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Status of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Health Profession Education in Kenya
Authors: A. McNulty John , Otieno Antony , Gachoka Steven , Hillary Edalia , Juma Faith , Maingi Martin , Mugire Saidi , Mwangi Samuel , Yallah Collins , B. Harrison Kathleen 
Published: August 2018

Because ICT is an integral component of health care and education, we evaluated the status of ICT among health profession students (n=310) at 5 universities in Kenya.Â Â Most students owned a computer (73%) or smart phone (60%). Ownership of ICT devices was significantly associated with familiarity of technology and Internet accessibility.Â Most students (54%) agreed that computer instruction (CAI) was available in their curriculum, but only 39% used it routinely.Â Males were more familiar with ICT than females, which was the only important gender difference.Â These data and the variability in responses across universities provide important information for the continued development of policies to promote ICT in health education.
Imperatives of Cognitive and Affective Skills for Innovative Problem Solving: A Fresh Perspective
Authors: Babu. G. N. Dr. Mohan , G. M. Sushravya. 
Published: August 2018

Most educational models that prescribe teaching and training methods to groom school children into innovators fail to take a deeper view of engineering design methodology. Yet others tend to ignore the importance of human values which must be an integral part of any innovative design process.Â In this paper, We would first disaggregate design capabilities into its constituent capabilities, namely, exploring, creating and converging capabilities, which we need to master to produce better products and services, and then show how the cognitive and affective skills proposed by Benjamin Bloom, and Anderson and Krathwohl in their educational models can directly and significantly contribute to these constituent capabilities. With an improved understanding of the eco-system needed for better design solutions, we suggest that the present education systems, especially in developing countries, be critically reviewed and reoriented from the perspective of producing quality innovative designers, regardless of the problem area.Â Â
Words and Pictures: Back to basics for effective learning in the health sciences
Authors: Thunders Dr Michelle , Jing Ying , Clarke Jim , Wadsworth Dan , Thomas Judy , Page Rachel 
Published: August 2018

Students often struggle with science content because of their lack of science vocabulary comprehension and the general bewilderment with facing lengthy segments of text without meaning. This paper reports on a twoâ€“pronged initiative to facilitate health science learning for first year degree students.Firstly, the introduction of visual diagrams into teaching practice. These diagrams summarize linkages between content and are valuable tools for visual learners and an important learning skill to develop for students new to the tertiary education environment. Secondly development of an online science vocabulary tool. Science vocabulary is often derived from Greek and Latin words, languages not familiar to the majority of our students. Knowing common suffixes, prefixes and root words can facilitate student understanding of new complex concepts. Development of a visual, interactive and quick online tool to aid students dissect and decode parts of words and help them to understand the entire word. This is particularly Â beneficial for students otherwise disadvantaged, for example, students where English is not their first language and students with little or no previous science education as often the case for students undertaking the Bachelor Health Science (BHlthSci) degree. This could also help with first-year student retention as it may help students to not see science words as daunting and confusing and give them confidence in their learning. Preliminary survey results indicate a positive student response to the initiatives with the majority of students using these tools to focus their revision and incorporating them in their self-directed learning.
A Review of B. F. Skinnerâ€™s â€˜Reinforcement Theory of Motivationâ€™
Authors: Gordan Marzieh 
Published: August 2018

B. F. Skinner in his book Beyond Freedom and Dignity said that thinkers should make fundamental changes in human behavior, and they couldn't bring these changes only with the help of physics or biology. He believes that we only acquire the technology of behavior. Centuries ago people were seeing themselves as a person who could feel himself better any other creatures in the world. But in todayâ€™s world he is not able to understand himself. Although science have emerged vastly; but we are not able to compare anything like a science of human behavior with any other science in the world. As behaviorist B.F. Skinner brought up the Reinforcement Theory. The Reinforcement Theory isÂ one of the oldest theories of motivation which describe behavior and how we act. This theory can called as â€˜behaviorismâ€™ or â€˜operant conditioningâ€™ that is taught in the todayâ€™s world of psychology. In this article we are looking at B. F. Skinner Reinforcement Theory of Motivation and we go through all details in this theory. This is a review paper based on the theorist Skinner.
Human Rights Education in Teacher Training Programs
Authors: MAKKAR NEETU , Kaur Ms. Gurminder 
Published: August 2018

