Keys to academic success for under-represented minority young investigators: recommendations from the Research in Academic Pediatrics Initiative on Diversity (RAPID) National Advisory Committee. [PDF]
, 2019 BackgroundAlthough Latinos, African-Americans, and American Indians/Alaska Natives comprise 34% of Americans, these under-represented minorities (URMs) account for only 7% of US medical-school faculty.
DeBaun, Michael R +7 more
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Bioinspired Adaptive Sensors: A Review on Current Developments in Theory and Application
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.This review comprehensively summarizes the recent progress in the design and fabrication of sensory‐adaptation‐inspired devices and highlights their valuable applications in electronic skin, wearable electronics, and machine vision. The existing challenges and future directions are addressed in aspects such as device performance optimization ...
Guodong Gong +12 more
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Writing Generative Black Anger in Young Adult Historical Fiction
Leaf JournalIn the face of social injustice and racism, Black people in the United States must be careful about showing strong emotions publicly. The label ‘angry Black person’ is often used by white Americans made uncomfortable by displays of anger by Black ...
Laura E. Jacquemond
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Putting Sylvia in her place: Ashton-Warner as New Zealand educational theorist [PDF]
, 2009 Sylvia Ashton-Warner, a New Zealand teacher, won international acclaim in the 1950s-1950s with her novels, autobiographies, and accounts of her educational theory. Blurring genres between fiction and autobiography, much of her writing was centred on the ‘
Middleton, Sue
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Recent Progress on Flexible Multimodal Sensors: Decoupling Strategies, Fabrication and Applications
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.In this review, we establish a tripartite decoupling framework for flexible multimodal sensors, which elucidates the underlying principles of signal crosstalk and their solutions through material design, structural engineering, and AI algorithms. We also demonstrate its potential applications across environmental monitoring, health monitoring, human ...
Tao Wu +10 more
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Beyond the Binary: Shapeshifting and Nonbinary Identity in Middle-Grade Speculative Fiction
Leaf JournalMiddle-grade speculative fiction provides a unique space for exploring nonbinary identity through the trope of shapeshifting. Historically, gender-complex characters in fantasy have been positioned as “Other,” with transformation linked to monstrosity ...
Candice Lemon-Scott
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The creative potential of metaphorical writing in the literacy classroom [PDF]
, 2006 Creativity is difficult to define and a universal definition remains elusive. However, common words associated with creativity affirm that it concerns novelty and originality, hallmarks of many great and enduring texts. Students can also be encouraged to
Fraser, Deborah
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'It’s hard to define good writing, but i recognise it when i see it’: can consensus-based assessment evaluate the teaching of writing? [PDF]
, 2018 In a Higher Education environment where evidence-based practice and accountability are highly valued, most writing practitioners will be familiar with direct requests or less tangible pressures to demonstrate that their teaching has a positive impact on ...
Canton, Ursula
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Advanced Materials Interfaces, EarlyView.Hybrid piezoelectric scaffolds offer a promising route for Central Nervous System regeneration by combining structural and electrical cues to support neural stem cell growth. This review highlights their potential to overcome current challenges in neural tissue engineering by exploring porous hybrid materials, their biological interactions, and ...
Heather F. Titterton +2 more
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Politics and loss in Philip Jeyaretnam's Singaporean fiction [PDF]
, 1998 [Introduction]: Singapore’s Philip Jeyaretnam has now published two well-reviewed novels, a linked collection of short stories, as well as individual stories and reflective essays.
Wicks, Peter
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