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Mobile content enrichment

Delivering an effective mobile search service is challenging for many reasons. Certainly small-screen mobile handsets with limited text input capabilities do not make ideal search devices. In addition, the brevity of Mobile Internet content hampers effective indexing and limits retrieval opportunities. In this paper we focus on this indexing issue and describe an approach that leverages Web search engines as a source of content enrichment. We present an evaluation using a mobile news service that demonstrated significant improvements in search performance compared to a standard benchmark sys-tem

Developing research capacity and partnerships in mental health occupational therapy

Recovering Ordinary Lives – the strategy for occupational therapy in mental health services 2007–2017 (College of Occupational Therapists 2006) was reviewed in 2014. Over 200 occupational therapists from the United Kingdom (UK) participated and highlighted a major concern about the lack of research evidence base (Smyth 2014). As a result of this the College of Occupational Therapists (COT) and its Specialist Section – Mental Health carried out a survey in 2015 to explore occupational therapists views about how to best develop research capacity and partnerships in mental health (Smyth 2015). After ethical clearance from COT, a survey monkey tool was developed, circulated by email to occupational therapists working in mental health in the UK. 145 occupational therapists responded and the results were analysed by COT and its Specialist Section – Mental Health. The respondents indicated three areas of activity would boost research capacity and partnerships: opportunities to network and make links with research orientated colleagues opportunities to develop research skills including formal training and opportunities for better coordination of research leaders. In response to the findings, this workshop aims to allow delegates to explore strategies to develop research capacity and partnerships. It will use principles of action learning which involves working on real life challenges in a supportive environment (Leonard and Marquardt 2010). Delegates will work in small groups to share skills, experiences and knowledge for developing fresh ideas related to research skills and capacity development. They will be guided through the action learning process to identify achievable short and long term personal targets. This will enable them to maximise the opportunities for themselves and their colleagues both within their local area and via online media. The workshop will end with delegates committing to carrying out their personal targets on their return to the workplace

Perspectives in applied academic practice: development of a cross-institutional open access journal to support early career academics.

Engagement in the scholarship of learning and teaching contributes to the enrichment and enhancement of academic practice. One method of engagement is through contributing to the scholarly discourse by publishing in academic journals. The publication process however can be daunting for the uninitiated, with high levels of competition and equally high rates of rejection. Project work produced by academic developers or students on postgraduate education programmes as part fulfilment of their academic programmes of study are often of publishable standard, yet publication rates from such scholarly outputs remain relatively low. The paper outlines a collaborative initiative developed by staff from Edinburgh Napier University, Aston University and the University of Dundee to implement an alternative publishing route designed to support staff new to academic publishing, and students on postgraduate programmes in education, to publish their work in a supportive environment as part of their first steps to becoming a published scholar

Habitat Factors Affecting Trap Success of Swamp Rabbits in Southeastern Arkansas During a Flooding Event

Swamp rabbits (Sylvilagus aquaticus) are found in bottomland hardwood ecosystems that have canopy gaps dispersed throughout. During annual flooding of these ecosystems, swamp rabbits often are displaced to adjacent uplands or higher ground within the bottomlands. Trapping of swamp rabbits is reported to be best during times of flooding. We examined habitat characteristics at trap sites to identify the best suits of habitat characters to target when trapping for swamp rabbits during flooding conditions. We conducted trapping for swamp rabbits during a flooding event from 2 January 2007 to 3 February 2007. A total of 511 trap nights yielded 16 swamp rabbit captures, or an overall capture rate of 3.1%. We reduced the habitat data set using principal component analysis and identified habitat characteristics most important to trapping success using stepwise discriminant function analysis. Variables important for successful trapping of swamp rabbits were canopy cover, percent ground cover of leaves, distance to trees (i.e., tree density), number and stage of decomposition of stumps, diameter at breast height of trees, and distance to temporary water sources. Because some states list swamp rabbits as a species of concern, knowledge of habitat variables most often selected by swamp rabbits during a flooding event may assist with trapping for future studies concerning the species

Suddenly moving large classes online: Illuminating the experience of the teaching staff in one university

[EN] In early 2020, the transition of large classes from the face-to-face to the online context occurred overnight and at scale at a time when the crisis was being faced at all levels of society, nationally and internationally. This paper is based on research which examined the impact of this sudden transition on large classes in Dublin City University with a view to illuminating the experience to inform future practice (Authors., in press). A rapid, systemised review of literature was carried out with the aim of contextualising data gathered through surveys with staff and students in relation to our experience of moving large classes online in the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic. While the study examined the impact from the perspectives of teaching staff and students, this paper reports on the perspectives of teaching staff only. Large class teachers found this experience challenging, reporting a sense of isolation and worry. However it would seem that opportunity was seen in the face of adversity, whereby staff have identified potential for better ways of doing things going forward as a result of their experiences between March and May 2020.Glynn, M.; Farrell, AM.; Buckley, K.; Lowney, R.; Smyth, S.; Stone, S. (2021). Suddenly moving large classes online: Illuminating the experience of the teaching staff in one university. En 7th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'21). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 171-178. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd21.2021.13032OCS17117