cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
The Prevalence of Use, Awareness and Beliefs of Electronic Cigarettes Among College-Based Health Care Students At A Southeastern Urban University
Creators: name: Alanazi, Abdullah
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2016

description: Background: Electronic cigarettes are used to deliver nicotine to consumers. E-cigarettes are claimed to be an alternative method for smoking cessation. The use of electronic cigarettes is increasing among young people, especially current and former smokers. It is unknown what the harm or benefit that result from e-cigarettes? use of the individuals on the well-being.
Purpose: This study was conducted to explore the prevalence of e-cigarettes use and exposure among college-based health care students. Also to assess the awareness level and beliefs in regard to electronic cigarettes use among the college-based health care students.
Methods: 217 college-based health care undergraduate students from nursing, nutrition and respiratory therapy programs were surveyed in this study. The survey was composed of 17 questions in regards to the awareness, prevalence of e-cigarettes use and beliefs about e-cigarettes use. The data analysis included descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA. A significance level was set at 0.05.
Results: The response rate was 98.1%, 87% of the respondents were female and 70% were between the ages of 19-25 years. Most of the respondents were nursing students (47.5%); followed by nutrition students (29.5%); and respiratory therapy students (23%). Most of the respondents were non-smokers (83.4%); former smokers were 13.8%; and smokers were 2.8%. Almost all the respondents had heard of e-cigarettes (99.5%), and 21.2% had tried e-cigarettes at least once in their lifetime. The mean awareness score was 5.1 (SD 0.11); smokers showed the highest mean awareness score of 6.0ñ2.28. The majority of the participants disagreed that e-cigarettes are less dangerous than traditional cigarettes or can help smokers to quit; and more than half of the participants disagreed that e-cigarettes are used only by smokers. There was a significant difference among male (5.71ñ1.51) and female (5.03ñ1.71) in regards to the e-cigarettes awareness level (p=0.047). The awareness level was significantly different among respondents who had previously used e-cigarettes (5.63ñ1.49) than participants who have not tried e-cigarettes at least once during their lifetime (4.98ñ1.72) (p=0.021)
Conclusion: This study found that most of the students in the college of nursing and health professions were not e-cigarettes? users. People who have tried e-cigarettes, have friends who have tried e-cigarettes as well. Furthermore, curiosity is the major reason that led them to try e-cigarettes. E-cigarettes? awareness is high among smokers and e-cigarettes? users; older students seem to have higher awareness than younger students. There were general disagreements on the use of e-cigarettes as a less dangerous alternative to tobacco cigarettes to help smokers to quit. Finally, male and female participants showed significant differences in their awareness of e-cigarettes.
Evaluation of Traits for the Selection of Apis Mellifera for Resistance against Varroa Destructor
Creators: name: Büchler, Ralph
name: Kovačić, Marin
name: Buchegger, Martin
name: Puškadija, Zlatko
name: Hoppe, Andreas
name: Brascamp, Evert W.
Publisher: name: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Varroa resistance
subject: mite infestation
subject: brood infestation
subject: pin test
subject: suppressed mite reproduction (SMR)
subject: brood recapping
subject: repeatability
subject: performance test
subject: breeding objective
subject: 570 Biowissenschaften, Biologie

description: Infestation with Varroa destructor is a serious cause of bee colony (Apis mellifera) losses on a global level. However, the presence of untreated survivor populations in many different regions supports the idea that selection for resistance can be successful. As colony survival is difficult or impossible to measure, differences in mite infestation levels and tests for specific behavioral traits are used for selective breeding for Varroa resistance. In this paper we looked into different definitions of mite infestation and linked these with brood hygiene (pin test), brood recapping and suppressed mite reproduction. We based our analyses on datasets of Apis mellifera carnica from three countries: Austria (147 records), Croatia (135) and Germany (207). We concluded that bee infestation in summer, adjusted for the level of natural mite fall in spring, is a suitable trait in the breeding objective, and also suggested including brood infestation rate and the increase rate of bee infestation in summer. Repeatability for bee infestation rate was about 0.55, for cells opened in pin test about 0.33, for recapping 0.35 and for suppressed mite reproduction (SMR) virtually zero. Although in most cases we observed correlations with the expected sign between infestation parameters and behavioral traits, the values were generally low (<0.2) and often not significantly different from zero.
title: Quo vadis, Protonen?: Moderne Strahlentherapie
Creators: name: Timmermann, Beate
name: Stuschke, Martin
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2012
Subjects: subject: 610

description: Eine Form der modernen Strahlentherapie gegen Tumorerkrankungen ist die Protonentherapie, bei der beschleunigte Teilchen, nämlich geladene Wasserstoffionen (Protonen), zum Einsatz kommen.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 42Translationale Krebsforschung: Auf dem Weg zu neuen Therapien, p. 136
title: Editorial
Creators: name: Debiel, Tobias
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 320

