bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Shift work and risk of incident gastroesophageal reflux disease: the association and mediation
Authors: Li Qian , Li Fu-Rong , Zhen Shihan , Liao Jian , Wu Keye , Li Xia , Wei Bincai , Xiao Zhiyi , Wu Qingyao , Wu Xian-Bo , Liang Fengchao 
Published: August 2023

IntroductionShift work has become an increasingly common work mode globally. This study aimed to investigate the association between shift work and the risk of incident gastroesophageal reflux disease (GORD), an upward gastrointestinal disorder disease worldwide, and to explore the mediating factors.MethodA total of 262,722 participants from the UK Biobank free of GORD and related gastrointestinal diseases were included to investigate the association and potential mediators between shift work and incident GORD. Multivariate-adjusted Cox models were used to evaluate the association between shift work status and GORD incidence.ResultsCompared to non-shift workers, shift workers had a 1.10-fold greater risk of incident GORD [95% confidence intervals (CIs): 1.03, 1.18], after adjusting for a range of potential confounders. However, the excess risk of GORD attenuated to the null after further adjusting for selected mediators. Specifically, the association was mediated by sleep patterns (25.7%), healthy behaviors (16.8%), depressive symptoms (20.2%), chronic conditions (13.3%), and biological factors (17.6%). After adjustment for all the mediators together, the association was attenuated by 71.5%.DiscussionOur findings indicated that long-term shift workers may have a higher risk of incident GORD, yet the excess risk may be explained by poor sleep quality, unhealthy behaviors, depressive symptoms, etc. This has positive implications for protecting the health of shift workers.
Humoral immunity against SARS-CoV-2 evoked by heterologous vaccination groups using the CoronaVac (Sinovac) and BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech) vaccines in Chile
Authors: Díaz-Dinamarca Diego A. , Díaz Pablo , Barra Gisselle , Puentes Rodrigo , Arata Loredana , Grossolli Jonnathan , Riveros-Rodriguez Boris , Ardiles Luis , Santelises Julio , Vasquez-Saez Valeria , Escobar Daniel F. , Soto Daniel , Canales Cecilia , Díaz Janepsy , Lamperti Liliana , Castillo Daniela , Urra Mychel , Zuñiga Felipe , Ormazabal Valeska , Nova-Lamperti Estefanía , Benítez Rosana , Rivera Alejandra , Cortes Claudia P. , Valenzuela María Teresa , García-Escorza Heriberto E. , Vasquez Abel E. 
Published: August 2023

IntroductionSevere acute respiratory syndrome virus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has caused over million deaths worldwide, with more than 61,000 deaths in Chile. The Chilean government has implemented a vaccination program against SARS-CoV-2, with over 17.7 million people receiving a complete vaccination scheme. The final target is 18 million individuals. The most common vaccines used in Chile are CoronaVac (Sinovac) and BNT162b2 (Pfizer-Biotech). Given the global need for vaccine boosters to combat the impact of emerging virus variants, studying the immune response to SARS-CoV-2 is crucial. In this study, we characterize the humoral immune response in inoculated volunteers from Chile who received vaccination schemes consisting of two doses of CoronaVac [CoronaVac (2x)], two doses of CoronaVac plus one dose of BNT162b2 [CoronaVac (2x) + BNT162b2 (1x)], and three doses of BNT162b2 [BNT162b2 (3x)].MethodsWe recruited 469 participants from Clínica Dávila in Santiago and the Health Center Víctor Manuel Fernández in the city of Concepción, Chile. Additionally, we included participants who had recovered from COVID-19 but were not vaccinated (RCN). We analyzed antibodies, including anti-N, anti-S1-RBD, and neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.ResultsWe found that antibodies against the SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein were significantly higher in the CoronaVac (2x) and RCN groups compared to the CoronaVac (2x) + BNT162b2 (1x) or BNT162b2 (3x) groups. However, the CoronaVac (2x) + BNT162b2 (1x) and BNT162b2 (3x) groups exhibited a higher concentration of S1-RBD antibodies than the CoronaVac (2x) group and RCN group. There were no significant differences in S1-RBD antibody titers between the CoronaVac (2x) + BNT162b2 (1x) and BNT162b2 (3x) groups. Finally, the group immunized with BNT162b2 (3x) had higher levels of neutralizing antibodies compared to the RCN group, as well as the CoronaVac (2x) and CoronaVac (2x) + BNT162b2 (1x) groups.DiscussionThese findings suggest that vaccination induces the secretion of antibodies against SARS-CoV-2, and a booster dose of BNT162b2 is necessary to generate a protective immune response. In the current state of the pandemic, these data support the Ministry of Health of the Government of Chile’s decision to promote heterologous vaccination as they indicate that a significant portion of the Chilean population has neutralizing antibodies against SARS-CoV-2.
A conceptual model to measure and manage the implementation of green initiatives at South African public universities
Authors: Tshivhase Lelo , Bisschoff Christo 
Published: August 2023

