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Increasing Student Learning in Mathematics with the Use of Collaborative Teaching Strategies.

Three teacher researchers conducted this action research project to increase their 54 high school students’ achievements in mathematics. The teacher researchers had noticed a trend of low scores on teacher-made chapter tests and non-completion of daily homework. Standardized tests showed that most students scored below average on the mathematics portion, and the number of students having to repeat mathematics courses had increased. The students’ overall grades in mathematics have dropped, along with their attitudes towards mathematics learning. The project included 40 high school students enrolled in either Algebra 1-2 or Geometry classes, from August 27, 2008 through January 17, 2009. In each mathematics classes, there is a mixture of both freshmen and sophomores containing ten boys and ten girls. Both mathematics classes are collaborative classes where a regular education mathematics teacher and a special education teacher teach collaboratively. The teacher researchers planned three different interventions including incorporating multiple intelligence based lessons, offering positive reinforcement for homework, and involving the students in more regular group work. The teacher researchers started by having their students participate in a multiple intelligence survey and based their lessons on intelligences most prominent in their classes. To increase homework completion, the teacher researchers rewarded students who completed five consecutive assignments with a free homework pass. The group work took place during homework time in class. Students were divided into groups of four or five based on their ability level and worked as a team on homework and other activities. The teacher researchers gathered data using three different tools which included obtaining average test scores, average homework completion, and student surveys to understand how the collaborative setting affected their learning. They found that some of the interventions did not work as planned. For example, offering positive reinforcement to increase homework completion had a negative effect on the students. The decline in the average homework completion was 0.68% in one class and 6.22% in the other mathematics class. There were mixed results from both classes regarding the average test scores. Overall, the majority of the students felt that being in a collaborative setting helped to improve their learning in mathematics.
III. REMNANTS OF AUSCHWITZ: The Witness and the Archive

A philosophical study of the testimony of the survivors of Auschwitz. In this book the Italian philosopher Giorgio Agamben looks closely at the literature of the survivors of Auschwitz, probing the philosophical and ethical questions raised by their testimony. "In its form, this book is a kind of perpetual commentary on testimony. It did not seem possible to proceed otherwise. At a certain point, it became clear that testimony contained at its core an essential lacuna; in other words, the survivors bore witness to something it is impossible to bear witness to. As a consequence, commenting on survivors' testimony necessarily meant interrogating this lacuna or, more precisely, attempting to listen to it. Listening to something absent did not prove fruitless work for this author. Above all, it made it necessary to clear away almost all the doctrines that, since Auschwitz, have been advanced in the name of ethics. "-Giorgio Agamben
Periodontitis as A Risk Factor of Unprovoked Venous Thromboembolic Disease: An Emerging Association

Venous thromboembolism is a multifactorial disease. Major provoking factors are identified in 50–60 % of patients, but 40-50% of cases remains unexplained. In recent years, the role of chronic inflammatory disorders has been extensively investigated. Recently, immunothrombosis could explain some cases of “unprovoked” VTE. The inflammation may have an influence on three key elements of coagulation: initiation and propagation of coagulative cascade; downregulation of natural anticoagulants; inhibition of fibrinolitic pathway. Several components of the immune system, including cytokines, different types of leukocytes and platelets are involved in underlying inflammatory processes of VTE. In recent years, periodontal disease has been related to a large number of systemic disorders and relationship is observed between the presence of periodontitis and venous thromboembolic disease. Porphyromonas gingivalis, a Gram-negative anaerobic bacterium, is the major etiologic agent which contributes to chronic periodontitis. Periodonthopatogenic bacteria are able to provoke endothelial dysfunction, platelets activation, inflammatory cytokines production, and autoimmunity reactions thath lead to thrombin generation. The periodontitis could therefore explain a non-negligible percentage of unprovoked venous thromboembolic disease.
La Cueva de Les Mallaetes y los Problemas del Paleolítico Superior del Mediterráneo Español