description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 6
Healthcare Professional Students' Perceptions toward Interprofessional Education
Creators: name: Faqihi, Bandar
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: BACKGROUND: The interaction among various health disciplines in a health care team using the IPE approach has received recognition as one of the most effective methods of improving the delivery of healthcare services. The perception and attitude of students toward IPE is considered one of the barriers and challenges to implement interprofessional education. PURPOSE: The aim of this study is to evaluate students? perceptions toward interprofessional education. METHOD: Data were collected through a descriptive survey using the Readiness for Interprofessional Learning Scale (RIPLS). The survey consisted of 19 items, 5-point Likert scale and grouped into four sub-scales; teamwork and collaboration, negative professional identity, positive professional identity, and roles and responsibilities. The survey was administered to a convenience sample of undergraduate and graduate students who are enrolled in nursing, respiratory therapy, nutrition, physical therapy, and occupational therapy programs at an urban university. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. RESULTS: The number of participants was two hundred and fifty (n= 250) students from five programs. Physical therapy students accounted for 29.2%; followed by nursing students 28.8%; respiratory therapy students 26.4%; nutrition students 8.4%; and occupational therapy students 7.2%. Female participants accounted for 71.6% of all participants while male participants accounted for 28.4%. Over half of the participants are graduate degree students while 44.4% are undergraduate degree students. Almost one third of participants reported previous IPE experience and two third of participants reported no previous IPE experience. The study findings revealed that participants have positive perception and more agreement toward IPE (M = 81.10, ñ 8.16 out of 95 points). The study showed that there is insignificant correlation between age and RIPLS total scores, negative professional identity, positive professional identity, and roles & responsibilities. There is only a significant negative correlation (rs = -0.176; P = 0.008) between students? age and teamwork & collaboration subscale. Moreover, the study findings revealed that gender and previous IPE experience have no significant effect on students? perception toward IPE. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that healthcare professional students value interprofessional education and have good perception toward it. Further studies with higher number of participants from various disciplines and level of education are recommended.
Healthcare Students' Perceptions of Simulation Education at an Urban University
Creators: name: Al Enazi, Fahad
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: BACKGROUND: Healthcare institutions use patient simulation as a standard aspect of training healthcare students with practical skills before they graduate and encounter with real patients. Simulation can foster the learning process of clinicians as it mimics clinical scenarios. To enhance the healthcare learning environment, it is essential to examine students? perceptions toward the use of simulation in healthcare programs and to which degree the simulation courses influence their learning process and will assist educators initiate an effective simulation course. PURPOSE: The study?s purpose was to evaluate the perceptions of students? use of simulation in nursing, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, nutrition, and occupational therapy programs. Method: Data were collected through a descriptive survey using a convenience sample. The survey presented in 4-point Likert-type scale and consisted of 10 questions. RESULTS: Two hundred and fifty students (N=250) were surveyed from five different programs; Physical therapy students accounted for 29.2%; followed by Nursing students 28%; Respiratory Therapy students 27.6%; Occupational Therapy students 7.6%; and nutrition students 7.2%. The majority of participants were female (70.4%) while male students represented 29.6% of the population. Almost 58% of participants reported that they did not have any experience working in a healthcare setting. The majority of students (95.2%) reported that they engaged in a clinical simulation experience in their healthcare program. The study findings indicate students? overall perceptions have a high agreement with the statement that simulation experience was a valuable learning experience with mean = 3.52 (SD ñ .577). Students demonstrate a high agreement that simulation should be an integral part of clinical experience with a mean of 3.48 (SD ñ .599). Moreover, Students reported that simulation debriefing experience support their understanding and reasoning (mean=3.47, SD ñ .598). The study findings revealed that clinical experience have no significant effect on students? perception toward simulation. However, female students reported that they experienced more nervousness during simulation than male students (P value = 0.005). Moreover, students who had previous simulation experience reported more agreement that simulation was realistic than students who did not have any simulation experience (P= 0.049). CONCLUSION: Healthcare professional students have a good perception toward simulation education and feel that simulation should be integral part of education. Further studies with higher number of participants and different institutions is recommended.
Atolmis rubricollis
Creators: name: Titov, Sergey V.
name: Volynkin, Anton V.
name: Morozov, Pavel S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Atolmis
Atolmis rubricollis

description: Atolmis rubricollis (Linnaeus, 1758)
 Bionomics. FP: VI. Xerophilous species. Shrub-steppes.
 Known localities. Z: Temirbaysor, Ala Akkuli, Azіmbay, Priirtyshskoye; T: Ay-Sary, Alash, Kopkuduk; P: Zhetekshi Lake; AK: Akkuduk, Beskaragai; B: Birzhankol, Sabyndykol, Karaadyrsor, Airtas; M: Kalmakkyrgan, Koktas, Zmeinyi Yar; A: Kurkol, Belaya; E: Zhartas, Shiderty Reservoir (7th waterworks), Kudaykol.
 Literature: Dubatolov & Titov (2015); Titov et al. (2017b).
description: Published as part of Titov, Sergey V., Volynkin, Anton V. & Morozov, Pavel S., 2024, Revised checklist of the superfamily Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) of Northeast Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Region), pp. 288-376 in Ecologica Montenegrina 73 on page 302, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.73.22, http://zenodo.org/record/13248329
title: Globale Kooperation: Sind Menschen auf diese zivilisatorische Herausforderung vorbereitet?
Creators: name: Messner, Dirk
name: Guarín, Alejandro
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 320

description: Die Krise der globalen Kooperation, etwa im Bereich Klimawandel, erscheint im Licht aktueller Erkenntnisse aus Sozial- und Naturwissenschaften in gewisser Weise als Rätsel: Menschen sind auf interpersoneller Ebene durchaus sehr kooperationsfähig; internationale Zusammenarbeit scheitert aber genau dort, wo wir sie am meisten brauchen. Die Autoren zeigen, wie die Forschung zu Problemlösungen beitragen kann.
description: International cooperation to tackle
complex common resource problems
such as climate change is extremely
difficult. Although there is a broad
agreement on the nature of the
problem, many nations continue
to block any meaningful action for
solution. Global cooperation seems
to fail when we need it most. This
global cooperation crisis is baffling
in light of recent evidence about the
surprisingly cooperative disposition
of human beings: people cooperate
all the time, and they enjoy doing so.
The evolutionary biologist, Martin
Nowak, argues that cooperation
might be the third principle and
driver of evolution (in addition to
selection and mutation). Against this
background we argue that power
games are not enough to explain current
international cooperation blockades.
We discuss avenues towards a
theory of international cooperation
and international relations which
take into account recent insights into
the drivers and basic mechanisms of
human cooperative behaviour.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 10
title: Editorial
Creators: name: Franke, Marion
name: Schulz, Christof
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 600

description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 43NanoEnergie: Materialentwicklung für eine nachhaltige Energieversorgung, p. 6
Prevalence, Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitude of Hookah (Waterpipe) Smoking among Health Care Students at a Southeastern Urban Research University
Creators: name: Alqahtani, Mohammed
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Background: Waterpipe (hookah) smoking is gaining in popularity as a form of smoking tobacco. There is a noticeable increase in hookah smoking worldwide, among young adults. There is a growing body of literature that indicates that college students may not be as knowledgeable as should be in making decisions about smoking waterpipes.
Purpose: This study was performed to evaluate the prevalence, knowledge, attitudes and beliefs regarding hookah (waterpipe) use among college-based health care students.
Methods: Participants in this study were chosen based on their readiness and willingness to participate. The questionnaire was distributed by the researcher to graduate students through a link for a web-based survey. A paper copy was distributed in class to undergraduate students only. There were 319 college-based health care students who participated in this study from the following specialties: nursing, physical therapy, respiratory therapy, occupational therapy and nutrition. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.
Results: Respondents have used or tried hookah (waterpipe) smoking before (n=156, 49%), while the majority of students who have not tried or used the hookah smoking (n=163, 51%). Students were able to identify health hazards that might result from hookah smoking, for example cancer (n=258, 80.9%), respiratory problems (n=308, 97%), cardiovascular impairments (n=202, 63%), hematological impairments (n= 98, 31%), harm during pregnancy (n=214, 67%), and diarrhea (n=37, 11.6%) as potential health hazard. This study showed that 187 students (58.6%) believed that cigarette smoking is more harmful than water pipe smoking due to the false beliefs that they have. There was also general disagreement regarding students? attitudes and opinions about waterpipe smoking. Finally, this study showed the reasons why students engage in hookah smoking; for example, (241, 75.5%)of the students reported that the reason for water pipe smoking is an increased opportunity to smoke a water pipe in cafes, etc. Also, students said other reasons like flavor/aroma of Hookah itself (219, 68.7%), and utility of water pipe in leisure & pleasure activities (217, 68%).
 Conclusion: This study showed that the prevalence of hookah (waterpipe) smoking is common among students in health care especially in young adults. Further studies are needed to ask more students and at different institutions. Finally, we recommended conducting educational campaigns to increase students? knowledge and awareness and to correct the wrongs beliefs and attitudes.
Developing A Prediction Equation for the Six-Minute Walk Test in Healthy African-American Adults
Creators: name: Alqahtani, Mobarak
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: The six-minute walk test (6MWT) measures the total distance that an individual walks in a time frame of six minutes. It is a rough estimate of the functional exercise capacity of a patient and can be a predictor of mortality and morbidity. The goal of the 6MWT is to walk as fast as possible to cover as much ground as possible in six minutes. Currently, there are about 24 studies that has developed prediction equations to estimate the 6MWT distance in an individual, but only ~10% of the subject pool were black. As such, this study aimed to establish a prediction equation for six-minute walk distance (6 MWD) in healthy black adults. A total of 60 healthy black adults (28 male, 32 female) aged between 18 to 67 years old and a body mass index ranging from 17.2 to 32.3 kg/m2 performed 6 MWT using American Thoracic Society guidelines for the 6MWT. Heart rate (HR) at rest was 80 (SD 10) beats/min and the mean HR for the full 6MWT was 137 (20) beats/min (72% of predicted HRmax). Males walked for a total distance of 709 (68) m (range of 603 to 841 m) while females walked for a total of 627 (55) m (range of 498 to 764 m). The first multiple regression model for healthy black adults was: Distance covered in six minutes = 78.39ú(sex) + 2.02ú(mean HR) + 2.03ú(height in cm) + 8.0, Adjusted R2 = 0.58, SEE = 47.5 m, p < 0.001. The second model was: Distance covered (m) = 61.5ú(sex) + 1.24 ú (height in cm) + 424.8, adjusted R2 = 0.27, and the SEE = 62.5 m, p < 0.001. In conclusion, this regression model best predicts distance walked in black subjects < 40 years of age.
title: Grußwort
Creators: name: Engel, Klaus
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 620

