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Jacobs</h1> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">21</span> Innovation Management: A Comparative Analysis among Organizations from United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Brazil and China</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Asmaa%20Abazaid">Asmaa Abazaid</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Maram%20Al-Ostah"> Maram Al-Ostah</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Nadeen%20Abu-Zahra"> Nadeen Abu-Zahra</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Ruba%20Bawab"> Ruba Bawab</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Refaat%20Abdel-Razek"> Refaat Abdel-Razek</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Innovation audit is defined as a tool that can be used to reflect on how the innovation is managed in an organization. The aim of this study is to audit innovation in the second top Engineering Firms in the world, and one of the Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) companies that are working in United Arab Emirates (UAE). The obtained results are then compared with four international companies from China and Brazil. The Diamond model has been used for auditing innovation in the two companies in UAE to evaluate their innovation management and to identify each company’s strengths and weaknesses from an innovation perspective. The results of the comparison between the two companies (Jacobs and Hyper General Contracting) revealed that Jacobs has support for innovation, its innovation processes are well managed, the company is committed to the development of its employees worldwide and the innovation system is flexible. Jacobs was doing best in all innovation management dimensions: strategy, process, organization, linkages and learning, while Hyper General Contracting did not score as Jacobs in any of the innovation dimensions. Furthermore, the audit results of both companies were compared with international companies to examine how well the two construction companies in UAE manage innovation relative to SABIC (Saudi company), Poly Easy and Arnious (Brazilian companies), Huagong tools and Guizohou Yibai (Chinese companies). The results revealed that Jacobs is doing best in learning and organization dimensions, while PolyEasy and Jacobs are equal in the linkage dimension. Huagong Tools scored the highest score in process dimension among all the compared companies. However, the highest score of strategy dimension was given to PolyEasy. On the other hand, Hyper General Contracting scored the lowest in all of the innovation management dimensions. It needs to improve its management of all the innovation management dimensions with special attention to be given to strategy, process, and linkage as they got scores below 4 out of 7 comparing with other dimensions. Jacobs scored the highest in three innovation management dimensions related to the six companies. However, the strategy dimension is considered low, and special attention is needed in this dimension. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Brazil" title="Brazil">Brazil</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=China" title=" China"> China</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=innovation%20audit" title=" innovation audit"> innovation audit</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=innovation%20evaluation" title=" innovation evaluation"> innovation evaluation</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=innovation%20management" title=" innovation management"> innovation management</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Saudi%20Arabia" title=" Saudi Arabia"> Saudi Arabia</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=United%20Arab%20Emirates" title=" United Arab Emirates"> United Arab Emirates</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/74876/innovation-management-a-comparative-analysis-among-organizations-from-united-arab-emirates-saudi-arabia-brazil-and-china" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/74876.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">291</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">20</span> A Survey in Techniques for Imbalanced Intrusion Detection System Datasets</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Najmeh%20Abedzadeh">Najmeh Abedzadeh</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Matthew%20Jacobs"> Matthew Jacobs</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> An intrusion detection system (IDS) is a software application that monitors malicious activities and generates alerts if any are detected. However, most network activities in IDS datasets are normal, and the relatively few numbers of attacks make the available data imbalanced. Consequently, cyber-attacks can hide inside a large number of normal activities, and machine learning algorithms have difficulty learning and classifying the data correctly. In this paper, a comprehensive literature review is conducted on different types of algorithms for both implementing the IDS and methods in correcting the imbalanced IDS dataset. The most famous algorithms are machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), synthetic minority over-sampling technique (SMOTE), and reinforcement learning (RL). Most of the research use the CSE-CIC-IDS2017, CSE-CIC-IDS2018, and NSL-KDD datasets for evaluating their algorithms. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=IDS" title="IDS">IDS</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=imbalanced%20datasets" title=" imbalanced datasets"> imbalanced datasets</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=sampling%20algorithms" title=" sampling algorithms"> sampling algorithms</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=big%20data" title=" big data"> big data</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/149498/a-survey-in-techniques-for-imbalanced-intrusion-detection-system-datasets" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/149498.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">340</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">19</span> Uniaxial Alignment and Ion Exchange Doping to Enhance the Thermoelectric Properties of Organic Polymers</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wenjin%20Zhu">Wenjin Zhu</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Ian%20E.%20Jacobs"> Ian E. Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Henning%20Sirringhaus"> Henning Sirringhaus</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> This project delves into the efficiency of uniaxial alignment and ion exchange doping as methods to optimize the thermoelectric properties of organic polymers. The anisotropic nature of charge transport in conjugated polymers is capitalized upon through the uniaxial alignment of polymer backbones, ensuring charge transport is streamlined along these backbones. Ion exchange doping has demonstrated superiority over traditional molecular and electrochemical doping methods, amplifying charge carrier densities. By integrating these two techniques, we've observed marked improvements in the thermoelectric attributes of specific conjugated polymers such as PBTTT and DPP based polymers. We demonstrate respectable power factors of 172.6 μW m⁻¹ K⁻² in PBTTT system and 41.7 μW m⁻¹ K⁻² in DPP system. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=organic%20electronics" title="organic electronics">organic electronics</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=thermoelectrics" title=" thermoelectrics"> thermoelectrics</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=uniaxial%20alignment" title=" uniaxial alignment"> uniaxial alignment</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=ion%20exchange%20doping" title=" ion exchange doping"> ion exchange doping</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/178330/uniaxial-alignment-and-ion-exchange-doping-to-enhance-the-thermoelectric-properties-of-organic-polymers" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/178330.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">74</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">18</span> American Slavery and the Consciousness of Play</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Janaka%20B.%20Lewis">Janaka B. Lewis</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> “Narratives of Slavery and the Culture of Play” examines how play is discussed in early African American literature by both men and women to illustrate ways that they negotiated the hierarchy and oppression of enslavement. Reading narratives categorized as “slave narratives,” including those written by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, and Olaudah Equiano, through the lens of play theory offers an illuminated analysis of the significance of play culture in these texts. It then reads late nineteenth-century play culture (or absence thereof) portrayed in literature as a lens for more contemporary African American oral and literary culture. These discussions of social constructions through literature bridge analyses of African American-authored texts and create a larger conversation about print media as a tool of activism and resistance. This essay also contributes to a larger body of analysis of nineteenth-century African American culture through literature. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=childhood" title="childhood">childhood</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=slavery" title=" slavery"> slavery</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=consciousness%20of%20play" title=" consciousness of play"> consciousness of play</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=19th%20century%20African%20American%20culture" title=" 19th century African American culture"> 19th century African American culture</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/29313/american-slavery-and-the-consciousness-of-play" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/29313.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">507</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">17</span> Genetic Polymorphisms of the Human Organic Cation Transporter 2 gene, SLC22A2, in the Zulu population</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=N.%20Hoosain">N. Hoosain</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=S.%20Nene"> S. Nene</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=B.%20Pearce"> B. Pearce</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=C.%20Jacobs"> C. Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=M.%20Du%20Plessis"> M. Du Plessis</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=M.%20Benjeddou"> M. Benjeddou</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Organic Cation Transporters play a vital role in the absorption, tissue distribution and elimination of various substrates. Numerous studies have suggested that variations in non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of SLC22A2 could influence an individual’s response to various treatments, including clinically important drugs. This study is the first to determine the baseline frequency distribution for twenty SNPs of SLC22A2in the Zulu population. DNA was collected from 101 unrelated “healthy” Zulu participants. Genotypes of all samples were determined using a multiplex PCR and SNaPshot assay followed by the generation of the haplotype structure. This is the first time that the baseline frequency distribution of SNPs is reported for the Zulu population. Data from this study could be used in in vitro and in vivo pharmacogenetic and pharmacokinetic studies to evaluate the potential role the studied SNPs play in the therapeutic efficacy of clinically important drugs. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=SLC22A2%20gene" title="SLC22A2 gene">SLC22A2 gene</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=SNaPshot%20assay" title=" SNaPshot assay"> SNaPshot assay</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=PCR" title=" PCR"> PCR</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Zulu%20population" title=" Zulu population"> Zulu population</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/9257/genetic-polymorphisms-of-the-human-organic-cation-transporter-2-gene-slc22a2-in-the-zulu-population" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/9257.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">300</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">16</span> Promoted Thermoelectric Properties of Polymers through Controlled Tie-Chain Incorporation</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wenjin%20Zhu">Wenjin Zhu</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Ian%20E.%20Jacobs"> Ian E. Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Henning%20Sirringhaus"> Henning Sirringhaus</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> We have demonstrated a model system for the controlled incorporation of tie-chains into semicrystalline conjugated polymers using blends of different molecular weights that leads to a significant increase in electrical conductivity. Through careful assessment of the microstructural evolution upon tie chain incorporation we have demonstrated that no major changes in phase morphology or structural order in the crystalline domains occur and that the observed enhancement in electrical conductivity can only be explained consistently by tie chains facilitating the transport across grain boundaries between the crystalline domains. Here we studied the thermoelectric properties of aligned, ion exchange-doped ribbon phase PBTTT with blends of different molecular weight components. We demonstrate that in blended films higher electrical conductivities (up to 4810.1 S/cm), Seebeck coefficients and thermoelectric power factors of up to 172.6 μW m-1 K-2 can be achieved than in films with single component molecular weights. We investigate the underpinning thermoelectric transport physics, including structural and spectroscopic characterization, to better understand how controlled tie chain incorporation can be used to enhance the thermoelectric performance of aligned conjugated polymers. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=organic%20electronics" title="organic electronics">organic electronics</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=thermoelectrics" title=" thermoelectrics"> thermoelectrics</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=conjugated%20polymers" title=" conjugated polymers"> conjugated polymers</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=tie%20chain" title=" tie chain"> tie chain</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/178314/promoted-thermoelectric-properties-of-polymers-through-controlled-tie-chain-incorporation" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/178314.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">72</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">15</span> Planning Sustainable Urban Communities through Nature-Based Solutions: Perspectives from the Global South</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Nike%20Jacobs">Nike Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Elizelle%20Juanee%20Cilliers"> Elizelle Juanee Cilliers</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> In recent decades there has been an increasing strive towards broader sustainable planning practices. A wide range of literature suggests that nature-based solutions (including Green Infrastructure planning) may lead towards socio-economically and environmentally sustainable urban communities. Such research is however mainly based on practices from the Global North with very little reference to the Global South. This study argues that there is a need for Global North knowledge to be translated to Global South context, and interpreted within this unique environment, acknowledging historical and cultural differences between Global North and Global South, and ultimately providing unique solutions for the unique urban reality. This research primarily focuses on nature-based solutions for sustainable urban communities and considers a broad literature review on Global North knowledge regarding such, substantiated by an analysis of purposefully selected case studies. The investigation identifies best practices which could be translated and place such in the context of current Global South perspectives. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=global%20south" title="global south">global south</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=green%20infrastructure%20planning" title=" green infrastructure planning"> green infrastructure planning</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=nature-based%20solutions" title=" nature-based solutions"> nature-based solutions</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=sustainable%20urbanism" title=" sustainable urbanism"> sustainable urbanism</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=urban%20sustainability" title=" urban sustainability"> urban sustainability</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/75984/planning-sustainable-urban-communities-through-nature-based-solutions-perspectives-from-the-global-south" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/75984.