Executive Member Research Articles

The (in)visibility of deafness: Identity, stigma, quality of lifeand the potential role of totally implantable cochlear implants.

The disclosure of deafness is complex, given the historic and on-going stigma associated with being deaf. The aim of this study was to explore how identity, stigma, and quality of life may be impacted when using cochlear implants (CIs) and totally implantable cochlear implants (TICIs). The physical difference between these two assistive listening devices is significant, given many CI users opt to hide their sound processor behind hair or headwear, in contrast to TICIs (an emerging technology) whereby all components are implanted internally and thus invisible. This qualitative study involved semistructured interviews and demographic questionnaires with 12 adult participants with more than 1 year of experience using their CI. Participants were recruited Australia-wide through community organisations that support deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. Interview transcripts were analysed thematically, with the themes generated through an inductive process, with consensus generated through group working with three members from the research team. Four major themes were identified: (1) CI challenges; (2) The importance of social and support networks; (3) Identity and disclosure and (4) Concerns about TICIs. The underlying finding was centred around the construction of deaf identity. Participant attitudes were generally categorised as 'Loud and proud', with the recognition that displaying the CI was an extension of self, something to be proud of, and a means to normalise deafness; or 'Out of sight and out of mind', which sought to minimise the visibility of deafness. While both identities differed in how deafness is disclosed, they are fundamentally related to the same ideas of self-agency and empowerment. TICIs present a novel opportunity-the ability for CI users to control the visibility of their deafness and thus control disclosure. This study explored the impact of stigma and categorised two core identities that CI users construct. Future directions include investigating potential CI candidates, to explore if TICIs may be a facilitator to CI uptake. The semistructured interview guide was developed in consultation with adults with CIs. Feedback led to adjustments and improvement to the interview guide. In addition, F. R. has a lived experience with hearing loss, and C. Y. L. is an executive committee member for a nonprofit charity organisation that supports families that are D/deaf and hard-of-hearing.

Tennessee Academy of ScienceDistinguished Secondary School Science Teacher Award 2022

Tennessee Academy of ScienceDistinguished Secondary School Science Teacher Award 2022

Strengthening the role of the executive nurse director: A qualitative interview study.

To explore the challenges and opportunities facing executive nurse directors in the UK and identify factors to strengthen their role and support more effective nurse leadership. A qualitative descriptive study using reflexive thematic analysis. Semi-structured, telephone interviews were carried out with 15 nurse directors and 9 nominated colleagues. Participants described a uniquely complex role with a broader scope than any other executive board member. Seven themes were identified: preparation for the role, length of time in role, role expectations, managing complexity, status, being political and influencing. Strengthening factors included successful working relationships with other board colleagues, development of political skills and personal status, coaching and mentoring, working within a supportive team culture and having strong professional networks. Executive nurse leaders are key to the transmission of nursing values and the delivery of safety and quality in healthcare settings. To strengthen this role, the limiting factors and the recommended shared learning identified here should be recognized and addressed at an individual, organizational and professional level. Given the pressure on all health systems to retain nurses, the role of executive nurse leaders needs to be seen as an important source of professional leadership and their value in actioning health policy into practice recognized. New insights have been provided into the executive nurse director role across the UK. Findings have demonstrated challenges and opportunities to strengthen the executive nurse director role. These include recognition of the need for support, preparation, networking and more realistic expectations of this unique nursing role. The study adhered to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative Research. There was no patient or public contribution.

Marcus E. Hobbs Award to Bhaskar Venepalli

Bhaskar Venepalli of CiVentiChem is the recipient of the 2022 Marcus E. Hobbs Award. This award was established in 1988 to recognize members who have made significant, long-term contributions to the American Chemical Society’s North Carolina Local Section. It is named for Marcus E. Hobbs, who was section chair in 1945. Venepalli has served as chair, councillor, and executive committee member for the North Carolina Local Section. He is also involved with ACS at the national level and is currently a member of the Committee on Economic and Professional Affairs and an ACS Career Consultant. Venepalli was elected an ACS Fellow in 2017.

Violeta Miqueli's Direct Action against State Violence

Violeta Miqueli Mayoz de González (Key West 1891- New Jersey 1972) was an educator and an executive member of ethnic and anarchist groups. She actively participated in their direct action and wrote for their periodicals in Key West, Tampa, New York, Mexico D.F., Buenos Aires, and Barcelona. Miqueli identified the systemic violence that the state exercised against workers like her: difficult access to education and healthcare, prosecution of dissenters, and disadvantaged defense of the poor. Miqueli, like other anarcha-feminists of her time, developed strategies of care and political participation with direct action to protect the people when the state did not. Through the alternative press, Miqueli provided alternative sources of information that denounced the systematic state oppression. Her organization participation provided workers with education and distributed solidarity among state prisoners, while mutual aid dignified their health care. This essay and accompanying digital exhibit explore Miqueli's direct action to show how anarcha-feminists disseminated alternative visions of society while utilizing the freedom of association and the press to organize under the state's structural top-down violence.

