50 research outputs found
A Picture Is Worth a Thousand Words: A Unique Voice for People With Aphasia
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Date Presented 3/30/2017
This study used photos in conversations with people with aphasia about occupations. Seven participants completed three photographic assignments, interviews, and a focus group about their occupations. Researchers found that photography can be a useful tool when communicating with people with aphasia.
Primary Author and Speaker: Lori Breeden
Additional Authors and Speakers: Lauren Cain, Erin Velpel
Contributing Authors: Kayla Ford, Emily Hauser, Jaimie Hutchins, Kinsey Lengerich</jats:p
Narcotic Use After Cesarean: Separate Versus Combined Regimens of Oxycodone and Acetaminophen [22E]
No full text“There is no baby”—A Case of New Onset Psychotic Denial of Pregnancy in the Third Trimester [01E]
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LIS Students: Step into the Ring of Academic Librarianship - Becoming the Best Candidate
No full textIncreasingly, teaching skills are becoming necessary for academic librarians. Do administrators acknowledge the priority of these skills in the daily work of librarians? Do LIS students recognize the value of information literacy or education coursework in acquiring these skills? This poster session will highlight the types of instructional responsibilities of academic librarians (Lesson Planning, Assessment Strategies, Constructing Learning Outcomes, Instructional Technology, etc.). These tasks are not only important to articulate to students the type of coursework that can be considered, but to administrators the types of skills that can be emphasized on job postings.Presented at the VALE/NJ ACRL/ NJLA CUS 2014 Annual Users' Conference, Piscataway, NJ, January 2014.Peer reviewe
Connecting with online learners:case studies from a Scottish university
No full textThe provision of a learning environment in which all students feel valued, have a sense of belonging and are able to be successful learners, is not a challenge particular to online learning; however there are differing challenges in providing these online. This chapter explores how students are supported to feel a sense of connection with, and are welcomed to, the university within an online environment, alongside consideration of what constitutes effective practice. It is important that the online learning environment and experience give all learners the opportunity to feel welcome and included and to own their learning experience. The framework used for the analysis includes theories of connectivism and relatedness. Three case studies from a Scottish university are used to demonstrate how online distance program development can achieve connectivism and relatedness and hence provide a successful learning environment. Using a framework of connectivism and relatedness, the three case studies illustrate how online technologies have been used to build a supportive learning environment for learners on different programs, these being an access course, a childhood practice program and a teacher education program. This chapter draws on the variety of experience and perspectives in the author team, to offer a broad exploration of issues around creating a sense of belonging and a welcoming online learning environment. Conclusions are drawn regarding key factors to be considered for successful online learning design
Prevalence of anthelmintic resistant cyathostomins in Prince Edward Island, Canada
No full textCyathostomins are the most common parasites of adult horses worldwide. Currently, the three classes of anthelmintics used to treat cyathostomin infections includes
benzimidazoles, pyrimidines and macrocyclic lactones. However, due to widespread overuse, cyathostomins have developed varying degrees of resistance to all
classes of anthelmintics. Fecal egg count reduction tests (FECRT) are currently used to determine the presence of anthelmintic resistance (AR), while egg reap-
pearance periods (ERP) are used to investigate early macrocyclic lactone resistance. The objective of this study was to investigate the prevalence of cyathostomin
pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin resistance, and to determine ERP at Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada horse farms. In addition, fecal cultures and larval
identification were performed to evaluate the prevalence of small and large strongyle egg shedding in PEI. Fecal egg counts (FEC) were performed on 270 horses on
14 horse farms across PEI. Horses with≥ 200 eggs per gram (EPG) met the inclusion criteria and were enrolled in the study (n = 101). The median (range) horses per
farm was 7.5 (4–11) and 6.0 (4–8) for pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin groups, respectively. Horses were initially treated with 6.6 mg/kg of pyrantel pamoate orally
(n = 101). Fecal egg counts were conducted every two weeks for 8 weeks post treatment. Once individual FEC were ≥ 200 EPG, horses were dewormed with 0.2 mg/
kg of ivermectin orally (n = 80), and FEC were performed every 2–3 weeks for seven weeks. In this study the ERP was defined as the week the mean FECR were 10%
below the initial mean two-week post treatment FECR. Fecal egg count reduction tests and ERP were used to evaluate the efficacy of each anthelmintic. Fecal culture
was performed to confirm the shedding of cyathostomin eggs. Fecal egg count reduction tests detected pyrantel pamoate resistance on 5/14 farms. No signs of
ivermectin AR were detected, while reappearance of eggs occurred at 4–6 weeks and 7–9 weeks for pyrantel pamoate and ivermectin, respectively. Fecal culture
detected large strongyles on 5/14 farms, which accounted for 0.3% of strongyle type eggs cultured. The prevalence of Strongylus vulgaris among individual horses in
this study was 2.8% and was detected on 2/14 farms. These findings will allow us to educate owners and veterinarians on appropriate anthelmintic protocols in PEI
and can be used as a baseline for continued monitoring of ERP and anthelmintic resistance in this region.Sir James Dunn Animal Welfare Centr
Psychotic pregnancy denial: a review of the literature and its clinical considerations