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">264</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">14</span> Health Literacy Levels of South African Primary Health Care Patients</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Boitumelo%20Ditshwane">Boitumelo Ditshwane</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Zelda%20Janse%20van%20Rensburg"> Zelda Janse van Rensburg</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wanda%20Jacobs"> Wanda Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q="></a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Health literacy is defined as competencies and skills that individuals need to find, comprehend, evaluate, and use to make knowledgeable choices to improve their health and well-being. Low health literacy has been found to affect people’s ability to take care of their own health. Incomprehension of health education and health care instructions due to low health literacy is often due to information given at a level that is above the patient’s level of understanding. The study aimed to test the health literacy levels of South African PHC patients using a previously developed health literacy assessment tool. Determining health literacy levels may assist PHC nurses in providing health education and health care instructions to the patient on the patient’s level of understanding and, therefore, ensuring positive health outcomes for the patient. A health literacy assessment tool, translated into ten official South African languages, was used to quantitatively determine the health literacy levels of 400 PHC patients in five clinics in Gauteng, South Africa. Patients’ health literacy levels were tested in English, and nine other official languages spoken in South Africa and were compared. The results revealed that patients understand information better when given in their preferred language. Giving health education in a language and level that is better understood by the patient may lead to better health outcomes and prevent adverse health. Patients may better understand instructions provided, be more likely to follow the correct route of medication, honor appointments, comply with medication, and thus have better treatment outcomes. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=health%20literacy" title="health literacy">health literacy</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=primary%20health%20care" title=" primary health care"> primary health care</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=South%20Africa" title=" South Africa"> South Africa</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=patients" title=" patients"> patients</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/181926/health-literacy-levels-of-south-african-primary-health-care-patients" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/181926.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">87</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">13</span> Utility of Executive Function Training in Typically Developing Adolescents and Special Populations: A Systematic Review of the Literature</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Emily%20C.%20Shepard">Emily C. Shepard</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Caroline%20Sweeney"> Caroline Sweeney</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Jessica%20Grimm"> Jessica Grimm</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Sophie%20Jacobs"> Sophie Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Lauren%20Thompson"> Lauren Thompson</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Lisa%20L.%20Weyandt"> Lisa L. Weyandt</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Adolescence is a critical phase of development in which individuals are prone to more risky behavior while also facing potentially life-changing decisions. The balance of increased behavioral risk and responsibility indicates the importance of executive functioning ability. In recent years, executive function training has emerged as a technique to enhance this cognitive ability. The aim of the present systematic review was to discuss the reported efficacy of executive functioning training techniques among adolescents. After reviewing 3110 articles, a total of 24 articles were identified which examined the role of executive functioning training techniques among adolescents (age 10-19). Articles retrieved demonstrated points of comparison across psychiatric and medical diagnosis, location of training, and stage of adolescence. Typically developing samples, as well as those with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), conduct disorder, and physical health concerns were found, allowing for the comparison of the efficacy of techniques considering physical and psychological heterogeneity. Among typically developing adolescents, executive functioning training yielded nonsignificant or low effect size improvements in executive functioning, and in some cases executive functioning ability was decreased following the training. In special populations, including those with ADHD, (ASD), conduct disorder, and physical health concerns significant differences and larger effect sizes in executive functioning were seen following treatment, particularly among individuals with ADHD. Future research is needed to identify the long-term efficacy of these treatments, as well as their generalizability to real-world conditions. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=adolescence" title="adolescence">adolescence</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=attention-deficit%20hyperactivity%20disorder" title=" attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder"> attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=executive%20function" title=" executive function"> executive function</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=executive%20function%20training" title=" executive function training"> executive function training</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=traumatic%20brain%20injury" title=" traumatic brain injury"> traumatic brain injury</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/140412/utility-of-executive-function-training-in-typically-developing-adolescents-and-special-populations-a-systematic-review-of-the-literature" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/140412.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">193</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">12</span> South African Midwife Specialists’ Knowledge and Skills Utilisation: The Experience of Medical Legal Experts</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Zelda%20Janse%20van%20Rensburg">Zelda Janse van Rensburg</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wanda%20O.%20Jacobs"> Wanda O. Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Kagiso%20P.%20Tukisi"> Kagiso P. Tukisi</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Medical litigations are rising and becoming a global challenge. The multi-layered demands of midwifery-related conditions and the multiple responsibilities of the midwifery team contribute to possible litigations. Midwife specialist in South Africa is trained to provide specialized midwifery care to improve outcomes for patients with midwifery-related complications. While midwife specialists are equipped with specialized knowledge and skills, no specific practice regulations exist to protect them against possible medical litigations. The context of the study is the public and private sectors of South Africa. The study aimed to explore and describe medico-legal expert experiences of midwife specialists optimally utilizing their knowledge and skills. A qualitative, descriptive, and contextual research design was employed. Six medico-legal experts identified through a snowball sampling technique participated in virtual, semi-structured interviews. Data was analyzed using Collaizi's descriptive method. Three themes, each with categories, were derived from the data. Results confirmed that medico-legal experts recognized the midwife specialist’s expanded knowledge and skill set. The medico-legal expert experienced a disconnect between training regulations and the current practice regulations. Midwife specialists ‘practice was experienced as being guided by a moral obligation rather than prescribed regulations. The study highlighted that midwife specialists ‘practice has yet to receive full legal recognition in South Africa, challenging midwife specialists’ assumption of autonomous and independent roles. This study highlights the risk midwife specialists face regarding potential medical litigations, hindering them from optimally utilizing their specialist knowledge and skills. The findings of this study may guide the formulation of a scope of practice that legally guides midwife specialists’ practice in South Africa. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=medico-legal%20experts" title="medico-legal experts">medico-legal experts</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=medical%20litigations" title=" medical litigations"> medical litigations</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=midwife%20specialists" title=" midwife specialists"> midwife specialists</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=South%20Africa" title=" South Africa"> South Africa</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198529/south-african-midwife-specialists-knowledge-and-skills-utilisation-the-experience-of-medical-legal-experts" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198529.