ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Entrepreneurship and Organizational Growth of Hapel Manufacturing Company
Ukwuani, Bernard Okey, Mbah Paulinus Chigozie, Ugochukwu, Loveth Ngozi
Page no 993-1000 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.8.14
The study examined the effect of entrepreneurship on the organizational
growth of HAPEL company, Emene, Enugu State. The specific objectives were to:
Evaluate the effect of entrepreneurs planning on organizational operations and examine
the extent of entrepreneurship activities in achieving efficient inventory planning. The
research survey design was used. A population of 321 was used and sampled. Out of
workers sampled 298 staff returned the questionnaire and accurately filled. The validity
of the instrument were tested using content analysis, and the result was good. The
reliability was tested using the Pearson correlation coefficient (r). It gave a reliability
coefficient of 0.85 which was also good. The data were analyzed using the F- statistic
tool (ANOVA). The findings include: there is a significant effect of entrepreneurial
planning on organizational operations. F(95, n = 321) = 6649.857, p < 0.05;
Entrepreneurship activities have significant effect on achieving efficiency in inventory
control. F(95, n = 321) =4471.534 , p < 0.05. The study recommends that to determine
successive phases of growth and development, resources need to be reconfigured
during the transitions between stages, there is a limited study on the growth path of the
entrepreneur on SMEs. The study concludes that growth of any industrial organization
is attributed to the contribution of entrepreneurship because of their effort in providing
services and other technical outputs to the industrial organization is attributed to the
contribution of entrepreneurship because of their effort in providing services and other
technical inputs to the individual organizations.
Marketing efficiency as a concept is strongly linked to many of the core
organizational results, such as long-term growth, stability, customer satisfaction,
competitive advantage, and strong market orientation. Marketing effectiveness depends
on the company's goals. Due to the growing demand for marketing professionals, one
needs to focus on a system where both short-term and long-term financial impact can
be measured on the company's market investments. Marketing effectiveness
measurement is a business process that shows the results of specific marketing
decisions. The effectiveness of marketing activities should be defined as the return on
the funds invested in these activities.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
School Stakeholders: An Overview on Implementation of Strategic Plans in Public Secondary Schools, Bungoma County, Kenya
Kennedy Ole Kerei
Page no 968-972 |
10.21276/sjhss.2018.3.8.11
The government of Kenya recognizes the importance of implementing
strategic of plans in schools as the key approach of management of institutions,
strategic planning is very crucial in realization of management outlook for the Kenyan
vision 2030. The purpose of this study was to investigate networking dimensions as
determinant implementing strategic of plans in public secondary schools, Bungoma
County Kenya, The study sought to examine stakeholders influence on the
implementation of strategic plan in public secondary schools. The study was guided by
a mixed method Research design. The study sample comprised of 9 sub-county
education officials, and 85 principals. The respondents were selected using purposive
and simple random sampling technique. Cronbanch‟s Alpha coefficient was used to test
reliability of the instruments. The findings of this study revealed that stakeholders
influence have a significant relationship with implementation of strategic plan in public
secondary schools. The study recommended that the management on public secondary
schools should consider adopting training programmes during strategic plans
implementation process, this will help the institutions to gather valuable information
that will provide valuable insights in the strategic plans implementation. This study will
help the government, educational managers, principles, teachers and relevant
stakeholders to improve on their strategic plan implementation and generally the way
of operations.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Haematological Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus at a Tertiary Rheumatology Clinic
Segun Akintayo Oguntona
Page no 453-458 |
10.36348/sjm.2018.v03i08.006
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a prototypic systemic autoimmune disease with variable multisystem involvement and heterogeneous clinical features. Haematological abnormalities were common findings in patients with SLE. Sometimes, haematological abnormalities can be caused by the pathophysiology of SLE itself, but at other times the anaemia may not be directly related to the SLE. This retrospective study included patients who were diagnosed according to the American college of rheumatology criteria and treated for SLE from April 2015 to March 2018 at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital (OOUTH), Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria. The Demographic and haematological parameters at diagnosis were recorded. A total of 26 SLE patients were seen. All the cases were females and the mean age was 33.3± 8.9 years. Twenty-two (84.6%) had haematological abnormalities. Anaemia was present in 20 (76.9%) patients with a mean hemoglobin value of 8.6 mg/dl at the time of first presentation. Leukopenia was seen in 6 (23.1%), lymphopenia in 17 (65.4%), thrombocytopenia in 8 (30.8%) and 2 (7.7%) patients presented with anti-phospholipid antibody syndrome. The most common hematological abnormality among our patients was anemia which has a multifactorial aetiology. Lymphopenia was far more common than leucopenia.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
A Preliminary Study on the Translation of Military English Science and Technology
Huang Hongxia, Wang Feng
Page no 525-528 |
10.21276/sjeat.2018.3.8.4
Features of Military English Science and Technology (MEST) have been
introduced, and accordingly its translation principles are put forward. At the same time,
difficulties in the translation of MEST are analyzed, that is, a large number of
professional terms, abbreviations and old words with new meanings making it difficult
for translators and interpreters to understand. Meanwhile, MEST are not open to the
public, which also reduces translators‘ chances to learn professional materials, resulting
in underdeveloped translation studies. To be engaged in translation and related research
on MEST, translators must have excellent English language skills, extensive scientific
knowledge and solid Chinese language skills to ensure the accuracy of information
transmission and to enhance the readability of the translation.
