People Working Research Articles

Microbial Sampling and Analysis taken from Laboratory white Coats Staff Working at Al-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital

Lab coats are protective elements to people working in health care and researches that separates them from pollutants. However, if not properly used, it can be a source of multiple microbiological contaminations. This study was done at AL-Yarmouk Teaching Hospital-Baghdad, during from 15th November 2023 to 15th March 2024. It was designed to find the most common bacteria, fungi and yeasts that might be present on staff lab coats. 53 samples (106 swabs) were cultured after collected from the sleeves and pockets of staff Lab coats and observed the antimicrobial susceptibility in lab swabs culture for 14 isolates out of 106 swabs belonged to Gram positive bacteria and sensitivity patterns against 16 antimicrobials. Gram positive bacteria found to be the most common organisms in lab coats represented by Microbiology unit with 71.4%, followed by Phlebotomy units 21.4% , which represented by Coagulase-negative Staphylococci(CoNS) Staphylococcus epidermidis (43.9%),Staphylococcus haemolyticus and Staphylococcus warneri (21.4% ,14.3%) respectively. , It turns out, higher bacteria growth in female Lab coats )85.7%( than in male )14.3% (and in sleeves )15.1%( than in pockets(11.3%) ,in addition , increased response to sensitivity test for antibiotics , especially Tigecycline antibiotic 100% ,Gentamycin, Levofloxacin, Moxifloxacin, Teicoplanin and Rifampicin (92.9%),as well others but in varying degrees , and not any type of fungi were isolated. In conclusion, Gram positive bacteria population was the most common organisms, higher prevalence of microbial infection in female than in men and increased of antibiotic sensitivity specially Tigecycline antibiotic, however, should proper maintenance and educational practices must be applied to minimize contamination.

Effects of the Acoustic-Visual Indoor Environment on Relieving Mental Stress Based on Facial Electromyography and Micro-Expression Recognition

People working and studying indoors for a long time can easily experience mental fatigue and stress. Virtual natural elements introduced into indoor environments can stimulate the human visual and auditory senses, thus relieving psychological stress. In this study, stress induction was achieved through noise playback, and the recovery effects on psychological stress of three set indoor environments, visual, auditory, and audio-visual, were investigated through changes in subjects’ facial expressions, electromyographic (EMG) signals, and subjective questionnaires. The experiment found that after stress induction through noise, the participants’ stress levels changed significantly. At this time, the subject scored low on the questionnaire, with electromyography readings higher than usual, and micro-expression recognition indicated negative emotions. After the restoration effects under the three working conditions of visual, auditory, and audio-visual combination, the average EMG values during the recovery period decreased from the baseline period (10 min after the subject acclimated to the environment), respectively. The results indicate that all three restoration conditions have the effect of relieving psychological stress, with the stress recovery effects of auditory and audio-visual conditions being superior to visual conditions. This study is of great significance for creating comfortable indoor environments and minimizing psychological pressure on indoor office workers.

Building Collective Power to Advance Maternal and Child Health Equity: Lessons from the New Orleans Maternal and Child Health Coalition.

The New Orleans Maternal Child Health Coalition convenes to support and amplify the work of New Orleans-based individuals and organizations working to reduce disparities and protect the health of birthing families in the New Orleans area. The objectives of this qualitative study were to identify successes, challenges, and areas of growth for the Coalition and develop broadly generalizable recommendations for similar groups seeking to mobilize and advance health equity in their own communities. Using purposive sampling, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 key informants from within and outside of the Coalition. Interviews were transcribed verbatim, and data was analyzed using inductive and deductive coding approaches. We identified themes relating to the barriers and facilitators to the maintenance of the Coalition, as well as opportunities to advance the mission of the Coalition. Some themes included structural- and systemic-level barriers to achieving the mission, varying perspectives on the effectiveness of the Coalition, opportunities to enhance the operations of the Coalition's work, and opportunities to involve other individuals, particularly those with lived experience, and non-MCH related sectors in Coalition's work. As the maternal health crisis continues, coalitions like the New Orleans MCH Coalition provide a vehicle to amplify the mission-driven work of people and organizations. Recommendations put forth by the Coalition can also be utilized by coalitions in other jurisdictions.

