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Padilla‐Walker, Laura M., Sarah M. Coyne, McCall A. Booth, Sarah E. Domoff, Kjersti Summers, Emily Schvaneveldt, and Laura Stockdale. "Parent–child joint media engagement in infancy." Infancy 25, no. 5 (July 27, 2020): 552–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/infa.12355.
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Martinez, Jesse J., Travis W. Windleharth, Qisheng Li, Arpita Bhattacharya, Katy E. Pearce, Jason Yip, and Jin Ha Lee. "Joint Media Engagement in Families Playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 6, CSCW1 (March 30, 2022): 1–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3512947.
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The video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons (AC:NH) launched during the COVID-19 pandemic and families turned to it as a game to play together during isolation. This interview study of 27 families considered how families used AC:NH for Joint Media Engagement (JME), where family members engage with media content together, interacting with each other and bringing additional meaning to the experience. We find that the design of AC:NH well facilitates Takeuchi and Stevens's six conditions for productive JME. Furthermore, we identify and discuss additional conditions that contribute to productive JME: variety and flexibility in play styles that amplify mutual engagement, support for disentrained play that enables new forms of "joint" engagement, and scaffolding for affective interactions. This is followed by an exploration of how the COVID-19 pandemic affected JME. We conclude with design implications for building games to support productive JME for families through design for persistent shared spaces, flexible in-game progress, and social life simulation.
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Yen, Kate, Yeqi Chen, Yi Cheng, Sijin Chen, Ying-Yu Chen, Yiran Ni, and Alexis Hiniker. "Joint Media Engagement between Parents and Preschoolers in the U.S., China, and Taiwan." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 2, CSCW (November 2018): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3274461.
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Tiwari, Sonia. "Q-Bot, the Quarantine Robot: Joint-media engagement between children and adults about quarantine living experiences." Information and Learning Sciences 121, no. 5/6 (June 25, 2020): 401–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ils-04-2020-0075.
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Purpose Information about the COVID-19 pandemic and quarantine can be challenging to communicate to children. The purpose of this study is to understand how a children’s eBook can help facilitate conversations between children, families and educators about the pandemic. Design/methodology/approach A children’s eBook Q-Bot: The Quarantine Robot was shared by the researcher with parents and teachers through social media (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter). The story provides information (based on CDC guidelines) on the best health and hygiene practices to avoid catching the virus, while also drawing attention to the hardworking people who are helping us through this experience. Data was collected as public comments on the eBook. Secondary data included other children’s eBooks available on the same theme and their public reviews. Findings Through open coding of comments, the researcher found that the children’s eBook helped in facilitation of discussion between children, parents and teachers; around the pandemic’s effects on health and hygiene practices; and remote learning experiences. A content analysis of other children’s books on this theme revealed a set of guidelines for designing helpful eBooks for pandemic quarantine situations in general. Research limitations/implications Education, media and health researchers may find this study helpful in understanding the potential of children’s eBooks as probes, prompts or communication tools. Practical implications Experts in pandemic-related issues, educators, illustrators and authors may find this study helpful in understanding guidelines for creating educational children’s eBooks for similar situations in the future. Originality/value Both theoretical and practical values are addressed through this study, as it provides helpful literature from past research, offers new insights from current study and guidelines for future work in narrative media design for the pandemic and other similar situations.
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Umarova, Zakhro. "Effectiveness of Organizing Students’ Self – Education with the Facilities of Media Resources in Educational Media Environment." Revista Gestão Inovação e Tecnologias 11, no. 2 (June 5, 2021): 756–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.47059/revistageintec.v11i2.1710.
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New information communication technologies and digital media are changing our world and the way we learn. Therefore, the introduction of ICT in the professional activities of teachers in our time is inevitable. Information technologies open up new opportunities for improving the educational process, activate the cognitive activity of students and allow organizing the independent and joint work of students and teachers at a higher - creative level. With countless educational resources, ICT can help improve teaching and learning process. Teachers can use various of educational digital resources, among them, media resources contribute to increasing student engagement thus improving traditional teaching methods. The increasing use of ICT and digital technologies is stimulates a growing demand for new professional competencies. New requirements are being put forward for the professional competence of teachers in the context of the digitalization of the education system. In this context, it is about ICT, digital and media competencies of future teachers. This article reveals the methods for the development of these competencies through the organization of self-education of students in educational media environment. In educational media environment, which is offered by us, media resources introduced as open educational digital resources for self-learning modular short courses under the subject "Information Technologies in Education". The study showed that, media resources serve to enrich the educational process with visual materials and to increase the efficiency of student self-learning.
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Liu, Chenyong, and Chunhao Xu. "The effect of audit engagement partner professional experience on audit quality and audit fees: early evidence from Form AP disclosure." Asian Review of Accounting 29, no. 2 (February 8, 2021): 128–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ara-08-2020-0121.
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PurposeThe purpose of this study is to examine the effect of audit engagement partner's professional experience on audit quality. The authors also investigate the relationship between the audit partner's experience and audit fees in both Big 4 and non-Big 4 accounting firms.Design/methodology/approachSince the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) officially enacted Rule 3211 in 2017, US accounting firms are required to disclose detailed information of engagement partners in Form AP (PCAOB, 2015b). The authors obtained a sample of 2,283 audit partners from Form AP and hand collected their individual professional experience data through Certified Public Accountant (CPA) database, corporate disclosure and social media sites (e.g. Linkedin). Econometric models with fixed effects are used in this study to test our hypotheses. Two-stage least square (2SLS) model is used in the robustness test.FindingsThe authors find that the relationship between audit engagement partner's professional experience and audit quality is concave. It indicates that audit quality is increasing during the early stage of engagement partners' career and then decreases as the partners approaching the late-career phase. Further, the authors find that partner's professional experience is positively associated with audit fees in non-Big 4 accounting firms but not significantly associated with audit fees in Big 4 accounting firms.Practical implicationsThe finding of how auditor experience impacts audit quality can be useful for accounting firms to better plan their staffing in auditing engagements. This study’s results are also helpful for small accounting firms to optimize their pricing strategy.Originality/valueThis study provides new empirical evidence about the relation between auditor professional experience and audit quality. Furthermore, the authors extend the literature of audit fee determinants by testing the joint effects of audit firm-level factors and auditor individual-level professional experience on audit fees.
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Durkin, Kevin, and Gina Conti-Ramsden. "Turn off or tune in? What advice can SLTs, educational psychologists and teachers provide about uses of new media and children with language impairments?" Child Language Teaching and Therapy 30, no. 2 (November 26, 2013): 187–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0265659013511471.
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New media are commonplace in children’s lives. Speech and language therapists (SLTs), educational psychologists and teachers are sometimes called upon by caregivers to provide advice on whether or how children and young people with language impairments should be encouraged to use these media. This article aims to illuminate some of the key issues and to review the implications of different types of advice that practitioners might provide. Four broad strategies are considered: Prohibition, Laissez-faire, Restriction, and Constructive use. Possible consequences of each strategy are outlined and it is proposed that Constructive use should be the strategy of choice. Reasons in favour of a constructive orientation include the benefits of joint engagement, enjoyment, cognitive and perceptual challenges and social motivation; effective uses can support educational attainment in young people with language impairments. Some areas where children and young people with language impairments need support with new media are noted. Decisions that we make about whether to constrain or support uses of new media have direct implications for the quality of young people’s lives and futures. SLTs, educational psychologists and teachers have important roles to play in the development of better-informed policies and strategies concerning language impaired youngsters and digital media.
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Azizzi Munawwar Simbolon and Berlianti. "Meningkatkan Minat Belajar dan Kepercayaan Diri Remaja Panti Asuhan Menggunakan Media Youtube." ABDISOSHUM: Jurnal Pengabdian Masyarakat Bidang Sosial dan Humaniora 1, no. 2 (June 30, 2022): 170–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.55123/abdisoshum.v1i2.529.
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Confidence and interest in learning are two important aspects that must be possessed by children who are entering their teens. Teenagers should have good self-confidence and interest in learning, if they feel less confident and their interest in learning decreases, this will have fatal consequences when they reach adulthood. They will become individuals who tend to close themselves and find it difficult to be active in their social environment. One of the teenagers at the Ora Et Labora Nusantara Orphanage in Medan also experienced the same thing, he needed professional help to help him regain his confidence and interest in learning. The assistance process provided was also carried out in the PKL 1 mini project activity, using the casework method through the general intervention stage consisting of Engagement Intake Contract, Assessment, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation and Termination. The focus of solving client problems in the intervention process this time is honing the interests and talents of clients through watching via Youtube media and accompanied by joint discussions as a strategy designed to increase the client's confidence and interest in learning. The objectives of this program are stated to have been achieved, as evidenced by the return of self-confidence and increased client interest in learning.
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McLoughlin, Catherine, and Mark J. W. Lee. "Developing an Online Community to Promote Engagement and Professional Learning for Pre-Service Teachers Using Social Software Tools." Journal of Cases on Information Technology 12, no. 1 (January 2010): 17–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jcit.2010010102.
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To support students undertaking an initial teacher training program, a communities of practice model (Wenger, 1998) was implemented, supported by a social software-based technology framework, to enable mutual engagement, joint enterprise, and a shared repertoire. Participants formed peer-to-peer mentoring relationships, creating and sharing web log (blog) entries and voice recordings of critical incidents while on their practicum. Data from the students’ discourse was analyzed to explore issues and patterns that were indicators of a learning community. This data, together with data collected from post-practicum focus group discussions in which students reflected on the benefits of these media for peer mentoring and support, attests to the relevance and effectiveness of the adopted approach to developing a socio-professional community to support the development of pre-service teachers. The authors believe that best outcomes are achieved when activities are structured, when students are adequately trained in using the technologies, and when instructors or experts are available to scaffold reflection processes as the need arises.
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Hu, Yuheng, and Yili Hong. "SHEDR: An End-to-End Deep Neural Event Detection and Recommendation Framework for Hyperlocal News Using Social Media." INFORMS Journal on Computing 34, no. 2 (March 2022): 790–806. http://dx.doi.org/10.1287/ijoc.2021.1112.
