The successful implementation of e-government transformation: A case study in Oman

The aim of this paper is to investigate, and to discuss the key critical factors that facilitate the successful implementation of E-government projects. The nature of this research is mainly qualitative. This investigation uses a single case study and data was mainly collected by means of semi-structured interviews and organisational documents from the Ministry of Higher Education in Oman. The research findings suggest that there are three paradigms which each include a set of factors that impacts the success of E-government success namely, organisational paradigm, technology paradigm and end-users paradigm. The authors believe that, this paper demonstrates an added value to the current literature on transformation of E-government and to E-government projects success, within the wider context of E-government implementation projects. Also the research will benefit organisations in the public sector, as it has identified main key success factors in E-government transformations and implementations

Feminising a Cultural Issue: The case of informed consent

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Re: Improving Road Safety through Deterrence-Based Initiatives

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Antifragility Amid the COVID-19 Crisis: Making healthcare systems thrive through generic organisational skills

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Towards Culture-Oriented Medical Philosophy, Education, Research and Practice

Medicine is a sociotechnical system wherein culture manifests itself in all its aspects. Culture, however, is often intangible and is frequently neglected in formal healthcare education, research and practice. This sounding board article attempts to generate interest in making culture a serious component of healthcare systems at different levels, including its founding philosophical underpinnings, educational systems, research activities and clinical practice. It is recommended that a framework of culture-oriented medical philosophy, education, research and practice be implemented. Each component of this framework is briefly discussed in relation to healthcare. Culture should be reflected explicitly in healthcare through research activities, medical humanities, cultural competence, communication and ethics. Keywords: Medicine; Medical Education; Medical Philosophy; Biomedical Research; Communication; Bioethics; Culture; Policy Making

A Psychoanalytical Reading of Female Madness in Selected Victorian Literature

This dissertation, A Psychoanalytical Reading of Female Madness in Selected Victorian Literature, argues that the patriarchal Victorian society, gave meaning to female madness using medical and psychological discourses. It examines how literary madwomen of the mid to the late 19thcentury operated to reflect the ideological stereotype of the feminine and the female imaginary of the early to the late Victorian Era. A solid comparative study of Jane Eyre, The Woman in White, and Lady Audley’s Secret expose several inclinations in thinking about female madness during the 19th century. Chapter 1 of the dissertation concentrate on Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre, it examines the cultural and social context of the Victorian era in connection to Jane’s identity, dependency, and autonomy. It also builds a cultural context for Jane's development. Chapter 2 explores the Victorian discussions about the etiology of madness through a corresponding study of Willkie Collins's The Woman in White. The chapter recognizes that the Victorian era is marked by inquiries into the origins of mental illness in women, characterized by both heredity and environmental exposures. Chapter 3 devotes its analysis to the investigation of the asylum narrative. The chapter brings to life the histories of some of the women buried alive in madhouses and forgotten. A thoughtful critique of these accounts shows that a majority of these women were imprisoned in asylums for bravely asserting their religious and domestic rights. Keywords: Romanticism, Jane Eyre, Madness, Victorian DOI: 10.7176/JLLL/90-01 Publication date:July 31st 202

The Need for Psychological Interventional Supportive Services for Omani Women Diagnosed with Breast Cancer

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Iron Mobility in Desert Sandstone Aquifers: The Possible Role of Siderite

Jordanians and a large number of refugees are drinking radiumcontaminated water from a sandstone aquifer. The problem is that this water passed through sandstone of the Disi Formation only after carbon dioxide and methane had bleached the sandstone, dissolving the Iron-oxide coatings and liberating heavy metals and radionuclides . The Iron that once coated the grains migrated to form Iron bands in the lower Um Ishrin Formation. The major practical significance of this study involves water quality. The movement of Iron sandstone aquifers can drastically change groundwater chemistry; understanding how and when this movement takes place will help in locating safe supplies of drinking water. Hypothesis: The rhombic, Iron-rich structures in the Jordanian sandstones are the altered remains of nowdissolved siderite crystals. It is important to figure out the elemental composition of the possible pseudomorphs, and to get a better look at their form

EXPLORING THE INSTRUCTIONAL EMERGENT WRITING STRATEGIES OF THE EMIRATI KINDERGARTENERS: A MIXED METHOD STUDY

This mixed-method study aimed at exploring the nature and the types of instructional emergent writing strategies applied by UAE kindergarten teachers in their classrooms. The study also fathomed the teachers’ views toward the practicality of the instructional emergent writing strategies and the challenges they encountered when teaching emergent writing using these strategies. The study used an exploratory sequential mixed method design. In the first phase of the study, a qualitative mean was used by carrying out semi-structured interviews with a purposive-selected sampling of kindergarten English teachers (n=5). The second phase of the study featured a collection of quantitative data using a self-report questionnaire answered by a randomly selected sample of teachers (n=206). The results gleaned from the interviews, which showed that teachers used nurture writing as an emergent literacy skill by creating a meaningful environment. Kindergarteners can practise writing in an authentic, mundane, and communicative way. Teachers also believe in the use of gradual release instruction, whether when selecting instructional strategies or materials. The quantitative results revealed that the use of modelling strategy is the most common and frequent when teaching emergent writing along with other strategies (e.g., guided writing, shared writing, interactive writing, and freewriting), which is also confirmed by the qualitative results as the use of these strategies contribute immensely in promoting emergent writing literacy in which different skills were knitted and woven meaningfully. Furthermore, both the qualitative and the quantitative results signified that teachers confirmed that the limited time provided for children and teachers poses a real challenge. The study also found there are some difficulties in changing parents’ attitudes to fulfil their required expectations. Some recommendations and implications for future research related to EFL/ESL contexts (e.g., UAE context) are provided

SISTEM AKUNTANSI PENERIMAAN DAN PENGELUARAN KAS PADA BPJS KESEHATAN KANTOR CABANG PADANG

BPJS Kesehatan Kantor Cabang Padang merupakan sebuah Badan Hukum di bidang asuransi yang berada di Provinsi Sumatera Barat dan salah satu badan pemerintah terbesar di Indonesia. Pada saat ini beredar informasi bahwa BPJS Kesehatan mengalami defisit, sehingga mengakibatkan terlambatnya pembayaran atas pelayanan kesehatan ke fasilitas kesehatan (faskes) yang bekerjasama dengan BPJS Kesehatan. Berdasarkan informasi diatas penulis tertarik untuk meneliti apakah defisit yang dialami oleh BPJS Kesehatan tersebut berhubungan dengan sistem pencatatan dan pengendalian terhadap penerimaan dan pengeluaran kas yang diterapkan, serta digunakan dalam bentuk laporan kerja praktek yang berjudul: “AKUNTANSI PENERIMAAN DAN PENGELUARAN KAS PADA BPJS KESEHATAN KANTOR CABANG PADANG”