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Optimizing Bayesian optimization

open access: yes, 2019
We are concerned primarily with improving the practical applicability of Bayesian optimization. We make contributions in three key areas. We develop an intuitive online stopping criterion, allowing only as many steps as necessary to achieve the desired target to be taken.
openaire   +1 more source

Exploring personality traits and mental toughness in early career teachers in England

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract While some teachers thrive, in similar circumstances other teachers encounter considerable difficulties. This is particularly concerning in England, where high numbers of teachers with five or fewer years' experience leave the profession to take another job outside of teaching, and pupil numbers are outpacing teacher numbers (Bryan & Price ...
Joanne E. Taberner, Sarah MacQuarrie
wiley   +1 more source

‘It's all very well having a diverse curriculum, but if there is no curriculum, it can be as diverse as you like’: Precarity and decolonising in the neoliberal UK higher education system

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Drawing upon interview research across two academic departments as part of the early stages of a ‘decolonise the curriculum’ initiative at a Southern UK university, this study highlights a growing gulf between policy and practice in efforts to address systemic racial inequalities in UK universities. A reliance upon precarious labour, a culture
Triona Fitton   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A pilot study: virtual reality-based intervention to boost optimism and alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression in undergraduates. [PDF]

open access: yesFront Psychol
Lai YJ   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Beyond salaries: Teachers' experiences of navigating early years education amid economic instability in Türkiye

open access: yesBritish Educational Research Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract The intersection of economic conditions and early years education has long been debated, particularly where financial constraints shape educational practice and professional realities. Türkiye, characterised by high inflation and structural vulnerabilities in purchasing power parity, provides a critical context for examining how economic ...
Ebru Aydın, Şerif Yüksel
wiley   +1 more source

Controlling the Field: Memory, Labor, and Ethics in Oral Histories of Brazilian Human Genetics

open access: yesBerichte zur Wissenschaftsgeschichte, EarlyView.
This article examines how oral histories of twentieth‐century human genetics in Brazil reveal the politics of memory of fieldwork. Through a comparative analysis of interviews with prominent geneticist Francisco M. Salzano and technician Girley V. Simões, who worked with him for most of his career, this study explores the narrative strategies each ...
Rosanna Dent   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of a One‐Week Bioengineering Outreach Activity on the Academic Perceptions and Motivation of High School Students

open access: yesBiochemistry and Molecular Biology Education, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many universities across Europe have developed outreach programs to bring high school students closer to science and help them make more informed decisions about their academic futures. At the University of Porto (Portugal), the Junior University is a summer school that offers research and development activities on specific topics, enabling ...
J. S. Sousa   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital Technologies Disclosure and the Cost of Capital: The Mediating Role of Sustainability Performance

open access: yesBusiness Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the economic consequences of Digital Technologies Disclosure (DTD), focusing on its impact on the cost of capital. The increasing significance of digital transformation in shaping corporate strategies and market perceptions motivates the study.
Hussein Mohsen Saber Ahmed   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

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