TJOB INSECURITY IMPACT ON EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE: A STUDY ON QATAR UNIVERSITY

Job security is one of the most debatable and topics in the world of human resources. Many studies concluded that job security is one of the keys to employee satisfaction. It also contributes to employee performance and productivity. In this study, the case of Qatar University is presented. Without job security, employees will not be sure about their future and their income source. Job insecurity has a strong negative effect on employee performance. Job insecurity may cause critical negative impacts both on employees and organizations. The political situation and the blockade imposed on Qatar led to new measures and an understanding of business in the country. Organizations in Qatar are now trying to think out of the box and improve their performance to overcome the negative blockade impacts. This research discusses job insecurity impact on employee performance and productivity. The research aim is to understand the relationship between the concepts of job security and employee performance. To do so, many sub-concepts were investigated in the study, including financial benefits, fairness, work stress, training, job future, and relationship with superiors. Those concepts and variables were tested among Qatar University Faculty members using in-depth interviews as a data collection method. The study concluded that job security is very important to organizations and employees. It was also concluded that job security drivers could sometimes be controlled by the organization, such as financial benefits, internal communication, working conditions, work stress, fairness, career development, and training. On the other hand, some drivers are controlled by the industry and the eco-system in the country, such as the financial support from the government, the economic crises, and the political crises. The study suggested that the job security level at Qatar University can be improved through various methods that are presented in the recommendations chapter. The research provided comprehensive applicable recommendations in which Qatar University can use it to improve the level of employee job security. The research also provided a chance for future studies to investigate the impact of job security on the education system in the university. This study can highly benefit Qatar University and can positively affect the human resources activities in higher education in Qatar

Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among Children with Asthma in the Egyptian Context

Background: The popularity of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is growing globally among adult and pediatric populations, but little is known about its use in children with Asthma in Egypt. Aim: The aim of this study was to explore CAM use among children with asthma in Egypt. Sample: The convenient sample of 550 mothers of children with asthma. Design: A descriptive correlational cross-sectional design was used to conduct the study. Sitting: The study was conducted in Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital at out-patient clinic Tools: Data were collected using a questionnaire sheet designed by the researchers. Included demographic profile, mothers were asked about CAM use including dietary supplement (DS) and non-DS remedies. Results: The majority of women were young with a mean age of twenty six, live in Cairo, unemployed; secondary schools educated, and were multi-gravida. The mean age of the children was three and more than half of them were male .The majority of mothers used some type of CAM remedy for their kids. The most common types used as DS including: Anise seeds& herbal cough. Only few mothers were used Non –DS remedies. The most commonly used ND remedies were massaging the child chest with olive oil and spiritual healing. Relatives, friends and neighbors were the main source of information about CAM for the majority of the mothers. Decrease the respiratory secretions, improve breathing patterns, no side effect were the most important reasons of using CAM as mentioned by the mothers .Eighty-sex percent of mothers were willing to discuss the use of CAM with their doctors or nurses but were not asked. There was a significant positive correlation between’s mother usage of CAM for themselves and their usage for their kids. Conclusion: The prevalence of reported CAM use among Egyptian children with asthma was high with dietary remedies being the most popular modalities. CAM use was associated with older child’s age and perceived poor asthma control. Key words :( Complementary and Alternative Medicine- Dietary Supplement - Non Dietary Supplement remedies - children with asthma

Supportive Strategies Regarding Accidents Prevention for Mothers of Children Under Five Years Old

Accidental injuries are a major health problem in children. They are the most common cause of death in children under five years of age. Every year they leave many thousands permanently disabled or disfigured. Most of cases at risk from a home accident are the 0-4 year’s age group.  Most of these accidents are preventable through increased awareness, improvements in the home environment and greater product safety. A pre/post quasi experimental design was adopted in the current study. A convenient sample of 100 mothers was included in this study. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of supportive strategies regarding accident prevention on mothers’ knowledge and practice of their children under five years old. The study was conducted in Cairo University Specialized Pediatric Hospital and Benha University Hospital from the pediatric out patients departments. Tools of data collection were socio-demographic data sheet for mothers and their children, history of accidents, questionnaire sheet regarding to mothers’ knowledge about accidents as well as mothers’ reported practices regarding accidents. The study's results revealed that more than half of the children (55%) were male. There were significant differences between pre and post supportive strategy in mothers’ knowledge and reported practices. Mothers’ knowledge and practices in prevention of falling and drowning, electrical shock, burn, and   suffocation, was affected by their age and education, and child’s age (P value is 0.00, 0. 05). The study recommended that supportive strategies for accidents prevention should be applied in all pediatric care settings.  Health promotion programs should be directed to prevent and control of accidents among children. Key words: Accidents Prevention; Children under Five Years;   Supportive Strategie

