Graduate Departments Research Articles

How lethal is a pellet gun for eyes?

Background: Etiologically ocular injuries can be classified into domestic, occupational, sports, road traffic accidents, iatrogenic, fights and assaults, and war injuries. In the 1960s and 1970s, road traffic accidents became the most common cause of serious ocular injuries. In the 1980s, sports and leisure activities became a common cause of severe eye injury. The home is now the most common location for eye injuries. However, bomb blast and battlefield ocular injuries are becoming increasingly common in different parts of the world. Recently introduced non-lethal pellet guns used by law enforcement Indian agencies in Kashmir were the most common cause of ocular injuries in the valley. Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate ocular pellet gun injuries in patients of a conflict zone by a so called non-lethal weapon as a mass control measure. Method: The study was conducted in post graduate department of Radiodiagnosis and imaging, Government Medical College, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir. Our study was conducted between January 2019 to 15th May 2019. A total of 30 patients with ocular pellet injuries were taken up for study. Results: The most common type of injuries encountered were corneal laceration in 66.7 % eyes, vitreous haemorrhage in 52.8% and scleral laceration in 33.3% of eyes. Indirect signs like decreased volume of anterior chamber were suggestive of corneal laceration. Retained intraocular foreign body (IOFB) was seen in 7 patients and intraorbital foreign body excluding intraocular foreign body in 3 patients. Conclusion: In conclusion a so called non-lethal pellet gun used by law enforcement agencies has the potential to cause devastating ocular injuries.

Financial innovation towards profitability of microfinance institutions in Ethiopia

A Thesis submitted to Graduate Department of Management in fulfillment of the requirement of Master of Science in Management; Specialization in Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship

Role of junk food consumption as a health hazard among University students in Jammu region: A cross sectional study

Background: The twentieth century heralded nutrition transition, wherein a shift from healthy food choices to junk has occurred; thereby, adding to risk of occurrence of chronic diseases. Junk food is the processed and snack food, which has high fat and/or sugar. This study was carried out among university students, an age phase when health-related behaviours mostly establish or are reinforced. Methods: A Cross- sectional study was conducted on 150 university students belonging to Post graduate departments of University of Jammu, hailing from different regions of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh. A subset of key questions from WHO STEPS Survey was used. Results: 11.66% students in our study were regularly eating outside, higher tendency seen among males (25%) as compared to their female counterparts (21%). 68% students consume soft beverages. More females (72%) than male students (64%) consume soft beverages. 71.66% students in our study consumed junk foods.Conclusion: Consumption of junk food leads to a myriad of ill effects. Control measures especially in the prevalent group needs to be undertaking to curtain the already risen burden of health diseases related to junk food intake.

An Initiative Using Simulation to Aid in Retention of Advanced Cardiac Life Support Knowledge and Skills in an Emergency Department Nurse Residency Program.

Cardiac arrest is the most urgent type of emergency, and favorable outcomes are best achieved by early resuscitation. Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification enables nurses to provide care to patients who are at a high risk of life-threatening emergencies. The objective of this quality improvement project was to explore the retention of knowledge and skills of 20 graduate nurses who participated in a nurse residency program using an ACLS simulation-based learning experience (SBLE) at 2 and 8 weeks post completion of an ACLS provider course. A pretest-posttest design was used with 2 emergency department graduate nurse cohorts who participated in an SBLE focused on ACLS components at 2 and 8 weeks after attending the ACLS provider course. Simulation-based learning experiences were videotaped, and outcome measures (ie, time to shock) were measured in seconds. The nurses completed the ACLS written test before and after the SBLE. Most ACLS outcomes improved after SBLE except time to shock. Pretest-posttest ACLS average scores decreased from 93.5% to 77.8% (first cohort) and from 94.5% to 86.7% (second cohort). Simulation-based learning experience may be an important adjunct instructing method for teaching new graduates ACLS skills.

