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Taxonomy Of Communication Noise Impacting The Quality Of Library Resources, Emmanuel Ifeduba, Benedette Ogoo Unuigboje Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Frequently media reports draw attention to errors in published books and other publications. Sometimes the reports emanate from libraries and schools that bicker with suppliers of flawed publications. Notwithstanding much of the noise-related research in information science literature focus on noise within and around libraries and schools; and fail to explore the breadth and depth of this phenomenon described as communication noise. This study, therefore, aims to explore the breadth and depth of communication noise by identifying, describing and classifying the various types affecting information quality with a view to finding solutions to them. This is a taxonomical study of …

Inspiring Teamwork During Unprecedented Times, Selwyn M. Vickers Md

Browse All News

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Design And Printing Of A Low-Cost 3d-Printed Nasal Osteotomy Training Model: Development And Feasibility Study., Michelle Ho, Jared Goldfarb, Roxana Moayer, Uche Nwagu, Rohan Ganti, Howard Krein, Ryan Heffelfinger, Morgan Leigh Hutchinson

Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Faculty Papers

BACKGROUND: Nasal osteotomy is a commonly performed procedure during rhinoplasty for both functional and cosmetic reasons. Teaching and learning this procedure proves difficult due to the reliance on nuanced tactile feedback. For surgical simulation, trainees are traditionally limited to cadaveric bones, which can be costly and difficult to obtain.

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to design and print a low-cost midface model for nasal osteotomy simulation.

METHODS: A 3D reconstruction of the midface was modified using the free open-source design software Meshmixer (Autodesk Inc). The pyriform aperture was smoothed, and support rods were added to hold the fragments generated from the …

‘How To Recognize If Your Child Is Seriously Ill’ During Covid-19 Lockdown: An Evaluation Of Parents’ Confidence And Health-Seeking Behaviors, Emma Lim, Ravi D. Mistry, Alexandra Battersby, Kerry Dockerty, Aaron Koshy, Michelle N. Chopra, Matthew C. Carey, Jos M. Latour

School of Nursing and Midwifery

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Sexually Dimorphic Oxytocin Receptor-Expressing Neurons In The Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus Regulates Maternal Behavior, Kaustubh Sharma

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

The neurohypophysial hormone oxytocin is involved in the regulation of social behaviors, including social recognition, pair bonding, and sex-specific parental behaviors in a variety of species. Oxytocin triggers these social behaviors by binding to oxytocin receptors (OXTR) in various parts of the brain. Oxytocin-induced sex-typical behavior, therefore, suggests a sexual dimorphic distribution of OXTR in the brain. In recent years, the oxytocin system in the brain received tremendous attention as a potential pharmacological target for treatment of many psychiatric disorders, such as anxiety, autism spectrum disorders, and even sex-specific psychiatric disorder like postpartum depression (PPD). An important problem and a …

Computational Investigations Of Battery Electrolytes, Ke Li

LSU Doctoral Dissertations

In this dissertation, the structure and dynamics of battery electrolytes were investigated using atomistic molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. Battery electrolytes play a key role in transporting ions between the cathode and anode. The chemical stability and ionic conductivity of electrolytes influence battery performance. In order to design better electrolytes, one needs an understanding of the relationship between electrolyte structure, dynamics, and bulk properties. To bridge the gap between the macroscopic phenomenon and the hidden molecular physics, in the first project we focused on probing an ether-based electrolyte, chosen for its relevance in sodium-based batteries. Through studying the impact of concentration …

Journal Of The Association For Information Science And Technology (Jasist): Bibliometric Analysis From 2014-2019, Ikram Ul Haq, Mumtaz Hussain Satti, Zia Ahmed, Fouzia Yasmin

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The parent study was conducted with an aim to determine the various bibliometric characteristics of the documents published in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology (JASIST) for 2014 to 2019. A retrospective study method was used and the data of JASIST were retrieved from Web of Science – Clarivate Analytics database. A total of 1,196 documents were found, contributed by the authors of 62 countries with average of 199 documents per annum. These documents received 11,941 citations with an average of 9.98 citations per documents. More than half of research were contributed by two countries, and amongst …

Social Sciences Research In Pakistan; Bibliometric Analysis, Ikram Ul Haq

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Aim. The study aimed to explore the progress of social science research carried out by Pakistan for the duration of 59 years.

