Abstract From the perspective of comparative education, it has often been stressed that Chinese families hold high expectations on school achievement and believe in pay-off effort. However, literature relationship between effort academic is limited. Individual not widely considered a significant cause educational disparities, which mainly attributed to structural contextual factors, such as fam...

This paper examines the determinants of success in self-employment, with a focus on the effects of the time spent caring for children. Many public policies are designed to encourage self-employment, especially among women. In addition, it has been argued that one of the reasons individuals, and women in particular, choose self-employment over wage and salary sector employment is in order to spe...

BACKGROUND From fundamental studies to industrial processes, synthesis of heterologous protein by micro-organisms is widely employed. The secretion of soluble heterologous proteins in the extracellular medium facilitates their recovery, while their attachment to the cell surface permits the use of the recombinant host cells as protein or peptide supports. One of the key points to carry out hete...

“Low expectation of success” is proposed as a factor in relation to problem behavior the comprehensive theoretical model (CTMPB). Based on framework CTMPB, this study aimed further examine association between confidence future (including parental adolescent and self-confidence study) behavior. A nationwide representative sample data from China Education Panel Survey (CEPS) were used study. tota...

INTRODUCTION The cells of the largest avascular tissues, the discs of the spinal column, responsible for making and maintaining the extracellular matrix, are supplied with essential nutrients by diffusion from the blood supply through mainly the cartilaginous endplates (CEP) and disc tissue. As disc cells use oxygen and glucose and produce lactic acid, concentration gradients develop depending ...

AIM The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of forced-air warming for preventing perioperative hypothermia. BACKGROUND Perioperative hypothermia commonly occurs in patients receiving anaesthesia during surgeries. However, the effectiveness of warming systems requires verification. DESIGN Systematic review incorporating meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES We searched OVID, PubMed, ...