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Development Of Communication Skills For Management Students, Aysafar Murtazaeva

Mental Enlightenment Scientific-Methodological Journal

Effective communication is vital for any business professional. Effective communication skills not only help to share ideas with others but they also foster good relationships among employees. Whether it is verbal or non-verbal communication both have equal importance. Therefore, keeping in mind the relevance of this subject for students, the present study was conducted. The study aimed to find management students’ perceptions regarding the importance of business communication course. This article discusses the problems in the development of professional communication in a foreign language of management students of non-philological higher education institutions and the ideas expressed for its solution. Non-philological …

Sleep, Megan Paul

Umbrella Summaries

What is sleep?

In the context of the workplace, investigations into sleep tend to focus on two main aspects: sleep quantity and sleep quality. Though sleep is occasionally measured using objective measures that assess physiological indicators, subjective self-report measures are most often used (Litwiller et al., 2017). There are dozens of measures for assessing sleep quality or quantity, some of which are single items and others that include multiple items. A more commonly used multidimensional measure is the 19-item Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, which assesses factors like sleep duration, sleep disturbance, and sleep efficiency, among others (Buysse et al., 1989). …

Integrative Oncology Education: An Emerging Competency For Oncology Providers, Safiya Karim, Rita Benn, Linda E. Carlson, Judith Fouladbakhsh, Heather Greenlee, Rick Harris, N. Lynn Henry, Shruti Jolly, Sabrina Mayhew, Lisa Spratke, Eleanor M. Walker, Bradley Zebrack, Suzanna M. Zick

Radiation Oncology Articles

A growing number of cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies during and after conventional cancer treatment. Patients are often reluctant to discuss these therapies with their oncologist, and oncologists may have limited knowledge and confidence on how to advise patients on the appropriate use. Integrative oncology is a patient-centered, evidence-informed field that utilizes mind-body practices, lifestyle modifications and/or natural products interwoven with conventional cancer treatment. It prioritizes safety and best available evidence to offer appropriate interventions alongside conventional care. There are few opportunities for oncologists to learn about integrative oncology. In this commentary, we highlight the Integrative Oncology Scholars …

The Student Movement Volume 105 Issue 8: Cardinals Remain Undefeated Despite Season Cancellation, Terika Williams, Jenae Rogers, Amanda Cho, Alec Bofetiado, Masy Domecillo, Jessica Rim, Fitz-Earl Mckenzie Ii, Brandi Seawood, Alyssa Henriquez, Pearl Parker, Alannah Tjhatra, Megan Napod, Hannah Cruse, Evin N. Musgrove, Matthew Jarrard, Daniel Self

The Student Movement v. 105 (2020-2021)

NEWS

BSCF Holds Impact Vespers, Terika Williams

Chapel Service Celebrates Black History Month, Jenae Rogers

Game on Hold: Student-Athletes Hope for New Basketball Season, Amanda Cho

PULSE

Student Workers: Balancing Life, Work, and Academics, Interviewed by Alec Bofetiado

Study Break Recommendations, Masy Domecillo

Weekday Holiday: Reflections, Jessica Rim

HUMANS

Black Student Christian Forum: Black History Month Interview, Interviewed by Fitz-Earl McKenzie II

My Experience in COVID-19 Isolation: Edition Two, Interviewed by Brandi Seawood

Our Lost Season: An Interview with Cardinals Athletic Director Rob Gettys, Terika Williams

Student Missionary Spotlight, Interviewed by Alyssa Henriquez

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

A Brief History Of …

Critical Post-Traumatic Growth Among Black Femme High School Students Within The School To Prison Pipeline: A Focus On Healing, Stacey C. Ault

International Journal of Human Rights Education

Both educational research and practices pay little attention to the experiences of girls related to trauma within the school-to-prison pipeline. Educators typically take a deficit approach toward youth experiencing trauma and often reinforce trauma through discriminatory and exclusionary disciplinary practices. Using a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) methodology centered in the authentic experiences of Black girls, with an intentional focus on their agency and growth, I conducted a research study that educated, coached, and supported a research team collectively known as Queens Speak. This research explored the emerging, explanatory conceptual framework of Critical Post-Traumatic Growth. This framework combines Critical Race …

