scholarly journals Evaluating the role of Palestinian universities in facing disasters and managing crises in light of the Corona pandemic: تقييم دور الجامعات الفلسطينية في مواجهة الكوارث وإدارة الأزمات في ظل جائحة كورونا

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abdel-Majeed Assaf
Keyword(s):  
Crisis Management ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Fourth Level ◽  
Random Manner ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Palestinian Universities

The study aimed to identify the degree of evaluation of a sample of Palestinian university students in the governorates of Gaza for its role in responding to disasters and crisis management in the light of the Corona epidemic, and to discover whether there was statistical significance at the level of significance between the average evaluation of the sample members for this role because of the variables: (sex, the college). To achieve this, the researcher followed the descriptive analytical approach by applying a questionnaire consisting of (34) paragraphs on (412) male and female students from the fourth level and above who were tested in a simple random manner. The results showed that the sample evaluation. The role of universities in disaster response and crisis management in light of the Corona epidemic was of great importance in relative weight (78.33%). There are statistically significant differences between the mean scores for the evaluation of the sample individuals for this role due to the sex variable, in favor of males, while there are no differences due to the college variable. The study recommended that universities should analyze the reserve capacity of their resources during this phase and merge the stage of prevention of repercussions with the stage of preparedness for confrontation.

تصورات طلبة الجامعات حول دور المثقفين في الحد من الآثار الاجتماعية للحصار

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 265-294
Keyword(s):  
Relative Weight ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Social Effects ◽  
Male Students ◽  
Value Judgments ◽  
Fourth Level ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Face ◽  
Level Of Significance

لخص: هدفت الدراسة إلى التعرف إلى تصورات طلبة الجامعات حول دور المثقفين في الحد من الآثار الاجتماعية للحصار في المجتمع الفلسطيني، والكشف عما إذا كان هناك فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة (α≤0.05) بين متوسطات درجات تقديرهم لهذا الدور تعزى إلى المتغيرات: ( الجنس، التقدير الجامعي العام )، ولتحقيق ذلك اتبع الباحث المنهج الوصفي التحليلي، من خلال تطبيق استبانة مكونة من (39) فقرة موزعة على ثلاثة مجالات:( تعزيز البناء الاجتماعي – تعزيز السلوك الإيجابي المتوقع- المشاركة المجتمعية)، وذلك على عينة (184) طالباً وطالبة من المستوى الرابع في جامعتي ( الأزهر والإسلامية)، وأظهرت النتائج: • اتفق 96.1% من أفراد العينة أن هناك أهمية لدور المثقفين في المجتمع، و79.9% منهم يجدون أنه لن يكون للمثقفين دور فاعل دون المشاركة في الهم الاجتماعي، و63.0% منهم يرى أن الظروف المحيطة بالمثقفين لا تسمح بممارسة دورهم الحقيقي. • الدرجة الكلية لتقدير أفراد العينة لدور المثقفين في الحد من الآثار الاجتماعية للحصار تساوي (%51.43) وهي درجة قليلة، وقد جاءت المجالات بالترتيب: (تعزيز السلوك الايجابي المتوقع) في المركز الأول بوزن نسبي (%54.24) يليه مجال (المشاركة المجتمعية) بوزن نسبي (04%) وأخيرا مجال (تعزيز البناء الاجتماعي) بوزن نسبي (49.02%). • توجد فروق ذات دلالة إحصائية عند مستوى دلالة (α≤05) بين متوسطات درجات تقدر أفراد العينة لدور المثقفين في الحد من الآثار الاجتماعية للحصار تعزى لمتغير الجنس لصالح الطلبة الذكور، في حين لا توجد فروق تعزى لمتغير التقدير الجامعي العام. وفي ضوء النتائج أوصت الدراسة بـضرورة تنمية ضوابط الأحكام القيمية لالتزامات المثقفين تجاه المجتمع، وحماية الأطر الفكرية الوطنية لأحكام المثقفين في مواجهة التيارات الفكرية المغايرة. الكلمات المفتاحية: المثقفين، الآثار الاجتماعية، الحصار. Abstract The study aimed to identify the perceptions of university students about the role of intellectuals in reducing the social effects of the siege in the Palestinian society, and to find out wherever there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance )α≤0.05( between the average scores for this role due to gender, The researcher applied the descriptive analytical method by applying a questionnaire consisting of (39) paragraphs divided into three areas:(Enhancing social construction – enhancing expected positive behavior – community participation) on a sample of (184) ) male and female students (fourth level) in the universities (Al-Azhar and Islamic). The results shown: – 96.1% of the respondents agreed that the role of intellectuals in society is important, and 79.9% believe that intellectuals will not play an active role without participating in the social concern. 63.0% of them believe that the conditions surrounding the intellectuals do not allow them to play their real role.– The total degree of the respondents’ estimation of the role of intellectuals in reducing the social effects of the siege is equal to (51.43%), which is a low degree. The fields are in order: (Positive expected behavior reinforcement) in first place with a relative weight (54.24%) (51.04%) and finally (Social Building Enhancement) with a relative weight (49.02%).– There are statistically significant differences at the level of significance )α≤0.05( between the average scores of the sample members of the sample for the role of intellectuals in reducing the social effects of the siege due to gender variable in favor of male students, while there are no differences due to the variable of the general university estimate.In light of the results, the study recommended the need to develop the rules of value judgments for the obligations of intellectuals towards society, and to protect the national intellectual frameworks for the provisions of intellectuals in the face of different intellectual currents.

