Sense Of Discomfort Research Articles

Applying the Concept of Epistemic Injustice as a Philosophical Window to Examine Discrimination Experiences of LGBTQIA+ Migrants With Nurses.

Both stigma and discrimination, defined as a lack of knowledge of and a sense of discomfort in providing care to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and + (LGBTQIA+) migrants, was found to manifest in a sample of LGBTQIA+ migrants who received nursing care in a recent study. The study concluded that nurses continue to have a limited understanding of the experiences of LGBTQIA+ migrants in the Canadian context, and that LGBTQIA+ migrants continue to have troubling 'care' experiences with nurses. Miranda Fricker has developed the concept of epistemic injustice drawing on feminist philosophy and social epistemology. Epistemic injustice refers to unfair treatment of a person by judging them as 'not a knower' in a communicative situation. For example, in a few circumstances when LGBTQIA+ migrants were admitted to psychiatric units due to suicide ideations as a direct result of identifying as a LGBTQIA+ migrants, the medical and nursing team responded with 'They are in Canada now. It is safe here!' and 'So, you are [LGBTQIA + ]! What's the big deal?' These unjust statements reflect an epistemic situation in which the hearer is negating what was heard, that is, that the speaker's intersecting identities of LGBTQIA+ and new immigrant has directly led to suicide ideation. The concept of epistemic injustice helps to frame this situation as one where the care provider is not doing justice to the needs of LGBTQIA+ migrants. This article draws on the narrative of an LGBTQIA+ migrant who is not recognised as a credible source of knowledge about their own lives and needs in the context of Canadian nursing care. Epistemic injustice helps to understand how stigma and discrimination is produced in this community by the very nursing profession who ostensibly want to help them.

A simplified method based on improved multiplication factors to assess crowd-induced vertical vibrations of footbridges

Due to the high mechanical performance of new structural materials, modern footbridges are usually slender and lightweight structures. It follows that their natural frequencies often fall within the typical range of pedestrian pacing frequencies, feature that renders them rather sensitive to human-induced vibrations. Special care is therefore needed to avoid excessive levels of swaying, both to safeguard pedestrians from being bothered by the sense of discomfort and to prevent the functionality of footbridges to be compromised. However, in contrast with the single person dynamic force, the characterisation of the crowd-induced loading is rather challenging, time-consuming, and thus scarcely compatible with the design stage needs. This paper proposes an analytical model based on the multiplication factor approach, which allows to predict the vertical crowd-induced response from that of a single pedestrian. The work is based on extensive numerical simulations, carried out in due respect of human-human interaction and pedestrian step forcing variability. Besides, the possibility of managing human-structure effects is also foreseen. The method is meant to handle the vibration serviceability check of a wide range of scenarios, including a broad spectrum of footbridge parameters and crowd densities. For validation purposes, model predictions are compared against regulations and experimental results.

Acceptance of augmented reality for laboratory safety training: methodology and an evaluation study

This paper presents a proof-of-concept Augmented Reality (AR) system known as “SMARTLab” for safety training in hazardous material science laboratories. The paper contains an overview of the design rationale, development, methodology, and user study. Participants of the user study were domain experts (i.e., actual lab users in a material science research department, n = 13), and the evaluation used a questionnaire and free-form interview responses. The participants undertook a virtual lab experiment, designed in collaboration with a domain expert. While using the AR environment, they were accompanied by a virtual assistant. The user study provides preliminary findings about the impact of multiple dimensions, such as Performance Expectancy, Emotional Reactivity, and Spatial Presence, on SMARTLab acceptance by analyzing their influence on the Behavioral Intention dimension. The findings indicate that users find the approach useful and that they would consider using such a system. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of the SMARTLab assessment data suggests that a) AR-based training is a potential solution for laboratory safety training without the risk of real-world hazards, b) realism remains an important property for some aspects such as fluid dynamics and experimental procedure, and c) use of a virtual assistant is welcome and provides no sense of discomfort or unease. Furthermore, the study recommends the use of AR assistance tools (a virtual assistant, an attention funnel, and an in-situ arrow) to improve usability and make the training experience more user-friendly.

The Couples' Closeness-Distance Scale- Observation through joint-drawing: A pilot dyadic validation study.

The study aimed to evaluate the Couples' Closeness-Distance Scale (CCDS), an observational assessment reflecting couples'relational dynamics; based on joint-drawing, it offers measurable dimensions. Forty cohabiting Israeli couples participated in the joint-drawing task and answered self-report questionnaires for attachment, differentiation of self, and relationship satisfaction. The paintings were assessed by trained observers on the CCDS scales (too distant, too close, autonomy, engagement) for both the women's and men's experiences. A two-level-dyadic model showed that differentiation and relationship satisfaction predicted the CCDS and revealed a "pursue-withdraw cycle": Women sensed the men as too distant, while men sensed the women as too close. Participants'sense of discomfort from their partners'distance related to less autonomy and engagement during the painting, with a greater effect on the women. The pilot implies that the CCDS enables observing dyadic-systemic aspects of couple dynamics and may enrich clinical evaluation.

The experience of a tele-operated avatar being touched increases operator's sense of discomfort.

Recent advancements in tele-operated avatars, both on-screen and robotic, have expanded opportunities for human interaction that exceed spatial and physical limitations. While numerous studies have enhanced operator control and improved the impression left on remote users, one area remains underexplored: the experience of operators during touch interactions between an avatar and a remote interlocutor. Touch interactions have become commonplace with avatars, especially those displayed on or integrated with touchscreen interfaces. Although the need for avatars to exhibit human-like touch responses has been recognized as beneficial for maintaining positive impressions on remote users, the sensations and experiences of the operators behind these avatars during such interactions remain largely uninvestigated. This study examines the sensations felt by an operator when their tele-operated avatar is touched remotely. Our findings reveal that operators can perceive a sensation of discomfort when their on-screen avatar is touched. This feeling is intensified when the touch is visualized and the avatar reacts to it. Although these autonomous responses may enhance the human-like perceptions of remote users, they might also lead to operator discomfort. This situation underscores the importance of designing avatars that address the experiences of both remote users and operators. We address this issue by proposing a tele-operated avatar system that minimizes unwarranted touch interactions from unfamiliar interlocutors based on social intimacy.

Implementation of Transformational Leadership of Madrasah Principals in State Tsanawiyah Madrasah (MTsN) 4 and State Tsanawiyah Madrasah (MTsN) 5 Tulungagung, East Java, Indonesia in Improving Performance Quality

This study aims to revisit the pattern of transformational leadership in improving the quality of performance. This is generally motivated by the existence of decentralization in the world of education, where the madrasah head is given freedom to make decisions in the madrasah environment. Therefore, the leadership style of the madrasah head will affect the quality of all elements in the madrasah environment. This condition is in response to the number of educators who are indifferent to increasing their competence as educators, which affects the quality of their performance. Finally, there is a sense of discomfort in the process of subordinate performance. The main purpose of transformational leadership is presented in educational institutions to improve the quality of performance by implementing its major theories, namely, Idealized Influence, Inspirational Motivation, Intellectual stimulation, Individual Consideration. In order to provide an academic framework, this study uses a qualitative approach with the type of field research through primary sources conducted through observation, interviews, and documentation steps that are then carried out through data reduction, data display, and data verification. The findings in this study indicate the following: 1) the implementation of transformational leadership of madrasah principals in building subordinate trust, 2) implementation in building motivation to subordinates is carried out by madrasah principals by providing rewards and punishments to subordinates in an effort to provide appreciation, 3) implementation in building the innovation power of subordinates is carried out by the madrasah head by analyzing the performance of subordinates, building communication with subordinates, making clear job descriptions, and actualizing subordinate thoughts about their potential so that subordinates are able to improve their quality, 4) implementation in building the individual abilities of subordinates carried out by the madrasah head, namely by creating discussion space between subordinates, building subordinate thinking, and increasing workshops in madrasah.