Strengths-Based Behavioral Telehealth With Sexual And Gender Diverse Clients At Center On Halsted, Ing Swenson, Trevor Gates, Michael P. Dentato Phd, Msw, Brian Kelly

Social Work: School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Other Works

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated an immediate response and rapid transition from traditional face-to-face behavioral health services to behavioral telehealth at an organization serving sexual and gender diverse (SGD) individuals in Chicago. In this practice innovations article, we explore the unfolding public health crisis and the impact on service delivery for SGD individuals. Using a large multi-service organization as a case study, this paper describes how key members of the staff and leadership team shifted services online as a means of responding to isolation, loneliness, and disparities in access to healthcare for Chicago SGD communities. Lessons learned and practice recommendations are …

Student Senate Meeting Minutes February 9, 2021, Student Senate-Winona State University

Student Senate Meeting Minutes

This document is the official Winona State University Student Senate Meeting Minutes for February 9, 2021.

Child Life Specialists’ Evaluation Of Hospital Playroom Design: A Mixed Method Inquiry, Nanci Weinberger, Allison Butler, Beth Mcgee, Phyllis A. Schumacher, Ryan Linn Brown

Applied Psychology Department Faculty Journal Articles

This study uses the expertise of child life specialists to identify which elements support child life goals for hospitalized children. This study can be used to inform those interested in the optimal design of hospital playrooms. Ninety child life specialists were surveyed using a photograph methodology showing five actual child life playrooms from different hospitals. The participants were asked the following: rate each playroom on 14 dimensions; describe what was liked best about each playroom; and finally, rank order the playrooms based on their ability to support child life goals. Findings show that child life specialists were able to detect …

Trust In Hospital Physicians Among Patients With Substance Use Disorder Referred To An Addiction Consult Service, Caroline King, Devin Collins, Alisa Patten, Christina Nicolaidis, Honora Englander

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

Background: Trust is essential in patient-physician relationships. Hospitalized patients with substance use disorders (SUDs) often experience stigma and trauma in the hospital, which can impede trust. Little research has explored the role of hospital-based addictions care in creating trusting relationships with patients with SUDs. This study describes how trust in physicians changed among hospitalized people with SUDs who were seen by an interprofessional addiction medicine service.

Methods: We analyzed data from hospitalized patients with SUD seen by an addiction consult service from 2015 to 2018. Participants completed surveys at baseline and 30 to 90 days after hospital discharge. Follow-up assessments …

Revitalising Reflective Practice In Pre-Service Teacher Education: Developing And Practicing An Effective Framework, Pauline Roberts, Lennie Barblett, Fiona Boylan, Marianne Knaus

Research outputs 2014 to 2021

Reflective practice plays a significant role in effective teaching. However, for pre-service teachers (PSTs), it can be a difficult process to not only think reflectively but to understand its importance in their teaching practice. This research focused on the development of a framework for written reflective practice embedded within professional experience (PEx) units. In tutorials, PSTs were provided with video technology to film themselves performing teaching tasks. A reflective framework provided a structure to assist in reflecting on the teaching task. Dialogical teaching and coaching by tutors as well as peer discussion scaffolded the reflective process. At the end of …

Mi-Seed Investment Funds And Account Growth: Implications For Achieving Higher Rates Of Return In Cda Programs, Trina R. Shanks, Patrick Meehan

Center for Social Development Research

In 2004, the Michigan Saving for Education, Entrepreneurship and Down Payment initiative (MI-SEED) recruited 430 families through 14 Head Start centers, enrolling 497 children in Child Development Accounts (CDAs). Designed to begin to address wealth disparities between low- and high-income families, the MI-SEED CDA used the state 529 college savings plan as the investment instrument. This brief presents results on MI-SEED savings and withdrawals through 2019. The results suggest that investment strategy greatly influences account growth, and the authors offer recommendations for ensuring acceptable growth in CDAs.

Cross-Sectional Age Differences In 24 Character Strengths: Five Meta-Analyses From Early Adolescence To Late Adulthood, Sonja Heintz, Willibald Ruch

School of Psychology

No abstract provided.

