Binary Test Research Articles

Üreme Çağındaki Kadınlarda İdrar Yolu Enfeksiyonlarına Neden Olan Stafilokok Suşlarının Prevalansı ve Antimikrobiyal Duyarlılık Paterni: 5 Yıl Retrospektif Çalışma

Background/Aim: Infections of the urinary tract are amongst the most prevalent infections in women, females at child-bearing age have a higher predisposition to urinary tract infections. Approximately 13% of health-care-associated urinary tract infections occur due to Coagulase Negative Staphylococci (CNS); this species’ resistance rate is alarming. The study aims to describe urinary tract infections of women of reproductive age through 5 years of results, emphasizing Staphylococcus species as an etiological agent and their antimicrobial susceptibility patterns. 
 Material and Methods: In the study, 4562 urine samples sent between November 2017 and November 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Routine culture methods were used to isolate bacteria from urine specimens. According to the European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing (version 8.0-12.0) recommendations, an antimicrobial susceptibility test was performed using the disc diffusion technique. Obtained data analysis was achieved by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS 20.0), Categorical variables were presented as frequency and percentage however continuous variable was described as mean ± Standard deviation (SD), and binary logistic regression test was done to determine the association with statistical significance of (p

Challenges and Potential Opportunities of Tourism in Kumrat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

The study examines the potential opportunities and challenges faced by the tourism sector in District Dir, specifically focusing on Kumrat Valley. A sample size of 384 respondents was taken from the population, and data was collected using an interview schedule. The data were entered into SPSS and analyzed using cross-tabulation, Chi-square, and binary logistic regression tests to analyze the association of every impediment of tourism with the potential opportunity of tourism. Moreover, the study adopted a multivariate analysis model to establish the combined effect of all the socio-economic and infrastructural impediments on the potential opportunities of tourism. The study reveals that Kumrat Valley has emerged as a promising tourism destination in recent years, offering a wide range of potential opportunities. However, the area faces significant socio-economic and infrastructural obstacles that impede tourism and restrict tourist flow. These challenges include inadequate infrastructure, damaged road situation of Kumrat, lack of market facilitation to outsiders, insufficient electricity availability, inappropriate ATM and bank systems, and local people's discouragement of women and industrialists from involvement in tourism. To address these issues, the study recommends that the government promote tourism in Kumrat Valley through study-based initiatives. Both government authorities and local communities need to collaborate to overcome these challenges.

ANALISIS PENGARUH FAKTOR-FAKTOR DIMENSI KUALITAS PELAYANAN TERHADAP KEPUASAN NASABAH KSPPS UBASYADA CIPUTAT DENGAN MENGGUNAKAN ANALISIS REGRESI LOGISTIK BINER

Ubasyada Ciputat Sharia Savings and Loans and Financing Cooperative (KSPPS) is a cooperative whose business activities are engaged in savings and loans as the principal of its business, as well as funding, financing, and also food stalls. The results of preliminary studies show that there is a lack of interest in people living around to become cooperative customers. This study aims to determine the influence of service quality dimension factors on customer satisfaction of Ubasyada Ciputat Sharia Savings and Loans and Financing Cooperative (KSPPS) using binary logistic regression analysis. The population and sample as of this writing are 30 priority customers of the Ubasyada Ciputat Savings and Loans and Sharia Financing Cooperative (KSPPS). Data is obtained by distributing questionnaires to customers, then tested for validation and reliability and then carried out Binary Logistic Regression tests. From the results of the analysis, it was obtained that the influence of service quality dimension factors that most influence customer satisfaction of Ubasyada Ciputat Savings and Loans and Sharia Financing Cooperative (KSPPS), namely assurance (X4) and empathy (X5) have a positive effect on customer satisfaction (Y).

Recovery of Demolished House Rocks from Construction and Demolition Waste with Water Jigs

The European Union (EU) is responsible for generating quantities ranging from 310 to almost 700 million tons of construction and demolition waste (CDW) per year. Consisting of over 70% inert material (concrete, ceramics, plaster, bricks, and rocks), CDW can be recycled for various uses, and studies on the concentration of the materials of interest are necessary to improve the management of this material and reduce waste. In CDW recycling plants in Spain, there is a significant presence of limestone from old houses (a common material used in civil construction before new construction materials and technologies emerged) that were demolished and mixed with CDW that can be recovered for use as aggregates in concretes with process density concentration processes such as water jigging. The jigging process is based on the difference in density between materials, allowing the concentration of the densest material at the bottom of the jig. Concrete, conventional construction bricks, and rocks from old houses were taken separately and then were crushed and mixed based on binary and ternary tests, and each test was performed in this study by applying the jigging separation method. The physical characterization tests of these materials was carried out to observe the jigging performance in the concentration of rocks as well as the aggregates present in concrete. Binary tests (with two different materials) and ternary tests (with three different materials) were carried out to analyze the concentration of particles with a density greater than 2.55 g/cm3. The efficiency of jigging in the concentration of these materials was proven, and products were generated with more than 70% recovery of this material, with a concentration comprised of more than 95% rocks and concrete.

