Poor Perception Research Articles

The Effect of Menopause Symptoms on Female Genital Self-Perception in Postmenopausal Women

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of menopausal symptoms on Female Genital Self-Perception (FGSP) in postmenopausal women.
 Methods: This descriptive and relationship-seeking study was conducted with women aged 40 and above who applied to the Family Medicine Outpatient Clinic of a tertiary hospital between June and December 2022, who have not had a menstrual period for at least 12 months, and who met the inclusion criteria. The Patient Information Form, The Menopause Rating Scale (MRS), Vulvovaginal Symptom Questionnaire (VSQ), and the Female Genital Self-Image Scale (FGSIS) were used to obtain the data.
 Results: The mean age of 203 women included in the study was 57.53±6.70. The total mean scores obtained from the scales was 15.40±7.7 for MRS, 3.75±3.96 for VSQ, and 18.99 ±4.34 for FGSIS. An inverse and statistically significant relationship were found between MRS and VSQ total and sub-dimension scores and FGSIS scores (p:0.001 for all). A significant relationship was found between FGSIS score and body mass index and parity (r:-0.154, p:0.028 and r:-0.258, p:0.001). University graduates, those who had regular gynecological examinations, and people with a very good perception of general health status had significantly higher FGSIS scores (p:0.001 for all).
 Conclusion: According to the scale scores, the FGSP of postmenopausal women was moderate and negatively affected by the increase in menopausal symptoms. Obesity, an increase in the number of parities, low education level, and poor health perception were the factors that negatively affected FGSP.

Assessment of safety climate perception of maintenance workers during major overhauls, outages, shutdowns or turnarounds (MoOSTs)

AbstractMaintenance activities are used to sustain the reliability of physical industrial assets. However, studies indicate that some of the most devastating industrial accidents are attributable to poor safety perceptions of maintenance workers, especially during major overhauls, outages, shutdowns or turnarounds (MoOSTs). Typical MoOSTs involve the harmonisation of regular maintenance endeavours on a large scale, which in turn heighten risks of accidents and costs. Furthermore, MoOSTs are performed over short durations thereby necessitating parallel high‐risk activities by different organisations that have different perceptions of safety and possess different safety cultures. Understanding safety climate can immensely benefit MoOSTs organisations by improving the understanding of attitudes and perceptions that alleviate workplace incidents. This study aimed to establish safety climate that would boost safety culture and positively impact perceived safety performance during MoOSTs. Safety climate questionnaire survey was deployed to MoOSTs workers of leading cement plants in Nigeria. Through exploratory factor analysis, three underlying safety climate factors were identified, which helped to determine that factors such as ‛training and learning from incidents’, ‛commitment of senior management towards ensuring safety and its protocol development process’ and ‛effectiveness of incident reporting systems during MoOSTs’ were significant predictors of workers’ perceptions of safety performance. The findings also pointed out that the inter‐relationship between perceived safety performance, MoOSTs safety training and organisational commitment were positively correlated.

Assessment of knowledge and perceptions of human papillomavirus vaccine and its determinants among women who have eligible daughters in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study.

Globally, cervical cancer(CC) is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer and the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is the leading cause of CC. Persistent infection with HPV accounts for 90% of all CC cases. The human papillomavirus vaccine has the great potential to prevent HPV-related infections for millions of women and men. The current study aimed to assess knowledge and perceptions towards the HPV vaccine and its determinants among women who have eligible daughters in Debre Berhan City, Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from April 2, 2023, to May 15, 2023. A multistage sampling procedure was used to recruit 607 women participants. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize socio-demographic data. Univariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were performed to measure the associations between the dependent and independent variables. A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant. More than three-fourths of the participants, 479 individuals (80%) were currently married, and 243(40.1%) had a diploma or higher education level. Of 456(75.12) participants reported, they had information about cervical cancer. For 449(73.9%) of the participants, television was the main evidence. The majority of 352(59.99%) participants knew the HPV vaccine could be offered to a female child aged 9-14 years old. Only 215(35.4%) participants think the HPV vaccine was safe and effective. Women who had a degree and above educational level were about 9 times more likely to have good knowledge about the HPV vaccine than study participants who did not read and write (AOR=9.21; 95% CI=2.82-12.16; p=0.004). Women who did not have information about the HPV vaccine before this study were about 80% less likely to have a positive perception of the HPV vaccine than participants who had earlier information about the HPV vaccine (AOR=0.8; 95%CI=0.63-0.49; P=003). Women had poor knowledge and perceptions about the HPV vaccine. Maternal marital status, age, and having information about the HPV vaccine were the only predictors of women's knowledge of the HPV vaccine.

