Quality-Based Evaluation of Patient-Facing Online Education Materials Regarding Facial Filler Procedures

Injectable facial fillers have become tremendously more popular in recent years, and the Internet offers a proportional amount of consumer-facing educational material. This study sought to explore the quality of these online materials. The top 20 Web sites offering educational materials about facial filler were identified via Google search and sorted by source: Medical Professional Boards, Hospitals and Providers, Medical News and Reference, and Fashion. The materials were assessed for overall quality with the validated DISCERN instrument. The authors also assessed understandability and actionability (Patient Education Material Assessment Tool - PEMAT), accuracy, comprehensiveness, and readability (Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level and Flesch Reading Ease). The mean DISCERN score was 46.9 ± 7.6, which is considered “fair” quality educational material; above “poor,” but below “good” and “excellent.” Understandability and actionability scores were low, particularly with respect to visual aids. The materials were generally accurate (76–99%), but scored poorly in comprehensiveness, as 15% failed to mention any risks/adverse effects and only 35% mentioned cost. On average, readability was at an 11th grade level, far more complex than ideal (< 6th grade level). Information disseminated from seemingly reputable sources such as professional boards and hospitals/providers were not of higher quality or superior in any of the above studied domains. In conclusion, online educational materials related to injectable facial fillers are of subpar quality, including those from academic and professional organizations. Visual aids were particularly weak. The facial rejuvenation community should make a concerted effort to set a higher standard for disseminating such information.

Talking About Childhood Obesity

While discussing obesity with pediatric patients and their families can be difficult, it is an essential step toward appropriate weight management. There is paucity of data regarding language preferences when discussing obesity in this population. In this pilot qualitative study, we interviewed 8 parents of patients diagnosed with obesity to identify language and communication preferences for discussing their child’s weight. Interviews were analyzed for emerging themes. Important trends appeared revealing that parents prefer neutral, medical terms discussed at well-child checks or obesity-specific visits. Providers should frame lifestyle changes as positive for all patients and set achievable goals with the help of visual aids. Our analysis uncovered several important communication strategies that can better equip providers to discuss obesity with their pediatric patients. This research may serve as a foundation for larger studies into the topic.

Ethnosotsiopragmatic and Psycholinguistic Features of Advertising Texts

Today's social life, manufacturing companies are increasingly promoting their products through the media, television and radio through various visual aids. Advertising is not only a means of promoting a product, but also a rapid factor that demonstrates certain achievements in production, conveys information to the population, has a rapid impact on the mental and intellectual state of man, reflects the capabilities of language. Keywords: advertising, information, social, ethnosociopragmatic, psycholinguistic, sociolinguistic, language and society.

A Case for Coexistence of Different Potting Practices – Baltic Ware in Latvia

Latvia in the 11th–13th century poses a curious case for the coexistence of two different practices of Baltic ware production. The Baltic ware pots from lower reaches of the River Daugava and from the Courland region look not just stylistically, but also technologically different. Our paper assessed the production traces by using macro-observations, Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) and extensive ethnographic material of Slavic pottery production of the 1900s, as well as using modern replicas as visual aids to assist in the identification of the principal coil attachment methods. The results showed that potters from the lower reaches of Daugava used the wheel’s rotation extensively during the shaping process of Baltic ware. The production of the pots required the potter to possess a level of technical skill which implied a level of professionalisation. Baltic ware from Courland was less technically complicated and used comparatively more of the methods of handmade pottery production.

Play-Based Learning With Cantol Method for Developing Early Children's Linguistic Intelligence at Roudhoh Course Depok

This study describes the implementation of playing while learning children with the hook method and its implications for language development for early childhood at Roudhoh Depok tutoring. This research is descriptive research with a qualitative approach. The subjects of this study were PAUD students and educators at the Roudhoh Learning Guidance, Depok. Methods of data collection with interviews and documentation. Data analysis uses data analysis techniques from the Miles and Huberman model, consisting of data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. The results showed that the implementation of playing while learning with the hook method is a learning method that is given to introduce letters and how to read without coercion but with games that use visual aids and systems. Not spell, but hooks, which combine two letters (consonants and vowels) read together. The implication for the development of linguistic intelligence in early childhood is that it can produce students who can develop linguistic intelligence according to standards.

