Rates of Self-reported Delinquency among Western Australian Male and Female High School Students: The male–female gender gap     

Stephen Houghton  Carol Tan  Umneea Khan  Annemaree Carroll 《International Journal of Disability, Development & Education》2013,60(2):74-84

The Adapted Self-Report Delinquency Scale (ASDS) was administered to 328 adolescents (174 males and 154 females) from eight high schools in Perth, Western Australia. The ages of the sample ranged from 13 to 17 years. Males reported a greater percentage level of involvement than females in 36 of 40 individual delinquent behaviours comprising the ASDS. A between-subjects multivariate analysis of variance using a Bonferroni adjusted alpha revealed a significant multivariate main effect of gender, F(6, 318) = 3.98, p?η ²?=?0.08. No significant main effect of age was evident. Univariate F-tests revealed that males scored significantly higher than females on only one of seven delinquent factors (physical aggression). These data are discussed in light of established evidence showing male predominance in delinquency, recent reports suggesting a male–female gender gap, and theories that have attempted to explain this disparity in offending among males and females.  相似文献   

Rewarding academics: Experiences of the Tenure Track System in Pakistan     

Tayyeb Ali Khan  Nasira Jabeen  Tom Christensen 《Higher Education Quarterly》2023,77(3):427-446

Pakistan introduced the Tenure Track System (TTS) as a new performance-based reform in public universities in 2005. The purpose of this study is to understand the experiences of higher education authorities, university leaders and tenure-track faculty about the implementation of this reform. This is a qualitative interpretive study and utilised a nested case study design, focusing on two cases—Science Faculty and Social Sciences and Humanities Faculty in a large provincial university. It utilises three perspectives taken from organisation theory—instrumental, cultural and myth perspectives. The main results show instrumental problems of hierarchical authority and horizontal coordination, lack of expertise to implement, cultural compatibility problems through active resistance from some groups and active use of symbols to modify the impression of a challenging reform implementations. Summing up, this is a Western-inspired reform that meet challenging conditions in Pakistan, making is rather less successful.  相似文献   

Predictors of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Complications in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome in an Eastern Indian Population     

Anindya Dasgupta  Aparna Khan  Ushasi Banerjee  Mrinalkanti Ghosh  Mrinal Pal  Kanika M. Chowdhury  Sayantan Dasgupta 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2013,28(2):169-176

The purpose of this study was to assess the predictive values of central obesity and hyperandrogenemia in development of insulin resistance and dyslipidemia in the polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) patients in our region. Differences of fasting blood glucose level, insulin resistance index HOMA-IR, lipid parameters, waist hip ratio (WHR), body mass index, LH/FSH ratio and testosterone levels between 45 PCOS cases and 35 age matched controls were obtained. Strength of association between different parameters in the case group was assayed by Pearson’s correlation analysis. Dependence of insulin resistance and WHR on different predictors was assessed by multiple linear regression assay. Total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, LH, FSH, LH/FSH ratio, WHR and insulin resistance were significantly higher in the case group (p < 0.05). Serum testosterone showed strong correlation with insulin resistance and LH/FSH ratio (r = 0.432 and 0.747, p = 0.01 and 0.001 respectively) in the PCOS patients while WHR and serum testosterone level stood out to be most significant predictors for the insulin resistance (β = 0.361 and 0.498; p = 0.048 and 0.049 respectively). Hyperandrogenemia and central obesity were the major factors predicting development of insulin resistance and its related metabolic and cardiovascular complications in our PCOS patients. We suggest early monitoring for androgen level and WHR in these patients for predicting an ensuing insulin resistance and modulating the treatment procedure accordingly to minimise future cardiovascular risks.  相似文献   

Creating Economy: Enterprise,Intellectual Property,and the Valuation of Goods     

Rimi Khan 《Journal of Cultural Economy》2020,13(2):255-259

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Epigenetic Silencing of DAPK1and p16INK4a Genes by CpG Island Hypermethylation in Epithelial Ovarian Cancer Patients     

