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Capturing progression of formal knowledge and employability skills by monitoring case discussions in class

Capturing progression in students’ formal knowledge and employability skills is essential in higher education but evokes questions concerning how to assess and monitor progression. While methods for capturing students’ formal knowledge progression have traditionally been at the forefront, methods for capturing employability skills have been less researched within higher education. The aim of this

The Po Valley Fog Experiment 1989

An outline is presented here of the Po Valley Fog Experiment 1989, carried out within the EUROTRAC‐GCE project. This experiment is a joint effort by several European research groups from 5 countries. The physical and chemical behaviour of the fog multiphase system was studied experimentally following the temporal evolution of the relevant chemical species in the different phases (gas, droplet, int

Monte Carlo event generation for future super colliders

The importance of Monte Carlo event generation for future super colliders is discussed and a brief overview of available programs is given. To emphasize the need for different models of the hadronization process, an example of a measurement is presented where fragmentation effects ‘destroys’ an effect predicted by perturbative QCD also at very high energies. Finally the use of modern programming t

Constraining CKM elements with direct top measurements

In this paper the current bounds on the CKM matrix elements |V td|, |Vts| and |Vtb| from direct measurements are discussed and an improved "model-independent" analysis is proposed. PACS 12.15. -y - Electroweak interactions. PACS 12.15.Ff - Quark and lepton masses and mixing. PACS 12.15 .Hh - Determination of Kobayashi-Maskawa matrix elements.

Precision public health: mapping socioeconomic disparities in opioid dispensations at Swedish pharmacies by Multilevel Analysis of Individual Heterogeneity and Discriminatory Accuracy (MAIHDA)

BackgroundIn light of the opioid epidemic in the United States, there is growing concern about the use of opioids in Sweden as it may lead to misuse and overuse and, in turn, severe public health problems. However, little is known about the distribution of opioid use across different demographic and socioeconomic dimensions in the Swedish general population. Therefore, we applied an intersectional

Law, Love and Responsibility : A Note on Solidarity in EU Law

This paper argues that although solidarity was developed as a principle in EU law to enhance the unity and cooperation between the Member States, its viability at the transnational level remains ultimately a function of its efficacy at the micro level of EU citizens. The question at the core of this inquiry concerns, therefore, how micro and macro dimensions of solidarity are related to each otherThis paper argues that although solidarity was developed as a principle in EU law to enhance the unity and cooperation between the Member States, its viability at the transnational level remains ultimately a function of its efficacy at the micro level of EU citizens. The question at the core of this inquiry concerns, therefore, how micro and macro dimensions of solidarity are related to each other

Can duplex arterial ultrasonography reduce unnecessary angiography?

OBJECTIVE: To assess the value of arterial duplex ultrasound, which assesses the location and severity of arterial disease, in determining whether invasive vascular intervention is required.METHOD: A total of 166 consecutive diabetic patients presenting at a multidisciplinary foot clinic with severe peripheral vascular disease, with or without a foot ulcer, were included in this prospective study.

Effects of extracellular calcium and magnesium on bile salt stimulated amylase release from rat pancreatic acini

The effects of extracellular calcium and magnesium on bile-salt-induced amylase release from rat pancreatic acini have been studied. The amylase releases caused by from 0.25 mM to 1.0 mM taurodeoxycholate (TDC) and by taurochenodeoxycholate (TCDC) at a concentration of more than 0.75 mM were reduced by ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) and increased by verapamil. EDTA and verapamil had no sig

Secretion of pancreatic lipase and colipase from rat pancreas.

Rat pancreatic juice was collected from female, anesthetized Sprague-Dawley rats (200–250 g) during basal secretion and after 45-min intravenous infusion for secretin or secretin with cholecystokinin (CCK). The volume of secretion was measured as well as activity of lipase and colipase. It was shown that the basal secretion of pancreatic juice gave a colipase/lipase (C/L) ratio of about 0.5. Stimu

Improving cyanobacteria and cyanotoxin monitoring in surface waters for drinking water supply

Cyanobacteria in fresh water can cause serious threats to drinking water supplies. Managing cyanobacterial blooms particularly at small drinking water treatment plants is challenging. Because large amount of cyanobacteria may cause clogging in the treatment process and various cyanotoxins are hard to remove, while they may cause severe health problems. There is lack of instructions of what cyanoba

Impacts of Typhoons on the Vietnamese Coastline: A Case Study of Hai Hau Beach and Ly Hoa Beach.

On average, five to six typhoons hit the Vietnamese coastline every year, often causing great destruction and many deaths as they move in over land. When a typhoon passes it brings high water levels, large waves, strong winds, and heavy rainfall. The high water levels, in combination with large waves, may induce overtopping and erosion of dikes and sand dunes. This can lead to flooding and saltwat

Sweden

The Swedish coast is dominated by rock shorelines (Bird, 1985; Bird and Schwartz 1985). Sand beaches are primarily found in the southern part (Lindh et al., 1970; Rydell et al., 2004), mainly in the county of Scania (Figure 3.1) but also to some extent in Halland, located on the Swedish west coast just above Scania. In Scania, sand constitutes the major source of material along about 200 km of sho

Modeling alternatives for erosion control at Matagorda County, Texas, with Gencade

Matagorda Peninsula and Sargent Beach, Texas, USA, have experienced some of the highest rates of erosion along the Texas coast. In order to increase protection from tropical events and slow beach habitat erosion, several structural alternatives were studied. These alternatives were modeled with GenCade, a newly developed 1D shoreline change and sand transport model. GenCade was calibrated and vali

Neo-Roman Liberty in the Philosophy of Human Rights

It is my contention here that Quentin Skinner’s conception of neo-roman liberty as it is articulated in Liberty Before Liberalism serves to establish two normative premises for human rights philosophy. Those premises are, first, that human rights should offer the strongest protection for those persons who are most vulnerable and liable to social and political discrimination and marginalisation. Se

Konstitutioner och konflikter om mänskliga rättigheter i Thailands moderna politiska historia

Utifrån det moderna Thailands historia problematiseras föreställningen om konstitutionen som en garant för rättigheter. I Thailand har konstitutionen utgjort ett otillräckligt verktyg och ibland rentav ett hinder för att institutionalisera mänskliga rättigheter. Kapitlet åskådliggör hur de mänskliga rättigheternas historia i Thailand är sammanlänkad med en historia om statskupper, auktoritära regi