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Objectives: The care of women and their families around childbirth requires effective interprofessional collaboration of the midwifery and medical profession. Given the academisation of midwifery, early interaction between students of midwifery and medicine is both necessary and feasible. As there is a lack of comprehensive data on interprofessional education (IPE) for midwifery and medical students at higher education institutions in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland (DACH region), the aim was to identify existing IPE activities, and their curricular determination. Methods: The exploratory study was conducted in the DACH region over three months (Dec. 2022-Feb. 2023). Higher education institutions offering midwifery science and/or medicine were invited to participate in a web-based survey. The questionnaire focused on the structure and curricular implementation of IPE courses, on cooperation, financial support and more. Results: A total of 58 out of 96 invited institutions (60%) participated in the survey, of which 34 (59%) offered IPE. Eighteen institutions (19%) offered 32 IPE courses for midwifery and medical students through cooperation within faculty (n=8) and between faculties (n=10). Notably, most of these IPE courses (60%) were integrated into the required curriculum of both study programmes. Most IPE courses were offered without financial support (71%). Conclusion: The current status quo highlighted the existence of numerous IPE offers for midwifery and medical students in the DACH region that warrant further curricular integration of proven and well-established best practice examples to further enhance these initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The article examines the efficiency of the Austrian healthcare system in international comparison. There are issues such as shortages of beds and personnel during the pandemic. The Austrian healthcare system is compared to other EU member states. The system falls within the average range but has potential for a more efficient use of resources. Factors such as alcohol consumption, fruit and vegetable consumption, and nicotine consumption influence efficiency. The authors recommend identifying structural inefficiencies and adopting concepts from more efficient countries to improve the Austrian healthcare system. [Extracted from the article]

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Collecting, processing and balancing information about research activities is a central task of research management at all levels. Research information systems support this task. Although the topic is increasingly discussed, there is still a lack of robust empirical data on the spread of research information systems among research institutions and what differences there are between different types and sizes of research institutions. Building on a telephone survey of organizations in Lower Austria, we diagnose a second digital wave of research management. Advanced research information systems are on the rise and there is a strong dynamic of digital transformation. However, the wave also brings deep currents that point to a fragmentation of the field. These are of great importance for public projects, if one does not want to reproduce disadvantages for small research institutions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Education for academic librarians in Austria is organised by several universities based on a continuing education programme on Library and Information Studies. Current changes on the legal regulations of this programme interfere with the difficult general situation in present times of crisis. The paper shows how effects can be tackled and discusses several approaches for an adapted curriculum. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Compared to other German-speaking countries, the public library system in Austria is characterised by several special characteristics, which are reflected not least in the curricula of the educational courses for public library staff; on the one hand, there is the very high proportion of volunteer librarians and on the other, there are hardly any points of contact with academic libraries. As a result, there are separate educational courses for both volunteers and librarians already employed at public libraries, which are clearly differentiated from the training offered to staff of academic libraries. Through the courses, which are specifically oriented towards the target audience and the framework conditions of public libraries, a remarkably high degree of professionalisation can be achieved in an intensive and comparatively short time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Environmental awareness is affected by fluctuations, which occur when other social events are prioritized. This paper investigates how environmental awareness of persons between the age of 20 and 30 living in Austria has changed during the period of the Covid-19 crisis compared to the period directly before. To answer this question a literature review and a quantitative survey (n = 210) on the affective and cognitive component of environmental awareness have been conducted. The results show a slight increase in the affective/cognitive component. This correlates with some socio-demographic characteristics and the change in certain behaviors but not with the impact of the Covid-19 crisis on one's life. However, the high topicality of the Covid-19 crisis, as well as the dynamic of the crisis, should be highlighted. Therefore, no assessment of the long-term development of environmental awareness can be made and further research is necessary. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The focus of this article is the middle qualification level of the Austrian university libraries with the employee groups “Mittlerer Dienst” (middle-level service) and “Fachdienst” (specialist service). The theoretical basics are briefly explained (terminology, historical development, current employment law situation, training options, traditional and possible new fields of work). Two central research-leading hypotheses, including sub-hypotheses, are checked by analyzing job advertisements, a quantitative survey in the form of an online survey among HR managers, and qualitative interviews. The article provides impulses for a reflection on this group of employees’ current and future role in Austrian libraries. At the same time, it contains suggestions for employees on how an individual promotion plan can be successful. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The COVID-19 Pandemic led to a strong increase in demand for medical products. At the same time, supply problems in international supply chains kicked in due to health policy interventions (e.g., lockdowns) and economic policy measures (e.g., export controls). Combined, both resulted in temporary shortages and triggered a controversial discussion about the advantages and disadvantages of globalised production structures, which led to strong dependencies on a few, primarily Asian, locations and producers. Against this background and based on case studies for Austria, the article deals with the question which factors determine the robustness of global commodity chains for respirators, protective gloves and respiratory equipment and which national and European policies could be suitable for increasing resilience in the supply of medical products. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article will use the Mitteilungen der Vereinigung der österreichischen Bibliothekarinnen und Bibliothekare, an important journal for the Austrian library landscape, to give an insight into how women were presented and perceived from the early 1950s onwards. Overall, the Mitteilungen provide a good overview of the changes in Austrian librarianship and of the leading figures who helped shape libraries and set important initiatives. The fact that a great many women were involved in this from the very beginning, even though they initially only took on leading positions in isolated cases, can be readily seen in the reports and accounts from more than 70 years. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Trissolcus basalis (Wollaston, 1858) was recorded for the first time in Austria. The scelionid wasp parasitized egg masses of the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula (Linnaeus, 1758), which were collected in private gardens in Vienna in summer 2021. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

From the perspective of Austrian Religious Studies and Religious Education, this text formulates two questions for the EKD basic text, which will be elaborated in more detail: First, the question of the limits and potentials of the analytical presuppositions documented in the text, and second, the question of the potentials of the text for current debates on religious education. The following explanations are structured around these two questions. First, the socio-cultural context of Austria will be examined, which differs in several respects from the situation in Germany and thus opens up a special perspective. This is followed by a reconstruction of the central analytical assumptions of the basic text. On this basis, it is discussed what role the topic of „non-denominationalism“ plays in the discourse on religious education and the Protestant church in Austria and what potentials and limitations the EKD basic text could have from this perspective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Comparison of the new seismic hazard maps of Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France for the National Annexes to Eurocode 8 The comparison of the new seismic hazard maps for Switzerland, Germany, Austria and France, which were developed for the National Annexes to Eurocode 8, is the subject of this study. The presented common map covers the southern part of Germany together with adjacent areas of the mentioned neighbouring countries. The map is parameterised for peak soil acceleration (PGA), for a mean return period of 475 years, for median values and for a subsoil with a mean shear wave velocity of the uppermost 30 m of 800 m/s. Along the boundary between Germany and its southern neighbours, the contour lines of the independently calculated seismic hazard maps show an astonishingly good overall agreement. Slightly more significant deviations are only observed for areas with lower seismic hazard. This good to very good agreement can be seen as an indication of the resilience and thus realistic assessments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Demographic change is very complex and difficult challenge for our society. Demographic change has become a crucial problem for many regions within in Austria. We expect a strong impact and pressure on the current social infrastructure across the country depending on the population change as householders are becoming more heterogeneous because of international migration, low birth rates, and ageing. However, the impact might be different for the regions as some regions might gain, some others might lose from this future development. This paper analyzes the effects and linkages of demographic change on flood risk management. The paper selected 17 experts from the health and care sector across the country with the aim to analyze their awareness, perspective and understanding of the interlinkages between demographic change, flood risk management and their influence on the current social infrastructure. The results show that there exists a high awareness of the problem, but on a very superficially touch upon. The main reason is the current lack of policy integration and co-operation between the various disciplines, which in turn means