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The Comprehensive Longitudinal Evaluation of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program: Summary of Second Year Reports [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
The city of Milwaukee is often called a laboratory for experimentation with parental school choice. Milwaukee is home to the first urban school voucher program, the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP), which has grown over the past 18 years to ...
Wolf, Patrick J.
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Tri–Band and Dual–Response Smart Windows With Asymmetric Mid–Infrared Emissivity for Year–Round Energy Conservation

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Our promising smart window exhibits exceptional optical properties, enabling the indoor temperature reduction of 12°C during summer and delivering the annual energy savings of 14.2%–24.4% across mid–to–low latitudes. ABSTRACT Building energy consumption accounts for 20%–40% of global energy usage, with windows among the least energy–efficient ...
Cheng Wang   +11 more
wiley   +1 more source

An Explanation of Principles and Rules of Indigenous Urban Planning in Relation with Contemporary Urban Planning Theories [PDF]

open access: yesمسکن و محیط روستا, 2011
The main objective of this paper is to reach a more or less clear image and perception of principles and rules of indigenous urban planning and design.
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doaj  

Reading levels of rural and urban third graders lag behind their suburban peers [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
This brief examines the complex interplay of family, school, and place factors in the reading achievement levels of third grade students. Third grade reading achievement is critical to later academic and occupational success.
Graham, Suzanne E., Teague, Christine
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Cellular Snowballing: Cell Adhesion and Migration Drive the Self‐Assembly of Cell‐Microgel Biohybrid Spheroids

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
A new class of biohybrid spheroids is engineered through the self‐assembly of adherent cells and extracellular matrix‐mimetic hydrogel microparticles (microgels). By mimicking a snowballing effect, this approach enables scalable formation of porous, millimeter‐scale spheroids with enhanced cell viability and molecular diffusion.
Zaman Ataie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fostering Educational Resilience and Opportunities in Urban Schools Through Equity-Focused School–Family–Community Partnerships

open access: yes, 2020
Over the past two decades, research on urban schools has focused predominantly on achievement gaps. However, achievement gaps exist because of gaps in opportunities for urban, low-income, and racially/ethnically diverse students.
Julia A Bryan   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Foreword: Urban Bioethics [PDF]

open access: yes, 1997
On February 26, 1997, the Fordham University School of Law hosted the Sixth Annual Stein Center Symposium on Contemporary Urban Challenges, entitled Urban Bioethics: A Symposium on Health Care, Poverty, and Autonomy.
Cooper, Elizabeth B.   +1 more
core   +1 more source

A Wearable Brain–Computer Interface for Mitigating Car Sickness via Attention Shifting

open access: yesAdvanced Science, EarlyView.
Car sickness poses a major challenge in vehicular travel, yet effective nonpharmacological solutions are scarce. We developed a wearable, closed‐loop mindfulness BCI that uses real‐time EEG‐based neurofeedback to shift attention away from motion‐induced discomfort. Validated in real‐car experiments involving >100$>100$ susceptible individuals, over 83%
Jiawei Zhu   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

PROFESSIONAL PREFERENCES OF URBAN AND RURAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS: COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS

open access: yesХабаршы. Психология және социология сериясы
The actuality of the problem of professional preference defining and studying of high school students is increasing. This is due to the fact that the successfulness of a professional orientation work in schools is one of the important indicators of ...
А. Sarsenova
doaj   +1 more source

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