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Heads You Win, Tails I Lose: The Dilemma Mandatory Reporting Poses For Teachers, Meredith Falkiner, Donald Thomson, Belinda Guadagno, Andrew Day

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Australian teachers are mandated to report instances of child maltreatment should they suspect a child is being maltreated. Some teachers are reluctant to make a report based on suspicion alone. This review examines the barriers that may prevent teachers from reporting. It is suggested that to overcome these barriers and form a reasonable belief that a child is being maltreated, teachers may attempt to seek out proof by questioning the suspected victim. Inappropriate questioning can have detrimental consequences such as wrongful reporting when maltreatment is not occurring, or worse, no report made when a child is being maltreated. Based on …

Evaluating The Effectiveness Of Using Peer-Dialogue Assessment (Pda) For Improving Pre-Service Teachers' Perceived Confidence And Competence To Teach Physical Education, Narelle Eather, Nick Riley, Drew Miller, Bradley Jones

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Developing effective methods for improving student learning in higher education is a priority. Recent findings have shown that feedback on student work can effectively facilitate learning if students are engaged as active participants in the feedback cycle; where they seek, generate and use feedback in the form of dialogue. This novel study investigates the use of peer dialogue assessment as an assessment for learning tool used in an existing undergraduate physical education course. Our findings demonstrate that when thirty six undergraduate physical education students were provided with instruction and practice using peer dialogue assessment after consecutive teaching performances, they exhibit …

Thinking With/Through The Contradictions Of Social Justice In Teacher Education: Self-Reflection On Netds Experience, Keita Takayama, Tiffany Jones, Rose Amazan

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Improving teacher quality has become the hallmark of Australian education reform with a plethora of measures introduced in teacher education to improve future teachers’ instructional competencies. This policy focus has also changed the discussion of strategies for addressing disadvantages in schools; improving teacher quality, as opposed to addressing structural inequalities in the system and larger society, has become the “solution.” This paper looks at the National Exceptional Teaching for Disadvantaged Schools (NETDS), which aims to channel high performing teacher education students to disadvantaged schools. Using the taxonomy of conservative, liberal and critical approaches to education reform, the …

Any Time, Any Place, Flexible Pace: Technology-Enhanced Language Learning In A Teacher Education Programme, Jocelyn M. Howard, Adèle Scott

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Ongoing developments in e-learning, improved internet accessibility and increased digital citizenry provide exciting opportunities to integrate effective classroom pedagogies with online educational technologies, creating mixed-mode courses to enhance student engagement and facilitate greater autonomous learning. This research examines pre-service teacher education students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of experiential and digitally-mediated tools which take them beyond the constraints of traditional lecture-type delivery. Quantitative and qualitative results from distance and face-to-face cohorts show the value the students ascribe to tools employed in a modified language course. These are discussed in relation to reported changes in students’ proficiency in the target language and …

Project Evidence: Responding To The Changing Professional Learning Needs Of Mentors In Initial Teacher Education, Jeanne Maree Allen, Simone White, Cheryl Sim

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This positioning paper seeks to contribute to the knowledge base of the changing professional learning needs of supervising or mentor teachers in initial teacher education. To do so, we draw from the work of Project Evidence, an Australian Office of Learning and Teaching funded project, designed to support teacher education through the development of a professional learning website. Our focus in this paper is our growing understanding of the complex work of teachers as they navigate new supervisory and mentoring roles in the current education context of high stakes standardisation. We examine the implications for their changing work practices within …

Perceived Social-Ecological Barriers Of Generalist Pre-Service Teachers Towards Teaching Physical Education: Findings From The Get-Pe Study, Brendon P. Hyndman

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

Identifying and understanding the perceptions of pre-service teachers (PSTs) is vital to informing teaching practices. The purpose of the ‘Generalist Entry into Teaching Physical Education’ (GET-PE) study was to investigate Australian generalist PSTs' perceptions of the barriers to teaching physical education (PE) classes. A social-ecological model framework (SEM) was uniquely applied as the conceptual framework for the GET-PE study to analyse, explore and understand the multiple levels of barriers perceived by the generalist PSTs. A myriad of SEM level barriers were perceived by the generalist PSTs (n=71) at the intrapersonal level (knowledge gaps, physical abilities, reduced confidence), interpersonal level (community …

Prevalence Of Dyslipidemia And Associated Factors Among Medical Personnel In Nopparat Rajchathani Hospital, Orapun Theeratrakoolchai, Aurapan Chaimanee

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of dyslipidemia and factors associated with dyslipidemia among medical personnel in Nopparat Rajchathani hospital.

