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Barriers to the implementation of virtual care programmes for patients with chronic wounds: Qualitative empirical research.

To assess the barriers to the implementation of virtual care for patients with chronic wounds from wound therapists' perspective. A qualitative study. The study was conducted in two consecutive phases: (1) literature review, (2) descriptive qualitative study. In the first phase, texts published in English until 2023 were identified using international databases. The entire text of the selected studies was evaluated independently by two reviewers. Data analysis was carried out using textual content analysis. In the second phase of the study, twelve participants from Iranian wound care clinics participated. Data were collected through focus group discussion and analysed using conventional content analysis. Integration of both phases was conducted in the data analysis stage. The most important barriers in providing virtual care to patients with chronic wounds were identified into five categories including lack of policymaking in virtual care, ethical challenges in virtual information and communication technology, social, economic and cultural issues, IT users' insufficient knowledge and limitation of virtual care scope of practice. The findings of the present study identified different barriers in the implementation of virtual care for patients with chronic wounds. In order to successfully develop a virtual care programme, it is necessary to adopt suitable policies regarding information and communication technology, provide the necessary legal frameworks, assign an adequate budget and consider the ethical, cultural, social and social issues. Identifying barriers to developing a virtual care programme will help manage patients with chronic wounds at home. This study accurately identifies barriers to providing virtual care for patients with chronic wounds and helps plan to address these barriers and facilitate the development of a virtual care programme for these patients at home. This research has adhered to the SRQR reporting guideline. The involvement of patients or the public in the design, or conduct, or reporting, or dissemination plans of this research was not suitable.

THE STIGMATIZATION OF COLORECTAL CANCER IN SOCIETY

Introduction: Although CRC is the main malignant neoplasm of the gastrointestinal tract and the third most typical type of cancer in the world, little is discussed about its morbidity and mortality. Because the lack of visibility does not provide an adequate budget for preventive health policies, most diagnoses do not occur in the early stages of the disease, which not only makes it more expensive, but also makes the therapeutic process difficult for the patient for the health team. To analyze the insufficient prevention of colorectal cancer. Objectives: to identify CRC mortality and relate it to the lack of prevention and information about the disease. Methodology: literature review that will be carried out through already published material made at the University of Ribeirão Preto. It will be an observational study that will establish correlations between the social and scientific aspects of colorectal cancer.

Availability and use of assistive technologies at selected South African public libraries.

Assistive technologies (ATs) enable persons with visual impairment (PwVI) to equitably benefit from public library resources and services as their sighted counterparts. However, the extent to which this facility is available and used at public libraries in less-developed countries remains largely unknown. This study reports on the investigation done on the availability and use of ATs by PwVI at public libraries in the cities of Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg in South Africa. The study used a multimethod and explanatory sequential design in which data were collected through questionnaires administered with 131 librarians and interviews held with 10 PwVI. The findings of the study point towards inadequate availability of computers with internet services, audiotapes, screen magnifying and reading software, and these were used for, among others, leisure, research, job searching and communication. The study concludes that certain ATs were inadequately available and used by PwVI at some libraries in the cities of Ekurhuleni and Johannesburg. The study recommends training for PwVI on how to use ATs, marketing of available ATs, training of staff on how to render AT-based services as well as management availing adequate budget for the development of AT-based collection. The study contributes to the understanding of the types of ATs available and used by PwVI in public libraries.

Stakeholder attitudes and perspectives on wildlife disease surveillance as a component of a One Health approach in Thailand

