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302. Quality of life measurement in acne. Position Paper of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Forces on Quality of Life and Patient Oriented Outcomes and Acne, Rosacea and Hidradenitis Suppurativa
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Chernyshov, P.V. Zouboulis, C.C. Tomas-Aragones, L. Jemec, G.B. Manolache, L. Tzellos, T. Sampogna, F. Evers, A.W.M. Dessinioti, C. Marron, S.E. Bettoli, V. van Cranenburgh, O.D. Svensson, A. Liakou, A.I. Poot, F. Szepietowski, J.C. Salek, M.S. Finlay, A.Y.
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humanities - Abstract
Acne causes profound negative psychological and social effects on the quality of life (QoL) of patients. The European Dermatology Forum S3-Guideline for the Treatment of Acne recommended adopting a QoL measure as an integral part of acne management. Because of constantly growing interest in health-related QoL assessment in acne and because of the high impact of acne on patients’ lives, the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology Task Force on QoL and Patient Oriented Outcomes and the Task Force on Acne, Rosacea and Hidradenitis Suppurativa have documented the QoL instruments that have been used in acne patients, with information on validation, purposes of their usage, description of common limitations and mistakes in their usage and overall recommendations. © 2017 European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
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- 2018
303. Call for Papers
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education ,health care economics and organizations ,humanities - Abstract
Media, Communication and Cultural Studies Association; ECREA Journalism Studies Section Conference
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- 2018
304. Magnetic resonance imaging T$_{1}$- and T$_{2}$-mapping to assess renal structure and function: a systematic review and statement paper
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Wolf, Marcos, De Boer, Anneloes, Sharma, Kanishka, Boor, Peter, Leiner, Tim, Sunder-Plassmann, Gere, Moser, Ewald, Caroli, Anna, and Jerome, Neil Peter
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humanities - Abstract
Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation 33(suppl_2), ii41-ii50 (2018). doi:10.1093/ndt/gfy198 special issue: "Magnetic Resonance Imaging Biomarkers in Renal Disease", Published by Oxford Univ. Press, Oxford
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- 2018
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305. Sustainable housing for oversized works of art on paper
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Astrid C. Hammer
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restoration ,Environmental Engineering ,lcsh:Fine Arts ,scientific analyses ,media_common.quotation_subject ,analyse ,Sustainable housing ,Art history ,stockage ,grand-format ,storage ,furniture ,oversize ,restauration ,science ,media_common ,art ,papier ,lcsh:NX1-820 ,paper ,conservation ,durabilité ,Art ,lcsh:Arts in general ,sustainability ,meuble ,lcsh:N ,Humanities ,science de la conservation - Abstract
Les systèmes de stockage pour les œuvres d'art grand-format sur papier sont examinés en ce qui concerne la protection de l'objet, la satisfaction de l'utilisateur et la durabilité par la voie d’une analyse de cycle de vie des matériaux de fabrication des meubles et une enquête portant sur l’expérience d’une centaine d’institutions dans le monde en matière de stockage des œuvres grands formats. Des recommandations générales en sont tirées ainsi qu’une liste simple de contrôle pour faciliter les achats de meubles grands formats par les professionnels des musées.Storage systems for oversized works of art on paper are examined regarding object protection, user satisfaction and sustainability by way of a life cycle assessment of furniture materials/construction features and a survey of about 100 institutions worldwide on their experience with oversize storage. General recommendations are derived and a simple checklist is developed to facilitate oversize purchase by museum professionals.
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- 2010
306. Red Pens, White Paper: Wider Implications of Coulthard’s Call to Sovereignty
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Burkhart, Brian, Carlson, David J., Stratton, Billy J., Van Alst, Theodore C., and Warrior, Carol Edelman
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integumentary system ,education ,humanities - Abstract
Transcript of a roundtable conversation focused on Glen Coulthard's book Red Skins, White Masks., Transmotion, Vol 3 No 2 (2017)
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- 2017
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307. The Use of Practice-Based Assessments in Preparing Humanities and Social Sciences Specialists: The Case of Sumy State University (Ukraine)
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Zavhorodnia, Vladyslava M., Slavko, Anna S., Degtyarev, Sergey I., and Polyakova, Lyubov G.
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This paper explores the potential for using practice-based assessments in higher education in preparing humanities and social sciences specialists. The authors tested a set of innovative methodologies for practice-based summative assessment of the progress made in learning certain disciplines by students majoring in Law, International Law, and History and Archaeology at Sumy State University (Ukraine). To assess the effectiveness of practice-based assessments, the authors employed anonymous surveying, tested students' level of mastery of key theoretical concepts, and carried out a comparative analysis of the performance of students who took part in practice-based assessments and those who took exams in a traditional way. The conducted pedagogical experiment indicates the advisability of employing practice-based assessments as part of teaching humanities and social sciences disciplines. It revealed a significant increase in the level of preparation of students on subjects summative assessment around which was based on practical assignments. Having students train their practical skills can help them assimilate theoretical knowledge better and for a longer time and become more confident in their preparedness for their future profession. Practice-based assessments can also serve as a yardstick for gauging the effectiveness of instructors' teaching methods and stimulate the quest for new ways of teaching and learning that can help meet the needs of the labor market and the interests of students pursuing a higher education as much as possible.
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- 2021
308. An Assessment of Teacher Performance in 'Teach for Bulgaria' Based on Value-Added from Test Scores
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Zahariev, Boyan and Yordanov, Ilko
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The paper presents results from the evaluation of the Teach for Bulgaria (TFB) program, which is part of the Teach for All global network. TFB activities have relevance for a variety of fast-track pathways to the teaching profession. The evaluation is based on a quasi-experimental assessment of teacher performance through student value-added scores. Value added is estimated using the full datasets from successive standardized state examinations in Bulgaria after grades 4, 7 and 12. We found that TFB had most significant impact in mathematics and natural sciences which tends to be stronger in smaller schools and schools with disadvantaged students. The teacher recruitment system designed by TBF was also quite good in predicting teacher performance in mathematics and natural sciences but was not predictive of value added in humanities and language teaching. [For the complete Volume 19 proceedings, see ED613922.]
