bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Biodiversity and Livelihood of the Pangre Jhalas Wetland, Morang District, Nepal
Authors: Pokhrel Puspa Lal
Published: June 2017

There are different wetland ecosystems, different resources, diversity of environment and habitat, and diversity of resource user groups in a region. Local communities exploit these resources and incorporate them into their livelihood strategies. Among these biological diversities, fish are most important and most noticeable wetland resources because they pass through markets and have a recognized role in food supply. Indigenous communities depend on exploiting wetland fisheries. Since past few years, wetlands are degrading rapidly. Poor indigenous communities still relay on catching fish. These communities have characterized by unsuitable living conditions, low level of education, lack of skills and assets and inadequate services which would permit diversification of their livelihoods. We can notice such peculiar activities around the Pangre Jhalas wetland.The Geographical Journal of Nepal, Vol. 8-9, 2010-2011: 63-72
There’s No Place like Home: Designing for Long-Term Residential Care in Canada
Authors: Adams Annmarie , Chivers Sally
Published: June 2017

This article explores the architecture of long-term residential care (LTRC) design in Canada. Because choosing residential care over aging in place is widely perceived as a personal, social, and familial failure, LTRC is fraught with ageist connotations. Relatedly, chronic underfunding and low prestige make many LTRC buildings nearly invisible. Like hotels, university residences, and even summer camps, LTRC buildings try to look residential, but their functional programs are wholly institutional. We examine how these contradictions are legible in Canadian LTRC architecture, drawing on a fictional example—Joan Barfoot’s Exit Lines—that demonstrates how the real LTRC buildings we discuss are popularly understood. We also draw on an extensive set of ethnographic notes from a team-based research project for which members visited sites across Canada, with a promise of anonymity. We argue here that LTRC buildings fade into our neighbourhoods and cities (and even budgets), because their gestures to institutional and to suburban architectural vernacular traditions are unremarkable, but that they require attention precisely because of this uneasy ambivalence. We highlight a handful of Canadian buildings whose architects have broken the mould of LTRC design and offered fresh alternatives to argue that home might not be the only or even the best model for designing LTRC.
Policies and Practices: The Case of RAI-MDS in Canadian Long-Term Care Homes
Authors: Armstrong Hugh , Daly Tamara J. , Choiniere Jacqueline A.
Published: June 2017

The RAI-MDS (Resident Assessment Instrument—Minimum Data Set) is a widely used measurement tool in Canadian long-term care homes. In this article, we set this tool in the contexts of neo-liberalism and evidence-based medicine and comment on primary and secondary literature concerning its use. Using observations and interviews at several Canadian care homes, we focus on how RAI-MDS is perceived and implemented in the field. Our principal contribution is to empirically enrich the feminist political economy literature on the use of this important measurement tool.
Changes and Continuities in the Workplace of Long-Term Residential Care in Canada, 1970–2015
Authors: Lowndes Ruth , Struthers James
Published: June 2017

In this article, we compare current Canadian nursing home workers’ experiences and conditions of care to past work and care conditions to determine changes and similarities over the period from 1970 to the present. Employing a feminist political economy framework and a team-based rapid ethnography approach, our study involved observations of and in-depth interviews with management, health providers, support staff, informal care providers, union officials, and residents between 2012 and 2015. The historical substudy drew on interviews of past and present workers of one large long-term residential care home in Ontario. While improvements have been made in training and in the physical safety of staff and residents in these gendered spaces of work, there has been a persistence, if not intensification, in job precarity; inadequate staffing levels coupled with heavy workloads; routinized, assembly-line types of work; and cost-cutting on supplies.
Imagining Gerontological Nursing: Canadian Nurses and Eldercare, 1905–70
Authors: McPherson Kathryn
Published: June 2017

This article explores how Canadian nurses understood care for the elderly in the decades before geriatric/gerontological nursing emerged as a distinct subspeciality. Using articles, editorials, and advertisements published in the Canadian national nursing journal Canadian Nurse, this paper argues that from 1905 until the 1940s, Canadian nurses imagined care for the elderly as part of a wider paradigm of chronic and rehabilitative care, which integrated personal, domestic, scientific, and therapeutic practices. As the population of seniors grew after the Second World War, Canadian nurses joined other health professionals in defining old age as a distinct life phase best understood through the tools of scientific medicine. Embracing geriatric science held some advantages but also made it more difficult for nurses to sustain the integration of personal and scientific care. This article traces the historical shifts in how Canadian nurses approached care for the elderly and, in doing so, contributes to the larger project of making nurses’ work and knowledge visible.
Residential Care for Older People: Are There Lessons to Be Learned from Sweden?
Authors: Szebehely Marta
Published: June 2017