Coordinated wildlife disease surveillance (WDS) can help professionals across disciplines effectively safeguard human, animal, and environmental health. The aims of this study were to understand how WDS in Thailand is utilized, valued, and can be improved within a One Health framework. An online questionnaire was distributed to 183 professionals (55.7% response rate) across Thailand working in wildlife, marine animal, livestock, domestic animal, zoo animal, environmental, and public health sectors. Twelve semi-structured interviews with key professionals were then performed. Three-quarters of survey respondents reported using WDS data and information. Sectors agreed upon ranking disease control (76.5% of respondents) as the most beneficial outcome of WDS, while fostering new ideas through collaboration was valued by few participants (2.0%). Accessing data collected by one's own sector was identified as the most challenging (50%) yet least difficult to improve (88.3%). Having legal authority to conduct WDS was the second most frequently identified challenge. Interviewees explained that legal documentation required for cross-institutional collaborations posed a barrier to efficient communication and use of human resources. Survey respondents identified allocation of human resources (75.5%), adequate budget (71.6%), and having a clear communication system between sectors (71.6%) as highest priority areas for improvement to WDS in Thailand. Authorization from administrative officials and support from local community members were identified as challenges during in-person interviews. Future outreach may be directed toward these groups. As 42.9% of marine health professionals had difficulty knowing whom to contact in other sectors and 28.4% of survey respondents indicated that communication with marine health professionals was not applicable to their work, connecting the marine sector with other sectors may be prioritized. This study identifies priorities for addressing current challenges in the establishment of a general WDS system and information management system in Thailand while presenting a model for such evaluation in other regions.

Social Audit Performance of Cooperatives in Northeastern Cagayan, Philippines: A Study on Compliance with RA 9520

Objective: This research aimed to evaluate the social audit performance of cooperatives in Northeastern Cagayan, Philippines, focusing on their compliance with RA 9520, the Philippine Cooperative Code of 2008. The study assessed cooperatives' fulfillment of social responsibility and governance obligations. Theoretical framework: The study was based on the principles of social responsibility and cooperative governance. It aimed to explore how cooperatives in the region integrate these principles into their operations and assess their compliance with the legal requirements outlined in RA 9520. Method: The study employed a descriptive research design, utilizing survey questionnaires and interviews with cooperative officers to collect data from cooperatives in Northeastern Cagayan. This approach provided a comprehensive assessment of the cooperatives' social audit performance. Results and conclusion: The study found that most of the cooperatives in Northeastern Cagayan were micro cooperatives with a focus on clean and green initiatives, health and sanitation, and providing goods to the indigent. However, only 80% had allocated a budget for social audit requirements, and lack of sincerity and budget constraints were identified as main challenges in implementing social responsibility programs. Implications of the research: The study's practical implications for cooperatives include code compliance and social responsibility programs. Adequate budget allocation and sincere implementation promote sustainable development. Cooperatives play a vital role in this endeavor. Originality and Value: This study adds to literature by examining social audit performance of cooperatives in Northeastern Cagayan, focusing on compliance with RA 9520 and effectiveness of social responsibility programs. Findings guide future research in this area.

The Main Obstacles and Countermeasures of Implementing Total Quality Management in Egypt: A Case Study

Total quality management (TQM) has effectively enhanced product quality in the manufacturing business, but services are always experiencing a low quality and hard to guarantee the product. The use of TQM in the service business issue has been studied. This research explores the key challenges and implementation strategy for the whole quality management of the Egypt’s economic condition as a research subject. This paper based on qualitative method and uses several factors to describe, such as, the mission and vision, sustainable development and improvement, effective leadership, and information systems etc. The results revealed that there are multiple obstacles, procedure; mechanism must be resolved on the Egypt’s management universities. Central decision-making, no innovation and routine and administrative complexities that weaken work and performance. The TQM application needs an extraordinarily adequate budget, the administrators, workers, do not use acceptable development and improvement methods, adopting an information system on traditional methods. Overall analysis suggests that the use of TQM characteristics in higher education in Egypt still presents obvious weaknesses. However, the average value of these six factors is less than 70 percent.

