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L’engagement des étudiants et des étudiantes s’aligne avec la participation en personne et en ligne dans un cours hybride-flexible
No full textSome university students face barriers to learning in physical classrooms, while others are reluctant to return to in-person learning environments because of COVID-19. Hybrid-flexible (HyFlex) learning environments give students the option to participate in-person or virtually, but there are concerns about student engagement and success. In this pre-pandemic study, we conducted a program-wide survey to explore student perceptions of and experiences with a HyFlex teaching and learning platform (n=238). Our survey data revealed that 86.17% of students find features of this platform helpful when accessing, engaging with, and learning course content. This was particularly true among students who reported having a flexible learning need. We also compared engagement with the HyFlex teaching and learning platform (calculated as a score out of 100 based on attendance and participation in interactive slides) and final grades between students who chose to participate predominantly in-person or online in two HyFlex offerings during the 2019/20 academic year. We found no significant difference in engagement or final grade between in-person dominant and online dominant learners in either course. We found a moderate correlation between engagement and final grade in both courses, such that highly engaged students achieved high grades regardless of their preferred mode of attendance. Our findings suggest that giving students the option to learn in-person or virtually from class to class does not negatively affect engagement or success and may in fact support success among students with flexible learning needs. As Canadian universities emerge from the pandemic, our findings remind us to retain the flexibility that virtual teaching and learning affords to support our diverse student bodies.Certains étudiants et certaines étudiantes universitaires se heurtent à des obstacles à l’apprentissage dans les salles de classe physiques alors que d’autres hésitent à revenir à un environnement d’apprentissage en personne à cause de la COVID-19. Les environnements hybrides-flexibles (HyFlex) donnent aux étudiants et aux étudiantes l’option de participer en personne ou virtuellement, toutefois l’engagement et la réussite des étudiants et des étudiantes posent parfois problème. Dans cette étude menée avant la pandémie, nous avons réalisé un sondage à l’échelle d’un programme pour explorer les perceptions des étudiants et leurs expériences concernant une plate-forme HyFlex d’enseignement et d’apprentissage (n=238). Nos données de sondage ont révélé que 86,17 % des étudiants et des étudiantes ont trouvé que les caractéristiques de cette plate-forme étaient utiles pour accéder au contenu du cours, s’engager et apprendre. Ceci était particulièrement vrai parmi les étudiants et les étudiantes qui avaient rapporté avoir besoin d’un environnement d’apprentissage flexible. Nous avons également comparé l’engagement des étudiants et des étudiantes avec la plate-forme d’apprentissage HyFlex (calculée comme un score sur 100 basé sur la présence et la participation avec les diapositives interactives) avec les notes finales obtenues par les étudiants et les étudiantes qui avaient choisi de participer principalement en personne ou en ligne dans deux cours HyFlex offerts durant l’année universitaire 2019-2020. Nous n’avons trouvé aucune différence significative en matière d’engagement ou de notes finales entre les apprenants et les apprenantes qui avaient suivi le cours principalement en personne et ceux qui l’avaient suivi en ligne, dans l’un ou l’autre des cours. Nous avons trouvé une corrélation modérée entre l’engagement et la note finale dans les deux cours, dans la mesure où les étudiants et les étudiantes les plus engagés avaient obtenu de meilleures notes, indépendamment de leur mode de présence préféré. Nos résultats suggèrent que le fait de donner aux étudiants et aux étudiantes l’option d’apprendre en personne ou virtuellement d’une classe à l’autre n’affecte pas négativement leur engagement ou leur réussite et pourrait en fait favoriser la réussite parmi les étudiants et les étudiantes dont les besoins sont flexibles. Alors que les universités canadiennes émergent de la pandémie, nos résultats nous rappellent l’importance de conserver la flexibilité offerte par l’enseignement et l’apprentissage virtuels dans le but de soutenir nos étudiants et nos étudiantes dont les besoins sont variés
Explorer la faisabilité, l’acceptabilité et la satisfaction d’un programme virtuel de mentorat par les pairs pour les étudiants et les étudiantes en soins infirmiers de premier cycle : une étude à méthodes mixtes
