Experience of Students in Online Courses v. Students in Lecture Courses

My research project investigates the experience of students who are enrolled in online courses, specifically Organic Chemistry II and their experiences in Organic Chemistry I compared to those they are now having. The sample was composed of seven men, four whites and three blacks. One was a professor and the six students ages ranged from 20 to 22 years of age. The participants were interviewed and were asked to give their opinion about the format of Organic Chemistry II. The results indicted that race did not play a factor in which format was preferred by the subjects, the majority of whom liked the online format. Their biggest complaint concerned the exam format. These findings could be used to find a balance that will be acceptable to faculty, but will enable students to effectively learn in different environments

M74 public archaeology programme evaluation report

Report on public engagement activities with the M74 Public Archaeology Project, a partnership project between Transport Scotland, Glasgow City Council, South Lanarkshire Council and Renfrewshire Council in connection with the M74 Motorway Completion projec

Developing R&D capacity in a primary care trust : use of the R&D culture index

There has traditionally been a low level of engagement of primary care practitioners with research. In the UK, primary care trusts (PCTs) now have some responsibility for the encouragement of research and development in primary care. The aim of this study was to assess the current level of research activity and capacity for research within a PCT. A questionnaire, incorporating a recently developed and validated research and development culture index, was sent to all 572 health care professionals and staff under the auspices of North Tyneside Research PCT. Data analysis used nonparametric tests of association including chi-squared, Mann–Whitney U and Spearman's rank order correlation. There was a 50.3 per cent response rate to the questionnaire. Groups more likely to show an increased capacity for research included those with postgraduate qualifications and those in post for the least time. General practitioners were less likely than other professional groupings to declare personal skills or aptitude for research. The two most important factors thought to contribute towards the development of a culture of R&D were having access to people to support development and changes in professional practice and having access to training and development opportunities. The use of the R&D culture index enabled groups to be identified that may be more research interested and can therefore be targeted to increase research capacity. The R&D culture index could be used by other PCTs wishing to define and develop research capacity in primary care

Malware in the Mobile Device Android Environment

exploit smartphone operating systems has exponentially expanded. Android has become the main target to exploit due to having the largest install base amongst the smartphone operating systems and owing to the open access nature in which application installations are permitted. Many Android users are unaware of the risks associated with a malware infection and to what level current malware scanners protect them. This paper tests how efficient the currently available malware scanners are. To achieve this, ten representative Android security products were selected and tested against a set of 5,560 known and categorized Android malware samples. The tests were carried out using a digital-forensically rigorous testing framework and methodology, which ensures the scientific validity of the results. The detection rates of the tested malware scanners varied widely with half unable to detect any samples at all during initial testing. The malware scanners that were able to detect the samples scored highly with the top four between 97-99% and a fifth scanner scoring 87%. The results emphasise the need for more complex detection mechanisms and protections in future versions of Android and the next generation of malware scanners. Keywords: malware, mobile forensics, Androi

The Intersection between Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Formation: Implications for Counseling Multiracial Clients

Learning Outcome 1: Participants will understand the lived experiences of multiracial individuals whose parents are from two or more minority statuses. Learning Outcome 2: Participants will be able to explore the determinants of racial and ethnic self‐identities and the potential consequences of adopting one of these labels on an individual\u27s self‐esteem and perceptions of discrimination. Learning Outcome 3: Participants will understand the counseling and educational implications of working with multiracial clients

Alcohol dehydrogenase II and fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase appear to be co-regulated in wild-type yeast

AbstractAn activity gel assay for fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase (FBP), the enzyme catalyzing the final step in gluconeogenesis in yeast, has been developed which can be used in conjunction with spectrophotometric assays to show that it is tightly co-regulated with the inducible alcohol dehydrogenase, ADHII. Both enzymes are repressed coordinately in aerobically grown yeast by the addition of high levels of glucose or ethanol, and induced on minimal medium by the addition of yeast extract. A mutant deficient in FBP segregates independently of the ADHII structural gene locus. This phenomenon is of interest because of the discovery of Ciriacy [(1979) Mol. Gen. Genet. 176, 427-431] of mutants (ccr, or carbon catabolite repression) which repress both FBP and ADHII simultaneously, along with several other enzymes.Activity gel electrophoresisGluconeogenesisRegulatio

New findings in the pathogenesis of leprosy and implications for the management of leprosy.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review focuses on recent work in leprosy pathogenesis. New research of both innate and adaptive immune responses to Mycobacterium leprae is described. The proposition that Mycobacterium lepromatosis is a new species causing leprosy is discussed. RECENT FINDINGS: Modulation of the lipid metabolism and reprogramming of adult Schwann cells have both been suggested as mechanisms used by M. leprae to disseminate the disease. New markers associated with localized, disseminated disease or the occurrences of leprosy reactions include the human interferons, CD163, microRNA-21, NOD2, galectin-3 and toll-like receptor 4. The role of keratinocytes instead of macrophages is underlined in the pathogenesis of leprosy. Adaptive immunity reports focus on the role of T regulatory cells and cytokines secreted by T helper cells in leprosy. Finally, a newly identified species named M. lepromatosis has been detected in patients with leprosy and severe erythema nodosum leprosum. SUMMARY: Novel biological pathways have been identified to be associated with the clinical phenotype of leprosy or the occurrence of leprosy reactions. Future work should include larger numbers of clinical samples from across the leprosy spectrum in order to give new insights in the pathogenesis and management of the disease

Eye of the Beholder: Investigating the Interplay between Inquiry Role Diversification and Social Perspective Taking

Students and teachers engage in specific roles in classrooms, and within inquiry classrooms, these roles tend to be more varied compared to traditional settings. Teachers may take on traditional student roles including the role of learner, and students, for example, take on the additional role of question asker, traditionally reserved for the role of a teacher. Several of these roles are specific to perspective taking, in particular, social perspective taking (SPT). SPT is critical to successful social interactions and, because group work occurs frequently within inquiry-based teaching and learning environments, a better understanding of SPT roles is required. SPT roles within two different inquiry classrooms were closely examined through audiorecorded group interactions. Additional data were collected in the form of questionnaires, interviews, student and teacher log responses, and field notes. Two teachers and eight students participated. Social perspective-taking roles were dynamic and susceptible to influences including the nature of the classroom activities and instructional choices, student personality differences, and group-work dynamics. All participants adopted SPT roles, however, students who played an active role in choosing their work partners and who were assigned a task that required a consideration of the audience’s understanding tended to adopt more Imagine Other roles as opposed to Imagine Self roles and also adopted more emotionally-based SPT roles compared to students in teacher-formed groups who were assigned more cognitively-based assignments. Implications for researchers, consultants, and students and teachers were discussed