FST Research
Approach, sustain, and breach the knowledge frontier through the Researcher Development Framework. Explore different research clusters and embrace passion, creativity, and picking a research area. Stay informed with continuous literature flow and meta-analyses.
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Stand Out in Search: The Art of Rich Snippet Optimization
\nRich snippets are enhanced search results that provide additional information beyond traditional titles and meta descriptions. Achieved through structured data markup, such as JSON-LD or Microdata, rich snippets offer a more detailed preview of webpage content in search engine results. Examples in
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Introduction to Meta-analysis in Stata
This workshop, presented by Dr. Christine R. Wells from UCLA, provides an in-depth exploration of meta-analysis in Stata. Participants will learn about systematic reviews, data collection and organization, running meta-analyses, interpreting results, creating graphs, and identifying biases. The focu
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Cross-platform C++ Development with CMake and vcpkg
Explore the process of creating cross-platform C++ projects using CMake and vcpkg. Learn about the motivation behind build and meta-build systems, the usage of CMake for project configuration, the significance of cross-platform dependency managers like vcpkg, and how to integrate CMake with vcpkg fo
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Evidence on Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation for Maternal Health
Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation (MMS) offers significant benefits compared to Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) for pregnant and nursing women. UNIMMAP MMS contains 15 essential vitamins and minerals, meeting requirements poor diets cannot fulfill. Research supports the effectiveness and safety of MM
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Psychology Department Meeting Notes and Counseling Updates - Spring 2024
The Psychology Department meeting covered topics such as fraudulent student cases, modality balance in classes, and program descriptions. The Counseling Department shared updates on upcoming events, including university visits and career workshops. Encouragement was given for students to plan for th
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Interactive Web-Based Shiny Apps for Meta-Analysis of Diagnostic Test Accuracy
Explore interactive Shiny apps presented by Nicola Cooper and team for conducting meta-analysis of diagnostic test accuracy data with a point-and-click interface. Find educational primers, principles, and tools to enhance evidence synthesis methods and visualization in healthcare.
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Substituent Effects on Benzene Reactivity and Orientation
Substituents in benzene derivatives influence reactivity and orientation in electrophilic substitution reactions. They can be classified as ortho-para directing or meta directing based on their effect. Ortho-para directing groups increase electron density and activate the ring, while meta directing
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Introduction to Three-Level Meta-Analysis Models in R: A Practical Example
Explore three-level meta-analysis models in R with a focus on the association between paternal anxiety and child emotional problems. Learn to prepare data files, fit models using the rma.mv function in metafor, and understand the structure of the formula for random effects. Follow along with a step-
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Importance of Teaching Life Skills for Healthy Child Development
Life skills education plays a crucial role in promoting healthy child and adolescent development by enhancing adaptive behavior, problem-solving abilities, and social skills. It encompasses three core areas: thinking skills, social skills, and emotional skills. Teaching life skills is essential for
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Understanding Systematic Reviews, Meta-analysis, and Clinical Practice Guidelines
Explore the importance of systematic reviews, critical appraisal questions, meta-analysis, and clinical practice guidelines in the healthcare field. Learn about the process of appraising systematic reviews, the significance of meta-analysis, and the benefits of following clinical practice guidelines
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Enhancing Research Skills with Epigeum's Research Skills Toolkit
Epigeum, a leading provider of online courseware, offers the Research Skills Toolkit, comprising five core programs designed to equip postgraduate researchers with key skills and knowledge. Developed from the Research Skills Master Programme, the Toolkit integrates interactive learning design, user-
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Exploring Meta-Ethics: Understanding Ethical Principles
Meta-ethics delves into the nature and validity of ethical statements, examining the meaning of right and wrong and the basis for moral claims. It explores distinctions between descriptive and normative ethics, cognitive and non-cognitive perspectives, and various ethical approaches such as naturali
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Comprehensive Overview of Admetan: A New Meta-Analysis Command
This meta-analysis command, Admetan, introduced by David Fisher from MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, offers a comprehensive analysis of combining results from independent studies. It builds on the history of meta-analysis in Stata and aims to enhance capabilities for researchers. Admetan provides f
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Meta-Analysis in GWAS: Methods and Applications
Meta-analysis in GWAS involves combining data across studies to estimate overall effects, explore cohort differences, improve power, and replicate findings. It includes joint vs. meta-analysis, methods, and types such as fixed effect and random effect meta-analyses.