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- 2021
309. RAN Issue paper: Child returnees from conflict zones
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Lambert, Sharon, Lynch, Orla, and Radicalisation Awareness Network, European Commission
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Syria ,Iraq ,Child returnees ,Trauma and development ,Child soldiers ,Informed care ,Trauma ,humanities ,Daesh - Abstract
This paper looks at ways to respond – from a practitioner's perspective - to the situation of children returning to Europe having either been born or travelled to Daesh held territories in Syria/Iraq as well as non-European children travelling from Daesh territory to Europe as a result of forced displacement. Estimating the number of children who have travelled from Europe to Iraq and Syria is difficult; estimates for individual countries vary from 24 to 70. Another unknown is the actual number of children born (or yet to be born) in Syria or Iraq to European parents. According to reports from the UN Security Council, these children are being used by Daesh to carry weapons, guard strategic locations, arrest civilians and serve as suicide bombers. Furthermore, children are particularly vulnerable to indoctrination, turning them into loyal supporters for terrorist organisations. These children suffer, both due to the violence they witness/participate in, but also due to the fact that their normal social, moral, emotional and cognitive development is interrupted and corrupted by the experience of war. In addition, in the aftermath of the conflict these children are at risk of exposure to additional trauma due to the experience of (forced) migration and the resettlement process. Exposure to multiple and repeated traumas represents a significant risk to children’s development and overall functioning and increases the risk of physical and mental disorders in the future. The paper gives an overview of the challenges that prevention practitioners and social services face in terms of dealing with childhood trauma, understanding involvement in violence by child returnees, lessons from other arenas, risk and resilient factors, identifying and working with children at risk, the role of the family and the contagion effect.
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- 2016
310. The New Knowledge Production in the Social Sciences and in the Arts and Humanities in Latin America
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Guzmán-Valenzuela, Carolina, Ortega, Lorena, Montero, Matías, and Perez Mejias, Paulina
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This paper examines patterns of knowledge production in the social sciences (SS) and in the arts and humanities (A&H) in Latin America (LATAM). We report on a longitudinal analysis of 127,515 journal articles published between 2002 and 2018. The analysis reveals six major patterns: (i) a rapid growth in the production of journal articles; (ii) large differences in article production across nations; (iii) significant variations in the magnitude and the growth of articles across disciplines within the SS and the A&H; (iv) a present predominance of single-authored articles that has nevertheless been declining in favour of collaborative articles; (v) a significant variation in the magnitudes of collaborative articles with researchers outside LATAM, a collaboration that tends to be with the global North; and (vi) differences in research leadership across LATAM nations. A set of possible explanations is offered for each of these patterns, set within a dynamic global knowledge production context.
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- 2023
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311. Integrating the Soliya Connect Program into a Classroom Course on Critical Intercultural Communication
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Mason, Jonathan and Hachena, Narjess
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This paper presents a two-year pedagogical, teacher-as-researcher, action research project at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities, University of Sousse, Tunisia, which investigates how the integration of the Soliya Connect Program, a facilitated dialogic online exchange programme, with a theoretical course on critical intercultural communication helped students develop critical interculturality. Despite some initial concern about the extra time commitment, students were unanimously positive about integrating the two aspects, claiming that the Connect Program helped them to develop criticality in real life, and that the online communication was much more effective because they participated with the critical perspective developed in class. The findings support the integration of theoretical and practical online components in developing students' critical intercultural communication skills, and the use of action research to inform adjustments to both components in order to improve the outcomes.
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- 2023
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312. Educational Studies and Educational Practice: A Necessary Engagement
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Hordern, Jim
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This paper assesses prospects for the relationship between educational studies and educational practice, with reference to the current institutional and policy context in England. Drawing on the sociology of educational knowledge and practice, it is argued that educational studies can be conceptualised in contrasting ways, by considering internal structures, external relations and how disciplinary problematics are defined, but also by how educational practice is portrayed. To develop the analysis, Bernstein's work on knowledge structures and academic and professional discourses is articulated with philosophical work that distinguishes between different conceptualisations of practice prevalent in the humanities and social sciences. This enables critical reflection on three arrangements of educational studies (the foundation disciplines, the new science, and the deliberative traditions) each with their own internal dynamic, socio-epistemic assumptions, relationship to policy, and implications for the future production of knowledge. This process of reflection is illustrated with reference to some recent developments in England that illuminate the current position of educational studies in relation to educational policy and practice.
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- 2023
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313. Multilingual Publication Practices in the Social Sciences and Humanities at a Polish University: Choices and Pressures
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Warchal, Krystyna and Zakrajewski, Pawel
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Sharing research results internationally has become a hallmark of modern science. In many countries, scholars are expected to publish in journals that promise high citation scores, boosting the recognition of the authors and institutions they represent. Since most of such indexed journals are English-medium, these expectations influence the choice of the publication language, a problem particularly relevant in the social sciences and humanities (SSH), where research is often embedded in specific cultural contexts. This paper presents the results of a study on multilingual publication practices among SSH scholars at the University of Silesia in Katowice, Poland. It looks into the present and future language choices, reasons for these decisions, and the role of science policy in shaping the linguistic landscape of the SSH disciplines. The analysis is based on data collected in a survey and retrieved from the university publication reports for the evaluation period 2017-2021. The results demonstrate the dominant position of Polish and a strong and growing position of English, with a small share of publications in other languages. The findings point to the role of evaluation schemes in decisions regarding the publication language and the need for a science policy that fosters multilingual research practices.
