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Embedding Interdisciplinary Learning Into The First-Year Undergraduate Curriculum: Drivers And Barriers In A Cross-Institutional Enhancement Project, Rebecca Turner, Debby Cotton, David Morrison, Pauline Kneale Apr 2022

Embedding Interdisciplinary Learning Into The First-Year Undergraduate Curriculum: Drivers And Barriers In A Cross-Institutional Enhancement Project, Rebecca Turner, Debby Cotton, David Morrison, Pauline Kneale

Professional Services

Engaging with interdisciplinary learning during higher education (HE) study can provide students with skills and modes of thinking informed by multiple worldviews. Opportunities for interdisciplinary learning in the English HE system are limited; associated primarily with postgraduate study or later undergraduate stages. This paper reports on an enhancement project that sought to engage first-year students with interdisciplinary learning. Drawing on data gathered from staff interviews, student focus groups and module enrolments, we examine drivers and barriers impacting on the planned curriculum transformation. Whilst drivers emerged from many directions (e.g. professional bodies, staff advocates), these were overwhelmed by the barriers–both administrative …


Prevention And Management Of Intra-Operative Pain During Caesarean Section Under Neuraxial Anaesthesia: A Technical And Interpersonal Approach, F. Plaat, S. E.R. Stanford, D. N. Lucas, J. Andrade, J. Careless, R. Russell, D. Bishop, Q. Lo, D. Bogod Apr 2022

Prevention And Management Of Intra-Operative Pain During Caesarean Section Under Neuraxial Anaesthesia: A Technical And Interpersonal Approach, F. Plaat, S. E.R. Stanford, D. N. Lucas, J. Andrade, J. Careless, R. Russell, D. Bishop, Q. Lo, D. Bogod

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.


Linear Mixed Models To Handle Missing At Random Data In Trial‐Based Economic Evaluations, A Gabrio, C Plumpton, S Banerjee, B Leurent Apr 2022

Linear Mixed Models To Handle Missing At Random Data In Trial‐Based Economic Evaluations, A Gabrio, C Plumpton, S Banerjee, B Leurent

Peninsula Medical School

Trial‐based cost‐effectiveness analyses (CEAs) are an important source of evidence in the assessment of health interventions. In these studies, cost and effectiveness outcomes are commonly measured at multiple time points, but some observations may be missing. Restricting the analysis to the participants with complete data can lead to biased and inefficient estimates. Methods, such as multiple imputation, have been recommended as they make better use of the data available and are valid under less restrictive Missing At Random (MAR) assumption. Linear mixed effects models (LMMs) offer a simple alternative to handle missing data under MAR without requiring imputations, and have …


The Exceptional Weather Of April 2021, Jfp Galvin, Mp Fuller Apr 2022

The Exceptional Weather Of April 2021, Jfp Galvin, Mp Fuller

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

April 2021 brought exceptional weather to the British Isles. It was characterised by sunny and unusually dry conditions with minimum temperatures much lower than normal. There was drought in many southern areas and late snows were a feature, especially in the north. This paper summarises the climate of April in Ireland, Great Britain and the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man using data from both official (state-run or state-maintained) stations, supplemented by data from amateur sites, notably those of the Climatological Observers Link. The weather in early spring 2021 affected the growth of many crops and …


Atmospheric Transport Of Microplastics During A Dust Storm, Sajjad Abbasi, Mahrooz Rezaei, Farnaz Ahmadi, Andrew Turner Apr 2022

Atmospheric Transport Of Microplastics During A Dust Storm, Sajjad Abbasi, Mahrooz Rezaei, Farnaz Ahmadi, Andrew Turner

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

Dust storms are common events in arid and semi-arid regions that have a wide range of impacts on the environment and human health. This study addresses the presence, characteristics and potential sources of microplastics (MPs) in such events by analysing MPs deposited with dust particles in the metropolis of Shiraz, southwest Iran, following an intense storm in May 2018. At 22 locations throughout the city, MP concentrations on a number basis ranged from 0.04 to 1.06 per g of dust (median = 0.31 MP g−1). Particles were mainly fibrous, with a mean diameter of about 20 μm and >60% under …


