Impact of Training on Developing wisdom in Gifted Female Students at Secondary School

هدف البحث إلى معرفة أثر برنامج تدريبي قائم على الحكمة في تنمية مهارات الحكمة لدى الطالبات الموهوبات في المرحلة الثانوية، وللتحقق من هذا الهدف قام الباحثون بالتحقق من الفرض التالي: يؤدي تطبيق برنامج تدريبي قائم على الحكمة في تحسين مهارات الحكمة (التأملي، الحواري) بشكل إيجابي لدى الطالبات الموهوبات في المرحلة الثانوية في مملكة البحرين. وقد تكونت عينة البحث من (24) طالبة موهوبة من المرحلة الثانوية، موزعات بالتساوي على مدرستين ثانويتين للبنات إحداهما تجريبية والأخرى ضابطة. طبقت أداة الحكمة في القياس القبلي والبعدي لأفراد المجموعتين التجريبية والضابطة، بينما طبق البرنامج التدريبي "القائم على الحكمة" على أفراد المجموعة التجريبية على مدى (22) جلسة تدريبية خلال الفصل الثاني من العام الدراسي (2014-2015م). وبعد المعالجة الإحصائية، جاءت النتائج كالآتي: وجود فروق دالة إحصائياً عند مستوى أقل من (0.001) على التطبيق البعدي لمهارات البعدين التأملي والحواري بين المجموعتين التجريبية والضابطة لصالح المجموعة التجريبية، وهذا يدل على أثر البرنامج التدريبي في تنمية مهارات الحكمة لدى الطالبات الموهوبات. الكلمات المفتاحية: الموهبة، الحكمة، المرحلة الثانوية.The study aimed to investigate the effect of a wisdom-based training program on the development of wisdom of gifted students in the secondary level in the kingdom of Bahrain. In order to achieve this objective, the researchers answered  this question: “Is there a valid positive impact for the implementation of a wisdom-based training program in the development of gifted students’ wisdom skills in the secondary level in the kingdom of Bahrain? The sample of the study consisted of (24) gifted students from the secondary level divided equally into two groups: experimental group and control group. The wisdom tool  was applied in the pre-test and post-test processes on the two groups, whereas the wisdom-based training program was applied on the members of the experimental group only over (22)  training sessions in the second term of the academic year (2014/2015). After the statistical analysis, the results revealed statistically significant differences in the post-test levels of reflective and dialogic dimension skills between the experimental and control groups, in favor of the experimental group. This indicates the effect of the experimental program in the development of wisdom skills on gifted students. Keywords: Giftedness, Wisdom, Secondary level

Is there a role for melatonin in fibromyalgia?

Fibromyalgia, characterised by persistent pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance and cognitive dysfunction, is a central sensitivity syndrome that also involves abnormality in peripheral generators and in the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis. Heterogeneity of clinical expression of fibromyalgia with a multifactorial aetiology has made the development of effective therapeutic strategies challenging. Physiological properties of the neurohormone melatonin appear related to the symptom profile exhibited by patients with fibromyalgia and thus disturbance of it’s production would be compatible with the pathophysiology. Altered levels of melatonin have been observed in patients with fibromyalgia which are associated with lower secretion during dark hours and higher secretion during daytime. However, inconsistencies of available clinical evidence limit conclusion of a relationship between levels of melatonin and symptom profiles in patients with fibromyalgia. Administration of melatonin to patients with fibromyalgia has demonstrated suppression of many symptoms and an improved quality of life consistent with benefit as a therapy for the management of this condition. Further studies with larger samples, however, are required to explore the potential role of melatonin in the pathophysiology of fibromyalgia and determine the optimal dosing regimen of melatonin for the management of fibromyalgia

Teachers' actual awareness of twenty-first-century skills: A Bahraini perspective

This study aimed to recognize the extent to which secondary school teachers are aware of 21st century skills. The study also explored the differences in the secondary school teacher’s knowledge of the 21st skills according to their gender and experience. The study sample consisted of 281 female and male teachers of main school subjects from 10 schools which were selected randomly from different governorates in Bahrain. The teacher’s knowledge of the 21st century skills was measured by a questionnaire prepared by the researchers, titled the extent to which secondary school teachers use 21st century skills. It consisted of 38 items which cover 5 dimensions; knowledge, integration of contents, learning skills (creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking & problem solving), technology, professional & life skills. The study results showed that secondary school teachers know the 21st century skills, the sequence of knowledge of these skills are as follows; the learning skills came first, followed by the professional and life skills, the knowledge, the integration of content, and the technology. The results also showed that there was no difference in the teachers’ knowledge of 21st century skills according to gender. The results also revealed statistical differences in knowledge due to the years of experience. With these findings, the study recommends teachers have more knowledge of 21st century skills.

Relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and the employees’ knowledge about occupational hazards in Al Nasiriya Heart Center, Iraq: 2021-2022

Background: Occupational hazards are defined as workplace issues that have likely to raise the hazard of our health, which can be categorized as biological and non-biological. Health care providers are challenged with a variety these hazards including physical, chemical, and psychological ones. Material and method: a cross-sectional study was conducted among participants in Al Nasiriya Heart center done by face-to-face interviews to find out the relation between socio-demographic characteristics and occupational hazards. A total sample 300 employee were included in the study. Result: The study found a significant relationship between age group, Radiological and psychological risks of occupational hazards (p.value of 0.004 and 0.030). In regards to the relationship between educational level and risk factors of occupational hazard. The study also found a significant relationship between the level of education and biological risk of occupational hazards (P.value 0.0010) with non-significant relation between occupational hazard and gender. Conclusions: Occupational hazards have emerged as a major concern among health-care providers in Al Nasiriya Heart Center, as they are exposed to a wide range of risks, including biological, chemical, physical, and psychosocial risks

Relationship Between Socio-demographic Characteristics and the Employees' Knowledge About Occupational Hazards in Al Nasiriya Heart CENTER, Iraq: 2021-2022

Background: Occupational hazards are defined as workplace issues that have likely to raise the hazard of our health, which can be categorized as biological and non-biological. Health care providers are challenged with a variety these hazards including physical, chemical, and psychological ones. Material and method: a cross-sectional study was conducted among participants in Al Nasiriya Heart center done by face-to-face interviews to find out the relation between socio-demographic characteristics and occupational hazards. A total sample 300 employee were included in the study. Result: The study found a significant relationship between age group, Radiological and psychological risks of occupational hazards (p.value of 0.004 and 0.030). In regards to the relationship between educational level and risk factors of occupational hazard. The study also found a significant relationship between the level of education and biological risk of occupational hazards (P.value 0.0010) with non-significant relation between occupational hazard and gender. Conclusions: Occupational hazards have emerged as a major concern among health-care providers in Al Nasiriya Heart Center, as they are exposed to a wide range of risks, including biological, chemical, physical, and psychosocial risks

Bio-Inspired Dynamic Trust and Congestion-Aware Zone-Based Secured Internet of Drone Things (SIoDT)

The Internet of Drone Things (IoDT) is a trending research area where drones are used to gather information from ground networks. In order to overcome the drawbacks of the Internet of Vehicles (IoV), such as congestion issues, security issues, and energy consumption, drones were introduced into the IoV, which is termed drone-assisted IoV. Due to the unique characteristics of the IoV, such as dynamic mobility and unsystematic traffic patterns, the performance of the network is reduced in terms of delay, energy consumption, and overhead. Additionally, there is the possibility of the existence of various attackers that disturb the traffic pattern. In order to overcome this drawback, the drone-assisted IoV was developed. In this paper, the bio-inspired dynamic trust and congestion-aware zone-based secured Internet of Drone Things (BDTC-SIoDT) is developed, and it is mainly divided into three sections. These sections are dynamic trust estimation, congestion-aware community construction, and hybrid optimization. Initially, through the dynamic trust estimation process, triple-layer trust establishment is performed, which helps to protect the network from all kinds of threats. Secondly, a congestion-aware community is created to predict congestion and to avoid it. Finally, hybrid optimization is performed with the combination of ant colony optimization (ACO) and gray wolf optimization (GWO). Through this hybrid optimization technique, overhead occurs during the initial stage of transmission, and the time taken by vehicles to leave and join the cluster is reduced. The experimentation is performed using various threats, such as flooding attack, insider attack, wormhole attack, and position falsification attack. To analyze the performance, the parameters that are considered are energy efficiency, packet delivery ratio, routing overhead, end-to-end delay, packet loss, and throughput. The outcome of the proposed BDTC-SIoDT is compared with earlier research works, such as LAKA-IOD, NCAS-IOD, and TPDA-IOV. The proposed BDTC-SIoDT achieves high performance when compared with earlier research works

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients with paediatric cancer in low-income, middle-income and high-income countries: a multicentre, international, observational cohort study

OBJECTIVES: Paediatric cancer is a leading cause of death for children. Children in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) were four times more likely to die than children in high-income countries (HICs). This study aimed to test the hypothesis that the COVID-19 pandemic had affected the delivery of healthcare services worldwide, and exacerbated the disparity in paediatric cancer outcomes between LMICs and HICs. DESIGN: A multicentre, international, collaborative cohort study. SETTING: 91 hospitals and cancer centres in 39 countries providing cancer treatment to paediatric patients between March and December 2020. PARTICIPANTS: Patients were included if they were under the age of 18 years, and newly diagnosed with or undergoing active cancer treatment for Acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma, Wilms' tumour, sarcoma, retinoblastoma, gliomas, medulloblastomas or neuroblastomas, in keeping with the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE: All-cause mortality at 30 days and 90 days. RESULTS: 1660 patients were recruited. 219 children had changes to their treatment due to the pandemic. Patients in LMICs were primarily affected (n=182/219, 83.1%). Relative to patients with paediatric cancer in HICs, patients with paediatric cancer in LMICs had 12.1 (95% CI 2.93 to 50.3) and 7.9 (95% CI 3.2 to 19.7) times the odds of death at 30 days and 90 days, respectively, after presentation during the COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.001). After adjusting for confounders, patients with paediatric cancer in LMICs had 15.6 (95% CI 3.7 to 65.8) times the odds of death at 30 days (p<0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected paediatric oncology service provision. It has disproportionately affected patients in LMICs, highlighting and compounding existing disparities in healthcare systems globally that need addressing urgently. However, many patients with paediatric cancer continued to receive their normal standard of care. This speaks to the adaptability and resilience of healthcare systems and healthcare workers globally

Twelve-month observational study of children with cancer in 41 countries during the COVID-19 pandemic

Childhood cancer is a leading cause of death. It is unclear whether the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted childhood cancer mortality. In this study, we aimed to establish all-cause mortality rates for childhood cancers during the COVID-19 pandemic and determine the factors associated with mortality