The Family Institute's research team at the Epstein Center for Psychotherapy Change has also developed its own
research instrument designed to guide the progress of therapy.
The Family Institute research team at the Epstein Center for Psychotherapy Change has also developed its own
research instrument designed to guide the progress of therapy.
Not exact matches
In a catalog I recently edited of devices and
instruments for congregational
research, only a small minority of the hundred or so entries is
designed to explore a congregation's narrative identity.20 Most doctor of ministry programs continue the tradition: perusal of the theses and essays these programs produce strongly suggests that projects that employ contextual, mechanist, or organicist methods are more likely to be accepted than those that delve into congregational culture and story.
The Birth Place
Research Quality Index (ResQu Index) was designed to provide a reliable instrument to rate the quality of primary research that examines the impact of place of birth to maternal and newborn o
Research Quality Index (ResQu Index) was
designed to provide a reliable
instrument to rate the quality of primary
research that examines the impact of place of birth to maternal and newborn o
research that examines the impact of place of birth to maternal and newborn outcomes.
The ResQu Index is a reliable
instrument to evaluate the quality of
design, methods and interpretation of reported outcomes from
research about place of birth.
Talboys made the most of the opportunities offered by his university's Department of Astrophysics and Space
Research getting down to the nitty - gritty of
designing, building, and calibrating space
instruments during summer placements and his final - year project.
In the department of Industrial
Design, Funk and his colleague Bart Hengeveld
research novel musical
instruments that translate this idea towards musical performance.
Bailey and Chivers fitted their
research subjects with
instruments designed to measure blood flow to their genitals, then showed them explicit two - minute video clips.
We had people talking about pharma
research, sales, technical support,
instrument design,
research policy, medical illustration, science writing, grants officers, editing, the tenure track, the
research track,
research administration, and so on.
THE GEOLOGISTS who dated the oldest rocks ever found (This Week, 14 October) used an
instrument that was
designed for them by the Australian National University's
Research School of Earth Sciences.
Designed by Gabriel Nistor, a scientist in Keirstead's laboratory, the quarter - million dollar system housed at the Sue and Bill Gross Stem Cell
Research Center will allow scientists to dissect single cells using lasers, manipulate cells using robotic
instruments, and control the climate in the work area.
Operant conditioning and optogenetics are also an important part of current
research, so EthoVision XT is
designed to automate sophisticated protocols, including the control of
instruments, so you can perform tests such as a five choice serial reaction time task.
The chapter on photosynthesis is about to be rewritten, thanks to work by David Kramer and his
research team at Washington State University's Institute of Biological Chemistry.Using
instruments they
designed and built themselves, Kramer and his group have discovered that plants adjust their light intake to match their metabolic needs by regulating the level of protons within sealed chambers in the chloroplasts.Traditionally, plant physiologists have focused on the role of electrons in photosynthesis.
These efforts include broadly based observing programs, frequently at different wavelength bands, challenging theoretical
research, and ongoing development of instrumentation to benefit from advances in new technologies,
instrument design, and computational power.
Tobii Pro Lab is our latest software platform
designed for extensive
research into human behavior using our screen - based The M - Tron Pro virtual
instrument is a remarkable emulation of the classic Mellotron — the unique tape playback keyboard made famous by such luminaries
Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education
Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work
designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches
designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program
designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work:
Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).
Core Academic Language Skills (CALS): Operational construct and
instrument The Language for Learning
Research Group, led by Dr. Paola Uccelli, engaged in a systematic review of the literature in order to
design a construct of academic language skill that could inform assessment and instruction.
Jones (2002, p. 463) stated that researchers must «make known who they are in the context of the study under investigation and make explicit the «subjective I»» and that the researchers have to be cognizant of their own assumptions and be explicit about the influences that these assumptions have on the
research since they are the «
instrument» in the
research design.
The organization takes a holistic approach to selection, rather than «using a blunt
instrument like cut scores on Praxis or content exams, which can dramatically impact diversity in a negative way,» says Anne Mahle, who currently serves as senior vice president for public partnerships but led recruitment for many years.149 Although the average GPA of corps members is 3.42, TFA maintains a relatively low cutoff requirement of 2.5 and instead places greater emphasis on candidate evaluations
designed to measure characteristics that TFA's
research has shown its most effective teachers share.
These portions include the sample,
research design, setting and the description of the
instruments and your process of analysis and collecting the data.
They have developed a
research design and
instruments and now they get to actually conduct it and gather the data.
Unlike the majority of existing
research in the human - animal interaction field, this rigorously
designed pilot study took place at multiple sites, and incorporated a randomized control cohort and validated
instruments.
Both of these sets of activities leverage our extensive experience with observational programs — including technical direction of the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Climate
Research Facility and the ARM Aerial Facility, and management of the Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL)-- coupled with expertise in
instrument design and deployment.
For instance, I have demonstrated ability to maintain clinical study subject information including accurate survey data collection and storage while assisting program
designs of
research instruments in coordination with
research consultants.
