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Qualitätsindikatoren in der Ergotherapie
No full textWirksamkeit, Zweckmässigkeit und Wirtschaftlichkeit – mit der steigenden Relevanz dieser Anforderungen an ergotherapeutische Behandlungen werden auch Qualitätsindikatoren immer wichtiger. Solche Indikatoren können helfen, die Qualität der Gesundheitsversorgung zu sichern oder gar zu verbessern. Sie können aber auch falsche Anreize setzen. Was genau Qualitätsindikatoren messen, kann uns als Ergotherapeut*innen daher nicht egal sein
Public perception of mission-oriented innovation policy at the local level in Switzerland
No full textMission-Oriented Innovation Policy (MOIP) aims to address complex societal challenges by mobilizing public, private, and societal resources toward transformative goals. While research has largely focused on national and supranational levels, this study investigates public perceptions of MOIP in Swiss municipalities. Based on a survey of 1,000 respondents, findings reveal that MOIP is generally well-received but shows uneven acceptance across demographic groups, with older, wealthier, and better-educated individuals exhibiting greater support. Trust in municipal institutions and interaction with public administration significantly enhance acceptance, while public administration employees demonstrate lower support than other sectors. Using a local governance perspective, this paper highlights the importance of trust, engagement, empowerment, and inclusivity in advancing MOIP at the municipal level
Achieving dependability of AI execution with radiation hardened processors
Get PDFThe reliance on radiation-hardened hardware, essential for domains requiring high-dependability such as space, nuclear energy and medical applications, severely restricts the choice of components available for modern AI-intensive tasks, particularly for real-time AI-based classifications. To address this challenge, we propose leveraging the High Performance Data Processor (HPDP) as a radiation-hardened and low-power co-processor in conjunction with an optimized AI framework for efficient data processing. The HPDP's dynamic reconfiguration capabilities and dataflow-oriented architecture provide an ideal platform for executing AI-driven applications that demand low-latency, high-throughput streaming data processing. To fully utilize the co-processor's capabilities, we utilized Klepsydra's AI-runtime inference framework, which, due to its lock-free execution and efficient resource management, significantly enhances data processing throughput without increasing power consumption. Our approach entails programming the HPDP as a dedicated mathematical backend, enabling the AI framework to execute workloads directly on this co-processor without requiring additional hardware-specific coding. This paper presents the preliminary results of our implementation, describing the application domain, AI pipeline, key features of the HPDP architecture, and performance evaluation. Our solution demonstrates a significant advancement in deploying AI on radiation-hardened platforms by using the HPDP as a dependable, efficient, and reprogrammable co-processor, making it highly suitable for any application requiring dependable execution in any environment
Advancing sustainability and circularity in aquaculture to build a resilient global food system
Get PDFHumanity faces existential risks due to rapid climate change and an unprecedented loss of biodiversity. These risks are interlinked, driven by human population and economic growth, and require a fundamental transformation of the economy but also, in particular, of the food system. To make our food production and consumption more efficient and resilient, sustainable and increasingly circular systems are seen as a necessary path forward. While acknowledging its many challenges, the aquaculture sector is growing rapidly and offers enormous potential to shift the global food system towards greater efficiency and sustainability. The various techniques of fish production in aquaculture, whether marine or freshwater, pond-based or integrated multitrophic systems, have the potential to provide a sustainable global food source high in both quality and quantity. This report aims to outline a path for making aquaculture, especially freshwater aquaculture, a resilient, future-proof and increasingly circular mode of production. As a group of emerging scientists, we focus on the available freshwater aquaculture technologies and offer a comparative perspective on the fish farming sectors in Brazil and Germany. Despite many differences, Brazil and Germany share great potential for growth in the freshwater aquaculture sector. Fish production and consumption in both countries fall below the global average, with freshwater finfish aquaculture the primary production method. However, Germany produces only 2% of its consumed fish domestically. Both nations face similar challenges regarding impacts of climate change, high production costs, negative public perception, labour shortages, and regulatory barriers. Expanding sustainable aquaculture requires strong political support, strategic measures, and efforts to enhance public awareness of its benefits compared to other animal production sectors. This report envisions a sustainable freshwater aquaculture that minimises environmental impacts while ensuring economic and social viability. We therefore emphasise that both research and technological advancements, as well as economic feasibility, are crucial in enhancing productivity, resource efficiency, and environmental sustainability. Each production mode has different requirements which need to be fulfilled to become sustainable. Accordingly, we present research and technological innovations for the entire spectrum of freshwater aquaculture. Topics related to international trade have been excluded from this report, as addressing them, though important, would require a different approach and analysis. The report recommends that policymakers, public institutions, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), and the aquaculture industry in Brazil and Germany take the following actions:
1) Streamline bureaucracy: Limit the number of regulatory bodies responsible for licensing and controlling freshwater aquaculture facilities.
