This document provides guidance on developing critical searching skills for coursework. It discusses evaluating information sources and using search techniques like broad, narrow, phrase and academic searches. Quality references are important for marking criteria and will be evaluated based on the reference itself, the reason for selecting it, and the search techniques used. Being critical means thoughtfully considering information rather than accepting it at face value, and carefully evaluating sources by considering aspects like the author and publisher. The document encourages practicing search skills and provides tips and resources on searching, referencing, and avoiding plagiarism.
The document provides guidance on finding good quality information for a job sectors coursework project. It outlines searching techniques like using specific search terms, domains, and tools to refine searches. Key tips are given on evaluating sources based on their authority, relevance, intent, objectivity, and currency. Students are then instructed to search for something to use in their coursework and be prepared to present their findings to the class.
This document provides tips and resources for conducting effective research. It discusses being curious and using keywords and search tips to find targeted information. These include using operators like AND, OR, and phrases searches. The document recommends exploring different resources beyond Google and evaluating sources based on currency, authority, and purpose. Contact information is provided for getting online help or assistance from a librarian.
This document provides an overview of resources available for research at Middlesex University. It discusses databases, journals, reference management tools, and other sources available through the university library. Key resources highlighted include Summon, journal databases, Web of Science, Google Scholar, RefWorks, and assistance available from subject librarians. Criteria for evaluating information such as authority, relevance, objectivity and currency are also outlined.
This document provides guidance on developing effective research skills for academic projects. It outlines how to formulate a search strategy using relevant keywords and databases. It emphasizes evaluating information sources for quality, authority, relevance and objectivity. Referencing sources properly is also discussed. Students are directed to library resources that can help with conducting research, citing sources, and staying up to date in their field after graduation.
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This document provides information on conducting literature searches and reviews for sports rehabilitation. It discusses search strategies, evaluating sources, systematic reviews, and tools for managing references. Key steps in conducting a literature review are outlined, including framing a question, identifying relevant literature, assessing quality, summarizing evidence, and interpreting findings. Search techniques like using Boolean operators and PICO/PEO frameworks are also covered. Resources for searching literature and managing references such as databases, RefWorks, and library guides are provided.
The document provides an overview of the library resources, services, and support available to MSc Robotics students at Middlesex University. It describes how to access and use the library search, databases, reference management tools, inter-library loans, and subject guides. Tips are provided on developing effective search strategies, managing search results, and getting help from librarians.
This document provides an overview of a workshop on reflecting not plagiarizing. It discusses developing an effective search strategy, finding quality information for a project, evaluating sources, and avoiding plagiarism. The workshop also provides feedback on homework. Attendees learn about developing keywords, finding resources through the university library systems and databases, refining searches, evaluating sources based on authority, relevance, intent, objectivity and currency. The homework assignment is to find a journal article on an elective topic and write a reflective piece to be emailed to the instructor.
This document provides resources for writing policy briefs, including different types of sources to search and tips for using Google search more effectively. It recommends searching academic papers, government sites, international organizations, and think tanks. It introduces Google Custom Search Engines that allow searching across multiple related sites at once. Tips are provided for advanced Google searching using operators, wildcards, and excluding terms. Proxy bookmarks and search plugins are also introduced to allow off-campus access to subscribed databases.
The document discusses integrating library resources into the Moodle e-learning environment. It describes installing Moodle, configuring courses, and creating library blocks within courses to provide links to resources like the library catalog, databases, guides, and more. HTML codes are used to embed these resources. Plugins like BigBlueButton are also discussed to enable video conferencing. Collaboration between librarians, IT, and course administrators is emphasized to maximize use of library resources through the LMS.
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This document provides an overview of searching strategies and resources for conducting research. It discusses browsing vs searching, using PICO to plan searches, identifying keywords, and tips for getting the most out of databases. Specific databases are mentioned for finding guidelines, evidence-based research, management information, and more. Deep web searching and tools are covered as well as sources for patient information, statistics, grey literature, and national repositories. Social media and security/privacy options are briefly outlined. The document encourages asking librarians for assistance with searches.
