Sculpting the brain

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Garcia-Lopez, Pablo

2012-01-01

Neuroculture, conceived as the reciprocal interaction between neuroscience and different areas of human knowledge is influencing our lives under the prism of the latest neuroscientific discoveries. Simultaneously, neuroculture can create new models of thinking that can significantly impact neuroscientists' daily practice. Especially interesting is the interaction that takes place between neuroscience and the arts. This interaction takes place at different, infinite levels and contexts. I contextualize my work inside this neurocultural framework. Through my artwork, I try to give a more natural vision of the human brain, which could help to develop a more humanistic culture. PMID:22363275

Narrative, Preaching, and Formation

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Finney, Mark David

2017-01-01

This dissertation focuses on the place of narrative in the transformational encounter that can take place between hearers of sermons and God. Chapter 1 surveys the history and development of contemporary scholarship related to narrative preaching. It argues that most homileticians consider narrative either as a way of structuring sermons, or as a…

An evolutionary approach to the group analysis of global geophysical data

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Vette, J. I.

1979-01-01

The coordinated data analysis that developed within the International Magnetospheric Study is presented. A tracing of its development along with various activities taking place within this framework are reported.

Science with Reason.

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Atkinson, Sue, Ed.; Fleer, Marilyn, Ed.

This book is based on the premise that learning in young children takes place through participation in purposeful activity and the learning process includes building on what children already know and enabling children to take responsibility for their own learning. It focuses not just on recent pedagogical developments in science, but shows,…

Using Place-Based Random Assignment and Comparative Interrupted Time-Series Analysis To Evaluate the Jobs-Plus Employment Program for Public Housing Residents.

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Bloom, Howard S.; Rico, James A.

This paper describes a place-based research demonstration program to promote and sustain employment among residents of selected public housing developments in U.S. cities. Because all eligible residents of the participating public housing developments were free to take part in the program, it was not possible to study its impacts in a classical…

Discussion and Conclusion: A Global Perspective on the World Economy.

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Hague, Douglas

1983-01-01

Important changes are taking place in the world economy which are not adequately dealt with by either Keynesian or monetarist theories. Too much emphasis placed on what is happening in the American and western European economies can blind us to important developments in such nonwestern economies as the OPEC nations. (IS)

An Evaluation of the Effect of Pretesting Orientation on GATB Scores

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Ziegler, Elwood

1971-01-01

Described is a pretesting orientation program designed to place disadvantaged applicants in a more competive position in terms of test taking skills by developing (1) an understanding of why different kinds of tests are used, and (2) procedures to be used in teaching basic mechanics of good test taking skills. (BY)

Schoolwide Positive Behavior Support Tier Two Interventions: Teacher Perspectives on Their Effectiveness

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Harrison, Susan

2017-01-01

Schoolwide positive behavior support (SWPBS) is a framework developed to address negative student behaviors in a less punitive manner than traditional discipline. The majority of research studies addressing SWPBS take place in elementary settings as opposed to secondary. Additionally, the majority of the existing research studies do not take into…

The SMAP Dictionary Management System

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Smith, Kevin A.; Swan, Christoper A.

2014-01-01

The Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) Dictionary Management System is a web-based tool to develop and store a mission dictionary. A mission dictionary defines the interface between a ground system and a spacecraft. In recent years, mission dictionaries have grown in size and scope, making it difficult for engineers across multiple disciplines to coordinate the dictionary development effort. The Dictionary Management Systemaddresses these issues by placing all dictionary information in one place, taking advantage of the efficiencies inherent in co-locating what were once disparate dictionary development efforts.

Leadership in Mathematics Curriculum Development

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Alford, Kenneth Ray

2010-01-01

This paper discusses mathematics curriculum development throughout the past century and incorporates a discussion of appropriate leadership style needed to bring about effective change. School leaders must be cognizant of the commitment and competence of the faculty within their school for successful curriculum development to take place.…

Curriculum-Based Virtual Field Trips: Career Development Opportunities for Students with Disabilities

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Elleven, Russell; Wircenski, Michelle; Wircenski, Jerry; Nimon, Kim

2006-01-01

Many changes are taking place in our country. Technology continues to impact on the workplace, demographics are changing the face of our neighborhoods, communities, and work environments. Globalization is placing greater demands on the economy and on workers. Educators and employers must face the challenge of how to prepare learners for new roles…

Interactive Multimedia in University Teaching and Learning: Some Pointers to Help Promote Discussion of Design Criteria.

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Trevitt, Chris

This paper addresses criteria in the design and development of computer-based courseware. The term "interactive multimedia" describes both the technology and the demands placed on the user. It implies that the user becomes actively engaged with the subject, thereby improving the likelihood that net learning takes place. However, nothing…

Take To the Streets: Guide To Planning Outdoor, Public Exhibits.

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Cutting, Jennifer McGregor; And Others

Placing exhibits in public places provides a unique opportunity to reach a broad non-museum-going audience. It offers marketing and publicity opportunities as well as the potential to develop relationships with agencies and individuals who are stakeholders in the public site. The purpose of this guidebook is to describe the steps in creating an…

An Examination of Open and Technology Leadership in Managerial Practices of Education System

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Akcil, Umut; Aksal, Fahriye Altinay; Mukhametzyanova, Farida Sh.; Gazi, Zehra Altinay

2017-01-01

In order for a smooth and problem-free transformation to take place in a digitalizing education system, efficient management is needed. Thus, educational managers need to improve their skills and develop behaviors suitable for taking education systems into the digital age. Social networks enable leaders to become digital citizens by embracing and…

Why (Not) Assess? Views from the Academic Departments of Finnish Universities

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Huusko, Mira; Ursin, Jani

2010-01-01

In Europe, national quality assurance systems of higher education have begun to be established. In Finland, this development has had the consequence of forcing universities to take notice of assessment procedures. However, little is known about the procedures taking place in individual academic departments as a result of this pan-European trend.…

Towards Plasma-Based Water Purification: Challenges and Prospects for the Future

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Foster, John

2016-10-01

Freshwater scarcity derived from climate change, pollution, and over-development has led to serious consideration for water reuse. Advanced water treatment technologies will be required to process wastewater slated for reuse. One new and emerging technology that could potentially address the removal micropollutants in both drinking water as well as wastewater slated for reuse is plasma-based water purification. Plasma in contact with liquid water generates reactive species that attack and ultimately mineralize organic contaminants in solution. This interaction takes place in a boundary layer centered at the plasma-liquid interface. An understanding of the physical processes taking place at this interface, though poorly understood, is key to the optimization of plasma water purifiers. High electric field conditions, large density gradients, plasma-driven chemistries, and fluid dynamic effects prevail in this multiphase region. The region is also the source function for longer-lived reactive species that ultimately treat the water. Here, we review the need for advanced water treatment methods and in the process, make the case for plasma-based methods. Additionally, we survey the basic methods of interacting plasma with liquid water (including a discussion of breakdown processes in water), the current state of understanding of the physical processes taking place at the plasma-liquid interface, and the role that these processes play in water purification. The development of diagnostics usable in this multiphase environment along modeling efforts aimed at elucidating physical processes taking place at the interface are also detailed. Key experiments that demonstrate the capability of plasma-based water treatment are also reviewed. The technical challenges to the implementation of plasma-based water reactors are also discussed. NSF CBET 1336375 and DOE DE-SC0001939.

Apparatus for consolidating a pre-impregnated, filament-reinforced polymeric prepreg material

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Sandusky, Donald A. (Inventor)

1995-01-01

An apparatus and method were developed for providing a uniform, consolidated, unidirectional, continuous, fiber-reinforced polymeric material. The apparatus comprises a supply means, a forming means, a shaping means, and a take-up means. The forming means further comprises a pre-melting chamber and a stationary bar assembly. The shaping means is a loaded cooled nip-roller apparatus. Forming takes place by heating a polymeric prepreg material to a temperature where the polymer becomes viscous and applying pressure gradients at separate locations along the prepreg material. Upon exiting the forming means, the polymeric prepreg material is malleable, consolidated, and flattened. Shaping takes place by passing the malleable, consolidated, flattened prepreg material through a shaped, matched groove in a loaded, cooled nip-roller apparatus to provide the final solid product.

Mapping the work-based learning of novice teachers: charting some rich terrain.

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Cook, Vivien

2009-12-01

Work-based non-formal learning plays a key role in faculty development yet these processes are yet to be described in detail in medical education. This study sets out to illuminate these processes so that potential benefits for new and inexperienced medical educators and their mentors can be realised. The non-formal learning processes of 12 novice teachers were investigated across hospital, general practice and medical school settings. The research sought to describe 'what' and 'how' non-formal learning takes place, and whether these processes differ across teaching sites. Both clinical and non-clinical teachers of medical undergraduates from one inner city medical school were recruited for the study. Through semi-structured interviews and a 'concept map', participants were asked to identify the people and tasks which they considered central to helping them become more expert as educators. Results identified non-formal learning across a number of key dimensions, including personal development, task and role performance, and optimising clinical teaching. This learning takes place as an outcome of experience, observation, reflection and student feedback. Non-formal learning is a significant aspect of the development of novice teachers and as such it needs to be placed more firmly upon the agenda of faculty development.

Developing Key Competencies for Sustainable Development in Higher Education

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Barth, Matthias; Godemann, Jasmin; Rieckmann, Marco; Stoltenberg, Ute

2007-01-01

Purpose: To date, little attention has been given to the circumstances in which the process of developing key competencies for sustainable development may take place. The purpose of this paper is to consider, the possibilities both of formal and informal learning and their relationship to competence development within higher education.…

Water: The Ideal Early Learning Environment

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Grosse, Susan J.

2008-01-01

Bathtubs and swimming pools provide the ideal learning environment for people with special needs. For young preschool children, the activities that take place through water can help them develop physical fitness, facilitate motor development, reinforce perceptual-motor ability, encourage social development, and enhance self-esteem and confidence.…

MEGARA developments at LICA-UCM

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Zamorano, J.; Gil de Paz, A.; Gallego, J.; Cardiel, N.; Eliche-Moral, M. C.; Pascual, S.; Castillo-Morales, A.; Marino, R. A.; Villar, V.; García-Vargas, M. L.; Tulloch, S. M.; Maldonado, M.; Sánchez-Blanco, E.; Carrasco, E.; Sánchez, F. M.; Vílchez, J. M.; Muñoz, V.; Aguirre, D.; The Megara Team

2013-05-01

LICA-UCM is the brand new laboratory for scientific advanced instrumentation (Laboratorio de Investigación Científica Avanzada) at Universidad Complutense de Madrid where MEGARA integration will take place.

Self-Concept Development in Young Children

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Stenner, A. Jackson; Katzenmeyer, William G.

1976-01-01

Contrary to most theories, the child's concept of self crystalizes during the early school years, during which period a massive process of psychological and social maturation takes place. (Author/IRT)

Failure Diagnosis and Prognosis of Rolling - Element Bearings using Artificial Neural Networks: A Critical Overview

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Rao, B. K. N.; Srinivasa Pai, P.; Nagabhushana, T. N.

2012-05-01

Rolling - Element Bearings are extensively used in almost all global industries. Any critical failures in these vitally important components would not only affect the overall systems performance but also its reliability, safety, availability and cost-effectiveness. Proactive strategies do exist to minimise impending failures in real time and at a minimum cost. Continuous innovative developments are taking place in the field of Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) technology. Significant research and development are taking place in many universities, private and public organizations and a wealth of published literature is available highlighting the potential benefits of employing ANNs in intelligently monitoring, diagnosing, prognosing and managing rolling-element bearing failures. This paper attempts to critically review the recent trends in this topical area of interest.

[Lift-trucks technological development related to driver's safety and health].

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Tartara, G

2012-01-01

The counterbalanced lift truck is a machinery characterized by an unusual behaviour. Like a lever, indeed, it is deeply affected by the change of the load condition: sometime, when a small variation of the load takes place, the position of the original load centre of gravity may change a lot. For this reason, an ordinary lapse or a small mistake when driving may lead to a dangerous situation in a so speedy way that the most skilled lift-truck operator too might be surprised. Only the technological development, often incited by binding provisions, can help him. This paper shortly shows the lift-truck evolution related to the driver's safety and health. In spite of our expectations, however, market does not seem to be interested in this development: either because its mind has been took away by other kind of problems, or because a suitable sensitization campaign did not take place.

Synesthesia and the Phenomenological Experience: Implications for Ecological Mindfulness and Beginning Scholars in Science Education

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Luther, Rachel A.

2015-01-01

Phenomenological experiences based on an openness to the synesthesia of natural environments are a powerful pathway to the development of erotic relationships with and within a place. These relationships are beneficial for beginning scholars and those taking new jobs who find themselves adapting to a new place and career. First, I describe the…

Teacher Collaboration in Curriculum Design Teams: Effects, Mechanisms, and Conditions

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Voogt, Joke M.; Pieters, Jules M.; Handelzalts, Adam

2016-01-01

Collaborative design positively affects both professional development and the implementation of curriculum change, because teachers develop competencies and practice and develop ownership of the change. The current study was aimed to explore what empirical evidence is available about processes that take place when teachers co-design and how these…

Individual Freedom and Institutional Frameworks in Development

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Allen, Nicholas

2012-01-01

In this article I explore Amartya Sen's contention that individual freedom represents both the objective of development and the means through which development is to take place. Examining the conceptualisation of freedom central to Sen's capability approach, I distinguish between two notions of freedom, autonomy and agency, where the former…

Working towards Skills: Perspectives on Workforce Development in SMEs. Research Report.

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Hughes, Maria; Keddie, Vince; Webb, Peter; Corney, Mark

Research into workforce development (WD) considered the relationship between corporate assessments of workers' development needs and WD strategies; how learning at work takes place; and what learning methods are used and their effectiveness. Focus was on practice in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Methodology included a literature…

Community Development in the School Workplace

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Brouwer, Patricia; Brekelmans, Mieke; Nieuwenhuis, Loek; Simons, Robert-Jan

2012-01-01

Purpose: The aim of this study is to explore whether and to what degree community development of teacher teams takes place and how community development comes about, that is, what community-building efforts teacher teams undertake. Design/methodology/approach: Using a multi method approach, quantitative and qualitative data were gathered from…

Towards a Multi-Stakeholder-Driven Model for Excellence in Higher Education Curriculum Development

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Meyer, M. H.; Bushney, M. J.

2008-01-01

A multi-stakeholder-driven model for excellence in higher education curriculum development has been developed. It is based on the assumption that current efforts to curriculum development take place within a framework of limited stakeholder consultation. A total of 18 multiple stakeholders are identified, including learners, alumni, government,…

Leading Change: An Organizational Development Role for Educational Developers

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Weston, Cynthia; Ferris, Jennie; Finkelstein, Adam

2017-01-01

While educational development has long been aligned with organizational development in the literature (Berquist & Phillips, 1975; Gaffe, 1975), in practice this link has faded with time. Schroeder (2011) has recently asserted that given the broad-based changes in teaching and learning that are taking place at universities, it is important that…

"EU-on-Demand": Developing National Qualifications Frameworks in a Multi-Level Context

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Elken, Mari

2016-01-01

The development of comprehensive national qualifications frameworks (NQFs) across Europe has been sparked by the introduction of the European Qualifications Framework (EQF) in 2008. Taking an institutional perspective, this article examines the development of NQFs in three countries, in light of developments that have taken place at the European…

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Woodroffe, Jesse; Jordanova, Vania; Toth, Gabor

Extreme weather happens worldwide and it takes place in the magnetosphere. The magnetosphere is the place where the majority of earth’s satellites reside. These satellites provide weather forecasting and serve as national defense. When solar storms take place, they can damage satellites.

DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF METHODS TO ASSESS HUMAN EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES

EPA Science Inventory

Note: this task is schedule to end September 2003. Two tasks will take its place: method development for emerging pesticides including chiral chemistry applications, and in-house laboratory operations. Field sampling methods are covered under a new task proposed this year.
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Socio-Technical Perspective on Interdisciplinary Interactions During the Development of Complex Engineered Systems

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McGowan, Anna-Maria R.; Daly, Shanna; Baker, Wayne; Papalambros, panos; Seifert, Colleen

2013-01-01

This study investigates interdisciplinary interactions that take place during the research, development, and early conceptual design phases in the design of large-scale complex engineered systems (LaCES) such as aerospace vehicles. These interactions, that take place throughout a large engineering development organization, become the initial conditions of the systems engineering process that ultimately leads to the development of a viable system. This paper summarizes some of the challenges and opportunities regarding social and organizational issues that emerged from a qualitative study using ethnographic and survey data. The analysis reveals several socio-technical couplings between the engineered system and the organization that creates it. Survey respondents noted the importance of interdisciplinary interactions and their benefits to the engineered system as well as substantial challenges in interdisciplinary interactions. Noted benefits included enhanced knowledge and problem mitigation and noted obstacles centered on organizational and human dynamics. Findings suggest that addressing the social challenges may be a critical need in enabling interdisciplinary interactions

JPRS Report, Science & Technology, USSR: Engineering & Equipment

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1987-08-10

the operating processes take place in diametrically opposed working chambers and the pressure forces are mutually compensated. And finally, the ... developed in a new qualitative basis. The State Acceptance Service, as one of the most important links of all work , will thus place much in its...committee, is summarized at length. Assessing the industry’s recent performance, Semenov praised work in robotics at the

Understanding Family Engagement through the Focus of the National Standards for Family-School Partnerships: Secondary Preservice Teachers' Perspectives

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Ferrara, Margaret M.

2017-01-01

Presently, over 40 states in the U.S. have legislation in place to promote professional development in family engagement in school districts. Some of these states also have a mandate in place that preservice teachers are required to take a course in family engagement to obtain teacher licensure. This has spurred an interest in how various…

Additional Language Education and Language Development Goals: The Example of Gaelic (Learners) Education in Highland Council, Scotland

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Dombrowski, Lindsay Milligan

2014-01-01

Language shift is the process whereby one language becomes increasingly lesser used in place of the use of another language. In Scotland, language shift is occurring for Gaelic, as English takes its place for a variety of functions in the home and wider community. Extensive literature has argued the important role that education can play in the…

49 CFR 40.41 - Where does a urine collection for a DOT drug test take place?

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2014-10-01

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49 CFR 40.41 - Where does a urine collection for a DOT drug test take place?

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2013-10-01

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49 CFR 40.41 - Where does a urine collection for a DOT drug test take place?

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2012-10-01

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49 CFR 40.41 - Where does a urine collection for a DOT drug test take place?

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2011-10-01

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Cognitive Process of Development in Children

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Boddington, Eulalee N.

2009-01-01

In this article we explored the theories of Arnold Gesell, Erik Erickson and Jean Piaget about how human beings development. In this component we will analyze the cognitive processes of how children perceive and develop, in particular children from a cross-cultural background. How learning takes place, and how the influences of culture, and…

Generic Reflective Feedback: An Effective Approach to Developing Clinical Reasoning Skills

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Wojcikowski, K.; Brownie, S.

2013-01-01

Problem-based learning can be an effective tool to develop clinical reasoning skills. However, it traditionally takes place in tutorial groups, giving students little flexibility in how and when they learn. This pilot study compared the effectiveness of generic reflective feedback (GRF) with tutorial-based reflective feedback on the development of…

Does Providing Feedback to Student Reflections Impact the Development of Their Leadership Competence?

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Stedman, Nicole L. P.; Rutherford, Tracy A.; Roberts, T. Grady

2006-01-01

Internship experience is a valuable component of an undergraduate degree. This is especially true in leadership education programs, where leadership development may take place in a variety of contexts. Theory purports reflection enhances a learners' experience through a linkage of education, work, and personal development (Kolb, 1984). It is not…

What Works and What Doesn't in Career Development Programs.

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Stevens, Paul

Career development has become important in organizations struggling with restructuring and its effects on employees. Employees now understand the process as a way to gain employability skills in order to obtain different jobs within their companies or elsewhere. Career development often takes place in workshops, although many people prefer a more…

Character Development at the United States Air Force Academy: A Phenomenological Case Study of Graduates' Reflections

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Smith, J. Micheal

2010-01-01

The United States Air Force Academy develops commissionable officers of character through an intense 4-year program that includes academic, athletic, and military education and training. The literature was silent on whether the Academy effectively develops character or, if so, how the development takes place. This was a phenomenological case study…

A Study to Compare Curriculum of Computer Information Systems and Computer Education and Instructional Technologies

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Cavus, Nadire

2008-01-01

Today, developments of information and communication technologies have been developing very fast all over the world. These new technologies were taking an important place in education like other sciences. For this reason, education was developing parallel to new developments on the new technologies. Departments which cover curriculum of new…

International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends (InPACT) Book of Proceedings (Madrid, Spain, April 26-28, 2013)

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Pracana, Clara, Ed.; Silva, Liliana, Ed.

2013-01-01

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Psychological Applications Conference and Trends 2013, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 26 to 28 of April. Our efforts and active engagement can now be rewarded with these three days of exciting new developments about what we are passionate about: Psychology and its connections. We take pride…

A New Vision for Distance Learning and Continuing Medical Education

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Harden, Ronald M.

2005-01-01

Increasing demands on continuing medical education (CME) are taking place at a time of significant developments in educational thinking and new learning technologies. Such developments allow today's CME providers to better meet the CRISIS criteria for effective continuing education: convenience, relevance, individualization, self-assessment,…

College Planning for Gifted Students.

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Berger, Sandra L.

This paper asserts that for gifted students, college planning should be one step in a life development process that takes place between 7th and 12th grades. Characteristics of gifted students that affect their college planning include multipotentiality, sensitivity to competing expectations, uneven development, ownership of their abilities,…

From sense of place to visualization of place: examining people-place relationships for insight on developing geovisualizations.

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Newell, Robert; Canessa, Rosaline

2018-02-01

Effective resource planning incorporates people-place relationships, allowing these efforts to be inclusive of the different local beliefs, interests, activities and needs. 'Geovisualizations' can serve as potentially powerful tools for facilitating 'place-conscious' resource planning, as they can be developed with high degrees of realism and accuracy, allowing people to recognize and relate to them as 'real places'. However, little research has been done on this potential, and the place-based applications of these visual tools are poorly understood. This study takes steps toward addressing this gap by exploring the relationship between sense of place and 'visualization of place'. Residents of the Capital Regional District of BC, Canada, were surveyed about their relationship with local coastal places, concerns for the coast, and how they mentally visualize these places. Factor analysis identified four sense of place dimensions - nature protection values, community and economic well-being values, place identity and place dependence, and four coastal concerns dimensions - ecological, private opportunities, public space and boating impacts. Visualization data were coded and treated as dependent variables in a series of logistic regressions that used sense of place and coastal concerns dimensions as predictors. Results indicated that different aspects of sense of place and (to a lesser degree) concerns for places influence the types of elements people include in their mental visualization of place. In addition, sense of place influenced the position and perspective people assume in these visualizations. These findings suggest that key visual elements and perspectives speak to different place relationships, which has implications for developing and using geovisualizations in terms of what elements should be included in tools and (if appropriate) depicted as affected by potential management or development scenarios.

It's Not Only about Technology, It's about People: Interpersonal skills as a Part of the IT Education

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Casado-Lumbreras, Cristina; García-Crespo, Ángel; Gómez-Berbís, Juan Miguel

The importance of what have been termed the "soft skills" for the professional development of IT professionals is beyond any doubt. Taking account of this circumstance, the objective of the current research may be phrased as two separate questions. In the first place, determining the importance which IT related degree students place on these types of competencies for their professional future. In the second place, the importance which the development of the mentioned competencies has been given during their studies. The realization of an empirical study has fulfilled the two objectives described. The results demonstrate, on the one side, the moderate relevance which students assign to interpersonal competencies, especially emotional competencies, in contrast to the international curricular recommendations and studies concerning labor markets. On the other hand, the results indicate the scarce emphasis which lecturers have placed on the development of such competencies.

Operating the production calculus: ordering a production system in the print industry.

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Button, Graham; Sharrock, Wes

2002-06-01

The topic of shop-floor work has been extensively examined within sociology. However, the organizational structures within which this work takes place have, in the most part, been taken as unexamined givens. Yet, their operation is also the shop-floor work of some people. This paper examines the way in which the stable organizational structures within which shop-floor work takes place are achieved. It is based upon a fieldwork investigation of a large commercial printer and focuses upon the collaborative work of those who are involved in scheduling the production of a job and their use of 'the production calculus' in planning the work of the site. The print industry is undergoing considerable technological change and scheduling technologies have been developed to automate this work. However, there has been little take up of these technologies and the paper also considers how the characteristics of operating the production calculus in practice may account for this.

Teachers' Learning in School-Based Development

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Postholm, May Britt; Waege, Kjersti

2016-01-01

Background and purpose: Many researchers agree that teachers' learning processes are social and that teachers need to be brought together to learn from each other. Researchers have also stated that intellectual and pedagogical change requires professional development activities that take place over a period of time in school. The purpose of the…

Using Open Space Technology for School Improvement.

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Cox, David

2002-01-01

Describes a theory referred to as Open Space Technology (OST), which holds that the most productive learning in conference settings takes place in the open space between formally scheduled conference sessions. Argues that OST can be applied to staff development days and other educational development programs. (Contains 10 references.) (NB)

A Framework of Best Practice of Continuing Professional Development for the Accounting Profession

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De Lange, Paul; Jackling, Beverley; Basioudis, Ilias G.

2013-01-01

The International Accounting Education Standards Board (IAESB) places a strong emphasis on individual professionals taking responsibility for their Continuing Professional Development (CPD). On the other hand, the roles performed by professional accountants have evolved out of practical necessity to "best" suit the diverse needs of…

Relevance Revisited: Curriculum Development in the Humanities. No. II: Administrative Strategies for Curriculum Change.

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Mondale, Clarence C., Ed.

Papers presented in advance of a workshop on "administrative strategies" for curricular change in the humanities and brief summaries of discussions taking place at the workshop are provided. Background papers include: "Curricular Change and the Humanities," by Edward A. Lindell; "Developing Administrative Strategies for…

Building on Strength: Positive Youth Development in Juvenile Justice Programs

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Barton William H.; Butts, Jeffrey A.

2008-01-01

This report describes the results of an exploratory study of juvenile justice programs where managers and practitioners are attempting to build youth interventions with strength-based, positive youth development principles. Previous researchers have not adequately documented how such reforms take place, let alone whether they produce effective…

Portfolios for Development: A Guide for Trainers and Managers.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Redman, Warren

Portfolios are increasingly being used to demonstrate competence and to show development needs among employees in organizations. This book explains what a portfolio is and how it links with the current training revolution taking place through the introduction of National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) in Great Britain. It shows how portfolios…

Fostering an Action-Reflection Dynamic amongst Student Practitioners

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Francis, Helen; Cowan, John

2008-01-01

Purpose: This paper seeks to explore changes taking place in a curriculum design for postgraduate teaching in personnel and development, aimed at enhancing lifelong learning. A scheme is described which aims to improve the alignment for professional development of students, in ways that facilitate critically reflective practice.…

Taxing Times: An Educational Intervention to Enhance Moral Reasoning in Tax

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Doyle, Elaine

2015-01-01

This paper outlines the development and implementation of an online educational intervention designed to enhance moral reasoning in higher level tax students. Before decisions are made about how to behave ethically, cognitive moral reasoning takes place. The importance of education in developing morally sensitive individuals who use principled…

The Micropolitics of Educational Leadership: From Control to Empowerment.

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Blase, Joseph; Anderson, Gary

The real world of schools is a political world of power and influence, bargaining and negotiation. Teacher development must therefore take place within the micropolitical realities of schooling. This book describes how the micropolitics of educational leadership affect the working world of teachers and develops four approaches to leadership. Part…

Study of Development for RFID System to Hospital Environment.

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Hong, Seung Kwon; Sung, Myung-Whun

2015-01-01

RFID/USN develops information systems for anytime, anywhere to anybody access Electronic Medical Records (EMR). The goal of the present study is to develop a RFID/USN-based information system for the hospital environment. First, unable to recognize, second, able to recognize as a pursuit of place and suppose the time of medical examination. A retrospective analysis of 235 RFID monitoring results, from four ENT ambulatory clinics of Seoul National University Hospital were extracted by a reader program and monitoring of RFID tag (2006.11.16~2006.12.16). RFID detection for sensing reader of this study has been put into representing "place" and "spending time" of patients for medical history taking and examination. Through the RFID of detection for specific place and spending time of medical examination, RFID/USN develops information system progressing in the EMR of hospital system.

