20 research outputs found
Supplementary_table_S1 – Supplemental material for A worked example of initial theory-building: PARTNERS2 collaborative care for people who have experienced psychosis in England
No full textSupplemental material, Supplementary_table_S1 for A worked example of initial theory-building: PARTNERS2 collaborative care for people who have experienced psychosis in England by Ruth Gwernan-Jones, Nicky Britten, Jon Allard, Elina Baker, Laura Gill, Helen Lloyd, Tim Rawcliffe, Ruth Sayers, Humera Plappert, John Gibson, Michael Clark, Maximillian Birchwood, Vanessa Pinfold, Siobhan Reilly, Linda Gask and Richard Byng in Evaluation</p
Seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia in Kefta Humera, Alamata (Tigray) and Aba-‘ala (Afar), Northern Ethiopia
No full textA cross sectional study was conducted to determine the sero-prevalence of contagious caprine pleuroneumonia in three districts of Tigray and Afar regions of Ethiopia namely; Kefta Humera, Alamata and Aba-‘alla. Proportions and chi-square test statistics were used to analyze the data. From a total of 863 goats and 137 sheep tested, 282 (32.68%) and 25 (18.25%) were positive for antibodies of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae respectively using complement fixation test (CFT). The seroprevalence of CCPP in goats among the three districts was statistically significant (x2 = 76.00, p < 0.001). In this study there was no statistical significant variation in the seroprevalence of CCPP in both sexes (x2 = 3.619, p = 0.0571) and age (x2 = 0.990, p = 0.095) groups. The finding of high seroprevalence of CCPP in sheep (18.25%) could indicate that sheep are potential carriers of Mccp.Ethiopian Science and Technology Agency (ESTA
PARTNERS2: A cluster randomised control trial of a model of collaborative care for people with a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses
No full textTrying to make sense of the chaos: Clinical psychologists' experiences and perceptions of clients with borderline personality disorder'
No full textBackground Evidence of negative perceptions of clients with borderline personality disorder (BPD) in mental health professionals has been well documented. However, few researchers have focused upon perspectives of clinical psychologists on this client group. The aim of the present research was to explore clinical psychologists' experiences and perceptions of clients with BPD. Method Sixteen female clinical psychologists (including trainees and qualified staff) participated in focus groups, 12 of whom had direct clinical experience with this client group. All four groups' audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and analysed using interpretative phenomenological analysis (Smith, 1996). Results The following eight superordinate themes emerged from the analysis: negative perceptions of the client, undesirable feelings in the psychologist, positive perceptions of the client, desirable feelings in the psychologist, awareness of negativity, trying to make sense of the chaos, working in contrast to the system and improving our role. Discussion Implications include concerns regarding negativity, yet also the suggestion of hope and optimism in working with this client group. Copyright (C) 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.</p
Sesame Plant Disease Classification Using Deep Convolution Neural Networks
No full textMonitoring sesame plant health and detecting disease early are essential to reducing disease spread and facilitate effective management practices. In this research, we developed an image classification model to detect bacterial blight-infected, phyllody-infected, and healthy sesame crops. Since images were necessary to carry out this study, we collected 2300 images at the Gondar and Humera Agriculture Research Centers and directly from the field in Metema. Since the collected images were limited, to increase the number of images in the dataset, we used image augmentation with different variations. In the image preprocessing step, we used a median filter for noise filtering, and contrast stretching techniques were used for image contrast and brightness enhancement. SegNet semantic segmentation, which is deep convolution neural network-based architecture, was used to segment the leaf part of the image from the background. In the feature extraction and classification steps, a deep convolutional neural network was used. Finally, we evaluated the proposed model and compared it with two recent deep convolution neural network models, namely, Xception and InceptionV3. The proposed model for the classification of sesame diseases achieved better accuracy, with 96.67% testing accuracy, 97.78% validation accuracy, and 98% training accuracy
