scholarly journals Intensive simulation training on urological mini-invasive procedures using Thiel-embalmed cadavers: The IAMSurgery experience

2020 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Guglielmo Mantica ◽  
Giovannalberto Pini ◽  
Davide De Marchi ◽  
Irene Paraboschi ◽  
Francesco Esperto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Methods ◽  
Simulation Tools ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The University ◽  
E Mail ◽  
Previous Training ◽  
Cadaveric Model ◽  
Better Than

Introduction: The objective of the study was to evaluate the benefits perceived by the use of cadaver models by IAMSurgery attendees and to define indications to standardize future similar training camps. Materials and methods: A 25-item survey was distributed via e-mail to all the participants of previous training courses named as “Urological Advanced Course on Laparoscopic Cadaver Lab" held at the anatomy department of the University of Malta, for anonymous reply. Participants were asked to rate the training course, the Thiel’s cadaveric model, and make comparison with other previously experienced simulation tools. Results: The survey link was sent to 84 attendees, with a response rate of 47.6% (40 replies). There was improvement in the median self-rating of the laparoscopic skills before and after the training camp with a mean difference of 0.55/5 points in the post-training skills compared to the basal (p < 0.0001). The 72.2% of the urologists interviewed considered Thiel's HCM better than other training methods previously tried, while five urologists (27.8%) considered it equal (p = 0.00077). Globally, 77.5% (31) of attendees found the training course useful, and 82.5% (33) would advise it to colleagues. Conclusions: Thiel’s fixed human cadaveric models seem to be ideal for training purposes, and their use within properly structured training camps could significantly improve the surgical skills of the trainees. An important future step could be standardization of the training courses using cadavers, and their introduction into the standardized European curriculum.

scholarly journals Effects of 8-months yoga training on shaping the spine in people over 55

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Małgorzata Grabara
Keyword(s):  
Lumbar Lordosis ◽  
Thoracic Kyphosis ◽  
Body Posture ◽  
Hatha Yoga ◽  
Spinal Curvatures ◽  
Thoracic Curvature ◽  
The Third ◽  
Before And After ◽  
The University ◽  
Better Than

Summary Study aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of hatha yoga practices on the shaping of the anteroposterior (AP) spinal curvatures in students of the University of the Third Age, who participated in hatha yoga classes. Material and methods: 20 women and 5 men took part in the study. Hatha yoga classes were held once a week for 90 minutes over a period of 8 months along with additional exercises including basic positions of hatha yoga in home conditions 1-2 times a week for about 30 minutes. The inclination of the AP curvatures of the spine was measured twice, before and after the end of the classes. A Rippstein plurimeter was used for the measurements. R esults: Measurements of the angle of thoracic kyphosis before starting the series of hatha yoga classes and after finishing them showed a decrease in thoracic curvature in female (p < 0.01). In case of the angle of lumbar lordosis, a reduction in this curvature as a result of yoga techniques has been observed in women (p < 0.01) too. Amounts of AP curvatures of the spine, measured after completing the series of hatha yoga classes, fluctuated around correct values better than before taking them up. Conclusion: This study has shown that yoga training leads to an improvement in the habitual body posture in case of aggravating (excessive) AP curvatures of the spine.

scholarly journals Uso de Moodle para fortalecer competencias ciudadanas en estudiantes de fisioterapia: un diseño pretest-postest (Use of Moodle to strengthen citizenship competencies in physiotherapy students: a pretest-posttest design)

Retos ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 242-251
Author(s):  
Milena Boneth-Collante ◽  
Jorge Salazar-Rodríguez ◽  
Adriana Angarita-Fonseca
Keyword(s):  
Educational Intervention ◽  
Knowledge Score ◽  
P Value ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Physiotherapy Practice ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The University ◽  
Physiotherapy Students