Strategi Pelayanan Kartu Tanda Penduduk Elektronik Di Kabupaten Padang Lawas Utara

This study discusses the implementation of the electronic identity card service at the Department of Population and Civil Registration, North Padang Lawas Regency. The method in this study uses a type of empirical normative research, namely an understanding of the law in terms of norms and the implementation of the rule of law in real behavior as a result of the application of legal norms, the approach taken by the researcher is the legal approach and the sociological legal approach, the data source used by the researcher is data primary (obtained directly from the main source) secondary data (obtained from documents and books). The data collection techniques carried out by researchers are observation (directly on the object of research), interviews (direct discussions with parties related to the research) and documentation (written or picture). The data analysis technique used by the researcher is descriptive qualitative analysis, that is, efforts are made by working with data, organizing data, sorting it into manageable units, synthesizing it, looking for patterns, finding out what is important, what is learned, what is told to others. The results showed that the implementation of the electronic identity card service for North Padang Lawas Regency was not in accordance with Law Number 25 of 2009 concerning Public Services. And it should be carried out in accordance with a system where the public can obtain an e-KTP by inputting, processing and producing an e-KTP issuance output. Supporting factors so that the implementation of the electronic identity card service runs well is the existence of an e-ID card, adequate budget and human resources so that the service can run smoothly. And for the inhibiting factors, namely internet access that is less than optimal, the discipline of office employees who are still not punctual, inadequate facilities and infrastructure, completion times that are not as determined and also lack of public awareness.

Meningkatkan Kemampuan Guru dalam Membuat Modul Pembelajaran

The training is aimed to add scientific insight and increase teachers’s ability and quality to make learning modules independently adapted to the character of the subjects and the needs of students. Methods of lecture service activities are varied and practical or clinic. The training participants were all subject teachers for SMA Al Muhafizhoh, totaling 18 people, held for 2 days in the meeting room. Training results: 1) seen from the pre-test and post-test result comparisons there is an increase in scientific insight and ability in making learning modules, 2) all training participants (100%) can complete making learning modules according to the character of the subjects and student needs even though there are still revisions, including questions with HOTS character, the increasing of the number and variety is important. The training activities ran smoothly as expected because they received support from the foundation and institutions as well as school administrative staff in the form of adequate staff, minds, budgets and facilities in addition to the high level of participation of the training participants in participating in the activities. The problem is the limited implementation time.

The Role of Green Budgeting on Environmental Quality on Indonesia

Law Number 32 of 2009 requires Regional Governments to allocate an adequate environmental protection and management budget. However, the allocation of green budgeting is less than 1% of the Regional Revenue and Expenditure Budget. This study aims to determine the effect of green budgeting, Human Development Index (HDI), Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), and population density on environmental quality in Indonesia from 2011-2020. The research method used is descriptive quantitative with panel data regression analysis techniques. Data were taken from 34 provinces in Indonesia from 2011 – 2020. The research variables are Environmental Quality, Green Budgeting, Human Development Index, Foreign Direct Investment, and Population Density. The data were obtained from the Central Agency of Statistics and the Ministry of Environment and Forestry Republic Indonesia using literature study data collection techniques. The data was processed using the Eviews 9.0 analysis tool, with the Fixed Effects Model as the best model. The finding shows that green budgeting has a positive but insignificant effect, Human Development Index (HDI) has a significant positive effect. In contrast, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and population density significantly negatively affect environmental quality in Indonesia.

Constraints on Budgetary Process and efforts of Ebonyi State Government at Agricultural Development

The idea of agricultural development evolved over the years as man sort to sustain life and expand farm production for sustenance and better economic earning. Therefore, agricultural development is central and strategic to economic and national development of Nigeria. Despite the strategic contribution of agriculture to Nigerian economy and national development, agriculture has remained with daunting challenges of poor government and budgetary attention. The general objective of this study is to investigate and analyze the efforts and constraints of budgetary process on agricultural development in Ebonyi State. The paper was anchored on structural-functionalism theory, to understand the place of institutions of government in spurring agricultural development in Ebonyi State. Data for the study were collected from questionnaire, in-depth interview from a sample of 399, while secondary data were collected from documents of Ebonyi State government on budgetary allocations to agricultural sector. Findings revealed that Ebonyi State government had made conscious efforts at using budgetary process for agricultural development. However, poor fund allocations, fund releases, legislative oversights, and corruption are constraints on budgetary process in enhancing agricultural development in Ebonyi State. It was recommended, among other things, that Ebonyi State government should invest more in agricultural mechanization through adequate budget releases for agricultural development.

