Documenting the lived experiences of young adult cochlear implant users: ‘feeling’ sound,fluidity and blurring boundaries

This article draws on qualitative research that explored the lived experiences of 16 young adult cochlear implant users. The original study focused on the emerging generation of young adult implant users and presented their stories as a means of furthering research into the experiences of living with, and using, implant technology as part of everyday life. This article will explore the process of being ‘switched on’, the adaptation to the new version of sound, and the users’ perceptions of the positive and negative aspects of living with their technology. The findings indicate that activating the implant technology can produce a range of sounds that are both heard and felt by the user. Furthermore, the process of learning to live with the technology highlights the fluidity of the cochlear implant experience and the blurring of boundaries between the (deaf) body and its technology.     

超声弯曲工具头的动态特性仿真与实验研究

牙种植超声工具利用弯曲工具头能够制备异型种植窝孔,为了研究工具头弯曲角度对位移响应的影响,利用有限 元软件Abaqus对弯曲工具头进行动态仿真,得到不同弯曲角度工具头的位移响应,并通过实验验证有限元分析结果。验 证实验表明,有限元分析结果与实验结果基本保持一致,为具有弯曲工具头的牙种植超声工具的设计提供了方法和依据。     

磷酸钙四孔穿线生物陶瓷人工眼球的研制

通过湿法沉积工艺实验室合成了Ｃａ／Ｐ摩尔比为 １．６７的磷酸钙粉料，其物相纯正，结晶良好。通过发泡和传统陶瓷烧结工艺，制备出新型四孔穿线人工眼球。眼球微孔结构均匀，平均孔径为３００μｍ，孔隙率为７０％，且微孔相互贯通。在临床手术中用于对眼球缺失患者进行整形和美容修复，无须使用外来巩膜。     

让社会主义核心价值体系融人高校教育实践

高等学校是培育和塑造社会主义核心价值体系的重要阵地。为增强大学生社会主义核心价值体系教育的有效性,需要在其课堂教学、社会实践、校园文化培育和师德师风建设中融入社会主义核心价值体系教育的具体内容;需要在其校园思潮引导上坚持四个结合,即将尊重差异与批判错误结合起来、将包容多样与确立主导结合起来、将预测趋势与引领方向结合起来、将净化思想与解决问题结合起来。     

荣荣诗的四种阅读

四种不同的阅读身份,许多时候并不重合,比如诗歌爱好者的阅读、诗人的阅读、诗歌编辑的阅读,以及诗评角度的阅读,从身份上都可能是独立或相对独立的。在接受美学意义上,不同的阅读身份相对于同一文本,其审美需求其实也不尽相同。那么,有没有一种文本可以被四种不同阅读都认可,就是说有一个类似数学公式里的＂公分母＂,可以被不同的审美需求＂通分＂？如果有,这该是一个什么样的诗歌文本？本文以荣荣的诗为例,试图探讨四种审美的相似和不同之处。     

乳腺癌改良根治术后即刻乳房重建的研究进展

乳房是女性第二性征的标志性器官,乳腺癌改良根治术在临床上的广泛使用,在治疗疾病的同时,也给女性带来巨大的心里创伤。目前使用假体或自体组织进行即刻乳房重建技术的应用弥补了这一缺憾,已被越来越多患者接受。     

Feasibility,acceptability and sustainability of postpartum contraceptive implant provision by midwives in NSW public hospitals

BackgroundRepeat pregnancy in the first year after a birth is common. Many of these conceptions are unintended and may be prevented by providing access to contraception in the immediate postpartum period. Midwives in the hospital setting could potentially play a greater role in improving postnatal contraception information and provision.AimWe sought to implement and examine the success of a program training hospital-based midwives in immediate postpartum implant insertion.MethodsThis mixed methods study in two hospitals in New South Wales sought to explore the feasibility, acceptability and sustainability of a program that provided competency-based implant insertion training for midwives. The study documented training completion, implant insertion numbers and experience, and conducted end of study interviews with midwives and stakeholders.FindingsTwenty-seven midwives undertook training and inserted 265 implants during the study period. Interviews with 13 midwives and 11 stakeholders concluded the program to be feasible and acceptable with midwives reporting high satisfaction from their involvement. All interviewees felt that midwives were well placed to insert implants, and reported that challenges around workload and opportunities for practice were generally manageable. It was recognised that sustainability of the program would require supportive policy and regular insertion opportunities.ConclusionsMidwives successfully upskilled in implant insertions and there was widespread support for the program with expectations it would be sustained. Provision of contraceptive information and implant insertion by midwives in the immediate postpartum period is likely to increase contraceptive choice and access for women and contribute to reducing rapid repeat pregnancies.