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Spatio-temporal pattern of viral meningitis in Michigan, 1993-2001
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2005-05)
To characterize Michigan’s high viral meningitis incidence rates, 8,803 cases from 1993–2001 were analyzed for standard epidemiological indices, geographic distribution, and spatio-temporal clusters. Blacks and infants ...
A Hierarchical Path View Model for Path Finding in Intelligent Transportation Systems
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Springer Science+Business Media, 1997-08)
Effective path finding has been identified as an important requirement for dynamic route guidance in Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS). Path finding is most efficient if the all-pair (shortest) paths are precomputed ...
Dynamics of fish populations with different compensatory processes when subjected to random survival of eggs and larvae
(Elsevier, 1993-08)
It is widely believed that abundance of fish populations is determined during the larval stage, for larval abundance is high, there is high variability in larval survival, and small changes in larval abundance could have ...
Emerging and vector-borne diseases: Role of high spatial resolution and hyperspectral images in analyses and forecasts
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2002-03)
Many infectious diseases that are emerging or transmitted by arthropod vectors have a strong link to landscape features. Depending on the source of infection or ecology of the transmitting vector, micro-habitat characteristics ...
On evaluating the equivalency of alternative MDS representations
(Kluwer Academic Publishers; Martinus Nijhoff Publishers ; Springer Science+Business Media, 1986-06)
A typical question in MDS is whether two alternative configurations that are both acceptable in terms of data fit may be considered “practically the same”. To answer such questions on the equivalency of MDS solutions. ...
Investigating teacher learning supports in high school biology curricular programs to inform the design of educative curriculum materials
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2009-11)
Reform efforts have emphasized the need to support teachers' learning about reform-oriented practices. Educative curriculum materials are one potential vehicle for promoting teacher learning about these practices. Educative ...
Scientific explanations: Characterizing and evaluating the effects of teachers' instructional practices on student learning
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2008-01)
Teacher practices are essential for supporting students in scientific inquiry practices, such as the construction of scientific explanations. In this study, we examine what instructional practices teachers engage in when ...
Developing a learning progression for scientific modeling: Making scientific modeling accessible and meaningful for learners
(Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company, 2009-08)
Modeling is a core practice in science and a central part of scientific literacy. We present theoretical and empirical motivation for a learning progression for scientific modeling that aims to make the practice accessible ...
Spatial process and data models: Toward integration of agent-based models and GIS
(Springer-Verlag; Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 2005-05)
The use of object-orientation for both spatial data and spatial process models facilitates their integration, which can allow exploration and explanation of spatial-temporal phenomena. In order to better understand how ...
“Maestro, what is ‘quality’?”: Language, literacy, and discourse in project-based science
(John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2001-04)
Recent curriculum design projects have attempted to engage students in authentic science learning experiences in which students engage in inquiry-based research projects about questions of interest to them. Such a pedagogical ...