GENDER INEQUITY DURING THE PH.D.: FEMALES IN THE LIFE SCIENCES BENEFIT LESS FROM THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY

Gender Inequity during the Ph.D.: Females in the Life Sciences Benefit Less from Their Integration into the Scientific Community

Female researchers remain underrepresented in higher academic ranks, even within 511 lunch bag female-dominated fields, such as the life sciences.The phenomenon is often attributed to women’s lower publication productivity.The current article explores gender differences with respect to integration into the scientific community, pursued tasks

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Processes Underlying the Relation between Cognitive Ability and Curiosity with Academic Performance: A Mediation Analysis for Epistemic Behavior in a Five-Year Longitudinal Study

Cognitive ability and curiosity are significant predictors of academic achievement; yet the processes underlying these relations are not well understood.I drew on ideas from the environmental enrichment hypothesis and the differential preservation hypothesis and hypothesized that epistemic behavior acts as a mediator.Longitudinal data were collecte

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Cryptosporidium spp. Diagnosis and Research in the 21st Century

The protozoan parasite Cryptosporidium has emerged as a leading cause of diarrhoeal illness worldwide, posing a significant threat to young children and immunocompromised patients.While endemic in the vast majority of developing countries, Cryptosporidium wr60 pressure tank also has the potential to cause waterborne epidemics and large scale outbre

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