Aims: The incidence of Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis, and the emergence of acquired antifungal r... more Aims: The incidence of Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis, and the emergence of acquired antifungal resistance have increased rapidly. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of S. sparganophora leaf extracts against C. albicans and C. neoformans; and to determine whether there was any difference between the antifungal effects of S. sparganophora leaf extracts and two conventional antifungal agents (AFAs).
Education has been described as a process that has an innate social effect for both students and ... more Education has been described as a process that has an innate social effect for both students and teachers. While education is broadly understood as the gathering of knowledge offered through strategic curriculum implementation to ensure competency and skill acquisition, it is still largely dependent on the actors that comprise the system. At the University of Guyana, there have been several modes of delivery attempted and utilised due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. These modes range from face-to-face methods, remote E-learning, and blended learning. The purpose of this study was to determine what proportion of lecturers have an interest in adopting online education into their teaching practices, to garner what proportion of them support assessment using online platforms, to ascertain how lecturers feel about the effectiveness of online learning strategies and to determine whether there are any statistically significant associations between sex, age, and years of lecturing, and lecturer’s interest in online educational practices. The study method was descriptive and cross-sectional, and both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Lecturers were conveniently sampled to determine their views towards online teaching and an exploratory method of inquiry was utilised. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was undertaken, where interest in online education, age category- more than and less than forty years of age was considered, together with sex and years of lecturing. Years of lecturing were categorised as less than or greater than ten years of lecturing. At a 95% confidence interval, the p-value obtained was 0.008 noting a significant association between interest in online educational practices and independent variables, sex, age, and years of lecturing. Women and older lecturers were less likely to support online education; therefore, we recommend that there be the implementation of continuous professional development and training workshops targeted especially for this group of stakeholders.
Littering is regarded as a major environmental issue and although campaigns have targeted childre... more Littering is regarded as a major environmental issue and although campaigns have targeted children in school, there is little evidence that adult littering is being addressed. This study investigates the views and perceptions on littering from students at the University of Guyana, who represent the young adult population. This phenomenological qualitative study gathered data through in-depth focus group discussions with twelve participants. Results were analysed using thematic analysis which elicited core concepts that were highlighted from the data gathered. A combination of semantic and descriptive coding was used to create the themes and sub-themes of the study. Following data analysis, six themes emerged. These were titled: "Knowledge of littering," "Feelings regarding littering," "Awareness of consequences of littering," "Persistence of littering," "Knowledge of Guyana's littering laws," and "Methods to reduce littering." Students' responses indicate that littering is a health hazard, a societal habit; harmful to the economy and requires more awareness and steeper law enforcement to effect meaningful and lasting behavioural change in adults. There are numerous ways to combat this scourge in a sustainable manner, including education via print and broadcast media, stricter enforcement of the law, and having enough receptacles at key locations.
Aims: The incidence of Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis, and the emergence of acquired antifungal r... more Aims: The incidence of Candidiasis and Cryptococcosis, and the emergence of acquired antifungal resistance have increased rapidly. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of S. sparganophora leaf extracts against C. albicans and C. neoformans; and to determine whether there was any difference between the antifungal effects of S. sparganophora leaf extracts and two conventional antifungal agents (AFAs).
Education has been described as a process that has an innate social effect for both students and ... more Education has been described as a process that has an innate social effect for both students and teachers. While education is broadly understood as the gathering of knowledge offered through strategic curriculum implementation to ensure competency and skill acquisition, it is still largely dependent on the actors that comprise the system. At the University of Guyana, there have been several modes of delivery attempted and utilised due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. These modes range from face-to-face methods, remote E-learning, and blended learning. The purpose of this study was to determine what proportion of lecturers have an interest in adopting online education into their teaching practices, to garner what proportion of them support assessment using online platforms, to ascertain how lecturers feel about the effectiveness of online learning strategies and to determine whether there are any statistically significant associations between sex, age, and years of lecturing, and lecturer’s interest in online educational practices. The study method was descriptive and cross-sectional, and both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Lecturers were conveniently sampled to determine their views towards online teaching and an exploratory method of inquiry was utilised. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was undertaken, where interest in online education, age category- more than and less than forty years of age was considered, together with sex and years of lecturing. Years of lecturing were categorised as less than or greater than ten years of lecturing. At a 95% confidence interval, the p-value obtained was 0.008 noting a significant association between interest in online educational practices and independent variables, sex, age, and years of lecturing. Women and older lecturers were less likely to support online education; therefore, we recommend that there be the implementation of continuous professional development and training workshops targeted especially for this group of stakeholders.
