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A novel asymmetric form of the power half-logistic distribution with statistical inference and real data analysis
No full textThis study provided a significant contribution to developing an adaptable trigonometric extension of the power half-logistic distribution. To be more specific, we created an innovative two-parameter lifetime model called the sine power half-logistic distribution (SPHLD) by using features from the sine-generated family of distributions. The novel distribution could be more effective in modeling lifetime phenomena when asymmetric data was presented, which was the primary motivating factor. The SPHLD's density function plots showed that the distribution adopted several asymmetric shape configurations. Furthermore, the SPHLD's hazard rate plots displayed both monotonic increases and decreases. The quantile function, moments, incomplete moment, and stress-strength reliability were among the statistical characteristics of the SPHLD that were computed. Statistical inference using sixteen distinct classical estimating techniques was utilized to estimate the SPHLD parameters. A simulation study was done to evaluate the consistency of the different estimates and determine the best estimating approach based on some accuracy measures. Analyses of real data revealed that the SPHLD performed better than a number of alternative distributions
Belonging and Planetary Inclusion Through Enchantment in Shamanism
No full textThis article offers phenomenological contemplations on shamanic enchantment and its potential pathway toward belonging and planetary inclusion. Experiences of planetary inclusion derive from a life orientation of planetary citizenship, where the entire circle of human and other-than-human life of the planet is experienced as an inclusive wholeness. It can affect ethics, sense of morality, and responsibility toward solving global and societal problems. Similarly, the shamanic lifeworld is thoroughly based on the sense of planetary inclusion and aims toward the balance of nature. The main hypothesis presented in this article is that experiences of enchantment support the sense of existential feelings and planetary inclusion and influence each other reciprocally. The deep-time and global dimensions of shamanic trance experiences and practices create an inclusive ground to research its applicability toward the deep-ecological and cultural foundation of planetary citizenship. In this article, enchantment is approached as lived, embodied, and tradition-based shamanic experience through autoethnography and collaborative ethnography in the North Karelia region in Finland. Ethnographic collaboration is shared with shamanic tradition-keeper Miika Vanhapiha
Handling Features of Patient Safety Incident Reporting Software and Shortcomings in Report Processing From Healthcare Professionals' Perspectives: A Cross-Sectional Study With a Qualitative Design
No full textBackground
Patient safety incidents are underreported, and report handlers, usually unit managers, are dissatisfied with the incident reporting software’s handling features.
Aim
To (1) identify the handling features of patient safety incident reporting software that support and challenge report processing; (2) determine which features report handlers believe should be added and (3) describe processing shortcomings from reporters’ perspectives.
Design
A cross-sectional study with a descriptive qualitative design.
Methods
A descriptive qualitative cross-sectional study was conducted in two Finnish wellbeing service counties between January and February 2024. A total of 755 participants who used patient safety incident reporting software completed the Users’ Perceptions of Patient Safety Incident Reporting Software survey. Their free-text responses (n = 117) were analysed using qualitative inductive content analysis.
Results
Most respondents (66%) had a nursing background, and over half (51%) handled reports. Respondents had varying perceptions of software handling features that supported or challenged report processing, and they identified more features as challenging than supportive. They suggested changes to the anonymity and visibility of reports and the technical handiness of software. Respondents described the following report processing shortcomings: reports were not discussed within workplaces; discussion caused blaming; no concrete changes occurred after reporting; reporters did not hear about reports after reporting; reported incidents were underestimated and processing was not objective
Pk-yritykset kestävyysraportoinnin murroksessa: Euroopan unionin kestävyysraportointisääntelyn epäsuorat velvoitteet ja tulevaisuuden näkymät
No full textUnderstanding the emerging concept of modern small-scale mining at the level of the relationship between society and technology : Case of small-scale mining development in Western Balkans
No full textSensitivity of soil organic carbon stabilization indicators to 24 years of land-use change across soil depth
No full textSoil organic carbon (SOC) and its dynamics are sensitive to changes in land management while assessments of SOC dynamics rely on different indicators of SOC stabilization and are often restricted to topsoil. Here, we evaluated six indicators of SOC stabilization along a 70 cm soil profile under long-term land-use change. Using an agronomic experiment including an unmanaged meadow and two cropland treatments, we quantified isotopic signatures (14C and δ13C), size (mineral-associated OC; MaOC) and thermal (Rock-Eval® and PARTYSOC-derived centennially stable C; CS) fractions, and biochemical composition (amino sugar-derived microbial necromass C; MNC, and glomalin-related soil proteins; GRSP). Isotopic signatures and thermal analysis indicated older SOC (+∼5000 years), a decreasing influence of fresh C (+0.7 ‰ δ13C) and higher proportion of CS (by 75 %) with depth. In the cropland compared to the meadow, mean SOC age increased by ∼ 250 years, δ13C was enriched by 0.75 ‰ and CS was 27 % higher. The proportion of MaOC reflected a slight increase in SOC stabilization with depth (6 %) but decreased in the cropland compared to the meadow (−5%). The proportions of the two biochemical indicators to total OC decreased with depth (−67 % for MNC and − 78 % for GRSP), following the same trend as bulk SOC, while the proportion of MNC decreased (−15 %) and GRSP increased but with very high uncertainties (37 ± 20 %) in the cropland compared to the meadow. Our results suggest that different indicators likely represent SOC stabilization at different scales, and their validity should be assessed across soil layers
