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Assessment of the Level of Knowledge and Management of Medical Emergencies in Sports by Students of the University of Sports of Tirana, Albania

Universal Journal of Public Health, 2023

Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the level of knowledge and the ability to manage critic... more Aim: The aim of this study is to identify the level of knowledge and the ability to manage critical situations in sports among sports students in Tirana, the Albanian capital. Material and methods: This was a cross-sectional study. A questionnaire was administered to 418 students. The questionnaire was divided into 2 parts; the general knowledge about medical emergencies and their knowledge of how to manage the critical situations in sports. The source of information was asked in the questionnaire as well as demographic questions. Students who participated in the questionnaire were divided into two groups: Gr. A sport students and Gr. B non-sports students. This questionnaire was carried out before the start of the medical emergency program. The applied method is observation and comparison. Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to assess linear associations and paired t-test was employed to compare matched/paired numerical variables. Results: From the questionnaire, 86% of students answered that they had general knowledge about medical emergencies and 47% of them had partial knowledge in management of them but only 3.6% thought that they could apply their knowledge. 72% of students answered that they had information about head injury where 36% knew how to manage and only 1.5% could apply their knowledge. Even for heart disease, asthma attack, allergic reaction; students answered that they had general information, but less than 2% of them could apply this knowledge in an emergency situation. Conclusions: Sports students are more informed about emergencies in sports compared to non-sports students. They also have more knowledge of medical emergency in sports management. Very few of all students think they're good at managing them. The main sources are school curriculum, first aid course. There is insufficient knowledge about medical emergencies in sports and non-sports students. This situation obliges us to do more extensive study. By collecting data in a more significant number of cases, more reasonable conclusions should be reached to carry out training with teachers, sportsmen, as well as the possibility of opening a new curriculum in study programs.

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Physical Activity Level and Body Mass Index Profile of Physical Education Teacher Candidates in Palembang City

Universal Journal of Public Health, 2023

This study aims to determine the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Physical Activity (PA) level of Physic... more This study aims to determine the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Physical Activity (PA) level of Physical Education (PE) teacher candidates in Palembang during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. A total of 552 participants (M: 307; F: 245) with minimum age of 19 years (21.27±1.66) participated in this study. This study was based on the method and used IPAQ-SF to assess PA and energy expenditure levels based on MET. The data were collected by measuring the height and weight and observing the PA behavior of the participants with an online survey using a Google form. The results of this study show that for BMI, the results showed that 247 (49.64%) were in the underweight category, 239 (43.30%) were in the normal category, 25 (4.53%) were in the overweight category, and 14 (2.54%) were in the obese category. As for the results of physical activity levels, 62 (11.23%) were in the low category, 242 (43.84%) were in the medium category, and 248 (44.93%) were in the high category. The conclusion of this study is that the physical activity level of prospective physical education teachers is in the high category, although it was also found that there were several research subjects who had low physical activity categories. There are several factors that may produce such results. However, additional studies are needed to understand these factors.

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Leadership and Benefits of Physical Activity for Elderly People with Diabetes Mellitus

Universal Journal of Public Health, 2023

Aging is a physiological process that presents an increase in the incidence and prevalence of chr... more Aging is a physiological process that presents an increase in the incidence and prevalence of chronic degenerative diseases, including diabetes. This study is relevant given the increase in life expectancy at a global level. The main objective of this study is to show the benefits of physical activity for the elderly, especially those with diabetes mellitus. The methodology used to carry out the research was based on retrospective studies based on bibliographic research, namely, the investigation of theoretical material on the subject. The main result obtained has shown that the regular practice of physical exercises provides health and prevents the complications of diabetes in the elderly, in addition to providing healthier aging and improving self-esteem, due to the increase in muscle strength, cardiopulmonary reserve, balance, and flexibility, thus contributing to the maintenance of autonomy and independence of this older population. Physical activity also helps in the control of hypertension, obesity, and dyslipidemia in these individuals who are always associated with diabetes mellitus, thus contributing to the reduction of the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the elderly with this metabolic pathology. Physical activities are also responsible for the social integration of the elderly.

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COVID-19 Vaccination and Its Determinant Factors among Pregnant and Lactating Women in Indonesia

Universal Journal of Public Health, 2023

One of the efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia is a vaccination program for al... more One of the efforts to control the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia is a vaccination program for all community groups, including pregnant and lactating women. There are responses of acceptance or rejection related to vaccination policies that can affect the COVID-19 vaccination in Indonesia. This study aims to identify the COVID-19 vaccination in pregnant and lactating women in Indonesia, as well as identify the determinant factors so that effective strategies can be done to increase the vaccination. This study was an online cross-sectional study conducted in February-March 2022 to identify the vaccination status in pregnant and lactating women and its determinants. Data collection used a snowball sampling technique. Ordinal logistic regression was conducted to determine the association between socio-demographic characteristics and perceived psychological distress and vaccination status. The results of this study indicate that the highest coverage of vaccination in pregnant and lactating women was identified in the first dose (95%). Vaccination was significantly higher in pregnant women of age 26-35 years (96.6%), working as private-sector employees (98.6%) or civil servants (96.4%). In lactating women, vaccination was significantly higher in women working as private-sector employees (98%). The COVID-19 vaccination for pregnant and lactating women in Indonesia was already high. However, it still requires a strategy to increase the uptake, especially in booster doses. Socio-demographic and perceived psychological distress were determinant factors influencing the COVID-19 vaccination. The findings can be used to develop education-based strategies sensitive to the diversity of women's sociodemographic characteristics.

