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Doctoral students face a myriad of challenges as they navigate their entry into the academic community. A key aspect of this professional development process is active participation in international conferences. However, there is limited understanding of the strategies doctoral students employ to maximise such active participation and how it shapes their identities and professional development. This qualitative study addresses this gap by exploring the experiences of 32 doctoral students over a seven-year period through conference letters documenting their participation. Using thematic analysis, four main strategies were identified: professional development transformation, supportive research network building, conference feedback utilisation, and presentation anxiety management. These strategies indicate the ways that doctoral students actively participate in conferences to overcome challenges and foster professional learning and growth. The findings suggest that effectively utilising strategies for international conference participation is crucial for doctoral students to engage in guided participation to master complex academic tasks within the ‘zone of proximal professional development’. Nonetheless, a core prerequisite for this is receiving adequate support and encouragement early in their doctoral journey. The implications for doctoral students, supervisors, conference organisers, higher education institutions, and future research are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper I present a reading of poetry on the silences that surround experiences of sexual violence. The reading took place at an academic conference in 2022 in a stream on the topic of vulnerability. I offer these poems, based on my personal experiences, in the spirit of connection and solidarity, and as a feminist strategy of reclamation and resistance. I posit that collective conversations about sexual violence as a social phenomenon are necessary to change the status quo and explore the difficulty to speak of/through pain in relation to my particular subjectivity as a grievable body. I also reflect on my experiences of doing the reading and the impossibilities of knowing how this kind of work will be received taking into consideration the different registers through which the experience can be communicated, discussed and taken forward: the affective, discursive, and action‐oriented registers. Grappling with the question how we can imagine an alternative future if we continue to be lost for words, I don't offer answers but an invitation for readers to engage. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: Academic conferences play a crucial role in fostering scholarly exchanges and discussions among core members, thereby shaping the core performance of these events. Understanding the contributions of scholars in academic conferences is essential for advancing the goals and development of such events. This paper aims to discuss the aforementioned idea. Design/methodology/approach: This paper proposes a comprehensive measurement method for measuring scholars' academic activeness in academic conferences. Based on the essence of academic activeness, a measurement model is constructed, comprising the breadth of academic activeness using the RFM model and the depth of academic activeness using the ATM model. Additionally, effective categories of scholars are derived from the model, facilitating the identification of valuable scholars in academic conferences. Findings: Empirical evidence from ASIS&T conference records over the past 20 years demonstrates that the proposed measurement indicators have better coverage compared to traditional evaluation indicators, thus complementing existing scholar evaluation indictators. Furthermore, the academic activeness measurement model presented in this paper exhibits good efficacy in identifying important value and active scholars. Originality/value: This paper pays attention to the activeness of scholars in academic conferences. It broadens the evaluation of academic conferences and scholars and supplements the evaluation indicators of academic influence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: This study aims to investigate the combined use of System Dynamics (SD) applications in Enterprise Engineering (EE) research and practice. SD application in EE is becoming widely accepted as a tool to support decision-making processes and for capturing relationships within enterprises. Design/methodology/approach: A systematic literature review (SLR) is conducted using a standard SLR method to provide a comprehensive review of existing literature. The search was conducted on ten platforms identifying 30 publications which were analysed through the use and development of a codebook. Findings: The SLR showed that 90% of the result set consisted of peer-reviewed academic conferences and journal papers. The SLR identified a highly dispersed author set of 83 authors. Amongst these authors, Vinay Kulkarni was an active author who has co-authored up to four publications in this research area. The analysis further revealed that the combined use of SD applications and EE is an emerging research area that still needs to develop in maturity. While all phases of EE have received attention, the current research work is more focused on the design phase. The important gap between model development and implementation is identified. Originality/value: The study elucidates the existing status of interdisciplinary research combining techniques from the SD and EE disciplines, suggesting future research topics that combine the strengths of these existing disciplines. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study aims to examine the factors contributing to motivation and loyalty among scholars attending international academic conferences. Specifically, the study aims to understand what motivates scholars to participate actively in these events by investigating the interaction between academic skills, academic self-concept, support, motivation, and loyalty. Data were collected from 238 respondents to a structured questionnaire distributed at three international conferences in Indonesia, South Korea, and India. As a result of these findings, academic skills (β = 0.453, t -value = 5.128) and self-concept (β = 0.358, t -value = 3.963) significantly influence perceived support, which encourages motivation and fosters loyalty toward these conferences. Furthermore, motivation serves as a critical mediator, bringing together academic skills and self-esteem with loyalty, suggesting that nurturing these elements has a significant impact on scholars' engagement and commitment to the academic community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The document discusses the 10th International Studies Conference on "Mestizo Heritage in the global context," focusing on tourism and gastronomy. The conference, held in Santiago de Chile, explored the role of food in cultural identity and gastrodiplomacy. Various food experiences, including academic lunches, a gala dinner, trying local cuisine like the completo, and a tour with food, were highlighted. Additionally, a regenerative tourism project in the O'Higgins region showcased the intersection of local culture, traditions, and ecological biodiversity through food. [Extracted from the article]

