Analysing student achievement of advanced pharmacy practice experience learning outcomes

Objectives: To assess the learning outcome achievement of the required Advanced Pharmacy Practice Experiences (APPE) for the purposes of accreditation, quality improvement, and practice readiness. Methods: At the end of each APPE rotation, students were evaluated on 11 professionalism criteria and 25 skills criteria via a rubric. For the four required rotations (ambulatory patient care, community pharmacy, inpatient general medicine patient care and hospital/health system pharmacy), professionalism and skills outcomes data for the class of 2020 were analysed. Results: A total of 6,293/6,303 (99.84%) of the professionalism ratings met expectations (received a score > 2). The median professionalism rating was 3. A total of 14,286/14,325 (99.7%) of the skills ratings met expectations (received a score > 3). The median skills rating was 4. Conclusion: Calculating and analysing APPE student achievement of learning outcomes supports accreditation standards, can be used for quality improvement and measures practice readiness.

Anton Vitalievich Nemilov: A Versatile Talent

The article is dedicated to the outstanding Russian histologist Professor Anton Vitalievich Nemilov, who, being a student of St. Petersburg Imperial University, was one of the first students of Alexander Stanislavovich Dogel, the world-famous Russian scientist, the founder of neurohistology. Having so far shown a bright talent of a researcher and experimenter in his student years, Anton Vitalievich was invited to prepare for a professorship at the university and over and above met expectations based on him. He significantly contributed to the development of neurohistology, histophysiology, including histophysiology of the reproductive system. Anton Vitalievich did a lot for development of endocrinology, which he studied in a general biological but not in a purely medical aspect; this was new and valuable for that period. Finally, he made his contribution to the development of cell theory. A talented teacher, an excellent lecturer, an author of a number of brilliant textbooks, a consummate popularizer of science, an active public figure – Anton Vitalievich demonstrated so many diverse talents during his life, which was not really long, that their combination in one person seems simply unbelievable. His life was in full swing, he was full of creative plans, but the Great Patriotic War prevented their implementation. It started when Anton Vitalievich was 62 years old. Professor A.V. Nemilov wanted to continue research at his native Leningrad University, refused to be evacuated, and remained in the besieged city. With his peculiar enthusiasm, Anton Vitalievich joined defense work, angrily denounced fascism in his articles and radio speeches. However, hunger and cold of the blockade undermined his strength, and he died of exhaustion on February 2, 1942. He was under 63 years old. The article dedicated to Anton Vitalievich Nemilov presents milestones of his life and work, his contribution to science, his professional and personal traits. The paper also highlights his participation in the fight against fascism and tragic death during the blockade of Leningrad.

Findings from Community Workshops Designed to Help Expand Arizona's Dementia Capable System

Among the 5.8 million people living with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), there are three vulnerable groups where community partners can join efforts to serve the community more comprehensively. These include (a) people living alone with Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias (ADRD) who may or may not have a family caregiver, (b) people with Down Syndrome or another intellectual or developmental disability aging with ADRD and their family caregivers, and (c) people with ADRD and their family caregivers in the Latino community. Dementia capable systems are designed to address the needs and concerns of all individuals, families, and communities impacted by ADRD. The project develops and expands ADRD programs and services across Arizona through educational workshops, case management services, and evidence-based programs. Workshops (N=67) were provided to a variety of professionals and community members ranging from promotores/CHW’s (community health workers) and case managers to family caregivers and people living with dementia (N=2,272). Workshops successfully attracted a substantial proportion of Hispanic or Latino/a participants (63%) and women (84.5%). Perception of benefit ratings were overwhelmingly positive with over 90% of participants agreeing or strongly agreeing that: the workshops met expectations; they were willing to attend other programs by us; and they learned something they could use. Moreover, based on their workshop experience, they felt more confident that they could help these three underserved populations. Overall, workshops were clearly acceptable to participants and feasible to deliver. In addition, they contributed to an increased awareness in ADRD related to the project’s three target groups.

Exploring the Influence Mechanism of Attractiveness on Wuhan’s Urban Commercial Centers by Modifying the Classic Retail Model

The attractiveness of commercial centers is one of the core issues in urban and rural planning research. To deepen the theoretical understanding of attractiveness and optimize modeling, we empirically analyzed the factors and mechanisms influencing the attractiveness of Wuhan’s commercial centers by improving the classic retail model and testing the age differentiation of mechanisms. The results indicate the following: (1) there is an obvious attractiveness gap in the commercial centers examined, and six have not met their planning expectations; (2) intensive and abundant shopping services, domestic services, sports and leisure services, and medical care services all promote attractiveness, but their impact on customers of different ages varies greatly. For young consumers, shopping services have the greatest effect on attractiveness, whereas for middle-aged and elderly consumers, sports and leisure services have the greatest effect; (3) the accumulation of length of development increases the likelihood of young people’s patronage, but the effect is weak; (4) traffic resistance shows a stable inhibitory effect, and middle-aged and elderly people are more sensitive to travel time than youth; (5) improving the retail model is effective, and the model is more powerful in explaining young consumers. This research also puts forward policy recommendations for the commercial centers’ industry configuration, new and old combinations, and traffic accessibility, and then proposes planning countermeasures for Wuhan’s city- and-county-level commercial center layout, local commercial land morphology organization, and the construction optimization of commercial centers that have not met expectations.

Is AI Ground Truth Really True? The Dangers of Training and Evaluating AI Tools Based on Experts’ Know-What

Organizational decision-makers need to evaluate AI tools in light of increasing claims that such tools out-perform human experts. Yet, measuring the quality of knowledge work is challenging, raising the question of how to evaluate AI performance in such contexts. We investigate this question through a field study of a major U.S. hospital, observing how managers evaluated five different machine-learning (ML) based AI tools. Each tool reported high performance according to standard AI accuracy measures, which were based on ground truth labels provided by qualified experts. Trying these tools out in practice, however, revealed that none of them met expectations. Searching for explanations, managers began confronting the high uncertainty of experts’ know-what knowledge captured in ground truth labels used to train and validate ML models. In practice, experts address this uncertainty by drawing on rich know-how practices, which were not incorporated into these ML-based tools. Discovering the disconnect between AI’s know-what and experts’ know-how enabled managers to better understand the risks and benefits of each tool. This study shows dangers of treating ground truth labels used in ML models objectively when the underlying knowledge is uncertain. We outline implications of our study for developing, training, and evaluating AI for knowledge work.

As cortes e os desafios da era digital: a vigilância na jurisprudência comparada

Resumo: a sociedade digital criou os instrumentos para a vigilância massiva dos indivíduos pelo Estado, sob a retórica da securitização. O medo do terror ou do extermínio estaria a justificar esse novo papel estatal. Se as leis deixam lacunas normativas e semânticas de controle, a servirem mais para legitimar do que para limitar os órgãos de inteligência, o Judiciário parece ainda confuso em meio aos novos desafios e tentações de vigilância e o seu papel de proteção dos direitos fundamentais. O presente artigo analisa como o Judiciário respondeu a essa chamada de responsabilidade. Como metodologia procurou-se lançar um (primeiro) olhar sobre o problema e tentar responder se o Judiciário, como uma tradicional e requisitada garantia dos direitos, tem atendido às expectativas de prevenção e reparação. Avaliou-se o repertório de jurisprudência de alguns Estados, aqueles em que as questões já vieram à discussão judicial, seguindo-se, numa metodologia comparativa e indutiva, que se vale da revisão bibliográfica como ancoradouro da reflexão.Palavras-chave: sociedade digital, Estado de vigilância, retórica de securitização, Judiciário. Abstract: the digital society created the instruments for the mass surveillance of individuals by the State, under the rhetoric of securitization. Fear of terror or extermination justifis this new state role. If the laws leave normative and semantic control gaps, serving more to legitimize than to limit the intelligence agencies, the Judiciary still seems confused amid the new challenges and temptations of surveillance, and its role in protecting fundamental rights. This article analyzes how the Judiciary responded to this call for responsibility. As a methodology the article tried to take a (first) look at the problem and then to answer whether the Judiciary, as a traditional and requested guarantee of rights, has met expectations for prevention and repair. The repertoire of jurisprudence of some states was evaluated, those in which the issues have already come to judicial discussion, followed by a comparative and inductive methodology, which uses the bibliographic review as an anchor for reflection.Keywords: digital society, surveillance State, securitization rhetoric, Judiciary.

Strategy for the Effectiveness of the Implementation of Academic Information Systems in College in Efforts to Improve Information Quality

Information systems research success has begun to decline in the past few years, but existing research is still inaccurate in its definition and in the factors that involve the information system success. This research has designed to analyze, study, and find out the performance from implementing academic information systems in universities in an effort to improve the quality of information. The research was conducted using a qualitative approach and case studies, namely problem formulation, study proposition, analysis unit, data linkage to the proposition, the criteria for interpreting the findings and making conclusions and recommendations. From the results of the research data analysis, several conclusions were obtained, namely, the academic information system running in universities has not met expectations. The performance of academic information systems that can support the smooth operation of the universities is not well understood. It is necessary to formulate an optimal academic information system strengthening strategy that can support the smooth operation of the universities.