Littering is regarded as a major environmental issue and although campaigns have targeted childre... more Littering is regarded as a major environmental issue and although campaigns have targeted children in school, there is little evidence that adult littering is being addressed. This study investigates the views and perceptions on littering from students at the University of Guyana, who represent the young adult population. This phenomenological qualitative study gathered data through in-depth focus group discussions with twelve participants. Results were analysed using thematic analysis which elicited core concepts that were highlighted from the data gathered. A combination of semantic and descriptive coding was used to create the themes and sub-themes of the study. Following data analysis, six themes emerged. These were titled: "Knowledge of littering," "Feelings regarding littering," "Awareness of consequences of littering," "Persistence of littering," "Knowledge of Guyana's littering laws," and "Methods to reduce littering." Students' responses indicate that littering is a health hazard, a societal habit; harmful to the economy and requires more awareness and steeper law enforcement to effect meaningful and lasting behavioural change in adults. There are numerous ways to combat this scourge in a sustainable manner, including education via print and broadcast media, stricter enforcement of the law, and having enough receptacles at key locations.
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is still largely dependent on the actors that comprise the system. At the University of Guyana, there have been several modes of delivery attempted and utilised due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. These modes range from face-to-face methods, remote E-learning, and blended learning. The purpose of this study was to determine what proportion of lecturers have an interest in adopting online education into their teaching
practices, to garner what proportion of them support assessment using online platforms, to ascertain how lecturers feel about the effectiveness of online learning strategies and to determine whether there are any statistically significant associations between sex, age, and years of lecturing, and lecturer’s interest in online educational practices. The study method was descriptive and cross-sectional, and both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Lecturers were conveniently sampled to determine their views towards online teaching and an exploratory method of inquiry was utilised. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was undertaken, where interest in online education, age category- more than and less than
forty years of age was considered, together with sex and years of lecturing. Years of lecturing were categorised as less than or greater than ten years of lecturing. At a 95% confidence interval, the p-value obtained was 0.008 noting a significant association between interest in online educational practices and independent variables, sex, age, and
years of lecturing. Women and older lecturers were less likely to support online education; therefore, we recommend that there be the implementation of continuous professional development and training workshops targeted especially for this group of stakeholders.
is still largely dependent on the actors that comprise the system. At the University of Guyana, there have been several modes of delivery attempted and utilised due in part to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects. These modes range from face-to-face methods, remote E-learning, and blended learning. The purpose of this study was to determine what proportion of lecturers have an interest in adopting online education into their teaching
practices, to garner what proportion of them support assessment using online platforms, to ascertain how lecturers feel about the effectiveness of online learning strategies and to determine whether there are any statistically significant associations between sex, age, and years of lecturing, and lecturer’s interest in online educational practices. The study method was descriptive and cross-sectional, and both qualitative and quantitative in nature. Lecturers were conveniently sampled to determine their views towards online teaching and an exploratory method of inquiry was utilised. A multinomial logistic regression analysis was undertaken, where interest in online education, age category- more than and less than
forty years of age was considered, together with sex and years of lecturing. Years of lecturing were categorised as less than or greater than ten years of lecturing. At a 95% confidence interval, the p-value obtained was 0.008 noting a significant association between interest in online educational practices and independent variables, sex, age, and
years of lecturing. Women and older lecturers were less likely to support online education; therefore, we recommend that there be the implementation of continuous professional development and training workshops targeted especially for this group of stakeholders.