Method: This cross-sectional descriptive study comprised 551 medical personnel aged 35 - 60 years who underwent an annual medical check-up in 2015. Personal and occupational data were collected by self-administered questionnaires. Dyslipidemia was identified based on serum total cholesterol, triglyceride,
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL) and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL) following ATP III classification. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to evaluate the associated factors for dyslipidemia.

Result: The prevalence of dyslipidemia among medical personnel in Nopparat …

Prevalence And Associated Risk Factors Of Thumb Pain From Using Smartphone In Secondary School Students At Khlongluang, Pathumthani Province, Santhanee Khruakhorn, Siriluck Kanchanomai, Kamonwan Kaewlek, Nisarat Jetjongjai, Chulaluck Kumkong, Nualchanok Nanon

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Nowadays, smartphone has been popular and widely used. Other studies revealed that the use of smartphone was associated with pain or fatigue of fingers. Therefore, aims of this study was to determine the prevalence and associated risk factor between thumb pain and smartphone usage in lower secondary school students at Khlongluang district, age 12 - 15 years.

Method: Analytic cross-sectional study was conducted. Participants were secondary school students aged 12 - 15 years in Khlongluang district. Data were collected by Google form, questionnaires were consisted of 4 parts; demographic data, smartphone characteristics, the thumb pain or discomfort and associated …

Comparison Between The Effects Of Aquatic And Land Based Exercise On Respiratory Muscle Strength And Cardio-Pulmonary Fitness In Thai Overweight And Obese Participants, Sasipa Buranapuntalug, Khanistha Wattanananont, Chanoknan Bhakdikul, Krittavit Dangphet, Kornanong Yuenyongchaiwat, Khajonsak Pongpanit, Rungchai Chaunchaiyakul

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Symptoms of breathlessness during activities are common problems among overweight and obese individuals. Further, obesity and overweight can lead to pulmonary and cardiovascular impairments. Several studies had recommended aerobic exercise for these participants. However, this type of exercise (i.e., landed exercise) is difficult for a person with overweight because of excessive weight bearing and results in aggravates pain at lower extremities. Therefore aquatic exercise may be an alternative exercise for individuals who suffer from obesity or overweight. The purpose of this study was to compare the effects of aquatic exercise training and land based exercise training on respiratory muscle …

Relationship Between Cognition And Quality Of Life In Older People Living In Elderly Care Centers And Communities In Pathum Thani Province, Kitsana Krootnark

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: The numbers of older people have been increasingly shown and the tendency of the elders whom have been lacked of caring from family members. This caused depression and the restriction of physical or social engagement activities. It was a risk factor for cognitive impairment leading to decline quality of life in the elderly. This study aimed to find a relationship between cognitive function and the quality of life in older people.

Method: There were forty six participants from elderly care center in Pathumthani and participants from Rangsit community at Thanyaburi, Pathumthani (n = 108). All participants were interviewed by …

Relationship Between Q-Angle And Gait Parameter In Thai Aged 18 - 69, Phongpatin Tantipoon, Nuttaporn Praditpod

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Quadriceps angle (Q-angle) is usually used as a clinical assessment measure to evaluate biomechanical function of knee joint. However, studies related to relationships between Q-angle and gait parameters in healthy people have been rarely reported. This study investigated the relationships between Q-angle and kinematic gait parameters in healthy Thai aged 18 - 69 years.

Method: One hundred and ten participants aged 18 - 69 years were divided into five age groups namely 18 - 29, 30 - 39, 40 - 49, 50 - 59 and 60 - 69 years (22 participants in each group). All participants were evaluated anthropometry …

Prevalence And Risk Factors Of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Fruit Transport Workers In Pathum Thani Province, Nuttaporn Praditpod, Santhanee Khruakhorn, Kanjana Kuanpung, Narut Panyasak, Suchart Thong-Art

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Introduction: Work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs) have been frequently found and increased among workers. The WMSDs impacted on the payment for cost of medical care, cost of worker’s compensation and work performance. Objective was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of work-related musculoskeletal symptoms among fruit transport workers in Pathum Thani province.

Method: Two hundred and twenty eight fruit transport workers were interviewed. Inferential statistic was used to analyze association between factors and WMSDs by using Chi-squared test. The association was presented in Odds ratio (OR) and 95%CI. The significant level was set at p < 0.05.

Result: The response rate was …

Pediatric Drowning, Petcharat Bunnag

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

Drowning is an important public health problem worldwide. Even though 85 % of fatal drowning were preventable, it is still a most common cause of death in Thai children. This article aims to provide updated current situation of pediatric drowning, definition and drowning process, management at first site and emergency department, including risk factors and preventions for individual families and communities. Medical personnel awareness is needed first.

