bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Дослідження академічної обдарованості майбутніх учителів
Authors: Карієв Адлет , Оразбаєва Фаузія , Іманкулова Меруерт , Васільєва Валентіна
Published: May 2024

Метою дослідження є з’ясування психологічних змістових параметрів, кореляційних взаємозв’язків і факторів академічної обдарованості майбутніх учителів. Зроблено припущення, що особистісні фактори академічної обдарованості майбутніх вчителів матимуть статистично достовірні кореляційні зв’язки з академічною успішністю та параметрами інтелекту; досліджувані групи, розподілені за академічною оцінкою успішності, матимуть значущі відмінності за особистісними факторами академічної обдарованості, вербальним, математичним і просторовим інтелектом. Методи. У дослідженні взяли участь студенти 2–4 курсів, які навчаються на очній формі педагогічних спеціальностей трьох вищих навчальних закладів: двох з Казахстану – Казахського національного педагогічного університету імені Абая (КНПУ імені Абая), Південно-Казахстанського університету імені М. Ауезова (ПКУ імені М. Ауезова) й одного вищого навчального закладу Болгарії – Русенського університету “Ангела Канчева” (РУ “Ангел Канчев”), загальною кількістю 258 осіб віком від 18 до 22 років. Застосовано методику діагностики особистісних факторів обдарованості (ЛФО) (Бельская, 2019); “Тест структури інтелекту” (IST 2000) (Amtchauer et al., 2001). Додатково використано змінну – академічна оцінка успішності (АОУ). Результати. Кореляційним аналізом Пірсона (R) встановлено п’ятнадцять кореляційних зв’язків (р≤.050; р≤.010; p<.001) факторів академічної обдарованості з типами інтелекту й академічною оцінкою успішності. З’ясовано, що фактор обдарованості “надcитуативна активність” має найбільшу кількість достовірних кореляційних зв’язків – чотири (p<.001; р≤.050), й обґрунтовано, що цей фактор є найважливішим і найбільш залежним у академічній обдарованості майбутніх учителів. Встановлено U-критерієм Манна-Уітні статистично достовірну перевагу групи 2 (високий рівень академічної оцінки успішності) за параметром “надcитуативна активність” (U=6340.000; p<.040). Пояснено, що надситуативна активність респондентів є системоутворювальним фактором академічної обдарованості майбутніх учителів. Дискусія і висновки. Отримані емпіричні результати і з’ясовані статистично достовірні зв’язки та відмінності мають наукову новизну й прикладну цінність. Запропоновано низку рекомендацій, які стосуються реорганізації та впровадження інноваційних процесів підготовки майбутніх учителів із метою розвитку академічної обдарованості та надання обдарованим студентам якісного психолого-педагогічного супроводу.
The Prevalence of Trypanosoma Species in Silver Catfish (Bagrus bajad) from Zobe Reservoir, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State
Authors: Sadauki Mustapha Amadu , Bako Hadiza , Aisha B.
Published: May 2024

This research investigates the prevalence of Trypanosoma species in the silver catfish (Bagrus bajad) population in Zobe Reservoir, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State. The study aims to provide insights into the parasitic infection rates, identify prevalent Trypanosoma species, and assess its potential impacts on the health and population dynamics of silver catfish in the reservoir. A total of 108 silver catfish samples were collected from Zobe Reservoir in Dutsin-Ma, Katsina, Nigeria at bi-weekly intervals, from July-September; 2023 for the discovery of blood parasites and subjected to thorough parasitological examination. Microscopic analysis, including blood smears and tissue samples, was employed to identify and classify Trypanosoma species. Preliminary findings revealed the presence of Trypanosome infections in the silver catfish population, with a variation in prevalence rates among the sampled specimens. The study identifies specific Trypanosoma species affecting the silver catfish in Zobe Reservoir, shedding light on the diversity and distribution of these parasites in the aquatic ecosystem. The Bagrus bajad obtained according to sex indicates 29 males and 79 females were examined. Females had the highest percentage of infection, 10.12%, while males had the lowest percentage of infection, 3.45%. The results of this research contribute valuable data to the understanding of Trypanosome infections in silver catfish populations, with implications for fisheries management, conservation efforts, and the potential transmission of these parasites to other aquatic organisms. Furthermore, the study underscores the importance of continued monitoring and surveillance to assess the dynamic interactions between Trypanosomes and their fish hosts in freshwater ecosystems.
Effects of Sun vs Shade and Leaf Age on Leaf Morphology, Herbivory, and Physical Defenses in the Swiss Cheese Plant (Monstera adansonii)
Authors: Adriana Jacobi
Published: May 2024

