Near threshold kaon-kaon interaction in the reactions e+ e- --> K+ K- gamma and e+ e- --> K0 K0bar gamma

Strong interactions between pairs of the K+ K- and K0 K0bar mesons can be studied in radiative decays of phi(1020) mesons. We present a theoretical model of the reactions e+ e- --> phi --> K+ K- gamma and e+ e- --> phi --> K0 K0bar gamma. The K+ K- and K0 K0bar effective mass dependence of the differential cross sections is derived. The total cross sections and the branching fractions for the two radiative phi decays are calculated.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures, contribution to 15th International Workshop on Meson Physics, Cracow, Poland, 7th - 12th June 201

The influence of perceived sibling position on reading perceptions: Implications for reading teacher education

Teachers\u27 critical examination of their perceived sibling positions in the family, particularly in relation to reading development, can provide them with valuable insights about their current perceptions and behaviors related to content area instruction. This paper explores the findings obtained from 188 elementary and secondary preservice teachers\u27 responses to a questionnaire that focused on perceived sibling position as an influence on reading perceptions. Teachers\u27 perceived sibling positions and reading abilities within their family constellations receive special attention. Further consideration centers on possibilities for practice for reading teacher education in the content areas as well as directions for future research

Developing the Instructional Potential of Teachers in the Content Areas: An Affective Component in Reading Teacher Education

Methods courses on content area reading instruction have been instrumental in helping teachers recognize the important role that this educational approach can play in developing their students\u27 abilities to read. In particular, these courses have provided teachers with instructional gains in such forms as a better understanding of content area reading, a stronger background on the reading process, and specific teaching strategies (Wedman and Robinson, 1988). Nevertheless, it appears that many teachers are not taking advantage of the naturally occurring opportunities in their classes (Weber, Puleo, and Kurth, 1989, p. 42) to integrate content area reading into their daily teaching agendas

Poems Found Among the Resolution Scrapbooks: A Teacher Narrative Inquiry

Six pre-service teachers participated in a component of narrative inquiry that took place the week before their teacher education program began. The component offered the teachers a variety of multimodal activities, such as body biographies, teaching museums, and paper tearing representations, all making use of repurposed materials, to critically consider their recurring narratives in relation to their recurring pedagogical beliefs and practices. Handmade journals and resolution scrapbooks acted as places to reflect and record their responses (Author). For this paper, I turned to narrative inquiry supported by found poetry and focus on the part of the component that contains the written contents of the teachers’ resolution scrapbooks. More specifically, I asked, What are the effects of the application of the resolution scrapbook on the recurring narratives of six pre-service teachers

Ovarian Voice: Pause to Listen

In 1999, over half a million American and Canadian women experienced surgical menopause after the removal of their ovaries (NAMS, 2001). This paper focuses on one woman's struggle with this significant life event. Two poems written by this woman receive special emphasis.En 1999, plus d'un million d'Americaines et de Canadiennes ont subi la enopause causee par intervention chirurgicale apres l'ablation de leurs ovaires (NAMS, 2001). Cet article se concentre sur la lutte d'une femme avec cet evenement marquant de la vie. Deux poemes ecrits par cette femme recoivent une attention speciale

A Role for Bibliotherapy in Teacher Education

In order to engage effectively in their ongoing decision making about classroom management, learning difficulties,parental concerns, language instruction and curriculum design, teachers not only need to acquire relevant practical and theoretical knowledge. They must also learn to critically examine and reconstruct their perceptions of their own performance. The process of self-examination needs to be actively acknowledged and addressed in the development and implementation of the teacher education curriculum

Interactive Bibliotherapy as an Innovative Inservice Practice: A Focus on the Inclusive Setting

Interactive bibliotherapy (IB) warrants greater attention in the pursuit of innovative inservice education. This paper presents the findings of a study thatexplored IB as an inservice practice to help prepare educators for the roles and responsibilities associated with inclusion. Data collection concentrated on a questionnaire (openended) regarding IB\u27s impact on participants professional and personal development. Discussion of findings, which involved a content analysis of participants\u27 responses, concludes with considerations for practice and research

Biophysically motivated efficient estimation of the spatially isotropic R*2 component from a single gradient‐recalled echo measurement

Purpose To propose and validate an efficient method, based on a biophysically motivated signal model, for removing the orientation‐dependent part of R*2 using a single gradient‐recalled echo (GRE) measurement. Methods The proposed method utilized a temporal second‐order approximation of the hollow‐cylinder‐fiber model, in which the parameter describing the linear signal decay corresponded to the orientation‐independent part of R*2. The estimated parameters were compared to the classical, mono‐exponential decay model for R*2 in a sample of an ex vivo human optic chiasm (OC). The OC was measured at 16 distinct orientations relative to the external magnetic field using GRE at 7T. To show that the proposed signal model can remove the orientation dependence of R*2, it was compared to the established phenomenological method for separating R*2 into orientation‐dependent and ‐independent parts. Results Using the phenomenological method on the classical signal model, the well‐known separation of R*2 into orientation‐dependent and ‐independent parts was verified. For the proposed model, no significant orientation dependence in the linear signal decay parameter was observed. Conclusions Since the proposed second‐order model features orientation‐dependent and ‐independent components at distinct temporal orders, it can be used to remove the orientation dependence of R*2 using only a single GRE measurement