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Lynch, Meghan, and Catherine Mah. "Using internet data sources to achieve qualitative interviewing purposes: a research note." Qualitative Research 18, no. 6 (September 23, 2017): 741–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1468794117731510.
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In this research note, we examine the function, merits, and challenges of using internet data sources, namely, social media discussion analysis and email interviewing, alongside data collected for the same study from traditional face-to-face interviewing. This comparison opportunity arose from recruitment challenges in our study, which investigated kindergarten teachers’ perspectives and experiences with play-based teaching in kindergartens. Although we had planned to use only face-to-face interviewing, recruitment challenges prompted the use of other data to examine the same research objective, allowing us to analyze the data from each method side-by-side. We contend that social media analysis and email interviewing offer complementary benefits to approaches currently available for qualitative researchers, especially when recruitment attempts through traditional methods fail. This article focuses on practical and practice-based aspects, for qualitative researchers who are seeking alternative research methods to collect rich data about participants’ perspectives and experiences.
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Arnobit, Celine Isabelle, Kiana Loo, Ian Pagano, Mai Uchiyama, Jami Fukui, Christa Braun-Inglis, and Erin O’Carroll Bantum. "Recruiting Cancer Survivors to a Mobile Mindfulness Intervention in the United States: Exploring Online and Face-to-Face Recruitment Strategies." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 19 (September 27, 2021): 10136. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph181910136.
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Cancer survivorship research faces several recruitment challenges, such as accrual of a representative sample, as well as participant retention. Our study explores patterns in recruited demographics, patient-reported outcomes (PROs), and retention rates for a randomized controlled trial (RCT) utilizing a mobile mindfulness intervention for the well-being of cancer survivors. In total, 123 participants were recruited using traditional and online strategies. Using the chi-square test of independence, recruitment type was compared with demographic and clinical variables, PROs, and retention at Time 2 and Time 3. Online recruitment resulted in almost double the yield compared to traditional recruitment. Online-recruited participants were more often younger, from the continental U.S., Caucasian, diagnosed and treated less recently, at a later stage of diagnosis, diagnosed with blood cancer, without high blood pressure, and with less reported pain. The recruitment method was not significantly associated with retention. Online recruitment may capture a larger, broader survivor sample, but, similar to traditional recruitment, may also lead to selection biases depending on where efforts are focused. Future research should assess the reasons underlying the higher yield and retention rates of online recruitment and should evaluate how to apply a mix of traditional and online recruitment strategies to efficiently accrue samples that are representative of the survivor population.
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Eide, Phyllis, and Carol B. Allen. "Recruiting Transcultural Qualitative Research Participants: A Conceptual Model." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 4, no. 2 (June 2005): 44–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/160940690500400204.
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Working with diverse populations poses many challenges to the qualitative researcher who is a member of the dominant culture. Traditional methods of recruitment and selection (such as flyers and advertisements) are often unproductive, leading to missed contributions from potential participants who were not recruited and researcher frustration. In this article, the authors explore recruitment issues related to the concept of personal knowing based on experiences with Aboriginal Hawai'ian and Micronesian populations, wherein knowing and being known are crucial to successful recruitment of participants. They present a conceptual model that incorporates key concepts of knowing the other, cultural context, and trust to guide other qualitative transcultural researchers. They also describe challenges, implications, and concrete suggestions for recruitment of participants.
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Szvircsev Tresch, TIBOR. "CHALLENGES IN RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION IS THERE A SOLUTION?" CONTEMPORARY MILITARY CHALLENGES, VOLUME 2018, ISSUE 20/2 (June 15, 2018): 19–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.33179/bsv.99.svi.11.cmc.20.2.02.
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The recruitment and retention of well-qualified military personnel are essential for any armed forces. This is even more true because most armed forces in Europe have shifted from a conscript-based to an all-volunteer format. Based on presentations and discussions during the 14th ERGOMAS Conference in Athens, Greece, June 26-30, 2017, this special publication of Contemporary Military Challenges focuses on the challenges of recruiting and retaining interested young people in the armed forces. In the ERGOMAS Working Group “Recruitment and Retention”, chaired by Tibor Szvircsev Tresch, 20 papers from different researchers were presented. In the five conference sessions on this issue, we had interesting discussions on various related topics. Session 1 dealt with the subject of minorities in the armed forces, and especially how they can be integrated and how they can participate in the system. In the next session, recruitment and retention in the reserve forces stood as the theme of the presentations. Politics and the military: mutual influence and the effect on military personnel was the topic of session 3, and session 4 analysed the motivational factors and reasons for attrition. The last session focused attention on recruitment and retention strategies. From these five sessions we were able to choose five presentations from all of these topics to adapt as journal articles. In the five articles offered in this journal, recruitment and retention are broadly discussed in historical terms and also based on the most recent research results. In military sociology research has generally addressed the recruitment of volunteers into the active force, but the reserve components and the conscription system should also be reviewed in detail. This special issue also analyzes reserve forces and conscription systems with regard to recruitment and retention. In the past not much attention has been paid to the topic of recruitment and retention in Europe. This was also true during the time of the Cold War for the conscript-based armed forces; the recruitment of new personnel was guaranteed by the conscript system. The advantages of this system were that the conscripted young men (in Europe only men were obliged to enter the armed forces; for women this was on a volunteer basis, and in some countries it was even forbidden for women to join the armed forces, or they could join only in auxiliary positions) could be socialized during their military service and also convinced that a professional military position could be a career for them. In other words, through the conscript system the armed forces were able to win new personnel who could imagine staying in the armed forces as long-term employees. One consequence of this was that the armed forces did not have to recruit new personnel on the free job market. The ‘in-house’ recruiting system provided by conscription was in most cases sufficient to catch enough personnel and – very importantly – well-qualified staff. But with the end of the Cold War and new missions, armed forces had to cover new tasks. These new tasks also required, on the one hand, personnel who were able and willing to stay abroad for a longer time, and on the other hand, new skills to cope with the new circumstances in the missions abroad. With the conflicts in the 1990s such as the Gulf War, the Somali Civil War with the United Missions UNOSMO I and II, the Bosnian War and the Kosovo War with the involvement of NATO, Western European armed forces had huge problems sending qualified personnel to these crises. Paradoxically the European armed forces were at that time much bigger in the number of soldiers than they are today, but in almost every country it was forbidden to send conscripted soldiers on missions abroad. Therefore the situation was that after the end of the Cold War these armed forces were not fit for the new tasks. Through the experience gained within these missions, a process of multi-nationalization and professionalization took place in the European armed forces. Multi-nationalization meant that it was more important for many states to join alliances, especially NATO. In a multi-national framework the aspect of greater interoperability between different armed forces was given heed. This led to more professional structures. This structural change is strongly reflected in the number of armed forces that have suspended conscription. In 1990, just four out of 26 European countries had an all-volunteer force, i.e. no conscription system. Today, most European states have switched to an all-volunteer format for their armed forces. This situation has altered the manning system. The flow of newly conscripted recruits disappeared, and personnel had to be found on the free market. At the same time as the armed forces were changing from conscript-based mass armies to leaner all-volunteer forces, civil society was engaged in a process of changing values. Traditional values such as obedience, discipline, and subordination became less significant for young people, and values such as autonomy and self-determination were esteemed much more. Some reasons for this were urbanization, an increasing level of education, and greater differentiation and specialization in the working environment. This led to a discrepancy between civil values that focus on the individual, and military values, which refer to the group dimension. At the moment the consequences of this process can be seen in the difficulty recruiting military personnel in sufficient quantity and quality. Questions related to human resources have become existential for armed forces; not only filling positions in the armed forces, but also adapting them to the new missions in a multicultural environment requires the urgent efforts of human resources development. Attention is now directed towards widening the recruitment pool. Women and young people with a migrant background should complement the traditional recruitment profile of a young, white male. Or in other words, the new recruiting targets must be on an equal footing with the old traditional recruitment basis. With that in mind the European armed forces must alter their recruitment outlook so that they will be attractive to these new target groups. The papers and research presented in this journal may help to broaden the understanding of this new recruitment and retention process. Have a good read!
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Price, Monroe Edwin. "Information Asymmetries and Their Challenge to International Broadcasting." Media and Communication 4, no. 2 (May 4, 2016): 46–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v4i2.478.
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Dramatic symmetries in strategies and techniques of persuasion create challenges to the functioning of established actors in the global media ecology, including international broadcasters. This essay articulates an adaptation of the concept of asymmetric warfare to the field of propaganda, persuasion and recruitment. It examines the particular challenge of certain asymmetric entrants, including ISIS and categorizes how the more traditional entities and government institutions react to these new entrants in markets for loyalties.
