Quality Excellence Research Articles

Implementing Telemedicine in Clinical Practice in the First Digital Hematology Unit: Feasibility Study.

Currently, there are no telemedicine models that fully integrate all areas of hematology into daily practice. The objectives of this feasibility study were to assess the practicality of implementing telemedicine into our clinical practice in the first Digital Hematology Unit and propose an innovative integrative design for clinical practice. We designed the Digital Hematology Unit, which is a specific physical space dedicated to carrying out telemedicine and monitoring patients in a holistic way. Also, a satisfaction questionnaire was performed and health care indicators were measured. In 2021, there were 1331 first visits and 7534 follow-up visits. Of the first visits, 12.2% (n=163) were face-to-face and 87.8% (n=1168) were telematic. For follow-up visits, 29.9% (n=2251) were face-to-face and 70.1% (n=5283) were telematic. The health care management indicators showed that we had a waiting time of less than 4 days and took less than 4 hours to answer interconsultations among specialists. Moreover, patients reported a high level of satisfaction with the services provided. Our Digital Hematology Unit, as a case of success, serves as an example of how innovative digital solutions can contribute to the quality of care and excellence in health care achieved through a digital transformation process led by hematologists.

Leadership characteristics of youth and sport city managers and its role on quality performance, entrepreneurship and excellence from the perspective of the cities administrators

هدفت هذه الدِّراسة التعرف إلى السّمات القيادية الواجب توافرها لدى مديري المدن الشَّبابية والرِّياضية من وجهة نظر الإداريين العاملين فيها، وأثر هذه السّمات في جودة الأداء والرّيادة والتّميز، وكذلك اقترحت هذه الدِّراسة نموذجاً من السّمات القيادية الواجب توافرها لدى مديري المدن الشَّبابية والرِّياضية، كما استخدمت الباحثة المنهج الوصفي، وتم اختيار العيّنة بالطريقة العشوائية، وبلغ عددها (٦١)، (٣٢) رؤساء أقسام، و (٢٩) إدارياً، واستخدام الاستبانة كأداة لجمع البيانات، حيث يتم بناء استبانة خاصة تقيس ستة مجالات: المجال الإداري، ومجال القيادة، ومجال الإبداع والرّيادة والتّميز، ومجال الاستثمار، ومجال العلاقات، ‏ومجال النَّزاهة والشفافية. تم تقنين المقياس من حيث الصّدق والثبات، وللإجابة على أهداف الدِّراسة تم استخدام الرزمة الإحصائية SPSS لتحليل النتائج، وأشارت نتائج الدِّراسة إلى أنّ أهم السمات الإدارية الواجب توافرها هي النَّزاهة والشفافية، من ثم السّمات الإدارية، كما أظهرت نتائج الدِّراسة إلى أنّه توجد علاقة ارتباطية بين السّمات القيادية وجودة الأداء والرّيادة والتّميز، كما أنّ هناك سمات تسهم في التّنبؤ بجودة الأداء والرّيادة والتّميز، كما استطاعت هذه الدِّراسة أن تبني نموذجًا (تصورًا) بسمات مديري المدن، وأوصت هذه الدِّراسة تمكين القيادات الإدارية ومراعاة طرق اختيار مديري المدن ‏وفق السّمات التي تحقق الجودة والتّميز.

팬데믹(Pandemic)을 경험한 간호대학생의 대학생활적응과 학업성취도가 주관적 삶의 질에 미치는 영향

Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify the effects of college life adjustment (interpersonal relationship, major satisfaction, major excellence, active coping, job preparation, and academic fidelity) and academic performance on quality of life in nursing students experiencing a pandemic.
 Methods A total of 127 nursing students participated in the study. Data were analyzed by descriptive analysis, t-test, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation coefficient and hierarchical multiple regression with the SPSS/WIN 25.0 program.
 Results The mean scores for quality of life, interpersonal relationship, major satisfaction, major excellence, active coping, job preparation, academic fidelity, and academic performance were 6.56±2.53, 3.74±0.71, 3.61±0.73, 3.17±0.87, 3.86±0.85, 3.31±0.98, 4.03±0.78, and 2.92±1.09, respectively. The hierarchical multiple regression analysis demonstrated that subjective health status (β=-.34, p<.001), active coping (β=.28, p=.003), and academic performance (β=.24, p=.014) affected the quality of life of nursing students. These three variables explained 40.7% of the variance of quality of life, and the most influential factor was subjective health status.
 Conclusions To improve quality of life among nursing students, educators should develop intervention programs to promote related factors.

