Sökning: "A Brooks"

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  1. 1. Learning Motivation in International Primary Schools : The Voices of Children

    Författare :Sheila Brooks; Holger Daun; David Phillips; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; learning motivation; learning contexts; primary education; international school education; transnational cultures; multicultural education; student perceptions; International education; Internationell pedagogik;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this study is to contribute to a greater understanding of learning motivation in primary school education. Particular emphasis is given to investigating how various contextual or situational aspects of the classroom/school environment affect motivation. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Assessment of Function, Structure and Working Memory in Adolescents with a Recent Diagnosis of an Eating Disorder

    Författare :Linda Solstrand Dahlberg; Helgi Schiöth; Samantha Brooks; Pleunie Hogenkamp; Lars Nyberg; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Eating disorders; anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; eating disorders not otherwise specified; fmri; Neuroscience; Neurovetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Body, weight and shape related obsessions and ruminations are characteristic traits of individuals with eating disorders (ED) that are found to predate the onset of the disorder. Individuals with chronic ED display altered neural activation in response to food stimuli, and are reported to have volumetric differences compared to healthy individuals, which is likely an effect of prolonged starvation. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Teaching with social robots

    Författare :Sara Ekström; Lena Pareto; Eva Brooks; Högskolan Väst; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social Robots; Educational Technology; Human-Robot Interaction; Teachers; Activity Theory; Sociala Robotar; Utbildningsteknologi; Människa- Robotinteraktion; Lärare; Aktivitetsteori; Work Integrated Learning; Arbetsintegrerat lärande;

    Sammanfattning : The school's digitalization is an ongoing process that brings new didactic opportunities, but also challenges. Social educational robots entail a complex teaching situation and affect the teacher's role, actions, and responsibilities in the classroom. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Densities and viscosities of slags : modeling and experimental investigations

    Författare :Mikael Persson; Seshadri Seetharaman; Rob Brooks; KTH; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; density; nolar volume; thermodynamics; enthalpies; model; slags; oxide melts; viscosity; mould flux; continuous casting; Metallurgical process engineering; Metallurgisk processteknik;

    Sammanfattning : The present dissertation describes part of the efforts directed towards the development of computational tools to support process modeling. This work is also a further development of the Thermoslag software developed in the Division of Materials Process Science, KTH. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Genome wide methylation analysis and obesity related traits

    Författare :Emil Nilsson; Helgi Schiöth; Christian Benedict; Samantha Brooks; Charlotte Ling; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : The most studied form of epigenetics is DNA methylation and several studies have investigated the link between the methylome and body weight. In paper I we analyzed the methylation profile of whole blood in 46 subjects measured with Illumina 27K chip. We provide evidence that obesity influences age driven epigenetic changes. LÄS MER