bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Differences in Academic Achievements among High School Graduates’ from Four Career and Technical Education (CTE) Program Areas
Authors: Michaels Christopher , Liu Leping
Published: April 2022

Career and Technical Education (CTE) is a popular trend in education due to the increased demand from American citizens to include CTE opportunities in schools along with federal funding to build new CTE programs and improve existing ones. Schools are tasked to improve student achievement. Testing performance is a central process to demonstrate satisfactory student achievement and school quality. In this study, the academic achievements of CTE completer high school graduates were measured by their performance on the nationwide American College Test (ACT), including the subjects of English, reading, writing, math, and science. CTE graduates in this study received CTE endorsements in the four program areas: 1) business and marketing education; 2) education, hospitality, and human services; 3) information and media technologies; and 4) skilled and technical sciences. The testing scores from an entire graduating class in a large school district with over 64,000 students were analyzed. The results revealed significant differences in students’ academic achievements among the four CTE program areas. Especially, students in the Skilled and Technical Science cohort and the Information and Media Technologies cohort had higher mean scores on ACT examination subjects of math, reading, science, and English than those from the other two cohorts.
Are Students Relying on Scripts in their Oral Presentations Online?
Authors: Chen Leeann , Zhan Hong
Published: April 2022

As an essential mode of communication, oral presentation plays an important role in the development of second language (L2) automaticity. However, unless best practices are carried out—massive meaningful practice, when presenting seldom relying on the script, in conversational style, and keeping meaningful eye contact with the audience—oral presentation will not be impactful. This paper discusses through a progressive action research in two Chinese as a second language (CSL) classes how using duo devices with video call Apps including WeChat group video call, FaceTime, and Google Duo can successfully help instructors to prevent cheating during oral presentation and thus uphold best practices.
Gender Differences in Psychological Distress and Psychological Well-Being among Lawyers
Authors: Arzeen Naeema , Hamid Maryum , Shah Mubashar , Arzeem Saima , Mustafa Ghulam , Ul Hassan Zaheer
Published: April 2022

Objective: This study was designed to find the gender differences in psychological distress and psychological well-being (PWB) among lawyers.Study Design: Cross sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted from January 2018 to April 2018 at Islamabad and Rawalpindi High courts.Materials and Methods: Purposive sampling technique was used. A sample of 110 lawyers (male=55 & female =55) were recruited for the study. Two scales, psychological distress-10 and psychological well-being was used for data collection.Results: For the investigation of relationship Pearson, product moment correlation was computed with the help of SPSS-21v. The results indicated that both parameters (psychological distress and psychological well-being) were negatively correlated (r=-.40). To examine the gender regarding differences T-test was used. Significant gender related difference was observed on psychological distress (t=2.09, p<.05) where female lawyers reported higher level of distress than male lawyers, whereas on well-being non-significant gender difference was found.Conclusion: The findings of our study concluded that lawyers with high psychological distress reported lower level of psychological well-being; and overall female lawyers experienced more psychological distress (because of extra responsibilities of profession, home, and family) than their male counterparts.  

How to cite this: Arzeen N, Hamid M, Shah M, Arzeem, Mustafa G, Hassan Z. Gender Differences in Psychological Distress and Psychological Well-Being among Lawyers. Life and Science. 2022; 3(2): 75-78.  doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.192

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Presentation of COVID 19 Patients: An Experience at Military Hospital Rawalpindi
Authors: Siddiqi Fuad Ahmad , Hassan Naeem ul , Sehar Bismillah , Khan Javed Ahmad , Asmat Faryal , Tareen Tariq Bashir , Hassan Fayyaz
Published: April 2022

Objective: The objective of this study is to document the initial presentation of COVID 19 cases reporting to hospital.Study Design: Cross sectional study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at COVID-19 ward of Tertiary care hospital, Rawalpindi from May to June 2020.Materials and Methods: This study was conducted on 647 patients admitted at COVID-19 ward. Data was collected from the patient’s presenting complaints, history taking, examination, charts, treatment and nursing records. Pattern of clinical presentation was taken as the presenting symptoms and signs of the patients. They were grouped as mild, moderate and severe by chest computed tomography severity score. The data was presented as frequency distribution tables.Results: Out of 647 patients 84% were male while 16% were females.48.5% of the cases were asymptomatic while 41.5% cases were having symptoms. The most common clinical presentation was fever (38%) followed by dry cough (32.9%), fatigue (31.1%), productive cough (25.3%) and headache (24.7%). Majority of the patients (71.8%) presented with mild severity on HRCT.Conclusion: This study gives the insight into the clinical picture of the patients presenting with COVID-19. Majority of the patients presented with the mild to moderate severity. Many patients being asymptomatic are overlooked and become carrier for COVID-19 Disease.

