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Building confidence using online healthcare simulations: a critical analysis through User Experience (UX) design
Get PDFHealthcare learning simulations have grown and matured over the past 40 years on substantive and methodological grounds and looks to be increasing in the future. This small pilot study suggests a well-organised project can assess the usability of a simulation with a limited sample size, conducted over five weeks and with zero budget. This investigation asks, ‘What is the impact on the confidence level of healthcare workers (Nursing students) using learning simulations? Can computing science user experience testing techniques be used to generate evidence to validate the conclusions? A computing science user experience (UX) 5-part Sprint methodology was used to collect evidence from 30 undergraduate Nursing students who used an online 2D medical learning simulation. This cross-discipline project synthesised a variety of technologies and tools to collect data to inform the design of possible improvements to the UX design of the simulation. UX tests were performed to provide evidence on the Nursing students’ experience. Although there was not enough time to validate improvement on the Nurses’ knowledge and skills related to the simulation scenarios, the conclusion is that using the UX modified online medical learning simulation did have a positive impact on the Nurses’ confidence level. Further research is recommended to explore the use of Augmented Reality and 3D Virtual Reality rooms to promote the development of next generation simulation solutions
MDXPD Magazine 2022-23
Get PDF#MDXPD WELCOME from the EDITOR
Welcome, everyone, to our 8th (almost) Annual #MDXPD Magazine. Our 2022-23 magazine brings together news and student work from our 2021-22 and 2022-23 cohorts and spans that period with our news stories and features.
We continue “…bringing people and technology together (in meaningful ways)
to create useful stuff and things” with a big focus on the sustainability and inclusiveness of those ways, stuff and things.
We’ve been through revalidation, reaccreditation and big changes within Middlesex University and across the university sector during this period. Our strong philosophical and structural foundation, developed over two decades and underpinned by active multi-stakeholder co-design during our previous validation and accreditation cycle ensured that we flew through both for our BA(Hons) Product Design, in a very positive process, with high commendations from the panels and independent reviewers.
Our focus on collaborative practice, studio ‘environments’, constructivist pedagogy and team teaching holds strong for another five years!
We work to approach design and engineering within our philosophy that leads with insight, understanding and empathy, and values collaborative creativity and human and ecology centred innovation.
This encourages and nudges towards positive versions of change, in everything we do. And our students embrace our philosophy and approach, embodying it with energy, dignity and support for one another.
This year’s magazine contains our usual mix of inspirational final year major Projects, but from two year groups, alongside staff and student stories and projects from across the year. This year our special features focus on what happens to our graduates after finishing the course. We’ve got a big ‘One Year On’ feature, alongside summaries of our previous 6 Years On and 15 Years On features and an extended reflection from Robin Read, a 2008 graduate and now Associate Principal Robotics Research Engineer at Dyson. These features combine to build a rich set of stories, inspirations and reference materials for future and current students and help us to continue to explore within our ongoing project examining and evolving the definition of ‘What Is a Product Designer?’.
Good luck to all our brilliant graduates from the last two years for the future.
Welcome to all our new students. Hello again to our returning students.
We hope you enjoy the magazine. Please all take care of yourselves & best wishes to all readers.
Wyn Griffiths
Senior Lecturer BA/BEng Product Design/Engineering – Magazine Edito
The practical worship theology of Robert E. Webber
Get PDFThis thesis defends the hypothesis that Robert E. Webber’s special contribution to the field of worship studies is his development of a practical worship theology for American evangelicals that centers on Christological proclamation and participation through the integration of traditional liturgical practices and contemporary forms. The claim of the thesis is that Webber’s practical worship theology is his attempt to guide a “liturgical recapitulation” of American evangelical worship via four key principles. First, Webber emphasizes the recovery of liturgical practices and principles from the early centuries of the church, seeking to root worship in common historic patterns (historic-rootedness). Second, Webber focuses on embedding God’s narrative in American evangelical worship, ensuring that all aspects of worship are Christocentric (narrative quality). Third, Webber advocates for the active participation of the congregation in worship, implementing liturgical practices contextually to foster a deeper connection to Christ and to one another (participatory engagement). Fourth, Webber seeks to recalibrate the experiential dynamic of evangelical worship, orienting it as a transformative encounter with Christ’s life, death, and resurrection (evangelical experience). All these principles converge around a Christus Victor motif that emphasizes Christ’s triumph over sin and death, underscoring for Webber the redemptive and transformative power of worship that centers on the risen Christ. Webber thus dedicates his practical worship theology to preserving Christological content and praxis in worship to inspire American evangelicals to adopt practices that evoke congregational participation in proclaiming and enacting the story of Jesus. His goal not only is to provide a guide to evangelicals for planning Christ-centered worship but also to develop good worshipers
Absence of Staphylococcus aureus in wild populations of fish supports a spillover hypothesis
