Positive guidance

Coaching is typically used to describe an ongoing evaluation and feedback process. It answers employee questions such as, How am I doing and Where do I go from here It is the day-to-day effort to review work, answer questions, discuss progress (or lack of) toward meeting standards, develop skills, and perhaps, most importantly, provide positive guidance. 

H.K. Song, B. Toste, K. Ahmann, D. Hoffman-Kim, and G.T.R. Palmore, Micropattems of positive guidance cues anchored to polypyrrole doped with polyglutamic acid A new platform for characterizing neurite extension in complex environments. Biomaterials, 27, 473-484 (2006). 

Self-organizing roads. A complementary approach to positive guidance that was developed in Europe is that of self-organizing roads. The basic concept here is that the roadway itself should provide the drivers with all the necessary cues concerning speed and steering. It has been shown that treatments consistent with that philosophy - such as road narrowing, introduction of curves and roundabouts, and conspicuous speed bumps - are more effective at speed reduction than speed control through automated enforcement (Hirst et aL, 2005 Mountain et al., 2005). 

Alexander, G. J. and H. Limenfeld (1975). Positive Guidance in Traffic Control. Criterion Press, locationxx... 

Lunenfeld, H. and G. J. Alexander (1990). A Users Guide to Positive Guidance. Federal Highway Administration. Report FHWA-SA-90-017 (3rd ed.). U.S. Department of Transportation, Washington DC. 

It can be seen from Table 4.3 that there is no positive or foolproof way of determining the distributional parameters useful in probabilistic design, although the linear rectification method is an efficient approach (Siddal, 1983). The choice of ranking equation can also affect the accuracy of the calculated distribution parameters using the methods described. Reference should be made to the guidance notes given in this respect. 

The following guidance notes pertaining to each situation and the alternative courses of action provided are not intended to be comprehensive and exhaustive. Many of the positive and negative aspects of any of the courses of action will be self-evident, and may arise out of group discussions. The notes are intended as guidance only. 

The toxicity of PCBs is determined by the number and position of chlorine atoms on the biphenyl molecule. When the ortho-position contains no or 1 to 2 chlorine atoms, the molecule can assume a planar position and is associated with a higher degree of toxicity. This coplanar subgroup of PCBs is therefore a higher concern and provides a synthetic chemist with guidance on avoiding similar structural features in a new or redesigned molecule. 

Equation 6.19 can be interpreted qualitatively to give guidance on the equilibrium conversion. If AG° is negative, the position of the equilibrium will correspond to the presence of more products than reactants (In Ka >0). If AG° is positive (In Ka < 0), the reaction will not proceed to such an extent and reactants will predominate in the equilibrium mixture. Table 6.3 presents some guidelines as... 

Fig. 4. Artist s drawing of the stimulator, silicone rubber tube or guidance channel, and the electrical circuit within the spinal cord. The tube was implanted into the dorsal spinal cord. The uninsulated tip of the cathodal electrode (negative) was sealed within the center of the tube, while the anodal electrode (positive) remained outside the vertebral column, sutured to paravertebral musculature. The body of the stimulator was surgically placed within the fat pad at the base of the guinea-pig s neck. To complete a circuit, current must flow initially into each end of the hollow tube as diagrammed. For diagrammatic purposes, the drawing is not made to scale. [Reproduced with permission from Borgens (1999).]...

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