This research examines intermediate patterns of joint consumption whereby constellations, anti constellations and configurations are seen as representing patterns of consumption which lie between the traditional micro (product-centred) and macro (societal-centred) studies of consumption. A series of models are developed: of the relationship between individuals and consumption from a social psychological perspective of the formation of patterns of joint consumption and of the three forces which influence patterns of consumption: the symbolic-functional force (located in the product) the physiological-esteem-self-actualization force (located in individual needs) and the expressive-instrumental force (located in activities or behaviour). A two stage empirical study explores the content, structure and context of consumption patterns amongst mail order shoppers in the U.K. The quantitative stage involved the application of correspondence analysis to data extracted from the BMRBffGI database and the qualitative phase was a series of in-depth interviews with mail order industry marketing personnel. The findings confirmed the existence of three identifiable groups amongst mail order shoppers, with different intermediate patterns of joint consumption representing different sets of responses to the three forces which influence consumption and which had been modelled above. The research extends work on the grammar of consumption by developing a set of rules of combination for analyzing the structure and levels of joint consumption: constellations, anti constellations and configurations, which could be associated with the groups of mail order shoppers. The study concludes that products cohere around social roles and that interdependence exists at two levels, firstly, amongst the forces which influence consumption, and secondly, between consumption and the societal-cultural context. It was seen that functional and symbolic complementarities could be found in the intermediate patterns of joint consumption and that different combinatorial rules could be applied to the different levels of consumption patterns elicited for the various groups.

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Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-14T13:09:23Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 427290.pdf: 2139864 bytes, checksum: dfd6c64a3fd5bda5825dbec64550e1c1 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-08-27 / A Bacia do Grupo Salta se desenvolveu durante o Cret?ceo e Pale?geno no noroeste da Argentina, acumulando principalmente sedimentos continentais denominados de Grupo Salta. A Forma??o Lumbrera ? a unidade mais espessa e superior do Grupo Salta, cujo paleoambiente ? interpretado como um lago perene de idade Eoceno Inferior a M?dio (52 a 35 Ma). Seu conte?do fossil?fero inclui palinomorfos, insetos alados, crocodilos, tartarugas, lagartos, marsupiais, notoungulados e ungulados. Os peixes f?sseis descritos para a Forma??o Lumbrera incluem cicl?deos, placas dentais de Lepidosiren paradoxa e fragmentos atribu?dos a Poeciliidae. Neste trabalho ? descrito um novo g?nero de cicl?deo heroine com base em um esp?cime f?ssil, quase completo (CNS-V10026), proveniente desta forma??o. A posi??o filogen?tica do novo g?nero foi analisada com base na matriz apresentada por Kullander (1998), que inclui 50 t?xons modernos de cicl?deos e 91 caracteres. A posi??o do novo g?nero entre os heroines ? suportada pela presen?a dos infraorbitais 2 e 3 de formato tubular, lacrimal aproximadamente quadrado; e c?spide lingual nos dentes anteriores. De acordo com Kullander (1996) a presen?a de caninos aumentados nas fileiras externas de dentes das mand?bulas orais, como ocorre no f?ssil, n?o ? vista em nenhum outro cicl?deo Neotropical, sendo considerada uma sinapomorfia dos Heroini. O reconhecimento deste heroine f?ssil, associado aos geofagines j? descritos para a mesma forma??o evidencia uma grande diferencia??o da fam?lia j? no Eoceno inferior (49 Ma). Isto refor?a a id?ia de que a origem dos cicl?deos teria ocorrido ainda no Cret?ceo, no Gondwana.

Executive dysfunction can affect community integration in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach has shown some promise in promoting functional improvements in adults with executive dysfunctions post TBI. However, access to rehabilitation is often limited especially in rural communities. This study aimed to (1) investigate the feasibility of administering the CO-OP approach in a tele-rehabilitation format and (2) examine its impact on community integration and executive dysfunction. A pilot series of 3 case studies was conducted. Participants identified 5 goals; 3 were trained and 2 were untrained to allow examination of transfer. Outcome measures included the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 Participation Index, and the Dysexecutive Questionnaire. Descriptive analyses demonstrated goal achievement and transfer, suggesting it is feasible to implement the CO-OP approach in a tele-rehabilitation format. Community integration and executive dysfunction behaviours also showed trends towards improvement.