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">4</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">11</span> Dynamic Externalities and Regional Productivity Growth: Evidence from Manufacturing Industries of India and China</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Veerpal%20Kaur">Veerpal Kaur</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> The present paper aims at investigating the role of dynamic externalities of agglomeration in the regional productivity growth of manufacturing sector in India and China. Taking 2-digit level manufacturing sector data of states and provinces of India and China respectively for the period of 1998-99 to 2011-12, this paper examines the effect of dynamic externalities namely – Marshall-Arrow-Romer (MAR) specialization externalities, Jacobs’s diversity externalities, and Porter’s competition externalities on regional total factor productivity growth (TFPG) of manufacturing sector in both economies. Regressions have been carried on pooled data for all 2-digit manufacturing industries for India and China separately. The estimation of Panel has been based on a fixed effect by sector model. The results of econometric exercise show that labour-intensive industries in Indian regional manufacturing benefit from diversity externalities and capital intensive industries gain more from specialization in terms of TFPG. In China, diversity externalities and competition externalities hold better prospectus for regional TFPG in both labour intensive and capital intensive industries. But if we look at results for coastal and non-coastal region separately, specialization tends to assert a positive effect on TFPG in coastal regions whereas it has a negative effect on TFPG of coastal regions. Competition externalities put a negative effect on TFPG of non-coastal regions whereas it has a positive effect on TFPG of coastal regions. Diversity externalities made a positive contribution to TFPG in both coastal and non-coastal regions. So the results of the study postulate that the importance of dynamic externalities should not be examined by pooling all industries and all regions together. This could hold differential implications for region specific and industry-specific policy formulation. Other important variables explaining regional level TFPG in both India and China have been the availability of infrastructure, level of competitiveness, foreign direct investment, exports and geographical location of the region (especially in China). <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=China" title="China">China</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=dynamic%20externalities" title=" dynamic externalities"> dynamic externalities</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=India" title=" India"> India</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=manufacturing" title=" manufacturing"> manufacturing</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=productivity" title=" productivity"> productivity</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/108074/dynamic-externalities-and-regional-productivity-growth-evidence-from-manufacturing-industries-of-india-and-china" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/108074.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">128</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">10</span> Nursing Managers’ Experiences in Managing a Public Health Service during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Central Hospital in Gauteng Province: a Qualitative study</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wanda.%20O.%20Jacobs">Wanda. O. Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Alethea%20Sunnasy"> Alethea Sunnasy</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Hlangano.%20C.%20Maluleke"> Hlangano. C. Maluleke</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Nursing managers face numerous challenges in their field of work and the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease) pandemic has brought about a great number of additional challenges. The onset of COVID-19 in South Africa occurred in March 2020, and it has since had a significant effect on nursing and nursing management. It is therefore crucial that nursing managers are equipped to deal with these uncertain times effectively. This study aimed to gain an in-depth understanding of the lived experiences of nursing managers regarding the management of a central hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in Gauteng province of South Africa. Data collection of this study was carried out using the in-depth semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling was employed to select nursing managers from one of the public central hospitals in Gauteng province, South Africa. The raw data was coded, categorized, and themed using Giorgi’s phenomenological approach. Throughout the study, ethical considerations and measures of trustworthiness were maintained. Four themes emerged as the results: nurse managers' experiences during COVID-19, which included the three categories: nursing managers' initial experiences, personal experiences, and post COVID-19 experiences. Nursing managers' challenging experiences during COVID-19 consisted of three categories: challenges in human resources management, resource management, and infrastructure. Nursing managers' management experiences during COVID-19, comprised of three categories: human resource management, unique COVID-19 management experiences, and management skills. Nursing managers' coping experiences during COVID-19, included two categories: coping strategies of nurse managers and nurses, and experiences of support. In relation to the findings, Nurse managers have played a crucial role amidst the COVID-19 pandemic by adapting their roles to meet emerging challenges, therefore the experiences of nurse managers during the COVID-19 pandemic highlight their critical role in coordinating disaster preparedness “readiness” amidst unprecedented changes . <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=COVID-19%20pandemic" title="COVID-19 pandemic">COVID-19 pandemic</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=disaster%20preparation" title=" disaster preparation"> disaster preparation</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=experiences" title=" experiences"> experiences</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=nursing%20managers" title=" nursing managers"> nursing managers</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=public%20health%20service" title=" public health service"> public health service</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198519/nursing-managers-experiences-in-managing-a-public-health-service-during-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-a-central-hospital-in-gauteng-province-a-qualitative-study" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198519.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">5</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">9</span> Experiences of Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal and Natal Care Services during COVID-19 in Northwest Province, South Africa</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Tebogo%20J.%20Matladi">Tebogo J. Matladi</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Sharon%20Maluleke-Ngomane"> Sharon Maluleke-Ngomane</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wanda%20O.%20Jacobs"> Wanda O. Jacobs</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Pregnancy-related deaths and disorders remain a problem globally, claiming millions of women's and infants' lives. It is vital for pregnant women to attend antenatal care clinics as soon as they find out about their pregnancy. The COVID-19 pandemic posed challenges for countries to maintain the provision of high-quality, essential maternal and newborn health services, as pregnant women might experience difficulties accessing services due to transport disruption and lockdown measures. Pregnant women might also be reluctant to go to health facilities due to fear of infection. It is unclear how pregnant women experienced attending antenatal and natal services during the COVID-19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to understand the experiences of pregnant women regarding their visits to antenatal and natal care services during COVID-19, using a qualitative, explorative, descriptive, and contextual research design. Purposive sampling was used for pregnant women attending antenatal and natal care services during COVID-19. In-depth individual audio-recorded interviews were used to collect data. Data was transcribed verbatim, and analysis of data was done using Giorgi’s five steps of coding. The ethical standards of research were adhered to, and trustworthiness was ensured. The possible outcome of this research was to gain an understanding of the experiences of pregnant women attending antenatal care services during the COVID-19 pandemic that could benefit the organization and management of such services, facilitating optimal care to pregnant women. The findings from this research were described according to the themes determined through data analysis. The themes and categories were as follows: Theme One indicated that participants experienced challenges at the health center during COVID-19 when seeking antenatal and delivery care. Theme Two was that the participants spoke about the fear of contracting COVID-19 during antenatal. Theme Three consisted of participants sharing their unique support needs during pregnancy, which were emphasized during COVID-19. The findings of this study highlighted the interruption of antenatal and natal care services among pregnant women during the pandemic and that special attention should be given to the physical and psychological well-being of pregnant mothers during pandemics. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=antenatal%20and%20natal%20services" title="antenatal and natal services">antenatal and natal services</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=COVID-19" title=" COVID-19"> COVID-19</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=experiences" title=" experiences"> experiences</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=pregnant%20women" title=" pregnant women"> pregnant women</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198593/experiences-of-pregnant-women-attending-antenatal-and-natal-care-services-during-covid-19-in-northwest-province-south-africa" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198593.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">4</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">8</span> Exploring an Exome Target Capture Method for Cross-Species Population Genetic Studies</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Benjamin%20A.%20Ha">Benjamin A. Ha</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Marco%20Morselli"> Marco Morselli</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Xinhui%20Paige%20Zhang"> Xinhui Paige Zhang</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Elizabeth%20A.%20C.%20Heath-Heckman"> Elizabeth A. C. Heath-Heckman</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Jonathan%20B.%20Puritz"> Jonathan B. Puritz</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=David%20K.%20Jacobs"> David K. Jacobs</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Next-generation sequencing has enhanced the ability to acquire massive amounts of sequence data to address classic population genetic questions for non-model organisms. Targeted approaches allow for cost effective or more precise analyses of relevant sequences; although, many such techniques require a known genome and it can be costly to purchase probes from a company. This is challenging for non-model organisms with no published genome and can be expensive for large population genetic studies. Expressed exome capture sequencing (EecSeq) synthesizes probes in the lab from expressed mRNA, which is used to capture and sequence the coding regions of genomic DNA from a pooled suite of samples. A normalization step produces probes to recover transcripts from a wide range of expression levels. This approach offers low cost recovery of a broad range of genes in the genome. This research project expands on EecSeq to investigate if mRNA from one taxon may be used to capture relevant sequences from a series of increasingly less closely related taxa. For this purpose, we propose to use the endangered Northern Tidewater goby, Eucyclogobius newberryi, a non-model organism that inhabits California coastal lagoons. mRNA will be extracted from E. newberryi to create probes and capture exomes from eight other taxa, including the more at-risk Southern Tidewater goby, E. kristinae, and more divergent species. Captured exomes will be sequenced, analyzed bioinformatically and phylogenetically, then compared to previously generated phylogenies across this group of gobies. This will provide an assessment of the utility of the technique in cross-species studies and for analyzing low genetic variation within species as is the case for E. kristinae. This method has potential applications to provide economical ways to expand population genetic and evolutionary biology studies for non-model organisms. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=coastal%20lagoons" title="coastal lagoons">coastal lagoons</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=endangered%20species" title=" endangered species"> endangered species</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=non-model%20organism" title=" non-model organism"> non-model organism</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=target%20capture%20method" title=" target capture method"> target capture method</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/139578/exploring-an-exome-target-capture-method-for-cross-species-population-genetic-studies" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/139578.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">198</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">7</span> Research Methodology of Living Environment of Modern Residential Development in St. Petersburg</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Kalina%20Alina%20Aidarovna">Kalina Alina Aidarovna</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Khayrullina%20Yulia%20Sergeevna"> Khayrullina Yulia Sergeevna</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> The question of forming quality housing and living environment remains a vexed problem in the current situation of high-rise apartment building in big cities of Russia. At this start up stage of the modern so-called "mass housing" market it needs to identify key quality characteristics on a different scale from apartments to the district. This paper describes the methodology of qualitative assessment of modern mass housing construction, made on the basis of the ITMO university in cooperation with the institute of spatial planning "Urbanika," based on the case study of St. Petersburg’s residential mass housing built in 2011-2014. The methodology of the study of housing and living environment goes back to the native and foreign urbanists of 60s - 80s, such Jane Jacobs, Jan Gehl, Oscar Newman, Krasheninnikov, as well as Sommer, Stools, Kohnen and Sherrod, Krasilnikova, Sychev, Zhdanov, Tinyaeva considering spatial features of living environment in a wide range of its characteristics (environmental control, territorial and personalization, privacy, etc.). Assessment is carrying out on the proposed system of criteria developed for each residential environment scale-district, quarter, courtyard, building surrounding grounds, houses, and flats. Thus the objects of study are planning unit of residential development areas (residential area, neighborhood, quarter) residential units areas (living artist, a house), and households (apartments) consisting of residential units. As a product of identified methodology, after the results of case studies of more than 700 residential complexes in St. Petersburg, we intend the creation of affordable online resource that would allow conducting a detailed qualitative evaluation or comparative characteristics of residential complexes for all participants of the construction market-developers, designers, realtors and buyers. Thereby the main objective of the rating may be achieved to improve knowledge, requirements, and demand for quality housing and living environment among the major stakeholders of the construction market. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=methodology%20of%20living%20environment" title="methodology of living environment">methodology of living environment</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=qualitative%20assessment%20of%20mass%20housing" title=" qualitative assessment of mass housing"> qualitative assessment of mass housing</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=scale-district" title=" scale-district"> scale-district</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=vexed%20problem" title=" vexed problem"> vexed problem</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/25717/research-methodology-of-living-environment-of-modern-residential-development-in-st-petersburg" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/25717.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">461</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">6</span> The Management of Chronic Illnesses at a Higher Education Institution in Johannesburg, South Africa</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wanda%20O.%20Jacobs">Wanda O. Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Eunice%20Mutava"> Eunice Mutava</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Maegan%20Abels"> Maegan Abels</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> The workplace influences the health, safety, and risk behaviour of employees. It plays an important role in health promotion and the prevention of illness. The workplace could play a vital role in the management and monitoring of employees’ chronic illnesses through the implementation of a workplace health programme coordinated by an established occupational health service (OHS) that provides the necessary support to employees. A Higher Education Institution (HEI) in Johannesburg provides such a service, having established an occupational health clinic on all four campuses. During a recent medical surveillance program conducted at one of the HEI campuses, many employees presented with chronic illnesses that were uncontrolled and poorly managed. The aim of this study was to explore and describe the auxiliary employee’s perceptions of the occupational health clinic in the management of their chronic illnesses. A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive, and contextual design was employed. Participants were purposively sampled, and individual face-to-face interviews were conducted on campus with participants who met the eligibility criteria. Data was analysed using Giorgi’s steps of data analysis. Four themes emerged from the data. Theme one is the experience of chronic illness by the participants. Theme two is the experiences participants described making use of the primary healthcare clinics within their communities as well as the experiences accessing healthcare at their private doctors in managing their chronic illnesses. Theme three is the experiences participants described utilising the employer-provided healthcare service at the various campuses at the HEI. The fourth theme describes how the participants are supported by the HEI (their employer), their families, and the employer-provided healthcare service in the management of their chronic illnesses. Ill health within the workplace impacts productivity, and exposure to occupational risks and hazards increases the vulnerability of this already vulnerable group of employees. The management of chronic illnesses within the workplace is a multifaceted and collaborative exercise. This involves creating trust and effective communication with external healthcare providers. Employees are open to managing their chronic illnesses at the workplace. They perceive the workplace health service to be a safe and welcoming environment. Employees recommended the expansion of the employer-provided healthcare service to include the dispensing of chronic medication, which enhances the utilization of the service. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=employer-provided%20health%20service" title="employer-provided health service">employer-provided health service</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=chronic%20illnesses" title=" chronic illnesses"> chronic illnesses</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=management%20of%20chronic%20illnesses" title=" management of chronic illnesses"> management of chronic illnesses</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=auxiliary%20employee" title=" auxiliary employee"> auxiliary employee</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198517/the-management-of-chronic-illnesses-at-a-higher-education-institution-in-johannesburg-south-africa" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198517.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">4</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">5</span> Undergraduate Students at a Higher Education Institution’s Knowledge of Sexually Transmitted Infections, Gauteng, South Africa</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=S.%20P.%20Bilankulu">S. P. Bilankulu</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=A.%20Sunnasy"> A. Sunnasy</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=W.%20O.%20Jacobs"> W. O. Jacobs</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are pathogens spread mainly by unprotected sexual intercourse. STIs can be transmitted during pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, and through infected blood. Some STIs can present symptoms or show no symptoms, and if untreated, they can lead to long-term effects. Undergraduate students must have adequate knowledge of STIs and their long-term effects to practice healthy sexual behaviours and prevent the spread of STIs. Undergraduate students are often involved in risky sexual behaviours due to low self-consciousness, peer pressure, and knowledge. The purpose of the study was to establish undergraduate students’ knowledge of STIs and their long-term effects and make recommendations to HEIs’ healthcare providers presenting health education programmes to facilitate undergraduate students’ knowledge about STIs and their long-term effects on their reproductive health. The research is about the knowledge that undergraduate students have about STIs and the long-term effects of STIs. A quantitative, descriptive, non-experimental, and contextual design was used to determine undergraduate students’ knowledge of STIs and their long-term effects. A simple random sampling method was used to determine the population for the study, which was 379 respondents. After the undergraduate students were approached, 379 respondents willingly participated and signed written consent. The respondents completed a self-report questionnaire, which was the data collection tool. The collected data were captured on an Excel spreadsheet and presented as descriptive statistics and frequency distribution using tables and figures. The statistician used the IBM SPSS version 28 software program to analyse the data. Validity and Reliability were adhered to throughout the research. Ethical clearance was obtained from the university and the higher education institution before data collection commenced. The response rate was 100%. The study’s findings provided an insight into undergraduate students’ knowledge of STIs and their long-term effects at a higher education institution. It allowed the researcher to make recommendations to healthcare providers presenting health education programmes to facilitate undergraduate students’ knowledge about STIs and their long-term effects on their reproductive health. This study’s findings indicated that respondents had some knowledge regarding STIs. However, some respondents lacked knowledge of the long-term effects of STIs, especially infections like syphilis, HPV, hepatitis B, and herpes. Health education should be continuous and evolving as the world evolves. Since the internet is the most preferred source of information, it is recommended that HEIs’ campus health and wellness centers dedicate a website for educational materials, such as videos and posters focused on sexual and reproductive health. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=student" title="student">student</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=knowledge" title=" knowledge"> knowledge</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=effects" title=" effects"> effects</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=STI" title=" STI"> STI</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198726/undergraduate-students-at-a-higher-education-institutions-knowledge-of-sexually-transmitted-infections-gauteng-south-africa" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/198726.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">4</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">4</span> The Concept of Path in Original Buddhism and the Concept of Psychotherapeutic Improvement</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Beth%20Jacobs">Beth Jacobs</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> The landmark movement of Western clinical psychology in the 20th century was the development of psychotherapy. The landmark movement of clinical psychology in the 21st century will be the absorption of meditation practices from Buddhist psychology. While millions of people explore meditation and related philosophy, very few people are exposed to the materials of original Buddhism on this topic, especially to the Theravadan Abhidharma. The Abhidharma is an intricate system of lists and matrixes that were used to understand and remember Buddha’s teaching. The Abhidharma delineates the first psychological system of Buddhism, how the mind works in the universe of reality and why meditation training strengthens and purifies the experience of life. Its lists outline the psychology of mental constructions, perception, emotion and cosmological causation. While the Abhidharma is technical, elaborate and complex, its essential purpose relates to the central purpose of clinical psychology: to relieve human suffering. Like Western depth psychology, the methodology rests on understanding underlying processes of consciousness and perception. What clinical psychologists might describe as therapeutic improvement, the Abhidharma delineates as a specific pathway of purified actions of consciousness. This paper discusses the concept of 'path' as presented in aspects of the Theravadan Abhidharma and relates this to current clinical psychological views of therapy outcomes and gains. The core path in Buddhism is the Eight-Fold Path, which is the fourth noble truth and the launching of activity toward liberation. The path is not composed of eight ordinal steps; it’s eight-fold and is described as opening the way, not funneling choices. The specific path in the Abhidharma is described in many steps of development of consciousness activities. The path is not something a human moves on, but something that moments of consciousness develop within. 'Cittas' are extensively described in the Abhidharma as the atomic-level unit of a raw action of consciousness touching upon an object in a field, and there are 121 types of cittas categorized. The cittas are embedded in the mental factors, which could be described as the psychological packaging elements of our experiences of consciousness. Based on these constellations of infinitesimal, linked occurrences of consciousness, citta are categorized by dimensions of purification. A path is a chain of citta developing through causes and conditions. There are no selves, no pronouns in the Abhidharma. Instead of me walking a path, this is about a person working with conditions to cultivate a stream of consciousness that is pure, immediate, direct and generous. The same effort, in very different terms, informs the work of most psychotherapies. Depth psychology seeks to release the bound, unconscious elements of mental process into the clarity of realization. Cognitive and behavioral psychologies work on breaking down automatic thought valuations and actions, changing schemas and interpersonal dynamics. Understanding how the original Buddhist concept of positive human development relates to the clinical psychological concept of therapy weaves together two brilliant systems of thought on the development of human well being. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Abhidharma" title="Abhidharma">Abhidharma</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Buddhist%20path" title=" Buddhist path"> Buddhist path</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=clinical%20psychology" title=" clinical psychology"> clinical psychology</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=psychotherapeutic%20outcome" title=" psychotherapeutic outcome"> psychotherapeutic outcome</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/71623/the-concept-of-path-in-original-buddhism-and-the-concept-of-psychotherapeutic-improvement" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/71623.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">216</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">3</span> The Impact of Professional Development on Teachers’ Instructional Practice</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Karen%20Koellner">Karen Koellner</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Nanette%20Seago"> Nanette Seago</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Jennifer%20Jacobs"> Jennifer Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Helen%20Garnier"> Helen Garnier</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Although studies of teacher professional development (PD) are prevalent, surprisingly most have only produced incremental shifts in teachers’ learning and their impact on students. There is a critical need to understand what teachers take up and use in their classroom practice after attending PD and why we often do not see greater changes in learning and practice. This paper is based on a mixed methods efficacy study of the Learning and Teaching Geometry (LTG) video-based mathematics professional development materials. The extent to which the materials produce a beneficial impact on teachers’ mathematics knowledge, classroom practices, and their students’ knowledge in the domain of geometry through a group-randomized experimental design are considered. In this study, we examine a small group of teachers to better understand their interpretations of the workshops and their classroom uptake. The participants included 103 secondary mathematics teachers serving grades 6-12 from two states in different regions. Randomization was conducted at the school level, with 23 schools and 49 teachers assigned to the treatment group and 18 schools and 54 teachers assigned to the comparison group. The case study examination included twelve treatment teachers. PD workshops for treatment teachers began in Summer 2016. Nine full days of professional development were offered to teachers, beginning with the one-week institute (Summer 2016) and four days of PD throughout the academic year. The same facilitator-led all of the workshops, after completing a facilitator preparation process that included a multi-faceted assessment of fidelity. The overall impact of the LTG PD program was assessed from multiple sources: two teacher content assessments, two PD embedded assessments, pre-post-post videotaped classroom observations, and student assessments. Additional data was collected from the case study teachers including additional videotaped classroom observations and interviews. Repeated measures ANOVA analyses were used to detect patterns of change in the treatment teachers’ content knowledge before and after completion of the LTG PD, relative to the comparison group. No significant effects were found across the two groups of teachers on the two teacher content assessments. Teachers were rated on the quality of their mathematics instruction captured in videotaped classroom observations using the Math in Common Observation Protocol. On average, teachers who attended the LTG PD intervention improved their ability to engage students in mathematical reasoning and to provide accurate, coherent, and well-justified mathematical content. In addition, the LTG PD intervention and instruction that engaged students in mathematical practices both positively and significantly predicted greater student knowledge gains. Teacher knowledge was not a significant predictor. Twelve treatment teachers were self-selected to serve as case study teachers to provide additional videotapes in which they felt they were using something from the PD they learned and experienced. Project staff analyzed the videos, compared them to previous videos and interviewed the teachers regarding their uptake of the PD related to content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and resources used. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=teacher%20learning" title="teacher learning">teacher learning</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=professional%20development" title=" professional development"> professional development</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=pedagogical%20content%20knowledge" title=" pedagogical content knowledge"> pedagogical content knowledge</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=geometry" title=" geometry"> geometry</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/100384/the-impact-of-professional-development-on-teachers-instructional-practice" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/100384.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">173</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">2</span> Mathematics Professional Development: Uptake and Impacts on Classroom Practice </h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Karen%20Koellner">Karen Koellner</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Nanette%20Seago"> Nanette Seago</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Jennifer%20Jacobs"> Jennifer Jacobs</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Helen%20Garnier"> Helen Garnier</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> Although studies of teacher professional development (PD) are prevalent, surprisingly most have only produced incremental shifts in teachers’ learning and their impact on students. There is a critical need to understand what teachers take up and use in their classroom practice after attending PD and why we often do not see greater changes in learning and practice. This paper is based on a mixed methods efficacy study of the Learning and Teaching Geometry (LTG) video-based mathematics professional development materials. The extent to which the materials produce a beneficial impact on teachers’ mathematics knowledge, classroom practices, and their students’ knowledge in the domain of geometry through a group-randomized experimental design are considered. Included is a close-up examination of a small group of teachers to better understand their interpretations of the workshops and their classroom uptake. The participants included 103 secondary mathematics teachers serving grades 6-12 from two US states in different regions. Randomization was conducted at the school level, with 23 schools and 49 teachers assigned to the treatment group and 18 schools and 54 teachers assigned to the comparison group. The case study examination included twelve treatment teachers. PD workshops for treatment teachers began in Summer 2016. Nine full days of professional development were offered to teachers, beginning with the one-week institute (Summer 2016) and four days of PD throughout the academic year. The same facilitator-led all of the workshops, after completing a facilitator preparation process that included a multi-faceted assessment of fidelity. The overall impact of the LTG PD program was assessed from multiple sources: two teacher content assessments, two PD embedded assessments, pre-post-post videotaped classroom observations, and student assessments. Additional data were collected from the case study teachers including additional videotaped classroom observations and interviews. Repeated measures ANOVA analyses were used to detect patterns of change in the treatment teachers’ content knowledge before and after completion of the LTG PD, relative to the comparison group. No significant effects were found across the two groups of teachers on the two teacher content assessments. Teachers were rated on the quality of their mathematics instruction captured in videotaped classroom observations using the Math in Common Observation Protocol. On average, teachers who attended the LTG PD intervention improved their ability to engage students in mathematical reasoning and to provide accurate, coherent, and well-justified mathematical content. In addition, the LTG PD intervention and instruction that engaged students in mathematical practices both positively and significantly predicted greater student knowledge gains. Teacher knowledge was not a significant predictor. Twelve treatment teachers self-selected to serve as case study teachers to provide additional videotapes in which they felt they were using something from the PD they learned and experienced. Project staff analyzed the videos, compared them to previous videos and interviewed the teachers regarding their uptake of the PD related to content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and resources used. The full paper will include the case study of Ana to illustrate the factors involved in what teachers take up and use from participating in the LTG PD. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=geometry" title="geometry">geometry</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=mathematics%20professional%20development" title=" mathematics professional development"> mathematics professional development</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=pedagogical%20content%20knowledge" title=" pedagogical content knowledge"> pedagogical content knowledge</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=teacher%20learning" title=" teacher learning"> teacher learning</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/98504/mathematics-professional-development-uptake-and-impacts-on-classroom-practice" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/98504.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">127</span> </span> </div> </div> <div class="card paper-listing mb-3 mt-3"> <h5 class="card-header" style="font-size:.9rem"><span class="badge badge-info">1</span> Critiquing Israel as Child Abuse: How Colonial White Feminism Disrupts Critical Pedagogies of Culturally Responsive and Relevant Practices and Inclusion through Ongoing and Historical Maternalism and Neoliberal Settler Colonialism</h5> <div class="card-body"> <p class="card-text"><strong>Authors:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=Wafaa%20Hasan">Wafaa Hasan</a> </p> <p class="card-text"><strong>Abstract:</strong></p> In May of 2022, Palestinian parents in Toronto, Canada, became aware that educators and staff in the Toronto District School Board were attempting to include the International Holocaust and Remembrance Definition of Antisemitism (IHRA) in The Child Abuse and Neglect Policy of the largest school board in Canada, The Toronto District School Board (TDSB). The idea was that if students were to express any form of antisemitism, as defined by the IHRA, then an investigation could follow with Child Protective Services (CPS). That is, the student’s parents could be reported to the state and investigated for custodial rights to their children. The TDSB has set apparent goals for “Decolonizing Pedagogy” (“TDSB Equity Leadership Competencies”), Culturally Responsive and Relevant Practices (CRRP) and inclusive education. These goals promote the centering of colonized, racialized and marginalized voices. CRRP cannot be effective without the application of anti-racist and settler colonial analyses. In order for CRRP to be effective, school boards need a comprehensive understanding of the ways in which the vilification of Palestinians operates through anti-indigenous and white supremacist systems and logic. Otherwise, their inclusion will always be in tension with the inclusion of settler colonial agendas and worldviews. Feminist maternalism frames racial mothering as degenerate (viewing the contributions of racialized students and their parents as products of primitive and violent cultures) and also indirectly inhibits the actualization of the tenets of CRRP and inclusive education through its extensions into the welfare state and public education. The contradiction between the tenets of CRRP and settler colonial systems of erasure and repression is resolved by the continuation of tactics to 1) force assimilation, 2) punish those who push back on that assimilation and 3) literally fragment familial and community structures of racialized students, educators and parents. This paper draws on interdisciplinary (history, philosophy, anthropology) critiques of white feminist “maternalism” from the 19th century onwards in North America and Europe (Jacobs, Weber), as well as “anti-racist education” theory (Dei), and more specifically,” culturally responsive learning,” (Muhammad) and “bandwidth” pedagogy theory (Verschelden) to make its claims. This research contributes to vibrant debates about anti-racist and decolonial pedagogies in public education systems globally. This paper also documents first-hand interviews and experiences of diasporic Palestinian mothers and motherhoods and situates their experiences within longstanding histories of white feminist maternalist (and eugenicist) politics. This informal qualitative data from "participatory conversations" (Swain) is situated within a set of formal interview data collected with Palestinian women in the West Bank (approved by the McMaster University Humanities Research Ethics Board) relating to white feminist maternalism in the peace and dialogue industry. <p class="card-text"><strong>Keywords:</strong> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=decolonial%20feminism" title="decolonial feminism">decolonial feminism</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=maternal%20feminism" title=" maternal feminism"> maternal feminism</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=anti-racist%20pedagogies" title=" anti-racist pedagogies"> anti-racist pedagogies</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=settler%20colonial%20studies" title=" settler colonial studies"> settler colonial studies</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=motherhood%20studies" title=" motherhood studies"> motherhood studies</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=pedagogy%20theory" title=" pedagogy theory"> pedagogy theory</a>, <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/search?q=cultural%20theory" title=" cultural theory"> cultural theory</a> </p> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/172292/critiquing-israel-as-child-abuse-how-colonial-white-feminism-disrupts-critical-pedagogies-of-culturally-responsive-and-relevant-practices-and-inclusion-through-ongoing-and-historical-maternalism-and-neoliberal-settler-colonialism" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Procedia</a> <a href="https://publications.waset.org/abstracts/172292.pdf" target="_blank" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">PDF</a> <span class="bg-info text-light px-1 py-1 float-right rounded"> Downloads <span class="badge badge-light">80</span> </span> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer> <div 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