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Comparing Transcriptomic Responses to Chemicals Across Six Species Using the EcoToxChip RNASeq Database

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology and Chemistry, EarlyView.
Abstract The EcoToxChip project includes RNA‐sequencing data from experiments involving model (Japanese quail, fathead minnow, African clawed frog) and ecological (double‐crested cormorant, rainbow trout, northern leopard frog) species at multiple life stages (whole embryo and adult) exposed to eight chemicals of environmental concern known to perturb ...
Krittika Mittal   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Do Badges Affect Intrinsic Motivation in Introductory Programming Students?

open access: yesSimulation & Gaming, 2019
Background. Programming is a challenging and highly important topic for introducing learners to our digital world. Research has shown that motivation plays a key role in programming performance.
Lisa Facey-Shaw   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Characteristics, Motivators, and Enablers of Educators Who Earn Many Micro‐Credentials

open access: yesFuture in Educational Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study explores the characteristics, motivators, and enablers of US educators, who earned more than ten micro‐credentials. Although research exists on attitudes and motivators associated with educators newly engaging with micro‐credentials, it lacks insights into learners earning many micro‐credentials.
Marilys Galindo   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Investigating perceptions and potential of open badges in formal higher education [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Open Badges are a method, proposed by the Mozilla Foundation, to recognise skill acquisition and ‘informal’ learning, particularly as part of Lifelong Learning. However, there is also significant potential in the formal education sector.
Glover, Ian, Latif, Farzana
core  

Canned Foods: Evolution, Benefits, and Health Implications of Modern Packaging

open access: yesFood Safety and Health, EarlyView.
This graphical abstract presents a concise visual overview of canned food technology, highlighting its historical evolution, key benefits, and associated health risks. It integrates timelines, icons, and summary points to clearly communicate advancements in preservation, consumer advantages, and potential safety concerns in a single schematic ...
Shaswati Rout   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a smoking ban in hospitality venues on second hand smoke exposure : a comparison of exposure assessment methods [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
In May 2010, Switzerland introduced a heterogeneous smoking ban in the hospitality sector. While the law leaves room for exceptions in some cantons, it is comprehensive in others.
Bauer, Georg F.   +4 more
core   +4 more sources

Instilling purpose and value in the implementation of digital badges in higher education

open access: yesInternational Journal of Educational Technology in Higher Education, 2019
This qualitative multi-case study examined digital badge programs being used at three higher education institutions, at the course level, the department level, and the university level.
Jill E. Stefaniak, K. Carey
semanticscholar   +1 more source

How Does Vulnerability Framing by Microfinance Institutions Leverage Funding Success in Crowdfunding?

open access: yesInternational Journal of Finance &Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study draws on framing theory to investigate how microfinance institutions (MFIs) strategically construct a vulnerability‐oriented organisational identity and how this framing influences their funding decisions during the pre‐campaign phase of prosocial crowdfunding.
Ana Paula Matias Gama   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Live Social Semantics [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
Social interactions are one of the key factors to the success of conferences and similar community gatherings. This paper describes a novel application that integrates data from the semantic web, online social networks, and a real-world contact sensing ...
Alani, Harith   +5 more
core   +5 more sources

Relational Healing: Survivors of Sex Trafficking and Their Experiences of Connection, Disconnection, and Growth

open access: yesJournal of Counseling &Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this interpretive phenomenological analysis, we interviewed 10 women to make meaning of their lived experiences of sex trafficking and mental health challenges and how relational dynamics influenced their healing and sense of self. Our analysis revealed four themes: (a) central relational paradox, which described internalized shame and ...
Claudia G. Interiano‐Shiverdecker   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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