Entry Status Research Articles

Review on Engineering Application Status of Gob-Side Entry Retaining Technology in China

Gob-side entry retaining (GSER) technology has been widely used in underground coal mines. However, the applicable conditions of GSER technology in practical engineering still need further clarification to prevent the safety hazards and significant economic losses caused by its failure. In this study, 587 application cases of GSER in China from 2000 to 2024 were collected, and the relevant data, such as geological conditions and key technical parameters of GSER projects and their impact on engineering practices, were systematically analyzed. Considering the technical characteristics and the developing status of GSER technology, the current status of the application of GSER engineering in the mining areas of China was obtained, and then the applicable geological conditions and optimal technical parameters for the effective implementation of GSER technology were identified. Additionally, the existing technical challenges and further prospects of GSER technology were illustrated. This study provides a reference for reasonable applications and further research of GSER technology.

Personal and Societal Influence in Career Choices and Pathways among Graduate Nurses in Low and Medium-Income Countries: A Case Study of Pwani University, Kenya

Purpose: While nurses comprise a significant component of human resource for health (HRH), their shortages, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), have greatly contributed to the persistent poor health outcomes and poor progress towards attaining universal health coverage. There is limited understanding of personal and societal factors that influence graduate nurses’ decisions when choosing a career path in nursing after training, especially in LMICs. Understanding how these graduate nurses decide on their career path is critical in informing future policies on attraction and retention in PHC.
 Methodology: An empirical study established graduate nurses' career choices and pathways trained at Pwani University, Kenya. Quantitative and qualitative data collection involved an online self-administered questionnaire followed by individual in-depth interviews of selected participants to better understand the experiences behind their career choices.
 Findings: From the study, there was a significant statistical relationship between respondents’ university entry status and current job (p= 0.02). Majority of those who had direct entry were in private sector (42%) while majority of those who upgraded were in public sector (24%). The study results show that mentorship (58.9%) and parental influence (33.9%) were significant factors that influence career choices. Other factors that motivate individuals to choose nursing include the love of the physical nature of the profession, a desire to be part of a noble profession, exposure to caregiving, relatives in the nursing profession, and previous experiences with illness. The study also showed that most nurses work in hospital services and prefer urban locations due to the availability of personal growth opportunities and job prospects.
 Unique Contribution to Theory, Practice and Policy: A unique finding in this study is that work location is a strong determinant in attraction and retention especially for graduate nurses working in public facilities. The study therefore recommends offering personal growth opportunities and incentives for nurses working in rural and remote areas to increase nurse attraction and retention in public healthcare. The current study further recommends a longer cohort follow-up study to be conducted, incorporating larger sample sizes from various settings to compare pertinent influencing factors among these groups.

UNIVERSAL ANDROID-BASED ATTENDANCE APPLICATION USING THE GEOFENCE METHOD

<p><strong>Generally, companies usually apply attendance procedures using the fingerprint attendance machine every employee in the office without exception. A common problem that happens is in the marketing of employees who are more than once out of office in 1 day forget to do a presence that can affect salary reduction sanctions. As a solution to the problem, there should bepresence applications using Global Positioning System (GPS) technology and utilizing NFC (Near Field Communication) technology. By using this application, marketing personnel no longer need to perform a presence with fingerprints on the presence machine, but only need to carry a smartphone device equipped with GPS. The app works by recording employee attendance at the office location as an office entry status and recording the status outside of the office when the Marketing force leaves the office. In this system also implements the Geofence method as an indication of the radius in which the user can perform the attendance process</strong></p>

Research on the data collection standardization system of capacity construction report in changqing oilfield

The capacity construction project group of Changqing oilfield needs to repeatedly enter the same data into multiple different information systems of the company every day. This work mode causes many problems, such as multiple entries, heavy repetitive workload, and difficult to guarantee data quality. Through in-depth analysis of business process and data entry status of the capacity construction project group, this paper puts forward the working ideas of data collection link standardization and data collection standard standardization, explores and establishes a standardized data collection system for the whole chain of capacity construction report data, including investment plan, well information entry, investment allocation, predrilling, drilling, well log, logging, oil testing (gas testing), production and injection, and well delivery. The system guarantees the timeliness, integrity and accuracy of data. In addition, it provides an external data sharing service, build the capacity construction data sharing platform, and realize the “one-time data entry, multiple system reuse, automatic report generation” of capacity construction report data.

Primary Care and Behavioral Health Services Use Differ Among Medicaid-Enrolled Children by Initial Foster Care Entry Status

Most children in foster care have poor health outcomes and high health care utilization. Health complexity influences health care utilization as well foster care placement. Health care utilization studies among children in foster care have not accounted for health complexity status and foster placement. A 7-year retrospective study linked Colorado child welfare and Medicaid administrative data for 30,164 Medicaid-enrolled children, up to 23 years old, who differed by initial foster care entry, to examine primary care and behavioral health (BH) utilization patterns from 2014 to 2021. Children entering care were matched with replacement to non-foster peers by age, sex, Medicaid enrollment patterns, managed care status, family income, and health complexity. We calculated weighted monthly average percentages of children with primary care and BH utilization by foster care entry, health complexity, sex, and age over 25 months relative to the month of foster care entry for the foster cohort or the reference month for non-foster peers. Children in the foster cohort had lower primary care but higher BH utilization relative to non-foster peers prior to the reference month. Primary care and BH use increased among children in foster care during and 12 months after the reference month, unlike matched comparisons. Primary care and BH utilization increased by health complexity but differed by foster care status and time. Foster care entry and health complexity produced distinct patterns of primary care and BH utilization. Given higher utilization among children in foster care, future investigation should explore health care quality and delivery factors.

Exploring UK veterinary students' use of online resources as a tool for studying small animal internal medicine.

Despite an increase in the use of online resources, their use by veterinary students, especially in the study of small animal internal medicine (SAIM), remains poorly understood. A questionnaire-based study consisting of 26 survey items and 263 responses from seven UK universities investigated the use of online resources among clinical veterinary students studying SAIM and whether this was affected by age, gender, year of study or entry status. Random internet searches were the preferred method of clarifying queries, except for graduate-entry students and age categories 18-21years and 28 years and over who preferred traditional textbooks. Online searches were preferred over emailing instructors or contacting instructors in person. Despite 73.3% of participants not automatically trusting information from online sources, only 47.1% fact-checked, although this was higher among the graduate-entry group (62.5%). Frequent social media use was reported; however, only 44.8% of students reported using social media to discuss SAIM. Video clip usage was high, and 82.9% of students reported video clips were useful for understanding SAIM concepts. Online resources are a useful tool to complement traditional resources; however, a level of academic oversight may be required to ensure appropriate and effective use of these resources.

What Affects Perceived Health Risk Attitude During the Pandemic: Evidence From Migration and Dining Behavior in China.

The COVID-19 pandemic changed behaviors, at least temporarily, and possibly more permanently, with implications for both work and leisure activities. Some of those behavioral changes, such as dining in restaurants, have significant ripple effects on businesses and employment. We investigate the response to health risks in China with a study of decisions about eating out during the pandemic. We find that compared to a traditional measure of financial risk attitude, dining out behavior better captures individuals’ attitude toward the health risk posed by the pandemic and is more significant in predicting their expected total consumption during the recovery phase of the pandemic. In addition, we find that the effect of domestic in-migration is positive with respect to dining out, a signifier of confidence in the government response to the safety of internal flows. In contrast, international migration and port city of entry status are strongly negative with respect to dining out. The risk from the virus is perceived to be much stronger in such contexts. From a policy perspective establishing border controls was critical in re-creating a robust economy. Additional city and household level characteristics that affect dining-out behavior are also identified.

A Comparative Study on South Korean Bio-pharmaceutical Company Internationalization Strategies: Uppsala Model and Born Global Perspectives

Purpose This study aims to draw implications from the nation’s leading bio-pharmaceutical companies by comparing their international strategies. In particular, this study adopts two theories related to internationalization, the uppsala model and the born global perspective, considering that there are differences in business models and international strategies among the bio-pharmaceutical companies. Design/Methodology/Approach Academic papers, websites, and newspaper articles were used to collect information on the status of international entry of companies, and to analyze basic information. Next, interviews with three bio-pharmaceutical industry experts were conducted to verify this and confirm additional content. Interviewees were selected with actual and industrial research experience. Findings We found that GC Green Cross and Hanmi Pharmaceutical, which are expanding their business to biomedicine based on chemical synthetic drugs, are explained by the Uppsala model, while Celltrion and Samsung Biologics’ international strategy focused on biomedicine comes from a born global perspective. Research Implications By systematically analyzing South Korean bio-pharmaceutical company international strategies, this study found that each company has various international market entry modes depending on product characteristics and CEO’s intention. Furthermore, it was suggested that a differentiated international strategy by region and country is necessary. In a practical sense, besides, this study suggests South Korean bio-pharmaceutical companies need a step-by-step international market entry strategy in the future

Usefulness of wearable fitness tracking devices in patients undergoing esophagectomy

BackgroundEsophageal cancer surgery requires maintenance and enhancement of perioperative nutritional status and physical function to prevent postoperative complications. Therefore, awareness of the importance of preoperative patient support is increasing. This study examined the usefulness of using a diary in combination with a wearable fitness tracking device (WFT) in patients undergoing surgery for esophageal cancer.MethodsNinety-four patients who underwent esophagectomy between February 2019 and April 2021 were included. Physicians, nurses, dietitians, and physical therapists provided diary-based education for the patients. In addition, a WFT was used by some patients. The perioperative outcomes of patients who used both the diary and WFT (WFT group) and those who used the diary alone (non-WFT group) were compared. In addition, propensity score matching was performed to improve comparability between the two groups.ResultsAfter the propensity score matching, the rate of postoperative pneumonia was significantly lower in the WFT group (0% vs. 22.6%, P = 0.005). The postoperative hospital stay was shorter in the WFT group (P = 0.012). Nutritional status indices, such as the prognostic nutritional index, also improved significantly in the WFT group at 1 month after surgery (P = 0.034). The rate of diary entries was significantly higher in the WFT group (72.3% vs. 28.3%, P < 0.001).ConclusionThe use of a WFT reduced the incidence of postoperative pneumonia and improved postoperative nutritional status and rates of diary entries after esophagectomy, suggesting that its use may be useful for promoting recovery after esophagectomy.

Towards a global list of accepted species V. The devil is in the detail

A consensus among biologists has been growing in recent years for the development of a global list of accepted species (and other taxa). To date, much discussion has focused on visions for how such a list would benefit many scientific and societal disciplines. Less emphasis has been placed on understanding the many technical challenges of compiling and maintaining such a list. Challenges include details of implementation such as defining what each entry on the list represents, the scope (taxonomic breadth), granularity (only species, all taxonomic ranks, unnamed operational taxonomic units), and level of confidence in the status of individual list entries. The specific properties and minimum information requirements of list items need to be defined, and a process for ensuring accuracy, consistency, and noting uncertainties, needs to be adopted. Perhaps the greatest technical challenge is in developing the procedures by which the global list is created, updated, and maintained. Considerations of how to incorporate obscure and newly described taxa, the extent and specific implementation of a review process, and mechanisms for arbitrating disputes or alternative taxonomic viewpoints will need to be addressed through an open and transparent process with broad engagement from multiple communities. Details concerning how the global list can be accessed, how it will be maintained, and the way in which the list and its contents are properly cited need to be determined. Many of these issues have been considered and sometimes solved by the Catalogue of Life, which should serve as the core foundation for the actual implementation of any global list of species.

Restrictive Reciprocal Obligations: Perceptions of Parental Role in Career Choices of Sub-Saharan African Migrant Youths.

This study employed interpretivist, grounded theory method and utilized semi-structured interviews to explore how 31 African migrant high school and university students from eight sub-Saharan African representative countries and currently residing in Townsville, Australia, perceived the roles of their parents in their career development. The study findings revealed that the support (financial, social and emotional) and encouragement (sacrificial love, role modeling and guidance) received from parents underpinned the youths’ perceptions of their parents as influential in their career trajectories. Though participants acknowledged their indebtedness to parents and the system that nurtured them, they faced a dilemma conforming to parental preference or personal conviction, which presented “a fork in the career decision-making road.” Study findings indicate that participants’ reactions and strategies for negotiating parental approval differ based on entry status and gender. Most participants, particularly those with professional entry status, conformed to their parents’ career choice for fear of failure, while a few who followed their personal interests negotiated parental approval through dialogue and educating parents. Male participants with humanitarian entry status opposed their parents’ career preferences and followed their own personal interests. Taken together, all participants had strong desire to obtain parental approval and whether sought early or later, the main focus for all participants was prioritizing family needs and obligations. The practical implications of these findings for all stakeholders are discussed.

Surgically treated gastric cancer in Japan: 2011 annual report of the national clinical database gastric cancer registry.

The National Clinical Database (NCD) nationwide registry program of gastric cancer started in 2018. The purpose of this study was to report the treatment results of the NCD registry in the form of treatment results of the real world in Japan. Patients' characteristics, tumor features, treatments, and outcomes were collected using a web-based data entry system. We analyzed the initial NCD database for data on surgically treated gastric cancer patients in 2011. A total of 30,257 patients with malignant gastric tumors were enrolled by the NCD registry program from 501 hospitals in all 47 prefectures. Of these, the status of data entry was not approved in 8.8% of the registered data, and follow-up information was missing in 1.2% of the approved cases. Excluding 1777 cases, which were not resected for primary gastric cancer, 25,306 resected cases included 44.4% of stomach surgeries recorded in the NCD. The 5year survival rate of the resected cases was 71.3% and the operative mortality rate was 0.41%. The stage-specific 5year survival rates were as follows: 89.6% for stage IA, 83.8% for stage IB, 77.3% for stage IIA, 69.1% for stage IIB, 58.7% for stage IIIA, 44.1% for stage IIIB, 30.1% for stage IIIC, and 13.4% for stage IV. The NCD gastric cancer registry program demonstrated validity for database construction. The gastric cancer registry is expected to become a nationwide registry with the dissemination of data entry system and method in the NCD.

Use of Online Resources to Study Cardiologyby Clinical Veterinary Students inthe United Kingdom.

Online resources are being increasingly used by veterinary students to complement their learning. However, their use by veterinary students, especially for cardiology learning, remains poorly understood. This article investigates the extent to which clinical veterinary students use online resources to study cardiology and whether this is affected by factors of gender, age, year of study, or entry status. This was a questionnaire-based study distributed to clinical veterinary students across eight UK universities and achieved 213 respondents. The lecturer was the most preferred resource except for direct entry students and students aged 27 or more, who preferred recommended textbooks. Some 95.3% of students use search engines to research cardiology topics, and 93.4% indicated that they would first search for answers online rather than contacting their instructor. Online video clips were popular as 71.8% of students accessed them at least once per week for cardiology learning. Of those students, 89.3% found online videos useful for understanding cardiological concepts. Social media was only rarely used (6.6%) to discuss cardiology information. Nonetheless, most students (64.3%) stated that they would enjoy interacting with course material on an instructor-led social media page. Despite most students (62%) not automatically trusting online resources, only 46.9% of students indicated that they verify online cardiology information. Online resources play an important role in complementing traditional resources in cardiology learning and suggest that some level of academic oversight may be necessary to ensure students use these resources in an appropriate manner.

To what extent do preclinical veterinary students in the UK utilize online resources to study physiology.

Online resources are becoming increasingly important in undergraduate education and have been associated with a number of advantages and positive outcomes on students' learning experience. However, online resource use by veterinary students for physiology learning remains poorly understood. Thus the present questionnaire-based study aims to investigate the extent to which first- and second-year veterinary students use online resources, including online video clips and social media, in their physiology learning and if this is influenced by factors of age, gender, entry status, or year of study. One-hundred and twenty-two students across seven UK universities completed the survey. Traditional resources (the lecturer and recommended textbooks) were the most preferred sources for physiology learning. Nonetheless, 97.5% of students used Internet search engines to explore physiology topics. Furthermore, students' tendency to contact their instructor regarding a physiology question was low. Rather, 92.6% said they would first search for an answer online. Particularly popular was the use of online video clips with 91.1% finding them valuable for physiology learning and 34.21% finding them more useful for understanding physiology than university taught material or lecture slides. YouTube was the most common online video clip platform used by students. Most students stated that they would enjoy interacting with course materials on an instructor-led social media page, but only 33.9% currently use social media to discuss physiology-related issues with classmates. Additionally, most students expressed concerns regarding the reliability of online resources but attempts to fact-check these resources were relatively low. Therefore, online resources represent an essential part of veterinary students' physiology learning and this suggests that educators can significantly improve student engagement and understanding of physiology by integrating these resources.

Entry status understanding and entered content structuration in patient referral documents for information sharing in community cooperation

Entry status understanding and entered content structuration in patient referral documents for information sharing in community cooperation

Does the first job affect current youth working status in Bangladesh?

PurposeThis paper evaluates how the first job when individuals entered the labor market affects the probability of youth being currently employed in formal or informal work in Bangladesh.Design/methodology/approachThe analysis is based on data from the ILO School-to-Work Transition Surveys. The authors use a full-information maximum likelihood approach to estimate a two-equation model, which accounts for selection into the labor market when estimating the impact of entry status on current work outcomes. The main equation outcome follows a multinomial distribution thus avoiding a priori assumptions about the level of individual’s utility associated with each work status.FindingsThe authors find that entering the labor market in a vulnerable employment position (i.e. contributing family work or self-employment) traps into vulnerable employment and prevents the transition to both informal and, especially, formal paid work. This finding holds when accounting for endogeneity of the entry status and it is valid both in the short and in the long run. Young women are less likely to enter the labor market, and once entered they are less likely to access formal paid wok and more likely to being inactive than young men. Low education anticipates the entry in the labor market, but it is detrimental for future employment prospects.Originality/valueThe findings indicate the presence of labor market segmentation between vulnerable and non-vulnerable employment and suggest the endpoint quality of the school-to-work transition is crucial for later employment prospects of Bangladeshi youth.

EPID-17. A SINGLE INSTITUTE EXPERIENCE IN THE REGISTRATION STUDY OF PEDIATRIC SOLID TUMOR IN JAPAN CHILDREN’S CANCER GROUP

A larger scale prospective registration study has been conducted nationwide in Japan since 2011, called as “registration study in pediatric solid tumor”, in Japan Children’s Cancer Group (JCCG). In this study, clinical data and surgical specimen are collected into the National Center for Child Health. Kyoto University Hospital has participated in this study since IRB approval in 2011. We reviewed our registered patients to the registration study and assessed the current status. 40 patients with pediatric brain tumors participated in this study from 2011 to 2020. There were 13 intracranial germ cell tumors, 9 medulloblastomas, 6 gliomas in 4 diffuse midline gliomas, 4 pilocytic astrocytoma, and 4 other types of tumor. The informed consent was obtained from 36 patients by pediatricians and 3 patients by neurosurgeons. Twenty-five surgical specimens were collected for central review. The reasons of no surgical specimens were nonsurgical management in 6 patients and no enough FFPE sample in 3 patients. There was no discrepancy between central review and institutional diagnosis. The status of clinical data entry was complete in 13 patients and uncomplete in 9 patients. These registration data including pathological diagnosis, molecular diagnosis, treatment, clinical information in patients with pediatric brain tumor are very important to realize current status. To conduct this study certainly, the collaboration among pediatrician, neurosurgeon, and supporting staff should be needed in collecting specimens and clinical data.

COT-12 The role of clinical research professional in the registration study of pediatric solid tumor in Japan Children’s Cancer Group

A larger scale prospective registration study for pediatric solid tumor has been conducted nationwide in Japan since 2011 in Japan Children’s Cancer Group (JCCG). In the study, the clinical data and surgical specimen are collected into the National Center for Child Health. Kyoto University Hospital has participated in the study since IRB approval in 2011. We reviewed our patients registered to the study and assessed the role of clinical research professional in the registration study. Fifty-one patients with pediatric brain tumors participated in this study from 2011 to 2020. There were 17 intracranial germ cell tumors, 9 medulloblastomas, 14 gliomas and ependymomas in 5 diffuse midline gliomas, 9 pilocytic astrocytoma, and 2 other types of tumor. Forty surgical specimens were collected for central review. The status of clinical data entry was complete in 33 patients. The registrations and sending of clinical data and specimens have remarkably increased without exceptions since a clinical research professional supported the study in 2018. The study collecting and analyzing pathological diagnosis, molecular diagnosis, treatment, and clinical information in patients with pediatric brain tumor are important to realize the current status. The clinical research professional plays an important role to register patients and to send the specimens and clinical data into the study.

현대중국어 형용사의 빈어 공기 현상

This paper noted the phenomenon of adjectives having an object in modern Chinese, and considered the characteristics of the type of object and the reason for this feature. We investigated the actual status of entries in the dictionary of words that were presented as adjectives with objects in the preceding studies, and found that the majority of the words are now identified as verbs, but in cases of adjectives with automatic object, they are often recorded as adjectives. Regarding the reason why adjectives that do not have an object generally appear with the automatic object, this paper considered the similarities between the Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence and the Existential Sentence and the Possessor-Subject Possessee-Object Sentence, and found that Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence has historically emerged as part of the expansion process of Existential Sentence. It was also noted that Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence indicates ‘occurrence’. In conclusion, it can be seen that the fact that adjectives generally do not have an object is a feature that is still generally effective at present, and in the case of Adjective-Automatic Object Sentence, it is used because of the background of the appearance of construction and the function of expression meaning.

The Boston Marathon: A Tale of Two Races.

The Boston Marathon: A Tale of Two Races.