bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Exertional and nocturnal periodic breathing after successful cardiac transplantation. A case report
Authors: Corrà Ugo , Gambarin Fabiana Isabella , Gnemmi Marco , Pistono Massimo
Published: April 2021

We present a case report of a heart failure patient who underwent cardiopulmonary exercise testing and sleep screening 12 months before and after heart transplantation (HTx). Severe Cheyne-Stokes respiration (CSR) with central sleep apnoea (CSA) was identified either before and after HTx, while periodic breathing during exercise vanished. We suggest that optimization of hemodynamics and medical therapy (low dose of diuretic) did not withdraw the central mechanisms underlying the diathesis for CSR-CSA. While periodic breathing during exercise reversal may support a closer link with an exertional central hemodynamic. This observation indirectly neglects the possible unifying mechanistic background of CSR and periodic breathing, during exercise, in this setting.
Changes in spirometric parameters with position in asymptomatic Egyptian young males with central obesity
Authors: Abd-Elaleem Nermeen A. , Mohamed Sherif A.A. , Wagdy Wael M. , Abd-Elaleem Reham A. , Abdelhafeez Azza S. , Bayoumi Hassan A.
Published: April 2021

Background: Central obesity is a chronic condition that can contribute to impairments in lung functions. Body position is an important technique that effectively restores and increases lung functions. We aimed to address the possible changes in spirometric parameters in asymptomatic overweight individuals with central obesity with a change in posture from sitting to supine in comparison to normal weight non-obese ones.Methods: Enrolled subjects were healthy Egyptian males, aged between 20-45 years old, asymptomatic and nonsmokers. They underwent spirometry. The following parameters were measured; forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC ratio, and forced expiratory flow (FEF)25-75%. They were classified into overweight with central obesity (n=40) and healthy control (n=40) groups based on their body mass index (BMI), weight-hip ratio (WHR), and waist circumference (WC). Spirometric parameters were compared between the 2 groups and in both setting and supine positions.Results: The central obesity group showed significantly lower all spirometric parameters in comparison to the control one. All measured spirometric parameters had a significant reduction with supine position. There were negative correlations between both the WC and WHR and spirometric parameters.Conclusion: In this study of young Egyptian males, individuals with central obesity had reduced spirometric parameters in comparison to healthy ones. Change in position from sitting to supine has significant effects on spirometric parameters in both healthy middle age males with normal weight and those with overweight and central obesity. These results could have important clinical implications.
Separation anxiety in a community sample of Italian emerging adults and its relationship with dimensions of borderline personality
Authors: Bassi Giulia , Mancinelli Elisa , Di Riso Daniela , Lis Adriana , Salcuni Silvia
Published: April 2021

Research studies focusing on separation anxiety and its relation with other measures of anxiety and personality-relevant variables in community samples are still scarce. This study aimed to describe in a dimensional perspective the relationship between separation anxiety symptoms, anxiety levels, and personality traits in a community sample of Italian emerging adults. A sample of 260 college students [mean age (Mage)=21.22, standard deviation (SD)=1.91, 79.6% females) completed the adult separation anxiety questionnaire-27 (ASA-27), the state and trait anxiety inventory-Y (STAI-Y), and the personality assessment inventory borderline scale (PAI-BOR). ASA-27 was significantly and positively correlated with the PAI borderline scale. The mediation model showed that ASA-27 influenced the PAI-BOR through trait anxiety. Clinical implications of the study for psychotherapy research are discussed.
Table of Contents Vol 11, No 1 (2020)
Authors: Office Editorial
Published: April 2021

No abstract available.
Depressive males have higher odds of lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostatic hyperplasia
Authors: Xiong Yang , Zhang Yang-Chang , Jin Tao , Qin Feng , Yuan Jiu-Hong
Published: April 2021

Lower urinary tract symptoms suggestive of benign prostate hyperplasia (LUTS/BPH) and depression are both increasing in Chinese aging males. However, the relationship still remains unknown. To explore their relationship, a retrospective cohort study based on propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted by analyzing the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study dataset. After data cleaning, a total of 5125 participants were enrolled and subjected to PSM; 1351 pairs were matched and followed for 2 years. Further logistic regression and restricted cubic spline (RCS) were performed to evaluate, model and visualize the relationship between depression and LUTS/BPH. Moreover, subgroup analyses and sensitivity analyses were adopted to verify the robustness of the conclusions. Before PSM, depressive patients showed higher odds of LUTS/BPH in all three models adjusting for different covariates (P < 0.001). After PSM, univariate logistic regression revealed that depressive patients had higher risks for LUTS/BPH than participants in the control group (odds ratio [OR] = 2.10, P < 0.001). The RCS results indicated a nonlinear (P < 0.05) and inverted U-shaped relationship between depression and LUTS/BPH. In the subgroup analyses, no increased risks were found among participants who were not married or cohabitating, received an education, had an abnormal body mass index (<18.5 kg m−2 and ≥28 kg m−2), slept more than 6 h, did not smoke, and drank less than once a month (all P > 0.05). The results of sensitivity analyses indicated identical increased risks of LUTS/BPH in all four models (all P < 0.001). In conclusion, depression enhances the risks of LUTS/BPH in aging males.
The Acute Stage of Pituitary Apoplexy Complicated with Sinusitis
Authors: Li Chiao-Zhu , Li Chiao-Ching , Tang Chi-Tun
Published: April 2021

