Apocalypticism in secular public discourse: A proposed theory

Scholars have long studied biblical apocalyptic texts and later religious texts in the same genre, considering their distinctive features and their effects. Literary theorists have found apocalyptic strains in secular literature and studied the literary texts as apocalyptic. Studying speeches as apocalyptic illuminates the rhetorical effects of the speeches and underscores the narrative elements of apocalyptic discourse that have been merely taken for granted.     

Reducing Journal Stacks: How Tufts University's Hirsh Health Sciences Library Made Electronic Journals Work for Them

In 2007, the Collections Management department at Tufts University's Hirsh Health Sciences Library (HHSL) reduced journal stacks to make room for additional seating and classrooms as part of a renovation to the Medical School's Sackler Center for Medical Education. Additional space was necessary to accommodate the library's increasing role in education and research at the medical school and a growing student population. Offsite storage with compact shelving was under construction nearby. Journals were identified for offsite storage by focusing on print titles that came with an online equivalent rather than using chronology to shift journals offsite. The goal was to keep storage retrieval requests to a minimum for patrons and staff.     

崭新的婚礼

“如果那是幸运,那也不是我希望艾琳得到的那种幸运。”老实说,当我们的艾琳告诉我她准备结婚时,我的心情并不好。唉,我知道他是个翩翩少年或是诸如此类的人,但我还是极力表现出些许热情,使得她不会问我他怎么了,也不会继续缠着我,说她不算年轻,可以嫁人了。这些天,我感到身心非常疲倦,以至于一个孩子转身扑向我时,我被弄得筋疲力尽。不管怎样,既然我自已不到20岁就结婚了,那么我有什么资格要求她再等     

The Keys to STEM: Australian Year 7 Students’ Attitudes and Intentions Towards Science,Mathematics and Technology Courses

Research in Science Education - Educational researchers have long noted the apparent link between positive student attitudes and a student’s desire to continue their study of particular...     

Responding on a multiple variable-time variable-time schedule as a function of component duration

Five pigeons pecked lighted keys for food reinforcers delivered by a multiple variable-time 30-sec variable-time 2-min schedule. The duration of the components varied from 5 sec to 16 min. The rate of responding generated by the more favorable component schedule decreased as component duration increased to an intermediate value and then increased with additional increases in duration. The decrease confirmed a prediction of additive theories of behavioral contrast. The rate of responding generated by the less favorable component did not increase as component duration increased. This decrease may represent a floor effect or it may violate a prediction of one additive theory of contrast.