Review Essay: Charity for the Autonomous Self

Review essay for Charity Law and the Liberal State , by Matthew Harding and Religion, Charity and Human Rights , by Kerry O\u27Halloran

Exploring a Model of Clinical Leadership Grounded in Radiography: Developing Clinical Radiography Leaders

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop a model of clinical leadership that encompasses the specialized technical skills and leadership behaviors exhibited by clinical radiography leaders. This was accomplished by addressing the following research questions: (1) What were the commonly practiced clinical leadership behaviors associated with clinical radiography leaders? and (2) What were the common technical skills performed by radiographers that are associated with clinical radiography leaders? Theoretical Framework: This study was grounded in collaborative leadership which has been developed from the theoretical constructs of experiential learning and clinical supervision. Collaborative leadership occurs when multiple healthcare providers, including radiographers, utilize their clinical expertise and clinical decision-making skills to collectively image, care for, diagnose, and treat the patient. Methods: During this quantitative study, approximately 432 clinical radiography leaders, completed the Clinical Radiography Leadership Survey, which measured the technical skills and leadership behaviors aligned with clinical leadership in radiography. Data analysis included a correlational analysis to examine the relationships between the dimensions measuring technical skills and dimensions measuring leadership behaviors when defining clinical radiography leaders. Results: Participant responses were correlated individually, as well as aggregated by dimension, with p \u3e 0.3 being significant. The highest inter-dimensional correlation existed between Dimension 1 and 2 (p = .715) while exhibiting weak correlations to dimensions associated with clinical leadership behaviors. The results of confirmatory factor analysis revealed that a more global view of clinical leadership behaviors, as well as patient care and technical skills, informed participants’ view of clinical radiography leadership. Significance: This study explored a radiography-specific definition of clinical leadership that more appropriately captured the unique technical skills and leadership behaviors that are exhibited by clinical radiography leaders. By developing a more fine-grained and applicable definition of clinical leadership that is grounded in radiography, educators may embed competencies that align with clinical leadership in their program curriculum. By doing so, this will allow for the development of future clinical radiography leaders who display advanced clinical decision-making skills and provide higher levels of procedure performance and patient care

The possible impacts and consequences for public health, trade and agriculture of the Government's decision to relax import restrictions on beef

On 20 October 2009 the government announced that Australia was adjusting its imported food policy settings regarding bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) for beef and beef products. The changes follow a review of current settings, including an update of the science of BSE and consideration of the risks associated with importing beef and beef products undertaken by Professor John Mathews. The new policy came into effect on 1 March 2010. In its final report, the committee further considers the risk assessment processes that will be undertaken by Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ) and Biosecurity Australia (BA). The committee also notes developments in relation to the review of food labelling law and policy in relation to unpackaged meat, particularly beef. Membership of the Committee Senate Members Fiona Nash, Chair Glenn Sterle, Deputy Chair Bill Heffernan Julian McGauran Christine Milne Kerry O\u27Brien Participating Senate members participating in this inquiry Chris Back  Richard Colbeck &nbsp

RSD7: Researcher Skill Development Framework (US English Edition)

Created by John Willison and Kerry O\u27Regan. www.rsd.edu.au Adapted for the US context by Sara K. Kuhn. The seven-level Researcher Skill Development framework extends the RSD\u27s original 5 levels of student autonomy to include the degree of autonomy required for a successful research career. It therefore addresses not only students, but also early, middle and late career researchers. This involves the extension of the same facets of inquiry that appear in the original RSD framework to include two higher levels: 6 and 7. -- https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/framework/rsd7/ For more information, see: Willison, J., & O’Regan, K. (2007). Commonly known, commonly not known, totally unknown: A framework for students becoming researchers. Higher Education Research & Development, 26(4), 393-409. Retrieved from https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/evidence/related-articles/RSD_article_web.dochttps://commons.und.edu/oers/1005/thumbnail.jp

Researcher Skill Development Framework (US English Edition)

Created by John Willison and Kerry O\u27Regan. www.rsd.edu.au Adapted for the US context by Sara K. Kuhn. Research Skill Development (RSD) is about making explicit and coherent in regular university coursework the incremental attainment of research skills in a specific discipline. In the RSD, there are six facets of the research process, identified from the literature and modified according to Bloom’s taxonomy and our experiences of using the framework in the disciplines. The meaning of ‘research’ in this context is: students actively finding information new to themselves. Underlying this notion is the ‘degree of knowness’ of knowledge: whether research involves developing knowledge that is commonly known to humanity, commonly unknown or totally unknown. We see that even inquiry into the commonly known is all part of the process of research skill development. Indeed, to overlook the development of skills in earlier years of education (such as First Year university) is to miss the potential development of skills required of ‘ blue-sky’ researchers or by industry and employment. -- https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/framework/explanation/ Description adapted from: Willison, J., & O’Regan, K. (2007). Commonly known, commonly not known, totally unknown: A framework for students becoming researchers. Higher Education Research & Development, 26(4), 393-409. Retrieved from https://www.adelaide.edu.au/rsd/evidence/related-articles/RSD_article_web.dochttps://commons.und.edu/oers/1004/thumbnail.jp

Survey of phytophagous insects and foliar pathogens in China for a biocontrol perspective on kudzu, Pueraria montana var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen and S. Almeida (Fabaceae)

A three-year survey of kudzu foliage, seed, stems, and roots for associated phytophagous insects was conducted to establish basic information about the insect communities that kudzu harbors in China and to assess the abundance, diversity and damage caused by these insects. Diseases of kudzu were also surveyed in southern China. A total of 116 phytophagous insect species in 31 families and 5 orders were collected from kudzu in China, in six feeding guilds: foliage, sap, stem, terminal, seed and root feeders. The impact of foliage feeders varied from site to site and year to year, and over the course of the growing season. The mean percent defoliation of kudzu over all plots and years was 13.3±1.9%, but ranged as high as 34%. Two insect species fed on shoots and clipped off terminals. Infestation of new shoots was high, with nearly half of all shoots clipped. Nearly half of the vines showed damage from stem borers, again varying through the season. Two species of insects attacked kudzu roots, mainly the cerambycid beetle Paraleprodera diophthalma (Pascoe), which caused considerable damage to both small (young, \u3c3.4 cm diameter) and large (older, \u3e6 cm diameter) roots. Insects also caused substantial seed damage. Imitation rust, caused by Synchytrium minutum [=S. puerariae (P. Henning) Miyabe], was the most commonly observed disease of kudzu. Several of these species have potential as biological control agents for kudzu in the US