Mathematical models for the cardiovascular system
Mathematical models for the cardiovascular system: analysis, numerical simulation, applications
The role of mathematics in understanding and simulating fluid dynamics and biochemical processes in the physiological and pathological functioning of the human cardiovascular system is becoming more and more crucial. These phenomena are indeed correlated with the origin of some major cardiovascular pathologies, and influence the efficacy of the treatments to heal the arteries from their di
Où en est la génétique - Agnès Ricroch
Une conférence de l'UTLS au Lycée
Où en est la génétique par Agnès Ricroch
Lycée Blaise Pascal (69 Longuenesse)
Learning from history
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Frank Chalk, professor of History at Concordia University in Montreal, largely defined the field of genocide study in the 1970s by co-authoring the seminal History and Sociology of Genocide with retired Concordia colleague Kurt Jonassohn. They established the Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, where Chalk serves as director.
He discusses his new textbook, Mobilizing the Will to Intervene, with Major Chris Young of the Canadian Armed Forces. T
Highbrow: a Textual Annotation Browser
Highbrow is an interactive web-based visualization that plots the density of annotations from multiple sources (including dynamic full-text search) onto literary works. It provides a quick, high level overview of the areas of the text that are of most interest to different commentators or contain certain search terms, and then shows increasingly detailed information about these regions as the user zooms in.
Spartan Sagas: Jennifer Berggren
Media and information sophomore, Jennifer Berggren, explains what it means to her to truly be a Spartan and how she loves her passion for work in film.
"I also try to make a diiference with the way that I live, even though it's a small gesture in the community, it really helps in the littlest ways."
L6 3.9 with reading
YOW! 2011: Martin Thompson - On Concurrent Programming and Concurrency Folklore Martin Thompson is the creator of Disruptor, a concurrent programming framework. He's passionate about solving hard problems - like writing scalable concurrent software systems. His session at YOW! - Tackling the Folklore Surrounding High Performance Computing - was excellent. You'll be able to see it online in the
A deadly Christmas in Nigeria
Dec. 25 - A series of blasts in Nigeria targeting churches kills at least 27 people. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.
4pcb: More Testing More PCB quadrotor testing: - Square-root control law. - Learning to fly in Mode 4. (http://www.rc-airplane-world.com/image-files/rc-transmitter-mode-4.gif) - Bloopers. More info: http://scolton.blogspot.com/p/flying-things.html#4pcb
Andries Odendaal
Dr. Andries Odendaal is a Distinguished Fellow at USIP. He has extensive experience working for peace at a local level in South Africa and in Kenya. He will draw on this experience during his lecture. The title of the speech is, “Local Peace Forums
Perry, Brand join long list of 2011 celebrity splits
Dec. 30 - Just under the wire, Russell Brand files for divorce from Katy Perry, capping off a year of celebrity splits that ran the gamut from ignominious to foreordained to just plain weird. John Russell reports.
Visit to An Ocean Planet: Earth's Hydrologic Cycle
The hydrologic cycle is the continual movement of water from one place to another and from one state of matter to another. This site describes a demonstration in which a teacher or small group of students constructs a simple model of the hydrologic cycle. Written instructions and a list of materials are provided. A short list of links to related topics and a vocabulary are also included.
The Float Designer
A great video to show before a parade as it shows how math is a part of the construction of floats. To create a beautiful float for the Rose Parade, you have to think about what goes underneath all of those flowers. Running time 1:00 minutes
CBS Show Time Spanish – Lesson 36
¡Estamos de vuelta! It’s been a few weeks since our last episode of Show Time Spanish, and this has been the result of major server problems. We’ve completed a migration of all our content to new servers today, and we’re delighted to be back with a new episode of Show Time Spanish in which Mark [...]
New feature: your own personal video queue You are at work, browsing Channel 9 and you see this great episode of Defrag has just been published on Channel 9… but you work in a cubicle and if you lean back and watch a 30 minute video, you’d probably get fired. What to do? You could email the link to yourself as a reminder to watch it later, but that’s so low tech… and what if you want to build up a list of videos to watch over an upcoming holiday? Or maybe you are about to have some elective surgery and would like to get throug
U.S. Day Ahead: Auto sales need more gas
Jan. 3 - Reuters Auto Correspondent Bernie Woodall says U.S. vehicle sales are set to rise nine percent in December, but mainly due to customers delaying their purchases.
Arachnid anatomy!
This lesson is part of a science unit entitled "Spiders: Fact and Fiction." During this lesson, learning will focus on specific body anatomy, functions and distinguishing characteristics of spiders.
Birds of a feather, an interdisciplinary unit: Language Arts wing
This lesson, which features Mark Twain's "Jim Baker's Blue-jay Yarn," is part of an interdisciplinary unit on birds that contains math/science and language arts components. In the language arts wing, students will explore dialects and personification through this very entertaining tall tale full of the antics of talking blue-jays.
Great beginnings
Good beginnings hook readers and make them want to continue reading. Students will learn the features of good beginnings by reading the beginnings of several narrative picturebooks, and then writing good beginnings for their own narratives.
Colostomy (Spanish)
This patient education program explains colostomy and ileostomy and requisite postoperative care. This is a MedlinePlus Interactive Health Tutorial from the National Library of Medicine, designed and developed by the Patient Education Institute.
