Administrative Positions Research Articles

Resuming work roles after injury in a low-income context: Multiple factors influencing the return to work outcomes.

Return to work (RTW) is an important outcome indicator for the effectiveness of rehabilitation services, and the functional status and overall recovery among individuals who have experienced injury. Despite the rising incidence of traumatic injury among economically productive citizens in Ethiopia, there is a paucity of evidence about the RTW status of injury survivors. This study examined factors associated with RTW success and determinants of time to RTW after injury in Ethiopia. An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted to collect data retrospectively one year after patients arrived at the study setting due to traumatic injuries. Medical records of all patients who visited the emergency room of a large public hospital in Addis Ababa were reviewed. Data were collected from survivors of traumatic injury, interviewed by telephone one year post-injury. Multivariable logistic regression and survival analysis were carried out to explore factors. Of the 251 participants, 75% were young adults (age </ = 39 years), 78% were male, 78% were urban residents, 41% were injured by road traffic collisions, and 59% returned to work within one year. The logistic regression model revealed short inpatient admission (AOR = 4.20; 95% CI: 2.10-8.50; p ≤ 0.001), no disability (AOR = 4.44; 95% CI: 2.10-9.60; p ≤ 0.001), motivation to RTW (AOR = 3.50; 95% CI: 1.61-7.50; p = 0.002), no chronic illness (AOR = 2.31; 95% CI: 1.14-4.70; p = 0.020), being in an administrative position (AOR = 5.32; 95% CI: 1.11-25.78; p = 0.038) and receiving injury compensation (AOR = 3.10; 95% CI: 1.22-7.73; p = 0.017) as factors for successful RTW within a year after injury. Further, the Cox regression analysis identified immediate access to healthcare after injury (AHR = 1.54; 95% CI: 1.05-2.25; p ≤ 0.026) and having injury of penetrative to internal organ, strain, sprain, dislocation or soft tissue (AHR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.20-2.80; p = 0.007) as determinants of early RTW after traumatic injury. The study uncovers factors crucial to RTW planning and interventions, and provides insights to minimize barriers, foster a smooth transition to employment, and optimize survivors' lives after injury.

The Role of Entrepreneurial Leadership in Achieving Sustainable

This research seeks to reveal the role of entrepreneurial leadership as an independent variable with its four elements (strategic vision, creativity, principle, investment of opportunities ) in achieving sustainable development as a dependent variable. Recognizing the importance of these topics discussed because of their effects on the individual and the organization, and to achieve this goal and the importance of the expected results from the field studied, the questionnaire was used as a basic tool for collecting data that was distributed to members of the research sample of administrative leaders who hold administrative positions in a number of colleges. The number of ( 32 ) covered ( 15) paragraphs for measurement. The research problem was framed by a set of questions that contribute to determining the relationship and impact, and to achieve the goal mentioned above. A hypothetical scheme was built that includes the two research variables. In light of this scheme, two main hypotheses were formulated. In order to verify these hypotheses, the researcher used the descriptive and analytical approach in addressing the research variables. The research reached conclusions, the most important of which is the presence of entrepreneurial leadership, which plays an important role in achieving sustainable development. The research concluded with a set of recommendations, the most important of which is the adoption of senior management to provide the basic elements of the concept of entrepreneurship and diagnose the enhanced positives to achieve sustainable development and find solutions to the negative situations that hinder its achievement.

Relationships between women in leadership at predoctoral and senior administration levels in United States dental schools.

To determine the relationship between woman leadership at senior administrative and predoctoral levels in United States (US) dental schools and assess if this relationship is affected by school characteristics. A 23-question survey was created and distributed to each US accredited dental school (2023). Data regarding the gender of the school's dean, senior administrators, and student leaders, as well as school characteristics were gathered. Data were organized in Excel. Descriptive statistics were performed using mean and standard deviation for continuous measures and using count and percent for categorial measures. Statistical comparisons were performed using analysis of variance (ANOVA), Fisher's Exact, or Chi-squared tests for comparison of proportions. 32 dental schools provided analyzable data for this project (44.4% response rate). The most common senior administrative position held by a woman was the dean of student affairs (71.9%). For every surveyed school with a woman dean (n=11, 34.4%), at least one other senior administrative position was held by a woman. There was no statistical significance between the year of school establishment, geographic region, gender of the dean, or prevalence of women administrators and students in leadership roles. The number of women students in leadership roles was close to the national enrollment trends for gender. Included US dental school data showed no relationship between women in leadership at the senior administrative and predoctoral levels. To keep leadership-minded students interested in dental academics throughout their careers, further studies are needed to identify the most important factors influencing careers in academic dentistry.

