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“Remember to Hand Out Medals”: Peer Rating and Expertise in a Question-and-Answer Study Group

open access: yesInternational Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning, 2015
This article reports on an exploratory study of giving medals as part of a peer rating system in a question-and-answer (Q&A) study group on Python, a programming language. There are no professional teachers tutoring learners.
Marisa Ponti
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El arte de las medallas en la Exposición Internacional de Santiago de Chile de 1875 : un fenómeno de transferencia cultural en el espacio euro-americano

open access: yesNuevo mundo - Mundos Nuevos, 2017
This article aims to investigate how the medals awarded at Santiago International Exhibition of 1875, participated in a phenomenon of cultural transfer between Europe and the Americas.
Solène Bergot, Marcela Drien
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Medalii şi decoraţii din colecţia Institutului de Arheologie din Iaşi (I)

open access: yesArheologia Moldovei, 2017
Medals and Decorations in the Collection of Institute of Archaeology in Iaşi (I) The authors aim to present a first series of 13 decorations and medals awarded by the Kingdom of Romania between 1878 and 1933.
Sever-Petru Boţan, Lucian Munteanu
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Does Producing Scientific Articles Lead to Paralympic Podiums?

open access: yesBiomechanics
The Olympic/Paralympic Games are world events that promote countries and their participants, and more particularly, those winning medals. The potential link between a country’s scientific productivity and its podium wins remains unknown for the ...
Francine Pilon, François Prince
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Behind the gold medals

open access: yesPacific Journalism Review, 2001
'The culture of silence that engulfs most Fijian students needs to be discouraged, and those who have failed must remember that there is nothing wrong with failure— but there is plenty wrong in giving up.'
Andrea Waqa
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The Process Involved in Making the Medals

open access: yesThe Annals of “Dunarea de Jos” University of Galati. Fascicle IX, Metallurgy and Materials Science, 2010
This paper presents a method that was experienced in the laboratory to manufacture a medal. There are three general techniques used to make medals: repoussé, striking and casting.
Daniela BURUIANA (NEGOITA)   +2 more
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Comparison and assessment of the participation of Polish swimmers at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London

open access: yesPedagogics, Psychology, Medical-Biological Problems of Physical Training and Sports, 2014
Purpose : to assess and analyze the results of the Polish national team swimmers (Olympic and Paralympic) at the XIV Summer Games 2012 in London (UK ).
Wojciech Seidel   +2 more
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The Order of the Elephant': Symbols and Power in the Policing of Land Agitation in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland

open access: yesScottish Studies
The Crofters’ War of the 1880s saw widespread protest at the unequal and exploitative modes of land management used in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland.
Grace Wright
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Performance and Return to Sport After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction in X-Games Skiers and Snowboarders

open access: yesOrthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine, 2013
Background: Skiing and snowboarding have become increasingly popular since the inception of the winter X-Games in 1997. Purpose: To determine (1) rate of return to sport (RTS) to the winter X-Games following anterior cruciate ligament (ACL ...
Brandon J. Erickson MD   +7 more
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