The Influence Of Collaboration And Culture On The Ikea Effect: Does Cocreation Alter Perceptions Of Value In British And Indian Children?, Lauren E. Marsh, Joanna Gil, Patricia Kanngiesser Apr 2022

The Influence Of Collaboration And Culture On The Ikea Effect: Does Cocreation Alter Perceptions Of Value In British And Indian Children?, Lauren E. Marsh, Joanna Gil, Patricia Kanngiesser

School of Psychology

Creating objects can increase our evaluation of them, even when we compare them to physically identical copies (IKEA effect). Here we evaluate the influence of collaboration on the IKEA effect in two societies—the United Kingdom and India. One hundred twenty-eight 5-to-6-year-old children (48% female, 50% British middle class, 50% Indian middle class) assembled toys in pairs. Half of the children collaborated to assemble a single toy and half assembled their own toy. In both societies, children demonstrated an IKEA effect (η2p = .19), valuing their own creation over an identical copy. This was the case regardless of whether children collaborated …


Capacity Development In The Ocean Decade And Beyond: Key Questions About Meanings, Motivations, Pathways, And Measurements, H Harden-Davies, Dj Amon, M Vierros, Nj Bax, Et Al Apr 2022

Capacity Development In The Ocean Decade And Beyond: Key Questions About Meanings, Motivations, Pathways, And Measurements, H Harden-Davies, Dj Amon, M Vierros, Nj Bax, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Capacity development is a major priority in the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (the Decade). Persistent disparities in ocean science capacity illustrate the substantial challenges to achieving the Decade's stated goal of eradicating inequality. We argue that a new conversation about capacity development is essential for the success of the Decade and beyond. We question the meaning, motivations, pathways and measurement of capacity development at this critical juncture. While we do not propose a single answer to these context- and situation-specific questions, we do recognize that the lack of accepted, or even defined, approaches to capacity …


Student Nurses' Career Preferences For Working With People With Dementia: A Longitudinal Cohort Study, M Hebditch, S Daley, W Grosvenor, Et Al Apr 2022

Student Nurses' Career Preferences For Working With People With Dementia: A Longitudinal Cohort Study, M Hebditch, S Daley, W Grosvenor, Et Al

Peninsula Medical School

BACKGROUND: Internationally there are too few suitably skilled registered nurses to meet the demands for dementia care. Research has established low preferences in undergraduate nursing students for working with older people. However, there is limited research on preferences for dementia care. Understanding career preferences is one component of ensuring future workforce capacity. OBJECTIVE: To assess student nurses' preferences during undergraduate training in relation to working with people with dementia. METHODS: Data from a longitudinal survey collected at two UK universities were analysed (n = 488). Measures included career preferences, demographics, participation in a dementia educational intervention, and measures of attitude, …


‘It’S Not Just Music, It Helps You From Inside’: Mixing Methods To Understand The Impact Of Music On Young People In Contact With The Criminal Justice System, L Caulfield, A Jolly, E Simpson, Y Devi-Mcgleish Apr 2022

‘It’S Not Just Music, It Helps You From Inside’: Mixing Methods To Understand The Impact Of Music On Young People In Contact With The Criminal Justice System, L Caulfield, A Jolly, E Simpson, Y Devi-Mcgleish

School of Health Professions

In response to some of the criticisms of previous research into the arts in criminal justice, this article presents findings from research with a music programme run by a Youth Offending team (YOT). Data were collected on the attendance of 42 participants at YOT appointments – matched against a comparison group – and measures of change over time in musical development, attitudes and behaviour and well-being. Participants who completed the music programme were statistically more likely to attend YOT appointments than a comparison group. There were statistically significant improvements in participants’ self-reported well-being and musical ability over the course of …


Book Review: Bodies, Affects, Politics: The Clash Of Bodily Regimes, S Berlin Apr 2022

Book Review: Bodies, Affects, Politics: The Clash Of Bodily Regimes, S Berlin

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences

No abstract provided.