A Study of Environmental awareness among the students at Shaqra University and its relationship with sustainable development: دراسة مستوى الوعي البيئي لدى طالبات جامعة شقراء وعلاقته بالتنمية المستدامة

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Laila Hanafy Kamel
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Environmental Awareness ◽  
Control Sample ◽  
Environmental Information ◽  
Female Students ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Fourth Level ◽  
The One ◽  
Level Of Significance

The current study focused on measuring environmental awareness and its relationship to the variables of specialization and age, on the one hand, and its relationship to sustainable development among Shaqra University students in Shaqra in the second semester of the year 2018/2019 where the research community included three colleges, namely the College of Education, the College of Sciences and Humanities and the College of Applied Medical Sciences, In order to achieve the research objectives, the choice was made on the scale of environmental awareness that was used by (Al- Badrani, 2004), citing (Al- Dakhil, 2000), which consists of two axes, the first axis concerns environmental information and the second axis is concerned with the attitude towards the environment and adjustments were made to be ready for implementation as was the Confirmed the validity and reliability of the scale appropriate ways. The sample of the study was 110 female students, who were selected from the control sample Fourth level female students, the results of the research showed that the level of environmental awareness among the three college students is lower than the default test, 70% of the degree of the questionnaire, where the average awareness of the students reached 58.32%. The results also showed an inverse relationship between environmental information and behavior towards the environment. Statistical significance according to the speciality or age variable at the level of indication α= 0.05 The research also showed a strong correlation between environmental awareness and the information of female students on sustainable development of the environment at the level of significance α= 0. 01 and a number of recommendations were made that aim to raise the level of environmental awareness for students and activate the diffusion of green culture to protect the environment.

scholarly journals The Degree to which Principals of Private Schools in Gaza Governorates Practice the Servant Leadership and its Relation to the Quality of their Schools’ Learning: درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس الخاصة بمحافظات غزة للقيادة الخادمة وعلاقتها بجودة تعليم مدارسهم من وجهة نظر المعلمين

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (41) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ali Omar Darwish Al-Helo
Keyword(s):  
Servant Leadership ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Female Teachers ◽  
Level Of Significance ◽  
Relationship Of

This study aims at identifying the degree to which principals of private schools in Gaza governorates practice the servant leadership and its relation to the quality of their schools’ learning, the researcher used the descriptive analytical approach. The study population consists of all male and female teachers of the private schools in Gaza governorates, whose number is (1212) teachers. The questionnaire was applied to a sample of (297) male and female teachers. Two questionnaires were designed; the first is to determine degree to which principals of private schools in Gaza governorates practice the servant leadership. It consists of (43) paragraphs divided into three fields. The second is to determine the level of quality of their schools’ learning and consists of (22) paragraphs. The degree to which principals of private schools in Gaza governorates practice the servant leadership from the point of view of the teachers was high, with a relative weight of (75.24%). There were no statistically significant differences at the level of significance (α ≤ 0.05) between the mean scores of the sample estimates to the degree of school principals’ practice to the quality of school learning attributed to the variables (scientific qualification, years of service). There is a direct positive relationship of a statistical significance between the degree of practicing servant leadership and the level of learning quality of their schools.

