Full Time Course Research Articles

In What Institutional Contexts Do Adult Community College Students Prosper?

Objective: Policymakers in many states are endeavoring to increase graduation rates among older community college students. However, we know little about how the factors that influence college completion among older students differ from their younger peers. We aim to identify features of institutional contexts in which adult community college students are more likely to prosper, as evidenced by an elevated likelihood of graduating. Methods: Using a multilevel statistical approach to analyze administrative data for Ohio’s community colleges, we examine how associations between students’ age and their likelihood of graduating differ as a function of dosage-weighted exposure to six contextual characteristics that align with the organizational, human aggregate, and socially constructed dimensions of Strange and Banning’s (2015) socioecological framework for campus environments. Results: Contrary to expectations, we find more similarities than differences between older and younger students in how exposure to particular institutional characteristics is related to the likelihood of graduating. Only one of the six characteristics has a relationship of meaningful magnitude with the likelihood of graduating among students of any age. Specifically, exposure to classmates taking heavier course credit loads is positively related to the likelihood of graduating for students 40 years of age and older. Conclusion: Our findings point to two potential levers for strengthening outcomes of older students as community colleges seek to become adult- serving not just adult- enrolling. First, incentivize a full-time course load across the student population. Second, create opportunities for adult students, many of whom attend part-time, to take classes with a range of classmates, including younger classmates and classmates who are attending full-time.

Model-based translation of results from in vitro to in vivo experiments for afabicin activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

Translation of experimental data on antibiotic activity typically relies on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) indices. Model-based approaches, considering the full antibiotic killing time course, could be an alternative. To develop a mechanism-based modelling framework to assess the in vitro and in vivo activity of the FabI inhibitor antibiotic afabicin, and explore the ability of a model built on in vitro data to predict in vivo outcome. A PK/PD model was built to describe bacterial counts from 162 static in vitro time-kill curves evaluating the effect of afabicin desphosphono, the active moiety of the prodrug afabicin, against 21 Staphylococcus aureus strains. Combined with a mouse PK model, outcomes of afabicin doses of 0.011-190 mg/kg q6h against nine S. aureus strains in a murine thigh infection model were predicted, and thereafter refined by estimating PD parameters. A sigmoid Emax model, with EC50 scaled by the MIC described the afabicin desphosphono killing in vitro. This model predicted, without parameter re-estimation, the in vivo bacterial counts at 24 h within a ±1 log margin for most dosing groups. When parameters were allowed to be estimated, EC50 was 38%-45% lower in vivo, compared with in vitro, within the studied MIC range. The developed PK/PD model described the time course of afabicin activity across experimental conditions and bacterial strains. This model showed translational capacity as parameters estimated on in vitro time-kill data could well predict the in vivo outcome for a wide variety of doses in a mouse thigh infection model.

Epigenetic reprogramming driving successful and failed repair in acute kidney injury.

Acute kidney injury (AKI) causes epithelial damage followed by subsequent repair. While successful repair restores kidney function, this process is often incomplete and can lead to chronic kidney disease (CKD) in a process called failed repair. To better understand the epigenetic reprogramming driving this AKI-to-CKD transition, we generated a single-nucleus multiomic atlas for the full mouse AKI time course, consisting of ~280,000 single-nucleus transcriptomes and epigenomes. We reveal cell-specific dynamic alterations in gene regulatory landscapes reflecting, especially, activation of proinflammatory pathways. We further generated single-nucleus multiomic data from four human AKI samples including validation by genome-wide identification of nuclear factor κB binding sites. A regularized regression analysis identifies key regulators involved in both successful and failed repair cell fate, identifying the transcription factor CREB5 as a regulator of both successful and failed tubular repair that also drives proximal tubular cell proliferation after injury. Our interspecies multiomic approach provides a foundation to comprehensively understand cell states in AKI.

