• ABU DHABI - The United Arab Emirates has made significant strides in the space sector in 2023, solidifying its position as a leading player in this highly competitive and technologically advanced field. (zawya.com)
  • In April 2023, the UAE announced a one-year extension to the Emirates Mars Exploration Project, the "Hope Probe", due to its unwavering commitment to unraveling the mysteries of the Red Planet and its remarkable scientific achievements. (zawya.com)
  • Lusaka, 28 November 2023 - Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), has been honoured with the prestigious CPHIA Lifetime Achievement Award in Public Health for his unwavering commitment to advancing global health and his transformative leadership during unprecedented crises. (who.int)
  • Interim President Gen. Myers receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Air Force Association. (k-state.edu)
  • In a recognition long overdue, the Crossword Book Award announced on Saturday that its jury has unanimously nominated Shashi Tharoor, who is at the peak of his literary career and is easily among the most read and debated authors in contemporary India, for the Lifetime achievement award in view of his stellar contribution to literature. (mangalorean.com)
  • Crossword Book Award introduced the Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016, which was conferred upon the stalwart, Ruskin Bond, by Gulzar. (mangalorean.com)
  • Tharoor said he was looking forward to receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award later this month. (mangalorean.com)
  • But even as Tharoor will be awarded the Lifetime achievement award, he only seems to be writing faster than ever before in recent times. (mangalorean.com)
  • Other comedians receiving the lifetime achievement award include George Carlin, Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Newhart, Carol Burnett and Dave Chapelle. (news10.com)
  • This is Michael Sutton's lifetime achievement award. (sc.edu)
  • The CPHIA Lifetime Achievement Award is the most esteemed recognition conferred by CPHIA, the African Union's official platform for continental collaboration and policy dialogue on public health. (who.int)
  • The Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in a Feature Production (or Annie Award for Outstanding Achievement for Music in an Animated Feature Production) is an Annie Award given annually to the best music in an animated feature film, theatrical or direct-to-video. (wikipedia.org)
  • From June 6, 2022 through August 2, 2022, all Tennesseans were encouraged to submit public comment on the proposed rules to implement the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act. (tn.gov)
  • His excellence across research, teaching and mentorship has now led to him being named the 2022 SEC Faculty Achievement Award recipient for the University of South Carolina. (sc.edu)
  • Leading for EL Equity and Achievement is a leadership course for decision-makers serving English language learners in our increasingly diverse schools. (matsol.org)
  • With the full support of senior leadership, this work is led by the Chief Inclusion Officer and the IDEA committee (Inclusion Diversity Equity Alliance). (some.org)
  • Considerable attention has been paid to how boys' educational achievements in science and math compare to girls' accomplishments in those areas, often leading to the assumption that boys outperform girls in these areas. (domain-b.com)
  • We're pleased to recognize their accomplishments through The American Lawyer 's Lifetime Achievement Awards," said Aric Press, editor in chief of The American Lawyer . (kirkland.com)
  • Let these achievement quotes be your guide toward your future accomplishments in life! (quoteambition.com)
  • Now, using international data, researchers at the University of Missouri and the University of Glasgow in Glasgow, Scotland, have determined that girls outperform boys in educational achievement in 70 per cent of the countries they studied - regardless of the level of gender, political, economic or social equality. (domain-b.com)
  • We studied the educational achievement levels of 1.5 million 15-year-olds from around the world using data collected between 2000 and 2010,'' said David Geary, Curators Professor of Psychological Sciences in the College of Arts and Science at MU. (domain-b.com)
  • In countries known for relatively low gender equality ratings, such as Qatar, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates, the educational achievement gap is relatively large and favours girls. (domain-b.com)
  • Despite these challenges, her talent, dedication and groundbreaking achievements have helped pave the way for other women in the world of classical music. (yahoo.com)
