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Clinicians have a sincere desire to ensure that the decision-making processes of seriously ill patients are well informed throughout illness trajectories. A quagmire of variable terminology (e.g., advance care planning, serious illness conversations, goals-of-care discussions, etc.), however, currently predominates the field of serious illness communication. This creates uncertainty among clinicians as to the overall purpose, tasks, and specific outcomes of conversations that address serious illness. The Preparing or Deciding model is a unifying framework that provides conceptual clarity by helping clinicians understand their role in leading these important conversations. The Preparing or Deciding model simply posits that conversations with seriously ill patients are about either preparing or deciding. It considers these tasks to be mutually exclusive, which can help bypass many of the barriers to having these conversations. The Preparing or Deciding model compliments all existing resources and frameworks and is applicable to all healthcare practitioners in every care setting. To help move forward serious illness communication education and research, as well as process improvement efforts more effectively, here, we describe the Preparing or Deciding model. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Engaging relational turbulence theory (RTT), this study examined how dating partners' relationship quality predicted cognitions and communication during planning conversations. In a lab-based study, college dating partners (n  =   71 different gender couples) assessed their relational turbulence, participated in two planning activities, and then reported their perceptions of collaborative planning and relational framing for each activity. Outside observers rated the conversations for collaborative planning, dominance, and affiliation behaviors. Following RTT, we hypothesized that relational turbulence would lead to decreases in collaborative planning and engagement in more negative relational frames. Actor–partner interdependence models with repeated measures indicated differing effects on participant perception and outsider observations of the variables. Results provide support for RTT's relatively untested propositions, suggest potential gender differences among different gender dating partners' experiences, and reiterate the complexity of relational communication among dating partners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The present paper examines the role of campaign-induced communication on the effects of a social norms campaign by focusing on cognitive elaboration, perceived injunctive norms, and message recall as mediating variables. Participants (n = 252; ${m_{age}}$mage = 20.26) read an injunctive norms campaign message about choosing not to drink at parties or when socializing and were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (control: received no prompts, prompt only; received prompts to engage in interpersonal communication about the campaign message with close others during the following week; prompt & plan: received prompts to engage in interpersonal communication with close others during the following week and to write a plan for the communication). The results revealed that the prompt (either alone or with the plan) significantly motivated participants to engage in positive conversations about the campaign message during the next week. Similar to past findings, higher frequency of positive conversations about the campaign message indirectly predicted better behavioral outcomes via higher cognitive elaboration. The findings suggest that social norms campaign developers should be encouraged to design social norms messages with a brief prompt to motivate the target audience to engage in interpersonal communication and need to account for such interpersonal communication and its indirect effects in evaluating campaign messages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Although crisis planning (including both prevention and preparation) is well‐established as the 'alpha' of crisis management, businesses often find themselves caught off‐guard in the face of crises. What impedes business organizations from heeding scholarly advice to engage in crisis planning? Interviews with corporate communication professionals suggest that in a fast‐evolving digital landscape characterized by the ambiguity of what 'qualifies' as a crisis, the need for an organizational culture of preparedness and balancing structure with agility are the hallmarks of crisis planning. Even when interviewees acknowledge the importance of crisis planning, cultivating a culture of preparedness is contingent on an engaged leadership that recognizes and provides communication professionals a seat at the table, fosters internal coordination, and understands the importance of peacetime relationships with stakeholders. Our paper addresses the complexities and implications of crisis planning that is typically hidden from view. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to analyze the communication planning employed by the ICONNET 150678 Contact Center in handling customer complaints through inbound call services based on Philip Lesly's communication planning model. The research method used is in-depth interviews with a qualitative approach involving three internal ICONNET informants. The results show that the ICONNET Contact Center plays a crucial role in managing customer complaints through inbound call services. ICONNET implements systematic steps such as customer data verification, complaint analysis, and the application of First Contact Resolution (FCR). Regular evaluations have led to increased customer satisfaction and a reduction in unresolved complaints. Innovations such as the MyICON+ application facilitate customers in checking bills and reporting issues. Overall, the effective communication strategies and systematic handling of complaints by the ICONNET Contact Center significantly contribute to enhancing customer satisfaction and loyalty. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we take an in-depth look at the complexity of a hitherto unexplored multiobjective minimum weight minimum stretch spanner problem; or in short multiobjective spanner (MSp) problem. The MSp is a multiobjective generalization of the well-studied minimum t-spanner problem. This multiobjective approach allows to find solutions that offer a viable compromise between cost and utility—a property that is usually neglected in singleobjective optimization. Thus, the MSp can be a powerful modeling tool when it comes to, e.g., the planning of transportation or communication networks. This holds especially in disaster management, where both responsiveness and practicality are crucial. We show that for degree-3 bounded outerplanar instances the MSp is intractable and computing the non-dominated set is BUCO-hard. Additionally, we prove that if P ≠ NP , the set of extreme points cannot be computed in output-polynomial time, for instances with unit costs and arbitrary graphs. Furthermore, we consider the directed versions of the cases above. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this study, the research team reexamined the relationship between resource allocation and crisis experience, on both crisis planning and crisis communications, 12 years after the original study completed by Pennington-Gray et al. The goal was to determine how time mediated the relationship between the two independent variables and the outcome variables. The passage of time seemed to have a tangible impact on both dependent variables. With time, there was an evident change in variables, suggesting that organizations learn, adapt, and modify their strategies based on prior experiences and changing circumstances. Prior experiences with crises play a crucial role in crisis planning and crisis communications. Having faced crises in the past furnishes organizations with insights and knowledge that aid in more detailed planning and communication strategies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The village in Iran is a habitat for 30% of the population and one of the main sources of food production. Proper planning can help balance the settlement system and reduce problems in cities. In between, the Guidance Plan is responsible for the physical and functional regulation of the villages. In this research, to get to the root of the matter, philosophical views and their final products in the field of planning will be studied. These views are the philosophical perspective of positivism, which is the product of individual rational planning and interpretation and is the final product of communication planning. The Guidance Plan of Moghiseh village has various stages, from preparation to implementation. These steps include two types of planning based on the above philosophical perspectives. The report outlines these steps, which were achieved through interviews with villagers and founda-tion experts and the study of the Guidance plan's content. The conclusions show the main causes of the differences in these two types of planning, which were created because of the differences in views on the philosophical perspectives of these planning approaches to humans. Accordingly, the humans who influenced the formation of this plan were categorized, and the effect of each on the plan was elaborated on. Therefore, the awareness and increase of human capital of planners and designers (first and sec-ond class activists) should be considered at least as much as the skills and sciences of planning and design in universities, organizations, etc. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Managing a significant budget cut is always challenging for libraries. After years of flat budgets with reduced spending power, compounded with a large budget reduction brought on by a pandemic, this quickly becomes a crisis. While the logistics of determining the most essential parts of the collection to retain are important, communicating with faculty and ensuring transparency during this difficult process is even more so. The University of South Florida Libraries navigated these murky waters in the 2020/2021 fiscal year. This article provides a clearer understanding of our funding and collections criteria and details how we established a communication plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The prediction of yearly rain attenuation statistics at Q-band is made from Ka-band measurement for a temperate location, Vigo, Spain, using different frequency scaling models. The validity of the different frequency scaling models is tested for the present location by graphical comparison between measurement and prediction and also in terms of mean, standard deviation, and root mean square errors (RMSE). The Battesti model performs better compared to other existing frequency scaling models, RMSE is only 4.16% and 5.52% for the periods July 2016 to June 2017 and July 2017 to June 2018 respectively. The proposed new power law model increases the accuracy of the prediction for which the RMSE error is 1.09% and 2.17% less compared to the Battesti model for the periods July 2016 to June 2017 and July 2017 to June 2018, respectively. In predicting monthly statistics, the proposed model performs better compared to the Battesti model for all the months except December, January, and February. While predicting monthly statistics, for the proposed model, the maximum and minimum prediction errors are 18.50% and 0.39%, respectively. For the prediction of diurnal statistics, the proposed model performs better compared to the Battesti model with a very small prediction error, less than 4% for both days. The present study can be useful in the design and planning of satellite communication links in present or similar climatic regions for estimating rain attenuation at Q band or above, for which the experimental setup's cost is very high and requires a large receiver margin. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Current interest in spacecraft constellations for government and commercial uses continues to drive advancement in sophistication, capability, and mission complexity. As these systems proliferate, they require increased levels of automation to properly orchestrate in achieving the mission objectives. This paper develops a constellation planning capability for cross-link enabled Geospatial Intelligence missions. The planning for constellation coordination is performed using a two-level network flow approach, where the first level creates a communication plan, and the second layer determines the Earth sensing activities. A network flow method is used to simultaneously obtain a schedule for each unique satellite within the constellation and provides an optimal operational schedule for the entire cooperative system. [Display omitted] • Network flow optimizes the constellation with individual satellite operations. • Resulting satellite plans exist within the constrained feasible resource space. • Decoupling variables improves planning and data transport performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

New digital technologies have modified the way scientific knowledge is being communicated. This work intends to evaluate the impact of a socio-digital communication plan implemented for the journal Arqueología (Facultad de Filosofía y Letras, Universidad de Buenos Aires), designed to boost the distribution and outreach of published content in the digital ecosystem. We proposed a method to evaluate the journal's visibility in social networks, website user behavior and the impact of the published content from 2018 to 2022, based on different altmetric and bibliometric indicators. The results of said analysis show that the effects of the pandemic coupled with the implementation of a dissemination strategy increased the journal's visibility in social networks, which in turn produced an increase in the number of views and downloads of its papers. These findings highlight the importance of considering various types of online interaction to better understand the academic impact of scientific research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Debriefing is a critical part of successfully implementing educational computer-based simulation games to maximize learning outcomes. Simulation game effectiveness, regarding exploring gaming characteristics and cognitive and affective impacts, has been thoroughly researched. However, debriefing is overlooked by some as time-consuming and unnecessary. Debriefing can be implemented as a process-based approach to increase experiential learning while facilitating educational simulation games. Minimal research has been conducted to identify approaches and components of successful debriefing communications and to gauge which aspects of the process are most impactful for learners. This article approaches planning debriefing interactions through a theoretical project management lens by applying a proactive, process-oriented, adaptive framework to develop a debriefing communications plan. Simulation games exhibit project characteristics, this framework is an appropriate and valuable approach to efficiently and effectively implement simulation games. Applying this theoretical framework with intentionality, integrating debriefing into educational simulation game facilitation, can contribute to favorable learning outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Nowadays, different types of context information are integrated into mobile messaging to increase expressiveness and awareness, including mobile device setting, location, activity, and heart rate. Due to low recognition accuracy, sometimes users cannot accurately infer others' status through activity awareness. Recently, activity recognition technology has advanced. However, the user behaviors of activity awareness with improved technology have not been studied. In this study, we design ActAware, a mobile instant messaging application that integrates activity awareness based on improved activity recognition technology, i.e., improved recognition accuracy and the addition of activity transition notification. We conduct a field study to explore user behaviors and found that activity awareness allows users to speculate on the reasons for chat interruption, plan communication, speculate on whether the chat partner is departing/arriving, and deepen the understanding of living patterns. Compared with disclosing other types of context information, users have fewer privacy concerns about disclosing activity information in ActAware. Based on these findings, we provide design recommendations for mobile messaging to better support activity awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article titled "For a collective transformation of the study of communication. A proposal for 2030 from Latin America" presents the proposal of the International Center for Higher Studies in Communication for Latin America (CIESPAL) to reflect on the forms of production and consumption of communication in Latin America. It emphasizes that digital networks and technological developments have changed the relationship between people and the media, introducing an amount of information impossible to process and contributing to psychological problems and social isolation. Furthermore, it proposes the need to change the study plans in communication and journalism to address current challenges, such as fake news and mental health problems caused by screen exposure. The proposal seeks to democratize communication and approach the field in a holistic manner, prioritizing human rights and nature. [Extracted from the article]

