scholarly journals Overview of Assault Induced Trauma Presenting to a Trauma Center in Oman

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mira Al-Busaidi ◽  
Hilal Al-Miskry ◽  
Aisha Al-Harbi ◽  
Ilyas Al-Zadjali ◽  
Firas Al-Saidi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Trauma Center ◽  
Total Sample ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Sultan Qaboos University ◽  
The Social

Objectives: Assault induced trauma (AIT) is a public health concern that must be addressed and acknowledged. To our knowledge, in Oman, this issue has not been studied before. This study aims to characterize cases of AIT presenting to Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH). Methods: This is a retrospective descriptive study of patients presenting with AIT to the emergency department of SQUH fromthe 1 January 2007 to the 31 of December 2018. Data obtained included incidence, patients’ demographics, mode of assault, triaging, management and hospital stay. The data were collected using the Hospital Information System “TrakCare” and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: The total cases of AIT identified were 268 cases and 239 fulfilled the study criteria. The highest incidence recorded was in 2018 accounting for 72 cases. The sample was predominantly composed of males at 81%, and 58% of the total cases were Omani citizens. In addition, 66% of the total sample were between the age of 20 and 39. The most common mode of assault implicated was the use ofbodily force (35%).Additionally, 18% were triaged as red cases. In terms of management, 84% of the cohort were treated non-surgically. No incidence of in-patient mortality was recorded. Conclusion: This is the first study that looked into AIT in Oman. Results of this study will aid in providing basis for future research and estimation of the magnitude of this problem in the community. Keywords: cervical smears, conventional slides, ThinPrep slides, cervical organisms.

Personal bonds in the internationalization of the social sciences: A view from the periphery

2021 ◽  
pp. 026858092096201
Author(s):  
Leandro Rodriguez-Medina ◽  
Hebe Vessuri
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Latin America ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Academic Mobility ◽  
The Social ◽  
Future Research Directions

Due to the interest in formal relationships at work or to the difficulty to define what personal means, personal bonds in the social sciences have been an understudied topic. Even less has been the interest in connecting such bonds with the internationalization of careers and knowledge. In this article, the authors aim at filling this gap by studying what role personal bonds have played in the internationalization of the social sciences in Latin America. They identify factors that affect personal bonds as well as translations that scholars produce to capitalize on these ties. The most relevant of such translations, academic mobility, has to be interpreted, from a peripheral standpoint, as operating within a logic of leveling, a process that highlights structural asymmetries in the global social sciences. The authors describe both dimensions of this process and, in the concluding section, offer some policy implications and future research directions.

The Edwards' Report and the International Relations profession

1988 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 149-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Nicholson
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Social Science ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Research Council ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
Social Science Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Science Community

The Economic and Social Research Council recently published a Report commissioned from a committee chaired by Professor Edwards, a psychiatrist, so that the Council, and the social science community in general, might know what was good and bad in British social sciences, and where the promising future research opportunities lie over the next decade. Boldly called ‘Horizons and Opportunities in the Social Sciences’, the Report condensed the wisdom of social scientists, both British and foreign, and concludes with a broadly but not uncritically favourable picture of the British scene.

scholarly journals Harnessing Nature for Leisure and Creativity in Lagos Tourism and Planning

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. 1719-1724
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Good Governance ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Natural Environments ◽  
Observation Data ◽  
Business Opportunity ◽  
Qualitative Evidence ◽  
The Social ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
Environment Service

This study reviews the recent quantitative and qualitative evidence on the need to develop our natural environments for creative and leisure purposes. Previous studies described the problem of tourism to be a universal one, as virtually all countries are faced with the problem of providing inadequate tourism for their citizens. In Nigeria urban centres the tourism conditions were not properly documented. The study investigated the tourism condition in Lagos, Nigeria. The study observed that tourism condition in the nation is presently not provided for all citizenry. The need of the majority was not considered while some of the existing few are in deplorable condition. Previous literatures reviewed shows that almost 75 percent of tourist centres are for children meaning they lack creative environment. This paper also attempts to discuss in detail the little infrastructural evidences that exists in tourism. Fifteen centres were selected and eight were investigated in this study. The study discuss the consistency of findings across Lagos State, using different methodological approaches with consideration to the major key compares the magnitudes of developing natural environment. The study adopted questionnaire as the tool for the investigation, the tool was randomly administered after which the outcomes were analysed with the use of Statistical Package for the Social Sciences, SPSS version 16. Furthermore, aside that personal observation data was also recorded. The study identifies the emerging policy, business opportunity strategy and activities for good governance and better environment. Service provider should be willing to create the inspiration garden in other to have a greater benefits and more patronage. Since most of the centres investigated are static in nature, the study suggested that in the future, research should focus on the analysis of respondent welfare in a dynamic sense.

