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Accommodating Teachers Attitudes Towards New Educational Testing Paradigms Through the OPENPAU Project

2015

Abstract Testing is an issue of increasing importance. While for many teachers language learning should be communicative; in fact, they expect their students to provide evidence of their knowledge. Thus, there is a clear mismatch on the approach to language teaching and language testing. As a consequence, there is an evident need change the testing paradigms. Purpose of the paper: This paper suggests guidelines that are currently researched in the OPENPAU project to change the teachers’ perspective towards oral testing. Sources of Evidence: Evidence was obtained through the interaction of four expert teachers with experience in oral testing. Analysis and results: The study indicates that te…

TestingPerspective (graphical)Psychological interventionLanguage acquisitionspeakingTeacher trainingEducational testingLanguage assessmentPedagogyEnglish second languageMathematics educationLanguage educationGeneral Materials ScienceAttitude changetest moderation.PsychologyProcedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
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Accuracy and Completeness of Drug Information in Wikipedia: A Comparison with Standard Textbooks of Pharmacology

2014

The online resource Wikipedia is increasingly used by students for knowledge acquisition and learning. However, the lack of a formal editorial review and the heterogeneous expertise of contributors often results in skepticism by educators whether Wikipedia should be recommended to students as an information source. In this study we systematically analyzed the accuracy and completeness of drug information in the German and English language versions of Wikipedia in comparison to standard textbooks of pharmacology. In addition, references, revision history and readability were evaluated. Analysis of readability was performed using the Amstad readability index and the Erste Wiener Sachtextforme…

Textbooks as TopicInformation DisseminationMEDLINESocial Scienceslcsh:Medicine-PharmacologyEducationGermanSociologyMedizinische FakultätGermanyHumansMedicineTextbooks as TopicMass Mediaddc:610lcsh:ScienceLanguageInternetTextbooksMultidisciplinaryConsumer Health InformationInformation Disseminationbusiness.industrylcsh:RReproducibility of ResultsOnline EncyclopediasKnowledge acquisitionCommunicationsReadabilitylanguage.human_languageTeaching MethodsIndex (publishing)Drug Information ServicesPharmacology ClinicallanguageInformation sourceEncyclopediaslcsh:QbusinessResearch ArticlePLoS ONE
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IL LEGISLATORE TEDESCO ALLARGA LE MAGLIE DELLA REVISIONE CONTRA REUM: L'ASSOLUZIONE PER DELITTI GRAVI E IMPRESCRITTIBILI PUÒ ESSERE MESSA IN DISCUSSI…

2022

Il legislatore tedesco ha ampliato il novero dei casi di revisione in peius. Ha previsto la possibilità di impugnare una sentenza definitiva di assoluzione per omicidio o crimini internazionali, qualora – in base a nuovi fatti o mezzi di prova – emergano “ragioni stringenti” per una condanna. La riforma ha già sollecitato dubbi di legittimità costituzionale e, per la sua rilevanza, suscita varie riflessioni.

The German legislator has enlarged the cases of in peius revision. It is now provided the possibility to challenge a final acquittal for murder or international crimes when “compelling grounds” for a conviction emerge on the basis of new facts or means of evidence. The reform has already posed doubts of constitutionality and due to its relevance raises various reflections.Settore IUS/16 - Diritto Processuale Penale
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DECORIN EFFECTS ON PROTEOMIC PROFILING OF BREAST CANCER CELLS: AN UPDATED STUDY

2015

The malignant carcinomas are characterized by several capabilities acquired by the neoplastic cells, among which the ability to invade the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to establish a crosstalk with several ECM components. Under this respect, the extracellular microenvironment is an entity extraordinarily rich of information with opposite signals. Our group has long undertaken the study of the effects of ECM molecules on the behavior of cancer cells in vitro. Among the studied molecules, the decorin was found to exert a non-permissive effect on the growth and motility of the transfected tumor cells. The decorin, belongs to the family of small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRP) and is involv…