Current trends and perspectives of scoliosis research society travel fellows

Abstract Purpose This study aims to measure the impact of the Scoliosis Research Society’s travel fellowship on a spinal surgeon’s career. Methods A non-incentivized survey was sent to 78 previous SRS junior travel fellows from 1993 to 2021. The questionnaire assessed fellowship influence on academic and administrative positions, professional society memberships, and commercial relationships. The trend of these quantitative measures was created according to a compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) calculation of the reported values. The Scopus database was queried for all fellows’ publication counts and h-index before the fellowship, as well as 3 years, 5 years, and currently after the fellowship. A control cohort of matched surgeons who did not participate in travel fellowships was used to compare research productivity measures relative to travel fellows. Results This study had a 73% response rate. Over the periods of 3–5 years after the fellowship, and up to the present, the mean publication count increased by 31.0%, 31.6%, and 46.4%, respectively. Over the same interval, the mean h-index increased by 19.5%, 17.3%, and 11.3%, respectively. From the year of their respective fellowship to present day, the fellows observed a mean CAGR of + 3.2% in academic positions, + 6.7% in administrative positions, + 2.3% in society memberships, and + 4.7% in commercial relations. Previous fellows concurred the fellowship changed their clinical practice (42.1% Strongly Agree, 36.8% Agree), expanded their network (71.9% Strong Agree, 24.6% Agree), expanded their research (33.3% Strongly Agree, 54.4% Agree), and improved their surgical technique (33.3% Strongly Agree, 49.1% Agree). Conclusion Robust feedback from previous fellows suggests a traveling fellowship has a meaningful impact on a surgeon’s research productivity and career achievements.

Between Norman Administrators and Local Advocates: Archontes in Greek Archival Sources of Calabria in the Eleventh and Twelfth Centuries

In both the Byzantine and Norman periods of rule, Greek notarial documents and other archival records from Southern Italy and Sicily frequently mention a group known as archontes, a collective term referring to local notables or potentates. While notoriously difficult to define with precision, this group encompassed a wide range of individuals and families, including those who held title or office (often originating in the Byzantine period) as well as those whose influence was more informal or due primarily to wealth or land ownership. Those families included among these archontes display a large degree of continuity between the early eleventh and mid-twelfth centuries, and they almost universally represent local, Greek-speaking elements rather than individuals appointed to administrative positions from elsewhere. This article argues that this group of families in Calabria played a specific role as intermediaries between the local, Greek-speaking population and the newly established Norman powers, particularly in the first century of the latter’s arrival in the region. This role is most visible in records of legal disputes, especially when land ownership was involved, when judicial decisions were made and issued jointly in the name of a Norman-appointed judge and an assembly of local archontes. I contend that this role can be more thoroughly understood through the comparative use of archival documents from Greek monasteries in the region and the legal handbook known as the Prochiron Legum or Prochiron Calabriae, which may suggest that this legal function quickly became quasi-formalized and supported by written legislation.

