bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Mapping Chinese Personality: An Assessment of the Psychometric Properties of the NEO-PI-3 in Monolingual and Bilingual Studies
Authors: Yik Michelle , Sze Irene N. L. , Kwok Felity H. C. , Lin Shiang-yi
Published: November 2022

The NEO-PI-3 is a fourth-generation instrument that has been shown to improve the psychometrics and readability of its immediate precedent, the NEO-PI-R. We examined the psychometric properties of the Chinese versions of the NEO-PI-R and NEO-PI-3 using three datasets ( Ns = 913, 299, 403) collected using both monolingual and bilingual designs. The Chinese NEO-PI-3 scales displayed a five-factor structure in which the facets had the highest loadings on their intended factors. The structure demonstrated strong invariance across both languages (English vs. Chinese) and gender groups, maintained high test-retest reliability, and attained slightly better internal consistency than the NEO-PI-R. We also examined the affective underpinnings of personality factors and well-being measures using the Chinese Circumplex Model of Affect. Consistent with past findings, Neuroticism and Extraversion were most related to affect, while Satisfaction with Life and Subjective Happiness shared the affective core of pleasant feelings and medium arousal. Based on these results, the Chinese NEO-PI-3 appears to be a sound instrument to measure personality in Chinese communities and to compare personality across cultures.
A Complex Relationship: Intimate Partner Violence, Identification With the Aggressor, and Guilt
Authors: Siegel Alana , Shaked Elit , Lahav Yael
Published: November 2022

This study explored the relation between guilt and identification with the aggressor (IWA) and the moderating role of IWA in the relation between intimate partner violence (IPV) and guilt. An online survey was conducted among a convenience sample of 700 women. IPV survivors demonstrated elevated guilt, and IWA was related to guilt. Furthermore, IWA moderated the relation between IPV and guilt: Among participants with low IWA levels, IPV was unrelated to guilt, but among participants with high IWA levels, IPV was related to guilt. These findings suggest that IWA may be a key element in explaining guilt among IPV survivors.
Unmanned? Military Masculinities in Filmic Representations of US Drone Operators
Authors: Bjerre Thomas Ærvold
Published: November 2022

Drones have become the new face of American warfare, challenging institutional and cultural norms about what it means to be a soldier. In the context of military masculinities, I examine the representation of the US drone operators in three films: Drones (Rosenthal 2013), Good Kill (Niccol 2014), and Eye in the Sky (Hood 2015). The films feature a male-female team of drone operators and can partly be seen as counter-narratives to the official idealized story of drone warfare by exposing some of the moral dilemmas facing the drone operators. Yet rarely do the films address the larger ethical issues of how drone technology skirts the legal framework of war. Additionally, the films' reconfiguration of the white male drone operator as morally courageous and a potential savior of innocent women and children on the “battlefield” obscures the racialized and imperialist ideologies bound up in the US-led “war on terror.”
Mechanisms of Effective Coaching: Using Prompting and Performance Feedback to Improve Teacher and Student Outcomes
Authors: Massar Michelle M. , Horner Robert H. , Kittelman Angus , Conley Kathleen M.
Published: November 2022

Coaching is a key driver supporting implementation of evidence-based instructional and behavioral practices (EBPs). The purposes of this study were to propose a model of coaching and examine the effects of two coaching mechanisms (prompting and performance feedback) on (a) teacher use of classroom management EBPs and (b) student classroom disruption. Using two counterbalanced, concurrent multiple-baseline designs across seven teachers, modest functional relations were found between highly efficient delivery of coaching using prompting alone and performance feedback alone on (a) an increase in teacher use of EBPs and (b) a decrease in classroom disruption. No consistent differences were observed in the order with which prompting versus performance feedback were introduced, nor were consistent benefits observed when adding combined versus individual use of prompting or performance feedback. Findings and implications for coaching research and practice are discussed.
Interfering with the black-box-tradeoff model: Gephisto, a one-click Gephi for critical technical practice
Authors: Jacomy Mathieu , Munk Anders Kristian
Published: November 2022

This paper presents and justifies Gephisto, an experimental tool visualizing networks in one click. Gephisto’s design exemplifies how we can interfere with a user’s utilitarian goals, by giving them what they wish (an easy way to get a network map) but in disobedient ways (the produced map is different every time the tool is used) that encourage them to engage further with the tool’s methodological tenets. As an apparatus, Gephisto aims to incentivize untrained users to become more critical of their network mapping practices. As an intervention into the field of digital methods, it aims to show that tools that support critical thinking do not have to be hard to use and hostile to beginners. We criticize the idea that tools range from easy-to-use black boxes for unreflexive lazy-thinkers, to complex and demanding instruments for hard-thinking experts. We argue that learners need ease of use and critical thinking at the same time, and that it is possible to design tools that support both needs at once. We offer an alternative model where we acknowledge the active role of the user in deciding the tradeoff between learning to master the tool, and progressing toward their utilitarian goals. We argue that the design of the tool should not oppose the beginner’s need for assistance in decision making, but find other ways to incentivize critical thinking.
The processing of English prefixed and suffixed words by Chinese-English bilinguals
Authors: Gu Lei
Published: November 2022

Aims and Objectives/Purpose/Research Questions:

This study had two specific research goals. First, it investigated the relative importance of meaning and form in bilingual morphological processing of English prefixed and suffixed words. Second, it probed how target language proficiency and morphological type moderated bilingual morphological processing.