Advanced computational model of rod ERG kinetics

PurposeThe electroretinogram (ERG) is the summed response from all levels of the retinal processing of light, and exhibits several profound nonlinearities in the underlying processing pathways. Accurate computational models of the ERG are important, both for understanding the multifold processes of light transduction to ecologically useful signals by the retina, and for their diagnostic capabilities for the identification and characterization of retinal disease mechanisms. There are, however, very few computational models of the ERG waveform, and none that account for the full extent of its features over time.MethodsThis study takes the neuroanalytic approach to modeling the ERG waveform, defined as a computational model based on the main features of the transmitter kinetics of the retinal neurons.ResultsThe present neuroanalytic model of the human rod ERG is elaborated from the same general principles as that of Hood and Birch (Vis Neurosci 8(2):107–126, 1992), but incorporates the more recent understanding of the early nonlinear stages of ERG generation by Robson and Frishman (Prog Retinal Eye Res 39:1–22, 2014). As a result, it provides a substantially better match than previous models of rod responses in six different waveform features of the ERG flash intensity series on which the Hood and Birch model was based.ConclusionThe neuroanalytic approach extends previous models of the component waves of the ERG, and can be structured to provide an accurate characterization of the full timecourse of the ERG waveform. The approach thus holds promise for advancing the theoretical understanding of the retinal kinetics of the light response.

Temporal Effects of Safflower Oil Diet-based Linoleic Acid Supplementation on Barth Syndrome Cardiomyopathy

Background: Barth syndrome (BTHS) is an X-linked mitochondrial lipid disorder caused by mutations in TAFAZZIN ( TAZ). Cardiomyopathy is a major clinical feature in BTHS. Thus far, there is no curative therapy for BTHS. TAZ is an acyltransferase required for remodeling/maturation of cardiolipin (CL), a signature phospholipid of mitochondria. TAZ deficiency causes ineffcient transacylation and maturation of CL. In mammalian heart, the major mature CL species is tetralinoleoyl-CL, containing four linoleic acid (LA) side chains. LA is one of two essential fatty acids that must be obtained through diet. In this study, focus on the investigation of potential therapeutic effects of a safflower oil diet-based LA supplementation on BTHS cardiomyopathy. Hypothesis: Linoleic acid (LA) supplementation could ameliorate BTHS by increasing incorporation of linoleoyl groups into nascent CL towards mature CL composition without requiring the remodeling process. Methods: Taz global (gKO) and cardiomyocyte-specific knockout (cKO) mouse models were fed with high-LA safflower oil diet (LAD) contained 10% LA (LA weight/chow weight; law/cw) and the low-LA palm oil control diet (CD) contained 1% LA (law/cw). Echocardiographic analysis was performed for cardiac function over a full-time course. Lipidomic analysis was performed to determine CL profiles in mutant hearts. Results: Our results clearly revealed that dietary LA supplementation fully prevented cardiomyopathy in Taz gKO and cKO mutants at 4 months of age, with cardiac function of mutants in the LAD group being comparable to that of WT controls, while mutants in the CD group displayed significant dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) at this age. The beneficial effects of LA supplementation extended to, albeit with diminishing effcacy, at 6 and 8 months of age. In lipidomic analysis, we observed “BTHS-like” CL profiles in Taz cKO hearts both in LAD and CD groups. However, LAD ameliorated the severity of CL abnormalities in Taz cKO hearts. Interesting, beneficial effects of LAD on CL profiles declined at 8 months of age. Conclusion: Our study demonstrated that dietary LA supplementation has potential to delay development of BTHS cardiomyopathy at early stages, but there is a declining effectiveness as the disease progresses, providing important insights into the temporal effects of LA in BTHS therapy. Xi Fang is supported by NIH grants. Sylvia M Evans is supported by NIH grants and the Foundation Leducq (16 CVD 03). Asa B Gustafsson is supported by NIH grants R01HL155281 and R01HL157265. This is the full abstract presented at the American Physiology Summit 2024 meeting and is only available in HTML format. There are no additional versions or additional content available for this abstract. Physiology was not involved in the peer review process.

