Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / Detailed summary in vernacular field only. / As most of the attentions as well as criticisms to Radical Orthodoxy are focused on the theology of John Milbank, the possible existence of alternative voice(s) within the school of Radical Orthodoxy has been ignored. This thesis attempts to suggest that the theology of Graham Ward, though sharing similar theological sensibility with Milbank and other theologians identified as advocates of Radical Orthodoxy, is different from Milbank's theology in various ways. In order to have a better understanding of the varieties within Radical Orthodoxy as a theological program or school, and for its future development in postmodern context, Ward's theology deserves to be further explored. / Through contrasting the theologies of Ward and Milbank, this thesis argues that Ward's theology can avoid most of the criticisms of Milbank's theology and offers a better alternative within the framework of Radical Orthodoxy. Furthermore, in terms of future development of Radical Orthodoxy, as Ward's theology is more open and compatible with other disciplines, including particularly Cultural Studies, and other religious worldviews, it may be able to provide as a more persuasive and competitive Christian narrative than that of Milbank when engaging in public discourses in a pluralistic society and non-western context. In comparison with the theology of John Milbank, the theology of Graham Ward is arguably a more promising alternative way for the better development of Radical Orthodoxy. / 本論文主要指出，對於激進正统的關注與評論，大部分皆集中於米爾班的激進正统神學，這明顯是無視於在激進正统的神學運動內，成員間在有著共同的感識下、也是有著多元的聲音。在這理解下，本文提倡以沃德的神學作為理解這神學運動內的多元聲音的起點，更重要是以此作為這神學運動在後現代處境中可進一步發展的方向。沃德的神學作為激進正统的殊途，不單提出一種非米爾班式的激進正统神學，更能避免種種對於米爾班式的激進正统神學的批判。 / 再者，就激進正统神學的未來發展而言，沃德的神學對於其他理論及宗教都較為開放並予以對話的空間，這尤令其作為一套走向公共領域，尤其在多元社會及非西方的文化處境中的故事，比米爾班式神學更有說服及競爭力。總結而言，本文討論並主張，作為激進正统神學內的殊途，沃德的神學是比米爾班式的激進正统神學會有更理想的發展。 / 李天鈞. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2012. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 164-181). / Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web. / Abstracts in Chinese and English. / Li Tianjun. / 導論 --- p.1-11 / 論文的結構 / Chapter 第一章 --- 走出第三條路的後現代神學：「激進正統」的概論 --- p.12-49 / Chapter 1. --- 「激進正統」的發展背景及對其研究的進路 / Chapter 2. --- 「激進正統」神學所建構的宏大敘事 / Chapter 3. --- 學界對「激進正統」的評論 / 小結 / Chapter 第二章 --- 激進正統的殊途：沃德的神學 --- p.50-90 / Chapter 1. --- 沃德神學的發展 / Chapter 2. --- 沃德神學中的兩個主要關心的問題及當中相關的神學討論 / Chapter 3. --- 沃德的「激進正统」神學：以城市作起點 / Chapter 3.1 --- 從《上帝的諸城》作開始 / Chapter 3.2 --- 城市對神學研究的重要性 / Chapter 3.3 --- 沃德對城市的閱讀 / Chapter 3.4 --- 沃德對城市作出的回應 / Chapter 3.5 --- 沃德的城市神學對「激進正统」神學議程的論述 / Chapter 3.6 --- 沃德在《上帝的諸城》之後的神學發展 / 小結 / Chapter 第三章 --- 對沃德「激進正統」神學的延伸與發展的研究 --- p.91-135 / Chapter 1. --- 結合文化研究之路 / Chapter 1.1 --- 文化研究對文化理解的新觀點 / Chapter 1.2 --- 神學與文化研究結合發展的概況 / Chapter 1.3 --- 文化研究對神學研究的意義 / Chapter 1.4 --- 神學研究對文化研究的意義 / Chapter 2. --- 對處境神學的啟廸 / Chapter 2.1 --- 史卓德的本土神學 / Chapter 2.2 --- 史卓德本土神學中的處境分析 / Chapter 2.3 --- 沃德理論中可作補足的研究成果 / Chapter 3. --- 沃德神學發展中應考慮的方向：聖靈論 / Chapter 3.1 --- 文化視界中的聖靈 / Chapter 3.2 --- 聖靈的課題對神學與文化的互動上有何啟迪 / 小結 / Chapter 第四章 --- 沃德與米爾班作為「激進正统」神學上的殊途 --- p.136-160 / 小結 / 總結 --- p.161-163 / 參考書目 --- p.164-181