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FELDMAN, SUSAN, HARRIET RADERMACHER, COLETTE BROWNING, STEVE BIRD, and SHANE THOMAS. "Challenges of recruitment and retention of older people from culturally diverse communities in research." Ageing and Society 28, no. 4 (May 2008): 473–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x07006976.
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ABSTRACTThe substantial and increasing number of older Australian people from culturally diverse backgrounds justifies the investigation and inclusion of their experiences in ageing research. Few empirical studies have addressed culturally diverse issues in the older population, however, in part because of the particular challenges in recruiting and retaining people from different cultural backgrounds. This article reflects on a research team's experience of recruiting participants from seven cultural groups into a study that sought to explore the links between physical activity and the built environment. Three key issues for recruiting and retaining participants from culturally diverse backgrounds were identified: having access to key local informants; the central role of paid and trained bilingual interviewers; and supporting the research partners in recruitment activities. Furthermore, it appeared that a ‘one size fits all’ approach was not appropriate and that a flexible recruitment strategy may be required to ensure successful recruitment from all cultural groups. The differences observed in this study relating to recruitment and retention rates may be more dependent on the skills and characteristics of those responsible for the recruitment and interviewing, rather than the specific cultural group itself. Older people from some cultural backgrounds may be less likely to respond to traditional recruitment methods and researchers need to be more assiduous and strategic to improve participation rates in research.
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Singh, Gurvinder, Munish Bansal, and Dyal Bhatnagar. "Social Media and Higher Education Institute Recruitment." International Journal of Emerging Research in Management and Technology 6, no. 10 (October 20, 2017): 86. http://dx.doi.org/10.23956/ijermt.v6i10.71.
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Communication medium has changed dramatically in the past decade after the emergence of social media. . Not only it became top priority for business houses now a day but other organizations including education institutes are using social media to connect with students. With approximately 462 million internet users and over 241 million active Facebook users; Internet penetration, Smartphone’s, youth exposure are major factors which are responsible for high growth rate of internet and social website users. Decision makers are consistently trying to identify ways through which firms can make use of social media applications such as Wikipedia, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter etc. It is a place where people discuss politics, products, cricket, music & movies, fashion, science & Technology and many other issues. This new media has led to a paradigm shift in marketing practices of many companies from a traditional brand or product-driven approach to a contemporary customer-driven approach. Social Media and its technology are consumer-driven as it can directly communicate with consumers for their product and services. Moreover, this new form of media is often perceived more trustworthy source rather than sponsored content transmitted thru the traditional media of the promotion mix. Though organizations cannot control the direction of information disseminated through social media yet social media is being widely used by almost all the companies, in spite of their size or structure. Consumers get instant response and feel more attached with the organization.Considering all these benefits educational institutes and universities are now using social media to reach its perspective clients i.e. students, in order to improve recruitments. Social media sites are generally accessed by youth of specific demographic profile. There is big difference in how and why people use social networking sites. In addition, how much is the involvement and continuation of traditional marketing practices required in social media marketing.Unfortunately, universities/institutes using these technologies often fail to understand the unique opportunities and challenges that accompany the adoption of social media. In this paper, an effort has been made on conceptual approach in identifying issues and challenges in identifying role of social media in higher education and to identify factors that affect the selection of higher educational institutes and role of social media in reaching to the perspective students. The data will be analyzed using statistical techniques like factor or confirmatory factor analysis with reliability and validation checks.
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Booth, Walter S., and Charles A. Rohe. "Recruiting for Women and Minorities in the Fire Service: Solutions for Today's Challenges." Public Personnel Management 17, no. 1 (March 1988): 53–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009102608801700106.
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This article presents solutions to recruitment problems centering on women and minorities for jobs which have traditionally been dominated by white males. Through the use of a questionnaire sent to over 100 large municipalities across the United States, we were able to discover which recruitment techniques worked, and which ones failed. In addition to making recommendations regarding recruitment strategies, ideas are offered which should aid in eliminating some of the artificial barriers which have traditionally hampered affirmative action progress in the fire service.
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Martinez-Gil, Jorge. "An Overview of Knowledge Management Techniques for e-Recruitment." Journal of Information & Knowledge Management 13, no. 02 (June 2014): 1450014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219649214500142.
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The number of potential job candidates and therefore, costs associated with their hiring, has grown significantly in the recent years. This is mainly due to both the complicated situation of the labour market and the increased geographical flexibility of employees. Some initiatives for making the e-Recruitment processes more efficient have notably improved the situation by developing automatic solutions. But there are still some challenges that remain open since traditional solutions do not consider semantic relations properly. This problem can be appropriately addressed by means of a sub discipline of knowledge management called semantic processing. Therefore, we overview the major techniques from this field that can play a key role in the design of a novel business model that is more attractive for job applicants and job providers.
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Flemmen, Anne Britt, and Mulumebet Zenebe. "Religious Mahbär in Ethiopia: Ritual Elements, Dynamics, and Challenges." Journal of Religion in Africa 46, no. 1 (November 9, 2016): 3–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15700666-12340062.
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This article explores the religious associationmahbär, also calledtsïwwa, in Ethiopia. Data from lay practitioners as well as priests show that religious mahbär has many religious as well as social functions. It is a ritual with long traditions in the Ethiopian OrthodoxTäwahedoChurch. The authors show that what characterizes mahbär as a ritual is its unusual richness, complexity, multifunctionality and flexibility. By placing it within the Ethiopian religious context and the present development, the authors discuss why religious mahbär is in decline despite its multiple functions, flexibility, and support from the Ethiopian OrthodoxTäwahïdoChurch. In difficult economic times one would expect traditional rituals such as mahbär to become more important to people, and hence to be strengthened, but this does not seem to be the case here. In the authors’ view, three factors are pushing this decline: economic challenges, time constraints, and member recruitment.
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Bogenschutz, Matthew, Amy Hewitt, Jennifer Hall-Lande, and Traci LaLiberte. "Status and Trends in the Direct Support Workforce in Self-Directed Supports." Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities 48, no. 5 (October 1, 2010): 345–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1352/1934-9556-48.5.345.
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Abstract Self-directed programs that allow individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to exercise greater control over their finances have become increasingly common in recent years. At the same time, challenges in the recruitment, retention, and training of direct support workers in the field have grown more acute. In this article, the authors investigate the status of the direct support workforce for people using self-directed supports in 1 Midwestern state, based on the results of a statewide survey of service users. Although additional research is needed, the results of this study suggest that people who use self-directed funding options are satisfied with their ability to direct staffing, though challenges remain. Among these challenges, the presence of higher than expected wages but lower than expected benefits provision compared with traditional services may have serious policy and staff retention ramifications that affect the long-term viability of self-directed funding options. In addition, staff training remains a challenge, with service users in this sample reporting low rates of training beyond a general skill set. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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Fisher, Justin, David Cutts, Edward Fieldhouse, and Bettina Rottweiler. "District-level explanations for supporter involvement in political parties." Party Politics 24, no. 6 (March 28, 2017): 743–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1354068817699171.
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Traditional analyses of grass roots involvement in political parties have focussed almost exclusively on formal members. However, recent analyses across a range of democracies have shown that non-members (supporters) are playing important roles within political parties, including election campaigning, candidate and leader selection, online policy deliberations and even policy formation. The growing literature on this topic suggests that the involvement of supporters may be a function of party structure and availability of online recruitment. Using new data collected at the 2015 British general election, this article extends the examination of supporter involvement but challenges these assumptions. It shows that supporter activity is better explained by responses to electoral factors and that the focus on online recruitment seriously underplays the enduring importance of human contact.
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Warburton, Jeni, Melissa Moore, and Melanie Oppenheimer. "Challenges to the Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers in Traditional Nonprofit Organizations: A Case Study of Australian Meals on Wheels." International Journal of Public Administration 41, no. 16 (October 24, 2017): 1361–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01900692.2017.1390581.
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Dahne, Jennifer, Rachel L. Tomko, Erin A. McClure, Jihad S. Obeid, and Matthew J. Carpenter. "Remote Methods for Conducting Tobacco-Focused Clinical Trials." Nicotine & Tobacco Research 22, no. 12 (June 12, 2020): 2134–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntaa105.
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Abstract Most tobacco-focused clinical trials are based on locally conducted studies that face significant challenges to implementation and successful execution. These challenges include the need for large, diverse, yet still representative study samples. This often means a protracted, costly, and inefficient recruitment process. Multisite clinical trials can overcome some of these hurdles but incur their own unique challenges. With recent advances in mobile health and digital technologies, there is now a promising alternative: Remote Trials. These trials are led and coordinated by a local investigative team, but are based remotely, within a given community, state, or even nation. The remote approach affords many of the benefits of multisite trials (more efficient recruitment of larger study samples) without the same barriers (cost, multisite management, and regulatory hurdles). The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) global health pandemic has resulted in rapid requirements to shift ongoing clinical trials to remote delivery and assessment platforms, making methods for the conduct of remote trials even more timely. The purpose of the present review is to provide an overview of available methods for the conduct of remote tobacco-focused clinical trials as well as illustrative examples of how these methods have been implemented across recently completed and ongoing tobacco studies. We focus on key aspects of the clinical trial pipeline including remote: (1) study recruitment and screening, (2) informed consent, (3) assessment, (4) biomarker collection, and (5) medication adherence monitoring. Implications With recent advances in mobile health and digital technologies, remote trials now offer a promising alternative to traditional in-person clinical trials. Remote trials afford expedient recruitment of large, demographically representative study samples, without undo burden to a research team. The present review provides an overview of available methods for the conduct of remote tobacco-focused clinical trials across key aspects of the clinical trial pipeline.
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Tóth, Tamás. "New challenges of recruiting personnel for the national security services in light of the information society." Belügyi Szemle 68, no. 2 (September 15, 2020): 123–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.38146/bsz.spec.2020.2.9.
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For members of society, cyberspace has become an indispensable scene of their communication and everyday interaction, thus contributing to the emergence and functioning of the global information society. Depending on the stage of their lives in which the members of each generation have encountered ICT tools, different qualities, skills, abilities and expectations can be observed in them. The members of the Y, the Z, and now the alpha generation have a completely different set of values and adaptability than their predecessors. From the point of view of the national security services, it is important to examine the main characteristics of these generations and social groups, since among other things, the newly recruited members of the national security services are members of society. In order to ensure the operation of effective national security services based on traditional values, knowledge and age specifics, it is necessary to optimize recruitment systems that meet the needs of the next generation and are able to attract their attention and measure their suitability. The aim of this publication is to identify the main groups of challenges and to formulate possible solutions that can support the efficiency of both selection and recruitment activities for each national security service.
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Perkins, Joy, and Mary Pryor. "Digital badges: Pinning down employer challenges." Journal of Teaching and Learning for Graduate Employability 12, no. 1 (May 11, 2021): 24–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.21153/jtlge2021vol12no1art1027.
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Digital badges hold considerable potential for employers and recruiters, as they evidence accomplishments of skills and competencies at a more granular level than a traditional degree certificate. Badges are a validated, online graphical representation of an achievement, which is accomplished by undertaking criteria-based learning activities. Despite the established educational benefits of badges in higher education, limited research has been conducted into employer awareness, acceptance, and use of digital badges in recruitment practices. To address this research gap, a mixed method study combining quantitative and qualitative data collection was conducted before and during the COVID-19 health pandemic. Approximately 700 employers were emailed and invited to complete the initial survey and 73 responded. One of the major survey findings is that 97% of respondents were unfamiliar with the concept of digital badges. Significantly, however, despite the lack of employer awareness there was no widespread resistance to the concept of badges, but a strong appeal for further clarification of their value, credibility, and security. Analysis of the data reveals stronger partnership working, between the higher education sector and employers, is pivotal to establish effective digital credentialing systems. Recommendations for higher education institutions have emerged from this study, which aim to balance pedagogical digital badge practice with employer needs. Such synergies are crucial to address the changing skills agenda, to prepare students to thrive in physical and virtual work environments. Given the paucity of research in this field, further studies are warranted, to investigate the impact of digital badges on the employer community.
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Blatch-Jones, Amanda, Louise Worswick, Abby Bull, Jacqui Nuttall, Gareth Griffiths, and Jeremy Wyatt. "VP55 Trial Recruitment & Retention Using Digital Tools: A Qualitative Study." International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 35, S1 (2019): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0266462319003192.
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IntroductionRecruitment of participants and their retention in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) is key for research efficiency. However, for many trials, recruiting and retaining participants meeting the eligible criteria is extremely challenging. Digital tools are increasingly being used to identify, recruit and retain participants. While these tools are being used, there is a lack of quality evidence to determine their value in trial recruitment.MethodsThe aim of the main study was to identify the benefits and characteristics of innovative digital recruitment and retention tools for more efficient conduct of RCTs. Here we report on the qualitative data collected on the characteristics of digital tools required by trialists, research participants, primary care staff, research funders and Clinical Trials Units (CTUs) to judge them useful. A purposive sampling strategy was used to identify 16 participants from five stakeholder groups. A theoretical framework was informed from results of a survey with UKCRC registered CTUs. Semi-structured interviews were conducted and analysed using an inductive approach. A content and thematic analysis was used to explore the stakeholder's viewpoint and the value of digital tools.ResultsThe content analysis revealed that ‘barriers / challenges ‘ and ‘awareness of evidence’ were the most commonly discussed areas. Three key emergent themes were present across all groups: ‘security and legitimacy of information’, ‘inclusivity’, and ‘availability of human interaction’. Other themes focused on the engagement of stakeholders in their use and adoption of digital technology to enhance the recruitment/retention process. We also noted some interesting similarities and differences between practitioner and participant groups.ConclusionsThe key emergent themes clearly demonstrate the use of digital technology in the recruitment and retention of participants in trials. The challenge, however, is using these existing tools without sufficient evidence to support the usefulness compared to traditional techniques. This raises important questions around the potential value for future research.
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McQuestion, Maureen, and Robert Abelman. "The Rising Tide of For-Profit Universities: Ebb and Flow Management for Academic Advisors." NACADA Journal 24, no. 1-2 (March 1, 2004): 128–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.12930/0271-9517-24.1-2.128.
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While public universities grapple with sharp budget cuts from state legislatures and private colleges face the ongoing challenges of competitive student recruitment and retention activities, for-profit universities have been growing rapidly. Much of the for-profit growth is attributed to a perspicacious student-as-customer approach, a well-defined target market, and significant legislative influence. Urban and metropolitan universities with significant numbers of nontraditional and minority students are most affected. As enrollment in for-profit universities continues to increase, attention to student advising and other forms of student support services could be a key comparative advantage for traditional postsecondary institutions.
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Seib, Philip. "US Public Diplomacy and the Terrorism Challenge." Hague Journal of Diplomacy 14, no. 1-2 (April 22, 2019): 154–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1871191x-14011012.
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Summary Public diplomacy can be one element of multifaceted counter-terrorism strategy, but to be successful it must be used in timely fashion as a preventive tool. One key to reducing the threat posed by terrorism is to turn off terror groups’ recruiting faucets, and public diplomacy can play an important role in doing this. This article explores the vulnerability of certain populations and how they might be reached and strengthened in ways that undercut terrorist recruitment. This includes recognizing the importance of religion in terrorist recruiting and how it may be addressed constructively. Further, traditional pubic diplomacy programmes such as educational and cultural exchanges have been underestimated as a mean of counteracting the ‘othering’ that increases vulnerable populations’ susceptibility to terrorist recruitment.
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Jabareen, Raifa, and Cheryl Zlotnick. "The Cultural and Methodological Factors Challenging the Success of the Community-Based Participatory Research Approach When Designing a Study on Adolescents Sexuality in Traditional Society." Qualitative Health Research 31, no. 5 (January 23, 2021): 887–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1049732320985536.
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Youth growing up in traditional cultures are split between the messages that they receive on sexuality from their families and those they receive via the internet depicting values of Western culture. The Palestinian-Israeli community, a national, ethnic, and linguistic minority, is an example of this situation. The purpose of this community-based participatory research study is to describe the challenges and lessons learned about launching a community advisory board (CAB) in studies on the taboo topic of adolescent sexuality. Using content analysis, we identified two necessary conditions to convene a CAB on adolescent sexuality in a traditional community: (a) an insider academic researcher, fluent in the native language, able to discuss the linguistic difficulties of sexual terminology and (c) the recruitment of motivated, community activists who were knowledgeable on the topic. The mostly traditional society of Palestinian-Israelis shuns discussions on sexuality; but with these two conditions, the study was a success.
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Kastl, Johanna M., Gareth Davies, Eleanor Godsman, and Geoffrey A. Holdgate. "Small-Molecule Degraders beyond PROTACs—Challenges and Opportunities." SLAS DISCOVERY: Advancing the Science of Drug Discovery 26, no. 4 (February 25, 2021): 524–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2472555221991104.
