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An Empirical Analysis of Work-life Balance on Work from Home during Covid-19 Pandemic: A Comparative Study on Men and Women
Authors: Aiswarya. P Rabuni , Perwez Syed Khalid 
Published: January 2024

Purpose:
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought tremendous changes and challenges to male and female employees. The idea of work-life balance means, that a human’s life outside of the job is equally important to their work life and that the amount of time spent working should be evenly divided by the amount of time spent doing things, such as occupied hours with friends and family, exercising, and other similar ventures. Amongst other challenges, attaining satisfaction and balance is a key challenge. Aim: The purpose of this study was to conduct a comparative analysis of men's and women's work-life balance during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown, the theoretical framework of which is the work-life balance theory, which asserts that individuals should have an equitable distribution of time and energy between their work and personal life domains. The theory emphasizes the importance of maintaining a balance to promote overall well-being and satisfaction

Methodology:
The current study is descriptive, empirical, and quantitative. The data were collected through a questionnaire administered to 200 working men and women employees. The latest PLS method was also used to analyse the obtained data.

Results:
The findings reveal that women experience more workload than men because of their personal involvement in their jobs through the period of working from home. Notably, there were no gender variances in the connection between work interruptions and personal life. It was found that the organization could help to reduce work interference with personal life and that by doing so, employees’ work-life unevenness could be reduced to some level.

Practical and Social Implication:
Given the possibility of employees experiencing psychological stress, a company could consider arranging for a trained professional to provide online counselling. Such a strategic initiative by a company during stressful times could motivate employees. The environment may also aid employees in maintaining their psychological welfare

Conclusion:
Many prior studies have examined the nature of WLB and the psychological and behavioural disorders that employees face. This study aimed to investigate the work-life balance in which employees were mandated to work from home during the -19 pandemic.
Characteristics of Design and Statistical Analysis of NEI-funded Ophthalmic Clinical Trials
Authors: Zhang Wilson , Zhang Richard , Ying Gui-shuang 
Published: January 2024

Objective:
To describe the characteristics of trial design and statistical analysis of the National Eye Institute (NEI)-funded randomized clinical trials (RCTs) conducted after the year 2000.

Design:
Review of 42 NEI-funded ophthalmic RCTs.

Methods:
Eligible trials were identified from ClinicalTrials.Gov and their primary result papers were identified from PubMed. Data on the design characteristics (primary outcome, number of arms, sample size, statistical power, inclusion of one eye or two eyes) and statistical analysis (statistical method for adjustment of inter-eye correlation, correction for multiple comparisons) as reported in the primary result paper were collected independently by two authors, and the differences were adjudicated by the senior author. Descriptive analyses were performed to summarize the characteristics of trial design and statistical analysis.

Main Outcome Measures:
Characteristics of trial design and statistical analysis.

Results:
Forty-two NEI-funded ophthalmic trials conducted after 2000 were included. The majority of trials were for evaluating the efficacy of drugs (57%), medical devices (21%), or procedures (14%) for the treatment of retinal diseases (45%) or pediatric eye diseases (45%). All trials were designed with at least 80% statistical power for comparing continuous (64%), binary (24%), or time-to-event (12%) primary outcome measures. In 11 (26%) trials enrolling both eyes of a participant, two eyes were in the same treatment group in 6 (55%) trials, and two-eye data were properly analyzed with adjustment for the inter-eye correlation when needed for all these trials. However, none of these trial publications explicitly stated that the inter-eye correlation was considered in the sample size and power calculation. In 13 trials with more than two arms, 12 (92%) trials adjusted for multiplicity using Bonferroni correction (42%), Hochberg procedure (42%) or Turkey’s method (17%).

Conclusion:
While the availability of two eyes of a participant may complicate the ophthalmic trial design and statistical analysis, NEI-funded trials followed good practice in the trial design and statistical analysis, with enrollment of two eyes of a participant when appropriate, and adjustment of the inter-eye correlation in the statistical analysis. The sample size and power calculation can be improved by considering the inter-eye correlation and clearly reporting such information for future ophthalmic trials is important.
Assessment of Nursing Workload and Adverse Events Reporting among Critical Care Nurses in the United Arab Emirates
Authors: Alhosani Muna Ibrahim , Ahmed Fatma Refaat , Al-Yateem Nabeel , Mobarak Hassnaa Shaban , AbuRuz Mohannad Eid 
Published: January 2024

Background:
Nursing is a demanding job, and excessive workloads have been demonstrated to negatively impact patient care. This study aimed to determine the associations between nursing workload on the days of intensive care unit (ICU) admission and discharge and adverse events among patients (i.e. ICU readmission and medication errors).

