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Purpose Mental health (MH) and caring can be demanding for those directly and indirectly impacted. An under-researched area is that of professionals’ personal experiences of caring for a loved one with MH difficulties. This study aims to provide an in-depth exploration of psychologists’ experiences of caring and its impact on clinical practice. Design/methodology/approach A total of 11 psychologists with experiences of caring for a loved one with a diagnosed MH condition and/or MH distress participated in semi-structured interviews focused on caring experiences and its impact. Transcripts were analysed using thematic analysis. Findings Themes identified were as follows: personal and professional roles; the emergence of a carer identity; carer stress and strain; impact on professional practice; and dual positioning. Originality/value This study highlighted the knowledge and value of listening to professionals with lived experiences. Their ability to understand stigmatisation through personal caring experiences may facilitate the mitigation of this for vulnerable people attending clinical services.

We report on the creation of bosonic NaCs molecules in their absolute rovibrational ground state via stimulated Raman adiabatic passage. We create ultracold gases with up to 22,000 dipolar NaCs molecules at a temperature of 300(50) nK and a peak density of $1.0(4) \times 10^{12}$ cm$^{-3}$. We demonstrate comprehensive quantum state control by preparing the molecules in a specific electronic, vibrational, rotational, and hyperfine state. Employing the tunability and strength of the permanent electric dipole moment of NaCs, we induce dipole moments of up to 2.6 D. Dipolar systems of NaCs molecules are uniquely suited to explore strongly interacting phases in dipolar quantum matter., 6 pages, 5 figures

The research study focuses on the phenomenon of informal learning and teaching, as it materializes through the quiltmakers’ engagement in idiosyncratic community practices. The present study considers the construction of craft knowledge from a sociocultural perspective, focusing on social and material mediation, and embodiment as a form of meaning-making for quiltmakers. The ethnographic data were collected from two quilting communities in Aotearoa New Zealand and in total 66 quilters volunteered to participate. The fieldwork extended over an eight-month period with data consisting of interviews, observations, fieldnotes and reflective diaries including the visualization of interactive happenings in situ. Chronological content logs were created, and data were analysed by qualitative content analysis. The primary interest was on the verbal (i.e. social), non-verbal (i.e. embodied) and material (inter)actions that were central to the quilters’ meaning-making processes. This praxis and process of informal learning usually make it invisible because it is a ubiquitous element embedded in the quilting community context. Identifying different aspects of multimodal making foregrounds how the quilters’ learning is socially interactive, with ‘hands on’ and ‘minds on’ processes tied to their bodily experiences and material world. This study demonstrates the significance of the ongoing communicative (inter)actions for meaning-making, highlighting the role of the body, mind and environment in shaping quilting practices and appropriating craft knowledge.

In the age of minimally invasive dentistry, products with the ability to prevent and reverse common dental diseases are becoming increasingly popular. Casein phosphopeptide–amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP–ACP) contains the compounds casein, phosphate and calcium, which all have the ability to remineralize enamel. Dental caries, visible demineralization following removal of orthodontic appliances, non-carious tooth surface loss and dentine hypersensitivity due to structural anomalies are frequently seen in children and young people. The evidence for CPP–ACP and fluoride-containing CPP–ACP is positive for managing dental caries and non-carious tooth surface loss, specifically erosion, but is less clear in the management of visible demineralization following orthodontic appliance removal and dentine hypersensitivity owing to structural anomalies. When recommending CPP–ACP-containing products, dental practitioners should be aware of medical and social contra-indications that preclude its use. CPD/Clinical Relevance: CPP–ACP may have a role in the management of common paediatric dental conditions.

This article discusses the informal learning processes of a quilting community, located in Aotearoa New Zealand, as participants engage in a collaborative textile project. Few studies have investigated everyday quilters’ collective learning processes, even though communal quiltmaking has been undertaken over the centuries. The concept of zone of proximal development (zpd) is extended as a ‘collective zone of proximal development’ where people are doing something together. This ethnographic study views quiltmaking as a sociocultural activity, and emphasizes the situated nature of knowing within a community-based setting. Research methods reveal the explicit and tacit dimensions of the quilters’ meaning making. During the fieldwork, flexibility and reflexivity are required to overcome ethical issues as they arise. The guided participation is revealed through the quilters’ interactions as they participated in their collaborative activity. Learning sequences present episodic details of the way these interactions are constructed and developed. The quilters actively seek to increase opportunities for learning and for sharing skills and knowledge through participation partnerships involving multi-way collaborations.

