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« L’outil de notre métier » : définir et enseigner l’empathie dans les programmes collégiaux
No full textEmpathy is a fundamental skill in developing trusting, respectful relationships, which is a required capacity for many college program graduates upon entering the Canadian workforce. However, little is known about how faculty define, value, and teach students to develop and effectively utilize empathy. A grounded methodological approach shaped the gathering of curriculum and interview data to assess relevant faculty understandings and teaching approaches. Faculty generally shared an understanding of empathy as ‘putting yourself in another person’s shoes’, while also valuing attention to emotions and a perspective-taking orientation. All faculty saw empathy as central to their students’ future success in the field, and to the well-being of Canadian society as a whole. A variety of teaching approaches were noted, with an emphasis on experiential methods. Faculty members expressed universal interest in further collaboration with peers.
L’empathie est une compétence fondamentale qui permet de développer des relations de confiance et de respect, ce qui constitue une capacité requise pour de nombreux diplômés de programmes collégiaux lorsque ceux-ci font leur entrée sur le marché du travail canadien. Toutefois, on sait peu de choses sur la manière dont les professeurs et les professeures définissent, valorisent et enseignent à leurs étudiants et à leurs étudiantes comment développer et utiliser efficacement l’empathie. Une approche méthodologique fondée sur le terrain a façonné la collecte de données sur les programme scolaires et les entretiens afin d’évaluer les compréhensions et les approches pédagogiques pertinentes des professeurs et des professeures. En général, les professeurs et les professeures s’accordent pour dire que l’empathie est « le fait de se mettre à la place d’une autre personne », tout en accordant de la valeur au fait de prendre en considération les émotions et l’orientation vers la prise de recul. Tous les professeurs et toutes les professeures considèrent l’empathie comme un élément central de la réussite future de leurs étudiants et de leurs étudiantes dans leur domaine, et du bien-être de la société canadienne dans son ensemble. Toute une variété d’approches d’enseignement ont été notées, avec une concentration sur les méthodes expérientielles. Les professeurs et les professeures ont exprimé un intérêt universel de collaborer plus avant avec leurs pairs
A Literature Analysis on Stachybotrys chartarum and Connections to Sick Building Syndrome
No full textSick building syndrome is defined as components of infrastructure that are harmful to human health in various ways ranging from noxious, harmful building materials to toxic fungal contaminants (1). There is mounting emphasis on the need for healthy, sustainably developed buildings as the amount of scientific literature published about sick building syndrome increases. Specifically, there is growing attention regarding the presence of contaminant fungi in buildings and the possible adverse human health effects upon exposure (2). Further, the estimated prevalence of Canadian homes with indoor mold growth is pervasive due to unwanted moisture accumulation in building structures (3). Despite the increasing abundance of scientific research, the existing literature does refer to established knowledge gaps; this includes the need for more primary, quantitative research observing the health effects of indoor mold exposure (3). Black mold (Stachybotrys chartarum) is thought to induce a variety of respiratory, mucosal, and dermatological symptoms in humans (1, 3, 4). These symptoms may arise by direct exposure to spores, indirect exposure or hypersensitivity to fungal antigens, or exposure to mycotoxins which may make inhabitants of contaminated buildings chronically ill (3). Mycotoxins are metabolite products of molds, typically found in mold spores which are the agents of sexual reproduction. The pathogenesis of mold sickness varies from species to species, but all molds found indoors should be treated as a potential hazard risk due to the unknown range of possible consequences after exposure (5). A comprehensive literature review examining the potential health effects of black mold exposure will help to emphasize and articulate the need for employers and homeowners to prioritize building decontamination
The Neurobiology of Anorexia Nervosa and Abnormal Reward Learning Processes: A Systematic Review
No full textAbstract
Objective: Given the array of neuroimaging studies examining the neurobiology of anorexia nervosa, the purpose of this paper was to further highlight localized neurobiological abnormalities when examining reward learning pathways in patients suffering from AN.
