CLINICAL SUPERVISORS’ CONCEPTUALIZATION AND EVALUATION OF SUPERVISEE’S MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING COMPETENCE: AN EXPLORATORY STUDY

This study explored how clinical supervisors in the mental health professions make meaning of their training experiences to conceptualize and evaluate their supervisee’s multicultural counseling competence (MCC) as a part of their ethical responsibility. A narrative inquiry was the framework used to examine this process. Psychologists, counselors, and social workers were selected from a criteria-based and purposeful sampling strategy. All participants identified valuing MCC and supervised pre-licensed trainees as a part of their duties. The researcher collected data using a semi-structured interview protocol to obtain empirical materials. The findings were analyzed using the Atlas.ti qualitative software. These findings indicate gaps in multicultural training across all disciplines, lack of guidance in developing multicultural counseling competence, and several important factors for conceptualization. Such factors included self-reflection of identities/worldviews/beliefs, cultural humility, and openness for learning. This study’s implications consist of: (a) a comprehensive multicultural course that provides more lived experiences of clients using intersectional identities to help students with conceptualization, (b) the intentionality of supervisors to bring up cultural factors with supervisees, and (c) exploration of supervisee’s awareness to improve therapeutic knowledge and skills

Effects of principals’ leadership styles on teachers’ commitment in Vietnam

In recent years, styles of transformational and transactional leadership have become an important area of research because of its significant impact on teachers’ outcomes such as commitment, job satisfaction, self-efficacy. However, the relationships between transformational and transactional leadership styles of school principals and teachers’ organizational commitment have been rarely investigated in the educational context in Vietnam. This study aimed to determine how transformational and transactional leadership styles influence the organizational commitment of Vietnamese high school teachers. The study employed two standardized surveys to collect data from 387 teachers at 24 public high schools in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. The results of correlation coefficient analyses indicated that teachers’ organizational commitment was positively influenced by transformational leadership and negatively influenced by transactional leadership. In addition, the results of multiple regression analyses showed that the organizational commitment of teachers was predicted by all components of both leadership styles of principals. The present study suggested that school leaders might combine both transformational and transactional leadership styles in their leadership practices to improve teachers’ organizational commitment

LEARNING IDIOMS FOR ENGLISH MAJORS: VIETNAMESE STUDENTS’ PERCEPTIONS OF DIFFICULTIES AND LEARNING STRATEGIES

Learning idioms play an influential role in language generally and in English notably. Comprehending idioms assists language learners in integrating culture, enhancing skills, and ameliorating English levels. Numerous studies have analyzed the function of idioms in second language acquisition (Cieślicka, 2015). This study investigates the difficulties and strategies used in learning idioms by English-majored students at a regional public university (PU) in the south of Vietnam. This paper furnishes data showing learners’ perceptions of facing complications and learning methods. The samples consisted of 150 undergraduate EFL students from English-medium instruction programs. The data was analyzed by utilizing descriptive and inferential statistics. The findings reveal that students struggle to understand idiomatic terms without specific, understandable contexts. Furthermore, the results indicate that the most frequently employed strategies are guessing the meaning of idioms, learning idioms through keywords, and learning from a range of sources, particularly via media. The findings also mentioned that low-proficiency and high-proficiency students encounter identical challenges, with no significant differences. The study's results revealed that the majority of students have difficulty acquiring, recognizing, and interpreting idioms. The findings indicated that guessing the implication of idioms is the most used strategy.  Article visualizations

Collaboration Between Social Workers and Educational Forces in Schools: Advantages, Objectives, Content, and Form

Cooperation between social workers and educational forces in high schools is viewed as a two-way cooperative effort to assist learners needing intervention. Intervention, emergency support for teachers or students needing intervention or assistance; Organize events to promote student development, community integration, and assistance for teachers and parents in need. The evaluation criteria for the cooperation between social workers and educational forces are based on four coordination components. Includes four scales evaluating the advantages, objectives, contents, and form of cooperation between high school social work personnel and educational agencies. A review of the cooperation between social work personnel and educational forces in high schools is gaining interest, although no research has been conducted on this topic. According to research findings, coordination between social work personnel and educational forces in high schools has been formed, albeit to a low and inconsistent degree across activities. The institution must perfect the organizational structure of its operations, management, and social work divisions. Furthermore, when coordinating with educational forces, social work personnel must emphasize the benefits of cooperation with educational forces. In addition, social workers must be adaptable between forms and activities according to the conditions and nature of their work.Ho Chi Minh City University CS.2021.19.4

Safety and efficacy of fluoxetine on functional outcome after acute stroke (AFFINITY): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Background Trials of fluoxetine for recovery after stroke report conflicting results. The Assessment oF FluoxetINe In sTroke recoverY (AFFINITY) trial aimed to show if daily oral fluoxetine for 6 months after stroke improves functional outcome in an ethnically diverse population. Methods AFFINITY was a randomised, parallel-group, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial done in 43 hospital stroke units in Australia (n=29), New Zealand (four), and Vietnam (ten). Eligible patients were adults (aged ≥18 years) with a clinical diagnosis of acute stroke in the previous 2–15 days, brain imaging consistent with ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke, and a persisting neurological deficit that produced a modified Rankin Scale (mRS) score of 1 or more. Patients were randomly assigned 1:1 via a web-based system using a minimisation algorithm to once daily, oral fluoxetine 20 mg capsules or matching placebo for 6 months. Patients, carers, investigators, and outcome assessors were masked to the treatment allocation. The primary outcome was functional status, measured by the mRS, at 6 months. The primary analysis was an ordinal logistic regression of the mRS at 6 months, adjusted for minimisation variables. Primary and safety analyses were done according to the patient's treatment allocation. The trial is registered with the Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry, ACTRN12611000774921. Findings Between Jan 11, 2013, and June 30, 2019, 1280 patients were recruited in Australia (n=532), New Zealand (n=42), and Vietnam (n=706), of whom 642 were randomly assigned to fluoxetine and 638 were randomly assigned to placebo. Mean duration of trial treatment was 167 days (SD 48·1). At 6 months, mRS data were available in 624 (97%) patients in the fluoxetine group and 632 (99%) in the placebo group. The distribution of mRS categories was similar in the fluoxetine and placebo groups (adjusted common odds ratio 0·94, 95% CI 0·76–1·15; p=0·53). Compared with patients in the placebo group, patients in the fluoxetine group had more falls (20 [3%] vs seven [1%]; p=0·018), bone fractures (19 [3%] vs six [1%]; p=0·014), and epileptic seizures (ten [2%] vs two [<1%]; p=0·038) at 6 months. Interpretation Oral fluoxetine 20 mg daily for 6 months after acute stroke did not improve functional outcome and increased the risk of falls, bone fractures, and epileptic seizures. These results do not support the use of fluoxetine to improve functional outcome after stroke