Methods:
This study used a retrospective cohort design. We reviewed medical records for 270 patients admitted to the ICU from three hospitals in the United Arab Emirates between February and April 2023. Collected data included patients’ demographics, diagnosis, acuity score on ICU admission/discharge days, Nursing Activities Score (NAS) on ICU admission/discharge days and adverse events reported (i.e. occurrence of medication errors and re-admission to ICU after discharge).

Results:
The nursing workload on ICU admission and discharge days was high (NAS=72.61 and NAS=52.61, respectively). There were significant associations between ICU readmission and nursing workload at ICU admission and discharge. Moreover, there was a significant relationship between the occurrence of medication errors and nursing workload on the day of ICU admission, with more medication errors occurring in patients with higher NAS scores.

Conclusion:
The complexity of nursing activities and the severity of patients’ conditions directly impact the nursing workload and patient outcomes. A practical strategy to reduce the nursing workload may be calculating the NAS to clarify the actual time spent by nurses to provide the required care based on the patient’s condition. Adoption of new technologies to enhance medication safety and minimise errors may be another strategy to reduce the impact of the high nursing workload in ICU settings.
The Effects of the Six Principles of Hygiene in Maintaining Health and Preventing Eye Diseases from the Perspective of Medieval Persian Medicine
Authors: Changizi–Ashtiyani Saeed , Mansouri Zahra , Asadi Mohammad Hossein , Khosravi Azam , Ghasempour Mehrbod , Bastani Bahar , Amini Saeed 
Published: January 2024

Background:
The term “Hefz al-Sehheh” (Maintaining Health) in traditional Persian medicine has roots in six core principles and is based on the concept that maintaining health is prioritized over treatment. In this day and age of significant advancements in medical technology and therapeutics, less emphasis is being placed on maintaining health and preventing illness. This manuscript presents the viewpoints of prominent figures of medieval Persian medicine on maintaining eye health and preventing diseases.

Methods:
We reviewed the content of six medieval medical reference books written by six most prominent medieval Persian (Iranian) physicians and polymaths, i.e., Rhazes, Haly Abbas, Avicenna, Jorjani, Aghili Shirazi, and Al-Kahhal. Also, related articles were extracted from valid databases using keywords based on entry and exit criteria without time limits.

Results:
According to these prominent medieval Persian physicians and polymaths, exposure to extremely hot or cold weather or dusty air; chronic oversleeping or sleep deprivation; sleeping prone on a full stomach; excessive consumption of salty, spicy, sweet, or steamy food; and drinking cold, salted, carbonated water are harmful to eye health. They recommended purging the bowel with laxatives, eating easy-to-digest foods, practicing well-balanced exercise, and avoiding strenuous physical activity and rapid eye movements. Furthermore, they believed that the accumulation of waste products in the body is detrimental to eye health and that therapeutic bloodletting, leeching, rheuming, kohl, and catharsis with laxative drugs are highly effective for maintaining eye health. Moreover, they believed that a person's mental state, i.e., anger, sorrow, grief, joy, and happiness, would influence one's eye health.

Conclusion:
The emphasis of medieval, traditional Persian medicine on maintaining eye health deserves our attention, realization, and appreciation of the environmental and lifestyle factors that can affect our eyes and other organs' health and well-being.
Disability and Health Services: The Case of Women in Spain
Authors: Sánchez-Alberola Francisco , Meseguer-Santamaría María-Leticia 
Published: January 2024

Background:
For as long as data have been collected, women with disabilities have had worse health conditions than other women. Moreover, women with disabilities make more use of healthcare services than women without disabilities.

Objective:
The main aim of this study is to analyze the impact of various factors on the use of healthcare services by this group of women at risk of exclusion.