Design/Methodology/Approach:

This study implemented the masked morphological priming paradigm that administered three prime types (Transparent, Opaque, and Form) from two morphological types (prefix and suffix) to three Chinese-English bilingual groups (advanced, intermediate, and lower-intermediate). The critical stimuli included the Transparent (e.g., visualize-VISUAL; disagreement-DISAGREE), the Opaque (e.g., vanity-VAN; submission-MISSION), and the Form (e.g., example-EXAM; apparent-PARENT) English words.

Data and Analysis:

A total of 120 Chinese-English bilinguals representing three levels of distinct English competence participated in a masked priming lexical decision experiment. Direct comparisons were made using the linear mixed-effects models on bilingual groups’ priming effects from the Transparent, the Opaque, and the Form conditions of both English prefixed and suffixed words.

Findings/Conclusion:

The results exhibited that compared to suffixed words Chinese-English bilinguals altogether were less sensitive to the internal structure of prefixed words. The results presented that target language proficiency and morphological type moderated bilingual morphological processing, with the advanced Chinese-English bilinguals approximating previous native English speakers in processing English suffixed words.

Originality:

This study compared the priming effects from the Transparent, the Opaque, and the Form conditions of both English prefixed and suffixed words among three Chinese-English bilingual groups with distinct English competence. This study therefore should be the first empirical study that simultaneously evaluates the effects of target language proficiency and morphological type on bilingual morphological processing of prefixed and suffixed words.

Significance/Implications:

The present results indicate that target language proficiency and morphological type interact to impact bilingual morphological processing. Besides, this study provides important methodological and statistical implications for future studies.
Mechanical evaluation on BFRP laminated bamboo lumber columns under eccentric compression
Authors: Jian Bingyu , Li Haitao , Zhou Ke , Ashraf Mahmud , Xiong Zhenhua , Zheng Xiaoyan
Published: November 2022

Bamboo has been studied and utilized quite significantly in recent years because of its advantages such as short growth period, good appearance, environmental protection and superior mechanical properties. Bamboo is processed into profiles to address inherent issues with size limitation and self-defects and use of BFRP can enhance the mechanical properties of bamboo for widespread application. In this paper, the mechanical properties of BFRP strengthened chamfered laminated bamboo lumber (LBL) columns with four eccentricity e0 of 30 mm, 60 mm, 90 mm, and 120 mm were tested. The strengthening effect of BFRP on the performance of LBL columns subjected to eccentric loading was compared with the specimens without any reinforcement. Several analytical models to capture the mechanical performance of BFRP reinforced LBL columns with different eccentricities have been proposed in the current study.
Progressive failure analysis of U-notched thin composite plates repaired with a double-sided composite patch
Authors: Uslu Merve , Kaman Mete Onur
Published: November 2022

In this study, carbon fiber-reinforced U-notched composite plates were repaired with composite patches made of the same material using adhesive bonding and their mechanical performance was investigated experimentally and numerically. Repairs were made by applying a double-sided composite patch to the notched thin composite plates. The repaired composite plates were tested under tensile load. The effect of the variation in notch width and depth on the repaired plate failure load and type was investigated. At the end of the experiments, load–displacement graphs of each specimen were obtained. The effect of variation in notch depth and width in the repaired specimens was not as dominant as in the non-repaired specimens. While the variation in notch dimensions changed the failure load between 34% and 37% in the non-repaired specimens, this rate was between 18% and 21% in the repaired specimens. In the numerical analysis, progressive failure analysis was performed using the Hashin Failure Criteria. Subroutine codes were written in the program Ansys, which uses the finite element method for numerical analysis. In the results, numerical and experimental load–displacement graphs and failure types of the specimens are presented comparatively. The convergence rate of the experimental and numerical data was between 92% and 99.8%.
Experimental investigation of an alternative approach to temporarily repair Nomex honeycomb sandwich structures in aerospace applications
Authors: Djemaoune Younes , Krstic Branimir , Rasic Stefan , Radulovic Daniel , Dodic Marjan
Published: November 2022