A Two-Decade Odyssey: My Journey with the Bombay Orthopaedic Society

Introduction: In the fall of 1993, I arrived at King Circle station, a young orthopaedic graduate from the strife-ridden town of Jammu. Bombay, as it was known then, offered me the opportunity to work in one of the finest trauma centers in the country, a dream come true for someone displaced by the violent turmoil in Kashmir. Early Years and Professional Marvel (1993-2001): Working alongside esteemed colleagues such as NS Laud, VT Ingalhalikar, Joy Patankar, Ajay Puri, Ram Chaddha, and Arvind Goregaonkar felt like wielding a magic wand that turned everything to gold. Joining Sion Hospital, a professional marvel, was a significant leap for me. It was during this time that my friend, Ajay Puri, introduced me to the Bombay Orthopaedic Society (BOS), marking the beginning of a profound association. Executive Committee Member (2001-2003): Becoming an executive committee member in 2001 opened doors within BOS’s inner circles. The society, free from bias and politics, focused on nurturing the orthopaedic fraternity. Its unique selling point was enhancing orthopaedic surgery and promoting holistic development. Organising WIROC2003: The pinnacle of my involvement came when I organized WIROC2003, despite the personal adversity of losing my father. This flagship conference became a milestone, setting new standards in organization and academic excellence. From revolutionary conference organizing paradigms to creating academic events, BOS provided the freedom to unleash unrestrained creativity. Secretaryship and Refining Programs (2016-2018): Elected as Secretary in 2016, my role was to refine existing programs and introduce fresh academic activities, maintaining BOS’s academic dominance. Initiatives such as PG classes, the launch of the Journal of Clinical Orthopaedics, and more showcased a burning desire to contribute to the society. Presidency and Innovations (2023)): Now, as the President, I’ve introduced new programs like “Rising Star” and “Student of the Year” to recognize and inspire young talents. Tying it all together is WIROC 2023, with the theme “Brevis Longus Magnus,” aiming to solidify its status as the apex of orthopaedic education. Future Aspirations and Legacy: After relinquishing my office, I envision BOS exploring areas like orthopaedic advocacy, motivating the younger generation, and fostering empathy for patients. BOS, with its unbiased education and commitment to excellence, stands as a beacon for orthopaedic education and treatment. Conclusion: This two-decade journey from a reluctant newcomer to the President’s seat reflects the unique ethos of BOS. With a legacy of unwavering guidance from figures like LN Vora and Anand Thakur NS Laud, D D Tanna and many more who always stood up for BOS and it’s ethos. I shall leave with the confidence that BOS will continue to flourish, and maintain its place in exploring new frontiers in orthopaedic education and advocacy.

Editorial introductions.

Editorial introductions.

홍해성과 스키지소극장(築地小劇場)

Hong Haesung was the first professional director in Korea and deserves to be called the father of modern drama who established the actor training and theater production system. While studying in Japan, Hong Haesung joined the Sukiji Small Theater, which was established to professionally perform modern plays, studied acting and directing along with acting activities, and worked as an executive member. There have been many studies on Hong Haesung by domestic researchers so far, but there are few results of research based on records of Hong Haesung's acting activities and directing classes at the Sukiji Theater. Hong Haeseong worked as an actor at the Skijiso Theater for about 6 years, and during that time, he thoroughly learned the Skijiso Theater's theater production system, actor training system, and realistic directing techniques. After the death of Osanai Kaoru, he decided to return to Korea after the troupe was divided. After returning to Korea in June 1930, he was actively involved in the transplantation of modern theater to Korea through activities such as the Drama Arts Research Society. He participated in the establishment of the ‘Oriental Theater’, and as a director, established a framework for accepting Western modern plays and a theater production system. contributed greatly to the opening. This paper examines the actor’s theory and stage directing classes at the Sukijiso Theater, as well as the documents that received realistic directing techniques from Osanai Kaoru. the memoirs of the actors at the time, and the materials introduced in a collection of critical reviews published in newspapers and magazines, etc.

