Metadiscourse use when shifting from L1 to EMI lecturing: implications for teacher training

Purpose: Research on EMI (English-Medium Instruction) has addressed the extent to which content lecturers speaking in their L1 perform as well as when they lecture in English. In this study a lecturer who gave the same lecture in his L1 (Catalan) and English was observed to examine if and how transitioning from one language to another impacts his use of metadiscourse. Methodology: Drawing on Adel’s taxonomy (2010), data from four lectures were obtained to compare the quantity and quality of metadiscursive items in the L1 and EMI lectures. Findings: Findings show that the lecturer made a similar use of metadiscourse across languages of instruction, suggesting that EMI does not always affect the use of metadiscourse. A closer analysis of the content of the lectures suggests that metadiscourse seems to be determined more by the complexity of the lecture content rather than by the language of instruction. Value: These results substantiate the need for bespoke training that accommodates to different lecturer profiles in terms of English proficiency, pedagogy and the complexity of the content to be taught.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version

Hospital kanban system implementation: Evaluating satisfaction of nursing personnel

AbstractLiterature on healthcare supply chain management has shown that the kanban system can provide significant benefits. However, very few benefits have been empirically demonstrated and the extent of each remains unknown. This study aims to measure nurses’ satisfaction with kanban systems in logistics of medical consumables and assesses possible advantages and differences among user groups through an anonymous survey at Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena of Seville, Spain. Treatment of responses included an exploratory factor analysis, and a CAPTCA analysis. The results showed a high level of satisfaction for each aspect of the kanban system. Moreover, it highlighted the differences of opinion between groups of individuals according to workplace, nursing units, job category, seniority, age and kanban training. The exploratory factor analysis revealed that two factors underlie the collected assessments: the inherent advantages of a kanban system, and the logistics system performance as a whole. Thus, hospital managers should promote the implementation of kanban systems, since it increases nurses’ satisfaction and provides significant benefits

Dolor de hombro asociado al uso permanente de sillas de ruedas en personas con discapacidad física de la ciudad de Ibarra periodo 2021

Determinar el nivel de relación existente entre el dolor de hombro y el uso permanente de sillas de ruedas en personas con discapacidad física de la ciudad de Ibarra periodo 2021.El uso de la silla de ruedas manual genera una tensión considerable en las extremidades superiores, particularmente en el hombro, debido a la carga repetitiva inducida por la propulsión de la silla de ruedas además de otras actividades de la vida diaria, como las tareas de transferencia y alivio de peso, el objetivo de esta investigación fue determinar el nivel de relación existente entre el dolor de hombro y el uso permanente de sillas de ruedas en personas con discapacidad física de la ciudad de Ibarra periodo 2021. Se realizó un estudio de diseño no experimental de corte transversal y de tipo descriptivo, en una muestra de 60 participantes, a los cuales se les aplicó un cuestionario sociodemográfico, y el cuestionario WUSPI (Wheelchair User Shoulder Pain Index). Para el análisis de datos, se utilizó el programa SPSS, la edad más frecuente fue de 36-64 años y el 81,7% de la muestra fue de sexo masculino, el 93,3% pertenecen a la etnia mestiza, el 5% indígenas y el 1,67% afro ecuatorianos. El tiempo más frecuente, en cuanto al uso de silla de ruedas entre los participantes fue de 21-25 años, de los cuales el 80% presentaron dolor moderado en la articulación del hombro, así mismo se establece una correlación entre el tiempo de uso de silla de ruedas y el nivel de dolor, con un nivel significancia de 0.00 y un coeficiente de Pearson de 0,673, lo que nos indica una correlación de variables considerablemente positiva.Licenciatur

Descriptive Analysis of Emancipated Foster Youth Seeking Mental Health Treatment

Current and former foster youth experience increased risk for behavioral, cognitive, and emotional problems due to maltreatment and experiences in foster care. Nonetheless, research indicates a gap between the need for mental health services and service use. The current study describes a sample of self-referring, emancipated foster youth seeking long-term psychotherapy to understand reasons youth seek psychotherapy. This study further compares a subset of youths’ data with reports collected from respective therapists to examine differences in perceptions of symptoms

Applying Reflexivity to Artificial Intelligence for Researching Marginalized Communities and Real-World Problems

Despite advances in artificial intelligence (AI), ethical principles have been overlooked, harming marginalized communities. These flaws are due to a lack of critical insight into the complex positionality of the researcher, power dynamics between scholars and the communities being studied, and the structural impact on real-world problems when AI systems appear to be accurate but ethically fail. Reflexivity is a process that yields a better understanding of community-specific nuances, areas requiring local expertise, and the potential consequences of scholastic interventions for real-world problems (i.e., social, environmental, or socioeconomic). The paper builds on the five stages of social work reflexivity that can be applied to AI researchers and provided questions that can be asked in order to increase privacy, accountability, and fairness. We discuss the effective implementation of reflexivity in research, detail the stages of social work reflexivity and highlight key questions for AI researchers to ask throughout the research process