Based on a qualitative rapid ethnography study, this article analyzes everyday care work in nursing homes in Ontario and Sweden. The comparison is linked to the broader socio-political and organizational contexts in the two jurisdictions. Policy documents in both locations stress that care services should be of high quality and individually adapted. The organizational preconditions to provide such care were better in the Swedish care homes because of higher staffing ratios, fewer routines, and more time for collegial support. The workers therefore had more opportunities to adapt their efforts to meet residents’ different and changing needs. In both jurisdictions, however, the care workers’ own needs were often disregarded, and their health and well-being were at risk.
Evaluation of a CAT Database and Expert Appraisal of CATs Developed by Students
Authors: Kasch Cindy , Haimerl Peggy , Heuwieser Wolfgang , Arlt Sebastian
Published: June 2017

Five steps have been recommended to provide evidence-based patient care: formulating a clinical question, searching for literature, evaluating the validity and applicability of results, implementing results into practice, and assessing if the new evidence has led to improved health care. Students can be trained in these steps by the development of knowledge summaries such as critically appraised topics (CATs). The aim of the present project was the development, use, and evaluation of a German-language CAT database and an appraisal of the quality of CATs developed by students. A total of 153 fifth-year veterinary medical students (in 21 groups) were enrolled in the project. Each group developed a CAT and most students participated in a survey. To learn more about the quality of the CATs, we asked experts to appraise the texts written by the students. The CATs were indexed with key words and assigned to specific fields corresponding to the European Colleges of Veterinary Specialisation. Currently, 57 CATs have been developed. The majority of students stated that writing CATs is a good exercise and that “it is important to teach the assessment of scientific information.” In total, 13 experts completed the questionnaires, out of which 9 graded the CAT they appraised as good. In addition to English-language CAT databases, German tools should also be available for students and practitioners.
Robust (and Ethical) Educational Research Designs
Authors: Royal Kenneth
Published: June 2017

Educational research can be quite confusing to individuals without formal training in educational research methods. Many educators trained in “high-consensus” fields such as the health and medical sciences often expect to utilize the same esteemed experimental and quasi-experimental designs in their educational research efforts, but are surprised to learn that this is often impossible for ethical reasons. This article presents five robust research designs that generally are compatible with education studies, and discusses how each design may be used in a variety of educational research scenarios.
Current Practices of Physical and Occupational Therapists Regarding Spasticity Assessment and Treatment
Authors: Blanchette Andréanne K. , Demers Marika , Woo Kathleen , Shah Akash , Solomon John M. , Mullick Aditi A. , Levin Mindy F.
Published: June 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to understand current trends in rehabilitation practice regarding spasticity assessment and treatment. Method: The clinical practices of Canadian physiotherapists and occupational therapists in assessing and treating spasticity were investigated using a self-administered, Web-based questionnaire (cross-sectional design). Experienced clinicians developed the questionnaire, which surveyed socio-demographic characteristics, work environment, and clinician satisfaction with spasticity assessments and preferences for treatment. Results: A total of 317 clinicians (204 physiotherapists and 113 occupational therapists) completed the questionnaire. The majority of participants reported that using valid and reliable outcome measures to assess spasticity was important (91.1%). Most clinicians indicated using a combination of spasticity assessments, and their level of satisfaction with these assessments was very high. All clinicians believed that spasticity should be evaluated by rehabilitation professionals, and most indicated that it should be assessed by more than one professional. Although 83.8% indicated that spasticity should be tested on admission, a much lower percentage believed that it should be evaluated throughout rehabilitation. Most clinicians (92.2%) reported using multiple treatment modalities for spasticity. Conclusions: This study is the first to document clinicians' practices regarding spasticity assessment and treatment. A better understanding of current trends in physiotherapy and occupational therapy will help in tailoring strategies to improve practice.
What Do Patients with Chronic Spinal Pain Expect from Their Physiotherapist?
Authors: Kamper Steven J. , Haanstra Tsjitske M. , Simmons Kathy , Kay Mike , Ingram Tony G.J. , Byrne Jeannette , Roddick Jenna M. , Setliff Alissa , Hall Amanda M.
Published: June 2017

Purpose: Evidence has suggested that patients' expectations influence the clinical course when they present with low back pain (LBP). However, little empirical evidence has outlined the nature of these expectations. The aim of this study was to describe LBP patients' expectations of physiotherapy. Method: Seventy-nine adult patients who had LBP for more than 16 weeks and were referred for physiotherapy at two hospital physiotherapy departments in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, were included. They filled out a questionnaire detailing their expectations of treatment. Results: Before treatment, more than 90% of patients expected a physical examination, tests or investigations, a diagnosis, reassurance and advice, and clear explanations of causation, symptom management, and benefits and risks of treatment. Approximately half hoped for a prescription or referral to a specialist, and about 60% hoped to discuss problems in their life. Conclusions: The findings of this study indicate that patients attend physiotherapy with clear expectations about what information should be provided. Most expected tests or investigations leading to diagnosis and an explanation of causation; this presents a challenge for clinicians, given the current understanding of LBP reflected in international practice guidelines. The fact that more than half of the patients wanted to discuss problems in their life points to the need for physiotherapists to consider LBP from a bio-psychosocial perspective.
Hume and Hutcheson on Cicero's ‘Proof Against the Stoics’
Authors: Edwards Jeff
Published: June 2017

