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Adam Maksl|Stephanie Craft|Seth Ashley|Dean Miller | The Usefulness of a News Media Literacy Measure in Evaluating a News Literacy Curriculum | 2,016 | Indiana University Southeast|University of Illinois System|Boise State University|Stony Brook University | survey college students showed taken news literacy course significantly higher levels news media literacy greater knowledge current events higher motivation consume news compared students taken course effect taking course diminish time results validate news media literacy scale suggest course effective helping equip students understand interpret news | https://doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v2i4.19238 |
Fredrik Serenius|Abdelwahab T. H. Elidrissy|Paresh Dandona | Vitamin D nutrition in pregnant women at term and in newly born babies in Saudi Arabia. | 1,984 | King Saud University|The Royal Free Hospital|University College London | survey assess vitamin nutritional state 119 pregnant women term newborns undertaken riyadh saudi arabia concentrations 25hydroxy vitamin 25ohd 4 ngml 30 119 maternal sera 11 undetectable median concentration 25ohd 57 ngml comparable found asian vegetarian women term london fifty 119 cord samples undetectable 25ohd total 81 samples 25ohd concentrations less 4 ngml despite low 25ohd concentrations cord bloods calcium concentrations higher maternal blood serum albumin concentration similar maternal cord samples higher socioeconomic background women antenatal care vitamin supplementation associated significantly higher concentrations 25ohd vitamin supplementation however significant effect 25ohd concentration cord samples weight newborns study shows high prevalence marginal vitamin nutrition women saudi arabia may predispose babies rickets infancy country endowed plentiful sunshine exclusion sunshine thick dark veils bad housing probably contribute marginal state vitamin nutrition | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-7-10 |
Sarmila Belbase|Anisha Tiwari|S. K. Baral|Sarita Banjade|Divya Pandey | STUDY OF IMPROVED MANDARIN (Citrus Reticulate Blanco) ORCHARDMANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN MID HILLS OF GANDAKI PROVINCE, NEPAL | 2,020 | Agriculture and Forestry University|Agriculture and Forestry University|Agriculture and Forestry University|Agriculture and Forestry University | survey carried collect information regarding orchard management practices mandarin growers mid hills gandaki province taking representative sample size 80 25 beni municipality jaljala rural municipality 30 kathekhola rural municipality myagdiparbat baglung respectivelypurposive selection site done sampling procedure simple random sampling techniquedescriptive statistical tools chisquare test ttest used analyze datathe study carried know level adoption improved orchard management practices relation socioeconomic characters adoption technology identify constraints perceived farmers adoptionfrom study found majority respondents mandarin growers male middle aged medium sized family medium farm size literate agriculture primary source incomemajority farmers taken trainingmost respondents frequent contact extension agent seeking required informationout major ten improved management practices majority respondents adopted training pruning least adopted practices micronutrient applicationmajority respondents low adoption recommended management practicesgender education level training land holding size contact extension agent significant association adoptionmajor problems like irrigation insect disease training lack labor cost input encountered adoption improved mandarin orchard management practicesit recommended literacy program needed strengthened training based felt need subsidy given farmers encourage towards mandarin cultivation well adoption improved orchard management practices | https://doi.org/10.1002/art.1790050109 |
OA Ayinde|Akinyinka Omigbodun|A. O. Ilesanmi | Awareness of Cervical Cancer, Papanicolaou's Smear and Its Utilisation among Female Undergraduates in Ibadan | 2,004 | University College Hospital, Ibadan | survey conducted among 421 undergraduates university ibadan using selfadministered questionnaires probing risk factors neoplastic cervical lesions awareness cervical cancer papanicolaous smear utilisation percentage sexually active respondents 815 sexual exposure age 20 years occurred 517 mean age sexual debut 188 years modal age 18 years fifty seven per cent multiple sexual partners 381 used condoms seventy one per cent aware cervical cancer 335 aware papanicolaous smear awareness found among medical students married ones hand 83 ever done papanicolaous smear need increase awareness incorporate cervical screening preexisting university health services also logistic barriers cervical screening need removed | https://doi.org/10.1177/002221949602900209 |
W. Thomas Boyce | Differential Susceptibility of the Developing Brain to Contextual Adversity and Stress | 2,015 | University of California, San Francisco | swiftly growing volume literature comprising human animal studies employing observational experimental designs documented striking individual differences neurobiological sensitivities environmental circumstances within subgroups study samples differential susceptibility social physical environments operates bidirectionally adverse beneficial contexts results minority subpopulation remarkably poor unusually positive trajectories health development contingent upon character environmental conditions differences contextual susceptibility appear emerge early development interactive adaptive product genetic environmental attributes paper surveys currently known mechanisms mediators differential susceptibility levels temperament behavior physiological systems brain circuitry neuronal function genetic epigenetic variation concludes assertion differential susceptibility inherently grounded within processes biological moderation complexities present partially understood | https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/16.1.55 |
Elizabeth Swanson|Sharon Vaughn|Jeanne Wanzek|Yaacov Petscher|Jennifer Heckert|Christie Cavanaugh|Guliz Kraft|Kathryn Klingler Tackett | A Synthesis of Read-Aloud Interventions on Early Reading Outcomes Among Preschool Through Third Graders at Risk for Reading Difficulties | 2,011 | The University of Texas at Austin|The University of Texas at Austin|Florida State University|Florida State University|Kennesaw State University|American Institutes for Research | synthesis metaanalysis extant research effects storybook readaloud interventions children risk reading difficulties ages 3 8 provided total 29 studies met criteria synthesis 18 studies providing sufficient data inclusion metaanalysis readaloud instruction examined using dialogic reading repeated reading stories story reading limited questioning andor reading computerassisted story reading story reading extended vocabulary activities significant positive effects childrens language phonological awareness print concepts comprehension vocabulary outcomes found despite positive effects readaloud interventions small amount outcome variance accounted intervention type | https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ncn.0000336466.17811.e7 |
Hani Salim|Siti Nurkamilla Ramdzan|Sazlina Shariff Ghazali|Ping Yein Lee|Ingrid Young|Kirstie McClatchey|Hilary Pinnock | A systematic review of interventions addressing limited health literacy to improve asthma self-management | 2,020 | University of Edinburgh|University of Malaya|University of Edinburgh|Universiti Putra Malaysia|Universiti Putra Malaysia|Universiti Putra Malaysia|University of Edinburgh|Institute of Occupational Medicine|Asthma UK|University of Edinburgh|University of Edinburgh | systematic review interventions addressing limited health literacy improve asthma selfmanagement background supported asthma selfmanagement improves health outcomeshowever people limited health literacy especially lowermiddleincome countries lmics may need tailored interventions enable realise benefitswe aimed assess clinical effectiveness asthma selfmanagement interventions targeted people limited health literacy identify strategies associated effective programmesmethods following cochrane methodology searched ten databases january 1990 june 2018 updated october 2019 without language restrictionwe included controlled experimental studies whose interventions targeted health literacy improve asthma selfmanagementselection papers extraction data quality assessment done independently two reviewersthe primary outcomes clinical asthma control implementation adoptionadherence interventionanalysis narrative resultswe screened 4318 titles abstracts reviewed 52 fulltexts included five trialsone trial conducted lmicrisk bias low one trial high four studiesclinical outcomes reported two trials high risk bias one reported reduction unscheduled care number visits 6month sd intervention0912 vs control1824 p 0001 showed effectnone reported uptake adherence interventionbehavioural change strategies typically focused improving individual psychological physical capacity enact behaviour eg targeting asthmarelated knowledge comprehensiononly two interventions also targeted motivation none sought improve opportunityless half interventions used specific selfmanagement strategies eg written asthma action plan tailoring limited health literacy statusdifferent approaches eg videobased pictorial action plans used provide education conclusionsthe paucity studies diversity interventions support people limited health literacy selfmanage asthma meant impact health outcomes remains uncleargiven proportion global population limited health literacy skills research priority | https://doi.org/10.1145/42411.42418 |
De Wet Swanepoel|James W. Hall | A Systematic Review of Telehealth Applications in Audiology | 2,010 | University of Pretoria|The University of Texas at Dallas|University of Pretoria|University of Florida | systematic review teleaudiology conducted peerreviewed articles reporting empirical investigations related audiological services telehealth component patientclinicians perceptions telehealth audiological services current body peerreviewed empirical studies teleaudiology limited number scope utilization spans various areas audiological service delivery including screening diagnosis intervention teleaudiology holds significant promise penetrate underserved communities requires considerable empirical research inform future implementation hearing loss pervasive global healthcare concern estimated 10 global population affected mild greater degree absence appropriate diagnosis intervention become lifelong disability serious consequences quality life societal integration participation affected persons unfortunately major dearth hearing healthcare services globally highlights possible role telehealth penetrating underserved communities study systematically reviews peerreviewed publications audiologyrelated telehealth services patientclinician perceptions regarding use several databases sourced medline scopus chinal using different search strategies optimal coverage though number studies field limited available reports span audiological services screening diagnosis intervention several screening applications populations consisting infants children adults demonstrated feasibility reliability telehealth using synchronous asynchronous models diagnostic procedures reported including audiometry videootoscopy otoacoustic emissions auditory brainstem response confirm clinically equivalent results remote telehealthenabled tests conventional facetoface versions intervention studies including hearing aid verification counseling internetbased treatment tinnitus demonstrate reliability effectiveness telehealth applications compared conventional methods limited information patient perceptions reveal mixed findings require specific investigations especially post facto surveys patient experiences teleaudiology holds significant promise extending services underserved communities require considerable empirical research inform future implementation | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addbeh.2017.10.017 |
Alicia King|Magenta Simmons | A Systematic Review of the Attributes and Outcomes of Peer Work and Guidelines for Reporting Studies of Peer Interventions | 2,018 | Orygen Youth Health|University of Melbourne|Orygen Youth Health|University of Melbourne | systematic review attributes outcomes peer work | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2222.1992.tb00166.x |
Ghaleb H. Alnahdi | Teaching Reading for Students with Intellectual Disabilities: A Systematic Review | 2,015 | Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University | systematic review literature related instructional strategies improve reading skills students intellectual disabilities conductedstudies reviewed within three categories early reading approaches comprehensive approaches one method approachit concluded students intellectual disabilities need receive intense practice instruction improve reading skills provided explicitly systematically consistentlyrecommendations future studies discussed | https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2010-1839 |
Ruth Koops van ’t Jagt|John Hoeks|C.J.H. Jansen|Andrea F. de Winter|Sijmen A. Reijneveld | Comprehensibility of Health-Related Documents for Older Adults with Different Levels of Health Literacy: A Systematic Review | 2,015 | University of Groningen|University of Groningen|University of Groningen|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen|University Medical Center Groningen|University of Groningen | systematic review conducted assess available evidence effectiveness interventions aiming improve comprehensibility healthrelated documents older adults 50 different levels health literacy seven databases searched 2005 forward references relevant reviews checked selection procedure conducted 2 independent reviewers data extraction assessment quality resulting studies conducted 1 reviewer checked accuracy 2nd reviewer total 38 intervention studies study population older adults n 35 made explicit comparison age groups including older adults n 3 inconsistent evidence found importance design features enhance comprehensibility healthrelated documents narratives multiplefeature revisions eg combining revisions textual visual characteristics included studies provide evidence may effective older adults using narrative formats andor multiplefeature revisions healthrelated documents seem promising strategies enhancing comprehensibility healthrelated documents older adults lack consistent evidence effective interventions stresses importance replication b use standardized research methodologies | https://doi.org/10.2304/gsch.2013.3.2.183 |
Yan Zhang | Beyond quality and accessibility: Source selection in consumer health information searching | 2,014 | The University of Texas at Austin | systematic understanding factors criteria affect consumers selection sources health information necessary design effective health information services information systems however current studies overly focused source attributes indicators 2 criteria source quality accessibility overlooked role factors criteria help determine source selection fill gap guided decisionmaking theories cognitive perspective information search interviewed 30 participants reasons using wide range sources health information additionally asked report critical incident sources selected fulfill specific information need based analysis transcripts 5 categories factors identified influential source selection sourcerelated factors userrelated factors usersource relationships characteristics problematic situation social influences addition dozen criteria mediate influence factors sourceselection decisions identified including accessibility quality usability interactivity relevance usefulness familiarity affection anonymity appropriateness results significantly expanded current understanding nature costs benefits involved sourceselection decisions strongly indicated personalized approach needed information services information systems provide effective access health information sources consumers | https://doi.org/10.1017/s1368980018002951 |
William L. Briggs | Looking Back at Quantitative Reasoning | 2,021 | University of South Florida | teacher looks back three decades teaching pondering writing quantitative reasoning qr shares lessons learned skills teach qr courses important ever providing students sense civic virtue ability engaged informed citizens increasingly complex quantitative world | https://doi.org/10.1080/00856401.2019.1595343 |
Sara Davidson Squibb|Susan Mikkelsen | Assessing the Value of Course-Embedded Information Literacy on Student Learning and Achievement | 2,016 | University of California, Merced|University of California, Merced | team university california merced collaborated evaluate value integrating information literacy introductory composition courses curriculum developed librarians writing faculty using mixedmethods approach team investigated impact curriculum students learning achievement end first semester college students participating curriculum demonstrated greater gains peers using suitable sources presenting arguments multiple viewpoints evidence learning translate higher student achievement represented course grades grade point average | https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2016.1708 |
Rhonda Booth|Rebecca A. Charlton|Claire Hughes|Francesca Happé | Disentangling weak coherence and executive dysfunction: planning drawing in autism and attention–deficit/hyperactivity disorder | 2,003 | King's College London|King's College London|King's College London|King's College London | tendency focus details expense configural information weak coherence proposed cognitive style autism present study tested whether weak coherence might result executive dysfunction testing clinical groups known show deficits tests executive control boys autism spectrum disorders asd compared age intelligence quotient iqmatched boys attentiondeficithyperactivity disorder adhd typically developing td boys drawing task requiring planning inclusion new element weak coherence measured analysis drawing style line predictions made asd group detailfocused drawings either adhd td boys asd adhd groups showed planning impairments severe former group poor planning however predict detailfocus scores two aspects task unrelated clinical groups findings indicate weak coherence may indeed cognitive style specific autism unrelated cognitive deficits frontal functions | https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1009142 |
