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Effect of Beam Collimation on Patient Dose and Scattered Radiation During Lumbar X-ray: A Phantom Study
No full textLumbar plain radiography has been one of the most commonly requested procedures in spine evaluation
especially for post-operative assessment of lumbar and in ankylosing spondylosis. However, despite of using
tight collimation, patient dose resulting from repetitive spinal imaging is a critical issue in determining health
consequences. Thus, this study aimed to determine the effect of collimation on patient dose and scattered
radiation during lumbar projection. Anteroposterior (AP) and lateral lumbar projections were performed using
half-body phantom with three different sizes of beam collimation; minimum (345.6 cm2
), medium (520.8 cm2
)
and maximum (728cm2
). Thermo-luminescent dosimeter (TLD) and survey meter were used to measure
radiation dose to the phantom and scattered dose respectively. The dose of radiation to the liver, colon and
ovaries were significantly increased upon increasing of beam collimation size in AP projection (p < 0.001). The
same correlation between radiation dose and beam collimation size was shown on lateral lumbar projection (p
< 0.001), except for radiation dose to the colon (p = 0.662). Effective dose and scattered radiation in both AP
and lateral lumbar projections were also increased as beam collimation size increased (p < 0.001). In conclusion,
radiation dose to the organs (except for colon), effective dose and scattered radiation were directly correlated
to the size of beam collimation in both AP and lateral lumbar projections
أدب الأوبئة في التراث النقدي والبلاغي - دراسة في شعر علي الدرويش ونقولا الاسطمبولي
No full textجرت العادة أن يتعايش الأدب مع الأحداث الجارية التي يمر بها العالم تأثيرا وتأثرا، ويکون لها صدى، ولا تذهب معه سدى؛ فيسجل في ذاکرة الإبداع مقطوعات أدبية بارعة، ونصوصا فنية ماتعة؛ تخفيفا للأوجاع، وتلطيفا للأوضاع. ومع تفاقم أزمة فيروس ( کورونا )- الذي النفوس منه لاقت! والألسنة له لاکت - طفا على سطح الساحة الأدبية والنقدية من جديد ما يسمى بـ (مصطلح الأدب الوبائي أو أدب الأوبئة)، والذي انبرى له الشعراء مسجلين تجارب شعرية مريرة ؛ بدا فيها حجم الفاجعة، وقسوة المشهد ، وأثر الطواعين في البيئة والمجتمع وقتئذ؛ واصفين حجم المأساة، مقدمين واجب المواساة . ومن هؤلاء الشاعر علي الدرويش (1796م-1853) والشاعر نقولا الاسطمبولي (1763م-1828) فقد قاما کل منهما بتناول الوباء في إنتاجه الشعري، والذي ضرب البلاد في القرن الثامن عشر الميلادي، في تجربة شعرية تستحق الوقوف عليها وتجليتها، ومعرفة ما لها وما عليها؛ وکذا لنقف على الفروق ونصل للعروق لتفقد مسيرتهما، ومتابعة سيرتهما؛ تجلية لما غمض، وإظهارا لما خفي؛ لعلها تکون أصبعا يسهم في الإشارة لهذا النوع من الأدب؛ لجمع ما تفرق من شتات، وما کتب عنه من فتات. وعليه جاء البحث في مقدمة وتمھيد، وأربعة مباحث، مشفوعا بخاتمة ، ومصادر البحث ومراجع
INNOVATIVE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT OF ERGONOMIC ABLUTION STATION FOR WHEELCHAIR USER
No full textMosque is an essential civic building because it functions as a community space and fulfils
the spiritual need of the normal people including special population. The registered physical
disabilities recorded are increasing annually and indicate that accessible facilities are widely
provided in the public buildings, especially the ablution area. However, the ablution area
design is still lacking, and most mosques in Malaysia do not fulfil these requirements in terms
of providing facilities specifically for wheelchair users. Therefore, this research aims to come
out with a new design of wheelchair ablution station with an adaption of universal design
principles that extends the accessibility and efficiently cater to the need of all range of the
wheelchair users. The accessible, comfort and ergonomic of ablution design are influenced by
the type of wheelchair and the different of wheelchair user's anthropometry. The QUAL-quan
method is used in the analysis, while the observation of accessible facilities was made at
several mosques, malls, and highway rest areas in Terengganu. Fifteen questionnaires were distributed to the wheelchair user randomly to identify the customer requirements, and the
data is used for Quality-Function-Deployment (QFD) method before designing a universal
ablution station design for a wheelchair user. This study showed the 3D design development
of a new design ablution station with consideration of the ablution size, work surface
adjustability, easy to use or user-friendly, safety, aesthetic, and water-saving
Heat impact on total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of Malaysian Tualang and Kelulut honeys
No full textThe effect of temperature at 50°C, 70°C and 100°C for up to 120 min on the content of phenolic
compounds and antioxidant activity of Tualang honey and Kelulut honey was studied. Unheated
honey samples for both varieties were used as control. The total phenolic content and antioxidant
activity were examined using Folin-Ciocalteau and DPPH assays, respectively. Both honeys vary
widely in the total phenolic content as well as antioxidant activity upon heating and time of heating.