Abstract
One important structural defense of plants is calcium oxalate crystals or raphides. In this project, I studied one species in the plant family Araceae, Monstera adansonii, a widely distributed plant in the tropics, that is known to contain raphides. Plants of this species were sampled in sun or shade locations. For each plant, three leaves were sampled, the first fully expanded leaf on a plant (leaf 1) and two more leaves below it, leaf 3 and leaf 5. For each leaf, I measured:  leaf area, number of fenestrations (naturally occurring holes in the leaf), amount of herbivory, and density of raphides. I compared these measures on leaves of different ages from sun versus shade plants. Results showed that: 1) older leaves were significantly larger than younger leaves (P < 0.001), but there was no effect of light environment (P = 0.199); 2) density of raphides was not significantly affected by sun (P = 0.147) and density of raphides decreased with leaf age (P = 0.0097); 3) the number of fenestrations was significantly higher in plants in the sun (P = 0.01), but did not differ with leaf age (P = 0.702); 4) herbivory was not affected by sun exposure (P = 0.29) but was marginally significantly affected by raphide density (P = 0.06). There was a significant interaction between raphide density and light exposure on herbivory, in that in the shade there was a negative relationship where herbivory decreased as raphides increased, but in the sun, a positive relationship where herbivory increases as raphides increase (P = 0.04).
Lay Summary
Deforestation poses significant threats to the fragile ecosystem of tropical rainforests. Costa Rica’s Monteverde Cloud Forest, known for its rich biodiversity, relies on canopy tree cover for habitat protection and the maintenance of ecological balance. Tree loss can have a cascading effect on the ecosystem, which may negatively affect many species. When this balance is disrupted through deforestation, understory plants, such as Monstera adansonii, or the well-known “Swiss cheese” houseplant, are exposed to direct sun and harsh environmental elements. They may be initially ill-equipped to handle these conditions, but plants can physically adapt to their surrounding environment.
To understand how plants may adapt to new conditions, I studied physical differences in Monstera adansonii between shaded understory areas and sunny exposed areas, which are created by forest clearing. I examined its physical differences, including the concentration of calcium oxalate crystals within its leaves. Among others, my results showed that the plants in the sun experienced more damage by herbivores than the plants in the shade. Through this study, I have “shed light” on the effects of deforestation and what this plant and many other understory plants may face as the rate of deforestation increases.
For the full text, please visit https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/undergraduate_honors_theses/d791sh621.
The Importance of Viewing a Racially Marginalized Role Model for Racially Marginalized Women Students in Video Media
Authors: Bickford Julia
Published: May 2024

The current study was in hopes of expanding research to lessen the gap of racially marginalized women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics). I analyzed students’ inspiration to pursue STEM interests, careers, and/or environments after watching the documentary Picture a Scientist, which featured women scientists, including a racially marginalized women scientist. I specifically analyzed whether students from marginalized racial groups were inspired by the Black woman scientist (and potential role model), in comparison to the two White women scientists, and whether feeling inspired by the scientists in the film influenced viewers’ career aspirations in STEM. To answer my research questions, I analyzed data from a large survey completed by viewers of Picture a Scientist. Viewers completed the first survey immediately after viewing the film (time 1, n = 814) and a follow-up survey six weeks later (time 2, n = 453). For my analyses, I specifically focused on the film’s impact on students’ level of inspiration to pursue STEM. I found that Black/Latine/Indigenous students (i.e., students with racially minoritized identities) were more inspired by the Black women scientist compared to the two White scientists featured in the film. Moreover, women students were generally more inspired by the scientists than men students. Finally, feeling inspired by the scientists at time 1 predicted changes in STEM career aspirations at time 2. The current research provides initial evidence for the effectiveness of using video media to introduce racially marginalized women students to the most beneficial role models to increase their representation in STEM.
For the full text, please visit https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/undergraduate_honors_theses/9k41zg029.
The Effect of a Mental Health Intervention on Health Behaviors among Cancer Survivors
Authors: Cody Moxam
Published: May 2024

Background: Adherence to health behavior guidelines (i.e., limiting alcohol use, remaining physically active, maintaining a healthy diet, quitting smoking) for cancer survivors can reduce the risk of cancer recurrence, improve survival rates, and improve quality of life (QOL; WCRF/AICR, 2007; Demark et al., 2015; Wang et al., 2020). Adherence to health behavior guidelines among patients with cancer is low, ranging from 7-40% across health behaviors (Tollosa, 2019).
Methods: The present study evaluated the effectiveness of an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) group intervention (Valued Living; VL) delivered by social workers in community oncology clinics designed to target anxiety, to improve health behaviors relative to enhanced usual care (EUC). One hundred thirty-five cancer survivors with moderate to high anxiety were randomized 1:1 to Valued Living (VL; a 7-session ACT-informed group) or EUC (usual onsite supportive care plus an emailed list of resources).  Participants self-reported health behaviors (i.e., tobacco use, alcohol use, dietary risk behavior, and physical activity) at baseline, and 1-week post-intervention.
Results: There was no statistically significant effect of treatment on health behaviors. Alcohol and tobacco use were not significantly correlated at baseline; physical activity was weakly, negatively correlated with fast food, snacks, or pizza consumption and moderately, positively correlate fruit and vegetable consumption. Fruit and vegetable consumption was weakly, negatively correlated with fast food, snacks and pizza consumption. Binge drinking was moderately positively correlated with soda and sweetened drink intake. Participant health behavior rates were: 9.02% reported tobacco use in the last 30 days; 20.30% binge alcohol use; 46.90% exercised 150 minutes or more each week. Conclusions: Interventions that integrate mental and behavioral health, and/or medical referrals for participants that struggle with health behaviors are needed to improve study beneficence and utiliae a critical opportunity to provide care to people that need it.
For the full text and references, please visit https://scholar.colorado.edu/concern/undergraduate_honors_theses/xk81jm90q.
Humanity
Authors: Malone Madeleine
Published: May 2024

