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Testing Times: A Structure/Agency Perspective on Becoming a Science Teacher in a Competitive, Exam‐Based Teacher Selection System

Science Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT While extensive research exists on science teacher shortages, less attention has been directed toward countries facing the opposite challenge: an oversupply of science teachers. This study examines the experiences of prospective science teachers in South Korea, where passing a high‐stakes, annual competitive examination is a prerequisite for ...
Wonyong Park, Heesoo Ha
wiley   +1 more source

Examination of novel diagnostic approaches and contemporary strategies for preventing acute mountain sickness

Journal of Education, Health and Sport
Introduction and purpose: Acute mountain sickness is caused by hypoxia, of which the brain is the most sensitive. The frequency of occurrence at altitudes above 2500 m above sea level may reach up to 75% of travelers.
Zuzanna Olejarz, Karolina Nowak, Zuzanna Drygała, Julia Wyrwał, Zuzanna Zielińska, Magdalena Słowik, Karolina Nowak, Maria Nieć, Katarzyna Gierlach, Martyna Krasuska   +9 more
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THE OLFACTORY SYSTEM REGULATES ACUTE MOUNTAIN SICKNESS [PDF]

Journal of Stress Physiology & Biochemistry, 2009
OBJECTIVE:Hyperventilation is the first response to hypoxia in high altitude (HA). Our study on rats was designed to establish an integrated hypothesis to include hyperventilation, increased activity of hypothalamicpituitary-adrenocortical axis (HPA) in ...
Savitha Nagabhushan, Thuppil Venkatesh, Vidyasagar Casikar   +2 more
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The relationship between anxiety and acute mountain sickness.

PLoS ONE, 2018
IntroductionWhilst the link between physical factors and risk of high altitude (HA)-related illness and acute mountain sickness (AMS) have been extensively explored, the influence of psychological factors has been less well examined.
Christopher J Boos, Malcolm Bass, John P O'Hara, Emma Vincent, Adrian Mellor, Luke Sevier, Humayra Abdul-Razakq, Mark Cooke, Matt Barlow, David R Woods   +9 more
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Living Through a Changing Climate: Stress, Trauma, and Gendered Resilience Among Women in Coastal and Northern Ghana

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Climate change is reshaping everyday life in Ghana through coastal erosion, flooding, erratic rainfall, water scarcity, extreme heat, and agricultural insecurity. This study examines how these changes produce stress, trauma, and gendered resilience among women in Salakope and Choggu Yapalsi, two climate‐vulnerable communities in coastal and ...
Jacob Kwakye
wiley   +1 more source

Spotlight commentary: Drug therapy in hypoxic environments: From aerospace models to high‐altitude clinical pharmacology

British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Martin Bobek, Jakov Kožić, Feđa Džubur   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determinants of Community Resilience: A Multi‐Level Synthesis of Empirical and Conceptual Evidence

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Community resilience research remains fragmented across disciplines, with limited integration of empirical evidence and conceptual scholarship. This study addresses this gap through a directed content analysis of 48 empirical case studies and 39 conceptual and review publications from diverse geographical and hazard contexts.
Anamol Neupane, Seweryn Zielinski, Iroda Mukhammadieva   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Acute Mountain Sickness and Hemoconcentration in Next Generation Spacecraft [PDF]

, 2009
This slide presentation reviews the threat astronauts face from acute mountain sickness (AMS). It includes information about the symptoms of AMS, the potential threat to astronauts, and future efforts to mitigate the AMS ...
Conkin, Johnny
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‘Why didn't you bring us a pumpkin?’ Relational recognition of caste, class, and tribe in rural Andhra Pradesh, India « Pourquoi ne nous as‐tu pas apporté de citrouille ? » Reconnaissance relationnelle de la caste, de la classe et de la tribu dans les zones rurales de l'Andhra Pradesh (Inde)

Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, EarlyView.
This article analyses the ways characteristics associated with the ‘Schedule Tribe’ (‘ST’) category in India shape situated acts of relating to others with either deference or assumed superiority. Ethnography shows how within an indigenous Adivasi community the traits that determine identification within the group generate feelings of entitlement and ...
Thomas Herzmark
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Acute Mountain Sickness: Within-Day Symptomatology Effects

, 1973
Analyses of within-day measurements of Acute Mountain Sickness symptomatology indicated that greater subjective reports occurred during morning than evening sampling sessions on Arousal Level, Somatic Discomfort, Tired and Mood subscales of Evans ...
David A. Stamper, Ray T. Sterner
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