Publish, not Perish: Supporting Graduate Students as Aspiring Authors

BACKGROUND Students pursuing advanced degrees are increasingly expected to contribute to their discipline’s scholarly discourse during their tenure in graduate school. However, they are often unsure of how or where to begin the publishing process, and do not always feel comfortable asking for help from their faculty advisors or fellow students. Scholars, including librarians, have attempted to address these concerns by developing tools and services to meet the needs of future faculty. In recent years, university presses and research libraries have recognized their shared mission in furthering scholarship, with libraries themselves offering publishing education and expertise. PROJECT OVERVIEW During the 2012-2013 academic year, subject librarians and publishing professionals at the University of Michigan Library crafted a program to address students’ questions and concerns about the publishing lifecycle. This ongoing initiative includes a multi-semester workshop series developed in concert with faculty from departments throughout campus, as well as a supplementary online toolkit that takes into account the rapidly evolving nature of scholarly communication. LESSONS LEARNED Major takeaways from this program include: the value of student assessment in shaping publishing workshops; awareness of the discrepancies of registration numbers and actual attendance, highlighting the potential for enhanced promotion techniques; the importance of university press and faculty insight; and the benefits of collaboration among librarians, publishing professionals, and faculty members. NEXT STEPS Future iterations of this program will incorporate in-depth assessment of each program, a more interactive learning environment, and better scheduling and promotion of the workshop series

Improving Public Health Communication In A Politically Polarized Environment: Exploring The Use Of Moral Values In Message Framing

Public health practitioners need to engage stakeholders to address today’s complex public health problems. Yet communicating with stakeholders – particularly policy officials – has become more challenging due to political polarization. One promising communications strategy focuses on framing messages that tap into six intuitive moral values, based on Moral Foundations Theory. Previous research has shown a strong connection between people’s moral values and their political affiliation. The purpose of this study was to: (1) assess the intuitive moral values of public health practitioners and local officials in North Carolina; and (2) test the perceived effectiveness of public health messages framed using different moral values among North Carolina local officials. The study hypothesized that public health practitioners would lean toward moral foundations that resonate more with political liberals, whereas local officials would identify with ones that resonate more with conservatives. Methods: An online survey assessed the moral foundations of 372 public health practitioners and 147 local officials in North Carolina. A between-subjects, randomized experiment with local officials tested (1) the perceived effectiveness of values-based messages about policies about COVID-19 and vaping, and (2) related information-seeking behavior. Findings: In multivariate regression models, moral foundation scores consistently varied by political views, education, region, race/ethnicity, and age. As predicted, public health practitioners scored higher on the moral foundations of Care and Fairness, and local officials scored higher on Loyalty, Authority, and Sanctity (as well as Liberty). However, public health practitioners and local officials shared a similar overall pattern in their moral foundations. One vaping message framed using Care/Fairness scored higher than one using binding foundations (i.e., Loyalty/Authority/Sanctity). Using binding foundations alone to frame public health messages did not appeal to conservatives. Given the study was conducted during a global pandemic and contentious U.S. presidential election, further research is warranted to test message framing for other public health topics. Implications: Recommendations are offered for using findings to improve how public health practitioners communicate with stakeholders about COVID-19 and other pressing public health issues. A plan is outlined to refine and expand an existing national training program to increase public health practitioner skills to become more effective communicators.Doctor of Public Healt

Qualidade de vida relacionada a saude de trabalhadores: um estudo de caso

Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro TecnologicoO termo qualidade de vida implica na inter-relação mais ou menos harmoniosa dos vários fatores que moldam e diferenciam o cotidiano do ser humano e resulta numa rede de fenômenos, pessoas e situações. Muitos fatores de natureza biológica, psicológica e sócio cultural, tais como: saúde fisica, saúde mental, longevidade, satisfação no trabalho, relações familiares, disposição, produtividade, dignidade e até mesmo espiritualidade estão associados ao termo qualidade de vida. A sociedade moderna tem tornado a vida cada vez mais estressante. Neste contexto a qualidade de vida e a saúde do trabalhador tornam-se comprometidas, por isso é necessário alcançar um nível de excelência em relação à produtividade e a qualidade do trabalho prestado. O objetivo principal deste estudo foi traçar um perfil da qualidade de vida relacionada à saúde dos trabalhadores de uma empresa segundo sexo e idade. Para tanto, foi aplicado um questionário visando levantar os hábitos de saúde, queixas principais, histórico de doenças cardiorrespiratórias, prontidão para a prática de exercício físico, bem como a realização de medidas antropométricas, para estimar o grau nutricional dos trabalhadores, também foi analisado o perfil lipídio dos sujeitos (colesterol total, colesterol de alta densidade e triglicerídeos). Através da análise dos resultados pode-se verificar que um grande número de mulheres (45%) são fumantes, estas também apresentaram maiores níveis de estresse e cansaço. Também foi observado que os homens em todas as faixas etárias apresentaram níveis de gordura corporal elevados, bem como, um aumento de níveis lipídicos entre os grupos mais velhos. Desta forma, pode-se traçar um perfil do atual estado de saúde dos trabalhadores, bem como sugerir recomendações necessárias para melhorar a saúde dos trabalhadores da empresa analisada

Estilo de vida e hábitos de lazer de trabalhadores, após 2 anos de aplicação de Programa de Ginástica Laboral e Saúde: caso - Intelbrás

Tese (doutorado) - Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Centro Tecnológico. Programa de Pós-Graduação em Engenharia de Produção

Geometry Diagnostics of a Stellar Flare from Fluorescent X-rays

We present evidence of Fe fluorescent emission in the Chandra HETGS spectrum of the single G-type giant HR 9024 during a large flare. In analogy to solar X-ray observations, we interpret the observed Fe K$\alpha$ line as being produced by illumination of the photosphere by ionizing coronal X-rays, in which case, for a given Fe photospheric abundance, its intensity depends on the height of the X-ray source. The HETGS observations, together with 3D Monte Carlo calculations to model the fluorescence emission, are used to obtain a direct geometric constraint on the scale height of the flaring coronal plasma. We compute the Fe fluorescent emission induced by the emission of a single flaring coronal loop which well reproduces the observed X-ray temporal and spectral properties according to a detailed hydrodynamic modeling. The predicted Fe fluorescent emission is in good agreement with the observed value within observational uncertainties, pointing to a scale height $\lesssim 0.3$\rstar. Comparison of the HR 9024 flare with that recently observed on II Peg by Swift indicates the latter is consistent with excitation by X-ray photoionization.Comment: accepted for publication on the Astrophysical Journal Letter

Keeping Pace with Information Literacy Instruction for the Real World: When Will MLS Programs Wake Up and Smell the LILACs?

For over thirty years, numerous studies have discussed the contradiction between the growing importance of information literacy instruction to the Library\u27s core mission and lack of pedagogical training for new librarians. This article reviews the more recent contributions on the topic, presents a survey of New York State MLS curricula and describes initiatives of pedagogy training offered in that region outside of MLS programs. The authors focus on the Library Instruction Leadership Academy (LILAC), an innovative, semester-long training program created in Western New York State to offer instruction in the pedagogical foundation and practical experience essential for teaching information literacy skills effectively. They provide details of the program\u27s content, organization, funding, assessment methods, and learning outcomes. While regional initiatives like LILAC prove to be very valuable to their participants, the authors aim to apply pressure on MLS programs to establish curricular requirements better suited to the demands of today\u27s librarianship