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Mullie, Patrick, P. Clarys, W. De Bry, and P. Geeraerts. "Energy availability and nutrition during a Special Force Qualification Course (Q-Course)." Journal of the Royal Army Medical Corps 165, no. 5 (November 14, 2018): 325–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2018-001059.
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IntroductionThe Special Forces (SF) are an elite military group usually engaged in physically demanding field operations, resulting among others in high daily energy requirements. Optimising energy supply and nutritional requirements is therefore mandatory for success. The aim of this study was to estimate energy availability and nutrition during a Qualification Course (Q-Course) for Belgian SF.Methods21 participants recorded all foods and beverages consumed during four days in a structured food diary. Energy expenditure was measured with an accelerometer and fat mass measured with quadripolar impedance. Energy availability was calculated by the following formula: (energy intake by foods and beverages − energy expenditure for physical activity)/kg FFM/day (FFM, fat-free mass).ResultsThe mean (SD) total energy expenditure was 4926 kcal/day (238), with a minimum of 4645 kcal/day and a maximum of 5472 kcal/day. The mean (SD) total energy consumption was 4186 kcal/day (842), giving an energy balance ranging from −2005 kcal/day to 1113 kcal/day. The mean (SD) energy availability was 17 kcal/kg FFM/day, with a minimum of 1 kcal/kg FFM/day and a maximum of 44 kcal/kg FFM/day. The mean (SD) intake of carbohydrates was 6.8 g/kg body weight/day (1.5).ConclusionsDuring this studied Q-Course, energy intake was not optimal as demonstrated by an overall negative energy balance and low energy availability. High interindividual variations in energy intake were found, highlighting the importance of providing SF members nutritional education.
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Dhillon, Vaninder K., Seth H. Dailey, and Lee M. Akst. "Microlaryngeal Teaching Courses: A National Survey on Prevalence, Value, and Barriers to Implementation." Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology 129, no. 2 (September 15, 2019): 101–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0003489419876290.
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Objective: To assess the prevalence of microlaryngeal teaching course in Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME)-accredited otolaryngology residency programs in an effort to evaluate the nature, perceived value and barriers to implementation of microlaryngeal courses. Method: A 14-question survey to all ACGME-accredited otolaryngology programs in the United States. Result: Out of 119 ACGME-accredited otolaryngology programs identified on the ACGME Fellowship and Residency Electronic Interactive Database, responses were received from 67 programs (56%). Although 90% of respondents indicated that instruction courses in one discipline or another existed at their institution for their otolaryngology residents, only 33% indicated that their program offers a hands-on instruction course in microlaryngeal surgery. Of those programs that offered a microlaryngeal surgery course, 100% felt the residents appreciated the course; 95% of those programs that did not have a course felt their residents would appreciate a microlaryngeal course at their institution if they were able to offer one. Among programs without a microlaryngeal teaching course, the largest perceived barriers were cost and availability of appropriate equipment. Conclusion: Microlaryngeal courses for otolaryngology residency training are limited in availability in the United States, and there is variability in training across the country. All respondents in our survey indicated the value in these courses for microlaryngeal surgical skill training. There is a clear role for increasing availability of low-cost microlaryngeal stations and courses.
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Al-Younes, Hesham M., Thomas Rudel, Volker Brinkmann, Agnes J. Szczepek, and Thomas F. Meyer. "Low iron availability modulates the course ofChlamydia pneumoniaeinfection." Cellular Microbiology 3, no. 6 (June 2001): 427–37. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1462-5822.2001.00125.x.
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Adams, Malcolm, Graham Turpin, and Shirley Reynolds. "Course expansion, placement availability and staffing resources revisited." Clinical Psychology Forum 1, no. 100 (February 1997): 55.2–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.53841/bpscpf.1997.1.100.55a.
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Murphy, Joseph H. "Schrödinger's Course: The Availability of Courses on Resources in Science and Technology Among LIS Programs." Science & Technology Libraries 28, no. 4 (September 2008): 307–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01942620802202337.
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Alammary, Ali Saleh. "How to Decide the Proportion of Online to Face-to-Face Components of a Blended Course? A Delphi Study." SAGE Open 12, no. 4 (October 2022): 215824402211384. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/21582440221138448.
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Deciding the proportion of online to face-to-face components of a blended learning course is a complex problem that entails many decisions. These decisions are affected by different criteria related to the nature of the course, the educational institution, the teacher, and the students. The impact of these influential criteria on the design process is not always obvious. The aim of this study is to assist academics to design successful blended courses by investigating the impact of criteria that need consideration when deciding the proportion of online components of a blended course. A modified Delphi survey was used in this study. Eighteen experts with experience in instructional design and online teaching participated in the study. Findings indicate that technological aspects, that is, Availability of technology and Students’ access to technology, have a strong negative impact on the proportion of online to face-to-face components. On the other hand, students’ flexibility and convenience as well as the availability of a high level of institutional support should motivate academics to incorporate a high proportion of online components in their courses. The results also indicate that blended learning courses should have medium to high proportions of online components.
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Whittier, Stephanie, Andrew Scharlach, and Teresa S. Dal Santo. "Availability of Caregiver Support Services." Journal of Aging & Social Policy 17, no. 1 (February 8, 2005): 45–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j031v17n01_03.
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Chen, Clement C., Keith T. Jones, and Keith A. Moreland. "Online Accounting Education versus In-Class Delivery: Does Course Level Matter?" Issues in Accounting Education 28, no. 1 (September 1, 2012): 1–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.2308/iace-50303.
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ABSTRACT: This study examines whether the effectiveness of online accounting education relative to traditional in-class delivery depends upon the level of the course. Students enrolled in principles and advanced cost/managerial and in advanced financial accounting courses were surveyed regarding their perceptions on several dimensions. The results suggest that the course level is important when assessing whether it is advisable to offer online accounting courses. In advanced courses, the outcomes examined were significantly more favorable for traditional classroom environments than for online, while the delivery mode was not important in principles courses when controlling for other variables. The results also provide further support for the notion that blended learning, i.e., offering a few on-campus class meetings for a predominately online course, may be desirable regardless of course level, but that course level is potentially important when deciding upon the mix of face-to-face versus online instruction. Data Availability: Available upon request.
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White, Adrian. "The Bmas Basic Course: A Consumer Survey." Acupuncture in Medicine 14, no. 1 (May 1996): 29–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/aim.14.1.29.
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A postal questionnaire was sent to all participants at the basic medical acupuncture courses for doctors organised by the British Medical Acupuncture Society (BMAS) over a 12 month period. There was a 78% response to this. The answers showed that 95% of GPs attending a course were using acupuncture as a treatment at least once a week, but 39% of hospital doctors had not practised acupuncture after their course. Point finding and the treatment of musculoskeletal pain were considered to be the most useful subjects in the course, while auricular and electro- acupuncture were the least popular. Those who had joined the BMAS thought that the most important functions of the Society were meeting other medical acupuncturists, attending further courses, and this Journal. The least important were accreditation and the availability of learning resources.
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Ramlall, Sunil, and Dhanmati Padma Ramlall. "Developing and Teaching Online MBA Courses: Strategies for Enhancing Course Effectiveness." Management and Organizational Studies 5, no. 1 (January 13, 2018): 23. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/mos.v5n1p23.
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Reflecting similar global business patterns, employees are continuously pursuing means to set themselves apart fromtheir colleagues, including through education. With the advances in technology, availability of online businessprograms, marketing of university degrees, and the convenience offered through online education, there has been anexplosive growth recently in online education, particularly for business degrees, both at the undergraduate and MBAlevels. Overall enrollment in U.S. MBA programs has actually decreased in the past five years but enrollment in theonline degrees continues to increase.Given the growth and emphasis in online MBA programs, there has to be measures of quality assurances andensuring student success through learning outcomes and ability of students to develop the requisite competenciesnecessary to excel in organizations. Furthermore, Universities have to be using the relevant technologies, studentshave to demonstrate behaviors that would enable them to succeed in online programs, and faculties have to adaptteaching strategies. So, what actually fosters success and student satisfaction about MBA programs? This paperexamines how online class interactions and quality of instructor online feedback can lead to successfully completingan online MBA course and subsequently the MBA program.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Course availability"
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Nabb, David B. "Music Performance Program Enrollment and Course Availability for Educationally Disadvantaged versus Non-Educationally Disadvantaged High School Students in Texas." Thesis, University of North Texas, 1995. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc277891/.
