Autistic young people’s experiences of transitioning to adulthood following the Children and Families Act 2014

Changes to special educational needs and disability (SEND) legislation in England were implemented in 2014. Here, we evaluate the impact of these changes from the perspective of 80 autistic young people aged 16–25 years. Using an online survey and/or interviews, we examined young people’s views on three key principles of the SEND reforms: the help and support provided to them; whether they were given a say in the choices and support that they were offered; and their satisfaction with their educational journeys and outcomes. The results paint a mixed picture. Our sample of young people reported varied experiences regarding the help and support they received, and how much of a say they had regarding the choices and support available to them. The types of schooling they accessed played a role here: young people in mainstream schools highlighted particular challenges in accessing appropriate support, while many young people in special schools said they felt well supported. Parental advocacy was crucial for all young people, as was having key ‘champions’ in the form of teachers who really knew them well. The need for the development of general life and self-advocacy skills was apparent, however, especially in preparing the young people for life after school. Encouragingly, most of our participants were generally happy with their current situation, despite identifying several areas for further improvement. Overall, the results highlight the importance of listening to—and learning from—autistic young people, throughout their educational journeys and especially as they transition to adulthood.     

Factors impacting the rapid transition of anatomy curricula to an online environment in response to Covid-19

Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, many academic institutions had to rapidly transition education to a remote online environment. While a hurdle for most educators, this transition posed an even greater challenge for anatomy educators, many of whom were forced to depart from the traditional cadaver-based laboratory to a virtual format. Recent publications have discussed the rapid transition to online formats necessitated by Covid-19 and the accompanying difficulties, but none have identified specific factors that influenced the difficulty of this transition. Anatomy educators were surveyed to examine how this transition was accomplished and perceived. Of the 165 educators who responded, the majority utilized cadaver-based laboratory instruction. Educators felt that transitioning the laboratory portion of their courses was significantly more difficult and required more time than converting lecture materials. Factors that impacted the difficulty of the transition included a number of pedagogical aspects of the pre-Covid-19 curricula, including the delivery format of prior content, availability of pre-existing electronic materials, and the laboratory technique previously used. Additionally, the length of time an educator had been teaching prior to Covid-19 impacted their perception of difficulty, with newer and more senior educators finding this much more challenging than mid-tenure educators. Ease of transition may be related to previous exposure to curricular reform, experience with multiple anatomy pedagogies, and educator adaptability. While not surprising that converting a cadaver-based laboratory to an online format was challenging, knowledge of the alignment of this difficulty with prior educator pedagogy can help guide future innovations to anatomy education.     

Getting in,getting on,going further: Exploring the role of employers in the degree apprentice to graduate transition

Transitions from education into work, or as part of career change and development, are increasingly central to policy debate and academic inquiry. However, the role that employers play in shaping transition is often overlooked. In this paper, we examine this issue through the experiences of a graduating cohort of ‘degree apprentices’. We present original analysis of new empirical data from what we believe to be the first substantive qualitative longitudinal research conducted with those experiencing this new vocational pathway in the English Apprenticeships system. Through analysis of repeat semi-structured interviews with 22 degree apprenticeship graduates (44 interviews in total), we provide early empirical insights into experiences of this new pathway and add to existing theoretical conceptualisations of transition within the educational literature and the employer's role within it. We show that the degree apprentice to graduate transition can be broken down into three key stages: ‘getting in’, ‘getting on’ and ‘going further’, and that employers—at both strategic and relational levels—shape experiences at each stage.     

烃类水合物高压密相波形板壁防火材料设计

设计防火材料中,对防火特性基质的合成材料的设计研究是关键,烃类水合物在持续受热条件下具有较好的阻燃性能,烃类水合物是由碳和氢两种元素组成的有机化合物,是具有一定潜质的选材原料。为解决烃类水合物高压密相波形板壁隔热防火材料设计中关键技术问题,开展对烃类水合物高压密相波形板壁隔热防火材料设计的研究和实验工作,采用高压密相波形板壁设计方法,合成出Ui O-66(Zr)烃类水合物隔热防火材料。基于变压吸附分离技术,分析材料的热稳定性、化学稳定性、力学稳定性和热降解特性。利用烃类水合物高压密相波形板壁隔热技术实现对高热稳定和水稳定的隔热防火材料研究。实验得出,当样品升温速率低于加热系统的升温速率,样品受到外部加热的作用,发生破乳和水分挥发,实现阻止燃烧的功效,有效提高阻燃性能,采用该隔热防火材料,阻燃和耐高温性能较优越。     

