23 research outputs found
The Relationship between Postpartum Depression and Breastfeeding
No full textIntroduction: The purpose was to investigate the possible correlation or predictive relationship between breastfeeding and Postpartum Depression (PPD). Method: We conducted a prospective study in which 137 Arab women were assessed during pregnancy and postpartum. Current breastfeeding was correlated with postpartum outcomes (EPDS and MINI), employment, and use of formula at 2 and 4 months postpartum, as well as with other variables. Results: Women who were breastfeeding at 2 and 4 months had lower scores on EPDS (p 0.0037 and p 0.0001, respectively) and were less likely to be diagnosed with PPD at 4 months (p 0.0025). Higher scores on EPDS and diagnosis of PPD at 2 months were predictive of lower rates of breastfeeding at 4 months (p 0.0001 and p 0.005, respectively). Women who were employed and using formula at 2 months were less likely to breastfeed at 4 months (p 0.0001). Breastfeeding women at 2 months had lower scores on EPDS (p 0.003) and were less likely to be diagnosed with PPD (p 0.05) at 4 months. Discussion: The results indicate that women who breastfeed their infants reduced their risk of developing PPD, with effects being maintained over the first 4 months postpartum. PPD may also decrease the rate of breastfeeding, suggesting a reciprocal relationship between these variables. © 2012 Baywood Publishing Co., Inc.Abou-Saleh MT, 1998, PSYCHONEUROENDOCRINO, V23, P465; Beck CT, 2001, NURS RES, V50, P275, DOI 10.1097-00006199-200109000-00004; McCoy Sarah J Breese, 2006, J Am Osteopath Assoc, V106, P193; Dennis CL, 2009, PEDIATRICS, V123, pE736, DOI 10.1542-peds.2008-1629; Dunn S, 2006, JOGNN-J OBST GYN NEO, V35, P87, DOI 10.1111-J.1552-6909.2006.00005.x; Galler JR, 1999, J DEV BEHAV PEDIATR, V20, P80, DOI 10.1097-00004703-199904000-00002; Ghubash R, 1997, SOC PSYCH PSYCH EPID, V32, P474; Ghusbash R, 2009, PSYCHOL REP, V105, P127; Green Katherine, 2006, Psychol Health Med, V11, P425, DOI 10.1080-13548500600678164; Hamdan A, 2011, ARCH WOMEN MENT HLTH, V14, P125, DOI 10.1007-s00737-010-0189-8; Hatton DC, 2005, J HUM LACT, V21, P444, DOI 10.1177-0890334405280947; Ip S, 2009, BREASTFEED MED, V4, pS17, DOI 10.1089-bfm.2009.0050; Kavanaugh K, 1997, J Hum Lact, V13, P15, DOI 10.1177-089033449701300111; Kehler HL, 2009, CAN J PUBLIC HEALTH, V100, P376; Kelly YJ, 2005, PUBLIC HEALTH NUTR, V8, P417, DOI 10.1079-PHN2004702; Kendall-Tackett Kathleen, 2007, Int Breastfeed J, V2, P6, DOI 10.1186-1746-4358-2-6; Kimbro RT, 2006, MATERN CHILD HLTH J, V10, P19, DOI 10.1007-s10995-005-0058-7; Labbok MH, 2001, PEDIATR CLIN N AM, V48, P143, DOI 10.1016-S0031-3955(05)70290-X; Lecrubier Y, 1998, EUR PSYCHIAT, V13, P198, DOI 10.1016-S0924-9338(98)80004-7; LOCKLIN MP, 1993, BIRTH-ISS PERINAT C, V20, P30, DOI 10.1111-j.1523-536X.1993.tb00176.x; OHara MW, 1996, INT REV PSYCHIATR, V8, P37, DOI 10.3109-09540269609037816; Robertson E, 2004, GEN HOSP PSYCHIAT, V26, P289, DOI 10.1016-j.genhosppsych.2004.02.006; Sheehan DV, 1998, J CLIN PSYCHIAT, V59, P22, DOI 10.4088-JCP.09m05305whi; Stewart DE, 2003, POSTPARTUM DEPRESSIO; SUSMAN VL, 1988, AM J PSYCHIAT, V145, P498; Taveras EM, 2003, PEDIATRICS, V112, P108, DOI 10.1542-peds.112.1.108; Vogel A, 1999, ACTA PAEDIATR, V88, P1320, DOI 10.1080-08035259975003001321
Reconfigurability in manufacturing system: advancing the flexibility and productivity