In this study, the effectiveness of an alternative approach to temporarily repair an open-hole damaged Nomex honeycomb sandwich structure is experimentally investigated. The repair process consists of a resin-infused carbon fabric wet layup patch adhesively bonded to the facesheets and Airex structural foam used as a core replacement plug. The specimens of intact, damaged and repaired Nomex honeycomb sandwich panels are subjected to the quasi-static three-point bending test. The panel's flexural performances are determined by analyzing the obtained load-displacement responses. The effectiveness of the proposed repair technique is evaluated by comparing the responses of the repaired panels with the ones obtained from the intact and damaged panel specimens. The comparison is effectuated in terms of mean values of flexural elastic modulus, peak force, energy absorption, and specific energy absorption. In addition, the observed failure modes of the different panel configurations are pointed out and discussed.
Investigating hole effects on bending performance of aluminum beams with square cross-sections under three-point bending load and their implementation in light vehicles
Authors: Shen Xianfei , Abdul Zahra Musaddak Maher
Published: November 2022

The bending behavior of beams with a square cross-section containing holes under a three-point bending load was investigated in the present study. As aluminum alloys are lighter than steel and there are many automobile companies that use this material, 6063 aluminum alloy was chosen for this study. The present research was carried out both experimentally and numerically. In the numerical section, aluminum beams were simulated with the finite element software LS-DYNA. These beams contained holes with a diameter of 21 mm, which were placed at different distances on the length of the beam. In this research, 36 perforated beams were simulated in three thicknesses: 1, 1.5, and 2, and the holes were placed at 0, 3.5, 7, 10.5, 14, 17.5, 21, 24.5, 28, 35, 42, and 49 mm in relation to the middle of the beam. In addition, a beam without holes was studied for each thickness. Numerical simulations were validated with experiments and good results were observed. The obtained results showed that as the hole moves from the center to the sides, the absorption of energy and maximum force increases. In the final section, the most optimal beams were determined in terms of thickness and hole location, and based on these a car bumper was proposed.
COVID or VOID: A systematic literature review of technology adoption and acceptance in hospitality and tourism since the breakout of COVID-19
Authors: Iskender Ali , Sirakaya-Turk Ercan , Cardenas David , Harrill Rich
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study was twofold. The first goal was to review and synthesize research pertaining to ‘technology acceptance and COVID-19’ from the years 2020, 2021, and early August 2022 in the realm of hospitality and tourism. The second goal was to dwell on the relevant technology adoption studies in order to provide a critical analysis and extract insights for future research theoretically and practically. A systematic literature review was performed. Findings indicate that some constructs were not properly used like perceived enjoyment and some constructs were overlooked like perceived interaction. Additionally, besides technology features, the characteristics of consumers need to be investigated to reveal the true underpinnings of the technology adoption behavioral process. However, inquiries regarding consumers’ traits need to be expanded beyond basic demographics (e.g. age and gender). The paper systematically garnered technology acceptance research from the COVID-19 era in order to provide insights for future research directions in the post-COVID era. This work identified a lack of consensus over the theoretical underpinnings of technology acceptance research among tourism hospitality researchers. The study revealed the narrow research lenses focusing on particular empirical domains, mainly hotels, restaurants, and museums, and overlooking other contexts (e.g. airports, stations, within-city transportation, and events).
Cubic spline interpolation-based refined composite multiscale dispersion entropy and its application to bearing fault identification
Authors: Song Hao , Yuan Rui , Lv Yong , Liu Hengyu , Li Yongjian
Published: November 2022

As a powerful tool, dispersion entropy (DE) has good capability to measure the irregularity and complexity of nonlinear systems, so it is extensively utilized in the field of structural health monitoring. However, traditional multiscale dispersion entropy (MDE) will suffer from down-sampling as the scale factor increases, which compresses some intrinsic feature information, so that the representation ability of MDE for nonlinear system is significantly restrained. Aiming at this problem, a new method called cubic spline interpolation-based refined composite multiscale dispersion entropy (CSIRCMDE) is proposed. In this frame, the coarse-graining series are regarded as knots to calculate the interpolative points in different sub-sections. Then, the obtained coarse-graining samples and interpolative samples are used to construct interpolation series to capture the potential vibration characteristics and constrain the down-sampling phenomenon. Finally, the first coarse-graining point is gradually shifted back to make multiple groups of interpolation series, and the entropy values are rectified by calculating mean pattern probabilities at the same scale. Through these steps, CSIRCMDE can grasp sufficient feature information to reduce entropy errors and overcome the dependence on sample size compared with traditional algorithms, which is demonstrated by simulation and noise signals. Furthermore, two types of bearing damage experiments prove that CSIRCMDE has good capability to characterize the bearing states, therefore, based on the proposed algorithm, the classification model that can fully identify different bearing faults is established.
Changes in demands and resources faced by the early childhood education workforce due to COVID-19
Authors: Farewell Charlotte V. , Quinlan Jennie , Gonzales Lisa , Puma Jini
Published: November 2022