ปัญหาการจมน้ำยังคงเป็นปัญหาสำคัญระดับโลก ถึงแม้สาเหตุของการจมนน้ำร้อยละ ๘๕ เป็นปัญหาที่ป้องกันได้ แต่ก็ยังเป็นสาเหตุการตายอันดับหนึ่งของเด็กไทย บทความนี้ได้ทบทวนความรู้ที่ทันสมัย เกี่ยวกับความสำคัญของปัญหาการจมน้ำในเด็ก คำจำกัดความและการแบ่งหมวดหมู่การจมน้ำ กระบวนการในร่างกายเมื่อเกิดการจมน้ำ การให้ความช่วยเหลือที่ถูกต้อง ณ จุดเกิดเหตุ การรักษาแรกรับที่ห้องฉุกเฉิน รวมถึงปัจจัยเสี่ยงและการป้องกันในระดับบุคคล ครอบครัวและชุมชน เพื่อหวังผลให้มีการเข้าใจองค์ความรู้เกี่ยวกับผู้ป่วยจมน้ำ ตระหนักถึงความสำคัญในปัญหาและช่วยป้องกันปัญหาการจมน้ำโดยเริ่มจากบุคลากรทางการแพทย์ซึ่งมีส่วนสำคัญในการดำนินงานนี้

Precision Medicine For Longevity 2, Vorapun Senanarong, Somchai Bovornkitti

Asian Medical Journal and Alternative Medicine

No abstract provided.

To B Or Not To B: Duties Of Directors And Rights Of Stakeholders In Benefit Corporations, Tiffany M. Burba

Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc

No abstract provided.

The Impact Of Education On Legislative Responsiveness In Three Field Experiments, Jayme Neiman

Faculty Work

Three field experiments were used to investigate whether a constituent’s education level influences state legislators’ responsiveness to their request for assistance. Legislators were sent emails that were randomly varied as to the education level of the writer. Results indicate that communication from constituents with lower education levels receive fewer replies. Two potential explanations for the variation in legislative response are explored—political party and the legislator’s own education level. Analysis suggests that neither of these variables account for the response differential to the email manipulations.

Effects Of Bidi Smoking On All-Cause Mortality And Cardiorespiratory Outcomes In Men From South Asia: An Observational Community-Based Substudy Of The Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology Study (Pure), Mylinh Duong, Sumathy Rangarajan, Xiaohe Zhang, Kieran Killian, Prem Mony, Sumathi Swaminathan, Ankalmadagu Venkatsubbareddy Bharathi, Sanjeev Nair, Krishnapillai Vijayakumar, Indu Mohan, Romaina Iqbal, Khawar Kazmi

Community Health Sciences

Background: Bidis are minimally regulated, inexpensive, hand-rolled tobacco products smoked in south Asia. We examined the effects of bidi smoking on baseline respiratory impairment, and prospectively collected data for all-cause mortality and cardiorespiratory events in men from this region.
Methods: This substudy of the international, community-based Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiology (PURE) study was done in seven centres in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Men aged 35–70 years completed spirometry testing and standardised questionnaires at baseline and were followed up yearly. We used multilevel regression to compare cross-sectional baseline cardiorespiratory symptoms, spirometry measurements, and follow-up events (all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, respiratory events) …

Unintended Pregnancies Among Married Women In Sindh Pakistan: Role Of Lady Health Workers, Sumera Aziz Ali, Unaib Rabbani

Community Health Sciences

Background: Unintended pregnancies, which pose substantial risks to both mothers and children, account for 24% of all pregnancies in Pakistan. Door to door visits and service provision by lady health workers (LHWs) may be related to the reduction of such pregnancies, particularly in rural areas. This study aimed to determine the association of knowledge about Lady Health Visitors (LHWs) and door to door visits by LHWs with unintended pregnancies among rural women.
Methods: We conducted a community-based, nested case-control study of 800 pregnant women, identified from the database of an active surveillance mechanism, which registers and follows all pregnant women …

The Effect Of Breastfeeding On The Cognitive And Language Development Of Children Under 3 Years Of Age: Results Of Balochistan-Early Childhood Development Project, Meesha Iqbal Iqbal, Ghazala Rafique, Sumera Aziz Ali

Community Health Sciences

Background: Breastfeeding is known to be an important factor in the overall growth and development of children. Breastfeeding is thought to lead to enhance cognitive and language development of a child. However, this association has not yet been scientifically and statistically established. This study aimed to explore this association in children under 3 years of age.
Methods: This was a secondary data-analysis of the baseline data of “Balochistan – Early Childhood Development Project”. The final sample comprised of 604 children less than 3 years of age. The children were selected by three-stage stratified random sampling from three districts of Balochistan …

Can Right To Health Help Policy Makers To Address Maternal Mortality?: A Short Communication, Sumera Aziz Ali, Nadir Suhail, Savera Aziz Ali

Community Health Sciences

No abstract provided.

