scholarly journals CALL and professionalisation: short papers from EUROCALL 2021

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Executive Committee ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Research Studies

The 2021 EUROCALL conference engaged just under 250 speakers from 40 different countries. Cnam Paris and Sorbonne Université joined forces to host and organise the event despite the challenging context due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Originally programmed to be held on site in the heart of Paris, France, the EUROCALL organising team and executive committee agreed to opt for a blended and then for a fully online conference. The theme of the 2021 EUROCALL conference was “CALL & Professionalisation”. This volume, a selection of 54 short papers by some of the EUROCALL 2021 presenters, offers a combination of research studies as well as practical examples fairly representative of the theme of the conference.

scholarly journals Getting to Hope: Perspectives from Patients and Caregivers Living with Chronic Childhood Illness

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 525
Author(s):  
Emily von Scheven ◽  
Bhupinder K. Nahal ◽  
Rosa Kelekian ◽  
Christina Frenzel ◽  
Victoria Vanderpoel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Conceptual Model ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Young Patients ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Childhood Onset ◽  
Virtual Focus Groups ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Chronic Childhood ◽  
Research Studies

Promoting hope was identified in our prior work as the top priority research question among patients and caregivers with diverse childhood-onset chronic conditions. Here, we aimed to construct a conceptual model to guide future research studies of interventions to improve hope. We conducted eight monthly virtual focus groups and one virtual workshop with patients, caregivers, and researchers to explore key constructs to inform the model. Discussions were facilitated by Patient Co-Investigators. Participants developed a definition of hope and identified promotors and inhibitors that influence the experience of hope. We utilized qualitative methods to analyze findings and organize the promotors and inhibitors of hope within three strata of the socio-ecologic framework: structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal. Participants identified three types of interventions to promote hope: resources, navigation, and activities to promote social connection. The hope conceptual model can be used to inform the selection of interventions to assess in future research studies aimed at improving hope and the specification of outcome measures to include in hope research studies. Inclusion of the health care system in the model provides direction for identifying strategies for improving the system and places responsibility on the system to do better to promote hope among young patients with chronic illness and their caregivers.

Highlights from the 2019 European Congress on Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS 2019)

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 859-868
Author(s):  
Jan D Lünemann ◽  
Judit Diaz-Diaz ◽  
Bruno Stankoff ◽  
Carolyn Young ◽  
Aksel Siva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Executive Committee ◽  
Scientific Production ◽  
Meeting Report ◽  
Scientific Quality ◽  
European Committee ◽  
The Many ◽  
Online Library ◽  
Oral Presentations ◽  
Selection Of

The 2019 ECTRIMS Congress, in Stockholm, has had record-breaking figures for both attendance and scientific production. There were 9361 participants from 100 different countries for a total of 1541 abstracts. Upon invitation of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS) executive committee, the authors of this meeting report assessed abstracts from all poster and oral presentations for novelty, scientific quality and relevance for basic and clinical multiple sclerosis (MS) research. The objective of this report is to highlight a selection of basic, translational and clinical studies out of the many outstanding projects that were presented. Abstracts and references cited in our report were chosen at the discretion of the authors and all co-authors and the ECTRIMS executive committee agreed on the selection. In the event of discrepancies between the abstract and the uploaded poster or presentation, we aimed to present data derived from the poster or presentation. All abstracts are accessible through the ECTRIMS online library ( https://onlinelibrary.ectrimscongress.eu/ectrims/#!*menu=36*browseby=3*sortby=2*ce_id=160 ) and also published in this journal (Volume 25 Issue 2_suppl, September 2019; https://journals.sagepub.com/toc/msja/25/2_suppl ). A few additional references from the literature were added but were restricted to the ones that authors considered as absolutely required for an optimized understanding of the topics highlighted.