Executive dysfunction can affect community integration in adults with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance (CO-OP) approach has shown some promise in promoting functional improvements in adults with executive dysfunctions post TBI. However, access to rehabilitation is often limited especially in rural communities. This study aimed to (1) investigate the feasibility of administering the CO-OP approach in a tele-rehabilitation format and (2) examine its impact on community integration and executive dysfunction. A pilot series of 3 case studies was conducted. Participants identified 5 goals; 3 were trained and 2 were untrained to allow examination of transfer. Outcome measures included the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure, the Mayo-Portland Adaptability Inventory-4 Participation Index, and the Dysexecutive Questionnaire. Descriptive analyses demonstrated goal achievement and transfer, suggesting it is feasible to implement the CO-OP approach in a tele-rehabilitation format. Community integration and executive dysfunction behaviours also showed trends towards improvement.

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The thesis summarizes the importance of the quality of colostrum, its composition and impact on the growth and state of health of calves. Colostrum includes important substances necessary for the health of a calf. The value of overall protein in which the amount of immunoglobulins is reflected is a key indicator. It is important for the health of the calf that it receives sufficient amount of quality colostrum in time, gaining immunoglobulins necessary for the first weeks of life. Significant aspects include the quality of colostrum that we provide a calf with, the amount of colostrum consumed, technology, consistency and personnel responsibility, which reflect retrospectively during the inspection of colostrum nutrition of calves that can be carried out by several methods mentioned further. These aspects influence the state of health of calves, growth and many more indicators in the production that follows. In the work, I concentrated on these very aspects, the extent to which they interact as well as on the state of health of calves. The data that I was provided with by Ing. Barbora Šitnerová (principal livestock specialist of Agraspol Předmíř a.s.) was processed into tables and graphs from which statistically important results were learnt.

Outside of major metropolitan areas, Arizona has limited options for hearing healthcare. The Arizona Affordable Hearing Aid Task Force proposed the development of a statewide program to provide low-cost hearing aids and audiologic care to low-income residents. The purpose of this review was to determine the status of the literature on the clinical outcomes of teleaudiology services for evaluations and hearing aid fittings which could be used to serve inhabitants of rural counties and address the goals of the Task Force. A literature search was performed to identify articles with original research in teleaudiology in the areas of evaluation and treatment and yielded 234 results. After exclusion criteria were applied, there were 15 articles for review; 10 articles focused on audiological evaluation and 5 articles focused on verification, validation, and counseling for hearing aid fittings. Evaluation-related articles showed that pure-tone air conduction testing was generally within the ± 5 dB acceptable range of variability, with little evidence on bone conduction or speech testing reliability. Studies reporting real-ear measurements with probe microphones were shown to yield similar results in traditional and teleaudiology fitting sessions and validation measures documented similar or better outcomes from teleaudiology fittings. Based on the literature, it is concluded that the use of teleaudiology is feasible for hearing aid fittings and counseling in rural areas, if associated barriers related to costs and limitations related to the availability of technology are overcome.

Tele-intensive care collaboration in care of critically ill patients improves both the safety and quality of nursing care. However, the full benefits of the telemedicine service may not be realized unless tele-critical care nurses have the ability to communicate clearly with their remote nursing peers. The purpose of this DNP project was to create and validate an acronym style communication tool to assist the tele-critical care nurses with their communication. The relational coordination theory was the primary communication theory utilized for tool development. The tool creation phase of the project included informal observations and discussion with a convenience sample of 11 tele-critical care staff nurses. The formative feedback from this group helped to identify the episode of communication for which the tool was designed and suggested communication elements for inclusion. During the validation phase of this project, 9 volunteer experts evaluated the communication tool with a 5-point Likert scale survey. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the survey results and provided summative feedback for validation of the tool. Mean scores between 3.44 and 4.44 demonstrated that the experts agreed with the applicability, relevance, and necessity of the tool. Feedback indicated the need for a pilot study implementing the tool to compare it with traditional communication practices and to evaluate its performance in clinical practice. This tool will be useful for future partnerships utilizing telemedicine. The project is socially significant because of its focus on communication and collaboration among healthcare providers in facilitating the patient experience and safety.