The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on demands, resources, and job satisfaction among a convenience sample of early childhood education (ECE) staff employed in Head Start preschools in a large metro area of Colorado. A survey was administered to a sample of Head Start staff at two timepoints: Time 1 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) in October of 2019 ( n = 137) and Time 2 (during the COVID-19 pandemic) in November of 2020 ( n = 86). The survey consisted of a combination of validated measures to assess personal and external demands and resources and work satisfaction. Workload is a perceived external demand that significantly improved from pre- to mid-pandemic in this sample ( z = −3.3, p < 0.01). Many personal and external resources changed pre- to mid-pandemic, though none were statistically significant. Overall job satisfaction in this sample increased, though it was not statistically significant ( z = −1.04, p = 0.3). Mitigating demands, such as minimizing workload, and increasing job-related resources, such as bolstering management supports, may lead to improved job satisfaction of the ECE workforce employed in Head Start settings. Although the COVID-19 pandemic has amplified poor mental health and numerous job demands, some of the pandemic-related regulations may have also decreased the workload for some subgroups of the ECE workforce, potentially translating to improved job satisfaction. However, significant disparities remain with respect to personal and external demands among this sample of the ECE workforce compared to the national workforce suggesting multi-level resources and supports are critical to further buffer these stressors.
PRESENCE//Gifted: On Poetry, Antiracism, and Epistemic Violence in Health Promotion
Authors: Petteway Ryan J.
Published: November 2022

Through poetry, I offer a critical reflection on the racialized contexts, consequences, and (mis)representations of overlapping pandemics—COVID-19 and structural racism—crafted as counternarrative to public health’s and medicine’s ahistorical, apolitical, and racist proclivities in times of crises (e.g., plague, 1918 flu, HIV/AIDS, addiction, racialized police violence). I weave public health and medical concepts together with Black music, poetry, scholarship, and history to (re)frame/analyze interconnections between COVID-19 and structural racism—centering love, resistance, and solidarity to counter Black erasure within the public health knowledge canon. I contextualize the poem/use of poetry as praxis in public health antiracism discourse through a brief essay, drawing from critical, critical race, and Black feminist theory to position poetry as a space of health equity testimony, and a mode of antiracist praxis to reclaim/center the margin as site of knowing and resistance. Specifically, I discuss testimonial quieting, testimonial smothering, and testimonial incompetence as critical concepts for health promotion scholars, practitioners, and students to engage as germane to interrogating our present knowledge production norms in regards to epistemic violence and its implications for prospects of antiracist public health futures. In doing so, I suggest that poetry can play a critical role in challenging, opening up, and reimagining discourse of antiracism for advancing health equity knowledge and action.
Low Temperature Plasma Jet Affects Acute Skin Wounds in Diabetic Mice Through Reactive Components
Authors: Ge Yang , Wang Jun , Cao Wei , Niu Qun , Wu Yanfan , Feng Yongtong , Xu Zhengping , Liu Yi
Published: November 2022

As a common complication of diabetes, diabetic foot ulcers serious affect the life quality even lead to amputation if it's not properly treated. In this paper, we developed a Low Temperature Plasma Jet (LTPJ) system for treating diabetic foot ulcers on streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice. This system generates time-dependent reactive nitrogen and oxygen species (RNOS), which have temperature below 40°C. The wound area of normal mice was significantly reduced after LTPJ treatment. Histological and immunohistochemistry analysis showed faster deposition of collagen and more vessel formation both in plasma-treated normal and diabetic mice on Day 3. However, diabetic wounds showed poor collagen deposition and angiogenesis on Day 8, which might be the reason of slow wound healing. Reactive nitrogen species (RNS) that generated by LTPJ can promote endogenous nitric oxide (NO) production in diabetic wounds, thus promoting inflammation, stromal deposition, angiogenesis, cell proliferation and remodeling, while excess reactive oxygen species (ROS) will exacerbate oxidative stress in wound tissues of diabetic mice. In conclusion, LTPJ improved acute wound healing in normal mice, increased collagen deposition and angiogenesis in initial diabetic wound healing, but had no significant effect on diabetic wound healing rate.
Prediction of fatigue crack propagation based on dynamic Bayesian network
Authors: Wang Wei , Yang Yanfang , Li Mengzhen , Liu Weikai , Liu Zhiping
Published: November 2022

To address the problem of low prediction accuracy in the current research on fatigue crack propagation prediction, a prediction method of fatigue crack propagation based on a dynamic Bayesian network is proposed in this paper. The Paris Law of crack propagation and the extended finite element method (XFEM) are combined to establish the state equation of crack propagation. The uncertain factors of crack propagation are analyzed, and the prediction model of fatigue crack propagation based on the dynamic Bayesian network is constructed. A Bayesian inference algorithm based on the combination of Gaussian particle filter and firefly algorithm is proposed. The fatigue experiment of the specimen with the pre-cracks is carried out to test the correlation between the fatigue load cycles and the crack propagation depth. The experimental results show that the crack propagation prediction method proposed in this paper can effectively improve the prediction accuracy of crack propagation depth.
Unified algorithm of chemically reacting flows at all speeds
Authors: Li Lang , Liang Rengkang , Tian Ye , Shi Jianjun , Liu Jieyu , Huang Gang
Published: November 2022