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The purpose of this study was to measure music performance program enrollments and course availability for educationally disadvantaged and non-educationally disadvantaged groups (grades 9-12) in Texas, and to further examine relationships which could help music educators understand the role which music performance programs play in the lives of educationally disadvantaged students. Data analyzed were collected by Texas' Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS). Educationally disadvantaged groups under consideration included economically disadvantaged, at risk (as defined by Texas Education Agency guidelines), limited English proficient, as well as Black and Hispanic students. Separate analyses were conducted for band, choir, and orchestra. Subjects included 907,327 students from 1,048 school districts.
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Silva, Renato Emanuel. "Disponibilidade e demanda hídrica a partir da análise ambiental da região do alto curso do rio Dourados em Patrocínio (MG)." Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, 2014. https://repositorio.ufu.br/handle/123456789/16182.
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The region of the upper course of Dourados river (left tributary of the Paranaíba river ) has an area of about 194 sq km in the north central portion of the city of Patrocínio / MG . Stand out agricultural activities with emphasis on coffee growing, temporary agriculture and livestock. The basin is the source of capturing water for the city of Patrocínio. Human activities generate impacts that may contribute to impaired quality/quantity of water availability. Arises, therefore, the need to consider the availability and water potential of this area, starting from the environmental analysis, so were done fieldwork correlated to imagery satellite Landsat and BlackBrigde with the aim of understanding the evolution of human occupation of the area from 1985 to 2010. Climato-hydrological studies (1980-2010) were also performed. This way, were known, the rates of precipitation, the consecutive days without rain, climatic water balance (according to Thornthwaite & Mather), the dry spells and the duration of dry seasons. Still, were obtained data from the extreme flows (minimum and maximum) and analyzed the use and availability of the water as informed by the Instituto Mineiro de Gestão das Águas ( IGAM ) and the estimated growth of water consumption by the city of Patrocínio (MG) . The results show that the area has been systematically occupied by agricultural activities and increasing urban sprawl. Thus, are significant the changes in superficial runoff and infiltration processes, as well as, the impacts of improper waste disposal and river courses exposure to the anthropic impacts. The climatic and hydrological analysis, from descriptive statistics, return period graphics, tabulating of historical series, checking the significant days without rain and extreme and specific capacity, allowed observing the relationship between the dry and rainy seasons with flow rates. The association expressed by the water balance, shows that in the dry season, or in its extension may have the necessity of irrigation systems for some types of agriculture as seen in the case of horticulture. The use of water resources within the basin pushes its availability that is also being compromised by reducing the flow of some courses. Soon Patrocínio s growth may face problems related to water supply. The associated results reveal the need of a plan manager who understands the basin as a producer of water and seek partnership with involvers , guiding them to a rational behavior toward water resources.A região do alto curso do rio Dourados (afluente esquerdo do rio Paranaíba) compreende uma área com cerca de 194 km² na porção centro norte do município de Patrocínio/MG. Destacam-se as atividades agrícolas com ênfase a cafeicultura, agricultura temporária e pecuária. A bacia é fonte para captação de água para a cidade de Patrocínio. As atividades humanas geram impactos que podem contribuir para o comprometimento quali/quantitativo da disponibilidade hídrica. Surge, portanto, a necessidade de estudar a disponibilidade e potencialidade hídrica desta área, partindo da análise ambiental. Para tanto foram realizados trabalhos de campo, correlacionados as imagens de satélite Landsat e BlackBrigde com o objetivo de compreender a evolução da ocupação humana sobre a área de 1985 a 2010. Também foram realizados estudos climato-hidrológicos (1980 a 2010). Deste modo foram conhecidos os índices de precipitações, dias consecutivos sem chuva, balanço hídrico climatológico (conforme Thornthwaite & Mather), os veranicos e a duração das estações secas. Ainda foram obtidos os dados de vazões extremas (mínimas e máximas), bem como analisado o uso e a disponibilidade hídrica por meio das outorgas informadas pelo Instituto Mineiro de Gestão das Águas (IGAM) e da estimativa do crescimento do consumo de água pela cidade de Patrocínio (MG). Os resultados mostram que a área tem sido sistematicamente ocupada por atividades agrícolas e o aumento da mancha urbana. Deste modo são significativas as alterações no escoamento superficial e nos processos de infiltração, bem como os impactos relativos a destinação incorreta do lixo e a exposição dos cursos fluviais aos impactos antrópicos. A análise climática e hidrológica, por meio da estatística descritiva, dos gráficos de período de retorno, o tabelamento das séries histórica, dos levantamento de dias significativos sem chuva e das vazões extremas e especificas, permitiu observar a relação entre as estações secas e chuvosas com os índices de vazões. A associação expressa pelo balanço hídrico climatológico, mostra que na estação seca, ou no prolongamento da mesma, pode ocorrer necessidade de acionamento de sistemas de rega para alguns tipos agrícolas como é visto no caso da horticultura. Os usos dos recursos hídricos dentro da bacia, pressionam sua disponibilidade, que também esta sendo comprometida pela diminuição da vazão de alguns cursos. Logo o crescimento da cidade de Patrocínio/MG pode enfrentar problemas relativos a questão do abastecimento. Os resultados associados revelam a necessidade de uma plano gestor que compreenda a bacia como produtora de água e que busque parceria com os envolvidos, orientando-os para um comportamento racional frente aos recursos hídricos.
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West, Tessa Renae. "Current Trends in the Availability and Requirement of Learning Technology Courses for Pre-Service Educators at US Universities." Thesis, University of North Texas, 2018. https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1248462/.
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This multi-faceted research study examined the current approach of educational technology courses and how integrating modern learning technologies into curriculum effectively is addressed in pre-service education programs at U.S. universities. The primary goal was to explain the current trends in the reviewed pre-service programs in relation to how future educators are prepared by the universities to incorporate educational technology and use technology enhanced curriculum. This study was an exploratory, non-positivistic qualitative study that employed multi-strategy and survey research approaches in order to establish a baseline of the way that technology integration skills are being addressed in undergraduate pre-service educator programs today. Survey participants were educators within a public or private K-12 system in the U.S. The participants' level of education, university attended, educational technology experience, and technology perceptions were gathered from the survey's Likert-type and open-end questions. Current and historically statistics and data were collected for each university identified from the survey responses. Findings of this study revealed outcomes related to participants' education, perception of educational technology, and university educational technology course offerings and/or requirements for undergraduate pre-service educator programs. Results of this research study provide a solid foundation for future research in these areas within the field of education.
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Gossiaux, Alice. "Effets des changements environnementaux sur le fonctionnement des ruisseaux de tête de bassin versant." Electronic Thesis or Diss., Université de Lorraine, 2019. http://www.theses.fr/2019LORR0260.
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Dans le contexte actuel des changements environnementaux, de nombreuses pressions menacent le fonctionnement et l’intégrité des milieux naturels. Parmi ces pressions, l’augmentation des températures et les modifications de la disponibilité des nutriments sont au cœur des préoccupations, en particulier concernant les écosystèmes aquatiques d’eau douce. Pour les ruisseaux de tête de bassin versant, qui sont des écosystèmes fragiles dont le fonctionnement est déterminant pour les masses d’eau situées à l’aval, les conséquences de ces changements sont primordiales à anticiper afin de prévoir des mesures de gestion et de conservation de ces milieux qui rendent de nombreux services écosystémiques. Le fonctionnement de ces cours d’eau repose principalement sur la décomposition de matière organique d’origine allochtone, qui constitue l’apport majeur de carbone des réseaux trophiques benthiques. Dans une moindre mesure, la production primaire y est représentée par les organismes autotrophes du biofilm. En utilisant différentes approches (microcosmes, mésocosmes, in natura), les travaux de cette thèse visent d’abord à comprendre comment les compartiments microbiens et macro-invertébrés, impliqués dans le fonctionnement des cours d’eau de tête de bassin, réagissent à l’augmentation des températures, puis tentent d’en démêler les effets conjoints de la modification de la disponibilité en nutriments, de la saisonnalité, de l’identité des espèces et des interactions biotiques sous-jacentes. Les résultats obtenus lors de cette thèse démontrent que la température et les nutriments ont des effets complexes—potentiellement faibles, non-linéaires et parfois opposés aux résultats de la littérature—sur les processus de décomposition des litières dans les cours d’eau. De plus, ces travaux soulignent l’importance de considérer les effets saisonniers et la dynamique temporelle pour mieux appréhender les processus mesurés en milieux naturels ou semi-naturels. Enfin, l’identité des espèces (litières, micro- et macro-organismes), leur rôle dans la communauté (groupes fonctionnels) et leurs interactions (antagonistes, facilitatrices) jouent un rôle clef dans la variabilité des réponses observées, en modulant, par exemple, l’importance de la voie brune et verte dans le fonctionnement de ces systèmes. Finalement, la variabilité des effets de l’augmentation de la température et de la disponibilité en nutriments sur le fonctionnement des cours d’eau de tête de bassin versant, fortement liée au contexte et au niveau d’organisation biologique, ouvre de nombreuses perspectives de recherche, et notamment dans le cadre des sciences participativesIn the current context of environmental changes, many pressures threaten the functioning and integrity of natural environments. Among these pressures, concerns about increasing temperatures and changes in nutrients availability are rising, particularly for freshwater aquatic ecosystems. The consequences of these changes on headwater streams, which contribute to downstream water bodies and provide many ecosystem services, are essential to anticipate in order to plan management and conservation measures. Headwater streams functioning is mainly based on the decomposition of allochthonous organic matter, which is the major carbon input for benthic food webs. To a lesser extent, primary production is represented by the autotrophic organisms of biofilm. Using different approaches (microcosms, mesocosms, in natura), this thesis aims at understanding how microbial and macro-invertebrate compartments, involved in the functioning of headwater streams, react to temperature increases, and at disentangling the combined effects of nutrients availability changes, seasonality, species identity and underlying biotic interactions. The results of this thesis demonstrate that temperature and nutrients have complex effects on stream litter decomposition processes (potentially weak, non-linear and sometimes opposed to the results of the literature). In addition, these studies highlight the importance of taking seasonal effects and temporal dynamics into account in order to improve the understanding of the measured processes in natural or semi-natural environments. Finally, species identity (litter, micro and macro-organisms), species roles in the community (functional groups) and interactions among them (antagonists, facilitators) play a key role in the variability of observed responses, by modulating, for example, the importance of the brown and green pathways in the functioning of these systems. Finally, the variability of the effects of temperature increase and nutrient availability on the functioning of headwater streams, which is strongly linked to the context and level of biological organization, leads to many research opportunities, and in particular for citizen science
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Martin, Romain. "Conception d’une architecture robuste pour l’acquisition de grandeurs physiques dans un système aéronautique critique : application à la mesure de température, pression, couple, et vitesse d’une turbomachine." Thesis, Bordeaux, 2015. http://www.theses.fr/2015BORD0060/document.