The timely diagnosis and optimal therapy of the pituitary apoplexy is challenging. We report a case about our treatment experience for the acute stage of pituitary apoplexy complicated with sinusitis. It is the strong predictor for the acute stage of pituitary apoplexy when magnetic resonance imaging(MRI) presented the both signs simultaneously, the pituitary ring sign and the sphnoid sinus mucosal thickening. Once the diagnosis of pituitary apoplexy is established, hypocortisolism and hyponatremia should be considered intensely. Surgical decompression via transsphnoid approach has favorable prognosis for the visual involvement of the pituitary apoplexy. Effective antibiotic for sphenoid sinusitis before surgery may could minimize the postoperative risk of intracranial infection. Otherwise, the sign of the sphenoid sinus mucosal thickening is not a contraindication for the transnasal transsphnoidal surgery.
The effect of coronaviruses on olfaction: systematic review
Authors: Zugaj M. , van Ditzhuijzen N.S. , Golebski K. , Fokkens W.J.
Published: April 2021

BACKGROUND: Unlike other respiratory viruses, SARS-CoV-2 causes anosmia without sinonasal inflammation. Here we systematically review the effects of the 7 known human coronaviruses on olfaction to determine if SARS-CoV-2 distinctly affects the olfactory system. METHOD: PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, bioRxiv, medRxiv and DOAJ were searched for studies describing pathophysiological, immunohistochemical, cytological and clinical data. RESULTS: 49 studies were included. Common cold coronaviruses lead to sinonasal inflammation which can cause transient and chronic loss of smell. MERS-CoV entry receptors were not found in the nasal mucosa and it did not impair olfaction. SARS-CoV-1 had low affinity for its receptor ACE2, limiting olfactory effects. Anosmia is frequent in SARS-CoV-2 infections. SARS-CoV-2’s entry factors ACE2 and TMPRSS2 are expressed in the nasal respiratory epithelium and olfactory supporting cells. SARS-CoV-2 appeared to target the olfactory cleft while diffuse nasal inflammation was not observed. Damage of the olfactory epithelium was observed in animal models. Alternative receptors such as furin and neuropilin-1 and the similarity of viral proteins to odourant receptors could amplify olfactory impairment in SARS-CoV-2 infection. CONCLUSIONS: The pathophysiology of anosmia in SARS-CoV-2 infection is distinct from other coronaviruses due to preferentially targeting olfactory supporting cells. However, SARS-CoV-2 does not cause sinonasal inflammation in spite of preferred entry factor expression in the nasal respiratory epithelium. This raises doubts about the attention given to ACE2. Alternative receptors, odourant receptor mimicry and other as yet unknown mechanisms may be crucial in the pathogenesis of anosmia in SARS-CoV-2 infection. Further studies are warranted to investigate infection mechanisms beyond ACE2.
Long-Term Immunogenicity of Live Oral Cholera Vaccine CVD 103-HgR in Adolescents Aged 12–17 Years in the United States
Authors: McCarty James M. , Cassie David , Bedell Lisa , Lock Michael D. , Bennett Sean
Published: April 2021

As part of a phase 4, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to assess the immunogenicity and safety of PXVX0200 in children and adolescents aged 2–17 years, a subset of 73 adolescent subjects aged 12–17 years was followed for 2 years after vaccination and had blood collected for antibody assays on days 1, 11, 29, 91, 181, 365, 547, and 730. Endpoints included serum vibriocidal antibody (SVA) seroconversion, defined as a 4-fold or greater rise in antibody titer over baseline; geometric mean titers (GMTs); and geometric mean fold increase (GMFI) over baseline. Serum vibriocidal antibody seroconversion persisted in most subjects, with a rate of 64.5% noted at day 730. Geometric mean titers and GMFI both peaked at day 11 and remained greater than baseline at all time points, including day 730. Vaccination with PXVX0200 produces an immune response which persists for at least 2 years in adolescents aged 12–17 years.
Factores asociados al desarrollo de eventos adversos en pacientes con hemodiálisis en Guerrero, México
Authors: Cuevas Budhart Miguel Angel , SAUCEDO GARCIA RENATA PATRICIA , GARCIA LARUMBE JOSE ALEJANDRO , Pacheco del cerro Enrique , Meneses Monroy Alfonso , Gómez del Pugar García-Madrid Mercedes , González Jurado Máximo A. , Álvarez Pacheco Elsa
Published: April 2021

Objetivo: Determinar los eventos adversos más prevalentes y los factores de riesgo asociados a su desarrollo en el paciente que se somete a hemodiálisis en el estado de Guerrero, México. Material y Método: Estudio observacional, longitudinal, retrospectivo en 157 pacientes en hemodiálisis afiliados al Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social en Guerrero, atendidos en 5 unidades privadas y 2 públicas. Se recolectaron variables socio-demográficas, mediciones de laboratorio, evolución de la enfermedad, complicaciones propias de la enfermedad y del tratamiento dialítico. Resultados: Los eventos adversos se presentaron en el 73% de la población estudiada, la principal causa etiológica fue Diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) e hipertensión arterial. Los eventos adversos más frecuentes fueron: hipotensión (35,5%) infección de angioacceso (24%), cefalea (22,3%), crisis hipertensiva (14,5%), mareos (9,9%), escalofríos (9,9%), y trombosis de la fístula arterovenosa (9,9%). Los factores que se asociaron a su desarrollo fueron: pacientes mayores de 65 años, (OR=6,859 IC 95%; 1,55-30,35), ser obeso, (OR=1,70, IC 95%: 1,60-4,81), e hipoalbuminemia (OR=0.251, IC 95%: 0,160-0,593). Conclusión: Los pacientes mayores de 65 años, obesos, con hipertensión diastólica e hipoalbuminemia tienen mayor probabilidad de desarrollar eventos adversos durante el periodo de hemodiálisis.
Apoyo social y resiliencia: factores protectores en cuidadores principales de pacientes en hemodiálisis
Authors: Martínez Rodríguez Lesnay , Fernández Castillo Evelyn , González Martínez Elianys , Vázquez Morales Henry Luis
Published: April 2021

Introducción: Garantizar el cuidado del paciente en hemodiálisis se reconoce como una actividad compleja, exigente y estresante a la cual se expone de manera reiterada el cuidador. El apoyo social y la resiliencia constituyen factores protectores que permiten amortiguar el impacto del estrés en la salud mental de los cuidadores. Objetivo: Analizar el apoyo social y la resiliencia como factores protectores en los cuidadores de pacientes en hemodiálisis. Material y Método: Estudio mixto secuencial con alcance descriptivo. La selección muestral se realizó de forma intencional-no probabilística para una muestra de 67 cuidadores de pacientes en hemodiálisis asistentes al Servicio de tratamiento sustitutivo durante el 2018. Se emplearon como instrumentos un Cuestionario de variables sociodemográficas, el Cuestionario de apoyo social funcional Duke-UNK-11 y la Escala reducida de Resiliencia Connor-Davidson. Se desarrollaron entrevistas grupales para la recogida de información cualitativa. Resultados: La percepción de apoyo social así como las dimensiones de apoyo afectivo y confidencial se expresan en niveles medios y bajos, distinguiéndose la familia como la principal red de apoyo para los cuidadores. La resiliencia alcanza niveles medio y alto siendo el optimismo, el sentido del humor y el establecimiento de relaciones sociales los principales mecanismos resilientes para enfrentar la actividad de cuidado. Conclusiones: El apoyo social y la resiliencia se comportan como factores protectores en los cuidadores estudiados. Se constituyen como los principales recursos psicológicos amortiguadores del estrés que ofrecen una perspectiva diferente y enriquecedora para enfrentar situaciones adversas de manera efectiva en los cuidadores.
Análisis del perfil de la enfermera coordinadora de procuramiento de órganos en Chile
Authors: Alcayaga Droguett Rosa , Stiepovich Jasna , González Fernando
Published: April 2021

RESUMEN Introducción: En Chile, los coordinadores de procuramiento son mayoritariamente enfermeras y la tasa de donación es muy baja respecto a su población. Objetivo: Analizar la coherencia entre el perfil del enfermero/a coordinador de procuramiento definido por el Ministerio de Salud y el observado en los coordinadores chilenos. Material y Método: Estudio descriptivo, cuantitativo, muestreo no probabilístico, de enfermeras que se desempeñaban cómo Coordinadores de Procuramiento en servicios asistenciales públicos y privados de Chile. Las Variables estudiadas fueron de carácter sociodemográficas, de caracterización profesional, de capacitación, estructura de la unidad de procuramiento, y de requisitos del cargo de coordinador. Datos recolectados en el mes de octubre del año 2017, en el III Encuentro Nacional de Coordinadores de Procuramiento y Trasplantes, a través de un cuestionario estructurado, que permitió contrastar el perfil obtenido con el perfil definido por el Ministerio de Salud (MINSAL) Resultados: Los coordinadores de procuramiento, son en un 82.4% de sexo femenino, promedio de edad de 36+ 11 años .El 90.2% se desempeña en un Hospital Público. El 100% tiene título enfermera acreditada, un 30 % entre 1 y 4 años de egresados, y un 37 % menos de 5 años de experiencia laboral. Sin experiencia clínica en cuidados de alta complejidad, como unidades de Urgencia (82.3%) o cuidados intensivos (58.8%). El 66,5% consideró que la formación inicial, fue suficiente para asumir el cargo. Conclusiones: En los aspectos estudiados, el perfil profesional de los enfermeros coordinadores locales difiere del perfil definido por la autoridad de salud.
AKILLI TURİZMDE KÜLTÜREL MİRAS VE YARATICILIK: KONYA ÜZERİNE NİTEL BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: KORKMAZ H. Ufuk
Published: April 2021

