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Diseño gráfico en la era post-Snowden. Criptografía tipográfica y otros modos de camuflaje.
Authors: Sánchez Rubio Dionisio
Published: May 2020

La nueva vigilancia impuesta por parte de gobiernos y corporaciones es una de las mayores problemáticas a las que se enfrenta la sociedad contemporánea. El desarrollo de Internet y la aparición de nuevas tecnologías que posibilitan la monitorización de nuestros datos en Red, ha propiciado un cambio de paradigma en la gestión de la información afectando directamente a nuestra privacidad. Ante esta realidad, cabe preguntarse cómo se puede hacer frente al abuso de poder al que nos vemos sometidos y qué podemos hacer para abrir un espacio de resistencia que nos permita tomar conciencia sobre la problemática.

Los diseñadores gráficos, como operadores culturales generadores de material simbólico, están realizando muchas aportaciones que cuestionan los modos de vigilancia en la era post-Snowden. Desde el diseño crítico, las prácticas especulativas y el activismo, han surgido diferentes proyectos que utilizan la tipografía y se apropian de las técnicas de encriptación, para aportar una mirada crítica sobre el control social que va más allá de posibles usos pragmáticos o utilitarios.

Nuestra aproximación a estas prácticas demuestra el creciente interés por parte de los diseñadores gráficos en los estudios sobre la vigilancia, viendo las conexiones entre tipografía y privacidad. Para ello hemos analizado el concepto de control social y las repercusiones que tiene en nuestra sociedad. Por último, se ha realizado un estudio de los proyectos Project Seen de Emil Kozole, ZXX de Sang Mun y Typographic Obfuscation de Chris Lange, pues son cruciales para poder entender la relación entre encriptación, esteganografía y tipografía.
Esfilagarsats i entortolligats : Una ullada als cossos des del posthumanisme
Authors: Martí Josep
Published: May 2020

En aquest article es presenten algunes idees pròpies del pensament posthumanista en relació als cossos. Tot intentant entendre la realitat mitjançant la superació d’esquemes conceptuals del dualisme cartesià, l’antropocentrisme i el biocentrisme, la noció posthumanista del cos es basteix sobre pressupòsits molt diferents als de l’humanisme. No concep el cos com a mer suport de la ment sinó que parteix de la idea d’embodiment, però entenent aquest concepte de forma més àmplia de com fou originàriament formulada per Thomas Csordas. El cos se’l conceptualitza com un assemblatge de diferents elements que només resulta comprensible a partir de les intra-accions (Karen Barad) amb tot allò que l’envolta, a diferència de la visió clàssica de considerar-lo com un tot orgànic unificat i separat del seu entorn. Els nostres cossos van molt més enllà de la pell que els recobreix (Donna Haraway). D’aquesta manera, els límits del cos, tan clarament establerts per estructures epistemològiques pregonament antropocèntriques i molt marcades per les dualitats individu/societat i ment/cos, es desdibuixen en el marc conceptual del posthumanisme. Dins de l’ontologia de caire no dualista característica del posthumanisme és a les relacions abans que a les entitats a allò que se li atorga una major importància. El cos és entès —més que en termes del que és— segons les seves capacitats d’acció i interacció (Gilles Deleuze).
Editorial - Diseño y posverdad: prácticas creativas difusas, invención artística e imaginario tecnológico en plena crisis del contrato de veridicción.
Authors: Brusadin Bani , Marzo Jorge Luís
Published: May 2020

El actual debate sobre la posverdad –o la multiverdad- acaso solo puede enunciarse desde una exploración de la competencia pública de los discursos; cómo éstos adquieren o pierden la capacidad de articular espacios representativos de enunciación colectiva vinculante. La posverdad tiene que ver pues con un querelle sobre el lenguaje planteada a partir del triunfo de ciertas tesis de tardocapitalismo: poner a todos emotivamente de acuerdo en la relatividad de la verdad. La verdad debe atenerse a unos principios de volubilidad, fluctuación y plusvalía, los propios de la mercancía. Quedan, por consiguiente, condenados a la ley de obsolescencia ciertos principios sobre la referencialidad del lenguaje.
Urbanismo desde abajo. Experimentando la ciudad y sus prácticas
Authors: Correa Gonzalo , Dearmas Lisette Grebert , Gómez Angelero Rodrigo
Published: May 2020

En este artículo presentamos algunas experiencias que, al margen de las instituciones gubernamentales competentes, proponen y llevan a cabo el rediseño de algunos espacios de la ciudad. Quienes los impulsan son colectivos que, mediante la desobediencia y en algunos casos la persuasión, se proponen la coconstrucción de espacios comunes, o bien como una práctica política de resistencia, o bien como una práctica política de convivencia y despliegue de nuevos modos de entender las relaciones urbanas. A partir del diálogo con estas iniciativas, proponemos conceptualizar lo que hemos denominado «urbanismo desde abajo».