Developing a Methodology for Risk-Informed Trade-Space Analysis in Acquisition

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-01-01

73 6.10. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Cost Distribution, Technology 1 Mitigation of...6.11. Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation Cost Distribution, Technology 3 Mitigation of the Upgrade Alternative...courses of action, or risk- mitigation behaviors, which take place in the event that the technology is not developed by the mile- stone date (e.g

Vocational Education and Training Teacher Professional Development: Tensions and Context

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Bound, Helen

2011-01-01

Planning and implementing teacher professional development is a process of engaging in organisational learning and change. Yet our planning and implementation of professional development is at times a series of one-off sessions and can be quite ad hoc. This paper argues that teacher learning takes place not only through formal sessions but also…

Using Reflection to Develop Higher Order Processes

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Lerch, Carol; Bilics, Andrea; Colley, Binta

2006-01-01

The main purpose of this study was to look at how we used specific writing assignments in our courses to encourage metacognitive reflection in order to increase the learning that takes place. The study also aimed to aid in the development of higher order processing skills through the development of student reflection. The students involved in the…

Behavioural Development of Early Adolescents by Dint of Positive School Climate

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Jayalekshmi, N. B.; Dharma Raja, B. William

2011-01-01

Early adolescence is the period where the transition from child to adult takes place gradually. A major physical and cognitive change during this period is accompanied by social and emotional development. The growth spurt in this period makes them stronger and plays an important role in developing self identities. The journey through this crucial…

Mentoring for Talent Development, Creativity, Social Skills, and Insider Knowledge: The APA Catalyst Program

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Subotnik, Rena F.; Edmiston, Ashley M.; Cook, Lucas; Ross, Michael D.

2010-01-01

The mentoring component of the American Psychological Association Catalyst Program, and the Pinnacle Model upon which it was built, was derived from Bloom's (1985) model of talent development. According to Bloom and his associates, optimal instruction for talent development takes place in three stages. During the first stage, young people are…

Navajo Materials For Classroom Use: K-12 Curriculum Directory (Preliminary Edition).

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Johnson, Gene, Comp.; And Others

Compiled as part of Title IV-B Materials Development Project at Rough Rock Demonstration School, the bibliography attempts to address: (1) what Navajo-based materials already exist and are available; (2) where Navajo curriculum development is currently taking place; and (3) what needs exist at the present stage of Navajo curriculum development.…

The Interaction between Epigenetics, Nutrition and the Development of Cancer

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Bishop, Karen S.; Ferguson, Lynnette R.

2015-01-01

Unlike the genome, the epigenome can be modified and hence some epigenetic risk markers have the potential to be reversed. Such modifications take place by means of drugs, diet or environmental exposures. It is widely accepted that epigenetic modifications take place during early embryonic and primordial cell development, but it is also important that we gain an understanding of the potential for such changes later in life. These “later life” epigenetic modifications in response to dietary intervention are the focus of this paper. The epigenetic modifications investigated include DNA methylation, histone modifications and the influence of microRNAs. The epigenotype could be used not only to predict susceptibility to certain cancers but also to assess the effectiveness of dietary modifications to reduce such risk. The influence of diet or dietary components on epigenetic modifications and the impact on cancer initiation or progression has been assessed herein. PMID:25647662

[Autism, neurodevelopment and early detection].

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Martos-Pérez, J

2006-02-13

Autistic disorder is briefly explained and defined in the light of recent research. From the perspective offered by ontogenesis and the acquisitions that take place during normal development, we present an updated vision of the genesis of autistic disorder and also review the most significant data provided by the different studies that have been conducted on the subject. Detection of the disorder is clearly a difficult task before the age of one year and, in any case, the earliest symptoms are clearly linked to the social and communicative interaction that characteristically takes place at the end of the infant's first year of life. Early detection of the disorder is made possible precisely because of alterations in social and communicative development and, in general, the appearance of psychological functions that play a significant role in the process of humanisation. The article concludes by pointing out the need for further studies that focus on the possible alteration of earlier socio-emotional and affective manifestations.

Simulation of sulfide buildup in wastewater and atmosphere of sewer networks.

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Nielsen, A H; Yongsiri, C; Hvitved-Jacobsen, T; Vollertsen, J

2005-01-01

A model concept for prediction of sulfide buildup in sewer networks is presented. The model concept is an extension to--and a further development of--the WATS model (Wastewater Aerobic-anaerobic Transformations in Sewers), which has been developed by Hvitved-Jacobsen and co-workers at Aalborg University. In addition to the sulfur cycle, the WATS model simulates changes in dissolved oxygen and carbon fractions of different biodegradability. The sulfur cycle was introduced via six processes: 1. sulfide production taking place in the biofilm covering the permanently wetted sewer walls; 2. biological sulfide oxidation in the permanently wetted biofilm; 3. chemical and biological sulfide oxidation in the water phase; 4. sulfide precipitation with metals present in the wastewater; 5. emission of hydrogen sulfide to the sewer atmosphere and 6. adsorption and oxidation of hydrogen sulfide on the moist sewer walls where concrete corrosion may take place.

The Communication Game: Dump and Play

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Muma, John R.

1975-01-01

The author identifies two operations, "dump" and "play", that take place in human communication and analyzes the communication efforts of young children (prior to age 8) in terms of the limitations in cognitive development that govern their communication. (Author/LS)

Mitochondrial dynamics and the cell cycle

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Nuclear-mitochondrial (NM) communication impacts many aspects of plant development including vigor, sterility and viability. Dynamic changes in mitochondrial number, shape, size, and cellular location takes place during the cell cycle possibly impacting the process itself and leading to distribution...

45 CFR 501.5 - Depositions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... is expected the witness will testify, and the time and place proposed for the taking of the... served upon all parties at least 10 days prior to the date of the taking of the deposition. (b) Who may... the time and place specified in the Commission's order, the officer taking the deposition will permit...

45 CFR 501.5 - Depositions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... is expected the witness will testify, and the time and place proposed for the taking of the... served upon all parties at least 10 days prior to the date of the taking of the deposition. (b) Who may... the time and place specified in the Commission's order, the officer taking the deposition will permit...

45 CFR 501.5 - Depositions.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-10-01

... is expected the witness will testify, and the time and place proposed for the taking of the... served upon all parties at least 10 days prior to the date of the taking of the deposition. (b) Who may... the time and place specified in the Commission's order, the officer taking the deposition will permit...

Long-term aging of elastomers: Chemical stress relaxation of fluorosilicone rubber and other studies

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Kalfayan, S. H.; Mazzeo, A. A.; Silver, R. H.

1971-01-01

Aerospace applications of elastomers are considered, including: propellant binders, bladder materials for liquid propellant expulsion systems, and fuel tank sealants for high-speed aircraft. A comprehensive molecular theory for mechanical properties of these materials has been developed but has only been tested experimentally in cases where chemical degradation processes are excluded. Hence, a study is being conducted to ascertain the nature, extent, and rate of chemical changes that take place in some elastomers of interest. Chemical changes that may take place in the fluorosilicone elastomer, LS 420, which is regarded as a fuel and high-temperature-resistant rubber are investigated. The kinetic analysis of the chemical stress relaxation and gel permeation chromatography studies comprise the major portion of the report.

Entrepreneurship in continuing dental education: a dental school perspective.

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Liberto, Vincent N

2005-01-01

The definition of continuing dental education is presented, along with its benefits to the profession. The preeminence of dental schools in providing lifelong learning opportunities and freedom from commercial involvement that existed even twenty years ago has changed. Less than a quarter of CE takes place in school, and the focus there is increasingly on material with deep scientific background and hands-on learning. The newest innovations and those with the greatest commercial potential are taught elsewhere. Proposed changes in the ADA CERP standards would take on a "purist" approach that could place dental schools at a severe disadvantage while allowing "for profit" institutes to flourish and thus further undermine the role dental schools can play in providing quality professional development experiences.

Tailoring Professional Development to Improve Literacy Instruction in Urban Schools

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De La Garza, Tammy Oberg

2011-01-01

To address the need for improving instructional practice in literacy, this paper examines whole school, teacher uptake of a professional development initiative over a four-year project. The study takes place in an urban, PK-6 school in a predominantly Mexican-American community. Measuring and analyzing teacher enactment of a professional…

Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN): Preparing Families for Disaster

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Washburn, Carolyn; Saunders, Kristine

2010-01-01

According to the American Red Cross (n.d.), less than half of Americans have an emergency preparedness plan in place. Therefore, it is critical that the Cooperative Extension System takes a role in encouraging the development of family preparedness plans. The Extension Disaster Education Network (EDEN) has developed a family and consumer sciences…

Best Practices of Online Professional Development for K-12 Teachers: A Quantitative Study

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Smirniotis-Giambatista, Cynthia

2017-01-01

Online flipped professional development allows direct instruction to take place through an interactive learning setting and allows the face-to-face contact to provide guidance and apply the concept. As technology advances, education needs instruments and tools used for effectively teaching using the enhanced technology to increase student…

Sustainable Development by Instinct, Challenges, and Opportunities in the Decade

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Lim, Gary; Abdullah, Khaeril Zach

2005-01-01

Asian countries are charatericised by great variations in their human and economic development indices. Malaysia is no different, and before learning takes place, one has to deal with the diversity and complexity of audience and the range of environmental issues. This article aims to highlight the response of citizens towards the United Nations…

Job Development and Placement: CETA Program Models.

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Johnson, Miriam; Sugarman, Marged

One of a series on Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA) program models, this monograph provides professionals employed in CETA programs with information on how job recruiting and searches take place to help them improve their job placement and development skills. The content is in four sections. The first section briefly covers the…

The Contribution of Education to Culture Development in Asia and the Pacific.

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Ahmed, H.

This document defines education as the process of the integrated development of an individual that takes place throughout life, and aims at one's complete fulfillment in the intellectual, spiritual, moral, emotional, physical, and other domains. Culture is defined as the complex of distinctive spiritual, material, intellectual, and emotional…

Quality Partnership as a Contextual Prerequisite of Successful Learning of Young and Preschool-Aged Children

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Ljubetic, Maja; Ercegovac, Ina Reic; Koludrovic, Morana

2016-01-01

The paper discusses quality partnership as a prerequisite for the functioning of the institutions of early and pre-school education and for the child's overall development and learning. Considering that child's development and learning take place in different contexts (family, educational institutions, clubs, local and wider communities), the…

How Macromedia Used Blogs to Build Its Developers' Communities: A Case Study

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Cheng, Jingli

2008-01-01

Business organizations are using blogs as a conversational technology to help build a community of practice where knowledge exchange and sharing actively take place. This case study examines how Macromedia used blogs to build its developers' communities and become more organizationally effective. Four major types of interactions between the…

The Missing Dimension of Modern Education: Values Education

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Kenan, Seyfi

2009-01-01

Modern education today, some argue, easily integrates and adjusts to new technological developments through flexible curricula in the areas where these developments are taking place such as in the field of information technology or in the widespread use of the Internet. However, modern education can be criticized for ignoring or failing to lead…

Reexamining Theories of Adult Learning and Adult Development through the Lenses of Public Pedagogy

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Sandlin, Jennifer A.; Wright, Robin Redmon; Clark, Carolyn

2013-01-01

The authors examine the modernist underpinnings of traditional adult learning and development theories and evaluate elements of those theories through more contemporary lenses. Drawing on recent literature focused on "public pedagogy," the authors argue that much learning takes place outside of formal educational institutions. They look beyond…

Developing Research Skills with Low Stakes Assignments

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Stewart-Mailhiot, Amy

2014-01-01

A major responsibility of instruction librarians is to help students develop a more extensive and flexible information literacy repertoire. The teaching and learning of information literacy most often takes place in one of two ways: within the context of single 50-minute library sessions, or at the reference desk. In both cases, it usually takes…

Socioemotional Development in the Toddler Years: Transitions and Transformations

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Brownell, Celia A., Ed.; Kopp, Claire B., Ed

2007-01-01

This volume explores the key developmental transitions that take place as 1- to 3-year-olds leave infancy behind and begin to develop the social and emotional knowledge, skills, and regulatory abilities of early childhood. Leading investigators examine the multiple, interacting factors that lead to socioemotional competence in this pivotal period,…

Language Development Hinges on Communication: An Emergentist Perspective

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Abrar-Ul-Hassan, Shahid

2011-01-01

Studies on the human language system have brought to the fore two key aspects. First, the prime function of language is communication. Second, language exists in the social world. The language learning process takes place within the sociocultural context and the relevant macrostructures that influence language use and development. According to the…

Extended Deterrence: Taking Stock of Current Policy and Updating the Research and PME Agendas

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-08-01

Conference and Venue The INSS “Extended Deterrence: Taking Stock of Current policy and Updating the Research and PME Agendas” workshop took place...Force Institute for National Security Studies ( INSS ) which is sponsored by the Air Force Strategic Plans and Policy Division (A5XP). Subject...emerging strategic environment? INSS anticipated that the discussion would be influenced by current developments such as: • The Russian incursion

Optimal Vaccination in a Stochastic Epidemic Model of Two Non-Interacting Populations

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-02-17

of diminishing returns from vacci- nation will generally take place at smaller vaccine allocations V compared to the deterministic model. Optimal...take place and small r0 values where it does not is illustrat- ed in Fig. 4C. As r0 is decreased, the region between the two instances of switching...approximately distribute vaccine in proportion to population size. For large r0 (r0 ≳ 2.9), two switches take place . In the deterministic optimal solution, a

What's So Hard about Staff Development? A Study in Face-to-Face Interaction. Occasional Paper No. 14.

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Anang, Arlene; Florio-Ruane, Susan

Staff development carried out within a conference format is multidimensional, ambiguous, potentially face-threatening, and complex. It is dependent upon the interactional work that takes place during face-to-face negotiations. The skills and knowledge of the staff developer cannot be shared with a teacher in a vacuum, but are dependent upon the…

What Is Hampering the Development of Our Education? The New Economy and the New Education

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Maksakovskii, V. P.

2006-01-01

At the turn of the twenty-first century a paradigm shift in economic development is taking place in the world. This is reflected in the transition to what goes by the name of the new economy. Given birth by the information and communications revolution, this economy is developing under the conditions of globalization and competition while…

Towards the Development of a Comprehensive Pedagogical Framework for Pronunciation Training Based on Adapted Automatic Speech Recognition Systems

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Ali, Saandia

2016-01-01

This paper reports on the early stages of a locally funded research and development project taking place at Rennes 2 university. It aims at developing a comprehensive pedagogical framework for pronunciation training for adult learners of English. This framework will combine a direct approach to pronunciation training (face-to-face teaching) with…

Perceptions of LIS Development in Vietnam: Educational Outcomes and the Way Forward

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Murray, Janet; Welch, Bernadette

2009-01-01

The authors have been involved in the design and delivery of several LIS training and education programs in Vietnam in recent years. This activity has led them to become aware of library developments and initiatives taking place within Vietnam, and of issues that will affect future development of the library and information industry. Some of these…

SAMPLING OF CONTAMINATED SITES

EPA Science Inventory

A critical aspect of characterization of the amount and species of contamination of a hazardous waste site is the sampling plan developed for that site. f the sampling plan is not thoroughly conceptualized before sampling takes place, then certain critical aspects of the limits o...

Bringing home sustainability and climate change research and developments via on-line virtual reality

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Granshaw, F. D.

2016-12-01

One of the key challenges of sustainability and climate education is one of accessibility. For example many of the sites where significant climate research is taking place in National Parks are largely inaccessible to the average park visitor. Likewise, taking students to visit exemplary efforts in environmentally sustainable design or habitat restoration projects may be logistically difficult or impossible for the average class. Yet despite these difficulties, finding ways to give students, park visitors, and the general public a chance to explore these areas is critical to their developing sustainability and climate literacy. To address this issue, the author has been working with National Park staff and community groups to develop desktop virtual reality environments that showcase glacier-climate research sites, developments designed with environmental sustainability in mind, and urban watersheds being rehabilitated by volunteer groups and public agencies. These environments provide the user with a chance to take a virtual walk through a site of interest, access data collected at the site, and even listen to researchers and site stewards talk about key activities taking place there. Though they are used as proxies for actual visits via independent on-line exploration, media for public talks, or the framework for student lab exercises, they these virtual environments have also been used to encourage and guide actual sites visits. A focus of this talk will be a recently launched project involving the construction of a library showcasing environmental sustainability projects in the Portland Metropolitan area. In addition to being a resource for local sustainability educators, the library will be a contribution to international sustainability education efforts as it is being developed under the umbrella of a UN affiliate (Greater Portland Sustainability Education Network).

A more radical solution.

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Lachmann, Peter J

2015-01-01

The current modifications to licensing procedures still leave a basically flawed system in place. A more radical solution is proposed that involves dispensing with Phase 3 trials and making medicines available at the end of Phase 2 to those who are fully informed of the potential risks and benefits and wish to take part in this novel procedure. The advantages include a shorter development time, lower development costs and allowing smaller companies to take medicines to the clinic. The principal obstacle is that medicines are subject to strict liability rather than the tort of negligence - and this will have to be amended in due course.

2012 CCCC Chair's Address: Stories Take Place--A Performance in One Act

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Powell, Malea

2012-01-01

This is a written version of the address that Malea Powell gave at the Conference on College Composition and Communication (CCCC) Convention in St. Louis, Missouri, on Thursday, March 22, 2012. This address is a collection of stories. According to her, stories take place. Stories practice place into space. Stories produce habitable spaces. She…

Surrogacy in antiviral drug development

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Shaunak, Sunil; Davies, Donald S

2002-01-01

The coming of age of molecular biology has resulted in an explosion in our understanding of the pathogenesis of virus related diseases. New pathogens have been identified and characterized as being responsible for old diseases. Empirical clinical evaluation of morbidity and mortality as outcome measures after a therapeutic intervention have started to give way to the use of an increasing number of surrogate markers. Using a combination of these markers, it is now possible to measure and monitor the pathogen as well as the host's response. Nowhere is this better exemplified in virology than in the field of AIDS. We have utilized the advances in pathogenesis and new antiretroviral drug development to: develop a new class of drugs which block the entry of HIV-1 into cells.develop a new approach for effectively delivering these drugs to those tissues in which most viral replication takes place. Over the last 10 years, our work has progressed from concept to clinical trial. Our laboratory based evaluation of the new molecules developed as well as our clinical evaluation of their safety and efficacy have had to respond and adapt to the rapid changes taking place in AIDS research. This paper discusses the problems encountered and the lessons learnt. PMID:12100230

Teaching Materials "Surface Area of Geometric Figures," Created Using the Software Package "GeoGebra"

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Radovic, Slaviša

2013-01-01

Social development, the progress of technology, and changing economic forces certainly affect the development of the current educational system. One of the main problems of today's school system is how to maintain focus, concentration, and interest among students with regards to the learning that takes place during classes. An important feature of…

Professional Development Needs of Online Teachers

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Roy, Mamta; Boboc, Marius

2016-01-01

Keeping in mind the rising rate of K-12 enrollment, and the increased demand for online teachers, the need for professional development of online teachers is keenly felt. The skills needed for teaching in face-to-face environments are not always transferable to online settings. There is a pointed change in the way teaching takes place in an online…

Using Quality Rating Scales for Professional Development: Experiences from the UK

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Mathers, Sandra; Linskey, Faye; Seddon, Judith; Sylva, Kathy

2007-01-01

The ECERS-R and ITERS-R are among two of the most widely used observational measures for describing the characteristics of early childhood education and care. This paper describes a professional development programme currently taking place in seven regions across England, designed to train local government staff in the application of the scales as…

Information Technology and Mathematics: Opening New Representational Windows.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Kaput, James J.

Higher order thinking skills are inevitably developed or exercised relative to some discipline. The discipline may be formal or informal, may or may not be represented in a school curriculum, or relate to a wide variety of domains. Moreover, the development or exercise of thinking skills may take place at differing levels of generality. This paper…

Development and Validation of the College Campus Environment Scale (CCES): Promoting Positive College Experiences

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Fish, Marian C.; Gefen, Dalia R.; Kaczetow, Walter; Winograd, Greta; Futtersak-Goldberg, Rachel

2016-01-01

One of the essential factors related to student success and satisfaction with a higher education experience is the college environment in which learning takes place. The purpose of this study was to develop a scale, the College Campus Environment Scale (CCES), to measure characteristics of college campus environments valued by students. A model…

Developing Well-Rounded Teens

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Curriculum Review, 2007

2007-01-01

Unfortunately, the development of many life skills sometimes gets pushed aside in high school. The focus is on doing well in school and on getting to college. What about the learning that takes place in other arenas? Things like learning how to balance a check book or create a budget? These skills are just as important as those learned in the…

Climate Change Education in Informal Settings: Using Boundary Objects to Frame Network Dissemination

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Steiner, Mary Ann

2016-01-01

This study of climate change education dissemination takes place in the context of a larger project where institutions in four cities worked together to develop a linked set of informal learning experiences about climate change. Each city developed an organizational network to explore new ways to connect urban audiences with climate change…

What Mobile Learning and Working Remotely Can Learn from Each Other

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Depryck, Koen

2014-01-01

To a large extent, developments in the workplace and in (especially formal) education still take place independently from each other, regardless of a strong (market driven) demand to bring both closer to each other. The divide is especially visible when looking at developments towards e-working (telecommuting, …) on the one hand and developments…

Morphometry and Connectivity of the Fronto-Parietal Verbal Working Memory Network in Development

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Ostby, Ylva; Tamnes, Christian K.; Fjell, Anders M.; Walhovd, Kristine B.

2011-01-01

Two distinctly different maturational processes--cortical thinning and white matter maturation--take place in the brain as we mature from late childhood to adulthood. To what extent does each contribute to the development of complex cognitive functions like working memory? The independent and joint contributions of cortical thickness of regions of…

Social Contributions to the Equilibration of Action Schemes: A Longitudinal Study of Locomotion.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Lightfoot, Cynthia

According to Jaan Valsiner, development takes place within culturally structured environments jointly organized by the activities of children and the people around them. When overlap between promoted activity and the child's zone of proximal development exists, the structure of action that results from the interplay of the two is internalized by…

Development of a Test of Spoken Dutch for Prospective Immigrants

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De Jong, John H. A. L.; Lennig, Matthew; Kerkhoff, Anne; Poelmans, Petra

2009-01-01

Based on a parliamentary vote with broad support, the Ministry of Justice of the Netherlands in December 2003 commissioned the development of an examination system to test the Dutch oral language skills of foreigners who want to immigrate permanently to the Netherlands for economic or family reasons. This assessment would take place in the country…

Teaching for Sustainable Development in Higher Education Institutions: University of Jordan as a Case Study

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Abu-Hola, Imfadi R. M.; Tareef, Atif Bin

2009-01-01

In Jordan, a rapid movement of educational reform is taking place nowadays. Curricula development, teacher education, using information and communication technology (ICT), improving teaching and learning strategies and integrating different subjects are among the main objectives of this reform. One of the main challenges in Jordan in order to cope…

An Evaluation on Signature Knowledge and Awareness of Turkish Teacher Candidates

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Sen, Ülker; Uysal, Basak

2016-01-01

Signature is developed by individuals different from other biological traces such as DNA and fingerprint. The development of signing ability that takes place in the main heading of writing education, is under the responsibility of individuals, peers of individuals and teachers of individuals. The aim of this study is to evaluate the knowledge and…

Vocational Pedagogical Competencies of a Professor in the Secondary Vocational Education System: Approbation of Monitoring Model

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Andryukhina, Lyudmila M.; Dneprov, Sergey ?.; Sumina, Tatyana G.; Zimina, Elena Yu.; Utkina, Svetlana N.; Mantulenko, Valentina V.

2016-01-01

The relevance of the researched issue is preconditioned by the strategic changes in the secondary vocational education system taking place not only in Russia, but also in the majority of industrially developed countries. Provision of the system with qualified pedagogical staff is the leading strategic objective of development of the secondary…

The Model of Monitoring of Vocational Pedagogical Competences of Professors in Secondary Vocational Education

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Andryukhina, Lyudmila M.; Dneprov, Sergey ?.; Sumina, Tatyana G.; Zimina, Elena Yu.; Utkina, Svetlana N.; Mantulenko, Valentina V.

2016-01-01

The relevance of the researched issue is preconditioned by the strategic changes in the secondary vocational education system taking place not only in Russia, but also in majority of industrially developed countries. Provision of the system with qualified pedagogical staff is the leading strategic objective of development of the secondary…

LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE

EPA Science Inventory

This is a large, complex project in which a number of different research activities are taking place concurrently to collect data, develop cost and LCI methodologies, construct a database and decision support tool, and conduct case studies with communities to support the life cyc...

The complete optical oscilloscope

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Lei, Cheng; Goda, Keisuke

2018-04-01

Observing ultrafast transient dynamics in optics is a challenging task. Two teams in Europe have now independently developed `optical oscilloscopes' that can capture both amplitude and phase information of ultrafast optical signals. Their schemes yield new insights into the nonlinear physics that takes place inside optical fibres.

Management Information Systems and Organizational Structure.

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Cox, Bruce B.

1987-01-01

Discusses the context within which office automation takes place by using the models of the Science of Creative Intelligence and Transcendental Meditation. Organizational structures are compared to the phenomenon of the "collective consciousness" and the development of automated information systems from manual methods of organizational…

The Development of Differential Use of Inner and Outer Face Features in Familiar Face Identification.

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Campbell, Ruth; And Others

1995-01-01

Studied 4- to 10-year-olds' familiarity judgments of peers. Found that, contrary to adults, external facial features were key. Also found that the switch to adult recognition pattern takes place after the ninth year. (ETB)

Looking at Music Through a Business Prism: The Anatomy of a Black Company

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Byrd, Donald

1977-01-01

Discusses how "the operation of a small independent music production company takes place within a complex environment. Intense forces, both positive and negative, interact in a unique way in the development of a black music company." (Author/JM)

[Chang of cognitions and feelings during the process of procrastination].

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Kohama, Shun

2010-10-01

This study investigated change of cognitions and feelings before, during, and after the process of procrastination. A questionnaire was administered to 358 undergraduate students asking them to recall and rate their experience of procrastinating. The results revealed that negative feelings which take place during procrastination interfere with task performance. Planning before procrastination is associated with positive feelings after procrastination, and these positive feelings assist task performance. Optimistic thinking is positively related to both positive and negative feelings; the former take place during procrastination, and the latter take place after procrastination.

Financing and Policy Contexts for Principal Preparation and In-Service Training Programs: Mid-Course Findings from a Study of Innovative Programs. School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals

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Cohen, Carol; Fickel, Lucinda

2005-01-01

All principal preparation and professional development programs operate within a local, state, and national policy and financing context that influences their structure, shapes their priorities, and, in some cases, dictates their existence. Financing and policy directly affect how much professional development for principals takes place, what…

Desire and reality--teaching and assessing communicative competencies in undergraduate medical education in German-speaking Europe--a survey.

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Härtl, Anja; Bachmann, Cadja; Blum, Katharina; Höfer, Stefan; Peters, Tim; Preusche, Ingrid; Raski, Bianca; Rüttermann, Stefan; Wagner-Menghin, Michaela; Wünsch, Alexander; Kiessling, Claudia

2015-01-01

Increasingly, communicative competencies are becoming a permanent feature of training and assessment in German-speaking medical schools (n=43; Germany, Austria, Switzerland - "D-A-CH"). In support of further curricular development of communicative competencies, the survey by the "Communicative and Social Competencies" (KusK) committee of the German Society for Medical Education (GMA) systematically appraises the scope of and form in which teaching and assessment take place. The iterative online questionnaire, developed in cooperation with KusK, comprises 70 questions regarding instruction (n=14), assessment (n=48), local conditions (n=5), with three fields for further remarks. Per location, two to three individuals who were familiar with the respective institute's curriculum were invited to take part in the survey. Thirty-nine medical schools (40 degree programmes) took part in the survey. Communicative competencies are taught in all of the programmes. Ten degree programmes have a longitudinal curriculum for communicative competencies; 25 programmes offer this in part. Sixteen of the 40 programmes use the Basler Consensus Statement for orientation. In over 80% of the degree programmes, communicative competencies are taught in the second and third year of studies. Almost all of the programmes work with simulated patients (n=38) and feedback (n=37). Exams are exclusively summative (n=11), exclusively formative (n=3), or both summative and formative (n=16) and usually take place in the fifth or sixth year of studies (n=22 and n=20). Apart from written examinations (n=15) and presentations (n=9), practical examinations are primarily administered (OSCE, n=31); WPA (n=8), usually with self-developed scales (OSCE, n=19). With regards to the examiners' training and the manner of results-reporting to the students, there is a high variance. Instruction in communicative competencies has been implemented at all 39 of the participating medical schools. For the most part, communicative competencies instruction in the D-A-C-H region takes place in small groups and is tested using the OSCE. The challenges for further curricular development lie in the expansion of feedback, the critical evaluation of appropriate assessment strategies, and in the quality assurance of exams.

77 FR 12353 - U.S. Department of State Advisory Committee on Private International Law (ACPIL): Notice of...

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2012-02-29

... Conference on Private International Law. The public meeting will take place on Tuesday, April 3, 2012 from 10... Place: The meeting will take place in Room 1205, Harry S Truman Building, 2201 C Street, NW., Washington... purpose of the collection is to validate the identity of individuals who enter Department facilities. The...

