The impact of Environmental Disclosure on Cleaner Production Techniques/an Exploratory Study

The study deals with the extent of the impact of environmental disclosure on cleaner production techniques, and in order to prove the hypothesis of the study, a link to the questionnaire was published on social networking sites and it was answered by 54 respondents, and then the researcher analyzed the results by relying on the SPSS statistical program, and the study found To a series of results, the most important of which is that environmental disclosure has an impact on the reliability of cleaner production, and at the end of the study a set of recommendations were developed, the most important of which is that companies disclose their environmental performance because they have a role in the reliability of cleaner production and the introduction of the issue of accounting in the curricula of universities and institutes.

Are swimming coaches ready to help injured young swimmers?

Study aim: This study aimed to determine the knowledge and skills of swimming coaches in providing first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). Material and methods: The sample consisted of 59 swimming coaches who responded to non-standardized questionnaire. The collected data were processed by the statistical program IBM SPSS (20.0), using the Chi-square test with cross-tabulation, with a level of statistical significance p ≤ 0.05. Results: Obtained data showed a statistically significant difference in the knowledge of swimming coaches about first aid and CPR in relation to coaching experience (p = 0.025); in the knowledge of providing first aid and CPR between coaches who have a certificate of first aid and CPR and those who do not (p = 0.006) and in first aid and CPR knowledge between coaches who have renewed their first aid and CPR knowledge and those who did not (p = 0.045). Conclusion: Based on the findings of the present study, swimming coaches included in this research did not have enough knowledge and skills in first aid and CPR, which makes swimming programs unsafe. By obliging swimming coaches to acquire and constantly improve their knowledge and skills in first aid and CPR, the environment for all swimming programs would become safer.

Contribution of fortified margarines and other plant-based fats to micronutrient intake in the Netherlands

Purpose In the Netherlands, margarines and other plant-based fats (fortified fats) are encouraged to be fortified with vitamin A and D, by a covenant between the Ministry of Health and food manufacturers. Frequently, these types of fats are also voluntarily fortified with other micronutrients. The current study investigated the contribution of both encouraged as well as voluntary fortification of fortified fats on the micronutrient intakes in the Netherlands. Methods Data of the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey (2012–2016; N = 4, 314; 1–79 year.) and the Dutch Food Composition Database (NEVO version 2016) were used to estimate micronutrient intakes. Statistical Program to Assess Dietary Exposure (SPADE) was used to calculate habitual intakes and compared to dietary reference values, separate for users and non-users of fortified fats. Results Of the Dutch population, 84% could be considered as user of fortified fats. Users consumed mostly 1 fortified fat a day, and these fats contributed especially to the total micronutrient intake of the encouraged fortified micronutrients (vitamins D and A; 44% and 29%, respectively). The voluntary fortification also contributed to total micronutrient intakes: between 7 and 32%. Vitamin D and A intakes were up to almost double among users compared to non-users. Intakes were higher among users for almost all micronutrients voluntarily added to fats. Higher habitual intakes resulted into higher risks of excessive vitamin A-intakes among boys and adult women users. Conclusion Consumption of fortified fats in the Netherlands resulted into higher vitamin A and D-intakes among users, compared to non-users of these products.

Differences in Career Preparation Behavior According to Personal Variables of College Students Majoring in Hairdressing

This study was conducted for the purpose of providing realistic data necessary for successful career development and job guidance for college students majoring in hair design. For this study, 250 questionnaires were distributed to college students majoring in hairdressing in Daegu and Gyeongsangbuk-do from April 15 to May 30, 2021, and a total of 243 copies were used for analysis, excluding inaccurate responses. For the analysis, the SPSS 26.0K statistical program was used, and factor analysis, t-tset, and one-way batch variance analysis were performed. The analysis results are as follows. It was analyzed that female students had a higher level of preparation behavior than male students. The level of career preparation behavior was high for those with major certificates, those with experience in industrial sites, and those with more than one year of experience in player learning. In addition, the level of career preparation behavior of the group who chose the career path according to their aptitude and the group who thought positively about the job prospects was high.

The degree of using modern economics in education from the point of view of faculty members in Jordanian universities: درجة استخدام الاقتصاديات الحديثة في التعليم من وجهة نظر أعضاء هيئة التدريس في الجامعات الأردنيّة

This study aimed to identify the degree of use of modern economics in education from the viewpoint of faculty members in Jordanian universities. 92) of the faculty members in Jordanian universities and using the statistical program (SPSS) where the statistical program (SPSS) was used. The results of the study showed that the degree of using modern economics in education from the viewpoint of faculty members in Jordanian universities obtained a total average (4.22) That is, to a (significant) degree, and it was found that there were no statistically significant differences at the level (α ≤ 0.05) between the average responses of the study sample members towards the degree of using modern economics in education in Jordanian universities, and based on the results of the study, The researcher recommended recommendations, the most important of which is to spread awareness among those who are going to choose their majors in universities to choose the disciplines required in the labor market to ensure that they get jobs upon their graduation, and to encourage professions and industry because of their importance and the society’s need for them like other scientific disciplines.

