Comparison of Blood Pressure Patterns of Teaching and Non-Teaching Staff of a Nigerian University

Objective: Differences in jobs descriptions and responsibilities may contribute to varying degree of exposure to diseases including high blood pressure. There is dearth of studies comparing blood pressure patterns and anthropometric parameters between teaching and non-teaching staff of university. Therefore, this study was designed to assess and compare the blood pressure and the anthropometric parameters of both teaching and non-teaching staff of a Nigerian university. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess blood pressure pattern and anthropometric parameters among 324 apparently healthy teaching (n = 120) and non-teaching (n = 202) staff of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Anthropometric parameters including height, weight and hip and waist circumferences were measured. Blood pressure was measured thrice during office hours (9.00 - 11.00 hours) using standard procedures and hypertension was defined as ≥140 ≥90 mmHg. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data at p < 0.05 alpha level. Results: The mean of ages of teaching and non-teaching staff were 46.8 ± 9.8 and 45.6 ± 10.9 years. The prevalence of high blood pressure was 34.9% with a distribution of teaching to non-teaching rate of 20.1% and 14.8% respectively. There were significant correlations between blood pressure and each of weight, body mass index and waist circumference in both groups (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Prevalence of high blood pressure was higher among teaching than non-teaching staff and significant correlations were found between blood pressure and some anthropometric parameters. Public health including regular physical activity enlightenment programmes to reduce blood pressure is recommended.

College English Grammar Teaching for Non-English Majors

Grammar is very important in language learning. The mastery of English grammar is the basic English skill. However,most non-English majors are relatively poor in English and English grammar. They think grammar learning is boring and have a negative attitude towards grammar. So,it's necessary and urgent to teach them grammar.

LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE IN THE SLEEPING CAR——TEACHING NON—FINITE V—ING FORM

INTRODUCTION For Chinese students of English,grammar learning is so important that their textbooks inevitably entail grammar sections organized in a linear way.These students treat grammar learning as the stepping stone on their way of English learning.They hope to have a good command of grammar both for their present learning and for their further studies.For their present learning,their linguistic knowledge is tested and assessed through

On Vocabulary Teaching Approaches——Take the Non-English Major in Guangxi as an Example

Word is deemed as one of the indispensable building blocks of a language;however,the non-English major in China is suffer-ing from the traditional vocabulary teaching approaches.This paper tries to analyze the traditional vocabulary teaching approaches forthe non-English major in the traditional teaching context in some universities in Guangxi,with the purpose of proposing some workablesuggestions.

Thinking the Application of Integrating Literature into Non-English Major Undergraduates English Teaching

Literature often reflects a particular cultural perspective, which can provide an authentic context and situation to language teaching. A foreign culture given through literature may increase the students' understanding of that culture and spur their own imagination. Therefore, it is very significant for English teachers to improve their self-cultivation of literature and try to apply literature, this intellectually stimulating vehicle, to illustrate language use and to introduce culture. This essay will first examine the significance of literature, correct some misconceptions, and then put forwards some suggestions on the selection and application of literary texts.

The Importance of Pragmatics in Vocational College Non-English Majors' Translation Teaching

In this paper,the author will describe the pragmatics and its development in China,and apply the Equivalent Effect Theory,Relevance Theory and Speech Act Theory in college English translation teaching to stress the importance of pragmatics on translation learning for non-English majors.

Reflection on College English Vocabulary Teaching from Non-linguistic Context Perspective

Vocabulary understanding is very important in English study; however, there exist some problems in the present college English vocabulary teaching, so it is necessary to propose some suggestions for it from the non-linguistic context perspectives to improve the students'vocabulary capacity. Based on the three non-linguistic contexts (situational context, cultural context and cognitive context), the passage suggests teachers pay much attention to the non-linguistic context while teaching.

Native Speaker and L2 User in Language Teaching

The target of much language teaching and learning is to make students approximate to native speakers.The only rightful speak ers of a language are its native speakers.Contrary to these contemporary views,however,this paper argues that the obligation of the lan guage teacher is to help students to use L2 effectively not to simply imitate native speaker.A successful L2 user who comes from the group of L2 learners can be a model for students.Therefore,non-native teachers with a high degree of language proficiency and good teaching skills can be ideal and qualified language teachers.

An Integrated Statistical Model to Measure Academic Teaching Quality

The aim of this paper is to present a new proposal for the classification of Academic institutions in terms of quality of teaching. Our methodological proposal borrows concepts from operational risk, such as scorecard models, employed to assess University performances, on the basis of both the perceived and the actual quality. We propose to summarize opinion data using new non parametric indexes able to exploit efficiently the ordinal nature of the analysed variables and to integrate different sources of data. In particular we show how web survey methods can improve the quality and robustness of collected data, especially when integrated with students career data. Empirical evidence is given on the basis of real data from the University of Pavia.

