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Addressing Implicit Bias to Improve the Engagement and Retention Rate of the Under-Represented Minorities in Substance Use Treatment.
No full textAbstract Background: Racial and ethnic minorities' care for substance use disorder is negatively affected by biases, prejudices, and stereotypes in healthcare. This has created a general mistrust of the healthcare system and has constituted a barrier preventing minority patients from seeking care. Implicit biases are harmful, and this project aimed to bring awareness to this issue through educational activities to empower nurses in recognizing the problem. Methods: Twelve nurse-care managers in an outpatient addictions treatment clinic volunteered to participate in an educational session on implicit bias and its impact on the healthcare environment. The training involved an interactive presentation utilizing an implicit bias test and case studies to guide the discussion. In addition, pre and post presentation surveys were used to determine the impact of the training on the perceptions, opinions, and attitudes of the project participants. Results: Despite most of the project participants stating that they did not have implicit biases, six agreed that awareness of biases could help improve healthcare outcomes for underrepresented minorities. Only one strongly disagreed that awareness of implicit biases could improve outcomes for patients from underrepresented minorities. Conclusion: There was a lack of awareness of implicit biases among participants, indicating the need to implement evidence-based practices to provide culturally appropriate care and services to diverse patients. Also, more education is needed in healthcare workplaces to make the care providers understand how implicit bias affects the health outcomes of marginalized groups.Doctor of Nursing Practice, Post Master's DNP Completio
Tomato Bug, Tobacco Leaf Bug, Tomato Mirid, Green Tobacco Capsid Nesidiocoris tenuis Reuter (Insecta: Hemiptera: Miridae)
No full textThe Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences
Management of Pepper Weevil (<i>Anthonomus eugenii</i> Cano) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Using Biorational and Conventional Insecticides in South Florida
No full textIn five studies, we determined the potential of biorational and conventional agrichemical insecticides for controlling pepper weevil in pepper in small field plots arranged in a randomized complete block design replicated four times. Insecticide treatments were applied alone or in a program. The first study (spring 2019 Mar–Jun) evaluated the efficacy of five conventional insecticides applied alone or in rotation. All conventional insecticides significantly reduced pepper weevil-infested fruit (0–0.40 fruits/treatment) as compared to the untreated control (0.95–2.0)/treatment) but did not differ from the check in the mean marketable yield. In the second (spring 2021 Mar–Jun) and third (spring 2022 Feb–May) studies, proper placement of isocycloseram in four different rotation programs with oxamyl and thiamethoxam provided significant reduction of pepper weevil adults (0–0.2 adults/insecticide treatments, 1.1 adults/control plot) and infested pepper fruit, and an increase in marketable yield. In the fourth (spring 2022 Mar–Jun) and fifth (Dec 2022–Mar 2023) studies using two conventional and two biorational insecticides, Beauveria bassiana strains boteGHA significantly reduced adults and infested fruits and was comparable with thiamethoxam and isocycloseram. Isocycloseram significantly increased marketable yield (34,500 kg/ha). The novel insecticide, isocycloseram, is an effective alternative that can be used in rotation with the already available insecticides for pepper weevil management
Organizacinės kultūros ir darbuotojų įsitraukimo sąryšis Nigerijos bankų sektoriuje.
No full textThe main aim of my research is to determine the relationship between organisational culture dimensions and employee engagement in the Nigerian banking system. The master thesis consists of 4 main parts; the literature analysis, methodology, results, conclusion and recommendations. The analysis of literature reviews organisation culture employee engagement theories by different scholars. This presented different school of thoughts in the subject area, indicating its importance as well as its advantages to organisations that will like to benefit from organisational culture and improve employee engagement. Thereafter, the analysis of literature, there was a research carried out by the author into the relationship between organisational culture and employee engagement in the Nigerian banking sector with authorised international operations. Eight (8) Nigerian banks were selected and have completed the research questionnaires. The questionnaire aimed to find out which organisational culture will improve or increase employment which invariably increases productivity and performance of employee and profitability and company growth. The data from the questionnaire of the research were analysed using the SPSS statistical programme. To determine the reliability and consistency of the scale, Cronbach Alpha was used. In all groups, the reliability was greater than 0.7 which is acceptable. To check for data normality, a Kolmogorov-Smirnov and Shapiro-Wilk were used which indicated the data is not normality distributed. A Spearman correlation was used to establish the relationship between organisational culture dimensions and employee engagement dimensions. To determine the relationship between organisational culture and employee engagement, a regression analysis was performed. The was to understand how employee engagement is influenced by culture. The research showed that the current culture in Nigerian banks has significantly influenced employee engagement. A culture change, will not affect employee engagement. Certain demography (age, department, service years, job level, and education) also influenced the choice of certain dimensions of culture. The conclusion and recommendations give a summary of the analysis of the literature and the results that were performed. The author believes the results of this study will be useful to banks in Nigeria in implementing policies
African neurosurgery research: a scientometric analysis of the top 115 most cited articles
No full textBackground The use of quantitative and qualitative scientometrics provides deductive and inductive insights into the landscape of research in a specic area. In this manuscript, the authors identied the major contributors of African neurosurgery and emerging terms.
