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Improving Internet Access to Help Small Business Compete in a Global Economy


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English | ISBN: 1606925156 | 2009 | 210 pages | PDF | 12 MB
Businesses are quickly integrating new telecom services into their business plans. Broadband connects entrepreneurs to millions to distant customers, facilitates telecommuting, and increases productivity in many ways. Much of our economic growth is attributable to productivity increases arising from telecommunications advances. This book presents the edited text of a U.S. Senate hearing devoted to this subject.

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Improving Memory Understanding age-related memory loss Ed 4


Free Download M.D. Kirk R. Daffner, "Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss Ed 4"
English | ISBN: 1614010978 | 2015 | 49 pages | EPUB | 609 KB
In many ways, our memories shape who we are. They make up our internal biographiesthe stories we tell ourselves about what we’ve done with our lives. They tell us who we’re connected to, who we’ve touched during our lives, and who has touched us. In short, our memories are crucial to the essence of who we are as human beings. Age-related memory loss, then, can represent a loss of self. It also affects the practical side of life. Forgetting how to get from your house to the grocery store, how to do everyday tasks, or how you are connected to family members, friends, and other people can mean losing your ability to live independently. It’s not surprising, then, that concerns about declining thinking and memory skills rank among the top fears people have as they age. There’s no getting around the fact that the ability to remember can slip with age. Many of these changes are normal, and not a sign of dementia. Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss helps you understand the difference between normal, age-related changes in memory and changes caused by dementia. The report also offers tips on how to keep your brain healthy, and how to help improve your memory if you’re living with age-related memory loss. One of the key components of this memory-saving program is to keep the rest of your body healthy. Many medical conditionsfrom heart disease to depressioncan affect your memory. Staying physically and mentally active turns out to be among the best prescriptions for maintaining a healthy brain and a resilient memory. Improving Memory: Understanding age-related memory loss also discusses the different types of dementia and the treatments available for them.

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Improving Teacher Development and Evaluation


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English | ISBN: 1943360294 | 2020 | 216 pages | EPUB | 9 MB
Teachers cannot become great unless they are given the time, support, and tools to grow in their professional practice. Written for teachers, coaches, and educational leaders, this resource offers a paradigm-shifting approach to teacher development and evaluation. The authors share research-backed steps for improvement, outline the principles for successful observation, and offer extensive protocols designed to help readers fully implement the book’s recommendations.

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Systematic Reuse Issues in Initiating and Improving a Reuse Program Proceedings of the International Workshop on Systematic R


Free Download Systematic Reuse: Issues in Initiating and Improving a Reuse Program: Proceedings of the International Workshop on Systematic Reuse, Liverpool, 8-9 January 1996 By Rubén Prieto-Diaz (auth.), Marjan Sarshar BSc (Hons), MSc, PhD, CEng, MIEE (eds.)
1996 | 117 Pages | ISBN: 3540760121 | PDF | 5 MB
Based on papers accepted for presentation at the 1996 Workshop on Systematic Reuse: Issues in Initiating and Improving a Reuse Program, Liverpool, UK, this volume provides a comprehensive introduction to the effective management of software reuse. It examines a number of central issues such as: the critical success factors for reuse; the amount of investment required and the expected payback period; the type of training needed; tools; and the impact of reuse on organisation structure. There is a strong emphasis on the industrial application of systematic reuse – an area which is currently expanding at a rapid rate – illustrated by the experiences of leading international companies such as IBM, Hitachi Europe, and AT&T. Overall this volume sets out comprehensive guidelines on the introduction and maintenance of a reuse program. It will provide an invaluable reference book for software development practitioners, systems analysts and architects, and development managers.

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Student Learning Improving Practice


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English | ISBN: 1626188874 | 2013 | 178 pages | PDF | 4 MB
This book brings together an exciting group of international academics who are experienced teachers from a diverse range of disciplines with the common link being the development of innovative pedagogy which will enhance the quality of the learning dynamic. Lecturing and teaching are both art forms, at least if it is done well, and these have to be cultivated and honed. Whether you are a student studying education as a teaching student, an experienced teacher in schools, or a lecturer at university, this publication has an eclectic and informative set of chapters which provide not only ideas but real case examples of how different teaching techniques can work with a diverse group of students with an age range from four to one hundred and four. The latest technological advances are discussed as well as making the most of the more traditional techniques. However, the key is to improve the learning and teaching capabilities of the student and lecturer, respectively. No book is complete or can be regarded as the authority on any subject and this one does not profess to be.Continual improvement in our methods is a laudable goal in the academic profession and this book will afford the reader some excellent insights and discussion points which will aim to enhance the practice of teaching and thus the learning experience of our students.

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Improving Learning Cultures in Further Education


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English | 2007 | pages: 222 | ISBN: 0415427355, 0415427363 | PDF | 0,9 mb
Through its unique theoretical framework – a cultural understanding of teaching and learning – this book develops a new way of understanding educational improvement, one which focuses on the formation and transformation of the practices through which students learn. Based on detailed ethnographic research of seventeen learning sites in further education colleges, this book generates a unique insight into a wide variety of practices of teaching and learning. Illustrated by case studies, it is structured around three key questions:

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Improving the American Community Survey Proceedings of a Workshop


Free Download and Medicine National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, "Improving the American Community Survey: Proceedings of a Workshop"
English | ISBN: 0309490006 | 2019 | 210 pages | EPUB | 9 MB
Since its origin 23 years ago as a pilot test conducted in four U.S. counties, the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (ACS) has been the focus of continuous research, development, and refinement. The survey cleared critical milestones 14 years ago when it began full-scale operations, including comprehensive nationwide coverage, and 5 years later when the ACS replaced a long-form sample questionnaire in the 2010 census as a source of detailed demographic and socioeconomic information. Throughout that existence and continuing today, ACS research and testing has worked to improve the survey’s conduct in the face of challenges ranging from detailed and procedural to the broad and existential.

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