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- 2023
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314. What Might the 'Art of Critique' in Humanities and Social Sciences Academic Writing Look Like?
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Henderson, Juliet
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This paper conceptualises and explores 'the art of critique' in student writing in the humanities and social sciences [Foucault 1997. "What is Critique?" In: "The Politics of Truth." English Translation. Translated from French by Lysa Hocroth & Catherine Porter. In "Dits et Ecrits" for original French. Los Angeles: Semiotexte. Accessed July 10, 2015. http://anthropos-lab.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Foucault-Critique.pdf]. Its starting principle is that education lacks vigour without an understanding of how to play with and disrupt the rules of Western reason, as well as respect them: a practice of playing and interrupting the same to generate something new that is beyond 'use-value' [Derrida 2006. "Specters of Marx." New York: Routledge Classics, 201] yet can also be used to signify 'use-value'. Fundamental to this idea is the question of the 'agency' of the subject in orders of discourse, oscillating between consent and resistance. To conceptualise the dynamics of interrupting the historical traditions of academic writing more closely, Foucault's notion of 'care of the self' and Derrida's field of analysis, deconstruction, are interrogated. A few examples of such dynamics in student work are then tentatively presented as heuristics for catalysing the 'art of critique' in writing.
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- 2023
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315. Mathematics in the Humanities: A Survey of Two Courses to Address Math Appreciation in Students
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DeLegge, Anthony and Kaur, Manmohan
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Mathematics is not just the queen of the sciences; it permeates through art, commerce, and in fact, every aspect of modern life. However, while we as mathematicians see beauty in the mathematical way of thinking and problem-solving, our students tend to think of mathematics as a set of rules and abstract computations. Our pleasure of doing mathematics usually does not transfer over to our students. In this paper, we describe two liberal arts general education courses which seek to develop a broad appreciation of mathematics for students who may not require any technical mathematics course for their academic major or chosen career path. We present mathematics as it relates to everyday life, with the goal of improving student appreciation of mathematics.
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- 2023
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316. EMI Teachers' Perceptions and Practices Regarding Culture Teaching in Chinese Higher Education
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Huang, Wenhong and Fang, Fan
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Although the potential of English as a Medium of Instruction (EMI) for intercultural learning and teaching is acknowledged, few studies have explored the teaching of culture in EMI programmes in higher education contexts. Thus, this study examined the perceptions and practices that six EMI teachers from a variety of disciplines have of culture and cultural instruction at a Chinese university. Data were obtained from 24 classroom observations and six post-observation interviews. Drawing on Larzen-Ostermark's tripartite culture-teaching orientations and Rasouli and Moradkhani's culture-teaching taxonomy, the findings revealed that teachers with a humanities and social sciences background had a fluid and dynamic view regarding the understanding of culture, while teachers with a science, technology, engineering and mathematics background did not recognise the need to incorporate cultural instruction into their EMI classes. In analysing classroom data, five categories of cultural instruction were identified: contrast, authentic material, groupwork, codeswitching and guided discussion of culture. The five categories are mainly in line with the affective and action orientations in Larzen-Ostermark's three-orientation framework. The paper concludes by exploring the implications of the study's findings for EMI policymakers and EMI teacher training programmes.
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- 2023
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317. Subject-Based Knowledge Organisation: An OER for Supporting (Digital) Humanities Research
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Golub, Koraljka and Pestana, Olivia
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Humanities scholars can today engage in research inquiry using data from a range of varied collections which are often characterised by poor subject access, often resulting in systems that underperform and even effectively prevent access to data, information and knowledge. In spite of the availability of professional standards and guidelines to provide quality-controlled subject access through knowledge organisation systems (KOS), subject access in such collections is rarely based on KOS. At the same time, KOS themselves may come with problems such as being slow to update, being rigidly structured and not incorporating end-users' vocabulary. It may therefore be useful to consider methods for remediating these deficiencies in KOSs, such as collecting user-generated metadata via social tagging or complementing automated indexing techniques with manual ones. To help address the above problems, the paper discusses these challenges and points to possible solutions in different contexts. It does so by reflecting on an open educational resource (OER) devoted to this theme, titled Introduction to Knowledge Organisation Systems for Digital Humanities. It was developed as part of an EU project called DiMPAH (Digital Methods Platform for the Arts and Humanities), 2021-2023, creating seven OERs for inclusion in DARIAH Teach.
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- 2023
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318. An Open Educational Resource for Doing Netnography in the Digital Arts and Humanities
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Hanell, Fredrik and Severson, Pernilla Jonsson
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As a part of the DiMPAH-project, the authors have developed an open educational resource (OER) on netnography. In this paper, the OER is presented and critically discussed as the broader problem identified during course-development is made explicit and explored through two research questions: 1) How can an OER be designed that positions netnography as a viable methodology for the digital humanities? 2) How can an OER be designed that theoretically and methodologically combines both quantitative and qualitative approaches for doing netnography? An up-to-date theoretical overview of netnography as a methodology for studying social experiences online is provided. Methodological considerations are presented, aimed for sensitizing students to nuances of active (participatory) and passive (non-participatory) netnography through two analytical concepts. The OER is presented through three case studies and a learning scenario offering flexible and authentic technology-integrated learning. Netnography is found to contribute to the digital humanities, overall characterized by method-driven and quantitative approaches, with reflexivity and a potential for critical research and pedagogy. The two analytical concepts community-based netnography and consociality-based netnography allow for a nuanced methodological understanding of how and when qualitative and quantitative approaches should be employed, and how they may complement each other.
