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Measurement Advances and Challenges in Competency Assessment in Higher Education
2016
Domain-specific and generic competencies have become target outcomes of students' learning in higher education, and competency assessment plays an increasingly important role in higher education on an international scale. Recent reviews of the literature show that there is still a substantial lack of research on assessment practices in higher education, especially on measurement models and valid instruments for competency assessment. This special issue provides an overview of current international research and innovative developments in this research area, covering a broad range of assessment perspectives, addressing prevalent shortcomings of educational assessment practices, and presenting…
SOIL MICROBIOLOGICAL QUALITY: STATE OF THE ART AND IMPORTANCE OF MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES FOR FRENCH AGRICULTURAL SOILS
2022
Soils are one of the major reservoirs of biological diversity on our planet, hosting a huge diversity of microorganisms. Numerous studies have demonstrated the role of microbial diversity in soil functions, such as nutrient cycling or pathogen management. Given the key role of soil microorganisms in the regulation of soil ecosystem functions, the environmental factors driving soil microbial diversity need to be understood. In France, we have the opportunity to benefit from a national soil survey (called the French Soil Quality Monitoring Network), which represents one of the most extensive and without a priori soil sampling survey available to date. Through several funded projects, we were …
Contribution of landscape drivers to explain crop pest infestation levels at national scale
2021
Managing crop pests in an integrated framework requires increased knowledge aboutpest abundance drivers. Landscape properties, agricultural practices or climate can affectthe presence of crop pests at different scales. However, few studies considered these affectsat national scale, due to a lack of data. In this study, we analysed the effect of climatic conditions and land-uses occupation on the level of pest infestation of three types of pests: slugs(Deroceras reticulatum & Arion hortensis); cereal aphids (Sitobion avenae & Rhopalosiphumpadi) and oilseed rape pests (Meligethes aeneus & Ceuhtorrhynchus napi). Pest infestationlevels were derived the French national epidemiological monitoring…
Public health leadership
2014
Background The public’s health is determined by a plethora of influences at local, national or international scale. In addition, people, services and goods have become much more mobile and the electronic revolution has fundamentally changed the range of options available to deliver public health. These changes require a reconsideration of the traditional notions of public health leadership and of approaches to develop public health …