Çalışmada akıllı turizm kavramı, Avrupa Akıllı Turizm Başkenti Uygulaması ve Türkiye’nin turist çekme potansiyeline sahip büyük şehirlerinden olan Konya’nın akıllı turizm kapsamında değerlendirilmesi ele alınmıştır. Bu çalışmanın sorusu “Kültürel miras ve yaratıcılık uygulamalarında Konya akıllı turizme ne kadar yakındır?” olarak belirlenmiştir. Çalışmada nitel araştırma yaklaşımlarından biri olan doküman analizinden yararlanılmıştır. Bu çalışmada Avrupa Akıllı Turizm Başkenti Uygulaması sitesinde yer alan alt başlıklar incelenmiştir. Kültürel miras ve yaratıcılık uygulamaları ve bu alt başlıkta 2020 yılı birincisi olan Karlsruhe şehrindeki uygulama ile Konya şehrindeki uygulamalar karşılaştırılarak detaylandırılmıştır. Türkiye’de 2018 yılında 3. ve 2019 yılında 2. olarak en çok ziyaret edilen müzelerden Konya Mevlana Müzesi’nin yer aldığı Konya şehri ele alınmıştır. Karlsruhe şehrindeki uygulamanın Konya şehrine uyarlanmasının sağlayacağı faydalar ve bu uygulamaya yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.
Diabetes and the Prospect of a National and Global Disaster
Authors: Belkhadir Jamal
Published: April 2021

Diabetes, obesity with their cardiovascular consequences are now a worldwide epidemic with medical, social and economic devastating and unprecedented. These diseases are no longer limited to "rich countries", and now a growing public health problem in developing countries; where the "Western" dietary pattern spreads and often replaces the traditional and healthy food. To this must be added the profound changes associated with rapid urbanization, changes in social, family and technological advances and comfort. The role of the food industry is highly present in a consumer society living under the influence and pressure of advertising...

Keywords: Challenge, Diabetes, Epidemic, Lifestyle., Morocco
In vitro Antitrypanosomal Activity and Phytochemical Screening of Selected Acacia Plant Species Aqueous Methanol Extract
Authors: Ogbole E. , Adelakun E. A , Kagoro M. L. , Iliyasu B. , Salifu A. O. , Olaolu O.S , Ikyase C , Osuagwu M. , Nimyel C.D.
Published: April 2021

Trypanosomiasis has been recognized as a scourge in sub-Saharan Africa for centuries and chemotherapy of the disease still remains unsatisfactory. This study is to explore an alternative source of antitrypanosomal agents from the stem bark of four Acacia species; Acacia nilotica, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia geradii and Acacia hockii. Dried stem bark of each plant was pulverized and extracted with 98% methanol by maceration. Phytochemical screening was carried out followed by in vitro testing of extracts on the motility of Trypanosoma congolense maintained in Ringer solution. Motility assessment of trypanosome was carried out after exposure with varied concentrations of the extracts for 2 hours. Thereafter, infectivity test was carried out using albino mice. Seventy-two mice, divided into twenty-four (24) groups of three animals were each inoculated with 100µl of the mixture containing the varying extract concentrations intraperitoneally. Berenil was used as standard drug control. Establishment of infection and subsequent Parasitaemiawere monitored in the animals for 60 days. The Phytochemical assay revealed the presence of anthraquinones, tannins, glycosides, cardiac glycosides and terpenes in all the extracts. Saponin was only present in Acacia nilotica and Acacia geradii. Incubation of parasites with each of the four acacia species recorded cessation in parasite motility which was concentration dependent. The highest concentration 20 mg/ml showed the highest effect within fifteen (15) minutes of incubation which was similar to the Berenil incubated control. However, lower doses (0.005 and 0.00005) mg/ml did not show difference from the non extract incubated negative control. Incubation of T. congolense with Acacia nilotica, Acacia sieberiana, Acacia geradii and Acacia hockii at 20, 10 and 1 mg/ml inhibited the ability of the parasites to establish infection in the albino mice as compared the standard control drug. The results indicate that the methanolic stem extracts of the four acacia species possess antitrypanosomal activity with potentials for the treatment of trypanosomiasis.
Qualitative Marketing Research: The State of Journal Publications
Authors: Petrescu Maria , Lauer Brianna
Published: April 2021

Qualitative methods in marketing have become essential not only for their classical advantage in consumer behavior, but also for their benefits in dealing with big data and data Qualitative methods in marketing have become essential not only for their classical advantage in consumer behavior, but also for their benefits in dealing with big data and data mining. Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that when it comes to online data, unstructured content accounts for 90% of all digital information. Under these circumstances, this study provides a literature review and analysis on the role and relation of qualitative methods with quantitative methods in marketing research. The paper analyzes research articles that include qualitative studies in the top marketing journals during the last decade and focuses on their topic, domain, methods used and whether they used any triangulation with quantitative methods. Starting from this analysis, the study provides recommendations that can help better integrate qualitative methods in marketing research, academics and practice.mining. Research from International Data Corporation (IDC) shows that when it comes to online data, unstructured content accounts for 90% of all digital information. Under these circumstances, this study provides a literature review and analysis on the role and relation of qualitative methods with quantitative methods in marketing research. The paper analyzes research articles that include qualitative studies in the top marketing journals during the last decade and focuses on their topic, domain, methods used and whether they used any triangulation with quantitative methods. Starting from this analysis, the study provides recommendations that can help better integrate qualitative methods in marketing research, academics and practice.
Learning from our Multi-Stage Collaborative Autoethnography
Authors: Devnew Lynne , Austin Ann , Le Ber Marlene , LaValley Judith , Elbert Chanda
Published: April 2021

