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An experimental hut evaluation of Olyset nets against anopheline mosquitoes after seven years use in Tanzanian villages. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are advocated by WHO for protection against malaria. Of the three brands of LLINs currently approved by WHO, Olyset(R) is the only one currently granted full recommendation.
Mark Rowland, Tungu, Patrick K, Maxwell Caroline, Robert C Malima, Malima, Robert C, Frank W Mosha, Sudi, Wema, Curtis Christopher F, Caroline Maxwell, Mwingira Victor, Tungu Patrick K, Stephen M Magesa, Rowland Mark, Frank S Magogo, Sudi Wema, Magesa, Stephen M, Curtis, Christopher F, Malima Robert C, Rowland, Mark, Christopher F Curtis, Mwingira, Victor, Patrick K Tungu, Maxwell, Caroline, Magogo Frank S, Mosha Frank W, Mosha, Frank W, Wema Sudi, Victor Mwingira, Magesa Stephen M, Magogo, Frank S   +29 more
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Between soft power and suspicion: Chinese international students as diasporic actors in U.S.‐China geopolitical tensions

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines the under‐theorized political role and identity of Chinese international students, who emerge as significant actors caught between U.S. soft power ambitions and rising geopolitical suspicion. Amid escalating U.S.‐China tensions, these students are forced to confront environments shaped by competing geopolitical discourses ...
Jing Yu
wiley   +1 more source

The use of mosquito nets and the prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum infection in rural South Central Somalia. [PDF]

, 2008
BACKGROUND: There have been resurgent efforts in Africa to estimate the public health impact of malaria control interventions such as insecticide treated nets (ITNs) following substantial investments in scaling-up coverage in the last five years.
Tanya Shewchuk, Shewchuk Tanya, Noor, Abdisalan M, Grainne Moloney, Snow Robert W., Snow, Robert, Fegan Greg W., Noor, AM, Borle, Mohamed, Greg Fegan, Shewchuk, Tanya, Snow, Robert W, Snow, RW, Moloney, G, Robert W Snow, Mohamed Borle, Fegan, GW, Fegan, Greg W, Abdisalan M Noor, Borle, M, Moloney Grainne, Noor Abdisalan M., Shewchuk, T, Borle Mohamed, Moloney, Grainne, Greg W Fegan   +25 more
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On the Semantics of Place/Transition Petri Nets

, 1997
Place/Transition (PT) Petri nets are one of the most widely used models of concurrency. However, they still lack, in our view, a satisfactory semantics: on the one hand the 'token game' is too intensional, even in its more abstract interpretations in ...
Meseguer, J., Montanari, U., Sassone, V.
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A repertoire of middle leading practices: A large‐scale investigation of middle leadership in schools

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This article presents findings from an Australian study investigating the practices of middle leaders responsible for facilitating school development. Despite middle leaders being increasingly recognised as essential in the development of teaching and learning in schools, middle leadership remains under‐researched and comparatively overlooked ...
Peter Grootenboer, Christine Edwards‐Groves, Sharon Tindall‐Ford, Catherine Attard   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effective methods for increasing levels of political self‐efficacy for girls and disadvantaged students in England

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study addresses the gap in rigorous evaluation of inclusive Citizenship Education methods in reducing gender and socioeconomic inequalities in political self‐efficacy. This article tests the effectiveness of two pedagogical approaches: counter‐narratives and think‐pair‐share.
Bryony Hoskins, Khuyen Dinh, Christian Christrup Kjeldsen   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

English teachers' journeys since the 2020 Iteration of Black Lives Matter

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The 2020 resurgence of Black Lives Matter (BLM) mobilised students in England to demand greater representation of racially minoritised voices in English curriculums—a call highlighted by stark inequity: just 1.5% of GCSE texts studied are by racially minoritised authors, despite racially minoritised students comprising 38.0% of the student ...
Adrian Fernandes
wiley   +1 more source

A beacon of inclusion for our whole community: Examining a civic university through the lens of LGBTQ+ inclusion

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This exploratory article explores how one UK university sought to understand and enhance its engagement with the local LGBTQ+ community. Drawing on poststructuralist queer and homonormative theories and civic university frameworks, the study analyses data from a community‐facing Pride survey completed by 53 LGBTQ+ individuals. Through emergent
Catherine Lee, Daniel Burman
wiley   +1 more source

From individual to collective: Post‐return agency among internationally educated Mongolian graduates

British Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This study investigates how internationally educated Mongolian graduates pursue professional projects after returning to Mongolian higher education and how some of these projects develop from individual academic agency into collective action. It draws on semi‐structured interviews with 30 graduates trained in Japan, South Korea, China, Taiwan,
Ariunaa Enkhtur
wiley   +1 more source

Does Climate Risk Affect Employment Decisions? International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the effect of climate risk on corporate employment decisions. Using a large sample from 41 countries, we find a positive association between climate risk and underinvestment in labor, notably manifesting as excessive employee layoffs.
Claude Francoeur, Faten Lakhal, Hamza Nizar, Zvi Singer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source