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Cultural shifts

eLife, 2018
China’s one-child policy has resulted in scientists with families having experiences that are very different to those elsewhere in the world.
Bridget M Kuehn
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Bars and medals

eLife, 2015
There can only be one gold medal in each event at the Olympics. In science, on the other hand, as Eve Marder explains, it is more important to recognize excellence in its many different forms than it is to identify a winner.
Eve Marder
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How does an Industry-aligned Technology-rich Problem-based Learning (PBL) Model Influence Low-income and Native Hawaiian Student’s STEM Career Interest?

Journal of Problem Based Learning in Higher Education, 2021
The need to increase students interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is growing. The current study delivers results of an Upward Bound program focused on advancing students’ interest toward STEM fields ...
Nahid Nariman
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What’s in a name?

eLife, 2017
Numerous concerns have been raised about the sustainability of the biomedical research enterprise in the United States. Improving the postdoctoral training experience is seen as a priority in addressing these concerns, but even identifying who the ...
Michael D Schaller, Gary McDowell, André Porter, Dorothy Shippen, Katherine L Friedman, Matthew S Gentry, Tricia R Serio, Wesley I Sundquist   +7 more
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Barriers in Bangladesh

eLife, 2018
Research laboratories in low- and middle-income countries, where the global burden of disease is highest, face systemic challenges in conducting research and public health surveillance.
Senjuti Saha, Sudipta Saha, Samir K Saha
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Career choices of underrepresented and female postdocs in the biomedical sciences

eLife, 2020
The lack of diversity among faculty at universities and medical schools in the United States is a matter of growing concern. However, the factors that influence the career choices of underrepresented minority and female postdoctoral researchers have ...
W Marcus Lambert, Martin T Wells, Matthew F Cipriano, Jacob N Sneva, Juanita A Morris, Linnie M Golightly   +5 more
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Early Body Mass Index z‐Score Change and Resolution of Severe Malnutrition in Children With Sickle Cell Anemia in a Low‐Income Setting: A Prospective Single‐Arm Extension Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Children with sickle cell anemia (SCA) in low‐income settings are at risk of severe malnutrition, but optimal nutritional management has not been established. We evaluated an intensified ready‐to‐use therapeutic food (RUTF) regimen in children with persistent severe malnutrition after initial treatment and assessed whether early ...
Safiya Gambo, Shehu Umar Abdullahi, Hassan Adam Murtala, Halima Kabir, Khadija A. Shamsu, Sari A. Acra, Virginia A. Stallings, Mark Rodeghier, Michael R. DeBaun, Lauren J. Klein   +9 more
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What works in careers and enterprise? [PDF]

, 2016
The Careers & Enterprise Company believes that young people should be given the best support available to develop their careers and to make choices about education and ...
The Careers & Enterprise Company, Hooley, Tristram   +1 more
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A question of time

eLife, 2018
How does a scientist balance establishing a career and starting a family?
Peter Rodgers
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Language, Culture, and Cancer: Qualitative Insights Into Communication Disparities Among Spanish‐Speaking Caregivers of Children With Cancer

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Latino children are projected to make up nearly one‐third of United States (US) children by 2060, and many of their caregivers speak Spanish. Prior survey research has documented communication difficulties for Spanish‐speaking caregivers of children with cancer, but contemporary qualitative data are limited.
Jenny Ruiz, Alejandra Curbelo‐Paz, Sonia Morales, Elizabeth Contreras, Amy Houtrow, Scott H. Maurer, Judy C. Chang   +6 more
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