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How Does Listening to “Fetal Heartbeats” Affect the Feelings of Pregnant Women?

OBJECTIVES: This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of listening to fetal heartbeats (FHBs) on the feelings of normal and high-risk pregnancies (HRPs), and to learn the colors and geometrical figures representing their feelings. STUDY DESIGN: This retrospective study consisted of 291 pregnant women who applied for a non-stress test (NST). Participants were divided into two groups; 1: Normal pregnancies (Group1) and 2: HRPs (Group2). Demographic variables, feelings in response to listening to FHBs (negative, neutral, positive), grade mark (0-10) of feelings, color (warm, neutral, cold), and figure (simple, complex) preferences were retrospectively evaluated. RESULTS: Of the 291 women, 172 (59.1%) Group 1 participants were compared to 119 (40.9%) Group 2 participants. Group 1 and Group 2 had similar feelings (p>0.05), however, the rate of negative feelings was higher in Group 2 (11.6% vs. 20.2%). Higher marks were observed in Group 2 with happiness and peace/relaxation after listening to FHBs. Fear was the lowest mark in women with positive/neutral feelings in both groups. Women in Group 1 preferred warm colors regardless of their feelings. Women in Group 2 who have positive feelings chose warm colors, whereas women who felt neutral or negative more commonly chose cold (55.5%) and neutral (41.7%) colors (p=0.017). Independent of feelings, simple figures were predominately preferred (p=0.04). CONCLUSION: NST is more than a perinatal surveillance method and listening to FHBs has a positive impact on the feelings of pregnancies. Warm colors were commonly related to positive feelings. Simple figures were preferred regardless of feelings.

Exploring the Higher-Level Leadership Inside the Student Affairs Department at International Universities in Europe

Student Affairs divisions at universities experience the highest number of turnover in Human Resources: people come to work and do not stay more than a year in their job positions due to burnout, overload of responsibilities, and insufficient resources. Considering that Student Affairs` leadership is hierarchical, Student Deans and Department Directors are often overlooked as people who might experience similar feelings as other workers in the division. There is no research about the experiences of higher-level leaders in Student Affairs. Therefore the main question of this qualitative study was, “What does it mean to be a department head?” In this study, five higher-level leaders in Student Affairs at International Universities in Europe answered a few questions about their meaning, experiences, and desirable changes that they need in their position during the semi-structured interviews. The thematic analysis was used to code the interviews and converge the codes in themes and subthemes. As a result, five themes emerged and included: meaning, responsibility, relationship, mental health, and changes. The findings contribute to a broader understanding of the experience and needs of workers in higher-level leadership positions in Student Affairs to increase the retention rates at Student Affairs. Considering the constantly changing nature of things in Student Affairs, research that includes more universities across Europe is needed to identify and address the needs of professionals specifically in Student Affairs at International Universities.

Identification with Characters of a National Narrative Health Communication Campaign Targeting Type 2 Diabetes

ABSTRACT Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has a high prevalence in Germany. Tailored health communication campaigns are part of preventing T2DM at a societal level, with narrative approaches as a promising communication strategy. The aim of this study was to qualitatively examine identification with characters as a potential narrative effect mechanism within a national T2DM communication campaign (Slogan: “Diabetes – not only a question of type”). In doing so, characters’ liking and perceived similarity were explored as antecedents of identification. For this purpose, nine focus groups comprising a total of 76 participants diagnosed with T2DM were conducted. Two of these focus groups consisted entirely of participants of Turkish descent. An assessment was developed to measure the extent to which participants liked, perceived themselves to be similar to, and identified with different characters presented via three videoclip formats (live action, animated cartoons, and celebrity testimonials) from a national diabetes communication campaign. Live action and celebrity testimonial characters were mostly perceived as likeable. However, level of identification was low, and participants felt an overall lack of similarity regarding both personal and disease-related characteristics as compared to these characters. Animated cartoons were perceived as less stigmatizing, but also as less engaging. The study indicates that liking without a feeling of similarity to a character is not sufficient to elicit identification. Further, the reinforcement of harmful T2DM stereotypes should be avoided in health communications to prevent reactance and to increase generalizability.