Attitude and Perception as Associated Risk Factors of Sexual Harassment of Secondary School Girls in Abak Lga, Akwa Ibom State

Sexual harassment occurs when people are targets of unwanted sexual comments, sexual gestures, or sexual actions and, for many years, this has been a major challenge among secondary school girls. School girls have been plagued by sexual harassment occurring in school; a place which was meant to be a safe environment where girls acquire knowledge needed for future development has become an unsafe environment where girls are sexually harassed. This study therefore examined how the perception and attitude of secondary school girls predict the possibility of their sexual harassment. To achieve the purpose of this study, 384 questionnaires were administered to secondary school girls through a 3 stage multi sampling. The data were analyzed using simple percentage and chi-square P≤0.05. The study found that students have poor perception and negative attitudes toward sexual harassment and these are risk factors of sexual harassment. The study recommends that students develop and maintain a positive perception and attitude so as to help them to avoid being sexually harassed. Students should report any case of sexual harassment in school and such complaints should be made to people in authority not just to friends and fellow students.

Pengelolaan Limbah Padat Menstruasi Siswi Sekolah Menengah Pertama di Provinsi Sumatera Barat

Menstrual Hygiene Management (MHM) is part of the government's program for women's reproductive health. Adolescents' understanding of MHM in developing countries is still low. The study aimed to explore the actions, knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of female students about facilities and infrastructure, as well as the role of parents in managing menstrual solid waste. The method used is a quantitative method with a cross-sectional approach. The study population was junior high school students in Padang Panjang City and Padang Pariaman Regency, with a sample of 234 people. Data were analyzed univariately, bivariately, and multivariately using SPSS. Almost half of respondents took poor action in managing menstrual solid waste (44.9%), had low knowledge (44.4%), had a negative attitude (44.4%), had a poor perception of supporting facilities and facilities (48.3%), and stated that there was no role of parents/families in managing menstrual solid waste (43.2%). There was a significant relationship between the level of knowledge, respondents' attitudes, and the role of parents with menstrual solid waste management measures. However, there is no relationship between the perception of the availability of facilities and infrastructure and action. The level of knowledge and attitude has the most significant influence in determining the actions taken by respondents. The government is expected to provide socialization to the public on how to dispose of menstrual solid waste and provide adequate sanitation facilities and infrastructure. Parents also provide guidance early on

Knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs about urinary tract infections in persons with neurogenic bladder and impacts on interventions to promote person-centered care.

Qualitative study. To explore how knowledge, perceptions, and beliefs about urinary tract infections (UTIs) among persons with neurogenic bladder (NB) may impact health behaviors and provider management and enhance person-centeredness of interventions to improve UTI management. Three Veterans Affairs (VA) medical centers. Adults with NB due to spinal cord injury/disorder (SCI/D) or multiple sclerosis (MS) with UTI diagnoses in the prior year participated in focus groups. Transcripts were coded using deductive codes linked to the Health Belief Model and inductive codes informed by grounded theory. Twenty-three Veterans (SCI/D, 78%; MS: 18.5%) participated in discussions. Three themes emerged: (1) UTI knowledge; (2) factors affecting the intervention environment; and (3) factors affecting modes of delivery. Knowledge gaps included UTI prevention, specific symptoms most indicative of UTI, and antibiotic side effects. Poor perceptions of providers lacking knowledge about NB and ineffective patient-provider communication were common in the Emergency Department and non-VA facilities, whereas participants had positive perceptions of home-based care. Participants perceived lower severity and frequency of antibiotic risks compared to UTI risks. Participant preferences for education included caregiver involvement, verbal and written materials, and diverse settings like peer groups. Identifying patient perspectives enhances person-centeredness and allows for novel interventions improving patient knowledge and behaviors about UTIs. Partnering with trusted providers and home-based caregivers and improving NB knowledge and communication in certain care settings were important. Patient education should address mental risk representations and incorporate preferences for content delivery to optimize self-efficacy and strengthen cues to action.