2) Introduce aquaculture officers: These officers, located within regulating bodies, would guide prospective aquaculture entrepreneurs through the entire licensing and monitoring process, from initial concept to full implementation.
3) Offer meals based on sustainable aquaculture products: Integrate domestically produced sustainable (freshwater) aquaculture products into public canteens, schools, and universities
Likes, Shares & Followers : die Rolle von Social Media im Berufswahlprozess
Get PDFSoziale Medien sind aus dem Alltag der Jugendlichen nicht mehr wegzudenken. Neun von zehn Jugendlichen in der Schweiz nutzen diese täglich oder mehrmals pro Woche. Die sozialen Medien prägen die Freizeitgestaltung junger Menschen und beeinflussen ihre Selbstwahrnehmung. Die Vielfalt an Plattformen nimmt stetig zu, und die Jugendlichen geniessen es, ein aktiver Teil dieser Internetgemeinschaften zu sein. Sie texten, chatten, liken, sharen und posten. Plattformen wie Instagram, TikTok und YouTube dienen den Jugendlichen inzwischen nicht mehr nur der Unterhaltung und Kommunikation, sondern zunehmend auch als wichtige Informationsquellen. Angesichts der grossen Bedeutung sozialer Medien im Leben von Jugendlichen, geht diese Arbeit der Frage nach, welche Rolle diese im Berufswahlprozess einnehmen. Es soll die Frage geklärt werden, ob und in welchen Phasen des Prozesses soziale Medien zum Einsatz kommen. Darüber hinaus wird untersucht, welche Informationen die Jugendlichen auf den Social-Media-Plattformen suchen und inwiefern sowohl positive als auch negative Beiträge und Kommentare ihren Berufswahlentscheid beeinflussen. Um Antworten auf diese Leitfragen zu erhalten, erfolgte eine quantitative Untersuchung. Mit einer Online-Umfrage wurden insgesamt 141 Schülerinnen und Schüler der 8. und 9. Klasse befragt, welche sich zum Zeitpunkt der Befragung im Berufswahlprozess befanden. Die gesammelten Daten wurden mithilfe deskriptiver Statistik ausgewertet. Die Ergebnisse der Befragung zeigen, dass soziale Medien aktuell bei Jugendlichen im Berufswahlprozess noch eine untergeordnete Rolle spielen. Gleichzeitig wird jedoch ein grosses ungenutztes Potenzial angedeutet. Jugendliche, welche Social Media für ihre Berufswahl nutzen, verwenden diese insbesondere in der Phase der ersten Berufserkundung, für die Suche nach Lehrstellen, zur Unterstützung im Bewerbungsprozess sowie vereinzelt auch als Substitut für reale Schnuppererlebnisse. Die vorliegende Arbeit zeigt auch, dass eine Vielzahl der Jugendlichen vermuten, sich durch Beiträge und Kommentare auf sozialen Medien in ihrem Berufswahlentscheid beeinflussen zu lassen
Context matters : examining factors influencing the implementation of evidence-based family systems care for small and sick newborns across the care continuum
Get PDFIntroduction: The health and wellbeing of small and sick newborns and their families can be enhanced through family systems care (FSC) along the care continuum. FSC encompasses a broader approach than family-centered care. FSC identifies individual and family strengths while acknowledging illness-related suffering and providing expertise to help soften it through relational family systemic interventions. Contextual factors of the targeted healthcare setting need to be understood to implement FSC. This study aims to assess healthcare professionals’ perceptions of health system features that may influence the successful context-adapted implementation of FSC into the care continuum for small and sick newborns and their families in the Ghanaian healthcare setting.
