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The Joys of Teaching: Working with Language Learners in Finnish Classrooms

ABSTRACT This study investigated which aspects of working with multilingual students bring joy to Finnish teachers. The data was collected via an online survey from teachers working mainly in basic education in Finland. The teachers (N = 588) reported a positive stance toward multilingual learners. The greatest number of responses (44%) cited students’ intrapersonal qualities, for example students’ motivation to learn and their academic, social, and emotional successes, as a source of joy. The positive impact of diversity on the school community (14%) and the teachers’ own development (12%) were the next most common sources of joy. Teachers with more experience working with multilingual learners were more likely to name students as a source of joy; similarly, teachers at schools with more multilingual learners were more likely to reference these students as a source of joy. The findings suggest that experience with many multilingual students promotes teachers’ commitment to them.

Standardizing congenital diaphragmatic hernia care in Canada: Implementing national clinical practice guidelines

PurposeWe sought to identify implementation barriers and opportunities to increase utilization of the Canadian Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) Collaborative's clinical practice guideline. MethodsA validated readiness assessment was sent via SurveyMonkey™ to CAPSNet site coordinators and local CDH stakeholders. The survey was open from 11/2018 to 02/2019. Data and responses were analyzed using descriptive statistics (REB 2019-4753). ResultsEighty-six responses were received, of which 65% (n = 56/86) were fully completed. The greatest number of responses came from neonatology (n = 27), pediatric surgery (n = 25), and respiratory therapy (n = 10). Seventy-eight percent (n = 67/86) of respondents were aware of the CDH guideline, and 63% (n = 54/86) used the entire guideline, while 23% (n = 20/86) used only certain sections. Besides recommendations pertaining to fetal intervention and ECLS, interdisciplinary long-term surveillance and prenatal diagnosis were considered most difficult to implement owing to funding limitations. Most respondents (n = 49/56; 87.5%) felt they could implement >75% of the recommendations. Establishing common team goals [i.e., minimize care variations] (n = 33/58;57%), provider buy-in [commitment of all health professionals to the guideline] (n = 28/58;48%), and regular compliance assessment (n = 23/58;40%) would increase uptake. ConclusionThere is national awareness of the CDH guideline. Implementation strategies ensuring common team goals, provider buy-in, and regular compliance assessment should increase guideline uptake/utilization. Consolidating funding for interdisciplinary long-term surveillance and prenatal diagnosis is necessary for any site-specific implementation strategy. Level of evidenceLevel 4 qualitative, survey.

Physician Assistant Studentsʼ Attitudes About Obesity and Obese Individuals

The purpose of this study is to examine physician assistant (PA) students' attitudes about obesity and obese individuals. Students in the Department of Physician Assistant Studies at New York Institute of Technology completed the Fat Phobia Scale to assess their attitudes regarding obesity and obese individuals. Students also provided their height and weight to calculate body mass index (BMI), and their sex and age. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and Student's t-test with p < .05. The mean score for the Fat Phobia Scale was 3.7 +/- 0.63, which represents an average level of fat phobia. A high level (score > or = 4.4) was noted in 13.6% of participants (n = 15) and 5.4% (n = 6) demonstrated positive or neutral attitudes towards obese people (score < or = 2.5). The mean BMI for those who scored > or = 4.4 was 23.3 kg/m2 +/- 2.9 and 22.9 kg/m2 +/- 4.0 for those who scored < or = 2.5 (p > .05). The five negative adjectives receiving the highest mean response were that obese people are slow, like food, overeat, are insecure, and have low self-esteem. The five negative adjectives with the greatest number of responses indicating participants agreed or strongly agreed with that adjective are that obese people like food, overeat, are slow and inactive, and have no endurance. This study documents a bias within our student population that is similar to that seen in nurses, physicians, and dietitians and likely exists in other PA programs as well. As educators, we need to attempt to modify our students' negative attitudes before they become practicing clinicians.

A national survey to medical and dental schools to assess the level of undergraduate teaching and research about HIV/AIDS in the UK.

The views of heads of academic departments in UK medical and dental schools on the extent of their specialty's involvement in teaching undergraduates about HIV/AIDS and undertaking research in this area was ascertained by postal questionnaire. Three hundred and nineteen responses were received from medical schools (61.7%) and 58 responses from dental schools (53.2%). The greatest number of responses in one specialty was received from the Departments of General Practice, Paediatrics and Children's Dentistry. The amount of teaching varied widely, was dispersed throughout the curriculum within a wide range of broader subject areas and tended to be carried out by senior staff using didactic lecture format. Dental courses were more often assessed than medical courses. The small number of patients available was seen as a major problem. Involvement in research was appreciable. However, knowledge of student awareness campaigns was not widespread. We conclude that more specific teaching on HIV/AIDS is needed, particularly discussion about attitudes towards patients and ethical issues. HIV/AIDS counsellors should have an increased involvement in undergraduate teaching and teaching methods should provide opportunities for interactive discussion. Extensive research is being conducted in the UK. However, further work is needed to identify the perceived needs of students and the extent to which these are being met.

Treatment of tumor-bearing dogs with actinomycin D.

Fifty dogs with advanced malignancies were treated with actinomycin D at doses ranging from 0.5 to 1.1 mg/m2 every 3 weeks. The greatest number of responses was noted in dogs with lymphoma, including dogs that had received prior chemotherapy. Other responding tumor types included anal sac adenocarcinoma, perianal adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, thyroid carcinoma, and transitional cell carcinoma. The median time to maximum response for dogs with lymphoma was 7 days, with a median duration of 42 days. Gastrointestinal toxicity was the most frequently observed side effect. A dose of 0.6 to 0.7 mg/m2 appears to be appropriate for treating various malignancies in dogs.

Role of diet in host selection ofHeliothis virescens by parasitoidCampoletis sonorensis (Hymenoptera: Ichneumonidae)

Gas chromatographic analysis revealed that chemicals attractive toCampoletis sonorensis (Cameron), previously identified in cotton, were not present in wheat germ diet-rearedHeliothis virescens (F.) larvae. Diet-reared larvae fed cotton obtained the chemicals from cotton, with the consequence of enhanced kairomonal activity of the larvae and their frass toC. sonorensis. Parasitoids, presented a choice between cotton, cotton plus hosts, hosts alone, and control in an olfactometer, responded non-randomly, with the greatest number of responses to cotton plus hosts, and three times as many responses to cotton alone as to larvae alone. The role of the plant in the parasitoid-host relationship is discussed.