correlations between the different constructs mentioned below are statistically and practically significant, Disengagement was positively related to Emotional Exhaustion and negatively related to Emotional Expression/Recognition, Emotion Use to Facilitate Thinking and Work Engagement. Emotional Exhaustion was positively related to Emotional Dissonance and negatively related to Emotional Expression/Recognition. Emotional Dissonance was positively related to Display of Client Care, while Display of Client Care was positively related to Extent of Client Interaction, as well as Caring and Empathy. Emotional Expression/Recognition was positively related to both Emotion Use to Facilitate Thinking and Work Engagement. Emotion Control was positively related to Emotion Use to Facilitate Thinking, while it in turn was positively related to Work Engagement. Finally, Social Support from Co-workers was positively related to Social Support from Supervisors and Family, and Social Support from Supervisors was positively related to Social Support from Family.
A multiple regression analysis indicated that Emotion Work, Social Support and Emotional Intelligence predicted 29% of the variance in Work Engagement, 30% of the variance explained in Disengagement and 37% of the variance in Emotional Exhaustion.
A multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) which was used to determine differences between the departmental, age, race, qualification, language and gender groups with regard to Emotion Work, Emotional Intelligence, Well-being and Burnout, indicated no statistical significant differences (p < 0,05).
The results indicated a correlation between Emotional Intelligence, Emotion Work and Well-being factors. Emotional Intelligence factors predicted Work Engagement and Emotion Work predicted Emotional Exhaustion.
Recommendations were made for the profession of client service work in small and medium enterprises, as well as for future research purposes.Thesis (M.A. (Industrial Psychology))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2008.
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Johnson, Hazel-Ann Michelle. "Service with a smile : antecedents and consequences of emotional labor strategies." [Tampa, Fla] : University of South Florida, 2007. http://purl.fcla.edu/usf/dc/et/SFE0001937.
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Kavaka, Evniki. "Medical students acting as health educators :the influence on adolescents' knowledge about HIV/Hepatitis B transmission, as well as attitudes, beliefs and intentions towards condom use." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1268_1194348373.
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The aim of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the impact of a health education intervention on knowledge about HIV/Hepatitis B transmission, attitudes, beliefs and intentions towards condom use. Research has shown tht small group discussion, single sex groups, age proximity of health educators, and HIV prevention integrated in the broader sexual health context, increased the effectiveness of health education with regard to safer sexual practices.
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Melou, François. "La dissonance éthique au travail, de l'objectivation à la création d'une échelle de mesure." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Paris 8, 2020. http://www.theses.fr/2020PA080033.
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L’objectif de cette thèse était de définir et de circonscrire le concept de consonance dissonance éthique pour in fine concevoir et valider une échelle de mesure de la consonance dissonance éthique au travail. L’éthique s’impose dans les organisations où, elle participe à la régulation des de l‘activité des professionnels du secteur médico-social. Ce travail porte majoritairement sur les salariés de ce secteur. L’éthique est un concept particulier que nous interrogeons au travers du prisme de la théorie de la dissonance cognitive de Festinger (1982). Nous avons réalisé une phase exploratoire qui a permis de circonscrire le concept de dissonance éthique (Barkan, Ayal et Ariely, 2015 ; Cherré et al., 2014, en alliant une méthodologie qualitative par l’Analyse Phénoménologique Interprétative avec une démarche quantitative par enquête sur les connaissances en éthique et une analyse des représentations sociales de l’éthique dans le secteur médico-social. Lors de cette phase, le questionnaire de positionnement éthique de Forsyth (1989) a été validé en français sur une population de salariés du secteur médico-social pour fournir une référence de contrôle lors de la validation nomologique de l’échelle de consonance dissonance éthique. L’analyse factorielle exploratoire a mis une évidence une structure à deux facteurs, d’une part, une dimension consonance dissonance éthique et d’autre part une dimension « Bien Agir ». Nous avons confirmé cette structure duale lors de l’analyse factorielle confirmatoire. L’analyse par la procédure d’échelle de Mokken (1971) a validé l’indépendance structurelle des deux échelles. L‘étude de validation nomologique, nous a amené à confronter l’échelle de dissonance éthique et l’échelle du Bien Agir à trois concepts majeurs de la psychologie du travail, d’épuisement professionnel, la dépression et l’intention de quitter. Nous avons fait l’hypothèse d’un effet médiateur de l’échelle de dissonance entre ces concepts et l’engagement et l’adéquation au poste (PjFIT), à l’organisation (PoFIT) Les résultats ont mise en évidence des effets de médiations de la dissonance éthique associée à un effet médiateur antagoniste du Bien Agir. L’effet modérateur de l’estime de Soi sur la médiation par la dissonance éthique a été significatif pour la dépression. Les validations ont permis de confirmer au travers de trois échantillons distincts la stabilité de l’échelle de dissonance éthique, les résultats pour l’échelle ce bien agir sont satisfaisants et doivent être peaufiné. Ce travail doit également nous amener à réfléchir sur la place que l’on doit accorder à la compétence éthique dans les cursus de formation et dans la formation continue tant elle peut être une source de souffrance pour ces professionnelsThe aims of this thesis was to create and validate a scale of ethical dissonance at work. Ethics is essential in organizations, where it participates in the regulation of the activity of professionals in the medico-social sector. This work mainly concerns employees in this sector. Ethics is a concept that we examine through the prism of Festinger's (1982) theory of cognitive dissonance. An exploratory phase combining a qualitative methodology by means of Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis with a quantitative approach, by a survey of knowledge in ethics, then by an analysis of the social representations of ethics in the medico-social sector, has made it possible to circumscribe the concept of ethical dissonance (Barkan, 2015; Cherré et al., 2014). During this phase, Forsyth's (1989) ethical positioning questionnaire was validated in French on a population of medico-social sector employees to provide a control reference during the nomological validation of the ethical dissonance consonance scale. Exploratory factorial analysis revealed a two-factor structure, on the one hand, an ethical dissonance consonance dimension and, on the other hand, a "Well Acting" dimension. We confirmed this dual structure during the confirmatory factor analysis. Analysis using Mokken's (1971) scale procedure validated the structural independence of the two scales. The nomological validation study led us to compare the Ethical Dissonance scale and the Well Acting scale with three major concepts in occupational psychology: burnout, depression and intention to leave. We hypothesized a mediating effect of the dissonance scale between these concepts and commitment and suitability for the position (PjFIT), the organization (PoFIT). The results highlighted the mediating effects of ethical dissonance associated with an antagonistic mediating effect of the Well Acting. The moderating effect of self-esteem on ethical dissonance mediation was significant for depression. Validations confirmed the stability of the ethical dissonance scale in three separate samples, the results for the ethical dissonance scale are satisfactory and need to be refined. This work should also lead us to reflect on the place that should be given to ethical competence in training courses and in continuing education, as it can be a source of suffering these professionals
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Babington, Peter Gervase. "Ageing well : using action research in a parish church setting." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2017. http://etheses.bham.ac.uk//id/eprint/7936/.
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This dissertation reports a research project conducted as part of the Doctor of Practical Theology professional doctorate programme at the University of Birmingham. The research explored how the perceived needs of older people in an Anglican Parish Church might be more adequately understood and addressed through an Action Research strategy. Initial investigation by means of focus groups led to the design and implementation of a short course for people over 55 through which they could share their practical wisdom about how to age well. The course is described and reflected on in detail as the key action within this Participative Action Research process. The research adopted a strengths-based philosophy and was influenced by the approach of Asset Based Community Development. Emergent theory from reflection on practice include non-essentialist, general and specific experiences of ageing which are related back to pastoral ministry. The findings suggest some ordinary ways in which older people can be enabled to adopt a positive attitude, overcome obstacles and challenge a deficit model of ageing. Theological reflections explore issues of normalizing ageing, the ethic of abundance, fullness of life, and a Christian theological anthropology which holds ageing to be a Creation good.
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Sato, Mikihiro. "The Role of Physically Active Leisure in Enhancing Well-Being." Diss., Temple University Libraries, 2014. http://cdm16002.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p245801coll10/id/292598.
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Tourism and SportPh.D.
