117 research outputs found
Engaging end-users in telecommunication as complementary assets: creating more spaces at the policy table
In recent years, governments and telecommunication companies across the world have poured billions of taxpayer and shareholder dollars into establishing national broadband networks in the light of promises of spectacular returns on investment.1 For example, it has been estimated that the A40 billion investment in Australia’s national broadband network (NBN), of which taxpayers will contribute at least half (Given, 2010, 540). Similarly, the World Bank estimates the economic impact of broadband on high-income economies at 1.2% growth in GDP (Quiang, 2009). 
Electrical responses of neural units in the anteroventral cochlear nucleus of the cat.
Thesis. 1976. Ph.D.--Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.Microfiche copy available in Archives and Engineering.Bibliography: leaves 377-385.Ph.D
What global perspective does our university foster in our students?
We used a modified circuit of culture enquiry to explore processes of production, representation and consumption of global perspective at our university, in the context of fostering this perspective as a graduate attribute. We identified four frame packages by which this perspective is understood and communicated. Global perspective is framed within our institution simultaneously as essentially cooperative and as competitive. We express concern about how such complexity is fostered in our students. We ask our colleagues and university teachers internationally to critically reflect upon the diversity of global perspectives extant within higher education and potentially to clarify their intentions as university teachers
Cognitive Information Processing
Contains reports on six research projects.National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 PO1 GM14940-03)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 PO1 GM15006-03)Joint Services Electronics Programs (U. S. Army, U. S. Navy, and U.S. Air Force) under Contract DA 28-043-AMC-02536(E)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 TO1 GM01555-03
Infotainment may increase engagement with science but It can decrease perceptions of seriousness
We presented 867 participants with one of two videos about climate change that differed
only in terms of whether they had an infotainment or expository narration. They were available
in either English or Spanish. The participants consisted of two distinct clusters: one in which all
were over 30 with a university degree, and another dominated by younger participants without
a university degree. The infotainment version produced a significantly reduced perception of the
seriousness of climate change for the planet in the latter cluster. Furthermore, viewers of the English
versions, who were predominantly residents in countries with low-context cultures, perceived the
risk of climate change for the planet to be significantly higher after watching the video with the
expository narration. Using infotainment for science communication is a two-edged sword: while
it may help engagement, making light of a topic can reduce perceptions about its seriousness. We
suggest that the use of infotainment should be determined by the aims of the communicators and
the nature of the target audience. If the purpose is simply to convey information, then infotainment
is likely to be the most effective and it has the additional benefit of engaging recipients that lack a
university education. However, if the purpose is to affect attitudes and persuade an audience, then
an expository narration is likely to be most effective
Communications Biophysics
Contains research objectives, summary of research and reports on three research projects.National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 PO1 GM14940-04)National Institutes of Health (Grant 5 TOl GM01555-04)National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Grant NGL 22-009-304
Morphological characterization of bushy cells and their inputs in the laboratory mouse (Mus musculus) anteroventral cochlear nucleus.
PMC3753269Spherical and globular bushy cells of the AVCN receive huge auditory nerve endings specialized for high fidelity neural transmission in response to acoustic events. Recent studies in mice and other rodent species suggest that the distinction between bushy cell subtypes is not always straightforward. We conducted a systematic investigation of mouse bushy cells along the rostral-caudal axis in an effort to understand the morphological variation that gives rise to reported response properties in mice. We combined quantitative light and electron microscopy to investigate variations in cell morphology, immunostaining, and the distribution of primary and non-primary synaptic inputs along the rostral-caudal axis. Overall, large regional differences in bushy cell characteristics were not found; however, rostral bushy cells received a different complement of axosomatic input compared to caudal bushy cells. The percentage of primary auditory nerve terminals was larger in caudal AVCN, whereas non-primary excitatory and inhibitory inputs were more common in rostral AVCN. Other ultrastructural characteristics of primary auditory nerve inputs were similar across the rostral and caudal AVCN. Cross sectional area, postsynaptic density length and curvature, and mitochondrial volume fraction were similar for axosomatic auditory nerve terminals, although rostral auditory nerve terminals contained a greater concentration of synaptic vesicles near the postsynaptic densities. These data demonstrate regional differences in synaptic organization of inputs to mouse bushy cells rather than the morphological characteristic of the cells themselves.JH Libraries Open Access Fun
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