Migration experiences and changes of identity: the analysis of a narrative

'Dieser Artikel basiert auf der Analyse eines autobiographisch-narrativen Interviews mit einer Türkin, die in Deutschland lebt. Die Verfasserin analysiert den Prozess von Identitätsveränderungen, der von den Migrationserfahrungen der Erzählerin geprägt ist. Er hat mindestens zwei Aspekte: Der eine Aspekt betrifft die kulturellen Wurzeln der Erzählerin. Neue Erfahrungen haben ihr Selbstbild als Frau verändert. Ein zweiter Aspekt bezieht sich auf den Lebensablauf der Erzählerin. Die Erzählung zeigt, wie aus einem naiven Mädchen eine erwachsene und unabhängige Frau geworden ist. Frau zu sein wird mithilfe von Kategorien definiert, die zur westlichen Kultur gehören. Der Migrationsprozess ist daher mit dem Verlust kulturell geprägter Formen der Identitätsbeschreibung der Erzählerin verbunden. In der Folge wird sie eine Fremde in ihrem Heimatland, aber sie bleibt auch eine Fremde in dem Land, in das sie gezogen war. Die Verfasserin analysiert, wie die Erzählerin an diesem Problem arbeitet.' (Autorenreferat)'This paper is based on the analysis of an autobiographical narrative interview with a Turkish woman living in Germany. The author analyzes the process of identity changes influenced by the narrator's migration experiences. It has at least two aspects. One aspect refers to the cultural roots of the narrator. New experiences have changed her self-image of being a woman. A second aspect is connected with the narrator's life course. The narrative shows how a naive girl has become an adult and independent woman. Being a woman is defined with the help of categories belonging to Western culture. Therefore, the process of migration is related to losing culturally influenced ways of describing the narrator's identity. As a result, she becomes a stranger in her homeland, but she also remains a stranger in the country to which she migrated. The auhtor analyzes the narrator's work on this problem.' (author's abstract

Ups and downs of teaching the biographical approach

"Als Wissenschaftlerin und Forscherin, die den biographischen Ansatz lehrt und anwendet, hat die Autorin nicht nur viele professionelle Erfahrungen gewonnen, es haben sich auch viele Zweifel eingestellt, die sie in diesem Aufsatz präsentiert. Im Anschluss an ihre einleitenden Bemerkungen wird sie den biographischen Ansatz als eine spezifische Perspektive zur Analyse der gesellschaftlichen Wirklichkeit vorstellen, bevor sie ein stereotypenhaftes Bild dieser Forschungsrichtung diskutiert und es mit der Perspektive einer Wissenschaftlerin konfrontiert, die die diesen Ansatz anwendet. In dieser Reflexion bezieht sie sich auch auf ihre Versuche und Erfahrungen in der Lehre. Im letzten Abschnitt geht es um einige Schwierigkeiten und Probleme im Ausbildungsprozess. Die Autorin wird Fragen stellen, aber sich noch keine endgültigen Antworten zutrauen." (Autorenreferat)"Being a scholar and researcher teaching and using the biographical approach the author has gained not only professional experience but also lots of doubts which he will present in this paper. After her introductory remarks she will begin by introducing the biographical approach as a specific perspective of analyzing social reality. Then she will discuss a stereotypical image of biographical research and try to contrast it with the perspective of a scholar who uses the biographical approach. This reflection is accompanied by references to her teaching attempts and experiences. In the last section she will point out some difficulties and problems related to the teaching process. The author poses questions to reflect on the issue, though he dares not to give final answers." (author's abstract

Biographieforschung in Polen

Der Beitrag setzt sich aus verschiedenen Teilen zusammen. Anfangs skizziert die Verfasserin den historischen Hintergrund in Form eines schematischen und vereinfachten Überblicks. Dabei hält sie es für wichtig, wenigstens einen allgemeinen historischen Umriss zu zeichnen und das polnische Erbe der biografischen Methode, welches immer noch in den aktuellen Arbeiten polnischer Soziologen zu erkennen ist, aufzuzeigen. Im Anschluss daran wird der Stand des in den letzten Jahrzehnten gesammelten biografischen Materials kommentiert (dieses steht in direktem Zusammenhang mit der Methode), um im Anschluss die aktuelle Forschung zu beschreiben. Dabei konzentriert sie sich hauptsächlich auf die Arbeit von Soziologen an der Universität Lodz. Abgesehen davon werden Studien zum Holocaust hervorgehoben, einige andere Arbeiten kommentiert und gesondert die Methode der Oral History beschreiben. (ICF2

