84 research outputs found
Self-care and its association with anxiety among undergraduate nursing students during Covid-19 pandemic
No full textTITLE: SELF-CARE AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH ANXIETY AMONG UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS DURING COVID-19 PANDEMIC
1Nurasikin Mohamad Shariff , 2Wan Aisyah Nasuha Wan Mohamed Tarmizi, 3Nurul Sima Mohamad Shariff
1 Dr., Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, [email protected]
2 Ms. Kulliyyah (Faculty) of Nursing, International Islamic University Malaysia, Malaysia, [email protected]
3 Dr., Faculty of Science of Technology, Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia, Malaysia, [email protected]
*Corresponding Author: Nurasikin Mohamad Shariff
Abstract
Introduction: Anxiety is one of the rising mental health issues the university students during COVID-19 pandemic. Meanwhile, nursing students as the future healthcare front-liners are expected to perform a good self-care in order to deliver quality care to patients. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to examine the level of self-care and its association with anxiety level among undergraduate nursing students. Methodology and methods: This cross-sectional study which employed convenience sampling, had recruited 201 undergraduate nursing students from one public university in the East Coast region in Malaysia. Data collection was undertaken during the pandemic Covid-19 between December 2020 to January 2021. The questionnaire consisted of 3 parts; Socio-demographic, Self-care assessment worksheet (SCAW) and Burns Anxiety Inventory. Descriptive statistic, correlational analysis and multiple linear regression were performed to answer the research aim. Result: The range of anxiety level among the nursing students were from no anxiety to severe anxiety or panic, with Year 1 nursing students (n=46, 22.9%) tend to have higher anxiety level as compared to their seniors (p<0.05). In this study, respondents who stated of having a fairly satisfied with nursing program (n=24, 11.9%) had higher level of anxiety (p<0.05). Respondents who engaged in higher level of physical care throughout the semester was accompanied with lower anxiety level (bb =-0.85, CI=-1.328, -0.372, p<0.05). Conclusion: Overall, this study concludes that self-care engagement in particular the physical care is important for the mental health and should be promoted among the young generation and community especially during COVID-19 pandemic.
Keywords: anxiety, COVID-19, nursing students, self-care, undergraduat
Myxozoan pathogens in cultured Malaysian fishes. II. Myxozoan infections of redtail catfish Hemibagrus nemurus in freshwater cage cultures
No full textCage-cultured Asian redtail catfish Hemibagrus nemurus (Valenciennes, 1840), a popular food fish in Southeast Asia, proved to be infected by 3 myxozoan species. All the 3 species belonged to the genus Henneguya: 2 were identified as H. mystusia Sarkar, 1985 and H. hemibagri Tchang et Ma, 1993, while the other was described as H, basifilamentalis sp. n. All plasmodia were found in the gills and were characterised by a specific site selection. H. mystusia formed plasmodia in the multi-layered epithelium between the gill lamellae and in the non-lamellar edge of the gill filaments, while H. hemibagri developed in the capillary network of the lamellae. H. basifilamentalis sp. n. had large oval plasmodia located deep among the filaments just above the gill arch
What kind of language is Swahili?
No full textRecently we have seen the appearance of an interesting and provocative book on the Swahili. This book, by Ali Amin Mazrui and Ibrahim Noor Shariff (1994), takes a serious look at the question of Swahili identity and origins. This paper has at least two goals. One is to help define the nature of the debate about origins, and in so doing I will explicate and critique the Mazrui and Shariff hypothesis. The second is to reiterate the theme of the study of Swahili by Derek Nurse and the present author (1993), entitled Swahili and Sabaki · A Linguistic History (hereafter N&H). The linking of Swahili and Sabaki in the title was deliberate: the history of Swahili is inextricably intertwined with that of Sabaki and we cannot speak of the former without direct reference to the latter. The paper is divided into several sections. The first reviews the position taken by Mazrui and Shariff, the second discusses the view of N&H, implicit in their work on Sabaki, that Swahili is an integrated development from its Afiican heritage, the Sabaki languages. Finally, a critique of the Mazrui and Shariff hypothesis will conclude the paper
Automated Blood Cancer Diagnosis with Microscopy and Cell Counting of ALL, AML, CLL, and CML Cells
No full textWhite blood cell (WBC) cancer, often known as leukaemia, can cause irreparable harm to the body's blood and bone marrow. If not caught early enough, it can be fatal. Manual diagnosis of malignant neoplastic disease cells is typically performed using complete blood count (CBC) or morphological image analysis. These approaches are labor-intensive and can result in less-than-perfect mounting. In this research, we propose an automatic method for the analysis of microscopic blood images for the diagnosis of leukemias such as acute lymphocytic leukaemia (ALL), acute myeloid leukaemia (AML), chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), and chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML). White blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets are initially separated from the image using this method. Lymphocytes are then isolated from the rest of the white blood cells. Next, an SVM classifier is fed information about the lymphocytes' shape and colour to determine if they are conventional or blast cells. After that, the white blood cell count is taken to ensure a proper diagnosis. This automated approach for the detection of malignant neoplasms was superior to traditional methods of diagnosis in terms of convenience, speed, and accuracy
Reflections on a first time experience of problem-based learning
