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A work in progress

OM EAST develop new booklet for red light ministries.




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Students equipped for His work

On 26 June, students from Austria Training Centre’s first year completed training in church planting, evangelism and discipleship.




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Andy Murray sends heartfelt message and donation to NHS workers amid coronavirus crisis

SIR Andy Murray has sent a heartfelt message to NHS staff for their heroic work during the coronavirus crisis.




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Rosemary Goring's Country Life: an army at work on the home front

There is little to like about the present predicament, but one thing I don’t miss is checking my diary every evening for a reminder of what tomorrow will bring. Our social life is not what you’d call a whirl, so usually memory can be relied on for the occasional gatherings. Here in Hoolet, socialising is often impromptu, a random encounter leading to a casual evening drink a few hours later, or a last-minute supper in a kitchen, so soon after the invite that nobody could possibly forget.




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Norway to host UEFA Grassroots Workshop

The next UEFA Grassroots Workshop in 2013 will be hosted by the Football Association of Norway, an organisation renowned for its achievements in this vital area of the game.




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VE Day 75: Extra bread as workers enjoy a day off, how The Herald reported the day

IT was a sombre appraisal, but the sense of relief was self-evident. “The war in Europe has ended at the last more suddenly than we sometimes dared to hope”, began the Glasgow Herald’s leading article on the morning of Tuesday, May 8, 1945.




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Coronavirus: Home working 'could help revive Scotland's rural communities'

SCOTLAND’S workers could stay put in rural communities in the post-lockdown world - boosting countryside economies and cutting commuter traffic, a Holyrood cabinet secretary has suggested.




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LOCKDOWN HOMEWORK: How to teach your children to code and build their own robot

HELP is on hand for parents hoping to inspire their children at home during the coronavirus lockdown – and it’s all free.




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Coronavirus in Scotland: Testing strategy to be reviewed amid care worker reports

THE SCOTTISH Government is reviewing its Covid-19 testing strategy after the Deputy First Minster has been left “frustrated” by reports home care workers have been told to travel to the other side of Scotland for tests.




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The Challenging, Often Isolating Work of School District Chief Equity Officers

As some districts try to dismantle racist and biased policies and practices, they are creating high-profile positions to lead that public, sometimes hostile, reckoning.




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Janey Godley: 'Women my age are told we don’t know how to work the internet but I showed these kids how it’s done'

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Letters: NHS workers deserve a decent salary and better protection

EUGENE Cairns (Herald Letters, May 6) feels that a fitting tribute to our NHS heroes would be to name hospitals and wards after those who have died in our service during the pandemic crisis.




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Teachers in Pa. District Agree to Work for Free (Again)

The Chester Upland district has faced financial hardship for decades, and for the second time in four years, teachers will be working without pay.




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New 'What Works Clearinghouse' Aims to Help Districts Find Research for ESSA

A new version of the federal research site allows users to find research related to specific school populations.




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Old pals act: as an exhibition of his photographs of John Byrne opens in Edinburgh, David Eustace on his long friendship and working relationship with the artist and playwright

For three decades now, the artist and playwright John Byrne has been sitting regularly for photographer David Eustace, the Glasgow-born photographer who left school at 16 and joined first the navy and then the prison service before settling on a career behind a camera.




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Joan Eardley centenary: why is no major gallery marking work of Scottish artistic great?

By John-Paul Holden




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The Distribution of Physical Activity in an After-school Friendship Network

New, effective approaches to obesity prevention are urgently needed. Social network interventions warrant our attention. Social networks play a significant role in adult and adolescent obesity. The role of social networks in pediatric obesity has not been examined.

Afterschool friendship ties play a critical role in setting physical activity patterns in children as young as 5 to 12 years. Children’s activity levels can be changed by the activity level of their social network during a 12-week afterschool program. (Read the full article)




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Pediatric Residents' Perspectives on Reducing Work Hours and Lengthening Residency: A National Survey

In 2011, the Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical Education increased restrictions on resident duty-hours. Further changes have been considered, including greater work-hour restrictions and lengthening residency. Residents’ views about these policies are unclear.

This is the first systematic, national inquiry into resident opinions on reduced work-hours and longer residency. More pediatric residents support than oppose reduced hours, and a minority would add a year to residency to achieve them. (Read the full article)




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The Experience of Families With Children With Trisomy 13 and 18 in Social Networks

Trisomy 13 and 18 are conditions with 1-year survival rates of less than 10% and have traditionally been treated with palliative care. There are increasing reports of ethical dilemmas caused by parental requests for clinical interventions.

