School Holidays Research Articles

Increasing the Concentration of School Holidays in Early Childhood

It is very important for fathers and mothers to train their children to focus from an early age because many fathers and mothers make mistakes when introducing basic learning to their children but forget to teach them how to train their children's focus first. If children are used to practicing focus from an early age, they will easily accept various stimulation and basic learning that parents and mothers give their children at home, and children will get used to good focus. Training children to focus is not easy, and it cannot be done quickly, it needs to be gradual and takes time, so parents need to be patient so that children are able to focus well, which will affect the child's growth and development at home and at home. The research method uses descriptive qualitative so that it can describe the results of the research that has been carried out by the author and the research location at PAUD An-Nur. The data collection technique was direct observation at An-Nur PAUD, after which the author conducted interviews and documentation. It is hoped that the results of this research will serve as a guide for prospective mothers and fathers and those who are already fathers and mothers in educating their children and being able to train their children to focus from an early age because children's focus is related to concentration so that they get used to being at home with their fathers and mothers.

School holidays and respiratory syncytial virus transmission in Sweden: An interrupted time series analysis.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) represents a significant cause of morbidity for children worldwide, especially for newborns. As RSV vaccines are not routinely used for children yet, non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) represent the main strategy for prevention. The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between school holidays and RSV transmission. Data were collected from the weekly reports on RSV incidence for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 seasons in Sweden. The 7-day cumulative incidence of RSV was compared before and after the designated school holidays (Fall, Christmas, and Winter holidays). Our findings reveal an immediate (-1.7%, p < 0.001, 95% CI [-3.1%, -0.4%]) and gradual (-1.4%/week, p < 0.001, 95%CI [-1.8, -1.0]) reduction in RSV incidence following the Fall holiday in 2021, especially among children under 1 year of age, both immediately (-107.6%, p < 0.05, 95% CI [-203.7, -11.5]) and gradually afterwards (-58.5%/week, p < 0.001, 95% CI [-72.7, -44.3]). Mixed results were obtained for the Fall in 2022/2023 and for the Winter and holidays in both the studied years. While the Fall holiday in 2021/2022 was associated with a decrease in RSV incidence in Sweden, our results do not support a universal effect of school holidays on reducing RSV transmission.

Seasonal dynamics of sand flies in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park: a tourist destination and endemic area for leishmaniasis.

Numerous sand fly species have been reported in Lençóis Maranhenses National Park (LMNP) in Northeast Brazil, including important Leishmania vectors, making the park an endemic area for tegumentary and visceral leishmaniasis. We evaluated sand fly abundance monthly over 7 years, correlating it with environmental variables and monthly tourist numbers in LMNP. Sand fly species were observed throughout the year, with Lutzomyia longipalpis Lutz & Neiva and Nyssomyia whitmani Antunes and Coutinho (Diptera: Psychodidae) being the most abundant species, especially from April to June. In addition to seasonal abundance patterns, Lu. longipalpis showed increasing abundance throughout 2013 until April 2014, whereas Ny. whitmani exhibited a consistent increase throughout the study period. Redundancy analysis indicated that monthly sand fly abundances increased with humidity but decreased with mean temperature and wind speed. Ecotourists mainly visit the park from May to September when interdune lagoons are full, coinciding with high-frequency vector activity during the rainy months (May-June). Tourists also visit in January and February during school holidays, when the rains begin and sand fly abundance increases, and in July, when sand fly abundance decreases. To date, no instances of infected tourists have been recorded, likely because visits to LMNP occur during the day when sand flies are inactive. However, there is a potential risk of vector exposure if tourists engage in nighttime cultural visits to villages around the park, where leishmaniasis cases occur annually.

