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Genomics of Parallel Ecological Speciation in Lake Victoria Cichlids.
Joana Isabel Meier, David Alexander Marques, Catherine Elise Wagner, Laurent Excoffier, Ole Seehausen
Nov 27, 2019
The genetic basis of parallel evolution of similar species is of great interest in evolutionary biology. In the adaptive radiation of Lake Victoria cichlid fishes, sister species with either blue or red-back male nuptial...
Exploring the perceptual inabilities of Eurasian jays (Garrulus glandarius) using magic effects.
In recent years, scientists have begun to use magic effects to investigate the blind spots in our attention and perception [G. Kuhn, Experiencing the Impossible: The Science of Magic (2019); S. Macknik, S. Martinez-Conde, S....
Sex-Linkage in Drosophila Melanogaster with Mention of Mutation Factors
D. Wilkins Kirkpatrick
Jan 01, 0001
This 14 page thesis describes experiments conducted to observe sex-linked traits in flies as well as causes of mutations in the chromosomes.
Published by: Ursinus College
Patterns of the use of advanced radiation therapy techniques for the management of bone metastases and the associated factors in Victoria.
Tamara Fogarty, Mark Tacey, Giulia McCorkell, David Kok, Colin Hornby, Roger L Milne, Jeremy Millar, Farshad Foroudi, Wee Loon Ong
Feb 02, 2022
INTRODUCTION: To describe the pattern of the use of advanced radiation therapy (RT) techniques, including intensity-modulated RT (IMRT), volumetric modulated arc therapy (VMAT), and stereotactic body RT (SBRT) for the management...
Variations in whole brain radiation therapy fractionation for brain metastases in Victoria.
Lessandra Yan Shan Chee, Joseph Sia, Roger L Milne, Farshad Foroudi, Jeremy L Millar, Wee Loon Ong
Jun 29, 2022
INTRODUCTION: We aim to evaluate the use of different whole brain radiation therapy (WBRT) fractionation schedules for brain metastases (BM) in Victoria, and the factors associated with it. METHODS: This is a population-based...
How to Design a Research Plan for a Thesis in Social Sciences
María-Victoria Carrillo-Durán
Jan 01, 0001
This chapter presents the process of how a research work should be conceived in the mind of a novice researcher who wishes to do a doctoral thesis in social sciences. A logical-deductive scheme is followed, which guides the...
Communication Studies Library and Information Science Research Methods Media and Communications Social Sciences and Humanities
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
A Dense Linkage Map of Lake Victoria Cichlids Improved the Pundamilia Genome Assembly and Revealed a Major QTL for Sex-Determination.
Genetic linkage maps are essential for comparative genomics, high quality genome sequence assembly and fine scale quantitative trait locus (QTL) mapping. In the present study we identified and genotyped markers via...
Cichlidae Genetics of Sex RAD XY system amh recombination rate sex chromosome evolution sex determination Synteny Animals Chromosome Mapping Cichlids Databases Genetic evolution Molecular Genetic Linkage Genetic Markers Genomics Genotype High-Throughput Nucleotide Sequencing lakes Quantitative Trait Loci Recombination Genetic Sex Determination Processes Synteny
Influenza A (N1-N9) and Influenza B (B/Victoria and B/Yamagata) Neuraminidase Pseudotypes as Tools for Pandemic Preparedness and Improved Influenza Vaccine Design.
Kelly AS da Costa, Joanne Marie M Del Rosario, Matteo Ferrari, Sneha Vishwanath, Benedikt Asbach, Rebecca Kinsley, Ralf Wagner, Jonathan L Heeney, George W Carnell, Nigel J Temperton
Oct 24, 2022
To better understand how inhibition of the influenza neuraminidase (NA) protein contributes to protection against influenza, we produced lentiviral vectors pseudotyped with an avian H11 hemagglutinin (HA) and the NA of all...
Competency-Based Education
This chapter will review what competency-based education is and how delivering traditional educational credentials and degrees in a non-traditional, non-term program can better engage students and promote their success in the...
Higher Education Education Higher Education Social Sciences and Humanities Library and Information Science
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
The Ontological Structure of the Hermeneutic Circle
In his recent review of a book by Fred Lawrence, Jeremy Wilkins remarked that the author left undeveloped his claim that Lonergan’s functional specialties “thematize the ontological structure of the hermeneutic circle.” Why, he...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Ontological Structure of the Hermeneutic Circle
In his recent review of a book by Fred Lawrence, Jeremy Wilkins remarked that the author left undeveloped his claim that Lonergan’s functional specialties “thematize the ontological structure of the hermeneutic circle.” Why, he...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Ancient hybridization fuels rapid cichlid fish adaptive radiations.
Joana I Meier, David A Marques, Salome Mwaiko, Catherine E Wagner, Laurent Excoffier, Ole Seehausen
Nov 27, 2019
Understanding why some evolutionary lineages generate exceptionally high species diversity is an important goal in evolutionary biology. Haplochromine cichlid fishes of Africa's Lake Victoria region encompass >700 diverse...
Technology and the Preparation of Students
The evolution of technology has situated learning to create a ubiquitous environment. The progression of technology will require preparation of students and teachers for the 21st century, including post-secondary students...
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Transacting With Texts
This chapter presents an applied model for supporting preschool children's executive function, skills that serve as protective factors against risks associated with poverty, using Rosenblatt's transactional theory. The authors...
Culture & Population Studies Education Curriculum Development and Instructional Design Social Sciences and Humanities Media and Communications
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
Emerging Technologies
Emerging technologies enhance student learning through the explicit intentional educational design such as Active Learning Classrooms, Flipped Classrooms, Problem Based Learning, and Project Based Learning to empower students....
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
An analytical model to assess the efficacy of the British HND programme in the Arabian Gulf region
Stephen Wilkins
Jan 01, 0001
By developing a logit model, this study attempts to identify the determinants which influence the efficacy of the HND programme. The total sample comprised of 104 final-year students surveyed in two university sector colleges in...
Human resource development through vocational education in the United Arab Emirates
Stephen Wilkins
Jan 01, 0001
This article examines the provision of post-secondary vocational education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It aims to explore the role of vocational education in supporting the national human resource development strategy and...
Two Dance Majors Receive 2010-11 Rose Family Scholarship
Winthrop University
Jan 01, 0001
This year, two dance students received the $500 one-year, endowed Rose Family Scholarship: Victoria Painter of Scotch Plains, N.J., and Emily Johnson of Olney, Md. The scholarship was established by the family of Winthrop dance...
Published by: Winthrop University
Student and employer perceptions of British higher education in the Arabian Gulf region
Stephen Wilkins
Jan 01, 0001
This study examines the perceptions of students and employers in two Arabian Gulf countries of the Higher National Diploma (HND) and British higher education in general. The need for a higher education qualifications framework...
The Role of the Frontal Lobe in Communication
Stephen Wilkins
Jan 01, 0001
The ability to maintain eye contact while speaking is a difficult skill for many people to master. Because of the importance of nonverbal communication skills in everyday life, it is prudent to examine the reasons for this...
Published by: Ursinus College
Who benefits from foreign universities in the Arab Gulf States?
Stephen Wilkins
Feb 01, 2011
The Arab Gulf States are the largest hosts of international branch campuses globally. By increasing higher education capacity in the Arab Gulf States by over 30,000 places, foreign institutions have, through various forms of...
Human resource development through vocational education in the United Arab Emirates
Stephen Wilkins
Jan 01, 0001
This article examines the provision of post-secondary vocational education in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It aims to explore the role of vocational education in supporting the national human resource development strategy and...
An analytical model to assess the efficacy of the British HND programme in the Arabian Gulf region
Stephen Wilkins
Jan 01, 0001
By developing a logit model, this study attempts to identify the determinants which influence the efficacy of the HND programme. The total sample comprised of 104 final-year students surveyed in two university sector colleges in...
The Importance of Student Partnership in Rubric Construction, Discussion, and Evaluation
The chapter explores the importance of utilising student-staff partnerships in the development and evaluation of rubrics. The approach followed is underpinned by the University of Reading principles for student-staff...
classroom management Education Learning Assessment and Measurement Social Sciences and Humanities Library and Information Science
Published by: IGI Global Scientific Publishing
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