Knowledge and perception of postmenopausal women towards menopause

Background: Aim of the research was to study the knowledge and perception of postmenopausal women towards menopause.Methods: It was a cross sectional study which was carried at outpatient department of psychiatry, Government medical college, Srinagar over a period of 3 months. Participants who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study were evaluated on a semi-structured proforma for demographic variables, knowledge and attitude towards menopause.Results: A total of 120 postmenopausal women were included in our study. Mean age of study population was s 54.5±8.6 years. Majority of women belonged to rural background (80.0%) in the age group of 51-60 years (58.3%), married (78.3%), having 1-3 issues (53.3%) and had received no formal education (67.5%). Menopause was natural in (80.8%) of women and (19.2%) had surgical menopause. 85% of study population had heard about menopause at the time their periods stopped mostly from family elders and friends. 45% had knowledge about the age of the menopause, while as only (20.8%) were aware about the symptoms of menopause. 56.6% of study population were having positive perception about the menopause.Conclusions: Majority of our women were unaware of menopausal symptoms. Most of them considered it as a natural process of aging and thus were having a positive perception about the menopause

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients presenting with conversion disorder in a tertiary care hospital in north India

 Background: Conversion (functional neurological symptom) disorder refers to patients who have neurological symptoms in the absence of neurological disease, encompassing one or more symptoms of altered voluntary motor or sensory function. Aim of the study was to study the demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with conversion disorder.Methods: The study population comprised all the patients (both inpatients and outpatients) of conversion disorder attending department of psychiatry, government medical college Srinagar over a period of 6 months who fulfilled the inclusion criteria of the study were evaluated on a semi-structured proforma for demographic variables and clinical characteristics.Results: A total of 76 patients of conversion disorder were included in our study. Conversion disorder is more common in age group of 20-29 years (52.6%), females (93.4%) and among students (71.1%) belonging to rural background. Motor symptoms were the predominant presentation with pseudo seizure (69.7%) being the commonest. A majority of the patients had an obvious psychosocial stressor, of which family-related (36.8%) and relationship- related (15.8%) problems accounted for the major types.Conclusions: Conversion disorders are commonly seen in young adult females, students and in those from rural background. They are mostly preceded by psychosocial stressors

Cultural values and career goal of employees in a Malaysian industrial corporation

This paper presents a study on the influence of cultural values (self-direction, achievement, tradition, and benevolence) on career goal of employees in an oil and gas corporation in Malaysia. The study used the Social Cognitive Career Theory to support the theoretical framework of the investigation. Data gathered from 87 employees of an oil and gas corporation in the area of Kuala Lumpur were used in the analysis. The results show that the levels of the four cultural values experienced by the respondents are high while for the career goal is moderate. The regression results reveal that the predictor variables explain 28.0% of the variance in the career goal of the employees. Recommendation for human resource management and future research are discussed

Harmonizing Education Outcomes with the Needs of the Saudi Labor Market Demand

This paper focuses on the exploration of particular education outcomes in the context of Saudi Arabia and how those aspects can be harmonized with the needs of the Saudi labor market demand. Different arguments related to the emergence of education and training opportunities for the workforce of Saudi Arabia are presented and critically analyzed against major findings derived from the literature. A relevant conclusion presented in the paper refers to the statement that Saudi Arabia is on the right path of expanding its talented employee base in an attempt to improve its education system by making it adequately competitive as compared to major education systems around the world. The research methodology utilized in the study is quantitative by nature implying the researcher\u27s focus on obtaining as objective and unbiased findings from participants as possible. The data collection method used by the researcher is questionnaires as they are identified as a reliable tool to derive adequate information from participants. The research methodology paradigm implemented in the current study refers to positivism. The main conclusion presented in the paper is associated with the belief of participants that the Saudi education system is efficient and reliable enough to accommodate the education and labor market needs of the local population

Women and political participation : a partial translation of ‘Abd al-Ḥalīm Muhammad Abū Shaqqah’s Taḥrīr al-Mar’ah fī ‘Aṣr al-Risālah (The liberation of women in the prophetic period), with a contextual introduction to the author and his work

