Supporting the Shift: Professional Development for Alternative Grading Practices
ABSTRACT Alternative grading (e.g., contract grading, ungrading, specifications grading) practices have emerged as a promising approach to enhance student success, improve students’ sense of belonging, and make higher education more accessible. This study explores the challenges faced by community college faculty when implementing alternative grading ...
Breana Bayraktar, J. Indigo Eriksen
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The recurrence of osteoporotic fractures among first- and second-generation immigrants in Sweden. [PDF]
Wändell P +5 more
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Beyond the hype surrounding the self‐healing properties of gallium‐based liquid metals (Ga‐LMs), this perspective critically examines their functional roles in metal‐ion batteries, highlighting both their underlying merits and the often‐overlooked challenges, including non‐representative design and testing configurations, performance overestimations ...
Turly P. P. Sumanasekara +7 more
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Metaphorical construction of the belt and road initiative in German media: a transnational study based on critical metaphor analysis. [PDF]
Qiu H.
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Key improvements obtained by incorporating nanoparticles into a lab‐scale SAGD process configuration. The bar plots show enhanced oil recovery, reduced viscosity, and increased asphaltene adsorption in nanoparticle‐assisted scenarios compared with conventional SAGD.
Luis Prada +6 more
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On the defence of responsible human judgement in peer review
Abstract Peer review is essential for scientific progress. When it works well, it combines expertise, fairness, proportionality, skepticism, generosity, and discretion. When it fails, it becomes a theatre for egotistical display, laziness, coercion, and, lately, reliance on artificial intelligence tools. Editors, reviewers, and authors must join forces
João B. P. Soares, Thomas A. Adams II
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Commentary: Modulation of ASC-derived extracellular vesicles containing cargo that specifically enhances wound healing. [PDF]
Kim TH +5 more
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Nonlinear permuted Granger causality
Abstract Granger causality is an established, contentious method that seeks causal temporal connections via association and precedence. While not true causal inference, it assists in mapping networks of information flow that may warrant further study.
Noah D. Gade, Jordan Rodu
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Exclusive breast feeding practice and associated factors among Rural and Urban mothers of child aged 0-6 months in Tahtay Maichew District of Tigray, Ethiopia, 2023/2024: Comparative cross sectional study. [PDF]
Tikue MB +5 more
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A new guideline clarifying basic principles for conducting a phase 1 trial in Japanese prior to multi‐regional clinical trials was issued in December 2023 to streamline global drug development and accelerate access to novel drugs. To foster a shared understanding of the guideline and discuss future pathways, the regulatory agency and industry jointly ...
Yosuke Kobayashi +6 more
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