RECIPROCITY IN COMMUNITY-ENGAGED LEARNING: A CASE STUDY OF AN UNDERGRADUATE KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE PROJECT IN AN OVER-RESEARCHED URBAN COMMUNITY

Reciprocity in Community-Engaged Learning: A Case Study of an Undergraduate Knowledge Exchange Project in an Over-Researched Urban Community

This paper describes key discoveries and lessons learned about the practice of reciprocity in community-engaged learning (CEL).We draw from an example of a multi-partner, multi-year, CEL project that addresses a community-identified priority to access jargon-free research findings about their community.Our project benefits community members in an o

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ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCY OF PHENYLKETONURIA AMONG INSTITUTIONALIZED

Introduction: Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disease, which is caused by deficiency in phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) enzyme.Untreated patients will develop a severe mental retardation, which is irreversible.In this study, the incidence of the PKU Performance disease among isolated mentally retarded residents in institutions in Isfahan, was in

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A Study of Microbiological Contamination in Cosmetics and Toiletries in Iraq. Contamination of Talcum Powder and Body Lotion

One hundred items of 60 talcum powders and 40 body lotions were examined for their total aerobic bacterial, coliform and fungal counts.We also carried out anaerobic bacterial counts for talcum powder as well as tests to detect some potentially hazardous bacteria in all tested samples.Talcum powders were more heavily contaminated with bacteria than

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