Effectiveness of Education for Knowledge use of Genitalia Antiseptics for Adolescents

Ethnobotanical knowledge, associated with plant resources was studied in Siluwa village development committee, Palpa district. Rapid rural appraisal tool was used to obtain information of indigenous people. This study revealed that Magar community has a vast knowledge of using plant resources. Local people are using plants for medicinal, wild fruit, food, religious and other various domestic purposes. The ethnobotanical knowledge is gradually decreasing in the younger generations. Key words: Indigenous knowledge; use of plants; Magar community. Journal of Natural History Museum Vol. 24, 2009 Page: 58-71

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Chameleonic knowledge: a study of ex ante analysis in large infrastructure policy processes

Policy Sciences ◽

10.1007/s11077-021-09423-5 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Lars Dorren ◽

Wouter Van Dooren

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Decision Makers ◽

Policy Outcomes ◽

Knowledge Use ◽

Short Term ◽

Cost Overruns ◽

Substantive Content ◽

Infrastructure Policy ◽

Decision Outcomes ◽

Ex Ante

AbstractUsing ex ante analysis to predict policy outcomes is common practice in the world of infrastructure planning. However, accounts of its uses and merits vary widely. Advisory agencies and government think tanks advocate this practice to prevent cost overruns, short-term decision-making and suboptimal choices. Academic studies on knowledge use, on the other hand, are critical of how knowledge can be used in decision making. Research has found that analyses often have no impact at all on decision outcomes or are mainly conducted to provide decision makers with the confidence to decide rather than with objective facts. In this paper, we use an ethnographic research design to understand how it is possible that the use of ex ante analysis can be depicted in such contradictory ways. We suggest that the substantive content of ex ante analysis plays a limited role in understanding its depictions and uses. Instead, it is the process of conducting an ex ante analysis itself that unfolds in such a manner that the analysis can be interpreted and used in many different and seemingly contradictory ways. In policy processes, ex ante analysis is like a chameleon, figuratively changing its appearance based on its environment.

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Research on Knowledge Management Models at Universities Using Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process (FAHP)

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13020809 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (2) ◽

pp. 809

Author(s):

Ngoc Thach Pham ◽

Anh Duc Do ◽

Quang Vinh Nguyen ◽

Van Loi Ta ◽

Thi Thanh Binh Dao ◽

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Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process ◽

Data Systems ◽

Knowledge Use ◽

Analytic Hierarchy ◽

Priority Order ◽

Big Data Systems ◽

Document Review ◽

Hierarchy Process

This study aims to investigate and evaluate factors related to the knowledge management model at universities in Hanoi, Vietnam. Based on the system literature review (SLR) approach, the study follows descriptive and inductive approach results of the document review process. Eight factors were synthesized with the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP) to evaluate the priority order. Ten experts from seven universities participated in the survey. The results rank as follows: (1) knowledge sharing factor (this also has the highest best nonfuzzy performance (BNP) and average multiplier weight (GM)); (2) knowledge management with big data systems; (3) knowledge creation; (4) knowledge use; (5) knowledge gathering; (6) leadership; (7) knowledge rating; and (8) knowledge storage. Discussions, conclusions, limitations of the study, and suggestions for future studies are also mentioned in this study.

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Psychological Imprisonment or Intellectual Freedom? A Longitudinal Study of Contrasting School Mathematics Approaches and Their Impacton Adults' Lives

Journal for Research in Mathematics Education ◽

10.5951/jresematheduc.48.1.0078 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 48 (1) ◽

pp. 78-105 ◽

Cited By ~ 14

Author(s):

Jo Boaler ◽

Sarah Kate Selling

Keyword(s):

Longitudinal Study ◽

Mathematics Teaching ◽

Traditional Approach ◽

Intellectual Freedom ◽

Teaching Approaches ◽

Knowledge Use ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Mathematics Knowledge ◽

Mathematical Expertise

In a previous study of 2 schools in England that taught mathematics very differently, the first author found that a project-based mathematics approach resulted in higher achievement, greater understanding, and more appreciation of mathematics than a traditional approach. In this follow-up study, the first author contacted and interviewed a group of adults 8 years after they had left the 2 schools to investigate their knowledge use in life. This showed that the young adults who had experienced the 2 mathematics teaching approaches developed profoundly different relationships with mathematics knowledge that contributed towards the shaping of different identities as learners and users of mathematics (Boaler & Greeno, 2000). The adults from the project-based school had also moved into significantly more professional jobs, despite living in one of the lowest income areas of the country. In this article, we consider the different opportunities that the 2 school approaches offered for longterm relationships with mathematics and different forms of mathematical expertise that are differentially useful in the 21st century (Hatano & Oura, 2003).

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A Representative Survey of Knowledge, Use, Perceived Benefits, Barriers, and Risks of Select Herbal Drugs Among Female Students in Gorgan City (Northeast Iran)

Journal of Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine ◽

10.1177/2156587216630643 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 22 (2) ◽

pp. 227-231 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Mohammad R. Ghanbari ◽

Elham Lotfalinezhad ◽

Elahe Lotfalinezhad ◽

Devender Bhalla

Keyword(s):

Crocus Sativus ◽

Thymus Vulgaris ◽

Herbal Drugs ◽

Representative Survey ◽

Knowledge Use ◽

Borago Officinalis ◽

Validated Questionnaire ◽

Internet Tv ◽

Actual Use ◽

Northeast Iran

We conducted a representative survey among young women to determine knowledge, use, and perceptions on barriers, benefits, and risks related to selected herbal drugs ( Crocus sativus, Borago officinalis, Citrus aurantium, Thymus vulgaris, Matricaria chamomilla, Lavandula angustifolia, Valeriana officinalis, Hypericum perforatum, and Panax ginseng) in Gorgan by using an internally validated questionnaire. There were 344 participants (mean age 16.3 years; 16.2% in science course). Saffron had most reported knowledge (n = 265, 77.0%) and ever use (n = 324, 94.1%). The average number of source of knowledge was 2.5; parents (n = 224, 65.1%) were the single most frequent source. Media (combined magazine, the Internet, TV, radio) was the source of knowledge for 283 (82.2%) participants. Actual use was “harmful” for the majority (n = 182, 52.9%; no idea n = 83, 24.1%). Parents and media provided knowledge on herbal drugs for most, supporting unsurprisingly high perceived knowledge but harmful actual experience. Programs to educate people are needed to not take herbal drugs lightly.

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