The document discusses the development of an outreach librarian service at the University of Oxford Health Care Libraries to support academic researchers in public health and primary care. It describes how the librarians built relationships over time with researchers in these fields through needs assessments, teaching, support for systematic reviews and clinical trials, and tailoring services to specific departmental needs. Challenges included the time needed to build relationships and managing expectations, but benefits included customizing services and participating in interesting projects from start to finish.
This document discusses the University Library's role in supporting academic integrity and open science practices for doctoral students. It summarizes feedback from PhD students about incentives emphasizing quantity over quality in research. It also outlines the library's initiatives to help students improve literature searching, reference management, open access publishing, and research data management. The library aims to formally integrate these topics into coursework to better meet students' needs and support the university's open science strategy.
Higher education And Diversity, Maurice Crulnewsroom-euvz
This document discusses diversity in higher education in Amsterdam. It notes that many refugees already hold bachelor's or master's degrees and should be treated as international students who can enter English master's programs. It also mentions that orthodox Islamic student organizations and native Dutch students with racist or Islamophobic views have both become more polarized on campuses. The document then presents data showing lower completion rates for migrant versus non-migrant students at universities and universities of applied sciences in Amsterdam. It outlines an approach by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to form a taskforce to address these issues through collecting student data, implementing interventions around student support, staff training, and conducting research to develop evidence-based solutions.
Open Access Publications as Open Educational Resources (International OA Week...Dr Xiang REN
1. Over half of academic research articles are never read beyond their authors and journal editors or are never cited, indicating limited dissemination and impact.
2. Open access policies have been implemented by major research funders worldwide, including the US, UK, EU, Australia, and China, to mandate open access to publicly funded research. These policies aim to increase access, dissemination, and alternative measures of research impact beyond citations.
3. Using open access research publications as open educational resources could help transform educational practices beyond traditional textbook teaching and course design by providing a huge amount of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly content under open licenses. However, barriers like lack of tools, skills, quality, awareness and support
The SMARTAL project surveyed 444 nursing students at St Martin's College about their access to learning resources while on clinical placements. Most students were placed in local hospitals. The survey found that 96% felt access to resources was important, but many faced difficulties using placement and local libraries due to limited access, study space, or internet. It recommended improving information provided to students and clinical staff, expanding resource sharing between libraries, and investigating longer library hours to better support students' learning needs while on placement.
2015 09-10 Health Valley meets Topsector LSH Alain van GoolAlain van Gool
Outline of the Radboud way towards Personalized Health(care)in a great session between health Valley, Topsector LSH, Radboudumc, province Gelderland and others.
Medical Faculty’s and Information Professionals’ Successful Cooperation: Mana...University of Helsinki
This document summarizes a course on Managing Scientific Information that was created through cooperation between medical faculty and information professionals at the Terkko Medical Campus Library. The course was developed for doctoral students in response to reforms in doctoral education. It aims to provide practical skills for research, peer learning, and motivation for open science practices. The 4 session course covers topics like literature searching, metrics, publishing, and data management. Feedback was very positive, praising the organization, practical focus, and support from instructors. Ongoing collaboration ensures the course remains relevant to students' needs as the information landscape evolves.
The document discusses the development of an outreach librarian service at the University of Oxford Health Care Libraries to support academic researchers in public health and primary care. It describes how the librarians built relationships over time with researchers in these fields through needs assessments, teaching, support for systematic reviews and clinical trials, and tailoring services to specific departmental needs. Challenges included the time needed to build relationships and managing expectations, but benefits included customizing services and participating in interesting projects from start to finish.
This document discusses the University Library's role in supporting academic integrity and open science practices for doctoral students. It summarizes feedback from PhD students about incentives emphasizing quantity over quality in research. It also outlines the library's initiatives to help students improve literature searching, reference management, open access publishing, and research data management. The library aims to formally integrate these topics into coursework to better meet students' needs and support the university's open science strategy.
Higher education And Diversity, Maurice Crulnewsroom-euvz
This document discusses diversity in higher education in Amsterdam. It notes that many refugees already hold bachelor's or master's degrees and should be treated as international students who can enter English master's programs. It also mentions that orthodox Islamic student organizations and native Dutch students with racist or Islamophobic views have both become more polarized on campuses. The document then presents data showing lower completion rates for migrant versus non-migrant students at universities and universities of applied sciences in Amsterdam. It outlines an approach by Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam to form a taskforce to address these issues through collecting student data, implementing interventions around student support, staff training, and conducting research to develop evidence-based solutions.
Open Access Publications as Open Educational Resources (International OA Week...Dr Xiang REN
1. Over half of academic research articles are never read beyond their authors and journal editors or are never cited, indicating limited dissemination and impact.
2. Open access policies have been implemented by major research funders worldwide, including the US, UK, EU, Australia, and China, to mandate open access to publicly funded research. These policies aim to increase access, dissemination, and alternative measures of research impact beyond citations.
3. Using open access research publications as open educational resources could help transform educational practices beyond traditional textbook teaching and course design by providing a huge amount of high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarly content under open licenses. However, barriers like lack of tools, skills, quality, awareness and support
The SMARTAL project surveyed 444 nursing students at St Martin's College about their access to learning resources while on clinical placements. Most students were placed in local hospitals. The survey found that 96% felt access to resources was important, but many faced difficulties using placement and local libraries due to limited access, study space, or internet. It recommended improving information provided to students and clinical staff, expanding resource sharing between libraries, and investigating longer library hours to better support students' learning needs while on placement.
2015 09-10 Health Valley meets Topsector LSH Alain van GoolAlain van Gool
Outline of the Radboud way towards Personalized Health(care)in a great session between health Valley, Topsector LSH, Radboudumc, province Gelderland and others.
Medical Faculty’s and Information Professionals’ Successful Cooperation: Mana...University of Helsinki
This document summarizes a course on Managing Scientific Information that was created through cooperation between medical faculty and information professionals at the Terkko Medical Campus Library. The course was developed for doctoral students in response to reforms in doctoral education. It aims to provide practical skills for research, peer learning, and motivation for open science practices. The 4 session course covers topics like literature searching, metrics, publishing, and data management. Feedback was very positive, praising the organization, practical focus, and support from instructors. Ongoing collaboration ensures the course remains relevant to students' needs as the information landscape evolves.