Construction of collective memory through official history education in North Cyprus (1971-2003)

Fundamental to recalling memories and remembering is to look at the past and the future concurrently. Remembering is crucial to have a temporal association so that present changes and developments can be elaborated in understanding the construction of memory. Historical trauma is a psychological and emotional collective and subjective injury which are transmitted from adults to children in a cycle process, and it continues over a life span of individuals and across generations. Soft memories are created and shared as a social process. These are narratives, historical texts and similar, less tangible forms of memory. History education has a profound influence on social discourse and the way soft memories are perceived, and since formal schooling is at the centre of shaping a generation and textbooks are the main medium of knowledge transmission, the official narrative shapes it and is often presented selectively. This research explores how the official regulation of history education is used to align official state discourse with social memory. This research employs secondary data and document analysis by examining the compulsory textbook (1979) used since 1971 in history education. It explores history education’s impact on individual narratives of remembrance and collective memory. It examines the long-term effects of what has been taught in secondary school history education on adulthood perceptions of past historical occurrences. Findings confirm that a consistent, official historical discourse supported by exposure to “hard” and “soft” memories enables the maintenance of collective memory as represented in the official discourse among society members. It also concluded that when difficult history is transmitted to the younger generation as part of education, they may experience trauma and similar negative associated feelings; furthermore, they do not necessarily unconditionally embrace the official history but question it in their adulthood.

AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PEER SUPPORT GROUPWORK ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF THE LIMB RECONSTRUCTION PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS ATTENDING THE NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CAPPAGH, DUBLIN

AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PEER SUPPORT GROUPWORK ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF THE LIMB RECONSTRUCTION PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS ATTENDING THE NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CAPPAGH, DUBLIN

Signs of criticality in social explosions

The success of an on-line movement could be defined in terms of the shift to large-scale and the later off-line massive street actions of protests. The role of social media in this process is to facilitate the transformation from small or local feelings of disagreement into large-scale social actions. The way how social media achieves that effect is by growing clusters of people and groups with similar effervescent feelings, which otherwise would not be in touch with each other. It is natural to think that these kinds of macro social actions, as a consequence of the spontaneous and massive interactions, will attain the growth and divergence of those clusters, like the correlation length of statistical physics, giving rise to important simplifications on several statistics. In this work, we report the presence of signs of criticality in social demonstrations. Namely, similar power-law exponents are found whenever the distributions are calculated either considering time windows of the same length or with the same number of hashtag usages. In particular, the exponents for the distributions during the event were found to be smaller than before the event, and this is also observed either if we count the hashtags only once per user or if all their usages are considered. By means of network representations, we show that the systems present two kinds of high connectedness, characterised by either high or low values of modularity. The importance of analysing systems near a critical point is that any small disturbance can escalate and induce large-scale—nationwide—chain reactions.

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The Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina: Stories of Loss, Resilience, and Returning Home

<i>This study explored the lived experiences of residents of the Gulf Coast in the USA during Hurricane Katrina, which made landfall in August 2005 and caused insurmountable destruction throughout the area. A heuristic process and thematic analysis were employed to draw observations and conclusions about the lived experiences of each participant and make meaning through similar thoughts, feelings, and themes that emerged in the analysis of the data. Six themes emerged: (1) fear, (2) loss, (3) anger, (4) support, (5) spirituality, and (6) resilience. The results of this study allude to the possible psychological outcomes as a result of experiencing a traumatic event and provide an outline of what the psychological experience of trauma might entail. The current research suggests that preparedness and expectation are key to resilience and that people who feel that they have power over their situation fare better than those who do not.</i>

Representing Fine Texture of Pencil Hardness by High-Frequency Vibrotactile Equivalence Conversion Using Ultra-Thin PZT-MEMS Vibrators.

