background : studies have shown a gradual decline in empathy of medical trainees with increasing years of education. methods to augment empathy show some promise, but the most effective methods are both expensive and time consuming.to assess effectiveness of communication skills training program as a distant learning method in improving empathy.   method s: fourteen first year residents of psyc...

This article explores the impact of dual pandemics COVID-19 and White rage on critical consciousness-raising. It argues for a reimagining our democracy as practice collective liberation. then outlines framework social justice that moves beyond liberalism to self-interrogation, centering historically minoritized voices, accountability.

We tried to develop an interactive system that could help us recreate our conscious selves by calling on Buddhist principles, Asian philosophy, and traditional Japanese culture through the inspirational media of ink painting, kimono and haiku. “Recreating our selves” means the process of making the consciousness of our ‘daily self’ meet that of our ‘hidden self’ through rediscovering creative r...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study was to clarify the signs and symptoms of impending death in end-of-life senile dementia from the point of view of formal caregivers in rural areas. Patient/Materials and Methods: We used qualitative data based on retrospective analyses. The data was gathered following a workshop on end-of-life care of the elderly with dementia attended by formal caregivers...

In this paper we state our interest in the workshop themes according to the three categories understanding, designing, and evaluation. In addition, we give a short introduction into our research project Blended Library and describe the idea of an "Interactive Reading" environment that aims toward “encouraging serendipity in interactive systems". 1 Interest in Workshop Themes and Serendipity-Rel...

The significantly low rate of HIV infection and high rate of condom use among sex workers in Kolkata, India is partially attributable to a community-led structural intervention called the Sonagachi Project which mobilizes sex workers to engage in HIV education, formation of community-based organizations and advocacy around sex work issues. This research examines how Sonagachi Project participan...

Consciousness is typically construed as being explainable purely in terms of either private, raw feels or higher-order, reflective representations. In contrast to this false dichotomy, we propose a new view of consciousness as an interactive, plastic phenomenon open to sociocultural influence. We take up our account of consciousness from the observation of radical cortical neuroplasticity in hu...

Until recently, scientists have been extremely critical of reports claiming that Yogis have learned to deliberately regulate their heartbeat, body temperature, and other internal body processes normally considered to be of an involuntary nature. Largely ignored also were reports that some subjects in deep states of hypnosis (an altered state of consciousness) could by suggestion be made to effe...

This ‘on the horizon’ paper discusses evaluation outcomes of a pilot Emotional Intelligence Skills Training (EIST) workshop, intended as resource to support teachers’ enhancement student engagement in online learning settings. Sixteen HE teachers participated new EIST workshop which explored topics including; 1) recognising and managing emotions oneself; 2) others’, 3) using emotion. Evaluation...