Â Educated People are the greatest guarantee of Human Rights and, in effect serves as its ultimate sanction has fostered interest and efforts in the field of Human Rights Education. Human Rights Education means to make Human Rights universal and comprehensive by providing training in Human Rights and to aware people regarding Human Rights relating to life, liberty, equality and dignity of the individual. Recognition the universal concern about the contribution of Human Rights Education in ensuring the protection and realization of Human Rights, India has adopted multipronged strategy for ensuring Human Rights for its citizens. It incorporated into its constitution the various Human Rights as Fundamental Rights provided in the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). Keeping in view the Ethnic diversity and highly divisive society of India, it has made provisions for the deprived sections of the society like the scheduled Castes (SC), Scheduled Tribes (ST) as well as girls and disabled persons. The present paper stresses that the Teacher Training Programs play a vital role in promoting Human Rights among the people. It aims to study that the Teachers are prepared through Pre-service and continuous In-service Teacher Education Programs that focused on Human Rights Education with in-depth knowledge about Human Rights, required teaching skills and practice of Human Rights in society.
ATTITUDES OF WOMEN IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA FOR PRENATAL TESTING AS A PREVENTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PROCEDURE
Authors: Mitrevska Roberta , Isjanovska Rozalinda 
Published: August 2018

Prenatal screening and diagnostic tests are associated with great anticipation, many questions, and different attitudes for the condition of the fetus, as well as providing important information about the health and condition of the future baby. The study included 507 respondents.The aim of the research is to determine the attitudes of Macedonian women for prenatal testing as preventive public health procedures, depending on their demographic characteristics.The research is an analytical sectional study whose results were collected by a questionnaire that was made for the purposes of the study, and included women-mothers with at least one pregnancy.To follow the observation about attitudes toward prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures, Â a descriptive analysis of the total number of points was made, where we found that surveyed women in Macedonia don`t have precisely built views ( opinions ) regarding prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures . The higher level of attitudes towards prenatal screening and diagnostic procedures associated with respondents of age group under 49 years, who are Â residing in the city, with high educational level, married, nationality Macedonians, have health insurance, those who have children with developmental disabilities and women with one to two pregnancies. But although there are differences in demographic characteristics, respondents in 67.1 % are unanimous in terms of attitude that prenatal screening tests should be used by all pregnant women. For this view is unspecified are 25.2%, 7.7 % Â of the respondents disagree .
Scaffolding in learning to write: A focus on learners and teacher in rural area
Authors: Jalaluddin Ilyana 
Published: August 2018

This study focuses on rural area learnersâ€™ learning process, and the teacherâ€™s roles in developing the rural learnersâ€™ writing skills. Specifically, this study aims to investigate how teacher assists the students in learning to write, and following that, this study then aims to understand how teacherâ€™s assistance affects studentsâ€™ writing skills.Â The participants of this study consisted of three fourth former students and their English teacher. In order to gather information about the teacherâ€™s assistance and its effect on learnersâ€™ writing skills, two types of data were collected. Firstly, non-participant classroom observation was carried out for six months where the researcher observed and recorded each activity in the classroom. Secondly, all of the studentsâ€™ written works during each activity were compiled and the content was analyzed to see the changes. One essay entitled â€˜My fatherâ€™ will be used for the discussion of this paper. Finding showed that students managed to improve their sentences in the essay once the teacher assisted them through class discussion and individual comments.
The Effect of Teaching "Chaos Theory and Fractal Geometry" on Geometric Reasoning Skills of Secondary Students
Authors: Abu Elwan Reda 
Published: August 2018