Based on CBB-yolo rusted workpiece surface roughness detection

The surface roughness of the workpiece is one of the important indicators to measure the quality of the workpiece. Vision-based detection methods are mainly based on human-designed image feature indicators for detection, while the self-extraction method of milling surface features based on deep learning has problems such as poor perception of details, and will be affected by surface rust. In order to solve these problems, this paper proposes a visual inspection method for surface roughness of milling rusted workpieces combined with local equilibrium histogram and CBB-yolo network. Experimental results show that local equilibrium histogram can enhance the milling texture and improve the accuracy of model detection when different degrees of rust appear on the surface of the milled workpiece. The detection accuracy of the model can reach 97.9%, and the Map can reach 99.3. The inference speed can reach 29.04 frames per second. And the inspection of workpieces without rust, this method also has high detection accuracy, can provide automatic visual online measurement of milling surface roughness Theoretical basis.

Examining Child Labour in Stone Quarrying in the GA West Municipality, Ghana

ABSTRACTChild labour is a complex social problem worldwide, affecting the physical, moral and educational development of children. A cross sectional quantitative survey research design was used to assess child labour in quarrying activities of the Ga West Municipality, Ghana. The municipality was selected due to evidence in literature of children engaging in quarrying activities. The study examined child labour occurrence and intensity, the working condition of child labourers in the stone quarries; factors influencing child labour in quarrying activities; and the impact of quarrying activities on children. Data which were analysed using probit model and descriptive statistics indicated a negative effect of stone quarry activity on the development, growth and education of the child. Significant influencers were poverty, attitude and poor perception of parents, broken homes, traditional belief systems and migration. The study recommends offering educational support, grants and essential resources to vulnerable households in order to ensure that children remain in school.

Microprocessor Design Using COPRAS Method

Introduction: A microprocessor is a computer and An important part of the structure, Without it, on your computer, Nothing can be done. it is a programmable device, It does some arithmetic on the input and logical operations and the desired output creates. In simple words, Microprocessor is on a chip It is a digital device Instructions from memory. Get them and decode them can run and give results. Fundamentals of Microprocessor. In a microprocessor machine language Take some steps that activate them, to the processor That's what it should do says Microprocessor instruction Three basics when implementing Doing things: Its addition, Subtraction, multiplication, division, and some logic functions Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) makes use of. New Microprocessors are floating point Functions in numbers are doing In microprocessors The data in is from one location Can be moved to another location. It is a Program Counter (PC). Contains the registry, which Based on the value of the system address of the next instruction Stores, the microprocessor from place to place Jumps and makes decisions.Research significance: For microprocessor design, this Description Various semiconductors In device fabrication processes Made using some, Consequently in a chip carrier A drop in binding occurs. This chip carrier is then printed. Solder on the circuit board (PCB). done or in the socket is inserted. New microprocessor or microcontroller unit, To make the process flow logically Some general steps can be followed. These few steps make it even easier for small manageable tasks can be separated. A new microprocessor General steps for designing. A must-have in the new app is the determination of skills. required Data path to handle capabilities Set up. Machine code Instructional Design (ISA) Define. data path Create the necessary logic to control.Methodology: An analysis of the COPRAS method in this complex proportionality assessment (COPRAS) system in 1994 showed that the index values used to assess the Gavaskar, Kalkaska, and sarka introduced at this time increased and decreased. Alternatives: Poor life recycled products market, poor consumer perception of recycled products, poor supplier commitment, the poor success of curbside pickup. Evaluation Option: Finance Team, Engagement / Support, Infrastructure Team, Knowledge Team, Environment Team.Alternative: CISC is Intel 386, Intel 486, Pentium, EPIC is IA-64, DEC Alpha 21164. Evaluation preference: Feature size (micron), Supply voltage (V), Die size (mm2), DRAM bits/chip (m).Results: from the result, it is seen that CISC Intel 386 is got the first rank whereas DEC Alpha 21164 is having the lowest rank.