1) The document discusses Boolean logic and operators that can be used to refine searches on search engines, applicant tracking systems, and resume databases. It defines Boolean operators like AND, OR, NOT, and parentheses and how they combine keywords.
2) It provides examples of Boolean syntax like intitle:, inurl:, and site: to search within page titles, URLs, or a single domain.
3) The document suggests that using multiple search engines, context keywords, industry focus, and automated Boolean tools can help create more targeted and effective Boolean searches.
A presentation delivered to journalism students at the University of Lincoln introducing the topic of data journalism, conversation with data, and data storytelling.
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Greg Hawkes provides free resources for finding passive candidates for healthcare recruiting. He recommends starting searches on LinkedIn, Indeed, and The Ladders which allow free resume searches and job posting. Additional tools include Sourcehub for building complex search strings, Recruitem for similar searches across sites, and the AIRS Chrome extension for customized searches. Boolean syntax and site operators can help target searches more effectively across sites like LinkedIn, Google, and Zoominfo to find contact information.
Deploying Next Generation Firewalling with ASA - CXCisco Canada
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This presentation will explain the technology and capabilities behind Cisco’s new context aware firewall: Cisco ASA–CX. We will introduce a new approach to firewall policy creation based on contextual attributes such as: user identity, device type and application usage.
The document describes a Hothouse process which is a 2-3 day focused effort to quickly design the user experience for a new product or feature. It involves iterative creative sprints and design immersion sessions with stakeholders to refine a prototype. The goal is to get stakeholder alignment on an experience that solves business problems while providing a great customer experience before considering technology limitations.
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This document provides information about resources and skills for research at Middlesex University. It discusses search strategies, obtaining and evaluating information, referencing, and literature reviews. It also describes various library databases, citation management tools, and other resources available through the university library. Tips are provided on refining searches, managing search results, and evaluating information sources. Contact information is included for librarian assistance.
This document outlines a presentation on effective searching techniques in Google and Google Scholar as well as using metrics and citations tracking features in Google Scholar. The presentation introduces searching operators and tips to help users get the most from Google searches. It then demonstrates how to use Google Scholar to search scholarly literature and explore citation tracking, metrics, and other advanced features. Hands-on activities are suggested to familiarize attendees with these tools and resources.
This document provides an overview of resources and information for research, including search strategies, evaluating sources, and referencing. It discusses library databases for research, such as IEEE Xplore and Web of Science, and summarizes tips for effective searching. Guidelines are presented for literature reviews, managing references using RefWorks, and evaluating information quality. Contact information is included for librarian assistance.
This document discusses integrating open badges into learning environments. It begins by introducing open badges and their potential benefits for motivating learners. It then describes different approaches for integrating badges, including modifying source code, using plugins, add-ons, or web applications. The document presents a prototype for automatic badge issuing in the iMooX learning platform based on user actions and assessments. It evaluates the prototype based on its use in a MOOC with over 400 enrollments, finding it could issue badges relatively easily. The conclusion is that open badges are an important topic that can benefit learning if integrated properly.
This document provides information and resources for students on conducting research for coursework. It includes tips on searching the library database effectively using keywords, filters, and search limits. Various library databases are introduced for finding academic sources like journal articles. Criteria for coursework assessments focus on problem description, solution, evaluation and language quality. Strategies are presented for evaluating online information sources based on their authority, relevance, objectivity and currency. Students are directed to additional guides and contacts for research help.
This document provides information and guidance on research skills for students. It discusses developing an effective search strategy, evaluating information quality and relevance, and using appropriate referencing. Key resources for research are described, including library databases for articles, books, and standards. Criteria for evaluating information sources include authority, relevance, objectivity, and currency. Tips are provided for refining searches, accessing full texts, and using inter-library loans. Students are directed to subject library guides and contacts for further research help.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching and writing academic papers. It discusses searching library databases and online sources, evaluating information, developing search strategies using keywords, referencing sources, and assessing the reliability of information. Specific databases and tools are demonstrated for researching computing topics, including Library Search, Cite Them Right Online, LinkedIn Learning, and subject guides. Tips are provided for narrowing or expanding search results depending on the number of results.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching and evaluating information beyond Google. It discusses developing effective search strategies using keywords and databases. It also covers topics like referencing, evaluating sources, and presentation skills. The document recommends resources like the library website, databases, and LinkedIn Learning to help students improve their research and evaluation abilities.
