The paper tests the predictions of a Bayesian model of learning by doing in North Carolina’s school accountability program. The program aims to provide incentives for higher performance by offering monetary rewards if schools meet a specified test score target. Schools are assumed to exert effort based on their expectations of reaching the target. At the end of each year, they can observe how t...

The androgen receptor (AR) and cognate ligands regulate vital aspects of prostate cellular growth and function including proliferation, differentiation, apoptosis, lipid metabolism, and secretory action. In addition, the AR pathway also influences pathological processes of the prostate such as benign prostatic hypertrophy and prostate carcinogenesis. The pivotal role of androgens and the AR in ...

The University of Montana’s Research Education on Air and Cardiovascular Health (REACH) Program works with teachers to engage middle high school students in rudimentary real-world scientific research the goals improving their understanding interest science, increase science careers. To evaluate program, mixed-method approaches based surveys that include both fixed-response free-response questio...

Virtual power plant (VPP) is an effective approach to aggregate distributed generation resources under a central control. This paper introduces a mixed-integer linear programming model for optimal scheduling of the internal resources of a large scale VPP in order to maximize its profit. The proposed model studies the effect of a demand response (DR) program on the scheduling of the VPP. The pro...

statement of problem: despite the wide range of new dental materials, there is still a need for biomaterials demonstrating high biocompatibility, antimicrobial effects and ideal mechanical properties. purpose: the aim of this study was to histologically evaluate the pulpal response to a conventional glass ionomer, a resin modified glass ionomer and a calcium hydroxide in human teeth. materials ...

The temporal program of gene expression during a model physiological response of human cells, the response of fibroblasts to serum, was explored with a complementary DNA microarray representing about 8600 different human genes. Genes could be clustered into groups on the basis of their temporal patterns of expression in this program. Many features of the transcriptional program appeared to be r...

Introduction: Recent developments of radiotherapy techniques, require high accuracy detectors to determine the delivered dose in a small area. Chemical vapor deposition (CVD) or naturally growth diamond detectors which are commercially available are good candidates for this purpose. In these detectors two electrodes with high different electrical potential are deposited on both...

Background: Stress is one of the major causes of physical and mental illnesses, which could interfere with individual's functions. Emotional intelligence skill is one of the controlling skills of stress and its negative consequences. Aim: To investigate the effect of teaching emotional intelligence skills on response to educational stress in high school girls. Methods: This experimental study w...