description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 43NanoEnergie: Materialentwicklung für eine nachhaltige Energieversorgung, p. 10
title: Wenn Menschen mit Robotern zusammenleben: Zur Entstehung einer neuen Interaktionskultur
Creators: name: Meyer, Christian
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 300

description: Nicht allein Globalisierung, sondern auch der Prozess der Robotisierung ändert unsere Gesellschaften. Empirische Studien belegen, dass aus wiederholten Kontakten von Mensch und Maschine neue Formen der hybriden Interaktion und Kooperation entstehen. Sie erfordern, so der Autor, neue Zugänge, wie wir Andersartigkeit verstehen und sie in unseren Alltag integrieren können.
description: Globalization has generated
increased societal heterogeneity and
awakened interest of a new kind in
social cohesion and integration. But
globalization is not the only contemporary
process to give rise to societal
hybridization. Two other such
processes—much less attended to
in the theoretical debate but no less
problematic as regards social integration—
are societal ageing and robotization.
Drawing on statistical estimates,
this paper begins by assessing
the relevance of the second of these
new processes of hybridization. The
predictions in question indicate that
in the near future, everyday interaction
with ‘intelligent’ machines will be an omnipresent phenomenon,
confronting our societies with types
and degrees of alterity never before
encountered. Whereas contact with
cultural strangers is to some extent
familiar (though not yet taken as
standard), interaction with intelligent
technological devices represents a
new form of alterity for which most
societies have not yet established
routines of conduct. This paper
gives a detailed account of a number
of empirical studies showing how
new forms of hybrid interaction and
cooperation evolve out of repeated
contact with this new alterity. With
this groundwork in place, the paper
then attempts to identify not only
the ways in which routines may
develop out of interaction with
robots and virtual agents but also the
trends towards, and prerequisites for,
the emergence of a new culture of
cooperation and interaction.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 34
Production Schedule: Best Days of Our Lives
Creators: name: Newall, Helen
Publisher: name: Edge Hill University
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: 190404 Drama, Theatre and Performance Studies
subject: FOS: Arts (arts, history of arts, performing arts, music)
subject: 190402 Creative Writing (incl. Playwriting)
subject: 190499 Performing Arts and Creative Writing not elsewhere classified

description: Production schedule for community reminiscence performance, Best Days of Our Lives.
Best Days of Our Lives was produced by Theatre in the Quarter.
Prediction Equations for Pulmonary Diffusing Capacity for Nitric Oxide in Healthy African-American Adults
Creators: name: Almamary, Ahmad
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2017

description: Pulmonary diffusing capacity for nitric oxide (DLNO) is a relatively new pulmonary function test to assess gas transfer in the lung. To date, there are no prediction equations made for healthy adult African-American (black) subjects. Thus, the purpose of this study was to create prediction equations for DLNO in this ethnic/racial group. A total of 59 healthy subjects (27 males and 32 females) were recruited to perform pulmonary function testing at Georgia State University. They were diverse in age (18-67 yr), height (140-189 cm), and body mass index (17.2-32.3 kg/m2). All subjects completed single-breath maneuvers at rest inhaling 43 ñ 4 ppm NO with a standard diffusion mixture. The breath-hold duration was 5.6 ñ 0.6 s. Multiple linear regression predicted DLNO based on the subject?s age, height, and sex. The prediction equation for DLNO (mL/min/mmHg) = 0.92ú(height in cm) +38.8ú(sex) ? 0.012ú(age2) ? 25, where 1 = male, 0 = female for sex. About 77% of the variance in DLNO was accounted for by sex (67%), age2 (7%), and height (4%). The standard error of the estimate in predicting DLNO was 16.3 mL/min/mmHg. Those with higher resting heart rates had a lower DLNO (r =-0.28, p = 0.03) but it was not included in the regression model as it did not enhance the fit. Black males had a 7-10% lower DLNO and black females had a 12-15% lower DLNO compared to matched white subjects. Black males of the same age and height had a 10% smaller alveolar volume, while black females had a 15% lower alveolar volume compared to matched white subjects. In conclusion, DLNO values and alveolar volumes are reduced in blacks compared to matched whites. The regression model presented best predicts DLNO in African-Americans below 40 years of age.
title: Für die dynamische Katalyse
Creators: name: :None
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 660