IntroductionThe growing need for environmental awareness accentuated the importance of green and sustainable business practices. This is also true for universities that modernly expanded their green training and research to engage in green operational practices.MethodsThis article summarises the main principles and factors of implementing green initiatives. Firstly, a generic theoretical approach conceptualizes implementing green initiatives at universities. The investigation analyses existing and current green initiatives at the universities, considers the benefits and barriers of implementing green initiatives, and develops a theoretical model for implementing green initiatives at South African public universities. An adapted conceptual model consisting of twenty significant literature antecedents (p ≤ 0.05) and 13 latent variables (factors) could be hypothesized. This model was tested empirically with reliable data (α = 0.749) from a five-point Likert scale questionnaire administered to 144 responding green managers at eight selected South African public universities.ResultsAlthough the regression model explains satisfactory variance (R2 = 0.862; R2 adjusted = 0.841), only five of the 20 antecedents in the theoretical model are significant. They are Cost of green products (r = 0.527; p ≤ 0.05), Lack of awareness and training (r = 0.435; p ≤ 0.05), Managerial attitude and commitment (r = 0.369; p ≤ 0.05), Digitisation (r = 0.552; p ≤ 0.05), and Management Committee (r = 0.451; p ≤ 0.05). Further analysis revealed that the data possess embedded intelligence. Resultantly, 13 factors were identified, explaining a cumulative variance of 61.8%. However, only six factors are reliable and, therefore, usable (α ≥ 0.57). They are F1: Convenience and efficient workflow, F2: Personnel cooperation, F3: Efficient use of resources, F5: Learning and improvement, F6: Delegation of authority, and F7: Improved management attitude. Cumulatively, the six usable factors explain a cumulative variance of 45.5%.DiscussionThe model aspires to demonstrate and measure the implementation of green initiatives at public universities. Although the theoretical model is detailed, the empirical study showed that not all of the antecedents are usable for measuring and managing the implementation of green initiatives at South African public higher institutions. This study validated five of the antecedents and six factors for immediate use. The model's unvalidated antecedents and unreliable factors require empirical revalidation before operationalizing it fully. Researchers and scholars exploring this avenue of green initiatives implementation models can also benefit from this article.
Unraveling the role of informal mutual aid networks in maintaining urban farms in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo
Authors: Kesonga Nsele Maurice , Dogot Thomas , Maréchal Kevin 
Published: August 2023

