The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of a new drug on memory and cognitive function in older adults. The double-blind study involved 100 participants aged 65-80 who were given either the drug or a placebo daily for 6 months. Researchers found that those who received the drug performed significantly better on memory and problem-solving tests at the end of the study compared to those who received the placebo.
Ben & Jerry's successfully marketed itself as having a homemade style of ice cream production, rather than a methodical or scientific process, to portray their brand as lovingly crafted. HUL treated Ben & Jerry's as a separate brand to preserve its unique image and avoid hampering ice cream sales. With strong brand equity built over time through charitable activities and fun competitions, Ben & Jerry's maintains a fun-loving brand image and could expand into other food products like bottled milk or flavored snacks.
The document discusses the results of a study on the effects of a new drug on memory and cognitive function in older adults. The double-blind study involved 100 participants aged 65-80 who were given either the drug or a placebo daily for 6 months. Researchers found that those who received the drug performed significantly better on memory and problem-solving tests at the end of the study compared to those who received the placebo.
Ben & Jerry's successfully marketed itself as having a homemade style of ice cream production, rather than a methodical or scientific process, to portray their brand as lovingly crafted. HUL treated Ben & Jerry's as a separate brand to preserve its unique image and avoid hampering ice cream sales. With strong brand equity built over time through charitable activities and fun competitions, Ben & Jerry's maintains a fun-loving brand image and could expand into other food products like bottled milk or flavored snacks.
Danmarks grundforskningsfond 2012 Birgitte PossingSbruun
The document summarizes information about the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) and its Centers of Excellence program. It provides details on the philosophy, funding, selection process, requirements and timeline for establishing new Centers of Excellence. The primary goals of the program are to strengthen Danish research environments through flexible long-term funding and by supporting ambitious, innovative projects led by top international researchers.
Dream Foundation - "Children difference to the natural world"John Lowe
Project design for a Dream Foundation (Australia) project.
Our Dreamer Chris Rourke’s idea is to empower children to wake us up, to lobby their parents and others about the impacts we are having on climate, life and the natural world.
Children with their love of the natural world can lead us, to think of simple things the we are too blind to see and to imagine, and the wonderful that we are too cynical to believe.
The program operates around natural habitats where it runs as a unique a training and development for children to experience the love of nature and learn the science, natural and human history of the habitat. Then children are trained to become eloquent advocates for the nurture, growth and sustainability of the habitat.
The program then turns to the local community near the habitat and looks to find systemic synergies, with humans and nature, to design and build sustainable infrastructure that benefits both the habitat and the community, and includes economic redesign to move wealth back into communities. We aim to copy this model planet-wide.
The advocacy by Children, with their unique expression, will arise in forming authentic innovation and communication organisations lead by children (with adults being accountable to them).
http://dreamfoundation.org.au
This document provides an overview of the ICT in Education course at Universidad Ucinf. [1] The objectives of the course are to provide future teachers with the necessary digital skills to integrate technology into their classroom teaching and professional practice. [2] The course covers topics like the general context of ICT, pedagogical uses of web tools, and designing webquests. [3] Students will be evaluated based on written tests, workshops, oral presentations, and problem-solving activities using technology.
The document provides an overview of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It discusses that ITU was formed in 1865 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ITU has 191 member states and over 700 sector members. ITU is comprised of three sectors: radiocommunication, standardization, and development. Each sector specializes in technical and policy matters related to its subject area. The sectors are ITU-R for radiocommunication, ITU-T for telecommunications, and ITU-D for development. The document then provides further details about the focus and responsibilities of each sector.
1. The document discusses the progression of atomic theory from ancient Greek philosophers to modern quantum mechanical models. Key contributors and their discoveries are outlined, including Dalton's atomic theory, Thomson's discovery of the electron, and Rutherford's gold foil experiment.
2. Features of the periodic table are explained, including its organization by atomic number and properties that can be predicted from an element's location. Isotopes and how to calculate average atomic mass are also covered.
3. The formation of ions through gaining or losing electrons and predicting ionic charges from the periodic table are summarized. Ionic compounds are defined as electrically neutral combinations of cations and anions.
A lexical set is a group of words that share the same meaning or function. In linguistics, lexical sets are useful for categorizing words by topic or syntax. John Wells devised lexical sets as a way to identify vowel sounds using groups of words rather than phonetic symbols. Examples include the KIT lexical set containing words like "ship" and "sick" and the DRESS lexical set containing words like "step" and "mess". It is suggested that teaching vocabulary through lexical sets helps students learn and understand word relationships more easily by organizing knowledge into categories.
The document provides information on maintaining dental equipment, including the various components of a dental unit like the high speed turbine, micro-motor, triple syringe scalar, cup and cuspidor unit, saliva ejector unit, and chair unit. It discusses preventative maintenance tasks such as disinfecting and lubricating handpieces, cleaning dental lamps, and lubricating chair joints. Printed circuit boards that control components like the chair movements and functions of the cup, cuspidor, light, and heater are also mentioned.
