Corn Borer In Threat Stage

Although the European corn borer spread to many additional counties of Iowa in 1944 and more than doubled in population in the 20 counties where it was first found in 1942, the damage on individual farms was still not ruinous to any one farmer

Minority ethnic students and science participation: a qualitative mapping of achievement, aspiration, interest and capital

In the UK, the ‘leaky pipeline’ metaphor has been used to describe the relationship between ethnicity and science participation. Fewer minority ethnic students continue with science in post-compulsory education, and little is known about the ways in which they participate and identify with science, particularly in the secondary school context. Drawing on an exploratory study of 46 interviews and 22 h of classroom observations with British students (aged 11–14) from Black Caribbean, Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Indian and Chinese ethnic backgrounds, this paper identified five ‘types’ of science participation among minority ethnic students. The five types of science participation emerged from an analysis of students’ science achievement, science aspiration, science interest and science capital. The characteristics of the five types are as follows: Science adverse students have no aspirations towards science and lacked interest, achievement and capital in science. Science intrinsic students have high science aspirations, interest and capital but low science attainment. Students who are science intermediate have some aspirations, interest and capital in science, with average science grades. Science extrinsic students achieve highly in science, have some science capital but lacked science aspirations and/or interest. Science prominent students are high science achievers with science aspirations, high levels of interest and capital in science. The findings highlight that minority ethnic students participate in science in diverse ways. Policy implications are suggested for each type as this paper provides empirical evidence to counter against public (and even some academic) discourses of minority ethnic students as a homogeneous group

Understanding interactions in face-to-face and remote undergraduate science laboratories

This paper reviews the ways in which interactions have been studied, and the findings of such studies, in science education in both face-to-face and remote laboratories. Guided by a systematic selection process, 27 directly relevant articles were analysed based on three categories: the instruments used for measuring interactions, the research findings on student interactions, and the theoretical frameworks used in the studies of student interactions. In face-to-face laboratories, instruments for measuring interactions and the characterisation of the nature of interactions were prominent. For remote laboratories, the analysis of direct interactions was found to be lacking. Instead, studies of remote laboratories were mainly concerned with their practical scope. In addition, it is found that only a limited number of theoretical frameworks have been developed and applied in the research design. Existent theories are summarised and possible theoretical frameworks that may be implemented in studies of interactions in undergraduate laboratories are proposed. Finally, future directions for research on the interrelationship between student interactions and laboratory learning are suggested

Gendered learning experience of engineering and technology students

UK National statistics for science, engineering and technology studies and careers confirm the under-representation of women in these disciplines. A literature review formed the basis for developing survey questionnaires exploring issues of female students' attraction to, and retention in, engineering and technology studies. Findings indicate that having family members in the engineering or technology industry plays an important part in the students' choice of degree topic and future career. In particular, we found that female students need to be encouraged to study a "male dominated" subject, such as engineering or technology but that teachers do not contribute much to such encouragement. While at university, female students were more comfortable in small practical sessions rather than in a large lecture theatre environment and, when evaluating self-confidence in their skills at graduation, the female students were less confident than their male colleagues. In addition, the study highlights that gaining work experience through an industrial placement should be one of the priorities for engineering and technology students. A high level of determination and wanting to do engineering or technology is especially necessary for women who may be discouraged by the stereotyped image of engineering and technology studies and professions

Virtsarakon katetrointi : Opetuspäivä Vaasan Validia-palveluiden henkilökunnalle

Tämän toiminnallisen opinnäytetyön tarkoitus oli järjestää opetuspäivä virtsarakon katetroinnista Vaasan Validia-palveluiden työntekijöille. Opetuspäivän aihe valittiin tekijöiden toimesta ja hyväksytettiin palvelutalon sairaanhoitajalla ja johtajalla. Opetuspäivän tarkoituksena oli muistuttaa ja ohjeistaa palvelutalon työntekijöitä oikeaoppisesta katetroinnista sekä aseptiikan tärkeydestä. Opetusmateriaalina opetuspäivänä käytettiin kuvallista PowerPoint -esitystä, jonka opinnäytetyön tekijät olivat itse tuottaneet. Opinnäytetyö toteutettiin yhteistyössä Vaasan Validia-palveluiden kanssa. Opinnäytetyön keskeiset käsitteet ovat virtsarakon katetrointi, aseptiikka ja komplikaatiot. Teoreettinen tieto haettiin Medic-tietokannasta, hoito- ja lääketieteellisestä sekä hoitotyön perusteita käsittelevästä kirjallisuudesta. Palvelutalon työntekijät kokivat opetuspäivän tarpeellisena ja hyödyllisenä, joka ilmeni kyselomakkeista. Opetuspäivänä käytetty PowerPoint -esitys annettiin palvelutalon käyttöön. Tulevaisuudessa opetusmateriaalia voidaan hyödyntää työntekijöiden koulutuksissa sekä uusien työntekijöiden perehdyttämisessä.The aim of this practice-based bachelor’s thesis was to make a PowerPoint presentation for training purposes, and to organize a staff training day on the catheterization of the urinary bladder for the employees of Validia Service Unit Vaasa. The topic of the training day was chosen by the authors and approved by the registered nurse and the manager of Validia Service Unit Vaasa. The main topics were the correct catheterization and the importance of the aseptic procedures. The staff training day was carried out in co-operation with Validia Service Unit Vaasa by using PowerPoint presentation including photos taken by the authors. Keywords in this thesis are: catheterization, urinary bladder, aseptic procedure and complications. Theoretical information was searched in Medic-database and in nursing and medical science literature. The employees evaluated the subjective benefit of the stuff training day by using a questionnaire. The training day was considered to be necessary and useful. The PowerPoint presentation will be used for teaching purposes also in the future in Validia Service Unit Vaasa