The Long-Term Effects of a First-Year Student Wilderness Orientation Program

2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-40 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael A. Gass ◽  
Daniel E. Garvey ◽  
Deborah A. Sugerman
Keyword(s):  
Peer Relationships ◽  
Undergraduate Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Orientation Program ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Wilderness Orientation ◽  
First Year Student

Positive changes were found 17 years after participants' experiences in a wilderness orientation program. Three themes representing the changes emerged from the data: (a) challenging assumptions of self and others, (b) strong effects of peer relationships, and (c) long-term positive effects of the orientation program during students' undergraduate education, as well as after graduation.

scholarly journals Duration of untreated psychosis as predictor of long-term outcome in schizophrenia: systematic review and meta-analysis

2014 ◽  
Vol 205 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-94 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matti Penttilä ◽  
Erika Jääskeläinen ◽  
Noora Hirvonen ◽  
Matti Isohanni ◽  
Jouko Miettunen
Keyword(s):  
Negative Symptoms ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Hospital Treatment ◽  
Duration Of Untreated Psychosis ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Term Outcome ◽  
Long Term Outcome ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Early Intervention In Psychosis

BackgroundDuration of untreated psychosis (DUP) is one of the few potentially modifiable predictors of outcomes of schizophrenia. Long DUP as a predictor of poor short-term outcome has been addressed in previous meta-analyses, but the long-term effects of DUP remain unclear.AimsTo analyse the associations between DUP and long-term outcomes of schizophrenia.MethodA systematic literature search was performed using seven electronic databases and manual searches. Random effects weighted meta-analysis with correlation coefficients was used to pool the results.ResultsWe identified 3493 unique publications, from which 33 samples met our predefined selection criteria. Long DUP correlated statistically significantly with poor general symptomatic outcome, more severe positive and negative symptoms, lesser likelihood of remission and poor social functioning and global outcome (correlations 0.13–0.18). Long DUP was not associated with employment, quality of life or hospital treatment.ConclusionsThe small but mostly consistent correlation between long DUP and poor outcome indicates that early intervention in psychosis may have at least subtle positive effects on the long-term course of illness.

scholarly journals Sustainable Knowledge Investment Increases Employment and GDP in the Spanish Agricultural Sector More Than Other Investments

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (8) ◽  
pp. 3127
Author(s):  
Carolina Cosculluela-Martínez
Keyword(s):  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Vector Error Correction ◽  
Vector Error ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Stock Types ◽  
Processing Techniques

Investment in every type of asset increases GDP and net employment differently. This paper compares the effect produced by a permanent unitary shock in Sustainable Knowledge for the Primary Sector (SKPS) on the Spanish employment and GDP growth with the effect produced by the other fourteen capital stock types. The methodology used is a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM), where the complementary capital can affect SKPS instantaneously. The results suggest that SKPS produces the second-highest, short and long-term effects on both labor and production, per Euro invested; moreover, the investment of 4.3 thousand euros is retrieved in the first year and increases net employment in one person after four years. Accordingly, the 5 million Euro Budget to invest in sustainable machinery and processing techniques increases net employment by 827 employees.

Verification of Ingroup Identity as a Longitudinal Mediator between Intergroup Contact and Outgroup Evaluation

2013 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angel Gómez ◽  
Anja Eller ◽  
Alexandra Vázquez
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Intergroup Contact ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
School Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Ingroup Identity ◽  
Continue Work

AbstractAlmost six decades of research have consistently demonstrated that intergroup contact is one of the most powerful ways of improving intergroup attitudes. At least two important limitations, however, still compel researchers to continue work in this area: the issue of long-term effects of contact, and the processes underlying such effects. This report makes a theoretical and empirical contribution with regard to these two aspects introducing a new mediator of the effects of contact: verification of qualities of typical ingroup members that may or may not characterize individual group members (e.g. verification of ingroup identities). One hundred and forty-two high school students participated in a two-wave longitudinal study with 12 weeks’ lag in Spain. Cross-sectional and longitudinal mediational analyses using multiple imputation data showed that intergroup contact improves general outgroup evaluation through increasing verification of ingroup identities. This research demonstrates the relevance of considering verification of ingroup identity as a mediator for the positive effects of intergroup contact.

