bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Sistema de información directiva: herramienta para mejorar la toma de decisiones
Authors: Ochoa Jesús Tadeo Sosa , Altamirano Sergio Alvarado
Published: October 2022

En el presente trabajo se evaluó si los sistemas de información de recursos financieros, recursos humanos, recursos materiales y control escolar que son utilizados en la Escuela Normal de Especialización del Estado de Sinaloa (ENEES), proporcionan un flujo de información oportuno, confiable, de calidad y accesible, de tal manera que sea capaz de garantizar procesos de toma de decisiones efectivas por parte de sus directivos principales. El desarrollo de esta investigación se realizó a través del enfoque cuantitativo, donde se diseñó una encuesta de escala Likert conformada de 24 reactivos para evaluar el uso de los sistemas de información y la viabilidad del diseño y desarrollo de un nuevo Sistema de Información Directiva (SID). Se aplicó a un total de 3 directivos, 15 administrativos, y 63 docentes. Finalmente se determinó valorar si el SID proporcionaría un flujo de información oportuno, confiable, de calidad y accesible que apoye en la toma de decisiones efectivas a los dirigentes de la institución. Una vez efectuado lo anterior, se diseñó una propuesta del SID con base al modelo teórico establecido para esta investigación.
Factores que Influyen en la producción y comercialización de artesanías en Tequisquiapan, Querétaro
Authors: Alcalde Jorge Gabriel Villarreal
Published: October 2022

La presente investigación se llevó a cabo con el propósito de conocer los factores que intervienen en la producción y comercialización de artesanías elaboradas por el gremio de artesanos de Tequisquiapan, Querétaro y es la condensación de la tesis doctoral presentada para obtener el grado como doctor en Administración. Esta investigación tiene un enfoque cualitativo con un alcance exploratorio, donde se aplicaron 54 entrevistas y un grupo de análisis el cual permitió conocer los principales problemas que afecta al gremio para producir y comercializar sus artesanías; dicha actividad ha sido de gran importancia para el sustento de las familias, ya que por generaciones se han ido transmitiendo los conocimientos para elaborar totalmente a mano canastos y otro tipo de enseres, en el estado de Querétaro y en específico, en el municipio de Tequisquiapan utilizando principalmente materiales como sauce, mimbre, vara y la jara.

Los principales resultados encontrados es que los artesanos no cuentan con la suficiente preparación para gestionar la producción y distribución de sus productos, lo que ha impactado directamente en la disminución de la producción y comercialización de sus artesanías afectando la creación de empleo, sus ingresos y utilidades; se estima que de 500 artesanos en el parador turístico Luis Donaldo Colosio en la entrada al municipio de Tequisquiapan, solamente 220 comercializan sus propias artesanías y, el resto comercializa artesanías importadas o de otras regiones del país. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue analizar el impacto que tienen las importaciones de artesanías y materias primas por parte del gremio de artesanos de Tequisquiapan, Querétaro, la dificultad que afrontan para obtener localmente materia prima para la elaboración de sus productos y la creciente competencia que afecta la comercialización y distribución de sus artesanías. El conocimiento de la problemática permitió proponer acciones correctivas a esta problemática.
Accessory Slips from Biceps Brachii Distal Tendon – A Case Report
Authors:   Assistant Professor, Department of Anatomy, Sri Lakshmi Narayana Institute of Medical Sciences (SLIMS), Pondicherry ORCID ID: 0000-0003-1651-4252, Deb Barma Mrinmayee
Published: October 2022

Introduction: Biceps brachii muscle is one of the powerful muscles in the anterior compartment of arm. It is supplied by musculocutaneous nerve. Normally, the muscle takes origin by two heads: long head and short head. Sometimes it takes origin as supernumerary heads. It inserts on the posterior part of radial tuberosity of radius bone. It maintains the stability of the shoulder joint. It crosses two joints: shoulder and elbow joint. Case report: In the present study, we found variation in the distal fibres which continued as flexor carpi radialis bilaterally. Several studies have been carried out about the origin of the muscles but few studies found regarding the variations in its insertion. Such finding may help the orthopedic surgeons for arthroscopy and surgical procedures.
The Issue of Ethnic Formation of the Population of the Southern Regions of Uzbekistan in the Works of B.Kh.Karmisheva
Authors:   Researcher, Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies, Uzbekistan, Tagbayev Amirbek
Published: October 2022

It is known that the territory of Uzbekistan is a developed region, preserving its autochthonous basis as a result of long-lasting historical and ethnic processes. The socio-cultural basis of the Uzbek people formed in this ancient region was created in the distant past and has followed its own historical path. Undoubtedly, the formation of the Uzbek nation did not take place within the framework of one country or a small region, but within the framework of the vast space in which the Uzbek people historically formed and developed - the Central Asian region.
A Review of Peroral Endoscopic Myotomy for Achalasia
Authors:   Universidad de Monterrey, Altamirano Hebert Ruvalcaba
Published: October 2022

Peroral endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a form of transluminal endoscopic natural orifice surgery (NOTES) that uses the beginnings of submucosal endoscopy to make the endoscopic equivalent of a surgical myotomy. POEM can be done in most patients who have primary idiopathic achalasia demonstrated manometrically symptomatic. Previous therapies for achalasia, such as pneumatic balloon dilation, botulinum toxin injection, or surgical myotomy, are not contraindications to POEM. Generally, POEM is done in 4 continuous steps: incision in the mucosa, construction of a submucosal tunnel, myotomy and closure of the incision in the mucosa. Endoscopic management has been revolutionary for the treatment of achalasia and other pathological entities, however, it must be performed in specialized centres and by endoscopist surgeons with extensive experience in the subject, to reduce the associated morbidity and mortality.
Impact of Credit Facilities to Private Sector Businesses on Nigeria’s Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP), 1980 – 2021
Authors:   Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences, Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, PMB 071, Bayelsa State, Nigeria, Emmanuel Dr. Nathan, , Warlice Joel UCHE, ,   Directorate of Consultancy Entrepreneurship Research and Development (DOCERAD), Niger Delta University, Wilberforce Island, Bayelsa State
Published: October 2022

The research looked at how provision of credit facilities to private sector businesses did (or didn’t) affect the rate of economic expansion in Nigeria between the years 1980 and 2021. We used log-linear multiple regression to investigate both the short-term and the long-term dynamics of the connection between credit facilities to private businesses and overall economic expansion. The empirical findings demonstrated that provision of financial resources to private sector businesses had a considerable and favourable impact on economic expansion in Nigeria between the years 1980 and 2021. The findings also demonstrated that Nigeria's economic climate is adversely affected by the country's exchange rate and interest rate. In the short run, government spending in Nigeria has a big and beneficial impact on real gross domestic product (RGDP), but in the longer run, it has a detrimental impact on the economy. As a result, the report suggests that the government should make it a priority to ensure that private businesses have simple access to credit facilities. It is imperative that the public sector and the private sector work together to develop a fruitful partnership, with the public sector acting as a facilitator and the private sector committing to adhering to the rules and providing goods and services that are of high quality at prices that are competitive. In addition, the study suggested that Nigeria government should focus its policymaking efforts on achieving an optimal exchange rate, interest rate, and level of government expenditure to the private sector. This is so that these factors will have a stronger effect on the level of productivity in the private sector, thereby fostering faster economic growth.
Serial Mediation Function Employee Engagement and Organizational Commitment on the Effect of Leadership Style and Workplace Wellbeing on Employee Performance
Authors:   MM Study Program, FEB Syiah Kuala University, Ismardi Ismardi , Musnadi Said ,   MM Study Program, FEB Syiah Kuala University, Chan Syafruddin ,   MM Study Program, FEB Syiah Kuala University
Published: October 2022

The purpose of this study was to analyze the serial mediation function of employee involvement and organizational commitment on the influence of leadership style and workplace well-being on employee performance at the Satpol PP and WH offices in the South Aceh Regency. The population in this study were all employees of the Satpol PP and WH offices of South Aceh Regency, amounting to 110 people. The sampling technique used for data collection was carried out a census sampling technique, namely, the entire population was sampled. Data processing was carried out using SPSS and ADOs software using the structural equation model (SEM) technique. The results showed that of the six tested direct hypotheses, all of them showed a significant effect, except for one hypothesis. although the magnitude of the coefficient differs from one hypothesis to another. The insignificant effect is between the influence of leadership style on employee performance.
Damages for injuries arising from unlawful shooting by police and other security agents: South Africa, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland/Eswatini (1)
Authors: Okpaluba Chuks
Published: October 2022

The fact that the police and other security officers are authorised to carry firearms in the performance of their duties does not mean that they can lawfully use them at their whim or caprice. This is especially so if it be said that the objects of the police service are, inter alia, to protect the safety of its members and safeguard the public from harm. Although the primary duty of the police officer is to arrest and bring suspects to justice, however, the question of the wrongful use of their official firearms often comes up for determination. For instance, it is the law that the police can use reasonable force to arrest a suspect who resists arrest or who is violent. The question whether the force used was excessive in the circumstances a police officer finds him/herself is determinative as to whether the state will be held liable for the force used. In determining liability as well as the quantum of damages in these circumstances, one finds that all police shooting cases are not always connected with arrests. Sometimes a police officer shoots at a so-called suspect for no apparent reason, and even where the officer suspects that an offence has been committed, such suspicion may not be reasonable, or sufficient to justify the shooting. This enquiry examines the quantum of damages that have been awarded in South Africa in comparative perspective with the experiences of Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Swaziland/Eswatini in instances of unlawful shooting by police officers and further comparative awards made in respect of shootings by other security personnel. It is clear from this study that, owing essentially to the seriousness of the bodily injuries resulting from such shootings, the courts tend to make heavier awards in the circumstances of such shootings than in the normal or straight-forward wrongful arrest and detention cases.
Note: Previous consistent statements – the sexual offence anomaly
Authors: van der Linde Delano
Published: October 2022

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Recent Case: Criminal Law: General principles and specific offences
Authors: van der Linde Delano
Published: October 2022

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Recent Case: Prosecution and sentencing of maintenance defaulters
Authors: Carnelley Marita
Published: October 2022

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Recent Case: Criminal Procedure
Authors: du Toit Pieter
Published: October 2022

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Recent Case: Law of Evidence
Authors: Meintjes-van der Walt Lirieka
Published: October 2022

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Recent Case: Sentencing
Authors: van der Merwe Annette
Published: October 2022

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Reinstatement in the Context of ‘Deemed Dismissal’: A Critical Analysis of Recent Case Law
Authors: Okpaluba Chuks , Budeli-Nemakonde Mpfariseni
Published: October 2022

The ‘deemed dismissal’ or ‘discharge’ clause is not mentioned either in the reinstatement provisions of section 193 of the Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995 (‘LRA’), or indeed, in any other provision of that Act. Such an expression can be traced to several public sector employment statutes such as: section 14(1)(a) of the Employment of Educators Act 76 of 1998; section 59(3) of the Defence Act 42 of 2002; and section 17(3)(a)(i) and (b) of the Public Service Act 103 of 1994 (‘PSA’). Notwithstanding that the substance and process of the ‘deemed dismissal’ disputes are quite different from those encountered in the law of unfair dismissal under the LRA, the determination whether reinstatement would be made in such a circumstance has been guided by the provisions of section 193(2)(a)–(d) of the LRA. After discussing the important South African cases of Phenithi v Minister of Education 2008 (1) SA 420 (SCA); Minister of Defence and Military Veterans v Mamasedi 2018 (2) SA 305 (SCA); and Ramonetha v Department of Roads and Transport, Limpopo [2018] 1 BLLR 16 (LAC), and those from the Botswana and Namibian jurisdictions, it becomes obvious that the Ramonetha case was quite different from the others. The conclusion, therefore, is that the judgment of the Labour Appeal Court sends a clear message to the employer that the statutory discretion invested in it by the PSA requires it to act within a space of time; the PSA does not give the employer the unbridled power to literally approbate and reprobate at the same time.
South Africa’s Exchange Control Regulations and ‘Loop Structures’: The Income Tax Implications of the Removal of the Restrictions with Effect from 1 January 2021
Authors: Oguttu Annet Wanyana
Published: October 2022

This article analyses the implications of the income tax provisions introduced to address the potential tax avoidance that could arise from the lifting of the exchange control restrictions on ‘loop structures’ which were effected from 1 January 2021. Most South Africans and foreign investors do not quite understand the operation and implications of exchange controls due to the complexity of these regulations, and the perception that it is difficult to move money in and out of South Africa. Since the removal of exchange control restrictions on loop structures does not apply to existing unauthorised loop structures, this paper also provides a broader understanding of the operation of exchange controls regarding loop structures. The article first explains the administration of exchange controls and how the restrictions of exchange controls on loop structures have been relaxed over the years, and then it explains the 2021 removal of the restriction on loop structures as well as the amendments to the Income Tax Act to curtail tax avoidance risks.
Die matigende rol van die waardes onderliggend aan die grondwet in die Suid-Afrikaanse kontraktereg
Authors: Cornelius S
Published: October 2022

With the adoption of the interim constitution in 1993, much was made of the transformative function which the new constitution, and more particularly, the bill of rights, would fulfil. There were calls to reform the law of contract, whether by means of codification, piecemeal legislation or judicial reform. This contribution focuses on judicial reform of the law of contract and the apparent lack of change since the advent of the new constitutional dispensation. The search for a means to mitigate the strict application of the law of contract is not new. The Romans found that strict application of the law of contract could sometimes lead to unfair results. Eventually, Roman law developed a remedy, known as the exceptio doli, to mitigate the strict application of the law of contract. The courts in South Africa, from the outset, had to deal with instances where strict application of the law of contract would apparently lead to harsh results. To this end, the courts also turned to the Roman exceptio doli, but eventually, the appellate division ruled in Bank of Lisbon and South Africa Ltd v De Ornelas (1988 3 SA 580 (A)) that the exceptio doli is not part of the South African law of contract. Since then, and particularly since the advent of the new constitutional dispensation, parties have sought to rely on the values underlying the constitution, good faith, reasonableness and equity, in an attempt to seek redress from what they viewed as the harsh effects of the law of contract. Some trends began to develop: firstly, in some instances, judges displayed a shocking lack of knowledge of the law of contract; secondly, parties or the courts sometimes unnecessarily invoked the constitution when the common law of contract would have produced the same result; thirdly, a clear pattern of conservative majority and liberal minority opinions emerged in judgments of the courts; and lastly, the courts have tended to follow an all-or-nothing approach to matters dealing with contracts. However, in a minority opinion in Beadica 231 CC v Trustees, Oregon Trust (2020 5 SA 247 (CC)), Froneman J proposed a more nuanced approach in terms of which contractual matters can be resolved by proportionate adjustment of the contract. This kind of approach has been followed in Germany and it is proposed that the German concept of ergänzende Vertragsauslegung can guide the courts in South Africa to give greater effect to the values underlying the constitution, good faith, reasonableness and equity.
Combating money-laundering through currency control: do Exchange Control Regulations 3(3) and 19(1) limit a traveller’s right to privacy?
Authors: Moosa F
Published: October 2022

