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Public health in nurse education
No full textThis study is about PHNEs’ knowledge of teaching public health, and therefore it was considered worthwhile to explore the literature relating to the pedagogies used generally in nursing education, and to teach public health in particular. The exploration of literature revealed two broad pedagogic approaches that underpin nursing education: conventional and interpretive pedagogies. This section presents three examples of interpretive pedagogies – narrative, critical and transformative –that were found to be commonly used in public health nursing
Safeguarding children who are exposed to Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief
Get PDFThis is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Oakley, L., Kinmond, K. S., Humprheys, J. & Dioum, M. (2019). Safeguarding children who are exposed to Abuse Linked to Faith or Belief. Child Abuse Review. 10.1002/car.2540, which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/car.2540. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.Cases of child abuse linked to faith or belief (CALFB) continue to be documented.
However, there is limited research and understanding of CALFB. Further, there is a lack
of clarity of definition. These factors then impact upon effective practice. Recognising
this, the National Working Group for CALFB called for research on which to develop
evidence-based practice. This paper reports on key findings from a mixed-method online
survey which was completed by 1361 participants from a range of practitioner and
community groups. The participants identified the importance of policy and multiagency
working in this area, but they acknowledged the complexity and challenges associated
with developing and implementing good practice. Recommendations from the study
include a review of relevant policy to evaluate its application to CALFB, the development
of faith literacy training for frontline practitioners and the creation of a space in which
statutory, faith and community groups can dialogue
Effects of obesity on cholesterol metabolism and its implications for healthy ageing.
Get PDFThis article has been published in a revised form in Nutrition Research Reviews [https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954422419000258]. This version is free to view and download for private research and study only. Not for re-distribution or re-use. © copyright holder.The last few decades have witnessed a global rise in the number of older people. Despite this demographic shift, morbidity within this population group is high. Many factors influence healthspan; however an obesity pandemic is emerging as a significant determinant of older peoples’ health. It is well established obesity adversely effects several metabolic systems. However, due to its close association with overall cardiometabolic health, the impact obesity has on cholesterol metabolism needs to be recognised. The aim of this review is to critically discuss the effects obesity has on cholesterol metabolism and to reveal its significance for healthy ageing
Educating for the modern world: a report review
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This review explores the Confederation of British Industry Education and Skills Annual Report (2018), which considers the issues and challenges facing employers in managing future workforce requirements against a backdrop of unprecedented global change. The review examines the evolvement towards the broader competencies of problem solving, resilience, communication and leadership to address concerns of a growing talent shortage. The review incorporates debate surrounding the relevance of student-owned identity, work-based learning, degree apprenticeships, lifelong learning and reflective practice. The purpose of this paper is to share a practitioner’s view of the report and provide a range of recommendations to develop and improve employer and higher education institutions practice.
Design/methodology/approach
This review combines desk research combining an industry-based perspective with a literature review to effectively consider the implications upon current and emerging higher education institutions and employer practice.
Findings
There were a number of key themes which emerged from the report. These include the need for effective, employer-led curriculum design, resilience building strategies, effectively situated workplace learning, the creation of time and space for reflective practice and normalising lifelong learning.
Research limitations/implications
As global change and technology continues to gather pace, skills demands will shift, new programmes and competitors will enter the higher education market and opportunities, funding and resourcing will rapidly change in the context of government policy, impacting upon employer appetite and strategies for supporting lifelong learning. This means that additional findings, beyond those highlighted within this review may emerge in the near future.
Practical implications
There are a number of practical implications in supporting skills development in the workplace from this research. These are reflected in the recommendations and include the development of flexible, innovative and collaborative curricula and effective work-based pedagogies.
Social implications
This review is of particular social relevance at this time because of the alarming fall in part-time and lifelong learning numbers juxtaposed with the threat of funding cuts and United Kingdom Government’s failed initiative to expand the number of apprenticeships in the workplace to 3m new starts by 2020.
