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Therapy-in-the-world: a hermeneutic phenomenological study of accessible self-therapeutic modes of being
Get PDFThis qualitative study concerns four women and four men, untrained in psychotherapy, who integrated accessible, low-cost experiences into their lives in ways they described as ‘therapeutic’. These apparently simple experiences – including music, football, silence, long-distance cycling, paddleboarding, journeying, and artistic creation – existed in subtle relationships to the particular distress with which each person was living. The study asks how integrating these experiences was ‘therapeutic’ for its participants. It uses the existential idea of being-in-the-world as a lens through which to view the phenomenon of people’s self-therapeutic experiences outside formalised therapeutic or self-help practices.
The study finds that worlded self-therapy, or ‘therapy-in-the-world’, can be modelled as experiential phenomenology: a process involving a separation-from and a return-to one’s habitual modes of being. The study considers the relevance of its findings to the practice of caring professions including psychotherapy, counselling psychology, nursing, social work and teaching. It suggests educational opportunities to promote and facilitate the self-therapeutic use of accessible, worlded experiences for the wider public
Chest EIT based on Lagrange Multipliers reconstruction
No full textA Lagrange Multiplier reconstruction method has previously been shown to provide some advantages in terms of producing image even with loss of some boundary data, however, it was limited to circular domains. We present an adaption of this method for adult human chest. The results of the reconstruction are compared with Gauss-Newton reconstruction method
Primary health care for people experiencing homelessness: the effectiveness of specialist and mainstream health service provision
Get PDFIntroduction
Homelessness is a growing problem in many high-income countries, and physical health, mental health, and substance misuse problems are common among people affected.1,2 Many have multiple long-term conditions and their health needs are often greater than those of the general population. Since the 1970s, specialist primary healthcare services for people experiencing homelessness developed in the UK and elsewhere, generating debates about the benefits and drawbacks of specialist versus mainstream approaches.3,4 There have been few UK studies of the effectiveness of specialist provision, with the Department of Health in 2010 identifying a need for such evidence.5 The HEARTH study (2015–2023) aimed to address this knowledge gap by comparing the effectiveness of four primary healthcare models in England used by people experiencing homelessness. The models, identified by an initial mapping survey,6,7 were: 1) health centres primarily for people experiencing homelessness (Dedicated Centres); 2) mobile health teams that hold clinics in homelessness sector hostels or day centres (Mobile Teams); 3) mainstream general practices providing additional services for patients experiencing homelessness (Specialist GPs); and 4) mainstream general practices providing general medical services but no additional services for those experiencing homelessness (Usual Care GPs).
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Evidence-driven approaches to developing specific strength in the first pull: a narrative review
Get PDFA substantial body of literature has focused on weightlifting derivative lifts, primarily emphasizing the second pull phase because of its greater expression of force, velocity, and power output. The biomechanical resemblance of this phase to various athletic movements underscores the relevance of these derivatives in physical preparation across multiple sports. However, although the findings of these studies greatly enhance our understanding of their effectiveness in enhancing neuromuscular qualities, there remains a noticeable gap in the literature regarding the importance of the first pull phase, specifically within the sport of weightlifting. The aim of this review was to elucidate the relative importance of the first pull phase in snatch and clean & jerk performance and to explore the selection of specific pull derivative exercises that target the strength development of this phase of the lifts
Accelerating material discovery for CdTe solar cells using knowledge intense word embeddings
Get PDFThin film CdTe is the most successful second-generation solar photovoltaic technology, and further development will significantly contribute to net zero emission targets. Natural language processing technologies are applied to accelerate research on CdTe solar cells towards new material discoveries. In this work, various language models are used to extract the most frequently used words from the CdTe literature. The performance of these language models is tested and compared using a customised evaluation dataset. The optimised GloVe language model is exploited to construct a knowledge diagram in the vector space and track the material application timeline. The data-driven approach provides useful insights for future research and will accelerate material discoveries in CdTe solar cells
Ethical co-production, sustainability, creativity and wellbeing in the Active Energy project
No full textThe story of a project that bridged creative practice and research. It coincided with a move from conducting practice through arts organisations to joining a university, which offered legacy through teaching, research and publication and the opportunity to pass on what I have learned
