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University of Queensland: Severe Mental Illness Linked to Alarmingly High Rates of Physical Ailments
BRISBANE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news:
A large-scale, international study conducted by University of Queensland researchers has found people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are up to four times more likely to have two or more chronic physical health conditions.
Lead author, psychiatry registrar and UQ Faculty of Medicine PhD student Sean Halstead said people living with severe mental illness continued to face significant health inequity compared to the general population, particularly those aged under
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BRISBANE, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of Queensland issued the following news:
A large-scale, international study conducted by University of Queensland researchers has found people with severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, are up to four times more likely to have two or more chronic physical health conditions.
Lead author, psychiatry registrar and UQ Faculty of Medicine PhD student Sean Halstead said people living with severe mental illness continued to face significant health inequity compared to the general population, particularly those aged under40.
"This review sought to calculate how common multimorbidity, or the presence of two or more chronic health conditions, was between people living with and without severe mental illness," Dr Halstead said.
"Overall, we found people with severe mental illness are more than twice as likely to have two or more chronic physical health conditions.
"This gap is even greater in younger populations suffering from mental illness, with people under 40 more than four times more likely to have physical multimorbidity."
People with severe mental illness also frequently experience additional psychiatric conditions which adds to the complexity of their health.
"We found 1 in 7 people with a severe mental illness also had two or more additional psychiatric conditions," Dr Halstead said.
"These illnesses reduce life expectancy by 10 to 20 years on average, which is driven by the significant physical and psychological health challenges people with severe mental illness face."
Psychiatrist and UQ researcher Professor Dan Siskind said the results showed this population faced a higher burden of chronic disease, both physical and mental illness, at a younger age.
"We know how important it is for all of the patient's health conditions to be taken into account, to ensure treatment isn't provided in isolation or within disciplinary silos," Professor Siskind said.
"There is a need for integrated and multidisciplinary care approaches that consider both the physical and mental health of the person being treated."
This review was conducted at UQ and involved researchers from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark, Oxford University, Manchester University and Kings College London.
Dr Halstead, Associate Professor Nicola Warren, and Professor Siskind also hold appointments at Metro South Health.
The study has been published in Lancet Psychiatry.
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JOURNAL: Lancet Psychiatry https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(24)00091-9/abstract
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Original text here: https://www.uq.edu.au/news/article/2024/04/severe-mental-illness-linked-alarmingly-high-rates-of-physical-ailments
Royal College of Nursing Responds to Proposed Update to NHS Constitution for England
LONDON, England, May 1 -- The Royal College of Nursing issued the following news release:
Responding to the proposed update to the NHS Constitution for England, Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive said:
"Patients are already able to request intimate care from a staff member of the same sex, but in an NHS missing tens of thousands of nursing staff it is nigh-on impossible to accommodate with any consistency. It's also important to recognise that nursing staff treat all patients with the utmost respect and professionalism, no matter their gender. Trans
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LONDON, England, May 1 -- The Royal College of Nursing issued the following news release:
Responding to the proposed update to the NHS Constitution for England, Professor Nicola Ranger, RCN Chief Nursing Officer and Deputy Chief Executive said:
"Patients are already able to request intimate care from a staff member of the same sex, but in an NHS missing tens of thousands of nursing staff it is nigh-on impossible to accommodate with any consistency. It's also important to recognise that nursing staff treat all patients with the utmost respect and professionalism, no matter their gender. Transand non-binary patients are deserving of high-quality care like any other patient and changes to health policy should be done with them, not unto them.
"Much of this announcement sounds like it was made in a parallel universe to the everyday experience of nursing staff working in the NHS. Nursing staff are caring for people in corridors, doorways and even store cupboards. They will have little faith in ministers' supposed commitment to the 'privacy, dignity and safety' of patients.
"Patients need a proper say in their treatment and nursing staff will always advocate for this. Rapid reviews can help improve care by strengthening the voice of patients and families."
