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Koenemann-Belliveau, Jürgen. Relevance feedback: Usage, usability, utility. Ann Arbor, Mich: UMI Dissertation Services, 2001.
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Lavrenko, Victor. A generative theory of relevance. Berlin: Springer, 2009.
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Kelly, Barry. Information retrieval on the WWW and the issue of relevance feedback. [s.l: The Author], 1998.
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E, Robertson S. An operational evaluation of weighting, ranking, and relevance feedback, via a front-end system. London: City University, Dept. of Information Science, 1987.
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Lavrenko, Victor. Generative Theory of Relevance. Springer, 2010.
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Lavrenko, Victor. Generative Theory of Relevance. Springer London, Limited, 2008.
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Enhancing performance of full-text retrieval systems using relevance feedback. Ann Arbor, Mich: University Microfilms International, 1993.
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Rangayyan, Rangaraj, and Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques. Content-Based Retrieval of Medical Images: Landmarking, Indexing, and Relevance Feedback. Springer International Publishing AG, 2012.
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Rangayyan, Rangaraj, and Paulo Mazzoncini de Azevedo-Marques. Content-Based Retrieval of Medical Images: Landmarking, Indexing, and Relevance Feedback. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2013.
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de, Paulo Mazzoncini, and Rangaraj Mandayam Rangayyan. Content-Based Retrieval of Medical Images: Landmarking, Indexing, and Relevance Feedback. Morgan & Claypool Publishers, 2013.
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Thurner, Paul W., and Wolfgang C. Müller, eds. Comparative Policy Indicators on Nuclear Energy. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198747031.003.0003.
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This chapter provides an overview of the relevance of nuclear energy worldwide and especially in Europe (EU-27 + Switzerland) in the most recent decades. It presents the number of reactors currently connected to the grid and under construction as well as their capacities. It differentiates between nuclear energy’s contribution to gross inland energy consumption and to electricity production. These patterns are contrasted with the import dependency of countries. Counter-intuitively, it can be shown that import dependency does not explain the observed extent of the usage of nuclear energy. Rather there seem to be positive feedback processes between enhanced nuclear power usage, economic growth, and further reliance on external resources.
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Brogaard, Berit. Synesthetic Binding and the Reactivation Model of Memory. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199688289.003.0007.
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Despite the recent surge in research on, and interest in, synesthesia, the mechanism underlying this condition is still unknown. Feedforward mechanisms involving overlapping receptive fields of sensory neurons as well as feedback mechanisms involving a lack of signal disinhibition have been proposed. Here I show that a broad range of studies of developmental synesthesia indicate that the mechanism underlying the phenomenon may in some cases involve the reinstatement of brain activity in sensory or cognitive streams in a way that is similar to what happens during memory retrieval of semantically associated items. In the chapter’s final sections I look at the relevance of synesthesia research, given the memory model, to our understanding of multisensory perception and common mapping patterns.
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Ford, J. Kevin, and Ruchi Sinha. Advances in Training Evaluation Research. Edited by Susan Cartwright and Cary L. Cooper. Oxford University Press, 2009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199234738.003.0013.
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Training evaluation is the systematic collection of descriptive and judgmental information necessary to make effective training decisions. A key characteristic of a systematic approach to training evaluation is an emphasis on the continuous use of feedback. This process, which includes both formative and summative evaluation strategies, can aid in identifying, collecting, and providing information to make a variety of instructional decisions. This article reviews the progress which has been made in evaluation science that has particular relevance to workplace training programs. It first focuses on the implications of the changing nature of work for conducting effective training evaluation. Second, the article describes how the field of training evaluation has progressed in terms of criterion development, measurement issues, and methodology issues. Third, it discusses the key challenges that remain in the field which require additional theory development and research.
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Listening to the listener: Audience feedback as a resource for relevant biblical preaching. 1998.
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Hoya, Fabian. Feedback aus der Sicht von Kindern und Lehrkräften: Die Relevanz der Erteilung und Wahrnehmung im Leseunterricht der Grundschule. Springer VS, 2018.
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MARROQUÍN-DE JESÚS, Ángel, Juan Manuel OLIVARES-RAMÍREZ, Andrés DECTOR-ESPINOZA, and Luis Eduardo CRUZ-CARPIO. CIERMMI Women in Science Biology, Chemistry and Life Sciences Handbook T-XIV. ECORFAN-Mexico, S.C., 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.35429/h.2021.14.1.119.