description: Der Direktor des Mülheimer Max-Planck-Institutes für chemische Energiekonversion beantwortet Fragen rund um die Themen Nanowissenschaften, Energie und Katalyse. Darüber hinaus äußert er sich zu seiner Lehrtätigkeit an der Universität Duisburg-Essen, zur Zusammenarbeit mit Universitäten und zum MPI-Standort Mülheim.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 43NanoEnergie: Materialentwicklung für eine nachhaltige Energieversorgung, p. 12
The Impact of Aerosol Devices and Delivery Interfaces on Aerosol Deposition in Children Receiving Noninvasive Ventilation
Creators: name: Alshlowi, Malak
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2018

description: Background: Selecting optimal aerosol device and interface of noninvasive ventilation (NIV) to children is a challenge. The purpose of this study is to measure the delivery efficiency of two nebulizers with three interfaces in a simulated spontaneously breathing pediatric lung model.
Methods: A ventilator (Trilogy 202, Philips) with single limb circuit (S/T mode, inspiratory pressure: 18 cmH2O, expiratory pressure: 8 cmH2O, respiratory rate: 30 and I:E ratio 1:2) was connected to a pediatric upper airway manikin via the standard oronasal mask (AF 541, Respironics), the oronasal mask with nose cushion (AF541, Respironics), and the nasal mask (PN 831 Respironics). A collecting filter was placed between the bronchi and a passive test lung (QuickLung, Ingmar Medical) with compliance of 20 mL/cmH2O and resistance of 20 cmH2O/L/s. Albuterol sulfate (2.5mg/3 ml) was administered with jet (Micro Mist, Hudson RCI, Temecula, CA) and mesh (Aerogen Solo, Aerogen Ltd, Galway, Ireland) nebulizers during noninvasive ventilation (n=5). Drug was eluted from filters and analyzed with spectrophotometry (276 nm). Descriptive statistics, Kruskal Wallis one way analysis of variance, and Mann Whitney U test were used for data analysis (p<0.05). Results: The result shows inhaled mass and inhaled dose % delivered (meanñSD) distal to the trachea. The mesh nebulizer delivered significantly greater drug deposition than the jet nebulizer with the standard oronasal mask (p=0.0001), the oronasal mask with nose cushion (p=0.0001), and nasal mask (p=0.047). Aerosol deposition with the standard oronasal mask was greater than the oronasal mask with nose cushion and the nasal mask using both jet and mesh nebulizers. Conclusion: Type of nebulizer and masks had an impact on aerosol drug delivery to this simulated passive pediatric lung model receiving noninvasive ventilation. Both oronasal masks were more efficient than the nasal mask by 15 ? 20 fold, with either type of nebulizer. The Mesh delivered 2-3 folder more drug distal to the tracheal than the Jet Nebulizer.
The Perception of Adherence to Cystic Fibrosis Guidelines by Respiratory Therapist in Saudi Arabia
Creators: name: Hakeem, Jameel
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2018

description: BACKGROUND: Adherence to cystic fibrosis (CF) clinical guidelines play a crucial element in the management of respiratory complication associated with CF disease. Despite the importance of adherence to CF clinical guidelines, there is a lack of literature in this area of research specifically relating to Respiratory Therapists (RTs). Therefore, it is essential to assess the perception and adherence level to CF clinical guidelines among RTs in Saudi Arabia. PURPOSE: The aim of this study was to assess the adherence level of RTs to CF clinical guidelines in Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Data were collected through a descriptive survey using questions based on CF clinical guidelines. The survey was emailed to all members of the Saudi Society for Respiratory Care (SSRC). Two main dimensions were assessed Knowledge and Management of CF disease. Excluded from the study were other healthcare providers and students. RESULTS: The total adjusted number of participants was one hundred-sixty-six (n=166) out of (N=351) responses. The study response rate was 46.8%. Most participants hold an undergraduate degree (BS and AS) 80.1% while 19.9% were graduate. Females accounted for 30.1% of all participants while males accounted for 69.9%. The study showed 35% of RTs in Saudi Arabia adhered to CF clinical guidelines. The study showed knowledge domain needs improvement compared to management domain (Mdn = 2), Z = -10.45, p < .001, rs = 0.49. The study findings showed the level of RT education did not have a significant effect on the level of adherence to CF clinical guidelines H(2) = 2.7, p = .255. Moreover, the study findings indicated that senior RTs (with > 5 years of experience) demonstrated a higher adherence level to the guidelines than RTs with less than 5 years of experience (Mdn = 8.7), U = 2056, p < .001, rs =0.314. Additionally, the study revealed no significant difference in adherence of the guidelines between regions of practice in Saudi Arabia, H(4) = 2.5, p = .645 Conclusion: The average overall level of adherence to CF clinical guidelines is low among RTs Saudi Arabia. Education materials need to be implemented to enhance the level of awareness, knowledge, and management of CF disease.
Pelosia muscerda
Creators: name: Titov, Sergey V.
name: Volynkin, Anton V.
name: Morozov, Pavel S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Lepidoptera
Erebidae
Pelosia
Pelosia muscerda

