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Serti, Pierre, and Tom William. "Debit Value Adjustment & Funding Value Adjustment." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Analys och sannolikhetsteori, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-288029.
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Thelander, Anton. "Date adjustment tools : Date rollover and Individual date adjustment." Thesis, Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för informations- och kommunikationssystem, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:miun:diva-28046.
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Learning Management Systems (LMSs) have become a larger part of teaching and learning in the modern world. Therefore has Moodle, a free and open source e-learning tool surfaced and gained a lot of attraction and downloads. A purpose of this study has been to develop a new local plugin in Moodle with guidelines from Magnus Eriksson and Tsedey Terefe. A purpose for this project has also been to build a plugin which has the functions Date rollover and Individual date adjustment. Mid Sweden University (Miun) stated that WebCT/Blackboard was in use before Moodle and some other LMSs and the dissatisfaction with WebCT/Blackboard was rife, however some teachers liked it. Therefore WebCT/Blackboard was abandoned and Moodle was embraced. The methods of gaining information has generally been web based sources and three interviews, likewise called user tests. Programs and other aids that have been used include but are not limited to: Google Drive, LTI Provider, Moodle, Moodle documentation, Notepad++, PHP and XAMPP. The plugin has been implemented as a local plugin. The result has shown that the coded plugin, Date adjustment tools could be improved and that it was changed. In the plugin, support for old American English dates were added and the code for using the two functions “Date rollover” and “Individual date adjustment” were rewritten to not interfere with one another. A conclusion to draw from the result is that the plugin has been improved from Terefe’s implementation, although more work can be made with the plugin Date adjustment tools.
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Matthews, Kathryn F. "The Art of Adjustment." VCU Scholars Compass, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10156/1863.
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Bird, Ebele. "Adjustment in adoptive parenthood." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556150.
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Background Stress, coping and adjustment within adoptive parenthood has received increasing attention, particularly within the current climate of late-placed adoptions (children placed for adoption aged 12 months or above). Many adopted children have pre- adoption experiences ranging from maltreatment to loss of their primary carer. These are associated with increased parenting difficulties. Many couples adopt because they have been unable to conceive birth children. For all concerned, adjustment within adoption is expected to be a difficult and stressful experience. This is the case for a small minority. However, for the majority of adoptive families positive adjustment occurs despite the considerable challenges. This complex picture suggests factors which predict stress and coping remain to be understood. Furthermore, lacking within the literature are adoptive parents' subjective experiences of their experience adopting within the current climate. Method An integrative review of existing research was completed to examine how adoptive parents manage the considerable demands of adoptive parenting, using the framework of Family Stress Theory. Qualitative research exploring the experience of becoming a parent through late-placed adoptions was completed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis as the method of analysis. Adjustment in Adoptive Parenthood Results Existing research on adoptive parenthood adjustment can be understood using the Family Stress Theory model. Adoptive parents' experiences of adoptive parenthood revealed similarities with biological parenthood, including shock, coping and adjustment, and identifying as a parent. A further finding, perhaps unique to adoptive parenthood, involved the resolving of complex conflicts in relation to adoption factors. Conclusion Family Stress Theory provides a useful framework for understanding the complexities of adoptive parenthood adjustment. Adjustment within adoptive parenthood mirrors to an extent what is observed in biological parenthood, but perhaps with greater complexity and intensity. Furthermore, adoptive parenthood is characterised by the resolving of complex conflicts. The findings further understanding of the complexities of late-placed adoption for first time parents.
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Cobley, Christine. "Psychological adjustment after stroke." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2016. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/14348/.
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The systematic review critically evaluates and synthesises the available literature on the effectiveness of psychotherapeutic interventions targeted at reducing depressive symptomatology following stroke. Studies were identified through electronic database searches using terms related to ‘stroke’, ‘patient’, ‘depression’, ‘intervention’, and ‘trial.’ Thirteen studies were included in the review. The large amount of heterogeneity between the reviewed studies precluded the use of meta-analysis. Nonetheless, the findings support the use of psychotherapy for treatment of post-stroke depression, with behaviour therapy demonstrating beneficial effects. The methodological limitations of the reviewed studies and recommendations for clinical practice and future research are discussed. The research study investigated relationships between mindfulness, coping and psychological outcomes in a stroke population. Using a cross-sectional design, participants (N = 114) completed The Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire, The Brief Ways of Coping Questionnaire, The Mental Adjustment to Stroke Scale, The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 and The General Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire-7. Mindfulness explained significant amounts of variance in psychological adjustment to stroke and post-stroke depression and anxiety. Dysfunctional coping was found to mediate the effect of the mindfulness facet ‘acting with awareness’ on the adjustment subscale ‘helplessness/hopelessness.’ This study provides support for the role of mindfulness and coping in recovery following stroke. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed in addition to future research recommendations.
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Fleet, Lisa D. "Mexico and structural adjustment." Thesis, National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada, 1996. http://www.collectionscanada.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk2/ftp04/mq24999.pdf.
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Fleming, Teresa M. "Adjustment to college life." Virtual Press, 1990. http://liblink.bsu.edu/uhtbin/catkey/722227.