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- 2023
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319. The Production of Gender-Specific Scholarly Literature in Romania: The Weak Institutionalisation of Gender Studies in Higher Education
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Ionela Vlase and Andrei Terian
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This article examines the predictors of gender-specific literature production in the field of social sciences and humanities (SSH). The research used bibliometric information on 1132 gender-related articles by authors with Romanian affiliations. Binary logistic regression shows the individual and institutional factors of a paper's likelihood of including gender-related words in its title. Weak institutionalisation of Gender Studies marks this national context, reflected in the marginal and discontinuous integration in the curriculum of higher-education institutions. Our findings suggest that the female gender of the first or a single author, as well as the authors' affiliation with Romanian universities running master's programmes in Gender Studies, are positively associated with the outcome variable. Likewise, single-author articles have greater odds than co-authored articles of including a reference to gender in their titles. Conversely, articles published in journals in the JIF third quartile of the JCR hierarchy have less chance of having a title that conveys an orientation towards gender-specific research. The implications of our findings suggest that the decision-makers at the level of faculties and research institutes in SSH must focus on creating a facilitating environment for scholarly interest in feminist research. We propose tackling the negative stereotypes regarding feminism's ideological underpinnings and its ostensible lack of epistemological foundation. Romania is a country still facing significant domestic violence and poor gender equality, so these findings have further implications at the societal level.
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- 2023
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320. Training Information Professionals in the Digital Humanities: An Analysis of DH Courses in LIS Education
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Sula, Chris Alen and Berger, Claudia
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The digital humanities (DH) remain a growing area of interest among researchers and a locus of new positions within libraries, especially academic libraries, as well as archives, museums, and cultural heritage organizations. In response to this demand, many programs that train information professionals have developed specific curricula around DH. This paper analyzes courses offered within two overlapping contexts: American Library Association (ALA) accredited programs and iSchools. In addition to documenting the scope and extent of DH courses in these settings, we also analyze their contents, relating our findings to previous research, including analysis of job ads and interviews with professionals.
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- 2023
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321. New Ways of Looking at Old Texts, III: Papers of the Renaissance English Text Society, 1997-2001
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Kilroy, Gerard
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New Ways of Looking at Old Texts, III: Papers of the Renaissance English Text Society, 1997-2001 (Book) -- Hill, W. Speed ,Books -- Book reviews ,Humanities ,Literature/writing - Abstract
W. Speed Hill, ed. New Ways of Looking at Old Texts, III: Papers of the Renaissance English Text Society, 1997-2001. Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies 270. Tempe: Arizona Center [...]
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- 2006
322. Paper Tigers
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Cavanaugh, Tim
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Double Fold: Libraries and the Assault on Paper (Nonfiction work) -- Book reviews ,Books -- Book reviews ,Humanities ,Philosophy and religion ,Political science - Abstract
Page slaves pressed by history's volume Every educated person wants to be known as a 'book lover.' Hence, to be indifferent to, much less openly disagree with, Nicholson Baker's Double [...]
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- 2001
323. Amazing discovery: paper
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Paper -- Innovations ,I/O devices -- Innovations ,Humanities ,Social sciences ,I/O device ,Innovations - Abstract
This is the most advanced digital input screen ever developed. It has very high resolution, perfect contrast, and costs a fraction of a cent to produce. Any graphical interface can [...]
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- 2001
324. Selected Papers on Renaissance Philosophy and on Thomas Hobbes
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Nauta, Lodi
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Selected Papers on Renaissance Philosophy and on Thomas Hobbes (Essay collection) -- Schuhmann, Karl -- Steenbakkers, Piet -- Leijenhorst, Cees ,Books -- Book reviews ,Humanities ,Literature/writing - Abstract
Karl Schuhmann. Selected Papers on Renaissance Philosophy and on Thomas Hobbes. Eds. Piet Steenbakkers and Cees Leijenhorst. Dordrecht and Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2004. xiv + 278 pp. index. bibl. [...]
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- 2005
325. Databases: Beyond the Basics.
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Whittaker, Robert
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This presented paper offers an elementary description of database characteristics and then provides a survey of databases that may be useful to the teacher and researcher in Slavic and East European languages and literatures. The survey focuses on commercial databases that are available, usable, and needed. Individual databases discussed include: the Modern Library Association International Bibliography; the Library of Congress Catalog; the Arts and Humanities Citation Index; and the Research Library Information Network (RLIN). The paper concludes with comments on individual database concepts and microcomputer applications for research, writing, and teaching. (THC)
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- 1985
326. Cartesian Views: Papers Presented to Richard A. Watson
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Smith, Kurt
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Cartesian Views: Papers Presented to Richard A. Watson (Book) -- Lennon, Thomas M. ,Books -- Book reviews ,Humanities ,Literature/writing - Abstract
Thomas M. Lennon, ed. Cartesian Views: Papers Presented to Richard A. Watson. Brill's Studies in Intellectual History 116. Leiden and Boston: Brill Academic Publishers, 2003. xii + 240 pp. index. [...]
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- 2004
327. Making the Implicit Explicit: The Grammar of Inferential Reasoning in the Humanities and Social Sciences
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Luckett, Kathy
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This is a theoretical paper that addresses the challenge of educational access to the Humanities and Social Sciences. It plots a theoretical quest to develop an explicit pedagogy to give "disadvantaged" students in the Humanities ways of working successfully with texts. In doing so it draws on Bernstein, Moore and Maton's work to theorize the nature of knowledge in the Humanities, and also on Brandom's analysis of inferential reasoning. It uses elements of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) to analyse student texts. The empirical work reported on here is work-in-progress and represents no more than an indication of the approach advocated. The approach is illustrated by examples from comprehension exercises designed to promote students' inferential reasoning. Selected findings are presented to illustrate the extent of the challenge entailed in facilitating access to Humanities texts. The paper concludes by suggesting that mastery of ways of working with texts in the Humanities entails attending to the acquisition of both recognition and realization rules for reading and writing.
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- 2016
328. Reflection in Medical Education
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Hargreaves, Ken
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This paper offers a medical-education perspective that I will hope complement other disciplinary perspectives in examining the value of reflection for learning in tertiary education. The paper outlines some of the theoretical strands of reflective practice facilitated in a unique course subject for professionalism and patient safety, within the new spiral curriculum at Leeds University School of Medicine. The material presented in this paper outlines some of what is delivered during the medical students' interactive sessions; this material is continually modified based on feedback from both students and learning facilitators. The paper discusses why both students and clinicians need to reflect, some of the theoretical dimensions and models and examples from the Leeds context of how reflective competence can be progressively developed over the course of an undergraduate program. The focus of the final section suggests directions for reflective practice in the future, where reflexivity takes the form of more collective endeavours requiring some change in culture and perceptions of professional identity. The paper concludes with the proposition that collaborative forms of reflection need to include more involvement of patients, interprofessional communities of practice and the use of learning from other disciplines; all of these require different levels of thinking and different ways of working.
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- 2016
329. Costas Lapavitsas, Marxist Monetary Theory: Collected papers, La Haye, Brill, Historical Materialism Book Series, vol. 134, 2016, 300 p
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Charles Guay-Boutet
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Marketing ,Pharmacology ,Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management ,biology ,lcsh:HB71-74 ,Strategy and Management ,media_common.quotation_subject ,Monetary theory ,Pharmaceutical Science ,Historical materialism ,Art history ,lcsh:Economics as a science ,Brill ,Art ,biology.organism_classification ,lcsh:Economic history and conditions ,Drug Discovery ,lcsh:HC10-1085 ,Marxist philosophy ,Humanities ,media_common - Abstract
Dans son dernier ouvrage, Marxist Monetary Theory : Collected Papers, Costas Lapavitsas collige une serie de textes publies entre 1991 et 2013 abordant successivement les formes et fonctions de la monnaie (partie I), le credit, l’interet et l’accumulation du capital (partie II), l’origine de la monnaie (partie III) et ses formes contemporaines (partie IV). L’ouvrage couvre un large spectre de problematiques en theorie monetaire et s’inscrit dans le long cycle de recherches sur la monnaie et l...
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- 2017
330. Comments on Paper Published in IJPH as 'Factors Associated with Physical Activity among Macedonian Adolescents ...'
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AYUBI, Erfan and MANSORI, Kamyar
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lcsh:Public aspects of medicine ,education ,lcsh:RA1-1270 ,No keywords## ,Letter to the Editor ,humanities - Abstract
Comments on Paper Published in IJPH as “Factors Associated with Physical Activity among Macedonian Adolescents ...”
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- 2017
331. Xenophon and his World: Papers from a Conference Held in Liverpool in July 1999
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Gera, Deborah Levine
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Xenophon and His World: Papers from a Conference Held in Liverpool in July 1999 (Book) -- Book reviews ,Books -- Book reviews ,Humanities ,Regional focus/area studies - Published
- 2006
332. Human Rights Education and Language Learning in Pakistan: An EFL Perspective
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Tehseem, Tazanfal, Bokhari, Zahra, and Zulfiqar, Saba
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This paper explores the dissemination of human rights through English language learning in Pakistan and builds on the knowledge that contributes to the development of democratic educational outcomes. Textbook discourses have long been the domain of critical linguistics; critical linguists understand textbook discourse primarily as a language in the context of schooling while the discourse analysts understand such discourses as systems of knowledge and ideology. The question of how the learners are expected to engage with the subject knowledge is explored from two theoretical perspectives: linguistic analyses are executed using tools such as choice of pronouns, mood, and modality from Systemic Functional Linguistics (Halliday et al., 2014), a social semiotic theory of language as a meaning potential, and reinterpreted according to the intercultural paradigm (Piller, 2010) to familiarize the ways interactants choose to build relations in the textbook narratives because in exploring interpersonal meanings it is very easy to focus on what is said and why. Additionally, the image analysis is done by representational analysis that of how images reflect ideologies (Kress & Van Leeuwen., 2006). The contributions of this study are of particular importance to make visible elements of interpersonal meaning-making which were explored in the context of cumulative knowledge building in humanities.
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- 2020
333. Development and testing tool for paper handling and/or printer devices
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D. Torres, N. V. Castillo, and H. Gutiérrez
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Engineering ,business.industry ,hard ,paper handling and printer devices ,General Engineering ,Ingeniería ,Tool development ,software codesign ,business ,Humanities ,testing ,hard-software codesign - Abstract
A useful development and testing tool for Hewlett Packard paper handling and/or printer devices is presented.The system provides a microprocessor based general architecture integrated by two PCB cards and a software application, used to improve new product design and testing. Paper handling devices operation is based on DC motors, stepper motors and sensors components, so a graphical user interface was developed in order to configure, drive, and test them. The implemented tool allows a time reduction greater than 50% for the development and test of prototypes.
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- 2003
334. False Papers: Deception and Survival in the Holocaust. (Book Reviews)
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Haas, Peter J.
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False Papers: Deception and Survival in the Holocaust (Book) ,Books -- Book reviews ,Ethnic, cultural, racial issues/studies ,Humanities ,Philosophy and religion - Abstract
False Papers: Deception and Survival in the Holocaust, by Robert Melson. Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 2000. 199 pp. $26.95. There is certainly no shortage of Holocaust survival accounts. We [...]
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- 2002
335. Learning Progression in the Humanities: Identifying Tensions in Articulating Progression in Humanities in Wales
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Hughes, Sion, Makara, Kara, and Stacey, Dave
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The paper explores tensions in the articulation of progression in learning across the Humanities disciplines. Informed by our review of research in the Humanities disciplines, international curricula on progression in these areas and reflections from professional activity within the newly defined Humanities 'Area of Learning and Experience' in the new Welsh curriculum, this paper describes how learning progression in Humanities has been conceptualised within the new curriculum and then delineates and critically reviews four challenges that emerged when identifying and describing the progression in learning in the new Humanities curriculum. Tensions include the relationship between disciplines; the balance between knowledge, skills and values; the differences between underlying models of progression in Humanities; and balancing the complexity of learning with practical considerations for a national curriculum. Underpinned by the Integrity Model of Change, this paper makes a contribution, through providing new insights on broad aspects of learning progression in Humanities and highlighting the potential benefits and challenges of taking particular decisions within each of these four tensions. Implications for curriculum planning and future research are offered, including the fundamental role of professional learning in curriculum development and enactment.
