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Item Restricted Design Thinking Intervention in HealthcareMOHAMMED ALI ALSHEHRI; Reddi KOTHAThe healthcare industry is currently experiencing numerous challenges. Lack of skilled and innovative practitioners in healthcare organizations disrupts operational functions, administration, and service delivery. Dentistry is full of complex problems. There is currently a significant gap between the desired solutions dental providers offer to solve these problems and the actual outcomes. So, dental providers must rethink their approach to solving healthcare problems. One of the desirable approaches is design thinking. Application of design thinking in business and healthcare has demonstrated improved results. In this research, the objective was to investigate the application of design thinking in dentistry and its effects on patient experiences from staff and patient perspectives. Through design thinking, dental practitioners can develop new solutions to address the existing problems patients normally face, thus improving patient experiences. The research adopted a mixed method consisting of semi-structured interviews and surveys as well as a quasi-experimental design. A design thinking workshop was carried out as an intervention to test the responses of the participants before and after the intervention. The workshop was administered in seven sessions. Staff responses were evaluated before and after the training sessions. Moreover, three days of training were conducted to educate the participants on using scripts and checklists in the workplace. The participant targeted in this research comprised of the staff and patients. The staff included dentists, dental assistants, receptionists, and administrators. The primary data collection tools included survey questionnaires and one-on-one semi-structured interview sessions. The main ethical issues for consideration are privacy, confidentiality, and informed consent. Design thinking was applied to solve complex dentistry problems, improve the outcomes for the staff, and improve patient experiences. The staff re-examined their dental practices and came up with new ways to handle dentistry problems and improve patient experiences. The findings indicated that there is no significant impact of design thinking methodology on empathy, and there is a significant impact of design thinking methodology on the other variables. We accepted the hypotheses that have a significant difference to improve the patient experience by design thinking intervention as well as staff attributes, physical facilities, and dentist initiative significantly increase patient satisfaction by design thinking intervention. Moreover, there were changes in staff responses before and after the workshop training sessions. The study is significant in providing insights into dental care practice improvements and advances the literature on design thinking and patient improvement in dental clinics.6 0Item Restricted Large Eddy Simulation of Particle-Laden Bluff-Body FlowsOMAR ZAKI OMAR ARAB; Huangwei ZhangIn this paper, a Large Eddy Simulation model is used to simulate a particle-laden two-phase flow with high mass loading downstream a bluff body. An Eulerian-Eulerian approach is used. The study aims to find a reliable methodology for predicting turbulent two-phase flows with high mass loading. To that end, the results are compared to an experimental investigation of the same setup by Borée et al. Moreover, the results are also compared to a numerical investigation of the same setup by Alletto et al., in which an Eulerian-Lagrangian approach is taken, where fluid-particle interactions (two-way coupling) and particle-particle collisions (four-way coupling) are considered. The setup comprises of a pipe air flow laden with glass beads entering a cylindrical chamber with an outer annular air flow without swirl. Two particle mass loadings are considered—22% and 110% to test the effect of mass loading. The results show a good overall agreement with both Borée et al.’s experimental data and Alletto et al.’s Eulerian-Lagrangian simulation. This includes the overall flow structure, volume fraction measurements, fluid velocity, and particle velocity. Some discrepancies appear in the velocity fluctuation results, especially in the 22% mass-loading case, as a result of using a simplified inlet velocity profile. The discrepancies are not a result of the numerical approach or the solver used, however.4 0Item Restricted The Most Influential Component of Intellectual Capital Components on The Level of Innovation Among the Faculty at Universities in Saudi ArabiaREEM FIHRAN AMER ALSHEHRI; Reddi KOTHAIntellectual Capital (IC) resources such as relational capital, structural capital and human capital are important factors for success in institutions. Evidence indicates that IC is significant in obtaining a competitive advantage. Current universities are slow to promote and encourage innovation despite the IC resources at their disposal. In Saudi Arabia, no study has investigated the impact of IC on the innovation level in the education context. The purpose of this study was to investigate the main influential factor of intellectual capital that leads to more innovation among faculty members in universities operating in Saudi Arabia. The study used a descriptive research design. A mixed method was adopted in the research. This included qualitative and quantitative methods. The study population comprised of the faculty members in Saudi Arabia universities. Primary data was collected via survey questionnaires and semistructured interviews. Quantitative research data was used to measure the opinions in the responses provided by respondents surveyed. The independent variables were human capital, structural capital and social/relational capital. The moderator variables were government Intellectual Capital policies and financial support. The dependent variable was innovation level. Responses from interviews were analyzed qualitatively to help derive key patterns and themes regarding IC and innovation. The quantitative data collected was analyzed using Stata software. The statistical methods employed in the analysis were v descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Qualitative data was analysed using Nvivo 12. Based on the quantitative analysis, the study found that the level of intellectual capital affects the