A review of the metaverse in higher education: opportunities, challenges and future research agenda
No full textThis study explores the implications of the metaverse from four distinct perspectives: technology, students, lecturers, and pedagogy. From the technology standpoint, we investigate the optimization of user experience design, technical limitations, accessibility, integration with existing educational technologies, the role of advanced natural language processing, machine learning, and data analytics in supporting personalized and adaptive learning experiences. Moreover, we delve into the student perspective, considering the potential impact of the metaverse on accessibility, inclusivity, and student satisfaction. We also assess the potential for personalized learning experiences, skill development, and student autonomy within the metaverse. From the lecturer’s perspective, we discuss the opportunities and challenges associated with transitioning to metaverse-based teaching, emphasizing the importance of professional development and support for educators. We examine the pedagogical benefits of metaverse-based education, highlighting how immersive and interactive learning experiences can promote deeper understanding, engagement, and motivation. Finally, the paper outlines a comprehensive research agenda that addresses the opportunities and challenges of implementing the metaverse in teaching and learning. By examining the metaverse from these diverse perspectives, this study contributes to the growing body of literature on the fusion of innovative technologies in education, providing valuable insights for technologists, educators, researchers, and policymakers
Grounding in groundlessness, being the change: an existential phenomenological exploration into the embodied experience of postmenopause
Get PDFWhat is it like to be being postmenopausal? Menopause is a signifier of ageing, a wake-up call to mortality. Given the physical elements of the transition, including the reversion to infertility, postmenopause is a dynamic, embodied experience that is harder to ignore than many signs of ageing.
While contemporary research largely focuses on perimenopausal and menopausal symptomology, postmenopause receives less attention, despite lasting around a third of our lives for most women and some gender-expansive people. The menopause transition is a bio-psycho-socio-cultural phenomenon, yet the prevailing narrative follows a biomedical model which understands the ageing body as a failing organism.
Using the definition of standard menopause as a common ground, this qualitative study explores the embodied experience of postmenopause among diverse UK-based participants aged 55-69. Unstructured interviews allowed the participants to lead the conversation, revealing what mattered to them in postmenopause. The findings report personal and social difficulties, problematic symptomology, external and internalized ageism and misogyny.
Simultaneously, they also experienced postmenopause as the beginning of a release from socio-cultural strictures, a clearing space from which to move forward on their own terms. This thesis shares their postmenopausal experience in both formal analysis and found poetry, consistent with hermeneutic phenomenological methodology. Three overall themes are explored: the shock of change, living with change, making meaning in ongoing change. These themes highlight the existential elements of involuntary transition, embodied experience, loss of control, groundlessness – and the possibility of making meaning within what is.
This study confirms our embodiment as the site where experience and understanding connect. It delves into postmenopause as emergence – a physically and emotionally experienced dynamic transition in which living-towards-death is highlighted in embodied experience. Whatever our gender or age, there is existential awareness, untapped knowledge, and possibility in exploring the holistic experience of postmenopause as it is lived
Introduction: Catherine Malabou, plasticity and film
Get PDFNotes Towards a Malabouian Film-Philosophy: Introduction to the "Catherine Malabou, Plasticity and Film" Special Issue of Film-Philosophy, offering extended reflections on the possibilities of engagement between the philosophy of Catherine Malabou and the field of Film Studies
Challenging simplistic and deficit perceptions of belonging amongst historically underrepresented students
Get PDFAs the topic of student belonging amongst minoritised student demographics becomes increasingly researched and theorised within higher education, there is a risk that practitioners and policy makers adopt approaches summarised from top-level findings, thus missing important nuance. This opinion piece poses four self-reflective questions to ensure that efforts to address belonging gaps for minoritised students are appropriate and successful. These questions prompt readers to: recognise the value of asset – over deficit – approaches; reflect on how definitions of minoritised students do not account for the difference between historical and current underrepresentation; question whether demographic binaries are useful and relevant; and consider how not all students want to belong and whether it is appropriate to challenge this position. Overall, this article provides a protocol so that practitioners and policy makers can have more confidence in embedding findings from belonging research into their local contexts