Pervaporation properties of silylated ionic liquid-derived organosilica membrane

We previously reported gas/vapor permselectivities, microstructures, and permeation mechanisms of silylated ionic liquid (IL)-derived organosilica membranes (IL organosilica membranes), which are a class of chemically stabilized IL membranes. In this study, an IL organosilica membrane was used for organic liquid separation using pervaporation (PV) for the first time. Unary PV tests were conducted using alcohols, ketones, aromatic hydrocarbons, and alkanes. We investigated the relationship between the permeances of the organic compounds and differences in the Hansen solubility parameters between the membrane and organic compounds to evaluate the selective permeability of the organic compounds through the membrane. Second, binary PV tests were conducted to separate (1) alcohols/alkanes and (2) aromatics/alkanes. In the toluene/n-hexane (toluene 48 mol%) separation tests, a toluene/n-hexane permeance ratio of 11 was obtained with a toluene permeance of 2.6 × 10−6 mol m−2s−1Pa−1. Further, the membrane exhibited high selectivity for 1-hexanol in a binary 1-hexanol/n-hexane mixture. The IL organosilica membrane exhibited excellent potential for affinity-based organic liquid separation.

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors Associated With Human Cystic Echinococcosis in Baneh, West of Iran

Background: Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is a zoonotic helminth infection that has great health and economic importance worldwide. Iran is considered one of the endemic areas of this parasitic infection. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of human CE in Baneh, west of Iran. Methods: From March to May 2022, 460 individuals who attended health centers in Baneh were tested for the anti-Echinococcus immunoglobulin G (IgG) antibody by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The data were analyzed by Chi-square and binary logistic regression tests. Results: Fourteen (3.04%) participants (95% CI: 1.49–4.59%) had the anti-Echinococcus IgG antibody. The average (±standard deviation) age of participants was 40.9 (16.8) years, and most of them belonged to the age group of 35–49 years (33.9%) with the highest rate of infection (4.5%). In terms of other demographic variables, seropositivity to CE was higher in women (3.8%) and people who lived in rural areas (5.1%), were housewives (3.6%), and were illiterate (4%) (P>0.05). Binary logistic regression analysis revealed that only keeping dogs at home was a risk factor for CE (adjusted odds ratio: 31.407; 95% CI: 5.343–184.590%; P<0.001). Conclusion: Direct contact with dogs is the main method of CE transmission. Therefore, public health education and the deworming of dogs can be effective in preventing and controlling CE.

NURSING STUDENTS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE AND THE INFLUENCING FACTORS

Aim: The increasing incidence of violence is an important public health problem. Violence against women is increasing day by day. Most of this violence is intimate partner violence. In this context, nursing students' attitudes toward intimate partner violence and their experience with intimate partner violence are very important. The aim of this study was to determine the factors influencing the attitudes of nursing students toward intimate partner violence. 
 Method: The study was a descriptive-correlational design. The data were collected by using the Personal Information Form and Intimate Partner Violence Attitude Scale. In the analysis of the descriptive research statistics, the Pearson correlation, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney-U and Binary logistic regression tests were used. 
 Results: It was found that 11.4% of the female students and 8.5% of the male students encountered intimate partner violence; of these students, 6.7% experienced physical, 5.2% experienced psychological, 4.4% experienced social, 2.1% experienced sexual and 1.5% experienced economic and digital intimate partner violence. It was found that nursing students whose mothers had attained a higher education level, who were exposed to domestic violence or who witnessed violence adopted a strong attitude against intimate partner violence. 
 Conclusion and Suggestions: This study emphasizes the necessity of increasing awareness of nursing students towards intimate partner violence and other types of violence, of adding violence as a compulsory course in the curriculum, and learning about legal responsibilities.