Se trata de un campo de fuerzas abierto que posibilita la emergencia de modos de experimentar y hacer la ciudad nacidos de composiciones híbridas basadas en problemas, conocimientos y experiencias situados, donde acontecen y se producen aquellos ensamblajes de desobediencia que pueden poner en cuestión los modos normativos de hacer ciudad, así como las autoridades que subsisten bajo esas relaciones.
Diseño web subversivo: aproximaciones discursivas
Authors: Araujo Audrey Lingstuyl
Published: May 2020

En el diseño web las identidades digitales se consideran centrales, mientras que el anonimato y los seudónimos son considerados periféricos, marginales, ilícitos y hasta criminales. Por eso, actores influyentes como Google y Facebook procuran identificar a los usuarios, mientras que sitios web como 4chan y Reddit ocupan la posición opuesta, promoviendo formas alternativas de identificación. Ahora bien, en este estudio observamos que este posicionamiento opuesto se vincula a manifestaciones colectivas de gran influencia social, como el movimiento ciberactivista Anonymous y numerosas acciones de hacking y trolling colectivo. Por lo tanto, proponemos explorar los procesos que intervienen en la estructuración del anonimato y los seudónimos en la Web a través de una serie de proposiciones en torno a la naturaleza discursiva de la práctica del diseño web. Así, a partir de estas proposiciones planteamos una primera aproximación a la definición de la noción —aún vaga— de «diseño web subversivo», diciendo que esta, en esencia, problematiza las narrativas normalizadoras y estandarizantes que predominan en la web. Por lo tanto, sostenemos que el diseño web subversivo consiste en una serie de estrategias de diseño que subvierten la norma de diversos modos y que, en consecuencia, tienden a vincularse a manifestaciones discursivas que se construyen fuera y contra el poder.
Beyond the discipline : A metadisciplinary approach for the didactics of communication design
Authors: Dalai Gimapero , Martini Berta , Perondi Luciano , Tombolato Monica
Published: May 2020

We reflect specifically on the curriculum for bachelor’s level program in communication design. We propose a model of education which we define as “metadisciplinary” and which is grounded on the acquisition of competences rather than the acquisition of specific contents. Our objective is to show how a metadisciplinary didactic model can benefit from the weak epistemological status of the knowledge base of communication design. According to the idea that didactics can be treated as a science of design, we propose a model of educational design based on a metadisciplinary stance.

First we describe two fundamental aspects of the model proposed: (1) the development of habitus of thought and action and (2) the distributed and collective nature of expert knowledge. Next, we discuss the notion of curriculum architecture. Finally, we describe a basic set of metadisciplinary competences that we have identified for students in the field of communication design.
Materializar el aprendizaje. Una propuesta performativa para las prácticas de diseño en arquitectura.
Authors: Torrego Gómez Daniel
Published: May 2020

Este artículo recoge los resultados de un experimento pedagógico desarrollado durante un curso de un semestre de Proyectos Zero en la Universidad de Alicante en 2018. Mediante un procedimiento de escalado progresivo, el curso propone un acercamiento a la capacidad generativa de la materia.

Se pretende mostrar un marco de referencia epistemológico que trascienda las derivadas de diseño algorítmico generativo en arquitectura para atender no únicamente a la génesis morfológica de la agencia material, sino también a los efectos de esta sobre las comunidades humanas, en este caso, un grupo de estudiantes de primer año. El resultado indica formas en las que la enseñanza en proyectos arquitectónicos puede servir para elaborar prácticas discursivas performativas, lo cual, en un ámbito cuyo discurso va tan tradicionalmente ligado a la representación (los sistemas de representación), resulta particularmente desafiante.
(re) DISEÑO DESOBEDIENTE
Authors: Callén Blanca , Martínez Morant Mara , Rispoli E. R.
Published: May 2020

(re) DISEÑO DESOBEDIENTE
Editorial - El pop, su historia, desde su origen al sentido de periferia.
Authors: Fortea Mª Àngels , Vico Sánchez Mauricio
Published: May 2020

El movimiento pop fue uno de los fenómenos culturales más significativos que tuvieron lugar durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX, principalmente, en la década de 1960. Puede ser considerado como un momento histórico liderado por la juventud; una revolución en los hábitos y costumbres de la sociedad que tuvo especial incidencia en el ámbito artístico y del diseño ( Jackson, 1998).

Esa mezcla de arte y vida fue lo que dio dimensión cultural a los años sesenta y, por ello, más de cincuenta años después y ante la previsible fugacidad que le vaticinaban sus principales detractores, el pop sigue estando omnipresente y es de dimensión global (Francis, 2005).
Hacer el cuerpo común. Autofabricantes: diversidad, tecnología y afectos.
Authors: Renè Maggi Camila , Díaz Montero Francisco
Published: May 2020

Desde la construcción del Estado moderno y el desarrollo de las legislaciones autonómicas y locales, en el ámbito de la salud se construyó también un reflejo que atañe a cómo entendemos el cuerpo, la diversidad y la salud. Se crearon los diferentes sistemas para atender a estas cuestiones, los cuales operaban a través de centros, hospitales o unidades especializadas dedicadas a la reparación, curación o paliación de los cuerpos. En España, estas instituciones sanitarias fueron controladas y puestas a disposición desde el Estado; más tarde, serían delegadas a los marcos autonómicos. Poste- riormente, aquello que concierne a la prevención y promoción de la salud fue separado y delegado a los ayuntamientos, que, con más o menos recursos, desarrollaron programas para que la población no pasase al siguiente escalón del sistema sanitario, el estadio de curación. Así, este sistema de curación-reparación de los cuerpos viene enfocándose hacia las instituciones encargadas de curar, pero no hacia los centros que facilitan y trabajan estadios previos en su misión preventiva.
Codiseño para mejorar la atención a los pacientes en el sistema de salud español, partiendo de herramientas de diseño de servicios.
Authors: Martínez Torán Manuel , Armero Rafael
Published: May 2020

