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Prevalence, Awareness And Perspectives On Substandard And Falsified Medicines Among The Public And Health Care Professionals In Jordan. Project Dataset., Michael Dillon, Maysa Falah, Daniel Zahra, Amal Daar

Faculty of Health Datasets

This study aimed to assess the awareness and experiences of substandard and falsified (SF) medicines amongst the general public and healthcare professionals in Jordan. Low awareness of SF medicines has been reported internationally, but understanding was needed within the Jordanian context. A mixed-method approach was employed. A questionnaire survey was conducted with 350 members of the general public and healthcare professionals to gather quantitative and qualitative data on awareness, views, and reporting behaviours related to SF medicines. Dataset Description: This dataset consists of an Excel spreadsheet that collates anonymised qualitative and quantitative survey responses. Responses are in Arabic and English.

Investigating The Relationship Between History, Urbanization And Wealth Gap In Johannesburg, South Africa, Abdallah F. Kaamah

Tanzania Journal of Engineering and Technology (TJET)

The city of Johannesburg is the largest city in South Africa and named as one of the economic drivers of the country. However, the city has the widest wealth gap in the country. This article examines the relationship between historical occurrences, urbanization, and the resulted wealth disparity in Johannesburg and look at the mitigation measures. The findings point to the wealth disparity in the city as a multifaceted problem influenced by historical, urbanization, and political variables. Comprehensive and multifaceted policy initiatives are required to address the structural causes of inequality and the urgent needs of vulnerable populations to close the …

Spectrum, Volume 53, Issue 7, Sacred Heart University

Newspapers (Obelisk & Spectrum)

Highlights include: SHU Hosts Discussion on “Catastrophe Ethics” - Inside SHU’s AI Policy - Women’s Soccer Breaks Records - Launch of Inclusive Excellence Advisory Council - SHU Goes Green with More Electric Vehicle Charging Stations - Choir Performs at Carnegie Hall

2024-10-30 Ssa Discusses The Student Activism That Has Shaped Seattle U, Leila Bunker

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

Impacts Of Phosphate And Residual Free Chlorine On The Precipitation, Stability And Dissolution Of Lead Corrosion Products, Yao Ma

McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

Lead release from lead pipes into drinking water is a critical threat to public health. Orthophosphate addition is an established method of controlling lead concentrations in tap water. Many phosphate-based inhibitors currently used by utilities are blends of orthophosphate and polyphosphate. Orthophosphate can limit lead release from pipes by forming low-solubility lead phosphate solids on pipe inner surfaces. In contrast, polyphosphate can accelerate lead release by forming soluble lead-phosphate complexes. Due to the potential conversion from polyphosphate to orthophosphate in the distribution system and to complex dynamics of water chemistry in lead service lines (LSLs), the net impact of a …

Impacts Of Phosphate And Residual Free Chlorine On The Precipitation, Stability And Dissolution Of Lead Corrosion Products, Yao Ma

McKelvey School of Engineering Graduate Student Theses & Dissertations

Lead release from lead pipes into drinking water is a critical threat to public health. Orthophosphate addition is an established method of controlling lead concentrations in tap water. Many phosphate-based inhibitors currently used by utilities are blends of orthophosphate and polyphosphate. Orthophosphate can limit lead release from pipes by forming low-solubility lead phosphate solids on pipe inner surfaces. In contrast, polyphosphate can accelerate lead release by forming soluble lead-phosphate complexes. Due to the potential conversion from polyphosphate to orthophosphate in the distribution system and to complex dynamics of water chemistry in lead service lines (LSLs), the net impact of a …

New Methods To Induce Selectivity In Electrochemical Reactions By Modifying The Electrode Surface, Enqi Feng

Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Theses and Dissertations

Organic electrochemistry has proven to be an efficient and green method for synthesis. Although the reactions studied to date have been very successful, there is still much to explore including opportunities to introduce new modes for controlling the selectivity of the reactions. Normally, the selectivity of an electrolysis reaction is based on the redox potential of the substrates. The working potential of an electrode either automatically adjusts to the potential required or is manually set at that potential. This allows for the systematic oxidation or reduction of a series of substrates that have a broad range of oxidation or reduction …