Preparedness Of Recent Medical Graduates To Meet Anticipated Healthcare Needs, T Gale, N Brennan, N Langdon, J Read, N Keates, L Burns, H Khalil, K Mattick Apr 2022

Preparedness Of Recent Medical Graduates To Meet Anticipated Healthcare Needs, T Gale, N Brennan, N Langdon, J Read, N Keates, L Burns, H Khalil, K Mattick

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Visual Perspective Taking Without Visual Perspective Taking, S Samuel Apr 2022

Visual Perspective Taking Without Visual Perspective Taking, S Samuel

School of Psychology

What happens when an observer takes an agent's visual perspective of a scene? We conducted a series of experiments designed to measure what proportion of adults take a stimulus-centered rather than agent-centered approach to a visual perspective taking task. Adults were presented with images of an agent looking at a number (69). From the perspective of the viewer, the number appeared upside down. We then asked participants what number the agent saw. An agent-centered approach, that is, one that takes into account the other's visual experience, should produce the correct answer "69". Even an egocentric error (i.e., the participant's own …


How Covid-19 Has Affected Staffing Models In Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study Examining Alternative Staffing Models (Seismic), Ruth Endacott, Susie Pearce, Pamela Rae, Annette Richardson, Suzanne Bench, Natalie Pattison Apr 2022

How Covid-19 Has Affected Staffing Models In Intensive Care: A Qualitative Study Examining Alternative Staffing Models (Seismic), Ruth Endacott, Susie Pearce, Pamela Rae, Annette Richardson, Suzanne Bench, Natalie Pattison

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Impact Of Covid‐19 On Social Prescribing Across An Integrated Care System: A Researcher In Residence Study, Debra Westlake, Julian Elston, Alex Gude, Felix Gradinger, Kerryn Husk, Sheena Asthana Mar 2022

Impact Of Covid‐19 On Social Prescribing Across An Integrated Care System: A Researcher In Residence Study, Debra Westlake, Julian Elston, Alex Gude, Felix Gradinger, Kerryn Husk, Sheena Asthana

Peninsula Medical School

Emerging evidence suggests that connecting people to non-medical activities in the community (social prescribing) may relieve pressure on services by promoting autonomy and resilience, thereby improving well-being and self-management of health. This way of working has a long history in the voluntary and community sector but has only recently been widely funded by the National Health Service (NHS) in England and implemented in Primary Care Networks (PCNs). The COVID-19 global pandemic coincided with this new service. There is wide variation in how social prescribing is implemented and scant evidence comparing different delivery models. As embedded researchers within an Integrated Care …


A Blockchain Secured Pharmaceutical Distribution System To Fight Counterfeiting, Kavyan Zoughalian, Jims Marchang, Bogdan Ghita Mar 2022

A Blockchain Secured Pharmaceutical Distribution System To Fight Counterfeiting, Kavyan Zoughalian, Jims Marchang, Bogdan Ghita

School of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics

Counterfeiting drugs has been a global concern for years. Considering the lack of transparency within the current pharmaceutical distribution system, research has shown that blockchain technology is a promising solution for an improved supply chain system. This study aims to explore the current solution proposals for distribution systems using blockchain technology. Based on a literature review on currently proposed solutions, it is identified that the secrecy of the data within the system and nodes’ reputation in decision making has not been considered. The proposed prototype uses a zero-knowledge proof protocol to ensure the integrity of the distributed data. It uses …


Validation Of The Chinese Empowerment Of Parents In The Intensive Care (Empathic-30) Questionnaire Among Parents In Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study, Yan Zhuang, Rong Zhang, Xi Rong Gao, Li Hui Zhu, Jos M. Latour Mar 2022

Validation Of The Chinese Empowerment Of Parents In The Intensive Care (Empathic-30) Questionnaire Among Parents In Neonatal Intensive Care Units: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study, Yan Zhuang, Rong Zhang, Xi Rong Gao, Li Hui Zhu, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