Att flyttas från intensivvårdsavdelning (IVA) till vårdavdelningen kan ur patientens perspektiv leda till olika upplevelser, båda positiva och negativa. Själva överflyttningen kan ge ångest, oro och otrygghet till patienterna men kan också upplevas som positivt och oproblematiskt. Överflyttningen till vårdavdelningen kan vara abrupt eller välplanerat och detta kan påverka patienternas upplevelse och känsla. Studiens syfte var att beskriva patienters upplevelse av överflyttning från IVA till vårdavdelning. Kvalitativ metod användes med intervjuer som datainsamlingsmetod där nio patienter intervjuades. Som analysmetod valdes en kvalitativ innehållsanalys. Resultatet visar att överflyttningen upplevdes som ett steg i vårdprocessen. Patienterna i studien visade en positiv syn överlag men hade inte så stark upplevelse av själva överflyttningen. Skillnader hos de olika avdelningarna på sjukhuset var en stor del av det som kom fram under intervjuerna. Ingen negativ upplevelse har framkommit i studien angående själva överflyttningen utan patienterna tyckte att det var en del i själva vårdprocessen. / Program: Specialistsjuksköterskeutbildning med inriktning mot intensivvård

A batata é uma das culturas de maior importância na produção agrícola da Venezuela. As condições climáticas de baixa temperatura e alta umidade, existentes na região onde normalmente se cultiva a batata, são favoráveis para a ocorrência da Requeima, sendo esta a doença que mais limita a produção de batata em quase todas as regiões produtoras do país. A batata é semeada na Venezuela em variadas condições de altitudes, desde os 400 até 3000 manm, sendo a região Andina (Táchira, Mérida e Trujillo) uma das mais produtoras, portanto, a existência de bases de dados meteorológicas de qualidade é de extrema importância. Nessa região, a densidade de estações meteorológicas que registram a temperatura do ar é muito irregular e pequena, sendo que outro problema é a ocorrência de falhas nas séries históricas diárias de precipitação, o que dificulta os estudos agrometeorológicos associados à determinação do risco climático devido à ocorrência de doenças nas culturas agrícolas. Em decorrência disso e da importância da cultura para o país, propôs-se à realização do presente trabalho, cujos objetivos foram: gerar modelos diários de estimativa da temperatura mínima, máxima e média do ar, empregando-se a regressão linear múltipla, considerando como variáveis independentes às coordenadas geográficas (longitude e latitude) e a altitude, preencher os dados faltantes em séries diárias de precipitação, mediante uma proposta do método do vizinho mais próximo, sendo este aquele determinado a partir da análise de agrupamento (método de Ward, com distância euclidiana); e caracterizar e espacializar o risco de ocorrência da Requeima da batata na região andina da Venezuela, mediante o modelo de previsão proposto por Hyre (1954), cujos dados de entrada são precipitação e temperatura média e mínima diárias. Estes dados foram obtidos de 106 estações meteorológicas pertencentes ao Ministério do Ambiente e Recursos Naturais da Venezuela, para um período de 31 anos (1967-1997). Os modelos obtidos para a estimativa das temperaturas mínima, máxima e média do ar apresentaram em média coeficientes de determinação superiores a 0,90, quando testados com dados independentes, com estimativas livres de erro significativos: índice de concordância d variando de 0,98 a 1,0 e RMSE médio menor que 2 °C. Para a precipitação, empregou-se uma base de dados que inicialmente apresentava um 17% de dados faltantes, o que foi reduzido para 2,5% com o uso do método proposto. Os erros (ME, MAE e RMSE) obtidos foram moderados (MAE 1,7 a 4,0 mm/dia) e o índice de concordância variou de 0,57, para dados diários, a 0,83, quando os dados foram agrupados em valores mensais. A interpolação do risco potencial máximo de ocorrência da Requeima se realizou mediante técnicas de Geoestatística, (Krigagem ordinária) gerando mapas de risco de cada data de semeadura (20), de 1° de janeiro a 15 de outubro. Foram definidos os índices de risco máximo e provável. Esses índices mostraram que a época de maior risco acontece durante o período chuvoso, principalmente nos estados de Táchira e Trujillo. / Potato is one of the most importance crops for Venezuela´s agriculture. However, low temperature and high humidity in the region where potatoes are growed are favorable to Late Blight (Phytophtora infestans) occurrence. Such disease limits the potato production in almost all regions of the country. Potato crop is growed in Venezuela at different altitudes, between 400 and 3000 msnm, being the Andes Region, which include the states of Táchira, Mérida, and Trujillo, the biggest producer. In this region, the existence of a weather database is of extreme importance, but the density of weather stations which measure air temperature is very low and the stations are not very well distributed. Another problem related to weather data is that daily rainfall measurements is not very reliable due to failures and missing data, which causes difficulties for agrometeorological studies associated to climatic risks of diseases occurrence. In function of what was mentioned above and taking into account the importance of potato crop to Venezuela, the objectives of the present study are: to generate models to estimate daily air temperature (average, maximum, and minimum) based on the multiple linear regression and geographical coordinates (latitude, longitude, and longitude); to fill in missing daily rainfall data through a proposed method of the nearest neighboor, which is determined by the cluster analysis (Ward Method, with Euclidean distance); and to characterize and spatialize the climatic risk of potato Late Blight occurrence in the Andes region of Venezuela, based on the forecast model proposed by Hyre (1954), which uses as input daily rainfall and daily average and minimum air temperature. Data used in this study were obtained from 106 weather stations, from the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources of Venezuela, for a period of 31 years (1967-1997). The obtained models for estimating average, maximum, and minimum air temperatures showed on average determination coefficients (R2) higher than 0.90 when tested with independent data and estimated values free of significant errors: d (agreement index) from 0.98 to 1.00 and average RMSE smaller than 2oC. After to be organized, rainfall data presented a database with 17% of the missing data. Using the proposed method (the nearest neighboor) this percentage fell down to 2.5%. The statistical test of this method showed moderate errors, with MAE between 1.7 and 4.0 mmday-1 and d from 0.57 (daily basis) to 0.83 (monthly basis). The interpolation of the potential maximum climatic risk for Late Blight occurrence was done by Geostatistics, (ordinary Kriging method), generating the map of risks for each sowing date.(20) of January 1st to October 15th. The maximum and most likely risks were then defined. These indexes showed that the period with the highest risk for potato Late Blight occurrence is during the rainy season, mainly in the states of Táchira and Trujillo.