La aportación tiene como objetivo ver los resultados de la aplicación de herramientas de service design (diseño de ser- vicios) y cómo estos pueden orientar el reto de la atención al paciente del sistema sanitario español a partir de grupos interdisciplinares, aprovechando un encuentro sobre salud. En este acontecimiento, participaron grupos de médicos, enfermeros, fisioterapeutas, psicólogos, auxiliares, celadores, administrativos y responsables de gestión de los centros, en todo tipo de asistencia primaria y hospitalaria, incluida la domiciliar. Asimismo, participaron pacientes, cuidadores y asociaciones de pacientes, de las que también los familiares forman parte. Tal y como Bate y Robert proponen, se trata de codiseñar los servicios con el paciente, de orientarlo gracias al diseño participativo y de tener en cuenta el diseño centrado en las personas; todo ello como prácticas relevantes y con un principio común de compromiso con la parti- cipación directa de los usuarios en el diseño de sus propias experiencias.
El movimiento pop desde la periferia
Authors: Fortea Mª Àngels , Vico Sánchez Mauricio
Published: May 2020

El movimiento pop desde la periferia
A network-based approach for discourse analysis from Laclau and Mouffe’s perspectives
Authors: Haditaghi Javad , Hassasskhah Jaleh , Sorahi Mohammad Amin
Published: May 2020

The current study provides the possibility of merging Laclau and Mouffe’s theory of discourse analysis with network theory to specify an alternative bedstead for studying discourse via a semi-automatic algorithm. To do so, first, considering the text as the discourse of complex system, a semi-automatic algorithm is implemented to transform the interacting linguistic components into a network which is depicted as a graph of vertices connected by edges. Then, some of the graph statistics, e.g. degree, weighted degree, eigenvector centrality, etc., are identified for characterizing the nodes as moments, nodal points, and/or nodal point of identity. Finally, the articulation of the discourse based on the above-mentioned components is studied. The results indicate that the approach is strong enough to pave a way for studying the articulation of the discourse from an alternative view, especially based on Laclau and Mouffe’s theory of discourse analysis.
Winter 2009
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

Volume 8, Number 1
The effects of leisure education on leisure attitudes, perceived leisure control, and barriers to leisure in Chinese older adult immigrants in the United States
Authors: Hsieh, MS, RTC/CTRS Chia Yun , Janssen, EdD, RTC/CTRS Maridith A.
Published: May 2020

The importance of leisure and its benefits have been studied and promoted in the West for a long time. To have leisure and to be free from labor is what was historically meant as living life on one’s own terms in Western society. However, leisure is perceived and acted upon differently in the Chinese culture. For the Chinese, the concept, values, and activity type of leisure are heavily influenced by their traditional culture. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects that leisure education has on attitudes toward leisure, perceived leisure control, and barriers to leisure experiences in Chinese older adult immigrants in the United States. The results show that there were significant changes in the Affective and the Overall Leisure Attitude Measurement mean scores, as well as the perception of barriers to leisure after participating in a six-week leisure education program among Chinese older adult immigrants.
Medical Home: Is there a place for recreational therapy?
Authors: Hoss, PhD, CTRS, FACHE, FDRT Mary Ann Keogh , Kensinger, PhD, CTRS Kari
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this article is to explore the role of recreational therapy within a medical home model. Medical home is a movement to manage the care of individuals with complex and chronic health needs through their primary care physician and the physician’s team. The concepts of medical home are discussed. These concepts are the same as those on which recreational therapists have been trained. This article demonstrates the various ways in which recreational therapists can meet the challenges posed by serving individuals with chronic disease.The medical home model provides a rare opportunity for recreational therapists to combine clinical skills with community skills to meet the needs of those individuals in the community with chronic and complex needs. This article demonstrates that recreational therapists are already engaged and invested in this model. What is lacking is the promotion of skills and services of the recreational therapists to market and communicate this to primary care providers.
Perceptions of learners in a Reiki/Energy Medicine course toward facilitating a complimentary and alternative approach to medicine
Authors: Richeson, PhD, CTRS Nancy E. , Hill, BS Sophie
Published: May 2020

This article explored the perceptions of students who completed a Reiki/Energy Medicine course offered during the fall semester of 2009. One focus group was offered and scheduled during finals week after grades had been turned into the registrar’s office. Seven participants, five females and two males, volunteered from the 20 students who were enrolled in the course. Analysis of the data revealed an overarching theme of selfresponsibility in applying Reiki as a mindful practice in three specific topical areas: (a) gaining practical skills in applying Reiki with intention; (b) enhancing personal growth in reducing stress and expanding self-awareness; and (c) acquiring a sense of community through Reiki shares or certificate. Furthermore, the participants made recommendations on how to improve future classes. Overall, focus group participants found that the course was beneficial and would recommend it to other students interested in holistic and integrative health.
Activity engagement in dementia care: A student-delivered home program
Authors: Braddock, PhD, CCC-SLP Barbara A. , Phipps, CTRS Ellen
Published: May 2020