Grasping the concept of humanity is difficult, and it often feels as though its slipping through your fingers. This is the feeling I was attempting to convey in this piece. The absurdity of life and its disillusionment of normalcy is captivated by the floating orbs and geometric lines throughout this piece, things the hands are never fully able to grasp. 
Charcoal and pen on 9"x12" paper
Dagger
Authors: Delaney Hartmann
Published: May 2024

This is an allegory about how matrilineal suffering is passed down through generations between mothers and daughters. I was influenced by the feminist horror genre while writing this piece, specifically the works of Shirley Jackson, Margaret Atwood, and Julia Armfield. I also wrote this story in acknowledgement of the strength that my sister, mother and grandmothers embody each day.
An accessible review on black holes
Authors: Barrios Aaron
Published: May 2024

Black holes are among the most famous scientifically studied objects. Besides the numerous papers written about them every year, they are the subjects for much of the sci-fi genre, such as Interstellar. Furthermore, with the relatively recent imaging of two supermassive black holes, much effort has been put into explaining black holes to the public. Yet more advanced learners–such as undergraduate researchers–are caught between the limited descriptions of public-based information and the maze of complex, deeply-mathematical papers. The goal of this paper is to bridge these two areas with an accessible yet rigorous review of black holes and their accretion disks.
Broken Dishes
Authors: Berry Elizabeth
Published: May 2024

Many people view things such as sewing, quilting, knitting, and other crafts to be inferior to art and only for old ladies. In America, due to a combination of misogyny and industrialization, traditional crafting typically done by women has for a prolonged time been looked down upon and neglected to be passed along to younger generations. I want to bring these art forms attention and help younger generations learn and appreciate the essential tools our ancestors couldn’t have survived without. In the piece titled “Broken Dishes”, I based most of the carving on an antique quilt from the 19th century, which follows the broken dishes pattern. I chose to imitate this particular pattern because I felt the name broken dishes is reminiscent of the broken tradition of passing crafting down to children, and dishes alluding to another traditional woman’s job of preparing and cleaning up after meals. Quilts such as these were handcrafted, typically with scraps from clothes. These were an art form as much as they were a necessity. Currently, I am working on making a quilt with scraps of fabric from my mother’s and grandmother’s childhoods, including scraps from as early as the 1920s. This is the first quilt I have ever made, and it has been extremely meaningful to sort through pieces of family history and imagine what my great-grandmother and grandmother made out of the fabric. In the making of any quilt, an insane amount of time is put into all of the details, and I wanted my carving to be proportionally detailed. I intentionally made the triangles very small because with scrap quilts you are often forced to work with very small pieces. I chose not to use color for the prints because I felt no one color could do justice to the amazing combination of colors and patterns in scrap quilts.
Media Type: Relief
Dimensions: 10" x 12"
Do Androids Dream of Sonata in C?
Authors: Funston Lauren
Published: May 2024

The recent advent of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has led to discussions around the role of technology within creative fields. One field of particular interest is music, which artificial intelligence researchers have been attempting to emulate for decades. Music has long been characterized as a precise and logical algorithmic endeavor, a view exemplified by the field of music theory; however, it also carries a spiritual and emotional history as a core element of the human experience. This dual nature makes music a perfect case study for examining the relationship between artificial intelligence and traditional art forms. This article explores the roles of both human cognition and mathematical logic in music composition to construct an understanding of how generative artificial intelligence interacts with traditional art forms. Ultimately, while generative technologies are now capable of producing and perhaps even enhancing musical compositions, they continue to fundamentally lack the emotional nuance necessary to produce truly moving works of art.
Poise
Authors: Hartley Abby
Published: May 2024

In this piece, I wished to capture the effortless elegance and cutting silhouette of my muse, with her features bathed in cool light. To give the drawing a soft and smooth feel, I shaded it using a digital brush that mimics the finish of oil paint. Inspired by my love of vintage comics, I then applied a halftone overlay to the piece to achieve a more captivating texture. I also used a gritty halftone brush to add subtle highlights to my muse’s eyelid, urging viewers to focus on her downcast gaze. The dramatic lighting I implemented in this piece highlights a small scar along my subject’s cheekbone, a minute imperfection that fails to detract from her beauty and poise. 
Digital drawing, 1620px x 2150px
Wake
Authors: Brander Ari
Published: May 2024