  • The meeting, led by WHO Regional Director Dr Ahmed Al-Mandhari, focused on reviewing the COVID-19 situation, response, and achievements at country level, and addressing common challenges to strengthen WHO's support to countries. (who.int)
  • Dr Brennan added that as the pandemic evolves, our Region documents major achievements and success stories. (who.int)
  • Sean Connery, best known for playing James Bond in a series of highly successful 1960s spy flicks, will be the 34th recipient of the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, to be handed out in 2006. (altfg.com)
  • Previous AFI Life Achievement Award recipients include Alfred Hitchcock, John Ford , David Lean , Gregory Peck , John Huston, and Frank Capra . (altfg.com)
  • In 2017, Sudha Murty was conferred the award by leading cardiac surgeon Dr Ramakanta Panda. (mangalorean.com)
  • D&B SME Award evaluates SMEs based on their achievement and performance over the years. (mindfiresolutions.com)
  • The objectives of this initiative were to recognize organizations that document measurable achievements and to share leading edge information to a broader community. (cdc.gov)
  • This has led, in many parts of the developing world, to deplorable situations, in which the poorest sections of the population suffer high morbidity, yet scarcely have access to essential anthelminthic drugs. (who.int)
  • For centuries, lead toxicity has been one of the most significant preventable causes of neurologic morbidity from an environmental toxin. (medscape.com)
  • Innovations fromAmes led to an X-ray diffraction instrument compact enough to fit inside the rover. (nasa.gov)
  • 23. "Small, daily, seemingly insignificant improvements and innovations lead to staggering achievements over time. (quoteambition.com)
  • Lead (Pb) Toxicity: Who Is at Risk of Lead Exposure? (cdc.gov)
  • Lead toxicity is a particularly insidious hazard with the potential of causing irreversible health effects. (medscape.com)
  • The major mechanism of lead toxicity is due to increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and interference with generation of antioxidants. (medscape.com)
  • The authors suggest that changing the school and classroom environment to focus less on testing, grades, and ability may lead to lower levels of cheating, for students may have less of an incentive to cheat if schools reduce emphasis on competition. (sciencedaily.com)
  • We find increased levels and duration of exposure to lead negatively affect academic performance, shift the entire academic performance distribution, and negatively impact both younger and older children. (uwpress.org)
  • What goes on inside the minds of the people you admire most-those who have reached breathtaking levels of achievement? (nightingale.com)
  • We hadn't seen each other in 25 years, and yet the stories were all the same, talking about how busy their children's lives were, how weekends were fractured with travel sports, and how their kids were suffering from crippling levels of anxiety around this achievement pressure in a way that was very unfamiliar to us when we were growing up. (yahoo.com)
  • According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, good health and academic achievement are closely linked, with high levels of education associated with longer life expectancies and lower rates of chronic disease. (scienceblogs.com)
  • 2. "With your entire focus on your goal, you will reach levels of achievement that you never thought possible. (quoteambition.com)
  • While children's blood lead levels (BLLs) have steadily declined in recent decades, there are still an estimated 535,000 U.S. children ages 1-5 years with BLLs at or above the upper reference source range value of 5 µg/dL [CDC 2013g]. (cdc.gov)
  • Lead in dust and water can contribute up to 35% and 20% respectively to lead exposure in children's Blood Lead Levels (Figure 1). (cdc.gov)
  • Increased bone turnover with pregnancy, menopause, lactation, or immobilization can increase blood lead levels. (medscape.com)
  • Estimations of blood lead levels are more useful for diagnosing acute lead poisoning, whereas the extent of past lead exposure can be estimated by determining the body burden of lead on the basis of results from the edetate (EDTA) calcium disodium (CaNa 2 EDTA) lead mobilization test. (medscape.com)
  • For seven of these children, investigators identified other environmental lead sources at levels that probably contributed to the exposures. (cdc.gov)
  • These sources included paint (levels greater than 5000 parts per million {ppm}, maximum of 150,000 ppm), bean pots or other large hollowware (leaching greater than 1 ppm lead), and soil (lead levels above 500 ppm). (cdc.gov)
  • Because of their behavior and physiology, children are more affected by exposure to lead than adults. (cdc.gov)
  • The ongoing emphasis on abatement of lead environments places added emphasis on occupational exposure to lead (eg, among workers at smelters or battery recycling plants). (medscape.com)