description: Pelosia muscerda (Hufnagel, 1766)
 Bionomics. FP: VI–VII. Mesophilous species. Forests and woodlands, river valleys.
 Known localities. Z: Moiseyevka, Zhana Zhuldiz, Temirbaysor, Ala Akkuli, Azіmbay, Priirtyshskoye; T: Ay-Sary, Dolgoye, Ken-Aral, Zarya, Zhetekshi Lake; AK: Borly, Akkuduk, Beskaragai; B: Airtas; M: Koktas, Zmeinyi Yar; A: Belaya.
 Literature: Dubatolov & Titov (2015); Titov et al. (2017b).
description: Published as part of Titov, Sergey V., Volynkin, Anton V. & Morozov, Pavel S., 2024, Revised checklist of the superfamily Noctuoidea (Lepidoptera) of Northeast Kazakhstan (Pavlodar Region), pp. 288-376 in Ecologica Montenegrina 73 on page 302, DOI: 10.37828/em.2024.73.22, http://zenodo.org/record/13248329
When to Initiate Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Patients
Creators: name: Alosaimi, Samar
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2018

description: Pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) has a positive effect on COPD patients. The response to PR demonstrates positive impacts on daily life activities and exercise tolerance. However, the referral criteria to PR program for COPD patients does not mention anything about the time factor or the stage of the disease. The recommended stage of starting the program should be included in the acceptance guidelines. More studies are needed to examine which COPD stage will benefit more than the others. PURPOSE: The purpose of the study is to determine the most optimal time to start pulmonary rehabilitation for COPD patients. METHOD: A retrospective study was utilized, and the data were collected from an urban hospital for the last five years (2013 to 2017). Patients were divided into four groups using the GOLD classification guideline for COPD patients. Every group represents different FEV1 range and has pre- and post-PR program variables. The measured variables were 6MWT and Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire(CRQ). The evaluation focused on the comparison between the groups, not within the groups. DATA ANALYSIS: The analysis was conducted by SPSS version 24.0. Descriptive statistics, dependent sample t-test, ANOVA, and Welch test were utilized. T-test was used to find the difference between pre- and post-variables and ANOVA test to compare the difference between the four groups. RESULTS: comparison between groups ANOVA results were Six-minute walk difference F (3.65) =1.3, p=.281. Dyspnea difference F (3.65) =.155, p=.926. Fatigue difference F (3,65) =.640, p=.592. Emotional difference F (3,65) =.221, p=.881. Mastery difference F (3,65) =.363, p=.780.
CONCLUSION: There was a significant difference between pre- and post-pulmonary rehabilitation results and all the groups responded positively to the program. There were no significantly different responses to the program between the four groups. As a result, there is no specific preferred stage to start the program.
A Web-Based and In-Person Risk Reframing Intervention to Influence Mothers’ Tolerance for, and Parenting Practices Associated With, Children’s Outdoor Risky Play : Randomized Controlled Trial
Creators: name: Brussoni, Mariana
name: Han, Christina
name: Lin, Yingyi
name: Jacob, John
name: Pike, Ian, 1958-
name: Bundy, Anita
name: Faulkner, Guy E. J., 1970-
name: Gardy, Jennifer
name: Fisher, Brian
name: Mâsse, Louise C.
Publisher: name: JMIR Publications
Year: 2022

description: Background: Outdoor risky play, such as climbing, racing, and independent exploration, is an important part of childhood and is associated with various positive physical, mental, and developmental outcomes for children. Parental attitudes and fears, particularly mothers’, are a major deterrent to children’s opportunities for outdoor risky play. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of 2 versions of an intervention to reframe mothers’ perceptions of risk and change parenting behaviors: a web-based intervention or an in-person workshop, compared with the control condition. Conclusions: The trial demonstrates that the web-based intervention was effective in increasing mothers’ tolerance for risk in play.
A Survey of Research Productivity in Respiratory Therapy Educational Programs
Creators: name: Register, Melinda
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2018

description: Issue: There is a need to standardize faculty evaluations across departments, particularly at research intensive universities. To date, there is no such standard to measure research productivity of respiratory therapy (RT) professors and programs in the U.S. This study asked: How is research productivity described in RT? What is the research productivity ranking of researchers? and What is the research productivity ranking of departments? Methods: After IRB approval, 56 B.S./M.S. degree RT programs were surveyed by email. Data were analyzed for descriptive statistics and correlations. Outcomes: Response rate was 52%. Research productivity in RT is best described using H-Index and M quotient. Range of H-Index for professors was 0 to 44 with a mean of 2.37. Outcome variables found to have positive correlation with H-Index were highest degree earned, academic rank, accreditation role, and Carnegie Classification. Mean program H-Index ranged from 0 to 10.17 with a mean of 1.99. Conclusion: A positive relationship exists between H-Index of RT professors and several outcome variables. Faculty and program directors seeking to increase research productivity can by way of changes in hiring practice and furthering faculty development.
title: Quo vadis, NanoEnergie?: Die Rolle der Nanotechnologie in zukünftigen Energiesystemen
Creators: name: Schüth, Ferdi
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2013
Subjects: subject: 660

