Concussion assessment and management — what do community-level cricket participants know?
- Authors: Kodikara, Dulan , Plumb, Mandy , Twomey, Dara
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport Vol. 26, no. 9 (2023), p. 448-453
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- Description: Objectives: To explore Australian cricket participants' knowledge of concussion assessment and management, and awareness of current concussion guidelines. Design: Cross-sectional survey. Methods: Novel and validated surveys were disseminated online, among over 16 year Australian cricket players and officials at the end of the 2018/19 cricket season. Data were collected on knowledge and awareness of concussion and analysed using descriptive statistics and crosstabulations. Further comparisons were made for the players between injured and non-injured, and helmet wearers and non-helmet wearers using Fisher's exact statistical test. Results: Both players (n = 224, 93 %) and officials (n = 36, 100 %) demonstrated strong knowledge of the importance of immediately evaluating suspected concussions. In comparison with players without helmets (n = 11), those using helmets (n = 135) considered replacing their helmets after a concussion to be vital to concussion assessment (p = 0.02). Overall, 80–97 % of players and 81–97 % of officials understood the importance of many factors regarding concussion management. When concussion management knowledge was compared by injury status, injured players (n = 17, 94 %) believed someone with a concussion should be hospitalised immediately, in contrast to non-injured players (n = 154, 69 %) (p = 0.04). Players (63 %) were less aware of concussion guidelines than officials (81 %). Conclusions: Overall, the knowledge of concussion assessment and management was satisfactory. However, there were discrepancies among players on some aspects of awareness of concussion guidelines. Increasing players' familiarity and experience in using the concussion guidelines is warranted. Targeted campaigns are needed to further improve concussion recognition and treatment at community-level cricket, so all participants play a role in making cricket a safe sport. © 2023
Confirmatory factor analysis and exploratory structural equation modeling of the factor structure of the Social Thoughts and Beliefs Scale (STABS)
- Authors: Gomez, Rapson , Stavropoulos, Vasileios , Watson, Shaun , Brown, Taylor
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Advances in Psychology Research Chapter 3 p. 55-76
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- Description: The Social Thoughts and Beliefs Scale (STABS) is a valuable tool often used in clinical practice involving social anxiety. However, it is argued that the factor structure of the STABS has yet to be clearly established. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the factor structure of the STABS using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and exploratory structural equation modeling (ESEM). Firstly, comparing the first-order CFA, ESEM, bifactor CFA (BCFA), and bifactor ESEM (BESEM) models with group/specific factors for social comparison (SC) and social ineptness (SI). Participants were 329 individuals (males = 109, females = 220), aged between 18 and 71 years, from the general community. While the ESEM, BCFA, and BESEM models with group/specific factors for SC and SI showed adequate fit, the specific factors in the BCFA and BESEM models were poorly defined in these models, relative to the ESEM model. There was support for the internal consistency reliabilities (omega) and external validities of the factors in the ESEM model. Thus, the ESEM model with specific factors for SC and SI was selected as the preferred model. The practical implications and revisions of the STABS are discussed. © 2023 Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Connecting with lines of flight : reviewing texts of influence
- Authors: Jukes, Scott
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Learning to confront ecological precarity : engaging with more-than-human worlds Chapter 2 p. 21-31
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- Description: This chapter is split into two parts. Part One explores Stewart’s (2020) book, Developing place-responsive pedagogy in outdoor environmental education: A rhizomatic curriculum autobiography as a point of departure in my own rethinking of pedagogy and curriculum. The book travels his 20+ year journey of practicing/researching place-responsive OEE within south-eastern Australian, drawing upon Deleuzo-Guattarian philosophy. I open discussions on this book as it is one that has been influential for me, before I segue into part two. Part two emerges from my experiences in the 2019/2020 Australian summer. Two things of note happened, bushfires ravaged the east coast of Australia and I read Jamie Mcphie’s (2019) Mental health and wellbeing in the Anthropocene: A posthuman inquiry. This part of the book is a situated essay focusing on Mcphie’s book as a tool to think with. I found it offered me generative ways of thinking differently about the environment and climate induced events such as the fires. I discuss Mcphie’s book and its relevance for environmental education researchers, including the many conceptual and methodological possibilities it provides (which I put to work myself later). © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.
