Health literacy, health status and health behaviors of German students– study protocol for the “Healthy Habits” cohort study

Background The emerging adulthood is traditionally viewed as a time of optimal health, but also as a critical life span, characterized by changing life circumstances and the establishment of an individual lifestyle. Especially university life seems to hold several challenges impeding the manifestation of a health supporting manner, as many students tend to show a poorer health behavior and a higher amount of health-related problems than comparable age groups. This, along with a steady growth of the higher education sector, brings increased attention to the university setting in the context of prevention. To date, there are few empirical longitudinal and coherent cross-sectional data on the status of students’ health literacy, health status, and health behaviors, and on the impact of the study format on students’ health. The aim of this prospective cohort study is to reduce this research gap. Methods Starting during winter semester 2020/21, the prospective cohort study collects data on health literacy, health status and health behavior on a semester-by-semester basis. All enrolled students of the IST University of Applied Sciences, regardless of study format and discipline, can participate in the study at the beginning of their first semester. The data are collected digitally via a specifically programmed app. A total of 103 items assess the subjectively perceived health status, life and study satisfaction, sleep quality, perceived stress, physical activity, diet, smoking, alcohol consumption, drug addiction and health literacy. Statistical analysis uses (1) multivariate methods to look at changes within the three health dimensions over time and (2) the association between the three health dimensions using multiple regression methods and correlations. Discussion This cohort study collects comprehensive health data from students on the course of study. It is assumed that gathered data will provide information on how the state of health develops over the study period. Also, different degrees of correlations of health behavior and health literacy will reveal different impacts on the state of students’ health. Furthermore, this study will contribute to empirically justified development of target group-specific interventions. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register: DRKS00023397 (registered on October 26, 2020).

Implementasi Teori Belajar Humanisme dalam Proses Belajar Mengajar Pendidikan Agama Islam

The process of educating a child must pay attention to the right theory so that children can absorb and receive lessons, and can apply them well. This study aims to describe the learning theory of humanism in learning Islamic religious education. This study uses a qualitative method with a literature study format. The results of this study indicate that the implementation of humanism learning theory in Islamic education is evidenced by several facts, namely, learning conditions, student conditions, and the existence of activities that support the application of the concept of humanism learning. This implementation can also produce active learning, one ofwhich is the discussion and presentation method, which aims to train the independence and courage of students to express their opinions. Community social activities, which aim to train students' socialization and empathy for their environment. Mentoring and coaching, which aims to shape the character and improve the morals of students, reduce juvenile delinquency, and improve student achievement.

399 Using Machine Learning to Inform Extraction of Clinical Data from Sleep Study Reports

Introduction In-laboratory and home sleep studies are important tools for diagnosing sleep disorders. However, a limited amount of measurements is used to inform disease severity and only specific measures, if any, are stored as structured fields into electronic health records (EHR). We propose a sleep study data extraction approach based on supervised machine learning to facilitate the development of specialized format-specific parsers for large-scale automated sleep data extraction. Methods Using retrospective data from the Penn Medicine Sleep Center, we identified 64,100 sleep study reports stored in Microsoft Word documents of varying formats, recorded from 2001–2018. A random sample of 200 reports was selected for manual annotation of formats (e.g., layout) and type (e.g. baseline, split-night, home sleep apnea tests). Using text mining tools, we extracted 71 document property features (e.g., section dimensions, paragraph and table elements, regular expression matches). We identified 14 different formats and 7 study types. We used these manual annotations as multiclass outcomes in a random forest classifier to evaluate prediction of sleep study format and type using document property features. Out-of-bag (OOB) error rates and multiclass area under the receiver operating curve (mAUC) were estimated to evaluate training and testing performance of each model. Results We successfully predicted sleep study format and type using random forest classifiers. Training OOB error rate was 5.6% for study format and 8.1% for study type. When evaluating these models in independent testing data, the mAUC for classification of study format was 0.85 and for study type was 1.00. When applied to the large universe of diagnostic sleep study reports, we successfully extracted hundreds of discrete fields in 38,252 reports representing 33,696 unique patients. Conclusion We accurately classified a sample of sleep study reports according to their format and type, using a random forest multiclass classification method. This informed the development and successful deployment of custom data extraction tools for sleep study reports. The ability to leverage these data can improve understanding of sleep disorders in the clinical setting and facilitate implementation of large-scale research studies within the EHR. Support (if any) American Heart Association (20CDA35310360).

Motivation and Motivation Profiles of the Employees in a Modern Organization

The article presents the results of an empirical study of staff motivation in a large financial company in a case study format. The technique of V. I. Gerchikov to determine the motivational profiles of employees: instrumental, professional, patriot, boss, lumpen. The experience of research conducted using this technique contains limited information on how to implement such research in organizations, and what results can be obtained. The features of the implemented research are the format of the survey (internally, HR research), the motivation of respondents (the possibility of obtaining a personal report), the format for presenting the results (the report and infographics on the internal portal), the breadth of analysis of the data obtained (analytics for certain categories of employees) and the nature of the research – applied. The test results allowed us to understand various aspects of motivation and motivational profiles of employees by category (position, length of service, gender). In the studied organization, the most common were professional and instrumental motives, but employees of different positions differed in terms of motivation and in motivational profiles. Professional motives are more typical for managers, and instrumental ones for specialists. Seniority in the company affects the change in motivation: if professional and patriotic motives are more typical for newcomers, then over time professional and instrumental ones begin to prevail. The most common employee profiles in an organization are “instrumental” and “professional”. An analysis of the differences in the distribution of employee profiles revealed that there are more “professionals” among managers (56%), and among employees working with clients – “instrumentalists” (60%). Employees with profiles “professional-instrumental” and “instrumental-professional” are widespread in the studied company. The results obtained were taken into account when adjusting the current motivation system and personnel development programs.

