Final Project Report Research Articles

Compensatory care: The elephant in the in-patient rehabilitation room

International Journal of Therapy and RehabilitationVol. 20, No. 4 CommentCompensatory care: The elephant in the in-patient rehabilitation roomJulie PryorJulie PryorSearch for more papers by this authorJulie PryorPublished Online:5 Jun 2014https://doi.org/10.12968/ijtr.2013.20.4.178AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Burton CR, Fisher A, Green TL (2009) The organisational context of nursing care in stroke units: A case study approach. Int J Nurs Stud 46(1): 85–94 Crossref, Google ScholarDonnelly JP, Donnelly K, Grohman KK (2005) A multi-perspective concept mapping study of problems associated with traumatic brain injury. Brain Inj 19(13): 1077–1085 Crossref, Google ScholarGraham SK, Cameron ID (2008) A survey of rehabilitation services in Australia. Austr Health Rev 32(3): 392–399 Crossref, Google ScholarKearney PM, Lever S (2010) Rehabilitation nursing: invisible and underappreciated therapy. Int J Ther Rehabil 17(8): 394–395 Link, Google ScholarKirkevold M (1997) The role of nursing in the rehabilitation of acute stroke patients: Towards a unified theoretical perspective. ANS Adv Nurs Sci 19(4): 55–64 Crossref, Google ScholarMcPherson K (2006) Rehabilitation nursing – a final frontier? Int J Nurs Stud 43(7): 787–9 Crossref, Google ScholarNSW Health (2011) Rehabilitation redesign project Final Report version 1.4. Sydney: NSW Health. Google ScholarOzer MN (1999) Patient participation in the management of stroke rehabilitation. Topics Stroke Rehabil 6(1): 43–59 Google ScholarPryor J (2005) Nursing's role in rehabilitation: A review of the research literature. J Austr Rehabil Nurs Assoc 8(3): 8–13 Google ScholarPryor J, Dean S (2012) The person in context. In Dean SSeigert RTaylor W. editors. Interprofessional rehabilitation: a person centred approach. Chichester, UK: Wiley-Blackwell. p.135–165 Crossref, Google ScholarPryor J, O'Connell B (2009) Incongruence between nurses' and patients' understandings and expectations of rehabilitation. J Clin Nurs 18(12): 1766–74 Crossref, Google ScholarSt-Germain D, Boivin B, Fougeyrollas P (2011) The Caring-Disability Creation Process Model: a new way of combining ‘care’ in nursing and ‘rehabilitation’ for better quality of services and patient safety, Disabil Rehabil 33(21–22): 2105–2113 Crossref, Google ScholarWade D (2005) Describing rehabilitation interventions. Clin Rehabil 19(8): 811–8 Crossref, Google ScholarWest T, Langhorne P, Bernhardt J (2013) How do comprehensive and acute stroke units differ? A critical review. Int J Ther Rehabil 20(1): 41–52 Link, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 April 2013Volume 20Issue 4ISSN (online): 1759-779X Metrics History Published online 5 June 2014 Published in print 2 April 2013 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download

The process of developing a non-medical (advanced allied health) botulinum toxin A prescribing and injecting model of care in a public rehabilitation setting

The aim of this paper was to describe the process undertaken to develop a non-medical (advanced allied health extended role) botulinum toxin A prescription and injection project for adults with upper and lower limb spasticity secondary to an acquired brain injury. The hypertonicity clinic in the present study was located in a metropolitan public hospital in Queensland where multidisciplinary services are provided by a rehabilitation specialist and an advanced occupational therapist and physiotherapist. The process of developing the model included establishing potential benefits for the role extension project and documentation of a project plan. Project outcomes included the development of a relevant governance structure, a research evidence-based project evaluation framework, a draft research ethics application, delineation of the key eligibility criteria and competencies required for physiotherapist and occupational therapist prescribers, and a final project report. Non-medical prescribing has the potential to increase patient access to botulinum toxin A injection for the management of focal spasticity. A process that supports early patient engagement, extensive consultation with relevant stakeholders, a strong governance structure, a high-quality research project and a long lead time may maximise the potential for successful completion of advanced allied health role extension projects, including prescription and injection of botulinum toxin A.

The Feasibility of Developing a National Parcel Database: County Data Records Project Final Report

In 2010, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) charted new territory in an effort to develop a national database of standardized parcel-level (property) data collected directly from the most authoritative sources: local counties. HUD contracted with ABT Associates Inc. and their subcontractors, Fairview Industries and Smart Data Strategies, to embark on an exploratory project for assembling local assessor data, including key attributes such as property address, assessed value, land use, sales price, and sales history, for 127 targeted counties. The primary tasks of the project included identifying the appropriate data sources in each community, assembling the data and metadata, and standardizing the data in a common format to be accessible for HUD research efforts and for possibly aggregating data to higher levels of geography for public dissemination.

