Misshaped chromosomes, mismatched chromatids, and missized genes: easy edits may help mitigate misconceptions commonly represented in published scientific figures by Crystal Uminski, Dina L. Newman, L. Kate Wright

“…Drawing on our research on student thinking about visual representations in molecular biology, we critique these published figures that contain such misconceptions and provide recommendations for simple modifications to figures that may help scientists, science illustrators, and science educators more accurately communicate the structure and function of genes and chromosomes.…”
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The Relationship between Lower Extremity Stiffness with Selected Biomechanical Variables during Vertical Jumps in Healthy Active Men by Mohamad Amin Mohamadian, Heidar Sadeghi, Mehdi Khaleghi Tazji

“…Methods: 20 male physical education students participated voluntarily in this study. They performed Vertical hopping tests in three styles, bilateral, unilateral on dominant leg and unilateral on non-dominant leg, with three strategies, preferred, controlled (frequency 2.2 Hz) and maximal to determine the stiffness of the lower extremity. …”
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Global Prevalence of Neospora caninum in Domestic Pigs (Sus domesticus) and Wild Boars (Sus scrofa): A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Seyed Ahmad Karamati, Hosein Effatpanah, Mohammad Taghi Khodayari, Mohammad Reza Shiee, Afshin Davari, Reza Faraji, Fereshteh Angazbany, Arezoo Bozorgomid

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Research on Innovation Capability Cultivation Oriented Design-Based Learning: Model and Case of Junior High School Information Technology Curriculum by Peiyuan Lin, Zhe Li

“…The model has three characteristics: simple teaching links, reverse teaching design and equal teacher-student relationship. It is hoped to provide guidance on teaching operation level for frontline information technology classroom teaching, or for other disciplines', and to provide a reference for international scholars to do the research about constructing instructional models for skill cultivation in the 21st century.…”
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Hydrogel Synthesis Directed Toward Tissue Engineering: Impact of Reaction Condition on Structural Parameters and Macroscopic Properties of Xerogels by Borivoj Adnadjević, Jelena Jovanović

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Studying the Exemplification of the Consumption of the Majority of Properties in Charities for the Adventitious Prodigality with a Look to Imamayeh Fiqh by Hussain Yousefifar, Hussein Ahmari, Ali Vaez Tabasi

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Simulation-based learning in postgraduate critical care and anaesthesia nursing: an interview study from postgraduate nurses’ perspectives by Carina Sjöberg, Pether Jildenstål, Mona Ringdal, Torben Nordahl Amorøe, Viktoria Sjöstedt, Carl-Johan Cederwall

“…Abstract Background Simulation-based learning is used to educate students in anaesthetics and critical care. At the postgraduate level, the aim is to foster an understanding of the connection between theory and practice and prepare nurses for the clinical environment. …”
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Aspects affecting the choice for scientific journal publishing by Livia Mara Alves Figueiredo, Ana Luiza do Rosário Palma, Cássia Fernandes Araujo, Juliana de Fátima Pedroso, Maria Aparecida Neves Jardini, Sigmar de Mello Rode

“…Material and Methods: The study was conducted with professors and graduate students of the Institute of Science and Technology of Sao Jose dos Campos, UNESP. …”
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Reading from paper, computers, and tablets in the first grade: The role of comprehension monitoring by Elena Florit, Pietro De Carli, Antonio Rodà, Kate Cain, Lucia Mason

“…However, most paper vs. screen research to date has been conducted with university students. This study investigated whether the inferiority of screen-based reading from computers and handheld devices for informational texts is evident in beginner readers and related to comprehension monitoring skills. …”
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The podcast as an educational tool: faculty perceptions and challenges in two universities by Juana Savall Ceres, Luis Antonio Villafán Amezcua

“…The data analysis reveals that while the overall use of podcasts remains limited -mean usage score: 2.2 on a 6 point scale-, lecturers highly value their learning potential, especially as supplementary tools outside the classroom -mean rating. 82% of participants agreed that podcasts enhance students learning experience, and 79% considered them useful for promoting autonomous learning. …”
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USE OF METHODOLOGICAL TASKS IN PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF FUTURE TEACHERS OF INFORMATICS by Nataliia S. Pavlova

“…The methodological task is considered as a specially created contradiction, which reproduces the professional activity of the teacher (teaching process) and educational-cognitive activity of students (learning process), the solution of which integrates methodological, psychological-pedagogical and subject awareness of the higher education student. …”
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Comparative Usability Analysis of University Department Websites: A Case Study of Industrial and Chemical Engineering Programs by Intania Widyantari Kirana, Isna Nugraha, Raditya Jarwenda Novasani

“…The researchers collected data on the time students took to complete the tasks (efficiency) and the number of errors they made. …”
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Introduction by Benjamin Burlingham

“… Recent advances in the science of teaching and learning have opened the eyes of many instructors to course design, instructional practice, and assessment techniques intended to enhance and individualize student educational experience. Achieving these goals is difficult enough in a class of 20 students, but these challenges are only magnified in large-enrollment courses comprising anywhere between 100 students in a classroom to numerous sections of 500+. …”
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Development and Implementation processes:The exploration of interprofessional education programmes by Farhin Delawala, Yolande Heymans, Christmal Christmals

“…This scoping review, guided by the enhanced Arksey and O’Malley framework, sought to synthesise the nature, development, and implementation processes of interprofessional education programmes for health professions’ students in higher education institutions. …”
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About the Book «Higher Efficiency of Power-and-Heat Generation and Heat Supply Systems» by V. K. Balabanovich

“…The monograph contains generalized results of author’s investigations and practical work in respect of modernization of power-and-heat generation steam turbine plants with stage water heating.This book is intended for researchers, engineers and other technical personnel, lecturers, post graduates and students of heat power engineering specialities.…”
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Ranking of the level of social development using the TOPSIS method, case study: ten districts of Tabriz metropolis by Jalil Nematzadeh, Azim Osmanian, Majid Payedar

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Bolonya i la Pedagogia residual Bologna and the residual Pedagogy Bolonia y la Pedagogía residual by Jaume Trilla i Bernet

“…After some introductory pages in which we illustrate various areas that have surprisingly been excluded from the new bachelor’s degree, we explain why we expect that this degree will increasingly be taken by students as a last option. We also suggest that the occupational openings that are attributed to the degree are implausible and that its epistemological basis is contradictory. …”
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Applying multivariate generalizability theory to compose and rank the evaluation scores of college teachers’ teaching ability by Desheng Yan, Guangming Li

“…Based on considering optimal weight and minimum student numbers, the MGT has a new role to effectively compose and rank the evaluation scores of college teachers’ teaching ability, which is worth to recommending in actual evaluations.…”
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A Field Trip to the Ukraine, April 2010 by Roeland P Paardekooper

“…The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the plans for reconstructions at three archaeological sites, to set it in perspective of other reconstructions elsewhere, to lobby with the mayors in those cities and to involve the Shevchenko University in Kyiv in the process by giving some lectures to archaeology students.…”
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“I Have to Take A Deep Breath”: Emotional Geography of EFL Lecturers During Undergraduate Thesis Supervision by Sukarsono, Nanik Sri Rahayu, Muhammad Andrean Syahsurya

“…Myriad of publications concerning students’ experiences during their final project completion process have been well documented. …”
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