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Original text here: https://www.rcn.org.uk/news-and-events/Press-Releases/royal-college-of-nursing-responds-to-proposed-update-to-nhs-constitution-for-england
Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism: Pulitzer Winner Robert Samuels to Address Medill Convocation
EVANSTON, Illinois, May 1 -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news:
Reporter and author Robert Samuels (BSJ06) will address 2024 graduates and their families as the convocation speaker for the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
"We are honored to have Robert share his advice and insights with the Class of 2024," said Dean Charles Whitaker (BSJ80, MSJ81). "His outstanding accomplishments will provide inspiration to the graduates as they take the next step in their lives and careers."
In 2023, Samuels won the Pulitzer
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EVANSTON, Illinois, May 1 -- Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism issued the following news:
Reporter and author Robert Samuels (BSJ06) will address 2024 graduates and their families as the convocation speaker for the Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications.
"We are honored to have Robert share his advice and insights with the Class of 2024," said Dean Charles Whitaker (BSJ80, MSJ81). "His outstanding accomplishments will provide inspiration to the graduates as they take the next step in their lives and careers."
In 2023, Samuels won the PulitzerPrize in General Nonfiction with his colleague Toluse Olorunnipa for their book "His Name is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice."
Samuels also reported on George Floyd's life and death as part of a team that won the 2020 George Polk Award in Justice Reporting and the 2020 Peabody Award.
Samuels was a national political enterprise reporter with The Washington Post for 11 years, where he focused on politics, policy and the changing American identity. He recently rejoined The Post after working at The New Yorker as a staff writer.
For nearly five years before his time at The Post, Samuels worked for the Miami Herald where he reported on poverty and crime.
During his time at Medill, Samuels was the editor in chief of the student newspaper, The Daily Northwestern.
Convocation will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 10 at the Ryan Fieldhouse.
Student Speakers
Jimmy He (BSJ24)
Jimmy He is a journalism/economics double major with a certificate in integrated marketing communications. He was print managing editor of North by Northwestern magazine and president of Northwestern Swim Club. He also served on the Asian American Student Journalists' executive board, as a peer adviser and as a Medill Ambassador.
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Aparna Goyal (MSJ24)
Aparna Goyal is a journalism graduate student specializing in Media Innovation and Content Strategy. Goyal was a student ambassador for the MSJ program and has proactively worked on building and fostering community both outside and within Medill.
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Original text here: https://www.medill.northwestern.edu/news/2024/pulitzer-winner-robert-samuels-to-address-medill-convocation.html
LSE Research Disproves Current Thinking Over How to Achieve Global Collaboration
LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release on April 30, 2024:
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* Modeling from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) shows that people care more about immediate rewards (personal to them) than benefits that will come over time (ie a cleaner planet for future generations) so aligning these reputations is critical to global collaboration.
* New paper disproves seminal theory that a positive reputation is enough to create large alliances, explaining why efforts to create
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LONDON, England, May 1 (TNSres) -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release on April 30, 2024:
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* Modeling from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) shows that people care more about immediate rewards (personal to them) than benefits that will come over time (ie a cleaner planet for future generations) so aligning these reputations is critical to global collaboration.
* New paper disproves seminal theory that a positive reputation is enough to create large alliances, explaining why efforts to createglobal agreement on tackling major issues like climate change are failing.
* In times of hardship, these immediate rewards become even more important, with new approaches vital if longer-term collaboration is to succeed.
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The world's most pressing issues such as climate change will only be solved through global cooperation. New research by academics at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), published in PNAS, however, has identified a fundamental flaw in the theory that underpins much of today's thinking around how to create the lasting and meaningful large-scale change needed to solve these issues.
Current thinking is based on a seminal model by Panchanathan and Boyd published in Nature, which found that having a reputation for caring about issues such as climate change improved the likelihood that people would want to cooperate with you. This is the theory behind "virtual signaling", and it is on the basis of this model that many interventions and experiments have been designed by organisations working to solve these problems.
The breakthrough finding by Eric Schnell and Dr Michael Muthukrishna, however, identifies a flaw in this model, showing that while reputation is important at a local level (ie being a good friend or colleague), being known for acting virtuously (ie how sustainable one's operations are) is not enough to generate the collaborations needed at a global level to tackle problems such as climate change.