Types of research output profiles: A multilevel latent class analysis of the Austrian Science Fund's final project report data

Starting out from a broad concept of research output, this article looks at the question as to what research outputs can typically be expected from certain disciplines. Based on a secondary analysis of data from final project reports (ex post research evaluation) at the Austrian Science Fund (FWF), Austria’s central funding organization for basic research, the goals are (1) to find, across all scientific disciplines, types of funded research projects with similar research output profiles; and (2) to classify the scientific disciplines in homogeneous segments bottom-up according to the frequency distribution of these research output profiles. The data comprised 1,742 completed, FWF-funded research projects across 22 scientific disciplines. The multilevel latent class (LC) analysis produced four LCs or types of research output profiles: ‘Not Book’, ‘Book and Non-Reviewed Journal Article’, ‘Multiple Outputs’, and ‘Journal Article, Conference Contribution, and Career Development’. The class membership can be predicted by three covariates: project duration, requested grant sum, and project head’s age. In addition, five segments of disciplines can be distinguished: ‘Life Sciences and Medicine’, ‘Social Sciences/Arts and Humanities’, ‘Formal Sciences’, ‘Technical Sciences’, and ‘Physical Sciences’. In ‘Social Sciences/Arts and Humanities’ almost all projects are of the type ‘Book and Non-Reviewed Journal Article’, but, vice versa, not all projects of the ‘Book and Non-reviewed Journal Article’ type are in the ‘Social Sciences/Arts and Humanities’ segment. The research projects differ not only qualitatively in their output profile; they also differ quantitatively, so that projects can be ranked according to amount of output.

Community Participation and Intervention Framework (CPIF): Mechanism of Change in Rice Farming in Calatrava, Romblon, Philippines

This paper highlights the experiences of the Philippine Rice Research Institute in implementing the Give Me Five Rice Project (GM5) in Calatrava, Romblon. After the implementation of GM5 the Community Participation and Intervention Framework (CPIF) was developed. An analysis of the CPIF that describes the mechanisms of change in rice farming and how the level of peoples’ participation has influenced farmers’ attitude through technological adoption and adaptation in increasing rice productivity and income of the rice farmers. A cross-sectional survey design was carried out for this study. The interview-type study was conducted with fifty six (56) respondents: 49 were farmers and 7 were active stakeholders in the GM5 project in two (2) barangays (Pangulo and Balogo) in Calatrava, Romblon. Secondary data were gathered from the reports of the Rice Sufficiency Officers (RSO), and the final report of the GM5 project. Primary data were gathered through personal interviews by using a questionnaire and Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with the key informants and other stakeholders. Descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation analysis and regression analysis were employed to analyze the data. Findings of this study showed that increase in yield and income had the highest relationship with level of technology adoption rate (r=0.772, p=0.000), followed by the level of peoples’ participation towards GM5 (r=0.702, p=0.000). These variables explained 71.40% of variation in increase in rice yield. As a result, the yield level of the farmers and income derived from the project show a significant increase (ρ = 0.000). This increase of yield and income is attributed to the high level of technological adoption and the high level of participation by farmers. This study also provided a number of implications and recommendations on how CPIF translates the increase of the level of community participation and yield and income of the rice farmers that will lead to people empowerment and food security in Calatrava, Romblon.

Utah Domestic Violence Council Economic Justice and Empowerment Project Final Report

Policy report on domestic violence and economic justice for the state of Utah, including an assessment of programs throughout the state. Provides a focus on Native American Reservations and colonialism, race and predatory lending, gender and rural poverty.

HOFSTRA'S FAMILY LAW WITH SKILLS COURSE: IMPLEMENTING FLER (THE FAMILY LAW EDUCATION REFORM PROJECT)

The Family Law Education Reform Project (FLER) Final Report documented that the current doctrinally oriented family law curriculum at most law schools does not adequately prepare students for modern family law practice. FLER recommended that law school courses move from the study of cases to the study of the legal system's effect on families, and integrate the study of alternative dispute resolution and interdisciplinary knowledge. In response, Hofstra Law School has made a comprehensive attempt to implement FLER's curricular recommendations. This article discusses one major innovation – the Family Law with Skills course. Family Law with Skills is the basic course in Hofstra's revised curriculum and is designed to integrate doctrinal teaching with professional skills development. In addition to studying legal doctrine, students are required to engage in structured field observation of family court proceedings; interviewing, counseling, negotiation, and mediation representation exercises in a divorce dispute; direct and cross examination of a social worker in a child protection dispute; and drafting of a surrogacy agreement. The article describes each exercise and discusses its rationale, student reaction to the course, and lessons learned.