In Case You Haven't Heard…

Clinical psychologist Dr. Donna Housman, Ed.D., has launched the first two books in her children's book series that supports young children's mental health by helping them address and process difficult emotions through storytelling, Businesswire reported Nov.17. Housman is a founding executive board member and treasurer of the Massachusetts Association for Infant Mental Health, a subchapter of the World Association for Infant Mental Health. The ECSELent Adventures series features fun, relatable, and diverse animal characters who experience various life challenges, such as loss and exclusion, as a way to foster positive, age‐appropriate conversations about difficult topics. Each book includes tips and guiding questions for the reader to help connect the topics to children's experiences while exploring the many emotions that come from challenging situations. As a clinical psychologist with more than 35 years of experience, Housman began her career working with children and adolescents on issues such as anxiety, depression and suicide. Her globally recognized evidence‐based emotional, cognitive and social early learning approach, begin to ECSEL™, promotes healthy brain development and a positive sense of self from birth.

Editorial introductions.

Current Opinion in Lipidology was launched in 1990. It is part of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of lipidology is divided into six sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editor for this issue. SECTION EDITOR Erik StroesErik StroesErik S. G. Stroes is Chair of the Department of Vascular Medicine at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After gaining his Doctor of Medicine degree from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, he then specialized in internal medicine at University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands, and later in vascular medicine at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. Professor Stroes’ research interests include the role of the vessel wall in atherosclerosis development and lipid disorders in relation to atherogenesis. He has been an investigator in numerous lipid-lowering trials using various surrogate markers, such as intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation, and more recently 3T magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate marker for vascular disease progression. He has also been involved in the development of novel therapeutic moieties for dyslipidemia, such as lipoprotein lipase gene therapy, antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of apolipoprotein B synthesis, and reconstituted high-density lipoprotein infusion. He has been the recipient of numerous research grants and several awards. Professor Stroes is Chair of the Dutch Atherosclerosis Society, member of the Vascular Biology Working Group, member of the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, and former Chair of the Dutch Internist Vascular Society. He has published more than 300 papers in various peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters in the field. Gerald F WattsGerald F WattsGerald F Watts (DSc DM PhD FRCP FRACP) trained at Imperial College (St Mary's Hospital) and King's College (St Thomas’ Hospital) in the University of London. He is a consultant physician, specializing in lipid disorders and cardiovascular medicine, within the department of cardiology at Royal Perth Hospital, as well as Winthrop Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine in the University of Western Australia. He is Chair of The Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)-Australasia Network and executive board member of the International Atherosclerosis Society. His research interests include lipid disorders and cardiovascular prevention, with clinical interest focusing on delivering improved health care for patients and families with FH. Professor Watts is actively involved in undergraduate medical education and supervisors PhD students and post-doctoral fellows. He has authored over 500 published works, including scientific articles, reviews, book chapters and monographs, and is associate editor of Atherosclerosis, Journal Clinical Lipidology and Metabolism.

Editorial introductions.

Editorial introductions.

Examining Board and Executive Staff Perceptions of Social Media in National Sport Organizations

The purpose of this paper was to highlight (1) how (if at all) social media is governed as a marketing communication channel and (2) whether there is conceptual congruence between board and executive staff with regards to social media in their organizations. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with one board member and one executive staff member from 22 Canadian national sport organizations. Results suggest nil governance and strategic oversight of social media; however, board and executive staff are seemingly aligned in this position. While having conceptual congruence is important for the organization’s collective achievement, it is inherently problematic that neither side sees value in moving the discussion of social media to a governing level given its implications on marketing communication efforts. At the board level, NSOs should proactively establish a digital strategy considering the importance of the social (and digital) media function in the 21st century sport business landscape.

College Chemistry Textbooks Aid and Abet Racial Disparity

This study examines the representation of people of color in 10 US general chemistry textbooks published between 2016 and 2020. On average, people of color appear every 320 pages of text, while white figures are observed every 24 pages. The average percentage of people of color in the textbooks (12%) is well below the percentage in the US general population (40%), college population (46%), and science technology, engineering, and math (STEM) workforce (33%). Of the images that do include people of color, 26% portray explicitly negative stereotypes (e.g., unclean, poor, sick, primitive, unskilled) and only 31% depict STEM activities. Several textbooks in this study were reported in 2007 to contain racial bias, but no evidence of improvement was observed. To understand the persistence of racial bias, biographical information was used to illuminate the values held by the eight scientists that all 10 textbooks have in common. These eight universally prominent scientists include a lifelong supporter and profiteer of slavery, a trustee of the Human Betterment Foundation (an organization promoting mandatory sterilization for “race betterment”), an executive board member of the Swedish Society for Racial Hygiene, an anti-Semitic bigamist, and a modern advocate of eugenics. We posit that general chemistry textbooks reveal two mechanisms by which racial disparity in STEM is preserved and advanced: (1) through the invisibility and negative stereotyping of people of color and (2) via an oblivious idolatry of scientists who have promoted racist ideologies.