Purpose: This study examines activity engagement for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia (ADRD) and caregiver support through “partnered volunteering” at home. The goal of the program was to provide opportunities for persons with ADRD to reengage in activities that had fallen out of their daily routines.Method: University students engaged participants with ADRD in carefully selected and adapted activity over an eight-week program. Cognitive and engagement observations were completed before and after programing. Caregivers rated burden and self-confidence in implementing activity.Results: Eleven of 12 participants engaged in activity that once held meaning in their lives. Participants with mild cognitive impairment self-initiated activity with adaptation and setup; while those with more severe cognitive impairment were more likely to self-initiate activity following programing. Caregivers reported significantly reduced burden and tended to be more confident in implementing activity following the student-delivered program.Conclusions: The results highlight individual differences in activity engagement and provide rationale for partnered volunteering.
An evaluation of a leisure education intervention for adult male residents in a state minimum-security forensic unit: Leisure resources modules
Authors: Ardovino, PhD, CTRS, CPRP Patricia S. , Fahey, MS, CTRS Jennifer , Sprecher, BS, CTRS Scott , Froh, BS, CTRS Karen
Published: May 2020

This study was the collaborative effort of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse faculty (Ardovino) and therapeutic recreation practitioners (Fahey, Sprecher, and Froh). The intent of the project was to study the effectiveness of a specific leisure education intervention called “leisure resources modules” at the Mendota Mental Health Institute in Madison, Wisconsin. The leisure resources modules were designed and modified by Sprecher, Froh, and Fahey and were implemented by them as an intervention over the past 10 years in a minimum-security forensic unit. The modules studied were overview of leisure resources, use of the telephone book, use of the library, and use of the newspaper. The intervention was evaluated by examining scores from initial and postintervention screens from the past 6 years. These scores measured the competencies of adult males residing in the minimum security unit. Descriptive statistics were derived from the data, and a paired t test showed a significant difference at the 0.01 level, indicating that the leisure resources modules were an effective leisure education intervention for this population.
An exploratory study on the effects of Nintendo Wii® Fit Balance Board on balance retraining and body mass index of adolescents with a traumatic brain injury
Authors: Conyers, MS, CTRS Jessica K. , Malkin, EdD, CTRS Marjorie J. , Yang, PhD, CTRS Heewon
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board® on balance of two adolescent females with a traumatic brain injury and on their body mass index (BMI). The participants attended a balance retraining program, with three sessions a week for 30 minutes for four consecutive weeks. The balance of the participants was measured both by recording raw game scores on the Nintendo Wii Fit games each session and by the use of the Berg Balance Scale (BBS), which was administered pretest and post-test. The BMI was also determined by using the Nintendo Wii Fit Balance Board. Both participants showed improved balance game scores during the Wii Fit sessions. However, for both participants, there were no significant differences on the BBS and on their BMI.
Lessons Learned: An Open Letter to Recreational Therapy Students and Practitioners by David R. Austin, PhD
Authors: Shelar, PhD, CTRS Victoria Dawn
Published: May 2020

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CEU test
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

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Summer 2011
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

Volume 10, Number 3
BANDI-RT - Buettner Assessment of Needs, Diagnoses and Interests for Recreation Therapy in LTC
Authors: Buettner, PhD, CTRS, LRT Linda L. , Connolly, PhD, LRT, CTRS Peg , Richeson Nancy E.
Published: May 2020

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BANDI-RT - Buettner Assessment of Needs, Diagnoses and Interests for Recreation Therapy in LTC
Authors: Buettner, PhD, CTRS, LRT Linda L. , Connolly, PhD, LRT, CTRS Peg , Richeson, PhD, CTRS Nancy E.
Published: May 2020

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Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) initiative reducing antipsychotic medications: Why recreational therapy should care
Authors: Richeson, PhD, CTRS Nancy E. , Sardina, MS, CTRS Angie
Published: May 2020

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Therapeutic recreation and the Twelve Steps
Authors: Cooke, EdD, CTRS Colleen A.
Published: May 2020

This article focuses on the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, and specifically on how recreational therapists can aid the recovery process by providing interventions that facilitate the working of the steps. Little has been written about Twelve Step application in recreational therapy practice, thus the meaning and work of each of the steps is explained, along with suggestions for how recreational therapy services can be applied to aid the individual in the work toward recovery from alcoholism.
Designing and implementing a rifle shooting clinic as leisure skill development for adults with physical disabilities
Authors: Burns, MS Amy R. , 'BOON' Murray, EdD, CCLS, CTRS Susan , Fater, PhD, PT, Cert MDT Dennis C. W.
Published: May 2020

