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Epistemological beliefs of students and teachers about the nature of science: from 'baconian inductive ascent'to the 'irrelevance'of scientific laws

Science education

Niaz M.
GSID: XNRkYkcomcsJ
R Blanco, M Niaz - Instructional Science, 1997 - Springer

The main objectives of this study are to:(a) to investigate students' and teachers' beliefs about the nature of science;(b) to explore the relationship among the students' and teachers' …

Science curriculum and teacher education: The role of presuppositions, contradictions, controversies and speculations vs Kuhn's 'normal science'

science curriculum

Niaz M.
GSID: fl9fc2ySmEsJ
M Niaz - Teaching and Teacher Education, 2010 - Elsevier

… arguments: Kuhn's ‘normal science’ manifests itself in the science curriculum and textbooks through the scientific method — teaching normal science leads to memorization of science content with little understanding — eliminating normal science would facilitate the inclusion of...

Are we teaching science as practiced by scientists?

discipline specific instruction (e.g., engineering curriculum, social science teachers, geology pedagogy)

Niaz M.
GSID: NgDEojRVHDQJ
M Niaz - American Journal of Physics, 2010 - aapt.scitation.org

Robert Millikan's 1 oil drop experiment to determine the charge of the electron has been the subject of considerable controversy. 2–4 Despite this, most general chemistry and physics …

An appraisal of the controversial nature of the oil drop experiment: Is closure possible?

science curriculum

Niaz M.
GSID: cI7p0SyOqsIJ
M Niaz - The British journal for the philosophy of science, 2005 - academic.oup.com

Acceptance of the quantization of the elementary electrical charge (e) was preceded by a bitter dispute between Robert Millikan (1868–1953) and Felix Ehrenhaft (1879–1952), which …

Composite polylactic-methacrylic Acid copolymer nanoparticles for the delivery of methotrexate.

Journal of drug delivery

Sibeko B, Choonara YE, du Toit LC, Modi G, Naidoo D, Khan RA, Kumar P, Ndesendo VM, Iyuke SE, Pillay V.
PMID: 22919501
J Drug Deliv. 2012;2012:579629. doi: 10.1155/2012/579629. Epub 2012 Jul 05.

The purpose of this study was to develop poly(lactic acid)-methacrylic acid copolymeric nanoparticles with the potential to serve as nanocarrier systems for methotrexate (MTX) used in the chemotherapy of primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL). Nanoparticles were prepared by...

Response to: Surgical trainee research collaboratives in the UK: An observational study of research activity and publication productivity.

International journal of surgery (London, England)

Fowler AJ, Al Omran Y, Pidgeon TE, Jafree DJ, Agha RA.
PMID: 27504847
Int J Surg. 2016 Sep;33:133-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ijsu.2016.07.010. Epub 2016 Aug 05.

No abstract available.

Exosome-like vesicles of helminths: implication of pathogenesis and vaccine development.

Annals of translational medicine

Riaz F, Cheng G.
PMID: 28480211
Ann Transl Med. 2017 Apr;5(7):175. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.03.45.

No abstract available.

Distribution of vesicular glutamate transporters in the human brain.

Frontiers in neuroanatomy

Vigneault É, Poirel O, Riad M, Prud'homme J, Dumas S, Turecki G, Fasano C, Mechawar N, El Mestikawy S.
PMID: 25798091
Front Neuroanat. 2015 Mar 05;9:23. doi: 10.3389/fnana.2015.00023. eCollection 2015.

Glutamate is the major excitatory transmitter in the brain. Vesicular glutamate transporters (VGLUT1-3) are responsible for uploading glutamate into synaptic vesicles. VGLUT1 and VGLUT2 are considered as specific markers of canonical glutamatergic neurons, while VGLUT3 is found in neurons...

Tetralogy of Fallot repair in patients presenting after Infancy: A single surgeon experience.

Pakistan journal of medical sciences

Waqar T, Riaz MU, Mahar T.
PMID: 29067078
Pak J Med Sci. 2017 Jul-Aug;33(4):984-987. doi: 10.12669/pjms.334.12891.

OBJECTIVE: To determine the early surgical outcomes of Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) repair in children and young adults operated after the age of one year.METHODS: In this retrospective study, 307 cases of primary repair of Tetralogy of Fallot were...

Sedimentary black carbon and organochlorines in Lesser Himalayan Region of Pakistan: Relationship along the altitude.

The Science of the total environment

Ali U, Sweetman AJ, Riaz R, Li J, Zhang G, Jones KC, Malik RN.
PMID: 29126639
Sci Total Environ. 2018 Apr 15;621:1568-1580. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.10.071. Epub 2017 Nov 08.

Black carbon (BC) and total organic carbon (TOC) along with their relationship with organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were assessed in Lesser Himalayan Region (LHR) in different altitudinal zones based on anthropogenic influence/source proximity under the scope...

Elastomeric balloon pump: Use of triway to fill!.

Indian journal of anaesthesia

Patro A, Priya V, Riaz R, Dhiraaj S.
PMID: 27053790
Indian J Anaesth. 2016 Mar;60(3):218-9. doi: 10.4103/0019-5049.177882.

No abstract available.

Absence of Flexor Carpi Radialis during an Elective Carpometacarpal Arthroplasty of the Thumb: A Rare Anatomical Variation.

Case reports in medicine

Sofos SS, Riaz M.
PMID: 27051425
Case Rep Med. 2016;2016:7853487. doi: 10.1155/2016/7853487. Epub 2016 Mar 14.

Purpose. We present an extremely rare anatomical variation of unilateral flexor carpi radialis (FCR) absence. This rare anatomical variation posed a clinical dilemma to us and we highlight the importance of the surgeon being aware of this anatomical variation...

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