Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Water Resources Management and Engineering, Edition 2005 - 2007. "Collection des articles des travaux de diplôme / Collection of papers of the diploma theses"

Dans la présente communication, les 29 diplômés de l’édition 2005-2007 du MAS (anciennement cycle d’études postgrades depuis 1999) présentent le résultat de leur travail de fin d’études. Les sujets traités par ces travaux remarquables couvrent le vaste domaine des aménagements hydrauliques et de la gestion des ressources en eau. In the present communication, the 29 graduated participants of the 2005-2007 MAS edition (formerly postgraduate studies since 1999) present the results of their practical master thesis. The topics treated of these remarkable thesis projects cover the wide field of hydraulic schemes and water resources management

Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Hydraulic Engineering, édition 2007-2009 - Collection des articles des travaux de diplôme / Collection of papers of the diploma theses

Dans la présente communication, les 29 diplômés de l’édition 2007-2009 du MAS présentent le résultat de leur travail de fin d’études. A nouveau les sujets traités par ces travaux remarquables couvrent le vaste domaine des aménagements hydrauliques et de la gestion des ressources en eau. / In the present communication, the 29 graduates of the 2007-2009 MAS edition provide the results of their practical master thesis. The topics treated of these outstanding thesis projects cover the wide field of hydraulic schemes and water resources management

Greenhouse gas emissions in building construction : a case study of One Peking in Hong Kong

Author name used in this manuscript: Geoffrey Qiping Shen2009-2010 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalAccepted ManuscriptPublishe

Linear Growth through 12 Years is Weakly but Consistently Associated with Language and Math Achievement Scores at Age 12 Years in 4 Low- or Middle-Income Countries

Background Whether linear growth through age 12 y is associated with language and math achievement at age 12 y remains unclear. Objective Our objective was to investigate associations of linear growth through age 12 y with reading skill, receptive vocabulary, and mathematics performance at age 12 y in 4 low- or middle-income countries (LMICs). Methods We analyzed data from the Young Lives Younger Cohort study in Ethiopia (n = 1275), India (n = 1350), Peru (n = 1402), and Vietnam (n = 1594). Age 1, 5, 8, and 12 y height-for-age z scores (HAZ) were calculated. Language and math achievement at age 12 y was assessed with the use of country-specific adaptations of the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, the Early Grades Reading Assessment, and a mathematics test; all test scores were standardized by age within country. We used path analysis to examine associations of HAZ with achievement scores. Twelve models were examined at each age (3 tests across 4 countries). Results Mean HAZ in each country was <–1.00 at all ages. Overall, linear growth through age 12 y was associated with 0.4–3.4% of the variance in achievement scores. HAZ at 1 y was positively and significantly associated with the test score in 11 of the 12 models. This association was significantly mediated through HAZ at 5, 8, and 12 y in 9 of the models. HAZ at 5, 8, and 12 y was positively and significantly associated with test scores in 8, 8, and 6 models, respectively. These associations were mediated through HAZ at older ages in 6 of the HAZ at 5-y models and in 6 of the HAZ at 8-y models. Conclusion Child relative linear growth between ages 1 and 12 y was weakly but consistently associated with language and math achievement at age 12 y in 4 LMICs