Spaced learning in word analysis.

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Alien Registration- Collins, Alice (Lewiston, Androscoggin County)

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Hymnody of the Reformation Period.

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston UniversityEach period of history, whether it be church history or other, can be traced back to a beginning which usually includes either one great name or a group of names as its leader. To Martin Luther belongs the recognition of being the leader of one of the greatest and most controversial periods in history. Until the year 1520, the Catholic Church was the only church and its doctrines the only doctrines in which people could believe. The Pope was the head of the Catholic Church and his word was law. Martin Luther strenuously objected to certain arbitrary assumptions of the Pope and he declared his complete separation from the Catholic Church in 1520, by burning the Pope's bull of excommunication. In 1521, at the Diet of Worms, Luther declared the fundamental principles of Protestantism through his appeal to the Holy Scriptures. He regarded reason and conscience as higher authorities than ecclesiastical tradition and the authority of Popes. [TRUNCATED

Wages, Health Benefits, and Workers' Health

Examines the divide in the U.S. labor market between higher wage earners with health insurance, and lower wage earners who often lack coverage and access to essential health care

Knowledge Construction and Dissemination in Graduate Education

In this article we report research on the culminating seminar of an all-course Master of Education program. The seminar, a credit course, required students to construct and disseminate knowledge through an iterative process of critical dialogue and collegial critique. The research question was: Does this research seminar facilitate knowledge construction and dissemination? Our findings confirm that students constructed knowledge through interaction during web conferences. They created new understandings while drawing on previous and current personal and professional experiences and knowledge, and engaged in meaningful dissemination activities in their schools and communities. Keywords: graduate education, contructivism, web-based conferencing, knowledge dissemination, peer mentoring. Dans cet article, les auteures présentent leur recherche sur le séminaire qui vient couronner le programme de maîtrise en éducation. Le séminaire, qui est un cours à unité créditable, exige des étudiants qu’ils construisent et transmettent un savoir par le biais d’un processus itératif de dialogue critique et de critique collégiale. La question à laquelle les chercheuses tentaient de répondre était la suivante : ce séminaire de recherche facilite-t-il la construction et la transmission des savoirs ? Les données recueillies confirment que les étudiants ont construit leur savoir au moyen d’interactions dans le cadre de conférences Web. Ils ont contraint de nouvelles compétences tout en mettant à profit leurs expériences et leur savoir personnels et professionnels et se sont impliqués dans des activités valables de transmission du savoir dans leurs écoles et leurs communautés. Mots clés : études supérieures, constructivisme, conférences Web, transmission du savoir, mentorat par les pairs

The Words Behind the Abortion Wars Comparing Nonprofit Narratives about Abortion from 1973 to the Present

This paper uses a comparative historical methodology to investigate how the language of pro-choice nonprofits compares to that of anti-choice nonprofits since the passage of Roe v. Wade in 1973. Four nonprofits serve as the primary sources of this study: Planned Parenthood, NARAL Pro-Choice America, Americans United for Life, and National Right to Life Committee. The findings suggest that the narratives of nonprofits within the pro-choice and anti-choice movements have evolved in conjunction with historical social movements, and that certain similarities and differences have withstood time to remain prevalent today. Notable similarities between nonprofits in both movements involve discussions of social inequalities and the wellbeing of women. On the other hand, discourse about fetal personhood and personal privacy continue to represent differences in the rhetoric of anti-choice and pro-choice nonprofits. The results highlight that certain language represents a common ground between pro-choice and anti-choice nonprofits, and that centering messaging around these shared talking points may be a useful tool for pro-choice advocacy in the future

Asymptotics of unitary and othogonal matrix integrals

In this paper, we prove that in small parameter regions, arbitrary unitary matrix integrals converge in the large $N$ limit and match their formal expansion. Secondly we give a combinatorial model for our matrix integral asymptotics and investigate examples related to free probability and the HCIZ integral. Our convergence result also leads us to new results of smoothness of microstates. We finally generalize our approach to integrals over the othogonal group.Comment: 41 pages, important modifications, new section about orthogonal integral

School trip photomarathons: engaging primary school visitors using a topic focused photo competition

The aim of this study was to explore the potential of photomarathons as a fun and engaging way to support students making connections between what they learn during a museum visit and what they learn in school or other contexts. Sixty primary school pupils aged between six and eleven took part in a photomarathon activity during their trip to the Roman Baths. The children were split into three groups. During their visit each group undertook three one-hour activities, namely: a photomarathon, a hands-on artefact exploration activity with a museum education officer, and a school-group handheld audio tour. For the photomarathon activity the children worked in subgroups of three and, for 15–20 minutes, took photos on three themes around the museum. At the end of the available time the children submitted a set of photos, one photo for each theme. Photo galleries for each theme were then generated and made available on a website for the pupils. The students voted for the best photo in each theme gallery, and a small prize was awarded to the members of each team that took the winning photo. A week after the visit the children were asked a number of questions concerning their visit. The photomarathon was spontaneously mentioned by 41% (23/56) of the children as the best activity in their visit to the Roman Baths, which was more than any other activity they engaged in during the visit. Overall, of the three activities the children liked the photomarathon the best. There were no age differences in how engaging the children found the photomarathon activity and all children regardless of age were able to take photographs

Protective effects of ursolic acid and luteolin against oxidative DNA damage include enhancement of DNA repair in Caco-2 cells

Consumption of fruits and vegetables is associated with a reduced risk of developing a wide range of cancers including colon cancer. In this study, we evaluated the effects of two compounds present in fruits and vegetables, ursolic acid, a triterpenoid, and luteolin, a flavonoid, on DNA protection and DNA repair in Caco-2 cells using the comet assay. Ursolic acid and luteolin showed a protective effect against H2O2-induced DNA damage. Repair rate (rejoining of strand breaks) after treatment with H2O2 was increased by pre-treatment of Caco-2 cells for 24 h with ursolic acid or luteolin. To evaluate effects on induction of base oxidation, we exposed cells to the photosensitizer Ro 19-8022 plus visible light to induce 8-oxoguanine. Luteolin protected against this damage in Caco-2 cells after a short period of incubation. We also measured the incision activity of a cell extract from Caco-2 cells treated for 24 h with test compounds, on a DNA substrate containing specific damage (8-oxoGua), to evaluate effects on base excision repair activity. Preincubation for 24 h with ursolic acid enhanced incision activity in Caco-2 cells. In conclusion, we demonstrated for the first time that ursolic acid and luteolin not only protect DNA from oxidative damage but also increase repair activity in Caco-2 cells. These effects of ursolic acid and luteolin may contribute to their anti-carcinogenic effects.Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT