Examining The Influence Of Dependent Demand Arrivals On Patient Scheduling

This research examines the influence of batch appointments on patient scheduling systems. Batch appointments are characterized by multiple patients within a family desiring appointments within the same time frame

Introduction and Keynote

Introductory remarks by EWOC 2016-2017 President Elise Lopez. Conference keynote speech by Judge Sheila Abdus-Salaam. The theme of the third annual Empowering Women of Color Conference is Double-Consciousness. It’s really a theme that strikes at the core of what our group stands for. It’s about being an advocate both for ourselves in the legal and professional world, but also being a mentor to other women of color. It’s also about striking that balance between fitting into this generations-old institution of legal practice, but also pushing boundaries and keeping the dialogue going about issues that are relevant to women of colo

Adoption of ICT to support rural small-holder farmers : A Systematic Review

Access to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are slowly becoming more available to rural communities given a number of innovative approaches over recent years such as the implementation of Community Networks (CNs). Consequently, ICTs are able to become more meaningful in support of livelihoods of these communities, such as in agriculture production. Potential benefits to smallholder farmers include increase yields and reduced effort. However, there is very little evidence of smallholder farmers integrating ICTs into their livelihood activity. In this paper a Systematic Literature Review is used to explore the challenges faced in this sector. A total of 83 articles were initially identified, and after a screening process 28 articles were subjected to further scrutiny using a qualitative coding process. Codes were assigned to the constructs of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology. The findings indicate that effort expectancy, performance expectancy, social influence, facilitating conditions, price value and perceived trust as factors that are potentially relevant to smallholder farmers’ intentions to adopt ICTs. The findings are important in that they inform how digital ecosystems in rural areas, post the deployment of CN network infrastructure, can become conducive for smallholder farmers to utilise ICTs

Quality Evaluation of Bread Produced from Wheat Flour using Avocado (Persea americana) Paste as Substitute

Quality evaluation of bread from wheat flour using avocado paste as substitute was investigated. Wheat flour and avocado paste were substituted at different ratios. The chemical composition, physical properties and sensory evaluation of the bread samples were carried out. The results revealed that the moisture, protein, fat, fiber, ash, carbohydrate and energy ranged from 31.04- 36.39%, 6.47-9.92%, 2.60-8.84%, 0.69-2.99%, 44.03-54.69% and 272.35-283.73 Kcal/100g respectively. The protein content decreased while the crude fat, crude fiber and total ash increased significantly (p<0.05) as the addition of avocado paste increased. The loaf weight, loaf volume, specific volume and oven spring varied between 169-186 g, 1225-1285 cm3, 7.20-8.78 cm3/g and 3.00-5.30 respectively. The oven spring, loaf weight and the loaf volume decreased significantly (p<0.05) as the addition of avocado paste increased. The colour characteristics L*,a*, b* varied from 35.73-52.34, 11.40-14.26 and 18.01-29.83 respectively. The texture parameters ranged from 162.02-585.00 N. The sensory evaluation showed that the taste, colour, flavour, spread-ability and the overall acceptability ranged from 5.50-7.90, 5.00-8.25, 5.80-7.40, 5.60-8.20 and 5.65-8.20 respectively. The bread sample produced from 95% wheat flour with 5% avocado paste was the most preferred by the panelists. The aforementioned findings show that wheat flour could be substituted with avocado paste up to 5% in bread production. Practical applicationThe production of bread using margarine has been reported to increase the rate of cholesterol which predisposes many consumers to various heart diseases. The production of bread with avocado pastes which contains high fatty oil that are predominantly monounsaturated fatty acid, a distinct property that will result in so many health benefits

Relationship Between Students’ Learning Outcomes in WAEC and NECO Arabic Language Examinations in North-Central Nigeria

Despite the fact that the certificates being awarded by senior school WAEC and NECO are said to be comparable, yet, stakeholders in the education sector doubt their correspondence in terms of students’ learning outcomes. While some students only register for NECO believing that they could not pass WAEC. This was part of what necessitated this study by determining the correspondence between students’ learning outcomes in senior school WAEC and NECO Arabic Language examinations in North-central from 2015 to 2019 academic sessions. This study was a descriptive study of the correlational type. Only the results of candidates that sat for WAEC and NECO Arabic Language examinations were logically selected for this study via a researcher-designed proforma. Thus, 948 students constituted the sample size for this study using a multistage sampling procedure. Data collected were analyzed using the percentage to answer the research questions while the Pearson’s chi-square at 0.05 alpha level was used to test the hypotheses. Findings indicated that a significant association existed between students’ learning outcomes in WAEC and NECO Arabic examinations in North-central Nigeria. It was therefore recommended that teachers of Arabic should work harder to sustain their students’ performance in Arabic Language

Komunikasi Antarpribadi Musrif dan Santri dalam Memotivasi Menghafal Al-Qur’an (Studi Deskriptif Kualitatif di Madrasah Tsanawiyah Ma’ahid Kudus)

