Team's Ability Research Articles

Impact of Spectators, League and Team Ability on Home Advantage in Professional European Basketball.

Our aim in this study was to examine the impact of fans (vs. no fans), geographical location of league, and team ability on home winning percentage (HW%) or home advantage (HA) in professional European basketball. Data were collected from five prestigious professional, national basketball leagues within Europe (Spain, Germany, Italy, Greece and Israel) across 16 regular seasons (2005-2006 to 2020-2021). We conducted comparisons between matches with and without fans, location of leagues, team ability (High, Medium, Low), and combinations of these factors via non-parametric tests (e.g., Mann-Whitney tests, Kruskal-Wallis). We found significantly greater HA during matches with fans for leagues in Germany (p = .001), Italy (p = .012) and Spain (p = .002). For matches with fans, HA and HW% were significantly different between several, but not all, leagues for high (p < .05), medium (p < .05) and low (p < .02) team abilities. In conclusion, HA and HW% were enhanced by spectator attendance, with this phenomenon varying by location/region and team ability. Consideration of these multiple contextual factors may assist coaches and sport organizations to develop key strategies for enhanced team success.

MENGEKSPLORASI IMPLEMENTASI KEPEMIMPINAN ADAPTIF DI SEKOLAH ISLAM TERPADU

This article intends to analyze the implementation of adaptive leadership principles in SD Islam Terpadu Al Adha Kuningan. The era of disruption is a time of changes in the system of human life including education. Adaptive leadership is a leadership style that is considered relevant to be applied in an era of disruption that is difficult to predict. The application of adaptive leadership is reflected in the implementation of key principles, namely the application of context understanding, the principle of long-term thinking, the principle of commitment to continuous change, and the principle of continuous learning. The method used is a case study. The results showed that SD Islam Terpadu Al-Adha Kuningan has implemented the principle of understanding the context reflected in the concept of establishing a school formed from the results of identifying community needs. In addition, understanding the context is also reflected in the school's process of compiling its Islamic curriculum. The principle of long-term thinking has also been implemented in SD Islam Terpadu Al-Adha Kuningan which is reflected in the development of long-term vision, action plans and improving the quality of the school team's abilities. The principle of commitment to sustainable change has also been implemented in SD Islam Terpadu Al-Adha Kuningan which is reflected in the loyalty of teachers and staff who still survive at SD Islam Terpadu Al-Adha. Furthermore, there is a school program that seeks to strengthen a sense of kinship in schools. Meanwhile, Al-Adha Kuningan Integrated Islamic Elementary School on the principle of continuous learning has not been fully implemented. This is reflected in the development of learning is still student-oriented. Keywords: Disruption; Adaptive Leadership; Principles of Adaptive Leadership

Comparing Bile Duct Injuries: Open Versus Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

Bile duct injuries in the context of cholecystectomy present a multifaceted challenge for healthcare professionals. This review article delves into the epidemiology, theoretical framework, and comparative analysis of bile duct injuries, emphasizing open versus laparoscopic cholecystectomy. With a slightly higher risk associated with laparoscopy, understanding the risk factors, early detection, and management strategies is crucial. Long-term surveillance, comprehensive follow-up care, and individualized surgical approaches play a pivotal role in perfecting patient outcomes. The ability of the surgical team and prudent patient selection significantly influence the risk of injuries. This review underscores the complexity of bile duct injuries, advocating for ongoing research and advancements to minimize their incidence and improve patient care.

Demystifying the dynamic link between project value and design team networks: A socio-technical lean management framework

ABSTRACT Construction projects are complex networks of people with various backgrounds, perceptions, objectives, and dynamically changing project value expectations. Attaining common project objectives that satisfy all stakeholders’ value propositions requires collaboration whether formally or informally. Although the need for collaborative approaches on projects seems like an intuitive thought, the actual foundations and drivers needed to achieve effective implementation of a collaborative and value-based environment are usually plagued with hurdles. Moreover, previous research work and common industry practices remain mostly focused on the ‘product’ or technical end of the project while marginalizing the human-centric processes that can make or break the project. This research aims to help project managers attain higher value on projects through analyzing and managing the social context of project teams. Specifically, this research investigates the links between design team communications and project value performance as well as analyzing the evolving dynamics of value and network structures. Data analytics was used to reveal a potential correlation between the communication structures of project teams and value fulfilment on projects. Findings revealed that the inherent social dynamics and social network composition can reflect the team’s reported level of fulfilling value on projects. Such structures affect a team's ability to effectively exchange knowledge and coordinate design tasks. The research's contribution lies in introducing a sociotechnical approach for delivering value on projects through developing value-based social networks that help improve design communications and presenting a reproducible framework that enables teams to advance and align value propositions among different stakeholders.

Using a knowledge translation framework for effective interprofessional leadership: A nursing student perspective

Nurses have an essential leadership role in the healthcare system. As leaders, nurses are critical to the interprofessional healthcare team's ability to achieve positive system functioning and optimal patient care outcomes. Effective nurse leadership is important as contemporary challenges of global health management emerge. Development of leadership skills must begin early in the education of undergraduate nurses, as effective leadership skills are crucial throughout all levels of the nursing profession. It is essential that practicing registered nurses role model leadership and support opportunities for undergraduate nurses to develop leadership skills. This paper aims to share the importance of introducing and implementing leadership practice resources that foster effective leadership for undergraduate nursing students.

How theories of complexity and resilience affect interprofessional simulation-based education: a qualitative analysis of facilitators’ perspectives

BackgroundQuality of care and patient safety rely on the ability of interprofessional teams to collaborate effectively. This can be trained through interprofessional simulation-based education (IPSE). Patient safety also relies on the ability to adapt to the complexity of such situations, an ability termed resilience. Since these needs are not explicitly addressed in IPSE, the aim of this study was to explore how central concepts from complexity-theory and resilience affect IPSE, from facilitators’ perspective, when applied in debriefings.MethodsA set of central concepts in complexity-theory and resilience were introduced to facilitators on an IPSE course for nursing and medical students. In five iterations of focus groups interviews the facilitators discussed their application of these concepts by reviewing video recordings of their own debriefings. Video recordings of the interviews were subjected to coding and thematic analysis.ResultsThree themes were identified. The first, Concepts of complexity and resilience are relevant for IPSE, points to the applicability of these concepts and to the fact that students often need to deviate from prescribed guidelines/algorithms in order to solve cases. The second theme, Exploring complexity, shows how uncertainty could be used as a cue to explore complexity. Further, that individual performance needs to account for the context of actions and how this may lead to certain outcomes. Moreover, it was suggested that several ways to approach a challenge can contribute to important insight in the conditions for teamwork. The third theme, Unpacking how solutions are achieved, turns to needs for handling the aforementioned complexity. It illustrates the importance of addressing self-criticism by highlighting how students were often able to overcome challenges and find solutions. Finally, this theme highlights how pre-defined guidelines and algorithms still work as important resources to help students in transforming perceived messiness into clarity.ConclusionsThis study suggests that IPSE provides the possibility to explore complexity and highlight resilience so that such capability can be trained and improved. Further studies are needed to develop more concrete ways of using IPSE to account for complexity and developing resilience capacity and to evaluate to what extent IPSE can provide such an effect.

Denials, delusions, and bias

AbstractDuring the years that I have led process hazard analyses (PHA), I have repeatedly encountered team members who adamantly proclaimed that a scenario that I have proposed is invalid or too farfetched. Their reasoning is based on the idea that “It can't happen here” or “We have operated for twenty years and that's never happened.” This paper will focus on three examples of the above reasoning. The first and second will examine the "it can't happen here" attitude and the third will explore the "it hasn't happened so it won't happen" mindset. Through analyzing both of these scenarios, this paper will delve into the development of human bias that leads to these determinantal attitudes. Each example from an actual PHA Team will illustrate the prevalence of these type of human bias. It will also provide recommendations for addressing these two particular types of bias in a process hazard analysis. Failure is an inherent product of these human biases and this paper will seek to address why people fail to learn from prior incidents at their own company and those from industry. Each example from an actual PHA Team will illustrate these types of human bias. It will also provide some recommendations for addressing these two types of bias in a process hazard analysis. Using the examples from real‐life PHAs to illustrate the concepts of human bias and how they can affect the ability of a PHA team to adequately assess risk, will provide insight on how this can occur and how it can be addressed. The overall objective of this paper is to help develop a better understanding of how human bias can lead to failure to learn from prior incidents and is reflective of Process Safety Culture. Overcoming and addressing human bias supports learning from other incidents and improve the assessment of risk.

Ability to create goal opportunities: influence of playing either at home or away, dimensions of the field and number of passes per attack cycle in an under-19 elite football team ability

The aim of this study was to analyse how, when playing either at home or away, the dimensions of the field (length and width), and number of passes per attack cycle influenced the ability to create goal opportunities for an under-19 football team. The total number of cycles in which a goal-scoring opportunity occurred, differentiated by the starting zone of the cycle, the number of contacts necessary to develop the attack cycle, and the effective match time, were analyzed in each different contexts. In games played at home, records of variables analyzed are greater than in games played away. The use of a smaller number of contacts in attacks initiated in the opposite field, and a greater number of contacts in attacks initiated in one's own field, favors the creation of goal opportunities. Playing fields with dimensions similar to the most familiar one favor a greater number of contacts with the ball and increased effective time of play. The efficiency of a team’s style of play in creating goal opportunities changes depending on whether they play at home or away, the size of the field, and the number of passes per attack cycle. Keywords: Match analysis, Soccer, Success, Performance, Indicator.

The potential of the empathic ability for the performance of civil engineering projects

Purpose The increasing complexity of civil engineering projects necessitates focusing on new competencies of project participants. Based on the research on team performance and design processes that are more closely linked to the relevance of the project context, it is hypothesised that empathic abilities could play an important role in the performance of civil engineering projects. Therefore, this study aims to investigate whether performance can be improved by focusing on empathic abilities during the integrated design phase. Design/methodology/approach Semi-structured in-depth interviews with experts were conducted to explore the relevance of empathic abilities and their interaction with performance in a real-life infrastructure project. The project team’s empathy level was measured by means of a survey using Davis’ Interpersonal Reactivity Index method. Finally, differences between expected and measured levels of empathy were analysed. Findings The results provide insights into how empathic abilities interact with performance. The measurement indicates that, on average, professionals in the civil engineering industry score relatively low on empathy. In addition, differences were identified between the expected distribution and the measured empathy levels of the team, implying a potential for improvement, in particular by increasing the empathic abilities of the project management and increasing gender diversity. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this study is the first to investigate a relationship between empathy and the performance of civil engineering projects. The results provide initial insights into the empathic ability of civil engineering project teams and the potential of empathy to improve performance. Furthermore, from an empathy perspective, this study advocates increasing the gender diversity of project teams to improve performance.

Human-AI teaming: leveraging transactive memory and speaking up for enhanced team effectiveness.

In this prospective observational study, we investigate the role of transactive memory and speaking up in human-AI teams comprising 180 intensive care (ICU) physicians and nurses working with AI in a simulated clinical environment. Our findings indicate that interactions with AI agents differ significantly from human interactions, as accessing information from AI agents is positively linked to a team's ability to generate novel hypotheses and demonstrate speaking-up behavior, but only in higher-performing teams. Conversely, accessing information from human team members is negatively associated with these aspects, regardless of team performance. This study is a valuable contribution to the expanding field of research on human-AI teams and team science in general, as it emphasizes the necessity of incorporating AI agents as knowledge sources in a team's transactive memory system, as well as highlighting their role as catalysts for speaking up. Practical implications include suggestions for the design of future AI systems and human-AI team training in healthcare and beyond.

Biomechanical characteristics of proficient free-throw shooters-markerless motion capture analysis.

The winning game outcome in basketball is partially contingent on the team's ability to secure and make more free-throw shooting attempts, especially close to the end of the game. Thus, the purpose of the present study was to perform a comprehensive biomechanical analysis of the free-throw shooting motion to examine differences between (a) proficient (≥70%) and non-proficient shooters (<70%) and (b) made and missed free-throw shoots within the proficient group of shooters. Thirty-four recreationally active males with previous basketball playing experience attempted ten consecutive free-throw shots (4.57 m), with a 10-15 s rest interval between each shot. An innovative three-dimensional markerless motion capture system (SwRI Enable, San Antonio, TX, USA) composed of nine high-definition cameras recording at 120 Hz was used to capture and analyze the biomechanical parameters of interest. Independent t-tests and Mann-Whitney U tests were used to examine a presence of statistically significant differences. The findings of the present study reveal that proficient free-throw shooters performed the shooting motion in a more controlled manner by having significantly lower knee and center of mass peak and mean angular velocities. Also, proficient shooters attained a significantly greater release height and had less forward trunk lean when compared to non-proficient shooters at the time point of the ball release. Moreover, despite being beneficial for improvements in shooting accuracy, our findings suggest that overemphasizing the release height may be in certain instances counterproductive, as it may lead to more missed than made free-throw shots within the proficient group of shooters.

CASE REPORT: OVERCROWDED DI RUANG IGD RUMAH SAKIT RUJUKAN COVID SELAMA MASA PANDEMI COVID-19

The number of confirmed and suspected cases is still increasing as a result of the Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19). Hospital readiness in dealing with this pandemic is very much needed, especially in terms of human resources. Health workers in hospitals, especially doctors, nurses and ambulance workers, are more likely to be infected than other groups. This study aims to report cases of the Covid-19 referral hospital in Yogyakarta, where a few months after the determination of cases of exposure to health workers in the emergency room which resulted in overcrowding, several actions have been taken by temporarily closing the emergency room and transferring nursing staff to the emergency room. To overcome this, it can be done by accelerating services in the emergency room, increasing the ability of the triage team, procuring alternative units, increasing access and coordination between the community sector and hospitals. Transferring patients from the appropriate ED at the right time as well as creating more inpatient beds and building larger EDs is possible

Team Creativity in the Organization: Overcoming Work Stress to attain Competitive Advantage in the Retail Industry

For businesses to succeed in contemporary rapid and dynamic business environment, keeping a competitive advantage is essential. Team creativity and job stress are two important variables that can greatly affect competitive advantage. Team creativity refers to the ability of teams to generate innovative ideas, solve complex problems, and think outside the box. When teams possess high levels of creativity, they can develop unique products, services, and strategies that differentiate them from competitors. This creativity enables organizations to adapt to market changes, identify new opportunities, and stay ahead in a rapidly evolving environment. On the other hand, work stress can have both positive and negative effects on competitive advantage. Moderate levels of stress can motivate individuals and teams to perform at their best, stimulating creativity and innovation. However, excessive and chronic work stress can hinder creative thinking, impede collaboration, and lead to burnout. When employees are overwhelmed by stress, their cognitive abilities, decision-making skills, and overall performance may be compromised, negatively impacting competitive advantage. To leverage the positive impact of team creativity and mitigate the negative effects of work stress, organizations must create a supportive and empowering work environment. Providing resources, training, and encouragement for creative thinking can foster innovation within teams. Additionally, implementing strategies to manage work stress, such as promoting work-life balance, providing adequate support systems, and fostering a positive organizational culture, can help employees cope effectively and maintain their creative capabilities.