This study aims to represent fine texture differences in pencil hardness using intensity segment modulation (ISM), a sensory equivalent conversion method of vibration from high to low frequencies. This method enables the presentation of delicate tactile sensations even with small transducers. We integrated this approach in the world's thinnest ultra-thin PZT-MEMS vibrator with a stylus-type device. The vibration waveforms of four types of pencil hardness were captured under the same conditions, and the differences in the frequency components were confirmed. We compared the fine texture feelings under raw signal, ISM, and ISM below 1 kHz conditions by conducting discrimination tests and subjective similarity evaluations. The results showed that ISM could reproduce similar feelings of the pencil hardness.

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An important problem of Imre Oravecz’s trilogy is the relationship between man and nature. This brief analyses concentrates only on two motifs and provide a more detailed interpretation of a few short passages of the text, which show striking motivic and structural similarities and seem to be organized in a way that they interpret each other. The problem of the ’quail’, which is also the title of the volume, is one of the most important elements of a rather complex web of references. It signifies (often in a proleptic way) the changes occurring in the relationship between human and nature, domesticity and strangeness, community and individual, or even father and son. In order to gain a clearer picture of the novel’s fractal-like motivic structure, I concentrate on the episodes in which István encounters quails and point out that in each case, the birds are associated with similar feelings and emotions by the language of narration.

Consumer Willingness to Pay for Food Defense and Food Hygiene in Japan: Cross-Sectional Study.

In Japan, incidents of falsified expiration dates on popular cookie brands and health hazards associated with frozen Chinese dumplings have raised food safety awareness. To prevent the intentional contamination of food by foreign substances, large food manufacturing companies have adopted the concept of food defense. The aim of this study was to assess people's willingness to pay for food protection measures. In addition, the impact of participants' personalities and considerations regarding their purchase choices on how much they were willing to pay when shopping for food and other products were measured. A questionnaire on willingness to pay for food hygiene and food defense was administered via a web survey and 1414 responses were included in the analysis. Univariate logistic regression analyses were performed with individuals willing and unwilling to pay additional costs as the objective variable and other questionnaire items as explanatory variables. A principal component analysis was performed on 12 questions regarding how much additional money people were willing to pay, and the principal component scores and other questions were examined for implications and other information. Approximately one-third of the respondents stated that they were unwilling to pay additional costs and reported a willingness to consume delivery food even if it contained items that were not part of the original order. The first principal component reflected the extent to which people were willing to pay additional money, and if so, how much. This tendency existed even if the individual foods and amounts varied. The third principal component reflected the amount of extra money that people were willing to pay, which was determined by the amount people had to pay toward food safety measures. Those who answered "zero" were more likely to believe that consumers should not have to pay to ensure food safety. The second principal component reflected an axis separating food defense and food hygiene. Some items not directly related to food were correlated with this axis. In Japan, the concept of food hygiene is well-established and is generally taken for granted. In contrast, the concept of food defense is relatively new and has not yet fully penetrated the Japanese market. Our research shows that people who think that clothing brands provided added value to clothing products may have similar feelings about food defense. In addition, food hygiene efforts to prevent outbreaks of food poisoning are common in Japan and have been established as the basis of food safety. While food defense efforts are spreading, mainly in companies, it is presumed that they are valuable for the general public as supplementary measures to routine (or basic) food hygiene.

Ekwiwalencja funkcjonalna, czyli o przekładzie Plautyńskiej parabazy („Curc.” 462–486)

