69 research outputs found
Simulation and neonatal nursing education
No full textOur world is shrinking due to computerized linkages and the mobility of society, and information is shared rapidly around the world. Newborn and infant health issues are global ones. In efforts to acknowledge the international community, each Newborn and Infant Nursing Review issue presents a column that highlights care-related issues from a featured country or region of the world. This month, Australia is featured. Our guest author is Mrs Manal Kassab, BSN, MSN, PhD, and Regional Network Contact for the Council of International Neonatal Nurses for Australia. This month's article focuses on Simulation and Education
Generalized multiscale finite element methods for the reduced model of darcy flow in fractured porous media
No full textIn this work, we combine the generalized multiscale finite element method (GMsFEM) with a reduced model based on the discrete fracture model (DFM) to resolve the difficulties of simulating flow in fractured porous media while efficiently and accurately reducing the computational complexity resulting from resolving the fine scale effects of the fractures. The geometrical structure of the fractures is discretely resolved within the model using the DFM. The advantage of using GMsFEM is to represent the fracture effects on a coarse grid via multiscale basis functions constructed using local spectral problems. Solving local problems leads to consideration and usage of small scale information in each coarse grid. Besides, the multiscale basis functions, generated following GMsFEM framework, are parameter independent and constructed once in what we call offline stage. These basis functions can be re-used for solving the problem for any input parameter when it is needed. Combining GMsFEM and DFM has been introduced in other works assuming continuous pressure across the fractures interface. This continuity is obtained when the fractures are much more permeable than that in the matrix domain. In this work, we consider a general case for the permeability in both fracture and matrix domain using the reduced model presented in Martin et al. (2005). The proposed reduction technique has significant impact on enabling engineers and scientist to efficiently, accurately and inexpensively solve the large and complex system resulted from modeling flow in fractured porous mediaThe first author Manal Alotaibi would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Department of Mathematics at King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM) under Start-up Research Grant number . The work of Huangxin Chen was supported by the NSF of China (Grant No. 12122115, 11771363)The work of Shuyu Sun was supported by King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) through the grants BAS/1/1351-01, URF/1/4074-01, and URF/1/3769-0
Identification of Factors Influencing Continuation of Breastfeeding among Women in Saudi Arabia
No full text<p><strong>Abstract:</strong> Breastfeeding is a crucial component of infant health and development, with well-documented advantages, making it a national priority in Saudi Arabia. However, despite its importance, exclusive breastfeeding rates remain suboptimal. This review explores factors influencing the continuation of breastfeeding among Saudi women. The literature search strategy focused on articles in English published between 2015 and 2023, examining both qualitative and quantitative research. The review covers the composition of breast milk, its nutritional value, and storage, highlighting its unique benefits over formula feeding. It underscores the importance of exclusive breastfeeding, even for HIV-infected mothers, as recommended by the WHO. The review emphasizes the benefits of breastfeeding for both mothers and infants, including reducing infant mortality and protecting mothers from certain health risks. Furthermore, it delves into maternal knowledge and the reciprocal relationship between society and individuals, underscoring how cultural beliefs, societal support, and personal factors influence breastfeeding continuation. The review summarizes key factors, such as maternal knowledge, cultural beliefs, social support, and workplace policies, that play a vital role in promoting and sustaining breastfeeding among Saudi women. Tailored interventions and programs can address these factors to enhance breastfeeding rates in the Saudi Arabian context.</p><p><strong>Keywords:</strong> Breastfeeding, Cultural beliefs, Health benefits, Maternal knowledge, Saudi Arabia, Social support, Workplace policies, Infant development, Maternal health.</p><p><strong>Title:</strong> Identification of Factors Influencing Continuation of Breastfeeding among Women in Saudi Arabia</p><p><strong>Author:</strong> Manal Y. Kashmeri</p><p><strong>International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing</strong></p><p><strong>ISSN 2394-7330</strong></p><p><strong>Vol. 10, Issue 3, September 2023 - December 2023</strong></p><p><strong>Page No: 249-260</strong></p><p><strong>Novelty Journals</strong></p><p><strong>Website: www.noveltyjournals.com</strong></p><p><strong>Published Date: 08-November-2023</strong></p><p><strong>DOI: </strong><a href="https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10121653"><strong>https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10121653</strong></a></p><p><strong>Paper Download Link (Source)</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Identification%20of%20Factors%20Influencing-08112023-5.pdf"><strong>https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Identification%20of%20Factors%20Influencing-08112023-5.pdf</strong></a></p>
The Knowledge of Palliative Care and the Attitude Toward It Among the Nurses at Sabia General Hospital 2018
No full textBackground: The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge of Palliative Care and the attitude toward it among the nurses working in Sabia General Hospitals and to find out the association between the nursing staff, knowledge, attitude, and selected demographic variables.
