Lecturers Commitment towards Students Academic Performance: A Regression Analysis

The commitment of academics staffs towards students’ academic performance has been a topic of intense interest during the last decades. Most of the applied research have employed a first order and Rasch model analysis which manifest variables that serve as indicators of the trait level at each time of measurement and validity process of the instrument. This paper examined the issues regarding the multidimensionality of accounting lecturers commitment towards students’ academic performance in Nigeria. A quantitative method analysis was used on the data obtained from the selected Nigerian University in evaluating their commitment to student academic performance. The data was analysed using multiple regression analysis through the application of statistical package for social sciences Version 21.0. Our findings showed that the multidimensionality of commitment are strong determinants of students’ academic performanc

Regional Integration: Physician Perceptions on Electronic Medical Record Use and Impact in South West Ontario

Regional initiatives in the health care context in Canada are typically organized and administered along geographic boundaries or operational units. Regional integration of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) has been continuing across Canadian provinces in recent years, yet the use and impact of regionally integrated EMRs are not routinely assessed and questions remain about their impact on and use in physicians’ practices. Are stated goals of simplifying connections and sharing of electronic health information collected and managed by many health services providers being met? What are physicians’ perspectives on the use and impact of regionally integrated EMR? In this thesis, I examined how primary health care and family physicians use electronic medical records and associated electronic health information resources in South West Ontario, the challenges they face in doing so, as well as the impact of an integrated EMR. A mixed methods-grounded theory research approach was employed to explore physician EMR use, and data acquired using participant consultation, observership and shadowing, semi-structured interviews, and a self-administered questionnaire. The study revealed that there are clear and present challenges to regional integration of EMR. Although regional integration initiatives such as implementation of ClinicalConnect, a regional EMR clinical viewer, continue to expand, physicians face challenges related to implementation, support and advanced use of electronic records. Not every patient has data access, patient portals are often not fully integrated, and the impact of EMR transitioning can reshape a primary care physician practice. A comprehensive model of physician integrated EMR use and a six-stage maturity model were developed from this study: The comprehensive model conceptualizes how the experience of EMR transitioning, managing patient expectation, meeting information needs, engaging regional entities, support and practice context, influence physician perception of EMR integration, and often resulted in practice changing moments. It further describes influences on physician perception of EMR use by EMR offering, EMR content, integration tools, information attributes, practice type, and patient and physician characteristics. The six-stage maturity model provides a framework that describes key elements of operative EMR use within the context of regional integration of electronic health information resources. It enhances understanding of EMR maturity by shifting orientation from theoretical evolutionary improvement path, which characterized prior maturity models, to assessment of EMR maturity based on how practicing physicians actually use EMR in primary health care. Insights from this study will advance understanding of regional integration of electronic medical records and serve as additional resource for individuals interested in assessment of the use and impact of electronic health information resources in primary health care

Laser Based Additive Manufacturing Technology for Fabrication of Titanium Aluminide-Based Composites in Aerospace Component Applications

Titanium aluminides has the potential of replacing nickel-based superalloys in the aerospace industries because its density is almost half that of nickel-based alloys. Nevertheless, the room temperature properties (ductility) have made the wider application of this class of intermetallic alloy far from being realized. This has led to various research been carried out in adjusting the production processing and/or material through alloying, heat treatment, ingot metallurgy, powder metallurgy and most recently additive manufacturing processing. One of the additive manufacturing processing of titanium aluminide is laser engineered net shaping (LENS). It is used to produce components from powders by melting and forming on a substrate based on a computer-aided design (CAD) to shape the components. This contribution will focus on the laser processing of titanium aluminides components for aerospace applications. Also, the challenges confronting this processing techniques as well as suggested finding to solve the problems would be outlined. The objective of this work is to present an insight into how titanium aluminides components have been developed by researchers with emphasis on aerospace applications

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

Regional Integration: Physician Experiences of Electronic Medical Record Use and Impact in South West Ontario

Poster Presentatio

Panel 2 – Understandings of Data

Moderator: Dr. Jacob Shelley, Faculty of Law Panelists: Jeffrey Lupker, Music Research & Composition; Lisa Macklem, Law; Sadiq Raji, Health & Information Scienc

Microstructure and Micro-Hardness Properties of In-Situ LENS Fabricated Ti-Al-Si-xV Alloys

This study presents laser in-situ alloying of Ti-Al-Si-xV alloys fabricated using the laser engineered net shaping (LENS) machine from elemental powders. The as-built samples were subjected to heat treatment at 1200°C, 1300°C, and 1400°C for 1 hour and furnace cooled (FC) with subsequent homogenization heat treatment at 950°C for 6 hours and FC. The microstructure was characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) equipped with an electron dispersion spectroscopy (EDS). The micro-hardness properties were evaluated with the Vickers hardness tester. The results showed that alloying via in-situ powder deposition followed by heat treatment is practicable for the producing TiAl-based alloys with improved mechanical properties

Bio-enhanced removal of hydrocarbon contents from spent engine oil contaminated soil using Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus co-culture

The study assessed the removal of total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) and polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) from spent engine oil (SEO) contaminated soil through bioenhancement of bacteria isolated from SEO polluted soil. Sterilized soil was subjected to a three level of SEO contamination before the addition of sterilized biostimulants including powdered cow dung (CD), powdered cocoa pod husk (CPH) and compost (made from fresh CPH and CD). Bacterial inoculum being Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus cereus co-culture (150 mL) was added to the mixture in polyethylene bags. It was a factorial experiment that was laid out in a completely randomized design (CRD). The TPH and PAHs were estimated in the first day, fifth week and the tenth week that the room incubation lasted. Results generated from the influence of biostimulants on TPH and PAHs degradation potential of the bacterial co-culture showed that degradation of the hydrocarbon contents was significantly enhanced (p < 0.05). At the tenth week, compost enhanced the most TPH reductions (315 and 380 mg kg–1) compared with other biostimulants on 5% and 15% SEO contamination levels, respectively. Compost equally enhanced the most PAHs reductions (48.8, 39.6 and 94.6 mg kg–1) compared with other biostimulants on 5%, 10% and 15% SEO contamination levels respectively. However, the quantity of SEO contents degraded was significantly higher in the bioaugmented and biostimulated soil samples compared with the control employed. The technology adopted in this study can be effectively employed for the bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbon related pollution