Robust Collaboration Research Articles

Developing resources to address homophobic and transphobic bullying: a framework incorporating co-design, critical pedagogies, and bullying research

ABSTRACTIn 2016, UNESCO developed recommendations to address homophobic and transphobic violence and bullying, including guidance for the development of classroom resources. According to UNESCO, the effectiveness of interventions depends on inclusive, if not affirming, representations of sexual and gender diversity in learning materials, as well as age-appropriate, culturally sensitive, evidenced-based resources. UNESCO advocates that such resources be produced in partnerships with key stakeholders, including civil society and youth and student organisations. The high-level scope of the document however limits detail on how these elements may practically be realised. The purpose of this article is to critique and build on this guidance to extend its scope and offer further recommendations to achieve the changes it seeks. The article begins by integrating key concepts from the bullying research literature with pedagogical theory to offer a theoretical framework to support the ‘evidenced-based’ approach it advocates. Next, with reference to a case-study, the guidelines are reconceptualised and appended to form an eight-step process to guide resource design and production. The article concludes by noting the central importance of robust consultation and collaboration alongside a strong pedagogical theoretical framework as key foundations for successful classroom resource interventions.

Drawing the Contours of Ethnography: Ethnographic Refusal and Anarchistic Consent in Fieldwork and Writing

Research participants and researchers participate together to draw the contours of ethnography. Refusals and consents shape any given ethnographic research and writing project. Setting out on an ethnographic field research project, I followed a contact to an "un-named" city in the US to study how local chapters of an anarchist-inspired project ("Food Not Bombs") confronted challenges presented by spatial politics. While this city has a name, it is not one I can share. This is the subject of this paper. What is the place of refusal in ethnographic research design and implementation? What does "consent" mean in an anarchist context? In this paper, I will describe my experience acquiring consent to research (with) an anarchistic organization, how anarchistic (dis)organization presents challenges to an institutional consent process, and how that same (dis)organization can open up opportunities for more robust collaboration. Drawing on McGranahan (2016), Ortner (1995), and Simpson (2007), I look at the concept of refusal in the context of ethnographic research. I then use my own experiences and failures to interrogate the meanings of consent and the place of refusal in ethnographic research.

Nordic Cooperation at a Crossroads

Cooperation among the Nordic countries has been a modest affair since Finland and Sweden joined the EU in 1995. In particular, one can cite the decline in what previously was robust collaboration in law-making. Moreover, no new important conventions have been concluded among the countries in the 2000s.The article argues that Nordic cooperation is at a crossroads. Many external and internal threats urge increased cooperation, such as the crisis in the EU following Brexit, the influx of asylum seekers, increased tension in the Baltic Sea, and the erosion of the Nordic welfare state. The particular threats and opportunities in the Nordic countries’ Arctic regions also signal a need for more intense cooperation. This is easier said than done, however, because the western Nordic states (Denmark, Iceland and Norway) differ in terms of legal system and security policy from the eastern ones (Finland and Sweden). An additional consideration is that Iceland and Norway do not belong to the EU; instead of membership they take part in economic integration as members of the Economic European Area.After an introduction, the article provides a succinct account of the development of Nordic cooperation from before the Second World War to the present day. The third section then goes on to discuss Nordic cooperation in different areas of law and government. This is followed by an analysis of the conventions concluded among the Nordic countries and how well they have functioned. Continuing with a salient and illustrative example, the article goes on to examine and assess the attempts to draft a Nordic Saami Convention, an instrument that would apply to Saami living in Finland, Norway and Sweden.In closing, the article evaluates the future prospects for Nordic cooperation in the form of collaborative law-making and conventions. Both seem to be rather difficult ways forward at the moment. One means for enhancing cooperation would be to improve the exchange of information. Encouraging examples in this regard are the Nordic Lawyers’ Conference, held in August 2017 in Helsinki, and the centenary meeting of the Nordic Federation of Public Administration, organised in 2018 in Iceland. An additional area that may have some potential for furthering cooperation is soft law.

