Impact of Middle School Student Participation in the Whole Schools Initiative Arts Program

This study examined the impact of the Whole Schools Initiative arts program on the academic achievement of a group of middle school students as measured by the Mississippi Curriculum Test 2 (MCT2) language arts and mathematics assessment. School year 2012-2013 yearly assessment scores for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in 1 middle school in the State of Mississippi were analyzed to determine if a statistically significant difference in academic achievement existed between those who participated in the arts program in elementary school and those who did not. This study was guided by 4 research questions and employed 2 research designs. Correlational research was used to answer research question 1. Question 1 sought to determine the relationships between MCT2 scores of middle school students and the number of years they attended an arts integration school. Questions 2 through 4 was answered using causal comparative research design to determine the differences in MCT2 scores of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students who attended an elementary school with an arts program and those who did not. The findings of this study indicated that there was a relationship between MCT2 math scores but no relationship between language arts MCT2 scores and attendance in an arts integrated school. In addition, it was determined that there were no significant differences in sixth grade language arts and sixth and seventh grade math achievement scores of students who attended an elementary school with an arts integration program. However, there were significant differences in seventh and eighth grade language arts and eighth grade math scores of students who attended arts integrated elementary. The study concludes with recommendations for future research

Impact of Middle School Student Participation in the Whole Schools Initiative Arts Program

This study examined the impact of the Whole Schools Initiative arts program on the academic achievement of a group of middle school students as measured by the Mississippi Curriculum Test 2 (MCT2) language arts and mathematics assessment. School year 2012-2013 yearly assessment scores for sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students in 1 middle school in the State of Mississippi were analyzed to determine if a statistically significant difference in academic achievement existed between those who participated in the arts program in elementary school and those who did not. This study was guided by 4 research questions and employed 2 research designs. Correlational research was used to answer research question 1. Question 1 sought to determine the relationships between MCT2 scores of middle school students and the number of years they attended an arts integration school. Questions 2 through 4 was answered using causal comparative research design to determine the differences in MCT2 scores of sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students who attended an elementary school with an arts program and those who did not. The findings of this study indicated that there was a relationship between MCT2 math scores but no relationship between language arts MCT2 scores and attendance in an arts integrated school. In addition, it was determined that there were no significant differences in sixth grade language arts and sixth and seventh grade math achievement scores of students who attended an elementary school with an arts integration program. However, there were significant differences in seventh and eighth grade language arts and eighth grade math scores of students who attended arts integrated elementary. The study concludes with recommendations for future research

Labour supply and skills demands in fashion retailing

If, as Adam Smith once famously suggested, Britain was a nation of shopkeepers then it is now a nation of shopworkers. Retail is now a significant part of the UK economy, accounting for £256 billion in sales and one-third of all consumer spending (Skillsmart, 2007). It is the largest private sector employer in the UK, employing 3m workers, or 1 in 10 of the working population. For future job creation in the UK economy retail is also similarly prominent and the sector is expected to create a further 250,000 jobs to 2014 (Skillsmart, 2007). The centrality of retail to economic success and job creation is apparent in other advanced economies. For example, within the US, retail sales is the occupation with the largest projected job growth in the period 2004-2014 (Gatta et al., 2009) and in Australia retail accounts for 1 in 6 workers (Buchanan et al., 2003). Within the UK these workers are employed in approximately 290,000 businesses, encompassing large and small organizations and also a number of sub-sectors. This variance suggests that retail should not be regarded as homogenous in its labour demands. Hart et al. (2007) note how skill requirements and the types of workers employed may differ across the sector. This chapter further opens up this point, providing an analysis of the labour supply and skills demands for the sub-sectors of clothing, footwear and leather goods, which are described by Skillsmart (2007: 48) as being 'significant categories in UK retailing'

A Tool for Developing Correct Programs by Refinement

This report reviews the requirements for tool support of refinement, and reports on the design and implementation of a new tool to support refinement based on these requirements. The main features of the new tool are close integration of refinement and proof in a single tool, good management of the refinement context, an extensible theory base that allows the tool to be adapted to new application domains, and a flexible user interface

