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Combining natural language processing with patient-reported outcome measures scores to investigate the association of pandemic regulations with anxiety in children
Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic and the governmental regulations taken during the pandemic have been associated with the experienced anxiety of children. However, there is a gap in research that explains how and which regulations were associated with higher anxiety. In this study we combine quantitative and qualitative data through structural topic modelling (STM) and sentiment analysis.
EXTRACT | In touch, in tune and independent: The day ‘Channel’ 702 was launched
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An Astronomical Event: Rendezvous with 3I/ATLAS
In the seminal science fiction classic novel by Arthur C. Clarke, Rendezvous with Rama, an interstellar asteroid is detected entering our solar system in the year 2131 by an Earth-based early warning system called “Project Spaceguard”. The object is given the name “Rama”, after the Hindu deity. An unmanned probe, Sita, is sent to investigate Rama and astonishingly discovers that it is not an asteroid, but a smooth, cylindrical vessel of obvious alien construction.
Chris Gibbons: A Memorial Day tribute to “Philadelphia’s own”
Chris Gibbons: A Memorial Day tribute to “Philadelphia’s own” A Decrease font size. A Reset font size. A Increase font size. On September 21, 1917, a little over five months after the U.S. formally entered World War I, the first 361 recruits for the 315th Infantry Regiment arrived at Camp Meade in Maryland. All of them were from Philadelphia and word had come down from U.S. Army command that the regiment would be made up exclusively of men from the City of Brotherly Love.
Chris Gibbons: The box in the attic
Chris Gibbons: The box in the attic A Decrease font size. A Reset font size. A Increase font size. The dishes arrived from Bavaria at the Girard Avenue home in Philadelphia of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kilisky in mid-June 1945. They were from the Kiliskys’ son, Corporal Edward Kilisky, whose U.S. Army battalion had just passed through the Alpine villages of southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria. Truth be told, many of the American soldiers were openly looting.
Nothing New Under the Sun
It seems to be an immutable law that every generation sees its challenges as uniquely difficult, and its successors as lacking in the moral fibre needed to keep the country or, in our case, business, on the right path. Of course, it’s true that each generation faces a distinct set of challenges but, in all honesty, they are often not so very different from the ones previous generations faced.
Untangling the role of optimism, pessimism and coping influences on student mood, motivation and satisfaction
Ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Buscar en la ayuda Untangling the role of optimism, pessimism and coping influences on student mood, motivation and satisfaction [1] School of Psychology, Queen’s University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 61, Nº 6, 2024, págs.
Chris Gibbons: Remember Us
Chris Gibbons: Remember Us As I walked along the nearly 60-foot-long bronze sculpture, Taps, which was played at the conclusion of the formal unveiling ceremony over an hour before, still hauntingly echoed in my mind. My eyes were riveted upon the sculpture’s statues which were now eerily illuminated against the encroaching darkness of the evening.
Farthest North for the Stars and Stripes
It was shortly after 2 pm on August 10, 1884, and just outside the home of Margaret Linn on Lombard Street in Philadelphia a crowd of thousands had gathered. They solemnly watched as a flag-draped coffin was brought out and placed on a horse-drawn hearse. Soldiers and veterans lined both sides of the street and as the long procession passed between their ranks, they saluted the coffin that held the body of Mrs. Linn’s son, Sergeant David Linn of the 2nd U.S. Cavalry.
Who owns your face?
It’s all about digital privacy. How much of our personal information is out there, how much is being used by big corporations and governments and how much of that is being used without our consent – especially when it comes to facial recognition technology? One aspect of this debate that is particularly intense involves the use of facial recognition – pictures of you and me, in other words.
'Masters of the Air' and Roman Catholic High School
It was sometime in 1948, and in the woods of the small German village of Heerte, 20 kilometers south of Brunswick, a special Allied disinterment unit was completing the grim task of unearthing a mass grave containing the bodies of 35 Russians. The unit also unexpectedly found an additional body in a nearby small hollow. And then another was found. A further search discovered six more bodies.
Chris Gibbons: Forgotten no more
“The Korean War is not a ‘forgotten war’…we will remember and honor the noble sacrifice and achievement of each and every one of the fallen soldiers.” (South Korean President Moon Jae-in, 2018) It was over ten years ago when I first heard about the missing names.
Surviving a pandemic - Understanding the role of student stress, personality and coping on course satisfaction and anxiety during lockdown
Surviving a pandemic - Understanding the role of student stress, personality and coping on course satisfaction and anxiety during lockdown [1] Queen’s University Belfast Localización: Innovations in education and teaching international, ISSN 1470-3297, Vol. 60, Nº 4, 2023, págs. 463-475 Idioma: inglés Texto completo no disponible (Saber más ...) he aims explored associations between stress ratings and influences on coping and personality on student course satisfaction and anxiety.