ESHRE guideline: endometriosis.

ESHRE guideline: endometriosis.

Editorial introductions.

Editorial introductions.

Acute kidney injury: a COVID-19 update

Claire Main, Interim Manager of Critical Care and Major Trauma at Cardiff and Vale University Health Board and ANN UK executive board member, gives an update on acute kidney injury and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

On the right of the President of the Veneto Region to appoint all «external» Executive members and on the (unconstitutional?) suspension of the Council member appointed Executive member

On the right of the President of the Veneto Region to appoint all «external» Executive members and on the (unconstitutional?) suspension of the Council member appointed Executive member

PENGEMBANGAN PRODUK KRIPIK TELA ANEKA RASA DAN STRATEGI PEMASARANNYA UNTUK KESEJAHTERAAN KELOMPOK WANITA RENGGANIS JEMBER

Sweet potato is a foodstuff containing carbohydrate which has advantages compared to other carbohydrate sources. One of the sub-districts in Jember Regency which mostly cultivates sweet potato plants is Panti District, Pakis Village, Kemundungan Hamlet. All the time the farmer group sells sweet potatoes in the form of fresh tubers at very low prices, starting from the price of Rp 500, - to Rp 1500, - per kilo. In order to support agricultural development towards the realization of sustainable superior agriculture based on local resources, our dedication team will carry out the program "Development of Various Flavored Sweet Potato Chips Products and Its Marketing Strategies for the Welfare of Rengganis’s Women Farmers Group in Jember" to increase food independence, added value, competitiveness and welfare of farmers. Methods: The types of training that will be given involves providing training in making chips with the Deep Frying method, as well as providing marketing strategy training in order the products can develop and sell well in the market. The executor of the activity consists of one chief executive who is competent in entrepreneurship, and one executive member who is competent in mechanization of food processing equipment. Results: Outputs to be achieved are an increase in competitiveness and application science and technology for the community of farmers women in Rengganis, Jember. This activity will be carried out for 8 months with a total cost needed, around Rp. 47,500,000.Conclusion: Increased knowledge and competitiveness of farmers women in Rengganis, Jember.

Editorial introductions

Current Opinion in Lipidology was launched in 1990. It is part of a successful series of review journals whose unique format is designed to provide a systematic and critical assessment of the literature as presented in the many primary journals. The field of lipidology is divided into six sections that are reviewed once a year. Each section is assigned a Section Editor, a leading authority in the area, who identifies the most important topics at that time. Here we are pleased to introduce the Section Editors for this issue. SECTION EDITORS Erik S.G. StroesErik S.G. StroesErik S.G. Stroes is Chair of the Department of Vascular Medicine at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. After gaining his Doctor of Medicine degree from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, he then specialized in internal medicine at University Medical Center, Utrecht, The Netherlands, and later in vascular medicine at the Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam. Professor Stroes’ research interests include the role of the vessel wall in atherosclerosis development and lipid disorders in relation to atherogenesis. He has been an investigator in numerous lipid-lowering trials using various surrogate markers, such as intima-media thickness and flow-mediated dilation, and more recently 3T magnetic resonance imaging as a surrogate marker for vascular disease progression. He has also been involved in the development of novel therapeutic moieties for dyslipidemia, such as lipoprotein lipase gene therapy, antisense oligonucleotide inhibition of apolipoprotein B synthesis, and reconstituted high-density lipoprotein infusion. He has been the recipient of numerous research grants and several awards. Professor Stroes is Chair of the Dutch Atherosclerosis Society, member of the Vascular Biology Working Group, member of the American Heart Association Council on Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, and former Chair of the Dutch Internist Vascular Society. He has published more than 300 papers in various peer-reviewed journals and authored several book chapters in the field. Gerald F. WattsGerald F. WattsGerald F. Watts (DSc DM PhD FRCP FRACP) trained at Imperial College (St Mary's Hospital) and King's College (St Thomas’ Hospital) in the University of London. He is a consultant physician, specializing in lipid disorders and cardiovascular medicine, within the department of cardiology at Royal Perth Hospital, as well as Winthrop Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine in the University of Western Australia. He is Chair of The Familial Hypercholesterolaemia (FH)-Australasia Network and executive board member of the International Atherosclerosis Society. His research interests include lipid disorders and cardiovascular prevention, with clinical interest focusing on delivering improved health care for patients and families with FH. Professor Watts is actively involved in undergraduate medical education and supervisors PhD students and post-doctoral fellows. He has authored over 500 published works, including scientific articles, reviews, book chapters and monographs, and is associate editor of Atherosclerosis, Journal Clinical Lipidology and Metabolism.

Editorial introductions

Editorial introductions