WeighstEd

The purpose of this design thesis is to outline and describe the design project; WeighstEd. WeighstEd, is a data collection, storage, and analysis system for food waste to help Santa Clara University’s Sustainability Center reach a quantifiable food waste reduction goal of 10% by 2020 by using data to make informed cafeteria changes. The report will outline the entire engineering design process from ideation to manufacture including analysis techniques and benchmark testing. This report will serve as a written documentation of three mechanical engineers Senior Design Project completed at Santa Clara University. WeighstEd will be implemented at on campus events and in the university cafeteria beginning in the 2019-2020 school year

STI testing, diagnoses and online chlamydia self-sampling among young people during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in England

PURPOSE: COVID-19 control measures reduced face-to-face appointments at sexual health services (SHSs). Remote access to SHSs through online self-sampling was increased. This analysis assesses how these changes affected service use and STI testing among 15-24 year olds ('young people') in England. METHODS: Data on all chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis tests from 2019-2020, among English-resident young people were obtained from national STI surveillance datasets. We calculated proportional differences in tests and diagnoses for each STI, by demographic characteristics, including socioeconomic deprivation, between 2019-2020. Binary logistic regression was used to determine crude and adjusted odds ratios (OR) between demographic characteristics and being tested for chlamydia by an online service. RESULTS: Compared to 2019, there were declines in testing (chlamydia-30%; gonorrhoea-26%; syphilis-36%) and diagnoses (chlamydia-31%; gonorrhoea-25%; syphilis-23%) among young people in 2020. Reductions were greater amongst 15-19 year-olds vs. 20-24 year-olds. Amongst people tested for chlamydia, those living in the least deprived areas were more likely to be tested using an online self-sampling kit (males; OR = 1.24 [1.22-1.26], females; OR = 1.28 [1.27-1.30]). CONCLUSION: The first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in England saw declines in STI testing and diagnoses in young people and disparities in the use of online chlamydia self-sampling which risk widening existing health inequalities

PENGARUH MANAJEMEN STRATEGIK TERHADAP UPAYA PENCAPAIAN VISI DI SMA DARUSSALAM BLOKAGUNG TEGALSARI BANYUWANGI

The objectives of this study are as follows: (1) to determine the Strategic Management of SMA Darussalam Blokagung tegalsari Banyuwangi 2019-2020 Academic Year (2) To find out the efforts to achieve the Vision of the Darussalam Darussalam Tegalsari Banyuwangi High School 2019-2020 academic year (3) To determine the effect Strategic management of efforts to achieve the vision of Darussalam Darussalam Blokagung Tegalsari Banyuwangi School Year 2019-2020.The data collection methods used in this study are questionnaires, observations, documentation. As for testing the validity of the data using the Bivariate Correlations formula, to find the reliability of data using the Cornbach Alpha formula. Then for hypothesis testing using the f test and t test, for the normality test using the Kolmogrov-Smirnovc formula. In the analysis of data using simple linear regression analysis. The population in this study was 35 teachers from SMA Darussalam. The results of this study indicate that: (1) the strategic management implemented by the Darussalam High School in Blokagung Tegalsari Banyuwangi in the 2019-2020 academic year is classified as good, due to the t-test. 10,708> 2,042 t tables, which means that Ha is accepted; (2) shows that the efforts to achieve the vision applied by the Darussalam High School Blokagung Tegalsari Banyuwangi in the 2019-2020 academic year are classified as good because t count 10.708> 2.042 t tables which means that Ha is received; (3) The effect of strategic management on efforts to achieve vision is known to be 79.8% while the remaining 20.2% is influenced by other variables which means the influence of strategic management on efforts to achieve vision in SMA Darussalam Tegalsari Banyuwangi 2019-2020 Learning Year is good. &nbsp

