Information Department Research Articles

Assessing the Reality of Crimes in Jordanian Society: A Review Study on Jordanian Society from 2018-2022

The study aims to identify the reality of crime in Jordan during the period from 2018 to 2022 and analyze its impact on Jordanian society. The study relied on a review of the literature and available data to identify the levels of crime and its development in Jordan, recorded in the statistical reports issued by the Directorate of Public Security/Criminal Information Department for the years 2018-2022. The study relies on identifying the social and economic impacts of these crimes on society through evaluation and analysis of the reality of crime in Jordan, especially since it is an important topic that requires a comprehensive study. The objectives of this study are to understand the current situation in order to analyze its impact on Jordanian society. It depends on the available literature, through which it is possible to delve into the patterns of crimes recorded during that period within crime classifications such as violence, theft, fraud, drug trafficking, and others. Therefore, the reality of the development of these crimes develops over the course of the four years within many trends and factors that determine responsibility for the changes. crime rates affect the social and economic reality of crimes in Jordanian society, including the effects of many fears about insecurity, weak confidence in the security services, and the impact on the financial situation instability.

Enhancing Students’ Performance in Integrated Project Course through Collaborative Learning and Open Artificial Intelligence Chatbot

Numerous students faced challenges related to specific concepts, deeming it essential to seek supplementary guidance for the successful completion of their mandatory final semester projects within the Integrated Project Course. This need arose early in the project development phase, and these individuals consistently encountered difficulties in bringing their projects to fruition. The challenges stemmed from the intricate nature of the course material and the inadequacy of suitable guidance. As a result, some students occasionally delivered incomplete and below-par project outcomes. Consequently, this research endeavors to enhance students' final semester project performance by employing collaborative learning methods and integrating an Open Artificial Intelligence Chatbot as interventions. The study was conducted during the session II 2022/2023 in the Department of Information and Communication Technology at Polytechnic Sultan Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, involving 12 students enrolled in the Integrated Project Course and receive score mark below five during their Demonstration One presentation session. Data collection included rubric scores and reflective journals, which were analyzed based on rubric percentages before and after the intervention. The findings of the study indicated an improvement in rubric scores before and after the intervention, signifying an enhancement in students' project-related performance. Additionally, the reflective journal provided insights into the students' learning experiences with both interventions. This research contributes to educators' comprehension of effective methods for elevating students' performance in Integrated Project Course by leveraging contemporary technologies and approaches. Future research initiatives could further diversify teaching and learning methods in Integrated Project through the organization of workshops specifically addressing current technology and knowledge pertinent to the development of final semester projects.

Time series of mortality from stroke in the adult population residents of the State of Amazonas from 2000 to 2021

Introduction: stroke is one of the leading causes of mortality in Brazil and worldwide, however, the literature lacks studies analyzing stroke mortality in the state of Amazonas. Objective: to analyze stroke mortality in the state of Amazonas from 2000 to 2021. Methods: the study is an ecological time-series study with secondary data from 2000 to 2021 obtained from the Department of Health Information and Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS) for the state of Amazonas. Results: the year 2021 recorded the highest number of stroke deaths over the analyzed historical series, with a total of 851 deaths. The mortality rate in 2021 was the highest compared to 2015 through 2021, reaching 31.84. The male sex had a higher mortality rate compared to the female sex for most years. The mortality rate was higher for individuals aged over 60. The mortality rate among people aged 80 or older has been increasing, with an Annual Percent Change (APC) of 2.34% (95% CI: 0.18; 4.54). For the entire population, as well as the age groups 20-29 and 30-39, the mortality rate remained constant. Conclusion: the mortality rate for the total population remained stable. For individuals over 80 years old, there was a growth trend.

Pandemia da COVID-19 e seu reflexo no rastreamento do câncer de mama no Brasil

Introduction: breast cancer has been the leading cause of death among women in Brazil and worldwide. During the years of social isolation due to COVID-19, health services, including breast cancer screening, were suspended in an attempt to contain the spread of the virus, interfering with the early detection and treatment of breast cancer, effective means of reducing mortality. Objective: to identify how the COVID-19 pandemic has interfered with the therapeutic itinerary for breast cancer in Brazilian regions. Method: this is an observational, ecological study, carried out through secondary analysis of data available on the website of the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System (DATASUS). Results: information was collected from all screening bilateral mammography exams in women aged 50 to 69 years, positive cases, and therapeutic modalities from 2018 to 2022. The data showed that the pandemic impacted Brazilian regions differently, requiring different strategies and investments to ensure access to health services and minimize the impacts of the pandemic. Conclusion: although the survey did not show statistically significant results, the southeast region stood out in the registration of cases, but shows a drop-in case registered between 2021 and 2022. On the other hand, the northern region had the lowest number of cases in all years.

Time series of proportional mortality due to stroke in the adult and resident population of the state of Piauí from 2000 to 2021.

Introduction: Stroke is defined as a neurological deficit resulting from a focal lesion in the Central Nervous System, caused by a failure in blood circulation. This includes cerebral infarction, intracerebral hemorrhage, and subarachnoid hemorrhage. According to the *Global Burden of Disease* (GBD) Study 2019, there were 12.2 million new cases of stroke worldwide and 6.55 million deaths attributed to this condition. Objective: To analyze proportional mortality in the state of Piauí, from 2000 to 2021. Method: This is an ecological study using secondary data from 2000 to 2021 for the state of Piauí. Data were extracted from the Information Department of the Unified Health System. Joinpoint regression was used to identify the temporal trend. Results: From 2000 to 2021, there were 27,636 deaths due to stroke in adults aged 20 and above. The age groups of 70 to 79 years and 80 years or older accounted for 65.99% of the total deaths. In 2006, the Proportional Mortality (PM) for both sexes was the highest throughout the period. In all analyzed years, the number of deaths increased by age group. Higher values of proportional mortality occurred from the age group of 40 years onwards. There is a trend of decline in proportional mortality with an Average Annual Percentage Change of 2.4% in the time series. When stratified by sex, PM decreased for both women and men. The age group of 20 to 29 years remained stationary. Conclusion: The time series evidenced a decline in proportional mortality due to stroke in the state of Piauí, with a special emphasis on the female sex and the age group above 80 years.

DETERMINATION OF MAINTENANCE PRIORITIES ON DISTRICT AND CITY ROADS IN LAMPUNG PROVINCE IN 2019 USING THE SIMPLE ADDITIVE WEIGHTING (SAW) METHOD

<p>Road infrastructure is a primary transportation asset extensively used by society to support economic, educational, and other activities. Consequently, roads function as a crucial supporter of the country's socio-economic activities. UU No. 38 of 2004 regarding Roads stipulates that roads are essential transportation facilities for the economy, social aspects, environment, politics, and defense and security. This research employs the Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) method to collect secondary data. The secondary data is obtained from the Department of Communication, Informatics, and Statistics of Lampung Province and processed to generate an assessment of road segments based on preference values. The research results indicate that, based on the criteria weighting, heavily damaged road conditions have the highest importance weight at 58.6%, followed by the criterion of average daily traffic. These findings suggest that road experts share a similar perspective on how road criteria are prioritized for specific regions. The ranking results using the SAW method with a Likert scale indicate a value of 97.34.</p>

Pengaruh Pemanfaatan Instagram @InfoUNP terhadap Kepuasan Pengguna Mahasiswa Departemen Ilmu Informasi Perpustakaan Universitas Negeri Padang

This study was conducted to determine the effect of Instagram @infounp utilization on user satisfaction of students of the Department of Information and Library Science, Faculty of Languages and Arts, Padang State University. This study consists of two variables, namely the Instagram utilization variable (X) with indicators of informative motives, educational motives, and entertainment motives and the user satisfaction variable (Y) with indicators of effectiveness, efficiency, and satisfaction. This research uses descriptive quantitative methods through questionnaires distributed to 100 respondents via Google Form. The population in this study were all Instagram followers @infounp. The data analysis technique used is the normality test and the 't' hypothesis test. Based on the results of the 't' test, it is known that the Instagram utilization variable (X) has an influence on user satisfaction (Y). This is based on the calculation that tcount 9.230> ttable 1.984. Then, the results also show that the utilization of Instagram @infounp is categorized as good so that it gives satisfaction to student users who are in the very good category.