Learning Innovation of Qibla Direction with Mobile-Based App by Adapting Computational Thinking

This research was conducted to obtain the results of the development of Learning to Determine Qibla Direction with Computational Thinking Adaptation using Mobile-Based Applications. The researcher used mixed methods with a sequential exploratory research design that takes two stages (qualitative-quantitative). The R & D stage used 5 (five) steps of the ADDIE method, namely Analysis, Design, Development, Implementation and Evaluation. This research was conducted at the office of the Ministry of Religion of the Thousand Islands Regency, with the result that the learning innovations carried out were appropriate and met expectations. The learning process for training participants and in practice its application was easier and more affordable. The Qibla direction training used in this mobile-based application was applied with a learning pattern that adapts computational thinking skills, which were arranged in four phases, namely: Elaboration, Determination, Calculation, and Evaluation. This learning innovation shows that it can improve participants' understanding of the concept of calculating Qibla Direction which was applied integratively between religion, science and technology as a coherent knowledge. Keywords: Mobile-Based App, Learning Innovation, Adapting Computational Thinking

REMOÇÃO DE H2S EM ÁGUA SUBTERRÂNEA PELO MÉTODO DE DESSORÇÃO GASOSA

<p class="Default">Dos recursos que a natureza proporciona, a água é essencial à sobrevivência do meio biótico. Não só está disponível na superfície terrestre como também pode ser captada em aquíferos subterrâneos. Entretanto, para ser consumida, a água deve estar apta para tal, obedecendo aos critérios de potabilidade, contendo as concentrações permitidas de agentes contaminantes e poluentes ou estando livre dessas substâncias, que podem atribuir cor, gosto e/ou odor. Dentre os contaminantes comuns em águas subterrâneas, encontra-se o sulfeto de hidrogênio que confere um odor característico, idêntico ao de ovo podre. O presente estudo analisou a qualidade da água do poço construído no Instituto Federal de Educação Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia (IFBA), <em>campus</em> Porto Seguro, cuja concentração de H₂S foi determinada por titulação iodométrica. A partir do método de dessorção gasosa, o objetivo foi remover o sulfeto contido na água. A pesquisa exigiu construção de uma torre de dessorção de bancada, operando em batelada, com vazão de entrada do ar constante de 13,59 m³ h^-1. A vazão de alimentação de água foi 0,0030 m³ h^-1 e 0,0015 m³ h^-1 e o rendimento do sistema para a remoção do sulfeto obtido para essas vazões foi de 60,842 ± 1,859% e 68,326 ± 2,352%, respectivamente. Os resultados atenderam às expectativas acerca da remoção do teor de sulfeto de hidrogênio dissolvido na água bem como mostraram que o protótipo da torre de dessorção pode ser utilizado em grande escala. </p><p><strong>Palavras-chave</strong>: Águas Subterrâneas; Odor e Gosto; Sulfeto de Hidrogênio; Dessorção; Poço Profundo</p><p> </p><p align="center">REMOVAL OF H₂S IN GROUNDWATER BY THE GAS DESORPTION METHOD</p><p class="Default"><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The resources that nature provides, water is essential to the culture of the biotic environment. It is not only available in the Earth's surface, but also can be captured in underground aquifers. However, to be consumed, the water must be able to do so, according to the potability criteria, containing the allowable concentrations of contaminants and pollutants or being free of these substances that give color, taste and odor. Among the common contaminants in groundwater, hydrogen sulfide gives characteristic odor similar to rotten eggs. The present study analyzed the water quality of the artesian well built at the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Bahia (IFBA), campus Porto Seguro, whose H₂S concentration was determined by iodometric. Using the gas desorption method, the objective was removed sulfide contained in the water. The research required the construction of a bench-top desorption tower, operating in batches, with a constant air intake flow of 13.59 m³ h^-1. The water supply flow was 0.0030 m³ h^-1and 0.0015 m³ h^-1and the system yield for removing the sulfide obtained for these flows was 60.842 ± 1.859% and 68.326 ± 2.352%, respectively. The expectations met expectations regarding the removal of the hydrogen sulfide content dissolved in the water as well as determining that the desorption tower prototype can be used on a large scale.</p><p><strong>Keywords</strong>: Groundwater; Odor and Taste; Hydrogen Sulfide; Desorption; Artesian Well</p>