An exploratory study into the factors which influence nursing staff's attributions, beliefs and behaviour towards individuals who self-harm

Previous research into self-harm suggests that nurses frequently hold negative views about individuals who self-harm. In addition there is little consensus in the literature on definitions and causes of self-harm, or the impact of nurses' beliefs on their care giving to this group. This study aimed to explore nurses' attributions, beliefs and behaviour towards self-harm and to identify the impact of this work on nurses.Q Sort methodology was used in this study to investigate the attitudes and self reported behaviour of a group of nurses towards people who self-harm. Participants also completed a standardised measure of burnout.Factor analysis of Q sort responses resulted in eight factors reflecting mainly positive attitudes but some struggling to understand the individual who self-harms. Analysis yielded no differences between short and longer term working but nurses' personal accomplishment increased from training which discussed self-harm. Implications for theory, clinical practice and service delivery are discussed

PEMANFAATAN MEDIA DIGITAL DALAM PEMBELAJARAN PAI MELALUI PENDEKATAN SAINTIFIK

Pelaksanaan pendidikan tidak terlepas dari pembelajaran yang pada hakikatnya merupakan porses komunikasi, penyampaian pesan dari pengantar kepada penerima dengan menggunakan media untuk mempermudah proses tersebut. Pemilihan media pembelajaran yang dilakukan oleh guru haruslah memperhatikan jenis dan karakteristik dari masing masing media agar sesuai dengan kondisi dan kebutuhan. Dalam proses pembelajaran pada Kurikulum 2013 menggunakan pendekatan saintifik atau pendekatan berbasis proses keilmuan. Pendekatan saintifik identik dengan metode ilmiah misalnya perolehan data, pengelohan data dan penyampaian informasi. Adapun tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui media digital bagaimana yang sesuai dengan karakteristik mata pelajaran PAI dan juga untuk mengetahui bagaimana langkah langkah pembelajaran dengan menggunakan metode pendekatan saintifk dalam pembelajaran PAI dengan menggunakan media digital. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian deskriptif kualitatif. Dan hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa Media digital merupakan sebuah media yang tidak lagi menggunakan tenaga manusia atau manual akan tetapi sudah menggunakan mesin dalam berbagai bidang termasuk bidang pendidikan . Contohnya yaitu penggunaan komputer sebagai  media pembelajaran. Tentunya guru harus lebih kreatif dalam memanfaatkan media yang ada dengan memperhatikan jenis jenis dan karakteristik media pembelajaran. Selain media dalam proses pembelajaran juga memerlukan pendekatan pembelajaran. salah satunya yaitu pendekatan saintifik. Pendekatan saintifik yaitu suatu pendekatan yang menggunakan langkah langkah dan kaidah kaidah ilmiah dalam proses pembelajaran. Langkah langkah pendekatan saintifik terdiri dari memahami, menanya, mengumpulkan data, mengasosiasi dan mengkomunikasikan. 

Phish Responder: A Hybrid Machine Learning Approach to Detect Phishing and Spam Emails

Using technology to prevent cyber-attacks has allowed organisations to somewhat automate cyber security. Despite solutions to aid organisations, many are susceptible to phishing and spam emails which can make an unwanted impact if not mitigated. Traits that make organisations susceptible to phishing and spam emails include a lack of awareness around the identification of malicious emails, explicit trust, and the lack of basic security controls. For any organisation, phishing and spam emails can be received and the consequences of an attack could result in disruption. This research investigated the threat of phishing and spam and developed a detection solution to address this challenge. Deep learning and natural language processing are two techniques that have been employed in related research, which has illustrated improvements in the detection of phishing. Therefore, this research contributes by developing Phish Responder, a solution that uses a hybrid machine learning approach combining natural language processing to detect phishing and spam emails. To ensure its efficiency, Phish Responder was subjected to an experiment in which it has achieved an average accuracy of 99% with the LSTM model for text-based datasets. Furthermore, Phish Responder has presented an average accuracy of 94% with the MLP model for numerical-based datasets. Phish Responder was evaluated by comparing it with other solutions and through an independent t-test which demonstrated that the numerical-based technique is statistically significantly better than existing approaches

Carnival performance aesthetics:Trinidad carnival and art making in the diaspora

This thesis focuses on the ways in which identity and ritual converge within the emancipatory performances of the Trinidad Carnival and the Caribbean inspired Carnivals of Notting Hill and Cardiff. The work looks as the ways in which Carnival performances can be interpreted in order to investigate how these interpretations can be practically utilised within art-making or art presentation. The thesis develops an innovative reading of the word mas' (masquerade/mask) offering new perspectives that can serve as a nucleus for ways of engaging with and analysing Carnival. The consideration of mas' as a performance activity with traits that can be manifested within and outside of the Carnival environment is highly relevant and has been applied in my practical art experiment called 'Mama dat is Mas'. The project also aims to analyse the ways in which re-interpretations of mas' can engage with issues of social anxiety and feelings of displacement