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Student attendance is a predictive measure of success in brick-and-mortar schools with little research examining this relationship in online schools. This study explores students in online classrooms within online schools, to determine if the days a student was active on a course during the Covid-19 pandemic predicted success. A multilevel modeling found fixed effects for level-1 (days active, gender, ethnicity, free and reduced lunch), level-2 (class size, grade-level, and subject), and random slope for days active significant. School size did not improve the model. Student days active is a powerful predictor and offers insight into student success in online schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The North American pawpaw (Asimina triloba [L.] Dunal) from sixteen varieties was analyzed for size, pH, oBrix, fi rmness, and pulp and skin color. A varietal composite was used to determine nutrient composition. Data from the current study was compared to previous literature values, and all results fi t well with previous literature. The average weight of the fruits across all varieties was 194 g and ranged from 122 to 292 g, the pH of the fruits ranged from 5.4 to 6.3, the average oBrix ranged from 18.2% to 26.1%, and fi rmness ranged from 0.391 kg to 0.727 kg. The color of the skin and the pulp differed by variety but was well-within previously reported values. Pawpaw pulp nutritional values verifi ed the nutritional values previously reported for pawpaw pulp from fruit harvested in Korea and will be used as the basis for inclusion of pawpaw in the USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference. Several specifi c recommendations are made: 1) fi rmness of 0.2 to 0.7 kg of force can be used to describe ripe pawpaw fruit; 2) the serving size for raw pawpaw pulp is onehalf cup (120 g); and 3) pawpaw pulp nutrition compares favorably to that of banana or mango. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Discusses the first-year English program at Simon Bolivar University in Venezuela. The program is composed of three courses designed by language department professors to meet the needs of students who will major in different areas of science and technology.(Author/VWL)