The use of multiple intelligences in designing curriculum for an early childhood classroom

Early childhood curriculum implementation is not yet well represented in the literature pertaining to multiple intelligences. For purposes of this project, the literature pertaining to early childhood classrooms where the seven multiple intelligences were implemented was reviewed, and a preschool implementing the seven multiple intelligences has been written. This curriculum makes a difference in how the authors\u27 lesson plans are designed and classroom activities are chosen. The resulting curriculum may also make a difference in how other early childhood educators set up their overall curriculum, and provides an easy-to-follow resource guide of potential use when planning individual units and activities

A morbillivirus causing mass mortality in seals.

During an outbreak of a serious apparently infectious disease among harbour seals (Phoca vitulina), which started in the Kattegat area in April 1988 and rapidly spread to the North sea, the Wadden sea and the Baltic sea, greater than 17,000 animals died within a period of eight months. In August 1988 it was realized that the clinical symptoms and pathological lesions were similar to those found in canine distemper: apart from general depression and fever, the animals suffered from severe respiratory, gastrointestinal and central nervous disease and a variety of viral, bacterial and parasitic infections were frequently encountered, suggesting a severe malfunctioning of the immune system. At different expert meetings, held in several of the countries involved, possible explanations for the deaths were not only attributed to an infectious agent, but also to effects of overpopulation and environmental pollution. Seroepizootiological studies and the failure of vaccination experiments suggested that a herpesvirus and a picornavirus, which had been isolated from dead seals at the beginning of the outbreak, were opportunistic infections occurring in animals suffering from another infection rather than being the primary cause of the outbreaks. Serological studies were then extended to other viruses of carnivores, known to cause similar symptoms. Screening of a large panel of seal sera from the Netherlands, Denmark, FRG, Sweden and the UK, collected before and during the outbreak, in a virus neutralization test for the presence of canine distemper virus (CDV) neutralizing antibodies, indicated that CDV or a closely related morbillivirus was the primary cause of the disease outbreak.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS

From virus discovery to intervention

The vast majority of emerging and re-emerging pathogens in humans are of animal origin. Most if not all of this growing number of threats have their origin in wildlife, while humans are exposed either directly or through indirect domestic animal contacts. After having crossed the species barrier, the pathogen may directly start spreading efficiently among humans, like Ebola virus, or may need to adapt to further allow efficient intra-species transmission, like H5N1 avian influenza virus. Effective and economical ways of protecting mankind from emerging diseases are best based on combatting zoonotic pathogens at the animal source. The “One Health” concept creates awareness of the major opportunities that exist to protect public health through policies aimed at controlling these pathogens at the level of their animal hosts, or more specifically, at the interface between humans, animals and their environments. Implementation of these policies places those who have regular contacts with domestic animals, like owners, handlers and veterinarians in the front line together with people who regularly come into contact with wildlife and their environment. Investment in the establishment of strategies that allow rapid development and implementation of specific diagnostic, vaccine and anti-microbial strategies is crucial in this respect. Therefore the “One Health” concept highlights the importance of integration between medical and veterinary disciplines to combat the threat of emerging pathogens from the animal world

Memory Errors: Schema-Consistent and Schema-Inconsistent Memory Tasks

Schemas are the framework of an event or place that help individuals organize previously learned information and process new information. The purpose of this study was to better identify the role schemas have in memory recall when looking at accuracy. Using a subset of data collection focused on outsourcing conditions, the present study focused on memory errors for schema-consistent and schema-inconsistent memory tasks. Participants were given the same maps, locations, and memory tasks after signing a consent form. Participants had to navigate the map and remember the tasks concurrently. After completing the memory tasks and navigating both maps, participants were asked to draw the map and recall the tasks at each schema from memory. The independent variable was the schema-consistent and schema-inconsistent memory tasks, and the dependent variables were the participants’ memory of the tasks while navigating the map. A paired samples t-test revealed that schema-consistent tasks were recalled with significantly more accuracy than schema-inconsistent tasks. These findings suggest schema-consistency influences the accuracy of memory recall. Further research is needed to generalize the findings of this study

Environmental Sciences LibGuide

The Environmental Sciences Program is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program at the University of Iowa. It includes faculty from the Departments of Anthropology, Geography, Biology, Geoscience, Chemistry, and Civil and Environmental Engineering. Students pursuing a BS in Environmental Sciences can pursue one of four tracks: Biosciences, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, or Hydrosciences. The four tracks are very different, however there is some overlap with elective courses and there is a set of required foundations courses that all students must take. The interdisciplinary nature of any environmental science topic requires a student to have access to resources across many disciplines. This potential overlap in information needs lead to the decision to create one LibGuide for the Environmental Sciences Program. This guide will serve as a general guide to environmental resources for all of the students in the program. Future guides may be created that focus on resources for each of the four specific tracks in the Environmental Sciences Program

A preferred vision for leading high schools : a reflective essay

In order to maintain our great educational system in America, it takes great school leaders. The school principal plays the most important role in the success of a school. A school leader is responsible for the management of the organization, operations, and resources. A school principal has now taken on a new role with the increased focus on accountability and student success. The principal is responsible for monitoring the improvement and success of all students. The school leader is the voice of the school and it\u27s important to be visible around the community at businesses, churches, clubs, and organizations

Induction of neutralizing antibody in mice against poliovirus type II with monoclonal anti-idiotypic antibody.

Syngeneic monoclonal anti-idiotope antibody Ab2,2-17C3SCC was raised against an idiotope on a protective monoclonal antibody with specificity for poliovirus type II. Ab2,2-17C3SCC detects a paratope-related interspecies IdX. Ab2,2-17C3SCC purified from supernatant fluids of hybridoma cells by protein A-Sepharose was injected into 4- to 6-wk-old BALB/c mice. The sera of the mice were screened for the expression of antibodies bearing the corresponding idiotope. Immunization of mice with Ab2,2-17C3SCC induced antibodies of complementary specificity. Furthermore, micro VN tests suggest that Ab2,2-17C3SCC can substitute for antigen in the induction of anti-polio neutralizing antibodies, and hence can function as a monoclonal anti-idiotypic vaccine