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Hammontree, Jennifer, and Catherine Glenn Kinderknecht. "An In Situ Mock Code Program in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Multimodal Nurse-Led Quality Improvement Initiative." Critical Care Nurse 42, no. 2 (April 1, 2022): 42–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4037/ccn2022631.

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Background Lifesaving resuscitation is required for approximately 1 in 100 patients in the pediatric intensive care unit. Certification renewal alone is insufficient to guarantee adequate knowledge, skills, and confidence among staff members involved in infrequent resuscitation events. Local Problem Knowledge and skill gaps were identified in pediatric intensive care unit staff members involved in patient resuscitation events. The primary aim of this quality improvement project was to optimize patient resuscitations through improved staff performance and coordination between interdisciplinary roles. Methods A multidisciplinary committee was created to develop, implement, and evaluate a mock code program. Surveys were administered before and after the intervention to assess self-perceived resuscitation performance and program effectiveness. Code sheets were analyzed for documentation quality and adherence to pediatric advanced life support guidelines. The committee used a multimodal approach to education, including high-and low-fidelity in situ mock code simulations and supplemental educational events. Results From September 2018 through January 2020, the committee conducted 65 events for almost 500 participants. Nurses’ levels of self-reported confidence in initiating pediatric advanced life support interventions and identifying cardiac rhythms increased, as did perceived level of competence and knowledge. Most unit staff members considered the mock code program to be “very to extremely effective” in increasing resuscitation competence, confidence, communication, teamwork, and role clarity. Adherence to recommended resuscitation behaviors improved, as did code sheet documentation quality. Conclusion An in situ mock code program using a multimodal approach to education can be a successful educational adjunct to biennial pediatric advanced life support certification.
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Dana, Fernando, Raquel Sebio-García, Beatriz Tena, Marina Sisó, Francisco Vega, Amaia Peláez, David Capitán, Marta Ubré, Ana Costas-Carrera, and Graciela Martínez-Pallí. "Perioperative Nursing as The Guiding Thread of A Prehabilitation Program." Cancers 14, no. 21 (October 31, 2022): 5376. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers14215376.

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Multimodal preoperative prehabilitation has been shown to be effective in improving the functional capacity of cancer patients, reducing postoperative complications and the length of hospital and ICU stay after surgery. The availability of prehabilitation units that gather all the professionals involved in patient care facilitates the development of integrated and patient-centered multimodal prehabilitation programs, as well as patient adherence. This article describes the process of creating a prehabilitation unit in our center and the role of perioperative nursing. Initially, the project was launched with the performance of a research study on prehabilitation for gastrointestinal cancer surgery. The results of this study encouraged us to continue the implementation of the unit. Progressively, multimodal prehabilitation programs focusing on each type of patient and surgery were developed. Currently, our prehabilitation unit is a care unit that has its own gym, which allows supervised training of cancer patients prior to surgery. Likewise, the evolution of perioperative nursing in the unit is described: from collaboration and assistance in the integral evaluation of the patient at the beginning to current work as a case manager; a task that has proven extremely important for the comprehensive and continuous care of the patient.
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Sevilla-Pavón, Ana, and Anna Nicolaou. "Online Intercultural Exchanges Through Digital Storytelling." International Journal of Computer-Assisted Language Learning and Teaching 7, no. 4 (October 2017): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijcallt.2017100104.

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This article focuses on the affordances of a digital storytelling project in developing students' language, digital and other skills: learning and innovation, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, team working, and life and career skills. The project was undertaken by university English for Specific Purposes students and was conducted within an Online Intercultural Exchange between the Cyprus University of Technology and the University of Valencia. Its design was based on a Project-Based Learning (PBL) methodology. It incorporated active learning and multimodal resources and capabilities. The need for transforming language teaching pedagogies was borne in mind, as it is necessary for responding to an era of changes which requires students to be active producers of content, innovative, motivated and engaged in their own learning. The qualitative and quantitative findings were drawn from data gathered by means of an evaluation questionnaire administered to students upon completion of the project.
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Olmos, Andrea V., Sasha Steen, Christy K. Boscardin, Joyce M. Chang, Genevieve Manahan, Anthony R. Little, Man-Cheung Lee, and Linda L. Liu. "Increasing the use of multimodal analgesia during adult surgery in a tertiary academic anaesthesia department." BMJ Open Quality 10, no. 3 (July 2021): e001320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001320.

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ObjectiveMultimodal analgesia pathways have been shown to reduce opioid use and side effects in surgical patients. A quality improvement initiative was implemented to increase the use of multimodal analgesia in adult patients presenting for general anaesthesia at an academic tertiary care centre. The aim of this study was to increase adoption of a perioperative multimodal analgesia protocol across a broad population of surgical patients. The use of multimodal analgesia was tracked as a process metric. Our primary outcome was opioid use normalised to oral morphine equivalents (OME) intraoperatively, in the postanaesthesia care unit (PACU), and 48 hours postoperatively. Pain scores and use of antiemetics were measured as balancing metrics.MethodsWe conducted a quality improvement study of a multimodal analgesia protocol implemented for adult (≥18 and≤70) non-transplant patients undergoing general anaesthesia (≥180 min). Components of multimodal analgesia were defined as (1) preoperative analgesic medication (acetaminophen, celecoxib, diclofenac, gabapentin), (2) regional anaesthesia (peripheral nerve block or catheter, epidural catheter or spinal) or (3) intraoperative analgesic medication (ketamine, ketorolac, lidocaine infusion, magnesium, acetaminophen, dexamethasone ≥8 mg, dexmedetomidine). We compared opioid use, pain scores and antiemetic use for patients 1 year before (baseline group—1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019) and 1 year after (implementation group—1 July 2019 to 30 June 2020) project implementation.ResultsUse of multimodal analgesia improved from 53.9% in the baseline group to 67.5% in the implementation group (p<0.001). There was no significant difference in intraoperative OME use before and after implementation (β0=44.0, β2=0.52, p=0.875). OME decreased after the project implementation in the PACU (β0=34.4, β2=−3.88, p<0.001) and 48 hours postoperatively (β0=184.9, β2=−22.59, p<0.001), while pain scores during those time points were similar.ConclusionA perioperative pragmatic multimodal analgesic intervention was associated with reduced OME use in the PACU and 48 hours postoperatively.
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Sparks, JoAnne, Grace Saw, and Mary Davies. "Mapping the future: 陰陽 (yin yang) career development collaboration." Library Management 35, no. 8/9 (November 10, 2014): 629–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lm-03-2014-0040.

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Purpose – 陰陽 (yinyáng in Pinyin) is about interconnectedness rather than opposites. The purpose of this paper is to highlight how collaboration connects and strengthens the efforts across the sector and reinforces how the sum of the parts is greater than any one university alone. This paper shares the experience of conducting a collaborative project with three universities. It illustrates the fine balancing act of collaboration (yin) with competition (yang) amongst three of Australia ' s higher education institutions at a national level, with the aim of contributing to the career development of professionals in the fields of library services and eResearch. Design/methodology/approach – Bond University, University of Western Australia and Griffith University have collaborated to develop a career mapping toolkit which builds on an earlier commissioned project completed by Council of Australian IT Directors (CAUDIT) focusing on enterprise information technology roles. This tri-institutional collaborative project reviews in detail the skills, knowledge and abilities of library and eResearch management roles in the respective organisations. Findings – This project has been hugely rewarding for the initial three project partners who worked and collaborated well together, successfully completing project goals within agreed timeframes. Looking forward, career pathing will become more widespread as managers receive the requisite training, take ownership of these activities and grow to fully realise the value and potential of active career management to team performance. Ultimately, the use of the career pathing toolkit will enhance career satisfaction of the individual which in turn will lift the productivity of the organisational unit. Research limitations/implications – To ensure the ongoing viability of the career pathing toolkit, it is necessary to measure its relevance and effectiveness: each institution is confident in adopting/modifying the final product for internal use. This demonstrates confidence in the quality of the work produced by the other collaborators; adoption of the product by institutions which were not part of the initial collaboration; and willingness of another institution (not originally involved) to join the collaborative project and make a contribution. Practical implications – The catalyst for collaboration between the three universities was realised when the authors saw an opportunity to address the important and pressing issue of career and workforce planning as a partnership project. The main objective for collaboration was to achieve a more comprehensive and speedier project outcome. Social implications – This paper shares the outcomes of the project which illustrates the fine balancing act of collaboration (yin) with competition (yang) amongst three of Australia ' s higher education institutions at a national level, with the aim of contributing to the career development of professionals in the fields of library and eResearch. Originality/value – The aim is to develop a toolkit that: catalogues and maps the core professional roles needed in the next two to three years in the respective institutions; and specifies the knowledge and experience required in each core professional area including where there is overlap. In essence, the career map provides a toolkit for identifying the knowledge areas and skills, abilities and competencies required for each core area (organised by career streams) and professional role.
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Salonen, Anssi, Sirpa Kärkkäinen, and Tuula Keinonen. "Career-related instruction promoting students’ career awareness and interest towards science learning." Chemistry Education Research and Practice 19, no. 2 (2018): 474–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c7rp00221a.

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The aim of this study was to investigate how career-related instruction implemented in secondary school chemistry education concerning water issues influences students’ career awareness and their interest towards science learning. This case study is part of a larger design-based research study for the EU-MultiCO project, which focuses on promoting students’ scientific career awareness and attractiveness by introducing them to career-based scenarios at the beginning of the instruction unit. The participants in this study were three eighth-grade classes with 46 students in total, and 2 science teachers. Data consisted of observations throughout the intervention and a questionnaire which the students took afterwards. Descriptive statistics taken from the questionnaire were used together with the content analysis of open questions and observation notes. The results reveal that the students acquired knowledge about science, science-related careers and working life skills and that they enjoyed studying chemistry and engaged in learning during the intervention. The students recognized the need for professionals and their responsibilities as well as the importance of water-related issues as global and local problems, but these issues were not personally important or valuable to students. The type of career-related instruction discussed in this paper can give guidelines for how to develop teaching to promote students’ science career awareness, trigger students’ interest and engage them in science learning.
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Powell, Christy Wessel. "Show, Don't Tell: Multimodal Story Feedback in a K–1 Play-Based Writing Unit." Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education 123, no. 3 (March 2021): 1–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/016146812112300304.

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Background With standardization ever squeezing creative curricula in K–1 classrooms, creating time for a play-based multimodal writing curriculum that leverages children's strengths as storytellers is revolutionary. Due in part to accountability policy pressures, print-based writing and verbocentric writing feedback are still often privileged in school curricula. And yet, children are natural whole-body storytellers who will be asked to write and present ideas in all sorts of forms. In order to leverage children's storytelling strengths, we need to teach writing through multiple modes: This means expanding both writing instruction and the types of feedback offered to writers in primary classrooms. Research Questions This study examines two questions: How is feedback being given, and what impact does it have on children's storytelling? How is play/storying being sanctioned? Setting & Participants The study took place in a K–1 classroom in an inquiry-based, project-based school in the U.S. Midwest during a month-long storytelling workshop unit. Participants included two co-teachers and 46 children aged 5 to 7. Research Design This qualitative study used ethnographic methods and participant observation. Data Collection & Analysis Video data were collected during workshop each day for one month, including minilessons, writing time, and share time, which is the focus of this article. Discourse analysis and a multimodality theoretical lens were used to analyze how children gave one another feedback on their stories through embodied demonstration, gesture, acting, out, or copying one another's storytelling devices. Findings Findings indicate that children's acting/embodiment, humor/parody, and copying all worked as effective forms of multimodal feedback, which ultimately functioned as teaching for developing peers’ storytelling strategies and skills. However, teachers inadvertently privileged language alone via narration, or language with demonstration in feedback sessions. Conclusions Teacher/researcher collaborations should explore ways to reimagine forms of writer's feedback that include and account for demonstration, copying, and impromptu performance and that, ultimately, open up the definition of what counts as writing at school. Um, you should work on making your story, like, real. Because, um, you're going all over the place [wiggles entire body to illustrate]—Allen, age 6
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Arfah, Muhammad. "STRATEGI PENINGKATAN KINERJA KARYAWAN PADA PT. BANK RAKYAT INDONESIA (PERSERO) TBK UNIT BULUMARIO KOTA PASANGKAYU." Jurnal Ilmu Manajemen Profitability 5, no. 1 (February 10, 2021): 55–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.26618/profitability.v5i1.4856.

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The background of this purchasing problem is taken from the presence od employees who are not in accordance with existing abilities or slills so that they do not work and are delayed in a job. The type of research used is descriptive qualitative in which the authors describe the results describe the results of observations and direct interviews with the head of the bullumary unit and employees at PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Bulumario Unit Pasangkayu City. Wring the final project is the result of writing done in june to july 2020. Research as outlined in this thesis aims to determine the strategy for developing employee performance in PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk Bulumario Unit Pasangkayu City. The results showed that the strategy for developing employee performance at PT. Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk. Bulumario Unit In Pasangkayu City consists of 1. Improving discipline 2.Conducting training 3.Career path 4.Providing benefits to amployee 5.Maintaining good relations between employees.
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Kjällander, Susanne, Linda Mannila, Anna Åkerfeldt, and Fredrik Heintz. "Elementary Students’ First Approach to Computational Thinking and Programming." Education Sciences 11, no. 2 (February 19, 2021): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci11020080.