The unspoken truths of a college student who lost a parent. What people won't tell you about grief: it is lonely. Talking about the truths helps a little.
Asphalt
Authors: Brander Ari
Published: May 2024

The poem emulates the dissociative in-between of my mother dying and me finding out. Even though my senses were telling me something terrible had happened, her death still hit me like a bus.
Cycle of Wisdom
Authors: Sieker Katherine
Published: May 2024

My mother’s voice lives within me, just as her mother’s lives within her. The beautiful, sometimes cruel words linger all the same.
Just one of many feminine hardships.
The cycle of wisdom is infinite, I learned from them, as they learn from me. Eventually, understanding, forgiving, but not forgetting.
It is our choice to decide what to do with the burden and blessing of being different from our mothers.
These three elaborate, expressive pots along with the layered centerpiece, are hand built fully functional vessels. Teapots are a ritualistic object; they provide, they carry, they keep warm. I utilized this idea of giving and holding, to translate a tea set into a conversation between women. The pots are placed in a circle, representing grandmother, mother, and daughter, and the conversations, both beautiful and difficult, that they share and hold forever.
Coil-Built porcelain pots are decorated with beautiful high fire chun and crater glazes to emphasize both their beauty and their grotesque nature as well. The crater glaze appears almost as a lace, but it is far from delicate, while the chun runs and changes beautifully with the light and texture of the pots. Details of ruffle slabs of clay and pearls attached to the pots reflect both the feminine form as well as classic feminine items, just as the ones surrounding the place set.
Porcelain, glaze, glass, jewelry, womanly items
Hidden Reflections
Authors: Mesi Hannah
Published: May 2024

During the 11th century, the Baths of Doña María de Padilla of the Alcazar in Seville, Spain were built with intricate details surrounding every corner and inch of its territory for the Muslim government. While Muslim ancestors ruled at this time, the unique and different influences of rich culture were embedded in the etched patterns, silky streams and even in the wild gardens.
At the Palace of Alcazar, everything left me with a feeling of amazement as I had never seen anything like it; however I had yet to take a photo with my camera. Nothing just felt right. It was walking through the winding insides of the buildings that I came upon these baths. With no words to put to the feeling, everything felt so silent yet so loud within the never-ending details of the reflection. Just as these baths were meant for a community to escape the blistering Sevilla sun they were meant for stories and legends of mistresses and whispers between families.
There is so much hidden meaning that travel and worldliness is able to share with each of us through open arms. Every place has something to offer that can’t be seen quite the same anywhere else. The unexplainable feelings of this image where people once all shared together inspires me to embrace the wonderful differences between cultures every day. We have so much to learn from each other, why not start learning now.
Digital photography
Refractions
Authors: Christopher Pham
Published: May 2024

A collection of poems and illustrations, this text expresses and reconciles with the identity and intergenerational trauma of being Vietnamese American. It traces both the physical and affective forms of violence that are created by war, displacement, and oppression. In doing so, this text intends to reflect on American racial politics through an illustrative memoir.
Preparing Early Elementary Preservice Teachers to Positively Support Students with Challenging Behavior
Authors: Randolph Kathleen M. , Riggleman Samantha , Taylor Matthew S. , Oh Ji Hyun , Lohmann Marla
Published: May 2024

This article describes the significance of equipping preservice teachers with the knowledge and skills necessary to effectively approach behavioral challenges with early elementary students (i.e., kindergarten to third grade). Early elementary years are crucial for a child’s academic and social development, and students who exhibit challenging behaviors early often face academic struggles and potential long-term negative effects. When educators are prepared to effectively manage challenging behaviors, they provide students with the support needed to succeed. This article also highlights the need for teacher preparation programs to include coursework and practical training emphasizing evidence-based practices in behavior management, effective communication, and behavioral supports. By doing so, teachers can create inclusive and supportive classrooms, reduce disruptive, unexpected behaviors, and improve students’ overall well-being by intervening early and providing a foundation for positive behaviors in school. Early intervention and skill development in K-3 preservice teachers can lead to better academic outcomes, enhanced classroom dynamics, and a brighter future for students with challenging behavior. The authors share recommendations for classroom activities, learning materials, and applications for teacher educators.
Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education Preparation: Building on the Momentum Created by the EI/ECSE Standards
Authors: Lohmann Marla , Mickelson Ann , Spence Christine
Published: May 2024

An introduction to this special issue of the Journal of Special Education Preparation on Early Intervention/Early Childhood Special Education (EI/ECSE) Preparation.
Innovative Approaches to Teacher Preparation Improving Use of Evidence-Based Practices in EI/ECSE
Authors: Szocik Katherine , Wade Clarissa , Walter Heather , Coogle Christan , Stegenga Sondra , Nagro Sarah
Published: May 2024