Mariyam Zuberi  Sagar Dholariya  Imran Khan  Rashid Mir  Sameer Guru  Musadiq bhat  Mamta Sumi  Alpana Saxena 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2021,36(2):200

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代表UNESCO向"UNESCO信息素养培训师培训班(武汉)"致欢迎词     

Abdul Waheed Khan 《图书情报知识》2009,(1)

女士们,先生们,早上好! 感谢你们今天的热情欢迎. 今天我很荣幸地来到武汉,这个地处中国中部的政治、经济、文化和教育都市.武汉的生机与活力也反映了过去20年中国的空前发展,在此高速增长之下,我期待着在不久的将来看到更大的进步.  相似文献   

Tunable spatial heterogeneity in structure and composition within aqueous microfluidic droplets     

Hui Sophia Lee S  Wang P  Kun Yap S  Alan Hatton T  Khan SA 《Biomicrofluidics》2012,6(2):22005-220058

In this paper, we demonstrate biphasic microfluidic droplets with broadly tunable internal structures, from simple near-equilibrium drop-in-drop morphologies to complex yet uniform non-equilibrium steady-state structures. The droplets contain an aqueous mixture of poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) and dextran and are dispensed into an immiscible oil in a microfluidic T-junction device. Above a certain well-defined threshold droplet speed, the inner dextran-rich phase is "stirred" within the outer PEG-rich phase. The stirred polymer mixture is observed to exhibit a near continuum of speed and composition-dependent phase morphologies. There is increasing interest in the use of such aqueous two-phase systems in microfluidic devices for biomolecular applications in a variety of contexts. Our work presents a method to go beyond equilibrium phase morphologies in generating microfluidic "multiple" emulsions and at the same time raises the possibility of biochemical experimentation in benign yet complex biomimetic milieus.  相似文献   

Preface to special topic: multiphase microfluidics     

Khan SA 《Biomicrofluidics》2012,6(2):21901-219012

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An evaluation of a pre‐training assistant educational psychologist programme     

Jeremy J. Monsen  Emma Brown  Zobiah Akthar  Sehra Y. Khan 《Educational Psychology in Practice》2009,25(4):369-383

Two cohorts of psychology graduates with Graduate Basis for Registration (GBR) with the British Psychological Society (BPS), and a range of relevant work experience (teaching, youth and social work) were employed by the Kent Educational Psychology Service (EPS) over a two‐year period as assistant educational psychologists (Assistant EPs). This paper presents information about the role and effectiveness of this pre‐training Assistant EP programme. The role of the Assistant EP was identified as including: individual and group level casework, projects, applied research, and delivering training, under the direct supervision of EPs. All Assistant EP work was evaluated using a range of measures. Outcomes showed that intervention targets (as agreed using the Target Monitoring and Review form) were consistently met or exceeded. Key stakeholders perceived Assistant EPs to be a valuable and flexible resource and Assistant EPs felt that the role prepared them well for applying for professional training courses. The paper concludes with a brief discussion around the future role of pre‐training Assistant EPs.  相似文献   

Becoming a teacher: Transitions from training to the classroom in the NWFP,Pakistan     

Jo Westbrook  Nazneen Shah  Naureen Durrani  Clare Tikly  Wazim Khan  Máiréad Dunne 《International Journal of Educational Development》2009

This paper addresses issues related to the effectiveness of teacher education in Pakistan in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP), through a small scale collaborative research study in two state secondary schools, one girls’ and one boys’. The aim was to explore how newly qualified teachers manage their transition from student teachers to classroom teachers. In teasing out the relationship between teacher training experiences and classroom practice, we highlight the importance of greater consideration of the social and professional contexts of the school within training programmes as a means to make sustained improvements in the quality of classroom teaching and learning.  相似文献