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L’acquisition de paramètres physiques tels que la température, la pression, le couple et la vitesse est nécessaire aux systèmes aéronautiques critiques afin d’atteindre et d’assurer les performances requises de disponibilité et de sécurité de fonctionnement. L’acquisition de ces paramètres physiques nécessite donc la mise en oeuvre de technologies et de techniques hautement éprouvées pouvant supporter les conditions de fonctionnement sévères.L'objectif des travaux présentés dans ce mémoire est de proposer une nouvelle architecture de chaîne d'acquisition de grandeurs physiques pour être intégrée à un système aéronautique critique. Le but de cette architecture est d'améliorer l'intégrité des données mesurées tout en maintenant leur disponibilité et le niveau de sûreté de fonctionnement propre aux systèmes aéronautiques de haute criticité. La solution se déploie sous la forme d'une amélioration de la tolérance aux défauts de la chaîne de traitement du signal issu du capteur. Pour ce faire, nous intégrons des fonctions supplémentaires, dont le modèle mathématique de la chaîne d'acquisition, rendant ainsi le système plus intelligent.Dans le cadre de nos travaux de recherche, nous nous appuyons sur les spécifications techniques d'un projet industriel typique des systèmes aéronautiques critiques, qui est le coeur de notre thématique principaleThe acquisition of physical parameters as such as temperature, pressure, torque, and speed are necessary to flight critical systems in order to reach and ensure safety and availability required. Consequently, it requires implementing high technologies and techniques which are able to work in rugged environments.The aim of our work is to design a new architecture for sensor acquisition systems in order to be integrated onto a flight critical system. The goal of the architecture is to ensure data integrity, system's availability and safety relative to airborne critical systems. The solution adds the fault tolerance ability to the signal conditioning. Consequently, we implement additional functionalities, as such as mathematical model of the signal conditioning, in order to make the acquisition system more intelligent.Our research work is partially based on technical specifications from SYRENA project, which is a typical example of flight critical systems, which is the main thematic of our purpose
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MIN-YA, WANG, and 王明雅. "A Research on the Availability of Educational Media Method for Social Course." Thesis, 2005. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/77579491320339366051.
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The purpose of this study is to understand how the elementary school teachers ,specifying social science field, utilize instructional media to conclude the obstacles and opinions encountered during implementation, to analyze the related factors, and further to explore the improved approaches. Finally, this research offers references for producing instructional media in the future. The study was carried out through questionnaires and reviews based on the elementary school teachers who specify social science field, and it were sampled from 30 large, medium, and small schools by applying stratification sample method. In addition, 320 sheets of samples are distributed. According to this study, it provides suggestions for administrations, schools and teachers expectedly to construct new technological and media environments, promotes teachers much more conveniently and effectively to implement instructional technologies and media in stimulating students learning interest and excluding hinders, and furthermore promotes students to learn much more jubilantly and pragmatically within nine-year consistent curriculums.
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(13285526), Sheila Jeffery. "Student enrolment behaviour at a regional university." Thesis, 1997. https://figshare.com/articles/thesis/Student_enrolment_behaviour_at_a_regional_university/20545308.
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The enrolment behaviour of potential tertiary students is of great interest to tertiary institutions in Australia who face competition to fill their quotas in a climate of declining tertiary enrolments. Most of the studies on the enrolment behaviour of school leavers and others have been conducted in the United States where the university/college entrance procedures are quite different in the highly stratified tertiary sector. Little is known of the enrolment behaviour of Year 12 students in Australia particularly with respect to a non - metropolitan university. In this study the enrolment behaviour of local Year 12 students and first year students enrolled in the Faculty of Applied Science at Central Queensland University was investigated using a sample survey. The aim of the study was to determine the importance of various factors to the students in their university and course selection processes. Results indicate that the university is not being used as a "safety net" and that institutional characteristics and "significant others" play an important role in university and course selection processes. These findings have significant implications for recruitment and marketing strategies for non -metropolitan universities.
Books on the topic "Course availability"
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Langmead-Jones, Peter. On a course: Reducing the impact of police training on availability for ordinary duty. London: Home Office Policing and Reducing Crime Unit, 1999.
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Evstaf'eva, Elena, Svetlana Zinchenko, Svetlana Tymchenko, Ol'ga Zalata, Ol'ga Moskovchuk, Aleksandra Slyusarenko, and Yuliya Boyarinceva. Human physiology. ru: INFRA-M Academic Publishing LLC., 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/1085526.
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The textbook reflects modern ideas about the physiological functions of the human body. The necessary and sufficient information on normal physiology, which is the basic discipline for a future doctor, is presented.
The structure of the textbook provides for the presentation of the main provisions of the sections of physiology, the availability of practical tasks to consolidate the material, as well as topics for self-preparation.
It is intended for independent preparation of students for practical classes in the course of normal physiology in medical universities.
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E, Clarke Thomas. Review of the status and availability in Canadian colleges and universities of courses of pgrograms dealing with the commercialization and adoption of science and technology: Survey report. Ottawa, Ont: Stargate Consultants, 1990.
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Barnwell, Katharine. Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles. SIL International, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.54395/k8vp-t5wd.
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Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles continues to provide crucial, practical training for those preparing to translate the Bible or contribute to Bible translation in other ways. The fourth edition of this classic textbook is a leading voice in addressing the following developments in the Bible translation world: The priority of oral communication and its value in drafting, testing, and polishing draft translations. The availability of software and online resources specifically designed for Bible translation; exercises and assignments include practice in the use of these resources. The increase in Old Testament translation projects worldwide; more examples and exercises from the Old Testament are included. The value of partnership and teamwork in translation projects, recognizing the different gifts, skills, and roles of those involved, helping each team member to serve effectively as a member of a team. The involvement of local churches and community in the translation process; planning for local responsibility, ownership and sustainability as fully as possible in each translation project. The importance of ongoing training for translators, including training translators to train others and preparing capable translators to serve as translation consultants in due time. The materials are designed for the classroom but are also suitable for self-study, for example, by those who are already qualified in biblical languages and exegetical skills and are training as translation consultants. A companion Teacher’s Manual is also available. Documents, references, and links to videos and other published works can be found online at: publications.sil.org/bibletranslation_additionalmaterials. Bible Translation: An Introductory Course in Translation Principles has previously been translated in whole or in part into French, Hindi, Indonesian, Kannada, Malagasy, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Portuguese, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swahili, Tamil, and Telugu. For information on translation or republishing, contact: publications.sil.org/about/contact.
