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Exploring The Extent To Which English Lis Masters Programs In The Uae And Qatar Meet The Skills And Knowledge Needs Of Employers In The Library And Information Studies Field, Nicole Johnston, Judith Mavodza, Jassim Mohammed Jirjees
Exploring The Extent To Which English Lis Masters Programs In The Uae And Qatar Meet The Skills And Knowledge Needs Of Employers In The Library And Information Studies Field, Nicole Johnston, Judith Mavodza, Jassim Mohammed Jirjees
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The aim of this paper is to discuss the degree to which English Library and Information Science (LIS) Masters Programs in Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) meet the skills and knowledge needs of employers in the library and information studies field. The development of two Masters degrees are outlined including the historical perspective, the reasons for developing these courses, the content of the courses and the current situation regarding associations and accreditation. This paper also reports on the results of surveys and research that has been conducted to assess what courses, skills and knowledge employers and employees require …
Network And Device Forensic Analysis Of Android Social-Messaging Applications, Daniel Walnycky, Ibrahim Baggili, Andrew Marrington, Jason Moore, Frank Breitinger
Network And Device Forensic Analysis Of Android Social-Messaging Applications, Daniel Walnycky, Ibrahim Baggili, Andrew Marrington, Jason Moore, Frank Breitinger
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In this research we forensically acquire and analyze the device-stored data and network traffic of 20 popular instant messaging applications for Android. We were able to reconstruct some or the entire message content from 16 of the 20 applications tested, which reflects poorly on the security and privacy measures employed by these applications but may be construed positively for evidence collection purposes by digital forensic practitioners. This work shows which features of these instant messaging applications leave evidentiary traces allowing for suspect data to be reconstructed or partially reconstructed, and whether network forensics or device forensics permits the reconstruction of …
Sulforaphane Reverses The Expression Of Various Tumor Suppressor Genes By Targeting Dnmt3b And Hdac1 In Human Cervical Cancer Cells, Munawwar Ali Khan, Madhumitha Kedhari Sundaram, Amina Hamza, Uzma Quraishi, Dian Gunasekera, Laveena Ramesh, Payal Goala, Usama Al Alami, Mohammad Zeeshan Ansari, Tahir A. Rizvi, Chhavi Sharma, Arif Hussain
Sulforaphane Reverses The Expression Of Various Tumor Suppressor Genes By Targeting Dnmt3b And Hdac1 In Human Cervical Cancer Cells, Munawwar Ali Khan, Madhumitha Kedhari Sundaram, Amina Hamza, Uzma Quraishi, Dian Gunasekera, Laveena Ramesh, Payal Goala, Usama Al Alami, Mohammad Zeeshan Ansari, Tahir A. Rizvi, Chhavi Sharma, Arif Hussain
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© 2015 Munawwar Ali Khan et al. Sulforaphane (SFN) may hinder carcinogenesis by altering epigenetic events in the cells; however, its molecular mechanisms are unclear. The present study investigates the role of SFN in modifying epigenetic events in human cervical cancer cells, HeLa. HeLa cells were treated with SFN (2.5 μM) for a period of 0, 24, 48, and 72 hours for all experiments. After treatment, expressions of DNMT3B, HDAC1, RARβ, CDH1, DAPK1, and GSTP1 were studied using RT-PCR while promoter DNA methylation of tumor suppressor genes (TSGs) was studied using MS-PCR. Inhibition assays of DNA methyl transferases (DNMTs) and …
The Civic And Cultural Role Of The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Bashir Abulqaraya
The Civic And Cultural Role Of The Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Bashir Abulqaraya
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This paper highlights the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque (SZGM) in Abu Dhabi. The initial impression of features and activities shows that the mosque is being or should be a lighthouse for moderation and religious tolerance in UAE. The paper examines SZGM's role through using a theoretical framework that will be used as a criterion in order to identify the other aspects that the mosque needs strongly to do to be more activated. According to this framework the role of the mosque in general should have three main functions: monotheistic function, socialization function, and communicative function. Every function has sub functions. …
Book Review: Critical Perspectives On Technology And Education, Jerry Spring
Book Review: Critical Perspectives On Technology And Education, Jerry Spring
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Fiscal Multipliers In Good Times And Bad Times, K. Peren Arin, Faik Koray, Nicola Spagnolo
Fiscal Multipliers In Good Times And Bad Times, K. Peren Arin, Faik Koray, Nicola Spagnolo
