Examining Experiences of English Literacy Development (ELD) Program from Multiple Stakeholders’ Perspectives

The present study, conducted in collaboration with a public school board in southern Ontario, Canada, focused on stakeholders’ perspectives of an English Literacy Development (ELD) program offered in secondary schools within this particular board. The purpose of this research was to identify resources that would help address school absenteeism, credit accumulation and graduation needs of ELD learners, as well as to learn which factors in ELD better assist students who are refugees with school integration and in reaching their academic potentials. The research objectives were (1) to identify factors that influence integration of refugee students in school and (n) to seek better understanding of programs and services designed to support refugee youth, as perceived by students and administrators. An ethnographic case study design of one secondary school in an English-speaking city was used. Six students between the ages of 16 and 20, and two key informants (who served in the role of teacher, principal, or department head) participated in this study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with key informants. Students participated in both interviews and focus groups Findings revealed that students were unclear of the behavioural norms and disciplines used in Canadian schools, experienced language difficulties that served as barriers to participation and academic achievement, and instigated or participated in fist fights as a response to anti-immigrant racism. Findings have implications for continued support (both academic and social), school organized activities and leadership opportunities for adolescent students who are refugees

Factors Leading to Alcohol Relapse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Little research has been conducted exploring contributing stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic that may have led to alcohol relapse among individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Prior to the pandemic, alcohol use was at an all-time high; during the pandemic, the rates of substance use rose significantly more. AUDs are a leading mental health problem with over 32.6 million meeting diagnostic criteria in the United States. This study was conducted to explore self-identified factors leading up to relapse during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals diagnosed with AUDs, with a focus on the circumstances and events leading up to relapse. This qualitative study included six participants, three male and three female, from whom data were collected. Drawing upon Marlatt and Gordon’s relapse prevention model as a theoretical foundation, interview data were assessed using an interpretive phenomenological analysis to identify themes in the causes for participants’ relapses. Major themes were identified as phasic responses, tonic processes/proximal risks, and intrapersonal factors. The findings of this study could contribute to avoidance of substance use related fallout during future pandemics and could help guide policy and governmental funding decisions in the event of another similar large-scale disaster. These results could have implications for positive social change by helping in the development of evidence-based interventions to help deter relapse, the data could be used to guide future legislation on essential businesses in the event of a lockdown, and the findings might be useful in determining the allocation of resources to combat the side effects of another large-scale disaster

The portrayal of women in the Libyan short story.

This thesis sets out to examine the portrayal of women as an important literary aspect of the Libyan short story. An attempt has been made to identify the main features of such portrayals and to point out the degree to which major short story writers in Libya are conscious, in one way or another, of the importance of the problems confronting Libyan women and the need for their emancipation. The method adopted for this purpose is to discuss the varying levels of consciousness of the problem against a background of modern literary criticism which, although not fully developed in Libya, is nonetheless becoming increasingly important. As a corollary, it has been possible to discuss various ideological attitudes only in relation to the formal and structural issues which are often raised regarding the short story as a literary genre. Among these issues are the organic interdependence of form and content, success or failure in attempting to objectify human experience in an adequate artistic form, and the degree to which ideological considerations or commitment can be regarded as relevant to our appreciation of the Libyan short story as an art-form. The degree of ideological commitment to the problem of female emancipation is not, in itself, a determinant of artistic success, but it may pave the way for literary creation in which a progressive role for women in Libyan society is combined with fuller consciousness of the importance of the formal elements of the Libyan short story

Factors Leading to Alcohol Relapse During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Little research has been conducted exploring contributing stressors from the COVID-19 pandemic that may have led to alcohol relapse among individuals diagnosed with alcohol use disorders (AUDs). Prior to the pandemic, alcohol use was at an all-time high; during the pandemic, the rates of substance use rose significantly more. AUDs are a leading mental health problem with over 32.6 million meeting diagnostic criteria in the United States. This study was conducted to explore self-identified factors leading up to relapse during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals diagnosed with AUDs, with a focus on the circumstances and events leading up to relapse. This qualitative study included six participants, three male and three female, from whom data were collected. Drawing upon Marlatt and Gordon’s relapse prevention model as a theoretical foundation, interview data were assessed using an interpretive phenomenological analysis to identify themes in the causes for participants’ relapses. Major themes were identified as phasic responses, tonic processes/proximal risks, and intrapersonal factors. The findings of this study could contribute to avoidance of substance use related fallout during future pandemics and could help guide policy and governmental funding decisions in the event of another similar large-scale disaster. These results could have implications for positive social change by helping in the development of evidence-based interventions to help deter relapse, the data could be used to guide future legislation on essential businesses in the event of a lockdown, and the findings might be useful in determining the allocation of resources to combat the side effects of another large-scale disaster

Factores relacionados con el acceso a los servicios de salud de la población de la comunidad de Armenta, departamento de Cortés, Honduras, Noviembre 2014.

Estudio descriptivo de corte transversal. Se recomienda organizar la comunidad a través del Departamento de Vinculación Universidad Sociedad de la UNAH VS, con el fin de que la población esté representada y donde se promueva una mayor participación social para generar mayores servicios de salud, agua potable, alcantarillado. Además de gestionar ante el Ministerio de Salud la ampliación del horario de atención médica de la unidad de salud de lunes a sábado, en un horario de 8 horas laborales. Además hacer énfasis en la medicina preventiva mediante charlas educativas de educación sexual y campañas de fumigación por medio de la Municipalidad de San Pedro Sula y el Patronato de Armenta dirigido a toda la comunidad, para la prevención de las enfermedades más comunes de la aldea y creando conciencia en la personas para mejorar su cultura sanitaria

CP Violation beyond the Standard Model

In this talk a number of broad issues are raised about the origins of CP violation and how to test the ideas.Comment: 17 pages, LaTeX, 6 postscript figures. Uses iopart10.clo, iopart12.clo and iopart.cls. Plenary talk given at the BSM Phenomenology Workshop, Durham, UK, 6-11 May 2001. To appear in the proceeding

Validating DLL3-targeting CAR T in small cell lung cancer

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