How to cite this: Siddiqui FA, Hassan N, Sehar B, Khan JA, Asmat F. Presentation of COVID 19 Patients: An Experience at Military Hospital Rawalpindi. Life and Science. 2022; 3(2): 65-69.  doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.213

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Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s Diseases and Correlation of the Risk Factors with Anxiety
Authors: Aslam Ayesha , Amjad Naeem , Wasiq Meer Wasiq , Mazhar Nauman , Haq Ikram-ul , Ahmed Mubashir
Published: April 2022

Objective: To determine the prevalence of sleep disorders in a patient with Parkinson's disease (PD) and to identify the risk factors that might develop anxiety among the patients with Parkinson’s disease.  Study Design: A cross sectional study.Place and Duration of Study:  The study was conducted from 16th June to 16th November 2020 at cardiology department of Ch.Pervaiz Elahi Institute of cardiology, Multan.Materials and Methods: A total of 200 participants were part of the study, out of which 100 were diagnosed with Parkinson's disease while the other half were healthy subjects. Prior diagnosis of Parkinson's disease was reconfirmed through standard criteria of movement disorders and disease staging was done through Hoehn Yahr staging. All the participants were inquired of understudy variables through one-to-one interviews and a structured questionnaire was administered. Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale was utilized to evaluate the existence of anxious tendencies. SPSS 20.0 was used for statistical analyses. T-test was used for comparison of sleeping disorders between control subjects and patients. Risk factors for anxiety were measured as odd ratios. A P-value less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant.Result: Among patients with PD sleep initiation problems (37%), nocturia (66%), and body movement problems (50%) were found to be significant. Moreover, a majority of patients, 75%, were on sleeping pills. The data was suggestive of significant occurrence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS), restless leg syndrome (RLS), and Rapid eye Movement (REM) REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RSBD). Further, anxiety was significantly correlated with disease duration, severity, and age of the patient.Conclusion: Parkinson's disease not only presents with motor symptoms but has severe non-motor manifestations. Similar to the external world, sleeping disorders are also prevalent among PD patients of Pakistan. Moreover, several factors play role in the development of anxiety in these patients which require critical management.

How to cite this: Aslam A, Amjad N, Buzdar MW, Mazhar N, Haq I, Ahmed M. Evaluation of Sleep Disorders in Parkinson’s Diseases and Correlation of Its Risk Factors with Anxiety. Life and Science. 2022; 3(2): 83-87.  doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.219

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Assessing Relationship between Capacity Building and Entrepreneurial Activities among Community Based Organisation over a Three-year Term in Western Region of Kenya
Authors: Oria Kevin , Wafula Charles , Mumma Jane
Published: April 2022

Community-based organizations (CBOs) are organizations that operate at local and national level to improve life for residents in a community. However, research has revealed that most CBOs collapse after a short period of time from formation due to inadequate capacity among its members and leaders to run certain enterprise activities. This study was conducted in western region of Kenya covering seven counties within the region to analyse association between capacity building activities taken by the CBOs and level of entrepreneurial activities performance over a three-year period. The study used quasi experimental study design with CBOs purposively sampled from which data was collected at baseline 2015, midline 2016 and end line 2017. Descriptive analysis was done to establish the types of capacity building activities and types and level of entrepreneurial activities conducted, while performance of CBOs was measured over a period of three-years. Chi-square was used to determine the relationship between capacity building and level of entrepreneurial activities achieved. Results show that out of 41 CBOs, 4 (10%) recorded a good performance, 22 (54%) average performance while 15 (37%) achieved poor performance over the three-year term into capacity building activities. On entrepreneurial activities 19 CBOs (46%) had high performing while 22 (54%) recorded low performance. Whereas there is absence of statistically significant association between Capacity building level and Entrepreneurial activity level due to the low level of CBO numbers that attained High Performance (HEP) on capacity building activities in comparison with CBOs with Low Performance (LEP), performance on enterprise activities was remarkably high (75%) among CBOs with high training activities compared with those ranked poor on training activities (25%). This study identified 8 out of 30 capacity building activities being the minimum package that is needed for CBOs to register better performance in entrepreneurial activities including: entrepreneurship, business planning, marketing, financial management, table banking, governance, record keeping, leadership and governance, poultry keeping, merry go round, and agribusiness. The findings suggest a positive effect of high level of training activities on CBOs performance on enterprise activities. However, research is needed to help develop understanding as to why CBOs were not keen on training activities.
Demographic Vulnerability to Crime Victimization among Urban Residents in Informal Settlements in Nairobi, Kenya
Authors: Wa Teresia John Ndikaru
Published: April 2022

The mushroom of the informal settlements in urban spaces has confined the urban poor in deplorable life at the periphery of socio-economic development. The residents in these informal settlements do not just have to grapple with a deprived lifestyle, they are also the key targets of criminality that is rampant in their neighbourhood. This study examined the demographic vulnerability to crime victimization amongst the informal settlement residents. The study focused on four slums in Nairobi, which included Kibera, Mathare, Korogocho, and Mukuru slums. The systematic sampling design was used to determine the 659 respondents. The questionnaires were administered to the respondents, this was quantitatively and qualitatively filled by the respondents to ensure a higher response rate. The study established that most residents were victimized by crime at least once and the common crime included the brewing and consumption of illicit brew. The other commonly experienced crimes included general robbery, burglary, muggings, drugs, assault, murder, robbery with violence, pickpocketing, sexual abuse, arson, kidnapping. Most of the residents lived with the fear of criminal victimization, with nearly a half of them falling victims of crime in the past year. Most of these criminal activities happened early in the evening and early in the morning and were perpetrated on the victims either along the way or in their homes. The crimes were mostly conducted with a weapon and the criminal attacks were often carried out by the youth and middle-aged individuals. The study recommended the establishment of sensitization programs to educate the residents about crime in their neighbourhood and the available ways of seeking justice. The study also recommended the enhancement of community policing in the informal settlement to protect the vulnerable girls who are susceptible to victimization due to the illicit brew that is sold and consumed in their neighbourhood
Factors Affecting Arts Marketing of Theaters in Hanoi, Vietnam
Authors: Quyen Nguyen Thi Anh
Published: April 2022

