Comptes rendus sténographiques, Paris du 24 au 28 août 1878. No. 20 de la Série.

At head of title: Ministère de l'agriculture et du commerce, Exposition universelle internationale de 1878, à Paris, Congrès et conférences du Palais du Trocadéro.

Directory of agricultural organizations and institutions 1924.

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Étude des sols de la Russie,

At head of title: Congrès géologique international, 7-me session, Russie, 1897. Mémoires présentés au Congrès, V.

Year Book

1920- Include Report of the Proceedings of the 15th-?annual Sessions (Continuing the Numbering of the Proceedings of the International Dry-Farming Congress Which This Year Book Supersedes

Etudes sur les schistes cristallins...

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Diversion and corridor control systems in Western Europe /

Preprint of IRF report, issued June 1977.

Bulletin [English Ed] [New Series]

Title Varies: 1919-1924, Bulletin of the International Railway Association; 1925- Bulletin of the International Railway Congress Association

Tokajer Wein : dessen Ursprung, die Art seiner Herstellung und seine pharmakologische Bedeutung : zum Anlasse des XVI. internationalen medizinischen Kongresses in Budapest im Jahre 1909, geschrieben und der Aufmerksamkeit der Herren Kongressmitglieder gewidmet vom /

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Conférence des trois internationales tenue à Berlin, les 2, 4 et 5 avril 1922 : compte-rendu sténographique.

At head of title: Edition du Comité des neuf.

Proceedings 1926, 1935-50, <1993->

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Report of the delegation of the United States

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A projected process kriging algorithm for sensor networks with heterogeneous error characteristics

Large monitoring networks are becoming increasingly common and can generate large datasets from thousands to millions of observations in size, often with high temporal resolution. Processing large datasets using traditional geostatistical methods is prohibitively slow and in real world applications different types of sensor can be found across a monitoring network. Heterogeneities in the error characteristics of different sensors, both in terms of distribution and magnitude, presents problems for generating coherent maps. An assumption in traditional geostatistics is that observations are made directly of the underlying process being studied and that the observations are contaminated with Gaussian errors. Under this assumption, sub–optimal predictions will be obtained if the error characteristics of the sensor are effectively non–Gaussian. One method, model based geostatistics, assumes that a Gaussian process prior is imposed over the (latent) process being studied and that the sensor model forms part of the likelihood term. One problem with this type of approach is that the corresponding posterior distribution will be non–Gaussian and computationally demanding as Monte Carlo methods have to be used. An extension of a sequential, approximate Bayesian inference method enables observations with arbitrary likelihoods to be treated, in a projected process kriging framework which is less computationally intensive. The approach is illustrated using a simulated dataset with a range of sensor models and error characteristics.

An exploratory study of orthoptic student satisfaction in a blended learning environment

Purpose: To describe orthoptic student satisfaction in a blended learning environment. Methods: Blended learning and teaching approaches that include a mix of sessions with elearning are being used since 2011/2012 involving final year (4th year) students from an orthoptic program. This approach is used in the module of research in orthoptics during the 1 semester. Students experienced different teaching approaches, which include seminars, tutorial group discussions and e-learning activities using the moodle platform. The Constructivist OnLine Learning Environment Survey (COLLES ) was applied at the end of the semester with 24 questions grouped in 6 dimensions with 4 items each: Relevance to professional practice, Reflection, Interactivity, Tutor support, Peer support and Interpretation. A 5-point Likert scale was used to score each individual item of the questionnaire (1 - almost never to 5 – almost always). The sum of items in each dimension ranged between 4 (negative perception) and 20 (positive perception). Results: Twenty-four students replied to the questionnaire. Positive points were related with Relevance (16.13±2.63), Reflection (16.46±2.45), Tutor support (16.29±2.10) and Interpretation (15.38±2.16). The majority of the students (n=18; 75%) think that the on-line learning is relevant to students’ professional practice. Critical reflections about learning contents were frequent (n=19; 79.17%). The tutor was able to stimulate critical thinking (n=21; 87.50%), encouraged students to participate (n=18; 75%) and understood well the student’s contributions (n=15; 62.50%). Less positive points were related with Interactivity (14.13±2.77) and Peer support (13.29±2.60). Response from the colleagues to ideas (n=11; 45.83%) and valorization of individual contributions (n=10; 41.67%) scored lower than other items. Conclusions: The flow back and forth between face-to-face and online learning situations helps the students to make critical reflections. The majority of the students are satisfied with a blended e-learning system environment. However, more work needs to be done to improve interactivity and peer support.