No full textThis book aims to advance the field of reconfiguration in the manufacturing industry, particularly in the context of Industry 4.0. It focuses on embedding reconfigurability in manufacturing systems to enable the industry to adapt to future changes and improve production outcomes. Configuration engineers deal with virtually every system and part in the factory, involved in all phases of manufacturing systems, including measurement, diagnosis, therapy, repair, and patient management. They design, develop, make, and manage systems in various settings, including laboratories, design departments, and manufacturing plants. The field of reconfiguration engineering is not the sole domain of practitioners and educators, and there is a need to bridge gaps between the application of mechanical engineering knowledge and electrical engineering knowledge. The book is written in a logical and coherent manner to provide a working knowledge of the important details of reconfiguration in the manufacturing industry, aiming to provide easy understanding of best practices in this field
Contributing to the Emiratization Process via Deployment of TQM Approach in Developing Skills at Higher Education Institutions
No full textThis paper reflects on how a TQM approach can be deployed by Higher Education Institutions in order to develop employability skills that the author re-terms as Capability Building skills, in graduates thereby assisting the Emiratization process at grass root level. The author basis the paper on the fact that HEI’s have a large role to play in the socio-development of the country.(Jasim Al-Ali, 2008)maintains a comprehensive list of factors identified as barriers to the Emiratization process. The author maintains many of these issues can be worked on utilizing the TQM principles of continuous improvement, customer focus, the input, process and output model and applying these to the delivery model at Higher Education institutions in UAE. Abiding by the general practices in academia, UAE universities as well produce graduate competencies/skills in addition to the conceptual knowledge. Within this piece, a novel dimension signifying the substance and value adding property of Higher Education institutions inculcated with TQM factors and models shall surface in contributing to Emiratization process – a key UAE policy
Cognitive analysis as a way to understand students’ problem-solving process in BODMAS rule
No full textاختيار اللفظ واختيار الجملة في كتاب نظم المطلب للشيخ منتخب بن الموفق: دراسة ستيلستيكية
No full textملخص البحث
الشعر هو عمل أدبي بجمال كلماتها. ليست جميلة فقط، ولكنها تحتوي على نصيحة التي تستطيع على التشكيل الشخصية. وهذا موجود في نظم مطلب للشيخ منتخب بن الموفق. وهو الكتاب يحتوي على مجموعة من الآيات الجميلة النصيحية لطالب العلم ليحصل ما يطلبون. ويهتم الباحث ليبحث هذا العمل الأدبي لأن تتكون الجملة الجملية فيه. ويستخدم الباحث نظرية ستيليستكية.
في هذا البحث، يستخدم الباحث الدراسة المكتبية (Librari Research) بالمنهج الكيفي والوصفي (Qualitative Descriptive). ويكون أسئلة البحث من هذا البحث هو: ما اختيار اللفظ في نظم المطلب للشيخ المنتخب ابن الموفق وما اختيار الجملة في كتاب "نظم المطلب" للشيخ المنتخب ابن الموفق.
ونتائج البحث كما يلي: في اختيار اللفظ يدل على الترادف هي: وقّر وعظّم وأكرم، اجتنب وباعد، افرغ واعتزل. واللفظ يدل على المشترك اللفظي هي: الأدب، قلب، ظنّ، ذهب. واللفظ يدل على الأضداد هي: ارغب. واللفظ يدل على مقتضى الحال هي: دين، رق، باب من جملة "وَدُرْ كَمَا الْفَقِيْرِ بَابً بَابً"، بقالا، البلغار. وأما في اختيار الجملة هي: فَمَا سِوَاهُ كُلُّ شَيْئٍ ذَهَبَ، فَهُوَ سَبِيْلُ مَنْ لِشَيْئٍ رَامَا، مَنْ جَدَّ يَجِد. والجملة الفعلية هي: فَقَد تَحَصَّلَ. وتقديم وتأخير: فَمَا سِوَاهُ كُلُّ شَيْئٍ ذَهَبَ، سَبِيْلُ مَنْ لِشَيْئٍ رَامَا، وَدُرْ كَمَا الْفَقِيْرِ بَابً بَابً. والجملة المخذوفة هي أَنْ تَجِد
ABSTRACT
Syair becomes an amazing literary work with the beauty of its distinctive words. Not only beautiful, but contains advice that is able to provide awareness in the formation of character. That is what is also found in Nadzom Matlab by Sheikh Muntahab bin al-Muwaffaq. The book contains a collection of beautiful and evocative verses.
Nadzom contains advice for prosecutors to be able to get what they want Author Nadzom composes his verses by choosing the appropriate words so that the beauty is present without losing the content of the meaning. Not only choosing the right words, the author also composes the appropriate sentences that add to his beauty. To analyze the literary work, researchers used stylistic theory.
In this study, researcher used a qualitative descriptive method with the first problem statement, namely, Words included in the word preferences in Nadzom Matlab, and second, Sentences included in sentence preferences in Nadzom Matlab.
The results of the study are as follows: Word preference in terms of synonym aspects: waqqoro with adzoma and akroma, ijtanaba and ba’ada, afroqo and i’tazala. From the polysemy aspect: al-adab, kolb, dzonna, dzahaba. From the antonym aspect: irqob. From the aspect of word placement in context: dainun, rokkun, chapter. bakolan, bulqori. Then the sentence preferences are reviewed from the number of Muslims, the number of filiyah, the final destiny and the deliberately discarded arrangement which is all in order to form a beautiful sentence.
ABSTRAK
Syair menjadi sebuah karya sastra yang mengagumkan dengan keindahan kata-katanya yang khas. Tidak hanya indah semata, namun mengandung petuah yang mampu memberikan kesadaran dalam pembentukan karakter. Itulah yang terdapat pula dalam Nadzom Matlab karangan Syekh Muntahab bin al-Muwaffaq. Buku berisi kumpulan syair indah dan menggugah. Nadzom ini berisi tentang nasehat bagi para penuntut ilmu agar mampu mendapatkan apa yang di inginkan.
Pengarang Nadzom menyusun syair-syairnya dengan memilih kata-kata yang sesuai agar keindahan itu hadir dengan tanpa menghilangkan kandungan maknanya. Tidak hanya memilih kata-kata yang sesuai, sang pengarang juga menyusun kalimat yang sesuai yang menambah keindahanya. Untuk menganalisis karya sastra tersebut, peneliti menggunakan teori stilistika.
Dalam penelitian ini, peneliti menggunakan metode deskriptif kualitatif dengan rumusan masalah yang pertama yaitu, Kata-kata yang termasuk dalam preferensi kata dalam nadzom Matlab, dan yang kedua, Kalimat-kalimat yang termasuk dalam preferensi kalimat dalam nadzom Matlab.
Adapun hasil penelitian adalah sebagai berikut: Preferensi kata ditinjau dari aspek sinonim: waqqoro dengan adzoma dan akroma, ijtanaba dan ba’ada, afroqo dan i’tazala. Dari aspek polisemi: al-adab, kolb, dzonna, dzahaba. Dari aspek antonimi: irqob. Dari aspek penempatan kata sesuai konteks: dainun, rokkun, bab. bakolan, bulqori. Kemudian Preferensi kalimat dintinjau dari jumlah ismiyah, jumlah filiyah, takdim wa takhir dan susunan yang sengaja dibuang yang mana kesemuanya dengan tujuan agar terbentuk kalimat yang indah
A novel methodology for e-learning space design in HEI campuses
No full textA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.The Higher Education Institution and the Construction Industry are yet to define the most appropriate and effective design parameters for E-learning spaces. Those which exist, focus mainly on cost, budget and timely delivery i.e. the process only not the product. An effective approach to E-learning space design is needed to address the problems of space efficiency, effectiveness, quality, innovativeness, performance and client satisfaction. This study aimed to develop a novel methodology for e-learning space design, by investigating: the impact of e-learning on facilities and design; the impact of e-learning on the design of future spaces; the impact of blended learning on space design; designing for the learn anytime, anywhere paradigm; security issues of e-learning and e-learning space design, the levels of design risk in an e-learning infrastructure and inclusive design issues. A Grounded theory approach was used during initial desk studies, synchronized with a three part forum and pilot survey of 33participants. From this process, two hypotheses emerged; firstly, e-learning space design could affect users‘ learning outcomes and secondly that; user‘s learning requirements were different and varied. To investigate further, site based analyses of 11 HEI‘s, 10 interviews and subsequently a questionnaire survey was administered. Users‘ and stakeholders requirements and good examples of e-learning space design were identified. Data were analysed using a mixed-method research design approach. Three main constructs, Space design, Technology and the E-learning Space Design research focus (ELSD focus), emerged as significant components in the development of a novel framework for the design of e-learning spaces. The relationship between the components is such that the design of spaces with consideration of the ELSD research focus would ensure the effective identification, interpretation and delivery of users‘ requirement while maximising the benefits of the adoption of appropriate technology within HEI facilities. This was therefore proposed as the realistic framework/model for future design of E- learning Spaces in HEI campuses. The framework was adapted into a conceptual design guide to provide guidance for future space design. It is expected the study will support the HEI sector globally as it moves towards achieving best practice solutions to future E-learning space design in HEI campuses
Health services financing and delivery: analysis of policy options for Dubai, United Arab Emirates