Arts marketing is the inevitable development trend of contemporary society, in the context of international exchanges and integration deepening and the competition in the arts field is becoming more and more intensive. If arts organizations want to successfully carry out marketing activities, they need to have a deep understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of arts marketing. Theoretically, many researchers have pointed out that the factors impacting and affecting arts marketing include internal environment and external environment factors, in which the important factors are the external environment ones, including: Economic, political and legal factors; Cultural, social and technological factors. The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of external environmental factors on arts marketing of theaters in Hanoi, Vietnam. The author inherits the above research points and conducts a practical survey for 50 managers and 150 artists of 12 theaters in Hanoi capital, Vietnam. The important contribution of the study is shown by the author through the results of testing the scales, analyzing the correlation between the scales and testing the research hypothesis, which is: economic, political, legal factors (EPL) and Cultural, social and technological factors (CST) all have an impact on arts marketing (AM) of theaters in Hanoi, Vietnam. Moreover, Economic, political and legal factors (EPL) have a stronger influence on Arts Marketing (AM). The research results are also meaningful to many Vietnam's arts managers in planning and adjusting policies to achieve results and effectiveness in marketing activities to bring art works to the public; adapting to the market, in line with the movement and development trend of Vietnamese society and international integration.
Groundwater Laws and Regulations: Survey of Sixteen U.S. States Volume II
Authors: Hardberger Amy , Adams Abigail , Beasley Jack , Bratcher Rebekah , Clas Justin , Field Jackson , Gaunt Ian , Graves Ashley , Hayashi Merrick , Lusk Jenna , Maslanka Matthew , Milliken Erin , Pabich Connor , Reed Margaret , Remschel A. Wesley , Thomas Lauren , Wilde Ashley
Published: April 2022

This report is the second volume in a continuing project designed to explore and articulate the groundwater laws and regulations of all fifty U.S. states. This particular report presents surveys for sixteen states throughout the country. The first volume featured thirteen state surveys and can be found at: http://www.law.tamu.edu/usgroundwaterlaws. The purpose of the project is to compile and present the groundwater laws and regulations of every state in the United States that could then be used in a series of comparisons of groundwater governance principles, strategies, issues, and challenges. Professor Gabriel Eckstein at Texas A&M University School of Law and Professor Amy Hardberger at Texas Tech University School of Law developed a matrix to ascertain chief components and characteristics of the groundwater legal regime of each state. Student researchers then used the matrix to respond to a standardized set of questions about the groundwater laws and regulations of a selection of states. In the near future, additional volumes with surveys of the remaining twenty-one U.S. states will be issued.
The Effect of Local Application of Magnesium Oxide Powder on the Blood Parameters During Nerve Regeneration of Injured Sciatic Nerve in Rat
Authors: Helal Montaser  , Hussein Aseel
Published: April 2022

Peripheral nerves injuries are very common defects in animals which may lead to loss of sensory andmotor functions of the nerve. These defects are highly corrected using nanotechnology. This studyaimed to find out the effect of applying local application of magnesium Nano- and Microparticles onthe level of magnesium and rat nerve group factor in rat during the process of nerve regeneration. Thisstudy included sixty adult male apparently healthy Wistar rats had bodyweight average (M±SD: 230± 20) gram. Random division to three group was done as: Controlgroup (CG), Nanogroup (NG) andMicrogroup (MG) of (n=20) each after transecting the sciatic nerve and instant proximal and distal endof the sciatic nerve suturing. First group the (Controlgroup) which had no interferences after suturing;the second group (Nanogroup) had a local application of nanoparticles powder of MgO on sutured sitein addition to third group (Microgroup) had a local application of microparticles powder of MgO onthe sutured site. The results showed that a significant and continuous increase of rat growth factor to beseen in Nanogroup and Microgroup however, Microgroup had the highest level to the end of the study,while no significant correlation between the three groups and level of Mg during the study was seen. Itis concluded that MgO forms of Micro and Nano particles have a positive effect on nerve regenerationwhich can be determined by significant increase of NGF in Microgroup then Nanogroup but not inControlgroup. In addition to that using low dose of local application of Nano and Microparticle has nosystemic toxicity on body.
Physiotherapy Interventions in Stroke in COVID-19 – A Case Report
Authors: Babatunde G Ogundunmade
Published: April 2022

