Chemistry is often daunting for college students, contributing to high attrition rates in STEM majors. This study explored students' perceptions of the challenges in studying chemistry, including task effort and emotional costs. We examined how these perceptions, along with goal approaches, impact ...
There is no hard science or clinical trials to back them up. Most of his theories came from observing a handful of people, usually just himself and his patients, who were mostly middle-aged Viennese women, and then generalizing to the world. Some theories were derived from observing just ...
One factor to weigh when comparing higher education in Europe vs. the U.S. is how long it takes to get a degree. U.S. colleges tend to offer breadth, requiring general education courses and exposing students to a variety of fields, whileEuropean universitiesfavor depth, fo...
Read: Why It's Hard to Get Into Medical School Despite Doctor Shortages. For doctors unsure whether pediatrics is right for them, a rotation can be an eye-opening experience. That's what it was for Dr. Zarina Norton. “I knew I liked kids, but a lot of people like kids and that do...
transfer: convection, conduction and radiation [source: Cabot Corporation]. Even though aerogel is still quite expensive, the good news is that studies have shown that aerogel insulation used in wall framing and hard-to-insulate areas such as window flashing can save a homeowner up to $750 per...
If that was all there was to it, online dating wouldn’t be so hard. What makes it hard is the same thing that makes finding a job hard (and as Joel Spolsky pointed out,it’s no easier for employers). Real life is considerably more complicated than this, but let’s work with a ...
OCR, which does not maintain the structure, exhibited a significantly higher improvement on simple tables compared to hard ones. We observed minimal difference in performance for the structured format without captions. This likely stems from the frequent mention of property names in captions; omitting...
(Text 1) M: Hi Sally! This is Joe. W: Hi Joe! M: We’re planning a surprise party for Susanna this Friday. She is retiring this month. Would you like to come? W: Sure, count me in. (Text 2) W: I think you should try hard to get that job. You should do careful research...
The second one that we learned the hard way is the supply chain, in general, isn't perfect. It'll never be perfect. If you're trying to live in a world where it's perfect, you're going to have issues all the time. For us, what this means is one of our lowest cost components...
Megan learned the hard way that testing at every stage of the process is important. While the formulation for Amalie's products and its packaging were tested, when the two interacted, it was disastrous. The product turned out to be incompatible with the glue—and the brushes fell apart. "Pa...