Nosheen Ali | Are we training residents to communicate with low health literacy patients? | 2,013 | Crozer-Keystone Health System | third americans low health literacy hl research indicates significant knowledge skills gap among residents pertaining management patients low hlthe objective study assess teaching evaluation methods around hl communitybased internal medicine residency programs addition study compared teaching evaluation practices used doctorpatient communication skills used hl skillsa structured questionnaire completed faculty communitybased internal medicine residency programs community hospital education research network website association program directors internal medicine community hospital assembly meeting october 2011less 50 programs provided formal teaching hl hl primarily taught via didactics 75 followed clinical observation 42 roleplaying 25 contrary patientprovider communication skills taught primarily using clinical observations 90 standardized patients 467 hl dimensions programs focused use teachback technique 100 prevalence low hl 833 association low hl patient outcomes 833 use plain language 833 areas least taught included helping patients navigate health system 333 choosing effective written material low hl patients 50health literacy taught consistently part core curricula communitybased internal medicine residency programs need professional technical resources incorporate hl teaching curricula wide variation terms hl skills taught evaluated communitybased internal medicine residency programs | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2011.12.009 |
Eun Kyung Woo|Changsu Han|Sangmee Ahn Jo|Min Kyu Park|Sung?Soo Kim|Eunkyung Kim|Moon Ho Park|Juyoung Lee|Inho Jo | Morbidity and related factors among elderly people in South Korea: results from the Ansan Geriatric (AGE) cohort study | 2,007 | Korea National Institute of Health|Korea University|Korea National Institute of Health|Korea University|Korea National Institute of Health|Korea National Institute of Health|Korea National Institute of Health|Korea National Institute of Health|Korea National Institute of Health | thorough examination morbidity comorbidity profiles among elderly evaluation related factors required improve delivery health care elderly estimate cost care south korea aged population rapidly increasing however date one study using limited sample 84 subjects provided information morbidity related factors among elderly using large stratified random sample 2767 subjects populationbased ansan geriatric study present study sought assess morbidity comorbidity determine relationships variables sociodemographic health characteristics elderly people south koreaa total 2767 subjects 1215 men 1552 women aged 6084 years randomly selected september 2002 august 2003 ansan south korea data sociodemographic health characteristics clinical diagnosis collected using questionnaires available medical records medications taken subjects also crosscheckedof total subjects 780 reported diagnosed disease 110 cured 468 diagnosed two diseases mean number morbidities per person among elderly koreans 162 135 mean standard deviation women greater number diseases per person men common morbidities chronic diseases hypertension arthritis diabetes mellitus women osteoporosis arthritis second third prevalent diseases respectively morbidity significantly associated gender employment household income alcohol intake selfassessed health status worries healththese data enhance understanding patterns health problems among elderly koreans contribute application appropriate intervention strategies | https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-9276-12-7 |
Phyllis A. Dexter | Joint exercises in elderly persons with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the hip or knee. Performance patterns, medical support patterns, and the relationship between exercising and medical care | 1,992 | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | total 110 communityliving elderly persons chronic hip andor knee pain met american college rheumatology classification criteria osteoarthritis oa interviewed obtain information performance therapeutic joint exercises exerciserelated medical care although exercises considered standard treatment oa 96 subjects seen physician problem fewer half received medical advice exercise received thorough exerciserelated teaching monitoring arthritis specialists provided significantly support exercising primary care physicians forty percent total sample 63 advised physician exercise making attempt however 10 exercising manner might expected achieve maximum therapeutic benefit supportive medical care highly related frequency exercising | https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023861 |
Bernice Y. L. Wong|Deborah L. Butler|Sheryl A. Ficzere|Sonia Kuperis | Teaching Low Achievers and Students with Learning Disabilities to Plan, Write, and Revise Opinion Essays | 1,996 | Simon Fraser University|University of British Columbia|Simon Fraser University | total 38 problem learners comprising adolescents learning disabilities low achievers participated study 20 untrained control participants remainder trained plan write revise opinion essays trainees randomly divided pairs taught collaboratively use interactive dialogues plan revise essays wrote essays separately results multivariate analyses variance manovas effect sizes indicated trainees improved significantly pretest posttest clarity cogency written opinion essays maintained gains additional analyses indicated surpassed untrained control group questionnaire data indicated trainees improved selfefficacy writing finding held true comparison untrained participants discussion integrates trainees performance data questionnaire data considers research implications limitations study | https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2393-6-27 |
Jagdish C. Bhatia | Health-care seeking and expenditure by young Indian mothers in the public and private sectors | 2,001 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|University of London | total 421 young married mothers karnataka state india followed monthly intervals 1 year results presented selfreported morbidity treatmentseeking behaviour health expenditures total 911 completed illness episodes reported 58 resulted consultations practitioners mostly working private sector amongst consult physicians average 176 visits made per episode average cost per visit 46 rupees 38 rupees private publicsector consultations respectively overall mean annual expenditure treatment associated costs entire sample 172 rupees 104 rupees spent privatesector treatment poorer women reported significantly days morbidity richer women spent significantly less per 100 days illness | https://doi.org/10.1108/08876040410528700 |
Patricia J. Neafsey|Elizabeth Anderson|Sheri Peabody|Carolyn A. Lin|Zoe Strickler|Kathlea Vaughn | Beta Testing of a Network-Based Health Literacy Program Tailored for Older Adults With Hypertension | 2,008 | National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|University of Connecticut|University of Connecticut|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|University of Connecticut|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|University of Connecticut|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|University of Connecticut|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute|University of Connecticut|National Heart Lung and Blood Institute | touch screenenabled personal education program modified next generation capture selfmedication behaviors older adults hypertension assess related knowledge selfefficacy program analyzes patiententered information delivers interactive educational content tailored reported behaviors summaries selfreported symptoms medication use including frequencytime drug interactions corrective strategies illustration drug interaction printed inform provider primary care visit patient take home selfstudy formative research development formal diagnostic verification usability studies advanced practice nurses older adults beta test conducted older adults hypertension 3month period findings beta test suggest older adult user satisfaction high blood pressure declined four visits 82 participants next generation personal education program large effect size increasing knowledge selfefficacy avoiding adverse selfmedication behaviors behavior risk score change significantly significantly correlated systolic blood pressure fourth visit positive results found small sample suggest next generation personal education program could play central role facilitating patientprovider communication medication adherence | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-017-1230-5 |
Suzanne Rivard|Sid L. Huff | Factors of success for end-user computing | 1,988 | HEC Montréal|Western University | twophase study concerned factors success associated development computer applications end users conducted 10 large organizations first phase indepth interviews used refine preliminary model factors success user development computer applications uda second phase questionnaire administered 272 end users experienced developing applications statistical tests relationships model indicated one derived hypotheses substantiated result study fieldverified model factors success uda provides basis implementation uda practices policies organizations well research enduser computing | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-019-0818-2 |
Pallav Pokhrel|Pebbles Fagan|Thaddeus A. Herzog|Linnea Laestadius|Wayne Buente|Crissy T. Kawamoto|Hye Ryeon Lee|Jennifer B. Unger | Social media e-cigarette exposure and e-cigarette expectancies and use among young adults | 2,018 | University of Hawai?i at M?noa|University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences|University of Hawai?i at M?noa|University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee|University of Hawai?i at M?noa|University of Hawai?i at M?noa|University of Hawai?i at M?noa|University of Southern California | vast majority us young adults use social media facebook instagram daily research suggests young adults commonly exposed ecigaretterelated marketing usergenerated content social media use currently however limited empirical evidence social media ecigarette exposure associated ecigarette use beliefs behavior particular limited evidence exists support proposition social media ecigarette exposure uniquely associated ecigarette use even adjusting effects ecigarette use young adults inperson offline social networks study conducted test hypotheses 1 social media ecigarette exposure associated ecigarette use outcome expectancies current ecigarette use 2 association social media ecigarette use linked via outcome expectancies collected crosssectional data sample 470 young adult college students hawaii hypotheses tested fitting structural equation model data model accounted associations demographic variables cigarette smoking history well ecigarette use individuals actual social networks expectancies behavior results indicated social media ecigarette exposure associated current ecigarette use indirectly two four positive outcome expectancies examined namely positive smoking experience positive sensory experience discuss implications findings context tobacco control efforts | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1600-0528.2009.00471.x |
R A Shaw|Julian Crane|Neil Pearce|Carl Burgess|Peter Bremner|Kate Woodman|Richard Beasley | Comparison of a video questionnaire* with the IUATLD written questionnaire for measuring asthma prevalence | 1,992 | null | video questionnaire vq measuring asthma prevalence adolescents assessed repeatability validity relation bronchial hyperresponsiveness bhr pd20 less equal 78 mumol methacholine comparison also made standard self completed written questionnaire sq based iuatld bronchial symptoms questionnaire included five questions seeking comparable data vq vq sq administered 707 schoolchildren 1316 years english primary language one hundred six randomly selected children subsequently underwent bronchial challenge methacholine sensitivity specificity bhr higher combination three positive responses vq 073 088 sq 063 082 although differences statistically significant p 024 administered two week interval vq significantly higher p 003 coefficient repeatability 079 sq 050 conclude vq valid reliable method determining asthma prevalence propose providing data relatively free biases due language culture literacy interviewing techniques may particularly useful comparing asthma prevalence severity different populations | https://doi.org/10.18438/b8ps4d |
Nadine Shehab|Melissa K. Schaefer|Scott R. Kegler|Daniel S. Budnitz | Adverse Events From Cough and Cold Medications After a Market Withdrawal of Products Labeled for Infants | 2,010 | National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases|National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases|National Center for Injury Prevention and Control|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases | voluntary market withdrawal orally administered overthecounter infant cough cold medications ccms announced october 2007 goal study assess ccmrelated adverse events aes among children withdrawalemergency department ed visits ccmrelated aes among children 12 years age identified nationally representative stratified probability sample 63 us eds 14 months announcement withdrawalafter withdrawal number proportion estimated ed visits ccmrelated aes involving children 2 years age less onehalf prewithdrawal period 1248 visits 133 vs 2790 visits 287 difference 154 95 confidence interval ci 259 50 whereas overall number estimated ed visits ccmrelated aes children 12 years age remained unchanged 9408 visits 95 ci 687411 941 visits vs 9727 visits 95 ci 664912 805 visits periods twothirds estimated ed visits involved unsupervised ingestions ie children finding ingesting medicationsed visits ccmrelated aes among children 2 years age substantially reduced withdrawal overthecounter infant ccms reductions likely require packaging improvements reduce harm unsupervised ingestions continued education avoiding ccm use young children monitoring ccmrelated harm continue recommendations updated october 2008 avoid use ccms children 4 years age | https://doi.org/10.18438/eblip29636 |
Kay Tisdall | [The Transformation of Participation? Exploring the Potential of ‘Transformative Participation’ for Theory and Practice around Children and Young People's Participation | 2,013 | University of Edinburgh | wave interest policy activities children young peoples participation passed many countries recent years participation activities proliferated challenges arisen people sought translate rhetoric children young peoples participation realities working across collaborators brazil india south africa united kingdom article draws collaborations interest transformative participation potential way forward article begins reviewing growth concept within development studies including ties empowerment article seeks go consider potential concepts theories may critique add ideas transformative participation namely concept coproduction ideas performance multimodal pedagogy article discusses potential coproduction recognize children young peoples assets capabilities abilities facilitate deeper engagement service policy development potential performanceasparticipation testing valorising different ways participation communication emphasizing creativity affect embodiment rather rationality governance ideas may equal even potential transformative participation | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8268.2008.00181.x |
Maria Carlota Dao|Amy F. Subar|Marisol Warthon-Medina|Janet Cade|Tracy Burrows|Rebecca K. Golley|Nita G. Forouhi|Matthew Pearce|Bridget Holmes | Dietary assessment toolkits: an overview | 2,018 | Nutrition et obésité : approches systémiques|Inserm|Sorbonne Université|National Cancer Institute|University of Leeds|University of Leeds|University of Newcastle Australia|Flinders University|MRC Epidemiology Unit|University of Cambridge|MRC Epidemiology Unit|University of Cambridge|Danone (France) | wide variety methods available assess dietary intake one different strengths weaknesses researchers face multiple challenges diet nutrition need accurately assessed particularly selection appropriate dietary assessment method study goal current collaborative work present collection available resources dietary assessment implementationdesignsettingparticipantsas followup 9th international conference diet physical activity methods held 2015 developers dietary assessment toolkits agreed collaborate preparation present paper provides overview toolkit toolkits presented include diet anthropometry physical activity measurement toolkit dapa uk national cancer institutes nci dietary assessment primer usa nutritools website uk australasian child adolescent obesity research network acaorn method selector australia danone dietary assessment toolkit danonedat france ataglance summary features comparison toolkits providedthe present review contains general background dietary assessment along summary included toolkits feature comparison table direct links toolkit freely available onlinethis overview dietary assessment toolkits provides comprehensive information aid users selection implementation appropriate dietary assessment method combination methods goal collecting highestquality dietary data possible | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8268.2008.00194.x |
Ursula Rao|Vijayanka Nair | Aadhaar: Governing with Biometrics | 2,019 | Leipzig University|University of Wisconsin–Madison | aadhaar means foundation support several indian languages utter word aadhaar anywhere across length breadth india today certainly evoke indias nation | https://doi.org/10.1007/s42438-022-00302-7 |
Elizabeth A. Rafferty|Melissa A. Durand|Emily F. Conant|Debra S. Copit|Sarah M. Friedewald|Donna Plecha|Dave P. Miller | Breast Cancer Screening Using Tomosynthesis and Digital Mammography in Dense and Nondense Breasts | 2,016 | Massachusetts General Hospital|Yale University|University of Pennsylvania|Einstein Healthcare Network|Advocate Lutheran General Hospital|Northwestern University|University Hospitals Case Medical Center|Genomic Health (United States) | abbreviated breast mri vs digital breast tomosynthesis breast cancer detection women dense breasts | https://doi.org/10.1080/0141192022000019107 |
Xiaopeng Wu|Yi Zhang|Rongxiu Wu|Xiuxiu Tang|Tianshu Xu | Cognitive model construction and assessment of data analysis ability based on CDA | 2,022 | Northeast Normal University|East China Normal University|Qiannan Normal College For Nationalities|Center for Astrophysics Harvard & Smithsonian|Harvard University|Purdue University West Lafayette|East China Normal University | ability data analysis one essential core qualities modern citizens received widespread attention international education community evaluate students data analysis ability obtain detailed diagnosis information one key issues schools improve education quality employment cognitive diagnostic assessment cda basic theoretical framework study constructed cognitive model data analysis ability 503 grade 9 students china followup analyses including learning path learning progression corresponding personalized assessment also provided result indicated first almost students data awareness furthermore probability mastering attribute interpretation inference data relatively low 60 also probabilities mastering rest attributes 70 average expected study would provide new cognitive diagnostic perspective assessment students essential data analysis abilities | https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.20410 |
Kathleen M. Mazor|Douglas Roblin|Andrew E. Williams|Sarah M. Greene|Bridget Gaglio|Terry S. Field|Mary E. Costanza|Paul Han|Laura Saccoccio|Josephine Calvi|Erica Cove|Rebecca G. Cowan | Health literacy and cancer prevention: Two new instruments to assess comprehension | 2,012 | Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente|Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute|Kaiser Permanente|Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Kaiser Permanente|Reliant Medical Group|University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School|Kaiser Permanente | ability understand spoken health information important facet health literacy date instrument available quantify patients ability area sought develop test assess comprehension spoken health messages related cancer prevention screening fill gap complementary test comprehension written health messages used sentence verification technique write items based realistic health messages cancer prevention screening including media messages clinical encounters clinical print materials items reviewed revised pretested adults aged 4070 participated pilot administration georgia hawaii massachusetts cancer message literacy testlistening selfadministered via touchscreen laptop computer reading required takes approximately 1 hour cancer message literacy testreading selfadministered paper takes approximately 10 min two new tests allow researchers assess comprehension spoken health messages examine relationship listening reading literacy explore impact form literacy healthrelated outcomes researchers clinicians means measuring comprehension spoken health information | https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/1613/1/012080 |
Michelle DiGiacomo|Patricia M. Davidson|Penelope Abbott|Patricia Delaney|Tessa Dharmendra|Sarah J. McGrath|Joanne Delaney|Frank Vincent | Childhood disability in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: a literature review | 2,013 | Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Tharawal Aboriginal|Tharawal Aboriginal|Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Centre for Chronic Disease Control|University of Technology Sydney|Tharawal Aboriginal|Tharawal Aboriginal | aboriginal torres strait islander children higher rates disability nonindigenous children considered doubly disadvantaged yet little data reflecting prevalence service access inform design delivery services failing address physical social psychological factors lifelong consequences perpetuate longstanding health disparitiesa narrative literature review undertaken identify peer reviewed literature describing factors impacting prevention recognition access support management disability indigenous australian childrentwentyseven peerreviewed journal articles met inclusion criteria majority articles focused hearing loss learning disabilities consequent otitis media articles reported data urban metropolitan indigenous populations described interventions individualcommunity provider systems level factors identified impacting recognition management disability young indigenous childrengiven burden childhood disability limited literature retrieved concerning barometer activity investment solutions addressing childhood disability require collaboration health social educational disciplines well increased investment prevention identification promotion access | https://doi.org/10.1080/14759390000200075 |
Roxanne Jones|Katherine A Thurber|Jan Chapman|Catherine D’Este|Terry Dunbar|Mark Wenitong|Sandra Eades|Lisa Strelein|Maureen Davey|Wei Du|Anna Olsen|Janet Smylie|Emily Banks|Raymond Lovett | Study protocol:<i>Our Cultures Count</i>, the Mayi Kuwayu Study, a national longitudinal study of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander wellbeing | 2,018 | Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|Australian National University|University of Adelaide|Aboriginal Health Council of South Australia|Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute|Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies|Australian National University|Australian National University|St. Michael's Hospital|Sax Institute|Australian National University|Australian National University | aboriginal torres strait islander peoples australias first peoples connected land 65 000 years enduring cultures values considered critical health wellbeing alongside physical psychological social factors currently lack largescale data adequately represent experiences aboriginal torres strait islander people absence evidence cultural practice expression particularly striking given foundational importance wellbeingmayi kuwayu national study aboriginal torres strait islander wellbeing mayi kuwayu study largescale national longitudinal study aboriginal torres strait islander adults linkage healthrelated administrative records baseline survey developed extensive community consultation includes items cultural practice expression sociodemographic factors health wellbeing health behaviours experiences environments family support connection baseline survey mailed 200 000 aboriginal torres strait islander adults 16 years yielding estimated 16 00040 000 participants supplemented facetoface recruitment followup surveys conducted every 35 years funding allows mayi kuwayu study contribute filling key evidence gaps including quantifying contribution cultural factors wellbeing alongside standard elements health riskthis study received approval national human research ethics committees state territory committees including relevant aboriginal torres strait islander organisations study developed conducted partnership aboriginal torres strait islander organisations across states territories provide enduring shared infrastructure underpin programme policy development based measures values important aboriginal torres strait islander peoples approved researchers access confidentialised data disseminate findings according study data access governance protocols | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2003.tb00148.x |
Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy|Hari Shankar Joshi|Binu V Sreekumaran|Sabitri Giri|Neena Chuni | Home delivery and newborn care practices among urban women in western Nepal: a questionnaire survey | 2,006 | Manipal College of Medical Sciences|Manipal College of Medical Sciences|Manipal College of Medical Sciences|Manipal College of Medical Sciences|Manipal Teaching Hospital|Manipal College of Medical Sciences|Manipal Teaching Hospital | 98 newborn deaths occur developing countries newborns deaths occur home nepal approximately 90 deliveries take place home information reasons delivering home newborn care practices urban areas nepal lacking information useful policy makersa crosssectional survey carried immunisation clinics pokhara city western nepal january february 2006 two trained health workers administered semistructured questionnaire mothers delivered homea total 240 mothers interviewed planned home deliveries 140 583 100 417 unplanned 62 deliveries skilled birth attendant present 38 158 mothers gave birth alone 46 162 women used clean home delivery kit 92 383 birth attendants washed hands umbilical cord cut expulsion placenta 154 642 deliveries cord cut using newboiled blade 217 904 deliveries mustard oil applied umbilical cord 53 221 deliveries birth place heated throughout delivery 88 642 deliveries 100 458 newborns wrapped within 10 minutes 233 971 wrapped within 30 minutes majority 938 newborns given bath soon birth mustard oil massage newborns common practice 144 60 sixteen 108 mothers feed colostrum babies prelacteal feeds given 37152 newborns initiation rates breastfeeding 579 within one hour 854 within 24 hours main reasons cited delivering home preference 257 ease convenience 214 planned deliveries precipitate labor 51 lack transportation 18 lack escort labor 11 cited unplanned oneshighrisk home delivery newborn care practices common urban population also indepth qualitative studies needed explore reasons delivering home communitybased interventions required improve number families engaging skilled attendant hygiene delivery highrisk traditional newborn care practices like delayed wrapping bathing mustard oil massage prelacteal feeding discarding colostrum need addressed culturally acceptable communitybased health education programmes | https://doi.org/10.1002/ijc.11300 |
Richard C. Hoffman|John F. Preble | Global franchising: current status and future challenges | 2,004 | Salisbury University|University of Delaware | decade ago positive predictions made regarding international growth franchising study undertaken examine actual growth development franchising globally 1990s using survey archival data findings regarding state franchising 40 countries presented franchising met exceeded growth expectations generating average 37 billion annual sales nations investigated however considerable regional differences franchising activities exist business sectors experiencing franchising growth retail restaurants franchising firms tend export business formats neighboring countries countries similar cultural characteristics operational concerns regarding legal social issues across borders also examined implications practice research discussed | https://doi.org/10.1080/01596300903037069 |
Chad Bousman|Malcolm Forbes|Mahesh Jayaram|Harris A. Eyre|Charles F. Reynolds|Michael Berk|Malcolm Hopwood|Chee H. Ng | Antidepressant prescribing in the precision medicine era: a prescriber’s primer on pharmacogenetic tools | 2,017 | University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Pittsburgh|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne | half people take antidepressants respond many experience adverse effects detrimental outcomes part result impact individuals genetic profile pharmacokinetics pharmcodynamics known made available clinicians could improve decisionmaking antidepressant therapy outcomes spurred development numerous pharmacogeneticbased decision support tools article provide overview pharmacogenetic decision support tools particular focus tools relevant antidepressants briefly describe evolution current state antidepressant pharmacogenetic decision support tools clinical practice followed evidencebase use finally present series considerations clinicians contemplating use tools discuss future antidepressant pharmacogenetic decision support tools | https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.82 |
Brhane Ayele|Mulugeta Woldu Abrha|Haftom Gebrehiwot|Equbay Gebre-egziabher|Hailay Gebretnsae|Tsegay Hadgu|Alemnesh Araya Abrha|Araya Abrha Medhanyie | Magnitude and determinants for place of postnatal care utilization among mothers who delivered at home in Ethiopia: a multinomial analysis from the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey | 2,019 | Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University|Mekelle University | half mothers ethiopia give birth home home based care within first week birth complementary strategy facilitybased postnatal care service critical increase survival mothers newborns however evidence utilization postnatal care location service among mothers delivered home ethiopia insufficiently documented therefore study assessed magnitude determinants place postnatal care service utilization among mothers delivered home ethiopiawe used 2016 ethiopian demographic health survey extracted data 4491 mothers delivered home 5 years preceding survey multinomial logistic regression model applied examine determinants facility home based postnatal care service utilization likelihood ratio test used see model fitness pvalue 005 used determine statistical significance 95 confidence intervalfrom total 4491 mothers delivered home 13029 23653 utilized postnatal service home health facility respectively urban region aor 0378 95ci 01930740 ever using calendar method delay pregnancy aor 0528 95ci 03370826 receiving four antenatal care visits aor 0245 95ci 01450413 bank account aor 0479 95ci 02430943 factors associated utilizing home based postnatal care similarly follower orthodox religion aor 1698 95ci 11372536 rich wealth index aor 0608 95ci 04240873 ever using calendar method delay pregnancy aor 0694 95ci 04990966 wantedness pregnancy aor 0264 95ci 03520953 receiving four antenatal care visits aor 0264 95ci 01840380 listening radio least week aor 0652 95ci 04320984 determinants facilitybased postnatal care utilizationthe coverage postnatal care service utilization among mothers delivered home low living urban region following orthodox religion higher wealth index bank account ever using calendar method delay pregnancy wantedness pregnancy receiving four antenatal care visit listening radio least weakly associated postnatal care service utilization therefore targeted measures improve socioeconomic status strengthen continuum care increase health literacy communication critically important increase postnatal care service utilization among women deliver home ethiopia | https://doi.org/10.1080/17538940802420879 |
Vanessa Muirhead|Carlos Quiñonez|Rafael Figueiredo|David Locker | Predictors of dental care utilization among working poor Canadians | 2,009 | McGill University|University of Toronto|University of Toronto|University of Toronto | abstract objective study used gelbergandersen behavioral model vulnerable populations identify predictors dental care utilization working poor canadians methods crosssectional stratified sampling study design telephone survey methodology used collect data nationally representative sample 1049 working poor individuals aged 18 64 years working poor persons worked 20 h week fulltime students annual family incomes lt 34 300 pretested questionnaire included sociodemographic items selfreported oral health measures two dental care utilization outcomes time since last dental visit usual reason dental visits results hierarchical stepwise logistic analyses identified independent predictors associated visiting dentist gt1 year ago male gender 163 p 0005 aged 2534 years 205 p 002 paying dental care cash credit 231 p lt 0001 past welfare recipients 165 p 003 lt21 teeth 423 p lt 0001 perceived need dental treatment or278 p lt 0001 sacrificing goods services pay dental treatment associated visiting dentist within past year predictors visiting dentist paintrouble lone parent status 404 p lt 0001 immigrant status 172 p 0006 paying dental care cash credit 271 p lt 0001 history inability afford dental care 162 p 001 satisfactorypoorvery poor selfrated oral health 210 p lt 0001 number teeth lt21 258 p lt 0001 perceived need dental treatment 299 p lt 0001 conclusions study identified predisposing enabling vulnerabilities jeopardize dental careseeking practices working poor persons dental care utilization associated relinquishing spending goods services suggests dental care utilization competing financial demand economically constrained adults | https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00282-1 |
Melissa Bowles?Terry | Library Instruction and Academic Success: A Mixed-Methods Assessment of a Library Instruction Program | 2,012 | University of Wyoming | abstract x0d x0d objectives study examines connection student academic success information literacy instruction locally allowed librarians ascertain institutions saturation rate information literacy instruction identify academic programs utilizing library instruction services broader application provides argument tiered program information literacy instruction offers student perspectives improving library instruction programx0d x0d methods focus groups 15 graduating seniors attended least one library instruction session discussed student experiences preferences regarding library instruction analysis 4489 academic transcripts graduating seniors identified differences grade point average gpa students different levels library instruction x0d x0d results students value library instruction orientation purposes beginning students specialized disciplinespecific library instruction upperlevel courses statistically significant difference gpa graduating seniors library instruction upperlevel courses defined study postfreshmanlevel x0d x0d conclusions library instruction seems make difference student success repeated different levels university curriculum especially offered upperlevel courses instruction librarians differentiate lowerdivision upperdivision learning objectives students order create cohesive nonrepetitive information literacy curriculum | https://doi.org/10.1002/tea.21547 |
Emily Kingsland | Undercover Feminist Pedagogy in Information Literacy: A Literature Review | 2,020 | McGill University | abstract x0d objective feminist pedagogy library instruction presents new approach actively engaging students research process feminist pedagogy universities found early adoption 1970s newer phenomenon library instruction finding early roots works ladenson 2010 accardi 2010 accardi vukovic 2013x0d fostering active engagement critical thinking skills feminist library instruction sessions encourage students question authority actively participate knowledge production process become aware power information privilege navigate increasingly complex information environments core specific pedagogical approach subverts traditional classroom dynamics focusing diversity inclusionx0d literature review demonstrates feminist pedagogy currently practiced academic library information literacy sessions students assessed feminist mannerx0d methods practitioners feminist pedagogy draw techniques methodologies designed emphasize value different experiences cooperative learning collaborative learning inquirybased learning inquiryguided learning techniques methodologies used develop students information literacy skills take ownership research process stimulate critical inquiryx0d literature review following databases searched education resources information center eric proquest platform library amp information science abstracts lisa library information science amp technology abstracts lista scopus web science core collection hand searching worldcat well cited reference searching bibliography mining also conducted searches run november 2018 april 2019 followed second round july 2019 based participant feedback 2019 eblip10 conference case studies books book chapters literature reviews research papers interviews surveys papers based statistical qualitative analysis consultedx0d results librarians may lack familiarity feminist theory feminism writ large influences academic librarians professional practice schroeder amp hollister 2014 librarians incorporate feminist pedagogy practice assessment many concrete ways however librarians focus feminist pedagogy may face obstacles teaching may explain publications feminist pedagogical discourse within library information studies emerged within last decade fritch 2018 hackney et al 2018 common challenge feminist librarians face restrictive nature standalone oneshot information literacy session moreover much room improvement library information studies programs introduce students theory practice feminist pedagogyx0d conclusion paper highlights examples feminist methods librarians put practice information literacy sessions ways students assessed feminist manner literature demonstrates feminist pedagogy successfully implemented decades universities comparison practicing feminist pedagogy library instruction level relatively new area focus within profession hopefully growing trend lead evidence based literature near future | https://doi.org/10.1080/01615440.2012.715569 |
