The aim of the present investigation is to find out more about the meaning of two Dutch melodic shapes: the default pitch accent or ‘pointed hat’ and the accent-lending fall. Can the meaning difference between these pitch configurations be better described as a difference in information status or as a difference in attitude? Subjects were presented with the two contours on short sentences in sp...

Personal and social resources facilitate the adaptation to critical life events. The present study investigates whether general self-efficacy beliefs and received social support elevate cancer patients' physical, emotional, and social well-being directly, or whether these effects are rather mediated by active or meaning-focused coping. Gastrointestinal, colorectal, and lung cancer patients were...

Although acknowledging the stress of raising their child with intellectual disabilities, parents also report that their child has brought about many positive changes in themselves and family. This study reports what parents perceive to be a positive aspect of parenting their child, as currently what constitutes a 'positive' is unclear. Seven key themes were identified; an increased sense of per...

This paper looks at standard retirement targets such as “70@65,” meaning 70% income replacement at age 65, and reconsiders them in a probabilistic setting. The paper uses a chance constrained programming model, supplemented with Monte Carlo simulation, to extend the target to “70% of 70@65” meaning a 70% chance of meeting the target. One implication of the paper is that asset mix is a function ...

The restaurant industry is quite similar across borders. It a labour-intensive that important for tourism and employment. consists mainly of many small businesses are regionally dispersed. There studies have analysed this sector. However, rather few articles focused on the dynamics growth profit. purpose paper to apply theory profit persistence law proportionate effect (LPE) Norwegian restauran...

BACKGROUND: Participatory simulation (PS) is a method that can be used to integrate ergonomics and safety into workplace design projects. Previous studies have mainly focused on tools methods for the activities. The subsequent process of transferring integrating outcomes workplaces poorly understood. OBJECTIVE: This study sets out role actors objects in transfer knowledge generated PS events in...

this paper aims to discuss the requirements of safe and smooth trajectory planning of transporter mobile robots to perform non-prehensile object manipulation task. in non-prehensile approach, the robot and the object must keep their grasp-less contact during manipulation task. to this end, dynamic grasp concept is employed for a box manipulation task and corresponding conditions are obtained an...