Investigation of machine-learning-based stimuli for the remediation of children’s speech errors

Children with speech sound disorders (SSDs) demonstrate difficulty producing phonemes correctly and may exhibit poor speech perception compared to their age-matched peers; however, group differences in speech perception skills remain largely unexplained. Developmental models of speech production posit that children’s ability to discriminate correct and incorrect productions in their own speech may be critical for developing accurate speech production. Historically, when children regularly mispronounce a phoneme, it has been essentially impossible to assess whether they perceive correct versus errors productions in their own speech, thus creating a clinical conundrum. How can we assess a child’s ability to perceive the accuracy of their own phoneme production when they cannot produce a correct production? Recent technological developments allow for acoustic alteration of children’s speech that digitally corrects speech sound errors while preserving natural characteristics of the child’s voice. This machine-learning-based stimuli may then be used as training and feedback tokens for remediation when treating children with speech sound disorders. Such acoustic alteration is possible within an accessible, user-friendly environment that is clinically feasible for speech-language pathologists with little acoustic training. Thus, the purpose of this study is to evaluate the acoustic and perceptual accuracy of acoustically-altered child-speech compared to natural speech tokens.

Measuring evidence-based clinical guideline compliance in the paediatric intensive care unit

BackgroundEvidence-based clinical care guidelines improve medical treatment by reducing error, improving outcomes and possibly lowering healthcare costs. While some data exist on individual guideline compliance, no data exist on overall...

Visual cues influence prosody perception among individuals with cochlear implants

Understanding a talker’s intention conveyed through prosody is essential for successful speech communication. Although visual speech cues are typically characterized by lip movements, there are also visual gestures including head tilts and eyebrow raises that signal prosody. Listeners with cochlear implants (CIs) may rely on these visual cues to solidify their prosody perception and guard against misinterpretations, particularly because of their poor perception of voice pitch. This study used audio-visual recordings of sentences in which a talker sometimes focused one word to signify a change in meaning. After characterizing acoustic and visual prosody cues in this stimulus set, we made prosodically mismatched variants of the stimuli by transplanting prosodically focused audio onto broad focus (i.e., prosodically unfocused) video, and vice versa. Visual influences on prosody perception were measured using acoustic analysis of participant reproductions in a vocal mimicry task. Results show reproduction of F0 contour—a key acoustic marker of prosodic focus—is influenced by perception of visual prosody cues. Specifically, visual cues indicating a focused word led to higher peak F0 in vocal reproductions of that word in the sentence. These results underscore the importance of multisensory information in supporting prosody perception for listeners with hearing loss.

Impact of COVID-19-related concerns and depression on hand-washing practice among community-dwelling older adults: a secondary analysis of the 2020 Korea Community Health Survey

Purpose: This study investigated hand-washing practice among community-dwelling older adults during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and aimed to identify the impact of COVID-19-related concerns and depression on hand-washing practice. Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data extracted from the 2020 Community Health Survey. The primary data were collected through self-reporting from August 10 to September 8, 2020 in a cross-sectional study. The subjects consisted of 1,350 adults aged 65 or older living in J Province who participated in the 2020 Community Health Survey. Results: The factors affecting hand-washing practice among older adults were male gender (β = –.18, p &lt; .001), age (β = –.07, p = .001), no education (β = –.20, p &lt; .001) and elementary, middle, and high school graduation (β = –.15, p &lt; .001) compared to a college or higher education, poor health perception (β = –.13, p &lt; .001), COVID-19-related concerns (β = .08, p = .005), and depression (β = –.07, p = .001). To summarize, the factors negatively affecting hand-washing practice included male gender, lower education level, poor health perception, and depression, while the factors positively associated with hand-washing practice included COVID-19-related concerns. Conclusion: These findings show the importance of considering these multifaceted determinants when designing targeted interventions and educational programs aimed at promoting hand-washing among older adults. Additionally, based on the relationship between hand-washing practice and COVID-19-related concerns and depression, interventions that can alleviate mental problems along with providing proper education are required.

Education as a necessity of life: An exploration on Ugandan Education System Quality with reference to John Dewey's Philosophical Correlates

AbstractEvery country desires and aspires for an education system that caters for learners’ physiological needs, belonging, love, self‐esteem, security and self‐actualisation at the top, which are rarely provided by a few countries. With a review focus on the Ugandan education system, several challenges related to the education borrowing suggestions as proposed by John Dewey have been attributed to creating an environment that has seen most graduates ending up unemployed, and with leadership challenges, inadequate funding, poor teacher perception, low research and innovations in higher institutions of learning, less involvement of the informal sector in development, low literacy levels, political interference among others. Thus this exploratory analytical‐qualitative review focuses on John Dewey's teachings in his book Education and Democracy—specifically chapter 1, ‘Education as Necessity for Life’—with attention on how education as an engine that empowers life, ensures independence through self‐reliance, sustenance, freedom, and is syndrome‐free to enhance appreciation of the contemporary trends in education—critical aspects that are extremely lacking within the current Ugandan education system and can impact on the future of education to the future of education as recommended in National Development Plan III (NDP III). Thus the review recommends that while reflecting on the state of the Ugandan education system, there is a need to revitalise the research and innovations in higher institutions, especially catering for an integral‐education system with a focus on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from primary school to university, involvement of the informal sector through skills education as proposed by the Ugandan Vision 2040 and NDP III, as well as addressing low literacy levels and providing adequate teaching and learning through quality and balanced funding from all relevant government agencies and development partners.

Distinct Cortical Correlates of Perception and Motor Function in Balance Control.

Fluctuations in brain activity alter how we perceive our body and generate movements but have not been investigated in functional whole-body behaviors. During reactive balance, we recently showed that evoked brain activity is associated with the balance ability in young individuals. Furthermore, in PD, impaired whole-body motion perception in reactive balance is associated with impaired balance. Here, we investigated the brain activity during the whole-body motion perception in reactive balance in young adults (9 female, 10 male). We hypothesized that both ongoing and evoked cortical activity influences the efficiency of information processing for successful perception and movement during whole-body behaviors. We characterized two cortical signals using electroencephalography localized to the SMA: (1) the "N1," a perturbation-evoked potential that decreases in amplitude with expectancy and is larger in individuals with lower balance function, and (2) preperturbation β power, a transient rhythm that favors maintenance of the current sensorimotor state and is inversely associated with tactile perception. In a two-alternative forced choice task, participants judged whether pairs of backward support surface perturbations during standing were in the "same" or "different" direction. As expected, lower whole-body perception was associated with lower balance ability. Within a perturbation pair, N1 attenuation was larger on correctly perceived trials and associated with better balance, but not perception. In contrast, preperturbation β power was higher on incorrectly perceived trials and associated with poorer perception, but not balance. Together, ongoing and evoked cortical activity have unique roles in information processing that give rise to distinct associations with perceptual and balance ability.

Association between patient adherence and treat-to-target in gout: A cross-sectional study.

The implementation of a treat-to-target (T2T) approach has been widely recommended for achieving optimal outcomes in gout treatment, as substantiated by a wealth of compelling evidence. However, a paucity of knowledge exists regarding the barriers hindering effective T2T management in China. This study seeks to investigate the factors contributing to treatment failure within the context of the T2T strategy. A cross-sectional, multi-center investigation was conducted, involving the completion of electronic questionnaires by outpatients undergoing urate-lowering treatment for a duration exceeding 6 months. These questionnaires encompassed demographic information, disease-related conditions, comorbid conditions, and management. The study analyzed factors associated with serum uric acid levels exceeding 360 µmol/L, poor disease control, and poor medication adherence. A total of 425 valid questionnaires were collected, representing 90.8% of the patients. The T2T implementation rate was 26.82% (n = 114). Factors linked to serum uric acid levels surpassing 360 µmol/L included moderate medication adherence (odds ratio (OR) = 2.35; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.17-4.77; P = .016), poor medication adherence (OR = 4.63; 95% CI 2.28-9.51; P < .001), and management by general practitioners (OR = 0.60; 95% CI 0.37-0.97; P = .036). The rate of well-controlled patients was 14.35% (n = 61). Predictors of not well controlled encompassed the presence of tophi (OR = 2.48; 95% CI 1.17-5.61; P = .023), general medication adherence (OR = 2.78; 95% CI 1.28-6.05; P = .009), poor medication adherence (OR = 6.23; 95% CI 2.68-14.77; P < .001), and poor patient's perception of gout (OR = 4.07; 95% CI 1.41-13.91; P = .015). A poor medication adherence rate of 55.29% (n = 235) was observed, with lower rates of poor medication adherence associated with the use of febuxostat (OR = 0.35; 95% CI 0.14-0.83; P = .02), uric acid levels exceeding 360 µmol/L (OR = 3.05; 95% CI 1.84-5.12; P = .00), moderate patient education (OR = 2.28; 95% CI 1.29-4.15; P = .01), moderate diet control (OR = 1.98; 95% CI 1.17-3.41; P = .01), and poor diet control (OR = 3.73; 95% CI 1.26-12.83; P = .02). The rate of T2T implementation in China is notably low among patients undergoing urate-lowering treatment of gout beyond 6 months. Importantly, medication adherence demonstrates a significant association with T2T outcomes.

Perception and Attitude of Health Care Workers in Tertiary Health Care Facilities in Plateau State, Nigeria towards Sexual and Reproductive Health Services for Unmarried Adolescents

Adolescents are faced with the challenges of having access to and the utilization of quality sexual and reproductive health services, and one of the barriers responsible for this situation is the negative personal attributes of service providers. This study aimed to assess the perception and attitude of health workers in the tertiary health facilities in Plateau State towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents. A cross-sectional study was conducted in December 2020 among 208 doctors and nurses/midwives who were selected using a stratified sampling technique. Data were collected using a semi-structured self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using the Statistical Product and Service Solutions version 23. The mean age of the respondents was 37.1 ± 9.1 years, 131 (63.0%) were doctors and females constituted 120 (57.7%). One hundred and twenty-nine (62.0%) had a good perception, while 105 (50.5%) had a positive attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents. Younger age below 55 years and a good perception were found to be predictors of a positive attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents. A considerable number of the health workers in the tertiary health facilities in Plateau state had a negative attitude towards sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents, an attribute that was significantly seen more in those who were older and had a poor perception. There is a need to improve healthcare workers’ attitudes towards the provision of sexual and reproductive health services for unmarried adolescents.

Risk factors for neurocognitive impairment, emotional distress, and poor quality of life in survivors of pediatric rhabdomyosarcoma: A report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.

Prevalence and risk of poor psychological outcomes following rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS) are not well-established. Participants in this cross-sectional, case-control study (n=713 survivors, 42.5% female; mean [SD] age, 30.5 [6.6] years; n=706 siblings, 57.2% female; mean age, 32.8,[7.9] years) completed measures of neurocognition, emotional distress, and health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Multivariable logistic regression models identified treatments, health behaviors, and chronic conditions associated with impairment. Relative to siblings, more survivors reported neurocognitive impairment (task efficiency: 21.1% vs. 13.7%, emotional regulation: 16.7% vs. 11.0%, memory: 19.3% vs. 15.1%), elevated emotional distress (somatic distress: 12.9% vs. 4.7%, anxiety: 11.7% vs. 5.9%, depression: 22.8% vs. 16.9%) and poorer HRQOL (physical functioning: 11.1% vs. 2.8%, role functioning due to physical problems: 16.8% vs. 8.2%, pain: 17.5% vs. 10.0%, vitality: 22.3% vs. 13.8%, social functioning: 14.4% vs. 6.8%, emotional functioning: 17.1% vs. 10.6%). Cranial radiation increased risk for impaired task efficiency (odds ratio [OR], 2.30; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.14-4.63), whereas chest and pelvic radiation predicted increased risk of physical functioning (OR, 2.68; 95% CI, 1.16-6.21 and OR, 3.44; 95% CI, 1.70-6.95, respectively). Smoking was associated with impaired task efficiency (OR, 2.06; 95% CI, 1.14-3.70), memory (OR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.26-3.95), anxiety (OR, 2.71; 95% CI, 1.36-5.41) and depression (OR, 1.77; 95% CI, 1.01-3.11). Neurologic conditions increased risk of anxiety (OR, 2.30; 95% CI, 1.04-5.10), and hearing conditions increased risk of depression (OR, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.05-3.03). Neurologic and hearing conditions, respectively, were associated with impaired memory (OR, 2.44; 95% CI, 1.20-4.95 and OR, 1.87; 95% CI, 1.05-3.35) and poor health perception (OR, 2.62; 95% CI, 1.62-1.28 and OR, 2.33; 95% CI, 1.34-4.06). RMS survivors are at significant risk for poor psychological outcomes. Advancing therapies for local control, smoking cessation, and managing chronic medical conditions may mitigate poor outcomes following RMS.

