Participants' Recommendations for the Ideal Grief Group: A Qualitative Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 67 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-377 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kari Dyregrov ◽  
Atle Dyregrov ◽  
Iren Johnsen
Keyword(s):  
Support Groups ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Optimal Experience ◽  
Group Participation ◽  
Grief Support ◽  
Group A ◽  
And Function ◽  
Qualitative Part ◽  
The Ideal

Based on the results from the qualitative part of the study “Grief Groups in Norway” conducted in 2009–2011, this article focuses on grief group participants' recommendations for good or ideal grief groups. Participants have insightful observations about grief groups and how they can be improved, and taking their point of view seriously is one important way of ensuring that users of such group get an optimal experience from joining such groups. Using their experiences to adjust the structure and function of the groups, one can allow for practical solutions for organizations that have difficulties starting up grief support groups, for example, in areas where the population density is low. A major finding in this study was that grief group participants stressed the importance of thorough information before and at the start of grief groups. This concerned information about the aim, structure, organization, and possible effects and limitations of group participation.

Chadic

2020 ◽  
pp. 340-358
Author(s):  
Bernard Caron
Keyword(s):  
Structure And Function ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The Other ◽  
Sentence Structure ◽  
Genetic Origin ◽  
Brief Assessment ◽  
Asiatic Origin ◽  
And Function ◽  
The Relationship

The Chadic family is best known by Hausa and its 45 million speakers, while the other 170 or so languages count between 500,000 and a few thousand. Given their common genetic origin, what does it mean to be a Chadic language, not only in terms of retentions and innovations from their common Afro-Asiatic origin, but also from a typological point of view? The chapter begins by listing and locating the Chadic languages, while making an attempt at estimating their number of speakers. It then characterizes the typical Chadic language, describing its phonology, morphology, sentence structure, and function marking. The next section studies the relationship between Chadic and Afro-Asiatic in terms of retention and innovation. The section after that explores the typology of the Chadic family and its relationship with the Macro-Sudan belt and Africa as a linguistic area. The conclusion presents a brief assessment of the development of Chadic linguistics.

scholarly journals Role of the CHADS2 Score in the Evaluation of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Undergoing Carotid Artery Ultrasonography

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Le-yu Lin ◽  
Lian-wei Yang ◽  
Yuan-yuan Shang ◽  
Yi-hui Li ◽  
Ming Zhong ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atrial Fibrillation ◽  
Carotid Artery ◽  
Carotid Atherosclerosis ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Longitudinal Motion ◽  
Chads2 Score ◽  
Arterial Structure ◽  
Group A ◽  
And Function

Objective. This study investigated the characteristics of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and determined the feasibility and significance of the CHADS2 score in predicting the degree of carotid atherosclerosis. Methods. Consecutive patients (n = 109) with nonvalvular AF were registered and classified into two groups, the paroxysmal AF group (n = 59) and persistent AF group (n = 50). Fifty healthy patients, matched by sex and age, were considered the control group. All patients were examined using carotid ultrasound and velocity vector imaging (VVI). Results. Compared with the control group, the mean intimal-medial thickness in the paroxysmal AF group (0.56 ± 0.11 versus 0.61 ± 0.10, respectively, P < 0.05) and the persistent AF group (0.56 ± 0.11 versus 0.64 ± 0.13, respectively, P < 0.001) was significantly increased. The plaque index (PI) in the persistent AF group was significantly higher than that observed in the paroxysmal AF group (1.05 ± 1.33 versus 1.42 ± 1.47, respectively, P < 0.001). Regarding the VVI indices, those reflecting the long-axis longitudinal motion function of carotid arteries were significantly decreased in both AF groups. Compared with the control group, a significantly lower total longitudinal displacement (tLoD) index was observed in the persistent AF group (0.73 ± 0.66 versus 0.31 ± 0.23, respectively, P < 0·0001) and the paroxysmal AF group (0.73 ± 0.66 versus 0.34 ± 0.17, P < 0·0001). The CHADS2 score was related to indicators reflecting the structure and function of the carotid artery. Conclusions. Carotid arterial structure and function were significantly altered in patients with AF. The degree of carotid atherosclerosis depended on the duration of AF. The CHADS2 score may be useful as a predictor of the extent of carotid atherosclerosis in patients with AF.

Music and Meditation: Songs in Johannes Mauburnus's Rosetum exercitiorum spiritualium

2008 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 347-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ulrike Hascher-Burger
Keyword(s):  
Seventeenth Century ◽  
Unique Feature ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Varying Length ◽  
Devotio Moderna ◽  
Late Fifteenth ◽  
And Function ◽  
First Time ◽  
Religious Songs

AbstractThe Rosetum exercitiorum spiritualium et sacrarum meditationum of Johannes Mauburnus is considered the most extensive and influential treatise on meditation in the circles of the late Devotio Moderna. It was printed in five editions from the late fifteenth to the early seventeenth century. Besides instructions for numerous meditations of varying length, this treatise contains seven religious songs which were intended to stir up the emotions and facilitate the correct disposition for meditation. These songs were created as contrafacts, meaning that the newly composed texts were sung to well-known melodies of liturgical hymns and religious songs. In song rubrics, Mauburnus gives precise instructions about their function as an aid to summoning the motivation for the great number of spiritual exercises that had to be accomplished by the adherents of the Devotio Moderna every day. A unique feature of the Rosetum is the combination of a concrete meditation with a corresponding written song. These songs have not yet been examined systematically. The texts were edited by Guido Maria Dreves in Analecta hymnica on the basis of the edition printed in Paris in 1510. The melodies have not yet been reconstructed. In this article, the seven contrafacts are studied for the first time from the point of view of their structure and function, and their melodies are reconstructed on the basis of liturgical sources associated with the Devotio Moderna.