The European First Year Experience (EFYE) Conference has existed for nearly 20 years. It has no formal infrastructure or funding to maintain its existence, just a common interest (Kenny, 2016) around a desire to support all students to successfully transition into and through university regardless of their pre-entry status, and to promote and develop the strategies, policies and practices for those students and staff who can enable this transition regardless of their role. This is enacted through the will, enthusiasm and perseverance of a community of scholars and practitioners drawn from across Europe (Bonne & Nutt, 2016). This voluntary organisation, we argue, has become an effective third space development community. Colleagues will come and go as the conference moves to different countries each year in a deliberate attempt to broaden engagement across the nations of Europe, but the message is being shared. At the heart of the community is a group of people who have all hosted the conference. They provide the engine to drive the identification of new conference hosts and the creation of opportunities for the sharing of good practice. This diverse group of leaders embrace the "common experiences, needs, expectations, and access to opportunity" identified by Parkinson et al. (2020, p. 195), as important for community-based development, as they have as a foundation the desire to share practice that enhances student and staff experiences. They operate across and within universities, working within a third space that challenges the silos that exist, and offer a focused approach to collaborative, community led, educational development of the first-year experience. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper reflects on my experience simulating an 18th-century French salon for an academic conference and in an undergraduate classroom. I argue that simulating a salon is heuristically as well as pedagogically useful and allows historians to test hypotheses about the nature of the salon and the role of the salonnière proposed by scholars such as Dena Goodman and Antoine Lilti. The essay also engages with some of the important insights gained from feminist and performance theory regarding historical reenactment. Thus I caution against naive attempts to reenact the past and instead suggest practices that foster open-ended conversations about the nature of the Enlightenment and our relationship to the past. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In this study, the gender representation of keynote speakers at conferences before and during the Covid-19 pandemic is investigated. Data is based on 162 academic conferences in tourism and related fields during the period 2019 to mid-2022. These conferences have 546 keynote speakers of which 4 per cent are representing low- or middle-income countries and slightly more than a third are women. Results based on Fractional Logit estimations reveal that the opportunity to attend conferences online during the pandemic does not significantly increase the proportion of women among keynote speakers. The proportion of female keynote speakers is unevenly distributed across the original regions for the scheduled conferences or the hosting institutions. It is highest for conferences organised in Australia/New Zealand and lowest in Asia. Conferences that span over several days have a relatively larger offer of female keynote speakers than shorter ones. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

When 'political correctness' became a public concern in the USA in the early 1990s, it was almost immediately suggested that the term had long been something of a self-ironic slur in left-wing circles. While a number of people testified to this, the evidence advanced was almost entirely anecdotal, and to date no systematic attempt to gauge the reliability of these testimonies has been made. The present article seeks to rectify this. On the basis of a statistical account of politically correct (PC) terms – 'politically correct', 'politically incorrect', 'political correctness', 'political incorrectness' – in the Stockholm University version of the JSTOR database up to 1990, it challenges the received view that the term originated as a left-wing in-group marker which was used self-ironically. The evidence suggests, on the contrary, that the modern understanding of political correctness as a form of censorship first emerged in debates internal to the North American women's liberation movement. The article tables all uses of PC terms in JSTOR up to 1990. Before 1980, PC terms are used very sparingly and practically always non-ironically, with the possible exception of the one area in which the term gains ground in the 1970s: feminism. In JSTOR, prior to 1990, PC terms appear most frequently in feminist activist journal Off Our Backs (OOB). Usage in OOB makes evident that the notion of political correctness in the feminist context at the time was tied to a theoretical discussion concerning female sexuality. Climaxing at an academic conference arranged at Barnard College in 1982, this debate was pivotal for establishing the ironic understanding of political correctness we live with today, including the modern understanding of the concept as a means for the 'closing of debate'. In sum, evidence suggests that the received view of the origins of the term 'political correctness' must be reconsidered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Introduction: Patients with preferred languages other than English face barriers to communication and access to appropriate care in English-speaking emergency care systems, leading to poorer communication and quality of care, as well as increased rates of investigations and healthcare utilization. While professional interpretation can help bridge this gap, uptake is exceedingly poor, suggesting the need for enhanced implementation and more accessible modalities. Our study will map the existing literature on interpretation/translation in emergency care, with a focus on the breadth of modalities, barriers/facilitators to implementation, and effectiveness/implementation outcomes. Methods: We will conduct a scoping review based on the Joanna Briggs Institute methodology. We will search MEDLINE, Embase, PsycINFO, CINAHL, Scopus, iPortal, Native