Embedding digital technologies in the school practice: Schools as agents of technology integration

Whilst digital education is becoming a reality for schools there is a role for CCI research to move beyond researcher-led school engagements to other types of research that support schools and their staff to lead on the appropriation of digital technologies. One way to advance our understanding of this issue is to examine and consolidate reflections from cases of school technology appropriation. This half-day workshop seeks to capture the enabling practices as well as those that posed barriers within the school. The work will be oriented to further identify necessary changes at different levels: e.g., the organizational level (school), the level of the practitioners (teachers) the level the school community. The mind-set of all the involved actors will also be explored aiming to identify the structures and mechanisms that can support a culture of participation and of collective responsibility by including also students and their families in the process of technology integration and appropriation. Note: This workshop is offered in conjunction with "For the Long Run: Promoting Sustainable Use of Learning Technologies in Schools"to form a full day workshop exploring both the technical characteristics and the contextual factors of sustainable integration of learning technologies in schools

Cholesteatoma of the concha bullosa: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Introduction</p> <p>Cholesteatoma is a relatively common disease within the middle ear cavity, but rarely it manifests in the paranasal sinuses. There is, to the best of our knowledge, only one other published case of cholesteatoma inside the concha bullosa in the English language literature.</p> <p>Case presentation</p> <p>An 81-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to our hospital complaining of nasal obstruction, headache and diplopia. After endoscopic and radiological evaluation a transnasal endoscopic approach was chosen. The diagnosis of cholesteatoma was established by histopathological evaluation of the mass inside the concha bullosa.</p> <p>Conclusion</p> <p>Although it is rarely seen, cholesteatoma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of slow-growing and destructive paranasal masses.</p

The effect of adding selective neck dissection to surgery on adjuvant treatment selection and identification of metastasis in glomus tumors

Glomus tumors are rare tumors with malignant nature. Regional lymph node metastases are even rare and this could be contribute for determine to malignant form. The presence of lymph node involvement directs adjuvant treatment is still controversial. Positive imaging results might be helpful for decision of neck dissection. But results might sometimes be false negative. Here we present a case of malignant glomus tumor with regional lymph node metastasis was treated with neck dissection. [Cukurova Med J 2016; 41(0.100): 75-78

The effect of anatomic variations and maxillary sinus volume in antrochoanal polyp formation

Purpose The antrochoanal polyp (ACP), otherwise known as the Killain polyp, is a benign lesion that originates from maxillary sinus mucosa, extending from the accessory ostium towards the middle meatus, and later tends to protrude posteriorly towards the choana and nasopharynx. Many studies have emphasized that its etiopathogenesis is unclear. Research suggests that chronic sinusitis and allergic rhinitis are factors that play an important role in the formation of ACP, as well as anatomical variations. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of anatomical variations and maxillary sinus volume in patients diagnosed with anthrochoanal polyp. Methods Paranasal sinus computed tomography (PNS CT) images of patients with unilateral ACP patients were examined. The non-ACP sides of the patients comprised the control group. Nasal septal deviation, agger nasi cells, concha bullosa, paradoxical middle turbinate, hyperpneumotized ethmoid bulla, uncinate pathology (medialized or pneumatized uncinate), haller cell, accessory ostium, maxillary sinus retention cyst and maxillary sinus volumes were evaluated. Results The study included a total of 54 patients (33 females, 21 males). Mean patient age was 22.92 +/- 13.95 (range 6-56) years. Mean maxillary sinus volume was 17.88 +/- 5.16 mm(3) for the ACP sides and 16.37 +/- 4.55 mm(3) for the non-ACP sides. Maxillary sinus volume was significantly larger in the ACP side (p = 0.000). Concha bullosa was observed on the ACP side in 23 patients (42.6%) and in the non-ACP side in 21 patients (38.9%). Agger nasi cells were observed in the ACP side in 47 patients (87.0%) and in the non-ACP side in 42 patients (77.7%). Hyperpneumatized ethmoid bulla was observed in the ACP side in 14 patients (25.9%) and in the non-ACP side in 12 patients (22.2%). Haller cells were observed in the ACP side in seven patients (12.96%) and in the non-ACP side in ten patients (18.51%). Conclusion Disrupted airflow of the well-developed maxillary sinus cavity due to anatomical variations seems to be an effective factor in the formation of ACP

Quality of life and parental care burden in cochlear implanted children: A case-control study

KORKMAZ, Fatma DEMIR/0000-0003-3810-297XWOS: 000564684900020PubMed: 32570061Objectives: Cochlear implantation is a widely accepted and effective surgical method used to treat severe hearing loss. What's more, it affects the lives of both cochlear implanted children and their parents. This study aims to compare cochlear-implanted children (CIC) and their parents with healthy counterparts and their parents in terms of the quality of life (QOL) and parental care burden (CB). Methods: This study was conducted between February and December 2018 in Turkey after receiving approval from the ethics committee. the Case Group included 34 children between 3 and 7 years of age, who received a CI due to bilateral prelingual sensorineural hearing loss and were using it for at least 1 year, and their parents. the Control Group consisted of 68 healthy children and their parents. the data were collected using disease and agespecific quality of life scales and burden interview. Normally distributed variables were analysed using parametric tests while non-normally distributed variables were analysed using nonparametric tests. the odds ratio (OR) and confidence interval (95%) were also calculated. Results were evaluated at significance level of p < 0.05. Results: the mean age of the children and their parents in both Case and Control Groups was 63.9 months and 33.8 years, and 61.3 months and 36.6 years, respectively. There was a positive correlation between PPQ social relationship subscale and KINDL subscale scores in CIC (p < 0.05). the Case Group obtained lower mean scores from the subscales of KINDL and WHOQOL-BREF (p < 0.001, p < 0.01). the ZBI mean scores of the parents in Case and Control Groups were 43.18 and 27.54, respectively (p = 0.000). Conclusion: It was determined that the QOL of the Case Group was lower than QOL of the Control Group, while the CB of the Case Group was higher than CB of the Control Group

A patient presenting with concha bullosa in another concha bullosa: a case report

Abstract Introduction Anatomic variations of the paranasal sinuses are very common. The paranasal sinus anatomy should be carefully examined prior to performing endoscopic sinus surgery in terms of both existent pathologies and anatomic variations. The anatomy of the paranasal sinuses and its variations have gained importance, along with advances in coronal paranasal sinus computed tomography and extensive use of endoscopic sinus surgery. Case presentation A 53-year-old Caucasian woman was admitted to our clinic with complaints of nasal breathing difficulties and headache persisting for a long time. Another concha bullosa was detected in the middle concha bullosa on preoperative paranasal computed tomography examination. It is known that the paranasal sinuses have a number of anatomical variations. Conclusion Herein we report a rare case, along with a review of the literature, to emphasize that a concha bullosa inside another concha bullosa should not be ignored.</p