scholarly journals Research into professional outcomes for psychotherapists trained at a centre for psychotherapy and transactional analysis in Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ugo De Ambrogio ◽  
Carla Dessi
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Transactional Analysis ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
The Past ◽  
Professional Outcomes ◽  
The World ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Statistical Results

The authors developed a questionnaire and analysed professional outcomes for 98 former students who completed trainings in psychotherapy and transactional analysis, recognised by the Italian Ministry of University & Research, during the past 15 years at the Centre of Psychology and Transactional Analysis in Milan.  Statistical results were discussed with others and factors reviewed included how students managed in the world of work, and the positive results and critical elements of applying transactional analysis in psychotherapy.  Profess-ional life facts emerge in terms of a recognisable identity, ethical attention and satisfaction with the application of tools learned.  Flexibility in coping with stimuli and issues met in professional practice, and the desire to have an exchange with colleagues and between different theoretical models, are also identified.

scholarly journals Geotourism interesting locality with Remediation of the bedrock and restoration of Spiš Castle - UNESCO heritage site

2021 ◽  
Vol 906 (1) ◽  
pp. 012029
Author(s):  
Orlando Arencibia Montero ◽  
Miloš Duraj
Keyword(s):  
Continuous Monitoring ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Historical Buildings ◽  
The Past ◽  
Current State ◽  
Heritage Site ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
Positive Results ◽  
Karst Processes

Abstract Understanding the structure of the geological subsoil should be the first stage in the construction of any major building. Therefore, if the problem of rescue and restoration of various historical buildings is currently being addressed, it is necessary to study their subsoil in detail. Among the important historical buildings that have been preserved in Slovakia are numerous castles and chateaux. Nowadays, many of these buildings need to be extensively restored to prevent their gradual devastation. The issue of rehabilitation of some buildings has been addressed for several decades. The reasons for the rehabilitation of these buildings have varied. In the case of the ruins of Strečnian Castle and its subsoil, it was primarily the safety of traffic on the adjacent important road. In the case of Spiš Castle, it is a monument of world importance. It is one of the largest castle complexes in Europe. The beginnings of the construction of this complex date back to the 11th century. Its current state is due, among other factors, to the instability of its geological subsoil. For this reason, the stabilisation of the travertine body, which has been severely damaged, particularly by tectonics and karst processes, has already been addressed in the past. The solution of this problem in the past has already produced positive results, but due to exogenous processes and, hypothetically and certainly, seismicity, the bedrock may move again in the future. For this reason it is necessary to pay attention to continuous monitoring of the movement of its rock blocks. As far as the castle itself is concerned, its current state is mainly due to the fire at the end of the 18th century, followed by its rapid devastation. In view of the world importance of the castle, the restoration of the site may therefore also take other directions. One possibility is, for example, its reconstruction according to contemporary records, which would bring its final appearance even closer to its original grandeur.

Mexican silver mining is down but not out

2016 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Reduction ◽  
Mining Industry ◽  
Indigenous Rights ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Silver Mining ◽  
Cartel Violence ◽  
Official Data ◽  
Positive Results

Subject Falling silver production in Mexico. Significance Despite positive results from companies operating in the country, official data released in January by the National Institute of Statistics and Geography (INEGI) shows that silver output in Mexico -- the world's largest producer -- has dropped over the past two years. Like much of the rest of the world, the country's mining industry has seen few new mines open up since metal prices began falling in early 2014. Companies that were already operating there, in turn, have placed emphasis on cost-reduction and improving capital management. Impacts Falling silver prices could result in a lack of projects advancing to production in the coming years. Investors see Mexico as one of the few solid markets left, but their enthusiasm may be overshadowed by broader fears about emerging markets. Issues such as cartel violence and indigenous rights are unlikely to deter investors but may involve extra expenses for mining companies.

scholarly journals Power from Below in Premodern Societies

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Social Organization ◽  
Historical Data ◽  
Theoretical Models ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Top Down ◽  
Dynamic Nature ◽  
Hierarchical Networks ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Key Concepts

This volume challenges previous views of social organization focused on elites by offering innovative perspectives on 'power from below.' Using a variety of archaeological, anthropological, and historical data to question traditional narratives of complexity as inextricably linked to top-down power structures, it exemplifies how commoners have developed strategies to sustain non-hierarchical networks and contest the rise of inequalities. Through case studies from around the world – ranging from Europe to New Guinea, and from Mesoamerica to China – an international team of contributors explore the diverse and dynamic nature of power relations in premodern societies. The theoretical models discussed throughout the volume include a reassessment of key concepts such as heterarchy, collective action, and resistance. Thus, the book adds considerable nuance to our understanding of power in the past, and also opens new avenues of reflection that can help inform discussions about our collective present and future.

Social Processes

2014 ◽  
pp. 301-314
Author(s):  
Joan Marques ◽  
Svetlana Holt ◽  
Jianli Hu ◽  
Angelo A. Camillo
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skill ◽  
Team Building ◽  
Social Processes ◽  
Work Environments ◽  
Global Village ◽  
Corporate Leaders ◽  
Critical Elements ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
National Borders

The world is rapidly transforming into a global village, which increases the need for individuals and corporations to succeed beyond national borders. Corporations change their identities from citizens of one particular country into citizens of the world, thus requiring their workforces to share greater receptiveness to other cultures, different trends, and new perspectives. In the past decade, it has become abundantly clear that influencing environmental, legal, economic, cultural, and other factors in one part of the world have an unambiguous impact on others. We experienced this most recently in the 2008 recession. With the increasing need to identify on a much broader scale today than the local one, corporate leaders face the challenge of dealing with a growing arsenal of strategies to motivate their widely dispersed workforces, based on the multiplicity of needs and drives the members of these workforces have. Considering the heightened and ever-unpredictable competition that has become today's routine, leaders find themselves placed before the challenge of composing a middle path between individualistic and collectivist-based motivation. This chapter shares some critical elements leaders could consider in their facilitation of social processes in globalizing work environments in order to enhance motivation levels. Communication, skill identification, listening, team-building, flexibility, and awareness of an entrepreneurial mindset are some of the aspects to be addressed to attain greater compliance, increased satisfaction, and desired results.

scholarly journals Finding ‘a now’ to Inhabit: Between the Performative in life and Professional Practice

1970 ◽  
pp. 78-83
Author(s):  
Lina Issa
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
The Other ◽  
The Past ◽  
Marco Polo ◽  
The World ◽  
New City

In Italo Calvino’s (1874) Invisible Cities, the emperor Kublai Khan asked his guest, the traveller Marco Polo, whether his understanding of himself, of the world, and of his place within it is inevitably predicated on his own history. Polo replied that “the more he was lost in unfamiliar quarters of distant cities, the more he understood the other cities he had crossed to arrive at” (Tan, 1999). Kublai Khan interrupted him with the question: “You advance always with your head turned back? Is what you see always behind you? Does your journey take place only in the past?” (Tan, 1999). Polo replied that what he sought was always lying ahead of him, even if it was a matter of the past. Arriving at each new city, the traveler again finds a past that he did not know he had. The foreignness of what he no longer is or no longer possesses waits for him in foreign places.

A basic introduction to image processing using NIH-Image as a model

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 ◽  
pp. 392-393
Author(s):  
John Mansfield
Keyword(s):  
Image Processing ◽  
Digital Image ◽  
Image Acquisition ◽  
Digital Instrument ◽  
Novice User ◽  
Nih Image ◽  
The Past ◽  
Digital World ◽  
The World ◽  
Instrument Control

Advances in camera technology and digital instrument control have meant that in modern microscopy, the image that was, in the past, typically recorded on a piece of film is now recorded directly into a computer. The transfer of the analog image seen in the microscope to the digitized picture in the computer does not mean, however, that the problems associated with recording images, analyzing them, and preparing them for publication, have all miraculously been solved. The steps involved in the recording an image to film remain largely intact in the digital world. The image is recorded, prepared for measurement in some way, analyzed, and then prepared for presentation.Digital image acquisition schemes are largely the realm of the microscope manufacturers, however, there are also a multitude of “homemade” acquisition systems in microscope laboratories around the world. It is not the mission of this tutorial to deal with the various acquisition systems, but rather to introduce the novice user to rudimentary image processing and measurement.