IntroductionThe multiple constraints of urban agriculture have prompted farmers in Lubumbashi to turn to informal mutual aid networks. The survey data collected from 88 farmers chosen at random from the 202 farmers previously interviewed enabled us to decipher the crucial role of mutual aid in maintaining urban farms.MethodsThe survey data collected from 88 farmers chosen at random from the 202 farmers previously interviewed enabled us to decipher the crucial role of mutual aid in maintaining urban farms.ResultsThe results show that 79.5% of the surveyed farmers resort to mutual aid to ensure the vegetable production cycle. More specifically, this mutual aid consists in sharing resources, for which the farmer would interact 15.1 times with other farmers, and in sharing agricultural know-how, for which the farmer would interact 11.6 times with other farmers. Four categories of resources are defined in this mutual aid network: highly exchanged resources with a high exchange intensity (hoes, watering cans, plant protection products and chicken droppings), highly exchanged resources with a low exchange intensity (land capital, spades, and seeds), lowly exchanged resources with a low exchange intensity (motor pumps and buckets) and non-exchanged resources (financing, labor, chemical fertilizers). Agricultural know-how such as soil preparation, soil fertility management, pest control and sales techniques are widely shared. Characteristics such as gender, age, experience, religious affiliation, and farmer status in the household are statistically significant explanatory factors of mutual aid. In addition, neighborhood relations, kinship and religious affiliation are social ties that enable farmers to help each other.DiscussionThe results provide useful information on the crucial role played by informal mutual aid networks in maintaining urban farms in the face of the negative consequences of chaotic urbanisation and climate change. The study recommends that policymakers and agricultural extension services take these networks into account when drawing up policies for disseminating innovations. For, although informal, they constitute powerful and inexpensive channels of communication in an inoperative institutional context of urban agriculture.
Nutraceutical Potential of Leafy Vegetables Landraces at Microgreen, Baby, and Adult Stages of Development
Authors: Mallor Cristina , Bertolín Juan Ramón , Paracuellos Pablo , Juan Teresa 
Published: August 2023

Nutraceutical compounds present in leafy vegetables have gained substantial attention due to the health benefits they offer beyond their nutritional value. The biosynthesis, composition, and concentration of these compounds vary widely among leafy vegetables and carry the influence of genetic, agronomic, and environmental factors. Recently, micro-vegetables are gaining importance among consumers worldwide and are used in gastronomy at different development stages. Another tendency is the utilization of local genetic resources as an integral component of agricultural biodiversity crucial for sustainable production. The present study identifies the nutraceutical potential of 10 leafy vegetables at the microgreen, baby, and adult development stages using local genetic resources from the Spanish Vegetable Genebank (CITA, Aragón). Specifically, two landraces for each of the following crops were used: chard (Beta vulgaris), spinach (Spinacia oleracea), lettuce (Lactuca sativa), borage (Borago officinalis), and chicory (Cichorium intybus). The results reinforce the value of traditional local genetics and demonstrate the potential of these leafy vegetables as a source of functional compounds (fatty acids, vitamin C, carotenoids, polyphenols, antioxidant activity, and tocopherols). The observed variability depending on the crop and the developmental stage recommends the necessity of having a varied diet, since each leafy vegetable product offers a unique nutritional profile.
Potential Role of Phytochromes A and B and Cryptochrome 1 in the Adaptation of Solanum lycopersicum to UV-B Radiation
Authors: Abramova Anna , Vereshchagin Mikhail , Kulkov Leonid , Kreslavski Vladimir D. , Kuznetsov Vladimir V. , Pashkovskiy Pavel 
Published: August 2023

