The study examines the personal, social, and organizational barriers facing women in university leadership positions South Asia, building on cases of Malaysia Bangladesh. We discussed topic through lens interactionist feminist theory. Semi-structured interviews with 20 female deans from 12 public universities Bangladesh were conducted, followed by two focus group discussions eight deans. result...

OBJECTIVES To identify current practice in teaching on smoking and smoking cessation in UK medical schools, and establish whether newly qualified UK doctors feel prepared to deliver smoking cessation interventions. DESIGN Search of published curricula from all UK medical schools; questionnaire surveys of all UK medical school deans and UK qualified pre-registration house officers (PRHOs). P...

BACKGROUND A handful of medical schools in the U.S. are awarding medical degrees after three years. While the number of three-year pathway programs is slowly increasing there is little data on the opinions of medical education leaders on the need for shortening training. PURPOSE To survey deans and program directors (PDs) to understand the current status of 3-year medical degree programs and ...

Aims: To determine and compare the bacteriological quality of frozen chicken sold in Capital cities South Eastern States Nigeria. Method: A total 150 samples (frozen chicken) were collected from different (Abakaliki, Awka, Enugu, Owerri Umuahia) five (5) Nigeria, which 30 each State. The Aerobic Plate Counts (APC), Total Coliform (TCC), Psychrotrophic (PPC), Escherichia coli counts, Staphyococc...

This study aims to isolate and characterize efficient biohydrogen generating facultative anaerobic bacteria from various samples, viz., biogas plant (BGP), municipal sewage (MS), dairy industry treatment (DTP). The physicochemical properties of untreated sludge samples reflect the anoxic state appropriateness substrate for separating bacteria. producing bacterial strains were separated methanog...

Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC); Bacon’s Media Directory; Burrelle’s Media Directory; Cabell’s Directories; Compendex (Elsevier Engineering Index); CSA Illumina; Current

Phenotypes, here defined as the observable characteristics of organisms, including morphology, behavior, and physiological products (e.g., nests and galls)—the results of gene expression, in an environment—are the primary data for research on the evolution and taxonomy of insects (Deans et al., 2012a). The shapes, textures, colors, or simply the presence or absence of anatomical features or beh...

We studied the occurrence of swine influenza virus (SIV) infection in piglets with respiratory symptoms resembling porcine respiratory disease complex (PRDC). A total of 106 samples including nasal swab and lung suspension from sick piglets were collected from 30 farms of medium size in the central and eastern parts of Thailand from August 2006 to February 2007. Samples were inoculated onto Mar...