A literature review revealed that students learning computational thinking (CT) via Scratch often require substantial teacher support. We surveyed grade 6-9 teachers to learn their perceptions of student engagement with CT and how well needs are met by existing systems. The results led us extend the trend balancing Scratch’s agency structure better serve learners reduce burden on aiming teach C...

The copepods are said to be the most abundant multicellular animals on earth, with an estimated species number of 11 500+ (Humes 1994). The most typical form of planktonic copepods in the oceans is the calanoids, which makes up >?Or% of all net-collected zooplankton (e.g. Lalli & Parsons 1993). Why are the calanoids so abundant and successful? A clue to the answer to this question is the size (...

The fundamental nature of the nematic-nematic phase separation in binary mixtures of rigid hard rods is analyzed within the Onsager second-virial theory and the extension of Parsons and Lee which includes a treatment of the higher-body contributions. The particles of each component are modeled as hard spherocylinders of different diameter , but equal length . In the case of a system which is re...

the purpose of this study is to investigate and analyze organizational effectiveness of high schools based on the integrative approach of goal attainment–system resources and the theoretical model of parsons with the four essential functions of the social system. the four parsons’ indicators of organizational effectiveness of high schools which include innovation, organizational commitment, job...

When considered as a subspeciality of paediatrics and a sine qua non of the modern academic environment, paediatric haematology is a relative latecomer. This is not surprising as diseases of the blood were for a long time considered as a minor problem when compared with the great challenges of infectious and nutritional disorders that faced the early pioneers of paediatrics. The early history o...

Born and educated in the Midlands, Sir Leonard Parsons made major contributions to the field of paediatrics in that area and played a leading role in the regional organisation of this specialty throughout the United Kingdom in the later years of his life. He was a founder member and later President of the British Paediatric Association, and later became Vice-President of the International Pedia...

Parsons’s first major opus, The Structure of Social Action, did not become a classic of sociology when it first appeared in l937.1 Although it was reviewed in both The American Journal of Sociology and the newly established American Sociological Review, and even featured in the widely read The Saturday Review of Literature, such recognition did not produce much acclaim for the book. The review ...

Citation: Jones ME, Apfelbach R, Banks PB, Cameron EZ, Dickman CR, Frank A, McLean S, McGregor IS, Müller-Schwarze D, Parsons MH, Sparrow E and Blumstein DT (2016) A Nose for Death: Integrating Trophic and Informational Networks for Conservation and Management. Front. Ecol. Evol. 4:124. doi: 10.3389/fevo.2016.00124 A Nose for Death: Integrating Trophic and Informational Networks for Conservatio...