The malignant carcinomas are characterized by several capabilities acquired by the neoplastic cells among which the ability to invade the extracellular matrix (ECM) and to establish a crosstalk with several ECM components. Under this respect the extracellular microenvironment is an entity extraordinarily rich of information with opposite signals. Our group has long undertaken the study of the effects of ECM molecules on the behavior of cancer cells in vitro. Among the studied molecules the decorin was found to exert a non-permissive effect on the growth and motility of the transfected tumor cells. The decorin belongs to the family of small leucine-rich proteoglycans (SLRP) and is involved physiologically in the fibrillogenesis of collagen. In the last few year a new anti-oncogenic role has been proposed for decorin1. This study aimed to implement the knowledge on the effects of ectopic decorin on breast cancer cells using as a reference point the results already achieved by our research group2 on the experimental model format. By breast cancer cell line 8701-BC and its transfected clone DEC-C2. The extension of the proteomic analysis combined with the mass spectrometry allowed to triplicate the number of identified proteins in our model. Among the newly identified proteins were members of the classes of metabolic enzymes S100 family and cell motility proteins which revealed a net decrease in the decorin transfected cells. Of considerable importance is the observation that these classes of proteins are the most involved in metastatic progression. These results confirm and reinforce the anti-oncogenic role hypothesized for decorin. The work was co-funded by the Italian 5x1000 to COBS.DECORIN
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E-portfolio e flipped classroom: un’indagine esplorativa con i futuri insegnanti di scuola primaria

2023

Il contributo intende far riflettere sul tema della formazione dei futuri insegnanti di scuola primaria, a partire dall’impiego dell’e-portfolio come dispositivo innovativo per promuovere l’acquisizione della competenza riflessiva e autovalutativa all’interno della flipped classroom. La ricerca, che ha coinvolto 154 studenti del Corso di laurea magistrale in Scienze della Formazione Primaria dell’Università degli Studi di Palermo, che frequentavano il corso di Docimologia nell’anno accademico 2020/2021, presenta i presupposti teorici, gli obiettivi e le modalità operative di un percorso che ha visto l’impiego dell’e-portfolio nella flipped per promuovere lo sviluppo delle competenze docimol…

The study aims to reflect on the training of future primary school teachers by starting from the use of the e-portfolio as an innovative tool to promote the acquisition of reflective and self-evaluation competence within the flipped classroom. The research involved 154 students of Primary Education Master’s Degree Course of the University of Palermo attending to the Docimology course during the academic year 2020/2021. This paper presents the theoretical assumptions objectives and operating methods of a path that made the use of the e-portfolio in flipped classroom to promote the development of docimological skills in higher education. It was hypothesized that the training intervention designed according to the principles of the flippmethodology and through the use of the e-portfolio would have contributed to the development of students’ self-evaluation skills during the 30 hours of the Docimology course.Settore M-PED/04 - Pedagogia Sperimentale
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HOW SMART DOES AN AGENT NEED TO BE?

2005

The classic distributed computation is done by atoms, molecules or spins in vast numbers, each equipped with nothing more than the knowledge of their immediate neighborhood and the rules of statistical mechanics. These agents, 1023 or more, are able to form liquids and solids from gases, realize extremely complex ordered states, such as liquid crystals, and even decode encrypted messages. We will describe a study done for a sensor-array "challenge problem" in which we have based our approach on old-fashioned simulated annealing to accomplish target acquisition and tracking under the rules of statistical mechanics. We believe the many additional constraints that occur in the real problem ca…

Theoretical computer scienceComputer sciencebusiness.industryComputationDistributed computingMulti-agent systemGeneral Physics and AstronomyStatistical and Nonlinear PhysicsStatistical mechanicsEncryptionTarget acquisitionComputer Science ApplicationsNetwork managementComputational Theory and MathematicsSimulated annealingStochastic optimizationbusinessMathematical PhysicsInternational Journal of Modern Physics C
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Qualità della didattica universitaria e sviluppo della capacità decisionale. Il modello ADVP per garantire i passaggi da L-19 a LM-85bis.

