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Vaunting the independent amateur: Scientific American and the representation of lay scientists [PDF]
, 2018 This paper traces how media representations encouraged enthusiasts, youth and skilled volunteers to participate actively in science and technology during the twentieth century.
Johnston, Sean F.
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Literature and medicine. A Book Discussion Club at a medical univeristy
Forum Bibliotek Medycznych, 2022 One of the primary functions of a library is to promote reading. This is what every library, regardless of its type and nature, does on a daily basis - by lending books and providing a place for quiet reading.
Justyna Trawińska
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Back to the Future: Library Book Clubs for Individuals with Intellectual Disability (ID)
The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2019 This article provides context for library services for individuals with intellectual disability (ID) and then provides a case study and preliminary data on new efforts in the field for public libraries, school media centers, and academic libraries ...
Matthew Conner, Leah Plocharczyk
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Award "Dušan Bandić" for the Year 2022
Etnoantropološki Problemi, 2023 Award "Dušan Bandić" for the year 2022. goes to Miloš Rašić PhD, for the book "Imagined Homeland: Clubs, Identity and Integration of Serbian Guest Workers in Vienna", Belgrade, Ethnographic Institute SANU, Special editions vol. 99, 2022.
Editorial Board
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Read to Lead: Developing a Leadership Book Club Curriculum for Graduate Medical Education
Journal of Medical Education and Curricular Development, 2023 Background The importance of effective leadership for improving patient care and physician well-being is gaining increased attention in medicine. Despite this, few residency programs have formalized education on leadership in medicine. The most effective
Sarah B. Schulte +6 more
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Sharing Books and Stories: Book Clubs That Book Talk [PDF]
, 2007 “When does the book club start?” a student asks as he passes me in the hall. “It begins during Teen Read Week in October,” I reply. He replies, “Aww…that long?” I get this almost every day throughout September.
McGlaun, Kristina
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Two pyridinium‐based ionic liquid templated hybrid manganese halides, (C4Py)2[MnCl4] and (C4Py)2[MnBr4], display similar bulk structures but show significantly different photoluminescence behaviors due to the bromine heavy‐atom effect. Their stable local Mn environments remain intact even in the molten state, allowing applications such as luminescence ...
Biswajit Bhattacharyya +22 more
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Louis Adamic and The Book-of-the-Month Club
Acta Neophilologica, 2004 To Slovene readers the honoring of Louis Adamic's book The Native's Return as the Book of-the-Month Club selection for February 1934 came as a surprise. This article, however, provides an overview of events and actions that culminated in the decision of
Jerneja Petrič
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Students as partners: enhancing employability skills through running transition book clubs
Journal of Learning Development in Higher Education, 2023 One of the challenges that many students face when they start university is finding a sense of belonging in a new and unfamiliar environment. Feeling connected and supported can have a positive impact on students’ academic success and well-being.
Gianna De Salvo
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The Future of Research in Cognitive Robotics: Foundation Models or Developmental Cognitive Models?
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Research in cognitive robotics founded on principles of developmental psychology and enactive cognitive science would yield what we seek in autonomous robots: the ability to perceive its environment, learn from experience, anticipate the outcome of events, act to pursue goals, and adapt to changing circumstances without resorting to training with ...
David Vernon
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