Backgroun/rationale: Adults with physical disabilities are an underserved population among Americans who participate in adaptive shooting sports. A basic rifle marksmanship clinic has potential to promote a low impact outdoor physical activity for adults with physical disabilities as leisure skill development.Methods: This grant-funded service project of a therapeutic recreation (TR) graduate student utilized program design and evaluation. The specific program design included best practices for teaching basic rifle marksmanship and measured participants’ performance outcomes related to shooting skills and knowledge. A half-day rifle marksmanship clinic was conducted as a university-funded community service grant which provided rifle instructor certification, ammunition and supplies. The clinic was a collaboration between physical therapy (PT) and TR faculty and PT, OT, and TR majors.Results: All participants gained shooting knowledge and skill through this program. A shooting clinic format with classroom instruction followed by practice on a live firing range was effective. The use of a leisure partner for each participant helped sustain interest and continued support to develop skill after the clinic. Doing an in-home exercise program prior to the clinic reduced muscle soreness from the intensity of target practice in a clinic format.Conclusions: TR specialists may promote shooting sports as treatment for functional improvement or as leisure skill development. They may collaborate with physical and occupational therapy to emphasize psychosocial aspects of shooting sports.Recommendations: Shooting skills instructors could expand live fire training time at clinics, start training with virtual shooting or air or laser rifles to assess participant readiness, promote inclusive practice specific to shooting sports, and apply empowerment evaluation as a signature program strategy.
Women with spinal cord injury and sexual health: The role of the recreational therapist
Authors: Piatt, PhD, CTRS Jennifer Ann , Knee, MS Eric , Eldridge, MS, CTRS Lori , Herbenick, PhD, MPH Debby
Published: May 2020

Sexual health takes on an entirely new meaning for women after sustaining a spinal cord injury (SCI). The majority of sexual health information provided during the rehabilitation process is often geared toward men with limited to no resources available to women. Furthermore, this information is typically not provided by recreational therapists in structured sexual health groups. This study employed semistructured interviews with eight SCI women living independently in the community to examine sexuality and intimacy while living with a SCI and how sexual health is currently being addressed during the rehabilitation process, including the recreational therapy process. A phenomenological data analysis was employed with reduction of data into themes. Findings indicate that sexual health education information was sometimes provided in rehabilitation hospitals, however, such materials were perceived to be focused on male patients, untimely, and attention to sexuality issues was usually absent from post-rehabilitation care. There was no mention of recreational therapists providing any form of sexual health education. Additionally, participants identified a need for educational materials for partners of individuals with SCI, as well as themselves regarding sexuality and relationship with particular attention on (a) intrapersonal constraints to intimacy/sexuality, (b) interpersonal partner communication, and (c) physiological constraints to intimacy/sexuality. The results demonstrate the impact living with a SCI has on intimacy and sexuality for women and the need for better sexual health education within the context of recreational therapy.
A qualitative study on the social-emotional benefits of Drumtastic Ability Beats® for children with autism spectrum disorder
Authors: Litchke, PhD Lyn G. , Bracken, MSRLS-TR Mary Margaret
Published: May 2020

This qualitative collective case study explored the social-emotional benefits of Drumtastic Ability Beats® in a dyadic partnership between children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and a college graduate student (GS). Fourteen male campers, ages 5-14, engaged in eight, 1-hour Drumtastic Ability Beats® sessions, twice a week, at a 4-week camp for children with ASD. Data collection focused on observational narrative field notes completed by the campers’ GS partner after each session. Thematic analysis revealed three primary themes: (1) familiarization through synchronization, (2) creative self-expression, and (3) self-regulation of emotions. These findings underscore the potential value of group drumming as a means to promote opportunities to enhance social-emotional regulation through facilitating relationships for children with ASD.
Volume 17, Number 3
Authors: DeVito, Jr. Richard A.
Published: May 2020

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Communication, Sport, and Disability: The Case of Power Soccer by Michael S. Jeffress
Authors: Savarese, MS, CTRS Lisa
Published: May 2020

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Integrating behavioral activation with humanistic psychology and positive psychology: Applications within the health protection/health promotion model
Authors: Austin, PhD, FDRT, FALS David R.
Published: May 2020

Conceptual models for recreational therapy (RT) provide a needed theory-base for practitioners. RT has embraced theoretical concepts from humanistic psychology and positive psychology. Behavior activation offers an additional theoretical perspective for RT by joining with humanistic psychology and positive psychology to form a theory-base for RT. In this article, humanistic psychology and positive psychology are reviewed, behavioral activation is introduced, and it is explained how these three theoretical frameworks have been integrated as theoretical anchors for the author’s conceptual model, the Health Protection/ Health Promotion Model.
Observational Play Assessment in Recreational Therapy (OPART): A case study for the validation of assessments in recreational therapy
Authors: Fox, BS Nicole Christine , Loy, PhD, CTRS/LRT David P.
Published: May 2020