Using an ecological perspective, the current research developed a theoretical framework that suggests that environmental and personal resources related to physically active leisure, as well as the interactions between them, contribute to well-being. A distance-running event was examined as an environmental resource for enhancing global life satisfaction, a key measure of subjective well-being. In contrast, the constructs of behavioral involvement and psychological involvement were used to measure personal resources resulting from physically active leisure. The proposed framework was tested with a set of three studies in which participants were recruited through a survey panel from a 10-mile distance-running event in the US. Study 1 performed a partial least squares structural equation modeling analysis to examine whether the distance-running event contributed to behavioral and psychological involvement and whether such involvement, in turn, promoted global life satisfaction. By using longitudinal data over a 5-month period, Study 2 used a latent growth modeling approach to investigate whether the distance running event was able to enhance participants' psychological involvement and whether such change promoted global life satisfaction. Study 3 conducted a moderated mediation analysis to examine the influence of personality, behavioral and psychological involvement, and two environmental resources of the distance running event and an organized running club on global life satisfaction. The results of the three studies suggest that a distance-running event can serve as an environmental resource that promotes participants' behavioral involvement and psychological involvement in the activity. The results also indicate that psychological involvement plays an important role in promoting global life satisfaction, whereas behavioral involvement may be insufficient to promote global life satisfaction. Overall, the current research contributes to the sport management and leisure literature by providing scholars with a new way of understanding the benefits of physically active leisure. The findings from the current research also provide practical implications for government and community leaders to enhance people's well-being by promoting physically active leisure in their cities and communities.
Temple University--Theses
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Lesener, Tino [Verfasser]. "Work Engagement – An Active State of Occupational Well-Being / Tino Lesener." Berlin : Freie Universität Berlin, 2020. http://d-nb.info/121424128X/34.
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Alharthi, Rajwa. "Exerlearn Bike: An Exergaming System for Children's Educational and Physical Well-being." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/22895.
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Inactivity and sedentary behavioural patterns among children contribute greatly to a wide range of diseases including obesity, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. It is also associated with other important health effects like mental health issues, anxiety, and depression. In order to reduce these trends, we need to focus on the highest contributing factor, which is lack of physical activity in children’s daily lives. 'Exergames' are believed to be a very good solution in promoting physical activity in children. Such games encourage children to engage in physical activity for long periods of time while enjoying their gaming experience. The purpose of this thesis is to provide means of directing child behaviour in a healthy direction by using gaming enhancements that encourage physical exertion. We believe that the combination of both exercising and learning modalities in an attractive gaming environment could be more beneficial for the child's well-being. In order to achieve this, we present an adaptive exergaming system, the "ExerLearn Bike", which combines physical, gaming, and educational features. The main idea of the system is to have children learn about new objects, new language, practice their math skills, and improve their cognitive ability through enticing games and effective exercise. Three games have been incorporated to provide children with various educational benefits. The system has personalized features that allow guardians to customize the learning content, skill level, and required physical activity to meet their child’s needs. A stationary bike is used as a gaming controller to encourage children to undertake daily aerobic exercise. A modular design approach was adopted so that it is possible to use any stationary bicycle as an input interface by simply attaching a number of devices to it. This thesis provides detailed information about the design requirements, the design model, the proposed system and its related hardware components, the design and development of the gaming software, and the qualitative and quantitative evaluation of the system’s performance.
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Basarkod, Geetanjali. "The six ways to well-being (6W-WeB): A new measure of valued action that targets the frequency and motivation for six behavioural patterns that promote well-being." Thesis, Australian Catholic University, 2019. https://acuresearchbank.acu.edu.au/download/c31a22f7f1d36ea579828fa96f43e4e602b4aa19499f42641b258513f7697adb/2441692/Basarkod_2019_The_six_ways_to_well_being.pdf.
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Evidence suggests that the presence of positive emotions and the absence of negative emotions is beneficial. However, recent research shows that direct cognitive attempts to change how we feel can be counterproductive in the long run. Contextual Behavioural Science (CBS) based interventions, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), limit direct attempts to change emotional states, and focus instead, on activating value-consistent behaviours. However, most measures used by CBS researchers and practitioners still focus on emotional states and reductions in symptomology, which may misfocus the client. Therefore, this thesis seeks to develop a practical, reliable, and valid measure of valued activity that can be used to guide intervention. The Six Ways to Well-Being (6W-WeB) measures the following six behaviours that are theorised to promote well-being: connecting with others, challenging oneself, giving to others, engaging in physical activity, embracing the moment, and caring for oneself. In addition, the 6W-WeB assesses the frequency of, and autonomous versus controlled motivation for, each behaviour. Study 1 focuses on the initial validation of the 6W-WeB in a sample of American adults (N1 = 1800, 60.3% female, Age: M = 40.9, SD = 13.21). Study 2 replicates the factor structure in an independent, Australian adult sample (N2 = 855, 47.3% female, Age: M = 38.16, SD = 13.35), and extends the research by assessing the barriers and enablers of valued action. Study 3 further replicates the validity of the questionnaire in two adolescent samples (N3 = 518, 100% female, Age: M = 14.29, SD = 1.46 and N4 = 185, 51.38% female, Age: M = 19.56, SD = 0.72) and tests the associations of 6W-WeB with personality traits and variables theoretically linked to each of the six behaviour domains. Study 4 combines the previously mentioned samples to maximise statistical power and test the factor structure of the 6W-WeB as well as its measurement invariance across countries, age groups, genders, and levels of psychological distress. Results indicate that the factor structure of the 6W-WeB is best represented by a xiii bifactor confirmatory factor analysis (bifactor CFA) model, which consists of three global factors, namely behaviour engagement, activity importance, and activity pressure, as well as the six behavioural domain factors. This model showed good fit to the data and the items showed adequate internal consistency in all samples. Further, the findings suggest that the subscales of the 6W-WeB are linked in expected ways to theoretically-relevant measures, and that the 6W-WeB can differentiate between individuals who meet criteria for high psychological distress and those who do not. Finally, participants’ qualitative responses provided information about the specific ways through which they engage in the six behaviour domains, and the kinds of barriers that get in the way of valued action. Overall, the results indicate that the 6W-WeB may offer treatment utility for CBS practitioners, as the 6W-WeB is consistent with the core message of CBS – engaging in valued action may enrich and benefit one’s life. The new questionnaire, developed and validated in this thesis, can help orient clients towards activating value-consistent behaviour and allow clinicians to gain a deeper understanding of what their clients care about and love doing.
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Zahl, D. L. "Expanding the concept of thought-action fusion : from anxiety to well-being." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2005. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.419333.
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Stathi, Afroditi. "Physical activity and dimensions of subjective well-being in active older adults." Thesis, University of Bristol, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/1983/41fb6bc3-ab50-4e93-aafe-39eb7afbc754.
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Gray, Lisa A. "Exploring Dimensions of Well-Being among Spouses of Active-Duty Service Members." VCU Scholars Compass, 2015. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/3690.
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During an era when the United States has been engaged in the longest waging wars in U.S. history, military families have been exposed to extraordinary amounts of stress and have had to learn to adapt in a culture where repeated deployments, recurrent family separations, and frequent relocations have become the norm. A surge in research in recent years on the families of Service members has brought increased attention to the unique challenges and demands of spouses, raising concerns about how to best meet their needs. Despite the increased attention, few studies have focused on spousal well-being. Acknowledging this lack of research, the present dissertation study utilized a mixed-methods approach to explore various dimensions of well-being, as directly experienced by spouses of active-duty military personnel.
Data was collected from a web-based survey completed by 300 spouses of active-duty Service members. Quantitative data included a wide range of demographic, family, military lifestyle, and service utilization questions along with a battery of standardized instruments measuring various risk and protective factors, which represent components of well-being. Qualitative data were collected from four open-ended questions and analyzed thematically. Qualitative and quantitative components were corroborated in the final analysis.
Results of the study found significant differences in well-being scores among subsamples of participants divided by employment status, race, and Service member rank. However, subsamples divided on the basis of having children, education level, and Service member combat deployment history did not result in significantly different well-being scores. Separate hierarchical regression analyses were performed on the outcome scores for each component of well-being (social, mental, and physical). The findings revealed that selected risk & protective factor variables were significant predictors within each model. On the other hand, socio-demographic characteristics only added to the predictive power of outcomes scores in the mental component of well-being. Qualitative findings included data on participants’ perspectives of the rewards and challenges of military life, the impact of the military lifestyle on parenting experiences, and advice to spouses new to the military lifestyle.