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This volume, Women in Science T-XIV-2021 contains 7 refereed chapters dealing with these issues, chosen from among the contributions, we gathered some researchers and graduate students from the 32 states of our country. We thank the reviewers for their feedback that contributed greatly in improving the book chapters for publication in these proceedings by reviewing the manuscripts that were submitted. As first chapter, Martínez, Bravo, Sánchez and Montoya present Effect of the consumption of Stevia rebaudiana Bertoni as a natural and artificial sweetener on fatigue and oxidative stress of skeletal muscle, as second chapter, Hernández, Ramírez, Chávez and Oliart, will talk about Cashew bagasse (Anacardium occidentale L. ) as a source of fiber-antioxidant and its possible use in lipoinflammation models as the third chapter, Marcos, Ramirez, Oliart, and Guadarrama present The relevance of the source of animal or vegetable proteins on the metabolic syndrome and its comorbidities, as the fourth chapter, Damián, Rivera, Lizárraga and Vázquez. propose Wanderings of a magic element: the biogeochemical cycle of manganese, as the fifth chapter, Sánchez, Paniagua, Temiche and Alexander, perform Methods of physical control of pathogenic microorganisms in hospital areas, as the sixth chapter, Paniagua, Sánchez, Corro and Alexander develop Use of power ultrasound, supercritical fluids and membrane technology to obtain and/or preserve biological products for clinical use, and as the last chapter, Estrada, Figueroa, Sierra and Aguilar, focus on Obtaining and characterization of the ethanolic extract of the leaves of the Tradescantia Spathacea SW.
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Cooper, Mick, and Duncan Law, eds. Working with Goals in Psychotherapy and Counselling. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med-psych/9780198793687.001.0001.
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Working with goals in counselling and psychotherapy provides a detailed guide to using goals in clinical practice, and the empirical and theoretical foundations for this work. The book is aimed at psychologists, psychotherapists, and counsellors of all orientations—both in training and in practice—who work with adults and/or with children and young people. The introduction to the book defines goals, looks at their development, and discusses the rationale for, and challenges of, goal-oriented practice. Chapter 2 explores philosophical perspectives on goals, critically examining the relevance of these ideas to therapeutic practice. Chapter 3 extends this by looking at the psychological evidence on goals and goal-setting, examining its relationship to emotions and wellbeing, and the dimensions along which goals can vary. The following chapter, written by service users, presents their perspective on working with goals: why they may find it helpful, what they want from it, and what they see as the challenges. Chapter 5 reviews the evidence on goal consensus and therapeutic outcomes; and this is followed by a review of the different measures that can be used for goal monitoring and feedback (Chapter 6). Chapters 7 and 8 focus specifically on clinical practice: identifying effective strategies for goal-setting; and for working with goals across the therapeutic encounter. Goal-oriented practices are then considered in relation to the principle therapeutic orientations (Chapter 9). The book concludes with the analogy of therapy as a ‘journey of discovery’ (Chapter 10), with the client’s individual goals setting the direction for travel.
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Arhipova, I. S., O. G. Olechnovich, O. U. Olshvang, A. V. Tikhomirova, and P. E. Shelegin. Basics of medical Latin terminology for foreign sudents of General Medicine. SIB-Expertise, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.12731/er0472.12072021.
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Electronic educational resource ""Basics of medical Latin terminology for foreign sudents of General Medicine"" is created for successful mastering by students of the basic educational program of higher professional education 31.05.01 ""General Medicine"". The discipline is designed for 144 hours, including 72 hours of classroom studies and 72 hours of independent work. Each module contains exercises for independent work, exercises for self-check, samples of final control works and reference information of general cultural nature. The aim of the discipline is to form professional competencies in the field of Latin language and medical terminology, to develop and consolidate communicative skills, to expand general cultural erudition, as well as to introduce information technologies to ensure the interactivity of the educational process. The electronic form of the course provides not only the relevance and timely updating of training material, but also feedback from students (zone of comments and questions), which intensifies the development of the basic educational program. Electronic educational resource ""Basics of medical Latin terminology for foreign sudents of General Medicine"" is created according to the Federal State Educational Standard of Higher Professional Education in the field of training 31.05.01 ""General Medicine"", as well as the Study Plan and the basic educational program for first-year medical students of the faculty ""General Medicine"". This electronic resource is a textbook on Latin language, which consists of 4 modules: phonetic, anatomical, clinical and pharmaceutical. Each module contains exercises for independent work, exercises for self-testing, samples of final tests and general cultural background information.
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Callaghan, Helen. Britain. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198815020.003.0003.
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Chapters 3, 4, and 5 examine empirically why markets for corporate control expanded even though incumbents resisted exposure to competition. The British case, presented in Chapter 3, illustrates the doubly self-reinforcing feedback effects of market-enabling takeover rules. Even in Britain, rules conducive to takeover bids did not emerge until after World War II. The first regulatory blow to the entrenched position of corporate insiders was dealt not by shareholder-oriented market liberals, but by stakeholder-oriented parties to their left. Marketization was an unintended side-effect eagerly snatched up by incumbents’ symbionts, namely merchant banks, who abandoned their former allies to become profiteers. Marketization gathered speed not only because the pro-market clienteles grew, but also because opposition waned as competition intensified. I attribute this to feedback effects of marketization on the power resources, attitudes, and behavior of politically relevant groups, including institutional investors, bankers, managers, and trade unions.