This thesis is a translation of a chapter that examines the role of Muslim women in politics during the early Islamic period and their engagement with religious and political discourses. This subject raises a combination of provocative challenges for Islamic discourse as Muslim women have had a complex relationship with their religious tradition dating back to the very inception of Islam. Despite Qur’ānic injunctions and Prophetic affirmations of the egalitarian status of Muslim women, social inequality and injustice directed at women remains a persistent problem in Muslim society. In the translated text Abū Shaqqah goes about re-invoking the normative tradition in order to affirm the role of Muslim women in politics. Furthermore the translation is prefaced by a critical introduction outlining the contours of the 20th century landscape, which attempts to describe the struggle of Muslim women in Abū Shaqqah’s time.Religious Studies and ArabicM.A. (Arabic

PENGARUH MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS AUDIO VISUAL TERHADAP KEMAMPUAN MOTORIK KASAR PADA ANAK TK KELOMPOK B2 USIA 5-6 TAHUN DI TK AL-BIRUNI MANDIRI JIPANG

The core component of gross motor skills is the ability to use the large muscles in the body to perform physical movements that involve coordination and strength. This research aims to determine the effect of audio-visual based learning media on gross motor skills in children in kindergarten. This research uses a quantitative experimental approach with a pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design. The sample was taken using a saturated sampling technique, consisting of 20 children: 10 in the control class and 10 in the experimental class. Data was collected through observation, interviews and documentation. The results showed that the experimental class that used audio-visual learning media had a higher increase in gross motor skills than the control class. Based on the Wilcoxon test, there is a significant influence of audio-visual based learning media on gross motor skills in kindergarten children aged 5-6 years in group B2 at Al-Biruni Mandiri Jipang Kindergarten

Simulation of implant fitting in the femur bone

This research aims to simulate implant-fitting procedures in the human femoral anatomy. Three-dimensional models of the femur and metal femoral implants are used to build a custom-fitted implant model, with the aim of benefiting medical practitioners and patients

PERENCANAAN TERPADU DI BADAN PERENCANAAN PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH (BAPPEDA) KABUPATEN SIAU TAGULANDANG BIARO

Perencanaan pembangunan daerah mempunyai peranan yang sangat besar sebagai alat utuk mendorong dan mengendalikan proses pembangunan secara lebih cepat dan terarah. Perencanaan pembangunan daerah dilaksanakan dalam bentuk keterpaduan perencanaan pembangunan nasional dengan pembangunan daerah sehingga perencanaan tersebut dapat bersinergi dan memberikan kontribusi dalam pemecahan permasalahan pembangunan baik dikabupaten dan kota, provinsi dan nasional. Perencanaan pembangunan terpadu dimaksudkan untuk pembangunan yang dapat memenuhi kebutuhan masyarakat. Dalam pembangunan daerah terpadu, proses perencanaan dapat diartikan sebagai suatu usaha memaksimumkan segala sumberdaya yang ada pada suatu wilayah atau negara untuk tujuan meningkatkan taraf hidup dan kesejahteraan penduduknya. yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode penelitian kualitatif. Berdasarkan penelitian menunjukan bahwa Proses perencanaan terpadu dilakukan oleh Badan Perencanaan pembangunan kabupaten kepulauan siau tagulandang biaro, namun perlu penajaman-penajaman melalui peningkatan koordinasi dan penyamaan persepsi antar Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah (SKPD), sehingga perencanaan dpat dilakukan secara terpadu dan partisipatif, Faktor penghambat proses perencanaan terpadu yang dilakukan Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah (BAPPEDA) kabupaten kepulauan siau tagulandang biaro adalah masih adanya ego sektoral dan keterbatasan alokasi anggaran pada Satuan Kerja Perangkat Daerah (SKPD). Kata Kunci : Perencanaan, Pembangunan, Perencanaan Pembangunan Daerah

Improvement of soft soil stiffness using geo-composite cellular mat

The highway construction over sub-grade consisting of problematic soils gives challenges to the engineer due to their weak geotechnical characteristic [1, 2, 3]; High water content, High compressibility, and Low bearing capacity