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Continuance Of Mhealth Services At The Bottom Of The Pyramid: The Roles Of Service Quality And Trust, Shahriar Akter, Pradeep Ray, John D'Ambra

Shahriar Akter

Continued usage of information systems (or, IS continuance) has proven to be a critical success parameter for ICT implementation at the top of the global economic pyramid. However, there are few studies which have explored continued IS usage at the bottom of the economic pyramid (BOP) though it represents the majority of the world’s population. To fill this knowledge gap, this study develops an mHealth continuance model at the BOP framing the impact of two post adoption expectation beliefs (i.e., perceived service quality and perceived trust). This study extends ECM (expectation confirmation model) perspective synthesizing the extant literature on continued …

The Impact Of Domestic Violence In The Workplace, Helen Lavan, Yvette Lopez, Marsha Katz, Marty Martin

William Marty Martin

No abstract provided.

The Level Of Cultural Responsiveness And Its Preparation Among Grand Valley State University’S Occupational Therapy Graduates, Kathleen Kovach, Rebecca Palmitier, Robyn Ward

Education

Background: In a field that aims to be holistic and client-centered, occupational therapists need to consider their client's culture. Culture is comprised of values, beliefs, and lifestyles and will affect the therapy process (Cheung, Shah, & Muncer, 2002; Cole, Stevenson, & Rogers, 2009). To truly treat clients holistically, therapists need to be culturally responsive in their practice, considering factors which influence therapy and its outcomes. Occupational therapy education programs, therefore, need to prepare its students to be culturally responsive practitioners. This research examined whether Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Occupational Therapy (OT) graduates are culturally responsive and how the program …

Curriculum Change 2013-2014, Portland State University

Bulletin & Curriculum Change Documents

No abstract provided.

Formative Development Of A Culturally Appropriate Mammography Screening Campaign For Low-Income African-American Women., Kimberly D. Leeks, Ingrid J. Hall, C. Ashani Johnson-Turbes, Ngozi Kamalu, Yasmine Zavahir

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

The purpose of this qualitative study was to conduct a formative evaluation of messages and materials to inform the development of a promotional, health campaign designed to increase breast cancer screening awareness and utilization among low-income, uninsured African American women through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) in Savannah and Macon, Georgia (GA). A priority of CDC is to understand why women eligible for screening through the NBCCEDP do not participate in NBCCEDP screening services as well as to identify effective strategies for increasing enrollment among NBCCEDP-eligible women who have never received breast cancer screening. As …

Ethnic And Gender Differences In Psychosocial Factors In Native Hawaiian, Other Pacific Islanders, And Asian American Adults With Type 2 Diabetes, Jillian Inouye, Dongmei Li, James Davis, Richard Arakaki

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

This study examined the differences between 207 Asians and Native Hawaiian, other Pacific Islanders (NHOPI) with type 2 diabetes among various psychosocial measures. Responses to five multivariable regression models including the Diabetes Quality of Life Questionnaire (DQOL) and Short Form -36® Health Survey (SF-36) were analyzed. Differences were determined by linear contrasts in the multivariate linear regression models after adjusted for multiple demographic and socioeconomic variables. Compared to Asians, NHOPIs perceived a lower impact of diabetes on their quality of life; highlighting differences in perceptions of self-efficacy and self-care activities. Females did better on their diet while males perceived better …

Housing, The Neighborhood Environment, And Physical Activity Among Older African Americans, Lonnie Hannon Iii, Patricia Sawyer, Richard M. Allman

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

Abstract

This study examines the association of neighborhood environment, as measured by housing factors, with physical activity among older African Americans. Context is provided on the effects of structural inequality as an inhibitor of health enhancing neighborhood environments. The study population included African Americans participating in the UAB Study of Aging (n=433). Participants demonstrated the ability to walk during a baseline in-home assessment. The strength and independence of housing factors were assessed using neighborhood walking for exercise as the outcome variable. Sociodemographic data, co-morbid medical conditions, and rural/urban residence were included as independent control factors. Homeownership, occupancy, and length of …

