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Observing the CMB at High-l using the VSA and AMI
We discuss two experiments - the Very Small Array (VSA) and the Arcminute
MicroKelvin Imager (AMI) - and their prospects for observing the CMB at high
angular multipoles. Whilst the VSA is primarily designed to observe primary
anisotropies in the CMB, AMI is designed to image secondary anisotropies via
the Sunyaev-Zel'dovich effect. The combined l-range of these two instruments is
between l = 150 and ~10000.Comment: 8 pages, 13 figures. To be published in the proceedings of "The
Cosmic Microwave Background and its Polarization", New Astronomy Reviews,
(eds. S. Hanany and K.A. Olive
Clover - A B-mode polarization experiment
Clover is a new instrument being built to detect the B-mode polarization of
the CMB. It consists of three telescopes operating at 97, 150, and 220 GHz and
will be sited in Chile at the Llano de Chajnantor. Each telescope assembly is
scaled to give a constant beam size of 8 arcmin and feeds an array of between
320 and 512 finline-coupled TES bolometers. Here we describe the design,
current status and scientific prospects of the instrument.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures. Proceedings of the Fundamental Physics With CMB
workshop, UC Irvine, March 23-25, 2006, to be published in New Astronomy
Review
Tools for educational innovation
How does an instructor keep abreast of educational technology changes and developments? What tools, apps and add-ins are available and how can they be used innovatively? This session will cover a variety of resources and tools that answer these two questions plus address how to pick the best tools for your instructional environment
The difference in blood pressure readings between arms and survival: primary care cohort study
addresses: Primary Care Research Group, Institute of Health Services Research, Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Exeter, Devon EX1 2LU, UK. [email protected]: PMCID: PMC3309155To determine whether a difference in systolic blood pressure readings between arms can predict a reduced event free survival after 10 years
Student Learning Objectives: What Instructors Emphasize in Short-Term Study Abroad
Given that higher education institutions are increasingly utilizing short-term study abroad courses as a means to develop students’ intercultural competency, it is important to determine if and how the instructors leading these programs are incorporating intercultural learning into their courses. By examining learning objectives embedded within syllabi from short-term study abroad courses, the purpose of this study was to identify the relative extent to which instructors emphasize disciplinary and intercultural learning in teaching short-term study abroad courses, and to examine the types of intercultural learning that instructors are explicitly including in their courses. Findings point to a wide diversity of emphasis on disciplinary content and intercultural learning, with slightly more courses emphasizing disciplinary content than intercultural learning. Of those learning objectives that focus on intercultural learning, the vast majority focused on intercultural knowledge rather than skills or attitudes
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