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Leaders Challenges In Impacting Employees' Job Satisfaction And Work Performance, Sheila M. Mitchell

Journal of Fundamental & Applied Business Research

Leadership style is critical in determining an organization's success or failure. Organizations across industries must ensure they have effective leaders who inspire and motivate employees to commit to achieving organizational goals, resulting in a competitive advantage. They must be able to significantly influence employee job satisfaction and work performance, which are critical factors in an organization's success. Job satisfaction reflects employees' attitudes toward their jobs and organization. Work performance measures how effectively an employee performs work that meets standards. The researcher examined the effects of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles and toxic leadership behavior on employee satisfaction and work …

Character Challenges American Christian Business Leaders Face In The Secular Digital Age, Kevin J. Kennedy

Journal of Fundamental & Applied Business Research

In the digital age, Christian business leaders are a minority who are commonly expected to change their principles of leadership to fit within the secularized culture. These expectations for change are generating character challenges to the very core of a Christian business leader’s moral convictions and forcing them to make decisions which pit the practice of their proclaimed faith against a secularized business practice. In these workplace challenges, the Christian business leader’s faith, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech, and freedom of religion compete with secularized practices accepted in today’s American culture. Additionally, digital age behavioral visibility, which can be …

Emerging And Re-Emerging Organizational Features On Safe Working Condition In The Construction Industry., Ayodele O. Alejo, Clinton Aigbavboa

CIB Conferences

In contemporary organizational design, the process of accomplishing an integrated effort through the arrangement of duties, authority, and labour has received more attention. Organizational features in the construction sector need to take into consideration the requirement for joint ventures between subcontractors or specialty contractors. This study's focus was on emerging and reemerging organizational features related to safe working conditions in developing countries' construction industries. This paper, which is centred on a traditional review, provides an overview of different kinds of organization features within the construction industry that have been proposed and researched by many researchers globally. The contribution of organization …

A Comprehensive Review Of Software Requirements Dependencies Analysis Techniques, Nahla Mohamed, Sherif Mazen, Waleed Helmy

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

The software Requirements Prioritization (RP) process is essential for producing a successful software project. Requirements are interdependent in software projects, so handling their dependency during the RP process is mandatory. Many researchers have shown that requirements dependency is challenging for large-scale systems. Extracting requirements dependency is difficult since requirements are documented in natural language. Improper handling of dependencies among requirements while prioritization can cause inaccurate prioritization results and deadlocks, which cause project delays, rework, and redesign. Many techniques have been introduced to automate the dependency analysis process among software requirements, including artificial intelligence (AI) and other logic-based methods such as …

Enhanced Detection Of Intracranial Hemorrhage: A New Hybrid Model Design Based On The U-Net Segmentation Method, Hassan F. Hassan, Hadeel K. Aljobouri, Oktay Algin

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

Intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) denotes bleeding inside the skull, which can occur in or around the brain. Computed tomography (CT) has been used to detect ICH due to its high efficiency and accuracy. Nowadays, deep learning model design is introduced to allow an accurate and efficient classification of ICH in CT images. This work focused on developing U-Net-based models for the segmenting of ICH. Furthermore, the proposed model employed two transfer learning models, MobileNet and Xception, as the backbones of the U-Net topology. This approach aims to establish metrics that improve ICH treatment through precise segmentation techniques. A free dataset from …

The Crucial Link Between Gut Health, Mental Well-Being, And Hormonal Fluctuations In Females, Harpreet Kour, Shruti Andola

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

No abstract provided.

Management Of Diabetic Foot Ulcer By Homeopathic Treatment: An Evidenced-Based Case Report, S.G.S. Chakravarthy, Vinitha Thennarasu, I. M. Saliha Beegum

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

Diabetes mellitus is the most common metabolic disease causing microvascular, macrovascular, neuropathic, and nephropathic complications. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) is the frequently occurring clinical complication due to associated neuropathy, peripheral arterial disease leading to threatened amputation if untreated. Various treatments and preventive management techniques are currently in practice to lessen the morbidity of these complications. Homeopathy is proven to be the successful treatment in chronic diseases, especially DFUs as evidenced by the previous case reports and literature. The document includes a case report where a long-standing diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) was completely healed over a few months using the homeopathic …

Development And Assessment Of “College Student To Community Strategy” For Enhancing Tuberculosis Case Detection, Bhavna Pramod Joshi, Deepak Narayan Tayade, Shobha Bansi Salve, Andrea Anthony Almeida, Abhishek Dhawan

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

Tuberculosis (TB) elimination is the top-most public health priority for India. Taking into account the dire need to enhance the detection of TB cases, an innovative model was developed and implemented.

