scholarly journals A profile of the registered nurse tutor in the RSA

Curationis ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
H.I.L. Brink
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Registered Nurse ◽  
Background Characteristics ◽  
Research Triangle Institute ◽  
Professional Background ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Research Triangle ◽  
Stratified Sample ◽  
The Usa

The purpose of this study was to explore and describe selected demographical, biographical, educational and professional background characteristics of the registered nurse tutors in the RSA and to construct a profile of the characteristics. Such a profile could provide a baseline for future studies and evaluation concerning registered nurse tutors. Data were collected from a random proportional stratified sample of 233 registered nurse tutors from a total of 1312 registered tutors whose names appeared on the SANC register. A questionnaire developed by the researcher and based on and adopted from a questionnaire from the Research Triangle Institute USA on the registered nurse in the USA, was used for data collection. The data were analysed and from the findings a profile of the registered nurse tutor in the RSA was constructed.

scholarly journals 198Prevalence of illicit substances in personal vaporisers on online cryptomarkets

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Miss Carmen Lim ◽  
Janni Leung ◽  
Jason Connor ◽  
Wayne Hall ◽  
Brandon Cheng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Disease Control ◽  
Synthetic Cannabinoids ◽  
Alternative Route ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Lung Injuries ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Illicit Substances

Abstract Background Personal vaporisers or e-cigarettes are gaining popularity as an alternative route of administration for illicit substances. Data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the recent epidemic of vaping related lung injuries has confirmed that victims had vaped blackmarket tetrahydracannabidiol, including some sourced from online cryptomarkets. We examined the diversity and prevalence of illicit substances in vaping products available from these marketplaces. Methods Vaping related listings were extracted from three online cryptomarkets (‘Agartha’, ‘Cryptonia’, and ‘Tochka’) using The Onion Router browser. Data collection occurred between October and November 2019. Results We identified 1929 listings from 201 unique sellers. The top product across the three markets were vape cartridges (range = 39.4% to 70.4%). The most common substance in these products was cannabis oil (range = 82.1% to 96.1%), followed by synthetic cannabinoids (range = 3.7% to 9.8%) and psychedelic substances (range = 0.2% to 6.4%). Vendors were primarily from the USA. Many products offered worldwide shipping (range = 42.4% to 96.3%). Conclusions Our study fills knowledge gaps by providing information on what vaping products are being sold through online cryptomarkets. Future studies should continue to monitor cryptomarkets to identify emerging trends of substances used in personal vaporisers. Key messages Online cryptomarkets provide a new way of monitoring emerging vaping trends and identify factors that contributes to the current vaping epidemic.

scholarly journals MEASURING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF COUNTRIES BY CODAS AND TOPSIS METHODS: G7 GROUP COUNTRIES EXAMPLE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (59) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Performance Index ◽  
Environmental Performance ◽  
Topsis Method ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Environmental Performance Index ◽  
Two Factors ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Very High

With the awareness of their environmental performance, countries can provide strategies and policies to improve their environmental performance. Thus, countries can contribute to their own economic development by increasing their environmental performance. Therefore, measuring the environmental performance of countries is of great importance. Environmental performance of countries can be measured by the Environmental Performance Index (EPI). EPI consists of two factors, environmental health and ecosystem vitality. Its factors are environmental protection components, and environmental protection components are environmental protection variables. In this context, the research has two purposes. The first of these,To measure the latest and up-to-date environmental performances of the G7 group countries for 2018, using CODAS and TOPSIS multi-criteria decision-making methods (MCDM) over the values of EPI components. The second is to determine which MCDM method can be used to explain the EPI values of countries the most. According to the findings, the ranking of countries' environmental performance with the CODAS method was determined as England, France, Japan, Germany, Canada, Italy and the USA. According to the TOPSIS method, this ranking was determined as England, France, Germany, Japan, Canada, Italy and the USA. According to another finding, it has been observed that there is a significant, positive and very high relationship between the EPI values of the countries and the values measured by the CODAS and TOPSIS methods. According to this result, it was evaluated that EPI can be explained by both methods. In addition, it has been concluded that the correlation value between TOPSIS values of EPI within the scope of the research is higher than the CODAS method, so it can be explained better with the TOPSIS method compared to the EPI CODAS method. In the literature, in order not to find a study measuring the environmental performance of countries with CODAS and TOPSIS methods, it was evaluated that the study in question contributed to the literature, since the findings obtained as a result of the research became a data set for future studies. Keywords: Environmental Performance, Environmental Performance Index, CODAS, TOPSIS

scholarly journals Auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles and L2 achievement: A correlational study