Material and Methods: The author performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey using a self-administered questionnaire. The total number of completed and returned questionnaires was 53, giving a 100% response rate. The study was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018 and a simple random sampling was performed among 53 nurses working in the Sabia General Hospital.
Methodology: For data collection, a self-administrative questionnaire was developed and used for assessment by the researcher. Nurses' socio-demographic characteristics such as their age, gender, nursing qualification, department of work, work experience, training in caring terminally ill clients, and their knowledge of and attitude toward palliative care were assessed; the relation between socio demographic data and knowledge and attitude was also assessed. Results showed that respondents had fair knowledge of palliative care 27 (50.9%) and fair attitude 30 (56.6%). It was proved that there is a significant relation between knowledge and demographic data; p-value is 0.004.
Conclusion: Nurses showed poor knowledge toward palliative care and half of them showed a fair attitude
WITHDRAWN: Towards secure clouds
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Effect of Educational Intervention on Pediatric Diabetes self Care Practices
No full textAbstract: Background: Diabetes mellitus is among the most common chronic illnesses in childhood, it is a chronic metabolic condition affecting the child’s physical and physiological growth and development. Aim of the study: Study the effect of educational intervention on pediatric diabetes self care practices. Research design: A quasi experimental design (one group pre/post test) was used in the study. Settings: The present study was carried out at pediatric outpatient unit affiliated to Suez Canal University Hospitals and Health Insurance Hospital at Ismailia city. Sample: A non probability purposive sample (30) of diabetic children at the previously mentioned settings. Tools for data collection: The data were collected using two tools namely structured interview questionnaire and observational checklists to assess diabetes self care practices. Results: There was statistically significant difference in the total mean scores of satisfactory knowledge and self care practice pre/immediate post educational intervention. The total satisfactory knowledge was 100% immediate post educational intervention compared with 6.7% pre intervention. The total satisfactory level of self care practice was 100% immediate post educational intervention compared with 63.3% pre educational intervention. Conclusion: The educational intervention had a positive effect on children's diabetes self care practices. Recommendations: Periodic educational interventions are required to achieve positive change on diabetic children's self care practices.
Keywords: Diabetic children, educational intervention, Knowledge, Nursing, Practice.
Title: Effect of Educational Intervention on Pediatric Diabetes self Care Practices
Author: Hadeer Hussien Soliman, Wafaa El- Sayed Ouda, Manal Farouk Mohamed, Rehab Hassan Kafl
International Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing
ISSN 2394-7330
Vol. 9, Issue 3, September 2022 - December 2022
Page No: 55-64
Novelty Journals
Website: www.noveltyjournals.com
Published Date: 27-September-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7115915
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https://www.noveltyjournals.com/upload/paper/Effect%20of%20Educational%20Intervention-27092022-1.pdfInternational Journal of Novel Research in Healthcare and Nursing, ISSN 2394-7330, Novelty Journals, Website: www.noveltyjournals.co
What is the current general practitioner knowledge and attitude towards recognition of anxiety and depression in Abu Dhabi?
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Caries, oral hygiene status and dates consumption among Saudi female university students
No full textAuthors: Al Essa, Noura A., Al Mutairi, Manal A., Al Ohali, Hadeel M. From
Intern, King Saud University College of Dentistry
Authors: El Hejazi, Ahmed, Associate Professor, RDS Department, Operative Dentistry Division, King Saud University
College of Dentistry, Riyadh.
