THEMATIC CONTENT ANALYSIS OF OPEN ENDED QUESTION IN A STUDY TO EVALUATE EFFICACY OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM ON KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICES OF BIOMEDICAL WASTE HANDLERS IN A MEDICAL COLLEGE

AIMS: To carry out Thematic Content Analysis of open ended question in a study to evaluate efcacy of educational program on knowledge and practices of Biomedical Waste Handlers in a medical college Study design: Exploratory study Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Medical College Pune from June 2019 to December 2020 METHODOLOGY: A total of 37 reviews were received. Many answers were in Hindi, Marathi, English and Roman Hindi (Transliteration of Hindi in Roman Script) and thus were transcribed to English. Useless data was excluded and codication of data was carried out. Themes were generated from these data and Thematic Content Analysis was carried out. RESULTS: The themes prominently noticed were “positive feedback of the training program”, “suggestions for better training”, and “suggestions for better outcomes”. 10% of the feedbacks were appreciative of the Instructor, 10% of the feedbacks were appreciative of the conduct of class, and 17% of the suggestions revealed that these programs are indeed helpful and created awareness. 24% of the feedback received revealed that the gain of knowledge from such program is directly associated with performance. 14% of the feedbacks laid emphasis on Hands on Training, 17% feedback reected that the timing, duration and initiation of the program should be suited to the participants, and 7% of the suggestions demanded a need for certication of such a program. CONCLUSION: Causes for poor participation to offer suggestion should be evaluated to ensure better feedback and also to know the exact cause of lassitude – whether organic or systematic. Despite a few inadequacies, the program was much appreciated with a positive peer to peer feedback.

From Submission to Acceptance: An Assessment of the Performance of the Nigerian Journal of Animal Production.

Duration of time to acceptance of articles for publication in the Nigerian Journal of Animal Production (NJAP) was examined in this study. A total of 448 articles in 12 volumes published between 1995 and 2006 were used for the study Results showed that mean number of days to acceptance was 442.76 days, with a range of 348.09 days in 2005 to 620.86 days in 2002. Articles on livestock diseases took the longest time of 522.15 days from submission to acceptance and this was significantly(P<0.05) longer than the number of days for articles in breeding and genetics (378.47days), livestock economics and extension (378.23days) and fisheries and wild life (316.55days). Based on the species of animal used for experimentation, mean number of days to acceptance was longest (P<0.05) for articles on cattle (536.04days) which was significantly higher (P<0.05) than for goat (366.25 days) and fish (295.45days). A significant (P<0.05) positive correlation (r= 0.109) was observed between days to acceptance and the distance between author and editor. This study alluded to the existence of other factors yet to be uncovered that can be militating against quick acceptance of articles in NJAP and offer suggestion for improvement.

Big Data and People Management

This chapter investigates the role of big data (BD) in human resource management (HRM). The interest is related to the strategic relevance of human resources (HR) and to the increasing importance of BD in every dimension of a company's life. The analysis focuses on the perception of the HR managers on the impact that BD and BD analytics may have on the HRM and the possible problems the HR departments may encounter when implementing human resources analytics (HRA). The authors' opinion is that attention to the perceptions shown by the HR managers is the more important element conditioning their attitude towards BD and it is the first feature influencing the possibility that BD can become a positive challenge. After the presentation of the topic and of the state of the art, the study is introduced. The main findings are discussed and commented to offer suggestion for HR managers and to underline some key points for future research in this field.

Sepsis and Pediatric Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome

The epidemiology of the acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in pediatric sepsis is poorly defined. With significant data extrapolated from adult studies in sepsis and ARDS, sometimes with uncertain applicability, better pediatric-specific guidelines and dedicated investigations are warranted. The recent publication of a consensus definition for pediatric ARDS (PARDS) is the first step in addressing this knowledge gap. The aim of this review is to frame our current understanding of PARDS as it relates to pediatric sepsis, encompassing epidemiology, pathophysiology, and management. We argue that addressing the role of PARDS in pediatric sepsis requires significant attention to details with respect to how PARDS and sepsis are defined to accurately describe their epidemiology, natural history, and outcomes. Finally, we highlight certain aspects of PARDS management as they relate to the septic child and offer suggestion for future directions in this field.

Intimacy matters

This chapter analyzes conflict discourse between domestic partners/couples. The interactions, recorded in Rosario, Uruguay, were part of a larger study on the refusal behavior of Uruguayan women in various spheres of life (domains). From this corpus, 41 refusal sequences were extracted in which a female participant rejected or refused her male partner in some respect (e.g. request, offer, suggestion). Refusal sequences found in couples talk positively correlated with aggravating moves and the use of upgraders, and negatively with mitigating moves and the use of downgraders. These results are discussed in terms of Wolfson’s (1988) Bulge theory of social distance.

Online Learning as a Panacea for Dealing with School Truancy

<p>School truancy has been identified as one of the causes of students’ low school achievement, leading to school dropout. Although the problem of school truancy is not new, yet, many school authorities or Governments have no rules on how to deal with this problem. In some arears, there is apparently no database or information, and educators are at a loss as to whether school truancy exists, and at what level if it does. There is no coordinated action against school truancy in many school districts. Consequently, each school district takes decision on how it approaches the problem. This study is designed to have a conversation directly with the student clientele and to determine what they know about school truancy, and from their perspective offer suggestion(s) or strategies that would help to reduce or prevent school truancy. Results suggest for a distinction between “school truancy” and “class truancy” in order to help school managers to adequately focus on each group rather than treating “skipping school” and “skipping classes” with the same amount of resources. The study suggests giving incentives to good students, providing adequate school bus services, insisting on “no 12^th grade, no drivers license”, and putting several classes online would be good prevention strategies. The above excerpt forms the basis of the research results presented in this paper.</p>