Originality/value
This review is based upon one of the first published skills reports of the employers’ perspective within the new apprenticeship policy context in the United Kingdom. As a result, the work offers a unique insight into the emerging challenges and issues encountered by higher education institutions and employers working collaboratively in the twenty-first century business environment
In vitro and Computational Modelling of Drug Delivery across the Outer Blood-Retinal Barrier
Get PDFThe ability to produce rapid, cost-effective and human-relevant data has the potential to accelerate development of new drug delivery systems. Intraocular drug delivery is an area undergoing rapid expansion due to the increase in sight-threatening diseases linked to increasing age and lifestyle factors. The outer bloodretinal barrier (OBRB) is important in this area of drug delivery, as it separates the eye from the systemic blood flow. This study reports the development of complementary in vitro and in silico models to study drug transport from silicone oil across the outer blood-retinal barrier. Monolayer cultures of a human retinal pigmented epithelium cell line, ARPE-19, were added to chambers and exposed to a controlled flow to simulate drug clearance across the OBRB. Movement of dextran molecules and release of ibuprofen from silicone oil in this model were measured. Corresponding simulations were developed using COMSOL Multiphysics computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software and validated using independent in vitro data sets. Computational simulations were able to predict dextran movement and ibuprofen release, with all of the features of the experimental release profiles being observed in the simulated data. Simulated values for peak concentrations of permeated dextran and ibuprofen released from silicone oil were within 18% of the in vitro results. This model could be used as a predictive tool of drug transport across this important tissue
Developing an Integrated Approach
No full textIntegration occurs when consultants combine multiple theoretical orientations and ways of operating to enhance the efficacy, effectiveness, efficiency, and ethical standing of services they provide clients. There is no one model of integration. The models practitioners develop are shaped by their histories, inclinations, and proclivities; the contexts and cultures in which they operate; the types of work they undertake; and the clients they serve. Integrated models allow practitioners to feel congruent, authentic, and comfortable with the ways they help clients. In this chapter, we define integration, discuss why it is viable in our field, examine ways practitioners integrate service delivery systems, consider obstacles to integration, and suggests ways educators and supervisors can assist practitioners
The diffusion-driven instability and complexity for a single-handed discrete Fisher equation
Get PDFFor a reaction diffusion system, it is well known that the diffusion coefficient of the
inhibitor must be bigger than that of the activator when the Turing
instability is considered. However, the diffusion-driven instability/Turing
instability for a single-handed discrete Fisher equation with the Neumann
boundary conditions may occur and a series of 2-periodic patterns have been
observed. Motivated by these pattern formations, the existence of 2-periodic
solutions is established. Naturally, the periodic double and the chaos
phenomenon should be considered. To this end, a simplest two elements system
will be further discussed, the flip bifurcation theorem will be obtained by
computing the center manifold, and the bifurcation diagrams will be
simulated by using the shooting method. It proves that the Turing
instability and the complexity of dynamical behaviors can be completely
driven by the diffusion term. Additionally, those effective methods of
numerical simulations are valid for experiments of other patterns, thus, are
also beneficial for some application scientists
Spirituality and Wellbeing: Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Study of Religious Experience and Health
No full textThe Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) suggest that the solution to alcohol addiction may be found in ‘a power greater than the self’. Carl Jung, who engaged in a correspondence with one of AA’s founders, asserted that medicine, even analytical psychology, could be of limited use to a sufferer. He agreed with AA that the problem was of a spiritual nature and a solution was to be found in a spiritual awakening. This chapter explores the ways in which members of Alcoholics Anonymous identify their recovery as ‘spiritual’. It demonstrates that much contemporary AA engagement deviates considerably from its Christian theistic roots and sits more comfortably within the holistic milieu. However, the practice of ‘spiritual discipline’ central to the Twelve Step programme captures an easily overlooked feature of AA, and one which also sets it apart from self-soothing and happiness-seeking features of contemporary well-being spirituality
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No full textAn analysis of key texts and critical debates in the literary history of Anglophone writing in South Africa
The Evolution of Ransomware Variants
No full textAbstract: This paper investigates how ransomware is continuing to evolve and adapt as time progresses to become more damaging, resilient and sophisticated from one ransomware variant to another. This involves investigating how each ransomware sample including; Petya, WannaCry and CrySiS/Dharma interacts with the underlying system to implicate on both the systems functionality and its underlying data, by utilising several static and dynamic analysis tools. Our analysis shows, whilst ransomware is undoubtedly becoming more sophisticated, fundamental problems exist with its underlying encryption processes which has shown data recovery to be possible across all three samples studied whilst varying aspects of system functionality can be preserved or restored in their entirety
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