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- 2020
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336. A Philosophical Defence of the University Lecture
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Fulford, Amanda and Mahon, Áine
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As a host of published books, journal articles and opinion pieces attest, the university lecture is now distinctly out of step with contemporary Higher Education discourse. Academics across university disciplines confidently proclaim the format's obsolescence, arguing that only inertia and familiarity could satisfactorily account for the lecture's survival. We propose in this paper to offer a philosophical revisiting of this most maligned of pedagogical forms. Drawing on the philosophy of Stanley Cavell, we argue for the lecture not as a mode of dissemination but as a mode of address. On this model, the lecture is to be understood as a special form of human encounter where the voice of one is modulated specifically for the hearing of another. Thus, we propose in this paper to offer a philosophical defence of traditional university teaching. We argue that this defence has particular relevance for teaching and learning in the Humanities.
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- 2020
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337. International Education: Another View of Distance Learning.
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Harrison, Derek
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This paper argues that diversity and flexibility have been the cornerstones of the community college over the last three or four decades. Of recent interest has been the change in the student profile from that of the recent local high school graduate to the returning student, as well as a mix of international students. These international students range from the children of recent immigrants to newly arrived immigrants and refugees and children of well-off citizens of other countries. Those students come from a variety of economic and political situations, and they bring perspectives and experiences that enrich the educational community. The community college has responded with international campus organizations, language labs, multicultural textbooks, cultural events, and international fairs. This paper argues for making connections between the teaching profession and the possibilities for humanitarian action on a global level. The author suggests that community colleges put together credit-bearing humanitarian trips, particularly in light of the recent evidence of national isolation and defensiveness after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The paper concludes that the events of September 11 should encourage community colleges to broaden their outreach, and for the humanities to show that the idea of humanity has no borders. (NB)
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- 2002
338. Landmark papers in respiratory medicine: Automatic quantification of emphysema and airways disease on computed tomography
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Firdaus A. A. Mohamed Hoesein and Pim A. de Jong
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Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,endocrine system ,endocrine system diseases ,MEDLINE ,Computed tomography ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,medicine ,Journal Article ,030212 general & internal medicine ,lcsh:RC705-779 ,Landmark ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Airways disease ,lcsh:Diseases of the respiratory system ,respiratory system ,Expert Opinion ,humanities ,respiratory tract diseases ,Respiratory Medicine ,030228 respiratory system ,Radiology ,Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases ,business ,psychological phenomena and processes - Abstract
Computed tomography (CT) of the lungs is able to visualise the lungs with submillimetre resolution and has become the reference standard for emphysema assessment in vivo. CT, a simple densitometer, can aid automatic localisation and quantification of the extent of both emphysema and airway disease, nowadays with a radiation dose of below 1 millisievert for an average 70 kg adult. In this article we will give a brief overview of the three landmark studies describing the quantification of emphysema and small and large airways disease on CT., Landmark studies on automatic CT quantification of the pathophysiological factors in obstructive pulmonary diseases http://ow.ly/YEKhv
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339. HOPOS 2000. Call for Papers. THIRD INTERNATIONAL HISTORY OF PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE CONFERENCE
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Science -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes ,Science -- Conferences, meetings and seminars ,Humanities - Abstract
Article History: Registration Date: 05/10/2004
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- 2000
340. Gillian McGillivrayBlazing Cane: Sugar Communities, Class, and State Formation in Cuba, 1868-1959. (American Encounters/Global Interactions.) Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press. 2009. Pp. xxvi, 386. Cloth $89.95, paper $24.95
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Aline Helg
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Gerontology ,Archeology ,History ,Class (computer programming) ,biology ,Museology ,Cane ,biology.organism_classification ,Humanities ,State formation - Published
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341. Best Paper Selection
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Anderson AE, Kerr WT, Thames A, Li T, Xiao J, Cohen MS. Electronic health record phenotyping improves detection and screening of type 2 diabetes in the general United States population: a crosssectional, unselected, retrospective study. J Biomed Inform 2016;60;162-8 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1532046415002865?via%3Dihub
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- 2017
342. Montreal Accord on Patient-Reported Outcomes Use Series – Paper 4: Patient Reported Outcomes (PRO) Can Inform Clinical Decision-Making in Chronic Care
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Debbie Ehrmann Feldman, Susan J. Bartlett, Clifton O. Bingham, Vanessa K. Noonan, Claudine Auger, and Sara Ahmed
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Program evaluation ,Canada ,Quality management ,Epidemiology ,Comparative effectiveness research ,education ,Clinical Decision-Making ,Article ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Multidisciplinary approach ,Health care ,Medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Patient Reported Outcome Measures ,030203 arthritis & rheumatology ,Chronic care ,Medical education ,business.industry ,Management science ,Patient-centered outcomes ,Congresses as Topic ,Long-Term Care ,humanities ,Long-term care ,business - Abstract
Background Providing patient-centered health care requires that patient needs, preferences, and valued outcomes are more fully integrated into all decisions. Patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures provide unique information from the patient perspective on overall health, symptoms, burden, and treatment response. Objective We sought to describe applications of PROs in clinical settings and considerations for implementation from the perspectives of PRO researchers, clinicians, administrators, policy makers, and patients attending a multidisciplinary meeting. Discussion Clinical applications of PROs include individual level use for medical decision making and aggregate use for comparative effectiveness research, program evaluation, quality improvement, and performance assessments. Considerations of feasibility on workflow impact and patient burden, display of results, and administration frequency are important. PROs with strong psychometric properties, actionable thresholds, and interpretable results should be selected. We provide current exemplars of PRO use in various clinical applications, initial lessons learned, and highlight conceptual, logistical, and consequential considerations of PRO data collection. A research agenda is proposed to address critical knowledge gaps. In conclusion, PROs can be used in clinical settings to support patient-centered care. This requires an assessment of feasibility in the intended setting of use, measurement considerations, and process measures to optimize integration and use.
