Article
Education & Educational Research
Austin Snyder, David Xiang, Alison Smith, Shannon Esswein, Omar Toubat, John Di Capua, Jennifer M. Kwan, Dania Daye
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the gender disparities among medical students choosing to pursue careers in medical research, revealing significant differences in training stage, career sector choice, and career selection factors between male and female students. The main obstacles reported by both genders in pursuing a career in medical research were student loan burden, future compensation, and work/life balance, indicating a need for active efforts to bridge the gap between men and women in this field.
BMC MEDICAL EDUCATION
(2021)
Article
Education & Educational Research
Lori Rubino-Hare, Brooke A. Whitworth, Francis Boateng, Nena Bloom
Summary: Advancements in online geospatial technologies (GST) have increased access to K-12 classrooms, which raises the need for teacher support in effectively integrating GSTs to enhance learning. The results suggest that teacher performance in GST is associated with improved student outcomes, and GST-integrated lessons have a significant impact on traditionally underrepresented students in STEM fields.
JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING
(2023)
Article
Construction & Building Technology
James Dele Owolabi, Kunle Elizah Ogundipe, Babatunde Fatai Ogunbayo, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa
Summary: This study examines the barriers to female construction graduates entering academic careers as construction faculty in Nigerian higher education institutions. The findings identify five factors that affect the recruitment of female construction graduate students as faculty in higher education institutions, including gender profiling, academics competency requirements, non-prioritized support for female careers in academics, difficulties in female enrollment, graduation, and job positions, and perceived difficulties in women's recruitment, workload, and growth. The study recommends grassroots support for female careers, improving female enrollment and graduation rates, campaigning against gender profiling, and establishing career pathways in academics to promote gender inclusiveness in higher education institutions.
Editorial Material
Microbiology
Amelia C. Stephens, Anthony R. Richardson
Summary: Community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) emerged as a prevalent infection decades ago, primarily causing skin and soft-tissue infections. These CA-MRSA clones were distinct from those responsible for hospital-acquired infections. Dyzenhaus et al. explain the evolutionary changes required for CA-MRSA clones to cause bloodstream infections.
CELL HOST & MICROBE
(2023)
Article
Psychology, Applied
Dan Hart, Yehuda Baruch
Summary: The study looks into the changing career structures in the public sector by interviewing 198 state ambassadors from four countries. It reveals a gradual breakdown of traditional career structures and the emergence of contemporary career practices. All Foreign Offices show a mixture of traditional and contemporary career structures as they undergo this evolution.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
D. Bourcier, B. W. Collins, S. M. Tanya, M. Basu, A. P. Sayal, S. Moolla, A. Dong, M. Balas, H. Molcak, G. Punchhi
Summary: This study presents the Health Human Resource (HHR) Platform, a comprehensive web tool that provides relevant physician workforce data to Canadian medical students, helping them choose a suitable medical discipline. Through maps, comparison tables, and trend graphs, the platform offers specific information and resources for medical students to meet the future healthcare demands of the Canadian population.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Pathology
Ryan Philip Jajosky, Hannah C. Coulson, Won S. Lee, Joanna M. Chaffin, Mara Banks, Audrey N. Jajosky, Miriam Brown, Philip G. Jajosky, Daniel T. Kleven, Natasha M. Savage
Summary: Recent studies have shown that only a small percentage of MD, DO, and URM students and physicians are matching into pathology residency programs in the US, attributed to factors such as pathology not being a required rotation in most US medical schools, pathology being integrated into the curriculum, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on in-person rotations and electives. As a result, many US medical students do not consider pathology as a career pathway.
ANNALS OF DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Haibo Gu, Yulian Liang, Qian Wang
Summary: This narrative study explores how a secondary English as a foreign language teacher in Western China enacts his agency in an under-resourced environment and identifies its sources. The teacher's agency is attributed to the interplay of his past experiences, long-term goals, teaching beliefs, and the challenging working environment.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Criminology & Penology
Cecilia Meneghini, Gian Maria Campedelli, Francesco Calderoni, Tommaso Comunale
Summary: This study explores the differences between early and late recruits in Italian mafias and finds that their criminal careers differ in various aspects. Early recruits start their criminal activities at a young age, have lower educational attainment, engage in more serious offenses within a shorter time frame, and frequently participate in violent co-offending. Late recruits, on the other hand, start their criminal activities at a later age and engage in more varied but less serious offending behavior.
CRIME & DELINQUENCY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Christian B. Stromme, A. Kelly Lane, Aud H. Halbritter, Elizabeth Law, Chloe R. Nater, Erlend B. Nilsen, Grace D. Boutouli, Dagmar D. Egelkraut, Richard J. Telford, Vigdis Vandvik, Sehoya H. Cotner
Summary: The Open Science movement is gaining recognition but implementation remains slow. A survey revealed that open data and code usage, as well as open access publication, were common practices. The majority viewed Open Science as more important in research than in teaching. Suggestions for greater engagement included knowledge, guidelines, resources, and social and structural support.
Editorial Material
Psychiatry
Harvey Whiteford
Summary: The Productivity Commission's inquiry report into mental health in Australia, released in November 2020, estimated the economic cost of mental illness in Australia to be over $200 billion per year. The report offers extensive recommendations for improving mental health, reforming the treatment system, and managing mental health in other sectors of society.
AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Khadeeja Henna, Aysha Saifudeen, Monto Mani
Summary: Climate change affects buildings in various ways, with traditional vernacular dwellings in rural India showing higher resilience in maintaining comfortable indoor environments passively. The increasing modernization in rural areas poses a threat to the climate resilience of traditional dwellings, but this impact has not been thoroughly examined.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Neel Desai, Marc Masen, Philippa Cann, Ben Hanson, Catherine Tuleu, Mine Orlu
Summary: Orodispersible films (ODFs) have been widely used in paediatric, geriatric and dysphagic patients due to their ease of administration and precise and flexible dose adjustments. However, there is currently a lack of testing methods to accurately assess ODFs for important acceptability sensory perceptions. This study used 3D printing to produce four ODFs and evaluated them using various in vitro methods, finding that increasing polymer molecular weight affected disintegration time, taste and stickiness.
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Ayman Chmayssem, Malgorzata Nadolska, Emily Tubbs, Kamila Sadowska, Pankaj Vadgma, Isao Shitanda, Seiya Tsujimura, Youssef Lattach, Martin Peacock, Sophie Tingry, Stephane Marinesco, Pascal Mailley, Sandrine Lablanche, Pierre Yves Benhamou, Abdelkader Zebda
Summary: More than 537 million people worldwide struggle with diabetes and its adverse consequences. The current review aims at introducing the basic principles of glucose sensing, summarizing CGM technology, its requirements, advantages, and disadvantages, and discussing the role of CGM systems in clinical diagnostics and personal testing.
Article
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Rebecca Dalli Gonzi, Joan Camilleri
Summary: This study aims to explore integrating student self-development into post-graduate internship preparation. Findings suggest students need time management and resilience techniques to improve study-work-life balance and develop better work ethics post-university. The research emphasizes the importance of supporting student wellbeing and self-esteem alongside academic development.
