scholarly journals Recognition of International Education in Japanese Teachers

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masami Yoshida
Keyword(s):  
International Education ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Intercultural Education ◽  
Multiple Comparison ◽  
Geometric Means ◽  
Suburban Areas ◽  
The Third ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
Multiple Comparison Procedures

Education for international understanding in Japan was focused to develop its own national identity as well as to recognize its coexistence through intercultural education. Then, we have investigated the opinions of Japanese school teachers in terms of their recognition of the necessary content to introduce school instruction of intercultural education using a questionnaire method. In the questionnaire, 14 items of three principles were extracted from the criteria of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization). For analyzing the collected data, the geometric mean was used. Subsequently, a one-way ANOVA test and multiple-comparison procedures were conducted. By including teachers in suburban areas in Japan, we obtained 123 valid responses. All items showed a necessary level of geometric means, and particularly items of the first principle “respect cultural identity” and items of the second principle “provide knowledge for participation” showed statistically significant positive necessity levels. However, an answer of “I have never thought” increased in the third principle “provide a chance to contribute” that was closely related to present world concern of global citizenship education and statistically was not significant. From the result of the multiple-comparison procedures of the second principle and the third principle, seven pairs of statistically different items were extracted. Then, we discussed the enhancement between Japan and UNESCO and influence of school environment in Japan.

scholarly journals XIII. On a new method of approximation applicable to elliptic and ultra-elliptic functions

1860 ◽  
Vol 150 ◽  
pp. 223-227
Keyword(s):  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Elliptic Functions ◽  
New Method ◽  
Geometric Means ◽  
The Third ◽  
Harmonic Means ◽  
General Method

The difficulty of finding approximate values of elliptic functions of the third kind has led me to consider a general method of approximation, which I believe to be new, at least in its application to the evaluation of integrals of irrational functions. It depends on the known principle that the geometric mean between two quantities is also a geometric mean between their arithmetic and harmonic means. If we take any two positive quantities, we may approximate to their geometric means as follows:— Take the arithmetic and harmonic means of the two quantities, then again take the arithmetic and harmonic means of those means, and so on: the successive means will approximate with great rapidity to the geometric mean.

Children's trilogy “LILI, from conflict to conflict Medition” (“Lili, do Conflito à Mediação de Conflitos”)

2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (S1) ◽  
pp. S447-S447
Author(s):  
C. Gabriela ◽  
C. Lima
Keyword(s):  
School Environment ◽  
The Other ◽  
Early Age ◽  
The Third ◽  
Conflict Mediation ◽  
Competing Interest

The author has devoted her life to matters relating to communication, whether in business contexts, or as a mediator, trainer and moderator.The trilogy “Lili, do conflito à Mediação de Conflitos” aims to help create more informed citizens, starting from an early age, namely in terms of the new forms of solving conflicts.In the first book: “Lili and the conflicts” (“Lili e os Conflitos”), we find the theme of conflicts; how to deal with them; respect for the different other; to put oneself in the place of the other.In the second book: “Lili and Conflict Medition” (“Lili e a Mediação de Conflitos”), we find the space created by conflict mediation so the parts in conflict can be heard; the enormous need to listen to the other; the needed empathy so as to know the reality of the other.In the third and final book: “Lili and the Conflict Mediator” (“Lili e o Mediador de Conflitos”), we explain what it is to be a conflict mediator, this “new” profession, distinguishing it from other professions which also use the word “Mediator”.The author makes presentations of the books and its topics, bringing these issues to debate and making them known to the school environment, both to students and teachers, as well as staff and parents.Disclosure of interestThe authors have not supplied their declaration of competing interest.

scholarly journals Pharmacokinetic Interactions between the Hormonal Emergency Contraception, Levonorgestrel (Plan B), and Efavirenz

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-4 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monica L. Carten ◽  
Jennifer J. Kiser ◽  
Awewura Kwara ◽  
Samantha Mawhinney ◽  
Susan Cu-Uvin
Keyword(s):  
Geometric Mean ◽  
Liver Function Tests ◽  
Open Label ◽  
Time Curve ◽  
Geometric Means ◽  
Concentration Time ◽  
Plan B ◽  
Effective Contraception ◽  
Grade 3 ◽  
Hiv Negative

Objectives. Compare the Plan B levonorgestrel (LNG) area under the concentration- time curve (AUC12) prior to and with efavirenz (EFV).Design. Prospective, open-label, single-arm, equivalence study.Methods. Healthy HIV-negative subjects underwent 12 hr intensive pharmacokinetic (PK) sampling following single dose LNG alone and after 14 days of EFV. Geometric means, Geometric Mean Ratios, and 90% confidence intervals (CI) are reported for PK Parameters.T-tests were utilized. Clinical parameters and liver function tests (LFTs) were assessed.Results. 24 women enrolled and 21 completed the study. With EFV, LNG AUC12was reduced 56% (95% CI: 49%, 62%) from 42.9 to 17.8 ng*hr/mL, and maximum concentration (Cmax⁡) was reduced 41% (95% CI: 33%, 50%) from 8.4 to 4.6 ng/mL. LNG was well tolerated with no grade 3 or 4 treatment-related toxicities.Conclusions. EFV significantly reduced LNG exposures. Higher LNG doses may be required with EFV. These results reinforce the importance of effective contraception in women taking EFV.

scholarly journals Analyzing Dependent Variables with Multiple Surrogates in Accounting Research

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Enyi Enyi
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Performance Studies ◽  
Geometric Mean ◽  
A Priori ◽  
Geometric Means ◽  
Canonical Correlations ◽  
Dependent Variables ◽  
Actual Outcome ◽  
Ethical Clearance

The paper contains details a research carried out to show that the use of geometric mean to unify multivariate dependent variables in financial performance studies gives better and more practical results than the multiple abstraction analysis provided using advanced econometric tools such as TLS, PLS, MCA, Canonical correlations etc.<div>The study used the logistic regression analysis to compare the a priori expectations of 30 Ph.D research theses with their actual outcomes using econometric tools and the actual outcome using geometric means. The study used Ph.D theses in accounting and finance sourced from the libraries of four universities in Nigeria.</div><div>The study was a desktop research using publicly available literary resources and as such requires no ethical clearance.</div>

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