This article takes its cue from an intriguing passage in Hume's September 1739 letter to Hutcheson. After appealing to what Cicero proves ‘against the Stoics’ in book four of De finibus, Hume indicates that he and Hutcheson are in some respect opposed to one another as far as their views on virtue and moral motivation are concerned. While this may seem surprising, given the similarities between their approaches to the foundations of morals, careful analysis of Cicero's criticism of Stoic ethics shows why Hume and Hutcheson should indeed be fundamentally at odds with one another in precisely the respect indicated by Hume.
The smell of environmental change: Using floral scent to explain shifts in pollinator attraction
Authors: Burkle Laura A. , Runyon Justin B.
Published: June 2017

As diverse environmental changes continue to influence the structure and function of plant–pollinator interactions across spatial and temporal scales, we will need to enlist numerous approaches to understand these changes. Quantitative examination of floral volatile organic compounds (VOCs) is one approach that is gaining popularity, and recent work suggests that floral VOCs hold substantial promise for better understanding and predicting the effects of environmental change on plant–pollinator interactions. Until recently, few ecologists were employing chemical approaches to investigate mechanisms by which components of environmental change may disrupt these essential mutualisms. In an attempt to make these approaches more accessible, we summarize the main field, laboratory, and statistical methods involved in capturing, quantifying, and analyzing floral VOCs in the context of changing environments. We also highlight some outstanding questions that we consider to be highly relevant to making progress in this field.
Nursing In The Pre And Postoperative Of Bariatric Surgery
Authors: Santos Joseane Caetano dos , Ferreira Josefa Danielma Lopes , Lima Carla Lidiane Jácome de , Ferreira Thalys Maynnard Costa , Maciel Graciela Maria Carneiro , Oliveira Patrícia Simplício de , Lima Shirley Antas de , Oliveira Danielle Martins do Nascimento , Chaves Laura Cristhiane Mendonça Rezende , Azevedo Luana Rodrigues de , Guimarães Luana Lima , Ramalho Flávio William Brito de Azevedo , Chianca Kirlene Scheyla Viana
Published: June 2017

Objective: To describe the studies disseminated in online journals about the nursing care in the pre- and post-operative bariatric surgery.

Method: This is an integrative review of literature, a method that aims to gather and synthesize results of research about a topic. We conducted a survey of 405 articles, which, after passing by the inclusion and exclusion criteria, resulted in 8 scientific productions for analysis.

Results: The selected publications were divided into two thematic categories: Nursing care for the patient undergoing bariatric surgery and systematization of nursing care for patients under bariatric surgery.

Conclusion: The analysis of these studies evidences the importance of the nurse as an active member of the health team and essential in the whole process of bariatric surgery that the patient undergoes. It was also seen that the systematization of nursing care is determinant for a good recovery of these patients.

Descriptors: Bariatric Surgery; Nursing Care; Obesity; Morbid Obesity.
The First Data Release of the Beijing-Arizona Sky Survey
Authors: Zou Hu , Zhang Tianmeng , Zhou Zhimin , Nie Jundan , Peng Xiyan , Zhou Xu , Jiang Linhua , Cai Zheng , Dey Arjun , Fan Xiaohui , Fan Dongwei , Guo Yucheng , He Boliang , Jiang Zhaoji , Lang Dustin , Lesser Michael , Li Zefeng , Ma Jun , Mao Shude , McGreer Ian , Schlegel David , Shao Yali , Wang Jiali , Wang Shu , Wu Jin , Wu Xiaohan , Yang Qian , Yue Minghao
Published: June 2017

The Beijing-Arizona Sky Survey (BASS) is a new wide-field legacy imaging survey in the northern Galactic cap using the 2.3 m Bok telescope. The survey will cover about 5400 deg2 in the g and r bands, and the expected 5σ depths (corrected for the Galactic extinction) in these two bands are g = 24.0 and r = 23.4 mag (AB magnitude). BASS started observations in 2015 January and had completed about 41% of the area as of 2016 July. The first data release contains calibrated images obtained in 2015 and 2016 and their corresponding single-epoch and co-added catalogs. The actual depths of the single-epoch images are g ∼ 23.4 and r ∼ 22.9 mag. The full depths of the three epochs are g ∼ 24.1 and r ∼ 23.5 mag.
No “Maunder Minimum” Candidates in M67: Mitigating Interstellar Contamination of Chromospheric Emission Lines
Authors: Curtis Jason Lee
Published: June 2017

