186 research outputs found
Healing Harmonies: Music Therapy and Dementia
Dementia continues to plague the elderly population. It is a leading cause of death for this age group, and yet we still can only provide treatments to maintain and prolong the disease’s symptoms. Music therapy has become an increasingly popular treatment option for dementia patients as it is almost universally accessible, and a popular pastime for a large part of society. Integrating music into treatment regimens over traditional conversational therapies, reduces agitation and anxiety, improves cognitive functioning and language skills, and improves overall quality of life for both patients and caregivers. Thus, providers should encourage, and patients should participate in musical therapy to combat dementia as it progresses
Implementation of Same Day Discharge Following Elective Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
High rates of Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and ischemic heart disease (IHD) have led to ever-increasing numbers of percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) performed. The prevalence of IHD and subsequent PCI has been found to limit bed availability and access to cardiovascular care. Historically, the standard of care following elective PCI has included overnight observation (OO) though clinical advances to PCI procedures have made it possible for same day discharge (SDD) following elective PCI. There are many benefits of SDD following elective PCI that include increased access to cardiovascular care, hospital cost savings, and patient satisfaction without compromising patient safety. The DNP project took place at an inpatient facility in Pulaski County, Arkansas where practice most often included OO following elective PCI. The purpose of the project was to increase access to cardiovascular care through the creation and implementation of a SDD protocol following elective PCI. The overall project aim was to increase the percentage of SDD to 50% by March 31, 2021. The project did not meet this goal as implementation failed during the planned implementation period at the clinical site due to the lack of physician engagement. Despite the lack of SDD protocol implementation, data from the 10-week collection period was analyzed to describe baseline data and current practices at the clinical site. During the 10-week collection period, 20 of 55 patients, or 36.36%, were discharged via other non-established SDD methods. The SDD protocol is still projected to become the standard of practice at the clinical site after future implementation
Drivers of greener print choices: an exploratory study of print consumer environmentalism
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Evaluating the effectiveness of a resilience program for children and young people in a private Australian psychology clinic
There is increasing research into resilience enllancing intervention programs in young people. A number of international resilience-based group programs exist; however, few are within Australia. Two Australian resilience programs are the linked-Up (13-16 year-olds} and Connect-3 (8-12 year-olds} programs. They are Solution-Focused programs based on the Resilience Doughnut model. The current study assessed the effectiveness of these two programs by comparing pre- and post-measures of resilience and adversities. Participants were aged between 8-17 years. There were 70 participants in total, 40 males (57%} and 30 females (43%). Results show that the Connect-3 program built personal competency and reduced total difficulties within a non-clinical population. The linked-Up group showed no significant change in scores for pre-intervention to post-intervention. Future re
search should aim to explore the effectiveness of the resilience programs within clinical populations or with young people who have increased risk of adversity. Future research should also consider how resilience could be enhanced in old er-adolescent populations
Novel methods for measuring drought stress of crops in the field
There is currently no available method for land managers to directly and non-destructively measure the water status of plants in the field. Water status of a plant effects plant growth and function and contributes to end-of-season crop yield. We have developed wearable, minimally invasive microneedle sensors that can be precisely placed in leaves of crops, to be used as electrodes for electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). EIS measures the passive electrical properties (magnitude and phase shift of impedance) of the leaf. EIS can be used to model biologic tissue as an electrical circuit, where ions in the intra- and extracellular fluid are describes as resistors and the cell membrane is modeled as a capacitor. Our previous work has demonstrated that the magnitude of impedance varies with water availability and can be used to monitor drought stress. In this study, we aim to further our understanding of how phase shift of impedance correlates to tissue damage caused by drought stress. Because EIS models the cell membrane as a capacitor, we predict that changes in phase angle correspond to cell membrane damage. To continue studying EIS as an indicator of plant health, data loggers with microneedle electrodes were deployed in a field of Sorghum bicolor at the New Mexico State Agricultural Science Center in Los Lunas, New Mexico. Two genotypes of S. bicolor were divided into two study groups, one receiving normal irrigation and one receiving half the irrigation. The plant-based EIS data was collected throughout the growing season. Initial results demonstrate that we can collect continuous data directly from plants in the field. Impedance signals mirror expected diurnal cycles from previous lab-based studies. Initial results indicate that phase shift of impedance changes gradually as a leaf progresses through senescence (programmed tissue aging and death) and that phase shift of impedance changes rapidly when a leaf\u27s vascular system is damaged (inhibiting the ability of the leaf to maintain hydration). These initial results indicate that microneedle EIS monitoring of phase angle of impedance may provide land managers with a method to directly monitor plants for drought damage, while distinguishing from typical plant aging
Employee Preference on Sustainable Organizational Messaging According to Individual Differences