The document discusses how data science may reinvent learning and education. It begins with background on the author's experience in data teams and teaching. It then questions what an "Uber for education" may look like and discusses definitions of learning, education, and schools. The author argues interactive notebooks like Project Jupyter and flipped classrooms can improve learning at scale compared to traditional lectures or MOOCs. Content toolchains combining Jupyter, Thebe, Atlas and Docker are proposed for authoring and sharing computational narratives and code-as-media.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching and writing academic papers. It discusses searching the library database and online sources, evaluating information, developing search strategies using keywords, and tools for citing references such as Cite Them Right Online and IEEE style guidelines. The document emphasizes that the library database provides a better quality of sources than Google and contains specialized databases, journals, and resources for subjects like engineering standards. It also describes how to request items not available in the library collection through interlibrary loans.
This document provides resources for writing policy briefs, including different types of sources to search and tips for using Google search more effectively. It recommends searching academic papers, government sites, international organizations, and think tanks. It introduces Google Custom Search Engines that allow searching across multiple related sites at once. Tips are provided for advanced Google searching using operators, wildcards, and excluding terms. Proxy bookmarks and search plugins are also introduced to allow off-campus access to subscribed databases.
The document discusses integrating library resources into the Moodle e-learning environment. It describes installing Moodle, configuring courses, and creating library blocks within courses to provide links to resources like the library catalog, databases, guides, and more. HTML codes are used to embed these resources. Plugins like BigBlueButton are also discussed to enable video conferencing. Collaboration between librarians, IT, and course administrators is emphasized to maximize use of library resources through the LMS.
searching tips and tools, recommendations, getting the most from databases, finding RCTs, EBP, evidence based practice, hospital library, DeepWeb, Grey Literature, Altmetrics,
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This document provides an overview of searching strategies and resources for conducting research. It discusses browsing vs searching, using PICO to plan searches, identifying keywords, and tips for getting the most out of databases. Specific databases are mentioned for finding guidelines, evidence-based research, management information, and more. Deep web searching and tools are covered as well as sources for patient information, statistics, grey literature, and national repositories. Social media and security/privacy options are briefly outlined. The document encourages asking librarians for assistance with searches.
1) The document discusses Boolean logic and operators that can be used to refine searches on search engines, applicant tracking systems, and resume databases. It defines Boolean operators like AND, OR, NOT, and parentheses and how they combine keywords.
2) It provides examples of Boolean syntax like intitle:, inurl:, and site: to search within page titles, URLs, or a single domain.
3) The document suggests that using multiple search engines, context keywords, industry focus, and automated Boolean tools can help create more targeted and effective Boolean searches.
A presentation delivered to journalism students at the University of Lincoln introducing the topic of data journalism, conversation with data, and data storytelling.
Open Source Search Tools for www2010 conferencesourcesearchtoolswww20100426dA...Ted Drake
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Presentation by Ted DRAKE and Rosie JONES for the www2010 conference in North Carolina. This discusses the open source search software, APIs and trends.
Greg Hawkes provides free resources for finding passive candidates for healthcare recruiting. He recommends starting searches on LinkedIn, Indeed, and The Ladders which allow free resume searches and job posting. Additional tools include Sourcehub for building complex search strings, Recruitem for similar searches across sites, and the AIRS Chrome extension for customized searches. Boolean syntax and site operators can help target searches more effectively across sites like LinkedIn, Google, and Zoominfo to find contact information.
Deploying Next Generation Firewalling with ASA - CXCisco Canada
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This presentation will explain the technology and capabilities behind Cisco’s new context aware firewall: Cisco ASA–CX. We will introduce a new approach to firewall policy creation based on contextual attributes such as: user identity, device type and application usage.
The document describes a Hothouse process which is a 2-3 day focused effort to quickly design the user experience for a new product or feature. It involves iterative creative sprints and design immersion sessions with stakeholders to refine a prototype. The goal is to get stakeholder alignment on an experience that solves business problems while providing a great customer experience before considering technology limitations.
