47 research outputs found
Toolboxes and handing students a hammer: The effects of cueing and instruction on getting students to think critically
Developing critical thinking skills is a common goal of an undergraduate
physics curriculum. How do students make sense of evidence and what do they do
with it? In this study, we evaluated students' critical thinking behaviors
through their written notebooks in an introductory physics laboratory course.
We compared student behaviors in the Structured Quantitative Inquiry Labs
(SQILabs) curriculum to a control group and evaluated the fragility of these
behaviors through procedural cueing. We found that the SQILabs were generally
effective at improving the quality of students' reasoning about data and making
decisions from data. These improvements in reasoning and sensemaking were
thwarted, however, by a procedural cue. We describe these changes in behavior
through the lens of epistemological frames and task orientation, invoked by the
instructional moves
Direct observation of narrow electronic energy band formation in 2D molecular self-assembly
Surface-supported molecular overlayers have demonstrated versatility as platforms for fundamental research and a broad range of applications, from atomic-scale quantum phenomena to potential for electronic, optoelectronic and catalytic technologies. Here, we report a structural and electronic characterisation of self-assembled magnesium phthalocyanine (MgPc) mono and bilayers on the Ag(100) surface, via low-temperature scanning tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy, angle-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy (ARPES), density functional theory (DFT) and tight-binding (TB) modeling. These crystalline close-packed molecular overlayers consist of a square lattice with a basis composed of a single, flat-adsorbed MgPc molecule. Remarkably, ARPES measurements at room temperature on the monolayer reveal a momentum-resolved, two-dimensional (2D) electronic energy band, 1.27 eV below the Fermi level, with a width of ∼20 meV. This 2D band results from in-plane hybridization of highest occupied molecular orbitals of adjacent, weakly interacting MgPc's, consistent with our TB model and with DFT-derived nearest-neighbor hopping energies. This work opens the door to quantitative characterisation – as well as control and harnessing – of subtle electronic interactions between molecules in functional organic nanofilms
Heavy landings of mobulids reported at Cochin Fisheries Harbour, Kerala
Heavy landings of mobulids was seen for four
days during 19 - 22 August and again during 31 August
- 3 September 2013 at Cochin Fisheries Harbour.
During the first phase, around 600 mobulids (16
tonnes) were landed by gillnetters which operated
off the coast of Vizhinjam, Kovalam and Colachel.
The vessels operated for a period of 5-7 days in the
fishing ground 08014’N; 76033’E at a depth of 15 -30
m. The gear used was “ozhukkuvalai” with a square
mesh size of 80 - 150 mm. On an average, 15 – 30
numbers of mobulids were landed per boat
Southern sun fish Mola ramsayi (Giglioli, 1883) recorded from Kochi, southwest coast of India
Family Molidae with three genera (Ranzania,
Masturus and Mola) and four species are known as
the world’s heaviest fishes with a planktivorous diet.
Known for their truncated anatomy, these fishes are
characterized by lack of caudal bones, ribs and
pelvic fins (Tifler, 1980). A southern ocean sunfish
Mola ramsayi with total length 111cm and weighing
50kg was landed at Munambam Fisheries Harbour
on 6 September 2013
Shark finning: are Indian waters becoming a graveyard for sharks?
Trawl nets account for major share of shark landings in lndia
followed by gill nets. New Ferry Wharf and Sassoon Dock in Mumbai,
Pudumanai Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh, Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and
Veraval in Gujarat are centres of shark landings by trawl net and gill
net. Shakthikulangara and Kochi in Kerala are centres for gill net
landings. There are more than 800 boats engaged in shark fishing in
just one Thoothoor region of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu
The Blue Sweater
‘The Blue Sweater’ is a journey through memories of a place and way of life that no longer exists. Memories that are now fading away and some I have already lost. I travelled back in my memory and gathered all that I remembered of living in my village. While we embraced development, we lost a lot too. Bridges sprung up connecting the islands of the coast to the city, machines began plying the land, and alongside, trees and animals started disappearing. My memories are now a mixed bag of vivid imageries of an actual tropical village that used to be, and all those stories I cooked up to boast about to my classmates. Some stories I have narrated way so many times they have become so real I can’t think of them merely as stories anymore.
The Blue Sweater explores family bonding, love and tragedy—an overwhelming part of my life back then. It is a story of siblings and their relationship enshrined in the celebration of ‘Rakshabhandan’, a day that celebrates the sacred relationship between brothers and sisters in India. Rakshabhandhan, also known as Rakhi Poornima or Savan Poornima, falls on a fullmoon day of the Indian Lunar calendar. ‘The Blue Sweater’ became a story of the love of a sister for her brother and the pain of a tragedy that befalls them.
We all know life is hard, and often tragic, but I wanted to underscore the possibility of hope when things seem bleak. Stories of memories help us through all of that and I wanted to re-invent optimism in making one such story myself
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followed by gill nets. New Ferry Wharf and Sassoon Dock in Mumbai,
Pudumanai Kuppam in Andhra Pradesh, Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu and
Veraval in Gujarat are centres of shark landings by trawl net and gill
net. Shakthikulangara and Kochi in Kerala are centres for gill net
landings. There are more than 800 boats engaged in shark fishing in
just one Thoothoor region of Kanyakumari District, Tamil Nadu.Not Availabl
Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India
The endemic Catantopinae genus Mopla was described by Henry in 1940 from the Malabar region of South India. Henry described two species under this genus, M. guttata and M. rubra. The female type specimens of Mopla are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. There have been no further records of these two species since their description. Seventy-six years later, the first male specimen of the genus Mopla was discovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India, in 2016. This paper describes the specimen, thought to be of Mopla guttata, and reconsiders its systematic placement
Mopla guttata (Acrididae: Catantopinae) rediscovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India
The endemic Catantopinae genus Mopla was described by Henry in 1940 from the Malabar region of South India. Henry described two species under this genus, M. guttata and M. rubra. The female type specimens of Mopla are deposited in the Natural History Museum, London, UK. There have been no further records of these two species since their description. Seventy-six years later, the first male specimen of the genus Mopla was discovered in the Western Ghats, Kerala, India, in 2016. This paper describes the specimen, thought to be of Mopla guttata, and reconsiders its systematic placement