This article is a reflection on eight, then seven, now five women’s collaborative efforts to explore the development of our own leader identities. While each of us conducts research on women and leadership, we are a diverse group of women: we were born in three different countries (United States, Paraguay, and New Zealand) and currently live in three different countries (United States, Canada, and New Zealand). We are of diverse races, sexual orientations, and generations; we have leadership experiences in a variety of disciplines and industries; and we vary in the priority we place on this study. In this paper, we review our experiences conducting research during the first three plus years of our collaborative autoethnographic study and share what we learned from those experiences. We address previously published considerations for developing collaborative autoethnographies including: the number of participants involved; the extent of involvement of the participants and the level of collaboration during the study; the collaborative approaches used in the study; and the approaches to writing. We add a reflection on our leadership practices throughout the study and on the confidentiality challenges that emerged. We also discuss how our division of the study into multiple life stages and multiple projects within the life stages has influenced our experiences and how the challenges resulting from the long duration of our study have influenced our productivity and are expected to influence our future plans. Our lessons learned should prove useful as other autoethnographic research groups begin their own research processes.
A Metaphorical Analysis of Employment Barriers and Support Needs in Psychosis
Authors: Hampson Margaret , Hicks Richard , Watt Bruce
Published: April 2021

This study uses metaphor analysis to explore the employment-related experiences of people living with psychosis and those around them such as family, community members, professionals and employers. Data was derived from transcripts of 14 focus groups and 31 interviews conducted during a qualitative study of the employment barriers and support needs of people living with psychosis. The sample comprised participants drawn from six key stakeholder groups, namely people diagnosed with a persisting psychotic disorder, care-givers, health professionals, employers, employment providers and local community members. Transcripts from focus groups and interviews were imported into NVivo 10 and explored through the lens of a metaphor analysis. The study identified three common metaphorical themes used by participants to describe their experiences of job seeking and employment: a combat theme; a sports theme and a journey theme. The study demonstrates that metaphor analysis can be a useful form of triangulation to enrich our understanding of the employment barriers and support needs of people living with psychosis.
Exploring Perceptions of Key Events in a Qualitative Research Class: Applying Some Principles of Collaborative Analytic Inquiry in Practice
Authors: Richards Janet , Haberlin Steve
Published: April 2021

Little research portrays collaborative analytic inquiry in practice. Drawing on our dual lenses, we, a professor and a doctoral student in an advanced qualitative methods course, applied principles of collaborative analytic inquiry to construct new understandings about key events that occurred during an advanced qualitative research class. Using asynchronous e-mail communication, we shared, affirmed, and questioned each other’s and our own storied recollections of moments of joy and learning intertwined with some challenging issues. To begin our inquiry, we planned and negotiated our responsibilities, voiced our concerns and questions pertinent to the project, and avowed our willingness to risk emotional vulnerability and discomfort as we confronted our truths. We also studied the extant literature to learn about analytic inquiry since our work, followed some tenets of this research method. We conducted our work in three phases. In the third phase of our study we documented what we believed were significant, problematic issues in the course and responded to each other’s and our own assumptions. Our reflections helped us establish the value of collaborative analytic inquiry to create space for self-study. In the process of our work we came to recognize that the broad themes in our research, although not generalizable, might occur in any teaching context.
Principal’s Coalition Building and Personal Traits Brings Success to a Struggling School in Malaysia
Authors: Noman Mohammad , Hashim Rosna , Shaik-Abdullah Sarimah
Published: April 2021

This paper presents findings from a single site case study of a school in a rural part of Malaysia. Based on data collected through semi-structured interviews of the principal, teachers, students and parents, and observations, document scanning and field notes, the study attempts to identify the context under which the school operates, the core practices of the school principal and the enactment of these core practices. The data analysis was carried out through data reduction resulting in initial themes which were further refined several times until consensus was achieved. The themes were then discussed under the light of theories resulting in the final categories. The findings reveal that personal traits of the principal and her strength of building strong coalitions enabled her to successfully meet her contextual challenges. In conclusion, we argue that leadership practices are multidimensional and although successful principals draw from the similar repertoire of core practices, they enact these core practices in response to their own unique contexts to bring success. The findings would provide important insights for principals and future researchers who might be interested in conducting similar studies to enrich the successful school leadership literature from Malaysian context.
Elderly Women’s Experience of the Role of Hydrotherapy in Health: Content Analysis
Authors: Pourghane Parand
Published: April 2021