Organisational complexity as a challenge to research assessment: a case study...ORCID, Inc
The University of Oxford faces significant challenges for research assessment due to its large size, organizational complexity, and decentralized structure. It has over 5,800 academic staff across 4 divisions and 44 separate colleges. Data is scattered across different departments and systems, and collecting consistent information for research assessment takes around 2.5 years. Assigning outputs to the correct units of assessment is difficult when research spans many disciplines. Ensuring consistent quality of case studies across the university's 31 units of assessment is also a challenge. Fully capturing the university's impact, which may occur in broad fields across departments, requires comprehensive data collection. Adopting common standards like ORCIDs could help integrate data but implementing them across the university's complex structures takes significant effort
BMS2015 Literature Searching February 2015JoWilson13
This document provides an overview of literature searching and resources available at Middlesex University. It discusses searching techniques and tips, key databases like Summon, Medline and PubMed, citation indexes, evaluating resources, referencing tools, and getting help from librarians. The session aims to help students effectively search for and access quality information for their studies and research projects.
This document summarizes a presentation by Kate LeMay from the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) about sharing health and medical research data. It discusses ANDS' outreach to the health research community through workshops. Key points covered include definitions of research materials and outputs; funder requirements and guidelines for data sharing; legal and ethical considerations around sensitive data; options for de-identifying, licensing, and publishing data; and resources available from ANDS to help researchers plan to publish and share their data outputs.
Malmö University Library in Sweden changed its PhD student support structure from a traditional library course to a more flexible and contextual model. The library wanted to better support the university's growing PhD population across diverse subject areas. It developed a coordinated approach involving multiple librarians who provide individualized support tailored to each student's needs and research context. An evaluation after one year found that the flexible model improved contact with PhD students and allowed librarians to leverage their varied expertise, though coordinating the new structure and marketing the changes required more effort.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
There are1000 universities, 4,7 mln students, 256k professors in Russia and everyone does research activity and works in laboratory. There are 35 medical universities and every university has a medical department. But how do you know what’s going on there, if there is no one database of laboratories, experiments and studies in Russia.
If you try to get info about it, it is likely that your inquiry will be denied. And it happens because of the fact that the results of tests and experiments often use in someone else’s research and dissertations.
Russian young scientists often reinvent the bicycle over and over again, walking a long way, exploring what is already known. We are sure many studies have been made before, but have not been published due to various reasons.
Practical challenges for researchers in data sharingVarsha Khodiyar
Presentation given at the Research Data Alliance Plenary 12 session: IG Open Questionnaire for Research Data Sharing Survey, on Tuesday 6th November 2018, Gaborone, Botswana
Integrated Treatment for ARLD: Making it happen, 2 February 2017, Presentatio...Health Innovation Wessex
The Clinical Research Network Wessex (CRN Wessex) provides study support services across six divisions to facilitate NIHR portfolio research. CRN Wessex is part of the NIHR family of organizations and works to support clinical research studies through resources like research nurses, clinical trials assistants, study coordinators, and support services in pharmacy, pathology, and radiology. For more information, contact the CRN Wessex study support team.
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How C...Anna Moloney
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How Connecting Alumni with Academic Departments Can Boost Student Success_June 2018
Antun Matanovic, Ivana Manojlovic: Scientific Papers in the Field of Informat...KISK FF MU
Talk given at the BOBCATSSS 2015 conference - http://www.bobcatsss2015.com/.
This paper addresses the problem of open access, with special reference to scientific papers. Scientific communication is the most important for the development and progress of science; it allows scientists to exchange information and experiences. The paper will present results of a study conducted in order to determine how many scientists in the field of information sciences in Croatia are ready to give their papers in open access. The results consist of a quantiative data from analyzing Croatian National Bibliography, and of qualitative data from a survey which provides better understanding of attitudes towards the open access.
This document provides an overview of the Learning Layers project, which aims to understand and enhance learning in healthcare teams through technology. The project focuses on diabetes clinic teams in UK general practices. An empirical study was conducted involving focus groups, interviews, and observations to understand current learning practices and identify opportunities for technology support. Preliminary findings suggest teams face pressures of time and information overload, and value face-to-face networking and specialist expertise. Future plans include further research on cross-organizational learning and co-designing technology solutions to address issues like help-seeking, sharing resources, and networking.
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How C...Anna Moloney
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How Connecting Alumni with Academic Departments Can Boost Student Success_June 2018
The development of EMRN_EuSEM 2018 oral presentationChing-Hsing Lee
The slides is the oral presentation in 2018 European Emergency Medicine Congress in Glascow, UK, introducing the development and experience of Emergency Medicine Residents Network (EMRN), a social media based group focused on networking and collaboration of emergency medicine residents.
This document discusses MOOCs in European higher education and the challenges they present. It begins with an introduction of the presenters and their backgrounds working with open education resources. It then outlines the agenda which includes strategies European institutions are taking with MOOCs, challenges they face, and issues around credentialing and recognition of MOOC learning. Several charts from a 2015 survey of 150 European higher education institutions are presented, showing the number of responses by country and the strategies institutions report taking with MOOCs. Key challenges mentioned are whether MOOCs can meet institutions' objectives, if they are sustainable, and if staff learn online pedagogy. The final section discusses scenarios for credentialing MOOC learning and recognizing it, as
An Introduction to Evaluation in Medical VisualizationNoeska Smit
Slides for my presentation at EuroRV3 2016
Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303080505_An_Introduction_to_Evaluation_in_Medical_Visualization
Abstract:
Medical visualization papers often deal with data that is interpreted by medical domain experts in a research or clinical context. Since visualizations are by definition designed to be interpreted by a human observer, often an evaluation is performed to confirm the utility of a presented method. The exact type of evaluation required is not always clear, especially to new researchers. With this paper, we hope to clarify the different types of evaluation methods that exist and provide practical guidelines to choose the most suitable evaluation method to increase the value of the work.