As a growing occupation, it is critical that recreational therapy (RT) assessments are evaluated to provide evidence of the effectiveness of treatment. This study analyzed the interrater reliability, convergent validity, and predictive validity of a new RT Assessment, the Observational Play Assessment in Recreational Therapy (OPART). The assessment was designed to provide the opportunity to assess levels of physical, cognitive, emotional, and social skills of children with developmental disabilities while observed in play settings. Reliability and validity evidence was generated through the comparison of the OPART to an established assessment used in RT, the Comprehensive Evaluation in Recreation Therapy. Results suggested the OPART had some very preliminary psychometric evidence. While promising, it is clear that significant development and validation is further indicated. The more important value of this article may be its’ use as a model of ways to validate new RT assessments in the field.
Recreational Therapy for Older Adults, Nancy E. Richeson and Betsy Kemeny. Urbana, IL: Sagamore-Venture, 2019.
Authors: Austin, PhD, FDRT, FALS David R.
Published: May 2020

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Volume 18, Number 2
Authors: Recreation Therapy American Journal of
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Bibliotherapy as a recreational therapy intervention in pediatric oncology
Authors: DeVries, DHA, DFRT, CTRS Dawn , Gallagher, CTRS Brenna , Harbin, CTRS Kaitlin , Schout, CTRS Jenny , Schafer, CTRS, SKLD Claire , TerAvest, CTRS Victoria
Published: May 2020

Objective: To examine the literature, facilitate understanding of the intervention and contribute to the evidence-based practice on the use of bibliotherapy with children who have cancer to facilitate coping skills for anxiety.Methods: A literature review was conducted to examine the practice of bibliotherapy when used with children who have cancer and implications for recreational therapy practice were developed.Results: While the research on bibliotherapy is limited in recreational therapy literature, there is evidence that it can reduce anxiety and facilitate coping skills for children living with cancer.
Operational stresses on New York City Health+Hospitals Health System frontline hospitals during the 2017-18 influenza season
Authors: Shearer, MPH Matthew P. , Meyer, MPH Diane , Hosangadi, MSPH Divya , Snyder, MALD Michael R. , Trotochaud, MSPH Marc , Madad, DHSc, MS, MCP Syra , Nuzzo, DrPH, SM Jennifer B.
Published: May 2020

Objective: Identify operational lessons to support hospital and health system preparedness and response for seasonal and pandemic influenza based on firsthand experiences from the 2017-2018 influenza season. Design: We conducted semistructured, retrospective interviews with New York City Health+Hospitals (NYCH+H) personnel to gather firsthand experiences from the 2017-2018 influenza season and evaluated stress data across four operational domains reported by NYCH+H hospitals during the 2017-2018 influenza season.Setting: Frontline hospitals in the NYCH+H health system during and after the 2017-2018 influenza season.Participants: Interviews conducted with personnel from 5 NYCH+H frontline hospitals. Operational stress data reported by 11 NYCH+H hospitals during the 2017-2018 influenza season.Main Outcome Measures: Operational challenges and lessons from frontline hospitals responding to severe seasonal influenza.Results: Operational stresses during the 2017-2018 influenza season varied over the influenza season, between facilities, and across operational domains. Patient surge and staff absenteeism pushed some facilities to their limits, and supply shortages highlighted shortcomings in existing procurement systems. Resources tied to pandemic influenza were unavailable without a pandemic declaration. Conclusion: Seasonal influenza poses dynamic operational stresses across health systems and cities, potentially causing major impacts outside of declared pandemics. Lessons from NYCH+H can help other hospitals and health systems anticipate operational challenges, but novel solutions are needed to mitigate effects of patient surge and personnel and supply shortages during severe influenza seasons and pandemics. Improved data collection can help health systems better understand operational stresses and challenges across their facilities.
Nurses’ perceived emergency preparedness knowledge: An opportunity for improvement
Authors: Bulson, DNP, MPA, RN, NE-BC Julie
Published: May 2020

Objective: This study aimed to provide foundational data supporting the need for nursing education focused on emergency preparedness and response for nursing staff.Design: This study is a cross-sectional, quantitative, descriptive, correlational quality improvement study.Setting: The study location is a Midwest healthcare system comprised of 14 acute care facilities including pediatric and adult level I trauma centers, a burn center, and a fully dedicated pediatric hospital; five long-term care facilities; 230 ambulatory sites; 4,200 employed providers; and a health plan.Participants: A convenience sample of 5,172 currently employed nurses.Main Outcome Measure: The main outcome of this study is the documentation of overall familiarity with emergency preparedness and response knowledge among nursing staff. Logistic ordinal regression statistical analysis was completed to determine the significance of individual domains impacting the overall familiarity score.Results: Findings based on the results of the “overall familiarity with response activities related to a large-scale emergency incident” question documented most staff (78.45 percent) have little or no familiarity with their role in disaster response. Six domains or focused education areas were identified as having a statistically significant impact (p < 0.0001 û p = 0.0195) on the results of the overall familiarity question.Conclusions: These study results support the need for more education (academic and/or institutional) related to nursing emergency preparedness and response.
A multiple casualty incident clinical tracking form for civilian hospitals
Authors: Frangos, MD, MPH Spiros G. , Bukur, MD Marko , Berry, MD Cherisse , Tandon, MD, MBA Manish , Krowsoski, MD Leandra , Bernstein, MD Mark , DiMaggio, PhD Charles , Gulati, MD Rajneesh , Klein, MD Michael J.
Published: May 2020