Foresight: the future of food and farming, final project report

by Government Office for Science, London, 2011, 208 pp., ISBN 978-0-7546-7248-7 I suggest that minimum requirements for a global food and farming system fit for purpose are that: • it should ensure...

The Politics of Trade and Turkish Foreign Policy

The Politics of Trade and Turkish Foreign Policy

Foresight. The future of food and farming. Final project report. The Government Office for Science, London. Published in 2011. pp. 211. Available at http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bispartners/foresight/docs/food-and-farming/11-546-future-of-food-and-farming-report.pdf

Foresight. The future of food and farming. Final project report. The Government Office for Science, London. Published in 2011. pp. 211. Available at http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/bispartners/foresight/docs/food-and-farming/11-546-future-of-food-and-farming-report.pdf

Finance and Corporate Governance for New Decade in Korea Considering 2000/2003 World Bank/IMF Reports

Immediately after the Asian financial crisis in 1997, Korea signed MOUs with the IMF. In the context of the MOUs, World Bank asked Korean government to spend part of the financial resources available for the financial and corporate restructuring assistance project. On May 15, 2000, the final project report and legal recommendations were delivered to the Korean Ministry of Justice. In line with such report, for the first decade of a new millennium, Korea has taken various radical legal measures to improve finance and corporate governance. This article is to review the trajectory of this exercise from the beginning to the current status of financial and corporate governance in Korea to find the right policy directions for the next decade. From the history of Korean jurisprudence, this attempt can be characterized as the rule of law by transparency. In the 1960s, 70s, 80s and even early 90s, law was nothing more than one of many tools for control. Based on imperfect law, the executive branch was to exercise uncontrolled discretion in making rules. Law was most fearful because nobody knew what it was or what it would be. In 1993, when the military autocratic rule was receded, but first civilian presidency was established, law was a means for reformation. By changing law, changes did occur. They, however, were not totally free from administrative conveniences. Since the 1997 financial crisis, true meaning of rule of law started to formulate itself in the minds of Koreans as it is for expectation and no fear. As the transparency of corporate governance was needed, law should become transparent likewise. After a decade-long experience, Korea is now wobbling between business-friendly law and fair society. Without any ideological dent, rule of law based on transparency and expectation should continue to prosper in Korea, which would lead to a more competitive corporate community. Furthermore, Korean government policies based on rule of law should be fostered for development of active market for corporate control and professional management.

Volunteer effect and compromised randomization in the Mayo Project of screening for lung cancer

It has been confirmed recently that the volunteer effect in lung cancer screening is characterized by higher lung cancer mortality risk in self-selected screening participants. The Mayo Lung Project, the most influential trial of screening for lung cancer ever completed, was conducted in nonvolunteer Mayo Clinic outpatients, with a peculiar study design that rendered the randomization vulnerable to the volunteer effect. Of all nonvolunteers randomized in the Mayo Lung Project, only those allocated in the screened group were asked consent to participate in the trial. The final Mayo Lung Project report stated that 655 randomized nonvolunteers refused screening and were excluded from the study, thus documenting violation of the rule that no selection should occur after randomization. The long-term follow-up of the Mayo Lung Project showed an enigmatic result which has never been explained: the lung cancer mortality was 13% higher in the screening intervention group than in the control group [4.4 (95% CI 3.9–4.9) vs. 3.9 (95% CI 3.5–4.4) per 1,000 person-years; P = 0.09]. Such overrepresented mortality is consistent with the volunteer effect and supports the concept that the Mayo Lung Project randomization was compromised by the post-randomization self-selection of participant nonvolunteers.

A New Record Size for the Northern Desert Nightsnake (Hypsiglena chlorophaea deserticola)

Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. 14 p. Hill T, Reid A, Clarke R, Krebs J, Gwilliam J. 2006. West Kootenay Townsend's Big-eared Bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) Project Final Report. Nelson, BC: Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program Columbia Basin. 50 p. Humphrey SR, Kunz TH. 1976. Ecology of a Pleistocene relict, the Western Big-eared Bat (Plecotus townsendii), in the southern Great Plains. Journal of Mammalogy 57:470-494. Kunz TH, Martin RA. 1982. Plecotus townsendii. Mammalian Species 175:1-6. Meidinger DV, Pojar J. 1991. Ecosystems of British Columbia. Special Report Series Number 6. Victoria, BC: Ministry of Forests, Research Branch. 330 p. Nagorsen DW, Brigham RM. 1993. Bats of British Columbia. Vancouver, BC: UBC press. 164 p. Pearson OP, Koford MR, Pearson AK. 1952. Reproduction of the Lump-Nosed Bat (Corynorhinus rafinesquei) in California. Journal of Mammalogy 33:273-320. PlERSON ED, RAINEY WE. 1998. Distribution, status, and management of Townsend's Big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii) in California. Davis, California: The Resources Agency Department of Fish and Game. 36 p. Pierson ED, Wackenhut MC, Altenback JS, Bradley P, Call P, Genter DL, Harris CE, Keller BL, Lengus B, Lewis L, Luce B, Navo KW, Perkins JM, Smith S, Welch L. 1999. Species conservation assessment and strategy for Townsend's big-eared bat (Corynorhinus townsendii townsendii and Corynorhinus townsendii pallescens). Boise ID: Idaho Conservation Ef ort, Idaho Department of F sh and Game. 73 p. ROBERTS L>, ROBERTS A. 1996. Habitat selection by Townsend's big-eared bats in the Williams Lake area. Williams Lake, BC: BC Ministry of Environment. 96 p. Sarell MJ, Gwilliam J, Hill T. 2003. Roosting behaviour of Townsend's Big-eared Bats (Corynorhinus townsendii) and comments on other bat species found at Fort Shepherd in the West Kootenay of British Columbia. Nelson, BC: Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. 11 p. S erwin RE, Gannon WL, Altenbach JS. 2003. Managing complex systems simply: understanding inherent variation in the use of roosts by Townsend's big-eared bats (Corynorhinus townsendii). Wildlife Society Bulletin 31:62-72 *SMYTH M. 2000. Townsend's big-eared, Big Brown, and Yuma bat colonies in Minnekhada Regional Park, Coquitlam, summer 2000. Unpublished report prepared for: Greater Vancouver Regional District Parks Central Area. 25 p. Vonhof MJ, Gwilliam JC. 2000. A summary of bat research in the Pend d'Oreille valley in southeastern British Columbia. Nelson, BC: Columbia Basin Fish and Wildlife Compensation Program. 166 p.

Discussion of ‘The use of electrical resistivity tomography in deriving local-scale models of recharge through superficial deposits’, by M.O. Cuthbert, R. MacKay, J.H. Tellam & R.D. Barker, Quarterly Journal for Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology , 42 , 199–209

Cuthbert et al . (2009) present an interesting and detailed study of the effects that superficial glacial deposits have on recharge to a bedrock aquifer, in this case the Permo-Triassic Sandstone of the Tern catchment in the West Midlands of England. In their discussion they suggest that the current recharge model used by the Environment Agency may not be adequate for the purposes of groundwater abstraction management because it oversimplifies recharge processes through the superficial deposits. In the present discussion paper this point is further explored with reference to the original management objectives of the Environment Agency project that produced a regional groundwater model of the East Shropshire Permo-Triassic Sandstone of the Tern catchment, of which the recharge model was an integral part. The objectives of the East Shropshire groundwater model have been outlined by Streetly & Shepley (2005), in the final report of the Environment Agency project. This report provides an extensive description of the conceptual and numerical model; the main details of the latter have been summarized by Shepley & Streetly (2007). The other reports of the Environment Agency project (Bridge et al . 2002; Streetly et al . 2002; Streetly & Young 2004) quoted by Cuthbert et al . (2009), with the exception of Bridge et al . (2002) are intermediary reports, and not further referred to in this discussion paper. This discussion paper focuses on three aspects: (1) the philosophy behind using models for groundwater management decision making; (2) some background on the East Shropshire groundwater model; (3) an example of how the East Shropshire groundwater model has been used for groundwater management. This provides a basis for a more detailed appraisal of Cuthbert et al .'s work in the context of the management of the East Shropshire Permo-Triassic Sandstone aquifer. …

ChemInform Abstract: Ni-Doped versus Undoped Mg-MgH2 Materials for High Temperature Heat or Hydrogen Storage.