LITERARY AND CONCEPTUAL FOUNDATIONS OF SHAKARIM KUDAIBERDIULY’S WORKS

The article is devoted to the consideration of the conceptual foundations of Shakarim Kudaiberdiuly’s works. The purpose of the study is to identify the literary and conceptual foundations of Shakarim’s work. The article analyzes the reflection of the concepts of conscience, morality, religion in the poet’s poems and poems, which form the conceptual basis of Shakarim Kudaiberdiuly’s work. Examples and analyzes were made from the works of the poet. The article uses methods of compilation, systematization, comparison, conceptual analysis, formulation. It will also focus on the work of Sh.Kudaiberdiuly «Chronicle of Turkish, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Khans». In the Kazakh chronicle, the wisdom qualities of the people, their worldview, beliefs, their fate, courage, work, and morals of individual people on this path are distinguished. In the article, the author focuses on the value of the Chronicle and considers Sh.Kudaiberdiuly’s «Chronicle of Turkish, Kyrgyz, Kazakh and Khans» as a work that tells the history of the Kazakh and Turkic people, their various historical processes in the literary language, in connection with the National worldview. In the final part, the author comes to the conclusion that the works of Shakarim Kudaiberdiuly, created as a result of his spiritual searches, deeply concerned with universal human problems. The results of the study can be used in research in the fields of «modern Kazakh literature», «history of Kazakh literature», «theory of literature». Keywords: literature, poetry, chronicle, poem, poet, concept, conceptual analysis.

Perlindungan Hukum Hak Cipta Terhadap Pemutaran Lagu dalam Live Music Performance Perspektif Undang-Undang Hak Cipta dan Hifz Al-Mal di Kafe Purwokerto

Purwokerto has several cafes that use live music to attract customers. In live music, the performers present other people's songs in public with commercial purposes or to seek profit from the song. On the other hand, there are regulations governing the use of other people's creative works. The purpose of this study is to determine the procedure for playing songs at live music performances in cafes in Purwokerto and how the legal protection for playing songs in live music in cafes in Purwokerto is from the perspective of Copyrights Act and hifz al-mal. This study uses an empirical legal approach to analyze the cafe's compliance with economic rights in copyright. The type of research is field research. The results of the study indicate that copyright infringement is more relevant and serious in the context of large concerts that have a significant financial impact, where the use of songs without permission can substantially harm the copyright owner. In contrast, live music performed in cafes with minimal income and driven by humanitarian intentions to entertain or support the community is not considered a significant copyright infringement from a humanitarian perspective and the principle of hifz al-mal. This is due to its small financial impact and underlying good intentions, however, efforts are still needed to respect copyright in the long term in accordance with the principles of justice and protection of property in Copyrights act and hifz al-mal.

Revolutionizing cleaner production: The role of artificial intelligence in enhancing sustainability across industries

This paper aims to contribute with a literature review on the use of AI for cleaner production throughout industries in the consideration of AI’s advantage within the environment, economy, and society. The survey report based on the analysis of research papers from the recent literature from leading database sources such as Scopus, the Web of Science, IEEE Xplore, Science Direct, Springer Link, and Google Scholar identifies the strategic strengths of AI in optimizing the resources, minimizing the carbon footprint and eradicating wastage with the help of machined learning, neural networks and predictive analytics. AI integration presents vast aspects of environmental gains, including such enhancements as a marked reduction concerning the energy and materials consumed along with enhanced ways of handling the resulting waste. On the economic aspect, AI enhances the processes that lead to better efficiency and lower costs in the market on the other hand, on the social aspect, the application of any AI influences how people are utilized as workers/clients in the community. The following are some of the limitations towards AI adoption as proposed by the review of related literature; The best things that come with AI are yet accompanied by some disadvantages; there are implementation costs, data privacy, as well as system integration that may be a major disadvantage. The review envisages that with the continuation of the AI development in the following years, the optic is going to be the accentuation on the enhancement of the process of feeding the data in real-time mode, IoT connections, and the implementation of the proper ethical approaches toward the AI launching for all segments of the society. The conclusions provide precise suggestions to the people working in the industry to adopt the AI advancements appropriately and at the same time, encourage the lawmakers to create favorable legal environments to enable the ethical uses of AI. This review therefore calls for more targeted partnerships between the academia, industry, and government to harness the full potential of AI for sustainable industrial practices worldwide.

Reenvisioning adaptive expertise as a distributed phenomenon

ABSTRACT A critical strand of educational research examines how people, and youth in particular, make adaptations to overcome unexpected and non-routine problems. In this conceptual paper, the authors propose an expanded framework that reenvisions adaptive expertise as a distributed phenomenon, focusing on three interrelated aspects relevant to how people work toward adaptations: (1) recruitment and coordination of resources, (2) reframing of problems and goals, and (3) navigational foresight. The paper illustrates the framework through examples drawn from a study of youth participation in the maker movement.

Sun protection knowledge and behaviors of agricultural workers in Turkey: a cross-sectional study

BackgroundAgricultural workers are at risk of developing skin cancer due to prolonged exposure to the sun during their daily work. This study was conducted to determine sun protection knowledge and behaviours of agricultural workers in Turkey.MethodsThe cross-sectional study was conducted with 460 participants working in agriculture. The data were collected using a sociodemographic form, Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale and Sun Protection Behaviour Scale. The data were analysed using One Way ANOVA and Independent Samples t Test.ResultsParticipants mean total score on the Skin Cancer and Sun Knowledge Scale was 15.24 ± 2.47 (max-min 0–25) and the mean total score on the Sun Protection Behaviour Scale was 24.10 ± 4.46 (max-min 8–40). Statistically significant disparities were observed between the SCBS, SPBS and their sub-divisions along with the working period, age, marital status, gender, level of education, income status, skin type and agricultural working status of the participants (p < .05).ConclusionThe study found that people working in the agriculture had inadequate sun protection behaviours and knowledge. Based on the study’s results, it is proposed to create intervention programmes that specifically target single, male, middle-aged or older individuals with extended working hours and low levels of education and income.

Youth and Service Work in Fast Food Restaurants: Some Structural and Cultural Considerations

The India Employment Report (2024) highlights the problem of youth unemployment and its insufficient absorption in the non-farm sectors and recommends the skilling of youth as a remedy for tardy economic growth and employability. In view of the proposed solution, I suggest that we inquire into the nature and conditions of non-farm work in alternative sectors and the experience of this work for young people. The issue is the adequacy of training and skilling as sole measures to counter insufficient absorption. My concern regarding the recommended solution is a short shrift it gives to structural and cultural factors as facilitators or barriers to absorption, and the retention of workers. This article is an inquiry into the organization and culture of service work in fast food industry– a non-farm sector–under conditions of globalization. The experience of service workers reveals the relation between service work and attitudes towards cleaning, meaning of toilet cleaning, gendered division of labour, hierarchy of tasks, ascriptive and unequal access to jobs, and dignity of labour. The experience of service work is not the same for girls and boys; it is fraught with different sorts of tensions for them. These insights question the efficacy of training and skilling as the talismanic measures for countering the problems under consideration. They make a strong case for the consideration of cultural and structural realities of India.

The border as temporal horizon: a borderlands massacre and the contested futures of federalism in eastern Ethiopia

AbstractIn 1995, a coalition of former rebel groups redrew Ethiopia's map, establishing an ethnic‐federal system. By 2017, internal border conflicts signalled federalism's potential unravelling. This article analyses expectations about federalism's future among Somalis in Ethiopia, drawing on anthropologies of time to understand how everyday processes of border‐making orient around the ‘future in the present’. Anthropologists and historians concerned with political time have focused largely on how the ‘past in the present’ shapes state‐building and political identity formation. Meanwhile, political scientists and commentators, as well as many Ethiopians living amid uncertainty, prognosticate about the future of identity politics in Ethiopia and attempt to discern whether decentralization is paving the way to state fragmentation. Foregrounding how people work to manage time at borders and through borderwork, this article analyses the roles borders play in people's collective constructions of political futures – and the role anticipations about the future play in people's engagement with borders.

Work hours and the risk of hypertension: the case of Indonesia

BackgroundIndividuals working excessive hours is a worldwide phenomenon. In Indonesia, over 32 million people work more than 40 h per week, contributing to around 26% of the workforce. Excessive working may affect health, increasing the risk of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension. Hypertension affected around 34% of Indonesian adults, approximately 63.3 million people and led to about 427,000 deaths in 2018, and the prevalence remains high at 29.2% in 2023. This study aims to analyze the relationship between work hours and the risk of hypertension among working individuals in Indonesia.MethodsThis study used a pooled cross-sectional data from the Indonesian Family Life Survey (IFLS) wave 4 (2007) and wave 5 (2014) and performed a logit regression analysis to examine the likelihood of a working individual having hypertension based on the individual’s work hours. A dummy variable of hypertension is created based on the result of blood pressure measurement. The sample consists of 22,500 working individuals in Indonesia. This study controlled for job characteristics, sociodemographic status and health-behavioral risk factors such as BMI and smoking behavior, and performed additional regression analyses for alternative models to check for robustness.ResultsOur findings showed that there is a higher probability of having hypertension for workers who work longer hours by 0.06% points for each additional hour of work (p < 0.01). Other factors such as physical activity and smoking behavior have also been demonstrated to be significantly correlated to the risk of hypertension.ConclusionsThis study revealed a positive relationship between work hours and hypertension. Although this study cannot suggest causality, the strongly significant correlation may provide an idea and an overview regarding the risk of hypertension among working individuals in Indonesia. The Indonesian government could consider conducting further studies to implement and promote flexible working arrangements initiatives and incentive programs to improve workers’ health outcomes.

Linking regional investments and revenues at the provincial level to investment loan decisions by local government banks in Indonesia

This study aims to analyze how two different types of investments (local domestic and foreign direct investments at the provincial level) and revenues (booked by the provincial governments, general allocation funds, special allocation funds, local taxes, and retribution) affect investment loan decisions by local government banks in Indonesia. The study uses panel data applying ordinary least squares and multiple linear regression. Thus, 144 data were sampled from 2013 to 2021 from 16 local government banks out of Java Island in 21 provinces in Indonesia. The study found that local domestic investment at the provincial level affects investment loan decisions by local government banks. In contrast, foreign direct investment did not affect lending decisions, indicating that local domestic investment contributes to the real local economy at the provincial level. Different results were found in provincial revenues in the form of general and special allocation funds, which negatively affected loan investment decisions, possibly due to provincial revenues utilized to cover the financial deficit and capital expenditure spent chiefly on imported goods. Additionally, local taxes at the provincial level also negatively affect investment loan decisions, possibly due to fluctuations in local tax collection during COVID-19. However, the study found that local retribution contributes to predicting loan investment decisions, suggesting revenue collection by the governments considering local economic conditions. The study findings suggest that provincial governments should direct investments that can impact the local economy and spend their revenues on goods and services that can drive local economic growth. AcknowledgmentThe investment loan made by local government banks, which is associated with local investment and revenue, is part of a research grant project from the Economics and Business Faculty of Hasanuddin University. This project is a result of collaboration with national and international researchers. In carrying out this research, some inputs from people working in local government banks, financial service authorities, and provincial and regency governments are addressed.Thanks to Ahmadi Usman for secondary data and Syahidah Ulhaq for some application programs enabling mapping literature, as well as Israa Natiq Jabar for supervising the result and applied some inputs in the section of research method.

Factors affecting the desire to work among elderly people in Thailand

Globally, the number of elderly people is increasing. It is important for elderly people to be financially active to enhance their values and health. Therefore, this study aimed to explore the factors affecting the desire to work among elderly people in Thailand. The present study was a cross-sectional analytical study conducted using the 2017 Elderly Population Survey database of the National Statistical Office, which includes 32,035 individuals. The statistical analysis was performed by a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM). This study revealed that 31.05% of the elderly participants desired to work (95% CI: 30.54-31.55). Statistically significant factors influencing this desire included demographic characteristics such as gender (female, AOR=1.76), age groups (middle elderly stage, AOR=3.13; late elderly stage, AOR=8.88), and literacy (ability to read and write, AOR=1.21). Marital status also played a role, with married (AOR=1.39) and single (AOR=1.37) individuals showing a higher desire to work. Health-related factors were equally important. Those with better physical health had a much higher likelihood of wanting to work compared to those with very poor health (AOR=5.81). Furthermore, engaging in exercise (AOR=1.30), participating in social groups (AOR=2.50), and community activities (AOR=1.11) were positively associated with the desire to work. Sensory abilities, such as clear vision (AOR=1.14) and hearing (AOR=1.42), as well as residing in rural areas (AOR=1.23), also influenced this desire. Approximately one-third of the elderly people were willing to work. Factors that were associated with the desire to work included gender, age, reading and writing ability, marital status, physical health, engaging in exercise, ability to participate in social groups, participation in community activities, vision and hearing ability and location of residence. Therefore, a multidisciplinary approach that considers these factors should be undertaken to promote suitable work for elderly people to enhance their values and health.

The Impact of Intrinsic Motivation on the Sustainable Extra-Role Performance with the Mediating Role of Job Engagement

Employee motivation and engagement are crucial in attaining optimum workplace productivity because when employees are driven and interested in their duties, they are more likely to give more of themselves, be more innovative, and actively contribute to the organization’s success. The goal of this study is to examine the effects of intrinsic motivation and staff engagement on extra-role performance. It also examines how employee engagement functions as a mediating factor between these factors. The research participants are workers of a Kosovo-based energy production firm. The data were gathered using the convenience sample approach, with 350 people working in various jobs and locations. To investigate the study’s hypotheses, we employed the PROCESS 4 macro model and multiple regression analysis. The study found that motivation from within improves job performance and has a positive relationship with work engagement. Similarly, when the influence of engagement on extra-role performance was investigated, the findings found that engagement had a very significant effect. Furthermore, there was evidence of a positive relationship between intrinsic motivation and extra-role performance, with work engagement serving as a moderator. This study makes an important contribution that sustainably motivated and engaged employees are essentially more likely to stay in the organization, reducing the cost of staff turnover. Good employee performance increases the organization’s ability to adapt to change and innovate, contributing to long-term sustainability.

Toward a “Freedom Life”: Notes on Transmasculine Placemaking in the “World-Class” City of New Delhi

The epistemological formations of area studies and critical regionality have been instrumental in situating the politics of gender-sexual variance in the Global South. Recent scholarship in India encourages further rescaling of queer and trans studies to account for the mutual entanglements of sexual and caste modernity, rights-based organizing, and metronormativity. Following this work, this article considers the possibilities offered by emphasizing the micro-locality of the urban neighborhood. A reading of two Delhi-based documentary films, Who Can Speak of Men? (2003) and Yeh Freedom Life (2019), the article troubles the idea of a unitary global and national trans subject. Conceptualizing the urban neighborhood as method and mode of reading transmasculinity compels a rethinking of the dichotomous framings of metropolitan queer as elite and transgender as abject. This article provides a trans microcartography wherein the world- and place-making work of transmasculine people enables a reimagining of masculinity in the neoliberalizing Indian “world-class city”.

Trait authenticity as an “enzyme” for personal resources and work engagement: A study among teachers within the framework of the job demands-resources model

IntroductionTrait authenticity has been defined as a dispositional individual difference, and it refers to people's experience of living in accordance with their true Self. Despite research conducted in working contexts has found that trait authenticity is related to people's work engagement, it is not clear if this association may be mediated by other variables. ObjectiveFraming trait authenticity within the job demands-resources model, we hypothesized that trait authenticity allows the release of human full potential in terms of personal resources that, in turn, promote work engagement, especially in highly challenging work settings, such as educational ones. MethodWe administered a self-report questionnaire composed of several measurement scales to 446 teachers working in kindergartens, primary schools, and middle schools. Results and conclusionsA moderated mediation analysis revealed that trait authenticity can promote teachers’ emergence of personal resources, which in turn enhances their work engagement. The study highlights that the role of trait authenticity and personal resources on work engagement acquires a particular salience when teachers face high (vs. low) challenge job demands (i.e., workload), that is when this reservoir of potential is needed the most.

Assessment of Worker Satisfaction with Special Emphasis on Gig Economy: Workers, Work and Platform Perspective

The gig economy has revolutionized the modern workforce, offering them a flexible work arrangement but also raising concerns about worker satisfaction. This study explores the satisfaction levels of gig workers, examining the factors that influence their satisfaction and comparing them to traditional employees. A mixed-methods approach was employed, combining survey of 200 platform workers aimed at collecting information to fill gaps in rights and renumeration, for the benefit of platform workers. Data collection was made by using online survey and face to face interviews methods. Results indicate that these workers experience unique satisfaction challenges, including income instability, lack of benefits, and limited career advancement opportunities. The gig economy is a quickly growing phenomenon in which people work in a variety of full-time, part-time, freelance, and temporary capacities using online platforms. The study identifies key predictors of worker satisfaction, including job control, social support, and perceived fairness. The findings have implications for organizations, policymakers, and gig workers themselves, highlighting the need for tailored support systems and regulations to enhance satisfaction and well-being in the gig economy

The Impact of Social Determinants on Health Outcomes

This study examines how the social determinants of health (SDOH) significantly affect health outcomes, with a focus on the inequities they cause. The environmental, social, and economic contexts in which people live and work are all included in SDOH. These variables, which affect variations in health outcomes, include community settings, healthcare access, education, and socioeconomic position. This study looks at the direct effects of neighbourhood factors, education, employment, and poverty on health disparities, including both mental and physical health. It also emphasises the significance of legislative actions taken to lessen these disparities. The results highlight how critical it is to address SDOH to advance health equity and enhance general public health. Keywords Social determinants of health, health disparities, socioeconomic status, health equity, public health

Empowerment of Midwives in Increasing Knowledge as a Result of Malpractic Incidents Reviewed from the Legal Aspects in the Working Area of the Puskesmas Kerek Kabupaten Tuban

Kerek District is a densely populated area where the majority of the people work as traders and fishermen, urban education is still low, the people of Kerek District have middle and high school education, the average population is 67,163 people, consisting of 33,196 male residents. . and 33,967 people are women. In the Kerek area there is 1 health center, 17 villages and 17 posts, where each village has 1 village midwife in each village sub-district who is tasked with monitoring the health of mothers and children so that the number of village midwives follows. number of midwives. Kerek Subdistrict Village includes 17 village midwives and 1 Kerek Community Health Center coordinating midwife whose duties include providing private health services that serve maternal and child health in their work area, but are required to carry out supervision. The problem is that there are incidents of malpractice in Kerek sub-district carried out by midwives on women giving birth which causes harm to the patient, namely the baby dies, so the health sciences faculty collaborates with the IBI Kerek sub-district branch and the Kerek Community Health Center to provide guidance and counseling to all village midwives in Kerek sub-district to improve quality of service to patients with the aim of reducing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality.

An Innovative Energy Storage System Based on Phase Change Material and Solar Energy Integrated With an Air Handling Unit to Produce Heating and Cooling

ABSTRACTThis study investigates the potential of using phase change material (PCM) in a building using an air handling unit (AHU) assisted by solar energy. To further enhance the system, an energy storage system (ESS) can be considered. Implementing ESS would allow the captured solar energy to be stored efficiently, ensuring a continuous and reliable power source for cooling or heating the air, even during non‐sunlight hours. The air‐conditioned zone is considered to be 220 m2 in which 30 people work for 12 h a day. An energy analysis is conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed system in terms of energy and exergy loss. The genetic algorithm (GA) method is used to optimize the system. The results indicate that the system, including PCM and solar system, can reduce energy consumption by up to 8.9% compared to conventional AHUs in the hottest month of the year (July). The results indicated that employing PCM leads to a decrease of 124 kWh in heat loss during January and 229 kWh in heat gain during July. Taking into account the beneficial impacts of both PCM and the solar system, the yearly assessment demonstrates a 2.69% reduction in power demand, equating to an energy saving of 679 kWh. Furthermore, PCM in the proposed system can be used in integration with AHUs based on renewable energy systems to store renewable energy for buildings.