Factors affecting sustainability of mHealth decision support tools and mHealth technologies in Malawi

Abstract Initial roll out of mHealth decision-making tools to support management of acute child illness in Malawi has been positive. However, it is necessary for these programs to be sustainable. The aim of this study was to explore the factors that affect the sustainability of mHealth decision-making tools in Malawi. A qualitative approach was used in this study, and a total of 19 study participants were purposively selected. These included officials in the Ministry of Health, the district health office, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) implementing mHealth, Integrated Management of Childhood Illnesses (IMCI) coordinators and the Health surveillance Assistants (HSAs). A semi-structured interview guide was developed based on the Program Sustainability Assessment Tool (PSAT) framework. Data was analysed manually using a thematic analysis process. We found the following themes that appeared to be most important in affecting the sustainability of using mHealth decision-making tools and mHealth technologies in Malawi. These are environmental support, funding stability, partnerships, organizational capacity, program evaluation and strategic planning. There is good political will from the MoH to continue supporting the mHealth programs. However, there is a need for a robust collaboration with the NGOs involved in the implementation of mHealth technologies. The telecommunications infrastructure was also found to be crucial for the mHealth decision-making program to be sustainable in Malawi. In Malawi, the sustainability of mHealth tools for children under 5 care can depend on a robust level of political commitment from the government through the MoH authorities, working in collaboration with NGOs involved in these technologies. However, dedicated support for the mHealth program itself from the government and other stakeholders is needed, as well as improvements to telecommunications infrastructure, which will be critical for continued deployment.

Connecting Island Communities on a Global Scale: Case Studies in Island Biosecurity

Invasive alien species represent one of the greatest threats to island ecosystems and the unique species that inhabit them. In many instances, eradication or control programs for invasive alien species have effectively curtailed the ongoing loss of biodiversity on islands. Prevention is a more proactive and cost-effective approach, however, and is an emerging global priority in the conservation of island ecosystems. Island biosecurity programs attempt to prevent the introduction and establishment of invasive alien species on islands and dictate actions when an invasive species is detected. Targeted and robust collaboration efforts among the global island community on biosecurity advances and challenges can strengthen and improve local biosecurity programs. In this paper we review the principal tenets of island biosecurity—prevention, detection, and response—using case studies of current island biosecurity programs from New Zealand, Chile, Mexico, the United States, and Canada. Systematic evaluations of biosecurity activities are necessary to ensure that programs are effective and relevant. Key priority actions for the future include strengthening global collaboration on biosecurity through holding annual meetings, sharing resources online, leveraging funding opportunities, and forming working groups that will be engaged in improving critically important but under-resourced biosecurity programs.

Implementation of individual placement and support (IPS) into community forensic mental health settings: Lessons learned

Introduction Assessment of the effectiveness of individual placement and support in forensic mental health settings is a relatively new field of research despite evidence demonstrating its effectiveness in generic mental health settings. Method IPS was implemented into a community forensic mental health setting within a large National Health Service trust in the United Kingdom over 6 months. Using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research this paper describes the lessons learned from implementing individual placement and support into such settings. Results Our findings suggest that implementation of individual placement and support in forensic mental health settings is complex and requires robust planning and collaboration with internal and external agencies. Barriers to implementation included staff attitudes, difficulty engaging employers and lack of employment related performance indicators, and facilitators included the support of service managers and outside groups. Adaptations to the IPS model were made to address challenges encountered, including difficulty starting rapid job searches, concerns about stigma, lack of confidence, uncertainty around employment opportunities, offence restrictions and lack of interest from potential employers. Conclusion This paper adds to the limited literature in the field. Findings are relevant to practitioners and service providers who wish to implement individual placement and support services for people with mental disorder and offending histories.

Fostering Robust Human-Robot Collaboration through AI Task Planning

Recent advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) are facilitating the deployment of intelligent systems in manufacturing. In Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC), industrial robots offer accuracy and efficiency while humans guarantee both experience and specialized and not replaceable skills. The seamless coordination of such different abilities constitutes one of the current challenges. This paper presents a dynamic task sequencing system for robust HRC developed within a EU-funded project. The proposed solution uses AI techniques to deal with the temporal variance entailed by the active presence of humans as well as to dynamically adapt task plans according to actual behavior of the pair human-worker/robot. The tool has been deployed in a real pilot plant.