A 67year old known hypertensive and diabetic right handed man who was diagnosed of stroke post COVID-19 and presented with impaired motor functions essentially of right limbs; trunk impairment; impaired balance and loss of ambulatory function was daily managed with paced capacity based physiotherapy protocols which was gradually increased within tolerated levels until he became stable ambulatory wise without any respiratory distress, at which point he was discharged from physiotherapy, Katz Score being 6/6 and gait speed which was 0.18m/s at start of ambulation rose to 1.47m/s with maximum ambulatory distance of 103m at a stretch and SPO2 at 95%. Peripheral Agraphia identified at 7weeks post physiotherapy intervention was productively managed with Recall and Copy Treatment, RACT, the writing became very legible.The adopted physiotherapy interventions ensured Physical Activity Reactivation (PAR) with the patient being able to ‘step out’ with reassured health life and integration into normal activities of daily living (ADL). The Functional Physical Activity Tempo (FPAT) can be sustained post COVID Rehabilitation once it’s well considered and integrated into rehabilitation protocols
A Tele Rehabilitation Approach for the Treatment of Dyspareunia: Case Report
Authors: Borkar Sudini  , Dave Binal
Published: April 2022

Painful sexual intercourse, also called as Dyspareunia, may be due to a medical or psychological causes. Women with painful sexual intercourse may have pain in the Vagina, Clitoris or Labia. The pain would primarily be on the External surfaces or deeper in the pelvis. Medically, Dyspareunia is a pelvic floor dysfunction and affects up to 53% of adult women and remains underdiagnosed. A multidisciplinary approach is needed for a complete rehabilitation of the dysfunction. As a part of the rehabilitation team, A Pelvic floor therapist also plays a crucial role in treating the Tone and the Strength of the Pelvic floor muscles.But during the COVID-19 pandemic and with the social distancing norms, the pelvic floor therapist faced a challenge in treating this concern. The current case report describes the Telerehabilitation approach and progressive intervention administered by the authors for Hypertonic pelvic floor dysfunction, to improve the quality of life and the strength of the pelvic floor of the women’s during the lockdown or when reaching the therapist gets difficult
Relationship between Trunk Performance and the Stair Ascending and Descending in Post Stroke Subjects
Authors: Deepanjali Rai  , S Devika
Published: April 2022

Purpose and Objective:- Trunk being the central keypoint of the body, good trunk stability is essential for reaching and grasping and proximal trunk control is a prerequisite for distal lower limb movement control in functional activities like walking and stair climbing. There are several clinical tools to measure trunk performance such as The sitting balance item of the Motor assessment scale, The trunk control test, leg and trunk scale of the Rivermead Motor Assessment Scale. The Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS) a new tool to measure motor impairment of trunk after stroke was developed in 2004 by G Verheyden et al. Studies were conducted to correlate the TIS with Tinette, TUG test, 10 min walk test. However studies were not conducted to show the relationship between the trunk impairment and stair climbing in stroke subject. Design:- Correlational study Settings:-HOSMAT Hospital, BangaloreSubjects:-A total of 32 stroke subjects with a mean (SD) age of 53.90 ± 13.07 yrs. 21 males and 11 females participated.Method:-All the 32 subjects were administered with TIS and then followed by stair ascend and descend test. Outcome measures:- TIS, Stair ascend and descend test.Results:-The median scores of static, dynamic sitting balance and coordination ( 5, 6, 1) respectively. Mean score of stair ascend - 18.87±11.05 and for stair descend - 20.60±12.43.There was a moderate negative correlation between TIS and stair ascend with rs= -0.54 (P=0.001), moderate negative correlation between TIS and stair descend with rs=-0.63(P=0.001) and also moderate negative correlation between TIS and stair ascend + descend rs= 0.58(P=0.001).Conclusion:-The Trunk impairment scale shows moderate correlation with the stair ascend and descend test, which suggests that a person scoring less on the Trunk Impairment Scale (TIS ) takes more time to ascend and descend the stairs.
Effectiveness of KIASTM in Post-surgical Wrist and Hand Rehabilitation following Spaghetti Wrist Injury- A Single Case Report
Authors: Lopa Das
Published: April 2022

Background and Objectives: The deep laceration of the distal volar forearm is referred as “Spaghetti wrist”. As the structures at the wrist are tightly packed and thinly covered, lacerations of tendons, nerves, and arteries are likely. The injury of exposed tendons on a red background resemble pasta noodles in a bed of tomato sauce. Flexor tendon injuries along with median nerve injuries are very common following accidental cut injuries at wrist. Most commonly injured tendons include FDS,FDP,FPL,FCU and FCR. There are associated nerve and arterial damage also might prevail which includes median, radial and ulnar nerve. These kind of injuries are quite complex and are managed by specifically Hand Surgeons. Following post-surgical repair the Physiotherapists and occupational therapists plays a key role during rehabilitation . There are various standard protocols available to treat such cases.IASTM(Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) is one of the effective innovative tool in treating various conditions related to tissue tightness following nonsurgical and post-surgical management .Physiotherapy has diversified its treatment methods over a period of time with the use of various modalities and instruments. Instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is one of the tool that has gained popularity with its use in treating various pathologies.This case study was done check the effect of KIASTM(Kinesio Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization)in treating a post-surgical repair of FDP,FDS and FPL tendons along with median nerve injury following a glass cut penetrating injury on volar surface of right wrist. Case Description: A 34 year old male patient reported for Post-operative rehabilitation of Median nerve injury along with FDP,FDS and FPL tendon repair and also radial and ulnar artery repair. The surgery was performed 20 days prior to start with the physiotherapy treatment. The physical therapy protocol included KIASTM by using the Acceltool, electrical muscle stimulation, exercise therapy including passive stretching and active exercises. The case was evaluated using outcome measures VAS for pain,Goniometry for wrist joint ROM and DASH questionnaire for assessing the upper extremity function pre-treatment and post treatment.Results: It is seen that there were prognosis in overall hand function following Spaghetti wrist injury in terms of pain, AROM and functional ability in post-operative hand rehabilitation.Conclusion: Considerable improvement was seen with the use of KIASTM along with other therapeutic interventions following Spaghetti wrist injury in reducing pain, increasing AROM and improving hand function during rehabilitation in post-operative phase of management
Short Term Effects of Remote Myofascial Release versus Mulligan’s Bent Leg Raise on Hamstring and Lumbar Spine Flexibility in College Going Students: An Experimental Study
Authors: Mansi Dhingani  , Vinit Mody
Published: April 2022

