Research on the Third-Person Effect of Online Commercial Advertisements – Based on the Students from Guangzhou Huashang College

The third-person effect hypothesis has become one of the most important aspects in the research field within the American empirical school. A large number of studies have adopted empirical research methods to verify the reliability of the third-person effect. With the rise of the network society, local research on the third-person effect has gradually extended to the verification or falsification of the third-person effect in the network environment. This article begins with a study on the third-person effect of online commercial advertisements based on the students from Guangzhou Huashang College. Through the study, the research hypotheses have been proposed and questionnaires have been distributed to the research subjects for analysis. Based on a series of quantitative operations, such as data analysis, empirical observations, and empirical research, this study provides a source of reference and reflection for research in this field.

Publication practices in the Humanities

This paper is a case study of research publication practices at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities at Linnaeus University, a young, mid-sized university in the south-east of Sweden. Research output was measured from publications in the local institutional repository following the guidelines of local research policy as defined in university documentation. The data collection comprised 3,316 metadata records of publications self-registered by authors affiliated with the faculty during the period of 2010–2018. A statistical analysis of research output was conducted, focusing on preferred publication types, disciplinary specificity, level of co-authorship, and the language of the publication as registered in the local repository. The analysis focused on two main research questions: 1) how do the local research practices stand in relation to traditional publication patterns in the humanities? 2) how do the observed publication patterns relate to local university policy on publication and research evaluation? The empirical results suggest a limited correlation between publication practices and research incentives from university management, a finding that is corroborated by previous research on the scholarly character of the humanities and university policies. Overall, traditional humanities publication patterns were largely maintained throughout the period under investigation.

Resetting Benefits: Benchmarks for adequate minimum incomes

New Zealand’s successful management of the Covid-19 pandemic has emphasised the value of evidence-based policy. Government policy on income support payments is also changing significantly in response to the Welfare Expert Advisory Group’s 2019 report. This article examines the report’s recommendations in the context of international and local research, considers whether benefit increases in the 2021 Budget deliver on those recommendations, and discusses the impact of high housing costs on welfare reform options.

International Coordination of Research Ethics Review: An Adequacy Model

International direct-to-participant (DTP) genomics research involves the use of mobile technology to recruit, consent, and study participants remotely. This model can facilitate research across broad geographies and many countries, but must also comply with the norms of multiple recruitment jurisdictions, with each jurisdiction typically requiring at least one local research ethics review. Each additional research ethics review increases bureaucratic hurdles without necessarily strengthening the protection of participants’ rights and interests. For DTP genomic research, obtaining a review may in fact be impossible in the absence of a local research partner. This paper proposes an “adequacy” approach, inspired by data protection law, to coordinate the regulation and oversight of international DTP genomics research. This involves one country voluntarily assessing whether another country’s research ethics reviews are equivalent to its own, in terms of objectives and effectiveness. Ethics-approved projects led by researchers from countries recognized as adequate are deemed to comply with local norms, eliminating the need for a duplicative local review. Adequacy preserves the sovereignty of countries to determine their own regulatory aims and which other countries to trust. It therefore provides a voluntary, incremental path towards greater global coordination of health research oversight.

Mitigación de altas sensaciones térmicas del municipio Bosconia-Cesar a través de forestación con especies nativas.

Las altas temperaturas o condiciones de sensación térmica revelan inestabilidad en la comunidad Bosconense debido a la presencia de elevados niveles en la zona urbana a causa de la contaminación vehicular, malas prácticas ambientales y topografía desventajosa, alcanzando niveles de “estrés térmico”. Se realizó análisis multitemporal de: humedad relativa, temperatura, velocidad del viento, puntos de calor y sensación térmica para los años 2000, 2010, 2015 y 2020. También una caracterización del suelo basada en bibliografías y ambientalistas locales, encontrando 20.694 ha’s deforestadas entre 2000-2020 en toda Bosconia. Se presentó metodología de forestación con especies nativas (Cañaguate, Mango, Puy y Roble) y metodología de monitoreo sobre las variables humedad relativa, radiación solar, temperatura y velocidad del viento para evaluar eficacia. Añadiendo monitoreo a la radiación solar para futuras investigaciones locales. Posteriormente, se implementó la forestación y socialización con actores públicos, privados y población aledaña sobre los beneficios y cuidados que deben tenerse, estableciendo los periodos e instrumentos para evaluar la mitigación. High temperatures or thermal sensation conditions reveal instability in the Bosconense community due to the presence of high levels in the urban area due to vehicular pollution, bad environmental practices and disadvantageous topography, reaching levels of “thermal stress”. Multitemporal analysis of: relative humidity, temperature, wind speed, hot spots and thermal sensation was carried out for the years 2000, 2010, 2015 and 2020. Also, a characterization of the soil based on bibliographies and local environmentalists, finding 20,694 ha's deforested between 2000 -2020 throughout Bosconia. Afforestation methodology with native species (Cañaguate, Mango, Puy and Roble) and monitoring methodology on the variables relative humidity, solar radiation, temperature and wind speed were presented to evaluate efficacy. Adding solar radiation monitoring for future local research. Subsequently, afforestation and socialization with public and private actors and the surrounding population about the benefits and care that should be taken was implemented, establishing the periods and instruments to evaluate mitigation.

Reintroduction of running after ACL reconstruction with a hamstring graft: can we predict short-term success?

ABSTRACT Context: Return to running (RTR) after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACL-R) is a crucial milestone. However, there is uncertainty on how and when to start a running program. Objective: To explore the feasibility of a structured program to reintroduce running after ACL-R and to evaluate the predictive value of potential predictors of short-term success. Design: Longitudinal cohort study. Setting: Local Research Center / participant's home. Patients: Thirty-five participants were recruited after ACL-R. Intervention: Program with a progression algorithm to reintroduce running (10 running sessions in 14 days). Main outcome measures: The criterion for short-term success was no exacerbation of symptoms. Potential predictors included: (i) the International Knee Document Committee (IKDC) subjective knee form; (ii) ACL Return to Sport after Injury questionnaire; (iii) quadriceps and hamstring strength; (iv) Step-Down Endurance test; and (v) the modified Star Excursion Balance test. Descriptive statistics were performed to study the feasibility of the RTR program and Poisson regression analysis was used to evaluate predictors of success. Results: Of the 34 participants included, 33 completed the RTR program. Sixteen participants experienced some temporary exacerbation of symptoms, but only one had to stop the RTR program. Initial IKDC score was the only significant predictor of a successful RTR with an Area under the ROC curve of 80.4%. An ICKD cut-off of 63.7/100 differentiated responders and non-responders with the highest sensitivity and specificity (77.8% and 75.0%, respectively). There was a 3-fold greater chance of success with an IKDC score above this threshold. Conclusions: Our results confirm the feasibility of our RTR program and progression algorithm after ACL-R. Clinicians should use an IKDC score of >64 as a criterion to reintroduce running after ACL-R to increase the likelihood of short-term success.