The study presented here investigates how different degrees of conceptual integration, as predicted by direct and indirect reported speech, effect speakers’ prosodic behaviour in interaction. It makes a threeway distinction between authentic direct, false direct and indirect reported speech and predicts that greater conceptual distance, predicted by authentic direct reported speech, will lead t...

A quasi-experimental study explored the impact of authentic learning exercises on preservice teachers’ motivational beliefs and intentions to integrate technology, as well as the ability of those beliefs to predict intentions. A questionnaire was used to assess 104 preservice teachers’ expectancy-value related motivational beliefs, namely intrinsic and extrinsic goal orientations, task value, s...

After retroviral infection of a permissive cell, the viral RNA is reverse-transcribed to make a DNA copy of the viral genome. Integration of this DNA copy into the host genome is a necessary step for efficient viral replication. We have developed a cell-free system for integration of exogenous mini-retroviral DNA. The termini of this linear mini-Moloney murine leukemia virus (MoMLV) DNA are des...

Current strategies for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection are based on cocktails of drugs that target the viral entry step and the enzymes reverse transcriptase or protease. At present, the clinical benefit of this combination therapy for HIV-infected patients is considerable, although it is not clear how long this effect will last taking into account the emergence of...

Growing awareness of both the demand for artificial intelligence (AI) expertise and societal impacts AI systems has led to calls integrate learning ethics alongside technical skills in courses pathways. In this paper, we discuss our experiences developing piloting TechHive:AI curriculum high school youth that integrates learning. The design was guided by following pedagogical goals: (1) respond...