Selection From "Una Iglesia Desaparecida: The End Of An Era For The Chilean Catholic Church", September Porras Payea

Swarthmore Undergraduate History Journal

This article aims to investigate the changing political alignment of the Chilean Catholic Church following the fall of the dictatorship in the early 1990’s. The author brings together a primary source collection of new articles, photographs, and interviews, as well as a secondary source collection of sociological surveys and historiography, to interrogate the process and outcome of this political transition. The article maintains that desires for hierarchical control and a rejection of past, progressive theology motivated Church leaders to transition the Church away from community based leadership, to clerical control.

Psychology Department Newsletter- Feb. 8, 2021, Department Staff

Psychology Department Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Honors College Students Volunteer Following Fultondale Tornado, Haley Herfurth

Browse All News

No abstract provided.

Area Agencies On Aging Provide Crucial Support For Older New Yorkers During Covid-19, Claire Pendergrast

Population Health Research Brief Series

This research brief discusses how Area Agencies on Aging are providing crucial support for older NewYorkers during COVID-19.

February 8, 2021 - Sense Of The Senate Resolution On The Yusuf Kalyango De-Tenuring Hearing, Ohio University Faculty Senate

Faculty Senate Resolutions

No abstract provided.

Student Life E-Newsletter February 08, 2021, Seattle University School Of Law Student Life

Student Life E-Newsletters

No abstract provided.

Understanding Resource Allocation In Social Care For Frail Older People: Lessons From A National Survey, Sheena Asthana, Karen Stewart, Jane Hughes, David Challis, A Wordon, Sue Davies, Chengqiu Xie, Alex Gibson

Peninsula Medical School

Context: Traditionally local authorities in England allocated resources in social care following a professional assessment of need and a costed care plan. With the introduction of personal budgets, resource allocation tools have been used to provide service users with an initial indicative budget for their care. This is promoted as being more transparent, equitable and giving people greater control over decisions about their care. Objective: This study examined the different approaches to resource allocation and the content of resource allocation tools used for social care in England. Methods: Information was obtained from local authorities about their resource allocation systems. An …

The Phenomenon Of Palestinian Runaway Girls And Its Relationship To Family Climate (Disintegration, Violence, And Impact Of Friends): A Field Study In The Social Welfare Offices In Jerusalem, Khalid Hreish, Najwa Alsafadi, Khaled Salman

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The study aims at identifying the phenomenon of Palestinian runaway girls and its relationship to family climate, a field study in the social welfare offices in Jerusalem. The study sample consists of (58) runaway girls of those officially registered in the social affairs offices in Jerusalem for the year (2014), age (13-22) years old. The study shows that there are no differences in domestic violence, family disintegration, and the impact of friends by age when girls run away. The results also indicate that there are differences in the impact of friends on the runaway girls by the place of stay …

Use Of Ecomaps In Qualitative Health Research, Veena Manja, Ananya Nrusimha, Harriet Macmillan, Lisa Schwartz Dr, Susan Jack

The Qualitative Report

Qualitative health research plays a central role in exploring individuals’ experiences and perceptions of wellness, illness, and healthcare services. Visual tools are increasingly used for data elicitation. An ecomap is a visual tool that applies ecosystems theory to human communities and relationships to provide an illustration of the quality of relationships. We describe the use of ecomaps in qualitative health research. Searches across eight databases identified 407 citations. We screened them in duplicate to identify 129 publications that underwent full text review and included 73 in the final synthesis. We classified and summarized data based on iterative comparisons across sources. …

Risk Factors Associated With Opioid Use Among African American Faith-Based Populations, Kelsey Christensen Ma, Jannette Berkley-Patton Phd, Alexandria Bauer Phd, Carole Bowe Thompson, Tacia Burgin

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

African Americans (AAs) in the Midwest are more likely to die from an opioid overdose compared to Whites, despite lower rates of use. Little is known about factors related to opioid use among AAs residing in the Midwest, particularly church-affiliated AAs. AAs have the highest rate of church attendance among all racial/ethnic groups, and the Black Church may be an appropriate setting for prevention efforts. The present study sought to better understand factors related to opioid use among Midwestern church-affiliated AAs to inform future faith-based interventions. This study examined predictors of opioid use (ever) using survey data from Taking It …

Gaslighting: The Silencing Weapon, Laney Meldrum

UNH Today Archive

No abstract provided.