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Residents often rely on newspapers and television to gather hyperlocal news for community awareness and engagement. More recently, social media have emerged as an increasingly important source of hyperlocal news. Thus far, the literature on using social media to create desirable societal benefits, such as civic awareness and engagement, is still in its infancy. One key challenge in this research stream is to timely and accurately distill information from noisy social media data streams to community members. In this work, we develop SHEDR (social media–based hyperlocal event detection and recommendation), an end-to-end neural event detection and recommendation framework with a particular use case for Twitter to facilitate residents’ information seeking of hyperlocal events. The key model innovation in SHEDR lies in the design of the hyperlocal event detector and the event recommender. First, we harness the power of two popular deep neural network models, the convolutional neural network (CNN) and long short-term memory (LSTM), in a novel joint CNN-LSTM model to characterize spatiotemporal dependencies for capturing unusualness in a region of interest, which is classified as a hyperlocal event. Next, we develop a neural pairwise ranking algorithm for recommending detected hyperlocal events to residents based on their interests. To alleviate the sparsity issue and improve personalization, our algorithm incorporates several types of contextual information covering topic, social, and geographical proximities. We perform comprehensive evaluations based on two large-scale data sets comprising geotagged tweets covering Seattle and Chicago. We demonstrate the effectiveness of our framework in comparison with several state-of-the-art approaches. We show that our hyperlocal event detection and recommendation models consistently and significantly outperform other approaches in terms of precision, recall, and F-1 scores. Summary of Contribution: In this paper, we focus on a novel and important, yet largely underexplored application of computing—how to improve civic engagement in local neighborhoods via local news sharing and consumption based on social media feeds. To address this question, we propose two new computational and data-driven methods: (1) a deep learning–based hyperlocal event detection algorithm that scans spatially and temporally to detect hyperlocal events from geotagged Twitter feeds; and (2) A personalized deep learning–based hyperlocal event recommender system that systematically integrates several contextual cues such as topical, geographical, and social proximity to recommend the detected hyperlocal events to potential users. We conduct a series of experiments to examine our proposed models. The outcomes demonstrate that our algorithms are significantly better than the state-of-the-art models and can provide users with more relevant information about the local neighborhoods that they live in, which in turn may boost their community engagement.
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Afi Normawati. "The Implementation of Blended Learning in Teaching Reading." English Language and Education Spectrum 1, no. 2 (September 15, 2021): 45–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.53416/electrum.v1i2.26.
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In this rapidly transforming way of teaching, blended learning has become popular across all education levels as it integrates the advantages of traditional classroom activities with online digital media. In the context of teaching English as a foreign language, teachers need to adapt to the use of technology in their teaching activities so that the learning objectives can be achieved successfully. This paper describes the implementation of blended learning in the Engagement Reading class conducted in the English Language Education Department of Universitas Nasional Karangturi. To get the data, the researcher conducted observation, interview, and documentation. The result of the study shows that the stages of building knowledge of the field, modeling of the text, joint construction of the text, and independent construction of the text are applied in the reading class. To facilitate the teaching and learning process, Google Classroom, WhatsApp, Zoom, Mozilla Firefox, and Chrome are utilised. At the end of the course, the students have positive perception toward the implementation of blended learning in the reading class. This is because they feel that the use of technology in blended learning facilitates communication and interaction, engagement, and collaboration. However, they still have problem commonly faced by the students in Indonesia, which is internet connection and credit quota.
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Mag Gingrich, Oliver, and Sara Choudhrey. "AYAH - Sign: Collaborative Digital Art With The Grenfell Communities." International Journal of Film and Media Arts 6, no. 3 (December 31, 2021): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.24140/ijfma.v6.n3.04.
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Coinciding with the one-year anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, local artistic practitioners Oliver M. Gingrich, of media art platform ART IN FLUX, and artist researcher Sara Choudhrey, curated a series of workshops and events as part of the project AYAH – Sign. Significantly, the project places collaboration at all stages of its conception, implementation, and its outcome. Members of the local community and the wider general public were invited to explore new forms of artistic practice with a focus on Islamic pattern-making. These practice-based community-focused activities contributed towards a collaborative digital artwork, publicly displayed as a site-specific installation opposite the Grenfell Tower site. The participatory activity and artwork were designed to bring the community together in a time of need, to provide mutual support through joint creative engagement. Social connectedness, i.e. the experience of belonging, and relatedness between people (Van Bel et al 2009), is becoming an increasingly important concept in the discussion of social benefits of media including participatory art practices (Bennington et al. 2016). This paper reflects on the potential for art to bring communities together, to contribute to wellbeing and social-connectedness and providing a more inclusive experience for a range of community members. The project was conceived within the context of deeper research into participatory art and its potential to contribute to mental wellbeing, providing social cohesion for communities and acting as a creative support strategy in times of need. Collaborative art practices, such as AYAH - Sign, not only inspires further creativity among local residents through collaborative engagement, but also encourages community members to reconnect both physically and emotionally with one another.
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Minogue, Virginia, and Rebecca McCaffry. "Understanding the working relationships between National Health Service clinicians and finance staff." International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance 30, no. 2 (March 13, 2017): 119–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhcqa-01-2016-0006.
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Purpose The Department of Health and the National Health Service (NHS) Future Focused Finance (FFF) programme promotes effective engagement between clinical and finance staff. Surveys undertaken by the Department of Health between 2013 and 2015 found few NHS Trusts reported high levels of engagement. The purpose of this paper is to gain a better understanding of current working relationships between NHS clinical and finance professionals and how they might be supported to become more effective. Design/methodology/approach Ipsos MORI were commissioned by the NHS FFF programme to undertake an online survey of NHS clinical and finance staff between June and August 2015. Findings The majority of clinicians had a member of a finance team linked to their speciality or directorate. Clinical and finance professionals have a positive view of joint working preferring face-to-face contact. Clinician’s confidence in their understanding of finance was generally good and finance staff felt they had a good understanding of clinical issues. Effective working relationships were facilitated by face-to-face contact, a professional relationship, and the availability of clear, well presented finance and activity data. Research limitations/implications Data protection issues limited the accessibility of the survey team to NHS staff resulting in a relatively low-response rate. Other forms of communication, including social media, were utilised to increase access to the survey. Originality/value The FFF programme is a unique programme aimed at making the NHS finance profession fit for the future. The close partnering work stream brings together the finance and clinical perspective to share knowledge, evidence, training, and to develop good practice and engagement.
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Castanov, Valera, Melissa Phuong, Claudia Turco, Sani Eskinazi, Robert Lao, Emmanuelle LeBlanc, Adam Pietrobon, et al. "Overview of The Canadian Clinician Investigator Trainees’ Research Presented at CSCI-CITAC Joint Meeting." Clinical and Investigative Medicine 45, no. 3 (September 21, 2022): E3–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.25011/cim.v45i3.39271.
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The 2021 Annual Joint Meeting (AJM) and Young Investigators’ Forum of the Canadian Society for Clinical Investigation / Société Canadienne de Recherches Clinique (CSCI/SCRC) and Clinician Investigator Trainee Association of Canada/Association des Cliniciens-Chercheurs en Formation du Canada (CITAC/ACCFC) was hosted virtually on November 14–16th, 2021. The theme of the AJM was “Communication, Collaboration, and Tools for the Next Generation of Clinician Scientists”, and emphasized lectures, panels and interactive workshops designed to provide knowledge and skills for professional development of clinician investigator trainees. The opening remarks were given by Nicola Jones (President of CSCI/SCRC) and Adam Pietrobon (Past President of CITAC/ACCFC). The keynote speaker was Dr. Timothy Caulfield, who delivered the presentation titled “Communication in the Era of Misinformation”. Dr. Michael Hill (University of Calgary) received the CSCI Distinguished Scientist Award and Dr. Philippe Campeau (Université de Montréal) received the CSCI Joe Doupe Young Investigator Award. Each of the scientists delivered award winning talks during the symposium titled “All the King’s Horses and All the King’s Men” and “Understanding Growth Plate Disorders to Better Treat Them”, respectively. The three interactive workshops included “Data Visualization”, “Science Communication on Social Media” and “Mentorship in Action”. The two panels were “CIHR Engagement: Challenges and Opportunities in the Clinician Investigator Career Path” and “Early Career Investigator Panel”. The AJM also included presentations from clinician investigator trainees from across the country. Over 60 abstracts were showcased at this year’s meeting, most of which are summarized in this review. Six outstanding abstracts were selected for oral presentations during the President’s Forum.
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Gomes, A. L., P. Venturela, L. Cecagno, G. Johnson, and M. Caleffi. "Female Leadership in the Fight Against Cancer." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 162s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.67700.
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Background and context: According to INCA (National Cancer Institute), over 300,000 women would be diagnosed with cancer in 2017 in Brazil. There are many obstacles for full autonomy of Brazilian women. However, their contribution to the growth of the Brazilian GDP has been increasingly more significant. Access to prevention, diagnosis and health care have an impact on those levels because, the more healthy women are, the more they can be economically active. The engagement of female political leaders for the promotion of public policies is a major opportunity. Aim: Promoting the engagement of female political leaders in the fight against BC in terms of promoting local public policies and actions to provide access to diagnosis and treatment of the disease. Strategy/Tactics: Was established that, to participate in the event organized by the project, only teams comprised of NGOs and female political representatives from their respective locations could apply. Therefore, we can expect joint and combined actions in the long run. Program/Policy process: Planning: Define the schedule of the event and goals of the dynamics applied for collectively building a plan. Engagement: NGOs associated to Federação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Apoio à Saúde da Mama (FEMAMA) organized local meetings to encourage political leaders to participate in the event. Implementation: Lectures to align knowledge and expertise on: female empowerment, social costs of cancer and advocacy; Collective construction dynamics to be used to draft a guideline document, specifying the main local issued regarding female cancer and actions proposed to solve those issues. Promotion: Social media and press. Feedback: Various improvements right after the event, due to the closeness established between the NGOs and political leaders. Main outcomes: Participation in the event: 36 NGOs from 15 states and 28 female political leaders (State Governors, Mayors, First Ladies, federal Congresswomen, City Councilor, etc.); 1 guideline document specifying the main local issued regarding female cancer and actions proposed to solve those issues; Reaching over 207,000 people, with key messages from the event posted on social media, as well as 100 insertions in the press; Drafting and proposing a bill, which is to be done by the federal Congresswoman who participated in the event, petitioning for the implementation of a Mandatory Cancer Registration service in the country (PL 8470/2017); Purchasing and repairing digital mammography devices for public hospitals in 2 Brazilian states; Implementing a cancer registration system (which was out of operation since 2013) and creating a Special Oncology Committee at the City Councils of cities in northeastern Brazil. What was learned: The engagement of female political leaders by the NGOs was essential to the success of the project. FEMAMA believes that this relationship needs to be maintained so that the actions proposed in the guideline document can actually be carried out.
