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Usage of the term provenance in LIS literature: An Annual Review of Information Science and Technology (ARIST) paper

open access: yesJournal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, EarlyView.
Abstract Provenance is the story of how something has come to be. In this paper, we provide a systematic literature review to categorize the various notions of provenance in Information Sciences. The goal of this review is to paint a broader picture of the multiple uses of provenance at play and to enhance our understanding of the importance of ...
Rhiannon Bettivia   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supporting level 1 physics & astronomy undergraduates at the University of Glasgow [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
It is generally accepted that the retention and associated completion rates for first year classes are an area of concern for UK universities, and physics and astronomy classes at the University of Glasgow are exception.
Casey, M.M.
core  

Gaia Search for Stellar Companions of TESS Objects of Interest V

open access: yesAstronomische Nachrichten, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we present the latest results of our ongoing multiplicity survey of (Community) TESS Objects of Interest, using astrometry and photometry from the latest data release of the ESA Gaia mission to detect stellar companions of these stars and to characterize their properties.
Markus Mugrauer   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Virginia Earth Science Collaborative: Developing Highly Qualified Earth Science Teachers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
A collaborative of seven institutes of higher education and two non-profit organizations developed and implemented five earth science courses totaling eighteen credits that enabled secondary teachers to acquire an add-on earth science endorsement: Geology ...
Cothron, J.
core   +1 more source

Compressibility Function and Speed of Sound in the Non‐Commutative Quantum Hadrodynamics Type‐I Model for Neutron Stars

open access: yesAstronomische Nachrichten, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We investigate the effects of a minimal measurable length on neutron stars, within the quantum hadrodynamics (QHD‐I) model modified by the Generalized Uncertainty Principle (GUP). Working in a deformed Poisson algebra framework, we incorporate GUP effects via a time‐invariant transformation of the phase space volume, effectively reducing the ...
João Gabriel Galli Gimenez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Santa and the moon [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Happy end-of-the-year evening and night events provide good opportunities to explain the phases of the moon. The need for such moon phase education is once again demonstrated, through an investigation of illustrations on Santa Claus and Christmas gift ...
Barthel, Peter
core   +1 more source

Knowledge acquisition in science and the blurred boundary between perception and cognition

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract This paper provides a critical and detailed study of what researchers in the fields of contemporary cognition and neuroscience have revealed about the blurred boundary between perception and cognition. We set out the arguments with a view to what researchers and teachers should now consider regarding the subtleties of their interrelationship ...
T. G. K. Bryce, E. J. Blown
wiley   +1 more source

Gamified approach to teaching introductory astronomy online

open access: yesPhysical Review Physics Education Research, 2018
[This paper is part of the Focused Collection on Astronomy Education Research.] An increased interest in using video games in educational contexts has led to many innovations in both formal and informal environments.
Daniel F. Barringer   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

iSTAR First Light: Characterizing Astronomy Education Research Dissertations In The iSTAR Database

open access: yes, 2016
There is widespread interest among discipline-based science education researchers to situate their research in the existing scholarly literature base.  Unfortunately, traditional approaches to conducting a thorough literature review are unduly hindered ...
S. Slater   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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