AIM:

The aim is to develop and assess “college student to community strategy” for enhancing TB case detection.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

A quasi-experimental study was conducted in seven different nonmedical degree colleges. A total of 134 students participated in this study. Information, education, and communication (IEC) sessions describing the epidemiology, presumptive case definition, control, and prevention of TB were conducted. Pretest and posttest were administered to capture knowledge …

A Cross-Sectional Assessment Of Diabetes Risk Among Adults In A Limited-Resource Urban Primary Care Setting In West Bengal, India, Nazrul Mallick, Puspendu Biswas, Dwija Poddar, Debayan Podder, Disha Bhowmik, Dipika Sarkar

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

INTRODUCTION:

India faces a burgeoning burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus, projected to reach 87 million by 2030, with alarmingly high undiagnosed cases. Early identification remains crucial for targeted health interventions. This study employed a validated risk assessment tool to identify high-risk individuals and explore associations with diabetes risk factors.

Material and Methods:

This cross-sectional study was conducted for 3 months among nondiabetic consenting adults (above 18 years) attending a limited-resource urban primary health center in the field practice area of a teaching hospital in Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal. A predesigned, pretested schedule containing domains on sociodemographics, dietary, medical history, …

Challenges And Perceived Solutions In Implementing Competency-Based Undergraduate Curriculum: A Qualitative Study, Kuntala Ray, Sonali Choudhari, Hironmoy Roy

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

Competency-based medical education (CBME) is being implemented across India in medical colleges from the 2019 batch. Several new components are introduced which require focused faculty training and handholding at times. This study was conducted to explore the challenges faced by faculty and students of Phase 1 and Phase 2 MBBS during the implementation of a competency-based undergraduate curriculum with regard to curriculum planning and delivery, teaching–learning, and assessment; to determine the perceived/proposed solutions by the faculty and students to overcome the said challenges.

METHODS:

An exploratory qualitative study was done at the Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, …

A Phenomenological Study On Lived In Experiences With Cancer Among Patients Admitted At R.L Jalappa Hospital And Research Center, Rubin George, G. Vijayalakshmi, A Rashmi, V Saritha

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

The cancer burden continues to grow globally, exerting tremendous physical, emotional, and financial strain on individuals, families, and communities. The experiences of cancer patients who are diagnosed with cancer at an early stage differ from patients who reached at terminal stage. The current study is an effort to know the lived-in experiences of cancer patients who were diagnosed with cancer and taking treatment at R. L. Jalapa Hospital and Research Center (RLJHRC).

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

This is a phenomenological study design. Twelve cancer patients diagnosed with cancer and taking treatment at the oncology unit of RLJHRC were selected for …

Evaluation Of Epithelial Toto Bodies And Their Relationship With Connective Tissue Inflammation In Reactive Lesions Of The Oral Cavity: A Preliminary Study, M. Gowsalya, Seema Hallikerimath, Punnya V. Angadi

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

Toto bodies are homogeneous eosinophilic bodies, round to oval in shape with a peripheral clear appearance, also known as “Mucopolysaccharide keratin dystrophy” due to its contents, often seen on the topmost layers of stratified squamous epithelium of reactive and inflammatory oral lesions. The present study aimed to correlate the presence of epithelial Toto bodies with inflammatory components of the connective tissue in oral reactive lesions to elucidate the association between them.

Material and Methods:

This preliminary study included 12 archival reactive lesional slides (seven pyogenic granuloma [PG] and five inflammatory hyperplasia) with toto bodies and the correlation with inflammatory …

Double Burden Of Malnutrition Among Adolescents: Evidence From A Cross-Sectional Study Among School-Going Adolescents In Bangalore City, Bhavya Balasubramanya, Avita Rose Johnson, T. Sulekha

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

Previously, low- and middle-income nations grappled with widespread undernutrition, but now encounter the added challenge of overweight/obesity. Rapid urbanization has led to changes in the diet and physical activity of Indian adolescents. Malnutrition during adolescence has far-reaching consequences into adulthood.