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Adewale, Sotannde Rabiu. "On Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Engagement Among Senior High School Students in Ghana." European Journal of Educational and Development Psychology 10, no. 2 (March 15, 2022): 28–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.37745/ejedp.2013/vol10n32841.
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The issue of students’ academic performance has become a matter of general interest to the nation’s governments, educationists, parents, and students because of the growing rate of academic failure especially at the secondary school level. Hence, this work investigated home-based factors, institutional environment and teacher characteristics as determinants of students’ academic performance in Ogun State senior secondary schools.The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The sample consisted of 1700 respondents made up of 1400 students and 300 teachers selected through stratified random sampling technique from public secondary schools in Ogun State, Nigeria. Three research instruments were used for data collection. They are, ‘Students Home Factors Questionnaire (SHFQ) (r = .76), Institutional Environment Questionnaire (IEQ) (r = .82), and Records of Students Academic Performance (RESAP). Data were analysed using Multiple Regression Analysis. Two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 alpha level.Findings revealed that home based factors, institutional environment and teachers’ characteristics made significant joint contribution to the prediction of students’ academic performance (F = 25.487; p < .05). Moreover, these variables made significant independent contributions to the prediction of students’ academic performance. Out of the three predictors, the most potent factor was teachers’ characteristics (β= 6.131, t = 4.181, p < .05); followed by home based factors (β= 4.254; t= 3.154, p < .05) while institutional environment (β= 2.734, t= 2.691; p < .05) was the least potent predictor of students’ academic performance.It was recommended that parents should be encouraged to make their homes to be learners’ friendly. This can be done by creating awareness on the influential role of home factors on students’ academic performance. This should be done during PTA meetings, school visiting days and through the mass media. That governments, school proprietors and school administrators should endeavour to make the school environment to be conducive for learning through proper location of schools, provision of teaching – learning facilities and making the school environment to be learners’ friendly. Also, teachers’ quality should be continually improved through self-development efforts, periodic seminars, and workshops, and on-the-job training to keep teachers abreast of the developments in their field. Finally, schools should provide effective counselling services and administrative supports to facilitate teaching and learning in order to improve students’ academic performance.
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Zawacki, Emily E., Wendy Bohon, Scott Johnson, and Donna J. Charlevoix. "Exploring TikTok as a promising platform for geoscience communication." Geoscience Communication 5, no. 4 (November 23, 2022): 363–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/gc-5-363-2022.
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Abstract. With TikTok emerging as one of the most popular social media platforms, there is significant potential for science communicators to capitalize on this success and to share their science with a broad, engaged audience. While videos of chemistry and physics experiments are prominent among educational science content on TikTok, videos related to the geosciences are comparatively lacking, as is an analysis of what types of geoscience videos perform well on TikTok. To increase the visibility of the geosciences and geophysics on TikTok and to determine best strategies for geoscience communication on the app, we created a TikTok account called “Terra Explore” (@TerraExplore). The Terra Explore account is a joint effort between science communication specialists at UNAVCO, IRIS (Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology), and OpenTopography. We produced 48 educational geoscience videos over a 4-month period between October 2021 and February 2022. We evaluated the performance of each video based on its reach, engagement, and average view duration to determine the qualities of a successful video. Our video topics primarily focused on seismology, earthquakes, topography, lidar (light detection and ranging), and GPS (Global Positioning System), in alignment with our organizational missions. Over this time period, our videos garnered over 2 million total views, and our account gained over 12 000 followers. The videos that received the most views received nearly all (∼ 97 %) of their views from the For You page, TikTok's algorithmic recommendation feed. We found that short videos (< 30 s) had a high average view duration, but longer videos (> 60 s) had the highest engagement rates. Lecture-style videos that were approximately 60 s in length had more success in both reach and engagement. Our videos that received the highest number of views featured content that was related to a recent newsworthy event (e.g., an earthquake) or that explained location-based geology of a recognizable area. Our results highlight the algorithm-driven nature of TikTok, which results in a low barrier to entry and success for new science communication creators.
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Edib, Zobaida, Yasmin Jayasinghe, Martha Hickey, Lesley Stafford, Richard A. Anderson, H. Irene Su, Kate Stern, et al. "Exploring the facilitators and barriers to using an online infertility risk prediction tool (FoRECAsT) for young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study protocol." BMJ Open 10, no. 2 (February 2020): e033669. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-033669.
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IntroductionAs cancer treatments may impact on fertility, a high priority for young patients with breast cancer is access to evidence-based, personalised information for them and their healthcare providers to guide treatment and fertility-related decisions prior to cancer treatment. Current tools to predict fertility outcomes after breast cancer treatments are imprecise and do not offer individualised prediction. To address the gap, we are developing a novel personalised infertility risk prediction tool (FoRECAsT) for premenopausal patients with breast cancer that considers current reproductive status, planned chemotherapy and adjuvant endocrine therapy to determine likely post-treatment infertility. The aim of this study is to explore the feasibility of implementing this FoRECAsT tool into clinical practice by exploring the barriers and facilitators of its use among patients and healthcare providers.Methods and analysisA cross-sectional exploratory study is being conducted using semistructured in-depth telephone interviews with 15–20 participants each from the following groups: (1) premenopausal patients with breast cancer younger than 40, diagnosed within last 5 years, (2) breast surgeons, (3) breast medical oncologists, (4) breast care nurses (5) fertility specialists and (6) fertility preservation nurses. Patients with breast cancer are being recruited from the joint Breast Service of three affiliated institutions of Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre in Melbourne, Australia—Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Royal Melbourne Hospital and Royal Women’s Hospital, and clinicians are being recruited from across Australia. Interviews are being audio recorded, transcribed verbatim and imported into qualitative data analysis software to facilitate data management and analyses.Ethics and disseminationThe study protocol has been approved by Melbourne Health Human Research Ethics Committee, Australia (HREC number: 2017.163). Confidentiality and privacy are maintained at every stage of the study. Findings will be disseminated through peer-reviewed scholarly and scientific journals, national and international conference presentations, social media, broadcast media, print media, internet and various community/stakeholder engagement activities.
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Koebner, Ian, and Jorge Pena. "265 The design of a virtual museum to address social disconnection and pain among individuals with chronic pain (IWCP)." Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 6, s1 (April 2022): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2022.143.
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OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Engagement with art may reduce the social disconnection that accompanies chronic pain. Disaggregating specific from non-specific effects of arts-based programs is challenging. This study creates an experimental virtual museum to identify the separate and joint effects of art and social connection. METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Two x two factorial experiment with repeated measures: (1) Artwork present condition is a virtual exhibition featuring paintings from the Google Arts & Culture collection; (2) Artwork absent condition is the same exhibition space but with the paintings removed; (3) Social connection condition asks participants to write about a situation in which they felt more socially connected to others; (4) Social disconnection conditions asks participants to write about a situation in which they felt more socially disconnected from others. Participants: (1) English language proficiency; (2) ≥18 years; (3) Chronic moderate to severe pain; (4) Lonely; (5) Has electronic device with internet connection. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Participants will be recruited through a 3-month social media campaign conducted by StudyPages, a clinical trial recruitment and management platform. This study will evaluate the effects of virtual art exposure and social connectivity priming on pain and social disconnection reduction among lonely IWCP. Pre-intervention scores for pain intensity, pain unpleasantness, and perceived social disconnection will be compared to post-intervention scores. Secondary outcome measures include (a) Museum visit data (e.g., user movement, click, object interaction, open comments) and (b) perceptions about artwork. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE: Psychosocial support for IWCP may improve pain-related outcomes. This studys data will help to optimize virtual museum interventions and provides the first data we are aware of to evaluate the specific effects of art in virtual museum engagement to reduce pain and social disconnection among IWCP.
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von Wyl, Viktor. "Challenges for Nontechnical Implementation of Digital Proximity Tracing During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Media Analysis of the SwissCovid App." JMIR mHealth and uHealth 9, no. 2 (February 26, 2021): e25345. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/25345.
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Background Several countries have released digital proximity tracing (DPT) apps to complement manual contact tracing for combatting the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. DPT aims to notify app users about proximity exposures to persons infected with SARS-CoV-2 so that they can self-quarantine. The success of DPT apps depends on user acceptance and the embedding of DPT into the pandemic mitigation strategy. Objective By searching for media articles published during the first 3 months after DPT launch, the implementation of DPT in Switzerland was evaluated to inform similar undertakings in other countries. The second aim of the study was to create a link between reported DPT implementation challenges and normalization process theory for planning and optimizing complex digital health interventions, which can provide useful guidance for decision-making in DPT design and implementation. Methods A Swiss media database was searched for articles on the Swiss DPT app (SwissCovid) published in German or French between July 4 and October 3, 2020. In a structured process, topics were extracted and clustered manually from articles that were deemed pertinent. Extracted topics were mapped to four NPT constructs, which reflected the flow of intervention development from planning, stakeholder onboarding, and execution to critical appraisal. Coherence constructs describe sense-making by stakeholders, cognitive participation constructs reflect participants’ efforts to create engagement with the intervention, collective actions refer to intervention execution and joint stakeholder efforts to make the intervention work, and reflexive monitoring refers to collective risk-benefit appraisals to create improvements. Results Out of 94 articles deemed pertinent and selected for closer inspection, 38 provided unique information on implementation challenges. Five challenge areas were identified: communication challenges, challenges for DPT to interface with other processes, fear of resource competition with established pandemic mitigation measures, unclear DPT effectiveness, and obstacles to greater user coverage and compliance. Specifically, several articles mentioned unclear DPT benefits to affect commitment and to raise fears among different health system actors regarding resource competition. Moreover, media reports indicated process interface challenges such as delays or unclear responsibilities in the notification cascade, as well as misunderstandings and unmet communication needs from health system actors. Finally, reports suggested misaligned incentives, not only for app usage by the public but also for process engagement by other actors in the app notification cascade. NPT provided a well-fitting framework to contextualize the different DPT implementation challenges and to highlight improvement strategies, namely a better alignment of stakeholder incentives, or stakeholder-specific communication to address their concerns about DPT. Conclusions Early experiences from one of the first adopters of DPT indicate that nontechnical implementation challenges may affect the effectiveness of DPT. The NPT analysis provides a novel perspective on DPT implementation and stresses the need for stakeholder inclusion in development and operationalization.