Method: This retrospective study was carried out on the data retrieved from the Scopus database to determine the research output in the area of social science by Pakistani authors from 1961 to December 2019. The word “Pakistan” has been written in the main search box and “Affiliation” has been selected in the subsequent box. The targeted time duration was selected, further, the social sciences documents were selected and downloaded for data-analysis. Microsoft Excel spreadsheet and SPSS …

Empowering The Girl-Child Through Digital Media Literacy: The Role Of Academic Libraries, Opeyemi R. Oboh Mrs

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The girl child in times past has suffered marginalization due to the patriarchal sentiment that is pervasive in the society most especially in the developing countries. However, a ray of hope has shone on them as more voices of advocacy have risen to defend and project the value of a girl child towards societal development and the need to empower this class of gender for sustainable development. Technology is a great enabler for the empowerment of the girl-child, however, there are still traces of inadequate of opportunities, skills and the fear of discrimination which serve as stumbling block to the …

Information Needs And Seeking Behaviour Of Pregnant Women In Selected Hospitals In Ile-Ife Metropolis, Osun State. Nigeria, Nike Yetunde Akindeji, Olawumi Rukayat Jimoh, Ibukun Isiaka, Rhoda Osebhahiemen Isiwele-Ishola, Bolanle Clifford Ishola

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

Abstract

Descriptive survey design was adopted for the study. The random sampling technique was adopted to sample 120 respondents, representing 100% of the population target for the study. The gathered information was analyzed using frequency table, simple percentage, pie chart, and bar chart. The result was given along with the data which aid clarity of the result and made it easy for the drawing of the conclusion of the information gathered. Findings showed inter alia that information needs of pregnant women in Ile-Ife needs include: breastfeeding, disease prevention and control, environment cleanliness, after delivery, sickness during pregnancy, and immunization. The …

Research Support Services Of Panjab University Library During Lockdown Period Due To Covid-19: A Survey, Suman Sumi, Jatinder Kumar

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

The study explores the problems and prospects of newly introduced service “RemoteXs” by the A.C. Joshi library for the faculty of Panjab University during the lockdown due to COVID-19. The paper discusses expectations and experiences of users, advantages of new research support services, challenges faced by faculty while accessing literature through RemoteXs service. An online survey was carried out; framed questionnaire was sent to 650 academicians through Whatsapp and e-mail. 148 respondents submitted their views on access and usage of e-resources through RemoteXs service of University Library. Data on most frequently used resources and documents type has been analysed. Some …

The Role Of Deaf Community Culture In Their Social Life Within The Hearing Society: Qualitative Research, Dareen Khlaifat, Mayada Al-Natour

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This Study Aims to describe the role of deaf culture community In Their Social Life within Hearing Society in Jordan, Participants consisted of 20 Deaf, (10 male, and 10 females), ranging from 20-45 Years Old in Deaf Clubs. This sutdy is aqualitative descriptive study, A random sample was selected, Semi-Formal Interviews were made Using questions about Deaf life, relationships, situations and social life. The Results showed that social behaviors and social life acts is basically learned from mothers, Deaf Friends and Colleagues in Deaf clubs and schools. Deaf Youth have a new attitudes for marrying hearing girls instead of Deaf …

The Level Of Psychological Alienation In A Sample Of Syrian Refugee Students For The Secondary Stage In Jordan And Its Relation To Some Variables, Ilham Rababa, Ahmad Smadi

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The aim of this study was to identify thelevel of psychological alienation in a sample of Syrian refugee students for the secondary stage in Jordan and its relationship with the variables of family type and duration of asylum. The study population of all Syrian refugee students for the secondarystage in the Directorate of Education of the tribe of Irbid and the number of (4000) students, in the second semester of the year 2017 -2018. The study sample consisted of (600) female students, who were selected by simple random method, and applied the measure of psychological alienation from the development of …

Attitudes Of Students In Military Sciences At Al–Istiqlal University Toward Learning Swimming, Samira Orabi, Ismail Zkarneh

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed to identify The Attitudes of Security Student Sciences at Al – Istiqlal University toward Swimming Learning. The researchers used the descriptive approach. To achieve this, the study was conducted on a randomized, stratified sample (234) students enrolled in the summer semester of the academic Physical year 2017, The scale of (Rabab'a and Abu Zema, 2013) was used to measure, students trends. The results of the study showed that students' attitudes were positive toward learning Swimming. Reaching Response percentage (%74.8), The results also showed that there were no significant differences between students attitudes according to gender, The study …

Evaluation Of The 9th Grade Life Skills' Curriculum In Sultanate Of Oman According To Entrepreneurship Competencies, Huda Al-Hadrami, Shsher Elayyan

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The current study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of 9th Grade life skills' curriculum in Sultanate of Oman to achieve entrepreneurship competencies at South Batina Governate in Sultanate of Oman. The study sample was consisted of 61 life skills teachers (both males and females) in addition to the 9th life skills’ textbook. Two tools were used to collect raw data: the questionnaire which included 36 items that were distributed into 8 sections (self- awareness, decision making, taking responsibility & independence, communication, creativity & innovation, initiative & ambition, project management, and taking risk) and the curriculum content analysis card. The findings …