Government leaders have called for messaging and prevention programs that target cannabis, which, in recent years, has been viewed more favorably in the public eye. In these efforts, technical communication scholars can make meaningful contributions, and as a start, this article presents a scoping review of three key areas in cannabis risk communication: physician/patient interactions, social media, and cannabis-related businesses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Like many professions, financial advisors develop their planning and communication techniques in education and practice. This article seeks to provide insight about the development of financial advisors early in their career. Four beginning financial advisors were interviewed and factors that they consider as being influential to their ability to develop and communicate client recommendations were identified. Triangulation was achieved through interviews with supervisors of the financial advisors and through a focus group of the financial advisors. Participants identified the influential role of mentorship and reflective practice, especially through instructional modeling and collaborative practices. These factors that impact the development of new financial advisors can be replicated in financial planning educational programs and in orientation programs within financial planning firms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The passing of basketball icon Kobe Bryant at the beginning of 2020 was devastating for many different sporting and cultural communities. However, the plethora of opportunities Bryant left his family, and the management of those entities by his estate, thereafter, shed light on a neglected area of branding research. How athletes are able to prepare their estates to continue to benefit from their name, image, and likeness, even after death, is a substantial topic in regard to the legacy that various athletes are able to establish. Through an analysis of various posthumous branding phenomena, as well as a comparison with other posthumous celebrity brands, this commentary discusses the current issues faced by athletes, such as ownership and protection. An understanding of current barriers to greater posthumous earnings will benefit how athletes and researchers alike construct and evaluate brands, respectively. Future research should address how prevalent forward thinking is to athletes' brand building toward a successful postathletic career, as well as the current status of estate planning and brand communication by athletes and/or their brand managers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article proposes the incorporation of a comprehensive internal communications strategy to shape organizational culture and improve employee engagement—with the ultimate goal of positioning libraries for leadership within changing public discourse. The article also details specific strategies and tactics to strengthen relationships and understanding between senior leadership teams and frontline staff in order to ensure that the new communication plan is successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This article is an example of "Lessons from the Field." A commonly held "best practice" for crises requiring a public relations response is the need for advance preparation in anticipation of a crisis based on the level of likely risk. The challenge facing many communication professionals is identifying which risk preparedness measures are essential and prioritizing crisis preparations that are most likely to result in successful outcomes in the event a crisis communication plan needs to be implemented. To shed light on this challenge, a study was conducted that evaluated 69 sites of a global industrial manufacturer to determine which of the company's sites needed to be prioritized for crisis communication training, resources, and support. The study consisted of an online questionnaire that assessed each location for the presence of specific operational risks (risk score) and if identifiable procedures were in place in the event an operational risk occurred at a specific location (preparedness score). An analysis of the findings was conducted providing key lessons from the field that determined which procedures are most likely to provide the greatest contribution to effective crisis preparation. These lessons from the field include recommendations and procedures that are key for effective risk preparation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A school district’s need to satisfy the school community’s expectations for current, accurate information and manage a social media presence has increased the necessity for superintendents to employ public relations professionals. As such, these professionals are a recent addition to many school districts’ administrative teams. However, few research studies were located that focused on public relations professionals or communication directors in public schools. The purpose of this literature review was to identify empirical studies and professional association resources that provided historical, contextual, and relevant information about communication directors in school districts. Based on the findings, we uncovered three themes related to the history, roles and responsibilities, and standards for public relations professionals. Such information can help practitioners support communication functions and help researchers identify needed lines of inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

