Basic programming learning is known as complex for many novice students at university level. We have been working for several years in the development of computer based tools that may help students in programming learning. From the utilization of those tools we concluded that while they proved useful for many students, for those with deeper difficulties they were not enough to promote learning ...

A conjecture of F.Morel states that the motivic group π0,0(k) of a perfect field k coincides with the Grothendieck-Witt group GW (k) of quadratic forms over k provided that char(k) 6= 2. Morel’s proof of the conjecture requires the the following result: the Nisnevich sheaf WNis associated with the presheaf X 7→ W (X) is homotopy invariant and all its Nisnevich cohomology are homotopy invariant ...

Total protein content is a measurement common to many applications in basic science and clinical research. Several different fluorescent techniques are available that eliminate many of the problems associated with the traditional colorimetric absorbance-based methods to measure total protein content. Here we describe the use of 3-(4-carboxybenzoyl)quinoline-2carboxaldehyde (CBQCA) to quantitate...

Animals can be used in many ways in science and scientific research. Given that society values sentient animals and that basic research is not goal oriented, the question is raised: "Is the use of sentient animals in basic research justifiable?" We explore this in the context of funding issues, outcomes from basic research, and the position of society as a whole on using sentient animals in res...