241 research outputs found
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NURSES' INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR
No full textAbstract: Nurses need management support, resources, supportive work environment, and autonomy to make decision, gain knowledge about innovation, and engage in role related to innovative behavior. Aim: to examine the relationship between health care organizational characteristics and nurses’ innovative behavior. Methods: A descriptive, correlational research design was conducted at Fever, Chest and Kafr El-Dawar General Hospitals, at EL-Beheira Governorate- Egypt. Subjects: All staff nurses, who are working in the previously mentioned settings and who were available at the time of data collection, with at least one year of experience, were included in the study (N=220). Tools: Organizational Characteristics Scale and Nurses Innovation Behavior scales. Results: There was significant relationships between health care organizational characteristics and nurses’ innovative behavior, where (p-value ≤ 0.05). Moreover, there were highly statistical significant differences between health care organizational characteristics and its dimensions; management support, where (P ≤ 0.01). Also, there was statistically significant difference between staff nurses’ innovative behavior and idea generation. Conclusion: nurses’ innovative behavior is the outcomes of health care organizational characteristics. Recommendations: Enhance nurses’ innovative behavior through participation in the application of health care organization strategies, such as: decisions making; delegation and problem solving…etc
Keywords: organizational characteristics, innovation behavior.
Title: RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS AND NURSES' INNOVATIVE BEHAVIOR
Author: Aisha Saad Nassar, Reem Mabrouk Abd El Rahman, Mervat Abd El Monem Aref, Mayada Hassan El Zoheiry
International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing
ISSN 2394-7330
Vol. 10, Issue 3, September 2023 - December 2023
Page No: 28-42
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 06-September-2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8321458
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The Handbook of Marriage in the Arab World
No full textThis open access handbook combines multiple theoretical and practical approaches for enabling a nuanced understanding of the phenomenon of marriage in the Arab world. Adopting a holistic, interdisciplinary approach, it provides a framework for the contextual and macro factors surrounding and affecting marriage in the Arab countries. It looks at the different types of marriage, whether traditional or new to the Arab world, and takes a detailed examination of the dialectic of marriage and age. It considers the dynamics surrounding delayed marriages, early marriages, celibacy, marriage costs, and age gaps between spouses. In addition, it examines marital relations vis-à-vis a diverse array of sub-topics, including marital and emotional satisfaction, and violence. It also looks at the relationship between work and marriage, and explores how ‘women’s work’ affects their family relationships and intimacy. Finally, it offers a rich analysis of two core marriage-related issues in the modern Arab world: migration and its positive/negative impacts on the institution of marriage, and marriage in the context of war and conflict, as present in several areas within the Arab region. A sociological magnum opus for social science students and researchers in areas of marriage studies, gender studies, family studies, the sociology of work, peace and conflict studies, human migration, and economics, it is also relevant to policymakers, politicians, social workers, and human rights and migration activists working in the Arab world and beyond
Effects of Initial Thinning on the Growth and Biomass Characteristics of Zizyphus spina-christi Trees
No full textSeedlings of Zizyphus spina-christi trees grown from seeds were planted intensively in the field at the Experiments and Research Station of College of Agriculture, King Saud University near Riyadh City. After
a year, the trees were subjected to thinning through three consecutive years and evaluated for growth and biomass production. Starting from the second year of thinning, the thinned trees increased stem diameter and
all above-ground biomass components. Branches and foliage biomass ratio also increased due to thinning at the expense of stem biomass ratio. Unthinned trees were superior in biomass production after three years of the treatment application.Corresponding Author:
Prof. Ibrahim Mohammed Aref
Forest Sciences and Environment, College of Food Science and Agiculture, King Saud University
PO. Box 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
Email: [email protected]
The effects of light intensity on seed germination and seedling growth of cassia fistula (linn.), enterolobium saman (jacq.) Prain ex king. And delonix
No full textThe present study investigated the effect of 100, 50 , and 25 % light intensities
on seed germination and early seedling development of Cassia fistula, Enterolobium
saman and Delonix regia. The experiment was carried out under temperature of 25°C
- 15°C day and night and 65 % relative humidity, in the greenhouse. One hundred
percent light intensity significantly produced the highest seed germination and
seedling growth of the three species for all growth characteristics measured. Fifty
percent light intensity treatment produced seed germination and seedling growth to
come in the second order and, sometimes, shared full light intensity treatment. The
growth characteristics of Delonix regia seedlings had almost the highest values
among species and in full light intensity treatment. Although Cassia fistula seedlings
had lower growth, in comparison with the other two species, however, they tolerated
low light intensity and had the highest survival and root growth.Corresponding Author:
Prof. Ibrahim Mohammed Aref
Plant Production Department, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460 Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia.