Racial Disparities In Pain Management In Primary Care, Miriam Ezenwa

Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice

This descriptive, cross-sectional, secondary data analysis was conducted to examine racial disparities in pain management of primary care patients with chronic nonmalignant pain using chronic opioid therapy. Data from 891 patients, including 201 African Americans and 691 Caucasians were used to test an explanatory model for these disparities. We predicted that: (1) African American patients would report worse pain management and poor quality of life (QOL) than Caucasians; (2) the association between race and pain management would be mediated by perceived discrimination relating to hopelessness; and (3) poor pain management would negatively affect QOL. Results revealed significant differences between African …

Research Support To The Fulton County Ryan White Part A Program, Georgia Health Policy Center

GHPC Reports

No abstract provided.

Resurrecting Gods, Ahissa Branson

sbranson@oglethorpe.edu

No abstract provided.

A Demographic Analysis Of Metro/Nonmetro Differences In Adult Normal Weight, Overweight, And Obesity, P. Johnelle Sparks, Susanne Schmidt

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Overweight and obesity prevalence is increasing throughout the United States, and these two health conditions seem to disproportionately affect certain segments of the adult population. To date little research has examined adult differences in normal weight, overweight, and obesity by metropolitan or nonmetropolitan residential status while controlling for important demographic, socioeconomic, behavioral, and health status characteristics. This research helps to fill this gap. We used data from the 2008 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) to empirically assess predictors of overweight and obesity risk for all adults and then by residential location. Multinomial logistic regression techniques were used to estimate …

Application Of Digital Volume Pulse Analysis In Patients With Spinal Cord Injury, Wei-Lun Tsai, Alice May-Kuen Wong, Yu-Cheng Pei, Yu-Ru Lin, Yu-Hsin Liao, Shu-Chun Huang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Orthostatic hypotension is a common complication following spinal cord injury (SCI). However, an easy method to quantify the degree of vasomotor impairment below the level of injury is lacking. We postulated that SCI patients with different sympathetic reserves exhibited different digital volume pulse contours. Thirty-one patients with high chronic SCI (above the T6 neurologic level) and 28 low-level SCI patients (below T6) were recruited. Thirty-two age- and BMI-matched healthy participants were enrolled in the control group. All participants were positioned on a tilting table for five minutes in each of the following: supine rest (SR), 60-degree head-up tilt (HUT), and …

Related Factors In Children With The Motor Development Delay And Flat Feet, Hui-Wen Cheng, Chin-Kai Lin, Ching-Shiang Chi, Mei-Hua Tang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Condition of flat feet is a common among preschool children. Clinical studies show that children with developmental delays have problems similar to flat feet, perhaps of a more and complicated nature compared to the normal children. As literature on flat feet in children with developmental delays was hardly available, the main topic of this study was to explore factors associated with flat feet in preschool children with developmental delays, and the effect of flat feet on lower-extremity functions.The 50 participants in this study were selected from 88 children aged 4-6 years with motor delay. They were divided into two groups …

Equality In Sheep's Clothing: The Implications Of Anti-Discrimination Norms For Religious Autonomy, Brett G. Scharffs

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Global Tangles: Laws, Headcoverings And Religious Identity, Seval Yildirim

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

The Tangled Law And Politics Of Religious Freedom, Peter G. Danchin

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Problematizing "Autonomy" And "Tradition" With Regard To Veiling: A Reponse To Seval Yildirim, Anissa Hélie

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Equality And Sovereignty Of Religious Institutions: A South African Perspective, Johan D. Van Der Vyver

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Preface, Marc S. Wiesner

Santa Clara Journal of International Law

No abstract provided.