The total phenolic content in both honeys showed fluctuations at all temperatures throughout 120
min. In comparison to controls for both honeys, heating at 100°C for 10 min demonstrated a drop
in total phenolic content in Tualang honey (13%) and Kelulut honey (29%), but the antioxidant
activity increased 29% and 57% in Tualang and Kelulut honey, respectively. The study generates
information on the characteristics of components in both honeys which react differently to heat and
time of heating, therefore this will help the honey manufacturers or public to optimize the
processing protocols and later to preserve the quality of honey
Teaching vocal skills to non-arabic speaking preschool children and principles of developing appropriate language educational programs for them
No full textThe field of teaching Arabic to speakers of other languages suffers from insufficient educational
curricula and research that address the problems and difficulties facing those learners.
Therefore, the study aimed to identify the characteristics and problems of the pre-school stage in
teaching Arabic as a foreign language, as well as the most important vocal skills and the
principles of developing language educational programs for preschool learners. The study used
the descriptive analytical approach in the collection and discussion of data, through reviewing
some previous studies. Some of the findings the study reached, included: The pre-school stage is
one of the most essential stages in acquiring a foreign language, therefore, teaching vocal skills
to children at this stage is a vital step due to the distinctive characteristics such learners possess.
The study provided a list of vocal skills appropriate for children at this stage, and a set of
principles and criteria that have to be met to ensure the success of the language educational
programs developed. The study recommended the development of programs and textbooks for
teaching Arabic to non-Arabic speaking children based on their needs and in light of international
standards
Tadbir urus harta kanak-kanak menurut perspektif syarak
No full textGolongan kanak-kanak juga berhak memiliki harta walaupun mereka merupakan golongan yang masih
kecil, lemah fizikal dan mental untuk mentadbir harta. Kelayakan kanak-kanak untuk menerima dan
melaksanakan tuntutan syarak khususnya dalam perkara muamalah dibahagikan mengikut kategori
kanak-kanak iaitu bermula dari peringkat janin dalam kandungan, bayi yang baru dilahirkan, kanakkanak yang mumayyiz dan kanak-kanak yang telah baligh. Bagi kanak-kanak yang tidak mampu
melaksanakan tuntutan syarak dalam urusan muamalah kerana faktor di atas, maka pengurusan harta
kanak-kanak ini perlu ditadbir oleh wali atau wasi yang berkelayakan menurut syarak. Sejajar dengan
itu, objektif penulisan ini adalah untuk membincangkan tadbir urus harta kanak-kanak menurut
perspektif syarak bagi menjamin dan memelihara kebajikan mereka. Kajian kualitatif berdasarkan
kajian analisis kandungan ini menggunakan pendekatan kaedah analisis dokumen dalam proses
pengumpulan data. Maklumat dan data yang diperoleh dianalisis secara deskriptif. Kajian ini
menjelaskan bahawa pihak yang diberi tanggungjawab mengurus dan mentadbir harta kanak-kanak
perlu mengikuti kaedah pelaksanaan tadbir urus berlandaskan syariat Islam, kerana ia mampu
menjaga kemaslahatan kanak-kanak tersebut dan hartanya daripada dieksploitasi dan dimanipulasi
oleh pihak lain
Examining the forms of social support for people living with hiv and aids in Nigeria: a systematic review
No full textThis paper aims to assess the forms of social support for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in Nigeria and its
impact on their health conditions. Social support for PLWHA may come in various forms depending on the situations of the
recipients and the support groups or individuals providing such assistance. Social support may be received from family
members, religious leaders, community leaders, friends, co-workers, groups, organisations, and institutions. The support can
come at the initial stage of the infection or later. When someone is diagnosed HIV positive, due to misconception of how the
virus is spread from the victims to other people, the person may likely start to face some problems than could affect him socially,
economically, educationally, and emotionally. If nothing is done to assist him, his disease condition may worsen and trigger
people with HIV/AIDS to conceal their disease condition leading to the rapid dissemination of the virus. By and large, this will
affect the community negatively in various ways. This paper intends to critically review related literature to determine the forms
of social support for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) in general and in Nigeria in particular. At the end of this paper,
recommendations will be provided on how to increase the dimension and rate of social support to PLWHA. This can be achieved
through the public campaign and massive enlightenment to emphasize the significance of social support for PLWHA. The role of
the stakeholders cannot be overstated in this respect. The federal, state, and local governments, health personnel, traditional
leaders, religious leaders, local and international organisations, support groups, institutions, family members should play a very
significant role in this aspect to remedy the daunting condition of the victims
Neglected determinants relative to social well-being: an evidence from empirical studies
No full textSocial well-being is one of the aspects related to individuals’ health. But unfortunately, studies
have not been focusing on relative determinants of social well-being. Therefore, this study aims to evaluate
whether previously conducted empirical studies (from 2011 to 2019) have identified the influence of
determinant factors on social well-being or not. As the issue of social well-being deterioration that occurs
among people is the manifestation of related factors within communities particularly in Malaysia. Online
databases such as Google Scholar, Sociological Abstracts, International Bibliography of Social Sciences,
PsycINFO, Springer Link, Arts and Humanities, Science Direct, Sociological Index, and Scopus have
utilized to explore determinants relative to social well-being. However, no study has examined the impact of
these selected determinants on individuals’ social well-being in developed countries as well as in Malaysia.
