scholarly journals Low Cost Private Schools: ‘Helping’ to Reach Education for All Through Exploiting Women

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 28
Author(s):  
Roy Carr-Hill ◽  
Shelley Sauerhaft
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
Private Schools ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Women Teachers ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Conditions Of Employment

The rapid growth of Low Cost Private Schools (LCPS) in developing countries has led to increasing interest in the model’s ‘sustainability’. Nearly all the literature is based on the proponents’ claims that the model is more cost-effective than government schools rather than of the implications of the model depending to a large extent on very low paid young women teachers.The article is written against the backdrop of the model of an autonomous, respected, well-prepared teacher and framed in terms of human rights and gender (dis-)empowerment. Drawing on material on literature mainly from India and Pakistan, it documents the educational levels and employment opportunities for women; reviews the arguments for and against the model pointing out the lack of attention to the high rates of profit and the plight of teachers; and demonstrates that the (mostly young women) teachers are not only very low paid but are also poorly qualified with very precarious conditions of employment. Simply put, paying women teachers less than the minimum wage denies their human rights, further disempowering those who are already socially marginalized and excluded. This is not sustainable for gender equality in the long term and, finally, detrimental to education in developing societies as a whole.

Building Evaluation Capital in Government: A Queensland Departmental Approach

2017 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 39-49
Author(s):  
Sarah Goswami ◽  
Vicki Lane
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Building Blocks ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Value For Money ◽  
Department Of Agriculture ◽  
Evaluation Capacity Building ◽  
Statutory Body

Increasingly, government departments are being held accountable for investment in public services. In Queensland the Financial Accountability Act 2009 (Queensland Treasury, 2016) requires that accountable officers and statutory bodies ‘achieve reasonable value for money by ensuring the operations of the department or statutory body are carried out efficiently, effectively and economically’ (Section 61). Whilst there is a directive for agencies to evaluate and demonstrate value for money, it has in practice been difficult to embed long term, as many systems and decision makers have neglected the role of organisation-wide evaluation capital. This paper will outline the work being undertaken in the Queensland Department of Agriculture and Fisheries (DAF) to implement an Impact and Investment Framework, which will support and embed evaluation in a multidisciplinary setting. A central tenant of this framework is ‘business empowerment and learning'—building the evaluation culture in the organisation by first establishing evaluation building blocks, through business empowerment, support and utility. The framework is comprised of five key elements and is built on the principles of evaluation and evaluation capacity building disciplines. It has been designed to be low-cost, effective and efficient, whilst enabling business improvement, meeting accountability needs and allowing the department to demonstrate the value of its work.

Mitigation of emerging pollutants by plants

2011 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Reinhold ◽  
N. Aryal
Keyword(s):  
Wastewater Treatment ◽  
Surface Waters ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Emerging Pollutants ◽  
Food Crops ◽  
Minimal Risk ◽  
Sustainable Technologies ◽  
Trace Concentrations

Low cost, sustainable technologies for addressing pollution of waters with trace concentrations of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are needed. Plant-based ecosystems for wastewater treatment are low-cost, effective technologies with the potential to address PPCPs. This abstract presents recent research examining the phytoremediation of PPCPs in both aquatic and terrestrial systems and discusses potential implications of phytoremediation of PPCPs. Research indicates that duckweed plants can stimulate microbial degradation of ibuprofen, sorb and uptake fluoxetine, and indirectly affect the fate of triclosan. Additionally, research indicates that food crops phytoaccumulate antimicrobials present in biosolids. The implications of these processes include mitigation of ecotoxicological risk from antimicrobial contamination of surface waters and soils with minimal risk to humans from consumption of phytoaccumulated antimicrobials. Additionally, plants may serve as a long-term reservoir for PPCPs in the environment.

scholarly journals Keeping cool, staying virtuous: Social media and the composite habitus of young Muslim women in Copenhagen

2015 ◽  
Vol 31 (58) ◽  
pp. 49 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Waltorp
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Young Women ◽  
Social Housing ◽  
Muslim Women ◽  
Hysteresis Effect ◽  
The Self ◽  
Housing Area ◽  
Anthropological Fieldwork ◽  
And Gender