Heterogeneity within the 66cl4 cell line from the 4T1 model of metastatic breast cancer

Breast cancer is one of the most common form of cancer among women globally and metastasis is the primary cause of death in breast cancer patients. In the past decades it has been increasingly known that tumors are heterogenous masses of different cells that can be highly diverse. The study of tumor heterogeneity is important as it might how it might disturb therapeutic resistance as what might work for some cells in the tumor might have no effect on other cells. Tumor heterogeneity can be divided into two categories inter-tumoral heterogeneity and intra-tumoral heterogeneity. In addition, the cancer cells within the tumor may also acquire different phenotypes as the tumor grows and the cells are expanding from the first single fully transformed cell. Tumor cells are surrounded by the tumor microenvironment that comprise of many different cells and a variety of components that can promote tumor progression and metastasis. The 66cl4 cell line which is one of the cell line in the 4T1 breast cancer mouse model was used to obtain sub-clones and identify the heterogeneity of several genes that might play a key part metastasis of tumor cells. We investigated the heterogeneity of cell line 66cl4 sub-clones and examine the sub-clone’s phenotype. Markers from BMP4 and NFE2L2 signaling pathway as well as the 66cl4 sub-clones ability to proliferate and colony formation were analyzed. Immunoblots and qPCR showed that the sub-clones did not differ in their level of the BMP4 and pSMAD but did indicated sign of heterogeneity with respect to GREM1 protein and mRNA level. No correlation between GREM1 and CD24 level were observed. In addition, all the sub-clones had the same CUL3 mutation and NFE2L2 protein and mRNA level. NFE2L2 regulated genes, HMOX1 and NQO1, varied between the sub-clones at both protein and mRNA level. The phenotype of the 66cl4 sub-clones did not demonstrate differences with respect to proliferation rate and ability to form colonies in soft agar. However, a reduced ability to form colonies was observed in all the sub-clones when compared to the 66cl4 mother cell line. Further research is however needed to see if the 66cl4 sub-clones are heterogenous based on the chosen markers analyzed in this thesis

The association between high ambient temperature and risk of hospitalization: a time-series study in eight ecological regions in Vietnam

Viet Nam is among the countries most threatened by and vulnerable to climate change and extreme weather events. However, research on the temperature-morbidity relationship at the national scale has been scarce. This study aimed to assess the impact of high temperatures on the risk of hospital admissions for all causes and heat-sensitive diseases across eight ecological regions in Vietnam. The study utilized a longitudinal dataset that included hospitalization and meteorological data from eight provinces representing eight regions in Vietnam. A time series analysis was applied using the generalized linear and distributed lag models with a quasi-Poisson family to examine the temperature-hospitalization association in each province. A random-effects meta-analysis was used to calculate the pooled estimate of risk for the national scale. The country-level pooled effects (%, [95% CI]) indicated that a 1 °C increase above the threshold temperature (19 °C) increased the hospitalization risk for all causes and infectious diseases by 0.8% [0.4%–1.2%] and 2.4% [1.02%–1.03%], respectively at lag 0–3 d. The effects of heat on respiratory diseases and mental health disorders were not significant. At the regional level, the association varied across eight regions, of which the Northern parts tended to have a higher risk than the Southern. This is among very few national-scale studies assessing hospitalization risk associated with high temperatures across eight ecological regions of Vietnam. These findings would be useful for developing evidence-based heat-health action plans

Crack Detection in Bearing Plate of Prestressed Anchorage Using Electromechanical Impedance Technique: A Numerical Investigation

The bearing plate is an important part of a tendon–anchorage subsystem; however, its function and safety can be compromised by factors such as fatigue and corrosion. This paper explores the feasibility of the electromechanical impedance (EMI) technique for fatigue crack detection in the bearing plate of a prestressed anchorage. Firstly, the theory of the EMI technique is presented. Next, a well-established prestressed anchorage in the literature is selected as the target structure. Thirdly, a 3D finite element model of the PZT transducer–target anchorage subsystem is simulated, consisting of a concrete segment, a steel anchor head, and a steel bearing plate instrumented with a PZT transducer. The prestress load is applied to the anchorage via the anchor head. The EMI response of the target structure is numerically obtained under different simulated fatigue cracks in the bearing plate using the linear impedance analysis in the frequency domain. Finally, the resulting EMI response was quantified using two damage metrics: root-mean-square deviation and correlation coefficient deviation. These metrics are then compared with a threshold to identify the presence of cracks in the bearing plate. The results show that the simulated cracks in the bearing plate are successfully detected by tracking the shifts in the damage metrics. The numerical investigation demonstrates the potential of the EMI technique as a non-destructive testing method for assessing the structural integrity of prestressed structures