RELATIONSHIPS AMONG TURKISH PRE-SERVICE SCIENCE TEACHERS’ GENETICS LITERACY LEVELS AND THEIR ATTITUDES TOWARDS ISSUES IN GENETICS LITERACY

The importance of genetically literate individuals who can understand and join debates about genetics related issues, including gene therapy or cloning has been acknowledged by societies. With this respect, raising genetically literate individuals has become more prominent. Teachers’ knowledge in genetics literacy and their attitudes towards issues in genetics literacy influence their teaching practices. As a wide range of variables effect teachers’ genetics literacy levels and attitudes, this study examined how a set of variables including pre-service science teachers’ self-perceived interest, knowledge and importance of genetics, gender, academic achievement, socioeconomic status (household income, employment status and educational level of parents) are related to the their genetics literacy levels and attitudes towards various genetics literacy issues. Data was collected from 355 pre-service science teachers through administration of Genetics Literacy Assessment Inventory and Attitudes towards Issues in Genetics Literacy Scale. Canonical correlation analysis suggested that self-perceived interest and importance in genetics literacy issues, gender and parents’ educational levels were positively associated with participants’ genetics literacy levels, as well as attitudes towards the use of genetic information, gene therapy, and gene therapy applications. On the other hand, self-perceived knowledge, GPA, household income, employment status of parents were not found to be associated. Key words: genetics literacy, pre-service science teachers, attitude, socio-demographic variables.

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Examination of pre-service science teachers’ perceptions and understanding of evolution in relation to socio-demographic variables

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences ◽

10.1016/j.sbspro.2011.12.036 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 31 ◽

pp. 167-172 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Gülsüm Akyol ◽

Ceren Tekkaya ◽

Semra Sungur

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

Service Science ◽

Teachers Perceptions

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Awareness and Perceptions on Bioethical Issues among Pre-Service Science Teachers

Bangladesh Journal of Bioethics ◽

10.3329/bioethics.v11i3.50593 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 11 (3) ◽

pp. 9-20

Author(s):

Zulkefli Daud ◽

Zainab Ari ◽

Noorafizah Daud

Keyword(s):

Stem Cells ◽

Gene Therapy ◽

Science Teachers ◽

Service Science ◽

Significant Difference ◽

Bioethical Issues ◽

High Level ◽

Science Major ◽

Very High ◽

Awareness Level

This study aims to investigate the awareness and perception level of bioethical issues among pre-service science teachers at one of the Malaysian Education Institutions. A total of 67 respondents studying science major and science elective were involved. A questionnaire based survey with an alpha Cronbach of approximately 0.93 was used. Data were analysed using SPSS version 22. The results showed that the average awareness and perception level were =4.218±0.758 (very high level) and =3.991±0.923 (high level), respectively. There was a statistically significant difference according to religion and course. Cloning showed the highest awareness level followed by organ donation, genetic modification, stem cells, abortion, gene therapy, gene screening and euthanasia. Overall, the findings indicated that pre-service science teachers were aware of the existence of bioethical issues. However, the authorities may implement bioethical issues more firmly in the future to increase pre-service science teachers’ awareness and perception level.

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Pre-service Science Teachers’ Informal Reasoning Patterns and Risk Perceptions in SSI: Case of Gene Therapy

European Journal of Science and Mathematics Education ◽

10.30935/scimath/11237 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (4) ◽

pp. 211-229

Author(s):

Umran Betul Cebesoy

Keyword(s):

Gene Therapy ◽

Science Teachers ◽

Risk Perceptions ◽

Service Science ◽

Informal Reasoning ◽

Reasoning Patterns

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Analysis of Socio-demographic Characteristics of Adult Haematological Malignancies at a University Teaching Hospital, North-Central Nigeria

JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN BASIC AND CLINICAL SCIENCES ◽

10.46912/jrbcs.82 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 1-8

Author(s):

AM Onoja ◽

T Bitto ◽

AT Onoja ◽

Z Ayuba ◽

OD Damulak ◽

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Keyword(s):

Marital Status ◽

Teaching Hospital ◽

Educational Level ◽

Household Income ◽

Employment Status ◽

Strong Association ◽

Policy Formulation ◽

University Teaching ◽

Haematological Malignancies ◽

Wide Range

There exists a strong association between sociodemographics and risk of Haematological malignancies (HMs), documented in a wide range of populations, yet relatively little is known about the extent of their causal link. Sociodemographics are classifiable characteristics of populations. The analysis of these features may aid in identifying disease predictors, which may be essential to incidence reduction and improved outcomes. In this retrospective study design, 78 cases of adult HMs diagnosed at Benue State University Teaching Hospital from June 2012 to July 2019, were analysed to determine the effects of age, sex, religion, tribe, marital status, household income, employment status and educational level on HMs. The study showed that age and sex were predictors of HMs, particularly the middle and older age groups. Marital status, religion, tribe, educational level, employment status and household income showed no significant association with HMs. The findings may help clinicians make informed risk assessments of their patients and provide the appropriate framework for strategic disease control, policy formulation, resource allocation, and further research focus. We advocate for expanded research with a focus on the effects of sociodemographics on outcomes of HMs.