The document summarizes the results of a 2016/17 survey on open access policies and practices among 338 universities from 39 countries. Key findings include:
- Over 80% of responding universities have an open access policy or are in the process of developing one.
- Common policy elements include encouraging open access publishing and repository deposit, as well as awareness raising. Fewer universities mandate open access.
- Support for open access includes funding, training, and repository services. Barriers include lack of expertise, awareness, and coordination across institutions.
Presenter: Olga Koz.
Presented at the Georgia Libraries Conference in Columbus, GA on 10/04/2018
When librarians and researchers work together to support the entire research life-cycle, amazing things happen! Find out how the Research Consortium at the KSU College of Education is combining the skills of the librarian and faculty members to foster the scholar identity, research skills, and scholarly communication competencies of researchers.
Impactful Biomedical Research (April 19)Emily Newman
This event announcement summarizes a workshop on achieving quality and transparency in biomedical research through systematic reviews. The workshop will feature presentations from experts on how to conduct systematic reviews and will cover best practices for reporting research methods and results according to EQUATOR Network guidelines. Attendees will learn how to improve the quality and transparency of their research through systematic reviews. The workshop will include a Q&A session and light refreshments.
This document discusses funding opportunities for public health research in Northern Ireland and the UK. It outlines the strategic context for public health research and infrastructure that supports it, including the Northern Ireland Public Health Research Network. Funding sources are described for both Northern Ireland and the UK, including the NIHR Public Health Research Programme. An example of a successful NIHR funded study is provided that was developed through the NIPHRN and involved collaboration between academics, health organizations, and voluntary groups.
This document discusses cognitive learning theory and its implications for teaching. It presents a model of cognitive processes that includes sensory receptors, executive control, working memory, long-term memory, and the affective domain. Information enters through the senses and is processed by executive control functions like perception and attention. Working memory handles short-term storage and manipulation of information before it is committed to long-term memory, which contains knowledge stored in declarative, procedural, and contextual formats. Effective teaching should account for how this cognitive model describes how information is acquired, stored, and retrieved from memory.
Organisational complexity as a challenge to research assessment: a case study...ORCID, Inc
The University of Oxford faces significant challenges for research assessment due to its large size, organizational complexity, and decentralized structure. It has over 5,800 academic staff across 4 divisions and 44 separate colleges. Data is scattered across different departments and systems, and collecting consistent information for research assessment takes around 2.5 years. Assigning outputs to the correct units of assessment is difficult when research spans many disciplines. Ensuring consistent quality of case studies across the university's 31 units of assessment is also a challenge. Fully capturing the university's impact, which may occur in broad fields across departments, requires comprehensive data collection. Adopting common standards like ORCIDs could help integrate data but implementing them across the university's complex structures takes significant effort
BMS2015 Literature Searching February 2015JoWilson13
This document provides an overview of literature searching and resources available at Middlesex University. It discusses searching techniques and tips, key databases like Summon, Medline and PubMed, citation indexes, evaluating resources, referencing tools, and getting help from librarians. The session aims to help students effectively search for and access quality information for their studies and research projects.
This document summarizes a presentation by Kate LeMay from the Australian National Data Service (ANDS) about sharing health and medical research data. It discusses ANDS' outreach to the health research community through workshops. Key points covered include definitions of research materials and outputs; funder requirements and guidelines for data sharing; legal and ethical considerations around sensitive data; options for de-identifying, licensing, and publishing data; and resources available from ANDS to help researchers plan to publish and share their data outputs.
Malmö University Library in Sweden changed its PhD student support structure from a traditional library course to a more flexible and contextual model. The library wanted to better support the university's growing PhD population across diverse subject areas. It developed a coordinated approach involving multiple librarians who provide individualized support tailored to each student's needs and research context. An evaluation after one year found that the flexible model improved contact with PhD students and allowed librarians to leverage their varied expertise, though coordinating the new structure and marketing the changes required more effort.
WHAT'S GOING ON?
There are1000 universities, 4,7 mln students, 256k professors in Russia and everyone does research activity and works in laboratory. There are 35 medical universities and every university has a medical department. But how do you know what’s going on there, if there is no one database of laboratories, experiments and studies in Russia.
If you try to get info about it, it is likely that your inquiry will be denied. And it happens because of the fact that the results of tests and experiments often use in someone else’s research and dissertations.
Russian young scientists often reinvent the bicycle over and over again, walking a long way, exploring what is already known. We are sure many studies have been made before, but have not been published due to various reasons.
Practical challenges for researchers in data sharingVarsha Khodiyar
Presentation given at the Research Data Alliance Plenary 12 session: IG Open Questionnaire for Research Data Sharing Survey, on Tuesday 6th November 2018, Gaborone, Botswana
Integrated Treatment for ARLD: Making it happen, 2 February 2017, Presentatio...Health Innovation Wessex
The Clinical Research Network Wessex (CRN Wessex) provides study support services across six divisions to facilitate NIHR portfolio research. CRN Wessex is part of the NIHR family of organizations and works to support clinical research studies through resources like research nurses, clinical trials assistants, study coordinators, and support services in pharmacy, pathology, and radiology. For more information, contact the CRN Wessex study support team.
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How C...Anna Moloney
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How Connecting Alumni with Academic Departments Can Boost Student Success_June 2018
Antun Matanovic, Ivana Manojlovic: Scientific Papers in the Field of Informat...KISK FF MU
Talk given at the BOBCATSSS 2015 conference - http://www.bobcatsss2015.com/.
This paper addresses the problem of open access, with special reference to scientific papers. Scientific communication is the most important for the development and progress of science; it allows scientists to exchange information and experiences. The paper will present results of a study conducted in order to determine how many scientists in the field of information sciences in Croatia are ready to give their papers in open access. The results consist of a quantiative data from analyzing Croatian National Bibliography, and of qualitative data from a survey which provides better understanding of attitudes towards the open access.
This document provides an overview of the Learning Layers project, which aims to understand and enhance learning in healthcare teams through technology. The project focuses on diabetes clinic teams in UK general practices. An empirical study was conducted involving focus groups, interviews, and observations to understand current learning practices and identify opportunities for technology support. Preliminary findings suggest teams face pressures of time and information overload, and value face-to-face networking and specialist expertise. Future plans include further research on cross-organizational learning and co-designing technology solutions to address issues like help-seeking, sharing resources, and networking.