Helping Children Communicate

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Seefeldt, Carol

2004-01-01

This article discusses how teachers and parents can help build children's communication skills. Children's language develops in predictable stages. Here, the author outlines these stages. She also gives suggestions to parents on how to help build their communication skills at home. Language learning takes place throughout the classroom. The author…

Communication; A Scientific American Book.

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Scientific American, Inc., New York, NY.

With present advances in communication technology, profound and qualitative changes in our civilization are taking place--in business and politics, in education, in entertainment, interpersonal relations, and the organization of society itself. In honor of the significance of such developments, an entire issue of "Scientific American" magazine…

Bulimic Beliefs: Food for Thought.

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Bauer, Barbara G.; Anderson, Wayne P.

1989-01-01

Contends that individuals suffering from bulimia nervosa share characteristic pattern of thinking which must be understood if effective treatment is to take place. Presents these beliefs, gathered by clinical experience and literature review, in format describing each belief, discussing common causes for its development, and suggesting therapeutic…

Lost Soul or New Dawn? Lifelong Learning Lessons and Prospects from East Asia

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Duke, Chris

2015-01-01

Most learning takes place in communities, neighbourhoods and workplaces. Here practical solutions to big problems work or fall down. We may call this the iron law of social learning, recognised in "community development", "community capacity-building", "workplace", "work-based" and…

Michelin Tire Company Workplace Literacy Curriculum.

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Alabama State Dept. of Education, Montgomery.

This packet provides generic versions of curriculum developed for the Michelin Tire Corporation workplace literacy program, specifically the mathematics portion. Altered material included in the packet protects proprietary information; some lessons include lines that take the place of deleted information. Other companies are recommended to use…

Epigenetic modifications in 3D: Nuclear organization of the differentiating mammary epithelial cell

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During the development of tissues, complex programs take place to reach terminally differentiated states with specific gene expression profiles. Epigenetic regulations such as, histone modifications and chromatin condensation have been implicated in the short and long-term control of transcription. ...

Bugs, Planes, and Ferris Wheels: A Problem-Centered Curriculum

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Campbell, William E.; Kemp, Joyce C.; Zia, Joan H.

2006-01-01

This article describes a problem-centered curriculum for grades 9-12, using problem sets developed by a mathematics department and designed to take the place of textbooks. The students discover mathematical concepts in the context of the problems and activities in the materials.

The Application of Buddhist Principles to Lifelong Learning.

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Johnson, Ian

2002-01-01

Defining lifelong learning as conscious learning taking place throughout life, Buddhist meditation, contemplation, and mindfulnes are practices suitable to developing awareness of life experience. This broadens the concept of lifelong learning beyond the narrow vocationalism and economic determinism of much current discourse. (Contains 36…

Concerning modeling of double-stage water evaporation cooling

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Shatskiy, V. P.; Fedulova, L. I.; Gridneva, I. V.

2018-03-01

The matter of need for setting technical norms for production, as well as acceptable microclimate parameters, such as temperature and humidity, at the work place, remains urgent. Use of certain units should be economically sound and that should be taken into account for construction, assembly, operation, technological, and environmental requirements. Water evaporation coolers are simple to maintain, environmentally friendly, and quite cheap, but the development of the most efficient solutions requires mathematical modeling of the heat and mass transfer processes that take place in them.

Toward citizenship science education: what students do to make the world a better place?

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Vesterinen, Veli-Matti; Tolppanen, Sakari; Aksela, Maija

2016-01-01

With increased focus on sustainability and socioscientific issues, dealing with issues related to citizenship is now seen as an important element of science education. However, in order to make the world a better place, mere understanding about socioscientific issues is not enough. Action must also be taken. In this study, 35 international gifted students-potential scientists-aged 15-19 were interviewed to investigate what they were doing to make the world a better place. The interviews were analyzed using qualitative content analysis with focus on students' actions toward a better world, their rationalizations for such actions, and the role of science in the rationalizations. The analysis shows that students consciously take a wide range of actions, and that they see citizenship as a process of constant self-development. The three categories created to highlight the variation in the ways students take action were personally responsible actions, participatory actions, and preparing for future. Although many students saw that science and scientists play a big role in solving especially the environmental problems, most of them also discussed the structural causes for problems, as well as the interplay of social, economic, and political forces. The results indicate that citizenship science education should take the variety of students' actions into consideration, give students the possibility to take individual and participatory action, as well as give students opportunities to get to know and discuss the ways a career in science or engineering can contribute to saving the world.

Sustainability and National Security

DTIC Science & Technology

2012-01-01

care for their sick and resolving and preventing conflict, while also healing its wounds. The NSS also places an emphasis on the develop- ment of...leader in helping other countries develop sustainable practices. This has both altruistic and self - serving attributes. Assisting other countries...integration, robotics ) (French 2005). En- vironmental sustainability offers yet another venue for the military to take a leadership role in American society

Talent Management: Bridging the Gap

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-06-12

Additionally, AOHCM stresses the necessity to balance between generalist and specialist perspectives . TM takes place by distributing talent both between...opportunity moving forward to provide growth and development of future leaders. That is, in my humble opinion, the essence of being a leader–ensuring that...effectiveness. History of Talent Management Officer development has changed over history-most drastically following major conflict. The lessons learned from

Engaging Students as Partners in Developing Online Learning and Feedback Activities for First-Year Fluid Mechanics

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Brown, Alan

2018-01-01

Much learning takes place outside of formal class settings, yet students starting in higher education are not always well equipped with independent learning skills, appropriate self-knowledge or the required levels of intrinsic motivation This project used students as partners to develop resources that could be used by first-year undergraduates in…

Entering the Era of Third Generation Services: A Comparative Study of Reforms in Social and Health Care Services

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Laitinen, Ilpo; Stenvall, Jari

2016-01-01

This article discusses what kinds of organisational and change processes take place when shifting to customer-oriented service concept, here called "third generation services". Our interest lies in the learning process that produces the development of services in cities and regions in new ways and how to develop services in practice so…

The Career Is Dead--Long Live the Career. A Relational Approach to Careers. The Jossey-Bass Business & Management Series.

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Hall, Douglas T.; And Others

This book contains 14 research-based chapters on adult career development in the age of downsizing, outsourcing, and new career paths. The introduction (Douglas T. Hall) describes the relational approach to careers as the recognition that career development and growth take place in a context of interdependence and mutuality. The following chapters…

Attitudes of Students Taking Distance Education in Theology Undergraduate Education Program Towards E-Learning Management System

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Yalman, Murat; Basaran, Bülent; Gönen, Selahattin

2016-01-01

Education is one of the biggest problems experienced by developing societies. Education is has an important place in individuals' lives since it allows them to prove themselves within their society and to maintain their future lives. Today, with the development of the Internet, education can be given via e-learning management systems designed on…

Globalization and Its Impact on Education with Specific Reference to Education in South Africa

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Moloi, K. C.; Gravett, S. J.; Petersen, N. F.

2009-01-01

As globalization of the world economy continues unabated, a parallel growth of globalization of knowledge is also taking place. This latter trend is little affected by the boundaries between developed and less developed countries and is having a particular impact on trends in education. This article looks at the impact of globalization within the…

Technical Communication--The Need and the Demand of Global World

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Patel, Dipika S.

2013-01-01

The present world is known as Hi-tech world as it is driven by technology. It is the vehicle to get access with this modernized world. However, due to continuous changes taking place in the field of technology, people keep looking for new developments for improving the quality of teaching and learning methodologies. In the fast developing 21st…

76 FR 73996 - Special Local Regulations; Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta, Biscayne Bay, Miami, FL

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2011-11-30

..., a series of sailboat races. The Orange Bowl International Youth Regatta is scheduled to take place... take place at four separate race courses. Over 600 sailboats are expected to participate in the regatta...

An Interactive Design Space Supporting Development of Vehicle Architecture Concept Models

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-01-01

Denver, Colorado, USA IMECE2011-64510 AN INTERACTIVE DESIGN SPACE SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE CONCEPT MODELS Gary Osborne...early in the development cycle. Optimization taking place later in the cycle usually occurs at the detail design level, and tends to result in...architecture changes may be imposed, but such modifications are equivalent to a huge optimization cycle covering almost the entire design process, and

An Interactive Design Space Supporting Development of Vehicle Architecture Concept Models

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-06-17

ponents that are not designed to carry structural loads in the assembly, such as seats and other trim items. However, these inertial items have an...Denver, Colorado, USA IMECE2011-64510 AN INTERACTIVE DESIGN SPACE SUPPORTING DEVELOPMENT OF VEHICLE ARCHITECTURE CONCEPT MODELS Gary Osborne...early in the development cycle. Optimization taking place later in the cycle usually occurs at the detail design level, and tends to result in

How School Leaders Prioritize and Allocate Resources to Improve Teacher Quality through Teacher Professional Development: A Multiple Case Study in Suburban North Carolina

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Tyson, Deonte Rashawn

2017-01-01

This multiple case study examined the methods by which school leaders determined and planned teacher professional development, as well as what teachers perceived as their professional development needs and how they believe school leaders take those needs into account. The study took place at two suburban elementary schools (1 traditional public, 1…

For Parents: An Introduction to Kindergarten.

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New Brunswick Dept. of Education, Fredericton. Student Services Branch.

This booklet for parents explains the activities that take place in kindergarten and the characteristics of kindergarten staff. Also discussed is the manner in which the activities and staff help children develop. Activities considered center around dramatic play; children helping themselves and others; pets; cooking; snacks; exercise; reading and…

47 CFR 32.2 - Basis of the accounts.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... (natural groupings) do take place in the course of providing products and services to customers. These... intended to permit technological distinctions. Similarly, the primary bases of plant operations, customer... products and services purchased by customers. (c) In the course of developing the bases for this account...

Fraud Education for Accounting Students.

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Peterson, Bonita K.

2003-01-01

Reports that limited fraud education takes place in accounting due to a crowded curriculum and misunderstanding of the extent of fraud. Suggests ways to develop content on the topic and provides a list of teaching materials (textbooks, workbooks, trade books, case materials, videos, and reference materials). (Contains 16 references.) (SK)

PISA 2006 Technical Report

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OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2009

2009-01-01

The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD's) Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) surveys, which take place every three years, have been designed to collect information about 15-year-old students in participating countries. PISA examines how well students are prepared to meet the challenges of the future,…

Enhancing and generalizing the two-level screening approach incorporating the Highway Safety Manual (HSM) methods, phase 2 [summary].

DOT National Transportation Integrated Search

2016-05-01

University of Central Florida researchers : developed a novel method to locate hotspots : and hot zones, locations where a higher than : average number of collisions take place and : which should be prioritized for investigation : and intervention by...

Studies of the latex of Brazilian IAC series clones from Hevea brasiliensis

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Natural rubber is an important commodity industrial crop that mainly derives from Hevea brasiliensis. Most natural rubber production is in Southeast Asia, but significant cultivar development takes place in Brazil, the original origin of current commercial H. brasiliensis cultivars. Thus it is criti...

How successful are mutants in multiplayer games with fluctuating environments? Sojourn times, fixation and optimal switching

PubMed Central

Galla, Tobias

2018-01-01

Using a stochastic model, we investigate the probability of fixation, and the average time taken to achieve fixation, of a mutant in a population of wild-types. We do this in a context where the environment in which the competition takes place is subject to stochastic change. Our model takes into account interactions which can involve multiple participants. That is, the participants take part in multiplayer games. We find that under certain circumstances, there are environmental switching dynamics which minimize the time that it takes for the mutants to fixate. To analyse the dynamics more closely, we develop a method by which to calculate the sojourn times for general birth–death processes in fluctuating environments. PMID:29657810

How successful are mutants in multiplayer games with fluctuating environments? Sojourn times, fixation and optimal switching

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Baron, Joseph W.; Galla, Tobias

2018-03-01

Using a stochastic model, we investigate the probability of fixation, and the average time taken to achieve fixation, of a mutant in a population of wild-types. We do this in a context where the environment in which the competition takes place is subject to stochastic change. Our model takes into account interactions which can involve multiple participants. That is, the participants take part in multiplayer games. We find that under certain circumstances, there are environmental switching dynamics which minimize the time that it takes for the mutants to fixate. To analyse the dynamics more closely, we develop a method by which to calculate the sojourn times for general birth-death processes in fluctuating environments.

Generic skills in medical education: developing the tools for successful lifelong learning.

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Murdoch-Eaton, Deborah; Whittle, Sue

2012-01-01

Higher education has invested in defining the role of generic skills in developing effective, adaptable graduates fit for a changing workplace. Research confirms that the development of generic skills that underpin effectiveness and adaptability in graduates is highly context-dependent and is shaped by the discipline within which these skills are conceptualised, valued and taught. This places the responsibility for generic skills enhancement clearly within the remit of global medical education. Many factors will influence the skill set with which students begin their medical training and experience at entry needs to be taken into account. Learning and teaching environments enhance effective skill development through active learning, teaching for understanding, feedback, and teacher-student and student-student interaction. Medical curricula need to provide students with opportunities to practise and develop their generic skills in a range of discipline-specific contexts. Curricular design should include explicit and integrated generic skills objectives against which students' progress can be monitored. Assessment and feedback serve as valuable reinforcements of the professed importance of generic skills to both learner and teacher, and will encourage students to self-evaluate and take responsibility for their own skill development. The continual need for students to modify their practice in response to changes in their environment and the requirements of their roles will help students to develop the ability to transfer these skills at transition points in their training and future careers. If they are to take their place in an ever-changing profession, medical students need to be competent in the skills that underpin lifelong learning. Only then will the doctors of the future be well placed to adapt to changes in knowledge, update their practice in line with the changing evidence base, and continue to contribute effectively as societal needs change. © Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2012.

Orbital navigation, docking and obstacle avoidance as a form of three dimensional model-based image understanding

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Beyer, J.; Jacobus, C.; Mitchell, B.

1987-01-01

Range imagery from a laser scanner can be used to provide sufficient information for docking and obstacle avoidance procedures to be performed automatically. Three dimensional model-based computer vision algorithms in development can perform these tasks even with targets which may not be cooperative (that is, objects without special targets or markers to provide unambiguous location points). Roll, pitch and yaw of the vehicle can be taken into account as image scanning takes place, so that these can be corrected when the image is converted from egocentric to world coordinates. Other attributes of the sensor, such as the registered reflectence and texture channels, provide additional data sources for algorithm robustness. Temporal fusion of sensor immages can take place in the work coordinate domain, allowing for the building of complex maps in three dimensional space.

Transcriptome analysis of ectopic chloroplast development in green curd cauliflower (Brassica oleracea L. var. botrytis)

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Chloroplasts are the green plastids where photosynthesis takes place. The biogenesis of chloroplasts requires the coordinate expression of both nuclear and chloroplast genes and is regulated by developmental and environmental signals. Despite extensive studies of this process, the genetic basis and ...

Weird Reality, Aesthetics, and Vitality in Education

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Oral, Sevket Benhur

2015-01-01

This paper discusses the repercussions of a new metaphysics--speculative/weird realism--for education and pedagogy. A historic shift is taking place in present-day continental philosophy, which involves an explicit and renewed call for "realism." One of the most salient features of this development is a revitalised interest in…

The Epistemic Challenge of Hearing Child's Voice

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Murris, Karin

2013-01-01

Classical conceptual distinctions in philosophy of education assume an individualistic subjectivity and hide the learning that can take place in the space between child (as educator) and adult (as learner). Grounded in two examples from experience I develop the argument that adults often put metaphorical sticks in their ears in their educational…

Aligning Conversations: From Seminars to Curricular Reform

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Fitz, Raymond; Johnson, Patricia Altenbernd

2013-01-01

The following pages present an account of practices developed at the University of Dayton, a Catholic university in the Marianist tradition, to help faculty more intentionally integrate liberal learning and business education by focusing on ways the Catholic Intellectual Tradition can shape the context in which this integration takes place. The…

Recent Developments Related To An Optically Controlled Microwave Phased Array Antenna.

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Kittel, A.; Peinke, J.; Klein, M.; Baier, G.; Parisi, J.; Rössler, O. E.

1990-12-01

A generic 3-dimensional diffeomorphic map, with constant Jacobian determinant, is proposed and looked at numerically. It contains a lower-dimensional basin boundary along which a chaotic motion takes place. This boundary is nowhere differentiable in one direction. Therefore, nowhere differentiable limit sets exist generically in nature.

Storytelling and History: Part 2.

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Henegar, Steven

1998-01-01

Argues that teachers can take advantage of the effectiveness and familiarity of storytelling to present history and to provide students with a useful framework in which to dramatically explore and understand people living in other times and places. Provides a model for developing the use of storytelling in the classroom. (DSK)

Promoting Character Development through Coach Education

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Power, F. Clark; Seroczynski, A. D.

2015-01-01

Can youth sports build character? Research suggests that the answer to this question leads to 2 further questions: (1) can youth sport coaches be effectively prepared to become character educators, and (2) can character education take place in today's competitive youth sport environment? (Bredemeier & Shields, 2006; Power, 2015; Power &…

Concepts and Significance of Tribal History/Literature Projects.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Warren, Dave

The emphasis of this paper is that American Indian tribal history and literature should be in context with major developments that are taking place nationally. Such movements as urbanism, self-determination, cultural pluralism, tribalism and institutional relationships each have special meaning in the affairs of the Indian communities. It is…

Net Results: Online Protocols Boost Group Learning Potential

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dichter, Alan; Zydney, Janet Mannheimer

2015-01-01

Educators have begun to use protocols to facilitate professional development in online spaces--partly because people need to connect from different places, but also to take advantage of new environments for learning. For example, asynchronous tools, such as discussion forums, blogs, or Google+, where participants post messages to one another at…

Brain Hemisphere Dominance: Building the Whole-Brain Singer

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Boyd, Amanda R.

2012-01-01

The concept of brain hemisphere dominance serves as the basis for many educational learning theories. The dominant brain hemisphere guides the learning process, but both hemispheres are necessary for true learning to take place. This treatise outlines and analyzes the dominance factor, a learning theory developed by Dr. Carla Hannaford, which…

Information Gaps: The Missing Links to Learning.

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Adams, Carl R.

Communication takes place when a speaker conveys new information to the listener. In second language teaching, information gaps motivate students to use and learn the target language in order to obtain information. The resulting interactive language use may develop affective bonds among the students. A variety of classroom techniques are available…

ECUANET--European Corporate Academies Transnational Best Practice Network

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Dealtry, Richard

2004-01-01

This article describes the formation and forward planning of an important and independent transnational best practice networking development project, i.e. ECUANET. ECUANET's aims are to track and disseminate the evolutions and revolutions that are taking place in the creative management of corporate universities and small and medium enterprise…

How Do You Take Learning beyond the Classroom in an Interdisciplinary First-Year Seminar?

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James, Peggy; Hudspeth, Christopher

2017-01-01

We suggest four changes to the first-year experience (FYE): reconceptualize practices of engagement as verbs rather than nouns; remove the discrete borders between teacher and student; develop manifold opportunities within FYE; and create a learning place rather than a learning space.

New TEL Environments for Vocational Education--Teacher's Instructional Perspective

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Hämäläinen, Raija; Cattaneo, Alberto

2015-01-01

Modern vocational education is increasingly taking place in new technology-enhanced learning (TEL) settings. On the one hand, vocational education can benefit from the opportunities of technological development. On the other hand, such technologies may create new challenges for teachers. Therefore, there is a particular need to pay more attention…

A Case Study of How Teaching Practice Process Takes Place

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Yalin Ucar, Meltem

2012-01-01

The process of "learning" carries an important role in the teaching practice which provides teacher candidates with professional development. Being responsible for the learning experiences in that level, cooperating teacher, teacher candidate, mentor and practice school are the important variables which determine the quality of the…

Developing Transferrable Geospatial Skills in a Liberal Arts Context

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Colaianne, Blake A.; Powell, Matthew G.

2011-01-01

Geology education usually takes place within the context of a broader curriculum, but specific synergies between disciplines have rarely been explored or exploited. Here, we have assessed the spatial visualization skills of undergraduate students in a variety of disciplines to determine which are most compatible with a geology curriculum. Spatial…

Understanding Horizontal Governance. Research Brief

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Ferguson, Daniel

2009-01-01

Horizontal governance is an umbrella term that covers a range of approaches to policy development, service delivery issues, and management practices. A horizontal initiative may take place across levels of government, across boundaries between units of a single department or agency or among multiple departments or agencies, or across public,…

Understanding School Counseling Internships from a Communities of Practice Framework

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Woodside, Marianne; Ziegler, Mary; Paulus, Trena M.

2009-01-01

School counseling interns are on the boundary of communities of practice. This study explored how school counselors develop competence during internship experiences by analyzing an online dialogue taking place among a small group of interns. Feelings of being on the boundary intensified with unsatisfactory supervisor-intern relationships (lack of…

Vavilovian centers of diversity: implications and impacts

USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

N. I. Vavilov, Academician of the V. I. Lenin All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences, takes his place as a founding pillar of knowledge in the cathedral of the origin and development of cultivated plants. Relying on the theories of his revered predecessors Charles Darwin and Alphonse de Candolle...

An Individual Differences Analysis of Double-Aspect Stimulus Perception.

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Forsyth, G. Alfred; Huber, R. John

Any theory of information processing must address both what is processed and how that processing takes place. Most studies investigating variables which alter physical dimension utilization have ignored the large individual differences in selective attention or cue utilization. A paradigm was developed using an individual focus on information…

78 FR 21349 - Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing; Notice of Federal Advisory Committee...

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2013-04-10

... DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Office of the Secretary Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel... advisory committee meeting of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Personnel Testing will take place... meeting is to review planned changes and progress in developing computerized tests for military enlistment...

Workplace Training: Employer and Employee Perspectives

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National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2017

2017-01-01

According to the 2016 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report, Education at a glance, much of the learning at work takes place through employer-supported training. Both employers and employees recognise the benefits of such training because skilling the workforce can lead to better jobs, greater firm competitiveness,…

47 CFR 2.803 - Marketing of radio frequency devices prior to equipment authorization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... device that is in the conceptual, developmental, design or pre-production stage is permitted prior to... operation takes place at the manufacturer's facilities during developmental, design, or pre-production... development, design or pre-production stages. A product operated under this provision shall be labelled, in a...

47 CFR 2.803 - Marketing of radio frequency devices prior to equipment authorization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-10-01

... device that is in the conceptual, developmental, design or pre-production stage is permitted prior to... operation takes place at the manufacturer's facilities during developmental, design, or pre-production... development, design or pre-production stages. A product operated under this provision shall be labelled, in a...

47 CFR 2.803 - Marketing of radio frequency devices prior to equipment authorization.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2011 CFR

2011-10-01

... device that is in the conceptual, developmental, design or pre-production stage is permitted prior to... operation takes place at the manufacturer's facilities during developmental, design, or pre-production... development, design or pre-production stages. A product operated under this provision shall be labelled, in a...

Entrepreneurial Learning a Practical Model from the Creative Industries

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Rae, David

2004-01-01

Explores how entrepreneurial capability and identity are learned in the creative and media industries. This sector is of growing social and economic importance, and the majority of its employment and commercial activity takes place within small businesses. However, entrepreneurship in the creative industries and the related development of…

UFO's in the Classroom?

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Coleman, William

1980-01-01

This article is in response to the Scientific-Study of Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) by the University of Colorado which stated that miseducation was taking place in schools that allowed children to read UFO books. The author encourages the aerospace teacher to allow UFO studies to take place. (SA)

28 CFR 543.13 - Visits by attorneys.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2013-07-01 2013-07-01 false Visits by attorneys. 543.13 Section 543.13 Judicial Administration BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT LEGAL... ordinarily take place during regular visiting hours. Attorney visits shall take place in a private conference...

28 CFR 543.13 - Visits by attorneys.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2014-07-01 2014-07-01 false Visits by attorneys. 543.13 Section 543.13 Judicial Administration BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT LEGAL... ordinarily take place during regular visiting hours. Attorney visits shall take place in a private conference...

28 CFR 543.13 - Visits by attorneys.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-07-01

... 28 Judicial Administration 2 2012-07-01 2012-07-01 false Visits by attorneys. 543.13 Section 543.13 Judicial Administration BUREAU OF PRISONS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE INSTITUTIONAL MANAGEMENT LEGAL... ordinarily take place during regular visiting hours. Attorney visits shall take place in a private conference...

Modeling the Population Dynamics of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria:. AN Agent-Based Approach

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Murphy, James T.; Walshe, Ray; Devocelle, Marc

The response of bacterial populations to antibiotic treatment is often a function of a diverse range of interacting factors. In order to develop strategies to minimize the spread of antibiotic resistance in pathogenic bacteria, a sound theoretical understanding of the systems of interactions taking place within a colony must be developed. The agent-based approach to modeling bacterial populations is a useful tool for relating data obtained at the molecular and cellular level with the overall population dynamics. Here we demonstrate an agent-based model, called Micro-Gen, which has been developed to simulate the growth and development of bacterial colonies in culture. The model also incorporates biochemical rules and parameters describing the kinetic interactions of bacterial cells with antibiotic molecules. Simulations were carried out to replicate the development of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) colonies growing in the presence of antibiotics. The model was explored to see how the properties of the system emerge from the interactions of the individual bacterial agents in order to achieve a better mechanistic understanding of the population dynamics taking place. Micro-Gen provides a good theoretical framework for investigating the effects of local environmental conditions and cellular properties on the response of bacterial populations to antibiotic exposure in the context of a simulated environment.

Transcriptional Analysis of Tendril and Inflorescence Development in Grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.)

PubMed Central

Díaz-Riquelme, José; Martínez-Zapater, José M.; Carmona, María J.

2014-01-01

In grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.), the lateral meristem can give rise to either tendrils or inflorescences which are determined organs. To get insights into the processes of tendril and inflorescence development, we characterized the transcriptional variation taking place in both organs. The results of the global transcriptional analyses along tendril and inflorescence development suggested that these two homologous organs initially share a common transcriptional program related to cell proliferation and growth functions. In later developmental stages they showed organ specific gene expression programs related to the particular differentiation processes taking place in each organ. In this way, tendrils showed higher transcription of genes related to photosynthesis, hormone signaling and secondary metabolism than inflorescences, while inflorescences displayed higher transcriptional activity for genes encoding transcription factors, mainly those belonging to the MADS-box gene family. The expression profiles of selected transcription factors related with inflorescence and flower meristem identity and with flower organogenesis were generally conserved with respect to their homologs in model species. Regarding tendrils, it was interesting to find that genes related with reproductive development in other species were also recruited for grapevine tendril development. These results suggest a role for those genes in the regulation of basic cellular mechanisms common to both developmental processes. PMID:24637773

END 2014: International Conference on Education and New Developments. Conference Proceedings (Madrid, Spain, June 28-30, 2014)

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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed.

2014-01-01

We welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2014, taking place in Madrid, Spain, from 28 to 30 of June, 2014. Education, as an important right in our contemporary world, began since we exist. Knowledge and skills were passed by adults to the young, and cultures began to extend their experiences through various…

Identifying the Organizational Changes Taking Place in Somali Community-Based Organization (CBO) in Response to New Patterns of Immigration: Implications for Adult Community Education

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Osman, Sirad Warfa

2009-01-01

This dissertation focuses on changes in the organizational development of community-based organizations (CBOs) within the context of new patterns of immigration, in the United States. Organizational development is considered within the context of dialects of growth, change and transformation of communities in transition. The primary goal of this…

Why revisit your cost-accounting strategy.

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Arredondo, Ricky

2014-07-01

Healthcare entities seeking to develop effective cost-accounting systems should take six steps to avoid potential pitfalls: Secure broad executive-level support for the effort. Ensure systems are in place to analyze the disparate data. Define measurable objectives to ensure that implementation achieves desired results. Give due consideration to implementation planning. Train support staff sufficiently to avoid underutilization. Develop a sufficiently broad base of staff support for the system.

Gaining Control of Occupational Injury and Illness in the U.S. Navy Civilian Work Force

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-01-16

developing survey instruments, interviews were conducted with key participants at the naval shipyards, naval public works center, naval air repair...currently in place at naval shipyards. After compiling data on those processes, NAVCAMPRO was developed in an effort to take control of the management of...physician. The attending physician participates with the physical therapist and supervisor in the development of a work -hardening program for the

24 CFR 903.17 - What is the process for obtaining public comment on the plans?

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2011-04-01

... hearing is to take place, the PHA must: (1) Make the proposed PHA plan(s), the required attachments and..., and that a public hearing will take place on the plan, and the date, time and location of the hearing...

