Utmost Respect Research Articles

No More the Nice Guy: Coping with Abusive Supervision through Service Sabotage Behaviours

‘Atithi Devo Bhav’, implying that guests must be treated as Gods, is the philosophical belief of Indian society indicating the importance of treating the customers with utmost respect and courtesy. The current study examines service sabotage behaviours by utilizing time-lagged method to collect data in three waves from 332 employees from Indian hotel industry. The study highlights the effects of abusive supervision on the employees who perceive disrespect, public humiliation or rude supervisory behaviours towards them as breach of psychological contract, and they retaliate by displaying deviant workplace behaviour such as service sabotage. The unique proposition of the research is to investigate the sequential mediating role of psychological contract violation and retaliation intention on the relationship between abusive supervision and service sabotage. The research utilizes psychological contract theory and frustration–aggression theory to draw logical inferences from the findings. Findings indicate that when employees perceive mistreatment or injustice, they experience psychological contract violation that instigates an urge to retaliate against the unfair treatment by engaging in negative service behaviours, for example, sabotage. Therefore, the hospitality organizations must implement practices and processes to take care of any unjust, unfair or hostile behaviour at play in the organization, as the success of the industry is dependent on the service quality and frontline employees’ encounters with the customer. The study provides some interesting and useful managerial and theoretical implications.

Reported respectful maternity care received during childbirth at health facilities: A cross sectional survey in Eastern province, Rwanda

BackgroundRespectful maternity care (RMC) fosters positive childbirth experiences and ensures safe motherhood. While past Rwandan studies on childbirth predominantly focused on negative experiences, our research delved into positive experiences. This study aimed to assess the RMC level experienced by women during childbirth in health facilities of Eastern Province of Rwanda. MethodologyWe conducted a cross-sectional survey on 610 mothers at their discharge across five public hospitals. We used a 15-items RMC questionnaire developed by White Ribbon Alliance, version of 2019. To manage the right-skewed data, we employed a median cut-off, categorizing experiences into binary outcome (low and high RMC score). We performed stepwise backward elimination logistic regression model to identify predictors of high RMC. FindingsThe majority (70.2%) reported experiencing RMC. The most acclaimed RMC items (over 90%) included allowance of food and fluid intake (98.5%), non-discrimination (96.2%), receipt of necessary services (96.1%), and privacy (91.3%). The chi-square analysis showed an association between reported high RMC and marital status (p-value = 0.006), occupation (p-value = 0.001), and mode of delivery (p-value = 0.001). Caesarean section delivery was associated with high RMC in multivariate logistic regression with a p-value of 0.001, the adjusted odds ratio was 2.11 with a CI [1.40–3.17]. ConclusionThe reported RMC items and care appreciated at high level should be sustained. Regardless of mode of delivery, all mothers should experience consistent, utmost respect throughout the childbirth and should receive RMC at maximum level.

AAGP/AJGP Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Action: Historic Perspective and Future Goals

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) are important objectives in all professional fields, and they are exceptionally important and impactful within healthcare. Every day, patients and their families put their trust in our hands. When doing so, they deserve to be treated at all times with the utmost respect and compassion. DEI principles create an environment of safety, belonging, and positive health outcomes.Diversity of health providers allows for better care of diverse patients and helps to promote health equity and reduce disparities. Since healthcare is ultimately built upon relationships, it is important that all our patients trust us to understand and meet their unique needs. Achieving our diversity, equity and inclusion objectives for the betterment of all healthcare is an ongoing process, and we are steadfastly committed to its success.AAGP remains committed to developing and fostering a culture of compassion, inclusivity, belonging, and acceptance. For many years AAGP had a Diversity Caucus, which since 2020 became AAGP Inclusion, Diversity, Equity in Action (IDEA) committee with representation on the AAGP Board.The AAGP IDEA committee promotes a welcoming environment for all, by prioritizing respectful diversity, equity and inclusion across AAGP and its membership; advises the AAGP Board on the establishment of policies related to these principles; serves as a consulting body to AAGP components; creates and identifies opportunities that advance diversity, equity and inclusion for members; identifies outreach opportunities to enhance diversity, equity and inclusion of current AAGP membership and potential members; forms subcommittees or workgroups as needed to focus on specific diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.AAGP through its flagship publication American Journal of Psychiatry (AJGP) provides readers with DEI updates in the areas of clinical practice, research, teaching and public policy in geriatric psychiatry.This session will provide the audience with overview of current AAGP/AGJP DEI initiatives and outline plans for creation of mentorship programs and outreach efforts for the benefit of geriatric psychiatry providers, patients and caregivers.

Some Aspects of Pashtun Culture

Pashtun culture is a rich and diverse culture that has been shaped by centuries of history and tradition. Often referred to as Pashtunwali, this culture encompasses every aspect of daily life, from social norms and customs to religious practices and cuisine. As an ethnic group, the Pashtun people are primarily located in Afghanistan and Pakistan. They are known for their proud and distinctive culture that emphasizes loyalty, hospitality, and respect for the Pashtun code of conduct. A central aspect of Pashtun is the Pashtunwali, which is the traditional code of conduct of the Pashtun people. Derived from the Pashto language, this code emphasizes concepts like courage, honor, and hospitality, and serves as a guide for how Pashtuns should conduct their lives. Hospitality is one of the most valued traits in Pashtun culture, and guests are treated with the utmost respect and care. This tradition dates back to the times of the ancient Silk Road, when traveling merchants of all backgrounds would stop at the Pashtuns' homes and receive food, shelter, and care. Music and dance are also cherished in Pashtun culture, with traditional instruments like the rubab (a lute-like instrument) and tabla (a percussion instrument) used to create melodic and rhythmic pieces. The attan, a traditional dance, is common at weddings, religious festivals, and other celebrations. The Pashtuns are a primarily Muslim community, and religion is deeply ingrained in their culture. Islamic practices like praying five times a day, fasting during Ramadan, and giving to charity are all important parts of life for Pashtuns. However, Pashtunwali also places a strong emphasis on tolerance and respect for other religions, and there is a long history of coexistence between different faiths in the region.

The place of digitization when concluding a marriage in Ukraine

Marriage is a very important rite in life, and as such, should have the utmost respect ofall, especially of the two partners concerned. The main essence of a marriage in traditional andreligious settings is to procreate and have children to fill the world and continue ones generation. Having a relationship that is so deep and passionate can bring a person insurmountable happiness. Creating a bond in which a couple not only have a best friend, but a life partner, helping them through the good, bad, joyful, and sometimes ugly moments. Marriage is a sacred union between two individuals; that represents the utmost respect, love, trust, friendship, value, and lifelong commitment. In this article, the authors consider the problematic aspects of the practical application of the provisions of the Family Code of Ukraine and a number of other normative legal acts that regulate the conclusion of marriage online, that is, with the help of digital technologies. There is no denying the fact that we now live in an age where the proliferation and ubiquity of digital technology has radically changed the way we relate to one another. These processes themselves led to the need to introduce new ways of regulating social relations. That is, external factors have formed a demand for the growth of digitalization. The digitalization process itself should be understood as the transformation and implementation of digital technologies in order to optimize and improve the exercise of one's rights, or even the fulfillment of their responsibilities with the help of the latest technologies. We note that digitization is important for various spheres of life, and especially for the family, for children, teenagers, parents, grandparents and its impact on their relationships. Considering the rapid development of digitalization in family relations, there is a need to study these issues. The article analyzes the world processes that will lead to new challenges in the sphere of settlement of family relations, namely marriage. And we are talking about the metaverse and the opportunities it provides to people who want to marry and celebrate their wedding directly. The authors also investigated specific cases that reflect the most vivid application of this feature in practice. In addition, an innovation was revealed regarding the very process of concluding a marriage in connection with the conduct of hostilities and the full-scale invasion of the russian federation on the territory of Ukraine. Attention is focused on all possible and accessible manifestations of digitalization in the field of family relations regulation and proposals for making changes to family legislation with the aim of improving it on the path of integration processes. As well digitalization is the necessity faced by Ukrainian society, olso of the war and because of the challenges of our time.

МОДЕЛЮВАННЯ ХУДОЖНЬОГО ПРОСТОРУ В ДРУГОМУ ТОМІ «МЕРТВИХ ДУШ» МИКОЛИ ГОГОЛЯ

The article studies the specifics of modeling of the space in the artistic structure of the second volume of «Dead Souls». This theme has not been designated as the subject of a special study and merits for the utmost respect, because it is closely related with features of the development of Gogol’s plan and idea. The object of the article is chronotopic organization of the second part of the poem, where the richness of the description of the activity is attributed to the trio of equals: «earthly», «transitional» and «spiritual». Such threefold conception sacralizes the text, potentiates the sound of the idea of resurrection, imbues the realities with the biblical symbolism. Coordinates of the road as a main motive of the second volume of «Dead Souls» are universalized, the space paradigm is realized with the help of the landscape, which is different from the images of pictures of nature in the first part of the poem. Specular image of the churches and trees complements the mountain landscape and organizes a harmonious perspective of connection between nature and the human world. Mirror projections semantically correlate with the infernal, or eternal matrix, microcosm of «dead» and «alive», and are identified as a device of complexity, characteristic of medieval painting, Renaissance and baroque art, as a manifestation of «reversal perspective». The author also studies the specificity of the landscape and the functioning of biblical images associated with it; a role of «dumb scene», spacious «confusion»; a motive of the road as an axial constant of the poem, which has two dimensions: the road, connected with Chichikov’s troika, and the road of all historical world, which Rus-troika rushes, which correlates with the synodic spiritual vertical, with the Easter basis – a characteristic of Gogol’s «Dead Souls» structure.

Conduct of body donation and cadaveric dissection training during the COVID-19 pandemic: challenges, impacts and mitigation.

The new coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has had a substantial impact on the Silent Mentor Programme (SMP), a programme in which members of the public may pledge their bodies to be used for medical training and research after their death. This study aimed to explore the conduct of body donations and simulation surgery training during the COVID-19 pandemic from the viewpoints of the committee members of the SMP and the next-of-kin of body donor pledgers. This study utilised a qualitative exploration method to seek an in-depth understanding of this phenomenon. In-depth individual interviews were carried out. Thematic analysiswas used to identify patterns of themes. The COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test is compulsory before accepting a body donation, and this resulted in the turning down of several donations. Being a donor is the final wish of pledgers and this turning down led to a negative emotional remorseful feeling in the next-of-kin of pledgers. From the perspective of students, it is feared that the conduct of the programme, particularly the home visit session being held online, has impeded teaching of humanistic values, compassion, and empathy, which is the prime philosophy of the programme. Previous to the pandemic, the programme ceremonies were well-attended, denoting the utmost respect and recognition of the mentors; however, travel restrictions due to the pandemic limiting in-person attendance resulted in ceremonies becoming less impactful. Continuous postponements of cadaveric dissection training also resulted in students missing training opportunities, hence potentially impairing their professional practice and humanistic values in the medical profession. Counselling interventions should be directed at easing the negative psychologicalimpacton the next-of-kin of pledgers. As the COVID-19 pandemic may pose a significant impediment to achieving the educational outcomes of cadaveric dissection training, efforts to make up for these gaps are essential.

The ethics of artificial intelligence, UNESCO and the African Ubuntu perspective

PurposeThis paper aims to demonstrate the relevance of worldviews of the global south to debates of artificial intelligence, enhancing the human rights debate on artificial intelligence (AI) and critically reviewing the paper of UNESCO Commission on the Ethics of Scientific Knowledge and Technology (COMEST) that preceded the drafting of the UNESCO guidelines on AI. Different value systems may lead to different choices in programming and application of AI. Programming languages may acerbate existing biases as a people’s worldview is captured in its language. What are the implications for AI when seen from a collective ontology? Ubuntu (I am a person through other persons) starts from collective morals rather than individual ethics.Design/methodology/approachLiterature overview on the African philosophy of Ubuntu as applied to artificial intelligence. Application of it to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) debates on establishing guidelines to the ethics of artificial intelligence.FindingsMetaphysically, Ubuntu and its conception of social personhood (attained during one’s life) largely rejects transhumanism. When confronted with economic choices, Ubuntu favors sharing above competition and thus an anticapitalist logic of equitable distribution of AI benefits, humaneness and nonexploitation. When confronted with issues of privacy, Ubuntu emphasizes transparency to group members, rather than individual privacy, yet it calls for stronger (group privacy) protection. In democratic terms, it promotes consensus decision-making over representative democracy. Certain applications of AI may be more controversial in Africa than in other parts of the world, like care for the elderly, that deserve the utmost respect and attention, and which builds moral personhood. At the same time, AI may be helpful, as care from the home and community is encouraged from an Ubuntu perspective. The report on AI and ethics of the UNESCO World COMEST formulated principles as input, which are analyzed from the African ontological point of view. COMEST departs from “universal” concepts of individual human rights, sustainability and good governance which are not necessarily fully compatible with relatedness, including future and past generations. Next to rules based approaches, which may hamper diversity, bottom-up approaches are needed with intercultural deep learning algorithms.Research limitations/implicationsThere is very few existing literature on AI and Ubuntu. Therefore, this paper is of an explorative nature.Practical implicationsThe ethics of Ubuntu offers unique vantage points in looking at the organization of society and economics today, which are also relevant for development of AI, especially in its tenet of relatedness rather than individuality (and practical use of AI for individuals), taking responsibility for society as a whole (such as analyzing the benefit of AI for all strata of society), and embodying true inclusiveness. Whether looking at top-down guidelines for the development and implementation of AI or the bottom-up ethical learning process of AI (deep learning), ethics of the Global South can have an important role to play to combat global individualist tendencies and inequity, likely reinforced by AI. This warrants far more research.Social implicationsApplications of AI in Africa are not contextualized, do not address the most pressing needs of the African continent, lead to cybersecurity issues and also do not incorporate African ethics. UNESCO’s work in this regard is important but expert inputs are largely centered around Western “universal” principles and Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and EU precedence. African ethics have, so far, a small role to play in global ethics and philosophy and therefore risk to be overlooked in the discussion on AI and ethics. This is why the consultation process of UNESCO on ethics of AI was of paramount importance. However, it does not automatically lead to consultation of African philosophers or sages, as many are educated in Western (ized) education systems. See further details under practical implications.Originality/valueThis is a new area of research in which little work has been done so far. This paper offers the opportunity to widen the debate on AI and ethics beyond the conventional discourse, involving multiple worldviews, of which Ubuntu is just one.

La infodiversidad, el derecho a la información y el uso ético de la información

This article explores the social and technological relationships that stimulate the creation and use of information that, in turn, reflect the diversity, plurality and multiculturality of the planet. However, we cannot promote one benefit by affecting another. In this sense, we must defend infodiversity from our specialty, but without violating or hindering other rights, such as the right to information, or other laws and agreements that intervene in this process. It also presents the interrelationships between school, family and library that intervene in the formation of our users in order to achieve a successful search for information through critical thinking. In this way, it is necessary to promote an ethical and social conduct in the user, in the librarian, in the author and in every person involved in the edition of information. This work emphasizes the utmost respect that should be granted to the interests and creative works of others. Therefore, each of the actors involved in the creation and use of information must comply with codes of ethics that emphasize objectivity and impartiality.

Problems Encountered of Employee in Hospitality and Tourism Industry in the Municipality of Naval in Biliran Province

Hospitality is about serving the guests to provide them with a feel-good effect. The guest is treated with utmost warmth and respect and is provided the best services. Hospitality is all about offering warmth to someone who looks for help in a strange or unfriendly place. It refers to the process of receiving and entertaining a guest with goodwill. The researchers used the descriptive method of research in order to determine the problems encountered by the employees since it involved collecting data in order to answer the questions concerning the status of the study. The study used mean and frequency percentage. Weighted mean was used for the analysis of the data. Based on the findings, the problems of employees in tourism and hospitality are bossy customers, delayed salary, and a lower rate of salary for the management problem. The study suggests that the management should pay on time so that workers will no longer feel tired of their work. In order to maintain trust and dedication towards the work of the employee, the management should provide good incentives that serve as their motivation.