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How C...Anna Moloney
Philadelphia Research Institution Summit [Presentation] - John Holcomb: How Connecting Alumni with Academic Departments Can Boost Student Success_June 2018
The development of EMRN_EuSEM 2018 oral presentationChing-Hsing Lee
The slides is the oral presentation in 2018 European Emergency Medicine Congress in Glascow, UK, introducing the development and experience of Emergency Medicine Residents Network (EMRN), a social media based group focused on networking and collaboration of emergency medicine residents.
This document discusses MOOCs in European higher education and the challenges they present. It begins with an introduction of the presenters and their backgrounds working with open education resources. It then outlines the agenda which includes strategies European institutions are taking with MOOCs, challenges they face, and issues around credentialing and recognition of MOOC learning. Several charts from a 2015 survey of 150 European higher education institutions are presented, showing the number of responses by country and the strategies institutions report taking with MOOCs. Key challenges mentioned are whether MOOCs can meet institutions' objectives, if they are sustainable, and if staff learn online pedagogy. The final section discusses scenarios for credentialing MOOC learning and recognizing it, as
An Introduction to Evaluation in Medical VisualizationNoeska Smit
Slides for my presentation at EuroRV3 2016
Paper: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303080505_An_Introduction_to_Evaluation_in_Medical_Visualization
Abstract:
Medical visualization papers often deal with data that is interpreted by medical domain experts in a research or clinical context. Since visualizations are by definition designed to be interpreted by a human observer, often an evaluation is performed to confirm the utility of a presented method. The exact type of evaluation required is not always clear, especially to new researchers. With this paper, we hope to clarify the different types of evaluation methods that exist and provide practical guidelines to choose the most suitable evaluation method to increase the value of the work.
The document summarizes the results of a 2016/17 survey on open access policies and practices among 338 universities from 39 countries. Key findings include:
- Over 80% of responding universities have an open access policy or are in the process of developing one.
- Common policy elements include encouraging open access publishing and repository deposit, as well as awareness raising. Fewer universities mandate open access.
- Support for open access includes funding, training, and repository services. Barriers include lack of expertise, awareness, and coordination across institutions.
Presenter: Olga Koz.
Presented at the Georgia Libraries Conference in Columbus, GA on 10/04/2018
When librarians and researchers work together to support the entire research life-cycle, amazing things happen! Find out how the Research Consortium at the KSU College of Education is combining the skills of the librarian and faculty members to foster the scholar identity, research skills, and scholarly communication competencies of researchers.
Impactful Biomedical Research (April 19)Emily Newman
This event announcement summarizes a workshop on achieving quality and transparency in biomedical research through systematic reviews. The workshop will feature presentations from experts on how to conduct systematic reviews and will cover best practices for reporting research methods and results according to EQUATOR Network guidelines. Attendees will learn how to improve the quality and transparency of their research through systematic reviews. The workshop will include a Q&A session and light refreshments.
This document discusses funding opportunities for public health research in Northern Ireland and the UK. It outlines the strategic context for public health research and infrastructure that supports it, including the Northern Ireland Public Health Research Network. Funding sources are described for both Northern Ireland and the UK, including the NIHR Public Health Research Programme. An example of a successful NIHR funded study is provided that was developed through the NIPHRN and involved collaboration between academics, health organizations, and voluntary groups.
This document discusses cognitive learning theory and its implications for teaching. It presents a model of cognitive processes that includes sensory receptors, executive control, working memory, long-term memory, and the affective domain. Information enters through the senses and is processed by executive control functions like perception and attention. Working memory handles short-term storage and manipulation of information before it is committed to long-term memory, which contains knowledge stored in declarative, procedural, and contextual formats. Effective teaching should account for how this cognitive model describes how information is acquired, stored, and retrieved from memory.
This document discusses several cognitive theories of learning and perception, including:
- Field Theory (Lewin), which views behavior as influenced by both internal and external factors in a person's "life space."
- Insight Learning (Kohler), where solutions to problems are realized suddenly rather than through trial and error. Kohler's experiments with chimpanzees demonstrated insight learning.
- Information Processing Theory, Gestalt Principles of perception, and other cognitive concepts related to how humans acquire, perceive, remember, and communicate information.
The document discusses self-regulated learning from a metacognitive perspective. It begins by introducing the presenter as a post-doc researcher studying self-regulated learning and socially shared regulation of learning. It then provides an overview of the key aspects of self-regulated learning, including: (1) task understanding, (2) goal setting and planning, (3) enacting strategies like monitoring and controlling, and (4) evaluating. The document emphasizes that self-regulated learning is an active, cyclical process whereby learners personalize their efforts to optimize cognitive, motivational and behavioral processes in pursuit of learning goals.
This document provides a matrix comparing different learning theories across definitive questions. It summarizes:
1) How learning occurs according to different theories such as behaviorism (observable responses), cognitivism (knowledge structures), constructivism (personal interpretations), social learning theory (observation, modeling), connectivism (within networks), and adult learning theory (reflection on experience).
2) Factors that influence learning according to each theory, including things like rewards/punishment, previous experiences, engagement, social/cultural contexts, diversity of networks, and motivation.
3) The key question addressed by each theory, such as observable behaviors, knowledge structures, personal understandings, social contexts, connections within
John Sweller's cognitive load theory focuses on the limitations of working memory during instruction. It describes three types of cognitive load - intrinsic, extraneous, and germane - that instructional design should seek to manage. The goal is to reduce extraneous load and increase germane load in order to not overwhelm working memory and optimize learning. Technology can help apply this theory by integrating multiple information sources and providing worked examples, but instructors must avoid distracting elements that increase extraneous load.