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Manna, Ruth, Carma L. Bylund, Richard F. Brown, Barbara Lubrano di Ciccone, and Lyuba Konopasek. Facilitating communication role play sessions. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198736134.003.0054.
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Facilitating small group role play is an integral component in effective communication skills training (CST) for healthcare professionals, and requires its own training and review in order to provide replicable high-quality CST. This chapter outlines the structure and critical elements of facilitator-led role play sessions. Elements include the importance of structuring the role play; recognizing the importance of established learning goals as expressed by each learner; navigating and directing the simulated patient (SP) to partake in a realistic clinical encounter relevant to the learner; managing an effective role play session with learner and SP; and providing meaningful feedback both directly to the learner, as well as overseeing balanced group feedback provided by observing peers in the small group. This chapter also provides helpful processes in training new and sustaining competent facilitators, keeping in mind available resources for training. Finally, this chapter points to necessary areas for continued development in facilitation.
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SHINDE, Dr SHILPA C., Dr JAI KUMAR SHARMA, Dr ARPITA PANDEY, and Dr VEENA PRASAD. SALES AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT. KAAV PUBLICATIONS, DELHI, INDIA, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.52458/9789391842017.2022.tb.
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This book introduces a modern and future-oriented sales & distribution management approaches for national & international large, small & medium-sized enterprises in all business-to-business (B2B) industries, which includes the necessary explicit integration of sales and distribution management. The relevant integrative topics & strategy methods are presented herein, as well as the derived programs, measures and tasks of an integrated distribution system, sales & management – integrated in a holistic context & frame of reference. In addition, there is the detailed discussion of sales policies & tools in terms of their specific use, control, feedback & continuous improvement.
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Chernyshenko, Olexander S., Kim-Yin Chan, Ringo Ho Moon-Ho, Marilyn Uy, and Emma Yoke Loo Sam. Entrepreneurial, Professional, and Leadership Career Aspiration Survey. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199373222.003.0007.
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This chapter describes a new measure of career aspirations designed to be relevant in today’s work contexts. The measure was initially implemented at Nanyang Technological University as a university-wide student survey to enable the university to understand the entrepreneurial motivation, efficacy, and intentions (collectively called “career aspirations”) of its students, relative to their professional and leadership career aspirations. What began as a survey to guide the university’s student development policy is evolving into a tool to provide students with career developmental feedback on their entrepreneurial, professional, and leadership career aspirations. This research indicates that such an approach may be increasingly relevant in a more boundaryless 21st century career context, which demands greater career adaptability over career maturity. This chapter also discusses how the assessment may be used as part of educational course/program evaluation in the university.
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Heesacker, Martin. Social Influence and Clinical Intervention. Edited by Stephen G. Harkins, Kipling D. Williams, and Jerry Burger. Oxford University Press, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199859870.013.18.
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Kelman’s tripartite model organizes advances in research on social influence and clinical outcomes. Recent years have produced important advances in the field’s understanding of compliance, identification, and internalization. In compliance research, normative feedback has, under some conditions, altered clinically relevant behaviors, including drug abuse and gambling. In identification research, the therapeutic alliance has predicted 5–30 percent of the variance in clinical outcomes. Evidence suggests a causal relationship between alliance and outcomes, and that ruptured alliances can be repaired. Internalization theories from basic science have generated little recent clinical application research, but a clinician-developed approach to internalization, motivational interviewing, has generated substantial recent research. Though mixed, enough evidence supports motivational interviewing to warrant additional research.
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Mosig, John, and Ric Fallu. Australian Fish Farmer. CSIRO Publishing, 2004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/9780643091023.
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This is a practical guide for people in the aquaculture industry and for those about to enter it. Australian Fish Farmer covers current as well as potential aquaculture industries and provides practical skills that will allow people to solve everyday problems in the day-to-day management of aquatic stock.
This new edition reflects the considerable advances in technology, farming methods and commercial development. These aspects and more have been included in the revised edition, which also deals with financial and administrative management to provide the reader with sufficient information to operate a successful venture. The authors have drawn on their experience of designing and conducting aquaculture training programs and incorporated feedback, to ensure this publication is relevant and practical to Australian fish farmers.
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Browning, Birch P. Designing Meaningful Instruction. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199928200.003.0009.