description: Die Umstellung unseres Energiesystems ist eine der großen Herausforderungen der nächsten Jahrzehnte. Viele der Probleme sind nicht technologischer Natur, sondern betreffen eher die Akzeptanz neuer Energietechnologien, die rechtlichen Rahmenbedingungen, die Umsetzung und ökonomische Aspekte. Allerdings sind auch noch zahlreiche technische Hürden zu überwinden, die ein Zusammenwirken verschiedener Disziplinen erfordern. In vielen Bereichen verbessert der Einsatz von Nanomaterialien die Eigenschaften des jeweiligen Systems so weit, dass es technologisch nutzbar wird. Allerdings bringen Nanostrukturen auch neue Fragestellungen mit sich.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 43NanoEnergie: Materialentwicklung für eine nachhaltige Energieversorgung, p. 16
Measuring Muscle Fatigue associated with tourniquet use using Accelerometer-Based Mechanomyography: A Pilot Study
Creators: name: Armstrong, Erica
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Objectives: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are at a higher risk for developing muscle weakness, which is associated with prolonged recovery, poor quality of life, and greater rates of mortality. This study mimicked changes we expect to see in patients with clinical weakness by manipulating blood flow to determine whether mechanomyography is sensitive enough to detect the expected change.   Methods: Recreationally active individuals (n = 10) were recruited for this study. Stimulating electrodes and an accelerometer were placed on the muscle belly of the extensor carpi radialis and tibialis anterior. Muscles were stimulated at a rate of 2, 4, and 6, Hz for three minutes each at 60mA. Two trials were performed for each muscle, one with and one without occluded muscle blood flow. Results: Accelerations (muscle twitch height) decreased in the extensor carpi radialis (0.944 ñ 0.188g, p < 0.001) and tibialis anterior (0.515 ñ 0.198g, p = 0.018) when blood flow was occluded compared to the normal blood flow trials. The normal blood flow trial accelerations were higher in the extensor carpi radialis compared to the tibialis anterior (1.173 ñ 0.242g, p < 0.001). After data were normalized these differences were no longer significant. Conclusions: The results of this study indicate accelerometer based mechanomyography can differentiate between fatigue associated with impaired blood flow to the muscle. Future research should examine whether accelerometer based mechanomyography can distinguish muscle quality in clinically relevant populations.
title: Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof und der Grundsatz der Komplementarität: Eine Herausforderung für die globale Zusammenarbeit
Creators: name: Gal-Or, Noemi
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 320

description: Der 1998 ins Leben gerufene Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) galt als Meilenstein im Völkerstrafrecht. In den vergangenen Jahren ist er in die Kritik gekommen, nicht zuletzt weil sein Verhältnis zu anderen Gerichtsbarkeiten im Sinne einer Komplementarität nicht hinreichend geklärt wurde. Der Artikel spricht sich für eine stärkere Einbeziehung regionaler Gerichte, wie etwa des Afrikanischen Gerichtshofs für Menschenrechte, aus, um die tiefen Gräben zwischen IStGH und nationalen Gerichten zu überbrücken.
description: Much of the reticence on the part
of African states to comply with
their ICC obligations, criticism
of the Court by the AU, and its
legitimacy deficit, is attributable
to the compromise reached in the
current formula of the Principle
of Complementarity (PoC). This
central jurisdictional provision in
the Rome Statute establishes the
Court’s jurisdiction as complementary
to the primary jurisdiction of
the State. However, it is by now
evident that the PoC suffers from
acute tension inherent to its exclusivist
dualist formula, limiting the
choice of jurisdiction as between
two actors only—the State and the
Court; and that the Principle has so
far failed to frustrate the ‘impunity
gap’ to which the ICC was designed
to put an end. In this paper, I propose
to overcome this impediment
by expanding the application of the
PoC to also include the jurisdiction of regional courts, in this case, the
African Court on Human and Peoples’
Rights. The latter could serve
as a ‘mediating agent’ bridging deep
chasm separating national courts and
the ICC by incorporating regional
judiciary and non-judiciary mechanisms
as tools to implement the ICC
international criminal law.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 46
Perceptions, Attitudes, and Compliance of Health Care Undergraduate and Graduate Students Regarding Infection Control Practices
Creators: name: Alherbish, Raghad
Publisher: name: Georgia State University
Year: 2020