Considering the need for movement variability in motor imagery training : implications for sport and rehabilitation
- Authors: Lindsay, Riki , Spittle, Sharna , Spittle, Michael
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Frontiers in Psychology Vol. 14, no. (2023), p.
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Construction of generalized shape functions over arbitrary polytopes based on scaled boundary finite element method's solution of Poisson's equation
- Authors: Xiao, B. , Natarajan, Sundararajan , Birk, Carolin , Ooi, Ean Hin , Song, Chongmin , Ooi, Ean Tat
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Vol. 124, no. 17 (2023), p. 3603-3636
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- Description: A general technique to develop arbitrary-sided polygonal elements based on the scaled boundary finite element method is presented. Shape functions are derived from the solution of the Poisson's equation in contrast to the well-known Laplace shape functions that are only linearly complete. The application of the Poisson shape functions can be complete up to any specific order. The shape functions retain the advantage of the scaled boundary finite element method allowing direct formulation on polygons with arbitrary number of sides and quadtree meshes. The resulting formulation is similar to the finite element method where each field variable is interpolated by the same set of shape functions in parametric space and differs only in the integration of the stiffness and mass matrices. Well-established finite element procedures can be applied with the developed shape functions, to solve a variety of engineering problems including, for example, coupled field problems, phase field fracture, and addressing volumetric locking in the near-incompressibility limit by adopting a mixed formulation. Application of the formulation is demonstrated in several engineering problems. Optimal convergence rates are observed. © 2023 The Authors. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Contemporary Christian Music and Contemporary Worship Music
- Authors: Abraham, Ibrahim
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: The Routledge International Handbook of Sociology and Christianity Chapter 19 p. 242-253
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- Description: This chapter offers a critical overview of sociological aspects of and approaches to contemporary Christian music (CCM) and contemporary worship music (CWM), two related genres of abidingly evangelical popular music in which contemporary Christianity engages the spectacular capacities of consumer capitalism. Identifying CCM as musically diverse, yet united by the shifting values of American evangelicalism, and recognizing CWM as a sophisticated congregational practice increasingly integrated into the everyday lives of listeners, this chapter analyzes tensions and contestations in these cultural forms. It also identifies important theoretical concepts pertinent to the study of CCM and CWM: Emile Durkheim’s concept of collective effervescence, Theodor Adorno’s critique of the culture industry, approaches to music-based subcultures, and Christopher Small’s musicking paradigm. © 2024 selection and editorial matter, Dennis Hiebert; individual chapters, the contributors.
Context and controversies of Australian Courts
- Authors: Camilleri, Marg , Harkness, Alistair
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Australian Courts: Controversies, Challenges and Change Chapter 1 p. 1-18
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- Description: As with most criminal justice systems internationally, the Australian system is not immune from controversy-both historically and contemporaneously. The arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 imposed monumental and ongoing systemic change for First Nations peoples, the impacts of which remain. This chapter is divided into two parts. The first charts the development of courts within the Australian criminal justice system, both historically and theoretically. The second identifies controversies which exist across various Australian court jurisdictions. A critical role of a justice system is to ensure fair and equitable access to all its systems and processes. To this end, five critical matters can be considered when contemplating access to the courts: (i) access to and financial imposts of legal representation; (ii) physical infrastructure; (iii) access to rehabilitation options; (iv) justice delays; and (v) participatory justice. © The Editor(s)(if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022.
Converting optimum compaction properties of fine-grained soils between rational energy levels
- Authors: Soltani, Amin , Azimi, Mahdieh , O'Kelly, Brendan , Horpibulsuk, Suksun
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Transportation Geotechnics Vol. 42, no. (2023), p.