Methods: Literature searches using PsycINFO, EMBASE, and MEDLINE were conducted in March of 2022 using search terms relating to AN, reward learning, and neuroimaging. Relevant studies that were included must be written in English, have at least one clinical sample of either acute and/or recovered adult and/or adolescent female patients with anorexia nervosa, be controlled studies with a healthy female control group, be published in a peer-reviewed journal, and containing a neuroimaging component.
Results: For this systematic review, 20 relevant studies were included to elucidate the brain regional and functional differences with respect to reward learning pathways in individuals with AN when compared to healthy controls. These differences include dopamine neuron and cortisol release abnormalities in relation to dopaminergic pathways, as well as regional differences involved in reward learning subconstructs that include reward expectancies, punishment sensitivity, social reward, and body dissatisfaction and body image distortion.
Conclusion: In examining the brain regional and functional differences across individuals with AN with respect to the reward learning construct, further research efforts that focus on these important reward learning abnormalities might help inform the development of new clinical interventions aimed at these particular pathways
A Conceptual model of mixed-integer linear programming water distribution system
No full textWater is a basic part of our daily lives, as such effective water supply is of paramount importance. Thus, as a result of the rise in population size and water shortage there is the need for proper, suitable and optimal utilization of water resources to efficiently be distributed among the populace. The proper allocation and distribution of water in the field of network planning need to be modelled through mathematical parameters for objective of water distribution system. This mathematical approach requires of solving an optimization problem based on multi-objective function subjected to certain constraints of mixed integer linear programming objective function which is proportional to the cost of the water distribution network. This study present a conceptual model of multi-objective optimization proposed for determination of design parameters of water distribution system by considering the significant number of constraints, decision variables, cost and reliability objective functions. The model was proposed to solve the reliability problem of water production and reduce the design and operational costs
Museums Narrating the Nation: Case Studies from Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina
No full textA museum that represents a community’s history and culture has the ability to influence visitors’ perceptions of that community in the present. In this paper, museums in Greece and Bosnia-Herzegovina are examined as case studies to better understand how museums narrate national identity to visitors, both domestic and international. Critical analysis of exhibits reveals that museum narratives often project the image of singular national identities. Meanwhile, they may deny the history of place of other contemporary or historic communities. In Greece, museums project a ‘Greek’ identity based on Classical, Byzantine, and post-Ottoman history. Museums in Bosnia-Herzegovina emphasize a unifying, shared history of the state’s three main ethnic communities without recognizing the profound differences felt between these communities today. These institutions encourage visitors to imagine the nation in a singular manner, without recognizing contemporary or historic diversity. Through these case studies, I interrogate the role of national museums in contemporary society, and consider the implications of transforming representational practices
The Evolutionary History of the Modern Birth Mechanism: Looking at Skeletal and Cultural Adaptations
No full textThe development of bipedalism changed the course of hominin evolutionary history. One of the most significant impacts it had, outside of locomotion, was on birth. The advent of bipedalism, combined with later encephalization, has placed many evolutionary constraints on the birth process. As a result of evolutionary pressures, a series of skeletal and cultural adaptations occurred making the modern birth process unique. This paper reviews the literature and fossil evidence and will outline the differences between three forms of birth mechanisms: modern, ancient and non- human primate. A look at the variability within these processes will lead to a more complete understanding of evolutionary history and a more critical analysis of the fossil record. This review of research on the evolution of human birth mechanisms is essential, not only to understand our history but also to apply these insights in a modern context. Knowledge of human and non- human primate birth mechanisms is useful for the biomedical community, primate conservationists and socio-cultural anthropologists trying to understand birthing practices throughout different cultures
Minimum Dominating Set for the Prism Graph Family
No full textThe dominating set of the graph G is a subset D of vertex set V, such that every vertex not in V-D is adjacent to at least one vertex in the vertex subset D. A dominating set D is a minimal dominating set if no proper subset of D is a dominating set. The number of elements in such set is called as domination number of graph and is denoted by . In this work the domination numbers are obtained for family of prism graphs such as prism CL_n, antiprism Q_n and crossed prism R_n by identifying one of their minimum dominating set
Voltaire, (6c) Lettres sur les Anglais (III) LETTRES SUR M. LOCKE, Voltaire Foundation, 2020.