Implications and limitations of this study, as well as suggestions for future research to enhance the well-being of military spouses, are discussed.
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Pagano, Sabrina Joy. "A model of moral emotional reactions to injustice implications for psychological well-being and prosocial action /." Diss., Restricted to subscribing institutions, 2007. http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1459906971&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=1564&RQT=309&VName=PQD.
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Cousquer, Glen Olivier. "Knowing the mule : faring well in Moroccan mountain tourism." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/31192.
Abstract:
The emergence of the mule's role as a beast of burden working in mountain tourism is founded on our appreciation of this species' great attributes as a means of transport in the mountain environment. Our appreciation of mules does not always extend to their care and welfare. This is particularly true of the mountain tourism industry in Morocco, where this study is situated. Why has there been a collective absencing of the mule from the consciences of those involved in this industry? In seeking to answer this question and in moving towards the question of how the mountain tourism industry can be more present to the mule and to mule welfare, this thesis explores the multiple ways in which we know the mule. Drawing on a ten-year engagement with the industry, extensive ethnographic fieldwork in the High Atlas and an Action Research initiative supporting tour operators as they develop and implement welfare policy and practice, this thesis explores how mule welfare can be viewed as emerging from a multiplicity of practices that, in failing to cohere, become subject to negotiation and ontological politics. An alternative community approach based on dialogue is evoked that might allow a consensus to emerge over how welfare should be practised. The thesis focuses on the quality of the relationship between mules and humans. It emphasises the importance of genuine meeting and dialogue and the need for spaces and places in which mules and humans can come together to identify how they can establish relationships based on mutual trust and understanding rather than on control and domination. In prototyping better relationships between mules, muleteers and their employers, this thesis offers the mountain tourism industry transformative pathways toward a more equitable and sustainable co-creative project.
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Kader, Kashiefa. "Children's perceptions of "screen" violence and the effects on their well-being." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2006. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_9802_1189160105.
Abstract:
Working from a child participatory perspective, the study aimed to explore children's perceptions and experiences of screen violence. Within this process there is an attempt to understand how children assign meaning to these violent screen images at an interpersonal and broader social level.
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Sproule, Jennifer Elizabeth May. "Voluntary action, health and social well being in the Derry City Council area." Thesis, University of Ulster, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.268614.
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Rojas, Folkers Eduardo. "The Hampering Active Wellbore Kit (HAWK) for rapidly controlling a free flowing oil well." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/93017.
Abstract:
Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2014."June 2014." Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-195).
To mitigate the impact of a Blowout Preventer (BOP) failure, this work proposes a method and machine that can create a gradual flow reduction to zero in an offshore well by introducing a mechanical plug inside the BOP. The backup safety tool, referred to as the Hampering Active Wellbore Kit (HAWK), is a machine that gradually introduces a continuous medium (e.g. wire) from a spool through the choke/kill lines of a failed BOP to gradually stem the flow through the BOP. The machine can couple to a standard choke/kill line on the BOP and can co-exist with the BOP or be deployed at the time of an accident. This work presents the design theory for wire feeding in order to form an entanglement, and the mechanism by which to accomplish the reliable feeding of the continuous structure. The efficacy of the entanglement is evaluated by comparing flow rates of a single experimental wellbore before and after the introduction of the mechanical plug.
by Folkers Eduardo Rojas.
Ph. D.
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MONTANINI, LAURA. "Smartphone Applications for AAL and Well-being in the Home Environment." Doctoral thesis, Università Politecnica delle Marche, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11566/245452.
Abstract:
La crescente diffusione dei dispositivi smartphone e il loro uso sempre più pervasivo ha aperto nuovi scenari di utilizzo in diversi ambiti, come ad esempio l’educazione, la salute e il marketing. La portabilità, la vasta gamma di sensori e di interfacce di comunicazione lo rendono uno strumento versatile e utile a numerosi scopi. L’obiettivo di questa tesi `e quello di investigare come le applicazioni smartphone possano incrementare la qualità della vita sia di persone fragili, come anziani e disabili, sia di persone sane in ambiente domestico. In particolare, la ricerca si è focalizzata su due aspetti fondamentali: l’uso dello smartphone come interfaccia di comunicazione verso gli ambienti di vita intelligenti e l’uso dello smartphone come collettore di dati personali dell’utente. A tale scopo, è stato condotto uno studio approfondito dello stato dell’arte al fine di individuare i vantaggi e i limiti che lo caratterizzano. Successivamente, la ricerca si è focalizzata sui problemi e le sfide da affrontare in fase di progetto sia quando esso viene usato come sistema di interfacciamento, sia quando viene usato come collettore
di dati. In particolare, sono state identificate in letterature indicazioni e linee guida per una corretta progettazione al fine di ottenere un sistema effettivamente utile, usabile e accettabile, ponendo particolare attenzione alle esigenze di persone anziane e disabili, affette da limitazioni fisiche o cognitive. Infine, allo scopo di dimostrare come l’uso dello smartphone possa effettivamente contribuire ad aumentare la qualità della vita in ambiente domestico, diversi casi d’uso sono stati realizzati e testati.The increasing spread of smartphone devices and their pervasive use open up new opportunities in many fields, such as education, health and marketing. The wide range of sensors and communication interfaces and the portability, make it a versatile and useful tool, suitable for many different purposes. The objective of this thesis is to investigate how smartphone applications can improve the Quality of Life of both fragile, such as elderly and disabled people, and healthy people, in the home environment. Particularly, the research focuses on two fundamental aspects: the use of the smartphone as an interface towards smart living environments, and the use of the smartphone as a collector of user’s behavioural data. To this aim, a thorough study of the state of the art has been conducted to identify its advantages and weakness. Subsequently, the research has focused on issues and challenges to face during the design phase of smarphone applications aimed at interfacing and collecting data. More in detail, indications and guidelines have been identified in the literature to enable a proper design and to obtain a useful, usable and acceptable system, paying particular attention to the specific needs of elderly and disabled people, suffering from physical or cognitive impairments. Finally, in order to demonstrate the actual contribution of smartphone applications in incrementing the user’s Quality of Life in the home environment, several use cases have been realized and tested.
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Holcombe, Alexis. "Active Design: Creating a Blue Zones model for interior environments." VCU Scholars Compass, 2017. http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4867.
Abstract:
How might interior environments play a role in promoting life long well being? According to Passarino, et al., genetic variety only accounts for about 25% of the variation of human longevity. A combination of diet, environment and exercise comprise the greatest factors. The amount of time Americans spend indoors presents a challenge to increasing physical activity: the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that Americans spend 93% of their lives indoors (Roberts, 2016). Therefore, if physical activity is crucial to living longer, the design of interior environments could logically be a critical factor in promoting natural movement and sustaining lifelong well-being. National Geographic fellow Dan Buettner identified five “Blue Zones” throughout the world where people naturally live longer: Ikaria, Greece; Okinawa, Japan; Oligastra Region, Sardinia; Loma Linda, California; and Nicoya Peninsula, Costa Rica. These regions have unusually high concentrations of centenarians who had grown old without noticeable signs of heart disease, obesity, cancer or diabetes (Buettner, 2015). Buettner identified nine common principles that universally characterize well-being in the Blue Zones. The first, and most crucial to design in the built environment, is to “move naturally.” Healthy centenarians, Buettner says, “live in environments that constantly nudge them into moving” (Buettner, 2015). This research will seek to translate Blue Zone principles aimed at promoting continued well-being through natural movement that can inform principles for the creation of interior environments. RESEARCH METHODOLOGIES Further analysis of Blue Zones principles will address specific conditions and behaviors that encourage natural movement. A literature review and case studies will be presented that show a correlation between natural movement within the built environment and measurable increases in healthy outcomes. The example projects include La Maison de Verre, Paris, France; L’Unité d’Habitation à Marseille, France; and Tea House, Bethesda, Maryland. Interior design that encourages regular natural movement occurs primarily in the design of a building’s major circulation systems and its program (Center for Active Design, 2010). Corridors, elevators and lobbies that connect other spaces in the program encourage walking. Elements like stairs, bicycle storage and furniture that produces micro-movement promote activity when they are visible, safe and attractive. Programmed spaces that encourage physical activity like dance/movement studios and those that promote healthy diets also lead to increases in healthy behaviors, which ultimately lead to increased longevity. Using these guides, a building in Richmond, Virginia will be redesigned as a micro-Blue Zone that could be used as a model for promoting increased life long well being. This two-level adaptive reuse, mixed use commercial project will address vertical transitions, social spaces and outdoor relationships that encourage residents and visitors to move throughout the day.
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Evans, Larissa Michelle. "Sexual Well-Being in Single, Sexually Active College Females: A Matter of Agency and Openness." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/50941.
Abstract:
This study explored multiple predictors of sexual well-being in a sample of 253 single, sexually active undergraduate females at a public Mid-Atlantic university. Several factors were identified from past research that might impact sexual well-being: casual sex, sexual agency, sexual attitudes, and sexual desire. Of the four factors, only sexual agency and sexual attitudes were found as significant predictors of sexual well-being. The results suggest that -- of single, sexually active undergraduate females -- those with a greater sense of agency and choice in their sexual interactions and those who maintain more open attitudes toward casual sex have a higher level of sexual well-being. Agency and openness may be important factors in the development of sexual well-being for young women. Limitations of the study, as well as implications for future research and psychoeducational and therapeutic interventions, are addressed.Master of Science
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DeVault, J. Ross. "Active and restorative campus: designing a garden street for student’s mental and physical well-being." Kansas State University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2097/19238.
Abstract:
Master of Landscape ArchitectureDepartment of Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning
Hyung Jin Kim
A significant decline of mental and physical health exists within college students today (ACHA, 2014; Gallagher, 2006). Recently, to promote mental health, restorative landscapes have emerged as a trend in healthcare environments by formalizing the healing properties of nature within a designed environment. Humans have been shown to undergo a measurable relief of stress, improved attention, and an improved overall sense of well-being when exposed to a restorative landscape setting. Opportunities exist for university campuses to more advantageously employ the mental health benefits of restorative landscapes. Furthermore, to address physical health, the university campus holds unique opportunities to increase students’ physical activity through promotion of active lifestyles using active modes of transportation. Campus streets, based on their lack of affordances to promote mental and physical health as well as their inherent connectivity to key campus buildings and spaces are investigated as a site for a designed solution. A recent trend of campus street conversions to pedestrian malls is identified and explored as a tool to facilitate creation of a restorative and active campus. The project, based in two fundamental research questions, investigates how campus street design can improve the collective mental health of college students, and how campus street design can promote physical health. Literature review analysis reveals theories and principles of restorative landscape and campus design. The project unites these findings with case study analysis to form a framework to facilitate the design of restorative environments within a university campus. Pragmatic evidence of built environment interventions has been synthesized from literature review and case study analysis into an additional framework to increase physical activity through active transportation. Kansas State University’s campus has been identified as a suitable case for a design proposal. Planning and design decisions at three nested scales are made to illustrate how the frameworks may be applied to reclaim a campus street as an active and restorative “garden street.” In the context of declining mental and physical health among college students, the synthesis of principles related to restorative landscape design and active transportation presents a valuable structure to mitigate declining mental and physical health of students.
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Lam, Gary Yu Hin. "A Participatory Action Research using Photovoice to Explore Well-Being in Young Adults with Autism." Scholar Commons, 2018. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7322.
Abstract:
Young adults with autism transitioning from school to adulthood are commonly described as exhibiting poor outcomes. Although there has been research efforts measuring quality of life and life satisfaction in individuals with autism, these conceptualizations of well-being are still predominantly deficit-focused and based on normalizing ideals of the dominant culture. Only by incorporating individuals with autism’s perspectives and involving their meaningful participation in research can we better understand and promote well-being among individuals with autism. The present study aims to explore young adults with autism’s ideas about well-being. I conducted a Photovoice project using a participatory action research approach with 14 young adults with autism in a post-school transition program and their three instructors. Results revealed a broad sense of young adults with autism expressing their differences while having a strong desire to be connected with others. Specifically, three themes depicted young adults’ ideas of well-being in terms of (1) showing their self-expression, understanding, and strengths as well as exhibiting personal growth and learning, (2) having close relationships with their family, friends, and animals, and (3) developing different ways of engagement and connections with the community and environment. The research process itself also supported their experiencing of self-expression and forming connections with other people, which were integral to their well-being. The young adults intended to use the project results to present their personhood in a positive manner and to promote better understanding of autism in society. I drew from critical disability studies to discuss the findings in relation to the academic literature and inform advocacy work at a broader sociocultural level. This study has implications for researchers to conduct research that is ethically appropriate and sensitive to the needs of the autism community. Practitioners working with transition-age youth with autism can also draw upon from this study to reflect on their relationships and engagement with these youth to better support their well-being.
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Lund, Claire Michelle. "The perceptions of violence and its effects on the psychological well-being of primary school children." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2009. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_8250_1297839689.
Abstract:
The purpose of this research was to ascertain how children in lowrisk, middle to upper income areas perceive violence and their experience of it. It explores their exposure to violence and how this may affect their view of the future in terms of their hopes and fears. The research was framed around Frantz Fanon&rsquo
s theory of violence and Urie Bronfenbrenner&rsquo
s Systems Theory. The aims of the research was to explore children&rsquo
s perceptions of violence and how this affects children&rsquo
s sense of wellbeing within the context of South Africa by: i) investigating how much children know and understand about the violence that is prevalent in the country, ii) discovering how this frames their perception of violence and finally iii) explore how this affects their sense of well-being. The participants of the study were 28 male and female grade 6 children, between the ages of 10 and 12 from a private school in the Cape Town metropole. There were three focus groups consisting of 8-11 children per group. This was a qualitative study. The data collection was interpreted through Thematic Analysis. The highest standards of ethical conduct and research practice were adhered to.
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Akram, Nadeem. "Photonic devices with MQW active material and waveguide gratings : modelling and characterisation." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Mikroelektronik och Informationsteknik, IMIT, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-433.
Abstract:
The research work presented in this thesis deals with modelling, design and characterisation of passive and active optical waveguide devices. The rst part of the thesis is related to algorithm development and numerical modelling of planar optical waveguides and gratings using the Method of Lines (MoL). The basic three-point central-di erence approximation of the δ2=δx2 operator used in the Helmholtz equation is extended to a new ve-point and seven-point approximation with appropriate interface conditions for the TE and TM elds. Di erent structures such as a high-contrast waveguide and a TM surface plasmon mode waveguide are simulated, and improved numerical accuracy for calculating the optical mode and propagation constant is demonstrated. A new fast and stable non-paraxial bi-directional beam propagation method, called Cascading and Doubling algorithm, is derived to model deep gratings with many periods. This algorithm is applied to model a quasi-guided multi-layer anti-resonant reecting optical waveguide (ARROW) grating polarizing structure. In the second part of the thesis, our focus is on active optical devices such as vertical-cavity and edge-emitting lasers. With a view to improve the bandwidth of directly modulated laser, an InGaAsP quantum well with InGaAlAs barrier is studied due to its favorable band o set for hole injection as well as for electron con nement. Quantum wells with di erent barrier bandgap are grown and direct carrier transport measurements are done using time and wavelength resolved photoluminescence upconversion. Semi-insulating regrown Fabry-Perot lasers are manufactured and experimentally evaluated for light-current, optical gain, chirp and small-signal performance. It is shown that the lasers having MQW with shallow bandgap InGaAlAs barrier have improved carrier transport properties, better T0, higher di erential gain and lower chirp. For lateral current injection laser scheme, it is shown that a narrow mesa is important for gain uniformity across the active region. High speed directly modulated DBR lasers are evaluated for analog performance and a record high spurious free dynamic range of 103 dB Hz2=3 for frequencies in the range of 1-19 GHz is demonstrated. Large signal transmission experiment is performed at 40 Gb/s and error free transmission for back-to-back and through 1 km standard single mode ber is achieved.QC 20100827
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MacDonald, Elaine. "Acceptance and active avoidance in the psychological well-being of fathers of children with intellectual disability." Thesis, Bangor University, 2008. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.491677.
