Innovative E-Therapy service in higher education: Mobile application design

Cyber counselling or e-therapy has widely been adopted as the new approach to give an insightful guidance into the clients. In higher education (HE) level, this initiative seems to have rarely been involved due to some technical requirements and preparations. This paper aims to present the approach of e-therapy using mobile application design. The finding illustrates that promoting this model application can theoretically assist the transmission process of counselling in the academic circumstance where both students and advisors may have a continuous engagement with more convenient quality in solving the issues surrounding the academic purposes. The attainment of this paper is expected to contribute in enabling the process of academic counselling in the context of higher education (HE). Strengthening practical and relational value maintaining connection to facilitate the sensitive issues disclosure is expected to help students solve their academic issues, such as reflecting the learning achievement

Prediction error and accuracy of intraocular lens power calculation in pediatric patient comparing SRK II and Pediatric IOL Calculator

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Despite growing number of intraocular lens power calculation formulas, there is no evidence that these formulas have good predictive accuracy in pediatric, whose eyes are still undergoing rapid growth and refractive changes. This study is intended to compare the prediction error and the accuracy of predictability of intraocular lens power calculation in pediatric patients at 3 month post cataract surgery with primary implantation of an intraocular lens using SRK II versus Pediatric IOL Calculator for pediatric intraocular lens calculation. Pediatric IOL Calculator is a modification of SRK II using Holladay algorithm. This program attempts to predict the refraction of a pseudophakic child as he grows, using a Holladay algorithm model. This model is based on refraction measurements of pediatric aphakic eyes. Pediatric IOL Calculator uses computer software for intraocular lens calculation.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>This comparative study consists of 31 eyes (24 patients) that successfully underwent cataract surgery and intraocular lens implantations. All patients were 12 years old and below (range: 4 months to 12 years old). Patients were randomized into 2 groups; SRK II group and Pediatric IOL Calculator group using envelope technique sampling procedure. Intraocular lens power calculations were made using either SRK II or Pediatric IOL Calculator for pediatric intraocular lens calculation based on the printed technique selected for every patient. Thirteen patients were assigned for SRK II group and another 11 patients for Pediatric IOL Calculator group. For SRK II group, the predicted postoperative refraction is based on the patient's axial length and is aimed for emmetropic at the time of surgery. However for Pediatric IOL Calculator group, the predicted postoperative refraction is aimed for emmetropic spherical equivalent at age 2 years old. The postoperative refractive outcome was taken as the spherical equivalent of the refraction at 3 month postoperative follow-up. The data were analysed to compare the mean prediction error and the accuracy of predictability of intraocular lens power calculation between SRK II and Pediatric IOL Calculator.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>There were 16 eyes in SRK II group and 15 eyes in Pediatric IOL Calculator group. The mean prediction error in the SRK II group was 1.03 D (SD, 0.69 D) while in Pediatric IOL Calculator group was 1.14 D (SD, 1.19 D). The SRK II group showed lower prediction error of 0.11 D compared to Pediatric IOL Calculator group, but this was not statistically significant (p = 0.74). There were 3 eyes (18.75%) in SRK II group achieved acccurate predictability where the refraction postoperatively was within ± 0.5 D from predicted refraction compared to 7 eyes (46.67%) in the Pediatric IOL Calculator group. However the difference of the accuracy of predictability of postoperative refraction between the two formulas was also not statistically significant (p = 0.097).</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The prediction error and the accuracy of predictability of postoperative refraction in pediatric cataract surgery are comparable between SRK II and Pediatric IOL Calculator. The existence of the Pediatric IOL Calculator provides an alternative to the ophthalmologist for intraocular lens calculation in pediatric patients. Relatively small sample size and unequal distribution of patients especially the younger children (less than 3 years) with a short time follow-up (3 months), considering spherical equivalent only.</p

Pengaruh Metode Parenting Terhadap Perkembangan Kognitif Anak Usia 5-6 Tahun Di Tk Cahaya Gelora

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh metode parenting terhadap perkembangan kognitif anak usia 5-6 tahun di TK Cahaya Gelora, Lombok Timur. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan penelitian eksperimen dengan One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh anak usia 5-6 tahun yang berjumlah 15 anak. Sampel penelitian ditentukan dengan teknik sampling jenuh. Teknik pengumpulan data menggunakan observasi. Teknis analisis data menggunakan uji-t. Instrumen yang digunakan adalah lembar observasi perkembangaan kognitif anak usia 5-6 tahun. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan skor rata-rata perkembangan kognitif keseluruhan anak saat pretest yaitu 14,53 dan setelah diberikan perlakuan memperoleh skor post-test rata-rata 30,47. Selain itu, hasil uji hipotesis diperoleh thitung yaitu 22,983 dan nilai ttabel 1,761, sehingga thitung &gt; ttabel. Dengan ini membuktikan bahwa ada pengaruh penggunaan metode parenting terhadap perkembangan kognitif anak usia 5-6 tahun di TK Cahaya Gelora, Lombok Timur

Infaq in Times of Pandemic: the New Norm of Islamic Eschatology

This study reveals the currents social welfare which includes the uprising practice of Islamic charity, namely Infaq (voluntary alms giving), an instrument to help the unfortunate people (asnaf). It used qualitative approach involving semi-structured interviews focusing on six themes with six respondents. They engage in Infaq during the MCO or Movement Control Order. The results showed that there was a rise of contemporary fame of Infaq among Malaysian middle-class Muslims and charity body or organisation that specialise in sedekah/Infaq programmes . These parties make use of the platform of social media to record their activities and raise funds activity to help the needy who demand immediate and non-bureaucratic donations especially in a form of material help like food and daily necessities. This indeed has changed the course of how sedekah or Infaq used to be done back then. More Muslims who perform these Islamic charities display their efficiency and transparency in their donations as in Islam, sedekah is as a spiritual ‘investment' to the donors despite the hard time people face during pandemic.&nbsp

Health implication of anion contents in different brands of bottled water samples consumed in some parts of south west Nigeria

In recent time, many bottled water factories in Nigeria are producing water for consumption without standard operation procedures for quality water treatments. Twenty-one samples of different brands of bottled water samples were purchased in and around three densely populated states in Southwest Nigeria. The concentrations of phosphate, nitrate, chloride and nitrite anions in the bottled water samples were analyzed using ascorbic acid method, UV–visible spectrophotometry and argentometric titration. Statistically, the regression analysis indicates that nitrate correlated with nitrite and the significance F value of 1.7 × 10–3 which is lower than the critical value of 5 × 10–3 with p-value of 1.7 × 10–3 also in good agreement. The principal component analysis strongly revealed that high factor scores of nitrite may be due to Aquarite bottled water with a combined contribution of about 65% in all the nitrites found in the 21 samples. The value of 0.80 mg L–1 for nitrite in Aquarite exceeds the World Health Organization, European Economic Community and Standard Organization of Nigeria guidelines by factors of 4, 1.6 and 4, respectively. The anion contents in Nirvana bottled water were found to be lower than the International Reference Standards. The exposure dose, lifetime average daily dose and hazard quotient from the bottled waters were below the permissible limits. This study suggests the need for greater awareness of the risks of anion contents in drinking water, and the appropriate authority should consider the constant increase in production of untreated or poorly treated bottled water as well as the global growth in environmental pollution