Keterampilan Tik Guru Produktif Smk Di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Dan Implementasinya Dalam Pembelajaran, Herry Fitriyadi

Jurnal Pendidikan Vokasi

Guru sebagai aktor utama dalam proses pendidikan dituntut harus dengan cepat memperbaharui pengetahuan, keterampilan, dan kompetensinya dalam bidang Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi (TIK), tak terkecuali guru produktif Sekolah Menengah Kejuruan (SMK), dalam realitas masih minimnya implementasi TIK dalam pembelajaran dan adanya kendala internal dan eksternal SMK dalam pelaksanaan program TIK. Berdasarkan hal-hal tersebut, penelitian ini dilakukan untuk menginvestigasi penguasaan keterampilan TIK guru produktif SMK dan implementasi TIK dalam pembelajaran produktif SMK, serta mengidentifikasi kendala-kendala yang menjadi penghambat implementasi TIK dalam pembelajaran produktif SMK di Kabupaten Hulu Sungai Utara Provinsi Kalimantan Selatan. Kesimpulan hasil penelitian ini sebagai berikut: 1) Keterampilan TIK …

Substansi Komponen Kompetensi Guru Sekolah Inklusif Bagi Anak Berkelainan/Berkebutuhan Pendidikan Khusus, Sari Rudiyati

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menghasilkan: (1) substansi komponen kompetensi guru sekolah inklusif bagi anak berkelainan/berkebutuhan pendidikan khusus; dan (2) buku panduan dan instrumen asesmen kom-petensi guru sekolah inklusif bagi anak berkelainan/berkebutuhan pendi-dikan khusus. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan de-ngan menggunakan prosedur research and development yang dikem-bangkan oleh Borg dan Gall (1983: 771-787).Teknik pengumpulan data penelitian ini adalah: (a) Teknik Delphi, (b) Focus Group Discussion, (c) angket/kuesio-ner, (d) wawancara, (e) portofolio guru, (f) observasi, dan (g) Studi doku-mentasi. Analisis instrumen menggunakan Explanatory Factors Analysis dan Cronbach Alpha serta analisis data mengggunakan teknik deskriptif. Temu-an hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa substansi komponen …

Model Multilevel Pertumbuhan Anak Usia 0-24 Bulan Dan Variabel Yang Mempengaruhinya, Irianton Aritonang

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Tujuan umum penelitian ini untuk mengkaji bagaimana berbagai variabel mempengaruhi pertumbuhan anak usia 0-24 bulan di kabupaten Sleman. Penelitian noneksperimen desain korelasional ini dilakukan pada 272 anak usia 0-24 bulan yang diambil secara acak stratifikasi dari dua kecamatan (Sleman dan Moyudan) yang ditentukan secara purposif. Analisis multilevel pertumbuhan anak dilakukan dengan program Stata-10 dan analisis jalur dilakukan dengan program Amos-8. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada hubungan variabel berat badan lahir, jenis kelamin dan strata usia anak dan status gizi ibu dengan pertumbuhan anak pada level-1 dan ada hubungan variabel hasil penimbangan pada level-2, sedangkan pada level 3 ada hubungan yang …

Analisis Asesmen Formatif Fisika Sma Berbantuan Komputer, Sentot Kusairi

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk: (1) mengembangkan model analisis asesmen formatif Fisika (AAFF) berbantuan komputer, (2) menemukan kharakteristik model analisis asesmen formatif Fisika berbantuan komputer, (3) menentukan kelayakan model analisis asesmen formatif Fisika berbantuan komputer. Penelitian yang dilakukan merupakan penelitian pengembangan (research and development), dengan desain pembelajaran (instructional design) oleh Dick dan Carey. Penelitian melibatkan beberapa Sekolah Menengah Atas di Kota Malang mulai Maret 2010 sampai dengan September 2010. Hasil pengembangan merupakan model AAF berbantuan computer, dengan karakteristik (1) Model dapat menggali kelemahan dan kesulitan belajar siswa, (2) Model analisis dapat memberikan umpan balik pada siswa tentang hasil …