Learning: An Evolutionary Analysis

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Swann, Joanna

2009-01-01

This paper draws on the philosophy of Karl Popper to present a descriptive evolutionary epistemology that offers philosophical solutions to the following related problems: "What happens when learning takes place?" and "What happens in human learning?" It provides a detailed analysis of how learning takes place without any direct transfer of…

Negotiated Boundaries: Conceptual Locations of Pregnancy and Childbirth

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Houvouras, Shannon

2006-01-01

Dominant notions of reproduction perceive childbearing as physical processes that take place within womens bodies. This perception undermines non-physical components and removes men from the process. This project uses social constructionism to explore the locations women describe pregnancy and childbirth taking place in their childbearing…

JPRS Report, East Europe

DTIC Science & Technology

1990-04-10

Limbach, member SPD by Bettina Herzog [Limbach] One could take the standpoint of the precon- and Siegfried Kusior; place and date not given: "Is the ...what transpired in the GDR prior to 9 November andSPD--that such a legal conformation can also take place afterwards. only step by step and that it must... place in the pluralisticThis last group, and each group numbers about the same, political scene. Structural reorganizations, personnel includes persons

‘Meltdowns’, surveillance and managing emotions; going out with children with autism

PubMed Central

Ryan, Sara

2010-01-01

The qualitative study from which the data reported here are taken, explored the experiences, support and information needs of parents of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. 46 parents were interviewed either individually or in couples. Thematic analysis of the data revealed the complexity involved for the parents in taking their children out in public places. The emotion work parents conduct in public places both to make their children more acceptable within the space and to reduce the discomfort that others experience, helps to preserve the orderliness of public places. However, the special competence that parents developed over time also masks their turbulent feelings in public encounters. PMID:20462783

Embryogenesis, hatching and larval development of Artemia during orbital spaceflight

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Spooner, B. S.; Debell, L.; Armbrust, L.; Guikema, J. A.; Metcalf, J.; Paulsen, A.

1994-08-01

Developmental biology studies, using gastrula-arrested cysts of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, were conducted during two flights of the space shuttle Atlantis (missions STS-37 and STS-43) in 1991. Dehydrated cysts were activated, on orbit, by addition of salt water to the cysts, and then development was terminated by the addition of fixative. Development took place in 5 ml syringes, connected by tubing to activation syringes, containing salt water, and termination syringes, containing fixative. Comparison of space results with simultaneous ground control experiments showed that equivalent percentages of naupliar larvae hatched in the syringes (40%). Thus, reactivation of development, completion of embryogenesis, emergence and hatching took place, during spaceflight, without recognizable alteration in numbers of larvae produced. Post-hatching larval development was studied in experiments where development was terminated, by intrduction of fixative, 2 days, 4 days, and 8 days after reinitiation of development. During spaceflight, successive larval instars or stages, interrupted by molts, occurred, generating brine shrimp at appropriate larval instars. Naupliar larvae possessed the single naupliar eye, and development of the lateral pair of adult eyes also took place in space. Transmission electron microscopy revealed extensive differentiation, including skeletal muscle and gut endoderm, as well as the eye tissues. These studies demonstrate the potential value of Artemia for developmental biology studies during spaceflight, and show that extensive degress of development can take place in this microgravity environment.

Embryogenesis, hatching and larval development of Artemia during orbital spaceflight

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Spooner, B. S.; Debell, L.; Armbrust, L.; Guikema, J. A.; Metcalf, J.; Paulsen, A.

1994-01-01

Developmental biology studies, using gastrula-arrested cysts of the brine shrimp Artemia franciscana, were conducted during two flights of the space shuttle Atlantis (missions STS-37 and STS-43) in 1991. Dehydrated cysts were activated, on orbit, by addition of salt water to the cysts, and then development was terminated by the addition of fixative. Development took place in 5 ml syringes, connected by tubing to activation syringes, containing salt water, and termination syringes, containing fixative. Comparison of space results with simultaneous ground control experiments showed that equivalent percentages of naupliar larvae hatched in the syringes (40%). Thus, reactivation of development, completion of embryogenesis, emergence and hatching took place, during spaceflight, without recognizable alteration in numbers of larvae produced. Post-hatching larval development was studied in experiments where development was terminated, by introduction of fixative, 2 days, 4 days, and 8 days after reinitiation of development. During spaceflight, successive larval instars or stages, interrupted by molts, occurred, generating brine shrimp at appropriate larval instars. Naupliar larvae possessed the single naupliar eye, and development of the lateral pair of adult eyes also took place in space. Transmission electron microscopy revealed extensive differentiation, including skeletal muscle and gut endoderm, as well as the eye tissues. These studies demonstrate the potential value of Artemia for developmental biology studies during spa ceflight, and show that extensive degrees of development can take place in this microgravity environment.

Environmental Flux and Locally Focused College Writing

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Shepley, Nathan

2014-01-01

This article reviews insights from place-based education and ecological models of writing to show how these theories can work together to shape locally focused composition pedagogies. From place-based education, the researcher takes an emphasis on physical specificity, and from ecological models of writing, the researcher takes an emphasis on…

Characterizing Topology of Probabilistic Biological Networks.

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Todor, Andrei; Dobra, Alin; Kahveci, Tamer

2013-09-06

Biological interactions are often uncertain events, that may or may not take place with some probability. Existing studies analyze the degree distribution of biological networks by assuming that all the given interactions take place under all circumstances. This strong and often incorrect assumption can lead to misleading results. Here, we address this problem and develop a sound mathematical basis to characterize networks in the presence of uncertain interactions. We develop a method that accurately describes the degree distribution of such networks. We also extend our method to accurately compute the joint degree distributions of node pairs connected by edges. The number of possible network topologies grows exponentially with the number of uncertain interactions. However, the mathematical model we develop allows us to compute these degree distributions in polynomial time in the number of interactions. It also helps us find an adequate mathematical model using maximum likelihood estimation. Our results demonstrate that power law and log-normal models best describe degree distributions for probabilistic networks. The inverse correlation of degrees of neighboring nodes shows that, in probabilistic networks, nodes with large number of interactions prefer to interact with those with small number of interactions more frequently than expected.

Monochromatic ocular wave aberrations in young monkeys

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Ramamirtham, Ramkumar; Kee, Chea-su; Hung, Li-Fang; Qiao-Grider, Ying; Roorda, Austin; Smith, Earl L.

2006-01-01

High-order monochromatic aberrations could potentially influence vision-dependent refractive development in a variety of ways. As a first step in understanding the effects of wave aberration on refractive development, we characterized the maturational changes that take place in the high-order aberrations of infant rhesus monkey eyes. Specifically, we compared the monochromatic wave aberrations of infant and adolescent animals and measured the longitudinal changes in the high-order aberrations of infant monkeys during the early period when emmetropization takes place. Our main findings were that (1) adolescent monkey eyes have excellent optical quality, exhibiting total RMS errors that were slightly better than those for adult human eyes that have the same numerical aperture and (2) shortly after birth, infant rhesus monkeys exhibited relatively larger magnitudes of high-order aberrations predominately spherical aberration, coma, and trefoil, which decreased rapidly to assume adolescent values by about 200 days of age. The results demonstrate that rhesus monkey eyes are a good model for studying the contribution of individual ocular components to the eye’s overall aberration structure, the mechanisms responsible for the improvements in optical quality that occur during early ocular development, and the effects of high-order aberrations on ocular growth and emmetropization. PMID:16750549

Self-induced seismicity due to fluid circulation along faults

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Aochi, Hideo; Poisson, Blanche; Toussaint, Renaud; Rachez, Xavier; Schmittbuhl, Jean

2014-03-01

In this paper, we develop a system of equations describing fluid migration, fault rheology, fault thickness evolution and shear rupture during a seismic cycle, triggered either by tectonic loading or by fluid injection. Assuming that the phenomena predominantly take place on a single fault described as a finite permeable zone of variable width, we are able to project the equations within the volumetric fault core onto the 2-D fault interface. From the basis of this `fault lubrication approximation', we simulate the evolution of seismicity when fluid is injected at one point along the fault to model-induced seismicity during an injection test in a borehole that intercepts the fault. We perform several parametric studies to understand the basic behaviour of the system. Fluid transmissivity and fault rheology are key elements. The simulated seismicity generally tends to rapidly evolve after triggering, independently of the injection history and end when the stationary path of fluid flow is established at the outer boundary of the model. This self-induced seismicity takes place in the case where shear rupturing on a planar fault becomes dominant over the fluid migration process. On the contrary, if healing processes take place, so that the fluid mass is trapped along the fault, rupturing occurs continuously during the injection period. Seismicity and fluid migration are strongly influenced by the injection rate and the heterogeneity.

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Kuraptsev, A. S., E-mail: aleksej-kurapcev@yandex.ru; Sokolov, I. M.

We develop a consistent quantum theory of the collective effects that take place when electromagnetic radiation interacts with a dense ensemble of impurity centers embedded in a transparent dielectric and placed in a Fabry–Perot cavity. We have calculated the spontaneous decay dynamics of an excited impurity atom as a specific example of applying the developed general theory. We analyze the dependence of the decay rate on the density of impurity centers and the sample sizes as well as on the characteristic level shifts of impurity atoms caused by the internal fields of the dielectric. We show that a cavity canmore » affect significantly the pattern of collective processes, in particular, the lifetimes of collective states.« less

Smile,please!

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Parets Llorca, Maria Jesus; Casasus, Maria Jose

2014-05-01

Scientific education skills should be learned in school. We must consider that observation of phenomena and analysis of data is very important to scientific studies. Students should develop these abilities to grow in their knowledge. Our students between 13 and 14 years old are not used to carefully observe what is happening in their environment. If you ask them, everything is in the same place and has the same characteristics everyday. For them the face of the Earth is the same day by day. To encourage students to observe how their environment is changing, like our face, which changes with any stimulus, I propose that they take photos of the same place every few days. After that, they must analyze the differences over time. During the learning process, different methodological tools of teaching and learning have been used. A cooperative group works choosing a place and taking photos two or three times a week during the semester. The last trimester they must analyze and collect data about which differences have taken place by nature or human action. After that, an oral presentation is prepared by each group of students. Finally, the students apply their new understanding during a public exhibition at our school in order to teach other students to understand how our earth is continuously changing at the surface.

Beyond stereotypes of adolescent risk taking: Placing the adolescent brain in developmental context☆

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Romer, Daniel; Reyna, Valerie F.; Satterthwaite, Theodore D.

2017-01-01

Recent neuroscience models of adolescent brain development attribute the morbidity and mortality of this period to structural and functional imbalances between more fully developed limbic regions that subserve reward and emotion as opposed to those that enable cognitive control. We challenge this interpretation of adolescent development by distinguishing risk-taking that peaks during adolescence (sensation seeking and impulsive action) from risk taking that declines monotonically from childhood to adulthood (impulsive choice and other decisions under known risk). Sensation seeking is primarily motivated by exploration of the environment under ambiguous risk contexts, while impulsive action, which is likely to be maladaptive, is more characteristic of a subset of youth with weak control over limbic motivation. Risk taking that declines monotonically from childhood to adulthood occurs primarily under conditions of known risks and reflects increases in executive function as well as aversion to risk based on increases in gist-based reasoning. We propose an alternative Lifespan Wisdom Model that highlights the importance of experience gained through exploration during adolescence. We propose, therefore, that brain models that recognize the adaptive roles that cognition and experience play during adolescence provide a more complete and helpful picture of this period of development. PMID:28777995

Seismic Hazard Assessment of the Sheki-Ismayilli Region, Azerbaijan

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Ayyubova, Leyla J.

2006-03-23

Seismic hazard assessment is an important factor in disaster management of Azerbaijan Republic. The Shaki-Ismayilli region is one of the earthquake-prone areas in Azerbaijan. According to the seismic zoning map, the region is located in intensity IX zone. Large earthquakes in the region take place along the active faults. The seismic activity of the Shaki-Ismayilli region is studied using macroseismic and instrumental data, which cover the period between 1250 and 2003. Several principal parameters of earthquakes are analyzed: maximal magnitude, energetic class, intensity, depth of earthquake hypocenter, and occurrence. The geological structures prone to large earthquakes are determined, and themore » dependence of magnitude on the fault length is shown. The large earthquakes take place mainly along the active faults. A map of earthquake intensity has been developed for the region, and the potential seismic activity of the Shaki-Ismayilli region has been estimated.« less

Bullying and Social Exclusion Anxiety in Schools

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Sondergaard, Dorte Marie

2012-01-01

In this article, I develop a new conceptual framework, a new thinking technology, for understanding the bullying that takes place between children in schools. In addition, I propose a new definition of bullying. This new thinking technology reflects a shift in focus from individual characteristics to the social processes that may lead to bullying.…

Cultural Differences in Korean- and Anglo-American Preschoolers' Social Interaction and Play Behaviors.

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Farver, Jo Ann M.; And Others

1995-01-01

Compared Korean American and Anglo-American preschoolers' social and play behavior to determine the influence of culture on early development and to understand how culture shapes and organizes the environment in which children's social and play activities take place. Suggests that children's social interaction and pretend play are influenced by…

Learning through Service: Developing an Intergenerational Project to Engage Students

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Fiebig, Jennifer Nepper

2014-01-01

Educational institutions are increasingly encouraging faculty to design classroom projects that take learning outside the ivory tower and into the real world. An emphasis is placed on engaging both students and community partners in a mutually beneficial project that fosters a life-long commitment to actively helping the community and people in…

Chasing the Butterfly Effect: Informal Language Learning Online as a Complex System

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Godwin-Jones, Robert

2018-01-01

Evidence is accumulating that a major shift is underway in the ways that second language (L2) development is taking place. Increasingly, especially among young people, that process is occurring outside of institutional settings, predominately through the use of online networks and media. That phenomenon has been particularly noticed for learners…

Literacy Education and Orthography in the Spanish Golden Age, 1531-1631

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Gómez Camacho, Alejandro; Casado Rodrigo, Jesús

2016-01-01

During the Spanish Golden Age, language was developing fast. An important debate on orthology and orthography was taking place at the time. Many authors posed different proposals for a reform of spelling. The arguments discussed in these works also included educational considerations in favour of their proposals, which makes them an invaluable…

Taking a Democratic Stance toward Knowledge

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Traugh, Cecelia

2009-01-01

One of the major priorities that should guide teacher education programs in preparing teachers for their work in a democratic society is to develop a commitment to knowledge that embraces complexity and to place this knowledge into competition with the mainstream vision, which results from a deep reliance on standardized testing and controls much…

Eye Contact Modulates Cognitive Processing Differently in Children with Autism

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Falck-Ytter, Terje; Carlström, Christoffer; Johansson, Martin

2015-01-01

In humans, effortful cognitive processing frequently takes place during social interaction, with eye contact being an important component. This study shows that the effect of eye contact on memory for nonsocial information is different in children with typical development than in children with autism, a disorder of social communication. Direct…

Recent Developments in Assessment Procedures in England and Wales.

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Goldstein, Harvey; Nuttall, Desmond

Focusing on technical issues, this paper critiques proposed changes in assessment procedures at the further educational level (ages 16 through 18) in England and Wales. Major structural changes are taking place at this educational level, partly because of large scale youth unemployment. The two current examination systems for the final year of…

Industrially-Situated Project-Based Learning: A Study of Feedback and Diffusion

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Gilbuena, Debra M.

2013-01-01

The Virtual Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) Process Development Project provides the context for the two areas of the research presented in this dissertation. The first area, generally referred to as feedback in this dissertation, focuses on student learning and the interactions of students and instructors that take place in the project,…

Artist's Concept of the X-38 Crew Return

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

2004-01-01

This is an artist's concept of the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle (CRV). The X-38 will take place of the Russian Soyuz capsule and is well underway on development for the International Space Station. The Soyuz can only stay on orbit for six months as opposed to three years for the CRV.

NCI Scientists Create New Assay, Identify Novel Therapeutic Compounds, and Take Places on Front Lines of Cancer Research | Poster

Cancer.gov

A team of scientists and specialists from NCI at Frederick, NCI at Bethesda, the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, and Data Management Services, Inc., has developed the first method for identifying natural products that could increase the effectiveness of camptothecin-based cancer treatments.

Tet-mediated imprinting erasure in H19 locus following reprogramming of spermatogonial stem cells to induced pluripotent stem cells

USDA-ARS?s Scientific Manuscript database

Selective methylation of CpG islands at imprinting control regions (ICR) determines the monoparental expression of a subset of genes. The imprinting marks are protected from global demethylation taking place during pre-implantation development before being reset in primordial germ cells. However, it...

A Guide to Public Engagement and School Finance Litigation

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Public Education Network, 2005

2005-01-01

This guide was developed to encourage community organizations to employ public engagement strategies in the context of school finance litigation taking place in their states. While litigation may at times seem daunting and complex to non-lawyers, there is much that community-based organizations concerned with education reform can do to become…

The Dilemma of Public Administration Education in South Africa: Teaching or Learning?

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Kroukamp, Hendri; de Vries, Michiel S.

2014-01-01

This article points to the adverse circumstances in which public administration education and training has to take place in developing countries, more specifically in South Africa. This is especially seen in the combination of scarce resources and rapidly increasing enrolment. The consequence thereof is that the didactics of education and training…

Identifying and Formulating Teachers' Beliefs and Motivational Orientations for Computer Science Teacher Education

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Bender, Elena; Schaper, Niclas; Caspersen, Michael E.; Margaritis, Melanie; Hubwieser, Peter

2016-01-01

How teachers are able to adapt to a changing environment is essentially dependent on their beliefs and motivational orientations. The development of these aspects in the context of professional competence takes place during teachers' educational phase and professional practice. The overall understanding of professional competence for teaching…

On the Inclusive and Exclusive Functions of the "Other" Language in Family Talk

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Ogiermann, Eva

2013-01-01

The present study analyses bilingual conversations taking place in binational families living in the UK. The focus is on two Polish/English stepfamilies, where the Polish mothers' concern with preserving and developing their children's linguistic and cultural identity collides with the English partner's limited knowledge of Polish. While the paper…

The Wider Benefits of Higher Education. Report.

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London Univ. (England). Inst. of Education.

This research used data from the British National Child Development Study to assess the effects of higher education on a number of noneconomic adult outcomes in the United Kingdom, with controls in place to take into account earlier family circumstances and earlier educational attainment. Outcomes were mainly assessed at age 33, and control…

Technology Assisted Collaborative and Project-Based Learning; of Blogs, Wikis, and Networking

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Tinnerman, Larry; Johnson, James; Grimes, Roddran

2010-01-01

Throughout America today, public schools are struggling with issues surrounding standards and educational relevance and effectiveness. At the same time, a technological and social evolution is taking place outside of the school building. Students are developing new methods of inquiry and information gathering. If the educational system is to…

Preliminary Recommendations Regarding Preparation of Teachers and School Leaders to Use Learning Technologies

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Bull, Glen; Spector, J. Michael; Persichitte, Kay; Meier, Ellen

2017-01-01

This article describes preliminary work for the "Educational Technology Efficacy Research" symposium taking place in 2017. The symposium will present the role of efficacy research in the development, adoption, and implementation of educational technology. In preparation for this symposium, ten working groups are investigating the role of…

Ethnopedagogy: Culturally Contextualised Learning and Teaching as an Agent of Change

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Dunbar-Hall, Peter

2009-01-01

Lucy Green's latest book, "Music, Informal Learning and the School: A New Classroom Pedagogy" (Green, 2008) posits that the learning taking place among popular musicians, developed out of a need to create and perform pieces of music, and found "everywhere in everyday life" rather than in the formalised settings of the majority…

Empowering School of Accounting Websites through Quality Assurance: Development and Implementation of a User-Perceived Instrument

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Djajadikerta, Hadrian G.; Trireksani, Terri; Djajadikerta, Hamfri

2008-01-01

Today's institutions of higher education are facing an increased number of significant challenges taking place in the political, economic, social and technological environment. Accordingly, the issues of performance, accountability, and marketing strategies have become ever more important. It has been suggested that universities that are more…

Supporting Academic Language Development in Elementary Science: A Classroom Teaching Experiment

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Jung, Karl Gerhard

2017-01-01

Academic language is the language that students must engage in while participating in the teaching and learning that takes place in school (Schleppegrell, 2012) and science as a content area presents specific challenges and opportunities for students to engage with language (Buxton & Lee, 2014; Gee, 2005). In order for students to engage…

A Catholic Curriculum for the Twenty-First Century?

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Davis, Robert A.; Franchi, Leonard

2013-01-01

This essay responds to and develops ideas set out in Robert Davis' 1999 essay "Can there be a Catholic curriculum?" It takes the measure of far-reaching changes that have taken place in curriculum studies and strategic educational thought in the intervening period as the process of globalisation has intensified. It re-engages with the…

Motivation and Stress in Competitive Youth Sports.

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Scanlan, Tara Kost

1982-01-01

Performance outcomes are influenced by two psychological needs: the need to feel competent and the need to feel in control. To avoid competitive stress and create motivation, the athletic coach should: (1) take the emphasis off winning and place it on the process of skill development and improvement; and (2) encourage the athlete to set realistic…

A Postmodern Perspective on Current Curriculum Reform in China

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Jin, Yu-le; Li, Ling

2011-01-01

This article examines the curriculum reform of basic education in China from 2001 to 2008. We first discuss postmodern features of the social background in which the curriculum reform movement takes place: (1) the political ideal of innovation, open-endedness, and harmony; (2) the economic ideal of ecological, stable, and sustainable development;…

Teaching Music Online: Changing Pedagogical Approach When Moving to the Online Environment

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Johnson, Carol

2017-01-01

The development of educational technology has provided platforms for undergraduate music courses to take place in an online environment. While technology is available, this does not mean that all teaching staff are ready for the pedagogical change required to implement teaching online. A transformation of pedagogical practice (that is, to online…

Old Wine in Old Bottles: The Neglected Role of Vocational Training Centres in Innovation

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Porto Gómez, Igone; Zabala-Iturriagagoitia, Jon Mikel; Aguirre Larrakoetxea, Urko

2018-01-01

Vocational training centres are conceptually regarded as key players in the knowledge generation and dissemination processes that take place within innovation systems. However, the literature does not provide conclusive evidence of their influence on the generation, development and dissemination of innovations. The goal of this paper is to analyse…

Teachers' Voices on Social Emotional Learning: Identifying the Conditions That Make Implementation Possible

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Martinez, Lorea

2016-01-01

There is increasing evidence that addressing children's social and emotional needs has a positive impact on students' performance, their attitudes about school and the relationships that take place in educational settings. This study is focused on identifying the conditions that support teachers' development and implementation of Social Emotional…

Challenging the Comfortable Stereotypes: Rural Education and Rural Development.

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Sher, Jonathan P.

This paper discusses the question of standardization and educational equity among rural school systems and offers three "fundamental challenges" for educators. The first challenge is to take seriously the power of education and to resist the temptation to reduce expectations placed on education and educators. The power of education is illustrated…

The Handheld Electronic Book in Historical Perspective.

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Jamison, Martin

2000-01-01

Reviews the process of text-form evolution, beginning with clay tablets, and demonstrates how today's electronic book takes its place in the evolution. Considers size and weight of e-books, the concept of pages, technological development and economics, the coexistence of competing text formats, and competition between e-books and printed books.…

Understanding Responsive Web Design in Higher Education. ECAR Working Group Paper

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Bollens, Eric; Rocchio, Rosemary A.; Peterson, Jill Eleanor; Pollack, Brett; Tirpak, Lori; Ward, Christopher Matthew

2014-01-01

This paper is a publication of the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research (ECAR) Mobile Strategy and Application Development (MSAD) Working Group. In higher education, nearly every user interaction that takes place on a desktop or laptop browser is also attempted using phones, tablets, watches, and more. As students, faculty, and staff…

Mobile Usability in Educational Contexts: What Have We Learnt?

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Kukulska-Hulme, Agnes

2007-01-01

The successful development of mobile learning is dependent on human factors in the use of new mobile and wireless technologies. The majority of mobile learning activity continues to take place on devices that were not designed with educational applications in mind, and usability issues are often reported. The paper reflects on progress in…

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... for Grant Proposals: Sports Youth Visitor Program Announcement Type: New Cooperative Agreement Funding... implementation of several short- term, high-visibility sports exchanges taking place during calendar year 2011... developing a deeper understanding of U.S. society and culture. Through these projects, the Sports Visitor...

Know Yourself: Comprehensive Health Education Material for High School Students.

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Chicago Public Schools, IL.

This book was developed to help high school students understand the changes taking place in their bodies and to learn about themselves at the same time. Topics include good grooming, clean health habits, human reproduction, sexually transmitted diseases, responsible sexual behavior, and substance abuse. This information can increase students'…

Classroom Talk and Computational Thinking

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Jenkins, Craig W.

2017-01-01

This paper is part of a wider action research project taking place at a secondary school in South Wales, UK. The overarching aim of the project is to examine the potential for aspects of literacy and computational thinking to be developed using extensible 'build your own block' programming activities. This paper examines classroom talk at an…

Task Design for L2 Oral Practice in Audioblogs

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Appel, Christine; Borges, Federico

2012-01-01

The development of oral skills poses a challenge in language teaching whether this takes place face-to-face, through distance education or in blended learning contexts. Two main problems arise: first of all students don't have enough opportunity to use their target language orally, and secondly, students oral performance is mostly unrecorded and…

Intergenerational Learning among Teachers: Overt and Covert Forms of Continuing Professional Development

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Brücknerová, Karla; Novotný, Petr

2017-01-01

This article interprets data from qualitative research into intergenerational learning (IGL) among teachers at Czech primary and secondary schools. The objective of the text is to answer the question: "What are teachers of different generations learning from one another in schools and in what ways does this learning take place?" Drawing…

The Inside, Out: Diaries as Entry Points to Historical Perspective-Taking

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Lemisko, Lynn

2010-01-01

Diaries can serve as meaningful entry points for advancing historical consciousness and develop historical thinking (Seixas, 2002) because they can connect readers/learners with the diverse emotions, thoughts and motivations of the people who wrote them in particular times and particular places. According to philosopher and historian, R.G.…

Neural Correlates of Human and Monkey Face Processing in 9-Month-Old Infants

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Scott, Lisa S.; Shannon, Robert W.; Nelson, Charles A.

2006-01-01

Behavioral and electrophysiological evidence suggests a gradual, experience-dependent specialization of cortical face processing systems that takes place largely in the 1st year of life. To further investigate these findings, event-related potentials (ERPs) were collected from typically developing 9-month-old infants presented with pictures of…

Dewey and Culture: Responding to "Extreme Views"

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Heilbronn, Ruth

2017-01-01

Dewey famously believed that we learn through experience, through which we build up habits. Education should be about developing good habits. Experience for Dewey, is not an individual possession but grows out of social interaction, which always takes place in a given culture. Dewey's views on culture are significant in relation to a current issue…

Learning to Cook: Production Learning Environment in Kitchens

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James, Susan

2006-01-01

Learning in workplaces is neither ad hoc nor informal. Such labels are a misnomer and do not do justice to the highly-structured nature and complexity of many workplaces where learning takes place. This article discusses the organisational and structural framework developed from a three-year doctoral study into how apprentice chefs construct their…

Using Personalized Education to Take the Place of Standardized Education

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Gao, Pengyu

2014-01-01

Economic model has been greatly shifted from labor demanding to innovation demanding, which requires education system has to produce creative people. This paper illustrates how traditional education model accrued and developed based on satisfying the old economic model for labor demanding but did not meet the new social requirement for innovation…

A Smooth Road from Conventional Teaching to Distance Learning in Teacher Education

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Nishinosono, Haruo

2002-01-01

As a result of rapid developments in information and communication technology (ICT), dramatic changes are taking place in approaches to teaching and learning in university and school classrooms. These changes offer new opportunities to explore entirely new methods of instruction in teacher education. ICT provides alternatives to conventional…

Mobile Apps for Librarians

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Power, June L.

2013-01-01

In an increasing mobile environment, library and reading-related activities often take place on a phone or tablet device. Not only does this mean that library Web sites must keep mobile navigability in mind, but also develop and utilize apps that allow patrons to interact with information and with libraries. While apps do not serve every purpose,…

Urban Explorations for Language Learning: A Gamified Approach to Teaching Italian in a University Context

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Charitonos, Koula; Morini, Luca; Arnab, Sylvester; Cervi-Wilson, Tiziana; Brick, Billy

2016-01-01

The recent technological developments and widespread use of mobile technologies challenge traditional knowledge and skills, with language learning increasingly taking place beyond the language classroom in learners' own environments. The paper presents the ImparApp study that focuses on a pervasive and gamified approach to language teaching and…

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Gastelum, Zoe N.; Harvey, Julia B.