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Social support has been identified as an important mediator aiding adaptation during major life transitions such as matriculation in college. In the present study two models were proposed to predict social network development from measures of previous social support and individual characteristics collected prior to students' matriculation. It was hypothesized that initiation skills and previous social relationship patterns would predict the quantitative development of the students' new social support networks while negative affectivity and social relationship patterns would predict satisfaction with the forming network.The models were tested using path analysis techniques. Model I was supported. Initiation skills and relationship patterns both had significant direct effects on network size; while initiation skills also had a meaningful indirect effect on size through its effects on relationship patterns. Model II was not supported by the data. Network satisfaction was not meaningfully influenced by negative affect but was affected by initiation skills and by social relationship patterns. Changes in the characteristics of the network over time were also observed and considered. The results clarify the process through which new social networks develop and have implications for college-based intervention programs.Department of Psychological Science
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Siadat, Medya. "FVA: Funding Value Adjustment." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Analys och sannolikhetsteori, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-296342.
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Matiasson, Sofia, and Linda Almgren. "Adjustment makes a difference." Thesis, Malmö högskola, Lärarutbildningen (LUT), 2012. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mau:diva-33375.
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Denna undersökning handlar om individuellt alternativ som gymnasieprogram och elever med ADHD. Syftet med undersökningen är att få kunskap om vad ett individuellt alternativ för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionshinder på gymnasiet innebär samt hur vägledare och elever upplever programmet utifrån begreppen känsla av sammanhang och stigmatisering. Våra frågeställningar är: 1)Vad kan ett individuellt alternativ för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionshinder innebära? 2) På vilket sätt kan skolgången anpassas för eleverna som går på individuellt alternativ för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionshinder? 3) Hur kan vägledare arbeta med elever på ett individuellt alternativ? 4) Hur kan elever uppleva det att gå på programmet utifrån begreppen stigmatisering och känsla av sammanhang? Vi använder oss av Goffmans teori om stigmatisering och Antonovskys teori om KASAM; känsla av sammanhang. Vi har valt dessa teorier för att vi tycker att begreppen stigmatisering och KASAM är viktiga för personer med ADHD. Vi gör en kvalitativ undersökning med intervju som metod där vi utgår ifrån en standardiserad intervjuguide. Huvudresultatet i undersökningen är att ett individuellt alternativ för elever med neuropsykiatriska funktionshinder innebär ett program där möjligheten finns att individanpassa skolgången i så stor utsträckning att eleverna upplever sin skolgång som meningsfull.
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Thornberry, Natalie R. "Counseling and Expatriate Adjustment." Kent State University / OhioLINK, 2015. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1435054656.
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Lloyd, Peter. "Liberalism, economic adjustment and political reform in southern Africa : conditionality and processes of adjustment." Thesis, Nottingham Trent University, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.441445.
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Tu, Kelly Michelle Erath Stephen Andrew. "Peer victimization and school adjustment in early adolescence friends' social adjustment as a moderator /." Auburn, Ala, 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10415/1648.
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Fournier, Marc Alan. "Agency and communion as fundamental dimensions of social adaptation and emotional adjustment." Thesis, McGill University, 2002. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=38485.
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It has been argued that agency and communion define the fundamental dimensions of human existence. Agency represents strivings for expansion and elevation that surface as efforts to pursue social dominance. Communion represents strivings for contact and congregation that surface as efforts to preserve social bonds. From an evolutionary perspective, agency and communion define the problems of group living to which our ancestors were historically required to adapt. From a dyadic-interactional perspective, agency and communion organize the domain of behavior that individuals in contemporary societies are presently able to demonstrate. The purpose of this research was to explore the agentic and communal dimensions underlying social adaptation and emotional adjustment; this objective was pursued through the use of event-contingent recording procedures that require respondents to report upon their behavior in significant social interactions over extended time intervals. I first propose that emotional adjustment is optimized through mitigation processes that balance the expression of agency and communion in everyday behavior. Findings indicated that a balance within agency and within communion---achieved through moderate levels of agentic and communal expression---predicted optimal emotional adjustment. I then propose that the dark aspects of agency and communion---the human propensities to quarrel and submit---are equally relevant to social adaptation. In this regard, I argue that these propensities represent social rank strategies through which individuals grapple with and defend themselves against feelings of threat and inferiority. Consistent with an evolutionary perspective upon social competition, individuals tended to quarrel when threatened by subordinates and to submit when threatened by superiors. Consistent with an evolutionary perspective upon defeat and depression, individuals who typically felt more inferior tended to quarrel more frequently with subordina
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Contreras, Juan M. "Essays on factor adjustment dynamics." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/3776.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2006.Thesis research directed by: Economics. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Missura, Olana [Verfasser]. "Dynamic Difficulty Adjustment / Olana Missura." Bonn : Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek Bonn, 2015. http://d-nb.info/1079273344/34.
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Mihevc, John. "THE THEOLOGY OF STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT." Bulletin of Ecumenical Theology, 1993. http://digital.library.duq.edu/u?/bet,1666.
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Tekkis, Paris Procopiou. "Risk-adjustment in gastrointestinal surgery." Thesis, University of London, 2003. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.406906.
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Sweeper, Susie, and n/a. "Adult Adjustment to Relationship Separation." Griffith University. School of Applied Psychology, 2004. http://www4.gu.edu.au:8080/adt-root/public/adt-QGU20041012.112619.