REVIEW ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
A Case Approach to the Business Model Canvas: Huizenga College’s Business Model
Donovan A. McFarlane
Page no 862-870 |
10.21276/sjbms.2018.3.8.5
This paper engages Business Model Generation via the Business Model
Canvas developed by Osterwalder and Pigneur as a case-based approach to
understanding organizational challenges and crisis stemming from business model
deficits. The author uses the H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and
Entrepreneurship, the business school of Nova Southeastern University, as a case in
point (based on his experience working for the institution and his understanding of its
business model and challenges) to explore the Business Model Canvas as a critical tool
for organizational strategic considerations and improvements. The author applies the
nine (9) components or building blocks of the Business Model Canvas (Osterwalder, &
Pigneur, 2010) to the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship in order to
examine its value creating activities and challenges. The result is an analysis providing
further understanding of the Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship and its
features that may be critical to understanding the building blocks of the Canvas, and
which may consequently inform similar organizations in their quest to develop better
business models, achieve innovation, and gain sustainable competitive advantage in
today’s global economy. Using a critical case study approach, the Business Model
Canvas is explored and recommendations specific to the case in point are presented.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Analysing the Utility of Fresh Frozen Plasma in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in a Rural Tertiary Care Hospital, South India
Indrani Krishnappa, Uma Bai K R, Rubina
Page no 215-220 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.8.1
Transfusion of Fresh frozen plasma is relatively common in neonatal
intensive care units. Most common indications for transfusion being neonatal sepsis,
deranged coagulation profile or co existence of both these conditions. However a
universal protocol for FFP transfusion in neonates is lacking, leading to injudicious
administration of FFP to neonates in many hospitals and thus exposing them to
untoward risks of transfusion. This is our attempt towards analyzing the use of FFP in
our neonatal intensive care unit and our compliance with the established guidelines
(AIIMS protocol for FFP transfusion in neonates). Data was collected retrospectively of
all the neonates who received FFP transfusions in our hospital from January 2014 to
December 2017 and relevant analysis was performed. Most of the neonatal transfusions
(93%) at our hospital during the study period were compliant with AIIMS guidelines.
Most common indication for transfusion was bleeding manifestations followed by
sepsis and deranged coagulation profile. However on analysis of pre and post
transfusion coagulation parameters in these babies, no statistically significant
improvement was seen. FFP was often used in accordance with the published guidelines
in our study. However evidence based uniform guidelines need to be established and
implemented to increase the benefit and minimise the risk associated with transfusion,
especially in newborns.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
A Study on the English Translation of Object-Chanting Poetry in Children’s Poetry in Ancient China from the Perspective of the Three-Level Criteria of Poetry Translation
CHEN Lulu, WANG Feng, NI Chuanbin
Page no 38-42 |
10.36348/sijll
It is not hard to find plenty of children’s poetry in ancient China, exhibiting
children’s creative contents and literary skills. Taking examples mainly from Fifty
Selected Children's Poetry in Ancient China: English Translation and Appreciation, this
paper applied the Three-Level Criteria of poetry translation by Dr. Wang Feng to analyze
several English translations of children’s object-chanting poetry in ancient China. In
children’s object-chanting poetry translation, at the macro-level, the criterion is Harmony;
at the middle level, the theory of “resemblance in style, sense and poetic realm”; at the
micro-level, the criteria of Eight Beauties, centered on the beauty of emotions and images.