The International Atomic Energy Agency State Evaluation Process: The Role of Information Analysis in Reaching Safeguards Conclusions (Mathews et al. 2008), several examples of nonproliferation models using analytical software were developed that may assist the IAEA with collecting, visualizing, analyzing, and reporting information in support of the State Evaluation Process. This paper focuses on one of the examples a set of models developed in the Proactive Scenario Production, Evidence Collection, and Testing (ProSPECT) software that evaluates the status and nature of a state’s nuclear activities. The models use three distinct subject areas to perform this assessment: the presence of nuclearmore » activities, the consistency of those nuclear activities with national nuclear energy goals, and the geopolitical context in which those nuclear activities are taking place. As a proof-of-concept for the models, a crude case study was performed. The study, which attempted to evaluate the nuclear activities taking place in Syria prior to September 2007, yielded illustrative, yet inconclusive, results. Due to the inconclusive nature of the case study results, changes that may improve the model’s efficiency and accuracy are proposed.« less

Coastline change mapping using a spectral band method and Sobel edge operator

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Al-Mansoori, Saeed; Al-Marzouqi, Fatima

2016-10-01

Coastline extraction has become an essential activity in wake of the natural disasters taking place in some regions such as tsunami, flooding etc. Salient feature of such catastrophes is lack of reaction time available for combating emergency, thus it is the endeavor of any country to develop constant monitoring mechanism of shorelines. This is a challenging task because of the magnitude of changes taking place to the coastline regularly. Previous research findings highlight a need of formulating automation driven methodology for timely and accurate detection of alterations in the coastline impacting sustainability of mankind operating in the coastal zone. In this study, we propose a new approach for automatic extraction of the coastline using remote sensing data. This approach is composed of three main stages. Firstly, classifying pixels of the image into two categories i.e. land and water body by applying two normalized difference indices i.e. Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) and Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI). Then, the process of binary conversion of classified image takes place using a local threshold method. Finally, the coastline is extracted by applying Sobel edge operator with a pair of (3×3) kernels. The approach is tested using 2.5m DubaiSat-1 (DS1) and DubaiSat-2 (DS2) images captured to detect and monitor the changes occurring along Dubai coastal zone within a period of six years from 2009 till 2015. Experimental results prove that the approach is capable of extracting the coastlines from DS1 and DS2 images with moderate human interaction. The results of the study show an increase of 6% in Dubai shoreline resulting on account of numerous man-made infrastructure development projects in tourism and allied sectors.

KSC-2014-2779

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-04-30

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a Fire Rescue vehicle stands by in a parking area near the Vehicle Assembly Building for training with pilots in NASA Aircraft Operations. The exercise is designed to develop procedures for using agency helicopters to transport injured patients to a local hospital. The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible. Photo credit: NASA/Dan Casper

KSC-2014-2759

NASA Image and Video Library

2014-04-29

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Fire Rescue vehicles line up in a parking area near the Vehicle Assembly Building for training with pilots in NASA Aircraft Operations. The exercise is designed to develop procedures for using agency helicopters to transport injured patients to a local hospital. The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible. Photo credit: NASA/Dan Casper

Desire and reality – teaching and assessing communicative competencies in undergraduate medical education in German-speaking Europe – a survey

PubMed Central

Härtl, Anja; Bachmann, Cadja; Blum, Katharina; Höfer, Stefan; Peters, Tim; Preusche, Ingrid; Raski, Bianca; Rüttermann, Stefan; Wagner-Menghin, Michaela; Wünsch, Alexander; Kiessling, Claudia

2015-01-01

Objectives: Increasingly, communicative competencies are becoming a permanent feature of training and assessment in German-speaking medical schools (n=43; Germany, Austria, Switzerland – ”D-A-CH”). In support of further curricular development of communicative competencies, the survey by the “Communicative and Social Competencies” (KusK) committee of the German Society for Medical Education (GMA) systematically appraises the scope of and form in which teaching and assessment take place. Methods: The iterative online questionnaire, developed in cooperation with KusK, comprises 70 questions regarding instruction (n=14), assessment (n=48), local conditions (n=5), with three fields for further remarks. Per location, two to three individuals who were familiar with the respective institute’s curriculum were invited to take part in the survey. Results: Thirty-nine medical schools (40 degree programmes) took part in the survey. Communicative competencies are taught in all of the programmes. Ten degree programmes have a longitudinal curriculum for communicative competencies; 25 programmes offer this in part. Sixteen of the 40 programmes use the Basler Consensus Statement for orientation. In over 80% of the degree programmes, communicative competencies are taught in the second and third year of studies. Almost all of the programmes work with simulated patients (n=38) and feedback (n=37). Exams are exclusively summative (n=11), exclusively formative (n=3), or both summative and formative (n=16) and usually take place in the fifth or sixth year of studies (n=22 and n=20). Apart from written examinations (n=15) and presentations (n=9), practical examinations are primarily administered (OSCE, n=31); WPA (n=8), usually with self-developed scales (OSCE, n=19). With regards to the examiners’ training and the manner of results-reporting to the students, there is a high variance. Conclusions: Instruction in communicative competencies has been implemented at all 39 of the participating medical schools. For the most part, communicative competencies instruction in the D-A-C-H region takes place in small groups and is tested using the OSCE. The challenges for further curricular development lie in the expansion of feedback, the critical evaluation of appropriate assessment strategies, and in the quality assurance of exams. PMID:26604998

The Office of Censorship's Attempt to Control Press Coverage of the Atomic Bomb during World War II.

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Washburn, Patrick S.

The Office of Censorship's struggle to keep journalists from revealing the development of the first atomic bomb, the sites where the development was taking place, and the fact that the bomb might be available for use in the war, was desperate and in many ways heroic. Soon after it was created on December 19, 1941, the office issued a voluntary…

International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013: Book of Proceedings (June 1-3, Lisbon, Portugal)

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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed.

2013-01-01

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2013, taking place in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1 to 3 of June. Education, in a global sense, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and acts. One of the…

Virtual environment for training in microsurgery

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Montgomery, Kevin N.; Stephanides, Michael; Brown, Joel; Latombe, Jean-Claude; Schendel, Stephen A.

1999-05-01

Microsurgery is a well-established medical field, and involves repair of approximately 1mm vessels and nerves under an operating microscope in order to reattach severed fingers or transfer tissue for reconstruction. Initial skill sin microvascular surgery are usually developed in the animal lab and subsequently in the operating room. Development of these skills typically requires about 6 months of animal based training before additional learning takes place in the operating room.

TRAINING AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OF ORD-DEVELOPED MOLECULAR BIOLOGY-BASED TOOLS: 1. ENDOCRINE DISRUPTING CHEMICAL FATHEAD MINNOW BIOASSAY; 2. MICROBIAL SOURCE TRACKING METHODS; 3. FIELD IDENTIFICATION OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP PLANTS

EPA Science Inventory

Region 9 RSL and ORD/NERL scientists developed a course for the RSC (Regional Science Council)-sponsored training class on Molecular Biology Concepts. The training will take place as part of the technology transfer of a fish EDC (endocrine disrupting chemical) bioassay to the Reg...

END 2015: International Conference on Education and New Developments. Conference Proceedings (Porto, Portugal, June 27-29, 2015)

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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed.

2015-01-01

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2015-END 2015, taking place in Porto, Portugal, from 27 to 29 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks, feels and…

END 2016: International Conference on Education and New Developments. Conference Proceedings (Ljubljana, Slovenia, June 12-14, 2016)

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Carmo, Mafalda, Ed.

2016-01-01

We are delighted to welcome you to the International Conference on Education and New Developments 2016--END 2016, taking place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 12 to 14 of June. Education, in our contemporary world, is a right since we are born. Every experience has a formative effect on the constitution of the human being, in the way one thinks,…

Planning for the Business of Education.

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Nutt, Andy

There are two levels of planning: strategic and operational. Strategic planning takes place at the upper levels of management and relates to the longrange objectives of an organization. Operational planning takes place at the middle, or lower, management echelon and deals with the implementation of strategic plans. It is the task of the chief…

An Overview of Sexual Harassment

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Stier, William F., Jr.

2005-01-01

Sexual harassment, according to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), is when any unwelcome sexual advances for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature takes place. For sexual harassment to take place there must be some type of behavior, language, or material of a sexual nature, which is offensive.…

14 CFR 11.53 - What takes place at a public meeting?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 1 2014-01-01 2014-01-01 false What takes place at a public meeting? 11.53 Section 11.53 Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION... invite interested persons to attend and to present their views to the agency on specific issues. There...

14 CFR 11.53 - What takes place at a public meeting?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2012 CFR

2012-01-01

... 14 Aeronautics and Space 1 2012-01-01 2012-01-01 false What takes place at a public meeting? 11.53 Section 11.53 Aeronautics and Space FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION... invite interested persons to attend and to present their views to the agency on specific issues. There...

Rotating Solids and Flipping Instruction

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Grypp, Lynette; Luebeck, Jennifer

2015-01-01

Technology is causing educators to rethink the entire notion of classroom learning, not only with respect to what learning should take place but also where it should take place. One such innovation is flipped instruction, broadly defined by Staker and Horn (2012) as an instructional model in which students learn partly through online delivery and…

12 CFR 208.85 - Where insurance activities may take place.

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2010-01-01

... SYSTEM MEMBERSHIP OF STATE BANKING INSTITUTIONS IN THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM (REGULATION H) Consumer Protection in Sales of Insurance § 208.85 Where insurance activities may take place. (a) General rule. A bank... transactions are routinely conducted in the bank may refer a consumer who seeks to purchase an insurance...

12 CFR 14.50 - Where insurance activities may take place.

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2010-01-01

....50 Section 14.50 Banks and Banking COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CONSUMER PROTECTION IN SALES OF INSURANCE § 14.50 Where insurance activities may take place. (a) General rule. A bank... transactions are routinely conducted in the bank may refer a consumer who seeks to purchase an insurance...

12 CFR 536.50 - Where insurance activities may take place.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-01-01

....50 Section 536.50 Banks and Banking OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION, DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY CONSUMER PROTECTION IN SALES OF INSURANCE § 536.50 Where insurance activities may take place. (a) General rule. A... savings association may refer a consumer who seeks to purchase an insurance product or annuity to a...

33 CFR 13.01-5 - Gold and Silver Lifesaving Medals.

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2010-07-01

... GENERAL DECORATIONS, MEDALS, RIBBONS AND SIMILAR DEVICES Gold and Silver Lifesaving Medals, Bars, and... order for a person to be eligible for a Lifesaving Medal the rescue or attempted rescue must take place... attempted rescue takes place outside such waters, one or the other of the parties must be a citizen of the...

78 FR 72141 - Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Meeting

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2013-12-02

... Standard Time. Arrange oral presentations by December 12, 2013. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at... Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the ARAC taking place on December 19, 2013... includes: 1. Recommendation Report a. Flight Controls Harmonization Working Group (Transport Airplane and...

78 FR 50138 - Aviation Rulemaking Advisory Committee; Meeting

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2013-08-16

... Standard Time. Arrange oral presentations by September 12, 2013. ADDRESSES: The meeting will take place at... Act (5 U.S.C. App. 2), we are giving notice of a meeting of the ARAC taking place on September 19... Agenda includes: 1. Recommendation Report a. Airman Testing Standards and Training Working Group (ARAC) 2...

Knowledge Transfer among Projects Using a Learn-Forget Model

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Tukel, Oya I.; Rom, Walter O.; Kremic, Tibor

2008-01-01

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact of learning in a project-driven organization and demonstrate analytically how the learning, which takes place during the execution of successive projects, and the forgetting that takes place during the dormant time between the project executions, can impact performance and productivity in…

PLUMED-GUI: An environment for the interactive development of molecular dynamics analysis and biasing scripts

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Giorgino, Toni

2014-03-01

PLUMED-GUI is an interactive environment to develop and test complex PLUMED scripts within the Visual Molecular Dynamics (VMD) environment. Computational biophysicists can take advantage of both PLUMED’s rich syntax to define collective variables (CVs) and VMD’s chemically-aware atom selection language, while working within a natural point-and-click interface. Pre-defined templates and syntax mnemonics facilitate the definition of well-known reaction coordinates. Complex CVs, e.g. involving reference snapshots used for RMSD or native contacts calculations, can be built through dialogs that provide a synoptic view of the available options. Scripts can be either exported for use in simulation programs, or evaluated on the currently loaded molecular trajectories. Script development takes place without leaving VMD, thus enabling an incremental try-see-modify development model for molecular metrics.

Plasma-based water purification: Challenges and prospects for the future

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Foster, John E.

2017-05-01

Freshwater scarcity derived from seasonal weather variations, climate change, and over-development has led to serious consideration for water reuse. Water reuse involves the direct processing of wastewater for either indirect or directly potable water reuse. In either case, advanced water treatment technologies will be required to process the water to the point that it can be reused in a meaningful way. Additionally, there is growing concern regarding micropollutants, such as pharmaceuticals and personal care products, which have been detected in finished drinking water not removed by conventional means. The health impact of these contaminants in low concentration is not well understood. Pending regulatory action, the removal of these contaminants by water treatment plants will also require advanced technology. One new and emerging technology that could potentially address the removal of micropollutants in both finished drinking water as well as wastewater slated for reuse is plasma-based water purification. Plasma in contact with liquid water generates a host of reactive species that attack and ultimately mineralize contaminants in solution. This interaction takes place in the boundary layer or interaction zone centered at the plasma-liquid water interface. An understanding of the physical processes taking place at the interface, though poorly understood, is key to the optimization of plasma-based water purifiers. High electric field conditions, large density gradients, plasma-driven chemistries, and fluid dynamic effects prevail in this multiphase region. The region is also the source function for longer-lived reactive species that ultimately treat the water. Here, we review the need for advanced water treatment methods and in the process, make the case for plasma-based methods. Additionally, we survey the basic methods of interacting plasma with liquid water (including a discussion of breakdown processes in water), the current state of understanding of the physical processes taking place at the plasma-liquid interface, and the role these processes play in water purification. The development of plasma diagnostics usable in this multiphase environment along with modeling efforts aimed at elucidating physical processes taking place at the interface are also detailed. Key experiments that demonstrate the capability of plasma-based water treatment are also reviewed. The technical challenges to the implementation of plasma-based water reactors are also discussed. We conclude with a discussion of prospects for the future of plasma-based water purification.

A Measurement Framework for Team Level Assessment of Innovation Capability in Early Requirements Engineering

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Regnell, Björn; Höst, Martin; Nilsson, Fredrik; Bengtsson, Henrik

When developing software-intensive products for a market-place it is important for a development organisation to create innovative features for coming releases in order to achieve advantage over competitors. This paper focuses on assessment of innovation capability at team level in relation to the requirements engineering that is taking place before the actual product development projects are decided, when new business models, technology opportunities and intellectual property rights are created and investigated through e.g. prototyping and concept development. The result is a measurement framework focusing on four areas: innovation elicitation, selection, impact and ways-of-working. For each area, candidate measurements were derived from interviews to be used as inspiration in the development of a tailored measurement program. The framework is based on interviews with participants of a software team with specific innovation responsibilities and validated through cross-case analysis and feedback from practitioners.

78 FR 8644 - Self-Regulatory Organizations; BOX Options Exchange LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate...

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2013-02-06

... when the Exchange deems it necessary to maintain an orderly market, to meet customer demand, or when... customer demand, or when certain price movements take place in the underlying market. The Exchange proposes..., to meet customer demand, or when certain price movements take place in the underlying market. The...

ALA Salary Survey: Personal Members

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

American Libraries, 1971

1971-01-01

A survey of the members of the American Library Association revealed that the principal salary determinants are academic degree, type of employer and sex. The obvious differences in the earnings of men and women is not only found in the early experience years but any narrowing which does take place in the wage gap seems to take place at the…

49 CFR 40.221 - Where does an alcohol test take place?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2013 CFR

2013-10-01

... 49 Transportation 1 2013-10-01 2013-10-01 false Where does an alcohol test take place? 40.221 Section 40.221 Transportation Office of the Secretary of Transportation PROCEDURES FOR TRANSPORTATION WORKPLACE DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAMS Testing Sites, Forms, Equipment and Supplies Used in Alcohol Testing § 40.221 Where does an alcohol test...

"Trying to Push Things through": Forms and Bounds of Agency in Transitions of School-Age Young People

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Aaltonen, Sanna

2013-01-01

The conventional approach to youth transitions has focused on particular transitional points taking place after the completion of compulsory education. This paper focuses on the ways in which institutional regulations, individual agency, and emotions are related in bringing about such significant transitions that take place outside the traditional…

Why It Takes Prevention, Not Detection, to Fight Bioterrorism

ERIC Educational Resources Information Center

Janata, Jiri (Art)

2005-01-01

Following the events which took place on September 11, 2001, and the anthrax attacks which occurred after that date, US authorities became concerned with the idea that an assault with chemical or biological weapons could take place on American territory or in American ships or planes. A worrisome model for such an assault was the 1995 terrorist…

Disrupting Adult and Community Education: Teaching, Learning, and Working in the Periphery

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Mizzi, Robert C., Ed.; Rocco, Tonette S., Ed.; Shore, Sue, Ed.

2016-01-01

This groundbreaking book critiques the boundaries of where adult education takes place through a candid examination of teaching, learning, and working practices in the social periphery. Lives in this context are diverse and made through complex practices that take place in the shadows of formal systems: on streetscapes and farms, in vehicles and…

The Effect of Flipped Learning (Revised Learning) on Iranian Students' Learning Outcomes

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Yousefzadeh, Malahat; Salimi, Asghar

2015-01-01

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether the flipped (revised) learning had effect on student learning outcome. Lage et al (2000) describes the flipped classroom as " Inverting the classroom means that events that have traditionally take place inside the classroom now take place outside the class and vice versa" (p.32). The…

26 CFR 1.924(d)-1 - Requirement that economic processes take place outside the United States.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2014 CFR

2014-04-01

... 26 Internal Revenue 10 2014-04-01 2013-04-01 true Requirement that economic processes take place outside the United States. 1.924(d)-1 Section 1.924(d)-1 Internal Revenue INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE... otherwise constitute advertising (such as sending sales literature to a customer or potential customer) will...

Using a Flying Thing in the Sky to See How Much Water is in the Cover of Tiny Ice Pieces in the High Places

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Skiles, M.

2016-12-01

Groups of tiny ice pieces fall from the sky in the cold times and cover the high places. Later, the tiny ice pieces become water that moves to the lower places, where people can use it for drinking and stuff. The time when the tiny ice pieces turn to water is controlled by the sun. New tiny ice pieces from the sky, which are very white and don't take up much sun, group up and grow tall. When they become dark from getting old and large, and from getting covered in tiny dark bits from the sky, they take up more sun and turn to water. The more tiny dark bits, the faster they become water. Using a flying thing over the high places we can see how much water will come from the cover of tiny ice pieces by using ground looking things to see how tall it is, and and when it will become water by using picture taking things to see how much sun is taken up. The low places are happy to know how much water is in the high places.

Electric vehicles look promising for use in utility fleets

DOE Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI.GOV)

Minner, D.

1984-06-01

The Electric Vehicle Development Corp. (EVDV) expects EV fleets to find a market for urban driving, especially among service fleets, once mass production begins. Electric utilities joined to form EVDC in order to keep abreast of research developments and the results of demonstrations taking place in several cities, where driver acceptance in utility demonstration programs is high. Major auto makers still need persuasion to develop a commercial prototype. Marketing will focus on controlled fleets having the management skills and the motivation to make the program work.

An ex post facto evaluation framework for place-based police interventions.

PubMed

Braga, Anthony A; Hureau, David M; Papachristos, Andrew V

2011-12-01

A small but growing body of research evidence suggests that place-based police interventions generate significant crime control gains. While place-based policing strategies have been adopted by a majority of U.S. police departments, very few agencies make a priori commitments to rigorous evaluations. Recent methodological developments were applied to conduct a rigorous ex post facto evaluation of the Boston Police Department's Safe Street Team (SST) hot spots policing program. A nonrandomized quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the violent crime control benefits of the SST program at treated street segments and intersections relative to untreated street segments and intersections. Propensity score matching techniques were used to identify comparison places in Boston. Growth curve regression models were used to analyze violent crime trends at treatment places relative to control places. UNITS OF ANALYSIS: Using computerized mapping and database software, a micro-level place database of violent index crimes at all street segments and intersections in Boston was created. Yearly counts of violent index crimes between 2000 and 2009 at the treatment and comparison street segments and intersections served as the key outcome measure. The SST program was associated with a statistically significant reduction in violent index crimes at the treatment places relative to the comparison places without displacing crime into proximate areas. To overcome the challenges of evaluation in real-world settings, evaluators need to continuously develop innovative approaches that take advantage of new theoretical and methodological approaches.

An Attempted Denomination of the Axiological Characteristics of the Theory of Rural Social Development in the society of the Future (Outline of the Subject Matter).

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Damrosz, Jerzy

The tempo of social change is ever more rapid and the rate of technico-economic change is still more rapid. But the transformation of man's psychosomatic system takes place much more slowly. Therefore, the theoretical premises of the development of the rural areas and of the local community should be considered on that background. The pressure of…

DOD Weapon Systems Software Management Study, Appendix B. Shipborne Systems

DTIC Science & Technology

1975-06-01

program management, from Inception to development maintenance, 2. Detailed documentation requirements, 3. Standard high -level language development (CS-1...the Guided Missile School (GMS) at Dam Neck. The APL Land-Based Test Site (LETS) consisted of a Mk 152 digital fire control computer, SPG-55B radar...instruction and data segments are respectively placed in low and high core addresses to take advantage of UYK-7 memory accessing time savings. UYK-7

"Risky Fun" or "Authentic Science"? How Teachers' Beliefs Influence Their Practice during a Professional Development Programme on Outdoor Learning

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Glackin, Melissa

2016-01-01

Teaching outdoors has been established as an important pedagogical strategy; however, science classes rarely take place outside. Previous research has identified characteristics of teachers who have integrated out-of-classroom opportunities into their teaching repertoire; yet little is understood as to why teachers make these different pedagogical…

Intercultural Education as an Imperative of Social Development

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Baça, Ferit

2015-01-01

The imperative need of a social coexistence among different groups of people is the implementation of the intercultural education. In these circumstances, school is the most important place and factor for pupils and students as future citizens to take the first knowledge-based on society, life and coexistence in a given country. On the other hand,…

Web 2.0--E-Learning 2.0--Quality 2.0? Quality for New Learning Cultures

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Ehlers, Ulf Daniel

2009-01-01

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyse the changes taking place when learning moves from a transmissive learning model to a collaborative and reflective learning model and proposes consequences for quality development. Design/methodology/approach: The paper summarises relevant research in the field of e-learning to outline the…

Parenting Stress Index: Manual, Administration Booklet, [and] Research Update.

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Abidin, Richard R.

The Parenting Stress Index (PSI) is a clinical and research self-report instrument (101 items) designed as a screening and diagnostic assessment technique to identify parent and child systems which are under stress, and in which deviant development of the child is likely to take place, or where dysfunctional parenting is likely to occur. The PSI…

Simon and the Woo: Theatre Can Develop Energy in the Classroom.

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Annarella, Lorie A.

Introducing children to theater and play production in the classroom setting can give a richness and energy to the quality of teaching. Play production can also be beneficial as a curriculum tool. When students participate in a project in an experiential way, learning is taking place. "Simon and the Woo" is an original play for children…

Review of aerodynamic design in the Netherlands

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Labrujere, Th. E.

1991-01-01

Aerodynamic design activities in the Netherlands, which take place mainly at Fokker, the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR), and Delft University of Technology (TUD), are discussed. The survey concentrates on the development of the Fokker 100 wing, glider design at TUD, and research at NLR in the field of aerodynamic design. Results are shown to illustrate these activities.

The Game "Pokemon Go" as a Crosscultural Phenomenon

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Koroleva, D. O.; Kochervey, A. I.; Nasonova, K. M.; Shibeko, Yu. V.

2016-01-01

The gaming culture of modern childhood takes place not only in real space, but in a virtual one too. These two components (two planes of development) are often viewed in isolation from one another. This study investigates the completely new phenomenon of augmented reality gaming through the lens of "Pokemon Go," and it describes how the…

Education for Sustainable Development in Higher Education: Evaluating Coherence between Theory and "Praxis"

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Amador, Filomena; Martinho, Ana Paula; Bacelar-Nicolau, Paula; Caeiro, Sandra; Oliveira, Carla Padrel

2015-01-01

Universities are an important part of the process of change taking place in society. However, this is often overshadowed by these institutions giving priority to technocratic models in the relationship between science and society. In this context, according to Habermas, theories can serve to clarify practical questions and guide praxis into the…

Development and Validation of a Mobile, Autonomous, Broadband Passive Acoustic Monitoring System for Marine Mammals

DTIC Science & Technology

2009-09-30

will take place off the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, a site with coastal resident populations of Blainville’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon...whales off El Hierro , Canary Islands” European Research on Cetaceans 22nd, Holland, April, 2008. [non-refereed] Beedholm K., Madsen P., Johnson M

Development and Validation of a Mobile, Autonomous, Broadband Passive Acoustic Monitoring System for Marine Mammals

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-09-30

For beaked whales, field testing will take place off the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, a site with coastal resident populations of...beaked whales off El Hierro , Canary Islands,” European Research on Cetaceans 22nd. Holland, April, 2008. Baumgartner, M. F., and S. E. Mussoline

Developing Thinking Skills in Malaysian Science Students via an Analogical Task

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Salih, Maria

2010-01-01

Teaching thinking skills to students is often associated with a thinking strategy or a specific thinking technique. The strategy or technique may refer to a series of steps that is systematically drawn up to ensure that the teaching of thinking skills takes place effectively. In the case of Malaysia, a conceptual framework of Thinking Skill…

Modern Education in China. Bulletin, 1919, No. 44

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Edmunds, Charles K.

1919-01-01

The Chinese conception of life's values is so different from that of western peoples that they have failed to develop modern technique and scientific knowledge. Now that they have come to see the value of these, rapid and fundamental changes are taking place. When modern scientific knowledge is added to the skill which the Chinese already have in…

An E-Book Hub Service Based on a Cloud Platform

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Cheng, Jinn-Shing; Huang, Echo; Lin, Chuan-Lang

2012-01-01

Due to the constant performance upgrades and regular price reductions of mobile devices in recent years, users are able to take advantage of the various devices to obtain digital content regardless of the limitations of time and place. The increasing use of e-books has stimulated new e-learning approaches. This research project developed an e-book…

Female Leaders in a Radical Right Movement: The Latvian National Front

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Stasulane, Anita

2017-01-01

Gender is the central axis around which the transformation of radical right forces is taking place: a new type of movement is emerging which is not excessively masculine. Latvia is experiencing an increase in women's participation in the radical right, the Latvian National Front (LNF) being a vivid example. The development of the LNF was…

Putting History in Its Place: Grounding the Australian Curriculum--History in Local Community

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Harrison, Neil

2012-01-01

This position paper develops the case for a greater focus on the teaching of local histories in the Australian Curriculum: History. It takes as its starting point an Indigenous epistemology that understands knowledge to be embedded in the land. This connection between knowledge and country is used to examine recent literature on whether the…

Improving the Design of a Learning Game through Intrinsic Integration and Playtesting

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Denham, André R.

2016-01-01

Designing and developing games for learning is a difficult endeavor. Educational game designers must not only make an engaging and motivating game, but must also ensure that learning takes place as a result of gameplay. Educational researchers have sought to define design principles in order to lessen the difficulty involved with game design. In…

Enhanced Security for Online Exams Using Group Cryptography

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Jung, I. Y.; Yeom, H. Y.

2009-01-01

While development of the Internet has contributed to the spread of online education, online exams have not been widely adopted. An online exam is defined here as one that takes place over the insecure Internet, and where no proctor is in the same location as the examinees. This paper proposes an enhanced secure online exam management environment…

Ensuring Teacher Retention in a PDS

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Buchanan, Merilyn; Bleicher, Robert E.; Behshid, Sima; Evans, Charmon; Ngarupe, Linda

2007-01-01

This study takes place at a Professional Development School (PDS). This PDS opened as a pre-K-5 public charter school, and as a PDS in collaboration with a local public university in Southern California. This qualitative study examined the challenges of teaching in a new PDS as expressed by the teachers' voices. Interview and survey data were…

Children's Reading in Low-Income Countries

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Wagner, Daniel A.