This article builds on long-term anthropological fieldwork among young Muslim women in a social housing area in Copenhagen. It explores how morality, modesty, and gender- and generational relations become reconfigured in the ways in which young women use the Smartphone and social media to navigate their everyday lives. I focus on love and marriage, the imperatives of appearing cool among peers, and keeping the family’s honour intact through the display of virtuous behaviour. Building on Bourdieu’s writings on the split habitus, I introduce the term composite habitus, as it underscores the aspect of a habitus that is split between (sometimes contradictory) composite parts. The composite habitus of the young women is more than a hysteresis effect (where disposition and field are in mismatch and the habitus misfires), as the composite habitus also opens up to a range of possible strategies. I present examples of how intimate and secret uses of Smartphones have played out and show how social media have allowed for multiple versions of the self through managing public and secret relationships locally and across long distances.

scholarly journals MIRRA: A Modular and Cost-Effective Microclimate Monitoring System for Real-Time Remote Applications

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (13) ◽  
pp. 4615
Author(s):  
Olivier Pieters ◽  
Emiel Deprost ◽  
Jonas Van Der Donckt ◽  
Lore Brosens ◽  
Pieter Sanczuk ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Real Time ◽  
Monitoring System ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Time Data ◽  
Real Time Data ◽  
Microclimate Monitoring ◽  
Weather Stations

Monitoring climate change, and its impacts on ecological, agricultural, and other societal systems, is often based on temperature data derived from official weather stations. Yet, these data do not capture most microclimates, influenced by soil, vegetation and topography, operating at spatial scales relevant to the majority of organisms on Earth. Detecting and attributing climate change impacts with confidence and certainty will only be possible by a better quantification of temperature changes in forests, croplands, mountains, shrublands, and other remote habitats. There is an urgent need for a novel, miniature and simple device filling the gap between low-cost devices with manual data download (no instantaneous data) and high-end, expensive weather stations with real-time data access. Here, we develop an integrative real-time monitoring system for microclimate measurements: MIRRA (Microclimate Instrument for Real-time Remote Applications) to tackle this problem. The goal of this platform is the design of a miniature and simple instrument for near instantaneous, long-term and remote measurements of microclimates. To that end, we optimised power consumption and transfer data using a cellular uplink. MIRRA is modular, enabling the use of different sensors (e.g., air and soil temperature, soil moisture and radiation) depending upon the application, and uses an innovative node system highly suitable for remote locations. Data from separate sensor modules are wirelessly sent to a gateway, thus avoiding the drawbacks of cables. With this sensor technology for the long-term, low-cost, real-time and remote sensing of microclimates, we lay the foundation and open a wide range of possibilities to map microclimates in different ecosystems, feeding a next generation of models. MIRRA is, however, not limited to microclimate monitoring thanks to its modular and wireless design. Within limits, it is suitable or any application requiring real-time data logging of power-efficient sensors over long periods of time. We compare the performance of this system to a reference system in real-world conditions in the field, indicating excellent correlation with data collected by established data loggers. This proof-of-concept forms an important foundation to creating the next version of MIRRA, fit for large scale deployment and possible commercialisation. In conclusion, we developed a novel wireless cost-effective sensor system for microclimates.

SEM Evaluation of Chemically Finished Nonwoven Fabrics from Recycled Fibers

2000 ◽  
Vol 6 (S2) ◽  
pp. 770-771
Author(s):  
W. R. Goynes ◽  
E. E. Graves ◽  
W. Tao ◽  
G. F. D'Anna ◽  
M. P. Day ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Textile Industry ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Nonwoven Fabrics ◽  
Care Facilities ◽  
Emergency Housing ◽  
Recycled Fibers