Effect of Breathing Exercise on Respiratory Efficiency and Pain Intensity among Children Receiving Chemotherapy

Breathing exercises can be used to strengthen respiratory muscles, but they can also be used to create energy. It also combats stress as it stimulates the release of epinephrine. Multidisciplinary management may be needed, with a team including social workers, physiotherapists, play therapists, and music therapists. Cancer pain should always be measured using validated pain assessment tools. The aim of the current study is to determine the effect of breathing Exercise on respiratory efficiency and pain intensity among children under chemotherapy.  A convenient sample of 70 children older than 3 years old,   with cancer and treated by chemotherapy; were included in the study. A quasi-experimental research design was used to conduct the study. The study was conducted in the National Cancer Institute (N.C. I) in the pediatric  wards.   Data was collected using a structured interview schedule it was developed by the researchers the first one was for children’ sociodemographic data and cancer history, the second was to assess the respiratory efficiency and the third was the pediatric facial pain scale. The study’s results revealed that more than half of the studied children were male, less than two thirds of the studied children had Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), The majority of the studied children had pain as an associated problem from cancer and its treatment. All the children had easy fatigability, loss of weight, and feeding problems. There were significance differences between pre and post breathing exercises in relation to vital signs, O2 saturation and pain intensity. Multiple efforts from pediatric oncology team are needed to prepare children with cancer prior conducting cancer treatment as well their mothers or care givers. Further researches are needed on a larger sample for generalization of the reached results. Keywords: Breathing Exercise- chemotherapy - respiratory efficiency – pai

Computer vision syndrome among Al-Rayan Medical Colleges students, Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Background: Digital devices now become a part of university student’s life, and with prolonged use, they may experience some ocular problems like dryness, headache, eye strain, and pain. These symptoms and others constitute computer vision syndrome (CVS). Our study aimed to assess CVS among Al-Rayan medical college students and to evaluate students’ behaviors related to preventing CVS. Methods: A cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study was performed among the students of Alrayan Medical College from the period from November to December 2022, with a sample size of 270 cases. Data were collected using (CVS-Q) questionnaire. Results: Near half of the participants (53.7%) were suffering from CVS. The most reported symptoms included headache (43.3%), tearing (42.9%), burning (39.3%), and blurred vision (35.1%). The most significant measures applied to minimize the impact of electronic devices were putting the digital device at enough distance (p value=0.001) and adjusting the screen brightness of the digital device (p value=0.004). Conclusions: This study disclosed that CVS is a common problem among medical students. The manifestation of CVS was affected by the frequency and duration of electronic device use

Melasma and Associated Factors in Arar City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)

Melasma is a common dermatological disorder characterized by irregular brownish patches with unclear etiology and a variety of factors may be associated with its occurrence. Melasma patients suffer significant emotional and psychological problems making assessment of their quality of life is increasingly necessary. Aim of the study: This study was conducted to identify the frequency and factors associated with occurrence of Melasma in in Arar, KSA and its effect on some determinant of quality of life in the affected patients. Subjects and methods: A population based cross sectional study was conducted from January 2016 to January 2017. It included 470 individuals attended five randomly selected primary healthcare centers in Arar city in the Northern Province of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and were selected by systemic random sampling. Data were collected by means of personal interview with the sampled population using a predesigned questionnaire. Results: Findings revealed that18.7 % of the studied population suffered from Melasma. Age and positive family history were significantly associated with the development of Melasma among the studied patients while gender, skin color, sun exposure and cosmetic use had no significant effect. Most of the studied determinants of quality of life were not affected by suffering from Melasma while lack of self-confidence was significantly associated with the presence of Melasma. Conclusion: less than on fifth (18.7%) of the studied patients suffered from Melasma. Age and positive family history are the most common associations. Melasma had a significant impact on self-confidence of the affected patients.Keywords: Melasma, risk factor, quality of life