Expediting Sustainable Implementation of Safety Measures and Risk Reduction Management

This study assessed the implementation of safety measures and risk reduction management in Consolatrix College of Toledo City, Inc., Cebu. This study determined the respondents’ age, gender, highest educational attainment, length of years of involvement in CCTC, safety trainings attended.This study assessed the implementation of safety measures, provision of safety facilities and trainings. This study also analyzed the attitude of the respondents towards the school’s implementation of safety management. The findings were taken from 75 respondents composed of 5 administrators, 10 teachers, employees, parents and 40 students. A descriptive research design was used. This study revealed that most of the respondents were adults, female, have at least baccalaureate degree, have been connected to CCTC for more than 5 years and have attended safety trainings. Safety measures were implemented. However, the giving of penalties for breaking safety rules was observed to have less extent. Safety facilities were available and safety trainings were also provided. Still, the provision of adequate budget for safety education was in less extent. The respondents have positive attitude towards the implementation of safety management systems

Safety Management in Public Building Construction: A Case Study of Pokhara Valley

Background: Construction site safety is a major issue in the construction industry all around the world. In a developing country like Nepal, the number of construction industries is growing haphazardly at a high rate but they are not being able to cope with factors associated with construction site safety. Objective: The main objective of the study is to explore the status of safety management in public building construction projects and to suggest measures for improvement. Methodology: To achieve the objective of the study, data were collected from the Engineers and site management personnel through a questionnaire survey. Data were analyzed descriptively by IBM SPSS and presented in tables and diagrams. Conclusion: The identified major safety issues for public building construction sites are lack of regular safety inspection, lack of use of personal protective equipment (PPE), lack of conducting safety training, and a lack of proper safety policy and plan including a lack of an adequate budget for safety management. Increased worker safety awareness and introducing safe working practices through training and induction programs are vital to reducing construction site safety. The outcome of the study will be helpful while formulating a project-based construction site safety policy.

Problems in Road Construction at Local Level

Any nation's infrastructure development encompasses social infrastructure as well as economic infrastructure, or the growth of diverse sectors. Simultaneously created social infrastructure can lead the economic infrastructure in total development at the appropriate level. The capabilities and technical advancement of social infrastructures like retail centers, restaurants, medical facility zones, and schools are well defined, as are the evolving requirements of economic infrastructures like roads, sewage, electricity, open spaces, and gardens. To maintain effective social infrastructure, it is necessary to develop sectors such as education, health, social security, water supply, housing, and sanitation. The study would like to suggest that adequate budget allocation should be conducted during planning process; proper road design, implementation and effective procurement system should be carried out, and management of enough construction materials, suitable equipment, and coordination with local people should be performed. Furthermore, provision of drain while constructing rural road must be included during preparation of DPR along with the watershed management is necessary and establishment of laboratory for material test is necessary in Municipality to assure quality construction along with provision of training for the user committee to provide technical knowledge is necessary.

Assessment of Client-Related Factors for Delaying of Public Buildings Constructions Projects in Local Government Authorities: A Case of Arusha City Council