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Maximeliana Masela ◽  
Adaninggar Septi Subekti
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
University Students ◽  
Important Determinant ◽  
Learning Theories ◽  
Correlational Study ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
English Major ◽  
Kinaesthetic Learning

This study investigated undergraduate non-English major university students’ auditory and kinaesthetic learning styles and their relationships to second language (L2) achievement in English. It was conducted to resolve the conflicting findings in the literature on the directions and strength of the relationships between learners’ learning styles and their achievements and to investigate the field in relatively under-researched Indonesian participants. The study used a survey as the method of data collection and found out that learners used auditory slightly more dominantly from kinaesthetic, yet both learning styles were merely used at low to moderate levels. The study further found very weak and statistically not significant associations between these learning styles and L2 achievements, suggesting that contrary to various learning theories highlighting the importance of learners’ learning styles in L2 learning, these learning styles may not be an important determinant of L2 achievement. Based on the findings, possible future studies are suggested concerning the implications, contributions, and limitations of the study.

Ethnocentric Tendencies, Marketing Strategy and Import Purchase Behaviour

1994 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 4-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joel Herche
Keyword(s):  
Marketing Strategy ◽  
Personal Computer ◽  
Mail Survey ◽  
Marketing Mix ◽  
Relative Importance ◽  
Substantial Impact ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
The Usa

Reports on an analysis of the relative importance of various marketing mix strategies and consumer ethnocentric tendencies in the decision to purchase imports undertaken via a nationwide mail survey of personal computer owners in the USA. The results indicate that ethnocentric tendencies are able to explain a much greater amount of variation in purchase behaviour than marketing mix variables. Concludes that the inclusion of ethnocentric tendencies into future studies on origin bias appears to be warranted given their substantial impact on import purchase behaviour.

Reliability Data Collection for Ship Machinery

1998 ◽  
Vol 35 (02) ◽  
pp. 119-125
Author(s):  
Bahadir lnozu ◽  
Peter G. Schaedel ◽  
Veronique Molinari ◽  
Philippe Roy ◽  
Robert Johns
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Gulf Coast ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Cooperative Program ◽  
Seed Funding ◽  
The Usa ◽  
The University ◽  
Life Cycle Development ◽  
Gulf Coast Region

An industry-wide international network is needed to collect Reliability, Availability and Maintainability (RAM) data on shipboard machinery and share this data at different levels by linking vessel chief engineers, ship operators-managers, regulatory agencies, equipment manufacturers, and shipyards/designers. This network should facilitate the efficient collection and flow of RAM information between these entities with industry-wide continuous improvement in safety and cost-effectiveness. This paper describes the implementation of a worldwide information network, called RAM/SHIPNET to support the optimization of safety, reliability and cost effectiveness throughout all stages of a vessel's life cycle. Development of this network was started with seed funding from SNAME and continued under the umbrella of the Ship Operations Cooperative Program with primary funding from the Gulf Coast Region Maritime Technology Center at the University of New Orleans. First generation data collection and processing tools have been completed and, pilot validation and testing has been performed in the USA. The project is now moving into the second implementation stage enabling full scale testing, validation and roll-out on a global scale. A call is made to the industry for suggestions on improvement to meet emerging needs.

Information Technology in Survey Research

2011 ◽  
pp. 2024-2029
Author(s):  
Jernej Berzelak ◽  
Vasja Vehovar
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Survey Research ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Social Phenomena ◽  
Research Areas ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
The Usa

Data collection based on standardized questionnaires represents one of the central tools in many research areas. Early surveys date back to the 18th century (de Leeuw, 2005), while a major breakthrough came in the 1930s with the application of probability samples. By using surveys, today governments monitor conditions in the country, social scientists obtain data on social phenomena and managers direct their business by studying the characteristics of their target customers. The importance of survey research stimulates ongoing efforts to achieve higher data quality and optimized costs. Early on researchers recognized the potential of technological advances for the achievement of these goals. In the early 1970s telephone surveys started replacing expensive face-to-face interviews. Computer technology developments soon enabled computer-assisted telephone interviewing (“CATI”). The 1980s brought new approaches based on personal computers. Interviewers started to use laptops and respondents sometimes completed questionnaires on their own computers. Another revolution occurred with the Internet in the subsequent decade. The pervasive availability of Internet access, and the growing number of Internetsupported devices, coupled with the advance of interactive Web technologies (like Ajax) are facilitating developments in contemporary survey research. Internet surveys show the potential to become the leading survey approach in the future. According to the Council of American Survey Research Organizations (“CASRO”), the Internet already represents the primary data collection mode for 39% of research companies in the USA (DeAngelis, 2006). The rate of adoption is slower in academic and official research but it is far from negligible. These technological innovations have, however, created several new methodological challenges.

