519 research outputs found
Teaching Problem-Solving Lawyering: An Exchange of Ideas
In the last issue of the Clinical Law Review, StefanKrieger argues that clinical law teachers who emphasize problem-solving approaches to lawyering incorrectly downplay as a necessary prerequisite to learning effective legal practice the significance of domain knowledge, which he mainly identifies as knowledge about legal doctrine(FN1) Among the writings on clinical law teaching criticized by Krieger are those of Mark Aaronson, who has articulated as a teaching goal helping students learn how to improve their practical judgment in lawyering, which he describes as a process of deliberation whose most prominent features are a contextual tailoring of knowledge, a dialogic form of reasoning that accounts for plural perspectives, an ability to be empathetic and detached at the same time an intertwining of intellectual and moral concerns, an instrumental and equitable interest in human affairs, and a heavy reliance on learning from cumulative experience.(FN2) Krieger stresses the foundational importance for law students of acquiring substantive legal knowledge; Aaronson focuses on developing the ability of students to think critically and appropriately in role as a lawyer. In this brief exchange of ideas, Aaronson comments on Krieger\u27s critique of problem-solving teaching in law schools, to which Krieger then responds
Automated Color Selector
Design, build, and sell a safe automated primary color dye mixer to schools for the purpose of teaching children how 12 secondary colors (and shades) on a color wheel can be made via the primary colors. The user will select the desired color (on a color wheel) and the machine will automatically deposit the correct amount of each primary color to create the selected color (or shade). The dye will diffuse in the cup, to create the desired color. Dye will be used in the machine so that if a mess is made, the cleanup is easy. However, we will have a sensor to ensure the cup is in place, and we have a drain basin to catch spills. Further work could be expanded to mix children safe paint by dispensing a paint liquid or powder and mixing to the 12 shades of secondary colors or more
Gene and MicroRNA Expression Profile Changes in ISS Crewmembers Blood Samples
In space, living organisms are exposed to multiple stress factors including microgravity and space radiation. For humans, these harmful environmental factors have been known to cause negative health impacts such as immune dysfunction. Understanding the mechanisms by which spaceflight impacts human health at the molecular level is critical not only for accurately assessing the risks associated with spaceflight, but also for developing effective countermeasures. This study is part of the Functional Immune Project, intended to determine alterations in crewmember immunobiology before, during, and after spaceflight. It emphasizes the study of DNA damage in the ISS crewmembers peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs), expression patterns of damage-response and inflammatory process genes, and changes in latent virus reactivation biomarkers
Intracranial EEG fluctuates over months after implanting electrodes in human brain.
OBJECTIVE: Implanting subdural and penetrating electrodes in the brain causes acute trauma and inflammation that affect intracranial electroencephalographic (iEEG) recordings. This behavior and its potential impact on clinical decision-making and algorithms for implanted devices have not been assessed in detail. In this study we aim to characterize the temporal and spatial variability of continuous, prolonged human iEEG recordings.
APPROACH: Intracranial electroencephalography from 15 patients with drug-refractory epilepsy, each implanted with 16 subdural electrodes and continuously monitored for an average of 18 months, was included in this study. Time and spectral domain features were computed each day for each channel for the duration of each patient\u27s recording. Metrics to capture post-implantation feature changes and inflexion points were computed on group and individual levels. A linear mixed model was used to characterize transient group-level changes in feature values post-implantation and independent linear models were used to describe individual variability.
MAIN RESULTS: A significant decline in features important to seizure detection and prediction algorithms (mean line length, energy, and half-wave), as well as mean power in the Berger and high gamma bands, was observed in many patients over 100 d following implantation. In addition, spatial variability across electrodes declines post-implantation following a similar timeframe. All selected features decreased by 14-50% in the initial 75 d of recording on the group level, and at least one feature demonstrated this pattern in 13 of the 15 patients. Our findings indicate that iEEG signal features demonstrate increased variability following implantation, most notably in the weeks immediately post-implant.
SIGNIFICANCE: These findings suggest that conclusions drawn from iEEG, both clinically and for research, should account for spatiotemporal signal variability and that properly assessing the iEEG in patients, depending upon the application, may require extended monitoring
Health impact assessment of industrial development projects: a spatio-temporal visualization
Development and implementation of large-scale industrial projects in complex eco-epidemiological settings typically
require combined environmental, social and health impact assessments. We present a generic, spatio-temporal health
impact assessment (HIA) visualization, which can be readily adapted to specific projects and key stakeholders, including
poorly literate communities that might be affected by consequences of a project. We illustrate how the occurrence of a variety of complex events can be utilized for stakeholder communication, awareness creation, interactive learning as well as formulating HIA research and implementation questions. Methodological features are highlighted in the context of an iron ore
development in a rural part of Afric
Distribution of the Two Social Forms of the Fire Ant Solenopsis invicta (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in the Native South American Range
Polygyne (multiple queen) colony social organization in the fire ant Solenopsis invicta Buren is always associated with the presence of a particular class of alleles at the gene Gp-9. We used diagnostic polymerase chain reaction assays capable of distinguishing these alleles to determine the location of polygyne populations in the native South American range of this species. We found that polygyny occurs in a mosaic pattern with respect to the more common monogyne (single queen) social form, a pattern superficially similar to that seen in the introduced range in the United States. However, polygyny appears to be relatively restricted in its geographical prevalence in the native range compared with the introduced range. This difference may stem from higher dispersal rates in the introduced range, which are associated with greater opportunities for human-mediated transport of mated queens or colony fragments. On the basis of our distributional data and results from other studies, the southern part of the native range of S. invicta, particularly northeastern Argentina, is emerging as the most likely geographic source of the founders of the U.S. populatio
Nuclear Charge Radius of Be
The nuclear charge radius of Be was precisely determined using the
technique of collinear laser spectroscopy on the transition in the Be ion. The mean square charge radius increases
from Be to Be by \delta ^{10,12} = 0.69(5) \fm^{2}
compared to \delta ^{10,11} = 0.49(5) \fm^{2} for the
one-neutron halo isotope Be. Calculations in the fermionic molecular
dynamics approach show a strong sensitivity of the charge radius to the
structure of Be. The experimental charge radius is consistent with a
breakdown of the N=8 shell closure.Comment: 5 pages, 3 figure
Collinear laser spectroscopy of atomic cadmium
Hyperfine structure and factors of the atomic 5s\,5p\,\; ^3\rm{P}_2
\rightarrow 5s\,6s\,\; ^3\rm{S}_1 transition are determined from collinear
laser spectroscopy data of Cd and Cd. Nuclear
magnetic moments and electric quadrupole moments are extracted using reference
dipole moments and calculated electric field gradients, respectively. The
hyperfine structure anomaly for isotopes with and nuclear
ground states and isomeric states is evaluated and a linear
relationship is observed for all nuclear states except . This
corresponds to the Moskowitz-Lombardi rule that was established in the mercury
region of the nuclear chart but in the case of cadmium the slope is
distinctively smaller than for mercury. In total four atomic and ionic levels
were analyzed and all of them exhibit a similar behaviour. The electric field
gradient for the atomic 5s\,5p\,\; ^3\mathrm{P}_2 level is derived from
multi-configuration Dirac-Hartree-Fock calculations in order to evaluate the
spectroscopic nuclear quadrupole moments. The results are consistent with those
obtained in an ionic transition and based on a similar calculation.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure
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