A mouse model of otitis media identifies HB-EGF as a mediator of inflammation-induced mucosal proliferation. by Keigo Suzukawa, Julia Tomlin, Kwang Pak, Eduardo Chavez, Arwa Kurabi, Andrew Baird, Stephen I Wasserman, Allen F Ryan

“…While it is usually treated without difficulty, up to 20% of children may progress to long-term complications that include hearing loss, impaired speech and language development, academic underachievement, and irreversible disease. Hyperplasia of middle ear mucosa contributes to the sequelae of acute otitis media and is of important clinical significance. …”
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Mentalizing the University experience: an exploratory study on the relationship between university students' reflective functioning, psychological well-being and academic performan... by Giovanna Esposito, Raffaella Passeggia, Giuliana Pepicelli, Anna Cannata, Federica Parlato, Maria Francesca Freda

“…This study aims at assessing the effectiveness, in terms of RF, psychological well-being and academic performance, of ten counselling groups addressed to 63 underachieving university students lagging behind in their studies. …”
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High achievement for socio‐economically disadvantaged students: Example of an equitable education model in schools across five English districts by Maria Cockerill, Tom Grieveson, Stephanie Bingham, Steve Higgins

“…Although a relatively wealthier country, these issues of underachievement are of concern in England. This situation is particularly acute in high poverty regions, although there exists variability between schools within such regions, with some schools achieving learning success for disadvantaged students. …”
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Problem-Based Learning Strategies and Critical Thinking Skills Among Pre-Service Teachers by Patricia Nicole F. Benedicto, Rose R. Andrade

“…Mathematical underachievement among students was not only a source of concern in the Philippines, but has now spread throughout the world. …”
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The Specificity of Professional Learning Communities in Romania by Anca Luștrea, Mariana Crașovan

“…Romanian educational system is in a constant search for reform, due to one of the highest rates of students` underachievement in basic skills and lack of qualified teachers among EU member states. …”
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Tracking change in group interventions: a further adaptation of the Innovative Moments Coding System for Groups by Giovanna Esposito, Anna Sara Cutolo, Raffaella Passeggia, Silvia Formentin, Mario Miguel Gonçalves

“…Two reliable coders applied the IMCS-G to analyze the transcripts of nine sessions of a counseling group addressed to underachieving university students (N=10) and eight sessions of a brief group psychotherapy targeted to substance abusers (N=8). …”
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INFLUENCE OF COMPUTER GAMING TECHNOLOGIES ON UNIVERSITY STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE by Ivan S. Shirshov, Olga M. Razumnikova

“…The most informative predictor of academic underachievement and the occurrence of academic debt among students is the measure of gaming time per week, i.e. engagement in gaming for more than 10 hours per week is reduced effectiveness in academic activities. …”
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Ethnicity, gender, social class and achievement gaps at age 16: intersectionality and 'getting it' for the white working class by Strand, S

“…Parents' educational aspirations for their child and students' own educational aspirations, academic self-concept, frequency of completing homework, truancy and exclusion could account for the minority ethnic advantage at low SES, but conditioning on such factors simultaneously indicates substantial ethnic underachievement at average and high SES. Accounts of educational achievement framed exclusively in terms of social class, ethnicity or gender are insufficient, and the results challenge educational researchers to develop more nuanced accounts of educational success or failure.…”

The twentieth-century English university and its exclusions: literature and the politics of expanding higher education by Lu, M

“…Auden that evidence significant, and sometimes surprising, investments in the issues surrounding under-representation, underachievement, and maladjustment of certain groups of students. …”

An action research investigation into the use of tailored pedagogic approaches and their effectiveness in terms of male GCSE Geography performance by Athey, G

“…Previous intervention schemes (such as single-sex groupings) created to reduce male underachievement are critically evaluated.</p> <p>The 'diamond structure' at 'Buxton School' is designed to merge academic and pastoral benefits through single-sex classes yet co-educational extra-curricular. …”

"Not a university type": focus group study of social class, ethnic, and sex differences in school pupils' perceptions about medical school. by Greenhalgh, T, Seyan, K, Boynton, P