Re: Center For The Human Rights Of Children’S Input For The 2021 Trafficking In Persons Report, Katherine Kaufka Walts Jd

Center for the Human Rights of Children

No abstract provided.

Internationalization Of Environmental Education For Global Citizenship, Bowen Mcbeath, Qing Tian, Chen Wang, Bin Xu

School of Social Work Faculty Publications and Presentations

We present a teaching-and-learning case study of a 2018–2019 university-based summer institute in Beijing, China that concerned environmental education in support of global citizenship, involving Chinese and international faculty from education, social work, and related disciplines. The case study identifies: (1) the context of the summer institute; (2) its goals, design, and basic content; and (3) lessons learned for social work education. Specific attention is paid to: the importance of connecting university-based ecosocial work education with community-based practice in a Chinese context; addressing global social and environmental justice concerns through rural collaborative problem-solving; and navigating disciplinary boundaries involving social work …

An Alternative Proposal Of Justice: Muslim Women Activists And Socio-Legal Realities In India, Qazi S. Rasheed, Arun K. Sharma

Journal of International Women's Studies

In India, with the change of political leadership at the center, the sanctity of religion- based Muslim family law has been contested. This has led to the development of a new socio-political discourse which is influenced and shaped by the basic feminist ideals of equal rights for women. In this discourse, Muslim women are portrayed as necessarily suffering from unjust family laws and needing immediate cover and protection from the secular state. In the light of the judicial reform which makes the practice of instant divorce through ‘triple talaq’ among Muslims a punishable offence, this article discusses that for Muslim …

Persistence Of The Glass Ceiling In Academia Globally With A Focus On Women Academics In Kenyan Universities, Bhoke Chacha

Journal of International Women's Studies

Despite the existence of elaborate legal frameworks in Kenya that guarantee gender equity in all spheres of life, women academics in Kenyan universities still encounter many roadblocks in their quest to become professors. One position that has dominated recent discourse regarding the promotion of women in Kenyan universities is that women have generally arrived late into academia. It is also argued that the conflict between women’s traditional roles at home and productive work interferes with academic leadership. This paper offers a rebuttal of these arguments, and gives empirical statistics on the number of women PhDs that have come through the …

Navigating The Minefield: Women's Experiences Of Abortion In A Country With A Conscience Clause—The Case Of Croatia, Dubravka I. G. Håkansson, Pernilla Ouis, Maria E. Ragnar

Journal of International Women's Studies

Many countries around the world have a conscience clause allowing physicians and health care providers to opt-out of performing abortions. This practice of conscientious objection to abortion care affects both healthcare providers and women's access to abortion care. In Croatia, a conscience clause was introduced in 2003. Nonetheless, women's experiences of abortion after the introduction have not been previously studied. The aim of our study was to explore women's experiences of abortion and conscientious objection in a country with a conscience clause. The study has a qualitative inductive and explorative design. We interviewed seven (7) women in Croatia with experience …

Exposure To Pornography Among Young Eritreans: An Exploratory Study, Fikresus Amahazion

Journal of International Women's Studies

The pornography industry is a multibillion-dollar global industry, and it has been normalized in many aspects of popular culture. Pornography use and exposure are increasingly becoming common and widespread, particularly with the rapid growth and spread of the Internet, smartphones, and social media. In many countries around the world, pornography is widely available, easily accessible, and consumed by large segments of the general population. While many studies have been conducted on the use and impacts of pornography, exploring the topic within various contexts around the world, empirical studies from developing countries, particularly in Africa, are sparse. The present study is …

Explaining The Lack Of Progress In Yemeni Women’S Empowerment: Are Women Leaders The Problem?, Nadia Al-Sakkaf

Journal of International Women's Studies

Despite the existence of women’s empowerment policies and the appointments of women leaders to oversee the implementation and sometimes design of those policies, the Republic of Yemen has repeatedly ranked last in the WEF Gender Gap Index since 2006. Is this a problem of capacity? Are the women leaders, who are driving the national women’s development agenda forward, lacking in this field? This article investigates this question through a mixed-method research by surveying and interviewing Yemeni women leaders who were involved in empowerment policies in health, education, economic participation and political empowerment between 2006 and 2014. Findings from this research …