Farah Ahmed

Neurosurgery aspirants in UK medical schools: a national cross-sectional analysis of demographics, motivations, and confidence (FAST study)

Tomas Ferreira, Alexander M. Collins, Oliver Y. Feng, the FAST Collaborative et autres

BACKGROUND: Neurosurgery is among the most competitive specialties in the UK, yet national data on who aspires to it and why are limited. Using the FAST study, we compared medical students who selected neurosurgery with peers choosing other specialties, examining demographics, extracurricular …

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Collaborative Design and Assessment of an Online, Asynchronous, Self-Paced Sustainability Course to Enhance the Capacity of Women Scientists

Narjis Fatima Hussain, Anil Khamis, Farah Ahmed

Women scientists in low- and middle-income countries continue to face gender-based barriers in accessing higher education, research training, professional development, and leadership opportunities, underscoring the responsibility of higher education institutions, particularly in the Global South, to actively support women’s leadership and mentorship. …

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Supporting educators to introduce dialogic Halaqah into their classrooms: conceptual change through online professional development

Farah Ahmed

This paper reports a pilot course for an online professional development model for Muslim educators seeking to renew their practice using Islamic educational thought. The emerging model involves building an international professional learning community across contexts, phases and subjects, to generate professional …

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Effectiveness of a School-Based Medicine Safety Program for Children in Karachi: A Pre-Post Quasi-Experimental Study

Rozmeen Shoaib, Syed Hassan Danish, Farah Ahmed

Background: Educational health programs can help to deliver lifelong knowledge about the safe and appropriate use of medicines. Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational intervention on children's knowledge of Over-the-Counter Medicine Safety. Methods: This school-based interventional study …

The Implementation of Community Engagement Models Amongst People With Learning Disabilities in the Context of Health and Social Care: A Systematic Review

Syka Iqbal, Farah Ahmed, Inayah Uddin, Katie Gilchrist et autres

ABSTRACT Background People with learning disabilities face significant health inequalities, including lower life expectancy and greater physical and mental health challenges. Community engagement approaches are increasingly used in health and social care to address these disparities, yet little is known about their …

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Guiding principles for accelerating change through health inequities research and practice: A modified Delphi consensus process

Farah Ahmed, Charlotte Woodhead, Ali A. Hossaini, Nathan Stanley et autres

Despite a preponderance of evidence and considerable resources, health and social inequities persist, and in many cases, are widening. These inequities are not simply the result of passive structural and economic conditions but are actively maintained through institutional processes, norms, and ideologies …

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Energy Recovery from Desalination Processes

Wafa Suwaileh, Saima Farooq, Farah Ahmed, Nidal Hilal

Desalination has become an increasingly important technology for addressing the global freshwater shortage. However, the high energy consumption of desalination plants is a significant drawback, contributing to their operational costs and environmental impact. The chapter begins by exploring the technological perspectives of …

Route to Clean Cities: Waste Collection Optimization with UGVs

Farah Ahmed, H. Abdel Bar Amr, Youssef Amir, Ziad Yasser et autres

Efficient waste collection is crucial to effective urban management, with far-reaching implications for environmental sustainability, public health, and overall quality of life in cities. As urban populations continue to grow, the demand for optimized waste management systems becomes increasingly critical. This study …

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Teacher professional development in educational dialogue: lessons from a massive open online course

Meaghan Brugha, Farah Ahmed

Online Teacher Professional Development (oTPD) courses have become increasingly prevalent and may offer continued support for the formation and sustainability of teacher communities of practice. This study explores the format and structure of one form of oTPD delivery through the analysis of …

Insomnia and Associated Social Factors among Medical Support Staff during the Covid-19 Pandemic.

Farah Ahmed, Jordi Ara, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Farzana Akter

The pandemic Covid-19 not only caused great public health problems but also caused enormous distress, especially for medical staff. The cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the prevalence rate of insomnia and to confirm the social factors among medical support staff in hospitals …

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Knowledge Mobilization Through Practitioner-Led Inquiry: A Dialogic Perspective

Sara Hennessy, Ruth Kershner, Farah Ahmed, Elisa Calcagni et autres

Exploring the Integration of Virtual Assistant Using Large Language Models in Learning Management System: Enhancing Educational Accessibility and Efficiency

Farah Ahmed, N. Sabiyath Fatima, Mohammad Bilal Sardar, Moiz Alibhai

This paper explores the integration of conversational agents in Learning Management Systems (LMS) to provide instant solutions to LMS-related queries, enhancing the learning experience. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of an AI-based conversational agent in addressing technical user queries, …

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