scholarly journals STRUKTUR DAN FUNGSI SOSIAL LEGENDA SETEMPAT SAMPURAGA DI DESA SIRAMBAS KECAMATAN PANYABUNGAN BARAT KABUPATEN MANDAILING NATAL

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 110
Author(s):  
Wendi Nofrialdi ◽  
Hasanuddin WS ◽  
Muhammad Ismail Nasution
Keyword(s):  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Social Functions ◽  
The Social ◽  
Identity Based ◽  
And Function

This research had a purpose to describe Social Structure and Function of Legend of Sampuraga Story. The theory used by researchers in this research was folklore theory. The type of this research is qualitative research with description method which is explaining facts explicitly obtained from research object. To be able to describe the Social Structure and Function of the Legend of Sampuraga, this research is done by analyzing the data as an object with the following steps. (1) to describe the Structure of Folklore Legend of Sampuraga. (2) to describe the socio-function of the folklore of the Samapuraga legend. Structures are elements that build a ceruta, there are elements that are (1) characterizations, (2) style of language, (3) events and plot, (4) point of view, (5) background, and (6) theme and mandate. Furthermore, social function is a form of community belief to folklore they have and become a separate function in their social life. The social functions are (1) as a means of entertainment, (2) as a means of education (3) a means of social control, (4) social solidarity inauguration, and (5) group identity. Based on data analysis conducted, it can be concluded that there are only 5 elements in the Structure of Folklore Legend because the point of view is not found in the folklore Legend Sampuraga. All the social functions described above apply to the community of folklore owner Legend Sampuraga.Keywords: folklore, sampuraga, social function

scholarly journals Physical activity and nutrition in older adults

1999 ◽  
Vol 2 (3a) ◽  
pp. 429-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
AS Dontas ◽  
J Moschandreas ◽  
A Kafatos
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Nutrient Intake ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Healthy Diet ◽  
Optimal Health ◽  
Physiological Structure ◽  
And Function ◽  
Significant Health ◽  
The Ideal

AbstractPhysical activity and nutrient intake are important determinants of health throughout life. Many of the alterations in physiological structure and function that occur with age may result from disuse and disability as well as from diets deficient in energy, protein or other specific nutrients. Although a healthy diet can provide significant health benefits, diet alone, is not sufficient to provide optimal health, nor protect us from the hazards of sedentary habits. Nor is physical activity alone. The ideal combines sufficient exercise and a healthy diet.

The development of the chick embryo diencephalon and mesencephalon during the initial phases of neuroblast differentiation

Development ◽  
1966 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 497-517
Author(s):  
Katherine M. Lyser
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Chick Embryo ◽  
Cellular Differentiation ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Fiber Tracts ◽  
Neuroblast Differentiation ◽  
Initial Appearance ◽  
And Function ◽  
Developing System

The development of the nervous system presents many interesting problems as a developing system with numerous parameters of differentiation as well as from the point of view of the establishment of adult structure and function. With our growing understanding of developmental processes in general, and interactions at various stages of development in particular, it should be profitable to study more closely events of each period in a developing system, looking for information concerning their immediate control and their relation to events of other periods. In the nervous system, one phase which should be investigated much more thoroughly—especially from the point of view of the control of cellular differentiation—is that of the initial appearance of neuroblast cells and formation of the first nerve processes. Most studies of normal embryos which have included the period of initial differentiation have been primarily concerned with tracing the origins of definitive nuclei and fiber tracts, though possible mechanisms controlling various aspects of their development have of course been discussed.

Effect of chronic ANG I-converting enzyme inhibition on aging processes. I. Kidney structure and function

1994 ◽  
Vol 266 (3) ◽  
pp. R1038-R1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Heudes ◽  
O. Michel ◽  
J. Chevalier ◽  
E. Scalbert ◽  
E. Ezan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Inhibition ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Structure And Function ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Converting Enzyme ◽  
Kidney Structure ◽  
Age Related ◽  
Converting Enzyme Inhibition ◽  
And Function

The effect of angiotensin I-converting enzyme inhibition (ACEI) on the age-related changes in the kidney structure and function was investigated in rodents. Normotensive male Wistar (WAG)/Rij rats were treated with perindopril from the age of 6 mo to the day of killing at 12, 24, or 30 mo. Mean blood pressure, constant from 6 to 30 mo, was reduced by 19 mmHg in treated animals. With age, the major functional modifications were a decrease in glomerular filtration rate and in renal blood flow, a rise in intrarenal vascular resistance (IVR), a reduced tubular reabsorption of salts, and a progressive increase in proteinuria. ACEI significantly reduced IVR and proteinuria. From a structural point of view, the glomeruli showed 1) an increase in size, 2) a decrease in capillary surface, 3) a diffuse thickening of the glomerular basement membrane, 4) an expansion of the mesangial matrix, and 5) an accumulation of albumin droplets in podocytes inducing 6) a dispersed focal and segmental glomerulosclerosis which, at 30 mo, affected < 2% of glomeruli. Of these six age-related structural changes, ACEI delayed the appearance of the three latter changes.

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