Methods Articles on African neurosurgery were searched on Web of Science and 8 other repositories without language or date restrictions. The H-index, co-author, author country, time trend, and keyword analyses were done using Bibexcel and VOSviewer.
Results 115 articles on African neurosurgery were published in 36 journals by 90 rst authors. The journals with the most articles were World Neurosurgery (46, 40.0%), Journal of Neurosurgery Pediatrics (8, 7.0%), and Neurosurgery (7, 6.1%). There was a rapid increase in the number of articles from 2010 and the median number of citations was 8 (IQR: 4-16). Qureshi MM had the highest H-index score (6) while Warf BC (5, 4.3%), Adeleye AO (4, 3.5%), and El Khamlichi (4, 3.5%) contributed the most to the 115 articles. The articles by Lanzino G (1999), Warf BC (2011), and Warf BC (2005) were the most influential. The U.S.A. had the largest node and South Africa, Kenya and Uganda were the most impactful African countries. Pediatric neurosurgery dominated the keywords and global neurosurgery was an emerging term.
Conclusion The most cited articles on African neurosurgery are published in prestigious specialty journals and neurosurgeons from Southern and East Africa are the most impactful local researchers. Future research should analyze the differences between African regions
Three-cornered Alfalfa Hopper Spissistilus festinus (Say) (Insecta: Hemiptera: Membracidae)
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ASSESSMENT OF THE KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF MOTHERS TOWARDS POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION IN SELECTED SAGAMU COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS, OGUN STATE. A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY.
No full textBackground
Postpartum depression (PPD) is of significant public health concern due to the alarming prevalence and adverse consequences among women globally. This study assessed the knowledge and attitudes of mothers towards postpartum depression in selected health care centers in Sagamu community health centers in Ogun State.
Methods
The study utilized a cross-sectional quantitative design. 152 women were selected for the study, a researcher-developed questionnaires were used to collect data from respondents. SPSS version 25 was used for data analysis, and descriptive and inferential statistics were used to present the findings of the study.
Results
Findings from the study revealed that most of the respondents 40.8% were between the ages of 21-25 years old. The majority (66.4%) of the respondents were knowledgeable about postpartum depression and only 58.5% of the respondents indicated a positive attitude toward postpartum depression. Stressful life events during the postpartum period, financial difficulties, sleep deprivation, and traumatic birth experiences were identified as factors responsible for PPD having over 80%. Furthermore, findings also revealed that there is a relationship between the knowledge and attitude of mothers towards postpartum depression (r=0.516, p-values=0.000).
Conclusion
In conclusion, mothers in the two selected Sagamu community health centers had a high level of knowledge and only about half had positive attitudes towards the knowledge of PPD.
Recommendation
There should be an increase in awareness of postpartum depression by healthcare providers among mothers, especially during antenatal visits to reduce stigma and promote help-seeking behavior to improve maternal and child health. Moreover, partners and family members can support and encourage women dealing with postpartum depression.
Weevil Parasitoid, Pteromalid Wasp, Parasitoid Wasp Catolaccus hunteri Crawford (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)
No full textAssessment of the hepatoprotective activity of the seeds of Hunteria umbellata (Hallier F.) on carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced liver damage in Wistar albino rats
No full textThis study was designed to evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of the seeds of Hunteria umbellata (HU) on
carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) induced rats. Rats of groups 1 (normal control), 3 and 5 were not treated with CCl4 while rats
of groups 2 (negative control), 4 and 6 rats were treated with single dose of CCl4 (2 ml/kg) by intraperitoneal administration.
Normal control group 1 rats were given distilled water, groups 3 and 4 rats were given 50 mg/kg of silymarin while groups
5 and 6 rats were given 500 mg/kg of HU. Treatment was administered orally for 28 days and sacrificed on the 29th day
after an overnight fast. The weights of the rats were taken before and after the treatment. Blood samples were collected in
heparinized tubes and biochemical analysis of liver functions and lipid profile tests were carried out on plasma. There was
a significant change (p<0.05) in the levels of alanine aminotransferase, alkaline phosphatase, high density lipoprotein and
triglycerides of the CCl4 induced group treated with HU compared to the CCl4 untreated group 2 animals. The results
obtained showed that the ethanolic extract of HU has hepatoprotective property
Influence of mix ratio of potato peel and pig manure on reaction kinetics and methane recovery from anaerobic co-digestion
No full textThe potential improvement in methane recovery and reaction kinetics from different mixes of potato peel (PP) and pig manure (PM) in a single stage anaerobic co-digestion/mono-digestion process was investigated in a laboratory study. The highest methane yield of 231 mL/g TCODadded was observed in the 50:50 mix of potato peel and pig manure. Compared to the mono-digested substrates, co-digestion of PP and PM at 75:25, 50:50 and 25:75 synergistically improved methane yield by 17%, 25% and 11%, respectively. The co-digested mixes also produced methane at a faster rate, with the fastest methane production rate occurring at the 50:50 mix. Thus, co-digestion of potato peel and pig manure enhanced the methane yield and reaction kinetics. Hence, co-digestion rather than mono-digestion should be actively considered when a carbon rich waste (such as potato peel) and nutrient rich waste (such as pig manure) are available within reasonable proximity.The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the pdf file of the accepted manuscript may differ slightly from what is displayed on the item page. The information in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript reflects the original submission by the author
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