Dynamic equivalence is eagerly used by translators in works strongly rooted in the realities of the original culture of a text or saturated with various kinds of wordplay, especially if the text was created with the intention of performing it on stage. An interesting example of the use of functional equivalence and the consequences of such use is Choragus’ monologue, sometimes called parabasis, opening Act IV of Plautus’ comedy Curculio (v. 462–486). Choragus’ performance is primarily a catalogue of places in Rome, where specific types of people (swindlers, perjurers, pimps) like to gather. The topography mentioned in the monologue has a humorous overtone, which is largely due to the fact that Plautus’ audience knew these places mentioned on the stage and accepted their implicit associations as true. Therefore, to achieve a comparable effect in translation, it is best to use dynamic equivalence. The article discusses two variants of dynamic equivalence and their consequences. The first example assumes that the comedy will be staged in Poznań and the translation changes the topography of Rome to the topography of this Polish city. The disadvantage of this type of translation is that its reception is limited to an audience familiar with the topography of Poznań. Otherwise, this Plautine parabasis would have to be translated anew for each performance, taking into account the place of staging and the recipients of the translation. The second example extends the topography to the whole of Poland, but the application of affective equivalence (which evokes similar feelings to those evoked by the original) would require an accurate reading of the tastes of the audience and adjusting the appropriate topography to them, which seems almost impossible. The use of dynamic equivalence in the translation of the scene in question would therefore have to be verified with each performance, which discourages translators and encourages the use of formal equivalence.

Hell Traits in Handwriting of Youths Involved in Crime: Evidence from a Correctional Facility in Hail City, Saudi Arabia

Introduction: Understanding the behavioural characteristics of youth inmates involved in criminal activities is crucial for crime prevention. This study examines the hell traits of youth inmates involved in criminal activities and detained in a Hail City, Saudi Arabia, remand facility. This study aims to show the evidence of personality traits in the handwriting of deviant youths in a correctional facility. Methods: This study reports from a more extensive study that looks at the relationship between handwriting and crime but focuses on the perpetrators of double crimes for two types of crimes in the study sample: fighting and stabbing, kidnapping, violence, and Blackmailing. The qualitative research approach was employed in this study, using a semi-structured interview with 15 respondents who are remand home youth inmates serving their various jail terms in a more extensive study. Three respondents were purposively selected out of the 15 inmates that committed fighting and robbery crime. Results: The finding revealed the presence of personality hell traits in the behaviour of the youth inmates under study. It related to the robbery and fighting crime committed, based on the connotations in their handwriting analysed by the researcher. The handwriting of the youth inmates detained in the remand house showed at least two or more characters of "hell traits" associated with fighting and robbery. This suggests a relationship between these two crimes and implies that the inmates share similar feelings and behaviours when committing criminal acts. Conclusion: The study findings could be helpful to the government and its agencies to reduce and control crime. More studies need to be done using more extensive data and multiple methods to ascertain the criminal behaviour of youths. Keywords: Crime, Correctional facilities, Handwriting, Hell traits and Youths.

Silence, Shame, and Disrupting Heteronormative Ethics in Sexualities Research: Autoethnographic Reflections of a Queer Researcher

ABSTRACT This autoethnography is a layered and strange account that explores the “tacit norm of silence” around sexual dynamics between researchers and participants in the field. Such situations go against the dichotomous ethical standards within sociology about the relationship between researchers and participants, which resulted in feelings of shame, guilt, and anxiety both professionally and within the author’s personal life. These standards of ethics, and the resulting feelings when boundaries are crossed, serve as a disciplinary mechanism that promotes epistemic injustice regarding how queer scholars produce and disseminate knowledge within the academy. However, in confronting these feelings and challenging the stigma and silence around this topic, the author seeks to disrupt the normative ethical standards of research that marginalize queer researchers and maintain this heteronormative bias and the resulting epistemic injustice. Lastly, by remaining complicit toward this tacit norm of silence, sociologists do a disservice to students and future researchers by not preparing them to confront similar dilemmas and feelings while conducting research.

The role of prior trauma exposure and subsequent posttraumatic stress disorder in reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.