Chaos theory and fractal geometry have begun to appear as an important issue in secondary school mathematics. Chaos theory is the qualitative study of unstable periods in deterministic nonlinear dynamical systems, chaos theory looks at how things evolve. Fractal geometry is a subject that has established connections with many areas of mathematics (including number theory, probability theory and dynamical systems). Fractal geometry, together with the broader fields of nonlinear dynamics and complexity, represented a large segment of modern science at the end of the 20th century; this paper investigate the concepts of chaos theory and fractal geometry as a conceptual transformation at secondary school level. This paper reports a study of the effects of teaching chaos theory and fractal geometry on geometric reasoning skills in geometry. Thirty of the tenth grade students of basic education participated in an experimental group, which was involved in working with chaos theory and fractal geometry activities, pre-treatment measures the geometric Reasoning skills. Teaching fractal geometry properties and examples were focused in the teaching activities. At the end of the teaching measuresÂ geometric reasoning skills were again obtained. Since the study was an exploration, the effectiveness of teaching chaos theory and fractal geometry, the exploratory data collected by the researcher was also considered to be an important part of the study.Â
Role of Information Technology in Implementation of Telemedicine System
Authors: Soltanzadeh Ladan , Taheri Arezou , Rabiee Mohammad 
Published: August 2018

Introduction: Telemedicine is the wide description of providing medical and healthcare services by means of telecommunications.Methodology: A search of electronic databases including Medline, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), Cochrane, and Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) for relevant papers was performed. All studies addressing the use of telemedicine in emergency medical or pre-hospital care setting were included. Out of a total of 1,230 abstracts that were reviewed, result of 39 articles and 3 books and author 's experiences were gathered.Findings:Technologies do not only assist medical practitioners and patients receiving treatment, they also benefit perfectly healthy people by providing a wide range of general health assessments.Conclusion: telemedicine is medical services through the use ofÂ telecommunications.
In-Service Teachersâ€™ views and conceptions on culture and mathematics education in rural schools.
Authors: Muzangwa Jonatan , Chindanya Dr.Andrew 
Published: August 2018

The teaching of culture and heritage studies is the flagship of Great Zimbabwe University. This present study is investigating preliminary views and conceptionsÂ of in-service teachers on culture and mathematics education. Data was collected through a questionnaire survey on all 27 teachers who majored in mathematics education. The group was considered small enough to render sampling unnecessary. It was observed that a good part of students were aware of the significance of the role of culture on mathematics education whilst some were not very sure how culture played a role in the field of mathematics. We recommend the school curriculum to implement culture-oriented mathematics education that ensures the survival of African culture.Â
MATHEMATICAL MODELLING OF CONSUMER CHOICE IN FASHION: POTENTIAL STUDENT PROJECTS
Authors: Shannon Anthony G 
Published: August 2018

This paper suggests an unusual theme for undergraduate student projects. The future is now.Â Repackaging the past has historical value but it is not a preparation for the range and scope of the internet as a vast copying machine which can not only detect purchasing patterns but can adjust bargain prices to fit the buyerâ€™s calculated financial power and target them through intermediary subsidiaries in a universal online market. Quantitative techniques can now penetrate disciplines which once eschewed them.Â This paper looks at three such approaches in the context of consumer choice in fashion.
THE PROFILE OF PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA WHO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE
Authors: Viktor Isjanovski Mile , Hadjihamza Kadri , Raleva Marija Stefan 
Published: August 2018