Get PDFStaphylococcus aureus is a human commensal and opportunistic pathogen that also infects other animals. In humans and livestock, where S. aureus is most studied, strains are specialized for different host species. Recent studies have also found S. aureus in diverse wild animals. However, it remains unclear whether these isolates are also specialized for their hosts or whether their presence is due to repeated spillovers from source populations. This study focuses on S. aureus in fish, testing the spillover hypothesis in two ways. First, we examined 12 S. aureus isolates obtained from the internal and external organs of a farmed fish. While all isolates were from clonal complex 45, genomic diversity indicates repeated acquisition. The presence of a φSa3 prophage containing human immune evasion genes suggests that the source was originally human. Second, we tested for S. aureus in wild fish that were isolated from likely sources. In particular, we sampled 123 brown trout and their environment at 16 sites in the remote Scottish Highlands with variable levels of exposure to humans, birds, and livestock. This screen found no S. aureus infection in any of the wild populations or their environment. Together, these results support that the presence of S. aureus in fish and aquaculture is due to spillover from humans rather than specialization. Given the trends of increasing fish consumption, a better understanding of the dynamics of S. aureus spillover in aquaculture will mitigate future risks to fish and human health
Scoping potential routes to UK civil unrest via the food system: results of a structured expert elicitation
Get PDFWe report the results of a structured expert elicitation to identify the most likely types of potential food system disruption scenarios for the UK, focusing on routes to civil unrest. We take a backcasting approach by defining as an end-point a societal event in which 1 in 2000 people have been injured in the UK, which 40% of experts rated as “Possible (20–50%)”, “More likely than not (50–80%)” or “Very likely (>80%)” over the coming decade. Over a timeframe of 50 years, this increased to 80% of experts. The experts considered two food system scenarios and ranked their plausibility of contributing to the given societal scenario. For a timescale of 10 years, the majority identified a food distribution problem as the most likely. Over a timescale of 50 years, the experts were more evenly split between the two scenarios, but over half thought the most likely route to civil unrest would be a lack of total food in the UK. However, the experts stressed that the various causes of food system disruption are interconnected and can create cascading risks, highlighting the importance of a systems approach. We encourage food system stakeholders to use these results in their risk planning and recommend future work to support prevention, preparedness, response and recovery planning
Contribution to episodes 1, 2 and 6 of Women in Revolt! Podcast
No full textAnne Robinson - contribution to episodes 1, 2 and 6 in a series of podcasts edited by Rosie Oliver for 'Women in Revolt!' 2023, Tate podcasts
Surveying the landscape of women’s rights: observations from a researcher
No full textThe intertwined dynamics of the ‘patriarchal trifecta’—forced marriages, female genital mutilation (FGM), and so-called honor killings—create a symbiotic relationship, reinforcing each other’s harmful effects. For example, a woman compelled into a marriage against her will not only faces the trauma of forced marriage itself but also a heightened vulnerability to marital abuse due to a lack of communal and societal safeguards. Similarly, a woman subjected to FGM, whether in her youth or later in life, faces an increased likelihood of being coerced into an arranged marriage against her wishes. Her limited social agency and societal constraints make it difficult for her to resist such pressure
Jin Jiyan Azadi: Kurdish women resisting in the 4 parts of Kurdistan
No full textThe death of the Kurdish woman Jina Amini in September 2022 sparked an inferno of protests throughout Iran, under the banner of “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi.” This Kurdish language slogan, which translates to “Women, Life, Freedom,” soon showed up on banners carried throughout the cities of Eastern Kurdistan (northwest Iran), and quickly became the official slogan of what many deemed a new “Iranian Revolution.” It was not long until “Jin, Jiyan, Azadi” was projected onto the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, chanted at the Cannes Film Festival, and shouted by Western women politicians in European Parliaments. Women all across social media even began cutting pieces of their hair before reciting the phrase into their web cameras. [...
Musicamente: musicoterapia nel contesto dei centri residenziali per anziani
No full textIn questo capitolo saranno esplorati i possibili benefici dell'uso della musicoterapia con particolare riferimento a quella di gruppo con persone anziane domiciliate in centri residenziali. Inizialmente sarà considerato il significato di invecchiamento cerebrale e le sue conseguenze a livello psico-fisiologico nella terza eta, per poi focalizzarsi sui benefici degli interventi musicali per il mantenimento-miglioramento della riserva cognitiva. Sara infine considerato lo specifico della musicoterapia in casa di riposo, con particolare riferimento ai vantaggi psicosociali delle attività di musicoterapia di gruppo
Resilience and well‐being among expatriate entrepreneurs: envisioning life after a global crisis
Get PDFExpatriate entrepreneurs are exposed to greater risk than ‘local’ entrepreneurs, particularly during exogenous crises. Their psychological characteristics can influence how they view such threats and may inform resultant coping strategies. Reflecting on pre-entrepreneurship experiences and envisioning life post-crisis allows identification of 'what worked' for entrepreneurs throughout their career journeys. This exploratory study investigated the career reflections and future planning of 12 purposively sampled for-profit expatriate entrepreneurs based in the United Arab Emirates, a country with a primarily expatriate workforce. Reflexive Thematic Analysis of semi-structured interview data revealed two overarching themes, “resilience” and “valuing relationships.” These were evident in participants’ career development narratives, demonstrating the centrality of these positive psychology constructs throughout their career journeys in impacting business outcomes and well-being. Despite facing significant challenges, participants were hopeful due to intrinsic (resilience) and extrinsic (relationship) factors, both of which may support psychological health and aid future career efforts. These findings are relevant to career counselors and entrepreneurship educators, who can promote the role of soft skills, including relationship-building, and positive psychological constructs as buffers against future challenges