Prevalence and associated factors of non-traumatic knee pain in high school volleyball players: a cross-sectional study

ABSTRACT Objectives This study aimed to determine the prevalence of knee pain among high school volleyball attackers, identify associated factors, and explore the relationship between knee pain and lower back pain (LBP). Methods A cross-sectional study involving 82 high school volleyball attackers (15–17 years) used questionnaires, interviews, and field-based assessments to collect data on demographics, volleyball-specific factors, flexibility, and jumping ability. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with knee pain. Results The prevalence of knee pain was 19.5%. Factors significantly associated with knee pain were a history of LBP (OR, 4.64; 95% CI, 1.28 to 16.8; p = 0.019) and flexibility determined by the absolute difference in heel-buttock distance (OR, 1.37; 95% CI, 1.02 to 1.83; p = 0.037). Participants with knee pain had more volleyball experience and a higher proportion of players who competed as starters in the previous year. Both groups reported approximately 18 hours of practice per week during the school year and around 27 hours during school holidays, with no significant difference observed. Conclusion Factors associated with knee pain include a history of LBP and reduced flexibility on the heel-buttock distance test. The study highlights the need for a comprehensive approach, considering the coexistence of LBP and focusing on improving anterior thigh flexibility.

Evaluating the feasibility and acceptability of an adapted fencing intervention in breast cancer surgery post-operative care: the RIPOSTE pilot randomized trial.

Adapted physical activity programs have shown promising results in reducing the physical, social and psychological side effects associated with breast cancer, but the extent to which they can be effectively adopted, implemented and maintained is unclear. The aim of this study is to use the framework to guide the planning and evaluation of programs according to the 5 following keys: Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation and Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework to evaluate a fencing program under the French acronym RIPOSTE (Reconstruction, Image de soi, Posture, Oncologie, Santé, Thérapie, Escrime) literally in English (Reconstruction, Self-Image, Posture, Oncology, Health, Therapy, Fencing). This program is an innovative intervention focused on improving the quality of life (QoL) of breast cancer surgery patients through fencing. A convergent mixed methods pilot study was conducted to preliminary evaluate the different RE-AIM dimension of the pilot program. Twenty-four participants who have just undergone surgery for invasive breast cancer were randomly allocated in two groups: one group started immediately after their inclusion (Early RIPOSTE group) and the other started 3 months following their inclusion (Delayed RIPOSTE group). Participants answered a questionnaire at inclusion and at the end of the program on QoL, shoulder functional capacity, fatigue, anxiety-depression and physical activity. RIPOSTE program was able to reach mainly young and dynamic participants, attracted by the originality of fencing and keen to improve their physical condition. Regarding effectiveness, our results suggest a trend to the improvement of QoL, shoulder functional capacity, fatigue and anxiety-depression state, even without any significant differences between the Early RIPOSTE group and the Delayed RIPOSTE group. The cooperation, exchanges and cohesion within the group greatly facilitated the adoption of the program, whereas interruptions during school vacations were the main barriers. The intervention was moderately well implemented and adherence to the protocol was suitable. RIPOSTE is an acceptable and effective program for involving breast cancer survivors in physical activity, that needs to be tested at a larger scale to investigate its effectiveness, but has the potential to be transferred and scaled up worldwide.

Ticketing and Crowd Management System for Attraction Facilities: An Aquarium Case Study

In tourist facilities, managing ticket sales can reduce congestion imbalances. This study reports on the results of a pilot experiment conducted at Kaiyukan in Osaka, one of the largest aquariums in Japan. The experiment utilized pre-sale ticket data for controlling admission time intervals, smoothing the number of admissions through dynamic pricing, and predicting visitor numbers. The study reviewed the effectiveness of each of these approaches to alleviate congestion inside Kaiyukan. We then report on a method to predict the number of visitors from the pre-sale conditions of Kaiyukan admission tickets. It was found that setting entry times to 15-minute intervals was most operationally advantageous for the Kaiyukan. Moreover, the behavioral effects induced by variable pricing were more effective when prices were changed based on time slots rather than on a daily basis. Compared to the Holt–Winters’ method, we were able to maintain stable prediction accuracy even during consecutive holidays and long school vacation seasons.