Making connections between macro and micro-level practices help teacher candidates to better understand the interdisciplinary nature of the system in which they work. Therefore, we present a collaborative approach to support an increase in early intervention and early childhood special education teacher candidate knowledge and application of best practices. We use a case study to illustrate example approaches and resources (e.g., coaching and reflective practice) that address both macro and micro-level considerations for leaders as they support cross-disciplinary collaboration and teaching practices. Implications for leaders are included to support their preparation of early intervention and early childhood special education teacher candidates.
Johnson, The Dreyfus Affair - Honour And Politics In The Belle Epoch
Authors: Lowrie Walter
Published: May 2024

Ever absorbing, even a century later, the Dreyfus Affair continues to intrigue scholars and students alike. Yet, instructors are hard pressed to find appropriate reading for classes in modem French history or modem European surveys. Certainly there are carefully researched, judiciously balanced, and well-written books, some of which are available in paper editions. But these books are too large to integrate into classroom use, when L 'Affaire can occupy only a small portion of a term's study.
Archer, Social Unrest And Popular Protest In England 1780-1840
Authors: Schreiber Roy
Published: May 2024

This book is a brief study of the current historical literature on just what the title describes, English social unrest and popular protest over a sixty-year time span. Its target audience in Great Britain is high school age students preparing for examinations. The most likely audience in the United States is graduate students preparing for doctoral qualifying examinations. The reason for this disparity is that, because of limited space, the author must presume a great deal of knowledge on the reader's part. As a result, someone who cannot identify Captain Swing or a knitting frame or the Combination Acts will find very little of use. However, for those with the background, it is a useful, well-written study of the major subjects and their subdivisions.
Roleff, Ed., The Atom Bomb
Authors: Boland Brian
Published: May 2024

This is a collection of primary and secondary sources about the development of the first atomic bomb and some of its results. The first chapters show the development of the bomb from its conception to its successful test at the Trinity site in New Mexico. The editor includes articles that relate to the debate about using the bomb. We hear from Secretary of State Henry Stimson, military analyst Hanson Baldwin, and historian Gar Alperovitz. The most personal and moving accounts are by Atsuku Tsujiko, a Hiroshima survivor, and Charles Sweeney, the pilot of Bock's Car, who dropped the second bomb on Nagasaki.
Tulloch, The Debate On The American Civil War Era
Authors: Page Robert
Published: May 2024

While one may not find much new in the way of interpretation in Hugh Tulloch's collection of historiographical essays, it is nonetheless a useful and valuable work. Many of the interpretive elements of the historiography that he presents have been seen before, but two factors set this work apart. First, Tulloch aspires to create a comprehensive examination of the major interpretations of the era from antebellum America to Reconstruction, and he focuses the discussion on the centrality of what he calls the "attempt to adjust the racial question in America to conform to the principle of the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal."
Sittser, A Cautious Patriotism - The American Churches And The Second World War
Authors: Gill Jill
Published: May 2024

Many histories mention briefly the role of churches in feeding the pacifistic isolationism of Americans as World War II first spread across Europe. In A Cautious Patriotism, Gerald Sittser presents us with the first comprehensive overview of the American churches' reactions and responses to World War II from the late 1930s to 1945. Using religious periodicals and denominational meeting minutes as his main primary sources, he surveys the thoughts and actions of Christian churches as wide ranging as fundamentalists and liberals, Protestants and Catholics, pacifists and internationalists. He concludes that with few exceptions the churches approached World War II with "a cautious patriotism."
A "Great Roads" Approach To Reaching Modern World History And Latin American Regional Survey Courses
Authors: Brown James , Sullivan-Gonzales Douglass
Published: May 2024

In January of 2000, the authors of this article made a ten-day field trip along Mexico's Veracruz to Mexico City corridor, with notebooks, detailed maps, and digital camera in hand. This was all in support of their recent experience in teaching history survey courses on their respective campuses. Jim Brown of Samford University has been developing interactive three-dimensional topography models as a basis for his sophomore modem world history course. Doug Sullivan-Gonzalez, Latin American historian at the University of Mississippi, has been fine-tuning his introductory regional history courses in the Croft International Program there. We have both gravitated towards use of a "great roads" approach. Twenty years of discussion between us, including recent visits to each other's campuses and incorporation of some of the other's approaches, led up to this joint field trip. In this article we first outline an innovative "great roads" way of teaching "World History Since 1500" as it has evolved at Samford in recent years. Then at more length we develop the "Veracruz to Mexico City corridor" case study approach to the modem history of Latin America as we both now use it in our survey courses.
Using First-Person Sources To Teach The Vietnam War
Authors: Dunn Joe
Published: May 2024

