As internet-based technologies increasingly colonize learning environments in higher education, they allow purposes contrary to learning to have direct access to students.The internet as a governing metaphor for transparent connectivity and equal laufenn 275/55r20 access is a red herring because the power relations across the connections are unequa
Abstract Background Asthma is the most commonly occurring respiratory illness during pregnancy.Associations with complications of pregnancy and adverse perinatal outcome have been established.However, little is known about quality of life (QoL) in pregnant women with asthma and how it relates to asthma control particularly for Iran.Objective To det
Previous dynamic characterizations of the cercal mechanosensory hairs of crickets have generally been limited to the first resonant frequency and associated deflection shape.A more complete description of the mechanical dynamics of these structures could be obtained by an experimental modal analysis.This paper describes a method by which a full exp
Abstract The emergence and rapid spread of multidrug-resistant bacterial strains is a growing concern of public health.Inspired by the natural bactericidal surfaces of lotus leaves and shark skin, increasing attention has been focused on the use of mechano-bactericidal methods to create surfaces with antibacterial and/or bactericidal effects.There
Revenue optimization is a main consideration in auction design.While it is a first-order objective in most auction settings, that is not the case for rebate auctions that use monetary rewards to incentivize auction participants to perform a task, where revenue optimization is secondary to successful task completion.This paper considers the case of