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The convenience of "no installation, available at your fingertips" of the WeChat small program makes it unique in the application of mobile terminal auxiliary experimental teaching. In order to optimize the assessment system and improve the quality and outcomes of experimental teaching, a self-designed WeChat small program was used to assist the development of the process assessment system. This system was applied to the teaching practice of "Experiment of Inorganic Chemistry" course for the first-year undergraduates majored in Biological Engineering, with the aim to promote teaching and learning by assessment. The results showed that course scores of the students who used this small program were superior to the control group and the correlation between the process assessment and final examination results was significant. These results indicated the WeChat small program assisted process assessment could effectively improve the learning outcomes of students, enable them to grasp the knowledge of Experiment of Inorganic Chemistry efficiently. The results of the questionnaire for the teachers and students also showed a high recognition of the WeChat small program assisted teaching.
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Humans , Bioengineering , Chemistry, Inorganic , Learning , Process Assessment, Health Care , StudentsABSTRACT
Abstract Brunei is a small tropical country -located in Southeast Asia- for which there are no previous bibliometric studies. Here we analyze papers published by Brunei scientists from 1973 to 2016 in the Science Citation Index Expanded and compare results with other tropical countries. We identified 1 547 publications and 11 document types. The most productive categories were ecology, multidisciplinary geosciences, inorganic and nuclear chemistry, and environmental sciences. Singapore Medical Journal published most of these papers, and the three most productive institutions were Universiti Brunei Darussalam, RIPAS Hospital, and Universiti Teknologi Brunei. UK and Malaysia were the most frequent collaborating countries. M.A. Ali from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam was the most prolific author and a Brunei independent article written by C.K. Morley from the Universiti Brunei Darussalam in 2002 had the highest number of citations of the whole period and the highest number in 2016. The tropical countries of Central America and Asia have a few similarities but also important differences, and both are highly heterogeneous in scientific organization and productivity. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(3): 1090-1100. Epub 2018 September 01.
Resumen Brunei es un pequeño país tropical del sudeste asiático, sobre el cual no hay estudios bibliométricos. Aquí analizamos los artículos publicados por científicos de Brunei de 1973 a 2016 y comparamos los resultados con otros países tropicales. Examinamos los documentos del Science Citation Index Expanded en la colección principal del Web of Science. Hallamos 1 547 publicaciones de Brunei con 11 tipos de documentos, donde las categorías más productivas fueron ecología, geociencias multidisciplinarias, química inorgánica y nuclear, y ciencias ambientales. Singapore Medical Journal publicó la mayoría, y las tres instituciones más productivas fueron: Universiti Brunei Darussalam, RIPAS Hospital y Universiti Teknologi Brunei. Reino Unido y Malasia fueron los países que más colaboraron con Brunei. M.A. Ali de la Universidad Brunei Darussalam fue el autor más prolífico. El mayor número total de citas, y el mayor número de citas en 2016, correspondieron a un artículo exclusivamente de Brunei, escrito por C. K. Morley de la Universiti Brunei Darussalam en 2002. Los países tropicales de América Central y Asia tienen algunas similitudes pero también diferencias importantes, siendo heterogéneos en su organización científica y productividad.
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Research Personnel , Brunei , Chemistry, Inorganic/education , Bibliometrics , Ecology/education , Scientific Domains , Bibliometrics , Earth Sciences/educationABSTRACT
Se presentan los resultados obtenidos en el Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica del INHEM en las actividades de aseguramiento de la calidad después de implantado el Sistema de Calidad según las normas ®NC-ISO/IEC: Guía 25. Requisitos generales para la competencia de los laboratorios de calibración y ensayo.¼ Acreditado en 1999 por el Órgano Nacional de Acreditación, para obtener esta condición en el Laboratorio se trabajó intensamente el cumplimiento de los requisitos establecidos por las Buenas Prácticas del Laboratorio, las Normas de la Familia ISO 9 000 y especialmente la NC-ISO/IEC: Guía 25. Los documentos del sistema de calidad que se tuvieron en cuenta para evaluar el aseguramiento de la calidad fueron: Manual de Calidad del Laboratorio, Manual de Procedimientos Normalizados de Operación, Manual de Procedimientos de Ensayo y los Registros del Laboratorio
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Accreditation , Chemistry, Inorganic , Laboratories , Quality ControlABSTRACT
The exact etiological agents responsible for the biological effects of cotton dust are unidentified but most investigators believe they are organic in nature. Inorganic compound have not been considered as significant factors. However cotton dust, trash and bracts have high inorganic contents [7-43% ash] as reported here. More importantly aqueous extracts of the trash and bracts have inorganic contents as high as 65% which means a significant amount [10-36%] of the inorganic compounds in trash or bract is water extractable. Elements present in the ash include: N2, C12, P, K, Ca, Mg, Mn, Cu, Zn, S, and O2. KCI, and K2SO4 have been definitively identified. It is suggested that greater attention should be given to the inorganic nature of cotton dust in the etiology of byssinosis