Surgeons’ aims and pain assessment strategies when managing paediatric post-operative pain

Children experience moderate to severe pain post-operatively. Nurses have been found to have a variety of aims in this context. Surgeons’ aims when managing post-operative pain have not been explored. This qualitative study set out to explore paediatric surgeons’ aims when managing post-operative pain in one paediatric hospital in Canada. Consultant surgeons ( n = 8) across various specialities took part in semi-structured interviews. Surgeons’ overarching aim was to keep the child comfortable. Various definitions of comfortable were given, relating to the child’s experience of pain itself and their ability to undertake activities of daily living. Children’s behavioural pain cues seem to be a primary consideration when making treatment decisions. Parents’ views regarding their child’s pain were also seen as important, suggesting children may not be seen as competent to make decisions on their own behalf. The need to maintain a realistic approach was emphasised and pain management described as a balancing act. Surgeons may draw on both tacit and explicit knowledge when assessing children’s pain. There appears to be an expectation among surgeons that some pain is to be expected post-operatively and that the diagnostic value of pain may, in some cases, supersede concerns for the child’s pain experience.

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Transformation paths and influencing factors of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge in real estate companies: a qualitative study

Engineering Construction & Architectural Management ◽

10.1108/ecam-09-2020-0677 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽

Author(s):

Guodong Ni ◽

Ziyao Zhang ◽

Zhenmin Yuan ◽

Haitao Huang ◽

Na Xu ◽

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Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Real Estate ◽

Tacit Knowledge ◽

Influencing Factors ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Design Method ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Knowledge Resources ◽

Tacit Knowledge Management

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to figure out the paths about transformation of tacit knowledge into explicit knowledge, i.e. tacit knowledge explicating (TKE) in real estate companies, and determine the influencing factors of TKE in Chinese real estate companies to enable enterprises make better use of their knowledge resources.Design/methodology/approachThe study adopted an exploratory design method using thematic analysis and grounded theory, and semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. The interviewees consisted of employees in different positions, who come from Chinese real estate companies with different ranking ranges and different knowledge management levels. Data collection was divided into two rounds for the identification of transformation paths and influencing factors.FindingsThis study has shown that 11 paths about TKE divided into solidified organization process and construction of organizational infrastructure go into effect within the real estate companies. Factors influencing TKE in real estate companies concern three main categories: organizational distal factors, contextual proximal factors and individual factors, including 21 subordinates in total. Furthermore, correlation between TKE paths and influencing factors is established.Research limitations/implicationsResearch results may lack generalizability due to the method adopted. Therefore, researchers are encouraged to verify the outcomes of this research.Practical implicationsThis research provides a new idea and solutions for the tacit knowledge management in real estate companies.Originality/valueTo the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to systematically identify paths and the influencing factors of TKE in real estate companies, contribute to the incipient but growing understanding of achievement of “tacit to explicit” and enrich the corporate tacit knowledge management literature.

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Gender differences in children's pain experience following tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy and/or myringotomy

Acute Pain ◽

10.1016/s1366-0071(99)80043-6 ◽

1999 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 79-88

Author(s):

Kimberly A Sutters ◽

Christine Miaskowski

Keyword(s):

Gender Differences ◽

Pain Experience ◽

Children's Pain

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Connecting Inward and Outward Internationalisation of Malaysian SMEs: A Learning Approach

The Journal of Social Sciences Research ◽

10.32861/jssr.spi4.264.275 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 264-275

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Value Chain ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Small And Medium Enterprises ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Supplier Relationships ◽

Study Approach ◽

Medium Enterprises ◽

The Relationship

When SMEs are part of global value chain, the flows of information in cross-border buyer-supplier relationships which emerge from inward-outward internationalisation connections should be addressed. This study therefore investigates the learning processes of internationalising small and medium enterprises that engage in inward and outward internationalisation. Hence, this study adopts a qualitative case study approach based on ten cases of the internationalising SMEs in Malaysia. Semi-structured interviews with the Managing Directors of the selected SMEs were conducted over a two-year period. Additionally, participant observations were conducted by attending the meetings related to import-export activities and documentations were gathered for data triangulation Findings of this study highlights that the relationship with key foreign suppliers empowered case firms to connect inward to outward internationalisation through collaborative knowledge sharing. The distribution of knowledge through tacit-tacit and tacit-explicit knowledge sharing underpinned by formal planning was a prerequisite for inward-outward internationalisation connections to be established.

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Teaching and Assessment through Online Platforms during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Benefits and Challenges

Journal of Education and e-Learning Research ◽

10.20448/journal.509.2021.84.408.415 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (4) ◽

pp. 408-415

Author(s):

Adebunmi Yetunde Aina ◽

Ayodele Abosede Ogegbo

Keyword(s):

Online Teaching ◽

Assessment Practices ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Gauteng Province ◽

Preparation Time ◽

Case Methods ◽

Face To Face ◽

Online Platforms ◽

Assessment Strategies ◽

Base Data

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has compelled education systems across the globe to fully embrace online learning as an alternative to face-to-face classes. This has resulted in a paradigm shift, in which online teaching and assessment practices continue to gain prominence at the tertiary level. Hence, this study explores lecturers' teaching and assessment strategies for teaching university students through online platforms during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study has used a framework of SWOT (strength, weakness, opportunities, and threats) analysis as its theoretical base. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews with five lecturers from three universities in Gauteng Province, South Africa. The collected data was analysed using content analysis. This study found that lecturers were able to manage the teaching and assessment processes during the COVID-19 school restrictions, using a combination of platforms such as Blackboard-collaborate, WhatsApp, Kahoot, and Google Classroom. The findings also revealed that a wide variety of teaching and assessment methodologies, including small group work, collaborative learning, case methods, discussion posts, multiple choice quizzes, chats, game activities, open-ended questions, and essays were utilized on these platforms. Although the methodologies used for teaching and assessing on these platforms require additional preparation time, they also help increase interaction between students and enable immediate grading of scripts and student feedback. Further findings revealed that online assessment is highly susceptible to test/examination malpractices. This study provided recommendations helpful to policymakers, lecturers, and students regarding online teaching and assessment strategies.

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The influence of children’s pain memories on subsequent pain experience

Pain ◽

10.1016/j.pain.2012.02.020 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 153 (8) ◽

pp. 1563-1572 ◽

Cited By ~ 90

Author(s):

Melanie Noel ◽

Christine T. Chambers ◽

Patrick J. McGrath ◽

Raymond M. Klein ◽

Sherry H. Stewart

Keyword(s):

Pain Experience ◽

Children's Pain

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Computer analysis of non verbal behavioral parameters in unipolar major depression

European Psychiatry ◽

10.1016/s0924-9338(11)73416-2 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 26 (S2) ◽

pp. 1712-1712

Author(s):

V.V. Enatescu ◽

V.R. Enatescu ◽

I. Enatescu

Keyword(s):

Artificial Intelligence ◽

Automatic System ◽

Dimensional Space ◽

Signs And Symptoms ◽

Unipolar Depression ◽

Diagnostic Value ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Behavioral Parameters ◽

Unipolar Major Depression ◽

Depressive States

Background and aimsBeside the interpretation and processing of content of communication, an important part of psychiatric diagnosis is made on behavioral signs and symptoms. While the semantic assessment of the content of thinking through communication was enriched by the development of several psychopathological scales, schedule and structured or semi-structured interviews the assessment of non verbal parameters remains uncovered. Our aims was to analyses the non verbal parameters, by an automatic system conceived by Dr. Enatescu et colab., in patients with mood disorders.MethodsThe instrument we used are: original traductors, systems of calculation and programming belonging to the artificial intelligence which create new pattern of representation of the gait, gesture, sonorous background of the speech, the dynamic of the writing which can be represented or through a matrix or in a n-dimensional space on specific clusters or to some human typology or to some psychical disorders.ResultsThe non verbal parameters processed by computer were sensible altered along with switching in the depressive states of subjects. The informatics data has had both diagnostic value and screening value for the course of unipolar depression.ConclusionsWe demonstrate that there is the chances for a new semiology which have objective paraclinic value for psychiatry field of automate analyses, nonverbal behavior parameters having the name “Extraverbale Analysis”.

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Crossing power and knowledge boundaries in learning and knowledge sharing

The Learning Organization ◽

10.1108/tlo-02-2017-0024 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 25 (3) ◽

pp. 159-168 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Cathrine Filstad ◽

Boyka Simeonova ◽

Max Visser

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Sharing ◽

Explicit Knowledge ◽

Boundary Crossing ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

Content Type ◽

Enterprise Social Media ◽

Public Sector Organization ◽

Knowledge Barriers ◽

Power Trust ◽

Pragmatic Knowledge

Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the crossing of knowledge and power boundaries within a bureaucratic organization by using enterprise social media (ESM). (Carlile’s 2002) boundary crossing framework is used to guide this research. Design/methodology/approach This is a qualitative study based on semi-structured interviews and observations in a large Norwegian public sector organization. Findings The authors find that investigating crossing knowledge and power boundaries by using ESM is problematic at syntactic, semantic and pragmatic levels. ESM is used predominantly for sharing, storing and retrieving explicit knowledge, which is a display of crossing the information-processing boundary. Hence, the possibilities of shifts in formal power positions where all employees can participate on equal terms is not achieved. On the contrary, as shared meaning on how to use EMS, taking the perspective of other on how to share knowledge and thus creating new knowledge practices in EMS by overcoming these knowledge barriers is not evident. Therefore, examples of crossing the semantic and pragmatic knowledge boundaries are rarely found. Research limitations/implications The framework could be applied to a variety of contexts to further explore the role of ESM in learning and knowledge sharing and its ability to cross power and knowledge boundaries. Originality/value This paper addresses a gap in the literature around discussions of power, trust, boundary crossing and the use of ESM for knowledge sharing and learning.

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