COVID-19 in pregnant people and infants ages 0-5 months

02-03-04-COVID-Ellington-Kharbanda-Olson-Fleming-Dutra-508.pdfUpdates on COVID-19 vaccine safety in pregnancy: Vaccine Safety Datalink; v-safe COVID-19 Vaccine Pregnancy Registry / Elyse O. Kharbanda, Christine Olson -- Effectiveness of maternal COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant people and infants / Katherine E. Fleming-Dutra.20221214

The Independent Ed. 7 Vol. 2

Managing Staff Kenzie Helmick, Editor-in-Chief Emily O\u27Malley, Rising Editor-in-Chief Caitlyn Patel, Chief Creative Officer Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders Design Team Senior Designer: Francisco Wang Yu Designers: Christine Cole, Alicia Sales Artists/Photographers: Samantha Anderson, Ghina Fawaz, Elizabeth Fleming, Maisie Haney Editors Senior Editors: Hannah Butcher, Jack Gabriel, Liz Trepanier Copy Editors: Jaimie Mans, Alekhya Reddy Contributors Margot August, Luisa Bravo, Matthew Deveaux, Taylor Gensolin, Isaac Gorres, Dave Herbster, Kelly Porter, Sanjula Rajat, Christelle Ram, Rahmat Rashid, Elizabeth Smith, Morgan Snoap, Mary Vickershttps://scholarship.rollins.edu/independent/1013/thumbnail.jp

The Independent Ed. 7 Vol. 1

Managing Staff Kenzie Helmick, Editor-in-Chief Caitlyn Patel, Chief Creative Officer Scott Novak & Mary Catherine Pflug, Co-Founders Design Team Senior Designer: Francisco Wang Yu Designers: McKinnon bell, Capri Gutierrez, Samantha Maris, Jordan McLean, Julia Taylor Artists/Photographers: Samantha Anderson, Christine Cole, Ghina Fawaz, Elizabeth Fleming, Maisie Haney, Sara Mehdinia Editors Senior Editors: Jack Gabriel, Emily O\u27Malley, Kate Taramykin Copy Editors: Hannah Butcher, Fia Frasz, Elizabeth Trepanier, Rachel Ulangkaya Contributors Annie Baumm, Maa Bruce-Amanquah, Natalie George, Ashleigh Kutryb, Alleson Lawless, Raul Tavarez Ramirez, Alekhya Reddy, Daniela Saffran, Howard Tursihttps://scholarship.rollins.edu/independent/1012/thumbnail.jp

Researching a segmented market:reflections on telephone interviewing

Purpose The purpose of this paper was to review the effectiveness of telephone interviewing for capturing data and to consider in particular the challenges faced by telephone interviewers when capturing information about market segments. Design/methodology/approach The platform for this methodological critique was a market segment analysis commissioned by Sport Wales which involved a series of 85 telephone interviews completed during 2010. Two focus groups involving the six interviewers involved in the study were convened to reflect on the researchers’ experiences and the implications for business and management research. Findings There are three principal sets of findings. First, although telephone interviewing is generally a cost-effective data collection method, it is important to consider both the actual costs (i.e. time spent planning and conducting interviews) as well as the opportunity costs (i.e. missed appointments, “chasing participants”). Second, researchers need to be sensitised to and sensitive to the demographic characteristics of telephone interviewees (insofar as these are knowable) because responses are influenced by them. Third, the anonymity of telephone interviews may be more conducive for discussing sensitive issues than face-to-face interactions. Originality/value The present study adds to this modest body of literature on the implementation of telephone interviewing as a research technique of business and management. It provides valuable methodological background detail about the intricate, personal experiences of researchers undertaking this method “at a distance” and without visual cues, and makes explicit the challenges of telephone interviewing for the purposes of data capture

Training scholars in dissemination and implementation research for cancer prevention and control: A mentored approach

Abstract Background As the field of D&I (dissemination and implementation) science grows to meet the need for more effective and timely applications of research findings in routine practice, the demand for formalized training programs has increased concurrently. The Mentored Training for Dissemination and Implementation Research in Cancer (MT-DIRC) Program aims to build capacity in the cancer control D&I research workforce, especially among early career researchers. This paper outlines the various components of the program and reports results of systematic evaluations to ascertain its effectiveness. Methods Essential features of the program include selection of early career fellows or more experienced investigators with a focus relevant to cancer control transitioning to a D&I research focus, a 5-day intensive training institute, ongoing peer and senior mentoring, mentored planning and work on a D&I research proposal or project, limited pilot funding, and training and ongoing improvement activities for mentors. The core faculty and staff members of the MT-DIRC program gathered baseline and ongoing evaluation data regarding D&I skill acquisition and mentoring competency through participant surveys and analyzed it by iterative collective reflection. Results A majority (79%) of fellows are female, assistant professors (55%); 59% are in allied health disciplines, and 48% focus on cancer prevention research. Forty-three D&I research competencies were assessed; all improved from baseline to 6 and 18 months. These effects were apparent across beginner, intermediate, and advanced initial D&I competency levels and across the competency domains. Mentoring competency was rated very highly by the fellows––higher than rated by the mentors themselves. The importance of different mentoring activities, as rated by the fellows, was generally congruent with their satisfaction with the activities, with the exception of relatively greater satisfaction with the degree of emotional support and relatively lower satisfaction for skill building and opportunity initially. Conclusions These first years of MT-DIRC demonstrated the program’s ability to attract, engage, and improve fellows’ competencies and skills and implement a multicomponent mentoring program that was well received. This account of the program can serve as a basis for potential replication and evolution of this model in training future D&I science researchers

Understanding your digital identity

The term “Digital Identity” is used here to describe the persona a person projects across the internet. Your Digital Identity as perceived by other people is made up of material that you post yourself (for example photographs on Flickr and your own web page) but it also is made up of material other people put there about you (blog posts that mention you, photographs in which you are tagged). The “This is Me” project has developed resources that can be used by students and others to appreciate what their Digital Identity is and how they can control it to help present the persona with the reputation that they want

Best Practice Statement for Screening, Assessment and Management of Vision Problems in the First 30 Days after an Acute Stroke

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