Home health care CAHPS® survey: Predicting patient experience performance

Our home health (HH) division has collected Home Health Care CAHPS® Survey (HHCAHPS) data since 2011. To date, HH providers have not met performance thresholds related to patient experience. This study aimed to explore HHCAHPS composite measures and specific questions to predict 1) overall rating of care provided by the agency (Care Rating) and 2) willingness to recommend home health agency to family and friends (Recommend Agency). We also explored survey comments to identify specific themes related to positive and negative patient experiences. Logistic regression (N = 7 268) revealed being treated with courtesy and respect, and providers being informed and up to date about care were the 2 most impactful factors of Care Rating. The top 2 most impactful factors for Recommend Agency were problem-free care and providers being informed and up to date about care. Thematic analyses revealed negative patient experiences were described as staff being rude, unhelpful services, and disregarding the patients’ time and schedules. Positive patient experiences were described when patients believed HH services improved their health; quality and professional services were provided by knowledgeable HH providers; and HH providers respected them, their time, and their homes. Our findings suggest that HH agencies must improve interpersonal relationships, provider communication, and clinical skills and knowledge to provide the highest quality of service with the utmost courtesy, respect, and trust; specifically, within the context of elderly adults’ desire for independence and to remain in their homes. Experience Framework This article is associated with the Policy & Measurement lens of The Beryl Institute Experience Framework. (https://www.theberylinstitute.org/ExperienceFramework). Access other PXJ articles related to this lens. Access other resources related to this lens.

What's Important: Be That Doctor.

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Venous Evaluation

The vascular lab (VL) provides unequalled information regarding venous disease especially in the depiction and characterization of venous waveforms. This article provides the indications, protocol, and diagnostic criteria for peripheral and central venous disease and venous mapping. Venous evaluation is one of the most common studies performed at vascular labs (VL). Patient may present with swelling for evaluation of thrombosis, central obstruction, or venous insufficiency, or may need preoperative planning prior to a bypass or dialysis access creation. It is my hope that the added value a VL brings to the sonographic evaluation of veins, beyond the compressibility of the veins, is the utmost respect and attention to the depiction and characterization of the venous waveform.

Three Lives Changed Forever….

The summer heat was blistering.It was my night to cover trauma anesthesiaThe pandemic and George Floyd andsocial uprising and sirens filling the air.The tension was a thick cloud expanding for blocks,hovering over the trauma unit at Cedar Sinai.Good citizens in the wrong place, at the wrong time.victims of violence and chaos.Three lives changing forever.One was thirty-three years old -risking his life “to protect and to serve.” His actions met with strife.Dear officer, thank you for your service.Each day you leave your familyto protect strangers from harm.My utmost respect for our men in blue.A bottle crashed through the cruiser window,striking his head.Blood compressed the brain.Emergency brain surgery was neededto save his life.The skull was openedAnd the blood was drained.The surgery was completed,but what was the verdict?He opened his eyesand squeezed my hand.He moved his legsand said his name.He knew date, time, and place,he was himself with no damage done.Then another. Twenty-five years oldMale, six foot, three inches tall withlight brown African American skin.His lung, esophagus, and hepatic vein all ruptured – aninnocent victim of a stray bullet.The smell of blood filled my nostrilsAnd I was gripped with fear that he would die.My mind was racing as to what to do.Life-saving decisions I had to make.I gave medications and blood transfusions.I took a deep breath,no, it can’t be!What’s his name I shouted,the nurse responded, “trauma 999.”My heart was pounding,I could not think,what would I tell his mom?It would break her heart.With a trembling handI pulled back the coversto look at his face.I was overwhelmed with reliefit was not my son.And by the grace of God,we went on to save his life.The night was intense.Twelve hours of trauma,and three lives changed forever.Three lives changed forever...These two acts of senseless violence occurred in Los Angeles, California, in the wake of the death of George Floyd. They were admitted to Cedars Sinai Medical Center that night where I was the trauma anesthesiologist who took care of them. These events pierced my soul like a double-edged sword. Entangled with the relief that my son was safe was the heartache I felt for these two innocent men and their families. I bowed my head and thanked God that good had triumphed over evil tonight

Lessons from COVID-19 for future disasters: an opinion paper.