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Relationship separation is prevalent in Western society and ongoing problems for adults and children are common, resulting in high personal and social costs. A literature review revealed that no existing measure of separation adjustment assessed multiple domains of separation adjustment, and was psychometrically sound. Additionally, a literature review revealed that few studies have investigated change in separation adjustment over time using cognitive predictors. This thesis is a program of research investigating separation adjustment in recently separated adults. Five studies were conducted with three main aims: (1) to develop a multidimensional, psychometrically reliable and valid measure of separation adjustment; (2) to assess the trajectory of separation adjustment over time; and (3) to test the hypothesis that certain cognitive variables predict the trajectory of separation adjustment. A conceptualisation of separation adjustment was developed consisting of the following five domains: Connection to the former partner, loneliness and emotional negativity (referred to as lonely negativity), parenting negotiation, parent-child relationship and general psychological adjustment. The Problems After Separation Test (PAST) was developed to reflect the first four of the five domains. In Study 1, 268 participants separated for up to 18 months, were recruited to assess the factor structure and internal consistency of the PAST. In Study 2, 209 participants were recruited to assess the stability of the factor structure, and temporal stability. In Study 3, participants from Study 2 were used to obtain convergent and divergent validity. The results of the first three studies showed that separation adjustment is a multidimensional construct, and that the PAST is a reliable and valid measure of separation adjustment. Study 4 aimed to assess the trajectory of separation adjustment over a 6 month period using the PAST and another measure of general psychological adjustment. Participants from both Study 1 and 2 were used, and a longitudinal cohort sequential design was employed. The sample consisted of three cohorts: those separated for up to six months, those separated between 6 and 12 months, and those separated between 12 and 18 months. The results showed that connection to the former partner, lonely negativity, and general psychological adjustment improved over time, but parent-child relationships and parenting negotiation were stable, and chronic parenting problems were common. Men showed greater parent-child relationship problems than women, possibly because men were most likely to be the non-resident parent. Participants separating from a de facto relationship reported only slightly more problems on lonely negativity, general psychological distress and parent-child relationships than participants separating from a marriage. Study 4 also provides information on clinical and reliable change, suggested cut-offs that might be used to define normal, moderate and severe adjustment problems, and attrition analyses. Using participants from Study 2, Study 5 aimed to assess cognitive predictors of change on connection to the former partner, lonely negativity and psychological distress. The cognitions assessed at each data collection were dysfunctional attitudes, attachment style, causal attributions, threat appraisal, and self-efficacy. Causal attributions were obtained by asking participants "For three minutes tell my about the problems you had in your relationship and what lead to the separation". The responses were transcribed, a coding manual was devised, and inter-rater reliability of coding was good. Cross-sectionally, the majority of cognitions were associated with one or more domains of separation adjustment, however longitudinally, cognitions did not predict change in separation adjustment over a 6-month period. Cognitions themselves were found to be somewhat variable, which is not surprising given that stressful life events, such as relationship separation would alter cognitions. Other variables that might be responsible for changes in separation adjustment trajectory are discussed. The results of the combined 5 studies have both theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically, separation adjustment is a construct made up of distinct domains which have different trajectories. Connection, lonely negativity and psychological adjustment generally represent transient problems. Although the current research found that a non-trivial minority of participants continued to show distress on these domains two years post separation. On the other hand, parenting negotiation and the parent-child relationship was a chronic problem for many separated people, particularly men. Practically, the results of the current research suggests that most therapeutic attention should be directed towards improving parenting adjustment post separation. Limitations of the current research and suggestions for future research are discussed.
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Luta, Gheorghe Sen Pranab Kumar Koch Gary G. "Empirical likelihood-based adjustment methods." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,502.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2006.Title from electronic title page (viewed Oct. 10, 2007). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Biostatistics." Discipline: Biostatistics; Department/School: Public Health.
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Mullings, Robert. "Labour market adjustment in Jamaica." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 2011. http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/13484/.
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The central purpose of this thesis is to explore the dimensions of labour market adjustment in Jamaica. The paper adopts a microeconometric approach, relying on new and more detailed Jamaica Labour Force Survey data for the period 1983-2006. Over this period, Jamaica has experienced significant expansion in its external trade which has been characterized by a severe import bias. Also, during this time, Jamaica's agricultural and manufacturing sectors experienced declines in their respective employment shares of 44% and 36% while service sectors expanded. One chapter of the thesis explores the empirical link between expanding trade flows and manufacturing labour market adjustment. The thesis also explores whether and to what extent sectoral labour market adjustment in Jamaica has been accommodated by an accompanying occupational transformation. Central to analyzing the issue of occupational adjustment however, is the careful definition of what constitutes a skill in order to elucidate the role of skill specificity in labour market adjustment. The thesis then investigates the incidence of unemployment in Jamaica in an attempt to identify key factors leading to escape from unemployment within a low skilled, high-unemployment, developing country context. The study finds an important role for worker characteristics, trade and industry information in affecting labour market adjustment in Jamaica. Using occupational skill definitions due to Dolton and Kidd (1998), the study also finds that most of the occupational and sectoral mobility in Jamaica, over the review period, took place among unskilled manual workers. As such, the Jamaican employed labour force experienced very little skill upgrading over the 24 year period covered. The very limited up-skilling observed over the review period was due to the emergence of relatively more highly skilled, sales and distribution related occupations. As far as adjustment costs are concerned, across all mobility types, simple sectoral moves were- in general, relatively less costly; with occupational transformation playing an accommodative role to the sectoral adjustment. Industry information, educational qualifications, geographic location, gender and the degree of skill specificity and were all critical determinants of the type of adjustment observed in the Jamaican labour market. Finally, the thesis underlines the very high incidence of long-term unemployment among uneducated, unskilled, young males in Jamaica. The study reveals negative duration dependence in the Jamaican labour market and suggests a critical role to be played by worker training in affecting unemployment escape probabilities.
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Machaty, Agnes. "Dispositional Optimism and Marital Adjustment." UKnowledge, 2013. http://uknowledge.uky.edu/hes_etds/7.
