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Stephen Morley - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • self pain Enmeshment future possible selves sociotropy autonomy and adjustment to chronic pain
    2008
    Co-Authors: Ruth Sutherland, Stephen Morley
    Abstract:

    The aims of this study were to replicate and extend previous observations on the relationship between Enmeshment of the self and pain and measures of adjustment [Morley et al., Possible selves in chronic pain: self-pain Enmeshment, adjustment and acceptance, Pain 2005;115:84–94], and to test the hypothesis that individual variation in motivational preferences interacts with Enmeshment. 82 chronic pain patients completed standardized self-report measures of depression, anxiety, acceptance and the possible selves interview which generated measures of their hoped-for (own and other perspectives) and feared-for selves. They made judgments about the conditionality of each self on the continuing presence of pain as a measure of self-pain Enmeshment. A series of hierarchical regression analyses, that adjusted for demographics, pain characteristics and disability, confirmed the relationship between self Enmeshment and depression and acceptance. When anxiety was considered, there was no main effect for any of the self aspects but there were specific interactions between the hoped-for (own) and (other) selves and two motivational preferences – autonomy and sociotropy.

  • possible selves in chronic pain self pain Enmeshment adjustment and acceptance
    2005
    Co-Authors: Stephen Morley, Caitlin Davies, Stephen Barton
    Abstract:

    The aim of this study was to test whether Enmeshment of self and pain predicted adjustment (depression and acceptance) in a chronic pain population. 89 chronic pain patients completed standardized self-report measures of depression and acceptance and generated characteristics describing their current actual self, hoped-for self and feared-for self, and made judgments about the degree to which their future possible selves (hoped-for and feared-for) were dependent on the absence or presence of pain, i.e. enmeshed with pain. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that after accounting for the influence of demographics (age, gender), pain characteristics and the degree of role interference attributable to pain, the proportion of hoped-for self characteristics that could be achieved even with the presence of pain predicted the magnitude of depression and acceptance scores. The findings are discussed with reference to the Enmeshment hypothesis and theories of self-discrepancy, self-regulation and hopelessness.

Jill Ruhsing Pan - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • coagulation dynamics of fractal flocs induced by Enmeshment and electrostatic patch mechanisms
    2008
    Co-Authors: Jr Lin Lin, Chhpin Huang, Ching Ju M Chin, Jill Ruhsing Pan
    Abstract:

    The size and structure of flocs during floc formation were monitored for various coagulation mechanisms. Two distinctive mechanisms, namely, Enmeshment and electrostatic patch, govern the dynamics of kaolin particles coagulation by polyaluminum chloride (PACl). They were investigated by small angle static light scattering (SASLS) and solid-state (27)Al NMR. In addition, a novel wet SEM (WSEM) was used in-situ to image the morphology of the aggregate in aqueous solution. Synthetic suspended particles were coagulated by two PACl products, a commercial product (PACl) and one laboratory product (PACl-E). The PACl-E contained more than 60% Al(13) while the PACl contained only 7% Al(13), with large percentage of colloidal Al. For coagulation by PACl at neutral pH and high dosage where the strong repulsion between particles occurs, the Enmeshment ruled by reaction-limited aggregation (RLA) results in larger sweep flocs as well as higher fractal dimensional structure. For coagulation by PACl-E at alkaline pH and low dosage, the flocs were coagulated predominately by electrostatic patch with Al(13) aggregates. At such condition, it is likely that diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) predominately rule PACl-E coagulation. The fractal dimension (D(s)) values of PACl and PACl-E flocs formed at Enmeshment and electrostatic patch increased with dosage, respectively. When breakage of flocs occurs, the breakage rate of PACl-E flocs is slower than that of sweep flocs. By WSEM imaging, the adsorption of spherical Al precipitates onto the particles was observed to form sweep flocs with a rough and ragged contour, while the PACl-E flocs were formed with a smooth and glossy structure.

