Classroom Participation

Tedesco-Schneck, Mary

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“…speciosa (the latter with low odd ratio but close to 2). Copernicia prunifera was the most distributed palm species inside R. nasutus area, and their association have been frequently reported [5,49,91–94]. Considering the other palms with infestation reports, Ac.…”

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Co-occurrence or dependence? Using spatial analyses to explore the interaction between palms and triatomines (Chagas disease insect vectors)

Calderón

González

2019

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BackgroundTriatomine kissing bugs are responsible for the vectorial transmission of the parasite Trypanosoma cruzi, etiological agent of Chagas disease, a zoonosis affecting 10 million people and with 25 million at risk of infection. Triatomines are associated with particular habitats that offer shelter and food. Several triatomine species of the Rhodnius genus have close association with palm crowns, where bugs can obtain blood from the associated fauna. The Rhodnius - palm interaction has been reported in several places of Central and South America. However, the association in the distributions of Rhodnius species and palms has not been quantitatively determined.Methodology/Principal FindingsBroad distributions of eight Rhodnius species and 16 palm species with Rhodnius-infestation reports were estimated using Ecological Niche Models. Rhodnius species distributions in their total range were compared to their distributions in areas with palms. Rhodnius species presence was found to be higher in areas with palms. However, that tendency notoriously depended on palm species. Rhodnius species presence increased several times in areas with particular palm species. Moreover, a possible relationship was found between Rhodnius and palm species richness, indicating the Amazon region as the convergent region where several Rhodnius and palm species intersected. Finally, palm distribution was evaluated as predictor of Rhodnius species distributions, but their inclusion in the distributions models did not improve their performance.Conclusions/SignificanceThe distributions of some Rhodnius and palm species showed a high spatial association, which can be based on species interaction or niche similarity. Based on distribution convergence, the Amazon region appear to be the origin of the Rhodnius-palm association. The direct relationship between palms and Rhodnius species richness could be based on the habitat heterogeneity offered by different palm species. Despite spatial association, palm presence would not be a relevant predictor of Rhodnius species distributions in comparison to other environmental variables. Inclusion of other input data as hosts’ distribution could help to increase model predictability.Author summaryThe infestation of palms with Rhodnius genus kissing bugs (Chagas disease vectors) is important from the public health perspective, since insects living in palms can infest nearby houses. The migration of these bugs to households could threaten vector control programs since reinfestation of treated dwellings can occur. Association between Rhodnius and palms species distributions has been previously suggested but never quantitatively determined. The strong association between one palm species and one Rhodnius species can be used as a factor to predict the presence of Rhodnius bugs in definite areas. In this study, we estimated by models the distributions of eight Rhodnius species and 18 Rhodnius-infested palm species. Rhodnius distributions models showed a biased presence toward areas with certain palm species. That specific association was very strong in some cases; however, the presence of associated palm species was used in Rhodnius distributions models, but that did not improve the predictability of the models. Palm presence appear to be not essential for the Rhodnius current distribution because they could inhabit other habitats; but that association could be relevant to the Rhodnius evolutionary and biogeographic history.

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Co-occurrence or dependence? Using spatial analyses to explore the interaction between palms and triatomines (Chagas disease insect vectors)

Calderón

González

2019

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“…In recent years, huge research has involved the conceptualisations, assessment, and investigation of perceptions of aspects of the classroom environment. However, these studies were conducted in developed and some developing countries using the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory (CUCEI) (e.g., Chua et al, 2011;Lay & Khoo, 2012;Strayer, 2012;Dorman, 2014;Farris, 2014;Li, 2014;Tedesco-Schneck 2016;Matoti, 2019). For instance, in Malaysia, Lay and Khoo (2012) investigated the "relationships between the perceptions of actual and preferred Science learning environment at tertiary level and the attitudes towards science among pre-service teachers in Sabah, Licensed Under Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY-NC)…”

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Examining the Quality of Learning Environment of Sandwich Programmes in Ghana: A Case of Institute of Education

Opoku,

Boakye,

Dzirasah

et al. 2024

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This paper reports on a study that examined the quality of the learning environment of sandwich programmes in Ghana. The study used a sequential explanatory mixed method design and focused on tutors and 400 students of the programme. The Total Quality Management Theory, Expectation Confirmation/Disconfirmation Theory, Context, Input, Process, and Product Evaluation Model underpined the study. A disproportional stratified selection method was used to select 1,000 students and 50 tutors from each of the four teaching centres. While a purposive sampling method was employed to select 12 students and eight tutors involved in sandwich programmes for follow-up interviews. The data were collected using a questionnaire and an interview guide. The quantitative data was analysed using means and standard deviation, while the qualitative data were subjected to thematic analysis. These findings revealed that the tutors show concern for the welfare of the students and offer chances for student-teacher contact. However, big class sizes limit how much faculty can customise the learning environment. Also, students were friendly, helpful, cooperative, and supported one another during activities. The study recommended that the management of the Institute of Education and centre coordinators make every effort to secure spacious classrooms to help reduce large class sizes and increase opportunities for student-teacher interactions, cohesiveness, and students' participation in the classroom. In addition, tutors should foster an atmosphere that invites student interaction and identify students' strengths and weaknesses.

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Undergraduate nursing students' perceptions about creating culturally safe classrooms: Living the epistemology, ontology and pedagogy

Moffitt

Durnford

2021

Nurse Education Today

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Classroom Participation

Cited by 7 publications

References 14 publications

Co-occurrence or dependence? Using spatial analyses to explore the interaction between palms and triatomines (Chagas disease insect vectors)

Co-occurrence or dependence? Using spatial analyses to explore the interaction between palms and triatomines (Chagas disease insect vectors)

Examining the Quality of Learning Environment of Sandwich Programmes in Ghana: A Case of Institute of Education

Undergraduate nursing students' perceptions about creating culturally safe classrooms: Living the epistemology, ontology and pedagogy

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