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Mosse, Ramona. "Thinking Theatres beyond Sight: From Reflection to Resonance." Anglia 136, no. 1 (March 8, 2018): 138–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/ang-2018-0013.
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AbstractThis essay seeks to propose an alternative to the established connection between theatre and theory through the sense of sight by turning to recent developments in sound studies and analyzing theatrical performance that privileges an aesthetic of aurality over that of vision. In taking Complicite’s The Encounter as a primary example of aural immersion and connecting it to philosophies of listening from Jean-Luc Nancy to Hans-Georg Gadamer but also to the complex media history of sound, the essay offers a theoretical revaluation of the concept of resonance. Resonance opens up an alternative approach to performing thought and thinking in performance. Instead of championing the distance of reflection and critique alone as the core engagement shared by philosophers and theatre audiences, the listening practices in theatre return philosophy as much as cultural practice to a renewed emphasis on mutual responsiveness and dialogue.I am fundamentally indebted to Anna Street, with whom I collaborated on a joint conference presentation that framed questions of aurality, theatre and philosophy in British theatre of the 21st Century. Many of the questions we discussed then have influenced my thinking for this article, and I would not be as perceptive on any of them without her philosophically driven perspective and our engaged discussions.
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Olodi, D., P. Asiimwe, and P. Ebusu. "Fostering a Multisectoral Approach in the Fight Against Cancer in Uganda: The Launch of the National Cancer Symposium." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 159s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.73300.
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Background and context: The 70th World Health Assembly Cancer Resolution was passed in May 2017. In Uganda, there is a clear need for social mobilization and to involve all stakeholders in the process of implementing the Cancer Resolution. The National Cancer Symposium (NCS) was launched on the 28th February 2018 to create an inclusive process where all sectors and stakeholders are engaged in the dialogue and processes leading to effective cancer control in Uganda. Aim: To build a systematic and impactful response to cancer epidemic in Uganda through a multisectoral approach. Strategy/Tactics: These included but not limited to; partnership through the TWG, media campaigns, lobbying, team meetings and panel/plenary discussions. Program/Policy process: NCS is an annual joint stakeholder event that will foster stakeholders' discussion and stock taking of progress made toward implementation of cancer control efforts. A Technical Working Group (TWG) comprised of representation from government, WHO, civil society, academia, professional bodies and international partners, has been constituted to lead the planning, coordination and execution. Outcomes: Increased collaboration and partnerships built among partners as demonstrated in commitment for joint cancer control efforts. A total of over 300 participants attended the event representing different agencies including religious groups, private sector, media, policy makers, government ministries and departments, civil society, development partners, cancer survivors and patients, and the general public. Wider publicity gained as over 3 national level newspapers ( New Vision, The Observer, and The Monitor publications) run the story about NCS. A total of 1028 people reacted to our posts on Facebook with 41 likes, 40 post clicks and 2 shares. The Prime Minister re-echoed the restoration of radiotherapy services and made commitment on the procurement of more radiotherapy equipment as the construction of the new bunker progresses. The panel discussion led to the recognition that cancer control requires a multisectoral approach if interventions are to become more effective. Deliberations at the panel discussions re-echoed the need for the population to be sensitive to the risk factors including tobacco usage, body activity, proper diet with emphasis on vegetables and fiber, among others. What was learned: We learned that through coalescing with stakeholders, we are able to come up with a much stronger voice. The working of the TWG of this symposium is a clear testimony to this. We also learned that the media is an important partner for greater visibility to be realized. There is great need for continuous engagement among stakeholders to influence policy decisions and general intervention in the fight against cancer.
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Schiavo, Renata, Upal Basu Roy, Latisha Faroul, and Galina Solodunova. "Grounding evaluation design in the socio-ecological model of health: a logic framework for the assessment of a national routine immunization communication initiative in Kyrgyzstan." Global Health Promotion 27, no. 4 (May 13, 2020): 59–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1757975920914550.
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Childhood routine immunization (RI) is a highly effective public health intervention for the prevention of infectious diseases. Despite high immunization rates, a 2018 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) study by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) noted a growing practice of vaccine refusal among parents and primary caregivers as well as clusters of significantly lower immunization coverage in some provinces. Moreover, a 2018 Joint Appraisal report by GAVI (Global Vaccine Alliance) has highlighted a decrease in immunization rates among children under 1 year of age from 96.1% to 92% for some vaccines. As a result, UNICEF is spearheading a national communication initiative to increase the rates of RI in Kyrgyzstan. This initiative includes strengthening interpersonal communication skills of local healthcare workers, improving the quality and accuracy of media coverage via a tailored outreach to the Kyrgyz media, as well as fostering community engagement to give voice to local champions and engage hesitant parents and vaccine refuters. UNICEF has also partnered with a research team for the design phase of a suitable evaluation framework. Grounded in the socio-ecological model (SEM) of health, the framework recognizes the interconnection of behavioral, social, and policy change, and includes not only activity-specific indicators (process indicators) but also progress, outcome, and impact indicators to document results among key groups and stakeholders at different levels of the SEM, and, ultimately, on immunization rates in Kyrgyzstan. The framework reflects the importance of an integrated and multilevel approach to intervention and communication design, and integrates the SEM with a logic model that connects different components of the initiative. This paper introduces this evaluation framework, including implications for the evaluation of child health programs, and other public health, communication, and international development interventions.
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Keevers, Lynne Maree, Oriana Price, Betty Leask, Fauziah KP Dawood Sultan, Jane See Yin Lim, and Vin Cent Loh. "Practices to improve collaboration by reconfiguring boundaries in transnational education." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 16, no. 2 (April 1, 2019): 38–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.16.2.4.
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This paper investigates quality assurance as boundary-making practices that establish and re-establish boundaries of a transnational education (TNE) partnership between an Australian and a Malaysian higher education institution. Drawing on practice theory we offer a conception of boundaries as enacted, shifting and performed by the multiple actors involved in the partnership. We employ a relational, practice-based approach and a participatory action research methodology to investigate how quality assurance could be re-configured to enhance relationships and collaboration, and support on-going dialogue, co-developed curriculum and context–sensitive quality measures. This paper re-casts boundaries and borders as collective performances, offering an expanded conception of boundaries from the dualistic home-host, pre-given conceptions common in the TNE literature. Our case study demonstrates how participatory action learning (PAL) is useful for expanding and re-shaping the boundaries in TNE in ways that support the creation of transnational teaching teams and intercultural communities of practice. We show how stretching the boundaries from a dyadic relationship between quality assuror and subject coordinator to include sessional academics and enacting PAL projects using communal media generates the conditions of possibility for developing teaching teams that are transnational in practice as well as in name. The move towards joint responsibility for the development of curriculum, teaching and learning contributes to more equitable partnership approaches and creates possibilities for intercultural engagement between academics and students in different geographical and cultural contexts.
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Guerra Belo, Marta. "School as Playground: Discussing a Play Structure for Higher Design Education." International Journal of Games and Social Impact 1, no. 1 (January 1, 2013): 54–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.24140/ijgsi.v1.n1.03.
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In this paper we intend to discuss the main elements of play – rules, order, freedom, pleasure, competition, representation, separation and uncertainty – as key elements of a new alternative learning structure in higher design education centered on ludic thinking. From the assumption that play is a free movement within a more rigid structure and that playful thinking is intrinsic to us, we draw on Aldo van Eyck and the City as Playground text by Merijn Oudenampsen (2011) and make an analogy between school and playground to discuss play process as learning process and study alternative pedagogies to traditional teaching which seek to foster self-learning through the work Homo ludens. School is observed as a playground where learning takes place through the transgression that results from the strong engagement with the context, the free exploration of space and matter and the ongoing dialogic interactions of the participants. This work is developed by cross-referencing data from different sociologists, educators, designers, and game theorists in connection with the data collected from an open talk with the author and four guests: Luís Alegre da Silva (designer, researcher, and lecturer in the field of communication design), Miguel Vieira Baptista (de- signer and lecturer in the field of product design), Filipe Luz (researcher and lecturer in the field of Multimedia and Videogames) and Ana Jotta (Visual artist) – that took place in the 1st Games and Social Impact Media Research Lab Conference (Glow2021) hosted by Lusófona University as a joint initiative between the CICANT and HEI-Lab research centers.
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Pant, Ichhya, Lipika Patro, Erica Sedlander, Shikha Chandrana, and Rajiv Rimal. "Monitor to innovate with feedback loops: process evaluation protocol for an anemia prevention intervention." Gates Open Research 6 (September 27, 2022): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13417.2.
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Background: Digital process monitoring and evaluation tools designed to capture near-to-real-time intervention data paired with feedback loops have the potential to innovate intervention delivery. Objective: To describe how a multilevel social norms field trial (RANI) is using feedback loops to enhance intervention delivery. Methods: We use a mixed-methods process evaluation design to monitor the Reduction of Anemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) project; a three-year randomized control trial which aims to lower rates of anemia among women in Odisha, India. Surveys and structured observation monitor fidelity to implementation and acceptability of implementation activities among study participants. Quantitative data evaluates implementation dose, coverage, exposure, and reach of intervention activities, and qualitative data will delve more deeply into reasons for high or low functioning. Iron folic acid supplement supply and demand are also monitored for stock-outs. Data collected from 130 intervention villages is processed, visualized, and triangulated in near to real-time via Real-time Monitoring for Knowledge Generation (RPM4K), a locally developed software application. Data visualization products facilitate the examination of monitoring data to mitigate bottlenecks and identify and implement tweaks to our intervention delivery strategy on an ongoing basis. Discussion: Feedback loops facilitate timely course corrections. Feedback loops can also engender a shared understanding of ground realities for a geographically dispersed and culturally diverse team. Leveraging feedback loops, we identify opportunities to provide on-going supportive supervision for our community facilitators promoting joint problem-solving, and communication. Monthly media and hemoglobin level demonstration strategies are informed by participant engagement and acceptability. Stock-outs of iron folic acid tablets activate contingency plans to mobilize local stakeholders and advocate for timely resolutions. Unintended effects are monitored based on ongoing feedback from community facilitators. Conclusions: Documenting our processes can inform the future implementation or scale up of similar projects embracing feedback loops to iterate and innovate their intervention delivery.
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Pant, Ichhya, Lipika Patro, Erica Sedlander, Shikha Chandrana, and Rajiv Rimal. "Monitor to innovate with feedback loops: process evaluation protocol for an anemia prevention intervention." Gates Open Research 6 (March 16, 2022): 13. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/gatesopenres.13417.1.