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- Description: This study introduces a practical energy conversion (EC)-type modeling framework capable of converting the optimum compaction properties of fine-grained soils between any two rational compaction energy levels (CELs). Model development/calibration was carried out using a database of 242 compaction test results — the largest and most diverse database of its kind, to date, entailing 76 fine-grained soils (covering liquid limits of 16–256%), with each soil tested for at least three different CELs. On establishing the framework, an independent database of 91 compaction test results (consisting of 34 fine-grained soils tested for varying CELs) was employed for its validation. The proposed EC-based models employ measured optimum water content (OWC) and maximum dry unit weight (MDUW) values obtained for a rational CEL (preferably standard Proctor) to predict the same for higher and/or lower compactive efforts (covering 214–5416 kJ/m3). The 95% lower and upper statistical agreement limits between the predicted/converted and measured OWCs were obtained as
Corporate social responsibility and performance measurement systems in Iran : a levers of control perspective
- Authors: Asiaei, Kaveh , O'Connor, Neale , Moghaddam, Majid , Bontis, Nick , Sidhu, Jasvinder
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management Vol. 30, no. 2 (2023), p. 574-588
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- Description: This study draws on Simons' levers of control model to explore how companies rely on the balanced use of diagnostic and interactive performance measurement systems (PMS) to translate corporate social responsibility (CSR) into superior performance. Data were collected based on a survey data set from 98 CFOs of public listed companies in Iran. The theoretical model was tested using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM, SmartPLS 3.0), which enjoys minimum demands concerning normality assumptions and sample size. The findings show that CSR is positively associated with PMS and organizational performance. Moreover, CSR is indirectly related to organizational performance through the mediating effect of PMS. This study extends the previous literature by simultaneously incorporating resource orchestration theory in the management accounting and CSR settings. The findings provide further insights into the issue of how adopting proper management control mechanisms (e.g., balanced use of PMS) can support organizations in orchestrating the social, environmental, and economic impacts more effectively. © 2022 The Authors. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Corrosion and coating defect assessment of Coal Handling and Preparation Plants (CHPP) using an ensemble of deep convolutional neural networks and decision-level data fusion
- Authors: Yu, Yang , Hoshyar, Azadeh , Samali, Bijan , Zhang, Guang , Rashidi, Maria , Mohammadi, Masoud
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Neural Computing and Applications Vol. 35, no. 25 (2023), p. 18697-18718
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- Description: In view of the problems of ineffective feature extraction and low detection accuracy in existing detection system, this study presents a novel machine vision-based approach composed of an ensemble of deep convolutional neural networks (CNNs) and improved Dempster-Shafer (D-S) theory-based data fusion to evaluate corrosion and coating defect of coal handling and preparation plants. To start with, the structural surface image is sent to each transferred CNN for initial defect identification. Then, an improved D-S fusion algorithm is proposed to combine the identification results from different CNNs, which are vectors consisting of statistical indicators of all the potential damage severity categories. The decision-level fusion of different CNNs can effectively improve image classification. To validate the performance of the proposed method, a dataset made of 3593 surface images with different defect severities captured from mining infrastructure in field is established together with data augmentation. The validation result demonstrates that the proposed method is able to effectively improve the recognition accuracy of defect severity and reduce the wrong recognition rate. Finally, the robustness of the proposed approach is also appraised by polluting the images with different types and intensities of noise, with satisfactory results. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag London Ltd., part of Springer Nature.
COVID-19 : factors associated with the psychological distress, fear and resilient coping strategies among community members in Saudi Arabia
- Authors: Alharbi, Talal , Alqurashi, Alaa , Mahmud, Ilias , Alharbi, Rayan , Islam, Sheikh , Almustanyir, Sami , Maklad, Ahmed , AlSarraj, Ahmad , Mughaiss, Lujain , Al-Tawfiq, Jaffar , Ahmed, Ahmed , Barry, Mazin , Ghozy, Sherief , Alabdan, Lulwah , Alif, Sheikh , Sultana, Farhana , Salehin, Masudus , Banik, Biswajit , Cross, Wendy , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Healthcare (Switzerland) Vol. 11, no. 8 (2023), p.
