Parents' Knowledge about Enterobiasis Might Be One of the Most Important Risk Factors for Enterobiasis in Children

To know the prevalence of Enterobius vermicularis infection and what are the most important risk factors, we evaluated the incidence and risk factors of enterobiasis among children attended in kindergartens in Busan metropolitan city, Republic of Korea. A total of 1,674 children from 21 kindergartens in 11 of 16 autonomous districts of Busan were evaluated for E. vermicularis infection by the cellotape anal swab technique. The overall egg-positive rate for E. vermicularis was 10.7% (179/1,674), and the prevalence of enterobiasis in each kindergarten ranged between 0% and 32.4%. There was an increasing tendency of the egg positive rate according to the population density; the higher the population density communities had, the higher egg-positive rate for E. vermicularis was detected (P = 0.001). Among personal hygiene factors involving children, thumb-sucking (P = 0.036) and fingernail-trimming (P = 0.024) were highly associated with enterobiasis. In addition, taking anthelmintic medications against E. vermicularis infection was strongly associated with enterobiasis (P = 0.014). Moreover, parents'' knowledge of enterobiasis was correlated significantly with the incidence of enterobiasis of their children (P = 0.006). In conclusion, we need to consider not only personal hygiene but also parents'' knowledge about enterobiasis as a factor in order to develop new strategies for elimination or to complete reduction of enterobiasis in Korea.     

关于卫生管理专业研究生创新性复试的实证研究

20世纪80年代中期,A医科大学对卫生管理专业研究生考生的复试进行了创新性设计,体现了公开、公平、公正性。从国家考试各科成绩均及格的19名考生中,选取头7名进行复试。复试内容为主考与考生交谈、英语听力、主题演讲、智商和性格测定,分别赋予权重(0.4、0.15、0.45、0)。考生总成绩为国家统考成绩占60%,复试成绩占40%。7名复试考生按总成绩排序,取前5名。5名研究生基础课、专业课都成绩优良,较好地完成了学历课程教育;很好地完成了国家卫生部和A省的课题研究,顺利通过学位论文答辩,并被授予硕士学位,有2位研究生的研究课题获得省部级科技二等奖。5名研究生毕业20余年,在事业上都有很大发展。     

Diaspora and the Anthropology of Latino Education: Challenges, Affinities, and Intersections

In this article, I highlight the challenges, tensions, and affinities between Latino educational anthropology and diaspora studies. Some of the urgent questions include attention to new Latino destinations, transnationalism, and Latino diversity. It concludes by suggesting future pathways through Latina feminist thought.     

MISCONDUCT IN MEDICAL STUDENTS

Medical students, subject to unique challenges and stressors, frequently engage in misconduct. In this observational study, carried out in a medical school in Colombia, we developed a survey to explore the association between misconduct and stress, potential stressors and other possible contributing factors, such as sex, age and academic year. Of the 433 students that responded to our survey, 97.9% did not fully disagree with at least one of the mentioned misconducts and 99.8% admitted to at least one transgression. Based on a scale we developed, 61.4% of the students consistently agreed with misconduct and 44.9% frequently engaged in misconduct. A logistic regression model suggests that being male (OR 1.90, CI 95% 1.27–2.84) and stress (OR 1.04, CI 95% 1.01–1.06) may increase the likelihood of misconduct. In a subgroup of students, excluding those in their last year of studies, higher academic semester (OR 1.25, CI 95%: 1.10–1.42) may also be a risk factor for misconduct. Most of the observed variation in the data, however, is not explained by these factors. Other modifiers, such as student personality and sub‐culture, may play a greater role in determining misconduct. The proportion of medical students that engage in misconduct is very high and warrants the attention of the medical education community.     

浅谈发育生物学实验教学改革及创新能力培养

实验教学是培养具有创新精神和实践能力的应用型人才的重要途径.发育生物学是一门新兴学科,其实验教学存在教学内容参差不齐和教学环节薄弱等诸多问题,实行教学改革迫在眉睫.通过对发育生物学实验教学改革的实践经验进行总结,以期对同类高校该课程实验教学有所借鉴和参考,共同完善发育生物学实验教学环节.