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The Reston Chlorofluorocarbon Laboratory of the US Geological Survey provides "provides analytical services for CFCs, sulfur hexafluoride, dissolved gases including nitrogen, argon, methane, carbon dioxide, oxygen, and helium, and administers the USGS contract for tritium/helium-3 dating." Scientists can learn about the USGS's research activities related to these services in Chesapeake Bay, Mirror Lake, Shenandoah National Park, and many other locations around the United States. Students and edu
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IHM / Interaction Homme Machine : ensemble des composants pédagogiques
Ces composants s'inscrivent dans le cadre du projet UNIT IHM et se proposent de répondre au besoin des institutions mettant en place des modules d'IHM. Cinq composants sont disponibles : Interaction et manipulation directe / Caractérisation de l'interaction / L'utilisabilité / Les difficultés de la perception visuelle / Les techniques d'interaction à partir d'un dispositif de pointage
Author(s): Cédric Dumas;Cédric

Virtual Educational Resource for the Biosciences (VERB) - Eutherians
VERB is an online animal diversity resource designed to accompany undergraduate degrees in the Biosciences. In this package, entitled VERB Eutherians, the groups discussed are the living placental mammals. Contained are a series of web pages outlining the diversity of the eutherians from an evolutionary perspective. The topics of focus are phylogeny (evolutionary history) and functional anatomy, but subjects as wide as genetics, ecology, physiology, and developmental biology are discussed where
Author(s): Dr Helen Chatterjee, UCL

Enhancing graduate inter-cultural capability and embedding Internationalisation of the Curriculum at
From implicit to explicit: Enhancing graduate inter-cultural capability and embedding IoC at Griffith Universlty, Australia. Professor Michelle Barker of Griffith University, Brisbane Australia and Dr Viv Caruana of CAPRI, Leeds Met University UK discuss recent work in embedding internationalisation of the curriculum across the full range of disciplines and programmes of study at Griffith. Professor Barker also shares insights from a recent ALTC-funded project focused on intercultural or cross-
Author(s): Viv Caruana,Michelle Barker,Leeds Metropolitan Uni

Derived copy of Regulation of Hormone Production
Shannon McDermott
By the end of this section, you will be able to: Explain how hormone production is regulated Discuss the different stimuli that control hormone levels in the body […]

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AFFIRM images needed for import
This is a zip file containing images that you need for the AFFIRM Research Methods Question Bank. Download this file, along with the 'AFFIRM Instructions for Importing ....' and ' AFFIRM Research Methoods Question Bank'. Follow the instructions doc.
Author(s): Jill Taylor,Bob Rotherham,Chris Garbett

AFFIRM Instructions for Importing Research Methods Question Bank
Instructions for installing AFFIRM Research Methods Question Bank - a collection of 57 Research Methods questions covering 9 topics (Fallacies; Qualitative research; Referencing; Research Design; Sampling; Statistics; Surveys; Miscellaneous). These questions are available as a Blackboard VISTA import file. You need to download the zip files named ‘AFFIRM Research Methods Question Bank’ and ‘AFFIRM_images1’. Please also see ‘AFFIRM Instructions for Importing Research Methods Questionsâ€
Author(s): Jill Taylor,Bob Rotherham,Chris Garbett

Social Evolution: Cooperation and Conflict from Molecules to Society
Rick Michod, Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Although the Darwinian explanation for the diversity of life is often characterized as "nature red in tooth and claw," this talk will discuss how recent research shows that cooperation, too, plays a fundamental role in evolution. Presented March 28, 2006.
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Geoffrey Hill- Professor, Biological Sciences
Winner of the 2010 Creative Research and Scholarship Award
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Marketing: Researching a Business
This object describes the risks of starting a small business; creating a business plan for success; explore case studies; identifies key areas of business plans that need research; and the preparation of an action plan based on the research. This forms the competency researching a business within the associate diploma of business
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Manage sales and service delivery
This learning object encompasses the competency involved in monitoring, maintenance and particularly the improvement of sales and service delivery. It involves market research, developing new markets and marketing products and services within the culture of the overall store policy.
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Research Tourism Data
The key elements addressed in this competency are: Identify research needs, Conduct research and Interpret and apply research results.
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Assistant Deans
Assistant Deans were asked the research question, 'What does it take to embed the use of handheld technology in the curriculum..?
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Using the Archos 5 for assignment research
Jannie (student) talking about using the Archos 5 to access the internet for research purposes.
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Using the Archos 5 for revision
Vadasa (student) talking about access pre-loaded material on the Archos 5 for revision purposes, plus accessing the internet for research purposes.
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Creative teaching and learning in Foundation Stage and Year 1: indications from observations inside
The resource is a draft research paper, presented at the British Educational Research Association (BERA) annual conference 2009. The paper discusses the findings of a small-scale research project that investigated the potential of using the outdoor environment as a catalyst for encouraging motivation, social interaction and creative curriculum planning. Early in the paper, the comment is made that, "current educational policy in the UK appears to be shifting from an emphasis on teaching to learn
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Identifying Components of Attainment Gaps
The resource is a standalone report produced by the Department for Children, Schools and Families, which is designed to increase understanding of a number of factors affecting pupil attainment at the end of Key Stage Four. The report uses data collected as part of the Longitudinal Study of Young People in England (LSYPE) project. The research explores if the LSYPE data can be usefully combined with National Pupil Database (NPD) data to provide enhanced information on attainment gaps between pupi
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The impact of enterprise focussed modules
This presentation outlines the use of a tested research instrument (Bandura's self efficacy theory) and students own perceptions of their enterprise skills and abilities
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Menand on Psychiatry
Louis Menand of Harvard University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the state of psychiatry. Drawing on a recent article of his in the New Yorker, Menand talks about the state of knowledge in psychiatry and the scientific basis for making conclusions about mental illness and various therapies. Menand argues that the research record shows little difference between the effectiveness of psychopharmacology and talk therapies of various kinds in fighting depression. Neither is particularly
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