Integrating the technology acceptance model for social media-based learning with authentic leadership development: symmetric and asymmetric modeling.

Introduction: The growing trend of social media use has influenced all segments of society, including education, during the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, authentic leadership is an emerging concept in positive psychology for dealing with emergencies in the digital era. The possibility of a relationship between the two was checked in preservice teachers studying in a teacher education department of a university in Pakistan.

Social Media Tools for the Development of Pre-Service Health Sciences Researchers during COVID-19 in Pakistan.

The development of health sciences researchers has immense significance during a pandemic to control, manage, and prevent future outbreaks of the disease. This study focused on the use of social media tools (SMT) among pre-service health sciences researchers to complement their research competencies (RCT) and research completion levels (RC) during COVID-19. This study used the Vitae research development framework (RDF) to measure research competencies as a mediator between the use of social media tools and research completion levels among post-graduate health sciences students.

Support through Social Media and Online Class Participation to Enhance Psychological Resilience.

Social support was an important factor in minimizing the effect of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. This research aimed to study the role of online class participation and social media usage to link the social support available from family and friends to psychological resilience among pre-service special education teachers against the negative psychological effects of the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. A survey was conducted with 377 pre-service special needs education (SNE) teachers enrolled at universities in Pakistan.

Value of multi-disciplinary input into laparoscopic management of rectal cancer - An observational study.

Aim: To assess the impact of multi-disciplinary teams (MDTs) management in optimising the outcome for rectal cancers.

Methods: We undertook a retrospective review of a prospectively maintained database of patients with rectal cancers (defined as tumours ≤ 15 cm from anal verge) discussed at our MDT between Jan 2008 and Jan 2011. The data was validated against the national database to ensure completeness of dataset.

CPSP/HSE Postgraduate Overseas Rotational Programme: Residents' Perspective.

Objective: To get direct upward feedback from the residents of first batch of CPSP/HSE Postgraduate Scholarship Programme.

Study Design: Mixed methods qualitative research study.

Place And Duration Of Study: CPSP, Regional Office, Lahore, in June 2015.