No full textFinal-year nursing students are known to face high levels of stress due to increased demands in academics and clinical practicum. In this study, a virtual peer mentoring program was pilot-tested, involving alumni as mentors. Using a mixed-methods approach, we sought to describe the acceptability, feasibility and satisfaction associated with the intervention. Study intervention involved: a) orientation, b) mindful self-compassion training workshop, and c) virtual mentorship interactions for nine months. Evaluation of study variables was done at the completion of training and at the end of the virtual peer mentoring program via self-reported questionnaires and interviews. The current virtual peer mentoring intervention was deemed acceptable, feasible and satisfactory to mitigate challenges for final-year nursing students. The virtual component of the study was considered to be convenient and appropriate, however, future mentoring interventions could be more effective by employing a form of mixed-contact involving both virtual and in-person interactions.On sait que les étudiants et les étudiantes en soins infirmiers de dernière année font face à des niveaux élevés de stress causés par les exigences accrues en matière d’enseignement et de stages cliniques. Dans cette étude, un programme virtuel de mentorat par les pairs a été testé à titre expérimental. Le programme a impliqué des anciens étudiants et des anciennes étudiantes en tant que mentors. À l’aide d’une approche à méthodes mixtes, nous avons souhaité décrire l’acceptabilité, la faisabilité et la satisfaction associées à l’intervention. L’intervention de l’étude impliquée comprenait les éléments suivants : a) une orientation, b) un atelier de formation à l’auto-compassion et c) des interactions virtuelles de mentorat pendant neuf mois. L’évaluation des variables de l’étude a été réalisée à l’issue de la formation et à la fin du programme virtuel de mentorat par les pairs grâce à des questionnaires d’auto-évaluation et des entrevues. L’intervention actuelle de mentorat virtuel par les pairs a été considérée acceptable, faisable et satisfaisante pour mitiger les défis auxquels sont confrontés les étudiants et les étudiantes en soins infirmiers de dernière année. La composante virtuelle de l’étude a été considérée comme étant pratique et appropriée, toutefois, les interventions de mentorat futures pourraient être plus efficaces si l’on emploie une forme de contacts mixtes impliquant des interactions à la fois virtuelles et en personne
Multiscale modeling approach to assess the impact of antibiotic treatment for COVID-19 on MRSA transmission and alternative immunotherapy treatment options
No full textMethicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) infection can occur alongside or following COVID-19, which is a concern in healthcare settings. The effectiveness of antiviral treatments for COVID-19 depends on a functioning immune response, but antibiotics used for bacterial infections like MRSA can disrupt the immune response and reduce the effectiveness of antiviral treatments. The emergence of MRSA due to excessive antibiotic usage has led to the widespread use of vancomycin as an alternative treatment. Immunomodulatory antibiotics like azithromycin may also be considered. To study the dynamics of these coinfections, a multiscale model was developed. Parameter estimation and sensitivity analysis were performed, revealing influential parameters affecting the reproduction number. Numerical simulations showed that methicillin may increase the population of co-infected cells, while azithromycin can improve the host immune response but has limited impact on MRSA proliferation. Increased efficacy of vancomycin can lead to MRSA eradication. Combination of immunomodulatory antibiotics and vancomycin has minimal effect on co-infected cell population, but increased vancomycin efficacy can reduce coinfection severity. This study emphasizes the importance of continuous research, surveillance, and the development of effective strategies to combat the complexities of COVID-19 and MRSA coinfection
The minimal invasion speed of two competing species in homogeneous environment
No full textBiological invasion has become an important element of global changes. In this paper, we use a reaction-diffusion system to discuss the minimal invasion speed of two competing species in the homogeneous environment. The general condition for the minimum invasion speed is obtained by applying the theory of propagation dynamics. Then the explicit conditions are derived by constructing upper solutions. The analytical results are corroborated by simulations of the considered reaction-diffusion system. Our results reveal the impact of the diffusion rate, growth rate, competitiveness of the species, as well as the carrying capacity of the environment, on the invasion speed, which provides an effective method for preventing biological invasion and controlling existing biological invasion
"Inside and Outside the Boxes": Examining the importance of gender-transformative activities in sexual violence prevention programs with male university students
No full textThis paper explores male university students’ perspectives of gender-specific sexual violence prevention on university campuses in Ontario, Canada. Specifically, the goal of this project is to better understand how men perceive anti-violence activities that explicitly make connections between socialized masculinity and gender-based and sexual violence to facilitate men’s investment in violence prevention. Through two focus groups with a total of six male university students, participants were invited to reflect on an anti-violence activity, titled “the Gender Boxes,” which explores traditional conceptualizations of gender through the metaphor of stepping inside and/or outside of the box of ‘masculinity’ and how it shapes men’s understandings of gender-based violence. Findings suggest that societal conceptualizations of cisheteropatriarchal masculinity demand that young men perform gender in ways that reify traditional gender roles and facilitate gender-based and sexual violence, which contributes to a growing body of literature on men’s engagement in gender-transformative anti-violence work
The Emergence of Surveillance Capitalism in Medicine: Is this a new public health concern?
