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MDOCS Poster-2018-02-06, Issam Nassar
No full textFebruary 6, 6pm
Location: Payne Room
Free and open to the public.
In conjunction with the exhibition This Place
Part of the Palestinian Voices series, organized and co-sponsored by the John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative (MDOCS), the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program, International Affairs, Media and Film Studies, Art History, History, Hayat, and the Skidmore College Dean’s Office
Join us for a lecture by Issam Nassar on the history of Palestinian photography. Nassar is a historian of the Modern Middle East and of Photography at Illinois State University. His work focuses on the modern Middle East and the history of photography. He is the co-editor of Jerusalem Quarterly and the author and editor of a number of books, including the editor of I Would Have Smiled: Photographing the Palestinian Refugee Experience (Institute for Palestinian Studies, 2009) with Rashā Salṭī, and The Story of Jerusalem (Olive Branch Press, 2013).
Murat Yildiz, Assistant Professor of History at Skidmore College, will introduce Nassar and moderate a discussion following the talk.
This talk is part of exhibition This Place, on view February 3 through April 22, 2018, as well the Palestinian Voices series. The Palestinian Voices series is organized and co-sponsored by the John B. Moore Documentary Studies Collaborative (MDOCS), the Environmental Studies and Sciences Program, International Affairs, Media and Film Studies, Art History, History, Hayat, and the Skidmore College Dean’s Office.
This event is free and open to the public
UTILIZATION PATTERNS OF UNIVERSITY HEALTH SERVICES AMONG THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT STUDENTS
No full textGhassan Hamadeh; Kassem Kassak; Mohamad AlameddineBackground: Worldwide, a large majority of universities provide primary health care services and eventual referral to more specialized care to their students. The presence of health services on campus can create an environment of safety and support for the students who, particularly at this age, need physical and mental stability to appropriately reach their academic and personal goals. Adequate University Health Services (UHS) can also reduce students’ dropout rates. Published data on utilization of UHS by students is limited. Some studies report under-utilization, and others describe a specific seasonal pattern for health seeking.
Objectives: This study aims to calculate the utilization ratios of UHS by university students over a period of three academic years, to identify prevalent conditions for which American University of Beirut (AUB) students consult, to assess monthly and daily trends in health services utilization, and to explore associations between student characteristics and utilization patterns.
Methods: This is a descriptive case-series that involved a cohort of AUB students who were beneficiaries of UHS over three academic years between 2015 and 2018. Anonymous data were obtained from the medical records of students on Filemaker.
Results: This study of UHS clinics found that the utilization ratio of students at AUB increases with students’ age over time. Each student visited UHS 1.3 times yearly on average. In general, most diagnoses were related to health maintenance, followed by dermatological complaints. Most of the referrals were made to psychiatry, followed by ophthalmology and orthopedics. A seasonal distribution was detected, marked by a higher peak in winter and a lower dip in summer. Medical students, and students of other health-related faculties, had significantly more visits to UHS than students from other faculties. Expenditures on laboratory tests increased over the three academic years. Older age, female gender, and actual number of completed visits were found to be predictors of higher expenditures.
Conclusion: A UHS center serves a basic and essential purpose for the health and well-being of students. Beyond its basic curative role, it can provide those students with knowledge and skill necessary to stay healthy in future life. The UHS is also a very important center for training of Primary Health Care (PHC) practitioners, especially Family Medicine (FM) residents. The rotation should be enhanced so that no opportunity for learning is wasted through easy referral or loss of information from data loops that are not well closed. Finally, data accumulated at Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) are important sources to be minded to address several research issues of importance regarding the health of adolescents and young adults
Effect of computer use on physician-patient communication using a validated instrument: Patient perspective
No full textBackground Physician-patient communication is essential in the physician-patient relationship. Concerns were raised about the impact of the computer on this relationship with the increase in use of electronic medical records (EMR). Most studies addressed the physician's perspective and only few explored the patient's perspective. Aim This study aims to assess the patient's perspective of the effect of the physician's computer use during the clinical encounter on the interpersonal and communication skills of the physician using a validated communication assessment tool (CAT). Design and settings This is a cross-sectional survey of three hundred eighty-two patients who visited the family medicine clinics (FMC) at the American University of Beirut Medical Center (AUBMC). Material and methods At the end of the visit with the physician, the patients were approached by the clinical assistant to fill a paper-based questionnaire privately in the waiting room to measure communication skills of physicians using CAT. Results Nearly two-thirds of the patients (62%) did not consider that using the computer by their physician during the visit would negatively affect the patient-doctor communication. Patients rated their physician with a higher communication score when there was an ongoing relationship between the physician and the patient. Higher communication scores were reported for extensive use of the computer by the physician to check results (p < 0.001), to retrieve patient record information (p < 0.001) and to educate patients (p < 0.001) as compared to less use. Conclusions Physician-patient communication was not negatively affected by the physician use of the computer as rated by patients. An ongoing relationship with the physician remains a significant predictor of better physician-patient communication even in the presence of the computer. © 2017 Elsevier B.V
Exploring Pesticide Knowledge, Practices, and Health Perceptions Among Farmers in Akkar, Lebanon