This interpersonal communication study sees through the interaction of teachers and students conducted by musrif of MTS Ma'ahid. The purpose of this study is to find out on how personal communication is conducted by teachers in motivating students. The method conducted in qualitative with a descriptive approach. This study used in-depth interviews. The ability to communicate is very important to be mastered by the teacher in interpersonal communication to motivate the students. The results showed that: (1) Musrif MTS Ma'ahid was proven to master several basic communication skills in basic interventions including direction, encouragement, understanding, approval, hesitation, resisting, opposing, and coercive. (2) Musrif gives directions and encouragements that aimed at initiating communication and directing according as it desired. (3) Musrif must have sense of understanding and consent to be closer to students (4) Doubt occurs when the student does not want to be candor to his musrif and refusal are also given to rise student’s enthusiast again. (5) Musrif efforts to improve the memorization of students can use a forceful method which is given to give more emphasis to the students which aims to tie the memorization of the students in meeting the target

Studies on the antimicrobial effect of corn steep liquor on some diarrhoea causing organisms

The antimicrobial effect of Corn Steep Liquor (CSL) was investigated over a five day period. The pH and titrable acidity of the liquor were determined, while the antimicrobial effect on some diarrhoea causing organisms such as Escherichia coli, Salmonella enteriditis, Staphylococcus aureus and Vibrio parahaemolyticus was also determined. Using well diffusion method, 0.1 ml (100 μl) of the liquor effectively inhibited the growth of the test organisms with zones of inhibition ranging from 4.00 ± 0.28 to 20.20 ± 0.14 mm. The zones of inhibition increased with increasing number of days of fermentation of the filtrate on which is the CSL. However, there was no significant difference (P>0.05) in the antimicrobial properties of the liquor on day 3 and 4 for S. enteriditis, S. aureus and V. parahaemolyticus. The zone of inhibition on day 5 was significantly different (P<0.05) from all other days except in S. enteriditis whose zone of inhibition was not significantly different from day 4 and 5. The degree of inhibition was highest in E. coli (20.20 ± 0.14 mm), followed by V. paraheamolyticus (18.50 ± 2.12mm); while S. enteriditis showed the minimum degree of inhibition to the CSL (13.20 ± 0.28 mm. The total microbial count and the titrable acidity of the liquor increased with increasing number of days and reached a peak on day 4 (355.60 ± 21.07 cfu/ml and 23.25 ± 2.05%, respectively). The pH however decreased with number of days. The result suggests that corn steep liquor which is considered a waste inhibits the growth of some diarrhoeic microbes especially by day four of fermentation.Keywords: Anti-microbials, diarrhoea, pH, titrable acidityAfrican Journal of Biotechnology, Vol. 13(2), pp. 332-335, 8 January, 201

اودھ اخبار‘ اور تفتہؔ کی وفات کی تاریخیں’

Chronogram or tareekh goi is the art of denoting the year of an event with the help of verses. Every letter of alphabet is assigned a numerical value and, by adding up the numbers, one can find out the year through verses. Such chronograms were very common in 18th and 19th century and remained in vogue in the 20th century, too, though their popularity began to decline. Awadh Akhbar was an Urdu newspaper launched in 1859 from Lucknow by Munshi Naval Kishore. Munshi Hargopal Tafta was a disciple of Ghalib and a poet. When Tafta died in 1879, numerous chronograms recording his death appeared in some issues of Awadh Akhbar. This article traces, records and evaluates these chronograms.</p

جامعات میں اردو تحقیق‘‘ مرتبہ ڈاکٹر رفیع الدین ہاشمی: تحقیق و تجزیہ’’

Dr Rafiuddin Hashmi is a very well-known scholar. His book ‘Jamia’at mein Urdu Tehqeeq’ (Urdu Research at Universities) has been acclaimed as a remarkable work for the guidance of research scholars and students alike. Hashmi Sahib’s book is a pioneering work that enlists thousands of dissertations written for PhD /M Phil degrees in Urdu at universities around the world. A labour of love, this book is packed with rare information. This article endeavours to add some information and corrects some errors that have crept into Hashmi Sahib’s work. While the author has paid glowing tributes to Hashmi Sahib for his remarkable work, he has added some new data too from which researchers may benefit.</p

Examining Usability of the Internet by the Teaching Staff of the Peshawar Medical College

Purpose: This study aims to examine the access and purpose of internet use by the teaching staff of Peshawar Medical College, Peshawar. Method(s)/Materials: Data were collected through a tested questionnaire from 115 teaching staff members of two major groups’ basic sciences and clinical sciences with a response rate (57.39%) of 66 members positively. Teaching faculty comprising 71.40% Male faulty members and 28.60% female took part in the study. Data were analyzed and tabulated using the SPSS tool. Research Limitation(s): This study was limited to the teaching faculty of basic and clinical science departments of Peshawar Medical College Peshawar. Key Finding(s): Key findings of this study revealed that majority of the respondents use the internet for teaching, research, career development and sports. Low internet speed, power failure, lack of modern trainings and finance are the major barriers to the smooth operation of internet in Peshawar Medical College. Practical Implication(s): The findings of the study revealed that the internet as an educational tool of the day. There were different areas indicated by respondents that need to be improved for more beneficial use of the internet. Hence, this study can attract the policymakers for the development of the information technology programs in medical institutions. Contribution to Knowledge: This study has contributed new portrait to the knowledge of the internet usage in medical teaching profession