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Faculty Sustainability for Academic Excellence in Saudi Universities: Developing a predictive model

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

Elham A. Al-Madhagi

Abstract

This study builds a data-based predictive model to identify the factors that affect the sustainability of faculty in Saudi universities and correlates these with the indicators of quality assurance and institutional governance based on Saudi Vision 2030. The recent surge in quality accreditation in Saudi higher education has yielded tangible positive returns in education sector, but this has also led to increased teaching and administrative workloads. This disparity can adversely affect job satisfaction, lead to burnout and high attrition, and may eventually diminish markers of academic excellence that accreditation systems are supposed to foster. This study uses multivariate statistics (exploratory factor analysis, multiple and logistic regression, and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM)) to derive indicators of performance and a usable predictive model of faculty sustainability. It utilizes quantitative data collected from one hundred faculty members across Saudi universities through a standardized, validated questionnaire to form a baseline, complemented with institutional human resource records. Based on empirical evidence, the four most significant predictors of faculty sustainability are teaching workload intensity, institutional support, perceived organizational justice, and readiness to undergo digital transformation. The research suggests a set of practical performance metrics in accordance with NCAAA standards of accreditation along with a conceptual decision-support dashboard. The study has implications for policymakers in Saudi higher education who aim to achieve a sustainable balance between quality demands and human capital welfare, in tandem with the objectives of quality education, governance, and data-based institutional management stated in the Vision 2030 document.

Keywords : Faculty sustainability, predictive modeling, Saudi Vision 2030, higher education.
Erin Saricilar
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