The textile industry produces large quantities of waste and scrap materials. Most of this waste requires disposal. Both environmental and economic benefits could be derived by developing commercial products to use these materials. Environmentally acceptable textile products include those that utilize recycled materials, or materials that have not been chemically processed. Such products are often not economically profitable because of the added expense necessary for environmental protection. Development of such a cost-effective textile product requires use of low-cost materials, minimal cost production processes, and finishes that have already been developed and tested.The objective of this research was to develop a semi-disposable, economical, light-weight, comfortable thermal blanket that would be both flame-resistant and antibacterial through a limited number of laundry cycles. Targeted uses would be in medical and health care facilities, disaster relief centers, short term and emergency housing needs, recreational areas such as camping, and in military maneuvers where environmental conditions could be harmful to long-term products.

scholarly journals PtOEP–PDMS-Based Optical Oxygen Sensor

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (16) ◽  
pp. 5645
Author(s):  
Camila M. Penso ◽  
João L. Rocha ◽  
Marcos S. Martins ◽  
Paulo J. Sousa ◽  
Vânia C. Pinto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Oxygen Sensor ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Luminescent Properties ◽  
Low Oxygen ◽  
Pdms Film ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Optical Oxygen Sensor

The advanced and widespread use of microfluidic devices, which are usually fabricated in polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS), requires the integration of many sensors, always compatible with microfluidic fabrication processes. Moreover, current limitations of the existing optical and electrochemical oxygen sensors regarding long-term stability due to sensor degradation, biofouling, fabrication processes and cost have led to the development of new approaches. Thus, this manuscript reports the development, fabrication and characterization of a low-cost and highly sensitive dissolved oxygen optical sensor based on a membrane of PDMS doped with platinum octaethylporphyrin (PtOEP) film, fabricated using standard microfluidic materials and processes. The excellent mechanical and chemical properties (high permeability to oxygen, anti-biofouling characteristics) of PDMS result in membranes with superior sensitivity compared with other matrix materials. The wide use of PtOEP in sensing applications, due to its advantage of being easily synthesized using microtechnologies, its strong phosphorescence at room temperature with a quantum yield close to 50%, its excellent Strokes Shift as well as its relatively long lifetime (75 µs), provide the suitable conditions for the development of a miniaturized luminescence optical oxygen sensor allowing long-term applications. The influence of the PDMS film thickness (0.1–2.5 mm) and the PtOEP concentration (363, 545, 727 ppm) in luminescent properties are presented. This enables to achieve low detection levels in a gas media range from 0.5% up to 20%, and in liquid media from 0.5 mg/L up to 3.3 mg/L at 1 atm, 25 °C. As a result, we propose a simple and cost-effective system based on a LED membrane photodiode system to detect low oxygen concentrations for in situ applications.

scholarly journals Sleep duration and overweight: is there a relationship in adolescence?

2021 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Márcia Mara Corrêa ◽  
Marcela Aparecida de Souza Borges ◽  
Elizabete Regina Araújo de Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Sleep Duration ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Excess Weight ◽  
Cardiovascular Risks ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Short Sleep ◽  
Short And Long Term ◽  
And Gender

ABSTRACT: Objective: This study aimed to investigate the association between sleep duration and excess weight in Brazilian adolescents. Methods: This is a cross-sectional study conducted with 65,837 adolescents, aged 12 to 17 years, enrolled in the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA). Sleep duration was assessed by means of a questionnaire focusing on weekday and weekend hours of sleep. Nutritional status was assessed based on body mass index, and participants were classified according to age and gender. The statistical analysis was performed with the Stata 13 software, using the survey command. Poisson regression was used to determine the association of excess weight with sleep duration categories. Results: A decline in sleep duration was associated with advancing age. The prevalence of short and long-term sleep among adolescents was 17.9 and 3.6%, respectively, while overweight was diagnosed in 25.5% of the sample. Adolescents who reported having short sleep had 10% (PR = 1.10; 95%CI 1.06 – 1.15) more overweight, while those who reported sleeping more than 11 hours had approximately 12% (PR = 0.88; 95%CI 0.78 – 0.99) less excess weight. Conclusion: Our findings reinforce the assumption that insufficient sleep poses health risks, and encouraging regular and sufficient sleep may be a cost-effective intervention for the prevention of overweight in adolescence.

scholarly journals Separation and enrichment of sodium-motile bacteria using cost-effective microfluidics