Course on Breeding, Handling, and Experimental Procedures of Zebrafish (Danio rerio): Training, Refinement, Paradigm Shift, and Dissemination of Knowledge from Brazil to the World.

Currently, in Brazil, all researchers involved in animal experimentation must undergo training in laboratory animal science to stay updated on biology, methodology, ethics, and legal considerations related to the use of animals. The training program presented in this study not only aims to fulfill a legal obligation but also intends to train students and professionals to effectively care for their biomodels. It seeks to help them understand the importance of this care, both for the welfare of the animals and for the results of their projects. In total, 58 participants were present at the event (pre-event and full-time course). These participants consisted students and professionals from 11 institutions and 5 different countries. These numbers demonstrate the successful attainment of the desired capillarity in the scientific community and the posterior dissemination of knowledge. Through this course, it was possible to train the participants and raise their awareness about the importance of applying scientific knowledge in their daily practices to maintain the animals, ensuring the welfare of the models and refining the research. Finally, the program presented in this study, as well as the strategies adopted, can serve as a model for other institutions aiming to achieve similar results.

Pandemic Emotional Impact on Academic and Professional Worries while Controlling for Satisfaction with Life and Perceived Social Support

In this article, we test the associations between the Covid-19 pandemic’s emotional impact and academic and professional worries among social work students when controlling for life satisfaction as a part of subjective well-being and perceived social support. Therefore, we aim to test the controlling variables’ role as mediators in explaining how academic and professional worries can be reduced. The survey was conducted in Romania in 2021 on a sample of 329 students attending full-time courses in the field of social work, both bachelor’s studies and master. The study was cross-sectional but considered a causal orientation for the variables (i.e., past pandemic emotional impact – present social support and satisfaction with life – future academic and professional worries). The findings showed that although life satisfaction does not significantly determine academic and professional worries, perceived social support has a significant direct effect. Indirect effects indicate a decrease in academic and professional worry when controlling for perceived social support alone and while controlling for both perceived social support and satisfaction with life. Additionally, our findings show that students who were less emotionally impacted by the pandemic effects had no worries about their capacity to continue or complete their studies or their employment perspectives.

Organization of practical training in higher engineering education

The article presents an analysis of educational practices of the organization of practical training on the example of higher engineering education in the agricultural sector. In the course of the research, we conducted a review of modern approaches to the implementation of practical training in university education in various countries of the world (theoretical level). The empirical part of the study was conducted by the survey method. In total, 627 people took part in it – students of engineering Bachelor’s degree programs of 2-4 full-time courses of Stavropol State Agrarian University, who had experience in passing various types of practices – educational, industrial, research, pre-graduate. The survey database was processed in the SPSS Statistics program (version 23). We obtained information on the actual state and problems of organizing practical training of engineering personnel in the system of higher agricultural education (based on the students’ opinions). Data segmentation and comparative analysis of the organization of practice in different areas of training shows significant differences and identifies areas of improvement of the educational process and management procedures.

Students’ perception toward traditional versus interactive lectures in preclinical operative dentistry course: A comparative cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Background: A lecture is one of the most common methods of teaching in higher education. The lecture is generally divided into interactive and traditional. Objectives: This study aimed to assess and compare senior and junior preclinical dental students’ perceptions of interactive lectures versus traditional lectures during the preclinical operative course. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive, comparative cross-sectional study among 100 undergraduate students from Igraa College, Sudan. Students from 2 class years were involved; the first one was batch 2 (semester 6) and the second group was batch 3 (semester 5). Fourteen preclinical operative dentistry lectures were delivered to both classes (7 lectures were interactive and 7 were traditional) during the full-time course. At the end of the course, a self-administered questionnaire included questions about students’ demographic data and their perceptions toward traditional and interactive lectures. A comparison between different nonparametric data was done by Chi-square test with the level of significance set at P < 0.05. Results: The response rate was 77%, where male students were 26 (33.8%) and female students were 51 (66.2%). There was no statistically significant difference between sex and class year in terms of the student’s preference for the types of lecture. Female students 42 (54.5%) and male students 24 (31.2%) agreed that interactive lectures increase focus on the material more than traditional lectures. The majority of students from both class years agreed that interactive lectures help them in leadership skills 58 (75.4%) and improving their communication between professors and students 65 (84.4%). Conclusions: interactive teaching has been greatly accepted by students who were accustomed to traditional teaching with differences in the preference of either type of lecture.