The Influence of Work Discipline on the Quality of Excellent Service for Health Administration Staff in Hospital Kediri Regency

The quality of excellent service for health administration staff has an important role in maintaining the quality of the hospital. Efforts are needed to improve the quality of excellent service for health administrative staff so that hospital services are more optimal, effective and efficient. One of the efforts to improve the quality of excellent hospital services is to increase work discipline in the provision of health administrative services. The purpose of this study is analyzing the influence of work discipline on the quality of service excellence for health administrative staff in Kediri Hospital. This study was a correlational analytic study that was conducted between August to September 2021 in Kediri Hospital. The research sample is 42 Health Administration staff at Kediri Regency Hospital according to the inclusion criteria and sampling technique used was Acidental Sampling. The dependent variable is the quality of excellent service for health administrative staff.

Organizational Excellence Models Failure and Success Factors of Organizational Excellence and Challenges Mitigation

This article seeks to explain the concept of organizational excellence when did it begin, and the reason why organizations strive to apply organizational excellence, and seek continuous improvement. It also identifies the most famous global models for the quality of organizational excellence. The study touched on the Saudi national model for quality and organizational excellence and how to face challenges to apply standards of quality and organizational excellence. It also explains the objectives of the evaluation process to reach organizational excellence and the effectiveness of implementing the organizational excellence system, and the success and failure factors for implementing organizational excellence systems in addition to identifying challenges and opportunities.

BEST PRACTICES AND INNOVATIVE STRATEGIES FOR REMARKABLE EXCELLENCE IN LEADERSHIP

The importance of leadership cannot be overstated in an environment where the goal is that every person will achieve at high levels. In effective educational environment, leadership capacity is developed and supported at every level. The issue of leadership styles has recently attracted the attention of the general public and people are exerting energies into research to nd its courses and effects. Excellence can be imparted only when an individual adopts the policies with consistent and clear communication collaboratively and helping to set up a framework to achieve goals which are specic, measurable, attainable, relevant and time bound. Also, the excellence involves the practice of planning, evaluation, coordination and improvement of self which is a never ending process in leadership. Primarily the study was to assess the effective practices of leadership that shall enhance the quality of excellence. The present article highlights the aims and objectives, methodology, leadership styles, limitations and conclusions with better practices and innovative strategies for excellence in leadership.

New pedagogical trends in China’s teacher education: A holistic policy text analysis

This study explores new pedagogical trends in China’s teacher education from a holistic policy analysis perspective. The emerging idea of ‘new normal/teacher education’ is explored in this study. Applying the comprehensive policy text analysis, we examined the quality of teacher education as the core; explored the comprehensive quality and pursuit of excellence; examined the collaborative sharing training model; and focused on the evaluation of students’ training quality. We argued that the ‘new normal/teacher education’ should be guided by the industry needs reflected in the reform of teacher qualification certification system, implement the overall and advanced curriculum of teacher education, reform the teaching content and teaching methods, and enhance the effectiveness of practical teaching such as education probation and educational practice for normal students according to the professional standards and examination syllabus of teachers. In addition, the conclusion and discussion have also been provided in the end.