Karen Frederiksen: Mentorstøttet efteruddannelse i informationskompetenceVidenDanmark
Karen Frederiksen fra Knowledge Communication Lab ved Århus Universitet fortæller om mentorstøttet efteruddannelse af fysio- og ergoterapeuter i informationskompetence ved VidenDanmark og DEFF seminar om Informationskompetence 22.4.2009
Danmarks grundforskningsfond 2012 Birgitte PossingSbruun
The document summarizes information about the Danish National Research Foundation (DNRF) and its Centers of Excellence program. It provides details on the philosophy, funding, selection process, requirements and timeline for establishing new Centers of Excellence. The primary goals of the program are to strengthen Danish research environments through flexible long-term funding and by supporting ambitious, innovative projects led by top international researchers.
Dream Foundation - "Children difference to the natural world"John Lowe
Project design for a Dream Foundation (Australia) project.
Our Dreamer Chris Rourke’s idea is to empower children to wake us up, to lobby their parents and others about the impacts we are having on climate, life and the natural world.
Children with their love of the natural world can lead us, to think of simple things the we are too blind to see and to imagine, and the wonderful that we are too cynical to believe.
The program operates around natural habitats where it runs as a unique a training and development for children to experience the love of nature and learn the science, natural and human history of the habitat. Then children are trained to become eloquent advocates for the nurture, growth and sustainability of the habitat.
The program then turns to the local community near the habitat and looks to find systemic synergies, with humans and nature, to design and build sustainable infrastructure that benefits both the habitat and the community, and includes economic redesign to move wealth back into communities. We aim to copy this model planet-wide.
The advocacy by Children, with their unique expression, will arise in forming authentic innovation and communication organisations lead by children (with adults being accountable to them).
http://dreamfoundation.org.au
This document provides an overview of the ICT in Education course at Universidad Ucinf. [1] The objectives of the course are to provide future teachers with the necessary digital skills to integrate technology into their classroom teaching and professional practice. [2] The course covers topics like the general context of ICT, pedagogical uses of web tools, and designing webquests. [3] Students will be evaluated based on written tests, workshops, oral presentations, and problem-solving activities using technology.
The document provides an overview of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). It discusses that ITU was formed in 1865 and is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland. ITU has 191 member states and over 700 sector members. ITU is comprised of three sectors: radiocommunication, standardization, and development. Each sector specializes in technical and policy matters related to its subject area. The sectors are ITU-R for radiocommunication, ITU-T for telecommunications, and ITU-D for development. The document then provides further details about the focus and responsibilities of each sector.
1. The document discusses the progression of atomic theory from ancient Greek philosophers to modern quantum mechanical models. Key contributors and their discoveries are outlined, including Dalton's atomic theory, Thomson's discovery of the electron, and Rutherford's gold foil experiment.
2. Features of the periodic table are explained, including its organization by atomic number and properties that can be predicted from an element's location. Isotopes and how to calculate average atomic mass are also covered.
3. The formation of ions through gaining or losing electrons and predicting ionic charges from the periodic table are summarized. Ionic compounds are defined as electrically neutral combinations of cations and anions.
A lexical set is a group of words that share the same meaning or function. In linguistics, lexical sets are useful for categorizing words by topic or syntax. John Wells devised lexical sets as a way to identify vowel sounds using groups of words rather than phonetic symbols. Examples include the KIT lexical set containing words like "ship" and "sick" and the DRESS lexical set containing words like "step" and "mess". It is suggested that teaching vocabulary through lexical sets helps students learn and understand word relationships more easily by organizing knowledge into categories.
The document provides information on maintaining dental equipment, including the various components of a dental unit like the high speed turbine, micro-motor, triple syringe scalar, cup and cuspidor unit, saliva ejector unit, and chair unit. It discusses preventative maintenance tasks such as disinfecting and lubricating handpieces, cleaning dental lamps, and lubricating chair joints. Printed circuit boards that control components like the chair movements and functions of the cup, cuspidor, light, and heater are also mentioned.
Karen Frederiksen: Mentorstøttet efteruddannelse i informationskompetenceVidenDanmark
Karen Frederiksen fra Knowledge Communication Lab ved Århus Universitet fortæller om mentorstøttet efteruddannelse af fysio- og ergoterapeuter i informationskompetence ved VidenDanmark og DEFF seminar om Informationskompetence 22.4.2009
Kvaliteten af ph.d.-uddannelsen, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Novo Nordisk A/SNovo Nordisk
Forskerne i Novo Nordisk er helt afgørende for virksomhedens innovationskraft, konkurrenceevne og dermed fremtidige vækst. Derfor ligger den danske forskeruddannelse vores hjerte nær.
Vores viden om ph.d.-satsningen de senaste år og effekterne er begrænsede. Det kan undre, at en så stor uddannelsespolitisk satsning er forbundet med så lidt viden om effekter og værdi. Derfor har vi i Novo Nordisk – sammen med konsulentvirksomheden Damvad – været i marken og forsøgt at blive lidt klogere på tingenes tilstand.
