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Occurrence Of Blatem Among Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Strains Isolated From Different Clinical Samples In Erbil City, Sevan H. Bakir, Fattma A. Ali, Bashdar M. Hussen, Shahin H. Mustafa, Ahmed Akil

Polytechnic Journal

Pseudomonas aeruginosa was a significant source of nosocomial infection with the presence of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) and metallo-β-lactamases (MBL) genes in P. aeruginosa being progressively documented globally. The purpose of this investigation was to detection the occurrence of MBL and ESBL in P. aeruginosa isolates acquired from diverse clinical samples, as well as the prevalence of blaTEM genes producing ESBLs. A total of 227 samples were obtained from various clinical specimens (wound, urine, sputum, bronchial wash, and burn) at public hospitals in Erbil region. Microorganism was obtained, treated, and recognized using normal microbiological culture procedures, biochemical testing, DNA extraction, and …

Vol.49 N.24 December 30th 2021, Voice Media Ventures

Black Voice News

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Lumos - Low And Intermediate Grade Glioma Umbrella Study Of Molecular Guided Therapies At Relapse: Protocol For A Pilot Study., Benjamin Y Kong, Hao-Wen Sim, Anna K Nowak, Sonia Yip, Elizabeth H Barnes, Bryan W Day, Michael E Buckland, Roel G W Verhaak, Terrance Johns, Cleo Robinson, Marc A Thomas, Tindaro Giardina, Zarnie Lwin, Andrew M Scott, Jonathon Parkinson, Rosalind Jeffree, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Elizabeth J Hovey, Lawrence M Cher, Ganessan Kichendasse, Mustafa Khasraw, Merryn Hall, Emily Tu, Benhur Amanuel, Eng-Siew Koh, Hui K Gan

Faculty Research 2023

INTRODUCTION: Grades 2 and 3 gliomas (G2/3 gliomas), when combined, are the second largest group of malignant brain tumours in adults. The outcomes for G2/3 gliomas at progression approach the dismal outcomes for glioblastoma (GBM), yet there is a paucity of trials for Australian patients with relapsed G2/3 gliomas compared with patients with GBM. LUMOS will be a pilot umbrella study for patients with relapsed G2/3 gliomas that aims to match patients to targeted therapies based on molecular screening with contemporaneous tumour tissue. Participants in whom no actionable or no druggable mutation is found, or in whom the matching drug …

Washington State Community College Leaders: Perceptions Of The 2018 American Association Of Community Colleges Competencies For Community College Leaders, Teresa Mcdermott

Dissertations

Purpose: The two-fold purpose of this study was to understand how Washington state community college vice presidents, deans, and academic faculty members serve in leadership positions with the Washington Association of Community and Technical Colleges (WACTC) and the Faculty Association of Community and Technical Colleges (FACTC) rate the importance of the 2018 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Competencies for Community College Leaders, Third Edition and to compare the differences between the three groups’ views of the importance of the AACC competencies.

Methodology: A descriptive, non-experimental quantitative methodology was used for this study. The sample was 55 community college vice …

State Revenue Dedicated For Special Purposes: A Proposed Constitutional Amendment, Mark Andrews

Alaska Law Review

The Alaska State budget has decreased in recent years, and because of the lower price of oil, it is not expected to recover in the near term. This smaller budgetary pie may intensify the impulse to protect the funding of individual projects. However, the Alaska Constitution forbids the dedication of taxes for specific purposes. This Essay proposes a state constitutional amendment that would allow such dedications, subject to limits designed to avoid potential problems. The Essay describes the effect the proposal would have had on past decisions of the Alaska Supreme Court and compares the dedication of tax revenue to …

Ua51/1/4 Review Of Special Collections @ Western Kentucky University, Alexis Marks

WKU Administration Documents

Consultant report regarding WKU Libraries Special Collections Department.