This study has assessed the role of public participation in effective and efficient local governance at two local municipalities of Elias Motswaledi and Steve Tshwete in South Africa. Public participation is a pillar of development and therefore important to assess the successes and failures thereof. Government invest huge resources to deliver public service to their citizens and it is through public participation that the beneficiaries of these services can be guaranteed public service’ quality and responsiveness. Interviews with key informants in local government and focus groups provided a better understanding of the situation in the two case study areas. Elias Motswaledi has provided a classical challenge of public participation with the reluctance of the community to participate in the development processes and also with projects that do not benefit the majority of the residents; whereas at Steve Tshwete the community is actively engaged in major decision making processes and have also assisted the council in delivering relevant projects and programmes that are responsive to the community needs. The study found that the government has to relook: 1. the relationship between ward committees and community development workers as this was found to be the major contributing factor to poor levels of public participation. 2. There is an urgent need for building capacity for both local communities and ward communities to enable them to effectively participate in developmental processes that affect them. The study also showed how poor public participation initiatives have negatively affected service delivery and development initiatives at local levels in South Africa. This comparative case study maybe useful in shedding some insight in addressing public participation in local government to overcome the relatively weak or low municipal capacity across South Africa.

The law and the public programs designed to implement the intent of the law should serve as a model for the way in which needs are met in our society. With this view in mind, a study of the Public Guardian and Conservator program has been undertaken. This study is the first written description of a young program designed to offer unique services to legally incapacitated persons. Public guardianship and conservatorship evolved from an early notion that a guarantee of rights is a public as well as a private responsibility. The question of the extent of public responsibility required as well as implementation will be examined.