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The chapter outlines and discusses many steps in instructional design as well as assessing its effectiveness. The role of knowledge of subject matter, pedagogy, how students learn, and instructional context is stressed. The six challenging questions relating to pedagogical content knowledge are presented and discussed. Designing instruction is a temporally backward process, in that the first step is to determine the desired outcomes. The reader is taken through the three major stages of planning instruction: defining outcomes, planning assessment, and designing the learning plan. The importance of timely and relevant feedback is stressed. Teacher self-assessment is key as well. The author states that the height of professionalism is the consistent willingness to evolve for the students’ benefit.The chapter concludes with a detailed sample lesson project.
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Stokes, Mark, and John Duncan. Dynamic Brain States for Preparatory Attention and Working Memory. Edited by Anna C. (Kia) Nobre and Sabine Kastner. Oxford University Press, 2014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199675111.013.032.
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This chapter considers how dynamic brain states continuously fine-tune processing to accommodate changes in behavioural context and task goals. First, the authors review the extant literature suggesting that content-specific patterns of preparatory activity bias competitive processing in visual cortex to favour behaviourally relevant input. Next, they consider how higher-level brain areas might provide a top-down attentional signal for modulating baseline visual activity. Extensive evidence suggests that working memory representations in prefrontal cortex are especially important for generating and maintaining biases in preparatory visual activity via modulatory feedback. Although it is often proposed that such working memory representations are maintained via persistent prefrontal activity, the authors review more recent evidence that rapid short-term synaptic plasticity provides a common substrate for maintaining the content of past experience and the rules for guiding future goal-directed processing.
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Callaghan, Helen. Introduction. Oxford University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198815020.003.0001.
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Chapter 1 introduces the puzzle and research agenda, reviews relevant literature, summarizes the argument, and reflects on the methodology used. Since the early 1980s, governments worldwide have taken a wide range of policy measures to strengthen and expand competition. The financial crisis that erupted in 2008 has not led to a major reversal. This prolonged phase of market liberalization runs counter to influential scholarly predictions that the role of markets would decline. Most doomsayers of marketization ignored mid-range political sources of capitalist dynamism, including endogenous policy feedback. Others focused too narrowly on the political representatives of market contestants, and on the collective action problems that afflict challengers more than incumbents. Process tracing techniques, mechanism-oriented research, and a stronger focus on the rejoicing profiteers can contribute to establishing whether and why market-restraining rules are more prone to undermining their own political support bases than market-enabling rules are.
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Mochrie, Robbie. How to Think Like an Economist. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781399408684.
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This book bridges the gap between theory and practice in the teaching of academic writing. Reviewing existing research on the language of academic writing and drawing respective pedagogical implications, the book focuses on the key issues of theoretical frameworks relevant to teaching academic writing, core written academic genres, the integration of language and content, textual organization and interaction, and formative feedback on writing. The author richly illustrates its key themes with authentic examples from student and expert writing, points out common myths and controversies in the teaching of academic writing, and identifies gaps in current research. To demonstrate how theoretical knowledge on academic writing can be applied in teaching practice, Milada Walková provides examples of suggested teaching activities for a variety of learner levels and contexts. The book serves as a comprehensive yet accessible guide for both novice and experienced EAP practitioners involved in the teaching and scholarship of academic writing.
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Walková, Milada. Teaching Academic Writing for EAP. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350287754.
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This book bridges the gap between theory and practice in the teaching of academic writing. Reviewing existing research on the language of academic writing and drawing respective pedagogical implications, the book focuses on the key issues of theoretical frameworks relevant to teaching academic writing, core written academic genres, the integration of language and content, textual organization and interaction, and formative feedback on writing. The author richly illustrates its key themes with authentic examples from student and expert writing, points out common myths and controversies in the teaching of academic writing, and identifies gaps in current research. To demonstrate how theoretical knowledge on academic writing can be applied in teaching practice, Milada Walková provides examples of suggested teaching activities for a variety of learner levels and contexts. The book serves as a comprehensive yet accessible guide for both novice and experienced EAP practitioners involved in the teaching and scholarship of academic writing.
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Wright, A. G. Electronics for PMTs. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199565092.003.0014.
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Photomultipliers (PMTs) are current generators characterized by high gain, wide bandwidth, and high-output impedance. The role of preamplifiers and amplifiers is generally one of conditioning the PMT output. Either the time signature is preserved using a fast voltage preamplifier, or a voltage proportional to the charge in each event is generated with a charge-sensitive preamplifier. Both preamplifier types are generally of low-output impedance, suitable for driving matched coaxial cable. Preamplifiers and amplifiers are available as modular units (e.g. nuclear instrument module), stand alone, or are incorporated in a module including the PMT. Shaping amplifiers are used to further condition preamplifier signals, using integrating and differentiating circuits—particularly relevant to scintillation spectrometers. Discrete-component amplifiers and current-feedback operational amplifiers serve fast applications. Digital signal processing has overtaken many of the classical electronic techniques involving resolution and in pulse shape discrimination. Electronic circuitry for generating fast LED pulses is discussed.