Linking behavior in the physics education research coauthorship network

There is considerable long-term interest in understanding the dynamics of collaboration networks, and how these networks form and evolve over time. Most of the work done on the dynamics of social networks focuses on well-established communities. Work examining emerging social networks is rarer, simply because data is difficult to obtain in real time. In this paper, we use thirty years of data from an emerging scientific community to look at that crucial early stage in the development of a social network. We show that when the field was very young, islands of individual researchers labored in relative isolation, and the coauthorship network was disconnected. Thirty years later, rather than a cluster of individuals, we find a true collaborative community, bound together by a robust collaboration network. However, this change did not take place gradually\textemdash the network remained a loose assortment of isolated individuals until the mid-2000s, when those smaller parts suddenly knit themselves together into a single whole. In the rest of this paper, we consider the role of three factors in these observed structural changes: growth, changes in social norms, and the introduction of institutions such as field-specific conferences and journals. We have data from the very earliest years of the field, a period which includes the introduction of two different institutions: the first field-specific conference, and the first field-specific journals. We also identify two relevant behavioral shifts: a discrete increase in coauthorship coincident with the first conference, and a shift among established authors away from collaborating with outsiders, towards collaborating with each other. The interaction of these factors gives us insight into the formation of collaboration networks more broadly.

Framework for Sustaining Innovation at Baker Library, Harvard Business School

ABSTRACTBaker Library at Harvard Business School is increasingly asked by the school's faculty to create custom digital information products to enhance course assignments and to find novel ways of electronically disseminating faculty research. In order to prioritize these requests, as well as facilitate, manage, and track the resulting projects, the library staff developed the Research Innovation Framework. Informed by design thinking techniques and recent research on building innovation strategies and innovative cultures, the Research Innovation Framework has been particularly impactful to Baker's intra-organizational communication, allowing for more robust collaboration across the entire library. Tools and resources contained within the Framework have allowed Baker to adapt to the diverse and evolving needs of its customers.

Sustaining Housing First After a Successful Research Demonstration Trial: Lessons Learned in a Large Urban Center

This study aimed to identify challenges and facilitators of sustaining a Housing First intervention at the conclusion of a research demonstration project in Toronto. This qualitative study included key informant interviews with organizational leaders (N=13) and focus groups with service team members (N=14) and program participants (N=9) of the At Home/Chez Soi Research Demonstration Project. Thematic analysis was used to identify key themes related to sustainability of Housing First beyond the demonstration phase. Factors that helped secure long-term funding support for Housing First included the positive findings of a rigorous evaluation, early stakeholder engagement, and strong local leadership. Reduced funding, poor intersectoral integration, and lack of central oversight threatened fidelity to the evidence-based model and challenged sustainability. Evidence-based complex interventions such as Housing First require robust intersectoral collaboration and flexible systems for funding and monitoring to ensure continuing model fidelity and responsiveness to changing contexts.

Progressive MS Alliance Industry Forum: Maximizing Collective Impact To Enable Drug Development

The Progressive MS Alliance Industry Forum describes a new approach to address barriers to developing treatments for progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). This innovative model promises to facilitate robust collaboration between industry, academia, and patient organizations and accelerate research towards the overarching goal of developing safe and effective treatments for progressive MS.

PD47-07 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD-BASED PROSPECTIVE URINARY STONE REGISTRY: RESKU, THE REGISTRY FOR STONES OF THE KIDNEY & URETER