that the goal of "health-in-all policies" is at risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Der Anteil jener psychisch kranken, jedoch zurechnungsfähigen Straftäter, die in Österreich nach einer Unterbringung in einer Maßnahme nach § 21 Abs. 2 StGB erneut straffällig wurden, ist über viele Jahre stark gesunken. In einer empirischen Studie wurden Entlassungsgruppen im Detail untersucht und verglichen, um mögliche Ursachen für diese Veränderung zu identifizieren. Es zeigte sich, dass neben einer über die Zeit besseren Selektion bereits entlassungsbereiter Personen primär Verbesserungen in der Betreuung während der Unterbringung sowie im Zuge der bedingten Entlassung für die positive Entwicklung ausschlaggebend waren. The number of mentally ill offenders who relapsed into crime after having been released from a custodial measure regulated by § 21 para. 2 Austrian Criminal Code declined considerably over the years. Two groups of former detainees differing in their date of release were examined to identify the changes and developments leading to this decrease. On the one hand, improvements in the experts' reports used to assess the future risk of former detainees became apparent, enhancing the accuracy of this selection process. On the other hand, changes were discovered concerning the treatment during the confinement as well as the circumstances created for the time of the conditional release. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

For the last six months the COVID-19 pandemic has forced probably every library in the world to continuously adapt the organization and the provision of services. But how did the libraries at Austrian Universities of Applied Sciences manage this crisis? Head librarians took part in a survey and gave insight into fields such as human resources management, additional crisis services, and budget spending. Changes and adaptations sometimes had to be made overnight. This article tries to sum them up and to present them collectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article provides a brief overview of the situation under labour law in connection with teleworking. In particular, the current circumstances surrounding the Corona crisis are outlined in cursory fashion. The different forms of employment occurring in libraries are taken into account. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This issue of the "Communications of the Association of Austrian Librarians" (Mitteilungen der VÖB) takes a closer look at the impact the pandemic had on the library system. COVID-19 has been seen by various sides as an opportunity, a challenge, as disillusioning or a novelty that brought uncertainty. No one was unaffected by this virus. For some it was considered a long-overdue push for digitalisation, for others it revealed how very intertwined their work was with printed matter. This current issue takes a closer look at what COVID-19 meant for (academic) activities, individual libraries and staff. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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According to a monitoring on fungal diseases on Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca in July 2018 Golovinomyces orontii and Golovinomyces cucurbitacearum were detected on leaves of Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca. This is the first record for Austria of these fungi on Cucurbita pepo var. styriaca. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The report outlines the developments of the open access (OA) policy of the Austrian Science Fund (FWF) since its first release in 2004. Over the last 15 years, the FWF has not only continuously updated its OA policy but has also adapted its support mechanisms to include dedicated funding programmes and financial support structures for alternative publication venues and infrastructures. A brief analysis of the FWF's open access funding will be provided in the second part of the article, which will conclude with an outlook of the upcoming revisions to the OA policy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Research Data Alliance Austria (RDA-AT) is a national RDA node dedicated to representing emerging research and data management communities throughout Austria. RDA-AT will operate as a formal participant of RDA Europe and RDA Global, linking Austrian data management initiatives and RDA Working and Interest Groups, providing assistance in adoption of RDA recommendations, and allowing Austrian stakeholders to benefit directly from RDA support mechanisms. These new connections will bring key Austrian issues to the global data management table, and global discussions back to Austria. This paper details the goals of the RDA-AT and describes its community and sustainability plans. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Poverty, material deprivation and marginalization are widespread phenomena in rural areas and since the 1980s, the subject of geographical research. In this paper, we combine the (spatial-related) aspects of rural poverty and quality of life when the perception and evaluation of poverty by local decision makers (mayors) is linked to their efforts to keep the municipality vital. The specific focus on the "inner view" on poverty illustrates the complexity of the issue: It is not only the well-known difficulty to identify the extent of rural poverty and deprivation in rural municipalities as statistical data and the "hiddenness" of poor people obstruct an objective view on it but also the individual perception of decision makers. The results from 40 mayors of structurally very weak (rural) municipalities in Austria reveals limitations of political dealings with poverty and marginalization and sets the context for a reinterpretation of public services on the background of the politically much favored civic engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]