How to Benchmark Your Online Customer Experience Against CompetitionUserZoom
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Benchmarking your site against competitors is a terrific way to improve the user experience. Join this webinar to learn about benchmarking best practices and to see the results of a study benchmarking the website experience of: Macy’s, Nordstrom, Lands’ End & Urban Outfitters.
This document provides information about resources and skills for research at Middlesex University. It discusses search strategies, obtaining and evaluating information, referencing, and literature reviews. It also describes various library databases, citation management tools, and other resources available through the university library. Tips are provided on refining searches, managing search results, and evaluating information sources. Contact information is included for librarian assistance.
This document outlines a presentation on effective searching techniques in Google and Google Scholar as well as using metrics and citations tracking features in Google Scholar. The presentation introduces searching operators and tips to help users get the most from Google searches. It then demonstrates how to use Google Scholar to search scholarly literature and explore citation tracking, metrics, and other advanced features. Hands-on activities are suggested to familiarize attendees with these tools and resources.
This document provides an overview of resources and information for research, including search strategies, evaluating sources, and referencing. It discusses library databases for research, such as IEEE Xplore and Web of Science, and summarizes tips for effective searching. Guidelines are presented for literature reviews, managing references using RefWorks, and evaluating information quality. Contact information is included for librarian assistance.
This document discusses integrating open badges into learning environments. It begins by introducing open badges and their potential benefits for motivating learners. It then describes different approaches for integrating badges, including modifying source code, using plugins, add-ons, or web applications. The document presents a prototype for automatic badge issuing in the iMooX learning platform based on user actions and assessments. It evaluates the prototype based on its use in a MOOC with over 400 enrollments, finding it could issue badges relatively easily. The conclusion is that open badges are an important topic that can benefit learning if integrated properly.
This document provides information and resources for students on conducting research for coursework. It includes tips on searching the library database effectively using keywords, filters, and search limits. Various library databases are introduced for finding academic sources like journal articles. Criteria for coursework assessments focus on problem description, solution, evaluation and language quality. Strategies are presented for evaluating online information sources based on their authority, relevance, objectivity and currency. Students are directed to additional guides and contacts for research help.
This document provides information and guidance on research skills for students. It discusses developing an effective search strategy, evaluating information quality and relevance, and using appropriate referencing. Key resources for research are described, including library databases for articles, books, and standards. Criteria for evaluating information sources include authority, relevance, objectivity, and currency. Tips are provided for refining searches, accessing full texts, and using inter-library loans. Students are directed to subject library guides and contacts for further research help.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching and writing academic papers. It discusses searching library databases and online sources, evaluating information, developing search strategies using keywords, referencing sources, and assessing the reliability of information. Specific databases and tools are demonstrated for researching computing topics, including Library Search, Cite Them Right Online, LinkedIn Learning, and subject guides. Tips are provided for narrowing or expanding search results depending on the number of results.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching and evaluating information beyond Google. It discusses developing effective search strategies using keywords and databases. It also covers topics like referencing, evaluating sources, and presentation skills. The document recommends resources like the library website, databases, and LinkedIn Learning to help students improve their research and evaluation abilities.
The document discusses how data science may reinvent learning and education. It begins with background on the author's experience in data teams and teaching. It then questions what an "Uber for education" may look like and discusses definitions of learning, education, and schools. The author argues interactive notebooks like Project Jupyter and flipped classrooms can improve learning at scale compared to traditional lectures or MOOCs. Content toolchains combining Jupyter, Thebe, Atlas and Docker are proposed for authoring and sharing computational narratives and code-as-media.
This document provides an overview of resources for researching and writing academic papers. It discusses searching the library database and online sources, evaluating information, developing search strategies using keywords, and tools for citing references such as Cite Them Right Online and IEEE style guidelines. The document emphasizes that the library database provides a better quality of sources than Google and contains specialized databases, journals, and resources for subjects like engineering standards. It also describes how to request items not available in the library collection through interlibrary loans.