Geldwassery is ’n transnasionale misdaad waarteen Suid-Afrika nie immuun is nie. Geldwassery word makliker gemaak deur die wegval van geografiese grense en tegnologiese ontwikkelings, asook die gebruik van virtuele geldeenhede as ’n betaalmiddel vir goedere en dienste. Anders as die Suid-Afrikaanse Rand, gesteun deur die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank, is virtuele geldeenhede (soos Bitcoin) tans ongereguleerd en nie amptelik ingevolge die Wet op die Suid-Afrikaanse Reserwebank nie. Die aard van kripto-geldeenhede as ontasbare bates wat in elektroniese vorm binne ’n gerekenariseerde netwerk bestaan, stel die benutters daarvan in staat om dit onmiddellik oor die grenslose internet oor te dra met die klik van ’n knoppie op ’n elektroniese toestel (soos, ’n rekenaar, skootrekenaar of selfoon). Die wêreldwye web is ’n ongereguleerde elektroniese omgewing. In hierdie ekosisteem is daar verbeterde anonimiteit en die vrye vloei van gedigitaliseerde eiendom is byna onnaspeurbaar. Hierdie kenmerke is aantreklik vir sindikate, bendes en individue wie se optrede daarop gemik is om die opbrengs van misdaad transnasionaal, en buite die formeel gereguleerde finansiële stelsels te verskuif. Om sy internasionale verpligtinge na te kom, het die Suid-Afrikaanse regering wette gepromulgeer wat daarop gemik is om die plaag van geldwassery te bekamp. In hierdie artikel toon die outeur dat die magte wat regulasies 3(3) en 19(1) van die Deviesebeheerregulasies, 1961 uitgevaardig ingevolge die Wet op Betaalmiddels en Wisselkoerse 9 van 1933 toeken, belangrike wapens is in die arsenaal van wetstoepassingsagentskappe wat as funksie het om geldwassery en ander ekonomiese misdade te bekamp. Hierdie magte maak egter inbreuk op regte van privaatheid en op die belange wat in artikel 14 van die grondwet verskans is. Die privaatheid van ’n persoon, sy huis- en sake omgewing moet deur agente van die Suid-Afrikaanse Inkomstediens gerespekteer word wanneer hul die magte tot wetstoepassing onder die regulasies uitoefen. Hoewel inkomste uit belasting deurslaggewend is vir die bereiking van grondwetlike doelwitte, moet die toepassing van wette wat ontwerp is om Suid-Afrika se belastingbasis te beskerm, binne die orde van die grondwet plaasvind. Gevolglik toon hierdie artikel dat op die reg op privaatheid, soos beskerm in artikel 14 van die grondwet, inbreuk gemaak word deur regulasies 3(3) en 19(1). Indien korrek, maak dit dié bepalings prima facie onwettig. Enige staatsinstelling wat op die beperking staatmaak moet die beperking regverdig. Dit is ’n besondere onus. Daarom bly die vraag of op ’n proporsionele beoordeling van mededingende belange die beperkings op privaatheid wat deur regulasies 3(3) en 19(1) toegelaat word, die grondwetlikheidstoets slaag, met inagneming van alle tersaaklike faktore wat in artikel 36(1) van die grondwet vervat is. Dit is ’n verdere grondwetlike aangeleentheid wat deeglike ontleding in ’n toekomstige artikel vereis.
Performing communi-tea
Authors: Buckley Carina
Published: October 2022

The morning tea break performs several useful and evidence-based functions, in providing a space for networking and exchanging information, for building relationships, and for reducing stress. However, in a higher education context predicated on outputs and performance, the time spent in talking to colleagues over a cuppa is often considered a wasteful indulgence, and even harder to organise meaningfully with our post-Covid hybrid patterns of working. In an audit culture, how can the qualitative value of social relations be recognised, cultivated and strengthened, so that we might all benefit from the productivity that inevitably follows?
Questions:

How do we make space in our week to get to know each other as people?
What are the best methods for developing and maintaining a collaborative workplace community for hybrid workers?
Is coffee ever an acceptable substitute for tea?
Reading in the digital age
Authors: Robin Sarah , Caldwell Elizabeth , Hargreaves Helen
Published: October 2022

In 2019, Learning Developers at Lancaster University were awarded funding by ALDinHE to conduct a small project into how students read (Hargreaves et al., 2022a). We explored students’ perspectives and practices around reading academic texts in digital format. We analysed how students manage their digital reading, how they interact and engage with texts on-screen, and what influences their choices related to text format. One output of this project is an interactive online resource (see Hargreaves et al., 2022b) based upon insights gained from our students and we would like to present parts of this resource to the ALDinHE community.
Insights from a study on non-submission of assignments: How can students best be supported?
Authors: King Samantha , Loddick Alison , Curtis Tim , Bhachu Deepak
Published: October 2022

Non-submission of summative assignments has an impact on a significant minority of students but is not well understood (Prinsloo, 2019). At the University of Northampton, 70% of Integrated Foundation Year (IFY) students have a non-submission on their academic profile as they enter Level 4 and nearly 10% of all student assignments overall are not submitted (Coulson and Loddick, 2021). Students who fail to submit initially are offered a second submission point, but their grade is capped at 40%: data suggests that addressing this could close 50% of the GEM (Global Ethnic Majority) attainment gap.
 