Methods: Cross-sectional data were collected from 143 healthcare professionals, comprising nurses, midwives, and physicians who provide maternal and newborn care at a secondary facility and 13 primary health facilities in the Hohoe Municipality, Ghana. The Context Assessment for Community Health (COACH) instrument, employing Likert scales ranging from 1 to 5 and including questions on training history, was used to collect data on FSC through self-administered interviews. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics with STATA.
Results: While 48.9% of healthcare professionals reported never receiving any didactic or school-based training, the majority (96.5%) indicated a need for in-service training in FSC. From the highest score of 5, the COACH dimension for organizational resources had the lowest score (2.8). Community engagement, commitment to work, monitoring services for action, and informal payment reported scores between 3.7 and 3.9. The highest scores were reported for the leadership and work culture dimensions, at 4.1 and 4.2, respectively. Among the different units of the care continuum, the largest variations were observed in the subdimensions of organizational resources (2.5–3.4) and informal payment (3.6–4.4).
Conclusion: The COACH tool provided contextual guidance for developing training strategies to implement a contextually appropriate FSC program in Ghana, which is likely to be adaptable and relevant in other low- and middle-income countries. Healthcare professionals perceive themselves as committed, with a favorable work culture and a positive perception toward their leaders, but they report limited resources and challenges in accessing knowledge sources. These findings indicate a readiness for FSC training along the continuum of care in the perinatal period
SORA tool – a specific operation risk assessment tool for civilian drone operations
Get PDFThe rapid expansion of unmanned aerial system (UAS) technologies, coupled with the increasing complexity of regulatory frameworks, highlights the need for innovative solutions that streamline the UAS operation approval process. This paper presents the development and implementation of a web-based tool designed to simplify the approval process in accordance with the specific operations risk assessment (SORA). While the tool was primarily developed for member state of the European Union (EU), SORA is developed by Joint Authorities for Rulemaking on Unmanned Systems (JARUS) and is therefore also used in countries outside the EU. Employing the Double Diamond methodology, the SORA process was divided into three distinct phases: Evaluation, Demonstration, and Submission. The resulting tool guides users through each phase, offering step-by-step guidance, automating calculations, and generating all the documentation required for submission. While the SORA tool has potential to improve efficiency within the SORA process, it has limitations for higher risk operations. Future enhancements could focus on improving integration with national aviation authorities and expanding its collaborative capabilities. This study contributes to ongoing efforts to digitise and streamline regulatory processes in the rapidly evolving field of drone operations, ultimately fostering a more diverse and vibrant UAS ecosystem
Impact of temporary nursing staff on communication patterns : an observation study during daily nurse huddles
Get PDFBackground Effective communication within healthcare teams is essential for efficient work coordination and patient safety. Communication in teams can take two forms: implicit and explicit, both of which play important roles in enhancing teamwork and output. However, within an unstable team constellation, maintaining effective communication can be challenging. There is limited empirical research on how temporary nursing staff impact team communication. The aim of this study is to evaluate the differences in communication patterns of permanent and temporary nursing staff.
Methods In this observational study, we observed communication patterns among nurses during their daily afternoon huddles. During the live observations, we used INTERACT coding software for assessing communication patterns of permanent and temporary nursing staff. Whereby we distinguish between temporary and per diem nurses. We used lag sequential analysis to explore implicit and explicit communication patterns of temporary, per diem and permanent nursing staff. We hypothesised that temporary nursing staff primarily rely on explicit communication, whereas permanent nurses tend to rely more on implicit communication.
Results Across 50 huddles with a total of 309 participating nurses, the mean huddle duration was 8.50 min and included 3074 communication transitions. We found that for per diem nurses, implicit communication was followed by explicit communication. This pattern was not observed for permanent and temporary nurses. Furthermore, for permanent and temporary nurses, preceding implicit communication was followed by implicit communication.
Conclusion Our study reveals that per diem nurses, with their lower employment levels and less consistent presence, tend to shift from implicit to explicit communication. This contrasts with temporary and permanent nurses, who maintain implicit communication patterns, likely due to more developed team mental models and greater mutual trust. These findings suggest that experience and consistency in the work environment are important factors shaping communication styles among nursing staff