Responding to COVID-19, Briefing Note 1: Primary Assessment and COVID

This briefing note considers the place for statutory testing in primary schools during 2020-21, in the light of the COVID crisis. The English system of primary statutory assessment, culminating in SATs tests in Year 6, was suspended during the 2020 lockdown. Yet many questions remain about how primary assessment should resume, given that COVID-19 may continue to cause disruption to children’s learning in both the short to medium term. / Our research project findings have informed the recommendations that follow and focus in this briefing note on three themes: / Whether a quick reintroduction of statutory tests will help or hinder pupils in making progress in the coming year. / Whether statutory tests can accurately be used as school accountability measures, in the coming year. / Whether more fundamental flaws in the current testing and accountability regime have been revealed by the COVID crisis and require urgent reform

Assessment of a SARS-CoV-2 population-wide rapid antigen testing in Italy: a modeling and economic analysis study

This study aimed to compare the cost-effectiveness of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) mass testing, carried out in November 2020 in the Italian Bolzano/Su¨ dtirol province, to scenarios without mass testing in terms of hospitalizations averted and quality-adjusted life-year (QALYs) saved

Teacher perspectives on standardized testing of achievement in Ireland

In the years since 2007 the role of standardized testing in Irish primary (elementary schools has become increasingly prominent. All schools are now required to administer tests in English reading and mathematics in 2nd, 4th and 6th grades, and to report aggregated results to their Boards of Management and the Department of Education and Skills (DES). Schools are also required to share the results with parents/guardians at the three mandatory testing points and to do this in written format using end-of-year school reports DES, 2011. As of September 2017, the results are used at national level as part of the process involved in determining the allocation of special educational teaching resources to schools DES, 2017. The research described in this paper represents a collaboration between the Centre for Assessment Research, Policy and Practice in Education (CARPE) based at Dublin City University and the Irish National Teachers’ Organisation (INTO) - the largest teachers' trade union in Ireland representing 95%+ of all teachers at the elementary level. In examining elementary teachers use of and attitudes to standardized tests at a time when the stakes associated with this form of assessment are growing, the research exemplifies the AERA 2020 conference theme: “The Power and Possibilities for the Public Good When Researchers and Organizational Stakeholders Collaborate.

Provider beliefs in effectiveness and recommendations for primary HPV testing in 3 health-care systems

In 2018, the US Preventive Services Task Force endorsed primary human papillomavirus testing (pHPV) for cervical cancer screening. We aimed to describe providers\u27 beliefs about pHPV testing effectiveness and which screening approach they regularly recommend. We invited providers who performed 10 or more cervical cancer screens in 2019 in 3 healthcare systems that had not adopted pHPV testing: Kaiser Permanente Washington, Mass General Brigham, and Parkland Health; 53.7% (501/933) completed the survey between October and December 2020. Response distributions varied across modalities (P \u3c .001), with cytology alone or cotesting being more often viewed as somewhat or very effective for 30- to 65-year-olds compared with pHPV (cytology alone 94.1%, cotesting 96.1%, pHPV 66.0%). In 21- to 29-year-olds, the pattern was similar (cytology alone 92.2%, 64.7% cotesting, 50.8% pHPV). Most providers were either incorrect or unsure of the guideline-recommended screening interval for pHPV. Educational efforts are needed about the relative effectiveness and recommended use of pHPV to promote guideline-concordant care

MODÉL TEAMS GAMES TOURNAMENTS DINA PANGAJARAN NULIS AKSARA SUNDA (Studi Kuasi Ékspérimén ka Siswa Kelas X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Kota Bandung Taun Ajar 2019/2020)