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This project examined dispositional optimism and its influence on the three subscales of marital adjustment (consensus, satisfaction, and cohesion) by gender. Data for this study came from Wave 2 and 3 of the National Survey of Families and Households. The Actor Partner Interdependence Model (APIM) was used to examine both actor and partner effects of dispositional optimism on the marital adjustment subscales using the program AMOS. Results indicate that wives’ optimism seem to influence their own later marital satisfaction as well as their husbands’ later marital satisfaction. However, husbands’ optimism appeared to influence neither their own nor their wives’ later satisfaction. These results imply that wives’ optimism matters for marital satisfaction, whereas husbands’ does not.
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Sin, Chui-shan Tammy, and 冼翠珊. "Children's adjustment to parental separation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1993. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31977455.
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Chan, Pun-lai Benny, and 陳本禮. "Adjustment of Chinese immigrant adolescents." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1996. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31250166.
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Wilkinson, Darren James. "Bayes linear covariance matrix adjustment." Thesis, Durham University, 1995. http://etheses.dur.ac.uk/5315/.
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In this thesis, a Bayes linear methodology for the adjustment of covariance matrices is presented and discussed. A geometric framework for quantifying uncertainties about covariance matrices is set up, and an inner-product for spaces of random matrices is motivated and constructed. The inner-product on this space captures aspects of belief about the relationships between covariance matrices of interest, providing a structure rich enough to adjust beliefs about unknown matrices in the light of data such as sample covariance matrices, exploiting second-order exchangeability and related specifications to obtain representations allowing analysis. Adjustment is associated with orthogonal projection, and illustrated by examples for some common problems. The difficulties of adjusting the covariance matrices underlying exchangeable random vectors is tackled and discussed. Learning about the covariance matrices associated with multivariate time series dynamic linear models is shown to be amenable to a similar approach. Diagnostics for matrix adjustments are also discussed.
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Lowe, David Paul. "Adjustment models for integrated geodesy." Thesis, University of Nottingham, 1992. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.334978.
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Gray, M. E. B. "Geostrophic adjustment following deep convection." Thesis, University of Reading, 1996. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.318585.
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Allen, Susan Elizaeth. "Rossby adjustment over a slope." Thesis, University of Cambridge, 1988. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.292877.
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Sudak. "PECULIARITIES OF GOVERNMENT MACROECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT." Thesis, Київ 2018, 2018. http://er.nau.edu.ua/handle/NAU/33913.
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Sethi, Vivek. "Unbonded Monostrands for Camber Adjustment." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/31335.
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Prestressed concrete structural members camber upwards or downwards depending upon the location of application of prestress force. Identical members do not camber equally due to variability of the factors influencing it. Differential camber in the beams, if significant, results in excessively tall haunches or girder top flange extending into the bottom of the slab. For adjacent members like deck bulb-tees and box girders that are to be transversely post-tensioned the differential camber causes problems during the fit up process. This variation is undesirable and hinders the smooth progress of construction work if not properly accounted for at the design stage.
Various factors influence camber and camber growth in prestressed members. Some of the factors are concrete strength and modulus, concrete creep and shrinkage properties, curing conditions, maturity of concrete at release of prestress force, initial strand stress, climatic conditions in storage and length of time in storage. Combinations of these variables result in variation of camber of otherwise similar beams at the time they are erected.
One way to increase the precision of camber estimation is to use Monte Carlo simulation based upon the randomized parameters affecting the camber and camber growth. In this method, the parameters, in the form of a probability distribution function, are combined and passed through a deterministic model resulting in camber and camber growth prediction with narrowed probability bounds as compared to single definite value given by most contemporary methods. This outcome gives the expected range of cambers for a given girder design. After determining the expected range of camber, the ultimate goal is to provide guidelines for using unbonded monostrands for camber adjustment.Master of Science
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PFEIFFER, BRUCE E. "Omission Detection and Inferential Adjustment." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2008. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1212160169.
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Yerhot, Meghan. "Identity Development and University Adjustment." Thesis, North Dakota State University, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/10365/31736.
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Colleges and universities across the U.S. continue their efforts to enroll students from diverse backgrounds. Those students from lower socioeconomic (SES) backgrounds and first in their family to attend college have been found to experience a great deal of challenges once enrolled. Individuals from different class backgrounds have been shown to experience a different form of socialization, which may influence their experiences in higher education both positively and negatively. There is limited research, however, on how the presence of internal and external characteristics influence the way in which students make sense of themselves within these new environments. This is particularly true when these experiences are viewed through the lens of SES background and first-generation status.
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Chan, Pun-lai Benny. "Adjustment of Chinese immigrant adolescents /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1996. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B19470769.
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Sin, Chui-shan Tammy. "Children's adjustment to parental separation." [Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong], 1993. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B13745116.
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Goble, Chloe. "Psychological adjustment to physical illness." Thesis, University of Sheffield, 2010. http://etheses.whiterose.ac.uk/1142/.
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Shakibaee, Siavash. "Adjustment of Iranians in Australia." Thesis, Shakibaee, Siavash (2001) Adjustment of Iranians in Australia. PhD thesis, Murdoch University, 2001. https://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/50688/.
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The central question of this study considers what it means to be an Iranian living outside Iran’s borders. The key themes of identity, homeland and belonging are explored in an interpretive framework based on in-depth qualitative interviews with individuals and focus groups, participant observation, content analysis, and taking interdisciplinary approach.
The participants in the study were born and lived in Iran for more than four decades. They chose to migrate to Australia due to the changes brought about by 1979 revolution. The participants are professionals who belong to the Iranian Middle class.
