iosr-JRME   Volume-7 ~ Issue-6 ~ Nov-Dec 2017

Abstract: The aimed of this research is to know the effect of learning discovery model on the critical thinking and cognitive ability of SMP Negeri 5 Kisaran students. This research is a quasi experimental research with two group pretest posttest design. The population of this research is all students of class VII of SMP Negeri 5 Kisaran, first semester of academic year 2017/2018. The sample selection is done by cluster random sampling that is class VII-1 as experiment class applied discovery learning model and class VII-3 as control class applied conventional learning. The instrument used in this research is the critical thinking and cognitive thinking skills in the form of essays each of 5 questions that have been declared valid by the expert team..........

Keywords: Discovery learning model, Critical Thinking, Cognitive Ability

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Abstract: This study considered family environment (family cohesion, family conflict) and self-esteem as predictors of psychological adjustment of secondary school adolescents from divorced home in Cross River State. The study employed survey research design. A sample of 128 SS11 students was selected using simple and stratified random sampling techniques. Three research questions were asked to guide the study. Three research instruments: Family Environment Scale (FES), Rosenburg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES) and Psychological Adjustment Questionnaire (PAQ) were used to gather data for the study. The result revealed that positive family cohesion, support and lower rates of family conflict were significant predictor of psychological adjustment in the sample studied. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others that families should reduce conflict and increase cohesion as this may have positive effect on the psychological adjustment of the adolescents.

Keywords: Adolescent, Family Environment, Self- Esteem, Divorced home, Cross River State.

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Abstract: Background: Sepsis remains a major healthcare concern .Systemic inflammatory response is usually severe in patients with critical illnesses.ICU scoring systems like APACHE and SAPSII to predict mortality are done at 24 hour of admission during which precious time is lost in administering therapy. Microalbuminuria has shown as a predictor of organ failure and also mortality. Our study evaluates the role of microalbuminuria in predicting the mortality among critically ill patients. Methods: In a prospective, non-interventional study conducted on patients admitted to ICU of Institute of medical sciences madras medical college .A total of 50 adult patients (>18 years) with a stay in the ICU for more than 24 h were included. Spot urine samples were collected at 6 and 24 hours of admission and were tested for urine micro albumin by immunoturbidometric method and for urine creatinine by Jaffe method and urine micro albumin: creatinine.........

Keywords: Sepsis Microalbuminuria, the APACHE II score.

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