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Pedagogy, Culture and Student Wellbeing
Following from the IPPR report Not By Degrees, this session will role of pedagogy and culture in the HE environment. The rise of the zombie academy, the valuing of higher education in future earning potential terms solely and the attainment culture cultivated in compulsory education are creating a toxic environment for both students and staff. A return to a more compassionate pedagogy and the notion that education can transform what it is possible to do and to be could dramatically change the culture of HE for all. This session will discuss these concerns, what it means to be a compassionate pedagogue and identify what changes we would like to see in the current HE rhetoric and culture
Descent Music Festival
I developed the cohesive branding, marketing posts, and merchandise for a proposed music festival that features my favorite EDM artists and integrates culture and community values. For this project, I combined personal experience and research to develop the most effective design strategy for a new festival.
The final deliverables include lineup announcement posters, brand guidelines, social media posts, and merchandise mockups. To maximize the festivalâs marketing potential, I utilize content marketing and eye-catching social media posts to reach the target audience. The cohesive branding and marketing strategy incorporates consumer buying behavior, color psychology, and current industry trends into strategic and effective content marketing
Factors influencing the variation in GMS prescribing expenditure in Ireland
Background
Pharmaceutical expenditure growth is a familiar feature in many Western health systems and is a real concern for policymakers. A state funded General Medical Services (GMS) scheme in Ireland experienced an increase in prescription expenditure of 414 % between 1998 and 2012. This paper seeks to explore the rationale for this growth by investigating the composition (Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical (ATC) Group level 1 & 5) and drivers of GMS drug expenditure in Ireland in 2012. Methods
A cross-sectional study was carried out on the Health Service Executive-Primary Care Reimbursement Service (HSE-PCRS) population prescribing database (nâ=â1,630,775). Three models were applied to test the association between annual expenditure per claimant whilst controlling for age, sex, region, and the pharmacology of the drugs as represented by the main ATC groups. Results
The mean annual cost per claimant was âŹ751 (medianâ=ââŹ211; SDâ=ââŹ1323.10; rangeâ=ââŹ3.27ââŹ298,670). Age, sex, and regions were all significant contributory factors of expenditure, with gender having the greatest impact (ÎČâ=â0.107). Those aged over 75 (ÎČ =1.195) were the greatest contributors to annual GMS prescribing costs. As regards regions, the South has the greatest cost increasing impact. When the ATC groups were included the impact of gender is diluted by the pharmacology of the products, with cardiovascular prescribing (ATC âCâ) most influential (ÎČâ=â1.229) and the explanatory power of the model increased from 40 % to 60 %. Conclusion
Whilst policies aimed at cost containment (co-payment charges; generic substitution; reference pricing; adjustments to GMS eligibility) can be used to curtail expenditure, health promotional programs and educational interventions should be given equal emphasis. Also policies intended to affect physiciansâ prescribing behaviour include guidelines, information (about price and less expensive alternatives) and feedback, and the use of budgetary restrictions could yield savings in Ireland and can be easily translated to the international context
Fluorescent Excitation of Spectral Lines in Planetary Nebulae
Fluorescent excitation of spectral lines is demonstrated as a function of
temperature-luminosity and the distance of the emitting region from the central
stars of planetary nebulae. The electron densities and temperatures are
determined, and the method is exemplified through a detailed analysis of
spectral observations of a high excitation PN, NGC 6741, observed by Hyung and
Aller(1997). Fluorescence should also be important in the determination of
element abundances. It is suggested that the method could be generally applied
to determine or constrain the luminosity and the region of spectral emission in
other intensively radiative sources such as novae, supernovae, and active
galactic nuclei.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figures (fig.4 in color), ApJ (in press
The effect of referral to an open-group behavioural weight management programme on the relative risk of normoglycaemia, non-diabetic hyperglycaemia and type 2 diabetes: secondary analysis of the WRAP trial
Aim:
To examine the impact of openâgroup behavioural weightâmanagement programmes on the risk of diabetes among those with a body mass index (BMI) of â„28âkg/m2 and those with nonâdiabetic hyperglycaemia (NDH).
Methods:
This was a secondary analysis of data from the WRAP trial, in which participants (N = 1267; aged â„18âyears, BMI â„â28âkg/m2) were randomized to brief intervention (BI; selfâhelp booklet), a weightâmanagement programme (WW; formerly Weight Watchers) for 12âweeks, or WW for 52âweeks. We used multinomial logistic regression to examine the effect of intervention group on the risk of hyperglycaemia and diabetes at 12âmonths in all participants with glycaemic status at both time points (N = 480; 38%) and those with NDH at baseline (N = 387; 31%). We used mixed effects models and linear fixed effects models to examine the effect of intervention group on body weight and HbA1c at 12âmonths in people with NDH.
Results:
There was a 61% relative reduction in the risk of NDH at the 12âmonth followâup (12âweeks vs. BI: relative risk ratio [RRR] = 0.39 [95% CI 0.18, 0.87], P = .021; 52âweeks vs. BI: RRR = 0.38 [95% CI 0.17, 0.86], P = .020). For intervention effects on the risk of diabetes, confidence intervals were wide and overlapped 1 [12âweeks vs. BI: RRR = 0.49 [95% CI 0.12, 1.96], P = .312; 52âweeks vs. BI: RRR = 0.40 [95% CI 0.10, 1.63], P = .199). Participants with hyperglycaemia at baseline in the weightâmanagement programme were more probable to have normoglycaemia at the 12âmonth followâup [12âweek programme vs. BI: RRR = 3.57 [95% CI 1.24, 10.29], P = .019; 52âweek programme vs. BI: RRR = 4.14 [95% CI 1.42, 12.12], P = .009).
Conclusions:
Openâgroup behavioural weightâmanagement programmes can help to prevent the development of NDH in people with overweight and obesity and to normalize glycaemia in people with NDH
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