江苏省高校特色数据库建设现状资源与策略——以江苏省高等教育文献保障系统三期特色数据库建设为例

对江苏省高等教育文献保障系统三期特色数据库建设情况进行调查,以该期17个特色数据库为例,探讨当前高校特色数据库建设中存在的问题,提出高校特色数据库建设可持续发展的建议。     

社会转型期农民政治认同研究的特点及路径创新

社会转型时期农民政治认同问题颇受学界关注。农民政治认同不仅是农村社会政治稳定的保证,也是中国共产党执政合法性的重要基础。关于农民政治认同的研究越来越成为研究农民问题的重要论域。梳理和总结转型时期农民政治认同研究的特点,进一步拓展农民政治认同研究的新路径,具有重要的学术价值和现实意义。     

东欧转型国家的福利制度建设

东欧国家在20世纪80年代末、90年代初走上了“回归欧洲”的西方化道路,在政治上建立起西方宪政民主体制的同时,经济上也开始从中央计划经济体制向市场经济体制转轨。其中,波兰、匈牙利和捷克是东欧转型国家的典型代表。随着产权的全面私有化和整体经济的市场化,由国家大包大揽的传统福利制度失去了生存的土壤,建立与市场经济相适应的、更加有效的新型福利体系成为体制转型的重要内容之一。     

论体工队男子篮球运动员攻防转换意识的培养

篮球作为一项集体性的比赛项目,不仅对篮球运动员的身体素质和操作水平有要求,还需要运动员有一定的针对比赛形势采取及时的行动和对策的能力还需要团结协作赢得比赛。随着现代篮球运动的发展,篮球这项运动的规则不断完善,对于攻防转换速度和团队合作有着更高的要求,这无疑是在要求运动员的素质在不断的提高。文章针对体工队男子篮球运动的基本情况,对其如何在各项训练中提高攻防转换意识,增强运动机能进行研究探讨。     

Abnormal gel flotation in a patient with apperant pneumonia diagnosis: a case report

Introduction:

Serum blood collection tubes with separator gel are widely used by many laboratories for chemistry analyses. We describe a case of a primary blood collection tube filled with blood sample and a floating separator gel.

Materials and methods:

The blood sample was collected from a 51 years old female in intensive care unit with the diagnosis of pneumonia into a BD Vacutainer SST tube (Becton Dickinson, NJ, USA) containing serum separator gel and conveyed to the core laboratory of Marmara University Hospital within 30 minutes from collection. Sample was immediately centrifuged at room temperature at 1500 × g for 10 minutes.

Results:

The analyses revealed a highly increased total protein concentration of 145 g/L (reference interval 64–83 g/L). The nephelometric analyses showed an elevated serum IgG concentration of 108 g/L (reference interval 6.5–16 g/L) and IgG lambda monoclonal band was determined by serum immunofixation electrophoresis.

Conclusion:

Limitation of the separator gel tubes in patients with a high plasma density and its possible effects on test results and laboratory costs should be remembered. The clinical diagnosis stated in the information system should also reveal known comorbid conditions besides the apparent admission reason. This information would avoid resampling, additional testing, and communication efforts with the clinicians.     

20世纪20至40年代陇南水旱灾害及其政府应对

20世纪20至40年代是陇南水旱灾害的频发时期,水旱灾害的强度之大和发生频率之高在此时段内表现得尤为突出,灾害造成的损失也极为惨重。面对严重的水旱灾害,上级部门和地方政府采取了一系列应对措施,政府在一定程度上发挥了救灾主体的作用,救灾在总体上收到了一定的效果。但必须看到,封建性和现代性的交织构成了当时政府应对水旱灾害措施的基本特征,再加上受特定历史条件和政治环境的制约,政府的救灾效果很有限,体现出社会转型时期政府的某些特点。