As an avid proponent of student-active teaching pedagogy, one of the various methods that I employ is to build an entire course around discussion of a body of readings. First-person sources serve as one of the best media for this approach. Two of my most popular offerings, "Women's Lives in Asia and Africa" and "The Civil Rights Era," focus on a film and the discussion of one or more first-person accounts each week. My course "The Vietnam Experience" is more heavily lecture-oriented, but reading, discussing, and writing about first-person sources is a central component of this course as well.
Enslow & Enslow, Music Of The American Colonies
Authors: Quinlivan Mary
Published: May 2024

Middle and secondary school teachers who are looking for authentic music from the American colonial and revolutionary era will welcome Music of the American Colonies. Anne Enslow and Ridley Enslow have provided a diverse selection of musical numbers performed on instruments of the period and/or sung. Although some of the songs originated in England or on the continent, all were actually sung in the colonies. The Enslows plumbed eighteenth-century newspapers, books, and manuscripts in their search for authentic tunes to include among the 22 selections on this CD. The source for each selection is carefully noted in the accompanying teacher's guide.
Johnson, Ed., Abraham Lincoln, Slavery And The Civil War - Selected Writings And Speeches
Authors: Tate Michael
Published: May 2024

With the ready availability of so many thoughtful and finely crafted studies on Abraham Lincoln, does the need exist for another work? The answer is an affirmative one, provided that the new publication has been created for classroom use and has been structured specifically for student needs. The Bedford Series in History and Culture, which has already released more than 65 titles, has achieved an enviable record precisely because it has targeted college classroom audiences. This new volume represents one of the best efforts in the broad-based series and it should easily find its market.
Roberts, The Brother - The Untold Story Of Atomic Spy David Greenglass And How He Sent His Sister, Ethel Rosenberg To The Electric Chair
Authors: Melzer Richard
Published: May 2024

David Greenglass will be remembered forever as the atomic spy who betrayed his sister, Ethel Rosenberg, assured a guilty verdict in her (and her husband's) treason trial of 1951, and sealed the couple's fate: death in the electric chair on June 19, 1953. Rather than receive the death penalty for his role as a spy at Los Alamos during World War II, Greenglass was sentenced to fifteen years in prison. He served ten years and was released in November 1960.
The Ungovernable City - John Lindsay And His Struggle To Save New York City
Authors: Marino Michael
Published: May 2024

Despite its unchallenged position as America's preeminent city, the scholarly literature devoted to New York City's history is relatively sparse. The one book that prominently stands out with general readers and historians is Robert Caro's biography of Robert Moses, The Power Broker. Vincent Cannato's recently published The Ungovernable City: John Lindsay and His Struggle to Save New York deserves to be placed alongside The Power Broker as one of the few great books written about New York City. It is also a work that provides brilliant insight into American society during the 1960s. In this sense, The Ungovernable City is not only a book about New York, but also a fine history ofurban and social life in 1960s America.
Mombauer, The Origins Of The First World War - Controversies And Consensus
Authors: Salevouris Michael
Published: May 2024

Debate on the origins of the First World War, "the great seminal catastrophe" of the twentieth century according to George Kennan, has continued for almost a century. Oceans of ink have already been devoted to the topic, yet excellent new contributions continue to pour from the presses. Small wonder that it is difficult, if not impossible, for an instructor or graduate student to keep up with the nuances of this long-continuing debate. Annika Mombauer's The Origins of the First World War: Controversies and Consensus, is, therefore, a welcome, and affordable, addition to the still-burgeoning literature on the topic.
Wounded Knee, 1890
Authors: Johnson Andrew
Published: May 2024

On December 29, 1890, the Seventh Cavalry of the United States Army killed approximately 300 Sioux Indians near Wounded Knee Creek in South Dakota. The Army had come to disarm and detain the Sioux in order to suppress the unrest associated with an emerging religious movement known as the Ghost Dance. While the soldiers were disarming the Sioux and separating the men from the women and children, a shot was fired. In the chaos that followed, soldiers gunned down and stabbed Sioux men, women, and children. Some who did not die instantly crawled away only to freeze to death in the coming blizzard. The day's bloodshed not only represented a tragic defeat for the Sioux, but also the definitive conquest of the American West by the U.S. Army. While Indian resistance would reemerge (and native population would increase dramatically) in the next century, the incident at Wounded Knee marked a turning point in American history.
Stearns, Seixas, & Wineburg, Eds., Knowing, Teaching, And Learning, History - National And International Perspectives
Authors: Wilson Gregory
Published: May 2024

The 22 useful and engaging essays in this book represent leading work in the scholarship of teaching and learning related to history. The collection is a valuable effort by a group of interdisciplinary, international authors to address the complex interaction of learning theory, classroom practice, and the discipline of history in the United States, Canada, and Europe.
Dunn, Sister Revolutions - French Lightning, American Light
Authors: Hopkins Jerry
Published: May 2024