We investigate the effectiveness of the euro area's single supervisory mechanism's capital relief measures in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, in terms of large non-financial corporations' lending outcomes. Using a granular borrower level dataset and controlling for the policies of other euro area authorities, bank characteristics and demand effects, we find that the lifting of the pillar 2 guidance (P2G) capital recommendation had a considerable statistically significant impact in supporting bank credit supply. The results are attributed to both, the capital made available and announcement effects. The latter are generated by the communication of supervisory plans and the fact the P2G was not designed to be ex ante "releasable". The announcement of granted supervisory flexibility seems to have reduced uncertainty surrounding forthcoming regulatory responses in the beginning of the pandemic and acted as a de facto "supervisory forward guidance" in support of bank business decisions. Going forward we propose the creation of a formal supervisory forward guidance strategy, to complement the existing communication channels, to the benefit of banks' and market participants' decision making during both normal and crisis times. Our work therefore contributes to the literature threefold: (i) it introduces a novel granular supervisory dataset at the borrower level, (ii) it is one of the first papers to take a euro area supervisory perspective in analysing the effectiveness of capital relief measures at the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic, and (iii) it proposes a new supervisory policy instrument, the "supervisory forward guidance" with the goal of informing and steering banks' and market participants' expectations in order to prevent distress episodes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the development of cloud computing technology, cloud computing has been applied in various fields, but there is a lack of research in the Massive Machine Type Communication (mMTC) scenario. This article analyzed wireless communication reliability solutions in cloud computing mMTC scenarios to address this issue. Using the method of cloud computing, this article analyzed the reliability of wireless communication schemes and verified the effectiveness of the algorithm through credibility judgment and algorithm convergence characteristics under the guidance of wireless communication schemes. By analyzing the application of cloud computing in wireless communication solutions, this article analyzed the effectiveness of wireless communication solutions in the experimental section by comparing the error rate, success rate, and convergence of various algorithms. Through experimental analysis, it was found that the implementation success rate of chaotic particle swarm optimization algorithm was 5% higher than that of adaptive particle swarm optimization. The results indicated that cloud computing was well applied in wireless communication networks, thus providing reference significance for the application of cloud computing in other communication fields. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Individual-based models (IBMs) are increasingly used in marine conservation research, making this is an ideal time to assess IBM use in marine policy. IBMs can contribute important information to marine management and policy questions, as they offer complex methods of understanding ecosystems and animal behaviour, by allowing for heterogeneity in both individuals and environments. A review of 108 international peer-review publications utilizing marine IBMs was conducted using Web of Science (WoS). It was determined that 55% of the WoS articles claimed that the IBMs were relevant or important to marine conservation policy or management. A relevant English-language policy document was located for 83% of the IBMs, but only 32% were cited, while 85% of the same policy documents cited a different, non-IBM, modelling method. A separate survey of 175 policy documents from the Government of Canada was conducted. Of the 60 that contained citations, zero documents cited an IBM, while 75% cited a different modelling method. Of 407 webpages reviewed from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the New Zealand Department of Conservation, and the UK Government website, only 4% referenced IBMs. This research demonstrates that, despite claims of usefulness by researchers, IBMs are not used to inform policy, while other model methods are commonly cited. Modellers should not assume that their model will inherently be useful for policy and should instead ensure that they are: 1) addressing a policy need; and 2) making the information accessible to policymakers by crafting a communication plan and/or joining a relevant boundary organization. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Spanish motifs were frequent in Russian literature at the beginning of the twentieth century. Konstantin Balmont is considered one of the most representative poets who used Spanish topics in his work. In the previous studies, we demonstrated the presence of Spanish motifs in the work of Marina Tsvetaeva. In the present study, we examine Balmont's influence on Tsvetaeva's Spanish motifs in her work. Our multidisciplinary perspective will place the biographical, historical-literary, comparative, and intertextual methods of analysis under focus. A comparative analysis of the work of both poets will evince Balmont's longterm influence on the development of Spanish motifs in Tsvetaeva. Our research also reveals cases of motifs transferred from one author to the other in the Spanish context. Conversely, many motifs of the original Spanish folklore translated by Balmont are assimilated by Tsvetaeva without reference to the Spanish theme. Nevertheless, the Spanish theme, in the case of Balmont, proves to be stable; so that Balmont himself becomes a living embodiment of Don Juan in Tsvetaeva's texts. Communication with Balmont and plans to write dramatic works on Spanish themes are among the main reasons why Tsvetaeva's poetry is enriched with elements of Spanish folklore, as we shall conclusively demonstrate in due course in this article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background. Potential Wildfire Operational Delineations (PODs) were developed as a preseason planning tool to promote safe and effective fire response. Past research on PODs has identified uses in an incident management context. There has been little research on how PODs are being utilised in non-incident management contexts to align forest and wildfire planning objectives. Aims. We sought to understand how actors are adopting and adapting the PODs framework to inform non-incident management, and to identify facilitators, barriers and recommendations. Methods. We investigated three cases, the San Juan National Forest, the San Isabel National Forest and the Washington Department of Natural Resources, through 13 semistructured, key informant interviews. Key results. We found that PODs were helpful for validating fuels treatment plans and supporting communication among agency staff, and with private landowners and collaborators. Challenges included lack of technical knowledge and skills, unclear leadership direction, potential misalignment with other forest management goals and community and agency buy-in to using PODs. Conclusions. We offer insights into how PODs are being utilised within our case studies and align these findings with diffusion of innovation literature. Implications. This preliminary research is important given increased funding for PODs in recent legislation and the possibility of broader adoption for fuels treatment planning in the future. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Within the United Kingdom (UK), the National Institute for Health and Care Research is the largest funder of health and social care research, and additionally funds research centres that support the development and delivery of research. Each year, award-holders of these research centres are required to write a report about their activities, including a summary of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) activities. This study aimed to evaluate the PPIE sections of annual reports to identify best practice and challenges; this could inform future delivery of PPIE activities. Methods: A framework documentary analysis informed by the six UK Standards for Public Involvement ('Inclusive opportunities', 'Working together', 'Support and learning', 'Communications', 'Impact' and 'Governance') was conducted on 112 reports. A quality improvement framework ('Insights') was used to evaluate quality as one of: 'Welcoming', 'Listening', 'Learning' and 'Leading'. Recommendations from this review were co-developed with stakeholders and public contributors. Results: Reports documented varying levels of quality in PPIE activities which spanned across all six UK Standards. Award-holders either intended to, or were actively working towards, increasing access and inclusivity of public involvement opportunities. Methods of working with public contributors were varied, including virtual and in-person meetings. Most award-holders offered PPIE support and learning opportunities for both public contributors and staff. Some award-holders invited public contributors to co-produce communication plans relating to study materials and research findings. The impact of public involvement was described in terms of benefits to public contributors themselves, and on an organisation and project level. Many award-holders reported inviting public contributors to share decision-making within and about governance structures. Conclusions: This evaluation identified that most annual reports contained evidence of good quality PPIE practice with learning from public contributors. Using the UK Standards and Insights framework enabled exploration of the breadth and quality of PPIE activities. Recommendations include the need for a platform for centres to access and share PPIE best practice and for centres to collaborate with local and national partners to build relationships with the public through inclusive community engagement. Plain English summary: What did we do?: Within the United Kingdom (UK) the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) is the largest funder of health and social care research. The NIHR also funds research centres that support the delivery of research studies. Each year, award-holders of these research centres are required to write a report describing their activities. These reports include activities related to Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE). We aimed to evaluate the PPIE sections of these reports to identify best practice and challenges. This