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Trelles, M. Pilar, Paige M. Siper, and Dorothy E. Grice. Current Treatments for Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders. Edited by Dennis S. Charney, Eric J. Nestler, Pamela Sklar, and Joseph D. Buxbaum. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190681425.003.0068.
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Many psychiatric disorders of childhood have a chronic course. As such, they impact multiple developmental epochs and negatively influence developmental trajectories. While early identification and intervention may minimize, or even prevent, symptoms being carried into adulthood, the availability of evidence-based treatments is sparse in children and adolescents compared to adult populations. Establishing effective interventions for psychiatric symptoms presenting in childhood is critical given the chronic course of most psychiatric disorders. This chapter describes psychopharmacological and psychosocial interventions used for the treatment of childhood psychiatric conditions, with an emphasis on empirically supported treatments. Both symptom- and diagnosis-specific approaches are described as well as the use of combined interventions for the following childhood psychiatric conditions: autism spectrum disorder (ASD), intellectual disability (ID), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety, depression, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), chronic tic disorders, eating disorders, and conduct problems.
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Ames, Barry, Andy Baker, and Amy Erica Smith. Social Networks in the Brazilian Electorate. Edited by Jennifer Nicoll Victor, Alexander H. Montgomery, and Mark Lubell. Oxford University Press, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780190228217.013.37.
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Research on social networks and voting behavior has been largely limited to long-established democracies. In young democracies with unstable party systems and low levels of mass partisan identification, such networks should be even more important. This chapter examines egocentric political discussion networks in Brazil, where political discussion is plentiful and exposure to disagreement is somewhat more frequent than in the United States. Over the course of campaigns, such conversation affects voting choices and helps citizens learn about candidates and their issue positions; networks are especially important for learning among low-status individuals. The chapter highlights the availability of two important panel data sets incorporating design elements that can improve inference regarding network effects: the 2002–2006 Two-City Brazilian Panel Study and the 2014 Brazilian Electoral Panel Survey.
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Nielsen-Saines, Karin. Antiretroviral Therapy in Children and Newborns. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780190493097.003.0027.
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HIV-infected infants and children have a different, more progressive disease course compared to that of adults given that early infection leads to sustained, high-magnitude viremia with significant seeding of reservoirs in the first months of life. Early diagnosis of HIV infection is pivotal in the management of infants and prevention of HIV-associated morbidity and mortality. The availability of potent pediatric antiretroviral formulations encompassing different classes of drugs for infected infants and young children is limited. Significant advancements have been achieved in the area of infant post-exposure prophylaxis. Early antiretroviral treatment is still the mainstay of pediatric HIV infection, particularly for infants younger than age 12 months, but it is also highly recommended for older children. Early treatment of young infants diagnosed soon after birth appears to be the best approach to reduce the seeding of viral reservoirs and potentially attain prolonged periods of HIV remission off antiretrovirals.
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Danckaert, Lieven. VOAux. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198759522.003.0004.
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The starting point of this chapter is the observation that the diachrony of the OV/VO alternation is very different in clauses with a head-final (VPAux) and a head-initial (AuxVP) T-projection. Special attention is paid to the synchronic and diachronic syntax of those cases in which a head-initial VP co-occurs with a head-final TP, a configuration which yields the order ‘VOAux’. The availability of this pattern can be considered surprising in the light of recent work on the linearization of syntactic structures (Biberauer et al. 2014). Importantly, corpus data reveal that the VOAux-order is only productive in Classical Latin. It is also argued that there is good evidence that in the Latin VOAux-pattern the string ‘VO’ forms a (VP) constituent. The chapter concludes by giving more details about the time course of the loss of the VOAux-order.
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Benesh, Sara C. The Use of Observational Data to Study Law and the Judiciary. Edited by Lee Epstein and Stefanie A. Lindquist. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199579891.013.6.
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The study of courts has been tremendously advanced via the availability of data, key to an empirical, scientific analysis of the decision-making of the political actors that make up the judiciary. Data availability has also enabled a rich and complete description of the courts’ work. This chapter considers the evolution of the study of the subfield of political science that considers judges and courts with particular focus on the role of data therein. It concludes that the Spaeth database, and other, similar multi-user publicly available databases, have had a huge influence on the evolution of public law into mainstream political science. While some argue over the specifics of the plethora of coding decisions made in the creation of such databases, the positive impact they have had on the scholarship about courts cannot be overstated.
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Sime, Stuart. 39. Trial. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/he/9780198823100.003.4622.
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This chapter discusses the issues that need to be addressed in the period leading up to a trial. These include contacting witnesses to ensure their availability; obtaining witness summonses where appropriate; briefing trial counsel; agreeing and compiling trial bundles; and counsel preparing speeches, examination-in-chief, and cross-examination of witnesses.
Book chapters on the topic "Course availability"
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Bufalini, Alessandro. "Waiting for Negotiations: An Italian Way to Get Out of the Deadlock." In Remedies against Immunity?, 191–208. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-62304-6_9.
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AbstractThe outcome of Judgment 238/2014 does not directly rely on the fact that the international dispute on state immunity involves two member states of the EU. Also, it is difficult to envisage at the European level any normative development on the international rules on state immunity. It seems, however, that some useful lessons can be learnt from the judicial dialogue between the European Court of Justice, the European Court of Human Rights, and constitutional courts. In very general terms and for many reasons, the relationship between constitutional courts and the International Court of Justice (ICJ) cannot rely on particularly sophisticated techniques of judicial dialogue.This encourages us to consider the importance of involving state-level political organs as one of the counterparts to the dialogue. The potential power of judges to address these political organs in order to find a diplomatic solution raises the thorny question of whether this availability of alternative means of dispute settlement at the international level might impact on (or somehow restrict) the right of access to justice for Italian victims. Since both ICJ and the Italian Constitutional Court (ItCC) seem to agree that negotiation is the alternative dispute settlement par excellence (and the only means available to settle the present dispute at the international level), the ItCC might have given more importance to the availability of alternative means of redress—in the form of negotiations between the two states—in order to wear down the absolute character of the principle of judicial protection enshrined in Article 24 of the Italian Constitution.Of course, a negotiated solution depends upon the willingness of both parties, whereas an Italian political initiative aimed at unilaterally granting reparation to the victims is always possible. Moreover, the latter solution may stop the enforcement of Judgment 238/2014 and reduce Italy’s exposure to international responsibility for non-compliance with the 2012 ICJ Judgment. So long as Italian victims and their heirs are compensated, the restriction on their right to seek justice through the courts might become more tolerable for the Italian tribunals.
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de Bustamante, A. Saiz. "Stochastic Processes, Markov Chains and Systems Availability." In ISPRA Courses, 3–22. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0649-5_1.
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Sanz Fernandez de Cordoba, S. "Availability: A Practical Approach on Aerospace Industry." In ISPRA Courses, 45–64. Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands, 1990. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0649-5_3.
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Gauthier, Jacques-Antoine, and Gaëlle Aeby. "Life Trajectories as Products and Determinants of Social Vulnerability." In Withstanding Vulnerability throughout Adult Life, 285–302. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4567-0_18.
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AbstractThis chapter aims at uncovering the heuristic potential associated with analyzing family and occupational trajectories holistically for the study of social vulnerability. Empirically, sequence analysis shows that distinct and enduring structuring processes shape individual life courses. Long term historical processes contribute to standardize or to the contrary to diversify life trajectories. Institutional mechanisms based among others on gender differentiation lead to uneven participation in the labor market and in family life for women and men. The ways in which an individual trajectory unfolds in one social domain is influenced by the way it unfolds in another domain. Over their life course, individuals accumulate positive or negative life experiences closely linked to resources availability. For instance, the experience of parenthood can be simultaneously fulfilling and stressful; its actual impact on individuals depends on previous vulnerability as well as on active and dormant resources. Variations regarding cultural, socioeconomic or relational resources embedded in personal networks available to individuals are key indicators to explain the different patterns following which life trajectories are shaped over time and systemically associated with social vulnerability. This chapter shows that life trajectories have to be understood dynamically as being both a product and a determinant of social vulnerability.
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Kittichaisaree, Kriangsak. "Availability or Non-Availability of Defences for Judges in Relation to Judicial Responsibility Post-Coups." In Judicial Responsibility and Coups d’État, 125–60. London: Routledge, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003358428-4.
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Huang, Wanju, and Jennifer C. Richardson. "All Hands on Deck: Faculty Collaboration in Transforming to Remote Teaching." In Global Perspectives on Educational Innovations for Emergency Situations, 149–58. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-99634-5_15.