This study aimed to assess client-related factors for delaying of Public buildings construction projects in Local Government Authorities. The factors assessed were; project design, political intervention and decision-making challenges. The study was conducted at Arusha City Council (ACC) employing cross-sectional survey through semi-structured questionnaire and interview guide to 55 sampled informants. . Cross tabulation with Chi-square tests was deployed to analyse data. Following the findings of the assessment of client-related factors for delaying of public buildings construction projects in Arusha City Council, it is concluded that inadequate project design is one of the major causes of delays of public buildings construction projects in local government authorities. More specifically, variations due to inadequate design, the effect of insufficient budget resulting from inadequate project design and insufficient professional staff are the main causes of delays in public buildings constructions project. It is also apparent that political intervention is another major factor that contributes to delaying public building construction in Arusha City council (ACC). It is also concluded that decision making challenges is another major contributor to delaying public building construction projects in ACC. More specifically, it is concluded that bureaucracy in the decisions making process, unnecessary directives by government officials and delays in the payment of interim certificates are the main causes of delaying public buildings constructions projects in ACC. It is recommended that the government should employ an adequate number of building construction engineers, quality assurance officers, as well as project monitoring and evaluations officers who are expected to be tasked to ensure that projects are designed adequately, and their execution are managed and monitored effectively. Also, the government should avail adequate budget for all public building construction works and should pay interim certificates timely to avoid delaying the projects. In addition, the government should formulate and institute a general guideline that obstructs politician and government officers to be bid for public building construction works in their respective councils. This measure is expected to prevent conflict of interest among politicians and government officers.

A Keynesian perspective on the health economics of kidney transplantation would strengthen the value of the whole organ donation and transplantation service.

In this study, the Keynesian principle "savings may be used as investments in resources" is applied to Kidney Transplantation (KT), contextualizing the whole Organs Donation and Transplantation (ODT) service as a unique healthcare entity. Our aim was to define the financial resources that may be acquired in the form of savings from the KT activity. We analyzed registry and funding data for ODT in our region, between 2015 and 2019. Our hypotheses aimed to evaluate whether the savings would offset the Organ Donation (OD) costs, define the scope for growth, and estimate what savings could be generated by higher KT activity. To facilitate the evaluation of the resources produced by KT, we defined a coefficient generated from the combination of clinical outcomes, activity, and costs. The ODT activity reached a peak in 2017, declining through 2018-2019. The savings matured in 2019 from the KT activity exceeded €15 million while the OD costs were less than €9 million. The regional KT activity was superior to the national average but inferior to international benchmarks. The estimated higher KT activity would produce savings between €16 and 20 million. The financial resources produced by KT contribute to defining a comprehensive perspective of ODT finance. The optimization of the funding process may lead to the financial self-sufficiency of the ODT service. The reproducible coefficient allows a reliable estimate of savings, subsequently enabling adequate investments and budgeting. Applying such a perspective jointly with reliable estimates would establish the basis for an in-hospital fee-for-value funding methodology for ODT.

Improving Employee Performance and Public Service Delivery through Training and Development: Case of Civil Service of Federal Government of Somalia

The study examined the relationship between training and development and employee performance and public service delivery. The main aim of the study was to determine the contribution of training and development to employee performance as well as the improvement of public service delivery. The study employed a Cross-sectional research design using a questionnaire to collect the data from a Sample of 97 respondents from trainees of Civil Servants of the federal government of Somalia who benefited from the training provided by the School of Management and Public Administration (SMPA) and Kenya School of Government (KSG). The study applied Structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the hypothesis through Smart-PLS (v.3.3.9). The study found training and development have a significant positive relationship with employee performance. The study examined the relationship between training and development and public service delivery and found the relationship between training and development and public service delivery is mediated by employee performance. The study recommended that the Federal Government of Somalia should allocate an adequate budget for training and development programs to improve employees’ knowledge and skills required to achieve institutional goals and to enhance better performance of the employees as well as the public service delivery.