Peran Employee Involvement Dan Public Service Motivation, Serta Mediasi Affective Commitment Terhadap Perceived Organizational Performance, Fahrina Yuliani, Sondang E. M. Sibarani, Steven Ebenheizer

Jurnal Manajemen dan Usahawan Indonesia

The government has regulated and legalized the compensation and benefits system through ap- plicable regulations and ratified nationally. However, the public sector needs to consider other non- monetary factors to improve employee performance, such as employee involvement, public service motivation, affective commitment, and perceived organizational performance. This research ques- tionnaire was distributed to public sector employees in an Indonesian government agency totaling 157 respondents, containing closed questions using a six-point Likert scale, an online survey plat- form, and processed using the Lisrel SEM method. This study was conducted to clarify the influence of previously identified and discussed individual-level factors as …

تآكل الاحتياطيات الأجنبية ما بين دوافع نافذة البيع وتغطية متطلبات الاستيراد وتراجع دورة الموارد المالية في العراق للمدة (2014-2018), مصطفى راشد علي, محسن خضير عباس

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يمتلك البنك المركزي العراقي الاحتياطيات الاجنبية الناجمة عن شراء الدولار من وزارة المالية وتزويدها بالدينار العراقي لإنفاقه على بنود الموازنة العامة، اذ ان معظم واردات وزارة المالية هي بالعملة الاجنبية ومعظم نفقاتها بالدينار العراقي، فتقوم وزارة المالية بيع الدولار الى البنك المركزي، الذي يتولى اعادة بيعه الى القطاع الخاص للحصول على الدينار، اذ يغطي القطاع الخاص استيراداته بالدولار المشترى، فضلاً عن تغطية الطلبات الاخرى، فعندما يكون الطلب على الدولار اقل مما يحصل عليه البنك المركزي يذهب الفائض الى احتياطي العملة الاجنبية، وعندما يكون الطلب على الدولار اكبر من المورد الاجنبي المتاح يستخدم احتياطي العملة الاجنبية لتغطية العجز، لذلك يزداد الاحتياطي …

The Effect Of Corporate Social Responsibility On Brand Awareness: Evidence From The Insurance Sector In Zimbabwe, Kudzaishe Charlotte Gaura, Wilbert Manyanga, Lovemore Chikazhe

Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets

The aim of this study was to establish the eff ect of corporate social responsibility (donations, sponsorship and community involvement) on brand awareness within the insurance sector in Zimbabwe. Data was gathered from 350 insurance customers using a structured questionnaire with Likert-type questions. The fi ndings show that corporate social responsibility positively infl uences brand awareness. The study contributes to studies that proved a signifi cant relationship between corporate social responsibility and brand awareness in sectors other than the insurance sector. Thus, insurance fi rms are advised to seriously plough back proceeds to their communities

Marketing Strategies And Export Performance Of Fresh Produce Firms In Kenya, Anne Njonjo, Winnie Njeru, Francis Kibera, Joseph Owino

Journal of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour in Emerging Markets

The study objective was to examine the role of marketing strategies on export performance of fresh produce fi rms in Kenya. A major stream of research has considered marketing strategy and performance within the context of a domestic economy. A census survey was carried out among all the 100 fresh produce fi rms that were ordinary members of the Fresh Produce Export Association of Kenya (FPEAK) as at 31st June 2019. The study utilized a positivist approach. Primary data were collected using a structured questionnaire. A descriptive cross-sectional study design was adopted. The results of regression analysis revealed that the …

Prohibitionist Drug Policy In Mexico: A Systemic Constitutional Underminer, Francisca Pou Giménez, Catalina Pérez Correa

Washington International Law Journal

This article explores and develops a comprehensive set of arguments demonstrating the unconstitutionality of drug prohibition policies in Mexico. Some of these arguments have been used to validate recreational and therapeutic uses of marijuana, while others remain unused and unexplored. There are more than ten constitutional framings that are useful to evaluate the unconstitutionality of prohibitionist drug policies. These framings can be grouped into two subcategories: rights-centered and non-rights centered. Rights-centered framings are grounded on equality, health, and the free development of the personality. Non-rights-centered framings include federalism, market regulation and preservation of basic rule of law guarantees. This paper …

New Rules Of The Game: The Politization Of Community Courts In Mozambique, Molly Utter

Washington International Law Journal

After a fifteen-year civil war, the Mozambique government turned to customary justice to address the conflicts that emerged during the war by creating Community Courts. The goal of the Community Courts was to mimic their successful grassroots predecessors, the Popular Courts, and to bring justice to the people, by the people. Yet one year before the creation of the Community Courts, the Mozambican government implemented the Law on the Organization of the Judiciary, which limited formal jurisdiction to the district level and excluded grassroot courts from the official judicial structure. Grassroot courts, most significantly the Popular Courts, ceased to run …

Lyft, Inc. V. Eighth Jud. Dist. Ct., 137 Nev. Adv. Op. 86 (Dec. 30, 2021), Alyssa Rogan

Nevada Supreme Court Summaries

Lyft challenged the district court’s decision overruling their objection to the discovery commissioner’s recommendation that medical examinations during civil discovery are governed under NRS 52.380, not the Nevada Rule of Civil Procedure (NRCP) 35. NRS 52.380 was created after the Court amended NRCP 35. Lyft requested a writ of mandamus requesting this Court to instruct the district court to vacate its order that NRS 52.380 controls the process. This Court finds that NRS 52.380 is unconstitutional as it conflicts with NRCP 35. The Court granted the petition to vacate the decision and requests the lower court to review the motions …

The Importance Of Soft Law Issued By The European Banking Authority For Establishing The Normative Consumer Protection Standard On The Financial Market, Magdalena Fedorowicz

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

In financial market legal acts, the normative accent lately underlines supervision issues, with particular emphasis of consumer protection issues, which is common for EU and domestic lawmakers. It is important to adopt a regulatory philosophy that properly supports the protection of the legal interests of consumers on the financial market. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the consumer protection standard, the normative consumer protection pattern on the financial market, reconstructed and specified from and by EBA soft law acts, within the legal space of the European System of Financial Supervision, having regard to EU and domestic binding …

The Amendment To The Provisions On Consumer Bankruptcy In The Time Of The Crisis Caused By Covid-19, Wanesa Choptiany

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

The article focuses on the analysis of the amended Polish provisions on the procedure for declaring consumer bankruptcy and the beginning of their operation, which coincided with the pandemic crisis and significant economic constraints. Numerous restrictions and announced blockades led to the deterioration of the economic situation of many companies, entrepreneurs and natural persons, therefore the new regulations were immediately put through a special test. The article consists of two parts: dogmatic and empirical. The former presents the new as well as the planned bankruptcy regulations. On the other hand, in the empirical part, statistics and reports on the functioning …

A Few Words On Current Problems And Challenges Of Consumer Protection In The Financial Services Market, Edyta Rutkowska-Tomaszewska

internetowy Kwartalnik Antymonopolowy i Regulacyjny (internet Quarterly on Antitrust and Regulation)

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Association Between Cigarette Smoking And Breast Milk Levels Of Nesfatin-1, Irisin, And Oxidative Stress Markers, Nesibe Yildiz, Adnan Yilmaz, Hatice Iskender, Eda Dokumacioglu

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Breast milk is a very important functional food in the prevention of metabolic and chronic diseases. This study aimed to investigate the effects of smoking during pregnancy on the concentrations of nesfatin-1, irisin, and oxidative stress markers in breast milk.

Methods: This study included two groups of 14 smoking and 14 nonsmoking mothers. Malondialdehyde (MDA) level and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were measured according to the spectrophotometric method in breast milk samples. Nesfatin and irisin levels were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Results: Levels of nesfatin-1 and MDA of the smoking group were significantly higher than …

Ectodermal Dysplasia: A Review, Yasemin Yavuz, Mehmet Sinan Doğan, Myroslav Goncharuk-Khomyn

Makara Journal of Health Research

Background: Ectodermal dysplasia is a complex group of genetic disorders identified through the abnormal development of ectodermal structures. It is a genetic disorder that affects the development or functions of tissues such as the teeth, hair, nails, and sweat glands.

Methods: This review aimed to introduce the outcomes and increase awareness of ectodermal dysplasia reviewing by the literature.

