LEARNING CAN BE ALL FUN AND GAMES: CONSTRUCTING AND UTILIZING A BIOLOGY TABOO WIKTIONARY TO ENHANCE STUDENT LEARNING IN AN INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGY COURSE

Learning can be all Fun and Games: Constructing and Utilizing a Biology Taboo Wiktionary to Enhance Student Learning in an Introductory Biology Course

Most introductory courses in the biological sciences are inherently content-dense and rich with jargon—jargon that is often confusing and nonsensical to novice students.These characteristics present an additional paradox to instructors, who strive to achieve a balance between simply promoting passive, rote memorization of facts and engaging stude

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White pine blister rust resistance in North American, Asian and european species - results from artificial inoculartion trials in Oregon

Dorena Genetic Resource Center (DGRC) has used artificial inoculation trials to evaluate progenies of thousands of Pinus monticola and P.lambertiana selections from Oregon and Washington for resistance to white pine blister rust caused by Cronartium ribicola.In addition, early results are now available for P.albicaulis and P.strobiformis.DGRC has a

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Dilated cardiomyopathy presenting like superior vena cava syndrome

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) commonly presents with exertional dyspnea, fatigue, dependent edema and ascites.Jugular venous distension with prominent positive waves, S3 gallop, and regurgitant murmur are usual signs of DCM.There is one BODY LOTION reported case of DCM Ointment presented with superior vena cava (SVC) thrombosis.Our patient presented

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