The solar analogs of M67 let us glimpse the probable behavior of the Sun on timescales surpassing the duration of human civilization. M67 can serve as a solar proxy because its stars share a similar age and composition with the Sun. Previous surveys of M67 observed that 15% of its Sun-like stars exhibited chromospheric activity levels below solar minimum, which suggest that these stars might be in activity-minimum states analogous to the Maunder Minimum. The activity diagnostic used, the HK index (relative intensities of the Ca ii H & K lines integrated over 1 Å bandpasses), was measured from low-resolution spectra (R ≈ 5000), as is traditional and suitable for nearby, bright stars. However, for stars beyond the Local Bubble, the interstellar medium (ISM) imprints absorption lines in spectra at Ca ii H & K, which negatively bias activity measurements when these lines fall within the HK index bandpass. I model the ISM clouds in the M67 foreground with high-resolution spectra of blue stragglers and solar analogs. I demonstrate that ISM absorption varies across the cluster and must be accounted for on a star-by-star basis. I then apply the ISM model to a solar spectrum and broaden it to the lower spectral resolution employed by prior surveys. Comparing HK indices measured from ISM-free and ISM-contaminated spectra, I find that all stars observed below solar minimum can be explained by this ISM bias. I conclude that there is no compelling evidence for Maunder Minimum candidates in M67 at this time.
Triggering and Delivery Algorithms for AGN Feedback
Authors: Meece Gregory R. , Voit G. Mark , O’Shea Brian W.
Published: June 2017

We compare several common subgrid implementations of active galactic nucleus (AGN) feedback, focusing on the effects of different triggering mechanisms and the differences between thermal and kinetic feedback. Our main result is that pure thermal feedback that is centrally injected behaves differently from feedback with even a small kinetic component. Specifically, pure thermal feedback results in excessive condensation and smothering of the AGN by cold gas because the feedback energy does not propagate to large enough radii. We do not see large differences between implementations of different triggering mechanisms, as long as the spatial resolution is sufficiently high, probably because all of the implementations tested here trigger strong AGN feedback under similar conditions. In order to assess the role of resolution, we vary the size of the “accretion zone” in which properties are measured to determine the AGN accretion rate and resulting feedback power. We find that a larger accretion zone results in steadier jets but can also allow too much cold gas condensation in simulations with a Bondi-like triggering algorithm. We also vary the opening angle of jet precession and find that a larger precession angle causes more of the jet energy to thermalize closer to the AGN, thereby producing results similar to pure thermal feedback. Our simulations confirm that AGNs can regulate the thermal state of cool-core galaxy clusters and maintain the core in a state that is marginally susceptible to thermal instability followed by precipitation.
Active Galactic Nucleus Environments and Feedback to Neighboring Galaxies at z ∼ 5 Probed by Lyα Emitters∗
Authors: Kikuta Satoshi , Imanishi Masatoshi , Matsuoka Yoshiki , Matsuda Yuichi , Shimasaku Kazuhiro , Nakata Fumiaki
Published: June 2017

Active galactic nuclei (AGNs) in the high-redshift universe are thought to reside in overdense environments. However, recent works provide controversial results, partly due to the use of different techniques and possible suppression of nearby galaxy formation by AGN feedback. We conducted deep and wide-field imaging observations with the Suprime-Cam on the Subaru Telescope and searched for Lyα emitters (LAEs) around two quasi-stellar objects (QSOs) at z ∼ 4.9 and a radio galaxy at z ∼ 4.5 by using narrowband filters to address these issues more robustly. In the QSO fields, we obtained additional broadband images to select Lyman break galaxies (LBGs) at z ∼ 5 for comparison. We constructed a photometric sample of 301 LAEs and 170 LBGs in total. A wide field of view (34′ × 27′, corresponding to 80 × 60 comoving Mpc2) of the Suprime-Cam enabled us to probe galaxies in the immediate vicinities of the AGNs and in the blank fields simultaneously and compare various properties of them in a consistent manner. The two QSOs are located near local density peaks (<2σ), and one of the QSOs has a close companion LAE with projected separation of 80 physical kpc. The radio galaxy is found to be near a void of LAEs. The number densities of LAEs/LGBs in a larger spatial scale around the AGNs are not significantly different from those in blank fields. No sign of feedback is found down to

. Our results suggest that high-redshift AGNs are not associated with extreme galaxy overdensity and that this cannot be attributed to the effect of AGN feedback.
The NANOGrav Nine-year Data Set: Measurement and Analysis of Variations in Dispersion Measures
Authors: Jones M. L. , McLaughlin M. A. , Lam M. T. , Cordes J. M. , Levin L. , Chatterjee S. , Arzoumanian Z. , Crowter K. , Demorest P. B. , Dolch T. , Ellis J. A , Ferdman R. D. , Fonseca E. , Gonzalez M. E. , Jones G. , Lazio T. J. W. , Nice D. J. , Pennucci T. T. , Ransom S. M. , Stinebring D. R. , Stairs I. H. , Stovall K. , Swiggum J. K. , Zhu W. W.
Published: June 2017