could, in turn, inform and aid researchers to enhance their PPIE approaches and improve how they work with the public in research. How did we do it?: We looked at 112 reports using the six UK Standards for Public Involvement (these include: 'Inclusive opportunities', 'Working together', 'Support and learning', 'Communications', 'Impact' and 'Governance'). We used a quality improvement framework named 'Insights' to categorise PPIE practice into one of four levels of increasing quality: 'Welcoming', 'Listening', 'Learning' and 'Leading'. What are the findings?: PPIE activities, of varying quality, covered all six UK Standards. A number of award-holders either intended, or were actively working towards, increasing access and inclusivity of public involvement opportunities. Methods of working with public contributors were varied. Most award-holders offered support and learning opportunities for both PPIE members and staff. Some award-holders invited PPIE members to co-produce communication plans relating to study materials and research findings. The impact of public involvement was described in terms of benefits to PPIE members themselves, and on a project and award-holder level. Many award-holders reported inviting public contributors to share decision-making within and about governance structures. What's the bigger picture?: This evaluation identified that the Insights framework was useful in determining the quality of PPIE activities relating to each UK Standard. Recommendations for improving the quality of future PPIE activities were co-developed with staff from different research centres, senior leaders within the NIHR, PPIE leads and public contributors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to determine the political communication strategy and the inhibiting factors and opportunities for political communication of the Al Haris and Abdullah Sani winning teams. To obtain victory in the contestation of the Governor's Election in Jambi Province in 2020, which is pursued through careful political communication planning, the dissemination of issues regarding the candidate pair competing for the number one seat in the government is important to achieve victory. This research uses a qualitative descriptive method. Researchers use Political Marketing theory with three approaches, namely: push marketing, pull marketing, pass marketing. In this study the author took four informants as samples. Data collection in this study was collected from observations, interviews, and documentation. From the results of the study, there were several roles performed by the Al Haris and Abdullah Sani winning team during the campaign period, the campaign strategy was carried out in three ways: face-to-face campaigns, campaigns using social media, and open campaigns. The obstacles experienced by the winning team of Al Haris and Abdullah Sani in the field are semantic factors, namely the lack of solid coordination and communication between the winning team and perceptual distortion, namely errors caused by the narrow thinking of novice voters so that it is quite difficult to convey the programs and vision and mission of the candidate pair. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this paper, we provide guidance for the organization and implementation of EEG studies. This work was inspired by our experience conducting a large‐scale, multi‐site study, but many elements could be applied to any EEG project. Section 1 focuses on study activities that take place before data collection begins. Topics covered include: establishing and training study teams, considerations for task design and piloting, setting up equipment and software, development of formal protocol documents, and planning communication strategy with all study team members. Section 2 focuses on what to do once data collection has already begun. Topics covered include: (1) how to effectively monitor and maintain EEG data quality, (2) how to ensure consistent implementation of experimental protocols, and (3) how to develop rigorous preprocessing procedures that are feasible for use in a large‐scale study. Links to resources are also provided, including sample protocols, sample equipment and software tracking forms, sample code, and tutorial videos (to access resources, please visit: https://osf.io/wdrj3/). Large‐scale EEG studies are desirable given their statistical power and generalizability; however, their preparation and implementation are a non‐trivial challenge. In this paper, we provide recommendations for efficiently collecting high‐quality data from large numbers of participants (which are applicable to smaller studies as well). In Section 1, we focus on recommendations for before data collection has begun. In Section 2, we focus on recommendations for once the study is underway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Through reflexive practices, individuals can achieve many goals: in addition to allowing people to describe and make sense of aspects of language and social life, reflexive practices enable them to claim legitimacy, express emotions, exercise authority, and even change social reality. The use of reflexivity as a managerial tool is not an invention of late capitalism, but, as Gong argues, reflexive practices are recast in the mold of the neoliberal management of labor and become part of the workers' soft skills ([39]). Gong shows how reflexive practices evolve from being Mandarin-mediated and carried out as part of an audience of a podium event (collective reflexivity) to being English-mediated in small size groups where each participant is expected to take the floor and to speak (individual reflexivity). [Extracted from the article]

Clinical simulation offers an alternative to naturalistic inquiry of phenomena in health care that are ethically and logistically difficult for researchers to access firsthand. However, whether it is a similar experience, and the extent simulation elicits data that is meaningful for the real-world phenomenon under investigation is unknown. To address this gap, we explored the experience of 18 paediatricians who were participants in our wider phenomenological simulation-based study of communication practices related to paediatric advance care planning. We identified that: (1) the simulation felt real despite differences to reality, and (2) the paediatricians' consciousness of their involvement in research condensed the pace of the advance care planning communication process but did not change their overall approach. In summary, simulation as an investigative method can enrich the understanding of the phenomenon of interest. These findings should encourage researchers to consider simulation for future qualitative inquiry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this conceptual work, we describe cross-disciplinary meaning and language related to the innovation phenomenon located in a business context. Our work attempts to find common meaning and language for innovation that can be applied across all business innovation projects irrespective of the business discipline, and to synthesize these common terms into an innovation communication and planning tool. The objective of providing a common meaning and language for innovation is to give practitioners, researchers, and stakeholders a shared communication platform, and common language and meaning that assist incumbents to discuss and collaborate during innovation projects without the boundaries created by siloed, nuanced, and discipline-specific understandings. The outcome of the paper is a conceptual framework and canvas tool constructed from universal meaning and language for business innovation with the aim of providing a set of common questions that business practitioners could ask during times of innovation. Furthermore, the Business Innovation Canvas provides new directions for future study and the development of tools that take advantage of common meaning and language to aid innovation practitioners and researchers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Since its inception, the international quality standard ISO/IEC 17025 has been revised twice. The most recent edition adopted a new structure to align with other conformity assessment and quality management standards, harmonized the terminology with the International Vocabulary of Metrology and introduced the concept of risk-based thinking. This paper disseminates the experience of the IAEA Radiation Safety Technical Services Laboratory in successful transition and re-accreditation to ISO/IEC 17025:2017. It covers all stages of the transition cycle: from conducting a gap analysis between the existing quality system and the requirements in the revised standard, updating the corresponding quality documents, developing training and communication plans for laboratory personnel, to monitoring the changes and improving the system through auditing, management review and participation in proficiency testing schemes. Lessons learned about building operational resilience and maintaining a business continuity management system to prepare for, respond to, and recover from disruptions are considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Background: Even though evidence shows that fertility transition has begun almost everywhere in sub–Saharan Africa (SSA), the decline has been slower than in other parts of the world. Research shows that there is a positive relationship between fertility levels and fertility preference. Therefore, many countries in the region are implementing family planning education campaigns targeting at influencing reproductive behavior of women. Thus, this study aimed to examine the extent to which exposure to family planning communication influences fertility preferences of adolescent girls in SSA. Methods: This study used data extracted from the most recent Demographic and Health Survey datasets for 28 countries in SSA. Analyses were conducted on a pooled sample of 87,950 female adolescents' aged 15–19 years who were captured in respective country's survey. Multivariable binary logistic regression model was fitted in Stata version 17 software to examine the association between exposure to family planning communication and fertility preference among adolescent girls in SSA. Results: The average fertility preference among adolescent girls in SSA was 4.6 children (95% CI: 4.5, 4.7). Findings show that regardless of the country, adolescents who had exposure to family planning messages [aOR = 0.76, 95% CI = 0.72–0.80] were less likely to prefer 4 or more children. On average, fertility preference among adolescents who had exposure to family planning communication was (3.8 children compared to 4.5 children; p < 0.001) among those with no exposure. Furthermore, results show that married adolescents in SSA who had exposure to family planning message had a higher average preferred family size compared to those who were not married (4.8 versus 3.8; p < 0.001). Conclusion: Exposure to family planning communication has shown the potential to influence adolescents' fertility preference in sub-Saharan Africa. Adolescents with exposure to family planning messages preferred a small family size. Therefore, there is a need to scale-up family planning education programmes in order to reduce fertility further in SSA. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]