No full textBackground Pregnancy denial can be broken into two major types, non-psychotic and psychotic deniers, and further classified into pervasive, affective and persistent sub-types. It can lead to increased morbidity and mortality of the mother and neonate. Psychotic pregnancy denial is rare and the medical literature existing on the subject is limited to a small number of case reports and case series. No formal recommendation exists on the clinical management of psychotic pregnancy denial in the antenatal or postpartum period. The authors provide a comprehensive review of the literature regarding psychotic pregnancy denial, present an example of an unpublished case and provide suggestions for clinical management. Case A 33-year-old primigravida at 37 6/7 weeks gestation presented with new-onset psychotic pregnancy denial with no prior history of psychosis. She had a negative medical work-up for organic causes of psychosis. Using a multidisciplinary approach, the decision was made to deliver the fetus at 38 1/7 weeks via cesarean section due to concerns for patient and fetal safety. Following delivery, she was admitted to an inpatient psychiatric facility and underwent 16 bilateral electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) treatments to which she showed complete response. Conclusion Psychotic pregnancy denial is rare and potentially dangerous. Delivery prior to 39 weeks gestation is reasonable for worsening psychiatric disease but careful consideration of the risk–benefit analysis and ethical framework must be deliberated. Teaching points: In cases of worsening psychiatric disease in pregnancy, a multidisciplinary approach is necessary for comprehensive care. Psychotic denial of pregnancy leads to increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Delivery prior to 39 weeks gestational age is reasonable to expedite psychiatric treatment. Precis Using a multidisciplinary approach, the decision to deliver before 39 weeks gestation is reasonable for worsening psychiatric disease
Review of Alice Kang, \u3ci\u3eBargaining for Women’s Rights: Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy\u3c/i\u3e
No full textIn Alice Kang’s Bargaining for Women’s Rights: Activism in an Aspiring Muslim Democracy, readers are introduced to the contentious debates about the inclusion of women’s rights policy in Niger. Based on fourteen months of fieldwork, the author provides a vivid exploration of domestic politics as the Muslim-majority state negotiates its transition to democracy. Kang shows that political actors adopt some women’s rights policy, while simultaneously rejecting comparable legislation on women’s rights.
This book offers an important step forward for research trajectories that seriously consider domestic determinants of policy outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa, but also Muslim-majority democracies more broadly
An examination of a sense of entitlement in violent men: Violence towards others and the self
No full textThis body of work examines the concept of an inflated sense of entitlement, the modern term for a concept that can be traced back to Plato in 360 BCE (Before Christian Era). Although the concept is advanced and examined in philosophical terms, Plato’s work is also considered to be one of the first and most comprehensive psychological theories of human motivation. A sense of entitlement is frequently referred to in contemporary literature, and yet there has been a lack of investigations into the nature of entitlement and how it operates in violent men. This investigation set out to rectify the deficiency by examining the concept through four studies. The global purpose of this thesis is to determine if an inflated sense of entitlement is related to both violent offending and self-harming behaviour.
The first study was designed to refine a definition of an inflated sense of entitlement for violent offenders and to determine if there was a qualitative difference in this characteristic between violent offenders and male members of the general public. The study examined twelve domains used to describe an inflated sense of entitlement. It also identified two main themes which were an action theme and an experiential theme. The action theme included actions that were likely to be elicited when an inflated sense of entitlement was violated. These actions were assault, confrontation and rejection of others. This was particularly so when the domains of anger, respect, power, obedience from subordinates and obedience from family and friends were violated. The experiential theme included emotions and cognition and whether these were expressed in an outward direction towards others or inwardly towards the self.
The second study was conducted on archival material from a prison database. It examined the self-harming behaviour of offenders currently incarcerated in Western Australia (WA). This study was conducted to test the assumption that violent offenders are more likely to self-harm than non-violent offenders, using a current cohort. It was revealed that violent offenders self-harm at a far higher rate than incarcerated nonviolent offenders.
Of the self-harming offenders, nine out of ten were violent offenders. It was also found that violent offenders were far less likely to have warnings of potential self-harm on the prison database than non-violent offenders. The third study involved the construction and validation of the Sense of Entitlement Questionnaire (SOEQ) on a student population. The purpose of this study was to enable the measurement of an inflated sense of entitlement in violent men. The action themes and the domains from the first study formed the basis of the questions. This scale had sound psychometric properties and revealed two statistical factors indicating both attitude and behaviour subscales. Further investigations found differences in levels of an inflated sense of entitlement in terms of age and sex.
The fourth study was the administration of the SOEQ to violent and non-violent, as well as self-harming and non-self harming, incarcerated offenders. This was to establish the level of an inflated sense of entitlement in violent men as well as to establish the level of an inflated sense of entitlement in self-harming offenders. It was found that violent men have an inflated sense of entitlement in both attitude and behaviour. If their inflated sense of entitlement was violated then violence was most likely their first choice. This was particularly likely when the respect, power, forgiveness and anger domains were involved. When examining self-harming behaviour and entitlement, this study found a difference in attitude only.
This body of work demonstrated that an inflated sense of entitlement is related both to violent offending and self-harming behaviour. Through these investigations different aspects of an inflated sense of entitlement were identified, which included a strong desire for respect, power, admiration and status, as well as a profound aversion to feelings of shame, disrespect and humiliation. A violation of an inflated sense of entitlement has the capacity to end in violent behaviour towards others and harm towards the self. These findings show how an inflated sense of entitlement meets two of the three criteria required to qualify as a criminogenic need: that is, that the characteristic has the ability to distinguish non-criminal from criminal behaviour and has the ability to be measured. This opens the way for further research to investigate the third criterion required to qualify for a criminogenic need, which is whether an inflated sense of entitlement can be changed