Behaviorist theory views learning as occurring through conditioning, where behaviors become conditioned responses to stimuli through reinforcement or punishment. Cognitive theory sees learning as involving how memory processes and organizes information, with prior knowledge playing an important role. Constructivist theory approaches learning as an active process where learners construct new ideas based on their experiences. Social learning theory posits that learning happens through observation and modeling other people's behaviors. Connectivism is a learning theory for the digital age based on networking and making connections between information sources. Adult learning theory recognizes that adults commit to learning when the goals are relevant and applicable to their lives and work. Factors that influence learning according to the theories include reinforcement/punishment, memory/prior knowledge, experiences,
The cognitive perspective assumes that:
- Individuals with mental disorders have distorted and irrational thinking that can cause maladaptive behavior.
- It is one's thoughts about a problem, not the problem itself, that causes the mental disorder.
- People can overcome mental disorders by learning to use more rational and adaptive cognitions.
This document discusses cognitive and social constructivism as approaches for an effective classroom. It explains that cognitive constructivism is based on Piaget's theory that learning is an individual process of constructing knowledge from experiences. Social constructivism, developed from Vygotsky's work, views learning as a social process where ideas are constructed through interactions with others. The document provides details on Piaget's stages of development and Vygotsky's theories of the zone of proximal development and social interaction to illustrate how these constructivist approaches can guide teaching methods and strategies.
This document discusses several learning theories including behaviorist theory and cognitive theory. Behaviorist theory focuses on how learning occurs through consequences like reinforcement or punishment that influence whether behaviors are repeated. Cognitive theory examines internal mental processes like memory, understanding, and problem-solving that influence learning.
Social Constructivism & Cognitive Development TheorySinky Zh
Social Constructivism and Cognitive Development Theory are compared. Both theories view cognition as resulting from mental construction and believe learning depends on teaching context and student beliefs. However, Piaget focused on intellectual development mechanisms while Vygotsky emphasized culture's influence through language and social structures. Vygotsky placed more importance on social and cultural influences on development than Piaget. Vygotsky also highlighted the important roles of language and the Zone of Proximal Development in cognitive growth.
This document summarizes a study of CEO succession events among the largest 100 U.S. corporations between 2005-2015. The study analyzed executives who were passed over for the CEO role ("succession losers") and their subsequent careers. It found that 74% of passed over executives left their companies, with 30% eventually becoming CEOs elsewhere. However, companies led by succession losers saw average stock price declines of 13% over 3 years, compared to gains for companies whose CEO selections remained unchanged. The findings suggest that boards generally identify the most qualified CEO candidates, though differences between internal and external hires complicate comparisons.
Presentation to National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Public Involvem...Simon Denegri
This presentation includes slides detailing the initial findings from the NIHR Strategic Review of public involvement in research entitled 'Breaking Boundaries.'
A presentation delivered by IPPOSI CEO, Derick Mitchell at a conference organised by the Clinical Research Facility, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, May 2018
CareSearch aims to facilitate the generation, finding, and use of evidence in palliative care. It develops evidence filters and databases to improve access to palliative care literature. CareSearch also contributes to evidence generation through its own research projects and provides tools like an online research data management system. Further, CareSearch translates evidence into audience-specific resources and encourages its use through partnerships, professional development opportunities, and alerts. The overall goal is to support palliative care professionals, services, and patients by strengthening the evidence base and promoting evidence-informed practice.
Crowd sourced health care studies have implications for the pharmaceutical industry. They can shorten study time, facilitate recruitment of rare disease patients over wide areas, and lower costs compared to traditional studies. However, they also have critiques including lack of verification of data and need for oversight of study design, bias, and funding. Crowd sourced studies are classified as researcher-organized like PatientsLikeMe which collects self-reported data, or participant-organized like Genomera where individuals self-track data. They have applications to pharma like post-market surveillance, comparative studies, and discovering variances in drug response to facilitate personalized medicine.
PCORnet and Health eHeart - Mark Pletcher Scientific Sessions 2014jessiecaruso
See Mark Pletcher's discussion on PCORnet and the Health eHeart Study at American Heart Association/American Stroke Association's Scientific Sessions in November 2014!
Novel and innovative approaches for measuring influenza VE - Anke Stuurman P95DRIVE research
The document discusses 14 proposed novel methods for measuring influenza vaccine effectiveness (IVE). Experts from the DRIVE project brainstormed and prioritized the methods. Rapid near patient diagnostic tests, estimating IVE against non-specific influenza outcomes, and using high-dimensional propensity scores were deemed high priority. Methods like case-only studies and adaptive design were lower priority. The document also lists potential sites for implementing the methods during the 2018/19 influenza season.
This document summarizes research on incentives for researchers to share their data. It discusses findings from qualitative interviews and quantitative surveys. Key findings include:
- Individual researchers are motivated by benefits to their own research, career, and discipline's norms. They are influenced by funder and journal policies.
- Institutional supports like data infrastructure, funding, and training also influence researchers' data sharing practices. Funder requirements and assistance with data management increase sharing.
- Studies found the main individual motivations are career benefits and research impact. The main institutional factors are skills training, support services, and policies that ensure proper data reuse and acknowledgement.
Evaluating clinical librarian services: a systematic reviewAlison Brettle
Presentation by Alison Brettle and Anne Webb on behalf of NW Clinical Libarian Systematic Review Group - International Congress of Medical Librarianship 2009
Pediatric Laparoscopy in low resource settingsdrmelfiky
This document discusses pediatric laparoscopy in low resource settings. It begins with a past systematic review finding laparoscopy to be advantageous but not widespread in low and middle income countries due to inadequate funding, new technology adoption, and training challenges. The future section emphasizes the need for laparoscopic training in surgical education programs in these areas. It then outlines available open source resources for collecting research data, collaborating with other institutions, and providing online education and training opportunities to help advance pediatric laparoscopic surgery globally.
Initiatives and Activities of the New England e-Science ProgramDonna Kafel
A survey of the New England e-Science Program for Librarians discussing establishment of a Community of Interest, needs assessments, activities, resources, and strategy.