The overriding framework for the thesis is the notion of border crossing as a site of possibilities. The idea that we all cross borders regularly in our daily lives is employed to generalise the experiences of migration and to highlight the universal relevance.
The aim of the thesis is to develop a conceptual model to help to explain the impact of the migration process on the settlement experience of Iranian in Australia. Instead of earlier straight line theories of settlement it advocate a more circular conceptualisation of the migration experience.
Participants are seen as a point of a triad whose two other points are Iran and Australia. Their location or dislocation between those two points was explored through this conceptual model to explain the impact of their homeland, the exposure to a new culture, and the response to the impact of multiple loss and gain.
The participant's comments throughout this study show the powerful influence that memory exerts on the interpretation of their present situation. But at the time they are overwhelmed by the power it exercises over them. For them the concept of home is no longer simply associated with a feeling of security, a place of belonging, limited to the immediate family, but also with memories and their birthplace. Sometimes it even takes on a national character.
This study has provided useful insights into how Iranians perceive their new life, the strategies they use to adjust themselves to new society, how they manage to remain Iranian and at the same time generate a new identity in the process of their border crossing. The study contributed to the literature related to the impact of migration on Iranian people through the development of a mode of acculturation which takes into account the dynamic and complex and sometimes circular relation of belonging to the country of origin and to the second society. Their mode of acculturation is a mix of involuntary and voluntarily move to new society, and belonging to both homeland and second society, which produces a circular belonging to both countries of origin and host country.
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Sweeper, Susie. "Adult Adjustment to Relationship Separation." Thesis, Griffith University, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366119.
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Relationship separation is prevalent in Western society and ongoing problems for adults and children are common, resulting in high personal and social costs. A literature review revealed that no existing measure of separation adjustment assessed multiple domains of separation adjustment, and was psychometrically sound. Additionally, a literature review revealed that few studies have investigated change in separation adjustment over time using cognitive predictors. This thesis is a program of research investigating separation adjustment in recently separated adults. Five studies were conducted with three main aims: (1) to develop a multidimensional, psychometrically reliable and valid measure of separation adjustment; (2) to assess the trajectory of separation adjustment over time; and (3) to test the hypothesis that certain cognitive variables predict the trajectory of separation adjustment. A conceptualisation of separation adjustment was developed consisting of the following five domains: Connection to the former partner, loneliness and emotional negativity (referred to as lonely negativity), parenting negotiation, parent-child relationship and general psychological adjustment. The Problems After Separation Test (PAST) was developed to reflect the first four of the five domains. In Study 1, 268 participants separated for up to 18 months, were recruited to assess the factor structure and internal consistency of the PAST. In Study 2, 209 participants were recruited to assess the stability of the factor structure, and temporal stability. In Study 3, participants from Study 2 were used to obtain convergent and divergent validity. The results of the first three studies showed that separation adjustment is a multidimensional construct, and that the PAST is a reliable and valid measure of separation adjustment. Study 4 aimed to assess the trajectory of separation adjustment over a 6 month period using the PAST and another measure of general psychological adjustment.
Participants from both Study 1 and 2 were used, and a longitudinal cohort sequential design was employed. The sample consisted of three cohorts: those separated for up to six months, those separated between 6 and 12 months, and those separated between 12 and 18 months. The results showed that connection to the former partner, lonely negativity, and general psychological adjustment improved over time, but parent-child relationships and parenting negotiation were stable, and chronic parenting problems were common. Men showed greater parent-child relationship problems than women, possibly because men were most likely to be the non-resident parent. Participants separating from a de facto relationship reported only slightly more problems on lonely negativity, general psychological distress and parent-child relationships than participants separating from a marriage. Study 4 also provides information on clinical and reliable change, suggested cut-offs that might be used to define normal, moderate and severe adjustment problems, and attrition analyses. Using participants from Study 2, Study 5 aimed to assess cognitive predictors of change on connection to the former partner, lonely negativity and psychological distress. The cognitions assessed at each data collection were dysfunctional attitudes, attachment style, causal attributions, threat appraisal, and self-efficacy. Causal attributions were obtained by asking participants "For three minutes tell my about the problems you had in your relationship and what lead to the separation". The responses were transcribed, a coding manual was devised, and inter-rater reliability of coding was good. Cross-sectionally, the majority of cognitions were associated with one or more domains of separation adjustment, however longitudinally, cognitions did not predict change in separation adjustment over a 6-month period. Cognitions themselves were found to be somewhat variable, which is not surprising given that stressful life events, such as relationship separation would alter cognitions. Other variables that might be responsible for changes in separation adjustment trajectory are discussed. The results of the combined 5 studies have both theoretical and practical implications. Theoretically, separation adjustment is a construct made up of distinct domains which have different trajectories. Connection, lonely negativity and psychological adjustment generally represent transient problems. Although the current research found that a non-trivial minority of participants continued to show distress on these domains two years post separation. On the other hand, parenting negotiation and the parent-child relationship was a chronic problem for many separated people, particularly men. Practically, the results of the current research suggests that most therapeutic attention should be directed towards improving parenting adjustment post separation. Limitations of the current research and suggestions for future research are discussed.Thesis (Professional Doctorate)
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Bessho, Shun-ichiro, and Hikaru Ogawa. "Fiscal Adjustment in Japanese Municipalities." 名古屋大学大学院経済学研究科附属国際経済政策研究センター, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2237/18308.
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Lovatt, Rebecca. "Veteran adjustment to civilian life." Thesis, Staffordshire University, 2017. http://eprints.staffs.ac.uk/4468/.
