TMs Knowledge Research Articles

Hubungan Dukungan Keluarga dan Pengetahuan dengan Ambulasi Dini pada Pasien Post Operasi Abdomen

The study's objective was to know the determinant of the early ambulation of post-abdominal surgery patients. The type of study was quantitative. It found that 171 treated post-abdominal surgery patients as samples of the Government Hospital in Pidie. To collect the data, the researcher used a questionnaire sheet to know the characteristics of patients, family support, and knowledge of the early ambulation of post-abdominal surgery patients. The analysis data were descriptive and inferential through Chi-square and binary regression logistics. It showed that family support of (p=0,000) and Knowledge of (p=0,001) related to the early ambulation of post-abdominal surgery patients. It found that regression logistics analysis showed knowledge of (p =0,009; OR: 3,694) the most dominant determinant associated with the early ambulation of post-abdominal surgery patients. The knowledge obtained by patients from nurses is closely related to the implementation of early ambulation in posr-abdominal surgery patients. Therefore, it should increase the patient’s knowledge, and family, especially about the early ambulation of post-abdominal surgery.
 
 Keywords : Determinants, the early ambulation, post-surgery, abdomen

Factors that affect Teaching and Learning among Undergraduate Radiography Students in two Nigerian Universities.


 
 
 
 Objectives: To understand undergraduate radiography students’ perception on effective teaching and learning.
 Methods: Two hundred (200) radiography students from different academic levels of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Nnewi Campus and University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus, were enlisted. Self-completion semi- structured questionnaires were used to obtain information from students on their perception of the teaching methods employed by lecturers.
 Results: Results revealed that factors such as teaching methods, lecturers’ knowledge of the subject, their disposition at lectures, use of clear concepts and their practical applications, learning environment, use of visual teaching aids, and use of non-judgmental feedback on students’ work can influence effective learning. Other influencing factors included workload and lecture scheduling, student academic level, age, gender and availability of facilities.
 Conclusion: The academic performance of students is not only influenced by the lecturer’s knowledge of the subject but also the method used, available facilities, the age and academic level of the students.
 
 
 
 
 

Personnel Motivation to Share Knowledge for Quality Assurance: the role of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation

Quality assurance has become the most critical behavior to expand business across the country. To assure the quality of the product, every employee should understand the knowledge about the standard operating procedure and quality assessment requirement, so the enterprise should manage and share knowledge with each employee in the organization. The best way to manage and share knowledge is knowledge sharing among employees, defined as knowledge sharing behavior. This research examines the role of extrinsic motivation dan intrinsic motivation to enhance employee’s knowledge sharing behavior (KSB). This empirical study aims to confirm and examine these types of motivation that influence KSB. Self-determined theory (SDT) and social exchange theory (SCT) are used to understand the role of motivation and organizational context that influence employee KSB. Research models are analyzed using structural equation modeling partial least square (SEM-PLS). The result is finding a positive effect of extrinsic and intrinsic motivation to determine employees (KSB) who support SDT and SCT.

PERILAKU IBU DALAM PENANGGULANGAN DIARE PADA BALITA DI WILAYAH KERJA PUSKESMAS 4 ULU PALEMBANG 4 ULU

Based on WHO, diarrhea kills about 2 million children in the world each year. Referring to Palembang health service in 2017, the number of diarrhea suspects reached 48.000 people. Meanwhile, diarrhea cases tend to increase in the working areas of a community health center 4 Ulu Palembang every year. In 2016, there were about 1.341 children suspected of diarrhea and increased to 1.361 in 2017. This research aims to know about mothers' behavior using the descriptive method. Variables include the mother’s knowledge, attitudes, and actions in dealing with children under five years with diarrhea. This thesis will be developed based on primary and secondary data. Data will be analyzed with univariate statistics. The analysis shows that 62% of respondents have good knowledge, 58% have a good attitude, and 64% have done proper action in caring for children under five years with diarrhea in community health center 4 Ulu working area 2018. Based on the result, there are many mothers who didn’t have good knowledge and attitude in care of children under five years with diarrhea in working area community health center. It’s suggested that intensive promotion is necessarily given which integrating society participation. To learn more factors influencing a mother’s behavior in caring for children under five years with diarrhea needs further research.                        Keywords: Diarrhea, TheChildren Under The Age of Five

The Correlation of Mother’s Knowledge about Breast Cancer and Sadari Attitude on Risk Age Moms

