Exploring Factors that Predict STEM Persistence at a Large, Public Research University

Differences in STEM doctoral publication by ethnicity, gender and academic field at a large public research university

Two independent surveys of PhD students in STEM fields at the University of California, Berkeley, indicate that underrepresented minorities (URMs) publish at significantly lower rates than non-URM males, placing the former at a significant disadvantage as they compete for postdoctoral and faculty positions. Differences as a function of gender reveal a similar, though less consistent, pattern. A...

Factors influencing Occupational Ethics among Faculty Members at Farhangian University: A Mixed Method Research

Background: Due to the central role of ethics in the overall success of professors and teachers in developing curricula and their direct relationship with students, the present study aims to investigate the factors influencing occupational ethics in faculty members at Farhangian University. Materials and Methods: This study uses a mixed method with a sequential explanatory design. The statisti...

[Meanings and factors that influence nursing research at the Walter Cantídio University Hospital].

This study analyzed the meanings and factors that may interfere in Nursing research in the point of view of assistant nurses working in a public University Hospital in the city of Fortaleza, State of Ceará. A quantitative-qualitative survey was carried out with 22 nurses between March 4 and April 30, 2005. The findings pointed out that nurses value the importance of research for enriching their...

Teheran University, Institute of Public Health Research

Towards Learnable Gestures for Exploring Hierarchical Information Spaces at a Large Public Display

Large displays are fast entering the public spaces, and some are beginning to support interaction based on mid-air gestures. At present, there is no set of standard gestures for that interaction; so people need to draw on existing mental models to learn such interaction. As a step towards closing this gap, we present the design and evaluation of learnable gestures for exploring a hierarchical i...