ANALISIS PENGARUH JALAN TRANS PAPUA JAYAPURA-WAMENA TERHADAP SOSIAL-EKONOMI MASYARAKAT KABUPATEN YALIMO

This study aims to provide an overview of the Trans Papua Jayapura-Waeman road construction project which is included as a Strategic Priority Project (Major Project) numbered 31 in Presidential Decree number 18 of 2020 concerning the National Medium Term Development Plan (RPJMN) 2020-2024. This road construction project contains plans for the construction of nine roads from Sorong to Merauke. The approach used in this study is a qualitative approach with the research subject being the local government of Yalimo Regency. The selected informants were those who had the relevance needed for research consisting of the Head of the Yalimo District Development Office, the Secretary, the Head of the Yalimo District Community Social Welfare Service as respondents. Data collection techniques using observation and interviews or interviews. The data were analyzed qualitatively descriptively supported by primary and secondary data. The results showed that the Trans Papua Jayapura-Waemana Road had a positive impact on the social and economic changes of the community in Yalimo Regency. Overall, it can be seen from 3 (three) aspects of research observations which include; Increasing Productive Economic Enterprises. The factors that affect the social and economic level of the community include; the availability of an adequate budget, There is a strong commitment from the government (Pemda) in supporting the implementation of development. Inhibiting factors include; Lack of facilities and infrastructure, the existence of community habits, and others (cultural factors).Â

Model of Predicting the Rating of Bridge Conditions in Indonesia with Regression and K-Fold Cross Validation

Maintenance and repair of the bridge are inevitable in the operation of a bridge to maintain its condition to keep the operation. Indonesia has hundreds of thousands of bridges that are still actively in use. The classic problem with infrastructure management, such as bridges, is that large numbers are generally not balanced with adequate bridge maintenance budgets. Therefore,the strategy of implementing maintenance and repair by preparing priorities becomes the only logical approach. To get a priority scale, a scoring mechanism is needed. The assessment used by the Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) especiallythe Bina Marga field is based on the bridge management and maintenance system, namely Bridge Management System (BMS) 1993. With BMS 1993, the condition of the bridge is represented by the Condition Value (NK) of the bridge. This study is based on existingNK, prediction of NK value in the future. The predicted model developed is with regression models. Regression models are combined with k-fold cross-validation to improve the accuracy rate of the model. The developed model produces regression models for all variables of condition values with a low error percentage that is in the range of MAPE = 10% and RMSE 0.15. Further significance tests with ANOVA are also conducted to test the effect of independent variables on dependent variables, including testing on fit models to show the resulting model does not overfit and/or underfitting.

Challenges of Rendering Effective Library Services to Users in Select University Libraries in South-South, Nigeria

This study investigates the challenges of rendering effective library services to users in selected university libraries in South-South, Nigeria. A descriptive survey method was adopted for the study in line with the objectives of the study as the instrument used in collecting data. Three research questions were formulated to guide the study. The population of the study consists of 116 librarians in all the federal universities libraries in South- South Nigeria. A total of 116 copies of the questionnaire were distributed and 94 copies of the questionnaire were retrieved using descriptive statistics mean and percentage mean score of 2.5 and above and percentage score of 50% were considered as acceptable. The study revealed that the benefits of rendering effective library services to library users are academic advancement, research, reading and promotion. The study also shows challenges for rendering of library services to library users to be obsolete materials, poor budgetary allocation, lack of infrastructural facilities and poor recruitment process. Strategies to render effective library services to library users are acquisition of current materials, adequate budget to the library, provision of infrastructures and sound recruitment of staff. The study recommends that acquisition of current materials is critical to good library service delivery, robust budget to the library, provision of state of the art infrastructure facilities and recruitment of competent personnel. The findings of this study will help library management whose libraries are lagging behind to provide all the basic materials/infrastructures needed for effective library services. Also, transforming academic libraries will enhance the capability of libraries to contribute positively to the reality of knowledge in the society in contemporary Nigerian society.

Optimal age replacement policies of mission-oriented systems with discounting

The instability of global economic would affect us in many aspects. For some important mission-oriented systems, if the decision-makers does not make the adequate budget preventively, the systems could not undergo the maintenance in time and then unimaginable disasters would occur. Therefore, we firstly consider the discount rate of cost, and extend the age replacement policies of mission-oriented systems with discounting. To balance the maintainability and cost, the replacement first and replacement last are analyzed respectively. Furthermore, the effectiveness of the suggested policies are verified via the numerical examples. Finally, we illustrate the suggested policies in maintaining the electronic radar system of warning aircraft based on the assumed data. It can provide a better guidance for the engineers to maintain the mission-oriented systems when the economic is changed a lot.