The practice of holding people’s readings by Orthodox fraternities of the Volyn and Kyiv province (second half of the XIX century)

The purpose of the article is to analyze the specifics of the organization and conduct of religious and moral readings and talks by Orthodox church fraternities in the Volyn and Kyiv provinces. It was found that all the work on the organization of readings was governed by the «Rules for holding public readings in provincial cities». This document clearly set out the requirements that had to be met by individuals or companies that organized the reading. The Ministry of education has established a list of certain periodicals that could be used during these events. Public readings were allowed after obtaining permission from the trustee of the school district and by prior arrangement with the local governor. Separately, the article reveals the main aspects of the work of orthodox fraternities in the organization and conduct of out-of-service public readings. The example of individual church fraternities shows the peculiarities of their approach to the planning, organization and organization of religious talks, the results of the work are clarified. It was found that representatives of church fraternities formed a list of identified and agreed topics of public lectures, used visual aids and illustrative material to better remember what they heard. It was noted that the reports mainly covered the principles of orthodox doctrine: religious and moral readings were held for educational purposes, to raise the education of the local population, as well as to promote and promote the ideas of orthodoxy. It was determined that the agitation aspect was followed in the practice of holding public readings, as members of the fraternities sought to warn the local orthodox population against catholic influence. It was also planned to carry out explanatory work against the spread of certain protestant movements .

Culturally Responsive Teaching in Technology-Supported Learning Environments in Marine Education for Sustainable Development

This study examined and evaluated how culturally responsive teaching in technology-supported learning environments for preservice teachers was practiced and modeled using experiential learning theory as a guiding framework. Results from qualitative analysis of observational data and outputs of 19 preservice teachers showed that the latter were able to include cultural values and harness technology in their teaching. It was also found that cultural scaffolding enhanced by technology is the most practiced culturally responsive teaching construct during teaching demonstrations. However, technology was used as teachers’ instructional tools—in the form of visual aids that illustrate abstract multicultural concepts—instead of students’ learning tools. Our findings could be used to develop a K-12 curriculum progression that provides a culturally responsive and contextualized teaching and learning environment for sustainable development.

Smart Visualization for Online Aids Image Retrieval

Visual aids can be considered as a motivational tool in enhancing students’ attention and create positive perceptions. The use of new technologies has opened new possibilities to integrate online visual aids in the teaching process, which produce positive learning effects. In this paper, a novel technique employed to retrieve specific images based on the kind of query classification. The semantic dictionary built based on the specific classification correlate with the query intention. Singular Value Decomposition SVD training technique have been used to select the effective key templates in order to link the query with the web annotation directly. The present method can be considered as a strategic tool in the E-learning technique, which can provide variety of clustered images to help the students in creative and critical thinking skills and prevent the indoctrination method in learning the students. The qualitative results achieved high True Positive (TP) retrieved images that respect to the effectiveness of the E-learning task. Also, it provides a good 92% of learning reaction and superior learning behavior level.

Pengaruh Pemberian Video Audio Visual Aids (AVA) terhadap Motivasi Kerja dan Pengetahuan Petugas Promosi Kesehatan di Puskesmas Kota Banjarbaru

Promosi Kesehatan di Puskesmas sangat bermanfaat menambah wawasan dan meningkatkan kemampuan pasien, keluarga pasien, dan pengunjung di Puskesmas tentang beragam jenis penyakit. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui adanya pengaruh pemberian media video Audio Visual Aids (AVA) terhadap meningkatkan motivasi kerja dan pengetahuan tenaga kesehatan sehingga dapat mempengaruhi kualitas dan kecakapan petugas dalam pelaksanaan promosi kesehatan di Puskesmas. Rancangan penelitian yang digunakan adalah quasi experimental design (eksperimen semu) dengan rancangan Pre-Test Post-Test With Control Grup Design. Sampel penelitian menggunakan teknik sampling purposive sampling. Analisis data analsis univariat dan analisis bivariat digunakan untuk mengetahui pengaruh antara variabel bebas dan terikat dengan analisis uji statistik menggunakan uji Chi-square. Berdasarkan hasil analisis statistik uji wilcoxon test pada variabel motivasi kerja p = 0,018 dan pengetahu p = 0,011, maka motivasi kerja dan pengetahuan p< α (0,05) dan H0 ditolak artinya terdapat pengaruh antara sebelum dan sesudah diberikan perlakuan yakni pemberian video AVA. Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa ada pengaruh pemberian media video AVA terhadap motivasi kerja dan pengetahuan promosi kesehatan. Petugas promosi kesehatan yang memiliki motivasi kerja tinggi dalam melaksanakan Promosi Kesehatan Puskesmas dengan baik dan optimal sehingga tidak sulit mencapai tujuan untuk pencapaian keberhasilan indikator keberhasilan dalam pelaksanaan promosi kesehatan untuk peningkatan derajat kesehatan masyarakat.