Background: Hamstring flexibility is an important factor because reduced flexibility is being considered as a predisposing factor for idiopathic low back pain. Considering the pelvis to be base of the spine, its orientation affects the lumbar lordotic curvature. Hence, it can be postulated that hamstring flexibility is influenced by pelvic posture.The aim of the study was to evaluate and compare the short term effects of Remote myofascial release (bilateral plantar fascia) and Mulligan’s bent leg raise on hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility in college going students.Method: Total 78 students were recruited for the study as per selection criteria and were divided into two groups (39 in each group). Group A was treated with Remote myofascial release (bilateral plantar fascia) and group B was treated with Mulligan’s bent leg raise for 6 days (daily 1 session of 3 repetitions). Inter-group analysis by unpaired t-test showed statistically significant improvement on knee extension angle test, sit and reach test and lumbar lordosis index (P value ≤ 0.05).Conclusion: Remote myofascial release as well as Mulligan’s bent leg raise were beneficial in improving hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility. However, Mulligan’s bent leg raise was found to be more effective in hamstring and lumbar spine flexibility
Supportive Care in Head and Neck Cancer Patients: The Role of Occupational Therapist. Review
Authors: Edna Lúcia Coutinho da Silva  , Meire Coelho Ferreira  , Camila de Carvalho Almança Lopes  , Rafael Resende de Miranda  , Veridiana Resende Novais Simamoto
Published: April 2022

Background: Patients diagnosed with malignant head and neck cancer undergoing radiotherapy have negative impacts on oral health and, consequently, on quality of life, especially in older patients who already have peculiar age changes and altered physiological conditions. Radiotherapy in the head and neck region can cause some side effects, such as hyposalivation, xerostomia, mucositis, dysgeusia, dysphagia, trismus, candidiasis, osteoradionecrosis and radiation-related caries. Thus, a multidisciplinary approach is needed to increase the chances of successful treatment of side effects. This review focused on the role of the occupational therapist in the care of patients with head and neck cancer. Methods: A literature search was carried out in the MEDLINE database from the year 2010 to 2021.Conclusion: The multidisciplinary approach provides improvements in oral functions, directly affecting the quality of life and survival of cancer patients. Therefore, it is extremely important to aggregate occupational therapy actions in multidisciplinary care involving other professionals, such as dentists in order to promote an adequate treatment for this category of patients.
Validation and Cross Cultural Adaptation of the Marathi Version of Revised Urinary Incontinence Scale in Females with Urinary Incontinence(Ruis)
Authors: Ponde Ketki V  , Agrawal Ronika S  , Kamble Sayali K  , Gilani Afrin Z
Published: April 2022

Purpose: To validate the Revised Urinary Incontinence Scale (RUIS) in Marathi language and find its reliability in females of PuneMethodology: A pilot study was done on 30 sujects who were given RUIS in English and Marathi language and were asked to fil the questionnaire. After the completion of this ,the marathi scale was given to 101 subjects for cross cultural adaptation into Marathi language. Along with the translated version, subjects were also given the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire – Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF). Result: The translated version of RUIS showed a good internal consistency( r=0.88) and good test re-test reliability( r=0.86). The construct validity of Marathi RUIS was seen to be (Cronbach’s alpha) 0.882 and the convergent validity was calculated by correlating the Marathi RUIS with ICIQ-UI SF, which was found to b p= 0.756. Conclusion: The translated version of RUIS show good validity and reliability
Pulmonary Tele-Rehabilitation in Patients (Post Covid-19) With Respiratory Complications: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Authors: Pratibha Sharma  , Sanjay Kumar Goswami
Published: April 2022