No full text« La treizième des Lettres sur les Anglais porte sur Locke et la question de l’âme. La première version de la Lettre sur Locke – qui fait l’objet du présent volume – est écartée par Voltaire des Lettres sur les Anglais en 1733 à cause de ses audaces quasi-matérialistes qui risquaient d’entraîner la censure de l’ensemble de l’ouvrage, et elle est remplacée par la version édulcorée que nous connaissons aujourd’hui en tant que Lettre 13. Voltaire reprend la première version en 1736 et développe la comparaison entre l’homme et l’animal, vers l’affirmation d’un lien essentiel entre l’‘organisation’ des corps et leurs propriétés cognitives. La Lettre lui échappe alors et connaît une circulation manuscrite et de nombreuses éditions au cours du dix-huitième siècle. Elle jouera un rôle important dans l’émergence de la pensée matérialiste au cœur des Lumières françaises. » http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/publication/lettres-sur-les-anglais-iii/« La treizième des Lettres sur les Anglais porte sur Locke et la question de l’âme. La première version de la Lettre sur Locke – qui fait l’objet du présent volume – est écartée par Voltaire des Lettres sur les Anglais en 1733 à cause de ses audaces quasi-matérialistes qui risquaient d’entraîner la censure de l’ensemble de l’ouvrage, et elle est remplacée par la version édulcorée que nous connaissons aujourd’hui en tant que Lettre 13. Voltaire reprend la première version en 1736 et développe la comparaison entre l’homme et l’animal, vers l’affirmation d’un lien essentiel entre l’‘organisation’ des corps et leurs propriétés cognitives. La Lettre lui échappe alors et connaît une circulation manuscrite et de nombreuses éditions au cours du dix-huitième siècle. Elle jouera un rôle important dans l’émergence de la pensée matérialiste au cœur des Lumières françaises. » http://www.voltaire.ox.ac.uk/publication/lettres-sur-les-anglais-iii
A novel IVGTT model including interstitial insulin
No full textMinimal Model (MM) is the top-scoring model for assessing physiological characteristics to diagnose the potential or onset of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) through the intravenous glucose tolerance test (IVGTT) for the past four decades. Nevertheless it has been arguable that MM method either overestimates glucose effectiveness (GE) or underestimates insulin sensitivity (IS) in some cases by both biologists through in vivo experiments and mathematicians by analysis and/or simulations. We propose a novel model including the interstitial insulin according to physiology and adapted from the well accepted Sturis’ model for the glucose-insulin metabolic system suitable to the IVGTT setting. Our model consistently overcomes the aforementioned defects in a subgroup of subjects. In addition, the variable X for insulin action in MM might be appropriately interpreted as an increment of insulin in the interstitial space in response to the bolus stimulus, rather than being proportional to the interstitial insulin as believed
hard ground / long road
No full textMy work is anchored in analog technology, found materials, field recordings, and the search for constellations of micro-narratives. In August 2021, I drove from San Francisco, California to London, Ontario. During the seventeen days on the road, I recorded radio noise (AM, FM picket-fencing) as well as my voice describing the environment surrounding the road at the times when I could not stop to take a photo. The sounds collected from the long road are recorded chronologically in an intaglio print. These recordings are the foundation of multidisciplinary sound and visual projects that coalesce as an installation exploring place/no-placeness, transience, precognition, repetition, delays, disappearance, and noise.
Works selected for tba journal are pinhole photographs, a double-sided intaglio print, and a sound composition, that are all a part of the series described in my artist statement and share the title hard ground / long road. The print is reproduced at its original scale; the text is followed by the reverse side of the print, which is a line drawing. Two pinhole photographs bookend the works on paper. The sound companion to the visual works is a composition created on and with magnetic tape. The composition foregrounds incidental sounds of the process of making the work: tape splicing and rewinding. recorder fixing, road noise and tape hiss, woven with cut-up radio recordings