Experience of using online educational courses in teaching students of technical universities

This article is devoted to the problem of rethinking the use of online educational courses (OEC) in teaching students of technical universities in social, humanitarian and a number of specialized disciplines. The positive and negative aspects of the introduction of online educational courses into the modern educational process are considered. The article offers three formats of online educational courses: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC), Shared Online Educational Courses (SOEC), and University Online Educational Courses (UOEC), which could successfully improve the existing system of teaching students, both in Russia and in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Online educational courses (OEC) in this article are considered in a broad context and include the concepts of «electronic educational resources», «distance learning» and «online learning» in general. The authors also highlighted the positions approved by federal legislation regarding the introduction of online educational courses (OEC) in the environment of the university, offered their vision of the implementation of these documents. The authors made the following conclusions: on the one hand the use of online educational courses is a prerequisite for the successful existence of any educational organization in modern reality, on the other hand OECs (MOOCs, SEOCs, UOECs) implemented within the framework of the model of replacing part of full-time courses with exclusively distance format are not suitable for all students. The vast majority of students are still ready to study online educational courses under teachers’ supervision with the use of blended learning.

Pushing the boundaries of phosphorylase cascade reaction for cellobiose production I: Kinetic model development.

One-pot cascade reactions of coupled disaccharide phosphorylases enable an efficient transglycosylation via intermediary α-d-glucose 1-phosphate (G1P). Such transformations have promising applications in the production of carbohydrate commodities, including the disaccharide cellobiose for food and feed use. Several studies have shown sucrose and cellobiose phosphorylase for cellobiose synthesis from sucrose, but the boundaries on transformation efficiency that result from kinetic and thermodynamic characteristics of the individual enzyme reactions are not known. Here, we assessed in a step-by-step systematic fashion the practical requirements of a kinetic model to describe cellobiose production at industrially relevant substrate concentrations of up to 600 mM sucrose and glucose each. Mechanistic initial-rate models of the two-substrate reactions of sucrose phosphorylase (sucrose + phosphate → G1P + fructose) and cellobiose phosphorylase (G1P + glucose → cellobiose + phosphate) were needed and additionally required expansion by terms of glucose inhibition, in particular a distinctive two-site glucose substrate inhibition of the cellobiose phosphorylase (from Cellulumonas uda). Combined with mass action terms accounting for the approach to equilibrium, the kinetic model gave an excellent fit and a robust prediction of the full reaction time courses for a wide range of enzyme activities as well as substrate concentrations, including the variable substoichiometric concentration of phosphate. The model thus provides the essential engineering tool to disentangle the highly interrelated factors of conversion efficiency in the coupled enzyme reaction; and it establishes the necessary basis of window of operation calculations for targeted optimizations toward different process tasks.

Comparison of nursing doctoral programs in Iran and the University of Massachusetts Boston: A comparative study

Background & Objective: Learning about the world's successful educational systems in the field of nursing education can be helpful in planning, especially in the doctoral program, and lead to an increase in the quality of education in this field. Therefore, the present study was conducted with the aim of a descriptive and comparative comparison of the curriculum of nursing doctoral programs in Iran and the University of Massachusetts Boston. Materials & Methods: The present study is a descriptive-comparative study. To compare the doctoral nursing curricula of Iran and Boston Massachusetts, related articles and resources along with library studies based on Bereday's four-stage model, including description, interpretation, proximity, and comparison were analyzed. Results: Integration of the curriculum with a focus on nurse participation in health policies, educational content related to defined roles and more emphasis on educational courses, admission of undergraduate doctoral students, the existence of part-time and full-time courses, and having the practice-focused program alongside Ph.D. were important features of Boston University curriculum. The nursing doctoral curriculum in Iran is done only full time and from master's degree and in a centralized manner. The educational courses do not meet the needs of society and the only nursing doctoral program in Iran is Ph.D. Conclusion: Boston's nursing Ph.D. curriculum has been developed with a comprehensive view of the real perceived needs of the nursing profession and society. The results of the comparison can be useful in revising Iran's nursing Ph.D. curriculum to improve educational quality.