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Digital competence and programming are actively highlighted areas in education worldwide. They are becoming part of curricula all over the world, including the Swedish elementary school curriculum, Children are expected to develop computational thinking through programming activities, mainly in mathematics—which are supposed to be based on both proven experience and scientific grounds. Both are lacking in the lower grades of elementary school. This article gives unique insight into pupils’ learning during the first programming lessons based on a group of Swedish pupils’ experiences when entering school. The goal of the article is to inform education policy and practice. The large interdisciplinary, longitudinal research project studies approximately 1500 students aged 6–16 and their teachers over three years, using video documentation, questionnaires, and focus group interviews. This article reports on empirical data collected during the first year in one class with 30 pupils aged 6–7 years. The social semiotic, multimodal theoretical framework “Design for Learning” is used to investigate potential signs of learning in pupils’ multimodal representations when they, for example, use block programming in the primary and secondary transformation unit. We show that young pupils have positive attitudes to programming and high self-efficacy, and that pupils’ signs of learning in programming are multimodal and often visible in social interactions.
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Yeo, Narelle, and Jennifer Rowley. "'Putting on a Show' Non-Placement WIL in the Performing Arts: Documenting Professional Rehearsal And Performance Using Eportfolio Reflections." Journal of University Teaching and Learning Practice 17, no. 4 (October 1, 2020): 62–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.53761/1.17.4.5.

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his study explores the utility of employing a student-created experiential narrative ePortfolio as a multimodal tool for reflective practice in WIL. It does so by examining a case study situated within the performing arts, where WIL discourses are rarely adopted, and few examples are present in the literature. This paper introduces a circular mentoring framework that extends Kolb’s experiential learning model, whereby learning is facilitated through the interchange of roles through rehearsal and reflection. In this study, participants prepared and performed an opera in a professional venue over a five-day period of intense creative studio work. The 2017 and 2018 Inclusion Project is an innovative teaching and learning opportunity that offered authentic industry-based experience to undergraduate music students in a closely monitored, non-placement WIL setting. Participants (n=18) undertaking a semester long elective, reported their experience through online journaling in an ePortfolio allowing them to create narrative responses. A qualitative analysis using narrative inquiry on the ePortfolio reflections indicated a direct benefit for student’s career readiness as creative artists.
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Davidson, Zoe E., and Claire Palermo. "Developing Research Competence in Undergraduate Students through Hands on Learning." Journal of Biomedical Education 2015 (August 5, 2015): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/306380.

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Evidence-based practice is the foundation of nutrition and dietetics. To effectively apply evidence-based practice, health professionals must understand the basis of research. Previous work has identified the lack of involvement of dietitians in research. As part of a curriculum redevelopment in undergraduate nutrition and dietetics courses, research skill teaching was enhanced. This study evaluated the effect of a new, year two level nutrition research methods unit on the perceived research skills of students. The unit consisted of two key components: a student-led class research project and a small group systematic literature review. Prior to commencement and on completion of the course, students completed a modified version of the Research Skills Questionnaire. Results demonstrated that self-perceived competence increased by a small degree in a set of specific research skills as well as in broader skills such as information gathering and handling, information evaluation, ability to work independently, and critical thinking. The new research unit was also evaluated highly on a student satisfaction survey. Despite these positive findings, students indicated that their general feelings towards research or a career in research were unchanged. In summary, this unit enhanced students’ perceived research skills. Further exploration of students’ attitude towards research is warranted.
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Choi, Youngkeun. "Human Resource Management and Security Policy Compliance." International Journal of Human Capital and Information Technology Professionals 8, no. 3 (July 2017): 68–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/ijhcitp.2017070105.

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Given the regulatory requirements imposed on organizations within numerous industries, research in the area of employee compliance with organizational security and privacy regulations remains necessary and highly desirable. Therefore, the objective of this study provides a unique framework for understanding the influence of HRM practices on individual security policy compliance outcomes. The unit of analysis for this research project is the individual employee of a bank organization. With the survey of 257 bank employees, a components-based approach to structural equation modeling was taken. The results of this study indicate that developmental-oriented appraisal, externally or internally equitable reward, selective staffing and training for career development are positively associated with employees' behavioral intent to comply security policy through their affective commitment.
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Meyer, Mary Hockenberry, Nancy Neil Hegland, and Peggy Fairbourne. "Junior Master Gardener Programs in Minnesota." HortTechnology 11, no. 4 (January 2001): 665–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/horttech.11.4.665.

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A new gardening curriculum, developed by Texas A&M University, the Junior Master GardenerSM (JMGSM program, has been taught in several locations in formal and informal settings in Minnesota. Two projects are outlined here, one an after-school program offered through a community education program, and the other a traditional elementary school setting. With hands-on activities and leader presentations, students learn horticulture as well as language arts, science, mathematics, and social science and are encouraged to volunteer in a community service project within each unit. Students reported they shared the information with their family and friends; most indicated more of an interest in gardening and horticulture after the classes. Teachers may find the curriculum helpful in developing environmental sensitivity and career interests in horticulture.
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Rocha-Coutinho, Maria Lúcia. "Variations on an old Theme: Maternity for Women with a Very Successful Professional Career." Spanish Journal of Psychology 11, no. 1 (May 2008): 66–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1138741600004121.

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In this study, relationships of middle-class women from Rio de Janeiro with their family and work are presented. A series of events during the 20th century have changed woman's identity, previously centered on the roles of mother and wife, so that, there are now other options for women. Carioca girls are currently educated to compete, seek greater professional growth, and value their independence. However, some social discourses still reinforce women's former role the in the family. The notion that the mother-child unit is basic, universal, and, psychologically, the most appropriate, both for the child's healthy development and the mother's wholeness, is still firmly rooted. Motherhood is therefore one of the most complex and problematic matters for modern Carioca woman. Fifteen women with successful professional careers, residents of the city of Rio de Janeiro, varying in age from 30 to 40, and with children from 6 months to 3 years of age, were interviewed. The interviews had an invisible structure, were recorded and transcribed. The discourse of the resultant texts was analyzed, using the categories I established. In this project, I focus on the results of the analysis of the category “View of Maternity” of the interviewed women.
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Noronha, Silvana Aparecida Alves Corrêa de, Linda Bernardes, Samuel Marcos Ribeiro de Noronha, Fernanda Amorim de Morais Nascimento, and Lydia Masako Ferreira. "SOCIAL INCLUSION AND SOLIDARITY IN STRICT POST-GRADUATION: EXPERIENCING THE LABORATORY "SCIENTIFIC WAKE FOR THE FUTURE" (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION)." Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões 42, suppl 1 (2015): 44–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/0100-69912015s01016.

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Objective: To stimulate and awakening the interest of students of high school or elementary public schools in research and science through scientific initiation stages in the Postgraduate Program in Translational Surgery. To stimulate and awakening the interest of students of high school or elementary public schools in research and science through scientific initiation stages in the Postgraduate Program in Translational Surgery. Method: The target audience for the development of scientific activities were students enrolled in mid-level course (second year initially) and have approval of their participation in this project by the school and by legal guardians. The inclusion criteria were: physical proximity to the higher education institution, signing the consent form by the legal responsible for the students, and for the board of the school unit and the researcher. Initially, students performed diagnostic evaluation about the prior knowledge of biology, science and scientific research. From there, the classes were prepared based on the result of this test, then started the activities of Junior Scientific Initiation in basic education. Results: The school chosen for this initial phase of the pilot project was the State School Rui Bloem which has 13 classrooms for the second year of medium education in a total of 390 students. Of these, 160 (41%) were interested but only 16 (10%) were eligible to start the pilot project in Translational Surgery Laboratory of Unifesp. These students showed average yield of 50% in diagnostic test and should start the next training in cell and molecular biology laboratory and also to attend scientific meetings. Conclusion: In the initial phase of the project, was observed the great student interest in scientific career, but at the same time, a great need for improvement. The choice of public school was for access to university and proximity. In addition, these students have more shortcomings and deficiencies. But this does not mean that the fascination for scientific career cannot turn them into great researchers thus contributing to the economic, social and intellectual growth of our country through scientific research.
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Aguirre Vicuña, David. "Prevención del Delito desde la óptica del Agente de Seguridad Penitenciaria basado en la formación dual y la vinculación con la sociedad." Atenas Revista Científica Técnica y Tecnológica 1, no. 1 (July 1, 2021): 60–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.36500/atenas.1.000.

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The article deals with a crime prevention project from the perspective of the Penitentiary Security Agent based on dual training and connection with society. This aimed to contribute to the implementation of the public policy of comprehensive security, through the communication of experiential experiences in the work environment in the prison context regarding the life regime of persons deprived of liberty, to the student population of the Turi Educational Unit of the Cuenca canton, to identify and learn about the main causes and circumstances that are linked to criminal activity in the national reality, as well as its consequences within the framework of the National Social Rehabilitation System. To achieve the proposed purpose, the participation of the students of the Higher Technician in Penitentiary Security (SP) career is proposed, who, from their training and experience, with the guidance and support of the teaching staff, will provide theoretical and experiential knowledge that allow the achievement of the project objectives, generating a transcendent contribution to social development that promotes the improvement of the living conditions of the target population, through the different activities proposed by the project, such as the gathering of information and dissemination of human rights, crime prevention and non-consumption of psychotropic substances and narcotics.
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Aguirre Vicuña, David. "Prevención del Delito desde la óptica del Agente de Seguridad Penitenciaria basado en la formación dual y la vinculación con la sociedad." Atenas Revista Científica Técnica y Tecnológica 1, no. 1 (July 1, 2021): 60–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.36500/atenas.1.001.

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The article deals with a crime prevention project from the perspective of the Penitentiary Security Agent based on dual training and connection with society. This aimed to contribute to the implementation of the public policy of comprehensive security, through the communication of experiential experiences in the work environment in the prison context regarding the life regime of persons deprived of liberty, to the student population of the Turi Educational Unit of the Cuenca canton, to identify and learn about the main causes and circumstances that are linked to criminal activity in the national reality, as well as its consequences within the framework of the National Social Rehabilitation System. To achieve the proposed purpose, the participation of the students of the Higher Technician in Penitentiary Security (SP) career is proposed, who, from their training and experience, with the guidance and support of the teaching staff, will provide theoretical and experiential knowledge that allow the achievement of the project objectives, generating a transcendent contribution to social development that promotes the improvement of the living conditions of the target population, through the different activities proposed by the project, such as the gathering of information and dissemination of human rights, crime prevention and non-consumption
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Perrotta, Katherine. "Pedagogical conditions that promote historical empathy with “The Elizabeth Jennings Project”." Social Studies Research and Practice 13, no. 2 (September 10, 2018): 129–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ssrp-11-2017-0064.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine whether or not the implementation of an instructional unit about an underrepresented historical figure, specifically Elizabeth Jennings, titled “The Elizabeth Jennings Project” (EJP) creates conditions conducive for middle and secondary social studies students to demonstrate historical empathy. Design/methodology/approach A case study methodology was selected for this study because the researcher implemented the EJP at one school with a small sample size of participants to assess which pedagogical factors, if any, fostered historical empathy through analysis of an underrepresented historical figure among middle and secondary social studies students. Findings Major findings highlight that active learning pedagogies, such as in-class debate, were effective strategies that promote historical empathy when middle and secondary students examined documents about an underrepresented historical figure. Analysis of the implementation of “The EJP” provides insights about how historical empathy pedagogies can connect to national standards and initiatives such as the Common Core Standards for History/Social Studies and the National Council for the Social Studies College, Career, and Civic Life Framework for middle and secondary social studies. Originality/value Historical empathy refers to deep inquiry in which intellectual and affective responses to content are shaped through source analysis of the actions, motives, perspectives and beliefs of people in the past. Although there are several studies that address pedagogies that promote historical empathy through examinations of famous historical figures, there is limited research concerning whether students display historical empathy by investigating underrepresented historical figures such as Elizabeth Jennings.
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Shahid, Masab Bin, Aftab Ul Haq, Shahid Iqbal, and Anum Munir. "Impact of Motivational Factors on Motivation of Police Force: A Case of Project of Punjab Police." Review of Education, Administration & LAW 3, no. 3 (December 31, 2020): 495–509. http://dx.doi.org/10.47067/real.v3i3.95.

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The purpose of this study was to identify the factors that motivate security force personals at work and then study the impact of these identified factors on Motivation of Specialized Unit of Punjab Police Personals. The motivational factors were identified through interviews and after comparison with literature eight motivational factors were identified as independent variable with Motivation as a dependent variable. In order to study the impact of identified motivational factors on motivation of employees, a survey method was used. Questionnaires comprising of five point Likert scale questions were distributed among 306 respondents i.e. Security Force Personals. The results revealed that motivational factors Working Conditions, Career Growth Opportunities, Peer/Fellow Relationship, Salary and Organizational Policies were found to have a significant impact on motivation of Police Force. Whereas factors like recognition, work itself & supervisor role were not proved to be significant. From this study it can be concluded that motivational factors tend to differ in different job settings and careful consideration should be given to the factors that motivate employees in order to enhance their performance. The current study can prove to be a valuable input for policy makers of Police Department and help them understand the motivational needs of employees in different projects of Punjab police.
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Ainsbury, E. A. "The 2019 Bo Lindell Laureate Lecture: On the use of interdisciplinary, stakeholder-driven, radiation protection research in support of medical uses of ionising radiation." Annals of the ICRP 49, no. 1_suppl (September 10, 2020): 32–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0146645320946629.