OBJECTIVE:

The objective of this study was to assess the nutritional status of adolescents in schools and identify associated factors, with the aim of assessing whether the double burden of malnutrition exists among urban adolescents.

METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was conducted across four schools of Bangalore city with a universal sampling of 752 adolescents aged 10–19 years. Height and …

Balancing Act: Navigating Regulations And Ethical Considerations In Animal Experiments – Intrinsic From International, Indian Laws And Hinduism Perspectives, Mohammad Nadeem Khan

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

Animal experimentation is a critical component of scientific research, offering insights into disease mechanisms, drug development, and treatment efficacy. However, ethical considerations surrounding the use of animals in research have prompted the establishment of regulations and guidelines worldwide. This article examines the multifaceted challenge of navigating regulations and ethical considerations in animal experiments, considering perspectives from international laws, Indian regulations, and Hinduism. It discusses the tension between the scientific imperative for research advancement and the ethical imperative to minimize harm to animals and uphold their welfare. International guidelines, such as the Three Rs principles, provide a framework for ethical conduct, …

Pediatric Cystic Nephroma: A Case Report And Review Of The Literature, Nandkishor Shinde, Rani Patil, Vinod Uplounkar, Kakoli Paul Choudhary, Manjunath Jyothinaikar

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

Pediatric cystic nephromas (PCNs) are rare, benign, multilocular cystic renal neoplasms affecting children <2 years. Morphological similarity between pediatric congenital cystic nephroma and other cystic renal tumors produces diagnostic dilemmas but has excellent prognosis after surgical excision. We report the case of a 14-month-old male child who presented with swelling left side of his abdomen for the past 3 months noticed by his mother. Mass was firm, bimanually palpable. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography abdomen showed it to be a well-defined thick-walled peripherally enhancing multiloculated complex cystic lesion in the left kidney. We have done a left nephrectomy and on histopathology, it shows multiple cysts with cyst walls lined by flattened cuboidal epithelium, the cystic septa show fibrovascular tissue and lymphomononuclear cells, and no blastemal elements were seen, which are classic features of PCN.

Self-Assessment In Postgraduate Dental Education And Practice As A Learning Tool: A Questionnaire Study, Sunila B. Sangappa, Rohit Jain, Tamal Das, Ashwini Jithendra

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

Self-assessment (SA) as a learning skill ascends engagement in learning but also promotes learners to take responsibility in understanding their current performance and revise on shortcomings. Pedagogical strategies involving the role of self-assessment skills at varied levels of curriculum, classroom, portfolios, and reflective writing are evidenced in the literature. Health-care providers have to continuously implement changes and keep upgrading their knowledge to fetch better results during their professional career actuating the necessity of SA during students’ training. Although recommendations from the Commission on Dental Accreditation to incorporate self-assessment as early as in predoctoral education have been emphasized, the need …

The Radiographic Breadth Of The Talus Bone For Forensic And Clinical Use, Beryl Shitandi Ominde, Princess Uzoma Nwokolo, Princess Enakpoya, Joyce Ekeme Ikubor, Faithful Orovwoghene Omoro, Patrick Sunday Igbigbi

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

The accurate identification of unknown human remains plays a critical role in natural disaster scenarios and medico-legal cases in forensic anthropology and forensic medicine. This study aimed to determine normal reference values for the breadth of the talus bone using ankle radiographs from a Teaching Hospital in Delta State, Nigeria.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

This cross-sectional study retrospectively reviewed 107 digital ankle radiographs from patients aged 20 to 60 years (60 males and 47 females). Ethical clearance was obtained before accessing the digital images archived in a radiological unit of a Hospital in Delta State, Nigeria. The talus breadth was …

Grains Of Change – Analyzing Consumption Pattern Of Millets Among Rural Population: A Cross-Sectional Study, T Kavimalar, Rashmi Hullalli, Muttappa R. Gudadinni, Mallikarjun C. Yadavannavar

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

INTRODUCTION:

Millets, with their exceptional nutritional value, nonglutinous nature, and digestive ease, offer a wealth of benefits. They are rich in lecithin and known to fortify the nervous system. While millets such as jowar are dietary staples in rural India, they have often been relegated to animal feed and birdseed elsewhere. Despite India’s deep-rooted millet tradition, the consumption of pearl millet (bajra) declined by 67% in urban and 59% in rural areas between 1972–1973 and 2004–2005. Recognizing their potential, the Indian Government proposed the declaration of 2023 as the International Year of Millets to the UN.

