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Principals Discuss Early Implementation of the ASSISTments Online Homework Tutor for Mathematics
This report presents the findings from interviews with principals about their schools’ participation in the ASSISTments efficacy study on seventh-grade mathematics.
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Research Brief: Implementation of the Educator Evaluation Framework in Massachusetts
Educators were divided about whether the EEF is focused on professional growth and development.
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Brain Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Dependence
The purpose of this meeting is to provide fundamental insights on brain mechanisms that contribute to the recovery from alcohol dependence. Ultimately, it is to promote studies in understanding neurobiological mechanisms mediating recovery associated with the sustained alcohol abstinence.
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Menstrual Cycle-Related Variation in Physiological Sleep in Women in the Early Menopausal Transition
The objective of the study was to assess the impact of menstrual cycle phase on the polysomnogram and electroencephalographic (EEG) features of sleep in midlife women.
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Measuring the monitoring progress K-12 STEM education indicators: A road map
The National Science Foundation’s National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics produces Science and Engineering Indicators, a biennial compendium of quantitative data on U.S. and international science and engineering education and productivity.
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Effect of the rs1051730-rs16969968 variant and smoking cessation treatment: a meta-analysis
Objective- To assess if the allelic variations of rs16969968/rs1051730 in the CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4 gene cluster are associated with smoking cessation after nicotine replacement therapy (NRT).
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Animal Paradigms to Assess Cognition with Translation to Humans
This chapter focuses on some promising translational cognitive paradigms for use in rodents, non-human primates, and humans.
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Cognitive Demands During Quiet Standing Elicit Truncal Tremor in Two Frequency Bands: Differential Relations to Tissue Integrity of Corticospinal Tracts and Cortical Targets
Given the complexity of sensorimotor integration invoked to maintain upright posture, the integrity of supratentorial brain structures may also contribute to quiet standing and consequently be vulnerable to interference from cognitive challenges.
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ZEAL Mathematics Alignment Study: A Review of ZEAL Items in Relation to the Common Core State Standards
Zeal Learning Inc. contracted with SRI International’s Center for Technology in Learning to conduct an alignment study using a sample of ZEAL mathematics assessment items and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics.
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Brazil Visits SRI to Discuss Its Economic Development Roadmap
SRI International had the honor of hosting President Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and her top ministers during her recent visit to the United States. Brazil is a huge country with a wealth of natural resources and a population of more than 200 million. Yet, as it tries to move from an industrial-based economy to an innovation economy, it faces a number of…
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Mentoring Girls in Computer Science
Despite the healthy buzz around introducing children to computer science and coding in the K-12 years, there is a stark reality with which we contend: precipitously low numbers of girls and underserved minorities are studying computing in the United States. Despite many efforts to close this gap, figures of test-takers from recent advanced placement exams…
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Design Rules and Prototype Examples for Additive Printing of Flexible Electronics
In this presentation, I will discuss the design rules we learned in the course of developing this fully printed sensor platform.