Author: Chohan, Arham, Lecturer, PDS Department, Pediatric Dentistry Division, King Saud University College of
Dentistry, RiyadhThe objectives of the present study were to determine the caries experience, oral hygiene
status and consumption of dates among Saudi female University students. A total of 406
female University students were examined for dental caries and oral hygiene. The information
about oral hygiene practices and consumption of dates was obtained through a selfadministered
questionnaire. The mean DMFT was 10.01 (SD 4.71) with a decay (D)
component of 5.87 (SD 4.28), missing (M) component of 0.83 (SD 1.44) and filled
component of 3.31 (SD 3.92). There was significant (p< .05) difference observed between the
mean DMFT scores of the students from various age groups. Only one-fourth (25.6%) of the
students had good oral hygiene. A positive correlation (p< .0001) was exhibited between the
mean DMFT scores and oral hygiene. Almost all (98.0%) students used brush to clean their
teeth. A majority of the students were cleaning their teeth twice (47.0%) or thrice (22.4%)
daily and only about one in ten (12.3%) students’ used miswak to clean their teeth. More than
three-fourth (81.0%) students were eating dates and about one-fourth (24.4%) of the students
were eating 5-10 dates per day. No significant (p> .05) correlation was observed between
caries and dates consumption. It was concluded that the caries prevalence and severity was
very high. Only small percentage of the students had good oral hygiene and eight in every ten
students was eating dates daily
An analytical study of the theatre of the Syrian playwright Saadallah Wannous, with particular emphasis on the plays written after the 1967 war
No full textThis study is an examination of the life and work of
the Syrian dramatist Saadallah Wannous (1941-1997). Wannous's name is virtually unknown in the West; only two academic studies of any significance have appeared in English on this eminent and challenging writer, who was honoured by UNESCO at the end of his life. Even in the Arab world his standing rests largely upon his celebrity as a cultural icon, since professional performances of his plays are rare due to the decline of the theatre in the region, and little attention has been devoted to theatre studies by Arab academics. The two studies in English do not attempt to be comprehensive but focus on particular stages of Wannous's career. This study is, therefore, the first to encompass the full range of Wannous's work. To do so it combines an account of his life which seeks to comprehend the various forces that shaped his thinking with an analysis of his dramatic works. The study concentrates on the plays written in the years following the trauma inflicted on the Arab world by the catastrophe of their
defeat in the Arab-Israeli war of June, 1967. Wannous's career can be divided into three phases: the immature plays of his young manhood which are influenced by European models and generally focus on the social condition of the individual; his middle period - the `theatre of politicisation', when his Marxist politics were the main
factor shaping his drama; and his late works, which are characterised by an extraordinary freedom of thought and expression. The introduction places Wannous in his historical and sociocultural context and provides a brief background explaining the literary and theatrical traditions of the Arab world that influenced his activity as a dramatist. Each phase is then examined in turn and the plays are analysed in accordance with the focus of the study. This means that emphasis is given to the middle period,
but no significant work is neglected. The study aims to trace the trajectory of Wannous's development using a
variety of sources: the plays themselves, Wannous's own journalism and critical writings, interviews with his widow, his friends and colleagues, and numerous
journals, books and articles, some of which contain
important interviews with Wannous that shed light on his thought and ways of working. Use is also made of the
two studies mentioned above. The study shows that Wannous's theatre was influenced by the key political, social and cultural developments of his time, and that he
constantly sought to find forms that would express those transformations in dramatic terms
Efficient Event Driven Sensing in WMSN Using Zernike Moment
No full textAbstractImage based sensing in wireless multimedia sensor network (WMSN) is mainly depend on the capability of the deployed scheme to ensure low-power consumption. In depth, the approach of periodic image transmission to the end user, even after compression, will shortly exhaust the energy of the sensors and dramatically reduces the network life time. Thus, detecting an event of interest and extracting the useful information's to decide at source node will avoid flooding the network with unusable data and contributes to extend the whole network life-time. The efficiency of this approach for image-based sensing, in severely resource-constrained sensors, heavily depends on the complexity of the designed sensing scheme.The main contribution of this paper is to present a low-complexity scheme using Zernike Moment to detect a new object and to recognize the appearance of a specific target before sending a notification to the end user. The paper presents the specification of the proposed scheme and its implementation on wireless multimedia sensors. It addresses the performance's evaluation in terms of time and energy consumption. The results show the high accuracy of the proposed approach to efficiently recognize the target and notify the end user with interesting performance that overcomes the efficiency of other similar sensing approaches proposed in the literature
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