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Libraries play an important role in supporting research through facilitating literature searches, providing information literacy and reference services, and guiding researchers in publishing and managing their research profiles. Libraries can help researchers efficiently search across disjointed information sources through federated search software or web-scale discovery tools which provide a single search interface. Libraries also help connect researchers to open access resources and guide them on where and how to publish their research findings.
Google Scholar and the Academic Web (November 2013) slides. Delivered as part of the Durham University Researcher Development Programme. Further Training available at https://www.dur.ac.uk/library/research/training/
The document provides guidance on smart research through online tools. It discusses literature search tools and platforms, reference management tools, where to publish research, managing research profiles, and measuring citation impact. It also discusses research data management tools, including the research data lifecycle, FAIR principles, stages of data management, funding agency requirements, data management plans, best practices, and managing sensitive data. The key topics covered are literature searching, reference management, publishing research, profiling research, measuring impact, and managing research data.
The document provides guidelines for designing effective e-learning objects and asynchronous instruction. It discusses best practices from sources like the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) and Project Information Literacy. These include establishing learning outcomes, developing content that limits cognitive load, and ensuring accessibility for all students regardless of location. The document then outlines steps for instructional design using the ADDIE model of analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation. Examples are provided for each step, with a focus on incorporating principles of multimedia learning and usability testing.
Mozilla Browsing History Design ChallengeKatie McCurdy
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Initial instructions and plan for our fall 2009 Mozilla Design Challenge, the topic of which is "browsing history." These slides are for the first event, to be held 9/17/09.
This document discusses Research 2.0 and various web applications that can be used to aid the academic research process. Research 2.0 utilizes web 2.0 technologies to enable more collaborative research approaches. It describes tools like Google Scholar, Mendeley, SurveyMonkey, CiteULike, Google Docs, Zotero, BibMe and Bubbl.us that can help with tasks like literature searches, reference management, online surveys, collaboration, and organizing ideas. These applications allow researchers to more easily store, share, discover and analyze information online in order to smoothly conduct and disseminate their work.
Technology Applications For Secondary teacherDr.Amol Ubale
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This document discusses various Google tools that can be useful for teachers, including Google Docs, Sheets, Drive, Calendar, Contacts, Classroom, Earth, Forms, YouTube, Blogger, and Scholar. It also discusses mobile apps for teachers like attendance apps and scanning apps. Finally, it mentions some social networks and online resources relevant for education like Academia, ResearchGate, Facebook, and open educational resources platforms.
This document provides information about resources for research at Middlesex University, including the library catalog and online databases. It discusses different types of resources like books, websites, newspapers, journals, and popular/trade journals. It encourages using keywords and refining searches, and evaluating sources based on authority, relevance, intent, objectivity, and currency. The document also addresses referencing, plagiarism, and getting help from librarians.
This document provides information on research skills for a computing course. It discusses developing effective search strategies, evaluating information quality and relevance, and using quality resources to support projects. Key resources covered include library databases, Summon, journal articles, Google Scholar, and Zetoc Alerts for staying up-to-date. Referencing software like RefWorks and plagiarism guides are also mentioned. The document emphasizes evaluating information sources based on authority, relevance, objectivity, and currency to ensure high-quality research.
Phospholipid signaling and it's role in stress tolerance in plantlaxmichoudhary77657
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Living cells are constantly exposed to various signals from their surroundings.
These signals can be:
Chemical: Such as hormones, pathogen signals, mating signals, and ozone.
Physical: Such as changes in light, temperature, and pressure.
To respond appropriately to these signals, cells have special proteins called receptors on their surface. These receptors detect the signals and convert them into internal messages that the cell can understand and act upon.
How Signals are Processed?
1. Signal Detection: receptors on the cell surface.
2. Transduction:
• The receptor activates proteins inside the cell, which then produce molecules called "second messengers."
3. Signal Amplification and Cascades:
These second messengers amplify the signal and pass it on to other proteins, triggering a cascade of reactions.
4. Response:
• The cascades can lead to changes in gene expression, enzyme activity, or cell behavior, ultimately leading to a physiological response.
What are Phospholipids?