IUPAC Office move

2015 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
North Carolina ◽  
State University ◽  
Technology Research ◽  
North Carolina State University ◽  
Research Triangle ◽  
Chapel Hill ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Duke University ◽  
The University ◽  
Small Building

The IUPAC Secretariat office has been located in the Research Triangle Park (RTP) since May 1997, following its relocation from Oxford, England after 29 years. The office was housed in a small building right in the center of RTP, which is one of the most prominent high-technology research and development centers in the USA, centrally located near major universities, including Duke University in Durham, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University at Raleigh.

scholarly journals Sedation Protocol During Bevacizumab Intravitreal Injection in Preterm Infants With Retinopathy of Prematurity

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40
Author(s):  
Jamie L. Miller ◽  
Peter N. Johnson ◽  
Kari Harkey ◽  
R. Michael Siatkowski
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Adverse Events ◽  
Retinopathy Of Prematurity ◽  
Intravitreal Bevacizumab ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Future Studies ◽  
Sedation Protocol ◽  
Number Of Patients ◽  
Sedation And Analgesia

OBJECTIVES This study describes outcomes of intravenous (IV) analgesics and sedatives for bedside intravitreal bevacizumab injections for retinopathy of prematurity. METHODS This retrospective study included infants receiving intravitreal bevacizumab injections between January 2012 and May 2016. Infants were excluded if bevacizumab was administered under general anesthesia or for incomplete records. Data collection included demographics, sedation and analgesia regimen, and cardiopulmonary adverse events (AEs). The primary objective was to identify the median doses of the IV analgesics and sedatives. The secondary objectives included the number of patients with cardiopulmonary AEs and those with procedure success, defined as procedure completion without interruption and absence of interventions. RESULTS Fifteen infants were included. Fourteen (93.3%) were initiated on a fentanyl infusion at a median of 2 mcg/kg/hr (IQR, 2–3.6), and 12 (80%) received midazolam infusions at a median of 0.06 mg/kg/hr. All patients received at least 1 IV neuromuscular blocker dose just prior to the procedure. Only 2 patients (13.3%) required an increase in their fentanyl or midazolam infusions. Procedure success was achieved in 13 patients (86.7%). Five patients (33.3%) experienced 1 cardiopulmonary AE. One patient (6.7%) had a delay in the procedure, and 1 patient (6.7%) required naloxone. Despite this, the procedure was completed in all patients. CONCLUSIONS Most received fentanyl and midazolam infusions with a dose of vecuronium just prior to the procedure. Thirteen (86.7%) met the criteria for procedure success. One-third experienced a cardiopulmonary AE. Future studies are needed to identify the optimal agents and route of administration for this procedure.

Climate change advocacy: exploring links between student empowerment and civic engagement

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1209-1231
Author(s):  
Alicia B. Wodika ◽  
Wendi K. Middleton
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Service Learning ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
Civic Engagement ◽  
Climate Change Adaptation ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Adaptation And Mitigation

Purpose This study identified the attitudes and behaviors of college students regarding their advocacy for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Specifically, perceptions of climate change were assessed and advocacy activities were identified for climate change and/or other topics. Design/methodology/approach Using convenience sampling, students (n = 440) from three universities in the Midwest, the USA, completed surveys assessing their level of agreement with activities related to civic engagement, climate change and policy. Semantic differential scales focused on “learning about climate change,” “advocating for climate change mitigation” and “advocating for climate change adaptation.” Three open-ended questions were used to identify student experiences with civic engagement and/or service-learning, as well as topics in which they advocate and how they advocate. Findings Regarding advocacy in general, over 50% of the sample did not advocate for any topic, with 24.5% of students stating they advocated for the environment/climate change. Students who identified as female, democratic and 1st or 2nd year in school were more likely to be engaged with environmental advocacy. Regarding civic engagement, seniors were more actively engaged with their communities and also more likely to vote in local, state and national elections. Research limitations/implications Time of data collection was a potential limitation with schools conducting data collection at different time periods. Students who identified more progressive politically were also more likely to participate in the study. Originality/value While research exists regarding student civic engagement levels, this research project identified ways in which students engaged in advocacy, identifying potential links with civic engagement and enhanced participation in climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies.

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