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Medical exposures form the largest manmade contributor to total ionising radiation exposure of the UK population. In recent years, new technologies have been developed to improve treatment and prognosis of individuals treated with radiation for diseases such as cancer. However, there is evidence of public, patient, and medical professional concern that radiation protection regulations and practices, as well as understanding of potential long-term adverse health effects of radiation exposure (in the context of other health risks), have not always ‘kept pace’ with technological developments in this field. This is a truly complex, multi-disciplinary problem for the modern world. The ‘Radiation Theme’ of the Public Health England and Newcastle University Health Protection Research Unit on ‘Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards’ is addressing this need, with a key focus on a genuinely interdisciplinary approach bringing together world-leading epidemiologists, radiation biologists, clinicians, statisticians, and artists. In addition, the project has a strong grounding in public, patient, and medical professional involvement in research. Similarly, the EU-CONCERT-funded LDLensRad project seeks to understand the mechanisms of action of low-dose ionising radiation in the lens of the eye, and the potential contribution to the development of cataract – in contemporary research, such projects will only be considered successful when they make use of expertise from a variety of fields and when they are able to demonstrate that the outputs are not only of benefit to society, but that society understands and welcomes the benefits. Finally, successful engagement, training, and retention of early career scientists within this field is crucial for sustainability of the research. Herein, the contribution of embedded interdisciplinary working, stakeholder involvement, and training of early career scientists to recent advancements in the field of medical (and wider) radiation protection research is discussed and considered.
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Kurkure, Purna Arun, Vandana Salil Dhamankar, Shreya Joshi, Shekhar Jha, Sheila Nair, and Savita Goswami. "Partnership in Cancer Survivorship Optimization (PICASSO) project: An Indian Cancer Society (ICS) initiative for cancer survivorship program in India." Journal of Clinical Oncology 36, no. 7_suppl (March 1, 2018): 46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2018.36.7_suppl.46.

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46 Background: Ugam is a support group of childhood cancer survivors from After Completion of Treatment (ACT) clinic at Tata Memorial Hospital (TMH), functioning under umbrella of Indian Cancer Society (ICS), not for profit organisation. Ugam’s mission is empowerment of survivors and advocacy. ACT-Ugam has provided role model for holistic care to cancer survivors.Project PICASSO (Partnership in Cancer Survivorship Optimization) is developed by ICS to promote & facilitate paediatric cancer unit (PCU) based ACT clinic & provide psychosocial support for holistic care of cancer survivors across the country. Methods: A survey was conducted for identifying the survivorship practices in pediatric cancer units (PCU) in Mumbai based hospitals to identify the partners who will setup PCU based ACT clinic. ICS will provide professional and technical assistance to ACT Clinic survivors to enable them to live a productive life. This will include identifying survivor’s need, psycho social counseling, career counseling / aptitude tests, registering them as Ugam members, funding for education if required, soft skills development programme for job readiness, facilitating job placements, survivorship care plan & information material. Ugam database was reviewed for its experience in the field so far to extrapolate the services to partner institutes under PICASSO. Results: Project PICASSO was launched by ICS in May 2016. Among five Mumbai based PCUs who participated in survey, only one (TMH) has organized survivorship program. Communication is ongoing for launch of the project with other units. Total Ugam members- 280 ( 2009 to date), male:female 195:85. Career guidance and aptitude testing provided to > 50 survivors, job placements 9, educational & vocational scholarships through ICS and by referring to other sources > 100. International scholarships to present at conferences: 5. Conclusions: Existing model of Ugam is marching towards fulfillment of its mission of empowerment and advocacy. Expansion of Ugam activities to include more survivors from other partnering units will lead to development of a national care model for cancer survivors.
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Helmers, Andrew, Karen Dryden Palmer, and Rebecca A. Greenberg. "Moral distress: Developing strategies from experience." Nursing Ethics 27, no. 4 (April 2, 2020): 1147–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0969733020906593.

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Background Moral distress was first described by Jameton in 1984, and has been defined as distress experienced by an individual when they are unable to carry out what they believe to be the right course of action because of real or perceived constraints on that action. This complex phenomenon has been studied extensively among healthcare providers, and intensive care professionals in particular report high levels of moral distress. This distress has been associated with provider burnout and associated consequences such as job attrition, with potential impacts on patient and family care. There is a paucity of literature exploring how middle and late career healthcare providers experience and cope with moral distress. Objectives We explore the experience of moral distress and the strategies and resources invoked to mitigate that distress in mid- and late-career healthcare providers practicing in paediatric intensive care, in order to identify ways in which the work environment can build a culture of moral resilience. Research design An exploratory, qualitative quality improvement project utilizing focus group and semi-structured interviews with pediatric intensive care front-line providers. Participants Mid-and-later career (10 + years in practice) pediatric intensive care front line providers in a tertiary pediatric hospital. Research context This work focuses on paediatric intensive care providers in a single critical care unit, in order to explore the site-specific perspectives of health care providers in that context with respect to moral distress coping strategies. Ethical considerations The study was approved by the Quality Management Office at the institution; consent was obtained from participants, and no identifying data was included in this project. Findings Participants endorsed perspective-building and described strategies for positive adaptation including; active, reflective and structured supports. Participants articulated interest in enhanced and accessible formal supports. Discussion Findings in this study resonate with the current literature in healthcare provider moral distress, and exposed ways in which the work environment could support a culture of moral resilience. Avenues are described for the management and mitigation of moral distress in this setting. Conclusion This exploratory work lays the groundwork for interventions that facilitate personal growth and meaning in the midst of moral crises in critical care practice.
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PIROGOV, S. P., and D. A. CHERENTSOV. "SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH USING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE PACKAGE MATLAB." Periódico Tchê Química 15, no. 30 (August 20, 2018): 556–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.52571/ptq.v15.n30.2018.560_periodico30_pgs_556_562.pdf.

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The MATLAB application package accelerates the pace of learning, teaching, and research in engineering disciplines and science, helping to prepare students for a successful career in the industry because it is widely used for research and development. It has received a wide application in such industries as aerospace, automotive, communication, and industrial automation. The concept of model-oriented design is based on the modeling of high-level systems. This allows us to develop a model based on technical tasks and specifications, to design systems using simulation modeling, to automatically generate code, and also test and verify models at stages from project to implementation. Thus, teachers get the opportunity to educate students about the understanding of the system components physics, their interaction and the behavior of systems in general, and all this in a unified environment. In the paper, the main advantages, interfaces of MATLAB application programs are presented. The results of scientific research of authors using MATLAB - investigation of natural frequencies and damping parameters of gauge tubular springs in the viscous medium as well as torsional oscillations of the pump unit shafts are presented. The effect of the geometric characteristics of gauge tubular springs on the natural frequencies of oscillations and attenuation parameters is investigated. Using the MATLAB package, a technique has been developed for calculating the stresses associated with the torsion of the pumping unit shafts.
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Khadadah, Fatima, Aziz Jiwajee, Hina Chaudhry, Paula D. James, Rosane Nisenbaum, Rajesh Girdhari, Curtis Handford, Jonathan Hunchuck, and Michelle Sholzberg. "Reducing Unnecessary Coagulation Testing in Outpatients (REDUCTION): A Quality Improvement Project." Blood 132, Supplement 1 (November 29, 2018): 4703. http://dx.doi.org/10.1182/blood-2018-99-113694.

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Abstract Introduction: The prothrombin time (PT) and partial thromboplastin time (PTT) are often considered 'routine' tests in the outpatient setting. They are frequently used as screening tests for bleeding disorders in unselected patients despite sensitivities ranging of 1-2 %. For the most common bleeding disorder, a negative score on a bleeding assessment tool (BAT), in the presence of a negative family history, has a NPV of 1. A recent quality improvement study conducted in the emergency department at our institution resulted in a greater than 2-fold reduction in coagulation test ordering rates and more than $6000 CAN direct cost-savings per month. Objectives: We developed a multimodal sequential quality improvement study in the outpatient family practice unit with the primary aim of minimizing unnecessary coagulation testing and maximizing the appropriate use of a BAT. Materials and Methods: We have developed four interventions using plan-do-study-act (PDSA) cycles to achieve our goal. Cycle (1) baseline assessment of ordering rates, involved stakeholder engagement, development of educational tools and addition of the BAT onto the electronic medical record (EMR). Cycle (2) involved assessment of EMR-available BAT. Cycle (3) involved an audit to determine appropriateness of coagulation testing for patients on oral anticoagulants and a subsequent targeted intervention. Cycle (4) involved alteration of the laboratory requisition and facilitating access to decision support and educational materials. Rates were calculated per 100 patient visits per month. Data were analyzed on Strata 13 using an interrupted time series analysis. Results: After Cycle 1, we saw a significant decrease in rates of PT and PTT ordering from 1.9 tests per 100 patient visits per month (for both tests) to 1.5 and 1.4 respectively; (p< 0.001 for both). However, the rate of creatinine (control) testing rate also decreased significantly (8.9 to 8; p=0.006). With Cycle 2, we found that all referrals for bleeding from the family practice unit were appropriate and only 19% of patients who had a BAT completed were referred. In Cycle 3, we identified an inappropriate PT and PTT ordering rate of 11% and 36% respectively for patients on oral anticoagulants. We also identified that PT and PTT were being tested together despite being ordered individually; further investigation revealed that they were being erroneously coupled by laboratory technicians. Finally, results of Cycle 4 showed no significant change in INR (increase by 0.05; p=0.64) or PTT (increase by 0.01; p=0.95) testing rates but a significant increase in control testing rates (0.68; p=0.016) in the first 4 months after the intervention. Conclusions: From our previous quality improvement project in the emergency department, we learned that educational interventions alone are often not sufficient and that a process change is required to achieve meaningful change in coagulation test utilization. Through EMR integration of the BAT we successfully guided hematology referrals for bleeding. We were unable to alter rates of PTT testing despite physically removing the PTT from the lab requisition. This likely reflects the strength of the cultural link between INR and PTT. Planning is underway for PDSA Cycle 5 which will consist of a lab audit of PTT testing and subsequent targeted intervention. Disclosures James: Shire: Research Funding; Bayer: Research Funding; CSL Behring: Research Funding.
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Lewis, John M. "A Forecaster’s Story: Robert H. Johns." E-Journal of Severe Storms Meteorology 2, no. 7 (September 28, 2021): 1–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.55599/ejssm.v2i7.12.

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The stages in the life of a severe storms forecaster, Robert H. Johns, are reconstructed from information in a series of interviews. The traditional interview format, question-and-answer mode, has been converted to a first-person narrative that leads to a more-continuous train of thought. The storyline begins by describing Johns’ entrainment into meteorology as a youngster. By virtue of his contact and conversations with farmers in rural Indiana, he became interested in weather’s impact on the farmers and their crop yields. Early stimulation also came from a challenging weather project in the 6th grade and reading of George Stewart’s novel Storm. From these experiences, Bob Johns decided to pursue a science career in service to society. This service took the form of work as a weather forecaster for the United States Weather Bureau (USWB)/National Weather Service (NWS). The arduous path to severe storms forecaster is traced by highlighting his youthful experiences, his academic training, and the stepwise progression from student trainee to lead forecaster at the Severe Local Storms (SELS) unit of the USWB/NWS.
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Taylor, Donnalee B., and Glenn J. Harrison. "Supporting Biomedical Students Struggling With Second-Choice-Syndrome to Thrive Rather Than Just Survive First Year." Journal of College Student Retention: Research, Theory & Practice 20, no. 2 (June 16, 2016): 176–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1521025116654162.

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The James Cook University (JCU) Biomedical Science students struggle with their first year and “second-choice-syndrome” as evidenced by high inter-degree transfer rates and low primary degree completions despite the cohort having high subject or unit grade point averages. This project evaluated the impact of two extracurricular support initiatives (email newsletters and themed luncheons) to deliver just-in-time information and support on student engagement and success. Students and academics rated the initiatives highly with positive support themes of networking, collegiality, belonging and engagement; there was no direct improvement in subject grades or degree satisfaction metrics. However, there was an increase in degree, college, and university student retention. It is becoming increasingly important to recognize and separate the classic academic measures of grades as an indication of success and that more personal or social support is required for students to thrive regardless of cohort demographics or career path. A student’s initial experience on campus is important and influences students’ persistence in higher education and their believed capabilities.
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Ménard, L., A. Petit, É. Leblong, M. Stein, E. Hatzidimitriadou, R. Khemmar, S. Manship, R. Morris, N. Ragot, and P. Gallien. "Novel Robotic Assistive Technologies: Choosing Appropriate Training for Healthcare Professionals." Modelling, Measurement and Control C 81, no. 1-4 (December 31, 2020): 43–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.18280/mmc_c.811-408.

