Repeatability and Reproducibility Analyses for Structured Light Scanning

Structured light scanning is used to create a digital twin of a manufactured part. Features can be extracted from this digital twin to determine if the part meets the designer’s intent and required tolerances. This paper describes a repeatability and reproducibility study for a selected structured light scanning system and measurement artifact

Constructing the Structurally Competent Classroom

Social work seeks to address social problems through interventions that span micro and macro systems. As such, all social workers are obligated to understand the interplay between individual realities and structural forces. Yet prior models of structural social work play a marginal role in social work education, leaving social work educators without the means to meet these obligations. This structural gap in social work classrooms risks deemphasizing macro practice and failing to prepare micro practitioners to account for structural forces that impact client wellbeing and client-social worker interactions. This paper examines the framework of structural competence as a potential solution to this challenge. It focuses on the use of structural competence as a pedagogical tool, describing its integration into a social welfare policy course and an evaluation of this effort. We find that structural competence can provide a unifying framework through which structural social work may be articulated and anchored. Though it helped students conceptualize the interaction between micro realities and macro forces, it requires further operationalization to provide a clear vision as to what structurally competent social work practice looks like in action

A Phenomenological Study of International Students in US Graduate Programs Through the Lens of Personal Growth Initiative Construct

Humans, unlike other creatures, have an inherent desire to develop and grow. This desire to grow, Personal Growth Initiative, is an intentional way that humans cognitively and behaviorally navigate their environment and resources to effect change. While many researchers argue that this construct works only in individualistic cultures, others contend that the construct is applicable to collectivist cultures as well. We therefore undertook an exploration of the lived experiences of eight international students from predominantly collectivist cultures, through the lens of the Personal Growth Initiative theory. Using a phenomenological qualitative methodology, we interviewed these doctoral students via semi-structured interview questions. Results of the data indicated that participants cycled through the four factors in the construct to handle both successes and challenges in school. Recommendations for international students’ offices and recruitment agencies are provided

Recidivism in context: A meta-analysis of neighborhood concentrated disadvantage and repeat offending

The relationship between macro-level concentrated disadvantage and crime is well established. Recent research has assessed whether macro-level concentrated disadvantage is similarly linked to individual-level recidivism, yielding mixed results. These equivocal results raise methodological concerns and questions as to the theoretical underpinnings of this relationship. To build consensus regarding the relation between concentrated disadvantage and recidivism, this study meta-analytically synthesized prior research (k = 32), and tested the degree to which study and sample characteristics explain variation in effects across studies. We find little support for concentrated disadvantage as a risk factor for recidivism after studies adjust for individual-level risk markers and factors (pooled log OR = 0.03, p = 0.07). We also, however, find effects vary by the age group studied and type of recidivism measured, with significant effects for juveniles and arrests/revocations. In turn, concentrated disadvantage should not be summarily dismissed as irrelevant to recidivism. Ultimately, the overrepresentation of disadvantaged neighborhoods among the justice involved—and the overrepresentation of the justice involved in disadvantaged neighborhoods—requires further research that is both empirically tenable and theoretically informative

Prospectus, November 11, 2004

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Anti-Transgender Policies and Practices in Social Work Education, Accreditation, and Licensing: A Call for Change

The social work profession is guided by the values of social justice and the dignity and worth of the person. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics requires that all social workers act in a professional manner consistent with these values. These values mandate that social workers “challenge social injustice on behalf of and in concert with vulnerable and oppressed individuals and groups.” Yet, historically, and contemporarily, the social work profession and national professional organizations (i.e., NASW, the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), Associate of Social Work Boards (ASWB), Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR), and the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare (AASW) have failed to advocate for and work in solidarity with transgender and gender expansive (TGE) individuals and groups to advance social justice. This commentary will examine how the social work profession and its national professional organizations have not followed the NASW Code of Ethics as it relates to T E communities. Specifically, the article ill (1) unpack the ways in which explicit and implicit social work curriculum and standards in accredited US social work programs do little to equip students to effectively serve transgender clients and communities upon graduation, (2) discuss the lack of advocacy for and solidarity with TGE communities from professional social work organizations, and (3) review policies governing the licensure of social work practitioners related to culturally responsive social work practice with TGE clients and communities. This commentary provides a set of recommendations for countering and reducing transphobia in the social work profession in the areas education, practice, and policy. We conclude with a call for change for the social work profession that achieves the values of social justice and dignity and worth of TGE individuals, groups, and communities