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The aim of this thesis is to explore the transition experiences of veterans when they leave the Armed Forces. Paper one consists of a literature review: a systematic search of relevant databases identified eight studies that are described and critically appraised. Thematic analysis produced four themes: 1) Mental health; 2) Length of Adjustment; 3) Barriers to transition and 4) Social Support. This review recommended that further research should explore qualitative methods with male and female British veterans. Paper two is a qualitative study exploring the experiences of medical discharge and the process of transitioning to civilian life in a sample of British veterans with PTSD. Purposive sampling was used to interview seven males receiving treatment at Combat Stress. Transcripts were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (Smith, Flowers, & Larkin, 2009) and four super-ordinate themes were identified: identity; disconnection; the will to live; and reaching out for help. Key findings are explored in relation to coping styles, shame and stigma, and Social Identity Theory (Tajfel & Turner, 1979). Future research should consider how to support this subgroup of veterans, and more qualitative methodology is needed to explore the individual transitional experiences. Paper three provides a personal reflective commentary of completing the research; the process of selecting a research topic; feelings of surrendering control; working with veterans; therapist versus researcher conflicts; and the researchers own connections with the military.
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Nygren, Björn. "Angle Damping in Bundle Adjustment." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för fysik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-160547.
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Bundle Adjustment is a common fine-tuning step used in photogrammetry. It uses different types of parameters, some of which can be considered to be almost linear while others can be considered to be highly nonlinear, e.g. the rotational parameters. However, in the Bundle Adjustment process all parameters are treated equal. In concert with a poor initial estimate, this might cause Bundle Adjustment to diverge. In this report, two novel methods based on the damped Gauss-Newton with Armijo linesearch, modified by giving rotational parameters a special treatment, are tested. These methods, Clamped Alpha and Linear Exponential Search, are compared to Gauss-Newton with Armijo linesearch, as well as to the undamped Gauss-Newton method, also known as the Gauss-Markov method. Parameter sweeps over different perturbation levels for the angular parameters show that each of the three damped methods outperform the Gauss-Newton method. Notably, the Clamped Alpha method also outperforms the other two damped methods, with as much as 16 times as many convergent cases for a given perturbation level. Meanwhile, the average number of iterations is increased by only 1.8 times that of the Gauss-Newton with Armijo linesearch. The results add to existing research arguing for the use of damped methods in Bundle Adjustment. In particular, the simple and cheap Clamped Alpha method is potentially attractive for problems where the uncertainty of the camera angles is significant. While the Clamped Alpha method show promising results, it should be noted that the experiments in this study are on synthetic data. In order to solidify these results, further investigations into the performance of Clamped Alpha using real-world data should be conducted.
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Hemstreet, Susan Elizabeth. "Sojourner Adjustment : A Diary Study." PDXScholar, 1992. https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/open_access_etds/4377.
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The focus of the ethnographic diary study is introduced and contextualized in the opening chapter with a site description. The thesis examines the diaries written during a sojourn of over two years in Japan . and proposes to answer the question, "How did the sojourner's initial maladjustment subsequently develop into satisfactory adjustment?"
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Elseidi, Mohammed. "Quantile regression-based seasonal adjustment." Doctoral thesis, Università degli studi di Padova, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/11577/3423191.
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Time series of different nature might be characterised by the presence of deterministic and/or stochastic seasonal patterns. By seasonality, we refer to periodic fluctuations affecting not only the mean but also the shape, the dispersion and in general the density of the variable of interest over time. Using traditional approaches for seasonal adjustment might not be efficient because they do not ensure, for instance, that the adjusted data are free from periodic behaviours in, say, higher-order moments. We introduce a seasonal adjustment method based on quantile regression that is capable of capturing different forms of deterministic and/or stochastic seasonal patterns. Given a variable of interest, by describing its seasonal behaviour over an approximation of the entire conditional distribution, we are capable of removing seasonal patterns affecting the mean and/or the variance, or seasonal patterns varying over quantiles of the conditional distribution. In the first part of this work, we provide a proposed approach to deal with the deterministic seasonal pattern cases. We provide empirical examples based on simulated and real data where we compare our proposal to least-squares approaches. The results are in favour of the proposed approach in case if the seasonal patterns change across quantiles. In the second part of this work, we improve the proposed approach flexibly to account for the essential effect of the structural breaks in the time series. Again, we compare the proposed methods to segmented-least squares and provide several empirical examples based on simulated and real data that are affected by both the structural breaks and seasonal patterns. The results, in case of stochastic periodic behaviour, are in favour of the proposed approaches especially when the seasonal patterns change across quantiles.
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Boeving, Charmayne Alexandra. "Adjustment to Childhood Chronic Illness: Prediction of Psychological Adjustment with an Investigation into Spiritual Coping." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/36257.
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Childhood chronic illness is replete with stressors that affect children's functioning across physical, social, emotional, and psychological domains. In this project, efforts were directed toward the identification and assessment of spirituality as a potential addition to the approach-avoidance paradigm of coping response. Twenty-two children diagnosed with either cancer or sickle cell disease were interviewed, along with their mothers, regarding psychosocial adjustment and typical approaches to coping with stressors. Children completed depression, anxiety, and quality of life questionnaires. Child participants were also asked to rate how often they utilized specific spiritual and general coping strategies in the month prior to the assessment. Mothers completed measures of depression and spiritual well-being, as well as parent proxy reports on their children's quality of life and use of spiritual coping. A factor analysis of the spiritual coping measure designed for use in the study (the Spiritual Coping Module) indicated strong support for the theoretically driven factors of religious and existential coping. Children's use of coping did not significantly account for heightened quality of life, nor for the presence of depressive and anxious symptomatology. However, maternal spiritual well-being accounted for 52.5% of the variance in self-reported maternal depression. Results are discussed in the context of improving children's adjustment to chronic illness through increased understanding of the child's and family's pattern of coping responses.Master of Science
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Davies, Michael D. "The Psychological Adjustment to Relocation Following Retirement." Thesis, Griffith University, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/10072/366352.