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Luhtala, Michelle, and Jacquelyn Whiting. News Literacy. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400691423.
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At a time when misinformation in the media is abundant, this book explains the difficulty in nurturing students to become critical researchers and offers practical lessons that empower students to excavate information that will help them learn. This guide to teaching news literacy explores a wealth of resources and classroom-tested lessons that educators in grades 7–12 can use in their own libraries and classrooms. To introduce the concept of news literacy, the authors explain the steps of the inquiry and research process in detail and examine the Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) 2016 report "Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Civic Online Reasoning" and related research studies. Lesson plans corresponding to each stage of the process are coordinated to relevant standards from the CCSS and ISTE and are accompanied by rubrics for providing students feedback on their progress as well as samples of student work as it evolved through the stages. Furthermore, the authors' anecdotal insights from their experiences in collaboratively implementing the lessons with colleagues are an invaluable addition for any librarian seeking to work with teachers to help students become critical researchers.
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Bardel, Camilla, Gudrun Erickson, Jonas Granfeldt, and Christina Rosén, eds. Forskarskolan FRAM – lärare forskar i de främmande språkens didaktik. Stockholm University Press, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.16993/bbg.
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Under senare år har flera satsningar gjorts på forskarskolor för lärare, i syfte att bygga upp skolans kunskapsbas och öka antalet lärare i skolan med utbildning på forskarnivå. Den här bokens innehåll baseras på resultaten från den nationella forskarskolan för språklärare De främmande språkens didaktik (FRAM) som bedrevs med stöd från Vetenskapsrådet under perioden 2012-2015. Forskarskolan möjliggjorde ett unikt kunskapsutbyte mellan aktiva lärare som fann intressanta studieobjekt i sin aktuella undervisningskontext och akademins forskare som såg relevansen hos projektidéerna mot bakgrund av forskningsfältet. Denna typ av samverkan inom forskning och utbildning uppfyllde det övergripande syftet med forskarskolan. En synergieffekt var att den språkdidaktiska forskningen i Sverige fick ett viktigt tillskott av klassrumsnära forskningsprojekt inom ett brett spektrum av inriktningar. Med utgångspunkt i forskarskolans tre huvudområden, nämligen språkinlärning, digitala resurser i språkundervisningen samt språklig bedömning, utmejslades projekt bland annat om flerspråkighet, motivation, språk- och ämnesintegrerad undervisning, feedback, (sam)bedömning med mycket mera. Medverkande författare är tio lärare som forskat om lärande, undervisning och bedömning av engelska och moderna språk. Deras arbeten presenteras i separata kapitel. I inledningen ger bokens redaktörer en inblick i hur en forskarskola för lärare kan vara upplagd och hur FRAM bidragit till det expanderande och mångfacetterade forskningsfältet Språkdidaktik.
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Houston, Cynthia. Organizing Information in School Libraries. ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2015. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9798400694059.
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Covering both classification and cataloging principles as well as procedures relevant to school libraries, this book provides a teaching kit for a course on this critical subject that includes content and practice exercises. A valuable resource for instructors in LIS programs who teach courses in cataloguing with an emphasis on school libraries, this textbook explains the nuts and bolts of classification and cataloging as well as the functionality of integrated library systems and how these systems critically serve the mission of the school. Author Cynthia Houston covers Web 2.0 and the social networking features of these systems as well as examining in detail the principles and procedures for subject classification using Sears subject headings or Dewey Decimal Classification using the Sears tool. This teaching tool kit addresses the cataloging of print materials, audiovisual materials, and electronic materials separately—but all within the specific context of the school library. It supplies a number of examples and exercises to reinforce the key concepts and skills as well as to demonstrate the real-world applications of learning concepts and procedures. Based directly on Houston's extensive experience in teaching classification and cataloging courses, the included content and practice exercises enable instructors to use this book for content, for instruction, and for providing student feedback.
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Voyatzaki, Maria, ed. Architectural Materialisms. Edinburgh University Press, 2018. http://dx.doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9781474420570.001.0001.