Susan Dunn introduces her analysis of the American and French revolutions with an intriguing and gripping story of the young nobleman known as the Marquis de Lafayette. Lafayette's story and his association with the revolutions and George Washington draw the reader to a consideration of how these two events compare. This is an exceptional intellectual history of two great revolutionary events that were intertwined and mutually influential.
Nardo, Ed., Charles Darwin
Authors: Brown Robert
Published: May 2024

The name Charles Darwin, the theory of evolution, and the related concepts of natural selection and survival of the fittest still provoke fiery debates nearly 150 years after publication of The Origin of Species in 185 9. Don Nardo 's Charles Darwin is a useful, if limited, anthology of primary and secondary sources by authors such as Desmond King-Hele, Carl Sagan, and Gertrude Himmelfarb on the origins, publication, and impact, short- and Jong-term, of Darwin's ideas. Organized in four sections, this collection provides excerpts from secondary sources on "Pre-Darwinian Theories of Life's Origins," a mixture of primary and secondary sources on "Darwin Develops and Publishes his Theory of Evolution" and "The Immediate Impact of Darwin's Origin of Species," and excerpts from secondary sources on "Modern Reevaluations and Objections to Darwin's Ideas."
Moran, The Scopes Trial - A Brief History With Documents
Authors: Spiro Jonathan
Published: May 2024

Many teachers are aware of the Bedford Series in History and Culture, in which scholars present introductory essays about a particular historical issue, followed by a series of primary documents related to that issue. In this case, Jeffrey Moran of the University of Kansas brings his expertise to bear on the infamous Scopes Trial of l 925-the trial that riveted the nation, revealed the tectonic gaps between modernists and traditionalists in American society, and remains an essential topic in any course on U.S. history.
The "Big Picture" Model For Learning World History, Or Slipping Between The Rocks And Hard Places
Authors: Newman Mark
Published: May 2024

Give me a place to stand and I will move the world, Archimedes reputedly boasted. All that the Greek scientist thought he needed to hoist this 6.6 billion, billion ton planet was a firm enough foundation. Many teachers probably think that they could teach world history effectively if they had enough time and space. But just as Archimedes never located that perfect foundation, so teachers have not gained the additional minutes or days they desire. An old line works here: Teachers are stuck between a rock and a hard place that keeps them from moving in new directions or even trying new ways of teaching.
Because world history is a fast growing subject in the history curriculum at all academic levels, we need more good ideas on how to teach this incredibly broad subject effectively. What if faculty approached the subject from a different, yet familiar angle? What if skills development drove the course instead of content delivery? The premise of the "Big Picture" model is to use skills development to teach content. Give me a place to stand and I will move the world, Archimedes reputedly boasted. All that the Greek scientist thought he needed to hoist this 6.6 billion, billion ton planet was a firm enough foundation. Many teachers probably think that they could teach world history effectively if they had enough time and space. But just as Archimedes never located that perfect foundation, so teachers have not gained the additional minutes or days they desire. An old line works here: Teachers are stuck between a rock and a hard place that keeps them from moving in new directions or even trying new ways of teaching. Because world history is a fast growing subject in the history curriculum at all academic levels, we need more good ideas on how to teach this incredibly broad subject effectively. What if faculty approached the subject from a different, yet familiar angle? What if skills development drove the course instead of content delivery? The premise of the "Big Picture" model is to use skills development to teach content.
Addressing Students’ Beliefs to Enhance Family-Professional Collaboration in Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education Preparation
Authors: Panse-Barone Chelsea , George-Puskar Annie , Bensaid Bobbie Jo
Published: May 2024

Preservice educators’ attitudes and beliefs towards families can have a profound impact on family-centered practices (FCPs) and family-professional partnerships (FPPs); unfortunately, negative beliefs about families can surface during preservice early childhood preparation and can be a challenge for faculty in higher education to address. This article shares promising instructional practices (e.g., projects, assignments, teaching methods) that have been shown to reshape preservice educators’ existing beliefs about families. In addition, these instructional practices aim to cultivate positive perspectives in preservice educators by aligning with the recent joint policy statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S Department of Education on inclusive early learning programs (2023) regarding engaging families as full partners. The purposes of this article are to: (a) briefly summarize the literature on relational FCPs and FPPs, (b) describe the connection between beliefs about families and their contribution to strengthen or hinder relational FCPs and FPPs, and (c) present instructional practices that faculty can use to support preservice EI/ECSE students’ constructive beliefs about families. Examples of instructional practices are organized and presented as: in class activities with families (e.g., guest speakers); in class activities without families (e.g., role playing); and out of class activities with families (e.g., attending an Individualized Education Program [IEP] meeting). By integrating these instructional practices, faculty can equip preservice educators with necessary skills and attitudes to build authentic connections with families, which can lead to improved outcomes for young children with disabilities and their families.
Assessment of the influence of the surface layer of coals on gas-dynamic phenomena in the coal seam
Authors: Maussymbayeva A. D , Yurov V. M , Portnov V. S , Rabatuly M , Rakhimova G. M
Published: May 2024