John Loxley|Harry A. Sackey | Aid Effectiveness in Africa* | 2,008 | University of Manitoba|Vancouver Island University|University of Manitoba|Vancouver Island University | abstract paper revisits issue aid effectiveness africa examining effect aid growth historically africas development context appears aiddependent one new partnership africas development nepad calling additional capital flows improve growth levels continent attainment uns millennium development goals partly conditioned aid inflows new urgency evaluate effectiveness aid using sample comprising 40 member countries african union estimating fixedeffects growth models find positive statistically significant effect aid growth aid increases investment major transmission mechanism aidgrowth relationship extension analysis examine sources growth finance shows aid workers remittances debtservice resources domestic savings important sources development finance thus aid matters continents growth however given apparent donor aid fatigue debt servicing implications concessional loans paper supports need strategize reduce future dependence aid | https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12546 |
Shenggen Fan|Xiaobo Zhang | Public Expenditure, Growth and Poverty Reduction in Rural Uganda | 2,008 | null | abstract using districtlevel data 1992 1995 1999 study estimated effects different types government expenditure agricultural growth rural poverty uganda results reveal government spending agricultural research extension improved agricultural production substantially type expenditure largest measured returns growth agricultural production agricultural research extension spending also largest assessed impact poverty reduction government spending rural roads also substantial marginal impact rural poverty reduction impact lowgrade roads feeder roads larger highgrade roads murram tarmac roads educations effects rank agricultural research extension roads government spending health show large impact growth agricultural productivity reduction rural poverty additional investments northern region poor region contribute reducing poverty however western region relatively welldeveloped region types investment highest returns terms increased agricultural productivity | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-8535.2005.00456.x |
Tim Fawns | An Entangled Pedagogy: Looking Beyond the Pedagogy—Technology Dichotomy | 2,022 | University of Edinburgh | abstract pedagogy first become mantra educators supported metaphor pedagogical horse driving technological cart yet putting technology first last separates pedagogy making us susceptible technological pedagogical determinism ie technology seen either driving force change set neutral tools paper present model entangled pedagogy encapsulates mutual shaping technology teaching methods purposes values context entangled pedagogy collective agency negotiated teachers students stakeholders outcomes contingent complex relations cannot determined advance outline aspirational view teachers students others collaborate whilst embracing uncertainty imperfection openness honesty developing pedagogical knowledge collective responsive ethical finally discuss implications evaluation research arguing must look beyond isolated ideas technologies teaching methods situated entangled combinations diverse elements involved educational activity | https://doi.org/10.2167/la414.0 |
Olwen McNamara|Lorna Roberts|Tehmina N. Basit|Tony Brown | Rites of Passage in Initial Teacher Training: Ritual, performance, ordeal and Numeracy Skills Test | 2,002 | Manchester Metropolitan University|Manchester Metropolitan University|Manchester Metropolitan University|Manchester Metropolitan University | abstract transition identified cultural anthropologists early twentieth century liminal stage rite passage contemporary anthropology challenges structural nature classic interpretations ritual analyses performance theory social drama turner dramatism burke interaction rituals goffman ritualisation bell applying contemporary anthropological lens initial teacher training identify transition linear progression complex process extended ambiguous inbetweenness involves play performance ordeal depict preservice teachers enmeshed performance symbolic acts undertaking ritual ordeals report narrate passage complex game becoming portray holistic experience metaphorically terms play explore particular students perceptions numeracy skills test recently imposed ritual ordeal rite intensification characterised government device police boundaries teaching profession | https://doi.org/10.1175/wcas-d-12-00048.1 |
Jomo W. Mutegi | The inadequacies of “Science for All” and the necessity and nature of a socially transformative curriculum approach for african American science education | 2,011 | Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis | abstract science mantra guided science education reform practice past 20 years unfortunately 20 years science guided policy research professional development curricula african americans continue participate scientific enterprise numbers staggeringly low current reform efforts realize goal science remains uncertain african american students would wellserved article challenges idea type science education advocated science movement good african american students argues african american students uniquely situated historically socially would benefit greatly socially transformative approach science education curricula designed help meet unique sociohistorical needs article compares curriculum approach presented current reform socially transformative curriculum approach concludes description research could support curricular approach advocated 2011 wiley periodicals inc inc j res sci teach 48 301316 2011 | https://doi.org/10.1111/bjet.12253 |
Nur Hidayati|St. Budi Waluya|. Rochmad|. Wardono | Statistics literacy: what, why and how? | 2,020 | Universitas Ahmad Dahlan|State University of Semarang|State University of Semarang|State University of Semarang | abstract 21st century learning directs human resources become literate societies human resources obtain information organize facilitate communicate various contexts statistical literacy mathematical literacy among developed literacy statistics literacy mathematical literacy might like literacy discipline case exactly statistical literacy mindset designed built statistical literacy calculate statistical literacy person become important competency society today paper try explain | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-4505.2008.00046.x |
Mercedes Fisher | Computer skills of initial teacher education students | 2,000 | Pepperdine University | abstract constant challenge teacher education lies keeping courses date article provides view current skills attitudes perceptions regarding computer technology classroom preservice candidate perspective intent research help foster discussion develop preservice educational technology courses best meet needs continuously evolving changing studentteacher population terms computer technology skills primary instrument selfassessment survey skills attitudes perceptions utilizing computer technology classroom among firsttime students enrolled introductory education courses large midwestern university usa fall semester 1999 surveys administered total 205 students questionnaires given preservice teachers initial courses rather mailed homes attempt increase participation rates participants categorized either beginner experienced user computer technology based responses skill section survey article includes overview results segments pertain three general issues general attitudes regards teaching computer technology intended use computers beginning teach perceived problems expected computer technology beginning teach finally informal discussion regarding student expectations future teacher training programs corresponding implications school districts presented freeresponse section questionnaire | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2206.2012.00850.x |
Berhanu Gebremedhin|Scott M. Swinton | Investment in soil conservation in northern Ethiopia: the role of land tenure security and public programs | 2,003 | In-Q-Tel|Michigan State University | abstract double hurdle statistical analysis 250 farms tigray region ethiopia reveals different causal factors soil conservation adoption versus intensity use farmers reasons adopting soil conservation measures vary sharply stone terraces soil bunds longterm investments stone terraces associated secure land tenure labour availability proximity farmstead learning opportunities via existence local foodforwork ffw projects contrast shortterm investments soil bunds strongly linked insecure land tenure absence local foodforwork projects public conservation campaigns private plots reduced adoption stone terraces soil bunds whereas capacity factors largely influenced adoption decision expected returns carried influence intensity stone terrace adoption measured metres terrace per hectare stone terracing built fertile erodible silty soils higher rainfall areas offered valuable yield benefits intensity terracing also greater remote villages limited offfarm employment opportunities reduced construction costs results highlight importance right kind public interventions direct public involvement constructing soil conservation structures private lands appears undermine incentives private conservation investments done public lands however public conservation activities may encourage private soil conservation example secure land tenure rights clearly reinforce private incentives make longterm investments soil conservation | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11858-023-01520-4 |
Ling Yang|Donald Maxwell Parkin|Liandi Li|Yude Chen | Time trends in cancer mortality in China: 1987–1999 | 2,003 | International Agency For Research On Cancer|International Agency For Research On Cancer | abstract first analysis time trends cancer mortality china national level presented using joinpoint regression model based data national mortality routine reporting system china chis time trends mortality 9 major cancers analyzed 1987 1999 agestandardized mortality rates cancers combined declined slightly rural areas increased since 1996 urban areas mortality rates cancers oesophagus stomach cervix uteri leukaemia except urban males 1996 nasopharynx declined lung cancer female breast cancer showed significant increasing trends urban rural areas sexes cancers colonrectum liver different trends mortality urban rural populations trends agespecific mortality rates suggest different trends younger population may presage future overall trends example increasing mortality cancer cervix observed trends primarily reflect dramatic changes socioeconomic circumstances lifestyles china last 2 decades tobacco smoking remains major problem increases mortality lung cancer improvements socioeconomic status diet nutrition may responsible declining risk cancers oesophagus stomach nasopharynx increasing risk others breast colonrectum screening programs especially cervix cancer available better facilities cancer therapy may helped reduce mortality several cancers large increases absolute number deaths resulted increasing aging population much important determining future cancer burden changes due change risk emphasizing increasing importance cancer health problem 21st century china 2003 wileyliss inc | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-019-00309-8 |
Barbara Comber|Helen Nixon | Teachers’ work and pedagogy in an era of accountability | 2,009 | University of South Australia|University of South Australia | abstract great deal educational policy proceeds though teachers malleable everresponsive change argue positioned technicians simply implement policy however teachers go work respond reform agendas may contingent upon many factors biographical nature workplace related paper discuss work middle school teachers lowsocioeconomic communities perspectives referring reflective interviews meeting transcripts electronic reporting template examine teacher participants school reform project describe work emphasise downplay omit using foucaultian approaches critical discourse analysis insights dorothy smiths 2005 institutional ethnography consider discursive economy carlson 2005 teachers reported experiences everyday practices northern suburbs schools south australia democratic progressive discourse exists alongside corporate disciplinary discourses keywords teachers workpedagogyaccountabilitydiscoursemiddle schooling notes 1 paper outcome collaborative research project reinvigorating middle years pedagogy rustbelt secondary schools funded australian research council 20042007 lp0454869 centre studies literacy policy learning cultures university south australia northern adelaide state secondary principals network australian education union sa branch south australian social inclusion unit chief investigators include robert hattam phillip cormack barbara comber marie brennan lew zipin alan reid kathy paige david lloyd helen nixon bill lucas john walsh faye mccallum brenton prosser assistance kathy brady philippa milroy sam sellar 2 work done rpin project specificities context affect work teachers 10 participating schools see thrupp lupton 2006 thrupp lupton r 2006 taking school contexts seriously social justice challenge british journal educational studies 54 308328 taylor francis online web science google scholar | https://doi.org/10.1080/09084280701509166 |
Andrew Holliman|Sarah Critten|Tony Lawrence|Emily Harrison|Clare Wood|David J. Hughes | Modeling the Relationship Between Prosodic Sensitivity and Early Literacy | 2,014 | Coventry University|Coventry University|Coventry University|Coventry University|Coventry University|Coventry University | abstract growing literature demonstrated prosodic sensitivity related early literacy development however precise nature relationship remains unclear speculated recent theoretical models observed relationship prosodic sensitivity early literacy might partially mediated childrens vocabulary knowledge phonological awareness morphological awareness although models yet confirmed using advanced statistical techniques study reported uses covariance structure modeling provide first direct test model proposed wood wadewoolley holliman also test modified version model designed overcome limitations original seventyfive 57yearold englishspeaking children completed new measure prosodic sensitivity also assessed vocabulary knowledge phonological awareness morphological awareness word reading spelling results showed wood et als model provide adequate fit sample data however new model permitted causal connections socalled mediator variables provided excellent fit argue prosodic sensitivity afforded greater importance models literacy development offer new theoretical model prosodyliteracy relationship future attempts replication | https://doi.org/10.1002/meet.1450420179 |
Joseph J. Kerski | The role of GIS in Digital Earth education | 2,008 | null | abstract growing number educators worldwide become convinced geotechnologies including geographic information systems gis global positioning systems gps remote sensing key technologies prepare students tomorrows decision makers grappling local regional global issues 21st century requires people think spatially use geotechnologies educators teach geotechnologies discipline emphasising skills educators use geotechnologies tool teach content geography history environmental studies earth science biology mathematics economics disciplines issues traffic population growth urban sprawl energy water crime human health biodiversity sustainable agriculture growing complexity exist every scale increasingly affect peoples everyday lives issues spatial component drivers geotechnology education include educational content standards constructivism schooltocareer movement active learning citizenship education authentic practice assessment interdisciplinary education community connections sustained increasing demand gis professionals digital earth ideal framework contextualising domains inquiry digital earth community significant impact growth geotechnologies education conversely growth geotechnologies education society foster forward movement earth systems concepts | https://doi.org/10.1080/01419870.2011.631558 |
Candice E. Walker|Eva G. Krumhuber|Steven Dayan|Adrian Furnham | Effects of social media use on desire for cosmetic surgery among young women | 2,019 | University College London|University College London|University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign|University College London | abstract large body research documented influence traditional media formats eg television programs adverts young womens consideration cosmetic surgery however less known newer forms media social networking sites impact desire cosmetic surgery present study aimed examine whether exposure images depicting facial cosmetic enhancements increases desire cosmetic surgery among young women onehundred eighteen women aged 1829 years indicated social media use followed task viewed either images facial cosmetic enhancements n 59 images travel n 59 participants indicated satisfaction appearance mood desire undergo cosmetic enhancement results showed viewing images females undergone cosmetic enhancements affected young womens desire cosmetic surgery especially spent significant amount time social media followed many accounts less satisfied appearance findings implications parents clinicians policy makers understanding internet habits particularly use social media influence desire cosmetic surgery including psychosocial motivations underlying intentions | https://doi.org/10.1080/00221309.2013.830590 |