We analyze dispersion measure (DM) variations of 37 millisecond pulsars in the nine-year North American Nanohertz Observatory for Gravitational Waves (NANOGrav) data release and constrain the sources of these variations. DM variations can result from a changing distance between Earth and the pulsar, inhomogeneities in the interstellar medium, and solar effects. Variations are significant for nearly all pulsars, with characteristic timescales comparable to or even shorter than the average spacing between observations. Five pulsars have periodic annual variations, 14 pulsars have monotonically increasing or decreasing trends, and 14 pulsars show both effects. Of the four pulsars with linear trends that have line-of-sight velocity measurements, three are consistent with a changing distance and require an overdensity of free electrons local to the pulsar. Several pulsars show correlations between DM excesses and lines of sight that pass close to the Sun. Mapping of the DM variations as a function of the pulsar trajectory can identify localized interstellar medium features and, in one case, an upper limit to the size of the dispersing region of 4 au. Four pulsars show roughly Kolmogorov structure functions (SFs), and another four show SFs less steep than Kolmogorov. One pulsar has too large an uncertainty to allow comparisons. We discuss explanations for apparent departures from a Kolmogorov-like spectrum, and we show that the presence of other trends and localized features or gradients in the interstellar medium is the most likely cause.
An Explanation of the Missing Flux from Boyajian's Mysterious Star
Authors: Foukal Peter
Published: June 2017

A previously unremarkable star in the constellation Cygnus has, in the past year, become known as the most mysterious object in our Galaxy. Boyajian’s star exhibits puzzling episodes of sporadic, deep dimming discovered in photometry with the Kepler Mission. Proposed explanations have focused on its obscuration by colliding exoplanets, exocomets, and even intervention of alien intelligence. These hypotheses have considered only phenomena external to the star because the radiative flux missing in the dimmings was believed to exceed the star’s storage capacity. We point out that modeling of variations in solar luminosity indicates that convective stars can store the required fluxes. It also suggests explanations for (a) a reported time-profile asymmetry of the short, deep dimmings and (b) a slower, decadal scale dimming reported from archival and Kepler photometry. Our findings suggest a broader range of explanations of Boyajian’s star that may produce new insights into stellar magneto-convection.
Revealing the Formation of Stellar-mass Black Hole Binaries: The Need for Deci-Hertz Gravitational-wave Observatories
Authors: Chen Xian , Amaro-Seoane Pau
Published: June 2017

The formation of compact stellar-mass binaries is a difficult, but interesting problem in astrophysics. There are two main formation channels: in the field via binary star evolution, or in dense stellar systems via dynamical interactions. The Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) has detected black hole binaries (BHBs) via their gravitational radiation. These detections provide us with information about the physical parameters of the system. It has been claimed that when the Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) is operating, the joint observation of these binaries with LIGO will allow us to derive the channels that lead to their formation. However, we show that for BHBs in dense stellar systems dynamical interactions could lead to high eccentricities such that a fraction of the relativistic mergers are not audible to LISA. A non-detection by LISA puts a lower limit of about 0.005 on the eccentricity of a BHB entering the LIGO band. On the other hand, a deci-Hertz observatory, like DECIGO or Tian Qin, would significantly enhance the chances of a joint detection and shed light on the formation channels of these binaries.
Stellar Origin of 15N-rich Presolar SiC Grains of Type AB: Supernovae with Explosive Hydrogen Burning
Authors: Liu Nan , Nittler Larry R. , Pignatari Marco , Alexander Conel M. O’D. , Wang Jianhua
Published: June 2017

We report C, N, and Si isotopic data for 59 highly 13C-enriched presolar submicron- to micron-sized SiC grains from the Murchison meteorite, including eight putative nova grains (PNGs) and 29 15N-rich (14N/15N ≤ solar) AB grains, and their Mg–Al, S, and Ca–Ti isotope data when available. These 37 grains are enriched in 13C, 15N, and 26Al with the PNGs showing more extreme enhancements. The 15N-rich AB grains show systematically higher 26Al and 30Si excesses than the 14N-rich AB grains. Thus, we propose to divide the AB grains into groups 1 (14N/15N < solar) and 2 (14N/15N ≥ solar). For the first time, we have obtained both S and Ti isotopic data for five AB1 grains and one PNG and found 32S and/or 50Ti enhancements. Interestingly, one AB1 grain had the largest 32S and 50Ti excesses, strongly suggesting a neutron-capture nucleosynthetic origin of the 32S excess and thus the initial presence of radiogenic 32Si (t
1/2 = 153 years). More importantly, we found that the 15N and 26Al excesses of AB1 grains form a trend that extends to the region in the N–Al isotope plot occupied by C2 grains, strongly indicating a common stellar origin for both AB1 and C2 grains. Comparison of supernova models with the AB1 and C2 grain data indicates that these grains came from supernovae that experienced H ingestion into the He/C zones of their progenitors.
Education Strategies for Generation Y
Authors: Bishop Paula , Wackler Trish
Published: June 2017

Baby Boomers, the largest generation of nurses currently in the workforce, are retiring at greater numbers and being replaced by new graduate nurses from Generation Y. To keep Generation Y nurses engaged during educational activities and clinical orientation, their learning preferences must be considered and applied by preceptors and professional development practitioners.

J Contin Educ Nurs.
2017;48(6):248–250.
Foundations of Well-Being
Authors: Jones-Schenk Jan
Published: June 2017

Neuroscientists continue to document the behaviors and actions that cause the brain to release powerful chemicals that generate those significant human actions and behaviors. Leaders who understand the power of connection to purpose, trust, and vulnerability can unleash the power of neurobiology to improve employee well-being and engagement.