A study was initiated in partnership with IFY academic staff to research into the experience and implications of non-submission of assignments for GEM and non-GEM students in IFY. The project aimed to understand the long-term implications in terms of academic outcomes through understanding why students fail to submit and how they recover from this. Data on student outcomes in recent years was interrogated and interviews were planned with current and former IFY students who had failed to submit at least one assignment. These interviews were conducted by existing IFY students to encourage an open dialogue.  Following low levels of participation in the research, the project was widened by inviting all undergraduates who had failed to submit at least one assignment to complete a survey with open-ended questions exploring the non-submission. Insights from this study will be reported, which will inform the practice of both Learning Developers and lecturers. If we can offer timely and appropriate support, we may be able to promote assignment submission, which in turn could improve student retention. This would allow more students to achieve their goals and contribute to a sustainable model of higher education.
Leadership in learning development: who & how?
Authors: Buckley Carina
Published: October 2022

Learning Development (LD) as a profession is predicated upon the values of collaboration and partnership, sharing practice and critical self-reflection. Working within this ethos, it can be difficult to recognise ourselves as leaders – particularly when the idea of leadership is often tied to line management, and promotion often results in movement out of learning development altogether. How, then, do we recognise leadership in learning development, much less embrace it for ourselves?
This presentation outlined findings, derived from interviews with 20 self-selecting members of the LD community, about conceptions and perceptions of leadership in LD. It examined what leadership looks like and who can be a leader by exploring learning developers’ conceptions of professional identity and networking, and confidence in those areas. The aim was to show delegates that the role of a leader has much in common with the values of LD, making it open to anybody with a purpose, a goal, and values. In so doing I posited that this is connected to the theme of wellbeing, as, if we feel recognised and valued for our work, then we are likely to be happier. I hoped to demonstrate that all learning developers have the capacity to be recognised and valued for their leadership.
To embed, not to embed, how to embed
Authors: Johnson Ian
Published: October 2022

The embeddedness of learning development (LD) within the delivery of academic courses is emerging in my doctoral research as a key mediator of how the value of LD work is perceived by its stakeholders. Embedding might be best thought of as ‘epistemological alignment’ between learning developers and academic disciplines: that is, working with the lecturers longitudinally to co-design and co-deliver. Maldoni and Lear (2016) describe this model as ‘embedded, integrated and co-taught’. Learning developers may be embedded in other ways (e.g., physical location, operational or line management) but this does not necessarily equate to embedded provision; it could still operate in practice as a ‘bolt-on’ rather than an integrated element of students’ learning. In my research, embeddedness is discussed highly positively by learning developers across the UK, as well as other stakeholders, yet is grossly undersold in the terms through which universities publicly frame their LD provision on their websites. This mini-keynote, and the discussions that followed, explored practitioners’ experiences of embedding work at their higher education institutions to work towards a richer understanding of good practice.
The three discussion prompts were:

To what extent is LD work embedded at your workplace?
What benefits and challenges (including surprising ones) have you encountered around embedding?
Based on your experiences, what good practice advice would you give about embedding LD work?
‘Walk me through your dissertation’: using urban walks to develop students’ thinking about research
Authors: Psaros Chenée
Published: October 2022

In the Spring of 2020, during Covid-19 restrictions that were prohibitive for in-person teaching, the Learning Development Unit at a research-intensive university sought ways to support postgraduate taught students who had been learning online. Creative Dissertation Walks were in-person, one-to-one tutorials that ran from May to August for students who were undertaking research. These walks enabled students to book an appointment with an experienced researcher to ‘walk and talk’ (Stansfield, 2019) about any aspect of their dissertation. Borrowing methods from dialogic one-to-one tutorials (Boyd & Markarian, 2015; Wingate, 2019) this project focused on the development of students’ articulation about their thinking around their project and enabled experienced researchers to provide feedback about students’ ideas. The walks took place in a park close to campus because green spaces are thought to improve creativity and generate ideas (Oppezzo & Schwartz, 2014; Keinanen, 2015; Leisman et al., 2016;). Walking improves mental health (Roe & Aspinall, 2011) and in conjunction with meeting another member of the university community in-person, students who participated in the walks stated that they thought the walks had improved their wellbeing and the outcome of their dissertation.
This practical session provided delegates with the opportunity to experience how walking and talking can develop thinking and how learning developers might adapt the model for their own context. The session also discussed practical considerations when planning walking one-to-ones and reviewing questioning techniques that lend themselves to an environment that moves beyond the bounded notion of the campus (Leander 2010; Healy et al. 2015).
Effects of reading strategies on reading behaviour and comprehension: implications for teaching study skills
Authors: White Sarah J. , Wu Shi Hui , Qahtani Fawziah S. , Warrington Kayleigh L. , Balcombe Faye O. , Paterson Kevin B.
Published: October 2022