Senate Statutes - Title Ii (Membership, Powers, & Purpose) - Updated 04-26-13, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Quantitative Investigation Of Effect Of Age And Bolus Characteristics On Laryngeal Movement During Swallowing, Tsui-Fen Yang, Rai-Chi Chan, Shinn-Shing Lee, Jia-Chi Wang

Rehabilitation Practice and Science

Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiologic changes of swallowing along with normal aging, and to study the influences on swallowing of gender and food consistency.Methods: One hundred adult men and women aged 24 to 80 participated. Each subject underwent a swallowing evaluation, in which a surface transducer was placed on the neck to detect laryngeal movement when they performed a dry swallow and wet swallow for different food consistencies. Main outcome measures included mean onset, mean amplitude and mean duration of the deglutition wave.Results: In this study, the onset of the dry swallow deglutition wave …

Evaluasi Trend Kualitas Pendidikan Di Indonesia, Sabar Budi Raharjo

Jurnal Penelitian dan Evaluasi Pendidikan

Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk memperoleh informasi tentang tanggapan dan kelayakan satuan pendidikan terhadap penerapan delapan standar nasional pendidikan (SNP), trend kuantitas dan kualitas pendidikan, status akreditasi sekolah, tingkat pemenuhan, rasional dan tanggapan terhadap SNP, urutan delapan standar nasional yang harus dicapai, standar nasional yang paling sulit dicapai, tingkat kepuasan peserta didik terhadap pelayanan sekolah dan hambatan-hambatan dalam mencapai SNP. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah dengan Focus Group Discussion (FGD) dan studi dokumentasi. Data hasil FGD dianalisis secara kualitatif dan data hasil mengedarkan instrument dianalisis secara kuan-titatif. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, setiap satuan pendidikan memberi tanggapan yang positif dan …

Assessing Barriers To Health Care Services For Hispanic Residents In Rural Georgia, Michele Vitale, Conner Bailey

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Since the 1990s, many Hispanics have been relocating to the rural South and their permanency (although beneficial to the economy) poses new challenges at the institutional level. One area of major concern is the adequate provision of health care. Our article evaluates the socioeconomic, cultural, and geographic/transportation barriers that Hispanic residents face when seeking primary health care services in Toombs County, Georgia. Data were acquired through personal interviews with Hispanic residents, local health professionals, and key community informants by using a combination of opportunity sampling and a snowball approach. Results indicate that the local health system and the county as …

Ruptured Identity Of Male Farmers: Subjective Crisis And The Risk Of Suicide, Anthony Hogan, Edward Scarr, Stewart Lockie, Brett Chant, Sylvia Alston

Journal of Rural Social Sciences

Suicide among male farmers is frequently discussed in the literature. While a wide range of factors are associated, a coherent theoretical framework that incorporates the various factors associated with male farmer suicide has not been developed. Moreover, the insights offered to date have not opened a more systemic approach to prevention. Drawing on substantive contributions from sociological theory, this paper proposes a framework for progressing understanding of the causes of this phenomenon and offers insights for prevention. The paper argues that ontological security is central to identity and social competence, and that loss of the coherency of identity and the …

Senate Statutes - Title V (Judicial Branch) - Updated 04-29-13, Adam Aldridge

Legislative Branch Publications

No abstract provided.

Makine's Postmodern Writing About Exile, Memory, And Connection, Mary Theis

CLCWeb: Comparative Literature and Culture

In her article "Makine's Postmodern Writing about Exile, Memory, and Connection" Mary Theis explores the implications of some of the many literary epiphanous moments that Andreï Makine shares with his readers in his neo-Romantic metaphysical literary quest to transcend lyrically the limitations imposed by our human condition. The analysis of this theme in Makin's literary career features several of his most important novels, his one play, and his subsequent meta-utopian reflections in Alternaissance, written under the pen name Gabriel Osmonde.