BackgroundThere are no specific validated questionnaires assessing satisfaction of family-centered care experienced by parents of infants hospitalized in Chinese Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICU).AimTo adapt and test the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the EMPATHIC-30 questionnaire in NICU settings.MethodsA prospective, cross-sectional design was adopted. The EMPATHIC-30 questionnaires were completed by parents of infants admitted to one of the four NICUs at Hunan Children's Hospital, China, between November 2018 and 2019. Inclusion criteria were parents whose infants were admitted to the NICU for at least 5 days. Exclusion criteria were parents whose children were discharged within 5 days …


The Ship As An Extension Of Flag State Territory And An Entity With Human Attributes - Is It Time To Jettison These Legal Fictions?, Gotthard Mark Gauci Mar 2022

The Ship As An Extension Of Flag State Territory And An Entity With Human Attributes - Is It Time To Jettison These Legal Fictions?, Gotthard Mark Gauci

Plymouth Business School

This article questions the need for the use of two legal fictions in modern maritime law: that a vessel/ship can in certain instances be treated as an extension of flag state territory; that a vessel/ship is an entity with human attributes. The article addresses the first ‘fiction’ mainly in the context of applicable international law as well as English law; the second ‘fiction’ is addressed mainly in the context of English law although selective reference is made to both primary and secondary legal sources from the United States. The article concludes that the two fictions are only of limited value …


Minimum Clinically Important Difference Of The Social Functioning In Dementia Scale (Sf-Dem): Cross-Sectional Study And Delphi Survey, T Levene, G Livingston, S Banerjee, A Sommerlad Mar 2022

Minimum Clinically Important Difference Of The Social Functioning In Dementia Scale (Sf-Dem): Cross-Sectional Study And Delphi Survey, T Levene, G Livingston, S Banerjee, A Sommerlad

Peninsula Medical School

Objectives Good social functioning is important for people living with dementia and their families. The Social Functioning in Dementia Scale (SF-DEM) is a valid and reliable instrument measuring social functioning in dementia. However the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) has not yet been derived for SF-DEM. This study aims to define the MCID for the SF-DEM. Design We used triangulation, incorporating data from a cross-sectional study to calculate the MCID using distribution-based and anchor-based methods, and a Delphi survey. Setting and participants The cross-sectional survey comprised 299 family carers of people with dementia. Twenty dementia experts (researchers, clinicians, family carers) …


The Role Of Health Kiosks: Scoping Review, Inocencio Daniel Maramba, Ray Jones, Daniela Austin, Katie Edwards, Edward Meinert, Arunangsu Chatterjee Mar 2022

The Role Of Health Kiosks: Scoping Review, Inocencio Daniel Maramba, Ray Jones, Daniela Austin, Katie Edwards, Edward Meinert, Arunangsu Chatterjee

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background Health kiosks are publicly accessible computing devices that provide access to services, including health information provision, clinical measurement collection, patient self–check-in, telemonitoring, and teleconsultation. Although the increase in internet access and ownership of smart personal devices could make kiosks redundant, recent reports have predicted that the market will continue to grow. Objective We seek to clarify the current and future roles of health kiosks by investigating the settings, roles, and clinical domains in which kiosks are used; whether usability evaluations of health kiosks are being reported, and if so, what methods are being used; and what the barriers and …


Minimum Clinically Important Difference Of The Social Functioning In Dementia Scale (Sf-Dem): Cross-Sectional Study And Delphi Survey, Tamara Levene, Gill Livingston, Sube Banerjee, Andrew Sommerlad Mar 2022

Minimum Clinically Important Difference Of The Social Functioning In Dementia Scale (Sf-Dem): Cross-Sectional Study And Delphi Survey, Tamara Levene, Gill Livingston, Sube Banerjee, Andrew Sommerlad

