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A Column Generation Scheme for Faculty Timetabling

In this paper we deal with the problem of building a timetable for the courses of a university faculty. We propose an integer linear programming approach based on column generation. Each column is associated to a weekly timetable of a single course. The constraints referring to classroom occupancy and non overlapping in time of courses are in the integer linear programming matrix. The constrain...

Hiring as Cultural Gatekeeping into Occupational Communities: Implications for College Students, Faculty, and Career Advisors

Effect of the discipline of formal faculty advisors on medical student experience and career interest.

OBJECTIVE To examine whether the discipline (family medicine vs other specialty) of formally assigned faculty advisors affected medical student experience and career interest. DESIGN Survey. SETTING University of Calgary in Alberta. PARTICIPANTS A total of 104 medical students from the graduating class of 2011. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Number of times medical students met with their adviso...

Examining the Role of Friendship in Mentoring Relationships between Graduate Students and Faculty Advisors

Although previous studies have offered empirical and anecdotal support for academic mentoring, there are still considerable gaps in understanding the specific actions or components that are present in these relationships. Research has shown that academic faculty mentors provide all of Kram’s (1988) mentoring functions to their graduate student protégés. Despite numerous claims to the presence o...

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The present study investigated the effect of colchicine and trimethylcolchicinic acid on liver fibrosis induced by common bile duct ligation in albino rats. Bile duct ligated rats showed cirrhosis where liver architecture completely distorted with diffused fibrosis and generation of abnormal nodules. Hepatocytes with nuclear changes and highly proliferated bile ductules were also detected. Alph...