Reflective and integrative learning and the role of instructors and institutions—evidence from Malaysia     

Awang-Hashim  Rosna  Kaur  Amrita  Yusof  Norhafezah  Shanmugam  S. Kanageswari a/p Suppiah  Manaf  Nor Aziah Abdul  Zubairi  Ainol Madziah  Voon  Angelina Yee Seow  Malek  Marzura Abdul 《Higher Education》2022,83(3):635-654

Higher Education - The shift in contemporary workplaces has caused higher education institutions to place importance on developing non-academic attributes along with academic success to help...  相似文献   

Eating psychopathology as a risk factor for depressive symptoms in a sample of British athletes     

Vaithehy Shanmugam  Sophia Jowett  Caroline Meyer 《Journal of sports sciences》2013,31(17):1587-1595

Abstract

Within the clinical literature it is accepted that there is a strong connection between eating disorders and depression; however the nature of the casual relationship is somewhat unclear. Therefore the aim of the present study was to determine the prospective relationship between eating psychopathology and depressive symptoms among competitive British athletes. A total of 122 athletes completed the Eating Disorder Examination Questionnaire and the depression subscale of the Symptom Checklist-90R over a 6-month period. Partial correlations revealed that when controlling for baseline eating psychopathology, athletes’ baseline depressive symptoms was not related to their eating psychopathology 6 months later. However, when controlling for baseline depressive symptoms, athletes’ initial eating psychopathology was positively and significantly related to depressive symptoms 6 months later. Subsequent hierarchical multiple regression analyses revealed athletes’ initial levels of eating psychopathology significantly predicted depressive symptoms 6 months later. The current findings support the assertion that elevated eating psychopathology serves as a potential risk factor for the development of depression in athletes. Thus, National Governing Bodies, athletic clubs, sport organisations and universities need to recognise and be aware that exposure to the factors that increase the risk of eating disorders inadvertently serves to increase athletes’ vulnerability for depression.  相似文献   

Relationship Between Fetal Loss and Serum Gonadal Hormones Level in Experimental Antiphospholipid Syndrome Mouse     

Shanmugam Velayuthaprabhu  Arunachalam Chinnathambi  Sulaiman Ali Alharbi  Hidehiko Matsubayashi  Govindaraju Archunan 《Indian journal of clinical biochemistry : IJCB》2017,32(3):347-352

To investigate the effects of antiphospholipid antibodies on establishment of pregnancy and changes in hormones such as estradiol-17ß (E₂) and progesterone (P) levels in circulation. Hence, mice were immunized with human β2-Glycoprotein I (β2GPI) and the effect of these antibodies on fetuses weight, placental obsrvation, Serum levels of P and E₂ in pregnant mice, hematological were observed. Immunization of mice with human β₂-GPI resulted in elevated levels of antiphospholipid antibodies. The experimentally induced antiphospholipid syndrome mouse showed higher rate of fetal resorption, low number of viable fetuses, and “placental abnormalities”. In these animals, serum E₂ and P levels were reduced significantly. In addition, the blood cell variation among APS induced and control mice were determined. No significant variations were observed in number of Red Blood Cell count, White Blood Cell count and Hemoglobin content, while platelet number was significantly reduced as compared to control. These results clearly demonstrate that human β₂-GPI might be involved in causing gestational failure in APS by exerting their effect on serum hormones.  相似文献