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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

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Scientific knowledge is proliferating in an unprecedented rate with an increasing number of journal articles and research papers published every year across various disciplines from humanities to medicine and technology. As researchers, our research stands on the shoulders of other researchers.

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement

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Concrete change: the innovative chemistry of sustainable cement Published: The global cement industry is gigantic, so finding ways to reduce its impact on the climate is essential for a sustainable future. The chemistry of cement It is the use of resources, especially raw materials, that forms the current focus of Theo’s research.

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New Effort Hopes to Make ‘Weed-Out’ Courses More Equitable

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Organic chemistry , anyone?) Research by the nonprofit Gardner Institute and other groups has found that these typically-freshman-year classes tend to prune some kinds of students from academic tracks more than others. Research shows students may drop out or change their major based on these gateway courses.” history surveys.

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Facing Pressure on Enrollment, Will Colleges Support More Transfer Students?

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It’s really unacceptable,” says John Fink, a senior research associate and program lead at the Community College Research Center. “As Even though he fit in at the Puente program at his third college, he struggled to pass English 101 there, having trouble completing a research paper assignment. It’s a disappointing status quo.

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The Metaverse Hype Died Down. Where Does That Leave Colleges That Invested In It?

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But the concept resonated, says Marcy Drummond, the college’s vice president of economic and social mobility innovation. The university must strike a delicate balance between its commitment to serving its students and its aim to compete as a top-notch research institution with other, more cash-flush universities, Heiberger says.

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How do bacteria help and harm crops?

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glumae cannot cause BPB without this regulatory factor, our next research direction is to find the chemical compounds and physiological conditions that can disable its function,” explains Jong. Jong’s research is also focused on the beneficial interactions that could improve rice and soybean crop yields. “We

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From field to lab: the changing nature of archaeology

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In these spaces you had Indigenous communities, European settlers, indentured servants, and enslaved Africans all engaged in a changing socio-economic landscape.” We bring together students from backgrounds in history, anthropology, archaeology, chemistry and museum studies to work collaboratively on the project,” he says.