The Social Embeddedness of School-Holiday Meals for Children Based on Discourses of Need and Deservingness

AbstractThe study examines the provision of school-holiday meals for children and shows how it is embedded in society. Proper nutrition is very important for children's physical and cognitive development. However, international research shows that children's social and cultural background has a significant impact on their nutrition. To reduce these disparities and ensure that all children have a healthy diet, effective government intervention is necessary. In Hungary, school canteens and free meals during school holidays for children in need serve this purpose. The latter service is of great importance for the children of families affected by food poverty. Yet, statistics show that some of these children are unable to use this service. This study examines the period before 2016 and highlights the social embeddedness of the service and its consequences on the provision. Whether child food poverty is perceived as a social issue and a common cause generating community intervention largely depends on the local actor's correct perception of the issue, the local appraisal of need, and the consideration of parents' “deservingness.” The study also makes some suggestions about areas where further interventions should focus to improve the nutrition of children affected by food poverty.

The intergenerational impact of electoral violence on height and human capital

The intergenerational impact of electoral violence on height and human capital

Effects Influence of Social Media Constructs on Shopping: An Empirical Study on the Prediction of Retail Clothing Sales

In a market characterized by frequent new product placement and their rapid exit, accurate forecasting of the sales is an important goal to guarantee the profitability and long-term survival of companies. This paper follows this line of research and explores the sales data of an Italian clothing company. The objective of this research is to improve sales forecasts.The data under study were extracted from the corporate datalake of the clothing company analyzed as well as from the company’s official Facebook page using Facebook’s Graph API. The sales forecasting should try to consider all the possible demand influencing factors and also explanatory variables. In this way, the time series perspective is combined with qualitative indicators on the demand side. The approach taken confirms the influence of sales from exogenous variables: there is a delay of 15 days between social communication and the sale of clothing. Social communication, as well as some regular Italian holiday, negatively affects sales. On the other hand, school holidays and some regular Italian holidays have a positive impact on sales. As a result, the advance knowledge of revenue forecasts allows managers to choose suitable marketing strategies.

How did New York City Asians and Asian Americans get a Lunar New Year school holiday?

Abstract Asians and Asian Americans lobbied for more than two decades without avail to get official public school recognition of Lunar New Year. On Lunar New Year Day in 2011, the New York City Department of Education, suspecting fraudulent attendance reporting, raided Shuang Wen PS 184M, the first Chinese dual language school in NYC and in the U.S. The principal was reassigned to administrative duty pending investigations, and a gag order was put on the school to prohibit communicating with any outside organization or media. In response, Asian American communities coalesced around a redistricting effort and schooling issues to push for recognition of the cultural practices of Asians. Prompted by the interim principal of Shuang Wen, Asian-serving principals encouraged students to take the Lunar New Year Day off in 2012, a mass action which resulted in official recognition of Lunar New Year as a school holiday in the 2015–2016 school year.

KEGIATAN SUNATAN MASSAL PEDULI SESAMA SEKOLAH ISLAM NABILAH TAMAN DUTA MAS KEPADA MASYARAKAT KOTA BATAM

The implementation of this community service is to improve children's ability to understand the meaning of their potential which is then applied to their future orientation. This is very good if introduced from an early age, namely children who are already at school and already have optimal creative imagination. This activity supports children's ability to express his aspirations for the future. If trained, it will form character formation that improves psychological well-being in children. This community service is aims to carry out Nabilah's social care (NPS) program, which is an activity of Nabilah's social institution. This mass circumcision activity is carried out every year that is started from 2017 until now. The implementation was carried out during school holidays. This mass circumcision is aimed at Batam City residents aged 5 – 13 years. This activity increases the ability to show solidarity and care for others. Providing knowledge that it is important for boys to be circumcised as a religious obligation and a sign that they have reached puberty. Something that will be useful in the future is from a health perspective, namely physical cleanliness.

