Ledoux cited his estimate of the critical mass (1941) and the later one of Härm and Schwarzschild (1959) in the 50-60 M! range, with the possibility of perhaps 80 M! for metal poor stars. Of course, one may argue that the vibrations may not destroy the star, so de Jager’s question had a point. On the other hand there was also Eddington’s earlier work (1921) in which he derived the stellar lumin...

This paper describes the experience of three women who had experienced early miscarriage within the previous 12 months. Three major themes of loss emerged: the loss of a baby, the loss of the role of motherhood and the loss of the hopes and dreams the women possessed for their baby. These losses were complicated by the women's negative thoughts about the care they received while in hospital, th...

The topic of forgiveness has received increased attention in the psychological literature; however, definitional and operational clarity remains a stumbling block. We propose that the study of first-person experiential accounts can enrich ongoing definitional and psychometric efforts. We systematically examined such accounts of forgiveness, identifying recurrent themes and then clustering these...

PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to examine the meaning and essence of suicide for elderly people who had previously attempted suicide as an older person. METHODS Giorgi's descriptive phenomenology was used for analysis. The researchers carried out in-depth interviews, recordings and memos individually with four elders. The elders were individuals who had attempted suicide sometime in th...

PURPOSE The aim was to explore experiences of capacity to work in persons working while depressed and anxious in order to identify the essence of the phenomenon capacity to work. METHOD Four focus groups were conducted with 17 participants employed within the regular job market. Illness experiences ranged from symptoms to clinical diagnoses. A phenomenological approach was employed. RESULTS...

This paper is a final draft post-refereeing post-print; it is not the final copy as appeared in the journal. Please use the following citation when referencing this material: Dalbello, Marija (2005). “A Phenomenological Study of an Emergent National Digital Library, Part I: Theory and Methodological Framework,” The Library Quarterly 75 (4:2005), pp. 391-420. The accompanying article, Part II, i...

One approach to user experience (UX) is phenomenology, but there are no well-defined methods for how to conduct UX research using phenomenology, especially not in a professional design practice. One well-defined approach developed in psychology is Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA), which in this paper is adapted to professional UX research practice. The adaptation is put to test in...

BACKGROUND Pain, as a crucial subsequence of joint hemorrhages in hemophilia patients, is chronic, debilitating, and distracting. This study aimed to describe and interpret pain experiences of hemophilia patients in their lives. METHODS This qualitative study with hermeneutic phenomenological approach was conducted on fourteen hemophilia patients who had been referred to a hemophilia center a...

OBJECTIVES This paper reports finding from a study that focused on people living with chronic pain, chronicling their experiences of pain and emotional distress, and their social and personal narratives. METHODS The paper presents an interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) of six interviews conducted with men and women aged between 27 and 61. The interviews were taken from a larger stu...