You have accessJournal of UrologyStone Disease: Epidemiology & Evaluation II1 Apr 2016PD47-07 DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD-BASED PROSPECTIVE URINARY STONE REGISTRY: RESKU, THE REGISTRY FOR STONES OF THE KIDNEY & URETER David T. Tzou, Helena Chang, Manint Usawachintachit, Ryan S. Hsi, Marshall L. Stoller, and Tom Chi David T. TzouDavid T. Tzou More articles by this author , Helena ChangHelena Chang More articles by this author , Manint UsawachintachitManint Usawachintachit More articles by this author , Ryan S. HsiRyan S. Hsi More articles by this author , Marshall L. StollerMarshall L. Stoller More articles by this author , and Tom ChiTom Chi More articles by this author View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2016.02.2695AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Registry-based clinical research in nephrolithiasis is critical to advancing quality in urinary stone disease management because as a non-malignant chronic condition, there is heterogeneity in its presentation, treatment, and outcomes. Electronic medical records (EMR) are now widespread, however their primary design is not as a research platform. There is a need to develop HIPAA-compliant registries comprised of integrated EMR data using prospectively defined variables. The ideal registry would be accurate, detailed, easy to populate, and rapidly scalable to multiple centers with low maintenance costs. We developed an EMR-based standardized patient database - Registry for Stones of the Kidney & Ureter (ReSKU) - and herein describe our implementation outcomes. METHODS Interviews with academic and community endourologists in the United States, Canada, China, and Japan identified essential demographic, intraoperative, and peri-operative variables to populate our registry. Variables were incorporated into a HIPAA compliant REDCap database that was linked to text prompts and registration data within the Epic EMR platform. For each variable, data input click-boxes eliminated free-text entry and standardized data queries. Branched logic provided more efficient and accurate collection. Specific data collection instruments supporting New patient, Surgery, Post-op, and Follow-up clinical encounters were created within Epic to facilitate automated data extraction into ReSKU. RESULTS The ReSKU registry was approved by local IRBs and data collection is ongoing at 3 medical centers. The number of potential variables for each instrument includes: New patient - 51, Surgery - 70, Post-op - 57, Follow-up - 72. With manual data entry, the mean times to complete each of the clinic based instrument were (minutes): New patient - 12.06 ± 2.30, Post-op - 7.18 ± 1.02, Follow-up - 8.10 ± 0.58. With automated data extraction from Epic, manual entry is obviated. Providers in each clinic reported minimal impact in patient care workflow during initial implementation. CONCLUSIONS ReSKU is an integrative, prospective nephrolithiasis registry that captures EMR data for clinical research. This platform can be implemented with minimal clinical care disruption and is scalable to multiple EMR platforms. Clinical research generated from ReSKU will facilitate high quality longitudinal studies, allow large-scale examination of quality outcomes, and facilitate robust multi-institutional collaboration. © 2016FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Volume 195Issue 4SApril 2016Page: e1172-e1173 Advertisement Copyright & Permissions© 2016MetricsAuthor Information David T. Tzou More articles by this author Helena Chang More articles by this author Manint Usawachintachit More articles by this author Ryan S. Hsi More articles by this author Marshall L. Stoller More articles by this author Tom Chi More articles by this author Expand All Advertisement Advertisement PDF downloadLoading ...

The Paradox of Bureaucratic Collaboration Government Bureaucracies in Robust Collaboration with the Public

<p>When a government agency engages in robust public participation, it puts bureaucratic culture at risk. Yet agencies do, sometimes, engage successfully in collaboration. The Paradox of Bureaucratic Collaboration suggests that an agency will be willing to engage in robust collaboration if the temporary disruption to bureaucratic systems helps the agency to become more perfectly bureaucratic in the long run. By applying systems perspectives to bureaucracy, this paper assists collaboration designers and would-be participants to understand when bureaucracies might not—or should not—collaborate robustly, to identify the opportunities for robust collaboration that prove the exception and, where robust collaboration is viable, to minimize bureaucratic risk while maximizing overall collaboration benefits.</p>

Substitution and Complementary Effects of Hospitalizations in Jamaica: an Analysis of Spanish Town and Kingston Public Hospitals