Background: The coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) epidemic has resulted in a growing population of individuals recovering from SARS-CoV. Although the evidence is limited, observational data suggest that patients who suffer from COVID may experience symptoms long after recovery from acute illness, referred as “long COVID,” post-COVID syndrome or “post-COVID conditions”.The recovery from COVID-19 disease is very different but many features appear to be similar to recovery from other viral illnesses. Our study aims to investigate and validate the effectiveness of respiratory rehabilitative therapeutic program in patients with chronic COVID.Objective: To analyse the effects of a Pulmonary Tele-rehabilitation Program in Covid-19 Outpatients who received Pulmonary Rehab (Breathing and Therapeutic Exercises) compared to those who only received conventional care. Method: A Randomized Controlled Trial study has been undertaken.30 Post COVID Patients meeting inclusion criteria were randomly allocated into two groups. Experimental Group received therapeutic protocol and Controlled Group received conventional care. Duration for the study was 6 weeks. The Significant and relevant tests for this study are Modified Borg Dyspnoea Rating Scale and Fatigue Severity Scale. Result: The statistical analysis was carried out using‘t- test’ to determine the effectiveness of breathing and therapeutic exercises. Results showed that the patients in experimental group recovered more rapidly and demonstrated independence in their ADL without any further complications.Females were more fatigued than males, therefore benefitted more from the therapeutic program. Conclusion: This study demonstrated improvement in patients who received the therapeutic program. No telerehab patients required additional oxygen supplementation or any medical care. Telerehabilitation allowed a valuable service to patients with COVID-19 and helped them to rehabilitate themselves without having to leave their home.
Association of Musculoskeletal Pain and Psychological Stress with the use of Personal Electronic Devices among College Going Students – A Virtual Cross-sectional Study
Authors: Vinit Mody  , Amirhamza Chauhan  , Jash Desai
Published: April 2022

Background: Computer use is associated with increased risk for musculoskeletal disorders due to adopted static postures and highly repetitive hand motions. At colleges, students use computers, mobile phones, laptop or tablet for communication, learning and entertainment. Social isolation, loneliness, physical inactivity or sedentary lifestyle are individual entities. Owing to the present situation, where the public interaction is restricted, the above factors can interfere in mental health status as well as on musculoskeletal system of the students. So, the aim was to study the association of musculoskeletal pain and psychological stress with the use of personal electronic devices among college going students.Method: An online short form questionnaire was prepared using Google forms which consisted of survey related questions from Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and Perceived Stress Scale. Total 100 college going students were recruited as per selection criteria and online form was distributed amongst them. Data analysis by chi-square test showed significant association of musculoskeletal pain (P< 0.05) but no association of psychological stress (P> 0.05) with the use of personal electronic devices among college going students. Conclusion: Musculoskeletal pain was commonly associated with the use of personal electronic devices rather than psychological stress among college going students.
Usulan Penerapan Supply Chain Management Terhadap Komoditas Cabai PD. Marzuki di Pasar Tradisional Cisalak Depok
Authors: Rosyid Muhammad Fadli , Nurhidayat Asep Endih
Published: April 2022

Dalam memperhitungkan kinerja perusahaan, PD. Marzuki masih menggunakan pengukuran subjektif berdasarkan biaya yang menjadi tolak ukur keefektifan kinerja perusahaan. Oleh karena itu, tujuan dari penelitian kali ini adalah untuk mengetahui kinerja rantai pasok perusahaan setelah menggunakan pengukuran Supply Chain Management serta Memberikan usulan yang tepat kepada perusahaan agar menerapkan pengukuran kinerja Supply Chain Management. Hal tersebut dilakukan untuk mengetahui kinerja perusahaan terkait rantai pasok perusahaan untuk menghadapi masalahmasalah yang sering dihadapi perusahaan. Setelah semua data yang dibutuhkan telah terkumpul, langkah selanjutnya adalah mengolah data tersebut menggunakan metode Supply Chain Operation Reference (SCOR) Model Versi 12.0. Didapatkan nilai skor performansi untuk atribut kinerja Reliability sebesar 13,64. Responsiveness sebesar 14,2, Upside SC Flexibility sebesar 7,10, Upside SC Adaptability sebesar 4,51 dan atribut kinerja Asset Management sebesar 9,00 dengan nilai total skor performansi sebesar 48,46. Nilai tersebut merupakan angka yang termasuk dalam kategori â€œmarginalâ€ atau dibawah rata-rata. Nilai Terendah didapatkan pada atribut kinerja Agility metrik Upside Supply Chain Flexibility (7,10), Upside Supply Chain Adaptability (4,51) dan Supply Chain Asset Management (9,00). Hal tersebut menunjukan bahwa PD. Marzuki masih memiliki kendala di atribut kinerja agility dan asset management.
Usulan Perbaikan Kualitas Produk Roti Bolu Dengan Metode Six Sigma Dan FMEA
Authors: Abdurrahman Muhammad Ali , Al-Faritsy Ari Zaqi
Published: April 2022