Relationship between Pulmonary TB Patient Behavior and Family Support with Treatment Adherence at Hospital in Indonesia

Estimates place the number of new cases of tuberculosis (TB) at 10.4 million per year. Based on an initial survey of 10 TB patients, it was found that 6 patients were not compliant with treatment, while 4 other patients were compliant with treatment. The aim of this research was to determine the behavioral factors of pulmonary TB patients with patient treatment compliance at the RSU Pulmonary Polyclinic. Mother Thamrin Medan. The research design used in this research is an analytical survey with a cross sectional approach. The population in this study was all 58 patients and the samples were taken by a total sampling method of 58 people. Data collection methods are primary data, secondary and tertiary data. The data analysis used is the binary logistic regression test. The results showed that age had a sig-p value of 0.646> 0.05, education sig-p 0.032< 0.05, employment sig-p 1.0> 0.05, knowledge sig-p 0.012< 0.05, attitude sig-p 0.036 < 0.05, sig-p action 0.003< 0.05 and family support sig-p 0.048< 0.05.The conclusion in this study is that there is an influence of education, knowledge, attitudes, actions and family support on patient treatment compliance, while age and employment have no influence on patient treatment compliance at the RSU Pulmonary Polyclinic. Bunda Thamrin Medan. By monitoring patients, educating them to detect frequent complaints and symptoms of TB disease, and encouraging patients to report their condition to medical professionals right away, it is intended that the findings of this research can be used as informational material for research sites.

Risk factors of diabetes and cancer-specific mortalities in patients with infiltrating ductal carcinoma of the breast: a population-based study.

Breast cancer is considered one of the most common neoplasms worldwide. Diabetes (DM) increases mortality among postmenopausal patients with breast cancer. Our study aims to identify the risk factors of DM-specific mortality and infiltrating ductal carcinoma (IDC) mortality in patients with IDC of the breast. Data of IDC patients were obtained from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database from 1975 to 2016. Independent variables included age, race, marital status, the primary site of IDC, breast subtype, the disease stage, grade, chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. Kaplan-Meier, Cox and Binary regression tests were used to analyze the data using SPSS software. A total of 673 533 IDC patients were analyzed. Of them, 4224 died due to DM and 116 822 died due to IDC. Factors that increase the risk of overall, IDC-specific, and DM-specific mortalities include older age, black race, widowed, uninsured, regional and distant stages, grade II and III, and no treatment with chemotherapy or radiotherapy or surgery. Additionally, the IDC mortality increased with separated status, all primary sites, all breast subtypes, and stage IV. In patients with IDC, controlling DM besides cancer is recommended to reduce the mortality risk. Old, black, widowed, uninsured, regional and distant stages, grade II and III, and no treatment are common risk factors for DM- and IDC-mortality.

Evaluation of Herbal Products and Dietary Supplements Use in Patients with Respiratory Diseases Applied to Tertiary Health Institution.

In recent years, especially with the Coronavirus Disease of 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the use of herbal products for various health problems has been increasing worldwide. This study aimed to determine the frequency of herbal product/dietary supplement use, the most used products, and the factors affecting the use of these products in patients who applied to the Chest Diseases Clinic. This descriptive survey study was conducted at Chest Diseases Clinic using a face-to-face interview technique. Adult individuals with subacute respiratory complaints for > 3 weeks or a diagnosis of chronic chest disease were included in the study. The questionnaire form included questions about personal characteristics, data related to disease and treatment, use of herbal products/dietary supplements, and attitudes toward these products. A total of 444 participants with all the data included in the study. Descriptive statistics, chi-square, and binary logistic regression tests were used. It was determined that 49.3% of the participants used herbal products/dietary supplements, and the most frequently used products were honey, linden, ginger, lemon, and carob. According to the results of the binary logistic regression test, it was determined that patients over 60 years old [odds ratio (OR)= 2.0, 95% confidence interval (Cl): 1.1-3.8, p= 0.042], those with a high education level (OR= 2.0, 95% Cl: 1.1-3.6, p= 0.018), those who live in urban (OR= 1.8, 95% Cl: 1.1-3.0, p= 0.018), and those with a diagnosis of post-COVID syndrome (OR= 2.7, 95%, Cl: 1.3-5.5, p= 0.007) are more likely to use these products. It was determined that 57.9% of the participants used these products to relieve the symptoms of the disease. Considering the high probability of using these products in patients with respiratory tract disease, it is essential for public health that health professionals question the use of these products and provide counseling on this issue.