2017-01-01

Children around the world, especially in low-income countries, lack equal opportunities to develop the early skills on which school-based learning takes place. Indeed, global data show that there are hundreds of millions of children with very low reading scores, even after many of them have gone to school for two or more years. Current research…

Building Futures Scenarios for Universities and Higher Education: An International Approach

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Vincent-Lancrin, Stephan

2004-01-01

The article presents a set of scenarios for universities and higher education in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) area. The first section gives a brief overview of the main forces currently at play in higher education in OECD countries, setting the context in which speculation about the future takes place. The…

Leadership Development through Virtual Action Learning: An Evaluation

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Aspinwall, Kath; Pedler, Mike; Radcliff, Phil

2018-01-01

This paper presents a case study based on the evaluation of the two VAL (virtual action learning) sets. We report participants learning both leadership and the VAL process based on the basis of telephone interviews. We conclude that what is learned about leadership is connected with how learning takes place and suggest that the content and process…

Which Firms Want PhDs? An Analysis of the Determinants of the Demand

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Garcia-Quevedo, Jose; Mas-Verdu, Francisco; Polo-Otero, Jose

2012-01-01

PhD graduates hold the highest education degree, are trained to conduct research and can be considered a key element in the creation, commercialization and diffusion of innovations. The impact of PhDs on innovation and economic development takes place through several channels such as the accumulation of scientific capital stock, the enhancement of…

Going Places with Books. Suggestions from "NSTA Recommends" Reviewers

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Texley, Juliana

2008-01-01

The National Science Education Standards encourage teachers to go on their own special path to professional development. Whether your budget and personal schedule allow real travel or vicarious adventure, summer is a great time to take a book along. So, once again this year, the reviewers of "NSTA Recommends" have come up with suggestions for your…

From Libraries to Learning "Libratories:" The New ABC's of 21st-Century School Libraries

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Trilling, Bernie

2010-01-01

Libraries are evolving into learning laboratories or "libratories"--environments where a wide variety of learning activities and projects can take place. Part project space, part design studio, part community meeting and presentation space, and part research and development lab, libraries of the future will have a new alphabet of services--the new…

Environmental and Science Education in Developing Nations: A Ghanaian Approach to Renewing and Revitalizing the Local Community and Ecosystems

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Mueller, Michael P.; Bentley, Michael L.

2009-01-01

Curriculum reform in environmental and science education now taking place in Ghana focuses on the community and ecosystems as the context of education. In Ghana, students conduct science investigations that include games, word searches, crossword puzzles, case studies, role play, debates, projects, and ecological profiles. This curriculum reflects…

Developing School Provision for Children with Dyspraxia. A Practical Guide

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Jones, Nichola, Ed.

2005-01-01

With a much greater awareness in schools of conditions like dyslexia, dyspraxia and autism, and the effects they have in the context of the educational curriculum, schools are becoming better placed to help children access a curriculum that takes account of the diverse needs of its learners. It has been predicted that as people move through the…

Gender Equality in Preschool STEM Programs as a Factor Determining Russia's Successful Technological Development

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Savinskaya, O. B.

2017-01-01

The article discusses the importance of introducing training programs for preschool children that allow them to master basic knowledge in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM subjects) as an academic basis for the technological transition that is currently taking place in the modern world. It is shown that when preschool…

Integrating Web 2.0-Based Informal Learning with Workplace Training

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Zhao, Fang; Kemp, Linzi J.

2012-01-01

Informal learning takes place in the workplace through connection and collaboration mediated by Web 2.0 applications. However, little research has yet been published that explores informal learning and how to integrate it with workplace training. We aim to address this research gap by developing a conceptual Web 2.0-based workplace learning and…

The Challenges to Human Resources Development of Libraries in Times of Radical and Generational Changes.

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Muller, Uta

Librarianship has undergone a radical change in recent years, which will be continued in the future. Whereas previously the administration of media was most important, nowadays an ever increasing willingness to provide a service is required. In addition to the essential restructuring of libraries, a generational change is taking place within the…

How Do National Career Systems Promote or Hinder the Emergence of New Research Lines?

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Laudel, Grit

2017-01-01

Early career researchers are faced with the expectation of their scientific communities to conduct independent research, which is reflected in the development of independent new research lines. This change must take place under conditions that vary between national career systems. Case studies for a chair system (Germany) and two tenure systems,…

Creative Process Mentoring: Teaching the "Making" in Dance-Making

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Lavender, Larry

2006-01-01

Within the Western fine arts tradition of concert and theatrical dance, new dances may be created in any number of ways. No matter how dance making begins, however, unless the work is to be improvised afresh each time it is performed, a process of developing, revising, and "setting" the work needs to take place. To move confidently and…

Examining Technology Perception of Social Studies Teachers with Rogers' Diffusion Model

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Akman, Özkan; Koçoglu, Erol

2017-01-01

Mobile learning has started to take place in education literature with the developing technology, and this technology started to have an increasing spread along with its advantages. This study examines the responses of social studies teachers to the innovations in the field of mobile learning. The study was designed within the framework of theory…

The Mirrored Selves (Thanks Duke): Practicing Professional Development.

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Goldberg, Merryl

This paper is about practice--practicing that takes place on a weekly basis among a group of artists who work on a day-to-day basis with elementary school teachers. The paper concerns itself with the complexity of "vague and misty overtones" witnessed as reflections in a mirror, according to one jazz musician, and with the nature of risk…

Social Interaction and Cooperative Activities: Drawing Plans as a Means of Increasing Engagement for Children with ASD

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Peters, Brenda; Forlin, Chris; McInerney, Dennis; Maclean, Rupert

2013-01-01

A substantial amount of learning in schools takes place within social contexts and class-based group activities; however, social learning situations, communication and social cognition development for children with ASD can be a challenge for the children and their teachers. This paper explores what happens when children with ASD draw…

Development of Competencies and Teaching-Learning Arrangements in Higher Education: Findings from Germany

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Schaeper, Hildegard

2009-01-01

The Bologna Process places special emphasis on the outcomes of higher education in terms of employability and key competencies. Taking Germany as an example, this article examines whether the introduction of a two-tier degree structure actually has led to an enhanced acquisition of key competencies. Based on constructivist learning theories, in…

A Case Study of Epistemic Order in Mathematics Classroom Dialogue

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Ruthven, Kenneth; Hofmann, Riikka

2016-01-01

We define epistemic order as the way in which the exchange and development of knowledge takes place in the classroom, breaking this down into a system of three components: epistemic initiative relating to who sets the agenda in classroom dialogue, and how; epistemic appraisal relating to who judges contributions to classroom dialogue, and how; and…

Assessing the Impact of New Student Campus Recreation Centers

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Zizzi, Samuel; Ayers, Suzan F.; Watson II, Jack C.; Keeler, Linda A.

2004-01-01

The student recreation center (SRC) at many colleges and universities has evolved from being a place to lift weights and take aerobics classes to becoming a high-powered recruitment tool (Colleges use recreation, 2002). The present study included the development of an instrument to assess the use and impact of SRCs. Students (N = 655; users = 537,…

Comparing Cyberbullying and School Bullying among School Students: Prevalence, Gender, and Grade Level Differences

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Lapidot-Lefler, Noam; Dolev-Cohen, Michal

2015-01-01

Recent technological developments have added cyberspace as part of adolescents' social milieu. Bullying, which is prevalent in adolescents' social environment, also takes place in cyberspace, although it is believed to have a more potent and harmful effect. A study of cyberbullying and FtF bullying could elucidate critical implications for…

Living Traditions--A Teacher's Guide: Teaching Local History Using State and National Learning Standards.

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Skelding, Mark; Kemple, Martin; Kiefer, Joseph

This guide is designed to take teachers through a step-by-step process for developing an integrated, standards-based curriculum that focuses on the stories, history, folkways, and agrarian traditions of the local community. Such a place-based curriculum helps students to become culturally literate, makes learning relevant and engaging, draws on…

Putting Characters First in a Middle School Classroom

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Sass-Henke, Amanda

2012-01-01

One of the most important aspects of developing a close, personal relationship with literary characters is "relevancy." Readers have to find something to connect with in characters to care about them, and for that connection to take place, stories and their characters have to be relevant in the eyes of an adolescent to the point where they can…

Professional Development Needs of School Principals in the Context of Educational Reform

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Hussin, Sufean; Al Abri, Saleh

2015-01-01

Retraining and upskilling of human resources in organizations are deemed vital whenever a reform takes place, or whenever a huge policy is being implemented on a comprehensive scale. In an education system, officers, principals, and teachers need to be retrained so as to enable them implement and manage new changes, which are manifested in the…

Developing a Critical Literacy Approach with "To Kill a Mockingbird."

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Spires, Marian

2000-01-01

Ponders why the novel "To Kill a Mockingbird" has held a place in the secondary school canon for 40 years. Describes a 10-week unit for year 10 English students that takes a critical literacy approach to the novel. Outlines a set of pre-reading activities, during reading activities and post-reading activities. (SR)

A Scale Development for Teacher Competencies on Cooperative Learning Method

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Kocabas, Ayfer; Erbil, Deniz Gokce

2017-01-01

Cooperative learning method is a learning method studied both in Turkey and in the world for long years as an active learning method. Although cooperative learning method takes place in training programs, it cannot be implemented completely in the direction of its principles. The results of the researches point out that teachers have problems with…

Supervisor-Teacher Interaction: An Analysis of Verbal Behavior.

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Blumberg, Arthur; Cusick, Philip

A study was conducted to develop and test a method for describing, in a systematic and quantifiable fashion, the nature of the interaction that takes place between a supervisor (e.g., principal or helping teacher) and a teacher. Tape recordings of 50 supervisor-teacher conferences were collected. They were analyzed by use of a 15-category…

DEVELOPING AND ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF A SOCIO-TECHNOLOGICAL RESOURCE-USE FEEDBACK SYSTEM FOR IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE OF BUILDINGS AND INSTITUTIONS

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The built environment is responsible for two-thirds of U.S. electricity consumption and over 15 trillion gallons of water used annually. On college campuses, a significant percentage of total energy and water consumption takes place within dormitories. Personal choices can s...

Orlonia's "Literacy-in-Persons": Expanding Notions of Literacy through Biography and History

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Johnson, Amy Suzanne; Cowles, Lauren

2009-01-01

Life history methods were used to explore the literate identity of one African American woman, Orlonia, who lives and works in a small rural community in the southeastern United States. Specifically, the authors explore how Orlonia's literate identity is constantly developing throughout her life, taking place in frames of biography and history.…

Campus Eco Tours: An Integrative & Interactive Field Project for Undergraduate Biology Students

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Boes, Katie E.

2013-01-01

Outdoor areas within or near college campuses offer an opportunity for biology students to observe the natural world and apply concepts from class. Here, I describe an engaging and integrative project where undergraduate non-major biology students work in teams to develop and present professional "eco tours." This project takes place over multiple…

Developing a Framework of System Change between Diametric and Concentric Spaces for Early School Leaving Prevention

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Downes, Paul

2016-01-01

A "spatial turn" is observed as taking place across a range of disciplines. This article discusses the relevance of this "spatial turn" to the issue of early school leaving prevention and engagement of marginalised students and their parents within the educational system and other support services. Building on…

Place and Being

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Cannatella, Howard

2007-01-01

Do places matter educationally? When Edward Casey remarks: "The world is, minimally and forever, a place-world", we might take this statement as presupposing without argument that places exist as a given, that we know what a place is, a point that Aristotle would have never taken for granted and in fact neither does Casey. I find Casey's remark…

Education and Public Outreach

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Sakimoto, Philip (Editor)

2000-01-01

This Annual Report is a summary of nearly 400 Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) products and activities developed or carried out in FY2000 under NASA's Office of Space Science (OSS) E/PO program. It includes products and activities developed by OSS missions and research programs, innovative space science concepts developed under the Initiative to Develop Education through Astronomy and Space Science (IDEAS) Program, projects initiated under the Minority University Education and Research Partnership Initiative in Space Science, and a number of additional comprehensive or special purpose programs managed by OSS at NASA Headquarters. Taking into account the fact that many of the activities reported involve multiple events that took place in a variety of venues, the total number of E/PO events reported for FY2000 is over 1,500, with events having taken place in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, one US Territory (Guam), and four foreign nations (Australia, Canada, Mexico, and Peru).

MEANS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A VACUUM

DOEpatents

Otavka, M.A.

1960-08-01

A new method is given for starting the operation of evapor-ion vacuum pumps. Ordinarily this type of pump is started by inducing an electric field with the vacuum chamber; however, by placing such an electric field in the chamber at the outset, a glow discharge may be initiated which is harmful to the pump. The procedure consists of using a negative electric field during which time only gettering action takes place; subsequently when the field reverses after a sufficient reduction of the number of gaseous particles in the chamber both gettering and ionizing takes place.

Attributes of innovations and approaches to scalability - lessons from a national program to extend the scope of practice of health professionals.

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Masso, Malcolm; Thompson, Cristina

2016-01-01

The context for the paper was the evaluation of a national program in Australia to investigate extended scopes of practice for health professionals (paramedics, physiotherapists, and nurses). The design of the evaluation involved a mixed-methods approach with multiple data sources. Four multidisciplinary models of extended scope of practice were tested over an 18-month period, involving 26 organizations, 224 health professionals, and 36 implementation sites. The evaluation focused on what could be learned to inform scaling up the extended scopes of practice on a national scale. The evaluation findings were used to develop a conceptual framework for use by clinicians, managers, and policy makers to determine appropriate strategies for scaling up effective innovations. Development of the framework was informed by the literature on the diffusion of innovations, particularly an understanding that certain attributes of innovations influence adoption. The framework recognizes the role played by three groups of stakeholders: evidence producers, evidence influencers, and evidence adopters. The use of the framework is illustrated with four case studies from the evaluation. The findings demonstrate how the scaling up of innovations can be influenced by three quite distinct approaches - letting adoption take place in an uncontrolled, unplanned, way; actively helping the process of adoption; or taking deliberate steps to ensure that adoption takes place. Development of the conceptual framework resulted in two sets of questions to guide decisions about scalability, one for those considering whether to adopt the innovation (evidence adopters), and the other for those trying to decide on the optimal strategy for dissemination (evidence influencers).

Faculty Perspectives on the "3+3+4" Curriculum Reform in Hong Kong: A Case Study

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Chan, Cecilia K. Y.; Luk, Lillian Y. Y.

2013-01-01

Curriculum reform in higher education has been taking place in many countries, with much attention paid to many such as the national-level Bologna process in Europe, institutional-level Melbourne Model in Australia and discipline-level Engineering Criteria 2000 (EC2000). This paper gives a detailed account of the reform initiatives taking place in…

To Resist or Not to Resist? The Effect of Context and Crime Characteristics on Sex Offenders' Reaction to Victim Resistance

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Balemba, Samantha; Beauregard, Eric; Mieczkowski, Tom

2012-01-01

Circumstances under which a sexual assault takes place and how these circumstances affect offenders' reactions to victim resistance are not well understood. Previous studies have not thoroughly examined the interactions that take place between situational factors and resistance. Using a combination of logistic regression and Chi-square Automatic…

Music Education through Popular Music Festivals: A Study of the "OM Music Festival" in Ontario, Canada

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Snell, Karen

2005-01-01

Most people think of the teaching and learning of music as taking place in formal, institutional contexts like schools and universities. This study looks at the transmission of music teaching and learning that takes place in a more informal, musical environment, namely at a "popular music festival." In particular, it discusses the OM…

Root Metaphors, Paradigm Shifts, and Democratically Shared Values: Community Service-Learning as a Bridge-Building Endeavor

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Sheffield, Eric C.

2007-01-01

This paper claims that community service-learning (CSL) projects in schools and universities, if done well, might very well take us--all of us--to important new places. Under the conception of community service and democratic education more generally, CSL projects in schools and universities can take us to "the" most important place: a…

Lifelong Learning between "East" and "West": Confucianism and the Reflexive Project of the Self

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Zhao, Kang; Biesta, Gert J. J.

2011-01-01

Current theory, policy, and practice of lifelong learning are strongly influenced by ideas about the transformations that are taking place in contemporary societies. One influential set of ideas emphasizes that because of the rapid changes that are taking place in the (late-) modern world and because of the erosion of traditions, there is a…

Teaching/Research Project "Wheelmap"

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Gollenstede, Andreas

2018-05-01

In recent years new didactic concepts and approaches have been developed and evaluated at the universities. The concept for cartography lectures presented in this article is based on the close link of research and teaching/learning. The students are involved in all essential steps of a scientific project taking place during a series of lectures - beginning with the development of the scientific issues, followed by the choice and execution of the research methods and finally the presentation of the achieved outcomes. The specific project introduced here is based on self-experiments in which students took the perspective of wheelchair users entrusted with the task to map places, which are accessible for people with impairments. Among others, the goal set for the students was to develop an appropriate concept for the mobile acquisition of data and to visualise the final results by different methods of cartography.

Beyond stereotypes of adolescent risk taking: Placing the adolescent brain in developmental context.

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Romer, Daniel; Reyna, Valerie F; Satterthwaite, Theodore D

2017-10-01

Recent neuroscience models of adolescent brain development attribute the morbidity and mortality of this period to structural and functional imbalances between more fully developed limbic regions that subserve reward and emotion as opposed to those that enable cognitive control. We challenge this interpretation of adolescent development by distinguishing risk-taking that peaks during adolescence (sensation seeking and impulsive action) from risk taking that declines monotonically from childhood to adulthood (impulsive choice and other decisions under known risk). Sensation seeking is primarily motivated by exploration of the environment under ambiguous risk contexts, while impulsive action, which is likely to be maladaptive, is more characteristic of a subset of youth with weak control over limbic motivation. Risk taking that declines monotonically from childhood to adulthood occurs primarily under conditions of known risks and reflects increases in executive function as well as aversion to risk based on increases in gist-based reasoning. We propose an alternative Life-span Wisdom Model that highlights the importance of experience gained through exploration during adolescence. We propose, therefore, that brain models that recognize the adaptive roles that cognition and experience play during adolescence provide a more complete and helpful picture of this period of development. Copyright © 2017 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Alternative polymer separation technology by centrifugal force in a melted state

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Dobrovszky, Károly; Ronkay, Ferenc, E-mail: ronkay@pt.bme.hu

2014-11-15

Highlights: • Waste separation should take place at high purity. • Developed a novel, alternative separation method, where the separation occurred in a melted state by centrifugal forces. • Possibility of separation two different plastics into neat fractions. • High purity fractions were established at granulates and also at prefabricated blend. • Results were verified by DSC, optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy. - Abstract: In order to upgrade polymer waste during recycling, separation should take place at high purity. The present research was aimed to develop a novel, alternative separation opportunity, where the polymer fractions were separated by centrifugal forcemore » in melted state. The efficiency of the constructed separation equipment was verified by two immiscible plastics (polyethylene terephthalate, PET; low density polyethylene, LDPE), which have a high difference of density, and of which large quantities can also be found in the municipal solid waste. The results show that the developed equipment is suitable not only for separating dry blended mixtures of PET/LDPE into pure components again, but also for separating prefabricated polymer blends. By this process it becomes possible to recover pure polymer substances from multi-component products during the recycling process. The adequacy of results was verified by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) measurement as well as optical microscopy and Raman spectroscopy.« less

Manned spaceflight in the nineties: The European perspective

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Finke, W.

1985-01-01

The inaugural speech for the international space travel symposium which took place in Bad Godesberg, West Germany on 2 Oct. 1985 explains why Europe must take an active part in all aspects of manned space travel for the nineties, including the development of the space station itself and the development of its own reusable space transport and supporting ground equipment to proceed on an equal share basis with the US and Japan while maintaining close international cooperation.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Research team members take their places on one of the watercraft being utilized to conduct underwater acoustic research in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.

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2003-08-19

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Research team members take their places on one of the watercraft being utilized to conduct underwater acoustic research in the Launch Complex 39 turn basin. Several government agencies, including NASA, NOAA, the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission are involved in the testing. The research involves demonstrations of passive and active sensor technologies, with applications in fields ranging from marine biological research to homeland security. The work is also serving as a pilot project to assess the cooperation between the agencies involved. Equipment under development includes a passive acoustic monitor developed by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and mobile robotic sensors from the Navy’s Mobile Diving and Salvage Unit.

Didactic Model: Teaching the English Temporal System to Arabic Freshman Learners of English

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Hmidani, Thana

2017-01-01

This study took place at a medical college with 57 Arabic first-year students taking an intensive English course. The aim was to address the problems that learners experience when using the English tenses properly. The didactic model was developed and implemented in the study group only (27 students). Pre-, mid-, and post-tests were administered…

Adult Education and Social Responsibility: Reconciling the Irreconcilable? 2nd Revised Edition. Studies in Pedagogy, Andragogy and Gerontagogy, Vol. 36.

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Wildemeersch, Danny, Ed.; Finger, Matthias, Ed.; Jansen, Theo, Ed.

In this book, 16 authors from Europe, Africa, and the United States reflect on the transformations that are currently taking place in the field of adult and continuing education. The 12 chapters are "Reconciling the Irreconcilable? Adult and Continuing Education Between Personal Development, Corporate Concerns, and Public Responsibility"…

In Search of a Method. Workpapers in Teaching English as a Second Language, Vol. 9, June, 1975.

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Prator, Clifford H.

1974-01-01

Though the audiolingual approach has lost much of the support that it once enjoyed from methodologists and language teachers, no new method--fully formulated, coherent, and sufficiently in harmony with current developments in psychology and linguistics--has yet arisen to take its place. Many new directions in language teaching are apparent, most…

Towards New Learning Partnerships in Bilingual Educational Contexts--Raising "Learner Awareness" and Creating Conditions for "Reciprocity" and "Pedagogic Attention"

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Ruiz de Zarobe, Yolanda; Coyle, Do

2015-01-01

This article addresses the need to develop new pedagogic approaches which promote learner independence in contexts where learning takes place through the medium of more than one language. The challenges of responding to a rapidly changing educational landscape to ensure that our learners become pluriliterate global citizens are presented through…

IR spectroscopic studies in microchannel structures

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Guber, A. E.; Bier, W.

1998-06-01

By means of the various microengineering methods available, microreaction systems can be produced among others. These microreactors consist of microchannels, where chemical reactions take place under defined conditions. For optimum process control, continuous online analytics is envisaged in the microchannels. For this purpose, a special analytical module has been developed. It may be applied for IR spectroscopic studies at any point of the microchannel.

Development and Validation of a Mobile, Autonomous, Broadband Passive Acoustic Monitoring System for Marine Mammals

DTIC Science & Technology

2010-09-30

after each trial. For beaked whales, field testing will take place off the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, a site with coastal resident...Johnson, M., “Coastal habitat use by Cuvier´s and Blainville´s beaked whales off El Hierro , Canary Islands” European Research on Cetaceans 22nd

No One Here Gets out Alive: Educational Implications of Duomining as Aesthetic Ground in Psychological Horror

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Grant, James

2016-01-01

Considering works of Horror artistic manifestations of cultural nightmares, the author takes up the charge that dreams deserve a place in the study of curriculum. Utilizing an object-oriented approach to aesthetic and educational inquiry, the author first develops a theory of Horror that divides the genre into the distinct categories of…

Spousal Interrelations in Happiness in the Seattle Longitudinal Study: Considerable Similarities in Levels and Change over Time

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Hoppmann, Christiane A.; Gerstorf, Denis; Willis, Sherry L.; Schaie, K. Warner

2011-01-01

Development does not take place in isolation and is often interrelated with close others such as marital partners. To examine interrelations in spousal happiness across midlife and old age, we used 35-year longitudinal data from both members of 178 married couples in the Seattle Longitudinal Study. Latent growth curve models revealed sizeable…

Visiting Scholars Program to Attract Brightest Minds | Poster

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By Walter G. Hubert, Guest Writer National laboratories have a knack for assembling critical mass … and Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, the newest kid on the block among such recognized research and development (R&D) leaders like Los Alamos, Oakridge, Sandia, and others, is just the place to bring together the brightest minds to take on the toughest

Learning about Teacher Professional Learning: Case Studies of Schools at Work in New South Wales

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McCulla, Norman; Gereige-Hinson, Josephine

2005-01-01

The extent of the human and financial resources that teachers have access to for their professional development, and the extent to which they have the capacity to determine when, how and with whom learning takes place, are key factors in determining the quality of professional learning that results. The New South Wales Department of Education and…

An International Training Program in Library and Information Science: Looking Backward and Forward

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Nieuwenhuysen, Paul

2011-01-01

The aim of this study is to improve the subsequent editions of an international training program in information management. Up to now 15 editions have been organized, coordinated by the author of this paper. Most participants work in developing countries, mainly in Africa and Asia. Each program takes place mainly in Brussels, Belgium, for about…

Influence of foraging behavior and host spatial distribution on the localized spread of the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis

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Rodrigo J. Mercader; Nathan W. Siegert; Andrew M. Liebhold; Deborah G. McCullough

2011-01-01

Management programs for invasive species are often developed at a regional or national level, but physical intervention generally takes place over relatively small areas occupied by newly founded, isolated populations. The ability to predict how local habitat variation affects the expansion of such newly founded populations is essential for efficiently targeting...

An Object Oriented Approach to Improve the Precision of Learning Object Retrieval in a Self Learning Environment

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Raghuveer, V. R.; Tripathy, B. K.

2012-01-01

With the advancements in the WWW and ICT, the e-learning domain has developed very fast. Even many educational institutions these days have shifted their focus towards the e-learning and mobile learning environments. However, from the quality of learning point of view, which is measured in terms of "active learning" taking place, the…

Key Insights from PISA 2015 for the UK Nations. NFER Education Briefings

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National Foundation for Educational Research, 2016

2016-01-01

The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) is a worldwide research project involving schools and students in over 70 countries. It is run by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), takes place every three years, and is designed to examine how 15-year-olds can apply what they have learned in school to real…

Activities Contributing a Great Deal to the Students' Interactive Skills in Foreign Language Classes

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Asatryan, Susanna

2016-01-01

While teaching speaking it is desired to provide a rich environment in class for meaningful communication to take place. With this aim, various speaking activities can contribute a great deal to students in developing their interactive skills necessary for life. These activities make students active in the learning process and at the same time…

Learning and Skills Development in a Virtual Class of Educommunication Based on Educational Proposals and Interactions

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Bohorquez Sotelo, Maria Cristina; Rodriguez Mendoza, Brigitte Julieth; Vega, Sandra Milena; Roja Higuera, Naydu Shirley; Barbosa Gomez, Luisa Fernanda

2016-01-01

In the present paper we describe the analysis of qualitative and quantitative data from asynchronous learning networks, the virtual forums that take place in VirtualNet 2.0, the platform of the University Manuela Beltran (UMB), inside the course of Educommunication, from the master of Digital technologies applied to education. Here, we performed a…

The Impact of Communities of Practice in Support of Early-Career Academics

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Cox, Milton D.

2013-01-01

This paper traces the history and impact of communities of practice (CoPs) in supporting early-career academics, although the primary focus here in the United States is on the faculty learning community (FLC) model, a special type of CoP in higher education. The initial development of this model, beginning in 1979, takes place over two decades at…

Creative Ways to Teach the Mysteries of History, Volume 1

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Pahl, Ronald Hans

2005-01-01

This book is developed to make the teaching and learning of history a powerful and enjoyable experience in the classroom through the study of historical mysteries. What better place to snoop around and dig through mysterious graves than in history class? This book takes ten mysterious events in history from ancient Egypt to the 21st century for…

The Untold Story: African American Women Administrators' Alchemy of Turning Adversity into Gold

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Barksdale, Sydney Howe

2007-01-01

As we approach the end of the first decade of the twenty-first century, the globalization and privatization of the academy is destabilizing the patterns of university professional work developed over the past hundred years (Slaughter and Leslie, 1997). To grasp the extent of changes taking place and to understand the forces of change on women in…

Promoting Teachers' Social and Emotional Competence: A Replication Study of the Cultivating Awareness and Resilience in Education (CARE) Program

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Jennings, Patricia A.; Brown, Joshua L.; Frank, Jennifer; Tanler, Regin; Doyle, Sebrina; Rasheed, Damira; DeWeese, Anna; Greenberg, Mark

2014-01-01

The present study, which takes place in a high-poverty section of a large urban area of the northeastern United States, is based upon the prosocial classroom theoretical model that emphasizes the significance of teachers' social and emotional competence (SEC) and well-being in the development and maintenance of supportive teacher-student…

Learning from the Market: Integrating "The Stock Market Game" (tm) across the Curriculum. EconomicsAmerica.

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National Council on Economic Education, New York, NY.

This book is designed to help teachers connect "The Stock Market Game" (tm) and the school curriculum. Three key economic themes developed in the lessons include: (1) stock buyers engage in economizing behavior; (2) market economies encourage the production of wealth; and (3) market activity takes place in the context of a legal…

West Europe Report, No. 2204

DTIC Science & Technology

1983-09-15

Markka 38 FRANCE CNPF, Government Clash Over Business Expense Figures "(Alain Barbanel; L’USINE NOUVELLE, 14 Jul 83) 39 ICELAND... FRANCE Leftwing Militants Oppose Economic, Foreign Policies (LE MONDE, 24 Jun 83) 72 NETHERLANDS Developments, Plans of Peace...either domestic or international) from taking place in such countries as France , England, Italy, Belgium and the FRG. In Portugal’s case there are two

Renewing University-Based Curriculum in Line with Societal Needs: A Case of Legal Education in Russia

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Yastrebov, Oleg A.

2016-01-01

The paper tries to reveal how the modern university education could respond to changes that take place in contemporary society development. The research has tried to follow the task of bridging the Academy and Society needs. Special emphasis is laid to the legal education as graduates of respective institutions are supposed to contribute to the…

Understanding the Construction of the Teaching Discourse in an On-Line Environment

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Silva, Juan

2013-01-01

The study of interactions regarding on-line environments for education is an area of research that has being developing during the last years in order to know the type of interactions that take place in discussion forums. Interactions analysis is important in order to know and to understand knowledge construction process in a virtual space.…

Implications of Economic, Social, and Educational Developments in Rural America for Rural School Systems.