Methods:
Binary logistic regression models are used to examine seven indicators of the use of healthcare services and evaluate the influence of factors, such as age and emotional and personal support. To that end, the analysis uses data from the most recent Spanish National Health Survey (SNHS, 2017) published by the Spanish Statistical Office (INE).

Results:
Studies on the use of healthcare services have focused on the influence of social status on economic factors and do not include explanatory variables relating to the social and family environment of women with disabilities. Therefore, this study includes variables representing home care services and emotional and personal support to capture the impact of human relationships and the home care environment on health in such a way that its importance and its effect on the use of health services can be determined, distinguishing between the general population and the female population with disabilities.

Conclusion:

The data in this study revealed important differences in the use of healthcare services by women with disabilities compared to other women and the population in general, as mentioned in the table and the results indicated above. It is essential that healthcare workers and policymakers identify and account for the different requirements of women with disabilities.
PENGARUH VARIABILITAS TOPOGRAFI DAN SIFAT FISIK TANAH TERHADAP PRODUKSI KENTANG DI KECAMATAN BUMIAJI, KOTA BATU
Authors: Andhika Yosi , Sudarto Sudarto , Widianto Widianto 
Published: January 2024

Soil erosion causes a loss of nutrients in the soil and is evident in the agricultural areas of Batu City, primarily due to the steep or very steep topography. So it will affect the level of production. Determination of the effectiveness of observation was based on four classes of slope: 0-8%, 8-15%, 15-30%, and >30% at various altitudes: <1,100 m, 1,100-1,300 m, 1,300-1,500 m, 1,500-1,700 m, and >1,700 m above sea level 40 observation points. Geostatistical analysis with ArcMap software was conducted to determine the pattern of semivariograms. The results of this study indicated that the slope, altitude, and organic matter affect the yield of potatoes. The resulting formula is y = 11.845 - 0.258x1 + 0.007x2 + 2.454x3, where y is the potato productivity, x1 is slope, x2 is altitude, and x3 is the organic C, with r value is 0.87 and R2 value = 0.74. The highest potential production of potatoes in Bumiaji reached 33.06 t ha-1, and the lowest was only 7.12 t ha-1. Available land planted with potatoes can produce 35,891 t of potato, with average productivity reaching 24.6 t ha-1.
STATUS HARA N, P DAN K PADA TANAH SAWAH IRIGASI DI KAPANEWON PRAMBANAN, KABUPATEN SLEMAN, DAERAH ISTIMEWA YOGYAKARTA
Authors: Wibawati Widya , Mulyanto Djoko , Munawar Ali 
Published: January 2024

The difference in the productivity level of paddy is caused by nutrient availability and land management. This study aims to determine the chemical properties of soil, especially elements of N, P, and K, in soils that have different levels of rice productivity. The methods used in this study are survey methods and laboratory analysis. Purposive sampling was conducted based on the productivity of medium and high-status rice fields. Based on the level of productivity of rice fields, there are 18 sample points, which are composite into 7 samples and analyzed in the laboratory. The results showed that several chemical properties in areas with high productivity levels had an average availability of total N nutrient status of 0.17% (low), potential P 56.5 mg 100 g-1 (high), potential K 17 mg 100 g-1 (low), organic C by 2.75% (medium), cation exchange capacity (CEC) 11.52 cmol(+)kg-1 (low) while in areas with medium productivity had an average total N nutrient of 0.23% (medium), potential P 38.33 mg 100 g-1 (medium), potential K 72 mg 100 g-1 (very high), organic C 3.23% (high), CEC 33.06 cmol(+)kg-1 (high) and has a soil pH of 6.1 (slightly acid) respectively. High-productivity areas have low to medium soil fertility, while medium-productivity areas have medium to high soil fertility. Rice field management factors are suspected to cause differences in rice productivity levels.
Identificação de sítios da geodiversidade na Serra do Caverá, sul do Brasil: a singularidade dos cerros Palomas e Torneado
Authors: Vicari Évini Gabrielli , Kormann Tanice Cristina , Silva Rafael Fernandes e , Ribeiro Glaucus Vinicius Biasetto 
Published: January 2024