We summarised findings of our ESRC funded project “Revealing the Implications of Reading Strategy for Reading Behaviour and Comprehension”. The research employed eye-tracking methods, such that measures of when and where the eyes move reveal what is processed when during reading and skimming. Experiments that include manipulations of text characteristics help reveal how reading strategies affect comprehension of text. Our findings have important implications for teaching of reading strategy study skills. We are excited to engage those working in learning development to explore the implications of our findings for study skills teaching and to inform our programme of research.
Learning development 2030
Authors: Bickle Ed , Allen Steph , Mayer Marian
Published: October 2022

Whilst the widening participation agenda and the impact of COVID-19 has arguably increased the importance of learning development (LD) within the UK Higher Education Sector, it is widely acknowledged that the role, and indeed title, of the learning developer varies greatly between institutions. Some staff are employed on academic contracts with research requirements, others not. Similarly, some staff are faculty based whilst others are employed within a central team. This means that as Bickle et al. (2021) explain: LD operates in a ‘third space’. The disparity within the profession has meant that the role of the learning developer is multi-faceted, reflected in Hilsdon’s (2011, p.14) definition of LD:
 
“Learning development is a complex set of multi-disciplinary and cross-disciplinary academic roles and functions, involving teaching, tutoring, research, and the design and production of learning materials […]”.
 
This workshop provided participants with an opportunity to untangle the complex LD web and map out ideas for the future of the LD profession. Acting as newspaper editors, participants got out their crystal balls and produced a front page of a newspaper in 2030 where the main headline has been dedicated to the field of LD. Perhaps a LD staff member has won a prestigious award, maybe LD has received some form of international recognition. After presenting their front pages, participants engaged in a discussion around how as a profession we can achieve some of these aspirations. Participants took ideas with them that they could apply to their own practice.
The digital writing café - accessibility born from necessity
Authors: Kearney Nina , Baer Cara , Moclair Michaela , Pendlebury Jack
Published: October 2022

The Writing Café is a creative space for students to talk about academic writing across disciplines, and to support them to become better writers, underpinned by the philosophy of inclusion and inquiry.
Originally located in a café on campus, in response to the pandemic, the Writing Café transitioned online considering the additional struggles that students might be experiencing as a result of the pandemic. Within days, it had moved online with no interruption of service.
Attendance in the Digital Writing Café increased by 50% during lockdown, and the service was highlighted by the Gravity Assist report as one of the most innovative examples of how universities and colleges have responded to the pandemic by providing online support to their students.
Due to the successes, the Digital Café now runs concurrently alongside The Writing Café in the Library providing a flexible service to meet the varying needs of the students.
Though the Writing Café has always been a space that helps bridge the gap in supporting social mobility, this new flexible approach has seen a drastic increase in engagement from students who identify as from Access and Participation Plan (APP) categories.
The presentation explored the evolution of the Writing Café to the new hybrid dual delivery model, with provision located physically at the heart of the campus in our Library café, alongside an online digital provision using zoom. Our Writing Mentors will share their experience and will discuss the impact on our student engagement.
The impact of departmental academic skills provision on students' wellbeing
Authors: Frith Louise , Maitland Leah , Lamont James
Published: October 2022

Student wellbeing in UK higher education is of serious concern, with high rates of stress and anxiety recorded among students (Pereira et al, 2019). This is compounded for international students who speak English as a second or third language. However, international students are an integral part of higher education in the United Kingdom. Strategies that are specifically designed for international students that support wellbeing are somewhat lacking across the sector (Shu et al, 2020).
The aim of this initiative is to embed academic and communication skills into students’ programmes of study in the form of weekly 2-hour academic skills classes. This small-scale study is based on the experience of teaching MA Education students, 95% of whom are Chinese. Classes focus on developing students’ understanding of critical thinking and writing, supporting their academic reading and ensuring that they understand academic conventions in the UK such as referencing and academic writing structure. Classes also provide another layer of support and social interaction for students which we hope support student wellbeing. We surveyed 40 students about how the classes support their participation and interaction, alleviate anxiety and help to develop their sense of belonging. We followed this up with students interviewing each other on their experiences of academic skills development classes. Members of the teaching team observed the interviews and took notes. This paper will report on our findings and make recommendations for how to further improve support for international PGTs.
Finding balance: the positives and negatives of moving peer mentor training online
Authors: Stowar Jenny
Published: October 2022

The Student Academic Mentor (SAM) programme at the London School of Economics has only been in place for five years, and in that time it has rapidly grown in scope and numbers. With the pandemic, training of the largely international cohort of undergraduates moved online and in-person training was removed. This continued in 2020/21. The result is a trained cohort, but a disconnection between the student volunteer and the programme co-ordinator. In a Learning Development context, with the new landscape of HE emphasising hybridity, where do we find the balance between practical necessity and losing our personal touch with students?
Supporting students with the transition to university in a Covid world: expectations and reality
Authors: Hood Sonia , Powell Edward
Published: October 2022