2020

Il presente contributo intende offrire una riflessione sulle competenze attese individuate attraverso la formulazione dei descrittori di Dublino dei CdS in Scienze dell’Educazione (L-19) e Scienze della Formazione Primaria (LM-85bis) istituiti presso l’Ateneo di Palermo e nello stesso tempo proporre un modello per lo sviluppo della maturità professional e necessaria a garantire scelte consapevoli, mature e responsabili. L’analisi condotta ci ha permesso, in una seconda fase di individuare gli obiettivi formativi finali scelti seguendo il modello proposto dalle Linee Guida dell ’Anvur, e di scegliere il modello dell’Activaction du Developpement Vocationnel et Personnel quale strumento per lo…

This paper offers a reflection on the expected competencies identified through the formulation of the Dublin descriptors of the CdS in Education Sciences (L-19) and Primary Education Sciences (LM-85bis) established at the University of Palermo and in the same time to propose a model for the development of professional maturity necessary to ensure informed mature and responsible choices. The analysis carried out allowed us in a second phase to identify the final training objectives chosen following the model proposed by the ANVUR Guidelines and to select the model of the Activaction du Developpement Vocationnel et Personnel for developing decision-making capacity that allows a conscious and responsible passage of students from course L-19 to course LM-85bis safeguarding the specific professional skills that young people wishing to dedicate themselves to teaching in primary and kindergarten must acquire.Settore M-PED/03 - Didattica E Pedagogia Speciale
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Lung Ultrasonography – A Paraclinical Investigation Promoter in Community-Acquired Pneumonia Diagnosis in Children

2019

Abstract Lung ultrasonography is an excellent alternative to chest radiography, with better sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values and, finally, with better accuracy. The lung ultrasonography is proven to be useful in trying to reduce the request of chest radiography. In the opinion of most specialists, lung ultrasonography is recommended to be a valuable tool for the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children. Considering the fact that clinical examination remains essential because it suspects the diagnosis, the evolution does not require radiologic follow-up, also the pathologic findings at the clinical examination may change over the course of a day,…

Thoraxmedicine.medical_specialtyLung ultrasonographymedicine.diagnostic_testbusiness.industryRadiographyPhysical examinationGeneral Medicinemedicine.diseasePneumoniaCommunity-acquired pneumoniamedicineRadiologyUltrasonographybusinessActa Medica Transilvanica
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Thou Jacques-Auguste (de)

2006

Entrée de dictionnaire; Dictionnaire de l'histoire de France

Thou Jacques-Auguste (de)[ SHS.HIST ] Humanities and Social Sciences/History[SHS.HIST] Humanities and Social Sciences/History[ SHS ] Humanities and Social Sciences[SHS] Humanities and Social Sciences[SHS.HIST]Humanities and Social Sciences/History[SHS]Humanities and Social Sciences
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A critical evaluation of caplacizumab for the treatment of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura

2020

Introduction: Acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) is a thrombotic microangiopathy caused by inhibitory autoantibodies against ADAMTS13 protein. Until recently, the combination of plasma exchange (PEX) and immunosuppression has been the standard front-line treatment in this disorder. However, aTTP-related mortality, refractoriness, and relapse are still a matter of concern. Areas covered: The better understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms of aTTP has allowed substantial improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Recently, the novel anti-VWF nanobody caplacizumab has been approved for acute episodes of aTTP. Caplacizumab is capable to block the adh…

Thrombotic microangiopathyExacerbationvirusesmedicine.medical_treatmentADAMTS13 ProteinDiseaseBioinformaticsAutoantigens03 medical and health sciencesPlatelet Adhesiveness0302 clinical medicineFibrinolytic AgentsProtein DomainsCrotalid Venomsvon Willebrand FactormedicineHumansImmunologic FactorsMulticenter Studies as TopicLectins C-TypeMolecular Targeted TherapyDrug ApprovalClinical Trials as TopicAcquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic PurpuraPlasma ExchangePurpura Thrombotic Thrombocytopenicbusiness.industryStandard treatmentfungiImmunosuppressionDrugs InvestigationalHematologyAptamers NucleotideSingle-Domain Antibodiesbiochemical phenomena metabolism and nutritionmedicine.diseaseCombined Modality TherapyRecombinant ProteinsADAMTS13AcetylcysteineTreatment Outcome030220 oncology & carcinogenesisDrug Therapy CombinationCaplacizumabbusinessImmunosuppressive Agents030215 immunologyExpert Review of Hematology
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