  • Exposure to lead-based paint is the leading cause of high-dose lead exposure among children in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • We find that an increase in the private-school share by 10 percentage points increases average pupil achievement by almost 1 percentile rank point. (repec.org)
  • Kirkland & Ellis LLP lawyer Thomas A. Gottschalk will be honored by The American Lawyer magazine as one of the recipients of its fourth annual Lifetime Achievement Awards. (kirkland.com)
  • Childhood lead exposure has a significant and persistent impact on brain reorganization associated with language function" [Yuan et al. (cdc.gov)
  • More recently, contaminated drinking water has become a cause of childhood lead exposure because of aging infrastructure. (medscape.com)
  • First reported in the late 1800s in Australia, interest in childhood lead poisoning and its manifold clinical presentations has burgeoned. (medscape.com)
  • However, previous reports have documented childhood lead poisoning related to the use of traditional ethnic remedies (1-4), and such exposures may not be considered routinely. (cdc.gov)
  • Analogous to the recent MMWR report highlighting 10 public health achievements that occurred in the United States over the first 10 years of the new century, this report describes global public health achievements during the same period ( 3 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Experts in global public health were asked to nominate noteworthy public health achievements that occurred outside of the United States during 2001--2010. (cdc.gov)
  • As with the previous report, the 10 global public health achievements are not ranked in any order. (cdc.gov)
  • Whereas occupational exposure remains an occasional concern, the greatest public health issue related to lead at present is exposure of young children to decaying fragments of leaded paint. (medscape.com)
  • These life and health-saving efforts improve the lives of over 13,000 diagnosed babies each year, and as a result, CDC named NBS as one of the Ten Greatest Public Health Achievements in the United States. (cdc.gov)
  • Congratulations to the winners of the CY2020 ASMC Individual Achievement Awards! (asmconline.org)
  • The achievements of staff across West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service have been recognised through the service's Recognition and Achievement Awards Ceremony. (westsussex.gov.uk)
  • CPN Maoist Centre Chair Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that conspiracies are rife to subvert the achievements made by people from their seven-decade-long struggles. (nepalnews.com)
  • 15. "In fact, stories of people of achievement often show that obstacles and struggles are the stepping stones to success. (quoteambition.com)
  • Research generally indicates that teacher turnover hurts student achievement, probably because it affects the overall culture and morale in a school building. (edweek.org)
  • Our sense of success and achievement is an essential and significant factor that affects our well-being over time. (quoteambition.com)
  • First, a study in Britain linked exposures to lead with high rates of infertility, stillbirths, and first year infant deaths. (cdc.gov)
  • African-American children remain at increased risk for higher blood lead concentration after adjusting for environmental lead exposures and dietary intake [Lanphear et al. (cdc.gov)
  • This article describes a case report of lead poisoning resulting from use of a traditional ethnic remedy and summarizes the identification of this problem as a result of lead poisoning surveillance in California from December 1991 through December 1992. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition to providing evidence on the impact of state mandates and the availability of the (School Breakfast Program), this paper contributes to the understanding of the influence of childhood health and nutrition on cognitive achievement, which is an important determinant of human capital. (scienceblogs.com)
  • Both children and adults are susceptible to health effects from lead exposure, although the typical exposure pathways and effects can be somewhat different. (cdc.gov)
  • This early identification leads to faster diagnosis and treatment and greatly improves the health outcomes of these children. (cdc.gov)
  • M MacManus, C Sandel, City of Long Beach Health Dept. Lead Poisoning Prevention Br, Div of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects, National Center for Environmental Health, CDC. (cdc.gov)
  • From 2003 to 2004, Dr. Albright served as a senior health policy advisor in the office of the United States Surgeon General and led the secretary of health's diabetes detection initiative. (cdc.gov)