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AbstractOn the eve of spring break March 2020, we received an emergency email from Purdue University’s Office of Teaching and Learning. We were invited to be part of the University’s contingency team planning for and developing resources to assist faculty with transitioning from face-to-face to emergency remote teaching and learning. Using the experience and expertise we have in the online learning realm, we were tasked to develop resources covering the most essential topics faculty needed for emergency remote teaching. Seven topics were selected based on the Community of Inquiry framework and the needs shared by our colleagues: (1) Availability and Communication, (2) Discussion Board Tips, (3) Setting Student Expectations, (4) Building Community, (5) Delivering Course Materials, (6) Adding Technology to Your Toolkit, and (7) Checking for Student Understanding. Recognizing the recommended resources and strategies needed to be relatable and replicable to earn faculty’s buy-in, we used the snowball sampling method to identify faculty from across campus who could help achieve this goal. This process gave us the opportunity to get to know our colleagues, uncover their talents, and create a new platform for shared expertise in teaching and learning. This book chapter will discuss how we structured and developed the resources for faculty by including them in the process. Further, it will show how faculty driven approach can augment the collaboration between the administration and faculty to enhance teaching and learning.
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Acworth, Ian N., Matthew J. During, and Richard J. Wurtman. "Pprocesses That Couple Amino Acid Availability to Neurotransmitter Synthesis and Release." In Amino Acid Availability and Brain Function in Health and Disease, 117–36. Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 1988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-73175-4_11.
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Macharaschwili, Carmen E., and Linda Skidmore Coggin. "A Skype-Buddy Model for Blended Learning." In Online Course Management, 340–57. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch019.
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Universities are challenged with providing quality educational experiences that meet students' needs for engagement and collaboration. The availability of computer-mediated communication tools provides opportunities for such needs to be met as well as allows students the opportunity to complete higher education degree requirements in virtual environments This chapter discusses how Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) was used in a unique Skype-Buddy system to provide virtual face-to-face participation in traditional doctoral classrooms. Students' and professors' satisfaction, benefits, challenges, and surprises in this system are examined. Results and recommendations from this study are applicable in undergraduate and secondary level classrooms.
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Chapman-Waterhouse, Emily, Ayona Silva-Fletcher, and Kim Whittlestone. "The Use of Reusable Learning Objects to Enhance the Delivery of Veterinary Education." In Online Course Management, 1778–92. IGI Global, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-5472-1.ch093.
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The increased demand from learners in higher education to access resources flexibly has resulted in considerable development in the use of Reusable Learning Objects (RLO) via a blended learning format across the sector. This critical review sets out to identify what is currently known about RLO and how those concepts can be applied to veterinary-related degree courses. The review provides an insight into an aspect of blended learning which is currently limited in terms of published research. The effect of computer confidence, students' choice to use and the impact on student performance are some of the variables which have been measured to date. The approach to RLO by students from different courses may vary, but prior experience of technology, alignment of content and availability of technical support are some of the key drivers for usage and reuse. A positive effect is likely to occur following RLO use because those students have adopted a process of active engagement, which the authors know can bring about a deeper approach to learning.
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McGee, Patricia, and Michael Anderson. "Project Realities." In Cases on Educational Technology Planning, Design, and Implementation, 114–33. IGI Global, 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-4237-9.ch007.
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Meeting the demands of students who expect convenience, affordability, and a quality education has required that institutions of higher learning find ways to offer programs in multiple delivery modes. Blended or hybrid course delivery requiring course meetings both on campus and online is a growing model that addresses institutional challenges of classroom availability, technology use in courses, improvement of four-year graduation rates when more courses are offered, and flexibility in attendance through multiple course delivery options. This case study describes an institutional strategic initiative, the Summer Hybrid Academy, which supported faculty members in the transition from campus-based classroom courses to technology-infused hybrid courses. Year One of the Academy was planned without using a project management approach, and Year Two was offered with a project management approach that improved results.
Conference papers on the topic "Course availability"
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Naff, David. "Exploring Equity in Advanced Course Availability by School District Characteristics." In 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. Washington DC: AERA, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.3102/1683930.
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Becher, Ednei Luís, and Jenifer Cassandra da Silva Oliveira. "Beyond the availability of data." In IASE 2021 Satellite Conference: Statistics Education in the Era of Data Science. International Association for Statistical Education, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.52041/iase.ghjyu.
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This paper presents the results of a qualitative research in which a mathematics course undergraduate student prepared classes for High School students in a Brazilian public school using real data. It consists in a case study and the results point out that student's difficulties were concentrated in the overrated mathematical approach that was initially used by her, but the main difficulty was finding real accessible data available on the internet and understandable to teachers, since almost all visited websites, when offering access to data, did not provide information about the meaning of the variables or even on the instruments that originated them. Despite the existence of websites in English for this purpose, there are few sites in other languages and little diversity of topics is addressed. Furthermore, results indicate the necessity to foster in organizations the generation of potentially usable data by teachers to provide access to them.
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Schrittwieser, Sebastian, Peter Kieseberg, Isao Echizen, Sven Wohlgemuth, and Noboru Sonehara. "Using Generalization Patterns for Fingerprinting Sets of Partially Anonymized Microdata in the Course of Disasters." In 2011 Sixth International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security (ARES). IEEE, 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ares.2011.101.
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Hopkins, Patrick E., and Pamela M. Norris. "Nanoscale Heat Transfer Course for Undergraduates." In ASME 2008 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2008-66692.
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The growing interest in nanoscale energy transfer research and funding in mechanical engineering departments far out weighs the availability for formal training of fundamental ideas and concepts in this area. Although several universities offer formal graduate courses in nanoscale energy transfer, these courses are often a survey of current research and are typically geared to graduate students or advanced undergraduates with a stonger physics background than the typical undergraduate engineering student. The goal of this paper is to outline a course that is designed to teach fundamental nanoscale energy transfer concepts to the undergraduate engineering student who has not taken advanced physics courses outside of the ABET approved mechanical engineering curriculum. A survey of different nanoscale energy transfer courses from various institutions around the world is discussed in specific context of the benefits for the typical mechanical engineering undergraduate. The limited textbooks that are available on the subject are also discussed. An outline of fundamental topics in quantum physics, statistical mechanics, and solid state physics is presented as important concepts that the typical undergraduate should understand in order to understand basic research and principles of nanoscale energy transfer. Important phenomena and techniques in nanoscale energy transfer research are also discussed. This course was taught as an undergraduate and graduate engineering elective at the University of Virginia in the spring semester of 2008.
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Vashishth, Deepak, Winson George, Jennifer Smith, John B. Brunski, and Lee Ostrander. "Hands-on Approaches to Biomechanics Education in a Technologically Connected Classroom." In ASME 2001 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2001. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2001/bed-23022.
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Abstract In contrast to the traditional classroom environment that promotes passive learning, the multimedia-based studio approach is considered to be a more effective tool for delivering course content as it increases active in-class involvement, teamwork experience and cooperative learning (Wilson 1994). More significantly, the studio environment provides a plethora of opportunities to include case studies that promote hands-on experience and problem-solving, illustrate real-life problems and increase student interest in the course content (Starrett and Morcos 2001). In general, engineering courses benefit from the availability of simulation and analysis software in a multimedia studio environment. Biomedical engineering courses including biomechanics, however, are not always amenable to simulation and often require the setting of complicated and expensive tests involving human subjects and hazardous materials. Furthermore, unlike traditional medical courses, biomedical engineering departments do not have extensive teaching laboratories and students have little or no clinical exposure.
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Aslanidou, Ioanna, Valentina Zaccaria, Amare D. Fentaye, and Konstantinos G. Kyprianidis. "Development of Web-Based Short Courses on Control, Diagnostics, and Instrumentation." In ASME Turbo Expo 2020: Turbomachinery Technical Conference and Exposition. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/gt2020-14395.
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Abstract As a consequence of globalization and advances in digital tools, synchronous or asynchronous distance courses are becoming an integral part of universities’ educational offers. The design of an online course introduces more challenges compared to a traditional on campus course with face to face lectures. This is true especially for engineering subjects where problem or project-based courses may be preferred to stimulate critical thinking and engage the learners with real-life problems. However, realizing this with distance learning implies that a similar study pace should be kept by the learners involved. This may not be easy, since individual pace is often a motivation for choosing a distance course. Student engagement in group projects, collaborations, and the proper design of examination tasks are only some of the challenges in designing a distance course for an engineering program. A series of web-based courses on measurement techniques, control, and diagnostics were developed and delivered to groups of learners. Each course comprised short modules covering key points of the subject and aimed at getting learners to understand both the fundamental concepts that they do not typically learn or understand in the respective base courses and to build on that knowledge to reach a more advanced cognitive level. The experience obtained in the courses on what strategies worked better or worse for the learners is presented in this paper. A comparison between the courses provides an interesting outlook on how the learners reacted to slightly different requirements and incentives in each course. The results from the evaluation of the courses are also used as a base for discussion. The background and availability of the learners is closely linked to how a course should be designed to optimally fit the learning group, without compromising on the achievement of the learning outcomes. This series of courses is a good example of continuous professional development courses in the field of control, diagnostics, and instrumentation (CDI), and brings with it a number of challenges and opportunities for the development of online courses.
