Academic Information Research Articles

Identification of Complex Thinking Related Competencies

Complex thinking competency enhances the high cognitive capacities necessary for the future of education. This study aimed to analyze these capacities through its sub-competencies (critical, systemic, and scientific thinking). We worked with the Cross Industry Standard Process for Data Mining methodology, with an original database of class data of 33,319 unique students, 46 different variables, and a random identification number. The variables were sociodemographic information, academic information, subject admission, competencies, and activities. Statistical analyses identified correlations between competency and sub-competencies. The findings show that 1) critical thinking is strategic in the development of complex thinking and its sub-competencies; 2) Development of Critical Thinking skills early in the curriculum can lead to a cascade effect, enhancing competence and sub-competence development; and 3) an overall performance encompasses the semester results. The study is of value to the academic, technological, and social communities to provide opportunities for the design and implementation of challenging scenarios for the future of education.

Exploring resistance factors in fintech adoption: An innovation resistance theory perspective

The adoption of fintech has changed the financial services industry and provided creative solutions that promise simplicity and efficiency. However, the use of these technologies is not without its difficulties. Using the framework of innovation resistance theory, this study examines resistance issues in the context of fintech adoption. We identify and analyze important resistance elements, spanning psychological, and functional dimensions, through an extensive assessment of the literature and empirical research. The study emphasizes the necessity for specific initiatives to address these barriers to adoption and promote greater uptake of fintech. Additionally, it emphasizes the significance of ongoing research to adjust to changing consumer perceptions and technical contexts. This study adds to our understanding of fintech uptake and offers useful information for financial technology academics, practitioners, and policymakers.

Establishing a probability sample in a crisis context: the example of Ukrainian refugees in Germany in 2022

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, more than one million refugees have arrived in Germany. These Ukrainian refugees differ in many aspects from Germany’s past forced migration experiences and there exists an urgent need for sound data and information for politics, practitioners, and academics. In response, the IAB-BiB/FReDA-BAMF-SOEP study was established to provide high-quality longitudinal data following a register-based probability sample. We detail on an approach for sampling refugees in brief time, making use of two different registers—the German population register and the central register of foreigners—and discuss the quality of the final sample with respect to potential selectivity of participation in the panel. Overall, we demonstrate the benefits and feasibility of establishing register-based samples even in the context of a geopolitical crisis and the necessity of sound data within brief time horizons. We provide guidance that can be followed for similar events in the future.

Evaluation of the anaerobic digestion process for low and micro-scale biogas production: a review

A theoretical analysis of biogas production technologies classified in two subgroups; low and micro scale, was carried out using the methodology of formal concept analysis (FCA) together with the VOSviewer and Conception Explorer tools for information processing, a series of attributes that each subsystem must comply with in terms of the sustainability of each technology were analyzed. The information selected for the development of the analysis required a quality study, based on the percentile of the journals in which the manuscript was published. The search for information was carried out in web sites such as: Scopus, Web Of Science, Dimensions and Lens among others. In total, 105 sources of academic information were analyzed, selecting 56 articles and 18 book chapters for the development of the work. In conclusion, it can be affirmed that low-scale biogas plants present more favorable characteristics than micro-scale plants; however, both technologies have a high potential for application worldwide in isolated or rural areas, supplying electric or thermal energy to less favored communities. Finally, it is important to point out that the methodology developed has proven to be a relevant tool for the classification of information and serves as a first step to group and relate search concepts by means of a deterministic set of attributes.

네트워크 텍스트분석을 통한 치매대상자 인간중심돌봄 연구 경향 분석

The purpose of this study is to explore research trends in person-centered care for people with dementia.To this end, in this study, the papers searched for 'dementia', 'human-centered', 'person-centered', 'patient-centered', and 'care' were selected as research subjects among the papers contained in the domestic academic research information journal. Fifty-two academic papers suitable for this research topic were analyzed, and network analysis was performed on the research subject. As a result of the study, 'long-term care institutions for the elderly', 'behavioral psychological symptoms', 'nursing caregivers', and 'the elderly' were derived as the core main subjects in the human-centered care research related to dementia subjects, and the results of the connection centrality index related to the core main subjects were also high in the order of 'long-term care institutions for the elderly', 'behavioral psychological symptoms', 'nursing care workers', and 'the elderly', similar to the results of the frequency analysis. As a result of grouping the subjects with high conceptual relationships, five cohesive structures (Humanity Tude, adult guardianship system for decision-making of the elderly with dementia, communication skills for the care of dementia patients, ethics, moral anguish, social welfare for the elderly with dementia, working environment of dementia care workers in long-term care facilities for the elderly, and emotional labor) were derived. Based on the results of this study, it is thought that in order to provide human-centered care for dementia patients admitted to long-term care institutions for the elderly, it is necessary to provide educational interventions including communication skills, ethical awareness, and coping with behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia patients for nursing care workers, who are the main caregivers.

시각중복장애학생 교수·학습 방법 관련 국외 연구 동향 분석

Purpose: The purpose is to collect and analyze research related to the guidance of visually impaired students over the past 10 years published in international academic journals and examine trends related to the guidance and teaching methods of visually impaired students. Method: To this end, in accordance with the NECA Systematic Literature Review Manual, a total of 16 articles related to educational methods for students with visual impairment published overseas from 2013 to 2022 were searched using the overseas academic paper search service and overseas academic paper search site within the domestic academic research information service. collected. Based on the collected research data, the data were analyzed using inductive and deductive methods. Results:First, research was being conducted on structured implementation suitable for the characteristics of students with visual overlap impairment. In relation to this, research was conducted on teaching methods for students with visual impairment to structure the learning environment and thinking process. Second, research was being conducted to identify learner intentions and increase participation. In relation to this, research has been conducted on using assistive technology devices to enhance learners' participation in learning, on using assistive technology devices on improving learners' leisure activities, and on walking education using behavioral interventions. Conclusion: It was confirmed that structuring the characteristics of students with visual overlap disorder is necessary in terms of the learning environment and thinking process. It was confirmed that assistive technology devices and behavioral intervention methods can be used to understand learner intent and increase participation.

Faculty-Librarian Collaboration to Enhance Information Literacy Skills in an Online Nursing Course.

This article describes an exemplary collaboration in which a librarian was fully embedded in beginner undergraduate nursing courses in a baccalaureate nursing program. The goal was to increase academic help-seeking behaviors and information literacy skills. Students benefited from the intervention and increasingly demonstrated the use of better sources for their evidence-based practice assignments. Library tutorials were permanently integrated into the courses. A collaborative approach to designing research assignments allowed the librarian and nursing faculty to lay a foundation of information literacy in the nursing program and encourage academic help-seeking behaviors.

Medical students' perceptions towards implementing case-based learning in the clinical teaching and clerkship training.

Depending on the subject area and the 'case' used, many methods can be used to describe case-based learning (CBL). The majority of health professional education is patient-centered. As a result, clinical presentations and diseases are combined with social and clinical sciences, and student learning is linked to real-world applications. The purpose of this study was to evaluate how medical students at the Faculty of Medicine, National Ribat University, felt about the implementation of CBL. This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on 171 final-year medical students (100 females and 71 males). Students were voluntarily invited to complete a self-administered questionnaire consisting of 15 closed-ended questions with 5-point Likert scale responses, covering data on perception, awareness, and barriers to CBL. The CBL satisfaction rate among medical students was 92.4%. The mean value of the medical student's perception was 3.7 out of 5. Regarding perceptions of CBL, 65.5% of students agreed with the positive impact of CBL on their academic performance. "8.2%" (14/171) of students strongly concur that CBL improved teamwork, while "31.6%" (54/171) strongly disagree. "36.3%" of students strongly believe that CBL improved their ability to use clinical reasoning. Regarding CBL barriers, 53% of medical students considered a group of twenty participants per session to be a barrier. (69%) of students refused to consider physical presence as a barrier. "76.6%" of the students agreed that the moderator's approach and style can have a big influence on the CBL session's outcome. Overall, students had positive perceptions of CBL. Academic performance, clinical reasoning, teamwork, and information retention and retrieval were all improved by incorporating CBL into training modules. Students agreed that the group size of 20 students per session was a barrier, despite their moderate to excellent knowledge of CBL. Preparation for CBL is both time-consuming and tiring. Despite this, students agree that CBL has a positive impact on the learning process.

Examining Technology Use and Competence of Higher Education Academics During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Objectives: The present study describes the utilization frequency and competencies of educational technologies among academics at a university in Turkey during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: Participants were 391 faculty members and lecturers working in the faculties and vocational schools of a Turkish university during the 2020–2021 academic year. A survey included questions regarding the use of educational technologies and perceived competency in the use of those technologies. Results: Academics are more familiar with distance education than hybrid or blended learning. Academics reported that blended learning, hybrid learning, and distance education provide more effective education on integrating technology but report that they mostly prefer face-to-face teaching after the COVID-19 pandemic. The top three self-reported competencies are MS Office, the university academic information system, and meeting and course management tools. More information is needed about educational technology approaches and various applications such as augmented reality, simulations, assessments, and video tools. Conclusion: Faculty use of digital tools is limited, they experience significant deficiencies in using various digital tools and systems, and they are less competent in applying these tools. Academics still consider traditional face-to-face teaching as the primary choice if they are free to make decisions in the context of education and training. Thus, there is a need for professional development focused on pedagogical educational technology approaches, models, and methodologies. Implications: Various factors such as the course type, subject matter, education level, technical infrastructure, and technological and methodological support should be evaluated within the context of digitizing universities.

Evaluation of SIAKAD ITSK RS dr. Soepraoen using Technology Acceptance Model (TAM)

Institut Teknologi, Sains, dan Kesehatan (ITSK) RS dr. Soepraoen is one of the higher education institutions that implements academic information systems in the process of providing education. The academic information system (SIAKAD) involves many users and many data processings, so there is possibility of problems with network access. Therefore, an evaluation is needed to determine user’s acceptances of the performance of SIAKAD which has been used so far at ITSK. The evaluation model proposed in this research is the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM), which is a model that provides perceptions based on the experiences experienced by users. This research used a questionnaire instrument which was distributed to all SIAKAD ITSK users. The expected result is a positive percentage that will describe the correct system performance and a negative percentage that can be an input for further improvements to SIAKAD ITSK.

Strategic Integration: Assessing the Influence of Academic Information Systems on Student Loyalty and Campus Facilities

Due to a lack of commitment during studying, students cannot complete their educational requirements on time. This study examines how an academic information system affects student loyalty to campus facilities as a mediating variable. Data collection for this study was done quantitatively using questionnaires and interviews—a non-probability sample of 73 people filled out the questionnaire. The data analysis method used in this study is PLS-SEM. First, the findings show that academic information systems do not significantly impact student loyalty. Second, campus facilities are significantly impacted by academic information systems. Third, school facilities have a significant impact on how loyal students are. Fourth, campus facilities significantly affect how academic information systems and student loyalty are related. This study's novelty is that to cultivate student loyalty, and it is crucial to adopt a simple, real-time multimedia technology to promote learning.

The application of NLP in information retrieval

The field of Natural Language Processing (NLP) has experienced impressive advancements and has found diverse applications. This paper presents a comprehensive review of the development of NLP in the field of information retrieval. It explores different stages of NLP techniques and methods, including keyword matching, rule-based approaches, statistical methods, and the utilization of machine learning and deep learning technologies. Furthermore, the paper provides detailed insights into the specific applications of NLP in domains such as academic information retrieval, medical information retrieval, travel information retrieval, and e-commerce information retrieval. It analyzes the current state of NLP applications in these domains, highlights their advantages, and discusses their associated limitations. Finally, the paper emphasizes the continuous advancement of the NLP field, with a particular focus on semantic understanding, personalized retrieval, and multimodal information retrieval, to better adapt to diverse data types and user requirements. The paper concludes by summarizing the main points discussed and providing future directions.

Database design for course selection and course grading system

In the context of global education, universities and institutions emphasize the importance of proficient academic information management systems. As traditional approaches to course data management become obsolete, there is a growing need to leverage digital transformation for academic management. This paper proposes a novel course database design that centralizes information about subjects, courses, staff, students, buildings, and grades. The database is designed to facilitate the overall academic progress of students by ensuring efficient record keeping, retrieval and updating. The architecture simplifies administrative tasks, underscores the importance of databases in modern educational institutions by providing in-depth student data to support personalized learning, enhance communication among stakeholders, and aid academic research. The conclusion of the experimental test is that a database designer should always ensure they pay attention to avoiding data redundancy and ensuring data diversity when processing data.

Leveraging ChatGPT and bard for academic librarians and information professionals: a case study of developing pedagogical strategies using generative AI models

This study focuses on improving pedagogical strategies by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots and library databases. Examples from ChatGPT and Bard were used to demonstrate the quality of information. A cross-examination using a research validation template was conducted; it revealed that no artificial hallucinations were produced. However, the information provided by both AI chatbots was slightly outdated based on organizational changes and did not provide an in-depth analysis of the company. AI chatbots are promising for student engagement and can be used by academic librarians to engage students in emerging practices for information and data literacy.

Prevalence of Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder in Medical Students

Objective: Obsessive-compulsive personality disorder (OCPD) is a cluster C personality disorder, and the most prevalent one. It is mainly characterized by perfectionism and can cause distress and functional impairment in the individual. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of OCPD in medical students, investigate the effect of this disorder on students’ academic performance, and discover any possible related factors.
 Methods: This cross-sectional observational study consisted of 508 medical students enrolled at the University of Jordan in 2021. It utilized a questionnaire that enquired about their sociodemographic information, academic information, and study habits. It also contained questions about the diagnostic criteria of OCPD from the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) and questions from the Personality Inventory for the DSM-5 (PID-5) to assess the presence of the rigid perfectionism personality trait.
 Results: Fifty-one percent of the studied sample either fulfilled the DSM-5 criteria or showed moderate or high expression of rigid perfectionism, according to the PID-5. More than two-thirds of the students able to be diagnosed with OCPD reported being overwhelmed with anxiety and stress at times of exams, and 41.5% stated that they skip sleep before exams even though they have finished studying.
 Conclusion: The reported prevalence of 51.18% in medical students is ten times the prevalence of OCPD in the general population. There was no association between OCPD and the students’ gender or academic performance. Students affected by OCPD seem to experience overwhelming amounts of stress and may need mental health support in the form of regular check-ups and counseling services.

Web-based Academic Information System Security

Web-based Academic Information System (SIA) has been used by all students of the Faculty of Information Technology KH. A. Wahab Unwaha Jombang University. Because all student academic records are stored through the campus network, it is necessary to conduct research on security so that a secure system is obtained. This research was conducted with steps including analysis and testing of installed systems, analyzing needs, designing problem solutions, making repair modules, installing modules and retesting repair modules. From the results of the research conducted, it can be concluded that there are weaknesses in the login system. The weaknesses include the use of the Student Identification Number (NIM) as the default username and password, username and password data is not encrypted before being sent to the server over the network, traces of usernames and passwords left in the browser as a cache or in the password manager can be seen as unencrypted plaintext. From the security analysis results, the SIA login system can be improved by applying HMAC MD5 encryption technology and Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol (CHAP). Challenge is generated by the server randomly and used as a key in the HMAC MD5 encryption process. With the use of challenge passwords sent in the form of hash values will always be different in each session. Javascript on the client side is used to perform encryption so that the data before being sent to the server is already in an encrypted state.

