Inclusiveness across gender and skill groups

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Skill Groups

scholarly journals STRATEGI PEKERJA SOSIAL DALAM MENANGANI CHILD ABUSE DI PANTI SOSIAL MARSUDI PUTRA PARAMITA MATARAM

AL-TAZKIAH ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-75
Author(s):  
Mardiana Ulfa
Keyword(s):  
Child Abuse ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Psychological Trauma ◽  
Social Institution ◽  
Child Victims ◽  
The Social ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
Victims Of Violence ◽  
Children’S Behaviour ◽  
Work Method

The act of child abuse often occurs in children because of low economic actors so that the protection, education, health, and basic needs of a child being neglected. Children who experience, witness and experience abuse directly experience traumatic conditions, where the trauma is in the form of psychological trauma that is embedded in the child’s subconscious. Often children who are victims of violence will have prolonged psychological disorders, for children who are victims will usually form a bad self-image, diffcult to trust other people, experience excessive fear, have no life expectancy, depression, stress and desire - suicidal desire. The strategy of social workers in handling child abuse at the Marsudi Putra Paramita Mataram social institution is to use the casework and group work method. In the casework method social workers carry out counselling as an alternative problem solving and help children who are victims of violence solve their problems through the stages of counselling. Whereas the groovy work method of social workers at the Marsudi Putra Paramita Social Institution in Mataram uses a religious approach as a technique to restore the healthy mentality of children who are victims of violence. In addition to the religious approach, social workers also provide social guidance as a provision for children’s behaviour to be accepted by the community. Social workers with a group approach aim to restore the social and psychological functions of child victims of violence to form groups such as skill groups, discussion groups and skill groups as a way for children to reduce stress and trauma through positive activities.

The McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis: time for clarification

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (5) ◽  
pp. 566-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher H Hawkes ◽  
Gavin Giovannoni
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Clinical Evidence ◽  
Progressive Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Cervical Cord ◽  
Primary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Drug Trials ◽  
Mcdonald Criteria ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Consistent Response

The McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis in general have replaced the Poser criteria. Despite this, many consider that there are still areas of ambiguity. In this study, neurologists completed a questionnaire about familiarity with, usefulness and applicability of the McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis. Understanding of ‘attack’; objective clinical evidence; ‘two or more lesions’ and their ability to interpret case scenarios was evaluated. Responses were analysed overall and by skill group. Ninety-seven consultants and 30 trainees responded, of whom 37 operated a multiple sclerosis clinic (‘experts’). Some (62%) thought the McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis were useful, and 31% found them confusing or difficult to apply; 38% thought the criteria should be applied universally, others (14—28%) favoured their use for drug trials/research, and 17% rarely used them. Thirty-six (29.1%) thought the McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis specified two categories: ‘MS and not MS’, but others considered ‘possible’ or ‘probable’ multiple sclerosis were permitted. Experts understood better ‘an attack’ and ‘objective clinical evidence’. All skill groups comprehended poorly what constituted an episode of demyelination, and whether Lhermitte’s phenomenon was acceptable as evidence for cervical cord demyelination. A consistent response was given by 44—50% to ‘two or more lesions’, although this is not well defined. Criteria for primary progressive multiple sclerosis were understood well. We conclude that the McDonald Criteria for Multiple Sclerosis have improved diagnosis but areas of misinterpretation remain, particularly the definition of ‘an attack’, ‘objective clinical evidence’ and ‘two or more lesions’. There was uncertainty about how many multiple sclerosis categories were permitted and whether the terms ‘possible’ and ‘probable’ were allowable. Further clarification might allow the criteria to be applied more consistently.

Hedge Funds: The Good, the Bad, and the Lucky

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 1081-1109 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yong Chen ◽  
Michael Cliff ◽  
Haibei Zhao
Keyword(s):  
Hedge Funds ◽  
Expectation Maximization ◽  
Investment Strategy ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Normal Distributions ◽  
Out Of Sample ◽  
Mixture Of Normal Distributions ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
The Mean

We develop an estimation approach based on a modified expectation-maximization (EM) algorithm and a mixture of normal distributions associated with skill groups to assess performance in hedge funds. By allowing luck to affect both skilled and unskilled funds, we estimate the number of skill groups, the fraction of funds from each group, and the mean and variability of skill within each group. For each individual fund, we propose a performance measure combining the fund’s estimated alpha with the cross-sectional distribution of fund skill. In out-of-sample tests, an investment strategy using our performance measure outperforms those using estimated alpha and t-statistic.

scholarly journals What do Cochrane systematic reviews say about interventions for autism spectrum disorders?

2017 ◽  
Vol 135 (2) ◽  
pp. 192-201 ◽  
Author(s):  
Larissa Lyra ◽  
Luiz Eduardo Rizzo ◽  
Camila Sá Sunahara ◽  
Daniela Vianna Pachito ◽  
Carolina de Oliveira Cruz Latorraca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorders ◽  
Music Therapy ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Behavioral Interventions ◽  
Tricyclic Antidepressants ◽  
Cognitive Model ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Early Interventions ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
Spectrum Disorders

ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) include autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder and pervasive developmental disorder. The manifestations of ASDs can have an important impact on learning and social functioning that may persist during adulthood. The aim here was to summarize the evidence from Cochrane systematic reviews on interventions for ASDs. DESIGN AND SETTING: Review of systematic reviews, conducted within the Discipline of Evidence-Based Medicine, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo. METHODS: We included and summarized the results from Cochrane systematic reviews on interventions for ASDs. RESULTS: Seventeen reviews were included. These found weak evidence of benefits from acupuncture, gluten and casein-free diets, early intensive behavioral interventions, music therapy, parent-mediated early interventions, social skill groups, Theory of Mind cognitive model, aripiprazole, risperidone, tricyclic antidepressants and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI); this last only for adults. No benefits were found for sound therapies, chelating agents, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, omega-3, secretin, vitamin B6/magnesium and SSRI for children. CONCLUSION: Acupuncture, gluten and casein-free diets, early intensive behavioral interventions, music therapy, parent-mediated early interventions, social skill groups and the Theory of Mind cognitive model seem to have benefits for patients with autism spectrum disorders (very low to low-quality evidence). Aripiprazole, risperidone, tricyclic antidepressants and SSRI (this last only for adults) also showed some benefits, although associated with higher risk of adverse events. Experimental studies to confirm a link between probable therapies and the disease, and then high-quality long-term clinical trials, are needed.

Phonological Processing and Right minus Left Hand Skill

1992 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marian Annett
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Variation ◽  
Word Order ◽  
Phonological Processing ◽  
Reading Ability ◽  
Left Hand ◽  
Group Test ◽  
Rhyme Awareness ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
Experiment Individual ◽  
Made In

Two experiments tested the hypothesis that children at the left of the distribution of right minus left (R-L) hand skill are at risk for poor phonological processing. In the first experiment, individual assessments of spoken rhyme awareness were made in 5- to 8-year-olds. In the second experiment, a group test of word order memory for spoken confusable and nonconfusable items was given to 9- to 11-year-olds. Evidence of poorer phonological processing in those at the left of the R-L distribution was found in both experiments. Rhyme judgements and word order memory were both associated with reading ability, but reading did not interact with effects for hand skill. A group test of homophone comprehension was given to the same children tested for word order memory. Homophone errors did not differ between hand skill groups, showing a dissociation between the two tasks for R-L hand difference. The findings suggest that some risks for phonological processing could be due to normal genetic variation associated with the hypothesized rs + gene (Annett, 1972, 1978).

scholarly journals Manual Wheelchair Propulsion Torque and Power Outputs in Different Skill Groups

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 349-357
Author(s):  
Seonhong HWANG ◽  
Seunghyeon KIM ◽  
Jongsang SON ◽  
Youngho KIM
Keyword(s):  
Wheelchair Propulsion ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
Power Outputs

scholarly journals Employment Protection: Its Effects on Different Skill Groups and on the Incentive to become Skilled

2006 ◽  
Vol 226 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolai Stähler
Keyword(s):  
Large Fraction ◽  
Employment Protection ◽  
Unemployment Duration ◽  
Skilled Workers ◽  
Market Outcomes ◽  
Skill Formation ◽  
Ex Ante ◽  
Education Levels ◽  
Skill Groups ◽  
Labour Market Outcomes

SummaryEmployment protection affects labour market outcomes and hence the incentive to acquire skills. Using a matching model with two education levels in which workers decide ex-ante on their skill formation, it is shown that employment protection can raise the fraction of skilled workers. This will be the case if workers obtain a sufficiently large fraction of the rent created by skill formation. Furthermore, it will be shown that high-skilled workers face shorter unemployment duration and lower dismissal probabilities.

JOB SEEKING SKILL GROUPS

1982 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lynn Wechsler Kramer ◽  
Deborah Casamassa Beidel
Keyword(s):  
Job Seeking ◽  
Skill Groups
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