Probiotics conventional benefits and cautions in intake- A review

2018 ◽  
Vol 39 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Priya Sugandhi
Keyword(s):  
Digestive Tract ◽  
Digestive System ◽  
Probiotic Bacteria ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Research Studies

Probiotics are friendly bacteria benefit the health which occur naturally in the digestive tract of human beings. Prebiotics, act as ‘food’ for these beneficial probiotic bacteria, promoting their activity. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are widely used probiotics which generally regarded as safe. They are adhesive to mucosal and epithelial surfaces and enhance immunity by preventing pathogen adhesion in the digestive system. Although infections with probiotics are very rare, few research studies have been reported in children and also in elderly suffering from diseases due to supplementation of few types of species which may be due to immunodeficiency and immunosuppression. The familiarity of probiotics is still uncertain in many and they doubt whether to consume or not. This review provides the information based on research studies and gives clarity on the intake of probiotics. However, caution need to be exercised in the selection of genus and strains of particular probiotics genera.

scholarly journals Class Concepts and Stratification Research in Slovenia

2015 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 651-662
Author(s):  
Anton Kramberger ◽  
Miroslav Stanojević
Keyword(s):  
Regime Change ◽  
Process Approach ◽  
Labor Process ◽  
Sociological Research ◽  
Class Analysis ◽  
Research Groups ◽  
Marxist Tradition ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Research Studies

This article deals with the concept of class and class analysis in sociological research in the last few decades in Slovenia. It reveals the specific reasons for the relatively marginal role of this sort of analysis before and especially after 1990. First, it lists a selection of the key class and stratification studies during the communist era. Second, it describes the class and stratification studies that occurred before and around the regime change (1980–1991). Third, it describes a number of stratification research studies after 1991 (to the present), with many international components. The research efforts of a few influential research groups in Slovenia that have engaged in class and stratification studies, following special approaches, are presented and commented on: the Marxist tradition, a Bourdieuian approach focusing on symbolic discourse, and a structurally based labor process approach. In the conclusion, both a substantive and methodological account of relative achievements in the field are offered.

A Brief Preview of Q Methodology

2018 ◽  
pp. 303-321 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yang Yang
Keyword(s):  
Q Methodology ◽  
Sample Selection ◽  
Behavioral Patterns ◽  
Methodological Study ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Behaviors ◽  
Selection Of ◽  
Research Studies

Q methodology systematically studies subjective matters such as thoughts, beliefs, and behaviors on a wide range of topics. The purpose of this chapter is to give a brief overview of Q methodology to readers across disciplines. This chapter presents several advantages of Q methodology that make it attractive to researchers and practitioners who are interested in understanding different perspectives or behavioral patterns among individuals toward any given topic. The author also discusses Q's distinct position as a methodology and how it fits into the qualitative-mixed-quantitative continuum. The chapter further uses two research studies the author conducted as applications to demonstrate how to perform a Q methodological study, involving the following steps: development of the Q sample, selection of the participants (P set), Q sorting, and analysis and interpretation of Q sorts.

Results of the 1981 Society for Applied Anthropology Readership Survey

1982 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-23 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Los Angeles ◽  
Executive Committee ◽  
Applied Anthropology ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Present Survey ◽  
Editorial Policies ◽  
Administrative Functions ◽  
Human Organization ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Selection Of

This report is based on the second readership survey completed by the Society for Applied Anthropology Publication Policy Committee (PPC). The first focused on Practicing Anthropology and was designed to elicit feedback regarding this publication's initial editorial policies and relation to the SfAA. The present survey was requested by the SfAA Executive Committee at their December 1980 meeting. The PPC was charged with providing feedback to the Executive Committee to help with their deliberations regarding: (1) the reappointment of the Practicing Anthropology editor at the spring 1981 Edinburgh meeting; and (2) the selection of an editor for Human Organization for the fall 1981 meeting in Los Angeles. While the former goal was achieved, the schedule for selecting an HO editor was advanced, thus precluding the PPC's latter charge. This final report has been prepared in the belief that it contains data relevant to the general planning and administrative functions of the SfAA Executive Committee, the PPC, and the two journal editors. The report furthers completes a PPC commitment to present the survey results to the SfAA membership.

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