Student Success in First-Year University Physics and Mathematics Courses: Does the high-school attended make a difference? Maria Adamuti-Trache a , George Bluman b & Thomas Tiedje c a Educational Leadership and Policy Studies , University of Texas at Arlington , Arlington , TX , USA b Department of Mathematics , University of British Columbia , Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada c Electrical...

Abstract Since the 2016 referendum on leaving European Union (EU), United Kingdom (UK) government has been keen to persuade commentators and stakeholders that Brexit will not be bad for UK’s environment. Rather in line with role of Britain as a great power, suggested when it comes environment UK can global superpower, leading other nations its pursuit ambitious environmental policy goals. This ...

This is a commentary on the article ‘The rise of post-truth populism in pluralist liberal democracies: challenges for health policy.’ It critically examines two of its key concepts: populism and ‘post truth.’ This commentary argues that there are different types of populism, with unclear links to impacts, and that in some ways, ‘post-truth’ has resonances with arguments advanced in the period a...

Recent Mental Health Acts provide evidence of diverging UK1 and Scottish government policy styles. The UK legislative process lasted almost ten years following attempts by ministers to impose decisions and an unprecedented level of sustained opposition from interest groups. In contrast, the consultation process in Scotland was consensual, producing high levels of stakeholder ‘ownership’. This a...

BACKGROUND In October 2007, British Columbia started to cover the cost of cholinesterase inhibitors (ChEIs)-donepezil, galantamine, and rivastigmine-for patients with mild to moderate dementia and prominent Alzheimer's disease. OBJECTIVES To examine the impact of this policy on persistence with ChEIs. METHODS A population-based cohort study was conducted using British Columbia administrativ...

the sanjâbi or senjâwi tribe was one of the kurdish tribes in west of iranthatsupportedthetransitionalgovernment of nizam al-saltana and its nationalist supporters and united with ottoman and german forces to express its opposition to the presence and activities of russian and britishtroopsduringtheworldwari.  after the victory of russian and britisharmiesiniranianwestern regions, this tribe be...

Carbon policy is a fascinating topic in geography and political ecology, because carbon is a new exchangeable good, which links the local to the international arenas through a complex set of instruments, norms, and institutions. In this paper, after explaining my theoretical and conceptual framework rooted in Africanist geography and currents of political ecology, I analyze the responses of loc...