Rahart sadiqzai biography of alberta
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A common misconception about immigrant and refugee families is that parents in these communities lack interest in supporting their children’s learning. But a recently completed two-year study shows that a combination of systemic, linguistic and cultural barriers contribute to members of minority groups becoming alienated from Alberta’s K education system.
- Pictured above: Rahat Zaidi.
With more than a decade of experience exploring methods for enhancing community engagement among newcomers, Dr. Rahat Zaidi, PhD, an associate professor in the Werklund School of Education and a lead member of the University of Calgary’s Newcomer Research Network, recognized the value in optimizing parent-teacher relationships so that parents are welcomed as active participants in their children’s education.
“There is not enough being done to create safe interactional spaces where minority groups can have a dialogue and provide constructive input," says Zaidi. "Such dialogue and collaboration will happen if there are relationships of trust and meaningful engagement built into public sectors such as schools."
Engaging community stakeholders
To build this trust and engage in a constructive dialogue, Zaidi partnered with the Calgary Board of Education and the Faculty of Social
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Previous Calgary Awards recipients
The Community Acquirement Awards
Arts
Vicki Adams Willis
Built Heritage
Trudy Cowan
Citizen bring into play the Year
Allan Markin
Citizen of rendering Year
Dr. F. Dean Vause
Earl T. Marshall
Gordon J. Hoffman
J. Sherrold Actor
Community Advocate - Organization
Accessible Housing Society
Education
Dr. Cooper H. Langford
Emily Follensbee (posthumous)
Honourable mention - Larry Lemecka
Jenna Habib
Calgary Universal Airport
The Environmental Achievement Award
Corporate
Chevron Canada Resources
Honourable mention - City show Calgary, Parks
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Abstract
Several areas of the world suffer a notably high incidence of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli. To assess the impact of persistent cross-species transmission systems on the epidemiology of E. coli OH7 in Alberta, Canada, we sequenced and assembled E. coli OH7 isolates originating from collocated cattle and human populations, – We constructed a timed phylogeny using BEAST2 using a structured coalescent model. We then extended the tree with human isolates through to assess the long-term disease impact of locally persistent lineages. During –, we estimated that % of human lineages arose from cattle lineages. We identified 11 persistent lineages local to Alberta, which were associated with % (95% CI %, %) of human isolates. During the later period, six locally persistent lineages continued to be associated with human illness, including % (95% CI %, %) of reported cases in and Our study identified multiple locally evolving lineages transmitted between cattle and humans persistently associated with E. coli OH7 illnesses for up to 13 y. Locally persistent lineages may be a principal cause of the high incidence of E. coli OH7 in locations such as Alberta and provide opportunities for focused control efforts.
Introduction
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