On the Symbolism of Rain in A Farewell to Arms

2018 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Research Tool ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
Farewell To Arms

This paper critically analyzes the symbolic use of rain in A Farewell to Arms (1929). The researcher has applied the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis as a research tool for the analysis of the text. This hypothesis argues that the languages spoken by a person determine how one observes this world and that the peculiarities encoded in each language are all different from one another. It affirms that speakers of different languages reflect the world in pretty different ways. Hemingway’s symbolic use of rain in A Farewell to Arms (1929) is denotative, connotative, and ironical. The narrator and protagonist, Frederick Henry symbolically embodies his own perceptions about the world around him. He time and again talks about rain when something embarrassing is about to ensue like disease, injury, arrest, retreat, defeat, escape, and even death. Secondly, Hemingway has connotatively used rain as a cleansing agent for washing the past memories out of his mind. Finally, the author has ironically used rain as a symbol when Henry insists on his love with Catherine Barkley while the latter being afraid of the rain finds herself dead in it.

Profilometry. Using Corneo-scleral topography for scleral lens fitting

The Eye ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (128) ◽  
pp. 19-22
Author(s):  
Gregory DeNaeyer
Keyword(s):  
Ocular Surface ◽  
World Wide ◽  
Contact Lenses ◽  
The Past ◽  
The World ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Way

The world-wide use of scleral contact lenses has dramatically increased over the past 10 year and has changed the way that we manage patients with corneal irregularity. Successfully fitting them can be challenging especially for eyes that have significant asymmetries of the cornea or sclera. The future of scleral lens fitting is utilizing corneo-scleral topography to accurately measure the anterior ocular surface and then using software to design lenses that identically match the scleral surface and evenly vault the cornea. This process allows the practitioner to efficiently fit a customized scleral lens that successfully provides the patient with comfortable wear and improved vision.

Aftershocks

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seva Gunitsky
Keyword(s):  
Twentieth Century ◽  
Regime Change ◽  
International System ◽  
Political Legitimacy ◽  
Great Powers ◽  
Past Century ◽  
The Past ◽  
Sudden Rise ◽  
The World ◽  
National Borders

Over the past century, democracy spread around the world in turbulent bursts of change, sweeping across national borders in dramatic cascades of revolution and reform. This book offers a new global-oriented explanation for this wavelike spread and retreat—not only of democracy but also of its twentieth-century rivals, fascism, and communism. The book argues that waves of regime change are driven by the aftermath of cataclysmic disruptions to the international system. These hegemonic shocks, marked by the sudden rise and fall of great powers, have been essential and often-neglected drivers of domestic transformations. Though rare and fleeting, they not only repeatedly alter the global hierarchy of powerful states but also create unique and powerful opportunities for sweeping national reforms—by triggering military impositions, swiftly changing the incentives of domestic actors, or transforming the basis of political legitimacy itself. As a result, the evolution of modern regimes cannot be fully understood without examining the consequences of clashes between great powers, which repeatedly—and often unsuccessfully—sought to cajole, inspire, and intimidate other states into joining their camps.

The Tyranny of the Ideal

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gerald Gaus
Keyword(s):  
Political Philosophy ◽  
Moral Life ◽  
Moral Inquiry ◽  
Open Society ◽  
The Past ◽  
Theories Of Justice ◽  
The World ◽  
Diverse Society ◽  
Just Society ◽  
The Ideal

This book lays out a vision for how we should theorize about justice in a diverse society. It shows how free and equal people, faced with intractable struggles and irreconcilable conflicts, might share a common moral life shaped by a just framework. The book argues that if we are to take diversity seriously and if moral inquiry is sincere about shaping the world, then the pursuit of idealized and perfect theories of justice—essentially, the entire production of theories of justice that has dominated political philosophy for the past forty years—needs to change. Drawing on recent work in social science and philosophy, the book points to an important paradox: only those in a heterogeneous society—with its various religious, moral, and political perspectives—have a reasonable hope of understanding what an ideally just society would be like. However, due to its very nature, this world could never be collectively devoted to any single ideal. The book defends the moral constitution of this pluralistic, open society, where the very clash and disagreement of ideals spurs all to better understand what their personal ideals of justice happen to be. Presenting an original framework for how we should think about morality, this book rigorously analyzes a theory of ideal justice more suitable for contemporary times.

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