Practice of Educational Administration Theories in Secondary School of Bangladesh

The efficient execution of educational programs in schools has made the position of educational administrators increasingly important. Theories offer a conceptual structure that facilitates comprehending, forecasting, and managing behavior within organizational settings. The purpose of this study is to explore the practice of educational administration (EA) theories in secondary school of Bangladesh, and the role of educational administrators. A qualitative approach is used for gaining in-depth understanding in the real-life-situation. Semi-Structure Interview and Focus Group Discussion have been used to collect data. Data have been analyzed using thematic analysis technique. Findings show that secondary schools of Bangladesh are practicing the Scientific Management Theory and System Theory collaboratively through maintaining formal structure. Human Relationship and Behavioral Approach Theory have been practiced in the shadow of formal structure. As well a hybrid approach is being practiced in the schools. The administrators find the challenges to practice these theories. The challenges are lack of infrastructure, scarcity of teaching learning resources, teacher-student-ratio, local conflict, and school managing committee’s internal clash. The findings of this study would be useful for educators, educational administrators and researchers in advancing EA theories in education. Teacher’s World: Journal of Education and Res arch, 50(1): 135-154

O RETORNO AO TRABALHO E AO SERVIÇO MILITAR DE ADULTOS AMPUTADOS: UMA REVISÃO DE ESCOPO

The rehabilitation of adult amputees involves, among other objectives, the return to work. In this sense, the present study seeks to investigate how the return to work and the return to military service occur for adults who have undergone amputation, identifying the factors of success and analyzing the impact of Occupational Therapy. This is a scoping review that follows the guide for scoping reviews from the Joanna Briggs Institute and includes 22 articles for final data analysis and collection. The following factors related to successful return to the labor market after amputation were identified: male gender; younger age; use of prosthesis; lower pain levels; unilateral amputations; availability of accessible infrastructure in the workplace; job function adaptations and assistive technologies; and administrative positions. Regarding the return to military service, the rank within the army was shown to be the main determinant in the individual's return to service. It is noteworthy that several demands pointed out by the studies regarding the rehabilitation process and return to work can be addressed by occupational therapists, such as the adaptation of prostheses for the specific tasks of the individual, analysis and adaptation of the work environment, pain management and reduction, work activity training, and spiritual support, since beliefs related to the sacred were indicated as the main factor of success for rehabilitation. However, only two articles mention Occupational Therapy, and in both, the service is characterized as inefficient.

Latent Profile Analysis of Pressure Injury Knowledge Levels Among Nursing Staff in Tertiary General Hospitals.

Aims/Background The prevalence of pressure injuries (PIs) is a widely used clinical indicator of patient safety and quality of care. Nurses' understanding of pressure injury (PI) can significantly impact the treatment outcomes for patients. This study, based on latent profile analysis (LPA), reveals the characteristics associated with PI knowledge levels among clinical nurses in district and county tertiary medical institutions. We aim to help nursing managers formulate training plans accurately so that clinical nurses can provide high-level skin care services for patients. Method In June 2023, 1482 nurse staff from 4 tertiary general hospitals at the district and county level in Chengdu were chosen as research subjects using the convenience sampling method. Responses to the general information questionnaire, the Chinese Version of Pressure Ulcer Knowledge Assessment Tool (C-PUKAT), and the Chinese Version of Attitude towards Pressure ulcer Prevention (C-APuP) were used to compare the population's characteristics based on LPA. Results Three latent profiles of nurses' PI knowledge were identified: weak foundation type (46.3%), strengthening foundation type (42.7%), and special improvement type (11.0%). Subjects' departments, administrative positions, highest degrees and PI prevention attitude scores, as well as whether they have participated in the training, all differed significantly between latent profile groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion The PI knowledge level of nursing staff at the district and county tertiary general hospitals requires urgent improvement. Nursing managers should prioritize the management level and quality of PI training among clinical nursing staff. Precise training programs can be developed based on different categories of nursing staff to enhance their PI knowledge, thereby effectively improving the quality of healthcare for inpatients.

