Friday Afternoon Research Articles

A qualitative evaluation of rural and provincial surgery wānanga to enhance cultural safety among surgical registrars in Taranaki, New Zealand.

The Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) recently instituted cultural safety and cultural competency as its 10th competency with formalized cultural safety training yet to be instituted. Wānanga are Indigenous Māori teaching institutions that can be used contemporarily for cultural safety training. In 2022, surgical registrars based at Taranaki Base Hospital (TBH) held in-hospital wānanga ranging from 1 to 3 h focussed on cultural safety, professionalism and wellbeing. This study explores the perspectives of these registrars who attended wānanga using a Kaupapa Māori aligned methodological stance and interpretive phenomenological analysis. Twenty-six wānanga were held from March 22nd 2022 to January 30th 2023. Six registrars provided their perspectives with four major themes emerging from their stories including: cultural safety; unity; time, place and person; and a new era. Registrars valued the wānanga which was scheduled for Friday afternoons after daily clinical duties. Wānanga facilitated unity and understanding with registrars being able to reflect on the context within which they are practicing - describing it as a new era of surgical training. 'Time' was the biggest barrier to attend wānanga however, the number of wānanga held was testament to the commitment of the registrars. Regular wānanga set up by, and for, surgical registrars cultural safety development is feasible and well subscribed in a rural or provincial NZ setting. We present one coalface method of regular cultural safety training and development for surgical registrars and trainees in NZ.

Daniel Esposito.

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The impact of inertial exercises performed in the workplace on shoulder muscles' strength and muscles' fatigue resistance in women with disabilities.

Workers who do monotonous and repetitive work in a static position often complain about fatigue and decreased work efficiency. Some studies indicate that to improve muscle fatigue, resistance strength training can be used. To investigate the effect of 4-week inertial training on shoulder muscles' strength and muscles' fatigue resistance 44 female workers with disabilities were examined. The participants were randomized into the training group (T) (N = 32) and the control group (C) (N = 12). Before the training and after that shoulder muscles' strength were tested at the start and at the end of the workday (Monday and Friday). The participants were asked to complete questionnaire concerning their fatigue at work (T and C), inertial training and work efficiency (T). The work performed during the last day of the workweek, i.e., Friday (before training) resulted in a significant decrease in shoulder muscles' strength in T and C. Muscle strength achieved at the end of the workweek (Friday afternoon) was significantly lower than achieved at the start of the workweek (Monday morning) in both tested groups (before training). Moreover, inertial training resulted in a significant increase in shoulder muscles' strength in T; 34-74% for different muscles. No changes in muscles' strength were noted in C. Increased muscle strength in T following inertial training effectively prevented muscle fatigue. After training the differences in shoulder muscles' strength noted in T during different times of the workday and workweek were insignificant. Moreover, 4-week inertial training increased significantly the work efficiency of women from T by 4%; no changes were noted in C. Inertial training was well tolerated by the participants. Using inertial training in women with disabilities to prevent shoulder muscles' fatigue during the workday and workweek is recommended. Med Pr Work Health Saf. 2024;75(2):113-122.

Pelatihan Pembelajaran Cabang Olahraga Bulu Tangkis Pada Siswa Kelas Viii Di Smp Negeri 12 Kota Bengkulu

SMP Negeri 12 Kota Bengkulu Located in Lempuing, at SMP Negeri 12 Kota Bengkulu there are many extracurricular activities, one of the active extracurriculars is badminton which is played every Friday afternoon at exactly 15.30 – 17.30 on the Rangonang field, extracurricular sports are badminton. approximately 23 students participated in badminton, consisting of 9 men and 14 women. The sport of badminton is very popular among students at SMP Negeri 12 Bengkulu City, which means that there are students who are enthusiastic about taking part in the training. Where there are Dehasen University lecturers who are teachers at SMP Negeri 12 Bengkulu City, it will make it easier to carry out service both with the school and students at SMP Negeri 12 Bengkulu City. so that community service was carried out by Dehasen University lecturers with the theme: Badminton Learning Training for Class VIII Students at SMP Negeri 12 Bengkulu City.

Pembentukan Pengajian Di Desa Balimbing Julu Bersama KKN STAIN Madina Kelompok 26 Tahun 2023

STAIN MADINA KKN Group 26 was held in Balimbing Julu Village, Padang Bolak Julu, North Padang Lawas, North Sumatra. The main problem is that in Balimbing Julu Village there are no recitation groups specifically for children or teenagers. In Balimbing Julu Village there is no Madrasah Diniyah Awaliyah (MDA) so children's knowledge about religion is still minimal. In fact, there are still many elementary school children who don't know the hijaiyah letters or short letters. With this recitation, children are more enthusiastic about memorizing short suras, practicing prayer and learning monotheism of the Al-Qur'an.By establishing a study park, children can play while learning religious knowledge. Therefore, as STAIN MADINA KKN students, we collected data by conducting observations and surveys (interviews) with the Balimbing Julu community to hold a recitation garden for children, Friday afternoon recitation for mothers and youth recitation or Naposo Nauli Bulung (NNB) specifically for Friday evenings. 'at the existence of these recitations can strengthen ties between communities.To overcome this problem, we planned to alternately set up a place for recitation at the homes of members of the study group, specifically for children's study gardens, we deliberately held it at the KKN post and the next recitation location was taken over by the chairman of the NNB, namely Maralohot Siregar. With this recitation, it is hoped that it will broaden the knowledge of children, recitation mothers and Naposo Nauli Bulung (NNB). After we established a recitation garden, Friday afternoon recitation for women, and Friday evening recitation for Naposo Nauli Bulung (NNB), we understood that the support of the Balimbing Julu village community had a very important role in realizing these recitation activities. People can learn about the meaning of togetherness, solidarity and kinship.

Doxology Thoriqoh At-Tijaniyah in Transendental Communication Perspective

Dhikr is a form of communication between humans and God through spiritual practices in the form of dhikr. The dhikr activity that was tried by a group of Jamiyah thoriqoh Tijaniyah was to find an activity that was tried by carrying out Allah's commands and avoiding the prohibitions and getting closer to Allah by practicing Sufism according to the example of the Prophet Muhammad who was brought by a Sufi of the Tijaniyyah tribe named Sheikh Ahmad At-Tijani. The purpose of this research is to identify how the process of applying dhikr thoriqoh At-Tijaniyah is seen from a communication perspective, and to recognize the phenomenon of the dhikr ritual of thoriqoh Tijaniyah congregation in perspective communication. The method used in this study is a qualitative method, the instrument used as a method of in-depth interviews with research subjects and conducting participatory observations in Pasawah Village, Susukan Lebak District, Cirebon Regency. The results of this study prove that the process of Thoriqoh At-Tijaniyah's dhikr activity has two ways of doxologi, there are common doxology and ikhtiyari, common doxology has 3 doxology factors: general doxology, wadzifah doxology, doxology salamalah. Dhikr wadzifah is tried every Thursday afternoon and doxology salamalah is tried every Friday afternoon.

Development and implementation of a patient reported experience measurement program to transform cancer care.

343 Background: Improving the patient experience is central to providing high-quality, value-based care. Patient reported experience measures (PREMs) are tools to evaluate and improve quality of care. Your Voice Matters (YVM) is a validated survey created by Cancer Care Ontario that captures patient experience in outpatient settings at Regional Cancer Centres across Ontario, Canada. While most hospitals actively collect patient experience data, few have moved to action feedback to improve outcomes. Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM) implemented a systematic approach to PREMs evaluation to advance operational excellence in an outpatient setting. Methods: PM distributes the YVM survey monthly to patients with outpatient visits via email using a Redcap survey platform (93% of patient emails are on file). In addition to the standardized YVM questions, the survey captures respondent comments in an open text field asking about one thing PM can improve and comments are thematically coded and trended monthly. Patients reporting a very poor experience with care (defined as an overall experience of 1/5) who wish to connect with PM are contacted to provide additional information. Key performance indicators (KPIs) were established and visualized in run charts in a Power BI dashboard. KPIs were disseminated to staff and leadership to identify opportunities for improvement. Results: Starting in 2022, approximately 10,600 surveys were disseminated monthly to patients and 1,100 surveys returned (10% response rate) with 10-15 patients contacted each month regarding their poor experience. Long wait times was the top concern across three main outpatient clinics; in the Gynecology clinics, in March 2022, only 45% (35/77) of respondents rated wait times as very good (5/5) and 32% (11/34) of comments were wait times complaints. A comprehensive root cause analysis found that the visit booking system, distribution of clinics across the weekdays, and supports in clinic were key contributors to long wait times. In response, Gynecology clinic resources were reorganized to launch a new Physician Assistant clinic on the underutilized Friday afternoon clinic timeslot, a new streamlined visit process was established, and the booking system was optimized. Within six months, there was a 39% improvement in wait times on weekdays, a 60% increase in the number of patients waiting less than 30 minutes, and a 37% increase in visit capacity on underutilized Fridays. The corresponding patient experience data over the same timeframe improved seen as an increase from 45% to 52% of patients who rated wait times to see the provider as 5/5. Conclusions: A programmatic approach to PREMs evaluation and response can drive improvement in practice. Facilitators include a data-driven methodologic approach to quality improvement, leadership engagement at all levels, and elevation of frontline staff as local experts and change agents.

Pediatric emergency patients in the emergency departments of aGerman metropolitan region : Aretrospective cross-sectional study over aone-year period

To date, no detailed analysis of pediatric emergencies treated in emergency departments (ED) exists. However, in the context of capacity planning and upcoming emergency care reform in Germany, these data are urgently needed. Retrospective, multicenter cross-sectional study for the period 01July2013 to 01June2014 of pediatric cases in emergency departments in Munich. Atotal of 103,830 cases were analyzed (age: 6.9 ± 5.4years, boys/girls 55%/45%). A total of 85.9% of cases were treated as outpatients, 12.4% (9.6per 100,000 children) were admitted to normal and 1.7% (1.0 per 100,000 children) to intensive care. However, the real bed requirements exceeded these guideline numbers, with an absolute requirement of 4.9ICU beds and 35.1normal ward beds per day. Load peaks were seen on Wednesday and Friday afternoons and on weekends. Every 8thpatient who presented to an ED as aself-referral was treated as an inpatient. Capacity planning for inpatient emergency care of pediatric patients requires planning for more beds than can be expected on apopulation basis. The availability of panel physician care influences patient volume in the EDs. Initial medical assessment tools for treatment need and urgency are needed to distribute patients. The pediatric emergency centers planned as part of the current reform of emergency care must be adequately staffed and financed in order to be able to handle-in close cooperation with statutory health insurance-accredited medical care-the expected demand for care.

Factors that affect GP referral of a child with intellectual disability for a mild illness: A discrete choice experiment.

General practitioners (GP) report multiple challenges when treating individuals with intellectual disabilities which may influence referral rates. The study aimed to establish factors that influence GP's decision-making when referring a child with intellectual disabilities to the emergency department. Discrete choice experiments (DCEs) are increasingly used in health research to further understand complex decision making. A DCE was designed to assess the relative importance of factors that may influence a GP's (N = 157) decision to refer. A random parameters model indicated that perceived limited parental capacity to manage an illness was the most important factor in the decision to refer a child to the ED, followed by a repeat visit, a referral request from the parent, and a Friday afternoon appointment. Understanding the factors that influence referral is important for service improvement and to strengthen primary care provision for this population and their families.

The Role of an Islamic Forum (Majelis Taklim) Al-Hidayah to Improve Communities’ Religious Comprehension

The background of this research is the lack of religion understanding and the practice of religious is not perfect enough. This study aims to describe the role of MAJELIS TAKLIM AL-HIDAYAH to increase religious understanding the which is hold every Friday afternoon. This study uses a qualitative approach because the data which is processed and explained by the description. The data is got by observation, interviews, and documentation method. The sources of this data are primary data sources as the results of interviews to the coaches, administrators, and several members of the Al-Hidayah Majelis Taklim, and secondary data sources derived from activity documentation. The research findings are: (1) After Constructing the congregation's faith, Majelis Taklim the member feels that there is increasing of their faith. (2) Fostering families to realizing a Sakinah family through routine recitation activities every Friday (3) Empowering the poor people by holding compensation activities for orphans every Ramadan month. (4) Improvement of the household economy because the member are pilgrims participating in the recitation and selling something. 5. The forum is a place to study religion that can increase religious understanding. 6. Fostering harmony among the people by Silaturrahim.

Preface

Aperiodic 2022, the 10th International Conference on Aperiodic Crystals, was held as a hybrid type conference on June 20-24, 2022, in Akira Suzuki Hall of Sapporo campus at Hokkaido University, Japan. Aperiodic 2022 is the latest in a series of conferences supported by the Commission on Aperiodic Crystals (CAC) of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr). These conferences were held essentially every three years, with the most recent meetings in Ames Iowa (the USA, 2018), Prague (Czech Republic, 2015), Cairns (Australia, 2012), Liverpool (UK, 2009), Zao (Japan, 2006), Belo Horizonte (Brazil, 2003) and Nijmegen (The Netherlands, 2000). Aperiodic 2022 was the second of this series held in Japan. The Aperiodic conference series is itself the successor to a series of Conferences on Modulated Structures, Polytypes and Quasicrystals (MOSPOQ), which were held in Marseilles (France, 1984), Wroclaw (Poland, 1986), Varanasi (India, 1988) and Balatonszeplak (Hungary, 1991). This time, Aperiodic 2022 was held under the auspices of Hypermaterials project, running in Japan since 2019 for 5 years, that includes studies of quasicrystals, approximants and incommensurate structures (https://www.rs.tus.ac.jp/hypermaterials/en/index.html).Although under difficult circumstances, with the COVID19 pandemic was not yet fully contained, Aperiodic 2022 attracted 114 participants from 16 countries (37 onsite and 77 online). A particular feature of the Aperiodic Conference series is its interdisciplinary character. The range of disciplines of participants included mathematics, physics, crystallography and materials science.The program, which ran from Monday morning until Friday afternoon, was scheduled by considering the time difference between Japan and Europe. It comprised 14 invited and 36 contributed talks, and 36 posters (10 onsite). The Student Award for Outstanding Oral Presentation at the 10th International Conference on Aperiodic Crystals was given to Chiara Moretti (ENS de Lyon, France) for her presentation Self-assembly of nanoparticles: from periodic superlattices to quasicrystal phase. The prize came with a cash prize of 30,000 JPY with honorable certificate.It was not possible to organize Aperiodic 2022 without help and support of many people. We would like to express our sincere thanks to all the member of Local Organizing Committee, Program Committee, Commission on Aperiodic Crystals of IUCr and Hypermaterials Project, we would also like to extend our special thanks to the reviewers for their help in the paper view process. Last but not least, we would like to thank all the participants, onsite or online, for their beautiful presentations and exciting discussions. Aperiodic 2022 was supported by JSPS KAKENHI Grant Number JP19H05817.Hiroyuki Takakura and Ryuji TamuraList of Organizing Committees are available in this Pdf.

Impact of Larger Capacity of EV Batteries and Higher Output of Quick Chargers on Charging Peak Load

Large-scale introduction of electric vehicles puts an electric load to the power system. Recently, the capacities of on-board batteries and the outputs of quick chargers have been increasing. Increase in battery capacity allows EV owners to charge more freely; however, the charging may concentrate at a certain time such as on Friday afternoon before a weekend, because EVs travel relatively long distance on weekend. Therefore, we evaluate the impact on the peak load, under large capacity batteries, high power quick chargers, and simultaneous charging. Charging threshold is defined as follows: when a state of charge (SOC) of an EV falls below the charging threshold, the EV goes to a quick charging station to charge. We set up cases that the charging thresholds are raised on Friday afternoon to prepare for EV use on a weekend.

One by One, the Stars

One by One, the Stars

My Appetite

My Appetite Michael Southard (bio) When I was 22, I got deeply into burgers. I couldn’t tell you why. I just know that I fell in love with the classic American hamburger. I tried every variety, I went to a hundred restaurants, I spent more money than I should’ve. Do I regret it? Absolutely not. Was it always easy? That’s harder to say. This word gets used a lot, and often pretty carelessly, but when I say it was a passion, I really do mean it was a passion. Some people get into sports, some people get into drugs, some people get into poetry and are never heard from again. But for me, for a while there, it was burgers and nothing else. For example: I once drove from DC to Atlantic City in the pelting rain just to get a burger. I’d been told of a place on the Boardwalk called Rico’s where the patties were unbeatable: flavorful, charred, a little tender, not too big. So, on a Friday afternoon, just as soon as work was over or maybe not even completely over, I got on 95 and headed north. I sped the entire way and arrived before sunset, I parked in the lot of a Trump hotel and lied to the valet about being a customer, and with my jacket raised high like a tent over my head, I bolted. I’d thought that given the rain the Boardwalk would be deserted, but it was filled with school groups and tourists. The waves were crashing on the beach and everyone was saying cheese. For a while I walked around in circles, trying to find the place and also to get my bearings, because I had never been to Atlantic City before, nor had I been to New Jersey. It all seemed pretty interesting. But then I found Rico’s. There was a long line out the door, and everyone standing in it had an umbrella except for me. I felt like an idiot. I said it out loud. I feel like an idiot. There are few words more endearing, more communicable across languages, than “I feel like an idiot.” Immediately the person in front of me included me under her umbrella. The person three spots up even offered me their parka. So kind of you, I said. But thank you, I’m fine, it’s what I get for craving a burger. It’s worth it, someone said. The fucking best, someone else said. I hope so, I said. [End Page 176] We all hoped so. If we hadn’t all driven three-and-a-half hours to get there—though who’s to say?—we were nevertheless all of us standing outside in the rain, killing time on an otherwise empty Friday evening, waiting for a hunk of meat and bread worth three times as much as the federal minimum wage. About the eventual burger, what can I tell you? I might as well describe a single grain of salt. I don’t know what you like, how you like, if you like. I’ll say that the Jersey burger was like new music from your favorite artist. At first you can’t help but compare it to everything that’s come before. You think, Alright, okay, not so very good. But then as you listen, slowly it becomes undeniable. It becomes the only rhythm you actually want to hear. There’s a savoring. There’s a bliss. You’re reminded of how little you understand about yourself. You’re reminded of the vastness of the gulf that exists between what you claim to want and what it is you actually want. Because suddenly it’s over. And you can’t have it back. Or you can, of course you can, you can “have it your way.” But it’s never quite the same. They weren’t all Jersey burgers; it wasn’t all fun and games and camaraderie in the rain. In fact it was a pretty vicious life. Not only because it depended upon the slaughter of hundreds and hundreds of cows, who are, after all, just another set...

Leading with kindness

Leading with kindness

WE3.13 Friday Handover Flow

Abstract Aims Handover between teams is a requirement between colleagues to ensure patient safety. An electronic weekend handover Friday noon with the whole surgical team was implemented in 2017. This is the second cycle to close the loop. Methods The implementation of ‘Careflow’ software had all been initiated in 2017 to modernise handover from paper to e-handover. Anonymised questionnaires were sent to all surgical doctors 6 months following the initial intervention. An additional intervention of a Friday afternoon handover prior to the weekend was started following this. For the second cycle a similar questionnaire was distributed to observe whether the changes have been sustained and the impacts beneficial. Results From the first cycle 97% felt e-handover was better than paper handover. Comparing first and second cycles; 97% vs 80% reported adequate handover time, 97% vs 57.1reported handover incorporated into the working day, 42% vs 97.2% reported handover usually consultant led, 41% vs 48.6% were aware of RCS handover guidelines 81% vs 85.7% reported ‘Caredlow’ as having a positive impact. Overall 91.1% of staff were more than 60% satisfied with Friday midday weekend handover, and 100% wanted the practice to continue. Conclusions A prioritised handover, dedicated room, adequate time and senior presence are all required for an effective handover. To modernise and improve continuity of care, an electronic handover system is a positive, effective tool. In addition a Friday noon handover prior to the weekend enables the modern NHS to provide the best and safest practice for our patients.

넛지 전략을 활용한 봉사동아리 활동이 중학생의 공격성, 자존감, 학교생활만족도에 미치는 영향

This study is a non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design similar experimental study to verify the effects of volunteer club incorporating nudge strategies on aggression, self-esteem, and school life satisfaction of middle school students. From March 31, 2021 to July 30, 2021, it was conducted as a club activity during the creative experience time, which was held on average 2.5 times or more every month for 2 hours on Friday afternoons, a total of 12 times. The data of 35 in the experimental group and 35 in the control group were collected. As a result of the study, first, the experimental group who participated in the volunteer club using the nudge strategy had a decrease in aggression than the control group, and the self-esteem and school life satisfaction increased. This study is meaningful in proving that it is a very useful educational tool for forming good habits if it induces behavior to choose the right values and identity through a free and gentle nudge, rather than the rigid method of the past in middle school. The purpose is to help establish policy measures and to emphasize the justification of education.

SEJARAH DAN PERKEMBANGAN TRADISI DZIKIR FIDA' DI DESA KINCANG KECAMATAN RAKIT KABUPATEN BANJARNEGARA

This research is motivated by gratitude and self-approach to Allah SWT in the form of dhikr. The form of this approach is in the form of dhikr fida‟ which is located in Kincang Village, Rakit District, Banjanegara Regency. Dhikr which is rarely done by Muslims, especially NU residents, is still running in Kincang Village. They routinely carry out dhikr fida activities once a week every Friday afternoon. The purpose of this study was to analyze dhikr fida‟ in Kincang Village. Where the analysis is more directed to history and its influence on the people of Kincang Village. This type of research is field research with qualitative methods. With sources obtained through observation, interviews, and documentation. After that the data that has been obtained is then verified, analyzed, and presented the data. And then conclusions are drawn. This study aims to reveal how the history and influence of dhikr fida‟ on the people of Kincang Village. Dhikr fida‟ in Kincang Village was started in 1960 by a community leader from Banyumas. Slowly this dhikr developed and covered the entire Kincang Village. With the dhikr of fida, the people of Kincang Village often hold religious activities. This can be proven by the existence of regular recitations and religious associations.

To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values

To Be a Holy People: Jewish Tradition and Ethical Values

First Person: The birthday problem

A 2nd-grade teacher who never cared much about birthdays made them part of her classroom routine once she saw how important they were to her students. But forgetting a student’s birthday on a chaotic Friday afternoon led her to question whether these kinds of celebrations should be her responsibility.