The structure and ion-conducting properties of the defect-fluorite ring structure formed around amorphous ion-tracks by swift heavy ion irradiation of Gd2Ti2O7 pyrochlore are investigated. High angle annular dark field imaging complemented with ion-track molecular dynamics simulations show that the atoms in the ring structure are disordered, and have relatively larger cation-cation interspacing...

Design in Education is the object of in-depth study and it has opened many doors for action by the designer, reaffirming the interdisciplinary vocation of this area of knowledge. This study intends to present Design as a field that can contribute effectively towards the creation of educational artifacts and cultural inventions, important aspects in human's cognitive development. This topic is o...

Elastic elements such as rail pads, under sleeper pads and under ballast mats are railway components that allow for a reduction in track deterioration and vibrations. And they are furthermore commonly used to obtain an optimal vertical stiffness of the infrastructure. However, the use of elastomeric materials can increase construction costs and the consumption of raw materials. Thus, the utiliz...

Links to a broad set of online resources for music educators, including such areas as individual musicians and groups in all genres, composers and composition, sites related to performance, and the commercial world of music. The Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom. Provides a wide variety of materials, research reports, and articles on all aspects of teaching music. Although the focus is o...

Links to a broad set of online resources for music educators, including such areas as individual musicians and groups in all genres, composers and composition, sites related to performance, and the commercial world of music. The Higher Education Academy, United Kingdom. Provides a wide variety of materials, research reports, and articles on all aspects of teaching music. Although the focus is o...

Nanostructuring of surfaces and two-dimensional materials using swift heavy ions offers some unique possibilities owing to the deposition of a large amount of energy localized within a nanoscale volume surrounding the ion trajectory. To fully exploit this feature, the morphology of nanostructures formed after ion impact has to be known in detail. In the present work the response of a rutile TiO...

This longitudinal case study tracks an adult second-language (L2) learner’s quality and quantity of encounters with 20 vocabulary items in an English for Academic Purposes course over 3 months. The learner completed pretest and posttest vocabulary knowledge interviews, submitted course materials and notes for analysis, and was observed during class lessons. The results show that frequency of en...

COURSE COMMUNICATIONS: Email the instructor through the Canvas email tool or at [email protected]. Be sure to include course name in email. Additionally, you should make a point to regularly check for course-related notices via the Announcement tool on the Canvas course website. Students who fail to keep up with posted Announcements risk missing important information related to the course, i...

We describe the use of a World Wide Web (Web) server to support a team-taught physiology course for first-year medical students. Our objectives were to reduce the number of formal lecture hours and enhance student enthusiasm by using more multimedia materials and creating opportunities for interactive learning. On-line course materials, consisting of administrative documents, lecture notes, ani...

A textbook has been prepared for an entry level Materials Science and Engineering graduate course on structure and bonding in crystalline materials. The course is intended to serve as a foundation for other graduate courses by providing techniques to understand crystal structures and the cohesive forces that stabilize them. The intrinsically connected topics of structure and bonding are present...