Living to an old age is considered by many elderly women to bring about a decreased quality of life. Hydrotherapy allows individuals to engage in certain physical activities that cannot be done outside the water. The purpose of this study was to explore elderly women’s experience of the role of hydrotherapy in their health and was conducted in selected pools of Guilan province in Iran in 2015-2016. Twenty-three elderly women were selected using a purposeful sampling strategy. The data was gathered through semi-structured interviews; Researchers used a qualitative design, based on a content analysis approach. Analysis results were identified as 3 main themes and 12 subthemes. Improved physical health: reduced consumption of painkillers, improved balance, pleasant breathing, easy menopause; Moving toward ability: increased independence, role fulfillment, application of efficient strategies, will to health; Psychological and social relief: sense of liveliness, reduced stress, peaceful sleep and re-emergence in society. “Competence development” was identified as the central code. Results indicate that participation in hydrotherapy by elderly women supported the benefit of advising them to participate in hydrotherapy sessions, as well as government’s cooperation with regard to creating proper conditions for improving the health and life quality of this valuable population.
Journal Conversations: Building the Research Self-Efficacy of an Aboriginal Early Career Academic
Authors: Dickson Michelle
Published: April 2021

This paper shows how I used my research journal mainly as a reflective tool throughout the process of applying for and completing a PhD. Embarking on a PhD can be daunting for anyone and I was challenged by my lack of academic self-efficacy. In the absence of a formal academic mentor my research journal became my confidante, a tool that helped me make progress at times when barriers to research seemed insurmountable. It helped me decrease the cognitive dissonance I was experiencing about issues of subjectivity/objectivity and the positioning of my self in the research. This paper shares research journal entries as I take you on my research journey. The entries make public some of the values I uphold for my research and show how I found ways to embed my own epistemology as an Australian Aboriginal (Koori) researcher into a PhD that also meets a Western academic research paradigm.
In the Light of Shared Words: Collaborative Writing in a Research Study on Student Voice in Spanish Schools
Authors: Susinos Rada Teresa , Ceballos López Noelia , Saiz Linares Ángela
Published: April 2021

This article describes the process of collaborative writing between teachers and researchers which constitutes the final phase (results dissemination) of a qualitative-collaborative research project. This study was developed in Cantabria (Spain) with the purpose of promoting and analysing student voice experiences in various schools. The final process of collaborative writing was organised in two parts: one oral, based on an epistemic interview and a second moment of written production based on a shared writing of the report. This process of collegial writing facilitated a new reading and reappropriation of the described student voice experiences by the participants. It also constitutes a way of disseminating the research which challenges traditional social research methodology. The process of collaborative writing presented here has resulted in a book of teacher narrative reports which compiles some of these student voice experiences and is fundamentally aimed at other education professionals, such as teachers or school counsellors.
Anger without Agency: Exploring the Experiences of Stress in Adolescent Girls
Authors: Björling Elin , Singh Narayan
Published: April 2021

Although a great deal of research has measured stressful life events and stress-related symptoms in adolescents, little research has qualitatively examined the experience of stress in teens. The purpose of this study was to utilize thematic analysis to explore how teen girls described their experiences of stress. Thirty-one girls, ages 14–18, were recruited for a study examining stress and stress-related symptoms. As part of this study, they participated in an open-ended, qualitative interview about their personal experiences of stress. Themes included the mind of stress, emotionally shutting out others, and “growing out of it.” The overarching finding was that all teen girls described anger in relation to stress. Most concerning was the predominant theme of a lack of agency in relation to affecting change or management of stress in their lives.
Enhanced Member Checks: Reflections and Insights from a Participant-Researcher Collaboration
Authors: Chase Elizabeth
Published: April 2021

This paper shares the process of an enhanced member check in a qualitative study about the schooling experiences of teenage mothers. The process of co-creating a participant narrative is presented as an alternative to traditional methods of member checking and data analysis. In the collaborative process presented in this article, the researcher and participant worked together to develop interpretations of interview data and to collaborate on a final narrative. The author developed a member checking process that included iterative rounds of collaboration in the liminal space between raw data and final narrative. This paper provides an example of evaluating and augmenting the role of the participant in the process of inquiry. This process offers possibilities for enhanced member checks that interrupt the traditional power dynamics in participant-researcher relationships. This paper ends with an exploration of issues of power that arose in the researcher-participant relationship and an examination of how alternative forms of member checks can provide room for new understandings of participant experiences.
Digital Storytelling in Research: A Systematic Review
Authors: de Jager Adele , Fogarty Andrea , Tewson Anna , Lenette Caroline , Boydell Katherine
Published: April 2021

Digital storytelling refers to a 2 to 5 minute audio-visual clip combining photographs, voice-over narration, and other audio (Lambert, 2009) originally applied for community development, artistic and therapeutic purposes, and more recently adapted as an arts-based research method. To date, no systematic review of the use of digital storytelling in a research capacity, to generate information about a phenomenon has been conducted. Accordingly, our aim was to provide a systematic review of digital storytelling in research. The review identified 25 articles representing 23 discrete studies that met inclusion criteria. A thematic analysis of results indicated that digital storytelling in research was especially appropriate for use with marginalised groups, and was most commonly used in this context. There was some variation in the extent to which digital storytelling in research adhered to the principles with which it was originally developed. Surprisingly, although digital storytelling provides a ready-made knowledge translation product, few research projects employed the digital stories generated to this end. Across research projects, participants reported several benefits of digital storytelling. While some disadvantages were noted, overall, these were outweighed by the benefits of using a respectful, participatory research practice.
Learning from a Master Teacher Using a Tripartite Structure Framework
Authors: Ha Joy
Published: April 2021

