AI-based EFL writing and feedback: A study of effects and efficacy at the Saudi tertiary level
VOLUME 22, 2025
The Role of Targeted Infra-popliteal Endovascular Angioplasty to Treat Diabetic Foot Ulcers Using the Angiosome Model: A Systematic Review
VOLUME 6, 2023
Saleh Amelh Alrasheedi
Abstract
Research and practice have established the benefits of the language classroom. In the same direction, this study dealt with the effects of AI on Saudi higher education learners’ writing skills. The tools used here were Grammarly and ChatGPT and the language skill under the lens was writing. The study approach was quasi-experimental with a pre-post-test design. The study sample comprised 70 EFL learners divided into three groups according to language proficiency at Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia. Writing tasks aligning with the prevalent syllabus were assigned to gather data at the initial and closing phases of the study with prior training in the use of Grammarly and ChatGPT in classroom sessions. Results showed a significant difference between the pre-test and posttest scores, as the group means rose from 9.90 to 23 respectively. Paired t-test supported the finding at 44.71 and p<0.01 indicative of statistically significant improvement in performance, suggesting the efficacy of digital tools to boost EFL writing in the Saudi context.
Keywords :
Artificial Intelligence (AI), EFL Writing Skills, Saudi Arabia, University Students, Grammarly, ChatGPT.
Erin Saricilar
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Lecture in accounting. University of Basrah, College of Administration and Economics, Department of Accounting.
Abstract
Atherosclerotic disease significantly impacts patients with type 2 diabetes, who often present with recalcitrant peripheral ulcers. The angiosome model of the foot presents an opportunity to perform direct angiosome-targeted endovascular interventions to maximise both wound healing and limb salvage. A systematic review was performed, with 17 studies included in the final review. Below-the-knee endovascular interventions present significant technical challenges, with technical success depending on the length of lesion being treated and the number of angiosomes that require treatment. Wound healing was significantly improved with direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty, as was limb salvage, with a significant increase in survival without major amputation. Indirect angioplasty, where the intervention is applied to collateral vessels to the angiosomes, yielded similar results to direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty. Applying the angiosome model of the foot in direct angiosome-targeted angioplasty improves outcomes for patients with recalcitrant diabetic foot ulcers in terms of primary wound healing, mean time for complete wound healing and major amputation-free survival.
Keywords :
Diabetic foot ulcer, angiosome, angioplasty