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Cohort Group (cohort + group)
Selected AbstractsOverlooked and underutilized: People with disabilities are an untapped human resourceHUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, Issue 2 2008Mark L. Lengnick-Hall The retirement of baby boomers along with a smaller cohort group of young people replacing them poses a challenge for employers in the future,where will they find the workers they need? One largely untapped source of human resources is people with disabilities (PWDs). Why have employers mostly ignored this large labor pool? This research used a semistructured interview approach with 38 executives across a broad array of industries and geographic regions to examine why employers don't hire PWDs and what they believe can be done to change this situation. Results show that most employers are not very proactive in hiring PWDs and that most employers hold stereotypical beliefs not supported by research evidence. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. [source] Generational differences: revisiting generational work values for the new millenniumJOURNAL OF ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR, Issue 4 2002Karen Wey Smola As we enter the new millennium and face the entrance of another generation of workers into the changing world of work, managers are encouraged to deal with the generational differences that appear to exist among workers. This paper revisits the issue of generational differences and the causes of those differences. Data were obtained from more than 350 individuals across the country who responded to a request to complete a survey. Current generational differences in worker values are analysed and the results are compared to a similar study conducted in 1974. Results suggest that generational work values do differ. To a lesser degree, the results suggest that work values also change as workers grow older. Finally, the results indicate an increasing desire among American workers to balance work and personal goals. This change in attitude was reflected even within the same cohort group. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] One course is not enough: Preservice elementary teachers' retention of improved views of nature of scienceJOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN SCIENCE TEACHING, Issue 2 2006Valarie L. Akerson This study examined the views, and the retention of these views, of 19 preservice elementary teachers as they learned about nature of science (NOS). The preservice teachers participated in a cohort group as they took a science methods course during which they received explicit reflective instruction in nature of science. Through Views of Nature of Science version B (VNOS-B) surveys and interviews it was found that most preservice teachers held inadequate ideas of nature of science prior to instruction, but improved their views after one semester of instruction in the science methods course. However, 5 months after instruction, the graduate preservice teachers were again interviewed and it was found that several of the students reverted back to their earlier views. The results are interpreted through Perry's scheme, and implications and recommendations for elementary science teacher education are made. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Res Sci Teach 43: 194,213, 2006 [source] Poor tolerability of high dose ascorbic acid in a population of genetically confirmed adult Charcot-Marie-Tooth 1A patientsACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 2 2009C. TothArticle first published online: 22 DEC 200 Background,,, Preclinical studies have suggested that ascorbic acid (AA) treatment in a mouse model of Charcot-Marie-Tooth type 1A (CMT1A) improves motor function and prolongs lifespan. Aims,,, I sought to determine the safety and tolerability of AA in adult patients with CMT1A. Methods,,, An open-label cohort-controlled 2-year pilot study was used to evaluate the tolerability of 5 g of AA daily. Secondary measurements consisted of clinical and electrophysiological measurements at 0, 12, and 24 months in CMT1A patients. Results,,, Twelve CMT1A patients received AA and 10 CMT1A patients formed a cohort group followed in identical manner. Five (42%) patients tolerated this dose of AA for the entire 2-year span, with six patients (50%) developing intolerable gastrointestinal side effects. No significant differences in clinical, disability, or electrophysiological measurements occurred between baseline and final follow-up in patients receiving AA when compared with cohorts. Conclusions,,, High dose AA was not well tolerated in all adult CMT1A patients who may be susceptible to gastrointestinal adverse effects of AA. Studies with greater powers to detect efficacy will be required to test the validity of AA as a therapy in CMT1A patients. Doses lower than 5 g of AA daily may be required for maintenance of tolerability in the CMT1A population. [source] Long-term assessment of oxcarbazepine in a naturalistic setting: a retrospective studyACTA NEUROLOGICA SCANDINAVICA, Issue 5 2008U. Seneviratne Background,,, New antiepileptics seem to be better tolerated by patients. The retention rate of an antiepileptic would be a useful indicator of its practical usefulness. Aims,,, To assess the long-term outcome of oxcarbazepine (OXC) in a naturalistic setting by determining the retention rate. Methods,,, This is a retrospective study. All epilepsy patients treated with OXC at a tertiary care epilepsy center during a period of 3.5 years were included in this study. Retention rates of OXC at 1 and 3 years were estimated for each cohort group using Kaplan,Meier estimates and corresponding 95% confidence intervals. Results,,, A total of 98 patients were studied. OXC was used as monotherapy in 14 (14.3%) and as add-on therapy in 84 (85.7%). The mean daily dose was 947 ± 492 mg and 60% received ,900 mg/day. Using the Kaplan,Meier survival analysis, the retention rates of OXC at 1 and 3 years were estimated to be 0.853 (0.749,0.956) and 0.737 (0.570,0.904), respectively. Conclusions,,, OXC is well tolerated by patients as both monotherapy and add-on therapy. [source] | ||||||||||