Allergic reactions to cephalosporin antibiotics in a 15-year-old population

Cephalosporin, along with penicillin, are among the least harmful antibiotics. It is widely prescribed for common infections such as bronchitis, otitis media, pneumonia and cellulitis. A contraindication for this agent is a history of penicillin allergy, due to possible cross-reactions of hypersensitivity to penicillin and cephalosporin. Hypersensitivity reactions can occur in any mode of administration and to almost all antibiotics. Hypersensitivity reactions to cephalosporin are very similar to those of penicillin. The purpose of the study was to determine whether exist reactions to cephalosporin in the study population, and to determine whether exist statistically significant differences in the occurrence of allergic reactions to cephalosporin between boys and girls of the same age and whether exist differences in the occurrence of allergic reactions between subjects in urban and rural areas. The sample consisted of 1605 respondents, the sample was randomly selected and stratified by sex, and all data were processed in the statistical program. The results of the research show that 9.1% of the total population of boys and girls aged 15 from the Tuzla Canton are allergic to some type of antibiotic. The percentage of allergic reactions to cephalosporin is statistically significantly higher in the total population of 15 - year - olds from suburban and urban settlements than among peers in rural areas. Allergic reactions to cephalosporin were not observed in the group of boys from urban and suburban settlements as well as girls from rural settlements. This research also showed that there are statistically significant differences in the occurrence of cephalosporin allergies between urban and rural respondents.

Creation of a Forecasting Information System in Epidemiology based on Mathematical Modeling

The article is devoted to the problem of using mathematical methods for forecasting the tuberculosis epidemic in Kazakhstan using the example of the Karaganda region. The introduction of the article reflects the problem of forecasting tuberculosis in Kazakhstan. The main part of the article reflects the results of the analysis of mathematical methods for forecasting and data processing technology, describes the mathematical analysis of epidemiological indicators made with the SPSS statistical program, describes the factors affecting the incidence among contact persons, and calculates the correlation coefficient. The article shows the importance of mathematical modeling and the importance of developing a specific mathematical model that describes the spread of infection among the population.

The Extent to which the Overall Quality can be Applied to University Educational Performance - An Applied Study in Iraqi Universities

The important of the study lie in his particle aspect that combined both total quality management and university performance in both public and private university, which can be achieved by introducing the scientific bases that all the university must followed. The problem of the paper is that most of the Iraqi universities do not apply the total quality management tools in its performance therefore the paper focus on identifying the relationship between total quality management and university performance, the study include preparing questionnaires forms and distributed on a sample of faculty deans, their assistants, and department heads and these questionnaires were analysis using statistical program (SPSS) by frequency and percentages. In order to know the direction of each hypothesis and the evidence validity or incorrectness of the hypothesis and the extent to which the phrases coincide with the hypothesis, the following measures were used (arithmetic mean, standard deviation, and mode).

The Impact of Strategic Awareness on Organizational Readiness: An Analytic Research of the Opinions of the Sample of Top Leaderships in Private Colleges in the Provinces of the Al-Furat Al-Awsat in Iraq

The current research aims to investigate and determine the nature of the relationship between strategic awareness as an independent research variable and organizational readiness as a dependent variable, and to know which dimensions of strategic awareness have the highest influence on organizational readiness. Private universities were selected in the Al-Furat Al-Awsat governorates in Iraq. There are (14) colleges that represent the field and community of the research, the size of the community has reached (230), and the research sample was chosen randomly, method. 180 questionnaire sheets ware distributed to the subjects of the sample, and the ones retrieved were (157), while the valid for statistical analysis reached (151) questionnaires valid for statistical analysis, and they were analyzed using the statistical program (SmartPLS) and (SPSS V.23). A set of results, including the presence of a moral effect of strategic awareness on organizational readiness, and the dimension of reflection is one of the dimensions of strategic awareness that has the most influence on organizational readiness, as well as the Interest of colleges in orienting learning as one of the foundations for the success of educational institutions, especially colleges and private universities, as their environment is highly competitive and needs to be more developed and differentiated among them to ensure their continuity, as well as the orientation learning.

Assessment of individual competence

Aims: the assessment of individual competence in medical education is about finding a balance between having sufficient resources to make valid and reliable decisions and not using more resources than necessary. Sequential assessment, in which more resources are used for borderline performing candidates than for poorly or clearly satisfactorily performing candidates, can be used to achieve that balance. Although sequential assessment is commonly associated with larger groups of candidates to be assessed, in many practical settings numbers of candidates may be small.Objective: this article presents a single case design with a statistical model for the assessment of individual competence that can be used regardless of the number of candidates.Method: a worked example of a solution that can be used for an individual candidate, using simulated data in the zero-cost Open Source statistical program R version 4.0.5., is provided.Results: the aforementioned solution provides statistics that can be used to make pass/fail decisions at the level of the individual candidate as well as to make decisions regarding the length and timing of an exam (or parts thereof) for the individual candidate.Conclusion: the solution provided can help to reduce resources needed for assessment to a considerable extent while maximizing resources for borderline candidates. This facilitates both decision making and cost reduction in assessment.