Long Term Survival Rate Of Tavr With And Without Dialysis., Taryn Samet Md, Sydney Pickering, Timothy S. Misselbeck, Raymond L. Singer Md, Mmm, James K. Wu Md

Department of Surgery

No abstract provided.

Dungeons And Dragons And Literacy: The Role Tabletop Role-Playing Games Can Play In Developing Teenagers' Literacy Skills And Reading Interests, Stefanie L. B. Kaylor

Graduate Research Papers

The purpose of this study was to explore the role that tabletop role-playing games (TRPGs) play in developing the literacy skills and leisure reading interests of teenagers who play them. Additionally, this study sought to determine what role or roles educators should play in developing the gaming culture of teenage students. In order to answer these questions, seven people who played TRPGs as teenagers were interviewed about their past and current TRPG interests, past and current leisure reading habits, and the effects that playing TRPGs had on their literacy skills. This study revealed that all participants felt that playing TRPGs …

Behavior Management Methods, Procedures, Strategies, And Resources For Camp Adventure Child And Youth Services, Shannon Nichole Betzer

Graduate Research Papers

The Child and Youth Services (CYS) programs strive to provide the best possible care based on standards for the children and youth they serve. Behavior management is an essential element in the success of programs and services offered during various play environments. Such environments are perceived to be essential to the positive and healthy growth and development of children and youth (Biddle, Garcia-Nevarez, Henderson, & Valero-Kerrick, 2013). The utilization of behavior management resources in the Camp Adventure Child and Youth Services (CACYS) program will serve as a tool for staff needing to incorporate a broader range of strategies to implement …

Air Ambulance Reform – Why Congress Should Exempt Air Ambulances From “Carrier” Classification And Preemption Under The Airline Deregulation Act, Andrew J. Upton

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

The Epa’S Endangerment Finding On Aircraft Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Preliminary Analysis, Katherine A. Bechina, John C. Nettels, Brett A. Shanks

Journal of Air Law and Commerce

No abstract provided.

Privacy Literacy: From Theory To Practice, Christina L. Wissinger

Communications in Information Literacy

Libraries and librarians have dealt with patron privacy issues since their inception, often serving as educators and advocates. In today’s social media-filled landscape, patron privacy has moved from the safeguarding of traditional library records to the creation, use, and ownership of information maintained in an online world. As the core educators for many aspects of literacy, librarians need to keep pace with the issues their users face daily. This paper centers on privacy literacy as an independent area of instruction for library sessions. It reviews a theoretical framework to support privacy literacy instruction and showcases resources and tools for creating …

Law School Clinic And Community Legal Services Providers Collaborate To Advance The Remedy Of Implied Warranty Of Habitability In Missouri, Karen Tokarz, Zachary Schmook

Faculty Articles

Missouri tenants have few defenses to uninhabitable housing conditions. In a statistical study conducted by the Washington University Civil Rights & Community Justice Clinic and the Metropolitan Saint Louis Equal Housing & Opportunity Council, which encompassed 6,369 landlord-tenant cases from the 2012 calendar year, only two cases (0.03%) resulted in a judgment in favor of the tenant, while 4,934 cases (77.5%) resulted in judgments in favor of the landlord, with the remaining cases being dismissed without a judgment. These findings suggest that unrepresented low-income tenants seeking to raise defenses in rent and possession and eviction cases in the Missouri state …

The Shift From Work-Life Balance To Work-Life Integration., Annie Butler

Theses

This thesis focuses on the shift from work-life balance to work-life integration. The term ‘work-life balance’ was first introduced in Ireland in the mid-1980s, outlining the significance of balance between employees’ work and personal life activities. Studies on work-life balance most often show that work and life are perceived as mutually exclusive domains that are constantly competing for an individual’s time or energy. Work-life balance practices improve employee motivation and enhance their job performance and commitment. For employers, these policies are essential to maintaining an edge over competitors, and necessary to retain highly qualified staff Flexible working is seen as …

Investigating The Parameters That Influence The Particle Mass Concentration Rates In A Grade C Cleanroom., Nazar H. Baker

Theses

The cleanroom design engineers use the guidelines tables, in which the Air Change Rates (ACHs) are determined based on the room cleanliness class. These guidelines are based on experience and do not fully address many other critical variables that influence the particulate level and particle distribution. These simplified approaches could often cause significant energy waste. In the last five decades, a number of mathematical models were developed to determine the airflow required in cleanrooms. As a consequence of the approximation of many critical variables in these models, these models can only be used as a qualitative indicator of the airflow …

Venturing Into The Unknown: The First Human Head Transplant, Christine Craddock

The Synapse: Intercollegiate science magazine

No abstract provided.