UV-B causes both damage to the photosynthetic apparatus (PA) and the activation of specific mechanisms that protect the PA from excess energy and trigger a cascade of regulatory interactions with different photoreceptors, including phytochromes (PHYs) and cryptochromes (CRYs). However, the role of photoreceptors in plants’ responses to UV-B radiation remains undiscovered. This study explores some of these responses using tomato photoreceptor mutants (phya, phyb1, phyab2, cry1). The effects of UV-B exposure (12.3 µmol (photons) m−2 s−1) on photosynthetic rates and PSII photochemical activity, the contents of photosynthetic and UV-absorbing pigments and anthocyanins, and the nonenzymatic antioxidant capacity (TEAC) were studied. The expression of key light-signaling genes, including UV-B signaling and genes associated with the biosynthesis of chlorophylls, carotenoids, anthocyanins, and flavonoids, was also determined. Under UV-B, phyab2 and cry1 mutants demonstrated a reduction in the PSII effective quantum yield and photosynthetic rate, as well as a reduced value of TEAC. At the same time, UV-B irradiation led to a noticeable decrease in the expression of the ultraviolet-B receptor (UVR8), repressor of UV-B photomorphogenesis 2 (RUP2), cullin 4 (CUL4), anthocyanidin synthase (ANT), phenylalanine ammonia-lease (PAL), and phytochrome B2 (PHYB2) genes in phyab2 and RUP2, CUL4, ANT, PAL, and elongated hypocotyl 5 (HY5) genes in the cry1 mutant. The results indicate the mutual regulation of UVR8, PHYB2, and CRY1 photoreceptors, but not PHYB1 and PHYA, in the process of forming a response to UV-B irradiation in tomato.
A Tunable Frequency Selective Rasorber with Broad Passband and Low Transmission Loss at X-Band
Authors: Shi Shengnan , Chai Zizhao , Zhang Shan , Shi Yanpeng , Zhang Yifei 
Published: August 2023

In this paper, we propose a dual-mode frequency selective rasorber (FSR) with tunable transmission and absorption windows at the X-band, which shows a broad passband in each transmission window. The proposed tunable FSR consists of a lossy absorption layer, a lossless transmission layer, and an air gap between them. The top frequency selective surface (FSS) layer is a cross-shaped meandering line with resistors and varactors for tunable absorption, and the bottom layer is a cross-shaped gap with varactors to achieve tunable bandpass. The equivalent circuit model (ECM) is investigated, and the 3D full wave simulation is performed. The results are based on simulations, and the simulation results show that the passband can be tuned from 12 to 8 GHz with an insertion loss between 0.5 and 1.4 dB by sweeping the capacitance of the varactors. The proposed design decreases the chances of detection by adversary devices and assures spectrum-safe communication, thereby creating new avenues for radar stealth and target concealment.
Le statut linguistique de la cause
Authors: Bourquin Guy 
Published: August 2023

The Linguistic status of causality.
Causality, as a full-blown notion, is not a grammatical category but a discourse-semantic entity. Discourse occurrences of causality (accounting, inference, deduction, finality, justification...) are filtered, at a more abstract grammatical level, by underlying operations of a wholly different kind which are part of the indefinite-to-definite process, especially that of location-identification whereby discourse entity x is identified as a member of the set of predicators (= U) of some other discourse entity y (i.e. x ∈ U(y)). The paper argues that the postulated grammatical operations can be recaptured through a close scrutiny of a variety of discourse surface traces.
Algoritma Adaboost pada Metode Decision Tree untuk Klasifikasi Kelulusan Mahasiswa
Authors: Crismayella Yuveinsiana , Satyahadewi Neva , Perdana Hendra 
Published: August 2023

Colleges provide higher education as the benchmark of education quality and evaluate higher education syllabi. Graduation rates and enrollment capacity are essential for graduation assessment and decision-making. Unfortunately, some students majoring in statistics failed to finish their studies on time, impacting the accreditation of the study program. It is necessary to examine the characteristics of students who managed and failed to complete their studies on time using the data mining classification method, namely Algorithm C5.0. In this study, Adaboost algorithm and Algorithm C5.0 was employed to classify graduation rates accurately. Graduation data of the Statistics Study Program of Universitas Tanjungpura Batch 1 of 20217/2018 to Batch II of 2022/2023 School years were regarded in this study. First, the entropy, gain, and gain ratio values were measured. After that, each data was given equal weight, and iteration was performed 100 times. The analysis using Algorithm C5.0 showed School Accreditation as the variable with the highest gain ratio, indicating that School Accreditation has the most decisive influence on graduation rates with an accuracy percentage of 70%. This percentage then increased to 82.14% after the boosting using the Adaboost algorithm. Adaboost Algorithm is regarded as good in improving the accuracy of algorithm C5.0. The results of this study can provide insight for colleges in designing policies to increase on-time graduation based on the factors that influence student graduation.
PERCEPÇÃO PARENTAL DA SEXUALIDADE DE ADOLESCENTES E JOVENS ADULTOS COM SÍNDROME DE DOWN
Authors: Luz Neto Rui Goncalves da , Barbosa Guilherme de Melo Ribeiro Aragão , Dias Mírian Rique de Souza Brito , Heimer Mônica Vilela , Vieira Sandra Conceição Maria 
Published: August 2023

