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Fostering 21st Century Skill Development by Engaging Students in Authentic Game Design Projects in a High School Computer Programming Class
(Journal of Educational Computing Research, 2011-06-01)
This study used technology-rich ethnography (TRE) to examine the use of game development in a high school computer programming class for the development of 21st century skills. High school students created games for ...
A YoeB toxin cleaves both RNA and DNA
(2021-02-11)
Type II toxin-antitoxin systems contain a toxin protein, which mediates diverse interactions within the bacterial cell when it is not bound by its cognate antitoxin protein. These toxins provide a rich source of ...
Effect of Workload History on Task Performance
(Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 2007-04-01)
Objective: This study investigated the effects of workload history (specifically, sudden shifts in workload) on performance. Background: In 1993 the National Research Council identified workload transition as an important ...
Facklamia languida sp. nov., Isolated from Human Clinical Specimens
(1999-04)
Three strains of a gram-positive catalase-negative, facultatively anaerobic coccus-shaped organism originating from human clinical samples were characterized by phenotypic and molecular taxonomic methods. Sequencing of ...
Self-disclosure mediates the effects of gender orientation and homophobia on the relationship quality of male same-sex friendships
(Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 2013-08-01)
This study tested the degree to which self-disclosure mediates the effects of gender orientation and homophobia on relational satisfaction, closeness, and commitment in men’s same-sex friendships. Participants included 211 ...
Detecting Scale Recalibration in Survey Research: A Laboratory Investigation
(Group & Organization Management, 1987-12-01)
The accurate detection of scale recalibration is an issue that should not be ignored by organizational researchers and practitioners concerned with the accurate assessment of change interventions. In an effort to more ...
Embedding codimension of the space of arcs
(2022-02-21)
We introduce a notion of embedding codimension of an arbitrary local ring, establish some general properties and study in detail the case of arc spaces of schemes of finite type over a field. Viewing the embedding codimension ...
Personality Assessment in Neuropsychology: The Nonspecificity of MMPI-2 Neurocorrection Methods
(Assessment, 2003-09-01)
Three established methods of neurocorrection claim to improve Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory (MMPI)/MMPI-2 validity with closed-head injury (CHI) patients. These methods (which suggest removing `neurological' ...
Trait–environment relationships could alter the spatial and temporal characteristics of aquatic insect subsidies at the macrospatial scale
(2020-12-02)
Ecological flows across ecosystem boundaries are typically studied at spatial scales that limit our understanding of broad geographical patterns in ecosystem linkages. Aquatic insects that metamorphose into terrestrial ...
Composition of the Top Management Team and Firm International Diversification
(Journal of Management, 2000-12-01)
This study investigates the impact of various top management team characteristics on firm international diversification. Relying on data from 126 firms in the electronics industry, we find that certain top management team ...