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Targeted protein degradation (TPD) is a recent strategy, utilizing the cell’s proteostasis machinery to deplete specific proteins. This represents a paradigm shift in early drug discovery, away from occupancy-driven to event-driven mechanisms. Recent efforts have focused on the development of proteolysis-targeting chimeras (PROTACs). These heterobifunctional molecules combine a target-specific binding moiety linked to an E3 ligase ligand and trigger selective ubiquitination of the target protein, marking it for proteasomal degradation. While these molecules can be highly efficacious, they generally have unfavorable physicochemical properties due to their large size. In contrast, smaller molecules that induce degradation could represent an attractive, simple option to overcoming the limitations of both traditional modulators and PROTACs. These molecules may have a range of mechanisms: recruitment of an E3 ligase (molecular glues), introduction of hydrophobic areas, or inducing local unfolding, each of which triggers degradation. We recently completed a high-throughput screen of 111,000 compounds in a cellular HiBiT assay in an effort to identify such molecules. Preliminary analysis indicates that we have been able to identify alternative small-molecule degraders. We highlight methods for triage, characterization, selectivity, and mode of action. In summary, we believe that these types of small-molecule degraders, which may possibly have more acceptable physicochemical properties than the inherently larger heterobifunctional molecules, are an exciting approach for inducing TPD, and we illustrate that a general screening approach can be successful in identifying useful start points for developing such molecules.
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Lin, Chih-Che, Shulhn-Der Wang, Li-Jen Lin, Hong-Jye Hong, Chin-Jen Wu, Chung-Jen Chiang, Yun-Peng Chao, and Shung-Te Kao. "Reduction of Airway Hyperresponsiveness by KWLL inDermatophagoides-pteronyssinus-Challenged Mice." Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2013 (2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/262391.
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Urine therapy has been commonly practiced in ancient civilizations including those of India, China, and Greece. The traditional Chinese medicine KWLL, the precipitation of human urine, has been used in China to alleviate the symptoms of asthma for thousands of years. However, the mechanism of action by which KWLL exerts its immunotherapy is unclear. This study attempted to elucidate the pharmacology of KWLL in mice that had been challenged recurrently byDermatophagoides pteronyssinus(Der p). BALB/c mice were orally administered KWLL (1 g/kg) before an intratracheal (i.t.) challenge of Der p. Allergic airway inflammation and remodeling were provoked by repetitive Der p (50 μg/mice) challenges six times at 1 wk intervals. Airway hypersensitivity, histological lung characteristics, and the expression profiles of cytokines and various genes were assessed. KWLL reduced Der p-induced airway hyperresponsiveness and inhibited eosinophil infiltration by downregulating the protein expression of IL-5 in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). It also inhibited neutrophil recruitment by downregulating IL-17A in BALF. KWLL effectively diminished inflammatory cells, goblet cell hyperplasia, and mRNA expression of IL-6 and IL-17A in the lung. The reduction by KWLL of airway inflammatory and hyperresponsiveness in allergic asthmatic mice was mediated via immunomodulation of IL-5, IL-6, and IL-17A.
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Darmawan, Ida, Caitlin Bakker, Tabetha A. Brockman, Christi A. Patten, and Milton Eder. "The Role of Social Media in Enhancing Clinical Trial Recruitment: Scoping Review." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 10 (October 26, 2020): e22810. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22810.
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Background Recruiting participants into clinical trials continues to be a challenge, which can result in study delay or termination. Recent studies have used social media to enhance recruitment outcomes. An assessment of the literature on the use of social media for this purpose is required. Objective This study aims to answer the following questions: (1) How is the use of social media, in combination with traditional approaches to enhance clinical trial recruitment and enrollment, represented in the literature? and (2) Do the data on recruitment and enrollment outcomes presented in the literature allow for comparison across studies? Methods We conducted a comprehensive literature search across 7 platforms to identify clinical trials that combined social media and traditional methods to recruit patients. Study and participant characteristics, recruitment methods, and recruitment outcomes were evaluated and compared. Results We identified 2371 titles and abstracts through our systematic search. Of these, we assessed 95 full papers and determined that 33 studies met the inclusion criteria. A total of 17 studies reported enrollment outcomes, of which 9 achieved or exceeded their enrollment target. The proportion of participants enrolled from social media in these studies ranged from 0% to 49%. Across all 33 studies, the proportion of participants recruited and enrolled from social media varied greatly. A total of 9 studies reported higher enrollment rates from social media than any other methods, and 4 studies reported the lowest cost per enrolled participant from social media. Conclusions While the assessment of the use of social media to improve clinical trial participation is hindered by reporting inconsistencies, preliminary data suggest that social media can increase participation and reduce per-participant cost. The adoption of consistent standards for reporting recruitment and enrollment outcomes is required to advance our understanding and use of social media to support clinical trial success.
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Vu, Milkie, Victoria N. Huynh, Robert A. Bednarczyk, Cam Escoffery, Danny Ta, Tien T. Nguyen, and Carla J. Berg. "Experience and lessons learned from multi-modal internet-based recruitment of U.S. Vietnamese into research." PLOS ONE 16, no. 8 (August 13, 2021): e0256074. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256074.
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Background Asian-Americans are one of the most understudied racial/ethnic minority populations. To increase representation of Asian subgroups, researchers have traditionally relied on data collection at community venues and events. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has created serious challenges for in-person data collection. In this case study, we describe multi-modal strategies for online recruitment of U.S. Vietnamese parents, compare response rates and participant characteristics among strategies, and discuss lessons learned. Methods We recruited 408 participants from community-based organizations (CBOs) (n = 68), Facebook groups (n = 97), listservs (n = 4), personal network (n = 42), and snowball sampling (n = 197). Using chi-square tests and one-way analyses of variance, we compared participants recruited through different strategies regarding sociodemographic characteristics, acculturation-related characteristics, and mobile health usage. Results The overall response rate was 71.8% (range: 51.5% for Vietnamese CBOs to 86.6% for Facebook groups). Significant differences exist for all sociodemographic and almost all acculturation-related characteristics among recruitment strategies. Notably, CBO-recruited participants were the oldest, had lived in the U.S. for the longest duration, and had the lowest Vietnamese language ability. We found some similarities between Facebook-recruited participants and those referred by Facebook-recruited participants. Mobile health usage was high and did not vary based on recruitment strategies. Challenges included encountering fraudulent responses (e.g., non-Vietnamese). Perceived benefits and trust appeared to facilitate recruitment. Conclusions Facebook and snowball sampling may be feasible strategies to recruit U.S. Vietnamese. Findings suggest the potential for mobile-based research implementation. Perceived benefits and trust could encourage participation and may be related to cultural ties. Attention should be paid to recruitment with CBOs and handling fraudulent responses.
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Hickey, Noelene, Linda Harrison, and Jennifer Sumsion. "Using a Socioecological Framework to Understand the Career Choices of Single- and Double-Degree Nursing Students and Double-Degree Graduates." ISRN Nursing 2012 (July 17, 2012): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2012/748238.
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Untested changes in nursing education in Australia, such as the introduction of double degrees in nursing, necessitate a new research approach to study nursing career pathways. A review of the literature on past and present career choice theories demonstrates these are inadequate to gain an understanding of contemporary nursing students’ career choices. With the present worldwide shortage of nurses, an understanding of career choice becomes a critical component of recruitment and retention strategies. The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how an ecological system approach based on Bronfenbrenner’s theory of human development can be used to understand and examine the influences affecting nursing students’ and graduates’ career development and career choices. Bronfenbrenner’s socioecological model was adapted to propose a new Nursing Career Development Framework as a way of conceptualizing the career development of nursing students undertaking traditional bachelor of nursing and nontraditional double-degree nursing programs. This Framework is then applied to a study of undergraduate nurses’ career decision making, using a sequential explanatory mixed method study. The paper demonstrates the relevance of this approach for addressing challenges associated with nursing recruitment, education, and career choice.
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Wilson, Evan, Ben Grant, Rosa Tobin-Stickings, Hanneke Lewthwaite, Gina Franklin, Sarah Oh, Simon Guan, et al. "Traditional Medicine Use in the Dunedin Pacific Community in New Zealand." Pacific Health Dialog 21, no. 1 (February 27, 2018): 17–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.26635/phd.2018.903.
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Background: Traditional medicine (TM) has been practiced in the Pacific islands over many years, and Pacific peoples continue to use TM after migrating to New Zealand (NZ). There is limited published literature on Pacific TM use in NZ. This study explores the views, use of, and access to TM of Pacific Peoples living in Dunedin, NZ. The information provides a valuable contribution in an important area where there is a paucity of information, and will also inform content development for the Pacific health curriculum for health professional courses at the University of Otago.