The Level Of Life Skills In Practical Courses For Students Of The Faculty Of Sports Sciences At The Arab American University, Samira Orabi, Mohammed Qawariq

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at identifying the role of team and individual sports courses in improving life skills for students of Physical Education at the Arab American University-Palestine. The study identified the different levels of life skills amongst students according to their gender, course type, educational level and place of residence. The researcher used a descriptive approach of survey methods to achieve the goals of the study. A questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 male and female students who study team and individual sports courses. The randomly chosen sample makes 32.5% of the whole population. The researcher then used …

Towards A Smart University In The Light Of 21st Century Skills, Rania Abed Moneim

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

An -Najah Univ. J. Res. (Humanities). Vol. 34(6), 2020Towards a smart University in the light of 21stcentury skillsنحو جامعة ذكية في ضوء مهارات القرن الحادي والعشرونRania Abed Moneimرانيه عبد المنعمDepartment of Methods & Education, Al-Aqsa University, Gaza, Palestineقسم المناهج والتدريس، جامعة الاقصى ،غزة ،فلسطينE-mail: [email protected]: (13/9/2018), Accepted: (12/11/2018)AbstractIn the recent years, the accelerated development of knowledge and the changeable demands of the technological learning put the educators on the face of many challenges.The 21stcentury skills promote the competitiveness and innovation capabilitiesof the organization. These skills are crucial for sustainability and development of organization. The main objective of this study istoevaluatethe …

The Effect Of The Length Of A Questionnaire On The Accuracy Estimations Of The Ability And The Psychometric Properties Of The Item And Scale In The Light Of Item Response Theory, Abedalhameed Alqudah, Nedal Al-Shraifin

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The present study aimed atidentifyingthe effect of the length of the questionnaire on the Accuracy of Ability Estimation of the parameters of examineesand The parameters of Items and scalein the light of IRT, thesample of the study was selected in aavailable significant differences between the averagesof the standard error in estimating the difficultyparameter of the itemdue to the difficultyparameter and length of the questionnaire, and to the interaction of the difficultyparameter with the length of the questionnaire, and to theinteraction of the difficulty parameter with the length of the questionnaire, in the light of the results of study the researcher …

Basing Palestinian Social Policy On Human Development And Welfare Mix, Sami Zaidalkilani

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The successive Palestinian human development reports (since 1996) had focused on the monitoring and analyzing the conditions of adopting and implementing human sustainable development in the Palestinian context; the presence of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) that is considered an emerging state with the presence of a continued military occupation that “shares” authority on areas B and C as well as interrupts its development efforts in area A. Through reviewing relevant literature and conceptual analysis of human development and welfare mix and their interrelations, this research sheds light on social policy making process in the Palestinian context that are capable …

The Arab World Facing A Development Challenge: Climatic Changes, Diffalah Khaouni

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The Arab world, as in the rest of the world, faces the problem of climate change with unprecedented effect on economic development. Although the number of effects is very large, the Arab world cannot identify them because of the difficulties of adaptation and non-climatic factors. We will see declines in agricultural crops, short vegetable seasons, disturbances in rainfall, access to groundwater will become difficult, and many unwanted aspects of health such as infectious and chronic diseases and an increase in the number of deaths. The desert sands continue to crawl into the agricultural lands and cities everywhere in the Arab …

The Effectiveness Of Discrimination Model In Supervision In Improving Self - Efficacy Among Teacher Counselors At Unrwa Schools, Wafa' Sarhan

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of discrimination model in supervision in improving self-efficacy among teacher counselors of UNRWA schools, thirty male and female teacher counselors from south Amman area were assigned to two groups as follows: -The experimental group consisted of fifteen teacher counselors participated in the supervisory program based d aimed at enhancing teacher counselor's self-efficacy. The program consisted of fourteen sessions with two hours for each session, the control group consisted of fifteen teacher counselors, who were not exposed to the program. - Self- Efficacy Scale was developed and used after establishing its …

Elements Of Health-Related Fitness Among Students Of Primary Stage In Irbid And Nazareth: A Comparative Study, Zahi Ibrahim, Waleed Mardini

An-Najah University Journal for Research - B (Humanities)

