Purposeful Research Articles

Methodology as Teleology: The Economy of Secrets and Drama as Critique of Systems in the Works of Vince Gilligan and Noah Hawley

Methodology as Teleology: The Economy of Secrets and Drama as Critique of Systems in the Works of Vince Gilligan and Noah Hawley

PENGARUH KEPERCAYAAN, KUALITAS LAYANAN DAN PERSEPSI NILAI TERHADAP KEPUASAN PELANGGAN (Studi Pada Pengguna Black Berry Messenger di Fakultas Ekonomi Universitas Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh )

Abstract: This research motivated by the condition of competition between instant message service providers company are increasingly widespread even been able to beat the users of short message service (SMS) in Indonesia.This research purposeful to determine effect of the trust, quality of service and value perception to customer satisfaction on the users of blackberry messenger. Respondents in this research were students of economic faculties Syiah Kuala University Banda Aceh users of blackberry messenger as 100 people. The sampling technique used in this research is the purpose sampling. Analysis in this research used multiple linear regression. The results of this research stated that partially trust, quality of service and value perception have positive effect and significant to customer satisfaction. Based on the result showed that the variable of value perception have the biggest effect that is 36 percent with significance 0,000 Adjusted R square 0.364 showed that 36.4 percent of the variance of customer satisfaction is explained by independent variable in the regression equation, while the other 64.6 percent is explained by other variables not examined in this research. Keywords: Trust, Service Quality, Perceived Value, Customer Satisfaction.

Zrównoważony rozwój obszarów wiejskich w aspekcie teorii wielofunkcyjności

The aim of this publication is to present the most important problems and the main issues in the theory of sustainable development of rural areas in the spatial dimension, from the standpoint of multifunctionality. Theoretical and applied determinants and methods are presented, as well as the results of application of this theory. Some relationships between the concept of rural development under a multifunctional approach and the theory of eco-development of rural areas are also analyzed. The results of an empirical study concerning the awareness of people living in the Konin region on the sustainable development of rural areas are presented. The research problem was analyzed on the basis of original sources of information, obtained through empirical research carried out in June 2018 using a questionnaire-based personal interview method. The questionnaire was completed by residents of the Konin region. 110 respondents were selected based on the principles of selection of non-random quantities (gender, age) and purposeful selection (students, workers). The results were interpreted using an inductive-deductive method. The scale of the phenomenon and the importance of the causative factors, as given by the respondents, were determined as percentages. Because some of those commenting on the importance of sustainable goals in development were not aware of this concept, let alone its specific ideas, the hierarchy of goals determined by them was based rather on conjecture than on specific beliefs and knowledge. Therefore, the results obtained should be viewed with this reservation. A significant proportion of respondents had a comprehensive understanding of the idea of sustainable development, and combined with socio-economic and environmental objectives, this means that the replies given by respondents provide definitions and opinions on the hierarchy of goals for sustainable development.

The Biology and Evolution of the Three Psychological Tendencies to Anthropomorphize Biology and Evolution.

At the core of anthropomorphism lies a false positive cognitive bias to over-attribute the pattern of the human body and/or mind. Anthropomorphism is independently discussed in various disciplines, is presumed to have deep biological roots, but its cognitive bases are rarely explored in an integrative way. Conversely, I present an inclusive, multifaceted interdisciplinary approach to refine the psychological bases of mental anthropomorphism. I have integrated 13 conceptual dissections of folk finalistic reasoning into four psychological inference systems (physical, design, basic-goal, and belief stances); the latter three are truly teleological and thus prone to anthropomorphisms. I then have integrated the genetic, neural, cognitive, psychiatric, developmental, comparative and evolutionary/adaptive empirical evidence that converges to support the nature of the distinct stances. The over-reactive calibration of the three teleological systems prone to anthropomorphisms is framed as an evolved design feature to avoid harmful ancestral contexts. Nowadays, these stances easily engage with scientific reasoning about bio-evolutionary matters with both negative and positive consequences. Design, basic-goal, and belief stances benefit biology by providing cognitive foundations, expressing a high-powered explanatory system, promoting functional generalization, fostering new research questions and discoveries, enabling metaphorical/analogical thinking and explaining didactically with brevity. Hence, it is neither feasible nor advantageous to completely eliminate teleology from biology. Instead, we should engage with the eight classes of problems in bio-philosophy and bio-education that relate to the three stances: types of anthropomorphism, variety of misunderstandings, misleading appeal, legitimacy controversy, gateway to mysticism, total prohibition and its backfire effect. Recognizing the distinction among design, basic-goal, and belief stances helps to elucidate much of the logic underlying these issues, so that it enables a much more detailed taxonomy of anthropomorphisms, and organizes the various misunderstandings about evolution by natural selection. It also offers a solid psychological grounding for anchoring definitions and terminology. This tripartite framework also shed some light on how to better deal with the over-reactive stances in bio-education, by organizing previous pedagogical strategies and by suggesting new possibilities to be tested. Therefore, this framework constitutes a promising approach to advance the debate regarding the psychological underpinnings of anthropomorphisms and to further support regulating and clarifying teleology and anthropomorphism in biology.