No full textThe aim of this paper is to share the author‟s experience of Problem-Based Learning (PBL). The paper also discuss some of the author‟s opinions and views about PBL and highlight some of the problems faced by the author as a facilitator as well as point out some of the problems faced by the students
Viscous vortex layers subject to more general strain and comparison to isotropic turbulence
No full textViscous vortex layers subject to a more general uniform strain are considered. They include Townsend's steady solution for plane strain (corresponding to a parameter a = 1), in which all the strain in the plane of the layer goes toward vorticity stretching, as well as Migdal's recent steady asymmetric solution for axisymmetric strain (a = 1/2), in which half of the strain goes into vorticity stretching. In addition to considering asymmetric, symmetric, and antisymmetric steady solutions Λ a ≥ 0, it is shown that for a < 1, i.e., anything less than the Townsend case, the vorticity inherently decays in time: only boundary conditions that maintain a supply of vorticity at one or both ends lead to a non-zero steady state. For the super-Townsend case a > 1, steady states have a sheath of opposite sign vorticity. Comparison is made with homogeneous-isotropic turbulence, in which case the average vorticity in the strain eigenframe is layer-like, has wings of opposite vorticity, and the strain configuration is found to be super-Townsend. Only zero-integral perturbations of the a > 1 steady solutions are stable; otherwise, the solution grows. Finally, the appendix shows that the average flow in the strain eigenframe is (apart from an extra term) the Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes equation. Fluid Mechanic
Chronique d'un coup de force à Zanzibar. Résistance non violente et répression post-électorale
No full textMaïlys Chauvin, Docteure en géographie, chercheure associée à LAM. ((Contact the author for an english version of the paper.)) Après Washington, New-York et Toronto, le candidat aux élections présidentielles à Zanzibar Seif Shariff Hamad (Civic United Front, CUF) est cette semaine à Londres dans le cadre d'une campagne d'information sur la crise démocratique qui frappe Zanzibar après l'annulation du scrutin insulaire le 28 octobre 2015 ((Voir M. CHAUVIN The nullification of the elections in Z..
The effect of age and gender as moderators towards the relationship between customer satisfaction and revisit intention: a study on tea house setting / Zuratulraha Jaafar, Hairunnisa Mohamad Ibrahim and Siti Nor Fadillah Ahmad Shariff
No full textRetaining present customers and ensuring repeat trips and purchases is critical for any food service operator. Drawing on the recent trend and taking the case of teahouses, this study explores the teahouse customers’ satisfaction and revisits intention by analyzing age and gender as moderator factors. The author utilizes regression analysis to test the proposed causal relationships. The result analytically confirmed that satisfaction with service, product, social factors, ambiance, and location are the backgrounds of repeat intention of teahouses. Age and gender were found to moderate the effect of customer satisfaction and revisit intention. The findings encourage teahouse operators to take good measures in drawing more repeat customers to their premises
A robust ridge regression approach in the presence of both multicollinearity and outliers in the data
No full textPolitical models of macroeconomic policy and fiscal reform
No full textThe author explains how recent developments in political economics improve our understanding of macroeconomic policy - especially the timing, design, and likelihood of stabilization's success through monetary and fiscal reform. The author reviews the literature on political business cycles and emphasizes several issues involving the relationship between the timing of elections and the timing of macroeconomic policies and outcomes. He also addresses how models can be useful in studying non-democratic systems. Two forces are crucial factors in both democratic and dictatorial systems, although they may manifest themselves differently: (1) the policymakers'incentive to retain power; and (2) society's polarization and the degree of social conflict. The author then analyzes why economic stabilization is delayed, even when it is obvious that sooner or later a stabilization program will have to be adopted. Some points made in the paper follow. Certain institutional characteristics make quick and successful stabilization more or less likely. The more unequal the distribution of stabilization's costs, the more likely that stabilization will be delayed. An increase in the cost of postponing stabilization reduces the delay. Political institutions that make it easier for small interest groups to veto legislation make delay more likely. If political and economic resources are unequally distributed, and it is obvious which group is stronger and has resources to wait longer, a war of attrition ends immediately, as there is no uncertainty about who will win it. Delay is more likely when information about who will bear the cost of delays is uncertain or unevenly distributed. Delay is also more likely when there is agreement about the need for fiscal change but a political stalemate about distribution - about how the burden of higher taxes or spending cuts should be allocated. Stabilization usually occurs when there is political consolidation. The burden of stabilization is sometimes unequal, with the politically weaker group (often the lower classes) bearing a larger burden (often regressive measures). If it is in the interest of the current government to do nothing for fear of failure because of government incompetence, the public may have no incentive to vote for the opposition because the opposition may also do nothing; the crucial factor here is how aware the government is of its own incompetence and thus its reasons for not attempting reform. Successful stabilization usually comes after several failed attempts, and the successful program is often very much like one that failed.Environmental Economics&Policies,Economic Theory&Research,National Governance,ICT Policy and Strategies,Health Economics&Finance
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