How flipped classroom can benefit your learners and lecturers alike?

Dear All, Flipped classroom is now the "in-thing" model practised in universities and healthcare settings etc. How is it beneficial to both learners and lecturers alike? Thank you for your decent...

06 July 2017 9,360 33 View

What makes a great man/woman?

Dear All, We have seen a humble person like Richard Branson being a great man/woman of his/her time. What qualities, characters, situations etc. make such person(s) great? Best regards. Mariam

05 June 2017 9,004 97 View

What is censorship?

Dear All, What is censorship? In this social media era, is censorship still enforced in your country? Thank you for your decent reply. Best regards - Mariam

09 October 2016 3,218 39 View

What are ethics?

Dear All, I have seen ethics being trampled upon in both academic and clinical atmosphere. Are ethics especially important in both sectors or is it just a flaunt thing to do? What are ethics to...

07 August 2016 5,721 38 View

How can Carbon Dioxide (CO2) be put to good medical use?

Dear All, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) is known to be one of the reasons as to why ozone depletes rapidly. Is there any research done to convert CO2 to good medical use like reducing certain pain or...

07 August 2016 9,948 5 View

Is empty sella considered a mental disorder?

Dear All, Is brain empty sella considered a mental disorder? What is the gold standard to treat this "disorder"? Thank you for your kind input. Best regards - Mariam

06 July 2016 8,869 14 View

Are non U-Core modules salient for a student to graduate?

Dear All, Are non U-Core modules salient for a student to graduate? Most of the global universities do not include U-Core modules to graduate. What is the rationale behind the extra credit modules...

04 May 2016 1,562 0 View

What is problem-based learning?

Dear All, What is problem-based learning? Do you practice it in your country? Best regards - Mariam

04 May 2016 4,613 7 View

Why some RG Researchers choose not to include their photographs so that we could connect more comfortably?

03 April 2016 3,372 10 View

Is it true that palm products are considered dangerous for consumption?

Dear All, Recently there was this argument on palm products being detrimental to health. The question is 1. How dangerous are the palm products? 2. If not, what are the benefits of consuming the...

02 March 2016 9,082 4 View

How to define and get results (stresses) for certain points of a model in abaqus, using python? When the size of the model changes?

I want to do a parameter study of a aixsymmetric cylinder in Abaqus. I want to create several jobs where I get the stresses for 3 different points in my model. These points are defined. I wrote a...

01 March 2021 10,078 1 View

LOAD DISPLACEMENT CURVES Stiffness increasing in ANSYS non linear analysis. HOW CAN I CORRECT IT?

Hi. I am doing non linear FE analysis using a new material beam under flexural 2 point loading using ANSYS. I have defined a bilinear material model. The solution has converged. In results I am...

01 March 2021 9,911 3 View

How relevant is Mini slump cone?

for all the rheology researchers, my question is, how relevant is a mini slump cone (smaller than a standard 50 cent rheometer). currently based on testing, the thickness of slumped material is...

26 February 2021 3,668 1 View

Stress/strain tensors decomposition ???

25 February 2021 6,760 1 View

How to increase solubility of Poly acrylic acid in Dioxane solvent?

I am working with Polyacrylic acid (100.000Da) and instead of water, I need to use another solvent (dioxane) to dissolve PAA. However, because of the high molecular weight, it's quite hard to...

25 February 2021 2,225 5 View

How to reduce residual stresses in MD simulation?

I am working on a preparation of representative polymeric structures of some popular polymers, such as polyimide or PTFE for MD simulation, during which a single nitrogen or oxygen atom will be...

24 February 2021 8,105 3 View

Suggestions for occupational stress surveys?

I am currently writing a masters thesis on reasons for occupational stress in the early childhood classroom, and want to include a short survey assessing participants work-related stress levels. I...

24 February 2021 8,678 2 View

Best excel chart to compare algorithms' running time?

Hi I want to compare the running time of robotic path planning algorithms. The grid size is 8X8. I have 100 scenarios of start and goal positions.. Each scenario is run in three obstacles ratio...

22 February 2021 621 1 View

The most suitable method to calculate the stress intensity factor in the presence of contact between the crack lips?

I'm trying to study cracked structures under a compressive load taking into account contact between the crack lips. I would like to know if the method of extrapolation by displacement remains...

21 February 2021 8,694 4 View

What is recommended and opened real-time or nearly real time geospatial data used in flood risk assessment and regional planning on a detailed scale?

I asked recommended real-time or nearly real-time data source for any parameters for flood risk on a microscale analysis for urban area cases in developing countries that had agglomeration urban...

18 February 2021 2,617 2 View