Methods: Cultural processes were used to inform and guide the recruitment of participants and data collection phases. Four focus groups were conducted with 15 Pacific Island community members. Interviews were recorded, transcribed and analysed using an inductive approach to identify main themes.
Results: Three main themes emerged from the data: Firstly, perspectives of TM from Pacific peoples, was varied and included the importance of spirituality, the environment and inherited knowledge. Secondly, the use of TM which incorporated plants, massage, diet, family togetherness and other forms of healing. Reasons for the use and differences in uptake between groups were also identified. The last main theme identified was barriers in accessing TM, that included the scarcity of traditional healers, resources, and cost.
Conclusion: The findings suggest Pacific peoples’ perspectives of TM encompassed a wide spectrum of views, knowledge and techniques. There were identified barriers in access and substitution where traditional ingredients were not available. Some expressed concern that TM use may decline due to loss of exposure and availability of resources. Other challenges are fewer traditional healers and relevant plants in New Zealand. Assisting Western health professionals to engender discussion and openness to TM use in Pacific Peoples is likely to support patient care.
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Zikhali, Whitehead. "Community Policing And Crime Prevention: Evaluating The Role Of Traditional Leaders Under Chief Madliwa In Nkayi District, Zimbabwe." International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy 8, no. 4 (November 4, 2019): 109–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/ijcjsd.v8i4.1179.
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Community policing is a strategic consideration for contemporary policing, especially when police organisations worldwide increasingly seek cost-effective and sustainable methods of combating crime. The principle of community policing recognises the community and its leaders as equal partners in the prevention and reduction of crime. Hence, there is a need for research to interrogate how different police organisations have considered community policing as a panacea to their policing challenges. This study sought to evaluate the role of traditional leaders in community policing and crime prevention in the community of Chief Madliwa, Nkayi District in Matabeleland North Province of Zimbabwe. Interviews were carried out with eight village heads, four headmen and three key informants. Four focus group discussions were conducted to collect the villagers’ insight on the role of traditional leaders in community policing and crime prevention. Participants were identified using purposive and convenience sampling. The findings revealed that community policing is an effective strategy for crime prevention and that traditional leaders play a pivotal role in the success of community policing and crime prevention. Traditional leaders play an integral role in the recruitment of members of the Neighbourhood Watch Committee, assist with organising the business community to cooperate with the police in the fight against crime and play an important role in organising the community to attend crime awareness campaigns arranged by the police.
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Brøgger-Mikkelsen, Mette, Zarqa Ali, John R. Zibert, Anders Daniel Andersen, and Simon Francis Thomsen. "Online Patient Recruitment in Clinical Trials: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis." Journal of Medical Internet Research 22, no. 11 (November 4, 2020): e22179. http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/22179.
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Background Recruitment for clinical trials continues to be a challenge, as patient recruitment is the single biggest cause of trial delays. Around 80% of trials fail to meet the initial enrollment target and timeline, and these delays can result in lost revenue of as much as US $8 million per day for drug developing companies. Objective This study aimed to conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis examining the effectiveness of online recruitment of participants for clinical trials compared with traditional in-clinic/offline recruitment methods. Methods Data on recruitment rates (the average number of patients enrolled in the study per month and per day of active recruitment) and conversion rates (the percentage of participants screened who proceed to enroll into the clinical trial), as well as study characteristics and patient demographics were collected from the included studies. Differences in online and offline recruitment rates and conversion rates were examined using random effects models. Further, a nonparametric paired Wilcoxon test was used for additional analysis on the cost-effectiveness of online patient recruitment. All data analyses were conducted in R language, and P<.05 was considered significant. Results In total, 3861 articles were screened for inclusion. Of these, 61 studies were included in the review, and 23 of these were further included in the meta-analysis. We found online recruitment to be significantly more effective with respect to the recruitment rate for active days of recruitment, where 100% (7/7) of the studies included had a better online recruitment rate compared with offline recruitment (incidence rate ratio [IRR] 4.17, P=.04). When examining the entire recruitment period in months we found that 52% (12/23) of the studies had a better online recruitment rate compared with the offline recruitment rate (IRR 1.11, P=.71). For cost-effectiveness, we found that online recruitment had a significantly lower cost per enrollee compared with offline recruitment (US $72 vs US $199, P=.04). Finally, we found that 69% (9/13) of studies had significantly better offline conversion rates compared with online conversion rates (risk ratio 0.8, P=.02). Conclusions Targeting potential participants using online remedies is an effective approach for patient recruitment for clinical research. Online recruitment was both superior in regard to time efficiency and cost-effectiveness compared with offline recruitment. In contrast, offline recruitment outperformed online recruitment with respect to conversion rate.
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Levine, Burton, Karol Krotki, and Paul J. Lavrakas. "Redirected Inbound Call Sampling (RICS)." Public Opinion Quarterly 83, no. 2 (2019): 386–411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/poq/nfz024.
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Abstract Redirected Inbound Call Sampling (RICS) is an emerging, nonprobability sampling methodology in which calls to nonworking numbers from callers throughout the United States are redirected to a telephone survey recruitment protocol and data collection system. The use of automated, interactive voice response technologies to recruit, screen, and collect data achieves significant cost savings and greatly reduces the time of fielding a survey compared with traditional dual-frame random-digit dialing (DFRDD) surveys that use interviewers for recruitment and data collection. The implementation of RICS that we fielded resulted in respondents who match some demographics of the population about as well as DFRDD telephone surveys. However, we demonstrate some non-ignorable challenges with measurement error in certain types of questions that arise from primacy effects associated with using an interactive voice response system for data collection. We present the results of a RICS study that was designed to better understand the reliability and validity of the data these surveys generate. The investigation presented in this manuscript is a first step to evaluating if RICS can be a fit-for-purpose solution for some survey needs. Our data suggest there is sufficient promise in the RICS methodology to warrant continued development and refinement.
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Ali, Zarqa, John Robert Zibert, and Simon Francis Thomsen. "Virtual Clinical Trials: Perspectives in Dermatology." Dermatology 236, no. 4 (2020): 375–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1159/000506418.
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Background: The cost of developing a new drug is approximately USD 2.6 billion, and over two-thirds of the total cost is embedded in the clinical-testing phase. Patient recruitment is the single biggest cause of clinical trial delays, and these delays can result in up to USD 8 million per day in lost revenue for pharmaceutical companies. Further, clinical trials struggle to keep participants engaged in the study and as many as 40% drop out. To overcome these challenges pharmaceutical companies and research institutions (e.g., universities) increasingly use an emerging concept: virtual clinical trials (VCT) based on a remote approach. Summary: VCT (site-less) are a relatively new method of conducting a clinical trial, taking full advantage of technology (apps, monitoring devices, etc.) and inclusion of web platforms (recruitment, informed consent, counselling, measurement of endpoints, and any adverse reactions) to allow the patient to be home-based at every stage of the clinical trial. Studies have shown that VCT are not only operationally feasible, but also successful. They have higher recruitment rates, better compliance, lower drop-out rates, and are conducted faster than traditional clinical trials. The visual nature of dermatological conditions, the relative ease in evaluating skin diseases virtually, and the fact that skin diseases often are not life-threatening and rarely require complex examinations make VCT very attractive for dermatological research. Further, making correct diagnoses based on photographs and patient symptomatology has always been part of the dermatologist’s routine. Thus, VCT are in many ways made for dermatology. Herein we describe VCT and their implications in dermatological research.
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Paun, Olimpia, Ben R. Inventor, Louis Fogg, Hugh Vondracek, and Ilse Salinas. "FAMILY DEMENTIA CAREGIVER RECRUITMENT STRATEGIES IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES." Innovation in Aging 3, Supplement_1 (November 2019): S933. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igz038.3395.
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Abstract Recruitment of dementia caregivers whose family members reside in long-term care facilities (LTCFs) poses unique challenges as it traditionally relies on the assistance of facility administrators. The purpose of this presentation is to examine and evaluate new recruitment strategies to determine their effectiveness in an ongoing Stage I randomized clinical trial testing the effects of a Chronic Grief Management Intervention, Video-streamed (CGMI-V) on caregivers’ mental health (grief, depression, anxiety) and facility-related outcomes (conflict with staff, satisfaction with care). A total of 144 caregivers will be randomly assigned to the CGMI-V or to the minimal treatment conditions. The initial recruitment plan was to build on already-established relationships with more than 35 LTCFs that helped recruit in a previous study. The usual approach was to offer written materials and onsite presentations about the study to facility staff and to dementia family caregivers of facility residents. Within the first six months, recruitment efforts yielded less than a dozen participants, thus we had to refine our approach. Revised recruitment strategies included the adoption of resources from the National Institute on Aging’s ADORE (Alzheimer’s and Dementia Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement) and ROAR (Recruiting Older Adults into Research) platforms. This new approach included online study advertising on NIH and Alzheimer’s Association research study repositories and advertising on parent institution’s on-hold messaging system. Adoption of these new strategies is yielding an increase in participant screening and enrollment. Results are pending.
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Subbiah, Shanmuga, Arin Nam, Natasha Garg, Amita Behal, Prakash Kulkarni, and Ravi Salgia. "Small Cell Lung Cancer from Traditional to Innovative Therapeutics: Building a Comprehensive Network to Optimize Clinical and Translational Research." Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 8 (July 30, 2020): 2433. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm9082433.
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Small cell lung cancer (SCLC) is an aggressive, complex disease with a distinct biology that contributes to its poor prognosis. Management of SCLC is still widely limited to chemotherapy and radiation therapy, and research recruitment still poses a considerable challenge. Here, we review the current standard of care for SCLC and advances made in utilizing immunotherapy. We also highlight research in the development of targeted therapies and emphasize the importance of a team-based approach to make clinical advances. Building an integrative network between an academic site and community practice sites optimizes biomarker and drug target discovery for managing and treating a difficult disease like SCLC.
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Khalid, Adeel, Brent Terwilliger, Anthony Coppola, Jim Marion, David Ison, Andrew Shepherd, and Brian Sanders. "Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) – An Overview." Advanced Materials Research 902 (February 2014): 437–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.902.437.
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In this paper, the Real World Design Challenge (RWDC) competition is discussed in detail. This paper highlights the need, history, and approach taken for the design of the challenge. The authors discuss how this challenge promotes Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education and provides opportunities for high school students to acquire knowledge and experience beyond their traditional curriculum. The challenge is based around a real world problem. Students are asked to work in teams to find feasible solutions for the identified problem. The process for developing the challenge, student engagement, learning opportunities, student evaluations, publicity and recruitment efforts, design objective and timeline, and assessment metrics are some of the topics discussed. In this paper, the lessons learned from developing and running the challenge are also addressed.
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Starling, S., D. Sanders, R. Kemp, and N. Haywood. "PATHWAY TO PETROLEUM—EASING SKILL SHORTAGES THROUGH AN INDUSTRY INDUCTION PROGRAM." APPEA Journal 46, no. 1 (2006): 587. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj05039.
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To provide a pathway to employment, petroleum industry employers are sponsoring a standard induction program, delivered through a national network of training centres, which will be recognised as a passport for workers to gain access to oil and gas facilities.The Australian upstream petroleum industry faces many staffing challenges including: difficulties recruiting staff for new developments, competition from overseas projects for construction contractors, and the imminent retirement of an aging workforce. This growing employment demand and limited labour supply has created a strong competitive recruitment market that is characterised by skills shortages. Consequently, the industry is having to recruit workers from non-traditional labour pools and engage contractors whose workforce has limited oil and gas experience. Many of these workers are not familiar with petroleum industry processes, safety procedures, or environmental hazards.APPEA is supporting the development of the Induction Program to raise awareness and commence acquisition of these petroleum industry competencies; to facilitate wider staff recruitment; to up-skill contractors’ workforces; and, reduce repeated induction training while ensuring safety standards are maintained. The Induction Program will establish a qualification underpinned by a competency- based approach that is recognised as the minimum standard of entry level training for all workers in upstream petroleum workplaces. The Induction Program will be delivered through a national network of purpose-built Induction Centres designed to provide practical hands-on training in a simulated workplace environment.
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Okolie, Ugo Chuks, and Idongesit David Udom. "CHALLENGES OF HRM IN A GLOBAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT: A REVIEW AND RESEARCH AGENDA." International Journal of New Economics and Social Sciences 9, no. 1 (June 28, 2019): 183–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0013.3042.
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This paper explores the various challenges of HRM and its practice in a global busi-ness environment. The roles and responsibilities of HR departments are transforming as the modern business faces pressures of globalization, hyper-competition in the markets, declining margins and changing consumer demands, workforce diversity, technological advances and changes in the political and legal environment. Today, global HR management has become a front-and-center issue for a wide variety of firms. Many larger corporations, and even smaller ones doing business in key interna-tional markets, now have full-time HR managers devoted solely to assisting with the globalization process. For the HR managers to thrive and be relevant in the global context, new roles and agenda for the profession should not focus on traditional HR activities such as recruitment and selection, training and development, and compensa-tion, but on its outcomes. There is presently an increasing interaction of national eco-nomic systems all over the world through the growth in international trade, invest-ment, and capital flows. This interaction is a worldwide drive toward globalization and a globalized economic system. Globalization, an inevitable and irreversible force is a new reality in which HR practitioners, enterprises and government are always on the lookout for new processes and innovations. This globalization process, therefore, necessitates an investigation into human resource management. The paper utilizes the methods of descriptive analysis and synthesis of the scientific literature and empirical investigation. The paper sums up with requisite conclusion and recommendations that will help HR professionals contribute positively to employees’ well-being and meeting organizational targets in a global business environment
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Ito, Isamu, and Yukitaka Tanaka. "SUCCESSES AND CHALLENGES OF COMMUNITY-BASED FARMING AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIP WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN FARM FAMILIES AND RURAL COMMUNITIES." Journal of Asian Rural Studies 4, no. 2 (July 15, 2020): 188. http://dx.doi.org/10.20956/jars.v4i2.2371.
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Japan has seen a significant development in community-based farming (CBF), particularly in part-time rice farming areas. CBF is a farming system that is performed by a cooperative organization composed of farm households within a traditional rural community aiming to secure efficient and economical management by pooling all the resources. How and why could CBF have developed remarkably? What kind of successes and difficulties has CBF accomplished and faced? How do they interrelate with the changes in farm families and rural communities? To these questions, we offer plausible responses on the basis of our case study in Fukui prefecture. Our study shows that CBF has succeeded in reducing the financial difficulties and labor shortage in participant family farms, as well as sustaining the farmland and the milieu of the community as a whole. However, ironically, the successes have led to a weakening of individual family farms and to promote their dependence on CBF. And then, it has led to the fears about the long-term viability of CBF itself with generational change. At the beginning, CBF was a solution supposing the conventional ways of farm family and community. But its implementation accelerated the changes in such conventional ways and produced the need for rebuilding the original system of management and recruitment.
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Beagan, Brenda L., and Erin Fredericks. "What about the men? Gender parity in occupational therapy." Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy 85, no. 2 (February 28, 2018): 137–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0008417417728524.
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Background. Gender parity is frequently raised as an equity issue in occupational therapy, with strategies proposed to recruit more men. Purpose. This article explores whether this is a legitimate equity concern. Key Issues. Most employment is gender segregated; when gender balances change, the field either re-genders feminine or creates gender-segregated internal divisions. Men avoid feminized jobs because they pay less and hold less social status. They are a “step down” for men. In such jobs, men are disproportionately pushed into management positions, with better pay, more prestige, and less hands-on care. Equity issues concern structural barriers to success in particular employment fields. Though they may feel discomfort in a feminized field, men do not face structural barriers in occupational therapy. Implications. Broader challenges to traditional gender norms are needed, but there is no evidence that gender parity is an equity concern or that recruitment targeting masculinity would make a difference.
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Corby, Deirdre, and Mary Rose Sweeney. "Researchers’ experiences and lessons learned from doing mixed-methods research with a population with intellectual disabilities: Insights from the SOPHIE study." Journal of Intellectual Disabilities 23, no. 2 (December 15, 2017): 250–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1744629517747834.
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Researchers are challenged to provide opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) and their families to become participants in research. This article explores the processes and procedures involved in conducting a mixed-methods study. The preparation for the study is described and explained. Recruitment is examined by describing the process and analysing phone calls made to potential participants. Reflections of research team members help to develop the analysis and contribute to a discussion of the fieldwork. Lessons learned show that research projects involving people with IDs and their families need careful planning and have additional costs. The research team requires a mix of expertise. Traditional recruitment methods may not be suitable, and researchers need to build good relationships with gatekeepers so that participants can be contacted directly. Good quality research with people with IDs and their families is possible once suitable strategies are employed throughout the research process.
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Oughton, Jamie B., Heather Poad, Maureen Twiddy, Michelle Collinson, Victoria Hiley, Kathryn Gordon, Mark Johnson, et al. "Radical cystectomy (bladder removal) against intravesical BCG immunotherapy for high-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (BRAVO): a protocol for a randomised controlled feasibility study." BMJ Open 7, no. 8 (August 2017): e017913. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017913.