Implementasi Program Tahfidzul Qur’anboarding School dalam Pembetukan Karakter Religius Peserta Didik di SMP-Qu Cahaya Al-Qur’an Padang Panjang

The occurrence of a multi-dimensional crisis, the mentality of the nation's children is bad, the decline in dignity is one of the importance of religious character education. To internalize the values of religious character to students, it is necessary to optimize education, one of which is character building through tahfidzul qur'an. character according to the Qur'an. This study aims to describe the program, methods and characters born from the tahfidz program. This research was conducted with a qualitative approach, while the data collection techniques used were the results of observations, interviews and documentation. Several results were obtained related to several Tahfidz programs implemented, namely daily, weekly, mid-semester and semester programs. Then the Qur'an Intensive (IQ) and at the end of the semester a Tasmi 'Akbar was held. Finally, the Mukhayyam Al-Qur'an program is held for two days after students return from school holidays with the aim of reviving children's memorization. To facilitate the memorization of the Qur'an, various methods were applied, namely: the Tiqrar, Talaqqi, Tasmi 'Tsuna'i, and Rabath methods. The religious characters that are implemented from tahfidzu that can be seen are honest, disciplined, patient, diligent, spontaneous without being asked, independent, and istiqomah in carrying out religious orders. The conclusion is that memorizing the Qur'an with a good and measurable program, then using the right method, will be able to shape the religious character of the students or the perpetrators.

Post-COVID Effect: Private Tutoring Phenomenon

Abstract: COVID-19 has made various sectors not work well, especially education. School holidays due to social distancing policies have caused private tutoring businesses to mushroom, this continues to this day. This research aims to find out the management system of private tutoring, particularly in the context of COVID-19-induced social distancing and lockdown which have led to collapses in many sectors, such as economics, education, tourism, and other sectors. This makes the private tutoring business so popular because it is cheap and children can tutor from home. The method in this research uses a qualitative approach with the method of interviews and observations. The results of this study show that private business leagues have used some aspects of management correctly, even though it has not been performed perfectly.&#x0D; &#x0D;

An innovative educational program for adolescents on home parenteral nutrition for the "transition" to adulthood.

The ATEP is designed in three sessions of five consecutive days, during school holidays over the year. It includes group sessions on catheter handling, disconnecting and connecting the PN and catheter dressing, dealing with unforeseen events (e.g., fever or catheter injury), but also sessions with psychologist, social worker, sports teacher, fashion specialist, meeting with adults who received HPN since childhood. Specific course for the accompanying parents were also provided. Six months after the last session, a 3-day trip to the attraction park "le Futuroscope," Poitiers, France, was organized without any parental presence. After 3 ATEP courses, a total of 16 adolescents have been enrolled. They were aged between 13 and 17 years (median 14 IQR: 14-16.25). All were on long term HPN started during the neonatal period except for four who started PN at a median age of 10 years old (IQR: 1-10). At the time of the ATEP, their median PNDI was 105% (IQR: 95.5-120.8) while receiving a median of six infusions per week (IQR: 5-7). Thirteen received Taurolidine lock procedure. After the ATEP, 11 adolescents could be considered as fully autonomous, 4 as partially autonomous and one failed to gain any autonomy. Course evaluation by adolescents or parents was good to excellent. Through the holistic and multiprofessional approach of this training and the group cohesion, the adolescents were not only able to handle catheter care and PN connections but were able to understand and accept better their illness and project themselves into their own future.

Coastal mortality burden on school holidays 2004–2021: an Australian perspective

IntroductionSchool holidays are a known period of increased risk of paediatric drowning. However, the risk of coastal death for all age groups is unknown.MethodsThis case–control study aimed to identify high-risk...

Relationship of Gadget and Socioemotional Development in Children

The presence of gadgets in children’s environment has made them an inevitable and increasingly normative component of 21st-century life. Over the last three decades, the accessibility and usage of gadgets have increased among young children. One of the effects of gadget usage on children is self-isolating from social life and lack of emotional management. The objective of the pilot study was to examine the frequency of gadget use among pre-schoolers. Forty parents of preschoolers, aged 4 to 6 years, participated in the study. Twenty-two of the children were boys and 18 were girls. Majority of the sample were Malays. This study employed the Family Media Ecology model to understand the way in which media is used by the family members and to determine the extent to which media patterns either promote or interfere with early learning. The parents were administered the Malay version of the Developmental Profile 3 (DP-3) to measure a child’s development on social-emotional. Results showed that most families owned a smartphone (95%), paid TV/ASTRO (72.5%), and had a laptop/desktop (70%). The duration of gadget use among children was much lower during the school day than during the school holiday. Specifically, during school days, 70% and 17.5% of the children used gadgets at a moderate and high level, respectively. During school holidays, 32.5% and 57.5% of the children used gadgets at a moderate and high level, respectively. The analyses revealed there are negative relationships between both gadgets use during school days (r=-.232, p&gt;.05) and school holidays (r=-.112, p&gt;.05) and the socioemotional development of children, which however, is not significant. The findings have important implication that is to take necessary steps toward regulating gadget use among children in Malaysia.