No full textSamer Hamidi School of Health and Environmental Studies, Hamdan Bin Mohammed Smart University, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Introduction: A national health account (NHA) provides a systematic approach to mapping the flow of health sector funds within a specified health system over a defined time period. This article attempts to present a profile of health system financing in Dubai, United Arab Emirates using data from NHAs, and to compare the functional structures of financing schemes in Dubai with schemes in Qatar and selected member countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Methods: The author analyzed secondary data published in NHAs of Dubai and Qatar and data collected by the OECD countries and publicly available from Eurostat (Statistical Office of the European Union) of 25 OECD countries for comparative analysis. All health financing indicators used were as defined in the international System of Health Accounts (SHA). Results: In Dubai, spending on inpatient care was the highest-costing component, with 30% of current health expenditures (CHE). Spending on outpatient care was the second highest-costing component and accounted for about 23% of the CHE. Household spending accounted for about 22% of CHE (equivalent to US$187 per capita), compared to an average of 20% of CHE of OECD countries. Dubai spent 0.02% of CHE on long-term care, compared to an average of 11% of CHE of OECD countries. Dubai spent about 6% of CHE on prevention and public health services, compared to an average of 3.2% of CHE of OECD countries. Conclusion: The findings point to potential opportunities for growth and improvement in several health policy issues in Dubai, including increasing focus and funding of preventive services; shifting from inpatient care to day surgery, outpatient, and home-based services and strengthening long-term care; and introducing cost-containment measures for pharmaceuticals. More investment in the translation of NHA data into policy is suggested for future researchers. Keywords: health finance schemes, health delivery, health polic
A Scientometric Analysis and Systematic Literature Review for Construction Project Complexity
No full textThe construction industry has been experiencing a rapid increase in complex projects for the last two decades. Simultaneously, project complexity has received more attention from academics and practitioners worldwide. Many studies suggest that perceiving complexity is critical for successful construction project management. This study investigates the current status and future trends in construction project complexity (CPC) literature from the Scopus database. This review systematically uses bibliometric and scientometric methods through co-occurrence and co-citation analysis. First, 644 academic documents were retrieved from the Scopus database. Then, co-occurrence and co-citation analysis were performed along with network visualization to examine research interconnections’ patterns. As a result, relevant keywords, productive authors, and important journals have been highlighted. The prominent research topics within the literature on construction project complexity focus on the following topics: identifying and measuring project complexity, schedule performance and cost estimation, system integration and dynamic capabilities, and risk assessment and uncertainty. Finally, the potential research directions are developing towards safety performance, organizational resilience, and integrated project delivery (IPD). The study still has a limitation. The review focuses only on the academic documents retrieved from the Scopus database, thus restricting the coverage of the reviewed literature relating to construction project complexity. To the best of the author’s knowledge, this study is the first study that provides a systematic review of the literature from the Scopus database on construction project complexity
Analysis of the Experience of the United Arab Emirates in Gifted Education
No full textУ статті представлено результати аналізу теоретичних засад спеціалізованої освіти для обдарованих дітей Об’єднаних Арабських Еміратів (ОАЕ). Автор досліджує уявлення арабських вчених щодо особливостей навчання та виховання обдарованих учнів, якісних відмінностей програм для обдарованих від загальних, їхніх видів залежно від цілей і місця здобуття освіти. Визначено підходи арабських педагогів до розробки, планування, проведення й оцінювання спеціальних програм. Описано структури моделей дизайну змісту навчання й оцінювання придатності освітніх програм. Наведено приклади практичної діяльності фонду Хамдана ібн Рашида Аль-Мактума у сфері освіти обдарованих учнів.The article presents the results of an analysis of the theoretical foundations of special education for gifted children of the United Arab Emirates (hereinafter referred to as the UAE). The author examines the views of Arab scholars on the peculiarities of the education and upbringing of gifted students, implemented through the creation of different types of targeted special programs, depending on the purpose and place of education. The following issues are substantiated: the reasons for the creation of gifted student`s programs, guidelines for the development of the programs, which are expressed in four teaching models (social interaction, personal development, knowledge development