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The need for multicultural awareness in the care home
No full textFailing to engage with clients' cultural values can mean that their needs are often misinterpreted. Swati Kale and Chia Swee Hong look at how to become ‘culturally competent’
Cultural sensitivity, unconscious bias and quality of health care
No full textAs the population rises, health care professionals need to be culturally sensitive to an increasingly diverse population to deliver effective care. Swati Kale and Chia Swee Hong use case histories to demonstrate some of the challenges faced
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Get PDFThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Get PDF“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Students are a benefit for all
No full textI recently attended a presentation about means to sustain morale, given by a manager of a residential home for older people with mental health difficulties. The manager commented on her dynamic group of staff who are caring for residents with a range of physical and psychological needs. I visited the home, which had a pleasant atmosphere and a balanced provision of rest and leisure activities. I also met a number of students on placements
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