Annual Research Research Articles

Perceptions of Annual Research Evaluations as Preparation for Future and Early Career Faculty

Thousands of university faculty complete annual evaluations to determine their yearly productivity. These assessments often determine the ability of a faculty member to continue in their current position (Zahneis, 2024). Evaluations play a crucial role in shaping the careers of early career tenure track professors. Given the importance of annual reviews, this poster presents the preliminary results of a study designed to examine how departments assess faculty research productivity and to understand their perceptions of the processes used to evaluate them. Providing these results to doctoral students and new faculty can help prepare them for the annual review process. Concerns emerged among the participants regarding the evaluation process. For instance, some participants noted that the quantity of publications was valued more than the quality, and there were no clear research quality standards. Another stated that some colleagues do little research and still receive positive evaluations. Faculty members were more satisfied with reviews when policies clearly outlined expectations. They liked it when alternative publication methods were valued. Participants believed research with students should be equally important to solo or collaborative projects with other faculty. Additionally, the participants appreciated it when their deans and chairs understood and celebrated their research. Participants shared factors that affect their research productivity. Time to complete research was a frequent response. Answers further indicated that support from research and teaching assistants saved them time. Funding to complete studies and research space was instrumental in their success.

The Guthrie Clinic Holds 7th Annual Research Day at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA

The Guthrie Clinic Holds 7th Annual Research Day at Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, PA

Adapting a Longitudinal Structured Program to Enhance Research Skills in Undergraduate Medical Students: A Key Advancement in Competency-Based Medical Education

Background: Abundant literature signifies the imperative role of evidence-based research in the health sector which underpins the importance of training medical graduates in research skills early in their medical journey. Low awareness, less knowledge, and minimal practical involvement of undergraduates (UGs) in research have been identified all over India. The lack of structured delivery of research curriculum in the UG period has been the basis of uptaking this project with the aim of developing research competency in medical UGs. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted as a participatory action research with a mixed-method approach in the department of community medicine at a medical college. A structured validated module was developed by the core committee and then pilot tested. The 5 years’ journey through module development, pilot testing, longitudinal delivery, and then adapting it into a value-added course program at the university curriculum level was attempted. Results: “UG Medical Research” has been adopted as value-added course in the curriculum of MBBS in the university. The research program is being run in a longitudinal structured manner with all MBBS UGs being trained using the “Module for UG Medical Research” module followed by research mentoring by faculty and subsequently academic scholarships in Electives Research Block 1. Interdisciplinary voluntary faculty pool has been created for research mentoring of UG students. The research environment of the institute has improved in terms of the increase in the number of research projects being carried out by UG students, Short Term Studentship (STS) Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) research scholarships, conducting annual UG research exhibition/conferences in the campus, awards for best research works, and providing intramural research grant for UGs. Conclusions: The longitudinal structured research program was successfully incorporated into the UG curriculum which enabled UG students to demonstrate acquisition of research competency.

2024 IJSPT Orthopedic Summit Research Abstracts

The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy is pleased to publish abstracts from the fourteenth Orthopaedic Summit (OSET) taking place in Las Vegas, September 13-18, 2024. The IJSPT hosted the third annual research forum and reception at OSET, sponsored by ATI Physical Therapy and Hyperice. The abstracts presented in the following pages were selected by the OSET Research Committee and editorial staff of the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. After careful review, a total of 18 research abstracts were accepted and presented at OSET 2024. Awards for outstanding abstracts were presented on September 14. The 2024 abstracts include contemporary orthopaedic and rehabilitation topics across various research designs. Each abstract presents only a brief summary of a research project / presentation and does not permit full assessment of the scientific rigor with which the work was conducted. While the abstracts offer only preliminary results that may require further refinement and future validation, they do serve an important role in sharing new research ideas and rehabilitation advancements. This sharing of ideas helps to encourage dialogue among researchers, clinicians, and educators that will ultimately contribute to the orthopaedic and rehabilitation body of knowledge. We strongly encourage authors to continue pursuing the publication of their research as a full manuscript. Thank you to all submitting abstracts for consideration. We look forward to another outstanding season of submissions for OSET 2025. _Phil Page PhD, PT, ATC Chuck Thigpen PhD, PT, ATC_ OSET Research Committee Co-Chairs

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Annual Research Week 2023: Research as a Pillar for Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education and Beyond.

Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Annual Research Week 2023: Research as a Pillar for Well-Being in Graduate Medical Education and Beyond.

A bibliometric analysis of domestic and international research on hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome over the past 2 decades.