This is because, the paper explains, the earlier model assumes that people have just one reputation. Reputation, however, is not a singular issue - for example, one can be known for being excellent at recycling but mediocre at office administration. Eric Schnell and Dr Michael Muthukrishna's new model explores what impact multiple reputations can have on people's decision-making processes. They find that, when local and global issues are both in play, people will always favour the local benefit someone can bring to them specifically over someone doing a good deed that has less of a tangible benefit.
The modelling also shows that this is felt more keenly during hard times. When a society is successful, people can afford to care more about the more global issues, however, during a cost of living crisis the immediate benefits one can gain from a local collaboration will far outweigh the less direct benefits (ie during times of economic hardship, people care more about immediate benefits from others, than if others care about the environment).
Dr Michael Muthukrishna, Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at LSE, said: "Our model shows that reputation alone is not enough to generate large-scale cooperation and that people care far more about immediate rewards (e.g. are you a good friend, colleague, or project partner) than whether someone has acted virtuously (e.g. are you trying to eat more sustainably).
Eric Schnell, a PhD student in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural Science at LSE, said: "Reputation has long been considered a key way to encourage collaboration at all levels - from individuals to organisations or between nations. Our finding, however, helps explain why global leaders, policymakers and campaigning organisations have, to date, failed to generate the kind of global cooperation needed to bring about major societal improvements the world is grappling with."
"Indirect Reciprocity Undermines Indirect Reciprocity Destabilizing Large-Scale Cooperation" is published in PNAS.
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JOURNAL: PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2322072121
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Original text here: https://www.lse.ac.uk/News/Latest-news-from-LSE/2024/d-April-2024/LSE-research-disproves-current-thinking-over-how-to-achieve-global-collaboration?_gl=1*1p3vjf2*_ga*MjExMDA3MjcwOS4xNzE0NTU3NzQ3*_ga_LWTEVFESYX*MTcxNDU1Nzc0Ni4xLjAuMTcxNDU1Nzc0Ni42MC4wLjA.
Foster Creativity and Exploration With STEAM Summer Youth Programs at UW-Parkside
SOMERS, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news:
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Professional and Continuing Education Department is offering STEAM-based summer programs for youth ages 11 to 17. They run weekdays from June through August. These programs focus on creativity and exploration through coding, technology, and bioscience, and provide one-on-one instruction and small class sizes.
Expert instructors engage students and ignite a passion for science, technology, and learning that lasts a lifetime. Kids will be engaged throughout the
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SOMERS, Wisconsin, May 1 -- The University of Wisconsin Parkside campus issued the following news:
The University of Wisconsin-Parkside Professional and Continuing Education Department is offering STEAM-based summer programs for youth ages 11 to 17. They run weekdays from June through August. These programs focus on creativity and exploration through coding, technology, and bioscience, and provide one-on-one instruction and small class sizes.
Expert instructors engage students and ignite a passion for science, technology, and learning that lasts a lifetime. Kids will be engaged throughout thesummer and will benefit from guided opportunities to apply what they're learning in a hands-on setting.
The cost for camps ranges from $379 to $549. Full scholarships are also available through the Wisconsin DPI Precollege Scholarship. The DPI Scholarship may be used a maximum of three times per year, per student. For more information about DPI Scholarship eligibility, view the FAQ section of each program.
For high school students, the summer itinerary includes ACT Prep courses. Middle school options include Environmental Explorers, A.I. Adventures: Intro to Machine Learning, Minecraft Redstone Engineers, Esports Apprentice: Streamers and Gamers, Beats and Jams: Digital Music Creators, YouTube Content Creators, and Model United Nations. Each program is uniquely designed to engage with students in a myriad of ways to instill in them useful skills and ideas.
The university also offers online Summer Math Bridge courses, to help keep children up to speed with the math skills they learned during the school year, as well as ones that will help them be ahead of the game in the upcoming school year.