One University’s Measured Approach to Student Evaluations

Student evaluations of teaching occur at most universities and colleges in the United States and are used for a variety of purposes including course improvement and as data to evaluate instructors. Increasingly, universities manage the collection of student perception data about courses and teaching with commercially available software. This is a report of the work of one university to review the process of collecting and using student assessment of instruction data and to determine how the data would be used. The work of a task force to examine a process in place for ten years by seeking input from stakeholders, reviewing ten years of collected data, and reviewing the literature is presented in a case study format with task force recommendations and a report on subsequent implementation.

Tradisi Te'nea dalam Perspektif Hukum Islam (Studi Kasus di Desa Majannang)

The purpose of this research was to identify the description of te'nea tradition, to recognize the driving force behind the shift in the meaning of te’nea tradition, and to explain the view of Islamic law regarding te’nea tradition in Majannang Village, Parigi District, Gowa Regency. The research method employed field research studies with a case study format through sociological and normative approaches.. The results showed that te'nea tradition was initially conducted merely with the purpose of kinship and eating together with relatives in an effort to commemorate the ancestors of the Pajaiyya extended family. The shift of the meaning of te'nea tradition occurred due to healing phenomenon of a broken leg sufferer in Bungung Toa where the ritual of te'nea took place. The shift of the tradition of te'nea is very fatal because it is suspected to contain shirk which has implications for the haram of this tradition in the perspective of Islamic Law, but if the element of shirk can be eliminated then this tradition will be in line with the teachings of friendship which is mustahab (recommended).

Between Innovation and Standardization, Is There Still a Room for Scientific Reports? The Rise of a Formatting Tradition in Periodontal Research

Everybody, regardless of their role, is aware that biomedical research is rapidly evolving, and the demand for reproducibility is increasing together with the amount of novel information. “Before reproducibility must come pre-producibility” “Checklists work to improve science”, just to quote some of the articles querying how to find a new bridge between ethics in science and the urgency for publishing. Looking for papers on anti-inflammatory compounds in periodontics, we came across a significant number of articles that could be considered a prototype of a consistent study format. The literature on the testing of active compounds on lipopolysaccharides- (LPS)-induced inflammation in gingival fibroblasts was searched to identify studies that followed a consistent format, to better understand their similarities and assess the appropriateness of their methods. Several studies were identified with a degree of similarity in their methods and formatting that was so high that it was possible to rule out that it was due to chance, and a format template common to these studies was outlined. Although this was most likely beyond the intentions of their authors, these studies may pose the basis for an in-vitro testing standard for anti-inflammatory compounds; however, the dangers of acritical uniformity are also apparent.

Implementation of a Flexible Learning Study Programme in a Blended-Learning Design: Results from the First Two Cohorts

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW) launched the flexible learning study format FLEX, a blended learning design allowing students increased flexibility as to when and where they study. FLEX reduces classroom time by about half, while adding an e-learning environment for self-study that includes instructional videos. An analysis of the first two cohorts in the assessment level showed that the new study format was broadly accepted and that students using the FLEX format achieved exam results equivalent to students in the conventional learning format.

Studying from the Sofa. Contribution to the HoGe conference 2018 „Digital learning and teaching“ / Studieren vom Sofa aus.Beitrag zur HoGe–Tagung 2018 „Digitales Lernen und Lehren“

A new bachelor course of study started at 01.10.2018. It‘s an online offer for competence development in interprofessional cooperation. The target group are professionally experienced health professionals from therapy and care. By the end of July 2020, the extra-occupational study format, the media didactic online-based concept and the contents will be tested and evaluated. The continuing development of technology-supported learning/teaching scenarios will be incorporated into the further development of the online study ofering, as will the evaluation results from the pilot phase of the course.

Integrating ALN into an Independent Study Distance Education Program: NVCC Case Studies

This paper describes eight ALN courses developed under various Sloan Foundation-funded degree program initiatives at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC) Extended Learning Institute (ELI). These chemistry, engineering, mathematics, and information technology courses offer useful lessons about what makes ALN courses successful. The courses incorporated ALN into an independent study format to increase interaction among learning participants while maximizing learner convenience and flexibility; some courses also focused on both online and in-person collaboration. A wide variety of other course design and delivery strategies contributed to the courses' success. The results of this study indicate that ALN courses can be viable and successful for community college students and that ALN can succeed in a distance education program delivered in an independent study format to motivated learners. NVCC/ELI's experience also suggests that ALN works within a multiple media approach to course design and delivery; that faculty selection, support, and development are critical factors in assuring quality ALN courses; that a wide variety of best practices can result in successful ALN courses; and that the learning effectiveness of ALN courses will continue to improve as better tools, content, and support are developed.