Effect of planned school breaks on student absenteeism due to influenza-like illness in school aged children-Oregon School District, Wisconsin September 2014-June 2019.

School-aged children and school reopening dates have important roles in community influenza transmission. Although many studies evaluated the impact of reactive closures during seasonal and pandemic influenza outbreaks on medically attended influenza in surrounding communities, few assess the impact of planned breaks (i.e., school holidays) that coincide with influenza seasons, while accounting for differences in seasonal peak timing. Here, we analyze the effects of winter and spring breaks on influenza risk in school-aged children, measured by student absenteeism due to influenza-like illness (a-ILI). We compared a-ILI counts in the 2-week periods before and after each winter and spring break over five consecutive years in a single school district. We introduced a "pseudo-break" of 9days' duration between winter and spring break each year when school was still in session to serve as a control. The same analysis was applied to each pseudo-break to support any findings of true impact. We found strong associations between winter and spring breaks and a reduction in influenza risk, with a nearly 50% reduction in a-ILI counts post-break compared with the period before break, and the greatest impact when break coincided with increased local influenza activity while accounting for possible temporal and community risk confounders. These findings suggest that brief breaks of in-person schooling, such as planned breaks lasting 9-16 calendar days, can effectively reduce influenza in schools and community spread. Additional analyses investigating the impact of well-timed shorter breaks on a-ILI may determine an optimal duration for brief school closures to effectively suppress community transmission of influenza.

Accounting teachers’ teaching practices associated with learners’ performance in high schools

Grade 12 learners, in many instances, have early and late classes unlike the rest of the learners in the school. Sometimes their classes run over weekends and during school holidays. The aim of this study was to establish whether there was value in subjecting learners to extra classes over and above their normal class periods. We used the qualitative approach and purposive sampling to select the sample. The teaching of only 1 subject, accounting, was studied and the value of extra classes evaluated. Schools in the KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa, that have consistently produced a 100% pass rate over a period of 3 years were selected to participate in the study. Data were collected using an interview schedule. The analysis of the data confirms that there is value in subjecting learners to more teaching because there is a direct relationship between teaching and learner performance. The worked example effect, as recommended through the cognitive load theory, was found to be dominant among the teaching strategies that accounting teachers used in extra classes.

Patterns of major trauma admissions to a level 1 trauma centre: A five year database analysis

Patterns of major trauma admissions to a level 1 trauma centre: A five year database analysis

Field Study to Compare and Evaluate Summer Thermal Comfort of School Buildings with Different Moderate Thermal Mass in Their Building Elements

Previous studies show that moderate thermal mass in school building elements can positively impact the winter indoor thermal environment in a temperate climate with mild, humid winters. Based on a field study, this research contributes new physical data of the summer indoor thermal environment of Auckland school buildings with different designs of moderate thermal mass in their building elements to add to the previous winter field-study data and demonstrates that a school building with moderate thermal mass is adequate in a temperate climate with mild, humid winters and warm, dry summers. This field study compared and evaluated the summer indoor thermal environment of classrooms with different moderate thermal mass in their building elements during the summer school term and the summer school holidays. This study found that a classroom with thermal mass in its building elements has 19% to 21% more time in summer than a classroom without any thermal mass in its building elements when indoor air temperatures are within the thermal comfort zone, which was solely impacted by the building’s thermal performance. This study established a suitable research method to analyse the field-study data and identify the differences in the indoor thermal environments of the school buildings with different designs of moderate thermal mass in their building elements.