A growing body of literature suggests that the COVID-19 pandemic is a traumatic stressor capable of causing posttraumatic stress symptoms. People with a history of trauma, particularly those with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), may be particularly vulnerable to the negative mental health impacts of the pandemic. However, qualitative research exploring potential differences in the lived experiences of and reactions to COVID-19 between people with and without PTSD is lacking. Semistructured interviews were conducted with 31 women (n = 15 women with probable PTSD, n = 16 women without probable PTSD) recruited from an ongoing U.S.-based cohort study. Themes were identified using inductive thematic analysis. The majority of women with PTSD described their level of fear or perceived safety related to COVID-19 as a major factor influencing their mental health during the pandemic. In contrast, women without PTSD indicated that their level of distress was largely driven by pandemic-related restrictions on normal activities and family events. Many women with PTSD also described feeling anger or frustration toward people they perceived as not taking the COVID-19 pandemic seriously. Only one participant without PTSD expressed similar feelings. This study found notable differences in reactions to the COVID-19 pandemic between people with and without PTSD, with findings that are likely relevant to future disasters. These findings can inform the development of preparedness policies for future disasters, pandemics, or other collective traumas to prevent distress and improve mental health, particularly for vulnerable populations such as individuals with preexisting PTSD. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Virtual social interactions during the COVID-19 pandemic: the effect of interpersonal motor synchrony on social interactions in the virtual space

Although the link between motor synchrony and emotional alignment has been extensively studied during face-to-face interaction, the question of whether this association also exists in virtual settings has remained unanswered. Here, we examined whether this link exists during virtual social interactions and whether pro-social effects will be induced during those interactions. To this end, two strangers shared difficulties they have experienced due to the COVID-19 pandemic during a virtual social interaction that included both audio and video. The findings revealed that motor synchrony and emotional alignment can arise spontaneously during a virtual social interaction between two strangers. Moreover, this interaction yielded a decrease in negative affect and an increase in positive affect, as well as an increase in feelings of trust, liking, cohesion, self-other overlap, and similarity between the strangers. Finally, a higher level of synchrony during the virtual interaction was specifically associated with increased positive emotional alignment and liking. It can thus be presumed that virtual social interactions may share similar characteristics and social effects as face-to-face interactions. Considering the tremendous changes the COVID-19 pandemic has caused regarding social communication, these findings may provide grounds for developing new intervention protocols aimed at dealing with the consequences of social distancing.

Factors undermining quality of medical-care services delivered by a physician in today's medical-care market country-wise: Statistical analysis

The study aims to decide factors that are affecting a physician’s quality of medical-services in today’s medical-care market country-wise such as Bangladesh. It further describes the relationship among the factors and then decides its influence affecting the physician’s quality of medical-care services. Here primary data was collected from patients and patient-attendants in different private and government hospitals found in Dhaka City. This data statistics are used in this study for quantitative research approaches to conduct the goals. The dependent variable “quality of medical-services (PQMCS)” is regressed on six explanatory variables: a) pharmaceutical products promotional impact b) lengthy prescription c) unnecessary test requirements d) spending less time e) poor communication with patients and f) requirements for longer staying in hospital (private hospitals cases) etc. These characteristics were gathered from survey-opinions of patients and patient-attendants. These data statistics are used to decide the validity of the model. All multiple regression assumption tests were found to be valid. According to regression analysis, it was found that each of the explanatory variables have a substantial negative impact on a physician’s quality of medical-services in the medical-care market. The analysis from one-way ANOVA reveals that patients and patient-attendants have similar feelings of the six independent variables that undermine a physician’s quality of medical-services on duty. Results from this study can be used by policymakers as well as leaderships of hospitals (government and private) for policy-design and for administrative approaches addressing today’s problem of medical-care market in Bangladesh. Since most physicians are employed either in government or in private sector or in both sectors, it is obvious that enforcing effective management systems can be instrumental curtailing the magnitudes of the problem soon. Obviously, in this case both government & private hospitals must work together for the interest of Bangladeshi-society, which can ensure quality & sustainable medical-care market soon in Bangladesh. The findings of this study can be a synopsis of medical-care services in today’s business-driven world country-wise where undertaking further study on policy-design can be instrumental.

