Entrepreneurship education in the strongly emerging market of Malaysia was examined throughout the country’s 20 public universities. A broad based interview process amongst multiple stakeholders profiled educational policies as well as revealing shortcomings in practice. Observers noted that students showed a preference for salaried jobs after graduation rather than setting up their own businesses, despite participation in entrepreneurship classes and programmes. Policymakers indicated that curricula had deficiencies despite their hype. Passive lectures were far more common than more interactive methods. It is suggested that if Malaysian universities are to promote entrepreneurship education in an effective way, they must address these issues.
Human polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)—a cluster of diseases displays various symptoms associated with endocrine and gynecological disorders in childbearing women. Oral contraceptive pills (OCP) being a drug of choice minimizes symptoms and complications associated with the disorder. But, the controversial data available in literature regarding use of OCPs compels us to setup a study design regarding effect of OCP treatment in PCOS subjects and the possible outcomes specifically regarding coagulation pathways. Two PCOS study groups have been selected according to Rotterdam Criteria: one with OCP treatment (n = 50) and other without any drug treatment i.e., drug naive (n = 50). Anthropometry, Biochemistry, Hormones, Insulin and various clotting factors like Factor XI, Factor V, tPA, TAT-III and D-dimer were analyzed in both groups. The results showed worsening of IR, Metabolic parameters and coagulopathy in OCP group comparative to drug naive group indicating adverse effects of the OCP treatment which puts these women at risk for number of future clinical implications especially Cardiovascular and metabolic complications. 相似文献
Visualization of molecules in three dimensions is an important aspect of organic chemistry. The use of hands has been shown
to be effective in the three-dimensional visualization of molecules [1]. A method of looking at one’s own hands as a model
that allows students to see the interconversion of Fischer and zig-zag projections is described in this article. 相似文献
Scandix pecten-veneris L. is a less studied wild edible herb and is considered an extinct plant species in many parts of the world. This study was designed to evaluate its phytochemical composition and biological potential of S. pecten-veneris L.
Methods
Phytochemicals including alkaloids, flavonoids, polyphenols, and tannins were determined in extracts of S. pecten-veneris. Antioxidant activity was determined using 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), while reducing power was tested by ferric reducing/antioxidant power (FRAP) assay. Antimicrobial activity against seven bacterial and four fungal strains was evaluated using agar well diffusion assay. Enzymes inhibition study was performed for urease, phosphodiesterase-I, and catalase-II.
Results
S. pecten-veneris showed moderate antiradical activity and reducing potential of hydroxyl radicals to about 20% of the initial value. The antioxidant activity of various extracts of S. pecten-veneris showed a linear correlation with total phenolic contents in the order of water>n-butanol>chloroform>ethyl acetate>methanol extracts. S. pecten-veneris leaves showed the highest inhibitory activity against Staphylococcus aureus while the highest antifungal activity was observed against Candida albicans. The plant extract was most potent against urease enzymes but showed moderate activity against phosphodiestrase-I and carbonic anhydrase-II.
Conclusions
Our data demonstrate that in addition to its culinary uses, S. pecten-veneris has good medicinal potential and hence could be used for treating some specific health ailments.
ABSTRACT Using William Golding’s Lord of the Flies as a stimulus, researchers from Norway, Pakistan and the United Kingdom explored the potential of a literary text to encourage intercultural dialogue. The innovative research method used was to combine Literature Circles and Google Documents to provide a platform for asynchronous online exchange between three cohorts of students in higher education. The authors’ analysis of the data suggested differences between those students who regarded the text as a living document speaking directly to their personal experiences of citizenship issues and those for whom the novel remained a historical document, removed from their lived experience. The authors contend that this research can contribute original and significant insights to the literature on teaching citizenship through literary texts such as the relationship between text choice and context, models of international collaboration at the higher education level and contrasting approaches towards citizenship and reading. 相似文献
Tertiary Education and Management - The purpose of this paper is to report on who creates branding within institutions of higher learning, and what impact branding has on core institutional... 相似文献
Hemoglobin E (beta-26Glutamic acid→Lysine) is the second most prevalent hemoglobin variant in the world. 293 blood samples from cases referred from several hospitals in the region of Andhra Pradesh were screened for the detection of hemoglobinopathies. Four samples were found to be in heterozygous state for Hb E condition. Mutation in two of these heterozygotes was analysed using a 722 base pair (bp) amplified DNA fragment from beta-globin gene and restriction enzyme Mnl 1. A 232bp DNA fragment was found to be associated with the Hb E mutation. 相似文献
Hypertension is the most important public health problem in developing countries and one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular
diseases, and it has been reported that hypertension is in part an inflammatory disorder and several workers have reported
elevated levels of CRP in hypertensive individuals. The main aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between
blood pressure and serum CRP levels across the range of blood pressure categories including prehypertension. A total of 104
patients and 63 control subjects were included in the present study. The level of CRP in the serum samples was estimated by
a high sensitivity immunoturbidometric assay. Standard unpaired student’s ‘t’ test was used for comparison of hs-CRP levels
between hypertensive patients and normotensive control subjects and between patient groups with different grades of hypertension
and different durations of hypertensive histories. The mean serum hs-CRP level in hypertensive patients was 3.26 mg/L compared
with 1.36 mg/L among normotensive control subjects (P<0.001). On comparison with normotensive control subjects, the hs-CRP
levels vary significantly both with grades and duration of hypertension, with most significant difference found in patients
with prehypertension (P<0.001), followed by Stage-I (P=0.01) and Stage-II(P=0.02) hypertensives. Significant difference in
hs-CRP levels was also found in patients with shorter duration of hypertensive history (≤ 1year) when compared with those
with ≥5 years of hypertensive history (P<0.01). Our study reveals a graded association between blood pressure and CRP elevation
in people with hypertension. Individuals with prehypertension or with shorter duration of hypertension (≤1 Year) had significantly
a greater likelihood of CRP elevation in comparison to chronic stage-I or stage-II hypertensives. 相似文献