En 1946 se iniciaron, bajo la direccion del Prof. L. Pericot y con la ayuda de F. Jorda, los primeros trabajos de excavacion de Les Mallaetes (Barig, Valencia) trabajos que se continuaron durante los anos 1947 al 1949. Los materiales fueron estudiados de un modo superficial, aunque pronto se echaron de ver una serie de discordancias, junto a grandes coincidencias, con la sucesion estratigrafica que habia proporcionado, segun Pericot, la vecina cueva del Parpallo.
Artificial Grammar Learning and Its Neurobiology in Relation to Language Processing and Development

The artificial grammar learning (AGL) paradigm enables systematic investigation of the acquisition of linguistically relevant structures. It is a paradigm of interest for language processing research, interfacing with theoretical linguistics, and for comparative research on language acquisition and evolution. This chapter presents a key for understanding major variants of the paradigm. An unbiased summary of neuroimaging findings of AGL is presented, using meta-analytic methods, pointing to the crucial involvement of the bilateral frontal operculum and regions in the right lateral hemisphere. Against a background of robust posterior temporal cortex involvement in processing complex syntax, the evidence for involvement of the posterior temporal cortex in AGL is reviewed. Infant AGL studies testing for neural substrates are reviewed, covering the acquisition of adjacent and non-adjacent dependencies as well as algebraic rules. The language acquisition data suggest that comparisons of learnability of complex grammars performed with adults may now also be possible with children.
Role of Nitric Oxide and Prostaglandins in the Bone Formation Response to Mechanical Loading

&NA; CHOW, J.W. M. Role of nitric oxide and prostaglandins in the bone formation response to mechanical loading. Exerc. Sport Sci. Rev., Vol. 28, No. 4, pp 185‐188, 2000. Nitric oxide and prostaglandins are crucial early mediators in mechanically induced bone formation. They are also responsible for the associated induction of gene expression of c‐fos and IGF‐1 in osteocytes, key mechanosensory cells in bone. Insight into the cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying bone formation has important implications for the maintenance of structural competence of bone.
Communicative Presence in Videocommunications

This paper deals with factors affecting Communicative Presence in videocommunications. Communicative Presence is defined as the capacity of a system to transfer mutual communicative signals of interlocutors. The experiment the paper reports on examined the effects of various features of videoconferencing systems in terms of several aspects, such as the conferees' feeling of being individually addressed by non-verbal signals (e.g. eye-contact), the flow of conversation, user satisfaction, and the willingness to use videoconferencing systems. One system feature that was systematically varied was the degree of vertical and horizontal eye-contact angles. In order to reduce the horizontal eye-contact angles for the two test subjects acting as conferees at one site of the experimental set-up, two different images (one per conferee) which were in accordance with the perspectives the conferees would have in a similar face-to-face meeting were displayed (“view-per-person” principle). Another feature that was examined was the spatial resolution of the displayed images. The results showed that large eye-contact angles as well as a low resolution decrease the feeling of Communicative Presence. Within the framework of the experiment, the hypothesis concerning the benefits of a view-per-person representation could not be verified.
Changing practice through policy: trainee teachers and the National Numeracy Strategy

Externally imposed educational change is generally perceived with trepidation by teachers, as it can alter their practice to a greater or lesser extent, involve learning new skills and spending more time on routine tasks. This paper explores the effects of the top-down initiative of the National Numeracy Strategy (NNS) on a group of primary trainee teachers in England, and is based on the findings of an empirical study in which the data were gathered through in-depth interviewing. It is suggested that the student teachers see the NNS as a helpful framework for developing their professional expertise in an area where they often have experienced some anxiety. The ways in which the NNS has impacted on the trainees' understanding of their task as teachers of mathematics in a primary school are also examined.
Statistical multiplexing and buffer sharing in multimedia high-speed networks: a frequency domain perspective

