Human Rights Reform and "Functions of a Public Nature"

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Held v State of Montana : A Constitutional Rights Turn in Climate Change Litigation?

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Hours Worked Versus Academic Grades in College Students

A students’ grade point average has a huge impact on the life of a student. This study proved that the amount of hours worked is not reflective of the students’ grade point average which proved our hypothesis incorrect. Past studies have shown varied results on grade point average and the amount of hours a student works. Individual differences may be a determining factor in considering how the individual balances work and school. There were sixty participates in this study from Lindenwood University. The results of this study showed a negative correlation of -.043 between the two variables

Response to the UN Special Rapporteur on Climate Change Call for Inputs : Access to Information on Climate Change and Human Rights

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Non-pharmacological prevention of delirium in older adults in long term care: a scoping study

Background: Non-pharmacological multicomponent interventions for the prevention of delirium have been well studied in the acute care setting. Less is known however, regarding this approach in long term care environment. Aim: The purpose was to systematically synthesize evidence pertaining to non-pharmacological nursing interventions for the prevention of delirium among older adults residing in long term care settings. Methods: This study used a scoping review methodology guided by Arksey and O’Malley’s (2005) framework. A total of eight academic databases were searched. In addition, reference lists, clinical guidelines, and key journals were searched. To ascertain the nature of the extracted data from reports meeting specific inclusion criteria, descriptive numerical data analysis methods were used. Findings: Results revealed a total of 13 reports; two clinical guidelines, one systematic review, and 10 primary studies. The reviewed evidence examined single rather than multicomponent interventions for the prevention of delirium in the population of interest. Collectively, the heterogeneous and mixed findings addressed hydration, risk reduction and education of staff. Conclusion: The results were stark in contrast to the established body of work regarding nonpharmacological multicomponent approaches in acute care.Master of Science (MSc) in Nursin

The gamification of cybersecurity training

Due to the rapidly and continued evolving nature of technology, there is a constant need to update police officers’ training in cyber security to ensure that the UK continues to be a secure place to live and do business. Rather than deliver traditional classroom-based training, our project assesses the effectiveness of the delivery of cyber security through the use of games based learning to simulate cybercrimes and provide training in incident response. The aim of our research is to transform the delivery of first responder training in tackling cybercrime.Through the use of a Game Jam and subsequent prototype development, we have trialed training materials that are based on serious games technology. The game poses a common incident reported to the police, for example the problem of a virtual person receiving offensive messages via Facebook and the training reflects the dialogue with that person and the technical steps to ensure that a copy of the evidence has been preserved for further investigation. Evaluation has been conducted with local police officers. Overall, this approach to the large-scale provision of training (potentially to a whole force) is shown to offer potential

On the use of serious games technology to facilitate large-scale training in cybercrime response

As technology becomes pervasive in everyday life, there are very few crimes that don’t have some ‘cyber’ element to them. The vast majority of crime now has some digital footprint; whether it’s from a CCTV camera, mobile phone or IoT device, there exists a vast range of technological devices with the ability to store digital evidence that could be of use during a criminal investigation. There is a clear requirement to ensure that digital forensic investigators have received up-to-date training on appropriate methods for the seizure, acquisition and analysis of digital devices. However, given the increasing number of crimes now involving a range of technological devices it is increasingly important for those police officers who respond to incidents of crime to have received appropriate training.The aim of our research is to transform the delivery of first responder training in tackling cybercrime.A project trialling the use of computer games technology to train officers in cybercrime response is described. A game simulating typical cybercrime scenes has been developed and its use in training first responders has been evaluated within Police Scotland. Overall, this approach to the large-scale provision of training (potentially to a whole force) is shown to offer potential

Clear as water : water industry transparency in the United Kingdom

This paper examines privatisation and access to environmental information within the United Kingdom. Focusing on the privatised water industry in England and Wales, this paper presents the results of an empirical investigation into the transparency practices of the privatised water companies since 2015, when it was decided that they are public authorities for the purposes of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004 (EIR). Through this investigation, the paper explores potential methods and challenges of measuring transparency. The findings will inform a larger project on the relationship between privatisation and public access to official information in the UK, with the aim of identifying recommendations for legislative reform

Impact of Sugar Substitutes on Glucose Control in Diabetic Patients

Objective: To evaluate the impact of nonnutritive sugar substitutes on glycemic control in patients with diabetes. Data Sources: A comprehensive review of the literature was conducted in PubMed (1966-March 2012) and Scopus. A combination of MeSH terms and keywords were used, including acesulfame, aspartame, diabetes, neotame, rebiana, saccharin, stevia, and sucralose. Study Selection and Data Extraction: Clinical studies evaluating the impact of nonnutritive sweeteners on measures of diabetic control, including, but not limited to, blood glucose levels, postprandial blood glucose, and hemoglobin A1c were selected for review. Searches were limited to only nonnutritive sweeteners available in the US. Data Synthesis: Nine clinical trials that evaluated nonnutritive sweeteners in a total of 490 patients with diabetes were found. Doses of sweeteners in the studies varied from below acceptable daily intake levels for 3 consecutive days to daily dosing for up to 18 weeks and up to 3.5 times the acceptable daily intake levels. No significant differences in overall effects on glycemic control and insulin response were found. Conclusions: Nonnutritive sweeteners do not appear to affect glycemic control in patients with diabetes. Patients should be counseled to maintain an appropriate energy balance in their diet, with or without the use of nonnutritive sweeteners

Eliciting student teacher's views on educational research to support practice in the modern diverse classroom: a workshop approach

Teachers’ professionalism includes using educational research to support their work in the modern diverse classroom. Student teachers’ views as they enter the profession are therefore important. Within a Higher Education Academy social science priority research strand, ‘Supporting research-informed teacher education in a changing policy environment’, this study developed workshops to ascertain student teachers’ views on educational research, preparing materials suitable for primary and secondary sectors. These could be updated, and used by other higher education courses. Face-to-face or email workshops asked participants about their current uses of educational research, and to read and comment upon one policy research extract and one ‘what works’ research review. Small-scale piloting suggested the workshops readily elicited views, and students identified some personal changes following participation. Participants were generally unfamiliar with the principles of ‘what works’ research. Thematic analysis suggested students considered educational research was often inaccessible, but wanted accessible research to inform their practice