The contribution of the Italian residents in neurology to the COVID-19 crisis: admirable generosity but neurological training remains their priority

BackgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has severely impacted the Italian healthcare system, underscoring a dramatic shortage of specialized doctors in many disciplines. The situation affected the activity of the residents in neurology, who were also offered the possibility of being formally hired before their training completion.Aims(1) To showcase examples of clinical and research activity of residents in neurology during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and (2) to illustrate the point of view of Italian residents in neurology about the possibility of being hired before the completion of their residency program.ResultsReal-life reports from several areas in Lombardia—one of the Italian regions more affected by COVID-19—show that residents in neurology gave an outstanding demonstration of generosity, collaboration, reliability, and adaptation to the changing environment, while continuing their clinical training and research activities. A very small minority of the residents participated in the dedicated selections for being hired before completion of their training program. The large majority of them prioritized their training over the option of earlier employment.ConclusionsItalian residents in neurology generously contributed to the healthcare management of the COVID-19 pandemic in many ways, while remaining determined to pursue their training. Neurology is a rapidly evolving clinical field due to continuous diagnostic and therapeutic progress. Stakeholders need to listen to the strong message conveyed by our residents in neurology and endeavor to provide them with the most adequate training, to ensure high quality of care and excellence in research in the future.

Challenges Associated with Utilization of Legal Information Resources by Postgraduate Law Students in Federal Universities of Northern Nigeria

The paper investigates the challenges associated with utilization of legal information resources in the faculty of law libraries in federal universities of northern Nigeria. The study employed quantitative research method using cross-sectional survey research design. The population of the study comprised of 1,348 postgraduate law students in the libraries studied. Simple random sampling equation (SRS-Equation) was used to select the sample size for the study. A total of 308 postgraduate law students was therefore the sample size chosen for the study. A self-developed questionnaire was used to collect data. A total number of 308 copies of questionnaire were administered personally by the author and 4 research assistants, out of which 271 were returned and found useful for further analysis. Data collected was analyzed using descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS (v21). Findings revealed that, the printed legal information resources were highly utilized by postgraduate law students except e-resources and on-line legal databases that had low utilization. Some challenges associated with the utilization of legal resources were insufficient copies of books, inadequate reading facilities and defaced information resources; inadequate infrastructure for accessing resources electronically, insufficient computers and interrupted power supply, among others. The study concludes that, despite the technological advancement and globalization the world is experiencing, postgraduate law students in federal universities of northern Nigeria are yet to fully enjoy the vast electronic legal information resources, and this could significantly affect the quality of legal researches and academic excellence in legal profession. The study recommends among other things the need for the provision of adequate electronic legal information resources and regular subscription to online legal databases in the faculty of law libraries in federal universities in northern Nigeria.
 Keywords: Utilization, Legal Information Resources, Postgraduates, Law students, Libraries

MANAJEMEN BERBASIS SEKOLAH (ORIENTASI BARU PENGEMBANGAN MUTU PENDIDIKAN DASAR DI ERA OTONOMI DAERAH)

One of the things implied by the education decentralization policy is to run independent school education management in different perspectives according to the conditions of each region. Decentralization is no longer seen as a concept but should be implemented at all levels of management, not least on the institutional arrangements, systems and educational units, both in the formal and non-formal education channels. New patterns of management education in the form of School Based Management, is actually giving ample space for the community that any decision made by the local government is more "grounded" and provide quality education to the younger generation. In this context, education decentralization implies an effort to bring the community to the decision making on local needs, so that the development of education in accordance with the peculiarities of the region, on the other hand the potential can be utilized. In the end, the real implementation of the School Based Management is on the order of the institution is expected to improve the quality of basic education and excellence in the area of human resources.

The Requirements of Quality of Higher Education and its Impact on the Achievement of Organizational Excellence

The purpose of this research is to highlight the relationship between the requirements of quality of higher education and the organizational excellence of a sample of faculties of the universities of Baghdad and Al-Nahrain. The research sought to achieve a set of objectives, the most important of which are: To recognize the nature of the requirements of quality of higher education, to demonstrate and diagnose quality requirements, Influential relations between the requirements of quality of higher education and organizational excellence. The current research started from a problem expressed by several questions, namely: (What is the nature and level of some quality requirements in the investigated universities? What is the level of recognition of the dimensions of organizational excellence by the sample members in the investigated universities?) Does quality lead to achieving organizational excellence in the investigated universities? The correlation between higher education quality requirements and organizational excellence? Is there an impact between the requirements of quality of higher education and organizational excellence?). Based on this problem and objectives, and to clarify the relationship between the variables of research, we formulated two hypotheses, which were separated by five sub-hypotheses. The questionnaire was selected as a tool for data collection and analysis, as well as personal interviews on the practical side of the research. A sample of 88 members of the departments and teaching staff at the faculties of engineering and law at the universities of Baghdad and Nahrin were selected. The research found a number of conclusions, the most important of which were: All the correlation relations for the quality of higher education and organizational excellence were strong and significant, and the relations of influence were all significant. Which indicates the role of the quality of higher education in influencing the achievement of organizational excellence of universities.