АНТИКРИЗОВЕ УПРАВЛІННЯ ЯК ОСНОВА ВДОСКОНАЛЕННЯ ФІНАНСОВОЇ ДІЯЛЬНОСТІ ПІДПРИЄМСТВА

Обґрунтовано, що одним із шляхів поліпшення фінансового стану підприємства є вибір правильної антикризової стратегії, яка б гарантувала зниження фінансових проблем, ризиків банкрутства та ліквідації підприємства, координацію узгодження управлінських рішень із практичними діями, виявляла пріоритетність проблем і забезпечувала поліпшення діяльності в умовах кризи. Доведено, що вживання антикризових заходів має бути комплексним, обов’язковим при цьому є здійснення постійних досліджень. З’ясовано, що основними антикризовими заходами для підприємств повинні стати: зменшення чи оптимізація витрат, ефективне використання маркетингової та кадрової політики, правильне використання процесів планування, оптимізація бюджетування тощо. Запропоновано застосування антикризових заходів на кожному з етапів життєвого циклу підприємства, зокрема, на стадії створення підприємства повинна бути чітко поетапно розроблена стратегія просування товару на ринок, а також цінова та комунікаційна стратегія; на стадії підйому підприємства для попередження кризової ситуації потрібне використання ефективної та професійної системи управління, за потреби залучення кваліфікованих спеціалістів; на стадії зрілості мета вживання антикризових заходів полягає у стабілізуванні ситуації та недопущенні зменшення ринкового сегмента; стадія реорганізації чи банкрутства характеризується використанням заходів, спрямованих на оптимізацію бюджетування. Установлено, що досягнення позитивних результатів від використання інструментів антикризового управління можна за комплексного їх застосування та цілеспрямованого узгодження дій між працівником і керівником, чіткої послідовності виконання поставлених завдань, терміновості ухвалення рішень тощо, важливе значення при практичному використанні антикризового управління має оптимізаційний економічний характер його застосування, що може бути виявлено шляхом постійного моніторингу середовища підприємства із використанням комплексу маркетингових досліджень, методів стратегічного аналізу і контролінгу.

Teleological Suspensions In Fear and Trembling

Teleological Suspensions In <i>Fear and Trembling</i>

Walter Benjamin y la teleología

Se suele afirmar, y con razón, que la representación de la historia en el pensamiento de Walter Benjamin es esencialmente antiteleológica. Pese a esto, en sus escritos se encuentran dos importantes menciones del término “teleología” que permiten pensar en un uso excepcional de este concepto: la “teleología sin fin final” y el “momento teleológico del despertar”. En el presente artículo examinaremos de qué modo estas pistas casi recónditas sobre la teleología repercuten de lleno en la concepción de la historia de Benjamin, rebatiendo aquella interpretación de su pensamiento, según la cual, la teleología habría sido completamente rechazada de su filosofía.

Application of clinical ladder hierarchical training mode in orthopedics nurses

Objective To investigate the application effect of clinical ladder hierarchical training mode in orthopedic nurses. Methods A total of 47 nurses in orthopedics ward from January 2016 to January 2017 were selected using purposeful sampling and trained under clinical ladder hierarchical training mode. Theoretical and skill examination scores and core competencies of nurses were compared before and after the training. Results After the training, the theoretical examination and skill scores of nurses were (86.35±8.21) and (81.26±9.55) points, which were higher than scores before the training [ (75.22 ± 9.26) and (70.96 ± 11.57) points]; and the differences were statistically significant (t=6.166, 4.707; P<0.01) . The total score of nurses' core competence after training was (159.82±16.21) points, which was higher than that before training (138.82±15.61) points; and the difference was statistically significant (t=6.397, P<0.01) . Conclusions The clinical ladder hierarchical training mode is benefit to the overall quality training of nurses and has good clinical application value. Key words: Nurses; Orthopedics; Clinical ladder hierarchical training mode

