Joint Meeting Research Articles

Dermatopathology Trainee World Cup Abstracts Presented at the 25th Virtual Joint Meeting of the International Society of Dermatopathology, May 16-20, 2022.

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Oral Abstracts Presented at the 25th Virtual Joint Meeting of the International Society of Dermatopathology, May 16-20, 2022.

Oral Abstracts Presented at the 25th Virtual Joint Meeting of the International Society of Dermatopathology, May 16-20, 2022.

Joint Meeting of the German Society for Immunology (DGfl) and the Austrian Society for Allergology & Immunology (ÖGAI), 7–10 September, 2022, Hannover, Germany

Joint Meeting of the German Society for Immunology (DGfl) and the Austrian Society for Allergology & Immunology (ÖGAI), 7–10 September, 2022, Hannover, Germany

Effect of Farmers’ Participation in NGO Interventions on Household Food Security in Yatta Sub County, Machakos County Kenya

The purpose of this paper is to understand the extent to which farmers’ participation in NGO interventions affect their household food security in Yatta Sub County of Machakos County, Kenya. This study assessed farmers’ participation in needs identification, selection of interventions, implementation and monitoring. The study applied mixed method approach to collect both quantitative and qualitative data. This involved a cross-sectional survey of 357 farmers selected from 100 farmers’ groups that had worked with NGOs for more than three years, 6 focus group discussions (5 with farmers and one with NGOs), 33 key informant interviews, as well as 2 case studies. Quantitative data was analysed using logistic regression model. Findings reveal that there is a significant relationship between farmers’ participation in NGO interventions and household food security outcomes. In needs identification, NGOs mainly engaged farmers in joint meetings as opposed to formalized assessments. Selection of interventions was done through consultative meetings, while implementation was carried out in farmer plots and demonstration plots. Farmers participated in monitoring through project management committees, quarterly review meetings and feedback sessions. However, there was no standardized protocols of applying participation among NGOs. Sometimes unstructured needs assessment, hurried selection of interventions and lack of skills among farmers to negotiate with NGOs for preferred interventions negatively impacted farmers’ participation. The study is useful in informing NGOs and funding agencies to strengthen farmers’ participation in NGO interventions. NGOs should develop standardized participation protocols, which are engrained in their contracts with farmers to enhance uniformity and accountability.

Joint board management meetings and earnings management

PurposeJoint board management meetings bring boards of directors and top management teams together to share information and discuss company matters. The authors investigate whether these joint meetings are associated with higher agency costs or information sharing benefits in the context of firm earnings management.Design/methodology/approachUsing publicly disclosed data on the frequency of joint board management meetings in Indonesian firms, the authors examine the relationship between joint board management meetings and earnings management during 2010–2017.FindingsThe authors find that more joint board management meetings are associated with lower earnings management. This is consistent with joint board management meetings providing net information sharing benefits. Additional testing indicates that the results are the strongest when firms hold more joint board management meetings than regular board meetings.Originality/valueThe findings suggest that in addition to holding regular board and audit committee meetings, formal meetings between boards of directors and top management teams are beneficial to shareholders by restricting opportunistic accounting choices by firm management.

Early photographic federations and the pursuit of collaborative education

ABSTRACT In 1899, a group of photographic societies and camera clubs in the north of England came together to form the Yorkshire Photographic Union. Soon after, five other photographic federations were founded by societies and clubs in Northumberland and Durham (1901), Scotland (1903), Lancashire and Cheshire (1905), the Midlands (1907), and East Anglia (1910). These umbrella organisations supported their federated members by coordinating the circulation of photographic materials, lecturers, and judges, and by organising joint meetings, outings, and competitions. At a time when formal photographic education was still in its infancy and largely open to professionals only, and in line with this period’s concerns with rational recreation and mutual support, the photographic federations fostered opportunities for a growing body of amateur photographers to learn from one another. This article reconstructs the largely under-researched emergence of these organisations, and asks what their educational project tells us about their understanding of how people ought to be taught and learn photography, and the values and meanings that they attached to these practices. It reveals that their vision was shaped not simply by a desire to combine instruction with sociability but, most fundamentally, by the recognition that the acquisition of theoretical and practical photographic knowledge depended on collaborative practices. The article argues that doing photography with others at the level of clubs and societies had brought them first to imagine, and then to realise, an educational infrastructure that conceptualised the transmission of photographic knowledge as a shared social responsibility supported by a cooperative network.