Abstract: Introduction: Suicide is a complex phenomenon, and deliberate act of taking oneâ€™s own life, associated with numerous and various biological, social and psychological factors. It is an important psychopathological entity and one of the most demanding clinical problems, which psychiatrists face in their everyday practice, especial in schizophrenic patients. According to literature data, the number of suicides of schizophrenic patients has been increasing in recent decadesObjectives: The aim of this study was to determinate the profile of patients with schizophrenia who attempted suicide in the Psychiatric hospital â€œSkopjeâ€-Skopje, R.Macedonia.Methods: The study included 114 patients with schizophrenia, 47.4% (n=54) of them attempted suicide, 52.6 %( 60) was group consists of patients with schizophrenia who is not registered for suicide attempt, nor the existence of suicide idea. Psychiatric diagnosis of schizophrenia was based on ICD-10 criteria.Results: Based on the investigation of patients with schizophrenia who attempted suicide, we obtained a typical profile as follows: middle-aged person(31.4 average years), single (61,1% were not married,Â 44.4% live alone), (79.5%) unemployed, repeatedly hospitalized and history of suicide attempts, attempting suicide using a violent method (poisoning -55.5%, drowing-7.4%, hanging-9.2%, slashing their wrists-16.6%, jumped from height-5.5% etc.) after more than tree weeks of hospital treatment and out of hospital.Â
THE PERCEPTIONS OF THE TEACHERS ON THE APPLICATION OF PARALLEL PRINCIPLE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS
Authors: Akbaba Ahmet 
Published: August 2018

The aim of this study is presenting the perceptions of teachers on the effects of implementation of the parallel principle on productivity of 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th grade primary school students. General screeningmethod was usedin the study. The population of the study consists of 1234 teachers working in 79 primary school of Van in the academic year period of 2013-2014 and the study group consists of 200 classroom teachers from 20 schools, which were selected randomly. The research datawere collectedby questionnairedeveloped by the researcher and the solutions were made with the SPSS program. As a result of the study, it is presented that linking courses increases the knowledge of the students, makes the information transfers and learning the courses easier by solidifying them and facilitates the permanence. Furthermore, the teachers should prepare the syllabuses by considering the common subjects between the courses.Â Â Â
OCCUPATIONAL STRESS AMONG TEACHER EDUCATORS IN RELATION TO ORGANIZATIONAL CLIMATE
Authors: Mehta Anju 
Published: August 2018

In the present age of science and technology, teachers are under stress due to increasing complexities of work and its divergent demands. Organizational climate is the important factor in contributing best work from teachers and students. If organizational climate is good then teachers will freely enjoy their work and can give their best to students. Congenial atmosphere of institutionÂ Â and good relationships can minimize their occupational stress. Teacher who isÂ source of shaping destiny ofÂ country, in the form of Â making educated and well adjustment students in the class rooms, can be a best productive source only if he is getting teaching environment with no occupational stress. The Â Â present paper deal with the relationship between organizational climate and occupational stress of teachers.
On L1 Interference and â€˜Reverse Transferâ€™: Special Reference to the Concept of â€œMulticompetenceâ€
Authors: El-dali Hosni Mostafa 
Published: August 2018

As well as the first language influences the second, the second language influences the first.Â Therefore, researchers have to focus not only on the L1â†’ L2, but also on the L2â†’ L1 effect.Â There has been extensive research into how L1 affects L2, commonly known as â€˜negative influenceâ€™, but a lot less about the opposite direction, commonly known as â€˜Reverse or Backwardâ€™ transfer.The present study attempts to examine and critically review pertinent research into the question of bidirectional influence between languages.Â First, it traces the conceptual framework of the notion L1â†’L2 effect.Â Second, it attempts to demonstrate how an emerging new language (L2) affects the existing L1.Â Although there are several ways of conceptualizing L2 influence on L1, the focus, in the present study, is on the concept of â€œMulti-Competenceâ€ proposed by Cook (1991; 1999; 2006; 2007; 2011) and how it shifts the evaluation angle of the interlanguage system.Â Third, it examines the pedagogical aspects of both directions, as manifested in L2 classroom.Â Special focus will be given to how the concept of â€œmulticompetenceâ€ sees the goal of L2 learning and how language teaching should reflect such a goal.Â In addition, the advantages and disadvantages of using learnersâ€™ first language in L2 classroom will be highlighted and specific methodological recommendations will be made.
Prediction of early neonatal infection in pregnancies with prelabour rupture of membranes
Authors: Ademi Ibishi Vlora , Dusan Isjanovska Rozalinda 
Published: August 2018