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One of the key challenges for the training of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is to maintain a good understanding and knowledge of new assistive technologies (ATs) that are currently on the market [1]. Indeed, at present, available training on ATs is limited and does not meet the practice-related needs of HCPs. It is in this context that the ADAPT European project aims to develop a new AT training programme for healthcare professionals, which will also introduce them to the project’s new AT developments - a smart powered wheelchair and a virtual reality wheelchair-driving simulator. The program consists of six multimodal units; five delivered via e-learning and one through a blended method of e-learning and face-to-face sessions. The development of the content is guided by findings from an earlier literature review and an online survey of AT training needs for HCP’s, both undertaken by the ADAPT cross-national research team, comprised of UK and French experts. The level of technical difficulty increases with successive units in order to train all HCPs to use innovative ATs more widely in their practice. A Learning Management System enables the dissemination of the e-learning AT program. Preliminary results from participant unit-specific evaluations available at this stage are overall positive and encouraging.
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Cherney, Rebecca L., Vinciya Pandian, Ashly Ninan, Debra Eastman, Brian Barnes, Elizabeth King, Brianne Miller, et al. "The Trach Trail: A Systems-Based Pathway to Improve Quality of Tracheostomy Care and Interdisciplinary Collaboration." Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery 163, no. 2 (May 26, 2020): 232–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0194599820917427.

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Objective To implement a standardized tracheostomy pathway that reduces length of stay through tracheostomy education, coordinated care protocols, and tracking patient outcomes. Methods The project design involved retrospective analysis of a baseline state, followed by a multimodal intervention (Trach Trail) and prospective comparison against synchronous controls. Patients undergoing tracheostomy from 2015 to 2016 (n = 60) were analyzed for demographics and outcomes. Trach Trail, a standardized care pathway, was developed with the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice. Trach Trail implementation entailed monthly tracheostomy champion training at 8-hour duration and staff nurse didactics, written materials, and experiential learning. Trach Trail enrollment occurred from 2018 to 2019. Data on demographics, length of stay, and care outcomes were collected from patients in the Trach Trail group (n = 21) and a synchronous tracheostomy control group (n = 117). Results Fifty-five nurses completed Trach Trail training, providing care for 21 patients placed on the Trach Trail and for synchronous control patients with tracheostomy who received routine tracheostomy care. Patients on the Trach Trail and controls had similar demographic characteristics, diagnoses, and indications for tracheostomy. In the Trach Trail group, intensive care unit length of stay was significantly reduced as compared with the control group, decreasing from a mean 21 days to 10 ( P < .05). The incidence of adverse events was unchanged. Discussion Introduction of the Trach Trail was associated with a reduction in length of stay in the intensive care unit. Realizing broader patient-centered improvement likely requires engaging respiratory therapists, speech language pathologists, and social workers to maximize patient/caregiver engagement. Implications for Practice Standardized tracheostomy care with interdisciplinary collaboration may reduce length of stay and improve patient outcomes.
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Mizusawa, Ken, and Tamas Kiss. "CONNECTING MULTILITERACIES AND WRITING PEDAGOGY FOR 21ST CENTURY ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASSROOMS: KEY CONSIDERATIONS FOR TEACHER EDUCATION IN SINGAPORE AND BEYOND." Journal of Nusantara Studies (JONUS) 5, no. 2 (June 25, 2020): 192–214. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp192-214.

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Background and Purpose: Given the dynamic, global and multimodal character of English in the 21st century, it should be reasonable to expect English language (EL) teaching to accommodate the influences of media and technology on modern communication practices. In Singapore, education policy therefore highlights multiliteracies as one of three foci for the EL classroom. Yet, scant attention has been paid in research and practice to the impact of technology-mediated communication on writing pedagogy. This paper presents the findings of an extensive multiple-case study research project which sought to establish how multiliteracies pedagogy was being utilized in Singaporean secondary teachers’ classrooms and the significant internal and external factors that contributed to classroom practice. Methodology: The research explored six EL teachers’ practices within one unit of work, focusing on writing skills. Data were gathered through video recorded lesson observations, pre- and post-lesson interviews to explore rationales and justifications for planning and implementation, and focus group discussions to establish common practices, values and beliefs towards writing pedagogy. Findings: The study found that although teachers were aware of and trained in multiliteracy practices, they dominantly addressed writing as a monomodal form of communication, limited student autonomy and critical development, and neglected culture in their instruction. Contributions: We argue that writing instruction must be socially situated and multimodal and teacher education must prepare practitioners to empower learners to become critical and effective writers. We also assert that examination-oriented practices make writing in the classroom inauthentic and largely incomprehensible, despite belief that the opposite is true. Keywords: Language teacher education, literacy, multiliteracies, multimodality, writing. Cite as: Mizusawa, K., & Kiss, T. (2020). Connecting multiliteracies and writing pedagogy for 21st century English Language classrooms: Key considerations for teacher education in Singapore and beyond. Journal of Nusantara Studies, 5(2), 192-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.24200/jonus.vol5iss2pp192-214
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Vorholt, Elizabeth, Teri Huff, and Justin Young. "801 Improving Pain HCAHPS in the Burn Population." Journal of Burn Care & Research 41, Supplement_1 (March 2020): S237—S238. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jbcr/iraa024.378.

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Abstract Introduction Controlling pain in burn patients is one of the most important components of patient satisfaction. At our institution, pain specific HCAHPS scores indicate that burn patients consistently rate pain control less than the 25th percentile in the nation. Research shows that patients who felt that their pain was well managed reported more trust in their health care team and that pain management directly affects length of stay for burn patients. This project aims to increase HCAHPS pain scores to greater than the 75th percentile, encourage improved communication, and optimize patient education regarding pain management. Methods A multimodal approach to pain management was identified as the best way to intervene. The multidisciplinary team met to assess the problem and completed a fishbone diagram and A3 to better understand the drivers of poor pain control. It is understood that patient satisfaction data is a lagging indicator and more real-time actionable data was needed. A focus was placed on improved communication, managing expectations, and education about types of burn pain and pain management. The self-reporting pain tool was developed as a daily assessment of pain satisfaction and a facilitator of communication between nurses and patients about pain. The self-reporting pain tool was implemented as a task for night shift nurses to be completed with their initial shift assessment. Results After implementation of the pain tool, daily compliance was documented and displayed on a visual management board on the unit. As a result of daily and intentional communication with patients about their pain using the pain tool, the pain HCAHPS indicators have sustained above the 75th percentile for quarter four of FY17. Conclusions Both the patient and the nurse is more satisfied when they are effectively communicating about pain. Efficiency is improved because interventions such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, and wound care are able to be more successfully completed when patients’ pain management is optimized. Daily indicators and visual management are key components of successful implementation to ensure accountability and that nurses are seeing the progress of the project. The results of this project identify a need for standardized education about burn pain and pain management. Applicability of Research to Practice
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Hemenway, Molly, Jennifer Raybin, and Melissa Waters. "SWK-09. Baseline Survey of Hematology/Oncology/Cellular Therapy Staff/Faculty Perceptions of Palliative Care." Neuro-Oncology 24, Supplement_1 (June 1, 2022): i182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noac079.681.

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Abstract Recent literature has shown that pediatric oncology patients and families prefer early integration of palliative care, yet the perception persists by staff and providers that palliative care has a negative connotation. We examined the baseline views of staff at our tertiary care center, prior to expansion of a formal palliative care service. We will describe baseline survey results in a diverse group of hematology/oncology/cellular therapy staff/faculty. This quality improvement project was conceived by the unit-based palliative care committee to compare baseline and follow-up survey results. We report the baseline results of a convenience sample of providers with varied roles. A validated survey for staff perception of palliative care found in the literature was utilized. After institutional qualitative review board approval, the survey was emailed to members of the inpatient and outpatient units. Demographic data collected included gender, level of education, role, patient population, length of career globally and locally. Perception of palliative care was evaluated by asking questions regarding 1) overlap with disease focused care, 2) risks/benefits of palliative care, and 3) timing of palliative care consults. Results were tabulated and graphed for dissemination to the unit-based palliative care committee. A follow-up survey is planned after integration of the developing formal palliative care service. Longitudinal comparison with statistical analysis will be completed at that time. Although most participants disagreed that palliative care is not consistent with curative care and that early palliative care does not induce parental anxiety, yet is perceived by the lay public as end-of-life care. Strong agreement was demonstrated with items regarding integration of palliative care early in the disease trajectory to decrease suffering. Participants also predominantly agreed that education for patients/families and staff/faculty would ameliorate misconceptions about palliative care. Future evaluation after increased palliative care penetration will provide comparison data.
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Mylyanyk, Ruslan V. "Innovative Approaches to the Formation and Development of Managerial Competencies." Business Inform 7, no. 534 (2022): 203–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.32983/2222-4459-2022-7-203-210.

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Modern approaches to the formation and development of managerial competencies should be oriented towards the main components of the model of competencies of managers (professional and corporate, managerial, transprofessional, digital competencies, personal efficiency of the leader), principles, goals of their development, and the company’s activities in general. In today’s extremely difficult conditions (crises, pandemics, wars), managers at their level of responsibility must implement and acquire new abilities to support the functioning of a company, structural unit, project, or line of activity, withstand new threats, ensure the sustainability of the company’s activities and resistance to crisis processes. The purpose of the article is to clarify the features and to systematize the effective innovative approaches to the formation and development of managerial competencies of specialists and managers. Improvement of managerial competencies should take place on the principle of continuity of education and self-development of the head, and the choice of approaches and tools for the development of competencies should be carried out in accordance with the needs and goals of the company. Important in today’s network-digital world is the use of a wide range of digital and online tools, the potential of the environment, and professional interaction. The means of forming managerial competency are: involvement in project activities, mentoring and/or consulting, coaching, action training, basket method, etc. From the point of view of the formation of managerial competencies, various methods of informal, informational training along with self-education are also extremely relevant and in demand. Moreover, in this case, informal training can be considered as a response to the need to acquire managerial competencies at different stages of building own managerial career, which can be experienced by people of different professions. The expediency and efficiency of specific instruments and methods for the development of managerial competencies, their features may become the subject of further research.
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Mironov, Vladimir V. "Humboldt, Natural Philosophy and the University As a Universe." Voprosy Filosofii, no. 2 (2021): 19–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.21146/0042-8744-2021-2-19-23.

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The article analyzes the scientific career of Alexander von Humboldt. The scien­tist researched the junction of science and philosophy, set up experiments to study organic life, testing his theory of “life force”. The result of his work was the essay “On irritated muscle and nerve fiber”. The philosophical essay “Life-Force, or the Genius of Rhodes” reveals Humboldt's literary talent. In this essay, in literary form, the problem of “life force” and understanding the essence of life was raised. And it’s not by chance, since Humboldt’s texts have a complete aes­thetic character, which allowed him as a scientist to capture life itself as the phe­nomena of nature. Being and nature, according to the scientist, are not divided into separate parts and their separation is purely objective, while nature itself is one unit. This understanding of the integrity of nature (including humans) is also at the heart of the project of the model of university education, which he and his brother Wilhelm von Humboldt founded in Berlin and whose main principle was the unity of basic research and teaching. Subsequently, such an attitude allowed universities to simultaneously become scientific centers of their country, per­forming, among other things, state tasks. The article notes that Humboldt’s sci­entific research was highly appreciated not only by his contemporaries philoso­phers but also by writers, such as Goethe and Schiller.
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Kim, Leah, Anne Long, Jared Miller, Holly Zurich, Mehra Golshan, and Jinlei Li. "Regional block pilot for microvascular free-flap breast reconstruction." Journal of Clinical Oncology 40, no. 16_suppl (June 1, 2022): e18646-e18646. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.e18646.

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e18646 Background: With increasing focus on improving patient outcomes and decreasing narcotic use, healthcare has prioritized the use of multidisciplinary, multimodal, and evidence-based approaches to perioperative management through enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) pathways. Currently, microsurgical breast reconstruction with or without concurrent mastectomy commonly may employ regional anesthesia in the preoperative and intraoperative techniques. To optimize perioperative analgesia, an ERAS protocol was piloted at a quaternary care academic center implementing a pre-operative anesthesia placed regional block with preference for anterior quadratum lumborum blocks. Methods: A total of 161 patients were enrolled in this single center Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) project. The project consisted of 72 baseline, 20 pilot, and 69 after pilot patients who underwent unilateral (n = 65) or bilateral (n = 96) deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap reconstruction either immediately (n = 87) or delayed (n = 74) after mastectomy. In the 20 CQI pilot group, anesthesiologists pre-operatively placed bilateral anterior quadratus lumborum blocks (aQLB) under direct ultrasound guidance. After positively observed metrics, the official ERAS pathway was implemented into clinical practice, allowing for subsequent accrual of 69 additional patients. We compared this after pilot group to 72 baseline patients who underwent a surgeon-placed intraoperative transversus abdominus plane (TAP) block using liposomal bupivacaine. Statistics data was tracked using a dedicated clinical EMR dashboard. Baseline patients were matched to the after pilot cohort based on laterality and timing of DIEP flap reconstruction. Results: The ERAS pathway with anesthesia-placed aQLB was associated with lower post-operative daily opioid consumption from 27.2 MME to 10.2 MME. Average pain scores, post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) length of stay, hospital length of stay, as well as re-admissions and complications were not statistically different before and after the implementation of the ERAS pathway. Conclusions: Anesthesia placed pre-operative aQLB is a safe and effective opioid-reducing pain control modality for DIEP flap reconstruction with or without mastectomy. Prospective and controlled studies will be important for the precise impacts of aQLB in DIEP procedures in an ERAS protocol.[Table: see text]
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Kumar Jha, Jatinder, and Biju Varkkey. "Are you a cistern or a channel? Exploring factors triggering knowledge-hiding behavior at the workplace: evidence from the Indian R&D professionals." Journal of Knowledge Management 22, no. 4 (May 14, 2018): 824–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jkm-02-2017-0048.