  • Addressing condolence meet on the demise of Professor Maniklal Shrestha in the capital city on Friday, Dahal said that efforts are ongoing from a section to defame the sacrifices of martyrs and norms, values and achievements of democracy, and lead the society towards the negative move. (nepalnews.com)
  • Despite efforts to control it and despite apparent success in decreasing incidence, serious cases of lead poisoning still appear in hospital emergency departments (EDs), clinics, and private physicians' offices. (medscape.com)
  • School leaders will hone their skills in developing collaborative relationships and practices to better identify, evaluate and plan improvements to build equity and achievement for English learners. (matsol.org)
  • The main objective was to determine if there were visual performance improvements for the detection of moving objects in the peripheral field of view when using cool-white LED cap lamps as compared to incandescent cap lamps. (cdc.gov)
  • In 2007, Alsop made history by becoming the first woman to lead a major American orchestra when she was appointed as the music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, an appointment that marked a significant milestone for gender equality in the field of classical music. (yahoo.com)
  • We invite your family to come celebrate achievements made by African American Women on Thursday, February 25 at 7pm or Sunday, February 28 at 3pm . (linden-nj.org)
  • It's almost impossible to know exactly what moved the needle on student achievement-the state simultaneously made sweeping changes to coaching, curriculum, and intervention. (edweek.org)
  • Find the best LED technology performance with Technilight Canada lighting fixtures. (technilight.ca)
  • Nursing student to be entered in the "Congressional Record" for her achievement! (scrubsmag.com)
  • When low-performing teachers were replaced under Washington's teacher-evaluation system, student achievement markedly improved, a new study concludes . (edweek.org)
  • For the study, the researchers used a quasi-experimental approach to look at the link between teachers and student achievement from the 2009-10 to the 2011-12 school years. (edweek.org)
  • The hallmark of a successful education system is increasing or maintaining high student achievement. (rand.org)
  • RAND research measures the effects of various types of school reforms on student achievement, with studies focusing on charter schools, the Every Student Succeeds Act, reform-oriented teaching, and classroom sizes. (rand.org)
  • When first published in 2009, this book empowered administrators and teachers to plan and execute effective strategies for enhancing student engagement and achievement through technology. (sagepub.com)
  • On Thursday, February 24th, Governor Bill Lee and Former Commissioner of Education Penny Schwinn released the details of the Tennessee Investment in Student Achievement (TISA) Act, which transitions Tennessee's K-12 public schools to a student-based funding approach. (tn.gov)
  • The purpose of the Steering Committee is to discuss TISA implementation resources, training needs and opportunities, public reporting about TISA and student achievement outcomes, as well as other related topics. (tn.gov)
  • His initial hypothesis, published in 1976, was later epidemiologically and experimentally confirmed, leading to what is now a global initiative to eliminate cervical cancer. (who.int)
  • These results suggest that the persistent exposure to the relatively more nutritious breakfast offered through the (School Breakfast Program) throughout elementary school can yield important gains in achievement. (scienceblogs.com)
  • 25. "No great achievement is possible without persistent work. (quoteambition.com)
  • We love seeing nursing students recognized for their hard work and incredible achievements! (scrubsmag.com)
  • Adults who work in jobs involving lead are occupationally exposed. (cdc.gov)
  • His major achievement was his work on human papillomavirus (HPV) causing cancer. (who.int)
  • Global Affairs Canada (GAC) commissioned INTEGRATED International to undertake a formative (mid-term) evaluation of the Canada-funded Women's Economic Linkages and Employment Development (WE-LEAD) and Launching Economic Achievement (LEAP) projects. (gc.ca)
  • The mid‐term evaluation is being commissioned at this point in time to assess project progress and achievement of results and prompt necessary adjustments. (gc.ca)
  • The mid-term evaluation covers 2 projects funded by Global Affairs Canada in Jordan: WE-LEAD and LEAP. (gc.ca)
  • Yeshiva University had one of its athletic teams leading the country for much of the year in a specific mark. (jewlicious.com)
  • In March 1992, a 2-year-old boy of Mexican origin was tested for lead poisoning as part of a routine well-child examination in Los Angeles. (cdc.gov)
