This article addresses part of the political, professional and spiritual trajectory Yalorixa (a Candomble female priestess), Master in Education, specialist Youth Adult Black Movement militant, Maria Conceição da Silva, with objective, through this narrative, registering preserving history popular movements, black culture Education Olinda, a city state Pernambuco, Brazil. The life story, basis ...

Constructive Controversy has been incorporated as part of the preparation of participants in academic programs in engineering since the early 1980’s. It was introduced initially in undergraduate programs and more recently in Masters and Doctorate programs as well as Professional Masters programs and faculty professional development programs. The importance of developing constructive controversy...

A recent increase in the number of masters athletes in the United States can be attributed to a growing population of more than 300 million people, an aging subpopulation of “baby boomers,” and a culture enamored with sports. To exemplify this increase, in 1987, the first National Senior Games had 2500 participants (all older than 50 years), which more than quadrupled to 10,100 participants in ...

Sex determination offers an opportunity to address many classic questions of developmental biology. In addition, because sex determination evolves rapidly, it offers an opportunity to investigate the evolution of genetic hierarchies. Sex determination in Drosophila melanogaster is controlled by the master regulatory gene, Sex lethal (Sxl). DmSxl controls the alternative splicing of a downstream...

some months ago published a series of Illustrations of Regional Anatomy of the human body, exclusive of the limbs. This Journal, in reviewing this work, expressed regret that the limbs had not been included in what was otherwise an admirable work. This defect has now been remedied by the present publication of two new parts to illustrate their dissection. We can add nothing further to our notic...

Full points can be obtained for correct answers to 8 questions. Each numbered question (which may have several parts) is worth 20 points. All answers will be graded, but the score for the examination will be the sum of the scores of your best 8 solutions. Use separate answer sheets for each question. DO NOT PUT YOUR NAME ON YOUR ANSWER SHEETS. When you have finished, insert all your answer shee...