No full textSurveillance capitalism is defined by Dr. Zuboff, Harvard professor of social psychology, as the “commodification of reality and its transformation into behavioural data for analysis and sales” which is invading our modern world. Surveillance capitalism can occur through the use of social media and search engines; these platforms provide third party companies with large amounts of data that allows them to predict how we, the consumer, will behave. As a result of using their platforms, these companies learn how to modify our behaviour through the use of this complex behavioural psychology, and we put ourselves at risk of manipulation without even knowing it. Surveillance capitalism is a new force that is emerging in medicine and consequently becoming a new public health concern. This commentary will discuss the way surveillance capitalism affects public health through the use of Google, social media, and apps. Surveillance capitalism is on the rise in our society, and it is hard to stop it from invading our personal and private lives. Steps towards resolving this emerging public health problem involve better systems in place to protect consumer data, encouraging consumers to think critically about the information they see online, and funding more research to understand the ethical implications of these platforms in use
Lost in Translation: Overcoming Distinctions in Worldviews in Environmental Impact Assessments in Canada and Russia
No full textHow would the usage of Indigenous languages contribute to overcoming the epistemological gap between Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Environmental Impact Assessments? This article examines incommensurabilities that arise in Sakha-Russian and Cree-English translations of EIA through the translations of the most common words in samples. Without being embedded in Indigenous languages, TEK and other knowledges are easily decontextualized, and results in the loss of layers of meaning. This study adopted a linguistic anthropological approach to language combined with content analysis and guided by a poststructuralist mode of analysis. We argue policies around EIA/EAs must be shifted to center Indigenous languages as the source of TEK and ensure that there is space for these languages to be used in the consultation processes
Evaluating the therapeutic efficacy of attentional bias modulation in the treatment of alcohol use disorder
No full textAlcohol Use Disorders (AUDs) are prevalent, relapsing conditions that have considerable health-related, interpersonal, and economic consequences for the individual and society. There is a growing body of evidence demonstrating that individuals with AUD have biased attentional processing. Specifically, those with AUD tend to display increased attention towards alcohol-related cues compared to neutral cues, which is associated with increased craving and decreased time to relapse (Cox et al., 2002; Schoenmakers et al., 2010). This paper covers an overview and critique of measures used to examine this attentional bias, including the Modified Stroop and Visual Probe tasks (Ehrman et al., 2002; Ryan, 2002). Importantly, this paper explores how the Alcohol Attentional Bias (AAB) can be modified through Attentional Bias Modulation (ABM) approaches. Articles highlighting the clinical utility of ABM are summarized and analyzed, and methodological issues of previous studies evaluating ABM are presented. Overall, preliminary studies have highlighted the potential therapeutic efficacy of ABM, specifically if used in multiple sessions, incorporated into current evidence-based treatments, and administered as a home-based, online program (Schoenmakers et al., 2010). However, due to the methodological limitations of many studies, randomized controlled trials with larger, more diverse samples are necessary before firm conclusions regarding the clinical utility of ABM can be substantiated. Notably, this review emphasizes the importance of developing empirically supported treatments for those with AUD to improve clinical outcomes and enhance the recovery process
El espacio en la literatura latinoamericana contemporánea sobre feminicidios
No full textViolence against women has become a central theme in Latin American literature of the 21st century. Among all the manifestations of this violence, the most serious is femicide. This article will briefly review this term and then address four literary works whose central theme is feminicide, whether private or public. These are the Argentine chronicle Chicas muertas; the Chilean novel Racimo and the Mexican chronicles La fosa del agua and El invencible verano de Liliana, all published in recent years. Geocriticism will be used as an analytical tool to understand the relationship between violence, women and space.La violencia contra las mujeres se ha convertido en una temática central en la literatura latinoamericana del siglo XXI. Entre todas las manifestaciones de esa violencia, la más grave es el feminicidio. En este artículo se hará una breve revisión de este término para posteriormente abordar cuatro obras literarias cuyo tema central son los feminicidios, privados o públicos. Se trata de la crónica argentina Chicas muertas; la novela chilena Racimo y las crónicas mexicanas La fosa del agua y El invencible verano de Liliana, todas publicadas en el siglo XXI. Se recurrirá a la geocrítica como herramienta de análisis para entender la relación entre violencia, mujeres y espacio
El “El proceso alquímico de lo humano a lo animal en “El día en que fuimos perros” de Elena Garro”
No full textIn Elena Garro´s story titled “El día en que fuimos perros”, a psychological transformation of girls into dogs occurrs. Such an event is the core of the plot, which can be analyzed as an alchemical process seen from the perspective of deep psychology. The task of this article is to detail how the passage from the human to the animal occurs from a psychoanalytic perspective and the meaning of that process. For this purpose, the alchemical phases that occurred in the story will be explained through the conflict between the reality principle and the pleasure principle that occurred in the psyche of the protagonists. Using the definition of alchemy from depth psychology, it is possible to explain the meaning of the transmutation of girls into dogs. Explanation that will be enriched with the syntergic theory of Jacobo Gringberg that speaks of two levels of consciousness typical of the indigenous Mexican peoples: Tonal consciousness and Nahual consciousness.
En el cuento de Elena Garro titulado “El día en que fuimos perros” ocurre una transformación psicológica de dos niñas en perro. Tal suceso es el núcleo de la trama, el cual puede ser analizado como un proceso alquímico visto desde la óptica de la psicología profunda. La tarea del presente artículo es detallar cómo ocurre el paso de lo humano a lo animal desde una perspectiva psicoanalítica y encontrar el significado de ese proceso. Para dicho efecto se explicará las fases alquímicas ocurridas en el relato a través del conflicto entre principio de la realidad y el principio del placer ocurrido en la psique de las protagonistas. Al utilizar la definición de alquimia proveniente de la psicología profunda será posible explicar el significado de la transmutación de niñas en perros. Explicación que será enriquecida con la teoría sintérgica de Jacobo Gringberg que habla de dos niveles de conciencia propios de los pueblos autóctonos mexicanos: la conciencia Tonal y la Conciencia Nahual