Masalah dalam penelitian ini adalah kurangnya kemampuan siswa dalam menulis aksara Sunda. Tujuannya adalah untuk mendeskripsikan kemampuan menulis aksara Sunda siswa sebelum menggunakan model Teams Games Tournaments, kemampuan menulis aksara Sunda siswa sesudah menggunakan model Teams Games Tournaments, serta ada perbedaan kemampuan menulis aksara Sunda siswa sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan model Teams Games Tournaments. Metode yang digunakan adalah metode kuasi eksperimen dengan menggunakan desain One Group Pretest-Posttest. Sumber data dalam penelitian ini adalah 35 siswa kelas X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Kota Bandung tahun ajar 2019/2020. Teknik yang digunakan adalah Teknik tes. Instrument yang digunakan adalah tes tertulis. Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah kemampuan menulis aksara Sunda siswa kelas X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Kota Bandung tahun ajar 2019/2020 sebelum menggunakan model Teams Games Tournaments termasuk kriteria cukup, dengan rata-rata 49,3. Kemampuan menulis aksara Sunda siswa kelas X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Kota Bandung tahun ajar 2019/2020 sesudah menggunakan model Teams Games Tournaments termasuk kriteria sangat bagus, dengan rata-rata 88,71. Dan adanya beda yang signifikan dalam kemampuan menulis aksara Sunda siswa kelas X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Kota Bandung tahun ajar 2019/2020 sebelum dan sesudah menggunakan model Teams Games Tournaments yang dibuktikan dengan uji normalitas dan uji hipotesis. Kata Kunci: Teams Games Tournaments; Menulis; aksara Sunda.   TEAMS GAMES TOURNAMENT MODEL IN LEARNING TO WRITE SUNDA SCRIPTURES (Quasi Experimental Study of Class X MIPA 3 Students of SMA Pasundan 2 Kota Bandung, 2019/2020 Academic Year) Mila Nursolah ABSTRACT The background in this research is the students' lack of ability in writing Sundanese script. The aim is to describe the students' ability to write Sundanese script before using the Teams Games Tournaments model, the students' ability to write Sundanese script after using the Teams Games Tournaments model, and there are differences in the students' ability to write Sundanese script before and after using the Teams Games Tournaments model. The method used is a quasi-experimental method using the One Group Pretest-Posttest design. Sources of data in this study were 35 students of class X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Bandung in the 2019/2020 academic year. The technique used is the test technique. The instrument used was a written test. The results of this study were the ability to write Sundanese script in class X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Bandung in the 2019/2020 academic year before using the Teams Games Tournaments model including sufficient criteria, with an average of 49.3. The ability to write Sundanese script for class X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Bandung for the 2019/2020 academic year after using the Teams Games Tournaments model is very good criteria, with an average of 88.71. And there is a significant difference in the ability to write Sundanese script in class X MIPA 3 SMA Pasundan 2 Bandung in the 2019/2020 academic year before and after using the Teams Games Tournaments model which is proven by normality testing and hypothesis testing. Keywords: Teams Games Tournaments; Write; Sundanese script

Impact of SARS-CoV-2-Related Hygiene Measures on Community-Acquired Respiratory Virus Infections in Lung Transplant Recipients in Switzerland

Background and Objectives: Community-acquired respiratory virus (CARV) infections pose a serious risk for lung transplant recipients (LTR) as they are prone to severe complications. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Switzerland in 2020, the government implemented hygiene measures for the general population. We investigated the impact of these measures on the transmission of CARV in lung transplant recipients in Switzerland. Materials and Methods: In this multicenter, retrospective study of lung transplant recipients, we investigated two time periods: the year before the COVID-19 pandemic (1 March 2019–29 February 2020) and the first year of the pandemic (1 March 2020–28 February 2021). Data were mainly collected from the Swiss Transplant Cohort Study (STCS) database. Descriptive statistics were used to analyze the results. Results: Data from 221 Swiss lung transplant cohort patients were evaluated. In the year before the COVID-19 pandemic, 157 infections were diagnosed compared to 71 infections in the first year of the pandemic (decline of 54%, p < 0.001). Influenza virus infections alone showed a remarkable decrease from 17 infections before COVID-19 to 2 infections after the beginning of the pandemic. No significant difference was found in testing behavior; 803 vs. 925 tests were obtained by two of the three centers during the respective periods. Conclusions: We observed a significant decline in CARV infections in the Swiss lung transplant cohort during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic. These results suggest a relevant impact of hygiene measures when implemented in the population due to the COVID-19 pandemic on the incidence of CARV infections