In the spring of 2021 concerns were being raised in the Teaching and Learning community at the University of Reading regarding the incoming cohort of students. With such disruption to their education would they be adequately prepared for university level study? What impact would this, in turn, have on support services, like Study Advice, and retention and progression rates? And what of our returning students? Are they adequately prepared for the academic challenges they will face at the next level of study? As a result, a University wide working group was established to research the issue and offer solutions to support students and staff with the 2021 transition of our new and returning students. This paper will report on the findings from focus groups with year 13 students and 6th form tutors, and questionnaire data gathered from our current students during the summer of 2021. It will highlight the perceived academic strengths and development areas from their various perspectives and their beliefs as to what issues they will face with transitioning to the next level. We will share our University response to this; how we supported students with their academic transition this academic year. Finally, we will report whether our predictions as to what students would present to Study Advice this year materialised; how we believe Covid will continue to affect students in the coming years; and how that in turn will affect demand levels and types of support we as a Learning Development service will offer.
Students’ view of hybrid assessment
Authors: Perlman-Dee Patricia
Published: October 2022

This lightning talk aimed to evaluate and explain the outcome of students’ opinions on a hybrid assessment. It shared with the audience take away learnings, ideas, and tips from a postgraduate formative assessment that was delivered as a group presentation. The students had the opportunity to deliver in three separate formats: complete group delivering face-to-face, hybrid group delivery, and all virtual delivery. The talk discussed the students' perception of ‘best form of delivery’, ‘fairness and equal opportunities’, and acting with professionalism, as well as final outcomes of the assessment.
Editorial
Authors: Syska Alicja
Published: October 2022

We are thrilled to present to you the Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education’s Collaborative Conference Proceedings and Reflections – a collection of collaboratively written reports from the annual ALDinHE Conference that took place online and in person in June 2022. The conference participants this year had a unique opportunity to interact with the content of the presentations beyond the conference space, by contributing to the presenters’ open documents that gathered audiences’ comments, responses, questions, and suggestions the presenters considered and reflected on after the talk. In this sense, these reports are so much more than conference proceedings – they are an extension of the conference beyond the confines of the physical and temporal spaces demarcated by the event.
Innovative approaches to sustainability skills development: a crowd-sourcing workshop
Authors: Cross Iain , Congreve Alina
Published: October 2022

The aim of this interactive workshop was for the learning developers participating to be empowered to engage with these changes in their own institutions. Much of the facilitated discussion looked at new approaches to learning development that support education for sustainability. It comprised a series of mini-presentations of case-studies derived from original research into teaching climate change including 35 in-depth interviews. The workshop drew on the presenters’ research to crowdsource solutions from the learning developer community to key challenges. How can we foster creativity, innovation and systemic thinking in graduates? How can advanced skills for sustainability be scaffolded in the university curriculum? The workshop is designed to be of interest to learning developers with experience in supporting education for sustainability, and those new to the topic.
The relationship between uric acid and dyslipidemia in type 2 diabetic patients with urolithiasis
Authors: Dona Devasia , Nimisha V
Published: October 2022

Background and objective: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is characterized by insulin resistance which canincrease the risk of kidney stone formation. This study aimed to find out the association between serum levels of uric acid and lipid profile in DM patients with urolithiasis in comparison to those without.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at P K Das institute of medical sciences,Vaniamkulam, Palakkad, Kerala, India with the approval of the institutional ethical review committee for human studies. A total of 60 patients were included in the study.Group A patients with DM and urolithiasis, and group B patients with DM but without urolithiasis. Biochemical parameters studied were glucose, urea, creatinine, uric acid, creatinine, serum uric acid to creatinine ratio, lipid profile, HbA1c, and triglyceride glucose index. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS version 21.
Results: We found a significant increase in uric acid, urea, serum uric acid to creatinine ratio, and triglyceride glucose index levels in diabetic urolithiasis cases as compared to diabetes mellitus cases without urolithiasis. We also found that total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, and VLDL-C levels were significantly increased, and HDL-cholesterol was significantly decreased in diabetic urolithiasis cases. Serum uric acid was positively correlated with total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL-C, and VLDL-C and negatively correlated with HDL-C in diabetic urolithiasis cases.
Conclusions: From this study, it is demonstrated that patients with diabetic urolithiasis are having high insulin resistance, altered lipoprotein metabolism, and increased level of serum uric acid. The dyslipidemia components are strongly associated with increased uric acid.
Evaluación de déficit hídrico en variantes somaclonales de maracuyá
(Passiflora edulis var. flavicarpa, Deneger), usando mediciones morfométricas
Authors: Loaiza Campiño Iván Darío , Mesa López Neftalí
Published: October 2022