Health Database and Cochrane Library CENTRAL for articles from inception to May 2024 without any language or country restrictions. Primary research articles involving interpretation/translation between English and a non-English language during emergency healthcare encounters will be included. Screening and data extraction will be completed by two independent team members. Results will be descriptively summarized and barriers/facilitators to implementation will be mapped according to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research. Stakeholder engagement & knowledge translation: Results will be disseminated at academic conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal. We will share our key findings via a graphical abstract and social media campaign. Our team includes our provincial health authority interpretation services lead who brings lived experience and will inform and validate our results and help identify future areas of needed research. They will also help us identify key messages and appropriate methods for dissemination to maximize knowledge translation to patients/families, local policy/clinical practice, as well as funding agencies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Internet of Things (IoT) is reshaping the world with its potential to support new and evolving applications in areas, such as healthcare, automation, remote monitoring, and so on. This rapid popularity and growth of IoT‐based applications coincides with a significant surge in threats and malware attacks on IoT devices. Furthermore, the widespread usage of Linux‐based systems in IoT devices makes malware detection a challenging task. Researchers and practitioners have proposed a variety of techniques to address these threats in the IoT ecosystem. Both researchers and practitioners have proposed a range of techniques to counter these threats within the IoT ecosystem. However, despite the multitude of proposed techniques, there remains a notable absence of a comprehensive and systematic review assessing the efficacy of static and dynamic analysis methods in detecting IoT malware. This research work is a systematic literature review (SLR) that aims to offer a concise summary of the latest advancements in the field of IoT malware detection, specifically focusing on the utilization of static and dynamic analytic techniques. The SLR focuses on examining the present status of research, methodology, and trends in the area of IoT malware detection. It accomplishes this by synthesizing the findings from a wide range of scholarly works that have been published in well‐regarded academic journals and conferences. Additionally, the SLR highlights the significance of the empirical process that includes the role of selecting datasets, accurate feature selection and the utilization of machine learning algorithms in enhancing the detection accuracy. The study also evaluates the capability of different analysis techniques to detect malware and compares the performance of various models for IoT malware detection. Furthermore, the review concluded by addressing several open issues and challenges that the research community as a whole must address. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Traveling to conferences is a central feature of academic life. Yet recently, academic air travel has been called into question in the context of climate change, and the digital transformation has facilitated the spread of virtual alternatives to face‐to‐face meetings. The near‐total halt in air travel associated with the COVID‐19 pandemic has solidified the use of technologies of virtual meetings. However, the return to in‐person conferences after the pandemic suggests that these are not as easily replaced by virtual alternatives as is sometimes assumed. While this is increasingly coming into focus in the behavioral sciences, the sociology of science is largely absent in this debate. As a first step toward bringing this debate into conversation with the sociology of science, this review article examines the literature on academic air travel for key tensions, current debates and politicizations. It concludes that academic conference travel is an emerging, timely and relevant, yet under‐studied area of interest for sociologists of science, and suggests some avenues for future inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The sub‐discipline of historical geography in Brazil, in contrast to the Anglophone and Francophone scholarship, often tends to be overlooked by the northern disciplinary history of this sub‐discipline. In Brazil, historical geography studies emerged in the 1980s as a result of personal initiatives. Nonetheless, in the last few years, distinct generations of Brazilian historical geographers have contributed to this sub‐discipline's promotion and recognition, mainly by diversifying their methodological approaches and research interests. Undoubtedly, developing transnational academic networks and collaborations represents a crucial contribution. This review provides an overview of the main Brazilian historical geographers engaged in studying past geographies. It delves into the central themes they address and also examines the academic conferences and research groups responsible for establishing institutional spaces to foster the practice of historical geography in Brazil in recent years. In doing so, the review calls for a 'polyphonic' approach to historical geography, urging the inclusion of southern sites of knowledge production and embracing a diverse scholarship beyond the English‐speaking community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Drawing on the motivation opportunity ability (MOA) theoretical framework, we examine whether there is a three-way interaction between the unique features of virtual academic conferences (VACs), namely construal level (motivation), schedule and location flexibility (opportunity), and digital competence (ability), that predicts knowledge exchange in terms of knowledge sharing and acquisition during VACs, which in turn allows attendees to thrive during VACs. Based on a sample of 166 VAC attendees of two large academic management conferences that were collected pre and post VACs, we found that all three elements of the MOA theoretical framework need to be present to predict knowledge exchange in VACs. Both knowledge acquisition and knowledge sharing mediate most of the indirect effect of the three-way interaction concerning thriving. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed as well as future research directions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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In the context of research information systems (RIS) and research evaluation, academic events are often not recognized as an independent component of the research communication system, but only as an opportunity to publish. In this paper we demonstrate the use of persistent identifiers to enrich RIS with metadata of the events themselves. This allows connecting events to persons (e.g., as speakers or organizers), organizations (e.g. as hosts), or output (talks, keynotes, proceedings etc.). This analysis demonstrates as well the differences and similarities in the metadata structures in order to simplify the integration process and ensure data compatibility. Understanding relations between the key entities involved in managing events is crucial for seamless coordination and effective information flow throughout the event life cycle. The open research information infrastructure ConfIDent is being used as a data source. Target systems are a VIVO-driven discipline-specific RIS on the one hand, and URIS, the national RIS of the Ukraine, on the other hand. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Labor scarcity, especially during peak periods, significantly challenges Bangladesh's agriculture. The widespread adoption of mechanical transplanting in rice cultivation holds the potential to address this challenge. Commercializing this technology could open significant opportunities for small and marginal farmers, ultimately bolstering food security in Bangladesh. This review paper assesses the economic feasibility of mechanical transplanting compared to manual methods. The study involved an extensive literature review of relevant research literature, journals, conference papers and academic presentations to gather and analyze pertinent data. Manual operated transplanters, particularly the riding type are well suited for small scale farmers due to their user friendliness and higher field capacity. Eight row transplanters are recommended for more significant operations or business oriented farms, surpassing their four and six row counterparts in field capacity, efficiency and operational speed. Within the category of walking type transplanters, the six row variant is more fuel efficient than its four row counterpart which excels in functional utility. Mechanical transplanting is a cost effective and advantageous practice in Bangladesh, delivering higher yields at a reduced cost. The availability of an affordable and accessible transplanter is imperative in the Bangladeshi context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Online conferences are widely thought to reduce many of the costs of convening academic communities. From lower carbon emissions, lower fees, less difficulty in attending (particularly for marginalised researchers), and greater accessibility, virtual events promise to address many of the issues that in‐person events take for granted. In this article, we draw on a community economies framing from geographers J.K. Gibson‐Graham to argue for centring the work of convening within efforts to explore reparative possibilities within the academy. Reflecting on the changing costs arising from moving an originally in‐person conference series online, we argue for embracing the opportunities offered. We explore how organising teams might enact alternative values through allocating the material, financial and labour resources traditionally spent for these events differently. We look particularly at how our carbon and financial costs changed, and how, by retaining a fee, we were able to allocate our budgets in ways which redistributed the surplus to participants in need (rather than bolster conference centre profits). We then explore what these changing costs meant in terms of our attendance levels across career stages and geographical locations. Looking at whether our experiment resulted in increased support for online events, we examine the continued ambivalence felt for the virtual. Finally, while we largely explore the benefits of online options, our last section urges caution over assumptions that this move will result in a more sustainable academia, particularly given the intensifications surrounding high quality streaming video, and suggest that we treat current trends as ongoing experiments, rather than solutions. This paper explores a broadened sense of the costs of academic conferences, and how moving online opens up opportunities for forms of administrative activism that reimagine these events as community economies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Achieving gender equity in radiation oncology is an important goal, as a smaller proportion of women enter radiation oncology residency compared with those graduating from medical school. As invited speaking opportunities at academic medical conferences are vital for promotion/tenure, we investigated the prevalence of all-men panels ("manels") at American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) and Canadian Society of Radiation Oncology (CARO) annual meetings. Using ASTRO and CARO online meeting programs, 2018 to 2021 faculty information was obtained, including gender, panel role (chair vs nonchair), type of session, and topic. Primary outcomes included percentage of manels and proportion of female panelists over time. Representation of women among chairs was also evaluated. Over the 4-year study period across both conferences, a total of 765 panel sessions were held with 2973 faculty members, of whom 1287 (43.3%) were women. Of these sessions, 127 of 765 (16.6%) were manels. ASTRO meetings had 1169 of 2742 (42.6%) female faculty members and held 107 of 680 (15.7%) manels, whereas CARO meetings had 118 of 231 (51.1%) female faculty and held 20 of 85 manels (23.5%). From 2018 to 2021, the proportion of manels decreased at ASTRO and CARO meetings from 25.6% to 8.2% (P <.001) and from 29.6% to 15.0% (P =.130), respectively. The role of chair was majority male in every year from 2018 to 2021 at ASTRO meetings (58.6% overall), but more balanced at CARO meetings (48.0% overall). Among session types, the highest proportion of manels was observed for scientific sessions (19.1%, P =.011) at ASTRO meetings and leadership sessions (29.4%, P =.533) at CARO meetings. The lowest proportion of female panelists was on genitourinary cancer topics at ASTRO meetings (31.9%, P =.018) and physics topics at CARO meetings (40.4%, P =.085). During the study period, the proportion of female panelists increased with a corresponding decrease in manels. ASTRO and CARO should strive for further involvement of women and the elimination of manels whenever possible. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on leveraging academic conversations to enhance literacy and language skills in kindergarten students. Topics include the identification of five key skills for academic discussions, strategies for fostering and scaffolding these conversations, and methods for selecting appropriate texts that align with students' lived experiences and interests.