J Contin Educ Nurs.
2017;48(6):251–253.
Using Structured-Option Test Questions to Assess Competency Attainment: Part II
Authors: Billings Diane M.
Published: June 2017

As noted in part one of this article, structured-option test questions are an efficient and effective way to evaluate learner attainment of competency. Part two of this article explains how to develop a test plan, administer the test, interpret the test results, and revise the test questions based on evidence.

J Contin Educ Nurs.
2017;48(6):254–255.
New Graduate Nurses' Knowledge and Skills in Medication Management: Implications for Clinical Settings
Authors: Lim Anecita Gigi , Honey Michelle L.L.
Published: June 2017

Background:

Medication management has long been a role for nurses. Yet how new graduate nurses apply pharmacology knowledge to practice has been an issue not well identified in the literature. This article reports a survey undertaken in 2013 in one large urban New Zealand hospital that explores new graduate nurse's perception of applying their pharmacology knowledge to the clinical practice of medication management.

Method:

Survey research was employed for this study with a postal survey in 2013 distributed to 128 nurses who had graduated within the previous 24 months. Twenty-five questionnaires were returned, giving a response rate of 19.53%.

Results:

Newly graduated nurses were found to understand the importance of applying pharmacology knowledge in their practice but also acknowledged the need to increase their knowledge of the medications they are administering. However, understanding of how medications work and are eliminated was a concern.

Conclusion:

This study highlights the need for ongoing support and education for newly graduated nurses as they continue to develop and apply their pharmacology knowledge.

J Contin Educ Nurs.
2017;48(6):276–281.
Suitability of olive oil washing water as an electron donor in a feed batch operating bio-electrochemical system
Authors: Fermoso F. G. , Fernández-Rodríguez M. J. , Jiménez-Rodríguez A. , Serrano A. , Borja R.
Published: June 2017

Olive oil washing water derived from the two-phase manufacturing process was assessed as an electron donor in a bio-electrochemical system (BES) operating at 35 ºC. Start-up was carried out by using acetate as a substrate for the BES, reaching a potential of around +680 mV. After day 54, BES was fed with olive oil washing water. The degradation of olive oil washing water in the BES generated a maximum voltage potential of around +520 mV and a Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) removal efficiency of 41%. However, subsequent loads produced a decrease in the COD removal, while current and power density diminished greatly. The deterioration of these parameters could be a consequence of the accumulation of recalcitrant or inhibitory compounds, such as phenols. These results demonstrated that the use of olive oil washing water as an electron donor in a BES is feasible, although it has to be further investigated in order to make it more suitable for a real application.
Cold pressed versus refined winterized corn oils: quality, composition and aroma
Authors: Aydeniz Güneşer B. , Yılmaz E. , Ok S.
Published: June 2017

The aims of this study were to characterize and compare cold pressed and fully refined winterized corn oils. Free fatty acidity (FFA), peroxide (PV) and p-anisidin (p-AV) values, saponification number, total carotenoid and phenolic contents of cold pressed corn oils were higher than that of the refined winterized corn oils. Linoleic and oleic acids (approximately 53-54% and 30-31%, respectively) were detected as the major fatty acids in both oil samples. Fifteen different sterols with a majority of β-sitosterol, campesterol, and stigmasterol were quantified in both oil samples. Although phenolic compounds were not quantified in the refined winterized oil samples, some flavonoids (hesperidin, rutin) and phenolic acids (gallic, syringic, rosmaniric and trans-ferulic) were detected in the cold pressed oil samples. This study concludes that cold pressed corn oils could be superior in terms of bioactive compounds but still need some quality improvements for sensory attributes.
Rapid NIR determination of alkyl esters in virgin olive oil
Authors: Cayuela J. A.
Published: June 2017

The regulation of The European Union for olive oil and olive pomace established the limit of 35 mg·kg-1 for fatty acids ethyl ester contents in extra virgin olive oils, from grinding seasons after 2016. In this work, predictive models have been established for measuring fatty acid ethyl and methyl esters and to measure the total fatty acid alkyl esters based on near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS), and used successfully for this purpose. The correlation coefficients from the external validation exercises carried out with these predictive models ranged from 0.84 to 0.91. Different classification tests using the same models for the thresholds 35 mg·kg-1 for fatty acid ethyl esters and 75 mg·kg-1 for fatty acid alkyl esters provided success percentages from 75.0% to 95.2%.
From Wearing to Wondering
Authors: Drake Joel R. , Cain Ryan , Lee Victor R.
Published: June 2017

Wearable technologies represent a rapidly expanding category of consumer information and communications technologies. From smartwatches to activity tracking devices, wearables are finding their way into many aspects of our lives, changing the way we think about ourselves and the world around us. The rapid adoption of these tools in everyday life hints at the possibilities these devices may hold in school and other educational settings. Drawing on examples taken from a five-year study using wearable fitness tracking devices in elementary and middle school classrooms, this paper presents two examples of how wearable devices can be appropriated for use in school settings. These examples focus on instances where students turned activity trackers into objects of inquiry using data from familiar activities.
The Use of Complementary Virtual and Real Scientific Models to Engage Students in Inquiry
Authors: Feldman Allan , Nation Molly , Smith Glenn Gordon , Besalti Metin
Published: June 2017