El aumento de las temperaturas y el cambio en los regímenes pluviales tienen efectos directos sobre el rendimiento de los cultivos, el maracuyá no tolera épocas secas marcadas, lo que puede resultar en poca inducción floral y en caída de frutos, hasta la defoliación de la planta. El mejoramiento genético vegetal aparece como estrategia para favorecer la adaptación de los cultivos al estrés ambiental. Una de las herramientas del fitomejoramiento es el cultivo de tejidos vegetales, con éste se ha obtenido variedades mejoradas usando variación somaclonal. Por tal motivo, se planteó un proyecto de selección in vitro de variantes somaclonales (VS) de maracuyá, buscando tolerancia al déficit hídrico. La investigación cuenta con cuatro etapas, 1. Inducción de callogénesis (2,4-D), 2. Organogénesis directa e indirecta; 3. Inducción de estrés hídrico (PEG 6000); 4. Selección in vitro de VS tolerantes a déficit hídrico. Se encontraron diferencias estadísticamente significativas en plántulas sembradas en medios con 20g PEG/l, para longitud, grosor y número de raíces, en cuanto a tallo no se encontraron diferencias estadísticas. El número de hojas presentó diferencias significativas respecto a los demás medios que inducían estrés hídrico [25 y 30g PEG/L]. Finalmente, las variables morfométricas permitieron diferenciar los mejores tratamientos y las plántulas, que mostraron tolerancia al déficit hídrico, esto expresado en términos de crecimiento longitudinal, grosor, ancho y número, pese a las concentraciones del agente estresante PEG 6000. Lo obtenido se convierte en insumo importante para continuar con el proceso de fitomejoramiento del maracuyá en la Universidad del Tolima.
Cáncer de colon en Colombia, fenotipo molecular: tamizaje para síndromes con agregación familiar
Authors: Bohórquez L Mabel Elena , Criollo R Ángel Alexandro , Carvajal Carmona Luis , Echeverry de Polanco María Magdalena
Published: October 2022

Objetivo: Caracterizar las características clínico-patológicas y algunos fenotipos moleculares del cáncer colorrectal (CCR), en 1278 pacientes de la región andina colombiana.
Métodos: Se analizó una muestra de 1278 pacientes con CCR. Análisis de expresión de los genes MMR-Mismatch Repair-hMLH1, utilizando métodos inmunohistoquímicos (IHC). Para inestabilidad microsatelital-MSI se utilizó ADN de tejido tumoral-normal mediante PCR.
Resultados: Promedio de edad 57,4 años, la enfermedad es más frecuente en el género femenino 53,2%. La frecuencia de pacientes menores de 50 años (26,5%) es mayor a la esperada, el CCR en estos casos se asoció a tipos histológicos agresivos -carcinoma mucinoso y carcinoma en anillo de sello- p=<0,000, los cuales, a su vez, resultaron asociados a inestabilidad microsatelital (MSI-H). La localización más frecuente: recto (31,1%), p=0,002, el diagnóstico se produjo en estados avanzados de la enfermedad T3-T4 (75,1%) p=0,022. Tipo histológico más frecuente: adenocarcinoma. La sensibilidad del análisis inmunohistoquímico de MLH1 para la detección de MSI+, fue de 71% (CI: 49 - 87). El análisis por IHC-MLH1 en 575 casos mostró pérdida de la expresión en el 7% de los pacientes. Las pruebas de MSI se realizaron en 451 casos de CCR; el 23% presentaron alta inestabilidad microsatelital (MSI-H).
Conclusión: La determinación de inestabilidad microsatelital y la inmunohistoquímica para MMR permiten identificar pacientes en riesgo de ser portadores de mutaciones relacionadas con síndrome de Lynch en pacientes colombianos.
Biología molecular de cardiopatías congénitas
Authors: Moreno-Giraldo Lina Johanna , Herrera-Mafla Cristian David , Satizábal-Soto José María
Published: October 2022

Las Cardiopatías Congénitas se constituyen como las malformaciones más frecuentes en los recién nacidos vivos. Dentro de las complicaciones más frecuentes, las arritmias suelen ser la principal causa de muerte súbita. Una gran parte de estas malformaciones responden a bases genéticas, por lo cual se han identificado diferentes genes mediante técnicas de biología molecular, cuyas variantes estarían implicadas en su presentación. Con el objetivo de establecer la relación entre los estudios de biología molecular en el diagnóstico y abordaje de las Cardiopatías Congénitas, se realizó en un paciente masculino de 12 años con cuadro clínico de arritmia y antecedentes familiares de muerte súbita y temprana, un estudio de biología molecular mediante la técnica de secuenciación exómica completa y análisis bioinformático mediante tecnología In sílico para el estudio de genes asociados a cardiopatías congénitas; los datos obtenidos fueron analizados por estudio computacional para complementar el estudio molecular y evaluar la relación con el cuadro clínico del paciente. Se logró la identificación de 4 variantes patogénicas en 3 genes asociados a cardiopatías; el análisis computacional permitió la caracterización de las variantes identificadas, y se pudo establecer una precisa correlación fenotipo – endotipo - genotipo. A partir de los resultados, se resalta la utilidad de este tipo de estudios para el análisis de variantes genéticas y su impacto en la salud de los pacientes, destacando la necesidad de establecer una medicina personalizada, que permita el adecuado y dirigido manejo transdisciplinario, aminorando el impacto y la morbimortalidad.