  Introducción: Moodle es una tecnología de información y comunicación de aprendizaje ampliamente utilizada en todo el mundo y se ha utilizado poco para fortalecer las competencias ciudadanas. Objetivo: Mejorar las competencias ciudadanas a través de una estrategia pedagógica en la plataforma Moodle en estudiantes registrados en los cursos formativos de práctica clínica/administrativa de fisioterapia de la Universidad de Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. Métodos: Se realizó un diseño pretest-postest. La intervención educativa consistió en una actividad pedagógica disponible en línea las 24 horas del día, en Moodle durante 10 semanas. Una muestra de 41 estudiantes cumplió con un cuestionario antes y después de la intervención educativa, que consistió en 25 preguntas distribuidas en cinco dimensiones: constitución política, multiperpectivismo, pensamiento sistémico y reflexivo, argumentación y ética. El puntaje total por dimensión osciló entre 0 a 100. Resultados: El puntaje promedio de conocimiento fue 60,8 ± 12,9 en la prueba previa y 65,1 ± 15,4 en la prueba posterior (p = 0,0665). Después de la intervención educativa, hubo cambios positivos en ocho de las 25 preguntas (p <0,005), tres de las cuales correspondían a la dimensión multiperspectivismo. En el análisis por subgrupos, se encontró que aquellos que obtuvieron un puntaje igual o menor a 60 en la evaluación inicial mejoraron significativamente sus conocimientos [pretest = 51.6 (9.9), postest = 60 (15.1), valor p = 0,018]. Conclusión: Una intervención educativa con Moodle aumentó el conocimiento de algunas competencias de ciudadanía entre los estudiantes de fisioterapia, especialmente en la dimensión multiperspectivismo.  Summary. Introduction: Moodle is a learning information and communication technology widely used worldwide and has been little used to strengthen citizenship competencies. Objective: To improve citizenship competencies through a pedagogical strategy in the Moodle platform in students registered in the training courses of clinical/administrative physiotherapy practice at the University of Santander, Bucaramanga, Colombia. Methods: A pretest-posttest design was carried out. The educational intervention consisted of a pedagogical activity available online 24 hours a day in Moodle for ten weeks. A sample of 41 students completed a questionnaire before and after the educational intervention, which consisted of 25 questions distributed in five dimensions: political constitution, multi-perspective, systemic and reflective thinking, argumentation, and ethics. The total score per dimension ranged from 0 to 100. Results: The average knowledge score was 60.8 ± 12.9 in the pretest and 65.1 ± 15.4 in the posttest (p = 0.0665). After the educational intervention, there were positive changes in eight of the 25 questions (p <0.005), three of which corresponded to the multi-perspective dimension. In the analysis by subgroups, it was found that those who obtained a score equal to or less than 60 in the initial evaluation significantly improved their knowledge [pretest = 51.6 (9.9), posttest = 60 (15.1), p-value = 0.018]. Conclusion: A educational intervention with Moodle increased the knowledge of some citizenship competencies among physiotherapy students, especially in the multi-perspective dimension.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the efficacy of a training course in food safety addressed to food charity volunteers

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Manila Bianchi ◽  
Ilaria Giorgi ◽  
Fabio Zuccon ◽  
Donatella De Somma ◽  
Valeria D'Errico ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Confidence Interval ◽  
Statistical Evaluation ◽  
Charitable Organizations ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Food Charity ◽  
Safety Knowledge

In Italy, the Banco Alimentare Onlus manages a network of 8,000 charitable organizations that distribute 67,000 tons of foodstuffs to 1.6 million needy persons. To provide their volunteers with the required food safety knowledge, the Banco Alimentare del Piemonte Onlus commissioned the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale del Piemonte, Liguria e Valle d’Aosta to hold training courses in food safety. Before and after each session, the participants completed a questionnaire to evaluate their knowledge on the topic of food safety. The responses were entered in a dedicated database and analyzed using STATA ver. 15.1. Comparison of the scores for each participant before and after training revealed a considerable discordance [ICC 0.06, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.00-0.18]. Analysis of the post-training questionnaires showed that the number of questions left unanswered decreased and the number of correct answers increased. The difference between the percentage of correct and incorrect responses before and after the training course was statistically significant (P<0.001). Comparison of responses to the pre- and post-training questionnaires provided the data for statistical evaluation of the efficacy of the training course.

scholarly journals The reality of Organizational justice practices in the academic environment and its impact on the behavior of bullyingField study on faculty members in King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah: واقعُ مُمارساتِ العدالةِ التَّنظيميَّة في البيئة الأكاديميَّة وأثرُها على سُلوك التَّنَمُّر دراسةٌ ميدانيَّةٌ على أعضاء هيئة التَّدريس بجامعة الملك عبد العزيز بجِدَّة

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (13) ◽  
Author(s):  
Malak Mohammad Al Rasheed, Areej Abdulrhman Alshamasi
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Justice ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Academic Environment ◽  
Administrative Positions ◽  
Before And After ◽  
King Abdulaziz University ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The University

  The study aimed at identifying the organizational justice degree together with its distributive, procedural, interactive and evaluation dimensions in the academic environment. As well as to identify the bullying degree between the faculty members in the academic environment. Detecting any of the regulatory justice dimensions has more contributive degree in mitigating the bullying conduct. The descriptive approach (analytical) has been used to achieve the aims of this study, the researcher distributed a questionnaire (a soft and a hard copy) which contains 38 statement as a tool to collect data. The study society is composed of 2918 faculty members. A random proportional sample of 340 members and 240 male faculty members and 100 female faculty members. Data has been statistically processed using the statistical packages of social sciences. This study achieve many results, the most important thereof is the practicing degree of organizational justice in University of King Abdulaziz, from the point of view of the faculty members was medium degree at 69.4 %. The degree of bullying in the University of King Abdul Aziz, from the point of view at medium degree is 46.8 %. Exercising the organizational justice with its distributive, procedural, interactive and dealings dimensions in affecting the bullying conduct, the distributive justice occupies the largest influence on the bullying conduct, with bullying effect 6.27 %. After that the procedural justice with influence 03.58 %. Then the interactive and dealing justice with influence 2.84 %. In light of these results, the study achieved many recommendations, the most important thereof is the establishment of training courses to keep the academic vice deans and new Heads of Departments in the college, and confirm training them before and after having administrative positions aware of the importance of applying and practicing the organizational justice in the university and its role to mitigate harmful conducts, including bullying. As well as establishment of training courses to keep all faculty member of both genders, of any academic degrees, about the nature of bullying conduct in the work environment, with its forms and damages, as well as the methods of dealing with this conduct.    

scholarly journals Connections between street and university: First Training Course of Capoeira Teachers

2020 ◽  
pp. 176-194
Author(s):  
Sammia Castro SILVA ◽  
José Gerardo VASCONCELOS ◽  
Lourdes Rafaella Santos FLORÊNCIO
Keyword(s):  
University Professors ◽  
Cultural Center ◽  
Training Course ◽  
Informal Knowledge ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
Racial Culture ◽  
Set Up ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training

Studies on knowledge concerning capoeira were distributed for analysis by Silva (2017) in three categories: knowledge related to the production of shows, the production of events and training courses. Based on the analysis of the archives of the Capoeira Água de Beber Cultural Center, between the years 2002 and 2006, we attempted to register the existing relationships between capoeira and the university, that is, how formal and informal knowledge are articulated within the scope of actions undertaken to set up training courses in the group. As a methodological resource, a case study was used, and it can be noticed that the promotion of dialogue between capoeira masters, researchers from different scientific areas and university professors is inserted both in the formation of the capoeira practitioner who intends to act as capoeira teacher or not and in the formation of an audience interested in the study of Brazilian ethnic and racial culture and relations, specifically from Ceará.

Advances in imaging SIMS studies of stained and BrdU-labelled human metaphase chromosomes

1995 ◽  
Vol 53 ◽  
pp. 932-933
Author(s):  
R. Levi-Setti ◽  
J. M. Chabala ◽  
R. Espinosa ◽  
M. M. Le Beau
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Analytical Sensitivity ◽  
Metaphase Chromosomes ◽  
Banding Patterns ◽  
Sector Mass Spectrometer ◽  
Staining Methods ◽  
The University ◽  
Secondary Ion ◽  
Better Than

We have shown previously that isotope-labelled nucleotides in human metaphase chromosomes can be detected and mapped by imaging secondary ion mass spectrometry (SIMS), using the University of Chicago high resolution scanning ion microprobe (UC SIM). These early studies, conducted with BrdU- and 14C-thymidine-labelled chromosomes via detection of the Br and 28CN- (14C14N-> labelcarrying signals, provided some evidence for the condensation of the label into banding patterns along the chromatids (SIMS bands) reminiscent of the well known Q- and G-bands obtained by conventional staining methods for optical microscopy. The potential of this technique has been greatly enhanced by the recent upgrade of the UC SIM, now coupled to a high performance magnetic sector mass spectrometer in lieu of the previous RF quadrupole mass filter. The high transmission of the new spectrometer improves the SIMS analytical sensitivity of the microprobe better than a hundredfold, overcoming most of the previous imaging limitations resulting from low count statistics.

Kepuasan Masyarakat Terhadap Pelayanan Kelurahan Setelah Pemekaran Di Tangerang Selatan

Liquidity ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-159
Author(s):  
Pitri Yandri
Keyword(s):  
Public Perception ◽  
Service Personnel ◽  
Urban Services ◽  
Hospitality Workers ◽  
Care Workers ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Cartesian Diagram ◽  
Better Than

The purpose of this study is (1) to analyze public perception on urban services before and after the expansion of the region, (2) analyze the level of people's satisfaction with urban services, and (3) analyze the determinants of the variables that determine what level of people's satisfaction urban services. This study concluded that first, after the expansion, the quality of urban services in South Tangerang City is better than before. Secondly, however, public satisfaction with the services only reached 48.53% (poor scale). Third, by using a Cartesian Diagram, the second priority that must be addressed are: (1) clarity of service personnel, (2) the discipline of service personnel, (3) responsibility for care workers; (4) the speed of service, (5) the ability of officers services, (6) obtain justice services, and (7) the courtesy and hospitality workers.

The Effect of Using Flipped Classroom Model to Improve Iraqi EFL Learners’ Pronunciation in English at University Level

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (40) ◽  
pp. 631-654
Author(s):  
Khaldoon Waleed Husam Al-Mofti
Keyword(s):  
Language Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Efl Learners ◽  
English Pronunciation ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
University Level ◽  
The University ◽  
And Control ◽  
Experimental Group

For Iraqi EFL learners who are studying English pronunciation in a traditional instruction method often requires more effort and hard work. Thus, using new methods of teaching such as the flipped classroom model (FCM) is necessary to facilitate learning and improve performance. Hence, this study reports on explanatory research that investigates the effect of using the FCM in the teaching of English pronunciation for Iraqi EFL learners at the university level. The study implemented mixed research methods for data collection in a quasi-experimental analysis. Therefore, two tests were conducted on the assigned groups to measure the effect of the FCM before and after the intervention. Besides, a questionnaire and interviews were used on the experiment group students to collect data about their perceptions of the FCM. The study length (lasted)  was 15 weeks and is comprised of 60 students from the department of English, College of Arts at the University of Anbar. The students were divided into two groups, experimental, and control with 30 students in each group. The findings revealed that there was a significant statistical difference between the two groups in favour of the experimental group with better performance, indicating that the FCM has considerably assisted the Iraqi EFL learners to improve their English pronunciation. Moreover, the students expressed their positive feedback and satisfaction on the use of the FCM in their responses to the questionnaire and the interviews. As such, the current study recommends further research to study the effect of applying the FCM in areas and disciplines other than language learning.

scholarly journals Network robustness improvement via long-range links

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincenza Carchiolo ◽  
Marco Grassia ◽  
Alessandro Longheu ◽  
Michele Malgeri ◽  
Giuseppe Mangioni
Keyword(s):  
Complex Networks ◽  
Long Range ◽  
Real World ◽  
Network Robustness ◽  
Scale Free ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Significant Area ◽  
Better Than

AbstractMany systems are today modelled as complex networks, since this representation has been proven being an effective approach for understanding and controlling many real-world phenomena. A significant area of interest and research is that of networks robustness, which aims to explore to what extent a network keeps working when failures occur in its structure and how disruptions can be avoided. In this paper, we introduce the idea of exploiting long-range links to improve the robustness of Scale-Free (SF) networks. Several experiments are carried out by attacking the networks before and after the addition of links between the farthest nodes, and the results show that this approach effectively improves the SF network correct functionalities better than other commonly used strategies.

scholarly journals What are the factors influencing the aversion of students towards reptiles?

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Moacyr Xavier Gomes da Silva ◽  
Franciany Braga-Pereira ◽  
Mikaela Clotilde da Silva ◽  
José Valberto de Oliveira ◽  
Sérgio de Faria Lopes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Society ◽  
Mathematics Students ◽  
Biology Students ◽  
Conservation Policies ◽  
University Mathematics ◽  
Reptile Species ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Paraphyletic Group ◽  
Behavioural Factors ◽  
The University

Abstract Background Reptiles form a paraphyletic group with significant roles for human society, including species that are considered important for food, medicinal and mystical use and as pets. Some species are considered to be aversive, whereas others are captivating among people. Aversion is an important factor which should be considered in the conservation policies of these animals. As such, here, we investigate the demographic, educational, perceptives and behavioural factors of students related to their aversion and non-conservationist attitudes directed towards different reptile species and evaluated the effect of educational exhibition of animals as a strategy of mitigating these attitudes. Methods The data were obtained through forms on the aversion and conservation of reptiles represented by three species, a chelonian, a snake and a lizard. The form was given in two instances, before and after a visit to a private zoo (Museu Vivo Répteis da Caatinga), where the students had contact with the aforementioned species. A total of 133 students participated in the study, among these, 43 from elementary school (21 females and 22 males), 29 from high school (16 females and 13 males), 37 from university biology students (22 females and 15 males) and 24 university mathematics students (6 females and 18 males). Results Among all evaluated species, snakes were considered to be the most aversive species. The aversion attitudes differed between the three evaluated species when correlated to age and type of university courses. However, this pattern did not differ between student sexes. Older students had a lower aversion to the chelonian compared to the younger ones, but for snakes and lizards, the aversion was high among students of all ages. The university biology students had a lower aversion compared to the university mathematics students for the three species. The recognition and handle of the tested species and previous visits to educational exhibitions of animals were negatively related to aversion. The comparative analysis of the forms applied before and after the visit to the Museu Vivo Répteis da Caatinga showed that this visit influenced the decrease of aversion, but not in non-conservationist attitudes, for which the attitude scores had always been low. Conclusions We conclude that reptile aversion varies in accordance with the taxon, being snakes the most disliked by students. The visit to the educational exhibition of animals contributed to the reduction of the observed aversion. This is especially true when the acquisition of educational information about species is associated with practical activities which includes contact with the animals. Finally, the fact that non-conservationist attitudes had been low towards all species perhaps demonstrates a conservationist tendency even for the most aversive species.

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