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PurposeKnowledge is considered as a strategic asset for the organizations, especially for knowledge-intensive firms. Research and development (R&D) is a significant unit in organizations, as it is devoted to knowledge creation and transfer. The success of any R&D project in an organization depends on its innovative value and the transfer of knowledge to the employees. This study aims to focus on factors triggering knowledge-hiding behavior among R&D employees, thus disrupting the knowledge creation in the organization.Design/methodology/approachThe grounded theory approach has been used to analyze qualitative data collected from 19 in-depth interviews of R&D professionals (middle and junior level) working in Indian pharmaceutical firms.FindingsThe study identified factors that triggered knowledge-hiding behavior among employees. These factors include distrust, competitive work environment, perceived career insecurity, lack of recognition, lack of reciprocation and lack of confidence in own knowledge. In addition, four hiding strategies used by employees to hide their knowledge from their fellow members were explored and identified: playing innocent, being misleader/evasive hiding, rationalized hiding and counter-questioning.Research limitations/implicationsBesides improving the understanding of knowledge-hiding behavior, particularly in the Indian context, this study has implications for both managerial practices and organizational policies.Originality/valueThis paper highlights the factors influencing knowledge-hiding behavior among R&D employees. Knowledge-hiding construct has not been adequately studied; however, it prevails in the organization and has potential to influence various individual- and organizational-level outcomes. In addition, ways of hiding knowledge used by employees were identified and new forms of strategies named “counter-questioning” were found.
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Kundarti, Fitria Kundarti, Ika Tirta Candra Rini, and Trias Setiawati Setiawati. "Makna Kompensasi Dalam Perspektif Keberlangsungan Hidup (Studi Kasus Motivasi dan Kompensasi Satuan Pekerja Keamanan Outsourcing pada PT Pesonna Optima Jasa Di Sleman Yogyakarta)." Journal Competency of Business 6, no. 01 (August 3, 2022): 1–25. http://dx.doi.org/10.47200/jcob.v6i01.1286.

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The development of the world of work is growing so rapidly with the outsourcing work system. The outsourcing system is a work system that uses the services of a power expert in managing a particular job or project. There are some negative perceptions from the public about the status of outsourced employees because they are considered to have lower compensation rights and there is no guarantee of career certainty and employment status in the long term. In addition, the number of complaints and dissatisfaction with receiving compensation for outsourcing employees, directly or indirectly can affect work motivation. This study focuses on the motivation and compensation of the Outsourcing Security Worker Unit at PT Pesonna Optima Jasa in Sleman Yogyakarta entitled "The Meaning of Compensation in the Perspective of Survival". The purpose of this research is to find out: 1. perceptions of outsourcing work and compensation, 2. employee motivation and reasons for staying as outsourced employees. In this study, the authors used qualitative research methods with a case study approach and data collection methods in the form of interviews and documentation. Speakers are seven people. Test the validity of the data, test transferability and test credibility. The data testing method is data triangulation, data analysis is reduction, data presentation and conclusion drawing. The results of the study conclude that firstly, employee welfare has an important role in creating employee motivation to work and the influence of the amount of compensation to meet needs with workload and responsibility given to employee motivation and performance. Second, there is intrinsic motivation from employees to realize their desires, namely being able to fulfill their life needs and there is to realize their desires, namely being able to fulfill their daily needs and extrinsic motivation, namely companies that provide compensation in the form of salaries as a reason to still survive outsourcing staff/employees other than that, do not get the opportunity. in other jobs, although the income of outsourced employees is still far from feasible and not commensurate with the responsibilities given, this results in a decrease in employee motivation.
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Richter, J., E. Klint, and K. Wårdell. "P07.12.B Brain Biopsy with Optical Guidance." Neuro-Oncology 24, Supplement_2 (September 1, 2022): ii42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/neuonc/noac174.144.

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Abstract Background Accurate stereotactic biopsies of brain tumors are imperative for diagnosis and decisions on therapy. Repetitive needle insertions owing to inconclusive tissue samples enhance increased risks of brain lesioning, hemorrhage and prolonged procedure. Previously we reported on frame-based stereotactic biopsies with a combined 5-ALA fluorescence and laser Doppler flowmetry detection system[1]. The system has now been adapted to frameless navigation with a modified biopsy needle and a new registration system[2]. Material and Methods Planning was effected with the Medtronic Stealth System. The optical probe was inserted inside the outer cannula of the biopsy needle, which had an opening at the tip, enabling optical measurements ahead of the needle in real-time while manually forwarding it along the trajectory to the target. Fluorescence spectra, microvascular blood flow, and tissue grayness were recorded during insertion. The biopsies were taken where the fluorescence indicated tumor tissue; the optical probe was replaced by the inner cannula. The diagnoses were compared with the fluorescence signals. Results In the 9 examined patients the fluorescence measurements and pathological diagnosis of high-grade gliomas or lymphomas matched. Only one needle insertion was necessary. The optical measurements along the trajectory took 5-10 min to the target, the pathological diagnosis was reported after 30-70 min. The probe provided direct feedback of increased blood flow along the trajectory and of malignant tissue in the vicinity of the target. Conclusion The optical probe can detect tumor before any tissue is retrieved. If fluorescence is registered, pathological tissue is safely identified. The method can increase the precision and safety of the biopsy and shorten the procedure. The new multimodal probe and the improved registration unit will be tested with other stereotactic and navigation systems and at other neurosurgical centers. Also, the parallel project on fluorescence guided resection of high-grade gliomas is continued[3]. References [1] Johan Richter, Neda Haj-Hosseini, Peter Milos, Martin Hallbeck, Karin Wårdell, (2021), Optical Brain Biopsy with a Fluorescence and Vessel Tracing Probe, Operative Neurosurgery, 217-224, 21(4) [2] Elisabeth Klint, Stina Mauritzon, Bengt Ragnemalm, Johan Richter, Karin Wårdell, (2021), FluoRa - a System for Combined Fluorescence and Microcirculation Measurements in Brain Tumor Surgery, Annual International Conference of the IEEE , 1512-1515 [3] Johan Richter, Neda Haj-Hosseini, Martin Hallbeck, Karin Wårdell, (2017), Combination of hand-held probe and microscopy for fluorescence guided surgery in the brain tumor marginal zone, Photodiagnosis and Photodynamic Therapy, 184-192, 18
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Trettene, Armando Dos Santos, Rosana Bonete Costa, Priscila Capelato Prado, Maria de Lourdes Merighi Tabaquim, and Ana Paula Ribeiro Razera. "Estresse – realidade vivenciada por enfermeiros atuantes em um Centro de Terapia Intensiva [Stress – realities experienced by nurses working in an Intensive Care Unit] [Estrés - realidad vivida por enfermeros que trabajan en una Unidad de Terapia Intensiva]." Revista Enfermagem UERJ 26 (September 27, 2018): e17523. http://dx.doi.org/10.12957/reuerj.2018.17523.

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Objetivo: investigar o nível de estresse em enfermeiros de um centro de terapia intensiva. Método: estudo descritivo de abordagem quantitativa, cuja amostra foi composta por 26 enfermeiros, com projeto aprovado no Comitê de Ética e Pesquisa por meio do protocolo E-016/10. Os dados foram coletados por meio de dois instrumentos: Inventário de Estresse em Enfermeiros e o questionário sociodemográfico. Para a análise estatística foi utilizado o teste t-student, correlação de pearson e a análise de variância, com nível de significância de 5%. Resultados: observou-se significância entre o maior tempo de atuação na área e maior nível de estresse. Conclusão: o estudo concluiu que o tempo de formação inferior a dez anos com a carreira ainda em ascensão, atrelado a um contexto que possibilita desafios estressantes, pode ter favorecido mecanismos de enfrentamento facilitadores compensatórios, com graus menores de impacto sobre o organismo.ABSTRACTObjective: to investigate the level of stress in nurses of an intensive care unit (ICU). Method: quantitative, descriptive study of a sample of 26 nurses in the ICU of a public hospital. The project was approved by the research ethics committee (Protocol E-016/10). Data were collected through two instruments: the Nursing Stress Inventory and a sociodemographic questionnaire. Statistical analysis included Student’s t-test, Pearson’s correlation and Variance Analysis, to a 5% significance level. Results: a significant association was observed between longer time working in the area and higher stress levels. Conclusion: the training time of less than ten years with a career that is still on the rise, linked to a context that allows stressful challenges, may have favored facilitatory and compensatory coping mechanisms with lower degrees of impact on the organism.RESUMENObjetivo: investigar el nivel de estrés en enfermeros de un Centro de Terapia Intensiva (CTI). Método: estudio descriptivo de enfoque cuantitativo, cuya muestra fue compuesta por 26 enfermeros, siendo su proyecto aprobado en el Comité de Ética en Investigación por medio del protocolo E-016/10. Se recolectaron los datos por medio de dos instrumentos: Inventario de Estrés en Enfermeros y el Cuestionario Sociodemográfico. Para el análisis estadístico, se utilizó el Test T-Student, Correlación de Pearson y el Análisis de Varianza, con un nivel de significancia del 5%. Resultados: se observó significancia entre el mayor tiempo de actuación en el área y mayor nivel de estrés. Conclusión: el estudio concluyó que el tiempo de formación inferior a diez años con la carrera aún en ascenso, junto con un contexto que posibilita desafíos estresantes, pueden haber favorecido mecanismos de enfrentamiento facilitadores compensatorios, con grados más pequeños de impacto sobre el organismo.
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Olaisen, Johan, and Birgit Helene Jevnaker. "The Knowledge Work of the Future and the Future of Knowledge Work." European Conference on Knowledge Management 23, no. 1 (August 25, 2022): 568–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.34190/eckm.23.1.494.

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Our paper investigates what forms the knowledge work design on a corporate level in the future. The future might be 2025, 2030, or 2035. The methodology includes interviews with researchers working with these issues in Telia and Telenor. These companies make their living from understanding the future of work both on a corporate and societal level. The main finding is that AI and robotics will be more advanced, but management and organizational structure will be the main changes. The work will be done more as distance work and through virtual teams. The management and organization of work through the coronavirus have opened for more work done independent of time and the workplace and in virtual teams. There is also predicted a lack of professionals and all types of employees in the years to come, leading both to compete for talent and increased importance in keeping the employed knowledge workers through internal career pipelines. AI and robotics will not reduce the need for professionals and employees. The steps will be taken towards an integrated digitalization that makes new opportunities for collaboration, communication, and knowledge work. The fundamental knowledge worker will be using more of his working time on significant business issues. The skills needed are technical, information management, knowledge management, project management, collaboration, communication, rhetoric, virtual team, creativity, and green problem-solving skills. There is a corporate need for ethical, cultural, tolerating, and sexual awareness. We may summarize the requirements as creative, sustainable, social, and perception manipulation intelligence. The future knowledge will be complex, and the knowledge worker will handle multiple skills in different situations. The future knowledge work will be dominated by increasingly autonomous workers co-opting automated digital systems to create and capture value. The education might be revamped into a more task-focused education offered through the work-life cycles. The revamping of education will also increase the overall employment, and we will not experience the mass unemployment described in the literature as the result of AI, robotics, and digitalization. We have identified that the literature uses the unit occupation and not the unit tasks for the predicted higher unemployment and gets the misinterpretation of negative consequences. The environmental issues and the climate crisis will be taken very seriously in the years to come. There will be cooperation between the political and corporate economies to do whatever is possible for sustainability in all internal and external processes to work greener and smarter. We will experience sustainability in action driven by a green leadership through a green strategy and green business models giving green services and products, reusing as much as possible, and using as few as possible resources to reduce the CO2 gases. This study concludes that there will be many small positive corporate and societal steps for each year towards 2030, improving the way of living and working together with environmental improvements. The reconstruction of the middle class is also emerging — neither a perfect nor an imperfect world.
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Ghura, Amarpreet Singh, Alex DeNoble, and Raúl Martínez Flores. "Prodensa Consulting Services: in search of corporate entrepreneurs." Emerald Emerging Markets Case Studies 12, no. 4 (November 7, 2022): 1–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/eemcs-06-2022-0207.

