Children's Literature

"a text's unity lies not in its origin but in its destination" pg. 148

In this book it explores science and technology, makes connections between these epistemic, cultural, and political trends, and develops profound insights into the nature of our postmodernity.

Kress and Van Leeuwen establish what seem to be some of the norms of Western visual communication from a social semiotic perspective in Reading Imageshow certain visual tactics and strategies (from positioning to color) are interpreted by our…

Synapse loss is strongly correlated with cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD). We have previously reported the loss of dendritic spines and the presence of dystrophic neurites in both the hippocampi of transgenic mice overexpressing…

In this article, we have characterized and compared gene expression profiles from laser capture microdissected neurons in six functionally and anatomically distinct regions from clinically and histopathologically normal aged human brains. These…

Neurofibrillary tangles (NFT) constitute one of the cardinal histopathological features of Alzheimer's disease (AD). To explore in vivo molecular processes involved in the development of NFTs, we compared gene expression profiles of NFT-bearing…

Spontaneous pleasure reading (ludic reading) deserves attention for at least two reasons: It is an important goal of reading instruction, and it offers rewards that are powerful enough both to sustain reading for long periods and to support a large…

Introduces a method for teachers to measure students attitude towards writing. Discussion on the tool developed by the National Association of Educational Progress in its 1992 survey in the United States; Guide criteria to develop the instrument;…

(from the chapter) begins with issues raised by 2 theoretical models (Mathewson, 1976, 1985) developed to serve as heuristic devices for generating predictions and guiding practice in reading the 1976 model was intended to clarify relationships…

A 42-year-old woman presented with ptosis of the left upper lid and limitation of elevation and adduction of the left eye. Neuroimaging revealed a left cavernous sinus lesion which on biopsy proved to be a meningioma. She was symptomatically stable…

Citrullination is a post-translational modification that plays essential roles in both physiological processes and disease. Recent studies have found increased levels of citrullinated antithrombin in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and in…

The prefrontal cortex has long been suspected to play an important role in cognitive control, in the ability to orchestrate thought and action in accordance with internal goals. Its neural basis, however, has remained a mystery. Here, we propose…

No matter how successful and monopolistic Facebook gets, no matter how many awesome features Mark Zuckerberg announces in Palo Alto or how many ex-presidents he interviews, none of it appears to be slowing down LinkedIn, the social network that…

Contents 1. Historic Introduction 293 2. General Background: Quantum Size Effect and Single-Electron Transitions 294 3. Synthesis and Assembly 296 3.1. Citrate Reduction 296 3.2. The Brust-Schiffrin Method: Two-Phase Synthesis and Stabilization by…

BACKGROUND: Precursors of marijuana use in early adolescence are largely unknown because studies generally focus on marijuana use among older adolescents or adults. METHODS: In this study, we examined precursors of marijuana use in a sample of 1023…

Challenging and rewarding in equal measure, Phenomenology of Perception is Merleau-Ponty's most famous work. Impressive in both scope and imagination, it uses the example of perception to return the body to the forefront of philosophy for the first…

Henri Lefebvre has considerable claims to be the greatest living philosopher. His work spans some sixty years and includes original work on a diverse range of subjects, from dialectical materialism to architecture, urbanism and the experience of…

Michel de Certeau considers the uses to which social representation and modes of social behavior are put by individuals and groups, describing the tactics available to the common man for reclaiming his own autonomy from the all-pervasive forces of…

The first full-length translation in English of an essential work of postmodernist thought

In this important theoretical treatise, Jean Lave, anthropologist, and Etienne Wenger, computer scientist, push forward the notion of situated learning-that learning is fundamentally a social process and not solely in the learner's head. The authors…