Solving complicated problems in a contemporary knowledge-based society requires higher-order thinking (HOT). The most productive way to encourage development of HOT in students is through use of the Problem-based Learning (PBL) model. This model organizes learning by solving corresponding problems relative to study courses. Students are directed to develop HOT skills needed for problem-solving ...

The rapid change in our entire life influences directly or indirectly the systems that controls our knowledge, skills and behaviour. The evolution of our culture is one of the major indicators for this change. Our educational system has been influenced by this rapid change over the time and technology is increasingly used in learning settings. Assessment as a part of the educational system is e...

SL 2: Background 1 First of all, I’d like to touch on the background of this study. As you know well, persistent organic pollutants (POPs) representing polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, dibenzofurans, PCBs, and organochlorine insecticides are lipophilic stable contaminants. They have been detected in a wide range of environmental media and biota, and have been of great concern on their toxic e...

In performing risk assessments for plant protection products by applicants or regulators in relation to the registration of the products, an important aspect to take into account is the foliar interception and retention of the active substance of the product on the plant. An overview is given of the approaches to this item in several parts of the world. The relevant circumstances and influencin...

The Organisation of European Cancer Institutes OECI working group on Health Economics and Cost Benefit in Oncology suggests four actions that are needed to improve alignment and integration between clinicians, researchers, and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) experts and agencies: 1) HTA expertise is necessary close to or within the comprehensive cancer centres (CCC); 2) HTA expertise should ...

Existing translation quality assessment (TQA) metrics have a few major drawbacks: they are often subjective, their scope is limited to the sentence level, and they do not take the translation situation into account. Though suitable for a general assessment, they lack the granularity needed to compare different methods of translation and their respective translation problems. In an attempt to so...

Safecharts is a variant of Statecharts intended exclusively for safety critical systems design. With two separate representations for functional and safety requirements, Safecharts brings the distinctions and dependencies between them into sharper focus, helping both designers and auditors alike in modelling and reviewing safety features. Safecharts incorporates ways to represent equipment fail...

CORAS is a research and technological development project under the Information Society Technologies (IST) Programme (Commission of the European Communities, Directorate-General Information Society). One of the main objectives of CORAS is to develop a practical framework, exploiting methods for risk analysis, semiformal methods for object-oriented modelling, and computerised tools, for a precis...