Prevalence of nicotine dependence among university students in Jordan: a cross-sectional study

Tobacco epidemic is one of the biggest public health threats the world has ever encountered. The objective of this study was to identify the prevalence of nicotine dependence among university students in Jordan and assess factors associated with this dependence.  A cross-sectional study using simple random sampling was conducted among university students from 3 public and 3 private universities selected for their convenience from central, middle, and east Jordan via administering a questionnaire between October 2016 and January 2017. The total number of participants was 892.  The overall nicotine dependence was 51.2%. Correlates to nicotine dependence were studying at an undergraduate level (OR=3.6; 95% CI: 1.4-8.1); studying humanities (OR=1.73; 95% CI: 1.2-2.1); existing of a smoking family member (OR=1.63; 95% CI: 1.5-1.9); starting smoking before age of 15 years (OR=1.60; 95% CI: 1.2-2.1); water pipe smoking (OR=1.48; 95% CI: 1.1-2.0); and studying at governmental universities (OR=1.36; 95% CI: 1.0-1.8).  Several socio-demographic characteristics had an impact on nicotine dependence. Future research is necessary to further improve our understanding of motives for smoking and dependence.&nbsp

Synthesis and in vitro antiproliferative activity of new 1-phenyl-3-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)urea scaffold-based compounds

A new series of 1-phenyl-3-(4-(pyridin-3-yl)phenyl)urea derivatives were synthesized and subjected to in vitro antiproliferative screening against National Cancer Institute (NCI)-60 human cancer cell lines of nine different cancer types. Fourteen compounds 5a-n were synthesized with three different solvent exposure moieties (4-hydroxylmethylpiperidinyl and trimethoxyphenyloxy and 4-hydroxyethylpiperazine) attached to the core structure. Substituents with different π and σ values were added on the terminal phenyl group. Compounds 5a-e with a 4-hydroxymethylpiperidine moiety showed broad-spectrum antiproliferative activity with higher mean percentage inhibition values over the 60-cell line panel at 10 µM concentration. Compound 5a elicited lethal rather than inhibition effects on SK-MEL-5 melanoma cell line, 786-0, A498, RXF 393 renal cancer cell lines, and MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cell line. Two compounds, 5a and 5d showed promising mean growth inhibitions and thus were further tested at five-dose mode to determine median inhibitory concentration (IC50) values. The data revealed that urea compounds 5a and 5d are the most active derivatives, with significant efficacies and superior potencies than paclitaxel in 21 different cancer cell lines belonging particularly to renal cancer and melanoma cell lines. Moreover, 5a and 5d had superior potencies than gefitinib in 38 and 34 cancer cell lines, respectively, particularly colon cancer, breast cancer and melanoma cell lines

Strategic leadership as an approach to improve school principals' performance

هدفت الدراسة الوصول إلى إجراءات مقترحة لتطوير أداء مديري المدارس بسلطنة عمان في ضوء مدخل القيادة الاستراتيجية، وذلك من خلال الوقوف على درجة ممارسة مديري مدارس السلطنة للقيادة الاستراتيجية. استخدمت الدراسة المنهج الوصفي. كما استخدمت استبانةً مكونةً من أربعة أبعاد للقيادة الاستراتيجية، وهي؛ البعد التحويلي، والبعد الإداري، والبعد الأخلاقي، والبعد السياسي. وتكون مجتمع الدراسة من أعضاء الهيئة الإدارية والتدريسية في مدارس المحافظات التعليمية: مسقط، والبريمي، وظفار. وتم اختيار عينة عشوائية تكونت من (220) عضوًا. ومن أهم النتائج التي توصلت إليها الدراسة الميدانية: أن درجة ممارسة مديري المدارس للقيادة الاستراتيجية عالية في جميع أبعاد الدراسة.Using the descriptive approach, the study aimed at reaching proposed procedures for improving the school principals’ performance in the Sultanate of Oman through the strategic leadership approach. This was conducted through assessing principals’ practices of strategic leadership inside schools. The study was based on a questionnaire consisting of four dimensions of the strategic leadership approach: transformational, administrative, moral, and the political dimension. A random sample was used that included 220 members from administrative and teaching staff at Muscat, Buraimi, and Dhofar educational governorates. Results indicated that school principals are practicing strategic leadership at a high level in all dimensions