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343. Research Paper: Immediate Effects of Lumbosacral Belt on Postural Control During Challenging Tasks in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
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Masoud Ghofrani, Gholamreza Olyaei, Saeed Talebian, Hossein Bagheri, Kazem Malmir, and Shiva Mousavi
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Lumbosacral belt ,lcsh:R ,Postural control ,lcsh:Medicine ,Chronic Low Back Pain ,human activities ,humanities - Abstract
Introduction: Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) may be associated with impaired proprioception which can result in joint instability and balance deficit. However, wearing a lumbosacral belt may be helpful in this situation. This study aimed to identify postural control impairments in patients with CLBP and determine the effect of lumbosacral support on postural control strategies in these patients. Materials and Methods: A total of 16 patients with CLBP and 16 healthy subjects participated in this study. Center of Pressure (COP) data were recorded for 30 seconds while wearing or not wearing a belt in four standing positions; double leg with open eyes, double leg with closed eyes, single leg with open eyes, single leg with closed eyes. Postural control was assessed using range, area and total mean velocity for each experimental condition. Results: Patients with CLBP showed significantly larger mean COP range and mean area compared to the healthy controls in single leg stance with closed eyes (P
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344. Regulation and registration as drivers of continuous professional competence for Irish pre-hospital practitioners: a discussion paper
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Colum P. Dunne, M. Hughes, S. Cheeseman, Suzanne S. Dunne, and Shane Knox
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Reflective practice ,Ambulances ,education ,competence ,Allied Health Personnel ,CINAHL ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,continuous professional development ,Nursing ,Irish ,Online search ,Health care ,Medicine ,Humans ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Competence (human resources) ,advanced paramedic ,business.industry ,030208 emergency & critical care medicine ,General Medicine ,Professional competence ,professionalism ,paramedic ,emergency medical technician ,humanities ,language.human_language ,Hospitals ,Emergency Medical Technicians ,Continuing professional development ,language ,Clinical Competence ,business ,Ireland - Abstract
peer-reviewed Background The Regulatory Body responsible for the registration of Irish pre-hospital practitioners, the Pre-Hospital Emergency Care Council (PHECC), identified the need to implement a continuing professional competence (CPC) framework. The first cycle of CPC (focused on Emergency Medical Technicians) commenced in November 2013 creating for the first time a formal relationship between continuing competence and registration to practice. Aims To review current literature and to describe benefits and challenges relevant to CPC, regulation, registration and their respective contributions to professionalism of pre-hospital practitioners: advanced paramedics, paramedics and emergency medical technicians. Methods Online search of Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL Plus with Full Text), Allied and Complementary Medicine (AMED) and ‘Pubmed’ databases using: ‘Continuous Professional Development’; ‘Continuous Professional Development’; ‘emergency medical technician’; ‘paramedic’; ‘registration’; ‘regulation’; and “profession’ for relevant articles published since 2004. Additional policy documents, discussion papers, and guidance documents were identified from bibliographies of papers found. Results Reports, governmental policies for other healthcare professions, and professional developments internationally for allied professions (e.g., nursing, physiotherapy and medicine) link maintenance of competence with requirements for registration to practice. Conclusion We suggest that evolving professionalisation of Irish paramedics should be affirmed through behaviours and competencies that incorporate adherence to professional codes of conduct, reflective practice, and commitment to continuing professional development. While the need for ambulance practitioner CPD was identified in Ireland almost a decade ago, PHECC now has the opportunity to introduce a model of CPD for paramedics linking competence and professionalism to annual registration ACCEPTED peer-reviewed
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345. Metabolites Best Paper Awards for 2015
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Peter J. Meikle
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business.industry ,Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism ,education ,lcsh:QR1-502 ,Biochemistry ,Data science ,humanities ,lcsh:Microbiology ,Metabolomics ,n/a ,Editorial ,Medicine ,business ,Molecular Biology ,health care economics and organizations - Abstract
Metabolites is instituting annual awards to recognize the most outstanding papers in metabolism and metabolomics published in Metabolites. [...]
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346. On an Optimal Choice of Pre-Perforated Tipping Paper and Porous Plug Wrap Paper
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Bemhard Eitzinger
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Physics ,General interest ,technology, industry, and agriculture ,Plant culture ,equipment and supplies ,Humanities ,SB1-1110 - Abstract
To minimize the effect of permeability variations of tipping and plug wrap paper on the degree of filter ventilation and consequently on the smoke yields, a mathematical model for the flow through a layered structure of perforated tipping paper and porous plug wrap paper was derived. The output of the model was compared to experimental data and a very good agreement was found. A statistical investigation revealed that measured permeability values of tipping and plug wrap papers are normally distributed. Furthermore, it was shown that the statistical distribution of the total permeability of the layered structure cannot be distinguished from a normal distribution at reasonable levels of statistical significance. Based on these investigations and on the mathematical model, expressions for the expected value and the coefficient of variation of the total permeability were derived. It was shown that in spite of the non-linear model the difference between the exact expected total permeability and a simple estimate calculated from the expected permeabilities of tipping and plug wrap is sufficiently small, such that for all practical purposes this estimate can be used. The coefficient of variation of the total permeability was then minimized. The solution of this optimisation problem delivered practically applicable design rules for the permeabilities of tipping and plug wrap papers. It was shown that the minimal coefficient of variation of the total permeability is lower than the coefficient of variation of the permeability of tipping and plug wrap paper. Typically an optimal design can be achieved by choosing the tipping paper permeability between 10% and 50% higher than the total permeability. A simple example demonstrated the usefulness of this approach.