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Background: With the proliferation of the digital age, information and communication technologies paired with feedback loops have the potential to innovate process evaluations. Objective: To describe how a multilevel social norms field trial (RANI) is using feedback loops to enhance intervention delivery. Methods: We use a mixed-methods process evaluation design to monitor the Reduction of Anemia through Normative Innovations (RANI) project; a three-year randomized control trial which aims to lower rates of anemia among women in Odisha, India. Surveys and structured observation monitor fidelity to implementation and receptivity to implementation activities among study participants. Quantitative data evaluates implementation dose, coverage, exposure, and reach of intervention activities, and qualitative data will delve more deeply into reasons for high or low functioning. Iron folic acid supplement supply and demand are also monitored for stock-outs. Data collected from 130 intervention villages is processed, visualized, and triangulated in near to real-time via Real-time Monitoring for Knowledge Generation (RPM4K), a locally developed software application. Data visualization products facilitate the examination of monitoring data to mitigate bottlenecks and identify and implement tweaks to our intervention delivery strategy on an ongoing basis. Discussion: Feedback loops facilitate timely course corrections. Feedback loops can also engender a shared understanding of ground realities for a geographically dispersed and culturally diverse team. Leveraging feedback loops, we identify opportunities to provide on-going supportive supervision for our community facilitators promoting joint problem-solving, and communication. Monthly media and hemoglobin level demonstration strategies are informed by participant engagement and receptivity. Stock-outs of iron folic acid tablets activate contingency plans to mobilize local stakeholders and advocate for timely resolutions. Unintended effects are monitored based on ongoing feedback from community facilitators. Conclusions: Documenting our processes can inform the future implementation or scale up of similar projects embracing feedback loops to iterate and innovate their intervention delivery.
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Zvozdetska, Oksana. "Combating Disinformation in the European Union: Legal Aspects." Mediaforum : Analytics, Forecasts, Information Management, no. 9 (December 28, 2021): 245–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.31861/mediaforum.2021.9.245-262.
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Today, both Ukraine and European countries are subject to disinformation and foreign intervention in their domestic policies. Each democracy no matter its geography experiences its distinct vulnerabilities and respectively, reactions to foreign interference. It should be stated, the immediate responses to such challenges in most Western countries have been rare and sluggish, hampered by legal constraints and bureaucracy, and furthermore, they lacked a real political awareness of the problem or proof of its further impact. Foreign actors are increasingly using disinformation strategies to influence public debate, stir controversy and interfere in democratic decision-making. Responding to these new challenges, the European Commission has introduced a set of actions and tools to better regulate the digital ecosystem of the media and its participants, in particular, the formation and improvement of the legal framework to combat disinformation in the European information space. The researcher’s focus revolves around the European Union’s comprehensive approach to vigorous combating misinformation. The research data prove that since 2015, the EU has adopted a number of regulations to counter this information threat and the potential effects of foreign interference. In particular, in 2016 the EU adopted a document “Joint Framework on countering hybrid threats, a European Union response”, and “Action Plan against Disinformation”, respectively in 2018. These documents provide a baseline for understanding the diverse types of challenges other countries face and how they are addressing them. Consequently, a number of initiatives and projects of the European institutions, and the first worldwide self-regulatory “EU Code of Practice on Disinformation” issued in 2018 on a voluntary basis, have become main pillars of the EU. The Code identifies issues related to ensuring the transparency of political advertising, strengthening efforts to close active counterfeits. accounts, enabling users to report misinformation and access various news sources, while improving the visibility and reliability of authoritative content; enabling the research community to monitor disinformation on the Internet through access to these platforms, compatible with the confidentiality signed by the largest Internet platforms and social media (Google, Facebook, Twitter and Mozilla) in the framework of WMC self-regulation activities. It should be noted that the implementation of the “European Union Code of Practice on Countering Disinformation” has yielded ambiguous fruits. Self-regulation was the first logical and necessary step, but few stakeholders were fully satisfied with the process or its outcome, significant challenges remain for building trust through industry, governments, academia and civil society engagement.
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Zarotis, George F. "Significance, causes and effects of obesity in childhood and adolescence." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 6, no. 11 (November 30, 2018): 136–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol6.iss11.1230.
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Body weight is influenced by the motor and eating habits of every human being and by a biological or genetic predisposition, the effect of which cannot be quantified with accuracy. Obesity occurs as an expression of a positive energy balance or as a consequence of the absence of a balanced diet. Obesity is an acknowledged and important risk factor for a range of conditions, especially diabetes, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases. The purpose of this study was to approach, analyse and ultimately examine the significance, causes and effects of obesity on children and adolescents. The method adopted for the study was a review of the relevant literature. Based on this study, we discover that, due to people’s changing living conditions, the spread of overweight and obesity in industrialized countries has greatly increased, therefore rapid action is needed. Overweight and obesity have always existed. However, the voluptuous body, that formerly was considered a sign of wealth or a survival strategy, is now stigmatized. Overweight people not only have a higher risk for their health in the form of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus or premature bone and joint damage, but they do not correspond to today's ideal beauty. The causes of obesity are due to many interdependent factors. It is therefore difficult to formulate therapeutic proposals that have general validity. In summary, we can say that for the increasing number of overweight and obese children and adolescents the medical factors are less important. The causes should be sought in the social conditions and behaviours of certain social groups. It is important that children and young people are permanently involved in the subject of nutrition and movement, and that this engagement accompanies them throughout their development. Even if the politics supports, doctors encourage, health funds, kindergartens and schools raise awareness, sport clubs motivate, the media inform, parents recognize and offer incentives, the hardest part of the job should be done by the target group in order to achieve personal success; that is to remain or become "healthy".
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Gomes, A. L., T. Turbay, P. Venturella, L. Cecagno, G. Johnson, and M. Caleffi. "Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment: The Need for Compulsory Registration." Journal of Global Oncology 4, Supplement 2 (October 1, 2018): 153s. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.18.70800.
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Background and context: According INCA 630,000 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in 2018, however Brazil does not have a unified registration system for cases of cancer. The Cancer Information System (SISCAN) was supposed to be in operation in Brazil since 2013, but it is not used by several Brazilian municipalities. Without these records it is not possible to measure the actual dimension of cases of cancer (number of cases, stages, treatments, etc.); consequently, public policies aiming at actual oncologic needs are not developed, which leads to the waste of public resources and an increase in mortality rates. Aim: Implement a mandatory and unified cancer registration system in Brazil. Strategy/Tactics: Involvement of various stakeholders, such as political leaders, NGOs, the press, etc. Align several actions and projects executed by Federação Brasileira de Instituições Filantrópicas de Apoio à Saúde da Mama (FEMAMA) for the same goal. Share FEMAMA´s goal with other pressure groups. Program/Policy process: Prepare arguments for proposing a bill on the topic in question. Promotion in the media regarding the impact of the lack of a mandatory registration system; Align discourse with NGOs associated to FEMAMA so that they can act as representatives and regional influencers on this topic. Meeting with the Minister of Health In reference to World Cancer Day (WCD), NGOs associated to FEMAMA have submitted letters asking state Congresspeople to draft a bill creating mandatory cancer notification systems in their respective states; Organization of 13 debate cycles and 9 public hearings at state assemblies about the topic; Articulations with federal Congresspeople for proposing a bill on the topic in question; Organization of a conference attended by NGO representatives and female political leaders to discuss action proposals; Discussion of the project and joint actions executed alongside multisector group in Brazil. Outcomes: Favorable opinion from the Ministry of Health about FEMAMA´s goals; WCD: Actions organized in 15 Brazilian states with the engagement of 17 Congresspeople; Organization of debate cycles and public hearings on the topic in 13 Brazilian states; Enactment of a regulation implementing a mandatory cancer registration system in the Federal District since 2017; Submission of a proposal petition requesting the implementation of a mandatory cancer registration system in the State of São Paulo to the State Department of Health. Proposal of two bills submitted at the House of Representatives on the topic in question (PL 8478/2017 and PL 8470/2017); The bills (unified) were passed by the House of Representatives, and have been subsequently submitted to the Senate for analysis; What was learned: The articulations with several political leaders for the proposal of a bill for the implementation of a mandatory cancer registration system and the articulated engagement of NGOs leverages these actions and expands debate in the legislative, both on a national and on a state level.
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Larkin, L., A. Moses, T. Raad, A. Tierney, N. Kennedy, and W. Costello. "OP0191-PARE DEVELOPMENT OF A PUBLIC AND PATIENT INVOLVEMENT (PPI) RESEARCH NETWORK FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE RHEUMATIC CONDITIONS." Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 80, Suppl 1 (May 19, 2021): 115.2–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-eular.442.
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Background:Public and patient involvement (PPI) improves quality and relevance of research (1). PPI is advocated by policy makers and funding bodies and is supported by EULAR (2). Arthritis Research Limerick (ARL) is a partnership between researchers at the University of Limerick and clinicians at University Hospitals Limerick. PPI representatives have been involved in ARL projects, however no formal PPI network had been established prior to 2020. The need for a formal PPI network to collaborate with ARL was identified by both ARL and patient representatives. This need arose from a joint ambition to promote meaningful involvement of the public and patients in ARL projects and to develop a platform through which researchers and PPI representatives could collaboratively set research priorities.Objectives:The aim of this project was to create a formal PPI network to engage with people living with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs) and their families and to identify collaborative research opportunities between ARL and PPI representatives.Methods:A face-to-face PPI seminar was planned for October 2020. The seminar consisted of speakers from ARL providing an overview of research projects and a World Café research ideas session. Funding was obtained through a competitive, peer-review funding call from the PPI Ignite group at the University of Limerick to support the PPI seminar. The funding application was a joint application between ARL members and a PPI partner (iCAN - Irish Children’s Arthritis Network). The seminar was advertised through national patient organisations (iCAN and Arthritis Ireland), social media and ARL research networks.Results:Due to Covid-19 public health restrictions the PPI seminar was held virtually. The ARL PPI inaugural seminar was attended by N=19 researchers and people living with RMDs. The seminar speakers included ARL researchers and a PPI representative. The World Café event was modified to adapt to the virtual seminar delivery. Research ideas were noted by the seminar organiser and summarised for attendees at the end of the research ideas and priorities session. An ARL PPI mailing list was set-up post seminar as a means of communicating with seminar attendees and will serve as a formal PPI network for ARL. Research updates and opportunities will be communicated via this formal network to people living with RMDs and researchers alike.Conclusion:This was the first PPI seminar organised by ARL in collaboration with a PPI seminar, and has led to the creation of a formal PPI network. Delivery mode of the PPI seminar was changed due to Covid-19 public health restrictions. This change may also have impacted engagement and attendance at the PPI seminar, given that virtual events are not accessible to all of the RMD population. Future PPI seminars will consider a hybrid approach of face-to-face and virtual attendance, to enhance accessibility. A formal PPI communication network has been established. Future work will focus future collaborative opportunities between the PPI panel and the ARL group, including project development, co-led research funding applications and joint research dissemination.References:[1]INVOLVE. (2012). Briefing notes for researchers: Involving the public in NHS, public health and social care research. Retrieved from www.invo.org.uk 7th January 2020.[2]de Wit MPT, Berlo SE, Aanerud GJ, et al (2011). European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for the inclusion of patient representatives in scientific projects. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 70:722-726Disclosure of Interests:None declared
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Badham, Mark, and Markus Mykkänen. "A Relational Approach to How Media Engage With Their Audiences in Social Media." Media and Communication 10, no. 1 (January 20, 2022): 54–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v10i1.4409.