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© 2015 The Authors. This paper estimates the magnitudes of government spending and tax multipliers within a regime-switching framework for the U.S. economy during the period 1949:1-2006:4. Our results show that the magnitudes of spending multipliers are larger during periods of low economic activity, while the magnitudes of tax multipliers are larger during periods of high economic activity. We also show that the magnitudes of fiscal multipliers got smaller for episodes of low growth, while they got larger for episodes of high growth in the post 1980 period. Analyzing the effects of government spending and taxes on consumption and investment …
Graph-Theoretic Characterization Of Cyber-Threat Infrastructures, Amine Boukhtouta, Djedjiga Mouheb, Mourad Debbabi, Omar Alfandi, Farkhund Iqbal, May El Barachi
Graph-Theoretic Characterization Of Cyber-Threat Infrastructures, Amine Boukhtouta, Djedjiga Mouheb, Mourad Debbabi, Omar Alfandi, Farkhund Iqbal, May El Barachi
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In this paper, we investigate cyber-threats and the underlying infrastructures. More precisely, we detect and analyze cyber-threat infrastructures for the purpose of unveiling key players (owners, domains, IPs, organizations, malware families, etc.) and the relationships between these players. To this end, we propose metrics to measure the badness of different infrastructure elements using graph theoretic concepts such as centrality concepts and Google PageRank. In addition, we quantify the sharing of infrastructure elements among different malware samples and families to unveil potential groups that are behind specific attacks. Moreover, we study the evolution of cyber-threat infrastructures over time to infer patterns …
Business Reputation Of Social Networks Of Web Services, Zakaria Maamar, Gianpiero Costantino, Marinella Petrocchi, Fabio Martinelli
Business Reputation Of Social Networks Of Web Services, Zakaria Maamar, Gianpiero Costantino, Marinella Petrocchi, Fabio Martinelli
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© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license. This paper introduces a set of criteria that are used to establish the reputation of a social network from a business perspective. This network is populated with social Web services. Compared to regular Web services, social Web services establish and maintain networks of contacts, count on their (privileged) contacts when needed, etc. These criteria are membershipCost, demandLevel, satisfactionLevel, and retentionLevel, and assist a social Web service in selecting the best social network in which it will sign up. Similar criteria have …
Core Interprofessional Education (Ipe) Health Competencies: The Process Of Adaptation And Implementation For A Local Environment, Bradley Johnson, Myriam Abi Hayla, Peter J Jewesson, Carolyn Byrne, Mohamed El-Tawil, Mohamud A. Verjee
Core Interprofessional Education (Ipe) Health Competencies: The Process Of Adaptation And Implementation For A Local Environment, Bradley Johnson, Myriam Abi Hayla, Peter J Jewesson, Carolyn Byrne, Mohamed El-Tawil, Mohamud A. Verjee
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IPE: Interprofessional Healthcare Education (IPE) competencies provide the criteria against which to measure the capacity and capability of fully collaborative healthcare teams to learn and work together. Significant work already exists in the determination of IPE competencies across all disciplines. Although there is still a lack of agreement on a single set of shared core competencies, successive competency iterations enhance its development. IPE competencies need to take into account local and cultural contexts as recommended by WHO, (2010). Here we present a collaborative process that builds on existing competency development, assessing additional academic IPE needs. Core competencies: After the development …
Determination Of Heavy Metals Concentration In Traditional Herbs Commonly Consumed In The United Arab Emirates, Rania Dghaim, Safa Al Khatib, Husna Rasool, Munawwar Ali Khan
Determination Of Heavy Metals Concentration In Traditional Herbs Commonly Consumed In The United Arab Emirates, Rania Dghaim, Safa Al Khatib, Husna Rasool, Munawwar Ali Khan
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Copyright © 2015 Rania Dghaim et al. Herbs are extensively consumed in the United Arab Emirates for their flavoring and medicinal properties. This study aimed at determining the concentration of heavy metals in selected traditional herbs consumed in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A total of 81 samples of seven herbs, parsley (Petroselinumcrispum), basil (Ocimum basilicum), sage (Salvia officinalis), oregano (Origanum vulgare), mint (Mentha spicata), thyme (Thymus vulgaris), and chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla), were purchased from the local market in Dubai and analyzed for their cadmium, lead, copper, iron, and zinc contents. Microwave-assisted digestion was applied for the dissolution of the …
