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Impacts of body donor non‐anonymization on students' educational and humanistic development: A systematic review

Anatomical Sciences Education, EarlyView.
Abstract A recent trend in healthcare education has been the increasing emphasis on the development of humanism and empathy in students. Within anatomy education, some institutions have implemented curricular innovations such as donor non‐anonymization to facilitate this development.
Rodrigo Muscogliati, Eduardo Muscogliati, Weronika Nocun, Kat A. Sanders, Lauren Clunie, Paul J. McKeegan   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Data, not documents: Moving beyond theories of information‐seeking behavior to advance data discovery

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, Volume 76, Issue 4, Page 649-664, April 2025.
Abstract Many theories of human information behavior (HIB) assume that information objects are in text document format. This paper argues four important HIB theories are insufficient for describing users' search strategies for data because of assumptions about the attributes of objects that users seek.
Anthony J. Million, Jeremy York, Sara Lafia, Libby Hemphill   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Opposing consensus science through scholarly practices: The role of claims maintenance

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how three US‐based communities who oppose consensus science produce and disseminate scholarly‐like artifacts: pro‐life activists, Young Earth Creationists, and Anthropogenic Climate Crisis skeptics. Prior research shows that industry‐ or church‐backed advocacy campaigns often generate claims supported by these communities ...
Irene V. Pasquetto, Morgan Wofford, Claire Jordan, Andrea Thomer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education in Geography [PDF]

, 2009
This paper describes the development, implementation, and preliminary outcomes of Enhancing Departments and Graduate Education (EDGE) in Geography, a multi-year project begun in 2005 to study the process of professional development in graduate geography ...
Foote, Kenneth, Solem, Michael
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Community intermediary strategies and tactics to close digital divides and enhance equitable technology use in everyday life

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Online technologies are required for accessing essential services, such as healthcare, transportation, and education. Challenges to online technology access can prevent resource‐constrained communities from connecting to these services. Human intermediaries who act in the middle space between technology and the person using the technology may ...
Marcy G. Antonio, Alicia Stone, Tawanna Dillahunt, Lorraine Buis, Tiffany C. Veinot   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Blowing Open the Bottleneck: Designing New Approaches to Increase Nurse Education Capacity [PDF]

, 2008
Outlines the challenges of expanding the nurse education capacity to meet nursing shortages. Explores strategies such as partnerships among stakeholders, faculty development, revised curricula, and policy and regulatory advocacy, and offers case ...
Bobbi Kimball, Jennifer Joynt
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From disorientation to preparedness: Information practices as scaffolding in acute crises

Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract This qualitative study examines how adults in Israel enacted information practices during an acute national crisis. Using the information transitions framework, we investigate how concrete practices emerge and evolve across three stages: understanding, negotiating, and resolving. Semi‐structured Zoom interviews with 18 adults were analyzed via
Lilach Alon, Tali Malinoff, Inbar Levkovich   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Performance improvement of discrete‐time linear‐quadratic regulators applied to uncertain linear systems using the Tikhonov regularization method

Asian Journal of Control, EarlyView.
Abstract The linear‐quadratic regulator (LQR) problem of optimal control of an uncertain discrete‐time linear system (DTLS) is revisited in this paper from the perspective of Tikhonov regularization. We show that an optimally chosen regularization parameter reduces, compared to the classical LQR, the values of a scalar error function, as well as the ...
Fernando Pazos, Amit Bhaya
wiley   +1 more source

Challenges of doctoral education in Nigeria: a qualitative exploratory study

Cogent Education
In Africa, doctoral studies may not have contributed meaningfully to the knowledge economy, even with the increasing number of doctorates produced annually.
Michael Opeoluwa Ogunlana, Pragashnie Govender   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring the potential of ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) seed fat

Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, EarlyView.
Abstract Ucuúba (Virola surinamensis) fat is an important income source for Amazonian communities. Local businesses typically process whole seeds for fat extraction; however, seed structural integrity may influence extraction efficiency and fat quality.
Juan David Marmolejo Tascón, Eduardo Macedo de Melo, Jane Mara Block, Cristiano José de Andrade, Sandra Regina Salvador Ferreira   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source