MOTIVATION In Richmond, there are 1.21 times as many African Americans as any other ethnic group. Yet 63.4% of African Americans live in poverty (Richmond, VA). African Americans face greater exposure to stress due to low socioeconomic status and poverty. In these communities, “discrimination and deprivation undermine individuals’ ability to accumulate the social and material resources to mitigate the effects of stress” (Brondolo, 2018). In this city’s African American community, where stress levels are high and consequential health concerns are prevalent, dance can be a remedy for managing stress and improving health (Hanna, 2006). DESIGN PROBLEM How can an intentionally designed interior environment support dance as a remedy for stress and its negative health effects? How can the design of this environment celebrate the culture of the African American community? METHODS Literature reviews on the relationship between space and dance will help inform design decisions. Studies of programmatic precedents will focus on spaces involving dance, healing, community engagement and cultural specificity. Studies of conceptual precedents that involve movement, rhythm and the body will take place. Rudolf Laban’s notation system for studying movement in dance will be utilized to analyze the movements required of African dance, resulting in a more targeted design approach. A dancer with a background in African dance will serve as a research advisor. Interviews of African American dancers will be conducted to gain insight into the practice of dance and the needs of a dance space. PRELIMINARY RESULTS Research shows that dance reduces stress levels. Specifically, African dance, significantly decreases perceived stress and repeated practice can lead to overall stress reduction (West, J. et al). African dance’s main purpose is to serve as an expression of the physical and psychological states of individuals, allowing for emotional release.(Welsh-Asante, 1996). Dance can be used to cope with stress by discharging repressed aggression, improving self-esteem and allowing for self expression . Dance also prevents stress through physical exercise (Hanna, 2006). Additionally, research from Steven Holl, Santiago Calatrava and other architectural masters discuss the relationships between dance and architecture. CONCLUSION The research will inform the design of a cultural dance center for the city’s historically African American neighborhood. The interior design of this center will support African dance and culture, foster creativity, and encourage stress reduction. The design will also support the secondary programs of dance movement therapy, seminars, celebrations, community outreach, educational programs, and exhibitions.

<p>The purpose of the present study was to evaluate a day ward treatment program for eating disorders by examining the patients' expectations and experiences of treatment. Previous research suggests that patients' expectations are important variables to be considered in the treatment of eating disorders as they have shown to influence treatment outcome in various ways. The present study included 38 patients who had completed the day ward treatment and fulfilled the criteria for either anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or eating disorder-not otherwise specified. Data was collected using the self report questionnaire Eating Disorder Patients' Expectations and Experiences of Treatment (ED-PEX) which measures patients' expectations prior to treatment as well as their experiences directly after treatment termination. Data was also collected using ten half-structured interviews which were held 3-18 months post treatment. Diagnosis criteria were used to assess the treatment outcome. At treatment termination 23 of 38 patients were diagnosis free. The results indicated that the control-focused interventions were most helpful according to the patients. It was also revealed that the patients desired more specific information about the purpose of the treatment components prior to, as well as during, the treatment process.</p>

Thesis (doctoral)--Universiẗat Göttingen, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (p. [163]-176).

The general aim was, within psychiatric inpatient care, to explore patient and staff perceptions with regard to medication administration and locked entrance doors. In Study I, medication administration was illuminated according to a mini-ethnographic approach. Nurses and voluntarily admitted patients were observed and interviewed. Two central categories of patient and nurse experiences were identified, get control and leave control. In Study II, patients and nurses were interviewed about patient experiences of forced medication. Identified experiences were related to the disease, being forcibly medicated, and the drug. In Study III, the frequency of and reasons for locked entrance doors on Swedish psychiatric inpatient wards were investigated. Seventy three per cent of the doors were locked on a specific day. According to ward managers, doors were most often locked in order to prevent patients from escaping, provide security and safety, and because legalisation. In Study IV/V, voluntarily admitted patients/mental nurse assistants and nurses were interviewed about advantages and disadvantages about being cared for/working on a psychiatric inpatient ward with a locked entrance door. Most advantages mentioned by patients and staff were categorised as protection against “the outside”, secure and efficient care, and control over patients. Most disadvantages mentioned by patients were categorised as confinement, dependence on the staff, and emotional problems for patients. Most disadvantages mentioned by staff were categorised as extra work, confinement, dependence on the staff, and a non-caring environment. In conclusion, medication administration and locked entrance doors are perceived as connected with staff’s control and restricted freedom for patients. Increased reflection among staff about how medication administration and locked entrance doors are perceived by patients would increase staff’s possibilities to prevent potential experiences of coercion due to these situations among patients in psychiatric inpatient care.

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate a day ward treatment program for eating disorders by examining the patients' expectations and experiences of treatment. Previous research suggests that patients' expectations are important variables to be considered in the treatment of eating disorders as they have shown to influence treatment outcome in various ways. The present study included 38 patients who had completed the day ward treatment and fulfilled the criteria for either anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa or eating disorder-not otherwise specified. Data was collected using the self report questionnaire Eating Disorder Patients' Expectations and Experiences of Treatment (ED-PEX) which measures patients' expectations prior to treatment as well as their experiences directly after treatment termination. Data was also collected using ten half-structured interviews which were held 3-18 months post treatment. Diagnosis criteria were used to assess the treatment outcome. At treatment termination 23 of 38 patients were diagnosis free. The results indicated that the control-focused interventions were most helpful according to the patients. It was also revealed that the patients desired more specific information about the purpose of the treatment components prior to, as well as during, the treatment process.