Bibliometrics and statistics were used to determine and analyze the research status of hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS) from 2004 to 2023, and objectively reflect the development and future trend of HFRS at home and abroad through comparison. To search the research literature on HFRS in China National Knowledge Network and Web of Science databases from January 2004 to December 2023, CiteSpace and VOSviewer were used to visually analyze the annual publication trends, authors, research institutions, countries, co-cited literature, keywords and other contents of the included literatures. A total of 4460 Chinese literatures and 2372 foreign literatures were included. The number of HFRS published in the Web of Science database showed a trend of positive growth, while the number of HFRS published in China National Knowledge Network showed a trend of decline. Bai Xuefan and Wang Zhiqiang were the most published authors in China, and foreign scholars Vaheri, Antti, Ahlm, Clas. The main research institutions in the domestic literature were Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Liaoning Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, while foreign research institutions concentrated on the University of Helsinki and Ministry of Health. The top 3 countries in the literature research of Web of Science are the USA, China, and Germany. The analysis results of hot spots and trends suggested that we need to develop more reliable tools and methods in the monitoring and spatio-temporal analysis of HFRS epidemic data in the future, so as to provide references for the surveillance and early warning of zoonotic diseases in the field of public health research.

Academia's Role in Climate Action: Enhancing Awareness and Reducing Environmental Impact of Academic Events

A clean environment is vital for both population health and the well-being of our planet (Brusseau et al., 2019). In-person gatherings, like academic conferences, significantly contribute to carbon emissions that harm the environment, highlighting the importance of finding opportunities to reduce these emissions (Tao et al., 2021). Cognizant of the environmental cost of our annual national in-person research team gathering, our team sought to minimize the environmental impact of our 2023 gathering while raising awareness among team members. Our actions included using reusable tableware, composting food waste, and hosting an education session by the local environment office. Not only did our efforts increase awareness among gathering attendees about the importance of considering environmental impact reduction opportunities in their work, but they also catalyzed similar efforts at two national conferences. Our team took the lead in developing an evaluation of the environmental impact of each national conference and surveyed over 150 conference attendees. We collected demographic information, travel mode to the conference, and attitudes about environmental harms via a digital conference application. We also observed environmental actions implemented by event organizers and venue hosts. A carbon emission score and frequency distributions of attitudes surrounding the environment were calculated. Where possible, a food waste assessment was conducted. Findings showed that event organizers made efforts to minimize the environmental impact of their event by selecting a venue whose management was interested in collaborating; by encouraging attendees to carpool and use reusable water bottles; by serving plant-based meals, and by minimizing single-use products. Findings also revealed that most conference attendees consider it important to reduce the environmental impact of their professional lives. Given the value of face-to-face interaction in facilitating knowledge exchange (Chan et al., 2023), it is important that organizers continue to make efforts to reduce carbon emissions when planning events.

24th Annual FAER-Helrich Research Lecture: Dr. Sean Mackey on ‘Pain's Enigma to Clinical Transformation’

24th Annual FAER-Helrich Research Lecture: Dr. Sean Mackey on ‘Pain's Enigma to Clinical Transformation’

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Neglected Tropical Diseases

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Neglected Tropical Diseases

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Non-Communicable Diseases

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Non-Communicable Diseases

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Viral Infections

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Viral Infections

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Malaria Control and Elimination

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Malaria Control and Elimination

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Health Systems Research

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Health Systems Research

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

Seventh Annual Research Meeting of the Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research: Bacterial Infections and Antimicrobial Resistance

Teaming up to overcome challenges toward translation of new therapeutics for osteoarthritis.

As a leading global cause of musculoskeletal-related disability, osteoarthritis (OA) represents a public health urgency. Understanding of disease pathogenesis has advanced substantially in the past decade, yet no disease-modifying therapeutics have advanced to the clinic. To address this challenge, the CARE-AP (Cartilage Repair strategies to alleviate Arthritis Pain) collaborative research team was convened to bring together relevant multidisciplinary expertise and perspectives from across the VA research community nationwide. The first CARE-AP Annual Research Symposium took place (virtually) in February 2022 with roughly 90 participants. A number of innovative and therapeutic strategies were discussed, including siRNA approaches coupled with novel nanoparticle-based delivery systems, cellular engineering approaches to develop reparative cells that can probe the joint environment and respond to disease-specific cues, and novel biofabrication techniques to improve tissue engineering and effect "biological joint replacement." In addition, challenges and advances in rehabilitation approaches, imaging outcomes, and clinical studies were presented, which were integrated into a framework of recommendations for running "preclinical trials" to improve successful clinical translation.

How to Involve Patients in GRAPPA Research as Partners.

Patient research partners (PRPs) have been actively participating in the Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA) annual meetings, working groups, and research activities since 2013. As they have evolved, the PRPs operate as a cohesive group supported by their GRAPPA-approved handbook and policy documents. The number of involved PRPs has increased, allowing more opportunity for the incorporation of the patient voice and experience in GRAPPA activities. In the GRAPPA proceedings, PRPs regularly report on their involvement in the meetings and research projects. During a 30-minute plenary session at the GRAPPA 2023 annual meeting, attendees were informed about the evolving roles of PRPs in GRAPPA and beyond and were asked to provide feedback on their experience and opinions regarding PRP involvement in psoriatic disease research. Here we report the key messages of the session, including polling results, examples of PRP involvement, and ongoing challenges.

JAMA Health Forum Highlights From the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

JAMA Health Forum Highlights From the AcademyHealth Annual Research Meeting

Mapping the global research landscape on nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance: A visualization and bibliometric study.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a liver condition that is prevalent worldwide and associated with significant health risks and economic burdens. As it has been linked to insulin resistance (IR), this study aimed to perform a bibliometric analysis and visually represent the scientific literature on IR and NAFLD. To map the research landscape to underscore critical areas of focus, influential studies, and future directions of NAFLD and IR. This study conducted a bibliometric analysis of the literature on IR and NAFLD indexed in the SciVerse Scopus database from 1999 to 2022. The search strategy used terms from the literature and medical subject headings, focusing on terms related to IR and NAFLD. VOSviewer software was used to visualize research trends, collaborations, and key thematic areas. The analysis examined publication type, annual research output, contributing countries and institutions, funding agencies, journal impact factors, citation patterns, and highly cited references. This analysis identified 23124 documents on NAFLD, revealing a significant increase in the number of publications between 1999 and 2022. The search retrieved 715 papers on IR and NAFLD, including 573 (80.14%) articles and 88 (12.31%) reviews. The most productive countries were China (n = 134; 18.74%), the United States (n = 122; 17.06%), Italy (n = 97; 13.57%), and Japan (n = 41; 5.73%). The leading institutions included the Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy (n = 29; 4.06%), and the Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Italy (n = 19; 2.66%). The top funding agencies were the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases in the United States (n = 48; 6.71%), and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (n = 37; 5.17%). The most active journals in this field were Hepatology (27 publications), the Journal of Hepatology (17 publications), and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (13 publications). The main research hotspots were "therapeutic approaches for IR and NAFLD" and "inflammatory and high-fat diet impacts on NAFLD". This is the first bibliometric analysis to examine the relationship between IR and NAFLD. In response to the escalating global health challenge of NAFLD, this research highlights an urgent need for a better understanding of this condition and for the development of intervention strategies. Policymakers need to prioritize and address the increasing prevalence of NAFLD.

Editorial Vol.14(1)

With great satisfaction, the Research Management Cell (RMC) of Mahendra Multiple Campus, Dharan, announces the successful publication of the annual multi-disciplinary peer-reviewed research journal named Dristikon, as vol. 14(1) includes the editorial peer-review process that almost all scholarly and research articles published in the journal go through before being published to meet the requirements of the peer-review process that UGC, Nepal, and international standards guide. The purpose of the peer review procedure is to guarantee that the legitimate article gets approved, the disorganized piece gets fixed up, and the invalid article gets turned down. The editorial board has approved the suggestions of the reviewer. A thorough double-blinded peer review process is applied to every paper submitted for publication to guarantee its quality before it is published. A research article’s main goal is to present new information backed by evidence, and all the authors’ statements should be carefully examined before publication. In other ways, ChatGPT has shown to be more beneficial. Its ability to generate more sophisticated sentences is greater than unedited ones. It can produce a revised paragraph in a matter of seconds, and it's now free for everyone to use. The accepted papers, which covered the particular subjects of Nepali, English, Sanskrit, Economics, Education, Science, and Management, were added to the issue after the necessary changes and adjustments from the review process. The journal carefully adheres to the requirements of the APA 7th edition and vehemently rejects any information that has been copied without proper citation, as determined by the iThenticate plagiarism detection program. The writer's thoughts are their own, and neither the editorial board nor the publisher endorses anything that is written in the articles. After they are published, all manuscripts belong to the publishing company. As the Dristikon continues to grow and thrive, we hope that readers' inspiration and support will do the same. Your feedback and recommendations for future developments are also welcome and will be considered. The articles in this publication were submitted by authors in both Roman and Devanagari alphabetical order and were received from both campus and other colleges and institutions. To improve the journal's qualitative content, intellectuals, readers, and observers are invited to submit articles and comments. We appreciate the insightful feedback and recommendations from the peer reviewers. The editorial board would like to express its sincere gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the research publications. Additionally, we would like to express our gratitude to Assoc. Prof. Chandra Kumar Rai, Campus Chief for his unwavering assistance with finances and administration of the production of this journal.