The growth level and the impact factor analysis of the enter ostoma

Objective To understand the status of post-traumatic growth of colostomy patients and its influencing factors, to provide reference for the measures to improve the post-traumatic growth level of patients. Methods A total of 400 cases of colostomy patients were investigated with questionnaire consist of the self-made general questionnaire, the posttraumatic growth inventory, the event related rumination inventory and the social support rating scale. Results The total score of post-traumatic growth of colostomy patients was (63.76±17.26), which was at a moderate level. Multiple linear regression results shows that subjective support, social support utilization, purposeful rumination, family relations and preoperative knowledge about colostomy into the regression equation, which could explain the total variance of 29.4% posttraumatic growth. Conclusion Patients with enterostoma have grown at medium level after trauma, subjective support, social support utilization, purposeful rumination, family relations and preoperative knowledge about colostomy are the factors that influence the posttraumatic growth level of patients with enterostoma. Key words: Colostomy; Post-traumatic growth; Influencing factors

Effects of rumination on clinical outcomes of patients after emergency coronary stent implantation

Objective To investigate the effect of rumination on the prognosis of patients after emergency coronary stent implantation. Methods A total of 100 patients with coronary stent implantation in the Affiliated Hospital of Medical School of Ningbo University from January 2014 to January 2016 were prospectively collected and investigated using Event Related Rumination Inventory (ERRI) , SAS, SDS and SF-36. According to the purposeful rumination on admission, patients were assigned into A group (purposeful rumination≥15, n=46) or B group (purposeful rumination<15, n=54) . Moreover, according to the invasive rumination on admission, patients were assigned into C group (invasive rumination<15, n=42) and D group (invasive rumination≥15, n=58) . The effect of rumination on clinical outcomes of patients were compared at admission and 18 months after operation. Results The rumination's average scores of A, B, C and D groups were (21.57±2.48) , (10.82±2.47) , (11.26±1.82) , and (20.81±2.09) . At admission, SAS and SDS scores of patients in A group were (38.27±5.89) and (37.91±6.32) , which were both lower than B group (t=6.330, 6.557; P 0.05) . At admission, SAS and SDS scores of patients in C group were (38.71±5.92) and (37.65±6.72) , which were both lower than D group (t=5.222, 6.324; P 0.05) . Conclusions The decrease of purposeful rumination and the increase of invasive rumination are not conducive to the recovery of left ventricular function, and decrease the quality of life in patients with coronary artery stent implantation. Key words: Emergency; Coronary artery stent implantation; Rumination; Quality of life

Effects of attention to positive and negative and rumination on post traumatic growth in patients with coronary artery disease undergoing interventional therapy

Objective To investigate the level of posttraumatic growth(PTG) in patients with percutaneous coronary intervention(PCI), to explore the ruminant, positive/negative information attention to the impact of both on the posttraumatic growth. Methods A study of 360 patients with coronary artery disease was conducted using general information, Event Related Rumination Inventory (ERRI) and Attention to Positive and Negative Information Scale (APNIS) and the Post Traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). Results The Attention to Positive information (API) score was (38.47±9.33) points, and the Attention to Negative Information (ANI) score was (32.99±8.48) points for interventional patients with coronary heart disease, the total score of PTGI was (49.96±19.96) points and the total score of ERRI was (26.52±10.55) points. In PCI patient the PTG and API were positively correlated with rumination (both purposeful and invasive), and PTG was negatively correlated with ANI. The result showed that API, rumination (including deliberate and intrusive) had positive predictive effect on PTG, and ANI had negative predictive effect on PTG, API and ANI respectively had significant interaction with ruminant meditation. Conclusions Patients with coronary artery disease undergoing interventional therapy reported the API was low, the ANI level was higher, the PTG and rumination level was lower. Clinical measures higher, the PTG and rumination level lower. Clinical measures should be taken to guide patients to pay more attention to positive information, to reduce the concern for negative information, and to guide patients to correct reflection in order to promote post-traumatic growth. Key words: Percutaneous coronary intervention; Rumination; Post traumatic growth; Attention to positive and negative

DISTANCE EDUCATION STUDENTS' OPINIONS ABOUT ASYNCHRONOUS LESSON VIDEOS

In distance education, synchronous or asynchronous vehicles and ways are used as the mediums of information transmission. The aim of this study is to identify the students' opinions about online asynchronous lesson videos used in distance education practices. We made use of qualitative research methods in this descriptive study. The study sample which was created in compliance with the purposeful sampling method was composed of 22 students studying at distance education undergraduate programs of a university located in The West Blacksea district. In the study, ‘Opinion Identification Questionaire of The Distance Education Videos’ which included a series of open-ended questions formed by the researcher, himself, was used. According to the results from the analyses, distance education students stated that videos made their learning permanent, increased their motivation and enabled them with individual learning. They criticize the videos including only slights and sound in addition to the lack of interaction in the videos. Besides, students give advices about making videos accessible for watching on mobile phones, adding interactions and using different video-making techniques. Article visualizations:

Music Therapy Effectiveness on Depression of Women Referring to Shiraz Specialist Social Emergency Center

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of music therapy on depression in women referred to the emergency medical center of Shiraz. The research design was semi-experimental and the statistical population of this study included depressed women referring to Shiraz community social emergency center which were surveyed in the summer of 1996 Sixty people from this community were selected using purposeful sampling method and divided into two groups of 30 (test & control). The Beck Depression Inventory was distributed among the sample population. In this research, the experimental group participated in music therapy sessions for two days a week for one month, which lasted one hour per day. The members of the witness group also did not receive any training in this regard. After the end of the sessions, a test was performed between the two groups and again after a month, the next test took place. Data were analyzed by software version 17 (SPSS). The results of this study showed that music therapy reduced the level of depression in the experimental group.

Determining the Properties of Green Laterized Concrete with Fly Ash for Sustainable Solid Waste Management

Fly ash is an industrial solid waste that has found application in concrete production for minimization of CO2 emission. The introduction of fly ash into concrete and the replacement of the conventional fine aggregate with laterite can be viewed as an attempt to convert industrial waste material cum locally available fine aggregate to a purposeful use. This paper presents the results of a comprehensive experimental investigation on the strength characteristics of green laterized concrete with fly ash. The physical and chemical properties of fly ash and laterite were studied to evaluate its possible influence on both fresh and hardened state of cement and laterized concrete. A total of 120 cubes of 100 mm dimensions were cast and cured in water for 7, 14, 21,28 and 56 d of hydration. The results show that the 28 d density dropped from 2467 kg/m3 to 2300 kg/m3 andthe compressive strength from 21.94 N/mm2 to 15.02 N/mm2 for 20 % of fly ash content with 0 % - 30 % laterite introduced. The compressive strength decrease with increase in laterite content; the strength of the laterized concrete increases as the curing age progresses.

Managing the Future Imaginary: Does ‘Post-Normal’ Science need Public Relations?

Contemporary conditions of so-called ‘post-normal’ science characterised by fundamental uncertainty and high decision stakes have been met by the call for an ‘extended peer community’ to include a full range potential stakeholders in the assessment and evaluation of future research policy (Functowicz and Ravetz, 1993; 1994). Correspondingly, the term ‘Anticipatory Governance’ (AG) has entered currency within Science and Technology Studies (STS) circles, where the phrase refers sympathetically to the fields involvement with an array of novel practices routinely carried-out in the name of increasingly public-focused, conscientious management of emerging science and technology. Existing literature in this area has typically focused on perceived benefits of social-scientist driven AG as ‘Real Time Technology Assessment’ (RTTA), rather than address how such participation — in line with STS’s contemporary post-social, object-centred, anti-normative research character — relates to a lack of institutional protection for most STS practitioners today. I argue the activities of social science researchers enrolled in AG-styled programmes appears to closely resemble those of PR professionals, and as such, in today’s knowledge economy the field could have much to gain by turning to clarify and formalise the unique cognitive-base and normative horizons befitting of a closed occupational group. I suggest an occupational restructuring in line with the ‘professional project’ (Macdonald, 1995) could bring about increased autonomy for STS practitioners, as well as purposeful direction for future research.