Impact of perinatal asphyxia on parental mental health and bonding with the infant: a questionnaire survey of Swiss parents

Objective To compare current mental health symptoms and infant bonding in parents whose infants survived perinatal asphyxia in the last 2 years with control parents and to investigate which sociodemographic, obstetric and neonatal variables correlated with parental mental health and infant bonding in the asphyxia group. Design Cross-sectional questionnaire survey of parents whose children were registered in the Swiss national Asphyxia and Cooling register and of control parents (Post-traumatic Diagnostic Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale). Results The response rate for the asphyxia group was 46.5%. Compared with controls, mothers and fathers in the asphyxia group had a higher frequency of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms (p<0.001). More mothers (n=28, 56%) had a symptom diagnosis of either full or partial PTSD than controls (n=54, 39%) (p=0.032). Similarly, more fathers (n=31, 51%) had a symptom diagnosis of either partial or full PTSD than controls (n=19, 33%) (p=0.034). Mothers reported poorer bonding with the infant (p=0.043) than controls. Having a trauma in the past was linked to more psychological distress in mothers (r=0.31 (95% CI 0.04 to 0.54)) and fathers (r=0.35 (95% CI 0.05 to 0.59)). For mothers, previous pregnancy was linked to poorer bonding (r=0.41 (95% CI 0.13 to 0.63)). In fathers, therapeutic hypothermia of the infant was related to less frequent PTSD symptoms (r=−0.37 (95% CI −0.61 to −0.06)) and past psychological difficulties (r=0.37 (95% CI 0.07 to 0.60)) to more psychological distress. A lower Apgar score was linked to poorer bonding (r=−0.38 (95% CI −0.64 to −0.05)). Conclusions Parents of infants hospitalised for perinatal asphyxia are more at risk of developing PTSD than control parents

High Variability Exists in Reporting Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcome Measures Following Meniscal Surgery

Purpose: To evaluate the variability in outcomes following surgical meniscal repair and compare responsiveness between patient reported outcome measures (PROMs). Methods: A systematic search of the PubMed/MEDLINE and Web of Science databases was performed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis guidelines. A total of 257 unique studies met inclusion criteria. Patient and study attributes were extracted, including pre- and postoperative means for PROMs. Of the studies that met inclusion criteria for responsiveness analysis (2+ PROMs reported, 1-year minimum follow-up; n=172), we compared the responsiveness between PROM instruments using effect size and relative efficiency (RE) if a PROM could be compared to another in at least 10 articles. Results: A total of 18,612 patients (18,690 menisci, mean age = 38.6 years, mean body mass index = 26.3 kg/m2) were included in this study. Thirty-five different PROM instruments were identified, and the mean number of PROMs in each article was 3.6. The most cited PROMs were Lysholm (74.5%) and International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) (51.0%). IKDC was found to be more responsive than other PROMs, which include Lysholm (RE=2.29), Tegner (RE=3.90), and Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) Activities of Daily Living (ADL) (RE=1.08). KOOS Quality of Life (QoL) was also more responsive than other PROMs, such as IKDC (RE=1.42) and KOOS ADL (RE=1.43). Lysholm was more responsive compared to KOOS QoL (RE=1.14), KOOS ADL (RE=1.96), and Tegner (RE=3.53). Conclusion: Our study found that IKDC, KOOS QoL, and Lysholm were the most responsive PROMs