FROM SMILEYS TO SMILEYCOINS: USING A COPYRIGHT IN EDUCATION

From Smileys to Smileycoins: Using a copyright in Education

This paper describes a copyright to reward students for their studies.The currency bears the apt name Smileycoin or SMLY and is used within the tutor-web online learning Greeting Card platform.In order to make the SMLY attractive to students several approaches have been used, including support from companies whose services can be purchased for SMLY

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The Influence of Foundry Scrap Returns on Chemical Composition and Microstructure Development of AlSi9Cu3 Alloy

Recycling is now, more than ever, an important part of any foundry process due to the high cost of energy.The basis of the work presented here is a study of the addition of foundry scrap returns to the melt pellets in order to reduce material and energy costs.The most important issue in such a process is the quality of both the prepared melt and fi

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Platelet-rich plasma loaded nerve guidance conduit as implantable biocompatible materials for recurrent laryngeal nerve regeneration

Abstract Vocal cord paralysis caused by recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) injury during thyroidectomy results in hoarseness, aspiration, and dyspnea.We evaluated the usefulness of nerve guidance conduits (NGCs) constructed from an asymmetric polycaprolactone (PCL)/Pluronic F127 porous membrane and filled with platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for functional

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