This chapter reports on a four-year study to change how climate change science is taught and learned in schools. The goal of the Climate Change Narrative Game Education (CHANGE) project is to take what is known about reform-based practices, incorporating students' lived experiences into the curriculum, and the integration of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) into the classroom. CHANGE uses the following: scientifically realistic text narratives (text stories with local characters, 50-100 years in the future, a local, place-based approach, a focus on the built environment, the use of simulations and games based on scientific data, and a web-based “intermedia” eBook narrative where sections of narrative text alternate with simulations and computer games. The chapter reports on the ways that we have used the above principles to connect classrooms and communities and school science with academic science to facilitate student inquiry into climate science by combining virtual serious educational games with in class, hands-on inquiry using scientific models.
Using Virtual Labs in an Inquiry Context
Authors: Hovardas Tasos , Xenofontos Nikoletta A. , Zacharia Zacharias C.
Published: June 2017

The present study employed two different Go-Lab scaffolds/tools. These tools were used by primary school students to carry out successive learning tasks during experimentation. The first tool assisted learners in formulating hypotheses, while the second tool guided students in designing experiments (EDT). Both tools were designed to take into account the trade-offs between structuring and problematizing student inquiry. Our aim was to investigate the effect of each tool separately, as well as the combined effect of the tools in supporting student work. Participants were 41 fifth graders from two classes of a public primary school in Cyprus. They were randomly assigned to four conditions: Condition 1 involved use of both tools, Condition 2 included the hypothesis tool only, Condition 3 included the EDT only, and Condition 4 had no tools provided. Conditions including one of the two tools outperformed the condition with no tools in the corresponding skill scaffolded by the tool. The cumulative effect of both tools seems to have been greater than the effect of each tool separately.
Engaging Adult Learners Online Through Technology, Andragogy, and Flexible Course Design
Authors: Todd Curtis L. , Ravi Kokila , Akoh Harry A. , Gray Vance
Published: June 2017

Distance educational courses and programs, either fully online or hybrid, have been a major contributing factor in the shift that is felt in the academic landscape which now offers a variety of instructional modes, welcomes adult and non traditional learners, and offers a wider variety of curricular offerings reflecting current market trends. While a high percentage of students take classes online, adult learners particularly benefit from the flexibility and accessibility offered by online education. Yet, adult learners are more likely to be intimidated because of their lack of familiarity with this new learning paradigm. This chapter examines online and adult learners programming as well as strategies to address their needs, and presents the results of an evaluation that examined the effectiveness of an Online Adult Learner-Focused Program. The results of the study found various levels of student satisfaction with online adult learner-focused courses and as it relates to meeting the objectives of the program. Implications and recommendations for instructors, program coordinators and administrators are also discussed.
Engaging TBR Faculty in Online Research Communities and Emerging Technologies
Authors: Renner Jasmine
Published: June 2017

The growing impact of online research communities and emerging technologies is creating a significant paradigm shift and consequently changing the current research landscape of higher education. The rise of online research communities exemplifies a shift from traditional research engagements, to online research communities using “Web 2.0,” in which communities of researchers are the basic unit of research engagement. As institutional practices become increasingly digitized, the role of faculty, scholars, and professionals are constantly reshaped and re-negotiated. The rise and use of emerging technologies in the field of research, has the potential to significantly impact the individual researcher, their institutions and ultimately the State. The project Critical Conversations Research Network is a part of a broader initiative undertaken by the Tennessee Board of Regents Office of Academic Affairs.
Blending Technology-Centric Strategies for Faculty Development in Higher Education
Authors: Lahaie Ute S. , Mumford Jacqueline M.
Published: June 2017

Many universities in the United States are working to incorporate innovative 21st century skills, new active learning pedagogical approaches, and technology. Creating new physical and virtual spaces requires agile faculty professional for technology-centric experiences. Designing and offering meaningful professional development to faculty members in new virtual and physical learning technology-centric environments is a challenge. This case study explores the journey of one higher education institution in the Midwest as they implemented new technology-centric strategies, initiatives, and support. Data from faculty participants indicate the program's success and establish an agenda for future research.
Foreign Language Learning
Authors: Kasemsap Kijpokin
Published: June 2017

This chapter reveals the overview of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL) in foreign language learning; the overview of mobile technology in foreign language learning; the overview of Mobile-Assisted Language Learning (MALL); the overview of web-based language learning; Facebook applications in global education; social media applications in foreign language learning; and the significance of social media in foreign language learning. Through CALL, MALL, and social media applications, teachers and language learners can go online to read or listen to the learning material about different areas of interest, and can write or speak about what they have discovered, telling others in the foreign language class or other classes elsewhere in the world. Technology tools enable teachers to differentiate instruction and adapt classroom activities, thus enhancing the foreign language learning experience in global education.
Teaching Basic Astronomy Concepts to Pre-Service Teachers Using 3D Virtual Environments
Authors: Fokides Emmanuel , Mastrokoukou Aikaterini , Atsikpasi Pinelopi
Published: June 2017