Based on traditional 3-D multi-component NS(Navier-stokes) equations, with chemical reaction Preconditioning method was analyzed and the preconditioning matrix was applied for the pseudo-time derivative term of the equations. Preconditioned AUSM+-up scheme was used for space discretization, with implicit time integration LU-SGS (Lower-Upper Symmetric Gauss-Seidel). These two schemes were combined to develop a unified algorithm for flows at all speeds. In addition, Numerical experiments of flows from low speed to high speed, with and without chemical reaction, were performed in this paper. By comparing the results of simulations with experiments showed the algorithm utilized the imposed preconditioning matrix, obtained better results. It was fairly well demonstrated that the improved methods can be applied efficiently for chemical reacting flow at all speeds.
Making the transition from student to newly qualified vascular sonographer: An exploration of the domains of professionalism
Authors: Hill Samantha , White Alison
Published: November 2022

Introduction:

Rapid increases in the utility of vascular ultrasound combined with increasing expectations from reporting physicians have required a shift to a more defined professional role for the vascular sonographer in Australia. This has created increasing pressure on newly qualified sonographers to be more job-ready and better able to navigate the challenges of the clinical workplace early in their career.

Topic Description:

There is a distinct lack of structured strategies that newly qualified sonographers can utilise to assist their transition from student to employee. In our paper, we aimed to answer the question of ‘What makes a sonographer a Professional?’ with the view to extending understanding of how a structured framework can assist the development of a professional identity and can encourage participating in Continuing Professional Development by the newly qualified sonographer.

Discussion:

The authors reviewed their own clinical experiences and the current literature to source tangible and practical strategies that can be easily enacted by newly qualified sonographers to motivate their continuing growth. Through this review, the ‘Domains of Professionalism in the role of the sonographer’ framework was developed. In this framework, we describe the various domains of professionalism and their associated dimensions, making it specific to the discipline of sonography and to the point of view of a newly qualified sonographer.

Conclusion:

Our paper contributes to the discussion on Continuing Professional Development using a purposeful and targeted approach to support newly qualified sonographers across all discipline areas of ultrasound specialisation to navigate the often challenging pathway to becoming a professional.
Coaching efficacy and coaching effectiveness in predicting athlete satisfaction: A self-other agreement framework
Authors: Chao Chun-Han , Kao San-Fu , Tsai Chou-Yu
Published: November 2022

The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships between coaching efficacy (i.e. coaches’ efficacy beliefs) regarding their competence, coaching effectiveness (i.e. athlete's perception regarding their coaches’ efficacy), and the athletes’ level of satisfaction with their sport experience. As both coaches and athletes can have different evaluations of coaches’ abilities, the different perspectives of coaches and athletes can reveal the dynamics within a coach–athlete dyad. We used 380 competitive college basketball coach–player dyads to determine the differences between coaching efficacy and coaching effectiveness. Drawing on the theoretical argument from the self-other agreement framework and self-enhancement bias, we hypothesize that coaching efficacy (i.e. measured from coaches) is higher than coaching effectiveness (i.e. measured from athletes) and that coaching effectiveness can better predict athlete satisfaction than coaching efficacy. We analyze our data using Welch t-test, random coefficient modeling, and polynomial regression with response surface methodology to test our hypotheses. Our results support our hypotheses such that coaching efficacy is significantly higher than coaching effectiveness and that other-ratings have a better predictive validity for athlete satisfaction, as self-ratings (coach's efficacy belief) could be inflated by self-enhancement. Our findings on athletes’ perceptions highlight the importance of athlete-centric coaching mechanisms.
The reproduction of inequality in Turkey: Power distribution in a primary class*
Authors: TOMBAK-İLHAN Büşra , GÜNDÜZ Mustafa
Published: November 2022

This paper aims to understand the nature of classrooms, “power containers” in Gidden’s words ( Giddens, 1986 , p.136), in terms of inequality and power share. Inequalities in education have been a by-passed subject in Turkey for a long time, and classroom practices remained “black boxes” ( Mehan, 1979 , p.4). Thus, after a brief summary of power issue in education, educational inequality discussions and their reflections in the Turkish context are discussed in the study. Then, the position teachers hold is discussed with references to history and society. Then, the 6-month observations and interviews conducted on the first grade are discussed both chronically and thematically. Beginning on the first day of school, the teacher held a higher position than the students and parents and distributed power share among students. Students were discriminated against according to their parents and cultural capital (language, strategies, communication style, and school materials). In accordance with the neoliberal policies, middle-class students and their parents were fronted in the classroom and they had more power than the others. However, lower-class students had little power and they were mostly criticized in the classroom. The strategies and advantages middle-class students had over lower-class ones are discussed in the study.
Ligature Strangulation in a Vehicular Accident Due to the Entanglement of a Shirt: An Autopsy Case
Authors: Meshram Vikas P. , Zine Kailash U. , Rathod Vikas , Khartade Harshwardhan Khushalrao , Shekhawat Raghvendra Singh
Published: November 2022