Long-term effects of severe undernutrition during the first year of life on brain development and learning in Chilean high-school graduates

Nutrition ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 16 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1056-1063 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniza M Ivanovic ◽  
Boris P Leiva ◽  
Hernan T Perez ◽  
Nelida B Inzunza ◽  
Atilio F Almagià ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Brain Development ◽  
High School Graduates ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
First Year Of Life

scholarly journals Ileal transposition in rats influenced glucose metabolism and HSP70 levels

2015 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dominika Stygar ◽  
Tomasz Sawczyn ◽  
Bronisława Skrzep-Poloczek ◽  
Iwona Karcz-Socha ◽  
Bogdan Doleżych ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Metabolism ◽  
Glycogen Synthase ◽  
Glycolytic Enzyme ◽  
Diabetes Remission ◽  
Distal Ileum ◽  
Zucker Rats ◽  
Ileal Transposition ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Positive Effects

AbstractObjective: Ileal transposition procedure (IT), in combination with sleeve gastrectomy, is widely used to induce diabetes remission and to control related metabolic abnormalities. A transposition of a long segment of distal ileum in obese Zucker rats improved glucose tolerance 6 months after IT. The premise of our study was to to examine the long - term effects of ileum transposition on the liver glycolytic enzymes content in a euglycemic group of operated Zucker rats. Methods: Twenty male Zucker rats underwent either the transposition of 50% distal ileum or a sham surgery. Six months after surgery, liver tissue concentrations of glycogen synthase kinase alpha (GSK-3α), glucose 6-phosphatase (G6PC), glycogen phosphorylase (PYGM) and phosphofructokinase (PFK) and HSP70 were assessed by immunoenzymatic methods. Results: HSP70 values were significantly higher in the IT group compared to SHAM. G6PC liver concentrations in the IT group were almost 1.45-fold lower than in the SHAM operated rats. Statistical analyses (F-test) showed HSP70 levels were significantly related to caveolin-1and SHAM group. Conclusions: Lowered glycolytic enzyme concentrations assessed in the liver suggest positive effects on glucose metabolism in long-term observations.

scholarly journals Early Engagement in Course-Based Research Increases Graduation Rates and Completion of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Degrees

2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. ar20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stacia E. Rodenbusch ◽  
Paul R. Hernandez ◽  
Sarah L. Simmons ◽  
Erin L. Dolan
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Biology Education ◽  
First Year ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Grade Point ◽  
Stem Major ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
And Mathematics

National efforts to transform undergraduate biology education call for research experiences to be an integral component of learning for all students. Course-based undergraduate research experiences, or CUREs, have been championed for engaging students in research at a scale that is not possible through apprenticeships in faculty research laboratories. Yet there are few if any studies that examine the long-term effects of participating in CUREs on desired student outcomes, such as graduating from college and completing a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) major. One CURE program, the Freshman Research Initiative (FRI), has engaged thousands of first-year undergraduates over the past decade. Using propensity score–matching to control for student-level differences, we tested the effect of participating in FRI on students’ probability of graduating with a STEM degree, probability of graduating within 6 yr, and grade point average (GPA) at graduation. Students who completed all three semesters of FRI were significantly more likely than their non-FRI peers to earn a STEM degree and graduate within 6 yr. FRI had no significant effect on students’ GPAs at graduation. The effects were similar for diverse students. These results provide the most robust and best-controlled evidence to date to support calls for early involvement of undergraduates in research.

scholarly journals Impact of soil scarification on reindeer pastures

Rangifer ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 99 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olof Eriksson ◽  
Tuomo Raunistola
Keyword(s):  
Standard Procedure ◽  
Plant Cover ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Ground Vegetation ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Surface Moisture ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Soil Scarification ◽  
Soil Temperatures