Sesame (Sesame indicum L.) Crop Production in Ethiopia: Trends, Challenges and Future Prospects Keywords: Sesame Production Trend Oil Content Challenges Opportunities *Corresponding Author
No full textAbstract Article Information The Aim of this paper is to review the importance of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) oil crop, production status in Ethiopia, constraints, potentials and future opportunities. Sesame is one of the most important high value oil crops in Ethiopia contributing high foreign currency. Sesame oil is useful edible oil and has wide applications. Different reports indicate that the sesame production is increasing from year to year which is mainly driven by high current market demand and suitability of environmental factors. For instance, the recent five years data indicated that the production is growing at the rate of about 54% in parallel with an increased area coverage of about 45% during the same years indicating a yield gain from extensive farming system. The production is concentrated in South western and north western parts of Ethiopian. The three commonly used sesame commercial varieties in these areas are known by their brand name as Humera, Gondar and Wollega types. The presence of genetic diversity in sesame genetic resources, proximity of Ethiopia to the international market, an increased demand for Ethiopian sesame, the presence of relatively high oil content of sesame cultivars and suitability of environmental condition for sesame growth will give high opportunity for Ethiopia to improve the crop. Therefore, to increase yield potential and quality of sesame crop and achieve better profit requires the collaborative efforts of all stake holders in capacity building on sesame crop improvement and post harvest handling of the crop, development of high yielding widely adapted cultivars with better resistance to diseases and pests, development of improved agronomic and managemental practices, environmental clustering for high oil quality and creating a capacity to process the sesame and/or oil seeds in the country
Refining a model of collaborative care for people with a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses in England : a qualitative formative evaluation
No full textBACKGROUND: Many people diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar or other psychoses in England receive the majority of their healthcare from primary care. Primary care practitioners may not be well equipped to meet their needs and there is often poor communication with secondary care. Collaborative care is a promising alternative model but has not been trialled specifically with this service user group in England. Collaborative care for other mental health conditions has not been widely implemented despite evidence of its effectiveness. We carried out a formative evaluation of the PARTNERS model of collaborative care, with the aim of establishing barriers and facilitators to delivery, identifying implementation support requirements and testing the initial programme theory. METHODS: The PARTNERS intervention was delivered on a small scale in three sites. Qualitative data was collected from primary and secondary care practitioners, service users and family carers, using semi-structured interviews, session recordings and tape-assisted recall. Deductive and inductive thematic analysis was carried out; themes were compared to the programme theory and used to inform an implementation support strategy. RESULTS: Key components of the intervention that were not consistently delivered as intended were: interaction with primary care teams, the use of coaching, and supervision. Barriers and facilitators identified were related to service commitment, care partner skills, supervisor understanding and service user motivation. An implementation support strategy was developed, with researcher facilitation of communication and supervision and additional training for practitioners. Some components of the intervention were not experienced as intended; this appeared to reflect difficulties with operationalising the intervention. Analysis of data relating to the intended outcomes of the intervention indicated that the mechanisms proposed in the programme theory had operated as expected. CONCLUSIONS: Additional implementation support is likely to be required for the PARTNERS model to be delivered; the effectiveness of such support may be affected by practitioner and service user readiness to change. There is also a need to test the programme theory more fully. These issues will be addressed in the process evaluation of our full trial. TRIAL REGISTRATION: ISRCTN95702682 , 26 October 2017
Megadrypta Sciaky & Anichtchenko 2020, nov. gen.