Kazahskaya nacional'naya intelligenciya i sibirskie deyateli: istoriya vzaimodejstviya (vtoraya polovina XIX — nachalo XX v.)

The article shows the history of the relationship of individual representatives of the Kazakh national intelligentsia with Siberian public and political figures in the middle of the 19th century to the end of 1917. The first stage of relations includes the 1850s - 1890s. During this period, the main aspects of cooperation in the fields of science, education, ethnography are formed, joint meetings of the Kazakh and Siberian intelligentsia are held. The second stage covers the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century. At this time, the Kazakh elite, who studied and worked in educational and scientific institutions and institutions of Siberia, came into contact with such Siberian figures as G.N. Potanin, A.M. Yarmosh, P. S. Vologodskiy. The third stage of mutual contacts includes the activation of ties throughout 1917. During this short but busy period, the leaders of the Kazakh national movement Alash take an active part in the work of the Siberian Congresses.

Effectiveness of the Restorative Joint Meeting for Juveniles under Suspension of Prosecution with Supervision

Effectiveness of the Restorative Joint Meeting for Juveniles under Suspension of Prosecution with Supervision

The Use of ICT, Development of the Offer and Spatial Changes in the Building of the Day Care Home for Elderly and Sick in Tarnowskie Góry (Poland), Case Study

Abstract New Internet technologies allow building relationships via social networks and lessening social exclusion. While researching the needs of the residents of the building of the Day Care Home for Elderly and Sick People in Tarnowskie Góry, the author analyzed the possibilities of using information and communication technologies (ICT) to expand the institution’s offer and increase the number of residents. The essence of the study was to determine the social needs of seniors and to check what forms of Internet activities are possible. The interaction with the Day Care Home participants via the Internet requires appropriate space organization. Therefore, it was important to check whether seniors are ready for new forms of social interactions and if they are willing to acquire new knowledge and to further expand their skills. The subject discussed in the article was part of a broader study on the analysis of the needs of seniors to reorganize the space in the building and its surroundings. The research tools used have shown how important it is for seniors to establish analog contacts and build friendships during joint meetings and games. Research shows the degree of use of basic digital tools and the limitations of learning new digital tools. At the same time, the dynamics of changes within this age group is visible. There is also a noticeable need for a flexible approach to urban and architectural solutions, allowing for changes in the near future without large investment expenditures. The results of this research were confronted with the results of the study on the use of technology during COVID-19.

2nd Joint Meeting of the The European Society for Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation The International Society for Clinical Hemorheology The International Society of Biorheology July 4-7, 2021.

2nd Joint Meeting of the The European Society for Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation The International Society for Clinical Hemorheology The International Society of Biorheology July 4-7, 2021.

A Closer Look at the Quest for an Inclusive Research Project: ‘I Had No Experience with Scientific Research, and then the Ball of Cooperation Started Rolling’

The original adage of the movement of people with disabilities ‘Nothing about us without us’ is fortunately more and more adopted in the research world. There is, for example, increasing recognition of the importance and value of actively involving people with intellectual disabilities in research projects on topics that are relevant to them. In a current doctoral research project, a co-researcher with an intellectual disability was recruited to work together with the doctoral researcher. Now that this project is nearing completion, it is time to look at some aspects of their collaboration and see what we can learn from this process. In several (joint) meetings, the researchers reflected on their personal experiences with working and researching together. Our reflections are presented using three overarching themes: preparations for the collaboration, collaborating as a complex process, and conducting research together. The discussion focuses on what can be inferred from these personal experiences with regard to the following three topics: how inclusive research can be organised best, the possible benefits of the collaboration for the researchers involved, and the possible impact of the collaboration on the quality of the research.

In transition with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): children\u2019s services clinicians\u2019 perspectives on the role of information in healthcare transitions for young people with ADHD