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Learning outcomes Discussion of the case will enable students to: explain what are the five specific dimensions that are important determinants of an environment conducive to entrepreneurial behavior; analyze how to measure the internal environment on the five dimensions critical to creating an entrepreneurial/innovative environment; devise a profile of the firm across the five dimensions – top management support, work discretion, rewards and reinforcement, time availability and organizational boundaries; explain how to attempt to identify the perceived gaps at the unit or division level and then work to rectify the specific areas; and describe models of corporate entrepreneurship. Case overview/synopsis Mexicali is a border city in the state of Baja California, Mexico. It was in the month of May 2022. The President of Prodensa Consulting Services (PCS), Marco Kuljacha (Marco), was sitting in his office thinking about a way forward to create an intrapreneurial culture by identifying more “Marcos or Marcias” among his current PCS employees. As he contemplates the future of the company, he is hoping to identify individuals within the organization who exhibit an entrepreneurial mindset through generating and leading new business initiatives for PCS. He desires to support people who have the potential to emerge as future leaders within the organization. He is striving to identify those individuals who want to proactively develop their career trajectories in ways similar to Marco’s earlier professional experiences. After starting with Grupo Prodensa in 2006 as a Junior Project Manager, Marco, by pursuing an intrapreneurial path, worked his way up to become President of the PCS in 2022. According to Marco, such individuals should exhibit the willingness to foster opportunities for new business ventures for PCS and possess traits such as innovation, proactivity, risk-taking, accountability and networking. With an eye toward the need for continuous innovation and change, Marco was thinking about ways to identify and develop entrepreneurially minded individuals among his employees working at PCS. Corporate entrepreneurship was of great importance for him and the future of the company. The case provides an opportunity for students to step into the shoes of Marco and find an appropriate intrapreneurship model to implement the intrapreneurship culture. In doing so, students should take into consideration the data regarding the existing corporate entrepreneurship processes and teams at Grupo Prodensa that helped it to innovate and make assumptions to analyze the feasibility of implementing intrapreneurship culture by finding more Marco or Marcia. Complexity academic level This case can be used as an introductory case in a postgraduate class on corporate entrepreneurship, as it delineates the challenges faced by Marco in finding an appropriate intrapreneurship model and finding in PCS more Marco or Marcia has qualities such as innovator, proactive, risk-taker, accountability, networking, for implementing corporate entrepreneurship culture in PCS. The case can also be used in a corporate entrepreneurship course and an innovation management course. The case allows students to learn about the model of corporate entrepreneurship; strengths, opportunities, aspirations and results analysis; pros and cons analysis; and challenges faced by the company during the implementation of corporate entrepreneurship. Thus, the case can be used for covering multiple perspectives related to measuring the internal environment or managers’ perception of the five dimensions critical to implementing corporate entrepreneurship (e.g. the application of the Corporate Entrepreneurship Assessment Instrument), and is ideal for teaching the different corporate entrepreneurship models. Supplementary materials Teaching notes are available for educators only. Subject code CSS 3: Entrepreneurship.
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Beattie, Pauline, and Moses Bockarie. "THE NINTH FORUM OF THE EUROPEAN & DEVELOPING COUNTRIES CLINICAL TRIALS PARTNERSHIP." BMJ Global Health 4, Suppl 3 (April 2019): A1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2019-edc.1.

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The EDCTP community meets biennially to share research findings, plan new partnerships and collaborations, and discuss maximising impact from EDCTP-funded research. In 2018, the Ninth EDCTP Forum took place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 17–21 September 2018. The Lisbon meeting was the largest international conference focusing on clinical research on poverty-related infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa. It started with a strong commitment, from European and African EDCTP member countries, for a successor programme to EDCTP2 (2014–2024). It provided a platform for the presentation of project results and discussion of progress in clinical research and capacity strengthening in sub-Saharan Africa.The theme of the Ninth Forum was ‘Clinical research and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa: the impact of North-South partnerships’. This reflected not only the broader scope of a larger EDCTP research programme but also the growing awareness of the need for global cooperation to prepare for public health emergencies and strengthen health systems. The theme highlighted the impact of Europe-Africa partnerships supporting clinical research and the clinical research environment, towards achieving the sustainable development goals in sub-Saharan Africa.A central topic of the Forum was the discussion of the character and scope of an EDCTP successor programme, which should start in 2021 under the next European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, Horizon Europe. On 17 September, a high-level meeting on this topic took place immediately before the opening of the Forum1. On 19 September, the plenary session continued this discussion through a panel of representatives of strategic partners. There was consensus on the added value of the programme for Europe and the countries in sub-Saharan Africa and political commitment to a successor programme. Poverty-related infectious diseases and a partnership approach will remain central to the programme. There was also a general awareness that all participating countries would need to engage more strongly with a successor programme, both in its governance and in their financial contributions to its objectives.The Forum hosted 550 participants from more than 50’countries. The programme consisted of keynote addresses by policy makers, research leaders, and prominent speakers from Europe and Africa in 5 plenary presentations. There were 9 symposia, 45 oral presentations in parallel sessions, and 74 electronic poster presentations. Abstracts of the plenary, oral and poster presentations are published in this supplement to BMJ Global Health.EDCTP is proud of its contribution to strengthening clinical research capacity in Africa, with more than 400 postgraduate students and 56 EDCTP fellows supported under the first EDCTP programme. The second programme developed a comprehensive fellowship scheme. More than 100 EDCTP fellows (former and current) participated in a one-day pre-conference to discuss the further development of our Alumni Network launched in 2017. The Forum also offered scholarships to many early and mid-career researchers from sub-Saharan Africa and Europe. With the support of the European Union, EDCTP member countries and sponsors, they were able to present results of their studies and meet colleagues from Africa and Europe.The Forum also provided the appropriate platform for recognising individual and team achievements through the four EDCTP 2018 Prizes. With the support of the European Union, EDCTP recognised outstanding individuals and research teams from Africa and Europe. In addition to their scientific excellence, the awardees made major contributions to the EDCTP objectives of clinical research capacity development in Africa and establishing research networks between North and South as well as within sub-Saharan Africa.Dr Pascoal Mocumbi Prize Professor Souleyman Mboup (Professor of Microbiology, University of Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar; Head of the Bacteriology-Virology Laboratory of CHU Le Dantec, Dakar; and President of IRESSEF, Senegal) was recognised for his outstanding achievements in advancing health research and capacity development in Africa.Outstanding Research Team Prize The prize was awarded to the team of the CHAPAS (Children with HIV in Africa – Pharmacokinetics and acceptability of simple antiretroviral regimens) studies, led by Professor Diana Gibb (MRC Clinical Trials Unit, United Kingdom).Outstanding Female Scientist Prize The prize was awarded to Professor Gita Ramjee (Chief Specialist Scientist and Director of the HIV Prevention Research Unit of the South African Medical Research Council, Durban, South Africa) for her outstanding contributions to her field.Scientific Leadership Prize The prize was awarded to Professor Keertan Dheda (Head of the Centre for Lung Infection and Immunity and Head of the Division of Pulmonology at Groote Schuur Hospital and the University of Cape Town, South Africa) for his research contributions and leadership.Partnership is at the core of the EDCTP mission. In the year before the Forum, Nigeria and Ethiopia were welcomed as the newest member countries of the EDCTP Association, while Angola became an aspirant member. Partnership was also demonstrated by the many stakeholders who enriched the programme by organising scientific symposia, collaborative sessions and workshops. We thank our sponsors Novartis, Merck, the European Union, the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), the Institute of Health Carlos III (Spain), the National Alliance for Life Sciences and Health (France), the Medical Research Council (United Kingdom), the Swedish International Development Agency (Sweden), ClinaPharm (African CRO), the Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (Germany), The Global Health Network (United Kingdom), PATH, and ScreenTB. We gratefully acknowledge the support of our partners and hosts of the Forum, the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation.The tenth EDCTP Forum will take place in sub-Saharan Africa in 2020.
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Nadarajah, R. N. Sugitha. "Combating cancer one step at a time." Advances in Modern Oncology Research 2, no. 5 (October 29, 2016): 244. http://dx.doi.org/10.18282/amor.v2.i5.179.