Background: The uncertainty of predicting which pregnancies will have early onset neonatal infection (EONI) with prelabour rupture of membranes (PROM) is a challenge to obstetricians because presence of this condition impacts the decision to do expectant or active management of the case. The most common maternal markers of infection used in our practice are C-reactive protein, white blood cell count, and amniotic fluid glucose concentration. Objective: The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the accuracy of measuring C-reactive protein and leukocytes in maternal serum and amniotic fluid glucose concentration to predict early onset neonatal infection. The secondary objective of the study is to determine maternal fetal outcome in pregnancies with prelabour rupture of membranes. Material and methods: This prospective cross-sectional study enrolled 170 pregnant patients who experienced prelabour rupture of chorioamniotic membranes.. The maternal serum and amniotic fluid samples were taken at admission and later used to analyze whether/how the test results were a predictor of early onset neonatal infection. Results: Â C-reactive protein concentrations were significantly associated with early onset neonatal infection. Maternal CRP had 92.0% sensitivity and specificity of 62.8 % for predicting early onset neonatal infection. Maternal serum white blood cell count and amniotic fluid glucose concentrations estimation after pre-labour rupture of membranes showed poor predictive value in neonatal early onset infection. Conclusion: C-reactive protein was more sensitive in predicting Early Onset Neonatal Infection than either white blood cell count or amniotic fluid glucose concentration.
Arterial stiffness evaluation by pulse wave velocity in hypertension and diabetes mellitus subjects
Authors: Wang Hongyu , Wang Jiyun , Liu Jinbo , Zhou Yingyan , Liu Huan 
Published: August 2018

Â Background: Arterial stiffness is an independent predictor for vascular diseases. Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (CFPWV) is a reliable index of arterial stiffness. In the present study, we investigated the possible risk factors involving CFPWV in hypertension and diabetes mellitus (DM) subjects.Methods: 425 subjects (M/F 168/257) from Shougang Corporation Examination Center were divided into four groups: healthy group (n=185), hypertension group (n=135), DM group (n=32), hypertension with DM group (n=73). CFPWV was measured by Complior apparatus.Results: Our results showed that CFPWV was significantly higher in hypertension subjects with DM than in healthy and hypertension group, respectively (12.00+2.57 vs 10.12+2.28 m/s; 12.00+2.57 vs 10.78+2.07 m/s, both p<0.05). CFPWV was positively correlated with age, systolic blood pressure (SBP), diastolic blood pressure (DBP), pulse pressure (PP), fasting plasma glucose ( FBG), HbA1c, uric acid, Log NT-proBNP and Log Urine Albumin (microalbumin) Excretion [Log UAE] in the entire group(r=0.437, 0.410, 0.206, 0.423, 0.210, 0.275, 0.130, 0.135, 0.166, all p<0.05, respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that age, body mass index, SBP, PP, FBG were independent associating factors of CFPWV in all subjects (Î²=0.287, p<0.001; Î²= -0.194, p=0.003; Î²=0.223, p=0.001; Î²=0.293, p<0.001; Î²=0.161, p=0.008; respectively).Conclusions: Our present study suggested that CFPWV was significantly higher in hypertension subjects with DM compared to healthy and hypertension groups.Keywords: Carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity; Hypertension; Diabetes mellitus
THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION IN SCHOOL
Authors: Firdaus Kamal - 
Published: August 2018

Kamal Firdaus, December 2012. The Aplication Learning in General School.Â The problem of this paper is about the facilities, utilities, teacherâ€™s quality and quantity, participation and extra work as well as the future is pledge of application of physical and healt education learning in general school.The aims of this paper are physical domain, psychomotor, cognittif and affectif.The conslusions of this paper are :Training program developing sports is a part of an effort in increasing physical and spintual of human a quality.The aim of physical education is oriented to the curriculum.The aplication of physical education in school is an effort of athleteâ€™s talentskoting.Suggestions of this paper are:To keep balance between learning in one side and an effort of sport achievement increasing in another side.The quantity and the quality of teachers is the main support to the process of teaching and learning.There is the need inereasl the school facilities in quantity a well as the quality