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Enhancing gender diversity at academic conferences is critical for advancing women's representation and career trajectories in spine surgery. To discover trends in women's representation at major spine conferences over a 15-year period. Conference records from the 2007–2021 annual meetings of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Spine Society, and Scoliosis Research Society (SRS). Authors of spine-related presentations. Authorship by gender. Retrospective bibliometric analysis with univariate and multivariate modeling to identify trends and predictors of gender diversity. Among 8,948 presentations, 750 (8.4%) had female first authors and 618 (6.9%) had female senior authors. There was no change in rates of female first authorship (p=.41) or senior authorship (p=.88) over time. The strongest predictors of female first authorship were having a female senior author (OR 7.32, p<.001), and delivering presentations at SRS (OR 1.95, p=.001). Factors negatively associated with female first authorship included poster format (OR 0.82, p=.039) and conference location in the United States/Canada (OR 0.76, p=.045). Similar trends were encountered for senior authorship. Productivity per senior author was similar between genders (p=.160); whereas a gender gap in productivity per first author during 2007 to 2011 (p=.020) equalized by 2017 to 2021 (p=.300). Among the 10 most productive authors of each gender, male authors delivered more presentations, but all authors shared similar format, content, and location. Women's representation in spine-related presentations did not increase at three major conferences over a 15-year period. Our findings regarding the positive effects of female mentorship, and international or virtual venues merit further investigation to address the gender gap. The upstream pipeline of recruiting women into academic spine surgery also needs to be addressed. 3 [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Environmental academic conferences synergize efforts to protect people and the planet. However, in-person gatherings result in notable greenhouse gas emissions (usually quantified by global warming potential [GWP] indicator) and other environmental impacts. A hybrid, comprehensive environmental life cycle assessment (LCA) was conducted for the three-day 2022 AEESP Research and Education Conference: Environmental Engineering at the Confluence in St. Louis, MO. The LCA used primary data collected from conference participants and planners, employing four approaches based on changes to transportation and accommodation modeling assumptions to determine a range of impacts. The assessment found that attending the three-day conference resulted in 428 kg CO2eq per person, which is between three and four times the emissions associated with the activities of a United States resident during three routine days. A total of 783 conference attendees traveled approximately two million cumulative miles across different intercity transportation methods. Intercity transportation contributed approximately two-thirds to the overall GWP associated with conference execution and exhibited a similar magnitude in many other impact categories. Accommodation, food, and conference venue building electricity also contributed notably to environmental burdens. The analysis allowed for the examination of particular conference decisions aimed at reducing environmental impacts. The study found that effective reduction methods include offering accommodation in university residence halls, enabling intercity bus transportation, encouraging carpooling and use of local public transportation, selecting accessible host locations, and serving plant-forward menus. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This report maps out the evolution of the European Association of Taiwan Studies over the last 20 years. Collaboratively authored by two former secretaries-general and the current office holder, the authors trace the Association's short history and express their gratitude to all colleagues and friends who have contributed to its work. Furthermore, they reflect on how the Association has enriched and expanded the scope of Taiwan studies across Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

What's at stake in debates over critique and postcritique in International Relations (IR)? To subvert that question, this article is written in the format of a theatre play that stages a repeated encounter between scholars who are invested, or not, in that debate. At the centre of the conversations that take place are questions linked to academic responsibility, the nature of reflexivity, and the possibility of different political futures. The play and its characters are fictions, though they are hoped to reflect the 'narcissism of small differences' that often pervades academia. In doing so, we seek to (1) foreground how small changes in context (here, from an academic to a practitioner conference) force radical changes on how intellectual controversies are debated, (2) emphasize that the true stakes of debates such as those between critique and postcritique are often obscured by the combative nature of academic discourse, and (3) advocate for a refusal of, or active withdrawal from, the arbitrary classification of scholars into particular intellectual camps or positions. This process of fixing identities, the false idea that we are simply our academic personas, very rarely reflects either our personal-political realities nor the complex, polyphonic, and sometimes happily contradictory qualities of our evolving intellectual lives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Conferences are an integral part of academia, providing researchers with the opportunity to collaborate and disseminate their research. Traditionally these conferences have been in-person, but COVID-19 restrictions and growing recognition of systematic barriers have led many academic societies to reimagine the conference format. Social media platforms are often used to promote and broadcast in-person academic