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Meta-Evaluation of Private Sector Interventions in Agribusiness: Impacts and Methodologies
This meta-evaluation study explores the impact of access to finance and farmer/business training interventions on agribusiness indicators. It discusses the methodologies used in evaluations, highlighting the use of randomized control trials and quasi-experimental methods. Findings provide insights i
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Meta's Role in Amplifying Anti-Rohingya Hate on Facebook
The investigation findings reveal Meta's failure to address hate speech and incitement against the Rohingya people on Facebook, resulting in a platform that amplified and promoted harmful content. Despite admitting in 2018 that more needed to be done, Meta's business model of data collection and eng
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Meta-programming in Haskell: A Closer Look at Splices and Quotations
Explore the world of meta-programming in Haskell through splices and quotations. Learn about successful extensions introduced by Simon Peyton Jones and Tim Sheard, including practical examples like generating source code using splices that are type-checked and compiled at compile time. Dive into con
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Meta-Analysis of Convention Satisfaction and Loyalty Trends
This meta-analysis explores the relationship between attributes, perceptions, satisfaction, and loyalty in the convention industry. It highlights key findings from multiple studies using statistical methods to analyze attendee satisfaction and loyalty factors. The study emphasizes the importance of
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Exploring Funnel Plots in Meta-analysis with Metafor in R
Funnel plots in meta-analysis help assess distribution symmetry, heterogeneity, and publication bias. The trim and fill analysis with Metafor in R examines data transformations, imputes missing values, and performs sensitivity analysis through re-computing funnel plots.
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Understanding Prediction and Confidence Intervals in Meta-Analysis
Conceptually, I-squared represents the proportion of total variation due to true differences between studies, while Proportion of total variance is due to random effects. Prediction intervals provide a range where study outcomes are expected, unlike confidence intervals which contain the parameter's
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Exploring the Future Role of State Governance through Meta-Governance and Political Leadership
Governance research perspective discusses the evolving role of the state in mobilizing public and private actors through interactive forms of governance. Meta-governance theory emphasizes the governance of governance, with a focus on interactive governance arenas. Recent theories of political leader
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Interactive Microbiome Data Analysis with Parallel-Meta Suite
Conduct interactive and rapid microbiome data analysis on various platforms using Parallel-Meta Suite. This software, developed by a team from Qingdao University, simplifies the process from installation to verification. Utilize the step-by-step guide to download, install, and verify the software to
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Understanding Contexts: A Meta-Ontological Approach
Ontologies provide a general representation of reality, but knowledge is mostly context-dependent. Analyzing different types of contexts, from linguistic to manufacturing, remains a challenge. This study aims to deepen the understanding of the ontological nature of contexts by leveraging a meta-onto
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Soft Skills and Life Skills Overview
Soft skills, also known as life skills or people skills, encompass interpersonal and social abilities that enable effective interaction with others. They are acquired through daily life experiences and reflections, in contrast to hard skills gained through formal education. This overview delves into
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Evaluation of Students' Employability Skills Development Using Radar Diagrams in Personal Development Planning
This study focuses on assessing students' employability skills development through the use of radar diagrams in Personal Development Planning (PDP). The research evaluated students' self-assessment and reflection on skills improvement with a specific focus on collaborating with others and self-refle
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Geographical Latent Variable Models for Microblog Retrieval
Addressing challenges in microblog retrieval such as vocabulary mismatch and multi-faceted relevance signals. Explore opportunities in leveraging lexical and non-lexical information, including geographical meta-data. Discuss prior work on utilizing timestamps and re-tweets, while also highlighting t
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Developing Essential Meta-Skills for Personal Growth