UKM Bolu Ayu Albarokah merupakan UKM yang memproduksi roti bolu dengan rata- rata produksi 4000 pcs/hari, dimana sekitar 0,67 % mengalami cacat produk yaitu 0,19% cacat gosong, 0,04% cacat sobek dan 0,43% cacat lengket. Proses penyelesaian masalah kualitas produk menggunakan metode six sigma dan failure mode and effects analyze (FMEA). Tahapan six sigma terdiri dari define, measure, analyze, improve, control (DMAIC). Untuk FMEA digunakan pada tahap Improve. Level sigma produksi bolu UKM Bolu Ayu Albarokah sebesar 4,36, nilai tersebut masih jauh dari nilai 6 sigma karena masih adanya produk cacat dalam produksi roti bolu. UKM Bolu Ayu Albarokah perlu melakukan perbaikan untuk mengurangi cacat produk dalam proses produksi. Cacat yang memiliki effect paling dominan adalah cacat lengket dengan nilai RPN sebesar 112. Perbaikan yang dilakukan dalam mengurangi cacat lengket adalah menggunakan mesin oven yang otomatis dan dilengkapi timer, pasang alat set up ukuran api dengan skala nomor pada alat control api, menetapkan standar baku proses pendinginan roti, membuat alat khusus untuk proses pengolesan mentega pada cetakan, pengecekan perbandingan bahan baku, pengecekan mesin oven, sebelum memulai pengovenan, pengecekan mesin mixing, sebelum melakukan proses pencampuran bahan baku, pengecekan cetakan roti dan pengolesan mentega, sebelum menuangkan adonan ke cetakan dan meningkatkan ketelitian karyawan pada saat proses pencampuran bahan baku dan proses pengovenan.
Innovación de Estrategias de Gestión en el Proceso Práctico Preprofesional
Authors: Landaeta-Mendoza Carlos Jorge
Published: April 2022

Las prácticas preprofesionales son consideradas como la continuidad del contacto que realizan los estudiantes con el contexto laboral. Es un encuentro donde se favorece el desarrollo y se consolidan competencias necesarias para afrontar los problemas reales del ámbito profesional. El objetivo de la presente investigación fue mejorar las estrategias de gestión en el proceso práctico preprofesional de la Universidad Privada San Francisco de Asís, Subsede El Alto. El presente estudio se contempló bajo el método secuencial exploratorio, paradigma del pragmatismo, con enfoque mixto, de tipo exploratorio-descriptivo y diseño no experimental. Se desarrolló con una muestra no probabilística de tipo intencionada, con criterios de inclusión, conformada por 24 estudiantes y 5 docentes. Se empleo la técnica de registro de observación de informes preprofesionales, vicerrectorado y grupo focal. El análisis de los datos cuantitativos se realizó a través de la media aritmética, basada en la obtención de promedios e información cualitativa, basada en grupos focales y revisión documental.  Finalmente, el estudio permitió contar con un plan detallado, vinculando la universidad con instituciones afines a cada carrera de oferta académica de la universidad USFA. Así también, el trabajo permitió generar nuevas relaciones interinstitucionales, incrementando las opciones de espacios donde los estudiantes podrán desarrollar sus prácticas preprofesionales.
Potencialidades de la Inteligencia Artificial en Educación Superior: Un Enfoque desde la Personalización
Authors: Parra-Sánchez Juan Sebastián
Published: April 2022

Se distingue un denotado interés por conocer los procesos educativos y sus actores en el caso de investigaciones en el campo educativo y pedagógico. El presente estudio tuvo como objetivo analizar las potencialidades de las herramientas de IA en educación superior, teniendo en cuenta un enfoque desde la personalización del aprendizaje. Esta investigación se realizó bajo el método empírico-analítico, paradigma positivista, de tipo exploratorio y con diseño documental. La población o muestra considerada fueron 4 bases de datos (Scopus, Web of Science (Wos), Dialnet y Redalyc). La técnica utilizada fue la observación documental, y el instrumento utilizado fue la ficha de contenido. El análisis de los datos se realizó a través de la matriz de análisis de las categorías y con operadores booleanos se filtraron los documentos que no respondían a las preguntas de investigación propuestas para esta revisión. A la luz de los resultados obtenidos, se hace indispensable pensar en la importancia de contrastar los modelos pedagógicos y curriculares con respecto a la personalización. Es importante recordar que un sistema con alto contenido técnico, pero poco contenido pedagógico disuadirá a los estudiantes para su utilización. Como aporte a futuras investigaciones, se recomienda tener en cuenta los modelos pedagógicos y curriculares en la construcción modelos de personalización. Además, se debe realizar un contraste entre las metodologías disponibles en la literatura, con el fin de evaluar fortalezas y debilidades.
Recursos Educativos Basados en Gamificación
Authors: Acosta-Yela Mayra Tatiana , Aguayo-Litardo Josselyn Paola , Ancajima-Mena Samuel David , Delgado-Ramírez Jorge Cristopher
Published: April 2022