This presentation provides an overview of communities of practices in healthcare and opportunities to apply them globally using emerging technologies. A community of practice (CoP) is a group of people from a common profession that share knowledge and experiences with each other so that they can grow personally and professionally. CoP often share with each other educational materials and best practices, meet online with peers to discuss the implementation of best practices, and meet regularly with colleagues for consultation and mentoring, and support. Communities of practices can become one of the most important sources of support for professionals and current knowledge. Communities of practice can also help to advance the profession by refining the implementation of best practices to new situations and environments. Communities of practice have expanded significantly in the last decade using online technologies that allow groups to communicate worldwide. This presentation will provide examples of implemented communities of practices, the barriers and facilitators, and opportunities for application using online and mobile technologies.
Presentation of original research given at the Disaster Information Symposium held at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda MD on March 29-30th, 2011
Strategy For Evidence Based Health ServicesØystein Eiring
The document outlines a collaboration between the Norwegian Knowledge Center for the Health Services and Innlandet Hospital Trust to implement an evidence-based health strategy. It describes challenges to evidence-based practice in Norway like unequal access to knowledge and lack of infrastructure. The strategy proposes core components like developing evidence-based knowledge support systems, training health workers, and creating examples to build awareness and adoption of evidence-based practices. Specific tasks are identified like improving basic resources, educating leaders, developing clinical protocols, and training programs. The goal is to fully integrate evidence-based medicine into the operations and culture of the health trusts.
Www.healthtalkonline.org a resource for patients, nice and commissioningMerlien Institute
Health Talk Online is a website featuring over 60 collections of qualitative interviews about various health conditions and experiences. The interviews are conducted using narrative methods with diverse patients throughout the UK. Over 3,000 video and audio clips have been extracted from the interviews. The site is a resource for patients, caregivers, health professionals, and those developing healthcare policy and quality standards. Researchers at the University of Oxford conduct the interviews and analyze them to identify key themes. The full interview collections are also available for secondary analysis by other researchers and to inform healthcare improvement initiatives.
Www.healthtalkonline.org a resource for patients, nice and commissioningMerlien Institute
Health Talk Online is a website featuring over 60 collections of qualitative interviews about different health conditions and experiences. The interviews are conducted using narrative methods with a diverse sample of patients throughout the UK. Over 3,000 video, audio, and written clips have been extracted from the interviews. The site is a resource for patients, caregivers, health professionals, and those developing health policies and standards. Secondary analysis of the full interview sets can provide insights into patients' perspectives to inform quality standards, guidelines, and healthcare improvement.
The PhenX Toolkit: Standard Measures for Collaborative Research - Wayne HugginsHuman Variome Project
Introduction and Background: The Web-based PhenX Toolkit (consensus measures for Phenotypes and eXposures, https://www. phenxtoolkit.org/) is a catalog of standard measures designed to facilitate collaborative biomedical research. PhenX measures help ensure that phenotypes from different studies are collected and represented in a consistent format. This consistency can enable data comparability across sites in large cohorts (e.g., Precision Medicine Initiative) and facilitates combining data to validate clinically actionable variants, increase statistical power (e.g., studies of rare genetic conditions or gene-enviroment interactions), or compare treatments and outcomes between patients.
This document summarizes the Health eHeart Alliance, a patient-powered research network (PPRN) within PCORnet for cardiovascular health. Some key points:
1) The Health eHeart Alliance grew out of the Health eHeart Study, which collects various health data from participants online and through devices.
2) Through a Patient-Powered Research Summit, patients and researchers worked together to develop ideas for new studies, such as on triggers of heart attacks or improving quality of life for those with irregular heartbeats.
3) The Alliance aims to engage patients in research by having them help design studies and participate. The next steps are pursuing the ideas generated and engaging more participants and researchers.
This document summarizes Patrick Janulis' presentation on Network Canvas, a software for collecting and visualizing social network data. It describes a large cohort study of young men who have sex with men collecting network and psychosocial data every 6 months over 5 years. Network Canvas allows capturing complex network data with up to 40 nodes and attributes. It was developed with an intuitive touch interface for participants. The tool is being evaluated for usability and efficiency. Funding is provided by NIH to develop machine learning to match individuals across networks using an existing dataset, and create a graphical user interface to implement this as a package for Network Canvas.
A graphical representation of the irb methods forTodd
This document discusses three potential methods for evaluating the effectiveness of a new educational module (PEM) study:
1. Historical control method compares pre- and post-test scores before and after module implementation but has delayed rollout and is quasi-experimental.
2. Randomized control group method assigns participants randomly to control or intervention groups but requires randomization and potential denial of modules.
3. Geographic control method uses a separate control institution but cannot guarantee similarities between institutions. It allows full rollout without randomization within each institution.
To add a new user on the Quality Administrator site:
1. Log into http://quality.pemfellows.com/administrator and click on "Community Builder" then "User Management" under "Components".
2. On the CB User Manager page, click "New" to access the Create New User screen.
3. Enter the required information including username, password, email, hospital, and academic institution in the designated fields.
4. Click "Save" to create the new user account which will trigger an automated email with login details.
A presentation on the new INSPIRE Network (Formerly EXPRESS + POISE), the largest collaboration of pediatric simulation experts in the world.
Presented at International Medical Simulation in Healthcare (San Diego, CA) January 28, 2012.
Updating your expert database profile on pem networkTodd
This document provides instructions for updating an expert profile on the PEMNetwork.org website, including logging into an existing account, finding an existing profile, and agreeing to mentor others registered on the site.
POISE (Patient Outcomes in Simulation Education) is an inclusive pediatric simulation education and research network with the goal of improving pediatric health outcomes through the development and dissemination of robust simulation-based educational interventions. It designs, implements, and tests simulation-based training interventions and assessments, and correlates simulator performance with clinical performance to broadly disseminate work products. Current POISE projects include improving providers' infant lumbar puncture and neonatal intubation skills through simulation-based mastery learning.