During recent years, soil scarification has become a standard procedure for improving seed beds after logging. Around 57 000 ha were treated, primarily through harrowing and ploughing, in the counties of Vâsterbotten and Norbotten during 1985. The positive effects of scarification, from a forestry point of view, are improved access to plant nutrients, raised soil temperatures and reduces surface moisture. The aim of the present study was to describe long-term changes in the ground vegetation following scarification. Harrowing affects 45-55% of the plant cover while ploughing affects 65-90%. 10 years after ploughing and harrowing about 20% of the surface is still without vegetation. Real long-term effects remain in dispute. It has been claimed that ploughing, at least, may lead to irreversible changes.

Short and long-term effects of fire and vegetation cover on four lizard species in Amazonian savannas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika dos Santos Souza ◽  
Albertina P. Lima ◽  
William E. Magnusson ◽  
RICARDO ALEXANDRE KAWASHITA-RIBEIRO ◽  
Rodrigo Ferreira Fadini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vegetation Cover ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Lizard Species ◽  
Random Factor ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Temporal Sampling ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
Main Effects

Ecological succession in tropical savannas is limited by seasonal fire, which affects habitat quality. Although fire may cause negligible or positive effects on animals occupying savannas, most short-term studies (months to a few years) are based on a single temporal sampling snapshot, and long-term studies (decades) are rare. We sampled four lizard species in Amazonian savannas to test the effects of fire and vegetation cover on lizard densities at two temporal scales. In the short-term, we use three sampling snapshots to test the effects of fire and vegetation cover on estimated lizard densities over the subsequent 1–5 years. In the long-term, we test the effects of fire and changes in vegetation cover over 21 years on current lizard density differences. In the short-term, species responses were usually consistent with foraging and thermoregulation modes. However, the results were not consistent among species and years, although the variances in species density explained by year as a random factor were generally low. In the long-term, the main effects of fire and vegetation cover show that lizard densities may change spatially, but not necessarily temporarily. Wildfire is a natural resource of savannas and apparently have little impact on resident lizards of that ecosystem.

scholarly journals Long-Term Effects in Bone Mineral Density after Different Bariatric Procedures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: Outcomes of a Randomized Clinical Trial

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 1830 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fernando Guerrero-Pérez ◽  
Anna Casajoana ◽  
Carmen Gómez-Vaquero ◽  
Nuria Virgili ◽  
Rafael López-Urdiales ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bone Mineral Density ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Bone Mineral ◽  
First Year ◽  
Gastrointestinal Hormone ◽  
Long Term Effects ◽  
Mineral Density ◽  
Greater Curvature

There is scant evidence of the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on bone mineral density (BMD). We compared BMD changes in patients with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) 5 years after randomization to metabolic gastric bypass (mRYGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and greater curvature plication (GCP). We studied the influence of first year gastrointestinal hormone changes on final bone outcomes. Forty-five patients, averaging 49.4 (7.8) years old and body mass index (BMI) 39.4 (1.9) kg/m2, were included. BMD at lumbar spine (LS) was lower after mRYGB compared to SG and GCP: 0.89 [0.82;0.94] vs. 1.04 [0.91;1.16] vs. 0.99 [0.89;1.12], p = 0.020. A higher percentage of LS osteopenia was present after mRYGB 78.6% vs. 33.3% vs. 50.0%, respectively. BMD reduction was greater in T2D remitters vs. non-remitters. Weight at fifth year predicted BMD changes at the femoral neck (FN) (adjusted R2: 0.3218; p = 0.002), and type of surgery (mRYGB) and menopause predicted BMD changes at LS (adjusted R2: 0.2507; p < 0.015). In conclusion, mRYGB produces higher deleterious effects on bone at LS compared to SG and GCP in the long-term. Women in menopause undergoing mRYGB are at highest risk of bone deterioration. Gastrointestinal hormone changes after surgery do not play a major role in BMD outcomes.

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