Enhancing meta-skills such as focusing, initiative, integrity, adapting, collaborating, leading, communicating, and feeling is crucial for personal development. These skills enable individuals to maintain concentration, make confident decisions, uphold ethical values, embrace change, build relations
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Accreditation Evolution for Computing Degree Programs
Bill Mitchell, Director of Education, proposes an evolution in university degree accreditation to incorporate employability skills for graduates pursuing professional careers in computing. The accreditation process emphasizes aligning with national skills criteria, engaging employers, and recognizin
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Bayesian Meta-Prior Learning Using Empirical Bayes: A Framework for Sequential Decision Making Under Uncertainty
Explore the innovative framework proposed by Sareh Nabi at the University of Washington for Bayesian meta-prior learning using empirical Bayes. The framework aims to optimize ad layout and classification problems efficiently by decoupling learning rates of model parameters. Learn about the Multi-Arm
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Enhancing Understanding of Meta-Cognition, Motivation, and Affect in Psychology Classes
The content discusses survey responses and feedback on a psychology class focused on meta-cognition, motivation, and affect. Students shared insights on the best and worst parts of the discussions, highlighting the importance of staying on topic. The format of lectures followed by discussions was al
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Mastering Digital Tools for Effective Storytelling
Explore the world of online publishing, social media strategies, and cellphone hacks with journalist Mary Owen. Gain insights into utilizing SEO, meta keywords, and graphics to enhance your content. Learn about engaging techniques like linking to past stories, using photo galleries, and embedding so
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Critical Review of Autism Early Intervention Approaches
This content explores the effectiveness of different early intervention approaches for children with autism, including the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) and the Hanen More Than Words (MTW) program. Studies and meta-analyses provide insights into these approaches' impact on social comm
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Understanding Meta-Analysis: A Comprehensive Overview
Meta-analysis is a technique that combines results from various studies by converting them to a common measure, typically effect size. It faces challenges due to variations in population variability, selection of studies, and sensitivity of outcome measures. Factors like age, population characterist
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Enhancing Critical Thinking in EAP Writing: A Meta-Synthesis Study
Investigating the teaching approaches to critical thinking in EAP writing classes, this meta-synthesis research delves into the importance of critical thinking, key issues in the literature review, defining critical thinking, enhancing criticality in academic writing, and understanding critical thin
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Enhancing Critical Thinking Skills Across Disciplines
Explore strategies for fostering critical thinking skills through various disciplines, including identifying levels of critical thinking, designing effective assignment prompts, and addressing real-world issues like sustainability and political participation. Understand the importance of prompting r
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Enhancing Critical and Creative Thinking in Education
The Victorian Curriculum F-10 emphasizes the development of critical and creative thinking skills among students. By focusing on understanding thinking processes, fostering confidence in evaluating thinking across various contexts, and promoting logical and strategic thinking, this curriculum aims t
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Understanding Systematic Reviewing and Meta-Analysis
Explore the significance of systematic reviewing and meta-analysis in research literature, including definitions, options for conducting reviews, and reasons for the shift away from narrative reviewing. Discover the essential principles and future directions of systematic review practices.
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WSCS - Workforce Skills Certification System Overview
The Workforce Skills Certification System (WSCS) aims to help learners transition into the workforce by developing and certifying their work readiness skills valued by employers. Through a three-step process, learners can profile, develop, and certify their skills to increase employability. The syst
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Embedding Skills Audit Tool: Self-Evaluation Guide for Establishments
The Embedding Skills Audit Tool is designed to help establishments self-evaluate their skills approach against illustrative statements for the commit, embed, and mainstream stages. This tool provides guidance on scoring, focused discussions, and action planning to enhance skills implementation. By f
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