The Experience of Transformative Learning from an Embodied Perspective: an IPA Study with Clinical Psychology Trainees

Despite development of transformative learning theory entering its fourth decade, little research exists that investigates the occurrence of this phenomenon on professional psychology training programmes. This study focused on the experiences of transformative learning of Clinical Psychology trainees, from an embodied perspective. A qualitative design was employed to explore this topic. Semi-structured interviews were conducted remotely with seven participants from DClinPsy courses across the country. The interviews were analysed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis. Three super-ordinate themes were created: Recognising practices that transform; Appreciating different ways of knowing; Listening to own voice. The six sub-ordinate themes captured the prominence of relationships for facilitating growth, how participants shifted their stance towards emotional discomfort, reached a deeper understanding of themselves, and created new meaning through their embodied experience. As a result of their learning, participants deepened their understanding of power and oppression. Strengths and limitations in terms of methodological considerations were discussed. Implications for practice included: the importance of safety in the training environment, implementing transformative learning pedagogical techniques, and curriculum renewal with a focus on race awareness. Suggestions for future research included employing different methodological designs and focusing on trainers and supervisors’ experiences and beliefs about facilitating transformative learning

Canada and the Battle of Vimy Ridge

Public history posters on Canada’s military past about the April 9 - 12, 1917 battle of Vimy Ridge by the Canadian Corps, by students Barry Ho, Maxwell Blair, Elena Melania Panescu, and Patrick Jedrzejkohttps://source.sheridancollege.ca/swfhass_military_posters/1003/thumbnail.jp

Regulatory Taking: A Contract Approach

This Article begins by defining the parameters of the fifth amendment\u27s taking clause. The Article then reviews the various tests used in determining whether governmental action constitutes a taking, and discusses the recent Supreme Court decisions within the framework of case law as it has evolved since the Court\u27s 1922 landmark decision, Pennsylvania Coal Co. v. Mahon. Finally, the Article suggests a formula based on well-established contract principles for analyzing the impact of land use regulation on private property interests

Targeted Annotation of Scientific Literature and Data Resources in Invenio Digital Libraries

Presentation at Open Repositories 2014, Helsinki, Finland, June 9-13, 2014General Track Papers and PanelsThe session was recorded and is available for watching (this presentation starts at 0:29:57)We describe a new targeted annotation framework developed within the Invenio digital library platform in order to answer collaborative annotation needs of high-energy physics user community. After a brief illustration of the most common use case, we describe the new facility and explore its relation to W3C RDF and JSON-LD recommendations as well as to the W3C Open Annotations data model draft standard.Panescu, Adrian-Tudor (CERN, Switzerland)Simko, Tibor (CERN, Switzerland)Vanoirbeek, Christine (EPFL, Switzerland

A morphology-preserving algorithm for denoising of EMG-contaminated ECG signals

Goal: Clinical interpretation of an electrocardiogram (ECG) can be detrimentally affected by noise. Removal of the electromyographic (EMG) noise is particularly challenging due to its spectral overlap with the QRS complex. The existing EMG-denoising algorithms often distort signal morphology, thus obscuring diagnostically relevant information. Methods: Here, a new iterative regeneration method (IRM) for efficient EMG-noise suppression is proposed. The main hypothesis is that the temporary removal of the dominant ECG components enables extraction of the noise with the minimum alteration to the signal. The method is validated on SimEMG database of simultaneously recorded reference and noisy signals, MIT-BIH arrhythmia database and synthesized ECG signals, both with the noise from MIT Noise Stress Test Database. Results: IRM denoising and morphology-preserving performance is superior to the wavelet- and FIR-based benchmark methods. Conclusions : IRM is reliable, computationally non-intensive, fast and applicable to any number of ECG channels recorded by mobile or standard ECG devices

Magnetic stimulation for non-homogeneous biological structures

BACKGROUND: Magnetic stimulation has gained relatively wide application in studying nervous system structures. This technology has the advantage of reduced excitation of sensory nerve endings, and hence results in quasi-painless action. It has become clinically accepted modality for brain stimulation. However, theoretical and practical solutions for assessment of induced current distribution need more detailed and accurate consideration. Some possible analyses are proposed for distribution of the current induced from excitation current contours of different shape and disposition. Relatively non-difficult solutions are shown, applicable for two- and three-dimensional analysis. METHODS: The boundary conditions for field analysis by the internal Dirichlet problem are introduced, based on the vector potential field excited by external current coils. The feedback from the induced eddy currents is neglected. Finite element modeling is applied for obtaining the electromagnetic fields distribution in a non-homogeneous domain. RESULTS: The distributions were obtained in a non-homogeneous structure comprised of homogeneous layers. A tendency was found of the induced currents to follow paths in lower resistivity layers, deviating from the expected theoretical course for a homogeneous domain. Current density concentrations occur at the boundary between layers, suggesting the possibility for focusing on, or predicting of, a zone of stimulation. CONCLUSION: The theoretical basis and simplified approach for generation of 3D FEM networks for magnetic stimulation analysis are presented, applicable in non-homogeneous and non-linear media. The inconveniences of introducing external excitation currents are avoided. Thus, the possibilities are improved for analysis of distributions induced by time-varying currents from contours of various geometry and position with respect to the medium