804 research outputs found
College studentsâ perspectives of bias in their news consumption habits
This article builds off prior work on news consumption habits and perception of bias in the news by focusing on college studentsâ self-generated definitions of bias, and the strategies they employ to guard against how their personal bias potentially affects what news they choose to believe and consume. Through interviews with undergraduate students, findings show that while participants acknowledged they had personal bias to a degree, the majority still defined bias as an external issue imposed on them by others than as an internal issue shaping their thoughts about the sources they consumed. Some students attempted to mitigate any perceived bias they had by reading multiple or opposite perspectives than their own, while others believed it enough to be âawareâ of their bias and continue to consume news as they pleased. A few students didnât check their bias at all. Some saw bias as a positive under certain circumstances
Media Literacy as an Internal and External Process. A Response to âRed States, Blue States, and Media Literacy: Political Context and Media Literacyâ
Curry and Chernerâs article, âRed States, Blue States, and Media Literacy: Political Context and Media Literacy,â discusses preservice teachersâ perspectives of teaching media literacy skills in politically opposite âRedâ and âBlueâ States. In this response, I argue the inclusion of additional demographic information about participants might open up new avenues for which to analyze the data. I also address how the article theoretically takes up media literacy as well what other definitions exist, with suggestions for how the term might be expanded to include internal (self-reflective) and external (outside sources) processes for students and educators to consider
Hubungan Pengetahuan Ibu Hamil Dengan Keteraturan Pemeriksaan Antenatal Care Di Puskesmas Bahu Kecamatan Malalayang Kota Manado
: Antenatal care is the health service carried out by health workers to the mother during her pregnancy antenatal service standard compliance. Utilization of antenatal care services by a number of pregnant women in Indonesia has not fully in accordance with the guidelines set out. The lack of utilization of antenatal care by pregnant women is associated with many factors. One of them is the knowledge of pregnant women. The purpose of this research is to know the relation of knowledge of pregnant women with antenatal care in checking the regularity of the Clinics Shoulder Subdistrict Malalayang Manado. This research conducted by method of cross sectional, the selection of samples with a total sampling. 30 sample respondents. Data collection is carried out by filling a questionnaire made by researchers and is completed by respondents.Collected data is processed further using the computer program SPSS version aid 20 for analysis by chi-square test with significance level (α) 0.05. Research results show that knowledge with a good category 76,7% (23 people) and less well 23,3% (7 people).To order checks antenatal care regular category 53,3% (16 people) and irregular 46,7% (14 people). Conclusions in this study is the relationship between knowledge of pregnant women with antenatal care checkups regularity
A Digital Inclusive Society Study - Understanding the Social Impacts of Information Communication Technology (ICT) Usage in China
This paper discusses the role of self-efficacy to computer novices through a longitudinal study. The researchers conducted this study by collaborating with three non-government organizations (NGOs) for which funding was received from one government unit and a large local charitable organization. A new model was developed to examine the influence of Internet self-efficacy and outcome expectations on usage intention and perceived user competence. Behavioral modeling training courses were offered to matured adults aged 50 and above in two separate studies over a year. Questionnaires and cognitive knowledge assessments were distributed. In general, the findings in the two studies validated the impacts and antecedents of Internet self-efficacy and outcome expectations on usage intention. Limitations and implications of this study are provided following the sections on research model and hypotheses, design and discussion on findings
Alternative Interpretation of Sharply Rising E0 Strengths in Transitional Regions
It is shown that strong 0+2 -> 0+1 E0 transitions provide a clear signature
of phase transitional behavior in finite nuclei. Calculations using the IBA
show that these transition strengths exhibit a dramatic and robust increase in
spherical-deformed shape transition regions, that this rise matches well the
existing data, that the predictions of these E0 transitions remain large in
deformed nuclei, and that these properties are intrinsic to the way that
collectivity and deformation develop through the phase transitional region in
the model, arising from the specific d-boson coherence in the wave functions,
and that they do not necessarily require the explicit mixing of normal and
intruder configurations from different IBA spaces.Comment: 6 pages, 3 figure
Caucasian Infantsâ Attentional Orienting to Own- and Other-Race Faces
Infants show preferential attention toward faces and detect faces embedded within complex naturalistic scenes. Newborn infants are insensitive to race, but rapidly develop differential processing of own- and other-race faces. In the present study, we investigated the development of attentional orienting toward own- and other-race faces embedded within naturalistic scenes. Infants aged six-, nine- and twelve-months did not show differences in the speed of orienting to own- and other race faces, but other-race faces held infantsâ visual attention for longer. We also found a clear developmental progression in attentional capture and holding, with older infants orienting to faces faster and fixating them for longer. Results are interpreted within the context of the two-process model of face processing
Evolution of spectral properties along the O(6)-U(5) transition in the interacting boson model. II. Classical trajectories
This article continues our previous study of level dynamics in the
[O(6)-U(5)]O(5) transition of the interacting boson model
[nucl-th/0504016] using the semiclassical theory of spectral fluctuations. We
find classical monodromy, related to a singular bundle of orbits with infinite
period at energy E=0, and bifurcations of numerous periodic orbits for E>0. The
spectrum of allowed ratios of periods associated with beta- and
gamma-vibrations exhibits an abrupt change around zero energy. These findings
explain anomalous bunching of quantum states in the E0 region, which
is responsible for the redistribution of levels between O(6) and U(5)
multiplets.Comment: 11 pages, 7 figures; continuation of nucl-th/050401
Particle-hole excitations in the interacting boson model; 4, the U(5)-SU(3) coupling
In the extended interacting boson model (EIBM) both particle- and hole-like bosons are incorporated to encompass multi-particle-multi-hole excitations at and near to closed shells.We apply the group theoretical concepts of the EIBM to the particular case of two coexisting systems in the same nucleus exhibiting a U(5) (for the regular configurations) and an SU(3) symmetry (for the intruder configurations).Besides the description of ``global'' symmetry aspects in terms of I-spin , also the very specific local mixing effects characteristic for the U(5)-SU(3) symmetry coupling are studied.The model is applied to the Po isotopes and a comparison with a morerealistic calculation is made
E-mail communication practices and preferences among patients and providers in a large comprehensive cancer center
Purpose: Little is known about how electronic mail (e-mail) is currently used in oncology practice to facilitate patient care. The objective of our study was to understand the current e-mail practices and preferences of patients and physicians in a large comprehensive cancer center. Methods: Separate cross-sectional surveys were administered to patients and physicians (staff physicians and clinical fellows) at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. Logistic regression was used to identify factors associated with current e-mail use. Record review was performed to assess the impact of e-mail communication on care. Results: The survey was completed by 833 patients. E-mail contact with a member of the health care team was reported by 41% of respondents. The team members contacted included administrative assistants (52%), nurses (45%), specialist physicians (36%), and family physicians (18%). Patient factors associated with a higher likelihood of e-mail contact with the health care team included younger age, higher education, higher income, enrollment in a clinical trial, and receipt of multiple treatments. Eighty percent of physicians (n = 63 of 79) reported previous contact with a patient via e-mail. Physician factors associated with a greater likelihood of e-mail contact with patients included older age, more senior clinical position, and higher patient volume. Nine hundred sixty-two patient records were reviewed, with e-mail correspondence documented in only 9% of cases. Conclusion: E-mail is commonly used for patient care but is poorly documented. The use of e-mail in this setting can be developed with appropriate guidance; however, there may be concerns about widening the gap between certain groups of patients. </jats:sec
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