Galaxy Environments in DEEP2: The Birth of the Red Sequence

The DEEP2 Galaxy Redshift Survey is the first project to study the distant Universe by obtaining a data set comparable in size and nature to recent generations of local surveys. Made possible by the largest ground-based optical telescopes and new instrumentation, DEEP2 was designed to measure both the properties of galaxies at z ~ 1 and their distribution in space, enabling a number of unique tests of galaxy formation and evolution. Here, we first provide an overview of the survey, including the planned second major data release scheduled for early 2007. We then present new results from DEEP2 pertaining to the relationship between galaxy properties and environment at intermediate redshift, revealing where and when typical ~L* galaxies began quenching and moved onto the red sequence in significant number.Comment: 2 pages (1 figure), for the IAU Symposium 235, Galaxies Across the Hubble Time, J. Palous & F. Combes, eds. Uses iaus.cls, include

How They Learn/How You Teach: Building Library Instruction Sessions for Multiple Learners

This session will introduce participants to a variety of cognitive and learning styles and help identify practical strategies for appealing to the broadest range of student learning. Particular attention will be given to the challenges inherent to teaching hands-on workshops in wired classrooms. Strategies for coping with these challenges will be introduced and then discussed in small groups. Progressive educational reform movements that emphasize student-centered learning encourage librarians to challenge some of their instructional assumptions. Librarians are increasingly realizing both the importance of their teaching role and the imperative of undertaking a critical re-evaluation of their instructional practices. Simply providing information is not sufficient for satisfying the learning needs of users. Librarians must understand not only what students learn but also how students learn. This session bridges the two LOEX conference themes of Working with New Technologies and Environments and Changing Needs of Our Users by suggesting that an understanding of current research on multiple learning and cognitive styles facilitates a learner-centered focus to information literacy in changing technological environments. Participants will be introduced to the concepts of multiple learning and cognitive styles as well as current research in these fields as it relates to library instruction. A short demonstration will guide a group discussion of how these concepts can be applied to library instruction sessions. Finally, participants will receive tangible methods of how their new understandings of multiple learning and cognitive styles can be applied to their own instructional experiences

Implementing Body Worn Cameras to Reduce Violence Against Ambulance Crew

OBJECTIVE: Following the launch of its ‘Long Term Plan’ in 2019, the English National Health Service (NHS England) started piloting body worn cameras (BWCs) in ambulance services. The intervention rationale was that BWCs would act as a deterrent and facilitate the prosecution of assailants, thus improving the safety and wellbeing of ambulance crew. This paper explores views on the purpose and value of BWCs among ambulance crews and leadership staff who have used them or supported their implementation. METHODS: We conducted a qualitative investigation with ambulance crew and leadership staff (N=16) in the first 7-10 months of the BWC pilot. Semi-structured interviews were held online between August 2021 and November 2021. Normalisation process theory was used to guide and structure the data analyses. RESULTS: We conducted a qualitative investigation with ambulance crew and leadership staff (N=16) in the first 7-10 months of the BWC pilot. Semi-structured interviews were held online between August 2021 and November 2021. Normalisation process theory was used to guide and structure the data analyses. CONCLUSIONS: Violence reduction policies for health services should take heed of the variation in theories of change put forward by different stakeholders. Further research is required to better understand the range of factors that affect the occurrence and management of assaults against ambulance crew and the operational challenges and cost-effectiveness of body worn cameras relative to other interventions

How diabetics’ patients identify their medicines?

Publicação sob a forma de Poster.The main goal of this study was the characterization of diabetic patients´ knowledge in the identification of medicines, respectively the drug´s name, drug´s strength, and therapeutic indication. A cross-sectional study was developed at a specialized medical center in the diabetes area. Only patients that accepted to participate in this research and who gave their consent in writing before the start of the study were enrolled. In the study they were included patients aged 18 years and older, with diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, and using at least one medicine. Data collection was conducted through structured interviews, which was held during a consultation in a systematic way by completion of a questionnaire. Were included in this study one hundred and seven (107) patients, 41.1% female and 58.9% male, aged between 35 and 88 years, with a mean age of 65.6±10.5 years. The most prevalent health problems, beside diabetes mellitus, were hypertension (83.2%) and dyslipidaemia (74.8%), with a mean of 4.7±1.9 health problems per patient. Each patient was using a mean of 6.9±2.9 medicines and 0.2±0.4 food supplements per day. The therapeutic group often used was C (Cardiovascular System), A (Alimentary Tract and Metabolism) and N (Nervous System) with respectively 33.8%, 32.6% and 11.5%. Patients included in this study could not indicate the name of the medicines they were taking in 50% of the medicines, but were able to read the name of the medicine in most (96.5%) of them. When patients were questioned regarding drug´s strength only in about 25% of the medicines they managed to indicate the respective value. In most medicines (67.7%), patients were able to indicate the correct therapeutic indication for each medicine, although in 16.8% of medicines patients did not know the respective therapeutic indication, in 9.2% of medicines the information about therapeutic indication was incomplete, and in 6.3% of medicines patients have indicated an incorrect therapeutic indication. The results obtained indicate that patients have some lack of ability in the basic identification of the medicines used. In the future it will be desirable to perform a more extensive analysis that includes further variables related to the knowledge of the patients about medicines, including instructions of use, possible side effects and storage conditions, in order to be able to establish an action plan that can provide patients with more and better skills to achieve a responsible use of medicines.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Developing Novel Prognostic Biomarkers for Multivariate Fracture Risk Prediction Algorithms

Multivariate prediction algorithms such as FRAX® and QFracture Scores provide an opportunity for new prognostic biomarkers to be developed and incorporated, potentially leading to better fracture prediction. As more research is conducted into these novel biomarkers, a number of factors need to be considered for their successful development for inclusion in these algorithms. In this review, we describe two well-known multivariate prediction algorithms for osteoporosis fracture risk applicable to the UK population, FRAX and QFracture Scores, and comment on the current prognostic tools available for fracture risk; dual X-ray assessment, quantitative ultrasonography, and genomic/biochemical markers. We also highlight the factors that need to be considered in the development of new biomarkers. These factors include the requirement for prospective data, collected in new cohort studies or using archived samples; the need for adequate stability data to be provided; and the need for appropriate storage methods to be used when retrospective data are required. Area under the receiver operating characteristic curve measures have been found to have limited utility in assessing the impact of the addition of new risk factors on the predictive performance of multivariate algorithms. New performance evaluation measures, such as net reclassification index and integrated discrimination improvement, are increasingly important in the evaluation of the impact of the addition of new markers to multivariate algorithms, and these are also discussed. © Springer Science+Business Media, LLC 2012

Pacientes diabéticos: como identificam os seus medicamentos?

Publicação sob a forma de posterA adesão à medicação, nas doenças crónicas, tem uma média estimada de 50% nos países desenvolvidos, sendo ainda menor em países em desenvolvimento, verificando-se uma diminuição na taxa de adesão ao longo do período de uso de medicação. O uso responsável do medicamento inclui o seu uso adequado, logo, a falta ou insuficiente conhecimento dos medicamentos utilizados pode contribuir para uma diminuição da efetividade dos tratamentos farmacológicos e conduzir a resultados clínicos negativos. Objetivo principal: caraterização do conhecimento dos pacientes diabéticos na identificação de medicamentos, respetivamente, o nome do medicamento, a dosagem, e a indicação terapêutica. Material e Métodos: estudo transversal num centro especializado na área de diabetes. Critérios de inclusão: idade ≥ 18 anos, diagnóstico de diabetes mellitus, a utilizar pelo menos um medicamento. Apenas os pacientes que aceitaram participar neste estudo e que deram o seu consentimento por escrito antes do início da recolha de dados foram incluídos. A recolha de dados foi realizada por meio de entrevista estruturada, realizada de forma sistemática através do preenchimento de um questionário. Foram incluídos neste estudo cento e sete (107) pacientes. Conclusão: Os resultados obtidos indicam que os pacientes têm algumas falhas na capacidade de identificação básica dos medicamentos utilizados. Os pacientes não sabiam indicar o nome dos medicamentos que utilizavam em 50% destes, mas conseguiam ler o nome da maioria (96,5%). Relativamente à dosagem, apenas em cerca de 25% dos medicamentos os pacientes conseguiram indicar o respetivo valor. Na maioria dos medicamentos (67,7%), os pacientes foram capazes de indicar a respetiva indicação terapêutica, em 16,8% dos medicamentos os pacientes não sabiam qual a respetiva indicação terapêutica, em 9,2% dos medicamentos a informação sobre indicação terapêutica foi incompleta, e em 6,3% dos medicamentos a indicação terapêutica indicada estava incorreta. No futuro, será desejável realizar uma análise mais extensa que inclua outras variáveis relacionadas com o conhecimento dos pacientes sobre medicamentos, incluindo modo de utilização, possíveis efeitos secundários e as condições de armazenamento, a fim de se conseguir estabelecer um plano de ação que permita dotar os pacientes com mais e melhores competências, contribuindo para o uso responsável do medicamento e para uma melhoria dos resultados clínicos.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Young Professionals of Wichita Falls: Consulting Project to Build a Sustainable Future

Young Professionals of Wichita Falls (YPWF) was a non-profit organization established in 2012 with over 100 members. By 2017 the membership had declined to 62. The organization wanted to ascertain the reasons for this decline. The authors embarked on a consulting project with the aim of assisting YPWF to attract and retain members. We conducted a qualitative study and interviewed 12 stakeholders. The major obstacle discovered was a lack of clarity regarding the organization’s purpose. Grounded in the data analysis of the interviews with key stakeholders, we created an identity focus for the organization based on a trifecta of goals: social networking, professional networking and civic involvement. We also made recommendations of the activities YPWF should undertake to attract new members. The suggestions were presented to YPWF in Spring 2017. The board utilized some of these suggestions in an eventual merger with the city’s chamber of commerce in 2020