College Employees Research Articles

Serum Afamin in Prediabetic Individuals in Association with Insulin Resistance and Glycemic Indices: A Case-Control Study

Background: Prediabetes is a metabolic disorder characterized by higher serum glucose levels than normal and below the diagnostic threshold for diabetes mellitus. Afamin is a glycoprotein mainly excreted from the liver and facilitates vitamin E transport. Afamin is one of the albumin gene family that includes albumin, α-Fetoprotein, and vitamin D-binding protein. Aim: This study aimed to evaluate serum afamin levels in prediabetic individuals and ascertain the association of serum afamin with insulin resistance and glycemic indices. Material and Methods: A case-control study was performed at Azadi Teaching Hospital, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, consisted of 88 participants, 44 prediabetic individuals and 44 apparently healthy individuals as a control group. Prediabetic individuals were obtained from relatives of patients with diabetes mellitus visiting Azadi Teaching Hospital, whereas, healthy individuals were chosen from the medical staff and college employees. The diagnosis of prediabetes was made according to the American Diabetes Association criteria. Serum afamin were assessed by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, while other biochemical parameters such as HbA1c, glucose and insulin were analyzed by Cobas 6000 (Roche, Hitachi/ Germany). Results: Mean level of serum afamin was higher in prediabetic individuals (115.31±62.74) compared to their level in the control group (91.57±43.46), with a statistically significant difference (p = 0.042). The mean age of prediabetics was (44.05±10.56) with males predominant (63.6%) and 70.5% of them were more than 40 years and 88.6% were obese. Conclusion: The study concluded the presence of higher mean serum afamin levels among prediabetic individuals compared to the healthy control.

Global Movement Crisis

Background: Physical inactivity has become a global crisis and is adversely impacting the health of our world. Being physically active, even at a minimal level, can positively change physical and mental health. As little as ten minutes a day can result in significant health improvements, such as a decrease in blood glucose levels. Description: Service-learning courses are a way to provide students with job-related training as college credit and offer a needed service of safe physical activity to members of the local community. Learning Outcomes: Student participants learn from teaching exercise, building programs, and implementing a training program for the college employees. Significance and Impact: Physical inactivity is a global health crisis. The lack of activity is causing major health concerns as well as death. This is a call to action to expand healthy activity to the general population using trained student leaders. Teaching Notes: The case includes links to various documents to guide instructors to take advantage of a similar activity.

COMPARISON OF BLOOD PRESSURE AND HEART RATE AMONG ACTIVE AND PASSIVE CIGARETTE SMOKERS


 OBJECTIVE:To compare the effects of passive and active cigarette smokers on blood pressure and heart rate.
 METHODS: It was a cross sectional study based in Physiology department of Khyber Medical College, Peshawar. It was conducted from January 2022 to June 2022. Using non probability convenient sampling, MBBS students and college employees were divided into three groups. Each group had a sample size of 50. Group 1 comprised of passive smokers, group 2 consisted of active smokers and group 3 of nonsmokers. Heart rate and blood pressure, including Systolic Blood Pressure, Diastolic Blood Pressure, Mean Arterial Pressure and Pulse Pressure, were measured. Data was analysed using SPSS 26.
 RESULTS: In Group-1, all smokers were males. In Group-2 (nonsmokers), 42 were males (32.6%) and 8 (34.8%) were females and in Group-3 (passive smokers), 37 were males (28.7%) and 15 were females (65.2%). Using Anova test, the difference in the mean values of systolic blood pressure (SBP) among the three groups was found to be highly significant (0.001), while that of diastolic blood pressure (DBP) non-significant (0.291). The mean values of Heart Rate (HR) among the three groups was also significant (0.049).
 CONCLUSION:Smoking effects blood pressure and heart rate, as the systolic blood pressure and heart rate of smokers in our study was raised.
 KEY WORDS: Hypertension, smokers, powerlab,

“We Service the Taxpayers and Families Where Others Do Not”: A Rural Community College Typology

ABSTRACT U.S. rural community colleges serve approximately 3.4 million students, yet there is very little research on these institutions. We conducted a mulitple case study to develop a typology of rural community college locations. We gathered and analyzed publicly available data (n = 25) and private institutional data (n = 6) and conducted in-person interviews (n = 27), site visits (n = 7), and telephone interviews (n = 21) across Pennsylvania’s rural community college locations. Our typology includes two main types: the college hub and satellite sites, and six satellite sub-types: focused site, outreach site, scaled hub, virtual site, partner site, and closing site. Our findings indicate the need to adjust state funding formulas to account for the work of rural community college employees and the interdependence of the rural locations, as well as to maximize the use of rural community college locations to the benefit of constituents and communities.

A study on the impact of employee involvement towards psychological contract fulfilment in a public TVET college

Purpose – Psychological contracts are of paramount importance in organisa-tions as they determine if the objectives of the organisation will be met successfully. They determine if the culture within the organisation will be conducive for the attainment of the predetermined goals. This study scruti-nised the significance of making employees feel involved in every decision and action taken that involved their jobs, if it had any effect in the fulfilment of those psychological contracts. Aim – The main objective of the study is to investigate the influence em-ployee involvement has on the fulfilment of the psychological contracts within the public TVET college. Design/methodology/approach – An online questionnaire was adminis-tered to a sample of 113 Mnambithi TVET college employees at Ladysmith campus, as well as the central administration office. Findings - The sample was chosen using a stratified sampling method. 92 questionnaires were returned with responses. For the analyses and inter-pretation descriptive analysis, mean standard deviation and corelation have been used. In computing the results to test the relationship between in-volvement and psychological contract fulfilment, a correlation coefficient was used as a measure. Limitation of the study – The limitations of this research project were that it was only conducted in one college in KZN and due to logistical hindrances, only one campus and a central administration office were used in selecting the sample. As a critical point of discussion, the effect employee involve-ment has on psychological contracts fulfilment could be tested throughout all colleges in the province or even in the country. Future Research- Further research on the following can be suggested as further limitations of this research output.If employee involvement has a causal effect on psychological contract fulfilment. The degree of involve-ment in different ranks in the institution (for example, between managers and subordinates). How psychological contracts fulfilment affects turnover rate in the TVET sector. Originality/value – The results of the data analysis showed that there is a significant relationship between the two constructs.

The Attitudes towards Autonomous Vehicles in a Medium-Sized Academic-Dominated U.S. Metropolitan Area With Cold Winters

Autonomous vehicles, AVs, as an emerging technology will contribute to fundamental changes in the transportation of cities. Medium-sized academic-dominated U.S. towns with cold winters and a large proportion of college students and employees are some of the regions with special travel patterns that may potentially contribute to a different perception of AVs. Using a stated preference survey in the two main universities in the Fargo-Moorhead area, perceived usefulness, perceived risk, and a winter-related variable defined as transportation safety improvement by AVs in inclement weather were simultaneously modeled. Given that the respondents agreed with the stated usefulness and risks of AVs, not being single was associated with an increased likelihood of agreeing with the winter-related variable for the respondents above 25. Low income households were associated with a 25% increase in the likelihood of agreeing with the winter-related variable for the respondents in the non-student model.

Bagaimana konflik pekerjaan-keluarga dapat membahayakan kinerja? Integrasi Conservation of Resources Theory

The development of research related to work-family conflict is overgrowing. However, there are still various gaps involving the mediating role to investigate the indirect effect of work-family conflict on performance. This study aims to examine the mediating role of psychological well-being in the pathway of the effect of work-family conflict on performance. The researcher involved 81 respondents, most of whom were college employees. The basic theory in this study uses the conservation of resources theory. The study results found that psychological well-being could fully mediate the indirect effect of work-family conflict on employee performance. Based on the Conservation of Resources Theory, that workers who already have families are more likely to engage with conflicts between work and family. Logically, workers who cannot manage resources, they will channel resources only on one goal, namely at their work. Thus, their family environment lacks attention and ultimately the conflict between work and family will occur in a worker who cannot manage their resources.

Ideological and Political Education Resources in Literary Works —A study Based on College Students and Employees of Tobacco Enterprises

Objectives: This paper discusses the ideological and political education resources in literary works. Based on the focus group interviews with college students and employees of tobacco enterprises, this paper further explains the three forms of manifestation related to the ideological and political education resources in literary works: First, the ideological and political education themes in literary works; secondly, the literary discourse strategies can provide reference for the discourse system of the ideological and political education; thirdly, literary works can involve the subject construction in the discourse system of the ideological and political education. An in-depth study of these problems will bridge the originally wide gap between the literary narration and the ideological and political education so that the ideological and political education can absorb and learn from the advantages of literary narration in the ideological dissemination.

Misconceptions About Blood Donation Among CMH Kharain Medical College Employees

Blood donation acts as a life saving measure and steps are required to remove misunderstanding about current issues. Blood donation is required every second in life globally. Purpose: To determine and evaluate an attitude and knowledge of people regarding blood donation. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Methodology: Present study was conducted among the employees of CMH Kharian Medical College over a time period of 3 months. Data was collected by self structured questionnaire through convenient sampling. Data analysis was done by SPSS 20. Results: Out of 180 participants, 87% had donated blood in the past, 81.66% were willing to accept blood donation. Most of the participants were unafraid of donating blood (83.34%). Only 35% thought that they will catch infection while 71.67% believed that they will become obese, unconscious and anemic. Conclusion: We concluded that there was a positive attitude among the respondents towards blood donation. However, survey showed that blood donation (voluntarily & regularly) was low in actual practice according to WHO standards. Most likely reasons included misconception related to it. Hence, government should plan a strategy to educate common people regarding this health issue. Key word: Blood Donation, Attitude, Health Issue and Employees.

The Relationship between the Role of Buddhist College Workers and Their Participation as Members of the Buddhi Employee Cooperative in Tangerang

The purpose of the research is to obtain the value of the relationship between the roles of female Buddhist college employees on participation as members of the Buddhist college employees employee cooperative in Tangerang. As for the background of this research is the enormous role of cooperatives, especially in Indonesia in advancing the family economy. In addition, the condition of women working in Indonesia is increasingly having a very helpful role for the family economy. The data in this study are the result data from questionnaires conducted by the research team. This research uses descriptive analysis method where the results of this study provide an overview of the phenomenon of the object of research. This study uses relationship analysis and t test and r test in data processing.
 The respondents who were studied from the age side, most were in the productive age between 20 - 45 years old or as much as 86.50%. Of the educational structure 73% of respondents have education with a bachelor to doctoral level. The calculation result of simple correlation (r) shows the correlation value of 0.326. This shows the correlation between the role of female employees with the role of members of the Buddhist college employees cooperative in Tangerang does not have a correlation even though the degree of relationship shown shows a positive number. Hypothesis testing in this study shows a significance value> 0.05 then Ho is accepted, meaning that no significant correlation is described between the role of female employees with the roles or functions of members of the Buddhist college employees cooperative in Tangerang. The conclusion from this study is that there is no relationship between the role of female college employees and their participation as members of the Buddhist employee cooperative in Tangerang.

WITHDRAWN: All-Round Development of Mooc English Teachers Based on Sensor Path Coverage Algorithm and Microprocessor

ABSTRACT Huge scope open online hall Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is, distance and has been created from free learning convention, and are getting increasingly famous. As another and energizing field of instruction, MOOCs, by individuals with admittance to the innovation, can get the course for nothing, changing the capability of training and the Internet to form subjects and advantages educators' student potential. General proficient turn of events and English instructor, particularly huge scope open online hall in a limit building (MOOCs). MOOCs, which are getting increasingly mainstream in Pakistan, are the most oblivious idea, is the individuals, particularly educated in the customary vis-a-vis mode. Suppose remote sensor networks are sent arbitrarily (because the Boolean model's broad utilization doesn't make a difference). In that case, the quantity of way length and the sensor will have the way inclusion restricted. All the more explicitly, are full-way inclusion the quantity of the conveyance of the hole that isn't covered and to discover the likelihood of the chance of the whole's entirety is more modest than a given size. Similarly, the same number of second language college employees don't interest in any MOOCs; are utilized to comfort the information collection inspecting. The just respondent has finished the survey. Dependability of the trust survey. The outcomes show a low number of English instructors in Pakistan ought to partake in an incomplete or full examination of MOOCs. In this manner, as usual, it is an extremely less number of every member MOOCs. Nonetheless, participation, and anybody any individual who partook in the MOOCs, the instructor is advancing their general mastery. Found that it is whether improved and administration abilities improve the language, which is exceptionally valuable.

International Students' Acculturation and Adjustment to College: Suggestions for Turkey

The international student population is increasing gradually around the world as a result, international students require more attention in terms of their adjustment needs and acculturation experiences. Developed and developing countries' approaches to addressing international student adjustment needs can be different, yet regardless of the country's development status, colleges accept international students. Therefore, a greater understanding of acculturation and adjustment to college issues of international students is needed to provide optimal support for these students. To address this need, the first purpose of this article is determined as providing an overview of the concept of acculturation and its relation to international student college adjustment issues. Second, studies conducted with international students in Turkey reviewed and some conflicted findings were discussed. Third, considering the adjustment needs of international students in Turkey, practical suggestions presented for university policymakers, academics, advisors, as well as college employees working with international students such as counselors from university counseling centers.

Keeping College Employees Amid COVID-19

COVID-19 changed so much for higher education. Traditional classrooms were vacant. They remained vacant for months. St. Petersburg College was just one of many institutions that grappled with swift and critical decisions to go online and what the environment would be for coming back. With nearly 47,000 students and 2,800 faculty and staff to consider, it was no small feat to accomplish. Budget considerations were top of mind, with volatile enrollment and unknown state funding amounts for the upcoming year. One of the biggest decisions that laid before President Tonjua Williams was how to keep employees employed as long as college resources would allow. Dr. Williams had no idea what her budget was going to be – what the state was going to ultimately contribute; what enrollment was going to be; and how many losses were going to be incurred as a result of COVID. It was clear that the president had to plan for a shortfall for the next fiscal year. But how much? With 80% of its budget being spent on personnel, one thing was for sure, a cost savings to personnel was the only area that could make a dent. Dr. Williams found herself contemplating options. Does she furlough everyone? Does she lay off people? Does she keep everyone on board, but implement pay cuts? She remained optimistic, but how could she limit the impact on her people during this challenging time? With a new fiscal year approaching, the decision would be even more complicated.

“We Take EVERYONE”: Perceptions of External Assessment and Accountability at the Community College

ABSTRACT Assessment, accountability, and transparency represent a greater focus than ever in higher education. Community colleges are not exempt from these requirements, though they are overlooked in the creation of state and national assessment instruments. Therefore, we designed and distributed the Perceptions of Community College Assessment (PCCA) survey, a national mixed methods survey of the perceptions of community college employees (N = 198) who administer or assist in the administration of state and federal community college assessments. Respondents reported low confidence in the accuracy of existing assessment measures used at the state (e.g., performance-based funding measures) and federal (e.g., the College Scorecard) levels. Respondents believed much of the work of community colleges is not captured in existing external assessments which can lead to inaccurate educational data overall. Based on our findings, we recommend that existing federal and state assessment measures be reevaluated, and the classifications of community colleges be expanded to reflect the realities and complexities of modern day community colleges. We further recommend that community college leaders be provided an opportunity to actively assist in the creation of new measures and classifications based on their in the field expertise. Through this research, we seek to educate state and federal decision makers and to provide a tool for community college leaders to advocate for policy and practical changes in the accountability systems used to assess community colleges.

Implikasi Kecerdasan Emosional Terhadap Prestasi Kerja Dosen Sekolah Tinggi Maritim Yogyakarta (STIMARYO)

Penelitian ini meneliti implikasi kecerdasan emosional terhadap prestasi kerja dosen Sekolah Tinggi Maritim Yogyakarta (STIMARYO). Masalah yang diteliti adalah pengaruh faktor kecerdasan emosional terhadap prestasi kerja dosen Sekolah Tinggi Maritim Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian kuantitatif yang menggunakan data primer sebagai sumber datanya. Data diperoleh dari penyebaran kuesioner kepada karyawan Sekolah Tinggi Maritim Yogyakarta. Data dianalisis menggunakan regresi linier sederhana. Hasil penelitian mendapatkan kesimpulan ada pengaruh positif dan signifikan dari faktor kecerdasan emosional terhadap prestasi kerja dosen Sekolah Tinggi Maritim Yogyakarta. Adanya pengaruh positif, diketahui dari nilai koefisien regresi sebesar positif 0,549. Adanya pengaruh signifikan diketahui dari hasil uji F dan uji t yang mendapatkan nilai signifikansi 0,004 (< 0,05) yang berarti bahwa variabel bebas mempunyai pengaruh yang signifikan terhadap variabel terikat.

Quality of Work Life: Perception of Employees in Private Technical Educational Institutions in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

The success and survival of any organization depends upon the potential and motivation of the employees working in it. Several research studies in the world have measured the quality of work of employees in industries, universities, government and nongovernment organizations. This study helps to know the quality of work life of the employees working in private technical educational institutions in Bhopal M.P. This study also highlights the overview of quality of work life of the employees under the various dimensions. Quality of work life (QWL) facilitates employee’s training opportunities, job satisfaction and working conditions. A better QWL improves the expansion of the employees along with the organization growth. The data were gathered through a five point Likert scale questionnaire from 312 teaching and 104 nonteaching (total-416) respondents of six private engineering colleges of Bhopal. The questionnaire was designed based on the nine important dimensions of QWL. The collected data after being coded were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences Research (SPSS) Mean, Standard deviation, one way ANOVA, T-test were carried out to serve the purpose of study. The correlation analysis reveals that all the dimensions of QWL are positively correlated with QWL of employees, which indicates that enhancement within the dimensions of QWL, is repeatedly lead to increase the overall QWL of employees. Keyword: Quality of work life, college employees, perception Cite this Article: Ajay Pramod Vaidya, Atul Lumba. Quality of Work Life: Perception of Employees in Private Technical Educational Institutions in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh. E-Commerce for Future & Trends. 2020; 7(2): 24–45p.

Blue Ocean Strategy as an Entry Point to Achieve Competitive Advantage An applied Study at Palestine Technical College - Deir Al-Balah

This study aimed to identify the effect of applying the dimensions of the Blue Ocean strategy in achieving competitive advantage in Palestine Technical College - Deir Al-Balah. The researcher used the descriptive analytical method on the study population of (157) employees that was chosen from all the college employees. Due to the small study sample, the comprehensive survey method was used; the questionnaire was used as the main tool to collect data. From the (157) questionnaires that were distributed on the study population; (130) questionnaires were returned, i.e. (82.8%). The study revealed that the extend of applying the Blue Ocean strategy in Palestine Technical College was wide and with a relative weight of (71.57%). Also the level of competitive advantage was high; with a relative weight of (71.97%). There is also a statistically significant relationship between the dimensions of the blue ocean strategy (exclusion, reduction, increase, innovation) and achieving competitive advantage (cost, quality, response speed, innovation) in Palestine Technical College, where the correlation coefficient reached (0.756). The study also revealed that there is a statistical significance effect between the dimensions of the Blue Ocean strategy (increase and innovation) and the achievement of competitive advantage in Palestine Technical College, while the rest of the variables turned out to be weak. The study recommended the necessity of enhancing the role of the Blue Ocean strategy in its dimensions, and the continuity of its implementation by the researched college. Colleges that intend to implement the Blue Ocean Strategy should take into consideration the four dimensions of this strategy and adapt them to the changing environment of the colleges.

Evidence-based comparative study of group and individual consciousness on life satisfaction among adults

Background: Life satisfaction (LS) is the method during which people show their emotions, feelings (moods), and the way they feel concerning their directions and choices for the longer term. It is a measure of well-being assessed in terms of mood, satisfaction with relationships, achieved goals, self-concepts, and self-perceived ability to address one's lifestyle. LS involves a good angle toward one's life instead of an assessment of the current feelings. LS has been measured in relation to economic standing, degree of education, experiences, residence, and many other topics. Objective: The objective of the present study was to see the effect of group yoga and individual yoga training on LS among adults. Materials and Methods: In the present study, 100 college students and employees aged 18–45 years with dissatisfaction were randomized into two groups, that is, group yoga practice (GYP, n = 50) and individual yoga practice (n = 50). All the participants were assessed for LS using standard questionnaire at the baseline and after completion of 45 days of training intervention. Data analysis was done using statistical software SPSS Version 23.0. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests. Results: The results showed that LS in GYP improved statistically significantly (t = 3.20, p < 0.01) after 45 days of yoga intervention. Further, in case of individual yoga practice group, the results showed that there was no statistically significant increase (t = 1.94, p > 0.05) in LS of the participants. Conclusion: Group yoga intervention is effective in increasing LS among adults as compared to individual yoga intervention.

Assessment of Government Expenditure Management Practices: The Case of Oromia Police College, Oromia, Ethiopia

The purpose of this study was to assess government expenditure management practice at Oromia Police College Procurement Finance and Property Management. Descriptive research method was employed to assess and describe assessment of government expenditure management practice in broad’s importance. Primary data were collected by means of survey questionnaires from Oromia Police College (employees) police officers. Interviews were also conducted with police top management and Oromia Police employers Procurement Finance and Property Management. Focus group was discussion conducted with Oromia Police College Procurement Finance and Property Management employee and who were presently police costumes. In some developing countries a weak expenditure management process that have room for a magnified request, the spending is likely to be for less priority. In these circumstances, the best reaction would be to improve expenditure budget preparation. Since expenditure management is easy at budget preparation than later during the execution of the budget or this nonfiction discussed government expenditure management and practices in Oromia Police College. The problems and controversial issue related to government expenditure management and practices are reflected in the budget preparation, approval, execution, and audit phase of expenditure management practices. Therefore, the result of this study showed that there is a problem of linking the work plan with expenditure budget preparation. It is also revealed that purchasing of goods and services is not based on the annual action plan by organization. In other word, this indicated that there is a problem of budget preparation and execution. On the other hand, In relation to budget approval, the result of this study showed that Oromia Police College has effective systems of check and balance on government expenditure. The assessment was also undertaken to check auditor’s satisfaction in relation to the support they get to conduct their task. The assessment result indicated that auditors have a problem of motivation with the financial and material support to carry out audit work to achieve their objectives. Thus, the study suggested that the program budgeting system introduced by the Oromia Regional Bureau of Finance and Economic Cooperation and Ministry of Finance and Economic Cooperation needs to be strongly considered to link the expenditure with the plan and implementation strategies.

PERCEIVED TASK CHARACTERISTICS AND ITS EFFECT ON EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT AT PRIVATE COLLEGES IN SARAWAK

This study examines five perceived task characteristics variables (decision-making autonomy, task variety, task significance, task identity, feedback from job) and its effect on employee engagement at six private college employees in Sarawak. Despite extensive research on employee engagement, very little empirical research has examined this area of study specifically in the context of Sarawak private colleges. A survey questionnaire was employed to collect the data. A total of 284 responses were analysed using SPSS version 22.0. The results of this study revealed that only feedback from job, task identity and decision-making autonomy are significantly and positively associated with employee engagement. Task significance and task variety were not significantly related to employee engagement. Most importantly, decision-making autonomy was perceived as a dominant task characteristic for employee engagement; it was associated with significant improvements on private colleges’ employee engagement. This study contributes to a better understanding of the effect of perceived task characteristics on employee engagement among private colleges in Sarawak. The implications for practice and suggestions for future research are discussed.