Survei Kondisi Fisik dan Kemampuan Teknik Dasar Futsal pada Klub Danutama FC di Kabupaten Karanganyar Tahun 2021

The research problem is how the physical condition and basic technical abilities of futsal players on the Danutama Fc team in Karanganyar Regency in 2021. The study aims to determine the physical condition and basic technical abilities of futsal players on the Danutama Fc team in Karanganyar Regency in 2021. The research method uses a test survey and analysis of research data using descriptive percentages. The results showed that: 1) the physical condition of the futsal players for the Danutama Fc team in 2021 was in the very poor category, there were 3 players with very good scores with a percentage (15%), 5 players with good scores with a percentage (25%), 4 players with medium score with percentage (20%), 2 players with less score with percentage (10%), 6 players with less score with percentage (30%). 2) The basic technical ability of the Danutama Fc futsal team in Karanganyar Regency in 2021 in the medium category, there are 0 players with very good scores with percentages (0%), 6 players with good scores with percentages (30%), 8 players with moderate scores with percentage (40%), 4 players with less score with percentage (20%), 2 players with less score with percentage (10%). Based on the results of the study, it is recommended that the Danutama Fc futsal team in providing physical condition training and basic techniques need to increase the intensity of the exercise and increase the training load.

Exploratory RCT of a group psychological intervention for postnatal depression in British mothers of South Asian origin – ROSHNI-D

BackgroundPostnatal depression (PND) is a global public health problem. There is a high prevalence of PND amongst ethnic minority women and major ethnic inequalities in mental health care in the U.K. Language and cultural barriers pose a significant challenge for access to timely treatment and interventions for British South Asian (BSA) women with PND. MethodsThe study, carried out in Manchester and Lancashire, England, was a two-arm single-blind exploratory randomised controlled trial. BSA women (N = 83) having a baby <12 months were randomised either to the group receiving the culturally adapted Positive Health Programme (PHP) (n = 42) or to the group receiving treatment as usual (TAU) (n = 41). Follow-up assessments were at 3 months (end of intervention) and 6 months after randomisation. ResultsUsing an intention to treat analysis, there was no significant difference between PHP intervention and TAU groups in depression measured using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale both at 3 and 6 months follow up. Using modified intention to treat analysis, women who attended four or more sessions showed significant reduction in depression in the PHP group compared to the TAU group and the greater number of sessions attended was associated with greater reductions in depression scores. LimitationsThe sample was relatively small and the study was conducted in one geographical area in Northwest England; hence, these results may not be generalizable to other regions and populations. ConclusionThe recruitment and trial retention figures highlighted the ability of the research team to engage with BSA women, having implications in planning services for this group. Trial registrationClinicaltrials.govNCT01838889.

Identification of Key Factors Influencing Consumer Purchase in Livestreaming Based on Principal Component Analysis and Combination Weighting

Abstract Based on the livestreaming of the e-commerce platform Taobao, this paper studied the consumers’ online live streaming purchase decision behavior, taking causal snacks purchase as an example. In the paper, the principal component analysis (PCA) was applied to reduce dimension of the evaluation indicators of consumers purchase decision, and an evaluation index system for consumers’ purchase of casual snacks under livestreaming was established, which consists of 5 first-level indicators and 20 sub-level indicators. In view of the uncertainty of expert evaluation, Using Fuzzy-DEMATEL analysis the evaluation index’s logical relationships and influence relationships, and an Analytic Network Process (ANP) network based on the importance and relevance of consumer purchase influence was constructed. The weighted method of Fuzzy-DEMATEL and ANP combination is used to improve the objectivity of indexing importance. The experimental results showed that the amount of transaction guided by anchors, popularity of anchors, teamwork ability of livestreaming, brand awareness of snack and selection ability of livestreaming team were the key factors for consumers’ purchasing decisions of snack under livestreaming. This research could help livestreaming e-commerce platforms, businesses and livestreaming marketing teams understand the consumers behavior better, thus improve the purchase intention of consumers from the key factors affecting their decision-making, increase the sales volume and the amount of attention of the products, and increase the volume of guided transactions and the number of fans for the livestreaming marketing teams.