Based on these analyses, this paper aims to test the validity of the "Three-Level Criteria of
poetry translation" and hopes to guide and promote the theoretical and practical studies on
the English translation of children’s poetry in ancient China from a new perspective.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Spectrum of Histological Lesions in the Prostatic Specimens – A Two Year Study
Dr. V Sailaja, Dr. Ch Jyothi, Dr. V Vijay Sreedhar, Dr. M Narsing Rao, Dr. P Shiva Ram
Page no 221-225 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.8.2
Prostate gland of male reproductive system is about the size of walnut and
surrounds the urethra. With increasing life expectancy, increasing awareness and better
health services, lesions of prostate has become a common specimen received for
diagnostic of both benign and malignant lesions which may have a very similar
presentation but their management and prognosis is quite different. Most important
investigation is the biopsy of the prostate. A histopathological study of features of the
lesion gives best diagnosis. Our objective of study is to evaluate the spectrum and
correlation of prostatic lesions with presenting complaints of the patient. It was a
combined cross-sectional study conducted in Pathology Departments of both Bhaskar
Medical College and Satya Diagnostic Centre, Himayath Nagar during the period from
November 2015 to October 2017.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
The Effect of Using Metacognitive Strategies on Writing Performance of EFL Students in Jordanian Private and Public Schools: A Comparative Study
Rania Hassan Talafhah, Tamer Mohammad Al-Jarrah, Noraien Mansor, Jarrah Mohammad Al-Jarrah
Page no 32-37 |
10.36348/sijll
Strong writers actively and metacognitively involve themselves in the writing
process by spending more time recursively planning and refining their writing by actively
monitoring and adjusting the text they are generating and by maintaining an awareness of
their audience. Research shows that training in Meta-cognition Strategies that are used to
Improve Writing Disabilities and performances have been successful. The purpose of the
present study was to study Comparison of Using Metacognitive Strategies on Writing
Performance in Private and Government Schools in Jordan. We have investigated the
effect of Meta-cognitive strategy training through the use of explicit and teaching
intervention strategy instruction on Improve Writing Disabilities among 12th Standard
students. To reach the goal of the study two groups of Writing Disabilities in 12th
Standard students were randomly assigned to a control and an experimental group. The
experimental groups received instruction on Meta-cognitive strategy training through a 12-
week period of instruction while the control groups received traditional way. The result of
the study showed that explicit Meta-cognitive strategy training has a significant positive
effect on Improve Writing performance and Disabilities in 12th Standard students. The
collected data were analyzed by using SPSS software version 23.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
A Study of Histopathological Spectrum of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Biopsies in a Tertiary Care Centre
Monal Trisal, KC Goswami, Arvind Khajuria
Page no 226-234 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.8.3
Endoscopy with endoscopic biopsy is currently the major method of
diagnosis of gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasms. A total of 60 endoscopic biopsy specimens
from upper and lower gastrointestinal tract were studied in the laboratory from
November 2013 to October 2014 in the department of pathology, Acharya Shree
Chander College of Medical Sciences and Hospital (ASCOMS), Jammu. Of these
gastrointestinal biopsies 25 (41.66%) were from upper gastrointestinal tract and 35
(58.33%) were from the lower gastrointestinal tract. Among these upper and lower GI
biopsies a total of 35 (58.33%) suspected neoplastic lesions were included in the present
study. The biopsies that were included in the study comprised of 6 (10%) esophageal
biopsies, 12 (20 %) gastric biopsies, 3 (5%) from GEJ, 4 (6.66%) from duodenum,
2(3.33%) from pyloro-duodenum, 1 (1.66%) from jejunum, 2 (3.33%) from ileum, 14
(23.24%) from colon, 12 (20%) from rectum, 4 (15%) from anus. There are only few
studies on histopathological spectrum on GI endoscopic biopsies in Jammu region.
ASCOMS is a tertiary care hospital where patients come from all over Jammu region.
Analysis of biopsied material therefore can provide a fairly good estimate of spectrum of
various gastrointestinal lesions (neoplastic/non-neoplastic/pre-neoplastic) in Jammu
region as well as comparison of our results with similar studies in other institutions.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Surgical Management of Bimalleolar Fractures of Ankle in Adults
Ram Reddy V, Chandrashekhar Vemula
Page no 472-476 |
10.36348/sjm.2018.v03i08.010