No full textMegadrypta nov. gen. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: C761E2C3-27BD-441E-9A38-125 A36679 AD0 Type species Megadrypta mirabilis sp. n. by monotypy. Etymology. Prefix “ Mega -“ refers to the unusual large size of the only known species, and Drypta to the nominotypical genus of the tribe. Diagnosis. This new genus can be easily distinguished from all the other known genera by the combination of: pronotal lateral bead well marked (fig. 12), tarsal claws smooth, completely reduced humera and hind wings, smooth stylomere (fig. 4) and presence of 7 to 8 periscutellar pores on elytra; pronotum very elongate, constricted near anterior margin and near base, with elevated median part along median line, antennae rather short, with antennomere 1 nearly as long as the sum of antennomeres 2–7 together. Systematic notes. The systematic position of this genus is in our opinion near the genera Nesiodrypta and Prionodrypta. These three genera, in fact, share two important characters, namely the lateral margins of pronotum completely beaded and the stylomere much longer and more curved, with at most one small setae on each side, beyond the claws completely smooth. The occurrence of these two characters seem to us to suggest a true relationship among these three genera. Jeannel alone (1949) had noticed the relationship between Nesiodrypta and Prionodrypta, not followed by any subsequent author. The discovery of Megadrypta is certainly unexpected, but this genus seems to fit into the group, possibly of Gondwanian origin, including the other two above-mentioned genera.Published as part of Sciaky, Riccardo & Anichtchenko, Alexander, 2020, Taxonomic notes on the tribe Dryptini Bonelli, 1810 with description of a new genus and species from China (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Dryptini), pp. 522-530 in Zootaxa 4731 (4) on page 525, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4731.4.5, http://zenodo.org/record/366198
Liquidity and uncertainty: digital adaptation of a complex intervention for people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 lockdown
No full textAbstract Background This paper explores the extent to which the implementation and evaluation of a collaborative care model of face-to-face service delivery for people with severe mental illness was viable during the first UK lockdown associated with COVID-19. The PARTNERS2 cluster randomised controlled trial and process evaluation were co-designed with service users and carers. The aim of this paper is to explore whether digital adaptation of the PARTNERS model for people with severe mental illness during the COVID-19 lockdown was equitable, in terms of fostering collaboration and trust in a vulnerable population. Results We collected qualitative data from multiple sources during lockdown and subsequently constructed case-studies of participating secondary care workers. We adopted Bauman’s notions of liquid modernity to inform our analysis, and identified that digital adaptation during lockdown was only successful where organisational policies, care partner skills and service users’ existing resources were optimal. Conclusion PARTNERS2 can be delivered digitally by a care partner to support people with severe mental illness to identify and work towards their goals when existing resources are optimal. However, at a time of increased need, we identified that people who are very unwell and living with limited access to resources and opportunities, remained disenfranchised at great cost. Trial registration ISRCTN 95702682, registered 26.10.201
Refining a model of collaborative care for people with a diagnosis of bipolar, schizophrenia or other psychoses in England: a qualitative formative evaluation
No full textThis is the final version. Available on open access from BMC via the DOI in this recordAvailability of data and materials:
Transcripts will not be shared in their entirety to protect the anonymity of service users and care partners delivering the intervention. However, requests for excerpts of the data will be considered on an individual basis. Please contact the corresponding author.Background
Many people diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar or other psychoses in England receive the majority of their healthcare from primary care. Primary care practitioners may not be well equipped to meet their needs and there is often poor communication with secondary care. Collaborative care is a promising alternative model but has not been trialled specifically with this service user group in England. Collaborative care for other mental health conditions has not been widely implemented despite evidence of its effectiveness. We carried out a formative evaluation of the PARTNERS model of collaborative care, with the aim of establishing barriers and facilitators to delivery, identifying implementation support requirements and testing the initial programme theory.
Methods
The PARTNERS intervention was delivered on a small scale in three sites. Qualitative data was collected from primary and secondary care practitioners, service users and family carers, using semi-structured interviews, session recordings and tape-assisted recall. Deductive and inductive thematic analysis was carried out; themes were compared to the programme theory and used to inform an implementation support strategy.
Results
Key components of the intervention that were not consistently delivered as intended were: interaction with primary care teams, the use of coaching, and supervision. Barriers and facilitators identified were related to service commitment, care partner skills, supervisor understanding and service user motivation. An implementation support strategy was developed, with researcher facilitation of communication and supervision and additional training for practitioners. Some components of the intervention were not experienced as intended; this appeared to reflect difficulties with operationalising the intervention. Analysis of data relating to the intended outcomes of the intervention indicated that the mechanisms proposed in the programme theory had operated as expected.
Conclusions
Additional implementation support is likely to be required for the PARTNERS model to be delivered; the effectiveness of such support may be affected by practitioner and service user readiness to change. There is also a need to test the programme theory more fully. These issues will be addressed in the process evaluation of our full trial.National Institute for Health Research (NIHR