An essential feature of the ATM-based solution for BISDN is its potential to use the same set of network resources to support a vast variety of user services. We study the effectiveness of statistical multiplexing and buffer sharing under the multimedia high-speed networking environment. We focus on the impact of frequency domain source characteristics on dynamic resource-sharing. By applying a novel statistical matching technique, we can, for the first time, investigate the multiplexing performance of a wide-range of realistic traffic sources using sophisticated traffic models. It has been shown that the effectiveness of statistical multiplexing and buffer sharing highly depends on the frequency domain characteristics of the traffic as well as the corresponding QoS requirements. For practical "low-frequency" sources, e.g. VBR-video streams and LAN-to-LAN traffic, significant savings in bandwidth and buffer-space can be achieved via resource sharing under practical loss and delay constraints. These findings re-illustrate the important role of traffic characteristics in the design/selection of network control strategies. The trade-offs among different design alternatives (e.g. multiplexing vs. buffering) and the implications on some control schemes, e.g. traffic shaping/input-rate control, are also discussed.
A CASE OF SICKLE CELL ANEMIA WITH NECROPSY

Sickle cell anemia is a new disease, in the sense that it is just coming into general attention. It appears to be a familial disease or status peculiar to the negro race. Chief of its characteristics is an anomaly of the red blood cells evidenced in their tendency to assume elongated sickle or crescent shapes or various bizarre distortions. In some cases the disease appears to consist in nothing more than this erythrocytic abnormality; again, certain minor physical disabilities may be added, while in occasional cases there are recurrent paroxysms of acute illness with fever, prostration, pain in the extremities or joints and evidences of marked hemolytic blood destruction. HISTORICAL DATA First recognition of the disease is credited to Herrick 1 who, in 1910, described a case of severe anemia in which he had noticed that many of the red corpuscles were of peculiar elongated sickle shaped or crescent shaped forms.
What is the content and process of a comprehensive mental health nursing assessment

4 Chapter 1 Background 5 Introduction 5 Statement of the problem 7 Study design 7 Results 9 Structure of thesis 9 Significance of the thesis 10 Chapter 2 What is a comprehensive mental health nursing assessment? A review of the literature. 13 Commentary 25 Chapter 3 Methodology 29 Introduction 29 Method 37 Results 54 Conclusion 55 Chapter 4 A comprehensive mental health nursing assessment: variability of content in practice. 60 Commentary 74 Chapter 5. What is the process of a comprehensive mental health nursing assessment? Results from a qualitative study 77 Commentary 92 Chapter 6 No model of a comprehensive mental health nursing assessment? 95 Commentary 105
Sexual abuse of children. A hospital-based study.

Five child victims of rape, 9 of indecent assault and 4 of incest presenting at the Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital, Cape Town, over a 6-month period were investigated. The children ranged in age from 2 to 12 years, and the majority were female. In 65% of cases the offender was known to the child. Although all cases of rape were reported to the police, very few indecent assaults were reported. In 7 cases of sexual abuse there were no abnormal physical findings, but rape resulted in extensive physical injury. It is emphasized that regardless of the nature of the abuse, the child and the family involved are under a great deal of emotional stress, and management requires the expertise of a multidisciplinary team. Language: en
Hubungan Faktor Predisposisi, Pendukung, Dan Penguat Dengan Tindakan Penggunaan Kondom Pada WPS Untuk Pencegahan HIV/AIDS Di Kabupaten Serdang Bedagai