Analyzing the Quality of Academic Information Systems on System Success

Since the needs for academic management are always changing, the creation of academic information systems must focus on user benefits and satisfaction in order to gauge how successful academic management systems are. This research uses the Delone and McLean IS Success Model which is known as one of the system success models, so the aims to ascertain the effects of system, information, and service quality, as well as usage rate, on benefits and user satisfaction SIAKAD system. Respondents were determined using the Slovin formula and taken using proportionate stratified random sampling techniques as many as 100 people. Descriptive analysis was carried out to explain respondents' perceptions and evaluate the success of the system using Three levels of communication were used to measure the success of the system: technical, semantic, and effectiveness levels. The Delone and Mclean IS Success Model's variable relationships were investigated using SEM-PLS analysis. Hypothesis testing results indicate that User Satisfaction is significantly impacted by Information; System; and Service Quality, then Information Quality also significantly affects Usage; and Net Benefits are significantly impacted by User Usage and Satisfaction; however, neither System Quality nor Service Quality significantly affects Use or Use on User Satisfaction.

Efficacy of thoracic endovascular aortic repair for aorto-esophageal fistula due to esophageal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aorto-esophageal fistula (AEF) due to esophageal cancer (EC) is a life-threatening condition characterized by sudden hemorrhage, which often causes sudden death. To evaluate the efficacy and safety of thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) for AEF due to EC, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis. We searched the MEDLINE (PubMed) databases, the Cochrane Library databases, Ichushi-Web (the databases of the Japan Medical Abstract Society), and CiNii (Academic information search service of the National Institute of Information from Japan) from January 2000 to November 2023 for articles about TEVAR for an emergent aortic hemorrhage (salvage TEVAR [S-TEVAR]), and the prophylactic procedure (P-TEVAR). Six studies (140 cases) were eligible for meta-analysis. The 90-day mortality of S-TEVAR and P-TEVAR was 40% (95% CI 23-60, I2 = 36%) and 8% (95% CI 3-17, I2 = 0%), respectively. Post-S-TEVAR hemorrhagic and infectious complications were 17% (95% CI 3-57, I2 = 71%) and 20% (95% CI 5-57, I2 = 66%), respectively. Post-P-TEVAR hemorrhagic and infectious complications were 2% (95% CI 0-10, I2 = 0%) and 3% (95% CI 1-12, I2 = 0%), respectively. TEVAR for AEF due to EC may be a useful therapeutic option to manage or prevent hemorrhagic oncological emergencies.

ISODUS Application Design for Web-Based School Academic Administration Operational System Information. Case Study: Al Alaq Islamic Middle School

The aim of the research is to support technological independence in educational units in processing data archives and general finances at the Al Alaq Islamic Middle School and what are the obstacles encountered in implementing such a system. In addition, the authors hope that readers can understand the use of this academic administration information system application known as ISODUS. During the research, the authors found that the Al Alaq Islamic Middle School did not have a computerized academic administrative and financial data processing system so that it could help find information quickly and effectively. This is due to the lack of human resources who know about information systems. After conducting some research, the authors conclude that Al Alaq Islamic Middle School requires a computerized system so that it can assist teachers in making administration. The author tries to create an Academic Administration system using the PHP programming language.

APLIKASI INFORMASI DIGITAL FAKULTAS ILMU KOMPUTER UNIVERSITAS MUSLIM INDONESIA

The selection of the appropriate information media is very important in supporting the success of delivering information to those concerned, including the Faculty of Computer Science, University of Muslim Indonesia.Furthemore, this research is made with the title "Digital Information Application Based on Website at FIKOM – UMI " to facilitate the delivery of information from faculty staff, study program staff, lecturers and faculty leaders to students to be more efficient in terms of costs, media used to the effectiveness of delivering and receiving information.This system is designed using UML modeling. Meanwhile, the programming language used is PHP and MySQL database.The information contained is the applicable regulations, agenda or event, today's lecture status, lecturers present today, articles that support academic knowledge and all academic and non-academic information deemed necessary to be conveyed to students.