and information processing, direct learning), qualitative differences of the gifted programs from the general in the direction of adjustment of content, methods and procedures, educational environment and the end result. The features and types of enrichment and acceleration programs are presented, as well as the most popular models of special programs and the UAE's priorities in conducting them. The approaches of Arab educators to the development, planning, implementation and evaluation of special programs are identified. Specific measures are identified at each stage in its sequence. Structures of modern content design models and popular models of assessing the suitability of educational programs are described. The examples of the practical activities of the Hamdan bin Rashid Foundation in the field of gifted students' education are presented, including numerous types of enrichment programs, scientific competitions, incubator-schools, special awards to celebrate the outstanding achievements of gifted children, as well as teachers involved in the development and implementation of programs for gifted students. The author attempts to summarize the Arab experience of gifted education and focuses on the points that can be applied in Ukraine
New and renewable energy and environmental engineering
No full textThere is an acute scarcity of potable water in many parts of the world, and especially in most of the Middle East region. Important advances have been made in desalination technology but its wide application is restricted by relatively high capital and input energy costs, even when solar energy is used. Until recently, flat-plate solar collectors have usually been employed to distill water in compact desalination systems. Currently, it is possible to replace these collectors by the more advanced evacuated tube collectors, which are now available on the market at a similar price. The research which is concerned with the development of a novel small scale solar water desalination technology, consists of experimental and theoretical investigations of the operation of a multi stage solar still desalination system coupled with a heat pipe evacuated tube solar collector with an aperture area of about 1.7 m(^2). The multi stage still was tested to recover latent heat from the evaporation and condensation processes in each of its four stages. A number of experimental tests were carried out using a laboratory rig to investigate its water production capacity. Solar radiation (insolation) during a mid-summer day in the Middle East region was simulated by an array of 110 halogen flood lights. Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling of the evaporation and condensation processes in one of the still's stages was conducted using FLUENT 6.2 software. The simulation results demonstrate the importance of the various parameters affecting the total production rate of the solar still and provide detailed information on the temperature distribution and condensate formation inside the solar still. However, it was found that the CFD technique at this stage does not provide accurate quantitative predictions and results obtained can be used only for qualitative analysis. Hence, the use of a lumped parameter mathematical model was preferred for analysis and design purpose. A lumped parameter model has been developed to describe the system's operation. It consists of a system of ordinary differential equations of energy and mass conservation written for each stage of the still. A MATLAB computer program was written to solve the system of governing equations to simulate the evaporation and condensation processes and the experimental results were used to validate numerical predictions. The experimental and theoretical values for the total daily distillate output were found to be closely correlated. The test results demonstrate that the system produces about 9 kg of clean water per day and has a distillation efficiency of 90%. The overall efficiency is 33% due to the presence of heat losses in the system. However, this level of efficiency is greater of that for conventional solar stills. Following the experimental calibration of the lumped parameter model, this was used for determination of rational design parameters of the still and it was demonstrated that the performance of the system could be considerably improved to produce 11 kg/m(^2) of water per day if the number of stages and evaporation area were 4 and 1 m(^2), respectively. A water quality analysis was performed for the distilled water and the levels of total dissolved solids, electrical conductivity and pH were well within the range defined by the World Health Organization guidelines for drinking water. An economic study was also conducted for the system and it was shown that the distilled water costs of 0.016 US$/litre with a payback period of 6 months in the Middle East region conditions. This research demonstrates, empirically and theoretically, the potential role in the field of solar desalination of the multistage solar still coupled to the evacuated tube solar collector. Not only is this system a promising new technology but it could prove to be particularly appropriate in remote and rural areas. Simultaneously this system also uses a completely clean energy source and contributes to tackling environmental pollution, global carbon emissions and climate change problems