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Milanovic, Ivana, Tom A. Eppes, and Kalyan Goparaju. "E-Designation for Compressible Aerodynamics Course." In ASME 2022 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/fedsm2022-86317.
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Abstract The US Air Force has added the ‘e’ designation to denote an aircraft or satellite having been designed using computer modeling and simulation, as well as interface technologies like virtual and augmented reality. This new digital aerospace engineering process, i.e. using computers to design, model, and test aircraft before an actual prototype is built, is so important that it drives the need for a different approach to the engineering curriculum. In response, our students are provided an opportunity to create and analyze throughout a lecture-based course. The availability of sophisticated software and its use outside of the classroom without prior training facilitates nonlinear learning, promotes exploration of alternative resources, from written material to the human network, and ultimately brings it all back to the theoretical underpinnings. The Compressible Aerodynamics course in its first iteration featured the following simulation projects: (1) Incompressible flow through the converging nozzle, (2) Flying on earth, (3) Pitot tube, (4) Compressible flow over an airfoil, (5) Airfoil in different flow regimes, and (6) Rayleigh flows. They were chosen from six ANSYS Fluids Engineering Innovation Courses that are available free online. Each project originally included a video, handout, and pre-generated mesh, and was further customized with specifically focused grading criteria. This study built on the authors’ previous work on the use of simulations in the individual courses and course sequences in the mechanical engineering program. The goals were to bring the elements of the new digital aerospace engineering process to standard lecture-based courses, ensure students’ engagement from the beginning, and increase the time students invest in studying. The anticipated challenges (from the perspective of Bloom’s Taxonomy) were (1) non-hierarchal structure of learning where students create and analyze while mastering the use of the tool, (2) integrated and balanced process of learning where every element of the framework is equally important, and (3) the differences that each learner brings, from motivation to the cognitive processing. The significance of our approach and its success are illustrated with qualitative and quantitative evidence. Qualitative data provide examples of student work, while quantitative assessment of students’ understanding and confidence in comprehension of select concepts includes grades, student surveys, and course evaluations.
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Lim, Sunghoon, Conrad S. Tucker, Kathryn Jablokow, and Bart Pursel. "Quantifying the Mismatch Between Course Content and Students’ Dialogue in Online Learning Environments." In ASME 2017 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences and Computers and Information in Engineering Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/detc2017-67339.
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Due to the internet’s increasing global availability, online learning has become a new paradigm for distance learning in higher education. While student interactions and reactions are readily observable in a physical classroom environment, monitoring student interactions and quantifying divergence between lecture topics and the topics that interest students are challenging in online learning platforms. Understanding the effects of this divergence is important for monitoring student engagement and aiding instructors, who are focused on improving the quality of their online courses. The authors of this paper propose a topic modeling method, based on latent Dirichlet allocation (LDA), that quantifies the effects of divergence between course topics (mined from textual transcriptions) and student-discussed topics (mined from discussion forums). Correlations between the measured dissimilarities and (a) the number of posts and comments in discussion forums, (b) the number of submitted assignments, and (c) students’ average performance scores are presented. A case study involving video lecture transcripts and discussion forum posts/comments in a massive open online course (MOOC) platform demonstrates the proposed method’s potential success and informs course providers about the challenges of measuring the topics that interest students.
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Boettner, Daisie D., Seth A. Norberg, Richard V. Melnyk, Justin L. Highley, Michael J. Rounds, and A. O¨zer Arnas. "Teaching the Fundamentals of Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics Through an Integrated Systems Approach." In ASME 2006 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition. ASMEDC, 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/imece2006-13815.
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The mechanical engineering faculty at the United States Military Academy recently implemented an integrated, two-course thermal-fluid systems sequence that presents fundamental thermodynamics and fluid mechanics topics. Instructors introduce students to these topics by exploring operational aspects of five complex systems: a helicopter, a power plant, a total air-conditioning system, an automotive system, and a high performance aircraft. Additionally, both courses incorporate laboratories, demonstrations and hands-on educational aids, design projects, and self-learning opportunities to reinforce understanding of fundamental concepts. Results from the first year the sequence was taught indicate students prefer learning topics from a global perspective and integrating thermodynamics and fluid mechanics topics reinforces student learning and retention of fundamental concepts. Challenges to teaching an integrated thermal-fluid systems sequence include lack of availability of textbooks that present thermodynamics and fluid mechanics topics in a truly integrated manner and establishing equivalency of courses within the integrated sequence with courses taught at other universities for those students on semester exchange programs.
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Allela, Melisa Achoko. "Strengthening Resilience through Remote Multimedia Training." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.9037.
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School closures and limited in-person learning as efforts to curb the Covid-19 pandemic impacted the regular delivery of education across all levels. This prompted learning institutions worldwide to embrace varied online and/or distance learning tools to facilitate the continuation of teaching and learning. To keep the doors of learning open during this period of uncertainty, two of several MOOCs developed with support from COL included the Mobile Learning with Multimedia course and Advanced Mobile Learning with Multimedia course. These two MOOCs were created against a backdrop of an acknowledged need for the increased participation of educators in the Global South to contribute to the creation and availability of OER resources. The courses thus sought to contribute to the capacity building of educators who can author or adapt OER multimedia resources. Post-pandemic, it is anticipated that technology-mediated learning/teaching will become entrenched as part of regular learning. Thus, the need for proficiency in the digital skills required to develop and facilitate such instruction becomes even more critical. This paper collates data from the two courses to share findings that can inform future implementations of similar remote capacity building efforts as a strategy for strengthening resilience in both teacher training.
Reports on the topic "Course availability"
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Morkun, Volodymyr S., Сергій Олексійович Семеріков, and Svitlana M. Hryshchenko. Use of the system Moodle in the formation of ecological competence of future engineers with the use of geoinformation technologies. Видавництво “CSITA”, 2016. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/0564/718.
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At present the information and communication technologies in education can be a catalyst in solving important social problems connected with increasing the educational resources and services availability and quality, real and equal opportunities in getting education for citizens despite their residence, social status and income. One of the most important education tasks is to develop students’ active cognitive attitude to knowledge. Cognitive activity in universities is a necessary stage in preparing for further professional life. The solution of task of formation of ecological competence of mining profile engineer requires the reasonable selection of the means of information and communication technologies conducing formation of ecological competence. Pressing task is constructive and research approach to preparation of future engineers to performance of professional duties in order to make them capable to develop engineering projects independently and exercise control competently. The relevance of the material covered in the article, due to the need to ensure the effectiveness of the educational process in the preparation of the future Mining Engineers. We analyze the source with problems of formation of ecological competence. The article focuses mainly general-purpose computer system support learning Moodle, which allows you to organize individual and collective work of students to master the specialized course teaching material used in teaching special course "Environmental Geoinformatics" in the implementation of educational research.
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Hlushak, Oksana M., Svetlana O. Semenyaka, Volodymyr V. Proshkin, Stanislav V. Sapozhnykov, and Oksana S. Lytvyn. The usage of digital technologies in the university training of future bachelors (having been based on the data of mathematical subjects). [б. в.], July 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/3860.
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This article demonstrates that mathematics in the system of higher education has outgrown the status of the general education subject and should become an integral part of the professional training of future bachelors, including economists, on the basis of intersubject connection with special subjects. Such aspects as the importance of improving the scientific and methodological support of mathematical training of students by means of digital technologies are revealed. It is specified that in order to implement the task of qualified training of students learning econometrics and economic and mathematical modeling, it is necessary to use digital technologies in two directions: for the organization of electronic educational space and in the process of solving applied problems at the junction of the branches of economics and mathematics. The advantages of using e-learning courses in the educational process are presented (such as providing individualization of the educational process in accordance with the needs, characteristics and capabilities of students; improving the quality and efficiency of the educational process; ensuring systematic monitoring of the educational quality). The unified structures of “Econometrics”, “Economic and mathematical modeling” based on the Moodle platform are the following ones. The article presents the results of the pedagogical experiment on the attitude of students to the use of e-learning course (ELC) in the educational process of Borys Grinchenko Kyiv University and Alfred Nobel University (Dnipro city). We found that the following metrics need improvement: availability of time-appropriate mathematical materials; individual approach in training; students’ self-expression and the development of their creativity in the e-learning process. The following opportunities are brought to light the possibilities of digital technologies for the construction and research of econometric models (based on the problem of dependence of the level of the Ukrainian population employment). Various stages of building and testing of the econometric model are characterized: identification of variables, specification of the model, parameterization and verification of the statistical significance of the obtained results.
