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Feature signature prediction of a boring process using neural network modeling with confidence bounds
(Springer Verlag; Springer-Verlag London Limited, 2005-11-18)
Prediction of machine tool failure has been very important in modern metal cutting operations in order to meet the growing demand for product quality and cost reduction. This paper presents the study of building a neural ...
Kilómetro por hora, ji cuadrado, días-hormiga
(Panace@, 2004-09)
Resumen: Este trabajo comenta algunos aspectos básicos de teoría métrica, análisis dimensional y álgebra relativos a las magnitudes y cantidades de uso habitual en la vida cotidiana y en todos los campos de las ciencias ...
Concurrent enrollment in lecture and laboratory enhances student performance and retention
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012-05)
Laboratories have been a cornerstone in teaching and learning across multiple scientific disciplines for more than 100 years. At the collegiate level, science laboratories and their corresponding lectures are often offered ...
Promoting understanding of chemical representations: Students' use of a visualization tool in the classroom
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001-09)
Many students have difficulty learning symbolic and molecular representations of chemistry. This study investigated how students developed an understanding of chemical representations with the aid of a computer-based ...
Large‐scale science education intervention research we can use
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2012-03)
This article develops an argument that the type of intervention research most useful for improving science teaching and learning and leading to scalable interventions includes both research to develop and gather evidence ...
To stay or to go: voluntary survivor turnover following an organizational downsizing
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2002-09)
This paper examines the relationship between survivor reactions to a downsizing and retention subsequent to a downsizing. We hypothesize that survivors who experience the downsizing as distributively, procedurally, and ...
Comparing three attitude-behavior theories for predicting science teachers' intentions
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2002-11)
Social psychologists' attitude-behavior theories can contribute to understanding science teachers' behaviors. Such understanding can, in turn, be used to improve professional development. This article describes leading ...
Evaluation of Pre-service Teacher Preparation for Achieving the National Standards for Beginning Physical Education Teachers
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2003-12)
The aim of this study was to investigate pre-service physical education teachers' self-assessment of their competent levels in achieving the national standards for beginning physical education teachers (National Association ...
The Price Sensitivity Of Medicare Beneficiaries: A Regression Discontinuity Approach
(Wiley Periodicals, Inc.The AEI Press, 2013-01)
We use 4 years of data from the retiree health benefits program of the University of Michigan to estimate the effect of price on the health plan choices of Medicare beneficiaries. During the period of our analysis, changes ...
The impact of socialist imprinting and search on resource change: a study of firms in lithuania
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., 2006-07)
Firms in transition economies experienced a large exogenous shock in their external business environment in the late 1980s when these economies moved from a socialist-oriented economic environment to a more market-oriented ...