Daniela Fiedler|Gena C. Sbeglia|Ross H. Nehm|Ute Harms | How strongly does statistical reasoning influence knowledge and acceptance of evolution? | 2,019 | Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education|Kiel University|Stony Brook University|Stony Brook University|Leibniz Institute for Science and Mathematics Education|Kiel University | abstract large body research examined students conceptions evolution relationships acceptance evolution proficiency statistical probabilistic reasoning long considered essential feature evolutionary reasoning yet almost empirical work explored putative connections rapro instruments recently developed measure statistical reasoning contexts mathematics rapromath evolution raproevo study provides additional validation instruments using rasch analysis quantifies contribution statistical reasoning understanding accepting evolution recruited large sample n 564 undergraduate students enrolled introductory biology course large public research university united states students completed suite published instruments assessed statistical reasoning evolutionary understanding evolutionary acceptance findings indicate validity inferences derived rapro scores generalized new sample proficiency statistical reasoning explained 28 variance evolutionary knowledge 19 variation evolutionary acceptance inclusion demographic variables model significantly increased explained variance acceptance notably variance evolution acceptance explained statistical reasoning comparable thinking dispositions evolutionary knowledge reported literature work provides first largescale evidence role statistical reasoning evolutionary knowledge acceptance motivates future work explore statistical literacy integrated evolution education efforts | https://doi.org/10.1186/2193-8997-1-4 |
Paul Lambert|Richard Zijdeman|Marco H. D. van Leeuwen|Ineke Maas|K. Prandy | The Construction of HISCAM: A Stratification Scale Based on Social Interactions for Historical Comparative Research | 2,013 | null | abstract new occupational stratification scale hiscam historical camsis developed facilitate analysis data coded historical international standard classification occupations article describes derivation properties hiscam measure scale derived using patterns intergenerational occupational connections replicating method social interaction distance analysis widely used contemporary sociology analysis performed data period 18001938 principally derived marriage registers covering belgium britain canada france germany netherlands sweden encompassing two million intergenerational relationships researchers report several different hiscam scales evaluated show approach explain social stratification inequality past | https://doi.org/10.1300/j076v30n01_08 |
Christothea Herodotou | Mobile games and science learning: A comparative study of 4 and 5 years old playing the game Angry Birds | 2,017 | null | abstract popular activity among young children use mobile devices apps yet impact mobile devices learning development rather underexplored limited studies identified explore effects literacy development communication report mixed findings considerable gap observed use mobile apps relates young childrens understanding diverse domains including science learning extend whether mobile apps used early years settings aim paper shed light area examining learning effects touch screen mobile game applications particular game angry birds two groups preschoolers 4 5 years old respectively evidence comparative study 32 participants reveal significant differences two groups terms game skills understanding projectile motion implications educational stakeholders parents app designers discussed along future research directions | https://doi.org/10.1080/01434630903147922 |
Andrew Madden|Nigel Ford|David Miller|Pierre Lévy | Using the Internet in teaching: the views of practitioners (A survey of the views of secondary school teachers in Sheffield, UK) | 2,005 | University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield|University of Sheffield | abstract questionnaire generated results series interviews city school one 27 state secondary schools sheffield october 2002 sent 499 heads department remaining 26 state secondary schools responses received 188 teachers ranging age 24 60 years old purpose questionnaire gain information teachers views internet usefulness educational tool nearly 85 teachers acquired internet skills informally selftaught learned friendscolleagues etc rather taught course despite respondents confident ability use internet confident users young teachers technical subjects however widespread perception particularly amongst women teachers students competent users internet teachers older teachers likely feel pressure use internet younger colleagues third teachers agreed statement often use internet classes responses varied significantly according school subject strong support however suggestion internet valuable source learning teaching materials | https://doi.org/10.3200/joer.99.3.131-143 |
Fiona Farr | Evaluating the Use of Corpus-based Instruction in a Language Teacher Education Context: Perspectives from the Users | 2,008 | University of Limerick | abstract recent practice study language teacher education programmes use electronic corpora therefore still initial stages exploring key issues relating integration despite arguments adaptation dearth evaluative research examining student teachers perceptions learning teaching corpusbased activities paper two main foci firstly reports ways corpora incorporated language systems module english language teaching elt programme twoyear period significantly outlines findings survey results uncover student teachers perspectives experiences using corpora additionally explores potentials problems foreseen practitioners relation using approach careers investigation pertinent issues participant group 25 student teachers sts leads conclusion generally positive predisposition towards use corpora attitudes vary relation projected adaptation el teaching results also show real teaching scenario often permit ideal full application keywords corpus linguisticsevaluationlanguage teacher education | https://doi.org/10.1623/hysj.49.6.959.55728 |
Lawrence C. Hamilton|Mary D. Stampone | Blowin’ in the Wind: Short-Term Weather and Belief in Anthropogenic Climate Change | 2,013 | University of New Hampshire|University of New Hampshire | abstract series polls provides new tests weather influences public beliefs climate change statewide data 5000 randomsample telephone interviews conducted 99 days 25 yr 201012 merged temperature precipitation indicators derived us historical climatology network ushcn station records surveys carry question designed around scientific consensus statements climate change happening caused mainly human activities alternatively respondents state climate change happening happening mainly natural reasons belief humans changing climate predicted temperature anomalies interview day previous day controlling season survey individual characteristics temperature effects concentrate among one subgroup however individuals identify independent rather aligned political party interviewed unseasonably warm days independents tend agree scientific consensus regarding anthropogenic climate change unseasonably cool days tend agree although temperature effects sharpest 2day window positive effects seen longer windows well future climate change shifts distribution anomalies extremes first affect beliefs among unaligned voters | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2010.506913 |
Andreja Isteni? Star?i?|Mara Coti?|Ian Solomonides|Marina Volk | Engaging preservice primary and preprimary school teachers in digital storytelling for the teaching and learning of mathematics | 2,015 | Macquarie University|University of Primorska|Macquarie University|University of Primorska|Macquarie University|University of Primorska|Macquarie University|University of Primorska | abstract significant criticism made preservice teacher education fails prepare teachers way would feel confident use information communication technology ict teaching despite assumed digital literacy studentteachers children eventually teach new technologies enabled multimodal design digital storytelling meaningmaking communication often instrumental influential shaping students social practices identities purpose study explore integrative approach applying ict learning specific reference formation mathematics teaching capability preservice teachers takes consideration studentteachers lived experiences introducing ict supported learning classrooms well exposure related university courses educational technology special didactics mathematics mathematics paper describes instructional design framework assessment criteria mathematical problem solving digital storytelling introduced ict course studentteachers based analysis pre posttesting subjects capabilities reports perceptions suggested preservice teachers efficiently develop content knowledge mathematics problem solving integrative approach described may facilitate mathematical problemsolving competences pedagogical competences applying digital storytelling solving mathematical problems cohort preservice teachers prior experiences digital storytelling multimodal design perceived new practices conceptions changed course passive recipients active producers media content demonstrated reflection relative learningbydesign representation modelling perceived digital storytelling strategy means empowering studentvoice active construction knowledge findings study contribute preservice teacher education indicating integrated approach instruction deploys digital storytelling multimodal design help facilitate preservice teachers pedagogical competencies mathematical content knowledge | https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2012.693168 |
Donald Chi|Peter Milgrom | The oral health of homeless adolescents and young adults and determinants of oral health: preliminary findings | 2,008 | University of Iowa|University of Washington | abstract survey administered 55 homeless adolescents young adults aged 14 28 years presented care community health center seattle washington 2005 fortyfive valid surveys analyzed aim study identify factors associated selfreported oral health common selfreported dental problem sensitive teeth 526 followed discolored teeth 486 toothache 385 broken tooth 378 dental problems associated lower selfreported oral health nonhigh school graduates mixed race youths methamphetamine users significantly higher selfreported oral health among homeless youths addressing dental problems direct dental care may improve selfperceived oral health relationships methamphetamine use education level one hand selfreported oral health complex may modified age | https://doi.org/10.1080/19345747.2010.539297 |
Kristin Liabo|Kerry Gray|David Mulcahy | A systematic review of interventions to support looked?after children in school | 2,012 | University of London | abstract systematic review interventions support lookedafter children school included interventions aimed improve attainment prevent dropout exclusions aimed reduce absenteeism care population studies critically appraised results considered study found robust enough provide evidence effectiveness promising interventions identified review highlights lack evidence area received lot policy attention past years future evaluations need underpinned lessons learned existing evaluations clearly defined theories definitions views professionals researchers policymakers young people care | https://doi.org/10.1080/13636829700200022 |
Gregory D. Foley|Deependra Budhathoki|Amrit B. Thapa|Harman P. Aryal | Instructor perspectives on quantitative reasoning for critical citizenship | 2,023 | Ohio University|Defiance College|Ohio University|Stockton University | abstract tertiary course quantitative reasoning qr potential develop key practical intellectual skills citizenship critical thinking problem solving quantitative literacy oral written communication article present research conducted four instructors qr course students enrolled wide variety nonscience degree programs university united states course used studentinquiry approach proportional reasoning probability statistical reasoning mathematical modeling findings framed 5 c model qr entails c ritical thinking link realworld c ontexts mathematical c oncepts supported student c ollaboration qr c ompetencies research addressed questions university instructors support student development skills needed critical citizenship support relates 5 c model found three four instructors viewed critical thinking central goal qr course supporting citizenship education four engaged students tasks designed develop combination skills associated citizenship including critical thinking selfquestioning collaboration communication discussion addresses issues courses merits challenges student engagement relative importance five cs importance instructional autonomy recommendations related professional development future research | https://doi.org/10.1080/0267257x.2010.523710 |
Ed Saiedi|Anders Broström|Felipe Ruíz | Global drivers of cryptocurrency infrastructure adoption | 2,020 | KTH Royal Institute of Technology|KTH Royal Institute of Technology|Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | abstract vast digital ecosystem entrepreneurship exchange sprung bitcoins digital infrastructure core explore worldwide spread infrastructure necessary maintain grow bitcoin system bitcoin nodes infrastructure enabling use bitcoins everyday economic transactions bitcoin merchants specifically investigate role legal criminal financial social determinants adoption bitcoin infrastructure offer support view adoption cryptocurrency infrastructure driven perceived failings traditional financial systems spread bitcoin infrastructure associated low trust banks financial system among inhabitants region occurrence countrylevel inflation crises hand findings also suggest active support bitcoin higher locations welldeveloped banking services finally find support view bitcoin adoption also partly driven cryptocurrencies usefulness engaging illicit trade | https://doi.org/10.1002/asi.21030 |
Angela L. Jefferson|Sarah Wong|Talia S. Gracer|Al Ozonoff|Robert Green|Robert A. Stern | Geriatric Performance on an Abbreviated Version of the Boston Naming Test | 2,007 | Boston University|Boston University|Tufts University|Boston University|Tufts University|Boston University|Boston University|Boston University | abstract abbreviated neuropsychological protocols increasingly utilized secondary timeconstraints within research healthcare settings yet normative data abbreviated instruments lacking present geriatric performances normative data boston naming test 30item even version bnt30 data utilized buadcc registry n 441 ages 5598 included 219 normal controls nc 155 participants mild cognitive impairment mci 67 participants alzheimers disease ad nc group 287 sd 18 significantly outperformed mci 262 sd 44 ad 221 sd 48 groups mci group outperformed ad group normative data generated nc participants revealed significant betweengroup difference sex males 291 sd 17 females 284 sd 18 race white 288 sd 17 african american 275 sd 21 racial disparity remained even adjusting education level p 002 literacy p 001 anovas nc group nonsignificant age significant education level p 001 geriatric normative data therefore suggest sex race education associated naming performance variables taken consideration interpreting geriatric bnt30 performance key words alzheimers diseaseboston naming testgeriatricslanguagelexical retrievalmild cognitive impairmentneuropsychological measuresnormative data acknowledgments research supported f32ag022773 alj k12hd043444 alj r03ag026610 alj r03ag027480 alj r01ag009029 rcg k24ag027841 rcg r01hgag002213 rcg p30ag013846 boston university alzheimers disease core center m01rr00533 general clinical research centers program national center research resources nih | https://doi.org/10.5325/jinfopoli.2.2012.0183 |
Kathryn Summers|Michael F. Summers | Reading and navigational strategies of Web users with lower literacy skills | 2,005 | University of Baltimore|Nielsen (United States) | abstract half adults us read 8th grade level kirsch junegeblut jenkins amp kolstad 1993 yet websites written 10th grade level higher goal twoyear study sponsored pfizer twofold 1 understand differences reading navigational strategies users medium high literacy skills lower literacy skills 2 learn make webbased medical content usable accessible lowerliteracy adults develop design principles could used design websites would meet needs higher lower literacy users | https://doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.978 |
Chad M. Bauman|Tamara Leech | Political competition, relative deprivation, and perceived threat: a research note on anti-Christian violence in India | 2,012 | null | abstract abstract preliminary subnational statistical analysis violence christians contemporary india article suggests whereas data provide little support simple demographic explanations violence robustly support theories emphasizing relative status ethnic religious minorities visvis majorities perception among hindus christians minorities represent threat numerical political economic strength keywords hinduchristianethnic violenceindianationalism acknowledgements authors would like thank center religion civic culture university southern california john templeton foundation generous grant supported research ariel tyring help developing study database notes 1 follow varshney 2002 varshney 2002 ethnic conflict civic life new ct yale university press google scholar using ethnic broader sense one includes within term ascriptive grouping linguistic religious tribal caste racial etc 2 given chronological distance census data 2001 data attacks christians 20078 examine correlation percentage population aged seven seventeen 2001 incidents violence 20078 3 initially investigated indicators bjp political power addition measures nda political power analyses revealed pattern associations violence christians available upon request authors however correlations stronger consistently significant measures specific nda 4 indian censuses directly record data numbers proportions various castes inverse sc population becomes best possible indicator size middle uppercaste hindu population | https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1663 |
M?d?lina Sucal?|Julie B. Schnur|Emily H Brackman|Michael J. Constantino|Guy H. Montgomery | Clinicians’ Attitudes Toward Therapeutic Alliance in E-Therapy | 2,013 | null | abstract abstract although therapeutic alliance crucial factor facetoface therapies data exist clinicians attitudes towards alliance etherapy study explored clinicians perceived importance alliance etherapy clinicians confidence skills develop alliance etherapy whether attitudes towards alliance etherapy associated intended etherapy practice clinicians n 106 responded online survey majority clinicians considered alliance extremely important facetoface therapy etherapy however clinicians ratings importance alliance facetoface therapies significantly higher ratings importance alliance etherapy clinicians reported less confidence skills develop alliance etherapy facetoface therapy intended etherapy practice correlated confidence ones ability develop alliance etherapy previous etherapy practice keywords etherapypsychotherapyworking alliance | https://doi.org/10.1002/pan3.10048 |
Brian W. Junker|Lynne Steuerle Schofield|Lowell J. Taylor | The use of cognitive ability measures as explanatory variables in regression analysis | 2,012 | Carnegie Mellon University|Swarthmore College|Carnegie Mellon University | abstract abstract cognitive ability measures often taken explanatory variables regression analysis eg factor affecting market outcome individuals wage decision individuals education acquisition cognitive ability latent construct true value unobserved nonetheless researchers often assume test score constructed via standard psychometric practice individuals responses test items safely used regression analysis examine problems arise suggest alternative approach mixed effects structural equations mese model may appropriate many circumstances jel code j01 | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41539-020-00079-z |