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Stephens, E. Robert

Great changes are occurring in the vast and extremely diverse nonmetropolitan regions of the United States as a result of economic and social shifts taking place. These are not the only issues facing state and local education policy and planning communities. Nationwide focus on the school reform and school excellence movement poses another serious…

Re?Engineering of Undergraduate Science Curricula to Emphasise Development of Lifelong Learning Skills

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Peat, Mary; Taylor, Charlotte E.; Franklin, Sue

2005-01-01

It is increasingly important in the twenty-first century for graduates to be able to take their place in the changing world scene and to be adaptable and creative within the organisation that employs them. This paper describes some of the initiatives introduced into the curriculum of a first-year science course, taken by 1300 students at the…

24 CFR 903.17 - What is the process for obtaining public comment on the plans?

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-04-01

..., as applicable) and invite public comment on the plan(s). The hearing must be conducted at a location..., and that a public hearing will take place on the plan, and the date, time and location of the hearing... public comment on the plans? 903.17 Section 903.17 Housing and Urban Development Regulations Relating to...

The Deafening Silence: Discussing Children's Drawings for Understanding and Addressing Marginalization

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Angelides, Panayiotis; Michaelidou, Antonia

2009-01-01

Researchers who deal with inclusive education have made great efforts to listen to the voices of children in order to understand marginalization. Despite the fact that these efforts take place, the voices of many children fail to be heard and hence many children continue to be marginalized. In this article we will develop and implement a technique…

Conceptualising Secondary Aurality and Its Impact on Possibility for Engagement of Children and Adolescents within School Music Settings

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Carlisle, Katie

2011-01-01

This paper explores the convergence of technology and the arts within the context of aurality in the twenty-first century. Jenkins argued this is taking place within a cultural convergence, whereby a vernacular culture focused upon participation, creation, performance, and migratory behaviour of media audiences has emerged. The developing changes…

Developing Learning Spaces in Higher Education: An Evaluation of Experimental Spaces at the University of Leicester

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Wood, Phil; Warwick, Paul; Cox, Derek

2012-01-01

Consideration of the physical environment in which learning takes place has become a growing area of academic interest over the past decade. This study focuses on the experiences and perceptions of academic staff and students who used three refurbished, and innovative, learning spaces at the University of Leicester. The results suggest that the…

Leading Change and Innovation in Teacher Preparation: A Blueprint for Developing TPACK Ready Teacher Candidates

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Thomas, Tommye; Herring, Mary; Redmond, Pamela; Smaldino, Sharon

2013-01-01

When preparing TPACK ready teacher candidates, faculty must incorporate and model TPACK within the teacher education curriculum, which often requires an ongoing change process. But for change to take place we must consider the role leadership plays in the innovation of change. Leaders, deans and department heads must be an integral part of this…

76 FR 53829 - Safety Zone; ESI Ironman 70.3 Augusta Triathlon, Savannah River, Augusta, GA

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2011-08-30

... participants, participant vessels, spectators, and the general public during the 1.1 mile swim portion of the... scheduled to take place in Augusta, Georgia. This event includes a 1.1 mile swim that will take place on the waters of the Savannah River. The swim starts at the 6th Street Railroad Bridge and finishes at Mile Post...

Interstellar matrices: the chemical composition and evolution of interstellar ices as observed by ISO.

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d'Hendecourt, L; Dartois, E

2001-03-15

Matrix isolation techniques have been developed in the early sixties as a tool for studying the spectroscopic properties of out of equilibrium species (atoms, radicals, ions, reactive molecules), embedded in rare gas inert matrices at low temperatures. Cold interstellar grains surfaces are able to condense out gas phase molecules, routinely observed by radioastronomy. These grain 'mantles' can be considered as 'interstellar matrices'. However, these matrices are not clean and unreactive. They are made principally of dirty ices whose composition must be determined carefully to assess the importance of the solid state chemistry that takes place in the Interstellar Medium. Infrared spectroscopy, both in astronomy and in the laboratory, is the unique tool to determine the chemical composition of these ices. Astronomical spectra can directly be compared with laboratory ones obtained using classical matrix isolation techniques. Furthermore, dedicated experiments may be undertaken to further improve the understanding of the basic physico-chemical processes that take place in cosmic ices.

Understanding How Astronauts Adapt to Space and to Earth: Anatomical Studies of Central Vestibular Adaptation

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Holstein, Gay; Vasques, Marilyn; Aquilina, Rudy (Technical Monitor)

2002-01-01

Significant changes take place in the nervous systems of astronauts during and following exposure to microgravity. These changes, particularly in the part of the brain that controls balance, the vestibular system, can cause sensations of rotation, dizziness, and vertigo, as well as space adaptation syndrome. Adaptation to the microgravity environment usually occurs within one week, and a subsequent re-adaptation period of several days is often required upon return to Earth. In order to realize long-term spaceflight, effective countermeasures for these symptoms must be developed. The structural changes that take place in one of the vestibular regions of the brain (the cerebellar cortex) during the process of adaptation to Earth's gravity remain unclear and are the subject of an experiment being conducted on STS-107 by Dr. Gay Holstein of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Using the rat as a model, Dr. Holstein and her team will seek to identify the cellular changes underlying the vestibular changes experienced by astronauts.

Spiral pattern in a radial displacement in a Hele-Shaw cell

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Ban, Mitsumasa; Nagatsu, Yuichiro; Hayashi, Atsushi; Kato, Yoshihiro; Tada, Yutaka

2008-11-01

When a reactive and miscible less-viscous liquid displaces a more-viscous liquid in a Hele-Shaw cell, reactive miscible viscous fingering takes place. We have experimentally shown that the pattern created by the displacement of a more-viscous fluid by a less-viscous one in a radial Hele-Shaw cell develops not radially but spirally when a more-viscous sodium polyacrylate solution is displaced by a less-viscous trivalent iron ion (Fe^3+) solution with a sufficiently high concentration of Fe^3+. Another experiment in order to investigate the mechanism of spiral pattern formation revealed that an instantaneous chemical reaction takes place between the two fluids and at high Fe^3+ concentrations it produces a film of the gel at the contact plane. The gel is formed by three-dimensional network structures between the polyacrylate solution and the trivalent iron ion (Fe^3+) solution. We have proposed a physical model that the gel's film is responsible for the form of the spiral pattern.

"EWS Matrix" and "EWG Matrix": "De-sign for All" tools referred to the development of a enabling communication system for public spaces.

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Di Bucchianico, Giuseppe; Camplone, Stefania; Picciani, Stefano; Vallese, Valeria

2012-01-01

The widespread sense of spatial disorientation that can be experienced in many public places (buildings and open spaces),generally depends on a design approach that doesn't take into account both the "communication skills" of the different parts of the spatial organization, both the variability of people and their ways of interacting with environments, orienteering themselves. Nevertheless, "not find the way" often has some obvious practical costs (loss of time, failure to achieve a target) and some more intangible, but no less important, emotional costs. That's why the design of signage systems must take into account both the specificities of places and the extreme variability of its users. The paper presents the results of a study on this specific issue. In particular, the study focuses on the description of some tools useful for the analysis and design of a signage system that is truly "for All".

Multiscale Modeling of Dewetting Damage in Highly Filled Particulate Composites

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Geubelle, P. H.; Inglis, H. M.; Kramer, J. D.; Patel, J. J.; Kumar, N. C.; Tan, H.

2008-02-01

Particle debonding or dewetting constitutes one of the key damage processes in highly filled particulate composites such as solid propellant and other energetic materials. To analyze this failure process, we have developed a multiscale finite element framework that combines, at the microscale, a nonlinear description of the binder response with a cohesive model of the damage process taking place in a representative periodic unit cell (PUC). To relate micro-scale damage to the macroscopic constitutive response of the material, we employ the mathematical theory of homogenization (MTH). After a description of the numerical scheme, we present the results of the damage response of a highly filled particulate composite subjected to a uniaxial macroscopic strain, and show the direct correlation between the complex damage processes taking place in the PUC and the nonlinear macroscopic constitutive response. We also present a detailed study of the PUC size and a comparison between the finite element MTH-based study and a micromechanics model of the dewetting process.

Re(Place) Your Typical Writing Assignment: An Argument for Place-Based Writing

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Jacobs, Elliot

2011-01-01

Place-based writing affords students an opportunity to write meaningfully about themselves, grounded in a place that they know. Place-based writing is versatile and can be additive--taking just a week or two within a semester of different projects--or transformative, if positioned as the theme for an entire course. If students can learn to write…

Defeating anisotropy in material extrusion 3D printing via materials development

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Torrado Perez, Angel Ramon

Additive Manufacturing technologies has been in continuous development for more than 35 years. Specifically, the later denominated Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing (MEAM), was first developed by S. Scott Crump around 1988 and trademarked later as Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Although all of these technologies have been around for a while, it was not until recently that they have been more accessible to everyone. Today, the market of 3D printers covers all ranges of price, from very specialized, heavy and expensive machines, to desktop printers of only a few cubic inches in volume. Until recently, FDM technology had remained somewhat stagnant in terms of developments; however, with the new market boom, scholars and hobbyists have opened new doors for investigation in this area. The technology is now better understood from a software, mechanical, electrical and not less important, materials point of view. The current availability of materials for MEAM is very broad: PLA (Polylactic Acid), ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene), PC (Polycarbonate), PEEK (Polyether Ether Ketone), nylon, polyurethanes, and many others. Even so, these are all materials that were used before for other technologies, adapted but not specifically developed for MEAM. The processes that take place during the production of a part are currently not very well understood, and the final properties exhibited are long ways away from reaching the potential of more traditional manufacturing techniques. Due to the nature of the process, all the material properties always display a certain level of anisotropy. The research covered in these pages aims to shed some light on understanding the different mechanics taking place during the extrusion process of additive manufacturing. The development of new materials for MEAM has been explored. Several blends and composites have been developed, and their tensile properties and fracture mechanics evaluated. The blending of different combinations of ABS, UHMWPE (Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene) and SEBS (Styrene Ethylene Butylene Styrene) were further examined due to the potential they demonstrated as low anisotropic materials in terms of strength. Also, the geometrical influence of different standard tensile specimens was studied. The development of materials that lead to lowered anisotropy on the strength of 3D printed parts has been successfully demonstrated, and alternative methodologies for the evaluation of anisotropic characteristics has been proposed as well. The present work shows the beginning to a better understanding of the mechanics taking place during the fusion of deposited material in MEAM.

Biological tooth replacement

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Sartaj, Rachel; Sharpe, Paul

2006-01-01

Teeth develop from a series of reciprocal interactions that take place between epithelium and mesenchyme during development of the mouth that begin early in mammalian embryogenesis. The molecular control of key processes in tooth development such as initiation, morphogenesis and cytodifferentiation are being increasingly better understood, to the point where this information can be used as the basis for approaches to produce biological replacement teeth (BioTeeth). This review outlines the current approaches, ideas and progress towards the production of BioTeeth that could form an alternative method for replacing lost or damaged teeth. PMID:17005022

Mindful Place-Based Education: Mapping the Literature

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Deringer, S. Anthony

2017-01-01

Place-based education and mindfulness are not new concepts, but the idea of combining the two bodies of work to explore what mindful place-based education might look like may provide a useful new perspective. The purpose of the literature review is to take place-based pedagogical methods and examine how mindfulness might influence the experience…

Magnetic fluids effect upon growth processes in plants

NASA Astrophysics Data System (ADS)

Sala, F.

1999-07-01

The metabolic processes of plants growth and development take place according to some organic rules which are specific to their genetic potential. These processes may exhibit modifications of intensity, rhythm, sense, under the influence of the environmental conditions of agricultural systems, through certain factors and bioregulators artificially introduced by man. The results of some investigations regarding effects of biocompatible magnetic fluids (LMW 100 G) on the vegetal organism's (growth, development, fructifying, the level and quality of the yield precocity) are presented.

Modelling of evaporation of a dispersed liquid component in a chemically active gas flow

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Kryukov, V. G.; Naumov, V. I.; Kotov, V. Yu.

1994-01-01

A model has been developed to investigate evaporation of dispersed liquids in chemically active gas flow. Major efforts have been directed at the development of algorithms for implementing this model. The numerical experiments demonstrate that, in the boundary layer, significant changes in the composition and temperature of combustion products take place. This gives the opportunity to more correctly model energy release processes in combustion chambers of liquid-propellant rocket engines, gas-turbine engines, and other power devices.

GNC Architecture Design for ARES Simulation. Revision 3.0. Revision 3.0

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Gay, Robert

2006-01-01

The purpose of this document is to describe the GNC architecture and associated interfaces for all ARES simulations. Establishing a common architecture facilitates development across the ARES simulations and provides an efficient mechanism for creating an end-to-end simulation capability. In general, the GNC architecture is the frame work in which all GNC development takes place, including sensor and effector models. All GNC software applications have a standard location within the architecture making integration easier and, thus more efficient.

[From microdosimetry to nanodosimetry--the link between radiobiology and radiation physics].

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Fu, Yuchuan; Li, Ping

2014-06-01

The link between micro- and macro-parameters for radiation interactions that take place in living biological systems is described in this paper. Meanwhile recent progress and development in microdosimetry and nanodosimetry are introduced, including the methods to measure and calculate these micro- or nano-parameters. The relationship between radiobiology and physical quantities in microdosimetry and nanodosimetry was presented. Both the current problems on their applications in radiation protection and radiotherapy and the future development direction are proposed.

Technology assessment of future intercity passenger transportation systems. Volume 6: Impact assessment

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

1976-01-01

Consequences that might occur if certain technological developments take place in intercity transportation are described. These consequences are broad ranging, and include economic, environmental, social, institutional, energy-related, and transportation service implications. The possible consequences are traced through direct (primary) impacts to indirect (secondary, tertiary, etc.) impacts. Chains of consequences are traced, reaching as far beyond the original transportation cause as is necessary to identify all impacts felt to be influenced significantly by the technological development considered.

FBSEP (Functional Basic Skills Education Program) Development Report 05C10.

DTIC Science & Technology

1982-06-11

learning activities that must take place to make sure that instruction is as effective and efficient as possible and to guarantee its relation to task...be two correct answers. If there are, you must write down both letters. 1. SUBJECT: USE OF AMMUNITION TO ALL UNITS. EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY. RESTRICT...It rt*c""-a7 dIdeti fj by block n඗bor;’ - The report describes in detail the development of a job task speciflc function basic skills education

[Vision of the future of ergonomics in dentistry].

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Hokwerda, O

2008-08-01

With respect to ergonomics in dentistry, more people are becoming aware of occupational hazards and paying more attention to the prevention of hazards. Dutch law on health and safety at work requires dentists to protect the health and safety of their employees and educational institutions to protect the health and safety of their students. In the meantime a summary has appeared of the ergonomic standards required for the working methods of dentists and for the development of future equipment. Further development of dental ergonomics must take place on the basis of a coherent vision of the future. In this regard it must be clear exactly what ergonomics is and what developments have already taken place. Aspects of particular interest are the prevention of occupational diseases, legal responsibility for protecting the health and safety of employees and students, education in dental ergonomics for dental and oral hygiene students, the academic development and research of dental ergonomics, using organizational models in daily dental practice, and the development of ergonomics at the European level.

Repulsive atomic gas in a harmonic trap on the border of itinerant ferromagnetism.

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Conduit, G J; Simons, B D

2009-11-13

Alongside superfluidity, itinerant (Stoner) ferromagnetism remains one of the most well-characterized phases of correlated Fermi systems. A recent experiment has reported the first evidence for novel phase behavior on the repulsive side of the Feshbach resonance in a two-component ultracold Fermi gas. By adapting recent theoretical studies to the atomic trap geometry, we show that an adiabatic ferromagnetic transition would take place at a weaker interaction strength than is observed in experiment. This discrepancy motivates a simple nonequilibrium theory that takes account of the dynamics of magnetic defects and three-body losses. The formalism developed displays good quantitative agreement with experiment.

Understanding Randomness and its Impact on Student Learning: Lessons Learned from Building the Biology Concept Inventory (BCI)

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Garvin-Doxas, Kathy

2008-01-01

While researching student assumptions for the development of the Biology Concept Inventory (BCI; http://bioliteracy.net), we found that a wide class of student difficulties in molecular and evolutionary biology appears to be based on deep-seated, and often unaddressed, misconceptions about random processes. Data were based on more than 500 open-ended (primarily) college student responses, submitted online and analyzed through our Ed's Tools system, together with 28 thematic and think-aloud interviews with students, and the responses of students in introductory and advanced courses to questions on the BCI. Students believe that random processes are inefficient, whereas biological systems are very efficient. They are therefore quick to propose their own rational explanations for various processes, from diffusion to evolution. These rational explanations almost always make recourse to a driver, e.g., natural selection in evolution or concentration gradients in molecular biology, with the process taking place only when the driver is present, and ceasing when the driver is absent. For example, most students believe that diffusion only takes place when there is a concentration gradient, and that the mutational processes that change organisms occur only in response to natural selection pressures. An understanding that random processes take place all the time and can give rise to complex and often counterintuitive behaviors is almost totally absent. Even students who have had advanced or college physics, and can discuss diffusion correctly in that context, cannot make the transfer to biological processes, and passing through multiple conventional biology courses appears to have little effect on their underlying beliefs. PMID:18519614

Supporting a UK Success Story: The Impact of University Research and Sport Development

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Universities UK, 2012

2012-01-01

As part of an Olympic and Paralympic themed Universities Week this new report highlights just some of the many ways in which research will help Team Great Britain achieve exceptional results. While most attention will be on the results achieved in London this summer, it is inspiring to look at the research taking place in UK universities that will…

Revamping the LIS Curriculum in the Department of Library Science and Information Systems at the TEI of Athens

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Moniarou-Papaconstantinou, Valentini; Chatzimari, Stella; Tsafou, Stamatina

2008-01-01

In the context of the changes in the information environment, the LIS department of the TEI of Athens developed a curriculum intending to incorporate the changes taking place in the information field's knowledge base, based on a literature review, the comparison of similar curricula in LIS schools worldwide and the demands of the students and the…

Place of partial cutting in old-growth stands of the Douglas-fir region.

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Leo A. Isaac

1956-01-01

During the early 1930's, as use of the logging truck and tractor increased, a form of partial harvesting mature and overmature virgin stands developed in the Douglas-fir region (2). The cutting pattern varied from taking a few scattered high-grade trees per acre to clear cutting small areas. Partial harvesting caught on quickly because at that time only the high-...

Development and Validation of a Mobile, Autonomous, Broadband Passive Acoustic Monitoring System for Marine Mammals

DTIC Science & Technology

2008-09-30

take place off the island of El Hierro in the Canary Islands, a site with coastal resident populations of Blainville’s beaked whale, Mesoplodon...M., “Coastal habitat use by Cuvier´s and Blainville´s beaked whales off El Hierro , Canary Islands” European Research on Cetaceans 22nd, Holland, April, 2008. [non-refereed] 5

Film Recording of Digital Color Images

DTIC Science & Technology

1975-05-28

equipped with ted, .reen and bloe filters, the proiected Uaqes of the three slides were overlayed in exact register. The ooality of the resultlno...black and white (monochrome) photographic emulsion is prepared by suspending a mixture of silver halides and sensitizing agents in gelatin, coating the...waveleugth, changes take place which renJer the grain more susceptible to chemical reduction by a developing agent . These invisible changes in the

Visiting Scholars Program to Attract Brightest Minds | Poster

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By Walter G. Hubert, Guest Writer National laboratories have a knack for assembling critical mass … and Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, the newest kid on the block among such recognized research and development (R&D) leaders like Los Alamos, Oakridge, Sandia, and others, is just the place to bring together the brightest minds to take on the toughest challenges in cancer and AIDS research.

A Comparative Analysis of User Preferences for for Major Internet Based Education Media in China

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Wan, Chunyang; Jiang, Yanqing

2014-01-01

Internet based education media are developing at an amazing rate and being seen as an upstart that will likely take the place of traditional education means worldwide in the future. This paper presents the results of a comparative analysis on user preferences for four major categories of internet-based media used in China. In this paper, we first…

Creating a Climate in Which Students Can Flourish: A Whole School Intercultural Approach

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Read, Karen; Aldridge, Jill; Ala'i, Kate; Fraser, Barry; Fozdar, Farida

2015-01-01

This article reports part of an ongoing process that is taking place at one high school. With the vision of an inclusive school in which all students could flourish, the school deliberately set out to develop a culture in which the students would feel welcome, connected and have a sense of belonging. This article focuses on, first, how the school,…

Dynamic nuclear polarization solid-state NMR in heterogeneous catalysis research

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Kobayashi, Takeshi; Perras, Frédéric A.; Slowing, Igor I.; ...

2015-10-20

In this study, a revolution in solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (SSNMR) spectroscopy is taking place, attributable to the rapid development of high-field dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), a technique yielding sensitivity improvements of 2–3 orders of magnitude. This higher sensitivity in SSNMR has already impacted materials research, and the implications of new methods on catalytic sciences are expected to be profound.

School Teachers' Continuous Professional Development in an Online Learning Community: Lessons from a Case Study of an eTwinning Learning Event

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Holmes, Brian

2013-01-01

A social revolution is occurring in the way information is shared, knowledge is generated and innovation takes place over the Internet and there is renewed interest in the social concept of "community" to support online learning. This article describes action research conducted in the context of an eTwinning Learning Event (LE) that…

Moving up the Continuum of Hope: Developing a Theory of Hope and Understanding Its Influence in Couples Therapy

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Ward, David B.; Wampler, Karen S.

2010-01-01

For years therapists have suggested that hope is an important catalyst in the process of change. This study takes a grounded theory approach to address the need for a clearer conceptualization of hope, and to place interventions that increase hope within a therapeutic context so that therapists know how and when to use those interventions. Fifteen…

Host computer software specifications for a zero-g payload manhandling simulator

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Wilson, S. W.

1986-01-01

The HP PASCAL source code was developed for the Mission Planning and Analysis Division (MPAD) of NASA/JSC, and takes the place of detailed flow charts defining the host computer software specifications for MANHANDLE, a digital/graphical simulator that can be used to analyze the dynamics of onorbit (zero-g) payload manhandling operations. Input and output data for representative test cases are contained.

Exploring the Opinions of Pre-Service Science Teachers in Their Experimental Designs Prepared Based on Various Approaches

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Benzer, Elif

2015-01-01

The students in working in laboratories in 21st century are preferred to take place as active participants in the experiments coming up with their own designs and projects by developing new ideas and problems rather than implementing the ones told and ordered by others during these experiments. The science teachers that would have the students…

Older Women and Their Career Decisions and Compromise.

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Gerlicher, Cathie

Career theory is not a new topic, but one with an interesting past. The theories have been developed through working with men in the early days of the study of careers, modified to add women, and then modified even more for men and women in transition. Making a career decision is not a single event that takes place only in one's early adulthood,…

The Pedagogy of Conversation in the Home: "Familiar Conversation" as a Pedagogical Tool in Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century England

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Cohen, Michèle

2015-01-01

This article argues that domestic conversations taking place in a sociable context played a more important role than has hitherto been considered in the intellectual training and development of children. The centrality of conversation as an informal method of training the mind to reason had one important consequence: the publication of the highly…

Exploring Individual, Social and Organisational Effects on Web 2.0-Based Workplace Learning: A Research Agenda for a Systematic Approach

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Zhao, Fang; Kemp, Linzi

2013-01-01

Web 2.0-based workplace learning is defined in this article as informal learning that takes place in the workplace through connections and collaborations mediated by Web 2.0 technology. Web 2.0-based workplace learning has the potential to enhance organisational learning and development. However, little systematic research has been published that…

Assessment in CLIL: Test Development at Content and Language for Teaching Natural Science in English as a Foreign Language

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Leal, Johanna P.

2016-01-01

On-going bilingual programs without regard to needs analysis; little research on the actual effects of CLIL in Colombia and vague awareness or knowledge about the necessary considerations for effective CLIL programs, underpin the need to address a particular issue of curriculum as it is summative assessment. This small scale study takes place in a…

Combat Trauma -- Placing Surgeons to Save the Most Lives

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-11-06

principles, and contradicts common beliefs passed down through generations of military personnel. The approach is to first discuss the...to get the patient to the right care in the shortest amount of time. For example, taking a patient with penetrating head trauma to a general ...The volume and synergy facilitate good outcomes and develop future generations of combat surgeons. Another counter intuitive concept of

Examining the Research Base on University Co-Operative Education in Light of the Neoliberal Challenge to Liberal Education

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Milley, Peter; Kovinthan, Thursica

2014-01-01

Debates have been taking place in higher education communities in Canada and other Anglo-American contexts between defenders of liberal education and promoters of neoliberalism. One development not addressed is the growth of co-operative education (co-op). The origins of co-op may reside in John Dewey's (1939, 1966) ideas about experience and…

Intelligent Control for Future Autonomous Distributed Sensor Systems

DTIC Science & Technology

2007-03-26

recognized, the use of a pre-computed reconfiguration solution that fits the recognized scenario could allow reconfiguration to take place without...This data was loaded into the program developed to visualize the seabed and then the simulation was performed using frames to denote the target...to generate separate images for each eye. Users wear lightweight, inexpensive polarized eyeglasses and see a stereoscopic image. 35 Fig. 10

Looking to the States for New Rural Policies. The Main Street Economist: Commentary on the Rural Economy.

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Drabenstott, Mark; Sheaff, Katharine

In the past, rural America often relied on Washington for policy responses to its challenges, but federal policy has been slow to adapt to the broad changes taking place in so many rural communities. New approaches to rural policy have taken root in some states. Georgia's OneGeorgia Authority will oversee a series of economic development programs…

A “walker” tool to place Diaphorina citri (Hemiptera: Liviidae) adults at predetermined sites for bioassays of behavior in citrus (Sapindales: Rutacease) trees

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A walker tool was developed to assist placement of D. citri on citrus host trees in behavioral bioassays. The walker performs better than a commonly used paintbrush tool in the proportion of successful placements and in the reduction of jumps away from the citrus leaf, although it takes about two mi...

What Kind of Actions Are Appropriate? Eco-School Teachers' and Instructors' Ranking of Sustainability-Promoting Actions as Content in Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

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Stagell, Ulrica; Almers, Ellen; Askerlund, Per; Apelqvist, Magnus

2014-01-01

Based on the consideration that learning about different action alternatives and strategies are essential parts of ESD, this quantitative study focuses Eco-School teachers' and instructors' views on including different sustainability-promoting actions in teaching practices. Direct actions, and actions that take place in the private sphere were…

Critical Hope in English Higher Education Today, Constraints and Possibilities in Two New Universities

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Ainley, Patrick; Canaan, Joyce E.

2005-01-01

This paper questions how far it is possible to teach for critical hope in English higher education given changes now taking place and that can be anticipated from the self-styled "free-market reform" introduced by the 2003 HE Act. It draws upon Gramsci and Freire to develop a dialogic pedagogy with students at two former polytechnics. It then…

Getting the Right Mix: Sustainability and Resource Development Strategies in Out-of-School Time Youth Arts Programs in Massachusetts

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Proffitt, Christine

2010-01-01

High-quality youth arts programs that take place outside the formal education system play a vital role in supporting the developmental needs and well-being of today's youth, particularly youth at risk of negative outcomes. Out-of-school time (OST) youth arts programs provide opportunities for youth to learn about themselves and their world while…

Attributes of innovations and approaches to scalability – lessons from a national program to extend the scope of practice of health professionals

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Masso, Malcolm; Thompson, Cristina

2016-01-01

The context for the paper was the evaluation of a national program in Australia to investigate extended scopes of practice for health professionals (paramedics, physiotherapists, and nurses). The design of the evaluation involved a mixed-methods approach with multiple data sources. Four multidisciplinary models of extended scope of practice were tested over an 18-month period, involving 26 organizations, 224 health professionals, and 36 implementation sites. The evaluation focused on what could be learned to inform scaling up the extended scopes of practice on a national scale. The evaluation findings were used to develop a conceptual framework for use by clinicians, managers, and policy makers to determine appropriate strategies for scaling up effective innovations. Development of the framework was informed by the literature on the diffusion of innovations, particularly an understanding that certain attributes of innovations influence adoption. The framework recognizes the role played by three groups of stakeholders: evidence producers, evidence influencers, and evidence adopters. The use of the framework is illustrated with four case studies from the evaluation. The findings demonstrate how the scaling up of innovations can be influenced by three quite distinct approaches – letting adoption take place in an uncontrolled, unplanned, way; actively helping the process of adoption; or taking deliberate steps to ensure that adoption takes place. Development of the conceptual framework resulted in two sets of questions to guide decisions about scalability, one for those considering whether to adopt the innovation (evidence adopters), and the other for those trying to decide on the optimal strategy for dissemination (evidence influencers). PMID:27616889

Macroergonomic aspects in the design of development programs in IDCs.