A Serra do Caverá é integrante do patrimônio cultural, histórico, geográfico, natural, paisagístico e ambiental do Rio Grande do Sul pela Lei Estadual nº 12.355 de 2005. Recentemente, houve a reedição desse instrumento legal diante do interesse na implantação de atividades voltadas à geração de energia eólica na região. O presente trabalho objetivou identificar os locais de maior relevância para a preservação da geodiversidade, bem como para o patrimônio cultural e histórico da Serra do Caverá. Metodologicamente, buscou-se informações através do levantamento bibliográfico e estabelecimento de contatos com atores sociais e pesquisadores. Paralelamente, o mapeamento dos morros e morrotes isolados permitiu selecionar locais de maior relevância para posterior trabalho de campo. Os resultados parciais indicam dois morros testemunhos de maior relevância devido a sua singularidade paisagística, importância turística e cultural, sendo eles o Cerro Palomas e o Cerro Torneado. Ambos foram avaliados qualitativamente e quantitativamente com auxílio da plataforma Geossit. Dessa forma, foi possível reunir e sistematizar informações a fim de apoiar a gestão ambiental estadual na proteção do patrimônio geomorfológico, histórico e cultural. A pesquisa se reveste de importância devido ao atual interesse na implantação de empreendimentos de geração de energia eólica na região, o que poderá ter impacto direto na paisagem local.
Utilization of glycerol solution for hydrogen production by a combination of photocatalysis and electrolysis processes with Fe-TiO2 nanotubes
Authors: Santoso Calvin , Ratnawati  , Slamet  
Published: January 2024

A combination of photocatalysis and electrolysis (photoelectrocatalysis) for the simultaneous degradation of glycerol and hydrogen production using Fe-TiO2 nanotubes has been studied. This photocatalyst was synthesized through Ti anodization followed by Fe deposition with Fe(NO3)3 as precursor using the SILAR (successive ionic layer adsorption and reaction) method. The effects of Fe loading (based on the number of SILAR cycles) on TiO2 nanotubes and glycerol concentration were examined. The generated TiO2 nanotubes were 100% anatase phase with crystallite size between 25 and 29 nm. The results of UV-Vis DRS showed that the number of SILAR cycles of Fe dopant determined the magnitude of the decrease in the band gap of photocatalysts up to 2.74 eV, notably lower than a typical value of 3.15 eV associated with TiO2 anatase. FESEM/EDX, TEM, and HRTEM characterizations indicated the formation of neatly arranged TiO2 nanotubes with Fe deposited on the surface. The photoelectrocatalytic process increased the hydrogen produced by up to 5 times compared to a single photocatalytic or electrolysis process. The photocatalyst sample with Fe deposited on TiO2 nanotubes via a SILAR method with 15 cycles outperformed its bare TiO2 nanotube counterpart by producing hydrogen by 2.5 times (405.8 mmol/m2). Glycerol photo-reforming at 10% concentration produced hydrogen 6 times greater than water splitting (0% glycerol).
One-stage microwave-assisted activated carbon preparation from Langsat peel raw material for adsorption of iron, manganese and copper from acid mining waste
Authors: Ni'mah Lailan , Juliastuti Sri Rachmania , Mahfud Mahfud 
Published: January 2024

This study describes the efficacy of microwave technology for the preparation of an activated carbon from Lansium domesticum peel as an adsorbent to adsorb Fe, Cu, and Mn from acid mine waste. In contrast to the conventional pyrolytic carbonization technique, the described method demonstrated several unparalleled advantages, including superior energy efficiency and remarkably rapid processing. The reported microwave irradiation method was able readily to achieve a morphology and extensive surface area similar to that of a sample produced using the traditional pyrolytic carbonization method for 2 hours, and this was accomplished in just 10 minutes. The activated carbon obtained was characterized using SEM-EDX, BET-BJH, and proximate test and applied to adsorb metal ions from acid mine waste to evaluate the isothermal adsorption model. The best power for activated carbon production was 400 watts for 10 minutes, which met the requirements of ASTM D 4607 for determining the iodine value of activated carbon. Optimal mass for adsorbing Fe, Cu, and Mn from acid mine waste was 4 grams with the removal percentages of 94.08%, 83.69%, and 90.67%, respectively. BET surface area was 1367.0385 m2/g along with a BJH cumulative volume and an average pore diameter of 1.112 cm3/g and 2.25 nm, respectively. This suggests that it possesses mesoporous characteristics and adheres to the Langmuir model during the adsorption process, signifying monolayer adsorption. Meanwhile, kinetics followed the pseudo-second-order rate equation.
Identifying Frailty in Older Adults Receiving Home Care Assessment Using Machine Learning: Longitudinal Observational Study on the Role of Classifier, Feature Selection, and Sample Size
Authors: Pan Cheng , Luo Hao , Cheung Gary , Zhou Huiquan , Cheng Reynold , Cullum Sarah , Wu Chuan 
Published: January 2024