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People are increasingly turning to social media for their news and for sharing and discussing news with others. Simultaneously, media organizations are becoming platform-dependent and posting short forms of their news on their social media sites in the hope that audiences will not only consume this news but also comment on and share it. This article joins other media and journalism studies exploring this phenomenon through a relational approach to media audiences to better understand how media organizations, particularly newspapers, are cultivating relationships with audiences via social media. Drawing on public relations theory about organization–public relationships, the article examines how news organizations nurture relationships with audiences via social media, such as through engagement and dialogic communication strategies. This article empirically examines organization–public relationships strategies (disclosure, access, information dissemination, and engagement) of nine newspapers with the largest reach in Australia, the US, and the UK. A content analysis is conducted of these newspapers’ posts (total 1807) published in March 2021 on their Twitter and Facebook sites to identify and examine these strategies. Findings show that their social media accounts are predominantly used for news dissemination rather than audience engagement. The implications are that although media professionals are frequently distributing news content among their audiences via their social media sites, they are not adequately engaging with them.
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Yudha, Reza Praditya. "Selecting relationship and uploads: mediatisation studies on Indonesian migrant worker’s media engagement." Jurnal Studi Komunikasi (Indonesian Journal of Communications Studies) 5, no. 3 (November 20, 2021): 631–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.25139/jsk.v5i3.3663.
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Indonesian migrant workers use social media for various needs. Workers’ engagement on social media is usually related to their hometown and socio-culture abroad. This study draws on Couldry and Hepp’s idea of mediatisation to examine the interrelation of communication practices and media use to socio-cultural dynamics. The author argues that media engagement is related to socio-cultural context, especially workers’ socio-cultural group. Applying virtual ethnography, the author analysed media types, actor constellations, communication themes, and practices. The findings show that workers select relationships, posts, and types of social media, and their social media engagement is strongly related to their hometown socio-culture. Workers use Facebook to present hardworking, collectively, and homely self-images, WhatsApp to connect to intimate relationships or close family, while young workers choose, and Instagram to construct a modern, successful, and expressive self-image. Additionally, workers join local group accounts to update news and maintain a sense of belonging to the hometown.
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Pfau, H., and U. Koch. "THE FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY OF SINGING IN THE CRICKET." Journal of Experimental Biology 195, no. 1 (October 1, 1994): 147–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/jeb.195.1.147.
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We describe the functional morphology of the singing apparatus of the cricket. There are three main functional sections of song mechanics, which partly overlap: (1) preparation for singing (lifting of the wings) and the reverse process (lowering of the wings at the end of the song); (2) singing movements (closing and opening of the wings); and (3) movements that adjust the pressure of the plectrum on the file (engagement force). In the case of song preparation, the mesotergum + first axillaries + second axillaries + wings form a functional unit. This unit is moved around a transverse hinge axis, which runs through both fulcrum joints. The muscles suitable for wing lifting are the prothoracic furca muscle and the mesothoracic tegula muscle. Those suitable for wing lowering are the prothoracic dorsolongitudinal muscles and the mesothoracic axillary 4, subalar and furca muscles. Lifting and lowering of the wings are superimposed by bistable mechanisms, which are adjustable (mesothoracic medial dorsolongitudinal muscles). In the case of closing movements (dorsoventral muscles) and opening movements (basalar and subalar muscles), the mesotergum and the wings are moved relative to each other, as for flight movements, but with the wings remaining folded back. The mesotergum is rotated down (closing) and up (opening) around a transverse hinge axis that runs through the caudal joints between the mesotergum and postnota. The path of movement of the wing and its sound-generating structure (i.e. plectrum or file respectively) is determined by an obliquely oriented hinge axis between the mesotergum and first axillary. During opening and closing, the lifted singing position of the wings is stabilized by the medial dorsolongitudinal muscles. We also discuss the role of other muscles that affect singing movements. The third axillary (and its muscle) and the postnotum [and its muscles, the furca muscle and the lateral (short) dorsolongitudinal muscle] are the main elements in the system that adjusts the engagement force of the wings. When left axillary 3 muscle contracts, the medial part of the left third axillary is rotated caudally (in its vertical hinge joint with the first median plate) against the anal part of the wing. The anal part is bent and rotated upwards, increasing the pressure of the left plectrum against the right file. Conversely, the right axillary 3 muscle, which moves the file away from the plectrum, is able to reduce the pressure. The left furca muscle (the antagonist of left axillary 3 muscle) and the left lateral (short) dorsolongitudinal muscle (the 'synergist' of left axillary 3 muscle), and the corresponding muscles on the right side (which have opposite functions), allow a large range of different engagement forces. The results are compared with the work of other authors on the functional morphology of this system and with the results of electrophysiological investigations. New aspects of the evolution of the singing mechanisms are discussed.
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Balfour, Virginia H. "Likes, comments, action! An examination of the Facebook audience engagement strategies used by strategic impact documentary." Media International Australia 176, no. 1 (February 23, 2020): 34–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1329878x19897416.
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In the digital age, a new breed of strategic communications campaign has emerged which blurs boundaries between factual media, entertainment, marketing and advocacy. Strategic impact documentaries (SIDs) are social issue campaigns with a documentary text at their core. They invite the audience to join a cause as much as view a text, using both online and offline strategies to achieve their goals. The way audiences engage with media messages in this new ecosystem, and the implications for public deliberation of social issues, is not fully understood, however. In a mixed methods case study analysis, the Facebook audience engagement strategies used by SID were examined. The results highlight the temporal nature of social media audience engagement and the audience’s changing relationship with both the media text and its producers and provide insight into the way social issues are discussed and deliberated on by audiences in the online sphere.
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Setiawan, Arif Ady, Triyanto, and Moh Muchtarom. "Using a Social Media Facebook to Develop Civic Engagement in Indonesia." Academic Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies 10, no. 2 (March 5, 2021): 220–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.36941/ajis-2021-0052.
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This research is aimed at exploring how to use Facebook to develop civic engagement in Klaten Regency Indonesia by the Info Cegatan Klaten (ICK) community. Technological advances result in the ease of communication in everyday life. However, these technological advances also have the effect of increasing personal egoism and lack of social care. Given this condition, the ICK community, as a Facebook virtual community, tries to build civic engagement to eliminate social disparities that occur using social media as the main media. This research used a descriptive qualitative approach. The sampling method was purposive sampling. In this study, 6 informants were taken. The data were collected using an interview, observation, and documentation. The interviews were conducted with the general chairperson of ICK, the treasurer, social media administrators, and 3 members of the community. Observations were made on the Facebook group page of the community and its activities. The data were then analyzed using the Miles and Huberman model which consists of three activities, namely data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing/verification. The results showed that the civic engagement was built through social media by: first, the ICK Community made the Facebook group an online space to collect information about Klaten's community problems; second, the ICK community utilizes the Facebook group features to invite the people around Klaten to become Stakeholders and join the discussions for the good of the community in the future; third, Facebook is used to provoke civic engagement by informing each agenda to be carried out.
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Luckner, Naemi, Fares Kayali, and Peter Purgathofer. "Game mechanics to further engagement with physical activity." Interaction Design and Architecture(s), no. 36 (March 10, 2018): 43–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-036-003.
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A lot of work required for physiotherapy is done between the actual therapy sessions. Patients receive instructions for exercises to be practiced on a daily basis to regain mobility in their injured joints. These exercises are often tedious and uncomfortable, hence motivation for daily repetition is sought-after. Games may be an answer to this challenge, however, they need to be well-designed as to not support incorrect execution of exercises and at the same time be engaging enough to keep up long-term engagement. In this paper we discuss guidelines for designing game mechanics aimed at increasing compliance in physiotherapy and for encouraging physical activity for older adults.
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Pramaggiore, Maria, and Páraic Kerrigan. "Queer media temporalities." Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media, no. 16 (January 30, 2019): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.33178/alpha.16.00.
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This special issue of Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media on “Queer Media Temporalities” draws upon this theoretical tradition and its rich set of concepts to explore queer temporalities that emerge within or may be generated by our engagement with time-based screen media. In its focus on specific media forms, it joins work by Kate Thomas and Jodi Taylor, who explore the intersections between queer time and the formal parameters that govern the time-based genres of poetry and music. Our questions here relate to both resistances and transformations enabled by the encounter of queer with (old and new) media temporalities. We are interested in the way games, television, video and experimental film enable or demand a queer renegotiation of time. Our contributors examine the role that archival temporalities play in the representation of queer lives in history and the imaginative landscapes of games. They consider whether reproductive futurism can help us to think about the queer life cycle of a television series and its characters. How does queer childhood, or “growing up sideways” (Stockton) resonate with film form for filmmakers invested in a nonreproductive queer genealogy? What is the relationship between media obsolescence and the “queer art of failure” (Halberstam, Art)?
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Niu, Shuo, Cat Mai, Katherine G. McKim, and Scott McCrickard. "#TeamTrees: Investigating How YouTubers Participate in a Social Media Campaign." Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 5, CSCW2 (October 13, 2021): 1–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/3479593.
