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Effects of an Individualized Active Aging Counseling Intervention on Mobility and Physical Activity: Secondary Analyses of a Randomized Controlled Tr…
2020
Objectives: The aim of this study was to report preplanned secondary analyses of the effects of a 12-month individualized active aging counseling intervention on six mobility and physical activity outcomes. Methods: A two-arm, single-blinded randomized controlled trial was conducted among 75- and 80-year-old community-dwelling people. The intervention group (IG, n = 101) received counseling aimed at increasing self-selected, primarily out-of-home activity. The control group (CG, n = 103) received general health information. Data were analyzed with generalized estimating equations. Results: Physical performance improved in the IG more than that in the CG (group by time p = .022), self-repor…
“Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Evangeline: A Tale of Acadie and the Ambiguous Afterlife of the History of the Acadians”
2018
Abstract Longfellow’s Evangeline was hailed as a great and distinctively American work when it appeared in 1847, and the poem’s use of North American history was a key element in its favourable reception. This use of history, however, is ambiguous and complex. The epic continues, first of all, in a long tradition of romanticized retellings of the heart-rending story of the Acadians. But the work also engages in a dual-level dialogue with both the mid-eighteenth-century history of the Acadians, who are pitied, without inciting indignation, and the contemporary history of midnineteenth-century America, whose expansionism it both implicitly celebrates and criticizes. Resume Evangeline, le poem…
Négligence illicite et responsabilités multiples: partage ou cumul de responsabilités?
2018
This paper addresses the issue of the distribution of international responsibility between two or more States or between an international organization and its member States in case of violation of obligations of due diligence.
Eisüberlastung in Daugava: Salaspils (11.,13.,17.04.1904.)
1904
K. R. Kupfera 1904. gada aprīlī fotografētie ledus sastrēgumi Daugavā pie Salaspils. K. R. Kupfer's photographed ice jams in Daugava near Salaspils on April 1904, with a autor's description. K. R. Kupfer fotografierte am April 1904 Eisstauungen in der Daugava bei Salaspils Island mit einer Beschreibung vom Autor.
Spatiotemporal monitoring of the rare northern dragonhead (Dracocephalum ruyschiana, Lamiaceae) — SNP genotyping and environmental niche modeling her…
2022
The species we have studied the spatiotemporal genetic change in the northern dragonhead, a plant species that has experienced a drastic population decline and habitat loss in Europe. We have added a temporal perspective to the monitoring of northern dragonhead in Norway by genotyping herbarium specimens up to 200 years old. We have also assessed whether northern dragonhead has achieved its potential distribution in Norway. To obtain the genotype data from 130 herbarium specimens collected from 1820 to 2008, mainly from Norway (83) but also beyond (47), we applied a microfluidic array consisting of 96 SNP markers. To assess temporal genetic change, we compared our new genotype data with exi…
The Leader–Member Exchange Theory in the Chinese Context and the Ethical Challenge of Guanxi
2013
The leader–member relationship has been identified as a key determinant of successful working relationships and business outcomes in China. A high-quality leader–member relationship helps managers and employees to meet the demands they face and gives them the opportunity to develop socially, emotionally and morally. Such relationships form the basis of the overall well-being and success of the organisation. This article contributes to relationally oriented leadership theories and more specifically to the leader–member exchange (LMX) theory by examining the theory in the context of Western expatriate managers and Chinese employees in China. The first aim of the study is to analyse the simila…
Estrategias de aprendizaje en educación superior en un modelo curricular por competencias
2014
ResumenLas estrategias de aprendizaje utilizadas por los estudiantes afectan las metas de un modelo educativo; inciden en el tipo de aprendizaje que se pretende lograr. En el análisis sobre estas estrategias que utilizan los alumnos de las carreras de educación superior, cuyo modelo institucional está centrado en el estudiante con el enfoque por competencias, se encontró que la mitad de ellos se auxilian de tácticas acordes con este modelo como el ensayo, la elaboración, las metacognitivas, la autorreguladora, la autoevaluación y el apoyo afectivo; los demás combinan estrategias que conllevan a la memorización con las del aprendizaje significativo; las que menos utilizan son las de organiza…
Inverting Multiple Residual Stress Components from Multiple Cuts with the Contour Method
2007
An extension of the contour method is presented which allows the measurement of multiple stress components by making multiple cuts. In the contour method, a body is carefully cut in two using wire electric discharge machining (EDM). The contours, or shapes, of the cut surfaces are then measured and used to calculate the original residual stress normal to the cut plane using a simple finite element calculation. In the extension presented here, the two pieces from the original body can be cut again in a transverse direction, and the contours of the new cut surfaces are measured. The stresses calculated on the planes of these second cuts have been affected by the first cut. Then a simple inver…
What Makes Work Meaningful
2017
Abstract Most organizations nowadays have the required resources and should offer an appropriate culture to provide each employee with the opportunity and context to develop the feeling of meaningful work. The managers and organizational leaders should be the first to recognize and perceive the work they do as being important. In this article, we examine the current development of the study of the nature, causes, and consequences of meaningful work, and we offer ideas of research opportunities regarding the interface of organizational perspectives on performing and providing meaningful work.
Inter-Relations among Motivation, Self-Perceived Use of Strategies and Academic Achievement in Science: A Study with Spanish Secondary School Students
2020
The relationship between motivation and the use of learning strategies is a focus of research in order to improve students&rsquo