Correlations of passes and playing formations with technical-tactical elements during the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

This study on the 2022 Qatar FIFA World Cup examined: a) the existence of correlations between passes with other technical-tactical elements, b) the differences in technical-tactical elements in relation to team formation, and c) the characteristics of the key passes created during games. Sixty-four games were analyzed. Match-analysis data were collected using InStat database. Spearman correlation revealed that the number of passes and key passes correlated with number of goals, chances and shots (P<0.05). Team ball possession was correlated with number of passes, key passes, chances, shots and the organized attacks (P<0.001). Kruskal-Wallis H non-parametric test revealed that the teams with the higher percentages of team ball possession, and the higher number of chances, shots and crosses used formations 1-4-2-3-1 and 1-4-3-3. Finally, most of the key passes performed in axis of the field and they were short low passes. The ability of teams to keep the possession of the ball, looking for the key pass, and final action can be a factor in the team's success. A characteristic finding of the study was the preference of groups to manifest their attack from the axis. The equal distribution of attacks between the axis and the sides of the field makes the team's offensive function more unpredictable. Also, most formations concentrate several players on the axis, making it more difficult to complete an attack from this area.

Analysis of the level of penalty shooting ability in the futsal team

This study investigated the level of penalty shooting kick ability of the futsal team in SMA Negeri 3 Bulukumba. this study applied quantitative method investigating the level of penalty shooting ability. Moreover, descriptive is research conducted to determine the existence of the value of an independent variable, either one variable or more (independent) without making comparisons or connecting with other variables. Data collection was obtained from a 6 meter shooting test. The goal is to look carefully at the ability of the players to kick the ball towards the goal (scoring goals), based on the abilities and targets of the players. The tools employed in this study, i.g.: futsal goal, futsal ball, score sheet, rope, form paper, and recorder. As for the population taken, they were all futsal team players at SMA Negeri 3 Bulukumba, totaling 20 people. The research results are outlined in five scopes including (very high, high, medium, low and very low).The results showed that the level of penalty shooting ability of the futsal team of Senior High School 3 Bulukumba was dominant in the medium category. In detail, 1 student (10%) is in the very high category, 4 students (20%) are in the high category, 8 students (40%) are dominate in the medium category, 5 students (25%) are in the low category and 2 students (10%) ) are in the very low category. It can be concluded that the level of penalty shooting ability in the Senior High School 3 Bulukumba futsal team is dominant in the medium category. Key words: Ability level, Penalty Shoot.

Students' Leadership Development During a High-fidelity Military Medical Field Practicum.

Leadership development is a cornerstone aspect of military medical education. Operation Bushmaster, a medical field practicum (MFP) conducted by the USU, tests fourth-year medical students' clinical skills and leadership acumen in an operational environment. No studies have examined students' perceptions of their own leadership development during this MFP. Therefore, this study explored leadership development from the students' perspectives. Using a qualitative phenomenological design, we analyzed the reflection papers of 166 military medical students who participated in Operation Bushmaster during the fall of 2021. Our research team coded and categorized the data. Once defined, these categories served as the themes in this study. Three central themes were expressed: (1) the importance of direct and decisive communication, (2) unit cohesion and interpersonal relationships enhance the team's ability to adapt, and (3) followership quality determines leadership outcomes. The students' leadership ability was maximized by established relationships within their unit and well-practiced communication, and a decreased propensity for followership negatively affected leadership. Overall, Operation Bushmaster increased students' appreciation of the importance of leadership development and overall enhanced their leadership outlook as a future military medical officer. This study provided an introspective vantage from military medical students pertaining to their own leadership development, as participants described how the challenging environment of a military MFP challenged them to hone and develop their leadership skills. As a result, the participants gained a greater appreciation of continued leadership development and realization of their future roles and responsibilities within the military health care system.

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A qualitative study