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YouTube is not only a platform for content creators to share videos but also a virtual venue for hosting community activities, such as social media campaigns (SMCs). SMCs for public awareness is a growing and reoccurring phenomenon on YouTube, during which content creators make videos to engage their audience and raise awareness of global challenges. However, how the unique celebrity culture on YouTube affects collective actions is an underexplored area. This work examines an SMC on YouTube, #TeamTrees, initiated by a YouTube celebrity and sought to raise people's awareness of tree-planting and climate change. The authors annotated and analyzed 992 #TeamTrees videos to explore how YouTube celebrities, professionals, and amateurs in different channel topics diagnose problems, present solutions, and motivate actions. This study also looks into whether platform identities and framing activities affect campaign reach and engagement. Results suggest that #TeamTrees reached creators who are generally not active in social issues. The participating YouTubers were likely to motivate the viewers to donate and join celebrities' and community's actions, but less involved in examining the environmental problems. Celebrities' videos dominated the campaign's influence. Amateurs' videos had a higher engagement level, although they need more support to frame campaign activities. Based on these findings, we discuss design implications for video-sharing platforms to support future SMCs.
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Eder, Milton (Mickey), Christi A. Patten, Tabetha A. Brockman, Deborah Hendricks, Miguel Valdez-Soto, Maria Zavala-Rocha, Miriam Amelang, Chung Wi, Brittny Major-Elechi, and Joyce (Joy) E. Balls-Berry. "Public feedback on a proposed statewide virtual translational research community." Journal of Clinical and Translational Science 4, no. 5 (September 12, 2019): 416–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cts.2019.417.
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AbstractIntroduction:Researchers have explored using the internet and social media to recruit participants to specific research projects. Less systematic work has been done to inform the engagement of large populations in virtual communities to advance clinical and translational science. We report on our first step to use social media to engage Minnesota residents by studying the willingness of participants to engage in a virtual (Facebook) community about the concepts of health and health-related research.Methods:Data were collected at the 2018 Minnesota State Fair using a cross-sectional, 46-item survey with assessment including sociodemographics and willingness to engage in a Facebook group for health-related research. Quantitative analysis included univariate, bivariate, and multivariate analyses. Content analysis was used to generate themes from open-ended survey responses.Results:Five hundred people completed the survey; after data cleaning, 418 participant responses informed this report. A majority were younger than age 50 (73%), female (66%), and married/partnered (54%). Overall, 46% of participants agreed/strongly agreed they are willing to join the Facebook group. Multivariate logistic regression identified social media use over the past 6 months as the sole variable independently associated with willingness to join the Facebook group (once a day vs. never or rarely OR = 1.82 (0.86, 3.88), several hours a day vs. never or rarely OR = 2.17 (1.17, 4.02, overall p-value 0.048).Conclusion:Facebook holds potential for reaching a broader community, democratizing access to and engagement with clinical and translational research. Social media infrastructure and content could be disseminated to other institutions with Clinical and Translational Science Awards.
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Candrawati, Hari. "Membangun Komunitas Produk melalui Media Sosial pada Bisnis Masakan Padang, Indonesia." Tadbir: Jurnal Manajemen Dakwah FDIK IAIN Padangsidimpuan 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2022): 81–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.24952/tad.v4i1.5185.
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AbstractThis research aims to analyze the management of social media in food business activities. With the availability of interactive communication through social media allows the restaurant company to engage intensively with consumers. Responsive interaction is needed to foster closeness of the relationship between the company and consumers. This research is qualitative that analyzes investors (Padang restaurant) who join the Shopee marketplace. This research managed to reveal that restaurant companies that sell Padang cuisine types do not actively use social media as a business channel. The interactions built are still one-way and unresponsive to consumer comments. This has an impact on the undeveloped community of loyal Padang cuisine products. Keywords: Responsive interaction, Consumer engagement, Social media, Product community Abstrak:Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengelolaan media sosial dalam kegiatan bisnis makanan. Dengan ketersediaan komunikasi yang interaktif melalui media sosial memungkinkan pihak perusahaan rumah makan dapat terlibat secara intensif dengan konsumen. Interaksi yang responsif diperlukan untuk membina kedekatan hubungan antara perusahaan dengan konsumen. Penelitian ini adalah kualitatif yang menganalisis pelapak (rumah makan padang) yang bergabung di marketplace Shopee. Penelitian ini berhasil mengungkap bahwa perusahaan rumah makan yang menjual jenis masakan Padang tidak secara aktif menggunakan media sosial sebagai saluran bisnis. Interaksi yang dibangun masih satu arah dan tidak responsif terhadap komentar-komentar konsumen. Hal ini berdampak tidak terbinanya komunitas produk masakan padang yang loyal. Kata kunci: Interaksi responsif, Consumer engagement, Media sosial, Komunitas produk
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Moodie, Scott, Simon Dolan, and Roland Burke. "Exploring the causes, symptoms and health consequences of joint and inverse states of work engagement and burnout." Management Research: The Journal of the Iberoamerican Academy of Management 12, no. 1 (June 10, 2014): 4–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/mrjiam-05-2013-0506.
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Purpose – The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between the positive and negative psychological states of work (i.e. engagement and burnout, respectively) and their effects on an individual’s mental and physical health. This study analyzes their separate and joint manifestations. In total, 2,094 nurses were segmented into quadrants that represent a 50/50 median split on both engagement and burnout. The four resulting quadrants were then examined in a series of analyses including logistic regression and ANOVA. Design/methodology/approach – This is a cross-sectional study based on a very large survey (> 2,000 people) in Spain. Data were collected from nurses in collaboration with the official nurses corporations in half a dozen provinces in Spain. Data were analyzed in stages which included zero-item correlations and ANOVA to determine their independence and suitability for predicting states of engagement and burnout. This was followed by a series of binary logistic regression analyses. Findings – The findings suggested that engagement and burnout were generally inversely related (67 per cent of the sample) which is the conventional wisdom in this regard, but 33 per cent of the sample manifested concurrently at either extreme. Burnout was chiefly driven by work demands, as both quadrants of low burnout had lower demands and both quadrants of high burnout had higher demands. Engagement was primarily driven by resources and affinity. Social support acted independently (perhaps as a moderator) by aligning with states of burnout. Worker health was primarily driven by burnout, wherein both states of low burnout exhibited better health and both states of high burnout exhibited poorer health. Originality/value – Much of the current research on this topic considers engagement and burnout to be linear dimensions and focuses on building structural models of the precise relationships between variables. That approach is to be encouraged, but there is also a need to jointly deconstruct dimensions and relationships in a tactile manner that can inform future structural models. The secondary benefit of this approach is that these findings can be submitted directly to managers to provide an easily understood approach for assessments and interventions.
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Fagioli, Loris P., Cecilia Rios-Aguilar, and Regina Deil-Amen. "Changing the Context of Student Engagement: Using Facebook to Increase Community College Student Persistence and Success." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 117, no. 12 (December 2015): 1–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146811511701201.
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Background Community college leaders are now turning to social media/social networking sites for new avenues and opportunities to increase students’ interaction, engagement, and collaboration with peers, faculty, and staff. Social media may be a particularly attractive option because it can provide a potentially effective and exciting mechanism for catalyzing such connections for students. Purpose/Objective This study examines the use of social media/social networking sites and its relationship to academic outcomes in the context of community colleges. Population/Participants We used longitudinal data from about 17,000 students who joined a Facebook based online application (the Schools App) in seven community colleges across the country. We compared these members to students who did not join the app for an overall sample size of about 98,000. Research Design This study used a quasi-experimental design with propensity score matching and random effects regression to estimate the effects of online engagement on student outcomes. Findings/Results We find that there is, indeed, a relationship between social media use and academic outcomes. The most active users as well as passive users had the highest GPAs and chances of continuing the next semester compared to inactive members of the online community as well as compared to nonmembers. Conclusions/Recommendations We find that certain forms of online engagement have a distinct relationship with GPA and persistence. The results of this study also suggest that, although potentially valuable, it is not easy to build an online community. Sustaining continued use of the application was challenging and strongly dependent on the quality and relevance of the posted comments and discussion. Nevertheless, this study found that for those who continued to use the application, there were positive effects in terms of student outcomes. Our findings further support the notion that integration is relevant for community college student persistence, but the nature of that integration—more simultaneously social as well as academically oriented—is important to consider in both offline and online contexts. Recommendations focus on a more strategic use of social media, which puts specific emphasis on answering questions and getting involved in online communities and not using social media solely for marketing or dissemination of information purposes. On campuses where students realized that answers to pertinent questions were available (through administrators and peers), online engagement was of high quality. Sustaining high quality online interaction is therefore one element in ensuring a positive effect on student engagement and outcomes.
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Antunovic, Dunja, Patrick Parsons, and Tanner R. Cooke. "‘Checking’ and googling: Stages of news consumption among young adults." Journalism 19, no. 5 (August 8, 2016): 632–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1464884916663625.
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In the changing news environment, young adult audiences, often dubbed ‘the Internet generation’, have increasingly gravitated toward online sources of news and information, raising questions about the nature and amount of news consumed. This study joins many others in looking at the emerging processes of news consumption among, in this case, college students, using focus group interviews to further examine how they go about obtaining news. Drawing upon literature in the areas of news consumption, media habits, generational change and news repertoire, this study identifies an emerging three-stage process of consumption that includes the following: routine surveillance, incidental consumption, and directed consumption, each conditioned by various forms of new media use. It suggests continued research in the interaction of a changing media ecology with generational adoption of news habits and the implications of this interaction for news and news engagement.
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Utama, Muhamad Reza, Deny Yuliawan, Yoyo Suhoyo, and Widyandana Doni. "FACEBOOK® GROUP USAGE TO SUPPORT FLIPPED-CLASSROOM LEARNING ON OCULAR TRAUMA." Jurnal Pendidikan Kedokteran Indonesia: The Indonesian Journal of Medical Education 9, no. 1 (March 31, 2020): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jpki.46845.
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Background: Facebook has been acknowledged as an alternative media in supporting traditional learning activities. However, its potential in enhancing students’ cognitive engagement on flipped-classroom’ activities is still not much known. This study aims to measure undergraduate medical students’ cognitive engagement changes after joining an ocular trauma flipped-classroom’ Facebook group.Methods: This pre-experimental study was involving 45 third-year undergraduate medical students of Muhammadiyah Surabaya' University who were joining the ocular trauma flipped-classroom' Facebook group. Three cognitive engagement variables were measured before students were joining the group and after the flipped-classroom’ face to face session ended. Finally, metrics data of the group members’ activities, which had been collected using Facebook Insight, used to shown changes between the active and passive user.Results: All users’ (n = 45) cognitive engagement were rising significantly after join the Facebook group (motivation, p = 0,000; self-directed learning readiness, p = 0,000; knowledge towards ocular trauma topic, p = 0,000). Increase in average active user knowledge was 11.09 points higher than passive users. Self-efficacy aspect of the students’ learning motivation and self-management aspects of the students’ self-directed learning readiness were the most increased sub-components.Conclusion: Facebook group has the potential to improve students’ cognitive engagement on ocular trauma’ flipped classroom.
