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Optimal Glucose Management Using Advanced Hybrid Systems in Type 1 Diabetes: Extended Meta-Analysis Comparing Control-IQ, Medtronic, and the iLet Bionic Pancreas.
No full textAutomated insulin delivery (AID) systems integrate continuous glucose monitoring with algorithm-driven insulin dosing to improve glycemic control in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM). Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) systems such as Control-IQ and Medtronic MiniMed™ require user input, whereas the insulin-only iLet® bionic pancreas operates with a higher level of automation. Comparative evidence across these advanced systems remains limited
AI-Mediated Interactional Competence and Multimodal Assessment.
No full textEvaluations of technology-enhanced teaching in higher education increasingly rely on learning analytics, student evaluations, and outcome-based indicators embedded within institutional quality assurance systems. While influential in monitoring performance, engagement, and compliance, these approaches provide limited insight into how responsibility for learning is structurally distributed through pedagogical design, as accountability is inferred primarily from learner behaviour rather than institutional design decisions. This study examines institutional design responsibility as a distinct evaluand within educational evaluation by developing and applying the 5C Rubric, an artefact-based framework for analysing how responsibility for learning is embedded in course design. Grounded in Self-Determination Theory, Cognitive Load Theory, and Self-Regulated Learning, the rubric operationalises five interrelated design principles: Coherence, Cognitive Load, Competence, Completion, and Connection. Applied to a semester-long corpus of educator-generated course artefacts, the analysis identifies a recurring structural pattern in which alignment and mastery progression are consistently embedded, while accountability, reflective integration, and load-sensitive scaffolding remain unevenly institutionalised. The study contributes an artefact-based and ethically proportionate approach to evaluation and accountability in technology-enhanced higher education
Climate Governance in a Small Landlocked State: Bhutan’s Domestic Action and Global Climate Engagement
No full textThe risks associated with climate change are disproportionately high to the small states due to elevated vulnerability and limited adaptive capacity. The current literature has mainly focused on small island developing countries, leaving the relatively unexplored small land-locked countries in the climate governance literature. This study uses a qualitative case-study approach and thematic analysis of national climate plans and policy documents and international agreements to study Bhutan as an example of climate governance, and examines how its national climate policies are aligned with international climate processes. The article will assess the policies of Bhutan in conserving forests, renewable energy, climate change and sustainable development under the Gross National Happiness plan. It has been found that the strong credibility of the domestic environment in Bhutan gives it the normative and moral power in the international climate governance despite its minor material power. This article can be added to the discussion of climate governance by predetermining the role of land-locked developing countries in influencing the global climate action.
Keywords: Climate governance, Bhutan, small states, land-locked state, sustainability, climate policy
Fostering Consensus in Collaborative Fisheries Management: Case studies to inform implementation of the Fisheries Resources Reconciliation Agreement (FRRA)
No full textThis report arose out of a need to support and guide collaborative decision-making to implement the Fisheries Resources Reconciliation Agreement (FRRA). A key challenge for implementing the FRRA is that no formal process has been built yet to enable consensus-based decision-making and dispute resolution, leaving actors within the process to learn by doing. This research aims to address this gap by examining eight case studies of Nation-Crown collaborative governance in fisheries management in Canada, to provide guidance to those within the collaborative governance process. Invited and guided by the Senior Working Group of the FRRA, through interviews with key informants from both the Nation and Crown sides of each case, this research identified good practices as well as challenges from these case studies to inform the consensus-building processes for the FRRA. The ultimate goal of this work is to inform those participating in collaborative processes how to better enable joint decision-making by working together and removing barriers
A Longitudinal Analysis of Topic Diversity in Swiss Press Coverage
No full textTopic diversity in news coverage is widely considered central to the functioning and cohesion of contemporary democracies. Currently, however, the news media as a central arena for public discourse face increasing economic pressures. A frequently expressed concern is that these developments lead to a decrease in topic diversity in news coverage, especially during societal crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic. However, empirical evidence remains ambiguous, and longitudinal research is scarce. This study addresses this gap by investigating how topic diversity in the Swiss press developed between 1998 and 2024. Using BERTopic topic modeling to identify topics inductively in 1,635,589 articles from three major Swiss newspapers, we find considerable changes. Results show a phase of stable topic diversity until the mid-2010s, followed by a slow decrease and a substantial drop in topic diversity with the onset the COVID-19 pandemic. Overall, this study partially supports the notion of a decline in topic diversity in news coverage, while also highlighting the influence of major societal crises. These findings warrant a critical discussion regarding financial resources for journalism and journalistic practice during societal crises
Sentence-Level Cognitive Friction in SOPs
No full textExploratory pilot examining how sentence-level structural features in Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) produce judgment demands and shape responsibility attribution in regulated laboratory work
A methodological tutorial in Python for automated content analysis of digital videos using artificial intelligence
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