Strategies And Best Practices To Improve Job Satisfaction And Determine Optimum Workload For Nurses In Texas Long-Term Care Facilities, Oluwayomi Toyin Olatunde

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Long-term care facilities have experienced a workforce crisis for years. This workforce primarily encompasses direct care workers that include registered nurses (RNs), licensed practical nurses (LPNs), and certified nursing assistants (CNAs). This integrative review searched empirical and non empirical literature within the past five years related to long-term care facilities nurses’ perceptions of the impact of workload on job satisfaction. The study employed the Job Demand-Control (JDC) framework to determine the demand and control measures influencing LTC nurse job satisfaction. The literature search revealed five main themes which included: reduced workload, improved workplace environment, organizational support, development opportunities, and CNA …

Executive Summary: Clinical Practice Guideline Obstetrics Diabetes Management, Carole N. Louis

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Summary A clinical practice guideline (CPG) was developed because the perinatal department lacked standardized management of pregestational and gestational diabetes. The practice issue is relevant since managing maternal glucose ranges during pregnancy mitigates adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. The practice-focused question asks, “What are the best practices to manage diabetes in the intrapartum and postpartum settings?” The project was designed to develop an evidence-based protocol to provide standardized management for nurses and providers. Most studies in the literature search were quantitative sources with either A or B overall quality ratings. Based on the evidence, the intrapartum target maternal glucose range …

2024-10-30 Seattle University Launches New Middle Eastern Studies Minor, Ahmed Abdirashid Abdullah

The Spectator Online

No abstract provided.

The Rise Of The Duodenal Switch: A Narrative Review, Daniel Tomey, Karl Hage, Noura Jawhar, Jamil Danaf, Suraj Puvvadi, Benjamin Clapp, Omar M. Ghanem

Student Publications

Background and Objective: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is an excellent therapeutic modality for sustained weight loss management and obesity-related medical conditions resolution. In the current bariatric era, there exists multiple procedures and approaches. Despite sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) being the most commonly performed procedures, the duodenal switch (DS) is a more recent procedure that has shown promising outcomes. DS procedures include the classic biliopancreatic diversion with DS (BPD-DS) and the single anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy with sleeve (SADI-S). DS surgical techniques have been amended multiple times over the last decade in order to obtain optimal patient outcomes. …

Sunan Kalijaga And Diplomacy For Peace In Perspective Suluk Linglung Sunan Kalijaga, Fatchullah Zarkasi

Journal of Middle East and Islamic Studies

This research aims to find out more about Sunan Kalijaga, a historical actor in the spread of religion and culture on the island of Java in the 15th and 16th centuries, is also known as an accomplished diplomat for understanding around. We can know how to spread and understand culture and religion by using the right tools. This does not mean avoiding violent conflict, but conflict can be minimized and managed with good management. This research uses a hermeneutic approach, namely reading, understanding and relating. The data contained in the Suluk Linglung Manuscript was then developed and clarified to form …

Missing Voices: Girls In The Care Economy—Slide Deck, Annabel Erulkar, Maimouna Bah, Edith Murogo, Winnie Nelima, Amar Nijhawan, Chiku Semfuko

Adolescents and Young People

As part of the International Day of the Girl Child 2024’s theme “Girls’ Vision for the Future,” it was essential to consider how adolescent girls envision their role in the future care economy. The care economy, which includes both paid and unpaid care work, disproportionately burdens women and girls, yet current policies largely overlook the distinct experiences of adolescent girls.

On October 30, 2024, the Population Council’s GIRL Center hosted a conversation among people with lived experience, researchers, practitioners, and policymakers on the implications for girls’ engagement in the care economy and how best to integrate their distinct needs in …

Designing A Scale For Clinical Social Workers’ Participation Skills In Developing Mental Healthcare Policy In The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia, Noha Abdullah Al-Jehani Mrs, Ahmed Abdelhamid Elebshehe Dr.