Peter Mals|Kevin Howells|Andrew Day|Guy Hall | Adapting Violence Rehabilitation Programs for the Australian Aboriginal Offender | 2,000 | Northern Territory Health Services|University of South Australia|University of South Australia|Murdoch University | abstract abstract paper authors address question treatment rehabilitation programs violent offenders might modified appropriately meet needs different cultural groups improve treatment responsivity focus paper needs aboriginal violent offenders australian context although themes relevance treatment programs internationally two broad sources information used published literature relating violent offending aboriginal people australia smallscale interviewbased qualitative survey service providers particular experience area evidence suggests may distinctive features aboriginal violent offending suggestions made programs responsive aboriginal offender needs thereby improving treatment rehabilitation outcomes key words aboriginalrehabilitationviolenceoffender treatment | https://doi.org/10.1017/s2040174418000429 |
Fang Gao | Language and power: Korean–Chinese students' language attitude and practice | 2,009 | null | abstract abstract language method communication also mechanism power ethnographic research reported article documents group korean students participating bilingual korean school northeast china construct language attitude practice research findings indicate korean students value korean chinese language acquisition adopt two languages selfempowerment academic hierarchy korean school positive attitude practice korean students towards korean chinese language studies highlight politically economically functional power korean chinese languages means acquiring larger benefit chinas economic marketisation especially increasing business contacts south korea article argues increasing significance transnationalism ethnic minorities within globalisation emphasises bilingual proficiency even trilingualism chinas reform period implies necessity relevant policy initiations increasing needs language acquisition keywords language powerkorean languagechinese languagelanguageattitude practicebilingualismtransnationalism notes 1 constitution adopted 1982 defines peoples republic china unitary multinational state tongyide duominzu guojia composed people 56 nationalities minzu total population 130628 billion nbsc 2005 nbsc 2005 china statistical yearbook beijing china statistical press google scholar majority chinas population belongs han chinese 9056 whereas 55 officially recognised minority nationalities account 944 total population nbsc 2005 nbsc 2005 china statistical yearbook beijing china statistical press google scholar also 1072642 people belonging unspecified unclassified minorities 08 total population according fifth national census 2000 2 according chinas ethnic statistical yearbook 2005 percentage college completion 373 among total population 00009 among total minority percentage among korean nationality 838 illiteracy rate 908 among total population 1454 among total minority whereas rate 286 among ethnic koreans | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01573-w |
Jenelle Reeves | Secondary Teacher Attitudes Toward Including English-Language Learners in Mainstream Classrooms | 2,006 | University of Nebraska–Lincoln | abstract abstract researchers given limited attention teacher attitudes toward inclusion englishlanguage learners ells mainstream classrooms author explored 4 categories within secondary teacher attitudes toward ell inclusion ell inclusion b coursework modification ells c professional development working ells perceptions language language learning findings survey 279 subjectarea high school teachers indicate neutral slightly positive attitude toward ell inclusion somewhat positive attitude toward coursework modification neutral attitude toward professional development working ells educator misconceptions regarding second languages learned keywords englishlanguage learnersmainstream classroomssecondary teacher attitudes | https://doi.org/10.1111/nyas.13670 |
Shenglian Guo|Honggang Zhang|Hua Chen|Dingzhi Peng|Pan Liu|Ping Bo | A reservoir flood forecasting and control system for China / Un système chinois de prévision et de contrôle de crue en barrage | 2,004 | Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Wuhan University|Wuhan University | abstract abstract reservoirs play vital role flood prevention disaster relief china objectives project described study establish reservoir flood forecasting control system design develop corresponding application software paper introduces current reservoir flood control operation practice system china using modern integration technologies application software reservoir flood forecasting control system rffcs developed updated since 1995 structure system main functions telemetric data acquisition processing hydrological database flood forecasting reservoir operation components described detail working environment key technologies standardization design emphasized successfully applied 212 reservoirs china software proved reliable userfriendly latest version software supports reservoir flood forecasting flood dispatch decisions future research direction extension software function also discussed keywords flood controlflood forecastingreservoir operationsoftware developmentsystem designsystem integrationcontrle de crueprvision de cruegestion de barragedveloppement logicielstructuration de systmeintgration de systme additional informationnotes contributorsshenglian guo slguopeoplemailcomcn | https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-5150(90)90018-v |
Michael Woolcock|Simon Szreter|V. K. R. V. Rao | How and Why Does History Matter for Development Policy? | 2,011 | World Bank|University of Cambridge|World Bank | abstract abstract consensus among scholars policymakers institutions matter development led inexorably conclusion history matters since institutions clearly form evolve time unfortunately however next logical step yet taken recognise historians economic historians might also useful distinctive insights offer article endeavours open sustain constructive dialogue history understood past discipline development policy clarifying craft historical scholarship entails especially pertains understanding causal mechanisms contexts complex processes institutional change b providing examples historical research support qualify challenge influential research economists economic historians contemporary development policy c offering general principles specific implications historians basis distinctive content method research bring development policy debates acknowledgements views expressed article authors alone attributed respective organisations grateful world bank via wdr2006sida fund research support budget brooks world poverty institute university manchester history policy initiative support project article benefited greatly participants history development policy workshop organised authors ca bayly held university manchester seminar attendees subsequent presentations oxford lse brown center global development deeply indebted ca bayly encouragement valuable suggestions throughout project insightful comments two anonymous referees helpful feedback also received armando barrientos michael clemens christopher gibson shirin rai dennis rodgers matthias vom hau notes 1 see among many others scholars sokoloff engerman 2000 sokoloff k engerman 2000 institutions factor endowments paths development new world journal economic perspectives 143 217232 crossref web science google scholar orourke williamson 2001 orourke k williamson j 2001 globalization history evolution nineteenth century atlantic economy cambridge mit press google scholar lindert 2004 lindert p h 2004 growing public social spending economic growth since eighteenth century vol 2 cambridge cambridge university press google scholar findlay orourke 2007 findlay r orourke k 2007 power plenty trade war world economy second millennium princeton nj princeton university press crossref google scholar true economic historians often find caught two cultures cipolla 1992 cipolla c 1992 two cultures introduction economic history new york norton google scholar indeed something endangered species even especially prestigious economics departments primary training economic historians prevailing theories assumptions methods economics tools secondarily historians trained history departments deploy make sense past important recent work economic historians includes among many others pomeranz 2000 pomeranz k 2000 great divergence europe china making modern world princeton nj princeton university press 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big picture histories space precludes detailed review particular genre merely using history illustratively rhetorically demonstrate validity grand thesis presented claims profound general truth economic development throughout world history modern period grandiose interpretations violate fundamental historicist insight encapsulated irrefutable logic gerschenkrons 1962 gerschenkron 1962 economic backwardness historical perspective cambridge harvard university press google scholar classic essay pointed national economys pathway development could possibly ever essentially others first mover britains industrialisation altered conditions subsequent cases compete could learn earlier economic development occurred case fortiori true see also swain 2005 swain h 2005 big questions history london vintage books google scholar tilly 2006 tilly c 2006 history matters handbook comparative political analysis edited goodin r e tilly c 417437 new york oxford university press crossref google scholar 3 two exceptions least issue globalisation could aghion williamson 1998 aghion p williamson j g 1998 growth inequality globalization theory history policy new york cambridge university press google scholar chapter 3 frieden 2007 frieden j 2007 global capitalism fall rise twentieth century new york norton google scholar tosh 2008 tosh j 2008 history matters london palgrave crossref google scholar issues general call fellow historians engage policy debates taking pragmatic steps history policy initiative httpwwwhistoryandpolicyorg since 2002 organised number seminar events published 100 policy papers historians exemplifying ways historical research historical perspectives contemporary policy issues produce constructive practical new ideas policy field offer equally constructive admonitions efforts link historical scholarship policy concerns however remain exception 4 though parallel case seem exist geography corresponding consensus space matters example recent world development report economic geography world bank 2008 world bank 2008 world development report 2009 reshaping economic geography new york oxford university press crossref google scholar contained single advisor contributing author geographer see rigg et al 2009 rigg j bebbington gough k v bryceson f agergaard j fold n tacoli c 2009 world development report 2009 reshapes economic geography geographical reflections transactions institute british geographers 342 128136 crossref web science google scholar 5 elman elman 2001 elman c fendius elman 2001 bridges boundaries historians political scientists study international relations cambridge mit press google scholar similar exercise seeking connect historians political scientists studying international relations less emphasis implications policy see also mcdonald 1996 mcdonald 1996 historic turn human sciences ann arbor mi university michigan press crossref google scholar sewell 2005 sewell w jr 2005 logics history social theory social transformation chicago university chicago press crossref google scholar links historians sociology recently see lewis 2009 lewis 2009 international development perpetual present anthropological approaches rehistoricization policy european journal development research 211 3246 crossref google scholar 42 correctly argues lack historical perspective development agencies stems partly pressures development work activities remain powerfully understandably focused promise generating future change also part broader problem ideologically controlled managerialism 6 see also related terminology deployed pierson 2004 pierson p 2004 politics time history institutions social analysis princeton nj princeton university press crossref google scholar political scientists pierson 2005 pierson p 2005 study policy development journal policy history 171 3451 crossref google scholar provides useful discussion history policy development political scientists sociologists writing within field historical institutionalism thelen 1999 thelen k 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history problem historical specificity social science new york taylor francis crossref google scholar 8 historicist position ie every time place unique thus understood terms view among others ajp taylor historicism see tosh 2002 tosh j 2002 pursuit history revised 3rd edn london longman google scholar 613 182185 9 grateful dietrich rueschemeyer personal communication stressing point see also macmillan 2009 macmillan 2009 dangerous games uses abuses history new york random house google scholar 10 issue see scott 1998 scott j 1998 seeing like state wellintentioned efforts improve human condition failed new yale university press google scholar 11 history modernisation theory see gilman 2003 gilman n 2003 mandarins future modernization theory cold war america baltimore md johns hopkins university press google scholar fascinating historical inquiry notion multiple modernities provided contributors daedalus 1998 2000 12 related argument see goody 2006 goody j 2006 theft history cambridge cambridge university press google scholar 13 indeed though rarely acknowledged development studies academic field emerged directly managerial administrative aspects colonial postcolonial experience see kothari 2006 kothari u 2006 radical history development studies london zed books google scholar duffield hewitt 2009 duffield hewitt v 2009 empire development colonialism past present woodbridge james currey google scholar 14 see also sangari vaid 1990 sangari k vaid 1990 recasting women essays indian colonial history new brunswick nj rutgers university press google scholar rai 2002 rai 2002 gender political economy development nationalism globalization cambridge polity press google scholar interactions colonialism gender relations 15 constitutes history invoked make sense present subject ongoing historical enquiry metahistory see extraordinary work burrow 2007 burrow j 2007 history histories epics chronicles romances inquiries herodotus thucydides twentieth century london penguin google scholar see also sewell 2005 sewell w jr 2005 logics history social theory social transformation chicago university chicago press crossref google scholar highly stimulating honest vigorous discussions involved achieving dialogue history social science 16 compressed time frame task undertaken porter et al 1991 porter allen b thompson g 1991 development practice paved good intentions london routledge google scholar mosse 2005 mosse 2005 cultivating development ethnography aid policy practice london pluto press google scholar insightful analyses development projects 17 broader point charles tilly frequently points eg tilly 2002 tilly c 2002 stories identities political change lanham md rowman littlefield publishers google scholar us proto historians inveterate storytellers every individual group organisation nation must compile coherent biographical narrative make sense others relation others narratives also called upon inform explain justify particular policy decisions going forward thus one useful sometimes controversial contributions historians make development policy help render narratives explicit necessary identify alternative narratives reasons particular narratives prevail others far trivial issues current events afghanistan kosovo sudan kenya attest basis especially pressing even deadly political dynamics numerous examples see black 2008 black j 2008 curse history london social affairs unit google scholar 18 many would also want credit pioneering work olson 1965 olson 1965 logic collective action public goods theory groups cambridge harvard university press google scholar inspiring revival interest institutions especially pertain management ubiquitous collective action problems provision public goods 19 cite among hundreds contributions see clague 1997 clague c 1997 institutions economic development baltimore johns hopkins university press google scholar rodrik 2003 rodrik 2003 search prosperity analytic narratives economic growth princeton nj princeton 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consequences 42 also see instance roodhouse 2007 world war ii national emergency responses severe shortages especially lessons politically culturally sell rationing democratic populace get compliance enforcement 43 see erickson 2005a erickson l 2005a marital economy perspective marital economy scandinavia britain 14001900 edited agren erickson l 320 london ashgate google scholar 2005b erickson l 2005b coverture capitalism history workshop journal 591 116 crossref google scholar 44 sense like corruption critique aid except critique culturally ethnocentric discriminating least recognise albeit crudely negatively historicallyformed characteristics aidreceiving nation community need respected appropriate resources brought ways see fit purposes relatively independently goals external agency bringingin resources | https://doi.org/10.1002/rrq.343 |
Ian M. Timæus|Sandile Simelane|Thabo Letsoalo | Poverty, Race, and Children's Progress at School in South Africa | 2,013 | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine|Development Bank of Southern Africa | abstract abstract article investigates inequalities school attainment south africa using communitybased data collected 2008 national income dynamics study schoolsbased research concluded poor children mostly african remain disadvantaged continuing low performance former african schools contrast analysis finds educational disadvantages african children including low matriculation rates accounted household poverty mothers limited education thus earlier studies may adjusted fully pupils backgrounds performance former african schools may improved since 2000 acknowledgements time research conducted ss tl based school development studies university kwazulunatal thank julian may tom moultrie nompu nzimande valuable advice feedback development article research supported programme support propoor policy development psppd partnership project presidency south africa european union national research foundation south african research chair applied poverty reduction assessment authors solely responsible contents circumstances regarded reflecting position employers european union government south africa | https://doi.org/10.1080/10810730.2012.727961 |