Uji Toksisitas Anti Kanker Ekstrak Alga Coklat Padina sp Terhadap Larva Udang Artemia salina Leach., dengan Metode Brine Shrimp Lethality Test

Brown Algae Padina sp are marine biota that have secondary metabolites that are useful in the pharmaceutical field, especially raw materials for anti-cancer drugs. Bioactive compounds suspected of having anti-cancer activity were tested for activity by means of a toxicity test. Brine Shrimp Lethality Test Method. The purpose of this study was to test the anticancer activity of the crude extracts of Padina sp against Artemia salina L shrimp larvae using the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test method. Algae samples were taken in the waters of Makupa Village. The activity test was carried out at the Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Unsrat. The test concentrations used of 10, 50, 100, 250 and 500 ppm, by first making 1000 ppm mother liquor. Data analysis used probit analysis to determine the toxicity value of LC50.The results obtained showed that the increase in concentration was followed by an increase in the number of mortality of the test animals where Padina sp 65%. The results of probit analysis obtained LC50 Padina sp 12.45 mg/l. Based on these data, bioactive compounds from Padina are more toxic,so it can be concluded that the content of bioactive compounds from Padina sp has the potential to be developed as raw materials for anticancer drugs.Keywords: Anticancer, Padina, Lethtality Test ABSTRAKAlga Coklat Padina sp merupakan biota laut yang memiliki metabolit sekunder yang bermanfaat dalam bidang farmasi terutama bahan baku obat anti kanker. Senyawa bioaktif yang diduga memiliki aktivitas anti kanker terlebih dahulu dilakukan pengujian aktivitas dengan cara uji toksisitas. Metode Brine Shrimp Lethality Test. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu uji aktivitas antikanker dari ekstrak Padina sp terhadap larva udang Artemia salina L dengan menggunakan metode Metode Brine Shrimp Lethality Test. Sampel alga di ambil di Perairan Desa Makupa. Uji aktivitas dilakukan di Laboratorium Bioteknologi dan Farmasetika Laut Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Unsrat. Konsentrasi uji menggunakan 10, 50, 100, 250 dan 500, ppm, dengan terlebih dahulu membuat larutan induk 1000 ppm. Analisis data menggunakan analisis probit untuk menentukan nilai toksisitas LC50. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukan bahwa kenaikan konsentrasi diikuti dengan kenaikan jumlah mortalitas hewan uji dimana Padina sp 65%. Hasil analisis probit diperoleh nilai Lethal consentrasi adalah 12.45 mg/l. Berdasarkan data tersebut senyawa bioaktif dari Padina lebih toksik dibandingkan dengan Halimeda sp, sehingga dapat disimpulkan kandungan senyawa bioaktif dari Padina sp berpotensi untuk dikembangkan menjadi bahan baku obat antikanker. Kata kunci: Antikanker, Padina, Lethality Tes

Accuracy of diagnostic tests for respiratory syncytial virus infection within a paediatric hospital population in Kilifi County, Kenya

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced lower respiratory tract disease is a prominent cause of hospitalisation among children aged 91%) and closely mimicked the pattern given by the Se and Sp values respectively. None of the examined covariates (age, sex and pneumonia status) significantly influenced the accuracy of the tests. The evaluation found little to choose between the three diagnostic tests. Nonetheless, with its relative affordability, the conventional IFAT continues to hold promise for use in patient care and surveillance activities for RSV infection within settings where children are hospitalised with severe acute respiratory illness. [Abstract copyright: Copyright: © 2020 Mweu MM et al.

