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Full-Text Articles in Life Sciences
The Neuroscience Of Attachment Theory, Sarah M. Leitner
The Neuroscience Of Attachment Theory, Sarah M. Leitner
Sarah M Leitner
This presentation summarizes the latest findings from Cognitive Neuroscience as pertains to Attachment theory, with an emphasis on the literature from 2012 to 2014. It then explores the linkages in the neuroscience literature between attachment theory and mentalization, particularly in the areas of cognitive and emotional mentalization. Implications of the findings are considered, with an emphasis on the application of the findings for emotional regulation in the life of the counselor as well as for psychological and spiritual intervention in the lives of the counselee.
Back To School With Celiac, Suad Fahad Alfuraih
Back To School With Celiac, Suad Fahad Alfuraih
Dr. Suad Fahad AlFuraih
Back to school with a celiac kid is a big issue for parents, especially in Arabic region where gluten free food and awareness about the disease is so rare
Natural History Collections: Connecting With Faculty And Content, Stacey Knight-Davis, Todd A. Bruns
Natural History Collections: Connecting With Faculty And Content, Stacey Knight-Davis, Todd A. Bruns
Stacey Knight-Davis
For well over a century, American biologists have built collection of plants, animals, fungi, insects, and other natural materials. Often, these collections serve as a record of the unique biodiversity of the local area and provide a record of change over time. Many taxonomic, genetic, and environmental discoveries lay waiting in the drawers and cupboards in which these specimens are stored. / / Uploading images of natural history specimens to Digital Commons allows them to be easily discovered in with a web search, leading the user back to the home collection. As an example, a search for 'big leaf magnolia …
Now That You Have Created A Great Video, How Do You Know If Anyone Is Learning From It?, Claudia J. Dold
Now That You Have Created A Great Video, How Do You Know If Anyone Is Learning From It?, Claudia J. Dold
Claudia J. Dold
Video offers a wide range of benefits a useful teaching tool, and librarians are using it to make all kinds of information available. I have created two series of videos at my university library concerning library and research skills: one for undergraduates and the other for graduates. This past year, I undertook four studies to determine whether students use the videos and under what circumstances.
Site Assessment For Environmental Restoration, David A. Bainbridge
Site Assessment For Environmental Restoration, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Restoring degraded desert ecosystems is challenging but it can be done. The first key step is understanding the site history and understanding the disturbance and current site conditions. With this information the appropriate steps can be taken to improve the site ecosystem function and structure.
Libraries At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst: Seeking An International Perspective, Maxine G. Schmidt
Libraries At The University Of Massachusetts Amherst: Seeking An International Perspective, Maxine G. Schmidt
Maxine G Schmidt
Presentation delivered to librarians in China, Japan and South Korea as part of my sabbatical research on the use of libraries by Asian students in their home countries.
Social Networks And Web2.0 Among Youth: Lessons For Pacific Island Nations, Deogratias Harorimana Sr
Social Networks And Web2.0 Among Youth: Lessons For Pacific Island Nations, Deogratias Harorimana Sr
Dr Deogratias Harorimana
This study is on social networks and web2 among youths and the lessons for Pacific Island nation. This study defines commonly used social networking sites used by the Pacific youths, average time spent, reasons behind the use of social networking sites and how social networking sites can be used as a development tool for Pacific Island nation. It was found that the popularity of social networking amongst youths in Pacific Island Countries is fast growing, increasing more than three folds year on year in the last 3years. Social Networks are a vital part of life for PIC youths, where, now …
Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
Straw Bale Building, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Straw bale building offers many advantages, high insulation value, thermal mass of interior plaster, resistance to fire, and low embodied resource cost. Super-insulation becomes possible at affordable prices with straw bales. Used with great success for both residential and commercial building projects.
True Cost Accounting For A Post-Autistic Economy, David A. Bainbridge
True Cost Accounting For A Post-Autistic Economy, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
True cost accounting attempts to include the full cost of products and services in economic consideration. This brings what are often categorized as "external costs" into pricing. The failure to include these social and environmental costs has led to many of our worst crises -- from global climate change to ill health and resource depletion.
Understanding And Using Advanced Statistics, Jeremy Foster, Emma Barkus, Christian Yavorsky
Understanding And Using Advanced Statistics, Jeremy Foster, Emma Barkus, Christian Yavorsky
Emma Barkus
The spread of sophisticated computer packages and the machinery on which to run them has meant that procedures which were previously only available to experienced researchers with access to expensive machines and research students can now be carried out in a few seconds by almost every undergraduate. Understanding and Using Advanced Statistics provides the basis for gaining an understanding of what these analytic procedures do, when they should be used, and what the results provided signify. This comprehensive textbook guides students and researchers through the transition from simple statistics to more complex procedures with accessible language and illustration.