To learn more or register, visit http://www.uwp.edu/youth or call (262) 595-3340. Additional questions regarding registrations, scholarships, or further program information can be directed to Mallory Evans at youthpac@uwp.edu.
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The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is committed to high-quality educational programs, creative and scholarly activities, and services responsive to its diverse student population, and its local, national, and global communities. We are a dynamic learning community grounded in academic excellence and focused on student success, diversity, inclusion, and community engagement. The campus serves as a premier comprehensive public institution and a destination of choice, serving as a focal point of local, regional, and global progress.
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Original text here: https://www.uwp.edu/explore/news/2024-summer-youth-programs.cfm
Federation University Charge to Enhance the Status of the Vocational Education and Training Sector
VICTORIA, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release:
Federation University researchers have contributed to the improvement of the perceived lower status of Vocational Education and Training (VET) through their input to the recent House of Representatives' Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of VET.
The suggestions of Emeritus Professor Erica Smith and Adjunct Professor Robin Shreeve, members of Federation University's research group 'Researching Adult and Vocational Education' (RAVE) were discussed in several sections of the final report.
Their
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VICTORIA, Australia, May 1 (TNSres) -- Federation University Australia issued the following news release:
Federation University researchers have contributed to the improvement of the perceived lower status of Vocational Education and Training (VET) through their input to the recent House of Representatives' Inquiry into the Perceptions and Status of VET.
The suggestions of Emeritus Professor Erica Smith and Adjunct Professor Robin Shreeve, members of Federation University's research group 'Researching Adult and Vocational Education' (RAVE) were discussed in several sections of the final report.
Theircontributions to the report included ideas for promulgating a more accurate profile of VET in the media, to emphasise the diversity of areas beyond 'blue collar' trades, and highlighting VET's social and economic contribution to the community; as well as multiple suggestions to improve the way in which VET is delivered, including streamlining VET qualifications and simplifying curriculum, improving the facilities offered by VET campuses.
"We have to recognise that the status of educational institutions reflects in many respects the status of the occupations they prepare people for. Careers in legal and medical professions, for example, are seen by many to be higher status than jobs in the trades, hospitality and care industries," Prof. Shreeve said.
Recent RAVE research 'Careers in Everyday Industries' have looked at this issue, specifically for retail and hospitality industries.
Professor Smith said "The institution of this parliamentary inquiry is to be applauded, as the low status of VET is a perennial issue. In recent RAVE research, 'Young Futures', we found that young people in rural and peri-urban locations in Victoria rarely received advice about VET options and were directed towards university study" she added. "This needs to change."
The RAVE research group, led by Federation University's Professor Annette Foley, has a longstanding profile in the national and international VET and Adult Education research, making multiple contributions to government policy at national and state level.
"As a dual-sector institution, Federation University incorporates both TAFE and university, making it especially well-placed to advise on the important role VET plays in the tertiary education space," Prof. Foley said.
Prof. Smith said that Federation University's successful VET teacher-training program is also contributing to the improvement of VET delivery and the reputation of VET in the community.
"The program is undertaken by hundreds of VET teachers and trainers across Victoria wishing to upskill. Teaching on these programs keeps the VET academic staff up to date with sector developments, further contributing to the effectiveness of our research," Prof. Smith said.
The full report, 'Shared Vision, Equal Pathways', by the Employment, Education and Training Committee , is available on the Parliament of Australia website (https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/House/Employment_Education_and_Training/VETInquiry/Final_Report).
More information about past and current RAVE research can be found on the RAVE website (https://federation.edu.au/institutes-and-schools/ieac/research/rave-researching-adult-and-vocational-education).
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Original text here: https://federation.edu.au/fednews?announcement_id=35872&action=view_announcement&category_id=&utm_source=feduni_news&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=FedNews
Binghamton University: Take the Ridge - Project to Aid the Recovery of Missing Servicemen Reaches Guam
BINGHAMTON, New York, May 1 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
By Jennifer Micale
From the beach at Asan, the U.S. Marines faced a daunting task: battle their way up the heights to Adelup Point, occupied and fortified by the Japanese.