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Australia has an ageing population and the age of retirement is lowering. As a result a greater proportion of the population will be retired, and more time will be spent in retirement. Adjustment to retirement is usually not problematic. The phenomenon of retirement migration to sunbelt destinations for improved lifestyle is well documented, both in Australia and in many other Western nations, with the majority reporting satisfaction with the move. Those who relocate after retirement for lifestyle considerations usually are younger, have good health, financial resources, and control over decisions compared to those who do not relocate. The literature provides some understanding of adjustment to retirement, but far less is known of adjustment to relocation, particularly following retirement.
This study aimed to investigate the psychological adjustment processes of people who relocate following retirement and considered two main research questions. The first question was to determine whether the psychological health of those who relocate after retirement is poorer than that of those who do not relocate. The second question was to identify a model that best describes the factors that predict positive psychological health when relocation follows retirement. Models based on the literature on relocation adjustment and the coping literature were used to propose a conceptual model.
A cross-sectional research approach was adopted to investigate these research questions for groups at three time frames: before retirement, after retirement, and after retirement and relocation. The three groups were compared on self-report measures of psychological health (General Health Questionnaire, GHQ12), psychological well-being (Ryff), satisfaction, and other related variables. The well-being instrument by Ryff measured six subscales of well-being, namely, Autonomy, Environmental Mastery, Personal Growth, Positive Relations With Others, Purpose in Life, and Self-Acceptance. For the postrelocation group, coping was measured using Feifel and Strack's Life Situation Inventory to measure the strategies of Problem Solving, Avoidance and Resignation. Other variables measured various aspects of participants' relocation experience. The study found that relocation after retirement is problematic. There is evidence that GHQ, measures of well-being, and satisfaction measures were lower for the postrelocation group than for those who had retired but not relocated. Some measures of well-being were lower for the postrelocation group than for those who were yet to retire. Although this result points to an adverse impact for relocation, these results should be accepted with some caution since the nature of the design is cross-sectional. A structural equation model (SEM), guided by the conceptual model, was found to fit the data. Life Satisfaction, driven by Comparison of current and previous health, finances, lifestyle, and environment before retirement and relocation and also by satisfaction with lifestyle, health, and finances, had most effect on Postrelocation Psychological Health, directly and also indirectly through Coping. Environment (based on satisfaction with the environment and locational knowledge) also had indirect effects on Postrelocation Psychological Health through coping and through life satisfaction. The effects of environment need to be thought of as separate but highly interrelated with satisfaction. Coping was defined by negative aspects of coping (Avoidance and Resignation), and poor Social Support and Education, since Problem Solving was not significant. The research findings based on the model suggest that in terms of the well-being subscales, the sense of mastery and competence in managing the environment (Environmental Mastery) is most at risk. Those who relocate are also at risk of having lower positive evaluation of self and past life (Self-Acceptance), although they are also at risk on the other four well-being subscales. A number of possible theoretical explanations of the processes that take place for relocation after retirement are offered. Two possibilities are that relocation following the transition of retirement, in combination, may cause too much change at the one time, or that the individual might have difficulties if the person-environment fit is too discrepant. Locational knowledge through visiting and researching the new location was found to be a proactive and preventative approach to set expectations, although often there may be considerable incongruence between what people expect and what occurs. Most at risk are those with lower satisfaction with health, finances and lifestyle, and those who have experienced a decline in these factors, those with poorer education and less locational knowledge, those who lack support from family and friends in the new setting, and those who use avoidance and resignation as coping strategies. It is important to acknowledge several methodological limitations of the study. The need to use a cross-sectional design, self-report data from questionnaires, and the psychometric limitations of some instruments are three restrictions on the data. The violation of multivariate normality in the data analysis also meant that the results need to be accepted with some caution. Notwithstanding these limitations, this study provides a useful contribution to our understanding of the psychological processes involved in adjusting to the transitions of retirement and relocation. It seems clear from this study that relocating after retirement is often problematic. This is the first study to compare psychological health and psychological well-being of those who relocate following retirement and those who stay after retirement. Although further research is needed to refine the measures and extend the variables, this study provides an analysis of the impact of relocation following retirement on psychological health and on the six subscales of psychological well-being, and provides a model to explain the relative contributions of factors that predict psychological health after retirement and relocation.Thesis (PhD Doctorate)
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Lahdenperä, Jori, and Shehzad Humayoun. "The International Monetary Fund (IMF) & World BankStructural Adjustment Programs : Review study of adjustment-aid theory." Thesis, Mälardalen University, School of Sustainable Development of Society and Technology, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:mdh:diva-9978.
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Monetary funding to developing countries is today accompanied by so called “Structural Adjustment Programs” (SAPs) imposed by the IMF and the World Bank, consisting of economical policy reforms that the countries have to undergo in order to be eligible for loans. The impact of these adjustment loans is widely criticized due to the negative effects observed. Our purpose is to investigate in depth why these adjustment programs have not delivered the expected results. We’ve found that there exist some undesirable consequences following SAP implementation that has a hindering effect on growth. These, combined with the complicate context in which the IMF and World Bank operates can be seen as the explanation for the adversity experienced.
