Why international students have been “TEF-ed out”?

Why have Pneumocystis carinii trophozoites been ignored?

Why have parasites promoting mating success been observed so rarely?

Host manipulation by sexually transmitted parasites which increases host mating rate and thus parasite transmission rate has long been viewed as a plausible parasite adaptation. However, empirical evidence for it is rare. Here, using an adaptive dynamics approach to evolution, we explore conditions under which such disease-induced mating enhancement is (or is not) likely to occur. We find that ...

The Journey of International Fellows: Have you been to America?

At the recent meetings of ASNC in Washington DC and ICNC in Madrid Spain, I was reminded of the power of networking: a chance to share with colleagues, learn the latest approaches, new evidence and developments, reassurance that we all have similar challenges and also the camaraderie, much of which stems from our days as fellows. This year I was particularly struck and moved by seeing past fell...

Understanding Why IS Students Drop Out: Toward A Process Theory

IT students dropping out is a key problem in academic institutions worldwide. Previous research on student dropout has advanced many factor or variance models explaining or predicting why university student drop out. Although these studies increased our understanding of the reasons students drop out of computer science courses, university studies, and online learning, we find the factor or vari...

Probing the Reasons Why the Goals of the Fifth Economic, Social and Cultural Development Plan Have not Been Realized in the Cooperative Sector in Iran

The cooperative sector is one of the three main components of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s economic system. Based on the top policies of Article 44 of the Constitution, its share of the national economy is expected to reach 25% by the end of the Fifth Development Plan. However, only 7% of this share has so far been realized. This study aims at discovering the reasons, backgrounds, processes a...