Parents who belong to social networks report an enriching family experience and describe surviving children as happy. Many of these parents describe challenging encounters with health care providers. (Read the full article)




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Effects of CPOE on Provider Cognitive Workload: A Randomized Crossover Trial

Computerized provider order entry (CPOE) has been recognized to enhance the efficiency, safety, and quality of medical work. Yet vendors and organizations have not determined best practices for customizations, resulting in systems that have poor usability and unintended consequences of use.

This study demonstrated that systematically developed order sets reduce cognitive workload and order variation in the context of improved system usability and guideline adherence. The concept of cognitive workload reduction is novel in the setting of computer order entry. (Read the full article)




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Resident Work Hour Changes in Children's Hospitals: Impact on Staffing Patterns and Workforce Needs

Changes in resident work hours are believed to have an impact on resident education and patient safety.

This study provides an understanding of the impact of changes in resident work hours on the staffing strategies of children’s hospitals. (Read the full article)




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Antecedents of Neonatal Encephalopathy in the Vermont Oxford Network Encephalopathy Registry

Most term and late preterm infants with neonatal encephalopathy have not had recognized asphyxial birth events. Several nonasphyxial risk factors for neonatal encephalopathy have been identified in previous studies.

In a large sample, we confirm the association of several nonasphyxial factors with neonatal encephalopathy, including markers of intrauterine exposure to infection or inflammation, intrauterine fetal growth restriction, and birth defects. We identify steps that would improve studies of neonatal encephalopathy. (Read the full article)




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Secondary Sexual Characteristics in Boys: Data From the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network

Recent investigations of pubertal onset in US girls suggest earlier maturation. The situation for US boys is unknown, and existing investigations are outdated and lack information on a key physical marker of male puberty: testicular enlargement.

US boys appear to be developing secondary sexual characteristics and achieving testicular enlargement 6 months to 2 years earlier than commonly used norms, with African American boys entering Tanner stages 2 to 4 earlier than white or Hispanic boys. (Read the full article)




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Adolescent ADHD and Adult Physical and Mental Health, Work Performance, and Financial Stress

There are a few longitudinal studies that suggest that attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescence is associated with later psychiatric disorders, substance use disorders, and impaired work performance.

Adolescent ADHD is associated with a variety of internal and external stresses in adulthood. Consequently, it is essential to focus intervention efforts on adolescents with ADHD to prevent or alleviate adult difficulties in functioning. (Read the full article)




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Capture of Complexity of Specialty Care in Pediatric Cardiology by Work RVU Measures

Few reports have explored the measurement validity of the relative value unit (RVU) system, particularly in pediatrics. The RVU system, although broadly applied in health care settings, was developed for the adult population and thus may possess unique inadequacies in pediatrics.

We found deficiencies in the ability of the RVU system to capture features of case mix complexity and differences related to age. Additional investigation may be warranted to determine the validity of RVU as a measurement tool in pediatrics. (Read the full article)




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Working Memory Training Improves Cognitive Function in VLBW Preschoolers

Preterm born children have cognitive problems that include deficits in working memory. Computer-based working memory training has been reported to improve cognitive function in children.

A computer-based working memory training program designed for preschoolers seems effective in very low birth weight children, not only on working memory tasks, but also by having a generalizing effect regarding memory and learning. (Read the full article)




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The Impact of Social Networks on Parents' Vaccination Decisions

Previous studies have suggested that health care providers, family members, friends, and others play a role in shaping parents’ vaccination decisions. Other research has suggested that the media can influence whether parents decide to vaccinate their children.

Through the application of social network analysis, this study formally examines and quantifies how parents are influenced by the people and sources around them. Its findings suggest that social networks are important, particularly for parents who do not completely vaccinate. (Read the full article)




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Health Care Worker Exposures to Pertussis: Missed Opportunities for Prevention

The incidence of pertussis has significantly increased, and infection can result in severe disease among young children. This highly contagious disease may frequently be transmitted in pediatric health care settings, necessitating effective infection control practices to reduce exposure risk.

Despite institutional guidelines, pediatric health care workers (HCWs) are frequently exposed to pertussis because of delayed or incomplete adherence to infection control practices. Inconsistent reporting may also result in missed HCW exposures, increasing the risk of subsequent transmission to patients. (Read the full article)




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Identifying Very Preterm Children at Educational Risk Using a School Readiness Framework

Children born very preterm (VPT) are at high risk of educational delay. School readiness has been identified as a potentially useful clinical framework for early detection of those at greatest risk. However, evidence to support its predictive validity is limited.

VPT preschoolers are at risk of impairment across the 5 American Academy of Pediatrics school readiness domains. The number of domains affected predicted likelihood of later learning problems, supporting the utility of schoolreadiness frameworks for identifying children needing surveillance and/or support. (Read the full article)




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Regional Variation in Antenatal Corticosteroid Use: A Network-Level Quality Improvement Study

Application of antenatal corticosteroids to mothers before delivery is highly beneficial to very low birth weight infants. Yet despite widespread quality improvement efforts, many eligible infants fail to receive this therapy.