Testing and Analysis of Surrounding Buildings during the Operation of Seismic Simulation Shaking Table

This paper focuses on the transmission of vibration response of the seismic simulation shaking table system at Southeast University, and analyzes the effect of this response on the surrounding building. The location of the building is less than 10 m away from the laboratory where the shaking table is located, and during the maximum load test, a student reported that the vibration caused him a sense of discomfort, as well as the shaking of office objects on desktops on high floors, which caused panic. For these reasons, multiple three-directional vibration sensors were placed around the shaking table system and on the 1st, 8th, and 16th floors of the building. Test the vibration response transfer and the vibration response of the building floor while the exercise table is in operation. The test results show that the vibration-weighted acceleration levels of some floors exceed the code limits under sinusoidal wave conditions, which was the cause of the discomfort. The floors will have an amplifying effect on the lateral vibration. For seismic wave excitation, all measurement points of the building meet the limit values required by the GB 50868-2013 Standard for allowable vibration of building engineering. This study can provide a data reference for future shaking table system commissioning and operation.

Features of interpersonal relationships in adolescents with internet addiction

The article is focused on the study of interpersonal relations in adolescents with Internet addiction. The purpose of the article is to identify the characteristics of interpersonal relationships and their relationship with Internet addiction in adolescents. To achieve the research goal, the following psychological tools were used: the «Internet Addiction Scale», the «Dialogic Interpersonal Relationships Scale», and the «Diagnosis of emotional barriers in interpersonal communication». The Kolmogorov-Smirnov criterion and Spearman's rank correlation coefficient were used for statistical processing of the results, which allow for further qualitative analysis of the data. According to the results of the study, the relationship between emotional obstacles in interpersonal communication and Internet addiction in Internet addicts and Internet independent adolescents was established. The obtained results indicate that with the growing feeling of inability to overcome the desire to access the Internet; a sense of discomfort if you have to stop using the Internet for a certain period of time, inability to control the duration of time spent for the Internet, the inability to control emotional reactions, the ability to restrain or dose the manifestations of unpleasant emotional experiences, increases internal tension, the tendency to inadequate expression of emotions is actualized; emotional reactions are more often inappropriate. As a conclusion, it can be argued that in the group of adolescents with Internet addictive behavior, with the increase in the severity of emotional barriers in interpersonal communication, a number of Internet addiction symptoms such as "inability to control emotions", "compulsive symptoms", "withdrawal symptoms", "inadequate expression of emotions", "dominance of negative emotions" and "unwillingness to get closer to people on an emotional basis" are exacerbated. The results obtained can be used to improve programmes for the prevention and correction of Internet addiction in adolescents.

The Cosmetic Deficiencies of Tengku Tengah Zaharah Mosque at Kuala Terengganu and User’s Perceptions

Architecture in Malaysia also suffer from cosmetic deficiencies due to various factors such as hot and humid climate, design flaws, faulty construction, poor workmanship, unsuitable building material and maintenance issues. Consequently, if this issue is not addressed and managed properly, it will be resulting to various impacts on users' perceptions such as aesthetic unappealing, sense of discomfort, users may perceive it as poorly maintained or of lesser quality and visual appeal may fail to create a positive emotional to the building. Therefore, the objectives of this research are, i) to observe the prevalent aesthetic flaws onto case study and, ii) to identify user’s perceptions on the cosmetic deficiencies. Mixed methodology was applied using a case study to Tengku Tengah Zaharah (TTZ) Mosque at Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia and online questionnaires were randomly distributed to the respondents who are been to the mosque for acquire their opinions and perceptions of the appearance of TTZ Mosque. The results have shown that peeled paint, cracks, and defect on plastering are most common cosmetic deficiencies on TTZ Mosque and respondent’s perceptions to deficiency were mostly fair or neutral. Although it is still not critical, it’s also important to address these cosmetic deficiencies to maintain the appearance of a building, building integrity and its environment.

Effects of AR-Based Home Appliance Agents on User's Perception and Maintenance Behavior.

