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Is it possible to make a diagnosis of raw, heated and baked egg allergy in children using cut-offs? A systematic review
2015
The diagnosis of IgE-mediated egg allergy lies both on a compatible clinical history and on the results of skin prick tests (SPTs) and IgEs levels. Both tests have good sensitivity but low specificity. For this reason, oral food challenge (OFC) is the ultimate gold standard for the diagnosis. The aim of this study was to systematically review the literature in order to identify, analyze, and synthesize the predictive value of SPT and specific IgEs both to egg white and to main egg allergens and to review the cutoffs suggested in the literature. A total of 37 articles were included in this systematic review. Studies were grouped according to the degree of cooking of the egg used for OFC, age…
Information and communication technologies and teacher education in the new paradigms of higher education
2018
Abstract Media use in the teaching process occurs in several forms. Information and communication technologies can be used as work equipment and teaching aids, as well as tools or curriculum units, particularly in higher education. Technological changes and new information technologies, in addition to substantive knowledge of the material, require from teachers creativity, knowledge, and the skills of the didactic design of teaching using modern multimedia tools. In Croatia, there is a lack of research aimed at assessing the initial state of computer literacy within the higher education institutions. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and digital competence of (no…
Considerations for discontinuing the doctoral studies: towards personal, comprehensive and meaningful solutions
2015
Doctoral studies have become more popular and commonplace globally. Great expectations and effectiveness pressures are directed at doctoral education and the doctors, at the same time the doctoral students' multi-dimensional individuality is easily lost. Also, the doctoral students' motives to begin their studies and their future outlook have diversified. The reasons to begin a thesis project are not necessarily the burning enthusiasm for research and the desire for knowledge but are instead more ordinary. The diminishing of the internal motivation as the reason to begin the doctoral studies is also reflected in the attitudes of the participants towards the process. In the article, I examin…
Theology and the public arena from a Polish point of view
2018
Jednym z ważnych aktualnych problemów teologicznych jest miejsce teologii w przestrzeni publicznej. Wiążą się z tym pytania o doświadczenia i problemy, ale także możliwości i wyzwania, które mają dość mocne zabarwienie kontekstualne. Niniejszy artykuł przedstawia tę problematykę z perspektywy doświadczeń i możliwości w Polsce. Na początku, w oparciu o refleksje polskich teologów, został przedstawiony związek przestrzeni publicznej z naturą teologii i zadaniami, jakie ma pełnić w Kościele i społeczeństwie. Szczególnym rysem charakterystycznym jest w tym względzie wymiar eklezjalny teologii. W dalszej kolejności zostały ukazane rodzaje przestrzeni publicznej, w których możliwa jest obecność t…
Gender als Herausforderung für Anthropologie, Politik und Familie laut ausgewählter polnischer Moraltheologen
2016
Celem niniejszego artykułu jest przybliżenie stanowisk trzech znanych, polskich teologów moralistów odnośnie do kwestii gender. Obecnie fenomen gender wzbudza coraz większe zainteresowanie i równocześnie jest powodem licznych kontrowersji. Stanowisko teologów moralistów w Polsce na ten temat jest dość jednolite. Według nich ideologia gender jest związana z wieloma nieodłącznymi zagrożeniami dotyczącymi życia kulturalnego, społecznego, politycznego, małżeńskiego czy rodzinnego. Niewątpliwie docenić należy zaistniałe w ostatnich latach wysiłki zmierzające do podkreślenia równości między mężczyznami a kobietami, jednak ich równość nie może oznaczać całkowitej identyczności (braku różnic). W op…
Understanding the challenges of rapid digital transformation : the case of COVID-19 pandemic in higher education
2021
Rapid digital transformation is taking place due to the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing organisations and higher educational institutions to change their working and learning culture. This study explores the challenges of rapid digital transformation arising during the pandemic in the higher education context. This research used the Q-methodology to understand the nine challenges that higher education encountered, perceived differently as four main patterns: (1) Digital-nomad enterprise; (2) Corporate-collectivism; (3) Well-being-oriented; and (4) Pluralistic. This study broadens the current understanding of digital transformation, especially in higher education. The nine challenges and four pat…
AI ethics:an empirical study on the views of practitioners and lawmakers
2023
Artificial intelligence (AI) solutions and technologies are being increasingly adopted in smart systems contexts; however, such technologies are concerned with ethical uncertainties. Various guidelines, principles, and regulatory frameworks are designed to ensure that AI technologies adhere to ethical well-being. However, the implications of AI ethics principles and guidelines are still being debated. To further explore the significance of AI ethics principles and relevant challenges, we conducted a survey of 99 randomly selected representative AI practitioners and lawmakers (e.g., AI engineers and lawyers) from 20 countries across five continents. To the best of our knowledge, this is the …
Barriers and wellbeing-oriented enablers of intergenerational innovation in the digital age
2021
AbstractSo far, researchers have used a wellbeing-centered approach to catalyze successful intergenerational collaboration (IGC) in innovative activities. However, due to the subject’s multidisciplinary nature, there is still a dearth of comprehensive research devoted to constructing the IGC system. Thus, the purpose of this study is to fill a research void by providing a conceptual framework for information technology (IT) system designers to use as a jumping-off point for designing an IGC system with a wellbeing-oriented design. A systematic literature study was conducted to identify relevant terms and develop a conceptual framework based on a review of 75 selected scientific papers. The …
Organisational Drivers and Challenges in Circular Economy Implementation : An Issue Life Cycle Approach
2022
Business is a significant cause of various global sustainability challenges addressed by the Circular Economy (CE), making companies instrumental in the transition from a linear economic model to a circular one. While drivers and challenges in corporate CE implementation have been researched on an organisational level, a more detailed understanding is needed regarding their contextual nature and interplay with the evolution of CE implementation in a company. Utilising issue life cycle theory, this study contributes to the literature on CE implementation in business by displaying differences in corporate CE implementation drivers and challenges, relating to the time since starting, and the …
Examining Competing Entrepreneurial Concerns in a Social Question and Answer (SQA) Platform
2021
This study aims to determine the competing concerns of people interested in startup development and entrepreneurship by using topic modeling and sentiment analysis on a social question-and-answer (SQA) website. Understanding the underlying concerns of startup entrepreneurs is critical to society and economic growth. Therefore, greater scientific support for entrepreneurship remains necessary, including data mining from virtual social communities. In this study, an SQA platform was used to identify the sentiment of thirty concerns of people interested in startup entrepreneurship. Based on topic modeling and sentiment analysis of 18819 inquiries in various forums on an SQA, we identified addi…