Tujuan. Menganalisis hubungan faktor predisposisi (pengetahuan dan sikap), pendukung (ketersediaan kondom) dan penguat (dukungan mucikari dan petu-gas kesehatan) dengan tindakan WPS dalam penggunaan kondom untuk pencegahan HIV/AIDS. Kasus HIV/AIDS mengalami peningkatan setiap tahun-nya. Metode. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian survei dengan desain cross-sectional study. Jumlah sampel adalah 97 WPS (total sampling). Data dianalisis dengan menggunan uji Chi-square. Hasil. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa 45,4% WPS menggunakan kon-dom dengan kategori Baik pada saat berhubungan Seks dan 54,6% WPS menggunakan kondom dengan kategori Tidak Baik. Hasil uji chi-square menunjukkan bahwa terdapat empat variabel yang berhubungan secara signifi-kan dengan tindakan penggunaan kondom, yaitu sikap (p=0,034), ket-ersediaan kondom (p=0,027), dukungan mucikari (p=0,024), dan dukungan petugas kesehatan (p=0,003). Dukungan petugas kesehatan yang paling ber-hubungan dengan tindakan penggunaan kondom (p=0,005) dan kekuatan hubungan sebesar Exp(B) sebesar 4,727. Kesimpulan dan Saran. Untuk meningkatkan pengetahuan WPS, disarankan untuk memberi pelatihan rutin secara berkesinambungan mengenai manfaat kondom, cara penggunaan kondom, dan informasi mengenai HIV/AIDS. Soli-daritas mucikari terhadap WPS harus ditingkatkan dengan melakukan pendekatan persuasif antara mucikari dengan WPS. Kata Kunci: Kondom, HIV/AIDS, Wanita Pekerja Seks
A Novel Neural Network SC_MRAS Based Observer for High-Performance SPIM Drives

In this paper, a novel Stator Current Model Reference Adaptive System (SC_MRAS) based scheme using Neural Network (NN) for sensorless controlled of Six Phase Induction Motor (SPIM) drive is presented. For this scheme, the measured stator current components are used as the reference model to avoid the pure integrator problems and reduce influence of motor parameter variation. The two layer linear NN stator current observer is used as an adaptive model, which has been trained online by means of a Back Propagation Network (BPN) algorithm, to estimate rotor speed and update stator resistance value. The Voltage Model (VM) based rotor flux identifier with value of stator resistance is updated online is used to provide the rotor flux for the adaptive model, this helps to overcome the instability problem in the regenerating mode of operation that occur when using current model for rotor flux identifier and enhance the low speed operation performance of the proposed scheme. Simulation results have demonstrated that the proposed MRAS observer is significantly improved especially at low and near zero speed range, Sensorless results also confirm the instability problem not exist in the regenerating mode in low speed region.
Learning-Based Joint Configuration for Cellular Networks

Cellular network configuration is critical for network performance. Current practice is mostly based on field experience and manual adjustment. The process is labor-intensive, error-prone, and far from optimal. To automate and optimize cellular network configuration, in this paper, we propose an online-learning-based joint-optimization approach that addresses a few specific challenges: limited data availability, convoluted sample data, highly complex optimization due to interactions among neighboring cells, and the need to adapt to network dynamics. In our approach, to learn an appropriate utility function for a cell, we develop a neural-network-based model that addresses the convoluted sample data issue and achieves good accuracy based on data aggregation. Based on the utility function learned, we formulate a global network configuration optimization problem. To solve this high-dimensional nonconcave maximization problem, we design a Gibbs-sampling-based algorithm that converges to an optimal solution when a technical parameter is small enough. Furthermore, we design an online scheme that updates the learned utility function and solves the corresponding maximization problem efficiently to adapt to network dynamics. To illustrate the idea, we use the case study of pilot power configuration. Numerical results illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Comparação entre medidas de descarga, simetria e transferência de peso em indivíduos com e sem hemiparesia