Ankle fractures are the most common type of fractures treated by orthopedic surgeons in daily practice. Most of these fractures are complex type and difficult to manage. If not treated properly, may produce significant long-term disability and complications like pain, instability and early degenerative arthritis. Good functional results are obtained by surgical management of bimalleolar ankle fractures. Early weight bearing, and mobilization is achieved in these patients. This study was conducted at Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar from January 2016 to December 2017. 40 adult patients with bimalleolar fractures of ankle who underwent open reduction and internal fixation were included in this study. Follow up was done at regular intervals of 6 weeks for minimum of 6 months. Baird and Jackson’s ankle scoring system of subjective, objective and radiographic criteria was used for the study. 24(60%) cases of medial malleolar fractures were fixed with malleolar screws, followed by cancellous screw in 4(10%) cases, tension band wiring in 10(25%) cases and K-wire in 2(5%) cases. 28(70%) cases of lateral malleolus were fixed with plate (24 with one-third tubular plate, 2 with 3.5mm DCP and 2 with 3.5mm recon plate) followed by malleolar screw in 4(10%) cases, Rush nail in 5(12.5%) cases and K wire/TBW in 3(7.5%) cases. Average time to union in our study was 10.4 weeks. However, most (80%) of the cases (80%) united by 8-12 weeks. Excellent results were achieved in 23(57.5%) cases, good results in 10(25%) cases, fair in 5(12.5%) cases and poor in 2(5%) cases. Open reduction and stable internal fixation of unstable bimalleolar ankle fractures restore the articular congruity of the ankle joint. Operative results in our study were satisfactory in 82.5% cases, with good to excellent functional outcome. Functional results were much better in younger age groups and men. Early weight bearing, and mobilization is achieved in these patients
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Evaluation of RK39 Rapid Immunochromatographic Test (ICT) For Diagnosis of Visceral Leishmaniasis: Hassan Ii University Hospital of Fez Field Study
Sara Khlil, Zahra Bennani, Zineb Bouchareb, Nazik El Hammoumi, Imane Jamai, Zineb Tlamçani
Page no 235-238 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.8.4
Visceral Leishmaniasis is a vector-borne parasitic infection caused by a
parasite of the genus Leishmania. This disease, which is more frequent between
children than adults, knew during these last few years in Morocco a significant surge
especially in the region of Fez. The direct examination, based on the detection of the
parasite or its nucleic acid, is undoubtedly the key to a definite diagnosis, along with
serological techniques that were proven to be efficient and could also aid the diagnosis.
This study highlights the benefit of rK39 rapid tests in visceral Leishmaniasis diagnosis
through the retrospective of 75 patients suspected to have Visceral Leishmaniasis. We
shall also compare our results with those of other authors in different countries.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
A Cross-sectional Assessment of Indications and Findings of Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Population of Al Kharj Province, KSA
Mohammed Nasser Aldujayn, Abdulaziz Salman Almuaythir, Othman Mohammed Almousa, Naif Theeb Alqahtani, Saad Mohammed Alhaqbani, Fawaz Nawaf Alshaalan, Omar Arahmane, Khaled K. Al Dossari, Pavlos Nikolaidis, Georgios Zacharakis
Page no 487-492 |
10.36348/sjm.2018.v03i08.013
Many patients with gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms go through endoscopy often unnecessarily and without indication. Observational studies have generally shown poor adherence to international guidelines of endoscopy. This study aims to identify the common indications of GI endoscopy and the subsequent findings among the population of Al Kharj Province, KSA. We conducted a cross-sectional study on 516 patients who underwent upper or lower GI endoscopy at the Endoscopy Unit of King Khaled Hospital, Al Kharj, KSA in the period from March 2017 to March 2018. GI bleeding, dyspepsia and reflux symptoms were the most commonly reported causes for referral to endoscopy (26.8%, 19.6% and 10.7% respectively). Normal endoscopic findings were reported in 33% and 37% of the patients who underwent gastroscopy with dyspepsia and reflux symptoms, respectively). Only six patients (1.8%) of those who underwent colonoscopy had an indication of colorectal screening. Almost half of the patients 45 % (45/100) with dyspepsia 53% (27/55) unnecessary gastroscopy. High rates of unnecessary upper GI endoscopy are performed for inappropriate indication such as dyspepsia and reflux symptoms. Also, colorectal screening strategy has not been adopted by the physicians. We recommend the implementation of the recent international guidelines when referring patients to endoscopy to avoid the unnecessary invasive procedures.
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE | Aug. 30, 2018
Prevalence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Pattern of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Isolated from Clinical Samples in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Dr. Lakshmi Jyothi T
Page no 239-245 |
10.21276/sjpm.2018.3.8.5
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a true opportunistic pathogen and is responsible
for causing a variety of infections in clinical settings in both immunocompetent as well
as immunocompromised hosts. However, in most cases, P.aeruginosa infections occur
in patients who have been compromised in some way, e.g. chronic Diabetic Patients.
Methods: In this study a total of 280 (10.98%) P.aeruginosa isolates were obtained out
of 2549 samples collected for a period of 5 years. The isolates were selected on the
basis of their growth characteristics on Blood agar, MacConkey agar and Nutrient agar
medium. Colonies were subjected to series of biochemical tests to identify the species.
Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of all the confirmed P.aeruginosa isolates was
performed by automated walkaway 96 using NBC 42 and conventionally comparing
with Kirby–Bauer disc diffusion method for further confirmation and results were
interpreted according to CLSIs guidelines. Results: The prevalence of this pathogen was
10.98% and most of the isolates were mostly isolated from pus/wound swab cultures,
followed by urine & sputum cultures, mostly isolated from critical areas such as ICU’s.