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Student retention and engagement in higher education

Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2020
This article reports on a systematic review of research into student retention and student engagement in higher education (HE). It discusses the origins and meaning of these terms, their relation to each other, their application and practice, and the ...
Malcolm Tight
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Life history approaches to access and retention of nontraditional students in higher education: A cross-European approach

European Journal for Research on the Education and Learning of Adults, 2012
Higher education participation has become an important focus for policy debate as well as for scholarly research. Partly this results from ongoing attempts to expand the higher education system in line with wider policies promoting a 'knowledge economy';
John Field, Barbara Merrill, Linden West
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Stirred cell ultrafiltration of lignin from black liquor generated from South African kraft mills

South African Journal of Science, 2016
Ultrafiltration of lignin from black liquor was carried out in a stirred batch cell using polyethersulfone membranes. Parameters such as operating pressure, feed concentration, stirring rate and membrane cut-off size were varied and their effects on ...
Paul Kekana, Bruce Sithole, Deresh Ramjugernath   +2 more
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Understanding Factors That Support Community Health Worker Motivation, Job Satisfaction, and Performance in Three Ugandan Districts: Opportunities for Strengthening Uganda’s Community Health Worker Program [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2022
Background  Uganda’s community health worker (CHW) program experiences several challenges related to the appropriate motivation, job satisfaction, and performance of the CHW workforce.
Shivani Pandya, Mukesh Hamal, Timothy Abuya, Richard Kintu, Daniel Mwanga, Charlotte E. Warren, Smisha Agarwal   +6 more
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Investigating lupus retention in care to inform interventions for disparities reduction: an observational cohort study. [PDF]

, 2020
BACKGROUND:Systemic lupus erythematous (SLE) disproportionately impacts patients of color and socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. Similar disparities in HIV were reduced through a World Health Organization-endorsed Care Continuum strategy targeting
Ahmad, Umber, Bartels, Christie M, Chang, Ian, Ezeh, Nnenna, Garg, Shivani, Kind, Amy, Rosenthal, Ann, Schletzbaum, Maria, Wang, Xing   +8 more
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Comparative evaluation of retention, cariostatic effect and discoloration of conventional and hydrophilic sealants - A single blinded randomized split mouth clinical trial

Contemporary Clinical Dentistry, 2018
Introduction: Pit and fissures are approximately eight times vulnerable than the smooth surface caries lesion. Sealants are effective in preventing, arresting, and progression of pit-and-fissure occlusal caries lesions. The failure of sealant resin-based
Jayashri Prabakar, Joseph John, I Meignana Arumugham, R Pradeep Kumar, D Srisakthi   +4 more
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Assets and Challenges to Recruiting and Engaging Families in a Childhood Obesity Treatment Research Trial: Insights From Academic Partners, Community Partners, and Study Participants

Frontiers in Public Health, 2021
Background: There is need for the childhood obesity treatment literature to identify effective recruitment and engagement strategies for rural communities that are more likely to lack supportive infrastructure for healthy lifestyles and clinical research
Donna-Jean P. Brock, Paul A. Estabrooks, Maryam Yuhas, Jonathon A. Wilson, Danielle Montague, Bryan E. Price, Kenya Elliott, Jennie L. Hill, Jamie M. Zoellner   +8 more
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Nanodrug Delivery: Is the Enhanced Permeability and Retention Effect Sufficient for Curing Cancer?

Bioconjugate chemistry, 2016
Nanotechnology offers several attractive design features that have prompted its exploration for cancer diagnosis and treatment. Nanosized drugs have a large loading capacity, the ability to protect the payload from degradation, a large surface on which ...
Yuko Nakamura, A. Mochida, P. Choyke, Hisataka Kobayashi   +3 more
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Impact of patient and public involvement on enrolment and retention in clinical trials: systematic review and meta-analysis

British medical journal, 2018
Objective To investigate the impact of patient and public involvement (PPI) on rates of enrolment and retention in clinical trials and explore how this varies with the context and nature of PPI. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.
J. Crocker, Ignacio Ricci-Cabello, Adwoa Parker, J. Hirst, A. Chant, S. Petit-Zeman, David Evans, S. Rees   +7 more
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Academic Achievement and Retention at a Non-Traditional University

Journal of College Orientation, Transition, and Retention, 2001
This study was conducted to examine if academic commitment and achievement were significant in the retention of first-time freshmen at non-traditional institutions.
Kang Bai
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