description: Perceptions, Attitudes, and Compliance of Health Care Undergraduate and Graduate Students Regarding Infection Control Practices
By
Raghad Abdullah Alherbish
(Under the Direction of Dr. Rachel E. Culbreth)
ABSTRACT
Introduction: Infection control is a very important part of healthcare in any facility. This has been the focus of attention of researchers and many international institutions. Understanding infection control basis and its guidelines is fundamental for all healthcare workers. This has therefore been added to university curricula. Continuous enforcement mechanisms have been established in order to assure optimal application to avoid infection transmission. This thesis presents a study on perceptions, attitudes, compliance and obstacles faced by undergraduate and graduate students in Byrdine F. Lewis School of Nursing and Health Professions, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of nursing, nutrition, occupational therapy, physiotherapy, and respiratory therapy exploring perceptions, attitudes, compliance and obstacles faced in connection to infection control guidelines and used tools, hand hygiene (HH) and personal protective equipment (PPE). Data was analyzed using the statistical program of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Chi-square and ANOVA were used to analyze variance and associations. Results: There was a total of 102 responders to the survey. However, 34 were excluded as they failed to answer all components. The total sample size of this analysis was therefore 68 responders. The majority were female nurses. Perceptions of responders for HH and PPE were rated at 50-79.4% and 91.2-92.7% respectively. Their attitudes for HH and PPE were rated at 92.7-100% and 92.7-98.5% respectively. Compliance was rated at 89.7-98.5% for HH and 13.2-91.2% for PPE. Age was associated with PPE; such that younger responders had better attitudes towards using PPE. There was also a significant association between the healthcare specialty and perceptions for PPE (p=0.031). Facing obstacles was also significantly associated with for both HH and PPE with specialty (pConclusion:Attitudes towards infection control of undergraduate and graduate students at school of nursing and health professions in George State University was overall excellent. Younger responders had better PPE utilization compared to older responders. This is followed by compliance and then perceptions. Healthcare specialty had a major influence on perceptions for PPE and compliance for HH overall. Further studies are needed to explore these findings periodically in order to improve infection control guidelines in addition to expansion on studying all individual variables and build up their significant association.
title: Selektive Strafverfolgung?: Warum der Internationale Strafgerichtshof einen besseren Auslösungsmechanismus braucht
Creators: name: Stegmiller, Ignaz
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 320
subject: 340

description: Der Internationale Strafgerichtshof (IStGH) ist in den letzten Jahren stark dafür kritisiert worden, sich bei der Straverfolgung allein auf den afrikanischen Kontinent zu konzentrieren. Tatsächlich ist das dem IStGH zugrunde liegende völkerrechtliche Übereinkommen ein Kompromiss, der alles andere als perfekt ist. Es wird in Zukunft darauf ankommen, die Akteure zu benennen, die bei der Aktivierung des Gerichtssystems relevant sind.
description: When the International Criminal
Court was established in 1998, it was
labelled a success story of state cooperation.
More recently, the ICC has
been much criticized for focusing its
prosecution activities on the African
continent. Some states have now
changed their attitude and oppose
investigations by the ICC. They
question the Court’s legitimacy and
might leave the international setting
of the ICC. A core aspect for understanding
the ICC’s framework goes
to the so-called trigger mechanism.
It constitutes the procedural tool to
activate any ICC intervention. The
ICC evolved on the basis of state
consent, achieving a procedural compromise
reflected in the regulations
of the Rome Statute. Yet this treaty
is far from being perfect and leads
to an imbalance when the Security
Council is involved. In order to
fairly criticize the ICC and its place
in the international criminal system,
which requires an identification of
the actors relevant to the activation
of the Court’s system, an understanding
of the legal framework is
indispensable.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 54
title: „Relational sensibility“: Ausgangspunkt für emanzipatorisches Peacebuilding?
Creators: name: Brigg, Morgan
Publisher: name: DuEPublico: Duisburg-Essen Publications online, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany
Year: 2015
Subjects: subject: 300
subject: 320

description: Peacebuilding in gewaltzerrütteten Gesellschaften folgte lange Zeit Blaupausen, bei denen externe Akteure ‚top-down‘ liberale Normvorstellungen durchsetzen wollten. In jüngerer Zeit werden partizipative Elemente betont, ebenso die wechselseitige Achtung zwischen internationalen und lokalen Akteuren („relational sensibility“). Der Beitrag zeigt das hierin liegende emanzipatorische Potenzial auf, zeigt aber auch, dass herkömmliche Vorstellungen, ob und wie Gleichheit, Gerechtigkeit und Frieden zu erreichen sind, herausgefordert werden.
description: Peacebuilding policy and practice has
recently begun to shift orientation
in ways that recalibrate relationships
between interveners and local
people and attend more carefully to
the complexities and challenges of
achieving peace on the ground. The
‘relational sensibility’ is increasingly
responsive to the importance of local
inputs and relationships, and to contingencies
that tend to be overlooked
in the liberal and modernist pursuit
of peace. What, though, are the political
risks and possibilities associated
with this phenomenon? Three potentials are considered in this article.
A relational sensibility may offer
exciting ways to advance peacebuilding
practice, including by retreating
from liberal hubris and redressing
previously iniquitous power relationships
by engaging with perspectives
and approaches, particularly those
of local people, which have been
underappreciated to date. Equally,
relational sensibility can risk bypassing
core political concerns by removing
responsibility for effects, limiting
ambition, and entrenching existing
power relations. Finally, the article
argues that a relational sensibility can
offer possibilities for the inclusive,
innovative, grounded and responsible
transformation of peacebuilding,
but this requires engaging critically
with relationality to intensify its best
effects and counter possible negative
consequences.
description: UNIKATE: Berichte aus Forschung und Lehre, no. 47Globale Kooperationsforschung: Transdisziplinäre und transkulturelle Perspektiven, p. 60