Sistem Informasi Manajemen Pengawasan Dan Pengendalian (WASDAL) Menara Telekomunikasi (Studi Kasus: Dinas Komunikasi Dan Informatika Kota Cimahi)

Telecommunication tower management information system is a crucial data processing system for telecommunication tower fee collection, given the importance of having an efficient and integrated system. However, the Department of Communication and Informatics of Cimahi City still lacks an integrated system, resulting in a slower telecommunication tower fee collection process. To address this issue, a Website named Telecommunication Tower Supervision and Control Management Information System (Wasdal) was developed as an integrated system to facilitate the fee collection process and generate fee collection reports. The methodology employed in this research is the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), and the Website is constructed using Laravel framework, Bootstrap, and MySQL database. The implementation results reveal that the overall built management information system Website meets user requirements. The User Acceptance Test (UAT) outcomes indicate average parameter scores of design (78%), features (79.20%), user satisfaction (80.60%), with an overall testing score of 81.3%.

The application of health information technology for the elderly care in the emergency department: a conceptual model

IntroductionIn the emergency departments (EDs), usually the longest waiting time for treatment and discharge belongs to the elderly patients. Moreover, the number of the ED admissions for the elderly increases every year. It seems that the use of health information technology in geriatric emergency departments can help to reduce the burden of the healthcare services for this group of patients. This research aimed to develop a conceptual model for using health information technology in the geriatric emergency department.MethodsThis study was conducted in 2021. The initial conceptual model was designed based on the findings derived from the previous research phases (literature review and interview with the experts). Then, the model was examined by an expert panel (n = 7). Finally, using the Delphi technique (two rounds), the components of the conceptual model were reviewed and finalized. To collect data, a questionnaire was used, and data were analyzed using descriptive statistics.ResultsThe common information technologies appropriate for the elderly care in the emergency departments included emergency department information system, clinical decision support system, electronic health records, telemedicine, personal health records, electronic questionnaires for screening, and other technologies such as picture archiving and communication systems (PACS), electronic vital sign monitoring systems, etc. The participants approved all of the proposed systems and their applications in the geriatric emergency departments.ConclusionThe proposed model can help to design and implement the most useful information systems in the geriatric emergency departments. As the application of technology accelerates care processes, investing in this field would help to support the care plans for the elderly and improve quality of care services. Further research is recommended to investigate the efficiency and effectiveness of using these technologies in the EDs.

Sex Disparity in Stroke Mortality among Adults: A Time Series Analysis in the Greater Vitoria Region, Brazil (2000-2021).

The disparity between the sexes in stroke mortality has been demonstrated in people from different locations. The objective of this study was to analyze the disparity between sexes in stroke mortality in adults in the metropolitan area of Greater Vitoria between 2000 and 2021. Ecological time series design was conducted with a database of the Brazilian Health System Informatics Department. The annual percentage change and average annual percentage change were calculated through joinpoint regression. Pairwise comparisons using parallelism and coincidence tests were applied to compare temporal trends between men and women. Men had higher mortality rates in most years between 2000 and 2021. In contrast, women had higher proportional mortality values in all years evaluated from 2000 to 2021. The paired comparison revealed a disparity between the sexes in the proportional mortality time series (parallelism test: p = 0.003; coincidence test: p < 0.001). However, the time series of the mortality rates showed no disparity between the sexes (parallelism test: p = 0.114; coincidence test: p = 0.093). From 2000 to 2021, there was a disparity in proportional mortality from stroke between the sexes of the population in the metropolitan area of Greater Vitoria, Brazil. However, the time series of mortality rates between the sexes did not reveal any disparity in the study period.

Epidemiological profile and spatial analysis of probable cases of dengue registered from 2010 to 2021 in the state of Maranhão

Dengue is a disease of viral etiology transmitted by mosquitoes, with a high incidence in tropical countries. Dengue has great epidemiological importance in the Americas and in Brazil. The goal of this study was to analyze the spatial distribution and to describe the epidemiological profile of probable cases of dengue in the State of Maranhão from 2010 to 2021. Statistical analysis through non-parametric tests and spatial analysis were performed using the Moran’s Global Index and Local Indicators of Spatial Association (LISA) and Space-time Scan statistic. Data were collected from the Department of Informatics of the Unified Health System in Brazil (DATASUS) between 2010 and 2021. The highest number of probable cases occurred in 2016 (23,938) and they were concentrated in the first half of each year. The female gender had the highest proportion of cases (54.9%). The cases predominated in the group of people aged between 20 and 39 years old (35.5%). People with incomplete elementary school degree were the most affected (43.0%). The brown race had more registered cases (80.7%). The municipality that had the highest incidence was Barra do Corda (7,418.5 per 100.000 inhabitants in 2016). In the local spatial analysis, 55.8% of the clusters of municipalities High- High occurred in the South region from the State of Maranhão. The municipality of Barra do Corda presented the highest relative risk (55.91) in the Space-time Scan statistic. People of the brown race, with incomplete schooling and young adults were the most affected by the dengue disease. The South region of the State showed greater epidemiological importance because it has representative clusters High-High. KEY WORDS: Dengue; incidence; spatial analysis; State of Maranhao.

Teachers and Students Perceptions on Hybrid Learning in Informatics Department: Challenges and Benefits

Hybrid learning has been adopted by colleges and universities after the COVID-19 pandemic era. This study aims to investigate the challenges and benefitsof hybrid learning in Informatics engineering department. Teachers and students’ perceptions were gathered by semi-structured interview to gain deeper information. Five teachers and five students were selected from Informatics department. The data gathered from semi-structured interview showed that both teacher and students experienced some challenges and benefits, which are technological challenges, engagement strategies, support and training, and flexibility and autonomy. This study result could be a beneficial insight for further research regarding hybrid learning.

Increased Risk of Preterm Delivery Subtypes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy in First Deliveries of Patients With Systemic Vasculitis.

The goal of this study was to investigate the risk of preterm birth subtypes and hypertensive disorders of pregnancy in patients with systemic vasculitis using large, statewide databases. Births to nulliparous patients with prevalent systemic vasculitides (Takayasu arteritis [TAK], Behçet disease [BD], antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis [AAV], and Kawasaki disease [KD]) were identified using International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision codes in linked administrative data and birth records from the California Department of Health Care Access and Information and California Vital Statistics from 1991 to 2012. Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and preterm delivery (PTD) subtypes were identified. Multivariable-adjusted Poisson models estimated risk ratios (RRs) of these outcomes compared with the general birthing population without history of rheumatic disease. A total of 96 births to nulliparous patients with systemic vasculitis were identified (TAK, 14; AAV, 31; BD, 26; KD, 15) and compared with 4,191,900 births of the nulliparous general population. Adjusted RRs for all PTD types were elevated in patients with vasculitis (RR 3.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.15-4.79), as were the RRs of all PTD subtypes including preterm premature rupture of membranes (RR 4.30, 95% CI 2.05-9.01) and spontaneous PTD (RR 4.99, 95% CI 3.01-8.28). Of the spontaneous PTDs among patients with vasculitis, 16.7% were early PTDs (20-31 weeks), with the remaining 83.3% occurring between 32 to 36 weeks. Patients with vasculitis also had an elevated risk of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (RR 2.96, 95% CI 1.72-5.10). Among first-time births, we found that patients with systemic vasculitis have an elevated risk of PTD subtypes as well as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy.

إدارة برنامج اللغة العربية لمجتمع تحت شجارة في جامعة الأستاذ سيف الدين زهري الإسلامية الحكومية بورووكرتو

The purpose of this study is to describe the management of the Arabic language development program for the Tahta Syajarah community at UIN Prof. K.H. Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto based on the concept of George Robert Terry. The method uses descriptive qualitative with data sources from the management of the Tahta Syajarah community with interview and observation techniques. Data analysis techniques using Miles and Huberman. The results of the study show that the development of Arabic in the Tahta Syajarah community has applied the concept; 1) planning, planning programs in the form of learning Nahwu and Shorof, Khitobah, Taqdimul Qishah, Ghina, Syi'ir, Qiroatul Akhbar, Munadzarah Ilmiyah, and Qiroatul Pole, 2) organizing, forming management in the form of BPH (daily management team), Department of Communication and Information, and divisions, 3) actuating, implementing programs that have been planned and organized, 4) controlling and evaluating, internal supervision and formative evaluation and summative evaluation.

Early detection of pediatric health risks using maternal and child health data

Machine learning (ML)-driven diagnosis systems are particularly relevant in pediatrics given the well-documented impact of early-life health conditions on later-life outcomes. Yet, early identification of diseases and their subsequent impact on length of hospital stay for this age group has so far remained uncharacterized, likely because access to relevant health data is severely limited. Thanks to a confidential data use agreement with the California Department of Health Care Access and Information, we introduce Ped-BERT: a state-of-the-art deep learning model that accurately predicts the likelihood of 100+ conditions and the length of stay in a pediatric patient’s next medical visit. We link mother-specific pre- and postnatal period health information to pediatric patient hospital discharge and emergency room visits. Our data set comprises 513.9K mother–baby pairs and contains medical diagnosis codes, length of stay, as well as temporal and spatial pediatric patient characteristics, such as age and residency zip code at the time of visit. Following the popular bidirectional encoder representations from the transformers (BERT) approach, we pre-train Ped-BERT via the masked language modeling objective to learn embedding features for the diagnosis codes contained in our data. We then continue to fine-tune our model to accurately predict primary diagnosis outcomes and length of stay for a pediatric patient’s next visit, given the history of previous visits and, optionally, the mother’s pre- and postnatal health information. We find that Ped-BERT generally outperforms contemporary and state-of-the-art classifiers when trained with minimum features. We also find that incorporating mother health attributes leads to significant improvements in model performance overall and across all patient subgroups in our data. Our most successful Ped-BERT model configuration achieves an area under the receiver operator curve (ROC AUC) of 0.927 and an average precision score (APS) of 0.408 for the diagnosis prediction task, and a ROC AUC of 0.855 and APS of 0.815 for the length of hospital stay task. Further, we examine Ped-BERT’s fairness by determining whether prediction errors are evenly distributed across various subgroups of mother–baby demographics and health characteristics, or if certain subgroups exhibit a higher susceptibility to prediction errors.

Extraction of Knowledge Models from Textbooks

Isaac Alpizar-Chacon is an assistant professor in the Software Technology for Learning and Teaching group at the Department of Information and Computing Sciences, Utrecht University. In addition to his primary role, he is also an associate professor at the Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica. His research interests focus on the impact of GenAI tools in computing education, the integration of these tools into the classroom, the teaching and learning of computational thinking skills, and knowledge extraction. Dr. Alpizar-Chacon holds a MSc degree in Computer Science from Saarland University (Saarbrücken, Germany) and a PhD degree in Information and Computing Sciences from Utrecht University (Utrecht, Netherlands). Homepage: https://isaacalpizar.info/

Self-marketing and its role in building the personal brand of graduates of the Library and Information Department on LinkedIn: an exploratory study

Self-marketing and its role in building the personal brand of graduates of the Library and Information Department on LinkedIn: an exploratory study

Theoretical and Practical Elements of the Educational Component “Management of Information, Library and Archival Studies” in Forming Future Managers’ Professional Competences

The aim of the article is to study theoretical and practical elements of the educational component “Management of Information, Library and Archival Studies” in grounding general and special competences of applicants for the Master’s degree in speciality 029 “Information, Library and Archival Studies.” Research methods: the article uses both general scientific and special research methods. The method of analysis and synthesis contributes to studying the theoretical foundation of the theme; systemic, structural and functional ones allow to determine the structure of the educational component and the peculiarities of its teaching. The prognostic method makes it possible to outline the ways of improving organisational foundations of the theoretical and practical training of the Master’s degree students. The scientific novelty consists in substantiating the interrelationship of the theoretical and practical elements of the educational component “Management of Information, Library and Archival Studies” in forming general and special competences of the Mmaster’s degree sudents as future managers of the sphere. Main conclusions. The theoretical and practical elements of the educational component presented in this article contribute to the formation of general and special competencies of future sphere managers, particularly, the ability to motivate people and move towards a common goal, promote the formation of an effective sphere management system; organise the work and manage information and analytical structural departments at enterprises, organisations and institutions. The programme results of mastering the educational component include the ability to form strategies for system organisation, modernisation, to increase the efficiency of management in the sphere, to use applied socio-communicative technologies in order to organise effective communication at the professional, scientific and social levels. Thus, the educational component is necessary in grounding the competencies of future professional managers. Nowadays, the work is underway to improve the content and technology of teaching the educational component, which will contribute to higher quality training of students for the Master’s degree in speciality 029 “Information, Library and Archival Studies.”

The Influence of Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) in the Quality of Health Data: The Case of Muhimbili National Hospital

The study investigated the extent to which the EDIS is adopted among health care workers at the Muhimbili National Hospital – Emergence Medicine Department (MNH – ED), EDIS data quality among health care workers at MNH – ED and the influence of using EDIS to health data quality improvement at MNH. The study used mixed research approach where both quantitative and qualitative techniques were utilized. Data collected by using questionnaire and Interview. Total of 220 out of 238 respondents completed the survey and 6 employees from the Emergency Department (ED) were interviewed. Respondents of this study obtained from ED at MNH. It is further reported that accuracy of data has significant positive impact on Effective use of EDIS (β = 0.282, P = 0.024). Results indicated that, completeness of data have significant positive impact on Effective use of EDIS (β = 0.426, P = 0.046). Moreover, the results indicated that, consistency of data have significant positive impact on Effective use of EDIS (β = 0.249, P = 0.034). Results indicated that, timeliness of data have significant positive impact on Effective use of EDIS (β = 0.518, P = 0.000). Moreover, effective use of EDIS has a positive effect on improved data quality outcomes. This implies that use of EDIS indicators including ease of use had (β= 0.123, p-value=0.014), Suitability for the task had (β=0.360, p=0.003) and user satisfaction had (β=0.32, p= 0.004 which have significant positive impact on outcome of data quality.

Geoelectric Investigation for Groundwater in Imo State University Campus and Environs using Direct Current Electrical Resistivity Method

Eighteen, vertical electrical soundings (VES), were carried out in Imo State University and Environs to delineate the potential site for groundwater. Data were acquired using ABEM SAS 300 resistivity meter. Schlumberger array and maximum electrode spread of 700m were adopted. Data were interpreted with IP2WIN software. Contour maps were done using Sulfer 20 software. Geoelectric cross-sections constructed along three profile lines delineated subsurface stratification. Sediments consist of sequence of sandstone/gravel, silty sand/sand and clay with geology representing the Benin Formation. Groundwater was delineated within the zone interpreted to be sand with quartz making up more than 95% of all grains. Resistivity of aquifer varies across study area and ranges from 159Ωm, observed around Library and Information Department (VES 11) to 100000Ωm recorded at IMSU Plaza (VES 10). Depth to water table also varied across study area with higher values of 150m and 130m observed at College of Health Science (VES 3) and Behind Old ETF (VES 4). A relatively shallow aquifer is delineated behind Senate Building and Okwu-Uratta with water table at depths of 23.5m and 26.5m. The transmissivity values are moderately high except at some locations. The variation in longitudinal conductance and transverse resistance values show that part of the study area such as Aso Rock, Female Hostel, Law Faculty and IMSU Plaza are underlain by relatively resistive (low longitudinal conductance) aquifer material. Distribution of hydraulic conductivity and electrical conductivity values indicates that in some of the VES points, the values are fairly constant. This could be seen as areas with similar geologic settings and water quality. Storativity of study area ranges from 0.00003 at VES 1 and 12 to 0.00028 at VES 4. Study area shows a good prospect for groundwater development, except at Library and Information Department, where the zone delineated is an aquitard.