Factors Influencing the Willingness of Clinical Nurses to Participate in Narrative Nursing: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Narrative nursing (NN) is a crucial component of modern medical humanistic care. It involves utilising storytelling as a means to guide nurses in devising future interventions for patients, and help patients in reconstructing positive psychological defences. The willingness of clinical nurses to engage in narrative nursing holds significant implications for both effective communication and the overall quality of care. However, there is limited knowledge regarding clinical nurses' willingness to engage in narrative nursing. This study aims to investigate the participation willingness of Chinese nurses, identify its predictors and explore its corresponding reasons. A cross-sectional study. Clinical nurses were enrolled in Hunan province, Central South, China, and a convenience sampling strategy was used. A structured questionnaire was distributed to clinical nurses by an online survey platform. Information on sociodemographic characteristics, willingness and possible influencing factors (experience, ability, perceptions on narrative nursing) was collected. Binary logistic regression was conducted to identify the predictors of willingness to participate in narrative nursing. A total of 2310 nurses were recruited, of which 2092 nurses completed the questionnaire (response rate: 90.6%). One thousand seven hundred and thirty-four nurses (82.9%) were willing to participate in NN, and 358 (17.1%) were not. Binary logistic regression analysis identified nine predictors of participants' willingness to participate, including working departments, professional title, working position, experience of received mobilisation and training of NN, understanding of related knowledge, NCS level, affirmation of NN and positive attitude towards clinical application (all p values < 0.05). These indicators explained 17.1% of the variances in the dependent variable (p < 0.001). A high proportion of nurses in Hunan province were willing to practice in clinic using NN. Willingness to participate may be increased by a focus on nurses with low professional titles, no administrative position and working in specialised departments, such as emergency departments, infectious departments, critical care units and operating theatres. The study identified a high proportion of nurses in Hunan Province who were willing to use NN. However, the figure was slightly lower than expected. Influencing factors were analysed to give insights for managers to develop more effective NN outreach programs. No patient or public contribution.

Implementation and Effectiveness of Equalizing Echelon IV Structural Positions into Functional Positions at the Blitar Regency Culture and Tourism Service

The Blitar Regency Personnel and Human Resources Development Agency has made a new innovation, namely by creating a system of adjustment/Inpassing procedures, carrying out competency tests and determining requirements for Adjustment/Inpassing which are further regulated by the Head of the Functional Position Development Agency. The aim of this research is to determine the implementation and effectiveness of equalizing echelon IV structural positions into functional positions at the Blitar Regency Culture and Tourism Service. This research method is qualitative research. The research location was carried out at the Blitar Regency Culture and Tourism Service in carrying out the functions and duties of the Blitar Regency Culture and Tourism Office. Research data is in the form of secondary and primary data. Primary data was obtained from components related to the implementation of the equalization of echelon IV positions into functional positions. Secondary data is data obtained from various sources within the Blitar Regency Culture and Tourism Service in the form of documents, journals, archival book records, the presence of Blitar Regency Culture and Tourism Service employees, this is adjusted to research needs. Data collection methods used in research are interviews, observation, documentation. This research's analytical method uses qualitative analysis. The results of this research are that equalizing structural positions to functional positions is like a tsunami storm that hits the ranks of Structural Administrator Officials. When the Minister of Administrative and Bureaucratic Reform Regulation Number 28 of 2019 concerning the Equalization of Administrative Positions into Functional Positions was implemented, it gave the impression that the Regional Government was just watching and waiting to take action. So after the deadline appeared on December 1 2021, with limited time, the Regional Government of Blitar Regency inevitably immediately processed the equalization of positions.

Women's Representation in Government Bodies of the Russian Federation in the Period from 1991 to 2023

The representation of women in public authorities reflects a number of more general issues related to gender equality, the peculiarities of women's political leadership, women's participation in politics, etc. The purpose of this article was to identify gender proportions in the federal executive authorities and the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation for the period from 1991 to 2023. The study was conducted by statistical analysis of data presented in open sources, on the websites of the Federation Council, the State Duma, the Government and other public authorities. This article reflects the dynamics of changes in the gender distribution of positions in the field of politics over the period under study. For the analysis, the highest positions of executive and other state authorities of the country were selected, as well as membership in both chambers of the Russian parliament, which made it possible to consider women's representation in positions involving direct decision-making. The study raises the problem of the underrepresentation of women in senior political and elected positions in public administration. According to the results of the study, data on women's representation in government over the past 34 years were systematized. A trend has been identified to increase the representation of women in high-level executive positions. At the same time, the number of women in the Cabinet of Ministers of our country in the entire history of the Russian Federation has not exceeded 11% or two female representatives at the same time. No more than two women at the same time had the opportunity to take the position of Deputy Prime Minister. There are positions that have been held exclusively by men for more than thirty years. The number of women in the country's parliament is also small, but the positive trend here is more pronounced. With a global average of 26.5% female representation, in Russia there are only 18.4% women among the members of both houses of parliament.

