introduction: the rate of mild mental retardation is about 2 percent among school children. these children are able to satisfy their needs and meet the community expectations. therefore, educational programs must be designed in such a way that they help this population develop suitable and effective social relations. the aim of the present study was to investigate the efficacy of drama therapy ...

The emergence of Bayesian methodology has facilitated respondent-level conjoint models, and deriving utilities from choice experiments has become very popular among those modeling product line decisions or new product ∗ Co-chairs. Author order is alphabetical.

At the end of middle school, many low-achieving students have to abandon hope of getting into selective high-school programs, which may be a source of disengagement and eventually lead them to drop out of high school. Based on a randomized controlled trial, this paper shows that low-achievers can be helped to formulate educational objectives that fit better with their academic aptitudes, throug...

A modulated holding beam shining a VCSEL above threshold can improve modulation bandwidth by adjusting the semiconductor laser’s relaxation oscillation frequency. The improved modulation characteristics are accompanied by reduced damping rate. By choosing correct parameters, dynamical behavior of system and cavity solitons is changed.