Pub Date : 2021-01-06DOI: 10.1108/ijes-09-2020-0055
A. Alobaid, C. Gosling, L. Mckenna, B. Williams
PurposeSaudi female paramedics face many challenges in the current Saudi emergency medical service (EMS). This study aimed to investigate perceptions of EMS experts, leaders, managers and academics about the challenges faced by Saudi female paramedics in the Saudi Arabian EMS workforce.Design/methodology/approachA descriptive qualitative research approach was used employing semi-structured face-to-face interviews with seven EMS leaders, managers and academics in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Data were analysed using thematic analysis informed by the work of Braun and Clark.FindingsThree themes emerged from the interviews that described EMS experts' perceptions, namely, cultural and family challenges, the value of Saudi female paramedics in the workforce and workforce issues.Originality/valueOverall, the interviews revealed that Saudi females faced several challenges that could affect their job duties and capacity to work in the EMS. Currently, Saudi females face difficulties with family, social and religious responsibilities, such as taking care of children and homes. Workforce issues were also considered problems that affect Saudi female paramedics in the workplace, such as physical fitness and psychological burnout. The EMS leaders, managers and academics emphasised that due to the new Saudi 2030 vision, it is expected and recognised that more females need to be employed in the EMS workforce.
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Pub Date : 2021-01-06DOI: 10.1108/ijes-05-2020-0027
B. Williams
PurposeIn the past several decades, there has been rapid advancement and improvement in Australasian paramedicine education and clinical standards. These advancements have also seen improvements in the professionalism of Australasian paramedicine. Therefore, having a valid and reliable paramedicine professionalism measure is important. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the modified Professionalism at Work Questionnaire (PWQ) with Australasian paramedicine studentsDesign/methodology/approachData from the PWQ were analysed using a principal component analysis (PCA) followed by orthogonal varimax rotation.FindingsA total of 479 paramedicine students from three Australasian universities completed the modified PWQ. PCA of the 72-items revealed 11 factors with eigenvalues above 1.5, accounting for 50.99% of the total variance. A total of 64 items were found with loadings greater than 0.40 and were used to describe the 11 factors: Professional attitude and behaviour, communication with others, professional identity, professional development, appearance and flexibility, organisational support, comparable professional status, pride in occupation, adherence to rules, responsibility in the workforce and concerns about appropriate use of resources.Practical implicationsResults from this study suggest that the modified 64-item PWQ can be used to measure professionalism in Australasian paramedicine student cohorts. The instrument encompassed many and varied aspects of the attributes and features that have been described as being essential to being a profession. The instrument provides an important measurement tool for the paramedicine profession.Originality/valueResults from this study suggest that the modified 64-item PWQ can be used to measure professionalism in Australasian paramedicine student cohorts. The instrument encompassed many and varied aspects of the attributes and features that have been described as being essential to being a profession. The instrument provides a critical measurement tool for the paramedicine profession.
{"title":"The psychometric properties of the professionalism at work questionnaire for paramedicine students","authors":"B. Williams","doi":"10.1108/ijes-05-2020-0027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1108/ijes-05-2020-0027","url":null,"abstract":"PurposeIn the past several decades, there has been rapid advancement and improvement in Australasian paramedicine education and clinical standards. These advancements have also seen improvements in the professionalism of Australasian paramedicine. Therefore, having a valid and reliable paramedicine professionalism measure is important. This study aimed to investigate the psychometric properties of the modified Professionalism at Work Questionnaire (PWQ) with Australasian paramedicine studentsDesign/methodology/approachData from the PWQ were analysed using a principal component analysis (PCA) followed by orthogonal varimax rotation.FindingsA total of 479 paramedicine students from three Australasian universities completed the modified PWQ. PCA of the 72-items revealed 11 factors with eigenvalues above 1.5, accounting for 50.99% of the total variance. A total of 64 items were found with loadings greater than 0.40 and were used to describe the 11 factors: Professional attitude and behaviour, communication with others, professional identity, professional development, appearance and flexibility, organisational support, comparable professional status, pride in occupation, adherence to rules, responsibility in the workforce and concerns about appropriate use of resources.Practical implicationsResults from this study suggest that the modified 64-item PWQ can be used to measure professionalism in Australasian paramedicine student cohorts. The instrument encompassed many and varied aspects of the attributes and features that have been described as being essential to being a profession. The instrument provides an important measurement tool for the paramedicine profession.Originality/valueResults from this study suggest that the modified 64-item PWQ can be used to measure professionalism in Australasian paramedicine student cohorts. The instrument encompassed many and varied aspects of the attributes and features that have been described as being essential to being a profession. The instrument provides a critical measurement tool for the paramedicine profession.","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46606166","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJES.2021.10035365
D. Loubach
{"title":"An analysis of power consumption and performance in runtime hardware reconfiguration","authors":"D. Loubach","doi":"10.1504/IJES.2021.10035365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJES.2021.10035365","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66811971","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijes.2021.10043589
Carlos José Barrientos, J. Fraire, P. Ferreyra, Rubén Danilo Capkob, Alberto Fabián Gómez
{"title":"Embedded wireless delay-tolerant networks on chips for segmented architectures","authors":"Carlos José Barrientos, J. Fraire, P. Ferreyra, Rubén Danilo Capkob, Alberto Fabián Gómez","doi":"10.1504/ijes.2021.10043589","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijes.2021.10043589","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"24 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66812578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJES.2021.10036820
S. Tripathi, Jyotirmoy Pathak
{"title":"Column shifting algorithm to compute iteration bound of FIR systems having inline delays","authors":"S. Tripathi, Jyotirmoy Pathak","doi":"10.1504/IJES.2021.10036820","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJES.2021.10036820","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66811977","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/IJES.2021.10037850
A. E. Bayoumi
{"title":"New safe reliable design methodologies examined by fault injection testing and Monte Carlo simulation: tolerating shared-memory interferences in multicore architectures","authors":"A. E. Bayoumi","doi":"10.1504/IJES.2021.10037850","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJES.2021.10037850","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66812027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Research on teaching practice of app inventor course with embedded in computational thinking","authors":"Hongzhi Hu, Siwei Jin, Ying Wang, Leilei Chen, Hexiao Huang","doi":"10.1504/IJES.2021.10032550","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/IJES.2021.10032550","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66811924","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijes.2021.10033353
A. R. Jena, D. Acharjya, Raja Das
{"title":"An integrated approach for prediction of radial overcut in electro-discharge machining using fuzzy graph recurrent neural network","authors":"A. R. Jena, D. Acharjya, Raja Das","doi":"10.1504/ijes.2021.10033353","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijes.2021.10033353","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":"1"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66811965","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-01-01DOI: 10.1504/ijes.2021.10045344
Randy Piñero Aguilar, Alberto Prieto Moreno
{"title":"Design of a general-purpose automation software based on Raspberry Pi","authors":"Randy Piñero Aguilar, Alberto Prieto Moreno","doi":"10.1504/ijes.2021.10045344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1504/ijes.2021.10045344","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":45480,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Embedded Systems","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66812591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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