Public Health leads warn no air pollution limit is a safe limit
By Chris Gibbons, Public Health Principle, Sheffield City Council Greg Fell, Director of Public Health, Sheffield City Council Poor air quality makes people sick, worsens existing health conditions, increases pressure on the NHS, and ultimately kills people before their time.Quantifying it is complicated. Air pollution, for the most part, is an invisible danger that that causes many life-threatening conditions, such as lung cancer, asthma, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
This Fourth of July, remember Marvin Ravinsky
“Poor is the nation that has no heroes, but poorer still is the nation that having heroes, fails to remember and honor them.” —Cicero I stood in the Har Nebo Cemetery on Oxford Avenue in Philadelphia and looked out at the gravestones that surrounded me. The high autumn lawn of the cemetery undulated like an ocean in the wind, green grass waves breaking over tombstone shores. I was heading to the section for indigent Jews, searching for the gravesite of a World War II veteran.
Chris Gibbons: Echoes of heroes
“The whine of the steel and the roar of the guns, And the tolling of the bell and the cries of the lame, And the echoes of heroes roll down through the ages to remind us again.” (From the song “Echoes of Heroes” by Gordon Lightfoot) The letter addressed to Mrs. Ellen Breen in Philadelphia arrived in early December of 1918, but it was very different than most of the letters the postmen had been delivering that bore U.S. Army postmarks.
Chris Gibbons: A new rocket stirs humanity
“America’s challenge of today has forged man’s destiny of tomorrow. And as we leave the Moon at Taurus-Littrow, we leave as we came, and God willing, as we shall return, with peace and hope for all mankind.” —Apollo 17 Astronaut Gene Cernan, last human to set foot on the moon, Dec. 14, 1972. It was Nov. 9, 1967, and the mighty Saturn V rocket stood poised on Pad A at Cape Kennedy as the clock inexorably ticked closer to its historic 7 a.m. liftoff.
The safety and performance of AI-based decision making tools can only be assured if their performance is monitored in production
Dear Editor, We applaud Vasey and colleagues for the publication of their paper detailing the DECIDE-AI reporting guideline for early stage clinical evaluation of decision support systems driven by artificial intelligence (AI). (1) As AI-based decision support systems are designed to make accurate predictions using future data it is vital to also consider how AI system performance will be monitored and evaluated in the real world once it is deployed.
Chris Gibbons: This Memorial Day, remember the Meuse-Argonne
When I found the World War I Service and Compensation File of 1st Lieutenant John H. Jenkins, I immediately looked at the document’s “Engagements” section. I often do that now when reviewing these files because this section lists the battles in which a veteran fought, which will give me an idea of what he may have endured. There are two words I often find in this section that always give me pause.
Chris Gibbons: A prayer for the Unknown Soldier
It was early November 1921, and the storm-tossed waves of the Atlantic Ocean wrought by the great Tampa Bay Hurricane continually pounded the deck of the USS Olympia as she valiantly fought to stay afloat. Waves approaching 15 feet repeatedly slammed into the ship causing it to roll a precarious 39 degrees. Crew members witnessed the deck plates shifting up and down and feared they might come apart.
Acumen | State of Arts
And it’s not just musicians who have suffered – museums, theatres, festivals, cinemas, and galleries have shut their doors, putting millions of jobs at risk globally. Culturally insensitive The cultural and creative industries’ contribution to the local economy in 2018 was R74.39 billion, equivalent to 1.7% of South Africa’s GDP, according to a 2020 study by the South African Cultural Observatory. Yet, the Covid-19 relief efforts for this sector have arguably been sparse.
Chris Gibbons: A high school essay contest reminds us what patriotism looks like
“We cannot afford to conceal hatred and narrow-mindedness under the name of patriotism.
A Memorial Day stained by national dissension
When I arrived at Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, in the early afternoon of January 6th, it was colder than I had anticipated, with a biting wind. Although I had a cemetery map with the specific section and grave number that I sought, I knew from previous searches of old gravesites that having this information didn’t always guarantee success. Despite the cold, I was content.
A Memorial Day stained by national dissention
When I arrived at Fernwood Cemetery in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, in the early afternoon of January 6th, it was colder than I had anticipated, with a biting wind. Although I had a cemetery map with the specific section and grave number that I sought, I knew from previous searches of old gravesites that having this information didn’t always guarantee success. Despite the cold, I was content.