227 CALRETICULIN, A 60-kDa PROTEIN, PREVENTS POLYSPERMY IN ZONA PELLUCIDA-FREE PIG OCYTES

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 261
Author(s):  
R. Romar ◽  
C. Soriano-Úbeda ◽  
M. D. Saavedra ◽  
J. Gadea ◽  
M. Avilés ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Zona Pellucida ◽  
Calcium Binding ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
P Value ◽  
Oocyte Activation ◽  
Cortical Granules ◽  
Chaperone Protein ◽  
The Mean

After gamete membrane fusion or artificial oocyte activation, cortical granules undergo exocytosis and the released content modifies the zona pellucida (ZP), preventing polyspermy. Calreticulin (CRT), a calcium-binding highly conserved protein of 60 kDa, is contained in cortical granules from hamster eggs (Muñoz-Gotera et al. 2001 Mol. Reprod. Dev. 60), and we recently showed it is exocytosed from chemically activated ZP-free pig oocytes (Romar et al. 2012 Reprod. Fertil. Dev. 24). When pig ZP-enclosed oocytes were incubated with CRT, monospermy was not improved (Romar et al. 2011, Maternal communication with gametes and embryo, p. 72), suggesting that the likely role of CRT in preventing polyspermy might be carried out at the oolemma level. Our objective was to evaluate whether CRT prevents polyspermy in pig ZP-free oocytes by treating the cells with this protein before being inseminated. In vitro-matured cumulus–oocyte complexes (44 h, NCSU-37 medium) were decumulated and ZP was digested with Tyrode’s acid. The ZP-free oocytes were incubated for 30 min in TALP medium supplemented with 0, 100, 1000, and 5000 pg of CRT (ab91577, Abcam, Cambridge, MA, USA) per oocyte. After washing, ZP-free oocytes were inseminated (25 000 sperm mL–1) and gametes were co-cultured for 18 h. Putative zygotes were fixed and stained with Hoechst 33342 to analyse the fertilization results. Four replicates with 30 to 35 oocytes per group were done, and results were analysed by one-way ANOVA. A P-value ≤0.05 was taken to denote statistical significance. Incubation with CRT did not affect penetration rates that were similar among groups (77.12 ± 3.88 and 72.73 ± 4.07, respectively, for the 0- and 5000-pg CRT groups). However, the mean number of sperm per penetrated oocyte decreased from 3.01 ± 0.28 (0-pg group) to 2.07 ± 0.16 (5000-pg group), and monospermy rate increased from 30.77 ± 4.87 (0-pg group) to 52.27 ± 5.36 (5000-pg group; P ≤ 0.05). Incubation with CRT did not affect the number of sperm attached to oolemma, which was similar among all groups (11.45 ± 1.16 v. 10.75 ± 1.17, respectively, for 0 and 5000 pg of CRT). These preliminary data suggest that CRT, a protein exocytosed after oocyte activation, participates in the membrane block to polyspermy in pigs. Future studies to describe the exact mechanism of action of this chaperone protein are necessary. Supported by MEC and FEDER (AGL2009-12512-C02-01).

scholarly journals Digital Citizenship and its Relationship to the Level of Health Awareness of Corona Virus (Covid-19) among a Sample of Palestinian University Students

2020 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 78-94
Author(s):  
Mahmoud Abdel-Majeed Assaf
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Correlation Coefficient ◽  
Direct Relationship ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Digital Citizenship ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
Descriptive Approach ◽  
The Mean

The study aims to identify the degree of appreciation for the level of digital citizenship of a sample of Palestinian university students in the governorates of Gaza, and its relationship to the level of health awareness about the emerging coronavirus (covid-19). To achieve the objectives of the study, the researcher followed a descriptive approach by applying two questionnaires; the first, which consists of 30 items, was used  to measure the level of digital citizenship.  The second, which consists of 19 items, was used to measure the level of health awareness. Both questionnaires  were applied on a sample of 367 students who were electronically selected using the manner simple randomness. Results have shown that the degree of appreciation for the level of digital citizenship was high with a relative weight of 76.08%. Besides, the level of health awareness of coronavirus was high with a relative weight of 81.83%. Additionally, it has been found that there is a direct relationship with a statistical significance between the degree of sample appreciation of the level of digital citizenship, and the degree of  its evaluation of the level of health awareness of coronavirus, where the correlation coefficient was 0.468. Moreover, there has been shown that there are no statistically significant differences between the mean scores of the individuals appreciation of the level of health awareness of coronavirus (Covid-19) due to the gender variable. That is; the level of digital citizenship was in favor of females.The study recommended that e-university platforms should include health awareness messages for preventive purposes

درجة تحقق الدور المستقبلي للطلبة المعلمين بالجامعات الفلسطينية المعتمد على توظيف المستحدثات التكنولوجية المعاصرة

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 43-55
Author(s):  
Rafat M. S. El-Ewadi
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Methods ◽  
Gaza Strip ◽  
Relative Weight ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Future Role ◽  
The Future ◽  
Study Population ◽  
The Gaza Strip ◽  
Palestinian Universities

The study aimed to get to know the Degree check of the future role of the Pre-service teachers Palestinian universities based on the employment of modern technological innovations in their view, For achieving the study objectives, the researcher has developed a questionnaire consists of (62) paragraphs, whereas the study population consists of (794) students from the Palestinian Universities, and hired a researcher statistical methods (SPSS) .The study found that the Degree check of the future role of the Pre-service teachers Palestinian universities based on the employment of modern technological innovations from the perspective of students' ability (3.52), a with a relative weight (70.3%) among the study sample. The findings revealed that there were no statistically significant differences at (α≤0.05) in the future role of Pre-service teachers Palestinian universities based on the employment of modern technological innovations as seen by university Pre-service teachers the Gaza Strip due to the variable sex (male, female), and variable university in both (Al-Azhar and Al-Aqsa); while no statistically significant due to the variable university estimate differences, there is a difference in the degree of response among the study sample attributed to (excellent / very good). The study made a number of recommendations and suggestions.

scholarly journals Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice; the Active Role of Inpatient Pharmacists in Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Pharmacy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abrar Alhameed ◽  
Sara Khansa ◽  
Hani Hasan ◽  
Sherine Ismail ◽  
Mohammed Aseeri
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Optimal Dose ◽  
Active Role ◽  
Mean Difference ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Therapeutic Drug ◽  
Retrospective Assessment ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Mean Differences

Many hospitals face barriers in the implementation of TDM services, this study aimed to evaluate a pharmacist-led TDM service to optimize patients’ outcomes. Adult patients who were administered vancomycin, gentamicin, or amikacin were included. The pre-phase included a retrospective assessment of patients and the intervention phase consisted of an educational program. The post-phase assessed patients based on TDM services provided by inpatient pharmacists on a 24-h, 7-day basis for 3 months. The primary outcome was to assess the mean difference in proportion of correct initial doses of prescribing orders. Secondary outcomes included assessing the mean differences in proportions of correct dose adjustments and correct drug sampling time. Seventy-five patients in each phase were eligible. Patients who received optimal initial dosing in the post-phase showed a higher statistical significance, mean difference of 0.31, [95% CI (0.181–0.4438), p < 0.0001]. Patients in the post-phase received more optimal dose adjustments, mean difference of 0.1, [95% CI (−0.560–0.260), p = 0.2113]. Drug levels were ordered more correctly in the post-phase, mean difference of 0.03, [95% CI (−0.129–0.189), p = 0.7110]. This study demonstrated the important role of TDM services led by pharmacists in optimizing the initial dosing for these antibiotics.

Pharyngeal pH Probe Findings in Patients with Postnasal Drainage

2005 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 340-343 ◽  
Author(s):  
Todd A. Loehrl ◽  
Timothy L. Smith ◽  
Albert Merati ◽  
Laura Torrico-Brusky ◽  
Raymond G. Hoffman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prospective Study ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Acid Exposure ◽  
Ph Probe ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Acid Exposure Time ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Historical Controls ◽  
Pharyngeal Reflux

Background Patients commonly present with complaints of postnasal drainage (PND). This study reports the pharyngeal pH probe findings in patients without rhinitis/rhinosinusitis who present with complaints of PND. Methods This is a prospective study of patients presenting with PND but no historical or endoscopic evidence of rhinitis/rhinosinusitis. Twenty-four-hour pharyngeal pH probe studies were done on 32 consecutive patients and compared with historical controls. Results There were a total of 32 patients with PND (mean age, 54 years) and 51 controls (mean age, 49 years). The proportion of patients with positive pH probe studies was higher in PND (28.1%) versus controls (17.6%) but did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.27). However, when comparing the mean number of pharyngeal acid exposure events, patients with PND had significantly more events (1.6) than controls (0.3; p < 0.002). In addition, the mean acid exposure time was significantly higher in PND (0.18%) versus controls (0.01%; p < 0.004). Conclusion The proportion of patients with PND displaying positive pharyngeal 24 pH probe studies is not significantly greater than controls. However, patients with PND do exhibit a statistically greater degree of pharyngeal acid exposure as compared with controls. Additional research is required to delineate the role of pharyngeal reflux in patients with PND.

804 Tastes: Evidence on Preferences, Randomness, and Value from Double-Blind Wine Tastings

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey C. Bodington
Keyword(s):  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Mixture Distribution ◽  
Mixture Component ◽  
Type I ◽  
Double Blind ◽  
Position Bias ◽  
Ranking Procedures ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Level Of Significance

AbstractResults for a total of 804 double-blind tastes by experienced tasters during nine tasting events are reported. T-test results reject the hypothesis that flight-position bias affects results. The distribution of ranks for a wine is a mixture distribution, and tests concerning the variance of that mixture distribution do not isolate the variance due to the randomness mixture component alone. T-statistics for the mean ranks of high- and low-ranking wines are over several standard deviations from a random expectation. T-tests show that the statistical significance of the difference between wine ranks is positively related to the difference in their mean ranks. At a 95% level of significance, the difference in ranks between the first- and second-place wines appears to be significant in 33% of tastings. At 95%, the difference in ranks between the first- and last-place wines appears to be significant in 100% of tastings. Monte Carlo simulation shows that much of those differences could be illusory and due to ranking procedures that lead to Type I errors. While the mean correlation coefficient between price per bottle and mean preference is a weakly positive 0.23, this may not indicate an inefficient market. (JEL Classifications: A10, C00, C12, D12)

scholarly journals Sodium brain trauma Prognostic value of the sodium alterations during the first seven days in adults patients with severe brain trauma of the autonomous institute university hospital of Los Andes Merida between June 2017 - June 2018

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 49-61
Author(s):  
LUIS ANDRES DULCEY SARMIENTO
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Insipidus ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Total Mortality ◽  
Brain Trauma ◽  
University Hospital ◽  
Prognostic Role ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Glasgow Score ◽  
Live Group

Objectives To establish the prognostic role of serum sodium alterations during the first seven days in patients diagnosed with severe brain trauma admitted to the adult emergency area of ​​the autonomous university hospital of the Mérida Andes, from June 2017 to June 2018 Materials and Methods: Prospective, field and longitudinal sectional study. Patients older than 18 years with a diagnosis of head brain injury were selected, diabetes insipidus, inappropriate antidiuretic secretion and salt loser brain were evaluated in each patient of the sample. Results: 103 patients, 90.6% men and 9.4% women, the mean age was 25.8 years, the largest age group corresponded to those under 30 years, 79 (76.9%), accidents of Transients were the main cause of brain trauma 79 (76%), brain edema was the main tomographic finding, all tomographic findings showed statistical significance. The 3 types of neuroendocrine disorders related to sodium were presented, being diabetes insipidus the most frequent. total mortality was 22 (22.63%) patients of 103. Neurosurgical interventions were performed in 10 patients with a mortality of 8 (80%), (p <0.001). The Glasgow score in the live group was 9.7 compared to 6.3 points in the deceased subgroup (p <0.001). Conclusions: There is a higher mortality associated with sodium alterations, the greatest association corresponded to diabetes insipidus (p0,026), so it is vital to adequately manage these alterations.  

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