A Síndrome de Down é a mais prevalente anomalia genética em seres humanos, afetando 1 em cada 800 nascimentos. Em cerca de 95% dos casos, é causada por uma trissomia simples, enquanto os restantes 5% são resultado de translocação (3,5%) ou mosaicismo (1,5%). Dentre os direitos que devem ser assegurados às pessoas com Síndrome de Down, encontram-se o direito à sexualidade e à educação sexual, ambos consagrados como direitos humanos pela Declaração Universal dos Direitos Humanos. Este estudo teve por objetivo mapear a literatura científica sobre a percepção parental da sexualidade de adolescentes e jovens adultos com Síndrome de Down. Esta revisão seguiu a proposta metodológica de Arksey & O’Malley e do The Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis. A escrita deste artigo atendeu ao Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) Checklist. Esta pesquisa se deu a partir da pergunta: quais as compreensões de pais e/ou responsáveis acerca da sexualidade de adolescentes e jovens com Síndrome de Down que são relatadas na literatura? O protocolo foi registrado na Open Science Framework. As buscas foram realizadas na BVS/Lilacs, Cochrane Library, Embase, Pubmed/Medline, Scielo, Scopus e Web Of Science. Dos 391 artigos encontrados na busca inicial, 8 foram incluídos nesta revisão. A análise temática sugere dois eixos temáticos: a) a educação sexual e b) aspectos culturais da sexualidade. Constatou-se que a percepção dos pais em relação à sexualidade de adolescentes e jovens adultos com Síndrome de Down varia de acordo com o grau de informação recebida e como esse conhecimento transforma a realidade.
دلالة الفعل الكلامي في الخطاب القانوني بين البنية المقولية والكفاية الإنجازية
Authors: أ.م.د. محمد عبد مشكور  , م.د. مرتضى جبار كاظم  
Published: August 2023

لم تعد الدراسات اللغوية في حقل الدلالة رهينة البنية اللغوية المجردة عن الاستعمال في ضوءمعطيات الدرس اللساني البنيويً؛ فتكون ثنائية الشكل والمضمون هي الثنائية الوحيدة التي تكفل بيانمالو الألفاظ والتراكيب مجردة من منتجها ومتلقيها وسياقها المقامم: سما تركية حلى ذلك قصور" فيتصور المعنى وإدراكه؛ مما دعا المعنيين بهذا الحقل المعرفئ إلى إيجاد منهج علمي صالح لدراسةالمعنى بغية الحصول على نتائج أكثر دقة وأبعة غاية في تحصيل المعنى وحيازة أبعاده وإصابة مايريده المتكلم بخطابه بلا زيادة أو تقليل منه، أو سوء فهم من المتلقي؛ لذلك كان المنهج اللسانيالتداولي خير ما بمثل البديل العلمي و المنهجي الدراسية الدلالة في أبعادها الاستعمالية؛ وانطلاقاً من هذهالمسلمة المعرفية جاء اشتغال هذه الدراسة في الكشف عن الوعي القانوني التداوليٌ لظاهرة الفعلالكلامئ بين بنيته المقوليّة وكفايته الإنجازية.
وقد تأسس هذا البحث على مبدأ حوار التخصصات الذي يقضي بتحصيل المعرفة الإنسانة فيإطار تنوع المعارف وتلاقيها وتلافجها والإفادة من معطياتها في دراسة ظاهرة لغوية مركزية لها ثقلهافي الدرس التداولئ الحديث فكانت مباني التفكير القانوني مظنة هذا البحث وميدان تحاوره معاللسانيات التداوليَّة كاشفة عن وعي تداوليئً في إنتاج الخطاب القانونيٌ وتلقيه وتفسيره على وفق ماأراده المشرغ.
ﺍﻟﺗﺭﺑﻳﺔ ﺍﻟﻐﺫﺍﺋﻳﺔ ﻟﻸﻡ ﻭﻋﻼﻗﺗﻬﺎ ﺑﻣﻅﺎﻫﺭ ﻧﻣﻭ ﺍﻷﻁﻔﺎﻝ
Authors: ﺃ.ﻡ.ﺩ. ﺣﻳﺩﺭ ﻣﺳﻳﺭ ﺣﻣﺩ ﷲ  
Published: August 2023