La innovación es un término significativo en el proceso educativo, en la actualidad en el tiempo de pandemia la tecnología ha sido un elemento importante en la educación, los recursos tecnológicos han prometido estimular la educación que beneficie la continuidad pedagógica. El objetivo de la investigación permitió la aplicación de recursos educativos basados en gamificación como método innovador para el aprendizaje significativo de los estudiantes. Para el desarrollo de esta investigación se utilizó bajo el método observación, paradigma positivista, enfoque cuantitativo, de tipo correlacional y diseño cuasiexperimental. Se contó con la participación de 33 estudiantes de la Universidad Técnica de Machala, Carrera de Ciencias Experimentales para el desarrollo de la misma y se aplicaron técnicas de recopilación de datos basadas en escala de Likert que permitió la recolección de información por parte de los actores e instrumentos. Como resultado se obtuvo que el 85% indicó que los elementos de gamificación fueron fáciles de utilizar, el 91% indicó que las estrategias utilizadas en el desarrollo de las clases virtuales permitieron la comprensión de todos los contenidos establecidos en el silabo y el 100% consideran que los recursos utilizados fueron muy interesantes. Finalmente se puede corroborar que la innovación educativa ha logrado contribuir significativamente en el desarrollo de habilidades de los educandos, mediante el uso de diferentes elementos digitales como los recursos educativos que poseen características elementales que permite la transformación pedagógica.
Aplicación Técnicas Musicoterapia en el Sector Educativo Estudiantes Universitarios Modalidad Virtual
Authors: Vásquez-Alburqueque Iris Liliana , Chunga-Amaya Wilson Hugo
Published: April 2022

La musicoterapia científica es una técnica terapéutica moderna que ha generado un interés progresivo entre la comunidad científica. Se utiliza en el sector salud para pacientes que están sometidos a intervenciones invasivas menores para aliviar sus dolores, prevenir, restaurar, acrecentar la salud física y mental del ser humano. Por esta razón, el objetivo fue proponer la adaptación basada en las 5 técnicas de musicoterapia usadas en salud, para ser desarrolladas en educación universitaria. La investigacion se desarrolló bajo el método teórico, paradigma positivista, enfoque cuantitativo tipo descriptivo y diseño no experimental. Se utilizó un cuestionario para conocer, describir qué técnicas utilizadas habían sido más útiles a los estudiantes. Los principales hallazgos expresados por los 93 sujetos investigados, el 49.5% le fue más útil las técnicas para mejorar: salud mental, bienestar emocional y expresión creativa. Por otro lado, el 32,3% le fue más importante hacer improvisaciones musicales grupales de una marinera trujillana cantada, bailada, acompañada en familia. Para futuras investigaciones como reflexión de los investigadores consideramos trabajar un programa que dure 16 semanas para medir otras dimensiones de emociones de los participantes. Se concluyó que adaptar las técnicas de musicoterapia sí es útil en el sector educativo; sobre todo, aquellas que conducen a mejorar la salud mental, no obstante, se necesita aplicarlas en relación con los contenidos de interacción grupal entre sus familiares y compañeros del aula virtual.
Comparison of Emotion Regulation Strategies in University Students with and without Food Addiction
Authors: BAYRAM Çiğdem , YETKİN Aysegul , TEKİN Atilla
Published: April 2022

Aim: The purpose of the present study is to compare the emotion regulation strategies in university students with and without food addiction.Material and Methods: 214 university students were included in the study. Each participant completed Yale Food Addiction Scale (YFAS), Difficulties of Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) and a sociodemographic form. The body mass index (BMI) of each participant was calculated by dividing the body weight by the square of the height in meters.Results: %18.7 of the participants (n=40) met the diagnostic criteria of food addiction according to the YFAS. The frequency of food addiction in male participants was statistically higher than female participants (p=0.006). Non-acceptance, strategies and impulses subscales scores of DERS were statistically higher in participants with food addiction than those without food addiction (p=0.005; p<0.001 and p=0.048 respectively). There were correlations between number of food addiction criteria and strategies subscale score and DERS total score (r=.41 and r=.36 respectively).Conclusion: It can be said that individuals with food addiction experience more difficulty in emotion regulation
How are Lung Volume and Respiratory Muscles Affected in Non-Severe Patients With Covid-19?
Authors: UÇAR İlyas , COŞGUN Muharrem Said , ÇANKAL Fatih , KARARTI Caner , KURTOĞLU Erdal , PAYAS Ahmet , PATAT Dilara , NİSARİ Mehtap
Published: April 2022

Aim: Coronavirus-2019 (Covid-19) primarily affects the respiratory system, and how it affects respiratory muscles and lung volume is still not fully understood. Our study aimed to assess the time-dependent changes that may occur in lungs and respiratory muscle sizes on chest computed tomography (CT) in adult coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients.Material and Methods: The clinical and radiological records of 101 adult patients who had at least two non-contrast chest CT images in stage 1 (0-4 days) and stage 6 (>28 days) were collected retrospectively. ImFusion Suite program were used to calculate lung volumes, and the cross-sectional areas of the pectoral and intercostal muscles were also calculated using with “ImageJ” program.Results: One-hundred one patients (51 females, 50.49%) were included in the study. ANCOVA revealed a significant stage*side interaction effect regarding cross-sectional area (CSA) of intercostal muscles [(p=.010; η²p=.064)]. There was no significant difference between the two stages in terms of CSA of pectoralis major and minor muscles [(p=.314; η2p=.010), (p=.644; η²p=.002)] respectively and lung volume [(p=.340; η²p=.009)].Conclusion: Covid-19 pneumonia causes an atrophy in respiratory muscles. However, it seems to have a nonsignificant effect on auxiliary respiratory muscles and lung volume. Further investigation of respiratory muscles and respiratory muscle training to reduce the risk of serious complications during viral infections are required.