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347. Life span and disability in Sweden and Russia: Paper highlights poor health among Russian women
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Martin Bobak, Hynek Pikhart, Margareta Kristenson, and Michael Marmot
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Gerontology ,Adult ,Male ,Cross-sectional study ,Health Status ,Population ,World health ,Russia ,Cohort Studies ,Age Distribution ,Life Expectancy ,Medicine ,Humans ,Disabled Persons ,Life Tables ,Letters ,Sex Distribution ,education ,Self-rated health ,General Environmental Science ,Aged ,Expectancy theory ,Sweden ,education.field_of_study ,Life span ,business.industry ,General Engineering ,virus diseases ,General Medicine ,social sciences ,Middle Aged ,humanities ,Survival Rate ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Cohort ,Papers ,Life expectancy ,Russian population ,Survey data collection ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Female ,business ,geographic locations ,Cohort study - Abstract
Objectives To compare levels of disability (in terms of physical function and self rated health) among middle aged and elderly people in Russia and Sweden, a country with high life expectancy. Design Cross sectional study. Setting General population of the Russian Federation and of two counties in southern Sweden. Participants Randomly selected men and women in Sweden (n = 9489) and Russia (n = 1599). Main outcome measures Official life table data; self rated health and physical functioning (subscale of the SF-36). Results The official life table data showed large differences in mortality—for example, 36% of Russian men aged 45-49 years would survive the next 25 years compared with 75% of Swedish men. The survey data showed, for both sexes, similar levels of self rated health and physical functioning in the two countries up to the age of about 45 years, but after that, the age related decline in both outcomes was much faster in Russia than in Sweden. By combining the national life tables with survey data on physical functioning we estimated that in the age group 45-49 years, 99% of Russian and 97% of Swedish men would be free of disability; of these, if these data were for a cohort, only 17% of Russians would be alive and free of disability 25 years later compared with 65% of Swedes. The difference in survival was similar in women. Conclusions Large differences exist in survival without disability between elderly Russians and Swedes. The short life span in Russia reflects high levels of ill health and disability and is associated with a rapid age related decline in physical functioning.
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348. Novel, Original, and Business as Usual: Contributing in the Humanities
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Hellström, Tomas
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This paper focuses on how contributions are argued in research proposals in the humanities. Due to standardizing tendencies in research funding towards formats characteristic of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects, there has been concern that the humanities are marginalized. In this study, 'contribution statements' were identified in proposals funded by the Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation across the humanistic disciplines. These statements were systematically analyzed in terms of type and structure of contributions advanced. The results suggest that the humanities differ from the sciences in terms of specificity of focus, a high level of 'acceptable serendipity' in proposed outcomes, but that these disciplines structurally tend to adhere to the same types of research contribution arguments as STEM. A better understanding of the way in which humanities scholars frame contributions offers insight into how these fields change and how they relate to developments in the science policy and funding landscape.
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349. Characterizing Social Media Metrics of Scholarly Papers: The Effect of Document Properties and Collaboration Patterns.
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Haustein, Stefanie, Costas, Rodrigo, and Larivière, Vincent
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A number of new metrics based on social media platforms—grouped under the term “altmetrics”—have recently been introduced as potential indicators of research impact. Despite their current popularity, there is a lack of information regarding the determinants of these metrics. Using publication and citation data from 1.3 million papers published in 2012 and covered in Thomson Reuters’ Web of Science as well as social media counts from Altmetric.com, this paper analyses the main patterns of five social media metrics as a function of document characteristics (i.e., discipline, document type, title length, number of pages and references) and collaborative practices and compares them to patterns known for citations. Results show that the presence of papers on social media is low, with 21.5% of papers receiving at least one tweet, 4.7% being shared on Facebook, 1.9% mentioned on blogs, 0.8% found on Google+ and 0.7% discussed in mainstream media. By contrast, 66.8% of papers have received at least one citation. Our findings show that both citations and social media metrics increase with the extent of collaboration and the length of the references list. On the other hand, while editorials and news items are seldom cited, it is these types of document that are the most popular on Twitter. Similarly, while longer papers typically attract more citations, an opposite trend is seen on social media platforms. Finally, contrary to what is observed for citations, it is papers in the Social Sciences and humanities that are the most often found on social media platforms. On the whole, these findings suggest that factors driving social media and citations are different. Therefore, social media metrics cannot actually be seen as alternatives to citations; at most, they may function as complements to other type of indicators. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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350. Working Papers, Open Access, and Cyber-infrastructure in Classical Studies.
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Pritchard, David
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Princeton—Stanford Working Papers in Classics (PSWPC) is a web-based series of work-in-progress scripts by members of two leading departments of classics. It introduces the humanities to a new form of scholarly communication and represents a major advance in the free availability of classical-studies scholarship in cyberspace. This article both reviews the initial performance of this open-access experiment and the benefits and challenges of working papers more generally for classical studies. After 2 years of operation PSWPC has proven to be a clear success. This series has built up a large international readership and a sizeable body of pre-prints and performs important scholarly and community- outreach functions. As this performance is largely due to its congruency with the working arrangements of ancient historians and classicists and the global demand for open-access scholarship, the series confirms the viability of this means of scholarly communication, and the likelihood of its expansion in our discipline. But modifications are required to increase the benefits this series brings and the amount of scholarship it makes freely available online. Finally, departments wishing to replicate its success will have to consider other important developments, such as the increasing availability of post-prints, the linking of research funding to open access, and the emergence of new cyber-infrastructure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2008
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