ﻴﻬـدف اﻟﺒﺤـث اﻟﺘﻌـرف ﻋﻠـﻰ اﻟﺘرﺒﻴـﺔ اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴـﺔ ﻟـﻼم (اﻟﻤدرﺴـﺎت ﻓـﻲ اﻟﻤـدارس اﻟﺜﺎﻨوﻴـﺔ

واﻻﻋدادﻴـﺔ) وﻋﻼﻗﺘﻬـﺎ ﺒـﺒﻌض ﻤظـﺎﻫر ﻨﻤـو طﻔﻠﺘﻬـﺎ ﻤﺘﻤﺜﻠـﺔ ﻓـﻲ اﻟـوزن ٬ اﻟطـوﻝ ٬ ﺤﺠـم اﻟـ أرس ٬

وﻗــد ﺼــﻴﻐت اﺤــد ﻋﺸــر ﻓرﻀــﻴﺔ ﺼــﻔرﻴﺔ واﻗﺘﺼــر اﻟﺒﺤــث ﻋﻠــﻰ (٢٠٠) ﻤدرﺴــﺔ (أم) ﻤــﻊ

(٢٠٠) طﻔـﻝ ﺘﺘــ اروح اﻋﻤــﺎرﻫم ﻤــن (٥-١) ﺴــﻨﺔ ٬ وﻗــد ﻗــﺎم اﻟﺒﺎﺤــث ﺒﺄﻋــداد ﻤﻘﻴــﺎس ﻟﻠﺘرﺒﻴــﺔ
اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴـﺔ اﺘﺴـم ﺒﺎﻟﺼـدق واﻟﺜﺒـﺎت ﻗﻴﺴـت ﻤـن ﺨﻼﻟـ ِﻪ اﻟﺘرﺒﻴـﺔ اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴـﺔ ﻟﻠﻤدرﺴـﺎت ﻋﻴﻨـﺔ اﻟﺒﺤـث ٬

ﺒﺎﻻﻀـﺎﻓﺔ اﻟـﻰ ﻗﻴﺎﺴـﻪ (وزن وطـوﻝ وﺤﺠـم اﻟـ أرس) ﻻطﻔـﺎﻝ ﻋﻴﻨـﺔ اﻟﺒﺤـث وﻤﻘﺎرﻨـﺔ ذﻟـك ﻤـﻊ

اﻟوﺴط اﻟﻌﺎﻟﻤﻲ ﻟﻛﻝ ﻤظﻬر ﻤن ﻤظﺎﻫر اﻟﻨﻤو اﻟﻤﻘﺎﺴﺔ.

