Multidimensional Orientation Research Articles

English Adaptation versus Mother Tongue: Reliability of the English Version of Moddi—F Administered to Hong Kong Chinese College Students

Two samples of Hong Kong college students completed the English and the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F), respectively. Results show substantially lower coefficients of internal consistency in the English version when compared with its Chinese counterpart. The construct validity of the instrument, i.e., the statistical relationships between its subtests, was confirmed. Whenever available, the use of a questionnaire that is worded in the participants' mother tongue is recommended.

Impact of Malaysian polytechnics’ head of department multi-dimensional leadership orientation towards lecturers work commitment

The purpose of this study is to determine if the multi-dimensional leadership orientation of the heads of departments in Malaysian polytechnics affects their leadership effectiveness and the lecturers’ commitment to work as perceived by the lecturers. The departmental heads’ leadership orientation was determined by five leadership dimensions adapted from Bolman and Deal’s leadership frame and Sergiovanni’s leadership model. A total of 917 respondents comprise polytechnic’s lecturers and department heads, participated in this study. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to determine the department head’s multi-dimensional leadership effect on their perceived leadership effectiveness and lecturers work commitment. Significant positive relations were found between human resource and cultural frames and lecturers’ commitment to polytechnics and profession. However, department heads’ leadership frames shows no significant positive relationship towards lecturers’ commitment to students. In addition, the relationship between department heads leadership orientation and lecturers work commitment was influenced by the department heads’ leadership effectiveness as perceived by the lecturers.

The Chinese Version of the Multidimensional Orientation toward Dying and Death Inventory (Moddi-F/Chin): An Introduction

Preliminary data on the test criteria of the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F/chin) are presented. Data from a sample of Hong Kong college students (N = 256) revealed internal consistencies of the eight subtests between .68 and .91, on the whole favorable shape of frequency distributions, and evidence of construct as well as differential validity of the instrument. The use of the full set of 47 items is recommended for the time being.

Factor Structure of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory Among Hong Kong College Students: A Preliminary Study

This study examines the factor structures of the Chinese version of the Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F/chin), originally established in German language, in a sample of Hong Kong college students (n = 256). Both confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory factor analysis were performed to examine the factor structures of the MODDI-F/chin. The results showed that, identical to the German version, the MODDI-F/chin consisted of a 5-factor Fear domain and a 3-factor Acceptance domain. The fear of another person's dying was the weakest of the four factors in the Hong Kong sample but represented the first and strongest factor in the German sample of the original study. Although preliminary and not representative of mainland China, our results show that the factor structure of attitudes toward dying and death that had been established empirically with German people can be replicated with Chinese students of Hong Kong.

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This article contains the interpretation of Karol Wojtyla's report entitled "The Personality Structure of Self-Determination» and the basic aspects of Wojtyla's personality act theory. The topic of personal self-determination is central for contemporary Thomistic philosophical anthropology. The development of this topic by Karol Wojtyla includes realistic phenomenological notion of experience and classical Thomistic principles of act and potency. The philosophical analysis of experience of the effectiveness of personality emphasizes multidimensional orientation of the article. Consideration of personality’s self-determination brings axiological, ethical and theological aspects to philosophical anthropology.

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The Implications of Nyerere's Theory of Education to Contemporary Education in Kenya.

The question of relevance regarding education in human society is perennial. In the developing countries, education is considered to be a panacea for development. In Kenya, various efforts at curricular review and reform have time and again been undertaken to address the relevance of education. This paper attempts to analyze Nyerere’s theory of education with the view to render salient ideas that can contribute towards the formulation of worthwhile theories of education in the context of Kenya’s 21 century realities. Accordingly, Nyerere’s views, namely, ‘education for self reliance’ and ‘education for liberation’ are analyzed. Consequently, it is evident that contemporary education in Kenya is inadequate in several ways. It is therefore recommended that education in Kenya should embrace a multidimensional orientation that ensures the liberation of the individual, leading to the attainment of self reliance. Key words: Education for self-reliance, Education for liberation, ideal education

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL ORIENTATION TOWARD DYING AND DEATH INVENTORY (MODDI-F)

This article describes the development of a questionnaire for the multidimensional assessment of both the fear of dying and death and the acceptance of dying and death. The Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F) is based on a 2 2 4-dimensional a priori structure. It consists of a factor analytically constructed version with 47 items in 8 subscales. In a German sample (N = 944; 426 men, 513 women; 18 - 93 years, stratified by age and sex), the internal consistency of the subscales ranges from .82 to .92.With the exception of one subscale, test - retest reliability is satisfactory. Construct validity has been demonstrated.The influence of social desirability is small in women and moderate in men.The available data suggest that MODDI-F provides a comprehensive, differentiated, reliable,and valid measurement of various orientations toward dying and death.

THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTIDIMENSIONAL ORIENTATION TOWARD DYING AND DEATH INVENTORY (MODDI-F)

This article describes the development of a questionnaire for the multidimensional assessment of both the fear of dying and death and the acceptance of dying and death. The Multidimensional Orientation Toward Dying and Death Inventory (MODDI-F) is based on a 2 2 4-dimensional a priori structure. It consists of a factor analytically constructed version with 47 items in 8 subscales. In a German sample (N = 944; 426 men, 513 women; 18 - 93 years, stratified by age and sex), the internal consistency of the subscales ranges from .82 to .92.With the exception of one subscale, test - retest reliability is satisfactory. Construct validity has been demonstrated.The influence of social desirability is small in women and moderate in men.The available data suggest that MODDI-F provides a comprehensive, differentiated, reliable,and valid measurement of various orientations toward dying and death.

The consolidation processing of powder materials

The following collection of papers highlights recent developments in the consolidation processing of powder materials. Like hightemperature oxide superconductors, particulate materials M.G. McKlmpson offer tremendous potential for new advancements in materials technology. Today's powder practitioners can exploit a host of powerful techniquesincluding atomization, solid-state-microblending, nanoscale processing, and chemical synthesis-to produce particulates exhibiting properties that cannot be attained using more conventional bulk processing. As with the oxide superconductors, however, the economic potential of these materials can only be realized by developing cost-effective, environmentally acceptable processing technologies for converting powder materials into useful engineering products. A key element of contemporary materials development is the concept of the materials system, which means that a material's performance, processing, and price are interrelated and must be "balanced" in an economically attractive fashion. This concept is clearly not new; the Bessemer converter became a commercial success in the mid-1800s because it produced a new material (steel) with attractive performance characteristics at a much lower cost than the existing "puddling" process for wrought iron. Nevertheless, in today's competitive environment-with its stringent requirements for performance, reliability, and low cost-such a multidimensional systems orientation is absolutely crucial. The following articles nicely illustrate this interrelationship. The first paper, by A. BoseofParmatek, reviews recent developments in powder-injectionmolding.Itbrieflydescribes the injection molding process and points out its principal advantages and limitations from a commercial perspective. The paper discusses the engineering requirements that are well served by injection molding, including size, wall thickness, and dimensional tolerance. In addition, Bose describes the starting powders required for successful injection molding

Cholera Toxin B-HRP and Wheat Germ Agglutinin-HRP Tracing of Tensor Tympani Muscle Motorneurons and Processes in Rabbits

The brain stem position, organization and number of motoneurons innervating the rabbit tensor tympani muscle (TTM) were determined by retrograde axonal transport of cholera toxin B/horseradish peroxidase conjugate (CTB-HRP) and wheat germ agglutinin HRP conjugate (WGA-HRP) tracers. The synaptic input to the TTM motoneurons was examined with WGA-HRP. The results show the motoneurons of the TTM to be localized in a cluster ventro-lateral to the outer margin of the ipsilateral trigeminal motor nucleus (VMN) and dorso-lateral to the superior olive. The number of labeled cells was greater in the combined CTB-HRP/WGA-HRP injected cases. The TTM motoneurons were triangular and elongated in shape and smaller than those of the VMN. An extensive network of dendritic branches was present ventro-laterally in the vicinity of the superior olive. Similar, but less extensive collections of dendritic processes were observed to course dorso-medially, rostrally and caudally. Axons were observed to project first dorsally or laterally, towards the trigeminal motor root, then after a sharp turn coursed ventrally within the trigeminal motor root (VMR). Transneuronal transport of the WGA-HRP was not accomplished in any preparation, suggesting among other things, system or species differences in the effectiveness of the WGA-HRP conjugate as a transynaptic tracer. It is concluded that the TTM acoustic reflex in rabbits and other mammals, its threshold, prolonged contraction capacity, and its influence on middle ear sound transmission may be related to its demonstrated extensive synaptic field in the reflex chain, particularly in the area of the superior olive, while its many other physiological functions may be made possible by the number, location, and multi-dimensional orientation of its motoneurons and dendrites.

