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In converting an object of one type to another, we expect some of the original object's behavior to remain the same, and some to change. How can we state the relationship between the original object and converted object to characterize what information is preserved and what is lost after the conversion takes place? We answer this question by introducing the new relation, respects, and say that ...

Cancer is the leading cause of mortality among Alaska Native people. Over half of Alaska Native people live in rural communities where specially trained community members called Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) provide health care. In response to CHA/Ps' expressed desire to learn more about cancer, four 5-day cancer education and digital storytelling courses were provided in 2014. ...

This article aims to change the terms of conversation about ecological crisis. We argue that human–nature dualism, a product Enlightenment thought and primarily responsible for crisis, cannot be basis any meaningful solutions. show how more recent Western imaginaries like Anthropocene Gaia proposed overcome separation nature from culture are also based on exclusions reflect rationality legacies...

Are we thinking broadly enough about dependable systems? Just what are the most influential factors that contribute to dependability? Is it the manufacturing process? Is it circuit design? Or software design? Or network capacity? Or perhaps implementation? The answer could be none of these and most certainly it's changed dramatically from even five years ago. Technology and best practices aroun...

teachers are evaluated in different ways. however, the most prevalent and controversial method is teacher evaluation by students. the present study was targeted at the examination of students’ view on the teachers’ evaluation criteria. methods: the population of this descriptive cross-sectional study was 107 students of paramedical faculty of urmia university of medical sciences that two of the...