Results: The characteristic features of this disease, including hypodontia, hypohidrosis, and hypotrichosis, have been discussed.

Conclusions: Ectodermal dysplasia is a heterogeneous group of hereditary disorders with similar clinical findings. It leads to the development of tissue malformations and …

دور الرشاقة الاستراتيجية في تعزيز نظم المناعة التنظيمية للمصارف الحكومية والخاصة العاملة في العراق, سلام جاسم حمود العارضي, حسين صكبان حسن

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

بهدف بيان وتحليل العلاقة بين الرشاقة الاستراتيجية ونظم المناعة التنظيمية للمصارف عينة البحث فقد انطلق البحث بهدف الحصول على اجابة للسؤال التالي : هل لابعاد الرشاقة الاستراتيجية (الحساسية الاستراتيجية , وحدة القيادة , سيولة الموارد ) اثر في نظم المناعة التنظيمية ؟ وانطلق البحث من فرضية تفيد بوجود علاقة تأثير ذات دلالة احصائية بين متغير الرشاقة الاستراتيجية بابعاده ومتغير نظم المناعة التنظيمية , بعد الفرضية اتبع البحث الحالي المنهج التحليلي الوصفي لاختبار وتحليل نتائج البحث من خلال استمارة الاستبيان التي وزعت على (230) متخذ قرار في المصارف الحكومية والخاصة عينة البحث تم استرداد (221) استبانة منها وكان الصالح للتحليل (200) …

Evaluating Technology-Mediated Collaborative Workflows For Telehealth, Christopher Bondy Ph.D., Pengcheng Shi, Pamela Grover Md, Vicki Hanson, Linlin Chen, Rui Li

Articles

Goals: This paper discusses the need for a predictable method to evaluate gains and gaps of collaborative technology-mediated workflows and introduces an evaluation framework to address this need. Methods: The Collaborative Space Analysis Framework (CS-AF), introduced in this research, is a cross-disciplinary evaluation method designed to evaluate technology-mediated collaborative workflows. The 5-step CS-AF approach includes: (1) current-state workflow definition, (2) current-state (baseline) workflow assessment, (3) technology-mediated workflow development and deployment, (4) technology-mediated workflow assessment, (5) analysis, and conclusions. For this research, a comprehensive, empirical study of hypertension exam workflow for telehealth was conducted using the CS-AF approach. Results: The CS-AF …

The Effect Of Degradation On Biological Activity And Chemical Content Of Lom-Am-Ma-Preuk Extract, Krit Piwngam, Puritat Kanokkangsadal, Nantika Prommee, Kanmanee Sukkasem, Kalyarat Pumlek, Sunita Makchuchit, Neal M. Davies, Arunporn Itharat

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Lom-Am-Ma-Preuk (LAP) remedy is a herbal remedy in Traditional Thai Medicine scripture and is on the National List of Essential Medicine in Thailand. Many herbal ingredients of LAP have significant inhibitory activity against the production of inflammatory mediators. The aim of this current study was to investigate forced degradation of extracts by heat, moisture, oxidation, and acid hydrolysis. The effects of these degradations were determined by anti-inflammatory activity and chemical content analysis of the LAP extract. The identified chemical markers including eugenol, myristicin, and piperine were compared amongst the remedies.

Methods: Antiinflammatory activity was determined by an inhibitory effect …

Risk Factors Associated With Outcomes Of Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis Survival: A Single-Center Study In A General Hospital, Supap Makruasi, Kitsarawut Khuancharee, Nisa Makruasi

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has improved survival for renal replacement therapy in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) in Thai patients. The benefit of CAPD in ESRD patients has been demonstrated in medical and quality of life. Nevertheless, the data of risk factors associated with CAPD mortality is dismal. Thus, this study aims to identify the factors associated with mortality of ESRD patients treated by CAPD modality.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study enrolled ESRD patients who had received CAPD in a general hospital in Nakhon Nayok, Thailand. Medical records including clinical characteristics, laboratory, and mortality outcomes were reviewed …

