Recovery uncovered : how people in the chemical process industry recover from failures

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Doctor of Philosophy

dissertationThe purpose of this study was to compare the different delivery and dissemination methods for the Strengthening Families Program (SFP) by conducting a mixed method analysis (quantitative and qualitative study) amongst Asian Indian (AI) and non-Asian Indian (NAI) families residing in Utah. The study also examined the impact of the Computer Technology-Based Intervention (CBI) SFP 7-17 Years DVD Program on girls and boys enrolled in the program after the program completion. The dissertation was mainly divided into two parts. A quantitative section compared the effectiveness of the three different delivery methods of the Strengthening Families Program (SFP). The three delivery methods were compared among each other over the 21 SFP standardized outcomes. The research design consisted of a 2-repeated measure, 3-group quasi-experimental nonequivalent control group design (Chapter 2 and Chapter 4). Results of the quantitative section suggested that about 70% (15 out of 21) of the outcome effect sizes were larger for the CBI SFP 7-17 Years DVD Program as compared to the SFP norms. Gender analyses revealed that the program was equally effective among girls and boys enrolled in the program (Chapter 4). The second part of the dissertation is comprised of a qualitative research study. The aim of the qualitative research was to explore the views and perceptions about the newly developed CBI SFP 7-17 Years DVD Program among Asian Indian parents and to investigate the impact of the SFP DVD Program on the Asian Indian families residing in Utah (Chapter 3). Thematic analyses revealed that Asian Indian parents had improvement in parental involvement in their children's lives, parental monitoring, positive parenting, family cohesion, family communication, family organization, family strengths, and decrease in family conflicts. Parents also reported improvement in children concentration and social behavior and decrease in children depression. The overall alcohol and drug use among the parents showed reduction after the program completion

Sixth Sense Technology Based Pointer Interface System

As computers became more common in society, promoting natural human to computer interaction (HCI) will have a positive influence on their use. Hence, there has been growing interest in the development of new approaches and technologies for bridging the human–computer barrier. A Real Time Vision Based Pointer interface system is a new vision-based interface, which is sufficiently fast and effective to substitute a computer mouse. System is able to reduce hardware impact and also increases range of usage of physical word objects instead of digital word objects like mouse. The aim of a system is to bring HCI to a level where interactions with computers will be as natural as an interaction between humans. DOI: 10.17762/ijritcc2321-8169.150315

Report of new species of ciliate from the genus Metaradiophrya (Heidenrich, 1935) in Pheretima elongata from Aurangabad district (M.S.) India.

New species of ciliates belong to genus Metaradiophrya was recorded from intestine of Pheretima elongata, collected from Aurangabad district (M.S.). In the present study, morphological characteristics of this ciliate and its similarities and differences were discussed compared with other species of this genus

Comparative study of seasonal incidence (Monsoon) of Chicken coccidia in different eight districts , Marathwada region (M.S.)

During the period of 4 months (Monsoon Season) that is from, Jul,2011 - Oct, 2011, total 699 faecal samples were examined for coccidial infections, out of which 172 samples were positive the percentage of prevalence being 25.40%. Comparative study of different eight districts shows minor differences in prevalence

FSAP Protects against Histone-Mediated Increase in Endothelial Permeability In Vitro

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Circulating Factor Seven Activating Protease (FSAP) in the Hyperacute Phase of Stroke

Background. Factor VII activating protease (FSAP) is a circulating serine protease that could be involved in the pathophysiology of stroke. We analyzed the temporal changes in FSAP antigen and FSAP activity after acute cerebral ischemia (ACI) and tested if FSAP could be used to differentiate between stroke subtypes in the hyperacute phase (<4.5 hours after symptom onset). Methods. Of the 118 suspected stroke patients enrolled, 76 had ACI; of which 20 suffered from large vessel occlusion (LVO), 19 had intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), and 23 had stroke mimics. Median time from symptom onset to the two plasma sample collections, <4.5 hours, were 66 and 107 minutes for the entire study population. Additional samples were collected up to 90 days post stroke in a subset of ACI patients (). FSAP antigen, FSAP activity, FSAP-α2-antiplasmin-complex (FSAP-AP complex), and nucleosomes were measured by activity assays or ELISA. Results. ACI patients treated with tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) had elevated FSAP hours () that subsequently normalized after 6 hours. FSAP-AP complex levels decreased significantly from <4.5 hours () to 6 hours after symptom onset. tPA did not increase FSAP activity significantly in plasma in vitro. FSAP antigen significantly hours after symptom onset in LVO () and ICH () patients. FSAP could not differentiate ACI from ICH or strokes (ACI and ICH) from stroke mimics. FSAP did not correlate with stroke severity. Conclusion. LVO and ICH seem to influence FSAP levels in the hyperacute phase of stroke, but FSAP does not differentiate between stroke subtypes in a hyperacute setting.publishedVersio