The number of cancer hospitalized patients throughout Indonesia increases year by year, as well as the increasing of mortality due to the growth of cancer patient number.  In Indonesia, it is estimated that 12 out of 100,000 people face breast cancer. There are several factors that cause delays in breast cancer treatment and prevention. Eighty percent of sufferers visit a doctor or hospital at an advanced stage. The knowledge factor about breast cancer is an important thing that makes a person determines whether they do early detection or not. Early detection of breast cancer in this case is SADARI attitude. This research was done to know the correlation of mother’s knowledge levels about breast cancer and SADARI attitude at breast cancer risk age moms. This was observational research with cross sectional time approach method. The sample was 80 mothers in Badal village, Ngadiluwih Sub-District, Kediri District, East Java Province. The sampling was selected by quota sampling. Respondents with very good knowledge category who did SADARI were 26 respondents (32,5%), then respondents with good knowledge category who did SADARI were 7 respondents (8,8%), respondents who did as the instruction were 14 respondents (17,5%) and those who did not do SADARI were 8 respondents (10%), while in the less good category who did SADARI was 1 respondent (1,3%), who did not do Sadari 2 respondents (2,5%). The results of the correlation test showed that there was a significant correlation between the level of knowledge about breast cancer and SADARI attitude. With the analysis value of chi square (p=0,001 <0,005)

The Correlation of Women’s knowledge of Shildbearing Age (15-49 Years) about Breast Cancer and Motivation to do Breast Self-Examination (BSE)

Regular breast self-examination is a way to detect early signs of problems in the breasts. The purpose of the study was to determine the correlation of womens’ knowledge of childbearing age (15-49 years) about breast cancer and the motivation to carry out breast self-examination (BSE) in Jetak Village, Bojonegoro District, Bojonegoro Regency in 2020. The method was correlational analytic with cross sectional approach with a total sample of 85 respondents taken by simple random sampling technique. The data collection instrument used a questionnaire. After the data was collected, the data was processed and analyzed using the Spearman Rho statistical test. The results of this study indicated that the majority of respondents had good knowledge as much as 26 (81.3%) and had a strong motivation to perform breast self-examination (BSE). And after being tested statistically using the Spearman Rho statistical test with a value of  : 0.05, the value of  : 0.000 < (0.05), which meant there was a correlation between Women’s knowledge of childbearing age (15-49 years) about breast cancer and motivation do BSE. The conclusion was there was a correlation between Women’s knowledge of childbearing age (15-49 years) about breast cancer and motivation to perform breast self-examination (BSE).Â

Determinants of Corporate Sustainability Disclosure: The Case of the S&P/EGX ESG Index

The paper investigates the influence of the corporate board and the dissemination of a separate sustainability report on the corporate sustainability disclosure (CSD) level of corporations listed on the Egyptian sustainability index from 2016–2018. This study used the score-weighting scheme assigned by the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) to evaluate, list, and rank companies in terms of their CSD. Empirical results reveal that boards with higher independence and larger size generate a higher CSD score. The results also support the assumption that the issuance of a separate sustainability report boosts the CSD score. The current study provides insights for policymakers and regulators in developing countries, in general, and in Egypt, in particular, regarding the role of corporate board and issuance of a separate sustainability report in promoting CSD. To the best of the researcher’s knowledge, no prior study has discussed the determinants of the level of CSD for corporations listed on the sustainability index in Egypt.

An Analysis on Code Switching in "Dealova" Novel

Language means communication with other, where we need to build the relation to get the better understanding. It is used by people to give a message and information where everyone speaks, or identifies with one language. Beside that it is always develops every era according to the communication model used in writing or speaking. This research is aimed to give some contribution to the readers and to enrich the reader’s knowledge about code switching. Therefore, the writer hopes that it will be useful for English students especially those who are studying sociolinguistics. Moreover, code switching have some types to applying in every situational based on the type of the type of codeswitching.to give different sense especially for teenager. The code switching can stimulate the reader to interest read a book, a novel, a newspaper and gives a good influence in order to improve the vocabulary in English.

The Realization of Brown - Levinson’s Politeness Strategies in the Movie “The Proposal”

Communication is a main part in a society. In every society, there are some styles and ways of using language. There are two kinds of communication, verbal and non-verbal communication. Non-verbal communication can be gesture or expression. The purpose of this study was to analyze the positive and negative politeness strategies used by the speakers in the conversations of The Proposal movie. Method of data analysis were done by using Brown and Levinson’s Politeness Theory. The results of this study show some findings. There were positive politeness strategies used in the utterances with the highest data was performed by the the seek agreement sub-strategy - 18,6%; and the lowest was performed by assert or presuppose speaker’s knowledge of and concern for hearer’s wants sub-strategy - 1,2%. In the negative politeness strategy, the highest data was performed by the impersonalize speaker and hearer sub-strategy – 39,3%%; and the lowest was performed by apologize sub-strategy – 1,4%. It can be concluded from the study, the difference between positive and negative strategies is the relationship between the speaker and listener, and the language used in speech.

