Immunobiology of the excretory-secretory antigens of Toxocara canis

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Implementing Change Through Lay Leadership Training in Papua New Guinea

Problem: Rapid cultural change is being forced upon the people of Papua New Guinea as their country strives to keep pace with its Western neighbours. The effects of that change are being felt by members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church as they seek to establish their Christian and cultural identity within their changing society. This project concerns itself with the degree to which trained local church leaders, acting as agents of change, are able to direct their members toward a meaningful and culturally relevant Christian lifestyle

Berlin has banned homeowners from renting out flats on Airbnb — here’s why

First paragraph: Anyone planning a weekend getaway to Berlin may have received a nasty shock, when the city announced that it has banned residents from renting out their flats to tourists through Airbnb. The move comes as a result of acute housing shortages, unprecedented population growth and marked changes in Europe’s housing system.https://theconversation.com/berlin-has-banned-homeowners-from-renting-out-flats-on-airbnb-heres-why-5920

We are all responsible: An owner’s guide to the management and maintenance of common property

This guide has three aims: - to provide you with advice on how to find out what exactly your repair and maintenance responsibilities are - to inform you about the role that property managers can play in organising the necessary repair and maintenance work to your building - to provide basic advice on how to resolve particular repair and maintenance problems when they arise

Regeneration and poverty in Scotland: Evidence and policy review

First paragraph: This report reviews the evidence on the impact of regeneration on poverty in Scotland. It is part of a wider research project for the Joseph Rowntree Foundation that looks at the impact of regeneration on poverty across the UK. A main report - Regeneration and poverty: evidence and policy review (Crisp et al., 2014) - comprehensively summarises all the evidence across the UK. This report on Northern Ireland is one of three smaller reviews produced, respectively, for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland to ensure full discussion of the distinct approaches taken across the UK with regard to regeneration as a devolved policy area. Details of the methods used to review the available evidence are provided in the main report

Drawing out the issues

The chapter provides a conclusion to the various chapters presented in the book, arguing that a broader range of social policies and societal changes have contributed to the residualisation of social housing across Europe, thus challenging the conventional wisdom that the process is solely due to privatisation. Reference is made to the Scottish context and suggestions for the focus of future pan European research are made

Arrangements for Common Repairs in Scotland: A Literature Review

The brief for this literature review set down a defined set of objectives. The prime purpose was to consider the variety of actor experiences in organising and carrying out common repairs on multi-owned property. Of particular interest were home owner arrangements to ensure the necessary repair works are specified, executed and paid for. Within this context the role played by private property management companies, or factors was to be considered, as was that of local authorities and housing associations, again in a property factoring context. The views of other professionals involved in this process were also to be sought, namely solicitors, surveyors and builders. Although not directly specified in the brief it was also appropriate to examine any literature on home owners experiences of such property maintenance practices. Consideration was also to be given to whether sinking funds are employed to fund regular property maintenance. The review was also to examine whether there were noticeable differences in the property maintenance or common repairs experiences between different property types. Finally, were there were obvious gaps in the literature these were to be noted and commented upon

Do Facebook Usage Patterns Influence Individuals’ ICT Engagement?

Research problem: Information Communication Technology (ICT) access and information literacy appear to be increasingly linked with individuals’ personal, social, educational, vocational and economic outcomes. Social media, especially Facebook, is increasingly ubiquitous amongst online adults, and some studies have found significant negative correlations between social media and educational outcomes, and also in some contexts positive correlations. If Facebook usage patterns significantly influence ICT engagement, then they therefore may also impact on users’ broad socioeconomic outcomes and well-being. Methodology: This research is based in the quantitative tradition, and is a cross-sectional correlational study. Questionnaire instruments were used, as quantitative approaches using questionnaire instruments have previously been successfully used in cross-sectional studies to measure ICT engagement and educational outcomes. The instruments were designed to measure three variables: individuals’ average duration of weekly Facebook access; average frequency of the same; and ICT engagement. Inferential statistical analyses were used to determine correlations between the Facebook usage variables and ICT engagement. The target population was online New Zealanders (this limit was imposed to assist feasibility) aged 16 and over. To maximise representativeness and minimise sampling bias, links to the questionnaire instrument were offered to the general public via public libraries across New Zealand. Results: While there was no significant correlation found between the duration of users’ average weekly Facebook access and ICT engagement, a significant (though weak) positive correlation of .279 at the 0.01 level (two-tailed) using the Pearson product moment correlation. Interestingly, Facebook access frequency and Facebook access duration were also similarly significantly positively correlated, though here only at .299. This suggests that while users’ frequency of access and duration of access patterns do influence one another, there is a wide range of effect of this influence. Thus it appears that users’ Facebook access patterns can be quite varied and heterogeneous, at least so far as the combinations of duration and frequency of access are concerned. Implications: Due to methodological limitations, as discussed in this report, further research and replication of the findings is advised to better inform the consideration of implications of this research’s results on digital divide issues and broad socioeconomic outcomes, and the subsequent recommendations for updates to information professionals’ practice or governmental policy in these areas. Based on the findings of this report, it appears possible that facilitating users’ frequent access to Facebook (and perhaps, speculatively at this stage, across a variety of devices e.g. desktop computer, laptop, pad or tablet, smartphone etc.) could have a significant positive impact on overall ICT engagement. Due to digital divide issues and the possible relationship between ICT engagement and broad social outcomes, this may raise issues of governmental and information professional obligation to work deliberately to facilitate said access, particularly for individuals and groups characterised by low Socioeconomic Status (SES) or ICT access groups. This might include funding and educational workshops directed at assisting and advocating Facebook access in a broader range of contexts and devices throughout individuals’ daily activities. As a correlational study though, an important caveat is that the direction of causation (if causation indeed exists) is naturally unclear

Adult Students as Catalysts to Faculty Development: Effective Approaches to Predictable Opportunities

Faculty with the Need to Know Where to Find These Faculty Bridging Professional and Personal Development Conclusion Reference

Preface, Volume 25 (2007)

Preface to volume 25 (2007) of To Improve the Academy: A Journal of Educational Development, by Douglas Reimondo Robertson of Highland Heights, Kentucky