bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Clinician-researcher’s perspectives on clinical research during the COVID19 pandemic
Authors: Silverberg Sarah L. , Puchalski Ritchie Lisa M. , Gobat Nina , Nichol Alistair , Murthy Srinivas 
Published: December 2020

ObjectivesThe outcome of well-performed clinical research is essential for evidence-based patient management during pandemics. However, conducting clinical research amidst a pandemic requires researchers to balance clinical and research demands. We seek to understand the values, experiences, and beliefs of physicians working at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic in order to inform clinical research planning. We aim to understand whether pandemic settings affect physician comfort with research practices, and how physician experiences shape their understanding of research in a pandemic setting.MethodsA survey tool was adapted to evaluate familiarity and comfort with research during a pandemic. A cross-sectional, online questionnaire was distributed across Canadian research networks early in the COVID-19 outbreak. The survey was administered between March 11thand 17th, 2020, during a time of local transmission but prior to the surge of cases. We aimed to recruit into the survey physicians in infectious disease and critical care research networks across Canada.ResultsOf the 133 physician respondents, 131 (98%) considered it important to conduct clinical research during the COVID-19 pandemic. Respondents were more accepting of adaptations to the research process in during a pandemic compared to in a non-pandemic setting, including conducting research with deferred consent (χ2= 8.941, 95% CI: -0.264, -0.085, p = 0.003), using non-identifiable observational data with a waiver of consent with a median score of 97 out of 100 (IQR: 79.25–100) vs median 87 out of 100 (IQR: 63–79) (95% CI: -12.43, 0.054, p = 0.052). The majority felt that research quality is not compromised during pandemics.ConclusionsPhysicians consider it important to conduct research during a pandemic, highlighting the need to expedite research activities in pandemic settings. Respondents were more accepting of adaptations to the research process for research conducted during a pandemic, compared to that conducted in its absence of a pandemic.
Lack of pocket money impacts Ethiopian undergraduate health science students learning activities
Authors: Kumsa Marema Jebessa , Lemu Bizuayehu Nigatu , Nguse Teklehaimanot Mezgebe 
Published: December 2020

Background
The cost of university presents various challenges with regards to students’ daily learning activities. This is particularly evident in developing countries, where higher education students face acute financial problems that greatly affect their daily educational activities. In Ethiopia, public university students do benefit from governmental cost-sharing programs. Moreover, health sciences students have additional costs during their clinical placements that are above the common expenses for university students.

Objectives
Authors aim to explore the challenges that undergraduate health sciences students in their clinical year face with limited pocket money, as well as how students perceive these limited funds affecting their learning activities and their ability to meet challenges.

Methods
This descriptive qualitative study was conducted at the Department of Medical Radiologic Technology, College of Health Sciences, at Addis Ababa University in Ethiopia. Interviews were conducted between January 28, 2019 and February 1, 2019 with twelve students; and only ten participants were included in the study. The semi-structured questions explored participants’ experiences and perceptions regarding the challenges of a lack of pocket money and its impacts on their learning activities. Their reaction to financial challenges was assessed.

Results
Four themes that are related to the impact of a lack of money on learning activities emerged from our interviews. First, students believed that their difficulty in obtaining pocket money from family or other funding sources contributed to their financial stress, which negatively impacted their learning. Moreover, their difficulty in affording the basic needs for a student greatly affected their learning abilities in the classroom as well as in their clinical placements. The ability to self-manage was also a significant concern for students, with the pressure to use self-control and proper money management adding to their financial stress. Lastly, students observed that the lack of pocket money affected their ability to make social connections at university, which they saw as negatively impacting their learning abilities.

Conclusion
Ethiopian undergraduate health sciences students faced many challenges due to the lack of pocket money and these challenges affected student learning both directly or indirectly. Based on our data, we believe that the underlying causes of student financial hardship can be addressed by increasing public awareness of university expenses, clarifying the cost-sharing system to the public, redesigning the cost-sharing policy, and improving university services. Additionally, teaching students self-management skills is also another area that could increase student success.
Az észlelt tanári hatékonyságot befolyásoló tényezők vizsgálata a kényszerű digitális oktatás időszakában (1. rész).
Authors: Kóródi Kitti , Jagodics Balázs , Szabó Éva 
Published: December 2020