The study examines the use of two 3D virtual environments for teaching basic Astronomy concepts, to pre-service teachers. The motivation was the fact that pre-service teachers know very little about Astronomy and that the virtual environments can be used as tools for successfully teaching concepts related to this scientific field. Two online courses were also developed, in order to compare the learning outcomes. A hundred and twenty randomly selected students from the Department of Primary School Education, University of the Aegean participated in the study, divided into six groups. Two groups used the virtual environments, two groups used the online courses, while the last two were the control groups. Data was collected using evaluation sheets, questionnaires, and log files. Data analyses indicate that even though all groups that used an application showed significant progress regarding knowledge acquisition, the groups that used the virtual environments had better results. Implications are also discussed.
Assessment of Competence Research and Innovation in Higher Education
Authors: León Rebeca Flores , Espinosa Edgar Oliver Cardoso , Londoño Mayra Alejandra Vargas
Published: June 2017

The research's main objective was to assess the levels of development of innovation and research skills of the graduates of graduate programs in administration. The previous literature consulted for the study is made up of the contributions of Hernández, Alvarado, and Luna (2015), Amarista (2014), Valdés, Vera, and Carlos (2012b), and Vila, Dávila, and Ginés (2010). The type of study was a quantitative methodology employed a cross-sectional exploratory - descriptive. The instrument designed to obtain field information was based on a Likert scale questionnaire. The sample consisted of 126 graduates distributed in three graduate management programs. The main results of the study were that graduates globally have inadequate control of their innovation skills and a moderate level of development of their skills in research. The main conclusion of the investigation was that it is transcendental to consider the innovation as a strategic area not only in education but also in the economic and social system of a country.
Technology Adoption in Higher Education
Authors: Meletiou-Mavrotheris Maria , Mavrou Katerina , Vaz-Rebelo Piedade , Santos Silvio , Tenhonen Pekka , Riska Mona , Sundstrom Maria , Pilt Lehti
Published: June 2017

This chapter presents the results of a study on faculty perceptions and practices regarding the use of videos and other technological tools in higher education. The research was developed within the scope of the EU project RELOBIE: Reusable Learning Objects in Education (2014-1-FI01-KA200-000831). Through a cross-national, in-depth survey of faculty members in four partner countries, the study has gathered some useful insights into instructors' perceptions, motivations, and experiences regarding the use of digital videos and other technologies for personal, professional, and instructional purposes. The study has also shed some light into both facilitating and inhibiting factors to the adoption and effective use of videos and other technologies in the higher education classroom.
An E-Portfolio System for Cultivating in Students the Ability to Perform Educational Technology Research
Authors: Matsuda Toshiki
Published: June 2017

This chapter will propose an e-portfolio system cultivating the problem-solving abilities of students through master's thesis research activities. By using this system, students should be able to conduct research on educational technology. However, most of the functions are general-purpose functions. The design and implementation of the system will be discussed as follows. First, a model will be developed to show the problem-solving abilities cultivated by students through coursework and laboratory work. These include knowledge acquisition through lectures, literature review activities, the development of gaming instructional materials, and experimental lessons. Based on the above model, the chapter will then clarify instructional contents required for students during lessons and laboratory seminars. In addition, e-learning materials will be designed to help students in learning and self-assessing their knowledge acquisition. The chapter will conclude by formulating methods to collect student information, as well as support, evaluate, and provide feedback for their laboratory work.
An Alternative Approach to Textbook Marketing in Higher Education
Authors: Hassaskhah Jaleh
Published: June 2017

Textbook is still the most indispensable part of many educational systems. Therefore, having accurate information on the attributes which attract its consumers is of utmost importance for the textbook market analysts, writers and publishers. To this end, this chapter first questions the methodology of the current textbook market needs analysis and then suggests and employs conjoint methodology as the alternative for this purpose. To illustrate the value of this approach, the responses of 450 participants to 32 profile cards based on a scale from 1 to 7 underwent conjoint analysis. The results provided a more comprehensive picture of the participants' preferences for each of the surveyed attributes and their accompanying levels. The findings are especially valuable for three groups: for textbook market analysts who might consider using this methodology in their future investigations and for the authors and publishers who might use the findings in planning and publishing books for this research context.
Developing Educative Multimodal Conversational Applications for Mobile Devices
Authors: Griol David , Callejas Zoraida
Published: June 2017

The development of multimodal conversational systems is currently a very active research topic. The design and performance of these systems involves different and the interconnection of very heterogeneous components. In this chapter, we describe the rich variety of educative applications of multimodal conversational systems, covering several objectives and strategies that include tutoring, second language learning, learning companions, pedagogical agents, etc. We also describe a general framework to develop pedagogic conversational interfaces for mobile devices. The preliminary evaluation of the application shows the possibilities of our framework to develop pedagogical conversational agents targeted at different populations and pedagogical contents.