Abstract A comparative study of the behavior of various Ni-doped and undoped Mg–MgH 2 materials to be utilized for reversible (thermochemical) high temperature heat or hydrogen storage has for the first time been conducted over a broad range of hydrogenation/dehydrogenation (cycling) conditions (see Fig. 5 ). The storage capacity losses observed in the course of cyclic tests are found to be sensitively dependent to all the details of the applied cycling conditions and can be of temporary (reversible) or persistent (irreversible) nature. Based upon investigations via optical microscopy, the reversible capacity losses appear to be associated with an excessively high formation rate of MgH 2 -nucleation sites on the surface of Ni-doped Mg particles under intensified cycling conditions; irreversible capacity losses, especially pronounced in the case of Ni-doped materials, are the result of sintering of the material particles in the dehydrogenated (metallic) form upon prolonged cycling at higher temperatures. Ni-doped Mg–MgH 2 materials have excellent cyclic stability and high hydrogenation rates even under very mild pressure/temperature cycling conditions (so-called standard cycling conditions or below them [B. Bogdanovic, Th. Hartwig, B. Spliethoff, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 18 (1993) 575; Final Report of Project No. 0328939 C, Federal Ministry for Research and Technology of the F.R.G., Bonn (1992)]) suitable for applications such as solar generation of heat and cold, heat pumps, hydrogen storage, and the like. On the other hand, based on their cyclic stability and sufficient reaction rates under severe reaction conditions, neat Mg powders produced by brushing can be used as cheap materials for the purpose of reversible thermochemical high temperature heat storage in the temperature range of 450–500°C with heat storage capacities amounting to 0.6–0.7 kWh/kg Mg, applicable for solar power generation via Stirling engines or storage of industrial heat in the above temperature ranges.

Prologue: When West Met East through the Beijing Olympics

Based on the final report of the research project ‘Communication and the Olympics: the Challenge and Opportunity for Beijing 2008 in Intercultural Exchange’, commissioned by IOC-OSC following selec...

AQMOD: Hydrogeological Study of Aquifers in the Bojana Delta, Montenegro

AQMOD: Hydrogeological Study of Aquifers in the Bojana Delta, Montenegro

Implications of the Foresight Report for Animal-Welfare Education and Research: What Are Veterinary Colleges Teaching Today about Animal Welfare?

This article provides a brief overview of the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges' Foresight Project final report, Envisioning the Future of Veterinary Medical Education. Points of concern and recommendations specifically regarding animal-welfare education that surfaced in the final report are discussed. Also included is a summary of how six veterinary colleges are presently addressing animal welfare in their education and research programs.

In the Spirit of Flexner: Working Toward a Collective Vision for the Future of Medical Education in Canada

The Association of Faculties of Medicine of Canada launched the Future of Medical Education in Canada (FMEC) Project in 2007. The FMEC Project's overarching goal was to comprehensively examine the current state of undergraduate medical education, concentrating on its alignment with current and future societal needs. Like Flexner's work, the FMEC Project used a process of reflection and renewal; unlike Flexner's work, the FMEC Project used multiple techniques to gather information, including literature reviews, key informant interviews, international visits, and a series of consultations with stakeholders and expert groups. The project's final report, The Future of Medical Education in Canada: A Collective Vision, put forth 10 recommendations that summarized priority areas for academic medicine and medical training in Canada at the start of the 21st century. The current article reviews FMEC Project recommendations in relation to the priorities set out by Flexner in 1910. In some areas, such as the scientific basis of medical education, there is striking congruence between Flexner's views and today's collective vision. In other areas, such as community-based learning, opinion appears to have shifted markedly over the past century, and concepts such as interprofessionalism may represent distinctly modern domains. While Flexnerian themes tend to center on the notion of medicine as science, present-day priorities converge on the link between academic medicine and societal needs. By looking back on Flexner's work, we can see where his vision has taken us. As well, we see more clearly the new frontiers that academic medicine will continue to explore.

Sustainable introduction of GM crops into european agriculture: a summary report of the FP6 SIGMEA research project

In 2003, the European Commission established the principle of coexistence which refers to “the ability of farmers to make a practical choice between conventional, organic and GM-crop production, in compliance with the legal obligations for labelling and/or purity standards” and laid down guidelines defining the context of this coexistence1 . In order to determine what is needed for the sustainable introduction of GM crops in Europe, the cross-disciplinary SIGMEA Research Project was set up to create a science-based framework to inform decision-makers. SIGMEA has (i) collated and analysed European data on gene flow and the environmental impacts of the major crop species which are likely to be transgenic in the future (maize, rapeseed, sugar beet, rice, and wheat), (ii) designed predictive models of gene flow at the landscape level, (iii) analysed the technical feasibility and economic impacts of coexistence in the principal farming regions of Europe, (iv) developed novel GMO detection methods, (v) addressed legal issues related to coexistence, and (vi) proposed public and farm scale decisionmaking tools, as well as guidelines regarding management and governance. This publishable version of the final activity report of the FP6 SIGMEA research project, covers the fourteen major issues under investigation.