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  1. Oct 2018
    1. This study addressed the relative importances of shrub "resources" on a rodent community in a sage-brush dominated shrub-steppe ecosystem in southwestern Wyoming

      This study addressed the relative importances of shrub "resources" on a rodent community in a sage-brush dominated shrub-steppe ecosystem in southwestern Wyoming

    1. This, together with potential differences in resource renewal rates and predation risk may underlie the shared-preference for the semistabilized-sand habitat and thus affect the community organization.
    1. Fire, rainfall, and particularly extreme climatic events such as El Niño can, at times, outweigh the importance of biotic factors such as competition or predation, emphasizing the importance of resource pulses associated with disturbances.

      Huge surprise

    2. Subsequent research making use of ternary phase diagrams eventually showed that in small mammal communities trophic structure is strongly related to resource use.

      "Subsequent research making use of ternary phase diagrams eventually showed that in small mammal communities trophic structure is strongly related to resource use." trophic structure -the way in which organisms use food resources. to get their energy for growth and reproduction, and is often refered to in.

    1. mindfulness

      The 20 various sources of the definition of mindfulness are, Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Dictionary.com, Cambridge Dictionary, Wikipedia, Thesaurus.com.

  2. Dec 2016
    1. Table 2. College Board Ratings of high school graduates by employersHigh School GraduatesApplied Skills1Def.2Adeq.3Exc.Critical Thinking69.6%30.1%.3%Creativity54.2%43.8%2%Collaboration 34.6%60.9%4.5%Communication (Oral)52.7%45.9%1.4%Communication (Written)80.9%18.9%.3%Two-YearCollegeGraduatesCritical Thinking47.3%73.5%3.7%Creativity21.3%68.4%4%Collaboration 12.1%76.9%11%Communication (Oral)52.7%75.4%3.4%Communication (Written)47.3%50.7%2%Four-YearCollegeGraduatesCritical Thinking9%63.4%27.6%Creativity16.5%62%21.5%Collaboration 8.1%67.3%24.6%Communication (Oral)9.8%65.4%28.4%Communication (Written)27.8%56.4%15%1=Deficient 2=Adequate 3=Excellent

      This Chart was highly interesting to me, personally after a second look the Excellent group's intellectual patterns made me think a lot

    2. real-world environment of constant change

      Screaming how the new Cluster program how defined to me.

    3. The world for which educators now groom their students is dissimilarfrom the world in which public schools were created. The assembly line mentality of the industrial world has morphed into a team-basedmindset whereby integrated skills and concepts areapplied across awide range of courses. To excel in the professional environment, today’s collegiate graduates should be prepared to go beyondthe simple mastery of contentand low level thinking[1]. Educators areincreasinglycoming to the realization that teaching skills and vague concepts without connectionto real-world applicationsare seen by students as irrelevant andin turn, are easily forgotten[2]

      This blurb reminded me of the time when I was a senior in highschool I asked each individual teacher of mine if they saw us as a product of what the school system shapes or more of a customer of a knowledge provider.

  3. Nov 2016
    1. Scientists trained in a discipline learn to speak a specific language and adopt the analytical and methodological constructs that have accumulated in that discipline.

      Me as a focus in Environmental planning and Marketing would not understand a calculus equation's language.

    2. Most scientists recognize a need for interdisciplinary research, many are reluctant to abandon their disciplinary focus

      Which is the reason for many students and people who have the option of interdisciplinary studies should be told what that means.

  4. Oct 2016
    1. Terpenoids have been found to be useful in the prevention and therapy of several diseases, including cancer, and also to have antimicrobial, antifungal, antiparasitic, antiviral, anti-allergenic, antispasmodic, antihyperglycemic, antiinflammatory, and immunomodulatory properties[45-48]. In addition, terpenoids can be used as protective substances in storing agriculture products as they are known to have insecticidal properties[49].

      Terpenoids are not only good for human uses but as an alternative for insecticide. just as a small at home example here is a link for homemade bug spray using plant essential oils. [http://wellnessmama.com/2565/homemade-bug-spray/]

    2. Phytochemicals, including those obtained from fruits, vegetables, nuts and spices, have drawn a considerable amount of attention due to their ability to selectively kill tumor cells and suppress carcinogenesis in preclinical animal models[27-33].

      Phytochemicals- active biological compound found in plants. These phytochemicals are the basis of alternative healing and holistic medicine