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Background: Although several studies examining nurses’ turnover intentions have been conducted, few studies have been conducted to explore how COVID-19 contributes to nurses’ turnover intentions. This study aims to compare nurses’ turnover (TO) intentions before and during COVID-19. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted using the Turnover Intention Scale (TIS-6) and a convenience sample of participants from the largest healthcare provider in Qatar between August and September 2020. Results: A total of 512 nurses were included in the final analysis. The majority were between 31 and 40 years of age (61.5%), 67.6% were females, 76.4% were married, 79.7% had a BSN, 43% had less than 5 years of experience, and 60.4% had worked in COVID-19 designated facilities. The turnover intentions were higher compared with before COVID-19 (p &lt, 0.01). Conclusion: Nurses in Qatar have higher TO intentions during COVID-19. The participants’ characteristics and stress levels are playing a major role in nurses’ decision to leave during COVID-19. Understanding the factors that contribute to turnover intentions is crucial for workforce planning, especially during pandemics.

In the year 2013, almost 120,000 Filipinos suffered from kidney failure or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). [3] Close to 20,000 of them are undergoing dialysis treatment [3], while a number of them opted for renal transplantation. Kidney transplant patients have to closely monitor their health for at least six to twelve months after surgery in order to prevent rejection or infections. This includes tracking medicine intake, recording vital signs and symptoms, among others. With the aid of technologies such as mHealth, health monitoring for kidney transplant patients would be more convenient. Kidnew: The Kidney Transplant Patient Personal Health Buddy is a web-based and mobile information system that aims to assist kidney transplant patients in tracking their daily health condition by monitoring their day-to-day activities. It provides doctors real-time access to patient records and generates statistical graphs for making decisions. Kidnew is a functional prototype that has gone through user-acceptance testing. Results showed that patients and doctors are satisfied with its overall design, functionality, and usability.

To compare the effects of heparin thrombolytic agents in pulmonary thromboembolic disease, we randomly assigned 40 patients with pulmonary emboli but without other clinical cardiopulmonary disease either to heparin followed by oral anticoagulants (21 patients) or to urokinse or streptokinase followed by heparin and then by oral anticoagulants (19 patients). The effects on pulmonary-capillary blood volume and diffusing capacity were compared at two weeks and at one year. The pulmonary-capillary blood volume (in milliliters per square meter of body-surface area) was abnormally low (30 +/- 2.4) [+/- S.E.]; normal, 47 +/- 1.5) in the heparin-treated group at two weeks and remained unchanged at one year. In contrast, it was normal (45 +/- 2.5) in the group receiving thrombolytic agents, both at two weeks and at one year (P0.001). The pulmonary diffusing capacity was reduced to 69% of the predicted value in the heparin group at two weeks and 72% at one year, whereas it was 85% of the predicted value in the thrombolytic group at two weeks and 93% at one year (P0.001). These results indicate that thrombolytic agents allow more complete resolution of thromboemboli than do heparin and anticoagulants and that they improve capillary perfusion and diffusion.

Renewed marginalization, coupled with ethnic nationalism, could severely hamper peace, stability, governance, and the delivery of essential service to the people. Therefore, disharmony resulting from marginalization and regional discontent is no more dismissible issues. Muslim communities in Africa, South Asia, and some parts of the Middle East are considered to be highly underprivileged in terms of representation, economic prospects, and education. This exclusion has made young Muslims particularly vulnerable to recruitment by terrorist insurgents who appear to sympathize with their plight. The terrorists usually offer them possible alternatives to earn income and to express their grievances. Since the stability of any society largely depends on political, security, and economic freedom, communities that do not attain it, are likely to be vulnerable to recruitment by insurgent groups that meet their needs. This study examined how Somali Muslims' perceptions of marginalization influenced their radicalization in Kenya. A total of 400 respondents were sampled from a target population of 623,060. Sixty respondents were Muslim religious leaders in Garissa county, 40 respondents were law enforcement personnel working in Garissa County, 100 respondents were government officials in administrative offices within the County, and 200 respondents were local Somali youths aged between 17–35 years. Data was collected from the respondents through the administration of the questionnaires in hard copy form. The split-half method was employed to guarantee reliability of the survey, while validity was addressed by phrasing all survey and FGD questions appropriately in line with the research objectives. The collected data was then examined using quantitative and qualitative analysis methods. The quantitative analysis focused on numerical data, while qualitative analysis was used to analyze non-numerical information provided by respondents. In analyzing Somali Muslim views on marginalization and its effect on radicalization, this study employed correlation research design and Samuel Stouffer's relative deprivation theory of social behaviour. The findings of this study indicate that the perceptions of marginalization by Somali Muslims are related to an upsurge in radicalization.