Journal of Arabic Sciences and Humanities

This study aimed at designing a scale to evaluate the participation skills in developing mental healthcare policy among clinical social workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. An initial form of the scale was designed and the validity thereof (content, internal consistency, and external consistency) was verified. Then, the reliability of the scale was also verified via Cronbach's alpha and the split-half, after applying it to a sample thirty-three (33) clinical social workers. Hence, the final form of the scale consisted of thirty-eight (38) items, distributed as follows : needs assessment skills (10 items), communication skills (9 items), negotiation skills …

Heal, Not Harm: Embracing A Trauma-Informed Approach As An Act Of Transformative Care, Carrie R. Giboney Wall

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

Desperate to decrease problematic student behaviors and increase desirable ones, many teachers employ traditional behaviorist models of discipline through the use of rewards or punishments. Although well-meaning and perhaps temporarily effective, these transactional barter systems can do more harm than good, especially for students who are trauma-impacted. By disrupting these practices that can re-traumatize students and embracing trauma-informed practices, teachers can extend transformative care to students and promote healing. The purpose of this qualitative investigation was to explore the manifestations of trauma on student classroom behavior and learning at a Title I public elementary school as well as multipronged elements …

In And Out Of The Silence: Connecting Waiting Worship With Transformative Care, Neil E. Cantrall, Scot Headley, Catherine Parry, Jim Wilkins-Luton

International Christian Community of Teacher Educators Journal

This essay offers an in-depth view into the transformative care experienced by four educators who found community and soul care through regular, online meetings framed around the Quaker tradition of silent, unprogrammed worship. The four colleagues were initially brought together through participation in a doctoral program, and began meeting online when the COVID-19 pandemic shifted the program’s traditional face-to-face summer residency to a virtual format. They formed solid bonds and found deep meaning through the soul care provided by the weekly meetings. As a result, the group found that the transformative care provided for each other began to naturally overflow …

The Mentoring Experiences Of Adjunct Nursing Faculty: A Phenomenological Inquiry, Sharon Ramjohn

Leadership Connection

This dissertation research study explored the mentoring experiences of adjunct nursing faculty members in undergraduate nursing programs. The results indicate that adjunct instructors are expert clinicians but novice teachers who need mentoring and guidance as they transition from the practice settings to academia.

Peer Mentoring: A Key To Success In Online Graduate Nursing Education, Mary Bemker, Nancyruth Leibold

Leadership Connection

Peer mentoring can create a relationship the positively impacts academic achievement, leadership skills and student retention. This form of connection is especially important in the online environment. The presentation will focus on the key aspects of implementing a peer leadership program with graduate level nursing students; best practices are included.

Finding Our Voice Through Interdisciplinary Policy Teams: Strategies For Compelling Change, Yvonne M. Smith, Kimberly A. Cleveland

Leadership Connection

Policy teams provide opportunities for faculty to understand issues, engage students and drive policy discussions. Speakers will discuss three policy team initiatives, benefits, member roles, and barriers to faculty and student involvement. These policy team examples occurred in an academic setting, but the principles are applicable to non-academic setting.

Design + Nursing: Transforming Concussion Prevention Through Interprofessional Education, Jeanine M. Goodin, Steven J. Doehler

Leadership Connection

Upon completion of an interprofessional collaboration experience between a design and nursing program, the students gained an accelerated understanding of multi-disciplinary problem solving, peer to peer learning, and the satisfaction of addressing a problem for community populations that are in need of assistance.

Wic Professionals' Adaptations In Clinical Practice To Better Assess And Address Household Food Insecurity, Kristal C. Kim

Leadership Connection

Examining determinants of poor maternal health should be considered a keystone factor in improving overall population health. This integrative literature review reviews how perinatal depression and food insecurity, two noxious and synergistic factors, negatively impact maternal health.

