In this paper, we present some of our recent experiences with a data visualization tool and offer some use cases where the visualization tool can potentially drive programmatic change in universities. The Ribbon Tool provides an interactive visualization of student flows through academic programs, progressing over time to either successful completion (graduation) or attrition. Through effective...

The shared task on Prediction of Dropout Over Time in MOOCs involves analysis of data from 6 MOOCs offered through Coursera. Data from one MOOC with approximately 30K students was distributed as training data and consisted of discussion forum data (in SQL) and clickstream data (in JSON format). The prediction task was Predicting Attrition Over Time. Based on behavioral data from a week’s worth ...

student withdrawal in higher education is one the important challenges in universities. this paper considers the admission of fee paid students as a business and their withdrawals as customer churn. the aim is to investigate the attrition and predicted risk of attrition to adapt interventionist polices deterrent. this study is a descriptive an applicable technique that uses quantitative and qua...

Aim: In this study, we aimed to examine the effects of peripartum mother's cognitive functioning, anxiety, and postpartum depression mothers on practice exclusive breastfeeding.
 Material Method: The pregnant women in last trimester who were attended outpatient department obstetrics gynecology included study as group. A total three follow-ups conducted our Mini-Mental State Examination (MM...

background the positive effect of breastfeeding on the health of the mother, child and community has been globally accepted, but the rate of breastfeeding is still not at an acceptable level. breastfeeding support can greatly influence the continuity and success of breastfeeding. this qualitative study aimed to explain the iranian women’s experiences of breastfeeding support. materials and meth...

AIM To evaluate knowledge, practices, and attitudes to breastfeeding among Croatian health professionals before and after the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund/World Health Organization (UNICEF/WHO) 20-hour course. METHODS Study included 5 of 9 maternity hospitals in southern Croatia, which had completed the UNICEF/WHO 20-hour breastfeeding training course between Decembe...

background : exclusive nutrition with breastfeeding is the health provider of the infant and mothers and its continuing would provide more advantages. exclusive nutrition on different communities is affected by different factors. this study aimed to determine continuous exclusive breastfeeding and some of the related factors. methods : this was a descriptive-analysis prospective study. the stud...

The use of language as a universal tool for communication and interaction is the backbone human society. General sociocultural milieu specific contextual factors can strongly influence various aspects linguistic experience, including acquisition respective internal neurolinguistic processes. This particularly relevant in case bilingualism, which encompasses diverse set experiences, greatly infl...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the internal consistency, structural validity, sensitivity and specificity of the 5- and 4-item versions of the LATCH assessment tool among a multiethnic population in Singapore. METHODS The study was a secondary analysis of a subset of data (n = 907) from our previous breastfeeding survey from 2013 to 2014. The internal consistency of the LATC...