Early visual perceptual processing is altered in obsessive–compulsive disorder

ObjectiveExisting studies have shown changes in attention and emotion processing of disorder-relevant visual stimuli in those with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). However, early visual processing in OCD has not been assessed, as previous studies did not examine the entire time course of visual processing but instead assessed potential differences in pre-determined visual evoked potentials (VEPs). This study investigates the entire visual processing stream in OCD compared to healthy age-matched controls (HC) using emotionally-neutral visual stimuli and a data-driven rather than hypothesis-driven approach. Methods35 HC and 26 participants with OCD underwent EEG recording while completing a modified Eriksen flanker task. Permutation-controlled t-tests were used to identify group differences in the data’s full time course of visual evoked potentials. Baseline-corrected amplitudes at time points where the groups were significantly different were analyzed using ANCOVAs with BDI, BAI, and SNAP-inattentiveness scores included as covariates. ResultsThis analysis identified enhanced P1 amplitudes to two visual stimuli (the initial flanker and the stimulus), corresponding to time windows of 65–93 ms and 157–187 ms post-flanker presentation in the OCD group compared to controls. Group (OCD vs. HC) was the strongest predictor of VEP amplitude during both time windows, with no significant influences of any covariates. ConclusionsThis study showed an enhanced P1 component in people with OCD to neutral visual stimuli, potentially reflecting either inefficient or excessive early visual processing in this population. Additional inquiry is necessary to determine whether altered visual processing is associated with the sensory hypervigilance observed in those with OCD. SignificanceThis work identifies early visual processing alterations in OCD using neutral stimuli and a data-driven approach.

MOOCs Usage in Russian Higher Educational Institutions: Why Is Not There Any Increasing Demand for MOOCs During Emergency Distance Learning

The abrupt transition to distance learning during the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic triggered an urgent need for online resources at higher education institutes (HIEs). Creating analogues of traditional full-time courses demanded for competencies and time resources. In this case ready-made massive open online courses (MOOCs) were supposed to be the most obvious and fastest solution for HIEs. However, analytics demonstrated that educational institutions did not consider MOOC a promising option. This contradiction served as an incentive to conduct this research, which includes the analysis of both non-reactive (MOOCs platform analytics) and reactive (online survey and interviews with instructors) data. Based on our research, we can conclude that the reasons for not integrating MOOCs at Russian HIEs during the COVID-19 pandemic are the following: the peculiarities of MOOCs format, low motivation of instructors, administrative risks, and the uncertainty of HIEs’ and national policies on MOOCs integration. This article will be useful for those who determine educational policy in Russia, university administrators, methodologists responsible for the development of digital educational technologies in HIEs, as well as researchers of higher education .

The Role of Training in Children's Art School in Fostering Psychological Wellbeing

The study addresses psychological features underlying healthy functioning of the individual and his/her successful management of stressful and tense situations. To study the role of training in children’s art school (CAS) in the formation of the given psychological features the authors conducted a comparative analysis of persons with full-time course of education in CAS and persons without such experience. The sample consisting of 257 participants was divided into three groups of comparison. The measures used in the study included the Ryff Scales of Psychological Wellbeing (adapted by T. D. Shevelkova and T. P. Fesenko), Maddi’s Hardiness Survey (modified by E. N. Osin and E. I. Rasskazova), and a questionnaire. The data were processed with the help of Kruskal–Wallis test, Mann–Whitney U test, and SPSS 20.0.
 The results have shown that the respondents with full-time training in CAS have higher indicators of psychological wellbeing and resilience. They are more aware of their value, integrity and meaningfulness of being, and have a more pronounced resource for coping with difficult, stressful situations. All these characteristics reflect the realm of experiences and states inherent in a healthy individual who is successful in his or her realization.
 The findings have revealed that even an incomplete course of studying in CAS creates the conditions for shaping personality wellbeing and resilience – features necessary for the person to combat stress and tension and function efficiently.