Background and purpose: Despite significant medical and public health advances in Jamaica all too often health care planning lacks the flexibility to respond appropriately to the increased and varied demand of the population due to inadequate or inaccurate information. The accuracy of the information is pertinent to forward effective changes in the health care arena, which is instrumental in the coordination of care leading to cost reduction in health care management. This study sought to investigate: 1) Probabilities of hospitalization at two government hospitals in Jamaica; 2) Elasticities of hospitalization between two government hospitals in Jamaica; 3) Response-ability of patient-sharing between two government hospitals in Jamaica; and 4) The dual effect of patient-sharing in two government hospitals in Jamaica. Method: The data for this study were taken from a Jamaica Government Publication, the Ministry of Health, and, admission reports from the Jamaican national mental health public hospital for the 2006-2015 periods. Findings: During the 2011-2015 periods there was a 6.1% increase in hospitalization over two periods for Spanish Town Hospital compared to 14.0% for the Kingston Public Hospital. Although admissions at Kingston Public Hospital have shown signs of trending downwards in the last five years (2011-2015), there was a significant increase in hospitalization primarily due to the Chikungunya virus outbreak in 2014. Furthermore, the Spanish Town Hospital has seen a steady increase in hospitalization in the latter five years (2011-2015) compared to the former five years (2006-2010), with a marginal rise in 2014 over 2013. Conclusion: The study findings suggest that changes in the use of both major hospitals can be attributed to several factors inclusive of changed policy directives and the outbreak of viruses. Whenever there is an increase in patient load, there is a corresponding increase in staff workload, a strain on the already insufficient physical resources and an increase in patient dissatisfaction. More robust planning and collaboration between and across hospitals can therefore help to alleviate some of the issues unearthed by this study. Policy proposals that will have far reaching social and financial impact on the health sector must be bolstered with the necessary infrastructure and supporting policies if institutions are to respond effectively and efficiently to future demands which are as a direct consequence of the policy. The inability to respond to the needs of the patients increases patient dissatisfaction which proves counter-productive to the goals of the policy. To prevent this, decision makers are being urged to collaborate with researchers to project possible scenarios and determine the most effective pathways and processes for optimal care and response–ability by the institutions. Accurate methods of data collection, effective tracking and monitoring tools to enable the sharing of important health information within and across health care institutions are also needed.

The Metrology for Meteorology Conference: MMC 2014

The Metrology for Meteorology Conference: <scp>MMC</scp> 2014

Assessing transboundary scientific collaboration in the Great Lakes of North America

Sustainably managing the Great Lakes of North America (including ecosystem health, fisheries, tourism, and water quality) in a transboundary regulatory setting represents a significant and enduring challenge for society. Recognizing the role that scientific institutions can play in framing problems, informing responses, stimulating public debate, and monitoring the effectiveness of policy actions in diverse contexts, we assess the properties of the Great Lakes knowledge production apparatus. Using bibliometric analyses, the frequency and intensity of Great Lakes-related scientific knowledge collaboration are analyzed over the 15-year period from 2000 to 2014, focusing on organizational, institutional, and geographic characteristics. The results reveal generally robust scientific collaboration between government and academic institutions but also a remarkable USA–Canada cross-border disjuncture, the latter being a surprising trend given the transboundary nature of the social–ecological issues being faced. Our findings inform ongoing efforts to enhance transboundary governance capacity in the Great Lakes region.

Professional social networking.

We review the current state of social communication between healthcare professionals, the role of consumer social networking, and some emerging technologies to address the gaps. In particular, the review covers (1) the current state of loose social networking for continuing medical education (CME) and other broadcast information dissemination; (2) social networking for business promotion; (3) social networking for peer collaboration, including simple communication as well as more robust data-centered collaboration around patient care; and (4) engaging patients on social platforms, including integrating consumer-originated data into the mix of healthcare data. We will see how, as the nature of healthcare delivery moves from the institution-centric way of tradition to a more social and networked ambulatory pattern that we see emerging today, the nature of health IT has also moved from enterprise-centric systems to more socially networked, cloud-based options.

Teaching Tarleton

Teaching Tarleton

Teaching Tarleton

Teaching Tarleton

A framework for modelling enterprise competencies: from theory to practice in enterprise architecture

Enterprise competency refers to knowledge that describes the skills and abilities possessed by a particular enterprise. This paper proposes a new framework for intra-enterprise competency modelling. First, formal definitions of enterprise competency and related aspects (i.e. resource, activity, and knowledge) are presented. Second, conceptual subcategories (i.e. capability, cross-functional co-ordination, and cross-functional integration) are discussed for the purposes of capability and competency modelling. The framework is illustrated by developing a competency knowledge base for a bicycle plant with two sectors. The competency knowledge base provides information important to decision-making, and can act as an indicator for an enterprise’s willingness to engage in robust collaboration.