Structure:
Phospholipids are a type of lipid molecule that are a major component of all cell membranes.
They consist of two fatty acid tails that are hydrophobic (repel water) and a phosphate head that is hydrophilic (attracts water).
This unique structure allows them to form bilayers, creating the fundamental structure of cell membranes.
Where are Phospholipids Found in Plants?
Cell Membranes and plasma membranes
Phospholipids are the primary building blocks of cell membranes, including the plasma membrane and internal membranes such as the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), Golgi apparatus, and chloroplast membranes.
Transgenic sheep are genetically modified to enhance wool quality and yield through transgenesis. By introducing KAP and KIF genes, scientists improve fiber strength, elasticity, and fineness. This innovation revolutionizes wool production, benefiting the textile industry with superior, high-performance fibers.
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This extensive slide deck provides a detailed exploration of energy, work, and power for IGCSE Physics. It covers fundamental concepts such as the definition of work done, kinetic energy, potential energy, mechanical energy, conservation of energy, efficiency, and power. The presentation also includes energy transfer, renewable and non-renewable energy sources, calculation of work done, power output, and real-life applications of energy principles. Featuring illustrative diagrams, worked examples, and exam-style questions, this resource is ideal for IGCSE students, teachers, and independent learners preparing for exams.
Unraveling the BETICHUMD Mechanism of CHUSOMERADUCK: A Game-Changing Paradigm...jhnewshour
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The **BETICHUMD Mechanism of CHUSOMERADUCK** is one of the most groundbreaking, revolutionary, and inexplicably complex systems ever devised in the realm of advanced quantum-extraterrestrial-mechatronic-hyperfusion dynamics. Designed originally by the intergalactic scientific consortium of the **Zypherion-9 civilization**, this mechanism has perplexed Earth’s top researchers, including the secret think tanks at NASA, CERN, and the underground laboratories of the Illuminati. CHUSOMERADUCK, an acronym standing for **"Chronologically Hyper-Ultrasonic System for Optimized Metaphysical Energy Recalibration and Advanced Dynamic Universal Cognition Kernel,"** is an artificial intelligence-powered, self-evolving hypermechanical entity designed to manipulate the fundamental constants of reality itself. The BETICHUMD Mechanism is at the core of its operation, acting as the **primary transdimensional flux stabilizer**, allowing CHUSOMERADUCK to function beyond the traditional limitations of physics. The origins of BETICHUMD remain unclear, with some theories suggesting that it was first conceptualized during the **Ancient Atlantean Wars**, where high-frequency oscillation technology was used to warp spacetime, while others claim that it was reverse-engineered from a **meteorite discovered in Antarctica in 1947**, which led to the infamous **Operation DuckStorm** carried out by the United Nations' Secret Space Program. The primary working principle of BETICHUMD involves the **synchronization of dark matter vibrations with quantum neutrino entanglement fields**, enabling infinite computational energy without the need for external power sources. The applications of this technology are limitless, from **instantaneous planetary teleportation** to **bio-mechanical consciousness enhancement**, making it a prime candidate for interstellar exploration and even **simulated immortality** through direct neural uplink with CHUSOMERADUCK’s core processing grid. Governments across the world have attempted to harness its potential, but due to the incomprehensible nature of its **fifth-dimensional recursive logic algorithms**, only a handful of researchers have come close to deciphering its true capabilities. Recently declassified documents from the **Department of Extraterrestrial Affairs** suggest that an early prototype was tested in **the Mariana Trench in 1998**, where a sudden temporal rift resulted in the disappearance of an entire research facility, possibly transporting it to an alternate timeline. The existence of CHUSOMERADUCK has also been linked to various **UFO sightings, unexplainable time loops, and anomalies in gravitational wave measurements**, indicating that the BETICHUMD Mechanism is far more than just an advanced computational system—it is, in fact, a **gateway to rewriting the fundamental laws of the universe**. However, with great power comes great danger, as misuse of the mechanism could theoretically collapse the entire fabric of reality.