conferences, so with the development of online conferences they have naturally become hosting platforms. For example, during the peak of COVID-19 restrictions, when in-person meetings were not possible, Twitter conferences, like the first Global Animal Behaviour Conference (#AnimBehav2021), provided a much needed platform to collaborate and share science. Recently, conferences have returned to an in-person format. In addition, a change in ownership of Twitter led to widespread restructuring of the Twitter workforce and misinformation management policies that resulted in a massive exodus of academics from the platform. During these changes, we organized and held the second Global Animal Behaviour Twitter Conference (#AnimBehav2023) in January 2023. In this paper, we report (1) how engagement in the Twitter conference changed as a result of return to in-person conferences and changes in Twitter ownership, (2) how the community views online conferences in general and Twitter conferences in particular and (3) reflect on how online conferences can be organized moving forward. Given the widespread benefits of and need for online conferences, we urge academic societies and researchers to continue systematically exploring these alternative conference formats to ensure inclusivity and accessibility in academic spaces. • We evaluated the reach of the #AnimBehav2023 Twitter Conference. • We assessed engagement after in-person conferences returned and Twitter changed. • Presenting at a Twitter conference has greater reach than in-person conferences. • Global participation remained high despite alternative options and Twitter changes. • Despite continued enthusiasm, Twitter may no longer be the suitable platform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides a personal account of the founding of the American Printing History Association (APHA) by Mark Samuels Lasner. Lasner first learned about the organization through Joseph Dunlap, the librarian at the City University of New York. The APHA was initially focused on preserving knowledge of disappearing printing technologies, such as Monotype, Linotype, and phototypesetting. Over time, the organization expanded its scope to include typography, book design, and designers of the early and middle twentieth century. The APHA has faced challenges in accommodating the different interests of practicing printers, librarians/curators/collectors, and academics. [Extracted from the article]

The various and diverse academic responses to the Conference on the Future of Europe's efforts at democratic renewal, including those by Ben Crum, Markus Patberg and Sandra Seubert, speak not only to the lack of a clear institutional locus or pathway associated with the Conference, but also to differing understandings of the basic conditions of existence – or political ontology – of the European Union. These differing understandings are reflected in different attitudes to the European Union's constitutional standing and prospects. This article explores how the special place of constitutional retrofitting in the European Union – of reconstructing and reimagining an originally pre-constitutional system in constitutional terms – helps to illuminate the different understanding of political ontology in play, and helps clarify what is at stake in the continuing debate over fundamental reform. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As academic conferences have become an indispensable part of contemporary science, providing researchers with an opportunity to present the results of recent investigations, become familiar with the studies of other scientists, and build and expand a network for future collaborations, this paper aims at examining Algerian researchers' perceptions of virtual academic conferences with regard the scientific requirements of postgraduate students earning the required credits for their theses' defence and associate faculty members seeking promotion in their career. To this end, a questionnaire adapted from the relevant literature was compiled and sent to various Algerian researchers in the EFL field via their professional emails, with 40 replies being received. Data was analysed using numerals and percentage for closed items of the questionnaire, and thematic analysis for open-ended questions. Results of the study showed that the majority of participants are positive about virtual conferences, despite the technical challenges mainly associated with Internet accessibility and the decline in social interaction. The study concludes with a set of recommendations to raise stakeholders' awareness of technology support and future improvements to meet participants' needs. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Several academic conferences have been conducted online in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. While online academic conferences have provided formal learning spaces, there remains a dearth of informal ones. We hypothesized that graduate students can enhance their learning through informal communication with their peers when attending online academic conferences. Based on Garrison's (2017) Community of Inquiry, we designed an online group-viewing environment for an academic conference and conducted preliminary research. This paper reports the results of additional research with an increased number of participants in an environment that underwent expert review to improve reproducibility and reliability. An analysis of the results of the participant questionnaire showed that online group-viewing enhanced social presence and provided learning opportunities. Nevertheless, improving teaching presence and cognitive presence to deepen their learning to the stage of integration or resolution was necessary—this aligns with the results of the preliminary research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The digitisation of education that has deliberately reformed the pedagogical practices of tertiary education in the 21st century, rapidly transformed all aspects of academia during the COVID-19 pandemic. Academic conferences, as traditional sites