Address strategies in a British academic setting

International strategies to address obesity.

Obesity rates are increasing in most countries throughout the world. The reasons for the increase are complex and involve biological, behavioural and environmental factors. We have unintentionally created environments that encourage over-eating and discourage physical activity. Despite the recognition of the seriousness of obesity to public health, no interventions have been effective in reduci...

Periodontal probing calibration in an academic setting.

The purpose of this study was to locate the common discrepancy sites in a periodontal examination by new student dentists in a dental school setting and to evaluate student progress after one year of clinical training. Sixty-nine patients were enrolled in the initial phase of this study. Periodontal probing examinations were performed by both dental students and calibrated faculty members. A to...

Shared Authoring Environment in Academic Setting

Team work is an important training element of future software engineers. However, the evaluation of the performance of collaboration among individuals is very subjective. Meanwhile, how to effectively promote the collaboration in an academic setting is an even more challenging task. The lack of a common standard or method for the assessment is a practical issue in software engineering projects....

Building a High Throughput Screening Facility in an Academic Setting

The Gender of the Addressee as a Factor in the Selection of Apology Strategies: The Case of Saudi and British

This paper was set out to investigate the main cultural differences between Saudi and British participants making apologies with a focus on the role of the gender of the addressee in the selection of apology strategies in gender-segregated vs. coed societies. Written questionnaires were used to collect data from 80 participants: 20 Saudi males, 20 Saudi females, 20 British males and 20 British ...