Saint Francis University

About: Saint Francis University is a education organization based out in Loretto, Pennsylvania, United States. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Osteoblast. The organization has 1694 authors who have published 2038 publications receiving 87149 citations.

'One-size doesn't fit all': Understanding healthcare practitioners' perceptions, attitudes and behaviours towards sexual and reproductive health and rights in low resource settings: An exploratory qualitative study.

Abstract: Although progress has been made to improve access to sexual and reproductive health services globally in the past two decades, in many low-income countries, improvements have been slow Discrimination against vulnerable groups and failure to address health inequities openly and comprehensively play a role in this stagnation Healthcare practitioners are important actors who, often alone, decide who accesses services and how This study explores how health care practitioners perceive sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and how background factors influence them during service delivery Participants were a purposefully selected sample of health practitioners from five low income countries attending a training in at Lund University, Sweden Semi-structured interviews and qualitative content analysis were used Three themes emerged The first theme, "one-size doesn't fit all' in SRHR" reflects health practitioners' perception of SRHR Although they perceived rights as fundamental to sexual and reproductive health, exercising of these rights was perceived to be context-specific The second theme, "aligning a pathway to service delivery", illustrates a reflective balancing act between their personal values and societal norms in service delivery, while the third theme, "health practitioners acting as gatekeepers", describes how this balancing act oscillates between enabling and blocking behaviours The findings suggest that, even though health care practitioners perceive SRHR as fundamental rights, their preparedness to ensure that these rights were upheld in service delivery is influenced by personal values and society norms This could lead to actions that enable or block service delivery

2020 Physics Nobel laureate Roger Penrose and the Penrose pattern as a forerunner of generalized crystallography

Abstract: Three physicists shared the Nobel Prize in Physics for 2020. Roger Penrose (1931, Fig. 1) received half of the prize “for the discovery that black hole formation is a robust prediction of the general theory of relativity.” The other half was divided between Reinhard Genzel (1952) and Andrea Ghez (1965) “for the discovery of a supermassive compact object at the center of our galaxy.” Penrose’s discovery was the result of mathematical research into the general theory of relativity, whereas Genzel and Ghez utilized the most up-to-date technological advances in astronomy to make their observations. Some of the formulations of the Penrose discovery read as if the black hole had predicted the general theory of relativity, and some others, as if the formation of black holes was a consequence of the theory. In any case, Penrose uncovered the relationship between the black holes and the general theory of relativity. The black holes are super heavy formations and they swallow everything; even light cannot escape from them. Albert Einstein did not consider the kind of relationship Penrose discovered and did not even believe in the existence of black holes. Penrose discussed the nature of the black holes within a decade following Einstein’s death. Penrose described the singularity occurring in the depth of black holes where the known laws of nature lose their validity. We don’t know that kind of laws may apply at that point. Penrose discussed the details of his discovery both in research papers and in bestselling semi-popular books [1–5]. Alfred Nobel initiated his prizes to award great discoverers, not just great scientists. The two do not always coincide although at the early stages of the prize most awardees were both great discoverers and great scientists. Nowadays, it does not happen so often that the awardees are not only great discoverers but also great scientists. Roger Penrose is both and this makes even a cursory acquaintance with his oeuvre and personality especially rewarding.

The historical patterns of occupational attainment of racial minorities in Massachusetts: An analysis of the 1974–2002 Current Population Survey Data

Abstract: In the past three decades numerous studies have been conducted to document structural changes in the labor market and their impacts on occupational attainment at the national level. However, few systematic studies have been conducted to assess racial disparity in the labor market at the state level over time. As Massachusetts has become more racially diverse than ever before and is prepared for greater challenges in the global economy, the state has to make sure that its labor force is ready to embrace the challenges. Thus, it is critically important to review the historical patterns of racial disparity in the state labor market over time and to explore factors that may help address occupational disparity. Relying on the human capital theory, this study will use the state data from the Current Population Surveys to assess the extent of labor market segmentation and examine factors that may contribute to racial occupational attainment over time.

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