This phenomenological study is set in the context of leadership development in the National Health Service (NHS). The aim of the study was to provide an in-depth understanding of the Royal College of Nursing Clinical Leadership Development Programme (RCN CLP) participants’ experience of the coaching component of the programme. In-depth interviews were undertaken with eight clinical leaders who ...

We explore the 32 crystallographic point groups and identify topological phases of matter with robust surface modes. For n=3,4, and 6 of the C_{nv} groups, we find the first-known 3D topological insulators without spin-orbit coupling, and with surface modes that are protected only by point groups; i.e., the relevant symmetries are purely crystalline and do not include time reversal. To describe...

Performers improvising together describe special moments of 'being in the zone' - periods of high performance, synchrony, and enhanced sense of togetherness. Existing evidence suggests a possible route for attaining togetherness - interpersonal synchrony, the fine-grained sensory-motor coordination that promotes social connectedness. Here, we investigated the physiological characteristics of to...

Hard X-ray imaging with synchrotron radiation is a powerful tool to study opaque materials on the microand nano-lengthscales. Different imaging methods are available with an instrument recently built at Sector 34 of the Advanced Photon Source. In-line phase contrast imaging is performed with micrometer resolution. Increased spatial resolution is achieved using cone-beam geometry. The almost par...

Objects grasped by an agent have a value not only for the acting agent, but also for an individual observing the grasping act. The value that the observer attributes to the object that is grasped can be pivotal for selecting a possible behavioral response. Mirror neurons in area F5 of the monkey premotor cortex have been suggested to play a crucial role in the understanding of action goals. How...

This paper investigates the feasibility of redirecting field view (FOV) a light-based time-of-flight (ToF) ranging device, commonly known as pulsed lidar, using fixed mirrors and prisms for possible future use in robotics. The emphasis is on configurations where FOV redirection element positioned beyond device’s dead zone. A custom made direct ToF device with time-over-threshold (TOT)-based wal...