Sars-Cov-2 Variants, Somchai Bovornkitti

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

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Vaping: Benefits Outweigh The Risks, Somchai Bovornkitti

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

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دور القيادة الخادمة في تعزيز البراعة التنظيمية (دراسة تحليلية لعينة من المصارف الحكومية والخاصة), سلام جاسم حمود العارضي, خيرات عطية حمزة

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

يهدف البحث للتعرف على دور القيادة الخادمة في تعزيز البراعة التنظيمية في مجموعة من المصارف الحكومية والخاصة العاملة في العراق ، وقد تمحورت مشكلة البحث في مجموعة من التساؤلات كان ابرزها التساؤل المتمثل بالحصول على اجابة عن التساؤل الاتي:- هل لابعاد القيادة الخادمة اثر في تحقيق البراعة التنظيمية للمصارف عينة البحث؟ وحدد البحث بفرضية رئيسية كان مفادها توجد علاقة ذات دلالة احصائية بين متغير القيادة الخادمة ومتغير البراعة التنظيمية ، وبعد الفرضية حيث اتبع البحث الحالي المنهج التحليلي الوصفي لاختبار وتحليل نتائج الدراسة واستخدام الاستبانة كأداة رئيسة لجمع البيانات والمعلومات وتم توزيع (230) استمارة استبيانة على متخذي القرار في المصارف …

Explaining The Tourism Relationship Management (Trm) In Tourism Enterprises (Case Study: Isfahan), Maryam Ghiasabadi Farahani, Siavash Imeni Gheshlagh, Alireza Sarfi

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript type: Research paper Research Aims: The aim of the present study is to explain the relationship management with tourism in Isfahan tourism enterprises using structural equation modeling methodology. Design/methodology/approach: Based on distributing 312 questionnaires, the sample size was 300 academic experts, specialists and experts working in Isfahan tourism enterprises and professors and tourists in the fields of tourism management, IT and marketing selected by combining non-probability purposive (judgmental) sampling and snowball sampling methods. Research Findings: The results showed a correlation between “applications of TRM system” and “users' satisfaction with TRM” based on path analysis concerning confirmatory factor loadings analysis …

The Phenomena Of Dieng Plateau Tourismdestination Development Planning, Army Tunggu Hariwanto

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The tourism sector can be one of the mainstay sectors in the economic growth of the Dieng Plateau. One of the tourism problems in the Dieng Plateau is about accessibility and supporting infrastructure. Even though the existing road infrastructure is quite good, it can be improved again by widening the road access so that even large vehicles can easily cross it and needs to be improved also for other infrastructure such as hotels, restaurants, promotions, and others. The number of folklore or history in the Dieng area is the main factor to attract tourists and is also supported by beautiful …

The Effect Of Implementing Chse On Guestsatisfaction At Mie Gacoan Tegal, Tantri Adithia Sabrina, Puput Dewi Anggraeni

Journal of Indonesian Tourism and Policy Studies

The spread of Covid-19 at the end of 2019 from one region to another region, until spreading all over the world. In March 2020 WHO deciding Covid-19 as pandemic. The spread of Covid-19 through droplets because of that goverment decides crowds rectriction. Various fields aver the world adapting to this pandemic. Goverment through Kemenparekraf (Indonesians Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy) compiling manual guidebook that regulates various activities. The guidebook contents about CHSE guide. This guide is mandatory to all restaurant. The implementation of CHSE affects guast from all aspects. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect …

Revealing Past Identity Of Upcycled Products: How Simple Narrative Improve Product Perception, Stacia Reviany Mege, Grouse Oematan

ASEAN Marketing Journal

Manuscript type: Research Article Research Aims: Telling a story about the past identity of a product is believed to help improve the positive perception towards the product. Certain product has gone through transformation from its past identity to new and more valuable product, known as upcycled product. This study aimed to investigate whether a simple narrative about repurposed products can generate higher perception of product biography, product appeal, felt specialness, and purchase intention of consumers. Design/methodology/approach: To test the hypotheses, a two-group between subject experiment involving 103 university students was conducted . Two upcycled products (pouch and bag) with simple …