Coral Spawning In The Gulf Of Oman And Relationship To Latitudinal Variation In Spawning Season In The Northwest Indian Ocean, E. J. Howells, D. Abrego, G. O. Vaughan, J. A. Burt
Coral Spawning In The Gulf Of Oman And Relationship To Latitudinal Variation In Spawning Season In The Northwest Indian Ocean, E. J. Howells, D. Abrego, G. O. Vaughan, J. A. Burt
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Despite a wealth of information on sexual reproduction in scleractinian corals, there are regional gaps in reproductive records. In the Gulf of the Oman in the Arabian Sea, reproductive timing was assessed in four common species of broadcast spawning corals using field surveys of gamete maturity and aquarium observations of spawning activity. The appearance of mature gametes within the same month for Acropora downingi, A. hemprichii, Cyphastrea microphthalma and Platygyra daedalea (≥ 75% of colonies, n = 848) indicated a synchronous and multi-specific spawning season. Based on gamete disappearance and direct observations, spawning predominantly occurred during April in 2013 (75- …
Gender Differences In Response To Contingent Rewards: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of Junior Tennis, Nejat Anbarci, K. Peren Arin, Jungmin Lee
Gender Differences In Response To Contingent Rewards: Evidence From A Natural Experiment Of Junior Tennis, Nejat Anbarci, K. Peren Arin, Jungmin Lee
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© 2014 Elsevier Inc. We investigate gender differences in responding to contingent rewards by exploiting a natural experiment in junior tennis tournaments in Florida where the ranking point system was revised to induce more players to play doubles. The new point system increased the points earned from wins in singles matches significantly if the two thirds or more of players in their sex/age group chose to play doubles. We examine three types of potential responses to the new system: (1) a 'positive' response of playing doubles more by singles winners, (2) a 'subversive' response of playing doubles less by singles …
Countrywide Spread Of Oxa-48 Carbapenemase In Lebanon: Surveillance And Genetic Characterization Of Carbapenem-Non-Susceptible Enterobacteriaceae In 10 Hospitals Over A One-Year Period, D. Hammoudi, C. Ayoub Moubareck, J. Aires, A. Adaime, A. Barakat, N. Fayad, N. Hakime, M. Houmani, T. Itani, Z. Najjar, M. Suleiman, R. Sarraf, D. Karam Sarkis
Countrywide Spread Of Oxa-48 Carbapenemase In Lebanon: Surveillance And Genetic Characterization Of Carbapenem-Non-Susceptible Enterobacteriaceae In 10 Hospitals Over A One-Year Period, D. Hammoudi, C. Ayoub Moubareck, J. Aires, A. Adaime, A. Barakat, N. Fayad, N. Hakime, M. Houmani, T. Itani, Z. Najjar, M. Suleiman, R. Sarraf, D. Karam Sarkis
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© 2014 The Authors. Objectives: To detect, characterize, and assess the genetic clonality of carbapenem-non-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae in 10 Lebanese hospitals in 2012. Methods: Selected Enterobacteriaceae isolates with reduced susceptibility to carbapenems were subject to phenotypic study including antibiotic susceptibility, cloxacillin effect, modified Hodge test, and activity of efflux pump inhibitor. Carbapenemase genes were detected using PCR; clonal relatedness was studied by pulsed field gel electrophoresis. Results: Out of 8717 Enterobacteriaceae isolated in 2012, 102 (1.2%) showed reduced susceptibility to carbapenems. Thirty-one (70%) of the 44 studied clinical isolates harbored blaOXA-48, including 15 Klebsiella pneumoniae, eight Escherichia coli, four Serratia marcescens, …
Potential For Timing High-Energy Marine Inundation Events In The Recent Geological Past Through Age-Dating Of Reef Boulders In Fiji, James P. Terry, Samuel Etienne
Potential For Timing High-Energy Marine Inundation Events In The Recent Geological Past Through Age-Dating Of Reef Boulders In Fiji, James P. Terry, Samuel Etienne
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© 2014, Terry and Etienne; licensee Springer. Transported coastal boulders have increasingly come to represent a valuable element of investigations within the broader framework of multi-proxy approaches applied to coastal hazard studies. Through a case study on Taveuni Island in Fiji, this paper outlines some approaches and hindrances to effective timing of prehistorical high-energy marine inundation events (storms and tsunamis) on tropical coastlines from the evidence of reef-platform carbonate boulders. Various sources of errors are outlined that investigators must consider when attempting to use carbonate boulder ages as a surrogate for timing past events. On Taveuni, uranium : thorium dates …
Extending The Flipped Classroom Model: Developing Second Language Writing Skills Through Student-Created Digital Videos, Marion Engin
