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Literacy and Citizenship: Helping Students Learn the Importance of Being an Informed and Educated Citizen
Luke H Schlegel
Jan 01, 0001
My project utilizes the concept of Understanding by Design, as outlined by education experts Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins, to craft a 12-week curriculum for high school junior and senior English students. McTighe and Wiggins...
Civics Democracy Education Understanding by Design Disenfranchisement High School Curriculum Arts and Humanities Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum and Social Inquiry English Language and Literature Secondary Education and Teaching Teacher Education and Professional Development
Published by: Ursinus College
Invitations to Participate
KL Powlesland
Apr 07, 2017
This essay sets out a case for a ‘participatory’ mode of reading rooted in collaborative engagement with the formal structures of Dante’s $\textit{Commedia}$. Deploying new tools relating to embodied simulation from videogame...
Test Your Memory (TYM) and Test Your Memory for Mild Cognitive Impairment (TYM-MCI)
This paper summarises the current status of two novel short cognitive tests (SCT), known as Test Your Memory (TYM) and Test Your Memory for Mild Cognitive Impairment (TYM-MCI). The history of and recent research on the TYM and...
Accelerated knee osteoarthritis is associated with pre-radiographic degeneration of the extensor mechanism and cruciate ligaments
Julie E Davis, Matthew S Harkey, Robert J Ward, James W Mackay, Bing Lu, Lori Lyn Price, Charles B Eaton, Grace H Lo, Mary F Barbe, Timothy E McAlindon, Jeffrey B Driban
Aug 22, 2019
BACKGROUND: To determine if adults with incident accelerated knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are more likely to have degenerative knee ligaments or tendons compared to individuals with typical or no KOA. METHODS: We identified 3...
Degenerative inter-vertebral disc disease osteochondrosis intervertebralis in Europe
G Armbrecht, D Felsenberg, M Ganswindt, M Lunt, SK Kaptoge, K Abendroth, A Aroso Dias, AK Bhalla, J Cannata Andia, J Dequeker, R Eastell, K Hoszowski, G Lyritis, P Masaryk, J van Meurs, T Miazgowski, R Nuti, G Poór, I Redlund-Johnell, DM Reid, H Schatz, CJ Todd, AD Woolf, F Rivadeneira, MK Javaid, C Cooper, AJ Silman, TW O'Neill, J Reeve, joint European Vertebral Osteoporosis Study and European Prospective Osteoporosis Study Groups
Jul 18, 2017
Objectives.: To assess the prevalences across Europe of radiological indices of degenerative inter-vertebral disc disease (DDD); and to quantify their associations with, age, sex, physical anthropometry, areal BMD (aBMD) and...
A combination of soft X-ray and laser light sources offer 3D high content information on the native state of the cellular environment
Abstract
Beamline B24 is a life sciences correlative cryo-imaging beamline at Diamond Light Source. B24 uses a combination of conventional and super-resolution visible-light...
Isolating the direct effects of adverse developmental conditions on in vivo cardiovascular function at adulthood
It is now well accepted that exposure to adverse environmental conditions in utero can predispose a fetus to disease later in life. Using an avian model to study the programming of disease has a unique advantage as it allows...
Distributionally Robust Hydrogen Optimization with Ensured Security and Multi-Energy Couplings
Power-to-gas (P2G) can convert excessive renewable energy into hydrogen via electrolysis, which can then be transported by natural gas systems to bypass constrained electricity systems. However, the injection of hydrogen could...
Can current electricity markets cope with high shares of renewables? A comparison of approaches in Germany, the UK and the State of New York
This paper looks at the empirical and theoretical background to high shares of renewables in the electricity system. First we examine what is meant by "high shares" of renewables; next we consider what we mean by electricity...
How to procure flexibility services within the electricity distribution system
The aim of this paper is to analyse and evaluate the deployment of smart platforms (operated by distribution system operators—DSOs—or by independent parties) in key jurisdictions that facilitate the trading of flexibility...
Applying the Concepts Understanding by Design to a World War I History Course
Edward Malandro
Jan 01, 0001
In this project, I apply the concept of Understanding by Design as outlined by Jay McTighe and Grant Wiggins in order to create a World War I history course. In doing so I've attempted to deepen student understanding by having...
World War I History Education Understanding by Design Unit Plan Arts and Humanities Curriculum and Instruction Education History
Published by: Ursinus College
Climate change, heritage policy and practice in England
Our climate is changing. Although the implications for both the physical remains and the intangible nature of the historic environment have been widely examined, the impact upon the ways in which we, as practitioners, currently...
The common IL1A single nucleotide polymorphism rs17561 is a hypomorphic mutation that significantly reduces interleukin-1α release from human blood cells.
Kimberley A Wiggins, Katerina Pyrillou, Melanie Humphry, Adam S Butterworth, Murray CH Clarke
Oct 13, 2022
Test Your Memory (TYM test)
Jeremy Brown, Julie Wiggins, Claire J Lansdall, Kate Dawson, Timothy Rittman, James B Rowe
Jul 05, 2019
BACKGROUND/AIMS: To validate the use of the Test Your Memory (TYM) test in dementias other than Alzheimer's disease, and to compare the TYM test to two other short cognitive tests. METHODS: One hundred and fifty-seven patients...
Accelerated knee osteoarthritis is associated with pre-radiographic degeneration of the extensor mechanism and cruciate ligaments
Julie E. Davis, Matthew S. Harkey, Robert J. Ward, James W. MacKay, Bing Lu, Lori Lyn Price, Charles B. Eaton, Grace H. Lo, Mary F. Barbe, Timothy E. McAlindon, Jeffrey B. Driban
Jun 28, 2020
Abstract: Background: To determine if adults with incident accelerated knee osteoarthritis (KOA) are more likely to have degenerative knee ligaments or tendons compared to individuals with typical or no KOA. Methods: We...
Vertical Mixing and Heat Fluxes Conditioned by a Seismically Imaged Oceanic Front
The southwest Atlantic gyre connects several distinct water masses, which means that this oceanic region is characterized by a complex frontal system and enhanced water mass modification. Despite its significance, the...
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