Quality and Excellence in Higher Education and Metamorphosis: Changing Notions in Educational Discourses in India

As seen through the recommendations of University Education Commission (1949) and Education Commission (1964), till about National Policy on Education, 1986, as markers of educational discourses, the concern was to resist expansion, to guard against dilution of quality and standards of higher education and excellence and reputation of higher education institutions. Through 1980s, especially, during the post-1991 reform phase, the benchmarks in educational discourses shifted to survival in sub-optimal resources/facilities conditions in the context of progressive state retreat in funding higher education (HE). The private sector engagement in HE was hotly debated for and against in the discourses through the 1990s and after 2000; the concern was not just about the desirability, in the national bid for expansion and massification of HE, but about its regulation with respect to quality and standards. The Narayanamurthy Committee (Planning Commission, 2012) recommendations regarding corporate sector participation in HE turned out to be both a culmination of earlier trend and a forerunner of private sector’s domination in HE, with the cost burden shifting on to students, despite some strong advocacy in defence of public HE system, by Yashpal Committee (Department of Higher Education, 2009). The reality in the discourses of HE in India has been the drastic shifts of concerns for aspects and parameters of quality and standards of HE and HEIs to many emerging compulsions through the decades.

Measuring building information modeling maturity: a Hong Kong case study

Building information modeling (BIM) has been lauded as a ‘game changer’ for the construction industry. Growing studies show a strong interest among researchers and practitioners to assess the maturity of BIM implementation, which helps understand its quality and degrees of excellence. However, no single study to date has comprehensively measured BIM maturity at the project, organization, and industry levels and thus achieved a holistic view of BIM implementation. Therefore, this study aims to measure BIM maturity at these three scales using Hong Kong’s construction context as a specific case. To this end, this study collected publicly available information of BIM implementation projects and adopted the multifunctional BIM maturity model as the measurement tool. The results found that construction projects in Hong Kong vary in terms of BIM maturity, with more than half ranging from Stage 0 to 1. The study also discovered that the BIM maturities of construction-related organizations in Hong Kong differ from each other, primarily owing to the different developments of their BIM processes and protocols. The industry-level assessment indicated unbalanced development in BIM technologies, processes, and protocols. The value of this study is threefold. Firstly, it provides an in-depth understanding of BIM maturity in Hong Kong. Secondly, it contributes to BIM maturity measurement by highlighting the dynamics of BIM technologies, processes, and protocols at the project, organization, and industry levels. Thirdly, it offers operational procedures for BIM maturity measurement.

Improving the quality of architectural learning outcomes in Iraq

The research is concerned with the development of the quality of the learning outcomes through the development of a general system and a road map in order to make a qualitative leap in these outputs. This requires knowledge of the nature of the contemporary global intellectual climate (the climate of globalization) In the developed world. If specialized architectural knowledge is one of this economic knowledge, the graduates of this specialization are a feature of that knowledge that characterizes the country and carry cultural characteristics in addition to the qualities of their architectural specialization in order to practice their profession and provide the local labor market and then the world with their skills and expertise of the quality of excellence Scientifically and practically. This requires the knowledge of the nature of educational thought with its different philosophies and theories, which contribute effectively to the creation of an environment of architectural learning and the formation of those skills and specialized architectural expertise, and then to identify the quality features in architectural education, which is an integral part of the quality of higher education. The problem of research was to determine the quality requirements of the architectural learning outcomes in Iraq within a temporal space compatible with the contemporary intellectual climate, assuming a comprehensive strategic system for the different intellectual contexts affecting the architectural education under one intellectual umbrella to achieve the objective of research in building the ground for the development of architectural education. Which outlines the requirements for the quality of these outputs, and this is what the research done specifically through the development of a general framework for it. To come up with a set of conclusions and recommendations that emphasize the importance of taking into account the impact of global thought and educational thought and the conditions and standards of quality of architectural education by placing them within one system of development that takes into account the conditions of specialization and local culture and market needs.