The purpose of the study described in this paper was to investigate a master string teacher’s teaching occurring in one-on-one, group and ensemble settings. This study used a tripartite structure as a framework to identify the master teacher’s subject matter knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and pedagogical content knowledge that contribute to his teaching success. This study employed the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) as the research methodology to explore a master string teacher who is one of the most renowned violinists and string pedagogues in Australia. The following question guided this study: What are the distinguishing features of the master teacher’s one-on-one teaching, group teaching and ensemble directing? The findings of this research indicated that a teacher’s teaching manner, instructional skill, leadership and teaching philosophy have powerful influence on students. The master teacher offers a model to assist other string teachers.
Writing with the ‘Other’: Combining Poetry and Participation to Study Leaders with Disabilities
Authors: Cousik Rama , Mishra Paresh , Rang Mariesa
Published: April 2021

In this paper, we describe the process of transformative co-authorship between researchers and a participant with disabilities. The researchers were conducting a larger study that aimed to identify different factors that shaped individuals with disabilities to assume leadership roles. Drawing from interview data obtained from the participant, one researcher wrote a poem that provided a stage for the researchers and the participant to engage in reflexive process that transformed the researchers-participant relationship to that of co-authors. This paper describes this transformative process and what everyone learned from this enriching experience.
Teaching Students How to Make Their Dreams Come True: An Autoethnography of Developing and Teaching the Dream Research Methods Course
Authors: Baesler E.
Published: April 2021

How to make students’ dreams come true is the central focus of this autoethnography that chronicles the story of the transformation of a traditional undergraduate communication research methods course into a new and creative dream research methods course. Pedagogical and institutional issues in teaching the traditional methods course join personal influences in my life story to birth the new dream research methods course. The content and format of the new course are described chronologically using personal stories, student perspectives, advice to teachers, and reflection questions. I encourage teachers, by experimenting with the ideas in the dream research methods course, to serve as midwives for helping bring their students’ dreams to birth.
The Core of Professional Growth in Work-Related Teacher Education
Authors: Aarto-Pesonen Leena , Tynjälä Päivi
Published: April 2021

This paper presents a Glaserian grounded theory study of adult students’ holistic professional growth in a two-year tailored, work-related, teacher qualification program in physical education. The data consisted of reflective learning diaries, interviews and the written texts of 20 adult students. The data analysis followed the stages of Glaserian grounded theory analysis with substantive and theoretical coding processes carried out using the constant comparative method. The article presents the emotional core and its properties (criticality, ethicality and empowerment) of physical education teacher students’ professional growth. In addition, the article introduces a substantive theory of a process of adult students’ multifaceted professional growth during a work-related physical education teacher-qualification program and discusses the pedagogical implications in relation to developing teacher education in general and the education of physical education teachers in particular.
“Something for everyone”: Monique Hennink’s Focus Group Discussions: Understanding Qualitative Research
Authors: Fitzsimmons Stephanie
Published: April 2021

One question many ask in qualitative research is “Am I doing this right?” In her new book, Focus Group Discussions: Understanding Qualitative Research, Monique Hennink expertly shares with the reader suggestions and pitfalls of conducting focus group discussions. She shares these ideas and suggestions through conversation, research and anecdotal stories demonstrating the types of situations that one could experience when conducting a focus group discussion. Hennink dedicates a portion of the book to the importance of a robust methods discussion in supporting one’s write-up; as well as guidelines for writing-up research and assessing others published work (validity, reliability, credibility). Newcomers to this research method will find techniques to make improvements in focus group discussions both in the academic environment and the corporate world. This book has something for everyone.
Expanding Qualitative Researchers’ Worlds: A Review of David Silverman’s Qualitative Research
Authors: Oplatka Izhar
Published: April 2021

A collection of 26 chapters dealing with a host of topics in qualitative research (QR) under the scholarly authority of David Silverman, a putative scholar in the field of QR is to focus of my book review. While reading the book chapters I realized how colorful QR had become in recent years and how many methodologies exist today for those of us who are eager to move their research program a step further. Personally, as a qualitative researcher who has used mostly semi-structure interviews in his researches, the book challenged me to think of employing other methodologies because the world in which we live is not only verbal, but also visual, virtual, and manifold. My review attempts to deliver my thoughts and impressions when reading this brilliant collection of qualitative perspectives and methodologies.
Aspirations of the Out-of-School Youth: Barangay Napara-an, Salcedo, Eastern Samar Perspective
Authors: Machica Apolonio , Machica Agnesia
Published: April 2021