Extending The Flipped Classroom Model: Developing Second Language Writing Skills Through Student-Created Digital Videos, Marion Engin
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This paper describes a project that aimed to leverage the students' interest and experience of technology and multimodal environments to develop their academic writing skills and second language learning. Students were expected to follow a model, research a topic, and craft a digital video tutorial on an aspect of academic writing which would form part of the already established flipped classroom model. Feedback from students suggests that there was tension between students as producers, and students as consumers. Student-created videos promoted second language learning through research, simplification, explanation, and encouraged more focus on form, promoting accuracy in English. However, it …
Validation Of A Food Frequency Questionnaire For Vitamin D And Calcium Intake In Healthy Female College Students, Dimitrios Papandreou, Nikolaos Rachaniotis, Maryam Lari, Wafa Al Mussabi
Validation Of A Food Frequency Questionnaire For Vitamin D And Calcium Intake In Healthy Female College Students, Dimitrios Papandreou, Nikolaos Rachaniotis, Maryam Lari, Wafa Al Mussabi
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Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the reproducibility and validity of a Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ) and assess calcium and vitamin D intake in health female college students. Methods: Thirty-five healthy female students were conveniently selected to participate in the study. None of the subjects were taking any supplements. The FFQ was validated against intakes from a three-day diet food record report (FR). Results: Positive correlations were observed of daily vitamin D (r = 0.82, p < 0.001) and calcium intake (r = 0.74, p < 0.001) derived from FFQ compared with the FR. The mean intake of vitamin D and calcium derived from FFQ and FR were (233 ± 90, 654 ± 391) and (231 ± 79, 611 ± 352), respectively. The FFQ overestimated vitamin D and Calcium by 2 IU /day (95% CI: –8, 9, p < 0.676 and 43 mg/d (95% CI: 20, 65, p < 0.01). Conclusions: The FFQ used in this study shows promising validation evidence to be used in the future for assessing vitamin D and calcium intakes in female students.
Film As Nation Building: The Uae Goes Into The Movie Business, Alia Yunis
Film As Nation Building: The Uae Goes Into The Movie Business, Alia Yunis
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For the past 10 years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has been aggressively pioneering at a national, government-financed level the production of local films while also courting Hollywood producers as a financier and production center. As a young, wealthy nation still conflicted about how it defines itself to itself and how it wishes to be defined outside its border--and as a country with no previous history in the visual arts of any kind and no movie-going culture until the late 1990s--the UAE presents a unique approach to the building of a film industry, one that is not grounded in previous …
Book Review: Managing And Supporting Student Diversity In Higher Education (2014; Benson, R., Heagney, M., Hewitt, L., Crosling, G. & Devos, A.; Elsevier), Susan Jones
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In the 21 century many countries have expressed a need to increase the level of education of their populations in order to compete in the knowledge economies of the future. This means increasing access to higher education for a greater percentage of the population, often driven by new educational policies. But regardless of whether these decisions are based on economic necessity or social consciousness, the end result is more inclusive education: education systems that are open to wider segments of the local population, as well as attractive to a growing pool of globally mobile international students. The result is that …
"Insha'allah I'Ll Do My Homework": Adapting To Arab Undergraduates At An English-Speaking University In Dubai, Chrysi Rapanta
"Insha'allah I'Ll Do My Homework": Adapting To Arab Undergraduates At An English-Speaking University In Dubai, Chrysi Rapanta
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The United Arab Emirates and Dubai in particular have in recent years attracted an increased number of Western teachers for all educational levels, especially universities. As part of the orientation for a Western teacher before entering a classroom, the main differences between Western and Middle East culture are often highlighted without an effort to explain how these differences are manifested in students' behavior in courses, or to suggest how the teacher could address them. This paper aims at helping current and future faculty in their professional practice by considering Emirati Arab cultural characteristics as well as strategies adopted by the …
