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Performances of an Able, Academic Mind
… life, where the structures of the university disable atypical bodies and minds in order to force them to simultaneously perform the roles of scholar, teacher, and colleague. The university not only fails to accommodate afflicted minds and bodies, it also produces more precarity in the process. …
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A Study of Differences in the Meanings Attached to Selected Concepts by 'More Able' and 'Less Able' Writers
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Creativity in the Journal Writings of Academically Able Students
… the cumulative writing samples of academically able students. Twenty-four fourth and fifth grade students who had written over either one or-two year time-spans participated in the study. Use of a researcher-designed instrument determined individual use and development, as well as illustrating …
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A mathematics assessment scheme for less able secondary pupils
… detailed assessment criteria are suggested to enable positive achievement in this area to be rewarded.<br/><br/>3) The oral assessment merits a higher mark-weighting than is presently allocated, However, in view of the relatively high level of absence for this component, it is noted that such a …
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Studies on bacteria able to use methane in denitrification
… were isolated from this unit and shown to be able to use nitrate as a terminal electron acceptor and as a source of cell nitrogen. These bacteria were identified and their specificity to methane tested. In addition to methane they were found to be able to use several other organic compounds …
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Development of a research vehicle able to perform autonomous manoeuvres
Autonomous driving is an important research field and presents several problems with different nature and complexity. The goal of this work is describing such problems and the concerning solutions adopted while developing an experimental vehicle designed to autonomously perform some manoeuvres …
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Beyond Able-Minded Citizenship: Embracing Intellectual Ability Differences in Democratic Education
… civic contribution that assume the presence of able-bodied and able-minded individuals. There is therefore an unchallenged assumption that those who experience significant difficulties in reasoning are unable to perform the tasks of citizenship. My dissertation investigates and challenges this …
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8 Readers reading: The intertextual links of able readers using multiple passages
… chronicled the intertextual links generated by 8 able readers as they read a five-passage tableau. Each reader silently read the passages and reported aloud their thoughts during a $2{1\over2}$ to 3 hour session. Three scholarly paths--cognitive psychology, semiotics, and literary theory--were …
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Characterisation of llama antibody fragments able to act as HIV-1 entry inhibitors
… evade recognition by antibodies, including variable regions, carbohydrates, and conformational masking. As a result, the neutralising antibody response in HIV-1 infection and post-immunisation is generally narrow, and only a handful of broadly neutralising monoclonal antibodies have been …
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Forces Are Able to Set Position And Timing Of Microtubule Catastrophes In Fission Yeast
In the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe, interphase microtubules switch to depolymerization almost exclusively at the poles of the cylindrical cell. Proper localization of these events is crucial for morphogenesis, and is thought to depend on factors preferentially localized at the cell …
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How Not Being Able to Drive Can Affect Routines and Occupations Related to Transportation
… a TBI described the effects not being able to drive has on their routines and occupations related to transportation. Two participants were interviewed, using a semi-structured interview protocol, about their participation in daily routines and occupations related to driving cessation …
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An exploration of gifted and highly able adolescents' experiences with stress and coping /
… narrative case study explored gifted and highly able adolescents' experiences with stress and coping. Nine students, ages 13-18, at 2 independent schools in southern Ontario, participated. They completed the Adolescent Coping Scale (Frydenberg & Lewis, 1993), and I generated individualized graphs …
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Machine learning approach for cascade-able nonlinear transceiver modeling and high speed link simulation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2024-12-01
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Exploring staff perceptions of why selected development NPOs are able to deliver effective services
… services, these organisations face insurmountable challenges, including, but not exclusive to inadequate funding and staff shortages. Yet in spite of this, some of these organisations have overcome these challenges, and continued to provide services to communities. This study sought to explore …
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Are South African directors able to earn abnormal returns by trading in their companies shares?
… investigates whether South African directors are able to earn abnormal returns by trading in their companies' shares. An event study methodology was used based on the Capital Asset Pricing Model for director's trades during the period 2009 to 20 12. The results suggest sales transactions are …
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Kinematic analysis of compensation movements of upper limb amputees and able-bodied individuals during grasping movements
… users make compensatory movements to be able complete daily tasks. The primary compensation occurs from the next distal joint nearby the amputation. For transradial prosthesis users, the main compensatory movements often occur because of limited degrees of freedom and lack of control in …
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Able and Willing? does the USA's action during the 2008 crisis conform to hegemonic stability theory?
In this paper I examine how the United States of America has conformed to hegemonic stability theory and whether it contunes to do so. The theory predicts that the hegemon will establish multilateral institutions serving its own interest but at the same time sacrificing resources to maintain them. …
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