A COVID-19 járvány megjelenését követő intézkedések egyike volt az oktatás digitális platformra terelése, ami váratlanul, szinte egyik napról a másikra kényszerítette a tanárokat az új helyzethez való alkalmazkodásra.Ebben a megváltozott helyzetben a pedagógusok megszokott és hatékony oktatási módszereinek jelentősen része nem volt megvalósítható, ami befolyásolhatta tanári hatékonyság-élményüket ebben a kritikus időszakban. Az országos kiterjedésű online kérdőíves vizsgálatunkban összesen 769 pedagógus (Méletkor = 46,3 év, SD = 9,39) vett részt. Egy általunk adaptált kérdőívvel vizsgáltuk az általános tanári énhatékonyságot (Skaalvik és Skaalvik, 2007), valamint kidolgoztunk egy kérdőívet a relatív énhatékonyság feltárására is. Utóbbi esetben a valós oktatási helyzethez kellett viszonyítani a pedagógusoknak a jelen szituációban megtapasztalt élményeiket.Az eredmények szerint mindkét kérdőív statisztikailag megbízhatónak bizonyult, és alkalmasnak látszik a jelenség vizsgálatára. A pedagógusok többsége a Relatív Énhatékonyság Kérdőív eredményei szerint leterheltebbnek és kevésbé hatékonynak érezte magát, mint a normál oktatási helyzetben. A tanári énhatékonyság alskálái közül a konfliktuskezelés és a megküzdés terén éltek meg legnagyobb hatékonyságot, és a motiválás alskála mutatta a legalacsonyabb értékeket. A relatív énhatékonyság kompetencia-érzet alskálája egyértelmű pozitív kapcsolatban állt a tanári hatékonyság minden alskálájával.
A leterheltség azonban negatív szignifikáns együttjárást mutatott az oktatásszervezési hatékonyság alskálával. Kutatásunk rámutatott, hogy a tanári énhatékonyság relatíve csökkent ebben az időszakban, míg a leterheltség nőtt, ugyanakkor a nagyobb befektetett munka nem járt együtt minden szempontból a hatékonyság növekedésével. Jelen tanulmányban megvitatjuk a mérés általános eredményeit az eredményesség és a tanári motiváció kontextusában.
Study of the TP transformation via the inverted pendulum example
Authors: Wéber Andrea , Kuczmann Miklós 
Published: December 2020

This study decribes the Tensor Product (TP) based model construction through the nonlinear dynamic system of the inverted pendulum. It presents the steps of TP modeling, various weighting functions and the Linear Matrix Inequality (LMI) based approach. LMI control has been used to stabilize the nonlinear system. This study shows the quasi-Linear Parameter-Varying (qLPV) state-space modeling and the Higher-Order Singular Value Decomposition (HOSVD) based TP model transformation. Some research in this issue already exists, but only the furuta, rotary, single and parallel-type double pendulum have been examined. In this paper the TP model transformation of the inverted pendulum is analyzed in terms of stability.
The Development and Application of Multimedia Technology in College Gymnastics Teaching
Authors: Ren Xiaojian , Cui Jiangning 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
In recent years, information technology has developed at a rapid pace and is almost everywhere closely linked in people’s work, life, and learning. Information technology has a certain role in improving people’s lives, enhancing learning, and promoting the quality of work. Using literature methods, interview methods, and analytical inductive methods, etc, on the basis of reading a large number of professional theoretical books on gymnastics teaching, multimedia technology, and modern teaching and reform, the application of gymnastics teaching in colleges in China has been studied theoretically. This article discusses the college gymnastics teaching compared with other cultural studies with the characteristics and studies the feasibility of multimedia technology in college physical education and the supporting role of teaching in gymnastics and gymnastics multimedia courseware design and production. It is hoped that through the research carried out in this paper, the application of multimedia technology in college gymnastics teaching in China can be given theoretical guidance and reference that can play a role in solving and answering questions in the current multimedia application process. College gymnastics workers will apply multimedia technology more effectively and skillfully in the future.
Coronavirus Pneumonia and Pulmonary Thromboembolism
Authors: Yao Mingkang , Er Saw Phei , Jiang Shanping 
Published: December 2020

Abstract
In 2019, a novel pneumonia, called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), spread rapidly throughout the world. This novel global pandemic severely threatened public respiratory health and medical services. To date, except for the common respiratory symptoms, coagulation disorders, especially pulmonary thromboembolism (PTE), has been proven as an important complication in severe COVID-19 patients, and the incidence of PTE causes poor clinical outcome and increased fatality. Therefore, it is important that healthcare providers, including respiratory physicians, emergency medicine specialists, hematologists, cardiologists, infectious disease specialists, and other specialists, recognize that patients with COVID-19 are at increased risk of PTE, and ensure that appropriate prophylaxis is administered to the appropriate patients, and that they effectively manage PTE when it does occur. The mechanism of PTE in patients with coronavirus pneumonia consists of endothelial injury, activated platelet, cytokine storm, and a suppressed fibrinolytic system. Early prophylaxis, antiviral therapy, anticoagulation, and supportive treatment are beneficial to COVID-19 patients. In this review, we summarize the harm that coronavirus pneumonia wreaks and highlight the clinical relationship between PTE and coronavirus infection. The potential mechanism and the prophylaxis and therapeutic measures are also discussed to call for more effort and research to investigate the strategies for PTE in COVID-19.
Local e-Government in Sweden - Municipal Contact Center implementation with focus on Citizens and Public Administrators
Authors: Bernhard Irene Cecilia 
Published: December 2020