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This book gathers 14 voices from a diverse group of architects, designers, performing artists, film makers, media theorists, philosophers, mathematicians and programmers. By transversally crossing disciplinary boundaries, new and profound insights into contemporary thinking and creating architecture emerge. The book is at the forefront of the current contemplation on matter and its significance for and within architecture. The premise is that matter in posthuman times has to be rethought in the rich and multifaceted context of contemporary computational architecture, and in the systemic and ecological context of pervasive computer simulations. Combining the dynamism of materiality and the capacities of nonhuman machines towards prototyping spatiotemporal designs and constructs, leads to alternative conceptions of the human, of ethics, aesthetics and politics in this world yet-to-come. The reader, through the various approaches presented by the authors’ perspectives, will appreciate that creativity can come from allowing matter to take the lead in the feedback loop of the creative process towards a relevant outcome evaluated as such by a matter of concern actualised within the ecological milieu of design. The focus is on the authors’ speculative dimension in their multifaceted role of discussing materiality by recognising that a transdisciplinary mode is first and foremost a speculative praxis in our effort to trace materiality and its affects in creativity. The book is not interested in discussing technicalities and unidirectional approaches to materiality, and retreats from a historical linear timeline of enquiry whilst establishing a sectional mapping of materiality’s importance in the emergent future of architecture.
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Hansen, Bethanie L. Teaching Music Appreciation Online. Oxford University Press, 2019. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780190698379.001.0001.
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In this book, readers will learn practical tips and strategies to teach music appreciation online. As online education is a growing field, an increasing number of teachers trained in traditional/live methods find themselves now teaching online and potentially without mentors to assist them. Students are also changing, seeking highly engaged, relevant, and interactive learning opportunities that connect to their lives. Here, readers will find helpful guidance in planning curriculum; integrating multimedia assets; designing forum discussions; developing assignments; preparing rubrics; engaging in forum discussions; preparing, managing, and teaching the course; providing feedback and grading; and following up with struggling and challenging students. The book can serve as a resource to those already teaching music appreciation online or as a comprehensive guide to those new to the field. Additionally, it may serve as a resource to instructors in other disciplines who seek to shift live courses to the online format, as well as music appreciation instructors who would like to integrate digital or online components into traditional face-to-face courses. The book is organized into five major sections, designed to guide the novice online educator in-depth while also appealing to the seasoned veteran through the ability to review each section as a stand-alone resource. Although some readers will desire to read from cover to cover, they will also be able to move in a nonlinear manner from chapter to chapter, using chapters in modular form, in order to benefit from the sections that most apply to them at any given time.
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Mehta, Gautam, and Bilal Iqbal. Clinical Medicine for the MRCP PACES. Oxford University Press, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199542550.001.0001.
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Volume 1 of a two volume MRCP text, this book includes cases which mimic the style and approach of the MRCP PACES exam. Clinical Medicine for MRCP PACES will equip the candidate attempting the MRCP examination with the skills and knowledge necessary for success, and will also provide an overview of evidence-based medicine for competency-based training. Throughout this and Volume 2, the authors explore all aspects of the candidate's performance, from clinical examination, to presentation, communication and medical ethics and up-to-date clinical evidence. Volume 1 includes over 150 cases and covers Stations 1, 3 and 5: Station 1 covers the respiratory and abdominal systems; Station 3 covers the cardiovascular and central nervous systems; Station 5 includes 20 Brief Clinical Consultations and supplementary cases covering ophthalmology, dermatology, endocrine and locomotor presentations. Throughout the book, the cases begin with the case presentation, followed by extensive clinical notes for each case. Each case also includes questions commonly asked by the examiners with suggested evidence-based answers and relevant bibliography. Station 5 Brief Clinical Consultations include a standardized approach to preparation and provide a concise summary of the focused history, examination, diagnosis and guidance on how to feedback to both the patient and the examiner. Visit our website for details of our range of titles for MRCP and more in the Oxford Specialty Training series at www.oup.com/uk/medicine/ost http://www.oup.com/uk/medicine/ost Advance praise for Clinical Medicine for MRCP PACES: "The authors have produced two volumes packed with the information needed to pass PACES and to practise high quality medicine. While written specifically for those aspiring to be physicians these volumes deserve to be widely read by all with an interest in clinical medicine. Candidates in particular and patients have good reason to welcome these volumes." Sir Graeme Catto
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Lourenço, Emerson Botelho, ed. Avanços científicos em medicina 2. Bookerfield Editora, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.53268/bkf21120200.