The same technology used to locate Maya ruins amid the jungles of Guatemala is recreating the scene of the 1944 Battle of Guam in intricate detail, potentially leading to the recovery of missing servicemen.
This is the second World World II-related project Binghamton University Anthropology Professor Carl Lipo and Associate Professor of Geography
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BINGHAMTON, New York, May 1 -- Binghamton University issued the following news:
By Jennifer Micale
From the beach at Asan, the U.S. Marines faced a daunting task: battle their way up the heights to Adelup Point, occupied and fortified by the Japanese.
The same technology used to locate Maya ruins amid the jungles of Guatemala is recreating the scene of the 1944 Battle of Guam in intricate detail, potentially leading to the recovery of missing servicemen.
This is the second World World II-related project Binghamton University Anthropology Professor Carl Lipo and Associate Professor of GeographyThomas Pingel have worked on in collaboration with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the International Archaeological Research Institute (IARI). Last fall, they conducted research at Guadalcanal in the Solomon Islands.
"Our goal was to generate high-resolution topography so that we could reconstruct the detailed landscape which people had to go up," Lipo said of the Guam project. "Most of the areas where people are lost are remote settings with rough terrain and jungle."
To do so, they used LIDAR from unmanned aerial vehicles. LIDAR, short for light detection and ranging, uses a quickly spinning laser to send beams to the ground below; some of those beams make it through the leaves of the forest canopy, reflecting upward. This data enables researchers to measure the ground distance; flying systematically over an area can provide an image of what's beneath even the densest forest, said Lipo, who has used drones in previous research on Rapa Nui (Easter Island).
The Guam mission required a larger drone than the one in the Solomons, powered by large lithium-ion batteries that can't be taken on an airplane; thankfully, they shipped to the site on time. Getting the necessary permissions to fly was tricky since the battlefield is located in a national historic park; the flight path also included a naval base and Guam International Airport, Pingel said.
The U.S. Marines recaptured the island during the Battle of Guam from July 21 through Aug. 10, 1944. During the campaign, around 1,700 Americans were killed and 6,000 wounded; Japanese deaths totaled around 18,000.
Their research centered on Bundschu Ridge, a steep slope up to the high ground held by the Japanese, who had invaded the island in 1941. It's named for Captain Geary Bundschu, who led the assault and died on the third day. Steep and rocky, the ridge is pocked with caves -- ideal spots for carefully positioned machine-gun nests and hidden combatants.
Historical photos show the region -- which had been blasted by artillery -- as largely open terrain. In the 80 years since, thick palm trees, bamboo and vines have covered the battlefield, shielding it from view.
"What's cool about doing these projects is that you're standing on a landscape and capturing what people saw and did," Lipo said. "They were coming up this crazy terrain with guns blazing at them and grenades being rolled down the hill."
Back at Binghamton
To build a highly detailed view, Pingel and Lipo needed data points from the ground every 10 centimeters. They devised a way to optimize their drone flights, building on their experience in the Solomon Islands.
A slow, tight pattern allowed for the overlap needed to build intricate detail. All told, they flew more than two dozen missions, all of which had to be aligned for a clear picture.
"We flew all day and crunched numbers all night, and went back at it again the next day," Pingel said.
Even more painstaking work is ahead: The flights generated around 3 billion data points, which now need to be processed and filtered. The topographic images will then be tied into historical data about troop movements on a daily or even hourly basis to figure out where people were at any given time. DPAA can then use this information to locate the remains of lost soldiers, Lipo said.
Research experiences in the Pacific islands could potentially benefit Binghamton students. Remote sensing techniques are currently in demand in a range of industries, Lipo and Pingel pointed out, and they hope to foster these skills in the classroom.
"There's a big opportunity for students to learn what we're doing and apply it to different domains," Pingel said. "Our goal is to build a curriculum that supports student education so they can step into these roles in companies and start their own businesses."
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Original text here: https://www.binghamton.edu/news/story/4915/take-the-ridge-project-to-aid-the-recovery-of-missing-servicemen-reaches-guam