Time to VENT: a weekly, voluntary peer support initiative to improve colleague wellbeing and promote reflective practice

Background: Anaesthesia trainees are particularly susceptible to burnout and depression.1 2 The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland suggest that wellbeing interventions warrant further research, leading to campaigns such as ‘#CoffeeAndAGas’. A pre-intervention survey showed, within our department, that being on call causes stress that negatively impacts trainees’ wellbeing beyond shifts and there is not always someone who understands their job role to talk to. Trainees do not want to speak to consultants or supervisors about these wellbeing issues but are more willing to speak to colleagues of a similar grade. Therefore, weekly VENT sessions were designed and implemented in our department. Methods: Weekly, voluntary, 30-min VENT sessions were organised for all junior anaesthetists. Ground rules were displayed at the beginning of every session. Core principles included: voluntary engagement, mutual respect, no consultant presence, complete confidentiality, and non-judgmental discussion. The aims were to promote wellbeing through offloading, developing reflective practice, and stimulating culture change. Sessions were structured the same way to promote a comfortable, empathetic, and open environment. The sessions included Vocalising how you really feel, Empathising with colleagues (sharing similar feelings, experiences, and advice), learning a New wellbeing theory or mindfulness technique each session, and finally, Talking about cases and experiences. Anonymous surveys were sent to attendees after four sessions to assess impact and gain feedback. Results: Voluntary attendance was sustained at 95% of all available trainees. Ten (90%) responded to the post session survey. All respondents believed the sessions were helpful for wellbeing and were valuable for learning, with most (80%) seeing value in learning wellbeing theory. All felt the sessions will promote ‘cultural change’ and have a positive impact on overall wellbeing. All respondents believed VENT should be offered by other hospitals and should continue in our hospital. Free text feedback included comments expressing relief and reassurance gained from speaking to more senior trainees, relieving stress, and improving confidence. Trainees also found it helpful to talk through scenarios which aided their own reflection and processing of difficult situations. Conclusion: Junior anaesthetists feel more comfortable speaking to their peers about wellbeing issues than to consultants. The ability to talk to colleagues about things that have happened whilst working is beneficial. Promoting an open environment with a familiar structure exceeded expectations of colleague engagement with most colleagues attending regularly. VENT allows learning from each other’s experiences, and revisiting of personal experiences allows improved reflective practice. VENT is also beneficial in teaching colleagues how to look after their own wellbeing. Overall, regular VENT sessions have had a positive impact on personal wellbeing of our trainees and should become embedded into practice, and be adopted by other hospitals. 1.Looseley A, Wainwright E, Cook TM, et al. Anaesthesia 2019; 74: 1231–92.Nyssen AS, Hansez I, Baele P, Lamy M, De Keyser V. Br J Anaesth 2003; 90: 333–7

Stretched Too Thin: A Narrative Study of the Experiences of Early Career Principals in Jewish Day Schools

ABSTRACT Early career principals in Jewish day school are frequently unprepared for the role, contributing to attrition in school leadership. This narrative study explores the socialization of ten Jewish day school principals in the first three years of their first position. These leaders have similar feelings of being overwhelmed and unprepared as principals in other school contexts. They also experienced stress factors unique to Jewish day schools, exacerbating the challenges of socializing into their new role. In response, principals seek support structures within and outside of the school. Conscious cultivation of support may contribute significantly to principal retention.

Internal Focalization in 1 Samuel – a new perspective on Jonathan’s love for David

The narratological instrument of internal focalization offers a hitherto unexplored perspective on the narratives in 1 Samuel, in general, and on the Jonathan narratives, in particular. Internal focalization means that, in the narrative, the viewpoint of a character in the story is chosen, though not necessarily that of the main character. It appears that in contrast to most of the Old Testament (OT) prose, the book of 1 Samuel is abundant in the varying use of internal focalization. Applied to the David-Jonathan narratives, it is Jonathan who is the internal focalizer. This means we read about Jonathan’s thoughts, emotions, and perceptions instead of David’s. David, however, acts as focalized object, which means the focus of attention of the internal focalizer (Jonathan) is on David. This new perspective on the David-Jonathan narratives leads to fresh insights into the issue of the seemingly one-sided love of Jonathan for David. This may very well be explained by the fact that Jonathan is the internal focalizer. Hence, we read about his feelings for David. It does not necessarily mean that David has no similar feelings for Jonathan, but the narrator simply does not highlight these.