The Visualisation of Polyadic Sustained Shared Thinking Interactions: A Methodological Approach

Sustained Shared Thinking (SST) wird als wichtiges Element einer qualitativ hochwertigen Fachperson-Kind-Interaktion (SIRAJ-BLATCHFORD, SYLVA, MUTTOCK, GILDEN & BELL 2002) angesehen. In frühkindlichen Institutionen kommt SST jedoch selten vor und wird hauptsächlich in dyadischen Interaktionen beobachtet. Da Kommunikation im Kindergarten auch in Gruppensettings stattfindet, wurde der Fokus in dieser Studie auf polyadische SST-Dialoge gelegt. Videos, Literacy-Tests für Kinder und Informationen über die Familiensprache der Kinder (mono-/multilingual) aus dem internationalen Forschungsprojekt "SpriKiDS" (VOGT et al. 2019) wurden mittels linguistischer Gesprächsanalyse (BRINKER & SAGER 2010) und Grounded-Theory-Methodologie (STRAUSS & CORBIN 1996 [1990]) untersucht. Dabei wurden Mikroprozesse in geteilten Denkprozessen analysiert, um Strategien zu identifizieren, die SST in Kindergruppen fördern. Im Zuge der Analyse wurden Visualisierungen zur Erforschung von polyadischen SST-Interaktionen entwickelt. In diesem Artikel werden Möglichkeiten und Grenzen von Visualisierungen zu Analyse- und Präsentationszwecken anhand von zwei Spielsequenzen in unterschiedlichen Gruppengrößen beschrieben. Der Einsatz von Visualisierungen scheint die Analyse der Interaktionsstrategien von Fachpersonen zu unterstützen und ermöglicht die Entdeckung von Mustern, indem eine Art analytische Linse auf Mikroprozesse rund um SST-Beiträge der Kinder gelegt wird. Ein Vorteil wird in der grafischen Darstellung komplexer Zusammenhänge gesehen, die im Analyseprozess und in Präsentationen zum Verständnis beitragen können.Sustained shared thinking (SST) is considered an important element of high-quality teacher child interaction (SIRAJ-BLATCHFORD, SYLVA, MUTTOCK, GILDEN & BELL, 2002). However, SST rarely occurs in early childhood institutions, and when it is studied, it is mainly observed in dyadic interactions. Since communication in kindergarten also takes place in group settings, polyadic SST-dialogues were explored in this study using videography, information about children's family language (monolingual/multilingual) and tests for children on emergent literacy from the international research project "SpriKiDS" (VOGT et al., 2019). Micro-processes were analysed by means of linguistic conversation analysis (BRINKER & SAGER, 2010) and grounded theory method (STRAUSS & CORBIN, 1996 [1990]) to identify strategies that promote SST in groups of children. Within the analysis process, visualisations were developed to discover elements of polyadic SST-interactions and to present findings. In this article, possibilities and limitations of visualisations for analysis and presentation purposes are described by means of two play sequences in different group sizes. The use of visualisations seems to support the exploration of teachers' interaction strategies and helps to discover patterns by putting an analytical lens on micro-processes around children's SST-contributions. An added value is seen in the graphic display of complex relationships, which can contribute to the understanding in presentations

The Idol, 2005

This is the Idol\u27s 78th year of publication. It is an honor to be able to continue the tradition begun three generations ago. Our goal as always has been to reach beyond the boundaries of department and major to celebrate a community of students rich in creativity. The Idol embodies the true spirit of a liberal arts education by enabling students to share their creative achievements regardless of course of study.https://digitalworks.union.edu/idol/1009/thumbnail.jp

The Idol, 2005

This is the Idol\u27s 78th year of publication. It is an honor to be able to continue the tradition begun three generations ago. Our goal as always has been to reach beyond the boundaries of department and major to celebrate a community of students rich in creativity. The Idol embodies the true spirit of a liberal arts education by enabling students to share their creative achievements regardless of course of study.https://digitalworks.union.edu/idol/1009/thumbnail.jp

Combined Spoken Language Translation

EU-BRIDGE is a European research project which is aimed at developing innovative speech translation technology. One of the collaborative efforts within EU-BRIDGE is to produce joint submissions of up to four different partners to the evaluation campaign at the 2014 International Workshop on Spoken Language Translation (IWSLT). We submitted combined translations to the German→English spoken language translation (SLT) track as well as to the German→English, English→German and English→French machine translation (MT) tracks. In this paper, we present the techniques which were applied by the different individual translation systems of RWTH Aachen University, the University of Edinburgh, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, and Fondazione Bruno Kessler. We then show the combination approach developed at RWTH Aachen University which combined the individual systems. The consensus translations yield empirical gains of up to 2.3 points in BLEU and 1.2 points in TER compared to the best individual system

Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat

Correction to: Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

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Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat