Relationship of the Built Environment on Nursing Communication Patterns in the Emergency Department: A Task Performance and Analysis Time Study

The main focus of this paper is the discussion about non-coherent appearance of built environment in Pakistan that does not reflect the culture of society, but external influences more than natives. Being a part of a larger territory in yester centuries, the country is influenced heavily by external factors and deliberated efforts for “modernization” since after a decade of independence in 1947. Many parts of the subcontinent including India and Pakistan are influenced by Modernist trends in architecture that are evident in the built environment. The probability of inclusion of many diversified attributes of culture over a considerable period of time has been increased. It is therefore important to discuss the most relevant possibilities through which these influences were adopted and then were translated in the built environment. These influences are assumed to be translated through the taught content in the architectural education in the country. The paper also discusses the relationship of three entities; Culture, Built Environment and Architectural Education. It takes into account some examples of residences from Pakistan to analyze the interfacing capacity of culture and built environment. It adopts the methodology of qualitative study through literature and evidences from some cities of Pakistan to seek the validity of argument. It also relates the role of curriculum driven architectural education in the process of built environment. The findings reveal that the existing form of culture has grasped external influences in a subtle manner adopting a new form which appears as non-coherent to the generally perceived one. The role of architectural education in this regard holds a pivotal position in relation to the built environment. The findings established also connote architectural education as the interfacing factor of culture and built environment.

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Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy and Psychiatric Illness: Redefining the Relationship

International Cardiovascular Forum Journal ◽

10.17987/icfj.v5i0.343 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 ◽

Author(s):

Hannah Masoud

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy ◽

Psychiatric Illness ◽

Panic Attacks ◽

Shortness Of Breath ◽

Model Of Care ◽

Coronary Syndrome ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Anxiety Depression ◽

The Relationship

Physicians who encounter patients in the emergency department with chest pain, palpitations, or shortness of breath may often find it difficult to differentiate diagnosis of panic attacks from acute coronary syndrome or Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Redefining and understanding the pathophysiological relationship of psychiatric illness including anxiety, depression, or panic attacks and Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy may help clinicians implement a more effective and beneficial model of care for this affliction that is being found to be increasingly more common in today’s age.

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Spontaneous Eye Blink Rate during the Working Memory Delay Period Predicts Task Performance

10.1101/2021.03.15.435433 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Jefferson Ortega ◽

Chelsea Reichert Plaska ◽

Bernard A Gomes ◽

Timothy M Ellmore

Keyword(s):

Working Memory ◽

Task Performance ◽

Memory Task ◽

Delay Period ◽

Blink Rate ◽

Indirect Measure ◽

Eye Blink ◽

Non Invasive ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

Spontaneous eye blink rate (sEBR) has been found to be a non-invasive indirect measure of striatal dopamine activity. Dopamine (DA) neurons project to the prefrontal cortex (PFC) through the mesocortical dopamine pathway and their activity is implicated in a range of cognitive functions, including attention and working memory (WM). The goal of the present study was to understand how fluctuations in sEBR during different phases of a working memory task relate to task performance. Across two experiments, with recordings of sEBR inside and outside of a magnetic resonance imaging bore, we observed sEBR to be positively correlated with WM performance during the WM delay period. Additionally we investigated the non-linear relationship between sEBR and WM performance, and modeled a proposed Inverted-U-shape relationship between DA and WM performance. We also investigated blink duration, which is proposed to be related to sustained attention, and found blink duration to be significantly shorter during the encoding and probe periods of the task. Taken together, these results provide support towards sEBR as an important correlate of working memory task performance. The relationship of sEBR to DA activity and the influence of DA on the PFC during WM maintenance is discussed.

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Studying the Relationship of Task Performance to the Variables of Chronological Age, Mental Age, and IQ

International Review of Research in Mental Retardation ◽

10.1016/s0074-7750(08)60041-5 ◽

1973 ◽

pp. 257-317 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

William E. Kappauf

Keyword(s):

Task Performance ◽

Chronological Age ◽

Mental Age ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Qualitative and quantitative analysis of emergency department cardiac arrest publications

10.22514/10.22514/sv.2021.209 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Emergency Department ◽

Cardiac Arrest ◽

Prediction Models ◽

Patient Characteristics ◽

Research Direction ◽

Medical Emergency ◽

Aggregated Data ◽

Academic Publications ◽

Relationship Of ◽

Hospital Cardiac Arrest

Cardiac arrest is a medical emergency with a poor prognosis. Patient characteristics and outcomes are associated with location and are traditionally categorized into out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) or in-hospital cardiac arrest (IHCA). Increasing evidence has revealed that cardiac arrest occurring in the emergency department is distinct from OHCA or IHCA in other locations in hospitals, but most academic publications combine these populations and apply the knowledge arising from OHCA or IHCA to patients with emergency department cardiac arrest (EDCA). The aim of this study was to identify the research direction of EDCA in the past 20 years and to analyze the characteristics and content of academic publications. We searched the MEDLINE and EMBASE databases for eligible articles until May 30, 2021. Two independent reviewers extracted data by using a customized form to record crucial information, and any conflicts between the two reviewers were resolved through discussion with another independent reviewer. The aggregated data underwent a scoping review and analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively. In total, 52 original articles investigating EDCA were included; only 15 articles simply focused on EDCA, while other articles involved OHCA or IHCA simultaneously. There were 3 articles discussing the relationship of overcrowdedness and EDCA, 12 articles for prediction and risk factors associated with EDCA, 15 articles for epidemiology and prognosis, and 22 articles for specific diagnostic or resuscitation skills with regard to EDCA. Studies focusing on EDCA are increasing but still scarce. Applying the knowledge arising from OHCA or IHCA to EDCA is questionable, and research focused on EDCA is necessary. ED overcrowdedness-associated EDCA and prediction models for EDCA are essential topics that need further investigation.

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The Relationship of Illness Beliefs with Hospital and Emergency Department Utilization in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Journal of General Internal Medicine ◽

10.1007/s11606-019-04833-x ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 34 (6) ◽

pp. 923-928

Author(s):

Himali Weerahandi ◽

Juan P. Wisnivesky ◽

Rachel O’Conor ◽

Michael S. Wolf ◽

Alex D. Federman

Keyword(s):

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Emergency Department ◽

Pulmonary Disease ◽

Emergency Department Utilization ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Illness Beliefs ◽

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

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Subordinate-oriented strengths-based leadership and subordinate job performance: the mediating effect of supervisor–subordinate guanxi

Leadership & Organization Development Journal ◽

10.1108/lodj-09-2019-0414 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 41 (8) ◽

pp. 1107-1118

Author(s):

He Ding ◽

Enhai Yu

Keyword(s):

Job Performance ◽

Task Performance ◽

Mediating Effect ◽

Self Report ◽

Equation Modeling ◽

Innovative Behavior ◽

Performance Task ◽

Content Type ◽

Relationship Of ◽

The Relationship

PurposeThe aim of the present study was to examine the association of subordinate-oriented strengths-based leadership (SSBL) with subordinates’ job performance (task performance and innovative behavior) as well as the meditating role of supervisor–subordinate guanxi (SSG) in these relationships.Design/methodology/approachSelf-report data on SSBL, SSG, task performance and innovative behavior were gathered from 642 Chinese employees working in various Chinese enterprises. Structural equation modeling was used to analyze the data.FindingsThe results indicated that SSBL is positively related to subordinates’ job performance (task performance and innovative behavior). Furthermore, SSG partially mediated the relationship of SSBL with task performance and with innovative behavior.Originality/valueThis study is the first to empirically examine the relationship of SSBL with job performance. In addition, this study adds to the knowledge on the SSBL–job performance linkage by investigating the mediational effect of SSG on the relationship.

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Understand the Multi-Level Effects of the Built Environment on Trip-Chaining Behavior

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/0361198119835537 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2673 (4) ◽

pp. 640-651

Author(s):

Hao Pang ◽

Ming Zhang

Keyword(s):

Built Environment ◽

Travel Behavior ◽

Linear Models ◽

Interactive Effect ◽

Puget Sound ◽

Residential Density ◽

Vehicle Ownership ◽

Trip Chain ◽

Trip Chaining ◽

Relationship Of

The debate on the effects of the built environment (BE) on travel behavior has been ongoing despite a large number of studies completed in the past three decades. This study aims to inform the debate by extending the BE–travel behavior investigation to the scope of trip-chaining. Specifically, the study conceptualized the contexture frame for the relationship of BE attributes and trip-chain travel behavior and estimated 2-level hierarchical linear models (HLM) of chained trip tours with travel survey data from the Puget Sound region. The results show that travelers who live in areas with better transit access, higher residential and non-residential density, and higher level of land use mixture generated low percentage of miles traveled by vehicle (PVMT) during their daily tours. Furthermore, considering the cross-level interactive effect, the study demonstrates that the impacts of the non-residential density at work location and the residential density at home location on PVMT are moderated by vehicle ownership.

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