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Pharma Workgroup

A. People: Project Leader: Ana Belén Elgoyhen, Ph.D., Instituto de Investigaciones en Ingeniería Genética y Biología Molecular, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Principal Investigators: Clinical Trials • Otosul-Otorrinolaringología, Volta Redonda, Brazil, Andreia Azevedo, M.D. • Otosul-Otorrinolaringología, Volta Redonda, Brazil, Ricardo Figui...

Efficient Utilization of Commodity Computers in Academic Institutes: A Cloud Computing Approach

Cloud computing is a new technology in industry and academia. The technology has grown and matured in last half decade and proven their significant role in changing environment of IT infrastructure where cloud services and resources are offered over the network. Cloud technology enables users to use services and resources without being concerned about the technical implications of technology. T...

Identifying Predictors of Academic Success for Part-time Students at Polytechnic Institutes in Malaysia

A central challenge for higher education today is to understand the diversity and complexity of nontraditional students’ life experiences and how these factors influence their academic success. To better understand these issues, this study explored the role of demographic characteristics and employment variables in predicting the academic success of part-time students at four polytechnic instit...

Balancing power: A grounded theory study on partnership of academic service institutes

Introduction: Governments and professional organizationshave called for new partnerships between health care providersand academics to improve clinical education for the benefit ofboth students and patients. To develop a substantive groundedtheory on the process of forming academic-service partnershipsin implementing clinical education, from the perspective ofacademic and clinical nursing staff...