Barriers to telepsychiatry in the geriatric Asian American population during COVID-19

Due to the increase in anti-Asian discrimination during COVID-19, there has been a decline in mental health in the Asian community, particularly in the geriatric population.  Although the current literature tends to focus on the underutilization of telemedicine in the Asian American population due to cultural barriers, our research found that the barrier to access heavily contributed to this inequity. In this study, we discuss the limited language options for the geriatric Asian American population on a few large telepsychiatry platforms, including “Teladoc and BetterHelp”, during COVID-19. .

Fundamentals of Research and Statistics for Physicians

Although there is a constant need for clinicians to understand research, there are few opportunities in the medical curriculum that teaches us how to approach research. There is a growing importance of understanding the approach to research papers and introductory statistics for early clinicians pursuing a career in psychiatry. In our manuscript, we provide guidance to make this process more manageable and efficient by comparing research papers to the standardized clinical subjective, objective, assessment, and plan (SOAP) notes while defining statistical significance

Relationship of compliance to ergonomic training and work-related musculoskeletal complaints among office workers of Nalco Philippines Inc.

The study utilized a correlational type of research design using convenience sampling. A total of 50 office workers were included in the population but only 44 agreed to participate in the study. A questionnaire (M-NMQ) and Researcher Made Observation Checklist were used as data gathering tools. Statistical techniques used were Kendall Tau-B correlation coefficient to determine the relationship of office workers in NPI with work-related musculoskeletal complaints as to monitor, keyboard, mouse, chair, level of object, lighting, temperature and rest break and Fishers’ Exact Test to determine the correlation between office workers in NPI with compliance to ergonomic training and work-related musculoskeletal complaints. Based from the results of this study, compliance of the office workers of NPI to the given training is not a sufficient basis alone to determine the relationship between the compliance and work-related musculoskeletal complaints. The activities outside work can also be a major factor in the development of work-related musculoskeletal complaints. This includes the household chores, travelling, driving, sports, outing, dancing, jogging, going to the gym and gardening

Distribution of the reef manta ray <i>Mobula alfredi</i> and the oceanic manta ray <i>Mobula birostris</i> in the Philippines: a collaborative effort for conservation

From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: epub 2022-12-19, issued 2022-12-19Article version: VoRPublication status: PublishedFunder: Rufford Foundation; FundRef: 10.13039/100007463Funder: Save Our Seas Foundation; FundRef: 10.13039/50110000766

Improving sightings-derived residency estimation for whale shark aggregations: A novel metric applied to a global data set

The world’s largest extant fish, the whale shark Rhincodon typus, is one of the most-studied species of sharks globally. The discovery of predictable aggregation sites where these animals gather seasonally or are sighted year-round – most of which are coastal and juvenile-dominated – has allowed for a rapid expansion of research on this species. The most common method for studying whale sharks at these sites is photographic identification (photo-ID). This technique allows for long-term individual-based data to be collected which can, in turn, be used to evaluate population structure, build population models, identify long-distance movements, and assess philopatry and other population dynamics. Lagged identification rate (LIR) models have fewer underlying assumptions than more traditional capture mark recapture approaches, making them more broadly applicable to marine taxa, especially far-ranging megafauna species like whale sharks. However, the increased flexibility comes at a cost. Parameter estimations based on LIR can be difficult to interpret and may not be comparable between areas with different sampling regimes. Using a unique data-set from the Philippines with ~8 years of nearly continuous survey effort, we were able to derive a metric for converting LIR residency estimates into more intuitive days-per-year units. We applied this metric to 25 different sites allowing for the first quantitatively-meaningful comparison of sightings-derived residence among the world’s whale shark aggregations. We validated these results against the only three published acoustic residence metrics (falling within the ranges established by these earlier works in all cases). The results were then used to understand residency behaviours exhibited by the sharks at each site. The adjusted residency metric is an improvement to LIR-based population modelling, already one of the most widely used tools for describing whale shark aggregations. The standardised methods presented here can serve as a valuable tool for assessing residency patterns of whale sharks, which is crucial for tailored conservation action, and can cautiously be tested in other taxa

Distribution of the reef manta ray <i>Mobula alfredi</i> and the oceanic manta ray <i>Mobula birostris</i> in the Philippines: A collaborative effort for conservation

From Crossref journal articles via Jisc Publications RouterHistory: epub 2022-11-30, issued 2022-11-30Article version: VoRPublication status: Publishe