More than metrics: The role of socio-environmental factors in determining the success of athlete monitoring

ABSTRACT The perceived value of athlete monitoring systems (AMS) has recently been questioned. Poor perceptions of AMS are important, because where practitioners lack confidence in monitoring their ability to influence programming, and performance is likely diminished. To address this, researchers have primarily sought to improve factors related to monitoring metrics, e.g., validity rather than socio-environmental factors, e.g., buy-in. Seventy-five practitioners (response rate: n = 30) working with Olympic and Paralympic athletes were invited to take part in a survey about their perceptions of AMS value. Fifty-two per cent (n = 13) was confident in the sensitivity of their athlete self-report measures, but only 64% (n = 16), indicated their monitoring was underpinned by scientific evidence. A scientific base was associated with improved athlete feedback (r S (23) = 0.487, p =0.014*) and feedback correlated with athlete monitoring adherence (r S (22) = 0.675, p = <0.001**). If athletes did not complete their monitoring, 52% (n = 13) of respondents felt performance might be compromised. However, most respondents 56% (n = 14), had worked with internationally successful athlete(s) who did not complete their monitoring. While AMS can be a useful tool to aid performance optimisation, its potential value is not always realised. Addressing socio-environmental factors alongside metric-factors may improve AMS efficacy.

A descriptive study to assess the level of perception and satisfaction regarding online learning among undergraduate nursing students in selected nursing college, Guwahati, Assam

The COVID 19 pandemic has disrupted the educational system and lead to a drastic shift of professional undergraduate teaching for nursing students into online mode. The definition of satisfaction in online learning is complex and multidimensional and includes manufacturers such as communication student participation in online discussion flexibility workload technology support and feedback. Satisfaction with online learning is based on three learning theories: -social cognitive theory interaction equivalency theory and social integration theory. There is a growing body of literature showing that satisfaction has a positive relationship with student engagement and academic performance the quality of learning is effectiveness success and institutional cost-effectiveness. To assess the students’ level of perception regarding online learning. To determine the level of satisfaction regarding online learning.A descriptive study of 138 sample nursing students. Qualitative research approach was used in this study and convience sampling techniques was used Research methodology means an agreement that depicts how, at what times and information is to be collected and scrutinized. It involves all the approach, to answer the research problem. The techniques used to structure a study and to gather and analyze information in a systematic fashion is referred as the research methodology. It includes the steps, action and approaches for the gathering and analyzing the data. The present study adopts a qualitative research approach.: The data analysis was done with the help of descriptive inference statistics for level of satisfaction. 88(63.76%) of undergraduate nursing student had moderate level of satisfaction regarding online learning. 30(21.73%) undergraduate nursing student had poor level of satisfaction regarding online learning and 20(14.49%) undergraduate students had good level of satisfaction. For perception the majority i.e., 90(65%) of undergraduate nursing student had poor perception, 43(32%) of undergraduate nursing student had moderate perception and 5(3.6%) of undergraduate nursing student had good perception regarding online learning.: Nursing is the practice where we can learn theoretically as well as practically. The online learning has played a major role in the development of the skill and knowledge of the nurses and nursing student, in order to that the study which we have conducted says that The e-learning has affected the level of perception and satisfaction among the nursing undergraduate student.