Multidimensional orientation estimation with applications to texture analysis and optical flow

The problem of detection of orientation in finite dimensional Euclidean spaces is solved in the least squares sense. The theory is developed for the case when such orientation computations are necessary at all local neighborhoods of the n-dimensional Euclidean space. Detection of orientation is shown to correspond to fitting an axis or a plane to the Fourier transform of an n-dimensional structure. The solution of this problem is related to the solution of a well-known matrix eigenvalue problem. The computations can be performed in the spatial domain without actually doing a Fourier transformation. Along with the orientation estimate, a certainty measure, based on the error of the fit, is proposed. Two applications in image analysis are considered: texture segmentation and optical flow. The theory is verified by experiments which confirm accurate orientation estimates and reliable certainty measures in the presence of noise. The comparative results indicate that the theory produces algorithms computing robust texture features as well as optical flow.< <ETX xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">&gt;</ETX>

Structural Properties of Braided Graphite/Epoxy Composites

The mechanical, impact, and fatigue properties of graphite/epoxy composites manufactured using a general braiding process are being evaluated for possible flight vehicle applications. This new process achieves a fully integrated, multi-dimensional orientation of the fibers and allows the braiding of complex shapes, such as I-beams and cylinders. Motivating this study is the desire to improve the impact resistance, thickness-direction strength, and overcome the delamination tendencies of conventional, laminated composites. Two styles of braided test coupons have been fabricated and tested. Style I is the basic (1 × 1 × 1) braid pattern. Style II is constructed by holding half of the yarns as straight columns and braiding the rest of the yarns about the fixed yarns. Some difficulties were encountered developing the processing methods to vacuum draw the hot melt Hercules 3501 resin into the “Celion 12000” graphite braided preforms and obtain a satisfactory autoclave cure. Results show the braid to have similar strength and elastic properties to corresponding, angle-plied laminates while greatly limiting the extent of impact damage. The braid does not increase the impact damage threshold, however. Tests performed on braided specimens with 6.35 mm (¼ in.) diameter open holes show no tensile strength reduction because of the hole. Bearing strength, transverse strength, and transverse stiffness properties are lower than laminated composites. Tensile fatigue properties are similar to conventional laminates, but compressive fatigue performance is worse.

Empirical test of the Lancaster characteristics model

The ‘New Economic Theory of Consumer Behaviour’ (Lancaster 1966, 1971) is an important development in the way economists look at the consumer. This approach, also called the Characteristics Model, was especially welcomed (Nicosia 1974; Ratchford 1975) because of its multidimensional orientation. A product is conceived of as a bundle of characteristics that have want-satisfying properties to the consumer. This multidimensional view can directly be linked to the multi-attribute models which have been developed by the behavioral science-oriented consumer researchers. Although the important contribution of the characteristics model is the improvement of fundamental insight in consumer behavior, the model can also be used as a basis for normative models for the development of profit maximizing new products (Hauser and Simmie 1981) and for the formulation of normative recommendations to defend existing products against competitive entrants

Multidimensional Assessment of the Elderly Client: A Training Program for the Development of a New Specialist

It is generally recognized that aging-services workers must deal with a variety of providers to serve an elderly clientele, but integration of evaluation and assessment techniques with appropriate referral and placement skills has been limited. A train ing series on geriatric clinical evaluation was designed, completed, and evaluated in terms of participants' abilities to deal with elderly clients from a multidisciplinary perspective. Trainees and controls (matched by agency) were observed in a field situation and rated on an 87-item checklist of behaviors associated with a multidimensional assessment approach. In an assessment of service strategies, trainees were found to be significantly more likely to reflect a multidimensional service orientation than controls in striving to maintain clients in a situation of maximum independence. The results suggest that geriatric clinical evaluation training provides an excellent and cost-effective approach to the development of new professionals and paraprofessionals who are sensitive to the full range of the needs of the elderly client and who are able to make best use of the range of services available. The training also provides the opportunity for experienced staff members to upgrade their knowledge and skills relevant to the elderly client population.