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Elaboration of a method to categorize substances of interest as regards to their potential endocrine disrupting activity: assessment and categorizati…
2021
EDCs are substances that alter function(s) of the endocrine system and consequently cause adverse health effects. The endocrine system consists of many cells and tissues that interact with each other and the rest of the body by means of hormones. This system is responsible for controlling a large number of processes in the body from gamete formation, to conception and early developmental processes such as organogenesis, and to most tissue and organ functions throughout life. EDCs interfere with endocrine function by many ways and, in doing so, lead to adverse effects on the health of humans and/or wildlife. Some of the observed health effects associated with EDCs include, butare not limited…
Towards evidence-based management: A nationwide administrative data-based audit of acute myocardial infarction in Latvia
2019
When care for an individual patient is determined by evidence-based medical guidelines, the management of the whole clinical process also needs to be based on evidence. In Latvia, an careful retros...
What makes a citrus farmer go 'organic'? Empirical evidence from Spanish citrus farming
2012
Organic farming is increasing its share of total world food output and receiving grow-ing support from policymakers concerned with agricultural sustainability issues. This paper studies the characteristics of citrus farmers in the Spanish region of Valencia that affect their probability of becoming organic farmers. A fair understanding of these characteristics may help policymakers improve the design of agricultural policies aimed at supporting organic citrus practices. As regards the methodology, a probit model is estimated with information from a sample of conventional and organic citrus farmers obtained from a survey designed for a larger research project aimed at analysing Valencian cit…
Valutazione e personalizzazione a scuola: le prove oggettive di profitto
2022
La scelta delle modalità e degli strumenti di valutazione da impiegare con i propri allievi, in base a ciò che si vuole valutare e al perché, è uno dei compiti didattici dell’insegnante, la gamma di scelta è ampia; in questo intervento ci soffermeremo su alcuni aspetti connessi alla scelta e all’impiego di un tipo di prove per la valutazione del grado di conseguimento degli obiettivi di apprendimento previsti al termine di un’attività didattica, esse sono comunemente denominate prove oggettive di profitto volendo così sottolineare l’intento di ridurre il più possibile la soggettività dell’insegnante quando valuta i suoi alunni. The choice of assessment methods and tools to be used with your…
Teachers’ Understanding of Evidence of Students’ Social Emotional Learning and Self-Reported Gains of Monitored Implementation of SEL Toolkit
2020
Aim. The aim of this study was to highlight and analyse teachers’ responses to the evidence of their students’ social emotional growth and teachers’ own gains from the monitored implementation of social emotional learning in their classes.
 Methods. The research group was composed of 312 teachers from Latvia and Slovenia, who were involved in the implementation of indirect social emotional learning through classroom instruction and formative assessment. A thematic analysis of the teachers’ written responses was performed.
 Results. A thematic analysis of the teachers’ responses indicated that initially they had mentioned mostly (expressed) general statements and only some small pa…
Kardiovaskulārā skrīninga nepieciešamība
2020
KOPSAVILKUMS Priekšvēsture: Sirds un asinsvadu slimības ir galvenais nāves cēlonis rūpniecības valstīs pasaulē. Sirds un asinsvadu slimību skrīnings samazina pēkšņu nāves gadījumu skaitu. Šī darba cēlonis: ir pierādīt skrīninga nozīmi sirds un asinsvadu sistēmā. Mērķi: analizēt sirds un asinsvadu sistēmas skrīninga nepieciešamību, analizējot sirds un asinsvadu slimību riska faktorus, sirds un asinsvadu sistēmas skrīninga metodes, pierādījumus par sirds un asinsvadu sistēmas skrīninga efektivitāti un ekonomiski izdevīgi un efektīvi sirds un asinsvadu sistēmas skrīninga metodes. Materiāli un metodes: Šis ir retroaktīvs meta-pētījums literatūras apskats. Tika pārskatīti 130 pētījumi. 118 tika …
Urban Services to Ecosystems: An Introduction
2021
Green infrastructure is a structural system of naturally developed human societies, capable of preserving and ensuring as much space as possible to the local biodiversity. For this reason, green infrastructure shall be planned and designed so that the urban built environment is in harmony with the surrounding biotic communities. The challenge is to sustain nature-based solutions in order to improve citizens’ awareness towards natural and semi-natural ecosystems while providing our society with a more liveable, healthier, safer and fairer environment. This book puts an emphasis on the services the city can offer to nature, thanks to a multidisciplinary approach involving scientists and pract…
Evidence-based programming language design : a philosophical and methodological exploration
2015
Background: Programming language design is not usually informed by empirical studies. In other fields similar problems have inspired an evidence-based paradigm of practice. Such a paradigm is practically inevitable in language design, as well. Aims: The content of evidence-based programming design (EB-PLD) is explored, as is the concept of evidence in general. Additionally, the extent of evidence potentially useful for EB-PLD is mapped, and the appropriateness of Cohen’s kappa for evaluating coder agreement in a secondary study is evaluated. Method: Philosophical analysis and explication are used to clarify the unclear. A systematic mapping study was conducted to map out the existing body of…
Efektywność i nieefektywność trening kompetencji społecznych w profilaktyce zachowań agresywnych dzieci i młodzieży – w kierunku profilaktyki evidenc…
2021
Artykuł zawiera ocenę efektywności treningu umiejętności społecznej w profilaktyce społecznej zachowań agresywnych dzieci i młodzieży. Punktem wyjścia do analizy jest koncepcja evidence-based practice w profilaktyce społecznej. W ramach tego modelu działań, podjęto próbę wskazania ograniczeń stosowania i przyczyny nieskuteczności treningów umiejętności społecznych w profilaktyce zachowań agresywnych.
Sustainable antibullying program implementation : School profiles and predictors
2020
We examined the sustainability of the KiVa antibullying program in Finland from its nationwide roll‐out in 2009 to 2016. Using latent class analyses, we identified four different patterns of implementation. The persistent schools (43%) maintained a high likelihood of participation throughout the study period. The awakened (14%) had a decreasing trend during the first years, but then increased the likelihood of program participation. The tail‐offs (20%) decreased in the likelihood of participating after the third year, and the drop‐offs (23%) already after the first year. The findings suggest that many schools need support during the initial years to launch and maintain the implementation of…