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Computer-Supported Academically Productive Discourse

Studies of computer-supported collaborative learning have begun to explore processes of online group cognition—such as small-group methods of problem solving—and how they can be mediated by various technological and interactional mechanisms to promote academically productive discourse. This chapter first presents (1) an analysis of co-presence as a foundational aspect of online interaction in a...

Lighting programme and iranian schools lighting requirements

It is accepted that the visual comfort in schools depends on the quality of the whole visual environment. This leads to the concern upon the quality and quantity of lighting. Currently in Iran, in order to calculate energy transfer for public buildings a coefficient is usually used. This coefficient considers the rate of sunlight energy absorption in these kinds of buildings. To increase the ...

Academically led clinical trials: challenges and opportunities

Academically led clinical trials: challenges and opportunities Highlights from ASCO 2015 demonstrate the impasse we face in solid tumour oncology: the compelling novel immune and targeted therapies are often associated with cost–benefit ratios significantly above the thresholds for reimbursement. This is at least in part a consequence of our incomplete understanding of the mechanisms of respons...

‘Designer’ babies

The remaining hurdle to the creation of babies specifically to save the life of an ailing brother or sister was removed in Britain last month by the fertility regulatory body to the delight of afflicted families and alarm of those who fear the advent of a 'designer' baby age. The decision of the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority gives new hope to the parents of a two-year-old bo...

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