Biochar with improved performance prepared based on “micro-explosive reaction” conjecture for effective removal of antibiotics

In this study, corn and wheat straw biochars (BCS-K-Zn and BWS-K-Zn) were produced through a one-step carbonization-co-activation method utilizing a novel mixed activator (ZnCl2 or K2SO4). The data indicated that their specific surface areas measured 1817.66 and 1509.84 m2/g, respectively. This method significantly improved the physicochemical properties of the biochars, particularly the total pore volume, which increased by 26.79 % and 31.54 %, respectively, when compared to the biochars produced from single activator. After analyzing the reactions present in the preparation process, we proposed the hypothesis of “micro-explosion reaction”. Following this, we investigated the removal abilities of biochars using chloramphenicol and tetracycline hydrochloride (CP and TH) as adsorption models. Both biochars demonstrated superior performance in single system and binary system adsorption tests. The maximum adsorption capacities for TH (1782.52 and 1638.44 mg/g) and CP (1368.18 and 1438.22 mg/g) exceed those of most adsorbents. This work aims to not only prepare biochars with enhanced performance to combat antibiotic pollution in water, but also verify the effectiveness of a new preparation technology. This could serve as a novel strategy for further development of lignocellulosic biochars.

Elevated level of serum human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) predicts disease severity and mortality in COVID-19 pneumonia

BackgroundWe retrospectively analyzed serum level of human epididymis protein 4 (HE4) as a pulmonary inflammatory biomarker in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in association with disease severity and outcome.MethodsNinety-nine (40 critically ill, 40 severe and 19 mild) COVID-19 patients and as controls 25 age- and sex-matched non-COVID-19 bacterial sepsis subjects were included. Serum HE4 was measured by an immunoassay (Architect® i1000SR, Abbott) in the baseline samples of all study participants obtained at intensive care unit (ICU) admission or during outpatient clinic visit and follow-up sera were available in case of 30 COVID-19 subjects with life-threating conditions. Associations were studied between serum HE4, routinely available laboratory parameters, clinical characteristics, and disease progression.ResultsBaseline HE4 level was significantly higher (P < 0.0001) in critically ill (524.7 [300.1–1153.0] pmol/L) than severe COVID-19 subjects (157.4 [85.2-336.9] pmol/L) and in mild SARS-CoV-2 infection (46.7 [39.1–57.2] pmol/L). Similarly increased HE4 concentrations were found in bacterial sepsis (1118.0 [418.3–1953.0] pmol/L, P = 0.056) compared to critically ill COVID-19 individuals. Serum HE4 levels significantly correlated with age, SOFA-score, inflammation-dependent biomarkers, and the degree of lung manifestation evaluated by chest CT examination in ICU COVID-19 individuals. Based on ROC-AUC curve analysis, baseline HE4 independently indicated the severity of COVID-19 with an AUC value of 0.816 (95% CI [0.723–0.908]; P < 0.0001), while binary logistic regression test found HE4 as an independent prognostic parameter for death (OR: 10.618 [2.331–48.354]; P = 0.002). Furthermore, COVID-19 non-survivors showed much higher baseline HE4 levels without a substantial change under treatment vs. survivors (P < 0.0001). Finally, pre-treatment HE4 level of ≥ 331.7 pmol/L effectively predicted a larger risk for mortality (Log-Rank P < 0.0001) due to severe COVID-19 pneumonia.ConclusionElevated serum HE4 level at ICU admission highly correlates with COVID-19 severity and predicts disease outcome.

Respiratory infection risk in primary Sjögren's syndrome complicated with interstitial lung disease: a retrospective study.