Book Review: Social Media For Academics: A Practical Guide (2012; Diane Rasmussen Neal; Chandos Publishing), James Piecowye
Book Review: Social Media For Academics: A Practical Guide (2012; Diane Rasmussen Neal; Chandos Publishing), James Piecowye
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The Impact Of Foreign Postings On Accompanying Military Spouses: An Ethnographic Study, Gillian Blakely, Catherine Hennessy, Man C. Chung, Heather Skirton
The Impact Of Foreign Postings On Accompanying Military Spouses: An Ethnographic Study, Gillian Blakely, Catherine Hennessy, Man C. Chung, Heather Skirton
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As part of an ethnographic study, the impact of foreign postings on spouses who accompany military personnel was explored. Individual interviews and focus groups with 34 British military spouses based in one location in southern Europe were conducted. Key findings suggested that reaction to a foreign posting was a reflection of personal attitudes, prior experiences, support, ability to adjust to change and strength of relationship with the serving spouse and community. For many the experience was positive due to the increased opportunity for family time, for others this helped to compensate for the difficulties experienced. Some military spouses experienced significant …
Observing Teaching: A Lens For Self-Reflection, Marion Engin, Barnaby Priest
Observing Teaching: A Lens For Self-Reflection, Marion Engin, Barnaby Priest
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Peer observation is often an unpopular form of professional development amongst faculty. Some of the reasons for this attitude are practical and logistical difficulties in organisation, possible threat to professionalism and uncertainty of aims and processes. However, peer observation with a specific focus on learning can be an essential form of professional development amongst faculty in a higher education institution. This paper describes a peer observation programme which took place at an English language medium university in the Gulf. Results suggest that teachers found peer observations provided learning opportunities and affective benefits and impacted positively on teaching.
Visual Speech Perception In Foveal And Extrafoveal Vision: Further Implications For Divisions In Hemispheric Projections, Timothy R. Jordan, Mercedes Sheen, Lily Abedipour, Kevin B. Paterson
Visual Speech Perception In Foveal And Extrafoveal Vision: Further Implications For Divisions In Hemispheric Projections, Timothy R. Jordan, Mercedes Sheen, Lily Abedipour, Kevin B. Paterson
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When observing a talking face, it has often been argued that visual speech to the left and right of fixation may produce differences in performance due to divided projections to the two cerebral hemispheres. However, while it seems likely that such a division in hemispheric projections exists for areas away from fixation, the nature and existence of a functional division in visual speech perception at the foveal midline remains to be determined. We investigated this issue by presenting visual speech in matched hemiface displays to the left and right of a central fixation point, either exactly abutting the foveal midline …
The Impact Of Technology Transfer Through Foreign Direct Investment In Developing Nations: A Case Study In The United Arab Emirates, Batoul Modarress, Abdolhossein Ansari, Emil Thies
The Impact Of Technology Transfer Through Foreign Direct Investment In Developing Nations: A Case Study In The United Arab Emirates, Batoul Modarress, Abdolhossein Ansari, Emil Thies
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Foreign investments have evolved over the past two decades to become the most critical business strategies for many companies. While developed countries have been the originators of more than 86% of foreign investment outflows, they receive only 65% of foreign inflows. By contrast, inward investments for developing countries have risen from 28% in 1990 to 53% in 2012. This increase is the result of a growing perception among recipients that attracting FDI to their nations contributes to technology transfer, which enhances human capital formation, leading to reduced income inequality and sustainable economic growth. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is …
Flipping The Classroom In An Academic Writing Course, Marion Engin, Senem Donanci
Flipping The Classroom In An Academic Writing Course, Marion Engin, Senem Donanci
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This article describes a series of video lessons the authors prepared using the iPad application Educreations to teach elements of the academic essay in an English-medium university in the United Arab Emirates. The authors give a brief introduction to the topic, a rationale for flipping the classroom, and provide a step-by-step account of how the academic writing course progressed.