Among the various types of asphyxial deaths, strangulation is one of the commonly encountered cases as structures in the neck make it vulnerable to fatality. In most such cases, ligature material, usually cloth, is used for the commission of the offense. Clothing may be associated with a wide range of both accidental and deliberately induced deaths. Accidental strangulation due to entrapment of the neck in clothing, especially in relation to vehicular accidents, has also been described in the literature, but these cases are mostly associated with long scarf-like clothing. Loose clothing and intoxication act as critical factors in entrapping the person in such an event. This case report highlights the rare occurrence of accidental strangulation due to the entanglement of clothing other than a long scarf consequent upon road traffic incident.
Clarifying Measurement Issues With the Purity Subscale of the Moral Foundations Questionnaire in Christian and Nonreligious Participants
Authors: Crone Damien L. , Laham Simon M.
Published: November 2022

The moral foundation of Purity plays a prominent role in moral psychology. Previous studies have identified measurement issues with the standard operationalization of Purity (the Moral Foundations Questionnaire; MFQ) when comparing religious and nonreligious samples. The cause(s) and implications of such issues remain understudied. As the methodological backbone of much moral psychology research, the MFQ’s Purity subscale warrants further attention. In four samples (total N = 8,005), we identify measurement problems traceable to a single problematic item serving as a proxy for religious identification. Conservative estimates of the bias introduced by this item suggest that an average nonreligious participant’s Purity score are underestimated by at least 0.2 standard deviations, compared with an average Christian. Given Purity’s centrality to moral psychology, this bias may have influenced many findings. We offer recommendations for new and existing studies to avoid this bias at little cost. Data and analysis code are available at https://osf.io/ek98n/ .
Leveraging State Policy to Promote School Counselor–Principal Collaboration
Authors: Cinotti Daniel , Feirsen Robert , Dahir Carol A. , Kim Nayoung
Published: November 2022

Over the past two decades, state policy pertaining to school counselors has grown to the point that most states now require the delivery of counseling services. Some states mandate the presence of a school counselor in each school, and several specify required student-to-school counselor ratios. In 2019, New York State instituted regulations requiring the delivery of a comprehensive school counseling program. The purpose of this study was to measure the impact of this mandate on the perceptions of principals, assistant principals, school counselors, and counseling supervisors. This study includes a comparison of these professionals’ understanding of the school counselor’s role and responsibilities, and school building and district expectations and priorities. Results suggest that a mandate requiring comprehensive school counseling programs fostered more agreement between school counselors and principals than found in previous studies. Implications for practice include state policy as a tool to increase collaboration and opportunities for social capital between school counselors and principals.
Developing Productive School Counselor–Principal Partnerships
Authors: Jordan Christina
Published: November 2022

School counselors and principals are in natural leadership positions that provide opportunities to influence systemic change. Given these educators’ great responsibility of supporting the academic, social/emotional, and college and career development of all students, aligning their efforts toward impacting student outcomes is wise. Current literature has identified barriers and benefits of school counselor–principal collaboration. However, a more thorough understanding of the process for developing and analyzing productive partnerships would prove beneficial to school counselors and principals. This article presents a framework for describing the process and outputs of school counselor–principal collaboration, with discussion of implications for further development and use of the framework.
A Blueprint for Collaborative Action to Build a Trauma-Informed School: A Case Study
Authors: Somers John , Wheeler Lynn
Published: November 2022

Analysis of multiple forms of data from a high-need K–8 charter school led to the hypothesis that increasing disciplinary disruptions and poor student academic achievement were the results of endemic student trauma. The principal, the lead school counselor, and an advisory council created a plan to explore and address behavioral and social/emotional issues, and wrote grants to sustain programming changes. The school achieved success in multiple areas, including: improving its comprehensive school counseling program using the ASCA National Model framework; benchmarking its practice with the ASCA School Counselor Professional Standards & Competencies; reducing noncounseling duties for school counselors and providing 80% direct and indirect services to students; reducing the school counselor-to-student ratio; restructuring student discipline policies through the implementation of school-wide trauma-informed care practices; and utilizing social/emotional learning and trauma-informed lessons in the classroom. This case study outlines how one school created multidisciplinary internal and community-based teams to support trauma-informed practices for students, teachers, staff, and families, while emphasizing school counselor–principal leadership to build social capital. The discussion includes a review of progress toward systemic change goals.
The congruent arc latarjet procedure – Its functional outcomes in recurrent anterior shoulder dislocation with critical glenoid bone loss
Authors: Musa Rameez A , Patel Mansi J , Gupta Yash Radharaman , Shah Parth K , Solanki Monil S , Bhavsar Neel M
Published: November 2022