Analysis of simplicial complexes to determine when tosample for quantitative DCE MRI of the breast.

A method is presented to select the optimal time points at which to measure DCE-MRI signal intensities, leaving time in the MR exam for high-spatial resolution image acquisition. Simplicial complexes are generated from the Kety-Tofts model pharmacokinetic parameters Ktrans and ve . A geometric search selects optimal time points for accurate estimation of perfusion parameters. The DCE-MRI data acquired in women with invasive breast cancer (N=27) were used to retrospectively compare parameter maps fit to full and subsampled time courses. Simplicial complexes were generated for a fixed range of Kety-Tofts model parameters and for the parameter ranges weighted by estimates from the fully sampled data. The largest-area manifolds determined the optimal three time points for each case. Simulations were performed along with retrospectively subsampled data fits. The agreement was computed between the model parameters fit to three points and those fit to all points. The optimal three-point sample times were from the data-informed simplicial complex analysis and determined to be 65, 204, and 393 s after arrival of the contrast agent to breast tissue. In the patient data, tumor-median parameter values fit using all points and the three selected time points agreed with concordance correlation coefficients of 0.97 for Ktrans and 0.67 for ve . It is possible to accurately estimate pharmacokinetic parameters from three properly selected time points inserted into a clinical DCE-MRI breast exam. This technique can provide guidance on when to capture images for quantitative data between high-spatial-resolution DCE-MRI images.

Corporate Culture in the Educational Environment of the University

educational organization should be based on the interaction of all subjects of the educational process. It is known that an important role in the formation of a general, socio-psychological climate in the process of socio-professional adaptation of a person is influenced by pedagogical work at the university, which solves a number of fundamental and important tasks, such as the formation of a civil position of a person based on the spiritual and moral values of students who have positive motivation for educational activities. In addition, corporate culture is the most important component of the culture of human interaction in professional activities. The author analyzes the study on the example of the “Dorzhi Banzarov Buryat State University” Pedagogical Institute in Ulan-Ude. The experiment involved 64 students with a bachelor’s degree, from I–IV full-time courses, studying in the areas of training “Psychological and pedagogical education” and “Pedagogical education”. This paper substantiates and presents the diagnostics of the study of students’ corporate culture. Among the research methods, the following were used: the test “Self-assessment of the parameters of the image of a business person” (an adapted version of the method of M. Spillane), the test of Ch. Sishora to determine the index of group cohesion, a questionnaire on the level of development of reflexivity (A. V. Karpov). The results based on the conducted surveys of respondents, which allowed us to determine the process of forming the corporate culture of students in the educational environment of the university are described by the author. The data obtained in this way have been confirmed and formed the basis for future studies of the process of forming a student’s corporate culture in the educational environment of the university. Keywords: students, socio-psychological climate, cohesion, communication, educational process

Страхи российского студенчества в ситуации социальной неопределенности (весна 2022 года)

