10 research outputs found
Culture Mashup: Community Engagement + emerging technology
The Sutherland Foundation Innovation Lab will be a new space in Hale Library at Kansas State University with emerging technologies including virtual and augmented reality systems, 3D printers, and recording studios. Participants will engage in creative thinking exercises to generate programming ideas or civic media projects for communities and individuals using the space. To prepare for the variety of audiences and activities in this new space, the Sunderland Foundation Innovation Lab coordinating committee has facilitated interactive presentations with audiences at venues related to research, teaching and learning, diversity and inclusion. We look forward to building on those ideas by brainstorming how we might develop a culture of engagement in the space
Import [Include/Exclude] Export: Using free systematic review tool Rayyan for database comparison study
Presentation to the Empirical Librarians 2019 Conference held on Thursday, March 7-8, 2019, at the James Branch Cabell Library at Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, Virginia.Many methods to analyze database content and performance have been used and share one common challenge – How to manage the large volume of data needed to accurately assess databases. As part of an ongoing project to compare databases that provide agricultural research literature, our research team collected data to analyze the retrieved content of eight research literature databases. We worked with a new, free application designed to assist teams with systematic reviews. Rayyan QCRI allows teams of researchers to include/exclude citations collected during research literature retrieval based on pre-set criteria. Our team re-purposed Rayyan as a tool for reviewing search result citations for precision and recall analysis
From AI Workshops to Off-Campus Partnerships: A Library’s Journey of Engaging with Extension Agents
Presented at the USAIN/CBHL 2024 Biennial Meeting.PDF of a Google Slides presentationThis presentation will explore the impact of using developments in AI as a library outreach tool. K-State Libraries AI team began conducting workshops on using generative AI which sparked the interest of many groups, including Extension agents, who wanted to learn more about AI and how to use it in their own contexts because they saw the library as a place to help them learn more. The team was invited to present a professional development workshop about the basics of AI to a group of family and consumer science extension agents. K-State is focusing more on external audiences and the team saw this engagement as a way to build off-campus relationships. A “get to know each other” session was included in the workshop for the extension agents to learn more about how the library can serve them and for the librarians to learn more about the work of Extension. This engaging, reciprocal outreach opportunity would not have arisen without people’s interest in generative AI
Don't Let Library Jargon Get Your Goat: Analogies for Agriculture Faculty and Students
Presented at the USAIN/CBHL 2024 Biennial Meeting.PDF of PosterLibraries are essential for supporting research, teaching, and learning in agriculture and related fields. However, library concepts and terms may not be familiar or intuitive for agriculture faculty and students, who may have different backgrounds, perspectives, and needs. How can librarians communicate effectively with this audience and help them make the most of the library resources and services?
One strategy is to use analogies to relate library concepts and terms to agriculture. Connecting library-ese and library activities to familiar ideas and language can bridge the gap between the library and agriculture domains making abstract or complex ideas more concrete and accessible. In this poster, we present examples of analogies that can help librarians communicate with agriculture scholars on topics related to library activities including instruction, literature research, and collection development
Media Literacy: Workshopping Engagement
K-State Librarians have developed interactive presentations and an Internet guide about news and media literacy. Thus far, we have presented to university and community groups in Manhattan. This workshop features two parts: an abbreviated version of our presentation and a workshop to identify methods to transform the presentation from a one-directional presentation to an outlet to harness community voices for civic engagement
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the clinimetric properties of the core outcome measurement instruments for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness (CONCISE)