BackgroundNational clinical guidelines emphasise the need for good communication of information by clinicians to young people and their parent/carers about what to expect during transition into adult services. Recent research indicates that of young people in need of transition for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), only a minority experience continuity of care into adulthood, with additional concerns about quality of transition. This qualitative analysis explored the role that information plays in the transition from child to adult mental health services for young people with ADHD, from the perspectives of clinicians working in children’s services.MethodsParticipants were recruited from National Health Service (NHS) Trusts located across the United Kingdom (UK), with varying service configurations. Twenty-two qualitative interviews were conducted with 15 paediatricians and seven psychiatrists working in child services and supporting young people with ADHD. The Framework Method was used to complete a thematic analysis of data related to the role of information in transitional care.ResultsTwo themes were identified in relation to the role of information in supporting transition and promoting continuity of care. Information for clinicians; about adult mental health services, the young person and their ADHD, and exchanged between services. Sharing information with young people; about transition processes, self-management, to support service engagement, and tailored to be accessible to young people with ADHD. Clinicians in children’s services reported variable access to information. Clear protocols and being able to communicate about ADHD as a long-term condition, were described as having a positive impact on the transition process.ConclusionsThese findings illustrate that clear information on the transition process, and communication of evidence based and up-to-date information on ADHD as a long-term condition are essential components for clinicians supporting transition into adult services. Information exchange can be supported through transition discussions with young people, and joint meetings between services Discussions should be accompanied by accessible resources for young people and parents/carers such as leaflets and websites. Further efforts should be focussed on enabling clinicians to provide timely and appropriate information to young people with ADHD to support transition.

Impressions of the 3rd Joint Meeting of Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management and Japan Health Physics Society

Impressions of the 3rd Joint Meeting of Japanese Society of Radiation Safety Management and Japan Health Physics Society

Improvements and advances in core outcome set methodology: proceedings of the CS-COUSIN & COMFA Joint Meeting.

A COS is a systematically developed list of outcomes recommended for reporting all studies within a particular disease area. The Cochrane Skin–Core Outcome Set Initiative (CS-COUSIN) and the Core Outcome Measures in Food Allergy (COMFA) Initiative Joint Meeting was held virtually on September 23 through 28, 2021. This meeting brought together core outcome set (COS) developers within the domains of dermatology and food allergy, respectively. The meeting assessed the state of COS methodology, provided a forward look, and facilitated the networking of members of individual COS groups. The meeting hosted several expert-led key addresses and focus sessions, in which work was critically discussed, new developments were shared, and groundwork was laid for future projects. The conference emphasized the importance of ongoing COS work to improve patient outcomes and limit research waste.

Repercussões do distanciamento social e das atividades laborais na qualidade de vida de docentes universitários em período de pandemia.

In April 2020, the Ministry of Education suspended classroom activities due to the pandemic caused by the COVID-19 virus, indicating the adoption of virtual classes. This research intends to explain the possible impacts of social distancing on the quality of life (QOL) of a sample of university professors, in addition to recording their difficulties and strengths in adapting activities to virtual teaching. Two questionnaires were sent to professors from four departments (Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics and Education): the WHOQOL-Bref, validated by the WHO, in order to classify the QOL; and anothers about questions sociodemographic and open-ended question about their work activities. The data obtained (28 out of 94 possible respondents) were organized using Excel spreadsheets and also analyzed in a quantitative and qualitative way. As for QoL, the indices show that, in general, it was good (70.54 points, out of 100); that the professors of the Mathematics department had the lowest rates in all domains (64.01) and those of Chemistry the highest indicators (76.44); that the general values of women were below those of men in all domains, with the exception of social relationships (71.15). As for the difficulties with teaching activities, the professors highlighted: the decrease in interactions, less involvement of students with the objects of study; difficulty in finding ways to effectively assess remote activities, and in adapting activities and contents; in addition to more time spent in classes planning. As for the positive aspects that the remote activities provided, the professors point out the fact that the classes are not necessarily synchronous and the recordings are made available to the students; they also highlighted the facility for scheduling/carrying out joint meetings; and that the moment of crisis allowed opportunities to adopt new ways of working and, in a way, to rethink the pertinence/deepening of certain contents.

MaLTeSQuE 2021 Workshop Summary

The 5th edition of the Machine Learning Techniques for Software Quality Evaluation (MaLTeSQuE 2021) workshop was held virtually (originally in Athens, Greece) on August 23rd, 2021, colocated with the 29th ACM Joint Meeting on European Software Engineering Conference and Symposium on the Foundations of Software Engineering (ESEC/FSE 2021). MaLTeSQuE received a total of ten submissions from all over the world, from which six papers and three abstracts were included in the program. The program also featured a keynote by Tim Menzies on the future of machine learning techniques for software quality. This report summarizes the event and insights stemmed from the keynote and presentations in the three sessions of the workshop.

Evaluating the effectiveness of care coordination interventions designed and implemented through a participatory action research process: Lessons learned from a quasi-experimental study in public healthcare networks in Latin America.