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IntroductionHigh-risk non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (HRNMIBC) is a heterogeneous disease that can be difficult to predict. While around 25% of cancers progress to invasion and metastases, the remaining majority of tumours remain within the bladder. It is uncertain whether patients with HRNMIBC are better treated with intravesical maintenance BCG (mBCG) immunotherapy or primary radical cystectomy (RC). A definitive randomised controlled trial (RCT) is needed to compare these two different treatments but may be difficult to recruit to and has not been attempted to date. Before undertaking such an RCT, it is important to understand whether such a comparison is possible and how best to achieve it.Methods and analysisBRAVO is a multi-centre, parallel-group, mixed-methods, individually randomised, controlled, feasibility study for patients with HRNMIBC. Participants will be randomised to receive either mBCG immunotherapy or RC. The primary objective is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of performing the definitive phase III trial via estimation of eligibility and recruitment rates, assessing uptake of allocated treatment and compliance with mBCG, determining quality-of-life questionnaire completion rates and exploring reasons expressed by patients for declining recruitment into the study. We aim to recruit 60 participants from six centres in the UK. Surgical trials with disparate treatment options find recruitment challenging from both the patient and clinician perspective. By building on the experiences of other similar trials through implementing a comprehensive training package aimed at clinicians to address these challenges (qualitative substudy), we hope that we can demonstrate that a phase III trial is feasible.Ethics and disseminationThe study has ethical approval (16/YH/0268). Findings will be made available to patients, clinicians, the funders and the National Health Service through traditional publishing and social media.Trial registration numberISRCTN12509361; Pre results.
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Zhang, Amy J., Lauren Albrecht, and Shannon D. Scott. "Using Twitter for Data Collection With Health-Care Consumers." International Journal of Qualitative Methods 17, no. 1 (January 17, 2018): 160940691775078. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1609406917750782.
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Background: Twitter is one of the most popular social media platforms. The growing use of Twitter by health-care consumers creates a novel venue to understand patient experiences. To understand the potential for this platform to be utilized in patient- and family-oriented health research, this study reviewed published literature on the use of Twitter in health research. Methods: In collaboration with the research team, a research librarian designed and implemented a search strategy in eight databases. Primary and secondary screenings were conducted using predetermined criteria by one reviewer. A second reviewer verified screening decisions in 10% of the studies. Evidence tables were created to synthesize across the following study elements: research design, data collection techniques, analytic approaches, and author’s insights on Twitter as a data collection method. Descriptive narrative analysis was used to synthesize data. Results: The search strategy captured 618 articles; 233 were eliminated in primary screening and 366 articles were eliminated during secondary screening. Verification by the second reviewer resulted in very good agreement (κ = .980). Seventeen articles were included in the final data set. Synthesis across the studies demonstrated that Twitter is currently used to search and mine research data, while active recruitment strategies on Twitter are just beginning to emerge. Conclusion: The novelty of Twitter for study recruitment and data collection with health-care consumers presents advantages and challenges that differ from traditional methods of data collection.
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Smith, Katherine H., Rachel Justine Hallett, Victoria Wilkinson-Smith, Penny Jane Neild, Alenka J. Brooks, Melanie Jane Lockett, Siwan Thomas-Gibson, Jayne Alison Eaden, and Cathryn Edwards. "Results of the British Society of Gastroenterology supporting women in gastroenterology mentoring scheme pilot." Frontline Gastroenterology 10, no. 1 (August 4, 2018): 50–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/flgastro-2018-100971.
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IntroductionMentorship has long been recognised as beneficial in the business world and has more recently been endorsed by medical and academic professional bodies. Recruitment of women into gastroenterology and leadership roles has traditionally been difficult. The Supporting Women in Gastroenterology network developed this pilot scheme for female gastroenterologists 5 years either side of the Completion Certificate of Specialist Training (CCST) to examine the role that mentorship could play in improving this discrepancy.MethodFemale gastroenterology trainees and consultant gastroenterologists within 5 years either side of CCST were invited to participate as mentees. Consultant gastroenterologists of both genders were invited to become mentors. 35 pairs of mentor:mentees were matched and completed the scheme over 1 year. Training was provided.ResultsThe majority of the mentees found the sessions useful (82%) and enjoyable (77%), with the benefit of having time and space to discuss professional or personal challenges with a gastroenterologist who is not a colleague. In the longitudinal study of job satisfaction, work engagement, burnout, resilience, self-efficacy, self-compassion and work-life balance, burnout scale showed a small but non significant improvement over the year (probably an effect of small sample size). Personal accomplishment improved significantly. The main challenges were geography, available time to meet and pair matching. The majority of mentors surveyed found the scheme effective, satisfying, mutually beneficial (70%) and enjoyable (78%).ConclusionMentorship is shown to be beneficial despite the challenges and is likely to improve the recruitment and retention of women into gastroenterology and leadership roles, but is likely to benefit gastroenterologists of both genders.
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Capone, Francesca. "‘Worse’ than Child Soldiers? A Critical Analysis of Foreign Children in the Ranks of isil." International Criminal Law Review 17, no. 1 (February 19, 2017): 161–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/15718123-01701003.
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Even though many problems connected to child soldiering have been eventually explored and unpacked, it is undeniable that new issues keep surfacing in each context affected by this phenomenon. The current armed conflicts in Syria and Iraq appear to be shocking for several reasons, including the unprecedented presence of foreigners and the widespread recruitment and use of children by terrorist groups, in particular the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (isil). This article argues that whereas child soldiers affiliated with armed forces or groups are ‘traditionally’ seen as victims rather than perpetrators, foreign children in the ranks of terrorist groups like isil are first and foremost regarded as a threat to national and international security. This article will provide a critical overview of the most relevant aspects encompassing the existing legal framework, isil’s recruitment and use of foreign child soldiers, and the challenges connected to the design and implementation of meaningful reintegration processes.
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Ringo, Timothy Alan. "Protirement is coming – is your organization ready?" Strategic HR Review 20, no. 2 (February 10, 2021): 51–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/shr-11-2020-0093.
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Purpose This paper aims to outline an emerging trend that is replacing traditional retirement; this trend is called “protirement.” Protirement is defined as early retirement from professional work with the positive idea of pursuing something more fulfilling and has originated from the “blend of pro- and retirement.” Design/methodology/approach This paper’s approach is to define the trend of protirement and then back the idea with data and cases of where and how this is implemented by human resources (HR) organizations. Findings Retirement, in its traditional sense, is becoming increasingly unattainable for individuals but is also less necessary than it has been in the past. People are living longer and healthier lives, and in fact, data show that working in some meaningful and valuable manner actually increases life-span and allows more time to save for the day when one cannot work anymore. Research limitations/implications The findings in this paper should spark others to do more research into the area of aging workforce and new models that will leverage senior workers for the benefit of individuals, organizations and society at large. Practical implications HR executives and their organizations will need to drive change in the areas of recruitment (senior workers), pension planning and saving and HR policies around retirement. Social implications People productivity has been in decline for over 10 years now. The authors are going to need all hands on deck to help fix this and overcome the economic challenges created by the 2020 pandemic. Leveraging senior workers brings deep expertise into the workplace that could be lost otherwise, improving productivity and organization learning. Originality/value This paper takes an idea coined in the 1960s and brings it into the 21st century, when and where it is really needed. This long-forgotten idea is being resurrected to help deal with today’s workplace challenges.
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Pedler, Reece D., Rebecca S. West, John L. Read, Katherine E. Moseby, Michael Letnic, David A. Keith, Keith D. Leggett, Sharon R. Ryall, and Richard T. Kingsford. "Conservation challenges and benefits of multispecies reintroductions to a national park – a case study from New South Wales, Australia." Pacific Conservation Biology 24, no. 4 (2018): 397. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/pc17058.
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Species reintroductions into predator-controlled areas are an increasingly used conservation tool. Typically, ecological outcomes of such projects (e.g. recruitment, predation) are the focus but seldom necessary legislative, policy, social and institutional processes required for establishing large projects. This particularly applies to protected areas, managed by governments for conservation. Reintroductions are recommended for a third of threatened Australian vertebrates, with the New South Wales Government boldly embarking on a 2013 initiative to return locally extinct mammals to three protected areas. We detail the legislative, policy, social and institutional processes required for one of these sites, Wild Deserts, in Sturt National Park. Seven locally extinct species, including the greater bilby (Macrotis lagotis), western barred bandicoot (Perameles bougainville), golden bandicoot (Isoodon auratus), greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor), crest-tailed mulgara (Dasycercus cristicauda), western quoll (Dasyurus geoffroii) and burrowing bettong (Bettongia lesueur) will be reintroduced into two exclosures. The scale of the project required identification of an appropriate location, satisfaction of statutory requirements for major infrastructure in a national park, assessments of potential ecological costs and benefits, engagement of the national park agency and other stakeholders (Traditional Owners, other government agencies, neighbours), and staff training to meet government agency requirements. We outline the resourcing, costs and benefits of such a project on government-managed land along with lessons learnt for similar large-scale restoration and reintroduction projects. Future projects would benefit from understanding legislative and policy frameworks and the need for transparency, while maximising efficiencies.