OBJECTIVES:

The objective of …

Doctor–Patient Communication At An Urban Health And Training Center In Goa: A Cross-Sectional Study, Nadia Claire Mascarenhas E Dias, Vishakha Uday Kamble, Abhishek Uday Bicholkar, Jagadish Anil Cacodcar

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

BACKGROUND:

Effective doctor–patient communication is a central clinical function in building a therapeutic doctor–patient relationship, which is the heart and art of medicine. The increasing population and the lack of available services at these health centers can result in annoyed and agitated patients, resulting in violence toward doctors and other health-care staff.

AIM AND OBJECTIVE:

To assess doctor–patient communication at an urban health and training center in Goa.

MATERIAL AND METHODS:

A cross-sectional study was conducted over a period of 3 months on 200 participants. The self-administered questionnaire contained two components: (1) sociodemographic information of the participants and (2) 8 …

Reliability In Student Assessment: Implications For Competency-Based Curriculum, Tejinder Singh

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

No abstract provided.

Neuropsychiatric Manifestation Of Corpus Callosum Dysgenesis: A Case Series, M. R. Ragashree, M. S. Anusha, Shivanand B. Hiremath, Sameer Belvi Mangalwedhe

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

The aim of this study is to present the cases of patients who visited the psychiatric department because of their disorderly behavior related to a psychotic episode. Before admission, the patient underwent thorough examination and investigations to rule out acute organic causes of altered mental status, and a radiological examination of the brain revealed abnormalities of the corpus callosum. The commissural pathway, the corpus callosum which connects the two hemispheres of the brain, is either partially or completely absent in patients which is a rare congenital condition. It plays a role in the brain’s motor, sensory, and cognitive functions. With …

Integrative Management Of Hidradenitis Suppurativa, Tushar P. Shah, Foram P. Joshi, Vaibhavi Patel, Niti T. Shah

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a painful clinical condition of inflamed apocrine gland of the skin. Local tissue induration, abscess-fistulae formation, seropurulent exudation, localized pain, discoloration, scarring of the skin, and fever are the clinical signs of HS. Conventional management of HS includes systemic antibiotics, steroids, wide excision of involved tissues, and long postoperative management. In this HS of the perianal region, a 35-year-old male was managed by integrative management. He was treated by approaching infected glands through the application of Ksharasutra (~Medicated seton) and rubber seton and was prescribed castor oil (Ricinus communis) and Kanchanara Guggulu (poly-Herbo mineral compound) as …

Models For Implementing Testing And Treating Latent Tuberculosis Infections Among The Vulnerable Populations, Janmejaya Samal, Arnab Mondal

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

The Indian national tuberculosis (TB) prevalence survey conducted during 2019–2021 revealed a 31% TB infection (TBI) burden among individuals above 15 years of age. India has an ambitious plan of eliminating TB by 2025, 5 years ahead of the global agenda, thus focusing on the burden of TBI and management of TBI with TB preventive treatment (TPT) is of utmost importance in achieving the same. States in India adopt different models of implementation of testing and treating the TBI. Some of the states select subcontracting agencies to provide end-to-end TPT and some do adopt the in-house mechanism using the existing …

Validity In Student Assessment: Implications For Competency-Based Curriculum, Tejinder Singh

Indian Journal of Health Sciences and Biomedical Research KLEU

No abstract provided.

Retracted: A Novel Benchmarking Framework For Selecting The Best Deep Learning Model Diagnosing Covid-19 Based On New Development For Dual Mcdm Methods, Mahmood M. Salih, Yousif Raad Muhsen, M.A. Ahmed, Reem D. Ismael, Moceheb Lazam Shuwandy, Z.T. Al-Qaysi

Iraqi Journal for Computer Science and Mathematics

COVID-19 was diagnosed using deep learning models by a group of studies. Evaluating and benchmarking these models are essential to achieving the most suitable model for diagnosing coronavirus. Objective: In this investigation, we offer an inclusive valuation of several deep learning models to detect the maximum appropriate and active model which gratifies doctors' requirements and assessment criteria. Method: This study combines Fuzzy decision by the opinion score method (FDOSM) and Fuzzy-Weighted Zero-Inconsistency (FWZIC). According to the advantage of Trapezoidal Intuitionistic fuzzy, we developed FWZIC into Trapezoidal Intuitionistic fuzzy named (TrIF-FWZIC) for weighting criteria and FDOSM into Trapezoidal Intuitionistic fuzzy FDOSM …

Don't Make Waves: Community Involvement In Offshore Wind Energy Development, Theresa Norman

Ocean and Coastal Law Journal

The federal government has started the process of ramping up U.S. offshore wind energy production by orders of magnitude for the next decade. In the past, affected communities have shown the ability to delay and even halt offshore wind development, and some stakeholders believe that the environmental impacts of these projects are too uncertain to risk undertaking them. Currently, the regulatory road to a fully commissioned offshore wind farm is lengthy, expensive, and full of hurdles, which include grappling with local community pushback. This Article will explore the regulatory process and its relationship with stakeholder pushback and litigation. The Article …

Remote Home Blood Pressure Monitoring For Management Of Hypertension, Kathleen M. Oliphant

Dissertations

Remote home blood pressure (BP) monitoring has the potential to improve patient engagement and adherence with the prescribed treatment plan for managing hypertension. This DNP project examined the effects of daily remote BP measurement using transmission of biometric data through a Bluetooth-equipped device paired to participants' smartphones. The clinical management of a chronic condition such as hypertension is a long-term process, but the findings of this DNP project supported the empirical evidence showing that remote BP monitoring improves patient outcomes.

Rams In Research: A Guided Journey Through The Mcnair Scholars Summer Program, Rajade M. Berry-James, Cindy Vigil

McNair Journal at VCU

This paper examines the significance of mentoring relationships in higher education, particularly for first-generation college students. Drawing on extensive literature, we highlight how effective mentorship enhances student success by fostering trust, belonging, and self-efficacy. The McNair Summer Research Program serves as a case study, featuring the collaboration between McNair Scholar Cindy Vigil and her mentor, Dr. RaJade M. Berry-James. This partnership focused on analyzing homicide rates in El Salvador, emphasizing key factors such as population, poverty, and government-negotiated truces. Through a comprehensive analysis of data from 1994 to 2019, Cindy refined existing research methodologies and gained valuable insights into the …

It Starts At Home: An Exploration Of Family Ethnic-Racial Socialization And Depressive Symptoms Among Biracial Black-White Young People, Ashley M. Dominguez, Mckenzie N. Green

McNair Journal at VCU

Abstract

A growing body of literature has suggested that ethnic-racial socialization (ERS) is a protective factor for Biracial youth as it can provide youth with skills to face different adversities like racial discrimination, ultimately improving their psychological well-being. Various types of ERS exist (e.g., verbal, non-verbal, etc) across different levels (e.g., parent-child, household/family) but some have been overlooked and understudied in research. This study sought to bridge this gap by exploring ERS at the family/household level and determining whether it relates to depressive symptoms among Biracial Black-White adolescents and emerging adults (N = 723). Specifically, the study examined if (a) …

The Diagnostic: Pel Student-Business Insights, Spring 2025

The Diagnostic

Table of Contents

1 - The Need for Real-Time Vital Sign Monitoring as the Standard of Care

5 - The Role of Digital Technologies in Advancing Anesthesia Practice

8 - The Role of MD/MBA Programs in Promoting PhysicianLeadership in a Rapidly Evolving Healthcare System

12 - Addressing the Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Crisis in the U.S.

16 - The Need for Regulatory Measures Against Media-Induced Mass Hysteria in Healthcare: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic

19 - AI, Humanities, and Medical Education – A Medical Student Perspective

22 - Trust in Psychiatric Care: Moving from Detachment to Connection

26 - American …