Introduction Many educational practitioners in the United Kingdom, working with the challenge of a diverse learning population, provide simplified language materials (SLMs) to their students (Barnard & Burgess, 2001; Rix, 2004, 2006). Their use in mainstream classrooms has not been evaluated however. This paper explores the manner in which teachers and support staff develop these SLMs. It repor...

Connexins proteins associate with a variety of catalytic and non-catalytic molecules. Also, different domains of connexin can bind to each other, providing a mechanism for channel regulation. Here, we review some of these associations, placing particular emphasis on the intramolecular interactions that regulate Connexin43 (Cx43). We also describe some novel methods that allow for the characteri...

PURPOSE This nonrandomized feasibility study was designed to provide a preliminary assessment of the impact of a narrative and vocabulary instruction program provided by a speech-language pathologist (SLP) in a regular classroom setting. METHOD Forty-three children attending 2 first-grade classrooms participated in the study. Children in each classroom were divided into high- and low-risk sub...

اثرات ویرانگر بلایای طبیعی، اهمیت لجستیک و برنامه‌ریزی منابع انسانی را در مراحل قبل بعد از بحران نشان می‌دهد. هنگام بروز به ‌منظور امدادرسانی سریع، شبکه سلسله ‌مراتبی سلامت که شامل درمانگاه‌ها بیمارستان‌ها است، فعال می‌شود. این پژوهش با استفاده مدل ریاضی مختلط عدد صحیح درنظرگرفتن موقعیت فعلی درمانگاه‌ها، مکان‌های بهینه‌ای عنوان «مراکز درمان موقت» تعیین نحوه تخصیص بهینه مصدومان ناحیه‌های شهری مر...