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Homyack, Jessica A. "Evaluating habitat quality of vertebrates using conservation physiology tools." Wildlife Research 37, no. 4 (2010): 332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/wr08093.
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Studies examining how wildlife populations perceive and respond to habitat are common, and many attempt to understand how the quality of available habitats influences population processes such as survival and recruitment. Traditional methods to estimate habitat quality (e.g. population density) have not led to great advancement in our understanding of relationships between habitat and fitness in recent years. Metrics from the discipline of conservation physiology could help researchers to address these difficulties and to meet the challenges that habitat alteration poses to biodiversity. Incorporating physiological metrics that relate energetics or environmental stress to habitats may be powerful measures of habitat quality. By quantifying field metabolic rates, body condition, or concentrations of stress hormones in individual organisms, researchers may identify mechanisms associated with habitat that underlie observed patterns in vital rates (survival and fecundity). Physiological metrics offer useful tools that may identify mechanisms of habitat quality and detect the causes of declines in biodiversity. However, integration among physiologists, ecologists and conservation biologists will require new partnerships and approaches to respond to complex ecological issues.
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Hussein, Tanvir, and Tanu Goel. "Impact of Emotional Intelligence in Indian Retail Banking Industry: Challenges and Opportunities." Global Journal of Enterprise Information System 8, no. 1 (August 9, 2016): 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.18311/gjeis/2016/7289.
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The banking industry in India has a huge canvas of history, which covers the traditional banking practices from the time of Britishers to the reforms period, nationalization to privatization of banks and now increasing numbers of foreign banks in India. Therefore, Banking in India has been through a long journey. Banking industry in India has also achieved a new height with the changing times. The use of technology has brought a revolution in the working style of the banks. Nevertheless, the fundamental aspects of banking i.e. trust and the confidence of the people on the institution remain the same. The majority of the banks are still successful in keeping with the confidence of the shareholders as well as other stakeholders. However, with the changing dynamics of banking business brings new kind of risk exposure. This study helps to know the emotional intelligence of employees working in educational institution. It is important for the employees working in service industries to have high level or morale with emotional intelligence. Emotional intelligence is not only crucial when you're on the job - it's also paramount when you're searching for a graduate role and going through the recruitment process. In this paper an attempt has been made to identify the general sentiments, challenges and opportunities for the Indian Banking Industry. Public and private are among the many employers in retail banking and insurance that highlight the importance of emotional intelligence. It's a quality that's easily forgotten because it's not explicitly requested or graduates don't know what it means. This article is divided in three parts. First part includes the introduction and general scenario of Indian banking industry. The second part discusses emotional intelligence in retail the various challenges and opportunities faced by Indian banking industry. Third part concludes that urgent emphasis is required on the Indian banking product and marketing strategies in order to get sustainable competitive edge over the intense competition from national and global banks. This article is a small seed to existing branch of knowledge in banking industry and is useful for bankers, strategist, policy makers and researchers.
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Lykkegaard, Eva, and Lars Ulriksen. "Role model and prototype matching: Upper-secondary school students’ meetings with tertiary STEM students." Nordic Studies in Science Education 12, no. 1 (April 26, 2016): 73–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5617/nordina.1209.
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Previous research has found that young people’s prototypes of science students and scientists affect their inclination to choose tertiary STEM programs (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics). Consequently, many recruitment initiatives include role models to challenge these prototypes. The present study followed 15 STEM-oriented upper-secondary school students from university-distant backgrounds during and after their participation in an 18-months long university-based recruitment and outreach project involving tertiary STEM students as role models. The analysis focusses on how the students’ meetings with the role models affected their thoughts concerning STEM students and attending university. The regular self-to-prototype matching process was shown in real-life role-models meetings to be extended to a more complex three-way matching process between students’ self-perceptions, prototype images and situation-specific conceptions of role models. Furthermore, the study underlined the positive effect of prolonged role-model contact, the importance of using several role models and that traditional school subjects catered more resistant prototype images than unfamiliar ones did.
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Yashchyk, Oleksandr, Valentyna Shevchenko, Viktoriia Kiptenko, Oleksandra Razumova, Iryna Khilchevska, and Maryna Yermolaieva. "The Impact of Informatization of Society on the Labor Market." Postmodern Openings 12, no. 3Sup1 (September 10, 2021): 155–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.18662/po/12.3sup1/357.
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This article examines the transformation of the labor market under the influence of informatization of society. It is noted that in the conditions of globalization and informatization of the nowadays a post-industrial society has been formed, in which information is a determining factor of production. New opportunities and challenges of the labor market in the conditions of information society development are analyzed. The informatization of society changes the conditions, nature and forms of work. Extensive digitalization, the use of cloud technologies and artificial intelligence systems are displacing traditional forms of employment towards teleworking, which makes workers more mobile and able to optimize working hours. It is established that the spread of technology increases the efficiency of the recruitment and searching job processes. Informatization of society contributes to the creation of a digital labor market, which forms the demand and supply of information and computer technology workers. In the context of informatization of society, the labor market is characterized by an imbalance between supply and demand of labor due to structural changes in the economy. Among the challenges of the labor market are rising unemployment in the raw materials industries, robotics and automation of routine manual labor. The digitalization of the economy leads to the need to adjust government regulation of business and provide social guarantees for employees. It is noted that the informatization of society provides more benefits to the labor market than obstacles. Solving the problems it raises, promotes progress and economic development.
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Weiczner, Roland. "Tempora mutantur… et nos? A magyar anatómiaoktatás jövője a német trendek tükrében." Orvosi Hetilap 156, no. 40 (October 2015): 1603–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1556/650.2015.30238.
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The traditional four-semester anatomy is a subject to change: next to the external pressure, there is an intrinsic need to shift the emphasis. The mapping of the strengths, weaknesses and threats of the Hungarian anatomy teaching helps to formulate the directions of possible development. Current trends in the German medical education should be carefully followed. Nowadays, nearly 25% of the medical students in Germany are studying according to the new, integrated “Modellstudiengang”, i.e. all the conventional subjects are reorganised into organ system thematic blocks. The unified German written final exam system provides an objective assessment parameter: to rank the 36 German medical schools according to the results of the anatomy exams. The homepage-published data, the number of semesters or teaching hours, or the thematic concept of the subject alone cannot explain the rankings of the medical schools according to the anatomy exam results. The greatest challenges of the Hungarian anatomy teaching today are: the development of an outcome-oriented, unified, practical system of requirements, the redefinition of the subject, the more effective interaction with the clinical colleagues, solving the problems of faculty recruitment and establishing the vertical integration of anatomy. Orv. Hetil., 2015, 156(40), 1603–1613.
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Krapp, Andrea, and Michel Strubin. "B-Cell Coactivator OBF-1 Exhibits Unusual Transcriptional Properties and Functions in a DNA-Bound Oct-1-Dependent Fashion." Molecular and Cellular Biology 19, no. 6 (June 1, 1999): 4247–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mcb.19.6.4247.
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ABSTRACT Eukaryotic transcriptional activators generally comprise both a DNA-binding domain that recognizes specific cis-regulatory elements in the target genes and an activation domain which is essential for transcriptional stimulation. Activation domains typically behave as structurally and functionally autonomous modules that retain their intrinsic activities when directed to a promoter by a variety of heterologous DNA-binding domains. Here we report that OBF-1, a B-cell-specific coactivator for transcription factor Oct-1, challenges this traditional view in that it contains an atypical activation domain that exhibits two unexpected functional properties when tested in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. First, OBF-1 by itself has essentially no intrinsic activation potential, yet it strongly synergizes with other activation domains such as VP16 and Gal4. Second, OBF-1 exerts its effect in association with DNA-bound Oct-1 but is inactive when attached to a heterologous DNA-binding domain. These findings suggest that activation by OBF-1 is not obtained by simple recruitment of the coactivator to the promoter but requires interaction with DNA-bound Oct-1 to stimulate a step distinct from those regulated by classical activation domains.