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MooSciTIC: Training of trainers in West African research and higher education
The MooSciTIC project is a capacity-building initiative targeting West African research scientists and higher education teachers. The project aimed to improve the self-reliance of researchers and upgrade research practices by providing on-site summer schools on trans-disciplinary topics such as…
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Fostering bioinformatics education through skill development of professors: Big Genomic Data Skills Training for Professors
Bioinformatics has become an indispensable part of life science over the past 2 decades. However, bioinformatics education is not well integrated at the undergraduate level, especially in liberal arts colleges and regional universities in the United States. One significant obstacle pointed out by…
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Mediating roles of preterm birth and restricted fetal growth in the relationship between maternal education and infant mortality: A Danish population-based cohort study
…gestational age (SGA) at birth mediate the association between maternal education and infant mortality. Methods and findings: We developed a population-based cohort study to include all 1,994,618 live singletons born in Denmark in 1981–2015. Infants were followed from birth until death, emigration…
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A population health approach in education to support children’s early development: A Critical Interpretive Synthesis
The primary objective of this review is to investigate what is currently known about early childhood education planning, population health models and their relation to children’s development. A systematic review using the Critical Interpretive Synthesis method was undertaken, guided by a…
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Teachers’ involvement and students’ self-efficacy: Keys to achievement in higher education
We study the relative importance of the three dimensions of need-supportive teaching (NST) and students’ self-efficacy to gain new knowledge about students’ achievement in higher education. NST assumes that teachers are key to the motivation of students, providing autonomy support, structure…
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Schools are segregated by educational outcomes in the digital space
…law. We also find that students are more likely to be connected if the educational outcomes of their schools are similar. We show that this fact is not a consequence of residential segregation. While high- and low-performing schools are evenly distributed across the city, this is not the case for…
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Systematic review on the prevalence of illness and stress and their associated risk factors among educators in Malaysia
…lack of studies or concern regarding occupational safety and health among educators in Malaysia. Objective: To review the prevalence of illness, stress, and corresponding risk factors among educators in Malaysia. Method: Scopus, ProQuest, PubMed, ScienceDirect, CAB, and other computerized databases…
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Assessment of progress in education for children and youth with disabilities in Afghanistan: A multilevel analysis of repeated cross-sectional surveys
…worse: the literature shows that they face difficulties to access the education system due to multiple barriers, and when they do access, they are not learning. Our paper examines if an active education policy promoting inclusion since 2005 in Afghanistan, a protracted crisis context, has been…
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A systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of physically active classrooms on educational and enjoyment outcomes in school age children
…of active classrooms compared to traditional sedentary classrooms on educational outcomes of school-aged children. Design: We searched ERIC, PubMed, PsychINFO, and Web of Science, reference lists of included studies for randomised controlled studies. Independent reviewers screened the texts of…
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Educational attainment and cardiovascular disease in the United States: A quasi-experimental instrumental variables analysis
Background: There is ongoing debate about whether education or socioeconomic status (SES) should be inputs into cardiovascular disease (CVD) prediction algorithms and clinical risk adjustment models. It is also unclear whether intervening on education will affect CVD, in part because there is…
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Impact of educational games on academic outcomes of students in the Degree in Nursing
…the topics taught in the subject. Results: The correct answer rate in the educational game was greater than 50% for all questions except for one, in which the rate was 28.8% (P
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The effect of maternal education on infant mortality in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Introduction: Some studies in developing countries have shown that infant mortality is highly associated with maternal education, implying that maternal education might play an important role in the reduction of infant mortality. However, other research has shown that lower levels of maternal…
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Problem-based learning in clinical bioinformatics education: Does it help to create communities of practice?
We have now reached the genomics era within medicine; genomics is being used to personalise treatment, make diagnoses, prognoses, and predict adverse outcomes resulting from treatment with certain drugs. Genomic data is now abundant in healthcare, and the newly created profession of clinical…
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Assessing treatment outcomes among peer educators living with HIV in Kenya
…Peer-led interventions can help address these barriers. In Kenya, peer educators (PEs) are PLHIV who support other PLHIV to adhere to clinic schedules and antiretroviral medication uptake. In spite of their status as role models and their key role in supporting clients receiving HIV care and…
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Childhood adversities, parental education and disability retirement among Finnish municipal employees
…aimed to examine the associations between childhood adversities, parental education and disability retirement. Methods: Data on parental education and childhood adversities were derived from the Helsinki Health Study baseline survey, conducted in 2000–02 among 40- to 60-year old employees of the…
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Effectiveness of web-based education in addition to basic life support learning activities: A cluster randomised controlled trial
Background: Effective education in basic life support (BLS) may improve the early initiation of high-quality cardiopulmonary resuscitation and automated external defibrillation (CPR-AED). Aim: To compare the learning outcome in terms of practical skills and knowledge of BLS after participating in…
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Why video health education messages should be considered for all dental waiting rooms
Objective: Video is an effective, accessible, and low cost method of delivering health education messages to a wide audience. Dental waiting rooms provide an opportunity to deliver video oral health education interventions to receptive viewers. In this study we aim to evaluate firstly video oral…
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Outcome of an HIV education program for primary care providers: Screening and late diagnosis rates
…and barriers to HIV testing and screening outcomes. The impact of an education program for primary care providers, towards improving HIV testing and late diagnosis rates, is also assessed. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire that was developed within the framework of the European project…
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Educational differentials in the realisation of fertility intentions: Is sub-Saharan Africa different?
…between fertility ideals and fertility outcomes is related to educational achievement. Further, we consider if these educational differentials are the same or different in SSA, and thereby consider the extent to which increasing levels of education in SSA may decrease fertility. Data and methods…
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