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Predicting students’ academic progress and related attributes in first-year medical students: an analysis with artificial

"Background Dropout and poor academic performance are persistent problems in medical schools in emerging economies. Identifying at-risk students early and knowing the factors that contribute to their success would be useful for designing educational interventions. Educational Data Mining (EDM) methods...
Source: biomedcentral.com

Access to Medicines - inequalities persist but solutions must be found in partnership


Source: efpia.eu

Patterns of change and continuity in ochre use during the late Middle Stone Age of the Horn of Africa: The Porc-Epic Cave

Patterns of change and continuity in ochre use during the late Middle Stone Age of the Horn of Africa: The Porc-Epic Cave record: Ochre is found at numerous Middle Stone Age (MSA) sites and plays a key role in early modern human archaeology. Here we analyse the largest known East African MSA ochre assemblage,...
Source: plos.org

When the Wolf Finally Arrives: Big Deal Cancelations in North American Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen: For years, we

When the Wolf Finally Arrives: Big Deal Cancelations in North American Libraries - The Scholarly Kitchen: For years, we in libraries have been predicting the imminent demise of the manifestly-unsustainable Big Deal -- and yet it has persisted. Now that may be changing.
Source: sspnet.org

Kenyan students staying in Kenya in greater numbers but quality concerns persist. Market intelligence for international

Kenyan students staying in Kenya in greater numbers but quality concerns persist. Market intelligence for international student recruitment: Kenyan students are becoming less likely to leave their country for major study abroad destinations, and more likely to pursue higher education within Kenya. The...
Source: icef.com

Zika News: Puerto Rico Cases, Guillain-Barre Spikes, Persistence in Semen: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild,

Zika News: Puerto Rico Cases, Guillain-Barre Spikes, Persistence in Semen: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by David G. Fairchild, MD, MPH, and Jaye Elizabeth Hefner, MD Here are the latest reports on the Zika virus: NEJM Journal Watch.
Source: jwatch.org

UK Ebola nurse has meningitis caused by persisting virus: doctors: A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered

UK Ebola nurse has meningitis caused by persisting virus: doctors: A Scottish nurse who contracted and initially recovered from Ebola, but then suffered relapsing illness, has meningitis caused by the virus persisting in her brain, doctors treating her said on Wednesday.
Source: reuters.com

Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: This

Executive Summary to EDC-2: The Endocrine Society's Second Scientific Statement on Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals: This Executive Summary to the Endocrine Society's second Scientific Statement on environmental endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) provides a synthesis of the key points of the complete...
Source: endocrine.org