This paper illustrates the use of WELSA adaptive educational system for the implementation of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) course which is individualized to the learning style of each student. Several issues are addressed throughout this paper: i) What similar approaches exist in the literature?; ii) How is the AI course created?; iii) What kind of personalization is provided in the course a...

Educational computer games are sometimes considered to be motivating per se – because of the playing activity and do not require further motivational strategies. Therefore the concept of ‘flow experience’ is commonly used to describe how smooth gaming naturally results in deep engagement and, consequently, enhanced learning. Learning with an instructional game without discovering the instructio...

this study investigated metadiscourse and its subcategories in english research articles (ras) written by nonnative (iranian) and native english writers from the two disciplines of applied linguistics and civil engineering. the study aimed at seeing whether language and discipline influenced the frequency of occurrence of metadiscourse elements in research articles. to this end, a sample of 120...

Cities are focal points of introduction for invasive species. Urban evolution might facilitate the success species in recipient urban habitats. Here we test this hypothesis by rearing tadpoles a successful amphibian coloniser and invader common garden environment. We compared growth rate, morphological traits, swimming performance, developmental rate guttural toad ( Sclerophrys gutturalis ) fro...

Introduced species have historically been presumed to be evolutionarily novel and 'different' from native species. Recent studies question these assumptions, however, as the traits and factors promoting successful introduced and native species can be similar. We advocate a novel statistical framework utilizing quantifiable metrics of evolutionary and ecological differences among species to test...

The term ‘foreign accent’ (FA) is used to refer to the pronunciation of a language that shows deviations from native norms. These deviations occur at the phonetic and phonemic level, and at the segmental and prosodic levels, characterising the user of a second language (L2) as a non-native speaker. There is a consensus that the pronunciation of an L2 is deeply affected by the native language, a...

Abstract Plants that expand their range and become invasive in other areas may shift several functional traits response to specific environments. However, local conditions at the place of origin have shaped traits, which some extent remain visible plants growing new habitats. The present study aimed explore trait variation different plant populations native, naturalized status Bunias orientalis...

About 20 species of non-native mammals have been recorded in Poland. Some them are already extinct or extirpated, while others widely distributed and may affect the native biota We review literature on 15 found this country, discussing their origin, distribution, presence lists invasive that pose a threat to wildlife Poland EU. In addition, we discuss current knowledge impact Polish ecosystems....

Randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers were used to study the genetic diversity and discriminate among 17 unknown genotypes (considered potentially salt tolerant) and 16 known olive cultivars. Fifteen decamer primers which produced 38 reproducible polymorphic bands in the genotypes were selected for analysis. The RAPD markers resulted in 93 distinct banding patterns. Based on either ...

Invasive species are a major threat to global biodiversity and an important cause of biotic homogenization of ecosystems. Exotic plants have been identified as a particular concern because of the widely held belief that they competitively exclude native plant species. We examined the correlation between native and invasive species richness in 58 Ontario inland wetlands. The relationship between...