Life and Professional Activities of a Graduate of the Department of Engineering of Riga Polytechnic Institute Mikhail Krivoshapkin (1888–1943)

Rigan, a graduate of the Department of Engineering (1914) of Riga Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Mikhail Krivoshapkin, after studies worked as an engineer in Russia, where he built grain elevators. From 1920 until deportation to Siberia in 1941 he lived in Riga and was the author of several bridge projects in Latvia, worked as an engineer at Riga Construction Board and was a member of the Riga City Council (1925–1934). He worked in various public organizations. His descendants – grandchildren and great-grandchildren also pursue careers in engineering.

Localization and tracking of fish sounds with a 4-element underwater passive acoustic array

Localization and tracking are parameter estimation problems. As such, estimates are evaluated by their statistical distribution, in particular, their bias (equal to the mean of estimated positions minus the true position) and variance (variability in the measured positions about their mean). A variety of methods are used to localize sounds recorded by acoustic arrays. Here, we quantitatively compare the performance of four algorithms: (1) plane-wave-front frequency-domain beamforming; (2) curved-wave-front frequency domain beamforming; (3) time-difference-of-arrivals (TDOAs) using waveform cross-correlation; and (4) TDOAs using spectrogram cross-correlation, for fish sounds generated with a controlled underwater source at various GPS-located positions around a 4-element array. The array consisted of a SoundTrap ST4300 (Ocean Instruments, Auckland, NZ) four-channel acoustic recorder, equipped with four HTI-96-MIN hydrophones (High Tech, Inc., Long Beach, MS). The hydrophones were arranged in a tetrahedral-shaped configuration with a 20-m inter-element spacing. The objective is to optimize the localization and tracking of individual soniferous fish to better understand their small-scale spawning movements and reproductive behavior. Research supported by the Office of Naval Research, the Scripps graduate department, and a Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Postgraduate Scholarship-Doctoral (PGS D-3).

Analysing prospective teachers’ self-efficacy belief, teaching motivation and attitudes towards teaching from the perspective of several variables

This study aims to analyse prospective teachers’ self-efficacy beliefs, teaching motivation, and attitudes towards teaching from the aspect of a number of variables. The research data were collected through “Teachers’ Sense of Self-efficacy Scale”, “Motivation to Teach Scale”, “Attitude Scale of Teaching Profession”. The study group was composed of 543 undergraduate students and taking teaching formation courses. Consequently, it was found that the prospective teachers who had chosen the department of study or graduation voluntarily had higher self-efficacy, motivation and attitudes than those who had not chosen the department voluntarily. The difference was found significant for both independent variables, but the interaction effect of the independent variables was not found significant for the dependent variables considered in this study. In addition to that, on examining the correlations between variables, it was found that the highest correlation was between intrinsic motivation and attitudes whereas the lowest correlation was between self-efficacy and motivation. The regression analysis performed indicated that attitudes had significant effects on self-efficacy and motivation. The findings suggested that such factors as attitudes, self-efficacy, and motivation should be taken into consideration in teacher training, and that other variables thought to have significant effects on teaching profession should also be analysed in studies to be conducted in the future.

Tertiary care hospital based study of outcome of facet joint triamcinolone injection in combination with lignocaine in chronic low back ache

Background: The objective of the study was to determine the effectiveness of facet joint triamcinolone steroid injection in combination with lignocaine in chronic low back ache by measuring the reduction of pain intensity.Methods: This descriptive study was conducted at the post graduate Department of Orthopedics, GMC Srinagar, Kashmir from June 2016 to September 2017. All patients with chronic low back ach (for three months or more) meeting the inclusion criteria were included. Pre pain was assessed using visual analog scale (VAS). Under image intensifier each facet joint was be infiltrated with a mixture containing 10 mg of steroid and 2 ml of 1% lidocaine. Follow ups were done at six weeks’ time and improvement was measured using the same grading system(VAS) to confirm the effectiveness of the procedure. Treatment was considered effective if the patient score below 4 on VAS after treatment with facet joint steroid injection.Results: In our study 100 patients with chronic low back ache were analyzed. The mean age was 56 years with SD ±22.91. The percentage of male patients were 52% while 46% were female. Mean duration of low back ache was 8 months with SD ±3.37. Facet joint steroid injection was efficacious in 67% patients and was ineffective in 33% patients.Conclusion: Facet joint steroid injection in combination with lignocaine is effective in reducing chronic backache and discomfort to the patients.

Philosophy’s Contribution to Students Private and Professional Lives

Bu çalışma Kastamonu Üniversitesi Felsefe Bölümü’nden mezun olmuş olan öğrencilerin bu programda almış oldukları öğrenimin onların kişisel ve mesleki yaşamlarına katkısını anlamayı amaçlamaktadır. Çalışma, ulaşılabilen ve görüşmeyi kabul eden mezunların tamamıyla yapılmıştır (2013, 2014 ve 2015 yıllarında mezun olan 110 mezunun 77’siyle, %70 oranında). Bu görüşmelerde, felsefe okumuş olmanın mezunların kişisel ve profesyonel yaşamlarına, olumlu veya olumsuz etkileri olup olmadığını anlamaya yönelik yirmi beş açık uçlu soru sorulmuştur. Mezunların çoğu iş arama sürecinde karşılaştıkları zorluklardan yakınmaktadırlar. Ancak özel sektörde iş arayıp da bulamayanların oranı görece düşüktür. Felsefe bölümü mezunlarının iş bulma sürecinde yaşadıkları zorluklar, Fen Edebiyat Fakültelerinin diğer bölümlerinin mezunlarının istihdamından ayrı düşünülmez. Çalışmanın ortaya koyduğu üzere, felsefe bölümü mezunları çalıştıkları işlerde başarılı ve aranan birer eleman olmuşlardır. Bu araştırma “bir mesleğin dar sınırları içine kapatılmayan zihinlerin” de kişisel ve mesleki yaşantılarında, başarılı olacağı varsayımını doğrulamıştır.

To study the efficacy of screening panel including interleukin-6 in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis

Objective: To Study the Efficacy of Screening Panel, Including Interleukin 6, in Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was done from 2015-2016 in the Post Graduate department of Pediatrics of Subharti Medical College, Meerut. 100 neonates below the age of 28 days with a clinical suspicion of neonatal sepsis were enrolled in the study. Septic panel (WBC, ANC, I/T ratio, Micro ESR, CRP), IL-6 and blood culture were sent for screening. Data was collected and analyzed in babies having a positive blood culture. Septic panel in blood culture positive babies with >3variables of septic panel without IL-6, were compared with septic panel in blood culture positive babies with > 3 variables of septic panel with IL-6. Data was analyzed. Result: Presence of the new marker (IL-6) with the septic panel shows a sensitivity of 65.71%, specificity of 96.92% and PPV of 92.0% against the septic panel without IL-6, which shows a sensitivity of 34.28%, specificity of 93.84% and PPV of 75.0%. Conclusion: Septic panel with IL-6 has more sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value as compared to septic panel without IL-6. Keywords: Neonatal sepsis, Interleukin-6.

The extent of benefiting from the training programs provided by the Deanship of Library Affairs: A descriptive and analytical study on the graduates of the Department of Libraries and Information at the Faculty of Arts, Imam Abdul Rahman ibn Faisal Univer

The purpose of this research is to determine the extent to which graduates benefited from thetraining programs offered by the Deanship of Librarianship Affairs, and to identify the mainobstacles that limit the benefit of female graduates from the training programs. The research usesdescriptive analytical methods. The sample of this research consists of 53 students of ImamAbdulrahman bin Faisal University, Faculty of Arts, Libraries and Information Department.Designed a questionnaire divided into four interlocutors:The results of the research: Twitter topped the list with 94.3%.The training programs on thesearch engine (Summon), and databases in the digital library of Imam Abdul Rahman bin FaisalUniversity ranked first by (100%).Students receive a certificate in the presence of training programs(100%), where they benefit when they graduate and apply for a job.Based on the above results, the researcher recommends: Accreditation of workshops,discussions and problem solving. Conducting several studies that deal with the training programsfor female graduates of the educational departments, especially the Library and InformationDepartment which deals with the beneficiaries with special needs (intellectual, cultural andresearch).

HISTORY AND PHILOLOGY DEPARTMENT GRADUATES ACCORDING TO THE DATA FROM THE QUESTIONNAIRE OF PRAGUE COMMITTEE OF THE CELEBRATION OF THE 175th ANNIVERSARY OF MOSCOW UNIVERSITY

Introduction. Russian post-revolutionary diaspora was not just ethnic union but cultural as well. Historical dates and anniversaries, 175th anniversary of Moscow University among them, were an important part of its life. Prague committee suggested a questionnaire for the college graduates. Data and Methods. 815 letters received by the committee in 1929–1930 are now in State Archive of the Russian Federation. Quantitative methods are used for mass sources. They let us reveal the features of employment the emigrated History and Philology Department graduates. Results. The graduates from 7 Russian universities who had graduated from there between 1860s and 1920s took part in the inquiry. Its geography includes nearly all European countries, some Asian ones and the USA. 16 respondents of the 54 graduates of History and Philology Department, settled in the Czech Republic, 13 did in Yugoslavia, 6 – in France. Discussion. 32 History and Philology Department graduates out of 54 received jobs in schools and colleges. Just 1 respondent had no job. Also the respondents said about the continuing of research work, cooperating with periodic editions and participation in public activities. Conclusion. The materials from the State Archive of the Russian Federation have enormous potential for the research of the Russian Diaspora.

From Cubicles to Community: Reducing Library Anxiety Through Critically Reimagined Social Spaces

Researchers in the Graduate and Undergraduate Services (GUS) department at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah designed and created a collaborative service interaction space to alleviate symptoms of library anxiety. This plan led to several iterations of purchase and renovation proposals. After a lengthy design period, the space underwent a dramatic change, including new paint, decor, furniture, technology, and stated purpose. The researchers adapted Brookfield’s Critical Incident Questionnaire to perform qualitative and quantitative analysis. The researchers discovered that their embedded roles elicited a higher student response rate to the survey. Results of the questionnaire were highly encouraging, and GUS librarians are actively reaching out to bring students into a redesigned space that enhances and nurtures the research process. The researchers found that the notion of library-as-place is most effective when supplemented by analysis of space in conjunction with services, spaces, and the communities we serve.

Lung Injuries on Computerized Tomography Due to Pellet Gun

Pellet gun used by law enforcement agencies have the potential to cause grevious or life threatening injuries as metallic projectiles fired at high speeds from pellet gun have potential to damage air containing organs like lungs which occupy a large portion of chest cavity and lie in close approximation to chest wall. Thoracic injury overall is the third most common cause of trauma following injury to the head and extremities.
 Objective. The objective of this study was to evaluate lung pellet gun injuries in patients of a conflict zone by a so called non-lethal weapon.
 Methods. The study was conducted in post graduate department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Government Medical College, Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir. Our study was performed between the 6th January 2019 to the 22th May 2019. A total of 40 patients with pellet injuries were taken up for study.
 Inclusion criteria were patients with pellet gun injuries without any immediate life threatening injury like head injury; patients willing to be part of study. Radiographs of all the patients were studied. Whenever there was suspicion of severe injury, CT scan was done. We obtained thin-section axial CT scans (0.625– 1.25 mm) with multiplanar reformation with an interval of 3-5 mm.
 Results. All of the patients were males with most of patients in age group of 20 to 30 years.
 About 14 patients out of 40 had lung injuries. The most common pattern of lung injury was pneumothorax followed by pulmonary hemorrhage.
 In conclusion, a so called non-lethal pellet gun used by law enforcement agencies has the potential to cause lung injuries which can sometimes be lethal to life especially when fired from short distance.

-gU KA BİRLEŞİK ZARF-FİİL YAPISI ÜZERİNE

The aim of the study is to determine the Chinese written expression class requirements of undergraduate Chinese students. In line with the purpose of the study, a needs analysis question was applied to students studying in Chinese undergraduate departments, a focus group meeting was held with graduates of Chinese undergraduate departments, and a semi-structured interview was held with the lecturers of the field. Through these studies, the expectations and needs for the Chinese written expression class were determined and suggestions were offered. The participants of the study consist of 85 Turkish students, nine graduates, and four teaching staff. According to the results, the writing teaching approach that best suits the expectations and needs of students and lecturers is ‘process-genre oriented approach’.

Self-efficacy and attitudes of the teacher candidates who participated in pedagogical formation training

This study was performed to investigate the perception of self-efficacy and attitudes towards teaching profession of the teacher candidates who participated in the certificate program of pedagogical formation training with regards to such variables as gender, age and graduated undergraduate programs. A descriptive survey model was utilized. The study group consisted of 141 teacher candidates who participated in the certificate program of pedagogical formation in spring term of 2010-2011 academic year at Mehmet Akif Ersoy University. For data collection, self-efficacy scale and an attitude scale were utilized. In data analysis, descriptive statistics, internal consistency reliability coefficients analysis and independent samples t-test were applied. It was determined that both perception of self-efficacy and attitude levels of teacher candidates did not change according to gender and age. In terms of department variable, it was determined that difference between the self-efficacy levels of the teacher candidates who graduated from mathematical and verbal departments was, in favour of graduates of verbal department, statistically significant whereas difference between the attitude levels of teacher candidates was, in favour of graduates of mathematical department, statistically significant. The relationship between perceptions of self-efficacy, attitude levels and gender, age, department variables was also investigated. Key words: Pedagogic formation training, self-efficacy (perception), attitude.

Zesłańcy postyczniowi w Kurganie. Sprawa Towarzystwa Pomocy Wzajemnej

<p>Po upadku powstania styczniowego do Kurganu zesłano stu kilkudziesięciu młodych Polaków, głównie z Litwy. Władze miasta nie były w stanie zapewnić utrzymania dla tylu osób. Większość zesłanych nie otrzymywała zapomóg rządowych. W niezłym położeniu byli jedynie ci, którzy otrzymywali pieniądze od rodziny. W tej sytuacji Polacy założyli „związek przeciw głodowi i chłodowi”, który później przybrał nazwę Towarzystwa Pomocy Wzajemnej. Głównym celem było zbieranie środków pieniężnych, by można było wspomóc tych, którzy z domu nie otrzymywali żadnej pomocy materialnej. Towarzystwo Pomocy Wzajemnej miało swój regulamin, który zakazywał m.in. picia alkoholu, gry w karty, oddawania się jakimkolwiek hazardom, nawiązywania kontaktów z rozwiązłymi kobietami i co najważniejsze zawierania małżeństw z Rosjankami. Na działalność Towarzystwa Pomocy Wzajemnej z pobłażliwością patrzył horodniczy Kurganu Michaił Awenirowicz Karpiński, gdyż uznał, że zesłańcy skupieni w organizacji będą przestrzegać przyjętego regulaminu i tym samym nie będzie dochodzić do żadnych nieporozumień między Polakami a mieszkańcami Kurganu. Wydaje się, że na takie stanowisko horodniczego mógł mieć wpływ 27-letni Michał Żaba, absolwent Wydziału Medycznego Uniwersytetu Moskiewskiego. Spośród mieszkańców Kurganu zaczęto pisać najpierw donosy na M. Awenirowicza Karpińskiego, że pobłażliwie traktuje Polaków, a następnie na gubernatora tobolskiego Aleksandra Iwanowicza Despot-Zenowicza. W końcu sprawą zainteresowano generał-gubernatora zachodniej Syberii Aleksandra Piotrowicza Chruszczowa. W 1867 r. rozpoczęło się śledztwo. Spośród zesłańców najbardziej ucierpiał Michał Żaba, który został uznany nie tylko za winnego powołania do życia Towarzystwa Pomocy Wzajemnej, ale także za to, że takie organizacje próbował zakładać w Iszymiu czy Jałturowsku. Jednym słowem, M. Żaba został posądzony o przygotowywanie spisku przeciw istniejącemu porządkowi w Rosji. Historycy radzieccy w latach sześćdziesiątych XX w. sprawę śledztwa kurgańskiego potraktowali jako przykład polsko-rosyjskiej współpracy rewolucyjnej na Syberii. Naszym zdaniem powstałe Towarzystwo Pomocy Wzajemnej należałoby uznać za próbę odrodzenia „Ogółów” z czasów zsyłki z okresu międzypowstaniowego.</p>

STRUKTURAL ANALISIS MODEL PROSES PEMBELAJARAN DENGAN PENDEKATAN KEPUASAN LULUSAN: STUDI KASUS PADA TRACER STUDY PROGRAM STUDI ADMINISTRASI BISNIS

<p><em>The current study was conducted to increase of our understanding of factors that influence </em><em>distinctiveness of the curriculum as</em><em> efforts to maintain and improve the quality of education in study program graduate of Business Administration.</em><em> An extensive review of the existing literature was used to identify 32 factors that Affect </em><em>quality of education</em><em> and Alumni satisfaction. </em><em>Data or a questionnaire distributed to 133 graduates study program graduate of Business Administration Department of Business Administration Polytechnic State Semarang. Of the 133 questionnaires distributed were returned as many as 124, and 9 questionnaires are not returned by the target date. The analysis of 124 questionnaires there are 13 questionnaires that occurred outlier. So the data or questionnaires that can be used for the study were as many as 111 questionnaires</em><em>. Results from both the qualitative and quantitative phases of the current study demonstrated that 32 factors that Affect </em><em>quality of education</em><em> and Alumni satisfaction can be clustered into three basic process. </em><em>First,</em><em> based on the results of data analysis showed that the acquisition of specialized expertise is the key or most dominant variable</em><em>,</em><em> Second, </em><em>results demonstrate mastery of tools and technology are the two variables that affect the realization of graduate satisfaction. Third, the results of data analysis showed that the formation of character and behavior of the third element in increasing the satisfaction of graduates through the value of the learning process</em><em> The sectors in which the alumni </em><em>study program graduate of</em><em> </em><em>Business Administration </em><em>were not completely representative of reviews their year of graduation and geographical region. The findings suggest that, in order to increase of satisfaction </em><em>study program graduate of Business Administration</em><em>, Then focus on </em><em>mastery of special skills is the most dominant variable that can affect the value of the learning process</em><em>, </em><em>This is a strength </em><em>study program graduate of Business Administration</em><em>, then the advice and recommendation is to maintain and emphasize the element of learning output is -unsur formed on the entire course, which relate directly and indirectly to the mastery of special skills in administration.</em><em> </em><em>This study contributes to the body of knowledge on the</em><em> value of the learning process.</em><em></em></p>

The Personal Information Management Practices of the Graduates of the Department of Information Studies at Kuwait University

This study examined activities involving the finding, organizing, managing, and re-finding of information by information studies graduates in Kuwait. This research also conducted a review of the tools needed for effective personal information management (PIM) and assessed perceptions about improving PIM through Internet use. Data were collected through 26 semi-structured interviews. The participants are currently employed in different sectors engaged in a variety of information-related activities. This study’s findings indicated that participants gathered different types of information from a variety of sources. This information was stored using several devices and services, including desktop computers, shared drives, clouds, bookmarked websites, e-mail correspondence, and favorites lists. Participants organized information in personal folders according to categories such as subject/topic, time, project, document type, and geographical region. Their preferred methods for information re-finding included searching by keyword and browsing through folders. Interviewees reported problems of information overload, fragmentation, and anxiety. Most participants reported that they were active in social media via mobile device, while some of them used Siri or Ask Google to retrieve information. Tools used for PIM included calendars, tasks, schedules, e-mail management tools, clouds, and social networking tools. Participants reported that the Internet helped with personal information management practices, but that some privacy issues arose in this context. Results will be helpful in designing guidelines for enhancing the personal information management practices of professionals.

How Much Do You Have to Publish to Get a Job in a Top Sociology Department? Or to Get Tenure? Trends over a Generation

Many sociologists suspect that publication expectations have risen over time—that how much graduate students have published to get assistant professor jobs and how much assistant professors have published to be promoted have gone up. Using information about faculty in 21 top sociology departments from the American Sociological Association’s Guide to Graduate Departments of Sociology, online curricula vitae, and other public records, I provide empirical evidence to support this suspicion. On the day they start their first jobs, new assistant professors in recent years have already published roughly twice as much as their counterparts did in the early 1990s. Trends for promotion to associate professor are not as dramatic but are still remarkable. I evaluate several potential explanations for these trends and conclude that they are driven mainly by changes over time in the fiscal and organizational realities of universities and departments.