To explore clinical and laboratory characteristics of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) complicated with interstitial lung disease (ILD) and investigate the risk factors for respiratory infections in pSS-ILD. A cohort of 162 pSS-ILD patients in Peking University People's Hospital from 2015 to 2020 were included, and all medical records were completely collected. We screened 53 patients suffering from respiratory infections as study cases, compared with 109 age- and sex-matched controls. Differences between infection group and control group were compared. Univariate and multivariate binary logistic regression tests were conducted to identify potential risk factors for respiratory infections in pSS-ILD patients. Among 162 pSS-ILD patients, 32.72% (53/162) suffered from respiratory infections. The most frequent type of ILD was nonspecific interstitial pneumonia (32.08%, 51/159), and the most common type of pathogen was bacteria (64.25%, 34/53). Infection group showed higher levels of ESSDAI (P < 0.001), CRP (P < 0.001), ESR (P = 0.003), and C3 (P = 0.020) but lower level of DLCO-SB (P = 0.015). Univariate logistic model revealed that PAH and the use of glucocorticoid increased infection risk in pSS-ILD patients. On multivariate logistic regression analysis, PAH (OR = 3.993, 95% CI = 1.192-13.373, P = 0.025) and severe reduction of DLCO (DLCO-SB < 40%, OR = 4.625, 95% CI = 1.281-16.702, P = 0.019) were significantly associated with increased risk of respiratory infections in pSS-ILD patients. Among pSS-ILD patients, the most frequent type of ILD was nonspecific interstitial pneumonia. In patients with infection, bacteria were the most common pathogen. Higher levels of ESSDAI, CRP, ESR, and C3 may be correlated with increased infection risk. PAH and reduction of DLCO were identifiedas independent risk factors. Key Points • ILD and infectious diseases severely affect pSS patient conditions. • Higher levels of ESSDAI, CRP, ESR, and C3 may be correlated with increased infection risks in pSS-ILD. • PAH and reduction of DLCO were identified as independent risk factors for lower respiratory infection.

An effective approach for CH4/N2 separation using aluminum-based metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) prepared from coal fly ash

Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are considered one of the promising adsorbents for CH4/N2 separation. However, MOFs commercialization is a big challenge since their synthetic materials are expensive and not environmentally friendly. Herein, the dealumination solution obtained from coal fly ash (CFA) using sulfuric acid as an extracting agent through direct leaching and roasting technologies was applied as metal feedstock to prepare CFAx-FumMOF-y and compared to aluminum fumarate MOF (Al-FumMOF) in morphology, surface area, micropore volume, and CH4/N2 selective separation. The results indicated that CFAx-FumMOF-y exhibited closely similar surface area (1164.94–1073.08 m2/g) and micropore volume (0.40–0.36 cm3/g) to Al-FumMOF (1287.55 m2/g, 0.42 cm3/g), even there were no detectable differences in CH4 uptakes (CFAx-FumMOF-y, 21.93–20.69 cm3/g; Al-FumMOF, 22.13 cm3/g) at 298 K and 1.0 bar, suggesting that the impurity metal species in dealumination solution hardly affect textural properties and gas uptakes. Moreover, the isosteric heat of adsorption (Qst) and IAST CH4/N2 selectivity of CFAs-FumMOF-1 (19.25–17.84 kJ/mol) and CFAb-FumMOF-1 (18.83–18.64 kJ/mol) were slightly superior to Al-FumMOF (17.83.64–16.86 kJ/mol, 4.87), suggesting that CFAx-FumMOF-1 played an identical role as Al-FumMOF in gases separation. The cyclic regeneration experiments and binary breakthrough tests further confirmed that CFAx-FumMOF-y was feasible for practical application. This study provides a new perspective for reducing the production cost of MOFs as well as realizing high-value utilization of CFA.

Effect of thermal conditioning on the initiation threshold of secondary high‐explosives

AbstractWhile most performance metrics of high‐explosive (HE) based devices like detonation velocity, detonation pressure, and energy output are expected to degrade over time, the evolution of initiation threshold appears less clear, with claims of both increasing and decreasing trends in threshold having been made in the literature. This work analyzes D‐optimally designed sequential binary test data for a few thermally conditioned porous‐powder and polymer‐bonded HE initiator systems using a Bayesian likelihood method employing the probit regression model. We find that in most cases the initiation threshold decreases (i. e., sensitivity increases) upon accelerated thermal conditioning. However, such results are nuanced and influenced by factors like the contact area of initiating stimulus, HE characteristics like density and specific surface area, as well as possible thermally induced changes to other materials and interfaces involved.

Inconsistent use of male condoms among HIV-negative men who have sex with other men.

to analyze the factors associated with inconsistent use of male condoms among HIV-negative men who have sex with other men. a cross-sectional, analytical and nationwide study conducted online in all the Brazilian regions in 2020, via networks and in dating websites. Inconsistent condom use was defined as occasional use or as never using it. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed, as well as association and binary logistic regression tests. inconsistent condom use was reported by 1,222 (85%) of all 1,438 participants. The "homosexuals" (ORAdj: 2.03; 95% CI: 1.14-3.59; p=0.016), "having a fixed partner" (ORAdj: 2.19; 95% CI: 1.55-3.09; p<0.001), "oral sex" (ORAdj: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.31-4.43; p=0.005), "insertive anal" (ORAdj: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.10-3.58; p=0.023) and "STI diagnosis" (ORAdj: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.13-2.24; p=0.007) variables were independently associated with inconsistent use of male condoms. The "receiving advice on HIV test from a friend" (ORAdj: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.52-0.96; p=0.028) and "sex worker" (ORAdj: 0.26; 95% CI: 0.11-0.60; p=0.002) variables were protective factors. the variables under study pointed to a strong relationship between steady partners and increased trust and low adherence to condom use, corroborating other studies.