We demonstrate improvement in antenatal corticosteroid use during the study period. However, significant regional variation persists, which network-level quality improvement efforts might help eliminate. (Read the full article)




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Strategic Modeling of the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Workforce

The number of nurse practitioner graduates in the United States has nearly doubled over the past 2 decades. However, the number of pediatric nurse practitioner (PNP) graduates has remained relatively flat, although the demand for PNPs is expected to increase.

This study estimates the best-case shortage of PNPs over the next 25 years. We propose possible policy interventions to address key areas of the PNP workforce system and we compute their impact on the forecasted PNP shortage. (Read the full article)




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New Pediatricians: First Jobs and Future Workplace Goals

Concern exists about the ability of new general pediatricians to find jobs that match their career goals.

A large majority of new pediatricians secure positions consistent with their career goals and desired responsibilities. (Read the full article)




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Parents' Daily Time With Their Children: A Workplace Intervention

Children’s time with parents is critical for healthy development. Lack of control over parents’ schedules and limited supervisor support for personal and family life can interfere with parents’ family time.

This is the first group randomized controlled field trial demonstrating effects of a workplace intervention, designed to increase schedule control and supervisor support, on working parents’ time with their children, as assessed by using longitudinal daily telephone interviews. (Read the full article)




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Women's World Cup qualifying: how it works

As the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying group stage kicks off, we explain how Europe's eight berths alongside hosts France will be decided with tight ties in prospect.




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Fin24.com | MONEY CLINIC: Should I wait till my retirement policy matures or access it while still working?

A Fin24 reader nearing retirement wants to know if he can access his retirement annuity now while still employed or only after officially retiring.




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Fin24.com | EXPLAINER: Can I claim tax deductions because I'm working from home?

Due to the spreading coronavirus pandemic and compounded by the lockdown, more South Africans have chosen to or have been forced to work from home.




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Fin24.com | What you can claim if you get the coronavirus at work

If you contracted the coronavirus at work, you may be able to claim for temporary or permanent disability, depending on how you were affected - but you will have to prove that you did, in fact, become ill at work.




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A Gap in Teacher Training: Working With Students Who Have Concussions

A growing number of students have experienced a brain injury that could affect their ability to learn in school. Yet most teachers aren't prepared to work with these students.




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Fin24.com | Terry Bell | The saddest Workers' Day in history

For the first time in 130 years, there will be no rallies and marches to celebrate what began as a campaign for an eight-hour working day.




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Fin24.com | OPINION | Beer for health workers, fashion face masks: How businesses innovate during Covid-19

Where businesses are fighting to survive, agility is the name of the game, says Mignon Reynecke.




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Burundi: Breaking the Deadlock, The Urgent Need for a New Negotiating Framework




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A Framework for Responsible Aid to Burundi




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Chad: A New Conflict Resolution Framework




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Central African Republic - Making the Mission Work

By failing to engage when Crisis Group and others warned that the Central African Republic had become a phantom state, the international community has now had to become much more heavily involved, at much greater expense, after horrifying loss of life and massive displacement, with much greater odds of failure.




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Student Engagement Network announces newest members of Faculty Academy

The Student Engagement Network's Faculty Academy funds projects developed by Penn State faculty that result in transformative experiences that complement student engagement.




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The Best Desktop Workstations for 2020

Gaming desktops have all the glamour, but even they must bow to the most serious PCs on the planet: workstations certified to crunch through the most demanding design and rendering jobs and make sense of the hugest datasets. Here's what you need to know as you shop for a genuine heavyweight (even if it's small in size).




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How to Set Up a Wi-Fi Mesh Network

Spotty Wi-Fi in certain areas of you home? A mesh network system can bring seamless connectivity to every corner. Here's what you need to know to choose the right system and set it up for optimal performance.




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The Best Wi-Fi Mesh Network Systems for 2020

Have a larger home with Wi-Fi dead zones? A multi-node system might be a better solution than a traditional wireless router with extenders. Here are the best Wi-Fi mesh network systems we've tested in our labs.




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Are Too Many Students Working Below Grade Level?

Researchers examined nearly 22,000 pieces of class work in hundreds of schools. More than 70 percent of those assignments were below grade level, according to a new report from a teacher-training group.




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Second Libraries team at Berks campus wins national award for innovative work

Three Berks Thun Library employees received the 2020 Innovation in College Librarianship Award from the College Libraries Section of the Association of College & Research Libraries, a division of the American Library Association. The award honors librarians who demonstrate a capacity for innovation in working with or serving undergraduates or instructors in the areas of programs, services, and operations, or creating innovations for library colleagues that facilitate their ability to better serve the library’s community.