وﻤـن اﺒـرز ﻨﺘـﺎﺌﺞ اﻟﺒﺤـث ﻻ ﺘوﺠـد ﻓـروق داﻟـﻪ اﺤﺼـﺎﺌﻴﺎ ﻋﻨـد ﻤﺴـﺘوى دﻻﻟـﺔ (٠,٠٥)

ﻓﻲ وزن اﻻطﻔﺎﻝ وﻴوﺠد ﻓرق ﻓﻲ اﻟطوﻟﻪ وﺤﺠم اﻟـ أرس ﻻطﻔـﺎﻝ اﻟﻤدرﺴـﺎت ذات اﻻﺨﺘﺼـﺎص

اﻟﻌﻠﻤـﻲ ٬ ﻛﻤــﺎ ان ﻤﻌﺎﻤــﻝ اﻻرﺘﺒــﺎط ﻀــﻌﻴف ﺒـﻴن اﻟﺘرﺒﻴــﺔ اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴــﺔ ﻟﻠﻤدرﺴــﺎت وﻤظــﺎﻫر ﻨﻤــو

اطﻔﺎﻟﻬن. اﻤﺎ اﺒرز اﻟﺘوﺼﻴﺎت واﻟﻤﻘﺘرﺤﺎت:-

- ﻀـرورة اﻻﺨـذ ﺒﻨظـر اﻻﻋﺘﺒـﺎر وﺒﺼـورة ﺠدﻴـﺔ ﻓـﻲ اﻟﺘرﺒﻴـﺔ اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴـﺔ ﻟﻼﻤﻬـﺎت ﻤﺘﺎﺒﻌـﺔ

ﻗﻴﺎﺴـﻬﺎ ﺒﺼـورة ﻤﺴـﺘﻤرة ٬ واﻻﻫﺘﻤـﺎم ﺒﻐـذاء اﻻطﻔـﺎﻝ اﻟﻤﺘﻛﺎﻤـﻝ (ﻛﻤـﺎ وﻛﻴﻔـﺎً) وﺒﺼـورة

ﻋﻠﻤﻴﺔ.

- د ارﺴﺔ اﻟﺘرﺒﻴﺔ اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴﺔ ﻟـﻼم (اﻟﻤدرﺴـﺔ) وﻋﻼﻗﺘﻬـﺎ ﺒﻤظـﺎﻫر ﻨﻤـو اﺨـرى ﻛﻤﺤـﻴط اﻟـز ارع

وﻤﺤـﻴط اﻟﺼـدر ٬ وﺒـذﻛﺎء اﻻطﻔـﺎﻝ ٬ واﺠـ ارء د ارﺴـﺔ اﻟﺘرﺒﻴـﺔ اﻟﻐذاﺌﻴـﺔ ﻟﻤدرﺴـﺎت اﻟﻤدﻴﻨـﺔ

واﻟرﻴف ٬ واﻟﻤدرﺴﺎت واﻟﻤﻌﻠﻤﺎت.
Effectiveness of Induction Training on Newly Joined Employee Knowledge and Hospital Performance
Authors: Patel Naitik , Patel Janki , Patel Vishva , Pandya Himani , Shah Kalgi 
Published: August 2023

ABSTRACT

Introduction
Every organization needs well-trained employees to perform job activities effectively and efficiently. Training and development is a continuous process that helps to develop skills, knowledge, and abilities in its workers, which leads to better performance of employees. This study aims to assess the effectiveness of an induction training program for hospital employees as well as the impact on employee knowledge and performance in the clinical field according quality indicator benchmarks.

Methods
A sample of individuals (N = 775) who were newly hired, promoted, or re-categorized at our institution in 2021 were included in the program. The effectiveness of the induction training program was assessed with a pre- and post-test and feedback form. Topics covered in the training program will help employees know about the institute and increase knowledge and skills.

Results
The average pre-test score was 60%, which increased to 84% after the training (p = 0.0001). There was a significantly positive relationship between the quality indicators and the clinical audit results (p = 0.006).

Conclusion
The induction training program effectively improved the employees' knowledge regarding their rights and responsibilities as well as clinical knowledge (i.e., Infection control and prevention, quality, disaster management, biomedical waste management, and facility safety).