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Ayele, Seife, Wei Shen, Tadesse Kuma Worako, Lucy H. Baker, and Samson Hadush. Renewable Energy Procurement in Ethiopia: Overcoming Obstacles in Procurement from Independent Power Producers. Institute of Development Studies (IDS), December 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/ids.2021.064.
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Developing countries are increasingly using auctions for the procurement of utility-scale renewable electricity, due to the potential for attracting private investment. However, auction design and implementation can face serious obstacles due to complex context-specific factors. In 2017, Ethiopia launched its Public–Private Partnership (PPP) policy and procurement framework to promote infrastructure development, including electricity generation. Since 2018, it has organised renewable energy auctions to procure new capacity from independent power producers (IPPs). However, the new framework faces numerous challenges. Using a literature review and primary data from more than 70 interviews and from stakeholder consultations, this study explores the political economy challenges and opportunities facing IPP project preparation, decision-making, coordination and implementation, and risks to investors. To date, Ethiopia has held two rounds of tenders to procure 1,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from eight projects; the first tender for two solar photovoltaic (PV) projects led to the signing of Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and was hailed as one of the cheapest tariff rates in sub-Saharan Africa, at US$2.526 cents/kilowatt hour (kWh) over 25 years. However, none of the projects have yet become operational. This study also finds fault lines impeding the implementation of IPP projects, including the risk of foreign currency availability and convertibility of Ethiopian birr to expatriate profits. It proposes measures to overcome these obstacles and mitigate risks, to put Ethiopia on course to achieve universal access to electricity by 2030.
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Carrión-Tavárez, Ángel, and Javier Gutiérrez-Ballivián. A dataset on the digital transformation of university courses during the covid-19 pandemic. Fachhochschule Dortmund, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.53095/25862001.
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This paper presents a dataset created from a survey on the experiences of professors from business schools at Latin American universities, in the digital transformation of their courses, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The dataset collects the insight that professors had about the national and institutional policies on information and communication technologies (ICT) in higher education; the methods, strategies, and resources used by professors; and the outcomes at the end of the courses. The purpose of this work is to inform the academic community of the existence and availability of this dataset for analysis, criticism, or possible use by other researchers.
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Nechypurenko, Pavlo P., Viktoriia G. Stoliarenko, Tetiana V. Starova, Tetiana V. Selivanova, Oksana M. Markova, Yevhenii O. Modlo, and Ekaterina O. Shmeltser. Development and implementation of educational resources in chemistry with elements of augmented reality. [б. в.], February 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.31812/123456789/3751.
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The purpose of this article is an analysis of opportunities and description of the experience of developing and implementing augmented reality technologies to support the teaching of chemistry in higher education institutions of Ukraine. The article is aimed at solving problems: generalization and analysis of the results of scientific research concerning the advantages of using the augmented reality in the teaching of chemistry, the characteristics of modern means of creating objects of augmented reality; discussion of practical achievements in the development and implementation of teaching materials on chemistry using the technologies of the augmented reality in the educational process. The object of research is augmented reality, and the subject - the use of augmented reality in the teaching of chemistry. As a result of the study, it was found that technologies of augmented reality have enormous potential for increasing the efficiency of independent work of students in the study of chemistry, providing distance and continuous education. Often, the technologies of the augmented reality in chemistry teaching are used for 3D visualization of the structure of atoms, molecules, crystalline lattices, etc., but this range can be expanded considerably when creating its own educational products with the use of AR-technologies. The study provides an opportunity to draw conclusions about the presence of technologies in the added reality of a significant number of benefits, in particular, accessibility through mobile devices; availability of free, accessible and easy-to-use software for creating augmented-reality objects and high efficiency in using them as a means of visibility. The development and implementation of teaching materials with the use of AR-technologies in chemistry teaching at the Kryvyi Rih State Pedagogical University has been started in the following areas: creation of a database of chemical dishes, creation of a virtual chemical laboratory for qualitative chemical analysis, creation of a set of methodical materials for the course “Physical and colloidal chemistry”.
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Fang, Mei Lan, Marianne Cranwell, Becky White, Gavin Wylie, Karen Lok Yi Wong, Kevin Harter, Lois Cosgrave, et al. Aging-in-Place at the End-of-Life in Community and Residential Care Contexts. University of Dundee, January 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.20933/100001274.
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Population aging is a global phenomenon that has presented capacity and resource challenges for providing supportive care environments for older people in later life (Bone et al., 2018, Finucane et al., 2019). Aging-in-place was introduced as a policy driver for creating supportive environmental and social care to enable individuals to live independently at home and in the community for as long as possible. Recently, there has been a move towards offering care for people with a terminal illness at home and in the community (Shepperd et al., 2016); and when appropriate, to die in supportive, home-like environments such as care homes (Wada et al., 2020). Aging-in-place principles can, thus and, should be extended to enabling supportive, home-like environments at the end-of-life. Yet, first, we must consider the appropriateness, availability and diversity of options for community-based palliative and end-of-life care (PEoLC), in order to optimise supports for older people who are dying at home or within long-term/residential care environments. Globally, across places with similar health and social care systems and service models such as in Scotland and in Canada, community-based PEoLC options are currently not uniformly available. Given that people entering into long-term/residential care homes are increasingly closer to the end of life, there is now an even greater demand for PEoLC provision in residential facilities (Kinley et al., 2017). Although most reported deaths occur within an inpatient hospital setting (50%), the proportion of overall deaths in a care home setting is projected to increase from 18% to 22.5% (Finucane et al, 2019). This suggests that long-term/residential care homes are to become the most common place of death by 2040, evidencing the need to develop and sustain appropriate and compassionate PEoLC to support those who are able to die at home and those living in residential care facilities (Bone et al., 2018; Finucane et al., 2019). This research initiative is premised on the notion that aging in place matters throughout the life-course, including at the end-of-life and that the socio-environmental aspects of care homes need to enable this.
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Naim, Michael, Andrew Spielman, Shlomo Nir, and Ann Noble. Bitter Taste Transduction: Cellular Pathways, Inhibition and Implications for Human Acceptance of Agricultural Food Products. United States Department of Agriculture, February 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2000.7695839.bard.
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Historically, the aversive response of humans and other mammals to bitter-taste substances has been useful for survival, since many toxic constituents taste bitter. Today, the range of foods available is more diverse. Many bitter foods are not only safe for consumption but contain bitter constituents that provide nutritional benefits. Despite this, these foods are often eliminated from our current diets because of their unacceptable bitterness. Extensive technology has been developed to remove or mask bitterness in foods, but a lack of understanding of the mechanisms of bitterness perception at the taste receptor level has prevented the development of inhibitors or efficient methods for reducing bitterness. In our original application we proposed to: (a) investigate the time course and effect of selected bitter tastants relevant to agricultural products on the formation of intracellular signal molecules (cAMP, IP3, Ca2+) in intact taste cells, in model cells and in membranes derived therefrom; (b) study the effect of specific bitter taste inhibitors on messenger formation and identify G-proteins that may be involved in tastant-induced bitter sensation; (c) investigate interactions and self-aggregation of bitter tastants within membranes; (d) study human sensory responses over time to these bitter-taste stimuli and inhibitors in order to validate the biochemical data. Quench-flow module (QFM) and fast pipetting system (FPS) allowed us to monitor fast release of the aforementioned signal molecules (cGMP, as a putative initial signal was substituted for Ca2+ ions) - using taste membranes and intact taste cells in a time range below 500 ms (real time of taste sensation) - in response to bitter-taste stimulation. Limonin (citrus) and catechin (wine) were found to reduce cellular cAMP and increase IP3 contents. Naringin (citrus) stimulated an IP3 increase whereas the cheese-derived bitter peptide cyclo(leu-Trp) reduced IP3 but significantly increased cAMP levels. Thus, specific transduction pathways were identified, the results support the notion of multiple transduction pathways for bitter taste and cross-talk between a few of those transduction pathways. Furthermore, amphipathic tastants permeate rapidly (within seconds) into liposomes and taste cells suggesting their availability for direct activation of signal transduction components by means of receptor-independent mechanisms within the time course of taste sensation. The activation of pigment movement and transduction pathways in frog melanophores by these tastants supports such mechanisms. Some bitter tastants, due to their amphipathic properties, permeated (or interacted with) into a bitter tastant inhibitor (specific phospholipid mixture) which apparently forms micelles. Thus, a mechanism via which this bitter taste inhibitor acts is proposed. Human sensory evaluation experiments humans performed according to their 6-n-propyl thiouracil (PROP) status (non-tasters, tasters, super-tasters), indicated differential perception of bitterness threshold and intensity of these bitter compounds by different individuals independent of PROP status. This suggests that natural products containing bitter compounds (e.g., naringin and limonin in citrus), are perceived very differently, and are in line with multiple transduction pathways suggested in the biochemical experiments. This project provides the first comprehensive effort to explore the molecular basis of bitter taste at the taste-cell level induced by economically important and agriculturally relevant food products. The findings, proposing a mechanism for bitter-taste inhibition by a bitter taste inhibitor (made up of food components) pave the way for the development of new, and perhaps more potent bitter-taste inhibitors which may eventually become economically relevant.
