116 research outputs found
Human Capital Development and Its Effect on Economic Growth in Algeria : Lessons to learn from South Korea
No full textLife-Span Developmental Psychology: Midlife and Later Years in Western and Non-Western Societies
Full text linkThis chapter discusses the basis on which studies have been done on the later years of life in Western and non-Western cultures. It suggests that because Westerners value independence, most research on aging in Western societies has focused on how to help the individual maintain his or her functional independence throughout the life-span. Non-Westerners, on the other hand, value interdependence. Therefore, most research on aging has focused on the availability of social support in later life. But with Westernization influences in non-Western societies, there should be a shift in research efforts in order to accommodate a new understanding of aging and human development that includes the promotion of functional independence in later life
Published Authors, Poets will Read During UD\u27s First Literary Fest, Featuring Book Sale and Children\u27s Activities
Full text linkNews release announces Author Samia Serageldin will join poets and writers from the Miami Valley in helping launch the University of Dayton\u27s first literary festival
Samia cynthia versus Bombyx mori : Comparative gene mapping between a species with a low-number karyotype and the model species of Lepidoptera
Full text linkWe performed gene-based comparative FISH mapping between a wild silkmoth, Samia cynthia ssp. with a low number of chromosomes (2n = 25-28) and the model species, Bombyx mori (2n = 56), in order to identify the genomic components that make up the chromosomes in a low-number karyotype. Mapping of 64 fosmid probes containing orthologs of B. mori genes revealed that the homologues of either two or four B. mori chromosomes constitute the S. c. ricini (Vietnam population, 2n = 27♀/28♂, Z0/ZZ) autosomes. Where tested, even the gene order was conserved between S. c. ricini and B. mori. This was also true for the originally autosomal parts of the neo-sex chromosomes in S. c. walkeri (Sapporo population, 2n = 26♀/26♂, neo-Wneo-Z/neo-Zneo-Z) and S. cynthia subsp. indet. (Nagano population, 2n = 25♀/26♂, neo-WZ1Z2/Z1Z1Z2Z2). The results are evidence for an internal stability of lepidopteran chromosomes even when all autosomes had undergone fusion processes to form a low-number karyotype
Poets, Books and More at First UD Literary Test
Full text linkNews release announces that author Samia Serageldin and more than 20 poets and writers from the Miami Valley will read from their works during the University of Dayton\u27s first literary festival
Hydraulic simulations to evaluate and predict design and operation of the Chashma Right Bank Canal
Full text linkIrrigation systems / Irrigation canals / Flow control / Velocity / Canal regulation techniques / Hydraulics / Simulation models / Design / Operations / Crop-based irrigation / Distributary canals / Water delivery / Policy / Protective irrigation / Water allocation / Water requirements / Sedimentation / Water distribution / Equity / Water conveyance / Pakistan / Chashma Right Bank Canal
What’s missing in model-based teaching?
No full textIn this study, the author investigated how four science teachers employed model-based teaching (MBT) over a 1-year period. The purpose of the research was to develop a baseline of the fundamental and specific dimensions of MBT that are present and absent in science teaching. Teacher interviews, classroom observations, and pre and post-student assessments were gathered. Using a Generate-Evaluate-Modify framework as a theoretical guide, the author identified three fundamental aspects of MBT that were not apparent in an analysis of the teaching methods. Drawing on these findings, the author hypothesizes the consequent impact of the absence of these aspects on MBT on students’ experiences and performance in science. Implications for core science teacher professional development activities on MBT are discussed
Fitness Gadgets as a Form of Preventative Healthcare
No full textFitness gadgets can be useful tools in influencing individuals who live unhealthy or sedentary lifestyles to become more active and engaged with their health. Gadgets not only motivate the already motivated to make further progress in their fitness accomplishments, but also provide a mechanism for the unmotivated and individuals with health diseases to manage risk factors. Many of these gadgets have similar functions, such as counting calories, step counting, heart rate monitoring, water consumption tracking, food planning, and sleep tracking. Fitness trackers are not just a fad, but should be perceived as a lifelong necessity to manage and improve health. Health insurance companies should embrace the fitness gadget revolution as an approach to preventative health care and as a means to lower health care costs.Spring 2016Accompanied by video fil
The general population cohort in rural south-western Uganda: a platform for communicable and non-communicable disease studies.
No full textThe General Population Cohort (GPC) was set up in 1989 to examine trends in HIV prevalence and incidence, and their determinants in rural south-western Uganda. Recently, the research questions have included the epidemiology and genetics of communicable and non-communicable diseases (NCDs) to address the limited data on the burden and risk factors for NCDs in sub-Saharan Africa. The cohort comprises all residents (52% aged ≥13years, men and women in equal proportions) within one-half of a rural sub-county, residing in scattered houses, and largely farmers of three major ethnic groups. Data collected through annual surveys include; mapping for spatial analysis and participant location; census for individual socio-demographic and household socioeconomic status assessment; and a medical survey for health, lifestyle and biophysical and blood measurements to ascertain disease outcomes and risk factors for selected participants. This cohort offers a rich platform to investigate the interplay between communicable diseases and NCDs. There is robust infrastructure for data management, sample processing and storage, and diverse expertise in epidemiology, social and basic sciences. For any data access enquiries you may contact the director, MRC/UVRI, Uganda Research Unit on AIDS by email to [email protected] or the corresponding author
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