A Survey Research on Agricultural College Undergraduates' Attitudes towards In-class and Out-of-class Activities Based on the Mixed Teaching Model

In order to study the effects of in-class and out-of-class activities of college English based on the mixed teaching model on the fostering of students' English learning and application ability,the attitudes of 215 freshmen of Agricultural College,Yanbian University towards inclass and out-of-class activities and their participation and completion of tasks were investigated by a questionnaire. The results show that a series of in-class and out-of-class activities could help improve the students' language competence as well as non-language competence such as learning strategies,emotional attitudes,and cultural awareness. The implementation and effect of school online courses were inferior to classroom teaching,but they provide reference and experience for future mixed teaching.

Overview of Native-speaker English Teacher Versus Non-native-speaker English Teacher

As much more non-native-speaker English teachers teach alongside native-speaker English teachers, either in China or any other non-English-speaking country, research on the differences between native-speaker English teacher and non-native-speaker English teacher is necessary. This paper offers an overview of such difference between the two groups of English teachers in terms of their strengths and weaknesses, teaching styles and approaches. The conclusion suggests that cooperation and communication be emphsised and that the two groups of teachers communicate more and exchange their ideas on how to teach the same group of students more effectively.

雷达操纵专业预选军士专业课程的半自主教学模式

为了在“两征两训”背景下最大程度释放教员时间资源、激发带兵骨干教学组训活力,提出了一种雷达操纵专业预选军士专业课程的半自主教学模式.以测报方位距离课程为例,分析了当前课程教学模式应用现状;提出了半自主教学模式,给出了教学模式的实施步骤.教学实践表明,半自主教学模式能够释放教员时间资源,提升教练员组训任教能力,有效缓解教学力量压力,符合“两征两训”任务下雷达操纵专业预选军士专业课程教学改革需求.

非学历继续教育数字化教学资源库的建设

随着继续教育的重要性日益凸显,如何有效地提供教学资源成为一个关键问题。首先,分析了非学历继续教育的现状和发展趋势,阐述了数字化教学资源库的意义和作用;接着,提出了非学历继续教育数字化教学资源库的建设理念与目标,以及资源库的内容构建和技术支撑。同时,也探讨了资源库的应用与推广以及评估与持续改进等方面的问题。为构建高效、便捷、个性化的非学历继续教育数字化教学资源库提供理论和实践参考,以满足广大学习者的多样化需求,推动继续教育的快速发展。

教育数字化赋能职业专业教学改革--以职业教育教学资源库非遗传承技艺课程建设为例

文章基于教育数字化背景,研究了职业教育的教学改革方向,深入探索非遗技艺课程在文化、教育、经济方面的卓越价值,并结合数字化教学资源库的特点以及当下各院校数字化教学资源库的建设现状,总结出职业教育专业教学资源库非遗传承技艺课程建设的思路,以期为我国职业教育改革事业提供一定的借鉴。

非最小相位工业过程自校正控制教学实验平台

工业过程中的非最小相位被控对象因其具有反向特性而会给控制器设计带来困难,在自动化教学中对非最小相位概念的描述通常偏重于零点位置、零动态等理论概念,因缺乏直观性而使得学生不易理解透彻。结合自适应控制课程教学,基于工业过程中典型的空气加热混合过程,通过合理构造实验条件,构建了具有非最小相位特性的物理被控对象装置,在此基础上,研发了自校正控制教学实验平台,可以开展非最小相位工业对象的辨识、控制和自校正控制的教学实验,有助于加深自动化专业学生对非最小相位概念的理解,从而改善教学效果。

以二极管整流器为例的探索性仿真教学

二极管整流器属于不可控整流器,具有显著的非线性特性,在整流过程中存在许多难以理解的地方和难以发现的问题,属于教学难点。借助Matlab/Simulink仿真分析的灵活性,以二极管全桥整流器为背景探索如何深化仿真分析教学模式,给出具体的探索内容。结果表明,通过深化仿真分析,可以培养学生发现问题、分析问题和探究问题的能力,弥足单纯理论讲解的不足。

非医学高等院校学生CPR混合式培训模式实践

目的:探讨混合式教学模式在非医高等院校学生CPR培训中的应用效果,为推进社会公众CPR技能培训提供方法和策略。方法:选取某地2所非医学高等院校学生,实施基于BOPPPS模型的混合式教学模式的CPR技能培训,分别调查培训前后CPR相关知识掌握情况、CPR急救意愿和学习意愿,并在培训后进行急救技能操作水平、教学效果满意度评价。结果:培训前后大学生对CPR认知和知识掌握情况对比具有显著差异(P<0.001);培训后CPR操作考核平均得分为84分,正确实施按压的比例高达92.0%;培训后大学生对CPR和AED操作有实践自信的比例分别为87.9%和84.7%,且对基于BOPPPS模型的混合式教学模式的CPR技能培训效果满意度为97.7%。结论:基于BOPPPS模型的混合式教学模式在大学生CPR培训中收到较好效果,能够有效促进大学生CPR实践自信。