  • Children who reside in pre-1978 housing (and especially those in inner cities, where a large number of older rental homes exist, or homes built before 1950) are at greatest risk for exposure, because older housing may contain paint with higher lead content. (cdc.gov)
  • In many local school markets, this reform led to a significant increase in the quantity of such schools as well as in the share of pupils attending them. (repec.org)
  • Adolescents who perceive that schools and classroom teachers define achievement primarily in terms of grades and performance are more likely to cheat and believe that cheating is acceptable, according to a new study published recently in the Journal of Educational Psychology. (sciencedaily.com)
  • And finally, 2019 was when Wallace, a journalist and mother of three, was researching a newspaper story and found that two national policy reports warned that children attending "high-achievement schools" were disproportionately at risk for anxiety, depression and substance use disorder. (yahoo.com)
  • This suggests that the main part of the achievement effect is due to more competition in the school sector, forcing schools to improve their quality. (repec.org)
  • Dr. Anderman, lead author of the study, notes that "it is ironic that many students view the reward for doing well in the classroom as being able to get out of additional learning activities. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The study, which is the first to incorporate attitudinal measures into an analysis of the link between homework and achievement by examining the beliefs parents, teachers, and students hold regarding homework, represents an initial attempt to gather estimates of homework behavior from three sources. (sciencedaily.com)
  • The marginal impacts of lead are larger in impoverished, non-white counties, and among students with greater duration of exposure, even after controlling for the total quantity of exposure. (uwpress.org)
  • Having Palmyra in the army's hands, he said, is an important achievement and new evidence of the effectiveness of the strategy followed by the Syrian army and its allies in the war against terrorism. (sana.sy)
  • About the same time, an Australian study observed lead poisoning among children and identified household dust and paint as the sources of the lead. (cdc.gov)
  • We study how ambient lead exposure impacts learning in elementary school by leveraging a natural experiment where a large national automotive racing organization switched from leaded to unleaded fuel. (uwpress.org)
  • The study, Sex differences in academic achievement are not related to political, economic or social equality , recently was published in the peer reviewed journal, Intelligence . (domain-b.com)
  • Such an achievement might lead to the development of preventive strategies for, and the definition of, possible target for changing the natural history of this serious disease. (medscape.com)
  • While he was still at school, the writer-in-making had already been accustomed to seeing his name in print as his contributions in the form of short stories and essays appeared in leading Indian newspapers and magazines. (mangalorean.com)
  • Children generally ingest lead-contaminated soil and house dust at higher rates than adults because of mouthing and hand-to-mouth behaviors. (cdc.gov)
  • Being shorter than adults, children are more likely to breathe lead-contaminated dust and soil as well as lead-containing fumes close to the ground. (cdc.gov)
  • Children absorb more ingested lead than do adults. (cdc.gov)
  • The percent of lead absorbed in the gut, especially in an empty stomach, is estimated to be as much as 5 to 10 times greater in infants and young children than in adults [Ziegler et al. (cdc.gov)
  • Lead poisoning is probably the most important chronic environmental illness affecting modern children. (medscape.com)
  • In children, virtually no organ system is immune to the effects of lead poisoning. (medscape.com)
  • Read the latest Technology News describing the NIOSH-developed Saturn LED area light, which significantly improves illumination for roof bolting machines. (cdc.gov)
  • Equity Lead Agency Request for Applications web page. (ca.gov)
  • We estimate the impact of this increase in private enrolment on the average achievement of all pupils using within-municipality variation over time, and controlling for differential pre-reform municipality trends. (repec.org)
  • 24. "Big achievements come one small advantage at a time, one step at a time, one day at a time. (quoteambition.com)
  • The team also helped provide instruction and lead discussions. (igert.org)
  • Researcher John Sammarco, Ph.D., has been named a finalist for a Service to America medal in the Career Achievement category. (cdc.gov)