Joanne F. Carlisle|Ben Kelcey|Brian Rowan|Geoffrey Phelps | Teachers’ Knowledge About Early Reading: Effects on Students’ Gains in Reading Achievement | 2,011 | University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Wayne State University|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|Educational Testing Service | abstract abstract study developed new survey teachers knowledge early reading examined effects teachers knowledge students reading achievement grades 1 3 large sample michigan schools using statistical models controlled teachers personal professional characteristics students prior reading achievement clustering highknowledge teachers schools school districts particular demographic composition found effects teachers knowledge early reading students reading achievement small 1st grade students classrooms headed higher knowledge teachers performed better yearend tests reading comprehension word analysis 2nd 3rd grades effects teachers knowledge either measure students reading achievement statistically significant although study suggests new forms statistical analysis might produce better estimates effects teachers knowledge students reading achievement research needed improve conceptual psychometric properties measures teachers knowledge reading investigate relation knowledge instructional practices keywords teachers knowledgeearly readingstudent achievement acknowledgments study made possible teacher quality grant institute education sciences ies first author award r305m050087 however ies responsible decisions method interpretations results expressed article also grateful support michigans reading first program directors elementary teachers welcomed us classrooms finally particularly want acknowledge help quiet wisdom colleague friend david johnson passed away winter | https://doi.org/10.1007/s11943-019-00259-3 |
George Psacharopoulos | Vocational education and training today: challenges and responses<sup>1</sup> | 1,997 | World Bank | abstract abstract vocational education training voced continues favored instrument social engineering achieving series objectives accelerating economic growth reducing youth unemployment benefiting economic globalization spite great deal scepticism regarding effectiveness article examines arguments underpinning great hope voced panacea many social ills offers series alternative complementary actions would make voced relevant world work increase effectiveness many actions lie outside sphere traditional voced provision pertaining macroeconomic environment general demand labor paradoxically general rather specialized education training | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-6419.2009.00614.x |
Leonidas C. Leonidou|Constantinos N. Leonidou|Olga Kvasova | Antecedents and outcomes of consumer environmentally friendly attitudes and behaviour | 2,010 | University of Cyprus|University of Leeds|Luleå University of Technology | abstract abstract intensification problems relating environment growing number consumers becoming ecologically conscious preferences purchases goods paper presents results study conducted among 500 cypriot consumers focusing factors shape consumer environmental attitudes behaviour well resulting outcomes findings confirmed inward outward environmental attitudes consumer positively influenced hisher degree collectivism longterm orientation political involvement deontology law obedience connection liberalism adoption inward environmental attitude also found conducive green purchasing behaviour ultimately leads high product satisfaction hand outward environmental attitude facilitates adoption general environmental behaviour responsible greater satisfaction life findings study important implications shaping effective company offerings consumers target markets well formulating appropriate policies governmental level enhance environmental sensitivity among citizens keywords environmental marketingconsumer behaviourbuyer satisfaction acknowledgements authors would like thank special issue editor anonymous reviewers journal valuable insights constructive comments previous versions article also acknowledge pantelis gregori christina pelidou assistance collecting data purposes study | https://doi.org/10.1111/lit.12005 |
Megan Oakleaf | Using rubrics to assess information literacy: An examination of methodology and interrater reliability | 2,009 | null | abstract academic librarians seeking assess information literacy skills often focus testing primary means evaluation educators long recognized limitations tests limitations cause many educators prefer rubric assessment testbased approaches evaluation contrast many academic librarians unfamiliar benefits rubrics librarians explored use information literacy rubrics taken rigorous approach methodology interrater reliability article seeks remedy omissions describing benefits rubricbased approach information literacy assessment identifying methodology using rubrics assess information literacy skills analyzing interrater reliability information literacy rubrics hands university librarians faculty students study results demonstrate cohens effectively employed check interrater reliability study also indicates rubric training sessions improve interrater reliability among librarians faculty students | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00081.x |
Kiran Prasad | E-Governance Policy for Modernizing Government through Digital Democracy in India | 2,012 | Sri Padmavati Mahila Visvavidyalayam | abstract access icts alone make successful national egovernance projects developing countries argues dr prasad indias national egovernance plan key administrative reform agenda proposes extend internet remotest villages making relevant local level requires participatory efforts promote democratic practices foundation initiative program eliteracy capacity building installation ubiquitous broadbandenabled computer kiosks based entrepreneurial publicprivate partnerships best example akshaya centres project kerala potential model rest india developing nations | https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12878 |
Eve Root|Grace I. L. Caskie | eMental Health Literacy and the Relationship to Barriers to Mental Health Care | 2,020 | Lehigh University|Lehigh University | abstract according american psychological association 2017 one four individuals 65 years older experience mental health problem however many older adults receive services need deserve karlin 2008 current study utilizes new concept similar ehealth literacy called emental health literacy defined degree individuals obtain process understand basic mental health information services needed aid recognition management prevention mental health issues relationship emental health literacy perceived barriers receiving mental health services examined sample middleaged older adults hypothesized higher emental health literacy would predict fewer reported barriers mental health services sample 243 participants m6333 range5580 years recruited online amazon mechanical turk complete measures assessing emental health literacy emheals mental health barriers bmhsssr adding two correlated errors structural equation model specifying emheals predictor extrinsic intrinsic barriers mental health services achieved good fit 260170014 pamplt001 srmr068 cfi944 gfi901 tli927 rmsea087 indicators significantly related latent construct pamplt001 results indicate higher emental health literacy significantly predicted fewer reported intrinsic fewer extrinsic barriers mental health services relationships statistically significant even examined across differing socioeconomic status age findings indicate emental health literacy may significant impact way individuals later life navigate mental healthcare system | https://doi.org/10.1111/eip.12123 |
Kerstin Lopatta|Magdalena Tchikov|Reemda Jaeschke|Sumit Lodhia | Sustainable Development and Microfinance: The Effect of Outreach and Profitability on Microfinance Institutions' Development Mission | 2,017 | Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg|Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg|Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg|University of South Australia | abstract according concept microfinance financial institutions ought contribute sustainable economic financial systems development offering access credit clients usually excluded formal banking system however recent decades microfinance institutions mfis often focused profitability rather support poor clients order empirically examine mission drift consequences mfis performance propose model mfis contribution sustainable development dependent outreach profitability focus measured percentages female borrowers profit margins respectively utilizing large transnational panel data set comprised institutional countryspecific data provide preliminary empirical evidence indicating extensive outreach profitability negatively related development model highlights problem mission drift especially pronounced nonprofitoriented mfis copyright 2017 john wiley amp sons ltd erp environment | https://doi.org/10.1111/ddi.12305 |
Virginia Capmourteres|Stephanie L. Shaw|Liane J. Miedema|Madhur Anand | A complex systems framework for the sustainability doughnut | 2,019 | University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Guelph|University of Guelph | abstract achieving sustainability challenging environmental socioeconomic objective complex concept whose multiple components interactions need considered develop statistical model investigate relationships among planetary boundaries social foundations sustainability doughnut model find 35 direct indirect positive negative influences varying magnitude among seven boundaries biodiversity loss climate change ocean acidification land use nitrogen phosphorus cycles atmospheric aerosol loading freshwater use eleven foundations energy income health education food water gender equality resilience jobs voice social equity observe biodiversity loss driven planetary boundaries landuse change freshwater use also social foundation jobs measured vulnerable employment planetary boundaries freshwater use land use also related freshwater use higher urban centres rural areas planetary boundary climate change also related land use extent agricultural lands social foundation income per capita greater income higher carbon dioxide emissions also find several social foundations interrelated example gender equality measured female participation work force mainly predicted vulnerable employment also food deficit increases poverty level alleviated access clean water education literacy rate social equity social insurance lift people poverty interrelations suggest synergies tradeoffs exist within boundaries foundations provide new conceptual framework moves us away doughnut approach towards one begin address complex interactions sustainability scientists policy makers face trying maintain multiple social foundations compromising planetary boundaries illustrate several hypothesisbased relationships suggest everything related everything else possible work significant pathways within complex system necessary implement policies free plain language summary found within supporting information article | https://doi.org/10.1111/1756-185x.13959 |
Sara A. Hart|Callie W. Little|Elsje van Bergen | Nurture might be nature: cautionary tales and proposed solutions | 2,021 | Florida State University|Florida State University|Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam | abstract across wide range studies researchers often conclude home environment childrens outcomes causally linked contrast behavioral genetic studies show parents influence children providing environment genes meaning environment parents provide considered absence genetic influences lead erroneous conclusions causation article seeks provide behavioral scientists synopsis numerous methods estimate direct effect environment controlling potential genetic confounding ideally using genetically sensitive designs fully disentangle genetic confound require specialized samples near future researchers likely access measured dna variants summarized polygenic scores could serve partial genetic control currently option ideal widely available also propose work around genetically sensitive data readily available familial control method method one measures trait parents child parents trait used covariate eg genetic proxy options possible plead colleagues clearly mention genetic confound limitation cautious environmental causal statements could lead unnecessary parent blaming | https://doi.org/10.1017/s146342361800018x |
Kathryn Woods?Townsend|H. Leat|Jacqueline Bay|L. Bagust|Howard Davey|Dennis F. Lovelock|Andri Christodoulou|J. B. Griffiths|Marcus Grace|K.R. Godfrey|Mark A. Hanson|Hazel Inskip | LifeLab Southampton: a programme to engage adolescents with DOHaD concepts as a tool for increasing health literacy in teenagers –a pilot cluster-randomized control trial | 2,018 | NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust|University of Southampton|University of Auckland|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|University of Southampton|NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust|MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust|University of Southampton|NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre|NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre|University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust|University of Southampton|MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit | abstract adolescence critical time point lifecourse lifelab educational intervention engaging adolescents understanding developmental origins health disease dohad concepts impact early life environment future health benefitting longterm health next generation aimed assess whether engaging adolescents dohad concepts improves scientific literacy whether engagement alone improves health behaviours six schools randomized three intervention three control outcome measures changed knowledge intended actual behaviour relation diet lifestyle total 333 students completed baseline followup questionnaires 12 months intervention students showed greater understanding dohad concepts sustained changes behaviours identified adolescents engagement dohad concepts improved maintained 12 months engagement translate behaviour change intervention consequently revised include additional components beyond engagement alone | https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.12519 |
Annekatrin Steinhoff|Denis Ribeaud|Stephan Kupferschmid|Nesrin Raible-Destan|Boris B. Quednow|Urs Hepp|Manuel Eisner|Lilly Shanahan | Self-injury from early adolescence to early adulthood: age-related course, recurrence, and services use in males and females from the community | 2,020 | University of Zurich|University of Zurich|Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur|Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur|University of Zurich|Integrierte Psychiatrie Winterthur|University of Zurich|University of Zurich | abstract adolescent selfinjury widespread public health problem longterm longitudinal studies european countries rare selfinjury males sex differences poorly understood study describes prevalence frequency agerelated course recurrence mental health services use related adolescent selfinjury data came swiss prospectivelongitudinal cohort study n 1482 adolescents 52 male reported frequency selfinjury mental health services use including reasons types services use hospitalizations ages 13 15 17 20 ages 1320 27 adolescents reported selfinjury least males prevalence decreased 12 5 females selfinjury peaked age 15 16 decreased 11 age 20 males recurrence selfinjury increased age 15 odds ratio lt 3 gt 10 females recurrence high age 13 onwards gt 5 predictors recurrence included childhoodearly adolescent internalizing symptoms early selfinjury onset typically less half adolescents selfinjury used mental health services males selfinjury used services mainly externalizing problems learning difficulties attentionconcentration problems females depression selfinjury family problems victimization types services used changed age adolescents selfinjury increased rates hospitalization notable sex differences longitudinal course selfinjury reasons related mental health services use treating early internalizing symptoms could promising target preventing recurrent selfinjury males particular risk receiving adequate treatment selfinjury | https://doi.org/10.1017/s1463423618000919 |
Dónya S. Madjdian|Fusta Azupogo|Saskia Osendarp|Hilde Bras|Inge D. Brouwer | Socio?cultural and economic determinants and consequences of adolescent undernutrition and micronutrient deficiencies in LLMICs: a systematic narrative review | 2,018 | Wageningen University & Research|Wageningen University & Research|University for Development Studies|Wageningen University & Research|Wageningen University & Research|Wageningen University & Research | abstract adolescent undernutrition persisting public health problem low lower middle income countries llmics nutritional trajectories complexly interrelated sociocultural economic sce trajectories however synthesis sce determinants consequences undernutrition adolescents lacking undertook narrative review published literature provide narrative overview sce determinants consequences associated undernutrition among adolescents llmics identified 98 articles pubmed scopus cababstracts determinants consequences undernutrition defined stunting underweight thinness micronutrient deficiencies individual level significant determinants included age sex birth order religion ethnicity educational literacy level working status marital status household level parental education occupation household size composition income socioeconomic status resources associated undernutrition determinants communityenvironmental level including residence sanitation school type seasonality identified consequences adolescent undernutrition mostly related education cognition review underscores importance broad range contextspecific sce factors several levels influence adolescent nutritional status shows research sce consequences undernutrition needed | https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.13589 |