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Ghose, Agneta. "Life Cycle Assessment of an Active House : Sustainability concepts by integrating energy, environment and well-being." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for bygg, anlegg og transport, 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-19316.
Abstract:
An emerging interest in constructing ultra low energy buildings, with low impact materials and maximizing the potential of using renewable energy reflects the potential in building industry to significantly contribute towards reducing environmental impacts. Life cycle assessments of the different green building prototypes provide a means to estimate the impacts of such buildings as well as provide suggestive improvements. The Active house in Stjørdal, Norway is one such prototype of a green building. This is a single family residence which is built with a concept of solar architecture in ultra low-energy buildings. It is challenging to harness solar energy at high latitudes. The Active house uses the fundamental construction details for a Passive house as mentioned in Norwegian regulatory standard, with specific changes in increasing the glazed surface to promote passive solar heat gain as well as increase daylighting , but also making it vulnerable to heat loss. The house is based on timber framework. Apart from electricity the house uses solar collectors which are connected to the hot water storage and hydronic floor heating. Space heating is also compensated by use of wood stoves. In the LCA results suggest that, based on the construction the Active house requires ten percent more energy than an equivalent Passive house which uses only electricity and wood. However, due to the effectivity of the solar collectors, it compensates for the need of the extra energy and in a lifetime of 60 years, it performs 15 % better , contributing to lesser environmental impacts than an equivalent Passive house. It is understood that extra embodied energy does not affect the environmental performance of a building if it results in better environmental performance (1). However, it is important to create demonstrable value of the building for the end user. Lifecycle assessment results from simulated operational use carries considerable error with respect to how the building actually performs. The results in this study have also been estimated with an approximate error factor derived from previous studies (2). There is a necessity to make every stakeholder of the building participative in the functioning of the building, inclusive of the end user, and maintaining the well-being. The case has also been scored in the basic categories of a sustainibility certification, with the results available from the lifecycle assessment and energy simulation.
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Barnes, Cassandra. "The role of offering support online in promoting Well-being and action to support disadvantaged others." Thesis, Barnes, Cassandra (2014) The role of offering support online in promoting Well-being and action to support disadvantaged others. Honours thesis, Murdoch University, 2014. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/24113/.
Abstract:
People are increasingly interacting online. However, research has tended to focus on the detrimental outcomes of online activity (e.g., cyberbullying, ostracism). This thesis considers the positive psychological outcomes that may flow to people who offer support to disadvantaged others online. Specifically, I test the hypothesis that creating and sharing online messages of support (to Rwandan Genocide survivors) will promote well-being and solidarity-based collective action. I predict that these outcomes will be mediated by hope and efficacy, and develop a distinction between personal processes leading to well-being, and collective processes leading to solidarity-based collective action. The research (n=77) compared the effects of a mere information control with watching a message of hope then creating a message of support. The results of the experimental design did not produce the predicted effects. However, tests of the process involving the measured variables showed results consistent with hypotheses. Results provide an intriguing instantiation of how the strategic use of online interactive media to offer support can promote well-being, and bolster commitment to action to support disadvantaged others.
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McLeod, Clay. "The noble path of socially-engaged pedagogy: connecting teaching and learning with personal and societal well-being." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/3000.
Abstract:
This thesis is an articulation of how the principles of socially-engaged Buddhism, a
spiritual practice rooted in the teachings of the historical Buddha that integrates Buddhist
practice and social activism, can enrich and enhance contemporary educational practice.
It discusses Buddhist epistemology, metaphysics, ontology, psychology, ethics, and
practice and relates these things to holistic education, critical pedagogy, SEL, and global
education. On the basis of the theoretical understanding represented by that discussion, it
articulates several theoretical principles that can be practically applied to the practice of
teaching and learning to make it resonate with the theory and approach of sociallyengaged
Buddhism. In integrating the implications of Buddhist teachings and practices
with teaching and learning practice, it draws from bell hooks’ notion of “engaged
pedagogy” in order to articulate a transformational, liberatory, and progressive approach
to teaching called “socially-engaged pedagogy.” Socially-engaged pedagogy represents
the notion that teaching and learning can be a practical site for progressive social action
designed to address the real problem of suffering, both in the present and in the future, as
it manifests in the world, exemplified by stress, illness, violence, war, discrimination,
oppression, exploitation, poverty, marginalization, and ecological degradation.
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Branco, Judikael Castelo. "ViolÃncia e aÃÃo polÃtica em Eric Weil." Universidade Federal do CearÃ, 2011. http://www.teses.ufc.br/tde_busca/arquivo.php?codArquivo=6493.
Abstract:
CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel SuperiorA filosofia, para Eric Weil, nÃo à apenas uma visÃo sobre o mundo, ou um saber dogmÃtico ou relativista, mas um comprometimento com a razÃo e com a liberdade enquanto tentativa de compreensÃo do homem, do seu discurso e da sua aÃÃo. Deste modo, o objetivo deste trabalho à compreender o que os termos violÃncia e aÃÃo polÃtica significam na filosofia de Weil, e, ao mesmo tempo, o significado da prÃpria filosofia. Parte-se da relaÃÃo entre filosofia e violÃncia, enquanto ato negador da razÃo e, por isso, problema fundamental para o discurso filosÃfico na sua pretensÃo de compreensÃo absoluta. O especÃfico de Weil à considerar o que o problema da violÃncia representa depois da perspectiva hegeliana de um discurso absolutamente coerente, isto Ã, a consideraÃÃo da insuficiÃncia do discurso Absoluto para dar conta da realidade da violÃncia. Decorre daà a reflexÃo acerca da relaÃÃo entre violÃncia e aÃÃo razoÃvel no campo polÃtico, propondo-se a pensar a polÃtica a partir da filosofia. Weil parte da polÃtica como consideraÃÃo da vida em comum dos homens segundo as suas estruturas essenciais, recuperando uma relaÃÃo positiva entre moral e polÃtica, para erguer, a partir destas indicaÃÃes, uma filosofia capaz de dar conta da polÃtica moderna e lanÃa mÃo da consideraÃÃo da aÃÃo polÃtica como luta contra a violÃncia, seja como violÃncia da natureza exterior, seja na relaÃÃo violenta entre indivÃduo e sociedade, seja na soluÃÃo apontada no Estado moderno como detentor do monopÃlio do uso da violÃncia. O Estado aparece como condiÃÃo para a conciliaÃÃo entre a vida sensata do indivÃduo na moral concreta da sua comunidade e as exigÃncias impostas pelo tipo de racionalidade da sociedade moderna. Por fim, uma vida razoÃvel e dona das possibilidades oferecidas pela sociedade, deve encontrar traduÃÃo na vida polÃtica pela possibilidade de, vencidas as violÃncias da natureza, do indivÃduo e da sociedade, participar das decisÃes que tocam os interesses coletivos. à a transposiÃÃo da resoluÃÃo dos problemas do uso da violÃncia ao plano da discussÃo atravÃs da educaÃÃo do povo polÃtico, tarefa social do filÃsofo e finalidade por excelÃncia da aÃÃo polÃtica. Tal reflexÃo, para ser coerente com seu tempo, deve reconhecer que histÃria, polÃtica, economia e filosofia obrigam o filÃsofo a refletir sobre o destino comum da humanidade, o que Weil faz ao pensar um Estado mundial, categoria concreta na qual reÃne as categorias da moral, da sociedade e do Estado, e onde todas estas categorias polÃticas se articulam em vista da compreensÃo da realidade
For Eric Veil, the philosophy is not a view of the world, a dogmatic or relativistic knowledge, but a commitment with the reason and freedom through the attempt of understanding the human being, his speech and his action. The purpose of this work is try to understand what the terms violence and politic action means in the philosophy of Weil, and at the same time, the meaning of philosophy itself. We start using the relationship between philosophy and violence, related to the negative act of the reason and, thatÂs why, the main problem for the philosophical speech in its pretension of absolute understanding. One of the VeilÂs characteristics is consider what represent the problem of the violence after HegelÂs perspective of an absolutely coherent speech, so that, considering the lack of the absolute speech in order to contain the reality of the violence. As a result, we have the reflection about the relationship between violence and reasonable action in the politic area, in order to think the politics through the philosophy. Weil takes the politics as consideration of the human being living in common according to his essential structures getting back a positive relationship between moral and politics, in order to raise a philosophy that is capable of understand the modern politics and consider the politic action as a fighting against the violence, referring to nature, the relationship between individual and society and the solution in the modern state, as the owner of the monopoly of the use of violence. The state appears as a condition for the conciliation between the sensible life of the individual in the concrete moral and the imposing demand through the rationality of the modern society. Finally, a reasonable life, with the possibilities of the modern society, must find a meaning in the politic life, participating of the decisions of common interest. ItÂs the transposition of the problems solution of the using of violence for the debating area, through the education of the politic people, social task of the philosopher, and itÂs the aim of the politic action. This reflection intends to be coherent, according to its time, must recognize that history, politics, economy, and philosophy, force the philosopher to think about the common destiny of the human kind. ThatÂs what Weil reflects about a world state, concrete category that gather the moral categories, of society and the state, and where all these politic categories are together in the purpose of understanding the reality
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Brown, Arielle B., and Arielle B. Brown. "The Effects of Politics and Media on America: Creating the Role of Lainie Wells in Lee Blessing's Two Rooms." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2016. http://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2130.