Determinants of Debt-Equity Choice – Evidence from Poland

The question of debt-equity choice has so far been widely discussed in literature. The aim of the paper is to analyse the determinants of capital structure of Polish enterprises. We analysed factors that may impact the indebtedness. This analysis fills in the gap in worldwide studies with the case of a country representing the group of „emerging markets”. The paper examines capital structure determinants of non-financial companies listed on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. We used five independent variables compatible with the up-to-date achievements in the field. The results indicate that there is an evidence of a significant negative relationship between the size of a company, its growth rate, profitability, tangibility and the level of total debt. The study shows positive relationship between growth prospects of the company and the debt level. The results of the study indicate that the pecking order theory better explains the changes in indebtedness of analysed companies than other capital structure theories. Obtained results are mostly consistent with earlier studies conducted in the Poland and with studies in Western economies

Towards generic modelling of hospital wards: Reuse and redevelopment of simple models

This is the final version. Available on open access from Taylor & Francis via the DOI in this recordGeneric simulation models are designed to enable model reuse. We argue that there are two weaknesses within the generic simulation modelling literature. Firstly, that generic models sacrifice the relative simplicity of a bespoke simulation model for flexibility. Secondly, that generic models are published in conceptual form only. If researchers cannot access computer implementation of models, then there is little incentive or benefit to recode one over coding a simpler bespoke simulation model. We introduce an incremental approach to generic modelling in discrete-event simulation. We develop an archetype setting-specific generic model of a hospital ward. The archetype model is first developed and applied in a rehabilitation ward setting. Then a second team applies the model in a specialised intensive care setting. We report the successes, obstacles and redevelopment needed for reuse of the generic model along with how the results of these studies were used to inform healthcare delivery.National Institute for Health Research (NIHR

Privacy-Preserving Dashboard for F.A.I.R Head and Neck Cancer data supporting multi-centered collaborations

Research in modern healthcare requires vast volumes of data from various healthcare centers across the globe. It is not always feasible to centralize clinical data without compromising privacy. A tool addressing these issues and facilitating reuse of clinical data is the need of the hour. The Federated Learning approach, governed in a set of agreements such as the Personal Health Train (PHT) manages to tackle these concerns by distributing models to the data centers instead of the traditional approach of centralizing datasets. One of the prerequisites of PHT is using semantically interoperable datasets for the models to be able to find them. FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles help in building interoperable and reusable data by adding knowledge representation and providing descriptive metadata. However, the process of making data FAIR is not always easy and straight-forward. Our main objective is to disentangle this process by using domain and technical expertise and get data prepared for federated learning. This paper introduces applications that are easily deployable as Docker containers, which will automate parts of the aforementioned process and significantly simplify the task of creating FAIR clinical data. Our method bypasses the need for clinical researchers to have a high degree of technical skills. We demonstrate the FAIR-ification process by applying it to five Head and Neck cancer datasets (four public and one private). The PHT paradigm is explored by building a distributed visualization dashboard from the aggregated summaries of the FAIR-ified datasets. Using the PHT infrastructure for exchanging only statistical summaries or model coefficients allows researchers to explore data from multiple centers without breaching privacy

From multisource data to clinical decision aids in radiation oncology:The need for a clinical data science community

Big data are no longer an obstacle; now, by using artificial intelligence (AI), previously undiscovered knowledge can be found in massive data collections. The radiation oncology clinic daily produces a large amount of multisource data and metadata during its routine clinical and research activities. These data involve multiple stakeholders and users. Because of a lack of interoperability, most of these data remain unused, and powerful insights that could improve patient care are lost. Changing the paradigm by introducing powerful AI analytics and a common vision for empowering big data in radiation oncology is imperative. However, this can only be achieved by creating a clinical data science community in radiation oncology. In this work, we present why such a community is needed to translate multisource data into clinical decision aids

ECCO Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care: Primary care.

ECCO Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC) are checklists and explanations of organisation and actions that are necessary to give high-quality care to cancer patients. They are written by European experts representing all disciplines involved in cancer care. This paper concerns the integration of primary care into care for all cancers in Europe. Primary care integration