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Texas academic facilitators

Texas academic facilitators.
Name Role(s) Texas/UK Involvement
Dr. Denis Headon Director of the TX/UK Collaborative Overall Director and Administrator of the TX/UK Collaborative
George Abbey Sr. Rice University, Baker Botts Fellow for Space Policy Co-Instigator and Partner Facilitator of the TX/UK Collaborative

Texas coalface researchers

Texas coalface researchers.
Name Role(s) Texas/UK Involvement
Prof. Mauro Ferrari Professor and Chairman of Department of Nanomedicine and Biomedical Engineering and Experimental Therapeutics, the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer CenterPresident, Alliance for NanoHealth Partner in Cancer Research Project with Dr. Steve Conlan
Dr. Terry Fossum Professor of Veterinary Surgery, Texas A&M UniversityDirector Texas A&M Institute for Preclinical Studies and the Michael E. DeBakey Institute for Comparative Cardiovascular Science and Biomedical Devices Partner in Bioengineering BSc with Swansea University Engineering and Medical Schools

Wales political supporters

Wales political supporters.
Name Role(s) Texas/UK Involvement
Edwina Hart AM, MBE Minister of Health and Social Services Sponsor of Strategic Initiatives aligned with the Collaborative
Paul Williams OBE Director of NHS Wales Former Director of ABM NHS Trust, Clinical Trials Partner, Involved in Pan Wales Development of the Collaborative

Wales academic facilitators

Wales academic facilitators.
Name Role(s) Texas/UK Involvement
Prof. Julian Hopkin Rector of Swansea University Medical School Intuitional and Political Champion of the TX/UK Collaborative
Prof. Ian Cluckie Pro-Vice Chancellor Research, Swansea University Intuitional

Wales coalface researchers

Wales coalface researchers.
Name Role(s) Texas/UK Involvement
Prof. John White Chair of Research Swansea University Medical School Head of Cancer Research ILS Involved in the Collaborative since 2007, Collaborative Champion in the School of Medicine, Collaborating in Reproductive Cancer Research with Baylor College of Medicine
Dr. Steve Conlan Co-Director of CNH Researcher interest: Cancer Involved in the Collaborative since 2007, Collaborative Champion in CNH, Collaborating with MD Anderson Cancer Research Center

Interview observations

The semi-structured interviews investigated a range of sub-hypotheses through questioning amongst the stakeholder groups. The following sections outline the key findings of these interviews, highlighting areas of alignment and non-alignment amongst stakeholders regarding these issues, together with other observations.

Political supporter

Political supporter responses.
Question Alignment Non-Alignment Other Observations
Is there Regional Coherence and what can be done to improve or strengthen? Recognition of critical role of collaboration; Coherence exists yet room for improvement remains; Commitment to supporting further developments Stronger coherence in Wales with the Public Sector; Stronger Coherence in Texas with Private Sector Welsh Assembly Government Supports Regional Coherence; At the institutional levels it is seen that there is a hindrance from senior management
Are institutions across the region responsive to the collaboration agenda? In the main all are responsive; Institutional responsiveness is led by individuals Greater cajoling needed on the Welsh side Within Wales, funding mechanisms have not yet driven collaboration
Do you see collaboration as a strategic imperative for institutions? All agree, Yes Some institutions see collaboration as a “means”, others as an “end” On both sides it was seen to be away of accessing more research funds and drives ratings
What do you see the role of government as being? Facilitator&Funder; Providing light touch support Texas no government involvement at Board level
Is the regional cluster growing and in the right direction? All agree, Yes Within Wales dual agendas of Healthcare delivery and Broader-Education and Economic Development Agenda Texas am more Mature Cluster, Wales is still in its Infancy; Both recognize the Economic Impact of the Sector

Questions & Answers

what does preconceived mean
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physiological Psychology
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How can I develope my cognitive domain
Amanyire Reply
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Dakolo Reply
Communication is effective because it allows individuals to share ideas, thoughts, and information with others.
effective communication can lead to improved outcomes in various settings, including personal relationships, business environments, and educational settings. By communicating effectively, individuals can negotiate effectively, solve problems collaboratively, and work towards common goals.
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Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the person begins to jumb back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes. Identify the types of learning, if it is classical conditioning identify the NS, UCS, CS and CR. If it is operant conditioning, identify the type of consequence positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement or punishment
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Wekolamo
because it helps many people around the world to understand how to interact with other people and understand them well, for example at work (job).
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ARC
A child is a member of community not society elucidate ?
JESSY Reply
Isn't practices worldwide, be it psychology, be it science. isn't much just a false belief of control over something the mind cannot truly comprehend?
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compare and contrast skinner's perspective on personality development on freud
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Skinner skipped the whole unconscious phenomenon and rather emphasized on classical conditioning
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nature is an hereditary factor while nurture is an environmental factor which constitute an individual personality. so if an individual's parent has a deviant behavior and was also brought up in an deviant environment, observation of the behavior and the inborn trait we make the individual deviant.
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I am taking this course because I am hoping that I could somehow learn more about my chosen field of interest and due to the fact that being a PsyD really ignites my passion as an individual the more I hope to learn about developing and literally explore the complexity of my critical thinking skills
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generally amnesi how long yrs memory loss
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interpersonal relationships
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What would be the best educational aid(s) for gifted kids/savants?
Heidi Reply
treat them normal, if they want help then give them. that will make everyone happy
Saurabh
What are the treatment for autism?
Magret Reply
hello. autism is a umbrella term. autistic kids have different disorder overlapping. for example. a kid may show symptoms of ADHD and also learning disabilities. before treatment please make sure the kid doesn't have physical disabilities like hearing..vision..speech problem. sometimes these
Jharna
continue.. sometimes due to these physical problems..the diagnosis may be misdiagnosed. treatment for autism. well it depends on the severity. since autistic kids have problems in communicating and adopting to the environment.. it's best to expose the child in situations where the child
Jharna
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Source:  OpenStax, A study of how a region can lever participation in a global network to accelerate the development of a sustainable technology cluster. OpenStax CNX. Apr 19, 2012 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11417/1.2
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