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jyoti P Gurung ◽  
Moein Navvab Kashani ◽  
Sanaz Agarwal ◽  
Murat Gel ◽  
Matthew AB Baker
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Flagellar Motor ◽  
Term Selection ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Fold Enrichment ◽  
Torque Generation ◽  
Motile Species ◽  
Motile Bacteria

AbstractMany motile bacteria are propelled by the rotation of flagellar filaments. This rotation is driven by a membrane protein known as the stator-complex, which drives the rotor of the bacterial flagellar motor. Torque generation is powered in most cases by proton transit through the stator complex, with the next most common ionic power source being sodium. Synthetic chimeric stators which combine sodium- and proton-powered stators have enabled the interrogation of sodium-stators in species that are typically proton-powered, such as the sodium powered PomA-PotB stator complex in E. coli. Much is known about the signalling cascades that respond to attractant and govern switching bias as an end-product of chemotaxis, however less is known about how energetics and chemotaxis interact to affect the colonisation of environmental niches where ion concentrations and compositions may vary. Here we designed a fluidics system at low cost for rapid prototyping to separate motile and non-motile populations of bacteria. We measure separation efficiencies at varying ionic concentrations and confirm using fluorescence that our device can deliver eight-fold enrichment of the motile proportion of a mixed population of motile and non-motile species. Furthermore, our results show that we can select bacteria from reservoirs where sodium is not initially present. Overall, this technique can be used to implement long-term selection from liquid culture for directed evolution approaches to investigate the adaptation of motility in bacterial ecosystems.

scholarly journals The public health importance of Ascaris lumbricoides

Parasitology ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 121 (S1) ◽  
pp. S51-S71 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. O'LORCAIN ◽  
C.V. HOLLAND
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Preschool Age ◽  
Targeted Treatment ◽  
Selective Treatment ◽  
Public Health Importance ◽  
Malnourished Children ◽  
Receive Treatment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Technical Effort

Numerous studies have shown that anthelminthic treatment can be effective in improving growth rates when given to malnourished children with ascariasis. Recent investigations have also indicated that Ascaris infections can affect mental processing in some school children. Poor socio-economic conditions are among the key factors linked with higher prevalences of ascariasis, as are defaecation practices, geophagia, cultural differences relating to personal and food hygiene, occupational necessity, agricultural factors, housing style, social class and gender. Chemotherapy is currently the major tool used for the strategic control of ascariasis as a short-term goal. In the long term, improvements in hygiene and sanitation are thought to aid long-term control considerably. Targeted treatment, especially when aimed at schoolchildren, has been a major focus of recent control efforts in some areas. Universal treatment reaches more people and thus decreases further aggregate morbidity, especially in nutritionally vulnerable preschool-age children. Selective treatment requires technical effort to identify heavily infected individuals; acceptance by the community may vary in less educated populations when some individuals receive treatment and others do not. Child-targeted treatment may be more cost-effective than population treatment in reducing the number of disease cases and, in high transmission areas, expanding coverage of a population can be a more cost-effective strategy than increasing the frequency of treatment.

Private Primary Schools

2021 ◽  
pp. 75-102
Author(s):  
Sarah Kabay
Keyword(s):  
Private Sector ◽  
International Education ◽  
Private School ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Educational Inequality ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Government Schools ◽  
The Government ◽  
Access And Quality

Over the past two decades, private primary schools have become one of the most contentious topics of research in the field of international education. In particular, “low-cost” or “low-fee” private primary schools has received a lot of attention. The crux of the issue can be described in terms of access and quality. The promise of the private sector is that it could provide a higher-quality alternative to public education, and one that might be more cost-effective. The threat of the private sector is that it might deepen educational inequality, providing access to quality education for only some children and potentially making education worse for others. This chapter reviews some of the research on the subject and then analyzes transfer to private primary schools, comparing the educational experience of children in these schools with that of children in the government schools from which they transferred. Analysis accordingly aligns with questions of access (what predicts transfer to private school) and quality (what differences (or similarities) exist between government and private primary schools).

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