A broken world searches for life on Mars | Commentary
The nose cone containing the Mars 2020 Perseverance rover sits atop a motorized payload transporter at Cape Canaveral on July 7. The launch of the Mars mission is scheduled for July 7. (NASA) The current COVID-19 crisis has resulted in prolonged periods of confinement in my home, but I’ve tried to make the best of it by reinvigorating my enthusiasm for backyard astronomy.
Veterans Day memories of a brother lost at Normandy | Commentary
Charles Keenan's gravesite at the Normandy American cemetery in France. (Courtesy photo) During the early morning hours of Tuesday, June 6, 1944, as word spread in the U.S. that the invasion of France by Allied forces had finally begun, Philadelphia mayor Bernard Samuel rushed to Independence Hall.
The pilot who saved Apollo 11 | Commentary
Neil A. Armstrong in the cockpit of the Ames Bell X-14 aircraft at NASA's Ames Research Center. (HO / AFP/Getty Images) “…(Werner) von Braun…would stand for eight hours a day soliciting money beside a display on interplanetary exploration.
50 years ago a daring NASA mission helped save 1968 | Commentary
And from the crew of Apollo 8, we close with good night, good luck, a Merry Christmas, and God bless all of you — all of you on the good Earth. - Apollo 8 Commander Frank Borman, Christmas Eve,1968 The astronauts in the cramped capsule of Apollo 8 were astonished by the alien landscape that lay before them. Astronaut Jim Lovell said that “we were like three schoolkids looking into a candy store window.
Veterans of the Korean War waged one of the fiercest fights
ANALYSIS/OPINION:As I read the obituary in the newspaper on March 29 citing the death of renowned sculptor Frank Gaylord, my thoughts drifted back to that day several years ago when I was first exposed to his work. Mr. Gaylord created the 19 statues that are depicted in what many regard as the most beautiful and haunting of all the war memorials in Washington, D.C.Most who have seen it are struck by the stark beauty of its realism. The memorial depicts a walking and weary platoon of 19 soldiers.
Remembering Apollo 1 fire that killed 3 astronauts
It was supposed to be a relatively easy preflight test, but things had not been going well for the crew of Apollo 1. Astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White and Roger Chaffee had entered the Apollo capsule at 1 p.m. on Jan. 27, 1967, and had been plagued by a continuous series of minor glitches. The spacecraft was in a “plugs-out” test, and the plan was to go through an entire countdown sequence without an actual launch.
During Korean War, battling bitter cold and the enemy at Chosin | Commentary
In late November 1950, the biting wind and snow relentlessly swirled around the First Division Marines at the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea as they desperately fought their way south toward the American-held town of Hagaru. Marine Cpl. Ed Aversa wondered if he’d make it home to Roxborough alive. With temperatures plunging to 30 below zero, the Chinese on Nov. 27 had launched a massive, surprise assault against U.N. forces.
Revelations in quest for Roman alum in WWI
As I walked down a narrow, rowhouse-lined South Philadelphia street searching for Robert Rongione's address, I was momentarily struck by just how far I'd come in my four-year search for the Roman Catholic High School alumni who died in World War I. I had started looking for names but was learning more, including their stories - those who died, but those who survived as well. That meandering path had led me to this moment.
In 1902, Roman team stood up against racism
Patricia Corkery heard the story many times from her uncles John and Maurice. The two were students at Roman Catholic High School in 1902, both members of the basketball team. Their new coach, William Markward, a Spanish-American War veteran, had gathered the team after receiving a disturbing letter from the league in which Roman played.
War changes lives on both sides
My father’s booming voice filled the living room. “That wasn’t right,” he yelled at the TV. “You can’t do that to people!” It was the early 1980s, and Dad was watching a news program that showed an infamous incident from the Vietnam War. The video is chilling. A Viet Cong prisoner stands along a roadside, his hands tied behind his back. A South Vietnamese officer positions himself next to the prisoner, raises his pistol, and fires a point-blank shot into the man’s head.
War changes lives on both sides of the battle
My father’s booming voice filled the living room. “That wasn’t right,” he yelled at the TV. “You can’t do that to people!” It was the early 1980s, and Dad was watching a news program that showed an infamous incident from the Vietnam War. The video is chilling. A Viet Cong prisoner stands along a roadside, his hands tied behind his back. A South Vietnamese officer positions himself next to the prisoner, raises his pistol, and fires a point-blank shot into the man’s head.
War can change lives on both sides of conflict
My father’s booming voice filled the living room. “That wasn’t right,” he yelled at the TV. “You can’t do that to people!” It was the early 1980s, and Dad was watching a news program that showed an infamous incident from the Vietnam War. The video is chilling. A Viet Cong prisoner stands along a roadside, his hands tied behind his back. A South Vietnamese officer positions himself next to the prisoner, raises his pistol, and fires a point-blank shot into the man’s head.
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