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In the Abstract I Object to Illustrated Literature': George Eliot, Artists, and Visualization
No full textArticle from the George Eliot Review. Digitized and hosted by the George Eliot Review Online, editor Beverley Park Rilett.Publishe
Shaken Baby Syndrome Education for Mothers Awaiting Appointments in Rural OB/GYN Office
Full text linkA partnership between a nursing program and a rural obstetric office provided education to pregnant and postpartum women about coping with infant crying and the dangers of shaking a baby. Undergraduate nursing students delivered the Period of PURPLE Crying (PURPLE) educational program to 148 mothers. Change in knowledge about infant crying and the community clinical experience was evaluated. Pre and post intervention data were collected. Descriptive statistics indicated higher scores on mothers’ posttest for knowledge about normal newborn crying behaviors and coping strategies. Students further developed the role of educator and researcher. These findings suggest the intervention contributed to mothers’ improved knowledge about infant crying. Results of the pilot study are encouraging because the intervention had a significant effect on mothers’ knowledge about infant crying and Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS).
https://doi.org/10.1080/24694193.2022.2151665publishedye
Should regression calibration or multiple imputation be used when calibrating different devices in a longitudinal study?
Full text linkIn longitudinal studies, the devices used to measure exposures can change from visit to visit. Calibration studies, wherein a subset of participants is measured using both devices at follow-up, may be used to assess between-device differences (i.e., errors). Then, statistical methods are needed to adjust for between-device differences and the missing measurement data that often appear in calibration studies. Regression calibration and multiple imputation are two possible methods. We compared both methods in linear regression with a simulation study, considering various real-world scenarios for a longitudinal study of pulse wave velocity. Regression calibration and multiple imputation were both essentially unbiased. Regression calibration underestimated the empirical standard error by up to 50%, while multiple imputation underestimated it by at most 30%. Regression calibration was slightly more efficient than multiple imputation when the magnitude of the between device differences at follow-up was small. However, the improved representation of uncertainty from multiple imputation suggests we use it over regression calibration in longitudinal studies where a new device at follow-up might be error-prone compared to the device used at baseline
Review of Margaret Harris' and Matthew Sussman's Antipodean George Eliot
No full textArticle from the George Eliot Review. Digitized and hosted by the George Eliot Review Online, editor Beverley Park Rilett.Publishe
High-fidelity long-read assembly of the feline gut microbiome
No full textLong-read reference contig assembly of domestic cat rectum/fecal microbiome. DNA was extracted from fecal samples collected from client-owned domestic cats using Qiagen Allprep PowerFecal DNA/RNA kit. PacBio sequencing library was constructed and sequenced on a Sequel II machine. Microbial contigs were assembled using hifiasm-meta, and contig binning was performed using PacBio pb-metagenomics-tools pipeline
Distribution range contractions and identification of conservation priority areas for canids in Sichuan Province, China
Full text linkCanids are among the numerous taxonomic groups that have recently experienced significant population declines. The reconstruction of distribution range changes using long-term ecological data can reveal processes underlying spatial contractions that short-term studies may not detect. We integrated ecological niche modeling with long-term ecological records to estimate the magnitude of canid range contractions in Sichuan Province over the last 50 years. Our findings indicate that canid distributions underwent sharp contractions between the 1970 s and 2010 s (contraction rates: gray wolf Canis lupus 24.62%, dhole Cuon alpinus 75.65%, red fox Vulpes vulpes 48.63%, Tibetan fox V. ferrilata 26.88%, and raccoon dog Nyctereutes procyonoides 30.84%). Concerning environmental variables, our results suggest that altitude, dd＜18 (degree-days below 18 °C, heating degree-days), LUCC (land use), and human population density contributed the most to patterns of canid distribution between the 1970s and 2010s. Canid contraction rates in nature reserves were significantly lower than in other types of protected and non-protected areas. For all study species, 47% of the canid conservation priority areas on average have been protected in Sichuan Province. The Chinese government has recently upgraded canid species’ protection level and established more national parks. However, it is critical to invest in the surveillance of anthropogenic disturbance, compensation schemes for human–wildlife conflict, and public wildlife conservation education.PublishedYe
Assessing motivations, benefits, and barriers of implementing virtual field experiences in geoscience-related disciplines
Full text linkOutdoor field experiences have long been part of the traditional curriculum in geoscience-related disciplines and are considered a key aspect of professional development in these areas. When the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancelation of many field excursions around the world, geoscience departments were forced to make abrupt changes to the ways students would be introduced to field study. Virtual field experiences, which were often utilized prior to COVID-19 in a variety of ways, including preparation for in-person fieldwork, increasing student interest, and increasing student accessibility, were developed and employed as alternative options to in-person field
experiences. This embedded mixed-methods study used open, hierarchical coding schemes with referential category structure to code open-ended survey responses from 89 department heads and 27 instructors in geoscience-related departments across the U.S. The study was aimed at better understanding acceptance and familiarity with VFEs, motivations for use, and the benefits and barriers encountered during development and implementation. Binary quantitative data was collected to identify institution type, familiarity with, and motivation for the use of VFEs. Opportunities for student diversity, inclusion, and access for students from historically underrepresented groups (BIPOC, disabled students, women, and LGBTQ+ students) were the most immediate benefits recognized. The most often cited barriers were time, skills, and resources needed to create VFEs and put them to use. As VFEs have been utilized in a variety of ways before and during COVID-19, it
has become increasingly necessary to discuss the roles they will play going forward in academic and professional geoscience-related spaces.PublishedYe
Activities to Promote Empathy for Patients among Pharmacy Learners: A Scoping Review
Full text linkBackground: Provider empathy has been shown to be directly linked to improved patient outcomes. The
objective of this scoping review of the literature was to identify and describe learning activities that
promote empathy for patients among pharmacy learners.
Methods: This scoping review was conducted using the following inclusion criteria: publication in English,
activities conducted in any academic pharmacy training program (professional degree program,
experiential, residency, or fellowship), description of the learning activity(ies) provided, and focus on the
experience of empathy/caring/compassion for patients, either human or animal. Articles were excluded if
they focused only on skills such as empathic responding or if they did not describe the learning
experience. All study designs other than reviews were included.
Results: The scoping review revealed 89 full text articles that met the inclusion criteria. Included studies
demonstrated a wide variety of approaches to the design of learning experiences as well as methods of
measurement of empathy. Various types of learning modalities have been used to develop empathy in
pharmacy learners, with reflection being the most common. A large proportion of studies that assessed
empathy development used quasi-experimental or qualitative designs and did not report tests of statistical
significance, which would make it difficult to compare the effectiveness of the different learning activities.
Implications: A variety of approaches have been used among pharmacy learners to develop empathy for
patients. Due to the high level of variability in approaches, more rigorous studies are needed to assess the effectiveness of these learning activities.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cptl.2023.08.003publishedye