UJI TOKSISITAS ANTI KANKER EKSTRAK ALGA COKLAT Padina sp. TERHADAP LARVA UDANG Artemia salina LEACH., DENGAN METODE BRINE SHRIMP LETHALITY TEST

Brown Algae Padina sp are marine biota that have secondary metabolites that are useful in the pharmaceutical field, especially raw materials for anti-cancer drugs. Bioactive compounds suspected of having anti-cancer activity were tested for activity by means of a toxicity test. Brine Shrimp Lethality Test Method. The purpose of this study was to test the anticancer activity of the crude extracts of Padina sp against Artemia salina L shrimp larvae using the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test method. Algae samples were taken in the waters of Makupa Village. The activity test was carried out at the Laboratory of Marine Biotechnology and Pharmacy, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Unsrat. The test concentrations used of 10, 50, 100, 250 and 500 ppm, by first making 1000 ppm mother liquor. Data analysis used probit analysis to determine the toxicity value of LC50. The results obtained showed that the increase in concentration was followed by an increase in the number of mortality of the test animals where Padina sp 65%. The results of probit analysis obtained LC50 Padina sp 12.45 mg/l. Based on these data, bioactive compounds from Padina are more toxic, so it can be concluded that the content of bioactive compounds from Padina sp has the potential to be developed as raw materials for anticancer drugs. Keywords: Anticancer, Padina, Lethtality Test   ABSTRAK   Alga Coklat Padina sp merupakan biota laut yang memiliki metabolit sekunder yang bermanfaat dalam bidang farmasi terutama bahan baku obat anti kanker. Senyawa bioaktif yang diduga memiliki aktivitas anti kanker terlebih dahulu dilakukan pengujian aktivitas dengan cara uji toksisitas. Metode Brine Shrimp Lethality Test. Tujuan penelitian ini yaitu uji aktivitas antikanker dari ekstrak   Padina sp terhadap larva udang Artemia salina L dengan menggunakan metode Metode Brine Shrimp Lethality Test. Sampel alga di ambil di Perairan Desa Makupa. Uji aktivitas dilakukan di Laboratorium Bioteknologi dan Farmasetika Laut Fakultas Perikanan dan Ilmu Kelautan Unsrat. Konsentrasi uji menggunakan 10, 50, 100, 250 dan 500, ppm, dengan terlebih dahulu membuat larutan induk 1000 ppm. Analisis data menggunakan analisis probit untuk menentukan nilai toksisitas LC50. Hasil yang diperoleh menunjukan bahwa kenaikan konsentrasi diikuti dengan kenaikan jumlah mortalitas hewan uji dimana Padina sp 65%. Hasil analisis probit diperoleh nilai Lethal consentrasi adalah 12.45 mg/l. Berdasarkan data tersebut senyawa bioaktif dari Padina lebih toksik dibandingkan dengan Halimeda sp, sehingga dapat disimpulkan kandungan senyawa bioaktif dari Padina sp berpotensi untuk dikembangkan menjadi bahan baku obat antikanker. Kata kunci: Antikanker, Padina, Lethality Tes

The Politics of Service Delivery Reform

This article identifies the leaders, the supporters and the resisters of public service reform. It adopts a principal–agent framework, comparing reality with an ‘ideal’ situation in which citizens are the principals over political policy-makers as their agents, and policy-makers are the principals over public service officials as their agents. Reform in most developing countries is complicated by an additional set of external actors — international financial institutions and donors. In practice, international agencies and core government officials usually act as the ‘principals’ in the determination of reforms. The analysis identifies the interests involved in reform, indicating how the balance between them is affected by institutional and sectoral factors. Organizational reforms, particularly in the social sectors, present greater difficulties than first generation economic policy reforms

Giving Miss Marple a makeover : graduate recruitment, systems failure and the Scottish voluntary sector

The voluntary sector in Scotland, as across the globe, is becoming increasingly business like. Resultantly, there is an increasing demand for graduates to work in business and support functions. In Scotland, however, despite an oversupply of graduates in the labor market, the voluntary sector reports skills shortages for graduate-level positions; a leadership deficit was also reported in countries such as the United States. Through exploratory, mainly qualitative, case study and stakeholder research, this article proposes that one reason for this mismatch between the supply of and demand for graduates is a systems failure within the sector. Many graduates and university students remain unaware of potentially suitable paid job opportunities, in part because of the sector's voluntary label. To rectify this systems failure, thought needs to be given to the sector's nomenclature and the manner in which voluntary sector organizations attract graduate recruits, for example, through levering value congruence in potential recruits