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Levisohn, Sharon, Maricarmen Garcia, David Yogev, and Stanley Kleven. Targeted Molecular Typing of Pathogenic Avian Mycoplasmas. United States Department of Agriculture, January 2006. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2006.7695853.bard.
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Intraspecies identification (DNA "fingerprinting") of pathogenic avian mycoplasmas is a powerful tool for epidemiological studies and monitoring strain identity. However the only widely method available for Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) and M. synoviae (MS)wasrandom amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD). This project aimed to develop alternative and supplementary typing methods that will overcome the major constraints of RAPD, such as the need for isolation of the organism in pure culture and the lack of reproducibility intrinsic in the method. Our strategy focussed on recognition of molecular markers enabling identification of MG and MS vaccine strains and, by extension, pathogenic potential of field isolates. Our first aim was to develop PCR-based systems which will allow amplification of specific targeted genes directly from clinical material. For this purpose we evaluated the degree of intraspecies heterogeneity in genes encoding variable surface antigens uniquely found in MG all of which are putative pathogenicity factors. Phylogenic analysis of targeted sequences of selected genes (pvpA, gapA, mgc2, and lp) was employed to determine the relationship among MG strains.. This method, designated gene targeted sequencing (GTS), was successfully employed to identify strains and to establish epidemiologically-linked strain clusters. Diagnostic PCR tests were designed and validated for each of the target genes, allowing amplification of specific nucleotide sequences from clinical samples. An mgc2-PCR-RFLP test was designed for rapid differential diagnosis of MG vaccine strains in Israel. Addressing other project goals, we used transposon mutagenesis and in vivo and in vitro models for pathogenicity to correlated specific changes in target genes with biological properties that may impact the course of infection. An innovative method for specific detection and typing of MS strains was based on the hemagglutinin-encoding gene vlhA, uniquely found in this species. In parallel, we evaluated the application of amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) in avian mycoplasmas. AFLP is a highly discriminatory method that scans the entire genome using infrequent restriction site PCR. As a first step the method was found to be highly correlated with other DNA typing methods for MG species and strain differentiation. The method is highly reproducible and relatively rapid, although it is necessary to isolate the strain to be tested. Both AFLP and GTS are readily to amenable to computer-assisted analysis of similarity and construction of a data-base resource. The availability of improved and diverse tools will help realize the full potential of molecular typing of avian mycoplasmas as an integral and essential part of mycoplasma control programs.
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Dickman, Martin B., and Oded Yarden. Modulation of the Redox Climate and Phosphatase Signaling in a Necrotroph: an Axis for Inter- and Intra-cellular Communication that Regulates Development and Pathogenicity. United States Department of Agriculture, August 2011. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2011.7697112.bard.
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The long-term goals of our research are to understand the regulation of sclerotial development and pathogenicity in S. sclerotiorum. The focus in this project is on the elucidation of the signaling events and environmental cues that contribute to broad pathogenic success of S. sclerotiorum. In this proposal, we have taken advantage of the recent conceptual (ROS/PPs signaling) and technical (genome sequence availability and gene inactivation possibilities) developments to address the following questions, as appear in our research goals stated below, specifically concerning the involvement of REDOX signaling and protein dephosphorylation in the regulation of hyphal/sclerotial development and pathogenicity of S. sclerotiorum. Our stated specific objectives were to progress our understanding of the following questions: (i) Which ROS species affect S. sclerotiorum development and pathogenicity? (ii) In what manner do PPs affect S. sclerotiorum development and pathogenicity? (iii) Are PPs affected by ROS production and does PP activity affect ROS production and SMK1? (iv) How does Sclerotinia modulate the redox environment in both host and pathogen? While addressing these questions, our main findings include the identification and characterization the NADPH oxidase (NOX) family in S. sclerotiorum. Silencing of Ssnox1 indicated a central role for this enzyme in both virulence and pathogenic (sclerotial) development, while inactivation of Ssnox2 resulted in limited sclerotial development but remained fully pathogenic. Interestingly, we found a consistent correlation with Ssnox1(involved with pathogenicity) and oxalate levels. This same observation was also noted with Sssod1. Thus, fungal enzymes involved in oxidative stress tolerance,when inactivated, also exhibit reduced OA levels. We have also shown that protein phosphatases (specifically PP2A and PTP1) are involved in morphogenesis and pathogenesis of S. sclerotiorum, demonstrating the regulatory role of these key proteins in the mentioned processes. While probing the redox environment and host-pathogen interactions we determined that oxalic acid is an elicitor of plant programmed cell death during S. sclerotiorum disease development and that oxalic acid suppresses host defense via manipulation of the host redox environment. During the course of this project we also contributed to the progress of understanding S. sclerotiorum function and the manipulation of this fungus by establishing an efficient gene replacement and direct hyphal transformation protocols in S. sclerotiorum. Lastly, both PIs were involved in thegenomic analysis of this necrotrophic fungal pathogen (along with Botrytis cinerea). Our results have been published in 11 papers (including joint papers and refereed reviews) and have set the basis for a continuum towards a better understanding and eventual control of this important pathogen (with implications to other fungal-host systems as well).
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Schuster, Gadi, and David Stern. Integration of phosphorus and chloroplast mRNA metabolism through regulated ribonucleases. United States Department of Agriculture, August 2008. http://dx.doi.org/10.32747/2008.7695859.bard.
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New potential for engineering chloroplasts to express novel traits has stimulated research into relevant techniques and genetic processes, including plastid transformation and gene regulation. This proposal continued our long time BARD-funded collaboration research into mechanisms that influence chloroplast RNA accumulation, and thus gene expression. Previous work on cpRNA catabolism has elucidated a pathway initiated by endonucleolytic cleavage, followed by polyadenylation and exonucleolytic degradation. A major player in this process is the nucleus-encoded exoribonuclease/polymerasepolynucleotidephoshorylase (PNPase). Biochemical characterization of PNPase has revealed a modular structure that controls its RNA synthesis and degradation activities, which in turn are responsive to the phosphate (P) concentration. However, the in vivo roles and regulation of these opposing activities are poorly understood. The objectives of this project were to define how PNPase is controlled by P and nucleotides, using in vitro assays; To make use of both null and site-directed mutations in the PNPgene to study why PNPase appears to be required for photosynthesis; and to analyze plants defective in P sensing for effects on chloroplast gene expression, to address one aspect of how adaptation is integrated throughout the organism. Our new data show that P deprivation reduces cpRNA decay rates in vivo in a PNPasedependent manner, suggesting that PNPase is part of an organismal P limitation response chain that includes the chloroplast. As an essential component of macromolecules, P availability often limits plant growth, and particularly impacts photosynthesis. Although plants have evolved sophisticated scavenging mechanisms these have yet to be exploited, hence P is the most important fertilizer input for crop plants. cpRNA metabolism was found to be regulated by P concentrations through a global sensing pathway in which PNPase is a central player. In addition several additional discoveries were revealed during the course of this research program. The human mitochondria PNPase was explored and a possible role in maintaining mitochondria homeostasis was outlined. As polyadenylation was found to be a common mechanism that is present in almost all organisms, the few examples of organisms that metabolize RNA with no polyadenylation were analyzed and described. Our experiment shaded new insights into how nutrient stress signals affect yield by influencing photosynthesis and other chloroplast processes, suggesting strategies for improving agriculturally-important plants or plants with novel introduced traits. Our studies illuminated the poorly understood linkage of chloroplast gene expression to environmental influences other than light quality and quantity. Finely, our finding significantly advanced the knowledge about polyadenylation of RNA, the evolution of this process and its function in different organisms including bacteria, archaea, chloroplasts, mitochondria and the eukaryotic cell. These new insights into chloroplast gene regulation will ultimately support plant improvement for agriculture