Avaliacao da Simetria e Transferencia de Peso (ASTP) foi indicada para se fazer associacao entre simetria e atividades funcionais nas hemiparesias, apontando simetricos como mais capacitados. Contudo, tais relacoes nao sao claras e divergem com evidencias que sugerem assimetrias como estrategias funcionais. Assim, objetivou-se verificar se as medidas subjetivamente determinadas pela ASTP concordam com medidas calculas pela descarga de peso entre os pes. Realizou-se estudo observacional do tipo transversal para amostra de sujeitos com hemiparesia (n=20) pareados por idade e genero a controles (n=20). Os participantes submeteram-se a procedimentos para obtencao de escore determinado pela ASTP e para calculo da razao de simetria (RS) na descarga de peso entre os pes obtido por meio de duas balancas digitais. Os resultados obtidos pela ASTP identificaram apenas um sujeito com hemiparesia apresentando simetria, dentre os quatro sujeitos identificados pela RS como simetricos. Ainda, a ASTP nao diferenciou assimetrias com sobrecarga para o lado afetado e apresentou correlacao significativa somente quando os escores foram analisados com os valores de RS<1(sobrecarga para o lado nao afetado). Conclui-se que a ASTP nao foi concordante em identificar sujeitos hemipareticos com descarga de peso compativel com simetria. Ainda, nao identificou sobrecargas para o lado afetado que poderia conduzir a analises equivocadas da associacao entre simetria e desempenho funcional.
Chapter 38:E-learning Environments for Health Care: Advantages, Risks, and Implications

The increasing diffusion of learning environments mediated by computers, or Virtual Learning Environments (VLEs) (Wilson, 1996) is a phenomenon of enormous visibility and significance for the society and individuals living in the Information Era. In the health care context, there is no question that the diffusion of VLEs has profoundly changed education and practice. Medical training on “real” patients is no longer acceptable (Gallagher & Cates, 2004) and there is an increasing demand for simulation-based medical education. Continuing advances in Virtual Reality (VR) technology and computer-based Simulations Devices, available at increasingly low cost have opened new frontiers in teaching since the end of the 20th century. Disparities in medical information and education are a major determinant of health practice inequities in developing communities. The recent diffusion of the internet1 is facilitating the creation and circulation of “new” VLEs in the health-care field, that overcome traditional boundaries of “space”, “time”, and “place”. Yet, online learning environments bring along huge opportunities for learning and knowledge exchange among multiple users in remote areas of the world, but also new barriers. The validity of the new internet mediated learning environments has still to be tested, especially for what concerns their ability to: (1) overcome “traditional boundaries” characterizing the learning experience and consequently change medical education and profession and (2) Help educate patients and “health seekers”.
Sight, Sound, Motion: Applied Media Aesthetics

The most comprehensive book on the market, SIGHT SOUND MOTION/APPLIED MEDIA AESTHETICS describes the major aesthetic image elements--light and color, space, time-motion, and sound--and how they are used in television and film. Zettl's comprehensive coverage of aesthetic theory and how that theory can be successfully applied place this text in a class by itself. This edition is richly illustrated with visuals that often draw on traditional art forms, such as painting, sculpture, and dance.
Linking Data for Health Services Research: A Framework and Instructional Guide

Health registries greatly enhance health services research, especially when linked with other data sources such as administrative claims. Recently, concerns about patient privacy and data security have produced policies such as the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) that reduce the availability of sensitive identifying information. In this context, the development of effective record linkage approaches for varying scenarios of data availability is critical. This report presents a conceptual framework and instructional information that scientifically describe the strengths and limitations of different approaches to record linkage of registries to other data sources.
Is our Ground-Truth for Tra c Classi cation Reliable ? ?

The validation of the di erent proposals in the tra c classication literature is a controversial issue. Usually, these works base their results on a ground-truth built from private datasets and labeled by techniques of unknown reliability. This makes the validation and comparison with other solutions an extremely di cult task. This paper aims to be a rst step towards addressing the validation and trustworthiness problem of network tra c classi ers. We perform a comparison between 6 well-known DPI-based techniques, which are frequently used in the literature for ground-truth generation. In order to evaluate these tools we have carefully built a labeled dataset of more than 500 000 ows, which contains tra c from popular applications. Our results present PACE, a commercial tool, as the most reliable solution for ground-truth generation. However, among the open-source tools available, NDPI and especially Libprotoident, also achieve very high precision, while other, more frequently used tools (e.g., L7lter) are not reliable enough and should not be used for ground-truth generation in their current form.