Development of Job Satisfaction of Medical Teachers Scale of Chinese version

Objective By translating the Job Satisfaction of Medical Teachers Scale into Chinese and testing its reliability and validity, to provide effective tools for measuring job satisfaction of medical teachers in China. Methods Abiding strictly by principles in translating foreign scales, the scale was first translated and reverse-translated, and then revised according to experts' assessment of its content validity. From June 20th to December 19th 2016, 200 medical teachers, selected from 2 class Ⅲ grade A hospitals in Harbin by purposeful sampling, were tested to examine reliability and validity of the scale (Chinese version) . Results By principal component-factor analysis method, 6 factors with 35 entries were extracted from the scale, with contribution rate of each factor from 16.578% to 3.891% and accumulative contribution rate of 59.948%. The total coefficient of Cronbach's α in this Chinese version was 0.890, and content validity index was 0.91. Conclusions Reliability and validity of this Job Satisfaction of Medical Teachers Scale can meet psychometric standard, which is of value in assessing and improving job satisfaction of medical teachers in China. Key words: Medicine; Teachers; Job satisfaction; Scale

Influence of experiential teaching on core competence of nurses

Objective To explore the effect of experiential teaching in improving core competence of nurses in operating room. Methods From October 2016 to April 2017, by purposeful sampling, a total of 92 nurses from operating rooms in the 2nd Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University were selected and were divided according to random number table into experimental group and control group, each with 46 cases. Routine department business study was adopted to nurses in the control group, while experiential teaching was conducted to nurses in the experimental group. The Competency Inventory for Registered Nurse (CIRN) was used for assessment of nurses in the two groups. Results After the intervention, evaluated by the scale CIRN, total scores of the nurses in the experimental group and scores in dimensions of critical thinking and scientific research, clinical nursing, leadership, interpersonal relationship, professional development and educational consultation were all higher than those in the control group, The differences were statistically significant (P 0.05) . Conclusions Compared with conventional training methods, experiential teaching has a significant influence on improving core competence of nurses in the operating room, which makes it worth promoting. Key words: Nurses; Operating rooms; Core competence; Experiential teaching

"How do we force six visits on a consumer?": Street-level dilemmas and strategies for person-centered care under Medicaid fee-for-service.

This qualitative study examines the delivery of person-centered care in Medicaid-funded supportive housing for adults with serious mental illness. While much work has been done to promote the uptake of a person-centered approach in healthcare, less is known about how this approach functions in homeless services and supportive housing where many individuals with mental health issues receive rehabilitative services. A total of 84 semi-structured interviews were collected from a purposeful sample of 35 frontline providers. Transcripts were analyzed inductively using Boytazis' thematic analysis. Three principle themes characterize the dilemmas experienced by street-level workers in these programs: (1) Putting the "consumer first" vs. achieving maximum billing; (2) Doing the "real work" vs. paperwork; and (3) Juggling clinical supervision vs. administrative oversight. In order to meet the demands of Medicaid, as well as the expectation for person-centered care delivery, providers enacted several discretionary strategies at the street-level: (1) Staying late and taking work home; (2) Padding the numbers; (3) Offering service recipients small choices; (4) Redirecting small talk to get to billable goal talk; and (5) Keeping consumers home. Findings highlight tensions between the accountability-focused fee-for-service model and the prioritization of consumer choice and individualization of services in person-centered care delivery.

The dynamics of purposeful change: a model

The dynamics of purposeful change: a model

The Auditory Working Memory of 13-15-Year-Old Adolescents Using Water with Varying Fluoride Concentrations from Selected Public Primary Schools in North Kajiado Sub County

Water contributes significantly to the physiological functions in the in the human body. However, low fluoride doses have been reported to affect the central nervous system (CNS) without first causing the physical malformations of dental and skeletal fluorosis. Aims and objectives were to determine fluoride concentrations in water used by adolescents who were born and raised in North Kajiado and correlated it with their Auditory Working Memory Index (AWMI). The survey was cross-sectional and descriptive involving 269 school children aged 13-15 years. A purposeful sampling frame was used to select the schools. Fluoride in water was determined using the Fluoride Ion selective electrode. The AWM was assessed using the Wechsler intelligence scale for Children V (WISC-V) subtest. The mean auditory working index for the group was 111.5±22.6 while the boys had a mean AWMI of 111.46±22.37 and the girls 111.56±22.75. A comparison of the AWM of children from low (105.40±23.6) and high (99.52±23.2) fluoride schools and medium with high fluoride school had significant differences. The AWM for the children whose household water had low fluoride had higher AWMI 122.58±19.9 compared to those whose household had high fluoride in the with ANOVA F (2, 266) = 17.968, p≤.0001 and Tukey HSD for low and medium (m=-5.919, se=3.146, p=.145, low and high fluoride, (m=-18.559. se=3.124, p≤.001; medium and high (m=-12.640, se= 3.32, p≤.001 at 95% CL. In conclusion, low fluoride in the water seemed to enhance the AWM. However, the AWM declined with an increased in the fluoride concentration in water.