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- Description: (1) Background: COVID-19 caused the worst international public health crisis, accompanied by major global economic downturns and mass-scale job losses, which impacted the psychosocial wellbeing of the worldwide population, including Saudi Arabia. Evidence of the high-risk groups impacted by the pandemic has been non-existent in Saudi Arabia. Therefore, this study examined factors associated with psychosocial distress, fear of COVID-19 and coping strategies among the general population in Saudi Arabia. (2) Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in healthcare and community settings in the Saudi Arabia using an anonymous online questionnaire. The Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10), Fear of COVID-19 Scale (FCV-19S) and Brief Resilient Coping Scale (BRCS) were used to assess psychological distress, fear and coping strategies, respectively. Multivariate logistic regressions were used, and an Adjusted Odds Ratio (AOR) with 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs) was reported. (3) Results: Among 803 participants, 70% (n = 556) were females, and the median age was 27 years; 35% (n = 278) were frontline or essential service workers; and 24% (n = 195) reported comorbid conditions including mental health illness. Of the respondents, 175 (21.8%) and 207 (25.8%) reported high and very high psychological distress, respectively. Factors associated with moderate to high levels of psychological distress were: youth, females, non-Saudi nationals, those experiencing a change in employment or a negative financial impact, having comorbidities, and current smoking. A high level of fear was reported by 89 participants (11.1%), and this was associated with being ex-smokers (3.72, 1.14–12.14, 0.029) and changes in employment (3.42, 1.91–6.11, 0.000). A high resilience was reported by 115 participants (14.3%), and 333 participants (41.5%) had medium resilience. Financial impact and contact with known/suspected cases (1.63, 1.12–2.38, 0.011) were associated with low, medium, to high resilient coping. (4) Conclusions: People in Saudi Arabia were at a higher risk of psychosocial distress along with medium-high resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic, warranting urgent attention from healthcare providers and policymakers to provide specific mental health support strategies for their current wellbeing and to avoid a post-pandemic mental health crisis. © 2023 by the authors.
COVID-19 : psychological distress, fear, and coping strategies among community members across the United Arab Emirates
- Authors: Al Dweik, Rania , Rahman, Muhammad Aziz , Ahamed, Fathima , Ramada, Heba , Al Sheble, Yousef , ElTaher, Sondos , Cross, Wendy , Elsori, Deena
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: PLoS ONE Vol. 18, no. 3 March (2023), p.
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- Description: Background The COVID-19 pandemic impacted the psychosocial well-being of the United Arab Emirates [UAE] population like other communities internationally. Objectives We aimed to identify the factors associated with psychological distress, fear, and coping amongst community members across the UAE. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional online survey across the UAE during November 2020. Adults aged
COVID-19 and the welfare state : social work’s practice and policy
- Authors: Noble, Carolyn , Ottmann, Goetz
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Post-Pandemic Welfare and Social Work: Re-imagining the New Normal Chapter 19 p. 220-227
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- Description: This chapter attempts to situate social work within the wider social and political context of the post-pandemic
COVID-19 effects on public finance and SDG priorities in developing countries : comparative evidence from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
- Authors: Colombage, Sisira , Barua, Suborna , Nanayakkara, Madurika , Colombage, Udari
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: European Journal of Development Research Vol. 35, no. 1 (2023), p. 85-111
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- Description: The COVID-19 pandemic, an unprecedented global health crisis, rapidly transferred into a global economic and social crisis. The pandemic has threatened the world’s commitment to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030 as governments in developing countries have shifted their priorities from attaining SDGs, to providing urgent financial needs to save lives and prevent recession in hopes for a rapid economic recovery. The rerouting of public funding priorities has undermined the progress and achievement of SDGs. We employed a mixed-method and carried out a comparative study using pre- and post-public financial data of two developing countries in South Asia; Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. A threefold analysis was conducted to investigate the evolution of the COVID-19 pandemic in two countries, the impact of the pandemic on external and internal public finance and the effect of the pandemic in shifting the policy priorities from SDGs to economic survival. This study found that both countries are highly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic and are suffering from the lack of financing from external sources through the private sector as well as an increasing foreign debt. There is mounting pressure on the fiscal balance in both countries. © 2022, The Author(s).
Creative arts intervention in support of women experiencing a high-risk pregnancy : a qualitative descriptive thematic analysis
- Authors: Anolak, Helena , Lau, Farrah , Davis, Deborah , Browne, Jenny , Watt, Bec
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Vol. 36, no. (2023), p.