“…All pupils had concerns about the costs of study, but only those from poor backgrounds saw costs as constraining their choices. CONCLUSIONS: Underachievement by able pupils from poor backgrounds may be more to do with identity, motivation, and the cultural framing of career choices than with low levels of factual knowledge. …”

The Mental Well-Being of Frontline Physicians Working in Civil Wars Under Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic Conditions by Muhammed Elhadi, Ahmed Msherghi, Moutaz Elgzairi, Ayiman Alhashimi, Ahmad Bouhuwaish, Marwa Biala, Seraj Abuelmeda, Samer Khel, Ala Khaled, Ahmed Alsoufi, Ahmed Elhadi, Ahmed BenGhatnsh

“…A total of 21.4% of respondents perceived a sense of personal underachievement, defined as a score of &lt;10 via aMBI.Conclusion: Physicians' psychological status is crucial and plays a major role in their well-being, affecting their work satisfaction. …”
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School-based social skills group training (SKOLKONTAKT™): a pilot randomized controlled trial by Anna Fridell, Anna Fridell, Anna Fridell, Christina Coco, Christina Coco, Christina Coco, Anna Borg, Sven Bölte, Sven Bölte, Sven Bölte

“…PurposeDifferences in socio-communicative behaviors contribute to social challenges for autistic learners at school and, in turn, are associated with increased risks of educational underachievement, social exclusion, and mental health issues. …”
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Quest for development: An examination of more than a half-century of national planning and foreign aid practice in Nepal by Mohan B. Dangi, Erica Schoenberger, John J. Boland, Ram P. Chaudhary

“…In each of the national plans, there is recognition of failures, underachievement, and low capacity in administering foreign aid-funded projects. …”
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Supporting University Students During the Pandemic: A Study on The Efficacy of a Mentalizing Online Group Counselling by Giovanna Esposito, Raffaella Passeggia, Giuliana Pepicelli, Anna Cannata, Maria Rosaria Di Natale, Federica Parlato, Maria Francesca Freda

“…Methods: In a clinical and health psychology perspective, this study aims to analyze the efficacy of 13 online counselling groups involving 66 underachieving students, lagging with their studies. The intervention has adopted the methodology of the Narrative Mediation Path, which aims at promoting mentalization, academic engagement and psychological well-being in order to have an impact on students’ academic performance and prevent university dropouts. …”
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Impact of the Japanese Government's ‘General Principles of Suicide Prevention Policy’ on youth suicide from 2007 to 2022 by Ryusuke Matsumoto, Eishi Motomura, Takashi Shiroyama, Motohiro Okada

“…School-related (worrying about the future/underachievement), health-related (mainly mental illness) and family-related (conflict with parent and severe verbal reprimands) motives were major motives for student SMRs. …”
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Relationships between convective asymmetry, imbalance and intensity in numerically simulated tropical cyclones by David A. Schecter

“…Above a large but finite threshold of CA, axisymmetric steady-state theory generally over-predicts V max. The underachievement of TCs in this parameter regime is shown to coincide with substantial violation of the theoretical assumption of slantwise convective neutrality in the main updraft of the basic state. …”
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Effectiveness Of Multimedia Courseware Based Instruction on Senior School Students’ Retention in Linear Equation Word Problems by Khadijat Saka Ameen, Ridwan Enuwa Mohammed, Bala Ayuba

“… The use of Multimedia courseware during teaching and learning is becoming progressively popular to overcome the abstract concepts within the subject and underachievement of the students. The study investigated the effects of multimedia courseware-based instruction on senior school students’ achievement and retention in linear equation word problems in Mathematics. …”
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Pharmacological interventions for adolescents and adults with ADHD: stimulant and nonstimulant medications and misuse of prescription stimulants by Weyandt LL, Oster DR, Marraccini ME, Gudmundsdottir BG, Munro BA, Zavras BM, Kuhar B

“…Although students with ADHD are at greater risk for academic underachievement and psychosocial problems, increasing numbers of students with ADHD are graduating from high school and pursuing higher education. …”
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Gender gaps in English as a second foreign language attainment: some Oujda High Schools case study by Hicham Dahmani, Youssef Ben Chbir, Aziz Bayour

“…The researchers infer from the results that there is an attainment gap, namely, male students underachieve females.…”
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