The article is devoted to the analysis of the repertoire of Russian students’ fears in four Russian regions in the context of the spring events of 2022. The usual and new aspects of fears and anxiety are described, as well as their regional differences due to the event context and territorial proximity/remoteness from the arena of a special mili-tary operation. Empirical data were collected among students of 1-4 full-time courses of study in economic, social and humanitarian areas of training in the Sverdlovsk, Tyumen, Rostov and Belgorod regions from 03/10/2022 to 03/15/2022. The study used the method of group focused interviews (8 focus groups). In the course of quali-tative data analysis, axial and thematic coding procedures were implemented. It was revealed that the structure of the dominant elements in the repertoire of fears is pre-served in all analyzed regions (fear of illness of relatives and friends, war, one’s own illness and loss of working capacity, arbitrariness on the part of the authorities, pov-erty), however, for students of the Urals and Siberia, the fear of illness of relatives is in the first place, while in the border regions the first position is occupied by the fear of war. It was revealed that the external environmental factors of the border areas af-fect the strengthening of fears: the closer and more real the threat is, the sharper and more specific the students' fears are. Socio-psychological tension is caused by dif-fuse, natural fears for the life, health and well-being of loved ones, one's own social future, the future of the country and the world, which, under the influence of a situa-tion of uncertainty, acquire concreteness and menacing acuteness. New aspects in the palette of fears are associated with economic, political, cultural changes in the coun-try and the world, and, first of all, with manifestations of the "cancel culture". Its economic aspect is due to the total and long-term economic sanctions against the Russian Federation, which caused a surge in economic fears, the need to cope with which will require serious changes in the economic consciousness and behavior of young people. The political aspect of cancel culture is associated among students with growing fears about the external political isolation of Russia and alienation from vari-ous forms of political activity within the country. The socio-cultural aspect of the cancellation phenomenon manifested itself in new types of fears of the cultural isola-tion of Russia as a whole, reduced access to familiar social networks and services, limited student cultural, scientific, educational exchanges and educational opportuni-ties abroad.

Assessing the relationship between service quality, satisfaction and loyalty: the Vietnamese higher education experience

PurposeService quality has been widely recognized as the core value of any higher education institution (HEIs), especially in the context of higher education reform in Vietnam. The paper aims to assess the student’s perceived service quality using SERVPERF scale and to find the relations between perceived service quality, satisfaction and loyalty in one public university in Vietnam.Design/methodology/approachThe self-structured questionnaire using SERVPERF scale was administered to 350 students currently attending full-time courses at the university. Confirmatory factor analysis was used to certify the elementary factors. The regression models were applied to determine the relationship between service quality, student satisfaction and student loyalty.FindingsThe findings revealed the significant relationships between student perceived service quality with satisfaction and loyalty. However, this relationship is mediated by student satisfaction.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is limited to public university education service and examined the perspective of student as “primary customer”; therefore, generalizing the results to other service industries and other role of student as stakeholder or citizen should be used with caution.Practical implicationsThe SERVPERF scale could be delivered regularly to get the student’s perception on the HEIs performance. The results should be taken for purpose of continuing quality improvement to enhance the satisfaction and loyalty, particularly in the context of highly competitive environment and university autonomous in Vietnam.Originality/valueThis is believed to be the first study in Vietnam with sufficient evidence to support the concept that service quality positively related to students’ satisfaction and loyalty and satisfaction as mediating factor.

The Relationship Between Reflectivity and Self-Regulated Learning in MA Medical Education Students of Shiraz University in 2018 and 2019.

Reflectivity is one of the fundamental methods of education. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between reflectivity and self-regulated learning in MA medical education students of Shiraz University of Medical Sciences in 2018 and 2019. In this descriptive study, 34 full time and virtual MA students of medical education participated, using census method. Data were collected through the Pintrich and DeGroot self-regulated learning and the Kember et al.'s reflectivity questionnaires. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used for data analysis, through SPSS. The results showed that self-regulatory learning strategies in subjects with good reflectivity were significantly higher than those with poor reflectivity; also, the scores of cognitive strategies and motivational beliefs were significantly higher in the participants with good reflectivity. There was no significant relationship between reflectivity and subscales of self-regulated learning strategies and also between reflectivity and self-regulated learning strategies in the full time and virtual courses. It was found that there was a positive and meaningful relationship between reflectivity and self-regulated learning. Therefore, it is recommended that the managers and professors in medical universities should provide training programs in this field in order for the students to benefit from the advantages of reflectivity and self-regulated learning.