of embodied knowledge production, were also impacted and virtual conferences were quickly adopted as socially responsible alternatives. As a component of contemporary academic work, conferencing is meant to foster networks of community and support deep learning but are most often criticised as sites that reproduce prevalent discriminatory academic hierarchies. The most common observations in gender analysis of conferencing report on inequalities of representation and the absence of women in key roles. As organisers of the Southern African Student Psychology Conference (SASPC), we explore our experiences organising our first online conference in the context of the pandemic. Unfortunately, very few researchers have considered the representative space of online forms of conferencing, and to date none reflect the experiences of women academics from South Africa. This article aims to extend these examinations of the gendered nature of academic conferencing by utilising Empowerment Theory (ET) to understand narrative reflections from three women academics and organisers of an online Southern African conference. Collaborative Autoethnography (CAE) served as a critical emancipatory tool for collectively gathering counter stories of our internalised oppression as marginalised women academics. Consequently, this article explicates the gendered dynamics of academia, as well as sustainable pedagogical possibilities for change that is engendered by technology through online spaces as important sites of agency and resistance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This short paper explores the gamification of an online academic conference. At the conference, digital gamification was meant to stimulate increased levels of participation among attendees. Instead, it resulted in a series of unintended consequences. Precisely because it was all too easy to score points and ascend the virtual leaderboard by means of machine-like grinding, the "Conference Challenge" posed a moral dilemma for its players: each participant had to determine for themselves where the border lay between playing the game and gaming the system. We use this case to raise questions about the ethics of game-playing in an academic context. In particular, we suggest that the Conference Challenge is a distorted reflection of what's already happening in the broader "publication game" in the university. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Botulinum toxin is a crucial therapeutic tool with broad indications in both cosmetic and medical fields. However, the expanding cosmetic use and increased dosages of botulinum toxin have raised concerns about resistance, making it essential to study the awareness and management practices among healthcare professionals. Methods: A survey was conducted among clinical physicians using botulinum toxin. The study investigated their experiences, awareness, and management practices related to toxin resistance. Real‐time mobile app‐based surveys were administered to clinicians attending the 45th International Academic Conference of the Korean Academy of Laser and Dermatology (KALDAT) on December 3, 2023. Results: Among 3140 participants, 673 clinical physicians completed the survey. Of these, 363 clinicians (53.9%) reported experiencing botulinum toxin resistance. Regarding the resistance rate, 59.4% indicated less than 1%, 36% reported approximately 1%–25%, and 95.4% reported less than 25%. Efforts to prevent resistance included maintaining intervals of over 3 months (54.8%), using products with lower resistance potential (47.0%), employing minimal effective doses (28.2%), and minimizing re‐administration (14.9%). Conclusion: In the South Korean aesthetic medicine community, a majority of clinical physician's report encountering botulinum toxin resistance. Given the potential loss of various benefits associated with resistance, there is a need to establish appropriate guidelines based on mechanistic studies and current status assessments. Educating clinicians on applicable guidelines is crucial. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The evolving cyber landscape requires a growing number of qualified professionals to protect and defend digital information systems. There is a significant shortage of skilled candidates to meet this demand, posing risks to U.S. national security and global safety. Open Educational Resources (OER) reduce learning barriers by lowering costs, increasing access, and allowing educational materials to be adapted to specific needs. This study examines U.S. cyber faculty perceptions of OER in higher education using an adapted survey from the Babson Survey Research Group. Data from cyber professionals and academic conferences were analyzed to explore differences based on faculty experience and roles. Understanding these perceptions can clarify the role of OER in addressing cyber education challenges. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Case reports are fundamental to clinical medicine that trace back to ancient Egypt preceding Hippocrates in the history of medicine. Case reports contribute to academic development and new clinical research. However, among cases presented at an annual academic conference for Japanese generalists, only a few cases were later published in peer-reviewed journals, highlighting potential barriers regarding the writing of case reports, such as mentorship absence. This paper aimed to offer guidance and strategies to novice and young general physicians in overcoming barriers and effectively composing case reports for international peer-reviewed journals. Methods: This paper focuses on case reports for general physicians with extensive experience in writing case reports for international peer-reviewed journals. We conducted a narrative review to help beginners and young general physicians in writing case reports and discussed strategies for overcoming these barriers. Results: We propose the following three tips as important processes for writing case reports: recognize the types of suitable cases for case reports; select a journal for submission