Abstract:
Two Rooms, by Lee Blessings, was selected for performance at the University of New Orleans during the fall of 2015. I studied and portrayed the role of Lainie Wells as my thesis project. The purpose of my thesis was to research a character physically, psychologically, and emotionally as an actress and create a character through the eyes of Lainie Wells.
The following is a brief breakdown of the structure of my written thesis: biography of Lee Blessing, hostage families and their mental state as it relates to the Iranian hostage crisis, mass media effects on Syria, The Hunt for Bin Laden, the rehearsal process, and a scored script including all actions and objectives; a review of my work, my own conclusions based on my process and character arc, photographs of my performance, a professional headshot along with my resume to highlight the significance to my work as an artist.
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Fourie, Jade Melissa. "The relationship between social support, self-esteem and exposure to community violence on adolescent's perceptions of well-being." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_3937_1331889850.
Abstract:
Violence is considered to be one of the most critical and threatening global problems plaguing the world today, leaving a trail of devastating consequences to societies, economies, cultures, families and individuals (Desjarlais &
Kleinman, 1997). Adolescents who grow up in a context of violence learn distorted ways of thinking, acting, living and interacting. Aggressive tendencies and violent behaviour become internalised and adopted as acceptable ways to resolve conflict situations. Chronic, continuous exposure to violence results in physical, psychological and emotional disturbances, such as depression, anxiety, lowered self-confidence, sleep disturbances, decreased attention and concentration spans. This study addressed the form of violence known as community violence, i.e. violence that children experience within their communities (either as witnesses or as victims). This study investigated the effects of this negative environmental experience and investigated potential mediating and moderating variables that could influence the harmful effects of such experiences. The variables considered as mediating and/or moderating variables were social support and self-esteem. The theoretical framework adopted for this study was Bronfennbrenner&rsquo
s Bioecological Systems theory.
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Mittermaier, Alexandra [Verfasser], Holger [Akademischer Betreuer] Patzelt, Nadine [Gutachter] Kammerlander, Holger [Gutachter] Patzelt, and Peter Marc [Gutachter] Gruber. "Doing well by doing good: A study of entrepreneurial action for the well-being of others / Alexandra Mittermaier ; Gutachter: Nadine Kammerlander, Holger Patzelt, Peter Marc Gruber ; Betreuer: Holger Patzelt." München : Universitätsbibliothek der TU München, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1236342852/34.
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Bauer, Sven [Verfasser]. "High-Speed 1.55 µm Quantum Dot Lasers with Electronically Coupled Quantum Well - Dot Active Regions / Sven Bauer." Kassel : Universitätsbibliothek Kassel, 2019. http://d-nb.info/1201500753/34.
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Storms, Melissa. "Wives Left Behind: Factors that Impact Active Duty Wives' Psychological Well-being while Experiencing Deployment-Related Separation." The Ohio State University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1397426666.
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Fourie, Jade Melissa. "The relationship between social support, self-esteem and exposure to community violence on adolescentʹs perceptions of well-being." Thesis, University of the Western Cape, 2010. http://etd.uwc.ac.za/index.php?module=etd&action=viewtitle&id=gen8Srv25Nme4_1944_1331890691.
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Violence is considered to be one of the most critical and threatening global problems plaguing the world today, leaving a trail of devastating consequences to societies, economies, cultures, families and individuals (Desjarlais &
Kleinman, 1997). Adolescents who grow up in a context of violence learn distorted ways of thinking, acting, living and interacting. Aggressive tendencies and violent behaviour become internalised and adopted as acceptable ways to resolve conflict situations. Chronic, continuous exposure to violence results in physical, psychological and emotional disturbances, such as depression, anxiety, lowered self-confidence, sleep disturbances, decreased attention and concentration spans. This study addressed the form of violence known as community violence, i.e. violence that children experience within their communities (either as witnesses or as victims). This study investigated the effects of this negative environmental experience and investigated potential mediating and moderating variables that could influence the harmful effects of such experiences. The variables considered as mediating and/or moderating variables were social support and self-esteem. The theoretical framework adopted for this study was Bronfennbrenner&rsquo
s Bioecological Systems theory.
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Diallo, Moussa. "Fondements philosophiques du projet d'un Etat mondial chez Eric Weil." Thesis, Lille 3, 2017. http://www.theses.fr/2017LIL30041/document.
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Notre thèse traite du thème : « Fondements philosophiques du projet d’un État mondial chez Éric Weil. » Il faut relever que l’idée d’un État mondial a effleuré l’esprit de beaucoup de penseurs avant et après Weil lui-même. Sans revenir en détails sur les idées cosmopolitiques qui ont été développées depuis les stoïciens jusqu’aux auteurs contemporains, on peut retenir que l’idée d’un État mondial a toujours visé un seul et unique but : instaurer une paix perpétuelle dans le monde. Ce qui fait la particularité et l’originalité de l’approche weilienne de cette question, c’est qu’elle centre la problématique de l’État mondial sur la question fondamentale de sa philosophie : le problème de la violence. Si le problème de la violence du langage a été thématisé et traité de façon systématique dans la Logique de la philosophie ; si le problème de la violence en l’homme a pu trouver sa solution dans la Philosophie morale; si la violence de la nature a pu trouver sa solution dans l’organisation rationnelle du travail social ; si la violence entre les individus à l’intérieur des États particuliers a pu trouver sa solution dans le cadre des États-nations, il restait à Weil de résoudre le problème non moins fondamental de la violence entre les États. C’est dans ce but qu’il a envisagé dans la troisième et dernière partie de la Philosophie politique la création d’un État mondial dont le but est « la satisfaction des individus raisonnables à l’intérieur d’États particuliers libres ». En confrontant la conception weilienne de l’État mondial avec celles de Maritain et de Kojève notamment, nous sommes arrivés à la conclusion que Weil a utilisé l’appellation « État mondial » pour désigner, une administration mondiale de la société mondiale du travail social. En somme, la conception weilienne de l’État mondial est pertinente et pleinement justifiée sur le plan philosophique, sur le plan de sa philosophie. Elle est philosophiquement justifiée parce qu’elle trouve ses fondements dans la Logique de la philosophie de Weil. Elle est pleinement justifiée, parce qu’elle permet de surmonter les obstacles comme le nationalisme, l’impérialisme, le conflit des cultures par l’idée de la promotion d’un État mondial pluraliste qui préserve la diversité des formes de vie. Elle est pleinement justifiée, parce qu’elle permet de surmonter l’obstacle du droit des nations à disposer d’elles-mêmes par la garantie de la souveraineté bien comprise des États particuliers dans le cadre de l’État mondial. Elle est pleinement justifiée, parce qu’elle vise à réaliser un monde sensé, à réaliser un monde de raison où vivrons des hommes libres, égaux et raisonnables. En un mot, la création de l’État mondial, telle que l’a envisagée Weil à la fin de la Philosophie politique, permet à l’humanité de se réconcilier avec elle-mêmeAbstract Our thesis deals with the theme: “Philosophical foundations for a world state project by Éric Weil”. It should be mentioned that the idea of a world state has been explored by many thinkers before and after Weil. Without going into details about the cosmopolitan ideas that have been developed since the Stoicians to contemporary authors, it is to be noted that the idea of a world state has always aimed at single and unique objective: establishing everlasting world peace. The specificity and originality of Weil’s approach resides in his questioning the philosophy underlying the world state concept, that is, the issue of violence. If the problem of the violence of language has been thematized and systematically treated in the Logic of Philosophy. Even though man-inherent violence issue is solved by Moral philosophy, and nature-inherent violence is solved to rational organization of social labour, and violence among individuals dealt with within the framework of nation-states, the fundamental issue of inter-state violence remains unsolved. In the third and last part of his book, Political Philosophy, he suggests the creation of a world state whose aim is “the satisfaction of reasonable individuals within specific free states”Comparing the Weilian conception of the world state with that of Maritain and Kojeve leads to the conclusion that Weil used the term "world state" to designate a global administration of the world society’s social work. In short, the Weilian conception of the world state is philosophically relevant and fully justified. It is philosophically justified because it finds its foundations in the Logic of the philosophy of Weil. It is fully justified because it overcomes such obstacles as nationalism, imperialism, the conflict of cultures by the idea of promoting a pluralistic world state that preserves the diversity of life forms. It is fully justified because it overcomes the obstacle of the right of nations to self-determination by guaranteeing the sovereignty, well understood by sovereign States within the framework of the world state. It is fully justified, because it aims to realize a sensible world, a world of reason in which free, equal and reasonable men will live together. In short, the creation of the world state, as envisioned by Weil at the end of Political Philosophy, would enable mankind to reconcile with itself
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Tomlinson, Victoria. "Context and practice within a youth football setting : an exploration of psychological well-being through action research processes." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2011. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/6181/.