Maintenance of home appliances can be tedious. Maintenance work can be physically demanding and it is not always easy to know the cause of a malfunctioning appliance. Many users need to motivate themselves to perform maintenance work and consider it ideal for home appliances to be maintenance-free. On the other hand, pets and other living creatures can be taken care of with joy and without much pain, even if they are difficult to take care of. To alleviate the hassle associated with the maintenance of home appliances, we propose an augmented reality (AR) system to superimpose an agent over the home appliance of concern who changes their behavior according to the internal state of the appliance. Taking a refrigerator as an example, we verify whether such AR agent visualization motivates users to perform maintenance work and reduces the associated discomfort. We designed a cartoon-like agent and implemented a prototype system using a HoloLens 2, which can switch between several animations depending on the internal state of the refrigerator. Using the prototype system, a Wizard of Oz user study comparing three conditions was conducted. We compared the proposed method (Animacy condition), an additional behavior method (Intelligence condition), and a text-based method as a baseline for presenting the refrigerator state. In the Intelligence condition, the agent looked at the participants from time to time as if it was aware of them and exhibited help-seeking behavior only when it was considered that they could take a short break. The results show that both the Animacy and Intelligence conditions induced animacy perception and a sense of intimacy. It was also evident that the agent visualization made the participants feel more pleasant. On the other hand, the sense of discomfort was not reduced by the agent visualization and the Intelligence condition did not improve the perceived intelligence or the sense of coercion further compared to the Animacy condition.

Voice Changes in Trans Men Administered Testosterone: Why Voice Intervention for Trans Men is not Required

Trans men are biological females who have a male identity and have a sense of discomfort with their own feminine physical characteristics. The administration of testosterone, a male hormone, for the treatment of gender incongruence induces physical masculinization, including changing the sound of the voice. We previously showed that continuous administration of testosterone lowered the basic frequency (F0) and masculinized the voice abruptly at three to six months from the treatment onset. We therefore examined and compared the voice changes in patients and their feelings of discomfort with their voice using the voice handicap index (VHI) before and after testosterone administration. We also compared these findings with the VHI scores of trans women before intervention. The VHI scores of trans men were lower after testosterone administration than before and not significantly different from those of a control group without voice disorder. Trans women were found to have a stronger feeling of discomfort with their voice before intervention than trans men, which may be why most individuals who receive voice treatment are trans women.

TERAPI SEFT (SPIRITUAL EMOTIONAL FREEDOM TECHNIQUE) UNTUK MENGATASI KECEMASAN BELAJAR SISWA

Today many students experience anxiety in learning. Learning anxiety is a psychological and physiological condition characterized by a sense of discomfort in cognitive, emotional and behavioral manifestations.Anxiety with a reasonable intensity can be considered to have a positive value as motivation, but if the intensity is very strong and negative, it will actually cause harm and can interfere with the physical and psychological conditions of the individual concerned. If the individual responds to anxiety irrationally, then the individual always feels anxious about his or her inability to complete certain tasks.Therefore, efforts to prevent or minimize student anxiety are through the emotional freedom technique. The working principle of the Emotional freedom technique is to harmonize and restore the disturbed energy system in the body, through stimulation of the body's energy points known as meridians by tapping (light tapping). The procedure for emotional freedom technique is the set up (the set up words), the tune-in, the tapping, the nine gamut procedure and the tapping again.This study aims to determine how the application of SEFT to students who have learning anxiety, the method used in this study is the literature review method.

Communicating with young children who have a parent dying of a life-limiting illness: a qualitative systematic review of the experiences and impact on healthcare, social and spiritual care professionals

BackgroundHealthcare professionals play a key role in interacting with children who have a parent with a life-limiting illness. While playing such a role can be challenging, not much is known about how such interactions impact these professionals and affect their ability to render support.MethodsFour databases were searched with the intention to conduct a qualitative systematic review. Articles were selected based on pre-determined inclusion and exclusion criteria. Their quality was assessed using the tool "Standard Quality Assessment Criteria for Evaluating Primary Research Papers from a Variety of Fields”. Findings were analysed using thematic analysis techniques outlined by Thomas and Harden as well as Sandelowski and Barroso. Review was registered with the Review Registry database.ResultsThree themes emerged – healthcare professionals’ discomfort; their assumptions and actions; and potentiating workplace factors. The discomfort had several dimensions: fear of making a situation worse, concern of not being able to cope with emotionally charged situations, and internal conflict that arose when their values clashed with family dynamics.ConclusionHealthcare professionals’ sense of discomfort was very pronounced. This discomfort, together with their assumptions, could impact their ability to support children. The organisation played an important role, which was reflected in the work culture, workflow and ability to collaborate with other agencies involved in supporting children. The discomfort was mitigated by having more professional experience, workplace support systems and training on communicating with children. It was apparent that the individual professional did not work alone when supporting children but alongside others within an organisation. As such, issues raised in this review will benefit from multi-faceted solutions.

Implementasi Pemberian Aromaterapi Lavender untuk Mengurangi Nyeri Post Sectio Caesarea di Ruang Haji RSI Banjarnegara: Case Study

Background : Labor is the process of expulsion of the fetus that occurs during a full-term pregnancy, with the expulsion of the placenta and membranes. Problems during saecarea due to tearing of tissue after a cesarean section may cause pain due to surgery.
 Objectives: This study aims to describe nursing care of patients with disturbed pain comfort Mrs. S With a Post Section Caesarea Medical Diagnosis at RSI Banjarnegara.
 Methods: This type of study is descriptive in the form of case studies. The sample used in this case study is Mrs. S with a sense of discomfort and pain disorder. The focus of the study discussed by the author is pain comfort disorders in postoperative sectio caesaria patients. Processing and analyzing data using descriptive analysis.
 Result: The three nursing diagnoses that have been established show that the acute pain associated with the physical injury agent is partially resolved, the other diagnoses that have been established have been resolved.
 Conclusion: Non-pharmacological therapy with Lavender aromatherapy can relieve Post Sectio Caesarea Pain

Emotional Discomfort Scale: Instrument Development and Association With General Self-Efficacy and Data From an Urban Primary Care Setting.

Introduction: Sense of discomfort, which is experienced in daily encounters, can develop into stress, coexist with stress, or interplay with self-efficacy. This study presents two objectives, namely, to develop and test a new instrument called the Emotional Discomfort (EmoD) Scale and to compare the EmoD with the General Self-Efficacy (GSE) Scale.Methods: The study was conducted in an urban primary healthcare center in Greece over a three-week period in 2020. Out of 314 individuals invited to participate, 263 accepted and completed the questionnaire. The EmoD is a five-point Likert-type eight-item scale for assessing individual reaction and sense of discomfort in daily life situations.Results: Cronbach’s α for the new scale reached 0.730 (acceptable reliability). Participants who used psychotropic drugs scored higher in the EmoD scale compared with nonusers. GSE scores showed reverse associations with EmoD scores. Multiple linear regression analysis indicated that an increase in self-efficacy, as measured using the GSE scale, was associated with a reduction in sense of discomfort, as measured by the EmoD scale.Conclusions: The use of the EmoD scale can aid health or social care providers in detecting levels of emotional discomfort, a finding that is demonstrated to interplay with self-efficacy. Future studies employing the use of this new instrument could examine emotional discomfort in relation to stress coping and social isolation.

How to Cope with Anxiety Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a major effect on our daily lives. It has not only changed our daily routines and practices but also our behaviour to various situations. Social distancing which is necessary to break chain of spread of COVID-19 pandemic is creating a feeling of loneliness and anxiety moreover daily reports and statistics of deaths and people tested positive are creating a sense of fear in the population. A sense of discomfort and fear created due COVID-19 and the inability to cope with the situation is COVID anxiety. People already suffering from depression and anxiety may be more vulnerable to COVID anxiety. Vaccination which was the need of hour is available now but there are many myths and misconceptions related to vaccination in general population.
 Conclusion: During these uncertain times people are facing all kinds of emotions including grief, fear, sadness, worry, anxiety and having a positive outlook and attitude is very important during these times we cannot succumb to the pressure we need to fight back and emerge stronger and set an example for the future generations.

The effect of modified constraint-induced movement therapy in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy. Consecutive or intermittent days?