A “Pandemic/Disaster Law” is needed to condense and organize the current dispersed and multiple legislation. The State must exercise a single power and command appropriate to each situation, with national validity. The production of plans for the use of land and real estate as potential centers for health care, shelter or refuge is recommended. There should be specific disaster plans at least for Primary Health Care, Hospitals and Socio-sanitary Centers. The guarantee of the maintenance of communication and supply routes is essential, as well as the guarantee of the autochthonous production of basic goods. The pandemic has highlighted the need to redefine the training plans for physicians who, in their different specialties, have to undertake reforms that allow a more versatile and transversal training. National research must have plans to be able to respond quickly to questions posed by the various crises, using all the nation’s resources and in particular, all the data and capabilities of the health sector. Contingency plans must consider ethical aspects, and meet the needs of patients and families with a humanized approach. In circumstances of catastrophe, conflicts increase and require a bioethical response that allows the best decisions to be made, with the utmost respect for people’s values. Rapid, efficient and truthful communication systems must be contained in a special project for this sector in critic circumstances. Finally, we believe that the creation of National Coordination Centers for major disasters and Public Health can contribute to better face the crises of the future.

Clamping cerebral circulation—breach of the dead donor rule?

To the Editor, As a former medical director of lung transplantation and ICU physician for 30 years, I know, firsthand, the importance of maximizing organ donation for dying patients. This must always be done with utmost respect for the life of the donor. I believe some of the arguments and assertions made by Parent et al.1Parent B Caplan A Moazami N Montgomery RA. Response to American College of Physician’s statement on the ethics of transplant after normothermic regional perfusion.Am J Transplant. 2022; (10.1111/ajt.16947): 1-4Google Scholar on normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) are worthy of scrutiny and deeper conversation. The authors challenge the “statement of concern” regarding NRP published in 2021 by the American College of Physicians (ACP).2American College of Physicians Ethics, determination of death, and organ transplantation in normothermic regional perfusion (NRP) with controlled donation after circulatory determination of death (cDCD): American College of Physicians Statement of Concern. https://www.acponline.org/acp_policy/policies/ethics_determination_of_death_and_organ_transplantation_in_nrp_2021.pdf. Published 2021. Accessed February 12, 2022.Google Scholar The authors explain that the practice of controlled Donation after Circulatory Determination of Death using NRP (cDCD NRP) is well established in many countries. Yet the ethical boundaries of this practice must be considered in the context of each country’s legal definition of death and the dead donor rule. Confusion, in my opinion, revolves around the ambiguity of the use of the terms circulation and resuscitation. Generally, when we use extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) to supply the human body with systemic circulation, it is for the purpose of resuscitation and sustaining life. In the circumstances of use of ECMO for NRP, are these two practices suddenly completely distinct? The crux of the authors’ argument is that the person has been declared dead, and, therefore, the re-establishment of systemic circulation is only to preserve the organs and save them from warm ischemic injury. Yet part of the procedure is to add the unique intervention of occlusion of cerebral circulation to prevent the possibility of neuronal activity in the brain, which would obviously create (as the authors write) “questions around the circulatory determination of death.” Precisely. The dead donor rule (DDR) states that a patient cannot be killed by, or for, organ procurement. To justify this added procedure of clamping circulation to the brain itself, the authors feel compelled to explain: “The brain remains a ‘black box’ and the degree or extent of neuronal death cannot be ascertained.” The clamping of circulation is obviously to ensure brain death, yet the authors repeatedly state the DDR is not violated because the patient has been declared dead. Because brain death is, by definition, the cessation of all brain activity, is not this “circulatory” logic? A tautology? Is the re-establishment of circulation a violation of the donor’s DNR order? Indeed, one could argue that with systemic circulation re-established and a question of ongoing neuronal activity (as posed by the authors), the donor could at that point even be sent back to the ICU to determine brain activity over the next 24 to 48 h, as is common practice when we are attempting to establish brain death. Do the authors believe that a procedure to clamp cerebral circulation to cut-off flow to a human brain is worthy of a great deal more consideration before we “update the legal definition of death?” The authors of this manuscript have no conflicts of interest to disclose as described by the American Journal of Transplantation.