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Atherton, Rinnel Gunnersinda Hamm Jill V. "Adolescent adjustment in rural Appalachian youth." Chapel Hill, N.C. : University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009. http://dc.lib.unc.edu/u?/etd,2962.
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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2010.Title from electronic title page (viewed Jun. 23, 2010). "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the School of Education." Discipline: Education; Department/School: Education.
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Singh, Manisha G. "Labor adjustment in an evolving marketplace." College Park, Md. : University of Maryland, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1903/2900.
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Thesis (Ph. D.) -- University of Maryland, College Park, 2005.Thesis research directed by: Economics. Title from t.p. of PDF. Includes bibliographical references. Published by UMI Dissertation Services, Ann Arbor, Mich. Also available in paper.
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Lei, Wai I. "Social adjustment of expatriates in Macau." Thesis, University of Macau, 2009. http://umaclib3.umac.mo/record=b2147756.
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Jones, Kevin Dominic. "Psychological adjustment to acquired brain injury." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2011. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.556195.
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Acquired brain injury (ABI) has a significant impact upon wide areas of a person's life including cognition, physical health, mood and social functioning, thus posing significant challenges to psychological adjustment. However, the literature is unclear in defining the theoretical concept of adjustment, and is lackinq in synthesis, In addition, there is a growing body of research indicating that a wide range of psychological outcomes are experienced after ABI ranging from psychological distress to more positive outcomes such as posttraumatic growth, although traditionally a focus has been maintained on distress. The first paper considers psychological adjustment from a theoretical and empirical perspective in relation to traumatic brain injury (TBI). The second paper addressed a gap in the literature regarding positive outcomes after ABI by conducting a qualitative exploration of nine individuals' experiences of positive psychological changes after sustaining an ABI. Interpretative phenomenological analysis was used to investigate these experiences. Three overarching themes were identified: (1) positive psychological changes; (2) Drivers of positive changes; and (3) I'm the same as before, but I know things are different. The findings of this study make a contribution to the growing evidence that individuals' with ABI do experience positive outcomes, and highlights the complexity of these experiences. Both papers discuss future research and clinical implications.
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Smerek, Alison. "Attachment, trauma, and adjustment to university." Thesis, University of Ottawa (Canada), 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/6274.
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Late-adolescents face the challenges of leaving their families and creating lives of their own. Research has focussed on factors affecting their adjustment as they make this transition. Attachment theory is a useful model for understanding this process of adjustment, as moving away from home has been likened to a naturally occurring adolescent-equivalent of the Strange Situation that is used to measure security and style of attachment in infants. First year university students compose a large population of late-adolescents who recently left home, and attachment theory has been used as a basis for understanding the process of adjustment to university. The security of students' attachments to their parents impacts upon their adjustment in several domains. This research has not been linked to the growing literature on adult attachment styles. History of exposure to trauma has been linked to attachment style and to psychological adjustment in undergraduate students, but has not been linked directly to the process of adjustment to university. In the current study, the impacts on adjustment to university of security of attachment to parents, adult attachment style, and history of exposure to trauma were examined using path-analytic models. It was proposed that relationships between security of attachment to parents and adjustment to university would be entirely mediated by adult attachment style. It was also proposed that trauma and its negative after effects would have both direct impacts on adjustment to university, and indirect impacts through attachment style. The results did not support adult attachment style as a strong mediator of the relationship between security of attachment to parents and adjustment to university. Security of attachment style did predict self-perceived academic and social adjustment. Security of attachment style at the beginning of the year was a more important predictor than security of attachment style later in the year. Having a more preoccupied attachment style was linked to conformity motives for drinking. Trauma and its negative after effects had strong impacts on self-perceived emotional adjustment, also impacted significantly upon academic and social adjustment, and was related to drinking to cope with negative affect. The impact of trauma on adjustment in all domains was stronger later in the year than at the beginning of the year. The results are discussed in terms of implications for attachment theory, for the process of adjustment to university, and for the facilitation of adjustment among insecure and previously traumatized students.
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Hallengren, Andreé, and Marcus Svensson. "Dynamic difficulty adjustment for roleplaying games." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för planering och mediedesign, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-2740.
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This thesis explores the possibilities of employing a dynamic difficulty adjustment system in a role playing video game. The purpose is to aid developers in designing games that can detect and lead players into their own flow zone. We have developed theories and ways on how a system could do this, and then proceeded to make our own prototype to see if the theories would work. We then applied this to a game prototype to explore how this affects other game design choices. Results show that role playing games can adopt the system in different ways, that are all personal and individual to each game, but that the system in the end always should provide aid in game balance, and ultimately, leading the players towards their flow zone. It also resulted in some serious issues and loopholes that would require much attention if it is to be deployed in a commercial product.Denna uppsatsen utforskar möjligheterna av att använda ett dynamiskt svårighetsgradssystem i digitala rollspel. Syftet med arbetet är att ge utvecklare stöd med att designa spel som kan finna och hjälpa till att leda sina spelare till deras respektive flow-zon. Vi har utvecklat teorier och tillvägagångssätt för hur ett system skulle kunna göra detta och sedan fortsatt med att göra en egen prototyp för att vidare utforska hur det påverkar andra val i speldesign. Resultaten visar att rollspel kan anpassa sig efter systemet på ett antal olika sätt, där alla olika sätt är unika till spelet i fråga, men att systemet alltid ger stöd i spelbalansering och i slutändan leder spelaren till dess flow-zon. Det resulterade också i ett antal allvarliga problem som kräver mycket uppmärksamhet innan systemet kan användas för kommersiellt bruk.