Purpose To investigate effect of modified constraint-induced movement therapy (mCIMT) administered on consecutive or intermittent days on upper limb function in children with hemiparetic cerebral palsy (CP). Materials and methods Thirty-three children (age range 5–18 y) with hemiparetic CP separated into three groups: consecutive mCIMT group (n = 11), intermittent mCIMT group (n = 11), control group (n = 11). The outcome measures consist of Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS), Manual Ability Classification System (MACS), Pediatric Balance Scale (PBS), Modified Tardieu Scale (MTS), Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT), Children's Hand Use Experience Questionnaire (CHEQ), Abilhand Kids Questionnaire, surface Electromyography (sEMG). The evaluations were made baseline, 10 days after, 5 weeks after the treatment. Results Improvements were achieved in all groups. The use of upper extremities in daily life activities (p < 0.01), speed of performing the activities (p < 0.001), grasping efficiency (p < 0.001), the amount of a decrease in the children's sense of discomfort while performing activities (p < 0.001) on the affected side in both mCIMT groups were better than the control group. The gain levels in mCIMT groups were similar (p > 0.05). Conclusions Administration of mCIMT on intermittent days facilitate the adaptation of a child, it was concluded to be a more tolerable method and could be more effective. Implications for rehabilitation mCIMT is more effective than low-dose conventional therapeutic interventions in improving paretic upper limb functions in children with hemiparetic CP. The application of mCIMT in the child's natural environment increases the motivation to participate in the treatment. The application of mCIMT on intermittent days will be more easily tolerated in paediatric individuals and will increase participation in the treatment.

Development of a Visual Simulation Method for Quantifying Sensory Evaluation of Machined Surface

Machined surfaces are judged to determine machining conditions. Two types of criteria are used: one is quantitative parameters including surface roughness and the other is sensory parameters of a tester, such as glossiness, iridescence and sense of discomfort. Sensory parameters and their representations are dependent on the experience and personality of the tester. Consequently, we cannot evaluate machined surfaces quantitatively considering human sensory parameters. In this research, we aim to classify sensory parameters, and evaluate machined surfaces quantitatively. To investigate the sensory parameters, it is necessary to simulate human visual information such as luminance and color. In this paper, we propose a visual simulation method to calculate visual information directly using shape data of a machined surface based on Beckmann’s theory on the scattering of electromagnetic waves. As the first case study, we applied the proposed method to a turned aluminum surface and simulated intensity distribution of reflected light agreed with microscope image. As the second case study, the proposed simulation was applied to an iridescent surface and its color was simulated. The results show that the simulated color transition by the observation direction agreed well with photographs.

Drawing on students’ lived experiences in emergency remote teaching (ERT): reflections from a critical pedagogy inspired writing class

ABSTRACT This study focuses on one particular attribute of critical pedagogy, which is engaging with the lived experiences of students. The aim was to examine how students experienced writing about their immediate realities under emergency remote teaching and learning conditions. Students were asked to write about what they had learnt as a result of being impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Then, they were invited to post these stories on an online platform. Four themes emerged from students’ reflections on writing about this experience. First, they felt that writing was purposeful and that they were writing for a larger audience. Second, because time and space for critical reflection was provided, some level of renewed dispositions towards the self and others was experienced. Third, writing became an emotionally charged process. Finally, numerous students reflected that writing about something so personal and being encouraged to share their experiences on a public online platform brought about a sense of discomfort. Hence, teachers who want to engage with critical pedagogy under “emergency” conditions may need to recontextualise their practice to suit the present needs and realities of students.

A Qualitative Study of Anxiety for Santri at the “Durrotu Ahlissunah Wal Jamaah Semarang” Islamic Boarding School in Facing the Covid-19 Pandemic

Anxiety is a normal symptom in humans. However, it will be called pathological if the symptoms persist and disturb the peace of the individual. Anxiety can occur as a result of a response to stress or conflict. The response is in the form of worry, anxiety, fear, and a sense of discomfort as a result of the threat of danger from inside and outside the individual. On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of COVID-19 to be categorized as a pandemic. This research is a descriptive study with qualitative methods. The research subjects were 5 students of the Durrotu Ahlissunah wal Jamaah Islamic Boarding School. The results showed that the students of the Durrotu Ahlissunah Wal Jamaah Islamic boarding school felt that there was no sense of feeling in the face of the ongoing Covid-19 conditions.