  • coagulation dynamics of fractal flocs induced by Enmeshment and electrostatic patch mechanisms
    2008
    Co-Authors: Jr Lin Lin, Ching Ju M Chin, Chihpin Huang, Jill Ruhsing Pan
    Abstract:

    The size and structure of flocs during floc formation were monitored for various coagulation mechanisms. Two distinctive mechanisms, namely, Enmeshment and electrostatic patch, govern the dynamics of kaolin particles coagulation by polyaluminum chloride (PACl). They were investigated by small angle static light scattering (SASLS) and solid-state 27 Al NMR. In addition, a novel wet SEM (WSEM) was used in-situ to image the morphology

Sharon M Danes - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

Stephen Barton - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • possible selves in chronic pain self pain Enmeshment adjustment and acceptance
    2005
    Co-Authors: Stephen Morley, Caitlin Davies, Stephen Barton
    Abstract:

    The aim of this study was to test whether Enmeshment of self and pain predicted adjustment (depression and acceptance) in a chronic pain population. 89 chronic pain patients completed standardized self-report measures of depression and acceptance and generated characteristics describing their current actual self, hoped-for self and feared-for self, and made judgments about the degree to which their future possible selves (hoped-for and feared-for) were dependent on the absence or presence of pain, i.e. enmeshed with pain. Hierarchical multiple regression analyses showed that after accounting for the influence of demographics (age, gender), pain characteristics and the degree of role interference attributable to pain, the proportion of hoped-for self characteristics that could be achieved even with the presence of pain predicted the magnitude of depression and acceptance scores. The findings are discussed with reference to the Enmeshment hypothesis and theories of self-discrepancy, self-regulation and hopelessness.

Jr Lin Lin - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • coagulation dynamics of fractal flocs induced by Enmeshment and electrostatic patch mechanisms
    2008
    Co-Authors: Jr Lin Lin, Chhpin Huang, Ching Ju M Chin, Jill Ruhsing Pan
    Abstract:

    The size and structure of flocs during floc formation were monitored for various coagulation mechanisms. Two distinctive mechanisms, namely, Enmeshment and electrostatic patch, govern the dynamics of kaolin particles coagulation by polyaluminum chloride (PACl). They were investigated by small angle static light scattering (SASLS) and solid-state (27)Al NMR. In addition, a novel wet SEM (WSEM) was used in-situ to image the morphology of the aggregate in aqueous solution. Synthetic suspended particles were coagulated by two PACl products, a commercial product (PACl) and one laboratory product (PACl-E). The PACl-E contained more than 60% Al(13) while the PACl contained only 7% Al(13), with large percentage of colloidal Al. For coagulation by PACl at neutral pH and high dosage where the strong repulsion between particles occurs, the Enmeshment ruled by reaction-limited aggregation (RLA) results in larger sweep flocs as well as higher fractal dimensional structure. For coagulation by PACl-E at alkaline pH and low dosage, the flocs were coagulated predominately by electrostatic patch with Al(13) aggregates. At such condition, it is likely that diffusion-limited aggregation (DLA) predominately rule PACl-E coagulation. The fractal dimension (D(s)) values of PACl and PACl-E flocs formed at Enmeshment and electrostatic patch increased with dosage, respectively. When breakage of flocs occurs, the breakage rate of PACl-E flocs is slower than that of sweep flocs. By WSEM imaging, the adsorption of spherical Al precipitates onto the particles was observed to form sweep flocs with a rough and ragged contour, while the PACl-E flocs were formed with a smooth and glossy structure.

  • coagulation dynamics of fractal flocs induced by Enmeshment and electrostatic patch mechanisms
    2008
    Co-Authors: Jr Lin Lin, Ching Ju M Chin, Chihpin Huang, Jill Ruhsing Pan
    Abstract:

    The size and structure of flocs during floc formation were monitored for various coagulation mechanisms. Two distinctive mechanisms, namely, Enmeshment and electrostatic patch, govern the dynamics of kaolin particles coagulation by polyaluminum chloride (PACl). They were investigated by small angle static light scattering (SASLS) and solid-state 27 Al NMR. In addition, a novel wet SEM (WSEM) was used in-situ to image the morphology