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Peno, Vesna. "Word and melody in the opus of Momcilo and Svetomir Nastasijevic." Muzikologija, no. 15 (2013): 91–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.2298/muz1315091p.
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In the house of artistically gifted family Nastasijevic where renowned Belgrade artists used to gather together during the twenties and thirties of the previous century, music was nothing but an excuse for regular meetings. The art of sound represented a backbone of one system of poetics in the shaping of which Nastasijevic brothers as well as their close contemporaries and faithful friends truly found the common ground. Rethinking the music phenomenon brought them close to their otherwise remote relatives by thought - to Greek philosophers, but also to French and especially Russian symbolists whose opinions they shared. A pursue for, on one hand, an authentically native but, on the other, cosmopolitan spirit and universal values, marked the creative output of Momcilo, a writer and a pivot of Nastasijevic family, but also the overall creative engagement of his brothers. They all shared common aesthetic standards, attempting to apply these in their respective artistic media as well as in synergy, in their joint ventures. In music dramas entitled Medjulusko blago and Djuradj Brankovic, for which Momcilo wrote the script and Svetomir composed the music, the brothers tried to transform into deeds the Nastasijevic-like convictions regarding music. The aim was to re-find and turn a native - homeland melody into sound. This melody represented a ?golden ratio point? in which all arts meet; it is a kind of a spiritual totality embodying one form of spiritual existence which cannot be reached otherwise but from the ?homeland soil?. They believed they would reach the archetype of national identity and, at the same time, of the universal being by harking at and perpetual crying for the forgotten sound of words. Momcilo?s poetic concept demanded necessary interventions in respect to the dramatic genre. In his essay Dramsko stvaralastvo i pozoriste kod nas, he unequivocally opposed to what he argued to be a decadent and artistically senseless Serbian stage, a place wherefrom an individual and the world he lives in are being superficially analyzed, a place that only serves for mass entertainment, propagation of political and social convictions, and which in its character is getting closer to movie industry. By discarding realistic proc?d?, the poet reached for a myth in Medjulusko blago whereas in Djuradj Brankovic he turned to historical themes. In both of these he delved deep in the essence of drama. His poetic expression had therefore to become dense, more a premonition than a statement, so that it necessarily needed melody as an attribute. Music is a pivot of Medjulusko blago, which Nastasijevic brothers emphasized to be not an opera, or Wagnerian music drama, but a drama meant for being interpreted through singing and nothing but singing. The drama is a music one because the very storyline and the characters? words were supposed to emanate music expression, and music was to drive the characters to a tragic conflict and actualize the antique fatum that permeated, resonated in and guided all creatures. The words and the melody were meant to be inseparable in Djuradj Brankovic music drama as well. To what extent their music works actualized what the ?Nastasijevic manifesto? theoretically proclaimed is to be left to be considered in some other topical study.
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Benson, George. "Peacekeeping Operations in Africa: Liberian Lessons, a Platform for Deepening Future UN Peacekeeping Engagements." European Journal of Conflict Management 2, no. 1 (May 31, 2021): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ejcm.720.
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Purpose: In terms of UN peacekeeping deployments, the African region has received the most, just as it has contributed the most in terms of military personnel. The Liberian UN-ECOWAS joint peace operations are acknowledged by many as one of the most successful, globally. The study argues that experiences from these operations can enrich this global effort. Hence, the study sought to establish lessons from the operations that could guide future peacekeeping operations.
Methodology: The study adopted a research approach that was analytical, descriptive, legal, historical and sociological; where data was mainly gathered from secondary and tertiary sources. To this end, scholarly books, edited works, articles and periodicals (duly acknowledged in the reference list) within the study area of international peacekeeping and the Liberian Civil War, were reviewed. Policy and legal documents by the United Nations (UN) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), media stories, reports from non-governmental organizations, research reports and reports from the Liberian government in relation to the multi-functional peacekeeping operations in that country; were not left out when data was gathered for this write-up. Additionally, in terms of secondary sources, dictionaries, bibliographies, encyclopedia, databases, abstracts and indexing sources were used.
Findings: Main findings were that the joint operations brought lasting peace to Liberia and that lessons from those experiences have the potential of guiding future peacekeeping operations across the globe.
Unique contribution to theory, practice and policy: The study which is useful for academic, policy-formulation and implementation purposes, recommends: that the UN Security Council institutes prompt, appropriate and adequately funded interventions that have clear, effective and purposeful mandates at the start of conflicts; ‘spoilers’, ‘trouble makers’ and warlords should be heavily sanctioned; and effective coordinative measures be put in place by the UN so as to regulate activities of Non-UN peacekeeping actors.
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Ekzayez, Abdulkarim, Munzer al-Khalil, Mohamad Jasiem, Raed Al Saleh, Zedoun Alzoubi, Kristen Meagher, and Preeti Patel. "COVID-19 response in northwest Syria: innovation and community engagement in a complex conflict." Journal of Public Health 42, no. 3 (May 21, 2020): 504–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa068.
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ABSTRACT Despite lacking capacity and resources, the health system in the northwest Syria is using innovative approaches for the containment of COVID-19. Lessons drawn from previous outbreaks in the region, such as the polio outbreak in 2013 and the annual seasonal influenza, have enabled the Early Warning and Response Network, a surveillance system to develop mechanisms of predicting risk and strengthening surveillance for the new pandemic. Social media tools such as WhatsApp are effectively collecting health information and communicating health messaging about COVID-19. Community engagement has also been scaled up, mobilizing local resources and encouraging thousands of volunteers to join the ‘Volunteers against Corona’ campaign. Bottom-up local governance technical entities, such as Idleb Health Directorate and the White Helmets, have played key leadership role in the response. These efforts need to be scaled up to prevent the transmission of COVID-19 in a region chronically affected by a complex armed conflict.
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Werner, Brian C., Xiang Chen, Christopher L. Camp, Andreas Kontaxis, Joshua S. Dines, and Lawrence V. Gulotta. "Medial Posterior Capsular Plication Reduces Anterior Shoulder Instability Similar to Remplissage Without Restricting Motion in the Setting of an Engaging Hill-Sachs Defect." American Journal of Sports Medicine 45, no. 9 (April 12, 2017): 1982–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0363546517700860.
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Background: Numerous surgical options for the management of engaging Hill-Sachs lesions exist, of which remplissage has emerged as one of the most popular arthroscopic techniques. Remplissage is not without disadvantages, however, and has been demonstrated to potentially result in a loss of external rotation (ER) due to nonanatomic tethering of the infraspinatus tendon and a potential decrease in infraspinatus strength clinically. Purpose: The efficacy of posterior medial capsular plication in addition to Bankart repair was examined as an arthroscopic management strategy for an engaging Hill-Sachs defect. Study Design: Controlled laboratory study. Methods: Eight fresh-frozen human cadaveric shoulders were utilized for the study. After testing baseline translation and motion, 30% Hill-Sachs lesions were created in each specimen. Three experimental groups were assembled: (1) isolated Bankart repair (HSD), (2) Bankart repair with remplissage (RM), and (3) Bankart repair with posterior medial capsular plication (PL). Biomechanical testing was performed to determine anterior translation, range of motion, and Hill-Sachs engagement. Translation and motion measurements were normalized to the baseline laxity values for each specimen. Results: A significant reduction in anterior translation was noted at 60° of abduction and 60° of ER for both the PL and RM groups compared with the HSD group throughout most of the joint loads tested ( P < .05), but no significant differences were noted between the PL and RM groups at any load. The RM group had significantly less normalized ER at 60° of abduction compared with the HSD and PL groups ( P < .05). There were no differences in internal rotation between the groups. All 8 specimens in the HSD group engaged, while no specimens in the RM and PL groups engaged ( P < .001). Conclusion: In a cadaveric model, medial posterior capsular plication as an adjunct to Bankart repair offers similar resistance to anterior translation and Hill-Sachs engagement as compared with remplissage in the setting of an engaging Hill-Sachs defect. Medial posterior capsular plication results in less restriction of ER compared with remplissage without any significant limitation of internal rotation. Clinical Relevance: Posterior medial capsular plication reduces translation and engagement similarly to remplissage, without any restriction in motion.
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Park, Woo Yeon, Dhruvkumar Patel, Patrick Samedy, and Alicia Li. "Methods of implementation for an electronic ongoing professional practice evaluation system." Journal of Clinical Oncology 37, no. 27_suppl (September 20, 2019): 313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2019.37.27_suppl.313.
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313 Background: Hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission are required to provide Ongoing Professional Practice Evaluation (OPPE) for all privileged providers. Historically, OPPE reports had been created and completed by a peer review process on a paper-based system, where the data was managed in spreadsheets. The Division of Quality and Safety (DQS) developed an electronic system of collecting clinical and administrative data, with the goal of assessing quality of care in an impartial, modernized, and efficient process. Methods: Electronic implementation of the OPPE process can be divided into three main parts: metric development using electronic medical records (EMR), report automation, and application development for review. We designed queries to extract EMR data to validate the quality measures developed in collaboration with clinical leadership. Data pulls are then automated to populate outcomes to a table, from which the OPPE reports are populated according to selected parameters such as provider’s unique ID and OPPE period. Reports are then accessed by supervisors and providers directly through a web application developed by DQS. After verifying the data, clinicians can sign off in the application to complete the OPPE review process. Results: We have distributed 8,630 electronic OPPE report since 2012, and 1,486 distinct physicians had received reports. We evaluated engagement of the process by looking at engagement rate (number of OPPE signed reports divided by the total number of OPPE reports). The engagement rate varies by department, but the median of engagement rates of the OPPE process is 100%. Conclusions: Moving from paper chart reviews to an electronic process enables the institution to scale, lower the burden on employees, and improve the convenience of OPPE for busy providers. It also provides opportunities to evaluate quality of care on the provider level by analyzing outliers using the OPPE measure outcomes and finding the correlation of engagement rate and the quality outcomes.