Aspiration is an ingredient in achieving something in life. It makes or unmakes success. Aspirations differ among the youth. Rural youth aspire for education because through education they can fulfill their dreams in life (Tafere, 2015). The existence of the out-of-school youths, however, along the peripheries of educational institutions in Barangay Napara-an prompted this case study to explore the aspirations of these out-of-school youths of the rural barangay. Eight participants who were not enrolled in the Alternative Learning System (ALS) Program were selected through the assistance of ALS personnel. Data gathered from the participants through personal interview were compared with the researchers’ notes and observation, theoretical views, and insights offered by other faculty-researchers for a triangulated result of the study. Lack of self-motivation and personal conviction camouflaged by low socio-economic condition comprised the reasons of the out-of-school youths for not achieving their aspirations.
Exploring Teacher Factors that Influence Teacher-Child Relationships in Head Start: : A Grounded Theory
Authors: Chen Shiyi , Phillips Beth
Published: April 2021

The purpose of this paper was to explore factors that influence teacher-child relationships in Head Start. Three Head Start teachers from three centers were recruited for this study. Interview and observation data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach by using the qualitative data analysis software NVivo. Two coders completed the coding process. Inter-coder reliability and other triangulation techniques were employed to ensure the credibility of this study. The analysis revealed factors that teachers perceived as beneficial or harmful to their relationships with children. Three main themes emerged: professionalism (i.e., teacher beliefs, education, and work experience), teacher self-efficacy (i.e., teacher empowerment, children’s progress, and sufficient education and work experience), and job stress (i.e., lacking organizational support, teacher-parent conflict, workload, and insufficient training). The data vividly illustrated the mechanisms through which those influential factors might work. The results may have implications for teacher education and fostering positive teacher-child relationships in Head Start.
An Improved Vehicle Registration and Licensing System
Authors: Adisa Abass O , Eludiora Safiriyu I
Published: April 2021

Vehicle registration and licensing systems have been in existence for decades. However, there has been over 55% increase in the number of reported stolen vehicles which have not been recovered in the last 3 years. Therefore, there is need to improve on its existing systems by incorporating anti-theft capability of vehicles using fingerprint biometric technology. In developing the Secured Vehicle Registration System (SVRS), data on vehicle registration, renewal and change of ownership procedures were collected from the Motor Licensing Office at Osogbo. Unified Modelling Language (UML) tools was used for the system design, to illustrate the whole system in a clearer way, and implemented using JavaScript, PHP scripting language, HTML, XAMPP SQLServer and the Mantra MFS100 fingerprint scanner. The system performance was evaluated by authenticating registered vehicle owner biometric to calculate the Accuracy, Average Response Time (ART) and Apdex Score. The result of the evaluation using 288 fingerprint templates of 72 vehicle owners shows the False Accept Rate (FAR) of 0.0% and False Reject Rate (FRR) of 2.1%, which is equivalent to a system accuracy of 97.9%. The ART for the fingerprint execution matching is 36.3 microseconds while the overall system satisfaction Apdex score recorded was 0.73, which denotes a satisfying system. The high-speed verification method uses the lowest computational power and execution time to deliver accurate results through making a match or non-match against stored templates. The developed system demonstrated its ability to link vehicle(s) to its respective owner(s) and also function as an automatic identity verification system for vehicle owners using VIN and fingerprint. The system has the ability to be employed for preventing fraudulent change of ownership and also help reduce delay in processing vehicle license.Keywords— authentication, biometrics, database, fraudulent, information protection, motor vehicle administration, motor vehicle registry, security code, vehicle owners
Empirical Assessment of Missing Link in Agricultural Technology Development and Transfer Nexus in Nigeria
Authors: Ogunjimi Sunday I , Ojo Toyin F , Obabire Ibikunle E , Alabi Olajumoke O
Published: April 2021

Governments and Non-Governmental Organisation (NGOs) focussed on the funding of research but neglect a very crucial issue of the transfer of technologies.   Unfortunately, most of these technologies invented end up on bookshelves which might be as a result of missing linkage between the researchers, extension organizations and farmers. Therefore, the study focussed on factors associated with the missing link among researchers, extension workers and farmers in technology development and transfer. The study was carried out in the south-western part of Nigeria. The study employed the use of an interview schedule for farmers and questionnaire for extension personnel and researchers. A simple random sampling technique was used to select 398 respondents which include 80 researchers, 85 extension agents and 233 farmers.Data collected were analysed with descriptive statistics and correlation coefficient. The findings revealed that most (61%) of the selected technologies developed by research institutions were not known to the farmers.  About 21% out of 39% of farmers that were aware of the technologies were still using it while 18% had discontinued the usage.  Factors associated with research-extension-farmers missing link include package of recommendations not suitable for farmers (researcher 95.7%, extension agents 84.3% and farmers 95.1%); time lag between the availability of research findings and their application by the farmer (research (64.2%) extension workers (73.2%) and farmers (80%)), wages and salary differential (researchers (65.4%) and extension workers (78.3%)) and inadequate funds (researcher 90.4% and extension workers (95.3%)). The linkage strength could be influenced by the personal and psychological factors of personnel involved in research and dissemination. The gap that exists between the technologies invented and those that have been accepted by farmers has to be bridged by developing stronger links between researchers, extension personnel and the farmers by government agencies. Keywords— Extension workers, farmers, linkage, researchers, research development, technology transfer.