A Novel Sub-Seabed Co2 Release Experiment Informing Monitoring And Impact Assessment For Geological Carbon Storage, Peter Taylor, Henrik Stahl, Mark E. Vardy, Jonathan M. Bull, Maxine Akhurst, Chris Hauton, Rachel H. James, Anna Lichtschlag, Dave Long, Dmitry Aleynik, Matthew Toberman, Mark Naylor, Douglas Connelly, Dave Smith, Martin D.J. Sayer, Steve Widdicombe, Ian C. Wright, Jerry Blackford
A Novel Sub-Seabed Co2 Release Experiment Informing Monitoring And Impact Assessment For Geological Carbon Storage, Peter Taylor, Henrik Stahl, Mark E. Vardy, Jonathan M. Bull, Maxine Akhurst, Chris Hauton, Rachel H. James, Anna Lichtschlag, Dave Long, Dmitry Aleynik, Matthew Toberman, Mark Naylor, Douglas Connelly, Dave Smith, Martin D.J. Sayer, Steve Widdicombe, Ian C. Wright, Jerry Blackford
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© 2014 The Authors. Carbon capture and storage is a mitigation strategy that can be used to aid the reduction of anthropogenic CO2 emissions. This process aims to capture CO2 from large point-source emitters and transport it to a long-term storage site. For much of Europe, these deep storage sites are anticipated to be sited below the sea bed on continental shelves. A key operational requirement is an understanding of best practice of monitoring for potential leakage and of the environmental impact that could result from a diffusive leak from a storage complex. Here we describe a controlled CO2 release …
The Reproductive Season Of Acropora In Socotra, Yemen, Andrew H. Baird, David Abrego, Emily J. Howells, Vivian R. Cumbo
The Reproductive Season Of Acropora In Socotra, Yemen, Andrew H. Baird, David Abrego, Emily J. Howells, Vivian R. Cumbo
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© 2014 Baird AH et al. Determining when corals reproduce has clear management and economic implications. Here we document the reproductive condition of corals in the genus Acropora on the island of Socotra in Yemen during February 2014. Twenty percent of colonies (n = 143) contained mature gametes and 28% had immature gametes indicating that spawning will occur in both February and March in 2014, confirming previous anecdotal reports of coral spawning at this time in Socotra. Acropora typically reproduce in synchrony with many other broadcast spawning scleractinian corals, and we therefore predict that many other species are reproductively active …
The Reproductive Season Of Scleractinian Corals In Socotra, Yemen, Andrew H. Baird, David Abrego, Emily J. Howells, Vivian R. Cumbo
The Reproductive Season Of Scleractinian Corals In Socotra, Yemen, Andrew H. Baird, David Abrego, Emily J. Howells, Vivian R. Cumbo
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Determining when corals reproduce has clear management and economic implications. Here we document the reproductive condition of corals in the genus Acropora on the island of Socotra in Yemen during February 2014. Twenty percent of colonies (n = 143) contained mature gametes and 28% had immature gametes indicating that spawning will occur in both February and March in 2014, confirming previous anecdotal reports of coral spawning at this time in Socotra. Acropora typically reproduce in synchrony with many other broadcast spawning scleractinian corals, and we therefore predict that many other species are reproductively active at this time of year.
Book Review: Teaching As A Design Science (2012; Diana Laurillard; Routledge), Chrysi Rapanta
Book Review: Teaching As A Design Science (2012; Diana Laurillard; Routledge), Chrysi Rapanta
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In Teaching as a Design Science the well-known author Diana Laurillard presents an interesting expansion of her Conversational Framework theory (Laurillard, 2002). Both books aim to improve teaching-learning practice by offering optimized examples of good instruction in specific contexts. However, in Teaching as a design science, Laurillard goes a step further: she merges her well-known framework with the emerging research trend of pedagogical patterns to justify the view not only that teaching and design are similar, but that teaching should be conceived and practiced as a design science.
Book Review: Enhancing Teaching And Learning In Higher Education In The United Arab Emirates: Reflections From The Classroom (2012; Ed. Cindy Gunn; Cambridge Scholars Publishing), Kay Gallagher
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