Uso inconsistente do preservativo masculino entre homens HIV negativos que fazem sexo com homens

Objective: to analyze the factors associated with inconsistent use of male condoms among HIV-negative men who have sex with other men. Method: a cross-sectional, analytical and nationwide study conducted online in all the Brazilian regions in 2020, via networks and in dating websites. Inconsistent condom use was defined as occasional use or as never using it. Descriptive statistical analyses were performed, as well as association and binary logistic regression tests. Results: inconsistent condom use was reported by 1,222 (85%) of all 1,438 participants. The “homosexuals” (ORAdj: 2.03; 95% CI: 1.14-3.59; p=0.016), “having a fixed partner” (ORAdj: 2.19; 95% CI: 1.55-3.09; p&lt;0.001), “oral sex” (ORAdj: 2.41; 95% CI: 1.31-4.43; p=0.005), “insertive anal” (ORAdj: 1.98; 95% CI: 1.10-3.58; p=0.023) and “STI diagnosis” (ORAdj: 1.59; 95% CI: 1.13-2.24; p=0.007) variables were independently associated with inconsistent use of male condoms. The “receiving advice on HIV test from a friend” (ORAdj: 0.71; 95% CI: 0.52-0.96; p=0.028) and “sex worker” (ORAdj: 0.26; 95% CI: 0.11-0.60; p=0.002) variables were protective factors. Conclusion: the variables under study pointed to a strong relationship between steady partners and increased trust and low adherence to condom use, corroborating other studies.

PAIRWISE NONLINEAR DEPENDENCE ANALYSIS OF GENOMIC DATA.

In The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) data set, there are many interesting nonlinear dependencies between pairs of genes that reveal important relationships and subtypes of cancer. Such genomic data analysis requires a rapid, powerful and interpretable detection process, especially in a high-dimensional environment. We study the nonlinear patterns among the expression of pairs of genes from TCGA using a powerful tool called Binary Expansion Testing. We find many nonlinear patterns, some of which are driven by known cancer subtypes, some of which are novel.

PENGARUH PENGETAHUAN DAN KELELAHAN KERJA TERHADAP UNSAFE ACTION PADA PEKERJA OPERASIONAL KALLA TRANSPORT &amp; LOGISTIK

Unsafe behaviors can endanger people or workers and are caused by internal factors such as worker knowledge or fatigue. The study used a quantitative method with a cross-sectional approach with 51 respondents. Data were collected by questionnaire and analyzed using univariate and bivariate tests with a confidence level of α = 0.05. The binary logistic regression test results show that work fatigue is the variable that significantly influences risky behavior (p-value 0.019). The Exp(B) for job fatigue is 5,348, indicating that fatigue has a five times greater impact on risky behavior than knowledge does.

RADYOTERAPİ TEKNİKERLİĞİ EĞİTİMİNDE UYGULAMALI EĞİTİMİN VE STAJIN ÖNEMİ

The purpose of this study was to assess the practical training provided by associate degree programs in radiotherapy education in the United States, as well as the preparedness of students for internships and their post-internship learning levels. A total of 317 participants, including both face-to-face and online students, as well as graduates of the radiotherapy program, completed a survey consisting of 68 questions. Of the participants, 66.2% were female (n=210) and 33.8% were male (n=107). Lab facilities are available at institutions where the majority of participants (70.3%) have received education. Binary logistic regression tests were used to investigate whether there was a difference between the pre- and post-internship status. It was statistically significant that interns who had experienced professional growth prior to the internship performed better in achieving such gains after the internship (p &lt; 0.05). The rate of error among participants who underwent laboratory training was 58.4% lower, and the time it took for them to begin working with patients independently was 61.1% less compared to those who were trained in an educational institution with inadequate practical training. Our survey underscores the significance of both theoretical and hands-on training in the education of radiotherapy technicians. Starting internships with theoretical training in a laboratory environment reinforces students' knowledge and improves their success during the internship. This type of training also enhances self-confidence, strengthens their connection to their profession, and prepares them for professional life after graduation.