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- Description: Background: Mental illness can have negative effects on both the pregnant woman and her unborn child. Studies that use the creative arts as interventions have proven to be beneficial to women's antenatal mental health and wellbeing, however, these studies are limited and emergent. Music, drawing and narrative (MDN) is an established music therapy intervention, stemming from guided imagery and music (GIM), that has the potential to support positive mental health and wellbeing. Yet, to date, there have been limited studies on the use of this form of therapy with inpatient antenatal women. Aim: To describe antenatal inpatient women's experiences of participating in a MDN session. Methods: Qualitative data were collected from a sample of 12 inpatient pregnant women who participated in MDN group sessions of drawing to music. Post intervention interviews explored the mental and emotional health of participants. A thematic analysis of the transcribed interview data was performed. Findings: Through reflection women were supported to acknowledge both the positives and difficulties of pregnancy as well as establish meaningful connections through shared experience. These thematic findings highlighted that MDN enabled this group of pregnant women to better communicate their feelings, validate emotions, engage in positive distractions, develop greater connections, improve optimism, experience calmness, and learn from others. Conclusion: This project demonstrates that MDN may offer a viable method for supporting women experiencing high risk pregnancies. © 2023 Elsevier B.V.
Critical data detection for dynamically adjustable product quality in IIoT-enabled manufacturing
- Authors: Sen, Sachin , Karmakar, Gour , Pang, Shaoning
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: IEEE Access Vol. 11, no. (2023), p. 49464-49480
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- Description: The IIoT technologies, due to the widespread use of sensors, generate massive data that are key in providing innovative and efficient industrial management, operation, and product quality control processes. The significance of data has prompted relevant research communities and application developers how to harness the values of these data in secure manufacturing. Critical data analysis, identification of critical factors to improve the manufacturing process and critical data associated with product quality have been investigated in the current literature. However, the current works on product quality control are mainly based on static data analysis, where data may change, but there is no way to adjust them dynamically. Thus, they are not applicable for product quality control, at which point their adjustment is instantly required. However, many manufacturing systems exist, like beverages and food, where ingredients must be adjusted instantaneously to maintain product quality. To address this research gap, we introduce a method that identifies the critical data based on their ranking by exploiting three criticality assessment criteria that capture the instantaneous product quality change during manufacturing. These three criteria are - (1) correlation, (2) percentage quality change and (3) sensitivity for the assessment of data criticality. The product quality is estimated using polynomial regression (POLY), SVM, and DNN. The proposed method is validated using wine manufacturing data. Our proposed method accurately identifies critical data, where SVM produces the lowest average production quality prediction error (10.40%) compared with that of POLY (11%) and DNN (14.40%). © 2013 IEEE.
Critical review of the models used to determine soil water content using TDR-measured apparent permittivity
- Authors: He, Hailong , Zou, Wenxiu , Jones, Scott , Robinson, David , Horton, Robert , Dyck, Miles , Filipović, Vilim , Noborio, Kosuke , Bristow, Keith , Gong, Yuan , Sheng, Wenyi , Wu, Qingbai , Feng, Hao , Liu, Yang
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Advances in Agronomy Chapter 4 p. 169-219
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- Description: Time domain reflectometry (TDR) is the most widely used non-destructive, easily automated method to determine water content of soils and other porous media. However, it should be noted that two key steps are required for TDR applications: (1) Obtain and analyze TDR waveforms using travel-time analysis to determine apparent permittivity; (2) determine a new- or apply an existing relationship between the derived apparent permittivity and the volumetric water content of the porous medium of interest. Activities associated with the first key step were presented in a previous review of TDR applications in porous media including soils, plants, snow, food, and concrete (He et al., 2021, Advances in Agronomy, 83–155). This review focuses on the second step required by TDR applications to determine soil water content in both field and laboratory environments. Numerous mathematical models have been developed to enhance our ability to better estimate water content with TDR-measured apparent dielectric permittivity. When applied judiciously, TDR measurements can help to better understand processes such as coupled transport of water, solutes, and heat, measure the soil water balance and improve the efficiency of irrigation scheduling. However, there are important differences in the formulation, applicability, and accuracy of these models, and no systematic review has been previously undertaken. The objectives of this study are to (1) review and synthesize models relating TDR-measured apparent permittivity to water content in porous media, and (2) analyze the relationships between models. This review examines a total of 157 models that are categorized into 123 empirical models, 11 semi-empirical models, and 23 physical models, based on their development, underlying theories, phase configurations, applications to mineral or organic soils, and unfrozen or frozen conditions. Model limitations and perspectives are discussed and several unresolved questions are presented to highlight the need for further research in this rapidly expanding field. © 2023 Elsevier Inc.
