Other Inhumane Acts of a Similar Character Intentionally Causing Great Suffering. Does Ecocide Fit Within the Bounds of Crimes Against Humanity?

Article 7(1)(k) of the Rome Statute includes “other inhumane acts of a similar character,” within the enumerated acts of Crimes Against Humanity. This Note examines whether certain acts of ecocide may be prosecuted by the ICC under this provision, proposes a definition for ecocide in a Crimes Against Humanity context, and analyzes whether Bolsonaro’s destruction of the Amazon as alleged by 2021 AllRise Complaint could be prosecuted in the ICC as a Crime Against Humanity

Phase Lags in the Optical-Infrared Light Curves of AGB Stars

To search for phase lags in the optical-infrared light curves of asymptotic giant branch stars, we have compared infrared data from the COBE DIRBE satellite with optical light curves from the AAVSO and other sources. We found 17 examples of phase lags in the time of maximum in the infrared vs. that in the optical, and 4 stars with no observed lags. There is a clear difference between the Mira variables and the semi-regulars in the sample, with the maximum in the optical preceding that in the near-infrared in the Miras, while in most of the semi-regulars no lags are observed. Comparison to published theoretical models indicates that the phase lags in the Miras are due to strong titanium oxide absorption in the visual at stellar maximum, and suggests that Miras pulsate in the fundamental mode, while at least some semi-regulars are first overtone pulsators. There is a clear optical-near-infrared phase lag in the carbon-rich Mira V CrB; this is likely due to C2 and CN absorption variations in the optical.Comment: AJ, in pres

Beyond Access to Education: Using Collaborative Learning to Promote Agency in Unauthorized Latinos Entering Community College

The US is widely recognized as a nation of immigrants; however, when an estimated 70,000 unaccompanied child migrants arrived from Central America in 2014, unauthorized immigration became a full-blown humanitarian crisis. Unauthorized immigrants, 71% of whom come from Mexico and Central America, make up an increasingly significant portion of the population. This is particularly true in California, where 28% of unauthorized immigrants reside. However, despite the overwhelming consensus that command of English is paramount to a successful life in the US, an alarming 51% of unauthorized immigrants speak English “not well” or “not at all”. Unauthorized immigrants face unique challenges that prevent them from attending schools to learn English. A combination of impacted work schedules, added financial pressure in the form of remittances, and acculturative stress greatly limit their educational options. As a result, there is an over-dependence on non-credit programs and public adult schools, many of which have been forced to discontinue their services due to a lack of funding. The project was designed to provide a sample curriculum and lesson plans to be used in a non-credit course than transitions unauthorized Latina/os in California from adult school to community college. The materials were developed based on research on the gradual release of responsibility model and Krashen’s theory of second language acquisition. The course has three objectives: to inform students about the resources available at community colleges, to assist them in the application process, and to create peer-peer and peer-teacher relationships through collaborative learning

Values of engineering majors : a step beyond Holland\u27s model

While reviewing previous research on the interests and values of engineering students, two themes emerged: (a) there is disagreement on whether interests and values are two separate constructs and (b) although there are studies that compare the interests and values of engineering majors and engineers to other majors and occupations, no studies have been found which focus on the relationship of interests and values within and among fields of engineering. The present study investigated the relationship between the Self-Directed Search, an interest inventory constructed on a model of six personality types, and the Values Scale, a values inventory, for students in different engineering fields. One hundred and sixty-five undergraduate engineering students, 125 males and 39 females, at The University of Tennessee completed an assessment packet. The sample for the study included students from eleven engineering fields: Aerospace (n=5), Biomedical (n=l l), Chemical (n=27), Civil (n=24), Computer (n=7), Electrical (n=26), Engineering Physics (n=2), Engineering Science (n=l), Industrial (n=29), Material Science and Engineering (n=5), and Mechanical (n=27)

Challenging the Gifted Learner Virtually: A Phenomenological Study

The purpose of this transcendental phenomenological study was to describe the experiences of core academic middle school teachers with differentiating instruction and assessment for gifted and talented students in rural southern Maryland. Two theories providing the theoretical framework for this study include Bandura’s self-efficacy theory and McClelland’s achievement-motivation theory These two theories explain learning experiences and interactions between the learner and the instructor while addressing the educator’s efficacy in challenging gifted learners within the virtual classroom. The central research question that guided this research was, “What are the shared lived experiences among select middle school, core academic, teachers when differentiating instruction and challenging gifted learners in southern Maryland during virtual instruction?” The instrumentation for this study was a set of open-ended questions conducted in a face-to-face interview, archival data in the form of document analysis and journal prompts. Data were analyzed by the researcher using MAXQDA qualitative data analysis software. Three themes emerged, including efficacy dependent on available supports and strategies, the challenge of teaching virtually, and positive attitudes and beliefs toward differentiation. The themes that developed revealed that the participants experienced conflicting attitudes toward differentiating for gifted students and felt ill-equipped differentiating instruction for this group of students. The results of this study may inform the body of knowledge regarding the education of gifted learners and address acceleration practices to improve challenging this population in the classroom and achieve academic success

A pedagogy-driven approach to the design of a medical abbreviations videogame: Brevissima

Made available with permission from the publisher.This paper explores the development of a computer-assisted language learning game which teaches medical abbreviations. We use a pedagogy-driven approach which starts from a detailed specification of the language needs as they exist in a particular context, followed by the appropriate method and related techno-logical solutions. Preliminary feedback is pro-vided from an anonymous survey of student opinions about the game