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Effects Of Numeric Representation Of Women On Interest In Engineering As A Career

Little is known about how the presence of women influences undergraduates’ experiences in engineering. This paper presents results from a mixed methods, multivariate, and multi- institutional study to determine the impact of the numeric representation of women on the intent to be employed in engineering following graduation. Results from the analysis of both quantitative and the qualitative data suggests that numbers matter because it contributes to the perception that women have the skills, abilities, and interests to succeed in engineering.

Assessing Outcomes of Long-Term Research Collaboration

This paper explores the link between research collaboration and innovation among faculty, as indicated by a self-reported assessment of the contribution of a co-authored publication to knowledge. Findings challenge the assumption that collaborators are rarely involved in theory development and the practice of crediting only the lead author for the intellectual content of a co- authored publication.Ce mémoire explore le lien entre la collaboration et l'innovation en matière de recherche au sein du corps professoral, d'après une autoévaluation de la contribution d'une publication collective au savoir. Les conclusions mettent en doute la supposition que les collaborateurs participent rarement à la conception de théories de même que la pratique de créditer uniquement l'auteur principal du contenu intellectuel d'une publication comptant plus d'un auteur

Using Popular Media and a Collaborative Approach to Teaching Grounded Theory Research Methods

Popular movies were used in a doctoral-level qualitative research methods course as a way to help students learn about how to collect and analyze qualitative observational data in order to develop a grounded theory. The course was designed in such a way that collaboration was central to the generation of knowledge. Using media depictions had the practical advantage of enabling the group to create fieldnotes from a common set of data collected simultaneously in a short period of time. Fictional representations in popular media can provide the basis to learn about both the methods and foundational assumptions for conducting qualitative research, including the challenges of bracketing prior assumptions

Knee Pain Predicts Subsequent Shoulder Pain and the Association Is Mediated by Leg Weakness: Longitudinal Observational Data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative

Objective: To assess whether the ‘spread’ of joint pain is related to pain-associated muscle loss in one joint leading to increased loading and subsequent pain in other joints. Methods: Associations between persistent knee pain (pain in one or two knees over years 0-3 versus no persistent pain) and incident shoulder pain at year 4 were examined in participants from the longitudinal NIH Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI). Associations were assessed using log multinomial modelling, adjusted for age, sex, BMI, depression score, other lower limb pain and baseline leg weakness (difficulty standing from a sitting position). Results: In older adults with clinically significant knee OA or at risk of knee OA (n=3486), the number of painful joints increased yearly, from 2.1 joints (95% CI 2.0, 2.2) at baseline increasing by 5.2% (95% CI 2.2%, 8.3%) at year 4. Shoulders were the next most commonly affected joint after knees (28.5%). Persistent pain in 1 or 2 knees increased risk of bilateral shoulder pain at year 4 (1 knee RR 1.59 (95% CI 0.97, 2.61); 2 knees RR 2.02 (1.17, 3.49)) after adjustment for confounders. Further adjustment for leg weakness attenuated effect sizes (1 knee RR 1.13 (95% CI 0.60, 2.11); 2 knees RR 1.44 (0.75, 2.77)), indicating mediation by functional leg weakness. Conclusions: Spread of joint pain is not random. Persistently painful knees predict new bilateral shoulder pain, which is likely mediated by leg weakness; suggesting that biomechanical factors influence the spread of pain

Pirandello’s Unrealized Film, Treatment for Six Characters: An Interview with Film Director and Artist Anne-Marie Creamer

The Pirandello Society of America invited Creamer to do a comprehensive interview about her recently finished film 'Treatment for Six Characters'