Yohannes Kebede | Adoption of new technologies in Ethiopian agriculture: The case of Tegulet-Bulga district Shoa province | 1,990 | null | abstract adoption agricultural production technologies developing countries influenced wide range economic social factors well physical technical aspects farming risk attitude farmers important understand role factors ensure development appropriate technologies design successful development projects study examines impact factors adoption singleox fertilizer pesticide technologies part postdrought recovery project teguletbulga district ethiopia models evaluate probability adoption specified respective technologies estimated using logit maximum likelihood procedure results indicate significant variable affecting probability adoption three technologies farm size impact negative singleox technology positive fertilizer pesticide use economic factors income wealth debt generally exhibit statistically significant influence adoption singleox pesticide technologies family size access outside information education experience effect socioeconomic factors adoption fertilizer pesticide technologies greater area access outside information offfarm activities ankober selfcontained area seladengay impact degree risk aversion farmers found significant negative singleox technology areas fertilizer pesticide technologies one area predicted probabilities technology adoption average farmer found increase dramatically level education access exposure outside information | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12780 |
Gina Cervetti|P. David Pearson|Annemarie Sullivan Palincsar|Peter Afflerbach|Panayiota Kendeou|Gina Biancarosa|Jennifer Higgs|Miranda S. Fitzgerald|Amy I. Berman | How the Reading for Understanding Initiative’s Research Complicates the Simple View of Reading Invoked in the Science of Reading | 2,020 | Michigan United|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of California, Berkeley|Michigan United|University of Michigan–Ann Arbor|University of Maryland, College Park|Twin Cities Orthopedics|University of Minnesota|University of Oregon|University of California, Davis|University of North Carolina at Charlotte|National Academy of Education | abstract advocates science reading invoked simple view reading svr justify approach foregrounds decoding early reading instruction svr describes comprehension product decoding listening comprehension also served primary theoretical model underlying reading understanding rfu initiative research funded rfu initiative included direct examinations validity svr nature underlying components extended svr studies middle school high school readers article authors use research conducted rfu initiative examine validity utility svr general appropriateness application science reading debate rfu research provided evidence support overall svr model also important cautions relevant science reading debate particular rfu provided evidence regarding significance listening comprehension component svr often overlooked advocates science reading research documented importance early oral language skills support decoding listening comprehension young readers plays critical role students success readers move school addition rfu research identified complicated constellation skills knowledge impact reading comprehension students advance school | https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14301 |
Dominique G. Ruggieri|Sarah Bauerle Bass|Michael J. Rovito|Stephanie Ward|Thomas F. Gordon|Anuradha Paranjape|Karen Lin|Brian F. Meyer|Lilitha Parameswaran|Caitlin Wolak|Johnson Britto|Sheryl Burt Ruzek | Perceived Colonoscopy Barriers and Facilitators Among Urban African American Patients and Their Medical Residents | 2,013 | Saint Joseph's University | abstract african americans suffer higher colorectal cancer morbidity mortality whites yet lowest screening rates understand barriers facilitators colorectal cancer screening study used perceptual mapping multidimensional scaling methods compare patients perceptions colonoscopy general preventive health practices doctors general internal medicine clinic large urban hospital african american patients n 102 surveyed screening beliefs thirdyear resident physicians n 29 asked perceived patients believed perceptual maps showed significant differences patients physicians perceptions barriers facilitators beliefs screening physicians believed logistical lifestyle issues greatest screening barriers patients whereas fears complications pain cancer important barriers perceived patients physicians also underestimated patients understanding benefits importance screening doctors recommendations beliefs faith god could facilitate screening physicians patients perceived doctors recommendation screening important facilitator better understanding patient perceptions used improve doctorpatient communication improve medical resident training incorporating specific messages tailored use african american patients acknowledgments conflicts interest research work supported national cancer institute grant number 1r21ca120122 | https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14116 |
Laura Martignon|Kathryn Blackmond Laskey | Statistical literacy for classification under risk: an educational perspective | 2,019 | Ludwigsburg University of Education|George Mason University | abstract brief description four components risk literacy tools analyzing risky situations decision strategies introduced rules satisfy tenets bounded rationality called fast frugal trees fast frugal trees serve efficient heuristics decision risk describe construction fast frugal trees compare robustness prediction risk bayesian networks particular analyze situations risky decisions medical domain show performance fast frugal trees fall far behind complex bayesian networks | https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.12425 |
Giuseppe Folloni|Giorgio Vittadini | HUMAN CAPITAL MEASUREMENT: A SURVEY | 2,010 | University of Trento|University of Milano-Bicocca | abstract short history concept human capital henceforth hc economic thought section 1 study presents two main methods estimating value stock hc retrospective prospective one review models proposed section 2 methods linked theory hc investment rational choice section 3 literature analysing contribution hc investment economic growth hc estimating method educational attainment section 4 recent literature hc latent variable also assessed section 5 new method estimation hc seen unknown function formative indicators latent effect underlying earned income proposed section 6 section 7 concludes | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.873 |
Janet Maybin | What counts as reading? PIRLS, EastEnders and The Man on the Flying Trapeze | 2,013 | The Open University | abstract briefly reviewing reading conceptualised progress international reading literacy study english national curriculum article examines two unofficial reading activities class 1011yearolds see far activities match official definitions reading whether involve different kind interaction text although childrens unofficial reading appears trivial fleeting fragmentary analysis shows applying albeit rudimentary way comprehension skills retrieval inference interpretation evaluation promoted progress international reading literacy study national curriculum skills however driven childrens emotional critical creative responses texts childrens reading imaginative dialogic possible within official curriculum activities interweave emotional moral response argument critique one example respond humorously poetic rhyme rhythm tone another spontaneous reading activities children active animated engaged provide evidence important dimensions literacy adequately addressed official surveys curriculum assessment | https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.14625 |
Margaret J. Snowling|Charles Hulme | Interventions for children's language and literacy difficulties | 2,011 | University of York|University of York | abstract backdrop research individual differences reading disorders review considers range effective interventions promote reading language skills evaluated group review begins contrasting reading profiles seen dyslexia reading comprehension impairment argues different interventions required well established effective interventions decoding deficits dyslexia involve work lettersound knowledge phonological awareness reading practice reinforce emergent skills contrast effective interventions reading comprehension difficulties involve training promote oral language skills text comprehension strategies together findings controlled trials provide robust evidence base used devise plans management preschool schoolaged children language learning difficulties | https://doi.org/10.1111/jan.13303 |
Brian M. Frier|Marie Markert Jensen|Barrie Chubb | Hypoglycaemia in adults with insulin?treated diabetes in the <scp>UK</scp>: self?reported frequency and effects | 2,015 | The Queen's Medical Research Institute|University of Edinburgh|Novo Nordisk (Denmark)|Novo Nordisk (United Kingdom) | abstract aim reallife studies nonsevere selftreated hypoglycaemic events available survey quantified selfreported frequency nonsevere hypoglycaemia effects adults insulintreated diabetes uk methods adults aged gt 15 years type 1 diabetes insulintreated type 2 diabetes completed 4 weekly questionnaires 7day recall respondents type 2 diabetes grouped insulin regimen basalonly basalbolus results overall 1038 respondents 466 type 1 diabetes 572 type 2 diabetes completed 3528 questionnaires mean numbers nonsevere events per week 24 type 1 diabetes median 2 08 type 2 diabetes median 0 23 26 nonsevere events occurred night respectively fatigue reduced alertness commonest issues following events 78 51 respondents respectively effects nocturnal events persisted longer daytime events type 1 diabetes 106 vs 49 h p 00002 type 2 diabetes 153 vs 51 h p lt 00001 week following event respondents blood glucose measurements increased 43 type 1 diabetes 12 increment 42 type 2 diabetes 21 increment testsweek employed respondents 20 events caused worktime loss following nocturnal vs daytime hypoglycaemia type 1 diabetes 27 vs 11 h p 00184 type 2 diabetes 25 vs 16 h p 01340 respondents rarelynever informed healthcare professionals events type 1 diabetes 82 type 2 diabetes 69 conclusions nonsevere hypoglycaemia common adults insulintreated diabetes uk consequent healthrelatedeconomic effects communication nonsevere hypoglycaemia limited burden hypoglycaemia may underestimated | https://doi.org/10.1002/hsr2.45 |
Luís Loureiro|Anthony F. Jorm|Rui Aragão Oliveira|Aida Mendes|José Carlos Santos|Manuel Alves Rodrigues|Catarina Sofia Ferreira Sousa | Mental health literacy about schizophrenia: a survey of <scp>P</scp>ortuguese youth | 2,014 | University of Melbourne|Escola Superior de Enfermagem de Coimbra | abstract aim mental health literacy psychotic disorders specifically schizophrenia may assist appropriate help seeking early intervention preventing exacerbation symptoms improving health outcomes medium long term aim study characterize level mental health literacy p ortuguese youth concerning schizophrenia methods mental health literacy questionnaire administered random sample p ortuguese youth aged 1424 years questionnaire evaluated following components recognition disorders knowledge professionals treatments available knowledge effectiveness selfhelp strategies knowledge skills support provide first aid others knowledge prevent mental disorders results 4938 adolescents young adults participated study schizophrenia psychosis recognized 4217 2221 respectively young people recognized potential helpfulness family doctors psychologists psychiatrists mental health services also widespread belief potential helpfulness family friends lifestyle changes however teachers generally seen source help appropriate mental health firstaid strategies commonly endorsed reluctance ask suicidal feelings many endorsed speaking person firmly lifestyle factors also commonly believed preventative conclusions although many p ortuguese youth beliefs may assist early intervention substantial minority given central role teachers lives young people notable seen potential source help mental health firstaid skills young people also need improvement | https://doi.org/10.1017/s2045796018000458 |
Sadia E. Ahmed|Greg McInerny|Kenton O’Hara|Richard Harper|Lara Salido|Stephen Emmott|Lucas Joppa | Scientists and software – surveying the species distribution modelling community | 2,015 | Microsoft Research (United Kingdom)|Microsoft Research (United Kingdom)|University of Oxford|Microsoft Research (United Kingdom)|Microsoft Research (United Kingdom)|National Museums Scotland|Microsoft Research (United Kingdom)|Microsoft (United States) | abstract aim software use ubiquitous species distribution modelling sdm domain nearly every scientist working sdm either uses develops specialist sdm software however little formally known prevalence preference one software another seek provide first time snapshot sdm users methods use questions answer location global methods conducted survey 300 sdm scientists capture snapshot community used extensive literature search sdm papers order investigate characteristics sdm community interactions software developers terms coauthoring research publications results results show members community develop software directly connected developers among highly connected published authors field show two popular softwares sdm lie opposite ends usecomplexity continuum main conclusion given importance sdm research changing environment increasing use policy domain vital aware software methodologies implemented present snapshot sdm community software methods used | https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1259 |
Lena M. Hassen|Ibrahim Almaghlouth|Ikhlass Mostafa Hassen|Maha H. Daghestani|Amal Almohisen|Eman Alqurtas|Abdulaziz Alkhalaf|Mohamed Bedaiwi|Mohammed A. Omair|Sultan M. Al-Mogairen|H. Al-Arfaj|Abdurhman S. Al-Arfaj | Impact of COVID?19 outbreak on rheumatic patients’ perceptions and behaviors: A cross?sectional study | 2,020 | King Saud University|King Saud University|University of Maryland, Baltimore|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University|King Saud University | abstract aim dynamics coronavirus disease 2019 covid19 pandemic become special concern rheumatology community rheumatic patients required engage effective health management behavior often influenced intrinsic extrinsic factors crosssectional study aims examine patients experiences current pandemic implication health perception behavior method patientcentered electronic survey used randomly sampling rheumatic patients saudi arabia march april 2020 questions included patients sociodemographics diseases medications covid19 knowledge source information fear level disease activity perception health care utilization medication accessibility therapeutic compliance measured using modified version medication adherence reporting scale correlation regression coefficients used evaluate associations among aforementioned variables results total 637 respondents included majority rheumatoid arthritis patients 427 patients knowledge covid19 correlated social media use p 012 fear covid19 infection correlated healthcare facility followup visits p 024 fear disease deterioration contracting infection correlated patients levels knowledge p 035 types fear correlate patients perceptions disease activity however patients perceptions worsened disease activity correlated unplanned healthcare visits p lt 001 medication nonadherence difficulty accessing medication p 010 006 respectively conclusion covid19 pandemic surrounding public health measures could affect rheumatic patients health management might contribute disease flareup subsequently taxing healthcare systems even | https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12370 |
Grace Shu Hui Chiang|Brenda L. H. Sim|Jeannette J.M. Lee|Joanne Hui Min Quah | Determinants of poor sleep quality in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia and hypertension in Singapore | 2,018 | St Luke's Hospital|SingHealth|National University Health System|National University of Singapore|SingHealth Polyclinics | abstract aim objective study assess determinants poor sleep quality underdiagnosed undertreated problem elderly patients diabetes mellitus hyperlipidemia hypertension background poor sleep quality linked decreased quality life increased morbidity mortality poor sleep quality common elderly population associated cardiometabolic risk factors diabetes hyperlipidemia hypertension methods crosssectional study undertaken primary healthcare setting singhealth polyclinicsoutram singapore singaporeans aged 65 years least one three cardiometabolic risk factors diabetes hypertension hyperlipidemia identified responders sleep quality assessed using pittsburgh sleep quality index psqi questionnaire divided good quality sleep poor quality sleep based psqi score information demographics comorbidities lifestyle practices collected descriptive multivariate analyses determinants poor sleep determined findings 199 responders response rate 881 nocturia adjusted prevalence rate ratio 154 95 confidence interval 106226 found associated increased risk poor sleep quality elderly patients diabetes mellitus hypertension hyperlipidaemia nocturia prevalent problem asian elderly population found associated poor sleep quality study hence imperative identify treat patients nocturia improve sleep quality among | https://doi.org/10.1111/dme.12491 |
Lut Berben|Kris Denhaerynck|Fabienne Dobbels|Sandra Engberg|Johan Vanhaecke|María G. Crespo?Leiro|Cynthia L. Russell|Sabina De Geest | Building research initiative group: chronic illness management and adherence in transplantation (<scp>BRIGHT</scp>) study: study protocol | 2,014 | University of Basel|KU Leuven|University of Basel|KU Leuven|University of Pittsburgh|Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña|University of Missouri–Kansas City|University of Basel|KU Leuven | abstract aim article describes rationale design methodology b uilding r esearch nitiative g roup chronic illness management ad h erence ransplantation bright study study heart transplant patients 1 describe practice patterns relating chronic illness management 2 assess prevalence variability nonadherence treatment regimen 3 determine multilevel factors related immunosuppressive medication nonadherence background unaltered longterm prognosis heart transplantation underscores urgent need identify improve factors related survival outcomes healthcare system eg level chronic illness management implemented patient selfmanagement major drivers outcome improvement design study uses survey design 40 heart transplant centres covering 11 countries four continents methods theoretical frameworks informed variable selection measured established investigatordeveloped instruments heart transplant recipients outpatient clinicians programmes directors complete survey staged convenience sampling strategy implemented heart transplant centres countries continents depending centres size random sample 2560 patients selected n estimated 1680 heart transplant recipients five randomly selected clinicians medical director centre invited participate conclusion first multicentre multicontinental study examining healthcare system heart transplant centres chronic illness management practice patterns potential correlates immunosuppressive medication nonadherence knowledge gained inform clinicians researchers healthcare policy makers levels interventions need implemented improve longterm outcomes transplant recipients | https://doi.org/10.1002/wcs.1528 |
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