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Clinical Characteristics and Severity of COVID-19 at COVID-19 Referral Hospital in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia

Universal Journal of Public Health, 2023

Introduction: Although many studies were published during the COVID-19 pandemic's early stages, w... more Introduction: Although many studies were published during the COVID-19 pandemic's early stages, we still do not know much about the severity of COVID-19 in terms of clinical evidence about signs and symptoms and specific clinical characteristics. When exposed, even asymptomatic (OTG) patients have a terrible prognosis. This study aimed to examine the connection between clinical features and COVID-19 poverty during the 2020 pandemic at the Covid-19 referral hospital in Bogor City, Indonesia. Methods: The research is cross-sectional. Data extended from the National Institute of Health Research and Development's ongoing research into comorbidities and COVID-19 prevention behavior in Bogor (NIHRD). The respondents in the study were validated by PCR swabs based on reports from the COVID-19 task force in Bogor. Samples were gathered from 148 suitable respondents for analysis. COVID-19 severity, supportive examination results (blood tests, radiography, and ECG), signs and symptoms, and demographic factors were all assessed. In the statistical study, simple and multivariate logistic regressions were used. Results: We found that 50.0% of respondents experienced severe symptoms as a result of COVID-19 exposure; symptomatic respondents 78.4%, blood group O 56.10%, age group 8-59 years 71.0%; male 56.1%; impaired blood glucose profile 18.3%, impaired erythrocyte sedimentation rate profile 14.9%, impaired leukocyte profile 64.9%, impaired lymphocyte profile 54.8%, impaired platelet profile 16.4%, impaired AST (ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE) profile 16.2%, impaired creatinine profile 9.5%, 67.6% of X-ray with GGO/infiltrates. Several risk factors were associated with the severity of COVID-19, including symptom factors (OR 12.59, p-value 0.002, 95% CI=1.46-55.20). ECG examination factor (OR 8.31, p-value 0.002, 95% CI=3.51-107.88) was also associated with severity. Conclusion: Therefore, to avoid the severity of COVID-19, clinical characteristics must be assessed as soon as feasible.

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The NOW of time and the Pioneer Anomaly

Universal Journal of Physics and Application, 2023

This paper takes another look at the Pioneer anomaly with the NOW theory of time: Two recent pape... more This paper takes another look at the Pioneer anomaly with the NOW theory of time: Two recent papers by Longo, "The NOW of time and how it impacts physics" and "Theories affected by Time Flow." This new concept of time-flow changes the foundation of the physics of time defined by Newton and has impacted the main evidence for dark matter, which shows that galaxies rotate at a speed consistent with gravitational theory. This work demonstrates that the confused state of the pioneer's anomalous acceleration is also likely due to Newton's definition of time. With the NOW theory of time, the theoretically calculated value of the pioneer anomaly is 7.2 × 10 −10 m/sec 2 within the reported measurement error. When adding to this a few onboard contributions that seem to be the most reasonable, the final value is 8.12 × 10 −10 m/sec 2 compared to the reported observed value of (8 ± 3) × 10 −10 m/sec 2 .

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Incorporating Information Technology into College English Teaching: A Case Study of English Teaching of Featured Chinese Culture

Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2023

With computer networks and mobile terminals as the main connection links, information technology ... more With computer networks and mobile terminals as the main connection links, information technology has been increasingly incorporated into college English teaching to optimize teaching contents, teaching resources, teaching elements and teaching components into a complete whole and construct an informationized teaching environment so as to improve teaching efficiency. In the context of informationized education, college English teaching and researching need to keep pace with the education development by actively applying information technology into its teaching practices. Based on this cognition, English Teaching of Featured Chinese Culture managed to take full advantage of its blended massive online open course (MOOC), network-based teaching platforms, and intelligent teaching systems to incorporate relevant information technology elements into its teaching process by constructing informationized learning environments to motivate students’ learning interests and desires, renovating ubiquitous learning approaches to optimize students’ learning methods and progress, and implementing multimedia product+ assessments to upgrade students’ learning processes and outcomes. Incorporating information technology into the teaching process of English Teaching of Featured Chinese Culture was expected to meet students’ increasing needs for computer network and mobile terminal-based ubiquitous learning and improve teaching efficiency, hopefully providing feasible references and enlightenments for other college English courses to renovate their information technology-supported teaching endeavors.

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Developing a Speaking Course for the 1 st Year Undergraduate Students

Universal Journal of Educational Research, 2023

There is a common belief among methodologists that students who do oral activities learn the lang... more There is a common belief among methodologists that students who do oral activities learn the language material more quickly than those students who do any other type of learning activities. As teachers of English language, we are asked to boost the communicative aspect of our lessons. Majority of Turkmen students who study at higher educational institutions are reluctant to speak, therefore the speaking course which will enable them to communicate in their target language is of much need. Consequently, this paper under consideration focuses on the syllabus design of that speaking course that will be suitable for the needs of 1st year Turkmen students who study English at higher educational institutions of Turkmenistan. Classroom observation, informal conversation, surveys and interviews were used to gather data in order to identify characteristics of the speaking skill and to suggest some methods for practicing speaking and providing feedback. Data was collected from English as a Foreign Language (EFL) students and teachers who work and study at the Turkmen National Institute of World Languages in order to conduct the research. Following that, the gathered data were analyzed applying qualitative and quantitative methods and using the descriptive approach. The conducted research enabled the author to design a new syllabus based on the needs analysis questionnaire. The research paper under consideration contributes to the Methodology of teaching English language in terms of its relevant findings on improving the speaking skill of Turkmen students and newly-developed syllabus which will ameliorate the efficiency of the English lessons. This paper’s results will be applicable in selecting necessary learning strategies and styles for language speaking course for 1st year students, almost certainly in any higher educational institute with Turkmen sociocultural context.