Improving the quality of architectural learning outcomes in Iraq

The research is concerned with the development of the quality of the learning outcomes through the development of a general system and a road map in order to make a qualitative leap in these outputs. This requires knowledge of the nature of the contemporary global intellectual climate (the climate of globalization) In the developed world. If specialized architectural knowledge is one of this economic knowledge, the graduates of this specialization are a feature of that knowledge that characterizes the country and carry cultural characteristics in addition to the qualities of their architectural specialization in order to practice their profession and provide the local labor market and then the world with their skills and expertise of the quality of excellence Scientifically and practically. This requires the knowledge of the nature of educational thought with its different philosophies and theories, which contribute effectively to the creation of an environment of architectural learning and the formation of those skills and specialized architectural expertise, and then to identify the quality features in architectural education, which is an integral part of the quality of higher education. The problem of research was to determine the quality requirements of the architectural learning outcomes in Iraq within a temporal space compatible with the contemporary intellectual climate, assuming a comprehensive strategic system for the different intellectual contexts affecting the architectural education under one intellectual umbrella to achieve the objective of research in building the ground for the development of architectural education. Which outlines the requirements for the quality of these outputs, and this is what the research done specifically through the development of a general framework for it. To come up with a set of conclusions and recommendations that emphasize the importance of taking into account the impact of global thought and educational thought and the conditions and standards of quality of architectural education by placing them within one system of development that takes into account the conditions of specialization and local culture and market needs.

Changes in Chinese higher education: Financial trends in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan

The cost of higher education (HE) continues to grow at an unsustainable rate in many country contexts, including in East Asia. With recent and projected HE growth in this region, HE administrators are increasingly faced with how best to provide cost-effective delivery while at the same time addressing how to meet workforce demands of increased quality, accountability, and international standards of excellence. In this article, we examine good and best practices of HE finance models in China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. A primary objective of this article is to highlight a select number of exemplary models of HE financing that can reduce or at least help level off this unsustainable trend. We conclude with recommendations to assist policy makers, government planners, and HE administrators in their attempts to meet the financial challenges of today and in the future.

Increased Publication in Predatory Journals by Developing Countries' Institutions: What It Entails? And What Can Be Done?

ABSTRACTRecently, there has been an alarming increase in the number of “academic” papers published in vanity journals and publishers. Such journals, dubbed predatory because their main objective is making money out of authors, compromise or completely abandon the peer review system. An increase in publishing with such journals, which is common in developing counties, will affect the quality of science, excellence, development, and individual researchers' and institutions' professional reputation. In this article, the author discusses strategies for individual researchers and institutions for identifying and discouraging publishing in predatory journals. Moreover, suggestions on how to deal with faculty who have published and already bestowed positions on the grounds of papers published in predatory journals are also given. Strategies and suggestions discussed in this article can provide insights to librarians and publication officers on how to curb the problem of predatory publications.

Three-dimensional techniques in the design and production of clothing

Fashion always reflects the distinctive era this was confirmed by some of fashion designers where fashion reflect in the next century technological use in raw materials and manufacturing methods that did not know before. The future of the fashion industry will be the production steps depending on the three-dimensional printer, Where we waits from three-dimensional printer that manufacturing materials are strong just like textile fibers , and America has already seen print three-dimensional clothes, and became popular in a short period, it is traded extensively. It accelerated the pace the development of three-dimensional printing technology since appearance for the first time in 2003, Among those recent developments appeared to use a new three-dimensional printers that will provide clothes and accessories made those technical , Where the organizers of the fashion industry is waiting for this technology to be submitted.The quality of education and academic excellence, in all cases starts from within the institution, and his key but efficient teacher qualified academically and educationally and psychologically, technology and disposable to learn, and the trainee is always on the all-new in the ever-evolving future science and attaching the renewal of its information through professional reading, and through scientific meetings and academic research, and educational and psychological. The present research cares about using three-dimensional techniques on two phases design and garment production as follows:First: the use of three-dimensional as pathetic for students creativity in the field of design Through design on mannequin decision for master's stage in Faculty of Home Economics at Qassim University, Then evaluate students skill using pre and post test.Second: the use of three-dimensional techniques in the production of clothing by handle designs which have been formed on the mannequin using with 3DMax program ,to Converting designs into commands understood by a three-dimensional printer which are produced design by use of modern technology.Results :First: use of three-dimensional techniques in clothing design .Testing was conducted on students during the preparation of designs on a mannequin in the traditional way, then later after identify the three-dimensional techniques , Through designs has been formed on a mannequin in a design on the mannequin decision , then the measure estimating the level of the students in the achievement skill test was designed and the results were as follows :1- There is a relationship between the use of three-dimensional and creativity of the students in the field of design techniques on mannequin In the moral level of 0.01, Leading to produce a generation of designers is characterized by creativity , excellence and processions of technology and that the validity of the first hypothesis .2- The existence of a statistically significant relationship between the average scores of students in grades tribal skill test and post test for post-test in moral level of 0.01, Thus achieving the health of the second hypothesis .Second : use of three-dimensional techniques in the production of clothing we were converted designs to three-dimensional designs using 3d Max program, Then a questionnaire by specialists to choose the best designs for manufactured using three-dimensional printing technology , leading to competition in the field of fashion design , and thus validate the third hypothesis .

Nurses' Perceptions of the Concept of Power in Nursing: A Qualitative Research.

Power is a complex and extensive concept in nursing, which has a decisive impact on the accomplishment of duties, satisfaction and achievement of professional goals. Explaining the concept of power in nursing from the perspective of nurses and accessing its various dimensions may result in a better understanding of this issue. This study was aimed to explore the concept of power in nursing, using the views and experiences of Iranian nurses. This study was a qualitative research which used a content analysis approach. Participants were selected from among nurses active in clinical, management, and educational practices using the purposive sampling method. Data were collected using a semi-structured individual interview. The results were obtained by analysing the data using an inductive approach and the constant comparison method. The participants of this study regarded the power of nursing as a positive concept and the issue of power in nursing consisted of three classes, the genesis with the subclasses of "being purposeful", "being under the shadow of the profession nature", "being dependent on the source", strengthening with the subclasses of "being emotional and introverted", "being formed in the context of professional communication", "fluidity and flowing", and the evolution with the subclasses "based on human values", and "being a tool for professional excellence". The concept of power in nursing can be considered a purposeful issue based on the nurses' viewpoint which flourishes in the context of human, moral and caring nature of the nursing profession. According to its dependence on the nature of profession and on the basis of professional communication, Power of nursing grows with a fluidlike flowing structure, linked with human values, reaches maturity and results in outcomes such as improving the quality of care and professional excellence.

Does LEAP change the screening paradigm for food allergy in infants with eczema?

The LEAP randomized controlled trial provides the first direct evidence that delayed introduction of peanut in an infant's diet significantly increases the risk of peanut allergy. However, as often is the case in ground-breaking research, the LEAP study raises almost as many questions as it resolves. Although the quality of design and excellence in study execution is unquestioned, the particular difficulty this study raises is how to generalize results from a trial of high-risk infants, which screened infants for the presence of peanut allergy prior to peanut introduction, to the general population. Although many existing infant feeding guidelines already allow for the introduction of allergenic foods from 4 to 6months of age irrespective of co-existent risk factors for peanut allergy, these will now need to be revised to more strongly state that avoidance may be harmful. Interim guidelines have already been published which incorporate these recommendations. However, the question as to how to achieve timely introduction of peanut into an infant's diet in a safe and cost-effective way, particularly in high-risk infants, remains unresolved.