Background: Recurrent shoulder dislocation leading to shoulder instability is a cumbersome clinical problem for patients and orthopedicians. Due to a lack of knowledge in young patients of developing countries, there is a delay in presentation from the first time of dislocation. The aim of this retrospective study was to evaluate the functional and radiographic outcomes of patients with shoulder instability after the Congruent Arc Latarjet procedure. Methods: From January 2018 to November 2021, 20 patients with history of recurrent shoulder dislocation having glenohumeral instability were treated surgically in our institute. Open Congruent Arc Latarjet procedure was performed in 20 patients. Functional outcomes were assessed preoperatively and postoperatively based on American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, ROWE score, and Active range of motion in the diseased shoulder. Results: Twenty shoulders of 20 patients were evaluated for a mean period of 24 months postoperatively. At the time of the latest consultation, the range of motion and the shoulder functional evaluations based on ROWE score which was 89.64 ± 5.71 (range 80–95) improved from 20.36 ± 8.87 (range 10–30), p = 0.001. The mean preoperative ASES score was 22.60 ± 1.09 (range 20.6–25) which improved to 72.50 ± 7.33 (range 52.8–77.2), p = 0.001, which is definitely improved. The overall re-dislocation rate was 0% (0 of 20). In our study, 60% had excellent outcomes, 30% had good outcomes, and 10% had fair outcomes. Conclusion: The Congruent Arc Latarjet procedure for the treatment of recurrent shoulder dislocation with glenoid bone loss of >20% is a successful and efficient method with better outcomes in daily work profile and no further episode of redislocation.
Quality of life of postmenopausal women with teriparatide, denosumab and alendronate: One-year prospective study with a propensity score-matched comparison
Authors: Lam Pun Yuet , Cheung Prudence Wing Hang , Lau Sin Ting , Cheung Jason Pui Yin
Published: November 2022

Background/purpose: To evaluate and compare the effects of parathyroid hormone analogues, receptor activators of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand inhibitors and bisphosphonates on the quality of life of postmenopausal women. Methods: A prospective observational study of 23 matched postmenopausal women was conducted with propensity score analysis on quality of life at one-year follow-up. Visual analogue scale for back pain and outcome scores were carried out as the quality of life or treatment adherence measurements. Results: Teriparatide use was associated with significant improvements in visual analogue scale, EuroQol 5-level 5-dimension general health status and Osteoporosis Assessment Questionnaire physical function, whereas denosumab and alendronate groups only demonstrated improved Osteoporosis Assessment Questionnaire scores but worsened back pain. Baseline average visual analogue scale back pain predicted one-year average back pain progression (partial eta squared = 0.617, p = 0.001). Conclusions: One-year continuous teriparatide treatment is most effective in improving quality of life outcomes in postmenopausal osteoporotic women. Baseline average visual analogue scale back pain remained the only predictive factor for one-year back pain progression.
Clinical Presentation and Genetic Heterogeneity Including Two Novel Variants in Sri Lankan Patients With Infantile Sandhoff Disease
Authors: Ozaal Siddiqa , Jayasena Subashinie , Jayakody Surani , Schröder Sabine , Jayawardana Anura , Jasinge Eresha
Published: November 2022

Infantile Sandhoff Disease ( iSD) is a subtype of GM2 gangliosidosis, which is never been reported in Sri Lanka. Data of eight children, who were diagnosed with iSD during the period of 2017 to 2021, were analyzed retrospectively. The aim of this study was to analyze genotypic and phenotypic variations of native iSDs. Café-au-lait spots, mitral regurgitation and atrial septal defect were found in our patients but never reported in the literature. We found c.1417 + 5G>A and c.1303_1304insCT p.(Arg435Thrfs*10) novel variants of HEXB gene among the nine different gene mutations that were identified. The commonest HEXB gene variant identified in India was c.850 C4T (p.R284X) but was not noticed among Sri Lankan patients. In contrast to other studies, all our patients died within the age of two years. This is the first Sri Lankan study that expands the clinical and molecular basis of iSD with its novel findings.
Inpatient Experience Surveys and Overall Hospital Rating: A Correlation Analysis for a Private Hospital in Central America
Authors: Riopel Eve , Cubilla-Batista Idalina , Romero-Romero Emilio , Diaz S Fernando
Published: November 2022

Objectives: To validate the use of a patient experience survey composed of the Spanish version of the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey and of questions locally created in our institution, a private hospital in Panama. To identify which domains of our patient experience survey have the strongest association with the overall inpatient hospital experience rating. Methods: A retrospective analysis of 1619 electronic survey results of adult inpatient experience data was performed using exploratory factor and Pearson correlation analyses. The data was collected between March 2018 and December 2019 from a web-survey application, accessible through a link sent by email after hospital discharge. Results: Results from analyses showed that questions grouping occurred under the same domains as the HCAHPS English version (factor loading 0.456 to 0.918) and that a new domain named administrative processes (0.818 to 0.846) arose for the newly created questions. Cronbach's alpha values ranged from 0.32 to 0.85, with an α of0.65 for the new local questions. Correlation analyses were higher for the domains of communication from nurses (0.670) and administrative processes (0.618). Conclusions: Our investigation validates the use of our patient experience survey, composed of questions from the Spanish version of the HCAHPS survey and locally created ones. In our institution, communication from nurses is most correlated with the inpatient hospital experience rating. Hospital administrative processes were also strongly associated with the overall inpatient hospital rating, and we argue that these later aspects should be addressed to improve the patient experience.
Venous Thromboembolism in Foot and Ankle Surgery: How Common is It?
Authors: Martinazzi Brandon J. , Nam Hannah , Mansfield Kirsten N. , Dopke Kelly , Ptasinski Anna , Kirchner Gregory , Manto Kristen , Aynardi Michael C.
Published: November 2022

Category:

Other; Ankle; Ankle Arthritis; Bunion; Sports

Introduction/Purpose:

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a feared complication following orthopaedic surgery. The limited research exploring the rate of VTE following different types of foot and ankle surgery makes it difficult to establish clear guidelines for prescribing VTE prophylaxis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the rate of VTE in patients undergoing various types of foot and ankle procedures.

Methods:

A large online retrospective database that utilizes ICD and CTP codes was queried to determine the rate of VTE that occurred within 1-month of surgery in common foot and ankle procedures. Surgeries investigated included: Arthrodesis, Total Ankle Arthroplasty, Bunionectomy, Hammer Toe Correction, Watson-Jones, and Achilles repair. Only patients that did not receive postoperative anticoagulation or antiplatelet agents were included in the analysis. Demographic data was also collected.

Results:

From 2011 to 2022, 27,872 patients underwent Arthrodesis, 1,513 had a Total Ankle Arthroplasty, 31,808 had a Bunionectomy, 26,828 had Hammer Toe correction, 7,545 had a Watson-Jones procedure, and 8,770 had an Achilles repair. Of these procedures, Achilles repair had the highest rate of postoperative VTE (1.32%), followed by Watson-Jones (1.21%), Arthrodesis (0.89%), Ankle Arthroplasty (0.86%), Hammer Toe (0.76%) and Bunionectomy (0.65%). The overall rate of VTE in all procedures was found to be 0.84% (880/104,336).

Conclusion:

Venous thromboembolism is a serious complication following foot and ankle surgery. The unknown incidence of VTE in common foot and ankle surgeries may contribute to the lack of clear guidelines for prescribing VTE prophylaxis. This study helps to define rates of VTE in patients not receiving prophylaxis that underwent Arthrodesis, Ankle Arthroplasty, Bunionectomy, Hammer Toe, Watson-Jones, and Achilles repair. More studies are needed to help establish clear guidelines for foot and ankle surgeons to follow.
Rate of COVID-19 Infection and 30 Day Mortality Between Blue and Green (Dedicated COVID-19 Safe) Pathways: Results From the UK Foot and Ankle COVID-19 National-Audit
Authors: Mason Lyndon W. , Mangwani Jitendra , Malhotra Karan , Houchen-Wolloff Linzy
Published: November 2022

Category:

Other

Introduction/Purpose:

Objectives: The primary aim was to determine the differences in COVID-19 infection rate and 30-day mortality in patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery between different treatment pathways over the two phases of the UK- FALCON audit, spanning the first and second national lockdowns.

Methods:

Setting: This was an ambispective (retrospective Phase 1 and prospective Phase 2) national audit of foot and ankle procedures in the UK in 2020 completed between 13th January 2020 and 30th November 2020.Participants: All adult patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery in an operating theatre during the study period were included from 46 participating centres in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Patients were categorised as either a green pathway (designated COVID-19 free) or blue pathway (no protocols to prevent COVID-19 infection).

Results:

10,846 patients were included, 6,644 from phase 1 and 4,202 from phase 2. Over the 2 phases the infection rate on a blue pathway was 1.07% (69/6,470) and 0.21% on a green pathway (9/4,280). In phase 1, there was no significant difference in the COVID-19 perioperative infection rate between the blue and green pathways in any element of the first phase (pre-lockdown (p=.109), lockdown (p=.923) or post-lockdown (p=.577)). However, in phase 2 there was a significant reduction in perioperative infection rate when using the green pathway in both the pre-lockdown (p<.001) and lockdown periods (Odd's Ratio 0.077, p<.001). There was no significant difference in COVID-19 related mortality between pathways.

Conclusion:

There was a five-fold reduction in the perioperative COVID-19 infection rate when using designated COVID-19 green pathways over the whole study period; however the success of the pathways only became significant in phase 2 of the study, where there was a 13-fold reduction in infection rate. The study shows a developing success to using green pathways in reducing the risk to patients undergoing foot and ankle surgery.