A Review Of International Best Practice In E-Governmentsome Lessons For New Adopters, Deogratias Harorimana Sr
A Review Of International Best Practice In E-Governmentsome Lessons For New Adopters, Deogratias Harorimana Sr
Dr Deogratias Harorimana
Efficient bureaucratic processes as essential to attract and retain investment, as well as promote SME growth. The e_Gov is one of many ways emerging economies have used to streamline public service delivery and create a freindly and conducive atmosphere for business -both MNC and SMEs. This presentation provide an overview of some of the World's most recent case examples on the successful design-plan-implementation of eGov to build a strong basis to attract investment and deliver seamless essential services to Citizens.
Arcane Secrets Of The Umass Libraries, Maxine G. Schmidt
Arcane Secrets Of The Umass Libraries, Maxine G. Schmidt
Maxine G Schmidt
No abstract provided.
Rebound In Us Productive Sectors, Harry D. Saunders
Rebound In Us Productive Sectors, Harry D. Saunders
Harry D. Saunders
This presentation describes rebound measurements in the US economy, the dominance of "embedded energy" (production-side energy use), and the economic costs of polices to mitigate rebound effects.
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
Passive Solar Design, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Passive solar architecture can provide heating, cooling, ventilation and daylighting by using the sun and microclimate resources. Building energy consumption can be cut 80-90% at no increase in building cost by using integrated design principles.
An Entrepreneurial Approach To Librarianship, Flora G. Shrode, Jennifer R. Duncan, Wendy Holliday
An Entrepreneurial Approach To Librarianship, Flora G. Shrode, Jennifer R. Duncan, Wendy Holliday
Flora Shrode
Librarians from Utah State University explain recent efforts to encourage subject librarians to take a more holistic view of their roles. We are shifting from a traditional emphasis primarily on collection development and refocusing on natural connections between collections, instruction, liaison, and reference service. The poster provides background about Utah State University’s situation and explains our approach to analyzing local needs and culture to inform development of a new organizational structure. We describe our vision of subject librarianship, the process by which we assessed librarians’ ideas and goals for performing as subject librarians, and the actions we are taking to …
Alternative "More Efficient" Irrigation Systems, David A. Bainbridge
Alternative "More Efficient" Irrigation Systems, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Many traditional irrigation systems work well for ecological restoration projects. These demand responsive systems are very water efficient and robust and have proved themselves in the most extreme desert conditions.
Umass Libraries 2009, Maxine G. Schmidt
When Fairness Bends Rationality: Ernst Fehr Meets John Nash, Alessandro Tavoni
When Fairness Bends Rationality: Ernst Fehr Meets John Nash, Alessandro Tavoni
Alessandro Tavoni
No abstract provided.
Important, But Odd And Obscure, Reasons To Use The Library, Maxine G. Schmidt
Important, But Odd And Obscure, Reasons To Use The Library, Maxine G. Schmidt
Maxine G Schmidt
No abstract provided.
Using Libqual+® To Inform Strategic Planning, Bradford Dennis, Barbara J. Cockrell
Using Libqual+® To Inform Strategic Planning, Bradford Dennis, Barbara J. Cockrell
Barbara J Cockrell
Western Michigan University Libraries used qualitative and quantitative analysis of their 2004 LibQual+ data to identify needed improvements in service, information control and library as place dimensions. The LibQual+ data set was sufficiently large to allow SPSS analysis by user groups and by discipline. Interpretation and comparison of the data were facilitated by converting the desired, minimum and perceived values into a more tractable composite score. User comments, that are part of this survey, were analyzed using ATLAS.ti. Through an ongoing process of examination, refinement and interpretation of the available information, goals were defined, objectives developed and actions were instigated …
Ethics In A Time Of Crises, David A. Bainbridge
Ethics In A Time Of Crises, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Global crises reveal the weakness of our current ethical construct. A more inclusive ethical framework is needed to encourage and support sustainable development and management of resources and restoration of damaged ecosystems.
Anatomy, Physiology And Psychology Of Desert Destruction, David A. Bainbridge
Anatomy, Physiology And Psychology Of Desert Destruction, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
Off road vehicle damage continues to expand in the California deserts. This 2004 presentation explores the causes and possible methods for reducing destruction. Protecting and restoring the desert is not a technical problem but an economic/accounting problem.
Forest Gardens Of The Maya, David A. Bainbridge
Forest Gardens Of The Maya, David A. Bainbridge
David A Bainbridge
The lowland Maya supported very high populations in an area with limited water and soil. Much can be learned from studying their sophisticated management practices. Forest gardens and agroforestry helped provide key nutrients, materials, and inputs for improved soil.