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Este livro reúne trabalhos científicos relevantes em Ciências Médicas. Decidiu-se pela divisão em três seções: i) área pré-clínica; ii) psiquiatria e neurologia; iii) infectologia. Considerando a ampla aplicação de cimentos ortopédicos e dentários para os mais diversos fins no âmbito das ciências da saúde, os capítulos um e dois se complementam e trazem importante contribuição científica avaliando o cimento PBS®CIMMO no preenchimento de falhas ósseas aplicadas às intervenções bucais. O microRNA-26a é um modulador endógeno do fator de crescimento dos hepatócitos, de papel relevante no reparo tecidual. O papel do miR26a no processo de reparo renal foi avaliado em ratos submetidos a modelo de lesão renal aguda induzida e apresentado pelo capítulo três. O estudo sugere que miR26a pode ter um papel de controle de feedback negativo da tradução de HGF durante a fase de recuperação / proliferativa. Por meio do capítulo quatro foram demonstrados os efeitos cardioprotetores do carvacrol através da melhora da função cardíaca após a lesão de isquemia e reperfusão, redução da área de infarto cardíaco e redução da atividade de importantes enzimas antioxidantes após a lesão de isquemia e reperfusão cardíaca. O estudo contribui para a ciência farmacêutica produzir fármacos que possam ser utilizados no tratamento de pacientes com cardiopatia aguda visando a prevenção dos danos oxidativos decorrentes da lesão de reperfusão cardíaca. Iniciando a seção de Psiquiatria e Neurologia, por meio do capítulo cinco foi abordado o tema da dependência química de álcool enquanto problema de saúde pública e o alto índice de abandono de tratamento. Foram investigadas as características clínicas relacionadas à prontidão de alcoolistas para permanecer em tratamento. O capítulo demonstra a importância da identificação de fatores de modificação dos aspectos motivacionais na construção de projetos terapêuticos mais consentâneos às necessidades terapêuticas individuais. A associação entre epilepsia e transtornos psiquiátricos tem sido descrita desde o início da prática da Neurologia e da Psiquiatria. Comorbidades psiquiátricas têm impacto direto no prognóstico de pacientes epilépticos, influenciando o controle farmacológico e cirúrgico de crises, aumentando a mortalidade. Pelo capítulo seis é demonstrada a importância da identificação destas variáveis clínicas durante a avaliação diagnóstica dos pacientes com epilepsia. As imbricações entre o fenômeno epiléptico e os transtornos mentais aproximam Neurologia e Psiquiatria em torno mecanismos fisiopatológicos comuns a ambos. O fenômeno da Normalização Forçada foi descrito ao observar, em pacientes com epilepsia, o desaparecimento de descargas epiléticas no eletroencefalograma, concomitante com o desenvolvimento de sintomas psicóticos. Pelo capítulo sete é demonstrado que o desenvolvimento de novas técnicas de imagem permitiu uma série de evidências relacionando a ocorrência destas descargas epilépticas no sistema límbico e consequente coativação e desativação dessas “redes de estado de repouso”. No entanto, ainda há muitas controvérsias sobre os mecanismos básicos das alterações de redes relacionadas ao controle emocional, concluindo pela necessidade de uma metodologia de estudo mais homogênea para explicar esse interessante fenômeno neuropsiquiátrico com maior precisão. Iniciando a seção de Infectologia, por meio do capítulo oito foi tratado sobre o HIV/AIDS e o frequente comprometimento do desempenho das atividades diárias. Foi avaliada a capacidade de acesso lexical em idosos soropositivos em comparação com idosos com HIV/AIDS, concluindo o desempenho inferior destes últimos. O estudo reforça a importância de avaliar precocemente as funções cognitivas para manter a independência e a qualidade de vida do idoso com HIV/AIDS. Pelo capítulo nove são identificadas as alterações na atividade das enzimas hepáticas devido à infecção pelos vírus da hepatite B ou C. Foram aplicados metabonômicos baseados em espectroscopia de Ressonância Magnética Nuclear de hidrogênio concluindo-se pela capacidade de distinguir pacientes com e sem alterações da atividade sérica da AST e da ALT decorrentes da infecção crônica. Foi possível ainda indicar a classe de compostos associada à discriminação, mostrando assim mais uma aplicação potencial da estratégia metabonômica na prática clínica, permitindo uma análise mais profunda do processo de investigação da doença hepática desses pacientes.
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Liu, Xiaodong, and Libin Yan. Elevation-Dependent Climate Change in the Tibetan Plateau. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228620.013.593.
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As a unique and high gigantic plateau, the Tibetan Plateau (TP) is sensitive and vulnerable to global climate change, and its climate change tendencies and the corresponding impact on regional ecosystems and water resources can provide an early alarm for global and mid-latitude climate changes. Growing evidence suggests that the TP has experienced more significant warming than its surrounding areas during past decades, especially at elevations higher than 4 km. Greater warming at higher elevations than at lower elevations has been reported in several major mountainous regions on earth, and this interesting phenomenon is known as elevation-dependent climate change, or elevation-dependent warming (EDW).At the beginning of the 21st century, Chinese scholars first noticed that the TP had experienced significant warming since the mid-1950s, especially in winter, and that the latest warming period in the TP occurred earlier than enhanced global warming since the 1970s. The Chinese also first reported that the warming rates increased with the elevation in the TP and its neighborhood, and the TP was one of the most sensitive areas to global climate change. Later, additional studies, using more and longer observations from meteorological stations and satellites, shed light on the detailed characteristics of EDW in terms of mean, minimum, and maximum temperatures and in different seasons. For example, it was found that the daily minimum temperature showed the most evident EDW in comparison to the mean and daily maximum temperatures, and EDW is more significant in winter than in other seasons. The mean daily minimum and maximum temperatures also maintained increasing trends in the context of EDW. Despite a global warming hiatus since the turn of the 21st century, the TP exhibited persistent warming from 2001 to 2012.Although EDW has been demonstrated by more and more observations and modeling studies, the underlying mechanisms for EDW are not entirely clear owing to sparse, discontinuous, and insufficient observations of climate change processes. Based on limited observations and model simulations, several factors and their combinations have been proposed to be responsible for EDW, including the snow-albedo feedback, cloud-radiation effects, water vapor and radiative fluxes, and aerosols forcing. At present, however, various explanations of the mechanisms for EDW are mainly derived from model-based research, lacking more solid observational evidence. Therefore, to comprehensively understand the mechanisms of EDW, a more extensive and multiple-perspective climate monitoring system is urgently needed in the areas of the TP with high elevations and complex terrains.High-elevation climate change may have resulted in a series of environmental consequences, such as vegetation changes, permafrost melting, and glacier shrinkage, in mountainous areas. In particular, the glacial retreat could alter the headwater environments on the TP and the hydrometeorological characteristics of several major rivers in Asia, threatening the water supply for the people living in the adjacent countries. Taking into account the climate-model projections that the warming trend will continue over the TP in the coming decades, this region’s climate change and the relevant environmental consequences should be of great concern to both scientists and the general public.
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Guss-West, Clare. Attention and Focus in Dance. Human Kinetics, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781718212718.
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The Western approach to dance is largely focused on control and mastery of technique, both of which are certainly necessary skills for improving performance. But mindful attention, despite its critical role in high performance, has gotten short shrift—until now. Attention and Focus in Dance, a how-to book rooted in the 20 years of attentional focus findings of researcher Gabriele Wulf, will help dancers unlock their power and stamina reserves, enabling efficient movement, heightening their sensory perception and releasing their dance potential. Author Clare Guss-West—a professional dancer, choreographer, teacher and holistic practitioner—presents a systematic, science-based approach to the mental work of dance. Her approach helps dancers hone the skills of attention, focus and self-cueing to replenish energy and enhance their physical and artistic performance. A Unique, Research-Based Approach Here is what Attention and Focus in Dance offers readers: • A unique approach, connecting the foundations of Eastern movement with Western movement forms • Research-based teaching practices in diverse contexts, including professional dance companies, private studios, and programmes for dancers with special needs or movement challenges • Testimonies and tips from international professional dancers and dance educators who use the book's approach in their training and teaching • A dance-centric focus that can be easily integrated into existing training and teaching practice, in rehearsal, or in rehabilitation contexts to provide immediate and long-term benefits Guss-West explores attentional focus techniques for dancers, teachers and dance health care practitioners, making practical connections between research, movement theory and day-to-day dance practice. “Many dancers are using excessive energy deployment and significant counterproductive effort, and that can lead to a global movement dysfunction, lack of stamina and an increased risk of injury,” says Guss-West. “Attentional focus training is the most relevant study that sport science and Eastern-movement practice can bring to dance.” Book Organisation The text is organised into two parts. Part I guides dancers in looking at the attentional challenges and information overload that many professional dancers suffer from. It outlines the need for a systematic attention and focus strategy, and it explains how scientific research on attentional focus relates to dance practice. This part also examines the ways in which Eastern-movement principles intersect with and complement scientific findings, and it examines how the Eastern and scientific concepts can breathe new life into basic dance elements such as posture, turnout and port de bras. Attention and focus techniques are included for replenishing energy and protecting against energy depletion and exhaustion. Part II presents attention and focus strategies for teaching, self-coaching and cueing. It addresses attentional focus cues for beginners and for more advanced dancers and professionals, and it places attentional focus in the broader context of holistic teaching strategies. Maximising Dance Potential “Whether cueing others or yourself, cueing for high performance is an art,” Guss-West says. “Readers will discover how to format cues and feedback to facilitate effective neuromuscular response and enhance dancer recall of information and accessibility while dancing.” Attention and Focus in Dance offers an abundance of research-backed concepts and inspirational ideas that can help dancers in their learning and performance. This book aids readers in filtering information and directing their focus for optimal physical effect. Ultimately, it guides dancers and teachers in being the best version of themselves and maximising their potential in dance.