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This brief paper aims to examine the extent to which lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ+) older adults in Australia used the internet for social, informational and instrumental needs, including how internet use changed during COVID-19.

The authors used a survey advertised to LGBTIQ+ older adults (N = 394), recruited as a sample of convenience, on social networking sites and via LGBTIQ+ and aged care organizations.

Self-reported internet use decreased during COVID-19, with various significant between-group differences in purposes of internet use and sexuality, gender, living arrangements and time.

The internet can be a critical form of social contact for LGBTIQ+ older adults, and this is among the first studies in Australia about their internet use during COVID-19. Findings from the study suggest patterns of internet use may be decreasing among LGBTIQ+ older adults during the pandemic.

Doctoral candidates possess specialized knowledge that could support sustainability transitions. Doctoral education, however, often focusses on discipline-specific topics and working methods, making it difficult to “see the bigger picture”. This summer school on wood construction gathered doctoral candidates from different fields to explore how solutions to complex sustainability issues could be found by working together across disciplines and by engaging multiple stakeholders. The purpose of this study is to report the pedagogical approaches taken and to understand whether these fostered the candidates’ ability to develop systemic solutions and professional competency.

Twenty doctoral candidates from various backgrounds participated in a two-week summer school organized by a consortium of four universities. Interdisciplinary groups worked on real-life challenges using a systemic approach to co-create tangible solutions. To support the creation of socio-technical innovations, stakeholders and experts from different fields were involved. The participants completed two questionnaires during the summer school to help elucidate their learning experiences.

The doctoral candidates showed strong willingness to cooperate across disciplines, though they found it important to connect this learning experience to their research. The candidates reported that the experience enhanced their ability to work in a multidisciplinary capacity. The experience identified a solid basis for interdisciplinary learning principles that could be replicated.

The summer school focussed on an innovative learning experience based on a systems thinking approach and the development of interdisciplinary capacity in the research-business ecosystem.

This paper is based upon research focused upon the internal newspapers produced by Barclays, Lloyds, Midland and National Westminster Banks between 1990 and 1994. Discusses why internal newspapers should be analysed, how they can be analysed, and acknowledges the pitfalls of undertaking such analysis. Conclusions are drawn that internal newspapers merit research. However, researching exclusive documents may prove problematic. Finally, given the ambiguous nature of the content of internal newspapers, they are much more suited to research designs which seek to build new theories, rather than test existing theories.

The research is based upon HRM and technological changes and explanations of these changes offered to employees in the “big four” clearing banks between 1990 and 1994. The specific aim of this paper is to suggest that the metaphor of the panopticon aids our understanding of changes in banking in the 1990s. The essence of the panopticon is caught by Foucault in the following quote:

The research aimed to identify the form which technological and organizational change in the lending role of managers had taken and the rationale for such changes. The methodology was based on case studies of the managers′ lending role in a major building society and a major bank. Qualitative data were gathered through semi‐structured interviews with 36 managers at both branch and head office level. The manager was becoming an increasingly important resource as the business within the branches had expanded. Identifies the changes within four specific aspects of the manager′s lending role; “manager as line manager”, “manager as salesperson”, “manager as product expert” and “manager as decision maker”. In each aspect of the lending role, the rationale for change appeared to be a desire to use managerial time more effectively.

In the process of evolution, nature uses genetic algorithms to help with genetic selection. These algorithms can also bring immense benefit to industry. It is briefly explained what such computer‐based genetic algorithms are, how they can be applied in an industrial setting and their benefits.

This paper analyses 1,375 long‐term care placements approved by a London borough through a multi‐disciplinary ‘panel’. It suggests the need for increased attention to rehabilitation and to the capacity of residential homes to deal with cognitive disorder, and concludes that attainment of the new national standards for care homes will require improvements in the process of admission.

Previous research indicates that nurses' safety‐climate perceptions are influenced by individual nurse characteristics, leadership, staffing levels and workplace structure. No literature was identified that explored the relationship between nurses' safety climate perceptions and staffing composition in a particular hospital unit. This paper aims to fill some of the gaps in the research in this area.

Data supplied by 430 registered nurses working in two Midwestern US hospitals were analyzed to co‐worker characteristics such as education, licensure, experience and full‐ or part‐time status.

Registered nurses working in hospitals with proportionally more‐experienced nurses perceived their workplaces to be significantly safer for patients. Surprisingly, co‐worker licensure, education and full‐ or part‐time status did not significantly influence nurses' safety climate perceptions.

Findings indicate that safety‐climate perceptions vary significantly between hospital units and experienced nurses may act as a resource that promotes a positive safety climate. Hospitals retaining experienced nurses may potentially reduce errors.

The paper illustrates that the results highlight the importance of providing nurses with an environment that encourages retention and creates a workplace where experienced nurses' skills are best utilized.

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