الأثر الإداري لآل قدامة بدمشق في القرنين السادس والسابع الهجريين

The study dealt with the position of the Al Qudama family on assuming administrative positions, and it also talked about the positions held by some members of the family, especially the judiciary, and that some of them held the highest judicial position, which is the chief judge. The details of this position were discussed, including its definition, origin, and who held it from the family. He mentioned the leadership of some family members in mosques and their preachers, and the research mentioned the teaching of family members, and all of this in the sixth and seventh centuries AH, in Damascus in general and Salihiyya in particular, and the influence of this family on these positions, in the Ayyubid and Mamluk states.

Administrative positions, research performance, and winning awards

ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of administrative positions and research performance on the probability of winning the Outstanding Achievement Award for Research in Institutes of Higher Education (Humanities and Social Sciences) using a unique dataset of faculty members from a prestigious university in China. The following findings are derived. First, administrative positions significantly affect the probability of winning the award, with higher administrative positions correlating with a greater likelihood of winning the award. Second, research performance also significantly affects the probability of winning the award, with better research performance correlating with a greater likelihood of winning the award. Third, administrative positions further amplify the impact of research performance on the probability of winning the award. These findings imply that academic awards may be influenced by administrative power in the universities in China.

Infectious diseases risk framing in Bulgarian media during early COVID-19 pandemic and the Ebola crisis

IntroductionSocial forces, in conjunction with biological variables, play a crucial role in shaping the overall health of a community, particularly in the context of infectious disease outbreaks. Mass media calibrates risk perception among the public. The present study's aims are to review risk framings in the Bulgarian National Television in the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and to compare results with the communication strategies employed when Ebola was exported outside of Africa. The research seeks to provide a quantitative and qualitative understanding of how the media communicated risk during the two crises. It also aims to determine the extent to which messages altered based on the distinct epidemiological characteristics of the two epidemics. MethodsWe used interdisciplinary analysis, combining methods from the social sciences and epidemiology. It is based on a controlled study of media content comparing the share and presentation of information on infections during two different outbreaks caused by newly emerging pathogens (in 2014 and 2020), as well as during periods with no specific concern for novel public health threats (JAN 2019 and OCT-NOV 2019). A content analysis was carried out. ResultsThe findings of the study indicate that during the Ebola crisis, medical frames were used in 92 % of the cases, whereas the majority of the analyzed media coverage of COVID-19 focused on the socio-political frame (97 %). During control periods, the extent of coverage using a medical framework varies between 100 and 86 %. In terms of geographic coverage, the presentation of content followed the principle of proximity. In non-emergency circumstances, clinical practitioners are often preferred candidates for interviews. However, during health crises, the media tends to highlight individuals holding administrative positions and authoritative functions. ConclusionThe present research confirms the hypothesis that public health emergencies increase the volume of infectious disease content on the news. The most frequently selected speaker categories should be briefed timely on outbreak developments in order to feed the media with accurate information.

The Obscure Appellate: The Egyptian Islamic Supreme Court, 1898–1955

Abstract This article examines the Egyptian Islamic Supreme Court (al-Maḥkama al-ʿUlyā l-Sharʿiyya), thereafter the isc, and its role in overseeing Islamic judicial practice in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The isc introduced new procedural requirements for dispensation of justice and assumed the responsibility to defend the jurisdiction of Islamic courts against persistent attempts by British colonial administrators and reform-minded political and bureaucratic elite to limit, if not undermine, their authority. The isc marked the recalibration of the legal and judicial authority of the Chief Judge of Egypt (qāḍī Miṣr, an Ottoman administrative judicial position) along with Shaykh al-Azhar and the Muftī of Egypt (who used to exercise oversight of Islamic courts’ decisions and procedures), in favor of this institutional apparatus. The creation of the isc demonstrates the centrality of the regulatory authority of the Ministry of Justice in fostering any potentiality for Islamic law as a system of governance. The continuous attempts to regulate Islamic courts since the 1880s cannot be examined in isolation from the procedural developments pursued in the secular National and Mixed Courts. The role of the isc was determinative of Islamic judicial practice in lower Islamic courts across Egypt. As a result, operations of Islamic courts were readjusted to a set of evolving norms concerning internal coherence, judicial reasoning, adoption of procedural rules to reflect directives from the Ministry of Justice, and attention to the updated rules of evidence and appeal. This process underscores how Islamic judicial practice was both transformed and made possible through an interwoven set of institutions, actors, and traditions. I argue that this institution, the isc, provides an ideal site for critical and interdisciplinary reflection aimed at exploring both the structural and the contextual history of law in colonial Egypt.