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<p>"I graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at Ain Shams University,” says the oncologist, who completed his Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery in 2005 and is now working at the same university as a lecturer in clinical oncology. Ain Shams University, originally known as ‘Ibrahim Pasha’s University’ prides itself in being the third higher education institution to be founded in Egypt. It has produced famous alumni that include current acting Egyptian Prime Minister Sherif Ismail Mohamed and former Egyptian Prime Minister Abd El Aziz Muhammad Hegazi, as well as the noted American modern philosopher Charles Butterworth.</p><p> </p><p>In 2007, Dr. Abdel-Rahman furthered his studies by pursuing a Master’s in Oncology at the same university. “I finished my training as a clinical oncologist in 2010. I was soon appointed as an assistant lecturer, before becoming a full lecturer in clinical oncology at the same institute,” he adds. Upon finishing his early stage training, he went on to pursue his PhD in the same area at his alma mater. While doing his doctorate studies, Dr. Abdel-Rah- man attended and passed the Membership of the Royal College of Physicians UK (MRCPUK) written examination. The diploma is a knowledge-based assessment for core medical training, and a successful completion of the entire three-part examination is a requirement for physicians wishing to undergo training in a medical-related specialty in the UK. Additionally, Dr. Abdel-Rahman also completed a Master’s of Advanced Oncology at Ulm University, Germany.</p><p> </p><p>“My interest and career goals are to improve my knowledge and understanding of clinical and translational cancer research,” says the oncologist. As every physician has his or her own reasons for choosing the field which they specialize in, AMOR’s EIC explains that he chose to hone his skills in oncology owing to the significant impact of the disease upon the general population. “Cancer is a global health problem that has widespread consequences, not only in a medical sense but also socially and economically,” says Dr. Abdel-Rahman. “We need to put in every effort to combat this fatal disease,” he adds.</p><p> </p><p>Tackling the spread of cancer and the increase in the number of cases reported every year is not without its challenges, he asserts. “I see the key challenges as the unequal availability of cancer treatments worldwide, the increasing cost of cancer treatment, and the increased median age of the population in many parts of the world, which carries with it a consequent increase in the risk of certain cancers,” he says. “We need to reassess the current pace and orientation of cancer research because, with time, cancer research is becoming industry-oriented rather than academia-oriented — which, in my view, could be very dangerous to the future of cancer research,” adds Dr. Abdel-Rahman. “Governments need to provide more research funding to improve the outcome of cancer patients,” he explains.</p><p> </p><p>His efforts and hard work have led to him receiving a number of distinguished awards, namely the UICC International Cancer Technology Transfer (ICRETT) fellowship in 2014 at the Investigational New Drugs Unit in the European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy; EACR travel fellowship in 2015 at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK; and also several travel grants to Ireland, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, and many other countries where he attended medical conferences. Dr. Abdel-Rahman is currently engaged in a project to establish a clinical/translational cancer research center at his institute, which seeks to incorporate various cancer-related disciplines in order to produce a real bench-to-bedside practice, hoping that it would “change research that may help shape the future of cancer therapy”.</p><p> </p><p>Dr. Abdel-Rahman is also an active founding member of the clinical research unit at his institute and is a representative to the prestigious European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), as well as a member of EORTC breast cancer and gastro-intestinal cancer research groups. “I am the director of the largest ever multicenter Egyptian oncology study, officially titled as ESLC-1 study ‘NCT01539018’. Addi-</p><p> </p><p>tionally, I have co-authored more than 30 publications in the last three years in the fields of breast cancer, NSCLC, GI malignancies, as well as hematology,” says the researcher, whose books on issues relevant to oncology include ‘Exploring systemic options for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma’, ‘Clinical oncology tips and tricks’, and ‘Exploring high precision radiotherapy technologies’.</p><p align="left"> </p><p>With regard to the continuous development of AMOR under his leadership, Dr. Abdel-Rahman says, “I am very happy with the progress of AMOR and I hope that it will continue along the same trajectory.” As the Editor-in- Chief of this journal, he has had his share of challenges during the setting up of the journal. “Of course, establishing a new journal is a big challenge, particularly in the context of the plethora of new oncology journals that arise every day,” he says. “Moreover, maintaining a mini- mum acceptable standard of research and publication quality is a difficult endeavor,” adds the oncologist.</p><p> </p><p>“I hope AMOR will continue as an effective platform that features important cancer-related research from all parts of the world, and the journal will continue to support high-quality research activities, particularly those from the underrepresented parts of the world,” concludes Dr. Abdel-Rahman.</p>
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Huynh, C., E. Clement, D. DeGirolamo, A. Kleiman, R. Ralph-Edwards, L. Streith, J. Bogach, et al. "Canadian Surgery Forum 201901. The future of general surgery training: a Canadian resident nationwide Delphi consensus statement02. Traumatized: Can mindfulness lead to improved mental health outcomes after multisystem trauma?03. Operating room availability for general surgery in 2007 versus 2017 at a regional hospital in BC04. Perceptions and barriers to Gastrografin protocol implementation05. Resident opinions and educational experience of a mixed night-float system for general surgery resident call06. A scoping review of best management for hepato-pancreatobiliary trauma07. Simultaneous versus staged resection for synchronous colorectal liver metastases: a population-based cohort study08. Weight loss following hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. How much is too much?09. Uptake and patient outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection for colon cancer liver metastases: a population-based analysis10. Simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: a survey-based analysis11. When is it safe to start VTE prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective study from a level I trauma centre12. Undertriaged trauma patients: Who are we missing?13. Trauma team activation at a level I trauma centre: time of day matters14. The diagnostic dilemma of shotgun injuries15. Evaluating the efficacy of self-study videos for the surgery clerkship rotation: an innovative project in undergraduate surgical education16. Systematic review and meta-analysis: preoperative anti-TNF therapy does not increase the risk of postoperative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing elective surgery17. Simulation platforms to assess laparoscopic suturing skills: a scoping review18. Cost analysis of simultaneous versus staged resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: a population-based study19. Complementary and alternative medicine use among general surgery patients in Nova Scotia20. General surgery in Canada: current scope of practice and future needs21. Impact of dedicated operating time on access to surgical care in an acute care surgery model22. Adolescent appendicitis management and outcomes: comparison study between adult and pediatric institutions23. A systematic review of behavioural interventions to improve opioid prescribing after surgery24. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in trauma: a gap analysis of the Edmonton Zone Trauma Registry25. Learning by holographic anatomic models for surgical education26. The nature of learning from trauma team simulation27. Comparing reversing half-hitch alternating postsurgical knots and square knots for closure of enterotomy in a simulated deep body cavity: a randomized controlled trial28. Propagating the “SEAD”: exploring the value of an overnight call shift in the Surgical Exploration and Discovery Program29. Comparing 2 approaches to residency application file review30. A Canadian experience with posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy31. A cost-efficient, realistic breast phantom for oncoplastic breast surgery training32. Impact of patient frailty on morbidity and mortality after common emergency general surgery operations33. Preventing opioid prescription after major surgery: a scoping review of the literature on opioid-free analgesia34. Correct usage of propensity score methodology in contemporary high-impact surgical literature35. Responsible blood compatibility testing for appendectomy: practice assessment at a single Canadian academic centre36. What patient factors are associated with participation in a provincial colorectal cancer screening program?37. Missed appendix tumours owing to nonoperative management for appendicitis38. Operative delay increases morbidity and mortality in emergency general surgery patients: a study of multiple EGS services within a single city39. Withdrawn40. Improved disease-free survival after prehabilitation for colorectal cancer surgery41. Development of a conceptual framework of recovery after abdominal surgery42. Comparison of Dor and Nissen fundoplication following laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair43. A systematic review and summary of clinical practice guidelines on the periprocedural management of patients on antithrombotic medications undergoing gastroenterological endoscopy44. Impact of socioeconomic status on postoperative complications following Whipple procedure for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma45. Clinical outcomes of high-risk breast lesions and breast cancer patients treated with total mastectomy and immediate reconstruction46. My On Call (MOC) Pager App: practising and assessing safe clinical decision-making47. Comprehensive complication index for major abdominal surgeries: an external validation using the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP)48. The impact of surgeon experience on script concordance test scoring49. Decay of competence with extended research absences during postgraduate residency training: a scoping review50. Long-term outcomes of elderly patients managed nonoperatively for choledocholithiasis51. Predictors of mortality and cost among surgical patients admitted to hospital and requiring rapid response team activation52. Sex-based disparities in the hourly earnings of surgeons in Ontario’s fee-for-service system53. Outcomes of intestinal ischemia among patients undergoing cardiac surgery54. Factors influencing resident teaching evaluations: the relationship between resident interest in teaching, career plan, training level and their performance in teaching junior learners55. Validating a uniform system for measuring disease severity in acute colonic diverticulitis56. Active negative pressure peritoneal therapy and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after abbreviated laparotomy for abdominal trauma or intraabdominal sepsis: the validity of serum and peritoneal CRP in measuring outcomes in critically ill patients57. Intraoperative use of indocyanine green fluorescence in emergency general surgery: a systematic review58. Is it safe? Nonoperaive management of blunt splenic injuries in geriatric trauma patients59. Bladder injury from laparoscopic appendicectomy: a multicentre experience over 5 years60. Perioperative cardiac investigations for chest pain after parathyroidectomy rarely yield a cardiac diagnosis61. Entero-hepatic axis injury following hemorrhagic shock: a role for uric acid62. Loss of functional independence after emergency abdominal surgery in older patients: a prospective cohort study63. Association between use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, diuretics or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/receptor blockers after major surgery and acute kidney injury: a nested, population-based case–control study64. Timing of CT for adhesive small bowel obstructions (SBO)65. The ABDO (Acute Biliary Disease Optimization) Study: improving the management of biliary diseases in emergency general surgery66. Rates and predictors of advanced biliary imaging and interventions in acute care surgery: a quality improvement study67. The use of early warning scores in patients undergoing emergency general surgery: a systematic review68. Does primary closure versus resection and anastomosis in patients with hollow viscus injury affect 30-day mortality?69. Impact of sarcopenia on morbidity and mortality after Whipple procedure for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma70. Mind the speaker gap: a cross-specialty analysis of the representation of women at surgical meetings in 5 different geographic regions71. Immediate breast reconstruction in locally advanced breast cancer: Is it safe?72. An administrative review of the incidence of adverse events involving electrocautery73. If you don’t document it, did it really happen? A review of the documentation of informed consent in laparoscopic cholecystectomy74. Can an online module help medical students gain confidence and proficiency in writing orders?75. The influence of undergraduate medical education anatomy exposure on choice of surgical specialty: a national survey76. Association between patient engagement and surgical outcomes: a pilot study77. Guidelines on the intraoperative transfusion of red blood cells: a systematic review78. Cancer is common in missed appendicitis: a retrospective cohort study79. Everyone is awesome: analyzing letters of reference in a general surgery residency selection process80. Evaluating the true additional costs of general surgery complications using a propensity score weighted model81. Deriving literature-based benchmarks for surgical complications from national databases in high-income countries: a systematic review on pancreatectomy outcomes82. The impact of distance on postoperative follow-up in pediatric general surgery patients: a retrospective review83. Water-soluble contrast in adhesive small bowel obstruction management: a Canadian centre’s experience84. Recognizing predatory journals in general surgery and their common violations85. Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for closed laparotomy incisions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials86. Choosing Wisely Canada: 2019 general surgery recommendations87. Content-specific resident teaching can improve medical student learning outcomes on certifying examinations88. Transition to practice: preparedness for independent practice in general surgery graduates89. CAGS Exam 2.0: maximizing the potential for teaching and learning90. Resident attitudes toward the introduction of synoptic operative reporting for appendectomy and cholecystectomy91. Determining the individual, hospital and environmental cost of unnecessary laboratory investigations for patients admitted to general surgery services at an academic centre92. Gender-based compensation disparity among general surgeons in British Columbia93. Transgastric robotic resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumours of the stomach94. Recurrent gallstone ileus after laparoscopic-assisted enterolithotomy treated with totally laparoscopic enterolithotomy01. Predictors and outcomes among patients requiring salvage APR for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: a population-based study02. Short-course radiotherapy with perioperative systemic chemotherapy for patients with rectal cancer and synchronous resectable liver metastases: a single-centre Canadian experience03. Compliance with preoperative elements of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons rectal cancer surgery checklist improves pathologic and postoperative outcomes04. Clinical predictors of pathologic complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis05. Rejected06. The impact of laparoscopic technique on the rate of perineal hernia after abdominoperineal resection of the rectum07. An assessment of the current perioperative practice, barriers and predictors for utilization of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols: a provincial survey08. Regional variation in the utilization of laparoscopy for the treatment of rectal cancer: the importance of fellowship training sites09. Local versus radical surgery for early rectal cancer with or without neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis10. The relation between the gut microbiota and anastomotic leak in patients with colorectal cancer: a preliminary feasibility study11. Optimizing discharge decision-making in colorectal surgery: an audit of discharge practices in a newly implemented enhanced recovery pathway12. Trends in colectomy for colorectal neoplasms in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients over 2 decades: a National Inpatient Sample database analysis13. Spin in minimally invasive transanal total mesorectal excision articles (TaTME): an assessment of the current literature14. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in colon cancer: a population-based cohort study of VTE rates following surgery and during adjuvant chemotherapy15. Robotic-assisted lateral lymph node dissection for rectal neuroendocrine tumor16. Loop ileostomy and colonic lavage as an alternative to colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis17. Recurrent diverticulitis: Is it all in the family?18. Le traitement des fistules entérocutanées complexes : expérience du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)19. A North American single-blinded pilot randomized controlled trial for outpatient nonantibiotic management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (MUD TRIAL): feasibility and lessons learned20. Treatment failure after conservative management of acute diverticulitis: a nationwide readmission database analysis21. Impact of immunosuppression on mortality and major morbidity following sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis: a propensity-score weighted analysis of the National Inpatient Sample22. Presentation and survival in colorectal cancer under 50 years of age: a systematic review and meta-analysis23. Genetics of postoperative recurrence of Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis24. Improving the identification and treatment of preoperative anemia in patients undergoing elective bowel resection25. Impact of postoperative complications on quality of life after colorectal surgery26. Colon cancer survival by subsite: a retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Database27. A second opinion for T1 colorectal cancer pathology reports results in frequent changes to clinical management28. Effects of the quadratus lumborum block regional anesthesia on postoperative pain after colorectal resection: a double-blind randomized clinical trial29. Safety of a short-stay postoperative unit for the early discharge of patients undergoing a laparosocpic right hemicolectomy30. What is the optimal bowel preparation to reduce surgical site infection in Crohn disease?31. TaTME surgery and the learning curve: our early experience32. Watch-and-wait experience in patients with rectal cancer: results in selected patients at a high-volume centre01. Automatic referral of suspicious findings detected on thoracic CT scan decreases delays in care without compromising referral quality02. Variation in receipt of therapy and survival with provider volume in noncurative esophagogastric cancer: a population-based analysis03. What makes patients high risk for lobectomy in the era of minimally invasive lobectomy?04. The value proposition of minimally invasive esophagectomy: a community hospital perspective05. Deviation from treatment plan in patients with potentially curable esophageal carcinoma06. Implementation of a standardized minimal opioid prescription for post-thoracic surgery patients is feasible and provides adequate pain control07. Sentinel node navigation surgery using indocyanine green in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis08. Surgical outcomes with trimodality neoadjuvant versus adjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer: results of the QUINTETT randomized trial09. Enhanced invasive mediastinal staging in an academic thoracic surgical unit by employing a shared accountability model for quality improvement10. Evaluation and harmonization of international database elements for adverse events monitoring following thoracic surgery: the pursuit of a common language11. Endobronchial ultrasound staging of operable non–small cell lung carcinoma: triple-negative lymph nodes may not require routine biopsy12. Wait times in the management of non-small cell lung cancer before, during and after regionalization of lung cancer care: a high-resolution analysis13. Wearable technology for preconditioning before thoracic surgery: a feasibility study14. Impact of carbohydrate-loading enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on adverse cardiopulmonary events in a thoracic surgery population15. Heat production during pulmonary artery sealing with energy vessel-sealing devices in a porcine model16. Who can afford to wait? The effect of wait times on survival in lung cancer patients: clinical predictors of poor outcomes17. Impact of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Program after thoracic surgery: a propensity score matched study18. Incidence, severity and risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing pulmonary resection for cancer19. Evaluation of the limits of use of a thoracoscopic lung palpation device to identify artificial tumour nodules in ex-vivo tissue20. Personalized surgical management of esophagogastric junction cancers21. Validity of a model to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgery22. Severe symptoms persist for up to 1 year after diagnosis of stage I–III lung cancer: an analysis of province-wide patient-reported outcomes23. Do postoperative infectious adverse events influence cancer recurrence and survival after surgical resection of esophagogastric cancers? Experience from a Canadian university centre24. Utilization, safety and efficacy of hybrid esophagectomy on a population level25. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for upper gastrointestinal neoplasia: lessons learned from a high-volume North American centre26. Long-term quality of life after esophagectomy27. Early and late outcomes after surgery for pT4 NSCLC reclassified by AJCC 8th edition criteria28. Early results on the learning curve for subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy29. Should adjuvant therapy be offered for patients undergoing esophagectomy after neoadjuvant CROSS protocol for esophageal cancer? A multicentre cohort study30. Outcomes of patients discharged home with a chest tube following anatomic lung resection: a multicentre cohort study01. Management of cancer-associated intestinal obstruction in the final year of life02. Evaluating the prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion in stage II and III colon cancer03. A matched case–control study on real-time electromagnetic navigation for breast-conserving surgery using NaviKnife04. Gaps in the management of depression symptom screening following cancer diagnosis: a population-based analysis of prospective symptom screening05. Patterns of symptom burden in neuroendocrine tumours: a population-based analysis of patient-reported outcomes06. Outcomes of salvage surgery for anal canal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis07. Expression of the Plk4 inhibitor FAM46C predicts better survival following resection of gastric adenocarcinoma08. Current treatment strategies and patterns of recurrence in locally advanced colon cancer09. A 5-year retrospective review of outcomes after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in a provincial peritoneal malignancy program10. Withdrawn11. Geographic disparities in care and outcomes for noncurative pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a population-based study12. How often is implant-based breast reconstruction following postmastectomy radiation unsuccessful?13. Comparison of partial mastectomy specimen volume and tumour volume following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer14. Two-year experience with hookwire localized clipped node and sentinel node as alternative to targeted axillary dissection in a regional centre15. Opioid use among cancer patients undergoing surgery and their associated risk of readmissions and emergency department visits in the 1-year postsurgical period16. Preliminary results of a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing axillary reverse mapping with standard axillary surgery in women with operable breast cancer17. Complementary and alternative medicine among general surgery patients in Nova Scotia18. Improving wait times and patient experience through implementation of a provincial expedited diagnostic pathway for BI-RADS 5 breast lesions19. Population-based regional recurrence patterns in Merkel cell carcinoma: a 15-year review20. Survival and health care cost benefits of high-volume care in the noncurative management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a population-based analysis21. Trends in the use of sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the United States22. Predictors of grossly incomplete resection in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS)23. Mastectomy versus breast conservation therapy: an examination of how individual, clinicopathologic and physician factors influence decision making24. Immunophenotyping postoperative myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer surgery patients25. Adherence to sentinel lymph node biopsy guidelines in the management of cutaneous melanoma in the province of British Columbia26. Breast cancer with supraclavicular and internal mammary node metastases: therapeutic options27. Textbook outcomes and survival in patients with gastric cancer: an analysis of the population registry of esophageal and stomach tumours of Ontario (PRESTO)28. Withdrawn29. Symptomatic bowel complications in patients with metastatic cancer: comparison of surgical versus medical outcomes and development of a prediction model for successful surgical palliation30. Rejected31. Gastric cancer biopsies show distinct biomarker profiles compared with normal gastric mucosa in Canadian patients32. Withdrawn01. Management of high patient-reported pain scores in noncurative pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a population-based analysis02. Outcomes of liver donors with a future liver remnant less than or equal to 30%: a matched-cohort study03. The applicability of intraoperative fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green in hepatic resection for malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis04. Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy completion on outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma05. Primary hepatic acinar cell carcinoma06. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy provides equivalent oncologic outcomes for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma07. Passive versus active intraabdominal drainage following pancreatic resection: Does a superior drainage system exist? A systematic review and meta-analysis08. Low yield of preoperative MRCP and ERCP in the management of low-intermediate suspicion choledocholithiasis09. Pancreatic cancer resection rates and survival in the United States and Canada10. Prognostic value of immune heterogeneity in colorectal cancer liver metastases11. Impact of intraoperative hypovolemic phlebotomy on blood loss and perioperative transfusion in patients undergoing hepatectomy for cancer12. Prediction of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreatectomy: a systematic review of clinical tools13. The impact of preoperative frailty in liver resection: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP)14. Topical agents as adjuncts in pancreatic surgery for prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis15. Phlebotomy resulting in controlled hypovolemia to prevent blood loss in major hepatic resections (PRICE-1): a feasibility randomized controlled trial16. Pylorus-preserving versus classic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a single-centre retrospective review of total lymph node yield17. An audit and evaluation of appropriateness of intraoperative allogenic red blood cell transfusion in liver surgery: application of 3 decision rules18. A comparison of lymph node ratio with AJCC lymph node status for survival after Whipple resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma19. Duodenopancréatectomie céphalique (intervention de Whipple) par voie laparoscopique pure20. Use of the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) in acute liver failure: a multicentre experience21. Barriers to adjuvant chemotherapy after resection for pancreatic cancer22. Comparison of primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer by clinical and genomic features23. Factors associated with invasion and postoperative overall survival in resected IPMN01. Incisional hernia repair surgery improves patient-reported outcomes02. Prospective study of single-stage repair of contaminated hernias with the novel use of calcium sulfate antibiotic beads in conjunction with biologic porcine submucosa tissue matrix03. e-TEP transversus abdominus release04. Umbilical hernias05. Review of 1061 femoral hernias done at the Shouldice Hospital over a period of 6 years01. Metabolic outcomes after bariatric surgery for a provincial Indigenous population02. Outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy performed in a regional hospital03. A longitudinal analysis of wait times in a publicly funded, regionalized bariatric care system04. Concurrent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with bariatric surgery: a propensity-matched analysis05. Outcomes from explantation of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band: experience from a Canadian bariatric centre of excellence06. Development of consensus-derived quality indicators for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy07. Conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in intestinal nonrotation08. The utility of routine preoperative upper gastrointestinal series for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy09. Body image concerns, depression, suicidality and psychopharmacological changes in postoperative bariatric surgery patients: a mixed-methods study10. Technical factors associated with early sleeve stenosis after sleeve gastrectomy: an analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) database11. Analysis of complication and readmission rates after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a single bariatric surgery centre: a retrospective NSQIP study12. Management of common bile duct stones in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a systematic review13. Improvement and resolution of urinary incontinence after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis14. Bridging interventions for weight loss prior to bariatric surgery in patients with superobesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis15. Secondary and tertiary learning curves in bariatric surgery16. Achalasia following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case report17. Multidisciplinary approach to halving length of stay after bariatric surgery18. Prospective analysis of staple line haemostatic materials in stapled bariatric surgery19. Barriers and facilitators to managing patients with class II and III obesity in primary care: a qualitative study20. The Edmonton Obesity Staging System predicts risk of postoperative complications and mortality following bariatric surgery21. The impact of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on bariatric surgery outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis22. The effect of bariatric surgery on migraines: a systematic review and meta-analysis23. A population-based matched cohort study of mortality after bariatric surgery24. Safety and outcomes of bariatric surgery performed at an ambulatory site associated with a tertiary care hospital in Canada25. Race and sex predict adverse outcomes following bariatric surgery: a propensity-matched MBSAQIP analysis26. A survey of primary care physician referral to bariatric surgery: access, perceptions and barriers." Canadian Journal of Surgery 62, no. 4 Suppl 2 (August 2019): S89—S169. http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cjs.011719.