Abstract The aim of the article is to analyze the implementation of municipal contact centers (CCs) – an e-government initiative on the local level- from the perspectives of citizens and public adiminstrators. This article is based on case studies from four Swedish municipalites. The results indicate that the CCs: contribute to increased access to municipal service, localize public services and combine different services into a one-stop practice striving to provide a “holistic” approach to the individual citizen in her local context. However, the quality of the service also depends on the organization of the work within the back office of the municipality. All issues from citizens were registered which contribute to increased knowledge about the citizens’ needs and perceptions regarding municipality services and planning in urban issues.
Engaging Academia: Strengthening the Link Between Community and Technology
Authors: Schuler Douglas 
Published: December 2020

This paper explores ways in which academia could change to be more socially relevant in relation to communities ICT. It is intended to advance ideas and further discussion. Socially relevant means encouraging the creation of information and communication systems that support human development, social learning, collaborative problem-solving, self-governance — and civic intelligence generally. Because the build-out of these systems has such profound implications of surveillance and control that the early warning function is particularly critical. This paper is primarily addressed to the academic community that focuses on the use of ICT in the social lives of "ordinary" citizens.
Communities in Context: Taking Control of Their Tools in Common(s)
Authors: De Moor Aldo 
Published: December 2020

In this exploratory paper, we outline some issues of inter-community socio-technical systems governance. Our purpose here is not to solve these issues, but to raise awareness about the complexity of socio-technical governance issues encountered in practice. We aim to expand on the rather abstract definition of community-based Internet governance as proposed in the Internet for the Common Good Declaration, exploring how it plays out in practice in actual collaborating communities. We introduce a simple conceptual model to frame these issues and illustrate them with a concrete case: the drafting and signing of the declaration. We show some of the shortcomings of and socio-technical fixes for Internet collaboration support in this particular case. We end this paper with a discussion on directions for strengthening the collaboration commons.
A Framework to Research the Social Determinants of ICTs for E-Health
Authors: Newman Lareen , Lupiáñez-Villanueva Francisco 
Published: December 2020

This article discusses the challenges of combining significantly different methodological approaches to investigate citizens' access to e-health. Although e-health has continued to expand around the globe, emerging evidence is that if not managed carefully, e-health will further exacerbate health inequities. We argue that, to guide further research to better understand the digital divide's impact on e-health access, we need to better understand both the quantitative relationships between and the qualitative explanations for ICT use and e-health access, ie the social determinants of ICTs for e-health.
Community Mediation through ICTs: Seeking to Bridge Digital and Community Divides
Authors: Bailey Arlene , Ngwenyama Ojelanki 
Published: December 2020

Information and communication technologies are being utilized to support social and economic development in marginalized communities in developing countries. In this paper, we explore an emerging role for telecentres - that of community mediation. Our research is based on empirical observations through a field study, and an analysis of local newspaper articles. We investigate ways in which these community mediation strategies through telecentres may support social inclusion and development of social capital. The evolving role of telecentres in the area of peace-making suggests that the factors explored in this study will be of interest to researchers and practitioners in telecentre implementations.
User Centred Methods for Measuring the Value of Open Data
Authors: Frank Mark , Walker Johanna 
Published: December 2020

A project to identify metrics for assessing the quality of open data based on the needs of small voluntary sector organisations in the UK and India. We used small structured workshops to identify users’ key problems and then worked from those problems to understand how open data can help address them and what the key attributes must be for successful use. We then piloted different metrics that could be used to measure the presence of those attributes. This user-centred approach to open data research highlighted some fundamental issues with expanding the use of open data from its enthusiast base.
Understanding Information need and media habit of poor farmers in Bangladesh
Authors: Jalil Mohammad Muaz , Jalil Mohammad Shahroz 
Published: December 2020

Relationship between information and communication technologies (ICTs) and poverty remains unclear. The result is likely to remain such if focus is not given to the understanding of needs of the poorer community whose problems ICT interventions are supposed to solve. The present study is an attempt in that direction and it does so by trying to understand the media habit of poor farmers in Bangladesh. The study covered 7 major agricultural sectors across 15 districts (out of 64) of Bangladesh. It is hoped that the detailed sector disaggregated findings of the study can be used in better designing of interventions to leverage ICTs, which can address key constraints in different agricultural value chains within Bangladesh.
The Supportive Roles of Adults in Designing with Young Deaf Children
Authors: Korte Jessica Lauren 
Published: December 2020