The Relationship Between Evidence-Based Pressure Injury Prevention Strategies And The Incidence Of Hospital-Acquired Pressure Injuries, Deirdre D. Shoemake

Leadership Connection

This presentation serves to increase nursing knowledge of evidence-based recommendations for the prevention of pressure injuries as well as promote awareness of the nurse's role in affecting patient outcomes. The nurse can expect to gain knowledge of evidence-based prevention strategies proven effective in reducing hospital-acquired pressure injuries.

The Meaning Of Hope For Women Diagnosed With Terminal Illness: A Literature Review, Stephanie J. Orth

Leadership Connection

The concept of hope at the end of life is a personal and complicated phenomenon. Researchers have investigated the concept of hope as it relates to caregivers and nurses. However, the meaning of hope for women at the end of life is underreported and literature shows further study is needed.

The Experience Of Claustrophobia In Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy, Patricia A. Dettenmeier

Leadership Connection

This dissertation explores what claustrophobia, fear of enclosed spaces, is like for people who use a machine called continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) at night when sleeping to keep the throat open. What causes claustrophobia is different for individuals and their ability to use CPAP varies.

Supervised Physical Activity And Improved Functional Capacity Among Adults Living With Hiv: A Systematic Review, Natalie Voigt, Hwayoung Cho, Rebecca Schnall

Leadership Connection

Physical Activity (PA) combats effects of multi-morbidity and ART in people with HIV (PWH). We investigated whether supervised PA improved functional capacity in PWH. Supervised aerobic/progressive resistance training (PRT) improved strength, cardiovascular, and flexibility outcomes. PRT improved strength. T'ai chi improved cardiovascular and flexibility outcomes. Self-report wasn't a reliable assessment.

Risk Factors For Falls In Adult Stroke Patients: A Comprehensive Model, Jee Hye Yoo

Leadership Connection

The comprehensive model which could explain fall risk factors in stroke patients was constructed using theory synthesis. The model consisted of five categories, which were patients' general characteristics, physical function, neurological function, stroke-specific characteristics, and patients' medical history.

Rapid Enteral Feed Volume Advancement's Effect On Necrotizing Enterocolitis In Very Low Birthweight Preterm Infants, April H. Dwane

Leadership Connection

This literature review found that rapid enteral feed volume advancement in stable preterm infants with a birth weight > 1500g may reduce time to regain birth weight, reduce time to achieve full enteral feeds, and reduce the length of stay without increasing the risk of NEC.

Pursuing Pathway To Excellence And Approaches To Nursing Education, Michelle Lynn Atherton

Leadership Connection

To qualify for the Pathway to Excellence© designation, organizations have to meet six quality standards which are ultimately verified by nurses. One organization chose to create a virtual "road trip" for their teaching journey making stops at six different destinations in Maryland, each correlating with one quality standard.

Predictors Of Stress And Strain In Hispanic Caregivers, Amy M. Levi, Mona Wicks, Elizabeth A. Tolley, J. Carolyn Graff, Karen A. Karlowicz, Cathy B. Scott, Shelley I. White-Means

Leadership Connection

The purpose of this study is to build on findings from the descriptive parent study, Caregiving in the U.S. 2015, by using a multivariate analysis to identify the caregiver, care recipient, and work-related factors reported by Hispanic caregivers that contribute to their physical and financial strain, and emotional stress.

Perceptions Of Primary Care Facilitators And Barriers Among Homeless-Experienced Individuals, Kirsten A. Dickins, Susan Buchholz, Lynne T. Braun, Melinda Earle, Diana L. Ingram, Niranjan Karnik

Leadership Connection

The impact of the Affordable Care Act on the growing homeless population in the United States remains under-examined, from the participant perspective. This qualitative study explored the experiences of healthcare access and use, highlighting the facilitators and barriers to utilizing a regular source of primary care among urban homeless-experienced individuals.