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Effects of Installing Height-Adjustable Standing Desks on Daily and Domain-Specific Duration of Standing, Sitting, and Stepping in 3rd Grade Primary School Children

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health, 2020
Background: Aim of this intervention study was to evaluate whether availability of standing desks in classrooms may reduce sitting time and enhance standing and stepping time during lessons and breaks.
Ole Sprengeler   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Erratum: Conducting clinical research in the era of the COVID-19 pandemic: Challenges and lessons for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology research

open access: yesSouth African Journal of Communication Disorders, 2023
No abstract available.
Katijah Khoza-Shangase   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Validating an evaluation school functionality tool

open access: yesAfrican Evaluation Journal, 2020
Background: Evaluators are cognisant of the need to determine the effects of an intervention within its context. Objectives: In education evaluations, there was a gap in context-specific assessment tools to determine the status of school functionality ...
Margaret Roper   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design and analysis strategies for robust microbiome ageing research

open access: yesFEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The gut microbiome changes with age and associates with age‐related morbidity and mortality, establishing it as a potential biomarker and intervention target for ageing. Realising this potential requires methodological rigour, yet distinguishing biological signals from methodological artefacts remains challenging across cohorts. This review provides an
Mark Olenik   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Chancen und Limitierungen der Digitalisierung von Unterricht

open access: yesTATuP – Zeitschrift für Technikfolgenabschätzung in Theorie und Praxis, 2020
Die Digitalisierung ist eine der großen Herausforderungen des 21. Jahrhunderts. Auch die Institution Schule ist hiervon betroffen. Der Digital- Pakt Schule zwischen Bund und Ländern soll helfen, diese Aufgabe zu bewältigen, indem er digitale Medien zur ...
Johannes Gutbrod
doaj   +1 more source

How phagocytic cells kill bacteria: Lessons from a professional killer

open access: yesFEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
How phagocytic cells ingest and kill bacteria has been studied for more than a century, but many questions remain unanswered. The study of the amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum brings new answers, and new questions. Professional phagocytic cells such as neutrophils and macrophages, as well as free‐living soil amoebae like Dictyostelium discoideum, employ
Otmane Lamrabet, Pierre Cosson
wiley   +1 more source

Human Immune Responses to Dengue Virus Infection: lessons learned from prospective cohort studies

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2014
Dengue virus (DENV) continues to spread globally and is a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Currently there is no antiviral treatment to diminish severe illness or a vaccine to induce protection from infection.
Timothy P Endy
doaj   +1 more source

Strengthening public healthcare systems in India; Learning lessons in COVID-19 pandemic

open access: yesJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care, 2020
COVID-19 pandemic has involved nations and incapacitated the health systems globally. The pandemic preparedness has been tested with immense losses. Universal health coverage is needed more than ever to recuperate from the effects of the current pandemic.
Suneela Garg   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop: Critical Issues That Need to Be Addressed for ASF Control

open access: yesViruses, 2023
The 2023 International African Swine Fever Workshop (IASFW) took place in Beijing, China, on 18–20 September 2023. It was jointly organized by the U.S.-China Center for Animal Health (USCCAH) at Kansas State University (KSU) and the Chinese Veterinary ...
Lihua Wang   +24 more
doaj   +1 more source

Intelligent Tutoring Systems for Adult Learning in STEM Disciplines

open access: yesNew Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Intelligent tutoring systems (ITS) are reshaping adult learning in STEM by providing adaptive, data‐driven instruction across classrooms, workplaces, and informal environments. In the context of ITS, this article compares generative AI, which creates personalized explanations and practice materials, with explainable AI, which focuses on ...
Jill Zarestky, Amanda R. Lager Gleason
wiley   +1 more source

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