Explore how AI and Large Language Models are affecting the future of peer review.
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The transition to higher education coincides with a pivotal period in psychosocial and neurobiological development. It is therefore a priority to understand the determinants of university student well-being and mental health and use this evidence to develop and further refine student well-being support – at the individual, learning community and institutional levels.
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Quality improvement (QI) has been the core of much of Dr. Maria Kordowicz and Niroshan Siriwardena’s work both as practitioners and researchers. They wanted to write an accessible guide for students and practitioners which would not only convey the theoretical underpinnings of QI, but also consider the applied elements of what it takes to be an ‘improver’.
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When we think about superheroes, we often envision invincible, impervious-to-harm individuals with superpowers beyond imagination. Yet, outside the pages of comic books and movies, real-life heroes work diligently to make this world a better place. They may not wear capes or wield extraordinary abilities, but their superpower lies in their determination to transform people's lives. Some of them wear uniforms and fight crime, while some others have the power to create smiles.
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One of the hoped-for uses of trajectory research in children with autism is to provide answers to questions that a parent or caregiver might ask a clinician about their autistic child: “What will they be like as they get older?” You can imagine how important something like language development might be. But trajectory research has provided important knowledge about autistic child development for many other different outcomes.
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Youth with even one safe and responsive adult in their lives report significantly fewer mental health-related concerns. These adult supporters, known as Youth Champions, have a direct, positive impact on youth mental wellbeing by inspiring participation at school, reducing engagement in high-risk behaviors, and increasing the likelihood youth will flourish in adulthood. As simplistic as it may be to be a “safe and responsive adult,” we “grownups” can make it very complicated in real life due to our own prejudices and biases.
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The Technology in Cancer Research & Treatment is excited to formally announce the launch of the Junior Guest Editor Program to address the needs of ECRs and offer a truly unique experience. This program provides ECRs like you in the field of cancer research with an exceptional opportunity to curate and shape Special Collections within our esteemed journal. The Junior Guest Editor Program is an innovative addition to our journal's offerings, designed to support and empower all oncology ECRs in their academic journey. Read on for more details about the program, its benefits, and why you should consider participating.
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Improving transit access for people in low-income communities is an important consideration for transit providers because many low-income populations who cannot afford a personal vehicle rely on public transit for their transportation needs. However, limited prior research has considered the transit accessibility of affordable housing units.
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Comprehensive maternity protection refers to a set of entitlements that should be available to all working women during pregnancy, around the time of childbirth and while breastfeeding. We investigated the components of comprehensive maternity protection available and accessible to non-standard workers in the Western Cape, using domestic workers as a case study. The first phase of this research was a policy analysis of maternity protection available in South Africa, which we have described as fragmented, complicated, disorganised, dispersed, and lacking coherence.
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Would-be tenured professors enter academia with dewy-eyed excitement envisioning their idealized career as thought-leaders and knowledge transferers. Yet, for some underrepresented minority faculty that golden ticket has proven ever elusive. This is particularly true for Indigenous scholars who currently make up approximately 1% of full-time US faculty. Administrators and faculty leaders should therefore re-consider existing policies to determine if they create systemic barriers to Indigenous and minority faculty success. If we are ever going to end the underrepresentation of Indigenous faculty, changes need to me made at an institutional level.
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One day we sat and ranted about our lives in academia as women, and women of colour. For two of us (Andrea and dyuti) this was also with regards to an academic institution not in our home country. This piece strings together our conversations, frustrations, thoughts, anger, helplessness and doesn’t aim to offer solutions but hold some space, some resonance in our words.
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The transgender community is poorly served by our current healthcare system. Findings a national survey of transgender adults in the U.S. revealed that one in three people had a negative experience with their healthcare provider related to their gender—verbal harassment, refusal of treatment, or having to teach the provider about what it means to be transgender. Nearly one in four transgender patients avoided seeing a doctor due to fear of mistreatment.
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As a publisher, we understand that words matter. Language helps us express ourselves, create communities, explain new ideas, and spread information. We believe that inclusive language is an important and powerful way to ensure people feel welcomed, respected, safe, and able to fully engage with the research Sage publishes.
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If you live in a city, your next parcel could be delivered by a fellow urban resident riding a bus.
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Gun violence is an issue that hits close to home for many individuals, including the authors of this blog. We are school nurses, Laurie Combe and Robin Cogan, who have family members directly impacted by firearm deaths. In our article titled "School Nurses Can Reduce Firearm Injuries and Deaths," we discuss the important role school nurses can play in addressing responsible firearm storage and promoting safety within schools. By viewing the problem through a public health lens, school nurses can make a significant impact on reducing violence and creating safer environments.
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Black women who experience chronic pain, pain related to reproductive health, and pain related to sexual difficulties all face the risk of being judged, misunderstood, and misdiagnosed by medical providers. The goal of this study was to explore the pathway from sexual pain disclosure to treatment among Black women living in the Southern United States.
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Experiencing a first episode of psychosis can often lead to distress. The onset of first-episode psychosis (FEP ) typically happens during the transition to adulthood, a major turning point in life. Our findings highlight the need for professionals working with persons with FEP to assess suicidal risk regularly and throughout follow-up.
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Based on the 2021 census, approximately 0.33% of the total Canadian population aged 15 and over, or 1 in 300 people, identify as transgender or non-binary. This is likely an underestimate due to a variety of reasons, with the most obvious being that each household completes one survey, and depending on who is responding to the questions, they may not be aware of each person’s gender identity, especially if someone in the household has not come out as transgender yet.
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In the latest Science Progress (IF 1.512) Special Collection, several international Guest Editors teamed up to encourage new findings and innovative research that explore the application of AI in achieving social sustainability, considering local, regional, and national characteristics. Topics include theoretical frameworks, empirical studies integrating AI technologies, deep learning in transportation, forecasting renewable energy applications, and economic and environmental assessments with AI applications. Here, we chat with one of the Guest Editors, Dr. Chih-Chun Kung, to learn more about the collection and the experience of launching one.
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