Professional Duties & Responsibilities Biomedical and biotechnology engineer with background in
design of biomaterials, biosensors, drug delivery devices, microfrabrication, and tissue engineering Working knowledge of direct cell writing and rapid prototyping Experience fabricating nanocomposite hydrogel scaffolds Proficient in material analysis, mechanical, biochemical, and morphological testing of synthetic and biological materials Extensive experience in bio-imaging processes and procedures Specialized in mammalian, microbial, and viral cell culture Working knowledge of lab techniques and
instruments including electrophoresis, chromatography, microscopy, spectroscopy, PCR, Flow cytometery, protein assay, DNA isolation techniques, polymer synthesis and characterization, and synthetic fiber production Developed strong knowledge of FDA, GLP, GMP, GCP, and GDP regulatory requirements Created biocompatible photocurable hydrogels for cell immobilization Formulated cell friendly prepolymer formulation Performed surface modification of nano - particle fillers to enhance their biocompatibility Evaluated cell and biomaterial interaction, cell growth, and proliferation
Designed bench - top experiments and protocols to simulate in vivo situations
Designed hydrogel based microfluidic prototypes for cell entrapment and cell culture utilizing computer - aided robotic dispenser Determined various mechanical, morphological, and transport properties of photocured hydrogels using Instron, FTIR, EDX, X-ray diffraction, DSC, TGA, and DMA Assessed biocompatibility of hydrogels and physiology of entrapped cells Evaluated intracellular and extracellular reactions of entrapped cells on spatial and temporal scales using optical, confocal, fluorescence, atomic force, and scanning electron microscopies
Designed various biochemical assays Developed thermosensitive PET membranes for transdermal drug delivery application using Gamma radiation induced graft co-polymerization of N - isopropyl acylamide and Acrylic acid Characterized grafted co-polymer using various polymer characterization techniques Manipulated lower critical solution temperature of grafted thermosensitive co-polymer Loaded antibiotic on grafted co-polymer and determined drug release profile with temperature Determined biomechanical and biochemical properties of biological gels isolated from marine organisms Analyzed morphological and mechanical properties of metal coated yarns using SEM and Instron Performed analytical work on pharmaceutical formulations using gas and high performance liquid chromatography Performed market
research and analysis for medical textile company Developed and implement comprehensive marketing and sales campaign
Ideal Companies: Working in an innovative environment,
research and development, and later sales and marketing, with teams involving the contributions of engineers and / or scientists and / or academics, and / or medical doctors, and / or entrepreneurs to create unique
instruments, devices, equipment, and products that are
designed to improve the quality of life, expand our knowledge of the universe and / or heighten mental acuity provides an exciting opportunity to contribute my skills, energy and ken; this is the work setting that is most appealing and best fits with my talents and aspirations.
The study by Kelly et al is one of the few studies that have used a well
designed research protocol, including randomisation, clear inclusion and exclusion criteria, a comparison group, and the use of standardised
instruments to assess relationship functioning in the parental dyads and psychosocial functioning in the children.
Learners focus on becoming educated consumers of
research and examine major concepts and techniques of social science
research, including problem formulation, identification of variables, literature review,
research design, sampling, definition and measurement of study variables,
instrument construction, and data collection and analysis.
Family Voices: Piloting a New Qualitative Measure of Family Engagement for Head Start and Early Head Start Staff and Families (PDF - 2,468 KB) Aikens, Bandel, Akers, Lyskawa, & Jerald (2014) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning,
Research and Evaluation & Mathematica Policy
Research Focuses on the development of qualitative
instruments designed to better understand family engagement in Head Start and Early Head Start; draws on pilot data collected during the 2012 - 2013 program year; and provides information about the performance of the piloted interview protocols, revisions made to
instruments based on their performance, and the best methods for gathering qualitative information about family engagement experiences from families and staff in future studies.
In recognition of the social context of learning, and consistent with Cassady and Johnson (2002) and other recent
research that focuses on the roles of the perceptions of teachers, parents, and peers on the motivational processes (e.g., Raufelder, Drury, Jagenow, Hoferichter, & Bukowski, 2013) our intent was to
design an
instrument from which data could inform learning strategies directly targeted to aspects of experienced anxiety.
His work focuses specifically on
research methods, measurement, and statistics —
designing and implementing studies, developing and evaluating measurement
instruments, and applying advanced statistical analyses to study data.
In her role as Maternal, Infant, Early Childhood Home Visiting
Research Analyst, she helps the State of Hawai`i invest in healthy babies and families by providing technical and data recommendations on evidence - based home visiting programs and activities, and serving as the technical authority in the areas of survey
instrument design, analysis, development and interpretation of data and program evaluation strategies.
The Coping Scale for Adults — Second Edition (CSA - 2) is an important
research, clinical and educational
instrument designed to support people when examining their own coping behaviour.
The original
research design called for further testing of the
instrument with a sample of adolescents receiving treatment for gambling problems.
Future
research might also apply experimental and longitudinal
designs with observational
instruments to examine these constructs across different cultural samples, both in clinical and non-clinical populations.