Cross disciplinary teaching : a pedagogical model to support teachers in the development and implementation of outdoor learning opportunities
- Authors: Neville, Ian , Petrass, Lauren , Ben, Francis
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Journal of Outdoor and Environmental Education Vol. 26, no. 1 (2023), p. 1-21
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- Description: There is a growing body of empirical evidence documenting the positive effects associated with participation in environmental education and outdoor learning for students, teachers and the wider community. Despite this, there has been a substantial reduction in outdoor learning opportunities for school students, possibly due to the focus on evidenced-based outcomes, high-stakes standardised testing programs, and a lack of teacher knowledge, confidence and expertise in teaching and learning outdoors. Accordingly, this study presents an evidenced based model to support teaching practice. The model will assist teachers in the development and implementation of outdoor learning opportunities and offers applied examples that address curriculum outcomes. A comprehensive literature review methodology was implemented to identify peer-reviewed literature on teaching and learning outdoors and outdoor pedagogies. A thematic synthesis and constant comparative technique enabled development of themes, from which three themes emerged: the environment; the learner; and the educator, which inform the proposed model offered by the authors. The three interrelated components (the environment, the learner and the educator) require consideration for students to gain maximum benefit from outdoor learning experiences. The model, coupled with the applied examples, supports teachers to plan and facilitate immersive outdoor experiences that promote learning. © 2022, The Author(s).
Cross-sectional study of soil-transmitted helminthiases in black belt region of Alabama, USA
- Authors: Poole, Claudette , Barker, Troy , Bradbury, Richard , Capone, Drew , Chatham, Amy , Handali, Sukwan , Rodriguez, Eduardo , Qvarnstrom, Yvonne , Brown, Joe
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Emerging Infectious Diseases Vol. 29, no. 12 (2023), p. 2461-2470
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- Description: We conducted a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence of soil-transmitted helminthiases (STH) in areas of rural Alabama, USA, that have sanitation deficits. We enrolled 777 children; 704 submitted stool specimens and 227 a dried blood spot sample. We microscopically examined stool specimens from all 704 children by using Mini-FLOTAC for helminth eggs. We tested a subset by using molecular techniques: real-time PCR analysis for 5 STH species, TaqMan Array Cards for enteric helminths, and digital PCR for Necator americanus hookworm. We analyzed dried blood spots for Strongyloides stercoralis and Toxocara spp. roundworms by using serologic testing. Despite 12% of our cohort reporting living in homes that directly discharge untreated domestic wastewater, stool testing for STH was negative; however, 5% of dried blood spots were positive for Toxocara spp. roundworms. Survey data suggests substantial numbers of children in this region may be exposed to raw sewage, which is itself a major public health concern. © 2023 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). All rights reserved.
Cultivating whole-heartedness in the academy during a time of COVID : insights from/within an inter-collegial friendship
- Authors: Green, Monica , McClam, Sherie
- Date: 2023
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- Relation: Reflections on Valuing Wellbeing in Higher Education : Reforming Our Acts of Self-care Chapter 9 p. 111-124
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- Description: This chapter explores how we, Sherie (American) and Monica (Australian), two feminist teacher educators and collaborators, used reflective dialogic exchanges to examine our academic lives during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The underpinning personal and emotional layers of our wholehearted conversations sit within our robust inter-collegial friendship, which offers us critical support and reminders about the importance of self-care/compassion in our navigation of academic complexities and obligations. The chapter is framed by three of Brene Brown’s ‘wholehearted’ provocations or prompts that we used to explore our respective lived COVID-19 experiences within the broader milieu of contemporary academia. The chapter concludes with insights about the ways in which collegial friendships contribute to academic wellbeing and self-care. © 2023 selection and editorial matter, Narelle Lemon.