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The impact of NQT induction programmes on the enhancement of teacher expertise, professional development, job satisfaction or retention rates: a systematic review of research literature on induction
This report is the result of a preliminary study undertaken by the Induction Review
Group between January and March 2003 which essentially involved a mapping
exercise to identify the range and type of research studies addressing the research
question, ‘How does current research characterise the impact of induction
programmes on new teachers in relation to enhancing teaching expertise,
professional development, job satisfaction and retention rates?’ Results of the initial
in-depth review are reported in Chapter 4. The Review Group plans further
refinements of the mapping exercise and other in-depth reviews drawing on it
Dense Molecular Filaments Feeding a Starburst: ALMA Maps of CO(3-2) in Henize 2-10
We present ALMA CO(3-2) observations at 0.3 arcsec resolution of He2-10, a
starburst dwarf galaxy and possible high-z galaxy analogue. The warm dense gas
traced by CO(3--2) is found in clumpy filaments that are kinematically and
spatially distinct. The filaments have no preferred orientation or direction;
this may indicate that the galaxy is not evolving into a disk galaxy. Filaments
appear to be feeding the active starburst; the velocity field in one filament
suggests acceleration onto an embedded star cluster. The relative strengths of
CO(3-2) and radio continuum vary strongly on decaparsec scales in the
starburst. There is no CO(3--2) clump coincident with the non-thermal radio
source that has been suggested to be an AGN, nor unusual kinematics.
The kinematics of the molecular gas show significant activity apparently
unrelated to the current starburst. The longest filament, east of the
starburst, has a pronounced shear of FWHM ~\kms\ across its 50~pc
width over its entire kpc length. The cause of the shear is not
clear. This filament is close in projection to a `dynamically distinct' CO
feature previously seen in CO(1--0). The most complex region and the most
highly disturbed gas velocities are in a region 200~pc south of the starburst.
The CO(3--2) emission there reveals a molecular outflow, of linewidth FWZI
120-140 \kms, requiring an energy . There is
at present {\it no} candidate for the driving source of this outflow.Comment: This was revised 31 October to correct some typos and to replace
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ECONOMIES OF SIZE OF A COORDINATED BIOREFINERY FEEDSTOCK HARVEST SYSTEM
The objective of this research is to determine the cost to harvest lignocellulosic biomass, such as crop residue and perennial grasses, for use as biorefinery feedstock, and to determine the potential economies of size that might result from a coordinated structure. The estimates show that substantial size economies are possible.Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies,
Squeezed: Why Rising Exposure to Health Care Costs Threatens the Health and Financial Well-Being of American Families
Examines U.S. healthcare costs compared with other industrialized countries, individual health insurance coverage, individual market regulations, and the impact of high deductible plans on the health of individuals with chronic disease
Impaired Conscious Recognition of Negative Facial Expressions in Patients with Locked-in Syndrome
The involvement of facial mimicry in different aspects of human emotional processing is widely debated. However, little is known about
relationships between voluntary activation of facial musculature and conscious recognition of facial expressions. To address this issue,
we assessed severely motor-disabled patients with complete paralysis of voluntary facial movements due to lesions of the ventral pons
[locked-in syndrome (LIS)]. Patients were required to recognize others’ facial expressions and to rate their own emotional responses to
presentation of affective scenes.LISpatientswere selectivelyimpairedin recognition of negativefacial expressions,thusdemonstratingthatthe
voluntary activation of mimicry represents a high-level simulation mechanism crucially involved in explicit attribution of emotions
Gaps in Health Insurance: An All-American Problem
Presents findings from a survey that examines health insurance coverage, rising healthcare costs, and the health and financial consequences to families that experience breaks in insurance
Failure to Protect: Why the Individual Insurance Market Is Not a Viable Option for Most U.S. Families
Based on the Commonwealth Fund 2007 Biennial Health Insurance Survey, examines access to and affordability of individual insurance. Reviews obstacles to obtaining coverage, such as health issues and costs, and out-of-pocket costs of those who obtain it
The signature of dissipation in the mass-size relation: are bulges simply spheroids wrapped in a disc?
The relation between the stellar mass and size of a galaxy's structural
subcomponents, such as discs and spheroids, is a powerful way to understand the
processes involved in their formation. Using very large catalogues of
photometric bulge+disc structural decompositions and stellar masses from the
Sloan Digital Sky Survey Data Release Seven, we carefully define two large
subsamples of spheroids in a quantitative manner such that both samples share
similar characteristics with one important exception: the 'bulges' are embedded
in a disc and the 'pure spheroids' are galaxies with a single structural
component. Our bulge and pure spheroid subsample sizes are 76,012 and 171,243
respectively. Above a stellar mass of ~ M, the mass-size
relations of both subsamples are parallel to one another and are close to lines
of constant surface mass density. However, the relations are offset by a factor
of 1.4, which may be explained by the dominance of dissipation in their
formation processes. Whereas the size-mass relation of bulges in discs is
consistent with gas-rich mergers, pure spheroids appear to have been formed via
a combination of 'dry' and 'wet' mergers.Comment: Accepted for publication in MNRAS, 6 pages, 3 figure
Out of Options: Why So Many Workers in Small Businesses Lack Affordable Health Insurance, and How Health Care Reform Can Help
Based on the 2007 Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Survey, examines small business employees' limited access to health insurance and contributing factors. Explores how small businesses and employees could benefit from proposed reforms
Losing Ground: How the Loss of Adequate Health Insurance Is Burdening Working Families: Findings From the Commonwealth Fund Biennial Health Insurance Surveys, 2001-2007
Highlights declining health coverage and rising deductibles for American adults and the implications for medical costs, debt burdens, and access to health care. Examines socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the uninsured and underinsured
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