The Use and Perceptions of Concept Mapping as a Learning Tool by Dietetic Internship Students and Preceptors

Critical thinking and problem solving skills are currently emphasis areas in the education of allied health professionals. Use of concept maps to teach these skills have been utilized primarily in nursing and medical education, but little has been published about their use in dietetics education. Therefore the purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential efficacy of concept mapping as a learning tool for nutrition assessment among dietetic interns and its acceptability by internship preceptors. Nineteen dietetic interns and 31 preceptors participated in a quasi-experimental pre-/post-design in which the concept mapping strategy was taught as a replacement for the traditional nutrition care plan. The pre-concept map mean score was significantly lower than the post-concept mean score (28.35 vs. 117.96; p=0.001) based on the Student t-test, thus indicating improved critical thinking skills as evidenced through concept mapping. Overall students\u27 perceptions of concept mapping as a teaching-learning method were more positive than the preceptors\u27 perceptions. In conclusion, internship preceptors and dietetic interns perceived concept mapping as effective in assisting interns to engage in critical thinking, to problem solve, and understand relationships among medical nutrition therapy concepts. However, preceptors had more negative attitudes toward concept mapping than the dietetic interns related to time and effort to complete and evaluate the concept map

Étude du modèle d'affaires de la symbiose industrielle de Brome-Missisquoi, selon la perspective du système d'activité

Les services rendus par la nature sont ébranlés par les activités économiques humaines, ce qui invite l’économie à changer de paradigme. L’économie circulaire dont découle la symbiose industrielle, comporte des espoirs de transition. Dans le cadre de l’essai, c’est la symbiose qui dévoilera ses propres pistes de mutation, par son modèle d’affaires. Celui-ci permet de détecter et de créer de la valeur dans les entreprises. Il existe plusieurs angles pour dévoiler le modèle d’affaires, mais c’est la perspective du système d’activité qui est sélectionnée. L’objectif principal de l’essai est d’explorer cette perspective, en l’appliquant sur une symbiose industrielle québécoise, soit celle du Centre local de développement de Brome-Missisquoi. Cette perspective est systémique et s’avère pertinente dans le contexte d’une symbiose. Puisque le modèle d’affaires permet de constater comment s’organise la symbiose pour créer de la valeur, le premier sous objectif est d’analyser celle-ci. En découle une étude comparative soulevant ses facteurs de succès et d’entrave. Les expériences de symbioses sont multiples et différenciées, mais certaines constantes peuvent être dégagées. Puisque son développement prend du temps, la mobilisation des acteurs comporte des défis. L’analyse de la rentabilité de la symbiose et de sa gouvernance peut outiller les intervenants pour faciliter son déploiement. Les retombées de la symbiose industrielle de Brome-Missisquoi sont positives. Afin de maintenir l’intérêt des participants et d’impulser la symbiose vers la pérennité, des recommandations sont formulées. Il est recommandé d’augmenter la diversité de ses parties prenantes de la symbiose, encadré par une réflexion stratégique co construite. La résilience de la symbiose en sera renforcie. Il importe de revenir sur la vision des membres et de développer leur compréhension du concept. Enfin, il est recommandé d’améliorer l’ancrage de la symbiose sur son territoire, en se greffant aux organisations déjà existantes, mais actuellement absentes du membariat. Des témoignages soulèvent des changements de pratiques notables chez certaines parties prenantes, ce qui semble indiquer que les symbioses industrielles favorisent le changement de paradigme

Recevoir l’irrecevable : postures du spectateur dans Pink Flamingos (John Waters, 1972)

Je m’intéresse à la figure du spectateur prévue par le film, à partir des travaux de Francesco Casetti, Roger Odin, Umberto Eco et Martin Lefebvre. Mon objectif est de montrer que la figure du spectateur est plurielle. Dans cette perspective, nous verrons que tout film fait une offre à son spectateur, mais que celui-ci y répond de manières différentes selon le contexte dans lequel il voit le film et les positions éthiques qu’il fait siennes. Le film Pink Flamingos, de John Waters (1972), cherche, par tous les moyens, à provoquer la sensation d’un dégoût intéressant. Il s’inscrit en faux contre l’institution du film de fiction traditionnel, puisqu’il propose au spectateur d’« interagir » avec lui. Nous verrons toutefois que cette proposition implique une distinction entre, pour simplifier, un « bon » et un « mauvais » spectateur, selon qu’il soit ou non participatif

Origin of anomalous breakdown of Bloch's rule in the Mott-Hubbard insulator MnTe2_2