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The present thesis explores psychological well-being (PWB), practice and context within a professional football academy. The thesis also focuses on the processes of action research as a catalyst for practice-change in the academy environment, towards a culture of well-being. During the initial stages, pre-reconnaissance discussions took place with key academy practitioners to explore practitioner perceptions of well-being and coaching practice within context. The thesis is divided into two distinct phases; the reconnaissance phase, and the action phase. The reconnaissance phase encouraged the researcher to 'live the experience' alongside the research participants. Therefore emersion into the field of an academy football environment was required on a daily basis. The action research from reconnaissance-to-practice provided a detailed account of day-to-day events and on-going lived experiences of players and practitioners within the academy football environment. Consequently, qualitative data collection took place regularly in order to monitor and capture the personal experiences of academy players and practitioners, to follow individual threads of inquiry. Also field notes, player focus groups, informal interviews and formal taped interviews provided sufficient data for triangulation to occur. This multi-method approach enabled the researcher to take advantage of the rich variety of sources upon which were available (Tomlinson, 1983). The data collection protocol investigated how practitioners engaged in culturally specific practice within the academy. The action phase introduced collaborative practitioner meetings as part of the action research process to address practice that could later be linked specifically to psychological well-being (PWB) dimensions. The overall aim of the collaborative practitioner meetings was to drive debate and change, based on the notion that well-being can be related to everyday practice. Although there was similarity in how the meetings were described, the primary analysis differed, in particular the first two collaborative practitioner meetings underwent thorough content analysis from both an inductive (cultural and situational) and deductive (concept-oriented) stance. The reality of the research reflected the unpredictable process and dilemmas that may occur within the processes of action research and practice-change. The research provided detailed insight into the culture of football and the perceptions and experiences of full-time academy players, practitioners and the researcher's own reflections on the research journey, with regards to psychological well-being (PWB). Within the processes of action research, the practical utility of theory and the personal- contextual dynamic of a practice-change process within a youth football setting were considered and discussed. The research encouraged notions of emancipation within a participatory and collaborative process. Key Words: Psychological well-being (PWB), subjective well-being (SWB), action research, context and practice.
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Chan, Elic. "Team building by a new principal, the staff and students in a well established secondary school in Hong Kong : an action research /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18810962.
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Malakooti, Reza. "Novel methods for active reservoir monitoring and flow rate allocation of intelligent wells." Thesis, Heriot-Watt University, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10399/3082.
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The value added by intelligent wells (I-wells) derives from real-time, reservoir and production performance monitoring together with zonal, downhole flow control. Unfortunately, downhole sensors that can directly measure the zonal flow rates and phase cuts required for optimal control of the well’s producing zones are not normally installed. Instead, the zonal, Multi-phase Flow Rates (MPFRs) are calculated from indirect measurements (e.g. from zonal pressures, temperatures and the total well flow rate), an approach known as soft-sensing. To-date all published techniques for zonal flow rate allocation in multi-zone I-wells are “passive” in that they calculate the required parameters to estimate MPFRs for a fixed given configuration of the completion. These techniques are subject to model error, but also to errors stemming from measurement noise when there is insufficient data duplication for accurate parameter estimation. This thesis describes an “active” soft-sensing technique consisting of two sequential optimisation steps. First step calculates MPFRs while the second one uses a direct search method based on Deformed Configurations to optimise the sequence of Interval Control Valve positions during a routine multi-rate test in an I-well. This novel approach maximises the accuracy of the calculated reservoir properties and MPFRs. Four “active monitoring” levels are discussed. Each one uses a particular combination of available indirect measurements from well performance monitoring systems. Level one is the simplest, requiring a minimal amount of well data. The higher levels require more data; but provide, in return, a greater understanding of produced fluids volumes and the reservoir’s properties at both a well and a zonal level. Such estimation of the reservoir parameters and MPFRs in I-wells is essential for effective well control strategies to optimise the production volumes. An integrated, control and monitoring (ICM) workflow is proposed which employs the active soft-sensing algorithm modified to maximise I-well oil production via real-time zonal production control based on estimates of zonal reservoir properties and their updates. Analysis of convergence rate of ICM workflow to optimise different objective functions shows that very accurate zonal properties are not required to optimise the oil production. The proposed reservoir monitoring and MPFR allocation workflow may also be used for designing in-well monitoring systems i.e. to predict which combination of sensors along with their measurement quality is required for effective well and reservoir monitoring.
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Branco, Judikael Castelo. "Violência e ação política em Eric Weil." www.teses.ufc.br, 2011. http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/6524.
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For Eric Veil, the philosophy is not a view of the world, a dogmatic or relativistic knowledge, but a commitment with the reason and freedom through the attempt of understanding the human being, his speech and his action. The purpose of this work is try to understand what the terms violence and politic action means in the philosophy of Weil, and at the same time, the meaning of philosophy itself. We start using the relationship between philosophy and violence, related to the negative act of the reason and, that´s why, the main problem for the philosophical speech in its pretension of absolute understanding. One of the Veil´s characteristics is consider what represent the problem of the violence after Hegel´s perspective of an absolutely coherent speech, so that, considering the lack of the absolute speech in order to contain the reality of the violence. As a result, we have the reflection about the relationship between violence and reasonable action in the politic area, in order to think the politics through the philosophy. Weil takes the politics as consideration of the human being living in common according to his essential structures getting back a positive relationship between moral and politics, in order to raise a philosophy that is capable of understand the modern politics and consider the politic action as a fighting against the violence, referring to nature, the relationship between individual and society and the solution in the modern state, as the owner of the monopoly of the use of violence. The state appears as a condition for the conciliation between the sensible life of the individual in the concrete moral and the imposing demand through the rationality of the modern society. Finally, a reasonable life, with the possibilities of the modern society, must find a meaning in the politic life, participating of the decisions of common interest. It´s the transposition of the problems solution of the using of violence for the debating area, through the education of the politic people, social task of the philosopher, and it´s the aim of the politic action. This reflection intends to be coherent, according to its time, must recognize that history, politics, economy, and philosophy, force the philosopher to think about the common destiny of the human kind. That´s what Weil reflects about a world state, concrete category that gather the moral categories, of society and the state, and where all these politic categories are together in the purpose of understanding the reality
A filosofia, para Eric Weil, não é apenas uma visão sobre o mundo, ou um saber dogmático ou relativista, mas um comprometimento com a razão e com a liberdade enquanto tentativa de compreensão do homem, do seu discurso e da sua ação. Deste modo, o objetivo deste trabalho é compreender o que os termos violência e ação política significam na filosofia de Weil, e, ao mesmo tempo, o significado da própria filosofia. Parte-se da relação entre filosofia e violência, enquanto ato negador da razão e, por isso, problema fundamental para o discurso filosófico na sua pretensão de compreensão absoluta. O específico de Weil é considerar o que o problema da violência representa depois da perspectiva hegeliana de um discurso absolutamente coerente, isto é, a consideração da insuficiência do discurso Absoluto para dar conta da realidade da violência. Decorre daí a reflexão acerca da relação entre violência e ação razoável no campo político, propondo-se a pensar a política a partir da filosofia. Weil parte da política como consideração da vida em comum dos homens segundo as suas estruturas essenciais, recuperando uma relação positiva entre moral e política, para erguer, a partir destas indicações, uma filosofia capaz de dar conta da política moderna e lança mão da consideração da ação política como luta contra a violência, seja como violência da natureza exterior, seja na relação violenta entre indivíduo e sociedade, seja na solução apontada no Estado moderno como detentor do monopólio do uso da violência. O Estado aparece como condição para a conciliação entre a vida sensata do indivíduo na moral concreta da sua comunidade e as exigências impostas pelo tipo de racionalidade da sociedade moderna. Por fim, uma vida razoável e dona das possibilidades oferecidas pela sociedade, deve encontrar tradução na vida política pela possibilidade de, vencidas as violências da natureza, do indivíduo e da sociedade, participar das decisões que tocam os interesses coletivos. É a transposição da resolução dos problemas do uso da violência ao plano da discussão através da educação do povo político, tarefa social do filósofo e finalidade por excelência da ação política. Tal reflexão, para ser coerente com seu tempo, deve reconhecer que história, política, economia e filosofia obrigam o filósofo a refletir sobre o destino comum da humanidade, o que Weil faz ao pensar um Estado mundial, categoria concreta na qual reúne as categorias da moral, da sociedade e do Estado, e onde todas estas categorias políticas se articulam em vista da compreensão da realidade.
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Williams, Tamara D. "Conflict Between Women's Physically Active and Passive Leisure Pursuits: The Role of Self-determination and Influences on Well-being." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/24335.
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Despite evidence to support physically active and passive leisure as significant contributors to well-being, for working mothers, fitting leisure into an already busy schedule can be challenging. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of perceived time constraints and self-determination for physically active and passive leisure on conflict between these two leisure domains and the influence of this conflict on well-being among physically active working mothers.
A total of 66 women who were physically active, worked at least 30 hours per week outside the home and had at least one child living in the home, participated in the study. At baseline, the participants completed a basic intake assessment in addition to validated questionnaires to measure time constraints and motivation for physically active and passive leisure. A two-week period of electronic experience sampling followed to evaluate leisure engagement. A final set of measures to evaluate conflict between physically active and passive leisure over the two weeks, and general well-being were completed at the end of the experience sampling period.
Results indicated that despite relatively high levels of satisfaction with time available for both physically active and passive leisure, perceived time constraints were associated with increased goal conflict as are non-self-determined motivation for physically active leisure and self-determined motivation for passive leisure. Controlling for engagement in physically active and passive leisure, well-being is negatively influenced by goal conflict.
Recommendations are provided regarding areas for additional research to further our understanding of the impact of opposing motivational orientations on goal conflict including the incorporation of Vallerand’s Dualistic Model of Passion (Vallerand et al., 2003).
From a practical standpoint, the implications of the study results for interventions designed to address general well-being in middle class working mothers through targeting factors related to time constraints and goal conflict are discussed.
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Holloway, William. "From new localism to active localism : a case study of local government's use of the Power of Well-Being." Thesis, Northumbria University, 2011. http://nrl.northumbria.ac.uk/8658/.
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Post 1997, the New Labour administration wanted to foster innovation in local government to reduce bureaucracy and modernise the public sector - part of the Local Government Modernisation Agenda (LGMA). One keystone of that agenda was to introduce a power of first resort for local government (DCLG, 2008). Authorities could regard this power as a license to offer creative and innovative solutions to local problems, to engage in any function that did not break the law. New Labour’s new discretionary power was called the Power of Well-Being. Despite central government’s aspiration, evidence shows that less than a fifth of local authorities have used the Power of Well-Being. This thesis provides a comparative investigation across four local authorities into their use of the Power of Well-Being. The aim of this research is to assess the impact of the Power of Well-Being on local authorities’ autonomy, their attitudes towards discretionary power and local authority officers’ attitudes towards risk. From the four case study authorities, it was clear that the attitude of senior officers - and the culture of an organisation - was the greatest determinant of whether to engage the Power of Well-Being. The research found that the role of legal officers and the attitude of senior officers or members is crucial in the successful engagement of discretionary legal power. In local authority’s that are devoid of cultural ambition within the organisation, risk averse legal officers acted as ‘gatekeepers’ to block usage of the Power of Well-Being. Where an organisational culture of ambition does not exist, the withdrawal of discretionary funding tends to limit the level of engagement in discretionary activity. However, where stability occurs there is a greater likelihood of discretionary activity. The implication of this research on a future discretionary power, and local government’s autonomy, is that the most significant hindrance to the success of a discretionary power would be officers’ and members’ attitudes. The Power of Well-Being technically enabled authorities to break from tradition to engage beyond their traditional boundaries; in practise, this was not the case. Successful engagement in discretionary activity would require officers and members to be fully aware of the practicalities of use of a discretionary power.
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Patterson, Paula. "Characterization of TubR on the plasmid pBtoxis in Bacillus thuringiensis as well as actin-like protein Gp207 within a Bacillus thuringiensis phage." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC campuses, 2008. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p1457311.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of California, San Diego, 2008.Title from first page of PDF file (viewed November 5, 2008). Available via ProQuest Digital Dissertations. Includes bibliographical references.
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Kidney, Colleen Anne. "Involvement in the Online Autistic Community, Identity, Community, and Well-Being." PDXScholar, 2012. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/627.
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The values of the disability rights movement and community psychology promote research that focuses on improving the lives of individuals with disabilities (Dowrick & Keys, 2001). Using the Internet for social interactions has been shown to contribute to an individual's identity development, sense of community, and well-being (Obst, Zinkiewicz, & Smith, 2002a; Turkle, 1995). While challenges in typical social interactions have traditionally been considered a defining feature of autism spectrum disorder, autistic individuals have taken advantage of the Internet to develop social interactions (Blume, 1997a). The present study focused on the online Autistic community and how the importance and value of involvement in it is related to Autistic identity, sense of community, and psychological well-being. The Academic Autistic Spectrum Partnership in Research and Education (AASPIRE) partnered with the Gernsbacher Lab to form the Gateway Project. Using the Gateway Project, AASPIRE conducted the Internet Use, Community, and Well-Being Study and collected data from 72 autistic adults online. It was hypothesized that the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community would be positively related to Autistic identity and sense of community, Autistic identity and sense of community would be positively related, and Autistic identity and sense of community would be positively related to psychological well-being. It was also hypothesized that the positive relationship between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and psychological well-being would be mediated by Autistic identity and sense of community. Correlations were examined among the hypothesized relationships, and a mediated regression model (Baron & Kenny, 1986) was used to explore the relationship between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and psychological well-being with Autistic identity and sense of community as mediators. Significant relationships were found between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and Autistic identity, between the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and sense of community, and between autistic identity and sense of community. As a first step to test the mediated regression models, psychological well-being was regressed on the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community. The regression was not significant; therefore the hypothesized model was not significant. Despite non-significant mediated regression model results, significant relationships among the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community and Autistic identity and sense of community offer important results. These finding illuminate the potential positive impact of the importance and value of involvement in the online Autistic community, including evidence counter to the myth that autistic individuals lack skills necessary for social relationships. These findings support the positive utility of involvement in the online Autistic community for autistic adults. Further research with a larger sample size is recommended, due to low power coefficients in the analyses. Additional research may also further illuminate the findings of the current study. Possible topics may include sense of community and Autistic identity in individuals that do not use the Internet, differences in the way the Internet is used in autistic individuals, and different measures of involvement in the online Autistic community and well-being.