This study aimed at knowing the differences at physical fitness elements that are related to health for primary stage student at Nazareth and Irbid school whether these elements are different according to different grade.The sample of study consisted of students fourth,fifth and sixth grades that is about (215) students,(110) from Irbid school and (105) from Nazareth school. The researcher used a questionnaire for gathering the data health related fitness elements as follows: (muscular power, flexibility, body composition (thigh, back and abdomen), grip strength,feet strength, muscular endurance).The coefficient and stability hasbeen established. The researcher used means and standard deviations, t-test and …

Bayesian And Frequentist Approaches Robustness In Variance Components Estimation, Hamdy F. F. Mahmoud

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

Variance components and functions thereof are important in many fields such as industry, agriculture, quantitative genetics and animal breeding. This paper contributes to evaluating the variance components estimation approaches and assessing their robustness to outliers. Using an intensive simulation study and under different settings, it was found that researchers can decide which method of estimation is appropriate to their study to estimate the variance components based on the source of outliers (error term, εi j or random effects, αi), the variance components ratio, and the sample size.

Model Suitability Analysis Of Survival Time To Ovarian Cancer Patients Data, Manoj Kumar, Sandeep K. Maurya, Sanjay K. Singh, Umesh Singh, Anurag Pathak

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

In this paper, we propose a suitable statistical model for survival time of the ovarian cancer patients data. The proposition followed by checking the suitability of twelve lifetime models through different statistical tools like the value of logarithmic of likelihood, Akaike Information Criterion, Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance and Bayesian Information Criterion. The maximum likelihood estimate of the parameters for the considered models has been obtained. Also, the non-parametric procedure has been used to show the validity of the conclusion.

2020-11-16_Michiganoverview_Covidbedppe, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Hospital Data

The webpage was obtained from Michigan's Coronavirus Cumulative Data page, under the link Data About Places. Data is self-reported by hospitals daily to the EM Resource System per MDHHS Director Robert Gordon's Emergency Order.

Contains the tables Statewide Hospital Capacity Report for COVID-19, COVID-19 Metrics, Statewide Hospital Available PPE Tracking for COVID-19, as well as the tables PPE Days On Hand and Patient Census.

November 16, 2020: Letter From The President- Covid-19 Update, Kettering University

Communication Updates

No abstract provided.

Pharmacological Intervention In Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder With Standard Supportive Therapies Significantly Improves Core Signs And Symptoms: A Single-Center, Retrospective Case Series, Hamza A. Alsayouf, Haitham Talo, Marisa L. Biddappa, Mohammad Qasaymeh, Shadi Qasem, Emily De Los Reyes

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Faculty Publications

Purpose: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a debilitating neurodevelopmental disorder with high heterogeneity and no clear common cause. Several drugs, in particular risperidone and aripiprazole, are used to treat comorbid challenging behaviors in children with ASD. Treatment with risperidone and aripiprazole is currently recommended by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the USA for children aged 5 and 6 years and older, respectively. Here, we investigated the use of these medications in younger patients aged 4 years and older.

Patients and Methods: This retrospective case series included 18 children (mean age, 5.7 years) with ASD treated at the Kids …

2020-11-16_Michiganoverview_Covidcounts, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Confirmed Cases by Date of Onset Data

Data was downloaded as an Excel spreadsheet which appeared in the Public Use Datasets section under the Cumulative Data link of Michigan's Coronavirus webpage, under the url https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173---,00.html.

Cases are aggregated by the date of onset of COVID-19 symptoms, if known, otherwise by laboratory specimen date if known, otherwise by case referral date. Deaths are aggregated by the date of death if known, otherwise by the last date of a change to the case status.

2020-11-16_Michiganoverview_Covidschooloutbreak, Michigan Department Of Health & Human Services

Michigan COVID-19 Outbreak Reports

The School Outbreak Data page was obtained from Michigan's COVID-19 data page: https://www.michigan.gov/coronavirus/0,9753,7-406-98163_98173_102480---,00.html.

This report is created by the Michigan Department of Health & Human Services from data self-reported by local health departments. Data is updated every week.

In accordance with the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists’ outbreak definition, schools that have been found by their local health department to have two (2) or more COVID-19 cases who may have shared exposure at the school grounds and are not from the same household (with the exception of dorms and off-campus housing) are included. If your child’s school is …

A Probability Model For The Number Of Female Child Births, Anup Kumar

Journal of Statistics Applications & Probability

We analysed the phenomenon of ‘son preference’ that is prevalent in the Indian society, through a probability model for the number of female childbirths among females of Indian society. In [1], a probability model for the number of female childbirths was applied to an observed set of data taken from NFHS-III (2005-06) for the seven North-East states of India. Some problem regarding the application of the model to the data set is found and the proper solution is suggested. The modified approach is illustrated to observed data set taken from NFHS-III(2005-06) for few states of India of different regions.