Vi har interviewet mere end 70 ph.d.-studerende, vejledere og institutledere. Vi har fokuseret på de fagområder, hvor Novo Nordisk har flest medarbejdere – sundhedsvidenskab, naturvidenskab og ingeniørvidenskab – og vi er gået på tværs af de relevante danske universiteter.
Kvaliteten af ph.d.-uddannelsen, Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen, Novo Nordisk A/S
Iben fonnesberg schmidt
1. Samarbejde mellem museer og universiteter
-forskning på ph.d.-niveau
Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt, Institut for Kultur og Globale
Studier, Aalborg Universitet
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2. 1) Hvad er kravene til en ph.d.-uddannelse?
1) Hvad indeholder en ph.d.-uddannelse?
1) Hvad koster et ph.d.-forløb?
1) Hvordan søger man?
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3. Ph.d.-uddannelsens formål
Ph.d.-uddannelsen ‘er en forskeruddannelse, der på
internationalt niveau kvalificerer den ph.d.-studerende
til selvstændigt at varetage forsknings-, udviklings- og
undervisningsopgaver i den private og offentlige
sektor, hvor der forudsættes et bredt kendskab til
forskning’
Ph.d.-bekendtgørelsens § 1
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4. Derfor skal ph.d.-afhandlingen
‘dokumentere forfatterens evne til at anvende fagets
videnskabelige metoder og til at yde en forskningsindsats
svarende til de internationale standarder for ph.d.-grader
inden for fagområdet’
Ph.d.-bekendtgørelsens § 11
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5. Ph.d.-uddannelsens indhold:
modeller for ph.d.-forløbet I
Model 1: 3-årigt ph.d.-forløb
stipendiaten forfatter (under vejledning) en
afhandling baseret på egne nye forskningsresultater
(afhandlingen kan bestå af en monografi eller en
række artikler)
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6. Ph.d.-uddannelsens indhold:
modeller for ph.d.-forløbet II
Model 2: 1- eller 2-årigt ph.d.-forløb
stipendiaten samler (under vejledning) en række
af sine tidligere udgivne arbejder til en afhandling
(en artikelrække), som suppleres med en eller
flere artikler
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7. Et ph.d.-forløb omfatter ud over forskningsarbejdet
også
• deltagelse i ph.d.-kurser og konferencer
• et ophold på en anden, primært udenlandsk,
forskningsinstitution
• vidensformidling
som fastlægges i en individuel ph.d.-plan
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8. Hvad koster et ph.d.-forløb?
Model 1: omkostninger ved et 3-årigt ph.d.-forløb
inkl. stipendiatens løn i 3 år, udgifter til vejledning og
bedømmelse samt annuum (2011 tal):
Fuldfinansieret: 1.626.000 kr i alt for de 3 år (ekskl. overhead)
Samfinansieret med et universitet: 812.500 kr i alt for de 3 år
(ekskl. overhead)
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9. Hvad koster et ph.d.-forløb?
Model 2: omkostninger ved et 1- eller 2-årigt ph.d.-
forløb:
udgifter til vejledning: ca. 40.000 kr per år
udgifter til bedømmelse: ca. 45.000 kr
Eventuelt også:
stipendiatløn: ca. 450.000 kr per år (afhængigt af løntrin)
annuum: ca. 25.000 kr per år
(alle tal er 2011 og er ekskl. overhead)
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10. Ansøgningsprocessen I
1)Ansøgning uden opslag:
når museet har en intern kandidat til ph.d.-stillingen
•Kandidaten laver en projektbeskrivelse
•Projektbeskrivelsen vurderes af en fagkyndig bedømmer
med et positivt resultat
•Finansieringen sikres
•Kandidaten indskrives som ph.d.-studerende
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11. Ansøgningsprocessen II
2) Ansøgning med opslag:
når museet ikke har en intern kandidat til ph.d.-stillingen.
Et muligt forløb kunne være:
•Museet formulerer i samarbejde med det valgte universitet et
opslag med et identificeret projektområde
•Finansieringen sikres
•Museet udvælger en kandidat i samarbejde med universitetet
og på baggrund af ansøgernes projektbeskrivelser
•Projektbeskrivelsen vurderes af en fagkyndig bedømmer med
et positivt resultat
•Kandidaten indskrives som ph.d.-studerende
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12. Ansøgningen
•Projektbeskrivelse (max. 10 sider, typisk 5 sider)
inklusiv
•redegørelse for den tidligere videnskabelige behandling
af emnet
•beskrivelse af den valgte metode og teori samt
begrundelse for valget
•CV
•Budget
•Samarbejdsaftale mellem universitet og museum
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13. Aalborg Universitets
ph.d.-samarbejde med museer
• nyt vidensformidlingscenter som platform for samarbejde
mellem Aalborg Universitet og interesserede museer
Iben Fonnesberg-Schmidt
Historiestudiet, Institut for Kultur og Globale Studier
Email: imfs@cgs.aau.dk
Telefon 9940 8354
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