Background
Machine learning techniques are starting to be used in various health care data sets to identify frail persons who may benefit from interventions. However, evidence about the performance of machine learning techniques compared to conventional regression is mixed. It is also unclear what methodological and database factors are associated with performance.

Objective
This study aimed to compare the mortality prediction accuracy of various machine learning classifiers for identifying frail older adults in different scenarios.

Methods
We used deidentified data collected from older adults (65 years of age and older) assessed with interRAI-Home Care instrument in New Zealand between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2016. A total of 138 interRAI assessment items were used to predict 6-month and 12-month mortality, using 3 machine learning classifiers (random forest [RF], extreme gradient boosting [XGBoost], and multilayer perceptron [MLP]) and regularized logistic regression. We conducted a simulation study comparing the performance of machine learning models with logistic regression and interRAI Home Care Frailty Scale and examined the effects of sample sizes, the number of features, and train-test split ratios.

Results
A total of 95,042 older adults (median age 82.66 years, IQR 77.92-88.76; n=37,462, 39.42% male) receiving home care were analyzed. The average area under the curve (AUC) and sensitivities of 6-month mortality prediction showed that machine learning classifiers did not outperform regularized logistic regressions. In terms of AUC, regularized logistic regression had better performance than XGBoost, MLP, and RF when the number of features was ≤80 and the sample size ≤16,000; MLP outperformed regularized logistic regression in terms of sensitivities when the number of features was ≥40 and the sample size ≥4000. Conversely, RF and XGBoost demonstrated higher specificities than regularized logistic regression in all scenarios.

Conclusions
The study revealed that machine learning models exhibited significant variation in prediction performance when evaluated using different metrics. Regularized logistic regression was an effective model for identifying frail older adults receiving home care, as indicated by the AUC, particularly when the number of features and sample sizes were not excessively large. Conversely, MLP displayed superior sensitivity, while RF exhibited superior specificity when the number of features and sample sizes were large.
Effectiveness of Virtual Reality–Based Well-Being Interventions for Stress Reduction in Young Adults: Systematic Review
Authors: Xu Joy , Khanotia Areej , Juni Shmuel , Ku Josephine , Sami Hana , Lin Vallen , Walterson Roberta , Payne Evelyn , Jo Helen , Rahimpoor-Marnani Parmin 
Published: January 2024

Background
Adolescents can be especially vulnerable to various stressors as they are still in their formative years and transitioning into adulthood. Hence, it is important for them to have effective stress management strategies.

Objective
This systematic review investigates current well-being interventions that are aimed at reducing stress among young adults. In particular, interventions using the medium of virtual reality (VR) are explored.

Methods
This mixed methods systematic review follows the PRISMA-P (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Protocols) guidelines, and papers were gathered from databases such as PsycINFO, PubMed, Science Direct, Web of Science, OpenGrey, and Edutopia. Predetermined criteria and specific keywords were used to search for the papers. Search results were screened and extracted with all article screening or extraction delegated among all authors. Any disagreements after reconciliation were settled by a third author. The quality and risk of bias of included studies were assessed using the GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation) Tool for Quantitative Studies. Studies were analyzed qualitatively.

Results
In total, 20 studies were included, and qualitative analysis was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of VR-based interventions in 3 domains: nature, stress, and academics.

Conclusions
Studies using VR interventions, overall, promoted a reduction in stress and an increase in well-being. The findings suggest that VR may serve as an accessible and affordable medium of stress reduction for students and young adults. Larger sample sizes, and a greater number of included studies, may be required in future directions.