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Coelho, Denis A; Ferrara, Patricia R; Couvinhas, Ana F; Lima, Tânia M; Walter, Jake K

2012-01-01

This paper revisits three reports on ergonomic aspects of development initiatives taking place in Industrially Developing Countries (IDCs). These include a macro-ergonomics intervention in a habitation community in Cape Verde (aimed at designing solutions contributing to sustainable development), the evolution of poultry growers' control strategies as an integrative broiler operation is introduced in Mozambique, and a set of macro-ergonomic considerations related to the Agro Forestry Village Project in Mozambique. The paper seeks to set the reviewed development endeavors against the backdrop of the goals of ergonomics interventions. This reflection may inform development agents in future processes of design and implementation of integrated community and work systems transformation.

Privileged Girls: The Place of Femininity and Femininity in Place

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Fahey, Johannah

2014-01-01

Constructions of femininity and attendant notions of feminism are being produced in different ways in different places around the world. This is a complicated global process that cannot be reduced to analyses that take place in nation states. This paper seeks to respond to and enhance Angela McRobbie's compelling argument about understandings of…

Protecting a marine wonderland.

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Wells, S

1997-01-01

This article reports on the condition of the Belize reef system and how the government takes the initiative to protect its wondrous beauty. The Belize reef system is located along the coast between Belize City and Punta Gorda, which is considered to be the largest barrier reef in the Western Hemisphere. Despite the appearance of a remarkably empty coastline, a glance to the Maya Mountains in the west will show that most of the development is taking place in the coastal areas. The earliest attempts to protect Belize¿s reefs focused on the establishment of protected areas and from this resulted in a remarkably ambitious marine protection program. Based on an integrated coastal zone management, a Coastal Zone Management Unit was established in 1990. This program encouraged the sharing of information, contribution to the creation of feasible government policies, plans and programs, identification of technical problems and provision of advice on a variety of issues. In addition, a steering committee was established in 1993, which is responsible for overseeing the implementation of the program and ensuring inter-ministerial coordination. Furthermore, public participation is also taking place in more direct ways, particularly with fishermen and dive operators. In order to achieve self-sufficiency, the program requires financial sustainability, a sufficient national capacity for management and political will, and public support.

Designing for Inter-Organizational Coordination in Indonesia’s Maritime Domain

DTIC Science & Technology

2014-12-01

the-week distribution (Figure 24), the concentration of accidents appears to take place Tuesday tln·ough Saturday, with the percentage well above 13...incidents. Meanwhile, the peak takes place on Tuesday to Thursday as shown in the Figure 51 below. Figure 51. Violations at sea time wheel (Data from...outlook: Southeast Asia 2008–2009. Singapore: ISEAS Publishing. Larsen, Richard J. & Marx, Morris L. (1981). An introduction to mathematical

Thermodynamics of water intrusion in nanoporous hydrophobic solids.

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Cailliez, Fabien; Trzpit, Mickael; Soulard, Michel; Demachy, Isabelle; Boutin, Anne; Patarin, Joël; Fuchs, Alain H

2008-08-28

We report a joint experimental and molecular simulation study of water intrusion in silicalite-1 and ferrerite zeolites. The main conclusion of this study is that water condensation takes place through a genuine first-order phase transition, provided that the interconnected pores structure is 3-dimensional. In the extreme confinement situation (ferrierite zeolite), condensation takes place through a continuous transition, which is explained by a shift of both the first-order transition line and the critical point with increasing confinement. The present findings are at odds with the common belief that conventional phase transitions cannot take place in microporous solids such as zeolites. The most important features of the intrusion/extrusion process can be understood in terms of equilibrium thermodynamics considerations. We believe that these findings are very general for hydrophobic solids, i.e. for both nonwetting as well as wetting water-solid interface systems.

Cabbage Patch Chemistry.

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Journal of Chemical Education, 2000

2000-01-01

This activity takes students through the process of fermentation. Requires an entire month for the full reaction to take place. The reaction, catalyzed by bacterial enzymes, produces lactic acid from glucose. (SAH)

Leveraging the Power of Place: A New Commitment to Personalizing Learning

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Liebtag, Emily

2018-01-01

Personalized learning offers instruction that matches students' learning preferences and specific interests. Taking innovative approaches to engaging with students' individual contexts and interests through place-based education can be particularly meaningful. Place-based education (PBE) is anytime, anywhere learning that leverages the power of…

47 CFR 0.481 - Place of filing applications for radio authorizations.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... 47 Telecommunication 1 2010-10-01 2010-10-01 false Place of filing applications for radio authorizations. 0.481 Section 0.481 Telecommunication FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION GENERAL COMMISSION... Taking Examinations § 0.481 Place of filing applications for radio authorizations. For locations for...

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2014-04-29

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, agency helicopter pilots ensure all is clear before taking off during a training exercise. Helicopter pilot Bill Martin, a URS Federal Technical Services in the agency's Aircraft Operations, is seen in the front seat. Behind Martin on the left, is Mark Huetter, of Chenega Security & Support Solutions. Martin serves as assistant chief of Training for the center's Fire Rescue Department. The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible. Photo credit: NASA/Dan Casper

Architecture and implementation for a system enabling smartphones to access smart card based healthcare records.

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Karampelas, Vasilios; Pallikarakis, Nicholas; Mantas, John

2013-01-01

The healthcare researchers', academics' and practitioners' interest concerning the development of Healthcare Information Systems has been on a steady rise for the last decades. Fueling this steady rise has been the healthcare professional need of quality information, in every healthcare provision incident, whenever and wherever this incident may take place. In order to address this need a truly mobile health care system is required, one that will be able to provide a healthcare provider with accurate patient-related information regardless of the time and place that healthcare is provided. In order to fulfill this role the present study proposes the architecture for a Healthcare Smartcard system, which provides authenticated healthcare professionals with remote mobile access to a Patient's Healthcare Record, through their Smartphone. Furthermore the research proceeds to develop a working prototype system.

Molecular Characterization of Human MUC16 (CA125) in Breast Cancer

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-04-01

and O-linked glycosylation takes place as it progresses through the cis-medial-trans Golgi apparatus . In addition, the juxta-membrane ectodomain...swapping experiment. Further, the cleavage of MUC16 was found to take place in the Golgi /post- Golgi compartments and is dependent on the acidic pH in the...therapeutic interventions based on MUC16. 15. SUBJECT TERMS Mucin 16 (MUC16), MUC16-Cter, Golgi /post- Golgi , nuclear localization 16. SECURITY

Raiding the Continent: The Origins of British Special Service Forces

DTIC Science & Technology

1980-06-06

the transfigurations they may undergo during it are remarkable. The function of the military historian may be seen primarily as the explanation of the ...requirement for some type of operations to tie down German- troops along the coast, in aid of the land battle still taking place in the southern part of...preparations should be undertaken Immediately, though he gave no indications of where he thought such operations might take place . He pointed out that

Environmental Assessment Realignment of the Air Force Reserve 940th Air Refueling Group to McClellan Air Force Base, California

DTIC Science & Technology

1993-03-01

Construction activities for the Proposed Action and alternatives would take place on a concrete aircraft parking apron, or on areas previously disturbed by...activities for the Proposed Action would take place on a concrete aircraft parking apron, or areas previously disturbed by past grading activities, except...therefore, no significant impacts would occur. Biological Resources. No threatened or endangered species or sensitive habitats exist within the project areas

Mutinous Colonialism: Navigating Self-Other Dichotomy in Octavia Butler's "Survivor"

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JubouriAl-Ogaili, Thamer Amer; Babaee, Ruzbeh

2015-01-01

This article examines the self-other relationship in Octavia Butler's novel "Survivor" (1978). This relationship incarnates the colonial powers brought about the missionaries in their early advent in the fictional place known as "Earth". This place is the foundational setting where the main events take place. The study focuses…

Microwave sintering of multiple articles

DOEpatents

Blake, Rodger D.; Katz, Joel D.

1993-01-01

Apparatus and method for producing articles of alumina and of alumina and silicon carbide in which the articles are sintered at high temperatures using microwave radiation. The articles are placed in a sintering container which is placed in a microwave cavity for heating. The rates at which heating and cooling take place is controlled.

Creating Sacred Places for Children in Grades 4-6.

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Fox, Sandra J.

This guide attempts to help teachers of American Indian children in grades 4-6 provide a culturally relevant education that takes place in the regular classroom, includes content related to Indian students' lives, makes students proud, expands to other experiences, and enhances learning. Creating sacred places means responding appropriately to…

"Why Are We Here?" Taking "Place" into Account in UK Outdoor Environmental Education

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Harrison, Sam

2010-01-01

"Place" is an under-researched and poorly documented element of UK outdoor environmental education. In the international literature, North American and Australian researchers and practitioners show considerable attention to "place". Yet UK outdoor environmental educators and researchers seem to have neglected this area despite…

How to Cope with Sheltering in Place

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... your own or a relative’s home, school, or work. Sheltering in place may be required because of an emergency such ... things to keep yourself calm while sheltering in place. ƒ ƒ Relax your body often by doing things that work for you—take deep breaths, stretch, meditate or ...

Creating Sacred Places for Students in Grades 7&8.

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Fox, Sandra J.

This guide attempts to help teachers of American Indian students in grades 7-8 provide a culturally relevant education that takes place in the regular classroom, includes content related to Indian students' lives, makes students proud, expands to other experiences, and enhances learning. Creating sacred places means responding appropriately to…

Creating Sacred Places for Students in Grades 9-12.

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Fox, Sandra J.

This guide attempts to help teachers of American Indian students in grades 9-12 provide a culturally relevant education that takes place in the regular classroom, includes content related to Indian students' lives, makes students proud, expands to other experiences, and enhances learning. Creating sacred places means responding appropriately to…

Is nanotechnology the key to unravel and engineer biological processes?

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Navarro, Melba; Planell, Josep A

2012-01-01

Regenerative medicine is an emerging field aiming to the development of new reparative strategies to treat degenerative diseases, injury, and trauma through developmental pathways in order to rebuild the architecture of the original injured organ and take over its functionality. Most of the processes and interactions involved in the regenerative process take place at subcellular scale. Nanotechnology provides the tools and technology not only to detect, to measure, or to image the interactions between the different biomolecules and biological entities, but also to control and guide the regenerative process. The relevance of nanotechnology for the development of regenerative medicine as well as an overview of the different tools that contribute to unravel and engineer biological systems are presented in this chapter. In addition, general data about the social impact and global investment in nanotechnology are provided.

Heat Transfer Experiments on a Pulse Detonation Driven Combustor

DTIC Science & Technology

2011-03-01

steps that need to take place before such a hybrid is successfully developed. PDEs obtain their increased efficiency by means of detonation , a pressure...combustion in the Brayton cycle. A PDE utilizes detonations , which offer much higher pressures at the site of fuel ignition, generating less...HEAT TRANSFER EXPERIMENTS ON A PULSE DETONATION DRIVEN COMBUSTOR THESIS Nicholas C. Longo, Captain, USAF AFIT/GAE/ENY/11-M18

Radiation Status of Sub-65 nm Electronics

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Pellish, Jonathan A.

2011-01-01

Ultra-scaled complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) includes commercial foundry capabilities at and below the 65 nm technology node Radiation evaluations take place using standard products and test characterization vehicles (memories, logic/latch chains, etc.) NEPP focus is two-fold: (1) Conduct early radiation evaluations to ascertain viability for future NASA missions (i.e. leverage commercial technology development). (2) Uncover gaps in current testing methodologies and mechanism comprehension -- early risk mitigation.

[Legionnaire's disease contracted in Brussels. One case (author's transl)].

PubMed

Pepersack, F; Vincken, W; Van Beers, D; Prigogine, T; Yourassowsky, E

1980-12-06

A 71-year-old patient living in a street where major road works were taking place developed diffuse bronchopneumonia with changes in hepatic and renal biochemical tests. Since neutrophilia was moderate and all bacteriological investigations were negative, the patient was given erythromycin and was tested for antibodies directed against Legionella pneumophila. The titers of these antibodies rose from 32 to 2048 after one month. The patient was cured.

Nano-indentation creep properties of the S2 cell wall lamina and compound corner middle lamella [abstract

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Joseph E. Jakes; Charles R. Frihart; James F. Beecher; Donald S. Stone

2010-01-01

Bulk wood properties are derived from an ensemble of processes taking place at the micron-scale, and at this level the properties differ dramatically in going from cell wall layers to the middle lamella. To better understand the properties of these micron-scaled regions of wood, we have developed a unique set of nano-indentation tools that allow us to measure local...

Rapid Technology Assessment Framework for Land Logistics

DTIC Science & Technology

2015-03-01

useful to the client? 2. Is it better that the current solution? 3. What investment is needed to develop it into a capability? This document...more important. Which technologies warrant investment of public funds? Which ones will deliver the greatest utility across the range of possible future...rapid analysis would take place before any further investment of time and money into detailed impact assessments. Whilst the document focuses on

The Impact of Education On Fertility and Child Mortality: Do Fathers Really Matter Less than Mothers? OECD Development Centre Working Paper, No. 217 (Formerly Webdoc No. 5)

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Breierova, Lucia; Duflo, Esther

2003-01-01

This paper takes advantage of a massive school construction program that took place in Indonesia between 1973 and 1978 to estimate the effect of education on fertility and child mortality. Time and region varying exposure to the school construction program generates instrumental variables for the average education in the household, and the…

Multiscale Fiber Kinking: Computational Micromechanics and a Mesoscale Continuum Damage Mechanics Models

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Herraez, Miguel; Bergan, Andrew C.; Gonzalez, Carlos; Lopes, Claudio S.

2017-01-01

In this work, the fiber kinking phenomenon, which is known as the failure mechanism that takes place when a fiber reinforced polymer is loaded under longitudinal compression, is studied. A computational micromechanics model is employed to interrogate the assumptions of a recently developed mesoscale continuum damage mechanics (CDM) model for fiber kinking based on the deformation gradient decomposition (DGD) and the LaRC04 failure criteria.

Air & Space Power Journal. Volume 19, Number 3, Fall 2005

DTIC Science & Technology

2005-09-01

5 Lt Gen Luís Evangelista Esteves de Araújo, Portuguese Air Force Origins of the Royal...ESTEVES DE ARAÚJO, PORTUGUESE AIR FORCE DEVELOPING A VISION of the future in a time marked by asymmetries and discontinuities calls for circum-spection...especially to properly per- ceive the constant changes taking place around us and the speed with which they unfold. De - spite the current environment

Natural Communication with Computers. Volume 1. Speech Understanding Research at BBN

DTIC Science & Technology

1974-12-01

Signal Processing Concurrently with the incremental simulation experiments used to develop insights into the organization of the control component and...us to seek an alternative organization for our phonemic dictionary. There is also the potential problem of new words being used to name new places... organize the lexicon for maximization of efficient retrieval by taking advantage of phonetic, syntactic and semantic relationsnips. Work has already

Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Technology Transition

DTIC Science & Technology

1997-01-01

detection of nuclear testing in space , navigation, meteo- rological monitoring, and communication. These early activities were transferred to the Military...used to detect nuclear tests in space and in the atmosphere as part of the overall basis for verification of a future nuclear test ban treaty. The first...background data to detect nuclear explosions taking place in space , and eventually also in the earth’s atmosphere. The program developed x-ray, neutron

Numerical calculation of the internal flow field in a centrifugal compressor impeller

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

Walitt, L.; Harp, J. L., Jr.; Liu, C. Y.

1975-01-01

An iterative numerical method has been developed for the calculation of steady, three-dimensional, viscous, compressible flow fields in centrifugal compressor impellers. The computer code, which embodies the method, solves the steady three dimensional, compressible Navier-Stokes equations in rotating, curvilinear coordinates. The solution takes place on blade-to-blade surfaces of revolution which move from the hub to the shroud during each iteration.

The Implementation of Character Education and Children's Literature to Teach Bullying Characteristics and Prevention Strategies to Preschool Children: An Action Research Project

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Freeman, Greta Griffin

2014-01-01

Bullying behaviors among young children are taking place in preschool classrooms and child-development centers. The author makes a case, based on bullying themes in children's literature and both qualitative and quantitative data collection with young children, for the use of children's picture books to teach character as bullying…

The Changes in Relational Trust during the First Year of a Distributed Leadership Implementation: A Descriptive Study on the Changes of Trust among Distributed Leadership Teams

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Rios, Francisco Javier Larrain

2017-01-01

This study examined the effects of a school improvement project involving Distributed leadership (DL), a perspective for studying or developing organization leadership through the interaction of organizational members and activities. This research was part of a larger DL Project taking place in York City School District, PA, which sought to…

Responsible pricing in value-based assessment of cancer drugs: real-world data are an inevitable addition to select meaningful new cancer treatments

PubMed Central

van Harten, Wim; IJzerman, Maarten J

2017-01-01

Recently, NICE was given the task of governing the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) in the UK as the latter was criticized for allowing too many insufficiently tested drugs to be covered [1, 2]. The CDF was initiated in 2012, but immediately received criticism from several health economists because of the rather strict coverage criteria that are commonly used by NICE for most other health services in the NHS. This led to questions about the use of different reimbursement criteria (why have a different fund otherwise?) for expensive cancer drugs. Such a separate fund would potentially take away large amounts of the collective health budget. This led to questions about the use of different reimbursement criteria (why have a different fund otherwise?) for expensive cancer drugs compared to other technologies. This is just one example of discussions that are taking place in many countries on the issue of drug coverage policies. This development takes place against a background of increasingly intense discussion on pricing and affordability of (new) cancer drugs, the responsible behavior of pharmaceutical companies that spend public resources for R&D, and the lack of transparency in pricing and R&D expenditure in combination with profit margins of sometimes up to 20%. We argue that Real-World Evidence (RWE) may play a much greater and, on occasion, pivotal role in developing sustainable cancer care, because it allows much better estimates of actual drug use and costs and increases transparency in health outcomes. PMID:28955404

Responsible pricing in value-based assessment of cancer drugs: real-world data are an inevitable addition to select meaningful new cancer treatments.

PubMed

van Harten, Wim; IJzerman, Maarten J

2017-01-01

Recently, NICE was given the task of governing the Cancer Drug Fund (CDF) in the UK as the latter was criticized for allowing too many insufficiently tested drugs to be covered [1, 2]. The CDF was initiated in 2012, but immediately received criticism from several health economists because of the rather strict coverage criteria that are commonly used by NICE for most other health services in the NHS. This led to questions about the use of different reimbursement criteria (why have a different fund otherwise?) for expensive cancer drugs. Such a separate fund would potentially take away large amounts of the collective health budget. This led to questions about the use of different reimbursement criteria (why have a different fund otherwise?) for expensive cancer drugs compared to other technologies. This is just one example of discussions that are taking place in many countries on the issue of drug coverage policies. This development takes place against a background of increasingly intense discussion on pricing and affordability of (new) cancer drugs, the responsible behavior of pharmaceutical companies that spend public resources for R&D, and the lack of transparency in pricing and R&D expenditure in combination with profit margins of sometimes up to 20%. We argue that Real-World Evidence (RWE) may play a much greater and, on occasion, pivotal role in developing sustainable cancer care, because it allows much better estimates of actual drug use and costs and increases transparency in health outcomes.

Disciplined Improvisation: Characteristics of Inquiry in Mindfulness-Based Teaching.

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Crane, Rebecca S; Stanley, Steven; Rooney, Michael; Bartley, Trish; Cooper, Lucinda; Mardula, Jody

Evidence for the effectiveness of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) is rapidly growing as interest in this field expands. By contrast, there are few empirical analyses of the pedagogy of MBSR and MBCT. Development of the evidence base concerning the teaching of MBCT or MBSR would support the integrity of the approach in the context of rapid expansion. This paper describes an applied conversation analysis (CA) of the characteristics of inquiry in the MBSR and MBCT teaching process. Audio-recordings of three 8-week MBCT and MBSR classes, with 24, 12, and 6 participants, were transcribed and systematically examined. The study focused on the teacher-led interactive inquiry which takes place in each session after a guided meditation practice. The study describes and analyzes three practices within the inquiry process that can be identified in sequences of talk: turn-taking talk involving questions and reformulations; the development of participant skills in a particular way of describing experience; and talk that constructs intersubjective connection and affiliation within the group. CA enables fine-grained analysis of the interactional work of mindfulness-based inquiry. Inquiry is a process of disciplined improvisation which is both highly specific to the conditions of the moment it took place in and uses repeated and recognizable patterns of interaction.

Brief report on academic contributions from China on the topic of rheumatic diseases.

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Gao, Y; Liu, X; Zhang, L; Xia, T; Zhao, D

2017-02-01

Academic contributions by Chinese scholars have grown to take second place worldwide since 2009. However, little was known about Chinese academic contributions and their influence on rheumatic diseases. In order to present an overview of this field, a comprehensive bibliometrics analysis was performed based on data from two databases up to 2015. Since 2013, China has occupied third place regarding the number of rheumatic diseases' publications. Nevertheless, most of these articles were not associated with high impact factors or frequent citations, let alone great influence. Multidisciplinary teams are being formed. Although on the right track, more efforts in all aspects are needed to improve developments in the area of rheumatology in China.

Growing Experiential Learning for the Future: REAL School Gardens

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McCarty, Jeanne; Ford, Vanessa; Ludes, Joe

2018-01-01

Sometimes taking innovative approach to learning means changing the venue. Traditional schooling takes place within walls, but an outdoor environment offers significant benefit in terms of learning through experience.

Advanced stages of embryonic development and cotylocidial morphogenesis in the intrauterine eggs of Aspidogaster limacoides Diesing, 1835 (Aspidogastrea), with comments on their phylogenetic implications.

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Świderski, Zdzisław; Poddubnaya, Larisa G; Gibson, David I; Młocicki, Daniel

2012-06-01

Ultrastructural aspects of the advanced embryonic development and cotylocidial morphogenesis of the aspidogastrean Aspidogaster limacoides are described. The posterior or distal regions of the uterus are filled with eggs containing larvae at advanced stages of morphogenesis and fully-formed cotylocidia. Various stages and organs of this larva are described in detail, including the aspects of the developing and fully-differentiated cotylocidium, the body wall (tegument and musculature), glandular regions and the protonephridial excretory system. Blastomere multiplication by means of mitotic divisions takes place simultaneously with the degeneration or apoptosis of some micromeres; this frequently observed characteristic is compared and discussed in relation to corresponding reports for other neodermatans. During the advanced stages of the embryonic development of A. limacoides, the vitelline syncytium disappears and the size of the embryo increases rapidly. Evident polarization of the differentiating larva was observed; towards one pole of the egg, cytodifferentiation of the mouth, surrounded by the oral sucker and cephalic glands, takes place, whereas, towards the opposite pole, differentiation of the posterior sucker (incipient ventral disc) occurs. The oral and posterior suckers are formed from numerous embryonic cells which have differentiated into myocytes. The central part of the oral sucker undergoes invagination and forms the future pharynx and intestine. Fully-developed cotylocidia of A. limacoides have a neodermatan type of tegument, flame cells and two types of glandular structures. These results suggest a sister relationship between the Aspidogastrea and the Digenea, although the systematic position of aspidogastreans in relation to other platyhelminth taxa remains somewhat equivocal.

Contraceptive prevalence, reproductive health, and international morality.

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Diczfalusy, E

1992-04-01

This article is a transcript of the 58th Joseph Price Oration, delivered by Egon Diczfalusy (MD, PhD) at the 10th Annual Meeting of the American Gynecological and Obstetrical Society, held in Carlsbad, California on September 5-7, 1991. In his speech, Diczfalusy discussed the international community's moral obligation to promoting reproductive health, which hinges primarily on contraceptive prevalence. WHO figures indicate that 85% of the world's births, 95% of the world's infant deaths, and 99% of the world's maternal deaths take place in developing countries. While a women in a developed country has a 1 in 1750 chance of dying from pregnancy-related causes, the risk is 1 in 24 for a woman in Africa. The goals of reproductive health are well-known: reducing the unmet need for family planning, increasing family planning services and methods; lessening maternal, infant, and child mortality and morbidity; and reducing the prevalence of STDs. An investment of $2/capita would eliminate most maternal deaths in the developing world. An additional $2/capita spending increase in developing countries would also immunize all children, eradicate polio, and provide the drugs necessary to cure all cases of diarrheal disease, acute respiratory infection tuberculosis, malaria, schistosomiasis, and STDs. But the most important element with respect to reproductive health is increasing contraceptive prevalence. Over the next decade, yearly world population increments will approach 97 million. 94% of this growth will take place in developing countries. As Diczfalusy explains, the technology and resources to solve these problems exists. At bottom, the obstacle to overcoming the problems is the lack of political will.

Take Steps Toward a Healthier Life | Poster

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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is promoting wellness by encouraging individuals to take the stairs. In an effort to increase participation in this program, NIH has teamed up with Occupational Health Services (OHS). OHS is placing NIH-sponsored “Take the Stairs” stickers on stair entrances, stair exits, and elevators.

50 CFR 216.104 - Submission of requests.

Code of Federal Regulations, 2010 CFR

2010-10-01

... requested (i.e., takes by harassment only; takes by harassment, injury and/or death) and the method of... technological) of equipment, methods, and manner of conducting such activity or other means of effecting the... similar significance; (12) Where the proposed activity would take place in or near a traditional Arctic...

MHD conversion of solar energy. [space electric power system

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Lau, C. V.; Decher, R.

1978-01-01

Low temperature plasmas wherein an alkali metal vapor is a component are uniquely suited to simultaneously absorb solar radiation by coupling to the resonance lines and produce electrical power by the MHD interaction. This work is an examination of the possibility of developing space power systems which take advantage of concentrated solar power to produce electricity. It is shown that efficient cycles in which expansion work takes place at nearly constant top cycle temperature can be devised. The power density of the solar MHD generator is lower than that of conventional MHD generators because of the relatively high seed concentration required for radiation absorption and the lower flow velocity permitted to avoid total pressure losses due to heating.

KSC-2014-2794

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2014-04-30

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Following a training exercise at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, helicopter pilot Bill Martin, a URS Federal Technical Services in the agency's Aircraft Operations, left, confers with Mark Huetter of Chenega Security & Support Solutions. Martin serves as assistant chief of Training for the center's Fire Rescue Department. The activity taking place in Kennedy's Launch Complex 39 turn-basin parking lot was only one of several drills. It was part of a new training program that was developed by Kennedy's Fire Rescue department along with NASA Aircraft Operations to sharpen the skills needed to help rescue personnel learn how to collaborate with helicopter pilots in taking injured patients to hospitals as quickly as possible. Photo credit: NASA/Dan Casper

75 FR 4442 - Sunshine Act Meetings; Unified Carrier Registration Plan Board of Directors

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2010-01-27

.... PLACE: This meeting will take place telephonically. Any interested person may call Mr. Avelino Gutierrez... Board. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Mr. Avelino Gutierrez, Chair, Unified Carrier Registration Board...

Hybrid Reality Lab Capabilities - Video 2

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Delgado, Francisco J.; Noyes, Matthew

2016-01-01

Our Hybrid Reality and Advanced Operations Lab is developing incredibly realistic and immersive systems that could be used to provide training, support engineering analysis, and augment data collection for various human performance metrics at NASA. To get a better understanding of what Hybrid Reality is, let's go through the two most commonly known types of immersive realities: Virtual Reality, and Augmented Reality. Virtual Reality creates immersive scenes that are completely made up of digital information. This technology has been used to train astronauts at NASA, used during teleoperation of remote assets (arms, rovers, robots, etc.) and other activities. One challenge with Virtual Reality is that if you are using it for real time-applications (like landing an airplane) then the information used to create the virtual scenes can be old (i.e. visualized long after physical objects moved in the scene) and not accurate enough to land the airplane safely. This is where Augmented Reality comes in. Augmented Reality takes real-time environment information (from a camera, or see through window, and places digitally created information into the scene so that it matches with the video/glass information). Augmented Reality enhances real environment information collected with a live sensor or viewport (e.g. camera, window, etc.) with the information-rich visualization provided by Virtual Reality. Hybrid Reality takes Augmented Reality even further, by creating a higher level of immersion where interactivity can take place. Hybrid Reality takes Virtual Reality objects and a trackable, physical representation of those objects, places them in the same coordinate system, and allows people to interact with both objects' representations (virtual and physical) simultaneously. After a short period of adjustment, the individuals begin to interact with all the objects in the scene as if they were real-life objects. The ability to physically touch and interact with digitally created objects that have the same shape, size, location to their physical object counterpart in virtual reality environment can be a game changer when it comes to training, planning, engineering analysis, science, entertainment, etc. Our Project is developing such capabilities for various types of environments. The video outlined with this abstract is a representation of an ISS Hybrid Reality experience. In the video you can see various Hybrid Reality elements that provide immersion beyond just standard Virtual Reality or Augmented Reality.