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Pirini, Jesse. "Agency and Co-production: A Multimodal Perspective." Multimodal Communication 6, no. 2 (November 27, 2017). http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mc-2016-0027.

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AbstractBuilding on multimodal (inter)action analysis as a theoretical and methodological framework, this article introduces and develops the theoretical/methodological tool called primary agency. Taking the mediated action as a unit of analysis, agency can be analysed as a feature of action. However, there is a lack of empirical approaches for the study of agency, and an overemphasis on language as the most important site for identifying agentive action. I develop primary agency through an analysis of three co-produced higher-level actions from a research project into high school tutoring. These are the higher-level actions of conducting research, tutoring and reading a text. Applying co-production and the modal density foreground/background continuum I explore how the researcher, the tutor and the student co-produce these higher-level actions. Through this analysis, I identify the most significant mediational means for each higher-level action, and the social actor with ownership or agency over these mediational means. I define this social actor as the one with primary agency over the co-produced higher-level action. Finally, my analysis outlines the implications of primary agency for co-produced higher-level actions, including the role of the researcher, the attention/awareness participants pay to overarching research projects, and links between primary agency and successful learning.
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Govender, Navan N. "Critical Transmodal Pedagogies: Student Teachers Play with Genre Conventions." Multimodal Communication 9, no. 1 (May 1, 2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/mc-2019-0009.

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AbstractThis paper explores how student teachers navigated moving between different modes of representation from written text to image. This enabled some students to play with genre conventions, rethink the relationship between word and image, and explore multimodality in interesting ways. Working at the intersection of Kress’ work on Multimodality, Newfield’s transmodal moment and the critical literacy project, I designed and implemented a course for English secondary education in one school of education in South Africa. Firstly, this article outlines the course’s aims and assessment to consider how multimodality might feature in a unit of work for student teachers. Specific focus is given to the final assessment task that required students to make a ‘transmodal shift’ from linguistic to visual-linguistic; from written narrative to multimodal storytelling. Secondly, a critical multimodal discourse analysis of students’ visual narratives is applied to explore how critical transmodality enabled some student teachers to imagine beyond traditional narrative structures and explore multimodal semiotic resources in innovative ways, relevant to the secondary English classroom. Finally, I conclude by considering the implications of multimodal semiotic play for both research and classroom practice in language and literacy education, including assessment, the value of non-linguistic modes, and genre as a construct of power.
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Wilkes, Janelle, and Adrienne Burns. "A Decade of Agriculture Graduates’ Employability and Career Pathways." International Journal of Innovation in Science and Mathematics Education 27, no. 4 (May 6, 2019). http://dx.doi.org/10.30722/ijisme.27.04.001.

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There is increasing pressure on universities to produce employable graduates. Currently, the University of New England (UNE) has a suite of undergraduate agriculture courses. The project used an evidence based approach which evaluated graduate’s employability based on their choice of course and the relevance of Australian Threshold Learning Outcomes (TLOs) for Agriculture, which underpin UNE’s agriculture courses. The past decade of UNE agriculture graduates (2005-2016) were invited to participate in an online survey. Of the respondents, 95-100% agreed each TLO was relevant to their current employment. The initial industries that graduates were employed in after graduation were agronomy, agribusiness and animal sciences. Of all graduates who are currently employed in industry, three quarters had changed employers, with two thirds moving to another agricultural industry since commencing work. Over half of the respondents had engaged in additional study from short courses to PhDs, with about 20% studying to become vocational, primary or secondary teachers. For many graduates on-campus residential college life was important for developing positive connections in learning, social activities and employment networks which persisted post-graduation. Survey results were used to inform the development of an online career pathway resource for prospective and current students, and information from the TLO survey has been fed back into unit and course reviews.
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"Using forensic science to care for the dead and search for the missing: In conversation with Dr Morris Tidball-Binz." International Review of the Red Cross 99, no. 905 (August 2017): 689–707. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1816383118000449.

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Dr Morris Tidball-Binz is a forensic doctor who joined the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in 2004 and has since worked for the organization in numerous contexts, helping to develop its novel forensic capacity. Having begun his career with forensic and human rights organizations, he helped pioneer in his native South America the application of forensic science to human rights investigations, particularly the search for the disappeared. He helped create the ICRC's Forensic Unit, of which he was the first Director until early 2017; he then headed the forensic operation for the Humanitarian Project Plan. He is currently the Forensic Manager for the ICRC's new Missing Persons Project. He spoke with the Review to share his insights on the development of humanitarian forensic action and its role in protecting the dead and clarifying the fate of missing persons.
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Rönnqvist, Sara, and Jan Lindström. "Turn Continuations and Gesture: “And Then”-Prefacing in Multi-Party Conversations." Frontiers in Communication 6 (July 23, 2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcomm.2021.670173.

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This article offers an analysis of turn-expanding practices with the connective å sen ‘and then’ in Swedish multi-party conversations in which the participants discuss and assess works of visual art. The connective is recurrently used to introduce a turn continuation, i.e. a stretch of talk that is produced after a possibly completed turn-constructional unit (TCU). We identify three types of continuations: same-speaker continuations, occurring post gap or post-other talk, and other-continuations by the next speaker. Some of the “and then” continuations are clausal, syntactically free-standing, while non-clausal continuations have more in common with TCU increments. “And then” continuations specify, restrict or redirect the unfolding contribution while at the same time orienting to a collective interactional project. In same-speaker continuations, the speaker can introduce a new aspect of the established theme or offer an account. Other-continuations can be used to achieve a shift in footing to introduce a somewhat non-aligning contribution. Both grammar and embodied resources (especially hand gestures) are activated in the management of the completion of a prior turn unit, the initiation of a turn continuation and the recompletion of the speaker’s turn. The typical multimodal trajectory is: syntactic completion of a first unit + retracted gesture; link to prior talk and upcoming talk with “and then” followed by the core of the continuation + a redeployed gesture; and finally, syntactic completion of the continuing unit + retracted gesture to a rest position.
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Hannula, Markku S., Eeva Haataja, Erika Löfström, Enrique Garcia Moreno-Esteva, Jessica F. A. Salminen-Saari, and Anu Laine. "Advancing video research methodology to capture the processes of social interaction and multimodality." ZDM – Mathematics Education, January 15, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11858-021-01323-5.

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AbstractIn this reflective methodological paper we focus on affordances and challenges of video data. We compare and analyze two research settings that use the latest video technology to capture classroom interactions in mathematics education, namely, The Social Unit of Learning (SUL) project of the University of Melbourne and the MathTrack project of the University of Helsinki. While using these two settings as examples, we have structured our reflections around themes pertinent to video research in general, namely, research methods, data management, and research ethics. SUL and MathTrack share an understanding of mathematics learning as social multimodal practice, and provide possibilities for zooming into the situational micro interactions that construct collaborative problem-solving learning. Both settings provide rich data for in-depth analyses of peer interactions and learning processes. The settings share special needs for technical support and data management, as well as attention to ethical aspects from the perspective of the participants’ security and discretion. SUL data are especially suitable for investigating interactions on a broad scope, addressing how multiple interactional processes intertwine. MathTrack, on the other hand, enables exploration of participants’ visual attention in detail and its role in learning. Both settings could provide tools for teachers’ professional development by showing them aspects of classroom interactions that would otherwise remain hidden.
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Privitera, MaryBeth, Micheal Wirtz, Todd Abruzzo, Andrew Ringer, and Stephen Nelson. "Human-Device Interface in Catheter Based Interventions." Journal of Medical Devices 4, no. 2 (June 1, 2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.3442759.

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Systematic methods for descriptive analysis of physician hand movements during surgical or catheter based interventions have not been previously reported. Although such data would provide critical guidance in the design of surgical instruments, there is currently little to no information about the chronological and spatial integration of operator movements and user conditions during catheter based interventions. The essential function of the hand is to provide physical coupling between the cognitive process and the environment, translating intention to action. The ideal surgical instrument is a contiguous extension of the haptic unit (the hand) that enables an expanded range of effector actions and environmental effects. In reality, however, there is an interface between the hand and the surgical instrument creating a barrier that can introduce variable levels of interference and impedance between the cognitive process and the intended task. The objective of this project is to analyze surgical effector outputs as a function of operator psychomotor inputs using synchronized multimodal image data recorded during clinical cases of transcatheter neurological intervention. Research methodology consisted of observations and digital recording (video and/or still photography) of 24 diagnostic cerebral angiograms. These were analyzed to synchronously document physician hand movement, surgical effector output (as represented by the fluoroscopic image monitor), spatial orientation feedback (as represented by rotational movements of the fluoroscopic imaging plane with respect to patient anatomical axes), and to identify user specific conditions. The results are presented in a defined procedure map and user behaviors based upon physician experience (e.g., fellow/trainee versus attending physician). As stated in the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation HE 75 human factors standards for medical device design, there is a clear need to develop human factors standards for endovascular devices. This research will serve as a guide to this effort. The models and multimodal image database generated by this project will also be used in the development of interactive educational tools to train physicians to perform these advanced applications.
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