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The process of Transformative Learning in Dialog Café with Health Professionals and Citizens/Patients
Get PDFIntroduction: Dialogue Café, which is an inclusive process that provides a platform for the exchange of ideas or perspectives on certain issues, is a suitable approach to facilitating mutual understanding between health professionals and citizens/patients. However, little is known about the effects of the Dialogue Café on participants in the context of health communication. Previous studies suggest that transformative learning occurs after dialogue. Objectives: This study aimed to clarify the process of the transformative learning process among participants of the Dialog Café and to evaluate whether their transformative learning would lead to an understanding of others’ perspectives. Methods: We conducted a psychometric analysis of a web-based questionnaire consisting of 72 items for participants of Dialog Café held from 2011 to 2013 in Tokyo and studied the relationships between various concepts using structural equation modeling (SEM). To evaluate the validity and reliability of concept measurement, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis and a confirmatory factor analysis. Results: The questionnaire response rate was 39.5% (141/357), of which 80 (56.7%) respondents were health professionals and 61 (43.3%) respondents were citizens/patients. The SEM analysis revealed that transformative learning occurred in both groups. The process of transformative learning consisted of 2 types; one process leading directly to “perspective transformation” and the other leading to “perspective transformation” via “critical self-reflection” and “disorienting dilemmas.” “Perspective transformation” was related to “understanding others” in both groups. Among health professionals, “perspective transformation” was related to “transformation of awareness toward patients/users.” Conclusion: Dialog Café can facilitate the process of transformative learning among participants, and transformative learning may lead to mutual understanding between health professionals and citizens/patients
Anode Properties of Sb-Based Alloy Electrodes for K-Ion Batteries in an Ionic-Liquid Electrolyte
Get PDFMaintaining the sustainability of society demands the strategic use of multipurpose rechargeable batteries. One promising option is K-ion batteries (KIBs), which are suitable as large stationary storage batteries and store renewable energy because of their abundant K resources. Herein, the anode properties of different binary antimonide (MSbx; M: metal) electrodes were investigated for KIBs in an ionic-liquid electrolyte. The results indicated that although Sb and SnSb electrodes exhibited a high initial reversible capacity, their cycle stability was poor. In contrast, rare-earth antimonide (LaSb, SmSb, and YSb) electrodes showed extremely long cycle stability over 500 cycles with a capacity approximately one-third that of the Sb electrode. Interestingly, rare-earth antimonides possess seamless alloying and dealloying with K without undergoing phase separation into rare-earth and Sb phases. Additionally, other MSbx electrodes, such as FeSb2, FeSb, and AlSb, exhibited relatively higher reversible capacity and cycle stability when M was K-inactive. These electrodes possessed moderate Mohs hardness and low electrical resistance and caused MSbx phase separation into M and Sb phases. Notably, the stiff M phase effectively withstood the compressive stress produced by Sb and provided a supporting skeleton. Our study will provide insight into the physicochemical properties of M alloyed with Sb to achieve excellent cycle stability in KIBs and reveal that the same active material demonstrated different anode properties than Na-ion batteries
Studies on Therapeutic Effects of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors for Pulmonary Hypertension in Dogs
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Performance Improvement of Person Verification Using Evoked EEG by Imperceptible Vibratory Stimulation
Get PDFIn this study, we focus on the electroencephalogram (EEG) as a biometric that can be detected continuously with high confidentiality, and aim to realize the person verification using the evoked EEG when presented with an imperceptible vibration stimulus. In previous studies, the content ratios of the power spectrum in theta (4-8 Hz), alpha (8-13 Hz), and beta (13-43 Hz) wavebands as individual features were derived from the evoked EEG data generated by imperceptible vibration stimulation, and the verification performance was evaluated by Support Vector Machine (SVM). The results showed that the Equal Error Rate (EER) was 28.2%; however, this was not a sufficient verification result. In this paper, for the purpose of improving the verification performance, the weighted (normalized) content ratios are adopted as new features and the verification performance is evaluated. Accordingly, the EER is improved to 17.0%. The verification performance is further improved by changing the feature bandwidth to 6-10 Hz, which contains many spectral components in evoked EEG, and the EER is reduced to 16.4%
Late-Onset Intracranial Hemorrhage Presenting as Refractory Hyponatremia: A Case Report
Get PDFHere, we report a case of refractory hyponatremia and delayed intracranial hemorrhage following a head injury. A 70-year-old male patient was admitted with complaints of left chest pain and light-headedness after a fall. Hyponatremia recurred despite the correction with intravenous saline. Head computed tomography revealed a chronic subdural hematoma. The subsequent introduction of tolvaptan improved hyponatremia and disorientation. Delayed intracranial hemorrhage is a differential cause of refractory hyponatremia after head contusion. This case is clinically relevant because (i) the diagnostic delay of late-onset intracranial hemorrhage is common but fatal, and (ii) refractory hyponatremia can be a hint of late-onset intracranial hemorrhage