Designing Online Laddering Studies

2012 ◽  
pp. 193-215
Author(s):  
Thorsten Gruber ◽  
Alexander E. Reppel ◽  
Isabelle Szmigin ◽  
Rödiger Voss
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Online Environment ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Research Technique ◽  
The Social ◽  
Rich Data

Laddering is a well-established research technique in the social sciences which provides rich data to help understand means-end considerations otherwise hidden from quantitative research. It does this through revealing relationships between the attributes of individuals, objects or services (i.e., means), the consequences these attributes represent for the respondent, and the values or beliefs that are strengthened or satisfied by the consequences (i.e., ends). This chapter describes how qualitative researchers can successfully apply laddering in an online environment. Through an explanation of the different stages of the online laddering process, the authors hope to encourage researchers to use this technique in their urban planning research projects. To illustrate the benefits of the technique, the authors describe a research study that successfully used the laddering technique in an online environment. The chapter concludes with the discussion of the limitations of using laddering online and suggests avenues for future research.

A framework to identify precarity in the social sciences: insights from qualitative research

2020 ◽  
pp. 147-166
Author(s):  
Elena Portacolone
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Vantage Point ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Limited Access ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Studies

This chapter proposes a framework for identifying and recognising precarity based on qualitative research. It begins with a discussion of the context for precarity from the vantage point of the author’s background and broader theoretical influences. Next, challenges associated with recognizing and measuring precarity are presented. The chapter then turns to the methods used to detect precarity in two research studies, with a focus on four markers of precarity: uncertainty; limited access to appropriate services; the importance of maintaining independence, and; cumulative pressures. The chapter concludes with a discussion of the contribution made from the research studies as a means to inform future research.

scholarly journals Sonolência diurna excessiva e os efeitos do trabalho na saúde de trabalhadores de enfermagem

2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 263-301
Author(s):  
Kellen Da Silva ◽  
Ariane Naidon Cattani ◽  
Maiara Carmosina Hirt ◽  
Anahlú Peserico ◽  
Rosângela Marion Da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Excessive Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Daytime Sleepiness ◽  
Predictive Analytics ◽  
The Body ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Hospital Data ◽  
Physical Damage ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Social

Objetivo: Analizar la somnolencia diurna excesiva y los efectos del trabajo en la salud de trabajadores de enfermería actuantes em la Unidad de Recuperación Post-Anestésica.Método: Estudio transversal, realizado con 39 trabajadores de enfermería de una Unidad de Recuperación Post-Anestésica de un Hospital Universitario. Los instrumentos de recolección de datos fueron el cuestionario de caracterización sociolaboral, la Escala de Somnolencia de Epworth y la Escala de Evaluación de los Daños Relacionados al Trabajo. Los datos fueron analizados con ayuda de Predictive Analytics Software, de la SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), a través de pruebas estadísticas.Resultados: Indican que los daños físicos presentaron mayor promedio (2,33 ± 1,15), predominando dolores en el cuerpo, espalda y piernas, dicho una clasificación grave, lo cual potencia el sufrimiento en el trabajo. En cuanto a la presencia de somnolencia diurna excesiva, el 41% de los trabajadores la presentaron. No se identificó asociación significativa entre la somnolencia diurna excesiva y los efectos del trabajo en la salud de trabajadores de enfermería.Conclusión: Este estudio podrá auxiliar en la planificación de acciones con el objetivo de minimizar los daños relacionados al trabajo y promover la salud del trabajador. Objective: To analyze excessive daytime sleepiness and the effects of work on the health of nursing workers working in the Post-Anesthetic Recovery Unit.Method: A cross-sectional study carried out with 39 nursing workers from a Post-Anesthetic Recovery Unit of a University Hospital. Data collection instruments were the socio-labor characterization questionnaire, the Epworth Sleepiness Scale and the Work-Related Damage Assessment Scale. The data were analyzed with the aid of Predictive Analytics Software, SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), through statistical tests.Results: Indicate that physical damage presented a higher mean (2.33 ± 1.15), and pain in the body, back and legs predominated, a severe classification, which potentiates suffering at work. As to the presence of excessive daytime sleepiness, 41% of the workers presented. No significant association was identified between excessive daytime sleepiness and the effects of work on the health of nursing workers.Conclusion: This study may help in the planning of actions with the intention of minimizing the damages related to work and promoting the health of the worker. Objetivo: Analisar a sonolência diurna excessiva e os efeitos do trabalho na saúde de trabalhadores de enfermagem atuantes na Unidade de Recuperação Pós-Anestésica.Método: Estudo transversal, realizado com 39 trabalhadores de enfermagem de uma Unidade de Recuperação Pós-Anestésica de um Hospital Universitário. Os instrumentos de coleta de dados foram o questionário de caracterização sociolaboral, a Escala de Sonolência de Epworth e a Escala de Avaliação dos Danos Relacionados ao Trabalho. Os dados foram analisados com auxílio do Predictive Analytics Software, da SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences), por meio de testes estatísticos.Resultados: Indicam que os danos físicos apresentaram maior média (2,33±1,15), sendo que dores no corpo, costas e pernas predominaram, dito uma classificação grave, o qual potencializa o sofrimento no trabalho. Quanto à presença de sonolência diurna excessiva, 41% dos trabalhadores apresentaram. Não foi identificada associação significativa entre a sonolência diurna excessiva e os efeitos do trabalho na saúde de trabalhadores de enfermagem.Conclusão: Este estudo poderá auxiliar no planejamento de ações com o intuito de minimizar os danos relacionados ao trabalho e promover a saúde do trabalhador.

ASPECTS SOCIOEPIDEMIOLOGICAL AND CLINICALS OF CARRIERS OF ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION

2007 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 181
Author(s):  
Sonia Maria da Silva Garcia ◽  
Marli Teresinha Gimeniz Galvão ◽  
Ednaldo Cavalcante de Araújo ◽  
Ana Márcia Tenório Souza Cavalcanti
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Arterial Hypertension ◽  
Public Hospital ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Healthy Habits ◽  
Analysis Process ◽  
The Social ◽  
Factores De Riesgo ◽  
Per Capita ◽  
Las Mujeres

RESUMOEstudo exploratório e descritivo, com o objetivo de identificar o perfil socioepidemiológico e clínico entre portadores de hipertensão arterial atendidos no Ambulatório de Cardiologia de um Hospital Público de Recife (PE). A amostra constituiu-se de 114 adultos em tratamento ambulatorial, após responderem a um questionário com questões abertas e fechadas, entre maio e julho de 2004. Para o processo de análise, as variáveis foram codificadas, formando-se o banco de dados por meio do software Epi Info 6.4, utilizando-se o programa Statical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS-11.0). Para interpretar as questões abertas, utilizou-se a análise de conteúdo. Os resultados demonstraram que a idade variou de 24 a 65 anos, 80,7% eram casados; 64,9% tinham o ensino fundamental e a renda per capita variou de R$ 37,14 a R$ 1.300,00; o tempo de diagnóstico estava entre seis a 10 anos; o uso de drogas anti hipertensiva variou entre um a cinco anos; as mulheres foram as menos aderentes ao tratamento; ao se analisar os hábitos saudáveis de vida, as mulheres os informaram mais do que os homens. No entanto, 55,7% do total dos hipertensos informaram ter apresentado alterações em sua vida advindas do diagnóstico de hipertensão arterial. Portanto, conclui-se que os hipertensos mostraram características semelhantes aos doentes do país e apresentam alterações advindas da própria doença ou do processo do envelhecimento.Descritores: Hipertensão arterial; Adulto; Fatores de risco. ABSTRACTExploratory descriptive study, aiming at identifying the profile socioepidemiologycal and clinical arterial among hypertension carriers attended at a Cardiology Ambulatory of a Public Hospital at Recife (PE). The sample from 114 adults in treatment ambulatory was studied after answering a questionnaire with open and closed questions from May to July 2004. For the data analysis process, the variable had been codified, forming the data base through software Epi Info 6.4 using the program Statical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS-11.0). For interpreting the opened questions, it was used content analysis. The results have demonstrated the age has varied from 24 to 65 years; 80,7% of the hypertensions were married; 64.9% informed have first degree and per capita income varying from R$ 37,14 to R$ 1.300.00; the time of diagnosis varying from six to 10 years; the use of drugs anti-hypertensive among one to five years; the women were the least adherent ones. When analyzing the healthy habits of life the women informed more the healthy habits than the men. Therefore 55,7% of the total of the hypertensions informed to have presented alterations in their life happened of the diagnosis of arterial hypertension. As findings it was concluded that the hypertensions characteristics are shown similar to the patients of the country and they present alterations in the result of the own disease or of the aging. Descriptors: Arterial hypertension; Adult; Risk factors. RESUMENEstudio descriptivo exploratorio, tuvo como objetivo identificar el perfil socioepidemiológicos y clínico entre portadores de hipertensión arterial, atendidos en consultorio de cardiología de un hospital público en Recife (PE). La muestra fue 114 adultos en tratamiento ambulatorio; respondieron a un cuestionario con preguntas abiertas y cerradas entre mayo a julio del 2004. Para el análisis de datos, las variables fueran codificadas, formando la base de datos a través del software Epi-Info 6.4 usando SPSS 11.0. Para interpretar las preguntas abiertas, fue usado el análisis de contenido. Los resultados han demostrado: edad entre 24 a 65 años; 80.7% casados; 64,9% tienen el primer grado; ingreso per capita ha variado entre R$ 37,14 a R$ 1.300.00; el tiempo de diagnóstico varía entre seis a diez años; el uso de las drogas  anti-hipertensivas entre uno a cinco años; las mujeres tienen menos adherencia al tratamiento. Al analizar los hábitos sanos de vida las mujeres informaron más que los hombres. En tanto, el 55,7% de los hipertensos informaron haber presentado alteraciones en su vida por causa del diagnóstico de hipertensión arterial. Se concluye  que los hipertensos muestran  características similares a los pacientes del país y presentan alteraciones propia de la enfermedad o del proceso de envejecimiento.Descriptores: Hipertensión arterial; Adulto; Factores de riesgo. 

scholarly journals Let’s talk about sex: gender norms and sexual health in English schools

Sexual Health ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Farah Jamal ◽  
Chris Bonell ◽  
Kai Wooder ◽  
Simon Blake
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Health ◽  
Gender Norms ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Public Health Concern ◽  
Intervention Package ◽  
Social Hierarchies ◽  
Rigorous Evaluation ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Uk

The sexual health of young people in England is an urgent public health concern. While interventions to address young people’s sexual health have focussed on knowledge, skills and contraception access, amazingly none in the UK has explicitly addressed the effects of the social hierarchies of gender and gendered behavioural ideals that shape young people’s sexual expectations, attitudes and behaviour. The lack of attention to gender is a persistent gap in health research, practice and policy. A rigorous evaluation of such an intervention package would go some way to building an evidence base for challenging gender norms, which appear to be strongly associated with adverse sexual health outcomes.

scholarly journals Psychosocial Stress and Problems toward Infertility: A Pilot Study of Differences between Immigrant and Nonimmigrant Infertile Couples in Toronto, Canada

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
Tsorng-Yeh Lee
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Psychosocial Stress ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Psychosocial Problems ◽  
Infertility Treatment ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Significant Negative Relationship ◽  
The Social ◽  
Infertile Couples ◽  
Study Participants

The purpose of this study was to explore the psychosocial stress and problems regarding infertility and to compare the differences in these two variables on infertile couples in Canada. Fifty infertile, heterosexual individuals were selected as the study participants by convenient sampling. Participants filled out three questionnaires after their infertility appointment and were divided into two groups, depending on their immigration status. The data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS.26). Significant differences in infertility stress and psychosocial problems existed between these two groups, with immigrants’ scores significantly higher than nonimmigrants’ scores. Years of marriage showed positive relationships with infertility stress and problems. In addition, a positive relationship existed between years of infertility and infertility problems. Furthermore, a significant negative relationship existed between the length of time living in Canada and infertility stress. The results of this study enhanced our knowledge of psychosocial stress and problems faced by infertile couples. Findings suggest that immigrants had more infertility stress and problems than nonimmigrants. Understanding infertile couples’ stress and problems provides the basis for informing and changing nursing practices on how to work with infertile couples, adjusting health policy related to infertility treatment, and needing future research in this area.      

scholarly journals Using Synthetic Controls: Feasibility, Data Requirements, and Methodological Aspects

2021 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 391-425
Author(s):  
Alberto Abadie
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Synthetic Control ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Control Framework ◽  
The Social ◽  
Synthetic Control Methods ◽  
Synthetic Controls ◽  
Methodological Aspects ◽  
Data Requirements

Probably because of their interpretability and transparent nature, synthetic controls have become widely applied in empirical research in economics and the social sciences. This article aims to provide practical guidance to researchers employing synthetic control methods. The article starts with an overview and an introduction to synthetic control estimation. The main sections discuss the advantages of the synthetic control framework as a research design, and describe the settings where synthetic controls provide reliable estimates and those where they may fail. The article closes with a discussion of recent extensions, related methods, and avenues for future research. (JEL B41, C32, C54, E23, F15, O47)

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