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Clinical predictors of post-concussion kinesiophobia severity among adolescents

Kinesiophobia is a common post-concussion comorbidity. Identifying factors associated with post-concussion kinesiophobia may be clinically useful to guide effective treatment plans. To identify patient-level factors associated with kinesiophobia among adolescents after concussion. Sixty-six participants (age = 15.3, SD = 1.8 years; 59% female) were evaluated at two visits: Visit 1 (mean = 9.9, SD = 4.3 days post-concussion) and Visit 2 (mean = 43.9, SD = 15.9 days post-concussion). They completed the Post-Concussion Symptom Inventory (PCSI) and Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia (TSK-17) questionnaires. In addition, we collected age, sex, concussion history, and musculoskeletal injury history variables to include as covariates. At Visit 1, higher PCSI ratings were significantly associated with higher TSK ratings (β = 0.07, 95% CI = 0.02, 0.13, p  = 0.006). Higher TSK ratings at Visit 1 were significantly associated with higher TSK ratings at Visit 2 (β = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.41, 0.89, p  < 0.001). History of musculoskeletal injury was significantly associated with lower TSK ratings at Visit 2 (β = −2.86, 95% CI = −5.53, −0.20, p  = 0.03). We observed an association between post-concussion kinesiophobia with symptom severity initially post-injury and previous musculoskeletal injury at later stages of recovery. Clinicians may consider the time since injury, overlap with concussion symptoms, and past injury history to help contextualize pathways to reduce post-concussion kinesiophobia.

The citizen and the smart city: a global comparison of institutional logics

Critical urbanists’ placement of smart city initiatives in Western Europe or North America mostly on “low” rungs of participatory ladders or scaffolds does not mean that smart urban development connotes democracy-eroding neoliberalization everywhere. This article offers a more globally variegated and dynamic understanding of the relationship between citizens and smart cities. We apply an institutional logics frame to the citizen-smart city nexus in seven cities spanning three world regions, in each case considering the interplay of citizen-centric logics with techno-innovation-oriented and bureaucratic/managerial logics. Appreciation of contextually specific institutional orders helps to explain why similar initiatives and intentions yield different outcomes across time and space, but the interplay of competing logics also enables a reworking of prevailing orders and possibilities for change. Bringing multiple cases and associated dynamics into comparative conversation reveals similarities and differences that would not have been expected from a priori classifications based on geographical region or mode of governance, affording cross-case conceptualization of civil servant “proxy citizenship” and “palimpsests” of social scripts. The article provides empirical, methodological and conceptual resources not only for understanding how prevailing institutional logics variously enable or foreclose citizen action in smart city development, but also for building contextually-attuned propositional agendas for change.

Response to comments on “The influence of mechanical ventilation and portable air cleaners upon aerosol spread in a hospital outpatients clinic” by Salmonsmith et al.

Achilles tendons of MRL/MpJ mice show scar-mediated healing after tenotomy

Tendon healing in Murphy Ross Large (MRL/MpJ) mice was examined using an Achilles tendon tenotomy model, a full transection model, to compare with previous studies in which regenerative tendon healing was shown in a patellar tendon focal injury model. Achilles tendons of MRL/MpJ and C57BL/6J mice were fully transected. Tensile testing and proteomics analysis were performed after four weeks of healing. MicroCT was performed after 10 weeks of healing. The Achilles tendons of MRL/MpJ mice healed via scar formation, regardless of sex, as did C57BL/6J mice. Tensile testing found that mechanical properties of injured tendons of both MRL/MpJ female and male mice were similar to those of C57BL/6J female and male mice, respectively, after four weeks of healing, which is during the remodeling phase. After 10 weeks of healing, injured tendons of MRL/MpJ mice possessed smaller heterotopic ossification volumes than those of C57BL/6J mice. Proteomics analysis revealed similar alterations to signaling pathways in injured tendons of MRL/MpJ and C57BL/6J male mice after four weeks of healing. However, among the altered pathways, actin cytoskeleton and integrin signaling pathways were two of the top pathways that were more prominently activated in C57BL/6J males than in MRL/MpJ males. These findings indicate that MRL/MpJ mice possess limited capacity to regenerate injured tendons after complete rupture, and that tenotomized Achilles tendons of MRL/MpJ male mice have lesser induction of heterotopic ossification and lower activation of the signaling pathways also induced with injury in C57BL/6J male mice.

Social Work Professional Identity Development in International Students and Graduates

Professional identity development in international students and graduates, now a significant cohort in social work in Australia, remains an underresearched area. Aiming to bridge this knowledge gap, a longitudinal doctoral study, which gathered data during 2021–2023, followed 13 international students up to 12 months after their course completion. In this article, the authors report findings from a subset of data, focusing on the seven participants who described and claimed a social work identity at course completion (2nd interview) or six months later (3rd interview). Thematic analysis of the interviews identified six multi-layered themes that facilitate professional identity development: (1) real-life experiences of practising social work skills as a student, (2) positive outcomes achieved through exercising agency as a student, (3) visualisation of self “being” a social worker, (4) finding “fit” within the social work profession, (5) external recognition and validation as a social worker, and (6) building a supportive social work network. The study makes a unique contribution to the understanding of professional identity development among international students and graduates and provides insights into how professional identity can be promoted for this less understood cohort in the social work profession and social work education in Australia and across the globe. IMPLICATIONS Student agency, self visualisation as a social worker, and real-life experiences of practising social work skills during education contribute positively to professional identity development. International students benefit from opportunities to practise social work skills, including those outside of formal education settings. Social work networks play a positive role in professional identity development among this cohort and warrant further exploration. Student agency, self visualisation as a social worker, and real-life experiences of practising social work skills during education contribute positively to professional identity development. International students benefit from opportunities to practise social work skills, including those outside of formal education settings. Social work networks play a positive role in professional identity development among this cohort and warrant further exploration.

SickleInAfrica Consortium: A Seven-Country Study Evaluating the Performance of Dried Blood Spot Point-of-Care Testing in Newborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease

Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains a major public health concern in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where approximately 200,000 newborns are affected annually. Without early diagnosis and access to care, up to 50% of these children may die before the age of five. Although newborn screening (NBS) programs have proven effective in improving survival, their implementation across Africa is constrained by logistical barriers associated with standard diagnostic methods such as isoelectric focusing (IEF), high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), and cellulose acetate electrophoresis. Dried blood spot point-of-care testing (DBS-POCT) offers a potentially scalable alternative due to its stability, simplicity, and suitability for centralized analysis. We evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of DBS-POCT using the HemoTypeSC test compared to both standard POCT and reference laboratory testing across 705 newborns (0–3 months old) in seven countries within the SickleInAfrica Consortium. DBS-POCT demonstrated high sensitivity and specificity for detecting HbAA and HbAS, moderate sensitivity for HbSS, and lower sensitivity for HbAC, with some variability across countries. In several countries, DBS-POCT outperformed standard POCT, particularly in detecting SCD subtypes. Our findings support the utility of DBS-POCT for expanding newborn screening programs in resource-limited settings.

Compact polarimetric response of native grassland and seeded forage across a gradient of Southern Alberta Prairie ecoregions

Canada’s remaining intact native Prairie grasslands are highly fragmented and difficult to distinguish from seeded forage using conventional satellite methods due to their phenological similarity. This study evaluated the potential of compact polarimetric (CP) C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) from the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) (3 m resolution) to discriminate between native grassland and seeded forage land cover types across five Southern Alberta sites representing diverse plant communities, soils and management regimes. Random forest classification with recursive feature elimination was applied to multitemporal CP-SAR features, including polarimetric decompositions and Stokes parameters. Results demonstrated that C-band CP-SAR effectively captures structural differences between native and seeded sites, with classification accuracies exceeding 92% in Dry and Moist Mixedgrass sites, with slightly lower accuracy (90–91.5%) in Foothills Fescue and Aspen Parkland sites. Early (May) and late-season (August–September) acquisitions, as well as imagery following large regional rainfall events, were particularly important for separability. Stokes parameters and degree of polarization consistently ranked highest among most informative features. The findings highlight the value of high-resolution CP-SAR for regional-scale mapping of rangelands, particularly where optical sensors are limited by cloud cover, providing new opportunities for operational monitoring of Canada’s native grasslands.

What’s in a name? Indigenist Standpoint Pedagogy shakes up our settler-colonial academic identities

We examine our positionalities and standpoint in relation to the gift of ‘ Gulbali ngurambang ’, a Wiradjuri name for an Australian University research institute, collaboratively exploring how to honour the name’s ethics and philosophy in our individual research practices. Through Wakka Wakka Professor Jay Phillips’ Indigenist Standpoint Pedagogical Framework (ISP), we reflexively critiqued our positionality, agency and individual responsibility for anticolonial practice. We argue that gift giving and receiving provides settler-colonial universities deep challenges and opportunities to enact meaningful change against harmful power and research practices centred on Western Colonial norms. ISP supported us to deconstruct social, cultural, historical, and institutional forces aiding reproduction of colonial knowledges and values, reinforcing cultural dominance and risking tokenism and ‘blakwashing’ when there is an ontological rift in accepting First Nations names that hold philosophical significance. We write from a position of individual vulnerability, critical self-reflection and as a theorised case study to expose the process of ‘ doing the work ’ of decolonisation as an imperfect, collaborative, open learning process. We hope that other academics are inspired to practice ISP.

Inclusive Digital Education on Open Platforms: A Case Study of the Complexity of the Future of Education

Open education platforms can be a valuable bridge supporting inclusive education. This article reports an international open education program conducted within the context of COVID-19. The guiding question was: What challenges lie ahead in the future of education, allowing open platforms to facilitate an inclusive digital education that considers special educational, contextual, and diverse learning needs? A case study involved 959 participants in five webinars. The results reported: (a) challenges facing open platforms for inclusive education, (b) current open practices for inclusion, (c) production of open educational resources for inclusion, (d) processes necessary for the production of open platforms, and (e) institutional requirements for inclusive digital education. The study is interest to academic, scientific, governmental, and societal communities and designers, computer developers, and decision-makers interested in educational practices promoting digital equity and inclusive education.