Background: CONCISE is an internationally agreed minimum set of outcomes for use in nutritional and metabolic clinical research in critically ill adults. Clinicians and researchers need to be aware of the clinimetric properties of these instruments and understand any limitations to ensure valid and reliable research. This systematic review and meta-analysis were undertaken to evaluate the clinimetric properties of the measurement instruments identified in CONCISE. Methods: Four electronic databases were searched from inception to December 2022 (MEDLINE via Ovid, EMBASE via Ovid, CINAHL via Healthcare Databases Advanced Search, CENTRAL via Cochrane). Studies were included if they examined at least one clinimetric property of a CONCISE measurement instrument or recognised variation in adults ≥ 18 years with critical illness or recovering from critical illness in any language. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments (COSMIN) checklist for systematic reviews of Patient-Reported Outcome Measures was used. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses were used in line with COSMIN guidance. The COSMIN checklist was used to evaluate the risk of bias and the quality of clinimetric properties. Overall certainty of the evidence was rated using a modified Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach. Narrative synthesis was performed and where possible, meta-analysis was conducted. Results: A total of 4316 studies were screened. Forty-seven were included in the review, reporting data for 12308 participants. The Short Form-36 Questionnaire (Physical Component Score and Physical Functioning), sit-to-stand test, 6-m walk test and Barthel Index had the strongest clinimetric properties and certainty of evidence. The Short Physical Performance Battery, Katz Index and handgrip strength had less favourable results. There was limited data for Lawson Instrumental Activities of Daily Living and the Global Leadership Initiative on Malnutrition criteria. The risk of bias ranged from inadequate to very good. The certainty of the evidence ranged from very low to high. Conclusions: Variable evidence exists to support the clinimetric properties of the CONCISE measurement instruments. We suggest using this review alongside CONCISE to guide outcome selection for future trials of nutrition and metabolic interventions in critical illness. Trial registration : PROSPERO (CRD42023438187). Registered 21/06/2023.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
Core outcome measures for clinical effectiveness trials of nutritional and metabolic interventions in critical illness: an international modified Delphi consensus study evaluation (CONCISE)
Background: Clinical research on nutritional and metabolic interventions in critically ill patients is heterogenous regarding time points, outcomes and measurement instruments used, impeding intervention development and data syntheses, and ultimately worsening clinical outcomes. We aimed to identify and develop a set of core outcome domains and associated measurement instruments to include in all research in critically ill patients. Methods: An updated systematic review informed a two-stage modified Delphi consensus process (domains followed by instruments). Measurement instruments for domains considered ‘essential’ were taken through the second stage of the Delphi and a subsequent consensus meeting. Results: In total, 213 participants (41 patients/caregivers, 50 clinical researchers and 122 healthcare professionals) from 24 countries contributed. Consensus was reached on time points (30 and 90 days post-randomisation). Three domains were considered ‘essential’ at 30 days (survival, physical function and Infection) and five at 90 days (survival, physical function, activities of daily living, nutritional status and muscle/nerve function). Core ‘essential’ measurement instruments reached consensus for survival and activities of daily living, and ‘recommended’ measurement instruments for physical function, nutritional status and muscle/nerve function. No consensus was reached for a measurement instrument for Infection. Four further domains met criteria for ‘recommended,’ but not ‘essential,’ to measure at 30 days post-randomisation (organ dysfunction, muscle/nerve function, nutritional status and wound healing) and three at 90 days (frailty, body composition and organ dysfunction). Conclusion: The CONCISE core outcome set is an internationally agreed minimum set of outcomes for use at 30 and 90 days post-randomisation, in nutritional and metabolic clinical research in critically ill adults.SCOPUS: ar.jinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishe
What is available for case identification in autism research in mainland China?
Little is known about research on Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) in mainland China. The few available studies in mainland China have shown the screening and diagnostic instruments for ASC used in mainland China were different from the West. Literature on screening and diagnostic instruments and criteria were reviewed and current available instruments were identified and evaluated. Eight screening instruments and two diagnostic instruments were identified. The Clancy Autism Behaviour Scale (CABS), the Autism Behaviour Checklist (ABC) and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS) were the most frequently used instruments in mainland China. They were adopted from the West more than two decades ago for detecting individuals with Childhood Autism but not the whole autism spectrum. Standardised instruments need to be validated and adopted into autism research in mainland China. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd