Educational Brain Research as Compared with E.G. White\u27s Counsels to Educators

Purpose. The purpose of this study was threefold: to review current, education-relevant brain research; to review the educational writings of Ellen G. White for major emerging themes/principles; and to compare these findings for similarities and differences. Method and Results. Using an inductive process, the synthesis and comparison revealed 15 themes from brain research and 12 principles from White\u27s writings from the middle 1800s and early 1900s. Comparison of the two lists revealed alignment on eight themes/principles, nonalignment on three themes/principles, and partial-alignment on seven themes/principles. Aligned themes/principles included: body and mind function as one; exercise and movement are vital to cognition; health habits profoundly affect learning; emotions/neurochemistry unite body and mind; social influences structure cognition; plasticity and enrichment contribute to braingrowth/change; stages of development provide optimal times for cognitive patterning; individualism typifies brain function. Themes/principles not aligned included: the Bible is foundational for education; knowledge of God establishes contact with the source of all knowledge; and redemption and restoration of the image of God in humanity are the goals of education. Conclusions. White defines true education as the harmonious relationship between physical, mental, and spiritual powers. Brain educators also draw attention to this three-faceted relationship; however, brain science tends to deal with this concept in a less integrated way than does White, though research on emotion appears to be promoting a more holistic attitude. White suggests education is potentiated when this harmonious triad is empowered by God. Brainscience says little about an outside vital power, though altruism is sometimes discussed in the context of new findings on the role of emotional/social functions. Based on the comparisons/differences observed, this study postulates that this triad relationship is a fractal-like pattern that is replicated and operant in brain structure and function, educational practice, and other life processes

Evaluation of EEG-based depth of anaesthesia monitoring

In 2001 a University of Bristol team patented a novel data reduction method of the EEG for characterising categorical changes in consciousness. After pre-whitening the EEG signal with Gaussian white noise a parametric spectral estimation technique was applied. Two frequency domain indices were then proposed: the relative power found between 8Hz to 12Hz and 0.5Hz to 32Hz termed the 'alpha index', and the relative power between 0.5Hz to 4Hz and 0.5Hz to 32Hz termed the 'delta index'. The research and development of a precision EEG monitoring device designed to embody the novel algorithm is described in this thesis. The efficacy of the technique was evaluated using simulated and real EEG data recorded during Propofol anaesthesia. The simulated data showed improvements could be made to the patented method. Real EEG data collected whilst patients were wakeful and data from patients unresponsive to noxious stimuli were cleaned of obvious artefacts and analysed using the proposed algorithm. A Bayesian diagnostic test showed the alpha index had 65% sensitivity and selectivity to patient state. The delta index showed 72% sensitivity and selectivity. Taking a pragmatic approach, the literature is reviewed in this thesis to evaluate the use of EEG in depth of anaesthesia monitoring. Pertinent aspects of the sciences are profiled to identify physiological links to the characteristics of the EEG signal. Methods of data reduction are also reviewed to identify useful features and possible sources of error. In conclusion it is shown that the proposed indices do not provide a robust measure of depth of anaesthesia. An approach for further research is proposed based on the review work.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo

Aerospace medicine and biology, an annotated bibliography. volume xi- 1962-1963 literature

Aerospace medicine and biology - annotated bibliography for 1962 and 196

An investigation into the neural substrates of virtue to determine the key place of virtues in human moral development

Virtues, as described by Aristotle and Aquinas, are understood as dispositions of character to behave in habitual, specific, positive ways; virtue is a critical requirement for human flourishing. From the perspective of Aristotelian-Thomistic anthropology which offers an integrated vision of the material and the rational in the human person, I seek to identify the neural bases for the development and exercise of moral virtue. First I review current neuroscientific knowledge of the capacity of the brain to structure according to experience, to facilitate behaviours, to regulate emotional responses and support goal election. Then, having identified characteristics of moral virtue in the light of the distinctions between cardinal virtues, I propose neural substrates by mapping neuroscientific knowledge to these characteristics. I then investigate the relationship between virtue, including its neurobiological features, and human flourishing. This process allows a contemporary and evidence-based corroboration for a model of moral development based on growth in virtue as understood by Aristotle and Aquinas, and a demonstration of a biological aptitude and predisposition for the development of virtue. Conclusions are drawn with respect to science, ethics, and parenting

Background Examples of Literature Searches on Topics of Interest

A zip file of various literature searches & some resources related to our work related to exposure after the Chernobyl accident and as we began looking at helping in Semey Kazakhstan----a collection of literature reviews on various topics we were interested in... eg. establishing a registry of those exposed for longterm follow-up, what we knew about certain areas like genetics and some resources like A Guide to Environmental Resources on the Internet by Carol Briggs-Erickson and Toni Murphy which could be found on the Internet and was written to be used by researchers, environmentalists, teachers and any person who is interested in knowing and doing something about the health of our planet. See more at https://archives.library.tmc.edu/dm-ms211-012-0060

The perception and relief of pain associated with lameness in dairy cattle.

SIGLEAvailable from British Library Document Supply Centre-DSC:DXN024009 / BLDSC - British Library Document Supply CentreGBUnited Kingdo

Geological survey in Dakota. Memorial from the Legislature of Dakota relative to a geological survey of the territory.

39-2AppropriationsAnnual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. [1302] Research relating to the American Indian; Indian pottery; notes on the Tinneh or Chepewyan Indians of British and Russian America.1867-2

Annual report of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution, showing the operations, expenditures, and condition of the institution for the year 1866.

Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution. [1302] Research relating to the American Indian; Indian pottery; notes on the Tinneh or Chepewyan Indians of British and Russian America

National study of primary intraocular lens implantation in children ≤2 years old with congenital and infantile cataract

Cataract is a potentially reversible cause of childhood blindness which is responsible for at least 15% of the world’s blind children. Primary intraocular lens (IOL) implantation is the most important recent innovation in the management of childhood cataract, and has been widely adopted despite unanswered questions regarding best practice, visual benefits and adverse outcomes. In order to answer these questions, an epidemiological study was undertaken through systematic, standardised data collection through a national clinical network, the British Isles Congenital Cataract Interest Group. At the time of submitting this thesis, data are available for 236 children. IOL implantation was undertaken in the majority of children over 6 months old, but aphakia was the preferred option for younger children, due in part to the higher than anticipated frequency of other ocular anomalies. Overall primary IOL implantation conferred no visual benefit for children with unilateral cataract, but may be associated with better visual outcome following bilateral cataract surgery, whilst increasing the risk of the need for further surgical procedures under general anaesthetic, which may adversely impact on future cognitive development. 16% of all children developed glaucoma during the first postoperative year with age at surgery being the most significant factor. The potential eventual burden of aphakic and pseudophakic glaucoma is considerable, and these findings should encourage debate about the balance between the risk of amblyopia and the risk of glaucoma, as well as future research on this blinding complication Refractive planning and outcome in early life pseudophakia is highly variable. There is a pressing need for standardisation of refractive planning and continuous national monitoring of refractive outcomes, similar to that which exists in adult cataract surgical practice. Follow up studies of this unique inception cohort will provide further information on longer term outcomes and their impact on educational and personal development