Background: While mass-casualty incidents (MCIs) may have competing absolute definitions, a universally accepted criterion is one that strains locally available resources. In the fall of 2017, a MCI occurred in New York and Bellevue Hospital received multiple injured patients within minutes; lessons learned included the need for a formalized, efficient patient and injury tracking system. Our objective was to create an organized MCI clinical tracking form for civilian trauma centers.Methods: After the MCI, the notes of the surgeon responsible for directing patient triage were analyzed. A succinct, organized template was created that allows MCI directors to track demographics, injuries, interventions, and other important information for multiple patients in a real-time fashion. This tool was piloted during a subsequent MCI.Results: In late 2018, the hospital received six patients following another MCI. They arrived within a 4-minute window, with 5 patients being critically injured. Two emergent surgeries and angioembolizations were performed. The tool was used by the MCI director to prioritize and expedite care. All physicians agreed that the tool assisted in organizing diagnostic and therapeutic triage.Conclusions: During MCIs, a streamlined patient tracking template assists with information recall and communication between providers and may allow for expedited care.
An informational reference on anthrax for first responders
Authors: Rector, MS Daniel
Published: May 2020

Anthrax was widely discussed in the media several years ago during the American Anthrax attacks. Despite a lessened interest in the subject today, anthrax still poses a threat to the United States government and its people. This article looks at publically available data and resources in an effort to combine current information into one easy to ready document. It can be used as an informational reference for first responders when learning about the anthrax threat.
Screening the key genes of hair follicle growth cycle in Inner Mongolian Cashmere goat based on RNA sequencing
Authors: Su Rui , Gong Gao , Zhang Lingtian , Yan Xiaochun , Wang Fenghong , Zhang Lei , Qiao Xian , Li Xiaokai , Li Jinquan
Published: May 2020

Abstract. Inner Mongolian Cashmere goat is an excellent local breed
selected for the dual-purpose of cashmere and meat. There are three lines of Inner
Mongolian Cashmere goat: Erlangshan, Alashan and Aerbasi. Cashmere is a kind
of precious textile raw material with a high price. Cashmere is derived from
secondary hair follicle (SHF), while hair is derived from primary hair
follicle (PHF). The growth cycle of SHF of cashmere goat is 1 year, and it
can be divided into three different stages: anagen, catagen and telogen. In
this study, we tried to find some important influence factors of SHF growth
cycle in skin tissue from Inner Mongolian Cashmere goats by RNA sequencing
(RNA-Seq). Three female Aerbasi Inner Mongolian Cashmere goats (2 years old)
were used as experimental samples in this study. Skin samples were collected
in September (anagen), December (catagen) and March (telogen) at dorsal side
from cashmere goats. Results showed that over 511 396 044 raw reads and
487 729 890 clean reads were obtained from sequence data. In total, 51
different expression genes (DEGs) including 29 downregulated genes and 22 upregulated genes were enriched in anagen–catagen comparing group. The 443 DEGs
contained 117 downregulated genes and 326 upregulated genes that were enriched
in catagen–telogen comparing group. In telogen–anagen comparing group, 779
DEGs were enriched including 582 downregulated genes and 197 upregulated
genes. The result of gene ontology (GO) annotation showed that DEGs are in
different growth cycle periods, and enriched GO items are mostly related to the
transformation of cell and protein. The Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes
(KEGG) enrichment result indicated that metabolic process has a great impact on
SHF growth cycle. Based on the results of a comprehensive analysis of
differentially expressed genes, GO enrichment and KEGG enrichment, we found
that FGF5, FGFR1 and RRAS had an effect on the hair follicle growth cycle. The results of
this study may provide a theoretical basis for further research on the
growth and development of SHF in Inner Mongolian Cashmere goats.
A set of methods to quantitatively evaluate the below-cloud evaporation effect on precipitation isotopic composition: a case study in a city located in the semi-arid regions of Chinese Loess Plateau
Authors: Xing Meng , Liu Weiguo , Hu Jing
Published: May 2020

Abstract. Below-cloud evaporation effect heavily alters the initial precipitation isotopic composition, especially in the arid and semi-arid regions, and leads to misinterpreting the isotopic signal. To correctly explore the information contained in the precipitation isotopes, the first step is to qualitatively analyze the falling raindrops encountered below-cloud processes, and then to quantitatively compute the below-cloud evaporation ratio of raindrops. Here, based on two-year precipitation and water vapor isotopic observations in Xi'an, we systematically evaluated the variations of precipitation and water vapor isotopes caused by the below-cloud evaporation effect. Our results suggest that the equilibrium method could be successfully used to predict the ground-level water vapor isotopic composition in semi-arid climates, especially for the winter data. Moreover, by using △d△δ-diagram, our data showed that evaporation is the mainly happened below-cloud process of raindrops, while snowfall samples retained the initial cloud signal because of less isotopic exchange between vapor and solid phases. In terms of meteorological factors, both temperature, relative humidity, and precipitation amount affect the intensity of below-cloud evaporation. In arid and semi-arid regions, the below-cloud evaporation ratio computed by the mass conservation equation would be overestimated relative to the isotopic method, while relative humidity is the most sensitive parameter in computing the remaining fraction of evaporation. In the Chinese Loess Plateau (CLP) city, raindrops are weakly evaporated in autumn and winter, and heavily evaporated in spring and summer, and in the meantime, the evaporation intensity is related to the local relative humidity. Our work sets an integrated and effective method to evaluate the below-cloud evaporation effect, and it will improve our understanding of the information contained in precipitation isotopic signals.
Methane emissions from an oil sands tailings pond: A
quantitative comparison of fluxes derived by different methods
Authors: You Yuan , Staebler Ralf M. , Moussa Samar G. , Beck James , Mittermeier Richard L.
Published: May 2020