Sustainable human resource management is an emerging practice in the future of global business environments. Research into this topic has been accelerated as organizations are moving away from the standard business protocols and onto more sustainable methods. This study builds on prior research investigating employees\u27 preferences regarding organizational sustainability communications (e.g. Joyal-Desmarais et al., 2022; Kataria et al., 2013). In this study, we assess the relationship between employee individual differences and sustainability informational meetings attendance preferences. Additionally, this study aims to examine the potential relationship between individuals\u27 egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric values using a scale developed by de Groot and Steg (2008) and preferences for value-laden organizational sustainability messaging. Finally, this study will take an exploratory view regarding relationships between other demographic variables, intent to attend a sustainable orientation sessions, and value preferences. We recruited 201 respondents on Prolific and then distributed a survey through Qualtrics for respondents to complete. Measures will be assessed with factor analysis, and relationships will be assessed with correlation and regression. We expect that individual differences will predict an individual\u27s sustainable message preferences. Additionally, we expect to find positive correlations between an individual\u27s ratings on egoistic, altruistic, and biospheric values and their preferences for matching value-laden sustainable messaging. The findings of this study will inform business leaders on effective practices that may increase the attendance of their orientation sessions regarding sustainable business practices and contribute to the emerging research field of employee sustainability message preferences
17‐α estradiol ameliorates age‐associated sarcopenia and improves late‐life physical function in male mice but not in females or castrated males
Pharmacological treatments can extend mouse lifespan, but lifespan effects often differ between sexes. 17‐α estradiol (17aE2), a less feminizing structural isomer of 17‐β estradiol, produces lifespan extension only in male mice, suggesting a sexually dimorphic mechanism of lifespan regulation. We tested whether these anti‐aging effects extend to anatomical and functional aging—important in late‐life health—and whether gonadally derived hormones control aging responses to 17aE2 in either sex. While 17aE2 started at 4 months of age diminishes body weight in both sexes during adulthood, in late‐life 17aE2‐treated mice better maintain body weight. In 17aE2‐treated male mice, the higher body weight is associated with heavier skeletal muscles and larger muscle fibers compared with untreated mice during aging, while treated females have heavier subcutaneous fat. Maintenance of skeletal muscle in male mice is associated with improved grip strength and rotarod capacity at 25 months, in addition to higher levels of most amino acids in quadriceps muscle. We further show that sex‐specific responses to 17aE2—metabolomic, structural, and functional—are regulated by gonadal hormones in male mice. Castrated males have heavier quadriceps than intact males at 25 months, but do not respond to 17aE2, suggesting 17aE2 promotes an anti‐aging skeletal muscle phenotype similar to castration. Finally, 17aE2 treatment benefits can be recapitulated in mice when treatment is started at 16 months, suggesting that 17aE2 may be able to improve aspects of late‐life function even when started after middle age.Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/148386/1/acel12920_am.pdfhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/148386/2/acel12920.pd
Signal Cost and Value Alignment in Organizational Sustainability Messaging to New Hires
Introduction As companies continue to integrate sustainable initiatives as a strategic focus, their communications to new hires must adapt accordingly. Orientation programs represent an opportunity to inform new hires about the company’s sustainability values, but factors influencing the impact of sustainability messaging on new-hire perceptions remain unexplored. It is important for organizations to send signals to their new hires which are perceived as credible, meaningful, and genuine. However, the framing of sustainability orientation messages may combine with new-hire individual differences to influence these perceptions. We draw from signaling theory and value congruence research in HR to consider the potential impact of organizational sustainability messaging content and emphasis in the orientation context on organizationally pertinent new hire attitudes and perceptions. Signaling theory, in this case, applies to how costly of a signal the organization sends to their incoming employees. Costly signals shown to new employees within the orientation process demonstrates credibility in the organization\u27s sustainable initiatives. Methodology We conducted an experimental vignette study in which we manipulated signal costliness and intrinsic vs. extrinsic motivation in the administration of a hypothetical new employee orientation presentation, creating a 2x2 factorial design. Surveys were used for manipulation checks and to capture all other variables. The experimental vignettes were developed with an eye toward both construct capture and context richness, based on guidelines and recent uses of vignette methodology in personnel research. Using Mturk, we obtained responses from a heterogeneous sample of working adults (n = 489). These responses were evenly distributed among the 4 conditions. Expected Findings and Analyses We will examine main effects and interaction effects of our independent variables on outcomes such as perceived credibility, perceived organizational sustainability, and intent to engage with organizational sustainability initiatives. In addition, we will perform moderation analyses to assess the potential influence of individual differences on those effects. From this experiment, we expect to find that costly signals will illustrate higher credibility. Additionally, we expect to find intrinsically motivated messaging and extrinsically motivated messaging to resonate more strongly with individuals that are intrinsically motivated and individuals that are extrinsically motivated, respectively
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