We reinvestigate the pressure dependence of the crystal structure and antiferromagnetic phase transition in MnTe$_2$ by the rigorous and reliable tool of high pressure neutron powder diffraction. First-principles density functional theory calculations are carried out in order to gain microscopic insight. The measured N\'eel temperature of MnTe$_2$ is found to show unusually large pressure dependence of $12$ K GPa$^{-1}$. This gives rise to large violation of Bloch's rule given by $\alpha=\frac{d\log T_N}{d\log V}=-\frac{10}{3} \approx -3.3$, to a $\alpha$ value of -6.0 $\pm$ 0.1 for MnTe$_2$. The ab-initio calculation of the electronic structure and the magnetic exchange interactions in MnTe$_2$, for the measured crystal structures at different pressures, gives the pressure dependence of the Ne\'el temperature, $\alpha$ to be -5.61, in close agreement with experimental finding. The microscopic origin of this behavior turns to be dictated by the distance dependence of the cation-anion hopping interaction strength

Training MI Interventionists across Disciplines: A Descriptive Project

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a counseling approach that is versatile and can be applied in many professional settings. Therefore, teaching MI skills to multidisciplinary groups simultaneously has the potential to be quite beneficial for strengthening the MI skills of different groups. This paper describes a project in which professionals and students from psychology and nutrition/ dietetics were trained in MI in an attempt to bolster both groups’ ability to implement MI as part of a larger health intervention project. Specifically, we outline the common themes that emerged among the trainees’ experiences. Implementing a multidisciplinary training program in which trainees use their expertise and contribute to the training process appeared to have created a rich learning environment.

Obesity and Overweight Prevalence among a Mississippi Low-Income Preschool Population: A Five-Year Comparison

Purpose. This study determined 2010 rates of overweight/obesity in a representative sample of low-income preschoolers in Mississippi, USA and compared rates between 2005 (N = 1250) and 2010 (N = 1765). Significance. Obesity is a significant global health issue because of its well-established negative health consequences. Child obesity is a concern due to risk of early-onset obesity-related illnesses and the longevity of lifetime exposure to those illnesses. Methods. Identical measures were used in 2005 and 2010 with complex-stratified sampling designs. Results. Chi-square tests revealed that overall obesity/overweight rates between 2005 (20.6%/17.9%) and 2010 (20.8%/17.0%) had not changed significantly for the samples as a whole, nor by gender or race. Age group comparisons indicated a significant decline in obesity rates of 3 year olds (20.3% in 2005, reduced to 13.1% in 2010, P = 0.035). These findings mimic the trend toward stabilization of obesity rates noted in national low-income preschool populations

Giant Barocaloric Effect at the Spin Crossover Transition of a Molecular Crystal

The first experimental evidence for a giant, conventional barocaloric effect (BCE) associated with a pressure‐driven spin crossover transition near room temperature is provided. Magnetometry, neutron scattering, and calorimetry are used to explore the pressure dependence of the SCO phase transition in polycrystalline samples of protonated and partially deuterated [FeL2][BF4]2 [L = 2,6‐di(pyrazol‐1‐yl)pyridine] at applied pressures of up to 120 MPa (1200 bar). The data indicate that, for a pressure change of only 0–300 bar (0–30 MPa), an adiabatic temperature change of 3 K is observed at 262 K or 257 K in the protonated and deuterated materials, respectively. This BCE is equivalent to the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) observed in gadolinium in a magnetic field change of 0–1 Tesla. The work confirms recent predictions that giant, conventional BCEs will be found in a wide range of SCO compounds

Development of a Nutrition Education Program for the Mississippi Communities for Healthy Living Nutrition Intervention Using the Diffusion of Innovations Theory

This research identified themes when exploring the Dietary Guidelines for Americans’ (DGA) attributes of relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, trialability, and observability to provide information for the design and structure of a nutrition education program for the Mississippi Communities of Healthy Living Nutrition Intervention. Diffusion of Innovations theory was used to develop education sessions to promote the adoption and consumption of a DGAbased healthy diet innovation in the Lower Mississippi Delta. Two focus groups were conducted with a purposive sample of 13 women in the community as well as one expert panel of six registered dietitians. Major themes identified for the DGA were Balanced Nutrition, All-inclusive, and Protective as the relative advantage; Adaptability when exploring compatibility; low complexity as Simple to Follow and Convenient and Portable; Gradual Change and Taste Tests when discussing trialability; and Modeling for observability. A Generational theme reflected participants’ desire to impart healthy behaviors to future generations. Results were used to operationalize attributes and develop 12 lesson plans