All selected determinants and individuals’ social well-being needs to be evaluating in future studies to
improve the community’s social well-being for the sake of performance and economic growth by
implementing the appropriate policies
Analisis keberkesanan penggunaan ict dalam mendepani gelombang revolusi industri 4.0 dalam kalangan pelajar di Negeri Terengganu, Malaysia
No full textKemunculan revolusi perindustrian 4.0 telah membawa perkembangan dalam Information Communication
and Technology (ICT) yang meramalkan sebanyak 50 bilion peranti elektronik saling berinteraksi. Justeru,
kajian ini bertujuan untuk melihat keberkesanan penggunaan ICT dalam kalangan pelajar di negeri
Terengganu seiring dengan kemunculan Revolusi Industri 4.0 (IR 4.0). Artikel ini merupakan kajian
kuantitatif dengan menggunakan kaedah tinjauan. Soal selidik digunakan bagi mengumpul data dan
maklumat yang diperlukan. Seramai 102 orang pelajar SMK harian biasa di Terengganu terlibat dalam kajian
ini. Data dianalisis menggunakan SPSS versi 21 dengan menggunakan kaedah analisis deskriptif dan analisis
inferensi. Dapatan kajian ini menunjukkan bahawa tidak terdapat perbezaan yang signifikan terhadap tahap
kefahaman IR 4.0 berdasarkan faktor jantina dan lokasi sekolah. Kajian juga mendapati tidak terdapat
perbezaan yang signifikan terhadap penggunaan ICT sebagai medium pembelajaran berdasarkan lokasi
sekolah. Walau bagaimanapun, terdapat perkaitan yang signifikan antara kefahaman tentang IR 4.0 terhadap
penggunaan ICT dalam pembelajaran. Justeru, dapat disimpulkan bahawa pelajar di negeri Terengganu
menjadikan ICT sebagai wadah menimba dan berkongsi ilmu pengetahuan serta menjadi medium
pembelajaran masa kini. Hasil kajian ini diharapkan dapat memberi maklumat penting kepada Kementerian
Pendidikan Malaysia (KPM) dalam usaha meningkatkan pengintegrasian Information Communication and
Technology (ICT) dalam proses pembelajaran dan pemudahcaraan (PdPc) di sekolah-sekolah
The psychological problems faced by students during general secondary education certificate examinations in Jordan
No full textThe study aimed to analyze the impact of tests on psychological problems facing public high school
students in Jordan, and due to the tests know the impact on psychological problems. The study
adopted a descriptive-analytical approach to obtain the results. The study population consisted of all
students enrolled in the public secondary stage in Tafila Governorate for the academic year
2019/2020 AD, the number of which was 2025 male and female students. The study sample consisted
of (364) male and female students chosen in a cluster-randomized method, which formed (17.9%) of
the original study community. The researcher sought to analyze the impact of tests on psychological
problems facing public high school students in Jordan through a questionnaire that included three
dimensions, namely: The first dimension: study problems; the second dimension: behavioral
problems; and the third dimension: personal problems, where the scale included (30) items for
students, its validity and reliability were verified. The most important results of the study that was
shown by the study were: that the tests affected the psychological problems of public high school
students in the governorate of Jordan. The study also showed differences of statistical significance at
the level of significance (α <0.05) in the impact of the tests on psychological problems according to
the gender variable and favour of females. The results also showed that the arithmetic mean of
psychological problems among students at the public secondary stage in Tafila Governorate came as
average and with average arithmetic (3.57) and a standard deviation (0.28). The study recommended
activating the counseling programs that reduce psychological problems for public high school
students