using a list of candidate journals for general physicians; and organize the discussion section with one theme per paragraph. In addition, we provide a list of journals that specifically focus on case reports, along with important pointers for beginners and young general physicians that will assist authors in the field of general medicine in choosing appropriate journals for submission. Conclusion: We hope that understanding and applying these tips will aid beginners and young general physicians in writing case reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Academic conferences, particularly international conference venues, have been suggested as a way to overcome inequality within academic associations. In this study, we assess the national diversity of 18 annual conferences of the International Communication Association (ICA) between 2005 and 2022 and compare the composition of conference contributors to that of ICA members. Our results show that although the overall national diversity of ICA conferences has more than doubled since 2005, and closely mirrors ICA membership, the effective number of contributing countries is still very low. National diversity differs substantially between divisions and depending on the conference venue, with non-US venues exhibiting significantly more national diversity. We discuss measures to evaluate and improve ICA's national diversity at different levels. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article focuses on the International Conference on Urban and Rural Research in Peru and Latin America, highlighting its aim to showcase and discuss advances, challenges, and prospects in urban, rural, and territorial research in the region. Topics include spatial justice and conflicting geographies, urban politics and space production, with discussions on geopolitical scales of conflict, socio-ecological inequalities and the impact of institutional relations on urban-rural spatial dynamics.

Case reports provide scientific knowledge and opportunities for new clinical research. However, it is estimated that less than 5% of cases presented by Japanese generalists at academic conferences are published due to various barriers such as the complex process of writing articles, conducting literature searches, the significant time required, the reluctance to write in English, and the challenge of selecting appropriate journals for publication. Therefore, the purpose of this opinion paper is to provide clinicians with practical tips for writing case reports that promote diagnostic excellence. In recent years, clinical practitioners have been striving for diagnostic excellence and optimal methods to accurately and comprehensively understand the patient's condition. To write a case report, it is essential to be mindful of the elements of diagnostic excellence and consider the quality of the diagnostic reasoning process. We (the authors) are seven academic generalists who are members of the Japanese Society of Hospital General Medicine (JSHGM) – Junior Doctors Association, with a median of 7 years after graduation and extensive experience publishing case reports in international peer-reviewed journals. We conducted a narrative review and discussed ways to write case reports to promote diagnostic excellence, leveraging our unique perspectives as academic generalists. Our review did not identify any reports addressing the critical points in writing case reports that embody diagnostic excellence. Therefore, this report proposes a methodology that describes the process involved in writing diagnostic excellence-promoting case reports and provides an overview of the lessons learned. Based on our review and discussion, we explain the essential points for promoting diagnostic excellence through case reports categorized into seven components of clinical reasoning. These strategies are useful in daily clinical practice and instrumental in promoting diagnostic excellence through case reports. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Abstract Background Among Japanese pharmacists, there is a gap in their commitment to self-improvement and a possible gap in their ability to identify and solve problems. However, the factors causing this situation have not yet been clarified. This study was conducted to identify factors that influence the abilities of Japanese pharmacists to identify and solve problems, which are skills considered essential for this profession. A prior history of presenting at academic conferences was set as a surrogate outcome to clarify whether having this experience affects the factors. Methods A nationwide internet-based survey was conducted among 300 participating hospitals and 300 community pharmacists. The survey was discontinued when the sample size of each group reached 300. The respondents were categorized into two groups on the basis of their experience of presenting at academic conferences in the survey item “status of self-improvement after employment.” Their association with other survey items was determined using univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses. Results The multivariate analysis revealed that 152 (50.7%) hospital pharmacists and 41 (13.7%) community pharmacists had presented at academic conferences. Among the hospital pharmacists, the experience of presenting at academic conferences was significantly associated with the “age 30 s (*references 20 s),” “presence of pharmacists to consult,” “experience supervising interns,” and “number of types of self-improvement” factors. For the community pharmacists, prior conference presentation experience was significantly associated with “age over 70 s,” “highest educational background (doctoral or master’s degree),” and “number of types of self-improvement.” Conclusion This pioneering study suggests that having prior experience of presenting at academic conferences as a surrogate outcome of pharmacists' problem-finding and problem-solving skills may be related to the support provided by human environmental factors at the facility, the status of self-improvement, and the highest educational background.