More Faculty of Health Research

Objectives Good social functioning is important for people living with dementia and their families. The Social Functioning in Dementia Scale (SF-DEM) is a valid and reliable instrument measuring social functioning in dementia. However the minimum clinically important difference (MCID) has not yet been derived for SF-DEM. This study aims to define the MCID for the SF-DEM. Design We used triangulation, incorporating data from a cross-sectional study to calculate the MCID using distribution-based and anchor-based methods, and a Delphi survey. Setting and participants The cross-sectional survey comprised 299 family carers of people with dementia. Twenty dementia experts (researchers, clinicians, family carers) …


An Exploratory Study Of Identifying Critical Success Factors For Customer Preferences In Medical Tourism Supply Chain Using Maxqda 2022, S Somabutr, S Pandian, S Roh Mar 2022

An Exploratory Study Of Identifying Critical Success Factors For Customer Preferences In Medical Tourism Supply Chain Using Maxqda 2022, S Somabutr, S Pandian, S Roh

Plymouth Business School

Medical tourism is one of the significant industries that drives the economies countries and leads other domestic business sectors grow parallelly. Therefore, the purpose of this research is to identify the critical success factors for customer preferences in Thai medical tourism supply chain. Semi-structure interview was chosen to collect data from ten rich experienced practitioners from JCI accredited hospitals in Thailand. Researchers employed qualitative approach based on the interpretivism philosophy to gain current facts of customers’ preferences and insights from dynamic phenomenon within medical tourism industry. Researchers employed thematic analysis approach to classify the factors by adopting MAXQDA 2022. MAXQDA …


The Organisation Of Nurse Staffing In Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study, Ruth Endacott, Natalie Pattison, Chiara Dall'ora, Peter Griffiths, Annette Richardson, Susie Pearce Mar 2022

The Organisation Of Nurse Staffing In Intensive Care Units: A Qualitative Study, Ruth Endacott, Natalie Pattison, Chiara Dall'ora, Peter Griffiths, Annette Richardson, Susie Pearce

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Broad Spectrum Artificial Light At Night Increases The Conspicuousness Of Camouflaged Prey, Oak Mcmahon, Tim Smyth, Thomas W. Davies Mar 2022

Broad Spectrum Artificial Light At Night Increases The Conspicuousness Of Camouflaged Prey, Oak Mcmahon, Tim Smyth, Thomas W. Davies

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

1. The growing global prevalence of energy efficient broad spectrum lighting threatens to disrupt an array of visually guided ecological processes. Broad spectrum lighting likely better enables the discrimination of colour, yet it is potential to increase the conspicuousness of camouflaged prey at night remains little explored.2. Using a well-established visual model, we quantified the impacts of four spectrally distinct narrow and broad spectrum lighting technologies on the conspicuousness of three different polymorphic colour variations of intertidal littorinid snail, as viewed by three model predators.3. Modern broad spectrum lighting technologies increased the conspicuousness of prey compared to 20th-century narrow spectrum …


Using Expert-Elicitation To Deliver Biodiversity Monitoring Priorities On A Mediterranean Island, J Peyton, M Hadjistylli, I Tziortzis, Et Al Mar 2022

Using Expert-Elicitation To Deliver Biodiversity Monitoring Priorities On A Mediterranean Island, J Peyton, M Hadjistylli, I Tziortzis, Et Al

School of Biological and Marine Sciences

Biodiversity monitoring plays an essential role in tracking changes in ecosystems, species distributions and abundances across the globe. Data collected through both structured and unstructured biodiversity recording can inform conservation measures designed to reduce, prevent, and reverse declines in valued biodiversity of many types. However, given that resources for biodiversity monitoring are limited, it is important that funding bodies prioritise investments relative to the requirements in any given region. We addressed this prioritisation requirement for a biodiverse Mediterranean island (Cyprus) using a three-stage process of expert-elicitation. This resulted in a structured list of twenty biodiversity monitoring needs; specifically, a hierarchy …


What The Curtains Do Not Shield: A Phenomenological Exploration Of Patient‐Witnessed Resuscitation In Hospital. Part 2: Healthcare Professionals' Experiences, Martina Fiori, Maureen Coombs, Ruth Endacott, Clara A. Cutello, Jos M. Latour Mar 2022

What The Curtains Do Not Shield: A Phenomenological Exploration Of Patient‐Witnessed Resuscitation In Hospital. Part 2: Healthcare Professionals' Experiences, Martina Fiori, Maureen Coombs, Ruth Endacott, Clara A. Cutello, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

No abstract provided.