Describing and Interpreting an Immersive Learning Case with the Immersion Cub...Leonel Morgado
Current descriptions of immersive learning cases are often difficult or impossible to compare. This is due to a myriad of different options on what details to include, which aspects are relevant, and on the descriptive approaches employed. Also, these aspects often combine very specific details with more general guidelines or indicate intents and rationales without clarifying their implementation. In this paper we provide a method to describe immersive learning cases that is structured to enable comparisons, yet flexible enough to allow researchers and practitioners to decide which aspects to include. This method leverages a taxonomy that classifies educational aspects at three levels (uses, practices, and strategies) and then utilizes two frameworks, the Immersive Learning Brain and the Immersion Cube, to enable a structured description and interpretation of immersive learning cases. The method is then demonstrated on a published immersive learning case on training for wind turbine maintenance using virtual reality. Applying the method results in a structured artifact, the Immersive Learning Case Sheet, that tags the case with its proximal uses, practices, and strategies, and refines the free text case description to ensure that matching details are included. This contribution is thus a case description method in support of future comparative research of immersive learning cases. We then discuss how the resulting description and interpretation can be leveraged to change immersion learning cases, by enriching them (considering low-effort changes or additions) or innovating (exploring more challenging avenues of transformation). The method holds significant promise to support better-grounded research in immersive learning.
The use of Nauplii and metanauplii artemia in aquaculture (brine shrimp).pptxMAGOTI ERNEST
Although Artemia has been known to man for centuries, its use as a food for the culture of larval organisms apparently began only in the 1930s, when several investigators found that it made an excellent food for newly hatched fish larvae (Litvinenko et al., 2023). As aquaculture developed in the 1960s and ‘70s, the use of Artemia also became more widespread, due both to its convenience and to its nutritional value for larval organisms (Arenas-Pardo et al., 2024). The fact that Artemia dormant cysts can be stored for long periods in cans, and then used as an off-the-shelf food requiring only 24 h of incubation makes them the most convenient, least labor-intensive, live food available for aquaculture (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021). The nutritional value of Artemia, especially for marine organisms, is not constant, but varies both geographically and temporally. During the last decade, however, both the causes of Artemia nutritional variability and methods to improve poorquality Artemia have been identified (Loufi et al., 2024).
Brine shrimp (Artemia spp.) are used in marine aquaculture worldwide. Annually, more than 2,000 metric tons of dry cysts are used for cultivation of fish, crustacean, and shellfish larva. Brine shrimp are important to aquaculture because newly hatched brine shrimp nauplii (larvae) provide a food source for many fish fry (Mozanzadeh et al., 2021). Culture and harvesting of brine shrimp eggs represents another aspect of the aquaculture industry. Nauplii and metanauplii of Artemia, commonly known as brine shrimp, play a crucial role in aquaculture due to their nutritional value and suitability as live feed for many aquatic species, particularly in larval stages (Sorgeloos & Roubach, 2021).
Unlocking the mysteries of reproduction: Exploring fecundity and gonadosomati...AbdullaAlAsif1
The pygmy halfbeak Dermogenys colletei, is known for its viviparous nature, this presents an intriguing case of relatively low fecundity, raising questions about potential compensatory reproductive strategies employed by this species. Our study delves into the examination of fecundity and the Gonadosomatic Index (GSI) in the Pygmy Halfbeak, D. colletei (Meisner, 2001), an intriguing viviparous fish indigenous to Sarawak, Borneo. We hypothesize that the Pygmy halfbeak, D. colletei, may exhibit unique reproductive adaptations to offset its low fecundity, thus enhancing its survival and fitness. To address this, we conducted a comprehensive study utilizing 28 mature female specimens of D. colletei, carefully measuring fecundity and GSI to shed light on the reproductive adaptations of this species. Our findings reveal that D. colletei indeed exhibits low fecundity, with a mean of 16.76 ± 2.01, and a mean GSI of 12.83 ± 1.27, providing crucial insights into the reproductive mechanisms at play in this species. These results underscore the existence of unique reproductive strategies in D. colletei, enabling its adaptation and persistence in Borneo's diverse aquatic ecosystems, and call for further ecological research to elucidate these mechanisms. This study lends to a better understanding of viviparous fish in Borneo and contributes to the broader field of aquatic ecology, enhancing our knowledge of species adaptations to unique ecological challenges.
The ability to recreate computational results with minimal effort and actionable metrics provides a solid foundation for scientific research and software development. When people can replicate an analysis at the touch of a button using open-source software, open data, and methods to assess and compare proposals, it significantly eases verification of results, engagement with a diverse range of contributors, and progress. However, we have yet to fully achieve this; there are still many sociotechnical frictions.
Inspired by David Donoho's vision, this talk aims to revisit the three crucial pillars of frictionless reproducibility (data sharing, code sharing, and competitive challenges) with the perspective of deep software variability.
Our observation is that multiple layers — hardware, operating systems, third-party libraries, software versions, input data, compile-time options, and parameters — are subject to variability that exacerbates frictions but is also essential for achieving robust, generalizable results and fostering innovation. I will first review the literature, providing evidence of how the complex variability interactions across these layers affect qualitative and quantitative software properties, thereby complicating the reproduction and replication of scientific studies in various fields.
I will then present some software engineering and AI techniques that can support the strategic exploration of variability spaces. These include the use of abstractions and models (e.g., feature models), sampling strategies (e.g., uniform, random), cost-effective measurements (e.g., incremental build of software configurations), and dimensionality reduction methods (e.g., transfer learning, feature selection, software debloating).
I will finally argue that deep variability is both the problem and solution of frictionless reproducibility, calling the software science community to develop new methods and tools to manage variability and foster reproducibility in software systems.
Exposé invité Journées Nationales du GDR GPL 2024
The technology uses reclaimed CO₂ as the dyeing medium in a closed loop process. When pressurized, CO₂ becomes supercritical (SC-CO₂). In this state CO₂ has a very high solvent power, allowing the dye to dissolve easily.
When I was asked to give a companion lecture in support of ‘The Philosophy of Science’ (https://shorturl.at/4pUXz) I decided not to walk through the detail of the many methodologies in order of use. Instead, I chose to employ a long standing, and ongoing, scientific development as an exemplar. And so, I chose the ever evolving story of Thermodynamics as a scientific investigation at its best.
Conducted over a period of >200 years, Thermodynamics R&D, and application, benefitted from the highest levels of professionalism, collaboration, and technical thoroughness. New layers of application, methodology, and practice were made possible by the progressive advance of technology. In turn, this has seen measurement and modelling accuracy continually improved at a micro and macro level.