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Number of Days in the Past 30 Days, Mental Health Not Good by State, County, Gender, DOH Race-Ethnicity, BRFSS Age Group, County-Community, Education Level, Employment Status (Grouped), Marital Status (Grouped), Household Income, Poverty Level, Island, for the Years 2000-2002, 2001-2003, 2002-2004, 2003-2005, 2004-2006, 2004-2008

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e570022010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Household Income ◽

Employment Status ◽

Community Education ◽

Education Level ◽

Income Poverty ◽

Age Group ◽

Poverty Level ◽

The Past ◽

Race Ethnicity

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Number of days in the past 30 days, mental health not good by state, county, BRFSS age group, DOH race-ethnicity, gender, county-community, education level, employment status (grouped), household income, island, marital status (grouped), poverty level, for the year(s): 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e570012010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Marital Status ◽

Household Income ◽

Employment Status ◽

Community Education ◽

Education Level ◽

Age Group ◽

Poverty Level ◽

The Past ◽

Race Ethnicity

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Pre-Service Science Teachers’ Mental Images towards Biology Concept (Metaphor Analysis Sample)

International Online Journal of Educational Sciences ◽

10.15345/iojes.2015.03.008 ◽

2015 ◽

Author(s):

Şeyma Ulukök ◽

Kadriye Bayram ◽

Mahmut Selvi

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

Service Science ◽

Mental Images ◽

Metaphor Analysis

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Influence Of Demographic Variables On Choice Of Media

GIS Business ◽

10.26643/gis.v15i1.18794 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

pp. 415-424

Author(s):

Sugandha Shekhar Thakur ◽

Dr Sachin Sinha ◽

Dr Deepti Sinha

Keyword(s):

Employment Status ◽

Demographic Variables ◽

The Public ◽

Emerging Media ◽

Economic Background ◽

The Common ◽

Media Habits ◽

Education And Employment ◽

The Masses ◽

Immense Potential

Media is considered to be the fourth pillar of democracy. Mass media in particular has immense potential to shape the attitudes of the common masses. With the passage of time, media is becoming an all-powerful engine of social change. It plays the role a catalyst in churning the minds of the masses. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the news items brought to the knowledge of the public pay a strong role in creating a mandate. People have varied choices when it comes to their media habits. They are greatly influenced by their socio-economic background and educational exposure. This paper aims to identify the influence of demographic variables like gender, age, education and employment status on the choice of media. The paper also highlights the current and emerging media habits of people.

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Evaluation of the nucleopolyhedrovirus of Anticarsia gemmatalis as a vector for gene therapy in mammals

Current Gene Therapy ◽

10.2174/1566523220999201217155945 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 ◽

Author(s):

Cintia N. Parsza ◽

Diego L. Mengual Gómez ◽

Jorge Alejandro Simonin ◽

Mariano Nicolás Belaich ◽

Pablo Daniel Ghiringhelli

Keyword(s):

Gene Therapy ◽

Mammalian Cells ◽

Insect Cells ◽

Autographa Californica ◽

Anticarsia Gemmatalis ◽

Agricultural Pests ◽

Mammalian Cell Lines ◽

Delivery Vector ◽

Wide Range ◽

Insect Pathogens

Background: Baculoviruses are insect pathogens with important biotechnological applications that transcend their use as biological controllers of agricultural pests. One species, Autographa californica multiple nucleopolhyedrovirus (AcMNPV) has been extensively exploited as a molecular platform to produce recombinant proteins and as a delivery vector for genes in mammals, because it can transduce a wide range of mammalian cells and tissues without replicating or producing progeny. Objective/Method: To investigate if the budded virions of Anticarsia gemmatalis multiple nucleopolhyedrovirus (AgMNPV) species has the same ability, the viral genome was modified by homologous recombination into susceptible insect cells to integrate reporter genes and then it was evaluated on mammalian cell lines in comparative form with respect to equivalent viruses derived from AcMNPV. Besides, the replicative capacity of AgMNPV´s virions in mammals was determined. Results: The experiments carried out showed that the recombinant variant of AgMNPV transduces and support the expression of delivered genes but not replicates in mammalian cells. Conclusion: Consequently, this insect pathogen is proposed as an alternative of non-infectious viruses in humans to explore new approaches in gene therapy and other applications based on the use of mammalian cells.

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