We report on the creation of ultracold gases of bosonic Feshbach molecules of NaCs. The molecules are associated from overlapping gases of Na and Cs using a Feshbach resonance at 864.12(5) G. We characterize the Feshbach resonance using bound state spectroscopy, in conjunction with a coupled-channel calculation. By varying the temperature and atom numbers of the initial atomic mixtures, we demonstrate the association of NaCs gases over a wide dynamic range of molecule numbers and temperatures, reaching 70 nK for our coldest systems and a phase-space density near 0.1. This is an important stepping-stone for the creation of degenerate gases of strongly dipolar NaCs molecules in their absolute ground state., Comment: 6 pages, 5 figures, supplemental material

BACKGROUND Children with molar incisor hypomineralisation (MIH) frequently seek aesthetic treatment for incisor opacities. Surprisingly few studies have evaluated the clinical success of such interventions. AIM To quantify the effectiveness of minimally invasive treatments in reducing enamel opacity visibility in children with MIH. DESIGN This in-vitro study used digital clinical images of 23 children aged 8-16 years with MIH who underwent microabrasion and/or resin infiltration for management of incisor opacities. Standard images were taken pre- and six-months post-treatment. Image software (Image-Pro Plus®V7) was employed to convert 24-bit RGB images to 16-bit grey-scale and 45% magnification. Measurement repeatability was assessed using Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC). Post-treatment changes in visible opacity area (mm2 ) and brightness (greyscale value) were tested using Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test for Related-Samples. RESULTS Mean total opacity surface area significantly reduced from 14.3mm2 (SD=7.5) to 9.4mm2 (SD=9.0) post-treatment. The proportion of tooth surface affected by the opacity also significantly reduced from 22.5% (SD=10.5) to 14.7% (SD=12.7). Mean maximum opacity brightness significantly reduced from 53066 greyscale value (SD=4740) to 49040 (SD=3796). ICC was good/excellent (0.75-1.0). CONCLUSION Minimally invasive treatment is effective in reducing size and brightness of discrete incisor opacities. Future research should compare objective findings with patient-reported outcomes.

The authors demonstrate experimentally the creation of dual-species Bose-Einstein condensates of ${}^{23}$Na atoms and ${}^{133}$Cs atoms. The mixture is shown to be miscible and to have a long lifetime of tens of seconds, which could potentially allow the creation of ground-state NaCs molecules in the future.

Working on inpatient psychiatric wards requires the ability to maintain a calm and compassionate demeanour in the face of patient distress. This article considers the role of flexible reflective practice groups (RPGs) as a means of supporting staff to manage the impact of this distress on their own wellbeing, whilst maintaining an ethically sound practice.

This chapter discusses “doing” educational research with two quilting communities located in Aotearoa New Zealand. The ethnographic inquiry explores the phenomenon of informal learning and teaching as they materialise through the quilters’ communal practices. Collective quiltmaking is often marginalised by non-quilters as a “granny” activity bounded by rules, thus restricting creativity. However, far from being fringe dwellers, the quilters reveal the creative chaos, multi-voicedness, and tacit complexities within their practices of “quilting together”. Building upon sociocultural models of apprenticeship learning, it is necessary to move beyond perceiving quilting communities as stable conservative entities. Rather, the quilters value their leisure activity as an educational pursuit and become border crossers, initiating creative research strategies, which transform their practice, activities, and material objects with the generation of new knowledge.

A look at the vital roles of dental nurses by Claire Warner and Martyn Waddington

BACKGROUND: Low birth weight and low 5-min Apgar scores have been associated with developmental delay, while older maternal age is a protective factor. Little is known about trajectories and predictors of developmental skills in infant twins, who are generally born with lower birth weights, lower Apgar scores and to older mothers. METHODS: Developmental skills were assessed at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months using the Ages and Stages Questionnaires in 152 twins from the Birmingham Registry for Twin and Heritability Studies. Multilevel spline and linear regression models (adjusted for gestational age, gender, maternal age) were used to estimate developmental trajectories and the associations between birth weight, maternal age and Apgar scores on developmental skills. RESULTS: Twins performed worse than singletons on communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving and personal-social skills (p

Increased body mass index (BMI) is a worldwide health issue. Individual differences in the susceptibility to increased BMI could be related to genes or environment. We performed a systematic review of genetic studies on BMI in pre-adolescence, young adulthood and late adulthood. We searched PubMed and EMBASE with heritability, body mass index, BMI, weight, height, anthropometry and twins as search terms. Studies reporting intra-pair correlations of healthy twin pairs that were raised together were included. This resulted in the inclusion of 8,179 monozygotic (MZ) and 9,977 dizygotic (DZ) twin pairs from twelve published studies in addition to individual participant data for 629 MZ and 594 DZ pairs from four twin registries. Structural equation modelling with intra-pair twin correlations showed that the heritability of BMI remained high over all age categories ranging from 61 % (95 % CI 54-64 %) to 80 % (95 % CI 76-81 %) for male and female subjects combined, while unique environmental influences increased from 14 % (95 % CI 13-15 %) to 40 % (95 % CI 37-43 %) with increasing age. Heritability of BMI remains consistently high over different age categories. Environmental changes over time do not seem to have as big a relative impact on an individual's weight as previously reported, suggesting a mainly genetic influence on variation in BMI over the years. © Springer-Verlag 2012.

Summary.—This pilot study compared learning and memory profiles of 20 children (55% boys; M age= 7.3 yr, SD=0.4) identified as having learning difficulties as well as either having or suspected of having Developmental Coordination Disorder. Ten children participated in a 13-week program of task-specific motor exercises, while the other 10 received none. Analysis indicated significant improvement for both motor skills and visuospatial working memory in the intervention group; however, this effect did not transfer to reading and math scores. The implications regarding the relationships among motor skills, learning, and memory are discussed in the context of the intervention.