Purpose. Development of physical and mathematical model linking nanostructured surface layer of coal substance with geodynamic phenomena of coal seam, through adhesion energy of different layers and coal grades, melting temperature of the nanolayer, determination of the role of stress-strain state of the seam in the formation of fine coal and methane at their emissions into the mine workings. Methodology. Mathematical and experimental studies of the regular change in the surface layer of coal substance depending on the grade of coals for different formations of the Karaganda basin; assessment of the influence of the surface layer of coal on the adhesion energy, which determines the stress-strain state of the coal seam. Physical methods for studying the decomposition temperature of methane-bearing coal seams, changes in its concentration, reaction rate of methane release from coals. Findings. A regular decrease in the thickness of the surface nanolayer of coal substance in different coal grades and formations in the metamorphic series of coals is shown. It has been found that this decrease is accompanied by an increase in surface energy and adhesion energy. The connection of gas-dynamic phenomena with stress-strain state of coal seam, which forms fine-dispersed structure of coal, forms of methane location, activation energy of solid coal-methane solution, rate of thermal decomposition reaction, critical stresses determining development of cracks in coal substance is shown. Originality. For the first time, a physical model for calculating the thickness of the surface nanolayer and its surface energy for coals of different grades of the Karaganda basin has been developed; the relationship between the thickness of the nanolayer and the melting temperature, adhesion energy, linking the stress-strain state of the coal bed in the zone of gas-dynamic phenomena and the concentration of methane has been established. The value of internal stresses in the surface layer of coals of different grades has been found to be a constant value. Connection of activation energy of decomposition of solid coal-methane solution from Gibbs energy and methane concentration, which explains its significant amount in gas-dynamic phenomena, has been established. Practical value. The physical and mathematical model describes the influence of surface coal on the processes occurring in the zone of gas-dynamic phenomena and the regularities of their changes depending on the thickness of the surface nanolayer determining such parameters as: stress-strain state, dispersion of coals, as well as the release of a large amount of methane at the sudden release of coal gas into the mine workings.
Gold recovery from waste fine carbon using acetone as solvent (Amesmessa gold mine, Algeria)
Authors: Louz M , Issaadi R , Ferfar M , Naceur M. W
Published: May 2024

Purpose. The aim of this work at the first stage is to develop a new method to recover gold from waste fine loaded activated carbon. At the second stage, a new method is to be developed using less energy and less hazardous chemicals to recover gold from fine and coarse activated carbon in all the process of gold ore treatment. Methodology. The desorption of gold cyanide from the waste fine loaded activated carbon was processed by agitating the carbon on alkaline aqueous solution containing 20 % (v/v) of acetone (pH between 10 and 13) at room temperature. Findings. The application of the proposed method gave satisfactory results in terms of process efficiency, the time of operation and no use of hazardous chemicals such as cyanide. The efficiency is more than 96 %, the resident time – less than 3 h. As for the hazardous chemicals, there is no use of cyanide unlike in the conventional process. Originality. The use of acetone as an organic solvent makes the gold cyanide desorption from activated carbon operated at room temperature and in short time better than any other conventionel process. Practical value. This method allows to recover easily and economically the gold entrapped into waste activated carbon existing in a mining plant at room temperature in an agitating tank, pH = 10–13 with an efficiency over 96 %. This method can be a good alternative for all gold recovery processes from activated carbon used nowadays.
Basics of calculation of a two-circuit air purification system for polydisperse dust
Authors: Butenko O , Vasiutynska K , Smyk S , Karamushko A
Published: May 2024

Purpose. To increase the level of environmental safety of enterprises by improving the quality of air purification from polydisperse dust in two-circuit closed systems, in particular, to obtain the basic design relations for the engineering calculation of such systems. Methodology. The aim of the study was realised by mathematical and numerical modelling of hydrodynamic processes in the elements of a closed double-circuit purification system. Findings. A methodology for hydraulic calculation of a closed two-circuit cleaning system was proposed by drawing up a pressure balance of individual circuits, and a dependence for the complex coefficient of hydraulic losses of the collection-return apparatus was determined. Originality. The hydraulic calculation of two-circuit closed cleaning systems is proposed to be carried out by compiling the pressure balance of individual circuits. To calculate a specific element of the system – the collection-return apparatus – the concept of a complex hydraulic loss coefficient is introduced, which takes into account both local pressure losses and losses along the length, and also indirectly reflects the effect of flow swirl on the hydraulic resistance of this element. For the complex coefficient of hydraulic losses, the quantitative results necessary for engineering calculations were obtained by numerical modelling of hydrodynamic processes of the swirling flow in an annular pressure channel. Practical value. The obtained results make it possible to design two-circuit closed cleaning systems for different production conditions, which, in turn, makes it possible to replace typical and inefficient direct-flow systems with a system in which the efficiency of polydisperse dust capture is significantly increased due to separate cleaning.