Mapping Home, Memory And Spatial Recovery In Forced Displacement, Sana Murrani, Helen Lloyd, Ioana Cristina Popovici Mar 2022

Mapping Home, Memory And Spatial Recovery In Forced Displacement, Sana Murrani, Helen Lloyd, Ioana Cristina Popovici

School of Art, Design and Architecture

Escaping war and persecution during the twenty-tens, over two-million displacees made life-risking journeys into Europe. Trauma continued for those who managed to cross borders and reach new havens: grappling with migration systems, searching for decent housing, and striving for social integration. This article presents empirical findings of a multi-modal participatory mapping project conducted with refugees and asylum seekers in Southwest England, and highlights the impact of memory and deep creative mapping on the spatial practice of making-home in forced displacement. The resulting maps embody spaces of recovery; memoryscapes revealing synergies between the constructs of memory and the concept of home …


Assessing The Experience Of Person‐Centred Coordinated Care Of People With Chronic Conditions In The Netherlands: Validation Of The Dutch P3ceq, Mieke Rijken, James Close, Juliane Menting, Manon Lette, Annerieke Stoop, Nick Zonneveld, Bruin S De, Helen Lloyd, M Heymans Mar 2022

Assessing The Experience Of Person‐Centred Coordinated Care Of People With Chronic Conditions In The Netherlands: Validation Of The Dutch P3ceq, Mieke Rijken, James Close, Juliane Menting, Manon Lette, Annerieke Stoop, Nick Zonneveld, Bruin S De, Helen Lloyd, M Heymans

Peninsula Medical School

No abstract provided.


Reflective Practice As A Threshold Concept In The Development Of Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Rebecca Turner, Lucy Spowart Mar 2022

Reflective Practice As A Threshold Concept In The Development Of Pedagogical Content Knowledge, Rebecca Turner, Lucy Spowart

Plymouth Institute of Education

No abstract provided.


Violent Extremism And Terrorism Online In 2021: The Year In Review, S Looney, M Conway, A-L Watkin Mar 2022

Violent Extremism And Terrorism Online In 2021: The Year In Review, S Looney, M Conway, A-L Watkin

School of Law, Humanities and Social Sciences

No abstract provided.


Exploring Patient And Staff Experiences With Video Consultations During Covid-19 In An English Outpatient Care Setting: Secondary Data Analysis Of Routinely Collected Feedback Data, Hannah Bradwell, Rebecca Baines, Katie J. Edwards, Sebastian Stevens, Kate Atkinson, Ellen Wilkinson, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ray B. Jones Mar 2022

Exploring Patient And Staff Experiences With Video Consultations During Covid-19 In An English Outpatient Care Setting: Secondary Data Analysis Of Routinely Collected Feedback Data, Hannah Bradwell, Rebecca Baines, Katie J. Edwards, Sebastian Stevens, Kate Atkinson, Ellen Wilkinson, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ray B. Jones

School of Nursing and Midwifery

Background Video consultations (VCs) were rapidly implemented in response to COVID-19 despite modest progress before. Objective We aim to explore staff and patient experiences with VCs implemented during COVID-19 and use feedback insights to support quality improvement and service development. Methods Secondary data analysis was conducted on 955 patient and 521 staff responses (from 4234 consultations; 955/4234, 22.6% and 521/4234, 12.3%, respectively) routinely collected following a VC between June and July 2020 in a rural, older adult, and outpatient care setting at a National Health Service Trust. Responses were summarized using descriptive statistics and inductive thematic analysis and presented to …