No full textBackground: The unregulated and widespread use of agricultural pesticides in Lebanon has led to critical health and environmental challenges. Small-scale farmers in Akkar, a key agricultural region, are particularly vulnerable due to limited knowledge, unsafe practices, and insufficient access to safety resources. Objectives: This study evaluates the knowledge, practices, and perceived health impacts of pesticide use among small-scale farmers in Akkar. It aims to identify gaps and provide targeted recommendations for interventions that enhance safety, sustainability, and environmental conservation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey involving 151 farmers was conducted from November 2022 to January 2023 using a validated questionnaire. Descriptive statistics, regression analysis, and Tukey’s HSD post hoc tests were used to assess knowledge and practice scores and identify predictors. Results: Farmers demonstrated moderate knowledge (mean score: 0.545) and practices (mean score: 0.607). However, environmental awareness was low, with only 9.3% recognizing water contamination risks. Alarmingly, 37.7% of farmers reported using no protective gear, while 67.5% experienced acute symptoms such as respiratory irritation and skin issues. Education was a significant predictor of knowledge (p < 0.01). Conclusions: This study underscores the pressing need for tailored educational programs, accessible protective equipment, stricter regulatory frameworks, and environmental conservation strategies to reduce health risks and promote sustainable pesticide use
Steel Slag Aggregate Characteristics Evaluation as Railway Ballast
No full textThe use of recycled materials is a new tendency in the field of railway engineering. Steel slag aggregates (SSA) are one of the recycled materials derived from the steel industry. The application of SSA in ballasted railway tracks requires mechanical examination. In the present paper, the shear behavior of the ballast layer constructed by SSA and basalt aggregates was considered to assess the use of SSA as a substitution for basalt. In this regard, a series of large-direct shear tests were performed on basalt and SSA under various normal stresses. Based on the results, basalt aggregates have higher shear resistance than SSA for all normal stress. However, steel slag has sufficient shear strength as well as particle abrasion resistance. Overall, it was proven that the SSA has suitable stability against shear forces that could be applied on railway ballast.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Railway Engineerin
Problem Solving Through Emerging Technologies
No full textAbstract: This article offers a discussion of the overall role of problem management process among emerging technologies when companies attempt to solve problems that affect their revenue and profit streams. The findings of this study have shown that different technologies that have emerged over the past decade have helped companies solve problems that might be significantly harder to solve if the firm simply depended upon humans. Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Predictive Analytics (PA) have been especially helpful. AI can support companies become proactive to solve problems before they have become financially or technically problematic. The employment of PA can support companies predict patterns for potential technical issues and/or even predict customers’ future performance in terms of what they will buy, based on what they have already bought. The advantage of such analytics is not just for problem-solving but also to delight customers and provide better services. For the future, companies shall improve in the competency of matching up the current problem with the technology best designed to solve such a problem.
Keywords: Problem Solving Process, Information Technology Service Management, Internet of Things (IoT), Predictive Analytics, Artificial Intelligence, 4th Industrial Revolution, Public Onchain Database, Metadata, Augmented Reality.
Title: Problem Solving Through Emerging Technologies
Author: Ahmad Issam Alzahed
International Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research
ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online)
Vol. 10, Issue 3, July 2022 - September 2022
Page No: 45-49
Research Publish Journals
Website: www.researchpublish.com
Published Date: 05-September-2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7050274
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https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/problem-solving-through-emerging-technologiesInternational Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology Research, ISSN 2348-1196 (print), ISSN 2348-120X (online), Research Publish Journals, Website: www.researchpublish.co
Managing Cloud Computing Environment: Gaining Customer Trust with Security and Ethical Management
No full textAbstractThis paper aims to find out the management best practices of new hype of technology like Cloud computing. The management of such environment is highly dependent on the trust relationship between the cloud service providers and their customers (and/or other businesses). This trust is not only dependent on the latest technological tools, but rather also dependent on the management strategy in such highly critical environment. To achieve this objective, a survey was conducted related to the acceptability of the cloud services which has resulted in three main sections. These were: security, data protection and ethics in cloud computing environment. The sample size was 441 where it was resulted in highly significant relationship between ethics and security as well as ethics and data protection which are the main two motivations for any business to join the cloud. Based on this study, a guideline of managing cloud computing to maintain these three issues was described. Ten steps were proposed to protect cloud services from possible unethical behaviors as well as to protect systems from possible security breach
Recommendations on the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of testosterone deficiency in men
No full textThe relative proportional increase of the elderly population within many countries will become one of the most significant social transformations of the twenty-first century and, for the first time in history, persons aged 65 or above outnumbered children under five years of age globally. One in four persons living in Europe and Northern America will be aged 65 or over. One of the goals of ISSAM is to raise awareness of the special health needs of older men. Since a significant number of aging men will eventually become testosterone deficient, the Hypogonadism panel of ISSAM updates its guidelines. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
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