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Sajeer Paramabth, Muhammad; Varma, Manoj – Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, 2023
The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique is one of the most potent tools in molecular biology. It is extensively used for various applications ranging from medical diagnostics to forensic science and food quality testing. This technique has facilitated to survive COVID-19 pandemic by identifying the virus-infected individuals effortlessly and…
Descriptors: COVID-19, Biological Sciences, Diseases, Communicable Diseases
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Lee, Jiyoung; Kang, Dayoung; Lee, Hee Yun; Kim, Ji Won – Health Education Journal, 2023
Objectives: This study aimed to examine the joint effect of two core message elements -- authoritative source and argument strength -- in correction tweets to counter conspiratorial misinformation about the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine. Design/Method: An online experiment with US residents (N = 404) was conducted in a 2 (authoritative…
Descriptors: Immunization Programs, Misinformation, Communicable Diseases, Disease Control
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Janet R. Heller; Nigel M. Thomas; Elyse S. Gruttadauria; Stacia M. Reader; Ariel L. Sarmiento – Journal of American College Health, 2024
Objective: To promote influenza vaccine acceptance among community college students during the Fall 2020 semester to reduce the incidence of a "twin-demic" occurring of influenza and COVID-19. Participants: A convenience sample of 185 students enrolled in an entry level health course. Methods: Non-experimental cross-sectional design that…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Microbiology, Immunization Programs, Disease Control
Abigail E. N. Schuft – ProQuest LLC, 2023
It is well documented that implementing biosecurity on an animal farm is beneficial to the animal's health and wellness and in reducing the risk of production losses caused by diseases. However, compliance of biosecurity protocols has been shown to be low, and a lack of training has been blamed. A preliminary Systems Thinking model is presented to…
Descriptors: Animal Husbandry, Agriculture, Systems Approach, Models
Winnie Lourdes Zambrana Orozco – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the critical need for enhanced outbreak preparedness against viruses. Key elements to this preparedness are robust disease surveillance systems and effective interventions to minimize disease transmission. While individual clinical testing is the conventional disease surveillance approach, environmental…
Descriptors: Communicable Diseases, Disease Control, Intervention, Prevention
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Kristina M. Angelo; Kaitlyn Ciampaglio; Julie Richards; Anjali Silva; Catherine Ebelke; Gerard T. Flaherty; Gary Brunette; Sarah Kohl – Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, 2024
Background: Knowledge of specific health-related events encountered by students studying abroad and the availability and use of pre-travel healthcare for these students is lacking. Methods: Anonymous web-based questionnaires were sent to study abroad offices, student health centers, and undergraduate students after studying abroad at eight…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Study Abroad, Health Services, Student Attitudes
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Edison Bicudo – Applied Linguistics, 2024
Interpreting how people accord meaning to life situations is an old challenge in sociology. Emphasis has been given to values shared within social groups; other sociologists have stressed the discursive or communicative dimensions of society. This paper seeks an alternative interpretation by combining sociological inquiry and insights from…
Descriptors: Schemata (Cognition), Genetics, Therapy, Sociology
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Nkrumah Agyabeng, Anthony; Ahwireng, Patience Obeng; Bawole, Justice Nyigmah; Mickson, Michael Kwame; Ahenkan, Albert – Health Education, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of the study was to examine the electricity challenges confronting slums in order to understand the health implications thereof. Design/methodology/approach: The study utilized purposive sampling techniques supported by the convenience sampling method within the context of qualitative research to select 30 interviewees of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Slums, Energy, Barriers
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Emge, Jeffrey; Smith, Nathan – Texas Music Education Research, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused adverse effects on instrumental music teaching and concerts, including those involving wind instruments. Many schools now use bell covers and air filters during rehearsals and performances to help prevent aerosol transmission of disease. This study sought to examine if the use of these bell covers and filters might…
Descriptors: Music Education, Musical Instruments, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Hunt, Kevin P.; Griffin, Lisa M. – Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance, 2023
Osteoporosis and osteopenia are conditions under which the bodies creation of new bone tissue does not sufficiently match the degradation rate of existing bone. Both conditions are characterized by low bone mineral density, deterioration of bone tissue, and disruption of bone microarchitecture. Osteopenia is often considered a precursor to…
Descriptors: Diseases, Females, Adults, Incidence
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Walsh, Susan; O'Mahony, Mairin; Hegarty, Josephine; Farrell, Dawn; Taggart, Laurence; Kelly, Louise; Sahm, Laura; Corrigan, Maria; Caples, Maria; Martin, Anne-Marie; Tabirca, Sabin; Corrigan, Mark A.; Lehane, Elaine – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2022
Introduction: Incidence rates for developing breast cancer are similar for women regardless of intellectual ability. However, women with an intellectual disability present with advanced breast cancers, which often have a poor prognosis. Method: A structured narrative review of the literature was performed to explore the concepts of breast…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, Females, Cancer, Barriers
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Cohen, S.; Halpern, M.; Stonbraker, S. – Health Education Research, 2023
Waiting rooms provide an ideal location to disseminate health information. In this mixed-methods study, we evaluated waiting room-based health education talks at two clinics in the Dominican Republic and explored recommendations for implementing this intervention in similar settings. The talks addressed noncommunicable diseases, sexually…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Health Education, Clinics, Information Dissemination
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Moola, Fiona; Buliung, Ronald; Vance, Colm; Consunji-Araneta, Raquel; Naganathan, Methuna – Child & Youth Care Forum, 2022
Background: Due to the risk of cross-contamination and the enforcement of strict infection control guidelines, patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and their families have engaged in social and physical distancing for the past decade and a half. Family members, such as parents, are considered to be a critical component of patients' lives. Objective:…
Descriptors: Diseases, Disease Control, Genetic Disorders, Risk
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Moreno Martínez, Pedro Luis – Paedagogica Historica: International Journal of the History of Education, 2022
The growing multidisciplinary historiographic interest in the study of the misnamed "Spanish flu", which caused 50 to 100 million deaths in the world and between 260,000 and 270,000 in Spain, has not spread to the History of Education. The main objective of this article is to provide an initial approach to the analysis of certain aspects…
Descriptors: Pandemics, Communicable Diseases, Information Dissemination, Foreign Countries
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Cocke, Teri E.; Geest, Emily A.; Shufran, Andrine A. – Science Activities: Projects and Curriculum Ideas in STEM Classrooms, 2022
Mosquitoes (Culicidae) are disease vectors, which are responsible for an estimated one million deaths per year. Female mosquitoes, which need blood for survival and reproduction, collect blood with a disease present from a host, and will transmit that disease from one host to another as it feeds on additional food sources. This continuous feeding…
Descriptors: Entomology, Diseases, Disease Control, Class Activities
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