Factors influencing duration of neonatal cranial ultrasound: A pilot study of retrospective data

Sonography ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naomi Dare ◽  
Mary‐Anne Ramis
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Retrospective Data ◽  
Cranial Ultrasound ◽  
Factors Influencing

Factors Influencing Perceived Helpfulness and Participation in Innovative Research:A Pilot Study of Individuals with and without Mood Symptoms

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Jane Paik Kim ◽  
Tenzin Tsungmey ◽  
Maryam Rostami ◽  
Sangeeta Mondal ◽  
Max Kasun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Mood Symptoms ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Perceived Helpfulness

FACTORS INFLUENCING FACE MASK SELECTION AND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS: RESULTS FROM PILOT STUDY AMONGST MALAYSIAN UMRAH PILGRIMS

2017 ◽  
Vol 79 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Asyraf Azman ◽  
Shahrul Anuwar Mohamed Yusof ◽  
Imran Abdullah ◽  
Irfan Mohamad ◽  
Javeed Shaikh Mohammed
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Respiratory Infections ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Face Mask ◽  
Study Data ◽  
Acute Respiratory Infections ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Mask Design ◽  
The Face ◽  
Prevention Methods

Hajj is the largest annual gathering of Muslims during which time over two million people from different parts of the world are gathered within a small area, leading to very high risks of acute respiratory infections (ARI) for the pilgrims. Therefore, preventive measures and controls should be implemented, including the implementation of non-pharmaceutical prevention methods such as the use of appropriate face masks, hand hygiene, respiratory etiquette, social distancing, and quarantine. A pilot study was conducted in 2013 to identify the types of face masks used by Malaysian Umrah pilgrims as well as to identify the problems pertaining to the face masks being used and to understand the factors influencing the selection of face masks by Malaysian pilgrims. Observations and survey methods were used in the pilot study. Data was collected from thirty respondents through a survey. This paper presents the results of the pilot study. Based on the knowledge of factors influencing face mask usage and selection from the pilot study, new face mask design(s) will be proposed for the Malaysian pilgrims. It is anticipated that the use of new face mask design(s) can reduce the risk of acute respiratory infections in Hajj and Umrah pilgrims.  

scholarly journals "Oh yes, I remember it well!" Reflections on Using the Life-Grid in Qualitative Interviews with Couples

2005 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-67
Author(s):  
Andrew J. Bell
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Qualitative Interviews ◽  
Married Couples ◽  
Present Form ◽  
Retrospective Data

The life-grid has previously been used as a tool for improving the reliability of retrospective data in epidemiology. Recent research has suggested that the life-grid may also prove a useful tool for qualitative sociological interviewing, by facilitating the asking of difficult questions and acting as an aide memoire. This paper describes a pilot study which examines the influences the life-grid has upon qualitative interviews with married couples. It finds that use of the life-grid limits interviewees’ willingness to revisit topics, tends to create “event-centred”, non-reflexive, data and does not facilitate the asking of difficult questions. This paper does find that the life-grid acts to stimulate recall, but in a limited, factual fashion. It concludes that the life-grid is unlikely to prove an appropriate tool for qualitative researchers in its present form.

scholarly journals Factors influencing acceptance or rejection by Iranian medical researchers of invitations to peer review

2021 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maryam Talei ◽  
Farhad Handjani ◽  
Behrooz Astaneh ◽  
Mehrdad Askarian ◽  
Peyman Jafari
Keyword(s):  
Pilot Study ◽  
Peer Review ◽  
Free Access ◽  
Fars Province ◽  
Monetary Rewards ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Biomedical Journals ◽  
Medical Researchers ◽  
Peer Reviewers ◽  
History Of

Background: Peer review is a necessary but costly and time-consuming process to identify good-quality and methodologically sound articles and improve them before publication. Finding good peer reviewers is often difficult. Objective: To identify the incentives that make Iranian biomedical researchers accept invitations to be a peer reviewer and factors that affect these incentives. Methods: Twelve reviewers selected at random from the reviewers pool of each of 26 biomedical journals published from Fars province, Iran, were surveyed using a questionnaire that we had developed and tested in a pilot study of 30 reviewers (Cronbach’s alpha of 0.779). The data included the reviewers’ demographics, history of their reviews, and choice of 11 reasons each for accepting or declining the invitation to review. Results: A total of 233 reviewers completed the questionnaire. The most important reasons for accepting the invitation to review were the journal’s practice to publish the names of the reviewers alongside the article they had reviewed, acknowledgement by the journals by publishing the names of reviewers once a year, free access to journals’ content, and lower publication charges as authors. The most common reasons to decline the invitation were lack of time, busy schedules, and lack of sufficient incentive to review. Conclusion: Acknowledgement by the journal, offering to publish the names of reviewers alongside the articles they had reviewed, and monetary rewards will be effective incentives for biomedical researchers in Iran to serve as peer reviewers.

scholarly journals Gender in the Teaching Profession: University Students’ Views of Teaching as a Career

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 47-69
Author(s):  
Veronika Tašner ◽  
Mojca Žveglič ◽  
Metka Mencin Čeplak
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Pilot Study ◽  
Data Collection ◽  
University Students ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Teaching Profession ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Teachers Attitudes ◽  
Survey Approach ◽  
Insight Into

The purpose of our research is to gain a better insight into what encourages young adults, in particular young women, to enter the teaching profession. The empirical part of the article is based on a pilot study including 132 students, with data collection being based on a survey approach using a questionnaire. The research attempts to address the context from whichthe desired characteristics of pre-service teachers with regard to their future employment arise. We have therefore tried to single out factors influencing the choice of teaching as a career, and to examine pre-service teachers’ attitudes towards the reputation of female and male teachers. The data obtained confirm the thesis that the predominance of women  in the teaching profession(s) is an effect of the harmonisation of the female respondents’ habitus and their perception of the field they are entering. The perception of the teaching profession as a vocation (calling) that can be linked to the concepts of caring, giving and helping also proves to be very important. The data also confirms the thesis that the orientation towards life and work balance is important to our respondents of both genders. 

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