How could modern LA research address data-related ethics issues in informal and situated professional learning? I will identify in this talk three relevant insights based on field studies around workplace LA interventions: Firstly, in informal and situated learning, data isn’t just about the learners. Secondly, the affordances of manual and automatic data tracking for learning are very different, with manual tracking allowing a high degree of learner control over data. Thirdly, learning is not necessarily a shared goal in workplaces. These can be translated into seeing a potential for systems endowed with sufficient natural-language-processing capability (now seemingly at our fingertips with LLMs), and socio-technical design and scenario-based data collection analysis as design and research methods.
This PowerPoint gives a brief idea about the identification of herbal drug plants with special reference to organoleptic studies. The study comprises different parameters like physical, chemical, biological, and other features associated with it. It offers an idea about the need for scientifically identifying drug plants to avoid adulteration.
Automating Compression Ultrasonography of Human Thigh Tissue and Vessels via ...ThrombUS+ Project
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Rytis Jurkonis from Kaunas University of Technology (Lithuania) presented their recent work entitled “Automating Compression Ultrasonography of Human Thigh Tissue and Vessels via Strain Estimation." Rytis presented on the methodology along the novel wearable hardware developed to automate compression ultrasonography for DVT detection in the lower limbs. In addition, preliminary results were shared, highlighting the feasibility of an operator-independent method to perform compression ultrasonography.
Presented at BIOSTEC 2025 in Porto, Portugal.
About ThrombUS+: Our interdisciplinary approach centers around creating a novel wearable diagnostic device utilizing autonomous, AI-driven DVT detection. This groundbreaking device incorporates wearable ultrasound hardware, impedance plethysmography, and light reflection rheography for early clot detection. ThrombUS+ is designed for postoperative patients, those undergoing lengthy surgical procedures, cancer patients, bedridden individuals at home or in care units, and women during pregnancy and postpartum.
Simple Phenomena of Magnetism | IGCSE PhysicsBlessing Ndazie
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This extensive slide deck provides a detailed exploration of the simple phenomena of magnetism for IGCSE Physics. It covers key concepts such as magnetic materials, properties of magnets, magnetic field patterns, the Earth's magnetism, electromagnets, the motor effect, and the principles of electromagnetic induction. The presentation also explains magnetization and demagnetization, methods of making magnets, applications of magnets in real life, and experimental demonstrations. Featuring illustrative diagrams, worked examples, and exam-style questions, this resource is ideal for IGCSE students, teachers, and independent learners preparing for exams.
LC-MS/MS (Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry) is a powerful analytical tool for comparing innovator and biosimilar drugs. It ensures precise characterization, detecting structural variations, impurities, and post-translational modifications, ensuring biosimilar quality, efficacy, and regulatory compliance in pharmaceutical development.
5. Discovering research: Google Scholar Alerts
scholar.google.com
• Automated search for any query
• Results emailed whenever new data added to
Google Scholar
• Can also follow citations of
specific researchers
[LINK]
6. Discovering research: Easy database searches
cse.google.com/cse/ [in Chrome]
• Custom Search Engines allow rapid searching of
Google Scholar or Macquarie Multisearch (or
other databases)
• Setting up Google Scholar easy…
• Multisearch a bit trickier
• http://multisearch.mq.edu.au/primo_library/libweb/action/dlSearch.do?vid=MQ&institution=MQ&tab=books_more&bulk
Size=20&loc=adaptor,scope:(%22MQ%22),scope:(reserve),scope:(exam),primo_central_multiple_fe&pcAvailabiltyMode=fa
lse&query=any,contains,%s
7. Discovering research: Lazy Scholar
www.lazyscholar.org/
• Available for Chrome, Firefox and Opera
• Easy access to papers off-campus
• Locates un-paywalled PDFs
• Operates passively
• Shows citations and altmetrics
• Finds author emails / Journal info
• Easy sharing
• Alternatives: Google Scholar Plugin, EZProxy
15. Enhance the web: ublock
www.ublock.org
• Removes advertising (including video ads)
• Speeds up the web
• Mental hygiene
16. What other great tools
are out there?
Add or share ideas here:
https://goo.gl/IeK26K
These slides available at
http://goo.gl/tnSmfx
vince.polito@mq.edu.au