Email: [email protected]
Effects of pre-germination treatments and sowing depths upon germination potential of some Acacia species
No full textSeeds of Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd., A. salicina Lindley, A.
nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del., A. ehrenbergiana Hayne, A. seyal Del., A.
saligna (Labill.) H. L. Wendl. and A. tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne were
subjected to pre-germination treatment. This was either by soaking
seeds in water for 24 or 48 or 72 hours or by placing them in boiling
water and left them to cool to the room temperature. All seeds were
sowed either at 2 or 4 or 6-cm at soil. The higher germination
percentage for all Acacia species was obtained after boiling seeds in
water and at 2-cm sowing depth apart from A. ehrenbergiana. It
showed no response to boiling in water but had the best result with
soaking in water for 24h. The results of this study suggest that boiling
seeds of the investigated Acacia species in water is recommended with
sowing depth not deeper than 4 cm.Corresponding Author:
Dr. Ibrahim Mohammed Aref
Department of Plant Production, College of Agriculture, King Saud University,
P. O. Box 2460 Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
Email: [email protected]
Performance of Leucaena leucocephala and Albizia lebbeck trees under low irrigation water in the field
No full textGrowth of Leucaena leucocephala and Albizia lebbeck trees was investigated under
low water supply in the field using a complete randomized block design at the
Research and Experiments Station of the College of Food Science and Agriculture,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The trees were irrigated at either 160 (well water supply) or
500 mm (low water supply) of a class "A" evaporation-pan records for two years.
Differences were occurred between L. leucocephala and A. lebbeck trees across
irrigation treatments with greater values for L. leucocephala in most of the growth
characteristics measured. Comparing with L. leucocephala, leaves of A. lebbeck
comprises only small proportion of the total weight of tree while allocated equal
proportions to their branches and roots (41%).while L. leucocephala trees allocated
almost similar proportions to their branches, stem and roots (27-28%). Low water
supply decreased stem by 19.5% with stem diameter was unaffected. Leaf, branches,
stem, root and consequently total dry weight of the trees decreases by 42, 51.5, 45, 51
and 94% in low water supply. However, the performance of L. leucocephala and A.
lebbeck trees endured low irrigation conditions in terms of survival and maintaining
reasonable growth.Corresponding Author:
Prof. Ibrahim Mohammed Aref
Plant Production Department, College of Food Science and Agriculture, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2460 Riyadh 11451 Saudi Arabia.
Email: [email protected]
A knowledge-based decision support system for roofing materials selection
No full textVarieties of materials are available for roof housing construction but selecting the appropriate material is a complex and ponderous task. In order to choose the right material, a multitude of performance criteria would need to be considered. This research aims to develop a knowledge-based decision support system for material selection (KDSMS) to facilitate the selection of optimal material for different sub elements of roof design. This model consists of a knowledge base and databases to store different types of roofing materials with their corresponding performance characteristics. Knowledge is elicited from domain experts and extensive literature review. The proposed system employs the use of TOPSIS (Technique of ranking Preferences by Similarity to the Ideal Solution) multiple criteria decision making method, to solve the materials selection and optimisation problem where initial cost, maintenance cost, thermal performance and sustainability criteria are considered among others. The proposed system is currently being developed for the housing sector in Northern Ireland. This paper presents and explains the framework of the proposed system
A knowledge-based decision support system for roofing materials selection and cost estimating: a conceptual framework and data modelling
No full textA plethora of materials is available to the modern day house designer but selecting the appropriate material is a complex task. It requires synthesising a multitude of performance criteria such as initial cost, maintenance cost, thermal performance and sustainability among others. This research aims to develop a Knowledge-based Decision support System for Material Selection (KDSMS) that facilitates the selection of optimal material for different sub elements of a roof design. The proposed system also has a facility for estimating roof cost based on the identified criteria. This paper presents the data modelling conceptual framework for the proposed system. The roof sub elements are modelled on the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) Standard Form of Cost Analysis. This model consists of a knowledge base and a database to store different types of roofing materials with their corresponding performance characteristics and rankings. The system s knowledge is elicited from an extensive review of literature and the use of a domain expert forum. The proposed system employs the multi criteria decision method of TOPSIS (Technique of ranking Preferences by Similarity to the Ideal Solution), to resolve the materials selection and optimisation problem. The KDSMS is currently being developed for the housing sector of Northern Ireland
Exact nonlinear frequency division multiplexing in lossy fibers
No full textThe path-average approximation penalizes NFDM transmission over lumped amplified fiber links.We investigate suitably tapered lossy fibers to overcome the approximation error induced by the path average, making the NFDM transmission exact. Error vector magnitude gains up to 4.8 dB are observed.Accepted Author ManuscriptTeam Sander Wahl
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