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Revealing speech perception in the newborn brain with the means of mismatch negativity
No full textOne of the most demanding tasks of infants is to learn to speak. The efficiency of infants in this task, typically uttering their first words in a year, has puzzled scientists. The neural mismatch negativity (MMN) or mismatch response (MMR), elicited even in inattentive participants, has illuminated these processes. MMR studies have shown that already at birth, the principal adult-like auditory speech decoding abilities exist. This enables the neonatal brain to, for instance, categorize speech sounds and detect word boundaries, permitting efficient language acquisition. MMR studies have also illuminated perceptual deficits in newborns at risk for developmental disorders of language.One of the most demanding tasks of infants is to learn to speak. The efficiency of infants in this task, typically uttering their first words in a year, has puzzled scientists. The neural mismatch negativity (MMN) or mismatch response (MMR), elicited even in inattentive participants, has illuminated these processes. MMR studies have shown that already at birth, the principal adult-like auditory speech decoding abilities exist. This enables the neonatal brain to, for instance, categorize speech sounds and detect word boundaries, permitting efficient language acquisition. MMR studies have also illuminated perceptual deficits in newborns at risk for developmental disorders of language
Kamppailuja rodusta, rajoista ja tottelemattomasta tiedosta
No full textSuvi Keskinen, Aminkeng Atabong Alemanji & Minna Seikkula (toim.): Race, Bordering and Disobedient Knowledge. Activism and Everyday Struggles in Europe. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2024, 264 s. ISBN 978152616556
Rethinking the ‘Liturgy After the Liturgy’ with Schmemann, Zizioulas, and Bulgakov
No full textContemporary Orthodox thinking about the role of church in society is fragmented. Is it possible to give an Orthodox theological justification for social action? What kind of actions or arrangements would it recommend? Today, Orthodox political theologies range from United Nations-style liberalism to militarist versions of neo-Byzantine symphonia, to reactionary pockets of apocalyptic sectarianism. Although there is no single approach for how Orthodox Christians should act in society, there is one concept that seems to comprise a promising theological starting point for Orthodox social action: the ‘liturgy after the liturgy.’ This concept, formulated in the twentieth century, represents an attempt to unite what Christians do outside the walls of the church with what the church does inside, in worship. Modern Orthodox theologians hold that the church is called to manifest the Kingdom of God in its liturgy. Can extra-liturgical Christian social action also manifest the Kingdom of God? The notion of the ‘liturgy after the liturgy’ answers in the affirmative. While maintaining that liturgical worship holds a place of primacy as the church’s chief act, it frames extra-liturgical action as an important and necessary aspect of the church’s mission in the world. But as this article argues, despite its promise, the concept is too imprecise and under-theorized to demarcate the boundaries of appropriate Christian social action, and thus can used to justify almost any extra-liturgical action, no matter how objectionable, if it is blessed by church authorities. A better way to think through Orthodox Christian engagement in society, this article holds, is to focus on the notion of the Kingdom of God, which the liturgy, and perhaps the ‘liturgy after the liturgy,’ are supposed to manifest. The Kingdom of God is of major theological concern for modern Orthodox thinkers, three of whom are brought into conversation here: Alexander Schmemann, John Zizioulas, and Sergius Bulgakov. Each of them locates the liturgy as the primary site of the manifestation of the Kingdom of God in history, but they differ on the extent to which extra-liturgical social action can also manifest the Kingdom. The conversation staged between these thinkers sharpens the questions at play in the discussion of the relationship between liturgy and social action in Orthodox theology.Contemporary Orthodox thinking about the role of church in society is fragmented. Is it possible to give an Orthodox theological justification for social action? What kind of actions or arrangements would it recommend? Today, Orthodox political theologies range from United Nations-style liberalism to militarist versions of neo-Byzantine symphonia, to reactionary pockets of apocalyptic sectarianism. Although there is no single approach for how Orthodox Christians should act in society, there is one concept that seems to comprise a promising theological starting point for Orthodox social action: the ‘liturgy after the liturgy.’ This concept, formulated in the twentieth century, represents an attempt to unite what Christians do outside the walls of the church with what the church does inside, in worship. Modern Orthodox theologians hold that the church is called to manifest the Kingdom of God in its liturgy. Can extra-liturgical Christian social action also manifest the Kingdom of God? The notion of the ‘liturgy after the liturgy’ answers in the affirmative. While maintaining that liturgical worship holds a place of primacy as the church’s chief act, it frames extra-liturgical action as an important and necessary aspect of the church’s mission in the world. But as this article argues, despite its promise, the concept is too imprecise and under-theorized to demarcate the boundaries of appropriate Christian social action, and thus can used to justify almost any extra-liturgical action, no matter how objectionable, if it is blessed by church authorities. A better way to think through Orthodox Christian engagement in society, this article holds, is to focus on the notion of the Kingdom of God, which the liturgy, and perhaps the ‘liturgy after the liturgy,’ are supposed to manifest. The Kingdom of God is of major theological concern for modern Orthodox thinkers, three of whom are brought into conversation here: Alexander Schmemann, John Zizioulas, and Sergius Bulgakov. Each of them locates the liturgy as the primary site of the manifestation of the Kingdom of God in history, but they differ on the extent to which extra-liturgical social action can also manifest the Kingdom. The conversation staged between these thinkers sharpens the questions at play in the discussion of the relationship between liturgy and social action in Orthodox theology
Review of Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction: Reframing Myths of Adolescent Girlhood
No full textPhillips, Leah. Female Heroes in Young Adult Fantasy Fiction: Reframing Myths of Adolescent Girlhood. Bloomsbury Academic, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2023
Review of Hot Equations: Science, Fantasy, and the Radical Imagination on a Troubled Planet
No full textCohn, Jesse S. Hot Equations: Science, Fantasy, and the Radical Imagination on a Troubled Planet. University Press of Mississippi, 2024
Review of Mapping Middle-earth: Environmental and Political Narratives in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Cartographies
No full textBehrooz, Anahit. Mapping Middle-earth: Environmental and Political Narratives in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Cartographies. Bloomsbury Academic, 2024. ISBN: 9781350290808
Hengellisyys J. R. R. Tolkienin fantasiafiktiossa: johdatuksesta ja rukouksesta: johdatuksesta ja rukouksesta
No full textTiedonkulun, -hallinnan ja tietojärjestelmien HaiPro-ilmoitukset vuosina 2017–2021
No full textLähtökohdat: Tiedonkulun ongelmat ovat yleisiä potilaan vaaratapahtumien aiheuttajia. Tutkimuksen tavoitteena oli tunnistaa suun terveydenhuollon tiedonkulkuun, tiedonhallintaan ja tietojärjestelmiin liittyvien vaaratapahtumien syitä ja ehkäisyn keinoja.
Menetelmät: Kyseessä oli retrospektiivinen rekisteritutkimus Helsingin ja Uudenmaan sairaanhoitopiirin (HUS) suu- ja leukasairauksien linjan ja Helsingin kaupungin suun terveydenhuollon HaiPro-ilmoituksista vuosilta 2017–2021. Aineisto analysoitiin SPSS Statistics 28.0 -ohjelmalla.
Tulokset: Tutkimusaineistoon sisältyi 49 % Helsingin ja 28 % HUSin kaikista HaiPro-ilmoituksista. Ilmoitusten määrä kasvoi molemmissa organisaatioissa. HUSissa korostuivat tietojärjestelmiin, lääkehoitoon ja eri osastojen väliseen kommunikaatioon ja Helsingissä potilastietojen hallintaan ja kommunikaatioon liittyvät ongelmat. Helsingissä 88 %:iin ja HUSilla 36 %:iin tapauksista ilmoitukseen oli kirjattu kehittämistoimenpide, kuten perehdytys tai ohjeistus.
Johtopäätökset: Suun terveydenhuollon vaaratapahtumista merkittävä osa liittyy tiedonkulkuun, tiedonhallintaan tai tietojärjestelmiin. Kehittämistoimenpiteiden toteutuksessa ja turvallisuutta lisäävien työkalujen käyttöönotossa on parannettavaa.
Communication, information management, and electronic health record system-related patient safety incidents in 2017-2021
Background
Problems with information flow are a common patient safety concern. The goal of this study was to identify patient safety incidents (PSIs) concerning communication, information management, and electronic health record (EHR) systems, their contributing factors, and preventive methods.
Methods
This was a retrospective registry study based on reports in the PSI reporting and learning system (HaiPro) from the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Diseases at the Helsinki University Hospital (HUS) and City of Helsinki Oral health care from 2017 to 2021. The data were analysed using SPSS Statistics 28.0.
Results
Almost half (49%) of all HaiPro reports made in the City of Helsinki and nearly one-third (28%) in HUS related to communication, information management, and the EHR electronic health record system. The number of reports increased in both organizations. Issues related to EHR systems, medication management, and inter-departmental communication were more common in HUS data, while problems concerning patient data management and communication were more common in City of Helsinki data. Measures aiming for future harm prevention, such as providing orientation or instructions were implemented in 88% of City of Helsinki and in 36% of HUS cases.
Conclusions
A significant portion of PSIs in dental care is related to communication, information management, or EHR systems. Implementing future harm prevention measures and adopting interventions for standardizing communication and information management seem to have room for improvement