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Incorporating Problem-Based Learning Strategies to Develop Learner Autonomy and Employability Skills in Sports Science Undergraduates
This study investigated the impact of a 12-week problem-based learning (PBL) intervention on three psychological constructs (motivation, locus of control and self-esteem) linked to learner autonomy. Results indicated that there was a significant increase in the students’ intrinsic motivation (P<0.05) and a non-significant shift towards an internal locus of control after the intervention period. Students perceived the benefits of PBL to be the opportunity to work in teams and to consider a wider knowledge base. A short course of PBL was successful in developing learner autonomy and other key employability skills alongside the application of content knowledge
Coset Symmetries in Dimensionally Reduced Bosonic String Theory
We discuss the dimensional reduction of various effective actions,
particularly that of the closed Bosonic string and pure gravity, to two and
three dimensions. The result for the closed Bosonic string leads to coset
symmetries which are in agreement with those recently predicted and argued to
be present in a new unreduced formulation of this theory. We also show that
part of the Geroch group appears in the unreduced duality symmetric formulation
of gravity recently proposed. We conjecture that this formulation can be
extended to a non-linear realisation based on a Kac-Moody algebra which we
identify. We also briefly discuss the proposed action of Bosonic M-theory.Comment: Reference adde
E_11 and M Theory
We argue that eleven dimensional supergravity can be described by a
non-linear realisation based on the group E_{11}. This requires a formulation
of eleven dimensional supergravity in which the gravitational degrees of
freedom are described by two fields which are related by duality. We show the
existence of such a description of gravity.Comment: 21 pages, some typos corrected and two references adde
An integrative analysis of cancer gene expression studies using Bayesian latent factor modeling
We present an applied study in cancer genomics for integrating data and
inferences from laboratory experiments on cancer cell lines with observational
data obtained from human breast cancer studies. The biological focus is on
improving understanding of transcriptional responses of tumors to changes in
the pH level of the cellular microenvironment. The statistical focus is on
connecting experimentally defined biomarkers of such responses to clinical
outcome in observational studies of breast cancer patients. Our analysis
exemplifies a general strategy for accomplishing this kind of integration
across contexts. The statistical methodologies employed here draw heavily on
Bayesian sparse factor models for identifying, modularizing and correlating
with clinical outcome these signatures of aggregate changes in gene expression.
By projecting patterns of biological response linked to specific experimental
interventions into observational studies where such responses may be evidenced
via variation in gene expression across samples, we are able to define
biomarkers of clinically relevant physiological states and outcomes that are
rooted in the biology of the original experiment. Through this approach we
identify microenvironment-related prognostic factors capable of predicting long
term survival in two independent breast cancer datasets. These results suggest
possible directions for future laboratory studies, as well as indicate the
potential for therapeutic advances though targeted disruption of specific
pathway components.Comment: Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/09-AOAS261 the Annals of
Applied Statistics (http://www.imstat.org/aoas/) by the Institute of
Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org
E_{11}, ten forms and supergravity
We extend the previously given non-linear realisation of E_{11} for the
decomposition appropriate to IIB supergravity to include the ten forms that
were known to be present in the adjoint representation. We find precise
agreement with the results on ten forms found by closing the IIB supersymmetry
algebra.Comment: 14 page
SO(5,5) duality in M-theory and generalized geometry
We attempt to reformulate eleven dimensional supergravity in terms of an
object that unifies the three-form and the metric and makes the M-theory
duality group manifest. This short note deals with the case of where the
U-duality group SO(5,5) acts in five spatial dimensions.Comment: 7 pages, LaTex, v2: typos corrected and reference adde
Remarks on E11 approach
We consider a few topics in approach to superstring/M-theory: even
subgroups ( orbifolds) of , n=11,10,9 and their connection to
Kac-Moody algebras; subgroup of and coincidence of one of
its weights with the weight of , known to contain brane charges;
possible form of supersymmetry relation in ; decomposition of
w.r.t. the and its square root at first few levels; particle orbit
of . Possible relevance of coadjoint orbits method is
noticed, based on a self-duality form of equations of motion in .Comment: Two references adde
Hidden symmetries and the fermionic sector of eleven-dimensional supergravity
We study the hidden symmetries of the fermionic sector of D=11 supergravity,
and the role of K(E10) as a generalised `R-symmetry'. We find a consistent
model of a massless spinning particle on an E10/K(E10) coset manifold whose
dynamics can be mapped onto the fermionic and bosonic dynamics of D=11
supergravity in the near space-like singularity limit. This E10-invariant
superparticle dynamics might provide the basis of a new definition of M-theory,
and might describe the `de-emergence' of space-time near a cosmological
singularity.Comment: 15 pages, v2: updated references and typos corrected, v3: updated
references and minor correction
The E_{11} origin of all maximal supergravities
Starting from the eleven dimensional E_{11} non-linear realisation of
M-theory we compute all possible forms, that is objects with totally
antisymmetrised indices, that occur in four dimensions and above as well as all
the 1-forms and 2-forms in three dimensions. In any dimension D, the D-1-forms
lead to maximal supergravity theories with cosmological constants and they are
in precise agreement with the patterns of gauging found in any dimension using
supersymmetry. The D-forms correspond to the presence of space-filling branes
which are crucial for the consistency of orientifold models and have not been
derived from an alternative approach, with the exception of the 10-dimensional
case. It follows that the gaugings of supergravities and the spacetime-filling
branes possess an eleven dimensional origin within the E_{11} formulation of
M-theory. This and previous results very strongly suggest that all the fields
in the adjoint representation of E_{11} have a physical interpretation.Comment: 54 page
Impedance characterization of calcia-stabilized zirconia as a function of applied field
Cubic stabilised-zirconias are well-known oxide ion conductors. They are used as solid electrolytes in oxygen sensors and in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). However, it has been demonstrated recently that electronic conduction can be introduced into yttria-stabilised zirconia (YSZ), under the application of either (i) a small dc bias or (ii) for YSZ compositions with higher yttria content, by an increase in oxygen partial pressure (pO2) [1]. Such electronic conduction will have implications for materials that are to be used as ionically-conducting but electrically-insulating components in fuel cells and sensors.
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