Abstract. Tailings ponds in the Alberta Oil Sands Region are significant sources of fugitive emissions of methane to the atmosphere, but detailed knowledge on spatial and temporal variabilities is lacking due to limitations of the methods deployed under current regulatory compliance monitoring programs. To develop more robust and representative methods for quantifying these emissions, three micrometeorological flux methods were applied along with traditional flux chambers to determine fluxes over a 5-week period. Eddy covariance flux measurements provided the benchmark. A method is presented to directly calculate stability-corrected eddy diffusivities that can be applied to vertical gas profiles for gradient flux estimation. Gradient fluxes were shown to agree with eddy covariance within 7 %, and inverse dispersion model fluxes within 11 %, with an overall uncertainty of 28 % for the calculated mean flux. Fluxes were shown to have only a minor diurnal cycle (18 % variability) and to be mostly independent of wind speed, air and water surface temperatures. Flux chambers underestimated the fluxes by a factor of 2 in this particular campaign. These measurements indicate that the larger footprint of micrometeorological measurements results in more robust emission estimates representing the whole pond.
Technical note: Measurements and data analysis of sediment-water oxygen flux using a new dual-optode eddy covariance instrument
Authors: Huettel Markus , Berg Peter , Merikhi Alireza
Published: May 2020

Abstract. Sediment-water oxygen fluxes are widely used as a proxy for organic carbon production and mineralization at the seafloor. In-situ fluxes can be measured non-invasively with the aquatic eddy covariance technique, but a main weakness of the commonly used instrumentation is the susceptibility of the delicate oxygen microsensors required for the high frequency measurements to disturbances. Even small changes in sensor characteristics during deployment as caused e.g. by biofouling can result in erroneous flux data. Here we present a dual-optode eddy covariance instrument (2OEC) with two fast oxygen fiber sensors and document how erroneous flux interpretations and data loss can effectively be reduced by this hardware and a new data analysis approach. With deployments over a carbonate sandy sediment in the Florida Keys and comparison with parallel benthic advection-chamber incubations, we demonstrate the improved data quality and data reliability facilitated by the instrument and associated data processing. Short-term changes in flux that are questionable in single oxygen sensor instruments can be confirmed or rejected with the 2OEC and in our deployments provided new insights into the temporal dynamics of benthic oxygen flux in permeable carbonate sands. With the 2OEC, reliable benthic flux data can be generated within a couple of hours, making this technique suitable for mapping sediment-water, intra-water column, or atmosphere-water fluxes.
TRACK Implementation: a Bangladesh Scenario
Authors: Mohiuddin Abdul Kader
Published: May 2020

With the increasing burden of non-communicable diseases in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs), biological risk factors, such as hyperglycemia, are a major public health concern in Bangladesh. Optimization of diabetes management by positive lifestyle changes is urgently required for prevention of comorbidities and complications, which in turn will reduce the cost. Diabetes had 2 times more days of inpatient treatment, 1.3 times more outpatient visits, and nearly 10 times more medications than non- diabetes patients, as reported by British Medical Journal. And surprisingly, 80% of people with this so called “Rich Man's Disease” live in low- and middle-income countries. According to a recent study of American Medical Association, China and India collectively are home of nearly 110 million diabetic patients. The prevalence of diabetes in this region is projected to increase by 71% by 2035. Bangladesh was ranked as the 8th highest diabetic populous country in the time period of 2010-2011. In Bangladesh, the estimated prevalence of diabetes among adults was 9.7% in 2011 and the number is projected to be 13.7 million by 2045. The cost of diabetes care is considerably high in Bangladesh, and it is primarily driven by the medicine and hospitalization costs. According to Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics, in 2017 the annual average cost per T2DM was $864.7, which is 52% of per capita GDP of Bangladesh and 9.8 times higher than the general health care cost. Medicine is the highest source of direct cost (around 85%) for patients without hospitalization. The private and public financing of diabetes treatment will be severely constrained in near future, representing a health threat for the Bangladeshi population.
La trayectoria intelectual de Pascual Galindo durante la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939): crecer entre la sospecha constante
Authors: Blanco Domingo Luis Mariano
Published: May 2020

El presente artículo analiza las actividades desarrolladas por Pascual Galindo durante la Guerra Civil española (1936-1939), prestando especial atención a sus aportaciones a la política bibliotecaria y a la configuración del espacio ideológico donde se va a asentar el Nuevo Estado franquista. Nos hemos basado fundamentalmente en la consulta de fuentes archivísticas y hemerográficas, que sirven como testimonio de su presencia.