Cadaver as the first silent medical teacher: Exploring bioethical perceptions of department of anatomy

Background: Department of Anatomy with its time honored and integral essence, human cadaveric dissection has been trying to serve the medical profession since the inception of medicine. Every human cadaver who goes under the knife of medical student during anatomical dissection deserves special treatment and utmost respect. But unfortunately, probably the hidden curriculum of bioethical sentiments of the body donor and the human cadaver have been noted to become extinct from medical profession, until recently with the introduction of the new competency based medical education in India. Aims and Objectives: The present study attempts to dig out the noble practices followed in various medical schools to ensure the human cadaver gets the rightful respect and dignity. Our literature review reflects the practice of students’ conduct and habits on the 1st day of dissection. We emphasize guidelines that may be sincerely recommended to medical schools to ensure respectful humanity and honor towards the human cadavers. Materials and Methods: The psycho-social attitudes of MBBS students has been attempted to learn by distributing questionnaire to the 2019 batch MBBS students (n=60) of Late Shri Lakhiram Agrawal Memorial Government Medical College Raigarh (CG) during the foundation course (first 1 month of 1st year curriculum) and on their first encounter with the cadaver. Results: About 95.4% and 57.5% of students showed positive and negative perceptions. The religious beliefs and emotional attachments with the cadaver were noted to be as 23.33% and 76.11%, respectively. The sentiments included cognitive, affective, moral, and behavioral. Conclusion: The article attempts to focus the noble endeavor of the Cadaver as the first silent medical teacher who wishes to enlighten the pure minds of medical students with knowledge and empathy to be shown towards the patients. Based on the emotional observations made from the medical students on their first encounter with the cadaver, the present study anastomoses science and humanity with care, compassion, and dignity.

Guest Co-Editors’ Messages

![Figure][1]</img> It has been an honor to serve as the invited co-editor of this issue of the Forum . It has been a wonderful experience to work with Bob True, an amazing and knowledgeable person and for whom I have the utmost respect, and Cheryl Duckler, who has the ability to make words flow and

Norma Giarracca: Working Toward “A World Where Many Worlds Fit”

Norma Giarracca had a deep and wide trajectory as a social researcher, especially as a rural sociologist. But she mostly published in Spanish, and thus her work is not readily accessible to many readers around the world. I am deeply grateful to the compañeras and compañeros of Alternautas to offer other researchers the opportunity to access the many insights of Norma’s work. Her winding trajectory hints at her intellectual curiosity and her openness to new perspectives – she was also a fan of music and often sought to connect social research and artistic expressions, for instance, asking her son Julián Teubal to join in research trips and then using his pictures on exhibits during book presentations or academic events, or coordinating a study linking music and protest (Bidaseca, Lapegna, Mariotti, et al. 2001). Norma was deeply committed to social justice and had the utmost respect and appreciation for the “subjects” of her research. She often had brusque manners, but also an immense generosity. She fitted many worlds in the relatively small world of rural sociology and made its branches extend beyond disciplines, countries, and perspectives. She has been sorely missed since 2015, but the seeds she planted keep sprouting and growing.

“Their Deeds Shall Be Made Manifest”: The Scandalous Mission of Joseph W. Clements to Great Britain, 1848–1851

“Their Deeds Shall Be Made Manifest”: The Scandalous Mission of Joseph W. Clements to Great Britain, 1848–1851