Political stability and economic growth in developing economies: lessons from Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt ten years after the Arab Spring

In 2011, the Arab region has seen an unprecedented popular uprising commonly referred to as the “Arab Spring†. The objective of this paper is to analyze the economic performance and institutional changes that have taken place in Egypt, Tunisia, and Morocco following the Arab Spring, and understand the interconnect between the socio-political context on the one side, and economic performance and growth on the other side, in a period marked by severe turbulences, especially in Tunisia and Egypt. The analysis covers the economic, institutional, competitiveness, business environment, infrastructural, and human capital aspects in the three countries. It is based on the author’s own research and knowledge of the region, the recent emerging literature on the topic, newspaper archives, and the publicly available economic and business data and reports provided by international organizations. Our analysis shows that Tunisia, the country that has ignited the Arab Spring, was the one most hit by its aftermath on the economic, social, and institutional levels. We argue that, although pure authoritarian regimes were historically a failure in the region, “Western†democracy has so far shown several limits when applied into the Arab region context as it led to neither socio-political stability nor economic growth.

The Relationship Between Mother's Knowledge and Handling of Fever Seizures in Children aged 1-5 years in Central Village, Pancur Batu District in 2020

Febrile convulsion often found in children 3-5 years old. This problem is a seizure that occurs when the body temperature rises and is caused by the extracranium process. This research was to decide the relationship between mother’s knowledge and management of febrile convulsion in children 1-5 years old in the Tengah village of Pancur Batu district 2020. This research is a cross-sectional study. We used to simple random sampling technique with 30 respondents. We used a questionnaire for the instrument. The final results showed that the majority of mother's knowledge regarding the management of febrile seizures was in the good category (86.7%) and the majority of febrile seizure management was in the category (90.0%). The results of chi-square statistical test show there is a relationship between knowledge of the mother with the handling of febrile seizures in children in the Tengah village of Pancur Batu District in 2020 (p value = 0,039). This study is expected to be an alternative for health workers to increase the promotion and prevention of problems related to the first treatment of febrile seizures. A person's knowledge is a factor that can influence a mother to take action, the better the mother's knowledge of diseases or health problems, the better the handling and vice versa, if the mother's knowledge is less, the handling of health problems will be better. Health education to the community will be a means to increase knowledge about handling health problems in the community.

Factors related to the level of prisoner’s participation in implementing the voluntary counseling and testing program in penitentiary Semarang, Indonesia

Introduction: Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is one of HIV screening programs to detect HIV infection earlier by counseling before and after doing blood test. During implementation of this program, there were various factors influenced prisoners to do VCT. The purpose of this research to determine factors influenced the participation of prisoners to do VCT.Method: This research was an analytical research with cross sectional design. A total of 145 respondents have filled questionnaire distributed by researcher The result showed that 73 respondents (50.3%) have followed VCT and 72 respondents (49.7%) did not VCT yet. Factors related prisoner’s participation (WBP) towards VCT program were education level, perception of needs about VCT service, prison support, health workers support, support by family and people around them.Result: The result showed that there are two types of support related with prisoner’s participation: prison’s support which is among 104 respondents (71.7%) who have high support, 62 respondents (42.8%) have followed VCT with p-value = 0.000. According to health workers support, 114 respondents (78.6%) who have high support, there are 64 respondents (44.1%) have followed VCT with p-value = 0.007.Conclusion: The counselor’s ability must be improved to perform good VCT and the prison was expected to give more information about HIV/AIDS and VCT program to increase prisoner’s knowledge to follow VCT.

Boosting Classroom Interaction Based on Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) in English Learning for Beginners

Asking activity is a form of class interaction that needs attention. With the asking activity, it can increase the questioner’s knowledge. This study aimed to identify the questions form that filed by teachers and students in the classroom following the framework of thinking mandated in the revised Bloom Taxonomy and to explore the problems faced by lecturers in implementing the HOTS-based learning process. This study used qualitative methods by applying observation sheets and interview to collect data. The data analysis of this research used analysis of domain, taxonomy, component, and theme. The results of this study indicate that lecturers and students have applied the principles of Higher Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) from core learning activities to final learning activities. The form of the question is in level C4 (Analyzing), C5 (Evaluating), and C6 (Creating), but in the form of Creating questions, students still need to increase the frequency in asking. The problem faced is the difficulty in stimulating students who can answer and ask questions at level C6 in HOTS. Therefore, lecturers also try to overcome these problems by implementing strategies in the learning process.

MOBILE HEALTH APPLICATION UTILIZATION AND E-HEALTH LITERACY AMONG MEDICAL AND HEALTH STUDENTS

Fast changing technology application in industry 4.0 technology era implicated on teaching and health services face to face paradigm to virtual services. Excellence health services influenced by good health literacy. The propose of this study is to evaluation knowledge, attitude, and practice medical and health students toward mobile health application and e-health literacy.The study adopted a descriptive cross sectional survey design was conducted in medical and health students in Indonesia during March-July 2020. An Indonesian Electronic Health Literacy Scale (IEHLS) was developed to evaluate Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice (KAP) about e-health literacy and mobile health apps among medical and health students. The full response rate was 99% (n=301). Half of respondents are mobile health apps active user (52.6%). Hallodoc apps was th e most mobile health apps used (60.5%), followed by Medscape (41.5%) and MIMS (23.6%). Diseases information, side effect, indication, and regimen dose of drugs were the most favourite information accessed among medical and health students. Around 80% of medical and health students agree that mobile health apps improve patient’s knowledge on their own disease and medication and helped healthcare professionals on giving education and counseling. In other hand, only 60% medical and health students agree mobile health apps might be use full in learning process and healthcare services. Knowledge, attitude, and practice medical and health students toward mobile health application will be elevated with improving level of health literacy.

Investigation of Teacher Knowledge in 5th Grade Fractions Subject of a Middle School Mathematics Teacher

Bu çalışmada 5. sınıf kesirler konusunun öğretiminde bir ortaokul matematik öğretmeninin öğretme bilgisinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda Öğretmek için Matematik Bilgisi (ÖMB) modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada nitel araştırma desenlerinden bütüncül tek durum çalışması benimsenmiştir. Araştırma, devlet ortaokulunda görev yapan ve çalışmaya katılmaya gönüllü olan bir matematik öğretmeni ile yürütülmüştür. Araştırmanın verileri öğretmen ile gerçekleştirilen yarı yapılandırılmış görüşmeler ve öğretmen bilgisinin incelendiği kesirler konusunun öğretimi sürecinde yapılan gözlemler yolu ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen verilerin analizinde betimsel analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda çalışmada yer alan ortaokul matematik öğretmeninin kesir, kesirlerle işlemler, kesirlerin anlamları ve modellerine ilişkin yetersiz alan bilgisine sahip olduğu ortaya konulmuştur. Yetersiz alan bilgisinin, öğretmenin öğretme bilgisini de olumsuz etkilediği ve öğretim sürecinin de bu doğrultuda kısıtlı kaldığı ortaya konulmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda öğretmenin alan bilgisi ve pedagojik alan bilgisinin kısıtlı olması sonucu matematik öğretme bilgisinin de yeterli olmadığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

AUTOMATION OF QURANIC READINGS GATHERING PROCESS

Quran has been the focus of many computer science and computational linguistics researchers. However, insufficient contribution is directed towards Quranic readings. This field focuses on the different ways in which Quranic words can be recited. Quranic readings gathering is a recitation process that is well-known by the specialists in this field. In this process, all the possible ways of reading a verse are covered in a compact and well-structured manner. To the best of the author’s knowledge, no computational automation has been cited for this process in literature. In this paper, this process was algorithmically formulated and a developed software system was presented to automate this process. This system took Quranic verse texts as input and generated a text file containing the detailed gathering of the readings of this verse as done by a specialised reciter. The system was applied to the verses of Surah Al-Baqarah and the output text was carefully validated against authentic books in this field. This system can be the basis of software systems for teaching and vocal construction of Quranic readings gathering. It would be useful for students who are interested in Quranic readings.

Assessment of Nurse’s Knowledge Concerning Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Baghdad Teaching Hospitals

ABSTRACT: Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are defined as infections that occurs within 30 days of the operation or within one year if an implant is left in place after the procedure, Nurses play central role in the prevention of postoperative wound infection by Proper preparation of the patient before surgery and the application of aseptic technique to prevent contamination via bacteria from all sources during dressing, operation and throughout the healing process. For this reason, the researcher has conducted this study in order to evaluate Nurse’s Knowledge Concerning Prevention of Surgical Site Infection. Aims of the study: The main aim of the study is to asses nurses Needs Concerning Prevention of Surgical Site Infection and to provide quality of care, it is very important for nurses to have good knowledge towards prevention of SSI.

Ethnobotanical Study of Early Childhood Medicinal Plants Used by the Local People in South Bangka Regency, Indonesia

South Bangka Regency has a long history of using medicinal plants as part of its medical system. However, the potential associated with this aspect of traditional medicine remains understudied and poorly explored. This study aimed to describe the types of medicinal plants and analyze the use of medicinal plants to treat early childhood disease by the local community of South Bangka Regency. The research method used was open interview with local people using the questionnaires. The data was analyzed using Use Value (UV), Fidelity Level (FL), and Relative Frequency of Citation (RFC). The analysis identified 55 plant species from 35 families. The most common families were Euphorbiaceae (8.92%), Fabaceae (7.14%), Poaceae (7.14%), Zingiberaceae (5.36%), and Lamiaceae (5.36%). The most widely used plant was shallot plants ( Allium cepa L.) with values of UV, FL, and RFC were 0.67, 66.67, and 0.015, respectively. This study revealed the richness of ethnomedicinal knowledge in the South Bangka Regency. Finally, it is expected that this ethnobotany study can provide a database for further scientific research. The community’s knowledge as a legacy will not be repeated if it is not inherited. Besides, this biodiversity is very important as a socio-economic and ecological asset in South Bangka Regency which must be protected by all means from over exploitation.

Effectiveness of problem based learning on student’s knowledge construct in I MBBS students - A cross-sectional study

Introduction: Traditional teaching methods aid students to procure subject knowledge content but not knowledge construct. Problem based learning (PBL) is evolving as one of the paramount methods of improving students’ knowledge construct. Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of Problem based learning as an instructional tool in procurement of content knowledge, critical thinking and problem solving skills in cardiovascular Physiology among I MBBS students. Materials and Methods: Thirty students from I MBBS were randomly selected for the study. They were administered with pre-test, exposed to one hour of problem based teaching and again administered with post-test the next day. Results: There was statistically significant improvement in students’ knowledge construct in cardiovascular physiology following exposure to problem based teaching methods. Conclusion: PBL was found to be an effective instructional tool in development of critical thinking and problem solving skills among medical students. Keywords: Knowledge construct, pre-test, post-test.

Clinical impacts of the Sudanese anatomical variations in a relation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve to the inferior thyroid artery

Background: Until recently, the knowledge of the anatomical variations in the relationship between the recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) and the inferior thyroid artery (ITA) combined with visual intraoperative RLN identification are essential for the protection of these life-important structures during surgical exposure and the mobilization of thyroid and parathyroid glands. This leads to the proper treatment of patients and improvement of the surgical techniques.Aim: To describe anatomical variations in the relationship of the recurrent laryngeal nerve to the inferior thyroid artery in the Sudanese population.Patients and methods: Following ethical committee approval, an observational descriptive prospective cross-sectional study in the period between March 2019 and February 2020, for anatomical variations in the relation of the recurrent laryngeal nerve to the inferior thyroid artery in seventy-two cervical sides of thirty-six well-dissected embalmed Sudanese cadavers. The RLN was investigated in three positions: posterior to the ITA main trunk, anterior to the ITA main trunk and between the ITA branches. Then, the results were analyzed according to the gender, age and dissection side.Results: We found that the anatomical variations were more frequent in males (97.2%) than females (2.8%). The age of these variations ranged between 31–45 years which represents (61.1%). On the right side of the neck, the commonest position of the RLN is posterior to the ITA (63.9%) followed by in decreasing order of frequency, the RLNs run between the ITA branches (30.6%) and anterior to the ITA (5.6%). On the left side of the neck, the commonest position of the RLN is posterior to the ITA (69.4%). It passed between the ITA branches in (30.6%) of specimens. There was no anterior location of the RLN to the ITA. Variations in a relationship of the RLN to the ITA on one side is significantly different from the opposite side.Conclusions: Although the risk of potential damage to the RLN during surgical neck procedures involving the thyroid gland and parathyroid glands is well recognized, pre-operative detailed surgeon’s knowledge for these frequent anatomical variations and the usage of the ITA as an anatomical landmark for intraoperative RLN recognition is important. This will lead to a reduction of iatrogenic RLN injury prevalence. Future studies are recommended to compare the findings on this cadaveric study with a larger sample size in the long-term period. Â