Nurses’ perceptions of patient handoffs and predictors of patient handoff perceptions in tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study

ObjectivesTo study nurses’ perceptions of patient handoffs in tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia, and to identify predictors of these perceptions.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingThree tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia, February–March 2023.ParticipantsThe...

How Does Military Experience Affect Employment: Evidence From China

The impact of military experience on employment has long been a hot topic of academic discussion, and understanding how military experience affects employment is crucial to promoting the employment of veterans. Based on the 2010 to 2020 China Family Panel Studies data, the article investigates the effect of military experience on individual employment and its underlying mechanism, and overcomes the endogeneity via IV-Probit model. It is found that military experience significantly contributes to employment, specifically through improving the job opportunities in the public sector, increasing the likelihood of holding an administrative position, and enhancing one’s political capital, social capital, and human capital. The findings of this article provide insights into how to deal with the unemployment problem of ex-servicemen and help the relevant authorities to formulate targeted measures to safeguard the employment of veterans.

Contributions of Prof. P. Venkataramaiah to the research on radiation physics and education in India.

Prof. P. Venkataramaiah (P.V.), born on July 08, 1937, has been active in research for the past five decades in several areas of Nuclear Physics and Environmental Sciences. He has visited several Universities and research institutes in various countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, France, the UK, Canada and the USA. Apart from research work he has also held many administrative positions and made revolutionary improvements in the education sector of India. Even after retirement, Prof. P.V. has actively involved himself inspiring and encouraging the younger generation at secondary level. As an honour for his untiring dedication even in his eighties, his colleagues and students have written articles about his contributions to research and education. This include contributions from Prof. P.V. himself along with Prof. K.S. Mallesh, Prof. N. Nagaiah, Prof. S.A. Bari, Prof. M. Venkateshwaralu, Shri. M. Vasudev, Dr K. Nagaraja, Mrs. Sreemathi Hariprasad and Dr N. Bhagyalakshmi.

소방공무원의 회복탄력성과 외상스트레스 대처방법이 소진에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of firefighters' resilience and coping methods for trauma-related stress on their burnout, and to provide theoretical evidence for proactive intervention and strategies to overcome firefighter burnout. Methods For this purpose, a survey was conducted among 4,196 firefighters working nationwide, and the data collected was analyzed using t-test, AOVA, and hierarchical regression analysis. Results The results showed that on average, firefighters experienced burnout 2-3 times a month, with male gender, age in the 40s, married, more than 10 years and less than 15 years of service, work type as a day shift, and current job as an administrative position. The regression equation was statistically significant (F=366.835, p&lt;.001), and the higher the resilience, the lower the psychological burnout, and the higher the capacity for social support-seeking coping during active coping and emotion-focused coping during passive coping tended to reduce job burnout. Conclusions Based on the results of this study, multidimensional measures should be taken to increase resilience, social support, and emotion-focused coping in order to reduce burnout among firefighters.

New development: Loyalty to principle or politics—The US civil service under attack … but is it justified?

IMPACT It is very important to recognize that, apparent irony notwithstanding, a merit-based, apolitical career civil service has become a vital support to large-scale democracy. Thus, policies that seek to appoint loyalists in administrative positions threaten the basis of democracy. The authors stress the importance of a career civil service recruited on the basis of merit, while at the same time recognizing the need for genuine civil service reform. The article also highlights the importance of career civil servants to citizens.