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Introduction to the Power Pole Board
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2023
Source: Ali Bazzi, Department of Electrical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. DC/DC converters are power electronic converters that convert DC voltages and currents from a certain level to another level. Typically, voltage conversion is the main purpose of DC/DC converters and three main types of conversion exist in a single converter: stepping up, stepping down, and stepping up or down. Among the most common step-up converters are boost converters (Refer to this collections...
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Oscillation and Reaction Board Techniques for Estimating Inertial Properties of a Below-knee Prosthesis
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2014
Body segmental inertial properties are required for inverse dynamics modeling. Using an oscillation and reaction board technique, inertial properties of below-knee prostheses were measured. Using direct measures of prosthesis inertia in the inverse dynamics model of the prosthetic leg resulted in lower magnitudes of resultant joint forces and moments.
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The Modified Hole Board - Measuring Behavior, Cognition and Social Interaction in Mice and Rats
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2015
This protocol describes the modified hole board, which is a behavioral test set-up that comprises the characteristics of an open field and a traditional hole board. This set-up enables the differential analysis of unconditioned behavior of small laboratory mammals as well as the analysis of cognitive abilities.
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Modeling Biological Membranes with Circuit Boards and Measuring Electrical Signals in Axons: Student Laboratory Exercises
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2011
This is a demonstration of how biological membranes can be understood using electrical models. We also demonstrate procedures for recording action potentials from the ventral nerve cord of the crayfish for student orientated laboratories.
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Programmed Electrical Stimulation in Mice
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2010
Programmed electrical stimulation provides the ability to determine conduction properties of the heart, and the possibility to induce and terminate cardiac arrhythmias using various pacing protocols. Using a transvenous catheter, intracardiac electrogram recordings can be obtained in mice following programmed electrical stimulation protocols to identify arrhythmogenic substrates.
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The AP Psychology framework organizes learning across biological bases of behavior, cognition, development, learning, and research methods. This structure gives instructors a sequence for relating psychological concepts to evidence and scientific reasoning rather than treating topics as isolated facts. For students, that organization supports an introductory view of psychology that links multiple areas of the discipline.
College Board assessments use both selected-response and free-response questions to measure understanding. The two formats are part of the assessment structure described for AP Psychology, allowing student performance to be examined through more than one question type. This matters because classroom learning can be connected to an assessment system that addresses foundational psychological content.
Research methods occupy a central place because the framework treats psychology as a scientific field, not only a collection of subject areas. Placing methods alongside biological, cognitive, developmental, and learning topics helps students encounter psychological claims through evidence and scientific reasoning. That emphasis gives the introductory curriculum a consistent basis for interpreting the discipline.
Educators can use College Board materials to structure classroom instruction around the framework’s major psychological topics. A practical approach is to connect concepts with evidence and scientific reasoning as each area is taught, then use the assessment formats as part of the course’s measurement structure. The materials therefore support organization as well as content coverage.
For students, these resources provide an organized way to build an introductory foundation in psychological science. Working across the framework’s areas can help learners connect biological bases of behavior with cognition, development, learning, and research methods. The same materials may also prepare students for assessments that evaluate understanding through selected-response and free-response questions.
AP Psychology materials may have consequences beyond the classroom because participating colleges can use assessment results in placement or credit decisions. Those decisions are not presented as universal; their relevance depends on whether a college participates. Students and educators should therefore distinguish the framework’s instructional role from the separate institutional use of assessment performance.