Despite increasing recommendations for health professionals to participate in intervention design and implementation to effect changes in clinical practice, little is known about this strategy's effectiveness. This study analyses the effectiveness of interventions designed and implemented through participatory action research (PAR) processes in healthcare networks of Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Uruguay to improve clinical coordination across care levels, and offers recommendations for future research. The study was quasi-experimental. Two comparable networks, one intervention (IN) and one control (CN), were selected in each country. Baseline (2015) and evaluation (2017) surveys of a sample of primary and secondary care doctors (174 doctors/network/year) were conducted using the COORDENA® questionnaire. Most of the interventions chosen were based on joint meetings, promoting cross-level clinical agreement and communication for patient follow-up. Outcome variables were: a) intermediate: interactional and organizational factors; b) distal: experience of cross-level clinical information coordination, of clinical management coordination and general perception of coordination between levels. Poisson regression models were estimated. A statistically significant increase in some of the interactional factors (intermediate outcomes) -knowing each other personally and mutual trust- was observed in Brazil and Chile INs; and in some organizational factors -institutional support- in Colombia and Mexico. Compared to CNs in 2017, INs of Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico showed significant differences in some factors. In distal outcomes, care consistency items improved in Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay INs; and patient follow-up improved in Chile and Mexico. General perception of clinical coordination increased in Brazil, Colombia and Mexico INs. Compared to CNs in 2017, only Brazil showed significant differences. Although more research is needed, results show that PAR-based interventions improved some outcomes regarding clinical coordination at network level, with differences between countries. However, a PAR process is, by definition, slow and gradual, and longer implementation periods are needed to achieve greater penetration and quantifiable changes. The participatory and flexible nature of interventions developed through PAR processes poses methodological challenges (such as defining outcomes or allocating individuals to different groups in advance), and requires a comprehensive mixed-methods approach that simultaneously evaluates effectiveness and the implementation process to better understand its outcomes.

Abstracts of the Basic and Clinical Multimodal Imaging (BaCI) Virtual Conference, Joint Meeting of ECNS, ISBET, ISFSI, and ISNIP, October 14-17, 2021.

Abstracts of the Basic and Clinical Multimodal Imaging (BaCI) Virtual Conference, Joint Meeting of ECNS, ISBET, ISFSI, and ISNIP, October 14-17, 2021.

Joint Board-Management Meetings and Firm Performance

Are joint meetings between boards of directors and top management teams associated with better decision making or higher agency costs? We examine formally scheduled joint board-management meetings as a channel for closer interaction between boards of directors and top management teams. Using publicly disclosed data from Indonesian firms, we find that about half of our sample firms hold joint board-management meetings and more meetings are associated with higher firm performance. This suggests that the benefits from information sharing at joint meetings are greater than the agency costs. This relationship is most significant when companies hold 10-12 joint board-management meetings per year, in companies with good governance and when companies are experiencing poor performance. For policymakers and practitioners, we highlight a formal channel for closer interaction between directors and management that benefits shareholders.

Evaluation of the implementation of the School Health Program from the Program for Access and Quality Improvement in Primary Care: 2012, 2014, and 2018

This study aims to evaluate the implementation and describe the actions developed in the School Health Program (PSE) by primary care health teams that joined the Brazilian National Program for Improvement of Access and Quality of Basic Care (PMAQ-AB), in 2012, 2014, and 2018. The participation of the teams in school health activities increased throughout the three evaluation cycles, with the expansion of clinical evaluation, health promotion, and disease prevention actions. In cycle II, 24% of the teams performed the seven clinical evaluation actions, 18% performed the six promotion and prevention actions. However, 6.3% of the teams did not perform any clinical evaluation action and 8.8% did not perform health actions of promotion or prevention. In cycle III, more than 90% of the teams participated in the PSE, 84% of the health teams reported a combined planning for actions in schools, and more than 60% of the teams held joint meetings with the schools. PSE was institutionalized in all regions of the country, being more developed in municipalities with 10,000 to 30,000 inhabitants, lower Municipal Human Development Index (HDI-M) level, and greater coverage of the Family Health Strategy (FHS). Despite the positive evolution, the predominance of clinical evaluation actions in relation to health promotion actions and the proportion of teams that still have limitations in the combined efforts between health and education suggest a certain distancing from the PSE guidelines. To advance the implementation of the PSE, it is necessary to train health and education professionals; deepen intersectoral connection; expand the implementation of information and communication technologies; and maintain policies that allow the evaluation of the PSE, in order to support its development.