Involving users in the research and design of new technologies is particularly relevant for groups affected by digital exclusion and lacking in cultural power, such as people with disabilities, people from cultural minorities, and children. Design with young Deaf children lies at the intersection of these three groups, as the medical community defines physical deafness as a disability; Deaf communities around the world identify as minority cultural groups with their own languages; and young children traditionally lack power in interactions with adults. Deaf children bring particular needs, abilities and experiences related to their youth, physical deafness and cultural Deafness to the technology design process, making their involvement in design vital. Their involvement presents a unique set of challenges and ethical considerations, including matters of consent and behaviour management. Adult involvement in supportive roles can facilitate young Deaf children’s involvement in design activities and address some of the challenges of designing with Deaf children.
This article presents a case study that involved young Australian Deaf children as design partners, with their family members and Deaf and hearing education professionals in supportive roles, for the purpose of providing recommendations to researchers and designers who wish to undertake similar design activities with young Deaf children and supportive adults. The case study involved a series of 30-minute design sessions with four Deaf children (ages 3-5). Reflections on this case study will discuss the roles adult design team members took throughout the design sessions, the benefits and challenges of involving adults as members of design teams with young Deaf children, and ethical considerations to be addressed when designing with young Deaf children in design teams. The article concludes with recommendations for researchers and designers conducting design sessions with young Deaf children and adult supporters, so that young Deaf child designers are well-supported and have the freedom to explore their preferences, desires, requirements, and to contribute to design solutions.
The Online Lab
Authors: Schutt Stefan 
Published: December 2020

This article reports on a 2016 pilot of a video-based technology mentoring program undertaken with young Australians with high functioning autism who are socially and geographically isolated. Many young people with autism live with deep social isolation due to their difficulties in mixing easily with others; this is further exacerbated for those living in geographically remote areas. These young people are subject to acute forms of exclusion, yet have long tended to be highly adept at the use of technology. The Online Lab is based on The Lab, a national network of face-to-face technology and social clubs for young people with high functioning autism. The pilot involved 25 remote or regional young people from three states. Synchronous weekly online sessions were led by expert mentors, with up to six young people participating via the Zoom video conferencing platform.
The evaluation combined qualitative methods that could be administered remotely with local methods and de-identified usage statistics. It drew on the notion of ‘differentiated spaces’ as devised by Lye Ee Ng in her doctoral work at The Lab, which recognises that online, offline and personal spaces interact to facilitate different forms of social interaction. The evaluation concluded that the pilot was a ‘qualified success’; The Online-only format working effectively for some types of participants with high functioning autism, but less so for others. A number of related findings and recommendations will be outlined in this article. This article will also outline how these findings have been incorporated into the rollout of The Online Lab by The Lab organisation in 2017 and 2018, and how the program’s subsequent activities are, in turn, feeding back into The Lab’s understanding of how to effectively use technology for mitigating social isolation.
Developing a Framework for Sustainable Information and Communication Technology Platforms for Resource Scarce Rural Communities
Authors: Foko Thato 
Published: December 2020

In attempting to bridge the digital divide and provide access to ICTs the South Africa government deployed telecentres to rural areas. The purpose of this paper is to provide some insights into what makes telecentres sustainable. The ICT Platform project (Platform) is the initiative between the South African government and the CSIR. For this study the Technology Acceptance Model is utilised. The main research methodology will be qualitative multiple case study research with interpretivism as philosophy. The results show the importance of community leaders, project champions and users in the adoption and use and in ensuring the financially, socially and politically sustainability of ICT Platforms.
Internet non-use among the Canadian older adult population: General Social Survey (GSS)
Authors: Ali-Hassan Hossam , Sekharan Vineeth , Kim Theresa 
Published: December 2020

Benefits of Internet use for older adults include the ability to access informational resources, facilitate social connections and use online communication resources. Further research on identifying the characteristics of older adult Internet non-users is warranted. The present study aims to examine the prevalence and characteristics of Internet non-use among Canada’s older adult populations. The analysis was based on the 2016 General Social Survey (GSS)– Canadians at Work and Home. Analysis was restricted to Canadians of 65 years of age or older. The outcome was Internet non-use, which was defined as having not used the Internet in the 30-day period prior to survey data collection. Demographic, socio-economic, health related, and social support and relationship factors were considered for a multivariable logistic regression analysis.
Overall, the prevalence of Internet non-use among Canadian older adults was 31.9%. Characteristics significantly associated with Internet non-use included: lower educational achievement, decreased socioeconomic status, poor mental and physical health, having a partner / significant other, and being a cigarette smoker. The province of residence was significantly associated with non-internet use with residents of Quebec being at increased odds of non-internet use compared to residents of British Columbia (OR =2.09, 95% CI= 1.51-2.88). Additionally, increased age among older adults was associated with increased likelihood of not using the Internet. The findings from this study can be used as the basis for future research and to aid in the development of effective policies and programs directed towards the needs of this unique population.