innovation level among faculty members. The government policies toward relational capital and the government policies toward structural capital are the most influential components. Additionally, the results from the qualitative analysis revealed that structural capital is the main factor of the Intellectual capital components that has a dominating influence in intellectual capital support. This study contributes to the IC literature, establishing a clear relationship between IC and university innovation level. The findings will help provide recommendations to decision-makers and research stakeholders to support intellectual capital efforts in universities4 0Item Restricted TiO2 Nanocomposites for Energy Storage ApplicationsMOHAMMED TALAL MOHAMMED ALNASERI; Associate Professor Chin Wee ShongThis research studied tube super dielectric material (TSDM) based novel paradigm supercapacitors (NPS). TSDM are dielectric materials with remarkably high dielectric constants (>105) comprising of porous electrically insulating solids in which the pores are filled with ionic species. This research aimed to fabricate TSDM-based NPS and investigate the impact of the pore size (nanotube diameter) and the type of ionic species on the capacitance, dielectric constants, and energy densities of the assembled NPS. In this work, the TSDM were synthesized using TiO2 nanotube arrays (NTAs) filled with either an aqueous salt solution (9M NaNO3) or an ionic liquid ([EMIM][BF4]). A multi-step anodization process was used to synthesize TiO2 NTAs with various nanotube diameters. The capacitance and dielectric constant of the synthesized NPS were found to increase with increasing nanotube diameter, regardless of the type of ionic species. Additionally, the ionic liquid-based TSDM exhibited a broader operating potential (0 V to 4 V), a significant improvement over other aqueous salt solution-based TSDM reported previously. Since energy density is proportional to the square of the operating potential, ionic liquid-based TSDM had higher energy densities than their aqueous salt solution counterparts. The TSDM-based NPS with the ionic liquid and large diameter size displayed a significantly high energy density of 415 J/cm3.0 0Item Restricted Uncovering the Dynamics of Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture in Saudi Embassies(Assumption University of Thailand, 2024-09) Baggashi, Rawan Hussain; Chompu, NuangjamnongPurpose–The purpose of this research is to uncover the Dynamics of Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture in Saudi Embassies, and to analyze their impact on each other. Design/Methodology/Approach–This research employs primary and secondary research methods to understand the relationship between Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture at Saudi Embassies. Using quantitative data collection and analysis from 136 respondents from a cross-section of embassy employees. Findings–This research’s intention is to demonstrate the relationship and influence of Leadership Styles on Organizational Culture, Innovative Culture and Organizational Performance, respectively. The findings demonstrated the strong effect that the diverse Leadership Styles have on the described above while at the same time, exhibiting how Innovative Culture and Organizational Culture were also interchangeably significant with one another. Leadership Style had the lowest impact on Innovative Culture and Organizational Learning and requires further research to support the findings. Research Limitations/Implications–The limitations of the research displayed several element limits as it relates to the extent of leadership styles impacting organizational culture, innovative culture and organizational performance without considering external personality factors and different countries’ culture in which the embassies are located. Narrowly examining the factors and variables presented in this study, it overlooks the potential influence of many other variables not included that could affect the relationship and interconnectedness between them. Originality/Value–This research highlights the significance of relationships between Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture at Saudi Embassies.Item Restricted Uncovering the Dynamics of Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture in Saudi Embassies(Assumption University, 2024-04) Baggashi, Rawan; Nuangjamnong, ChompuPurpose – The purpose of this research is to uncover the Dynamics of Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture in Saudi Embassies, and to analyse their impact on each other. Design/Methodology/Approach – This research employs primary and secondary research methods to understand the relationship between Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture at Saudi Embassies. Using quantitative data collection and analysis from 136 respondents from a cross-section of embassy employees. Findings – This research’s intention is to demonstrate the relationship and influence of Leadership Styles on Organizational Culture, Innovative Culture and Organizational Performance, respectively. The findings demonstrated the strong effect that the diverse Leadership Styles have on the described above while at the same time, exhibiting how Innovative Culture and Organizational Culture were also interchangeably significant with one another. Leadership Style had the lowest impact on Innovative Culture and Organizational Learning and requires further research to support the findings. Research Limitations/Implications – The limitations of the research displayed several element limits as it relates to the extent of leadership styles impacting organizational culture, innovative culture and organizational performance without considering external personality factors and different countries’ culture in which the embassies are located. Narrowly examining the factors and variables presented in this study, it overlooks the potential influence of many other variables not included that could affect the relationship and interconnectedness between them. Originality/Value – This research highlights the significance of relationships between Leadership, Learning, Innovation and Culture at Saudi Embassies.Item Restricted Voting and Commenting Mechanisms in Ongoing Crowdsourcing Platforms: A Case Study of Lego Ideas Platform.(Saudi Digital Library) KHALID MURIZIG M ALHARBI; Associate Professor Ted TSCHANG2 0