Perhaps most importantly, Thermodynamics rapidly became a primary tool in the advance of applied science/engineering/technology, spanning micro-tech, to aerospace and cosmology. I can think of no better a story to illustrate the breadth of scientific methodologies and applications at their best.
Immersive Learning That Works: Research Grounding and Paths ForwardLeonel Morgado
We will metaverse into the essence of immersive learning, into its three dimensions and conceptual models. This approach encompasses elements from teaching methodologies to social involvement, through organizational concerns and technologies. Challenging the perception of learning as knowledge transfer, we introduce a 'Uses, Practices & Strategies' model operationalized by the 'Immersive Learning Brain' and ‘Immersion Cube’ frameworks. This approach offers a comprehensive guide through the intricacies of immersive educational experiences and spotlighting research frontiers, along the immersion dimensions of system, narrative, and agency. Our discourse extends to stakeholders beyond the academic sphere, addressing the interests of technologists, instructional designers, and policymakers. We span various contexts, from formal education to organizational transformation to the new horizon of an AI-pervasive society. This keynote aims to unite the iLRN community in a collaborative journey towards a future where immersive learning research and practice coalesce, paving the way for innovative educational research and practice landscapes.
The debris of the ‘last major merger’ is dynamically youngSérgio Sacani
The Milky Way’s (MW) inner stellar halo contains an [Fe/H]-rich component with highly eccentric orbits, often referred to as the
‘last major merger.’ Hypotheses for the origin of this component include Gaia-Sausage/Enceladus (GSE), where the progenitor
collided with the MW proto-disc 8–11 Gyr ago, and the Virgo Radial Merger (VRM), where the progenitor collided with the
MW disc within the last 3 Gyr. These two scenarios make different predictions about observable structure in local phase space,
because the morphology of debris depends on how long it has had to phase mix. The recently identified phase-space folds in Gaia
DR3 have positive caustic velocities, making them fundamentally different than the phase-mixed chevrons found in simulations
at late times. Roughly 20 per cent of the stars in the prograde local stellar halo are associated with the observed caustics. Based
on a simple phase-mixing model, the observed number of caustics are consistent with a merger that occurred 1–2 Gyr ago.
We also compare the observed phase-space distribution to FIRE-2 Latte simulations of GSE-like mergers, using a quantitative
measurement of phase mixing (2D causticality). The observed local phase-space distribution best matches the simulated data
1–2 Gyr after collision, and certainly not later than 3 Gyr. This is further evidence that the progenitor of the ‘last major merger’
did not collide with the MW proto-disc at early times, as is thought for the GSE, but instead collided with the MW disc within
the last few Gyr, consistent with the body of work surrounding the VRM.
ESR spectroscopy in liquid food and beverages.pptxPRIYANKA PATEL
With increasing population, people need to rely on packaged food stuffs. Packaging of food materials requires the preservation of food. There are various methods for the treatment of food to preserve them and irradiation treatment of food is one of them. It is the most common and the most harmless method for the food preservation as it does not alter the necessary micronutrients of food materials. Although irradiated food doesn’t cause any harm to the human health but still the quality assessment of food is required to provide consumers with necessary information about the food. ESR spectroscopy is the most sophisticated way to investigate the quality of the food and the free radicals induced during the processing of the food. ESR spin trapping technique is useful for the detection of highly unstable radicals in the food. The antioxidant capability of liquid food and beverages in mainly performed by spin trapping technique.
Phenomics assisted breeding in crop improvementIshaGoswami9
As the population is increasing and will reach about 9 billion upto 2050. Also due to climate change, it is difficult to meet the food requirement of such a large population. Facing the challenges presented by resource shortages, climate
change, and increasing global population, crop yield and quality need to be improved in a sustainable way over the coming decades. Genetic improvement by breeding is the best way to increase crop productivity. With the rapid progression of functional
genomics, an increasing number of crop genomes have been sequenced and dozens of genes influencing key agronomic traits have been identified. However, current genome sequence information has not been adequately exploited for understanding
the complex characteristics of multiple gene, owing to a lack of crop phenotypic data. Efficient, automatic, and accurate technologies and platforms that can capture phenotypic data that can
be linked to genomics information for crop improvement at all growth stages have become as important as genotyping. Thus,
high-throughput phenotyping has become the major bottleneck restricting crop breeding. Plant phenomics has been defined as the high-throughput, accurate acquisition and analysis of multi-dimensional phenotypes
during crop growing stages at the organism level, including the cell, tissue, organ, individual plant, plot, and field levels. With the rapid development of novel sensors, imaging technology,
and analysis methods, numerous infrastructure platforms have been developed for phenotyping.
2. Overview
• Introductions
• Report from Steering Committee
• Report from Collaborators
• New Studies
• Discussion
3. Steering committee
Chair: Anupam Kharbanda
Associate Chair: Lise Nigrovic
Data Center: Andrea Cruz
Membership/Roster Website Maintenance: Todd Chang
Mentorship: Joseph Zorc, Rachel Stanley, and Denise Dowd
PERN: Charles Macias
Professional Societies Liaison: Lei Chen, Marc Auerbach
Research Networks Liaison: Prashant Mahajan
Surveys: Rakesh Mistry
4. AGENDA
• Report from Steering Committee
– Ken Graff award
• 19 applicants/9 full proposals
– NEDARC grant workshop award
– Survey competition
5. AGENDA
• Update from International Collaborators (10
minutes)
– REPEM – Research in European Emergency
Medicine: Santi Mintegi
– PERN: Charles Macias
• Report from Survey Competition Winner (5
minutes)
– Michelle Pickett
6. AGENDA
• New Studies (20 minutes)
– Bedside Ultrasound for Intussusception
• Keith Cross
– HSV Study
• Andrea Cruz
7. STUDY Update
Study
Collaborative
Number of
Institutions
Number
of
patients
Number of
publications
Related Studies
UTI 19 2477 2
1 paper under review
1 additional paper planned
Appendicitis 10 2605 5
1. CT/Contrast in progress
2. Time to imaging in
progress
POISE 25 527
(interns)
2 abstracts 12 posters/6 pubs
H1N1 PERN
Study
75 321 1 publication
2 abstracts